Title: The Mentor: Chapter 2 - Into the Past
Genre: General
Pairings: implied InuYasha/Kagome, Sango/Miroku (reactions to situations)
Rating: PG (a bad word or two)
Summary: While in the Feudal Era, the InuYasha gang witness some of Amara's powers. Kouga
also learns about her.
Kagome sat down at the edge of the well. Beside her, Amara looked doubtful. "You mean to tell
me," the wolf youkai said, "that this well takes you back to the Feudal Era and you think I can go
back too since I'm a demon?" Kagome nodded. "Sure, I figure that's what will happen. Wouldn't
you like to meet your ancestors and meet others like you?" Amara had told Kagome that, as far as
her family knew, they were the last of their kind. "Kinda puts a damper on getting married,"
Amara said laughing. "Oh, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with humans, but I could never
really reveal myself to them so there's not much point in dating if I can't tell someone the entire
truth. Not everyone is as open minded as you are." Kagome had agreed and told Amara about the
well and her time traveling abilities. Amara had been skeptical, but when Kagome told her about
the Shikon jewel and showed Amara the fragments, the older girl believed her. Now, they were
sitting on the edge of the well, preparing to go back in time.
"If anything else," Kagome thought, "she won't be the last of her kind there." Taking a deep
breath, both girls jumped down into the well's darkness.
"I can't believe it, you were right. I made it." Amara had pulled herself out of the well and helped
Kagome with her book bag as the younger girl climbed out. Together, the two girls headed to
Kaede's village. Once they entered the village, Kagome saw that her friends were already at
Kaede's hut: Miroku and Sango were talking about something with Kaede, InuYasha was
lounging about on a low tree limb, and Shippou was playing a game with Kiara.
"Hey guys! Everyone, this is Amara, the girl I told you about." One by one, six pairs of eyes
focused on Amara. Kagome noticed that unlike herself, Amara didn't cower when she was the
center of attention. After giving introductions, the two girls joined the rest, but not without some
questions directed at the newest member.
"So you're full blooded, huh? Related to Kouga, too. That's a damn shame." This comment came
from InuYasha who, although Kouga wasn't an enemy like Naraku, despised the wolf demon all
the same.
"Not so, InuYasha. I think Amara here is a very beautiful example of a female demon." Miroku's
comment caused Sango to get huffy, and her irritation deepened when Miroku proceeded to ask
Amara to bear his child. Even Amara was taken back by this. Trying to snatch her hand away
from the monk, she explained her situation.
"No offense, Miroku, but you're not my type. I'm trying to find a pack of wolf demons to possibly
befriend. Kagome says she knows of one around here."
"Well, then, you'd have to look for Kouga." InuYasha stated, " There's not much left of his pack,
only Ginta and Hakkaku. He's trying to unite his bunch with Ayame's pack, but that's not going so
well. Sooner or later you'll run into them." He then decided to change the subject. "So Amara,
since you're a full demon, what sort of abilities do you have?" His tone was somewhat
challenging, since he knew he was considerably faster than the wolf demons. The only reason
Kouga was so fast was the fact he cheated with the Shikon Jewel shards in his legs.
"Well, I'm fast and I'm strong. Why, do I need to prove myself to you?" Kagome noticed that
Amara had a bit of cockiness in her tone, and she had the same smug grin that Kouga had. She
couldn't wait to see what happened if they ever met. As InuYasha was challenging Amara,
Kagome got the weird feeling again. "What is it, now? Amara doesn't have any jewel shards on
her or else I'd be able to see them." Lost in her thoughts, Kagome heard InuYasha shout, "GO"
and she glanced up in time to see them take off. She looked behind her and noticed that Miroku,
Sango and Shippou were on Kiara's back. "Let's follow them from the sky," said Sango as
Kagome lifted herself up, "I have a feeling InuYasha may loose this challenge."
"Keh, I'm faster than her. I knew it, she's just a regular wolf demon. Nothin' special about her."
InuYasha had gotten pretty far ahead of Amara and had slowed down some. He had challenged
her to a race to the top of the hill on the outside of the village. The hill was fairly steep, and
InuYasha knew he could get there in no time flat.
Suddenly, a blur passed by him and InuYasha almost ended up slamming into a tree. Picking up
speed, he realized it was Amara...and she was as fast as Kouga. "What the hell?!" When InuYasha
finally reached the hill, Amara was lying on her back, face turned to the sky. "YOU
CHEATED!!!" roared InuYasha. "There's no way you could have beat me without help. You've
got jewel shards in your legs, just like that stupid Kouga!!" Amara opened one eye and grinned at
InuYasha. "I didn't cheat. I don't have any jewel shards, or else I would have given them to
Kagome. Why don't you just chill, InuYasha, that yelling can't be good for your blood pressure."
By now, Kagome and the others had arrived and were getting off Kiara. They had seen the whole
thing. They were all wondering the same thing that InuYasha was. Kagome began thinking.
Suddenly, it hit her.
"I know how you did it!" Kagome looked excited, realizing she had retained something from
school. The others, including Amara, looked back at Kagome as she bounced around from one
foot to the other. "Well, how did she do it? She cheated, right?", InuYasha still thought she had
cheated but if Kagome had never sensed any shards, but still got an odd feeling whenever she was
around Amara. It was then Miroku hit InuYasha over the head with his staff. "Quiet InuYasha.
Some of us would like to hear Kagome's explanation."
"See, when Amara and I went through the well together, I realized she had to have a piece of the
shard. She'd have too, since that's the only way I can go back and forth. I couldn't see one or sense one
on her, but she does have one...in a way." Kagome took a deep breath before continuing.
"Kouga has shards in his legs and one in his arm right? Well, in Biology we learned that
when a foreign substance enters the body, it is either accepted or rejected by our cells. Since we
don't really know how long Kouga had, or will have, the shards in his body, they may have gotten
accepted by his cells. This means that some of the jewel's power must have been in Kouga's body
for the rest of his life, and it was probably passed down. It a genetic thing, like hair color or eye
color. It might have skipped a few generations, but the power could still be in Amara's body.
That's why she's so fast." The rest of the group contemplated this, and agreed it could be possible.
Kagome had shown them her school books, and the one about "science" had intrigued all of them.
Kagome could have a point.
Kouga was running towards the village where Kagome sometimes stayed when she came to the
past. The past few weeks had been tough; combining Ayame's pack with Ginta, Hakkaku and
himself wasn't easy. Her pack was mostly older demons, and they didn't like being told what to do
by some younger upstart. The only one they really listened to was Ayame, but Kouga suspected
that was mostly because Ayame's grandfather was a very wise youkai. He was old, so he probably
wouldn't last much longer. Ayame had come to him for help in trying to unite her pack, since it
was beginning to fall apart. He had decided to go see Kagome and see if she could offer any
advice. He had reached the large hill when he heard Kagome's voice, talking about jewel shards.
He heard her say his name, followed by the name Amara. He looked towards the group and
noticed a new member. He was about to call out when the newcomer turned around.
"She looks like Ayame," Kouga thought. "A little older, and her hair is a bit darker, but she looks
like Ayame...she has the scent of a demon...she's a wolf demon." Kouga had a hard time
breathing. There weren't all that many female wolf demons in the area, but what hit him so hard was the fact
that he knew Ayame had no relatives besides her grandfather and uncle. That and the fact Kagome
had mentioned his name with this girl's. He decided to get some more information on her.
"Kouga! I'm so glad you're here. I was going to see if I could come up to the mountains later...I
have something to show you." Kagome had seen Kouga first and had come running up to him.
Kouga noticed with a smile that InuYasha wasn't thrilled about Kagome's reaction, but hadn't said
anything just yet. He allowed her to pull him towards the rest of the group. Up close, he could tell
that Amara's eyes were the same color as his and he could see her pointed ears. "Kouga, this is
Amara. She's from my time...and she's related to you." After a bit of explaining from Kagome, as
well as the scrolls from Amara's house that had been tucked away in Kagome's book bag, Kouga
sat back with a grin on his face. He immediately pulled Amara into an embrace. "This is a proud
day. You must come back with me and meet the others. You're the proof I need to help unite
Ayame's pack. You're proof that if we are a strong pack, we can survive centuries later." Kouga
looked happy, and Kagome could have sworn she saw his eyes water up for a second. "It must be
such a happy thought knowing that his people are going to survive. I know he was worried about
that after Kagura killed his men." Kagome even got some tears in her eyes when Kouga draped
his arm around Amara's shoulders.
"Come back with me," Kouga was saying to Amara, "it's time to meet your family."
Genre: General
Pairings: implied InuYasha/Kagome, Sango/Miroku (reactions to situations)
Rating: PG (a bad word or two)
Summary: While in the Feudal Era, the InuYasha gang witness some of Amara's powers. Kouga
also learns about her.
Kagome sat down at the edge of the well. Beside her, Amara looked doubtful. "You mean to tell
me," the wolf youkai said, "that this well takes you back to the Feudal Era and you think I can go
back too since I'm a demon?" Kagome nodded. "Sure, I figure that's what will happen. Wouldn't
you like to meet your ancestors and meet others like you?" Amara had told Kagome that, as far as
her family knew, they were the last of their kind. "Kinda puts a damper on getting married,"
Amara said laughing. "Oh, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with humans, but I could never
really reveal myself to them so there's not much point in dating if I can't tell someone the entire
truth. Not everyone is as open minded as you are." Kagome had agreed and told Amara about the
well and her time traveling abilities. Amara had been skeptical, but when Kagome told her about
the Shikon jewel and showed Amara the fragments, the older girl believed her. Now, they were
sitting on the edge of the well, preparing to go back in time.
"If anything else," Kagome thought, "she won't be the last of her kind there." Taking a deep
breath, both girls jumped down into the well's darkness.
"I can't believe it, you were right. I made it." Amara had pulled herself out of the well and helped
Kagome with her book bag as the younger girl climbed out. Together, the two girls headed to
Kaede's village. Once they entered the village, Kagome saw that her friends were already at
Kaede's hut: Miroku and Sango were talking about something with Kaede, InuYasha was
lounging about on a low tree limb, and Shippou was playing a game with Kiara.
"Hey guys! Everyone, this is Amara, the girl I told you about." One by one, six pairs of eyes
focused on Amara. Kagome noticed that unlike herself, Amara didn't cower when she was the
center of attention. After giving introductions, the two girls joined the rest, but not without some
questions directed at the newest member.
"So you're full blooded, huh? Related to Kouga, too. That's a damn shame." This comment came
from InuYasha who, although Kouga wasn't an enemy like Naraku, despised the wolf demon all
the same.
"Not so, InuYasha. I think Amara here is a very beautiful example of a female demon." Miroku's
comment caused Sango to get huffy, and her irritation deepened when Miroku proceeded to ask
Amara to bear his child. Even Amara was taken back by this. Trying to snatch her hand away
from the monk, she explained her situation.
"No offense, Miroku, but you're not my type. I'm trying to find a pack of wolf demons to possibly
befriend. Kagome says she knows of one around here."
"Well, then, you'd have to look for Kouga." InuYasha stated, " There's not much left of his pack,
only Ginta and Hakkaku. He's trying to unite his bunch with Ayame's pack, but that's not going so
well. Sooner or later you'll run into them." He then decided to change the subject. "So Amara,
since you're a full demon, what sort of abilities do you have?" His tone was somewhat
challenging, since he knew he was considerably faster than the wolf demons. The only reason
Kouga was so fast was the fact he cheated with the Shikon Jewel shards in his legs.
"Well, I'm fast and I'm strong. Why, do I need to prove myself to you?" Kagome noticed that
Amara had a bit of cockiness in her tone, and she had the same smug grin that Kouga had. She
couldn't wait to see what happened if they ever met. As InuYasha was challenging Amara,
Kagome got the weird feeling again. "What is it, now? Amara doesn't have any jewel shards on
her or else I'd be able to see them." Lost in her thoughts, Kagome heard InuYasha shout, "GO"
and she glanced up in time to see them take off. She looked behind her and noticed that Miroku,
Sango and Shippou were on Kiara's back. "Let's follow them from the sky," said Sango as
Kagome lifted herself up, "I have a feeling InuYasha may loose this challenge."
"Keh, I'm faster than her. I knew it, she's just a regular wolf demon. Nothin' special about her."
InuYasha had gotten pretty far ahead of Amara and had slowed down some. He had challenged
her to a race to the top of the hill on the outside of the village. The hill was fairly steep, and
InuYasha knew he could get there in no time flat.
Suddenly, a blur passed by him and InuYasha almost ended up slamming into a tree. Picking up
speed, he realized it was Amara...and she was as fast as Kouga. "What the hell?!" When InuYasha
finally reached the hill, Amara was lying on her back, face turned to the sky. "YOU
CHEATED!!!" roared InuYasha. "There's no way you could have beat me without help. You've
got jewel shards in your legs, just like that stupid Kouga!!" Amara opened one eye and grinned at
InuYasha. "I didn't cheat. I don't have any jewel shards, or else I would have given them to
Kagome. Why don't you just chill, InuYasha, that yelling can't be good for your blood pressure."
By now, Kagome and the others had arrived and were getting off Kiara. They had seen the whole
thing. They were all wondering the same thing that InuYasha was. Kagome began thinking.
Suddenly, it hit her.
"I know how you did it!" Kagome looked excited, realizing she had retained something from
school. The others, including Amara, looked back at Kagome as she bounced around from one
foot to the other. "Well, how did she do it? She cheated, right?", InuYasha still thought she had
cheated but if Kagome had never sensed any shards, but still got an odd feeling whenever she was
around Amara. It was then Miroku hit InuYasha over the head with his staff. "Quiet InuYasha.
Some of us would like to hear Kagome's explanation."
"See, when Amara and I went through the well together, I realized she had to have a piece of the
shard. She'd have too, since that's the only way I can go back and forth. I couldn't see one or sense one
on her, but she does have one...in a way." Kagome took a deep breath before continuing.
"Kouga has shards in his legs and one in his arm right? Well, in Biology we learned that
when a foreign substance enters the body, it is either accepted or rejected by our cells. Since we
don't really know how long Kouga had, or will have, the shards in his body, they may have gotten
accepted by his cells. This means that some of the jewel's power must have been in Kouga's body
for the rest of his life, and it was probably passed down. It a genetic thing, like hair color or eye
color. It might have skipped a few generations, but the power could still be in Amara's body.
That's why she's so fast." The rest of the group contemplated this, and agreed it could be possible.
Kagome had shown them her school books, and the one about "science" had intrigued all of them.
Kagome could have a point.
Kouga was running towards the village where Kagome sometimes stayed when she came to the
past. The past few weeks had been tough; combining Ayame's pack with Ginta, Hakkaku and
himself wasn't easy. Her pack was mostly older demons, and they didn't like being told what to do
by some younger upstart. The only one they really listened to was Ayame, but Kouga suspected
that was mostly because Ayame's grandfather was a very wise youkai. He was old, so he probably
wouldn't last much longer. Ayame had come to him for help in trying to unite her pack, since it
was beginning to fall apart. He had decided to go see Kagome and see if she could offer any
advice. He had reached the large hill when he heard Kagome's voice, talking about jewel shards.
He heard her say his name, followed by the name Amara. He looked towards the group and
noticed a new member. He was about to call out when the newcomer turned around.
"She looks like Ayame," Kouga thought. "A little older, and her hair is a bit darker, but she looks
like Ayame...she has the scent of a demon...she's a wolf demon." Kouga had a hard time
breathing. There weren't all that many female wolf demons in the area, but what hit him so hard was the fact
that he knew Ayame had no relatives besides her grandfather and uncle. That and the fact Kagome
had mentioned his name with this girl's. He decided to get some more information on her.
"Kouga! I'm so glad you're here. I was going to see if I could come up to the mountains later...I
have something to show you." Kagome had seen Kouga first and had come running up to him.
Kouga noticed with a smile that InuYasha wasn't thrilled about Kagome's reaction, but hadn't said
anything just yet. He allowed her to pull him towards the rest of the group. Up close, he could tell
that Amara's eyes were the same color as his and he could see her pointed ears. "Kouga, this is
Amara. She's from my time...and she's related to you." After a bit of explaining from Kagome, as
well as the scrolls from Amara's house that had been tucked away in Kagome's book bag, Kouga
sat back with a grin on his face. He immediately pulled Amara into an embrace. "This is a proud
day. You must come back with me and meet the others. You're the proof I need to help unite
Ayame's pack. You're proof that if we are a strong pack, we can survive centuries later." Kouga
looked happy, and Kagome could have sworn she saw his eyes water up for a second. "It must be
such a happy thought knowing that his people are going to survive. I know he was worried about
that after Kagura killed his men." Kagome even got some tears in her eyes when Kouga draped
his arm around Amara's shoulders.
"Come back with me," Kouga was saying to Amara, "it's time to meet your family."