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"Tear it down, NOW, that is an order!"
"But sir, shouldn't we check if there's anyone else inside? There might be a little girl or a boy-"
What the construction worker wanted to say didn't get to finish, due to the hand that was connected around his neck. He was held up high as he whimpered at the cold gaze he was receiving. In desperate need to breath, his hand instantly went around his boss' hoping he would loosen his grip.
Not loosening his grip he snarled, "I gave those idiots a chance to pay up the money they owe me; I gave them a chance to evacuate. Now I've been patient for a long time now. I have better things to be done than stand here and deal with this! Now you want me to check every single room to make sure everyone is fine and dandy?"
The worker gave no reply, fearing what he says next would get his boss even madder than he already is and the fact he was short on air, that he was turning blue. He gave a quick shake 'no' as he gazed down into his golden orbs.
Narrowing his eyes to slits, he growled lowly before tossing the worker away to the side and turning on his heel to face the old building. A long black cord came out from the entrance of the building over to a small box with a red lever that lay on the ground. He walked over to the box and bent over to pick it up. He heard a few gasps a few yards behind him and, without a second thought; he grasped the red lever with his left hand and pushed hard down on it.
The silence was killing the tension that surrounded the area. If you were quiet enough you could hear the sparks lightening up as they followed down the cord into the building. Or the ticking of the detonator being unleashed as it blinked red.
The next thing anyone knew, a big boom was heard out for miles. The explosion of dust and debris flew everywhere and anything it touched. Glass shattered, wood snapped in two, bricks crumbling on impact. It didn't take long for the building to fall. As the building fell, cries and wails were heard from the children and adults that stood in the back, yards away from the tumbling building. With such noise, you couldn't hear a sound. Not even the faint sound of someone screaming death in the background.
He could've sworn he heard the scream with his excellent hearing. Narrowing his eyes at the dust blowing his way, he shook his head and just ignored the feeling. With his work there done, he pivoted his heels and walked away from the scene. The wind blew the dust over his tracks as he slowly walked to his car. His long strides with each step he took, swishing hair behind him that blew with the direction of the wind. His pale face that was wiped off of any emotions and eyes so cold, it froze any thought or regret of what just occurred.
He passed crying children and adults. Specifically the women, turned to glare angrily at him as they covered the children's eyes of the falling of what was left of their shelter. The men were too busy cussing incoherent words at him to do anything.
The orphans and the people who worked there held no concern to him, just little insects to his business. They could talk shit about him and he wouldn't give a crap on what they said or did. But one little raven head girl just blinked confused at the man, as if silently asking 'why'd you blow up the building?' The little girl was then pulled back tightly by the woman holding her, who seemed to be crying like the rest. Yet, her tears flowed slowly down her cheeks, not for the building, but for something else. The man looked belief at the little girl's chestnut eyes before looking back ahead.
Paying no attention or caring what-so-ever to her small following eyes, he walked pass them and took out his keys to his black Aston Martin DBR9. Getting in, he started up the car as it roared to life. He sped away from the annoying-some people and spotted the construction worker he had thrown. He was rubbing his throat as he looked sadly to the building that was now rubble as the dust settled.
Speeding over to him, he came to a sharp stop, catching the worker off guard as he fell with his hands behind him to hold him up from falling completely to the ground. He rolled down his window half way. as he turned to the worker.
"You," He said in his monotone tone voice, "Do you work here?"
The worker looked taken back at the sudden question, but answered, "Hai, sir..."
"And do you work for me?"
Knitting his eyebrows he slowly answered, "Hai..."
Smiling in a sinister way, he revved his car up to a start again, saying lastly, "Good, you're fired."
The man then speed off without another word. Registering what his boss just said when he was a good distance away, his eyes widened like saucers as he tried calling out to his boss in protest to reconsider.
Seconds later when he left the destroyed building site, his face was back to his bored face, gone from his smile. Yet he rejoiced inside of himself of the morning this turned out to be.
-5 months later-
Sighing sadly, a young woman hovered around in seer boredom of nothing to do. Five months of floating around in limbo, or so she thought it was, doing nothing but hang around like the body-less soul she was. Stretching, she thought of how fine it used to be with a body. Where she could actually walk with legs, talk with a mouth; do fun activities with her friends like playing ball or a game, etc. Shrugging her shoulders, she wiped her thoughts clean off it. She was dead and there was nothing she could do about it....well there was being reincarnated, but that was a different story.
In order to be reincarnated, you had to deem worthy of coming back into the living world. By deeming worthy, you had to prove yourself responsible and eligible to return, to show you're worth being reborn by means of no world domination or killing and such, and a reason as to why you should be reincarnated.
The kami of course deemed her worthy of being reborn with her unselfish ways, kindness to heart, truthfulness, etc. They even approved of her work down in the living when she was alive, 5 months ago. When offered the chance to be reincarnated, she declined. All the wondering souls that were there with her, found her ludicrous. Asking mostly as to why would she give such a wondrous opportunity up.
Smiling, she would answer simply saying, "Of course I enjoyed my time on Earth, I had such a joyous time there. But it was my time and here I am. If I am to be reborn I am cheating fate." She said with a laugh and added, "Besides, I would need a reason as to go back to the living...if I go back what is my purpose for being there? What's so important there that I can't get here?"
Tapping her chin, she was starting to regret her answer. And wondered in kami's name, possessed her to think or say such a thing. Talk about blowing a great opportunity....
If she was down in Earth, she could be doing something worthwhile than do nothing but watch down on the living people go through their lives like busy ants. She wouldn't be sighing now and wondering around in thinking what to do. Sighing for the umpteenth time, she headed over to the council. Maybe she could ask if she go down to Earth and check on things to past the time. Afterall...Daiichi was a reasonable ruler, when he was in a good mood... if he happened to be feeling generous...she hoped he was.
Daiichi is the oldest and the chief of all gods and goddess, so his word was law and finally. He may have a bit wrinkles from his elderly age, but had the body and energy of a young man. His smooth sliver white hair flowed down into his back in a small ponytail in the end. His still, well built body was covered in his black robes that wrapped around his body like a dress. His clear gray eyes were hidden behind his rectangle sliver spectacles that hanged on the tip on his nose. For a millennium year old god, he didn't look half bad.
-Temple-
The argument had been going on for hours today, but the topic has been on their minds for months now. And the matter was getting on his last nerve, that the loud bickering wasn't helping his growing headache. Rubbing his temples, he tried to get his children to be quiet for at least a minute to hear his thoughts of what to do.
"I say we kill him and send him to jigoku and have uncle make him his slave... he deserves it!"
Pounding the armrest of the chair he sat in, a 5'5 man, of short ragged red hair that came to his neck. His ghostly white face stood out from his hair, like a flame floating in midair. He wore baggy black robes similar as the males in family. He was a bit chubby to the face, but chest down he looked to be someone who worked out at the gym every week, with his 6 pack abs and not a flab in sight. His eyes lightened with fire like his hair as he growled at the other gods and goddess currently in the room. He looked to be middle aged of a normal mortal and the youngest of the four adults in the room so far.
Sighing, another but a lighter tone answered.
"Awaremi, you're the god of mercy for goddess sakes, have mercy on the guy and be reasonable-"
"Be reasonable Shinko? The teme is not worth to pity...nearly 500 hundred ningens lost their jobs and homes because of him...100 already died! Look at all these souls coming in! And you want to be reasonable!" A blonde haired male sided with his brother's opinion.
Standing 5'4, wearing black robes like the rest of the males, he too was tired like all the rest. His blonde hair streamed in a short ponytail, with a bit of his bangs hanged over his ghostly pale face that looked a bit more eerie from his lack of rest. He was thin and not so muscled as his father or brother, but looked more charming than the both of them. His passion blue eyes narrowed at emerald green eyes that fired back with equal force. Her smooth pale skin looked like her white clothing, like her skin was connected to her robes, yet her beauty never faltered. Her long brunette hair kept her figure from looking like a complete transparent ghost which waved down her back as she shook in outrage. Her pale ghostly face showed annoyance at her brothers.
Rubbing his eyes, Daiichi bellowed harshly, "CHILDREN! Enough! We have to settle this soon or who knows how many ningens we will be receiving by the end of this week!"
Crossing their arms, they huffed and turned away from each other so they didn't have to look at each other, earning another sigh from Daiichi.
"Meiyo, where's your other brothers and sisters?"
The blonde god shrugged his shoulders uncaringly, "How should I know? They have their own non-less lives, it's not my concern where they are and when they're supposed to be back." he snapped rudely.
Daiichi's eyes narrowed of his son's attitude. This wasn't new, but it was growing to be a pain. His face grew red in anger as he opened his mouth, ready to give him a piece of his mind.
But before Daiichi could yell at his son, a feminine stern voice called out, "Meiyo! You're the god of honor! And the eldest for goddess sakes! You should have more honor than to speak to your father like that."
All 4 turned to the source whose voice that had spoken out, to see a female gracefully walking their way, even when mad. The aged onna, yet looked young to be in her early 20s, set her eyes set on the honor son. Her pale face was so smooth and soft, it couldn't compare to a newborn's. Her white robes floating behind her along with her long straight black hair as she neared the 4. Her chestnut eyes that were normally soft and calming, now dangerously flashed at Meiyo as she came to a stop. Six other people stopped after her as well, 3 being boys and 3 as girls.
"Yogensha! There you are my dear, now that we're all here shall we continue?" Daiichi hugged his wife trying to calm her down.
Yogensha didn't hug back, instead, pushed her husband aside and towered over her son, taller by 5'7. "Meiyo, apologize to your otou now!"
Meiyo looked up into his mother's eyes for a second, then over her shoulder to see his other brothers and sisters grinning and snickering at him. He groaned as he looked back up to protest to his mother, hoping she would reconsider. Apologizing for his wrongs was hurting his own honor. Chestnut eyes looked sternly at passion blue, in no intension of backing down. He grumbled angrily under his breath, all he had to do was look into her harden eyes to confirm he wasn't gonna win this one.
Sighing, he then said "Gomen nasai otou." he even gave a little bow to his head.
Nodding his head in acceptance, Daiichi then cleared his throat, "Now, about out little cold friend down in Earth...."
"Far from friend, that's for sure." Awaremi muttered under his breath as he stuck up his nose up in the air arrogantly, with his arms still crossed across his chest.
The girls giggled and shook their heads at their brother. Smiling, a young woman, that was the twin of Shinko said.
"He lives a solitude life...he needs friends." she said softly.
Scoffing, a man with blue ragged hair and deep blue eyes, the opposite colors of Awaremi but looked alike, sneered, "If he needs friends, that's some way of making friends Shuku."
Shukumei huffed and crossed her arms, "I like to see you come up with something better 'Niku-chan'....besides I'm fate so I know what's his life is coming to." she stuck her tongue at Nikushimi.
Niku rolled his eyes at imouto, "Oh yea, real mature Miss Fate"
The young adults then began to bicker. The only ones excluded from the argument were Kibo, 5'4, and the tomboy girl of the family. She wore the black robes that were meant for the males, yet was specially made to fit just right for her petite size. She had mystifying black hair that she had inherited from her mother, but with sliver streaks of her father's. Her hard violet eyes stood out in a face so calm and collected, with a bit of her bangs falling to cover the irises as she watched uninterested at the argument, crossing her arms and leaning on her sister Eiko for support.
Eiko, the twin of Meiyo, her petite frame, soft face, and tone were the only things keeping her from looking the same look alike as her aniki, besides her breasts and such. She stood up right to keep from her and her sister from falling down, as they watched their older siblings act like children over candy. Glancing over the room, she had caught the sight of her other aniki smiling devilishly which didn't mean good when it came to him. It meant he had an idea, and a very juicy one in fact, by the way he was staring at the girl across the room that seemed to have just arrived.
Seiai, the cross-dresser of the males, he wore the traditional white robes that were a bit too tight for him, since it was for females. But being tight only revealed more muscle in his family's opinion. His violet eyes tiredly roamed the room, until it stopped on the girl, who seems to be waiting to be acknowledged. His orbs then gleamed mischievously at the ideas he was now getting. For a ningen, she was so innocent, so truthful and caring; it earned his families and his opinion on her on being reincarnated. Earth needed more people like that, and most certainly a certain person who still dwells there. Moving his inky black hair out of his face, he turned to the youngest child in the family. He nudged for Tsuriai's attention, which he successfully got as he then bent down to whisper into his ear.
Tsuriai, not only youngest of all 9, but was the shortest of 4'11. His hair was spiked but had strangely natural born colored hair and eyes of all children. On the right side of his hair was all midnight black and to the left all was sliver white. His eyes were the same as his hair, but at different sides. His left eye were midnight black and the right as sliver white that it made him look to be ying and yang. Good and bad, balanced out...which is how he got his name.
He listened to his aniki and nodded in agreement. His eyes caught sight of the girl and smiled. It was perfect, the guy was the opposite of her, and maybe they can balance each other out.
Tsuriai pulled Seiai with him as they confronted their father who was hitting his fist over his forehead, probably hoping to knock himself out in doing so. Pulling on his father's sleeve since he was shorter than him, he whispered Seiai's plan in his ear as his father bent down to listen and pointed out to the girl. Daiichi's face lightened up as he listened, nodding his head as he looked over to the girl, who seems out of it. He then turned back to his family and exclaimed.
"Urusai!"
Everyone in the room jumped, including the young girl who finally woke up from her train of thoughts.
"While you 7 were bickering and being stubborn mules....our two young geniuses have come up with a solution!"
All 10 pairs of eyes went to Tsuriai and Seiai, as their otou laid a hand on each of their shoulders. Clearing his throat, Seiai proudly announced his ingenious plan. He opened his mouth and one word was all that came out.
"Love"
Everyone was silent; they looked at him for a moment, before turning to look at each other, and then bursting into roars of laughter. Seiai frowned at his brothers and sisters. The only ones not laughing were Yogensha, Daiichi, Tsuriai, Eiko, and the girl, who was still confused as to what they were talking about to laugh. They were laughing so hard, even Kibo, who was leaning on Eiko for support, had fallen to the floor as they held their transparent stomachs in pain. Eiko rolled her eyes at how childish her family was being, and they were gods!
"Love? Is that robe too tight on you Seiai? Because you're barbaric to think, a guy like that would fall in love!" Awaremi roared. "How could you think, someone as cold as him, would change his ways with love?"
Seiai lowered his head in shame. He believed it to be a good idea, not some joke which it seems his brothers and sisters thought of it to be. Seeing him like that, the girl chose to make her appearance, if they noticed or not.
"I think it's a good idea!" she exclaimed.
All eyes with the exception of Seiai, Tsuriai, Eiko, and Daiichi turned to the back of the room, their eyes quirked in amusement of her opinion. Does she even know who we're talking about?
The young spirit had arrived to see the family to be arguing and Daiichi didn't seem to be on the bright side, with the way he seemed annoyed and tired clearly shown on his face. She groaned and was thinking over whether it was a good idea to be here and ask such a thing. He was bound to say no as soon as the words, 'Earth' and 'I', come out her mouth. She huffed that thought away and decided to play chance, until Daichii's voice boomed, snapping her out of that idea and immediately reconsidered that chance. She was about to sneak out before someone saw her, until he heard Seiai's suggestion, followed by a roar of laughter. She fumed at how mean they were being to the poor love god, when they couldn't think of anything better by the sound of it, so she decided to vouch for him.
"I may not know who you're talking about...." I guess not "But I know love can solve a lot of things!"
Curious as to why she was here as well as the rest of her family, Shinko decided to be the one to ask, asked, "Ok....umm...need something....Kagome?"
Shrugging her shoulders, she decided to ask since they asked, "Gomen to be intruding your meeting milord and ladies, but I wish to ask if I can visit Earth to past the time." she said with a bow "It's too boring here" she mumbled.
Seiai's face lightened up at the thought. Turning to his father, his father meeting his gaze, held the same mischievous spark in them, showing he knew it too. Nodding, Seiai then crossed the room over to the young onna.
"Sure you can go, my big-hearted tomodachi," He grinned, "You can stay there as long as it takes...."
The raven head girl quickly turned her head to the kami. "As long as it takes...big-hearted friend..." she narrowed her eyes suspiciously at the love god. "What are you planning now Seiai?"
Seiai grinned, "Oh...nothing...how about you like to take a trip down to Earth..." he tilted his head. "....and while you're there.... be like a guardian for a guy while testing that theory that love can solve anything."
Kagome backed away from the insane love kami. "Nani?"
"You go to Earth, act as a-"
Kagome scowled, "Not that! What do you mean be a guardian? And why me?
Catching on, the others backed up him, "You just hang around a guy...er...or some type of guy for a while, and as for why we pick you to do it, is because..."
"Because you wanted to go to Earth." Shinko grinned.
"You get to stay as long as you want." Kibo added.
"Pasts the time." Eiko smirked.
"And you can help our 'friend' down there while you're at it, to test your theory on love," Sighed dreamily, Shuku. "It's your fate, after all" she added in under her breath.
"So, how about it?" Seiai put an arm around Kagome. "Can you do this...for us?"
Kagome thought over their points and nodded at each one. Smiling, she then nodded making the kami and megami cheer. Then a thought then occurred to her. She held up a hand and said.
"Chotto Matte."
The gods stopped cheering. Please don't reconsider!
She rose an eyebrow at them, "I can't do this without knowing the name of the guy I'm supposed to be watching over."
The kami's mentally sighed in relief and grinned at her.
"Kagome Higurashi, your mission...teach how to love to ..." Seiai grinned "...Sesshomaru Tashio."
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A/N: Okay, this is one of my stories that I actually got finished over the summer. :] And this one isn't angst in any way, shape or form that have to deal with it. ^^ Enjoy.
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Translations
Kami-god
Megami-goddess
Ningen-human
Onna-woman/girl
Tomodachi-friend
Otou-father
Aniki-older brother
Imouto-little sister
Nani-what
Chotto matte-hold up/wait a moment
Gomen nasai-I'm sorry
Hai-yes
Urusai-shut up
Jigoku-hell
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Names and a short info on them: (they're going from oldest to youngest)
Daiichi-means chief; he's the father of 9 children, wife Yogensha, and the older brother of Akuma.
Yogensha-means oracle; she's the wife of 9 god children, and the wife of Daiichi. She's very fond of Kagome and on the leash when it comes to her oldest son.
Meiyo-means honor; he's the oldest child of Daiichi and Yogensha. When it comes to honor, he honors it, especially his. Well the exception of his father.
Eiko-means glory; she's the female Meiyo, but has more respect for other people besides herself, than her older brother any day.
Nikushimi-means hatred; he's more fond of his uncle than his father, yet he still respects his parents. He holds the hatred of people's and can turn anyone against the other, if he feels so. That and with the permission of his otou. He's the older twin of Awareni.
Shinko-means faith; she's the older twin of Shuku, more forgiving than all her siblings, sees a person needs more than one chance.
Awareni-means mercy (pity); gives mercy to those that he deems worthy in their lives but aggressive at times when he doesn't find them worthy.
Shukumei-means fate; she sees the good of people, and annoying when it comes to butting into people's lives.
Kibo-means hope; she's a rough girl who's a tough one outside, but a sweetie in the inside.
Seiai-means sexual love; he's a mischievous transvestite who puts cupid to shame. When he gets an idea, he sticks to it; he can make the two most unlikely people to fall in love.
Tsuriai-means balance/harmony; he's the youngest of the 9, and a kid who can balance out your checkbook, lol.