AU: When I am writing chapter II I'm also watching Saiyuki, Yakitake Japan and Gokusen. I do not know what happened to the chapter my attention and concentration were in half hehe…(sigh)
I made up some unknown characters, but they are just temporary, sad to say I hope you don't mind. They are badly needed for the story.
I said she will be like a new born child so a new born child she will be…partly "tabula rasa"…
Thank you for the reviews!
Chapter III
Then it all Begin
The morning sun starts peeking at the mountains. The dawn is breaking and the mists are slowly fading, early birds soaring high in the sky indicating a new day, clear water from the river wildly plays with the creatures beneath it. Dewdrops from young leave of a huge tree fall on the lively grass…
Then another one falls on a lovely maiden's face…
Her naked body is curled up, her shinny midnight black hair sprawled delicately on the carpet grass, her ivory skin glows with the morning sunshine shinning on her, that only the leaves of the trees shadowing her slim figure.
The single dewdrop that falls on her cheek awakens her, revealing her strong beautiful light brown eyes, the window to her soul. Her long lashes batted as she adjusts to her new surrounding.
The coldness of the morning touched her skin, and she felt cold…She stood up weakly supporting herself by leaning on the large tree's bark, thankful that the bark of the tree wasn't rough to scrape her sensitive skin.
Adjusting to her sense, she heard voices from afar echoing from where she stood…
"Hurry up, will you! You are so slow!"
The voice of the girl echoed in her ear, her senses still hazy. She feels weak and her head is in pain, when she finally stood up straight, two girls gasp, their faces blushed of what they are seeing in front of them.
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Kikyou woke up lying on a futon, wearing miko clothes (A/N: U know what it look like). She stood up to see two identical girls staring questioningly at her.
"Who are you?" she inquired
"Hi! My name is Lia and this is Lea" she gestured her hand to the girl beside her.
The twins are very identical from their clothes to their faces, the only thing that differs in the hair, Lia's hair is shorter than the shoulder length hair of her twin.
"Hi! I'm Lea" the other introduced herself
Lea stands up and gets a bowl of soup. When she returned, she gave it to Kikyou. The two girls live on their own, studying in the temple, preparing themselves to be a miko. Since their parents died they live on their own, in the house not far from the village, it is secluded with neighbors blocks away from them. They are skilled in using medicine and helped the sick in the temple, food are given to them in return for their service. The people from the temple cared for them. That's why even in their early age they managed to survive.
Lia talked again "I knew you last saw us in the mountain before you past out, we helped you and brought you here in our house. You are weak right now but you are not sick…What happened to you? May I know what your name is?"
Kikyou bit her lower lip softly finding the answer to the girl's simple question.
"I…I…I do not know. I can't remember. I do not even know why I got there from the start…"
She finally managed to answer trying to recall things but none came.
"Oh! I see, you had lost your memory. I know some cases like this, it was either you get it from accident or you are violated, demons may cause this but you don't look like you have been violated or had an accident….I already check on you and you are fine. You are healthy. Couple of hour rest and you will be back to normal." Lia's voice echoed in the quiet room.
"I see…." Kikyou said standing up
Lea protested "Wait! Where are you going? You are not well yet and…"
"I'll be fine, do not worry. Thank you for your help, both of you are so kind, helping a complete stranger like me. I'll be going now. Someday I'm going go repay your kindness."
"Wait! You have no place to go. It is too dangerous, especially for you, you can't remember anything and demons are out there are lurking, hunting to kill. Stay here for a couple of weeks until you remember even just a bit." Lea continued
"But…but…" kikyou lost her words. The girl is right, she is a prey when she walks in the wild, without knowledge of anything, leaving this abode might be her first step towards death. Death...it sounds irritating.
She is silent for a moment, thinking. Will she be a burden to this family? Why would she leave if she has no place to stay?
Lia walked towards her. "Stay here for a couple of weeks before you decide to leave. We are the only ones who are staying in this house. Until you haven't regained your memory stay here, you will be safe here."
Kikyou thinks she is right, she is welcome here and she will stay till she regains her memory…
"You are right….I'm so sorry, I guess I don't have a choice…again thank you for your kindness…." then a smile
Lia and Lea sighed in relief…
The twins told her about their situation. How they parents die, how they live on their own, how they work in the temple and how they dreamt about to be a miko.
"to be a miko…." Kikyou whispered to herself
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Meanwhile a certain hanyou is dreaming….
"NARAKU!" He yelled.
"Get your filthy hands away from her!" his voice struggling
"What will you do Inuyasha ,huh? Kikyou and the jewel is mine now!" he smiled grimly
Naraku speaks behind Kikyou's neck, his left arm circling her waist, his right arm holding the shikon no Tama. Kikyou in not moving as if she is being hypnotized, her eye shows no light as if she is sleeping but her eyes were fully open.
Inuyasha cannot move. He is tied up in the tree, the thick moving branches of it under Naraku's power, circling tight around him, cutting his air passage, it moves as it has been commanded by Naraku. His Tetsuiga yards away from him. "NO!"
"NO! Kikyou wake up!" Inuyasha yelled again trying to reach her with his voice. His voice desperate.
"Kikyou wake up!"
Naraku laughs again shoving Kikyou to face him, he cups her pale cheeks into his palm and…his lips slowly moving closer and closer to hers... her eyes spilling tears…closer…..
"NOOOO!"
Inuyasha bolted to sit up, beads of perspiration caused by the dream was on his forehead, grasping air as if it's his last. No it could not be. Kikyou, in the arms of that demon, the jewel and Kikyou? His? No!
"Inuyasha?" Kagome rushed towards him kneeling in front of him. "Inuyasha, what's wrong? What's the matter." she is worried. holding both her his shoulder in her hands shaking him a little.
"Kik…you…" Inuyasha breathe out to himself looking at Kagome seeing Kikyou. He leaned closer and embraced her tightly as if he doesn't want to let go.
Kagome was surprised at Inuyasha. She didn't hear him said Kikyou's name. His action brings smile to her face. She love it this way, the man he like holding her.
"Don't leave me again please…..I could not bear seeing you with him…..It breaks my heart to pieces…..Don't leave…." He said lovingly. Protectively. Tears threatening to fall, caused by fear and lost.
Kagome smiled in his embrace. 'he is so much different tonight, he's never done this before' she thought to herself.
Inuyasha held her close, he will not let anyone take her away again….Kikyou…my Kikyou…..
"Don't worry Inuyasha, I'm right here I'm not going to leave you…" she returned his embrace, happy to hear Inuyasha say those words to her.
Inuyasha didn't hear what she is saying. In his mind he is embracing Kikyou, not letting her go just him and her.
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Kikyou woke up to se two pair of eyes looking over her.
"Ohayou!" they greeted her
"Ohayou, Lia-kun, Lea kun!" she got up from her futon.
"You know you smell like bellflower…."Lea commented at her
"Yeah you know you smell like one and you are look like one, lovely as a flower…" Lia agreed with Lea.
Kikyou smiled at them. "So much for that…." she stood up and went to the kitchen, as if she is doing it for a long time. She may forget everything but her body doesn't, she absent mindedly went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
"Since, you can't remember your name neechan,Is it okay if we call you Bellflower?" Lia asked from behind her
Kikyou stopped what she is doing. It sounds familiar, she likes bellflowers….those are beautiful flowers she admired. She remembered what it look like and looked behind her.
"Okay, you can call me that." she said calmly
Both girls giggle. "Bellflower-sama, after eating breakfast we will go to the mountains to gather medicinal herbs, will you care to join us?"
"Of course" kikyou answered continually doing her work.
"Then after that will you come with us to the temple? There are sick people there and we take care of them. We give them medicine and food. The priest and priestess there will be pleased to meet you, Bellflower."
"Okay, we will" when she finished what she is doing she put the breakfast on the table.
Lia and Lea sat down and to eat.
"Wow! This taste good, Bellflower." Lea commented "Where did you learn to cook like this?"
Kikyou thinks as if she has a memory to recall, sad to say she doesn't have..
"I'm so sorry, but I cannot remember….I just cook it, I don't know, my body and mind seems to remember but my memory is completelt gone. I just hope to find out more things I can do that I can't remember doing, I will do the things that are familiar to my instinct. I think that will do." There's a hint of sadness in her voice.
Why? Why can't she remember anything? Who am I?
After breakfast, they all left heading the mountain to gather herbs, then went to the temple to meet the people there and the villagers….
'this all seems too familiar to me' Kikyou thought. The people in the temple are admiring her skill though she did not know where this all came from and where did she learned to do this. She happy what she is doing, it feels like, she has been doing this for so long.
"I'll try to remember everything." she said to herself. As if this words are powerful flashes of events rushed through her mind.
"Kikyou, if things bring you confusion and you struggled, and wished to remember again all that happened, I you can. You have your own will. If you wish to remember again you can, but your life and soul is yours." (see chapter2)
The voice seemed to float in her mind, it was mystical unearthly. It was brief and she could not understand. But she seems to grasp something. It was a flash of event, she could not remember.
Her attention was caught with an old short balding man in front of her, His clothes monk-like. "Uhmm…Are you the one they call Bellflower?" He asked her looking up at her observing her.
"You know, I remember someone who looks just exactly like you, Bellflower. She died 50 years ago, she is so young and beautiful, and she died protecting the village I once lived in." The old man smiled warmly at her.
Kikyou, listened to the man, her heart is beating fast. But why? Why? She doesn't know this woman. Why does she feel so connected with her?
The man's hand was in his pocket trying to get something, then when he finally let his hand revealed to her, he is holding a piece of a jewel. A jewel…..Her hand went cold. Damn what is happening to her? She didn't like her reaction towards such a simple piece of jewel.
A flash of event, she sees the whole jewel glowing. But she ignored it. She focused herself on the man's face smiling at her. That jewel seems to be familiar to her, like it belonged to her. No.
She ignored her thoughts again.
"Here." The old man held her hand and puts the jewel on it. The moment it touched her hand, It glows, its stains no longer then, it has been purified, by her simple touch.
She gasp as if volts of electricity runs through her hand. She looks questioningly at the old man.
"From now on Bellflower, it's yours, demons are trying to get it from me, but my time is already up. Demons desired what you have now and will kill to have that. It is very important. Take good care of that, I trust it to you."
Then he turned to leave. No! She didn't want this thing. She didn't know what this is but it made her heart thud with nervousness that doesn't exist.
"Wait!" She called to the man leaving.
The man turned his head. "Just accept it, Bellflower, do not worry a lot, learn to accepr your kismet." then he turned to leave.
"Wait." It was barely a call.
The man said something to her that made her stop before he disappeared out the door.
"By the way, Bellflower, The maiden's name I am talking about is…"
"Kik…you..." she heard her voice echo in the wind.
to be continued…
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AU: Again, While writing this chapter I'm watching Saiyuki, I'm giggling again over Sanzo's gorgeous face. Just want to share…don't mind me hehe…
I am so sorry, I thought I'm going to write who found out first what happened to her. I came up with different idea. Forgive me. Just watch out what happen to the next chapter…if you don't mind.