Chapter 8 – Sango Speaks Out

Poa walked down the stone stairs yawning. She was all ready for another day to search for the shikon shards. She stood in front of the gigantic window and watched the dragon-children play happily with other. Behind her stood Lenos, who was waiting for her to turn around. "Good morning Lenos." Poa greeted. "Ready for today again?"

"Yes as always. But last night I saw Mistress Senta with your shard! She stole it didn't she? I knew we could not trust her!" Lenos punched his small palm-like hands and made an angry face.

Poa though just smiled. Lenos did not know Senta's and Poa's agreement on keeping the shard safe up in a volcano on Earth. "Do not worry Lenos," She finally turned around to face him. "I gave it to her because she told me that she was going to put it somewhere safe so that no one can steal it."

Lenos was shocked and relieved, but it was strange how Senta left off with a demon because dragons do not get along with demons. "Oh. Well I'm ready to find the shards."

"Let's go then." They both left Kingdom Sky while the young dragons waved 'good-bye' to them.

On Earth, Inuyasha and the others waited at the base of Inu-Yasha forest where there was a beach with white sand and crystal clear water. Kaede had told Kagome to be there and wait. This task had to be done with no exceptions.

Inuyasha was frustrated for waiting so long for something they did not know. "What do we have to do here?" He asked giving an irritated look at Kagome. "That old hag tells you too many useless things!"

Kagome ignored Inuyasha trying to ignore a fight. Kaede sounded very serious when she told her to wait at the base of Inu-Yasha forest.

Flashback

"You must stay there and wait for…" Kaede demanded, but did not continue.

"Wait for what? I mean why though? You sound so serious. Do we really need to do this? Just tell me." Kagome could not wait without being explained what to wait for.

Kagome and Kaede were the only ones in their hut. Inuyasha and the others were gathering food for everyone.

"You must wait at the base of Inu-Yasha forest. Be prepared for the unexpected. That is all I have to say. Kaede ended off and went outside leaving Kagome blank and confused.

Flashback End

Miroku stood up and asked Sango, "Why were you looking so afraid when Inuyasha was fighting Poa?" Sango just looked away, but Miroku could not resist. His question was important to him. "Please Sango. Just tell us. It is not that hard to answer my simple question."

"That is true. Why were you so fearful? You even looked like you were about to sweat Sango." Kagome said.

Sango was sobbing. She did not want to show them, but she started crying. "It's alright Sango. Don't cry." Shippo padded her back and tried to make her feel better.

"So what really happened?" Inuyasha asked. "Stop crying will you? Tell us already."

Sango stopped crying right after and said. "Poa's mother was a dragon." She looked at them. "Her mother was a different dragon. Her mother can transform into different things, like Shippo, but you cannot tell if she is real. She killed my mother. Of course my mother was defenseless against who she thought was a young Poa. I witnessed the whole event when my mother was being cut into pieces. I have met Poa before. She was human though, but I know she has a little bit of her mother's dragon side." Sango looked up at the sky and closed her eyes.

"What about her father?" Miroku asked.

"Her father, I know, was not human. He was either a demon or a dragon. If he was a demon, he should be only a hanyou, I believe, like Inuyasha."

"What?!? What are you talking about? Why are you –" Inuyasha is interrupted.

"Sit boy!" Inuyasha was pulled to the ground and he did not continue.

Sango continued. "Poa's mother was named Sanga and her father was Kahuko Sengoku."

Kagome realized that Sanga and Kahuko were similar to Sango and Kahuko. Sengoku was a name for a war that happened in the late fifteenth and sixteenth century. She thought that it may be possible that Kahuko might have been the cause of the blood shed at that time.

Finally, Lenos landed, with Poa, meters in front of them.