Chapter 5

I panted for breath as we ran through the trees. Robin tripped over a knotted tree root and fell to the ground. Unfortunately I was right behind him. I tripped over his heel and was sent forwards. The shard pointed forwards and I collided with the ground, the shard piercing my palm, in the dead center.

'Ow'

I said. I sat up.

'These things fucking hurt'

'Really?'

Robin asked, he picked up his hand and moved it on the grass. He placed his hand on the shard and it slowly stuck into his skin, just part way, like mine.

'Ow, you're right'

He looked at his hand, I looked at mine. The spot was red and the shard was glowing.

'Ow, these things really hurt, let's try to pull them out'

I placed my thumb and my index fingers on it and started to pull. The shard shone and the spot brightened and my hand burned. I stopped pulling and the burning feeling remained. Suddenly I was over taken by smells, sounds and my eyes sharpened. I could hear feet, and a heart pounding close by.

'We have to run'

Robin said. He leapt up and started running, a lot faster that I remembered. I arched an eyebrow. I started after him, but caught up in the three jumps. All you could see of me was a blur. Robin's feet were moving beyond normal speed. I put barely any effort into running and I was almost going a head of him. Every once and a while I would leapt forward with the other foot, but really I was gliding over the ground. Pretty soon we came to the edge of a clearing again, although I didn't see the well anywhere. We looked around the clearing, Robin walked away from me, sort of, looking around the clearing. I could suddenly hear the buzzing of many wings.

'What the hell is that?'

I asked.

'I hear it to'

Robin said. I strained my ears and it became louder.

'It sounds like it's moving towards us'

I said.

'Ya'

Just then hundreds of poisonous insects started flying over head, flying towards us. Robin's instincts kicked in and he leapt towards me.

'Duck'

He shouted. I looked back to see razor claws coming towards me. I leapt upwards, leaving the blur behind. Robin's claws slashed forwards.

'Claw of exorcising steel'

He shouted. Yellow lines came out of his claws and slashed some of the bugs into pieces. I backed away and heard growling behind me. I spun around to see wolves with three green eyes coming towards me. I held up my left hand and spread apart my thumb, index and middle fingers. My nails on the index and middle finger started to glow.

'Whip of Demonic Light'

I shouted and started spinning around on my toes, leaving a trail of light out of my fingers, which were held out in front of me as a spun around. Robin looked back and saw me spinning around. The wolves circled me and then leapt at me. The light spun up towards me and then shot out and started slicing the wolves to pieces. I held up my three fingers again and the light retracted into my nails. I lowered my hand. The man with the red kimono leapt towards us from the air.

'You, how did you do that?'

Robin slashed away at a few bugs with his claws.

'And you how did you do that?'

'I dunno, we just did'

Bugs started flying at me so I held up my hand again and my nails turned a shade of green.

'Toxic flower pedals'

I shouted. A green mist started shooting out of my hand at top speed. The bugs slowly melted away into green ashy goo.

'How did you do that?'

'I don't know, get off my back'

More bugs came.

'Or for god sakes'

The man with the red kimono pulled out his huge sword again. He left up into the air again and shouted.

'Wind Scar'

He slashed his sword and a wave of golden light sliced through the air, towards the hoard of poisonous insects. All of them were killed with one sweep. We were both staring up at him as he gently fell to the ground. I looked towards the forest because I heard a whoosh. I jumped up into the air just in time for a huge boomerang to fly underneath my feet. It turned horizontal and sliced a wolf in half. It soared past of me again and I ignored it. The woman caught it again and the rest of the group caught up.

'Alright, enough of the fighting. Now if you could give us back our shards, then we might be able to help you get home'

'Well, that depends, we sort of don't have the shards'

'What?'

The man with the red kimono shouted.

'Well, it's not our fault'

'What are you talking about, lemme smell you'

He grabbed my hand and looked at it. He gasped.

'What did you do my jewel shard?'

'I don't know, we fell and then they sort of went in us'

He grumbled and walked away.

'Well, now that that's settled, why don't you come with us?'

'What?'

The man with the kimono shouted again.

'Well, it would make sense, they have demonic powers, they could help us get some shards'

'Well, fine, just don't get in my way'

'That's Inuyasha, he's a formidable half demon, who has a demon father, and a human mother. He's gruff, rude, self-centered, and he's rough around the edges, oh ya, did I mention how jealous he gets? Totally hopeless'

'I'm Sango, A demon slayer he was deceived by Naraku'

'And I'm Miroku, a Buddhist monk who wishes to destroy Naraku to rid myself of this cursed hole in my right hand'

'Don't for get about me'

'Oh ya, this is Shippo'

'I'm an orphaned fox Kitsune who's magic can always come in handy'

'Wow, you can do magic?'

I knelt down.

'Of course, watch this'

He pulled out a leaf and leapt up into the air.

'Transform'

There was a burst of blue smoke and then a huge ping balloon thing was floating in the air.

'Wow, that's cool'

There was another burst of blue smoke and Shippo floated down, spinning around in the air.

'My parents taught me all kinds of tricks with magic and illusions'

'Wow, you must be able to get out of a lot of sticky situations'

'Oh ya, before I met Kagome I always used my magic when I got in trouble'

We walked back to the village and then stayed for a few days. During our time we learned a few things. One night an old man named Totosai showed up.

'Totosai, what are you doing here?'

'I'm here to see my sword'

'Well, old man you finally have your uses'

Inuyasha said as he started sharpening his sword.

'So, where'd these new ones come from?'

He asked.

'Oh we think they came from my time'

'Hmm'

Totosai stared hard at me. I stared back. He kept swinging his hammer onto the sword, although he wasn't paying attention. Finally his hammer slammed down onto his hand. He pulled his hand away and started crying.

'That's what you get for not paying attention to what you were doing'

I murmured. He looked back at the sword and started sharpening it again

'Where'd you guys get your demonic powers anyway?'

'What are you looking at me for?'

I answered.

'Well, it just seems like you're no ordinary human'

'Can't you tell Inuyasha?'

'Tell what?'

'They are not mortal, they have demon blood, I can tell because Ethan, I think his name is, he smells of pure demon blood, I also smell the wind on him'

'The wind?'

'Yes, the smell of his blood is familiar. I can't place my finger on it- AHHHHH'

He started shouting

'What?'

'Sesshoumaru, that's were I smelled it'

'Who's Sesshoumaru?'

'My older brother'

'You have an older brother?'

'Well, we aren't exactly a close knit family'

Totosai finished sharpening his sword.

'And by the smell you of you're, Inuyasha'

He said to Robin. I looked at him, and he looked at me

'So, what are we talking about now?'

Inuyasha said, rather stupidly.

'Can't you see, robin is your great great great great great great great great grandson'

'What?'

'As is Ethan is Sesshoumaru's great eight times over, grandson'

After that Totosai left a little after, leaving all of us completely shocked, and confused (alright fine, just me). Inuyasha started training us, well least that's what he called it.

'Alright, let's see what you can do, Ethan'

I stood about ten feet in front of him. I didn't move.

'Alright, then I'll go to you'

He leapt at me. He pulled on his sword and it transformed. It swung it down on me, but I leapt to the side, in a blur. Inuyasha's sword hit the ground and the ground flew up in great clods. I landed on the ground and smirked.

'Is that the best you can do? I thought you were more impressive'

He growled.

'I'll get you, and when I do, you'll be sorry'

I smirked again and I leapt at him. I held up my two nails again and shouted.

'Whip of Demonic Light'

My nails shone and the light whip came out of my nails again. Inuyasha jumped over it and the ground cracked where the whip touched it. I pulled my arm back and then swung it outwards again. Inuyasha had to block it with his sword this time. I spun backwards and swung it forwards again, this time with a lot more force. Inuyasha didn't have time to block it with his sword so he used his left kimono sleeve. A black mark was ripped into it. He flipped onto the ground. I held up my fingers again and the whip retracted. I lowered my hand and Inuyasha stood up.

'You're not bad, I thought I wouldn't have a challenge for a second'

'I think you had more than a challenge'

'Alright, Robin let's see what you got'

I backed away and Robin fought with him. We trained with him for the next few days. On the fifth day I was actually trying. I leapt at him, he held up his sword, and I shouted.

'Toxic Flower Claws'

I threw out my hand and Inuyasha held up his sword. My hand hit his sword and my venom shot out at the sword. Inuyasha ducked behind it to avoid getting infected. I stopped and leapt back.

'Alright, it's Robin now'

Robin stepped up and they started fighting. Robin leapt down from the air and his claws made a large crater in the ground. I wretched his hand out of the ground and they kept fighting. Inuyasha lowered his sword for a second and Robin's claws struck his kimono, leaving yellow trails of light. Inuyasha landed on the ground and stood up.

'I'll be back in a few days'

He sheathed his sword and started walking away, towards the mountains.

'Don't you even think about following me, any of you, you'll be sorry if you do'

He walked out of sight and I said.

'What's his problem?'

'Dunno, he obviously has something he wants to do'

Inuyasha had left a day ago, and he was still in the forest. He started running as fast as he could, he was on a schedule. He had to get back to the group before they left. He reached the base of the mountain and then he started leaping up it. He reached his destination and walked up to a huge skeleton demon and shouted.

'Totosai, I want to talk to you'

'What have you done to my sword now?'

'It's not what I did to my sword, I want you to make me a new one'

'What? There's nothing wrong with the one I gave you'

'It's not for me, stupid, it's for Robin'

'What about Ethan?'

'He can get his own damn sword'

'Alright, what would you like this sword to be like?'

'As strong as the Tetsusaiga'

'Alright, open you mouth'

'Like this?'

Inuyasha held his mouth open wide, showing his fangs. Totosai took iron pliers and took hold of Inuyasha's right fang and pulled. A scream could be heard from a mile around. Inuyasha's fist slammed down on the old man's head, and a huge goose egg formed on his head.

'What did you that for?'

'I had to get a fang to bind the sword with you, numbskull. And don't worry that tooth will grow back in a day and a half'

'What about my sword?'

'You'll have your sword in three days and two nights'

'Alright fine, I'll be back at sun rise, on the third day, have my sword ready Totosai'

'Why do you think he left all of a sudden?'

'I dunno, he can be pretty impulsive'

'Will he come back?'

'Oh ya, he'll be back, let's just give him some space, we all need that, sooner or later'

I wasn't with the group. After learning about my great grandfather from Myoga, a flea demon, I was a little distant with the group. I heard a rustle in the bushes feet behind me. I turned around. And he walked out of the shadows. Lord Sesshoumaru stood before me, my great great great great great great great great grandfather.

'Tell me, where is Inuyasha?'

'He left a day or so ago, why?'

'I wish to kill him, and take the Tetsusaiga'

'Again? We all know you can't touch it so get over it'

'You dare patronize me, human?'

'Ya I do'

Kagome held her ground. Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed and he turned around, his long silver hair flowing with his movements. Before I could stop myself I blurted out.

'Sesshoumaru, wait'

Myoga gulped and squeaked. He slowly turned around to look at me.

'What do you want, pathetic mortal?'

I didn't know what to say, my great (eight times over) grandfather just called me a pathetic mortal.

'Well, I don't really know what to say'

'Stop wasting my time then'

'I'm your great (eight times over) grandson'

He stopped dead in his tracks. He slowly turned and stared at me. He walked up to me and I gulped. He lent in and I thought he was going to kiss me, but he figured out he was smelling me.

'Hmm, I can see that you have some of my blood in your veins'

He turned around and walked towards the forest again. He stopped.

'Come with me if you desire'

He took a few more steps. Something within me pulled feet out of the ground. I slowly walked towards him.

'Ethan wait'

'No, Robin, I want to go, this'll be better for me, I'll see you'

I stopped him in mid-sentence. I walked up behind Sesshoumaru and he kept on walking. I followed. We disappeared into the shadows.