A/N: All I really have to type here is, I do not own Inuyasha! I also do not own Darkages, which I am using some names and stuff from! All Copyrights belong to their respective owners! I guess I'll just move on to the next chapter!

Previous Chapter…

"Well I think it is." Miroku placed a hand on her shoulder. "Let's just say I am glad you are on our side." Lilly smiled, thought she knew the monk was going to do something else.

Soon, he is going to make a big mistake… Miroku took his hand off her shoulder, turning away.

"We should probably head back." Miroku walked away. Lilly was left confused.

Hmm, maybe I have misjudged him. She smiled, following him back to the village.

Naraku stood, staring at strange inscriptions carved onto a cave wall.

"Don't worry, the preparations are almost complete." His evil voice echoed throughout the cave. "Soon this world will be at the mercy of your dark powers!" Naraku laughed.

The Hearts of a Mortal and a Half-Demon

Chapter 9: Dark Lore of Temuair.

Two days had passed since Sylis and Inuyasha had received their injuries. Inuyasha was fully healed and impatience as always while Sylis still had the bandages around his head, much to his disliking.

"Damn it all, I'm taking these damn bandages off!" Before Sylis could reach the bandages, Lilly slapped his hands away, causing him to growl.

"Sylis, calmed down! I know you don't like the bandages, but we can't risk it." Lilly sat down next to the furious half-demon. "In a couple more hours, we'll take them off." Sylis stood up, walking away from the group. "If you take those off, you're in big trouble!" Lilly yelled, knowing that he would hear her.

"Alright, alright!" Sylis growled angrily. He walked by Shippo, who looked up at him

"Shippo, go keep an eye on him." Lilly's voice had a tone of annoyance. Shippo nodded, following the angered half-demon.

"I sometimes wonder if he'll ever change…" Lilly looked at the others, who were staring at her. She let out a nervous laugh. "Sorry about that, heh heh…" They shrugged it off, forgetting about it for the time being. After a long moment of silence, Sango looked over at Lilly.

"Lilly, I wanted to ask you something." Sango said, Lilly looked over and nodded. "I was speaking with Sylis the other day, he mentioned a word… Chadul." A look of shock came over Lilly's face at the mention of that word. "But he had no idea what it meant. I was wondering if you knew anything." The group took notice of Lilly's reaction, she took a deep breath.

"Chadul… In Temuair, he is a very dark and evil entity. He is the being of darkness that counters the being of light, Danaan. Long ago, Danaan and Chadul waged war, but all the beings of Temuair banded together, defeating him in what was called the Three Day War." Everyone listened carefully, sensing the fear in Lilly's voice. "Long after that war, many lords came together to summon Chadul back to Temuair. But with his return, he began to conjure up dark creatures, these beings were named Dubhaimd. This started the Shadow Wars, which lasted many, many years. The dark forces of Chadul seemed to be close to triumph, but one of his sons, Deoch betrayed him. Because of this, the war was overturned, removing Chadul from our world once again."

"So this Chadul was destroyed for good?" Kagome asked. Lilly's expression remained unchanged.

"No one knows for sure. Some still believe that he is sealed in the fields of Astrid, where a large 8 point star symbol remains." Lilly took a deep breath, closing her eyes. When she opened them, the look of fear was gone.

"Kind of odd that this being has made such an impact and Sylis knows nothing of it…" Miroku said, rubbing his chin.

"Sylis… Does not remember much about his past, nor does he know much about Temuair's past. I believe, what ever the reason may be, he has forgotten almost everything." Lilly revealed a sad look on her face.

Maybe... He is like Kohaku… Sango's gaze fell to the earth, but something else took over her thoughts. I wonder… Sango quickly glanced at Lilly, then back at the floor. I'll bring it up later. She stood up, leaving her Hiraikotsu where it was. "I'm going to check on him, for Shippo's sake." She began walking in the direction that Sylis and Shippo had headed. Problem is… I have no idea where to look… An hour went by, Sango continued to search the forest. She had no luck finding the Sylis and Shippo, but she pushed on anyways.

One of Shippo's weeping mushrooms sat on a tree branch, jumping up and down. Suddenly, a kunai struck the mushroom, pinning it to the tree. It disappeared in a puff of smoke, the kunai left in the tree.

"How do you do that Sylis?" The young fox demon looked at the older half-demon standing 50 feet away from the mushrooms. His bandage still acted like a blindfold. His right arm was fully extended towards the branch the mushroom was sitting on. He lowered his hand to his side, where a leather pouch of sorts was around his thigh. Many more kunai throwing knives were held there.

"I used my ears, locking on to the sound frequency. That way I know if I am attacking my target and not my friend." His hand slipped around another kunai, bringing his arm in to a ready position His ears twitched before he threw the kunai, impaling another weeping mushroom. Sylis readied another kunai to hit the final weeping mushroom, deep in concentration. His ears twitched again, but he didn't throw the kunai. Sounded like a twig… He stood still, his ears twitched one last time before he sniff the air. He returned the kunai to his pouch, his body now in a relaxed state. "Sango, you can come out now." He sat down on the grass, crossing his legs. Sango walked out from behind a tree, where she had been watching Sylis practicing. She walked over to Sylis, taking a seat next to him.

"I didn't know you were trained with kunai." Sango looked towards Shippo, giving him a dismissive wave. Shippo understood and nodded.

"I bet Kagome has some more candy, I'm going back." The little fox demon said right before he ran out of sight, leaving Sango and Sylis alone in the clearing. A calming silence overcame the clearing, only the sounds of the wind blowing through the branches of the trees.

"Sylis?" Sango broke the silence, looking towards the ground. "I would like to apologize." Sylis' ears twitched, his head titled in the direction of her voice. "I had no right to ask about your past… I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it." The two remained silent. Suddenly, Sylis felt two hands touching the bandages around his head, they were Sango's. "What are you doing?"

"Taking the bandages off." Sango slowly began to unwrap the bandages covering his eyes.

Well I won't complain about getting these damn things off. Sylis sat quietly while Sango took care of the bandages. Once they were fully removed, Sylis' eyelids were still closed. Sango knelt in front of him.

"Sylis, you can open your eyes now." His eyelids twitched at the slightly, slowly opening and revealing his grey eyes. They looked to the left, than to the right. Finally they settled on Sango, his eyes looking into hers. It's those mesmerizing eyes that I have longed to see… "Sylis, can you see?" Sylis nodded, his eyes returning to her gaze.

"Sango…" She continued to gaze at the purple-haired half-demon. "I don't know much about my past… I remember some moments of my youth, when I was wandering alone…" Sango listened carefully, not letting a word escape her ears. "I was hated by everyone, I was poorly mistreated. I would be run out by villagers, beaten by adults, no one would help me because of what I was, a half-demon. The same thing happened at every village. Though that changed… I remember waking up one morning, I was in a house. I was wrapped up because of my wounds… I remember a woman… She had long brown hair, her green eyes were… unusual, but they showed kindness."

"Who was she?"

"Her name…" Sylis sat in deep thought, his mind searching for an answer. "I don't remember her name… She took me in and taught me the art of being a rogue, she was my sensei."

(A/N: In the game of Darkages, a Rogue is a class that would be close to a thief. They are swift and mysterious. They use traps, daggers, throwing knives, "kunai", and shurikens. Their skill with the dagger is very deadly.)

Sylis let out a nervous laugh, scratching the back of his head. "It was tough, but I trained till I collapsed at the end of each day. She'd disguise me so that she could bring me into villages. I don't remember how long I trained or where I was… I don't remember what techniques I was taught… I've only been able to recall a few of the basics."

It sounds like he has been all over the place, yet he can't remember anything. "When did you remember them?" Sango's curiosity overcame her.

"Meditation, dreams, sometimes it would just come to me…" Sylis clinched his right hand into a fist, landing a punch into the ground. "Damn it! Why is it I can't remember anything?" Sylis continued to ram his fist into the frozen earth. "My family! My past! My life! It's all a damn mystery to me!" His fist slowly came to a stop, resting on the snow. His body was trembling, his eyes were closed, his head hung low.

Sylis... Sango's eyes began to tear up as she watched the young half-demon trembling. A motherly instinct took over as she reached out for him. Sylis' eyes opened wide when he felt something wrap around his waist, a wetness forming above his chest. He looked down to see Sango's arms embracing him, she was crying, her head buried in his chest. "You don't deserve to go through this… You promised to help me… I'm promising to help you." Strange feelings overcame Sylis, the need to protect her, not wanting to see her cry. He slowly wrapped his arms around the demon slayer, returning her embrace. The tears continued to flow down her face. "I promise… Together, we'll find a way to restore your memories." Kagome's right… There is something there…

"Thank you Sango… For being there for me…" They held each other in their arms, enjoying the comforting warmth. Neither of them noticed the movement in the bushes on the outside of the clearing. Kagome, Inuyasha, and Lilly watched the Sylis and Sango in the clearing. Inuyasha had a look of frustration on his face while Kagome and Lilly were smiling.

"See Inuyasha? I told you there was something between them." Kagome nudged the silver-haired half-demon. "They are such a cute couple."

"Feh, who cares?" Inuyasha stood up, walking away.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome stood up, following him. Lilly stood up as well, taking one final look at Sango and Sylis. She smiled, leaving the two to enjoy each other's presence.

"Inuyasha? What's wrong?" Kagome continued to follow him, until he stopped. He sniffed the air, letting out a deep sigh. He turned and faced Kagome, a smile on his face and his amber eyes gazing into her deep brown eyes.

"Nothings wrong. I just wanted to spend some time with you, alone." He extended his arms, drawing the schoolgirl into a deep embrace. His chin rested on top of her head, nuzzling against her hair. He kissed her forehead, smiling at Kagome.

"Oh Inuyasha." She smiled, placing her soft lips against his. She rested her head against his chest. His presence made her feel warm and safe. "I love you."

"I love you too… Kagome." They held each other in a moment that could have lasted an eternity.

"You know Inuyasha, you've changed over the last few years." Inuyasha glanced down at the beautiful woman in his arms. "You might not show it in front of the others… but I can tell. You are much kinder than when we first met." Inuyasha smiled.

"Well… it's all because of you. If you weren't there… I probably would still be the same as I was back then." Inuyasha ran his claws through her hair, taking in her scent.

"Inuyasha… Don't ever change."

Miroku sat meditating in the presence of a coloring Shippo and a sleeping Kirara. Miroku opened his left eye, seeing Lilly approaching.

"So you're back?" He quickly looked around. "Where are the others?"

"Sango and Sylis are spending some time alone."

"What about Inuyasha and Kagome?" Shippo asked, looking up from his drawing.

"What are you talking about? They are right h-" Lilly turned around to see that no one was following her. "Where did those two go off to?" Lilly scratched her head.

"They need time alone as well." Miroku stood up, his staff in hand. "We all must be in shape, both mentally and physically." Miroku walked over to the green-haired magic user. "Before you and Sylis had joined us, the rest of us have been traveling together. Although Inuyasha doesn't like to admit it or show it in front of the rest of us, he and Kagome care about each other deeply." The monk looked up into the sky. "When they are closer, Inuyasha seems to fight much better. Besides, it keeps our morel up when those two aren't yelling at each other." Miroku laughed, which soon infected Lilly. They both laughed for awhile, before it faded.

"Yeah, I've noticed those two, they seem to argue as much as a old married couple." Lilly said with a smile on her face. After awhile, silence again came over them.

"Lilly." She looked over at the monk. "Since we have the time, would you tell me more about yourself? About where you and Sylis are from. I am interested to learn about this… Temuair." Lilly smiled, taking a seat on a nearby fallen log. She patted down on a spot next to her, where Miroku took a seat.

"Where to begin… My home, Temuair…"

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A/N: Kinda short, I know but this was mainly a fluff chapter. The next chapter should be more story development. Stay tuned!