Disclaimer: Why would I want to own Inuyasha & co.? My clone army is ver. 1.7! Either way, I don't own Inuyasha & co.

The mute warrior, the heart of Kagura

Chap. 2

Leithon sat in a windowsill in Naraku's castle. "It's really not that bad of an existence, except for the fact that I'm a slave, I can't talk, and the fact that I'm not really alive." He thought. "For wanting my services, he has not yet given me a task suiting them."

FLASHBACK:

Leithon and Kagura flew over the countryside on her feather.

"There's not much chance that this will be a major demon, a lot of minor demons have found the shards. It's not that major an assignment. He probably just wants to test your skills. I used to do a lot of jobs like this." Kagura said. Leithon replied with a nod.

They came to the area Naraku's spies had said the demon was located in. Within a few minutes, they had found it. It was a simple bear demon, thoughmuch enlarged by the shard. Noticing their presence, it turned and roared. Leithon replied by drawing Kanzaar. Kanzaar was a two sided, diamond tipped blade. Both its edges were serrated, intensifying its ability to cause pain at the cost that enemie's blades could get caught in the serration, but Leithon had gotten over that a long time ago.

The blade flashed orange as he leveled the tip at the bear demon, and ajet of flameshot out of Kanzaar and engulfed the bear. After a few minutes, the flames died and Leithon began to sift through the ashes. Not long after, he walked back to Kagura holding the shard between two of his fingers.

ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THAT:

Once again, the two demons rode in the feather.

"A pack of wolf demons. The key word there is pack. They tend to surround you and attack you from behind. All in all, except for their leader, who probably has the shards, minor demons. I eliminated a pack once, but the leader and the shards managed to get away." Kagura said as they flew just above the trees looking for a pack of minor wolves. Leithon replied with his characteristic nod.

"These shard hunting jobs are only temporary, you know. Eventually Naraku is going to ask you to- HEY!" Kagura continued until Leithon suddenly leapt from the feather into the forest.

He landed just in front of the pack they had been searching for. Their leader barked a few commands, and the rest of the wolves slowly formed a circle around him. A wolf to his left got anxious and threw itself at him. He grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, grabbed its tail, and broke it's ribs on his knee like a stick. That got the whole pack bloodthirsty. He broke the next wolf's jaws and forepaws, and smashed the skull of another that tried to grab his swords.

"Smart little doggies" Leithon thought, "Unfortunately, not smart enough" he finished as he pulled Taltharon out of its sheath. Taltharon was shaped like a traditional katana, but longer and wider. The blade flashed a metallic blue, and the ghostly image of a dragon curled itself around Leithon. The dragon was not full size, but about 12 feet long. For it to be full size would require using Kanzaar as well, for the two swords represented to parts of the dragon's soul.

The dragon began to waste wolves with its tail, jaws, and claws while Leithon slashed at them with Taltharon. The blade flashed blue again, and streaks of blue lightning erupted from the blade, killing the remaining wolves instantly.

"At least give some warning next time" Kagura said as she drew the feather near the ground and got a look at the carcasses, "Oh. Its over I take it?"

Leithon replied with a nod and started back towards the feather with the shard in hand, sheathing Taltharon on his way. The dragon spirit vanished into the smoke it seemed to be made of.

THE PRESENT. WELL, NOT REALLY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN:

Leithon sat on the roof of one of the towers of Naraku's castle. Kagura sat next to him. They both stared at the sunset as the sun dipped down into the mountains. They have had many sessions like this in the months Leithon had been among Naraku's servants.

"I bet a lot of my enemies would be surprised that I spend my evenings like this, watching the sun set and the stars rise. I'm really not evil demoness that I put forward whenever I go into combat. But I am the wind sorceress, and I have a reputation to uphold. I can't wait for the day when Naraku dies and I get my freedom and my heart back." Leithon nodded, as he usually did. He spent much of his time watching the sunset listening to Kagura's thoughts. He found it rather interesting, not annoying many would think.

The sun dipped below the mountains and the mountains were outlined in a beautiful display of red and orange that melted into purple, then into the blue-black of night. Kagura stood up.

"Well, thanks again for listening. I'm going in," Kagura said as she stood up. Leithon nodded his reply. He stayed out there for a few minutes more, watching the stars dot the sky. Then he too stood up and leapt down onto the balcony of his room and bade the world goodnight.

THE NEXT DAY:

Leithon walked into Naraku's room. It was large and spacious, with a large detailed map of inhabited Japan filling most of a wall. There was ample room for Naraku in any of his forms.

"Leithon. I have an assignment for you." Naraku said. "Where is Kagura?" Leithon shrugged. A few seconds later the wind scorceress walked in the room.

"It would do you good to be swift when I call you" Naraku scolded Kagura.

"I'm here, aren't I?" Kagura replied.

Naraku continued as if he didn't hear her, "Kagura, I want you to take Leithon to Inuyasha and his friends. Be sure to give them a warm introduction."

"Yes sir" Kagura said as she and Leithon turned and walked out the sliding door.

I know, gasp, Kagura having a personality? Well duh, why wouldn't she have one? It's my story. Me. Mine. My own. My precious!

JENIUS KNOWS NO BOUNDS!