Diclaimer: Why must I always go through this torture! I don't own InuYasha but there is a new deveopment: I know own all the people in my head! YAY!
Chapter 4:
Running from the inevitable
Akiko was scared of what she might have done back when she almost killed InuYasha. She had not meant to. His blood just began to drive her on wanting to kill. If Lord Sesshomaru had not stepped in and stopped her she might have killed InuYasha or worse everyone else that was standing in the clearing besides Hoshiko and Lord Sesshomaru. It frightend her that after enduring a hard training such as that wich Lord Sesshomaru put her through that she still had no control over her blood lust.
Wandering aimlesly through the trees she let silent tears fall down her pale cheeks. Barely missing a tree root sticking out of the ground she bumped into someone now infront of her. The youkai wore a black kimono and a hooded cloak. There was something all to farmiliar about the youkai's scent like something out of the past. Not wanting the past to return Akiko bolted as far a way from there as possible stumbleing across a small stream.
Splashing and giggleing could be heard a little ways down the stream. Akiko decided to investigate the strange sound of people out here in a youkai territory when there is no village around for miles. Stealthfully creeping through the trees on the side of the stream. Akiko's sensitive nose soon caught two farmiliar smell's. She soon saw a man being pushed into the stream by a woman carying a large boomerang.
"Miroku that should teach you! But any way how did you know I was following you?" Sango asked. Akiko remembered them alright they were with InuYasha's group.
"A man always knows when he's being followed by a beautiful women Sango dear. Now if you'd be so kind as to help me up." Without thinking Sango grabed Miroku's hand and pulled him out of the small stream of water and then felt it. Miroku's hand was on her butt again. Sango's cheeks turned deep crimson and then she slapped the monk makeing him land back in the water.
"Serves you right ya Hentai! Lecher! Pervert! Grrrrrrr...THING!!!" Sango yelled and stomped off into the darkness of the tree's.
"Sango! Aww come on don't be angry! Sango!" Miroku sat there for a moment the water making the back of his robes even more dreanched. He rubbed his cheek for a moment before hearing Sango yell out in pain. "SANGO!...there is a demon presence nearby...NARAKU!" Miroku jumped up and ran after Sango not knowing he had a little Hanyou following him. Akiko followed Miroku into a clearing where she saw a Youkai dressed in a baboon pelt and the women Sango lying in the grass glareing at him and blocking his attackes as best as she could.
"Naraku leave her alone!" Miroku yelled bounding over infront of Sango. She saw how angry the expression worn on his face was and knew he would die trying to kill Naraku just for her to be safe. Then she heard the cold laugh from the pitiful hanyou.
"Miroku... you dare stand up to me? I can't rightfully kill you... no...hehehehehe...It will be much more fun seeing you die by that hole in your hand. So the only person that shall die will be your dear Sango." Naraku laughed at the defensive stance Miroku took.
"Over my dead body!" Sango gasped from behind him. Turning to look at her Miroku found she now had a wound in her back. He quickly droped to his knees and saw the wound was very bad her blood seemingly poured out of her. When Miroku turned back around Naraku was gone. "Sango! Your going to be all right ok? I'll clean up your wound and you'll be fine..."
"Miroku. Don't bother... I have to tell you something before I leave... So shut up and if you try anything I may not tell you...." She said between gritted teeth clutching at Miroku's hand. "I want to tell you that I.... Miroku I love you." A small tear glided it's way down her cheek.
"I love you too Sango." Miroku said softly andbrought her into his arms he could feel her body shiver one last time before she died but he continued to hold her lifeless body in his arms tears slideing down his face. Akiko watched from up in one of the trees near the monk and dead demon slayer. She could tell he was crying because she could smell it mixed in with the blood that had poured from Sango's body. She jumped down from the tree and walked towards Miroku from behind.
"Do you need any help? I saw what happened, are you going to be ok Miroku?" Akiko asked and saw his back tense. He then layed Sango's body on the ground and turned to face the small hanyou.
"How do you know my name?" He asked his face emotionless but his eyes and voice giving away all his hurt and sadness.
"You must not remember me. I have met you and Sango before along with little Lord InuYasha, Kagome, and Shippou. I serve under Lord Sesshomaru and so does my sister Hoshiko."
"You are the one that almost killed InuYasha."
"I did not mean for that to happen as much as I have worked on my control for my blood lust it is rather hard. But still is there anything I can do to help you?"
"No you can't unless you can bring her back but I will not ask anyone for that. So if you would leave that would be a help." Miroku turned back to Sango's lifeless form and Akiko noded and jumped back in her tree ready to follow him when he left.
(A few months later)
Akiko followed Miroku to a spring where she watched him watch two girls undress and get in to a hot spring. He then took off his clothes a ways down the spring and got in to where he could still watch them. Akiko, though still watching him, came upon a tiny silver skeleton key. She quickly picked it up and put it on a chain around her wrist. She began to watch him a bit more carefully takeing in his scent and the way he looked, he was quite handsom. Black hair put back into a tiny pony tail, his bare chest, and then she saw his gray eye's. She found that most intreauging about Miroku, he seemed diffrent though he was being a lech, so was she at the moment. Three months can really change a sixteen year old though now she was seventeen. Her birthday had occured only three days ago.
"Akiko?" Came a voice from a little ways away. Akiko came out of her hideing place and looked upon the face of someone she had not seen in three month's.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" She asked and as Miroku saw her he yelped in surprise and sunk a bit deeper into the water. Akiko smiled when she turned back around to face him.
"Well after three month's of following you I meet you again! I'm Akiko Remember! Wonderful to meet you! Now Lord Sesshomaru why are you here and please say you weren't looking for me!" Akiko said turning back to Sesshomaru.
"Of course I was looking for you. Hoshiko basicly begged me to. But you have been folowing the Monk?"Sesshomaru said looking at Akiko. She had somehow changed over the past three month's. She seemed stronger. Akiko looked over her shoulder to see that Miroku was getting dressed again.
"Well Lord Sesshomaru you know why I left don't you?" Akiko asked turning to him. Now Sesshomaru knew what was diffrent she had become a bit more feminen in her way's. Her hair was longer and had a few more braids in it but all in all she was almost the same.
"Yes. It was because of your blood lust problem and that you could sense your sister Gin, right?" He asked. Akiko turned angry at the mention of her twin sister's name.
"Yes. You are completely right. Now..." Sesshomaru cut her off.
"Hoshiko want's to see you. After all you did adopt her as your sister." Sesshomaru said calmly.
"Where is she?" Akiko asked getting a little of Rin's excitedness in her. Hoshiko fell out of a tree and onto her shoulder.
"Your here your finely here! I missed you oh did I miss you!" Hoshiko said hugging Akiko's neck.
"I missed you too little sister Hoshiko! Now if you will come with me I have something I need to do!" Akiko said and walked off following Miroku's scent. After all she wanted no needed to talk to him. Akiko started runing Hoshiko holding tightly onto a few strands of her hair so she wouldn't fall off Akiko's shoulder.
"Slow Down! What's your Hurry!" Hoshiko said.
"I have to talk to someone!" Akiko replyed catching up to Miroku. As fast as lightening she ran out infront of him. Miroku stoped and stared at her for a moment. He remembered her from a few month's ago when she had asked him if he had needed any help after Sango's death.
"How did you..." the monk began to ask but then saw her dog like ears and stoped. "Your a hanyou?" He asked instead.
"Yes! Now if you will please allow me to tell you a few things maybe you will understand my reason for comeing after you! My name is Akiko if you remember me that is. I have been folowing you since I saw you after your friend Sango's death and this I believe is the first time I have met you face to face! Puting all that aside I think I must really say it, you are quite handsom you know!" Akiko said with a devilish grin. Hoshiko who was still on her shoulder rolled her eye's. The monk slightly blushed but not enough for Akiko to notice in the dim light.
"I'm..." Akiko cut him off Rin's spirit mixing with her's once more.
"Miroku! I know remember! By the way this little kitsune here is Hoshiko my sister!" Akiko said but Hoshiko merely rolled her eye's again.
"We have already met Akiko! I met him that day with InuYasha remember!" Hoshiko said. Miroku noded and leand a bit on his staff. Akiko took in a deep breath and sighed.
"Well Hoshiko I need a favor! Could you run back to Lord Sesshomaru and tell him not to leave or anything that I need to speak with him again?" Akiko asked and Hoshiko scampered up a tree and Akiko heard her as she jumped easily from one tree branch to the next.
"Akiko, would you be bear my child?" Miroku asked. Akiko cocked her head side ways her eyes wide.
"Uhhhhh...I mean... I... uhhh...." Akiko said trying to find words but it seems her mind momentarily shut down and she couldn't think she couldn't even talk.
"Now everything you said before still dose not explain why you have been following me for a few month's Akiko." Miroku stated cocking one eyebrow.
"Well that is easily explainable. As I said I started folowing you after I saw your friend killed and kept as quite as a mouse while Iwatched you from a short distance away. I'm surprised you didn't hear me. Amazing how a seventeen-year-olds mind tricks can work!" Akiko said grining then backing up against a tree. She was trying to play with his head and it seemed to be working.
"I am a game to you?" Miroku asked. Akiko smiled softly at him.
"That is not what I said nor meant. What I said was keeping myself a secret from you became a game. That is all Miroku." Akiko stated twisting one of her braids around her finger.
"Is that the only reason you wanted to talk to me?" He asked seemingly getting annoyed with her. Akiko smirked and walked back over towards him.
"Not entirely!" Akiko said sarcasticly. She reached and took his hand in her's pressing a small silver symbol into the palm of his hand. While he was still a bit confused she pressed her lip's tightly agaist his for a moment then pulled away running past him. "I hope that trinket brings you luck!" She yelled turning around for a split second to see the confused look upon his face.
"Fortune..." He read looking down at the small symbol in his hand.
Chapter 4:
Running from the inevitable
Akiko was scared of what she might have done back when she almost killed InuYasha. She had not meant to. His blood just began to drive her on wanting to kill. If Lord Sesshomaru had not stepped in and stopped her she might have killed InuYasha or worse everyone else that was standing in the clearing besides Hoshiko and Lord Sesshomaru. It frightend her that after enduring a hard training such as that wich Lord Sesshomaru put her through that she still had no control over her blood lust.
Wandering aimlesly through the trees she let silent tears fall down her pale cheeks. Barely missing a tree root sticking out of the ground she bumped into someone now infront of her. The youkai wore a black kimono and a hooded cloak. There was something all to farmiliar about the youkai's scent like something out of the past. Not wanting the past to return Akiko bolted as far a way from there as possible stumbleing across a small stream.
Splashing and giggleing could be heard a little ways down the stream. Akiko decided to investigate the strange sound of people out here in a youkai territory when there is no village around for miles. Stealthfully creeping through the trees on the side of the stream. Akiko's sensitive nose soon caught two farmiliar smell's. She soon saw a man being pushed into the stream by a woman carying a large boomerang.
"Miroku that should teach you! But any way how did you know I was following you?" Sango asked. Akiko remembered them alright they were with InuYasha's group.
"A man always knows when he's being followed by a beautiful women Sango dear. Now if you'd be so kind as to help me up." Without thinking Sango grabed Miroku's hand and pulled him out of the small stream of water and then felt it. Miroku's hand was on her butt again. Sango's cheeks turned deep crimson and then she slapped the monk makeing him land back in the water.
"Serves you right ya Hentai! Lecher! Pervert! Grrrrrrr...THING!!!" Sango yelled and stomped off into the darkness of the tree's.
"Sango! Aww come on don't be angry! Sango!" Miroku sat there for a moment the water making the back of his robes even more dreanched. He rubbed his cheek for a moment before hearing Sango yell out in pain. "SANGO!...there is a demon presence nearby...NARAKU!" Miroku jumped up and ran after Sango not knowing he had a little Hanyou following him. Akiko followed Miroku into a clearing where she saw a Youkai dressed in a baboon pelt and the women Sango lying in the grass glareing at him and blocking his attackes as best as she could.
"Naraku leave her alone!" Miroku yelled bounding over infront of Sango. She saw how angry the expression worn on his face was and knew he would die trying to kill Naraku just for her to be safe. Then she heard the cold laugh from the pitiful hanyou.
"Miroku... you dare stand up to me? I can't rightfully kill you... no...hehehehehe...It will be much more fun seeing you die by that hole in your hand. So the only person that shall die will be your dear Sango." Naraku laughed at the defensive stance Miroku took.
"Over my dead body!" Sango gasped from behind him. Turning to look at her Miroku found she now had a wound in her back. He quickly droped to his knees and saw the wound was very bad her blood seemingly poured out of her. When Miroku turned back around Naraku was gone. "Sango! Your going to be all right ok? I'll clean up your wound and you'll be fine..."
"Miroku. Don't bother... I have to tell you something before I leave... So shut up and if you try anything I may not tell you...." She said between gritted teeth clutching at Miroku's hand. "I want to tell you that I.... Miroku I love you." A small tear glided it's way down her cheek.
"I love you too Sango." Miroku said softly andbrought her into his arms he could feel her body shiver one last time before she died but he continued to hold her lifeless body in his arms tears slideing down his face. Akiko watched from up in one of the trees near the monk and dead demon slayer. She could tell he was crying because she could smell it mixed in with the blood that had poured from Sango's body. She jumped down from the tree and walked towards Miroku from behind.
"Do you need any help? I saw what happened, are you going to be ok Miroku?" Akiko asked and saw his back tense. He then layed Sango's body on the ground and turned to face the small hanyou.
"How do you know my name?" He asked his face emotionless but his eyes and voice giving away all his hurt and sadness.
"You must not remember me. I have met you and Sango before along with little Lord InuYasha, Kagome, and Shippou. I serve under Lord Sesshomaru and so does my sister Hoshiko."
"You are the one that almost killed InuYasha."
"I did not mean for that to happen as much as I have worked on my control for my blood lust it is rather hard. But still is there anything I can do to help you?"
"No you can't unless you can bring her back but I will not ask anyone for that. So if you would leave that would be a help." Miroku turned back to Sango's lifeless form and Akiko noded and jumped back in her tree ready to follow him when he left.
(A few months later)
Akiko followed Miroku to a spring where she watched him watch two girls undress and get in to a hot spring. He then took off his clothes a ways down the spring and got in to where he could still watch them. Akiko, though still watching him, came upon a tiny silver skeleton key. She quickly picked it up and put it on a chain around her wrist. She began to watch him a bit more carefully takeing in his scent and the way he looked, he was quite handsom. Black hair put back into a tiny pony tail, his bare chest, and then she saw his gray eye's. She found that most intreauging about Miroku, he seemed diffrent though he was being a lech, so was she at the moment. Three months can really change a sixteen year old though now she was seventeen. Her birthday had occured only three days ago.
"Akiko?" Came a voice from a little ways away. Akiko came out of her hideing place and looked upon the face of someone she had not seen in three month's.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" She asked and as Miroku saw her he yelped in surprise and sunk a bit deeper into the water. Akiko smiled when she turned back around to face him.
"Well after three month's of following you I meet you again! I'm Akiko Remember! Wonderful to meet you! Now Lord Sesshomaru why are you here and please say you weren't looking for me!" Akiko said turning back to Sesshomaru.
"Of course I was looking for you. Hoshiko basicly begged me to. But you have been folowing the Monk?"Sesshomaru said looking at Akiko. She had somehow changed over the past three month's. She seemed stronger. Akiko looked over her shoulder to see that Miroku was getting dressed again.
"Well Lord Sesshomaru you know why I left don't you?" Akiko asked turning to him. Now Sesshomaru knew what was diffrent she had become a bit more feminen in her way's. Her hair was longer and had a few more braids in it but all in all she was almost the same.
"Yes. It was because of your blood lust problem and that you could sense your sister Gin, right?" He asked. Akiko turned angry at the mention of her twin sister's name.
"Yes. You are completely right. Now..." Sesshomaru cut her off.
"Hoshiko want's to see you. After all you did adopt her as your sister." Sesshomaru said calmly.
"Where is she?" Akiko asked getting a little of Rin's excitedness in her. Hoshiko fell out of a tree and onto her shoulder.
"Your here your finely here! I missed you oh did I miss you!" Hoshiko said hugging Akiko's neck.
"I missed you too little sister Hoshiko! Now if you will come with me I have something I need to do!" Akiko said and walked off following Miroku's scent. After all she wanted no needed to talk to him. Akiko started runing Hoshiko holding tightly onto a few strands of her hair so she wouldn't fall off Akiko's shoulder.
"Slow Down! What's your Hurry!" Hoshiko said.
"I have to talk to someone!" Akiko replyed catching up to Miroku. As fast as lightening she ran out infront of him. Miroku stoped and stared at her for a moment. He remembered her from a few month's ago when she had asked him if he had needed any help after Sango's death.
"How did you..." the monk began to ask but then saw her dog like ears and stoped. "Your a hanyou?" He asked instead.
"Yes! Now if you will please allow me to tell you a few things maybe you will understand my reason for comeing after you! My name is Akiko if you remember me that is. I have been folowing you since I saw you after your friend Sango's death and this I believe is the first time I have met you face to face! Puting all that aside I think I must really say it, you are quite handsom you know!" Akiko said with a devilish grin. Hoshiko who was still on her shoulder rolled her eye's. The monk slightly blushed but not enough for Akiko to notice in the dim light.
"I'm..." Akiko cut him off Rin's spirit mixing with her's once more.
"Miroku! I know remember! By the way this little kitsune here is Hoshiko my sister!" Akiko said but Hoshiko merely rolled her eye's again.
"We have already met Akiko! I met him that day with InuYasha remember!" Hoshiko said. Miroku noded and leand a bit on his staff. Akiko took in a deep breath and sighed.
"Well Hoshiko I need a favor! Could you run back to Lord Sesshomaru and tell him not to leave or anything that I need to speak with him again?" Akiko asked and Hoshiko scampered up a tree and Akiko heard her as she jumped easily from one tree branch to the next.
"Akiko, would you be bear my child?" Miroku asked. Akiko cocked her head side ways her eyes wide.
"Uhhhhh...I mean... I... uhhh...." Akiko said trying to find words but it seems her mind momentarily shut down and she couldn't think she couldn't even talk.
"Now everything you said before still dose not explain why you have been following me for a few month's Akiko." Miroku stated cocking one eyebrow.
"Well that is easily explainable. As I said I started folowing you after I saw your friend killed and kept as quite as a mouse while Iwatched you from a short distance away. I'm surprised you didn't hear me. Amazing how a seventeen-year-olds mind tricks can work!" Akiko said grining then backing up against a tree. She was trying to play with his head and it seemed to be working.
"I am a game to you?" Miroku asked. Akiko smiled softly at him.
"That is not what I said nor meant. What I said was keeping myself a secret from you became a game. That is all Miroku." Akiko stated twisting one of her braids around her finger.
"Is that the only reason you wanted to talk to me?" He asked seemingly getting annoyed with her. Akiko smirked and walked back over towards him.
"Not entirely!" Akiko said sarcasticly. She reached and took his hand in her's pressing a small silver symbol into the palm of his hand. While he was still a bit confused she pressed her lip's tightly agaist his for a moment then pulled away running past him. "I hope that trinket brings you luck!" She yelled turning around for a split second to see the confused look upon his face.
"Fortune..." He read looking down at the small symbol in his hand.