"Family"
By: Cherry Romancer
Prologue
"Secret Pain"
A/n: Inu-Yasha has officially become my new obsession. I promised myself to write a fan fiction about him, and now I am. Please note, Inu-chan (as I call him) will be slightly out of character.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha. All I own are the episodes I've been having my parents record for me at one in the morning, and an Inu-chan plushie that my mom ordered for me. I wish I did own him, though! (whines)
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Inu-Yasha sat up in his tree, staring down at the Bone-Eater's well, wondering when Kagome would come back. She hadn't said how long she would be gone this time, and he was starting to get upset about her already long absence. She had been back in her own time for nearly a week and a half, and it was working on his last nerve. Inu-Yasha hated to be separated from anyone he cared about for too long, and he had good reason for it . . .
"Hey! Inu-Yasha!" Sango called up to him, interrupting his thoughts. "Come on down from there! Kaede's made us lunch! Come and eat!"
"Not hungry," he replied gruffly. Sango snorted at his response and stalked away. Inu-Yasha hadn't meant to be so curt about it. She was, after all, talking about food. He just was in a pissy mood, just like he was every time Kagome left. Inu-Yasha frowned at the well, thinking (again) of going to Kagome's time and dragging her back.
Inu-Yasha, if you follow me through the well again, I'll sit you so hard that it'll hurt your great grandchildren! The memory of Kagome's warning rang so clearly in his mind that it was almost as if she were right in his ear now, yelling at him. So he sighed and stopped frowning at the well. He decided that he might as well get some of that lunch that Sango was talking about. He walked up to Kaede's hut, but before he could enter, Miroku, Sango, Kaede, and Shippo's voices drifted to his sharp dog's ears.
" . . . and he still won't come down from there," Sango grumbled. "I was going to ask him what was really the matter, but the look on his face didn't allow much sympathy."
"What do ye mean by what was really the matter?" Kaede asked. She and Shippo seemed confused, but Miroku nodded knowingly.
"You've noticed it as well, then?" he asked. When Sango nodded, he continued. "There's something odd about Inu-Yasha lately. He's always upset when Kagome goes to her own time, but lately, it seems that there is something else on his mind, not just Kagome."
"That'd be strange," Shippo said. "He usually only thinks about Kagome when she's not here."
"But this was going on before Kagome left," Sango explained. "She said something to me about Inu-Yasha seeming even more stand-offish than he normally is."
Kaede thought for a moment, then nodded. "Aye, ye bring up a good point. Now that I think of it, Inu-Yasha does not seem angry as he always does, but somewhat sad."
"I wonder what it is," Miroku muttered, almost too quietly to be heard.
Inu-Yasha had heard enough. He quickly walked away from the old miko's hut before Shippo or Kirara picked up his scent. He headed quietly back to his tree and perched himself on his usual branch.
He hadn't realized that he was being so obvious with his thoughts that they'd noticed. It was true that Inu-Yasha had been thinking about something other than just Kagome, Naraku, and the jewel shards. He had been thinking about a secret he had kept from everyone, even from Kikyo when she had been alive, and that he was keeping from Kagome now. It had to do with his family . . .
They had no idea that it hadn't just been himself and his mother when he was a little pup. There had been someone else in his family, someone to whom Inu-Yasha had been very close, because she had the exact same problem he did, and she was exactly the same age as he was. He had been thinking about his twin sister, Kakurine.
She had been the only person Inu-Yasha had had to play with as a boy. She and Inu-Yasha had been best friends as well as twin siblings. Ever since Naraku had resurrected Sango's brother, Kohaku, she had been coming to his mind more and more, and he hated to think about his dead sister.
Kakurine had died not too long after they had learned of the existence of the Shikkon Jewel. The two half-demons had desired to become full demons, so they had headed towards the village of the mysterious miko, Kikyo, who could supposedly kill demons with enchanted arrows. Along the way, however, they encountered a demon that was under the control of a pair of witches. The demon was easy enough to kill, but they hadn't been able to touch the witches. Eventually, Kakurine realized that they wouldn't be able to win and she dragged her brother from the futile fight. However, Inu-Yasha still wanted to try, and that was what caused it to happen.
The witches combined their black magic into one power spell and hurled the spell at Inu-Yasha, who didn't have time to react. However, the magic didn't hit him; it hit Kakurine. She had seen the spell coming and pushed Inu-Yasha out of the way. There was a blinding flash of light, and when Inu- Yasha could see again, Kakurine was gone. The witches still were in sight, though visibly worn out. The spell had taken so much out of them that they'd been forced to retreat.
Inu-Yasha had searched for weeks, but he found no trace of either the witches or Kakurine, not even a scent trail. They all had seemed to just vanish into thin air. Inu-Yasha knew that his sister must be dead, and the witches hidden somewhere, alive, and him unable to find them and claim vengeance for his sister. It took him a full four months to recover from the loss of his sister, but he never got over the guilt that he felt even to that day. He knew that if he hadn't been so stubborn, if he'd listened to her for once and run for it, the witches would never have been able to cast the spell that had taken her away from him.
Inu-Yasha furiously scrubbed at his eyes as he felt tears forming in them. No, he had sworn on the day he set out again to collect the Shikkon Jewel that he would never, ever allow himself to cry again. He also tried to promise himself to never let anyone get close, but then he met Kikyo, and the rest is history. And now, Inu-Yasha had fallen for Kagome as well, plus he had friends that he held dear, even if he never would admit it out loud. No, Inu-Yasha had never been able to devoid himself of feelings like he'd tried to do, and even now, because of it, he was feeling a deep pain for Kakurine.
"Damn it! I have to stop thinking about her!" he muttered to himself. The problem was, though, he couldn't. He hadn't been able to, not since they had found out that Kohaku was alive again, and that Sango had a chance to get her brother back. Inu-Yasha would give practically anything to know he had a chance to see Kakurine again, a chance to spend time with her once more.
Suddenly, a sweetly familiar scent rose up from the well. Kagome had come back. Inu-Yasha smiled for a moment, then got angry that she had been gone for so long. He leapt down from the tree just as she climbed up out of the well.
"Why the hell were you gone so long?" he demanded.
"I was gone for a long time because I had very important tests to take at school!" Kagome shouted, her voice carrying to Kaede's hut. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo emerged from the hut (Kirara was sleeping) to see Inu-Yasha and Kagome getting into another one of their arguments.
They sighed. Kagome was back now, so that meant it was business as usual.
By: Cherry Romancer
Prologue
"Secret Pain"
A/n: Inu-Yasha has officially become my new obsession. I promised myself to write a fan fiction about him, and now I am. Please note, Inu-chan (as I call him) will be slightly out of character.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha. All I own are the episodes I've been having my parents record for me at one in the morning, and an Inu-chan plushie that my mom ordered for me. I wish I did own him, though! (whines)
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Inu-Yasha sat up in his tree, staring down at the Bone-Eater's well, wondering when Kagome would come back. She hadn't said how long she would be gone this time, and he was starting to get upset about her already long absence. She had been back in her own time for nearly a week and a half, and it was working on his last nerve. Inu-Yasha hated to be separated from anyone he cared about for too long, and he had good reason for it . . .
"Hey! Inu-Yasha!" Sango called up to him, interrupting his thoughts. "Come on down from there! Kaede's made us lunch! Come and eat!"
"Not hungry," he replied gruffly. Sango snorted at his response and stalked away. Inu-Yasha hadn't meant to be so curt about it. She was, after all, talking about food. He just was in a pissy mood, just like he was every time Kagome left. Inu-Yasha frowned at the well, thinking (again) of going to Kagome's time and dragging her back.
Inu-Yasha, if you follow me through the well again, I'll sit you so hard that it'll hurt your great grandchildren! The memory of Kagome's warning rang so clearly in his mind that it was almost as if she were right in his ear now, yelling at him. So he sighed and stopped frowning at the well. He decided that he might as well get some of that lunch that Sango was talking about. He walked up to Kaede's hut, but before he could enter, Miroku, Sango, Kaede, and Shippo's voices drifted to his sharp dog's ears.
" . . . and he still won't come down from there," Sango grumbled. "I was going to ask him what was really the matter, but the look on his face didn't allow much sympathy."
"What do ye mean by what was really the matter?" Kaede asked. She and Shippo seemed confused, but Miroku nodded knowingly.
"You've noticed it as well, then?" he asked. When Sango nodded, he continued. "There's something odd about Inu-Yasha lately. He's always upset when Kagome goes to her own time, but lately, it seems that there is something else on his mind, not just Kagome."
"That'd be strange," Shippo said. "He usually only thinks about Kagome when she's not here."
"But this was going on before Kagome left," Sango explained. "She said something to me about Inu-Yasha seeming even more stand-offish than he normally is."
Kaede thought for a moment, then nodded. "Aye, ye bring up a good point. Now that I think of it, Inu-Yasha does not seem angry as he always does, but somewhat sad."
"I wonder what it is," Miroku muttered, almost too quietly to be heard.
Inu-Yasha had heard enough. He quickly walked away from the old miko's hut before Shippo or Kirara picked up his scent. He headed quietly back to his tree and perched himself on his usual branch.
He hadn't realized that he was being so obvious with his thoughts that they'd noticed. It was true that Inu-Yasha had been thinking about something other than just Kagome, Naraku, and the jewel shards. He had been thinking about a secret he had kept from everyone, even from Kikyo when she had been alive, and that he was keeping from Kagome now. It had to do with his family . . .
They had no idea that it hadn't just been himself and his mother when he was a little pup. There had been someone else in his family, someone to whom Inu-Yasha had been very close, because she had the exact same problem he did, and she was exactly the same age as he was. He had been thinking about his twin sister, Kakurine.
She had been the only person Inu-Yasha had had to play with as a boy. She and Inu-Yasha had been best friends as well as twin siblings. Ever since Naraku had resurrected Sango's brother, Kohaku, she had been coming to his mind more and more, and he hated to think about his dead sister.
Kakurine had died not too long after they had learned of the existence of the Shikkon Jewel. The two half-demons had desired to become full demons, so they had headed towards the village of the mysterious miko, Kikyo, who could supposedly kill demons with enchanted arrows. Along the way, however, they encountered a demon that was under the control of a pair of witches. The demon was easy enough to kill, but they hadn't been able to touch the witches. Eventually, Kakurine realized that they wouldn't be able to win and she dragged her brother from the futile fight. However, Inu-Yasha still wanted to try, and that was what caused it to happen.
The witches combined their black magic into one power spell and hurled the spell at Inu-Yasha, who didn't have time to react. However, the magic didn't hit him; it hit Kakurine. She had seen the spell coming and pushed Inu-Yasha out of the way. There was a blinding flash of light, and when Inu- Yasha could see again, Kakurine was gone. The witches still were in sight, though visibly worn out. The spell had taken so much out of them that they'd been forced to retreat.
Inu-Yasha had searched for weeks, but he found no trace of either the witches or Kakurine, not even a scent trail. They all had seemed to just vanish into thin air. Inu-Yasha knew that his sister must be dead, and the witches hidden somewhere, alive, and him unable to find them and claim vengeance for his sister. It took him a full four months to recover from the loss of his sister, but he never got over the guilt that he felt even to that day. He knew that if he hadn't been so stubborn, if he'd listened to her for once and run for it, the witches would never have been able to cast the spell that had taken her away from him.
Inu-Yasha furiously scrubbed at his eyes as he felt tears forming in them. No, he had sworn on the day he set out again to collect the Shikkon Jewel that he would never, ever allow himself to cry again. He also tried to promise himself to never let anyone get close, but then he met Kikyo, and the rest is history. And now, Inu-Yasha had fallen for Kagome as well, plus he had friends that he held dear, even if he never would admit it out loud. No, Inu-Yasha had never been able to devoid himself of feelings like he'd tried to do, and even now, because of it, he was feeling a deep pain for Kakurine.
"Damn it! I have to stop thinking about her!" he muttered to himself. The problem was, though, he couldn't. He hadn't been able to, not since they had found out that Kohaku was alive again, and that Sango had a chance to get her brother back. Inu-Yasha would give practically anything to know he had a chance to see Kakurine again, a chance to spend time with her once more.
Suddenly, a sweetly familiar scent rose up from the well. Kagome had come back. Inu-Yasha smiled for a moment, then got angry that she had been gone for so long. He leapt down from the tree just as she climbed up out of the well.
"Why the hell were you gone so long?" he demanded.
"I was gone for a long time because I had very important tests to take at school!" Kagome shouted, her voice carrying to Kaede's hut. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo emerged from the hut (Kirara was sleeping) to see Inu-Yasha and Kagome getting into another one of their arguments.
They sighed. Kagome was back now, so that meant it was business as usual.