Extremis by harana

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Summary: One out of seven daughters, she was the least favored. Her eldest sister had everything, everything a queen could ever dreamed of, lived in her own world of beauty and power. But she never would've thought, that even the person she values the most above her own would also be hers.

O~~O

I should've seen it coming, felt it... expected it.

Everything I owned never did belong to me, not even my own home or myself.

I, Kagome Higurashi knew this from the moment I was born from a concubines' womb. It was a tragedy amongst tragedy to be born amongst royalty, but never truly sharing their blood. For centuries, my father-and my lord, did not acknowledge me. Denied my existence, a mistaken identity.

A forgotten child.

Kisho Naruna, Lord of the Eastern Lands favored a black kitsune demoness in his harem. Not knowing of the consequence it would bring, he had secretly visited her almost every night, and at the final hour he had known she was pregnant--turned her away.

Out of disgust, or to save his honor--he turned both mother and child, and was exiled from the empire.

I knew of this.

Knew of the situation I had been born into, and tried to live.

But at the age of five, my mother died, her tea poisoned as evidence. At the age of seven I was accepted back into the castle as a servant. And at the tender age of ten, I learned the bitter truth of how my mother's death was planned.

It was how I had lived. I was never accepted into the family. My mother's death proved that. I was destined to be always in the shadows.

I couldn't do anything, because I was nothing.

No one would ever believe me, and no one would ever listen.

The only people who probably knew, were my own half-sisters.

I had seen my sisters many times, they've known of my 'origin' as they would always like to point out. They were resplendent, elegant, true princesses of the Eastern Lands. The five daughters of Kisho Naruna--excluding me of course, as the sixth 'black sheep.'

It was how it always were, how it should be.

The fifth child was Yura. Mischievous, blood-eyed Yura, could be easily seen as the 'apple of her father's eye.' Spoiled to the very end, she was always in good terms with all her sisters, especially Kagura.

The fourth daughter, Kagura, conniving and a temptress, with her long, wavy hair and alluring garnet eyes piercing through your soul. She was always in competition with the others, never backing down from a challenge, especially with the third daughter-Sumera.

Sumera had the beauty of an angel, long blonde hair, ivory pale skin, blood red lips and cerulean eyes. The picture of a perfect daughter--if only you see past her face to see the real demon behind. At least every men of the castle already had visited her chamber--and it was always with the company of the second daughter, Izumi.

Tanned and toned, Izumi was a seductress at best. She had a tongue that could cut through feelings without an afterthought. She was-as you would expect, given everything like a second daughter must have--but it will never surpass the eldest daughter. Kikyo.

Ironic really how the most revered, and precious, eldest daughter of the family, actually look just like...me. Of course I'm being blinded by many facts, no matter how many people pointed out how we look so much alike.

Unlike Kikyo's brown cold eyes, I had violet eyes, inherited only from my mother.

Unlike Kikyo, she was cold, whereas I was viewed with warmth.

Unlike Kikyo, she had everything, and I have nothing.

And unlike Kikyo...I had him...had...

It was always this way, and it will never change.

Kikyo was one of the least of my (half) sisters that would taunt me--let alone, talk to me. But she didn't have to...because her eyes, told everything. Her disgust, her annoyance, her sadness, and her hatred--

Her hatred for me.

I sometimes wonder why.

Why she hates me when she had everything?

Even everything I could ever hope for.

Even the people I loved the most.

Even him.

O~~O

Should I continue?

I know I only introduced six 'daughters' (including Kagome) but the seventh one will come. And more will be cleared in next chappie.

btw can anyone tell me how you could make things 'italics' here? please...-.-