Loving Thru the Trials of Love
Hi guys! I'm back! And here's my Kohaku and Kanna chapter! Sorry my Tokyo Mew Mew chapter took so much time up, but I was having brain issues...meaning it picked up and left a few times. Also, I've been attempting to figure out the best way for the next big problem, meaning mine apparently, (what, you guys didn't think that Hekele'd just get nightmares throughout the whole story did you?)
I was actually, with my original plan, going to have to start my end of the plot in this chapter and putting some of it in the next chapter so that it could be resolved in the next Hekele/Sess chapter after that, and thus destroying the purpose of this special Sango/Miroku helper chapter entirely. That made me mad. But I was stuck on the idea. So, I called our favorite real person, Kachie. Kachie gave me a different idea, (as I was lacking inspiration,) and completely and utterly changed the Hekele/Sess 'couple separation problem.' In doing so, she gave me a slightly more inspired plot, saved this chapter, saved the next chapter, and gave me a subtle way to include her character in the story without having to break the plot every now and then just to show you that she's still there. In short: YOU ALL OWE KACHIE TUNA, SHRIMP, STRAWBERRY MILK, AND TONS OF REVERSE POCKY...SHE SAVED MY STORY! KUDOS AND TONS OF LOVE FOR KACHIE!
ANYWAY, I have been obsessed with an Inuyasha music video to My Chemical Romance's song, 'Helena'. This entire video is dedicated to the fourth Inuyasha movie: Fire on the Mystic Island. It has not been released in the US as of yet. I don't care. I wants it. I wants it badly. Does anyone know where I can download it, and/or buy it cheaply online, with English subtitles? Please? Any info?
I am currently obsessed with 'Helena', (do you know how many times my fingers have typed 'Hekele' when trying to type 'Helena'? Three times in the last minute...damn...) So, if it effects my writing, sorry...unless it's better...then yay! The song is currently and will be on repeat for quite a while...so...yea...
OK then! Here is your chappie!
Disclaimer: I own nothing...so there! (gives Kachie credit for saving chappie!)
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Sweet Crushes and Crushing News
Kanna looked behind her at Rin and Shippo; both looked like they could fall asleep at any minute. Sango and Kohaku's village was still a ways off, and she didn't want them to accidently fall off of Kagura's feather...
"Stay awake you guys...I may be able to steer this thing a bit and land it, but I'm no expert...if you fall, you might just be on your own..." she informed, still being drenched from Hekele's hard rain. She supposed that since Hekele still didn't have very much control over her powers, her storm could very well be this spread out, and heavy.
At any rate, Shippo and Rin seemed more awake after her falling comment...
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Kohaku paused for a moment in what he was doing. Although the sudden rain outside hadn't subsided any, he could have sworn that he smelled Kanna, Rin, and Shippo in the distance. He heard footsteps behind him and turned to see Sango entering the room.
"Do you smell them too?" he asked her. Sango nodded.
"I do...and if we can smell it over this rain...they must be close..." she said. Kohaku looked at her critically; she hadn't been doing any better at all. He had wanted to head back to Kaede's village to get this thing with Miroku sorted out, as Sango had wanted, but she only seemed to be getting weaker, and not better as he would have hoped. He was worried for his Aneue...
"Kohaku-kun! Sango-san? Are you there!" came Kanna's voice from outside. Kohaku and Sango looked at each other a moment in alarm at her tone before rushing out the door.
Outside, they found the three children getting off of one of Kagura's feathers. They looked tired...and they smelled faintly of smoke... Sango carefully picked up Rin and Shippo and proceeded back to the hut quickly. Kohaku himself grabbed Kanna's wrist before she could greet him and pulled her into the hut as well. Seeing that Sango had already gotten Rin and Shippo a warm blanket each, Kohaku took another and wrapped it around Kanna's shoulders.
"What happened? What are you three doing here? Are you all right?" Sango asked worriedly. Kanna sat next to the fire with Rin and Shippo and felt her eyes begin to droop. She was getting very tired...
"They met the fallen...she set fire to the village..." she mumbled. Sango's eyes widened.
"Is everyone safe?" she asked, her voice trembling as she thought of a certain former monk...
Rin nodded, "Yea...everyone's ok...they thought it would be safer if we went away from the village...and we knew that you and Kohaku-san needed to know, Sango-san...so we came here..." Shippo was already asleep, and so only snored softly in confirmation.
Sango stood up briskly and headed for the door, "I've got to go help with the village...or...something..." Kanna gripped her kimono as she walked past.
"Things have happened since you've been gone Sango-san...Kagome-san and Inuyasha-san aren't speaking...and Kachie-san's been taken away by her parents...come to think of it...neither of them know about the fire either..." she realized. Sango paused and bit her lip.
"I'll go first to Kagome then..." she said. Kanna shook her head.
"The fire was almost under control...when we left...and someone would have hopefully gone to Kagome-san already...Kaede-sama said that the village was a lost cause..." she finished. Sango sighed.
"You would have me stay here then?" she asked. Kanna nodded.
"Please? Only for the night so that you can rest up...there's more to tell...but..." Sango cut the girl off when she touched her finger to her lips and motioned to Rin, who had also fallen asleep.
"You should get some rest too Kanna...we'll talk more later...ok? Right now we need to get you three rested up, and hopefully tomorrow, washed up...you're covered in ash...wet, mucky ash...but ash..." she proclaimed quietly. She turned to her brother, who had been watching all of this from behind Sango.
"Kohaku...get our blankets; we'll stay out here with them...I'll get pillows for everyone..." she commanded. Kohaku jumped into action and went into the other room to retrieve the blankets as Sango fetched the pillows.
When they both returned, Kanna had fallen asleep as well.
"Poor things...it's a wonder they stayed awake this long...I'd be out like a light after that..." Sango admitted. Kohaku nodded and curled up a few feet away from Kanna, deciding that he should be there if she woke up and needed anything. He didn't want anyone to have to wake up Sango...she needed her rest as much as Kanna, Shippo, and Rin themselves did...
"Good night Aneue...get some sleep ok?" he said as he closed his eyes. Sango nodded slightly as she too began to fall into the realm of unconscious thought. Maybe sleep would make her of more use the next day...
"Good night Kohaku..."
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Kagome yipped in triumph as she jumped down the well to the past. She had done it. She had transformed, not once, but twice she had managed to do it. She couldn't wait to tell Kaede.
Staying up all night practicing has me drained as all get out and tired as hell, but it is sooo worth it! I can't believe It only took me a night! Took ten hours for the first transformation...but only a few minutes for the second! Yes! I rock! She mentally cheered for herself as she emerged from the well, bent on running straight to Kaede's hut and telling the old woman. She would be so proud...worried probably...but proud nonetheless.
Kagome stopped suddenly as her demonic senses kicked in. She smelled smoke...from the direction of the village. She looked to the trees and saw a small stack of it rising, but wasn't fooled; it was much larger than it should have been.
As she raced through the forest, the scent became more potent, and it worried her. She could also smell her friends, and thankfully they all seemed to be in one piece. She could feel the remnants of Hekele's aura in the air, and knew that she had called upon her powers to help douse the fire Kagome was now positive had taken place.
When she emerged from the trees, she saw the village. It was completely in ruins; burnt almost to the ground. After looking around for a moment, Kagome found her friends all resting a ways away from the ruined village. The villagers themselves were also resting, though a few of the children were playing by the river. Kagome walked up to the group of tired demons, (and Kaede,) with concern written on her face.
"What happened here? Are you all right?" she asked them as she knelt in front of them. Kaede sighed and nodded.
"Yes child...we are all right...just extremely tired..." she said. Kagura nodded and glanced at Hekele, who was resting against Sesshoumaru's shoulder.
"I can't believe all that rain didn't do more...we managed to save a few huts...but that's it. Damn fire took all night..." she muttered. Hekele nodded.
"We met up with the fallen angel, Oyu; she set the fire as a sweet parting gift..." she growled, just as tired as he friends. Kagome sighed.
"Is there anything I can do? Is anyone injured? I have some stuff in my pack..." she offered, but was cut off by Inuyasha.
"Shut it wench, no one needs your help!" he snapped, not looking at her. Everyone stared at him, shocked at his tone. Kagome growled threateningly, shocking them once more.
"I was going to help you too you stupid ingrate! I was trying to make up!" she yelled. Inuyasha's ears twitched, signifying that he heard her, but remained with his back against her. Everything was quiet for a moment, no one daring to anger either of the two further for fear of an extreme headache to go along with their fatigue.
Kagome finally turned back to Kaede, "Well, I might as well offer a bit of good news; I did it." Kaede's eyes widened a bit.
"Ye managed the transformation? So soon? Child, ye must be as tired as we! The energy required for that must have been immense!" she said, looking Kagome over. The girl smiled at the woman, ignoring the questioning looks from her friends.
"I am tired...It took ten hours for me to do it the first time, but the second time only took a few minutes..." Kaede cut her off with a sharp look.
"Child, I warned ye that it could kill ye if ye used too much energy; ye say ye were at it for that long, and managed two transformations? Ye are lucky that ye are still alive, let alone conscious!" she chided worriedly. Kagome's eyes flickered for a second, and she growled at the woman a bit, startling everyone, including Inuyasha, (whose only movement was an ear twitch...and slight turn of the head.)
"Kaede, I'm fine. I think I know my own limits; don't tell me what I can and can't do! I'm not weak!" she exploded. Kagome stood up and was about to leave when the group heard a voice.
"Oh dear...the kids were right...it's all ruined..."
Kaede sighed gratefully at the distraction, "Sango...thank goodness ye are here...the children safely made it to ye I take it." Sango nodded as she looked at the tired woman.
"I left them with Kohaku at the village, they were still sleeping when I set off this morning...is everyone ok?" she asked, surveying the group. They all nodded, but one look at Sango and they could tell that she was another story. Her face was quite pale, her eyes had dark circles under them, and she even appeared a bit thinner...
"Lady Sango...how are you fairing?" Miroku asked. The group tensed as Sango looked over to him and Koharu, who was sleeping next to his seated figure. Her eyes dulled a bit, but nothing more.
"I'm fine."
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"I can't believe she left us here! I mean, I knew she would leave for the village today and all, but I figured she'd at least tell us she was leaving!" Kohaku ranted. Kanna yawned as she looked over at Shippo and Rin; both were starting to wake up due to Kohaku's volume.
"Kohaku-kun...she was probably just worried. I'm sure you would have done the same thing if you weren't so busy trying to look after her..." she said quietly. Kohaku sighed and nodded.
"True...but you saw her...I'm worried. This whole thing with Miroku has gotten the better of her...I've never seen her this frail..." he said, plopping down next to Kanna. The demon girl offered him a sympathetic smile.
"Yeah...I saw her...but to be fair to Miroku...we think we've figured out what's going on," she admitted. Kohaku looked at her.
"Talk, what the hell is up with him?" Kohaku all but demanded. Kanna rolled her eyes. It was sweet how protective he was over his older sister, but still...he didn't need to snap at her...
"...We think that it has to do with the fallen angel. Rin-chan, Kagura-san, Shippo-san, and I were spying on Koharu, and we saw a crystal fall from her kimono. We ended up showing it to everyone, and Kagome-san said it looked just like the crystal woman she and Inuyasha-san fought. And Miroku-sama doesn't even remember ever loving Sango-san...it's like his memory was erased of his feelings up until this point...we think he may be under a spell..." she explained. Kohaku nodded a bit, quite relived.
"I'm glad it's a spell..." he said. Kanna looked at him curiously.
"Why?"
Kohaku sighed, "Because...she still loves him, and wants to try to work things out with him, and maybe if Sango knows it's a spell...she'll be able to handle things better...she won't be so broken..." Kanna smiled mischievously.
"And? What else is there?"
Kohaku snorted, "And, I'm not obligated to kick his formerly holy ass."
Kanna smirked, "There you go...now isn't it better to be honest Kohaku-kun?"
"I was being honest! I'm worried about Sango!"
Kanna rolled her eyes, "And you were worried about getting beat if you picked a fight with Miroku-sama on Sango-san's behalf...you're such a chicken..."
"Am not!"
"Are too..."
"Am not!"
"Be quiet...Rin and Shippo-san are still sleeping...use your indoor voices...or Rin will have to make it rain on you..." Rin mumbled dangerously as she rolled over, pulling her blanket over her head to hide from the sunlight. Kanna and Kohaku blushed.
They spoke in unison, "Sorry..."
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It took an hour more, but Rin and Shippo eventually got out of bed. The two tykes were immediately contemplating breakfast, while the older two had thought ahead and had begun to prepare some.
The four sat around in a circle eating their rice quietly. They were all wondering how Sango was faring with Miroku, and how the rest of their friends were doing as well. The fire had most likely destroyed the village, and the children idly wondered what the villagers would do until they could re-build in the spring.
"Maybe they could stay here. I mean, I know Sango wouldn't mind, and we've gotten a few more huts re-built. We could at least take in some of them..." Kohaku said. Kanna nodded.
"It's too bad they have to wait for the spring for the ground to unfreeze...demons may be able to dig hole for posts in this cold, but those villagers certainly can't..." she admitted.
Rin set her empty bowl down and sighed, "Rin is going to go look around...is that ok? Rin hasn't seen the village yet..." Shippo followed suit.
"Me neither! Can we go?" he pleaded. Kohaku rolled his eyes.
"Sure, just be careful around some of the hut on the south side of the village, we haven't worked on them at all yet, and they could collapse," he warned. The two kids nodded and bounded out of the hut, needing something to do.
Kanna smiled in their direction, "I swear, those two are too curious for their own good...one of these days, curiosity will kill the cat..." Kohaku grinned.
"Neither are cat demons though..."
"Oh shut-up...it's just an expression..." Kanna muttered, annoyed. Kohaku smirked at her but let it go. He sat there silently for a moment before standing up.
"Where're you going?" Kanna asked. Kohaku shrugged and left the room. He returned a moment later with two objects in his hand.
"Tell me what you think of these...I found them a few days ago..." he said, handing them to her. Kanna looked at the objects curiously.
"This is Sango-san's necklace...but it looks older..." she began, examining the necklace, "And this vial certainly couldn't have been made in this era...not with all this detail..."
Kohaku nodded, "That's what I thought too. And when I saw the necklace, I looked over at Sango, only to find her still wearing hers...and that's when I found the vial..." Kanna opened the vial carefully and sniffed it. She scrunched up her nose in disgust.
"It smells gross...definitely not real water like it appears...Do you think that perhaps Koharu dropped it while she was here?" she questioned.
"I don't know...it doesn't smell like it belongs to her...and what would she be doing with Sango's necklace? An old version of Sango's necklace especially?" he reasoned. Kanna nodded.
A time apart from this.
Kanna's eyes widened slightly, and she thanked kami that she had been listening to Kagome the evening before, "'A time apart from this,' that's where the crystal woman said that The fallen angel knew us from...she doesn't mean the other era either...because we don't know anyone else there...she's from the future! That would explain the necklace and the vial...though...not how they got here..."
"I can answer that for you..." Kohaku and Kanna snapped their heads at the new voice. It was a man, and he was standing in the doorway of the hut. Kohaku bared his fangs a bit and moved in front of Kanna protectively. The man in the doorway sighed.
"I'm not here to hurt you, I promise. I only came here to talk," he said, not moving an inch. It was almost as if he was waiting to be invited inside. Kohaku growled at him low in his throat.
"Who are you? Why are you masking your scent?" he questioned. Ice formed around his fists in warning. He did not like being taken by surprise by a stranger; it was deadly.
The man made no movement in response to the threat, but did unmask his scent, "My name is Kotaro, and I'm here to help you get your friend back to normal."
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Rubble was everywhere. It seemed that no matter how much of it the group helped the villagers clear, twice as much seemed to take its place. And although no such thing was possible, it was quite frustrating. Kagome had cooled down quite a bit from her earlier tantrum and had decided to stay and assist the group, despite all of Inuyasha's protests. He was still quite mad at her, and she him, but neither would say what had caused the huge rift between them.
Sango was helping the group as well. But to everyone's disappointment; she seemed to be performing her tasks slower than usual, and she looked ill as well. Everyone, save Miroku, knew what was wrong with her, and they were all concerned. A broken heart was difficult to nurse, and the longer Sango stayed in the presence of Miroku and Koharu, the more her heart shattered. She was fading fast, both in spirit and in body, and no one knew what to do to help her.
"Sango...why don't ye lie down? Ye are so pale...have ye not been sleeping?" Kaede asked, concerned for the young demoness. Sango shook her away gently.
"I'm fine Lady Kaede...but I didn't sleep well last night..." she said, hoping to pacify the elder woman's worry. She did not.
"Child, I have seen many a thing in my long life, and I know for a fact that yer condition did not come from one sleepless night...If my home weren't in ruins right now, I'd force ye to stay and rest for a few days..." she knowingly admonished. Hekele nodded as she helped a villager with a broken beam.
"She's right you know...you look like the living dead...rest would do you some good..." she stated. Sango sighed.
"I'm fine, I promise..." she repeated.
"You do not look fine, Lady Sango. You look as though you have been battling your inner demons and are slowly failing. Rest yourself so that you can defeat them instead," Miroku said. Sango, along with the rest of the group, froze at this. It was the first time that Miroku had that certain caring in his voice that he normally reserved for only Sango. Koharu, it seemed, noticed this as well, and glared. But no one paid attention to her; instead they kept their senses trained on Sango, and how she would respond.
"...Thank you Miroku...I think I'll heed your advice..." she said, a small ring to her voice. It was at that moment that the group knew that there was hope. Miroku was still himself inside, even if he didn't know something was wrong with him, and Sango still had her spark. Both were very subtle, but they were there, and as long as they were there, then perhaps Sango could hold on long enough for the group to figure out a way to get Miroku back to normal.
As the group watched Sango walk away to get some rest, they all smiled softly. It was nice to see the slight bounce in her step return, even if for only those few minutes. Even while under a spell, and completely out of his senses, Miroku could still say and do one or two things right...
And as soon as the group could get him away from Koharu, they planned on fixing this issue for good. Koharu had to know how to cure Miroku, and the gang had no intention of going easy on her when they got the chance to question her about it...
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The man, Kotaro's, scent was confusing. It was obviously human. But it held the same properties as the fallen angel's. It was as if...
"You're her mate aren't you?" Kanna asked from behind Kohaku. Kotaro actually smiled.
"Heh...I suppose a creature of spirit would say that wouldn't they? And you wondered why I concealed my scent..." he said. Kohaku continued to glare at him, refusing to allow Kotaro's calm demeanor to catch him off guard.
"Demons are not creatures of spirit..." he replied, and Kotaro's smile only widened.
"But of course you are! Just as angels are creatures of spirit, so are demons, they only represent the evil side of a person instead of the good side."
"We aren't evil, and we're demons!" Kanna exclaimed, hurt but not meaning to be at the remark.
Kotaro's smile vanished into a look of compassion, "No, you aren't; you aren't at all what we humans are brought up to believe. I've seen that in you and the rest of your companions...you only represent evil, just as darkness represents evil. But as you've seen, even angels and light can become evil as well..."
Kanna didn't miss how his voice seemed to trail off at the end, as if in despair. She felt stirred, but said nothing to betray it, "What are you talking about?"
Kotaro sighed, "Darkness isn't evil on it's own, but it is the easiest thing for evil to manipulate and control; it can become evil. Light, on the other hand, is supposedly good, and nothing else, yet if the light is weak enough, tainted enough, it too can become evil."
Kohaku backed closer to Kanna, "And why are you sharing this information with us, exactly?" Kotaro smiled softly once more.
"Summoning a fallen angel to guide me wasn't exactly my brightest idea, was it? Fallen...she's that way for a reason...I began to see that less than a year ago, but I didn't even know she was fallen until yesterday when your friends mentioned it. Stupid huh? I summoned her for guidance, and didn't even know her when I saw her...and she never revealed herself to me either...I suppose I deserved it for being so stupid..." he rambled. Kanna and Kohaku didn't know what to think. His scent told them that he was being honest, but he was the enemy, wasn't he? He was obviously in on everything with the fallen...and yet he seemed to regret it? What to do? What to think?
Kotaro continued, more on track this time, "I still cannot go against her, however, despite the fact that she's evil. I still love her, but there is a wrong that I must make right, here and now, and that is why I have come to you two. I wish to tell you why I left you those items to find."
Kohaku shifted his position slightly, a little less on edge, but still in front of Kanna protectively, "What do you mean? You left these here? When? Why?"
Kotaro looked at the ground, "I left them the night that Koharu came to you. You were all asleep. The vial is full of the antidote for Miroku...and it'll work on Koharu as well. The necklace is as you've suspected, from the future, my time."
Kanna could almost feel his remorse; what had he done? "Why did you have it? Sango's necklace I mean..." Kotaro clenched his fists tightly at his sides. Should he tell them?
Yes...he needed them to understand, needed someone to understand, "...Because I did something that I'll forever regret...that's why I'm only helping your sister and Miroku, Kohaku, because it was something that I did to you all that I regret so much..."
Kohaku looked at him intently, "What did you do?" Kotaro took a noticeably deep breath.
"I...I killed her..." he mumbled, but both the children could hear him. Kohaku's eyes flashed red and Kanna gripped his arm, willing him not to attack. Kohaku's breath was harsh and angry; he had the urge to rip Kotaro to pieces. How dare he have the nerve to even speak to them now! He had killed Sango.
"Kohaku, you have every right to hate me, by all means do, I deserve it. But hate me more when I finish speaking. Oyu, the fallen, bid me to do it, and I agreed. No spell, nothing. Just me and her, and I agreed. You and all of your companions will live in the future, and that is where we all will meet. Sango was alone at the time; Miroku was out grocery shopping at the time. Your sister was eight months pregnant...and not at all able to defend herself. Never have I felt so evil, and I doubt nothing I do could ever make me feel any worse, unless I didn't help you now. I want you to stop Oyu, but I cannot assist you further than this: Give Miroku the potion, and what's left to Koharu, and both will return to normal. And know that when I know Oyu's true name, I'll reveal it to you, for no fallen has ever had the name she carries..."
Kohaku couldn't help the rage in his heart at what Kotaro had confided in him. He felt Kanna's hand tighten its hold on his arm, and took comfort in it, "Why should we trust you?"
Kotaro sized the boy up, and smiled once again, "You're a brave boy, even braver than you realize. In the future, you are an incredible fighter. You are no different now, you only have yet to release the courage channeled by your anger towards me. When the final fight comes around, I want you to be the one to end my life. Yours and Miroku's lives are the ones I damaged most, but you've always felt guilt for some reason that none of us know except for you; that is why I must fight you. That is why you must be the one to defeat me, and you will..."
With that said, Kotaro vanished into the air, as though he had never been there to begin with. He left Kanna and Kohaku in a small state of shock, still standing in place. After a moment, Kohaku finally took a deep breath and straightened his posture, still looking at the door for a moment before he turned to Kanna.
"...Thanks..." he mumbled, looking away. Kanna bit her lip and removed her hand from his arm. She cocked her head so that she could still peer into his face.
"Are you all right Kohaku-kun? Don't be sad...it hasn't happened yet...we can prevent it now..." she consoled. Kohaku sighed and looked back at her.
"I don't know what to do...do we trust him...or not?" he asked. Kanna shrugged slightly.
"Maybe we should go back to the village and tell Kaede...she'd know what to do..." she suggested. Kohaku sighed.
"Yeah...you're right...I think we'll do that..." he said, looking at the ground. Kanna pondered for a moment, but then stood up on her toes and hugged him tightly around the neck, surprising him greatly. After a moment, he returned the embrace, needing the strength it offered him.
"Thank you for protecting me...it was sweet Kohaku-kun...and don't worry...we'll fix this..." Kanna told him. Kohaku nodded.
"Kanna-chan! Kohaku-san? What is that scent? Are you two ok?" Rin could be heard yelling as she and Shippo approached the hut, apparently smelling Kotaro.
Kohaku blushed and released Kanna, who in turn released him as well. Both avoided each other's gaze as blush steadily crept onto their cheeks. Rin and Shippo rounded the corner and ran into the hut, only to find the two blushing pre-teens staring at the floor rather attentively.
"What is that scent? It is like the fallen's..." Rin asked. Shippo nodded.
"I remember it from when everyone went to go fight her...she wasn't here was she?" he asked, looking around. Kohaku shook his head.
"No...but a friend of hers was...come on, we need to go back to the village...now."
Kanna nodded, "He's right, there's no time to lose."
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Oyu turned as Kotaro entered their 'home' and sighed, "Have you yet decided to forgive me love?" She didn't not truly care, of course, whether he forgave her or not, but only if her plans were to survive.
Kotaro looked her firmly in the eye, "Tell me your real name; how am I to forgive one whose name I do not know?" Oyu sized him up, thinking. Did it truly matter if he knew now? No, it didn't, as he already knew that she was fallen.
"Ariel. My true name is Ariel," she answered. Kotaro sighed, and nodded.
"I believe that I can forgive a woman whose name is Ariel, and who is fallen..." he said, devoid of his usual emotion.
Oyu smiled affectionately, sometimes his naivety was quite endearing. Too bad he would soon be put to his ultimate use. In near a week's time should she be strong enough to use him to his fullest potential. She walked over to him slowly and then lightly placed her lips on his own, as if sealing both their deal and his fate. Soon she would see just how strong he really was.
Kotaro returned her kiss half-heartedly, not quite knowing whether or not he should feel guilt at the way he was tricking her. Did she truly feel remorse for deceiving him? Or was she still playing at her games?
Is anything we have real? Or am I the world's dumbest pawn?
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Me- Well? Was that quicker than usual or what?
Kachie- Well, for you having two stories it's quicker than usual...
Me-(puffs out chest) Woot! I am so proud of this chapter! Kanna and Kohaku have fluff at the end! Miroku is still in there somewhere! And Sango still has a bit of will to live despite the way the spell is effecting her emotions! Woot! Are you all happy?
Kachie- I am! I am!
Me- Next is Sango and Miroku, (the cure chapter,) and then me and Sess, and then Kags and Inu...and then the next big chappie! (In which another plot twist shall reveal itself!) Oh, and don't you guys forget...THANK KACHIE!
Kachie- Awe...you don't have to do that...
Me-(grabs duct tape and shuts Kachie up) Don't pay any attention to her! Shower her in love and thanks for all her ideas! They saved my story! Woot!
Kachie- Mrrphh! Mrrrhhh! Mmph!
Me- She likes tuna, reverse pocky, strawberry milk, shrimp...
Kachie- Mmmph!
Me-(rips off duct tape) What is it now?
Kachie- I was trying to tell them to review!
Me-(replaces duct tape) That's right! Review please!
P.S. Lightning Assassin is a buddy of mine on here, and he just so happens to have a story up! It's a spin off of my story! He's so sweet! The problem is this: He only has two reviews for his first chapter. So, while he's working on chapter two, I promised to cheer him up by advertising for him! His story is called: An Old Friend And A New Foe. Check it out! Not much has happened yet, since it's only the first chapter, so there's no reason not to jump on board! Both of his reviews are good ones, (one sent by me,) so the guy's got some decent credentials...(if I do say so myself!) Check it out! You'll like it! And I will dedicate a song fic to the first person he tells me came over to read his story as a result of this ad...got it! So read and review...his story! (Mine too...but this isn't my ad now is it?)