Chapter Ten . . .
The Westlands were a mountainous region. The group climbed slowly up the mountain path, wondering where Naraku could have possibly taken poor Marani. Inu Yasha sniffed the air, but couldn't pick up anything.
"That bastard," he finally said, after a moment of silence. "How dare he do this! No leads whatsoever!"
They past by a large burly tree, Inu Yasha greatly complaining.
"Are you sure that Naraku didn't leave any other clues as to where exactly he might be hiding?" Inu Yasha yelled at Myoga.
"I only know what I saw," Myoga replied, trying not to get on Inu Yasha's bad side.
"Why, is that Inu Yasha I see?" said a low female voice from behind them.
(Miss Uots says: now, like I've said before, a lot of this I'm making up because I haven't read the whole thing . . .)
The group turned around to face the tree that they had just past under. A figure wrapped in white fur sat in the branches, eyeing them with gold eyes. They could not see her face for it was well hidden under the fur.
"Who's there?" Inu Yasha demanded.
"What? You don't know me?" the figure said, then, answered her own question. "But of course you don't know me . . . why would your father tell you anything about me? I bet you don't even remember your father."
"What?!" Inu Yasha cried. 'Who are you? How do you know my father?"
"How could I not?" the female replied. "I am the one who bore your brother."
"Huh?" Inu Yasha gasped.
"Wait . . ." Kagome said, "are you saying . . . you're Sesshomaru's mother?"
"A shame, I know," she said. "To have born one so stupid as your brother. And yet, he's the son of your father, the greatest of all demons. How could he have turned out so badly?"
"Well," Inu Yasha said, "at least we agree with one thing."
"But that doesn't matter," the female said, "I have Heisha."
"Heisha?" Inu Yasha asked. "Who's that?"
"His new sister," the female said. "Not that he knows . . . not that he cares."
"But . . ." Kagome said, "his father's dead. Would this Heisha be the daughter of another demon?"
"But of course," the female said. "She is the daughter of Solo."
"Solo?" Inu Yasha said, and Myoga began to jump up and down.
"Solo is the Sun Demon!" Myoga said. "But of course! Haven't you ever noticed that moon on Sesshomaru's forehead? That demon up there is none other than Luna, Moon Demon!"
"I see," Inu Yasha said. "Luna, is it? Why didn't you go to this Sun Demon in the first place, rather than to my father?"
"Cause your father was the more powerful," Luna said. "But I've had my affairs . . . us demons aren't like Humans, you know. And you're half o one, that I know and loathe."
"So?" Inu Yasha said. "What are you going to do about it?"
"Nothing," Luna mused. "You mean nothing to me, as that pathetic son means nothing to me. Go bout your ways, Inu Yasha. At least your demon side is far more worthy than all your brother put together."
"Well," Kagome said, as they went about their way, "she isn't a very nice mother. Doesn't care for Sesshomaru at all!"
"Who cares?" Inu Yasha said.
"Someone ought to!" Kagome said. "How terrible that would be, to be shunned by your own mother!"
"She's a demon, Kagome," Inu Yasha retorted. "It's only natural that she acts that way. Haven't you learned that by now?"
"Fine," Kagome muttered, "I was just saying that in MY opinion, she could be a little nicer to her own son. Perhaps if she did, he wouldn't have turned out the way he has. He just needs a little love, that's all."
"A little love, feh!" Inu Yasha said. "That Sesshomaru isn't worth nothing!"
And thus they continued their walk up the mountain like so.
The Westlands were a mountainous region. The group climbed slowly up the mountain path, wondering where Naraku could have possibly taken poor Marani. Inu Yasha sniffed the air, but couldn't pick up anything.
"That bastard," he finally said, after a moment of silence. "How dare he do this! No leads whatsoever!"
They past by a large burly tree, Inu Yasha greatly complaining.
"Are you sure that Naraku didn't leave any other clues as to where exactly he might be hiding?" Inu Yasha yelled at Myoga.
"I only know what I saw," Myoga replied, trying not to get on Inu Yasha's bad side.
"Why, is that Inu Yasha I see?" said a low female voice from behind them.
(Miss Uots says: now, like I've said before, a lot of this I'm making up because I haven't read the whole thing . . .)
The group turned around to face the tree that they had just past under. A figure wrapped in white fur sat in the branches, eyeing them with gold eyes. They could not see her face for it was well hidden under the fur.
"Who's there?" Inu Yasha demanded.
"What? You don't know me?" the figure said, then, answered her own question. "But of course you don't know me . . . why would your father tell you anything about me? I bet you don't even remember your father."
"What?!" Inu Yasha cried. 'Who are you? How do you know my father?"
"How could I not?" the female replied. "I am the one who bore your brother."
"Huh?" Inu Yasha gasped.
"Wait . . ." Kagome said, "are you saying . . . you're Sesshomaru's mother?"
"A shame, I know," she said. "To have born one so stupid as your brother. And yet, he's the son of your father, the greatest of all demons. How could he have turned out so badly?"
"Well," Inu Yasha said, "at least we agree with one thing."
"But that doesn't matter," the female said, "I have Heisha."
"Heisha?" Inu Yasha asked. "Who's that?"
"His new sister," the female said. "Not that he knows . . . not that he cares."
"But . . ." Kagome said, "his father's dead. Would this Heisha be the daughter of another demon?"
"But of course," the female said. "She is the daughter of Solo."
"Solo?" Inu Yasha said, and Myoga began to jump up and down.
"Solo is the Sun Demon!" Myoga said. "But of course! Haven't you ever noticed that moon on Sesshomaru's forehead? That demon up there is none other than Luna, Moon Demon!"
"I see," Inu Yasha said. "Luna, is it? Why didn't you go to this Sun Demon in the first place, rather than to my father?"
"Cause your father was the more powerful," Luna said. "But I've had my affairs . . . us demons aren't like Humans, you know. And you're half o one, that I know and loathe."
"So?" Inu Yasha said. "What are you going to do about it?"
"Nothing," Luna mused. "You mean nothing to me, as that pathetic son means nothing to me. Go bout your ways, Inu Yasha. At least your demon side is far more worthy than all your brother put together."
"Well," Kagome said, as they went about their way, "she isn't a very nice mother. Doesn't care for Sesshomaru at all!"
"Who cares?" Inu Yasha said.
"Someone ought to!" Kagome said. "How terrible that would be, to be shunned by your own mother!"
"She's a demon, Kagome," Inu Yasha retorted. "It's only natural that she acts that way. Haven't you learned that by now?"
"Fine," Kagome muttered, "I was just saying that in MY opinion, she could be a little nicer to her own son. Perhaps if she did, he wouldn't have turned out the way he has. He just needs a little love, that's all."
"A little love, feh!" Inu Yasha said. "That Sesshomaru isn't worth nothing!"
And thus they continued their walk up the mountain like so.