Part 4 – Her Past Revealed
It was the next morning; it was sunny from what Ai could tell. Sunlight broke through a few holes between the leaves, some sunlight shined on her; it must have been what woke her. It must have been very hot outside, but the trees shaded her. Ai thought to herself, 'It's so much better to be awoken by the sunlight then by some servant shaking me.'
Ai stretched, she decided to go look for Mahkio, he seems to be the type that would be hard to find, being so tiny and all. Hopefully he would find her first. She stood up and started walking. Occasionally she would pass through some sunlight causing her dark hair to shine.
It had been around 15 minutes of nothing but walking and searching, she decided to take a rest for a short time. The scent of cherry blossoms still lingered on her. Ai sat against another tree, trees were everywhere and there are no chairs in the forest. Ai thought to herself again, 'Where is Mahkio? Must be spying on someone again… Such a nosy one he is.'
That's just when Mahkio flew up to her, "Hey Ai, how have you been?" Ai smiled at him.
"How generous of you to ask, I've been great so far. But can I ask you something?"
"Sure, what is it?"
"Do you know of a man, a demon more like? He has long silver hair and- I don't really remember his face too well; I only saw it for a moment. But I believe he had yellow eyes; and a moon on his forehead. I didn't see much of his clothing besides this fur that he hung off his shoulder. Oh! And he has this glowing neon green whip that he uses as a weapon."
"I believe you are talking about Sesshomaru, where did you see him?"
"He saved me from these two men."
"Oh, I should have been there to see that, but yes, I do know him. He is a cold-hearted, mean, demon that hates humans and half-breeds. I have know idea why he would save you."
"Well, he didn't exactly save me; I think he was trying to kill those men. I guess he thought they didn't deserve to live. I don't really know why; but it definitely wasn't for me, I'm sure of that."
"I see."
"And, Mahkio? Can I ask you one more thing?"
"Of course."
"What do you know of my past life? Anything at all?"
"Yes, I know lots and lots about it. Would you like to know?" Ai nodded instead of replying she was prepared to listen.
Past Scene
Ai's father was running through a forest at a very fast pace. After a little while he came across Ai's mother, a beautiful young woman, lying on the forest floor; a blanket over her. It was one of her nights that she transformed into a human, so she was weaker at the moment. She looked like she was in a lot of pain. There was a doctor sitting next to her. Ai's father knelt down next to her. Then he turned to the doctor, "How is she?" he had a look of concern on his face.
"I'm afraid not so well, sir."
"Resemiko, my love... I'm back." He held hold of her hand and began stroking it. "I'm sorry that I had to leave you for a time."
Ai's mother, Resemiko, turned her head toward her lover. The pain seemed to be erased from her face, tears were in her eyes, and you could hear a baby screaming from under the blanket. The doctor quickly went to retrieve it. As he was taking care of the child, Resemiko began to speak.
"It's alright, my love." She let out a weak and sad smile, she continued to talk.
"I think I'm going to have to leave you, though…" Ai's father's face looked horrified.
"No Resemiko, you're going to be just fine…! Don't say such things." He started stroking her face now, he was trembling a little. About a little while her face started to feel cold, her expression seemed to be blank. "Resemiko… Say something, Resemiko." He waited a little while, "Resemiko! Say something!" he started shaking her. "Resemiko!"
The doctor frowned, he was holding the child, and it was all taken care of. It seemed to have fallen asleep; it was wrapped in a small blanket. "I am sorry sir, but I believe she is dead…" Anger shone in her father's eyes, tears streaming down his face. Then he shot a look of anger at the doctor.
"You let her die! You're a doctor aren't you!? You didn't do anything to save her!"
"Do not take it out on me, sir. There was nothing I could do." Ai's father took the baby from the doctor's arms. The anger had left his face, he seemed miserable.
"I am sorry… Thank you... For your, services." A few moments were spent stroking his child.
"Leave!" Ai's father shouted at the doctor. The doctor left, he guessed he wanted some privacy.
Ai's father looked down at his lover, "I am sorry, Resemiko…" he whispered to her.
"I couldn't save you…" He put his child down, and started digging with his hands.
Around 30 minutes later, he placed Resemiko in the hole; it wasn't as deep as he would have wished, but he had to take his child somewhere safe. He was at least happy that he could bury her in the forest instead of the village graveyard, for this is where he visited her every night. He couldn't see her in his village, she wasn't allowed there because she was a half-demon.
Finally she was buried, he wiped his tears and picked up his child, it was still sleeping. He rose from where he sat, and started walking. He thought to himself, 'I will visit you here every night, just like how I did when you were alive…'
He had been walking for a while now, almost out of the forest. He saw a man in the distance. He was one of the village men. He ran up to him, he looked like someone he knew. Then the man started to speak, he looked angry. "I know what you've been doing… You've been seeing that half-breed; she's birthed your child I see… Disgusting." The man pulled out a knife and stabbed Ai's father in the stomach.
Ai's father fell to the floor, he watched him walk off until he was out of sight. He was too weak to stand, so he held on to his child tightly and crawled. He saw a young woman in the distance, he crawled towards her.
The woman noticed him and ran towards him, "Oh my goodness! You must be treated!" Ai's father looked up at her,
"It cannot be helped, please, take my child to safety… I will not live much longer, just please, save it." The woman seemed shocked, but she agreed and took the child from him.
Scene End
