Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, however I believe I own this idea! ^_^
Cool, my first original- I think.
A/N: Anywho. I think that this is a one shot. It works fine that way, but if readers want more. I think I might be able to do it! Just review and tell me what you think. Hope you like this!
Enjoy! ^-^
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Author: Sakura-chan88
Title: Remembering you
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"Hiraikotsu"
Sango flung the named giant bone boomerang towards an oncoming Kumi Oni as it charged. They were surrounded by a flood of Youkai and had been fighting since sundown. The crescent moon shone blood red as it hung a pendent to the star filled sky.
Kagura was currently occupying Inuyasha's time. She had improved incredibly since their last encounter and was giving the hanyou a rough time. He was having trouble holding on to Tetsusaiga as the Fuujin no Mai shot forward. He was cut in various places, had deep, curving gashes on his chest, and a slashed right shoulder, making it all the harder to grip the kiba. His clothes were tattered and would have been a dark crimson by now if they had not already been. If he lost Tetsusaiga now, they were all in trouble.
Miroku stood off to the side, helping Sango, Kirara, and even the little kitsune youkai, Shippo, fight off the swarm with his Shakijoku. He was unable to use Kazaana because of the Saimyoushoo's appearence. They were doing their best to protect Kagome who had run out of arrows. She sat in the center of the circle her friends had created, clutching the bottle that held the pathetic amount of piece they had collected of the Shikon no Tama. Sango could see she was arguing with herself about something. Something to do with a certain arrogant inu hanyou, she was sure.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried out and sprung to her feet. Sango turned to see Tetsusaiga flying away from the hanyou as one of the wind-blades tore it away from his grip. 'That's not good,' she thought as she watched the kiba become an old, rusty, useless katana. She watched horrified as Inuyasha began his transformation. His face became that of a monsters- unusually harsh- with one jagged, purple strip on both cheeks, crimson eyes, and a voice with a cruel, mocking tone. He was frightening.
Miroku gasped. Sango turned back to see what had caused him to do so. There, in the middle of the swarm of youkai, stood her little brother, Kohaku. 'Iie,' she thought, 'not brother. A soulless puppet. A shell of a brother that I once had. Naraku's puppet. I have no brother.' She tried her best to convince herself. She would be able to destroy a puppet, but never her brother. Not since the last time she tried. ''He still has a human heart' Inuyasha had said, but I don't believe it.... What if it was Naraku's plan all along,' she mused. 'I will kill him this time, without a second thought, if he attacks.'
She briefly noticed that Miroku had been taking the rosary beads off of his arm. He was going to suck in the youkai even if it meant getting poisoned, but now he wouldn't. Not even if Sango had allowed him. Even without the shards in his back, Miroku wouldn't because, to him, Kohaku would always be her little brother. Yet, they all knew he was being controlled, and he would have to die in the end anyway. They would one day collect the shards from his back. There was no way for him to survive.
"Kohaku!" Sango screamed as he ran forward, pleading him to stop his attack. He raised his Kusarigama in the air and thrust it toward her. She ducked out of the way, rolling over. She just couldn't find it in her to fight him. She easily dodged a second and third attack as she raised her weapon above her head. Again she threw Hiraikotsu at an oncoming youkai, while side-stepping Kohaku's attempt at beheading her.
'Naraku, you coward!' Sango yelled soundlessly. 'How could he do this to my little brother, controlling him, erasing his mind. So much death and destruction over that damned jewel. I will kill you, you bastard!' Kohaku ran forward with his weapon pulled back. Just as he reached her, he brought the blade down as she kicked him in the stomach. He fell back a ways, landing on his knees as the Kusarigama landed some feet away.
With his weapon out of range, Kohaku throw a Doku-fun and reached for his katana. Sango, recognizing the poison, covered her mouth, while shouting caution to the others.
She spotted Inuyasha and Kagome arguing. She had left the protection of her friends to bring Tetsusaiga back to him and lost the jewel shards in the process. She was on the verge of tears, but Inuyasha never noticed, his focus entirely on a smirking Kagura. How Kagome could ever love the boy was beyond Sango. They both nodded in acknowledgement.
She stood defensive as her brother charged forward with a blank expression. She drew her blade to parry her brothers strike. He stopped mid swing as a flash of recognition entered his eyes.
=*=
He had thrown the Doku-fun as a distraction to draw his katana. The voice in his head never ceasing.
'Kill them,' it said. It had a familiar tone to it, but he couldn't think of who it was, or even where he'd heard it before.
'Iie,' he pleaded with it.
'Kill them!' It commanded.
'Iie!' he cried. He tried to stop it, but it was too strong.
'They are trying to kill you. They are the ones that murdered your family.'
His family? He didn't remember them, and of them. He didn't remember anything until the lady with fans had brought him her and told him to hide. Could it be true?
'Avenge them!' It shouted.
'Hai,' he complied and swung at the girl before him. The blade never reached her.
That face... he had seen her before, but where? Why couldn't he remember?
'Kill her!' the voice demanded as a picture began to form in his mind.
There, somewhere off in the woods it seemed, was a girl holding a katana. She had pinned him to the ground and was speaking, yet he couldn't hear the words. The blade she carried was aimed for his heart as she drew back, tears streaming down her face. He wasn't enraged by this though, he calmed when he remembered. This was the only thing he had remembered in such a long time. There was no way he could kill her. Then came another memory. The same girl was sitting with him in a little hut, with her arm draped over his shoulders speaking to him. This time the words came, but slightly slurred.
"...It's okay if you remember little by little. We'll always be together from now on after all." She had said.
"Umm.... Th, that's kinda embarrassing." he said blushing.
"What are you embarrassed about, we're siblings." Siblings? She was... 'Ane ue?'
He came back to the present. It had been so fast, nothing had changed, yet. Except for the fact that his blade was hanging still in the air, mid swing.
"IIE!" He screamed aloud, falling to his knees. He couldn't kill her. His sister.
He watched as she dropped her katana. She was shocked and confused, totally oblivious to everything around her. He was saddened to see her eyes shining as a single tear fell down her face. She was crying again. He didn't want her to cry. He didn't want her to worry. He wished her happiness and smiles. Yet, somehow he knew that nothing of the sort had happened in a long, long time.
Kagura stopped at his outburst, even more shocked than the girl. She quickly recovered and plucked a feather from her hair. She gently grabbed onto Kohaku as it transformed into a floating platform. They left the youkai swarm to finish the rest of them off.
One last look back, Kohaku watched with widened eyes as his sister fell to the ground. "Ane-ue," he whispered. He'd find her again, one way or another.
=*=
"IIE!" He screamed, falling to his knees.
'Nani?' She was more than a little surprised at this. And totally confused. Her katana dropped to the ground with a dull clatter she barely heared as her next thought came. 'Is he... Remembering me?'
She watched him closely as he kneel on the ground, shivering. He had been such a gentle, innocent, little boy. HER brother. Now... He was a shell. A soulless, mindless shell of a boy that he had use to be. A zombie of sorts. A body with nothing to live for. Anything was capable of controlling such a thing. The slightest push in the wrong direction would set them astray for good. They had nothing to base information or suggestions on. No knowledge, no understanding, no memories. But, Kohaku seemed to have them... Or was it fear of death? He hadn't feared Sesshomaru though. So, how could this be? Was it that Naraku's grip had been weakened?
'Or, was this all a trap he had set, to catch me off guard?' She though. He, this puppet called Kohaku, was still nothing more than a skin-deep resemblance to a brother she once had. One that Naraku had taken from her. One she had loved so deeply. Her brother, the one and only, that was and now is not, that loved and now felt nothing. A single tear fell from her eyes as she swore her vengeance. 'Naraku! You'll pay for what you've done. For what you've made my brother. I promise you on my own life! I will kill you, coward!'
Kagura grabbed Kohaku and throw a lone feather into the air. Sango stood, watching helplessly as her brother floated away with one of her worst enemies detachements on the giant floating platform. A sudden numbness had claimed her body and she fell as darkness shrouded her vision. She had forgotten the poison at her brothers outburst. As unconsciousness welcomed her, Kohaku's voice wrung in her ears, bounding off the invisible walls her mind had formed. He, the innocent little brother she once had, was still there, somewhere. And he was remembering her. The bond of blood, of a family's love, was not letting go of them yet.
She smiled.
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Terms/translations:
Inu- Dog
Hanyou- Half-demon
Kitsune- Fox
Youkai- Full-demon
Oni- Monster, demon
Kumi- bear
Iie- no
Hai- yes
Nani- what
Ane-ue- traditional way of saying 'older sister'
Kiba- fang
Fuujin no Mai- Dance of the Wind-Blades. It is one of Kagura's most used attacks.
Hiraikotsu- literally 'Come flying skill'. Sango's gaint bone boomerang.
Shakijoku- Miroku's staff
Kusarigama- Sickle blade and chain, used by Kohaku. I am not entirely certain if this is the right weapon, but am almost sure.
Saimyoushoo- Insects of Hell
Kazaana- Air void. The hole in Miroku's right hand.
Katana- Sword
Doku-fun- Poison gas
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So, what do you think? It's my first with Sango and Kohaku, and I think it's an original. I hope it is and I hope you enjoyed it.
A/N: As I said before, this is a possible one shot. It works as one! ^_^ If you think I should make this into a story, chapter after chapter after chapter, then say so! I might... IF I get enough pleaing! ^_* I left enough room for a plot, but I'm not sure if I can pull it off. that is why I say possible one-shot. If you like it and I get enough pleaing, updating may take some time. Gomen!
Readers- REVIEW! PLEASE! Comments, questions, suggestion, anything goes! I don't think I forgot any translations, but if I did, please tell me.
Sayonara! ^-^
A/N: Anywho. I think that this is a one shot. It works fine that way, but if readers want more. I think I might be able to do it! Just review and tell me what you think. Hope you like this!
Enjoy! ^-^
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Author: Sakura-chan88
Title: Remembering you
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"Hiraikotsu"
Sango flung the named giant bone boomerang towards an oncoming Kumi Oni as it charged. They were surrounded by a flood of Youkai and had been fighting since sundown. The crescent moon shone blood red as it hung a pendent to the star filled sky.
Kagura was currently occupying Inuyasha's time. She had improved incredibly since their last encounter and was giving the hanyou a rough time. He was having trouble holding on to Tetsusaiga as the Fuujin no Mai shot forward. He was cut in various places, had deep, curving gashes on his chest, and a slashed right shoulder, making it all the harder to grip the kiba. His clothes were tattered and would have been a dark crimson by now if they had not already been. If he lost Tetsusaiga now, they were all in trouble.
Miroku stood off to the side, helping Sango, Kirara, and even the little kitsune youkai, Shippo, fight off the swarm with his Shakijoku. He was unable to use Kazaana because of the Saimyoushoo's appearence. They were doing their best to protect Kagome who had run out of arrows. She sat in the center of the circle her friends had created, clutching the bottle that held the pathetic amount of piece they had collected of the Shikon no Tama. Sango could see she was arguing with herself about something. Something to do with a certain arrogant inu hanyou, she was sure.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried out and sprung to her feet. Sango turned to see Tetsusaiga flying away from the hanyou as one of the wind-blades tore it away from his grip. 'That's not good,' she thought as she watched the kiba become an old, rusty, useless katana. She watched horrified as Inuyasha began his transformation. His face became that of a monsters- unusually harsh- with one jagged, purple strip on both cheeks, crimson eyes, and a voice with a cruel, mocking tone. He was frightening.
Miroku gasped. Sango turned back to see what had caused him to do so. There, in the middle of the swarm of youkai, stood her little brother, Kohaku. 'Iie,' she thought, 'not brother. A soulless puppet. A shell of a brother that I once had. Naraku's puppet. I have no brother.' She tried her best to convince herself. She would be able to destroy a puppet, but never her brother. Not since the last time she tried. ''He still has a human heart' Inuyasha had said, but I don't believe it.... What if it was Naraku's plan all along,' she mused. 'I will kill him this time, without a second thought, if he attacks.'
She briefly noticed that Miroku had been taking the rosary beads off of his arm. He was going to suck in the youkai even if it meant getting poisoned, but now he wouldn't. Not even if Sango had allowed him. Even without the shards in his back, Miroku wouldn't because, to him, Kohaku would always be her little brother. Yet, they all knew he was being controlled, and he would have to die in the end anyway. They would one day collect the shards from his back. There was no way for him to survive.
"Kohaku!" Sango screamed as he ran forward, pleading him to stop his attack. He raised his Kusarigama in the air and thrust it toward her. She ducked out of the way, rolling over. She just couldn't find it in her to fight him. She easily dodged a second and third attack as she raised her weapon above her head. Again she threw Hiraikotsu at an oncoming youkai, while side-stepping Kohaku's attempt at beheading her.
'Naraku, you coward!' Sango yelled soundlessly. 'How could he do this to my little brother, controlling him, erasing his mind. So much death and destruction over that damned jewel. I will kill you, you bastard!' Kohaku ran forward with his weapon pulled back. Just as he reached her, he brought the blade down as she kicked him in the stomach. He fell back a ways, landing on his knees as the Kusarigama landed some feet away.
With his weapon out of range, Kohaku throw a Doku-fun and reached for his katana. Sango, recognizing the poison, covered her mouth, while shouting caution to the others.
She spotted Inuyasha and Kagome arguing. She had left the protection of her friends to bring Tetsusaiga back to him and lost the jewel shards in the process. She was on the verge of tears, but Inuyasha never noticed, his focus entirely on a smirking Kagura. How Kagome could ever love the boy was beyond Sango. They both nodded in acknowledgement.
She stood defensive as her brother charged forward with a blank expression. She drew her blade to parry her brothers strike. He stopped mid swing as a flash of recognition entered his eyes.
=*=
He had thrown the Doku-fun as a distraction to draw his katana. The voice in his head never ceasing.
'Kill them,' it said. It had a familiar tone to it, but he couldn't think of who it was, or even where he'd heard it before.
'Iie,' he pleaded with it.
'Kill them!' It commanded.
'Iie!' he cried. He tried to stop it, but it was too strong.
'They are trying to kill you. They are the ones that murdered your family.'
His family? He didn't remember them, and of them. He didn't remember anything until the lady with fans had brought him her and told him to hide. Could it be true?
'Avenge them!' It shouted.
'Hai,' he complied and swung at the girl before him. The blade never reached her.
That face... he had seen her before, but where? Why couldn't he remember?
'Kill her!' the voice demanded as a picture began to form in his mind.
There, somewhere off in the woods it seemed, was a girl holding a katana. She had pinned him to the ground and was speaking, yet he couldn't hear the words. The blade she carried was aimed for his heart as she drew back, tears streaming down her face. He wasn't enraged by this though, he calmed when he remembered. This was the only thing he had remembered in such a long time. There was no way he could kill her. Then came another memory. The same girl was sitting with him in a little hut, with her arm draped over his shoulders speaking to him. This time the words came, but slightly slurred.
"...It's okay if you remember little by little. We'll always be together from now on after all." She had said.
"Umm.... Th, that's kinda embarrassing." he said blushing.
"What are you embarrassed about, we're siblings." Siblings? She was... 'Ane ue?'
He came back to the present. It had been so fast, nothing had changed, yet. Except for the fact that his blade was hanging still in the air, mid swing.
"IIE!" He screamed aloud, falling to his knees. He couldn't kill her. His sister.
He watched as she dropped her katana. She was shocked and confused, totally oblivious to everything around her. He was saddened to see her eyes shining as a single tear fell down her face. She was crying again. He didn't want her to cry. He didn't want her to worry. He wished her happiness and smiles. Yet, somehow he knew that nothing of the sort had happened in a long, long time.
Kagura stopped at his outburst, even more shocked than the girl. She quickly recovered and plucked a feather from her hair. She gently grabbed onto Kohaku as it transformed into a floating platform. They left the youkai swarm to finish the rest of them off.
One last look back, Kohaku watched with widened eyes as his sister fell to the ground. "Ane-ue," he whispered. He'd find her again, one way or another.
=*=
"IIE!" He screamed, falling to his knees.
'Nani?' She was more than a little surprised at this. And totally confused. Her katana dropped to the ground with a dull clatter she barely heared as her next thought came. 'Is he... Remembering me?'
She watched him closely as he kneel on the ground, shivering. He had been such a gentle, innocent, little boy. HER brother. Now... He was a shell. A soulless, mindless shell of a boy that he had use to be. A zombie of sorts. A body with nothing to live for. Anything was capable of controlling such a thing. The slightest push in the wrong direction would set them astray for good. They had nothing to base information or suggestions on. No knowledge, no understanding, no memories. But, Kohaku seemed to have them... Or was it fear of death? He hadn't feared Sesshomaru though. So, how could this be? Was it that Naraku's grip had been weakened?
'Or, was this all a trap he had set, to catch me off guard?' She though. He, this puppet called Kohaku, was still nothing more than a skin-deep resemblance to a brother she once had. One that Naraku had taken from her. One she had loved so deeply. Her brother, the one and only, that was and now is not, that loved and now felt nothing. A single tear fell from her eyes as she swore her vengeance. 'Naraku! You'll pay for what you've done. For what you've made my brother. I promise you on my own life! I will kill you, coward!'
Kagura grabbed Kohaku and throw a lone feather into the air. Sango stood, watching helplessly as her brother floated away with one of her worst enemies detachements on the giant floating platform. A sudden numbness had claimed her body and she fell as darkness shrouded her vision. She had forgotten the poison at her brothers outburst. As unconsciousness welcomed her, Kohaku's voice wrung in her ears, bounding off the invisible walls her mind had formed. He, the innocent little brother she once had, was still there, somewhere. And he was remembering her. The bond of blood, of a family's love, was not letting go of them yet.
She smiled.
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Terms/translations:
Inu- Dog
Hanyou- Half-demon
Kitsune- Fox
Youkai- Full-demon
Oni- Monster, demon
Kumi- bear
Iie- no
Hai- yes
Nani- what
Ane-ue- traditional way of saying 'older sister'
Kiba- fang
Fuujin no Mai- Dance of the Wind-Blades. It is one of Kagura's most used attacks.
Hiraikotsu- literally 'Come flying skill'. Sango's gaint bone boomerang.
Shakijoku- Miroku's staff
Kusarigama- Sickle blade and chain, used by Kohaku. I am not entirely certain if this is the right weapon, but am almost sure.
Saimyoushoo- Insects of Hell
Kazaana- Air void. The hole in Miroku's right hand.
Katana- Sword
Doku-fun- Poison gas
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So, what do you think? It's my first with Sango and Kohaku, and I think it's an original. I hope it is and I hope you enjoyed it.
A/N: As I said before, this is a possible one shot. It works as one! ^_^ If you think I should make this into a story, chapter after chapter after chapter, then say so! I might... IF I get enough pleaing! ^_* I left enough room for a plot, but I'm not sure if I can pull it off. that is why I say possible one-shot. If you like it and I get enough pleaing, updating may take some time. Gomen!
Readers- REVIEW! PLEASE! Comments, questions, suggestion, anything goes! I don't think I forgot any translations, but if I did, please tell me.
Sayonara! ^-^