Part 17 Heritage learned
"Aim for the neck," Atria said
"Why," Sango asked
"Just trust me," Atria said
Atria launched after one of the enormous ones.
'She almost moves faster than Sesshomaru,' Inuyasha thought
Atria had almost decapitated the demon when an arrow flew straight for her heart. She bounced off the demon and landed just off to it's side. The arrow embedded itself in the demon's neck. Atria looked in the direction the arrow came from.
"Kikyo," Atria yelled angrily
Inuyasha's head snapped to see where she was. He didn't see anything and was quickly forced back to the battle. Atria jumped and did a back flip. She landed on the demon's shoulder and slashed his throat. She jumped as it fell. She tossed a shard at kagome.
"There's one in every demon," Atria yelled
She proceeded to tear apart another enormous demon. She started to give the shard to kagome but saw that she was busy. So Atria stashed it and ripped apart a few more demons. She reached the last one and ripped it in half. She stopped to pick up the last shard. She started back towards Kagome.
She slipped on a pool of blood and ended up kneeling. She caught her reflection in the dark pool and quickly looked away.
"Hey. Four more for you," Atria said as she got up
She handed kagome the shards and checked to make sure everyone was fine.
"We should go after Naraku," Miroku said
"No," Atria said
Miroku started to protest but thought better of it when he saw the look she was giving him.
"All I have done is cause trouble. I'm going. Don't follow or protest. I can see what I've done and Now Naraku has even more to use against you," Atria said
"Sesshomaru don't, it won't help," Atria said making everyone look at him.
"Inuyasha," She sighed, "I'm sorry, but my being here puts you and everyone else-" Atria said
"You can't blame yourself for Naraku's actions," Kagome said cutting her off
Kagome was trying to figure out how to get the shards to fuse together. Atria held out her hand without thinking about it. Kagome put both the pieces and the chunk in her hand.
"I don't, but I will blame myself if one of you gets hurt because I drew him to you," Atria said
As she was talking she squeezed the jewels in her hand. A slight glow came from her closed fist. She opened her hand and held out a slightly bigger chunk. She looked a little surprised.
"Guard that carefully, kagome. Inuyasha, guard her," Atria said as she turned away. She paused and turned back.
"Oh and Sesshomaru. Please keep your truce with Inuyasha a while longer," Atria asked
She turned away again and walked away. Kagome looked at the jewel.
"How did she combine them," She said thinking out loud
Atria felt herself returning to normal. She was suddenly extremely tired. She forced herself to stay awake and on her feet.
'How exactly are you helping them if you fall asleep and get caught,' She thought
She kept walking. She was determined to find a safe place.
'That will probably never happen,' she thought
She stopped and sniffed the air. She'd been doing that the past few hours. She finally caught a scent. That of a wolf demon. She headed towards it.
'Either I'll be readily excepted of I'll kill them all and hide behind the scent of their blood. The sun had fully risen when she had traced the scent to a cave. She saw the owner of the scent standing in front of the entrance. At this distance he looked human. but then so did Sesshomaru.
"Hey there," Atria called
Kouga had been looking out over the land. He was wide awake even though he had not slept in a few days. He was determined to get Kagome to like him.
"Hey there," a voice called
He literally jumped. He turned to see a girl standing off to the side.
"What do you want," he said annoyed at being snuck up on.
"A place to sleep in peace," the girl said
"What makes you think you'll find that here," he said under his breath
"Because, Kouga, I know kagome," She said
"You seem to have me at a disadvantage. You know me but I do not know you," Kouga said weary now.
"Please accept my apologies, I am Atria," Atria said
"And who are you Atria," Kouga asked
"First you must tell me if you will give me protection for one night," atria said
Kouga looked at her and thought briefly.
"Fine. you have from now till tomorrow afternoon of protection. Now who are you," He asked
Atria walked up o him and sat down next to him.
"I am the Hanyou Naraku is looking for. I also happen to be the one whole stole some of his shard," Atria said
Kouga just stood there. Atria yawned.
"Where shall I sleep?" She asked
"Sleep?," Kouga said in disbelief, "That's what you need protection for. Humph. In the back of the cave. there's a mat. Anywhere past that."
"That is all I ask," She said
"So about kagome," he asked
"I'll tell her you helped me. She'll be pleased," Atria said
Atria got up and walked in the cave. She stepped over the bodies of sleeping pack member. She saw the mat. Just behind it up towards the roof of the cave was a hidden alcove. She jumped up there. She searched it and found it had never been used. She settled herself so she could look out of the alcove. She instantly fell asleep.
"She's covered her scent somehow," Inuyasha said
They were following her. It had taken an entire day to convince Inuyasha to wait a little bit then go after he tomorrow.
"Hey I recognize this are. Look a few miles ahead is Kouga's den," kagome said
"Somehow that doesn't surprise me," Inuyasha said
It was afternoon and Kouga wanted to wake Atria and tell her. When he saw her sleeping he was reluctant to wake her. He did anyway. She opened her eyes and looked at him.
"Hungry," Kouga asked
"what time is it," She asked
"Noon," he replied
"Then I must go," she said
"I will not force you to leave. you may stay," Kouga said
"I must leave o else Naraku will follow me and slaughter your pack again," she said
She got down and stretched.
"Inuyasha and Kagome will be here later. Do not tell them where I went," Atria requested.
Before she left she turned back.
"Is there anything I can do to repay your help?" she asked
When Kouga didn't answer she yawned.
"I will remember that I owe you a favor," Atria said
She walked out of the now empty cave. She stopped and sniffed the air. She looked left and then went right. Kouga walked outside. He too sniffed the air.
'Hmm, how did she know they were coming before she even smelled them,' he thought
"Hey Shippo, stop kicking Inuyasha," kagome said
"Aww," Shippo said
Inuyasha was trying to find Atria's scent. he had lost it. he walked over to a tee and caught it again. It was faint, but it was her's.
"I've found it," he said
They had had no help from Kouga. He had refused to talk.
*Flashback*
"I will not tell you where she went," Kouga said
He crossed him arms and leaned against the cave entrance. he looked away.
"Look wolf-boy. We need to find her to tell her something important," Inuyasha said
"Look. I'm not going to tell you anything dog-face. So give up," Kouga said
"She asked you not to tell didn't she," Kagome said
"Ye-yes. And I'll not go against it," Kouga said caught off balance
"Nothing will make you tell," kagome said slyly
She grabbed his hands and looked at him.
"It won't work. I'll not tell. Besides I'm not even sure," Kouga said
*Present*
"Stupid wolf," Inuyasha muttered, "Come on Kagome."
Atria stopped at the edge of a cliff. She sat down on the edge. She looked out over the scenery before her. She pulled her flute out of her belt.
"If I play it will draw both Inuyasha and Naraku," she said
"Wonder who'd get here first," She sighed
She looked down the cliff face and smiled.
"Wonder what'll happen if I just jump," she thought out loud
She fiddled with her flute. She contemplated on playing it. She put it away with a sigh. A glint caught her eye. She looked down the cliff face again. She saw a slight shine. She climbed down carefully towards it. She reached a small cave. The glint was a jewel shard. She grabbed it. She started to climb back up when she heard Inuyasha's voice.
"I don't understand. her scent ends here," he said
"Are you sure," Kagome said nervously
"Yeah. Hmm. Maybe..." Inuyasha said
He peered over the edge of the cliff. Atria stepped back too late.
"Hey I saw you," Inuyasha yelled down at her
Atria climbed up the cliff face. She brushed herself off and sighed. She smacked Inuyasha in the back of the head.
"Hey what was that for," he said
"I do believe I told you not to follow me," she said
"We found out about your mother," Kagome said," So we had to follow you."
"How'd you find out," Atria asked
"Myouga," kagome said
"So," Atria prompted
"She was a powerful priestess. Even more so than the one who created to jewel," Inuyasha said
Atria turned to the cliff eyeing it longingly
"Any idea of a name," she finally said
"Sorry he wasn't sure," kagome said
Shippo came running up to her and jumped on her head. He looked down at her.
"I know how you feel. I lost my mom too. but don't forget we're her," he said
"It's kinda hard to," Atria said. She plucked Shippo off her head and set him down. she turned towards kagome
"I found another shard," she said
Kagome took the shard
"thanks she replied
Atria saw Sesshomaru come out of the forest. Miroku and Sango were sitting silently by a boulder. Well as silently as possible. every now ad then you'd here a smack.
"This still doesn't change the fact that I'm a danger to you," she said
"Aim for the neck," Atria said
"Why," Sango asked
"Just trust me," Atria said
Atria launched after one of the enormous ones.
'She almost moves faster than Sesshomaru,' Inuyasha thought
Atria had almost decapitated the demon when an arrow flew straight for her heart. She bounced off the demon and landed just off to it's side. The arrow embedded itself in the demon's neck. Atria looked in the direction the arrow came from.
"Kikyo," Atria yelled angrily
Inuyasha's head snapped to see where she was. He didn't see anything and was quickly forced back to the battle. Atria jumped and did a back flip. She landed on the demon's shoulder and slashed his throat. She jumped as it fell. She tossed a shard at kagome.
"There's one in every demon," Atria yelled
She proceeded to tear apart another enormous demon. She started to give the shard to kagome but saw that she was busy. So Atria stashed it and ripped apart a few more demons. She reached the last one and ripped it in half. She stopped to pick up the last shard. She started back towards Kagome.
She slipped on a pool of blood and ended up kneeling. She caught her reflection in the dark pool and quickly looked away.
"Hey. Four more for you," Atria said as she got up
She handed kagome the shards and checked to make sure everyone was fine.
"We should go after Naraku," Miroku said
"No," Atria said
Miroku started to protest but thought better of it when he saw the look she was giving him.
"All I have done is cause trouble. I'm going. Don't follow or protest. I can see what I've done and Now Naraku has even more to use against you," Atria said
"Sesshomaru don't, it won't help," Atria said making everyone look at him.
"Inuyasha," She sighed, "I'm sorry, but my being here puts you and everyone else-" Atria said
"You can't blame yourself for Naraku's actions," Kagome said cutting her off
Kagome was trying to figure out how to get the shards to fuse together. Atria held out her hand without thinking about it. Kagome put both the pieces and the chunk in her hand.
"I don't, but I will blame myself if one of you gets hurt because I drew him to you," Atria said
As she was talking she squeezed the jewels in her hand. A slight glow came from her closed fist. She opened her hand and held out a slightly bigger chunk. She looked a little surprised.
"Guard that carefully, kagome. Inuyasha, guard her," Atria said as she turned away. She paused and turned back.
"Oh and Sesshomaru. Please keep your truce with Inuyasha a while longer," Atria asked
She turned away again and walked away. Kagome looked at the jewel.
"How did she combine them," She said thinking out loud
Atria felt herself returning to normal. She was suddenly extremely tired. She forced herself to stay awake and on her feet.
'How exactly are you helping them if you fall asleep and get caught,' She thought
She kept walking. She was determined to find a safe place.
'That will probably never happen,' she thought
She stopped and sniffed the air. She'd been doing that the past few hours. She finally caught a scent. That of a wolf demon. She headed towards it.
'Either I'll be readily excepted of I'll kill them all and hide behind the scent of their blood. The sun had fully risen when she had traced the scent to a cave. She saw the owner of the scent standing in front of the entrance. At this distance he looked human. but then so did Sesshomaru.
"Hey there," Atria called
Kouga had been looking out over the land. He was wide awake even though he had not slept in a few days. He was determined to get Kagome to like him.
"Hey there," a voice called
He literally jumped. He turned to see a girl standing off to the side.
"What do you want," he said annoyed at being snuck up on.
"A place to sleep in peace," the girl said
"What makes you think you'll find that here," he said under his breath
"Because, Kouga, I know kagome," She said
"You seem to have me at a disadvantage. You know me but I do not know you," Kouga said weary now.
"Please accept my apologies, I am Atria," Atria said
"And who are you Atria," Kouga asked
"First you must tell me if you will give me protection for one night," atria said
Kouga looked at her and thought briefly.
"Fine. you have from now till tomorrow afternoon of protection. Now who are you," He asked
Atria walked up o him and sat down next to him.
"I am the Hanyou Naraku is looking for. I also happen to be the one whole stole some of his shard," Atria said
Kouga just stood there. Atria yawned.
"Where shall I sleep?" She asked
"Sleep?," Kouga said in disbelief, "That's what you need protection for. Humph. In the back of the cave. there's a mat. Anywhere past that."
"That is all I ask," She said
"So about kagome," he asked
"I'll tell her you helped me. She'll be pleased," Atria said
Atria got up and walked in the cave. She stepped over the bodies of sleeping pack member. She saw the mat. Just behind it up towards the roof of the cave was a hidden alcove. She jumped up there. She searched it and found it had never been used. She settled herself so she could look out of the alcove. She instantly fell asleep.
"She's covered her scent somehow," Inuyasha said
They were following her. It had taken an entire day to convince Inuyasha to wait a little bit then go after he tomorrow.
"Hey I recognize this are. Look a few miles ahead is Kouga's den," kagome said
"Somehow that doesn't surprise me," Inuyasha said
It was afternoon and Kouga wanted to wake Atria and tell her. When he saw her sleeping he was reluctant to wake her. He did anyway. She opened her eyes and looked at him.
"Hungry," Kouga asked
"what time is it," She asked
"Noon," he replied
"Then I must go," she said
"I will not force you to leave. you may stay," Kouga said
"I must leave o else Naraku will follow me and slaughter your pack again," she said
She got down and stretched.
"Inuyasha and Kagome will be here later. Do not tell them where I went," Atria requested.
Before she left she turned back.
"Is there anything I can do to repay your help?" she asked
When Kouga didn't answer she yawned.
"I will remember that I owe you a favor," Atria said
She walked out of the now empty cave. She stopped and sniffed the air. She looked left and then went right. Kouga walked outside. He too sniffed the air.
'Hmm, how did she know they were coming before she even smelled them,' he thought
"Hey Shippo, stop kicking Inuyasha," kagome said
"Aww," Shippo said
Inuyasha was trying to find Atria's scent. he had lost it. he walked over to a tee and caught it again. It was faint, but it was her's.
"I've found it," he said
They had had no help from Kouga. He had refused to talk.
*Flashback*
"I will not tell you where she went," Kouga said
He crossed him arms and leaned against the cave entrance. he looked away.
"Look wolf-boy. We need to find her to tell her something important," Inuyasha said
"Look. I'm not going to tell you anything dog-face. So give up," Kouga said
"She asked you not to tell didn't she," Kagome said
"Ye-yes. And I'll not go against it," Kouga said caught off balance
"Nothing will make you tell," kagome said slyly
She grabbed his hands and looked at him.
"It won't work. I'll not tell. Besides I'm not even sure," Kouga said
*Present*
"Stupid wolf," Inuyasha muttered, "Come on Kagome."
Atria stopped at the edge of a cliff. She sat down on the edge. She looked out over the scenery before her. She pulled her flute out of her belt.
"If I play it will draw both Inuyasha and Naraku," she said
"Wonder who'd get here first," She sighed
She looked down the cliff face and smiled.
"Wonder what'll happen if I just jump," she thought out loud
She fiddled with her flute. She contemplated on playing it. She put it away with a sigh. A glint caught her eye. She looked down the cliff face again. She saw a slight shine. She climbed down carefully towards it. She reached a small cave. The glint was a jewel shard. She grabbed it. She started to climb back up when she heard Inuyasha's voice.
"I don't understand. her scent ends here," he said
"Are you sure," Kagome said nervously
"Yeah. Hmm. Maybe..." Inuyasha said
He peered over the edge of the cliff. Atria stepped back too late.
"Hey I saw you," Inuyasha yelled down at her
Atria climbed up the cliff face. She brushed herself off and sighed. She smacked Inuyasha in the back of the head.
"Hey what was that for," he said
"I do believe I told you not to follow me," she said
"We found out about your mother," Kagome said," So we had to follow you."
"How'd you find out," Atria asked
"Myouga," kagome said
"So," Atria prompted
"She was a powerful priestess. Even more so than the one who created to jewel," Inuyasha said
Atria turned to the cliff eyeing it longingly
"Any idea of a name," she finally said
"Sorry he wasn't sure," kagome said
Shippo came running up to her and jumped on her head. He looked down at her.
"I know how you feel. I lost my mom too. but don't forget we're her," he said
"It's kinda hard to," Atria said. She plucked Shippo off her head and set him down. she turned towards kagome
"I found another shard," she said
Kagome took the shard
"thanks she replied
Atria saw Sesshomaru come out of the forest. Miroku and Sango were sitting silently by a boulder. Well as silently as possible. every now ad then you'd here a smack.
"This still doesn't change the fact that I'm a danger to you," she said