Chapter 9 Keyoke Offer
The Fathers in heaven: Toshio , Kagome and Souta father , Inusenshi Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru , Oniou Miroku Father, Kitsui Shippou, and Sanusa Sango
Kagome awoke to a fright; she notices she lay on silk sheets, and a soft bed. What had happen, had she been dreaming of the death of her friends, and the stranger who had come? She shook her head and stood up, to notice her knees were scratch badly. Tears again came running down. "There gone, all of them." She fell to the ground and cry, tears drip down to the floor. The door creak open and her head pop up to see the stranger.
"You are awake, and you do remember if you're crying Princess Kagome." He walked over to her, got on his knees, and held her. "Things will get better I promise, we will visit the graves some other time, but I had brought you to my home." The stranger said looking at the young girl.
"I am so sorry; I was wishing to know the name of you?"
"My name is Keyoke, Lord Keyoke here in this land."
"Keyoke thank you for bringing me to your home." Kagome said looking at his face. His eyes, they looked familiar, where have she seen them. Next she knew the door open and she jump up to find the two demons she lease expect, "Kanna, Kaugra, what do you want?"
"Slow down Princess Kagome, these two was in Naraku hand, but now they live here with me, as my servants and as my friends. I found them lying in dirt before I found you. I hope you three could get a long as long as you are in my castle." He said standing up. He walk out the door, while Kaugra and Kanna moved aside to allow Keyoke to walk between them, but he turns and allow a smile on his face, "I would be honor if you could come down for dinner with me, Kaugra, and Kanna." He then left without another word.
"He has been good to us me Lady." Kaugra spoke walking in to the room, "I am please to say he had healed our wounds and ask for no payments."
"I do not care about you two still, Naraku is not dead, and this is a nightmare." Kagome turn find the Hiraikotsu, and grab it.
"We wish not to fight, we ask for forgiveness of what we had done, and we are sorry for your friends' death." Kanna spoke quietly, that is when Kagome notice she did not have her regular mirror, and her hands were at her sides.
"Forgiveness? You ask for something that I can not give, but my friends who lay in a dirt grave." She dropped the Hiraikotsu and brought her hands to her eyes.
"We know, we had begged god since the death of the evil demon had died." Kaugra said, she started to turn, but she turn her head to look at Kagome, "Since the Lord Keyoke had ask for you for dinner, you must come, it be disgrace for you not to present your presents as he had ask so kindly." She walks leaving Kanna and Kagome alone.
"Kanna, what had happen to your mirror?" Kagome had removed her hands from her eyes to look closer at Kanna; she took a few steps to her.
"It was broken; I am just a normal little girl with no emotions still." She turns her head not to look at Kagome.
"Everyone has emotions, no matter what, you are now free, and you can choose at this moment what you wish, Naraku can no longer control you." She reaches Kanna and put her hands on her shoulder. "I think you be very pretty if you could put a small smile on your face."
"Really?"
"Yea, let's go to dinner now." Kagome said with a small smile on her face, and her cattail wave back and forth. She followed Kanna down the steps. Her knees and her arms were hurting badly but did not allow anyone to know it. She walks and saw a girl with deep blood red hair, and dark eyes, with gray lips. She whispers lightly to Kanna, "Who the girl?"
"That would be KeeKee, she was control by Naraku, and she was allowed here also."
"Oh," Kagome smiled and so did the girl KeeKee, "Hello I'm Kagome,"
"And I am KeeKee," She took a small bow to her, "Thank you Lady for coming down." She turns without another word, followed by Kanna and Kagome.
They reach the dinner table and all took seats, only one not taken, and that was by the Lord, who wave for her to sit next to him. She sat down, looking down at her plate full of food. She was hungry very, very hungry. She felt she could not eat, not with the Lord or with her old enemies. Everyone soon started eating their dinner, even the Lord himself had feast down his chicken, they were not quiet, they talk up the storm of Naraku, and the battle, and so forth the weather, and along few other things.
"Lady Kagome, does this food not fit you for the night?" Ask Keyoke with a small smile, "I am sure the servants would make you something more suitable for you."
"No, thank you Lord Keyoke, I am starving, but my mind had been place by something else." She spoke softly, so soft it was as if it would cut through a rose pedal.
"Oh yes, Lady Kagome, we must talk some night to ourselves. We have matters we must talk about soon, for it is serious, but for now enjoy laugh smile, and of course cry for those who died for us. The future though is most important among us, so carry on Lady Kagome, but stay healthy." He then look at everyone who was at the table and spoke loud and clear, "You among friends now Lady Kagome, we will guard you and protect you."
Kaugra lifted her glass up, "For the brave and power half-cat demon Lady Kagome, our future is now in her hands. Knowing her she will choose what is right and wrong for us."
Everyone lifted there glass, but the girl in the shady corner, she look in sorrow at the young girl named Kagome, "To Lady Kagome." Everyone said at once, and took a drink of their wine.
Toshio look down at the pool, he was looking for his daughter who have seem to disappear out of thin air. What happen, where had she gone out of nowhere? "Pool search for Princess Kagome." He announce more then one occasion.
His friends stare in the doorway to watch their dear friend search hard for his missing daughter. When they receive that his daughter had disappeared from the eyes, they had panic for the future. Toshio had been searching for her for days, and not one sign came of her still alive or dead. Inusenshi had look into his orb for an answer, but nothing came to him.
"Orb, Please show me the daughter of the future name Kagome." He said sadly, he watch his orb flash through the world's forest, and the rivers, the lands the skies, but she did not appeared. He stares down tiredly at the orb, in hopes some kind of sign would help them, but nothing.
Oniou turn to his two friends who have try there hardest to help them search for the girl, but without any sign of her, hope was sure lost, and the future a wreck. The three turn to find peace for them to talk. He did not understand it to well why Princess Kagome was more important then the regular princess of their time.
"What is it about this Kagome makes her so special?" Oniou ask quietly not to disturb the other two.
"We do not understand, but it is written that she must be kept safe at all time." Said Kitsui, he started to look at the ground.
"You have been alive as long as the Lords, Kitsui can you not tell us more?" Ask Sanusa he felt he needed answers more then ever, they have lived in Heaven for a long time, and yet they never filled in the gap of the daughter and why she had to protect by them.
"I do not know much, only what was told to me and the rest of the demon tribes." He took a sigh, in hopes he could tell h is friends more then he can bare to them. "Long time ago it is told that a great evil would come upon this earth, and that a daughter of a cat demon, and a male demon of the dog demon would have to reunite. That is what I was told and so pass on like so."
"That is not much, there has to be more then that?" Ask Oniou, "I am sure there is more and that is not being told to us."
"I am sure there is a reason why it must be kept a secret." Sanusa said in the hopes of it is true.
KeeKee stare into the mirror, dinner was now over, and she went straight her bedroom without a goodnight to anyone. She wishes to be alone in the dark room, with only a dim candle. She never wanted to be around the girl, who thought she lost her friends. Her heart cry to be free of the hate that everyone gave her, but she knew she could never go into daylight and be loved.
The door creak open and she turn around to find the dark hair girl name Kaugra comes in, she smiled with her red painted lips, and brought out her fans. "Lord Keyoke wishes to see you KeeKee the Dark Nightmare."
"Must I be given that name, Kaugra the Wind Demon."
"It is not I who give such a dark name, he gives those who have the power, as I control the wind, as for you control the images of those in the head who fear, and who wants."
"Tell me Kaugra, what do you want or must I put my hands on your head to find the deepest secret inside you?" KeeKee smiled her grey lips, she started walking to Kaugra with her hands held high, but Kaugra took a few steps back.
"My secrets are mine, and no one shall know, not even Keyoke." She turns to leave the girl alone.
Kagome walk back and forth in her room, her friends are dead and she could never bring them back. She must be strong, now the world rest upon her shoulders and she was willing to whatever it takes to make sure the world does not go to chaos. She stops in front of the fireplace, and watch as it dance. The last time she could remember of spending time with her friends in front of the fire when she was between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, and they were angry at one another.
She missed them, all of them, everyone had a smile on there face when they were done with battle, but the battle was now over and not one of them are here to smile, or laugh about the past. "The Past" she lived in it, but what would happen if she could return to the future, could she even return home to her mother, brother or her gramps? Things did not even seem simple as they once did in her mind. She was alone with her enemies now around her and a Lord she never heard about.
She looks up from the fire and look into the mirror, looking at the now sad girl looking back at her. She was no longer the girl from the future, she learns who she was and she had no choice in the matter to be this princess or to be the normal girl from the future. She knows she could never return, she knew it, deep in her heart though she was looking for a way out of it.
Soon a knock came to the door and it made her jump, she stands up straight and straightens the Kimono she wore. She clear her throat, but looked in the mirror, she made a strand of hair behind the ear and look at the door. "Come in." She announce to someone behind the door.
The door slowly open and pop in was a head, it was Lord Keyoke, he look tired, and yet serious. "Am I disturbing you Lady Kagome?"
"No, I was just thinking is all, what I am going to do, I have no clue of my lands." She said taking a seat, she nod for him to sit across from her.
"Your lands Lady Kagome, have been told for centuries, how beauty of the animals that lived there, how peaceful of the demons who walk the streets, and how they greet one another with a smile. Your land, Lady Kagome is told to be perfect, no one to judge the other."
"It does sound perfect." She only said, and turns her head away.
"You have no clue of your home?"
"NO I do not, I have known in a few days time before the attack, of who I am." She then stood up and looks out the window, "Please tell me of what you wish to talk about Lord Keyoke, tell me what is it you come in the night to talk about."
"I came to talk of the future Princess, I know I am not the suitors you should have, of the dog demons, but you need a male to mate, and to help control your lands."
She turn around, "I shall think about it, I have lost a lot, and not yet gain what needs to be gain."
"Of course, I shall respect what you say, but I heed that you should think quick on it." He stood up and turns to walk away without another word.
Kagome, clenches the wall, and closes her eyes tight, the tears stung as they slid between the eyelid and drop onto the windowsill, how could of this all happen? She turns around and the weapons lay against the wall, all but the Hiraikotsu on the ground. She walks over slowly to sit on the bed, and pick it up to find scratches on it. She sighs and looks closer to find her yellow bag next to her bed. She smile, but it was very small, she open it to find all her old things in it, but she found a rag that Sango used, and so she began on her work on the weapon.
Kagome eyes open and look to find she had slept with the Hiraikotsu next to her; she must have fallen asleep with it. She remember working hard to make it look like Sango had work on it, but she saw that she only have gotten half of it done. She scooted over to get off the bed and stretch. She grabs the weapon and put it next to the others. She walks over to the mirror to find water to wash her face, and so she did.
Soon the door creek open and there stood KeeKee, she was walking with water as legs. Kagome lifted her face up and started patting her face. They must of stare at each other quietly for 20 minuets, till KeeKee spoke, "Hello, me Lady, I am here for your future."
"My, um, my future?" Kagome was little too stun, and did not know what more to say.
"Yes, your future, it is in danger if you stay here any longer." KeeKee took a step to her, but Kagome took a step back.
"What you talking about?"
"Your in danger, this is not what it seems, me Lady Kagome." Tears strung her eyes, she look at Kagome, her dark eyes met with light red, "Leave, Lord Keyoke is not what he seems." She spoke softly.
Kagome felt something, something different, 'Shikon jewel, it's in this room.' She looks closer to the demon to find it glowing in her watery legs. "Demon what are you?"
"I am no demon, I don't know who I am, please leave, you are in danger like Lord Inuyasha and Lord Sesshomaru."
"How dare you! Say thy name shall be punishment. They are dead, everyone knows it, and you have the guts to say the names of my friends from your lips. You have work for the demon name Naraku and I will not allow you to live, I want you gone." Kagome turn her back to KeeKee.
"This is not a game Lady Kagome; you just think this is all real, you think your friends are dead. My father had use demon magic to make this all work." KeeKee clench her hand into a small fist, "Don't you understand this is not real!" She screams aloud and then the back ground shatter, and there they stood in a dripping cold room. Everything was gone, the weapons, the yellow bag, the nice looking bed was replace by a dreadful bed.
Soon enough, footsteps soon heard in the door way stood Kanna, and Kaugra, behind them stood Lord Keyoke. "Demon, "He began, "You work for the demon that once was known as Naraku, you shall parish." He pointed at KeeKee. "Kaugra, Kanna take her to the dungeon, and leave her there till she knows who is dead."
The two nod grab her, soon the hands were on KeeKee, the room went back to normal, and the girl was being drag, "Lord Keyoke tell Lady Kagome, who you really are? You are my father, you are the evil Naraku!" Soon she had taken away. Screams could be heard from KeeKee, and struggling.
"Lady is you fine? Has that demon done anything to you?" Keyoke walk up to Kagome and put his arms around her.
"No, I am fine; she just came in this morning saying she will tell my future." She said walking out Keyoke arms. "She seems serious about something, are you and Naraku some how related?"
"I have try not to think of my brother, how he turn such evil, first a thief, then a half-breed demon, he was greedy for the young priestess name Kikyou, I have tried to make him see what he was doing was not right, but all he could see was the priestess in his eyes. I have tried many time to stop him, but have failed, I wish you could forgive my brother." He walk to the window to look down, the morning fog was thick.
"I could never forgive your brother Keyoke; he had killed people who did not deserve it."
"I understand then, have you thought of what I said last night?"
"No, I have not. I have been tired and had such a little time to think of it"
"Princess Kagome, I know it has been in short time, but have you thought about your kingdom?"
"I have, and I would like to meet my people before I make a choice." Her brows came together, and anger was now boiling, "You saying that I do not know how to run my own kingdom on my own?"
"No never, you need protectors and a King by your side, someone who had experience of the lands." He turn around to walk to Kagome, he put his hands on her shoulder, but she try to shake his hands off, which work, he put his hands to his side.
"I have my father by my side; I don't need a king yet." She said, she turns to walk out the door and down the hall, where she saw Kaugra standing there with her fans, waving them to make cooler air.
"Hello Princess Kagome, warm mornings don't you thinks?" She smiled, closing her fan.
"I wouldn't notice, my morning been badly. I am going outside." She went past her without another word. Kaugra follow her, putting her fan in her sleeve.
"Oh, what all happen other then KeeKee."
"Your majesty, wants to marry me, without even getting to know me first." She took longer strides, Kaugra try to keep up.
"Maybe he cares for your people Princess."
"I don't care, my people, are mine. I will see what fits for them when I get there." She mumbles.
"Do you need a helper then, for your kingdom of course?" Kaugra asked, it made Kagome stop and look at her.
"You want to come with me? You want to become a person in my serve?" Kagome looks closer to Kaugra looking to find some fakeness in her face.
"I wish to serve under you Lady Kagome, after what happen between us, I want to say sorry for the rest of my life, in hopes my dept will be paid to you." She took a small bow to Kagome.
"I be honored Kaugra, if you would serve under me as a counselor." Kagome replies, she put her hand on Kaugra shoulder, she stood and they met eye to eye, smiling. They continue to the doors to go outside.
In the dungeon sat in chain was KeeKee, fire lightly lit flicker on her skin. She looks at the flames as they dance. Images place on the flames, of Kagome lay dead on the ground, and her friends gathered to bury her, the images were not peaceful to her eyes. She felt sad, she did not want to watch no more, but it continue, soon a battle broke out. Chaos rose to the air and soon death was on everyone heads, cause of the death of the Lady of Kagome.
She knew of Kagome, she saw Kagome lands go up in smoke; she saw the Western Lands as the Inu Clan die cause of the powerful demon took over. Everything went unbalance everywhere without the Princess.
She could stop it, she knows she could, but to do that she be putting everyone in danger, including Kohaku, her new friend she met. She did not want to; she could not stand the thought of everyone being killed. Her parents were killed cause of her, she given a gift and hated more then ever. She was different, she knew that, her mother though had finally told her who she was really, and became sad and anger more then ever.
Tears trickle down her cheek, leaving her black eyes glimmer, she moved her hand to wipe them away, the chain making a rattle noise. She was deep in thought, remembering what her mother told her.
"KeeKee, my daughter, I must tell you something that I should of told you," She took deep breaths from running, they were running from those who were trying to kill her family. "KeeKee, me and you father love you so much, but you are not our real daughter in blood, but we always thought as you was." She grabbed KeeKee and started hugging her.
"Mommy . . . mommy what's going on?" She asks her voice quivering with fright.
"KeeKee, you was given to us cause your mother was on her death bed, when she came to our door. She beg us to take you despite you was different. You are a . . ."
Pain shot through her head, she started to scream aloud, "WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME! LET ME KNOW WHO I AM! I WANT TO REMEMBER NARAKU, ALLOW ME TO REMEMBER!" She screams on top of her lungs. Tear pour down fast, her eyes closed, "I want to remember, why I can't remember?" She sniffle a bit she then started to hiccup that echo through out the dungeon, she did not want to be alone, she could feel it in her heart. Drips of water could heard, as well the rats that made little noises of running and eating.
She lay down, it was not so easy with the chains, she curl up feeling the cuffs pull every time she moved and the chains poke at her sides and legs. She closed her eyes, allowing the tears to run more freely then ever.
Kagome and Kaugra continue with their walks around the castle, which talk freely, with the unknown to Kagome, what lay ahead. She was happy to know that Kaugra was deeply sorry for what she had done and was under the influence of Naraku and not her.
Kagome and Kaugra did not know though that evil was looking at them from the highest place you could think of, looking, craving for everything that Kagome could offer, and craving that of Kaugra powers to use against the good.
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