Inuyasha Chronicles The Next Generation
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Dedicated to Bajo la lluvia y estrelles and Dark Genie, who stuck with me through the originals
Chapter 1. It's a Girl!
Inuyasha had given up the fighting life to settle down with his beautiful wife Kikyo. She protected a jewel known as the Shikon no Tama. It is one of the most important jobs in the world. If it fell into the clutches of an enemy, it could let them rule the world. One day, about a year after they settled down to live a carefree life, Kikyo had a child. All through the pregnancy Inuyasha had wanted, and expected a boy. A boy he could train to fight, to learn the ropes of a warrior. Needless-to-say he had been quite mad and definitely irritated at the fact that Kikyo had a girl, not a boy. It had seemed to frustrate him even further when he learned that the girl, whose name was Rumiko, was to be their only child. He finally resolved to teach it the way of the warrior, someone had to protect their family name. Now, 12 years later, Kikyo is dead(as much as it pains me to say it) and Rumiko is the soul protector of the Jewel. Inuyasha has yet to teach her the ways of a warrior, in which she will need to learn.
"Rumiko! I know you can do better than that, girl, put some back-bone into it!" Inuyasha strived his daughter onward. The twelve year old thrust out her hand yelling, "Iron Reaper Soul Stealer!" Her hand finally went through the small elm she had been practicing on. She didn't even have time to gain her breath back when Inuyasha ordered her to get another one.
"Don't stop until all the small elms I have indicated with the red markers are gone. No exceptions." He climbed onto one of the branches of a large sycamore tree, in which he and Kikyo first met, and watched his daughter practice. She still has a lot to learn, thought Inuyasha. You could hear her complaining all across the yard about how mean her father was. To tell the truth, he grew much softer since he started a family.
He remembered before he had a family. He could crush anyone down, now it was almost the opposite. Not that he didn't like the good peaceful life, but he was always a reckless half-demon. Quarreling, fighting, or complaining, usually accompanied him. Now, he was one of the most sensible adults you could meet. It was quite a change.
Nothing neared the change, however, that happened to him once Kikyo died. He was more pensive, he ate less, and he trained less. He loved Kikyo with all his heart, and he would do anything to follow her example, even after death.
When Rumiko finished with the small elms, both her and her father ate lunch. He didn't say much. He sat and listened to Rumiko chatter. She was in love with a boy, and when she got free time, that's all she talked about. She was glad that now, after her training, she could go see him. As she strolled up the path through the woods, she heard demons conversing. She was always a curios girl, so she stopped and hid behind a bush, watching them carefully. They looked as if they were arguing.
"Lord Sesshomaru will not like this, oh no!" cried one of them. He cast an angry glance at a smaller demon standing in front of him. The smaller one smiled slyly.
"Who cares what he demands? This is our chance to escape!" The bigger one looked doubtful.
"I'm not so sure," he hesitated. "I don't think we could pull it off." The smaller one laughed.
"Maybe you couldn't, that is why I shall lead you!" he hissed. The bigger one began to walk away.
"I am better off with Sesshomaru, I'd die under a leader such as you." Anger in his eyes, the smaller one clawed his neck, slaying him instantly. Rumiko gave a small gasp. The remaining demon turned and looked at the bush she was hiding behind. He began to walk towards it. Rumiko tried to crawl away, but a big hand grabbed her. She looked up into the menacing eyes of the demon. "Boo!" it said.
Inuyasha heard the scream as it echoed around the forest. He dashed off into the direction it was coming from. When he arrived on the spot, he was aghast at what he saw. A demon was holding his daughter by her hair, laughing at her innocence. Inuyasha leapt forward, pulling out his Tetusaiga.
"Don't move demon!" he cried, lunging forward. He slashed out with the red blade, severing the arm holding his daughter hostage. The demon screeched in pain, looking at his arm, which was lying on the ground.
"You fool!" he cried. He swept out with his other hand, just to find the blade coming towards it. He fell on the ground where Inuyasha preceded to chop off his head. He ran over to his daughter, hugging her fondly. She wept. She had nearly been killed. She knew one thing for sure now, however. She would never complain while training again.
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