Kira put it back in the sheathe and said, "I don't know. I'll use it if I need to. I assume father made it for me to use in self defense?" She slipped the sword neatly through a belt loop in her pants so it hung at her side. "So, what powers does it have?"
Sesshoumaru looked at her and then sat down, leaning back against the tree. "Inuyasha's sword, the Tetsusaiga, has the ability to kill one hundred demons with one stroke. Mine can bring people back from the dead. Yours can do both. With it someone could do great damage, that's why you were entrusted with it. Father knew your kind heart wouldn't allow you to hurt an innocent and even if bothered, it would take a lot to make you snap and even more to go for the kill."
"Oh, I see..." she was staring down at the sword by her side. By looking you can't tell what great power it holds... she thought.
Sesshoumaru was watching her. "I have done what I wanted. You may return to Inuyasha's side now if you'd like. You'll be safer with that sword. Keep it with you at all times. You never know when someone will attack Inuyasha and the humans that are always with him." He turned on his side so he was facing away from her. "And if you die, I will kill him."
"Why him?" Kira asked in alarm. "Why not the person who did it?"
"I would kill both, but it's more Inuyasha's fault for not protecting his little sister. Are you sure you don't want to stay with me?"
"I'm sure. Maybe I'll get a chance to try out his new sword of mine and the group Inuyasha hangs out with seems pretty interesting. Most humans are if you give them a chance Sesshoumaru."
"If you're trying to get me to appreciate humans you're not doing a good job. Just because your back doesn't mean I'll stop disliking them."
"You do that then. But keep in mind that I was a human for the past years. If you saw me then would you have killed me? Then I would be gone, lost forever because of your hate of innocent people. You would have killed me without ever knowing it was me..." Kira then left Sesshoumaru to think this over, the last of her words ringing in his ears like someone was chanting it at him. You would have killed me, you would have killed me, you would have killed me, you would have..."Enough!" he shouted to an invisible enemy. He covered his ears with both hands and lay back against the tree, thinking.
Kira only got lost once, but quickly caught her brother's scent coming in on a fresh breeze. She then found the clearing quite easily and found Inuyasha and the others sitting around on the edge of the forest. "You waited here the whole time for me?"
"It wasn't even a day," muttered Inuyasha in response.
"Well, I thank you anyway for waiting." Said Kira.
It was then Inuyasha noticed the sword at her side. "What's that?!" he asked, pointing at the sword.
Kira followed his gaze and picked up the sword. "Oh this? It's what Sesshoumaru wanted to show me. It's from father. Sesshoumaru told me he made you two each a sword and I guess he made me one too!" Kira smiled happily. "It's called the Tetsuseiga, a combination of both of yours. It has each of your swords powers too!"
"Wha-"Inuyasha shook his head. "You have a sword too?! It can... kill one hundred demons with one swing like mine? But, what's the other power?"
"You don't know? It's the same as the Tenseiga's! If the blade cuts someone who is already dead, they are brought back to life. At least that's what Sesshoumaru's does... I hope nothing happens to make me have to test out mine though!" She shivered at the thought.
"Why would father make you a sword? And one with such great power too... Can I hold it?" Inuyasha asked.
Kira hesitated. "I guess, but it might shock you. It does to Sesshoumaru if he grabs the hilt. It's supposed to be so only I can use it. That way, it won't be misused. Sesshoumaru had it well hidden though. Inside a hollowed out tree with a secret entrance! Oh, and I think I got one just for self-defense. There are a lot of strange people and demons out there and I think I might look like the kind that will do anything without protest. It might make them think twice if I have a sword. I'll only use it in self defense!" she decided.
"Ow!" Inuyasha dropped the sword on the ground and Kira dove to pick it up and dusted off its surface.
"I warned you!" she said. "It's to keep others from misusing it!"
"I didn't expect it to hurt that much..." whined Inuyasha while Kagome looked at his hand.
"Oh come on you big baby. You didn't have to throw it on the ground!"
Inuyasha grumbled under his breathe. Then, "Hey, why does Sesshoumaru's sword heal people? ...Is that why he never uses it?"
Kira shrugged. "I guess so..."
Miroku spoke up. "Why didn't he try to keep you? It seems he let you come back so simply..." Inuyasha shot him a look. "What?" asked Miroku.
"I think I hurt his feelings." Kira replied, ignoring Inuyasha. "I asked him why he hated humans so much and I asked if he had seen me as a human, would he have killed me? I think it really got to him. I heard him yell something as I was walking away..." She looked around for a second and then added, "I want to be alone now..." with that she walked deep into the forest.
"Inuyasha, why do you not stop her?" Miroku asked.
When Inuyasha didn't step up, Kagome answered for him. "Kira has been through a lot for just one day. She needs some time to think over what has happened. Don't worry, she'll come back."
Meanwhile, Kira had traveled deep into the woods, until she came to a large tree near the other edge of the forest. She climbed nimbly into it and looked on at her new surroundings. Spread out before her was a vast plain of green and blue and brown. Mountains could be seen far off in the distance and she noted that there was a large lake nearby. She settled back on a large limb and leaned against the trunk of the tree and closed her eyes. About an hour later she woke with a start. Looking around she noted the squirrel that had crept up on her during her slumber. She reached out to it and it came closer, settling in her lap. Kira had developed this strange feeling that something was wrong but she couldn't quite figure it out and decided to ignore it. She couldn't. She bid the squirrel to leave and slipped out of the tree's branches. She turned to face the direction in which the well she came through was and started off at a leisurely pace. In about and hour or two she reached her destination and sat on the edge looking around. She then turned and sat so her legs were dangling down the inside of the well and saw things from that view. A sharp pain seared through her head. She fell to the ground clutching it tight with both hands. "What's happening to me!" she screamed, but she already knew the answer. The lost memories of the day she vanished were rushing back into her already overflowing mind.
She remembered sitting like she had just then, with her legs hanging inside the well and her back exposed. Then somebody had run and shoved her in the back with a laugh. They had claws because she could feel them through her shirt. She had fallen, screaming as she went, with her arms flailing. With a shout of alarm someone had caught her hand and she had grabbed them back, but the hold was too weak and she fell in. Her vision went black and Kira remembered nothing more. She sat there on the ground, hands still clutching her head, breathing heavily. Then something got her attention and snapped her head up.
She had the scent. The smell of the person responsible was all around her in the new coming wind. She jumped to her feet and starting running in the direction it came from for fear of loosing it once and for all. Suddenly she stopped and ducked behind the nearest tree. She had found him. He was obviously a wolf demon. He had pointy ears, and his clothes matched the fur of his fluffy tail, which was a light brown. They were made into tufts of hair on each shoulder, almost knee high boots, and a skirt like thing, which came to his waist. His hair was pure black pulled into a ponytail with a headband across the forehead, and his eyes were a light blue. At his side he bore a sword. Kira stood behind the tree staring, her eyes welling up with tears. He was the one, the one who had caused so much trouble for her! Because of him she had lost her true life and home. Because of him she forgot who she was and who family were. Because of him Sesshoumaru had lost his arm! Without even thinking she charged forward as fast but as quietly as she could right up behind the offender and punched him smack in the face when he turned to face her. He staggered back holding his cheek and screamed at her and she collapsed to the ground, crying into her hands.
Sesshoumaru looked at her and then sat down, leaning back against the tree. "Inuyasha's sword, the Tetsusaiga, has the ability to kill one hundred demons with one stroke. Mine can bring people back from the dead. Yours can do both. With it someone could do great damage, that's why you were entrusted with it. Father knew your kind heart wouldn't allow you to hurt an innocent and even if bothered, it would take a lot to make you snap and even more to go for the kill."
"Oh, I see..." she was staring down at the sword by her side. By looking you can't tell what great power it holds... she thought.
Sesshoumaru was watching her. "I have done what I wanted. You may return to Inuyasha's side now if you'd like. You'll be safer with that sword. Keep it with you at all times. You never know when someone will attack Inuyasha and the humans that are always with him." He turned on his side so he was facing away from her. "And if you die, I will kill him."
"Why him?" Kira asked in alarm. "Why not the person who did it?"
"I would kill both, but it's more Inuyasha's fault for not protecting his little sister. Are you sure you don't want to stay with me?"
"I'm sure. Maybe I'll get a chance to try out his new sword of mine and the group Inuyasha hangs out with seems pretty interesting. Most humans are if you give them a chance Sesshoumaru."
"If you're trying to get me to appreciate humans you're not doing a good job. Just because your back doesn't mean I'll stop disliking them."
"You do that then. But keep in mind that I was a human for the past years. If you saw me then would you have killed me? Then I would be gone, lost forever because of your hate of innocent people. You would have killed me without ever knowing it was me..." Kira then left Sesshoumaru to think this over, the last of her words ringing in his ears like someone was chanting it at him. You would have killed me, you would have killed me, you would have killed me, you would have..."Enough!" he shouted to an invisible enemy. He covered his ears with both hands and lay back against the tree, thinking.
Kira only got lost once, but quickly caught her brother's scent coming in on a fresh breeze. She then found the clearing quite easily and found Inuyasha and the others sitting around on the edge of the forest. "You waited here the whole time for me?"
"It wasn't even a day," muttered Inuyasha in response.
"Well, I thank you anyway for waiting." Said Kira.
It was then Inuyasha noticed the sword at her side. "What's that?!" he asked, pointing at the sword.
Kira followed his gaze and picked up the sword. "Oh this? It's what Sesshoumaru wanted to show me. It's from father. Sesshoumaru told me he made you two each a sword and I guess he made me one too!" Kira smiled happily. "It's called the Tetsuseiga, a combination of both of yours. It has each of your swords powers too!"
"Wha-"Inuyasha shook his head. "You have a sword too?! It can... kill one hundred demons with one swing like mine? But, what's the other power?"
"You don't know? It's the same as the Tenseiga's! If the blade cuts someone who is already dead, they are brought back to life. At least that's what Sesshoumaru's does... I hope nothing happens to make me have to test out mine though!" She shivered at the thought.
"Why would father make you a sword? And one with such great power too... Can I hold it?" Inuyasha asked.
Kira hesitated. "I guess, but it might shock you. It does to Sesshoumaru if he grabs the hilt. It's supposed to be so only I can use it. That way, it won't be misused. Sesshoumaru had it well hidden though. Inside a hollowed out tree with a secret entrance! Oh, and I think I got one just for self-defense. There are a lot of strange people and demons out there and I think I might look like the kind that will do anything without protest. It might make them think twice if I have a sword. I'll only use it in self defense!" she decided.
"Ow!" Inuyasha dropped the sword on the ground and Kira dove to pick it up and dusted off its surface.
"I warned you!" she said. "It's to keep others from misusing it!"
"I didn't expect it to hurt that much..." whined Inuyasha while Kagome looked at his hand.
"Oh come on you big baby. You didn't have to throw it on the ground!"
Inuyasha grumbled under his breathe. Then, "Hey, why does Sesshoumaru's sword heal people? ...Is that why he never uses it?"
Kira shrugged. "I guess so..."
Miroku spoke up. "Why didn't he try to keep you? It seems he let you come back so simply..." Inuyasha shot him a look. "What?" asked Miroku.
"I think I hurt his feelings." Kira replied, ignoring Inuyasha. "I asked him why he hated humans so much and I asked if he had seen me as a human, would he have killed me? I think it really got to him. I heard him yell something as I was walking away..." She looked around for a second and then added, "I want to be alone now..." with that she walked deep into the forest.
"Inuyasha, why do you not stop her?" Miroku asked.
When Inuyasha didn't step up, Kagome answered for him. "Kira has been through a lot for just one day. She needs some time to think over what has happened. Don't worry, she'll come back."
Meanwhile, Kira had traveled deep into the woods, until she came to a large tree near the other edge of the forest. She climbed nimbly into it and looked on at her new surroundings. Spread out before her was a vast plain of green and blue and brown. Mountains could be seen far off in the distance and she noted that there was a large lake nearby. She settled back on a large limb and leaned against the trunk of the tree and closed her eyes. About an hour later she woke with a start. Looking around she noted the squirrel that had crept up on her during her slumber. She reached out to it and it came closer, settling in her lap. Kira had developed this strange feeling that something was wrong but she couldn't quite figure it out and decided to ignore it. She couldn't. She bid the squirrel to leave and slipped out of the tree's branches. She turned to face the direction in which the well she came through was and started off at a leisurely pace. In about and hour or two she reached her destination and sat on the edge looking around. She then turned and sat so her legs were dangling down the inside of the well and saw things from that view. A sharp pain seared through her head. She fell to the ground clutching it tight with both hands. "What's happening to me!" she screamed, but she already knew the answer. The lost memories of the day she vanished were rushing back into her already overflowing mind.
She remembered sitting like she had just then, with her legs hanging inside the well and her back exposed. Then somebody had run and shoved her in the back with a laugh. They had claws because she could feel them through her shirt. She had fallen, screaming as she went, with her arms flailing. With a shout of alarm someone had caught her hand and she had grabbed them back, but the hold was too weak and she fell in. Her vision went black and Kira remembered nothing more. She sat there on the ground, hands still clutching her head, breathing heavily. Then something got her attention and snapped her head up.
She had the scent. The smell of the person responsible was all around her in the new coming wind. She jumped to her feet and starting running in the direction it came from for fear of loosing it once and for all. Suddenly she stopped and ducked behind the nearest tree. She had found him. He was obviously a wolf demon. He had pointy ears, and his clothes matched the fur of his fluffy tail, which was a light brown. They were made into tufts of hair on each shoulder, almost knee high boots, and a skirt like thing, which came to his waist. His hair was pure black pulled into a ponytail with a headband across the forehead, and his eyes were a light blue. At his side he bore a sword. Kira stood behind the tree staring, her eyes welling up with tears. He was the one, the one who had caused so much trouble for her! Because of him she had lost her true life and home. Because of him she forgot who she was and who family were. Because of him Sesshoumaru had lost his arm! Without even thinking she charged forward as fast but as quietly as she could right up behind the offender and punched him smack in the face when he turned to face her. He staggered back holding his cheek and screamed at her and she collapsed to the ground, crying into her hands.