Part 13 Mother's love
Atria knew that scent, but she couldn't figure out why it was there.
'There is something wrong with it,' She thought
She followed it to a clearing. She jumped back just in time to be missed by the blade that went whistling past her. She looked around and froze.
"Mother?" she said
Sesshomaru came t the clearing just as Atria jumped to have the blade miss her.
"Mother?" she said
He paused
'Wasn't her mother human,' he thought
He looked around the clearing and saw a woman with her hand over her mouth.
'Something's strange about her,' He thought
"oh my darling daughter. I'm sorry," the Woman said
Atria just stood there staring at her
"I'm so sorry about all that's happened," the woman said
"Mother?" Atria whispered
"Oh my dear," the woman cried
The woman ran to Atria. She threw her arms around her. They stood there for a second before Atria pushed her away.
"No, your not my mother," Atria said quietly
"How could you say such a thing," the woman gasped
"You may look like Makaze, but your not her. She would've died years ago," Atria said, then added quietly, "She didn't love me."
"oh darling. I know what you must think, but please listen to me," the woman pleaded
Atria just stood there.
Inuyasha and everyone else came running into the clearing as the woman began her tale. She ignored them.
"Dear I would never have let this happen to you if I had know. On the day they took you Naraku disguised himself as me. he told the villagers the lie of you killing your father. He told them to give you to him. I was out in the woods. when I found out I searched for you everywhere. He kept moving you. I was growing tired. I knew I'd never find you if I died. So I went to a cave and offered myself to demons," the woman said
Atria's head snapped up and she stepped back
"Yes, it's horrible isn't it. But I figured it was the only way I could find you and explain. I never knew what Naraku did to you. Now I see your alive and safe. I'm very happy," the woman concluded.
Atria looked puzzled. She was trying to figure it out but the pieces refused to be put together.
"Ma-Makaze?" Atria said
"Call me mother," Makaze said happily.
Atria stood still. When Makaze came up to her and hugged her she stood there stiffly. Then there was a noise behind her. It was as if she was coming out of a trance. She tried to pull away from the embrace. The pieces had finally fallen into place. She remembered th scent alright.
Her mother smelled of Naraku. She had broken Makaze' grasp when Makaze grabbed her arm. Atria hissed as she felt little needles embed in her skin. When Makaze removed her hand, and the needles, there were four little drops of blood. Atria put her hand on the punctures and glared at her.
"You are Makaze. The vile woman who called herself my mother. You are not here to reconcile. your here to take me back to Naraku," Atria said.
Makaze laughed.
"you foolish girl. Naraku was right. You are weak. letting emotion overrule your senses. How could I love a pathetic creature such as you," Makaze said
Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga. Atria finally noticed that they were all there. She put a hand out to stop him and gave him a look that clearly said "she-is-mine". He stooped and waited impatiently
"So you joined Naraku. How predictable. Apparently dad had bad taste in women," Sesshomaru said as he stepped out into the clearing.
Atria looked at him and knew he would not interfere. Atria advanced on Makaze. She was about halfway to her when her vision blurred briefly and a dizzy spell hit her.
Makaze saw this and laughed harder.
"I see your feeling it then," Makaze said
"You are low. Poisoning me so you could have a fair fight," Atria said.
Kagome gasped
Atria continued towards Makaze. She started running and jumped over her. As she jumped she twisted. She racked her claws across Makaze's back. Makaze fell forward. As she fell she caught herself and flipped over. Atria growled at Makaze. Makaze lunged at her. Atria smiled. Makaze caught her mistake to late. Atria slammed her hand through Makaze's stomach. Makaze gasped as Atria shoved her hand in further.
Makaze shoved herself away. She smiled at Atria. Makaze pulled out a crescent shaped blade. Atria saw the edge glint and frowned.
'Poison,' She thought
"Are you that unsure or yourself that you must use weapons and poison," Atria taunted
"You are too pathetic to waste my true strength on," Makaze said
Atria ducked as Makaze threw the blade. It acted like a boomerang and came back causing Atria to lunge aside to have it miss her.
'Greta now I have to dodge that and her,' Atria thought
She rolled away just as the Crescent blade embedded itself in the tree behind her.
"Well that was useful," Atria said
She jumped at Makaze and slashed her shoulder open. She landed behind Makaze and turned. Makaze fell to her knees. Atria walked around in front of her and picked her up by her throat.
"Antidote," Makaze whispered
"Yes what about one," Atria said
"It's right here," Makaze said and clawed atria's arm open
Atria dropped her. Then she grabbed Makaze by the throat again with her other hand. She started to squeeze. Then she remembered where she was and let go.
"Your not worth it," Atria said
Atria walked over to the blade in the tree. She pulled it out. Carefully she carried it to Sesshomaru. Makaze got up and lunged at Atria as she passed. Atria turned and the blade embedded itself halfway into Makaze. Makaze fell backwards. Atria pulled the blade out and very carefully handed it to Sesshomaru and walked away. She stumbled as she pasted Inuyasha but refused his help. She walked all the way back to Kaede's hut. Once there she sat against the tree and passed out.
She woke up in the hut. She could barely open her eyes. She felt like lead. People were talking around her.
"you two are going to get her killed," kagome said
"What did we do?" Inuyasha asked
"It's what you didn't do. you just stood there and let her fight while she was poisoned," kagome yelled
"Keep it down," Kaede berated them
Atria tried to sit up, but she found herself unable to. She looked down and saw she was tied down.
"excuse me but I would like to get up," Atria said annoyed
"Heh. No," Inuyasha said
Atria struggled against to bindings.
"Stop your only making it worse," Kaede said
"Let me go," Atria demanded
"You'll only end up getting hurt," Kaede said
Atria rolled her eyes at the old woman's worries and focused herself. within minutes she had shredded the bindings. She sat up.
"I've been a captive long enough thank you," Atria said
She walked past the stunned people and outside. She jumped up into the tree she'd grown so fond of and began playing her flute. She stopped at one point and sighed. Then she started to play her mother's lullaby.
*whew. okay ten points to anyone who can tell me what Makaze means. I think a little advance warning is necessary. The next two chapters are still part of the story but they are more for a break from the dismal life that is Atria's. They are important as there is some more information on Atria in them. OMG 1:25 am jeeze bed time*
Atria knew that scent, but she couldn't figure out why it was there.
'There is something wrong with it,' She thought
She followed it to a clearing. She jumped back just in time to be missed by the blade that went whistling past her. She looked around and froze.
"Mother?" she said
Sesshomaru came t the clearing just as Atria jumped to have the blade miss her.
"Mother?" she said
He paused
'Wasn't her mother human,' he thought
He looked around the clearing and saw a woman with her hand over her mouth.
'Something's strange about her,' He thought
"oh my darling daughter. I'm sorry," the Woman said
Atria just stood there staring at her
"I'm so sorry about all that's happened," the woman said
"Mother?" Atria whispered
"Oh my dear," the woman cried
The woman ran to Atria. She threw her arms around her. They stood there for a second before Atria pushed her away.
"No, your not my mother," Atria said quietly
"How could you say such a thing," the woman gasped
"You may look like Makaze, but your not her. She would've died years ago," Atria said, then added quietly, "She didn't love me."
"oh darling. I know what you must think, but please listen to me," the woman pleaded
Atria just stood there.
Inuyasha and everyone else came running into the clearing as the woman began her tale. She ignored them.
"Dear I would never have let this happen to you if I had know. On the day they took you Naraku disguised himself as me. he told the villagers the lie of you killing your father. He told them to give you to him. I was out in the woods. when I found out I searched for you everywhere. He kept moving you. I was growing tired. I knew I'd never find you if I died. So I went to a cave and offered myself to demons," the woman said
Atria's head snapped up and she stepped back
"Yes, it's horrible isn't it. But I figured it was the only way I could find you and explain. I never knew what Naraku did to you. Now I see your alive and safe. I'm very happy," the woman concluded.
Atria looked puzzled. She was trying to figure it out but the pieces refused to be put together.
"Ma-Makaze?" Atria said
"Call me mother," Makaze said happily.
Atria stood still. When Makaze came up to her and hugged her she stood there stiffly. Then there was a noise behind her. It was as if she was coming out of a trance. She tried to pull away from the embrace. The pieces had finally fallen into place. She remembered th scent alright.
Her mother smelled of Naraku. She had broken Makaze' grasp when Makaze grabbed her arm. Atria hissed as she felt little needles embed in her skin. When Makaze removed her hand, and the needles, there were four little drops of blood. Atria put her hand on the punctures and glared at her.
"You are Makaze. The vile woman who called herself my mother. You are not here to reconcile. your here to take me back to Naraku," Atria said.
Makaze laughed.
"you foolish girl. Naraku was right. You are weak. letting emotion overrule your senses. How could I love a pathetic creature such as you," Makaze said
Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga. Atria finally noticed that they were all there. She put a hand out to stop him and gave him a look that clearly said "she-is-mine". He stooped and waited impatiently
"So you joined Naraku. How predictable. Apparently dad had bad taste in women," Sesshomaru said as he stepped out into the clearing.
Atria looked at him and knew he would not interfere. Atria advanced on Makaze. She was about halfway to her when her vision blurred briefly and a dizzy spell hit her.
Makaze saw this and laughed harder.
"I see your feeling it then," Makaze said
"You are low. Poisoning me so you could have a fair fight," Atria said.
Kagome gasped
Atria continued towards Makaze. She started running and jumped over her. As she jumped she twisted. She racked her claws across Makaze's back. Makaze fell forward. As she fell she caught herself and flipped over. Atria growled at Makaze. Makaze lunged at her. Atria smiled. Makaze caught her mistake to late. Atria slammed her hand through Makaze's stomach. Makaze gasped as Atria shoved her hand in further.
Makaze shoved herself away. She smiled at Atria. Makaze pulled out a crescent shaped blade. Atria saw the edge glint and frowned.
'Poison,' She thought
"Are you that unsure or yourself that you must use weapons and poison," Atria taunted
"You are too pathetic to waste my true strength on," Makaze said
Atria ducked as Makaze threw the blade. It acted like a boomerang and came back causing Atria to lunge aside to have it miss her.
'Greta now I have to dodge that and her,' Atria thought
She rolled away just as the Crescent blade embedded itself in the tree behind her.
"Well that was useful," Atria said
She jumped at Makaze and slashed her shoulder open. She landed behind Makaze and turned. Makaze fell to her knees. Atria walked around in front of her and picked her up by her throat.
"Antidote," Makaze whispered
"Yes what about one," Atria said
"It's right here," Makaze said and clawed atria's arm open
Atria dropped her. Then she grabbed Makaze by the throat again with her other hand. She started to squeeze. Then she remembered where she was and let go.
"Your not worth it," Atria said
Atria walked over to the blade in the tree. She pulled it out. Carefully she carried it to Sesshomaru. Makaze got up and lunged at Atria as she passed. Atria turned and the blade embedded itself halfway into Makaze. Makaze fell backwards. Atria pulled the blade out and very carefully handed it to Sesshomaru and walked away. She stumbled as she pasted Inuyasha but refused his help. She walked all the way back to Kaede's hut. Once there she sat against the tree and passed out.
She woke up in the hut. She could barely open her eyes. She felt like lead. People were talking around her.
"you two are going to get her killed," kagome said
"What did we do?" Inuyasha asked
"It's what you didn't do. you just stood there and let her fight while she was poisoned," kagome yelled
"Keep it down," Kaede berated them
Atria tried to sit up, but she found herself unable to. She looked down and saw she was tied down.
"excuse me but I would like to get up," Atria said annoyed
"Heh. No," Inuyasha said
Atria struggled against to bindings.
"Stop your only making it worse," Kaede said
"Let me go," Atria demanded
"You'll only end up getting hurt," Kaede said
Atria rolled her eyes at the old woman's worries and focused herself. within minutes she had shredded the bindings. She sat up.
"I've been a captive long enough thank you," Atria said
She walked past the stunned people and outside. She jumped up into the tree she'd grown so fond of and began playing her flute. She stopped at one point and sighed. Then she started to play her mother's lullaby.
*whew. okay ten points to anyone who can tell me what Makaze means. I think a little advance warning is necessary. The next two chapters are still part of the story but they are more for a break from the dismal life that is Atria's. They are important as there is some more information on Atria in them. OMG 1:25 am jeeze bed time*