Chapter 8
The Ghost Tree
Alex's Pov:
So the day had finally arrived and we were going to find The Ghost tree. I had so many different emotions going through my mind. First I was afraid of what I was going to learn and how it would affect my life. Second I was afraid that once I knew the truth that Kagome wouldn't want me as her cousin anymore. Reason I was worrying about that was, because of her look she had given me after I had killed Kikyo. After we had gotten back to the camp last night, so many things happened.
Flashback
We had gotten back to camp and everyone was asleep except for Koga.
"Hey it took you guys long enough to finally get back." Koga said with a yawn
"Sorry, things got, well kind a complicated and then it well ended with me killing Kikyo." I said taking one of kagome's water bottles to wash the blood off my hands.
"Wait you killed the dead priestess?" Koga asked sounding surprised
"Yes, Alexis did it to stop Kikyo from killing me." Kagome said looking at Inuyasha
Inuyasha was looking back at Kagome with loving eyes and Koga noticed this as well as I did.
"Hey, Mutt face why are you holding my woman's hand?" Koga said standing up
"Kagome is not your woman Koga, if she is anyone's woman than she is mine." Inuyasha said grinning at Koga
"Inuyasha I may be your girlfriend, but if you ever say I'm your woman, and then I will use that word you hate." Kagome said glaring at a now scared Inuyasha
"So you mean to tell me that you and this hanyou are now together?" Koga sad with a little disappointment in his eyes
"Yes, I'm sorry Koga, but it kind a well just happened and I hope we can still be friends." Kagome said will a warm smile
"Of course Kagome, I'll get over you with the mutt face. All that matters is that you are happy and that's all I care about." Koga said returning the same warm smile
"Hey don't worry Koga, you and I can still be single together." I said laughing as I put my arm around his shoulder
Koga laughed and then smiled at me and I could feel my face getting warm again.
"Thanks Alexis, that really helps knowing that I can count on a great girl like you." Koga said with another warm smile on his face, but this time it was directed at me.
"Oh, a yeah, no problem Koga, well on that note we should get some sleep." I said as I removed my arm from his shoulder and went to my sleeping bag.
The rest of the group who wasn't asleep followed me and went to sleep. The next morning we filled in Sango, Miroku and Shippo on everything that had happened the night before. They were all surprised finding out that not only were Kagome and Inuyasha now dating, but also that I had killed Kikyo with my bare hand. After that we packed up camp and left for the end of our journey.
End of Flashback
We came into a clearing that a lake right in the middle of it. The tree was gray and it looked very old. We had stopped and gathered around the lake and looked at the very old to, it had a face on it that looked as old as the tree its self.
"Who has come and disturbed my slumber." The Ghost tree asked opening up its eyes
"We have come here to trying and figure out if my cousin Alexis is a hanyou." Kagome said
"Would this Alexis girl please step forward and the rest of you take a step back." The Ghost tree said
We all listened to the Ghost tree, which left me now staring eye to eye with the tree.
"I want you to close your eyes when I close mine. I will be able to show you visions of your past. I will also be able to tell you if you are a hanyou and how to awaken your demonic powers." The Ghost tree said
I nodded in agreement and the Ghost tree closed its eyes and I closed mine. At first nothing happened, but then I could tell my body and soul was being looked at. I started to see something come my way in my head and I could tell it were visions of my life coming all at once.
I saw when I was a baby and that I was being held, but it was not my mother that was holding, but a strange women. She had pointy ears and had long dark brown hair, she had green beautiful eyes and she looked a lot like me. She was saying something to me and while she was talking I could see that my ears were changing into…human ears? I couldn't believe it, that this woman was my mother and that she was putting a spell on me. Another vision came and it was of my real parents fight someone and I could tell that they were losing. I couldn't tell who they were fighting, because the person had some kind of weird kind of costume on. It looked like a weird monkey or something like that and then I saw my real mother running to a well, when she got there she kissed my forehead and I could tell that she was crying. She then put me in a basket and sent me through the well and a glow of blue light came and I was gone. Another vision came and it was of Kagome's mother taking me out of the well and was holding me, trying to stop me from crying. One last vision came and it was me with my adopted parents and Kagome's parents. My adopted parents were holding me and they were all smiling together
"You can open your eyes now child." The Ghost tree said to me
I opened my eyes and I could tell that there was tears trying to flow out, but I wouldn't let them. I had so many things going through my head now. I was adopted, my real parents were killed and Kagome's family knew that I was adopted and yet they didn't tell me. I knew Kagome didn't know, because she wasn't even born yet.
I turned around from the Ghost tree and was looking at my cousin. She smiled at me and I lost it. The tears wouldn't stay back anymore and I dropped to my knees crying my heart out from everything I had just seen.
Kagome ran over to me and put her arms around me, trying to give me a protective hug.
"Alexis what did you see?" She asked
"I…I saw my parents, my real parents. I saw my real mom and she but a spell on me. They were then fighting a demon and I guess were killed, but before my mom died. She put me in the well that leads us to our word Kagome and then your mom found me and then ur aunt and uncle adopted me." I said crying into Kagome's chest
"Everything I have ever known has been a big lie Kagome!" I said sobbing
"Everything will be alright Alexis, just because you are adopted doesn't mean I don't still see you as my cousin." Kagome said hugging me a little tighter
The rest of the group had come closer to me and Koga put his hand on my shoulder. I turned around to see not only his smile, but everyone's smile as well. At that moment I knew I wasn't alone in this and that I had my cousin and all my new friends by my side. I stood up and looked back at the Ghost tree.
"How can I unlock my demonic powers?" I asked hoping the tree would know that answer.
"You have to say these words, "the power that is has hidden within. Please come to the surfaces were you rightfully belong. Show me your true colors and bring back what belongs to me."
I listened to the tree and said the words "the power that is has hidden within. Please come to the surfaces were you rightfully belong. Show me your true colors and bring back what belongs to me." Then something happened, my body started to glow green and I could feel myself beginning to change. My ears became pointy, be teeth had fangs, my hair was longer and my nails were sharper. Finally after my change was complete I looked at myself in the lake and I could tell that I wasn't like Inuyasha, but that I was a wolf demon just like Koga was.
"Well now that is not what I expected." I said out loud
"You're a wolf demon?" Kagome asked surprised
"Oh great, now we get to deal with another wolf." Inuyasha said
"Well this just makes everything even better." Koga said walking over to me and putting his arm around my waist, which I didn't mind.
"If there is not anything that you want from me, then please leave and let me sleep." The Ghost tree said
"There is one more thing Ghost tree; we are looking for the castle of Naraku. We were hoping you could help us find it. Miroku said
"Naraku's castle is only another's day's trip from where you are standing. Keep going North and you will come to a clearing just like this on and there it will be, but there is a barrio surrounding it so be careful." The Ghost tree said and then closed its eyes and falling back to sleep
"Well then we better get going then." Inuyasha said running (with Kagome on his back,) North and heading right for Naraku's castle.
I was still getting use to my body and its speed, so Koga let my ride on his back. Miroku and Sango were riding on Sango's cat Kirara and Shippo was with them as well.
Things were going to get really serious soon; I just hope that we will all survive what's going to be coming at us next. I said to myself as we headed for Naraku's castle
So what did all of you think of the new discovery's that we just found out about Alexis's past? The next chapter will be the big battle and everyone will find out why they have something against Naraku. That is also including Alexis as well. Please R&R and I will try and get the next chapter up as soon as possible. J
