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CHAPTER 11
Learning How To Be…
Li sighed as the sun hit his face. Kanna stood beside him; the two were in the middle of a beautiful valley. Kanna pointed beyond them to a mountain range in the distance.
"I think this is as far as I'll go with you Li, I'm sorry. I know my duty to my father, I have to head back to your village now." She said, Li nodded absently, until he fully processed what she'd just said,
"Whoa, whoa! Wait Kanna, it's not my-" he turned but she was already bounding off. He sighed, "Well that's just like her." He mumbled, and then looked in the direction where, according to Kanna, Totosai the sword smith was hidden.
Great, this should be REALLY interesting…I kinda wish Kyto was here… Li closed his eyes at the memory of his dead friend…
Flash back
"Young master Li; there is truth in this… Only in Death shall we accomplish what we want most!" the huge wolf called to him,
"Kyto!" he yelled to the large wolf that jumped in front of the Sara; the blast hit Kyto strait on.
"Be strong-Little One…"
End Flash back…
Li looked again to his destination,
"What am I waiting for?" he said, and then a strong wind blew around him, pushing him in the direction he wanted to go. He grinned, "I was going Kyto, no need to rush me." He said sarcastically, then next gust about blew him over, he chuckled, "Either I'm going insane, or you're a tad angry." He teased, and then he began his journey.
Sara sat in the house that she had shared with her family for her entire life, some how, it suddenly didn't feel so much like home. It was weird that the place that she had lived in her entire life now suddenly seemed strange and unfamiliar. However, she didn't find herself being very upset about this. Her only thoughts were of Li. Gods only knew where he might be at that exact moment, it had been she who had sent him out on this somewhat ridiculous escapade to get stronger so that she and him could bond together, so if Li died while he was out there…it would be her fault.
Sara shivered at this thought, and a tear slid down her face. It was soon followed by another, and another, until she was crying quite steadily.
Sango entered Sara's old room silently and wrapped her arms around the weeping girl.
"Shh dear, come on it's alright. Li will be fine, he'll be just fine." Sango murmured to her daughter, trying her best to comfort the girl. Sara nodded, but her tears continued to fall steadily, then she whispered,
"Mom, if he dies, it's my fault." Sango stared at Sara for a moment, then smiled and hugged the girl harder,
"Don't worry dear, if anyone can survive out there, it will be him." She said, her daughter just continued to cry. Mentally Sango was hoping her words were true.
Li if you don't come back I'm going to kill you boy! Sango thought, and then she hugged her daughter some more.
There seemed to be no comforting Sara however…
Kagome walked through the halls of Sango's home, Miroku had said she was in here somewhere. However as Kagome passed Sara's room, she saw her friend comforting her crying daughter, she frowned, and was about to ask what was wrong when suddenly she heard Sara say,
"Mom, if he dies, it's my fault." Kagome's heart flew to her throat with Sango's reply.
"Don't worry dear, if anyone can survive out there, it will be him."
Kagome just stared at the two, and then she ran.
Kagome flew out of the house and ran through the village, her heart pounding like a two ton hammer in her chest.
No, no, no don't let it be true, please don't let it be true! She thought desperately.
Soon Kagome saw who she was looking for; Inuyasha sat on the ground with a few people, one being his brother, sitting with him. Kagome didn't seem to see them; instead she just ran up to Inuyasha and yelled,
"Where is my son!?" her voice was sharp and commanding, but there was desperation in it as well. Inuyasha didn't blink,
"He left this morning, why?" he replied, Kagome's eyes flashed,
"He left? To go where?" she snapped, ignoring his question,
"To see Totosai." Inuyasha replied, Kagome stomped her foot,
"Why the hell would he leave the village to go see that senile old fool now? We needed him here and if he's out there he can get killed by Nireku, if they get him, then he'll stand no chance against all of them! What were you thinking letting him go off on something as dangerous as that?" she ranted, Inuyasha said nothing until she was silent,
"Didn't you do the same thing when he left the first time Kagome?" he said calmly, Kagome's face turned red,
"No, I didn't know that anyone would want to kill him then Inuyasha! If I would have known I'd have never done it!" Inuyasha smiled, at her words,
"Well, if that's the case, I have another question, how exactly would you have me stop him from leaving? I probably could have over powered him if it were just a normal day, but he was going because of Sara, and he really wanted to go, and he had a guide to show him the entire way. Kagome with all that I would have had to kill him to stop him. Even if it was just Sara asking him to go, which she didn't really do, but he went for her, even with just that, he'd have kicked my ass severely; I'd be lying in a ditch somewhere. So I had to let him go thank you, and you should have more faith in him, he'll be fine. We're the ones who should be worrying about not having him here, not the other way around." And with that Inuyasha stood and walked away. Kagome just stared after him. And then she too walked the other way.
Kanna slid into the hut that Li had formerly occupied. It was the dead of night, she'd deal with her father in the morning, and he would be ready to kill her then anyway.
Maybe this way he'll let me off a bit easier. One more night to think it over won't kill him. She thought, then sighing she lay down on the cot that was in the back room.
She was about to close her eyes, when suddenly, she saw two golden orbs staring back at her.
Kanna never had a chance to move. The second she saw the eyes, they were an inch from her, and her father's familiar grip was on her wrist.
"Kanna." He said his voice ice. She whimpered. "Kanna, do you have anything to say?" he asked, his voice calm but scary. She whispered hoarsely,
"Daddy, I'm sorry, I just really got caught up in the moment, and Sara and Li were so cool, they were having huge adventures and I was stuck at home, I just wanted to have an adventure too. I'm sorry daddy." She said all this with a very tiny voice, and she felt herself getting smaller as he stood there. However, her father's reaction was nothing like she expected,
"You certainly got what you wanted didn't you?" he asked, his voice sounding more tired all of a sudden, she nodded, he smiled softly, and then hugged his daughter, "If you ever do that again, as soon as I find you I'll kill you." He snapped, but she could hear a relief in his voice. He'd been scared.
She smiled to herself and nodded into her father's arms.
"Yes dad, I promise…"
Nireku glared at Kite who stood near by, his face a mask of contempt. That demon thought too much for him self.
He is more dangerous than Kikyou, even with all her conniving ways. He's got a will of his own. Nireku thought, his cold gaze slid over to Suki, the demon that had always followed Kite into battle and come out as well.
She was silently sitting on a ledge of the room, in her hands she held a pool of silver liquid, and she was staring into it. She did that a lot now a days, though she never told anyone what she saw in the crystal pool.
Suki looked over to him at that moment, her dead eyes searching his for a moment; he hated it when she did this. Soon however her eyes confirmed what ever it was they had wanted to know, and she looked back to the pool.
Shivering, Nireku looked over to Kikyou. The dark priestess was sitting there, her herbs and arrows by her side. Kikyou had the ability to heal anyone in the world. But this Kikyou was different, the true Kikyou was still up in the spirit world, this Kikyou was a replica of the woman who was now dead. Her spirit was that of a priestess and a demon mix. Like that of the pup Li.
At this thought Nireku frowned, it might be a reason why Kikyou was so drawn to the pup. Using him for information, and watching him all the time she could.
She should still love Inuyasha, so what is her use of the pup? He thought to himself, the replica of the once great woman just sat there, her eyes closed; she was trying to find the pup's location now.
Kite suddenly straitened, his eyes narrowing,
"Something is wrong. What is your priestess doing Nireku?" the demon snapped, Nireku glared at the other man,
"Nothing is wrong she is just trying to find Li, now calm yourself, you don't need to question me. Just do as you're told." Nireku snapped, Kite glowered, and growled
"If I always did 'as I was told' I'd be dead right about now. Don't try to own me Nireku, I'm here cause' I wish to be, don't confuse your position over me with a master rather than employer." The demon said icily,
Nireku snarled,
"Maybe you are more trouble than you're worth Kite, don't allow me to think on this to heavily, or you may pay the price." He snapped, Kite snarled himself,
"You can't kill Li without me, what are you going to do?" he yelled, Suki looked up from her pool, and opened her mouth to say something, however, Nireku was faster. In a single instant, he shot out a knife like hand, and it went strait through Kite's chest.
Kite just stared at it for a moment, before he fell to his knees, blood dripping down from the wound. Nireku pulled the knife/hand back, letting the hole in Kite's chest bleed more freely. Kite looked to Suki, who stared blankly at him, and then he took his last breath.
Kikyou, who had not opened her eyes yet, finally did so.
"Nireku, we should just attack Inuyasha's little village, Li will come soon if we do." she said, not even glancing at Kite's body. Nireku nodded,
"I agree, however, we shouldn't do it just yet, I still need to recover from my own encounter with him last time, for now let us just find a place to call home for a time." He said, and then stood, Kikyou beside him, Suki just watched them with her ever blank eyes, "Come Suki." he said, and then he headed out with Kikyou on his arm.
Suki walked over to Kite when they were gone, and closed his death ridden eyes for the last time…
Li sat in the home of Totosai the sword smith. The man himself right across from him,
"So you want a sword for yourself you say?" Totosai asked, Li nodded wordlessly, Totosai nodded, "And you're Inuyasha's whelp too?" Li nodded again, Totosai nodded, and then said, "Well, I don't see why not!" Li sighed in relief, until Totosai interrupted, "However, the sword I am going to make for you Li, this sword will take a lot of training to hold correctly. Are you still sure this is what you want?" the old man asked, Li nodded,
"Yes, I'm sure."
AN: ok, that is one more chappie down, thanks to all of you beloved people who review, and thanks for reading all you people who don't review. Ok, so I think this chappie is pretty good, I am very happy with all the different view points it took on, I hope I did all of those to your satisfaction. Now, I am working on a story for some friends of mine at the same time as this one, so updates may get a bit father apart, we'll just have to see. Alright, see-ya next time!
