InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forgotten Memories ❯ Sleep, My Child, Sleep...Dream, My Child, Dream ( Chapter 19 )

Chapter Nineteen: Sleep, My Child, Sleep...Dream, My Child, Dream

She opened her eyes slowly. At first, she could see nothing but a number of hazy colors. Soon, however, they focused into a variety of flowers and a beautiful clear sky.

However...

Blue-gray eyes turned hazy with sleep, as she stared at her surroundings. Pink and orange skies, flowers that were the colors of the rainbow, and trees of blue and silver... Since when has trees been blue and silver?

A single butterfly fluttered over to her nose, before fluttering off again, in the direction of the trees.

Slowly, she got off the floor to follow that butterfly. She still wore the same white gown she had gone to the dinner with the master the night before. Her hair tumbled past her shoulders and reached the small arch of her back.

"Silver...?" she whispered, as she took one slow step after another. Her bare feet seemed to almost not touch the ground, as she slowly headed from her previous place towards the trees with the silver glow. "Silver...?"

The silver light of the tree drew her closer and closer. Stopping before the tree, she turned curious eyes onto the tall and ever magnificent tree. Is this a new breed, she wondered. A breed so beautiful and majestic, it glows a silver light?

Gently, she placed her fingers onto the bark. The blue bark. "It's so pretty..." she murmured, as slowly, her eyes drifted close again. So very pretty...

Kagome...

The whispers came first, calling to her in a quiet, strangely familiar voice. Kagome...

Slowly, her eyes opened again. Raising her head off the bark, she looked up at the beautiful blue eyes of the tree. "Are you calling me, sir?" she asked.

Kagome...

There goes the whispering again. Kagome slowly closed her eyes and laid her head back onto the blue tree. She really, really loved this tree. This tree is her salvation, her life. It is the reason that she be.

...I love you too, my darling Kagome...

"Oh, good," Kagome whispered, as sleep sunk into her mind again.

Sleep, my child. I shall be here.

"Really?" she barely mumbled, as her grip loosened.

He caught her with a glowing branch and placed her into the nook of a branch, so she slept peacefully. Silver and blue lights rained down upon her sleeping figure, as he whispered...

Really, my child.

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Kagome slowly opened her eyes, and stared at the bright sunlight that gleamed through her window. So very sleepy...she thought, as she rubbed at her eyes. She still wore the same gown from the dinner and...and...

And what? She wondered.

Shaking her head, she noted the new gown that had already been readied for her. Yawning, the teenage girl slowly walked over to the new gown and changed.

This is pretty, she decided, as she stared at the hot-red robe she wore. This style was even more different from her previous gowns. The top most layer was short sleeved and the color of a cherry with golden designs various flowers. Underneath the outer layer was the gown. The top layer of the gown was of a slightly less red hue, and reached around mid leg. A second layer of the same color billowed underneath the top layer, reaching all the way to the ground. The sleeves of this gown were long and full, allowing her to hide her hands underneath, if necessary. The golden obi did not tie correctly, as it was not long enough for her to fit onto her back. Instead, it wrapped around her, again and again, and tucked into the sides, where the end meets end. In the center lay a single string of pure red and a dangling tassel swishing in the front.

Kagome walking over to her vanity and stared at her reflection. Why go through the trouble of giving her such elaborate gowns? What is her purpose of being here?

Sighing, she took the brush off the desk and combed through her hair. She didn't bother with tying her hair and instead placed a single red butterfly clip onto the side of her hair, drawing her bangs in with it as well.

She stared at the butterfly in her reflection, admiring the ruby-red inlay, before stopping again.

Butterfly...? She wondered, staring at her reflection.

The knock on her door snapped her back into reality, as she turned towards the door. Three maids entered, Sango being the foremost. "Sango!" Kagome cried, walking over to her friend's side immediately. "Are you alright?"

Sango smiled over at her friend. "Yes," she stated, placing a washing basin near her bed. She turned to the rest of the girls and waved her hand. "Go on, her ladyship has changed. Go perform your other duties."

"Yes," they dipped, holding both their hands by their left waist. Their head bowed, they headed out the door.

Kagome turned curious eyes onto Sango. "Sango?"

"It was Lady Zana," Sango replied, lowering her voice. "She gave me authority enough that I am now your top handmaiden. Anyone who serves you answers to me now."

Kagome blinked. "Oh."

Sango smiled at her befuddled friend. "It's OK. It's not that bad a job. I mean, I can hold my own until we escape-"

Kagome hushed her quickly with her hands. The dinner she had with the master the night before had unnerved her. Something about how he could remain unseen by her the whole night had her wondering...

"Come on," Kagome stated, "I want to go to the riding courts." Once Kagome asked for directions from a nearby guard, she headed out the castle with Sango.

She walked over to the stables and smiled at the stable boy. "Ohayoo," she greeted. "Can I please see Sunchaser?"

"Riding out, Lady Kagome?"

Both Sango and Kagome turned at the sound of the pleasant voice behind them. "Oh, Yoichi," Kagome greeted him, when she caught sight of the youkai behind them, leading Silver Moon back into the stables. "Just returning from a ride?"

"I had to exercise this lazy boy over here," Yoichi smiled, patting his horse affectionately. Silver Moon, in response, snorted.

The whickering behind her caught Kagome's attention, as she stared into Sunchaser's gentle eyes. The mare, in return, butted her muzzle into Kagome again. "Oh, you!" Kagome laughed, as she drew her mare out.

"See, Silver Moon?" Yoichi mocked hurt. "Why can you not be as affectionate as Sunchaser?" Again, his horse snorted, but this time, he stamped his front left hoof as well. Laughing, Yoichi walked into the stable and accepted the stable boy's offer of brushes.

Kagome watched, as he used a variety of the brushes-from large to small and detailed-onto Silver Moon's coat. The horse seemed to know the routine, as he moved himself against the brush as well and flared his mane anytime Yoichi brushed against a particularly wearisome tangle.

Finally, the youkai handed his horse an apple and turned back to the two girls. Kagome smiled. The way he acted to his horse...

...it almost made him seem decent and less like her captor.

"Silver Moon is lucky to have you for a rider," Kagome commented, as she led Sunchaser out into the daylight.

"You think so?" Yoichi replied, walking beside her. "Please, when you have the time, go into that barn and tell that to my ever lucky Silver Moon."

Kagome laughed.

"But now you're wanting to ride," Yoichi nodded when Sunchaser butted against Kagome again. His eyes swept over her outfit however and a skeptical look came over his eyes. "I know you are an exceptional rider, Lady Kagome, but..."

Again, the miko laughed. She turned to Sunchaser and quickly mounted onto the mare in such a flourish, one cannot see anything past the flurry of skirts and silks. Once mounted, she rearranged her ruffled skirts.

"I had wondered." Yoichi said, as he bowed to her. "Have a nice ride, lady Kagome."

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"Who was that?" Sango asked, once they were out of sight from the dragon youkai.

"His name's Yoichi." Kagome replied, patting Sunchaser softly on the head, as she held the reins with her other hand. They walked through the different courts in a slow pace, as the gleaming sun slowly warmed them. "At first, I'd thought he was one of the servants. But now, I think he might be one of the higher officers in this place."

Sango frowned. "He seems kinda..."

Kagome turned.

"...sweet on you." Sango decided, nodding her head.

A pronounced silence rang through the air. Then, just as suddenly, laughter erupted from Kagome. "Sweet on me?" the girl chortled. "Come on, Sango!! This is one of the guys that CAPTURED us and kidnapped us, placing us on some unknown island the size of a continent!! Sweet on me..."

Sango shrugged. "Hey, there are plenty of tales about kidnappers and their victims falling in love."

"Hardly." A nearby tree drew her eyes. It was taller, wider, and more magnificent than any of the other surrounding areas.

"Kagome?" Sango asked. "What's the matter?"

Kagome gently tapped at Sunchaser's sides and eased the mare into a slow cantor. Stopping before the tree, she dismounted. And stared. She thought she heard Sango calling her name a few times, but she couldn't stop staring at this tree. This beautiful, majestic tree that looked so foreign and yet, at the same time, so very much familiar...

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"We're in position to launch an attack, my Lords and Ladies."

The dolphin youkai bowed in the water, his aquamarine hair not even the slightest bit wet. Lavender pupils narrowed under the bright glare of the sun, as he stared at the leaders.

Lord Sesshoumaru stood between Raion and Mizu, while Kirei flew overtop. She landed a few moments later next to Raion, as she regarded Mizu's servant. "Are the dragons readied?"

Armed forces of thousands had come with their Lords and Ladies on a variety of ways. The generals of each territory came with their leaders in "Dragons of the Sea."

"How are the Dragons?"

"They are resting, Lady," the dolphin youkai bowed to Lady Mizu. "I believe the trip has exhausted their energy stores."

"Wait a day," Mizu decided. "We should have our forces in full power, before we launch an attack."

"But waiting gives time for the enemy to prepare," Kirei countered. "They have already spotted our presence, I'm definite. If we give them such time, it may come to be that they attack us, while we are resting."

"This is war," Raion agreed. "We have no time to rest. The rest of the force is not tired. Each of our generals can fly the rest of the distance. We can have the Dragons rest, while we go onto the offense. Sesshoumaru?"

"Yes, I agree with that plan." Sesshoumaru nodded, his golden eyes glaring brighter than the sun overhead.

"The time for watching is over," he stated. "And the time for action is finally upon us."

Author's Corner

Sorry everyone, for this immensely short chapter. ^^()

Also, I'd like to tell everyone of the new fic to come: "Music of the Hearts". Pairing is Kag/Sess. (I swear, one of these days, I'll get an Inu/Kag up!! Just that I've not inspiration for it yet!) It'll come next week along with the update of my original story "Give Me My Spirit" in fictionpress.com

There also have been a new posting schedule. It will take effect as of next week.

Wednesday: Forgotten Memories

Friday: Give Me My Spirit

[Following Week]

Wednesday: Jewel of the Chaotic Souls

Friday: Music of the Heart

Hope everyone like!

SNEAK PEAK: There's no peak to the next chap, sorry.

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Edited by: Wake-Robin

Last Checked: July 28, 2004