Deep Forest

Chapter 4: Snow Heart

Hikana stared at the man in shock.

"YOU'RE the Miroku my father talked about?!" Miroku nodded his head, smiling. Hikana backed away.

"He said you were an incomprehensible pervert who would be blessed by God to get married and if he did would curse the land if ever he should have children...." Hikana said in somewhat of a rush. Miroku paled.

"Well...I see his views of me still haven't changed...so, what's he up to these days, anyway?"

"He's dead." Hikana stated plainly. Miroku got paler, along with Sango.

"How- How can he be...dead?" Sango asked.

"I just got done explaining it to my uncle...I really don't feel like reviving old memories right now." Miroku and Sango nodded.

"In the meantime," Miroku spoke up, "why don't you stay here for a while?"

"If you don't mind..." Hikana said, a little hesitant, their house was very nice, but very small as well.

"No Problem!" Miroku said amiably. Hikana smiled gratefully.

Later that night, Hikana stood outside, looking up at the stars. She stared so intently at them, her eyes started to hurt, but she didn't care. She didn't want to cry as she started to think about her parents. It was so hard to imagine them dead. Such carefree, wild spirits, just suddenly...gone.

"They're...gone..." Hikana whispered to the night. Yet someone else heard too.

"I'm sorry." A voice from behind her said. Hikana turned around to see Rakuen, the twin boy.

"What're you doing out here?" Hikana asked, a little wary considering this was MIROKU'S son, and after all the things her father had said...Hikana shuddered. Rakuen walked up beside Hikana, looking at the tiny points of light above them.

"So, are you going to grab my behind and ask me to bare your child? My father said your dad had a passion for that kind of thing." Rakuen smiled.

"He did, until he met my mom. I'm...not going to do that, though."

"Why? Did you grow up already?" Rakuen gave a wry laugh.

"More than you know...." He gazed at the stars sadly for moment, longing lingering in his eyes. Then it was gone, and so was Rakuen. As fast as he had come, he was gone. Hikana looked at his retreating figure. Confused and sympathetic at the same time. Something bad...must've happened to him.

Hikana didn't want to dwell on it, though. She had a long day tomorrow, and needed her sleep. Hikana walked inside, listening to now silent house, realizing everybody had gone to sleep. She glided into her room and took of all her clothes, save for her panties and bra, and slid into bed. However, she felt a warmth next to her, like body heat. She grabbed the candle beside her, lighting it quickly.

"Heyo." Scyllan greeted her. Hikana screamed with all her might. Instantly the sound of feet were heard and Hikana's door was thrown open. Miroku, followed by Sango, Hana and Rakuen.

"What the hell are YOU all dping in here now?!" Hikana screeched.

"We heard a scream!" Miroku shouted back. Hikana was pissed off that so many people were seeing so much of her. Her and Miroku started shouting at eachother, each blaming the other. Then, a deep and calm voice stopped them.

"Is this the problem?" Rakuen asked as he picked up the struggling Scyllan.

"Y-Yes..." Hikana stuttered. Rakuen started taking the screaming hanyou out of the room, but Hikana stopped him.

"Would it be okay if he stayed? That's my...cousin" Rakuen shrugged and plopped the little boy in her arms, walking out and causing everyone else to follow. Hikana stared after Rakuen. Scyllan smiled, he was pushed up against Hikana's breasts very comfortably.

Hikana, after banishing Scyllan to the floor with nothing more than her own clothes to cover him, slept comfortably the whole night. Scyllan, despite the random and sudden blasts of cold air, did the same.

When she woke, it was very sunny outside.

"I wonder how long I slept..." She looked down to see Scyllan wasn't there either, and proceeded to troop out of the bedroom to the kitchen. There she saw the whole family plus Scyllan. It was a rather heartwarming scene, they were all talking and laughing and eating all the while. Hikana cleared her throat.

"I'm leaving today." She stated plainly. Everyone stopped.

"Why?" Miroku asked, bewildered. Hikana smiled.

"I'll be back, but I have to take Scyllan back home." She gestured toward the little boy eating a riceball ravenously. Miroku nodded.

"Well, I should at least give you an escort." He said, "I couldn't stand myself if I let you go alone..." Hikana nodded reluctantly.

Miroku looked around and quickly grabbed his son.

"Rakuen! You go! Maybe you'll get laid..." Rakuen smacked his eternally perverted father on the head.

"Knock it off, I wouldn't sleep with that." He said, pointing to Hikana. Hikana's face turned red.

"WHAT?!?! I'll have you know, you'd be LUCKY if you slept with me!" She screamed, infuriated. Rakuen shrugged and strolled out of the dorr, leaving Hikana to follow. Mrioku shut the door behind them and smirked.

"That was mean, Moroku, why didn'y you send Hana? Since they're both girls?" Miroku looked outside as Hana practiced her buddhist techniques.

"Because, Hana's always outside..." He said slyly as he grabbed Sango around the waste. Sango smirked.

"Dirty Houshi."

"Heh, yea, but you like that." He garbbed her ass, as he was now allowed to grab it, and led her into their room, plating a deep kiss on her mouth.

Meanwhile, in a formerly quiet forest being shttered by screaming, Hikana was being lead by Rakuen, not allowing him one minute of rest until he had apologized for his earlier comment. Yet of course, Rakuen, being a man and therefore stubborn, didn't apologize, and so the screaming ensued.

"YOU ARE SO INCONSIDERATE! WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?!" Hikana persisted.

"My problem seems to be that i may be going deaf if you continue this."

"GOOD!!! I HOPE YOU GO DEAF AND I HOPE YOU DIE! YOU'RE TOO MEAN TO BE ALLOWED TO LIVE!"

"All because I said one moderately mean thing to you?" Rakuen sighed, this girl was loud and he feared he may REALLY go deaf soon if she didn't stop her verbal rampage.

"NO! You...you called me a thing..." Hikana said, finally giving up the yelling.

"What?" Rakuen said as he turned around. Hikana's face had a twinge sadness etched into it's lines of hardness. Lines that had usually been used to keep people out. Rakuen knew these very well.

"People...called me a 'thing' when I went to school....I had white hair and on the first day I broke a desk....they called me the thing from Hell..." Hikana's voice was soft with the invading memories. Rakuen lifted his hand up to touc her face but stopped it. He cleared his throat.

"Well then...I'm sorry...now...now let's get going..." The two walked on with a very confused Scyllan following behind.

"Wow...I was left out of the story for a long time..." And that's becase SilentMourning had accidentally forgotten about him. Gomen for anyone who is actually fans of any of my characters. Continuing on....

The three walked on into the dense forest as night fell. They were close to the castle, but wouldn't be safe from all the demons.Thus, Hikana and Rakuen decided to lay down for the night. Scyllan didn't want to, claiming that he was strong enough to ward off any demon that would dare attempt to harm them, definately proving he was his father's son. And Hikana felt a sadness aching in her heart...that was what her father would have said too.

The three lay down to a restless night. Hikana, thinking of her parents, Scyllan, have not acquired his bloodlust for the day and Rakuen, thinking of of his own deep past. Yet the three were being watched, unfortunately. Because that's how it always goes when things seem like they may work out.

They were being being watched by a demon named Kei-Lin. The forever voluptuous woman smiled, setting her sights only on the boy of the wretched human mate Sesshomaru had taken.

~*~TBC....

A/N: so? How did I do for my triumphant return from laziness? I'm sorry it took me so long to update....^^;;; But Inuyasha hasn't interested me lately...and I've been to busy to get on the computer and type. Haha, but Summer is coming and so will my obsession full force and I'll have alot of time to write, too! So, for all of you who don't hate me yet, thank you for being patient! ^^ i love all of you my faithful readers! and from now on I'll try to be a fithful author!

PEACE!!

~SilentMourning