A/N: This chapter takes place right where Chapter 7 left off. It's short because I didn't really need to go into too much detail. I know I said before that my chapters will never be small like this, but an exception had to be made. Although, I can almost guarantee that this will be the shortest chapter in this story.
Anywhoo, HAPPY READING! And don't forget to review! I want to know what you guys think!
I stared up into the eyes of an angry Takken. Honestly, I couldn't remember how I even got on the floor. It seemed that everything that happened before that point was just a blur. It didn't make sense. Nor did it make sense the reason I was bleeding. Perhaps I tripped and fell?
Don't be an idiot.
No, of course I didn't fall. I was a youkai. Youkai weren't clumsy and I was certainly no exception. So the only other option was that I was forced to the ground. But how?
Training?
Were we training? Was Takken training me in hand-to-hand combat? I took in my surroundings, noting the pale lilac walls of my bedroom. That was a weird place to train someone.
Fool.
A sharp pain in my side forced me face-down onto the ground. I didn't understand. What was happening? Why was I in so much pain? I coughed up blood, rolling onto my side to curl into myself. Why was this happening?
"You are pathetic, Ayame. You do not deserve your status. You are weak," the voice above me taunted, rolling me back onto my front; a pressure on my spine kept me in place. "You like to believe that you are strong, but you are not. Your father would have been ashamed of you."
A choked sob escaped my lips at the mention of Father. He would have been ashamed of me? Why? I didn't understand! Help me to understand!
"I-I… I…" I gasped. It hurt too much to speak.
"You what? You do not think he'd be ashamed of you?" I shook my head weakly. "Then you are a bigger fool than I thought you to be!" Another sharp pain in my side and I was against the wall on the other side of the room.
What is happening?
You know what's happening!
I opened my mouth to speak, but all that came out was more blood. I didn't understand.
"W-Why…?" I finally managed to gasp, curling into myself once more.
"Why? You know why!"
