This is chapter three of The Daughter of the Demon! Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Harry Potter.
Warnings: N/A(For this chapter)
Note: N/A
When Flare awoke from her slumber she quickly found that her younger half-brother was nowhere to be seen. Flare quickly sat up and looked around. "Alex?!" She called, "Relax child. Your brother is safe." The old priestess, Kaede, reassured the thirteen year old. "Then where is he?!" She questioned fiercely. Kaede sighed, this girl somewhat reminded her of Inuyasha. "He is merely outside playing with the village children." Flare eyed the elderly woman suspiciously before standing and walking over to the open door. She calmed when she saw Alex playing with a few kids around his age, Alex was now out of his Hogwarts robes and wearing a kimono fit for a male child, given to him by Kaede. Flare felt a tap on her shoulder, she looked behind her to see Kaede holding out a new outfit to her, "I'd suggest you put these on, the villagers will start to question you if you walk around in what your wearing now." Flare nodded her thanks before taking the robe and going behind a changing screen. Kaede shook her head slightly, 'Yes, she acts like Inuyasha indeed.'
Flare undid her Slytherin tie and looked at it, she growled and threw it over her shoulder. "Not like I'll need it anyway.." The teen muttered, she undressed and slipped on the kimono, it was beautiful she had to admit. The kimono itself was the color of a blazing fire, but it had yellow floral designs here and there. She noticed Kaede also gave her some sandals, Flare put them on after removing her own shoes. Flare looked at her discarded Hogwarts uniform and took out the DNA test paper. She looked at it and sighed, tucking it into her black sash. Flare took the hair-tie off her wrist and put her hair up in a low ponytail. She stepped out behind the changing screen and walked outside, leaning against a pole Flare watched her half-brother play. Alex was wearing a light blue kimono with white strips decorating it, he also had sandals on. Alex's eyes spotted her and his face broke out into a grin. "Flare!" He ran up to her and hugged her tightly. "Good morning sis!" He smiled up at her. Flare's heart warmed a little. "Morning Alex." She let a small smile caress her face.
"So what are we doing today?" The eleven year old boy asked, suddenly his eyes snapped to the paper in her sash, "What's this?" Flare stiffened, Alex took the rolled up paper and read it. His eyes widened as his hazel eyes took in each word. "Wha...?" Alex looked up at Flare and back at the paper. He gave the paper back to his sister and hugged her again, "I don't care how we're related, you'll always be my big sister." Flare's eyes teared up and her arms wrapped around him. "Thank you, Alex.." Flare cried for the very first time since James' funeral. The two stayed that way for a while until Alex pulled out of the hug to smile at her once more.
Alex went back to play with his new friends while Flare re-entered Kaede's hut. The old one-eyed woman gave her acknowledgement in the form of a nod. Flare waved and sat next to the window. Kaede looked at her and sighed. "Child, are ye alright?" Flare, startled, look over at her. "Huh? Oh, uh, yeah. I'm fine." Kaede gave the thirteen year old a stern look. "Ok, uhm..." Flare took the paper out of her sash and looked at it. "What is it my dear?" Kaede asked, moving to sit next to her. 'Uh...I was just wondering..do you know a Onigumo 'Naraku'?" Flare asked. Kaede's eye widened. "Why do you ask, child?" Flare handed her the paper. "It's my DNA test." Kaede took a look at it, "I take it you want to try and search for your father?" Kaede asked the girl. Flare nodded, "Yes. But the problem is, I don't know where to start looking and I don't really think he'd want me as a daughter..." Flare sighed, "I mean, who'd want ME as their child..?"
Kaede blinked, "What brought on such self-destructive thoughts, child?" Flare scoffed. "My mother." Kaede looked at her shocked. "Why would your mother say such things to you? Does she say that to your brother as well?" Kaede asked, Flare shook her head, "Nope. Just me. As for why, she hates my guts." Flare tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "You are free to speak your mind here child. Your brother will not hear." Kaede reassured, placing her hand on Flare's shoulder. The thirteen year old girl looked at the elderly priestess. "Really?" Kaede nodded her confirmation. Flare looked down at her hands, which were resting on her knees.
"My mother, Lily, always says things like that to me, my father-adoptive- tried to stop it before he died when I was five; that was around eight years ago. Alex was only two and a half at time, so he doesn't remember our father. Lily, even before my father died, would always yell at me for no reason; saying things like I don't deserve anything I get because I was a mistake. My father, James, was the one who took care of me most of the time along with my godfather, Sirius, and their good friend, Remus. I watched James get murdered and I couldn't do anything to stop it, because.." Flare looked out to see if Alex was still playing and not listening, he wasn't listening so she continued, "it was Lily who killed him. She framed Sirius by using his wand -a wand is a stick that can do magic tricks- and he ended up getting thrown in Azkaban -what we call prison- instead of her. Remus left with his wife afterward and I never saw or heard from him again, Lily got worse after James' funeral, she even started hitting me a few times. I only just recently found out that James was not my birth father. After I went to Hogwarts -my school- I got sorted in the house no-one likes. The teachers never liked me aside from one, the students resented me for being the black sheep in my family, and my childhood best friend abandoned me shortly after, he said he 'didn't want to get caught in the crossfire.' So..." Flare sighed.
"That's why I want to find this Onigumo, or Naraku, or whatever his name is and meet him. I'm pretty sure he won't want me but I want to at least know what he looks like..." Flare said quietly, Kaede just listened, she understood what it was like to lose someone you loved. In Flare's case it was her adoptive father, in her own case it was her older sister, Kikyo. The old woman just set the paper down and hugged the young girl in front of her. "I understand child, but know this. It matters to you what your father thinks of you, if his words, when the two of you finally meet, are negative; never let that take you down. I have only known you for one moon, but I already know you are a strong girl who has survived through a lot of bad fortunes. The people in this world are cruel and merciless, they may try to find anything they possibly can to use against you, to break you, but don't let them." Kaede rubbed her thumb on Flare's cheek the way a grandmother would, "You have your brother, and he loves you. I am sure there is someone out there in the world who will love you just the same, possibly more. Just look forward and keep your head held high. The past and the present may bring bad memories, but listen to your heart and your future may turn out for the better." Kaede smiled, "Do you understand child?" She asked, Flare nodded, tears gathering in her eyes.
"If you need to shed tears, don't be afraid too. You always have a shoulder to cry on." Kaede hugged her once more. That did it for Flare, the thirteen year old girl broke into hard, racking sobs. Flare buried her face in Kaede's shoulder, the old woman let her, rubbing her back in a form of comfort. "W-what if he doesn't w-want me? L-like Lily..?" Flare cried, Kaede just smiled sadly, "Remember that you always have people who love and care for ye, child." Soon enough, Flare's sobs gradually decreased to silent sniffles. "T-thanks Kaede.." The old woman just tucked a strand of hair behind Flare's ear. "No need to thank me."
Suddenly, a scream broke through the air.
"FLARE!" It was Alex.
Hope you liked the chapter! Noriko appears in the next chapter, yay!
~Kitten
