Chapter 2
Yashana had picked up Sesshomaru's scent soon after entering the deeper part of the forest and was now following it back to wherever he was. She came to a large lake and found camped beside it close to the waterfall was her uncle. She noticed that there were two people there along with her uncle: a young woman and a frog type demon. Suddenly, just as she was moving from the brush, something grabbed Yashana's arm and pulled her back. She spun around quickly and flipped her mysterious attacker.
"If you want to live, you will leave me alone," Yashana said getting into a fighting stance. "Huh? A monk?"
There lying on his back was a young monk dressed in black and purple clothes. He looked young, not much older than twenty. "Why did you attack me monk?" she barked standing straight. "Answer me."
"I was about to ask why a lovely young lady like yourself was sneaking around in the bushes," the monk said. "So why are you?"
"That is none of your business," Yashana spat. "I do as I please. So leave me alone before I hurt you."
"Woah, chill out," the monk said. "My name's Miroku. What's yours?"
I don't know this monk. Why should I tell him my name? I know I'll tell him my nickname. Thought Yashana.
"The name's Ash," she said. "Now leave me alone."
The monk watched as Yashana ran down the hill towards the camp. He watched her body movements as she ran. I wonder if I've met her somewhere. Thought Miroku. She looks so familiar.
Yashana was so close to the camp, that she could see the faces of the young woman and the frog type demon. The young woman had waist long black hair and soft black eyes. She wore a yellow and orange Kimono with an orange belt and no shoes. The frog type demon looked just like a frog with large sea green eyes. It was wearing a blue outfit with a blue hat.
Sesshomaru sat beside the fire watching his two companions train. The young woman fell to the ground, but she quickly moved as the frog demon tried to hit her with his staff. She grabbed the staff and began to spin it about. The frog demon lost his grip on the staff and went flying into the bushes where Yashana was hidden. But no sooner had he landed in her arms, did the frog demon go flying through the air towards the young woman.
"What was that?" asked the young woman when she caught the demon. "Jaken, did you see what sent you back to me?"
"Rin, come here quickly," Sesshomaru said before Jaken could answer.
Rin obeyed and moved behind Sesshomaru with Jaken in her arms. Sesshomaru stood up and walked towards the brush that concealed Yashana. He stopped half way and drew his sword. Yashana placed her hand on the handle of the dagger, incase she had to defend herself. A grin spread across Sesshomaru's face as he scanned the brush.
"Come out, Yashana," he said as he returned the sword to its case. "Your smell is hard to forget."
Yashana hesitated for a moment. Her uncle sat down beside the fire once again. She slowly emerged from the bushes. Her uncle's smile turned into a look of accomplishment. Like he had achieved something by her showing up.
"It's nice of you to show up," he said. "Have you made up your mind?"
"Yes I have," Yashana said. "I've decided to go with you."
"What is this girl talking about, Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken asked jumping out of Rin's arms. "Who are you anyway?"
"The name's Yashana," she said. "Everyone calls me Ash. I'm Sesh-"
"Rin, start packing," Sesshomaru said replacing his grin with a frown. "Jaken, help her."
"We're-" started Jaken when Rin hit him over the head with a staff.
"Come on, Jaken," Rin said dragging him off. "Lord Sesshomaru has asked us to pack."
Yashana waited until Rin and Jaken were out of ear shot before speaking. "Why didn't you let me tell them that you were my uncle?" Yashana asked sitting like a dog beside Sesshomaru. "Well."
"Do not question what I do," Sesshomaru said closing his eyes.
"So how much like my father am I?" Yashana asked. "Or am I more like my mother?"
"Both," he said. "You've got your father's demon blood and eyes. You've got your mother's hair. Then you've got both of their tempers, attitudes, and you sit just like he does."
"Wow. So I'm that much like them," Yashana said standing up. "I have to go back to the village and tell everyone that I'm going to find my parents."
"Make it quick and grab whatever you need," he said.
"Yes sir," Yashana said as she took off.
Yashana ran all the way back to the village. To her surprise, everyone was still up and sitting around a great bon fire. Hegana was the first to spot Yashana as she entered her hut. Yashana quickly gathered some clothing and some of her belongings.
"Yashana!" Hegana said entering the hut. "What are you doing?"
"Hegana, what are you doing here?" Yashana asked.
"I asked first," Hegana said. "Well?"
"I'm leaving," Yashana said. "I'm going to search for my parents."
"What?!" Hegana said. "How are you going to find them?"
"Remember that stranger that came to the village earlier?" Yashana said. Hegana nodded. "Well he's my uncle and he's promised to help me find my parents."
"Well, you better say good-bye to everyone before you leave," Hegana said sadly.
Yashana smiled and gave her young friend a hug. "Don't worry, Hegana," she said. "I won't forget you. Your to important to me."
Hegana smiled. "I know, but still," she said. "You have to come and visit us."
"I promise," Yashana said. "Well it's time to say good-bye."
Yashana and Hegana left the tent and went to join the rest of the village. She said good-bye to all of her friends. But when it came time to say good-bye to her foster parents, Yashana broke into tears.
"We love you so much, Yashana," said her foster mother. "Please come back and visit us sometime."
"I will, I promise," Yashana said with a big smile.
"Yashana, you are like and always will be a daughter to us," said her foster father. "We would like you to have this."
Her foster father held out a small package. Yashana took it and just looked at it. "What is it?" she asked.
"It's something that we have been waiting to give to you for a very long time," her foster mother said. "Go on open it."
Yashana opened the small package and found a black leather bracelet decorated with small crystal like stones in the shape of teardrops. "Oh, it's so beautiful, mother," she said. "But weren't you waiting to give it to your own daughter?"
"We can never have children, Yashana," stated her foster mother. "You were a blessing to us. I'm very glad that you came to us."
"But it belongs in your family," Yashana said.
"But you are family," her foster father said proudly. "Even though we can never have children, you are our daughter in our hearts."
"Thank you," Yashana said, giving each of them a hug and tying the leather band around her right wrist quickly.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning crashed to the earth a few yards away from the villagers. There stood a two-headed dragon and standing on its back was Yashana's uncle, Sesshomaru. He jumped off the two-headed dragon's back and landed only a couple feet in front of the villagers. A few of the warriors in the village formed a barrier between him and the other villagers. They raised their weapons incase Sesshomaru attacked them.
"Wait," Yashana yelled, pushing her way past the other villagers who had filed behind the warriors. "Don't hurt him. He's not an enemy."
Yashana placed herself between the villagers and her uncle. "He's here for me," she said. "He's helping me find my parents."
"Warriors relax," called an old voice. "Everyone back off."
The elder pushed his way through the tightly woven crowd. His smile seemed to be half the size now that Sesshomaru was there. He carried Yashana's bag and was closely followed by his son and daughter-in-law. The elder looked over Sesshomaru and gave him a nod of approval. Yashana took her bag from the elder as he handed it to her.
"Thank you, elder," she said giving him a little bow.
"Yashana," the elder said. "I hope you find your parents. May your journey be a wonderful one."
"I will," Yashana said giving him a hug. "Thank you all for being so nice to me."
"Yashana," spoke Sesshomaru.
"Yes, sir," Yashana said hurrying to his side.
Sesshomaru turned quickly and jumped onto the back of the two-headed dragon with Yashana close behind. She sat on the creature's back and watched as they lifted into the sky and flew away. Tears silently escaped from her eyes as the village became harder and harder to see. Finally, the village had disappeared behind some mountains.
Yashana had picked up Sesshomaru's scent soon after entering the deeper part of the forest and was now following it back to wherever he was. She came to a large lake and found camped beside it close to the waterfall was her uncle. She noticed that there were two people there along with her uncle: a young woman and a frog type demon. Suddenly, just as she was moving from the brush, something grabbed Yashana's arm and pulled her back. She spun around quickly and flipped her mysterious attacker.
"If you want to live, you will leave me alone," Yashana said getting into a fighting stance. "Huh? A monk?"
There lying on his back was a young monk dressed in black and purple clothes. He looked young, not much older than twenty. "Why did you attack me monk?" she barked standing straight. "Answer me."
"I was about to ask why a lovely young lady like yourself was sneaking around in the bushes," the monk said. "So why are you?"
"That is none of your business," Yashana spat. "I do as I please. So leave me alone before I hurt you."
"Woah, chill out," the monk said. "My name's Miroku. What's yours?"
I don't know this monk. Why should I tell him my name? I know I'll tell him my nickname. Thought Yashana.
"The name's Ash," she said. "Now leave me alone."
The monk watched as Yashana ran down the hill towards the camp. He watched her body movements as she ran. I wonder if I've met her somewhere. Thought Miroku. She looks so familiar.
Yashana was so close to the camp, that she could see the faces of the young woman and the frog type demon. The young woman had waist long black hair and soft black eyes. She wore a yellow and orange Kimono with an orange belt and no shoes. The frog type demon looked just like a frog with large sea green eyes. It was wearing a blue outfit with a blue hat.
Sesshomaru sat beside the fire watching his two companions train. The young woman fell to the ground, but she quickly moved as the frog demon tried to hit her with his staff. She grabbed the staff and began to spin it about. The frog demon lost his grip on the staff and went flying into the bushes where Yashana was hidden. But no sooner had he landed in her arms, did the frog demon go flying through the air towards the young woman.
"What was that?" asked the young woman when she caught the demon. "Jaken, did you see what sent you back to me?"
"Rin, come here quickly," Sesshomaru said before Jaken could answer.
Rin obeyed and moved behind Sesshomaru with Jaken in her arms. Sesshomaru stood up and walked towards the brush that concealed Yashana. He stopped half way and drew his sword. Yashana placed her hand on the handle of the dagger, incase she had to defend herself. A grin spread across Sesshomaru's face as he scanned the brush.
"Come out, Yashana," he said as he returned the sword to its case. "Your smell is hard to forget."
Yashana hesitated for a moment. Her uncle sat down beside the fire once again. She slowly emerged from the bushes. Her uncle's smile turned into a look of accomplishment. Like he had achieved something by her showing up.
"It's nice of you to show up," he said. "Have you made up your mind?"
"Yes I have," Yashana said. "I've decided to go with you."
"What is this girl talking about, Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken asked jumping out of Rin's arms. "Who are you anyway?"
"The name's Yashana," she said. "Everyone calls me Ash. I'm Sesh-"
"Rin, start packing," Sesshomaru said replacing his grin with a frown. "Jaken, help her."
"We're-" started Jaken when Rin hit him over the head with a staff.
"Come on, Jaken," Rin said dragging him off. "Lord Sesshomaru has asked us to pack."
Yashana waited until Rin and Jaken were out of ear shot before speaking. "Why didn't you let me tell them that you were my uncle?" Yashana asked sitting like a dog beside Sesshomaru. "Well."
"Do not question what I do," Sesshomaru said closing his eyes.
"So how much like my father am I?" Yashana asked. "Or am I more like my mother?"
"Both," he said. "You've got your father's demon blood and eyes. You've got your mother's hair. Then you've got both of their tempers, attitudes, and you sit just like he does."
"Wow. So I'm that much like them," Yashana said standing up. "I have to go back to the village and tell everyone that I'm going to find my parents."
"Make it quick and grab whatever you need," he said.
"Yes sir," Yashana said as she took off.
Yashana ran all the way back to the village. To her surprise, everyone was still up and sitting around a great bon fire. Hegana was the first to spot Yashana as she entered her hut. Yashana quickly gathered some clothing and some of her belongings.
"Yashana!" Hegana said entering the hut. "What are you doing?"
"Hegana, what are you doing here?" Yashana asked.
"I asked first," Hegana said. "Well?"
"I'm leaving," Yashana said. "I'm going to search for my parents."
"What?!" Hegana said. "How are you going to find them?"
"Remember that stranger that came to the village earlier?" Yashana said. Hegana nodded. "Well he's my uncle and he's promised to help me find my parents."
"Well, you better say good-bye to everyone before you leave," Hegana said sadly.
Yashana smiled and gave her young friend a hug. "Don't worry, Hegana," she said. "I won't forget you. Your to important to me."
Hegana smiled. "I know, but still," she said. "You have to come and visit us."
"I promise," Yashana said. "Well it's time to say good-bye."
Yashana and Hegana left the tent and went to join the rest of the village. She said good-bye to all of her friends. But when it came time to say good-bye to her foster parents, Yashana broke into tears.
"We love you so much, Yashana," said her foster mother. "Please come back and visit us sometime."
"I will, I promise," Yashana said with a big smile.
"Yashana, you are like and always will be a daughter to us," said her foster father. "We would like you to have this."
Her foster father held out a small package. Yashana took it and just looked at it. "What is it?" she asked.
"It's something that we have been waiting to give to you for a very long time," her foster mother said. "Go on open it."
Yashana opened the small package and found a black leather bracelet decorated with small crystal like stones in the shape of teardrops. "Oh, it's so beautiful, mother," she said. "But weren't you waiting to give it to your own daughter?"
"We can never have children, Yashana," stated her foster mother. "You were a blessing to us. I'm very glad that you came to us."
"But it belongs in your family," Yashana said.
"But you are family," her foster father said proudly. "Even though we can never have children, you are our daughter in our hearts."
"Thank you," Yashana said, giving each of them a hug and tying the leather band around her right wrist quickly.
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning crashed to the earth a few yards away from the villagers. There stood a two-headed dragon and standing on its back was Yashana's uncle, Sesshomaru. He jumped off the two-headed dragon's back and landed only a couple feet in front of the villagers. A few of the warriors in the village formed a barrier between him and the other villagers. They raised their weapons incase Sesshomaru attacked them.
"Wait," Yashana yelled, pushing her way past the other villagers who had filed behind the warriors. "Don't hurt him. He's not an enemy."
Yashana placed herself between the villagers and her uncle. "He's here for me," she said. "He's helping me find my parents."
"Warriors relax," called an old voice. "Everyone back off."
The elder pushed his way through the tightly woven crowd. His smile seemed to be half the size now that Sesshomaru was there. He carried Yashana's bag and was closely followed by his son and daughter-in-law. The elder looked over Sesshomaru and gave him a nod of approval. Yashana took her bag from the elder as he handed it to her.
"Thank you, elder," she said giving him a little bow.
"Yashana," the elder said. "I hope you find your parents. May your journey be a wonderful one."
"I will," Yashana said giving him a hug. "Thank you all for being so nice to me."
"Yashana," spoke Sesshomaru.
"Yes, sir," Yashana said hurrying to his side.
Sesshomaru turned quickly and jumped onto the back of the two-headed dragon with Yashana close behind. She sat on the creature's back and watched as they lifted into the sky and flew away. Tears silently escaped from her eyes as the village became harder and harder to see. Finally, the village had disappeared behind some mountains.