Kagome's Voice and Inuyasha's Love
Well, I certainly hope that you are all enjoying this story. I have gotten lots of positive feedback, but I wish some were a bit more helpful. I need ideas for my story. I am not sure where I want it to go as of now...I never really did to begin with. I am going to add more of Kagome's singing, using various songs that I deem worthy and make a good representation of the chapters. If you are good, I may slip in another song in this chapter...but I cannot guarantee that it will be Kagome singing it ^-^!
I have decided to dedicate this chapter to two people, well, one person and one animal. The person is my BEST friend Kachie Runa, whom you may or may not have seen in my first chapter. (you know, the little comments at the end? Do you
people even read them???) She was willing to give me her Sesshoumaru in this fic, yes, we are both madly in love with him. Also, I wanted to let all my readers know that in later chapters she is going to become one of the main characters, so I wanted to get a jump start in introducing her...sort of...well, mostly I was preparing you for extra insanity when she joins, but yeah, introduce her.
The animal that I am dedicating this chapter to is my guinea pig, Tai. My beloved pig passed on to the larger life exactly two weeks ago, and since he was one of my best buddies, and since I haven't always appreciated him like I should have, I am dedicating this to him as well. He was going to be 5 years old at the end of this month and I raised him since he was born. (I got him from a friend who had two guinea pigs that were SUPPOSE to be both boys. Since he was born I helped to care for him and was allowed to take him home when he was old enough.) For
those of you who like Tai in my story, do not worry, he will still be a part of it and will live on in our hearts forever. God Bless my guinea pig Tai.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but Hekele, no songs, no characters, and no song artists for that matter either. *glares at Lawyers who sheepishly glance around the room as they pretend to wonder who Hekele is speaking of...*
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Down the well and Hekele's song
Hirageshi Shrine:
"So, you are telling me that a year ago, you were pulled down the well by a demon seeking the Shikon no Tama, landed in another time, and had the Shikon no Tama ripped out of your side. Inuyasha saved you once you freed him from a fifty-year-old spell. Then he tried to kill you because you smelled of the women who put him there to begin with, and since you look like her it only added to the illusion that you were her. Next, an old woman that you met when you first arrived put a rosary on him that allows you to beat the snot out of him with a single word. A while later you accidentally shattered the Shikon no Tama and have been searching for its shards ever since. Along the way you met some more friends and a new enemy who also seeks the jewel shards, this hanyou Naraku. He absorbs demons against their will to make them apart of his makeshift body. Am I missing anything???" Hekele asked boldly, as if daring Inuyasha and Kagome to add to her new found information, which they did.
"Ya, Kagome is the only one who can see the jewel shards and Kagome is the reincarnation of the women who pinned me to that tree for fifty years, who happens to be the former guardian of the Shikon no Tama, a priestess named Kikyo." Inuyasha stated as if it were obvious.
"And Inuyasha's sword can only be used in the defense of humans/humanity, and he is the only one who can come back and forth through time as well as I, except he doesn't need any Shikon shards like I do. Kikyo was brought back to life by a witch demon and now we share part of our soul...I got the bigger part, so she needs to eat the souls of young girls in order to live." Kagome finished. Hekele closed her eyes and rubbed her temples. Inuyasha looked as though he was bored, but he actually wanted to see how she would react, Kagome did as well.
"People, I was being sarcastic!!! I didn't really want any more information!!!" she shouted. Inuyasha and Kagome looked at each other oddly for a moment neither had expected this reaction.
"Ummm, is that all you have to say on the topic? You...believe us?" Kagome asked. Hekele nodded.
"Of course I believe you, I have living proof right here...a short tempered hanyou!" she said, indicating Inuyasha with her thumb, which earned her a snort, "But there is one thing I need to do before I can completely trust what you told me..." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, wondering what on earth she could do to prove to herself that everything was real. All of a sudden he felt a huge tug on his left ear and he yelped in surprise. Kagome and Hekele were laughing. Inuyasha glared at Hekele for a moment as she released her offending hand from his ear.
"What the fuck bitch?! What was that for?!?" he yelled at her. Kagome was too busy laughing to 'sit' him for his language.
Hekele looked at Inuyasha sweetly, "I'm sorry Inuyasha...your ears are so...damn I thought I rid my vocabulary of this word...cute, I couldn't help it!"
Inuyasha grumbled never to do it again as Kagome calmed herself down. She looked at Inuyasha and smiled sympathetically. Inuyasha couldn't help but smile a little in return. They sat in each other's gaze for a moment.
*Oh yeah, they're smitten...* Hekele thought to herself happily. "Yo, earth to the hanyou and Kags! So what exactly is up with the unscheduled visit?"
Inuyasha and Kagome snapped out of their momentary stupor and blushed a bit, refusing to look at each other. Inuyasha spoke first.
"Sango, Miroku, and Shippo wouldn't shut-up!!! They wouldn't even let me sleep!!!!!" Inuyasha whined, much like a child who had been deprived of his or her favorite candy. Hekele giggled and nodded. She turned to Kagome.
"So Kags, are you going to go back, or send poor Inuyasha as a messenger boy and tell them to leave him alone?" she asked. Kagome blushed, knowing that Hekele was on to something; she always had a habit of doing that when they were e-mailing each other, apparently she was the same way in person.
"Well...it is getting late..." she said while looking out the window, "Inuyasha, would you like to stay here tonight and return in the morning?" she asked him. All of a sudden, there was a noise upstairs. Hekele jumped up but stood for a moment in thought.
"Kagome, you said that Inuyasha was the only one who could travel through time besides yourself?" she asked. Kagome nodded.
"Then can I chop whoever I find up there to bits? I feel like hurting something..." she said. Kagome nodded. Inuyasha looked at her oddly as Hekele disappeared upstairs.
"But you never let me do that..." he said angrily. Kagome smirked.
"True, but she wouldn't attacker her own guinea pig, judging by the sound of it, he attacked Buyo...but then again Buyo should know not to paw open that cage..." she rambled on and on. Inuyasha's face turned to one of horror.
"Buyo!!! I am gonna kill you, you lazy fat cat!!! Next time I find you near my guinea pig and he is limping you are gonna learn what it means to get your fat ass kicked!!!" they heard Hekele yell. Inuyasha and Kagome ran like all hell was breaking loose only to find that Hekele was sitting on her bed with Buyo and Tai having a staring contest and playing with each other. Hekele beamed at her friends' confused expressions.
"Got ya!!! I knew that would get your attention...it seems like they are going to get along well together..." she said while grinning evilly at them. Inuyasha ran over to Buyo and scooped him up and away from the psychotic guinea pig. Kagome and Hekele looked at him questioningly.
"Poor Buyo...don't even think about letting that stupid ball of evil fur push you around...next time it comes near you kick its ass...I don't care if it comes in peace or not!!!" he said as he pet Buyo lovingly. Kagome rolled her eyes at him.
*He loves my cat more than me!!!* she thought, annoyed. Hekele just burst into laughter.
"I never thought I'd see a dog acting so protective, AND lovey-dovey towards a cat!!!" she yelled. Kagome giggled and Inuyasha snorted, but he did not put down his furry companion.
Inuyasha decided to stay for the night. He grudgingly slept on the couch while the girls stayed in their room. He was used to being near to Kagome. He liked to watch over her when she slept, it gave him a sense of purpose, even though nothing was going to attack her in this era. He listened to the girls' strict rule however, understanding that they wanted alone time. He slept peacefully until Buyo decided to crawl onto and slept on his stomach, nearly crushing him. He let him however and slept soundly himself after he was used to the extra 20 pounds of weight on him. It was times like these that Inuyasha understood why Kagome always came back to her era, she was safe and could rest in peace instead of pieces. Inuyasha frowned in his sleep as the thought crossed his mind.
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Morning; Kagome's era:
Hekele awoke to the alarm clock and frowned. She hit the shut off switch but nothing happened. She glared at the offending alarm clock and growled.
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Inuyasha woke up to the sounds of banging, screeching, and giggling. He sat up, causing Buyo to fall onto the cushion, and walked sleepily upstairs.
As he got to the door, he remembered what Kagome had said about knocking and tapped the door first. "Is everything ok? It sounds like someone squished the pig wanna-be with one of those 'hammer' things." he said groggily. He opened the door a crack and saw Kagome laughing. He opened it the rest of the way and saw Hekele glaring out the window. He cautiously peeked outside and saw Kagome's alarm clock in a mechanical mess all over the lawn. It was still buzzing. Inuyasha tried hard to choke down a snide remark, and even a laugh, but the latter of the two escaped his lips anyway. After all, Hekele had treated the alarm clock worse than Inuyasha had when he had come to 'apologize' to Kagome over the very first 'Kouga' incident they had had. Hekele looked at Inuyasha dangerously and he backed up, not wanting to end up like the alarm clock.
Hekele threw her arms up in the air, "All I wanted was 5 MORE MINUTES!!!" she yelled to no one in particular. At this Inuyasha couldn't help but join Kagome in a fit of laughter. Hekele took a glance at the two, successfully shutting them up, and crawled back into her bed. Inuyasha looked at her thoughtfully and got an idea. He ran back downstairs and came back up with Buyo. Kagome shook her head, knowing what his devious mind was conjuring. He walked carefully to Hekele's bed...and dropped Buyo squarely on her side, (she had curled up into a ball.) Hekele jumped up in surprise and shock and tried to get Buyo off, but the problem was he was clawing her side tightly. Kagome and Inuyasha jumped to her rescue and pried him off of her. Hekele glared at Inuyasha and he put on his ever so famous arrogant expression.
"Feh." was all he said.
After kicking Inuyasha out of the room the girls got their clothes together and Hekele went into the bathroom to change. She emerged the depressed looking schoolgirl she was and wandered downstairs to find some breakfast. She entered the kitchen and found Inuyasha looking in the cupboards.
"What are you looking for?" she asked tiredly.
"Ramen." he said as he continued to look through the cupboards. Hekele stared at him for a moment and shook her head.
"No." she said flatly. Inuyasha froze and looked at her dangerously, mimicking her expression from earlier.
"What do you mean 'no.'? I always eat ramen. You can't tell me 'no.'"
"Oh yes I can, you need to eat something besides noodles...and I have just the thing!" she said thoughtfully. Inuyasha watched as she ran to the freezer and grabbed some sort of packaged meat cut into strips and some eggs from the fridge.
"Do you like eggs and bacon?" she asked. He shrugged his shoulders impassively. Hekele took that as a good sign and grabbed a frying pan and put it on the stove. She had begun to fry the bacon when Kagome came downstairs.
"Mmm, bacON," she said, imitating a quote from a funny movie she had recently seen. Inuyasha twitched his ears in acknowledgment of her arrival but continued to watch with curiosity what Hekele was doing. Hekele fried the last of the bacon and wiped the frying pan dry from the grease and began to fry some eggs in it, breaking off some sections of bacon and putting them into the eggs as she went. Then she paused.
"Kagome, hard or soft yoke?" she asked. Kagome stated that she liked the hard yoke better and Hekele cooked the group of eggs longer, adding a bit of pepper to them when they were done. She got out three plates and some forks and served everyone. She placed two bacon-fried eggs on each plate with some extra bacon on the side. She watched triumphantly as Inuyasha and Kagome dug into the food contently.
"Hekele, where did you learn to make this...I've never had the bacon cooked into the eggs before...it adds a really good flavor!" Kagome said happily as she continued to munch on her food. Inuyasha nodded contently as well. Hekele smiled a bit.
"My mom taught me," she said somewhat sadly, "and her grandmother taught her too...we nick-named it the 'Grandma Conway Special', after my great- grandma Conway." Inuyasha and Kagome instantly slowed their eating pace. They suddenly had a new respect for the meal laid before them. Hekele munched on hers contently and suddenly smiled oddly as if she was trying to suppress laughter. Inuyasha's ear twitched when she giggled.
"What's so funny?" he asked. Hekele smiled even more.
"It seems that I only cook well when I'm not the only person eating the end result. Rule number one about my cooking; never eat my personal leftovers, they taste horrible!" she admitted. Kagome giggled and Inuyasha snickered. Then Hekele got serious.
"So what are you going to do about school Kagome? Are you just going to leave or are you going to call in sick for a day?" she asked. Kagome shook her head thoughtfully.
"Nope, I'm going to call my mom and have her call the school for me, it's much more believable. Wow, this has to be the first time that I get to choose my own illness...My grandfather always says I have some sort of life threatening disease that people haven't had in years...If I'm lucky...this time, it is going to be normal...I am going to have mom tell them I have the flu, plain and simple! And as for the length of time...a week or so should do..."
"Woe, woe, woe, a WEEK or so? Isn't that a bit long? Do you always stay away for this long?" Hekele asked. Kagome nodded. Hekele bit her lip to stop herself from telling her not to go quite yet for she knew this was important. Kagome went upstairs and grabbed her oversized yellow backpack. She stuffed tons of Ramen Noodles, potato chips, chocolate, and other candy into its depths. Hekele looked in wonder as the items were stuffed in one by one. She placed finally some shampoo and conditioner in it and was finished.
"Well, I'm calling mom and then we're off!" she said. Hekele nodded. After the call she and Inuyasha walked out to the well house with Kagome. She watched as Inuyasha took the backpack from Kagome and jumped down the well. A beautiful blue light engulfed him and he disappeared. Kagome took out a small jar with beautiful crystals in it.
*Those must be the jewel shards I've heard so much about...how pretty...* she thought as Kagome took a few out of the jar and held them in her hand. She jumped into the well and called a hearty good-bye, not noticing that she had dropped one of the precious gems. Hekele picked it up cautiously. She could actually feel its aura of power. She grimaced, knowing that she had to get this back to Kagome. *Who knows, she may need it.* she thought. She ran back to the house and grabbed her katana and sais, not wanting to be unprepared for the danger she may or may not encounter while in the Feudal Era. Then she paused when she noticed her red backpack, which was almost as big as Kagome's yellow one. *I might be able to help...I'm no miko...but maybe I can still help...* she thought as she picked it up and threw random necessities into it. She changed into one of her other outfits, one that consisted of black cargo pants with chains and a white tank top with Evanescence written in black, she wore a solid black bucket hat as well. She also grabbed her exfoliating sponge and her rose scented beauty products...that to her were as valuable as Kagome's shards were to Inuyasha. Hekele noticed her CD player and brought it with her, thinking she could offer it to Kagome for a while as a bribe to let her stay for a few days. When she was finished she packed some extra food and was on her way. She made her way to the well house and, while holding the shard she had found, jumped into its depths. When she emerged from the sea of blue light that had engulfed her she was at the bottom. She climbed up the walls of the well and lifted herself out. She noticed a trail that looked a bit worn down and followed it, hoping it was the one Kagome and Inuyasha had taken.
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Present day Tokyo; Kagome's aunt's house:
Ms. H. shivered suddenly, she got an odd feeling. She turned to her father.
"Dad, did Kagome say that only she was going to the Feudal Era?" she asked him.
He looked at her oddly, "Yes, and she wanted me to say that she had the flu. Why do you ask?"
Ms. H. smiled slightly, "I have the feeling that we should call back the school and say that Hekele caught Kagome's flu virus..." Her father paused and nodded in agreement.
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Feudal Era; with Inuyasha and Kagome:
"What do you mean that Shippo is gone!!!!!!!!!!" Kagome started crying, having been told by a frantic Sango and a worried Miroku that Shippo had been kidnapped. Inuyasha was looking down, not wanting to show his worry. Then he caught a peculiar scent in the air. He sniffed it for a moment and his jaw dropped.
"K-Kagome? Um...I think your friend decided to pay us a visit..." Kagome looked at him oddly and gasped as she saw Hekele round the corner of the path and stop. She had seen Kagome and Inuyasha and waved happily. Sango stared at Hekele for a moment, noticing how oddly she dressed. Kagome always wore bright colors; this girl seemed to like dark ones. She had oddly designed black pants with chains as well as a white sleeveless shirt, (that was making the Houshi drool,) which said, what was it...Evanescence? She even had an odd black hat on. This girl was strange, but it was easy to tell that she was from Kagome's time. Miroku took one look at the new girl and dropped his jaw. She was wearing a white shirt that had a nice view of her chest. He really didn't notice anything else, those baggy black pants with chains didn't offer the best view of her rear, but he could still manage to make out her nice figure. Her eyes were slightly covered by her odd black hat, but he could make out piercing blue eyes underneath the shadow. She was lovely...odd, but lovely.
*So this is Hekele...* Sango and Miroku thought together. Hekele walked up to Kagome, whose jaw was gaping at the fact that her friend was there in the Feudal Era. She smiled as warmly as her friend's reaction would allow and held out a jewel shard.
"You dropped this on the other side, I thought you might need it..." Hekele said calmly. Kagome took the shard from her cautiously and put it in the jar with the rest of the shards. Then she looked her friend over and noticed her katana and sais were with her. She also had her over sized red backpack that rivaled Kagome's.
"Hekele, why did you bring your weapons?" she asked calmly. Hekele shifted a little.
"Well...I didn't know what to expect here and I didn't want to be caught off guard..." she said sheepishly, knowing that Kagome was going to ask about her pack next. Which she did.
"...and what about your backpack???" Kagome asked smoothly. Hekele pretended to laugh.
"Umm, I, uh, that is to say, uh...I wanted to stay and help...I'm not weak, not as strong as a hanyou, or a demon, but I'm not weak either. I think that with extra help that you can be better off and it would be easier on you all, and I really want to help. Kagome don't give me that look, you should have seen this coming you know how I hate being alone and combined with my urge to help friends you should have known that I would want to come, and anyway-" her rapid excuses were cut off by Sango and Miroku.
"We'd love the extra help! If you can truly use that katana of yours it could prove quite useful." Sango said, despite the look that Kagome was giving her. Hekele smiled at the vote of confidence...that is until she felt a hand give her ass a healthy squeeze. She turned ridged for a second, and then in one swift fluid motion she had Miroku on the ground and her katana out of its sheath, pointed to Miroku's throat. Everyone was giving her impressed looks as she spoke in a deadly serious tone to the offending Houshi.
"If you EVER touch my ass again, your head will be rolling down a hill and your corpse will be shark bait, you got it?" she asked as calmly as if she was talking about the weather. Miroku flinched at the sight of her blade and nodded. She removed her katana and returned it to its sheath as skillfully as a samurai. She turned back to Kagome, "Please tell me you don't know that perverted freak." Kagome froze for a moment and laughed, hard. Sango was staring at Hekele in awe and admiration. Inuyasha was snickering evilly in the back round while Miroku was backing up quickly, frightened for his life for the first time because of a woman.
Kagome stopped laughing for a moment to answer Hekele, "Oh, don't mind him, he's a little perverted. Miroku, this is Hekele, Hekele, this is Miroku. Next time he gropes you don't be ashamed of just slapping him...I think you went a little over board with the life threat."
"Oh, I don't know Kagome...Miroku seems to be getting immune to our slaps and my boomerang, maybe it is time we took his punishment up a notch..." Sango said joyously. Miroku's face turned even paler if it was at all possible. Hekele snickered, got out her sais, and twirled them skillfully, which got Sango's attention.
"Ooohh, what are those? I haven't seen that type of weapon before, what are they?" she asked thoughtfully. Miroku hid behind Inuyasha.
"These are my sais, besides my katana they are my favorite..." Hekele answered happily. Kagome gave her a threatening look and she sheepishly put them away.
"You can't stay Hekele...it's too dangerous..." Kagome said in a superior tone. Hekele scowled at her.
"Oh, and it's a walk in the park for you? I said I wanted to help, and I intend to. I never said I wouldn't be in danger, I know I will be, but I don't care." she retorted. Kagome fumed.
"Well I don't care if you want to help, I don't want you in danger...we're sisters now and I'd rather not have to see one of my family members buried!" she yelled.
"Well I don't want to see ANOTHER one of my family members buried!!! How do you think it felt to watch everyone I ever loved be put into the ground?!? Pretty fucking bad. I went into a depression god damn it!!! If anything ever happened to the one person I have left in the world, I don't know what I'd do!!! So I'm staying and helping!!!" Hekele shouted so loud she was sure the whole of Feudal Japan could hear her. Kagome, Sango, and even Miroku looked at her in shock, while Inuyasha subconsciously nodded his head in agreement, knowing all too well how she felt. Sango did the same after a moment of processing the information. She understood how it felt to watch everyone you know and trust die. Hell, her own brother was their killer...but she couldn't blame him, it was Naraku's fault. Suddenly she remembered Shippo.
"Um, Kagome, we still need to find Shippo..." she said slowly. That brought everyone back to their senses. Hekele thought for a moment.
"Kags, isn't Shippo the kitsune you told me about?" she asked. Kagome nodded sadly. Inuyasha spoke up.
"Any idea who took 'em?" he asked. Sango and Miroku shook their heads.
"Where was he last you saw him?" he questioned. Sango and Miroku led the way to where they had last seen the kitsune, Hekele following everyone silently. She was still a bit hurt that her friend hadn't wanted her help. When they got to the spot Inuyasha turned ridged and he growled a low growl.
"What do you smell?" Kagome asked knowingly. Inuyasha spoke with one of the darkest voices imaginable.
"Sesshoumaru." he growled. With that he took off into the woods. Sango's Kirara turned into her big form and everyone climbed on. When they caught up to Inuyasha he was in a clearing staring at the kitsune's captor. He resembled Inuyasha with his silver hair and golden eyes but that's where it ended. His hair was strait and silky and framed a nicely shaped face that held his demon markings. The demon was wearing clothes of high nobility.
*Probably a lord...* Hekele thought, in awe of his good looks. Inuyasha was saying something and Hekele shook her head to get herself out of biscuit land.
"Sesshoumaru!!! What the hell did you do with Shippo!!!" Inuyasha yelled. Sesshoumaru kept his calm expression as he spoke.
"He's fine...all I needed him for was to lure you out..." he said. Revealing a cage that was behind him. Shippo was in it moping. Hekele gasped at Sesshoumaru's handsome voice...she was back in biscuit land.
Kagome saw her friend and looked at her oddly, "Hekele...are you ok?" she asked. Hekele nodded.
"Biscuit...total biscuit...total, total biscuit..." she mumbled, nodding to Sesshoumaru, whose calm face was now one of mild confusion. Inuyasha lost his cool just as Kagome burst out laughing. She had never seen a person so close to being and acting like a Goth at one moment turn completely into another person in the next.
"What the hell does that mean?!? What is a biscuit? What does it mean...this nickname was annoying enough when you said I was one...now you are calling him one...What does it mean!!!" Inuyasha yelled as Kagome nearly fell over with laughter. Sango and Miroku looked at Kagome and Hekele oddly as Inuyasha fumed.
Sesshoumaru was slightly angered that the group could be distracted from him and his hostage so easily, "Yes wench, what does that idiotic word mean exactly?" This sent Kagome off again. She walked over to Sango and whispered in her ear, just low enough that the distracted Inuyasha couldn't hear. Sango's face turned red with her newly found information as she tried to keep from laughing. Inuyasha looked back at the three girls; Kagome was laughing, Sango was snickering, and Hekele was just out of it.
"What the hell is going on here?!? What does biscuit mean!!!" he yelled. Sesshoumaru glared at them for an answer to his nickname. Kagome noticed this, took a step forward, and cleared her throat.
"I will tell you what it means Sesshoumaru, IF you let Shippo go!" she stated firmly. Sesshoumaru grinned.
"You actually think I want to know what some stupid word means enough to jeopardize my plan?" he asked. Kagome shrugged as Inuyasha lost all patience and ran at Sesshoumaru with his sword drawn and transformed. Sesshoumaru drew his sword and blocked it skillfully. The fight was on.
(OOC: This is my first battle scene, so it will be short and sweet, hopefully...)
Sesshoumaru jabbed at Inuyasha and Inuyasha dodged, barely. Inuyasha began to swing at Sesshoumaru blindly and missed as Sesshoumaru parried expertly and counter attacked with his poison claws. The two continued their deadly dance, with Sesshoumaru obviously having the upper hand.
"Doesn't Inuyasha know how to fight? He keeps trying to use the same two attacks, Kaze no Kizu and Shizinketsu, why won't he try smaller attacks until he has an opening for those two, I mean, they are bigger attacks right?" Hekele asked as she focused on the battle, no longer in biscuit land for the moment.
Miroku responded, "I do not know, Inuyasha has had the same technique of fighting since I have joined Lady Kagome and himself, and he has always made it out alive." Hekele glared at him.
"If he doesn't broaden his methods his opponents will be able to guess at his moves and read his body language better. Knowing more attacks and skills are essential, if he knows more then he can create better combinations and even feign an attack on an opponent, creating an opening for something stronger. He needs to learn to fight or else he is going to get himself killed!!!" she yelled. She knew Miroku was only half listening, her ranting and raving was mostly a diversion so that Kagome and Sango could get to Shippo and free him. With the two dog boys locked in battle not much was needed, but she yelled none the less for insurance. She knew she was right, however, but would not truly speak her mind until after the battle. She looked to her side and noticed that Kagome was carrying Shippo in her arms with Sango close behind her. *Good, the kitsune is safe.* she thought, just as Inuyasha was thrown to the ground, his sword torn from his grip. Inuyasha was bloody and helpless. Hekele didn't want to watch this, she knew that he was going to die, Sesshoumaru was standing above him with his sword raised. Hekele closed her eyes, but never heard the blade swing. She looked up and saw Sesshoumaru hesitating. *Why is he hesitating? Something isn't right...* she thought as the large demon paused as if sniffing the air. *What does he smell?* She looked in the direction he was sniffing in.
"Kagome, I'm going to check it out," she whispered to her friend. Kagome pleaded her with her eyes not to but Hekele was already slinking into the trees. She walked towards where Sesshoumaru had been sniffing, not knowing what lay ahead. She came to a clearing and saw a boy with brown hair in a ponytail with a sickle strapped to his back. She guessed he was human because of his ratty clothes. No demon child who looked human would wear a peasant's clothes. Hekele had figured that out for herself. She stayed close to the trees and followed him silently for a few minutes until he came to another clearing with a little girl and a toad-like demon who looked very miserable as the girl was putting flowers on him. It was then that she noticed how glazed over the boy's eyes looked. They were completely lifeless. She panicked as he raised his sickle. *Why isn't that toad smelling him?* It was then that she realized that the boy was downwind. The wind was blowing in his direction so the demon couldn't detect him. She saw as the boy prepared to throw his sickle at the two. *Shit!!!* she thought as she ran at the boy and socked him in the cheek ,just as he released the sickle. It veered off and landed near the toad. The thing jumped in panic and grabbed a two-headed staff that was near him. He spoke some gibberish and fire came out of one of the heads. Hekele was thrown out of the way as the boy with the sickle lunged at her, pinning her to the ground. She kneed the boy in his stomach and threw him off of her. The boy grabbed his sickle and threw it at her. Hekele blocked it with her now unsheathed katana but the sickle's chain was wrapped around it. The boy pulled on the sickle and the chain went taut. It was a test of will as they stood steadfast for a few moments, each weighing his or her own options for the next move. Finally Hekele pulled harder on her katana, willing the boy to stumble. She took the few precious seconds she had to get as close to him as she could before he regained his balance. A mere meter from him and his newly released sickle narrowly missed her. She lunged at him, pinning him to the ground as she drew one of her sai and held it to his neck. The toad-like creature emerged from the brush with the little girl close behind. The toad looked at Hekele wide-eyed as the girl stared at the boy, who was trembling slightly.
"Are you two alright? He didn't get you did he?" Hekele didn't think he had, but she wanted to be sure.
"No, Rin and Jakken-sama are ok." said the little girl. Hekele smiled, the girl was so cute when she referred to herself in third person. She was quickly brought back to reality as the boy squirmed beneath her.
"Why did you attack them? What did they ever do to you? Answer me kid!" she yelled at him. The boy's face reflected pure evil as he smiled at her, and she could have sworn she saw something, or someone, else in his eyes. He lost consciousness. Hekele carefully got off of him and walked back to the girl and toad.
"Thank you for the assistance but we could have handled it ourselves. I would have smelled him," the toad said superiorly. Hekele glared at him.
"Obviously not because he was downwind from you, you couldn't even smell me coming!!! He would have sliced you two in half if I hadn't interjected!" she retorted. She and the toad glared at each other while the Rin went back into the clearing. She reappeared with a necklace of flowers and handed it to Hekele.
"Rin wants to say thank you to you for helping Rin and Jakken-sama, here!" she said cheerfully. Hekele smiled again and put the necklace on. Rin squealed with delight and started dancing around happily. Just then a flash of white and silver came darting through the trees and stopped between Rin and Hekele. Hekele jumped in surprise as Sesshoumaru glared at her darkly, she had actually forgotten about his and Inuyasha's dual for the moment. She glanced at Jakken and noticed him pale considerably. Rin was bouncing up and down again, quite happy.
"What are you doing here wench?" he asked darkly as he side glanced at Rin as if to make sure she was alright. Before Hekele could answer, or yell at him for calling her wench, he turned to Jakken, "What happened? Where is the brat? I could smell him all during our dual. Answer me!!!" he yelled as his demonic features from before seemed to double in ferociousness. Jakken started to stutter an answer when Rin interrupted.
"Rin was making Jakken-sama pretty when we were almost hit by his weapon. She stopped him." Rin said, pointing to Hekele, who smiled sheepishly, "Then the two started fighting when Jakken-sama jumped and tried to use his staff but he missed. The two were fighting and she won. He sort of fell asleep over there..." Rin finished, pointing to the brush. Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at Hekele when Rin mentioned that the boy had 'fallen asleep', but Hekele merely nodded and mouthed the word 'unconscious' to him. Sesshoumaru glanced in the direction of the boy and sniffed the air as if to confirm this and gave her a slight nod. His features disappeared much to Hekele's relief as he spoke to her.
"I thank you for saving Rin, I am in your debt." he said placidly. Hekele actually smiled.
"Don't think anything of it, you don't need to repay me, I don't help people so that I can take advantage of their generosity." she said truthfully. Sesshoumaru stared at her for a moment, as if analyzing her for lies, but his instincts and nose told him she was being honest.
"I, Sesshoumaru, am the Lord of the West, I repay my debts according to the service provided, you can not take advantage of me," he said calmly. Hekele understood that he had his personal dignity and would not relent, so she accepted.
"If that is what you wish." was all she said as she turned around and began to walk towards the group before pausing and looking back at Sesshoumaru, "If I find Inuyasha in a dead, bloody heap on the ground I'm gonna have to come after you, you do realize that don't you?" she asked. Sesshoumaru glared at her and was mildly amused to find an identical glare returning it.
*She is either a very brave girl or a very stupid girl, only times will tell.* "Hm, the pathetic hanyou lives." he said passively. Hekele smiled, nodded, and turned to Rin.
"Bye, Rin, see you soon ok?" she said as the little girl bounded after and gave her a huge hug. Rin smiled and nodded as she let Hekele go. Hekele nodded to Sesshoumaru and was about to jog back to her friends when, to her surprise, they jumped right in front of her. Inuyasha, (who had Kagome on his back,) landed, at the most, 6 cm. in front of her. She, almost literally, jumped out of her skin. Inuyasha glared past her at Sesshoumaru.
"What the hell do you think you are doing leaving in the middle of our fight?!? We weren't done yet!!!" he yelled. Hekele glared at him for yelling in her ear, even though not at her, causing him to look at her oddly, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU STARING AT?!?!?!" he yelled at her, causing her to flinch. Sesshoumaru's expression darkened a bit as Rin cringed behind him in fear. Hekele noticed as well.
"Inuyasha, don't yell like that in front of Rin! You're scaring her! You should know better!" she retorted darkly, "And I was staring at you for yelling in my ear even though you were mad at HIM!" she said, nodding to Sesshoumaru, who blinked in slight confusion. Hekele and Inuyasha looked as though they were about to have a show down when they heard Sango's cry of surprise as the boy from earlier awoke and appeared from the brush.
"KOHAKU!!!" The boy took one look at her and ran. Sango gave chase but the boy disappeared. Hekele saw the sadness and desperation in her eyes. Miroku put a supportive arm around her but didn't try to cop a feel, which surprised Hekele.
*Wow, this must be really bad if he is being good...* she thought. All pervious anger was forgotten as everyone, (minus Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Jakken, ) comforted Sango. *****************
Hekele was sitting below a tree listening to Evanescence on her CD player as she watched the scene before her. Kagome was talking to Sango and Inuyasha was sitting quietly next to Miroku before the fire they had built. Rin had insisted on playing with Shippo and Hekele for a while so Sesshoumaru decided to stay with them for the night so that Rin could be entertained. He acted as though it were a curse if the girl was upset, but everyone could tell that he just wanted her to be happy for simply the fact that he cared. Jakken was sitting opposite of Inuyasha and Miroku while Sesshoumaru himself was sitting alone under a tree staring at the stars. Hekele smiled a bit. He wasn't as cold-hearted as he wanted to seem, Rin was proof of that. Hekele thought intently about what she had been told in the past few hours. The boy she had fought, Kohaku, was Sango's little brother. Naraku was controlling him and that is why he attacked Rin and Jakken. Naraku had 'killed' him and re-animated his body using a Shikon shard, including his soul. His memories were erased but from time to time he would remember certain things before Naraku blocked them out again. Sango was determined to save Kohaku from Naraku, and to bring him 'back to life' somehow. Hekele knew how she felt...all she wished for was her family sometimes, but it was and always would be out of reach. She was glad that Sango still had a chance to save her brother, and decided to aid her in any way that she could. She then recalled being told about Sesshoumaru. She had had to fight a snicker when she found out that he and Inuyasha were half brothers. Sesshoumaru was the Lord of the Western lands, and carried the swords Tenseiga and the Tokijin. Tenseiga was a sword that could heal one hundred demons/humans at one time if used properly. The Tenseiga and Inuyasha's sword Tetsusaiga were both carved from their father's own fangs. The reason that the two were feuding and wanting to kill each other all the time was because of these swords. Sesshoumaru could not see why the Tetsusaiga was left to Inuyasha, when he, (Sesshoumaru,) was the older and much more skilled brother. The Tetsusaiga, unlike the Tenseiga, could destroy one hundred demons/humans at once if used correctly. Hekele sighed at the thought of the two feuding brothers. *Why is it that men never talked about how they felt? They always have to solve everything with violence...* Hekele smiled as Rin walked up to her. She took off her headphones and hit pause on her CD player. She was going to give the little girl her full attention. Rin handed Hekele a flower and giggled when it turned into Shippo. Hekele laughed, she had forgotten that kitsunes could change their shape and form. Rin crawled into her lap and Shippo crawled into Rin's.
"What's that?" Rin asked, pointing to Hekele's CD player. Hekele smiled.
"It plays music from my time. See this round disk? It has the music inside it, but you can't hear it without the player and headphones." Hekele explained, pointing to each item as she mentioned it. Rin nodded slowly, trying to understand.
"Can I listen?" Rin asked. Hekele nodded and played the song 'Imaginary' for her. Rin squealed in delight. Hekele noticed how sleepy she and Shippo were so she situated them comfortably on her lap. She opened her red backpack, pulled out a nice warm blanket, and wrapped it around the two children. She rocked them back and forth slowly as she hummed to them. Rin nestled into the crook of Hekele's neck as she began singing openly.
"In my dream I break the chains that hold this place together. But in my dream the consequences would be so much better, than they are. And beyond the walls that hold us here, The skies that stretch across the atmosphere, ohh, and revolution is near."
Hekele paused a moment as Rin curled up into a tight ball in her lap, and then she continued.
"In my room I hear the echoes of a recent battle. Lost and wounded as the faded cries begin to settle, for the night. But the words you use to hurt me now only seem to make me strong somehow, Ohh, a revolution is now!"
Sesshoumaru was listening to Hekele's song, more intently than he would have liked to admit to himself. He was transfixed by her voice. He could hear Rin's breathing even out, meaning that sleep would soon claim her. As Hekele sang she was stroking Rin's soft black hair gently to help soothe her. Shippo was already asleep. Hekele had paused again, almost as if she were going to stop singing all together, but picked up again.
"And the days will get warmer, and I'll lay down my armor...yaa Together we can fight this feeling. And the demons that stalk us will eventually turn to dust...yaa. Together we can start this healing, ohh oh, ya ya yaa ya"
Hekele started humming after that, still stroking Rin's hair. She replayed the song in her head as she did. She was oblivious to the stares she was getting from the rest of the group. Jakken had his mouth open partially, Sango was staring in awe, Miroku was wondering where she got such a lovely voice, Kagome was smiling proudly, and Inuyasha growled a bit.
*No one sings better than Kagome...but she isn't that bad...* he thought to himself.
Sesshoumaru was looking at Hekele from the corner of his eye. *She is truly lovely.* he thought, permitting himself a glance at her profile, which, he noted, he could barely see with those baggy pants. Hekele was now also wearing an over-sized sweatshirt to stay warm. If Sesshoumaru didn't have his wondrous sense of smell, he could have sworn she was a demon. Her hair was short, (midway to her shoulders,) and yellow with red flames starting about halfway from the top. She looked very content with the two children in her lap as she herself drifted off into sleep. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes but stayed alert. He couldn't help but wonder who exactly this Hekele girl was, and how she knew this group of imbeciles. He allowed his mind to wander about her a moment, until he actually felt himself fall into a calming sleep, his last conscious thought was an odd one, however. *What the hell is a biscuit?*
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*Me* So, what did you all think???
*Lawyers* (grumble, grumble, grumble.)
*Me* Good, now that that's settled, I think I'll give you a quick tidbit from the next chappie to keep you happy, here goes:
Hekele tossed Sango the rose scented shower gel, "Here, I think you'll like this stuff!" Sango opened the container and inhaled the gel's scent.
"Wow Hekele, it smells just like roses!!! And this 'sponge' really makes your skin shine more!!!" she said as she scrubbed her arms and legs.
"Let Rin try next, let Rin try next!!!" said Rin as she splashed around joyously, causing Hekele, Kagome, and Sango to laugh. Sango handed Rin the sponge and rose-scented product and Rin washed her arms and laughed as the scent reached her nose. Hekele scrubbed her back and smiled, it was nice to play the older sister again, she remembered taking care of her younger brother when he was young, and she had missed it. She washed the last of the lather from Rin's back and was about to get out of the hot spring when she heard Kagome and Sango gasp.
"What is it? What's wrong?" she asked them.
"W-where did you get all of those scars?!? You are worse than Sango and me! What happened?" Kagome questioned in a motherly tone. Sango nodded anxiously. Rin looked at Hekele's back and winced, as if an imaginary pain was hitting her. Hekele grimaced but recovered quickly with a fake smile.
"Oh, those? You know I skateboard Kagome, AND you know how clumsy I am, they're nothing more than past injuries from falling and stuff," she said quickly as she got out of the hot spring and dressed herself. Kagome looked at Sango skeptically, as if asking a question. Sango nodded.
"It looks more like a beating to me..." Sango prodded. Hekele flinched, they knew they had her.
"Who did it?" Kagome asked softly. Hekele sighed sadly, all she wanted to do was curl up into a ball in a fifty-foot hole at this moment and not crawl back out EVER.
"Who else?" she whispered quietly, not wanting the tears that were threatening her eyes to fall, "My father..."
What'cha think??? You wanna read??? This chappie is gonna give a bit of insight into Hekele's past, and I will also talk more about my friend Kachie, I hope you review...I need some ideas AND I need to know who to dedicate my next chapter to....and if no one seems worthy......I WILL DEDICATE IT TO KIKYO AND NARAKU!!!!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! Ok, not Kikyo....i could never stoop that low if my life depended on it...but Naraku I can and WILL do!!! So send me a few reviews and I will choose a winner!!!
Well, I certainly hope that you are all enjoying this story. I have gotten lots of positive feedback, but I wish some were a bit more helpful. I need ideas for my story. I am not sure where I want it to go as of now...I never really did to begin with. I am going to add more of Kagome's singing, using various songs that I deem worthy and make a good representation of the chapters. If you are good, I may slip in another song in this chapter...but I cannot guarantee that it will be Kagome singing it ^-^!
I have decided to dedicate this chapter to two people, well, one person and one animal. The person is my BEST friend Kachie Runa, whom you may or may not have seen in my first chapter. (you know, the little comments at the end? Do you
people even read them???) She was willing to give me her Sesshoumaru in this fic, yes, we are both madly in love with him. Also, I wanted to let all my readers know that in later chapters she is going to become one of the main characters, so I wanted to get a jump start in introducing her...sort of...well, mostly I was preparing you for extra insanity when she joins, but yeah, introduce her.
The animal that I am dedicating this chapter to is my guinea pig, Tai. My beloved pig passed on to the larger life exactly two weeks ago, and since he was one of my best buddies, and since I haven't always appreciated him like I should have, I am dedicating this to him as well. He was going to be 5 years old at the end of this month and I raised him since he was born. (I got him from a friend who had two guinea pigs that were SUPPOSE to be both boys. Since he was born I helped to care for him and was allowed to take him home when he was old enough.) For
those of you who like Tai in my story, do not worry, he will still be a part of it and will live on in our hearts forever. God Bless my guinea pig Tai.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but Hekele, no songs, no characters, and no song artists for that matter either. *glares at Lawyers who sheepishly glance around the room as they pretend to wonder who Hekele is speaking of...*
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Down the well and Hekele's song
Hirageshi Shrine:
"So, you are telling me that a year ago, you were pulled down the well by a demon seeking the Shikon no Tama, landed in another time, and had the Shikon no Tama ripped out of your side. Inuyasha saved you once you freed him from a fifty-year-old spell. Then he tried to kill you because you smelled of the women who put him there to begin with, and since you look like her it only added to the illusion that you were her. Next, an old woman that you met when you first arrived put a rosary on him that allows you to beat the snot out of him with a single word. A while later you accidentally shattered the Shikon no Tama and have been searching for its shards ever since. Along the way you met some more friends and a new enemy who also seeks the jewel shards, this hanyou Naraku. He absorbs demons against their will to make them apart of his makeshift body. Am I missing anything???" Hekele asked boldly, as if daring Inuyasha and Kagome to add to her new found information, which they did.
"Ya, Kagome is the only one who can see the jewel shards and Kagome is the reincarnation of the women who pinned me to that tree for fifty years, who happens to be the former guardian of the Shikon no Tama, a priestess named Kikyo." Inuyasha stated as if it were obvious.
"And Inuyasha's sword can only be used in the defense of humans/humanity, and he is the only one who can come back and forth through time as well as I, except he doesn't need any Shikon shards like I do. Kikyo was brought back to life by a witch demon and now we share part of our soul...I got the bigger part, so she needs to eat the souls of young girls in order to live." Kagome finished. Hekele closed her eyes and rubbed her temples. Inuyasha looked as though he was bored, but he actually wanted to see how she would react, Kagome did as well.
"People, I was being sarcastic!!! I didn't really want any more information!!!" she shouted. Inuyasha and Kagome looked at each other oddly for a moment neither had expected this reaction.
"Ummm, is that all you have to say on the topic? You...believe us?" Kagome asked. Hekele nodded.
"Of course I believe you, I have living proof right here...a short tempered hanyou!" she said, indicating Inuyasha with her thumb, which earned her a snort, "But there is one thing I need to do before I can completely trust what you told me..." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow, wondering what on earth she could do to prove to herself that everything was real. All of a sudden he felt a huge tug on his left ear and he yelped in surprise. Kagome and Hekele were laughing. Inuyasha glared at Hekele for a moment as she released her offending hand from his ear.
"What the fuck bitch?! What was that for?!?" he yelled at her. Kagome was too busy laughing to 'sit' him for his language.
Hekele looked at Inuyasha sweetly, "I'm sorry Inuyasha...your ears are so...damn I thought I rid my vocabulary of this word...cute, I couldn't help it!"
Inuyasha grumbled never to do it again as Kagome calmed herself down. She looked at Inuyasha and smiled sympathetically. Inuyasha couldn't help but smile a little in return. They sat in each other's gaze for a moment.
*Oh yeah, they're smitten...* Hekele thought to herself happily. "Yo, earth to the hanyou and Kags! So what exactly is up with the unscheduled visit?"
Inuyasha and Kagome snapped out of their momentary stupor and blushed a bit, refusing to look at each other. Inuyasha spoke first.
"Sango, Miroku, and Shippo wouldn't shut-up!!! They wouldn't even let me sleep!!!!!" Inuyasha whined, much like a child who had been deprived of his or her favorite candy. Hekele giggled and nodded. She turned to Kagome.
"So Kags, are you going to go back, or send poor Inuyasha as a messenger boy and tell them to leave him alone?" she asked. Kagome blushed, knowing that Hekele was on to something; she always had a habit of doing that when they were e-mailing each other, apparently she was the same way in person.
"Well...it is getting late..." she said while looking out the window, "Inuyasha, would you like to stay here tonight and return in the morning?" she asked him. All of a sudden, there was a noise upstairs. Hekele jumped up but stood for a moment in thought.
"Kagome, you said that Inuyasha was the only one who could travel through time besides yourself?" she asked. Kagome nodded.
"Then can I chop whoever I find up there to bits? I feel like hurting something..." she said. Kagome nodded. Inuyasha looked at her oddly as Hekele disappeared upstairs.
"But you never let me do that..." he said angrily. Kagome smirked.
"True, but she wouldn't attacker her own guinea pig, judging by the sound of it, he attacked Buyo...but then again Buyo should know not to paw open that cage..." she rambled on and on. Inuyasha's face turned to one of horror.
"Buyo!!! I am gonna kill you, you lazy fat cat!!! Next time I find you near my guinea pig and he is limping you are gonna learn what it means to get your fat ass kicked!!!" they heard Hekele yell. Inuyasha and Kagome ran like all hell was breaking loose only to find that Hekele was sitting on her bed with Buyo and Tai having a staring contest and playing with each other. Hekele beamed at her friends' confused expressions.
"Got ya!!! I knew that would get your attention...it seems like they are going to get along well together..." she said while grinning evilly at them. Inuyasha ran over to Buyo and scooped him up and away from the psychotic guinea pig. Kagome and Hekele looked at him questioningly.
"Poor Buyo...don't even think about letting that stupid ball of evil fur push you around...next time it comes near you kick its ass...I don't care if it comes in peace or not!!!" he said as he pet Buyo lovingly. Kagome rolled her eyes at him.
*He loves my cat more than me!!!* she thought, annoyed. Hekele just burst into laughter.
"I never thought I'd see a dog acting so protective, AND lovey-dovey towards a cat!!!" she yelled. Kagome giggled and Inuyasha snorted, but he did not put down his furry companion.
Inuyasha decided to stay for the night. He grudgingly slept on the couch while the girls stayed in their room. He was used to being near to Kagome. He liked to watch over her when she slept, it gave him a sense of purpose, even though nothing was going to attack her in this era. He listened to the girls' strict rule however, understanding that they wanted alone time. He slept peacefully until Buyo decided to crawl onto and slept on his stomach, nearly crushing him. He let him however and slept soundly himself after he was used to the extra 20 pounds of weight on him. It was times like these that Inuyasha understood why Kagome always came back to her era, she was safe and could rest in peace instead of pieces. Inuyasha frowned in his sleep as the thought crossed his mind.
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Morning; Kagome's era:
Hekele awoke to the alarm clock and frowned. She hit the shut off switch but nothing happened. She glared at the offending alarm clock and growled.
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Inuyasha woke up to the sounds of banging, screeching, and giggling. He sat up, causing Buyo to fall onto the cushion, and walked sleepily upstairs.
As he got to the door, he remembered what Kagome had said about knocking and tapped the door first. "Is everything ok? It sounds like someone squished the pig wanna-be with one of those 'hammer' things." he said groggily. He opened the door a crack and saw Kagome laughing. He opened it the rest of the way and saw Hekele glaring out the window. He cautiously peeked outside and saw Kagome's alarm clock in a mechanical mess all over the lawn. It was still buzzing. Inuyasha tried hard to choke down a snide remark, and even a laugh, but the latter of the two escaped his lips anyway. After all, Hekele had treated the alarm clock worse than Inuyasha had when he had come to 'apologize' to Kagome over the very first 'Kouga' incident they had had. Hekele looked at Inuyasha dangerously and he backed up, not wanting to end up like the alarm clock.
Hekele threw her arms up in the air, "All I wanted was 5 MORE MINUTES!!!" she yelled to no one in particular. At this Inuyasha couldn't help but join Kagome in a fit of laughter. Hekele took a glance at the two, successfully shutting them up, and crawled back into her bed. Inuyasha looked at her thoughtfully and got an idea. He ran back downstairs and came back up with Buyo. Kagome shook her head, knowing what his devious mind was conjuring. He walked carefully to Hekele's bed...and dropped Buyo squarely on her side, (she had curled up into a ball.) Hekele jumped up in surprise and shock and tried to get Buyo off, but the problem was he was clawing her side tightly. Kagome and Inuyasha jumped to her rescue and pried him off of her. Hekele glared at Inuyasha and he put on his ever so famous arrogant expression.
"Feh." was all he said.
After kicking Inuyasha out of the room the girls got their clothes together and Hekele went into the bathroom to change. She emerged the depressed looking schoolgirl she was and wandered downstairs to find some breakfast. She entered the kitchen and found Inuyasha looking in the cupboards.
"What are you looking for?" she asked tiredly.
"Ramen." he said as he continued to look through the cupboards. Hekele stared at him for a moment and shook her head.
"No." she said flatly. Inuyasha froze and looked at her dangerously, mimicking her expression from earlier.
"What do you mean 'no.'? I always eat ramen. You can't tell me 'no.'"
"Oh yes I can, you need to eat something besides noodles...and I have just the thing!" she said thoughtfully. Inuyasha watched as she ran to the freezer and grabbed some sort of packaged meat cut into strips and some eggs from the fridge.
"Do you like eggs and bacon?" she asked. He shrugged his shoulders impassively. Hekele took that as a good sign and grabbed a frying pan and put it on the stove. She had begun to fry the bacon when Kagome came downstairs.
"Mmm, bacON," she said, imitating a quote from a funny movie she had recently seen. Inuyasha twitched his ears in acknowledgment of her arrival but continued to watch with curiosity what Hekele was doing. Hekele fried the last of the bacon and wiped the frying pan dry from the grease and began to fry some eggs in it, breaking off some sections of bacon and putting them into the eggs as she went. Then she paused.
"Kagome, hard or soft yoke?" she asked. Kagome stated that she liked the hard yoke better and Hekele cooked the group of eggs longer, adding a bit of pepper to them when they were done. She got out three plates and some forks and served everyone. She placed two bacon-fried eggs on each plate with some extra bacon on the side. She watched triumphantly as Inuyasha and Kagome dug into the food contently.
"Hekele, where did you learn to make this...I've never had the bacon cooked into the eggs before...it adds a really good flavor!" Kagome said happily as she continued to munch on her food. Inuyasha nodded contently as well. Hekele smiled a bit.
"My mom taught me," she said somewhat sadly, "and her grandmother taught her too...we nick-named it the 'Grandma Conway Special', after my great- grandma Conway." Inuyasha and Kagome instantly slowed their eating pace. They suddenly had a new respect for the meal laid before them. Hekele munched on hers contently and suddenly smiled oddly as if she was trying to suppress laughter. Inuyasha's ear twitched when she giggled.
"What's so funny?" he asked. Hekele smiled even more.
"It seems that I only cook well when I'm not the only person eating the end result. Rule number one about my cooking; never eat my personal leftovers, they taste horrible!" she admitted. Kagome giggled and Inuyasha snickered. Then Hekele got serious.
"So what are you going to do about school Kagome? Are you just going to leave or are you going to call in sick for a day?" she asked. Kagome shook her head thoughtfully.
"Nope, I'm going to call my mom and have her call the school for me, it's much more believable. Wow, this has to be the first time that I get to choose my own illness...My grandfather always says I have some sort of life threatening disease that people haven't had in years...If I'm lucky...this time, it is going to be normal...I am going to have mom tell them I have the flu, plain and simple! And as for the length of time...a week or so should do..."
"Woe, woe, woe, a WEEK or so? Isn't that a bit long? Do you always stay away for this long?" Hekele asked. Kagome nodded. Hekele bit her lip to stop herself from telling her not to go quite yet for she knew this was important. Kagome went upstairs and grabbed her oversized yellow backpack. She stuffed tons of Ramen Noodles, potato chips, chocolate, and other candy into its depths. Hekele looked in wonder as the items were stuffed in one by one. She placed finally some shampoo and conditioner in it and was finished.
"Well, I'm calling mom and then we're off!" she said. Hekele nodded. After the call she and Inuyasha walked out to the well house with Kagome. She watched as Inuyasha took the backpack from Kagome and jumped down the well. A beautiful blue light engulfed him and he disappeared. Kagome took out a small jar with beautiful crystals in it.
*Those must be the jewel shards I've heard so much about...how pretty...* she thought as Kagome took a few out of the jar and held them in her hand. She jumped into the well and called a hearty good-bye, not noticing that she had dropped one of the precious gems. Hekele picked it up cautiously. She could actually feel its aura of power. She grimaced, knowing that she had to get this back to Kagome. *Who knows, she may need it.* she thought. She ran back to the house and grabbed her katana and sais, not wanting to be unprepared for the danger she may or may not encounter while in the Feudal Era. Then she paused when she noticed her red backpack, which was almost as big as Kagome's yellow one. *I might be able to help...I'm no miko...but maybe I can still help...* she thought as she picked it up and threw random necessities into it. She changed into one of her other outfits, one that consisted of black cargo pants with chains and a white tank top with Evanescence written in black, she wore a solid black bucket hat as well. She also grabbed her exfoliating sponge and her rose scented beauty products...that to her were as valuable as Kagome's shards were to Inuyasha. Hekele noticed her CD player and brought it with her, thinking she could offer it to Kagome for a while as a bribe to let her stay for a few days. When she was finished she packed some extra food and was on her way. She made her way to the well house and, while holding the shard she had found, jumped into its depths. When she emerged from the sea of blue light that had engulfed her she was at the bottom. She climbed up the walls of the well and lifted herself out. She noticed a trail that looked a bit worn down and followed it, hoping it was the one Kagome and Inuyasha had taken.
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Present day Tokyo; Kagome's aunt's house:
Ms. H. shivered suddenly, she got an odd feeling. She turned to her father.
"Dad, did Kagome say that only she was going to the Feudal Era?" she asked him.
He looked at her oddly, "Yes, and she wanted me to say that she had the flu. Why do you ask?"
Ms. H. smiled slightly, "I have the feeling that we should call back the school and say that Hekele caught Kagome's flu virus..." Her father paused and nodded in agreement.
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Feudal Era; with Inuyasha and Kagome:
"What do you mean that Shippo is gone!!!!!!!!!!" Kagome started crying, having been told by a frantic Sango and a worried Miroku that Shippo had been kidnapped. Inuyasha was looking down, not wanting to show his worry. Then he caught a peculiar scent in the air. He sniffed it for a moment and his jaw dropped.
"K-Kagome? Um...I think your friend decided to pay us a visit..." Kagome looked at him oddly and gasped as she saw Hekele round the corner of the path and stop. She had seen Kagome and Inuyasha and waved happily. Sango stared at Hekele for a moment, noticing how oddly she dressed. Kagome always wore bright colors; this girl seemed to like dark ones. She had oddly designed black pants with chains as well as a white sleeveless shirt, (that was making the Houshi drool,) which said, what was it...Evanescence? She even had an odd black hat on. This girl was strange, but it was easy to tell that she was from Kagome's time. Miroku took one look at the new girl and dropped his jaw. She was wearing a white shirt that had a nice view of her chest. He really didn't notice anything else, those baggy black pants with chains didn't offer the best view of her rear, but he could still manage to make out her nice figure. Her eyes were slightly covered by her odd black hat, but he could make out piercing blue eyes underneath the shadow. She was lovely...odd, but lovely.
*So this is Hekele...* Sango and Miroku thought together. Hekele walked up to Kagome, whose jaw was gaping at the fact that her friend was there in the Feudal Era. She smiled as warmly as her friend's reaction would allow and held out a jewel shard.
"You dropped this on the other side, I thought you might need it..." Hekele said calmly. Kagome took the shard from her cautiously and put it in the jar with the rest of the shards. Then she looked her friend over and noticed her katana and sais were with her. She also had her over sized red backpack that rivaled Kagome's.
"Hekele, why did you bring your weapons?" she asked calmly. Hekele shifted a little.
"Well...I didn't know what to expect here and I didn't want to be caught off guard..." she said sheepishly, knowing that Kagome was going to ask about her pack next. Which she did.
"...and what about your backpack???" Kagome asked smoothly. Hekele pretended to laugh.
"Umm, I, uh, that is to say, uh...I wanted to stay and help...I'm not weak, not as strong as a hanyou, or a demon, but I'm not weak either. I think that with extra help that you can be better off and it would be easier on you all, and I really want to help. Kagome don't give me that look, you should have seen this coming you know how I hate being alone and combined with my urge to help friends you should have known that I would want to come, and anyway-" her rapid excuses were cut off by Sango and Miroku.
"We'd love the extra help! If you can truly use that katana of yours it could prove quite useful." Sango said, despite the look that Kagome was giving her. Hekele smiled at the vote of confidence...that is until she felt a hand give her ass a healthy squeeze. She turned ridged for a second, and then in one swift fluid motion she had Miroku on the ground and her katana out of its sheath, pointed to Miroku's throat. Everyone was giving her impressed looks as she spoke in a deadly serious tone to the offending Houshi.
"If you EVER touch my ass again, your head will be rolling down a hill and your corpse will be shark bait, you got it?" she asked as calmly as if she was talking about the weather. Miroku flinched at the sight of her blade and nodded. She removed her katana and returned it to its sheath as skillfully as a samurai. She turned back to Kagome, "Please tell me you don't know that perverted freak." Kagome froze for a moment and laughed, hard. Sango was staring at Hekele in awe and admiration. Inuyasha was snickering evilly in the back round while Miroku was backing up quickly, frightened for his life for the first time because of a woman.
Kagome stopped laughing for a moment to answer Hekele, "Oh, don't mind him, he's a little perverted. Miroku, this is Hekele, Hekele, this is Miroku. Next time he gropes you don't be ashamed of just slapping him...I think you went a little over board with the life threat."
"Oh, I don't know Kagome...Miroku seems to be getting immune to our slaps and my boomerang, maybe it is time we took his punishment up a notch..." Sango said joyously. Miroku's face turned even paler if it was at all possible. Hekele snickered, got out her sais, and twirled them skillfully, which got Sango's attention.
"Ooohh, what are those? I haven't seen that type of weapon before, what are they?" she asked thoughtfully. Miroku hid behind Inuyasha.
"These are my sais, besides my katana they are my favorite..." Hekele answered happily. Kagome gave her a threatening look and she sheepishly put them away.
"You can't stay Hekele...it's too dangerous..." Kagome said in a superior tone. Hekele scowled at her.
"Oh, and it's a walk in the park for you? I said I wanted to help, and I intend to. I never said I wouldn't be in danger, I know I will be, but I don't care." she retorted. Kagome fumed.
"Well I don't care if you want to help, I don't want you in danger...we're sisters now and I'd rather not have to see one of my family members buried!" she yelled.
"Well I don't want to see ANOTHER one of my family members buried!!! How do you think it felt to watch everyone I ever loved be put into the ground?!? Pretty fucking bad. I went into a depression god damn it!!! If anything ever happened to the one person I have left in the world, I don't know what I'd do!!! So I'm staying and helping!!!" Hekele shouted so loud she was sure the whole of Feudal Japan could hear her. Kagome, Sango, and even Miroku looked at her in shock, while Inuyasha subconsciously nodded his head in agreement, knowing all too well how she felt. Sango did the same after a moment of processing the information. She understood how it felt to watch everyone you know and trust die. Hell, her own brother was their killer...but she couldn't blame him, it was Naraku's fault. Suddenly she remembered Shippo.
"Um, Kagome, we still need to find Shippo..." she said slowly. That brought everyone back to their senses. Hekele thought for a moment.
"Kags, isn't Shippo the kitsune you told me about?" she asked. Kagome nodded sadly. Inuyasha spoke up.
"Any idea who took 'em?" he asked. Sango and Miroku shook their heads.
"Where was he last you saw him?" he questioned. Sango and Miroku led the way to where they had last seen the kitsune, Hekele following everyone silently. She was still a bit hurt that her friend hadn't wanted her help. When they got to the spot Inuyasha turned ridged and he growled a low growl.
"What do you smell?" Kagome asked knowingly. Inuyasha spoke with one of the darkest voices imaginable.
"Sesshoumaru." he growled. With that he took off into the woods. Sango's Kirara turned into her big form and everyone climbed on. When they caught up to Inuyasha he was in a clearing staring at the kitsune's captor. He resembled Inuyasha with his silver hair and golden eyes but that's where it ended. His hair was strait and silky and framed a nicely shaped face that held his demon markings. The demon was wearing clothes of high nobility.
*Probably a lord...* Hekele thought, in awe of his good looks. Inuyasha was saying something and Hekele shook her head to get herself out of biscuit land.
"Sesshoumaru!!! What the hell did you do with Shippo!!!" Inuyasha yelled. Sesshoumaru kept his calm expression as he spoke.
"He's fine...all I needed him for was to lure you out..." he said. Revealing a cage that was behind him. Shippo was in it moping. Hekele gasped at Sesshoumaru's handsome voice...she was back in biscuit land.
Kagome saw her friend and looked at her oddly, "Hekele...are you ok?" she asked. Hekele nodded.
"Biscuit...total biscuit...total, total biscuit..." she mumbled, nodding to Sesshoumaru, whose calm face was now one of mild confusion. Inuyasha lost his cool just as Kagome burst out laughing. She had never seen a person so close to being and acting like a Goth at one moment turn completely into another person in the next.
"What the hell does that mean?!? What is a biscuit? What does it mean...this nickname was annoying enough when you said I was one...now you are calling him one...What does it mean!!!" Inuyasha yelled as Kagome nearly fell over with laughter. Sango and Miroku looked at Kagome and Hekele oddly as Inuyasha fumed.
Sesshoumaru was slightly angered that the group could be distracted from him and his hostage so easily, "Yes wench, what does that idiotic word mean exactly?" This sent Kagome off again. She walked over to Sango and whispered in her ear, just low enough that the distracted Inuyasha couldn't hear. Sango's face turned red with her newly found information as she tried to keep from laughing. Inuyasha looked back at the three girls; Kagome was laughing, Sango was snickering, and Hekele was just out of it.
"What the hell is going on here?!? What does biscuit mean!!!" he yelled. Sesshoumaru glared at them for an answer to his nickname. Kagome noticed this, took a step forward, and cleared her throat.
"I will tell you what it means Sesshoumaru, IF you let Shippo go!" she stated firmly. Sesshoumaru grinned.
"You actually think I want to know what some stupid word means enough to jeopardize my plan?" he asked. Kagome shrugged as Inuyasha lost all patience and ran at Sesshoumaru with his sword drawn and transformed. Sesshoumaru drew his sword and blocked it skillfully. The fight was on.
(OOC: This is my first battle scene, so it will be short and sweet, hopefully...)
Sesshoumaru jabbed at Inuyasha and Inuyasha dodged, barely. Inuyasha began to swing at Sesshoumaru blindly and missed as Sesshoumaru parried expertly and counter attacked with his poison claws. The two continued their deadly dance, with Sesshoumaru obviously having the upper hand.
"Doesn't Inuyasha know how to fight? He keeps trying to use the same two attacks, Kaze no Kizu and Shizinketsu, why won't he try smaller attacks until he has an opening for those two, I mean, they are bigger attacks right?" Hekele asked as she focused on the battle, no longer in biscuit land for the moment.
Miroku responded, "I do not know, Inuyasha has had the same technique of fighting since I have joined Lady Kagome and himself, and he has always made it out alive." Hekele glared at him.
"If he doesn't broaden his methods his opponents will be able to guess at his moves and read his body language better. Knowing more attacks and skills are essential, if he knows more then he can create better combinations and even feign an attack on an opponent, creating an opening for something stronger. He needs to learn to fight or else he is going to get himself killed!!!" she yelled. She knew Miroku was only half listening, her ranting and raving was mostly a diversion so that Kagome and Sango could get to Shippo and free him. With the two dog boys locked in battle not much was needed, but she yelled none the less for insurance. She knew she was right, however, but would not truly speak her mind until after the battle. She looked to her side and noticed that Kagome was carrying Shippo in her arms with Sango close behind her. *Good, the kitsune is safe.* she thought, just as Inuyasha was thrown to the ground, his sword torn from his grip. Inuyasha was bloody and helpless. Hekele didn't want to watch this, she knew that he was going to die, Sesshoumaru was standing above him with his sword raised. Hekele closed her eyes, but never heard the blade swing. She looked up and saw Sesshoumaru hesitating. *Why is he hesitating? Something isn't right...* she thought as the large demon paused as if sniffing the air. *What does he smell?* She looked in the direction he was sniffing in.
"Kagome, I'm going to check it out," she whispered to her friend. Kagome pleaded her with her eyes not to but Hekele was already slinking into the trees. She walked towards where Sesshoumaru had been sniffing, not knowing what lay ahead. She came to a clearing and saw a boy with brown hair in a ponytail with a sickle strapped to his back. She guessed he was human because of his ratty clothes. No demon child who looked human would wear a peasant's clothes. Hekele had figured that out for herself. She stayed close to the trees and followed him silently for a few minutes until he came to another clearing with a little girl and a toad-like demon who looked very miserable as the girl was putting flowers on him. It was then that she noticed how glazed over the boy's eyes looked. They were completely lifeless. She panicked as he raised his sickle. *Why isn't that toad smelling him?* It was then that she realized that the boy was downwind. The wind was blowing in his direction so the demon couldn't detect him. She saw as the boy prepared to throw his sickle at the two. *Shit!!!* she thought as she ran at the boy and socked him in the cheek ,just as he released the sickle. It veered off and landed near the toad. The thing jumped in panic and grabbed a two-headed staff that was near him. He spoke some gibberish and fire came out of one of the heads. Hekele was thrown out of the way as the boy with the sickle lunged at her, pinning her to the ground. She kneed the boy in his stomach and threw him off of her. The boy grabbed his sickle and threw it at her. Hekele blocked it with her now unsheathed katana but the sickle's chain was wrapped around it. The boy pulled on the sickle and the chain went taut. It was a test of will as they stood steadfast for a few moments, each weighing his or her own options for the next move. Finally Hekele pulled harder on her katana, willing the boy to stumble. She took the few precious seconds she had to get as close to him as she could before he regained his balance. A mere meter from him and his newly released sickle narrowly missed her. She lunged at him, pinning him to the ground as she drew one of her sai and held it to his neck. The toad-like creature emerged from the brush with the little girl close behind. The toad looked at Hekele wide-eyed as the girl stared at the boy, who was trembling slightly.
"Are you two alright? He didn't get you did he?" Hekele didn't think he had, but she wanted to be sure.
"No, Rin and Jakken-sama are ok." said the little girl. Hekele smiled, the girl was so cute when she referred to herself in third person. She was quickly brought back to reality as the boy squirmed beneath her.
"Why did you attack them? What did they ever do to you? Answer me kid!" she yelled at him. The boy's face reflected pure evil as he smiled at her, and she could have sworn she saw something, or someone, else in his eyes. He lost consciousness. Hekele carefully got off of him and walked back to the girl and toad.
"Thank you for the assistance but we could have handled it ourselves. I would have smelled him," the toad said superiorly. Hekele glared at him.
"Obviously not because he was downwind from you, you couldn't even smell me coming!!! He would have sliced you two in half if I hadn't interjected!" she retorted. She and the toad glared at each other while the Rin went back into the clearing. She reappeared with a necklace of flowers and handed it to Hekele.
"Rin wants to say thank you to you for helping Rin and Jakken-sama, here!" she said cheerfully. Hekele smiled again and put the necklace on. Rin squealed with delight and started dancing around happily. Just then a flash of white and silver came darting through the trees and stopped between Rin and Hekele. Hekele jumped in surprise as Sesshoumaru glared at her darkly, she had actually forgotten about his and Inuyasha's dual for the moment. She glanced at Jakken and noticed him pale considerably. Rin was bouncing up and down again, quite happy.
"What are you doing here wench?" he asked darkly as he side glanced at Rin as if to make sure she was alright. Before Hekele could answer, or yell at him for calling her wench, he turned to Jakken, "What happened? Where is the brat? I could smell him all during our dual. Answer me!!!" he yelled as his demonic features from before seemed to double in ferociousness. Jakken started to stutter an answer when Rin interrupted.
"Rin was making Jakken-sama pretty when we were almost hit by his weapon. She stopped him." Rin said, pointing to Hekele, who smiled sheepishly, "Then the two started fighting when Jakken-sama jumped and tried to use his staff but he missed. The two were fighting and she won. He sort of fell asleep over there..." Rin finished, pointing to the brush. Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at Hekele when Rin mentioned that the boy had 'fallen asleep', but Hekele merely nodded and mouthed the word 'unconscious' to him. Sesshoumaru glanced in the direction of the boy and sniffed the air as if to confirm this and gave her a slight nod. His features disappeared much to Hekele's relief as he spoke to her.
"I thank you for saving Rin, I am in your debt." he said placidly. Hekele actually smiled.
"Don't think anything of it, you don't need to repay me, I don't help people so that I can take advantage of their generosity." she said truthfully. Sesshoumaru stared at her for a moment, as if analyzing her for lies, but his instincts and nose told him she was being honest.
"I, Sesshoumaru, am the Lord of the West, I repay my debts according to the service provided, you can not take advantage of me," he said calmly. Hekele understood that he had his personal dignity and would not relent, so she accepted.
"If that is what you wish." was all she said as she turned around and began to walk towards the group before pausing and looking back at Sesshoumaru, "If I find Inuyasha in a dead, bloody heap on the ground I'm gonna have to come after you, you do realize that don't you?" she asked. Sesshoumaru glared at her and was mildly amused to find an identical glare returning it.
*She is either a very brave girl or a very stupid girl, only times will tell.* "Hm, the pathetic hanyou lives." he said passively. Hekele smiled, nodded, and turned to Rin.
"Bye, Rin, see you soon ok?" she said as the little girl bounded after and gave her a huge hug. Rin smiled and nodded as she let Hekele go. Hekele nodded to Sesshoumaru and was about to jog back to her friends when, to her surprise, they jumped right in front of her. Inuyasha, (who had Kagome on his back,) landed, at the most, 6 cm. in front of her. She, almost literally, jumped out of her skin. Inuyasha glared past her at Sesshoumaru.
"What the hell do you think you are doing leaving in the middle of our fight?!? We weren't done yet!!!" he yelled. Hekele glared at him for yelling in her ear, even though not at her, causing him to look at her oddly, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU STARING AT?!?!?!" he yelled at her, causing her to flinch. Sesshoumaru's expression darkened a bit as Rin cringed behind him in fear. Hekele noticed as well.
"Inuyasha, don't yell like that in front of Rin! You're scaring her! You should know better!" she retorted darkly, "And I was staring at you for yelling in my ear even though you were mad at HIM!" she said, nodding to Sesshoumaru, who blinked in slight confusion. Hekele and Inuyasha looked as though they were about to have a show down when they heard Sango's cry of surprise as the boy from earlier awoke and appeared from the brush.
"KOHAKU!!!" The boy took one look at her and ran. Sango gave chase but the boy disappeared. Hekele saw the sadness and desperation in her eyes. Miroku put a supportive arm around her but didn't try to cop a feel, which surprised Hekele.
*Wow, this must be really bad if he is being good...* she thought. All pervious anger was forgotten as everyone, (minus Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Jakken, ) comforted Sango. *****************
Hekele was sitting below a tree listening to Evanescence on her CD player as she watched the scene before her. Kagome was talking to Sango and Inuyasha was sitting quietly next to Miroku before the fire they had built. Rin had insisted on playing with Shippo and Hekele for a while so Sesshoumaru decided to stay with them for the night so that Rin could be entertained. He acted as though it were a curse if the girl was upset, but everyone could tell that he just wanted her to be happy for simply the fact that he cared. Jakken was sitting opposite of Inuyasha and Miroku while Sesshoumaru himself was sitting alone under a tree staring at the stars. Hekele smiled a bit. He wasn't as cold-hearted as he wanted to seem, Rin was proof of that. Hekele thought intently about what she had been told in the past few hours. The boy she had fought, Kohaku, was Sango's little brother. Naraku was controlling him and that is why he attacked Rin and Jakken. Naraku had 'killed' him and re-animated his body using a Shikon shard, including his soul. His memories were erased but from time to time he would remember certain things before Naraku blocked them out again. Sango was determined to save Kohaku from Naraku, and to bring him 'back to life' somehow. Hekele knew how she felt...all she wished for was her family sometimes, but it was and always would be out of reach. She was glad that Sango still had a chance to save her brother, and decided to aid her in any way that she could. She then recalled being told about Sesshoumaru. She had had to fight a snicker when she found out that he and Inuyasha were half brothers. Sesshoumaru was the Lord of the Western lands, and carried the swords Tenseiga and the Tokijin. Tenseiga was a sword that could heal one hundred demons/humans at one time if used properly. The Tenseiga and Inuyasha's sword Tetsusaiga were both carved from their father's own fangs. The reason that the two were feuding and wanting to kill each other all the time was because of these swords. Sesshoumaru could not see why the Tetsusaiga was left to Inuyasha, when he, (Sesshoumaru,) was the older and much more skilled brother. The Tetsusaiga, unlike the Tenseiga, could destroy one hundred demons/humans at once if used correctly. Hekele sighed at the thought of the two feuding brothers. *Why is it that men never talked about how they felt? They always have to solve everything with violence...* Hekele smiled as Rin walked up to her. She took off her headphones and hit pause on her CD player. She was going to give the little girl her full attention. Rin handed Hekele a flower and giggled when it turned into Shippo. Hekele laughed, she had forgotten that kitsunes could change their shape and form. Rin crawled into her lap and Shippo crawled into Rin's.
"What's that?" Rin asked, pointing to Hekele's CD player. Hekele smiled.
"It plays music from my time. See this round disk? It has the music inside it, but you can't hear it without the player and headphones." Hekele explained, pointing to each item as she mentioned it. Rin nodded slowly, trying to understand.
"Can I listen?" Rin asked. Hekele nodded and played the song 'Imaginary' for her. Rin squealed in delight. Hekele noticed how sleepy she and Shippo were so she situated them comfortably on her lap. She opened her red backpack, pulled out a nice warm blanket, and wrapped it around the two children. She rocked them back and forth slowly as she hummed to them. Rin nestled into the crook of Hekele's neck as she began singing openly.
"In my dream I break the chains that hold this place together. But in my dream the consequences would be so much better, than they are. And beyond the walls that hold us here, The skies that stretch across the atmosphere, ohh, and revolution is near."
Hekele paused a moment as Rin curled up into a tight ball in her lap, and then she continued.
"In my room I hear the echoes of a recent battle. Lost and wounded as the faded cries begin to settle, for the night. But the words you use to hurt me now only seem to make me strong somehow, Ohh, a revolution is now!"
Sesshoumaru was listening to Hekele's song, more intently than he would have liked to admit to himself. He was transfixed by her voice. He could hear Rin's breathing even out, meaning that sleep would soon claim her. As Hekele sang she was stroking Rin's soft black hair gently to help soothe her. Shippo was already asleep. Hekele had paused again, almost as if she were going to stop singing all together, but picked up again.
"And the days will get warmer, and I'll lay down my armor...yaa Together we can fight this feeling. And the demons that stalk us will eventually turn to dust...yaa. Together we can start this healing, ohh oh, ya ya yaa ya"
Hekele started humming after that, still stroking Rin's hair. She replayed the song in her head as she did. She was oblivious to the stares she was getting from the rest of the group. Jakken had his mouth open partially, Sango was staring in awe, Miroku was wondering where she got such a lovely voice, Kagome was smiling proudly, and Inuyasha growled a bit.
*No one sings better than Kagome...but she isn't that bad...* he thought to himself.
Sesshoumaru was looking at Hekele from the corner of his eye. *She is truly lovely.* he thought, permitting himself a glance at her profile, which, he noted, he could barely see with those baggy pants. Hekele was now also wearing an over-sized sweatshirt to stay warm. If Sesshoumaru didn't have his wondrous sense of smell, he could have sworn she was a demon. Her hair was short, (midway to her shoulders,) and yellow with red flames starting about halfway from the top. She looked very content with the two children in her lap as she herself drifted off into sleep. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes but stayed alert. He couldn't help but wonder who exactly this Hekele girl was, and how she knew this group of imbeciles. He allowed his mind to wander about her a moment, until he actually felt himself fall into a calming sleep, his last conscious thought was an odd one, however. *What the hell is a biscuit?*
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*Me* So, what did you all think???
*Lawyers* (grumble, grumble, grumble.)
*Me* Good, now that that's settled, I think I'll give you a quick tidbit from the next chappie to keep you happy, here goes:
Hekele tossed Sango the rose scented shower gel, "Here, I think you'll like this stuff!" Sango opened the container and inhaled the gel's scent.
"Wow Hekele, it smells just like roses!!! And this 'sponge' really makes your skin shine more!!!" she said as she scrubbed her arms and legs.
"Let Rin try next, let Rin try next!!!" said Rin as she splashed around joyously, causing Hekele, Kagome, and Sango to laugh. Sango handed Rin the sponge and rose-scented product and Rin washed her arms and laughed as the scent reached her nose. Hekele scrubbed her back and smiled, it was nice to play the older sister again, she remembered taking care of her younger brother when he was young, and she had missed it. She washed the last of the lather from Rin's back and was about to get out of the hot spring when she heard Kagome and Sango gasp.
"What is it? What's wrong?" she asked them.
"W-where did you get all of those scars?!? You are worse than Sango and me! What happened?" Kagome questioned in a motherly tone. Sango nodded anxiously. Rin looked at Hekele's back and winced, as if an imaginary pain was hitting her. Hekele grimaced but recovered quickly with a fake smile.
"Oh, those? You know I skateboard Kagome, AND you know how clumsy I am, they're nothing more than past injuries from falling and stuff," she said quickly as she got out of the hot spring and dressed herself. Kagome looked at Sango skeptically, as if asking a question. Sango nodded.
"It looks more like a beating to me..." Sango prodded. Hekele flinched, they knew they had her.
"Who did it?" Kagome asked softly. Hekele sighed sadly, all she wanted to do was curl up into a ball in a fifty-foot hole at this moment and not crawl back out EVER.
"Who else?" she whispered quietly, not wanting the tears that were threatening her eyes to fall, "My father..."
What'cha think??? You wanna read??? This chappie is gonna give a bit of insight into Hekele's past, and I will also talk more about my friend Kachie, I hope you review...I need some ideas AND I need to know who to dedicate my next chapter to....and if no one seems worthy......I WILL DEDICATE IT TO KIKYO AND NARAKU!!!!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! Ok, not Kikyo....i could never stoop that low if my life depended on it...but Naraku I can and WILL do!!! So send me a few reviews and I will choose a winner!!!