Chapter 11
Suka
The pain I currently felt was unlike anything I could ever remember. A pain so bold it brought nothing but blank thoughts to my mind, only white blistering heat. When my skeleton finally became numb, I'd slip out of consciousness, the visions of my subliminal mind were more painful than the burning of my flesh. I saw moments of my life that I had long suppressed flash before my eyes. The memories were enough to force myself awake, but strangely enough my mind remembered things that my eyes had never seen, a man and death, the cover of darkness in broad daylight and an accompanying dread and pain that I had never felt. I wanted more than anything to forget these things. They were painful and relentless. As the pain in my skin subsided, and I blacked out, I saw only one thing, the man from the night before, the god of love, Madan.
Yuki
It was Tuesday morning, which meant it was a school day! Even if Kagome wasn't here, at least Suka could walk with Souta. I was so excited she was here; finally Souta had someone to look up to. Someone who was here, who never played the vanishing act, who didn't leave for weeks at a time only to turn up one day in need of food. I know it wasn't Kagome's fault but she's my daughter and I hated not seeing her. The worst part was always wondering if she was still alive, and the more she left, the more I had grown accustomed to it. I think that's why I felt it easier to relate to Suka, it had happened to her, someone she had loved just picked up and forgot about her too. She had it worse of course, I was a grown adult who could cope but she was still a girl, only just learning about the world. What my sister and her husband did to that girl was unforgivable, but even when she was a baby Dad could sense the dark spirits around her. It was only a matter of time before one of them lashed out at someone.
"Good Morning, Mom", Souta said entering the kitchen. I turned from the bacon and eggs on the stove, gave him a kiss on the head, and went to the refrigerator for some juice. Looking at the time on the clock, I noticed it was time for the girls to get up, despite whether or not Kagome had left already. I pulled breakfast off the burner and went upstairs. (KNOCK, KNOCK) "Kagome, Suka, Sweethearts it's time to get up," I said through the door. When no one answered, I opened the door and noticed immediately neither of them was in their beds. For Kagome this was normal but for Suka I wasn't sure if I should be worried. "DAD!" I yelled, running down stairs. I heard Dad's door open and him come down stairs right behind me. I rushed over to Souta, "Souta did Suka say she was leaving?" I was panicking, the girl had been here one day and I had already managed to lose her! I turned to my father, panic stricken on my face, "What do I do?" He placed his hands on my shoulders and with a stern face said, "Calm down. Suka is a strong girl if she had been taken we would have heard. There are only two possibilities I can think of; either she left of her own accord, and in that case there is nothing we can do. Or she somehow followed Kagome into the well. Somehow I think the first is less likely than the latter. Come child." He wrapped his arm around my shoulders and guided me outside to the shrine. I was confused, she was gone? I was just getting used to the idea of having her around.
We walked down the steps of the shrine, and spread out to find any indication that Suka had fallen in. Sure enough there it was lying on the ground at the lip of the well was a Taser, which could have belonged to only one person. I sat on the steps and sobbed, another one gone, taken from me by God. Did he think I was unable to care for a daughter? Was that why he had taken this one away from me too? I sobbed my head on my knees. When suddenly, "Mom!" Souta yelled from the top of the steps. I stood up and ran to him, only to find myself face to face with a gorgeous young man. "Mrs. Higurashi? Hello, my name's Madan. I need to speak with you about your niece."
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