Rin! So don't sue me or nothing!

Note: Some of the facts are a bit off, forgive me please! Oh and Sorry about my Saint Tail story it was deleted because the actual story was deleted and I was frustrated!




The Next Generation
By: Neko-chan

Chapter One:
The Children


16 years after Sesshomaru and Rin mated they had already had two children. A boy, who looks (though he acted like Inu-Yasha) took after his father, named Yuri and the girl, who has taken after Rin named Iko. Only a few years after Iko was born Rin died, throwing the family into deep depression. Iko was so upset she ran out into a forest by where they lived and cried and cried. He sobs attracted thieves, murderer and fellow Youkai searching to kill the children for being half-breed. Yuri came to the rescue and killed them off but with the expence of losing his younger sister. And this is where our story begins....

"Iko! Wake up! Please! Please wake up! Iko! Iko! IKO!" he cried into the lifeless body of his sister. This boy, a boy of 15, had lost both of the women in his life, in one month even. He looked up, his face red and stained with tears, blood smeared on his face from the wound in his sisters stomach. Glared at the 6 pale and bloody men that lay on the ground in front of him. "Bastards! May you rot in hell!" He carried his sister back to there home in the middle of a clearing, in the middle of a forest. His father was sitting in the middle of the room, his black robes flowing in every which way. He looked up to see his son carrying a pale and bleeding Iko.

"Iko! W-what...? Wake up!" Sesshomaru shook the limp body until he was positive that she was dead. "My son, Yuri, I do not wished to be disturbed for another 7 days. Please take your sister and bury her next to your mother, i-it is what she would have wanted."

"I can't believe you! Y-you went to mother's but not Iko's, what kind of father are you?" Yuri yelled, giving his father a glare. Sesshomaru strode up to him and smacked his son. Yuri was completely and utterly surprised by this, he stood for a moment face turned particially, blood dripping down his cheek, stunned. Then he looked at his father in great dislike. Sesshomaru's eyes had anger and fury in them.

"Obviously a good enough one to raise you! Now go! Go and bury your sister with no more references to my choices and it would be best to pay your respects to you mother while you are there." Yuri left, the cuts on his cheek disapperaing as he went to dig a hole. His claws scratched up piles of dirt and laid Iko down in it. He bowed and buried her, turned to Rin's grave and, again, bowed. He stood up and as he did so a soft, sweet music caught his ear. He followed the music to the village where his uncle, Inu-Yasha, lived.

Once he reached the village he noticed a large group of people surrounding the music. There was a patter of quick stepping feet, hearable to his demon ears, going along with the rythem of the music. He stepped up to get a closer look, all who saw hiss face stepped aside allowing him entrance to the middle of the circle and the clearing in which the girl danced. He watch as this girl with long black hair, pulled back into a pony-tail that reached her waist, was dancing. With every step an arm movement wove into it, and for every arm movement there was a step right after. Her movements were graceful and gentle, like the song that was playing. At the end she bowed and people clapped, threw money, and walked away whispering and muttering. A young girl walked up to the dancer and whispered something to her. The dancer gasped and ran toward a caravan in the center of town, followed by the little girl. The dancer's ribbon fell from her hair and fell at Yuri's feet. He bent down and picked it up. It was made of silk and smelt of fresh flowers, he loved it. He walked over to the caravan and peeked in. He saw the dancer kneeling next to an elderly woman who was laying in and very covered bed.

"My dear child, Nagi, there is something I must tell you. W-cough-we aren't..." The woman was having a hard time talking and seemed to have a lot on her mind. Nagi raised a hand to silence her.

"I know, I, uh, kinda noticed you didn't have dog ears like me, but you took me in and cared for me and the least I can do is use my powers to help mother. Besides I couldn't raise Akina by myself, not with out you." she said. The old woman began to protest but Nagi raised her hand again. She had claws, two ears folded out of her hair and a tail out of her skirt. From her claws rainbow strings emerged and slipped around the old woman's body and Nagi's eyes closed. By now Yuri's eyes were wide and surprised. The ribbon in his hand dropped with a patter, Nagi's ears flicked slightly but she continued pretty soon the strings disappeared and she looked up, her eyes full of tears. "I-I-I was too late! I'm such a failure! Mother...NOOO!!!"

She fell forward pounding on the floor and sobbing so hard it hurt. She was only 15, there was enough pressure on her shoulders bringing money home to feed three...er two, even worse, she had to dance to do it. Now she had to raise a five year old on her own, it was stressful. She stood up and walked toward the door. She opened the door, sorrowfullly glanced once at Yuri, then walked around him toward the lake.

When Nagi was out of sight he followed, sniffing her out. Once he reached the lake he saw her sitting in a flower bed crying, the salty smell of tears was strongly given off. He walked, more like tippy-toed toward her, her ear twiched and she looked at him.

"W-who...sniff...are you?" she asked looking slight mad and a little frightened. He came and sat down next to her, looking at her, her eyes were blurred with tears. Even when she was crying she was beautiful.

"I'm Yuri, I know how you feel, a few years after my little sister was born my mother died. And just recently my sister was killed." He had tears in his eyes as he explained his life. He gasped as he felt a head lean against his arm.

"I'm sorry...I really am..." she whispered, closing her eyes. He looked at her, her ears were drooping and her eyes were dripping with tears which streamed down her cheeks. Her hair was draped over his and her body, it was soft and silky. He ran his fingers through it, it felt good on his claws and fingers. His fingers explored to her ears, which he scratched lovingly. She purred and leaned against him harder. The pressure pushed him into the lake pulling her by the hair along with him. They surfaced both of them as red as cherries. She swam to shore and got out, shaking off the water. Nagi stood up, looked at Yuri, apologized with a bow, and raced off. He just sat floating there in the water, shaming what he'd just done.

"Oh, gods, what's happening to me?" he whispered to himself as he swam to shore and shook out his mane of silver hair. He walked back to his home hoping that the girl wasn't to mad at him for being forward. Was he getting a crush? On a dancer? No, a dog demon, a gorgeous dog demon. He mentally slapped himself for the *impure* (understatement) thoughts that were beginning to form in his head. 'No way!! S-she look's no older then 15. And I'm only 16. No! I will not drop to such a low level.'

Once he reached his home again he heard the soft music, but it was a bit closer this time. He followed it again to a clearing about 100 yards away from his home. There the caravan had folded out into a house and in the front, Nagi was dancing. Yuri loved the way she danced, it was graceful and loving. Gods, how he wanted her. He watched her dance, but she closed her eyes in the middle and danced by how it felt which made it much more beautiful. This caused her to trip over a rock, and fall. Yuri ran over and caught her, looking down at her, her eyes were closed and she looked scared. He brushed the hair out of her face and her eyes snapped open.

"Y-Yuri, what...? Were you watching me?" she asked looking up at him. He looked at her, she looked a little angry but he just smiled at her.

"I'm sorry I couldn't help it. It was so beautiful." he said softly, winding a finger in her hair. She blushed, looking away. He took her chin and made her look at him. She pushed away, looking at him, fright in her eyes. He noticed how scared she was and turned around to leave.

"Y-Yuri? Is th-this the way y-you usually act?" she asked putting a hand on his arm. He spun around to look at her, longing in his eyes.

'Hell no!' he wanted to yell at her. But he took her hand and caressed it with his thumb, looking into her yellow hanyou eyes. "No, I don't know what has come over me lately, but I'm beginning to like it." and he walked away. Nagi, for some strange reason, couldn't take her eyes off of him. She turned and looked at the flute that ly on the ground playing itself. She picked up the flute and it stopped playing instantly. She sighed and wiped the sweat from her forehead, her eyes sparkled as she looked at the path Yuri'd taken when he left.

"H-his eyes are beautiful..." she whispered, ignoring the patter of feet behind her.

"Who's eyes?" asked Akina; Nagi jumped falling on her back side. She looked up at her little sister, slightly annoyed.

"Don't sneak up on me like that!!" Nagi yelled as Aki helped her up. Aki smiled, evilly as she saw how flustered her sister was.

"Who's eyes are beautiful?" Aki asked. Nagi blushed deeply and looked away.

"I-it is none of your business." she said, with a slight smile. "Beside I wouldn't tell you anyway."

"Looks like you've got a crush. Wonder who the person is? He or she? I was just kidding!" she said quickly as Nagi raised her hand. "I just want to know...that if your gonna be like my mom, does that mean if you marry who ever it is will be like my father?"

"I-I guess!" Nagi said. She froze sniffing the air, "Go inside! Now!!"

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A/N: Yeah! That the first chapter! I will start the second one right away! I've got so many ideas! And I'm really really sugarfied! So I'll to work on it right away. R/R