InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Darkness of One's Heart ❯ Pride ( Chapter 7 )

Disclaimer: Oops I forgot to put a disclaimer in the last chapter!!! My bad. Oh well I do NOT OWN INUYASHA! And I didn't own it in the last chapter either!! O.o

As you meet every one of Umbri's emotions they will look like Umbri but in different forms. If you haven't guessed already the emotion your meeting in this chapter is Umbri's pride, so she will appear to be Umbri except she'll be in top shape and strength because that's when she can take 'pride in her appearance. They will also act differently depending on the emotion they are, remember the emotions can only feel one emotion at a time unless they're absorbed by another emotion then they can feel two emotions, the more emotions they absorb the more they start acting like Umbri.

The next chapters will most likely be pretty short, but they'll come out faster.

And incase you didn't know,

"this is for talking,"

'and this is for thinking.'

Pride

Intaisho P.O.V.

I opened my eyes and groaned. 'Tsuki forgot to mention the spitting headache I would have when I got here!' I sat up and looked around for my friends, I saw Maseru and Haru both moaning but they were getting up so I knew they were fine. I then checked my surroundings. We appeared to be in a large room with many doors and levels.

"Soooooooooooo, this is Umbri's mind. Well it certainly seems easy enough. There only seem to be countless doors and levels." Haru said sarcastically

"Oh shut up. Try to have a little bit of confidence, it can't be that hard." sighed Intaisho. 'Can't be that hard my ass, who am I kidding this will take forever.'

"Who let you guys in here?" a voice said from behind me. We all turned around to see…

Normal P.O.V.

"UMBRI!?!?!?" all of us yelled. The one who spoke looked exactly like Umbri, only more healthy and stronger then when Intaisho, Maseru, and Haru were used to seeing.

"WHERE???" 'Umbri' yelled.

"Wait you're not Umbri?" Intaisho questioned.

"Hehehehehehe, I wish. No I'm not Umbri. But thanks for the laugh. I'm Umbri's emotion Pride. So are you going to answer my question or not?" Pride asked.

"Tsuki let us in to help you put all your emotions together then take them to your heart."

"I don't need help, I can do it by myself! And when this is over I'm going to have a talk with Tsuki when this is over."

"Of coarse-" Haru started but was stopped by Maseru.

"Didn't you hear what she said? She said that she was Umbri's pride, which means she won't accept our help because asking for help would normally hurt her pride. Try rephrasing it so that it will not damage her pride." Maseru whispered.

"Pride, will you allow us the honor of following you as you quest to find Umbri's emotions." Haru said through gritted teeth as he slowly bowed. 'I can't believe I'm doing this, it's humiliating!'

"Oh, he is good!!" Intaisho snickered to Maseru.

"Now I think it's his pride that has just taken a beating" Maseru whispered back.

"No kidding." Snickered Intaisho.

Pride looked thoughtful for a moment before asking a question.

"Why?"

"Why what?" Maseru asked.

"Why do you want to help me, why are you risking never being able to return to your bodies should I fail at putting all Umbri's emotions together, which I won't."

'NEVER ABLE TO RETURN TO OUR BODIES?!!!!!!' Intaisho, Maseru, and Haru thought together. But decided to question it later.

"Because we want to." Intaisho answered simply.

"Well… I guess you may follow me but don't any of you dare to get in my way."

And with that they were off, walking down the many halls and levels of Umbri's mind.

"How is it that Umbri's mind is this complicated?" Maseru asked Pride.

"This isn't Umbri's mind this is just my emotions chambers. Each emotion has it's own chamber, and only it knows it's way out of the chamber. Mine is one of the easiest. Umbri's mind is much more complicated." Pride answered with a smirk.

"Right now I'm taking you out of my chambers, and into loneliness and longing's chamber. And before you ask yes sometimes some emotions are so close together and trigger the other so often that they are always merged together. I'm one of them; I'm merged with honor." Pride said before any of them could ask.

"And here we are." exclaimed pride as she pointed to a door at the end of the hall.

"Oh, you should also know that since I'm the only emotion that can go around and collect the others you didn't get any of my memories. You will be able to feel what Umbri felt at those times, but not as great as she felt them."

"Why are you the only one that can bring Umbri's emotions together?" asked Haru.

"I'm the only emotion strong enough to do it, or at least the only one that's wants to get Umbri out of her mind. Not many of the emotions that Umbri usually feels are very happy. And the more Umbri feels one type of emotion the stronger it gets. Umbri has very few good memories, and when she does remember them she can only think about what she's lost. Luckily or unluckily Umbri always has her pride with her so I'm able to do this. The more emotions I absorb the stronger I become and then I'll be able to get her strongest emotions. Besides I've got my pride, can't let someone else do my job." Pride explained.

"What did you mean by "luckily or unluckily"?" Intaisho asked.

"Like I said Umbri doesn't feel or experience a lot of nice things, every days a chore to her. She has a lot of pain and not enough pleasure. But when her emotions are separated like this she doesn't feel anything, and not feeling anything is better then feeling constant pain and suffering. So in other words, Umbri does not want to wake up." Pride said almost sadly, however Pride couldn't let them see her sad, in fact she couldn't be sad she hadn't absorbed sadness yet.

What was Intaisho supposed to say to that??? What can anyone say to that? So he said the first thing that came to his mind.

"Fuzzy pink slippers." (LOL just kidding)

"Oh." 'Well, what a brilliant thing to say.' He thought to himself.

They had all been standing in front of the door now and waiting patiently for Umbri to finish.

"Prepare yourself, you're about to enter a place that will make your worst nightmares look like the happiest place on earth" Pride said, she opened the door and walked in.

The lords looked at each other, nodded, and stepped in after Pride. Little did they know how true Pride's words were going to be.

End Chapter

Like I said this chapter is really short and the next ones probably won't be much longer for a while, each emotion they meet will have it's own chapter.

PLEASE R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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