Disclaimer: The characters of Inuyasha are owned by Rumiko Takahashi, but this story (and Hikari) belongs to me.

Hikari Tales:

The Pretty Miko Lady

My House

Kagome cried as she rocked herself back and forth.

How long had she been here? How many months? Years? She missed Inuyasha... she missed Hikari and Yoshio... she missed her brother and mama and grandpa. She missed Sango and Miroku and their children. She missed Shippo.

She missed warmth and bubble baths. She missed food and water. She missed tucking in her children and kissing them goodnight. She missed her husband, his smiles and frowns.

Everything was beginning to feel fuzzy. The pictures of her family blurred in her mind and she was terrified that she was forgetting important things. And she was so cold.

... so very cold...

When she began to see through her fingers, Kagome screamed.

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The house had gone silent as soon as Inuyasha touched the little string that would pull down the stairs that led to the attic (hopefully to Kagome). It was the loudest silence he ever heard. It was so loud it hurt his ears.

Kikyo...

Where was Kikyo?

He listened carefully. He heard two beating hearts and two people breathing.

Two.

Had Kikyo escaped?

Hikari tightened her hold on him and whispered in his ear.

"She's angry."

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Kikyo could not escape.

The house would not let her escape.

Rage and despair boiled inside of her.

IT

WAS

NOT

FAIR!

She screamed her rage and the whole house trembled with her wrath. Her powers glowed from pink to blue to black to red.

Well... if she was to be trapped in this house... then it was HER house!

Her house, her rules.

And Inuyasha was NOT an invited guest.

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Hikari screamed as she and her father were thrown from the attic to the stairs. Luckily her daddy leapt in the air and kept them safe, even though something invisible was trying to drag them away. They landed at the bottom of the stairs.

But the bad lady was there.

"Daddy..."

Inuyasha was growling at the angry miko lady. But the lady smiled at him in a way that made Hikari scared inside.

When she opened her arms, Hikari held on tighter. She didn't want to let go of her daddy, but her fingers didn't mind her and they let go of him. She knew her daddy didn't want to let go of her either, but the angry lady had wrapped him in a glowy light that looked like ropes that made his arms stay at his sides. Then those ropes lifted him up in the air.

"Daddy!"

The front door flew open and her father was thrown outside.

The woman held on to her, even though Hikari tried to get away, and walked to the open door to show her to her daddy. It made him very mad to see her holding Hikari. The little girl bit and scratched, but the miko was unmarked. She didn't bleed!

"Don't touch my baby!"

The miko cooed at the child in her arms, making Hikari bite her more. "Oh, Inuyasha, she is my child now."

"No!" screamed Hikari as her father roared.

"She is the child I should have had."

"NO! Not. Yours! Notyoursnotyoursnotyours!"

"PUT HER DOWN, KIKYO!"

Inuyasha raced towards the house, but it glowed bright blue, throwing him back and causing Hikari to cry in pain.

"Hush now, my child... Mama will keep you safe... forever."

Hikari's lip trembled.

"Mama...?"

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Author's Note:

Thank you all for your kind reviews! I really loved hearing from you all. Sorry it takes so long to get the chapters out, but I promise I'll finish the story. Just hang in there.

I also have some news to share, but am not sure I can do it here, so ask if you are interested!