WARNING: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters in this story. I do own however many of the other demons such as….
"ME!"
Hush up Daisuke, nobody cares!
*Daisuke sits in corner and cries*
Anyway, hope you enjoy!
Chapter one: The Aura
The demons had been restless for months. An aura almost as strong as their masters had been coming closer and closer to their forest. The Master had been gone for months, and without him they were in disarray. Every demon was on the verge of bolting, and joining neighboring clans. A small rat demon by the name of Daisuke rubbed his paws in worry. "Oh that kitsune will be the death of me", he groaned quietly.
No sooner as he said this, he was yanked up roughly by the tail. A familiar voice scolded, "Daisuke, I leave for three months and when I come back what do I find?" The rat demon turned up his face into the dark and mischievous eyes of his master.
"Lord Shippo! You have returned!"
"Don't I always?" said the fox demon with a smirk.
"Now explain to me what has happened".
As the rat demon went on explaining the mysterious aura, Shippo spaced off. He stared at the evening sky, just now darkening. The stars started to shine, and he smiled as he found the constellation Orion. Oh, how many years ago had it been since his adventures with Inuyasha and the rest off the gang? They had always looked at the stars at night and Kagome would point out the different constellations. It seemed like just yesterday, even though in reality it had been 60 years.
"Lord Shippo are you even paying attention?" Daisuke said in a strangled voice.
"No, I was… thinking."
"Well my Lord as I was saying, before the aura gets to your land, we should take measures to protect the..."
"And why would we do that?" Shippo interrupted. "We don't even know if it's a threat yet."
"Well that could be the case but…."
"Daisuke", sighed Shippo. "My journey has made me weary. Please tell the rest of the clan of my return. We will continue this conversation in the morning."
"Very well my Lord, good night."
Daisuke scampered off and Shippo started walking to his den. It was made under the biggest tree in the forest and he lived there alone. He knew if his Papa and Ma had still been alive they would have been poking and prodding at him to get a mate. He had decided that his partner would not be anyone from his clan. His mate would be one with land and power that he would eventually control one day. As he climbed into his bed made of leaves, he went to sleep with the thought of the demon he would someday rule with.
The fire was raging all around him. "Mama? Papa?" Shippo felt young again as he frantically searched through the burning debris that had once been his home. Above he heard the cold laughter of the Thunder Brothers. "Poor little boy", cried the eldest brother, sitting on the air as if it were the ground. "Looking for something?" He flaunted two bloody and slightly singed pelts. "You killed them! You killed my parent!" sobbed Shippo uncontrollably. The thunder Brother just laughed and laughed and laughed until the laughter was not laughter at all. They were screaming and Naraku stood above their writhing bodies, slowly absorbing every ounce of demonic energy in them. Naraku looked at Shippo and gave an evil grin. Shippo trembled as Naraku came closer, and then exploded into hundreds of crows, all who started attacking Shippo. Then they finally faded away.
He was left in the darkness, floating in a cold void. Then, suddenly, a girl appeared. She had long black hair and at first he thought "Kagome?" Then the girl turned around. No, it was definitely not Kagome. Now that he had realized this they looked nothing alike. This girl's hair was not black, but closer to a dark brown. She had amber eyes that looked streaked with gold. Her face was sad but beautiful and wore a dark green kimono embroidered in gold. Lastly she was definitely demon. She had a tail, not unlike his, but a dark brown like her hair. She looked about his age but it was always hard to tell with demons. "Who are you?" Shippo asked breathlessly. The girl moved her mouth but no sound came out. She touched her throat looking confused. She tried again, and a whisper, so quiet that only a demon could hear it escaped her mouth. "Kasumi."
Shippo woke to the sound of a crow cawing. Panting, he flung out of bed grabbing for his sword next to his bed side, only to remember where he was. He released his sword, hands trembling slightly. It had only been a bad dream, a nightmare, like the ones he'd been having nearly all his life.
The Thunder Brothers and Naraku were dead, and had been for years. It was the girl though that interested him. He had never seen her before. Sighing, he got out of his bed and rubbed his eyes. The sun had been up for at least an hour, and Shippo realized that he had duties to be preformed. With a loud yawn he grabbed his sword then slowly sauntered off to the middle of the forest.
The Forest Clan called the area Council, because it was where meetings were held. As he walked into the clearing he heard chorus's of demons saying "My Lord!" and "Master Shippo, you have returned!" Shippo looked around at his Council. They were five of the most powerful demons in the clan. Along with Daisuke there was Aoki the tough but grumpy frog demon, Fuyoko the quiet yuki-onna, Kaisho the loud and outspoken tengu, and Ren the slow and often clueless kappa.
All five of his council surrounded him and begged to hear of his stories.
"You guys settle down! We have business to attend to first!" cried Shippo over the many loud voices.
"We can take care of business later," huffed Kaisho. "We still have a few days yet, until the aura approaches the forest."
"That may be true," said Ren in a hushed voice "but we still need to makes plans. Who knows if the aura is friend or foe. We should meet with it a day off from our forest just in case.
"I agree with Ren" stated Fuyoko.
"See My Lord? Is it not as I suggested to you last night?" chattered a proud looking Daisuke.
"Fine, lets have a vote. All for scouting out the mysterious aura later today say I."
To Shippo's surprise almost every one voted to scout.
"Okay I'm going to make three groups. Daisuke and Ren, stay here just and case. Fuyoko, go with Aoki to the far borders of the forest in case the aura's course changes. Me and Kaisho will go directly towards the aura and see what type of demon it is."
Every one voiced their approval and headed towards their assigned locations. As Shippo and Kaisho ran towards the aura, both wondered what sort of demon awaited them.
Hey guys! This is my first fanfiction, and I hope you enjoyed it! If there are any characters from the original story you would like to see be added let me know! I am warning you now though, it is unlikely that I will add any of the humans (such as Miroku, Sango, Kagome, and Rin) because they'll be all old. If anyone can come up with a good reason to add them though, I will make an exception. ;-) One more thing, I can not assure you next time I will upload a chapter so be patient or spam my inbox. K thanks bye! ^_^