Hello everyone! Advanceinlover25 here and updating Chapter 4 again. Thank you to all that have been reviewing and you don't know how awesome that feels to have feedback. Anyway, I noticed that my last chapters have been short and I'm really sorry. They'll hopefully be building up. Anyway, back to the story and I hope you all enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha!

When Akira finally stopped crying, Inuyasha carried her back to Kaede's hut in order for her to rest. She cried until she slept and in her sleep she was still sobbing. When he arrived, everyone began to worry and question what was wrong. He explained what happened but not what Akira had shared with him. They decided to get some rest themselves for the day that would come.

The next morning, everyone was doing their usual routine; eating breakfast, getting ready for the trip, etc. All the while, Akira was sitting outside watching Shippo play with Kirara and thinking about what happened the day before. She regretted telling Inuyasha a little of her family but she also felt a weight lifted off her shoulders. She assumed the only reason she even shared was because she in a way trusted Inuyasha along with his friends. She just hoped everyone trusted her as well. She lost her concentration when Shippo and Kirara came over to her.

"Hi Akira, do you want to play with me and Kirara?" Shippo asked. Akira was hesitant; she knew she trusted them, all of them, but did they trust her too. They must have, otherwise Shippo wouldn't have offered his time to her. Akira smiled.

"Sure, I would love to," she said and really meant it. For the first time she felt accepted by someone, even if she didn't know for sure, but the fact that Shippo wanted to play and actually acknowledge her was all she cared about right now. The group of three [Kirara, Shippo and Akira] were playing hide and seek and appeared to be any other group of kids playing. Akira was behind a tree hiding away from Shippo who was seeking her, she forgot for moment what she was doing because she felt something, something pure calling to her. Shippo then scared her because her mind was wondering.

"Got you! Now you're it!" Shippo exclaimed as he ran away from her, she semi-smiled and all of a sudden, in that moment she didn't want to play anymore, but Shippo was too far for him to even hear her. She sighed and decided to wonder the forest that was behind her. "No one will notice I'm even gone." She told herself and explored the forest of Inuyasha. She wondered why it was called this and how it all made the village whole. She then walked to a clearing that held the Goshinbaku tree in the middle. She smiled, remembering the tree from a long time ago:

Flashback:

"Momma what is dat?" asked the 2 year old Akira.

"That my little one is the Goshinbaku; a sacred and most powerful tree," a woman said with long lavender hair and dog ears. "A long time ago a half demon fell in love with a powerful priestess who at the time was the protector of the Shikon no Tama. You remember the Shikon no Tama right dear?" she asked her daughter and Akira nodded. "Well the two, despite their different existence, fell in love, so much that the half demon no longer desired to become a full demon, but instead a full human. Unfortunately, on the day he was supposed to turn human for his lover, a powerful demon that held so much greed for the jewel tricked the two lovers and made them hate each other. The half demon, heartbroken, came for the jewel that was in a shrine in the village. Once he obtained it, he started for the forest but never made it far because the priestess shot her sacred arrow at her lover and he was bounded to this very same tree for 50 years."

"Wow! What happened to him momma?" Akira asked.

"Well, on the day he was released, the reincarnation of the priestess came and freed him. Unfortunately, she accidently shattered the jewel that scattered across our land. Now the two travel around to collect the jewel shards before it gets to evil."

"It would be really cool to go and see dem wouldn't it be momma," Akira said excitedly.

"Yes, yes it would. Maybe one day we will," her mother said with her wide and warm smile.

End Flashback

Now she remembered it all. It just seemed so long ago that Akira's mother and she were here in this forest. She looked up and the tree and decided to touch the tree. "I wonder?" Her body began to glow a bright blue aura and once her glowing blue hand touched the trunk of the tree, she saw everything:

Flashback:

"Inuyasha!" exclaimed a priestess as she shot the arrow heading towards Inuyasha's direction. The arrow hit his left shoulder making him release the jewel from his hand and binding him to the tree. He looked up at her and saw her hurt face. Not to mention her right shoulder hand been severely wounded by a demon of some sort. He began to feel faint but why?

"Kikyo…how could, I thought…," Inuyasha said he slipped into an internal slumber. The villagers gathered around the priestess named Kikyo who had now collapsed to her knees. A young girl whose eye was bandaged came to Kikyo's side.

"Sister Kikyo," the girl said.

"Here," Kikyo said picking up the jewel and handing it to her younger sister, "take the jewel and burn it with my ashes. Then I'll be able to drag it to hell with me and no demon can ever posses it," then she slowly dropped to the ground.

"Sister Kikyo. Sister Kikyo!" screamed the girl with tears flowing down her face and she witnessed her sister's death.

..xxx50yearslaterxxx…

A girl with raven long hair and brown eyes who was wearing a green skirt and white blouse along with a red scarf appeared from the forest. She appeared to look very similar to the priestess Kikyo. She just stared at the dog demon that was in a peaceful slumber. Unfortunately she did not belong there and was captured by the nearby villagers. Later that day, she was being chased by a demon and her scream of help awoke Inuyasha. The demon began to attack Kagome in order to get the Shikon no Tama that was within her body. Inuyasha recognized it but the demon began to strangle Kagome against Inuyasha. He asked to pull out the arrow that was on his shoulder in order for them to live. She did as she was told and released the arrow which set the demon free.

End Flashback

Akira jumped back as she felt a shock from her hand. The tree did not want her to see any more of its memories. She thanked the tree but she was still in shock. All of what she saw, she couldn't believe that is what happened over 50 years ago. She wanted to cry; in the vision of the couple, she could feel the emotions they were going through and the heartbreak they felt. She was so lost in her own world that she didn't sense someone walk towards her until the last minute.

"Hey pup, what are you doing all the way out here?" Inuyasha said. "Shippo said you disappeared."

"Just trying to get some advice I guess," Akira said guilty. Inuyasha was about to say something when he noticed that Akira's was glowing blue.

"Since when do you turn blue?"

"Oh this," Akira was stuttering.

"Tell me the truth Akira." She looked up at him and sighed.

"Well it's one of the powers that I have. I can tap into the memories of any living organism. I was here to see if the tree could help me." She looked up and saw that he wasn't all that upset. "I just realized that I came here before. My mother told me the story," she hesitated, "the story…of you." She bowed her head in guilt and Inuyasha sighed.

"What did you see?" She gasped, was he upset?

"I-" she stuttered, "I-I saw you and the priestess Kikyo…she hurt you." Inuyasha just sighed again because she began to sob.

"Akira, I know this is completely off topic as to what is going on, but do you remember what happened when we found you?" She looked up. "Do you remember calling me father?"

"I did," she said surprised. The truth was she really didn't remember at all. "I'm sorry."

"Why did you?"

"I don't know. I guess it has to do with you essence."

"My essence?" He was quite confused.

"Essence like you soul," she started to calm down a bit. "I did say I can tap into the memories of living organisms, but I can also tap into the emotions and personality."

"Okay, I understand now."

"I don't mean to do it. It just happens. I'm sorry."

"Don't be. It's something you can't control and I understand that," Inuyasha knew what he was saying. Almost turning into a full demon whenever he was in danger, he obviously could not control. Akira could sense his hurt and spoke in a calming voice.

"You do understand," she smiled. Inuyasha nodded with a smile. "Thank you."

"It's what I do."

"Um… I have a question."

"Sure."

"Are you in love with um…Kagome-sama?" Inuyasha almost fell.

"Keh, I am not in love with her. Why would I be I mean she's stubborn and she sits me all the time for things that I haven't done wrong!"

"I can tell you're lying Inuyasha-sama." She began to giggle at Inuyasha's attempt to play it cool.

"Keh," Inuyasha blushed. "Just-just don't tell her would ya?" She giggled in response.

"Okay father." Inuyasha stared at her and she covered her mouth. "Sorry, Inuyasha-sama."

"Listen, I know how you feel," Inuyasha sighed, "So if it makes you feel any better you can call me father. It would be alright with me." Akira looked up and saw that he was telling the truth.

"Really?" She asked happily.

"Yeah." Akira jumped up and hugged him.

"Thank you…" she sighed in his chest. He smiled down on her and hugged her back.

"Now come on, no more crying," he went down to her height and started to sooth her.

"I'm just so happy," she said as she wiped away her tears of joy.

"Well if you keep crying then I have to do something to cheer you up," he said with a sly smile.

"Like what?" But before Akira could get an answer, Inuyasha tackled her to the ground and began to tickle Akira.

"No! Stop!" she yelled as she was laughing, trying to control her body from jerking.

"Not until you stop crying," Inuyasha was actually having fun with Akira. He was surprised but he really didn't complain.

"Okay, okay! I'll stop! Please father!" Akira laughed as she pleaded and was actually for once, happy. Inuyasha got off of her and helped her get up.

"Now come on, lunch is ready."

"Okay. I'm actually pretty hungry."

"Good. Now let's make a proposal here."

"Which is?"

"We race to the hut; now if I win, you have to give me half of you food and walk the entire time we travel until we get to the next village."

"Okay and if I win then you have to give me your food and promise me that you won't leave."

"Leave? What do you mean?"

"I mean your group…our group. You won't turn into a full demon." Akira said with a worried face. Inuyasha sincerely smiled and promised her. "Okay last one there is a rotten egg!"

"No way! That is completely against the rules! You can't get a head start."

"You never said anything about rules father!" Akira laughed as she raced down to the village with her best friend and figure-father, Inuyasha.

Alright I'm all done. It's getting there, at least its a tiny bit longer than the last chapter. Now its time for chapter 5! Let me know how its going and I'll see you all soon.

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