Hey all here is a new fanfic. Finally out of school so I can write more! Please review!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
12-31-04 I am editing this story. There will be some major changes and things explained in more detail. Please let me know of any other mistakes, or things that need to be better explain.
Chapter 1: The Sister
Kouga ran into his den on the mountain side. He had an unnatural shrug to his shoulders and his head was bowed down instead of upright. His eyes held so much sadness in them. Yet, he did not want the pack to see him in this state. He walked through the cave and into the back were there was a secluded room and if you walked farther there was a hot spring nestled in the back. Kouga flung himself onto his bed of furs and curled up into a ball and slowly let his silent tears fall.
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"Inuyasha I feel jewel shards coming." Kagome said while wrapping her arm around Inuyasha.
"It's Kouga I can smell him." Inuyasha said to her with a smirk on his face. 'He is going to go crazy when he finds out I mated with Kagome.'
"Oi. Dog-crap get your hands off my woman." Kouga yelled as he came to a stop infront of the hanyou and human. Sniffing the air he looked back at Kagome. "Nani? You mated with him."
Kouga felt his heart break. 'I shouldn't of let her stay with that mutt'
Kagome pulled away from Inuyasha slightly. "Kouga I'm sorry, I never loved you. I tried to tell you over and over. Kagome went to put her hand on his shoulder for comfort but he jerked back. Kagome looked back down to the ground. "I'm sorry Kouga. I need to get the Jewel shards from your legs. Yours are the last two that Naraku doesn't have."
Kouga stood in shock. He knew she was going to ask for the jewel shards but he didn't really want to give them to him. "Hai, Kagome." He said to her as he sat down and took the shards from his leg. He could feel his extra strength leave him. He didn't even look back at them as he stood up and raced back to the den. Without the shards his trademark whirlwind still engulfed his toned form as he raced through the mountain side. (Obviously I cannot make his whirlwind disappear when Ayame can run with one around her. Wolves are just naturly fast.)
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Waking up the next day Kouga still felt a little heartbroken. With heavy legs he lifted himself off the furs and walked into the cave with the rest of his pack. 'I could just marry Ayame.' But yet Wolves mate for life and he knew he would never love her. 'Now to keep my eye open for a mate that can help lead and replenish the pack' He put a smile of indifference on and walked by his wolves and into the forest at the bottom of the mountain. 'Hunting should help to keep my mind off of that dog crap and his mate.'
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Sesshomaru roamed around the thick forest that was just within his lands. The first light of dawn was peeking it's way across the sky. He had not ventured this way in a hundred years and he couldn't find the reason for what compelled him to be here. 'Why is it that I feel as if I have to find something. Something is pulling me into these woods.' Trying to remember what would make these woods seem so familiar to him he walked on. Unknowingly of how he got there, he found himself infront of a cave entrance. Walking forward he was met by a barrier. "Nani." He said out loud.
Pulling more of his power into his one arm he bashed at the barrier. The sounds the barrier was making traveled throughout the lands reaching the hunting wolf.
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"What the hell is that?" Kouga yelled out loud to himself. 'Better check it out.' Spending off towards the west he sought out the culprit of such a loud outburst. Sensitive ears ringing his feet pounding on the ground he pushed himself further.
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Sesshomaru growled in annoyance. 'None of my attacks are breaking through this barrier. What do I have to do to break this!!' Stepping back he contemplated his current situation. There before him stood a barrier against something he needed to find and he couldn't break it alone.
Then suddenly the wolf who's ears still rang came up beside the great lord. "Lord Sesshomaru, was that you making all that racket?"
Sesshomaru glanced over at Kouga. 'He could help.' Unsheathing the great Tokijin he looked at the barrier and spoke to the wolf. "Unsheathe your sword wolf. This barrier must be broken. I will not allow something I did not consent, to be jailed on my lands."
Kouga looked stunned at the great Taiyoukai. But complied none the less. Unsheathing a sword that had never seen battle he took a stance near Sesshomaru.
"As I use my attack follow with your own. Our combined strengths should be able to break this." Planting his feet fully in the ground he focused his youkai energy into his blade. Screaming in rage and purpose he blasted his attack against the barrier while Kouga's on energy flashed by him.
The barrier shook with a small amount of determination. It was all in fail. The barrier surrounding the cave crashed down and left the entrance open to the two youkai's.
Sniffing the air inside the cave Sesshomaru's eyes widened in surprise. 'I know this scent. It's her, how could I ever forget. How is it that I could just forget about trying to save you.' Sesshomaru shook his head and continued into the cave, followed by a curious wolf.
Walking into the vast cavern his sharp eyes darted over every part in the cave. "There." He said out loud pointing his finger to a figure in the distance. Kouga's eyes followed his finger. There against the wall was a demoness. She looked to be in a deep sleep.
He watched as Sesshomaru made his way over to her. Kneeling in front of woman Sesshomaru brushed the hair out of her sleeping face. "Imouto.." he said to her in a wispher.
He gently lifted her from the ground and carried her into his lap. "Sakura....Wake up now." He said to the sleeping figure in his arms.
Kouga watched in confusion as Sesshomaru lifted the woman into his arms and sat her in his lap. 'He called her imouto.' Kouga made his way over to Sesshomaru and sat down infront of him.
As time crept by Sesshomaru kept his time cleaning the dust that had collected on his sister. Night had fallen on them and still she hadn't woken from her sleep. "Sakura..." he whispered into her ear again. Hoping for a response he shook her gently. A soft grown was heard from the woman in his arms.
Her amber eyes slowly fluttered open. "Sesshomaru ani." She said to him. "Hai. Sakura it is me."
"I'm....free?" She said in just a wishper. "Hai." He said back to her.
"Arigato Sesshomaru ani." She said to him then threw her arms around his neck and cried softly.
Kouga still sat in silence not wanting to break the united siblings. He took his free time to go over the demoness infront of him. She looked much like Sesshomaru but her hair was black and she had blood red markings on her cheeks instead of Sesshomaru's magenta color. 'She's beautiful.'
Sesshomaru looked down at his sister and smiled for the first time in a hundred years. Quickly standing up but wary of the girl who had fallen asleep again he made his way back to the entrance of the cave. Turning around he spoke to the wolf.
"I am returning to my castle. You are welcome to come. I am debt to you for helping release my sister."
"Hai, Sesshomaru." Kouga said to him then followed him west.
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Inuyasha sat in his favorite tree overlooking the village that Kagome was in. He was happy for the first time in a long time. 'The woman I love in with me and I have everything I have always wanted.' Yet something he couldn't quite place weighed on his heart. 'Ane.' He thought to himself. He hadn't seen his sister in a hundred years. His last memory was of her crying and holding him telling him to be strong. As his mind pondered through his past a lone tear fell down his cheek. He didn't notice Kagome come up and watch as the tear fell down his cheek.
"Inuyasha, Are you alright?" She asked
Inuyasha looked down at her and smiled as he jumped out of the tree. "What did I do to deserve you, Kagome?"
She smiled at him and pulled him into a tight embrace. "I love you, Inuyasha." She soothed her hands through his long silver hair. "What were you thinking about that made you sad Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha looked at her. "The past." He said to her as he took in a deep breath. "I never told you this but I have an older sister. She disappeared a hundred years ago. I was thinking about her, I miss her. After Mother and Father died she was the only one that cared for me. She even fought for me." Inuyasha smiled slightly. "She fought with Sesshomaru for me. It was funny because she knocked him to the ground and sat on him."
Kagome listened with interest. Inuyasha never really talked about his past. When he did it was always centered on something bad. She giggled at the thought of Sesshomaru on the ground. "What happened to her." She asked him.
Inuyasha's eyes darted to the ground. A lump formed in his throat but he pushed it back. "She..went out to fight for me one day. Hoards of demons came for me after my Father died. She was the only one who could protect me." Inuyasha looked up at Kagome and continued. "Sesshomaru even helped but somehow it wasn't enough. She begged them to take her instead of me. The demons took her offer and ran off with her. I haven't seen her since."
"Oh Inuyasha I am so sorry!!" She threw herself at him and landed kisses all over his face. She gave him the comfort only she could.
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Sesshomaru and Kouga walked on at a slow pace. Sesshomaru didn't want to disturb the sleeping demoness in his arms.
Kouga who was bored of the silence, decided to make small talk. "So this is the lost Sister of you and Inuyasha."
Sesshomaru looked over at him. "Hai. A hundred years ago she and I were in a battle to protect Inuyasha. Thousands of demons came to kill him after our Father died. It took everything we had to try and hold them back. Sakura took it upon herself to end the fighting. She offered herself instead of Inuyasha. Of course they consented and she was taken."
Kouga nodded his head in understanding. 'She gave up her life for mutt-face.' Kouga looked at the girl in Sesshomaru's arms. "She did a noble thing to protect him."
Sesshomaru nodded. "Hai. She was always sticking up for him. I never understood why she was so willing to love that hanyou brother of mine."
"Simply because he is my baby brother. I wanted to protect him and love him as you did to me." said a silky soft voice. "Put me down ani, I need to stretch my legs."
Sesshomaru smiled at her and obliged. "Are you feeling better now."
"Hai. I am. Where is Inuyasha I need to see him. He will want answers." She said to him looking into his eyes.
Sesshomaru growled but complied. "Fine but let us fly I don't want it to take forever for us to get there."
Turning around she saw the wolf. 'Wow he is cute.' She giggled and took the wolfs hand. "I'm Sakura, younger sister to the Lord Sesshomaru and older sister to the Prince Inuyasha."
Kouga smiled at her and brought her hand to his lips. "I am Kouga, leader of the Eastern Wolf tribe.
He kissed her fingers gently. "It is a pleasure to meet you Lady Sakura."
She smiled widely at him. "As I am to meet you Lord Kouga."
"If you two would stop flirting I believe you wanted to see Inuyasha." Sesshomaru said getting in between them.
Sakura blushed slightly and looked to Sesshomaru. "Gomen ani. Let us go." She looked down at her clothing. "Ahhh...Wait I need a bath and a change of clothes."
Sesshomaru sighed and lead her to a hot spring tucked into his forest. "Bath here, I will run home and get you some clothes." He formed his cloud and hovered for a moment. "Kouga, protect her while I am away." He then took to the starry sky at brilliant speed.
Kouga looked up at him and nodded. He walked over to a boulder on the side of a spring and turned the other way so she could bath.
Sakura watched Kouga as she undressed. Making sur he wasn't going to peek she slid into the warm water. 'Ahh...this feels good. It has been so long since I have been in water. She swam to the edge and found some herbs that she could wash her body and hair with. After washing her hair and body she sat at the side of the water and waited for Sesshomaru to return.
Kouga sat and listened to the beautiful demon in the water. He was doing all he could to not take a peek at the demoness naked behind him. 'She is able to keep my mind off of losing Kagome. Did I really love Kagome?' Sighing he looked up at the full moon.
Sakura heard his sigh and wondered what he was thinking about. "What is on your mind Kouga?" She asked.
Kouga brought his head up but didn't turn around to look in her eyes. "My life is complicated. I am sighing at the recent misfortune I have had to deal with the last few years."
"What do you mean?" She asked him.
"Well, a few years ago most of my clan was killed in a battle against Naraku. He is a hanyou that has left countless numbers of people hurt. On top of getting my revenge I found out yesterday that the woman I wanted as my mate, mated with another. But deep down I knew she didn't love me. She also took my jewel shards. So here I am now. Wondering what I should be doing."
"Oh Kouga I am so sorry you had to put up with that. If you accept my help I would be glad to offer my assistance in hunting down this Naraku." She said to him with a smile. "Wait Jewel shards?"
Kouga smiled and looked up at the sky. "A few years ago when Kagome first came here she was carrying the Shikon no Tama within her body. A demon was able to pull it from her body, but mutt face saved her. Then I was told that they encountered another demon and she attached the jewel to an arrow. When the arrow hit it's target the jewel was shattered into tiny pieces. She and your little brother are on a quest to put the Shikon no Tama back together but Naraku is hindering their quest."
"Oh so Inuyasha is involved with this.." She smiled at the thought of her brother. "My offer still stands if you want my help. I am pretty strong, although I am a bit rusty."
Kouga turned to look at her with a blush on his face. "Arigato, Sakura."
"If he wanted to join my hunt then he could be with you. I will not let you leave me so soon after I have found you sister." Sesshomaru said as he drifted down to the ground and set some clothes on the ground. "I got you a fighting Kimono. If you are well enough after we see Inuyasha I wanted to continue my hunt for Naraku."
"Hai Sesshomaru." Sakura said to him as she walked out of the water and put the kimono on. It was a two piece set the breastplate was made from the strongest metal and her skirt was made from her Father's own fur. She wrapped her feet up and stood next to Sesshomaru. "I'm ready."
Kouga watched as she walked up to her brother. 'She truly is beautiful. Maybe I will join them on the hunt. "Sesshomaru, if I am to join you may I ask one favor."
"Hai."
"May my first and second command come us as well. Most of the time they will be trying to catch up but they can be useful at times." He asked with hope in his heart.
"They may." Sesshomaru said.
"Very well I will meet you in Inuyasha Forest." He walked up to Sakura and grabbed her hands, " I will see you again soon my lady."
She giggled at him and went over to her brother. "We will see you again soon Kouga-kun."
"Hai." He said and took off in a whirlwind.
"Come on Sister. I'm sure your baby brother wants to see you." He gathered her in his arms as he took to the skies with his cloud. As he felt her get comfortable he set her down in a sitting position. "I have your sword, Sakura."
"Oh Arigato, Sesshomaru-ani." She said to him as she grabbed the sheathed sword. The hilt still shown in all it's silver and blue markings. She slid it into her obi and smiled at her brother. "How much longer I can't wait."
He chuckled at her childlike demure. "Soon just a couple more minutes and he should get my scent."
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Inuyasha and Kagome were still sitting under the tree when Inuyasha lifted his head and the breeze brought his brother's scent to him. "Nani, why is he here?"
"What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. She was a little frighten about how quickly he jumped up.
"My brother is here." He said to her.
Inuyasha ran out to the clearing so he could meet his brother head on. He watched as Sesshomaru landed on the ground.
Unsheathing Tetsagia he stood in a ready stance. "What do you want Sesshomaru?"
Sesshomaru smiled at him and Inuyasha had a scared look on his face. "Put that sword away brother. I have someone I am sure that you want to see."
Inuyasha watched as a form inched her way out from behind his tall brother. He was not expecting to see who he saw. "Ane."
Inuyasha dropped his sword to the ground and ran at his sister with tears in his eyes. "Sakura? Is that really you?" He dropped to his knees infront of her.
She followed him down to her knees. "Hai, Inuyasha it is me." She said as she pulled her little brother into a tight embrace. Both crying their eyes out.
Kagome came running into the field with her bow and arrows ready. "Inuyasha!" She yelled to him. 'Why is he hugging that girl?'
Inuyasha smiled when he heard Kagome. Getting up from his sister he walked over to her and put his arm around her waist. "I have someone you should meet Kagome." He walked her back over to her sister.
Smiling at Inuyasha Sakura stood up. Since he had no mother Sakura would take on that role. She looked over at the girl in Inuyasha's arms. "A miko." She said while inspecting the girl. Finally after a few minutes of running her eyes over the girl she stepped back a few feet. "Fire an arrow at me I want to test you."
"Nani." Kagome questioned her.
"Don't just stand there Miko. If you are my brother's mate I want to test you. If you are not up to par you will not be with him. Understand." Sakura tried her best not to laugh and to sound cold hearted at the same time.
Kagome's eyes narrowed as she set her bow with an arrow at the ready. 'No one threatens to take my Inuyasha from me.' She loosed the arrow and sent it flying at Sakura with just a little bit of extra miko power.
Sakura smirked when the arrow flew to her. 'She will do fine for him.' She quickly grabbed her jeweled sword and sliced the arrow in two. Smiling she walked over the Inuyasha and Kagome.
Bowing her head slightly, "Hello Kagome. It is nice to meet you. I am Sakura, Inuyasha's older sister. Welcome to the family, sister."
Kagome smiled at the demon in front of her. "Hello Lady Sakura. It is good to see you well."
Sakura smiled at her then looked over to her young brother. "Inuyasha I see you have fared well for yourself. I'm very happy to see you. I missed you so much, I feared for your safety." Small tears seeped into hr eyes again.
"I missed you a lot too. When you told me to be strong and then you ran off I was so scared. What happened to you?" He asked her in curiosity.
"That does not matter. I do not want to reflect on the past. I have new memories that I need to form." She stood quickly when she got the scent of wolf in her nose. A small smile came to her face.
Inuyasha smelt the air to and let off a small growl. "Kouga..." He said to the air.
Sakura smiled at her brother. "He will be joining Sesshomaru and I on our quest."
Inuyasha looked at her confused. "What quest?"
"To find Naraku and destroy him." She said with hate dripping off her words.
Sakura smiled as she watched Kouga's whirlwind disappear and as he skidded to a stop.
Inuyasha eyes widen at her as he watched her walk up to the wolf with a smile. "Hello Kouga-kun."
Kouga smiled at Sakura. "Hello Sakura, it is good to see you again." He grabbed her hands and kissed her fingers again.
Sakura giggled at Kouga's gestures. "Who are your friends." She asked looking over at the two wolf youkai.
Kouga smiled and turned to his companions. "Go introduce yourself."
A wolf with a silver mohawk came up to her. "I am Hakkaku, lady."
Then a wolf with silver hair and black bangs came up to her "and I am Ginta."
Sakura smiled. "It is good to meet you both. I am Sakura."
They both bowed to her and walked behind Kouga.
Sesshomaru came up behind her. "Sister, it is time that we start going. We are never going to find that bastard at this rate." He tried to sound stern but he wasn't able to with his sister.
"Hai, Sesshomaru." She said to him. Turning to Inuyasha she hugged her brother. "I have to go on a journey to help Sesshomaru and Kouga. We will meet again my brother."
"You going after Naraku right?" Inuyasha asked.
"Hai, we are. I know you guys are putting the Shikon no Tama back together. We will probably meet up with you." Sakura said as she smiled at her brother.
"He has the last of the shards so we are in search of him as well. Plus that bastard got me sealed to a trees." He said to her.
Sakura growled. "That bastard is going to wish he was never created when I am through with him. How dare he!"
"Our groups will meet up eventually. I shall take my group North. You should head South." Sesshomaru stated to Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked up at his brother. 'He is being nice to me again. Why did he get so mad at me before?' "Hai. We can meet up every three weeks and exchange information."
With goodbyes said Sesshomaru's group headed out to the North as Inuyasha and Kagome headed back to the village to gather the rest of their friends. A new found hope was ensued into each person. Naraku will meet his end soon.
Well that was a long Chapter. I am kinda liking this one fic. Please remember to review and please point out my mistakes. I do not mind them.
-12-31-04- Alright I added a little bit more to the story and explained a few things. I can't believe I got Hakkaku and Ginta mixed up!! Oh well it's fixed now. Please review if you find anything else that needs to be fixed!!
Thanks for reading,
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