Chapter 7: Painful Memories

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"Sister, sister!" A young dark blue-haired demoness ran up to Shay who had been sitting under a wild rose tree. The demoness had the same eyes as Shay, extremely light green, she had no black streak across her cheek, but red bands around her wrists.

"What is it Tsyuo?" Shay looked up from her sword she was cleaning off.

"Look what I found!" Tsyuo held out what looked like the Shikon Jewel of Four Souls.

"Where did you get that?" Shay took the Jewel and examined it. It seems real…but with all the other demons looking for it…and that one demon...how would a nine year old, untrained demoness get a hold of it?

"A woman gave it to me." Tsyuo smiled and sat down next to Shay, her blue curls bouncing and framing her face.

"Who was she Tsyuo? Did you know her at all?"

"No…but she smelled different…not human…but not like all the other demons that you've fought…she carried a fan with her, and a small girl with white hair holding a mirror was with her…." Tsyuo looked up at her sister. "I brought it back for you. So you can become even stronger and avenge our mother and father.

Shay smiled sadly at Tsyuo. "Thank you, but we'll share it, you keep it for now and you get stronger to help me, they were both our parents.

Tsyuo smiled even more and took the sacred jewel back and held it tight……………………………………………………

Shay never saw Tsyuo again…that happened six years ago.

Shay screamed and her eyes shot open. Her hair stuck to her sweat-slicked forehead. Everything was black, she couldn't see a thing…but she could smell…she only smelled three humans.

"Sango, go get Inuyasha, Shay woke up, and Miroku go get water." Kagome's voice sounded tired.

Shay heard two mumbled 'yes's then she could only smell Kagome.

"Shay?" Kagome was walking forward.

Shay growled. I don't want any one near me besides Inuyasha! She lay completely still, feeling blood flowing from her wounds again.

Kagome gave a weak gasp and Shay felt her retreating.

A few minutes passed then Shay smelled Inuyasha come in. "Inu…" Her voice died away as pain shot through her, trying to sit up.

"Don't move Shay, you've lost a lot of blood." Inuyasha walked up to her side and sat down. Hmm…strange…she smells like cat and human now…I can't sense wolf in her…

Shay growled again and arched her back. "Don't tell me…what to do!" Shay couldn't sit up she realized, but still tried. She felt two hands pushing her back down by her shoulders.

"Shay I'll hold you so tight you won't be able to breath let alone move if you try to sit up again." Inuyasha said sternly.

Shay didn't respond to that comment. "Why can't I see Inuyasha?" Shay laid on her side. She smelled Sango and Kagome come over, wiping her forehead with a wet cloth and changing her bandages.

"You were shaking in your sleep and hit your head, you started bleeding and the blood got into your eyes, you'll be able to see soon.

Shay growled as Sango reached over Inuyasha to get another cloth. I'll kill you…

Kirara came jumping in, growling right back, transformed and protecting her owner. Go ahead…I dare you! I'll rip you to shreds!

Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Inuyasha all stared at the two cat demons conversing with each other.

Shay calmed down some, though remained tense, knowing that in her shape, if there was a fight…she would loose without any doubt.

Kirara returned to her smaller form and laid next to Sango, though keeping an eye on Shay.

Inuyasha set his hand on Shay's forehead. "Your fever went down, that's good."

Shay didn't answer, but closed her blinded eyes. She felt Kagome, Sango, Kirara, Miroku, and Shippo she just realized was there, move away and leave the hut…then…there was Inuyasha left.

"Shay…can I ask you a question?" Inuyasha moved closer to Shay with her facing him.

"Yes, what is it?"

"Who's…who's Tsyuo? You were yelling her name earlier…"

Shay didn't want to talk about her, but she'd have to explain eventually. "Tsyuo…was my sister. Kagura, as you now her, took her from me six years ago."

"Why did Kagura take you sister?"

"Tsyuo had the Shikon Jewel, or that's what we had thought, it was actually a fake, but Kagura seemed to think it was the real thing also, so she took Tsyuo for it."

"How old was she when you last saw her..?"

"She was only nine. My parents, a wolf and a cat demon, both died about a year after Tsyuo was born, I had taken her and ran while my parents fought off a demon which was attacking our home."

Inuyasha asked no more, and Shay was thankful for that…soon after Inuyasha left the hut without saying a word to Shay.

Shay laid there for what seemed like forever, then she began to think…Sesshomaru came, I remember that, but why didn't he take me back with him? Was it because maybe I stood a better chance of recovering here with Kagome and her medicines? Then there's Kouga…he probably just wants me to be his mate because I have wolf in my blood and give him pure-blood pups. Though if I used all of my strength I could become full wolf…but it would take a long time to recover from the change—I feel different somehow…