Chapter 4 – Remembrance
Please say my name
Remember who I am
You will find me in the world of yesterday
You drift away again
Too far from where I am
When you ask me who I am
From the song Say My Name by Within Temptation
"Huh?" echoes Kane said,
A field of golden flowers surrounded her; she was no where near Halloweentown anymore.
"Where am I? Aku? Jack? Sally? Where is everyone?" Kane said, but again, the only reply was an echo
She noticed that the ground was closer than usual, and she looked into one of the mirror-like bells she always wore. What she saw surprised her.
"What?! I look like I'm a little kid!" Kane panicked
She looked frantically back and forth, but all she saw was the never-ending meadow.
"Aku?! Where are you? Did you play one of those illusion fox-tricks on me?!" Kane said this, knowing it wasn't true; she still hoped it was.
Nothing replied but an echo. But this time, the echo said something…
Do you wish to find your way back?
"Yes, I do! I want to see my friends again!" Kane said crying
Then why are you here?
"I don't know!" Kane was sobbing hard at this point
Didn't you wish to escape everything?
"What do you mean?" Kane asked
You wanted to go to the spirit realm, didn't you? Nothing is there but souls who no longer have a wish to live in the world, or who have no home to go to.
"I had a good reason!" Kane said defiantly
If you wanted your friends, why didn't you stay?
Kane didn't reply.
If you wanted to be involved in people's lives… Why did you go?
No reply.
If you needed to be nea--
"Stop it! You have no idea why I was going there!" Kane was crying very hard, her fists were clenched and she was shaking.
Do you admit you have a purpose?
Do you realize they need you?
Do you realize Lucien has come back?
Kane's eyes grew big, that name... Why did the name from the past haunt her so much…?
"What does he have to do with me?" Kane asked
You'll see…
The voice started to drift away.
"Wait! Tell me!" Kane pleaded
But the voice was already gone, she heard nothing but silence, but then she realized how she would get out of the strange place…
"I remember my grandmother taught me a song a long time ago, when I was this young… And she gave me the three bells I wear to play it. I guess I should see if that will get me out of here… She said it helps when you need it most." Kane said
Kane started to dance, and as she danced the two bells on her tails, and the one around her neck sang a haunting song. Kane sang no words herself though, she had forgotten them over the years…
She heard a different voice just as she was ending her tune, her eyes were closed and as she was humming…
"Kane? Kane! Wake up!"
"Huh?"
"I think she's waking up guys!"
Kane's eyes fluttered open, right in front of her face was a worried Akuji just about to get some cold water to wake her up.
"I'm up, I'm up…" Kane said groggily.
"Drink this, Kane." Sally said as she handed her a green drink.
"What will this do?" Kane asked
"It will make sure you don't faint again." Sally said with a smile.
Kane drunk the green drink, and at the moment…
"Oh My God! THIS IS DIGUSTING!"
"It woke you up didn't it though, Kane?" Jack said laughing a tiny bit.
Everyone knew that Sally's medicines were the best in Halloween, but everyone knew that they tasted worse than anything in the world.
Akuji laughed as he said "YOU MADE SUCH A FUNNY FACE JUST THEN KANE!"
"Gr… Remind me to hurt you later." Kane growled.
Akuji's temperament quickly changed to worry however, and he asked her "Are you sure you're ok now?
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Are you sure? What happened to make you faint?"
"I guess it's because… Lucien's back."
The Sally and Akuji stared at her in disbelief, Jack wasn't as surprised.
"How did you learn of this Kane?" Jack asked
"I was in some golden field after I passed out. And I was about 6 years old. A voice told me that, it sounded so familiar…" Kane stared into the distance after she said that.
"How did you escape?" Akuji asked
"It asked me why I was going to the spirit realm in the first place, and then I said some stuff, and then I hummed a song. Then I woke up to your giant head, Aku." Kane said, laughing at the end of her sentence
"You were going to the spirit realm before you arrived here, Kane? " Akuji stared at her in some sort of anger. Not 'mad anger' but 'caring anger'.
"What's wrong with going to the spirit realm, Akuji and Kane?" Jack and Sally asked
"Nothing, except for the fact that it's a barren wasteland where only spirits with no home or who wish to die go to! It's their last train stop if I could put it in such a way!" Akuji said angrily
Kane stared down at her lap.
"I was worried about you Kane! No one knew where you were! Luckily the crow demons told me they saw a 'scrawny girl with two tails and ears' pass through here!"
Akuji said
"You have no idea why I was going there!" Kane said
"Then why don't you enlighten us all to the reason!" Akuji said
Silence was in the room for a while, but then Kane said something…
"I was looking for my grandmother." Kane said finally.
No one spoke.
"Kane... she hasn't been seen since you turned six." Akuji said sadly.
"No one even knows who she was."
"Well, I think she is somehow connected to Lucien… I think it was her voice that I heard in that golden meadow. I was six years old after all…"
"Well who knows Kane, maybe…?" Sally said.
"As I always say Kane, There's always a bit of chance in everything, reach for your hopes and take them!" Jack said as he grinned. "But that just leaves one matter…" Jack turned towards Akuji. "What were you doing when you 'transformed' and brought Kane over here Akuji? Jack asked.
"You transformed Akuji?" Sally said confused
"Aku, why..? You know... that's against…!" Kane stuttered.
"Well, its looks like my secret's been found out. I guess I should explain how I ended up in Halloweentown in the first place; it was total chance I found you Kane."
Akuji said.
Kane knew something was very, very wrong. Youkai were not allowed to shape change into their true demon forms without strict permission from their clan leader, and only in battle. Everyday use of their form's benefits was not allowed. Only adults were allowed to change as well.
Something happened to Akuji, and nothing Kane could do would reverse it.
Sorry It took so long to update! I am really busy with school at the moment. I hope you still continue to read my story.
Thanks for reading this chapter!