I'm baaackkkkkkkkkk! And I have a new chapter to Kagome's Sister! Here we go!
Disclaimer: Yashie ain't mine. He's property of Rumiko Takahashi. In fact, he has a tattoo that states his ownee-ship. Though I haven't seen it... *sulks* I also do not own anyone else from any other anime's.
Chapter seven-eight (who the fuck cares, I did a filler chapter, I'm not doing the math.): Unexpected Off-handing Remarks and the troubles of Mating Season
Keira's POV
The first few days of Mating Season were complete and utter hell for us. Inuyasha became even more aggressive and pissy than he was on a normal everyday basis-not to mention more possessive, Kirara was all motherly, demons kept hijacking Kagaroo, Sango, myself, and the newest edition to our group; Miyagi. Finally we were able to relax for once, so we relished in the time off. It was only a matter of time before we had to run for our lives (and purity). We were all sleep-deprived including poor Shippo and so we were situated on a cluster of trees that we'd leveled earlier after sending a hyena demon and its friend packing from attempting to take Miyagi and Kag. It was around noon, and so we were just enjoying the time that we didn't spend running from demons, and killing them as well.
" Ya know, we're pretty lucky." I commented after a period of lengthy silence. The stupid perverse monk glanced at me, an inquisitive look in his indigo eyes. " We have a fairly large pack-for our age-and two experienced youkai-half or not-to protect everyone, and I mean; what moron would attack someone who has a god damn Iron crushing sword? Obviously the eye-shadow wearing spider monkey." I was totally referring to Naraku, whom of which I had been told about previously. If I was pissed when I found out about the clay pot woman, man was I seething from being told of Naraku.
" I suppose you are correct, Lady Keira." he had begun referring to me as such when we had discovered that I had spiritual powers as well as my youkai energy. Pretty fucking awesome if I do say so myself. Well actually, I'd already known that I had spiritual powers, kinda a given since Kaggie has them, and her stupid predecessor had them too. Stupid clay pot bitch...
Miroku had been on probation administered by Sango who had finally gotten fed up with the constant copped feels. She's enjoying it, because her Hiraikotsu was saved from being a tool of punishment, and her hands wouldn't be all red from the force of her slaps. Also, it's easier on my poor puppy ears, seeing as her slaps were also quite loud, as well as her voice. Boy did she have a set of lungs on her.
We'd made it back to Kaede's village within a fairly good time stance and we settled for the night, having been exhausted the past week and a half. Demons had just kept on coming and coming. Stupid Mating Season was like a neon flashing sign that said ' WE'VE GOT FOUR FEMALES, COME GET 'EM!' and it was driving me crazy.
Normal POV
The day had been going fine enough, until Inuyasha had opened his mouth after Keira said something that had his ramen hole shutting with an audible click.
" Why don't you just shut the fuck up you stupid bitch! Go cry to your father or something, since you obviously wanna annoy the hell outt'a me!" Suddenly Keira's eyes flashed red and she had him hauled in the air by his throat before any of them could blink.
" Listen here pup. I don't care who the fuck you are but no one, no one mentions my father if they want to live. If I hear a peep about my dad from your mouth, I'll slit your throat faster than you gulp down ramen. You get me." she stated, the sclera's still red, clearly punctuating her anger. The silver haired woman hadn't been asking him about that, she was stating it. There was no argument to be brooked.
The hanyou currently lifted in the air said nothing and she dropped him before stalking out of the hut, the reed door swinging back and forth rapidly marking her exit from Kaede's humble abode. The aging woman shook her head. " This old woman thinks ye should not have mentioned the lass' sire." Sango agreed readily while Miroku shook his head at the silver haired teen.
" How the fuck was I supposed to know?! It's not like she ever talks about it!" Kagome abruptly stood and regarded Inuyasha with a glare. " Just because we don't talk about it, doesn't mean it didn't happen. You know about that quite well, concerning your own past." asserting that her point had sunken in, she walked out as well, lightly brushing the door cover aside, unlike her sisters furious departure. Miyagi gazed at the door, concerned yet also confused about what had transpired.
Somewhere else, a silver haired female ran through the dense forest, disregarding any type of animal life. Soon enough, she arrived at a type of shrine. It held a picture of her aunt. Keira knelt in front of the shrine and her head bowed. " Damnit." she punched the ground. With a look of desperate anger she gazed at the sky. " Give me a sign, tell me I'm doing what I can. I don't...I don't think I can do this. Dad, Aunt Seiko, I'm not sure if I can keep it up. This is getting to be too much." wind grazed her cheeks and her amber eyes sprung open. Her lips curled into a rueful smile.
Keira's POV
Later after I'd cooled down a bit from Inuyasha's stupid offhanded comment about dad, I returned and everyone welcomed me back in. After lunch, I'd sent Kagome back to the house to grab some stuff and to let her take a shower. I was keeping a figurative eye on the spaces around me, checking for any demons with ill intent. Then almost immediately I sensed something.
" Shippo, what are you doing?" the aforementioned Kitsune froze by the door to the hut. He'd been using fox magic to attempt and get out. " N-nothing..." I raised a midnight black eyebrow at him. " Really? Because to me it looks like you're trying to get out." I could force guilt into anyone if I so wanted to. Hell, I could probably make even the Lord of all things Fluffy feel guilt.
He sighed, " Okay. I wanted to see Kagome." That's all? " Shippo, my Imouto will be back soon." As soon as I said this, Inuyasha darted out of the hut. " Okay, who lit a fire under his ass?" I asked and Shippo laughed.
Not five minutes later, he came back in, with Kagome in front of him. Then when she sat down, he was right next to her, face buried in her neck. " Does this mean you'll stop two-timing?" Shippo and I asked in unison and then I grinned at him.
This kid and I were two peas in a pod. Kagome blushed at his attention and felt the pull of her own Inu Youkai telling her to nuzzle him as well. I quickly darted over, and took her concealment charm off, revealing her silvery hair, gold eyes, and the works. " YAY! YOUKAI URGES FOR EVERYONE!" I called.
I ran around the village a few times, waving to the villagers, and kept an eye on Inuyasha's Forest, god knows that damn thing is infested with youkai. When I came back, Miroku had a bump on his head. " The hell did he do now?" Fuzzy snorted and left, the fainted tinge of pink to his cheeks.
Sango glared at Miroku. " You really had to go and say that? Now he'll be insufferable for the rest of the day." she chided. " It is not as if he is not already insufferable." a laugh bubbled in my throat, " True."
Inuyasha was irritating the hell out of Keira. " What's a matter, scared of the truth?" a thump was pounding Keira's head and no one noticed her bracelet start to pulse. " Shut up. Shut up." she said. She looked to be in pain, and the only one who began to sense a strange collection of power was Kirara who's tails fluffed before she jumped on Sango's shoulder. " Ha so you are just a scared little pup." the thumping of Keira's headache began to pulse in time with her heartbeat. " SHUT UP!" she shouted. Just as she did so, fire exploded around her.
The silver haired woman stared, gold eyes wide as the reds and oranges danced around her, yet never touching or burning her skin. " Wh-what's going on?" the flames started to fizzle out and then the wind picked up before surrounding the hanyou.
She was terribly confused if not a bit fearful. A gale cut her hand slightly and a single drop of blood fell, mixing with the winds before a picture began to take shape. It was her father and her aunt Seiko. Keira felt something compelling her.
Words whispered softly in her fuzzy ears, and she felt the need to repeat them, " G-Gravity Spin." Keira then was lifted in the air. " GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!" she called in desperation, attempting to make herself fall, only succeeding in flipping herself upside down. " Keira?!" Kagome yelled with worry.
What was something people said when they wanted to stop magic? Disperse, vanish, maybe dispel? " Dispel!" abruptly, the winds disappeared to reveal Keira who was upside down before she dropped from the air, flipping as per her instincts told the silver haired woman to do.
" What was that?" Miroku asked. " Hell if I know." was Keira's mumbled reply. Soon after everything had calmed down, Keira decided she wanted to be alone for a bit longer, so she disappeared. She was prone to that. And they let the hanyou do as she so wished.
Across the land, near a decimated patch of land which must've once been a thriving province and it was burned, the building crumbled to the ground is where Keira finally stopped her trek. It must have reigned thousands of years ago. Keira knew these ruins well, it was her fathers empire.
Keira's POV
I stared at the broken remains of daddy's empire. One little incident and a domino effect is set off. I flashed back to when Inuyasha's dad came to the shrine via the well.
A bright light flashed from the well and my eyes widened in joy. Dad must be home. I was about to rush out to greet him when I noticed a different scent, but it had traces of dads, the sandalwood and winter green pine trees within the blistery winter calming me.
" My name is Inu no Taisho and I am truly sorry to inform you but your mate, Lord Inu Mamoru, has perished fighting by my side in battle." the amber orbs I possess went wide eyed. I must've let out a gasp because suddenly daddy's friend was in front of me, looking at the mess I probably looked like; eyes watery, lips quaking with the effort to keep my sobs under control. " I'm so sorry, young one. Your sire was a dear friend and a wonderful soldier, as well as a exceptional father to his pups." I broke down. I went into a mild form of hysteria. He hugged me but I soon broke out of it, walking around in circles with random formulas racing through my brain. It-it was impossible. Dad couldn't die, he was unstoppable.
" This-this can't be possible! It's unethical, illogical, entirely preposterous and ridiculous!" I went further into my ramblings. " There has to be some-some kind of mathematical reason for any of these circumstances to have supervened, yes, there is always a mathematical reason for everything." my speech was fast, and I wasn't paying attention to anything. I was sure I was shaking. " Young lady-" I cut him off. " This-this is... I understand perfectly now, this is just a practical joke that has been set into motion. I haven't done as well as I should have in regards of my education, this is my punishment! It all makes sense!" I started laughing but it was hollow, even in my state of delusion I could tell.
" Daddy, I'll try harder! I'll get better at my schooling! I'll be better I promise!" I started walking around without any direction then collapsed to the ground, suddenly consumed by my tears. " Daddy...come back!" I called. The necklace in my pocket glowed. I looked down, my vision starting to be clouded by a red fog. " W-what's happening?!" I started to get scared. Then my bracelet glowed, seemingly in response to the necklace. Then I felt a calm rush over me and then I felt tired. The last thing I remember is the sensation of falling, then gentle arms surrounding me. I welcomed the bliss that came from unconsciousness.
When I woke up I was laying in my bed with a towel on my forehead. " M-" my throat was so dry that my voice croaked in protest. She only handed me a glass of water. " Mama, what happened?" then I remembered. That man...demon actually had come to inform us of dads death. My freakout. Something lulling me to sleep. " It's real. Isn't it." there was only cold realization in my voice. " Dad is dead." Mama hugged me.
" You know that now we have to concoct a story explaining why dad is gone. We'll say that he and Grandma got into an accident when coming back from some event. There is heavy rain, and it made it impossible to see." I thought through the base of the story. Now we only needed a closed off funeral. No outside visitors.
I was suddenly brought back to reality when I heard some villager. Thinking quickly, I slipped on my human concealment charm. " Miss!" I turned and flashed a confused smile at the man. It sucks how back here people-men in particular-didn't really have enough money for pants. " Hello sir, is there something I can do?" He started rambling and I could sense a semi-strong Youkai presence. Suddenly a flash raced past my cheek, blood running down my face and the villager backed up in fright.
" Do not be afraid, sir." I smiled brightly despite having a long cut on my cheek. I slipped off my concealment and merely licked the palm of my hand then wiped at the wound, cleaning it as well as administering the healing agents that were prominent in Inu Youkai spit. " I do believe we have a visitor." I threw my hand out behind me. " Gravity Spin!" I heard a yell and suddenly whoever must've attacked was in the air.
" I just learned that by the way." I smiled at the assailant. " Release me, half-breed!" he snarled and I smirked in response. " Nah I don't think I will." he growled louder.
" These lands are mine! I rightfully claimed them, you Halfling spawn! I bet your whore of a mother willingly spread her legs for a demon, then got killed because of it!" he laughed and started mocking my parents. My face stretched into a cold glare but the fires of Hell burned in my eyes.
" That's funny. I thought I heard you just call the Alpha Female of the Black Inu Clan a whore. I suggest gaining more knowledge about someone before you go insulting a person of incredibly high status. Also, you dare to disgrace my parents in my presence? The second Alpha Female of the Black Inu Clan? I think you have earned yourself a death sentence." I scented out Lord Sesshomaru. " Hello m'lord." I greeted as he walked into the clearing.
" Hnn." he addressed me, barely. Then a small human child ran up next to him. " Lord Sesshomaru, who is the pretty lady?" Wait, he made a human girl his ward, I still can't get over this, it's too much!
" That is-" I cut him off. " Hello little one. My name is Keira, and I'm Kagome's older sister. What is your name?" after learning her name was Rin, Fluffy took the demon-probably to be executed for badmouthing the Black Inu Clan's patriarch and matriarch, and their eldest child-and left. " Anyway, sir what is it that you needed?"
He snapped out of it. " Oh. I was to inform you that you are on the lord of this regions lands." There is no lord here, hasn't been since dad died. My amber orbs pierced holes in his head. " Oh really? Because there hasn't been a lord of any kind in this region for quite a long time. Why...I was of marrying age when the lord of these lands passed in war aside his good friend, the head of the White Inu Clan. I also happen to be the daughter of the lords lands. These are mine." he glared, innocence and civility dropping within an instant. " These are mine, not yours."
My amber eyes glowed in a almost crazy fashion. " No I have to negate that claim. Besides, a simple 'these lands are mine' claim doesn't work when concerning demonic property. Animal based demons will mark their territory, as I have done so here." I gestured to a few trees surrounding the lands that had five distinct claw indentations on the trunks. " Now leave. I am not above killing a human, believe me." he ran off. Simpleton.
Much later, I returned to Kaede's hut. " Where were you?" Kagome interrogated me as I stepped inside. " Went to someplace to think, encountered one demon and one human, the demon thought wherever I was belonged to him, I kicked his ass, then the human thought he was supposed to be there, proved him wrong, and left." Inuyasha stood. " C'mon." was all he said as he exited.
" GET BACK HERE FUZZY!" he grabbed me by an ear and dragged me out. " OW! OW! PAIN, YOU BREAK MY EAR, I BREAK YOUR NECK!" I shouted. " Shut it!" he said and I glowered at him. " You'll need better clothes than those pieces of shit. I remember being taken to this mountain hag who apparently made my Fire Rat." a mountain hag?
" If this is a trap, I will chop off your balls and then force-feed them to you." he shivered for barely a second, giving me some sense of pride. " Whatever you crazy bitch." I grinned. " Oh I'm not the bitch here, Kagome is." he growled and chased after me, myself laughing like an idiot.
I wonder what he looks like when transformed...Okay, next time he transforms, I'm taking a picture. Better keep my Kodak with me. " Everyone! Fuzzy, Miyagi, Kags and I are going to some stupid mountain witch to get me some Feudal Era clothes." with that, I threw Kaggie on Fuzzy's back, Miyagi on mine and we took off. Soon, within at least an hour, we arrived at some mountain where I assumed the hag lived. " Oi Sumomo! You there?" he called out.
Suddenly a smallish demon woman with pink hair in a ponytail that spiraled ran out. " Oh Yashie! What a surprise!" Yashie? I did my best not to snicker but some chuckles escaped. " Hi, I'm Keira, this is Miyagi my friend and this is my younger sister Kagome. We're here so I can get some clothes." I looked to Fuzzy-no Yashie-for a better explanation.
Ha, Yashie. I'm gonna use that from now on. Sumomo stepped closer and gazed at my face and eyes. Her umber orbs analyzing me. " You remind me of someone! She was a Inu Youkai, like you and Yashie, but she didn't look like the rest." Could she be...
" Ah, that's it! You have some resemblances to Seiko!" Aunty... " Uhh, yes. Can I please get fitted now?" She'd hit a sore spot. " Oh certainly!" she quickly led me back with Kagome, muttering something about making a spare or two.
A magical measuring tape took my measurements and then a outfit began to take form in front of me piece by piece. The top was a front closed Cheongsam that was black and it had red around the trim/lining. I'm not even gonna ask how you get in it. The bottom half-it was connected, obviously-was the same color scheme, and it had slits that began at about the top of my thighs. My hair, although relatively short, reached my hips as it was, silvery locks brushing my skin. Then once it was complete, she began creating another outfit, it was a Haori much like Yashie's, but it was red with a black kosode. It also had a small strap that I could unwind to make the shirts sleeveless. Awesome.
After that she made one more outfit, and it was this crisscross neckline shirt that was black, with a red undershirt, black arm sleeves that cut off around the middle of my upper arms, had red trim, and had a short black pleated skirt with even shorter spandex-like material shorts under it.
She also made me some shoes. For the first outfit, she made foot wraps-sort of like Kouga's, but without the fur-and she also made some pretty anklets, some were even like slave anklets. Then she took Kagome and Miyagi's measurements and went to work. For Miyagi she made two outfits similar to mine. The first one was a carbon copy of my first one, except the color scheme was black with pink lining, and the slits were lower. Her second outfit, was a sort of kimono that was white with a pink undershirt. Miyagi had a pair of shorts under it, and I'll get her some shoes soon. And a demon seal. She'll need it soon, but I don't know why her parents didn't bother getting her one before she was born.
Anyway, she finished working on Miyagi and then started on Kagome. My little sister insisted it was fine and she didn't have to do it, but Sumomo refused to stop. Said something about that since the Fire Rat robes survived is enough payment for her. In the end, Kagome ended up with a cherry blossom colored fight-friendly shirt, arm sleeves with small daggers hidden inside, and a white skirt about the same length as her green one.
Ha, I remember wearing that uniform. I sure gave my teachers hell. " Well, thanks for the outfits, Sumomo. Maybe I'll come visit you sometime." with that, we left with our new apparel in arms. We arrived back at Kaede's and I went into her spare room to change, threatening Miroku and making him well aware of the consequences should he attempt to peak. Once I had changed, I stepped out and Sango complimented the outfit. Shippo said I looked pretty, Inuyasha huffed and looked away with a scowl, Miroku looked like he wanted to see it on Sango who glared at him and pinched his hand when it got to close to her ass. " C'mon Miyagi, I'm gonna get some shoes for you." And so, we went to the well, and jumped in after I did a sense perimeter scan and found nothing threatening. After lifting my hanyou companion out of the well, we exited the well house after I did a sound scope for any people here to visit the shrine, and after finding none, I flash ran us in the house.
" Tadaima, Mama!" I shouted as I entered. " Keira-Onee-chan!" Souta got up from the floor in the living room and ran to meet me and Miyagi in the hallway. " Who's this sis?" I ruffled his hair, the part almost identical to dads. " Hey squirt, this is Miyagi. She's a hanyou like me, you, Kags, and Yashie." his eyes went wide. " AWE-"
I silenced his shout with a glare. He knew by now that loud noises were what pissed me off most so he quieted down a bit " some!" That's better. " Oh hello dear, back so soon?" I shrugged. " Needed to get some stuff for the newest addition to our group." I went to the room I hadn't used since I'd moved out back when I was nineteen, and changed from the awesome outfit into a tight red shirt and some short jean shorts, with black flip-flops. Then I went through my old clothes from when I was her age, and found some capris for Miyagi with a white short sleeve shirt, and slip on shoes. Then, I grabbed one of my other concealment charm bracletes, and put it on her wrist. Miyagi's bubble gum pink hair turned dark brown and it shortened some. Now I can put it in a ponytail. Then I slipped my charm on and my silver hair darkened all the way to black, amber eyes dulled to a really dark but rick chocolate shade.
After that was done, I left with Miyagi. I needed to get her some clothes. And a permanent demon seal. " Hello, what can I do for you today?" a sales clerk asked as soon as we walked in a shoe store. " Any idea where Gladiator style sandals are?" she nodded and directed us to the section. We looked for a while, and with my fashion expertise and Miyagi's choice, we picked out two pairs of shoes for her. One was either black or dark brown and the went up to about the knee, and the other was white that had a small heel and went to the same length. Since her's were picked out, I looked for some for me. After we paid and left, we were on our way for home when I heard a familiar voice. " Keira!" For the love of fuck, not him.
" Oh. Yamamoto." I said flatly. I really didn't want him here. His dyed red hair was still the same, only slightly longer and kept back in the same low pony. His sapphire blue eyes bore into my brown ones, and I felt a vague shiver travel down my spine.
" Keira, how've you been?" He seemed happy. But I knew well, he was playing. " Fine, well I was before you came." I muttered. If he heard it, then he didn't let on about the comment. " And who's the tyke?" I pushed Miyagi behind me and glared at him with thinly veiled rage and irritation at best. " None of your business. Go back to being the same dickhead you've always been." he glared and moved to hit me in the face but I dodged. " Predictable. Always have been."
" And that little shit, Tsukamareo." my eye twitched. " It's Tsukune." he rolled his eyes. " Yeah that bastard, you still with him?" I smirked. " Oh yeah, goin' strong. In fact, we got married a good half a year ago, even got a daughter, Miyagi of course. Tsukune's a judo instructor. What do you do, deal drugs and peddle the flesh trade? It wouldn't surprise me, you always got in trouble, and have gotten arrested more times than I can count on one hand." I smirked and moved again as he made to slap me again.
" Seriously? You didn't get any faster?" I left, senses at the ready to detect any change in his distance. Instead, I felt the force of a rock, no more than two feet and closing in from my head. I reached my hand out behind my head, and caught the rock, tossing it up and down.
" Honestly Hisoka you should know by now, that those stupid tricks don't work on me." God this ones still an idiot. Rolling my eyes, I walked home with Miyagi and then I put her shoes on her, before we changed into our new clothes and bade Mama and the tyke bye before leaving.
" WE'RE BACK MOTHER-FUCKERS!" I shouted and sauntered in the hut with my arms raised extravagantly. As I stepped in, everyone looked up. Miroku's hand was redder than it had been, suggesting that he'd tried to grope Sango again and she administered a decidedly less severe punishment. " Kags, what do you think of Miyagi's new shoes?" I asked my younger sister and she'd said that they were cute.
Next we proceeded with dinner after me glaring at Miroku for a split second when he reached over Miyagi for a bowl. " Watch those hands perv." my glare combined with the warning, and the fact that I have lots of pointy objects I would just love to stick into him, had his hand reeling back as if shocked.
" Why Lady Keira, your lack of trust in me, a humble monk, astounding." I rolled amber eyes to the roof. " Yeah, uh-huh. Humble my ass." The rest of the say went on as it usually would. Then night came around and we were all getting settled for the night.
Sango laid down on her side after giving Miroku a warning glance. " If you touch me, I will slit your throat while you sleep." Miroku merely smiled as if she'd given him a compliment. " I love you too, my sweet Sango." said demonslayer blushed but glared at him harder. " Oh you two need to just fuck already!" I exclaimed and Kagome choked. " Keira!" I looked to her in question.
" What? It's true." I defended. Shaking my head at their idiocy, I turned my attention to Miyagi who was beginning to yawn and I opened my arms. I was really warm so I could also function as a heat blanket. Yay heat blankets! Soon after Kags chided me for my comment, she settled down in her sleeping bag with Shippo, and Yashie returned sitting down against one of the walls, his face free of the blush that had been lightly staining it earlier and hands in his sleeves.
Not too much later after that, we all soon drifted off.
Well I hope you all liked this chapter for Kagome's Sister! And yes the seamstress was Sumomo from Chobits! She's one of my favorites. I did a few checks on this to see if there were any mistakes or grammatical errors or whatever, so if there is any that I missed, let me know.
Bye for now!
-Always
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