Chapter 10, "The Truth"
Kagome lay in her bed, with a small smile on her face. Today was perfect, her and Kaugra the wind demon had talk about anything under the sun, from her sacred arrows to her "dance of the dragon" to was so nice to have someone to talk to, but there was something in her heart that was telling her this was not perfect, that something is amiss to all of it. What could be so amiss that she could not see it? Was it because of KeeKee the girl who look so full of sorrow?
Kagome sat up and toss her legs over the bed, only look at the weapons, everything was so perfect then, if it was not real, but she could not find one thing wrong in this picture. Everything felt real, everything smelt real, everything looks real, so what could be not real, what was the glitch to all of it?
She stood up and looks out the window to saw the stars and a red moon? She shook her head and look closer, the moon then was purple, what was going on? She turn around and put on her robe, and ran to the door and open then close, she was going to find out what was going on and the only person to ask was the girl that called herself KeeKee.
Kagome kept quiet, look behind each corner, working herself to the dungeons where KeeKee being kept. She was now wanting answers, answers to why and what was going on. She over look the small things, everything was perfect, the weapons the scratches and pain on her knees, every little detail was perfect, but she over look the very small things, like the moon.
Kagome ran in the night, in hopes it would keep her cover, as she running she tripped, but did not fell, she look down to saw a bow and quiver of arrows on the ground, she picks them up and started down the stairs. She stops to see the stars had turn into a light brown color; she knew she needed to speak to KeeKee then. Kagome reaches a door, but lightly hears voices from the other side.
"How dare you defy me? I bring you into my home, fed you take care of you, and this is how you repay me?" It was Keyoke voice.
"She needs to know! She needs to know she is not safe!" KeeKee exclaimed, "I want to remember who I am, why won't . . ."
"Why remember something horrible? Why remember something that your mind could not allow, and you pressure your brain to allow you to remember you will end up dead, just as your mother and father."
"I want to know what I am! I am not human, and yet not a demon who am I?"
"A nasty creature is what you are! That is why your real mother gave you up. You have friends now to protect you; all I ask is your loyalty to me and the rest of the family."
"You ask too much Lord." Chains soon were rattling, and then foot steps walking to the door.
"Well when you make up your minds that are really true to you I will be up stairs, in my warm room."
Kagome hurried to a dark corner and hid there, until she heard the door open then closed and footsteps going up the stairs. She kept quiet, to make sure he was all the way up stairs, hearing it faintly the door open then closed. She sighs and ran to the door, to open it slowly and ran inside to find KeeKee in a corner with slashes on her back. She sat her bow and quiver down, and she sat on her knees.
"Why you come down here?" KeeKee voice was quivering, she turn her head.
"You said everything is not real, I believe you now. The moon, the stars, they are not right the colors are off."
"I have tried to send you small messages, Lady Kagome. Please forgive me, I wish forgiveness." KeeKee murmured, she started to sit up and look at Kagome, KeeKee eyes full of sorrow, "I did not wish to hurt you, but I do not remember what I am, only my name, and few memories."
"Tell me what is going on, where am I?" Kagome ask, leaning towards KeeKee.
"I can't say, I was brought here also after my parents were killed, I was told I could call him father since I am young." KeeKee wipe her face with her chain hands, hearing a loud clanging noise when she moved them.
"So this is like a dream then?"
"Sorta, everything was ment to be perfect, but he seems to forget the small little things in life." KeeKee took a small sigh; she went to turn her head when something looks out of place. It was a collar around her neck, with little diamonds around it.
"KeeKee what is that around your neck?" Kagome ask moving closer, KeeKee turn around and look at Kagome, also something dangle she notice then it was her clan crest, in purple.
"It was given to me, I don't know what it means though, and I wore it since I could put it around my neck, I always thought it was the way to my past. Why you ask?"
"That's a crest you have around your neck, it's my peoples crest."
"What you mean it's your people crest?"
"That's the cat demons crest you are wearing." Kagome ears twitch and her tail move back and forth, Kagome moved her claws up to hold the piece of jewel. "You must be part of my clan."
"I do belong somewhere then?" She stares at Kagome.
"Everyone belongs somewhere KeeKee, no matter what." Kagome said softly, she notice that tears had form in the young girl's eyes.
"I was told by everyone I did not belong because I was different." She wipes her face with back of her hand. "What person has water for legs, the darkest eyes, and blood red hair?"
Kagome started to think on one of her adventures she went on with Inuyasha, it sounded familiar. She looks closer to the girl and notice that she seems more familiar then she had thought. Where had Kagome seen the girl before? Kagome thought she had seen such a demon or creature like KeeKee, but it does not seem.
"KeeKee, do you remember anything?"
"No, and I don't understand why, every time I try to remember, my head starts hurting so badly." KeeKee moved her hands to her head, "It hurts so badly when it happens, it's like my head ready to explode." She closes her eyes, and squeezes them tight.
"Have you heard of a jewel called, Shikon No Tama?"
"No I have not, not even from my father, I mean Naraku." She moves her hands from her head and opens her eyes to see Kagome light red eyes flicker from the fire.
"The Shikon No Tama is a jewel that could grant anyone a wish, Naraku uses them for his own hatred, he put one in Kohaku so he could not remember, and make him do his own bidding. He may have done it to you; I saw a shard in your legs, he done it to you." Kagome said quietly to her.
"Could you take it out? I want to remember, I want to know what I am." Excitement was in the young girl's voice, a small smile came on her gray lips.
"I don't know KeeKee; it could kill you if you were already dead, do you even being killed?"
"No, no I can't remember that but I don't want to be under control of someone who wants to kill those who did nothing." The smile slowly disappeared off her face.
"You are sure of the death?"
"Yes, very much sure of the death, I didn't want to hurt you Princess Kagome, I didn't want to." KeeKee moved her water legs to Kagome, who slowly started slowly reaching her claws to the shard that was stuck in her leg.
"I don't know if it will hurt." Kagome wanted to keep hesitated; she did not want to kill someone who was now living, although the feeling to do it to Kikyou was burning in her heart.
KeeKee smiled a bit, she only nod at Kagome and gave a small smile. "Princess Kagome, if you do this for me, I am your subject as far as I know, please grant me this one wish to take the shard." She reach her hand to Kagome claws and took them into her, she lightly touch Kagome claws.
Kagome gasp, something inside her was burning, it was not hurting her, something was coming alive her eyes shut as her brain started to throb and her mouth went open.
"Your not human, your not a demon" said the human female holding KeeKee.
"Please take care of my baby, take her as she was your own please," a female said, her long blood red hair was matted with dirt and blood, her eyes was pierce blue, and light grey pink lips. Blood was all over her face, but she tried to hold the baby in her hands. Her wings lay heavy on her. "She belongs to a special village."
"You are what you are; you are hated because you are different nothing more then that." Said a deep male voice, then Naraku face pop up, "Do my bidding you shall live the life you deserve."
"Give this to my daughter when she old enough, make sure she never takes it off." The female brought out a necklace and gave it to a human, and draw her last breath.
Kagome let go of KeeKee hand, she took grasps of air, she look deeply at KeeKee, who was alarm, and they both stare at one another, afraid to speak. Has KeeKee saw the same images as she did? "Kagome you ok?" KeeKee spoke.
"What happen?" She took her claw away from her, she look down to find the shard was glowing.
"I don't know, we were talking then I grab your claw then your eyes shut and you were gasping for air. I was getting worried."
"KeeKee, I don't think you died." Kagome went to reach for the sacred jewel until she felt hands on her shoulder.
"KAGOME!" KeeKee screamed.
"I should have known it wouldn't work long, and as for you KeeKee you will be punished." It was Naraku voice, but when Kagome look, it was Keyoke.
"Naraku! How dare you, un-hand me." Kagome said with an angry voice, "I will not be treated like this, and I shall win"
"Win, now Princess Kagome, you should have taken up on my offer. As for winning, I have already done that." He looks behind him, "Kaugra, Kanna take you highness to her room and make sure her comfortable."
Kaugra and Kanna both took Kagome by the arm and made her stand on her own two feet. Kaugra made no eye contact with Kagome, she did not know why but she felt sad, but why? Kanna look up at Kagome with a small smile, it frighten Kagome to know Kanna had smiled at her. "Do I look pretty now Lady Kagome?" She asks quietly.
Kagome stare head on, she did not know what was going to happen to KeeKee, but fear was in the bottom of her stomach for the girl, because next she heard, was strikes, screams and smell of burning of flesh. Kagome soon focus around her, everything was fading now, all the nice little things was no longer there, it was cold and eerie, water was dripping down onto Kagome hair and arms, by the time she was taken to her room, she was soak, and cold. She was soon shoving into her room causing her to fall to the damp cold floor, Kanna leaving her mirror soon appeared and she was walking soon the darkness gulp her up.
Kaugra stood, look down on Kagome lying on the floor, she watch as Kagome slowly sat up, soon her eyes met with Kaugra. They stare at one another, one with sorrow, and one with hate. "I'm sorry Princess Kagome," Kaugra spoke softly like the blade of grass that touches your skin.
"Sorry! You are like Naraku, you deceiving demon! I trusted you; I thought you wanted to be part of my council!"
Kaugra sigh, she look away then turn from the angry set of eyes, she shut the door and lock it. Footsteps soon were fading as she started to stand up. Kagome never felt so deceived in her life, other then Inuyasha running to the dead priestess. Kagome walk to the window, now everything was real, this place she had once thought to be beautiful turn out to be dreadful, and smell bad. The wind blew lightly, and the stars shine brighter then ever. Kagome then felt alone, she did not know if her friends were alive or dead no more.
Kagome turn and sat on the bed, she then lay down and curl into a ball. She wanted to leave this place, she wanted to leave the federal era and never come back. Kagome started thinking of KeeKee the young girl in chains. What she saw when she touches her hand? Why did she see what she saw, what could it mean. Does this mean some how she belongs to her tribe, but how? So many questions and none of them could be answer at this time, all because of the shard in KeeKee watery legs.
Kagome shut her eyes and fell asleep, and that night she did not dream, no images of bright or happiness came to her.
A male started walking into a room, taking off his top kimono as a spider on his back glowed in the moons rays. The long foxtail disappeared, his brown hair soon to the pitch black of the darkness that engulf most of his body, his eyes were turning from grey to purple. He sits on a small thing of furs and then lies, his plans were now ruin all because of some girl wanting to remember more then ever. "Kanna, Kaugra come." He said in his voice of demand.
The two demons enter the room, Kanna holding her mirror, with no smile and her dark eyes piercing for her master. Kaugra was behind Kanna, holding her fans in her hands, and looking down at the ground to say she had done something wrong, and out of this world. "My children, my friends, make sure the Princess does not leave, I will come up with a different plan and for KeeKee, and she will be taken care of. She can not leave the dungeons, but she will be unchained, I still need the girl, the young girl will be taught a lesson by me about deceiving me."
"Yes master," they both spoke at once, "as you say."
"You are free to go Kanna; I want to speak to Kaugra alone." He started to sit up and turn to Kaugra, who then lifted her head when her name said. Kanna bowed to her master then turn to leave, closing the old door behind her. "Kaugra, my wind demon, I gave you life, and yet you want to leave. Tell me my child; I gave you life, why do you wish to leave?"
"I don't know what you are talking about Master Naraku." Kaugra, eye lids were half way closed her red eyes stare down at him.
"You do know Kaugra, I wish for payment for your birth. I gave you powers, I give you a home, food, and I don't like what I hear about you Kaugra."
"Then you are hearing things Master Naraku, none could be true, I serve you and you only." She brought her fan, which closed, to her chin.
"I hope not Kaugra, I have your heart in the palm of my hand, when or if I feel threaten by you, I will not stutter to crush it."
"I know master."
"Then you can go, I feel little weak and I should not stay up no longer." He lies on his back and closes his eyes.
Kaugra without another word left, she open and close the door, she walk down the stairs and lean against the wall. She spread out her fan and looks at the design, she had no choice, and she knew what she should do. She continues down stairs, she needed more time to think what she should do.
KeeKee sat in the dungeon, she not allowed leaving, and she told she could be unleashing from the chains. She could not get up, her back was hurting from the lashes, and her body felt sticky with blood. She lay her hand on the dungeon flower and spoke little words, and a flower grew. "Flower grows up big for me and takes my body." She closed her eyes, soon the flower grew big, and the pedals grew long, it reaches down to take KeeKee and she lay in the middle as the flower closed like a bud. KeeKee only whispers, "Please take me, and make me strong." The flower started slowly start to glow in a bright green glow.
Morning came, Kagome stood up and stretch, she needed to get out, she needed a plan, but what could she do, soon a rumble felt causing her to sit back on the bed, and soon the floor started to break away. Kagome grab is a bedpost, and held on tight; soon a flower had broke through and stood in her room. Kagome look at it closer, she looks down from her bed and notice there was a little floor left. Kagome crawl to the flower until she notices that a shard was glowing and giving a soft glow inside the shadow show KeeKee.
"KeeKee!" Kagome touched the bud and made Kagome flew back. "KeeKee, what they do to you?"
Soon enough the flower started to bloom to show a now different form KeeKee sleeping. She had wings, they were the color of silver, of a bird on her back; her hair had silver streaks in it along with her blood red hair that was no longer short, it had grown very long, her lips were no longer just grey, but a mixer with grey and pink. The flowers that were on her shoulders were no longer there.
KeeKee started to move and open her eyes to see Kagome. Kagome gasp her eyes were no longer black as sorrow, but red like hers. KeeKee smiled a little with her grey pink lips, she stretch and started to flap her wings.
"KeeKee what happen to you?"
KeeKee slid off a pedal onto the bed where Kagome was and smiled at her with happiness. How could she be happy in a place where she was. "I am in my true form now," Soon a shock of pain came to her. "Make it stop" She fell to her knees as the pain shock went harder on her. Kagome crawl to KeeKee and dug into her legs to find more then two shards in the legs, and soon enough they were pure and KeeKee fell on the bed.
Soon enough her water legs turn into two pair normal legs, her memories flow to her, "I'm part of a Cat demon village, and Kagome my family, my human parents told me that my mother was slaughter by demons who hated her cause of my parents love." Tears ran down, "I was told that when the princess return to the throne I be welcome back."
"You will be welcome when or if I can find the place." Kagome spoke softly sadness filled her voice.
"I was given a map Kagome, we can go there and you will be able to rule your home, and take your husband."
"I wish not to marry even though my heart cries for love." Kagome spoke, "I have two suitors KeeKee, the Inu Clan brothers, the two princes I must choose to reunite us."
"Sorry to hear Kagome,"
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