InuYasha Stories
Chapter 7: The Fire
Disclaimer:
This is a work of fan fiction using characters from the InuYasha show, which is trademarked by Rumiko Takahashi.
Warning: This chapter may contain an uncomfortable scene for some viewers.
Aiko sat in front of the fire for hours. She just looked into the bright orange fire, thinking about her past and the changes that were about to come. Aiko didn't notice that Kagome awoke and sat next to her.
"What are you doing up?" Kagome asked startling the half demon.
Aiko looked at Kagome in surprise.
"Sorry did I scare you?" Kagome asked.
"Yea, I didn't notice that you got up, I was a bit distracted." Aiko said as she looked back at the fire.
"What's bothering you?" Kagome asked
"Nothing." Aiko answered softly without looking at Kagome.
Kagome continued to look at Aiko without saying a word. She could tell that Aiko was lying and that something was bothering her. Kagome carefully put her hand on Aiko's back. Aiko jumped at the sudden touch and looked at Kagome like she was crazy.
"Were friends now, you can trust me." Kagome said as she removed her hand from Aiko's back.
The two girls sat there in silence. Neither of them saying a word all that could be heard was the flickering of the fire and breathing. Kagome sighed as she stood up; she knew she wouldn't get any more information out of the girl.
"I was thinking about my past." Aiko said causing Kagome to pause.
"You past?" Kagome asked while looking back at Aiko who was still looking at the fire.
"My mother was a human and my father was a demon." Aiko said quietly as Kagome sat beside her again.
Aiko waited for Kagome to say something but when Kagome didn't answer she continued.
"Before my mother became pregnant with me, she was engaged to rich human male." Aiko said as she breathed in.
"My father met my mother while she was bathing in a hot spring."Aiko said as Kagome continued to listen to her.
"She was beautiful and he couldn't resist the temptation." Aiko shifted nervously "He raped her."Aiko said barely above a whispered.
Kagome was in shock and thought that she heard wrong. She noticed that Aiko had tears in her eyes.
"My mother never saw him again." Aiko said as she wiped her tears away. "While my mother went through her pregnancy, she was shunned by everyone in her village and she was no longer engaged." Aiko stopped talking and continued to look at the fire.
Kagome looked at the distant girl while waiting for her to continue her story but she didn't they sat there in silence until the girl cleared her throat. Kagome jumped at the sudden sound.
"After nine months after my mother was raped, I was born." Aiko said in a sad voice "She was no longer beautiful… In fact she became ugly and throughout the years she became even more ugly and bitter. "
