Part 16 Powerful secret
"Hey! They're here," Shippo yelled
As they were climbing out Atria grabbed the jewel hanging on the vine. Kagome had grabbed the shard that Shippo had dropped down it.
"here," Atria said as she handed the jewel to kagome
"Atria?" Shippo asked, "It smells kinda like you."
"Yeah," Atria said
"Your human," Inuyasha stated
"I am. Oops i forgot," she said as she sat down. In a few minutes she stood back up a Hanyou.
"What was that," Inuyasha aksed
"Nothing in particular," Atria said
Kagome opened her mouth to say something when atria glanced at her.
*Flashback*
"Kagome don't tell them when we get back," Atria asked
Kagome looked at atria as she placed a bag of something in her backpack.
"Tell them what?" kagome asked confused
"About this and what i can do," Atria said pointing at her ears
"Oh okay. I'll let you tel them when you want to," kagome said
"Thanks," Atria said looking uncomfortable
*Present*
"What's going on. How'd you do that. what aren't you telling me," Inuyasha asked
"It doesn't matter," Atria said
She walked away. She was stopped Sango and Miroku. Miroku hugged her and was immediatly slapped. Sango just growled at him.
"I thought I had told you my opinion of you doing that, Miroku," Atria said
Sango was luaghing and Miroku apoligizing profusley when Atria winced.
"Something wronge," Miroku asked
"No, it's nothing," Atria said
'I hope,' she thought
Atria had to recount her adventure in school three times. Then she had to carefully explain tha movie. Inuyasha kept growling every time Atria mentioned Hojo. By the time she was done night had fallen.
"So was it any good," Shippo asked
Atria shrugged. She ruffled his hair. She stopped and winced.
"What's wrong that's the second time you've done that," Miroku said
"I'm fine. I just need some space. My...My ears hurt," Atria said quickly
MIroku didn't completely acccept the explaination. He watch as she walked into the darkness.
"No, it's supposed to be on the full moon," she told herself.
'The jump through time must've messed up the cycle,' Atria thought
A pain hit her in the stomach. She doubled over and fell to her knees.
"Just accept it and it will be easier," she told herself
A sharp pain in her head had her closing her eyes tight.
"Or not," she gasped
"Are you okay?" She heard Miroku ask
"Ye-yes. I-I'm F-fine. G-go ba-back to the fi-fire," She said
Miroku could barely make out her shape. She made a small noise of pain and Miroku was at her side.
"Your not okay. Are you hurt," he asked
"No, se-seriouly I'm fi-fine. Ple-please g-go aw-away," She said
"No. I refuse. What's going on," Miroku said when her eyes began to glow faintly
"I-I beg of y-you. G-go aw-away," She said
He started to refuse again when she cried out. She put her hands on the ground in front of her. At this point everyone else came over.
"N-no," Atria said
She took a deep breath and let it out shailky.
'Okay just relax. Your fighting it. It'll happen one way or another. If you don't fight it it'll be easier,' She told herself
"What's going on," Inuyasha asked
Atria closed her eyes. there was a sharp pain inher back that caused her to bolt upright. she yelped as she opened her eyes. she stared straight ahead.
MIroku backed up. He stopped when she bolted upright. He saw something about her apperence change. He didn't catch it a first.
"Her ears," Miroku whispered.
"What are you muttering monk," Inuyasha asked
"Look at her ears," Miroku said
It took a second but recogontion eventaully showed on his face.
Atria felt the last of the change pass rather painfully. She sighed
'Damn. I was hoping this wouldn't happen. Now I'm forced to explain it,' she thought
As if hearing her thoughts Miroku cleared his throat. Atria stood up and turned towards them. She did not look at them though.
"I suppos you would like an expliantion," she said
"Damn right," Inuyasha snorted
"It's not her fault it's mine," kagome said hastily
"What," Inuyasha and miroku said
"Well you see," kagome said
"It makes no difference why it happened. All that matters is that it did. And you deserve an explination," Atria said before kagome could finish
"And that is," Sesshomaru said as he walked up to her
"I...uh..I," Atria faltered
"perhaps i should leave and have someone tell me later," Sesshomaru said
"No, I can change from Hanyou to human or Demon...whenever. Whenever i change to one on the opposite moon I must change the the opposite. I don't know how so don't ask," Atria said
Inuyasha shut his mouth.
"So to do Kagome a favor i became human on the night of the full mmon. Last night. For some reason, i think because i traveled through the well, the cycle was messed up and i was forced to change," Atria said
"But you won't be full demon for long," kagome said
"Unfortunately, no matter how short a time i stay in one form i am forced to be in the other form for a whole day. just like on the equinox. there are only a few exceptions. I don't mind being a demon much. It' the human part that's annoying. As you well know Inuyasha," Atria said
"Yes i do," he muttered
"So what do you do now," Miroku asked
"Now i wait for Naraku to arrive. Which he will once he notices. And then i proceed to either fight him or steal from him again," Atria said, then added thughtfully, "I think."
"What do you mean you think," Inuyasha asked
"I mean i've never changed in the open. Usually i hide so he won't find me. Be interesting to see his reaction to this," Atria said
"Yes, all those years and you've artfully hidden this fact from me Atria turned to see him standing behind her.
"By the way, Naraku, your whore, Makaze, is no longer able to do yuor bidding," Atria said emtionlessly.
Naraku just laughed.
"So you killed your adoptive mother. How sentmental," Naraku said
If atria was surprised she hid it well. She stepped forward.
"SO once again i must ask you is it you or a puppet," atria said
She lloked at him calmly. He stood there a moment before he answered.
"Oh it's me but you won't be fighting me," He said as he smiled
Behind him several shapes appeared in the darkness. There were some big ones, some really big ones, and a few enourmus ones. He just turned and walked away.
"Hey! They're here," Shippo yelled
As they were climbing out Atria grabbed the jewel hanging on the vine. Kagome had grabbed the shard that Shippo had dropped down it.
"here," Atria said as she handed the jewel to kagome
"Atria?" Shippo asked, "It smells kinda like you."
"Yeah," Atria said
"Your human," Inuyasha stated
"I am. Oops i forgot," she said as she sat down. In a few minutes she stood back up a Hanyou.
"What was that," Inuyasha aksed
"Nothing in particular," Atria said
Kagome opened her mouth to say something when atria glanced at her.
*Flashback*
"Kagome don't tell them when we get back," Atria asked
Kagome looked at atria as she placed a bag of something in her backpack.
"Tell them what?" kagome asked confused
"About this and what i can do," Atria said pointing at her ears
"Oh okay. I'll let you tel them when you want to," kagome said
"Thanks," Atria said looking uncomfortable
*Present*
"What's going on. How'd you do that. what aren't you telling me," Inuyasha asked
"It doesn't matter," Atria said
She walked away. She was stopped Sango and Miroku. Miroku hugged her and was immediatly slapped. Sango just growled at him.
"I thought I had told you my opinion of you doing that, Miroku," Atria said
Sango was luaghing and Miroku apoligizing profusley when Atria winced.
"Something wronge," Miroku asked
"No, it's nothing," Atria said
'I hope,' she thought
Atria had to recount her adventure in school three times. Then she had to carefully explain tha movie. Inuyasha kept growling every time Atria mentioned Hojo. By the time she was done night had fallen.
"So was it any good," Shippo asked
Atria shrugged. She ruffled his hair. She stopped and winced.
"What's wrong that's the second time you've done that," Miroku said
"I'm fine. I just need some space. My...My ears hurt," Atria said quickly
MIroku didn't completely acccept the explaination. He watch as she walked into the darkness.
"No, it's supposed to be on the full moon," she told herself.
'The jump through time must've messed up the cycle,' Atria thought
A pain hit her in the stomach. She doubled over and fell to her knees.
"Just accept it and it will be easier," she told herself
A sharp pain in her head had her closing her eyes tight.
"Or not," she gasped
"Are you okay?" She heard Miroku ask
"Ye-yes. I-I'm F-fine. G-go ba-back to the fi-fire," She said
Miroku could barely make out her shape. She made a small noise of pain and Miroku was at her side.
"Your not okay. Are you hurt," he asked
"No, se-seriouly I'm fi-fine. Ple-please g-go aw-away," She said
"No. I refuse. What's going on," Miroku said when her eyes began to glow faintly
"I-I beg of y-you. G-go aw-away," She said
He started to refuse again when she cried out. She put her hands on the ground in front of her. At this point everyone else came over.
"N-no," Atria said
She took a deep breath and let it out shailky.
'Okay just relax. Your fighting it. It'll happen one way or another. If you don't fight it it'll be easier,' She told herself
"What's going on," Inuyasha asked
Atria closed her eyes. there was a sharp pain inher back that caused her to bolt upright. she yelped as she opened her eyes. she stared straight ahead.
MIroku backed up. He stopped when she bolted upright. He saw something about her apperence change. He didn't catch it a first.
"Her ears," Miroku whispered.
"What are you muttering monk," Inuyasha asked
"Look at her ears," Miroku said
It took a second but recogontion eventaully showed on his face.
Atria felt the last of the change pass rather painfully. She sighed
'Damn. I was hoping this wouldn't happen. Now I'm forced to explain it,' she thought
As if hearing her thoughts Miroku cleared his throat. Atria stood up and turned towards them. She did not look at them though.
"I suppos you would like an expliantion," she said
"Damn right," Inuyasha snorted
"It's not her fault it's mine," kagome said hastily
"What," Inuyasha and miroku said
"Well you see," kagome said
"It makes no difference why it happened. All that matters is that it did. And you deserve an explination," Atria said before kagome could finish
"And that is," Sesshomaru said as he walked up to her
"I...uh..I," Atria faltered
"perhaps i should leave and have someone tell me later," Sesshomaru said
"No, I can change from Hanyou to human or Demon...whenever. Whenever i change to one on the opposite moon I must change the the opposite. I don't know how so don't ask," Atria said
Inuyasha shut his mouth.
"So to do Kagome a favor i became human on the night of the full mmon. Last night. For some reason, i think because i traveled through the well, the cycle was messed up and i was forced to change," Atria said
"But you won't be full demon for long," kagome said
"Unfortunately, no matter how short a time i stay in one form i am forced to be in the other form for a whole day. just like on the equinox. there are only a few exceptions. I don't mind being a demon much. It' the human part that's annoying. As you well know Inuyasha," Atria said
"Yes i do," he muttered
"So what do you do now," Miroku asked
"Now i wait for Naraku to arrive. Which he will once he notices. And then i proceed to either fight him or steal from him again," Atria said, then added thughtfully, "I think."
"What do you mean you think," Inuyasha asked
"I mean i've never changed in the open. Usually i hide so he won't find me. Be interesting to see his reaction to this," Atria said
"Yes, all those years and you've artfully hidden this fact from me Atria turned to see him standing behind her.
"By the way, Naraku, your whore, Makaze, is no longer able to do yuor bidding," Atria said emtionlessly.
Naraku just laughed.
"So you killed your adoptive mother. How sentmental," Naraku said
If atria was surprised she hid it well. She stepped forward.
"SO once again i must ask you is it you or a puppet," atria said
She lloked at him calmly. He stood there a moment before he answered.
"Oh it's me but you won't be fighting me," He said as he smiled
Behind him several shapes appeared in the darkness. There were some big ones, some really big ones, and a few enourmus ones. He just turned and walked away.