A/N: Hello everyone! I do not own InuYasha, or any of the characters. Aquila, Jason and any other characters that do not appear in the show are mine, unless I mention that they are from the show. However, Tondrin belongs to one of my friends. He let me use his character for this fan fiction (Thanks a million!).
Chapter One
We Meet Again
It was a bright, sunny day. Children were out, playing amongst themselves, while the villagers did their work inside the village. This wasn't an ordinary village, however. The children and villagers were not humans, but demons.
Sitting outside one of the many huts, was a demon girl with long black hair. Red pants clung to her legs, and her sleeveless black shirt held to her torso. On her left fore-arm, were two straps made of a leather-type material. The leather bound something to her left fore-arm, more on the inside than the outside. The hilt was what looked like it belonged to a dagger. One could tell this, because of the size and shape of what was contained amongst the leather.
"Akuira! Get over here! The horses have escaped again!" a voice cried. The girl looked up, her sharp crystal blue eyes seemed to have a bit of a glow with the sunlight.
"Not again!" she called back, getting up and sprinting toward where the voice had called from; Her long black hair blew with the wind.
She came to a stop where there were was a small stable, with only about three horses left. A tall boy stood not far from her, holding the reins of a black horse. She walked toward him.
"Thanks, Jasonu." she said, taking the reins. The boy gave a kind smile.
"No problem." he replied. The boy was Akuira's older sibling, Jasonu. His short black hair was rather untidy, but his hazel eyes had a warm sense to them. Today, he was not wearing the usual black pants and shirt, but a plain, black kimono.
"Jasonu, we need to build better stables! I've told you that millions of times, but would you listen! No… You wouldn't listen to me..." Akuira said. Jasonu nodded.
"I did listen." he said, mounting a white horse. Akuira rolled her eyes.
"Well, come on then! They can't get away that quickly, if we hurry!" she said, leading the black stallion out of the stables. She quickly mounted the horse, then rode off.
Jasonu watched her. "She's determined." he muttered, then followed his younger sister. Ahead of them, dust was rising.
"There they are.." Akuira muttered.
The pounding of hooves on the ground was heard, the sound slowly getting louder as Akuira and Jasonu got nearer.
"Come on!" Jasonu called.
"Hey, I'm the one that's ahead of you, not the other way around!" she called over her shoulder. She's got a point, there. Jasonu thought.
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Sure enough, the horses were brought back by both siblings. Akuira demounted the black stallion, handed the reins over to her brother, then walked off. She brushed her hands through her hair as she walked out to the front of the village. Stopping, Akuira looked up at the sky as she stood still.
"You'll come back, I know you'll come back." she said quietly.
As the day went on, Akuira took care of some daily tasks.
"Akuira! Akuira, come quick! Visitors!" a villager cried. Akuira turned around, and headed for the front at a slow steady pace.
"If it were the one I long to see, there wouldn't be much of a worry. Probably just someone unwanted, or a gro-- A GROUP! Oh shit..." Akuira said, quickening her pace. By the time she reached the front of the village, her guess, was right.
Standing there, were five beings, and a neko.
"Inuyasha! Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara!" Akuira exclaimed. A boy as tall as Jasonu walked up to her.
"You know them!" he asked, looking bewildered.
"Yes Eriku, I do know them. At ease, everyone!" she called to the villagers, who looked capable of murder. They put their weapons away.
"Akuira, what are you doing here?" the silver-haired dog demon, Inuyasha, asked.
Aquila looked at Inuyasha.
"I live here. What're you guys doing here?" she asked.
"Searching for jewel shards. Kagome sensed some, and we ended up here." Replied the monk, Miroku. Akuira looked at Miroku, then pulled a small pouch from her belt. Akruia opened the pouch, and tipped it upside-down. Several pinkish-purple jewel shards fell into her hand.
"Are these the shards that you sensed, Kagome?" she asked.
A girl stepped forward. A green uniform skirt fell slightly higher than her knees, and long, white sleeved shirt uniform shirt with green cuffs covered her torso.
"Yes, those are the shards I sensed." The school girl, Kagome, replied.
"Those are your jewel shards! Last I checked, you didn't have any!" exclaimed Inuyasha. Akuira gave a sly smile.
"Well, last you checked, that was correct. But, since we haven't seen each other for about a year, things have changed." she answered.
"One thing didn't change, and that's the fact that you're still annoying." Inuyasha muttered.
"I heard that." Aquila snapped slightly, as she lead them out of the village. They all sat under a sakura tree.
"Heard what?" asked Inuyasha.
"One thing didn't change, and that's the fact that you're still annoying." Aquila repeated.
"I NEVER SAID THAT!" he yelled.
"YOU DID SO!" Aquila yelled back.
"There they go again…" the small fox demon, Shippo, said quietly.
"YOU'RE JUST TOO STUBBORN! I GUESS IT'S TRUE! YA CAN'T TEACH AN OLD MUT NEW TRICKS!" Akuira yelled.
"MUT! OH, YOU'RE ASKING FOR IT!" Inuyasha yelled back.
"Shippo, you'd better go. Things may get ugly.." said Kagome. The small fox demon nodded, before skipping away.
"ASKING FOR WHAT?" she yelled.
"Getting your ass kicked!" yelled Inuyasha in reply. Akuira gave a pose. She leaned back only slightly, put one hand on her hip, and looked disgusted.
"Excuse me? You're the stupid mut, here!" she said.
"And? What's that got to do with it!" he asked.
"Oh, nothing. If you don't count your stupidity.." she muttered.
"THAT'S IT! I CAN'T STAND YOU ANY LONGER!" Inuyasha yelled finally, then walked only a few steps away.
"We're sorry about all this, Akuira." said Sango. Aquila shrugged as she took her seat.
"It's quite alright, Sango. We never really were good friends, considering we fight all the time. I don't take much of it, though. Just act like it's my brother, but with a different attitude and appearance." she answered. Inuyasha's high pitched yell carried out to them.
"Shippo!" he yelled.
"Sorry, but we'd better go." Miroku said apologetically.
"It's alright." Akuira said easily as they left.
Akuira looked up at the sky, a sigh escaping her lips.
"A few more guests. Not what I expected.." she said. The calm, blue sky was clear; Not a sign of any bad weather in sight. She sighed again.
"You'll come back, I know you'll come back. Please, come back. You just have to, please.." she said quietly. She continued to plead for something quietly. Soon after, the sun began to set, leaving the sky a pinkish orange colour.
Akuira looked around, still under the sakura tree. Nobody was there, not even walking up to her.
"I've been waiting, and I'll continue to wait." she said quietly, resting her head on the tree trunk, and closed her eyes.
"Hey Akuira, waiting for me?" someone's voice asked. Akuira opened her eyes, and looked up. Her eyes widened, and her mouth gaped open in surprise. A demon with black hair and silver eyes stood there. He smiled.
"My prayers have been answered." she said quietly.
