Disclaimer: hell. Whack me over the head with a rubber duck; I still don't own Inuyasha.
Chapter two: Plan
After Illenna's encounter with Kohaku and the information from Miroku, she entered the house quietly and slipped into her room without her mother noticing. She then lay on her bed and simply cried. She cried because her mother had nightmares involving her father. She was different… she knew that. But why didn't her mother tell her how different she was? She felt so lost… so alone… there wasn't anyone like her… no one that she knew of…
Illenna dried her tears and walked over to her desk and sat down. She opened her drawer and took out a pen and her journal. She wrote for quite awhile then it suddenly hit her. Sango. Sango! She can help me! She always has… Sango was like a sister… and she had always protected her…
"Illi?" Kagome knocked lightly on the door.
"Yeah?"
"I'm ordering pizza. Are you in the mood for something different?"
"Nope."
"You're fairly easy to please."
"Yep."
"Why are we talking with a door between us?"
"Because we are strange people."
"Hey Illi, do you mind if I invite Koga over?"
"Yes mommy. I do mind." Illenna replied sweetly.
Kagome sighed. "Why do you hate him so much?"
"Because he's an ass."
"He is not."
"Care to wager on that?" Illenna demanded.
"Whatever. He's coming over." Kagome said firmly. She was walking down the stairs when she heard her daughter shout;
"Well go ahead and invite him over! I hate him anyway so what do I care? Oh, just the fact that he'll be in my house, he'll be using my couch, he'll be touching my floors, my carpets and he'll be breathing my oxygen!"
Kagome shook her head and laughed. "Strange child…"
The next day… HAPPY BIRTHDAY ILLENNA! (It's her birthday now… wheee…)
"Sango pleeeeeeeeeese?" Illenna begged, her hands laced together in front of her. She looked up at Sango with pleading eyes.
"No." Sango shook her head stubbornly.
"Sango, I've never asked you for anything so important to me before! Please, I need to see him. Please, Sango, I'm begged you." Illenna pleaded. "Consider this my birthday present?"
Sango sighed deeply. She knew Kagome would have her head for this, but what the hell. It was the kid's birthday after all. She deserved what she wanted for her birthday. Didn't she…?
"Alright. I'll phone him."
"You are the best person in the world!" Illenna exclaimed happily.
Sango picked up the phone and dialed Inuyasha's cell number, half hoping he would pick up, half hoping he wouldn't.
"Hello?"
"Hey Inuyasha, where you going to be today?"
"Why you asking?"
"Just asking." Sango said simply.
"Out at the mall."
"Which mall?"
"Why are you asking so many questions?" Inuyasha asked.
"Just answer the damned questions." Sango snapped.
"Fine. I'll be at central mall. I'll be in the bookstore. Happy?"
"Yep. Bye." Sango said hanging up.
"So?" Illenna asked eagerly.
"He'll be at central mall bookstore. I'll drive you there." Sango said hugging her affectionately.
"Thank you Sango." Illenna said hugging back.
"I'll only take you if you don't tell your mom, okay?" Sango said with a questioning and slightly afraid expression. Illenna smiled and nodded.
"Okay. I won't tell her."
Illenna breathed deeply. She secretly inhaled her own scent, trying to figure out if she smelled at all like her mother and her father. Nope, her mother was ruled out since Kagome smelled like pine, and Illenna smelled like sakura and faintly of lavender.
Flashback…
"Before we go, there's something you should see." Sango said leading her up to the attic.
"What is it?" Illenna asked curiously. Sango opened an old box of clothes, and pulled out a blood red sweater.
"This was your father's. He gave it to Miroku It meant a lot to Miroku, considering this sweater was your father's favorite." Sango said quietly. "But he put it away after your father left your mother. I hope it still holds his scent. Then it can be useful to you when you try to find him today."
Illenna touched it, and a whirlwind of emotions hit her. They weren't even hers. That was a strange power of hers; she could see, smell, and feel emotions, scents, and visions from past times. Those emotions…most likely Miroku's… then the scent came. The familiar scent. 'Familiar? How is it familiar? Oh, wait… I'm feeling Miroku's emotions…Kind of weird though… haha… wait until I tell Miroku about this…' Sweet smelling coffee…and smoke. Her father's scent…
"Sango, my dad smoked didn't he?" Illenna asked looking at the thirty-three year old woman next to her.
"Yes unfortunately." Sango said flatly.
"How do you know my father so well?"
"I was his best friend," Sango said quietly, "and I'm the one who introduced your parents to each other."
End flashback…
Heh. Smoke, does he? What a bad influence he'll have on his daughter. Illenna smirked bitterly. Daughter? What daughter? As far as he's concerned, he doesn't have one.
"We're here Illi." Sango said quietly. "Good luck. I want you to be careful."
"Yes." Illenna gave a short nod. "I will."
"Okay." Sango unlocked the doors. "Take care of yourself, kid."
A rush of excitement rushed through Illenna's body and settled in her stomach. Her heart was bounding uncontrollably. She was going to meet her father. For the first time in her life.
Ugh… disgustingly short chapter… I can't write a review for this chapter… It's way too short…(thank god… lol)