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The Music of a Broken Heart: Chapter four, Wrongfully Accused and Branded.
"Kagome, have you sensed any shards yet?" Inuyasha asked with annoyance, Kagome woke up slowly from her little nap on Inuyasha's back, she yawned a few times and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes acting like she never heard what Inuyasha said, "well have you?"
"Well your impatient, well no the only ones I sense right now are the ones Kouga has," Kagome said stretching when Inuyasha put her down,
"Oh great, just what we need watching him follow you around like a love sick puppy," Inuyasha muttered,
"Inuyasha, if we get the shards from him now, we wont have to worry about getting them later, besides it leaves Naraku with less shards he can get,"
"You mean to tell me that Inuyasha actually cares about you Kagome?" Kodashie whispered to Kagome, trying to be as quiet as possible and still have Inuyasha hear her,
"What do you mean?" Kagome whispered back
"Well if Inuyasha doesn't like how Kouga hangs all over you, doesn't that mean that he cares for you? Doesn't it?"
"I think maybe you are right about that one, Inuyasha does care about me!" Kagome exclaimed, her eyes twinkling with laughter,
"Feh! Come on you guys, lets go get those shards from that wimp Kouga, I don't want Naraku to get his filthy hands on those shards even though it would rid us of Kouga," Inuyasha said throwing Kodashie a nasty look as if it were all her fault that they were going. Miroku and Sango also heard Kodashie's and Kagome's conversation and they too were trying to hide their laughter. Shippo was asleep in Kagome's arms so he missed out.
~~ "I see, your story is rather intriguing, I think I might have a way of helping you, just at the same time you would be helping me," The man in the baboon skin said, with an evil smirk on his face as he faced Moshi.
"What would you want me to do?" Moshi asked stroking her smoke gray tail nervously.
"What else would I have you do my dear Moshi? Worm your way into the heart of your sister Kodashie, feed her lies. Get her to think Sesshoumaru was the one who broke you two apart, all the mushy stuff you can think of. Then when you know you have her in your grasp, ask her to get the Shikon shards that the group has, if she asks why tell her it's a way of getting power to get Sesshoumaru back for separating you from her. Than you bring the shards to me." The man replied with a small laugh.
"And what would I get in return?" Moshi demanded,
"Why if you help me, you would get your dear Sesshoumaru all to yourself and you would be rid of that meddlesome sister of yours once and for all because no one can come back from the dead,"
"I can't do this on my own you know I will need help, maybe someone to distract that hanyo Inuyasha?" Moshi asked looking at the man hopefully,
"Your wish is my command, I happen to have a miko in my possession that Inuyasha loves," Kikyou appeared at the mans side
"Yes Naraku?" Kikyou asked looking at Moshi, her expressionless face seemed to make Moshi uncomfortable because she started fidgeting.
"Kikyou I want you to travel with Moshi, and distract Inuyasha while Moshi gets her sister Kodashie to take the Shikon shards," Naraku said
"Yes Naraku," Kikyou said walking past him and past Moshi, not once bothering to stop, Moshi turned and followed having to jog a few steps to catch up,
'This might be easier than I thought,' and in cloud of purple smoke Naraku was gone.
~~ "Hay Sango! Kodashie! There's a spring near by lets go and get washed," Kagome exclaimed after a meal of Inuyasha's favorite ramen, Kodashie didn't eat. She sat at the edge of camp and stared up at the stars.
"Ill be there in a minute!" Kodashie replied as she looked back up towards the stars and whispered softly, "the stars were made to guide those who need it, if that is the case why are they not guiding me when I know I am lost? Lost in some deep dark web that some how I have forgotten,"
"Huh? What are you mumbling about?" Inuyasha demanded that heard only pieced of what she said, Kodashie stood up and went to her pack and pulled out a towel and the other miko outfit the old lady gave her and walked towards the spring where Sango and Kagome were already.
"Nothing Inuyasha, I was just thinking out loud that's all," She paused at the woods, "by the way keep Miroku close to you, don't want him knocked out when we might need him,"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Inuyasha demanded getting up,
"Well you did say we were on the boarder of Kogua's territory, were going to need Miroku to keep you at bay from killing Kouga," Kodashie said continuing on her way to the spring, Inuyasha sat back down and started grumbling on how stupid everyone was,
"She is right you know dog breath," Shippou said who was sitting between Miroku and Inuyasha, a lump formed on his head when Inuyasha hit him,
"Ya, well you don't have to rub it in!" Inuyasha turned so his back was facing Shippou and Miroku. Miroku seeing his chance to sneak into the forest got up quietly and was about to sneak away when Inuyasha jumped up and knocked the monk to the floor.
~~ "Hay Kodashie, I was wondering how is things going for you? Now that you are a demon and all," Kagome asked she was sitting on a rock; Sango was sitting on the ground beneath Kagome who was brushing her hair. Kodashie was sitting on the same rock her back facing Kagome's. She had one leg that fell over the side of the rock, her other leg was bent and her arm was resting on her knee.
"Well its getting easier, if it weren't for you guys helping me I would probably be dead by now. With Sango's help teaching me how to use my weapons, Inuyasha teaching me how to use my burning mind and frozen heart attacks, you teaching me about all the herbs I can use for various things, Miroku teaching me how to hone my senses. And everyone teaching me about the ways of life for a yoaki." Kodashie turned to face Kagome's back, "I greatly appreciate everything you guys have done for me,"
"You are welcome Kodashie, we couldn't just let Kagome's sister struggle on her own now could we?" Sango asked, Kodashie turned and looked down into the water of the spring,
"Actually we are half sisters, probably not even that," Kodashie said, there was something in her voice that neither girl could under stand, her voice sounded angry.
"What do you mean?" Kagome demanded. "How could you think that you aren't my sister? Just because you are my half sister, and we haven't been together for a long time doesn't mean we aren't sisters,"
"Don't you get it!" Kodasie said standing up and tossing her still damp hair over her shoulder, "you are a human, I some how am a yoaki. How can I be your sister? To be your half sister one of us have to be a hanyou, while the other is a full human or demon, we cant be sisters if we are both full human and demon,"
"We don't have to be related by blood to be sister's you know," Kagome said, she looked just as upset as Kodashie over the fact that they weren't really blood sisters,
"I know, I just wished I never said anything. Now that it is said, it has finally sunk in and I feel as if I lost something truly dear," Kodashie said, the faint scent of dirt and bones, a Inu yoaki and blood came drifting to Kodashie. Her head snapped up and she looked around, Inuyasha cane through the trees shortly after Kodashie picked up the scent.
"I smell blood but it is very faint, I can barely trace it," Inuyasha exclaimed, Miroku followed shortly carrying everyone's things. Quickly everyone assembled ready to move out, "dam it I can't find out where it is coming from!"
"I know where it comes from," Kodashie said, she had her weapons strapped and looked calm, "I'll show the way,"
With that Kodashie was off, she didn't slow down or look back, she knew that Inuyasha could follow her sent and Kirara could follow Inuyasha's scent if they got separated too much. With her sickle and chain ready, Kodashie came to a dirt road. There was a wounded miko standing up her bow and arrow was aimed right for Kodashie, and Inu yoaki was hiding behind her.
"I will not go down with out a fight stupid yoaki!" the miko yelled and shot the arrow at Kodashie. Using her sickle, Kodashie blocked the arrow and stopped across the dirt road facing the miko,
"Miko what ever troubles you have gone through, I am not the one that caused them to you," Kodashie replied holding up her hands slightly as a way of showing no harm,
"You lie Naraku, all you do is manipulate people until you have no more use for them and then you kill them off!" The miko replied and shot another arrow, Kodashie easily moved aside and dogged the arrow,
"Kikyo, Naraku. he is imitating my sister!" the Inu choked out as if in shock, 'sister! What did she mean by that? I cant be her sister it must be a mistake!'
"Don't be fooled Moshi! Naraku can take any form remember," Kikyo said she was about to shoot another arrow but she fell to her knees,
"KIKYO!" the Inu yoaki, Moshi, cried out and went to aid the fallen miko,
"I'll be fine Moshi," Kikyo replied slowly standing up only to fall over again,
"KIKYO!" Inuyasha exclaimed he came through the tree and examined the seen, he shot Kodashie a glare as if it were all her fault, as if Kodashie attacked Kikyo. He ran over to Kikyo and held her in his arms, "Kikyo, you are going to be ok, I'm here now, I'll protect you from all harm I promise,"
"Inuyasha, Naraku.. He's right there kill him," Kikyo said with much effort,
"That isn't Naraku, just a stupid yoaki hungry for blood," Inuyasha said growling as he sat Kikyo gently into the arms of Moshi, got up and ran at Kodashie and grabbed her by the neck and slammed her into the nearest tree, Kodashie dropped her weapon and tried to pry Inuyasha's hand away from her neck with her blood stained hands?
'What is this? I didn't have blood on me at any time, I never attacked anyone! What's going on!'
"So you couldn't wait to kill someone with your new found powers huh Kodashie?" Inuyasha sneered tightening his grip on her neck, "so what were you going to blame this one on? You found her like that? I bet you were trying to kill that human girl back at that village after destroying those demons weren't you?"
"I.I" was all Kodashie could say before Inuyasha tightened his grip even more cutting off her air,
"DON'T TALK!" Inuyasha shouted, Kodashie stopped fighting and just hung there her hands were on his hand around her neck and she stared at him concentrating on getting as much air as possible,
"INUYASHA SIT!" Kagome yelled, Inuyasha's clawed hand was still around Kodashie's neck and she was pulled down along with him but Inuyasha let her go and she dropped to her hands and knees coughing and gasping for air.
Kagome went over to Kikyo and started tending to her wounds, Sango and Shippou helped while Miroku stood and looked around helplessly. After regaining her breath Kodashie leaned back and picked up her sickle and chain. The sit spell Kagome put on Inuyasha wore off and Inuyasha jumped up and glared at Kagome,
"What in the hell was that for?" He demanded, "I didn't do anything! It's your dear sister Kodashie whom you should be in trouble not me! She was the one who attacked Kikyo, not I,"
"If I remember correctly, it was the scent of blood that attracted us here in the first place," Kagome snapped, Kagome had a look of doubt in her eyes even though she stood up for her sister,
"Yeah a very feint scent of it meaning a small wound, nothing this large!" Inuyasha snapped back, Sango, Miroku and Shippou all looked at Kagome, the look of shock was plainly seen on their faces,
'What did I do to deserve this? The only people I've actually trusted in my whole life, don't trust me? What could I say that would get them to believe me? What they have said leaves me standing at a solid wall, no one was with me when I was going down to that stream so I would have no one to vouch for me on that one. Here, no one was with me yet again. I have blood all over me that smells like the miko, and I can't explain how it got there, the miko is wounded and claimed I am naraku and that I did it. I'm a yoaki and most yoaki are bloodthirsty. All I have is my word against a stack pile of facts, this isn't going to end nicely, someone is bound to get hurt.'
"Inuyasha, that is your name isn't it?" Moshi asked getting up from Kikyo's side,
"Yeah, that's my name, what do you want?" Inuyasha asked gruffly looking at Moshi,
"Well for one thing, I don't think she was the one who attacked us, who ever it was that attacked us vanished through the woods opposite of the woods Kodashie came out of," Moshi said shrinking away from the glare that Inuyasha was giving her,
"Yes that would be awfully hard to do since you are a yoaki you're self you would have heard her back track," Miroku said, he too still looked doubtful, just like everyone else.
"Kikyo, you shouldn't get up, you need rest," Kagome exclaimed when Kikyo sat up,
"Inuyasha, you must protect me and Moshi, we escaped Naraku, and stole five of his shards in the process, here," Kikyo tossed a small brown bad at Inuyasha; he caught it and opened it up. The five shards tumbled out in his hand, Kodashie stared at the shards in wonder, when he held one up to examine it Kodashie reached her hand out a little. That caught Inuyasha's attention and he watched out of the corner of his eye as Kodashie stared at the shard in amazement. 'That's how I was when I first saw the Shikon No Tamma,'
What surprised Inuyasha was that Kodashie dropped her hand and looked down as if in shame. 'The pull from the Shikon No Tamma, the shards it seemed like they were calling out to me, like an old lullaby, that would come out of nowhere and sooth me when ever I felt troubled. Something about those shards scared me, like what Kagome told me long ago, nothing about the sacred jewel is good, it brings all those who hold it, nothing but pain and sorrow.'
"What? Do you know that there is no chance of you ever getting these shards? Is that why you stopped yourself from reaching out any farther?" Inuyasha demanded squatting down in front of Kodashie and holding out his had that had the five shards in it, "go ahead and take them no one is stopping you,"
Kodashie stared at Inuyasha's hand; hesitantly she reached out and put her hand close to Inuyasha's. She looked at him with a look that clearly stated, 'don't you hate it when your blamed for something you didn't do and you have no way of proving it? I am stuck in that same circle as you are Inuyasha, and I will bear the burden of all the ridicule I will receive for what I am blamed for.'
Inuyasha was yet again shocked, he knew what he meant but his stubborn mind pushed it aside and he growled waiting for her to make her move. Either to take the shards or to leave them in his hand. Kodashie's eyes changed to sadness than very quickly a mask of indifference fell over that sadness, as if it were never there. Kodashie looked back down at Inuyasha's hand and closed his hand with her own,
"I don't want them, why want more power when I don't even know the extent of the power I already have?" Kodashie asked as she stood up and turned to walk back through the woods she came out of,
"And where do you think you are going?" Inuyasha demanded getting in front of her, blocking her way,
"Where do you think? I leaving to go out on my own, it seems like if I stay I will cause only more trouble," Kodashie said her voice was blank as if she were reading it out of a history book, Miroku, Sango and Kagome bowed there heads in shame, Shippou looked around confused, not understanding what was going on.
"Kikyo, you have to do something, it's my sister I know it is, I know that expressionless voice that cuts you down even if it wasn't directed towards you anywhere, don't let her leave," Moshi exclaimed
"Inuyasha?' Kikyo pleaded, "please let her stay, if not for my sake do it for Moshi who was tricked by Naraku who promised her that he would help her find her sister Kodashie, who has been proclaimed dead 17 years along with her father and young brother, but her body wasn't found. Moshi knew she wasn't dead and has been searching for her ever since."
"Don't go asking me to make her stay, I'm not making that decision," Inuyasha said crossing his arms,
"I'm sorry to say, but I can't be Moshi's sister, I have no memory of ever being her sister or ever being in this era," Kodashie said still staring at Inuyasha
"Could we please get going? I need to make it back to the well before tomorrow night!" Kagome exclaimed, "we also need to get Kikyo to Kaede, I don't have any of the herbs I need, besides Kikyo can rest there."
"Kodashie?" Kikyo asked, Kodashie turned to look at the miko,
"What?" Kodashie asked,
"Would you please accompany me with them? I would like to apologize to you for attacking you like I did even though you said you were not there to harm me," Kikyo asked, she didn't smile but her face softened as if she were,
"I guess I could, if Kagome is willing to bring Pepper with her when she comes back," Kodashie said looking at Kagome, Kagome nodded with a small smile.
~~ "Kagome are you sure you have to go?" Shippou bawled as he latched himself to Kagome's waist once more,
"Yes, Shippou I do, I promise I will come back don't worry." Kagome said as she hugged the small kitsune before plucking him off her and handing him over to Sango, who hugged Shippou again before hitting Miroku to the floor again for groping her.
"Good luck Kagome," Kodashie said from behind the small group of friends, they parted for her and Kodashie walked forward and handed Kagome her pack of things she brought with her. "I want you to have what ever you want of my things, I just want Pepper ok? And.. And tell moth.. Your mom, Sota and your Grandpa that I said I'll miss them," Kagome nodded, Kodashie nodded back, Kodashie turned and walked away, Kagome watched as Kodashie walked off before she sighed and jumped over the side of the well and to her own time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Authors Notes: Gomen everyone!! I'm sorry that it took a while for chapter four to be put up ^_^, I was having computer problems,
Riinuka: Bad moshi? Oh I know what you mean, I don't know why I chose Moshi for the name of Kodashie's sister, when I was thinking up a name for her, it just popped up and I was like koolies. ^_^
Inuyokita: Thank you Inuyokita, I'm glad you like my story and don't worry I will write more
Princessgarnet17: ACK YOUR ATTACKING ME WITH REVIEWS HELP ME SOMEONE!!!!! SESSHOUMARU SAVE ME!!! *Blinkx since Sesshoumaru isn't here to save me* I knew he hated me ::sniffles:: .
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The Music of a Broken Heart: Chapter four, Wrongfully Accused and Branded.
"Kagome, have you sensed any shards yet?" Inuyasha asked with annoyance, Kagome woke up slowly from her little nap on Inuyasha's back, she yawned a few times and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes acting like she never heard what Inuyasha said, "well have you?"
"Well your impatient, well no the only ones I sense right now are the ones Kouga has," Kagome said stretching when Inuyasha put her down,
"Oh great, just what we need watching him follow you around like a love sick puppy," Inuyasha muttered,
"Inuyasha, if we get the shards from him now, we wont have to worry about getting them later, besides it leaves Naraku with less shards he can get,"
"You mean to tell me that Inuyasha actually cares about you Kagome?" Kodashie whispered to Kagome, trying to be as quiet as possible and still have Inuyasha hear her,
"What do you mean?" Kagome whispered back
"Well if Inuyasha doesn't like how Kouga hangs all over you, doesn't that mean that he cares for you? Doesn't it?"
"I think maybe you are right about that one, Inuyasha does care about me!" Kagome exclaimed, her eyes twinkling with laughter,
"Feh! Come on you guys, lets go get those shards from that wimp Kouga, I don't want Naraku to get his filthy hands on those shards even though it would rid us of Kouga," Inuyasha said throwing Kodashie a nasty look as if it were all her fault that they were going. Miroku and Sango also heard Kodashie's and Kagome's conversation and they too were trying to hide their laughter. Shippo was asleep in Kagome's arms so he missed out.
~~ "I see, your story is rather intriguing, I think I might have a way of helping you, just at the same time you would be helping me," The man in the baboon skin said, with an evil smirk on his face as he faced Moshi.
"What would you want me to do?" Moshi asked stroking her smoke gray tail nervously.
"What else would I have you do my dear Moshi? Worm your way into the heart of your sister Kodashie, feed her lies. Get her to think Sesshoumaru was the one who broke you two apart, all the mushy stuff you can think of. Then when you know you have her in your grasp, ask her to get the Shikon shards that the group has, if she asks why tell her it's a way of getting power to get Sesshoumaru back for separating you from her. Than you bring the shards to me." The man replied with a small laugh.
"And what would I get in return?" Moshi demanded,
"Why if you help me, you would get your dear Sesshoumaru all to yourself and you would be rid of that meddlesome sister of yours once and for all because no one can come back from the dead,"
"I can't do this on my own you know I will need help, maybe someone to distract that hanyo Inuyasha?" Moshi asked looking at the man hopefully,
"Your wish is my command, I happen to have a miko in my possession that Inuyasha loves," Kikyou appeared at the mans side
"Yes Naraku?" Kikyou asked looking at Moshi, her expressionless face seemed to make Moshi uncomfortable because she started fidgeting.
"Kikyou I want you to travel with Moshi, and distract Inuyasha while Moshi gets her sister Kodashie to take the Shikon shards," Naraku said
"Yes Naraku," Kikyou said walking past him and past Moshi, not once bothering to stop, Moshi turned and followed having to jog a few steps to catch up,
'This might be easier than I thought,' and in cloud of purple smoke Naraku was gone.
~~ "Hay Sango! Kodashie! There's a spring near by lets go and get washed," Kagome exclaimed after a meal of Inuyasha's favorite ramen, Kodashie didn't eat. She sat at the edge of camp and stared up at the stars.
"Ill be there in a minute!" Kodashie replied as she looked back up towards the stars and whispered softly, "the stars were made to guide those who need it, if that is the case why are they not guiding me when I know I am lost? Lost in some deep dark web that some how I have forgotten,"
"Huh? What are you mumbling about?" Inuyasha demanded that heard only pieced of what she said, Kodashie stood up and went to her pack and pulled out a towel and the other miko outfit the old lady gave her and walked towards the spring where Sango and Kagome were already.
"Nothing Inuyasha, I was just thinking out loud that's all," She paused at the woods, "by the way keep Miroku close to you, don't want him knocked out when we might need him,"
"What's that supposed to mean?" Inuyasha demanded getting up,
"Well you did say we were on the boarder of Kogua's territory, were going to need Miroku to keep you at bay from killing Kouga," Kodashie said continuing on her way to the spring, Inuyasha sat back down and started grumbling on how stupid everyone was,
"She is right you know dog breath," Shippou said who was sitting between Miroku and Inuyasha, a lump formed on his head when Inuyasha hit him,
"Ya, well you don't have to rub it in!" Inuyasha turned so his back was facing Shippou and Miroku. Miroku seeing his chance to sneak into the forest got up quietly and was about to sneak away when Inuyasha jumped up and knocked the monk to the floor.
~~ "Hay Kodashie, I was wondering how is things going for you? Now that you are a demon and all," Kagome asked she was sitting on a rock; Sango was sitting on the ground beneath Kagome who was brushing her hair. Kodashie was sitting on the same rock her back facing Kagome's. She had one leg that fell over the side of the rock, her other leg was bent and her arm was resting on her knee.
"Well its getting easier, if it weren't for you guys helping me I would probably be dead by now. With Sango's help teaching me how to use my weapons, Inuyasha teaching me how to use my burning mind and frozen heart attacks, you teaching me about all the herbs I can use for various things, Miroku teaching me how to hone my senses. And everyone teaching me about the ways of life for a yoaki." Kodashie turned to face Kagome's back, "I greatly appreciate everything you guys have done for me,"
"You are welcome Kodashie, we couldn't just let Kagome's sister struggle on her own now could we?" Sango asked, Kodashie turned and looked down into the water of the spring,
"Actually we are half sisters, probably not even that," Kodashie said, there was something in her voice that neither girl could under stand, her voice sounded angry.
"What do you mean?" Kagome demanded. "How could you think that you aren't my sister? Just because you are my half sister, and we haven't been together for a long time doesn't mean we aren't sisters,"
"Don't you get it!" Kodasie said standing up and tossing her still damp hair over her shoulder, "you are a human, I some how am a yoaki. How can I be your sister? To be your half sister one of us have to be a hanyou, while the other is a full human or demon, we cant be sisters if we are both full human and demon,"
"We don't have to be related by blood to be sister's you know," Kagome said, she looked just as upset as Kodashie over the fact that they weren't really blood sisters,
"I know, I just wished I never said anything. Now that it is said, it has finally sunk in and I feel as if I lost something truly dear," Kodashie said, the faint scent of dirt and bones, a Inu yoaki and blood came drifting to Kodashie. Her head snapped up and she looked around, Inuyasha cane through the trees shortly after Kodashie picked up the scent.
"I smell blood but it is very faint, I can barely trace it," Inuyasha exclaimed, Miroku followed shortly carrying everyone's things. Quickly everyone assembled ready to move out, "dam it I can't find out where it is coming from!"
"I know where it comes from," Kodashie said, she had her weapons strapped and looked calm, "I'll show the way,"
With that Kodashie was off, she didn't slow down or look back, she knew that Inuyasha could follow her sent and Kirara could follow Inuyasha's scent if they got separated too much. With her sickle and chain ready, Kodashie came to a dirt road. There was a wounded miko standing up her bow and arrow was aimed right for Kodashie, and Inu yoaki was hiding behind her.
"I will not go down with out a fight stupid yoaki!" the miko yelled and shot the arrow at Kodashie. Using her sickle, Kodashie blocked the arrow and stopped across the dirt road facing the miko,
"Miko what ever troubles you have gone through, I am not the one that caused them to you," Kodashie replied holding up her hands slightly as a way of showing no harm,
"You lie Naraku, all you do is manipulate people until you have no more use for them and then you kill them off!" The miko replied and shot another arrow, Kodashie easily moved aside and dogged the arrow,
"Kikyo, Naraku. he is imitating my sister!" the Inu choked out as if in shock, 'sister! What did she mean by that? I cant be her sister it must be a mistake!'
"Don't be fooled Moshi! Naraku can take any form remember," Kikyo said she was about to shoot another arrow but she fell to her knees,
"KIKYO!" the Inu yoaki, Moshi, cried out and went to aid the fallen miko,
"I'll be fine Moshi," Kikyo replied slowly standing up only to fall over again,
"KIKYO!" Inuyasha exclaimed he came through the tree and examined the seen, he shot Kodashie a glare as if it were all her fault, as if Kodashie attacked Kikyo. He ran over to Kikyo and held her in his arms, "Kikyo, you are going to be ok, I'm here now, I'll protect you from all harm I promise,"
"Inuyasha, Naraku.. He's right there kill him," Kikyo said with much effort,
"That isn't Naraku, just a stupid yoaki hungry for blood," Inuyasha said growling as he sat Kikyo gently into the arms of Moshi, got up and ran at Kodashie and grabbed her by the neck and slammed her into the nearest tree, Kodashie dropped her weapon and tried to pry Inuyasha's hand away from her neck with her blood stained hands?
'What is this? I didn't have blood on me at any time, I never attacked anyone! What's going on!'
"So you couldn't wait to kill someone with your new found powers huh Kodashie?" Inuyasha sneered tightening his grip on her neck, "so what were you going to blame this one on? You found her like that? I bet you were trying to kill that human girl back at that village after destroying those demons weren't you?"
"I.I" was all Kodashie could say before Inuyasha tightened his grip even more cutting off her air,
"DON'T TALK!" Inuyasha shouted, Kodashie stopped fighting and just hung there her hands were on his hand around her neck and she stared at him concentrating on getting as much air as possible,
"INUYASHA SIT!" Kagome yelled, Inuyasha's clawed hand was still around Kodashie's neck and she was pulled down along with him but Inuyasha let her go and she dropped to her hands and knees coughing and gasping for air.
Kagome went over to Kikyo and started tending to her wounds, Sango and Shippou helped while Miroku stood and looked around helplessly. After regaining her breath Kodashie leaned back and picked up her sickle and chain. The sit spell Kagome put on Inuyasha wore off and Inuyasha jumped up and glared at Kagome,
"What in the hell was that for?" He demanded, "I didn't do anything! It's your dear sister Kodashie whom you should be in trouble not me! She was the one who attacked Kikyo, not I,"
"If I remember correctly, it was the scent of blood that attracted us here in the first place," Kagome snapped, Kagome had a look of doubt in her eyes even though she stood up for her sister,
"Yeah a very feint scent of it meaning a small wound, nothing this large!" Inuyasha snapped back, Sango, Miroku and Shippou all looked at Kagome, the look of shock was plainly seen on their faces,
'What did I do to deserve this? The only people I've actually trusted in my whole life, don't trust me? What could I say that would get them to believe me? What they have said leaves me standing at a solid wall, no one was with me when I was going down to that stream so I would have no one to vouch for me on that one. Here, no one was with me yet again. I have blood all over me that smells like the miko, and I can't explain how it got there, the miko is wounded and claimed I am naraku and that I did it. I'm a yoaki and most yoaki are bloodthirsty. All I have is my word against a stack pile of facts, this isn't going to end nicely, someone is bound to get hurt.'
"Inuyasha, that is your name isn't it?" Moshi asked getting up from Kikyo's side,
"Yeah, that's my name, what do you want?" Inuyasha asked gruffly looking at Moshi,
"Well for one thing, I don't think she was the one who attacked us, who ever it was that attacked us vanished through the woods opposite of the woods Kodashie came out of," Moshi said shrinking away from the glare that Inuyasha was giving her,
"Yes that would be awfully hard to do since you are a yoaki you're self you would have heard her back track," Miroku said, he too still looked doubtful, just like everyone else.
"Kikyo, you shouldn't get up, you need rest," Kagome exclaimed when Kikyo sat up,
"Inuyasha, you must protect me and Moshi, we escaped Naraku, and stole five of his shards in the process, here," Kikyo tossed a small brown bad at Inuyasha; he caught it and opened it up. The five shards tumbled out in his hand, Kodashie stared at the shards in wonder, when he held one up to examine it Kodashie reached her hand out a little. That caught Inuyasha's attention and he watched out of the corner of his eye as Kodashie stared at the shard in amazement. 'That's how I was when I first saw the Shikon No Tamma,'
What surprised Inuyasha was that Kodashie dropped her hand and looked down as if in shame. 'The pull from the Shikon No Tamma, the shards it seemed like they were calling out to me, like an old lullaby, that would come out of nowhere and sooth me when ever I felt troubled. Something about those shards scared me, like what Kagome told me long ago, nothing about the sacred jewel is good, it brings all those who hold it, nothing but pain and sorrow.'
"What? Do you know that there is no chance of you ever getting these shards? Is that why you stopped yourself from reaching out any farther?" Inuyasha demanded squatting down in front of Kodashie and holding out his had that had the five shards in it, "go ahead and take them no one is stopping you,"
Kodashie stared at Inuyasha's hand; hesitantly she reached out and put her hand close to Inuyasha's. She looked at him with a look that clearly stated, 'don't you hate it when your blamed for something you didn't do and you have no way of proving it? I am stuck in that same circle as you are Inuyasha, and I will bear the burden of all the ridicule I will receive for what I am blamed for.'
Inuyasha was yet again shocked, he knew what he meant but his stubborn mind pushed it aside and he growled waiting for her to make her move. Either to take the shards or to leave them in his hand. Kodashie's eyes changed to sadness than very quickly a mask of indifference fell over that sadness, as if it were never there. Kodashie looked back down at Inuyasha's hand and closed his hand with her own,
"I don't want them, why want more power when I don't even know the extent of the power I already have?" Kodashie asked as she stood up and turned to walk back through the woods she came out of,
"And where do you think you are going?" Inuyasha demanded getting in front of her, blocking her way,
"Where do you think? I leaving to go out on my own, it seems like if I stay I will cause only more trouble," Kodashie said her voice was blank as if she were reading it out of a history book, Miroku, Sango and Kagome bowed there heads in shame, Shippou looked around confused, not understanding what was going on.
"Kikyo, you have to do something, it's my sister I know it is, I know that expressionless voice that cuts you down even if it wasn't directed towards you anywhere, don't let her leave," Moshi exclaimed
"Inuyasha?' Kikyo pleaded, "please let her stay, if not for my sake do it for Moshi who was tricked by Naraku who promised her that he would help her find her sister Kodashie, who has been proclaimed dead 17 years along with her father and young brother, but her body wasn't found. Moshi knew she wasn't dead and has been searching for her ever since."
"Don't go asking me to make her stay, I'm not making that decision," Inuyasha said crossing his arms,
"I'm sorry to say, but I can't be Moshi's sister, I have no memory of ever being her sister or ever being in this era," Kodashie said still staring at Inuyasha
"Could we please get going? I need to make it back to the well before tomorrow night!" Kagome exclaimed, "we also need to get Kikyo to Kaede, I don't have any of the herbs I need, besides Kikyo can rest there."
"Kodashie?" Kikyo asked, Kodashie turned to look at the miko,
"What?" Kodashie asked,
"Would you please accompany me with them? I would like to apologize to you for attacking you like I did even though you said you were not there to harm me," Kikyo asked, she didn't smile but her face softened as if she were,
"I guess I could, if Kagome is willing to bring Pepper with her when she comes back," Kodashie said looking at Kagome, Kagome nodded with a small smile.
~~ "Kagome are you sure you have to go?" Shippou bawled as he latched himself to Kagome's waist once more,
"Yes, Shippou I do, I promise I will come back don't worry." Kagome said as she hugged the small kitsune before plucking him off her and handing him over to Sango, who hugged Shippou again before hitting Miroku to the floor again for groping her.
"Good luck Kagome," Kodashie said from behind the small group of friends, they parted for her and Kodashie walked forward and handed Kagome her pack of things she brought with her. "I want you to have what ever you want of my things, I just want Pepper ok? And.. And tell moth.. Your mom, Sota and your Grandpa that I said I'll miss them," Kagome nodded, Kodashie nodded back, Kodashie turned and walked away, Kagome watched as Kodashie walked off before she sighed and jumped over the side of the well and to her own time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Authors Notes: Gomen everyone!! I'm sorry that it took a while for chapter four to be put up ^_^, I was having computer problems,
Riinuka: Bad moshi? Oh I know what you mean, I don't know why I chose Moshi for the name of Kodashie's sister, when I was thinking up a name for her, it just popped up and I was like koolies. ^_^
Inuyokita: Thank you Inuyokita, I'm glad you like my story and don't worry I will write more
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