Musume no Shorai – Chapter 6

"Huh?" Sachi looked down at the sheath pointed at her. "No, never."

Do you know how to use any kind of weapon?" Natsuko pressed, swiping at the air with her katana.

"Well, my mom taught me some archery..."

"Archery?" Natsuko stabbed the air. "She must have been doing that to prepare you to us a sacred arrow."

Sachi gave Natsuko a questioning look.

"I thought so." Natsuko sighed. "You don't know what that is, do you?"

Natsuko watched as Sachi shook her head slowly, then sighed.

"You're mom has the ability to shoot arrows, but when she does, they become... Purified, I guess you could say." Sachi nodded timidly, slowly grasping the concept.

"The sacred arrow's have the ability to bring down demons, bind demons, and many other things. Kagome, most likely, has this ability because she is the re-incarnation of Kikyo."

"Kiki who?" Natsuko stared at Sachi with stunned astonishment.

"You don't know who Kikyo is?" Sachi shook her head again. Natsuko looked on the verge of passing out.

"I guess it's to be expected..." Natsuko paused. "She probably thought she'd never need to know."

Sachi thought about that for a moment. It was the truth; Kagome had probably never thought Sachi would even be in the past.

"Well..." Natsuko thought back, her parent's had told her this several times. To keep the memory of Kagome alive, perhaps?

That was probably it. After all, it wouldn't have made much sense if they had left the part about time travel and being Kikyo's re-incarnation when telling the story.

"Kikyo, about sixty-six's years ago, was a powerful priestess who used her miko powers to protect the Shikon no Tama."

"Could you tell me about that as well?" This was getting ridiculous. Natsuko was getting frustrated.

"She didn't tell you about that either?" Natsuko smacked her forehead when Sachi nodded again yes to her question.

"The Shikon no Tama, jewel of four souls, was a jewel forced out of the body of a powerful priestess in my mother's village many, many years ago. It disappeared after it was created, then found again, and brought to Kikyo sixty-six years ago in order to keep it pure. Still with me?"

Sachi nodded again, interested.

"Then, along came Inuyasha, a half demon. Kikyo feel in love with him, but Onigumo was in love with Kikyo as well. In desperation, he called to him hundreds of demons, and born from him and the demons, was Naraku.

"Naraku tricked Inuyasha and Kikyo into killing each other. Not really! Only Kikyo died!"

Natsuko corrected herself quickly at Sachi's wide-eyed expression.

"Inuyasha was bound to a tree, where he stayed for fifty years. Kikyo's body was born, along with the Shikon no Tama. It disappeared for fifty years, then re-appeared when Kagome came through the well."

"So..." Sachi said slowly. "Kikyo died protecting the jewel... my mom is the re-incarnation of this person, so that's why she can use the sacred arrows?"

Natsuko nodded, relieved that she was starting to understand.

"Anything else?"

"Hm..." Natsuko probed her thoughts again. "Somehow the jewel was broken, scattering the shards all over the land.

"In their travels to find the shards, they found Shippo, my father, and my mother. They also learned of the jewels true origins, and that Naraku was responsible for the betrayal."

"But, why did my mom go back to the future?" Sachi asked. "Why didn't she stay here?"

"There was no reason." Natsuko said. "The jewel was completed, and it would be safer in the future."

"Why didn't my dad go with her?" Natsuko sighed.

"You really want to know?" Sachi noticed, and Natsuko sighed again.

"Inuyasha told her to." Sachi's jaw dropped.

"What?"

"Inuyasha told Kagome to go back to the future." Natsuko repeated painfully. This took Sachi back.

He'd told her to, so did that mean he didn't care?

"Did he know about... Me?" Natsuko looked confused this time, blinking at Sachi for her question.

"No." Natsuko said, still a bit surprised. "No-one knew."

Sachi stared at Natsuko.

"My mom didn't tell them?"

"Or she didn't know." Natsuko suggested. Sachi thought for a moment or two.

"Do you think it would have changed anything?" Sachi asked. "If he knew, I mean."

Natsuko shrugged slightly.

"I don't know Sachi." Natsuko confessed. "I really don't know."

End Chapter 6

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