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Chapter 17 – One by One
Pandemonium. She was missing. Rin was frantic; her daughter was nowhere to be found. No one had even seen her leave.
Sesshomaru was silent, but rage emitted from every pore on his body. Asako had been missing for two days. They had assumed that she had gone to escape the loud partying, but when she did not return forty-eight hours later, the search began.
Hysterically, Rin questioned every human, hanyou and demon. No one had seen her. Everyone had an alibi. Suspicion had immediately fallen on Taishita, the son of Kikyou and Naraku, but several witnesses say they saw the stranger in the bathhouse during most of the festival. They could not pin him.
The younger people, however, had a different perspective. It was called thinking about it.
"It's not like Asako to run off, at least not without leaving a note," her older brother, Kadaii murmured.
"Are you sure she didn't have an argument with anyone? No trouble with your mum or dad?" Hiroka asked.
"Positive."
"Maybe the worst happened," Taishita whispered, appearing as if he was almost dreading if it were true.
A small voice cut into the discussion, "M-maybe she wanted to go on an adventure!" Kameko had crept quietly to the 'big kids' circle and had been listening about the disappearance of Asako.
"If sure she did honey, we're just trying to find out why," Maki said to the six-year old girl, picking her up and setting her on her lap, "I'm sure that's exactly what happened."
The conversation ended there.
"You can't just go around alone these day!" Kagome screamed at her daughter.
"I wasn't alone! Taro was with me!" Hiroka retorted, her voice also raised.
"Like that is any better protection!" Inuyasha cut it, firmly on his wife's side, "Look what happed with Asako! Do you really think she ran away?"
"Are you suggesting that he's responsible for that?" Hiroka shrieked, outraged.
"Well, I guess, No. No, I'm not, but is he really going to be able to protect you? He is Kouga's son you know." Inuyasha stated, intent on closing the argument.
"I hate you! You have no idea! Get away from me!" Hiroka cried, tears brimming, and she ran out the door, into the night.
"Hiroka! Come back here!" her mother began to take off after her but Inuyasha held her back.
"Let her cool down," he said, "You won't catch her. We'll know if anything happens."
Will we? Kagome turned, burying her face in Inuyasha's haori. Will we know?
She stopped running, leaning against the tree to catch her breath.
At least they'll worry, serves them right! Hiroka thought.
The moon was high, it shone down the path she had taken, the first one she had seen in her need to escape her parents. The dirt was tousled in a few places, but other than that it showed no sign that someone had been down it in the last day.
Maybe I can sneak back, get a bow and a quiver, tell Maki and Taka I'm leaving. I'll go hunting for a few days. Let mama and dad sweat it out. Hiroka formed her plan, Taro. I'll have to tell him. Maybe he'll even come with me.
As the hanyou-girl moved from against the tree, she felt a quick sharp pain on her scalp. Turning quickly she saw it was only a few pieces of hair that had gotten caught on the bark. But that wasn't all. Along with her long dark ones, there was a single strand of long, silver hair entwined in the tree's bark. Looking down, Hiroka noticed a piece of cloth caught in the underbrush by the tree's roots. It was orange silk. Kimono silk.
Asako!
Hiroka began to run back from where she had come.
Okay It's just a short one... I just loved the scene with little Kameko. Maybe she did go on an adventure! You never know right?
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Taka.