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A lady of sixteen walked to the grass covered hill that she had told her love to wait for her. Long raven hair swayed in a ponytail, her bound bangs tapping her face. A quiver of arrows had it's own rhythm as she walked, one hand wrapped around a long bow. The red and white priestess outfit swayed in the wind as she reached the hill top. Sighing happily she turned to the sun, just enjoying her free time.
However, a frown crossed her face as she felt a dark presence. Her frown creased deeper as she recognized the dark presence. 'Tsubaki,' she thought sadly. She was confused at her female companion decision to turn dark for some sudden reason. Though she acknowledge that this reason must have had something to do with her, as Tsubaki had been fixative on her. Feeling the aura of danger, she whirled on her heel, raising the long bow in swift defense. Her miko powers activated, sending the cursed demon back at it's summoner. Mentally she cried out as she saw the path of the demon as it made contact with Tsubaki's eye. It was too late now, whatever chance of rebuilding the friendship they had collapsed in that instant. As she saw Tsubaki cringe with a scream, cursing her existence. "Kikyo!" Tsubaki cried. "It should of been me." She yelled at her. Funny thing was Kikyo was thinking the same thing, just not in the same ideal. Her sad eyes watched as the dark priestess vanished, and she turned back to the sun. Tired from the exchange, she sat down, letting the warm rays envelope her.
A small smile began to grow as she thought of her prior reason for being here. Red and silver played in her mind's eye as Kikyo remarked over her love's last conversation with her. He was willing to use the Shikon no Tama, to become human. Her smile grew as she thought of the sacrifice her love was willing to make for her. To surrender his ostentatious strength, and super healing ability in his half demon blood. He had asked her to allow him to take the jewel from the village so that they wouldn't accuse her of something stupid. Seeing his wisdom, and happy to do what he asked, she lowered the barrier before she left. Which brings her to this point in instance, vaguely she wondered how long it would take him. She smiled brighter trying to banish the tight knot in her stomach, something felt off.
A dark chuckle behind her had her turning to the forest. Yet, as she turned, she was felled with a grievous wound. However, as painful and deadly that physical wound might have been, the wound on her soul was worst as her eyes fell on her attacker. "InuYasha, why?" She whispered, her eyes locking on the bloody hand before he took off. Swallowing her heart felt hurt, she struggled to stand chasing after the love that betrayed her.
A red and silver blur bounced from roof to roof aiming for the shrine of the Shikon no Tama. Yet, the closer it got the more they acknowledge the smell of smoke. Rasing a sleeve to it's nose it crashed through the shrine's roof. Grabbing the pink jewel, he leapt up and surveyed the burning village. Someone or something had gotten here before him, wrecking the village apart. Hurrying, he dashed to where he was suppose to meet Kikyo, to urge her to her village. However, the smell of blood permeated the air, it's was Kikyo's, because he would know that scent anywhere. Scared for her, he took off, following the trail.
Somehow his speed had him in front of Kikyo, or maybe she had hid. The smell of blood was thick enough that InuYasha wouldn't be able to pinpoint it. His trek brought him to Kikyo's favorite tree, the God Tree. Standing there to lock on the strongest smell of blood he was shocked by a shadow. His eyes fell on Kikyo's proud figure, standing with her bow drawn. Confused he glanced around, trying to see what had her in attack mode. Seeing nothing he clasp the jewel tighter in confusion. However, his confusion was brought to a screeching halt as Kikyo's eyes turned furious. "Die InuYasha!" She screamed, and the arrow leapt from the bow. Two pairs of tears mingled in the wind as the Shikon no Tama flew from the limp grasp of InuYasha. His body speared peacefully on the God Tree.
Weakly Kikyo approached her motionless love, betrayal ripping her fragile heart and will apart. Yet, she force herself to acknowledge what she had done, and reached for the jewel. Her ears catching her name whispered weakly from InuYasha before his breathing completely stopped. Struggling away she fell to her knees a few feet away, her sister's call had her looking to the approaching crowd.
"Kaede," she called the almost spitting image of her self, "please listen." Kikyo pleaded. She gave instructions, after she explained that she was dying. "Burn my body, along with the Shikon No Tama." Kikyo demanded, halting any response. "So as it may never fall in the hands of evil again." Kikyo stated with finality. Kaede nodded in response, and caught her older sister as she fell into her arms.
Kirara shifted as another village head was born. This whole day felt strange to her, a dark feeling clouding her senses. Shrugging it off, she smiled catlike as the villager held up his son. She vaguely wondered at the village of priestesses, for the past eleven years no priestesses had been born. Shrugging her cat shoulders, she left the village for her quiet spot. Though she loved children, even she needed a break from the noise. Curling upon the lip of the hill that overlooked the village she sighed.
Suddenly a tightening of her chest had her emotions going haywire. Someone has been messing with Midoriko's soul! She thought, and the ginzuishou reacted to the distress of the second jewel. As Kirara raised to fly, a burning feeling had her breathing hard. In response of protection, the ginzuishou solidified the guardian cat. Her red eyes dimmed grey as she felt the stone crawled over her body. All that was left of the guardian cat was a statue gazing protectively over the village of slayers.
The village head had sought out the guardian cat when he didn't see her return to the village that night. As the full moon guided his steps, his fell on a statue similar to said guardian cat. Sadly, he mused that she must of sacrificed her life to guard the village eternally. Bowing down to his knees, he thanked her for her sacrifice, and prayed for eternal protection for his new son. This tradition would carry on for the next thirty-nine years.
Thirty-nine years later, we see the son of the of the prior village head walked up to the hill of Kirara. Kneeling down, he thanked her for watching over his young daughter and new born son. As tradition dictated he spent several hours thanking her and such other things. Two incense holders having brightly burning sticks that gave a scent of lavender to the lonely hilltop.
Elsewhere the Shikon No Tama flared to life once more in the dimension of the demons. As a girl's scream echoed in the forest of InuYasha. Though it was a scream of a girl no older then five or six. She had scraped her knee near the well in her time. Her scream activated the dormant power which healed the girl's knee. Happy she skipped out of the well house. Unaware of the world beyond the well she was just staring at. The activation of the Shikon no Tama, had a another jewel flaring to life.
Kirara felt a familiar burning as the ginzuishou reacted to the Shikon no Tama. As the stone begin weakening, her nose alerted her to someone before her.
The village head glanced up in surprise as he heard the cracking of stone. Hastily he tried to make reparations for whatever he might of done or said to upset the guardian cat. For the first time in fifty years, red eyes peered from the statue. He gulped as the rest of the stone fell away, and once more the village was privy to the guardian cat's presence. Although his fear was subsided as Kirara shrunk to her small form from weakness.
Kirara observed the male before her with a glad feeling. His armor was that of the village of slayers, and the armband with the strange marking had him identified as the village head. Trusting her instincts, her tired body wobbled over to the village head and passed out in his arms.
As his mind processed what happened, he looked sky-wise with a small grin. He thanked the gods for giving him something to protect his daughter with, she was the apple of his eye. However, pride had stopped him from saying so, as he stood up, he hugged Kirara closer. His coral was going to be very happy when he brings Kirara home for her birthday! His smile widen as he walked in to the village, observing as the villagers turned and pointed at the likeness of their guardian. As he passed he nodded in affirmation to their comments, it was their guardian cat. His steps brought him to the area before his home, and a raven hair child ran out in happiness.
"Daddy!" She cried out, as she rushed toward him. Her mid-back long raven hair was unbound from it's usual ponytail as it waved in the wind. Her bright brown eyes shined in happiness as she galloped toward her father. Though she stopped short as he held up a hand. Gesturing for her to turn around, she felt him tugged her blue scarf from her neck, and lift it instead around her eyes. Tying tightly, he waved a casual hand to acknowledge that she couldn't see. Then making her arms, in a basket hold he placed the sleeping kitten with in them. "Daddy?" She asked as he stepped back. He gave her a grunt to agree to her question, and he untied her scarf.
As the scarf fell away, her eyes darted directly to what laid in her arms. A smile split her face as the kitten awoke, staring at her with wide red eyes. Hugging the kitten to her chest, she turned her eyes to her father. "Thank you daddy!" She yelled out.
"Your welcome." He returned, and withheld a smile as she turned to show her mother. "Sango?" He called her attention and the child stopped. "She's very special Sango, that's Kirara." He informed his daughter. The daughter struggled with the knowledge of a statue turned flesh, but in this day and age there had been stranger things. She nodded, and hugged the kitten again before darting into the house chirping all the while.
Kirara opened her red eyes to lock with a chest. Glancing up she saw a female child smiling and hugging her to her chest. Acknowledging that her scent shared the same as the village head, she knew it was his daughter. As she saw the sparkling orbs of happiness, once again she vowed to guard the child. Her vow was made double as she was carried into the house, and her eyes fell on the new born son. She was brought to a rousing warmth as the girl tucked her next to her baby brother. Kirara nodded her head, curling into the boy's side.
"Kirara?" The girl called, and Kirara nodded to her. "I'm going to get you something to eat." She told her. Kirara once again nodded, but faster, as she was starving, being a statue could do that to you. The girl immediately rushed off, and then came back just as quick with some carrots. Kirara jumped back and scrunched her nose, as the girl looked on confused. A deep chuckle had the girl turning to her father. "Daddy?" She prodded. "Why doesn't she want these?" She asked showing him the carrots. "Mama said they are good for growth and health." She stated, and a feminine chuckle resounded this time as the girl's mother appeared.
"Sango." Both of her parents chimed. "She's a cat demon why don't you give her some of the cooked meat from lunch?" They offered, and Sango nodded happily. Dashing off, she returned with a peace offering of warm meat. Kirara nodded and walked over, sniffing the meat before gently taking it from Sango's hands. Happily she held it tightly in her mouth as she sprung to Sango's shoulder. Nuzzling the girl in thanks, she jumped down and curled in the newborn side. Kirara held off eating, and stared at Sango, again she was confused.
"I think she wants you over there honey." Her mother commented. Sango nodded to the statement and came over to sit by her brother. Kirara curled closer to both siblings, and then turned to her meal chewing contentedly as she could keep an eye on both children. Laughter rung once more in the village head's house as they saw the protective gestures of the kitten. They both nodded that Kirara would watch them when they couldn't, as they would sometimes go off to slay demons bothering others.
I realized last chapter I made a time error, and was surprised no one caught me on it. If Kikyo was only five at the time, then it would be difficult to fall in love with Inu and so on so forth. So instead to Kirara while it appeared to be a passage of only a hundred and fifty years, because of her statue presence, it was really a hundred and sixty-one when Kagome shows up in teen form. InuYasha is still going to be sealed for fifty years. Right now it's at thirty-nine years since he was pinned. Since I think everyone is 15/16 when they meet. Anyways, there is Kirara's history. I guess next chapter is Inu-tachi! Oh, I hope my answer will answer any question you might of had. Although now that I think about it, the timeline is sort of insignificant. Anyways, please review and much care, WCB.
