InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Mermaids ❯ You Really DO Learn Something New Everyday... ( Chapter 2 )

AN: Well, enjoy this, oh and can anyone send me suggestions for Japanese names? More uncommon ones? Not like Sakura or….. I dunno. And please tell me if a girl or boy is more likely to have it. Why I say it like that? Well, because frankly, you can name a boy Alice or a girl Peter.

-..-; Oh yeah. I envy those children. (Not that it's bad or anything. I just have a bad association with both of those names. One is my cousin's <who I highly dislike>, and one is my sister's……I know you can see me shuddering right now.)

Oh and, I make some words capital all the way because when I post things on fanfic.net, they don't show up with the italics or bolds. But the capitals do. So yeah.

ENJOY~

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People have always wondered if mermaids exist.

They have also wondered if sea `monsters' exist.

That's silly. It's very simple. They both reside in the realm.

They have powers to conceal, and hide away into the shadows……

They just choose certain individuals to see their physical being.

Those `chosen' are often labeled as insane, eccentric, or lonely for attention, when in fact, they were chosen because of their love for the sea, their spirit for the waves, their honesty to the tides, and their loyalty to the waters.

Then there are those who just chose to believe. Those are labeled as crazy.

But if some believed hard enough, and they sailed long enough on the waters alone, they just might catch a glimpse…… just a small glimpse of what the waves had to offer.

Those lucky enough to see something, changed. They no longer walked the same as they once did, no longer talked the same, no longer acted the same, and sometimes no longer remembered…… anything…… not even themselves.

Mermaids

Chapter Two

You Really DO Learn Something New Everyday……

By: blue sakuras

She sat in the dark, waiting for the sun to shine through the reflection of the waters. She paid no attention to the servants pampering her hand and foot. She paid no heed to the knocking on the door.

She was in her own little world, numb from the grief she had been suffering for a month. Emotionally, she was wiped. Physically, she was in tip-top shape.

But there was no need to move. No reason. Everything had no meaning to her. Anyone taking a quick glance would backtrack. They would see pale skinned mermaid, with tangled ebony hair, slicking carelessly into a ponytail. Her scales, once shiny and sleek, were now cracked and dull. But what would bother those who saw her for the rest of the day would be her eyes. It was because of her eyes that she was in her room. She was the pride of her grandfather, being the first in 500 years to have sky blue eyes. Eyes that shone, shone like the crystal water they swam in. Like the calmness, the swaying of the waves. But now, they were lifeless. They were dull, and the clear sky blue color that had once occupied those eyes were now brown. No one knew how it had happened. Some say it was the mortal she loved that did it. Others said it was her broken heart. No one could figure out, and no one dared ask. And if any had dared to ask, there would be no answer.

She had stopped talking the moment the sentence was given. She did not beg, she did not plead. She did not ask for a pardon of 50 years, not even for one of 5. (AN: A pardon takes off years of your punishment. So, 400 - 50 = 350. Yeah. It's something like that. Sierra Mist. Sorry, I couldn't help it!)

She had not even asked for a short good-bye meeting that was sometimes given to special cases, like hers. She did not ask, so she did not receive. The question everyone wanted to have answered was `Why? Why didn't she ask for the meeting?'

Kagome sat on her bed, motionless, drilling holes into the walls with her consistant gaze. As soon as she knew that everyone had left her room, she got up and went to lock the door. She then proceeded to close the curtains on each window and secured them tightly. This took her awhile, considering the four windows she had, and the size they were. The windows were custom built for her, and were big enough to let in ten dolphins at the same moment. That was the reason they were custom built.

After making sure each rope was securely fastened, because the last time she had done this, she had accidentally looped the drapes wrong, and Miroku, her gods damned grandfather's page boy, (I think that's what you call those peoples) had overheard a conversation with information he shouldn't have heard and reported EVERYTHING to the captain. That was how everyone had found out about HIM.

Making her way over to the bed she had sat on for four hours straight, she pushed it to the left about two feet, and lifted the rug underneath so that the trapdoor showed. Pulling it open, she quickly fixed the bed so it looked like she was in it, positive that no one would check too closely on her, seeing as the sentence still had everyone in the palace shocked. The most regal and most honorable princess, the favorite grandchild of Higurashi was meeting on land, on SOIL with a MORTAL. It had shocked everyone, and left no one on her side, at her emotions expenses, well, unless you counted Sango.

And that was where she was going to right this moment. Positioning herself deep enough into the trapdoor to pull the bed back over the hidden `escape' route, Kagome pulled the rug over as she quickly, but quietly shut the door with an expertise only experience could give.

"Kagome? Is that you?" a voice below Kagome whispered.

"Yeah."

A sigh of relief could be heard, as well as a dull thud. "Good thing you answered, because I was just about to smash your head with the shovel."

Chuckling, Kagome lowered herself to Sango's level. "I was just being extra careful. Last time I wasn't and look where that got me." She stated bitterly, not bothering to hide her angry looking expression.

"Hey." Sango said in a soft tone. "It's alright. But are you sure you don't want to take up my offer?"

Kagome nodded. "Yeah, but when I feel like seeing someone whoop Miroku's sorry ass, you'll be the first to know. And do." She added as an afterthought, smiling a little of the thought.

"Yeah, I'd do it. But, I'm not talking to him anymore." This news caused a gasp to come from Kagome.

"What? Why? I thought you two were getting along wonderfully!" she asked, quite in the dark.

"Oh yeah." Sango gave her a dead panned look. "We're just hunky-dory after what he did to you."

"Oh, you mean that……" and seeing Sango nodding her head, Kagome dropped the subject. "I'm sorry." She spoke in a remorseful tone, completely sincere in her apology, sad that she had ruined her best friend's relationship with her boyfriend.

"It's okay. That wasn't the only reason anyway. He kept groping other girls. In front of me too." She stated in a cheery voice.

Kagome stared. And then fell flat on her face. "I-in FRONT of YOU? What the - what was wrong with him?" she stated, as she got up.

Shrugging, Sango started for the end of the tunnel they were currently in. "Come on."

Quickly getting into stride (how do you describe them swimmingly? I have no idea. So I'm just gonna make it like their walking ok? OK.) with Sango, Kagome took a glance at her face. Her eyes were reddish, like she had been crying. Turning her head slightly, so that Sango wouldn't notice that she had been examining her friend's face, she asked.

"So what were you doing here?" Sango immediately stopped in her tracks.

"Nothing." She stated after a moment's pause and started to continue swimming.

"Sango……" Kagome started off in a warning tone. She heard the girl sigh and turn around.

"Fine, I'll tell you when we get back to my place."

"You better."

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"So remind me again why the hell I'm doing this."

"Because Sesshoumaru will kill you if you don't and stop using so much profanity in front of the children!"

"So are you saying that if the twerps aren't here, I can cuss to my heart's content?"

Kagura gave Inuyasha a long look. "No."

"Awww…… Damn it!" he was beginning to enjoy himself. If he had to suffer, so did everyone else around him. And maybe Kouga.

"I know for a fact that your twisted little tainted head will forever defile my children's heads forever if you got your way."

Inuyasha snorted. "I know you want me to."

"Hmph." And began to walk away in a fast pace, leaving Inuyasha behind rather quickly.

"Wait!"

After catching up with the irritated wind-user, who also happened to be his unfortunate sister-in-law, Inuyasha decided that he didn't want to go meet this arranged date that his brother had planned for him. So he fell over. Literally.

"What are you doing?" Kagura asked him in a voice that said if he gave her a wrong answer, or one that she didn't like, she would kick him.

"I'm dead."

"I can only wish."

"Ow." Kagura had gotten quite pissy about this whole situation and the way Inuyasha was taking it, so she had planted her left foot firmly on Inuyasha's chest.

"Yeah, ow. Now get up before I kick you in the sides."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Oh really?"

Inuyasha really shouldn't have provoked the wrath of Kagura.

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Sesshoumaru looked out of the window, hoping to find the cause of all the racket. He noticed that his wife and half-brother were walking through the gate. Actually, it was more of Kagura dragging Inuyasha, while he was yelling profanities at the top of his lungs.

"HEY RIN! DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORD FUCK MEANS? IT MEANS TO - OWW!"

Kagura always was the smart one. She had tugged on his ear, his weak point.

"Inuyasha!" he called out from the open window. "If you yell any more, I'll throw out all the ramen in the house!" Even from his view point, Sesshoumaru could see Inuyasha's eyes widen and his ears perk up.

As they entered the house, Rin ran up to the pissed off hanyou and hugged his legs.

"Uncle Inu? What does fuck mean anyway?"

Sesshoumaru and Kagura glared. Hard.

"Inuyasha. Run."

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AN: I'm at a loss. I just realized how freakin' long my stupid author notes were. Ecckkk…… no wonder people complained. Eck. So, I'm gonna try and shorten them. <starting the next chapters>

But I have a question for y'all.

Does anyone know what happened to a really good fanfic called `YOU!' by Sakura-chan88? Because I can't find it. And I can't email the author, because of my stupid computer and my freaky dad.

And here's another shameless plug for a new story I'm going to be putting out in about…… a month or two.

Or never. It just depends.

SUMMARY: Kagome is one of the few chosen. She is a member of the Order of Blue. She and another select much compete for the position to be honored as a member of the Order. She falls for a guy. Things get in her way and complicate her goal in becoming a Blue. She must eventually choose. Her destiny or her love? Inu/Kag

(Oh, and don't pin me on the title! I still haven't decided.)

E-mail me and tell me what you think!

1.) Blue or Inu? <Jee... I wonder where I EVER got the idea?>

(I highly dislike this one, but I put it up because it rhymed! -.-; Yeah)

2.) Order of the Blue

3.) Black and Blue

And feel free to give suggestions! I'm not that…. Uh… what's the word? Picky?

And would you like me to write lil' smart things that I make up? Umm... like... has anyone read Nightmare's Memories? It's by Maiden of the Moon. It'll be something LIKE those, but nothing as good. And I want everyone who's reading this bio to go read her stories right now! ALL OF THEM! She's like oe eof the best damned writers on this website! <and I'm older than her and I suck! ^^>

(she's on fanfiction.net, not mediaminer.org)

Ja Ne~