School is finally over
I waited for the car to pick me up
"Good afternoon Ms.Feng I was sent to pick you up" my driver cheerfully chimed
"As per usual" I said back
the driver seems to have changed again i said staring at the back of his head from
"Would you like to stop for anything young master," he commented looking into the rear view mirror
no i'm good just take me straight home i replied back while leaning on the window
not even some din- he began to say before i rudely interrupted him, "I'm fine really just take me home like your paid to do like your supposed to"
The rest of the drive was silent, i looked out the window and watched the scenery change as we drove by I couldn't help but think back to what Inari said to me today, after everything that has happened, how am I still considered a good person?
Everything that happened it was because of me. The thought that me being a good person makes me cringe ripped my family apart, I hurt so many, because of me my grandmother lost hope, because of me my father lost the love of his life.
We were perfect, my family was perfect
Two beautiful girls Lei and Fei
Our names where perfect Lei meaning the sound of jewels and Fei meaning dance of the wind.
Fei was the perfect manifestation of her name , at a very young age Fei showed promise as a great dancer She caught the eye of many dance schools
I, however, was average they never had time for me, they were always too busy at dance classes or dance recitals but my grandmother saw something in me they didn't. She would always tell me I was special, I never believed her. I always thought I was nothing but talentless and a waste of time and it showed at school, Fei was the popular twin and I was her shadow but the following Christmas that was going to change. This Christmas started like any other mom and dad where busy with Fei's many performances. I stayed with grandma, I always enjoyed staying with her, she always made time for me, she was the one person in this family that I was sure loved me.
She always made sure I was happy in some way, Some days she would let me skip school with her I guess she saw how lonely I used to be but that Christmas she did something for me that was unforgettable something I will always be thankful for.
"Lei, honey come down its time for breakfast" my grandmother said while shaking me awake
"Why do you awaken me from my slumber" I playfully spouted back
"You know children around your age would be happy to be awake this early" my grandmother voiced while pulling the covers from over me
"I'm not like other children, they wake up and look forward to their parents and gifts...I have none of that" I vented as I sat up on the bed
"You may not have your parents but you do have a gift" my grandma blissfully chimed
My eyes begun to glitter from the tears of joy and shock at the sight of a beautiful shime daiko . She looked at me and smiled. I will never forget her smile, her gentle smile.
"Give it a go" was the words she finally spoke
"I have no idea what and how to play" I replied
But I did anyway and in that moment as the bachi hit the animal skin, it felt like something took over me, something came alive within me. The rhythm I played, I have never heard it before, but I played so effortlessly. My grandmother with the look of astonishment in her eyes looked me with a proud and gleeful smile
As I fell deeper into the rhythm I closed my eyes and felt my heartbeat synchronized with the beating the drum and as I begun to beat against the drum faster I saw the life of another beginning to flash before my eyes.
It was the story of twins, a set of twin where one was favored over the other thus causing the child who was unfavorable to give into anger. As time passed and there age grew higher that twin was given the name the Bringer of Chaos but his name was Rajin kami of storms thunder and lightning
As I was jolted awake by my ecstatic grandmother, she handed my some water then exclaimed
"Ah my child you have it, you have it, you inherited my ability you're a soul-searcher"
As I grew older and started learning more about soul searching, I realized what I saw that day was not because I was a soul searcher it was because of something else, something my grandmother was hiding from me
After that Christmas I was no longer Fei's shadow I became the heartbeat daiko drummer that can drum as fast as the heart rate of a sprinter this was a slight exaggeration made by my grandmother of course.
During a new year celebration me and Fei we were able to perform together and with that performance my career in cultural performing art began to kick off not to mention it got my parents to care more, well my mom anyway, my dad wanted nothing to do with me, at one point he said to me
" I wish Fei was my only child"
He never really understood what those words did to me.
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Umarekawari (The Reincarnations) UNEDITED
Teen FictionAfter 2 generations the Kami have once again placed trust into the hands of humans. By splitting their soul and placing half into a human child which is formally called a Divine Reincarnation. The purpose of this was for the child to be the balanc...
