Chapter 4: A Fimillar Face and a New Love
Back at camp Kikyo and Kohaku looked up as Aijo and the rest of their group returned.
"Foods almost done Sister." Kohaku smiled as Aijo set Shion and Ai down making all the kids run to Kohaku and nearly tackle him.
"I'm not that hungery. And I am beginning to sence Sesshoumaru. Please no fighting anyone, expecally you Kaugra.." Aijo pleadied. Making the Wind Sorceress looked worriedly at Aijo. Kikyo also gave Aijo a worried look. Kohaku just nodded. He understood his Sister more than anyone it seemed.
"Very well Sis. But you may only miss breakfast. You try and miss Lunch and I will force feed you." Kohaku warned just as the food got done. He soon had food passed out to everyone but Aijo.
"I have a weird feeling Okaa-sama." Asagi whispered to her mother. Aijo nodded.
"Kay. Well Its time for lunch any way. I will check our surrounding while whoever wants to cook the fish we have left over, can. I will go alone aswell. Watch the kids, please." Aijo walked off without giving any time for anyone to protest. Aijo senced what Asagi had. And she knew what was wrong. Sesshoumaru was fallowing them.
She quickly made her way to Sesshoumaru who had been siting while his fallowers ate.
"Whats up?" Aijo smiled as she saw a young girl eating fish with a toad demon.
"Greetings." Sesshoumaru bowed his head toward Aijo.
"M'Lord who is she?" The girl asked in her cute way. Aijo smiled, but frowned as the toad spoke.
"Be quite Rin and eat! Who cares who that thing is!" He groaned as he was suddenly kicked into the ground. Surprizing to both Aijo and Rin Sesshoumaru stood with his foot on the poor toad demon.
"You will not speak of Lady Aijo like that Jaken." His voice was as cold as ice, but as sharp as a dagger. And flowed like venom.
"Sesshoumaru. I could have handled it better. I would have smiled then yelled in his ear." Aijo smiled sweetly at the Taiyoukai. Sesshoumaru looked at her and with a small smirk he went and sat back in his spot.
"Lady Aijo, are you and Sesshoumaru friends?" Rin asked while standing and walking to her.
"You can say that." Aijo kneeled infront of her.
"Do you have any kids?" Rin asked hopeful that she would have someone to play with. Aijo nodded and Rin looked pleadingly toward Sesshoumaru who nodded. "Yay!" Rin cheered and took Aijo's hand. "Can I meet them!? PLEEEEZ!?" Aijo merly nodded with a smile.
"Sure. Sesshoumaru, Jaken do you want to come enjoy the company?" Sesshoumaru looked at her. Her face somewhat pleading, so he nodded. And Jaken, seeing his Lord nod, nodded. And soon Aijo led the way to her camp.
"Back. And brought company!" Aijo said cheerfully as she entered camp, fallowed close by Rin a little farther back Sesshoumaru, who practically had Jaken attached to his leg. Kohaku looked up with a smile.
"Kohaku!" Rin shouted and tackled him.
"Hello Rin." Kohaku smiled and hugged the girl. Sesshoumaru who saw this blinked slowly and sat down aways away from Aijo's group with Jaken at his side.
"Mama whose that?" Ai asked looking cutely up at her Mom. Aijo smiled.
"Everyone this is Rin. Rin that is Roku, Dai, Ai, Asagi, Moegi, Kikyo, Kaugra and it would seem you already know Kohaku." Aijo said as she pointed to each of her companions. 'My Pack.' She reminded herself subconisously. Rin nodded as each name was said.
"Hello everyone!" Rin said happily and soon all the kids were running and playing around. Kaugra looked at Sesshoumaru from the conor of her eye. Sesshoumaru, who felt the stare, looked back with his icey glare. Aijo saw this and her head fell with a sigh.
"Hey Kikyo can I talk with you?" Kikyo nodded and stood up and walked to Aijo who smiled. "I also need Kaugra to come." Kaugra smirked at Sesshoumaru and walked to Aijo and soon the three females left the camp to be alone and talk.
"Well Lady Aijo, what is it you wish to talk about?" Kikyo asked with a small smile.
"Well Kikyo I need you and Kaugra's opinion on something." They nodded so she continued. "I am thinking of asking Sesshoumaru to join us." Aijo smiled as Kikyo nodded but then frowned as Kaugra looked down.
"No. He is not to be trusted. Remember he too killed Naraku, Aijo." Kaugra said, keeping her gaze on the ground.
"Yes but we should give him a second chance. He is a kind demon with a cold outer shell, that only friendship can melt." Aijo said and Kaugra finnally sighed.
"Fine." Was all the Wind Sorceress said before returning to camp, leaving Aijo worried.
"Kikyo.. Why does Kaugra not like Sesshoumaru?" She asked the undead Miko, who smiled in return before speaking.
"She thinks foundly of you Aijo. I too feel the same. We just worry he will hurt you more than just killing Naraku." Kikyo told the confused Neko Demon. Aijo nodded before walking with Kikyo back to camp. But as soon as they started to walk Aijo hear the whistle and ran as if her life depended on it.
"You Guys Ok!?" Aijo yelled just before landing in camp to find Sesshoumaru, Kohaku, Kaugra, Jaken and Uh-Un guarding the Kids as Shion looked to his Mama.
"Sesshoumaru, Jaken and Kaugra smelt Inuyasha! And Worse!... Kagome!" Dai yelled to his Mother as she ran infront of everyone, Kikyo on the other hand took up the back.
"She will Die if she threatens us or Defiles Naraku's Name!" Aijo hissed as she grabbed the shikon jewel and held it tight as it glowed. 'It seems only 5 shards remain. That must be why they want it!' Aijo thought as Kagome's group entered the scene. Sesshoumaru walked up to Aijo's side as he glared icily at his Half Brother.
"So It Would Seem You Teamed Up With Them Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha yelled. "Ha I Get Two Birds With One Stone!" He added with a smirk. Sesshoumaru laughed coldly at how Pethetic Inuyasha was to have to fight with words, and not swords. Aijo smiled up at Sesshoumaru who felt it so looked back.
"So what if I have Filthy Hanyou? Are you going to run away with your ears flatt aginst your pethetic head?" Sesshoumaru asked with his cold, monotonic voice. Aijo looked to Inuyasha who started to run at them but wound up in Sesshoumaru's poisionous clutch. "You shall not hurt Lady Aijo or her family. Do so and die at my poision claws 'Brother'!" Sesshoumaru then throw Inuyasha back at his group.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried as Inuyasha hit a tree beside her. Aijo shook her head.
"You should not have come back Human. You are not welcome here nor near this group. Come closer and I will kill you." As soon as Aijo made that threat she fell to her knees as she clutched her ears and hissed in pain.
"Aijo!" Kohaku ran to his sister fallowed by everyone in their group including Rin and Jaken. Even Sesshoumaru ran to her. Inuyasha's group just watched the scene play out.
"St-ay... Ba-ck!" Aijo hissed and tried to get as far from her group as she could, but only succeeded in a few feet before her body was engulfed in flames.
"Aijo?" Kaugra said her name as if a question and started for her but was stopped by Kikyo and Sesshoumaru. Both of which knew It was a spirit going through her to talk to everyone. If stopped it would kill her. Soon the flames took shape next to Aijo. It was a male around his 400's but looked as if 20. His hair was long and it was red. His eyes were a light pink as he wore an outfit like Sesshoumaru's but it had a flame design.
"... Kyo?" Sesshoumaru was stunned to see one of his friends that had died in a battle defending his village. The male nodded to Sesshoumaru.
"Hello my Friend. I am happy to see you, though I did not just come to talk with you. I have come to say stop this fight. If you do not you will be very sorry. My daughter," He paused to motion to Aijo. "Is one of the specail few, If she choices you to die, her Miko powers will combain with her Demon ones.. And well she will kill who she pleases... Her heart and mind will be cancel out and then she will kill mercilessly. Though this only might happen. Before our village was attacked Me and my Mate Chi were teaching her how to stop this. But we only got as far as posponing it. I have come to say not only to stop fighting my daughter.. But to leave her family alone if you wish to live." Kyo spoke slowly and seemed calm but Sesshoumaru knew different. He knew Kyo well. It had been near 70 years sence the last time he saw him though. 'Thats why I feel close to her.. Shes Kyo's daughter.' Sesshoumaru thought to himself before he spoke aloud.
"If that happens Kyo I will try to stop her. You helped me when my lands were in termiol when my Father died. I will do this to repay that favor." Kyo nodded with a smirk.
"Do not think I do not see your heart my Friend. I know you love her. But you just do not realize it. I know you will protect her with all your power. And I know the coldness in your heart will thaw out because of her... Remember when I said I had a daughter I wished you to mate and you said yes?" Sesshoumaru nodded so Kyo continued, stunning everyone. "She is the one, so even before you knew it, you had chosen her to be your one and only. Your inner demon realized it when she cried. But you did not. It remember I told you that she crys for others. Not merly for herself. Now I must go. Goodbye. Kikyo the undead Miko. Kohaku the demonslayer, Brother of Sango and of Aijo. Kaugra Sorceress of Wind, protector of Aijo and her children. Ai my grandchild. Asagi my grandchild. Shion my grandchild. Roku my grandchild. Dai my grandchild. Moegi my grandchild. Kagome the living reincarnation of Kikyo. Inuyasha half demon, half brother of Sesshoumaru. Miroku the perverted, but strong monk." Everyone laughed at this but Aijo which was passed out. "Sango the demonslayer, Sister of Kohaku and Aijo. Jaken the fallower of Sesshoumaru. Rin the adoptive daughter of the great Taiyoukai of the West. Shippo the fox demon, adoptive son of Kagome. Kirara daughter of Neko, loyal fallower of Sango, and best friend and protector of Aijo. Uh-Un loyal dragon steed of Lord Sesshoumaru, savour of Aijo. And my Friend Sesshoumaru-sama, premate to Aijo, Loyal and loving friend to the Neko clan." As soon as he was done saying his goodbyes he walked to each of his grandchildren and hugged them, then Sesshoumaru and Rin then Kohaku and Sango, then Kaugra. Next was Kikyo and last his daughter. Then disappeared. Everyone was speachless but Sesshoumaru,who saw Aijo start to wake.
"She wakes.." He said, making everyone look at her.
"Where am I?" Aijo spoke softly as she rubbed her head. Sesshoumaru kneeled behind her and wrapped his arm around her. Aijo blushed and looked away, but returned the embrace shyly as she looked away.
"Kyo spoke through you." He whispered to her making her eyes water. Everyone was staring at the two. Kagome's group stood opened mouth but Inuyasha quickly shook it off and yelled at them.
"Are We Hear To Talk Or Fight!" Inuyasha yelled but soon found himself getting blown into the ground by Kagome.
"Sit..Sit...Sit!.Sit!.Sit!.Sit!.Sit!.Sit!.Sit!.Sit!.Sit!...SIT!" Everyone laughed as Kagome continued to pumble Inuyasha into a pulp, using her favorite word. Soon Aijo walked to Kagome as she took a breath.
"I may be wrong about you. If Father came then he must have said something good to you. And as I was out I could remember when you were nice to me when we first met. I hope to meet That Kagome again." Kagome nodded her head as Aijo did as well. Aijo's group did not protest, knowing Aijo was their leader, and what she said was the way they had to fallow. Sesshoumaru walked to Aijo's side as Inuyasha got up. He was snarling at Aijo and Kagome. Sesshoumaru soon had his arm around Aijo's waist protectively and awaited Inuyasha's move.
"I hope we can be friends. And I am sorry about what I said about Naraku. He must have changed a lot. It was just so odd for us because of the pain he brought us. Sango lost her family, all but Kohaku because of a shard in his back. Miroku had the wind tunnel, a curse Naraku put on his family that is now lifted. Inuyasha and Kikyo were betrayed by him. And well I am the protector of the jewel which he was stealing. And well Shippo came with us because theThunder Brothers killed his parents." Kagome explained.
"I don't mind what he did in the past. The fact was he Was changing and becoming kinder with each passing day. He had told me once he had wanted to use me as a pawn but as he got to know me he began to love me like a daughter."(Writer-Sorry it is a part of the story I had trouble on so I cut it out.) Aijo smiled as did Kagome and their groups. All but Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha who were starting to growl more at eachother. But Aijo nudged Sesshoumaru who in turn stopped growling and looked to her. Aijo smiled and reached her hand out to Kagome, who took it as the two females shook hands.
"I guess our pack is pretty big now.." Aijo giggled as Ai sat on her lap as cuddled into her mom.
"Yea I guess so." Kikyo said as Inuyasha continued to stare at her, he had been staring at her almost the full hour it had been sence Kagome and Aijo made peace.
"Mom.. Can I ask a question?" Dai spoke up as he looked to his hands.
"Yes Dai you may. What is your question?" Aijo asked as Dai figgited.
"Well.. Why did you forgive them? I mean.. They did kill Grandpa Naraku.." Everyone looked to Aijo.
"Well Dai. It is easy to hate, but only the true strong ones are able to forgive. That is what my Blood Father and my Clan taught me... Fighting comes from the feeling of inferriority. And well is it not true that everyone has a mind, a heart, some feelings, and isn't it true everyone can change?" Everyone looked down and took it all in, but Aijo continued. "So why should we feel inferriority when we are the same, the only thing different is the train of thought and the way we look. So in the end are we not the same? So why fight when you can make peace and live life as it was ment to be?" Aijo smiled as Dai and the rest of her Kids nodded. "I think tomarrow we should see Leeno. We need the shard. In my dream I had while passed out.. Well It was very descriptive.." Aijo sweatdropped as everyone stared at her.
"I see. Well we will gladly help you Lady Aijo." Miroku said with wink, which only got him hit by not only Sango but everyone but Inuyasha, Shion, Ai and Sesshoumaru. Aijo just sweatdropped.
"I see the Monk is a perverted one." She said with a smile as almost everyone laughed. "Well lets go to Leeno then to Kikyo's old Home village." Aijo smiled as everyone nodded and went to their sleeping places, sence the sun was already setting, and went to bed. Everyone But Kanna who seemed more emoionless than usaul. Aijo made sure to lay by her like Kaugra as her kids as did.
~~~~~~~~~~Dream~~~~~~~~~
"Wow... Mother look at this!" Aijo gasped as she pulled Chi around a place which held a place for all stones and another slot. And where that was it was surrounded by four main land areas. Mountains with snow on them, a Lake as deep as a sea, a Medow as big and beautiful as a mountain is tall, and a Cliff that led off into air.
"This is the place where the stones and the jewel is to be put. Then all loved ones will be fullly alive again. Even Kohaku. Now Aijo, Promise me you will get all of the stones and the shards. forgive but do not forget." Chi smiled as Aijo nodded and ran to the place and put the Fire stone in its place.
"Six to go, plus the jewel. Mother I will do it for everyone!" Aijo said but suddenly everything went black as she began to awake.
~~~~~~~~End Dream~~~~~~~~~ ========================== =========================== Kagome-Damn You! You stopped to SHORT!
Writer-Kagome... I had too.. Do you want to go to the party or not?
Kagome-*nods*
Sesshoumaru-Ok thats seatled. Now Writer I need to know what you would like as a gift.
Aijo-Yea!
Sango-*nods*Yeppers.
Miroku-*smirks*I know what she wants.
Everyone-*looks at Miroku.*
Miroku-ME!
Everyone-*Sweatdrops*
Sango-Miroku you better RUN!*chaces Miroku with her sword. To sick of using her Hiraktous*
Aijo-He never learns... Umm Writer?
Writer-*looks to Aijo.*Yea?
Aijo-Umm do you want a plushie of all of us?
Writer-*smiles.*Maybe...*smirks evilly at Sesshoumaru.*
Sesshoumaru-*stares back.*
Writer-Can I call you Fluffy for now on for my birthday present?!*begs on knees*
Sesshoumaru-No.
Aijo-Come on Fluffy I can! Let her!
Sesshoumaru-*sighes*Fine.
Writer-YAHOOO!*hugs Aijo tightly*
Aijo-*hugs back giggling*
Inuyasha-Shes Crazy...
Kikyo-Yep.