Chapter 5: There is my Mummy

BEEP, BEEP.

I rolled over and picked up my cell phone and turned off the alarm clock. I looked over at the hut to see Kaede and Shippou sleeping soundly in the corner. I quickly got up and got clean up, trying to make the less amount of nose possible.

I got done, and left heading towards the river where we were supposes to be meeting.

I walked by the temple and where Inuyasha was catching z's in one of the temple's trees. He didn't seemed to be suffering from his crash through the roof, he just laid there droop over the branch, happily snoring away.

He had to be the person I got my fetish with trees from, but even I get down from them to sleep.

It was still dark out, and there was no moon so I was being careful. This land was full of things that my time would call the old religion. I really never paid much attention to historical folklore before, because I never saw the point in studying it.

I got to the river, where Mushin and Kokaku were waiting. Kokaku was sitting there, petting a two tails cat.

"Hey so where is this great way to get to the caverns."

"Here it is," said Kokaku said holding up the cat for my exception.

"Your kidden." I said.

The cat meowed and reached out its paw to touch me. I scratched behind its ears and wonder how this tiny kitten was going to get us a day in a half journey away.

"Someone is here," Kokaku said. Both him and Mushin turned to a patch of woods that were on the edge of the field.

"Not human," said Mushin raising what looked to be a staff and pointing in the direction of the woods.

"How can you tell," I whispered, trying to see what had gotten them on edge.

"Close your eyes and feel," said Kokaku.

I closed my eyes and relaxed my senses. I could feel my senses slowly spreading out and touching things around me. It seeps farther and farther away from where we were standing.

Once, I had got into an argument with Tia about what exactly Matt Merlock saw when he talked about seeing sound. I wonder if this is what he really saw.

I kept reaching out, allowing a part of me that I never use before. It was rusty and I was having a hard time concentrating on it.

There it is!

I could feel the pulse and see the blood of whatever it was. It definitely wasn't human, and pretty strong too, a youkai and a she.

"You might as well come out, Timayara," I said. I didn't know how I knew it was Tim, but I knew it was here.

She stepped out of the bushes, and Mushin started forward. Kakaku grabbed his robes, pulling him backwards.

"Part youkai, part miko," she laughed. "So anything else flowing through that blood of yours.

"Probably," I said. "What are you doing here?"

"Curiosity."

"About what," I asked.

"About what three humans are doing up before the sun."

I looked at the guys who looked back at me. Should we tell her?

"Waiting for the sun to rise," said Kakaku.

"I don't think so, whatever it is, I want in."

Ok so I was wrong about that cat. It seemed that Kirara was some sort of youkai cat who can turn into this big furious looking, fly thing. And it was fast. Kakaku told me that they were breeds these cats to help with youkai extermination.

We were making excellent timing if Tim didn't knock Mushin off for touching her butt. I don't know why I got angry with him touching her butt, she wasn't mined, but I did.

Now she was sitting in front of me with her butt and back press up against me. She told me not to touch her so I had my hands were at the side of me. Mushin was behind me, giving me that look if I touch her she will think it's you.

I growled which made him pull back his hand.

I never knew I could growl; I was finding all sort of things out about myself these days. First about my blood, then my nails were really claws, then I could intimidated people, now I can growl. What next? I can bark and chase cats up trees.

I stretched my hands out, feeling the breeze on my fingertips. It was great to be high above the trees, allowing the wind to fill your soul. At one point we came upon a flock of white geese and I spread my arms out to join them in their flight.

"Look, Jack I am flying," I said in my best Katie Winslow voice. I really wasn't a Titanic fan, but I had to agree to go see it with Tia because it was suppose to be rich in historical detail.

"You look like an ass," said Timayara.

"And who is this Jack?" said Kakaku.

"Nobody," I said disappointed that my joke was lost on them. If I were home, people would be laughing; it was one of those cheesy movie moments that were fun to imitate.

"Are we there yet," said Mushin from behind me. He had been banished to the back when he couldn't keep his hands to himself.

"Almost," said Kokaku, guiding Kirara towards a large burned out fort. The place looked very quiet, and the wood was rioting all around it, falling down into it's grave. The lingering smell of rioting flesh was very stale on the air. What ever happen, happen years ago.

"This is mother's village," said Mushin in a soft voice.

"What happen?" I didn't mean to pry but I wanted to know what the history of this place.

"I am not sure, she doesn't talk about it, but dad once said that her whole village was completely wiped out."

"Oh," I said, not really satisfied, but I couldn't push it.

"Good, getting hungry back here," said Tim breaking us out of the morbid mood that had settled on us.

"We'll eat before continue on," I said, glad that I had packed us something to eat. Mom was a packrat, carrying around this purse that had more stuff in it then what was in our house. I had that picked up that trait from her.

We landed in a middle of field of wild grass and Kirara turned back into the cute little cat.

I clicked on my flashlight as we entered the cave. It made of trail of light that wasn't really help. I guess I needed to invest in a more powerful light.

"Turn it off," said Tim. "Your eyes should be able to handle this little light."

I decided to try that theory later, I needed as much light mostly because I had no idea what we were looking for.

On the way up here, I had explained almost everything to them, from the jewel to why we were here looking for something.

Tim shook her head. "You're dealing in things you don't understand. I've heard stories about that jewel, its not something to be play with."

"Scared, Tim?"

"In your dreams, human," said Tim.

"You know I am only seventy five percent human," I said. One calls me pup and the other calls human, at least it isn't Carie.

"You're human as far as I am concern."

"So what are we looking for," said Kokaku.

"IF YOU TOUCH ME ONE MORE TIME!!!!!"

"Are your sure you're twins," I said watching Mushin get knocked about forty feet back. I had to resist the urge to hit Mushin too.

"That's why I keep asking mom," said Kakaku.

I shined the light around, as me and Kokaku walked forward. Tim caught up to us and we walked on.

I didn't like being here much, there were bones that seemed to twist into weird shapes and cast shadows upon the way that would make you believe in monsters under the bed. Mushin had told me that this village was the home to his mothers clan before they were killed. The whole village specialized in youkai extermination, and had used the parts of their kills for weapons and armor. The rest were cast into this cave forming this grotesque elephant grave.

"So what are we looking for," asked Kakaku again.

"A mummy," I said.

"Take your pick," said Tim who was walking a little closer to me then normal. I tried not to think about it, but I couldn't help it. I could feel the heat off her body and smell her scent. She smells good.

"Awe, what the hell happen to that," she said. We stopped and looked at what was most ghastly thing I have ever seen. It was a bunch of rioting flesh twisted with bones and covered in spider webs. I could see bugs scamper in and out of it, trying to avoid the light from the flashlight. There was a mummy sticking out of one of its mouth.

"Bingo," I said.

"Now what," Mushin said from behind us.

"Have no idea," I said. I was hoping that something would happen if I just showed up. If this had been a movie, the music would become all holy and a light from the heavens would shine down. So much for reality being like the movies.

"Great," Tim said.

"Try talking to it," said Mushin.

"What am I suppose to say, Hi my name is Akira Higurashi and we need to talk," I said looking back at the three of them.

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE

We all must have jump at least six feet back.

"You talk," I said after covering my breath. My heart was still going on like I had just run a million miles.

"Still the perspective one," said Tim.

I choose to ignore her, mostly because the mummy/woman was looking at me. She cocked her head to the side, which sent a bunch of bugs scampering to find a better place to hide.

BLOOD OF A YOUKAI RUNS THROUGH YOU

"Yes," I said. "Listen I didn't come here to talk about my genes.

YOU CAME HERE SEEKING A QUESTION

"I did?"

YOU KNOW THE ANWSER, YOU HAVE NOT KNOWLEDGE IT YET

Ok, let's go on to another topic before I get confused with this one.

"I read that the Shikon Jewel came from you.

THAT IT DID

"Then may I ask why?"

IN MY LIFE I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE POWER OF THE FOUR SPIRITS. DURING MY DEATH I BROUTH THEM TOGETHER TO FORM IT. IT IN THE END IT HOUSE MY SOUL

"So you are part of it."

YOU, EVERONE, AND ME THAT CARRYES THE JEWEL WE LIVE IN A CICLE OF ENDLESS BATTLES AND SORROW UNTIL YOUR MOTHER WAS ALBE TO BREAK IT. BUT THE JEWEL DID NOT REST, SO YOU WERE SENT FOR. AND YOU MUST FIND THE WAY TO DISTORY IT

"Why would I want to destroy it?"

BECAUSE IT IS DIEING, AND IF DOESN'T HAVE PEACE THEN IT WILL DESTORY THE WORLD WITH IT. YOU MUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO OBTAIN THAT PEACE.

"Then how."

YEARS AGO THERE WAS A WEAPON THAT COULD CUT THROUGH ANYTHING, BUT THAT TOO HAS BEEN LOST. YOU MUST SEEK IT

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I walked quietly back to the well deep in thoughts. How would destroying it bring it peace? To be able to achieve peace one must first be alive to, right? None of this was making much sense, and I couldn't ask for help from the outside.

But why all these years after the jewel was brought together was it in turmoil? Why now, instead of when my mother was here?

I took a deep breath in, trying to relax my mine. There had to be a reason for me being my mother being force back through the well to never come back.

Father, Inuyasha, had looked almost hurt when I asked for his name. What happen? Maybe there was more of a reason from the hostility that he was given me then it was his usual personality. Was he angry that I was born, or that I had more time with mom then he did? He didn't seemed like the type of guy that liked to share things with.

I came up to the clearing, and stopped to look at the well. Well if mom was mad at him, she would have had the well smashed in our time. I'm going to have to figure out a way to ask Uncle Sota on what he knew of the relationship without him knowing why I am asking.

I looked around, one last time, before I jumped in. I never noticed there was this big tree in the middle of the clearing. The tree had vines wrapped around it, as if it once held something. And up in the tree was him.

"Your sense are weak, pup."

"I was thinking," I said, dropping my stuff off. "Come to say good-bye."

"This is my woods and my tree, I can sit where the fuck I wanted to," he said.

I shrugged my shoulders and sat down on the well. I could sit him, but I didn't feel like it. Maybe the look on his face as he sat there, it seemed like he too was deep in thought. I would have loved to know what, but I wouldn't ask. If he wanted to play I could give a rats fly ass about me, then I could do the same.

"You're running away," he said.

"Just going home, mom will be home and expecting me, can't disappoint her," I said. Plus I didn't want that Hobo or whatever his name was there without me being there. Mom was dad's bitch.

Where the hell did that come from?? First mom doesn't belong to anyone especially the ass in the tree and second I just referred to mom as a bitch. I can taste the soap in my mouth.

I have only known about my blood for about a week and now, I was starting to allow it to run wild in my head. This had to stop, mom was too smart and if I slip up she will know.

I looked down at the well; I need to get back as soon as I can. If I didn't I would start sleeping in trees and good knows what.