This is chapter four. In this chapter, Shadow is dying. She's lost all senses and she doesn't know where she is. Entia is trying to get her to the last village he saw, but Shadow isn't looking like she's going to make it. Well stop reading this and read the story already!

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4. Someone New

Where last chapter left off...

She didn't answer. "Shadow?" Entia asked again. She still didn't answer. "Hey, you promised! You promised not to die," he said. "I'm not dead...yet," Shadow said and smiled. "Don't say that. You're not going to die," Entia said. "Whatever you say..." Entia listened to her breathing getting slower now. "Let's not talk anymore. You need as much rest as you can get," Entia said.

"Okay," Shadow whispered. "But you can't fall asleep. You might not wake up," Entia said. "That wouldn't be so bad," Shadow said. It was silent after that. Entia continued traveling through the forest. He was starting to get close to the village. Shadow kept quiet as Entia worried more.

Finally, the village came into sight. "Shadow, you made it. You made it to the village," Entia said. "But...I wanted to escape the orphanage. Why did we go back, Tobi?" Shadow asked. "What are you talking about, Shadow? Who's Tobi? It's me, Entia," he said. "Who? I've never met an Entia. Did Naraku send you, too?" Shadow asked. "No! We're going to the priestess," Entia said.

"But the priestess is dead," Shadow cried, "My mommy's gone." Entia walked to the priestess's hut and knocked on the door. "Priestess! I need your help! This human is going to die soon," Entia yelled. The door opened and a woman stepped out. "What did you do this time?"

"I didn't do anything. I found her being attacked by a demon and helped her out. Please save her my lady," Entia said and bowed his head. "Please...She's gotten worse," he cried.

"Very well. I see you care about her. Bring her inside." Entia brought Shadow inside and laid her down. "She's been talking in jumbles. She's called me Tobi and said she's never heard of me after we introduced ourselves." "Entia, she has no clue where she is right at this very moment."

"Huh?" "She doesn't even remember you or that you even saved her. She is remembering past people she's known. She's remembering past memories," the priestess said and started cleaning Shadow's wounds. "But why?" Entia asked. "Well, she's sick. She's lost a lot of blood and I don't even think she's going to make it through the night," the priestess said.

"Don't say that. I haven't given up on her and you shouldn't either," Entia said. "I'll do what I can. You can rest now. You look exhausted. I'll wake you up when I'm done," the priestess said. "I guess I'll take a short nap," Entia said and sat down, leaning against the wall, falling asleep.

"Entia. Wake up, Entia," the priestess said in a gentle voice. "I'm awake. I'm awake. What's wrong?" he asked. "It's the girl. I'm so sorry, but she didn't make it. I tried everything. She was just too badly injured. I'm sorry," the priestess said. "N-No, that can't be. She promised me," Entia said. He crawled over to Shadow's lifeless body. "S-Shadow? Please answer me, Shadow."

"She's not going to answer. I killed her and there's no more you can do about it," Kagura said and entered the hut. "You!" Entia yelled. "I told you I'd come back," Kagura said and opened her fan.

Entia reached to grab his sword, but it wasn't there. He prepared to attack with his claws, but they were gone, too. "What's wrong with me?" Entia asked. "Come on, you cry-baby demon. Why don't you make us stop!" Kagura had vanished and Entia now was in a street full of kids.

He looked down at his hands and realized he was a little kid again. "Cry-baby demon! Cry-baby demon!" the kids yelled."Stop it! I'm not a cry-baby!" Entia yelled. "Cry-baby demon!" the kids continued. "I am not," Entia mumbled and closed his eyes. He felt warm arms go around him. "Now, now. It's all right. You can stop crying. I'll take care of you," the priestess said.

Entia opened his eyes again and looked down at his hands. He was older. "Look, everyone. It's the cry-baby," a girl yelled. The kids laughed and started chanting, "cry-baby" over and over.

Entia growled and swung his claws at the girl. She screamed and fell on the ground. The other kids surrounded her. "She's dead." "He killed her." "That demon just killed her." They all said. The priestess ran out and saw what he did. She looked at him. "I-I didn't mean to. They wouldn't stop," Entia cried. "Alura! Alura!" a woman yelled and ran to the dead girl.

The woman cried and turned to Entia. "How could you do such a thing? How could you kill your own sister!" she yelled. "I-I d-didn't mean t-to," Entia said and looked at the priestess. She looked away from him. "He's a killer! Get away from him! Everyone, get away!" people yelled.

"Entia! Entia, get up!" the priestess yelled. He opened his eyes and looked around. "I didn't mean to. I didn't. I'm not a killer," he cried and closed his eyes. The priestess hugged him.

"It's alright. I know you didn't mean to. That was a long time ago. It's over," she said. Entia took some deep breaths and the priestess let go of him. "I'm fine. What about Shadow?" he asked."I think with a lot of rest, she'll be fine. She just needs to heal her wounds, that's all," the priestess said. "Good...I'm going for a walk," Entia said and stood up, leaving the hut.

He walked down the paths of the village. A little girl was running and dropped an apple out of the basket she was carrying. Entia picked it up and handed it to her. "Thank you," she said, smiling.

"Your welcome," Entia said and smiled. "What's your name?" she asked. "Entia." "Well, I'm Kairi," she said. "Kairi, get over here!" her father yelled. "Oh...I gotta go. It was nice meeting you, Entia," she said and ran to her father. Entia watched her until she reached her father.

"What is it, papa?" Kairi asked. "I don't ever want to see you with that demon again. When I was young, he killed one of my best friends! Come on," her father said and pulled her down the path. Entia watched in disbelief. 'I guess it'll never go away,' he thought and kept walking. He walked to the entrance of the forest and jumped onto a branch of a tree.

He sat down and took his journal out his kimono.

Dear Journal,

I can't stop having those stupid memories. If only I could turn back time...Anyway, last night I saved the human named Shadow from a demon and took her to the priestess. I found out that she's going to be okay with plenty of rest. I met another human today in my village. She introduced herself as Kairi and I introduced myself. Then her father calls her over and tells her he never wants to see her with me again. That I killed...his best friend when he was young. I'm going to go visit my sister's grave tonight and if any humans get in my way, they'll be too afraid to fight me like last time. I just hope Shadow wakes up soon so I can tell her I'm leaving.

Entia

He put his journal away and jumped down from the tree. The sun was just about to come up when he walked toward his sister's grave-sight. Some guards were standing in front of it and blocked Entia from going any further. "I'm sorry, but your stepmother has forbidden you to enter this place," a guard said. "Do you think you can stop me?" Entia asked and showed his claws.

"No, I don't think so," another guard said. "If you won't tell, I won't," Entia said and continued walking to the grave-sight. Once he reached it, he kneeled down in front of his sister's grave.

Back in the priestess's hut...

"My lady, my wife is sick at home. Could you please come and see her?" a man asked. "I am taking care of someone right now, but I don't think she'll wake up anytime soon so I guess for a little while," the priestess said and followed the man out of the hut.

Shadow opened her eyes and looked around the hut. 'Where am I?' she thought. She saw all the antidotes and medicines on top of the shelves around the hut. 'I'm in Lady Kaede's hut! But that means I'm back in the village and Miss Mireille will come and get me. I gotta leave right away!' Shadow thought. She slowly stood up and held onto the wall, trying to catch her breath.

She hung on to the wall and walked out of the hut. The sun came up and Shadow turned back into a half-demon. A little of her strength returned so she didn't have to hang on the wall as much. She let go of the wall and walked toward the forest. 'I can hide there,' she thought.

Shadow kept walking until she came to the entrance of the forest. She was getting tired so she jumped up onto a tree branch. 'It should take about three days rest to get my full strength back since I'm a half-demon again,' she thought and sat down, leaning against the tree. 'I could use a little rest right about now,' Shadow thought and instantly fell asleep.

"Sister, it's me again. I was thinking about you a lot and I thought I'd pay you a visit. I found a girl who was the same age as you when you left. Well, she looks like she's your age. I found her in the forest. She was hurt badly so I took her to the priestess. She's going to be okay now."

Entia took something out his kimono and laid it by the grave. "I never expected to see this again. Remember when we were little and we'd play together in secret, away from your mom. We buried our favorite things and we were going to dig them up when we got older. You picked a lunar flower because you loved my night powers," Entia said and laid it by the grave.

"I would make pictures with the stars so you would laugh. I loved to hear it. I would give anything to hear it now," he said and took some else out his kimono. "You remember what I buried, right?" Entia asked. "What! That demon better not be at my daughter's grave!" a woman yelled.

"I've gotta go. See you later, Alura," Entia said and laid his favorite thing by the grave. He walked away from it and stopped, taking one last look at it. It read, 'Here lies Alura Yomitou, the world's best daughter.' Scratched under that it read, 'and sister.' Laid by the grave were the lunar flower and a picture of Alura that Entia drew when he was little. He turned and walked away.

He was almost to the priestess's hut when she ran toward him. "Entia, the girl! She's gone! She's not in the hut anymore!" the priestess yelled. "What!" Entia yelled and ran to her. They met up and stopped. "She couldn't have walked out herself. She would have been way too weak."

"Did anyone go inside?" Entia asked. "I don't know. I was helping someone. I came back and she was gone," the priestess said. "That means anyone could have taken her," Entia said and smelled the air. He smelled Shadow's scent along with her demon side. 'Another demon?' he thought. "You don't worry. I'll look for her," Entia said. "But-" "Just go inside and wait."

"Okay...Just don't do anything you'll regret," the priestess said and went inside. Entia started following Shadow's scent. 'She's closer than I expected,' he thought when he reached the entrance to the forest. He looked up in the tree Shadow was in and saw her as a half-demon.

"Hey you!" Entia yelled. Shadow was still asleep so she didn't budge. Entia sighed and unsheathed his sword. He jumped up so he was level to the branch Shadow was on and cut it.

The branch was falling when Shadow woke up. She quickly jumped to grab another branch, but Entia had jumped up and pushed her down on the ground. Shadow tried to get back up, but Entia put foot on her stomach and pushed her back on the ground. Shadow screamed with pain. Entia ignored it. "Where's the girl?" he asked. "What are you talking about?" Shadow asked.

"Don't play dumb with me! You have her scent all over you!" Entia yelled and pushed his foot down. Shadow screamed. Tears streaming from her eyes. "Stop! Please!" she yelled. "Tell me where Shadow is and maybe I'll consider," Entia said and pushed his foot down harder.

Shadow bit down, trying to keep from yelling. "I am Shadow. It's really me, Entia," she whispered. "You're lying," Entia yelled and slapped her. "No, I'm not. I remember you saving me from that demon. Then you were carrying me to a village," Shadow whispered. "But how? You can't be Shadow. You're a demon. You're just a demon that has the scent of a human on her!"

Entia stopped. He realized it at that very moment. "You're a half-demon," he whispered and stepped away from her. "I'm so sorry, Shadow. I didn't realize it until now," Entia said.

Shadow sat up and took some deep breaths. "It's okay. I didn't tell you, that's all. It's not your fault," she said and leaned against a tree. It was silent for a while. "Why did you leave the priestess's hut?" Entia asked to break the silence. "I thought I was in another priestess's hut," Shadow said. "Do you know that priestess?" she asked. Entia nodded.

"Yes, when I was little, she took me in and raised me," he said. "So you never had a family?" Shadow asked. "Not really...my mother was killed shortly after my birth. And my father left me when I was young like he did to my stepmother. She didn't want to take care of me, either."

"That's too bad," Shadow said. "Now it's my turn to ask a question. Who's Tobi and Naraku?" Entia asked. "Oh...Tobi was a cat-demon that was given to me by my parents. And Naraku...I don't really know who he is," Shadow said and stood up. The pain was still there, but it was nothing she couldn't handle. "You wanna go back to the priestess's hut?" Entia asked.

"I guess," Shadow said. Entia led the way to the hut and they walked inside. "Entia, did you find her?" the priestess asked when she saw him. "Yeah, she's right here," he said. The priestess looked up at Shadow. "But this girl's a demon. The other girl was a human," she said.

"Meet Shadow. She's a half-demon," Entia said. "Oh! That explains things. Well, it's nice to see you up and around, Shadow. I'm glad you're feeling better," the priestess said and smiled.

"I wanted to thank you for taking care of me," Shadow said and bowed to her. "That's what I'm here for," the priestess said, laughing. Shadow smiled a bit. "Entia, you should show her around the village. I'm sure she'd love that," the priestess said. "Okay. Come on, Shadow," Entia said and pulled her out the hut. They walked the paths of the village while Entia gave her the tour.

"Hey Entia, why are people starring at us. Haven't they ever seen a demon in their village?" Shadow asked. "Yeah, it's just something that happened in the past," Entia mumbled and continued on. Once the tour was over, they headed back to the priestess's hut.

The priestess was off taking care of something so it was just Entia and Shadow in the hut. "You should stay here for the night and in the morning you can head back to your family," Entia said.

"Family?" Shadow asked. "Yeah," Entia said. "I don't have a family to go back to. All of my family is gone," Shadow mumbled. "Oh...what happened?" Entia asked. "There was a huge village fire and my parents were killed in it," Shadow said. "Is that why you were in the forest?"

"You could say that. After they died, I was forced to live in an orphanage with this mean woman. She would kick me around and take everything I had gotten from my parents. So I escaped," Shadow said. "Why didn't you stand up for yourself?" Entia asked. "I couldn't. I was too weak. In the fire I got hurt really bad," Shadow said. "It's hard when you're a demon," Entia said.

"What do you mean?" Shadow asked. "Humans and other demons think they can push you around, but they can't. When I was growing up, it was hard for me. What about you?"

"It wasn't so bad. My father was a half-demon and my mother was a human. The village excepted them so when I was born all the kids thought I was like my father. They all thought he was so much fun," Shadow said and smiled. She remembered Inuyasha's smiling face.

"I guess you have a good life unlike other demons," Entia said. "I had a good life. It seems like my life has been always this horrible since my parents died, but they're always with me. That's what they said before they died. I carry a little bit of both of them with me," Shadow said. It was night outside and the priestess walked in. She looked at Shadow instantly.

"What are you doing up! You need to be sleeping and healing," the priestess said. "Sorry," Shadow said and leaned against the wall. The priestess turned to Entia.

"You, too. Aren't you planning to go somewhere tomorrow?" the priestess asked. "Yeah," Entia said and closed his eyes. 'Wonder where,' Shadow thought and closed her own eyes. She didn't really want to wake up and see Entia gone. She felt like he understood what she was going through. 'I'll make sure to wake up early,' Shadow thought and went to sleep.

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...That was chapter four! I hope you liked it! I'm going to try and keep writing in my free time, but school's getting to me. We're about to start another semester and I have very hard classes. A good thing is that I'll also have computers so I can update a lot. Yay! So...Will Entia be there in the morning? Where is he planning to go? Will Shadow dare to follow him? Find out in the next chapter!!!