"Little one, what's your name?" I questioned. She looked up at me and
smiled, revealing two missing front teeth.
"Kohana, and you?"
"Kanna."
* * *
I had adopted Kohana two days ago and was beginning to wonder if I should have. A little girl needed so much care and I was hardly qualified to provide that. Kagura would have known what to do, but she wasn't here. I wanted to find her, but with Kohana here I couldn't do that very easily. I needed to find someone who could care for her, but who?
I didn't know very many people that came across me and survived. The only ones I could think of were Inuyasha and his human friends. That idea was quickly banished, would they accept the care of the girl from me. There it was again, stupid Naraku. How dare he control me even after his death! Would his control over my past hang over me even now?
"Kanna, why did the village call you the White Demon?" Kohana asked pulling at my sleeve. I looked down at her.
"Mommy told my how a white girl demon attacked our village with a purple monster and another black haired woman. She said that the White Demon couldn't be killed and carried a mirror. You're not mean though like Mommy said, so how could you be the White Demon?" Kohana explained looking down.
"Looks can be deceiving, I am the White Demon you speak of, but the story is different then what your Mother told you."
"Oh...but you wouldn't hurt me, would you Kanna?" Kohana looked at me with those trusting brown eyes. I tore my gaze away from her. I would not answer that question; there were too many things to take in.
"Kanna?" Kohana's voice seemed oddly sad. I looked at her again, forgetting my resolve.
"Kohana, I wouldn't hurt you." unless there was no other choice I added softly to myself. Luckily Kohana seemed happy enough with that answer and continued to skip along beside me.
* * *
I had been told ever since I was little that if I was bad the White Demon would come and take me away. Well, oddly enough, now she was, but she was nothing like I had expected. The White Demon was real, a person, not just a myth. She looked only a little older then me, but I knew better. The White Demon never aged, she always was the same.
No one said why, it was just the way things were in my village. We lived near a castle that only a few nights ago faded into the mist. The stories were that the White Demon and her fellow demons lived there, and that a great demon slayer had killed them off. Maybe that was true, Kanna had looked a bit upset.
"Kanna.."
* * *
It was growing dark. When I had traveled alone I didn't worry much about my safety, I could take care of myself. Kohana was a totally different thing. I needed to protect...why was I feeling this way? She wasn't even mine; she was just a girl I picked up. Why had I even bothered? She was more of a nuisance then anything else. She had no use to her whatsoever. She was an orphan that would have been better off in the village amongst her own kind then with a demon known for stealing souls.
Remember that, how in the world was I supposed to explain that one to her. She'd be curious, she'd have to be, and she was a child after all. What in the world had I gotten myself in to? Now I had to find somewhere where we could rest and sleep and then we'd have to do this all over again tomorrow. Oh where was Kagura when you need her?
* * *
It was night, and lucky for me Kohana had no trouble with sleeping outside, and quite frankly seemed to enjoy it. The night, and the fire nearby, seemed to sprout her questions, and I hadn't had a moments rest from them.
"Kanna, who is Naraku and why did he control you?"
"He's my father, in a way; he created me, and possessed my soul. He forced me to do whatever he pleased because of that."
"Are you the only one?"
"Naraku made many of us before he died, Kagura my sister however was the only one besides me that wasn't killed by Inuyasha."
"Who is Inuyasha and why did he want to kill you."
"Inuyasha is a half-demon. He and Naraku were after the same thing and thus became rivals. He only killed us because Naraku was a coward and couldn't fight Inuyasha himself until recently, and he died."
"Are there other demons like you?"
"No, I'm not even really a demon, I'm the void. There are many demons, and some may also be white haired, but no two demons are alike. Just like humans."
"No, I knew that, I meant are there other demons who have adopted human children?"
"Not many have, no fact I only know of one who is still alive, Lord Sesshomaru, I do know however that Sesshomaru's little brother Inuyasha had a human mother, so their father must have had some sympathy to humans. A young girl like you accompanies him, though I do not know under what circumstances."
"Would I meet this Lord Sesshomaru?"
"He's not the sort of person you'd like to meet." I said in the tone that meant end of discussion. Kohana hastily changed the subject.
"What about your sister Kagura? Is she still alive, why isn't she with you?"
"She was still alive when I last saw her. She always wanted freedom, she left before I really accepted that Naraku and her wouldn't be coming back. Before I came to the village I wanted to find her. Now I don't know what to do."
"Kanna, would you abandon me if Kagura came back?" Kohana asked this trying to seem detached, but I knew that she really needed to know the truth.
"I don't know Kohana, I really don't know. When I was with Naraku he controlled me, I couldn't really think my own thoughts. It was different with Kagura, she wanted freedom. We never really could connect, she was my sister and closer to me then my father, but...If I was to see her now I wouldn't know what to say.
"Kanna, thank you for taking care of me." I smiled at Kohana.
"Your welcome." Tomorrow will bring what it may, but at least tonight I could be free.
* * *
A/N: Kohana is mine, no taking! Everyone else belongs to... Ummm can't remember right now... Hey can anyone tell me if Kanna is older? Someone said that Kanna, while appearing younger, was actually older then Kagura...but now I can't find that website...so if anyone knows can they tell me.
Lynk89
Ya know what's really funny, I was thinking about that while writing this...kinda. I was thinking how this was just like Sesshomaru and Rin. Thanks for the complement, I just got in this huge obsession with her cuz my sis bought me a poster and I was trying to figure out who everyone was and Kanna is on it. I like the idea of Sesshomaru crossing paths with them...that's an excellent idea...take a lot of work though getting Sesshomaru's attitude down...must go figure that one out...
Noble Skuld the Legend killer
Thank you...yes she has adopted Kohana, why, because you just can't have a person wandering alone on the road. Two makes so much more since! At least that's what the writing teacher said...
"Kohana, and you?"
"Kanna."
* * *
I had adopted Kohana two days ago and was beginning to wonder if I should have. A little girl needed so much care and I was hardly qualified to provide that. Kagura would have known what to do, but she wasn't here. I wanted to find her, but with Kohana here I couldn't do that very easily. I needed to find someone who could care for her, but who?
I didn't know very many people that came across me and survived. The only ones I could think of were Inuyasha and his human friends. That idea was quickly banished, would they accept the care of the girl from me. There it was again, stupid Naraku. How dare he control me even after his death! Would his control over my past hang over me even now?
"Kanna, why did the village call you the White Demon?" Kohana asked pulling at my sleeve. I looked down at her.
"Mommy told my how a white girl demon attacked our village with a purple monster and another black haired woman. She said that the White Demon couldn't be killed and carried a mirror. You're not mean though like Mommy said, so how could you be the White Demon?" Kohana explained looking down.
"Looks can be deceiving, I am the White Demon you speak of, but the story is different then what your Mother told you."
"Oh...but you wouldn't hurt me, would you Kanna?" Kohana looked at me with those trusting brown eyes. I tore my gaze away from her. I would not answer that question; there were too many things to take in.
"Kanna?" Kohana's voice seemed oddly sad. I looked at her again, forgetting my resolve.
"Kohana, I wouldn't hurt you." unless there was no other choice I added softly to myself. Luckily Kohana seemed happy enough with that answer and continued to skip along beside me.
* * *
I had been told ever since I was little that if I was bad the White Demon would come and take me away. Well, oddly enough, now she was, but she was nothing like I had expected. The White Demon was real, a person, not just a myth. She looked only a little older then me, but I knew better. The White Demon never aged, she always was the same.
No one said why, it was just the way things were in my village. We lived near a castle that only a few nights ago faded into the mist. The stories were that the White Demon and her fellow demons lived there, and that a great demon slayer had killed them off. Maybe that was true, Kanna had looked a bit upset.
"Kanna.."
* * *
It was growing dark. When I had traveled alone I didn't worry much about my safety, I could take care of myself. Kohana was a totally different thing. I needed to protect...why was I feeling this way? She wasn't even mine; she was just a girl I picked up. Why had I even bothered? She was more of a nuisance then anything else. She had no use to her whatsoever. She was an orphan that would have been better off in the village amongst her own kind then with a demon known for stealing souls.
Remember that, how in the world was I supposed to explain that one to her. She'd be curious, she'd have to be, and she was a child after all. What in the world had I gotten myself in to? Now I had to find somewhere where we could rest and sleep and then we'd have to do this all over again tomorrow. Oh where was Kagura when you need her?
* * *
It was night, and lucky for me Kohana had no trouble with sleeping outside, and quite frankly seemed to enjoy it. The night, and the fire nearby, seemed to sprout her questions, and I hadn't had a moments rest from them.
"Kanna, who is Naraku and why did he control you?"
"He's my father, in a way; he created me, and possessed my soul. He forced me to do whatever he pleased because of that."
"Are you the only one?"
"Naraku made many of us before he died, Kagura my sister however was the only one besides me that wasn't killed by Inuyasha."
"Who is Inuyasha and why did he want to kill you."
"Inuyasha is a half-demon. He and Naraku were after the same thing and thus became rivals. He only killed us because Naraku was a coward and couldn't fight Inuyasha himself until recently, and he died."
"Are there other demons like you?"
"No, I'm not even really a demon, I'm the void. There are many demons, and some may also be white haired, but no two demons are alike. Just like humans."
"No, I knew that, I meant are there other demons who have adopted human children?"
"Not many have, no fact I only know of one who is still alive, Lord Sesshomaru, I do know however that Sesshomaru's little brother Inuyasha had a human mother, so their father must have had some sympathy to humans. A young girl like you accompanies him, though I do not know under what circumstances."
"Would I meet this Lord Sesshomaru?"
"He's not the sort of person you'd like to meet." I said in the tone that meant end of discussion. Kohana hastily changed the subject.
"What about your sister Kagura? Is she still alive, why isn't she with you?"
"She was still alive when I last saw her. She always wanted freedom, she left before I really accepted that Naraku and her wouldn't be coming back. Before I came to the village I wanted to find her. Now I don't know what to do."
"Kanna, would you abandon me if Kagura came back?" Kohana asked this trying to seem detached, but I knew that she really needed to know the truth.
"I don't know Kohana, I really don't know. When I was with Naraku he controlled me, I couldn't really think my own thoughts. It was different with Kagura, she wanted freedom. We never really could connect, she was my sister and closer to me then my father, but...If I was to see her now I wouldn't know what to say.
"Kanna, thank you for taking care of me." I smiled at Kohana.
"Your welcome." Tomorrow will bring what it may, but at least tonight I could be free.
* * *
A/N: Kohana is mine, no taking! Everyone else belongs to... Ummm can't remember right now... Hey can anyone tell me if Kanna is older? Someone said that Kanna, while appearing younger, was actually older then Kagura...but now I can't find that website...so if anyone knows can they tell me.
Lynk89
Ya know what's really funny, I was thinking about that while writing this...kinda. I was thinking how this was just like Sesshomaru and Rin. Thanks for the complement, I just got in this huge obsession with her cuz my sis bought me a poster and I was trying to figure out who everyone was and Kanna is on it. I like the idea of Sesshomaru crossing paths with them...that's an excellent idea...take a lot of work though getting Sesshomaru's attitude down...must go figure that one out...
Noble Skuld the Legend killer
Thank you...yes she has adopted Kohana, why, because you just can't have a person wandering alone on the road. Two makes so much more since! At least that's what the writing teacher said...