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Gb: Welllllll if anyone is curious, I've been on an unexpected leave of absence. I was going to update soon. I've been going through some weird stuff and had lost my inspiration as well as internet connection. (Smiles) BUT I'm back!!!!
Sess may seem occ, sorry about that. This is how I guess he is since he has been with Rin. He has softened a little. Also he and Inu don't hate each other in this story. Well not overly much. They have quite a bit of history together and will definitely be working together in this fic. Although Naraku is not dead yet, they have fought together on several occasions, that is why Rin knows Shippou and Sango.
Also Rune is Lynx. I had changed the name and apparently forgot one. Okay I think that's it. Oh yeah.
Disclaimer: Of course I don't own Inuyasha and Co. Lily, Mai, Taj, Kaosu on the other hand is mine.
Chapter 3 The Voice in the Falls
He awoke to darkness. Nothing around him moved and no sound was heard except the steady drip of water as it dripped from the roof and onto the stone ground below. His eyes, blurry at first, slowly adjusted to the darkness. He hadn't moved. Nothing had changed. He was still there as he was a hundred years before. He and his people were still encased in the cursed crystal rock of the Lynx cave. What had awakened him? He was supposed to sleep forever. That cursed woman had tried to destroy him, but only succeeded capturing him and his clan. She couldn't kill him, none of her kind could. Foolish mortal. Humans were so weak. He smiled in the darkness as his memory started to come back to him.
'That's right.' He spoke to himself, mentally. 'The one that would release me is near. I wasn't supposed to sleep here forever. I had forgotten about the little counter spell I had been protected with.' Looking about now in the darkness he saw a faint glow of light and he felt his prison began to pulsate with energy. He smiled. 'She found the jewel.' He said to himself. 'I will take them both.' He laughed evilly within his mind. 'I will destroy the mitsukai and I will take over this puny pathetic world. Human and youkai will bow before me.' He promised himself. He closed his eyes and began to chant the song that would draw the mitsukai to him.
Lily touched Mai and gasped. Her skin was hot and she was sweating heavily. She seemed to be having a nightmare as she tossed and turned.
"What is wrong, squirrel?" Jaken asked.
"Mai is running a burning up." Lily said frowning.
"Kagome-chan is running a fever as well." Sango said from on side of Kagome's futon. They were inside of Kaede's hut. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru (shockingly) were both asking questions about mitsukai and lynx.
"Here, wipe them down with this." Lady Kaede said. "Their fever is unnatural." She said, as her miko powers seemed to come to life. "Tis a strange feeling coming from them."
Kagome turned and whispered something. "Mitsukai." She said almost so softly that it was barely heard. "Stay away from Lynx." She screamed and started to struggle when Sango put the towel on her head. "Noooo!!! Mai!!!!"
"Kagome-chan, please calm down." Sango said, trying to calm her. She sighed when Kagome finally relaxed, but she still seemed to be having a nightmare. "Mai-chan." She whispered.
"What is the Mitsukai and where is Lynx?" Inuyasha asked, helping Sango hold down Kagome. He was frowning and looking at Kagome with deep concern.
"Lynx? Why do I know that place?" Lily said frowning in the midst of wiping Mai, whom was starting to glow a strange orange color. She had a far away look in her eyes as if she was trying to remember something.
Mai moaned and pushed Lily away. She was panting as if she was running. Lily frowned and looked down at Mai. "Mai-hime"
Kagome's and Mai's Dream (Kagome is watching it and Mai is reliving it.)
She ran, fast, breathing heavy and eyes bleary. She was tired and her chest hurt. She had seen him destroy her town. The man with the black wings that carried the black sword. He had been looking for her. He wanted to drain her power and use it for evil. She had seen so much that day; there had been so much blood. Red was everywhere, bodies were lying all over the place. She tripped over a body and fell. She began to sob uncontrollably. There was evil laughter everywhere. She looked up and started screaming.
Back to Lily
"Mai!" Lily said shaking the crying, screaming girl. Sango and Kaede rushed to her with the others looking on. "Wake up Mai!" Lily said desperately. A soft yellow light was coming from her hand. It seemed to calm Mai and she stopped screaming.
"So much blood." She said crying, her eyes still closed. "So many innocent people. Kaosu, no more." Sango held Mai as she cried. She wondered who Kaosu was and what did he do.
"Kaosu?" Lily asked quietly. A wing silhouette flashed in her mind. "I know that name." She said quietly. "I've heard it before."
"Isn't Kaosu a name of a dragon Taiyoukai?" Miroku asked.
"Yes." Jaken stated. "He was from a corrupted bloodline that worshipped the darkness and was afraid of the light. He disappeared a long time ago. I believe he was sealed in a cave somewhere."
"That's right." Lily said eyes flashing with recognition. "I remember."
"Lily, tell me about Lady Mai." Kaede said watching as Mai settled back down and looked as if she was in a peaceful sleep. "Who is she really?" She looked over at Kagome, who was sleeping peacefully as well. They were no longer glowing.
Lily looked down at Mai and then sat down next to her, crossing her legs. She looked thoughtful for a moment then sighed as if giving in to something. "I guess it can't be helped." She said to herself. She looked up at everyone who was looking at her expectantly. "If you would just take a seat and stop staring at me evilly, I'll start with what I remember." She stated, sweat-dropping. ^^'
"Just talk, baka squirrel. You should be glad we are going to listen to what you have to say." Jaken said this, although he sat holding his staff. Lily she scoffed at him and turned away.
After everyone was seated and drinking tea, thanks to Kaede, Lily began to talk.
"Princess Mai was born on an island to the south called Lynx. She was the daughter of Lord Kazuo and Lady Ai Mitsu. Lord Kazuo was killed in a battle and Lady Ai disappeared not long after. I am Mai's guardian, but I am also.." She paused looked down at Mai to see if she was sleeping, she was. "I am also Mai's grandmother Lady Mina Mitsu." There was a collective gasp.
"But how you are a youkai and Mai is a human." Inuyasha asked.
"I am not a youkai, although I was never human either and neither is Mai, well not all the way." Lily said frowning slightly. "There was a time when I once ruled a beautiful city, before my son Lord Kazuo inherited it."
"What happened?" Kaede asked.
"I don't remember it all, but there was a battle against the youkai of darkness and the angel of light. They had deceived so many people and were the cause of a lot of suffering." She looked over at Mai who mumbled something incoherently about a black flame. Lily frowned. "I remember a curse and a winged man. I believe he was a dragon." Lily sighed. "I wish all my memory would return because I know that there is a reason why we are back here."
"Back here?" Sesshoumaru asked this. He was thinking about the name of the city. Lynx. He had heard that name before, he was sure. He believed it was a legendary place beyond a waterfall, or something like that. It was a legend he was told as a child. He wondered just how old Lily was.
"Yes. We are from here. We traveled through a well, the night we lost the war. Mai was just a child of about 2 or 3 years of age. You..." She said pointing to Inuyasha "was pinned to a tree with an arrow." There were collective gasps all around. "We had to save her, in order to preserve our people. Inside of her lie the seed of life and the power to save the world. We could not let her die."
Kagome moaned and rubbed her eyes. She turned over and mumbled something about school and test, and five more minutes. She settled back down after calling out Inuyasha's name and smiling. O.O' Inuyasha blushed as everyone looked at him strangely. At that moment, Kagome frowned and sat him. Everyone sweat dropped.
"Lady Mina, you said that you are from here and traveled to Kagome's time through the well?" Miroku asked thinking about something. "Well, how long was that?"
"That was about 14 years ago. But time was lost somewhere between Lynx and here."
"Meaning?" Sesshoumaru asked. He had been intently listening and trying to remember the legend of Lynx, but it seemed to evade him. He was sure the legend was over one hundred years old.
"Well, there were some years lost that I cannot recall. I don't know why yet. I believe it has something to do with a curse. But I can't remember." Lily sighed. Her head was pounding as she tried to recall everything. "There was a poem." She grabbed her head and sighed. "It's no use, I cannot remember."
"Don't worry yourself now. We will try to find out the truth, I'm sure there are stories about what you say." Kaede reassured.
Mai moaned and opened her eyes. All she saw was green and brown. "Oww, my head hurts." She said sitting up slowly and knocking Jaken over, who had chose that time to check her. (He secretly likes her.) She turned her head. "Where am I?" She asked to no one in particular. "What happened?"
"You are in Lady Kaede's hut." Sango said. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I think so." She said frowning a little. "I feel kind of tingly and my head is throbbing." She sighed and leaned back against the wall. "My back hurts as well."
Sesshoumaru stood up to leave. He was finished with lowering himself to be with those wretched humans and he was sick of being around his brother who, was currently hovering over Kagome like a lovesick pup. "Jaken, get Rin." He said walking to the doorway of the hut.
"Hey, you are leaving?" Mai asked him, trying to get up.
"Don't bother moving." He told her, he didn't turn around, but inclined his head to the side. "I'm sure these humans will take care of you." He walked outside.
"But." Mai stood and followed him on wobbly legs. "Wait!" She said, ignoring her headache and aching back as she ran up to him to catch up, since he didn't stop. "Will I see you again?"
Sesshoumaru turned and looked at her then. Truly this ningen didn't think he wanted to see her again did she? After she disturbed his peace, by smelling like that cursed Shikon no Tama, which caused him to have to kill stupid lower youkai daily. She got her disgusting smell on him with her stupid hugs for saving her stupid life. She talked entirely too much, she got him involved with this stupid legend, in which he wouldn't be satisfied until he knew the truth and now she was trying to waist his precious time by him coming to see her.
He looked at her hopeful face. Perhaps she was more of a baka than his brother. Still he told her. "Hang around my half-brother and you'll either end up dead or I'll kill you when I kill him, at that time I'll make sure you see me."
Mai looked at him wide-eyed and frowned. She turned so he wouldn't see her hurt, "I.never mind. It doesn't matter." She said and left him to go find Rin.
"Mai-kaasan." Rin called running up to her, with flowers in her hand. She had a big smile on her face. "Are you okay?"
Mai smiled. At least someone liked her. "Yes Rin-chan. I'm okay." She said and hugged her. "How are you feeling?"
"I feel good. I picked you some flowers." She said handing her some beautiful wild flowers."
"Ooh pretty. Thanks." Mai said sniffing them. "I'll take good care of them."
"Rin." Sesshoumaru said. He watched as Mai kept her back to him.
"Bye Rin." She said smiling.
"You are not coming?"
"No. I'm gonna try to find my way home, I think. I might just stay with Kagome and Inuyasha." Mai said pulling the girl in a hug once again. Sesshoumaru smirked.
"Will I see you again?" Rin looked sad.
Mai thought about what Sesshoumaru said. "Perhaps, who knows?" She said.
Rin accepted that. "Okay, well bye now. Bye Shippou-chan!" She said and walked over to Sesshoumaru, who lifted her up and sat her on Ah-Un. They slowly started to float upwards.
Mai watched them, waving at Rin and Jaken. Sesshoumaru didn't bother looking back down and it angered her. Even though she had only known him for a week, she was fond of him. He had a strong aura that called to her and she felt protected around him. For some reason, when he was around she felt that the world was a safe place, despite him being a dangerous youkai lord.
"Mai you didn't?" A voice said from her right shoulder. "You know he hates human, heck he even hates some youkai." Taj mewed as if he knew too.
"I didn't what?" She asked.
"You like him." Shippou stated the obvious.
"Not at the moment." Mai said frowning and glancing over her shoulder at the trail of clouds disappearing in the distance. "He just practically told me that he would kill me."
"He is always like that." Shippou said as if it was stating the weather.
Mai frown again. "Oh well." She said as her stomach let her know that she was starving. "Come on, let's go eat." She said and walked into the hut.
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'Why wasn't it working? Why didn't she come already. I should have already been free. That d... Mitsukai.' He frowned and used his mind to scan the area. He was being blocked. There was something interfering with his connection. She couldn't hear him because there was someone, or something that knew of him.
"Have you figured it out yet, Kaosu-sama? Don't you realize that you are not strong enough?"
"Who are you?" He said to the sinister voice?
"I'm called Naraku." Naraku said and stepped closer to him. His not really white baboon pelt shone briefly in the light, before he disappeared in the darkness.
"What do you mean I am not strong enough?"
"You have been sealed for a long time. Your powers need a boost. I can help you." He said smiling under his pelt.
"How and better yet why?"
"Your enemy is my enemy." He said and held out a shikon jewel. "This will make you stronger."
Kaosu glanced at the shikon shard, which glowed with an evil energy. "What do you get from this?"
"The death of my enemy Inuyasha, his little group and his annoying brother. Kill them, and you can have your mitsukai and a powerful miko."
"You have yourself a deal." He said and laughed as Naraku placed the jewel on Kaosu chest where his heart was and then disappeared as the cavern began to shake and pulsate. "Yes, this is what I needed." He laughed again. "You will be mine. All mine." He said as he started chanting again, this time focusing his energy on the mitsukai herself.
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Mai screamed and grabbed her head. "What...?" She cried out again and floated up in the air. "What is this feeling?" Taj, who had fallen from her shoulder hissed at her and ran to Kagome.
"Mai!" Kagome said and ran to her friend. They had been walking to the lake so Mai could wash her clothes. "What is it, Mai?" She gasped as she watched her friend glow with a strange orange light.
"That voice. It hurts." She said and screamed and the orange light flew out everywhere are around her as four large iridescent wings burst threw her back with feathers flying around her.
Inuyasha started running towards them. When he entered the area that was glowing with the power emanating off of Mai he gasped. "What the hell is this?" He asked feeling like he was about to jump out of his skin, from the sure strength of it. His skin began to tingle at first then it died away leaving him feeling a bit refreshed and sort of unnerved. She could have purified his demon blood in an instant but it had accepted him. He took off again towards Kagome. "Wha." Inuyasha came to a stop and stared at Mai as she floated down to the ground. "She is an angel!"
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Lily had been reading over the scrolls with Lady Kaede and Miroku when it happened. She looked up and gasped. "Oh no. She has awakened." She turned to Kaede whom was looking at her in concern. "I have to find Mai!"
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"No Kagome-chan, don't touch me!" Mai said as she looked over her shoulder. "It will consume you too." She stood up and began to walk towards the lake. It was the one with the huge falls. "I must go to him."
"Wait Mai." Kagome said and ran after her. "Go to who?"
"Kagome!" Inuyasha jumped after her but was pinned to a tree by a demon. "Naraku." He said and unsheathed Tetsusaiga. "What do you want?"
"Ku ku ku." He laughed and attacked him. "Let's play, hanyou."
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Jaken looked back over the hill he was standing on top of. It was surprisingly not far from the waterfall. Sesshoumaru wrestled with his curiosity. He didn't know if he wanted to get involved or just leave and let them handle it. He could seem to get neither Mai nor the name of that city out of his mind. He frowned when he suddenly smelled Naraku.
"Do you feel it Sesshoumaru-sama. Naraku is near by." Jaken said frowning. He could smell his foul stench anywhere but something else caught his attention. There was something else in the air. "What is this feeling? It is peculiar."
"Rin, stay here." Sesshoumaru said as he looked into the distance where Inuyasha was fighting. 'I can smell him, but there is something else in the air. Mai. She is there but she smells different.' He struggled but a moment. He wanted to kill Naraku, but he was curious about Mai.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, there is an ominous presence coming from the lake. I'll go check it out and you won't have to get involved."
Sesshoumaru looked over at the lake and the falls beyond it. He could feel the strong aura coming from the waterfall. It repelled against him and made him feel really dirty. He looked down at Jaken. "You do that." He said and turned to walk towards Naraku and his half brother.
Jaken followed the aura until he heard voices at the edge of the lake. He looked up and saw Mai with wings, with Kagome at her side. "Wha." He said basically the same as Inuyasha. "Mai is an angel!"
"Ja.ken." Mai said with a monotone voice. "You should leave." She walked past him and into the bank of the water. "Leave me Ka..go.me.chan."
"Mai!" Kagome said stopping to look at Jaken who looked shell- shocked. If he was around that meant Sesshoumaru was around and she didn't want to deal with them now.
"What is wrong with her?" He asked.
"She is under a spell and keeps mentioning something about a voice in the waterfall."
Jaken gasped. "She is floating!"
"Taj!" Kagome said and climbed on top of him as he grew big.
Jaken gasped. "Taj is a fire cat?! Hey wait!" He grabbed a hold of Taj just as Taj jumped.
Mai landed inside of the cavern behind the waterfall. Her body was sore and tingling with a strange power. She looked around her noticing the crystal cavern with interest. It was full of obsidian spikes, clinging to the ceiling and walls but the ground was raw sapphire and looked like a trail of jewel water. She felt a pull on her body and followed the pathway to the back of the cavern. It seemed to be breathing.
The cavern in back was wide open and there was a diamond like substance that covered everything. That was where the energy was coming from. There was something in the middle of it. She walked over to it and examined it carefully. It looked to be two diamond blade sais with angel designs along the blades and small crystal wings at the end of each handle.
They pulsated once.
Kagome and Jaken had been carefully examining the cavern with interest. "It does exist." Jaken said taking in the crystal path and spikes. "I always thought it was a legend."
"Jaken, you know of this place?" Kagome asked feeling her miko powers flow within her. They seemed to want to dash out at everything around her. "What is this place?"
"This place is known as Lynx cave, a cave of crystal or better yet, a cave of eternal suffering. It is said that Kaosu is captured in this cave." He said remembering what Lily had told them. "We need to find that troublesome girl. If the legend is real, then we are in a lot of trouble."
"Jaken, is Kaosu still captured here? Has he died yet? Are we in danger?"
"There is said to be a seal holding him here, in the heart of the cave. If the seal stays in place, he will stay captured."
It pulsated again. It seemed to call to her. Mai wrapped her hand around them. The metal tingled in her hands she began to glow.
"Then why is Mai here? What brought her here?"
Jaken thought for a second. 'There was a battle and a curse.' He thought back to what Lily had said. "Mitsukai! Mai is the Mitsukai!" They reached the inner cavern and saw Mai pull at the strange weapon. Jaken bulgy eyes grew big. "Mai Noooo!" He cried out as Mai pulled out the weapon.
There was a light and then there was laughter.
Inu: Oh no. (He looks over at Sesshoumaru) I thought you said it would make her totally go away.
Sess: It was supposed to. (He pulled a scroll out of his haori and read the contents again.) Jaken!!!
Jaken: Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama.
Sess: You gave me the wrong potion, you baka low-level demon. Now she will never go away." He shook him and threw him across the room.
Gb: What are you two doing?
Inu: (Reading the Bonding Spell they put on Gailibop.) None of your business!
Gb: Oh really? I bet I can make it my business.
Sess: Yeah right.
Gb: Bunnihop the laptop please.
Inu & Sess: (gulp) Uh oh.
Later on..
Gb: Well this is a bit of a cliffy..my first one yay!
Bh: Yay (dully)
Gb: The next chapter is written, but I'm gonna change it a bit. I'm gonna try to make an update this week. I have to update my other story first. I also am thinking of writing another fanfic. Two actually. One is a Christmas one and the other is a crossover with Sailor Moon. Not sure yet. If I still keep thinking about it, then I will. Oh and for our Chibi Nursery..I'm gonna write another story that will be a bit different.
Bh: Yay (still dull)
Gb: 0.0' Thanks for reading our story and don't forget to review please. See ya!
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Gb: Welllllll if anyone is curious, I've been on an unexpected leave of absence. I was going to update soon. I've been going through some weird stuff and had lost my inspiration as well as internet connection. (Smiles) BUT I'm back!!!!
Sess may seem occ, sorry about that. This is how I guess he is since he has been with Rin. He has softened a little. Also he and Inu don't hate each other in this story. Well not overly much. They have quite a bit of history together and will definitely be working together in this fic. Although Naraku is not dead yet, they have fought together on several occasions, that is why Rin knows Shippou and Sango.
Also Rune is Lynx. I had changed the name and apparently forgot one. Okay I think that's it. Oh yeah.
Disclaimer: Of course I don't own Inuyasha and Co. Lily, Mai, Taj, Kaosu on the other hand is mine.
Chapter 3 The Voice in the Falls
He awoke to darkness. Nothing around him moved and no sound was heard except the steady drip of water as it dripped from the roof and onto the stone ground below. His eyes, blurry at first, slowly adjusted to the darkness. He hadn't moved. Nothing had changed. He was still there as he was a hundred years before. He and his people were still encased in the cursed crystal rock of the Lynx cave. What had awakened him? He was supposed to sleep forever. That cursed woman had tried to destroy him, but only succeeded capturing him and his clan. She couldn't kill him, none of her kind could. Foolish mortal. Humans were so weak. He smiled in the darkness as his memory started to come back to him.
'That's right.' He spoke to himself, mentally. 'The one that would release me is near. I wasn't supposed to sleep here forever. I had forgotten about the little counter spell I had been protected with.' Looking about now in the darkness he saw a faint glow of light and he felt his prison began to pulsate with energy. He smiled. 'She found the jewel.' He said to himself. 'I will take them both.' He laughed evilly within his mind. 'I will destroy the mitsukai and I will take over this puny pathetic world. Human and youkai will bow before me.' He promised himself. He closed his eyes and began to chant the song that would draw the mitsukai to him.
Lily touched Mai and gasped. Her skin was hot and she was sweating heavily. She seemed to be having a nightmare as she tossed and turned.
"What is wrong, squirrel?" Jaken asked.
"Mai is running a burning up." Lily said frowning.
"Kagome-chan is running a fever as well." Sango said from on side of Kagome's futon. They were inside of Kaede's hut. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru (shockingly) were both asking questions about mitsukai and lynx.
"Here, wipe them down with this." Lady Kaede said. "Their fever is unnatural." She said, as her miko powers seemed to come to life. "Tis a strange feeling coming from them."
Kagome turned and whispered something. "Mitsukai." She said almost so softly that it was barely heard. "Stay away from Lynx." She screamed and started to struggle when Sango put the towel on her head. "Noooo!!! Mai!!!!"
"Kagome-chan, please calm down." Sango said, trying to calm her. She sighed when Kagome finally relaxed, but she still seemed to be having a nightmare. "Mai-chan." She whispered.
"What is the Mitsukai and where is Lynx?" Inuyasha asked, helping Sango hold down Kagome. He was frowning and looking at Kagome with deep concern.
"Lynx? Why do I know that place?" Lily said frowning in the midst of wiping Mai, whom was starting to glow a strange orange color. She had a far away look in her eyes as if she was trying to remember something.
Mai moaned and pushed Lily away. She was panting as if she was running. Lily frowned and looked down at Mai. "Mai-hime"
Kagome's and Mai's Dream (Kagome is watching it and Mai is reliving it.)
She ran, fast, breathing heavy and eyes bleary. She was tired and her chest hurt. She had seen him destroy her town. The man with the black wings that carried the black sword. He had been looking for her. He wanted to drain her power and use it for evil. She had seen so much that day; there had been so much blood. Red was everywhere, bodies were lying all over the place. She tripped over a body and fell. She began to sob uncontrollably. There was evil laughter everywhere. She looked up and started screaming.
Back to Lily
"Mai!" Lily said shaking the crying, screaming girl. Sango and Kaede rushed to her with the others looking on. "Wake up Mai!" Lily said desperately. A soft yellow light was coming from her hand. It seemed to calm Mai and she stopped screaming.
"So much blood." She said crying, her eyes still closed. "So many innocent people. Kaosu, no more." Sango held Mai as she cried. She wondered who Kaosu was and what did he do.
"Kaosu?" Lily asked quietly. A wing silhouette flashed in her mind. "I know that name." She said quietly. "I've heard it before."
"Isn't Kaosu a name of a dragon Taiyoukai?" Miroku asked.
"Yes." Jaken stated. "He was from a corrupted bloodline that worshipped the darkness and was afraid of the light. He disappeared a long time ago. I believe he was sealed in a cave somewhere."
"That's right." Lily said eyes flashing with recognition. "I remember."
"Lily, tell me about Lady Mai." Kaede said watching as Mai settled back down and looked as if she was in a peaceful sleep. "Who is she really?" She looked over at Kagome, who was sleeping peacefully as well. They were no longer glowing.
Lily looked down at Mai and then sat down next to her, crossing her legs. She looked thoughtful for a moment then sighed as if giving in to something. "I guess it can't be helped." She said to herself. She looked up at everyone who was looking at her expectantly. "If you would just take a seat and stop staring at me evilly, I'll start with what I remember." She stated, sweat-dropping. ^^'
"Just talk, baka squirrel. You should be glad we are going to listen to what you have to say." Jaken said this, although he sat holding his staff. Lily she scoffed at him and turned away.
After everyone was seated and drinking tea, thanks to Kaede, Lily began to talk.
"Princess Mai was born on an island to the south called Lynx. She was the daughter of Lord Kazuo and Lady Ai Mitsu. Lord Kazuo was killed in a battle and Lady Ai disappeared not long after. I am Mai's guardian, but I am also.." She paused looked down at Mai to see if she was sleeping, she was. "I am also Mai's grandmother Lady Mina Mitsu." There was a collective gasp.
"But how you are a youkai and Mai is a human." Inuyasha asked.
"I am not a youkai, although I was never human either and neither is Mai, well not all the way." Lily said frowning slightly. "There was a time when I once ruled a beautiful city, before my son Lord Kazuo inherited it."
"What happened?" Kaede asked.
"I don't remember it all, but there was a battle against the youkai of darkness and the angel of light. They had deceived so many people and were the cause of a lot of suffering." She looked over at Mai who mumbled something incoherently about a black flame. Lily frowned. "I remember a curse and a winged man. I believe he was a dragon." Lily sighed. "I wish all my memory would return because I know that there is a reason why we are back here."
"Back here?" Sesshoumaru asked this. He was thinking about the name of the city. Lynx. He had heard that name before, he was sure. He believed it was a legendary place beyond a waterfall, or something like that. It was a legend he was told as a child. He wondered just how old Lily was.
"Yes. We are from here. We traveled through a well, the night we lost the war. Mai was just a child of about 2 or 3 years of age. You..." She said pointing to Inuyasha "was pinned to a tree with an arrow." There were collective gasps all around. "We had to save her, in order to preserve our people. Inside of her lie the seed of life and the power to save the world. We could not let her die."
Kagome moaned and rubbed her eyes. She turned over and mumbled something about school and test, and five more minutes. She settled back down after calling out Inuyasha's name and smiling. O.O' Inuyasha blushed as everyone looked at him strangely. At that moment, Kagome frowned and sat him. Everyone sweat dropped.
"Lady Mina, you said that you are from here and traveled to Kagome's time through the well?" Miroku asked thinking about something. "Well, how long was that?"
"That was about 14 years ago. But time was lost somewhere between Lynx and here."
"Meaning?" Sesshoumaru asked. He had been intently listening and trying to remember the legend of Lynx, but it seemed to evade him. He was sure the legend was over one hundred years old.
"Well, there were some years lost that I cannot recall. I don't know why yet. I believe it has something to do with a curse. But I can't remember." Lily sighed. Her head was pounding as she tried to recall everything. "There was a poem." She grabbed her head and sighed. "It's no use, I cannot remember."
"Don't worry yourself now. We will try to find out the truth, I'm sure there are stories about what you say." Kaede reassured.
Mai moaned and opened her eyes. All she saw was green and brown. "Oww, my head hurts." She said sitting up slowly and knocking Jaken over, who had chose that time to check her. (He secretly likes her.) She turned her head. "Where am I?" She asked to no one in particular. "What happened?"
"You are in Lady Kaede's hut." Sango said. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, I think so." She said frowning a little. "I feel kind of tingly and my head is throbbing." She sighed and leaned back against the wall. "My back hurts as well."
Sesshoumaru stood up to leave. He was finished with lowering himself to be with those wretched humans and he was sick of being around his brother who, was currently hovering over Kagome like a lovesick pup. "Jaken, get Rin." He said walking to the doorway of the hut.
"Hey, you are leaving?" Mai asked him, trying to get up.
"Don't bother moving." He told her, he didn't turn around, but inclined his head to the side. "I'm sure these humans will take care of you." He walked outside.
"But." Mai stood and followed him on wobbly legs. "Wait!" She said, ignoring her headache and aching back as she ran up to him to catch up, since he didn't stop. "Will I see you again?"
Sesshoumaru turned and looked at her then. Truly this ningen didn't think he wanted to see her again did she? After she disturbed his peace, by smelling like that cursed Shikon no Tama, which caused him to have to kill stupid lower youkai daily. She got her disgusting smell on him with her stupid hugs for saving her stupid life. She talked entirely too much, she got him involved with this stupid legend, in which he wouldn't be satisfied until he knew the truth and now she was trying to waist his precious time by him coming to see her.
He looked at her hopeful face. Perhaps she was more of a baka than his brother. Still he told her. "Hang around my half-brother and you'll either end up dead or I'll kill you when I kill him, at that time I'll make sure you see me."
Mai looked at him wide-eyed and frowned. She turned so he wouldn't see her hurt, "I.never mind. It doesn't matter." She said and left him to go find Rin.
"Mai-kaasan." Rin called running up to her, with flowers in her hand. She had a big smile on her face. "Are you okay?"
Mai smiled. At least someone liked her. "Yes Rin-chan. I'm okay." She said and hugged her. "How are you feeling?"
"I feel good. I picked you some flowers." She said handing her some beautiful wild flowers."
"Ooh pretty. Thanks." Mai said sniffing them. "I'll take good care of them."
"Rin." Sesshoumaru said. He watched as Mai kept her back to him.
"Bye Rin." She said smiling.
"You are not coming?"
"No. I'm gonna try to find my way home, I think. I might just stay with Kagome and Inuyasha." Mai said pulling the girl in a hug once again. Sesshoumaru smirked.
"Will I see you again?" Rin looked sad.
Mai thought about what Sesshoumaru said. "Perhaps, who knows?" She said.
Rin accepted that. "Okay, well bye now. Bye Shippou-chan!" She said and walked over to Sesshoumaru, who lifted her up and sat her on Ah-Un. They slowly started to float upwards.
Mai watched them, waving at Rin and Jaken. Sesshoumaru didn't bother looking back down and it angered her. Even though she had only known him for a week, she was fond of him. He had a strong aura that called to her and she felt protected around him. For some reason, when he was around she felt that the world was a safe place, despite him being a dangerous youkai lord.
"Mai you didn't?" A voice said from her right shoulder. "You know he hates human, heck he even hates some youkai." Taj mewed as if he knew too.
"I didn't what?" She asked.
"You like him." Shippou stated the obvious.
"Not at the moment." Mai said frowning and glancing over her shoulder at the trail of clouds disappearing in the distance. "He just practically told me that he would kill me."
"He is always like that." Shippou said as if it was stating the weather.
Mai frown again. "Oh well." She said as her stomach let her know that she was starving. "Come on, let's go eat." She said and walked into the hut.
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'Why wasn't it working? Why didn't she come already. I should have already been free. That d... Mitsukai.' He frowned and used his mind to scan the area. He was being blocked. There was something interfering with his connection. She couldn't hear him because there was someone, or something that knew of him.
"Have you figured it out yet, Kaosu-sama? Don't you realize that you are not strong enough?"
"Who are you?" He said to the sinister voice?
"I'm called Naraku." Naraku said and stepped closer to him. His not really white baboon pelt shone briefly in the light, before he disappeared in the darkness.
"What do you mean I am not strong enough?"
"You have been sealed for a long time. Your powers need a boost. I can help you." He said smiling under his pelt.
"How and better yet why?"
"Your enemy is my enemy." He said and held out a shikon jewel. "This will make you stronger."
Kaosu glanced at the shikon shard, which glowed with an evil energy. "What do you get from this?"
"The death of my enemy Inuyasha, his little group and his annoying brother. Kill them, and you can have your mitsukai and a powerful miko."
"You have yourself a deal." He said and laughed as Naraku placed the jewel on Kaosu chest where his heart was and then disappeared as the cavern began to shake and pulsate. "Yes, this is what I needed." He laughed again. "You will be mine. All mine." He said as he started chanting again, this time focusing his energy on the mitsukai herself.
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Mai screamed and grabbed her head. "What...?" She cried out again and floated up in the air. "What is this feeling?" Taj, who had fallen from her shoulder hissed at her and ran to Kagome.
"Mai!" Kagome said and ran to her friend. They had been walking to the lake so Mai could wash her clothes. "What is it, Mai?" She gasped as she watched her friend glow with a strange orange light.
"That voice. It hurts." She said and screamed and the orange light flew out everywhere are around her as four large iridescent wings burst threw her back with feathers flying around her.
Inuyasha started running towards them. When he entered the area that was glowing with the power emanating off of Mai he gasped. "What the hell is this?" He asked feeling like he was about to jump out of his skin, from the sure strength of it. His skin began to tingle at first then it died away leaving him feeling a bit refreshed and sort of unnerved. She could have purified his demon blood in an instant but it had accepted him. He took off again towards Kagome. "Wha." Inuyasha came to a stop and stared at Mai as she floated down to the ground. "She is an angel!"
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Lily had been reading over the scrolls with Lady Kaede and Miroku when it happened. She looked up and gasped. "Oh no. She has awakened." She turned to Kaede whom was looking at her in concern. "I have to find Mai!"
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"No Kagome-chan, don't touch me!" Mai said as she looked over her shoulder. "It will consume you too." She stood up and began to walk towards the lake. It was the one with the huge falls. "I must go to him."
"Wait Mai." Kagome said and ran after her. "Go to who?"
"Kagome!" Inuyasha jumped after her but was pinned to a tree by a demon. "Naraku." He said and unsheathed Tetsusaiga. "What do you want?"
"Ku ku ku." He laughed and attacked him. "Let's play, hanyou."
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Jaken looked back over the hill he was standing on top of. It was surprisingly not far from the waterfall. Sesshoumaru wrestled with his curiosity. He didn't know if he wanted to get involved or just leave and let them handle it. He could seem to get neither Mai nor the name of that city out of his mind. He frowned when he suddenly smelled Naraku.
"Do you feel it Sesshoumaru-sama. Naraku is near by." Jaken said frowning. He could smell his foul stench anywhere but something else caught his attention. There was something else in the air. "What is this feeling? It is peculiar."
"Rin, stay here." Sesshoumaru said as he looked into the distance where Inuyasha was fighting. 'I can smell him, but there is something else in the air. Mai. She is there but she smells different.' He struggled but a moment. He wanted to kill Naraku, but he was curious about Mai.
"Sesshoumaru-sama, there is an ominous presence coming from the lake. I'll go check it out and you won't have to get involved."
Sesshoumaru looked over at the lake and the falls beyond it. He could feel the strong aura coming from the waterfall. It repelled against him and made him feel really dirty. He looked down at Jaken. "You do that." He said and turned to walk towards Naraku and his half brother.
Jaken followed the aura until he heard voices at the edge of the lake. He looked up and saw Mai with wings, with Kagome at her side. "Wha." He said basically the same as Inuyasha. "Mai is an angel!"
"Ja.ken." Mai said with a monotone voice. "You should leave." She walked past him and into the bank of the water. "Leave me Ka..go.me.chan."
"Mai!" Kagome said stopping to look at Jaken who looked shell- shocked. If he was around that meant Sesshoumaru was around and she didn't want to deal with them now.
"What is wrong with her?" He asked.
"She is under a spell and keeps mentioning something about a voice in the waterfall."
Jaken gasped. "She is floating!"
"Taj!" Kagome said and climbed on top of him as he grew big.
Jaken gasped. "Taj is a fire cat?! Hey wait!" He grabbed a hold of Taj just as Taj jumped.
Mai landed inside of the cavern behind the waterfall. Her body was sore and tingling with a strange power. She looked around her noticing the crystal cavern with interest. It was full of obsidian spikes, clinging to the ceiling and walls but the ground was raw sapphire and looked like a trail of jewel water. She felt a pull on her body and followed the pathway to the back of the cavern. It seemed to be breathing.
The cavern in back was wide open and there was a diamond like substance that covered everything. That was where the energy was coming from. There was something in the middle of it. She walked over to it and examined it carefully. It looked to be two diamond blade sais with angel designs along the blades and small crystal wings at the end of each handle.
They pulsated once.
Kagome and Jaken had been carefully examining the cavern with interest. "It does exist." Jaken said taking in the crystal path and spikes. "I always thought it was a legend."
"Jaken, you know of this place?" Kagome asked feeling her miko powers flow within her. They seemed to want to dash out at everything around her. "What is this place?"
"This place is known as Lynx cave, a cave of crystal or better yet, a cave of eternal suffering. It is said that Kaosu is captured in this cave." He said remembering what Lily had told them. "We need to find that troublesome girl. If the legend is real, then we are in a lot of trouble."
"Jaken, is Kaosu still captured here? Has he died yet? Are we in danger?"
"There is said to be a seal holding him here, in the heart of the cave. If the seal stays in place, he will stay captured."
It pulsated again. It seemed to call to her. Mai wrapped her hand around them. The metal tingled in her hands she began to glow.
"Then why is Mai here? What brought her here?"
Jaken thought for a second. 'There was a battle and a curse.' He thought back to what Lily had said. "Mitsukai! Mai is the Mitsukai!" They reached the inner cavern and saw Mai pull at the strange weapon. Jaken bulgy eyes grew big. "Mai Noooo!" He cried out as Mai pulled out the weapon.
There was a light and then there was laughter.
Inu: Oh no. (He looks over at Sesshoumaru) I thought you said it would make her totally go away.
Sess: It was supposed to. (He pulled a scroll out of his haori and read the contents again.) Jaken!!!
Jaken: Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama.
Sess: You gave me the wrong potion, you baka low-level demon. Now she will never go away." He shook him and threw him across the room.
Gb: What are you two doing?
Inu: (Reading the Bonding Spell they put on Gailibop.) None of your business!
Gb: Oh really? I bet I can make it my business.
Sess: Yeah right.
Gb: Bunnihop the laptop please.
Inu & Sess: (gulp) Uh oh.
Later on..
Gb: Well this is a bit of a cliffy..my first one yay!
Bh: Yay (dully)
Gb: The next chapter is written, but I'm gonna change it a bit. I'm gonna try to make an update this week. I have to update my other story first. I also am thinking of writing another fanfic. Two actually. One is a Christmas one and the other is a crossover with Sailor Moon. Not sure yet. If I still keep thinking about it, then I will. Oh and for our Chibi Nursery..I'm gonna write another story that will be a bit different.
Bh: Yay (still dull)
Gb: 0.0' Thanks for reading our story and don't forget to review please. See ya!