I don't own Inu Yasha.
San
Sota stared at the baby cradled in his arms. His daughter had fallen asleep, as did her husband. He looked down at the little girl happily. He felt honored to name the child and had decided to name her Omodasu.
' When I look into her eyes, I feel like I am looking into the eyes of Kagome. It has been so long since I saw her. Her life was taken before she even had a chance to live, but perhaps she has reincarnated.'
His grandchild stared up at him with big brown eyes. He had big plans for her and he decided to raise her on the Higurashi shrine.
23 years later
"Hi grandpa! How are you? Just wait until I tell you all about college!"
The woman hugged Sota affectionately. He looked at her in surprise. Every time that he saw her she looked more like his dead sister. She sat down on the old leather couch.
"When are you going to move? Ever since I was little it has been the same."
"My grandfather was raised here and it is a very important part of our family."
Omodasu stared out the window. She loved to look at the old well. She stood up and walked outside. There was something so mysterious and powerful and she sometimes found herself compelled to go in, but she would always remember that there was nothing there. She sat on the edge of the stone well and stroked the family cat that was purring on her leg.
"Oh, Hana, wait till you meet him. I think that I'm in love. He's really great and smart. His father owns a company in America, and he said that we could go there! Grandpa won't like him at first, but eventually they'll get along."
Inu Yasha stared at the burial site thoughtfully. In the past year, beautiful white flowers covered the area and butterflies danced amidst the leaves. It had been a year. It seemed like just yesterday Kagome was smiling and rubbing his ears. Kikyo had been buried as well, but her site was not as peaceful.
' I miss you so much Kagome.'
"Inu Yasha, do not spend all your time here. Ye have better things to do, such as helping me. We can not dwell on sorrows forever."
Inu Yasha got up, but didn't say a word the old priestess. He walked towards the sacred tree and stared up at the sky. He felt a gentle breeze glide through his silver hair and it carried a familiar scent with it. The gold eyes darted around and caught sight of the approaching well.
"Kagome?"
' No. It couldn't be. But it's getting stronger.'
He began to sniff around the edges of the well frantically. He looked around nervously and jumped into the dark depths.
Omodasu looked down into the darkness. She knew that she would have to get ready for dinner soon, but she was too wrapped up in thought. Suddenly a blue glow at the bottom of the pit caused her jump backwards. Inu Yasha leapt out and landed on the other side of the well. They stared in horror at each other.
"Kagome, it's you!"
Omodasu screamed frantically. Inu Yasha cringed from the sudden noise. She bolted out of the door and ran towards the house as fast as she could.
Sota ran towards her and grabbed on to her trembling body. She cried and pointed to the well. He told her to walk into the house while he investigated. Just as he was about to slide the door open, he saw a claw open it.
"Inu Yasha? What are you doing here?"
"Who are you? Where did Kagome go?"
"It's me, Sota. And that's not Kagome, that's my granddaughter, Omodasu."
Inu Yasha stared at the ground. Tears filled his eyes and he looked up at the old man.
"Sota, I miss her so much. And I smelled her. Is that her reincarnation?"
"I always thought so. Come inside, Inu Yasha. Let me introduce the two of you."
They walked in silence up to the room that used to be Kagome's. Sota knocked on the door and walked in. Omodasu sat in a ball on her bed. She looked so scared and fragile, although she was a grown woman. As soon as she saw Inu Yasha, she began to back up against the wall. Inu Yasha eyes swept over her quickly.
She was the same height as Kagome, but her hair was different. It was cut short, and there were no bangs to frame her face. She wore pants and a sweater, and she was obviously more mature than Kagome. She saw the longing in his eyes and became very uncomfortable. But at the same time, she knew him. He seemed so familiar. She stared at his ears curiously.
"Omodasu, this is Inu Yasha. A long time ago, he and my sister were good friends. He is from the feudal era and he travels here through the well that you love so much. I probably should have told you all of this sooner, but I wanted you to have a normal life."
Inu Yasha noticed a picture of his love on a shelf. He reached up and stared at it intently. He studied Kagome and held the portrait up to Omodasu.
"Yeah, that's her reincarnation. Sota, can I take her to the feudal era? Sango and Miroku would love to see her and if she's like Kagome, she'll have some fun."
"Inu Yasha, I don't want anything to happen to her. You failed to protect Kagome, and I worry about Omodasu."
Inu Yasha clenched his fists. He fought to keep back his anger. Omodasu noticed his pain and wondered what had happened. She had never been told what happened to her great aunt, but she had heard great stories about her. She stared at the picture in Inu Yasha's hand.
' Reincarnation? I just thought that it was genetic. What is going on?'
"Omodasu, do you want to go? It is dangerous and you may not like it."
"I'll protect her and we won't go near any demons."
"What demons? I don't like the sound of that."
"Besides I'm the most powerful demon there is. No one can defeat me."
Omodasu looked at the silver-haired man in shock. Demon? What was he talking about? Inu Yasha's golden eyes swung around to her and she stared back at him intently.
"What's that glowing on your arm?"
"Oh, good. You can see the sacred jewel shards." The hanyou tossed the little jar into the girl's hand. She stared at it and felt a strong surge of energy sweep throughout her body.
She whispered to herself, "The Shikon jewel."
"How did you know that?" the two men asked simultaneously.
She looked up at them and shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly. Inu Yasha crouched down on all fours and looked up at her with pleading eyes.
"Please come. I won't let anything happen to you. I'll protect you."
She couldn't resist his earnest eyes and she looked up at her grandfather.
"Can I go?"
"If you must. But, Inu Yasha, take care of her. I can't bear to lose her, too."
Inu Yasha smiled and his ears twitched. She couldn't help herself anymore. She reached out and rubbed them happily.
"You're just like her." Inu Yasha's fangs flashed in a smile and she stared at them. "Oh, yeah, I should probably tell you, I'm a half demon. But I don't associate with the devil. Otherwise I couldn't be loved by an angel." He saw the woman's cheeks glow red.
' Thank you for returning to me.'
San
Sota stared at the baby cradled in his arms. His daughter had fallen asleep, as did her husband. He looked down at the little girl happily. He felt honored to name the child and had decided to name her Omodasu.
' When I look into her eyes, I feel like I am looking into the eyes of Kagome. It has been so long since I saw her. Her life was taken before she even had a chance to live, but perhaps she has reincarnated.'
His grandchild stared up at him with big brown eyes. He had big plans for her and he decided to raise her on the Higurashi shrine.
23 years later
"Hi grandpa! How are you? Just wait until I tell you all about college!"
The woman hugged Sota affectionately. He looked at her in surprise. Every time that he saw her she looked more like his dead sister. She sat down on the old leather couch.
"When are you going to move? Ever since I was little it has been the same."
"My grandfather was raised here and it is a very important part of our family."
Omodasu stared out the window. She loved to look at the old well. She stood up and walked outside. There was something so mysterious and powerful and she sometimes found herself compelled to go in, but she would always remember that there was nothing there. She sat on the edge of the stone well and stroked the family cat that was purring on her leg.
"Oh, Hana, wait till you meet him. I think that I'm in love. He's really great and smart. His father owns a company in America, and he said that we could go there! Grandpa won't like him at first, but eventually they'll get along."
Inu Yasha stared at the burial site thoughtfully. In the past year, beautiful white flowers covered the area and butterflies danced amidst the leaves. It had been a year. It seemed like just yesterday Kagome was smiling and rubbing his ears. Kikyo had been buried as well, but her site was not as peaceful.
' I miss you so much Kagome.'
"Inu Yasha, do not spend all your time here. Ye have better things to do, such as helping me. We can not dwell on sorrows forever."
Inu Yasha got up, but didn't say a word the old priestess. He walked towards the sacred tree and stared up at the sky. He felt a gentle breeze glide through his silver hair and it carried a familiar scent with it. The gold eyes darted around and caught sight of the approaching well.
"Kagome?"
' No. It couldn't be. But it's getting stronger.'
He began to sniff around the edges of the well frantically. He looked around nervously and jumped into the dark depths.
Omodasu looked down into the darkness. She knew that she would have to get ready for dinner soon, but she was too wrapped up in thought. Suddenly a blue glow at the bottom of the pit caused her jump backwards. Inu Yasha leapt out and landed on the other side of the well. They stared in horror at each other.
"Kagome, it's you!"
Omodasu screamed frantically. Inu Yasha cringed from the sudden noise. She bolted out of the door and ran towards the house as fast as she could.
Sota ran towards her and grabbed on to her trembling body. She cried and pointed to the well. He told her to walk into the house while he investigated. Just as he was about to slide the door open, he saw a claw open it.
"Inu Yasha? What are you doing here?"
"Who are you? Where did Kagome go?"
"It's me, Sota. And that's not Kagome, that's my granddaughter, Omodasu."
Inu Yasha stared at the ground. Tears filled his eyes and he looked up at the old man.
"Sota, I miss her so much. And I smelled her. Is that her reincarnation?"
"I always thought so. Come inside, Inu Yasha. Let me introduce the two of you."
They walked in silence up to the room that used to be Kagome's. Sota knocked on the door and walked in. Omodasu sat in a ball on her bed. She looked so scared and fragile, although she was a grown woman. As soon as she saw Inu Yasha, she began to back up against the wall. Inu Yasha eyes swept over her quickly.
She was the same height as Kagome, but her hair was different. It was cut short, and there were no bangs to frame her face. She wore pants and a sweater, and she was obviously more mature than Kagome. She saw the longing in his eyes and became very uncomfortable. But at the same time, she knew him. He seemed so familiar. She stared at his ears curiously.
"Omodasu, this is Inu Yasha. A long time ago, he and my sister were good friends. He is from the feudal era and he travels here through the well that you love so much. I probably should have told you all of this sooner, but I wanted you to have a normal life."
Inu Yasha noticed a picture of his love on a shelf. He reached up and stared at it intently. He studied Kagome and held the portrait up to Omodasu.
"Yeah, that's her reincarnation. Sota, can I take her to the feudal era? Sango and Miroku would love to see her and if she's like Kagome, she'll have some fun."
"Inu Yasha, I don't want anything to happen to her. You failed to protect Kagome, and I worry about Omodasu."
Inu Yasha clenched his fists. He fought to keep back his anger. Omodasu noticed his pain and wondered what had happened. She had never been told what happened to her great aunt, but she had heard great stories about her. She stared at the picture in Inu Yasha's hand.
' Reincarnation? I just thought that it was genetic. What is going on?'
"Omodasu, do you want to go? It is dangerous and you may not like it."
"I'll protect her and we won't go near any demons."
"What demons? I don't like the sound of that."
"Besides I'm the most powerful demon there is. No one can defeat me."
Omodasu looked at the silver-haired man in shock. Demon? What was he talking about? Inu Yasha's golden eyes swung around to her and she stared back at him intently.
"What's that glowing on your arm?"
"Oh, good. You can see the sacred jewel shards." The hanyou tossed the little jar into the girl's hand. She stared at it and felt a strong surge of energy sweep throughout her body.
She whispered to herself, "The Shikon jewel."
"How did you know that?" the two men asked simultaneously.
She looked up at them and shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly. Inu Yasha crouched down on all fours and looked up at her with pleading eyes.
"Please come. I won't let anything happen to you. I'll protect you."
She couldn't resist his earnest eyes and she looked up at her grandfather.
"Can I go?"
"If you must. But, Inu Yasha, take care of her. I can't bear to lose her, too."
Inu Yasha smiled and his ears twitched. She couldn't help herself anymore. She reached out and rubbed them happily.
"You're just like her." Inu Yasha's fangs flashed in a smile and she stared at them. "Oh, yeah, I should probably tell you, I'm a half demon. But I don't associate with the devil. Otherwise I couldn't be loved by an angel." He saw the woman's cheeks glow red.
' Thank you for returning to me.'