Chapter 6 Satsuki

I concentrated on getting my aim right. I felt something 'purifying' being exerted from my hands to the bow and arrow. Sweat was starting to from on my head. I'm so gonna take a shower after this! I stink like hell!

I confidently let the arrow go. Yet again, pink & purple light surrounded the fast arrow, which was closing in on the wriggling piece of youkai flesh, that mother had just sliced off.

Bingo! The arrow reached it and the flesh slowly disappeared, for what reason, I do not know.

"That's enough for today, Satsuki," Sango said proudly, "now go and gather some herbs for Shikota is not feeling well."

Damn, I can't take a shower! Aw man, my hair is all sticky! I can't stand it! WHY OF ALL ELEVEN KIDS CHOOSE ME!

Sigh, I tried to give her a hint that I was reluctant to do it by dragging my feet along. Patiently waiting…OK she doesn't seem to notice. As you might've guessed, I'm always want to stay clean, don't know whose genes I've got here.

As I looked for that special herb, I suddenly felt something…no not itching…more like sucking…my blood on my neck. For all that I know, there shouldn't be any 'blood-sucking' bugs in this fores- SLAP!

I looked at my hand with surprise. There lay an old flea which was lying dead flat mumbling almost inaudible words. Something like, "You taste just like Kagome…" Huh Kagome? "Erm 'cuse me…did you say Kagome? Cos' I think you've got the wrong person."

"No, no, I've got the right person here. You're Satsuki right? You look like Kagome, but more like your father."

"Huh? Who are you? And who do I look like?"

"Ahem…let me introduce myself. I'm Myouga-jiji. I'm a very good friend of your real parents."

"Oh, my paren-huh? My REAL parents? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY HERE OLD GUY?"

"Not that word…old…geez people are blind these days. Ahem, Sango & Miroku are just friends of your real parents. Your real parents are Inuyasha-sama and Kagome-chan."

"NANI!"

"I see, not just the looks but SAME temper and attitude…anyways. Let me start explaining."

I stared at him with clueless eyes, as he sat down and folded his arms, looking as if he knew everything. Well, he probably does, but. He started explaining how my parents left us with their friends in order to fight this baddy that was threatening the whole country. Yeh, I would've done that as well, if I was to save this country.

Hmm…my father is a hanyou and my mother is a miko! Incredible! So that means my mother's powers are in me. So that explains the pink and purple light!

"Your parents' lives are at stake. Unfortunately, they are not as strong as they used to be. Your job is to save them and help defeat the one that has killed them. I myself do not know who it is."

He muttered something like "I ran away," but I ignore it.

"WHAT? All by myself? Your kiddin' me right? I'm only 13 years old and yes, I have been training ever since, but…THAT IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE!"

"Ah…you shall see. Now, there will be some people looking for you. I better get going before anything bad and life-threatening happens…"

My mind and soul had left my body and I didn't hear what this flea had to say. This is all just too much for me to take in. Breathe in and out. In and out. Rrrr…not helping! Oh my god! I might lose my life and never see my home and almost-like family again. Oh man…

Before I could run back home and tell them what had happened, two figures suddenly appeared out of nowhere. GASP! TWO FEMALE YOUKAI! I frantically looked for my bow and arrow, when they both said in a 'I-can't-believe-OH-MY-GOD' tone (well, only the black-haired one), "Satsuki? Oh my god! We're your triplets!" The white haired one left out the 'Oh my god'.

Stopping, I looked at the flea that was still in my hand. He smiled at me and nodded. I stared a little closely in disbelief and realised that one was a hanyou. That looked a lot like me…I looked back at them the same way they were looking at me. Except the youkai that had a kind of 'superior' look on her face. So I wouldn't have to rescue mum and dad alone after all! I ran towards them, with wet eyes and embraced them with joy and excitement.

"Ow, ow, ow Satsuki, even if we ARE long lost sisters, I might have to punch you if you hug me too tight. I'm Kyasa by the way. The youngest and the youkai." The 'superior' one said.

"Um. Yeah. I'm not exactly comfortable either. Maybe you should relax a bit," the half youkai one said quietly.

"Name's Kirame. I think I'm in the middle of you two. So be happy… I think you're the oldest,"

I released them reluctantly, but felt as if I want to go and hug them again. Kyasa gave me a scared look, as if I was a disease of something, and started to back away slowly. "Satsuki, I think you need to calm down a tad," she said hopefully.