*Kay here we go. Now the following is (as I promised) longer. It also fills in some gaps*
Part 11 Her past
She walked back to Inuyasha and tweaked his nose.
"Hey," He said
She just laughed and walked into the hut. She sat down in her corner. Inuyasha, Sango, and kagome followed her in. Sesshomaru appeared in the doorway and stay there/
"Tell us about your past," Kaede said
"A little forward don't ya think," Inuyasha complained.
Atria just sat there quietly. She put up a hand to stop the argument before it went further.
"It stared, basically when I met Inuyasha. I was four or five. He was the only one who wasn't mean to me. We both had no other friends than each other. We would play together while Sesshomaru watched over us. As we grew older Sesshomaru took more of an interest in me. He taught me a lot of my abilities. He was the one who taught me archery.
Inuyasha and I grew closer as the years went by. Neither Inuyasha or Sesshomaru knew abut me being a Hanyou because I hid it well. On my thirteenth birthday Inuyasha gave me my flute. He was very silly about it," atria smiled, "always begging me to play."
"Then things went wrong," Atria frowned, "One day I was visiting an old man with whom I studied. He was ill and wasn't in his right mind. He saw me as a demon. When he cried out I ran from his hut. The men of the village saw this and started to follow me thinking I'd done something to the old man.
Inuyasha saw me running. We were talking when they found me. They drug me back to the hut. After the old man had explained what had happened a thousand times they finally released me." Atria said
She paused a moment to take a deep breath before she continued.
"Then one day a few years after that my mother grew tired of me," Atria's eyes held a great sadness. A single tear slid down her cheek. She looked away and when she looked back her face was blank but her eyes held anger along with the sadness, "She was tired of taking care of me. My father had disappeared a while ago and she had assumed him dead. So to get rid of me she told the villagers that I had killed him out of anger. None of them stopped to think how a child could kill a grown man. All they wanted was rid of me.
They caught up with me the next day. I was with Inuyasha. Sesshomaru was ,as always, watching us. When they appeared he was beside us instantly. The villagers demanded I be given to them. that I was accused of murder. Inuyasha," Atria's eyes softened a little at the memory, "protested saying that I had been there all day. But when the villagers said my mother had accused me the were to shocked to say or do anything.
The villagers gave me to my mother for punishment. She in turn gave me to Naraku. He thought it was fun. Someone he could take his anger out on. Then...," Atria shuddered slightly, "then he found out I was useful. For some reason I can sense jewel shards. I can't see them just sense them. So for awhile I escaped his wrath by showing his minions where the jewel shards were. Then one day my disguise failed and he saw me for what I really was. He suddenly despised my very being."
Atria was staring straight ahead as she continued, "He'd test his latest weapons and his minions on me. He was especially cruel if one of you had somehow beaten him. I had already escaped multiple times. One of them stands out in them all,"
Atria sat silently for a moment. No one said anything as her words sank in. Atria took a another deep breath and continued, "It was just after Equinox and Inuyasha's battle with Kouga and Kagura. I had managed to save enough strength to kill my guard. I was running towards you guys. The only way I knew it was you was because of all the jewel shards Kagome had. I was almost there when I ran into Kikyo. She was not happy to be distracted. She decided to make a pin cushion out of me. Figured I'd be good target practice," Atria paused and looked at Inuyasha briefly, "She certainly hates you."
She resumed her staring into space as she continued talking, " Because of Naraku's fun and my recent change I could do very little about it. She finally grew tired of it and left, but she came back shortly with Naraku. He wasn't very pleased because this meant he'd have to let me rest or he'd kill me. Why let me have that release. What was the fun in that?. It took me a while before I could escaped again. Only this time in my rush I dropped my bow and flute. I also failed to recognize the time of year. That's where you guys came in," She finished
No one said anything. Her words stood in the air like a threat. She sat there for a few seconds before she got up and left. The memories she had drug up hurt like a broken wrist and open wounds. She clenched her fists as she stood outside.
'Don't cry,' she told herself
She stared up at the stars determined to get the better of the memories. She heard Inuyasha and Sesshomaru behind her.
"How did you survive," Inuyasha asked
Atria didn't say anything at first. When she did her voice held a note of tears in it.
"I lost count of how many times I wished he'd just kill me, but always in the back of my mind was a little voice telling me that soon I'd be free of all of this. The voice often took form of your voice or Sesshomaru's. Memories of the happiness I had when I was younger kept me from breaking," she said not looking at them
She lowered her head. She felt the tears coming. She wiped her eyes on her arm.
"Do you have any idea how lucky you are Inuyasha," She asked, "to have someone who loved you."
"even you Sesshomaru. You at least had someone to love. My life was ripped to shreds by the one person I needed most," she said
Inuyasha could tell she was crying. He walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder.
Atria wiped her eyes once more and tried to shove her sadness off her face.
"I'm sorry. I'm showing weakness," Atria said
"you've been around Naraku for too long," Inuyasha said as he hugged her.
Atria didn't know what to do.
"I....I," she stared, "I have something you should know."
"what is it," Inuyasha said still hugging her lightly
"M-my father...," she said
Sesshomaru came up to them. He stood in front of her and put his hand under her chin. He lifted her face till her eyes met his.
"Whatever it is," he said, "you can tell us."
"M-my f-father," Atria repeated
She paused unsure of how to say it.
'Don't' endanger them in a moment of weakness,' the voice in her head screamed
She pushed the voice away. She would tell them. And she'd do it now.
"My father," she said once more, " Is, was your father."
Inuyasha, still holding her looked at Sesshomaru and smiled
"I thought it was something like that," He said
"You mean y-you knew?" Atria asked
"Of course how else would you look so much like us," Sesshomaru said
"If Naraku finds out," Atria said
"So that's what you were talking about. Yes if he finds out he'd use it for all it's worth," Inuyasha said.
"But we won't let that happen," Sesshomaru said
Atria could no longer hold her tears at bay. She wasn't so sure they were of sadness now, but she did not really care. All that she knew is that she was finally free and loved.
"Don't let go," She said to Inuyasha between sobs.
"I had no intentions of letting go," Inuyasha said.
Sesshomaru lead them over to the tree. They all sat down. Atria fell asleep here with Inuyasha's arms around her shoulders and Sesshomaru beside her.
*Wow sadness*
Part 11 Her past
She walked back to Inuyasha and tweaked his nose.
"Hey," He said
She just laughed and walked into the hut. She sat down in her corner. Inuyasha, Sango, and kagome followed her in. Sesshomaru appeared in the doorway and stay there/
"Tell us about your past," Kaede said
"A little forward don't ya think," Inuyasha complained.
Atria just sat there quietly. She put up a hand to stop the argument before it went further.
"It stared, basically when I met Inuyasha. I was four or five. He was the only one who wasn't mean to me. We both had no other friends than each other. We would play together while Sesshomaru watched over us. As we grew older Sesshomaru took more of an interest in me. He taught me a lot of my abilities. He was the one who taught me archery.
Inuyasha and I grew closer as the years went by. Neither Inuyasha or Sesshomaru knew abut me being a Hanyou because I hid it well. On my thirteenth birthday Inuyasha gave me my flute. He was very silly about it," atria smiled, "always begging me to play."
"Then things went wrong," Atria frowned, "One day I was visiting an old man with whom I studied. He was ill and wasn't in his right mind. He saw me as a demon. When he cried out I ran from his hut. The men of the village saw this and started to follow me thinking I'd done something to the old man.
Inuyasha saw me running. We were talking when they found me. They drug me back to the hut. After the old man had explained what had happened a thousand times they finally released me." Atria said
She paused a moment to take a deep breath before she continued.
"Then one day a few years after that my mother grew tired of me," Atria's eyes held a great sadness. A single tear slid down her cheek. She looked away and when she looked back her face was blank but her eyes held anger along with the sadness, "She was tired of taking care of me. My father had disappeared a while ago and she had assumed him dead. So to get rid of me she told the villagers that I had killed him out of anger. None of them stopped to think how a child could kill a grown man. All they wanted was rid of me.
They caught up with me the next day. I was with Inuyasha. Sesshomaru was ,as always, watching us. When they appeared he was beside us instantly. The villagers demanded I be given to them. that I was accused of murder. Inuyasha," Atria's eyes softened a little at the memory, "protested saying that I had been there all day. But when the villagers said my mother had accused me the were to shocked to say or do anything.
The villagers gave me to my mother for punishment. She in turn gave me to Naraku. He thought it was fun. Someone he could take his anger out on. Then...," Atria shuddered slightly, "then he found out I was useful. For some reason I can sense jewel shards. I can't see them just sense them. So for awhile I escaped his wrath by showing his minions where the jewel shards were. Then one day my disguise failed and he saw me for what I really was. He suddenly despised my very being."
Atria was staring straight ahead as she continued, "He'd test his latest weapons and his minions on me. He was especially cruel if one of you had somehow beaten him. I had already escaped multiple times. One of them stands out in them all,"
Atria sat silently for a moment. No one said anything as her words sank in. Atria took a another deep breath and continued, "It was just after Equinox and Inuyasha's battle with Kouga and Kagura. I had managed to save enough strength to kill my guard. I was running towards you guys. The only way I knew it was you was because of all the jewel shards Kagome had. I was almost there when I ran into Kikyo. She was not happy to be distracted. She decided to make a pin cushion out of me. Figured I'd be good target practice," Atria paused and looked at Inuyasha briefly, "She certainly hates you."
She resumed her staring into space as she continued talking, " Because of Naraku's fun and my recent change I could do very little about it. She finally grew tired of it and left, but she came back shortly with Naraku. He wasn't very pleased because this meant he'd have to let me rest or he'd kill me. Why let me have that release. What was the fun in that?. It took me a while before I could escaped again. Only this time in my rush I dropped my bow and flute. I also failed to recognize the time of year. That's where you guys came in," She finished
No one said anything. Her words stood in the air like a threat. She sat there for a few seconds before she got up and left. The memories she had drug up hurt like a broken wrist and open wounds. She clenched her fists as she stood outside.
'Don't cry,' she told herself
She stared up at the stars determined to get the better of the memories. She heard Inuyasha and Sesshomaru behind her.
"How did you survive," Inuyasha asked
Atria didn't say anything at first. When she did her voice held a note of tears in it.
"I lost count of how many times I wished he'd just kill me, but always in the back of my mind was a little voice telling me that soon I'd be free of all of this. The voice often took form of your voice or Sesshomaru's. Memories of the happiness I had when I was younger kept me from breaking," she said not looking at them
She lowered her head. She felt the tears coming. She wiped her eyes on her arm.
"Do you have any idea how lucky you are Inuyasha," She asked, "to have someone who loved you."
"even you Sesshomaru. You at least had someone to love. My life was ripped to shreds by the one person I needed most," she said
Inuyasha could tell she was crying. He walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder.
Atria wiped her eyes once more and tried to shove her sadness off her face.
"I'm sorry. I'm showing weakness," Atria said
"you've been around Naraku for too long," Inuyasha said as he hugged her.
Atria didn't know what to do.
"I....I," she stared, "I have something you should know."
"what is it," Inuyasha said still hugging her lightly
"M-my father...," she said
Sesshomaru came up to them. He stood in front of her and put his hand under her chin. He lifted her face till her eyes met his.
"Whatever it is," he said, "you can tell us."
"M-my f-father," Atria repeated
She paused unsure of how to say it.
'Don't' endanger them in a moment of weakness,' the voice in her head screamed
She pushed the voice away. She would tell them. And she'd do it now.
"My father," she said once more, " Is, was your father."
Inuyasha, still holding her looked at Sesshomaru and smiled
"I thought it was something like that," He said
"You mean y-you knew?" Atria asked
"Of course how else would you look so much like us," Sesshomaru said
"If Naraku finds out," Atria said
"So that's what you were talking about. Yes if he finds out he'd use it for all it's worth," Inuyasha said.
"But we won't let that happen," Sesshomaru said
Atria could no longer hold her tears at bay. She wasn't so sure they were of sadness now, but she did not really care. All that she knew is that she was finally free and loved.
"Don't let go," She said to Inuyasha between sobs.
"I had no intentions of letting go," Inuyasha said.
Sesshomaru lead them over to the tree. They all sat down. Atria fell asleep here with Inuyasha's arms around her shoulders and Sesshomaru beside her.
*Wow sadness*