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Finally, this was headed in the direction he wanted. Thanks to his alternate self…he'll now have Kaoru eating out of his hands. All events that were foreordained were going to come true. He'll have his heart's desire soon enough.
But for now…there were things to take care of.
She ran outside into the rain, into the place where she'll be the most vulnerable. Kaoru ran down the stone road into the Black Forest where her parents had forbidden her to go, for a very good reason. Immediately when she had entered the Black Forest, her presence was alerted to the Reivan, Lord of the Black Forest by the various forest guardians and spirits.
She slid down the tree and slowly cried. Why did things have to change? Why couldn't it have stayed the same?
Unknown to her, the Lord of the Black Forest has arrived and was watching with all his guards, surrounding the girl in a circle.
"You have invaded my domain. Who are you?" shouted Reivan
"I am Nigihayami Kaoru Kitikami," she said softly
"Ah, a daughter of the River Spirit of the Kohaku Nushi…What brings you so far from your home under the water?" he asked
"That is my reason to know"
His eyes hardened, "Very well, since you have not provided a reason for your presence here, I'll have to imprison you to make sure you do not escape until you have satisfied my curiousity"
She sighed, "What is there to lose?" She willingly let the guards hold her arms.
Kaoru was led through many muddy swamps, though thick and thin bushes, along many pathways and finally when light seemed to shine through, they reached the home of Lord Reivan. The house or castle, depending on the size of your own home, even from such a long distance seemed to be made of yew, holly and oak wood. It suited the surroundings around it, contrasting with the light of the sun, the light/dark green trees.
The guards pushed her into a first-class dungeon which seemed to be empty except for insects, rodents and various articles of 'unmentionables'.
They sneered at her, locked the door and threw the key away.
"Well, this is a nice accommodation" drawled Kaoru sarcastically.
She crawled over to a corner untouched by the rodents and sang softly for she did not want to disrupt or alert the guards and other prisoners to her presence.
Good night close your eyes
Sleep tight grow up wise
Leave the worryin' to me.
An' I'll take you out tomorrow
'N' buy you something new
And the sun will shine tomorrow
If you ask it to.
Good night close your eyes
Sleep tight grow up wise
Dream of all the fun we had.
Don't cry dry your eyes
Mummy wouldn't like it
If she knew that you were sad.
Little did she know, as soon the other prisoners and guards heard her sweet voice, they were curious which prisoner/guard was singing the sad song. As soon she had finished, all people inside the dungeons including the guards fell asleep with no nightmares at all for the whole night. This was a dream to those people who has been in the prison for more than ten years and has dreamt only of freedom and nightmares ever since.
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