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WARNING: Contains a scene of an adult situation. Reader desecration is advised.
Added Bonus: There will be a slight Inuyasha cross-over in this chapter.
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The Hinata Maiden
Chapter 2:
Who are you? ...The Hinata Maiden?
Shinobu is resting comfortably in her bed, under a light sheet. This would be just fine most of the time. After all with all the heat lately you can't help but feel sleepy during the early afternoon hours. But not this time. It has been a whole hour since the magical pendent incident in that mysterious room and no one has been able to wake her up!
Naru is sitting in a chair right next to Shinobu's bed putting a damp washcloth on her head to keep her a bit cool. Haruka had gotten a small electric fan from the tea house and had brought it up to Shinobu's room. She faced it to Shinobu to also help her keep cool.
No one knows why Shinobu won't wake up. After she collapsed in the mysterious room they tried for several minutes to wake her up. Not getting any response Kietaro threw Haruka's apron around Shinobu's naked body and rushed her to her room. There they tried everything they could think of to wake her up. Everything from shaking her to yelling in her ear, to popping her on the cheek, to smelling salts. Nothing worked.
Su wanted to try out her new "wakeup-o-matic" on her, but everyone kept it away from Shinobu because it would have involved shocking her with 1000 volts of electricity! That was ok to get Kietaro out of bed in the morning sometimes, but would be lethal to anyone else!
Everyone is extremely worried, but none more so then Kietaro. After all he just saw a close friend of his get sucked into some mysterious pendent with a strange voice in it and then "merge" with it. For all he knows this mysterious "presents" has taken complete control of Shinobu's body and the old Shinobu he once knew could be gone forever!
He hasn't sat down once since bringing Shinobu back to her room and has been pacing the floor ever since. "Sit down Kietaro. You're gonna wear a hole in the floor." says Kitsune.
"I can't! I'm too worried about Shinobu right now to sit. I've got so many things going through my head right now. Is Shinobu ever going to wake up? If she does will she be the same old Shinobu? I mean is this nothing but a shell with the form of Shinobu that has been possessed by that…that…..THAT thing that was inside of that pendent!" asks Kietaro out of worry.
Everyone just looks at the ground. They all have the same thoughts going through their heads too. All except Haruka, who seems to be acting very calm and collected about all of this. "Don't fret so much Kietaro. Shinobu will be fine." says Haruka calmly.
"AND HOW THE HELL CAN YOU BE SO SURE ABOUT THAT!" Kietaro yells loudly at Haruka. Haruka gets a very irritated look on her face and is about to slam Kietaro into the floor. But a voice interrupts her.
"So you are that worried about this girl?" says the voice from behind all of them. They all turn around to Shinobu. They lean in a bit. Suddenly her eyes flip open quickly revealing the glowing green eyes again causing everyone to take a few steps backwards in surprise.
She slowly turns her head to face everyone. "There is no need to worry. She is safe and her mind is totally intact." says the deep feminine voice talking through Shinobu's mouth. "We have done nothing more than merged together. My mind with her mind. They are still separate, but 1." she adds.
"What does that mean?" asks Kietaro. "It means that the pendent merely combined its essence with Shinobu's. Both their minds are independent from each other, but each can feel what the other feels, know what the other is thinking, read each other's thoughts, things like that." answers Haruka.
Everyone, including the "possessed" Shinobu looks right at Haruka with surprise. "Wow Haruka. It's like you know what's happening." says Naru. "Actually I do." says Haruka with a slight grin. Everyone looks at her with surprise again.
"Miss. You know what is happening? Then may I ask you for your name please?" asks the voice. "My Name?" asks Haruka. She gives another slight grin. "Why it's…Urishima." answers Haruka.
"Ahh! A descendent of the monk!" says the voice calmly surprised. "Then may I ask you to explain to these people what this is all about?" asks the voice. "Certainly. It is my family heritage to do so." answers Haruka.
"Thank you. Now I must return to my dormant form. The merging has left this girl's body severely drained both physically and mentally, and I must allow her body to recuperate. More than likely she will be very hungry when she wakes up so it's best to have something for her to eat when she wakes up." says the voice.
After saying that she turns her head back and begins to close her eyes. "Hey! Wait a second!" shouts Naru. Everyone looks right at Naru. The "possessed" Shinobu opens her eyes and turns her head to face Naru.
"Um….Just who are you anyway?" asks Naru. "Me? ...I, or rather WE, …are 'The Hinata Maiden.'" answers the voice. She then turns her head back around and closes her eyes. Once again peaceful quite breaths are heard from Shinobu.
A minute goes by and Naru rewets the washcloth, rings out the access water and places it back on Shinobu's head. Then everyone faces Haruka. "Haruka. You said you know what's going on. Please tell us." asks Kietaro. Haruka lowers her head slightly.
"Ok. But 1st, Kietaro I need your help getting something from the tea house. It's something that well help me explain better what's going on." says Haruka. "Uhhh ok." answers Kietaro. "The rest of you stay here and watch over Shinobu." orders Haruka to the other girls. Haruka and Kietaro leave to go to the tea house.
About 20 minutes go by before Haruka and Kietaro return. Haruka is carrying a few very old looking scrolls and Kietaro is carrying a small chest. Kietaro sets the small chest down on the edge of Shinobu's desk while Haruka takes a seat at Shinobu's desk. Haruka takes one of the old scrolls and rolls it out onto the desk.
"What is this scroll Miss Haruka?" asks Su. "This scroll tells of the story of an ancient young warrior that came over from China during the early Feudal era. In fact it's estimated that he came over about 10 years after it started. Somewhere around 1195 or so." explains Haruka. "Wow that WAS a long time ago!" says Naru.
"He was no ordinary warrior. For in fact he was a warrior that fought against evil demonic forces. No one knows exactly who he was. Some say he was a son of one of the emperors of China; others say a son of a powerful General. But whoever he was, he was said to possess powerful magical powers from a magical pendent. The warrior only had one name… Hinata." explains Haruka. Everyone's mouths drop.
"So who or what created the pendent?" asks Sara "The scroll doesn't say where the pendent came from, only that the emerald in the center of it was made from a pure Chinese emerald and that who ever possessed it would give them powerful magical and super human abilities." explains Haruka some more.
"So why did he come over to Japan?" asks Naru. "Well after many years of fighting he nearly rid China of all demonic forces, the rest of which would be crushed by the Chinese forces. So hearing that Japan was dealing with many demonic forces of their own, he decided to help them. Remember Japan and China traded a lot back then." explains Haruka.
"But when he got here he discovered that Japan was worse off then he had 1st thought. Japan was nearly over run by demons. So he got to work immediately. He slayed many hundreds of demons over many years. However, he realized he would not be able to defeat all the demons in Japan alone." explains Haruka.
"So he trained a village about 5 miles north of present day Tokyo in the ways of slaying demons. This village became quite successful in slaying demons over many generations. However, sometime during the late Feudal Era the village and all its people were nearly wiped out by a huge demonic force. There was only 1 survivor. But she married a powerful monk and was able to repopulate her village and continue the tradition of demon slaying until the end of the Feudal Era." Haruka explains some more.
"What about Hinata? What happened to him?" asks Kietaro. "Well after many years of fighting and slaying demons, his exploits became quite famous among a lot of warlords, and other various leaders. Hinata became quite wealthy after being paid handsomely for his services over the years, even though he said they didn't have to pay him. But they did anyway." explains Haruka.
"Anyway after many more years of fighting he realized he was getting up in years and decided he needed to start a family to continue the fight into the next generation. So one day one of the warlords offered him his daughter in marriage as payment for one of his services. Hinata actually fell in love with the princess at 1st sight! Because, as the scroll puts it, she was the most beautiful woman in the land. Hinata accepted the princess as his wife and they were married the next day. The young girl's name was… Meahara." explains Haruka some more. Everyone just listens on in shock at hearing this as their mouths drop again.
Haruka continues. "Not wanting to drag his new wife with him everywhere he went and endanger her life, he decided it was time to settle down somewhere and start their family. Using his wealth he had a good sized house built on top of a small hill over looking the ocean. Because of his wealth many people came to work for him. After only 5 years a small village had sprung up. The village was called, 'Village of Hinata.' Later on it grew and became what is now 'Hinata Town.'" explains Haruka.
Everyone just looks right at Shinobu with amazement. "So Shinobu is a descendent of that warrior who was also the founder of Hinata town?" asks Naru. "Yes." answers Haruka. "But wait. There's more." she adds. Everyone turns their attention back to Haruka as she grabs another scroll.
"Hinata Meahara, as he was now named, had a few children with his wife. He continued fighting demons until his oldest, his daughter, was old enough to take over. She became the 1st Hinata Maiden of Japan. She continued the fight against the demonic forces for several years before she got married and had a son of her own. However this would be short lived. Shortly after Hinata her father died, which was about 6 years after her son's birth, she had to fight an extremely powerful demon. She made a critical misjudgment in the battle and she was killed herself. However, just before she died she used the last of her power to transfer her soul into the pendent. It is said that it is her that is the "voice" of the pendent and gave guidance to the warriors and maidens who followed her." explains Haruka as she reaches for another scroll.
"The pendent was then given to her son when he became old enough. He became the 2nd Hinata Warrior of Japan. Thus generation after generation of the Meahara family became the defenders against evil demonic forces that would attack Japan." explains Haruka.
"This would continue until about 1550. As the Feudal Era was coming to a close, the last remnants of the demonic forces were finally driven off Japan. And in 1558 when the Feudal Era came to a close, the Meahara family retired from demon slaying and could finally have a normal life." explains Haruka as she grabs the 3rd and final scroll she had brought.
"In about 1560 a powerful priest and master gold smith came to Meahara family and upon the family's request the 2 of them created a sacred jewelry box to contain the pendent. As such the Meahara family would be the only ones who could even touch the box. This was done to prevent the pendent from falling into the wrong hands." continues Haruka.
"However; this time of piece would be short lived. In 1601 as the Azuchi-Momoyama Period was ending the feudal system was abolished and thus many warlords and other various leaders were forced to give up their lands and wealth. Many of them were executed and their wealth was spread among the people." explains Haruka some more.
"But thankfully the Meahara family was exempt from this fatal fate. The Meahara family was not a greedy family. In fact every time one of the warriors or maidens were paid they would share 60 percent of their earnings with the people of the village. The Meahara family was an extremely kind rich family. In fact they would spend more time amongst the villagers than they would in their own house. They would help pay off depts., take care of sick and injured people at their own expense, and even build houses for the poor in their village." explains Haruka.
"Thus when the Meahara family's wealth was taken away from them, they didn't mind one bit. They gave 40 percent of their wealth to the emperor, another 40 percent to the people of the village, and used the last 20 percent to start up their own little restaurant. See one of the past times that the Meahara family would do, when they weren't fighting demonic forces or spending time with the villagers, would be cooking together. They continued cooking until this very day. Of course their restaurant moved to various sites across the village and later the town, but they continued to cook." explains Haruka.
Everyone gives a grin after hearing that. They know how much Shinobu loves to cook and had always said it must be in her blood to do so, and apparently they were right!
"Also because they were famous around much of Japan their old house wasn't torn down. It was converted into a shrine dedicated to all the past warriors and maidens of the Meahara family. A small group of monks where assigned to the shrine to become its up keepers. They did not live in the shrine but rather stayed in one of the old servant quarters that was right next to the old house. The pendent and jewelry box were both left in the shrine under the care of the monks." explains Haruka some more.
"270 years would go by and the story about the ancient warriors would become nothing more than an old ledged. It was now 1870. The emperor was restored to power, Japan's capital was moved to Tokyo, and Japan was beginning to modernize. As you all may already know from your history books, because of commercialization many of Japan's old structures were torn down to make way for more modern ones. Because Hinata town was so close to Tokyo, the Hinata Shrine did not escape this fate." explains Haruka.
"Because Hinata town was surrounded by many hotsprings, the town became a resort town. And sadly The Hinata Shrine was torn down to make way for a large inn. The Hinata Inn. And slowly even the legend itself began to die. Even the Meahara family forgot about their family history. The only thing left of the shrine after it was torn down was the long steps in front. The old servant quarters was converted into the present day Tea house." says Haruka as she closes the last scroll.
Everyone just stands there sad that such a story would be forgotten. But then Naru specks up. "But if the story has been forgotten then how do you know all of this?" she asks. Haruka goes over to the chest and opens it up. Inside are a lot more scrolls.
"What are all those scrolls Aun —I mean Haruka?" asks Kietaro. "This Kietaro," she says as she pulls out one of the scrolls, "is our family history." she answers. "Our family history?" asks Kietaro a bit amazed. Haruka goes back and sits down and opens the scroll.
She continues. "A few days before the shrine was to be torn down the small group of monks were called by the head Buddhist monastery in Tokyo, to be transferred to other sacred sites that were not going to be torn down. However the night before they were to leave, one of the monks had a prophetic dream. In the dream he dreamt that either the Hinata Warrior or the Hinata Maiden would be needed again sometime in the future. He dreamt that this warrior or maiden would be the most powerful one of them all." explains Haruka.
"In the morning he and the other monks talked about his prophetic dream. They discovered that it had all the correct signs of being a genuine prophecy. But to be sure they sent a messenger to the head monastery in Tokyo to be sure that it was genuine. It was confirmed that the prophetic dream was indeed a true prophecy." Haruka explains some more.
"So what happened next?" asks Su. "It was decided that the monk who had the prophetic dream would be the only one of the monks allowed to stay and take care of the Inn. So before Hinata Inn was built a large tunnel was carved out below the ground to store all of the items from the shrine, including the magical pendant and the jewelry box it was stored in. Unfortunately the actual location of the entrance to the tunnel had been lost shortly afterward and no one knew where it was until now. But the strange thing is the monk had prophesied that when the time came the warrior or maiden would show up when they were needed once again." explains Haruka more.
"But wait! I thought that you said no one but the Meahara family could touch the jewelry box. So how were they able to move it?" asks Kietaro. "Simple. The jewelry box had been placed on top of a podium when the shrine was built, so all they had to do was pick up the podium to move the box." answers Haruka.
She continues. "The monk was given special authorization by the head priest, to own land and start a family in order to continue the story and await the arrival of the next warrior or maiden. That prophecy it appears has come true." finishes Haruka.
"Wait a minute Aunt Haruka! That voice from Shinobu said you were a descendent of 'the monk'. Was she talking about this monk?" asks Kietaro with surprise. "Yes. His name was Urishima." answers Haruka just before she smacks Kietaro up side the head. "It was our family heritage to keep the old story alive until the arrival of the next Hinata Warrior or, as it has come to pass, the Hinata Maiden." she adds.
Everyone turns back around to look at Shinobu. "Wow. I never knew our little Shinobu had such a glorious family history. Of course I don't think she knew about it either. And to think she is supposed to be the most powerful of these warriors that has ever been. Did you know anything about this Motoko?" asks Kitsune.
"Maybe a little. Back when I was a kid in Kyoto my parents would tell me stories of ancient warriors of the past. But mostly of the ones that slayed demons. They had told me stories of a famous demon slaying family to the north, but they never knew the specifics. Only that it was said they were the greatest demon slaying family ever." answers Motoko.
"By the way Miss Haruka where did you get all those old scrolls from anyway?" asks Naru. "From my attic. Grandma Hina taught me everything about these scrolls when I 1st came to live at the Tea house back when I was 15. She had told me that it was very important that the story be kept alive." answers Haruka.
"Wow. I would really like to know just how powerful these warriors really were." says Motoko. "Well the 2nd scroll I had has a lot of the Meahara history in it. I could tell you about them if you want." says Haruka. Everyone nods their heads curios about these ancient warriors.
About 3 hours go by as Haruka goes into more detail and depth about the history of the Hinata Warriors and Maidens. (You the reader don't need to know about in depth details…. just yet) As she is finishing up reading about the 6th Hinata Warrior, a rustling noise and then a slight groan from behind them gets everyone's attention. They all turn around to see what it is.
End of Chapter 2
To be continued in Chapter 3 – Two Faced
Author Note: Wow this chapter sure was a dozy to do. It maybe shorter than the 1st but took a lot more creativity. What took me the longest to do were all the dates. I had to go on the internet and relearn a lot about Japanese history to make the dates fit right. I hope I did. And yes I know that this story seems to getting off to a bit of a slow start but things will begin to pick up by the 4th chapter. I still have one more slow chapter to do in order explain a few more things. Like how Shinobu is going to deal with having magical powers and the such.
Story hint: The plot thickens! When will Shinobu use her new powers! Or is it Shinobu who will be able to weld the magic…..
Hinata Warrior - Man
Hinata Maiden - Woman