What happens when the Inu gang receives a new member that is more that they bargained for? Will she cause more trouble that they have already been through? Can one girl change everyone? Can she even change the cold-hearted full demon that InuYasha calls brother? Days in the Feudal Era are about to change dramatically. Can love be in the air?
This is my first fan fiction and I hope that it is good, so please tell me what you think. The first few chapters will help you know what is going on with my new character and how she is tied in with the other characters from InuYasha.
Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha, but I do own Tani. I don't own anything other than Tani.
FLASHBACK
The wind blew ferociously and the rain pelted down and battered at the windows. A young girl was sitting up straight in her bed. This was scary to her. She wasn't even with her real mommy or daddy, but little did she know about that. They had given her up. Why hadn't they wanted her? She didn't know. The little girl, who was around eight, had long dark brunette hair and she had bright hazel eyes. Her complexion was pale and she was extremely small. She had her covers pulled tightly around her as if they would help her keep safe. She heard a noise. What was that? Curiosity got the better of her and she quickly hopped out of her warm comforting bed to investigate. Her small feet made little padding noises on the hard wood floors as she made her way through the winding, broad hallways of her home. She could hear voices from downstairs and she allowed her small form to crouch down at the edge of the banister. There were two other adults, not including her parents. She could see that the lady was pretty and her husband looked nice. He seemed as if he would be a pleasant person. Her daddy was nice. He played games with her and always showed lots of affection. She could hear pieces of the conversation too.
"I understand your worries, but she has adjusted to living here." Her mother said lightly grasping the hem of her dress. Her mommy seemed nervous.
"I want to be sure she has a good home." The other lady said as she held her husbands hand tightly as if he were her strength and only lifeline. This was odd.
"We understand that, but she is perfectly accustomed to living here. She can't even remember you." Her father said taking her mother's hand in his and rubbing it soothingly with his thumb. What were they talking about?
"She's our daughter and we want to be sure. I know this isn't normal for parents who have given a child up, but we had no choice.
"Tani is happy here." Both of her parents said at the same time. Her parents weren't her real parents? What was going on?
"Yes, but we do want her to know about us and we don't want her to have her last name changed. Her name is Higurashi Tani." The lady said, as she looked teary eyed. She had been adopted? Tani could feel her eyes start to water also. She had been lied to for eight years. Now that Tani thought about it, she did look quite a bit like the man. Her parents were both of dark complexions and had dark raven hued locks. She realized that she had been lied to and she let out a whimper as she jumped up and ran to her room. She jumped into her bed and buried herself beneath the covers for comfort. She had been adopted. She had been lied to. Why?
Several pairs of footsteps were heard and Tani felt herself being lifted into a pair of strong arms. They weren't the normal arms that would lift her. She could still hear the storm raging outside and she shivered a bit. The arms cradled her and she could feel her blankets being lifted away from her.
"Tani, look at me please." The man holding her said. Tani couldn't help but obey to that soft soothing voice. She looked up at him. She looked so similar to him that it was weird.
"Honey, we gave you up for a reason. We couldn't take care of you as well as your new family, but we want you to know that we will always love you. We wanted to give you something too." Her biological father said. He held out his hand and gave her a photo album. Tani took it carefully as the man set her up into a better position to look at it. Tani could feel her small hands shaking as she opened up the album and saw a picture of her and the two people in the room now. Tani continued through the book and found another baby picture.
"Who is this?" She asked quietly.
"That is you younger sister, Kagome. She is five years younger than you." Her mother said smiling. From that moment on Tani was connected to her real parents. Not her siblings, though. Shortly after her father died. Tani knew that she would always love them, but her adoptive parents began to become bitter. Tani wrote letters and always received pictures from her mother and grandfather. Her adoptive parents weren't happy about that and the bitterness grew as she became older.
END FLASHBACK
Tani could remember that far back. She had only been eight. That had been a bad memory for a while, but became extremely fond. Her father had been good and visited a lot, which didn't please the Hongs. The Hongs had been her adoptive family. Why hadn't her biological parents ever gotten her back? They had, but the courts had denied them, so they settled for visits, which didn't happen often, and writing letters. Tani knew of her siblings, but had never met them. She had plenty of pictures though.
"TANI! GET UP NOW!" Mrs. Hong yelled from the last step. This was an every morning thing. Tani was now twenty years old and had graduated college earlier in the year. She was an all around good student, but hated having to live here. She actually had a paper under her pillow to look for apartments and jobs. The Hongs had conned her into working for them a long time ago and she hated it.
"I'm up!" Tani said as she jumped from her bed and stuck her head out the door to prove it. She was a morning person. Tani then slammed the door and made her way to the closet to grab some clothes. She wasn't exactly a good girl to the Hongs, but everyone else loved her. Tani finally decided on a pair of black jeans and a pale green tunic that was fairly tight. She placed the clothes on her bed and hopped into the shower. She wanted to take as long as possible and didn't care if she got yelled at. The only reason she hadn't moved out sooner was because the Hongs really were adamant about their refusal. Tani didn't really care anymore, though. She hated the hongs with the burning fury of a thousand hells. Tani felt her muscles relaxing as the hot water poured over them. This felt nice, but she couldn't be too long. She had to go do a few other things today too. Tani finished her shower quickly and stepped out in a towel smelling of jasmine. She had already put on all of her necessities when it came to skin care etc. Her outfit was still lying there and she proceeded to dress, but her thoughts fell upon her mom again. She had begun to think about her a lot in the past. She couldn't help it.
"TANI, HURRY UP!" Mr. Hong yelled as he beat on her door. She hated this even more. In fact, Tani already had all of her stuff packed up. All that was left was to find a place to stay.
"Will you stop yelling? I can't get ready if you yell at me every ten minutes!" Tani shouted as she slipped on her outfit. It fit nicely and brought out her hair. Her style hand changed quite a bit since she was a child. She now had shorter hair that fell to a little below her shoulders and it had begun to get a bit lighter, but not much. Her hair held a naturally wavy nature to it and she had bangs now. Her bangs were cut on each side of her face and she would sweep them over to one side. It suited her. Tani brushed out her hair and clipped all but her bangs out, which she left on both sides of her face for now, and grabbed her black converse. She had started wearing them a long time ago just to anger the Hongs and it worked, but she also loved these shoes. Another banging sounded on her door and Mr. Hong walked right in. Tani was sitting on her bed tying her shoes. She had her watch and all of her bracelets on, which were mostly black.
"Don't speak to me like that, and get out and get going!" He said to her as he grabbed her by the shoulder.
"Take your hand off me!" She said furiously.
"No, I'll do as I please." He said grasping tighter.
"No, you won't. I'm leaving." She said grasping his hand and bending it backwards. He relinquished and glared at her.
"Get out and don't come back." Was all he said before stomping out of her room as quickly as he could while rubbing his hand. She was shocked that he had tried this again. The Hongs had only abused her a few times. She had always been too outspoken and had though it a proper punishment when she was younger, but she knew better. She was smart. She had always been. Her bags were all sitting next to her closet. The only outfit that hadn't been in her bags was the one she had put on. Tani knew she didn't have many options, but she was supposed to start a job soon. The job was in computer repair. Tani had majored in the dramatic arts/speech. She had a minor in computer programming and repair. She was smart that was for sure. Tani knew she had one option. That was something she didn't want to do, though. Tani picked up her cell phone because she refused to use the house phone. Dialing the number, Tani waited for someone to pick up.
"Hello, Higurashi Shrine, this is Kagome speaking." A young voice sounded on the phone.
"Is Mrs. Higurashi home?" Tani asked as her heart beat fastened. She didn't know what to say. She was talking to her younger sister and it made her a little nervous.
"One second, please." The voice said faintly as other sounds were heard along with a loud should of "MAMA!" Footsteps were heard and then a person cleared their throat.
"Hello?" Tani took in a breath and smiled a bit.
"Hi, it's Tani." She said hoping her mom wouldn't be upset. Tani could hear her mom moving around quickly and shutting a door.
"Tani, it is so good to hear from you. How are you?" She asked excitedly.
"I'm doing well, but I needed to ask a favor, mom." Tani said getting nervous.
"What?" Her mom asked curiously. She didn't sound mad, but Tani would never know. She didn't know how she would sound mad.
"I wanted to know if I could stay with you for a week or two until I can find an apartment. I just got myself kicked out." Tani said a bit embarrassed.
"Of course you can. Why did you get kicked out?" She asked sounding a bit upset.
"Well, I don't want to say right now. The Hongs are still around somewhere. Sorry." Tani said feeling embarrassed. Tani had also taken a few defense classes, but had gotten way too involved with them. She was now close to being an expert. She could also use a katana, Sais, and pretty much any long stick that could be used to smack something.
"That is fine, dear. Should I expect you soon? Do you want me to set up a futon or I could leave you the couch?" Her mom asked quickly. The shrine was beautiful and Tani knew it. She had been to visit her mother quite a few times.
"I'll be there in a little bit, after school starts for Kagome and Souta. The couch will be fine. I don't need anything big." Tani said smiling.
"I'll be here, dear. We will talk when you get here, though." Her mom said seriously.
"I know. Bye mom." Tani said as she heard the reply and then hung up the phone. Tani felt better that she had asked and she felt good that she now had a place to stay. Tani knew the Hongs were listening from the hall and they wouldn't be happy, but they couldn't do anything. Tani gathered up all of her bags, there were only four of them. She didn't have very many things other than clothes and books. Then, Tani grabbed her jean jacket, put it on, and walked out of her bedroom to come face to face with Mr. Hong.
"You are the most ungrateful person ever!" He said raising a hand. Tani didn't even have to act much. She swung out her own arm to block with two of her bags and he hit them hard.
"No, you are the worse parents ever. Bye." Tani said walking down the stairs ignoring their protests. In truth she hadn't ever liked them. They had tried abusing her so many times, but she had always had some way or another to stop it. Mr. Hong had only succeeded three times. Each time he had gotten her good too, but Tani hadn't ever allowed herself to be hurt badly. Tani made it to her car and shoved the bags in the back. Her GTO was a forest green hue and she loved it. Tani had bought it herself and was extremely proud. Seating herself in the passenger seat Tani started the car and pulled away from the Hong's house for the last time. She wouldn't see them again. She hoped.