I'm writing the next chapter, because I'm having so much fun with this fic. I enjoy writing sequels, and I must say, I'm incredibly happy. Usually I'm not so lucky with sequels. And this chapter will, once again, be a little longer. I enjoy writing long chapters. Why are they long? Because I suddenly have too many ideas and I'm very descriptive.
Well, enough babbling. Onward!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, and if I did, I wouldn't be here, now would I. So don't sue me, cause I don't own anything. Ya hear me? I own nothing! I did get more money though…but still, don't sue me!
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The sun was beginning to rise, covering the land in light. It was another beautiful day. The Inuyasha-tachi was still asleep. The first to awake was a certain houshi. Miroku sat up and rubbed his eyes. He had slept quite well that night. He blinked his eyes a few times, waiting for them to focus. He then looked around the room and instantly noticed that someone was missing.
"Sango?" he asked quietly. He got up and grabbed his shakujou. He then proceeded to walk out of the hut. He didn't have to search far, since Sango was sitting against a tree near the hut. She was still sound asleep. Miroku smiled as he walked over to her. He set his staff down and bent down so that he was level with her. He just sat there, watching her sleep. She looked so peaceful. Miroku was perfectly content with watching her breath. However, it was as if she knew he was watching her. She shifted and opened her eyes slowly. She found herself looking into a pair of familiar, dark, violet blue eyes. They both blinked twice before Sango realized what was going on. She gently shoved him away and stood up.
"What were you doing?" she demanded. She was afraid he had done something while she was asleep. It was hard to trust Miroku sometimes. Miroku stood up and took his shakujou.
"I was merely out looking for you," he said. "I didn't want to wake you up, so I decided to just sit with you." He gave her a warm smile, which caused her to blush slightly. She decided to believe him. He didn't seem to be lying to her. 'He must not have tried anything.'
"Alright, I believe you. I'm sorry for shoving you like that," said Sango. Miroku just widened his smile.
"It's alright," he said. Sango began to walk passed him, but as she did, she felt a hand brush against her backside. A vein popped on her forehead and she spun around quickly.
"Hentai!" she yelled as her hand connected with Miroku's face. He was knocked over from the force of her hit. Sango's face was beet red as she walked back into the hut. 'He'll never learn,' she thought to herself. Miroku was now sitting up, rubbing his sore cheek. A smile was still on his face. 'She's so beautiful,' he thought. He stood up and decided to follow her back into the hut.
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Siria walked slowly down the forest path. Her arms hung limply at her sides and her head was down. She felt weak right now and defenseless, but she was going to keep going anyway. She had to find Shiro and Cycil. She also needed to know what was going on. Cycil was being controlled by someone. Could it be Shiro? But how could he possibly be alive? Hundreds of questions were clouding her mind. She needed answers, but she wasn't getting any and she hated it. She continued walking quietly. She felt lighter and continuously glanced to her empty sheath. 'Toukengai…you're gone…doushite? Would you rather be with Shiro-sama? I guess you are his sword, demo…now what? I have no weapon. If I'm attacked, then what will I do?' She continued walking until she reached the end of the forest. She raised her head and looked over the field in front of her. In the distance, she saw a small village. She didn't have anywhere else to go, so she decided to go there.
After a while, she reached the village entrance. It was a small village, but seemed quite peaceful. She walked into the area and looked around. There weren't many people out right now.
"Ni-chan!" shouted a small girl who was running through the village. She wore a familiar blue kimono and her black hair hung down to her shoulders. Siria stopped and watched the girl, who had now stopped running. "Ni-chan! Kijo-ni-chan!" That part caught Siria's attention. She decided to approach the girl. The child saw her approaching and turned her teary eyes towards Siria. Siria kneeled down so that she was at eye level with the girl.
"Doushitano?" she asked the girl. The child sniffed once and wiped her eyes.
"I can't find Kijo-ni-chan," she cried.
"Well, maybe I can help you."
"Will you help me look for her?"
"Hai."
"Arigatou." The little girl smiled at Siria, who smiled back. "O-namai wa nan-desu-ka?
"Watashi wa Siria desu."
"Watashi wa Yuki."
"Maa, Yuki, let's go search for your friend."
"Okay." The two walked off and went to go look for Yuki's friend.
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"Cycil," said Shiro, the name falling lifelessly from him mouth. His voice was dull and emotionless. The youkai in front of him just watched him. They were standing in the same forest the Inuyasha-tachi was in. The mist had settled again and was blanketing the forest. "Tell me…who has the kiseki?"
"What do you mean?" asked Cycil. "I have a kiseki."
"That's not what I mean. Who has THE kiseki?"
"I still don't know what you mean."
"Tell me Cycil!" demanded Shiro with a voice that wasn't his own. His blank eyes flashed red as he yelled at her. Even Cycil was slightly scared right now. She may be a bloodthirsty youkai, but even she had her fears, and Shiro happened to be one of them. "I need to know who has it. Who has Yume's kiseki?"
"It's…it's…"
"Who?!"
"The Inuyasha-tachi!" she shouted back at him. "They have it, okay?" Shiro smirked at the answer.
"Arigatou, Cycil. That's all I needed to know. You stay here. I will go and take it from them."
"Demo…" However, she couldn't object, because he was already gone. Shiro was off to find the Inuyasha-tachi.
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"Gomen nasai," said Siria. "I guess I wasn't much help in finding your friend."
"It's alright. I'll find her eventually," said Yuki. "I knew she would have to leave eventually, but I didn't think it would be so soon. She was only with us for four months."
"Four months?" questioned Siria. 'That's when Yume died.'
"Yeah. She was really pretty with short orange hair and red eyes. Even though she was a youkai, otou-san and okaa-san both liked her. I really miss Kijo-ni-san."
"A youkai?"
"Hai, but she was a nice youkai. She saved me and brought me back home. I hope Cycil comes back soon." Siria's eyes went wide at the mention of Cycil's name.
"You knew Cycil?" she asked.
"Yeah, did you?"
"Hai."
"Siria-san…you must have been the friend that she mentioned before. You're human, ne?"
"That's right." Yuki looked over Siria and realized that her hair was slightly messy and her clothing was ripped in a few places.
"Siria-san, come with me. You need some fixing up." Yuki grabbed Siria's hand and began to drag her back to her home.
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"I'm tired," said Kagome. Inuyasha was leading them through the forest. Everyone, except for Inuyasha, was tired of walking.
"We've barely even started!" shouted Inuyasha, whirling around to meet the other members of his group. Kagome was right up in his face.
"Look, we've been walking for a while now, and I'm tired. Can't we just rest for a little while?"
"NO!"
"You need to be more lenient, Inuyasha."
"I said NO! We don't need to take a break!"
"Yes we do. We're all tired."
"I don't care. We don't need rest, and that's final!"
"We're resting whether you want us to or not!"
"You can't because I say you can't!"
"I will!"
"No you won't!"
"I will, you baka!"
"No you won't, you temee!" That did it.
"OSUWARI!" shouted Kagome. Inuyasha was sent crashing into the ground, creating a crater. The other members of the group just sighed. They had known this would happen the minute Inuyasha had opened his mouth to retaliate. It always did.
"I guess this means we're taking a break," said Shippo.
"I'm going to go for a walk," stated Kagome. She began to walk off into the forest, leaving Inuyasha in the ground. She needed time to cool off and they all knew that. Inuyasha eventually pulled himself from his crater and decided to just sit there, scowling.
"That baka. She begs for a break and then goes on a walk," he said before standing up and jumping into a nearby tree. Sango and Miroku just sighed and sat down. It looked like they would also be taking a break.
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"Stupid Inuyasha. I don't see what's so bad about taking a small break," said Kagome to herself. She was walking quite quickly, but her pace soon slowed. She was walking slowly when she heard a twig snap. She froze instantly. She realized that she was quite far away from the others. She looked down at her feet, finding that the snap didn't come from her. She began to walk again, more cautiously, listening for any more sounds. Just then, leaves began to rustle, but there wasn't a breeze. Kagome stopped walking again. She looked around and then turned. She stood quietly. She heard a youkai like roar and began to sprint back towards the others. All she heard now was the beating of her own heart as she ran for her life. Suddenly, something wrapped around her ankle, causing her to trip and fall to the hard ground. She turned over and came face to face with a horrifying youkai. She let out a piercing scream.
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Inuyasha's ears twitched and his eyes snapped open. He quickly jumped out from the tree, catching everyone's attention.
"What is it, Inuyasha?" asked Miroku.
"Kagome's in trouble," he said before sprinting off into the forest. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo began to run after him. They all ran through the forest, following Inuyasha, who seemed to know where he was going. They reached the area where Kagome had been and stood in shock at what they found. A huge youkai with tentacle like limbs was holding onto Kagome. The miko was wrapped in the tentacles, being squeezed hard. However, what really frightened them was who was standing next to the youkai. Inuyasha growled dangerously at the youkai and the person standing near it.
"Shiro…you temee! Leave Kagome alone!" shouted Inuyasha, drawing Tetsusaiga. He pointed it at Shiro. The boy simply closed his dark eyes and smirked.
"So, it's a fight you want, huh?" he said. He then reached to his side and drew his sword. The Toukengai pulsed and shined with the light of blood. Shiro met Inuyasha's eyes. "Then let's begin." Shiro charged Inuyasha and their sword fight began. This left Sango and Miroku to take care of the youkai.
"Kagome-chan, hang on! We'll get you down," said Sango. She took the Hiraikotsu and threw it at the youkai, slicing through a few of its many tentacles. It looked a lot like a squid, but much scarier and demonic. The youkai squeezed Kagome tighter and she gasped.
"Kagome!" shouted Inuyasha, glancing over at her.
"You should pay attention to this battle," said Shiro. He thrust his sword forwards, but Inuyasha managed to get away with only a cut on his shoulder. He glanced at Kagome and made a dash for the youkai. Shiro, however, followed right behind him.
"I'm coming, Kagome!" shouted Inuyasha. He jumped into the air and got behind the youkai. He swung his sword, slicing into the youkai's back. The youkai wailed in pain, but soon stopped. It dropped Kagome to the ground and then fell lifelessly next to her. Inuyasha was at her side in an instant, but he didn't have time to ask if she was all right. The Tetsusaiga connected with the Toukengai in a loud clang and their battle continued. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were instantly at Kagome's side.
"Kagome-sama, daijoubu ka?"
"Daijoubu," responded Kagome. They all watched as Inuyasha battled with Shiro. The boy was definitely strong for a ningen. He wasn't fazed at all by Inuyasha and the power of the Tetsusaiga. Both fighters seemed to be evenly matched. Instead of cursing Shiro, however, Inuyasha was cursing the Toukengai. 'That damn sword…it's as if it can't leave me alone. First with Siria and now Shiro.' He continued fighting with Shiro. He didn't want to use the Kaze no Kizu, but was coming to realize that he had no other choice. As if sensing what Inuyasha wanted to do, Shiro jumped back, putting a decent amount of space between them. The Toukengai pulsed once as Shiro narrowed his eyes.
"Try it," he said dangerously. "You'll never succeed."
"Keh. We'll see about that." Inuyasha prepared to swing the Tetsusaiga as it swirled with the power of the Kaze no Kizu. He swung the mighty sword, sending the yellow, raging energy towards Shiro. The boy simply swung the Toukengai, sending out the familiar red sickle of the Toujin no Ryuuketsu. The two attacks met and cancelled each other out. Inuyasha stood in shock. 'His sword is as strong as mine…impossible.'
"Impressive," said Shiro with mock admiration. "Our swords are equal. I must say, I've never met anyone before who can cancel out that attack, however…you won't dodge this one." He raised the blade and flipped it so that it was aimed down towards the ground.
"Hisaki no Kokuei," said Shiro emotionlessly. He thrust the blade into the ground. The ground seemed to ripple and then crack. A streak of pure energy began to travel towards Inuyasha, only it was underground. It raised the ground as it traveled.
"This is the attack Siria used," said Inuyasha.
"Not quite," said Shiro. "You will find out that I'm much different than that little girl is. Everything about my attack is perfect." Inuyasha began to run to the right, but the trail followed him. He then turned again, trying to lose it, but it kept following him. 'I can't let it get under me,' he noted. He remembered what had happened to the kugutsu. He had no choice but to keep running.
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"Arigatou," said Siria as she stood at the entrance of the village. Three people were with her. Yuki was standing in front of her father and mother.
"No problem. Any friend of Kijo-ni-san is a friend of ours," said Yuki with a smile on her face. They had cleaned Siria up and had given her new clothes. She was now dressed in a soft lavender kimono, but it was shorter than most, allowing her mobility. She needed to be able to fight in what she was wearing. She kept her old clothing on underneath, however, just in case. Her hair looked much softer. Strapped on her back was a metal pole and at her sides were a few daggers. Her sword sheath remained empty.
"Are you sure you wouldn't prefer a sword?" asked Yuki's father.
"I'm sure. The only sword allowed at my side is the Toukengai," she said.
"Is there anything else you need?" asked Yuki's mother. Siria simply shook her head.
"Iya. I'm fine. Arigatou. I'll be leaving now." She turned and began to walk away, heading back to the forest.
"Sayonara, Siria-san!" shouted Yuki, waving as the crimson haired ningen walked away. Siria simply waved to her as she walked, not bothering to turn around. A smile graced her face, however. 'Shiro-sama…be prepared. I won't let you win this time.'
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"I forgot to ask," started Shiro. "You are Inuyasha, correct?" Inuyasha was more than a little angry, but it was Kagome who spoke up.
"Bakayarou!" she yelled at Shiro. "You attacked him without even knowing who he was? What's wrong with you?!" Shiro turned his icy glare to the miko.
"Urusai. My business isn't with you, onna." He then turned his attention back to the hanyou who was still dodging the underground attack. Inuyasha was just getting angrier.
"Temee! Don't talk to Kagome like that!" Inuyasha circled around and began to head towards Shiro. However, Shiro wasn't about to be hit by his own attack. He would simply drive Inuyasha away with another attack. He prepared to swing the sword as it glowed a crimson color again. He was going to unleash the crimson sickle again.
"Hiraikotsu!" shouted Sango as she threw her giant boomerang at Shiro. The boy blocked it with his sword and glared at the taijiya. He flung it away and prepared to swing again. This time, an arrow came flying at him, but he jumped out of the way and landed on the branch of a tree. He glared at the rest of the Inuyasha-tachi as he crouched down on the branch. He then stood straight and prepared the attack again. He didn't care about Inuyasha right now. The other members were getting on his last nerves. He finally swung the sword, sending the red sickle towards them. Inuyasha watched in horror. There was nothing he could do for them.
"Get down!" shouted Miroku, shoving both girls to the ground and pushing down Shippo's head. They were all against the ground now and the sickle, luckily, passed right over them. However, it cut down everything in its path. They stood back up, but Inuyasha was still worried. The trees behind them were falling.
"Look out!" he shouted at them as he continued to run from the underground attack. They all turned in time to see the trees, but there wasn't much time to dodge. Thinking quickly, Miroku ripped off the rosary and held his hand out.
"Kazaana!" he shouted. The black hole began to pull in all the falling trees, along with a few that weren't falling. He quickly closed it when the trees were gone that had been cut down. He gave a sigh and turned back around, a smile on his face. However, it wasn't there for long. A small red sickle came flying towards him, hitting him in the chest, and sending him flying back. He crashed into a tree and slumped over.
"Miroku!" shouted Shippo, who ran over to the tree. Sango soon followed him.
"Houshi-sama!" she yelled. Kagome ran over as well. Inuyasha could do nothing but watch.
"Miroku!" he shouted to the slumped over houshi. However, he wasn't able to run over, since the attack was getting closer. Miroku was still slumped over, his eyes closed.
"Houshi-sama!" called Sango again. She began to gently shake him. After a little while, he groaned and opened his eyes. He looked up at the worried faces before him.
"Houshi-sama, daijoubu ka?"
"I'm fine, Sango." He slowly stood up, using his staff for support.
"Kuso," said Shiro, still standing on the tree branch.
"Oi, Shiro!" shouted Inuyasha, a smirk on his face. "Was that little attack supposed to be your infamous Toujin no Ryuuketsu. Is your sword losing power?" he taunted. Shiro gripped the Toukengai hard.
"You baka! My sword is all powerful! That was simply a smaller version of it. I already told you, I'm not like that child!" He was losing his patience. He was sick of all the interferences and insults, but soon remembered what he had come here for. He looked down at the running hanyou, who was slowly losing speed.
"Oi, Inuyasha," he said. "Tell me, where is it?"
"Where is what?!" shouted Inuyasha, not planning on giving an answer.
"Where's the stone?"
"What stone?!"
"Urusai! You know what I mean. Who has the kiseki?" Sango felt her breath catch in her throat as she heard that word. 'Is he here for me?' she thought to herself. 'What does he want with Yume's kiseki?'
"I don't know!" answered Inuyasha, lying in order to keep Shiro distracted. He wasn't going to tell him anything.
"I know you have it. Where is it?"
"Why should I tell you, temee?"
"Tell me where it is, and I will call off my attack. If you don't, I'll kill you all." Inuyasha glanced at Sango and then turned his attention back to Shiro.
"What do you want it for?" he asked in an annoyed tone.
"It doesn't concern you." However, Sango was now contemplating the situation. 'Should I give it to him? Why does he want it?' She gripped the small jewel tightly.
"Sango-chan, don't pay attention to him. Inuyasha doesn't want him to get it, so don't even think about giving it to him," said Kagome. Sango, however, wasn't sure what to do. She didn't want to see them die because of the stone she had with her.
"Inuyasha, since you won't tell me where it is, I have no choice…but to kill you." He prepared to swing the crimson sword when a dagger sailed through the air, landing at his feet. He jumped from the branch and landed on the ground. He looked around for whoever had thrown that dagger. Another flew from the forest, landing just behind Inuyasha. The hanyou stopped running and noticed that the attack from Shiro no longer followed him. Instead, it erupted around the dagger, completely destroying the piece of metal. Another dagger came flying at Shiro. He easily knocked it away with his sword.
"Who's out there?!" he shouted in annoyance. A figure jumped out from the forest and landed a few feet in front of him. His eyes narrowed. "It's you again."
"Siria-san?" questioned Kagome. However, Siria wasn't paying attention to her at all.
"Shiro-sama, you don't understand that sword at all. The sword itself is strong, but you've been away from it for so long. You don't understand it anymore. Your attacks can easily be dodged." 'I hope this buys a little time. I know he can easily enhance his skills. He'll catch on quickly. Adapting isn't exactly hard for him.'
"Urusai! You know nothing about me!" he shouted at her angrily. He raised the sword and charged at her. Siria quickly unhooked the pole from her back and blocked the attack. She managed to shove him back and spun her pole, bringing it into a defensive position as Shiro charged again. She met his attack and jumped out of the way afterwards. She landed on the branch of a tree and looked down at Shiro.
"Is that all you've got?" she asked.
"Shut up and fight me!" And with that, the battle continued, and it didn't look like either was going to back down.
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Crappy spot to end a chapter, I know, but I had not choice. It was getting too long. Anyway, more will come soon. I'm in a very happy mood right now, even though I didn't get as many reviews as I had expected. I can go to church again, so I'm happy^.^ And I saw my first grade Sunday school teacher for the first time in 10 years, and guess what? She still remembered me! She remembered my name^.^ I didn't think it was possible, since I look so different…or at least I think I look different. Anyway, it made me feel really good to know that I'm not easily forgotten. I hate being forgotten about, since I never forget anything…lose a few small memories, but I never forget a face or name.
Anyway, here's the nice happy glossary, created to help you further understand Japanese.
Ni-chan –sister
Kijo-ni-chan –Kijo means demoness. Ni-chan means sister. You can add things before this, like Sota does with Inuyasha.
Doushitano –what's the matter, or what's wrong?
O-namai wa nan-desu-ka –This is a question which I found at a website. They have basic phrases that are good to know. This one means 'What is your name?' I left the hyphens there, because I wasn't sure which words would be combined otherwise. I'm guessing it's probably more like this: Onamai wa nandesu ka.
Watashi wa…desu –this is 'My name is…'. Desu doesn't seem to have much of a meaning. I simply comes after things, perhaps like a formality, because some say it after and some don't. I'm not quite sure.
Maa –well
Temee –when Inuyasha calls Kagome this, he usually is calling her wench
Osuwari –a rude way of saying sit. This is why when Kagome tells someone to 'sit down', Inuyasha isn't affected. In Japanese, there are different words for it.
Bakayarou –A really mean way of saying idiot.
Urusai –shut up
Onna –woman
Did I forget any that I haven't defined before?
Well, see ya later!