An Arrowed Heart and The Lost Priestess

Chapter 14

AN: I am sorry my lovely readers. I have been working my butt off and school works comes firsts so the updates maybe a little farther apart.

I had a guest reviewer comment on the length of my chapters and I am going to answer the reviewer. shadowlover29 I totally understand what you are saying I love really long fanfiction, but I have come across fanfiction with more chapters and even less words then i have. I will work on making them longer but my brain usually only lets me think of about 2,000 words of a story at a time. I do have a set story line well more like where I am going with the story but each chapter is made up when I am writing it and posted right after it is finished. I usually write the chapters in a day when I have the time and inspiration. I hope that is a good enough answer for you and I will work on the length. As for the cliff hanger endings, I love them too much to let them go.

Now this chapter will be focused on Sakura's past and a little insite into the Koi Brothers too. I hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of Naruto or Inuyasha! All of that goes to Masashi Kishimoto-sensei and Rumiko Takahashi-sensei!

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"I think I can explain," a small voice peeped up from Kirara's back.

"Now who is this guy!"

Sakura heard the voice but was too busy placing her Hitai-ate on her head to care. She had not been wearing it when they left so she didn't get to wear it to this strange place. It made her feel closer to her home to wear the symbol of a leaf shinobi.

Now when a small creature jumped out of Kirara's fur and onto Sakura then she was paying attention. She wasn't a bug person. In fact she tried to stay clear of Shino and his bugs back home as much as possible. She did the same thing any girl would do, she promptly screamed. The flea fell to the ground and Sakura stomped on it multiple times. After stomping a hole in the ground about 3 feet deep she she sighed and sat on the ground. Sakura wasn't proud of herself but she couldn't help it bugs creeped her out. Maybe it was Naruto and when he put bugs in her sleeping bag thinking it was Sasuke's. That was the worst way to go to sleep and it caused Naruto a lot of pain for that mission.

Mizuru snickered and knelt down by the hole to see a paper flat flea. "Your name isn't Myouga is it?"

The flea nodded his paper head. "I am." hearing the flea speak, she went to stomp on him again but was stopped by the Koi brothers who were also amused by her reaction.

"You wouldn't happen to be the Myouga the flea that serves that stupid dog demon lord of the west are you?" Mizuru asked sweetly. Myouga shook a little. He knew all to well that sweet word for a demon lord were not meant to be as sweet as they sound.

Myouga gulped and then nodded. "Where is the lovely lord this fine day?" Mizuru's words getting sweeter the whole time. Myouga was sweating bullets.

"Oh come on it can't be that hard to tell me where he is," Mizuru asked. Seeing the bug demon shake he wondered to himself why every demon did that when he talked nicely.

"Come on Myouga where is the bastard he owes me my tails!" Mizuru roared in a very aggressive way. This calmed Myouga down just a little but he wasn't one to chance so he jumped on Sakura's shoulder.

"There is no way lord mizuru will touch Sakura. This is brilliant," Myouga smirked to himself. Sakura held back a shriek, shook and squeezed her eyes shut but didn't hurt him. She was curious about what he had to say. Well sort of.

"I...I am sorry to inform you but my dear lord and great dog demon is no longer in the world of the living," Myouga said sadly.

There was silence for a moment until there was a weird sound that came out of no where. It started out very strange and strangled. Then it became booming and everyone turned to Mizuru, who was cackling like a witch.

"You think that dying will save you!" Mizuru screamed to the sky.

"I will get you back some how you bastard dog! You hear me! I will!" Mizuru smiled happy with himself while everyone else had side stepped a few steps. Well more like the other side of the pond.

"I'm sorry about him Myouga-san. Please continue with your explanation," Ko spoke calmly as if he hadn't noticed the freak out Mizuru had.

"Yes why are all these demons in my village," Shako growled.

"That is simple. You let us in. The only demons here are lord Mizuru Kirara and I," Myouga counted off on his fingers.

"Then what exactly do you call the bird and fish boys over there," Shako pointed sarcastically.

"Deities," Mizuru supplied for him.

"Are you done now?" Lo snickered.

"Yeah just had to get that off my chest. It's a good thing the bastard dog is in the nether world. It means I don't have to look for him," Mizuru smiled wickedly.

"These creatures can't be gods," Shako snorted.

Saieko flew over to Shako and hovered right in front of his face. "How would you know human! What knowledge do you possess that let's you know who are deities and demons?" Saieko shrieked in his face. Ko walked behind her and patted her head.

"Calm sister Saieko, this human is concerned for his village and means no disrespect."

"Yeah Sai. He's just a human," Lo smirked.

"Wait if you are deities then why on earth would any of you consider me hime!? And Saieko you said you were a summoning! I have no right to contract with a goddess!" Sakura started panicking.

"and I hugged you! I am so sorry for the disrespect!" Sakura almost bowed when Ko calmly took hold of her shoulder.

"Dear hime, whether I am a demon, deity, or lowly worm, I would follow you," Ko smiled.

"I still don't understand," Sakura cried.

"Well you are the daug..." before Ko could finish a little humming caught Sakura's attention, her eyes drooped and she fell into the arms of the human form of Mizuru.

"Not yet Ko," Mizuru sighed and set Sakura down on the ground. Bo smiled and laid her head in his lap.

"That is it! I want answers and I want them now. I gave you a little leeway because Kirara trusts you and I owe her my life but it ends now. I am the chieftain of this village and I can have an entire village of trained demon slayers here in moments. What are you and what is she to have such loyalty from demons!?" Shako leaped back and readied his Hiraikotsu

"Hey hey! Shako calm down! Geez you were always such a hot head!" Lo put his hands up in peace.

"You keep piling up the questions but I have yet to get any answers," Shako's eyes narrowed as he raised his Hiraikotsu.

"All of this is possible because Sakura is her daughter," Mizuru sighed and pointed to a cave on the other end of the village.

"You can't be serious! You expect me to believe that girl is the daughter of the great lady Midoriko? She never had any children and she died over 300 years ago!" Shako laughed.

"It is because Midoriko never wanted her to be forced to fight demons. She hated the thought of her only child fighting when there wasn't a mean bone in her body. Her hair made you think she was a demon but is actually the opposite. She has the same power Midoriko had and more. If not because it is true then because of her power. She is Midoriko's successor whether you believe or not," Mizuru explained.

"We are deities, well not high ranking ones like Goshiboku-sama..." Bo tried to explain while he pet Sakura's hair.

"Speak for yourself," Saieko huffed.

"We are the koi that have been in this pond since you were a child, surly your mother told you of us. The guardian spirits that look over the village." Bo tried again. Shako blinked a few times and tried to remember.

"The silly koi that watch over small children at play?"

"That's us!" Lo snickered.

"Watching over this kid was hard wasn't it Lo!" Ro snickered with him.

"The hardest!" they said together and fell over laughing.

"I was a good manner child!" Shako huffed.

"You believe us then," Ko asked.

"I always knew there was more to mother's stories then she let on. I will allow you to explain with a little more of an open mind in return for helping me remember my mother," Shako set down his Hiraikotsu and sat down to listen.

"I had heard of Midoriko's child for my lord but I never expected her to still be alive and young!" Myouga said from Bo's shoulder.

"Before we confuse anyone, I think we should start from the beginning," Mizuru sighed. He had not told this story to anyone, he readiy himself for questions and interruptions.

"Sakura was born March 28 in this village over 300 years ago. You wouldn't believe it but she had black hair when she was born, long beautiful black hair. She was one hellian and I loved every minute with her. She was about a year old when her miko powers really started to appear. The first change was her hair. Her long black locks turned pink, and the air around her seemed to always be light and happy," Mizuru smiled as he looked at Sakura fondly.

"She must have been three when she ran into our pond. She was so clumsy and wobbly. I blame you for letting her run free Mizuru," Lo grumbled.

"It was a blessing to have such a pure child enter our pond. You make it sound like a curse," Ko scolded.

"I know I know! You see we are bond to that pond by a higher god after an innocent prank.." Lo looked the other way.

"What did you do?" Shako questioned.

Lo laughed, Ro rolled on the ground while Ko and Bo shook their heads.

"That was the best thing ever!" Ro laughed on the ground.

"The two laughing decided to defile a portrait of a higher god, and all of us being brothers we were all punished together," Ko sighed.

"You should have seen his face!" Lo fell to the ground next to Ro and they rolled into unison on the ground.

"So you were bond to a pond because of that?" Shako was slightly shocked.

"They pick one of the gods of war... They tend to hold on to grudges," Ko sighed again Lo sighed and wiped a tear from his eye.

"Hey we got us one of the easiest jobs around. I mean come on watching kids and taking it easy in the pond we got it made!"

"You never think! Bo was so close to becoming a guardian spirit to an entire mountain!" Ko raised his voice for the first time.

"Mo mo it is alright Brother Ko. I think I would have been sad and lonely without all of you anyway," Bo calmed Ko.

"Hime entered our pond and changed everything for us," Ro smiled and ruffled her hair.

"We couldn't be seen by normal children even though we watched over them and kept them safe. She had so much spiritual power for a child but there was no corruption in her soul at all. I think that innocence was what won me over and her cute pink hair," the pink haired brother smiled.

"Sakura-hime lived in this village and brought peace to those around her. Many thought her a deity. She helped lady Midoriko heal the sick and injured whether they be demon human or even deity. In her heart all beings deserved a chance. That is what brought the peace talks. Sakura-hime was to become a high lady with one of the demon lords and travel to each land to ensure heath in the country," Bo explained as he fixed Sakura's ruffled hair.

"She was only four years old when the peace talks started but no one knew that only a year later the bastard fox would ruin everything!" Lo cursed.

"You mean the great nine tailed fox that almost killed lady Midoriko?" Shako listened very interested to learn his villages history from first hand witnesses.

"That bastard fox ruined everything but I know he wasn't alone!" Mizuru roared. Sakura stirred a little on Bo's lap and Mizuru knelt next to her humming again.

"We must finish this fast I don't want her to wake up and hear any of this," Mizuru pushed a lock of hair behind her hair and continued.

"The bastard fox Kurama was part of a clan of fox demons ready to make peace but he was too thick head to accept peace with humans. He had to have gone somewhere to achieve power. He was only a fox of two tails before he attacked the village and he only attacked the village to kill Sakura anyway. She was a key part in the peace talks and with her gone they would crumble. In a way the talks did crumble but because Sakura wasn't hurt I could careless. While he attacked the village I took Sakura to the old senile tree demon that controlled space and time. We sent her to a world far into the future and away from Kurama. She trained there and learned the ninja arts. That's why she was so skilled. Ironically Kurama was banished to the same world where he was sealed in a kid who became teammates with Sakura," Mizuru shrugged, and lifted Sakura off the ground.

"She cannot know of any of this or about my human form. The seal I placed on her memories was strong and may cause damage if forced open. She will remember herself at her own pace," Mizuru nodded and continued on his way with Sakura in his arms.

"He really cares for her doesn't he," Shako smiled completely relieved that he wasn't dealing with a demon invasion. Though the story was far fetched he let what they said seep in and be possible.

"Of course he does," Ko smiled with the rest of his brothers.

"He has been watching over her since she was born and protecting her as well as he could," Lo sighed.

"Mizuru-sama was always so kind to Hime," Bo remembered.

"He even kept the monsters under the bed at bay for weeks. Of course it wasn't until a month later he found out there were real mosters under there," Ro snickered.

"what made him care so much?"

"He is the demon lord Sakura-Hime was to rule with."

AN: YAY! Chapter 14 is finished! i was going to just leave the Koi Brother but they seemed like a fun group. I think they will just stay in the village of the demon slayers and we may have to visit them later. Ok now the next chapter Sakura is going into Shako's demon Slayer boot camp. Sakura trained with the Witch Hokage Tsunade this cam be all that hard. Can It?

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