Chapter 5:
As we flew through the air, I saw a bright yellow light over father's shoulder. A bright yellow light that seemed to destroy everything in it's path. Father landed several feet away from where the light had gouged into the ground. He quickly let go of my waist and stood in front of me, at the ready. Where did that light come from? Who's voice did I hear? I peered around Lord Sesshomaru's large figure and to the direction of where the light originated. The pounding of my heart told everyone within a mile that I was obviously frightened and startled. There was no way I could possibly have known that was coming. How did father know? Did he hear it? Did he smell it? Why didn't I notice?
"Father?" I ask shakily, fighting hard not to let him know that I was frightened.
"Quiet Shika," he ordered. I was gaining back composure but my eyes were still wide.
I lowered my voice and tried again. "Father what was that? Where'd it come from?"
"I said quiet!" he snapped. He was staring at something in the woods. I followed his line of vision and noticed something red moving in the woods. There was no doubt that it was a demon. I could now pick up the faint scent of one. One other than Lord Sesshomaru's, I mean.
The red figure stepped out of the forest. It was a boy. He was dressed in red and his hair was the same as fathers…dog ears? He had dog ears? He sported a red kimono and a single, rather old looking sword. I squinted. His eyes. Amber colored. Just like mine and father's. He spoke. "So, Sesshomaru. Recruiting children demons now are you?" His words were full of mock. I felt my muscles tense slightly. Lord Sesshomaru remained silent. "What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" he laughed.
"You always were one to show up when you weren't wanted…Inuyasha."
Inuyasha? I have heard that name before. The demon that claimed father's left arm. His half-brother. My uncle. Inuyasha. "Inuyasha? As in your brother?"
"Oh so you've heard of me?" he grinned evilly. "I bet Sesshomaru's told you all sorts of stories about me huh? None good I bet."
"No. Father hasn't told me anything of you." That was an honest enough answer. He hadn't really told me any stories.
"Oh that's a shame now…wait…did you say father?"
"Yes. She did." Father answered before I got the chance. Inuyasha stood there, frozen to the spot. "What's the matter Inuyasha? Cat got your tongue?" Lord Sesshomaru grinned evilly. I couldn't help but smile at that too.
"This is bull…you can't have a kid!"
"And why not?"
Inuyasha was at a loss for words yet again. He frowned at himself and finally spluttered, "W-w-w…how…long was…when was…sh-she born?"
I blinked. I've never heard anyone stutter like that in my life, and I've been alive a long time…well to humans. Father was silent for a moment before he answered. "Around the same time as you."
"Wh-"
"Inuyasha!" a female's voice screamed. Inuyasha whirled around as a girl walked over to him furiously. "Where have you been? You know you could tell us before you take off some where! We all just wake up and you're gone! What were you thinking!" She stared at Inuyasha intently before he jerked a thumb over his shoulder without a word. "Oh…Sesshomaru…Hi." She waved nervously before the sleeve of my shirt blowing n the wind caught her eye. She leaned to the side to get a better look. "Who's that?" she said quietly to Inuyasha, all the anger and frustration in her voice diminishing quicker than the blink of an eye. She was tall and thin. A human. Young. Dressed in odd clothes. A short white and green top with a red tie looking thing and a really short, green skirt.
"Apparently it's Sesshomaru's daughter."
"What?" She said, her eyes wide with confusion and uncertainty. She hadn't taken her eyes off of me since she first saw me, but now she looked at Lord Sesshomaru disbelievingly. Her eyes kept shifting back and forth before she spoke again. "Really? I mean I can see similarities but Sesshomaru with a daughter? No offense, but I never really thought of you as the being a father type."
"No kidding! Who would mate with him?" Inuyasha snickered. The girl frowned at him and father's muscles tensed, as did mine. He must've known how I'd react for just as was about to pounce at Inuyasha, father pushed me back.
"Speak for yourself half-breed!" I shouted over father's shoulder.
"Quiet Shika!" I instantly obeyed father's commands. I surprised myself with that. I never shunned humans, demons or half-demons for what they were. I didn't even look down on Inuyasha when I first noticed he wasn't a full demon. But he angered me. I felt he had taken that too far. I knew for a fact that my mother loved Lord Sesshomaru. The girl with Inuyasha looked upset as well. Could she be in love with Inuyasha?
"Did you hear that, Kagome?" Kagome must be the girls name. "She even sounds like him when she speaks. Her temper is just the same. You're both pathetic."
Kagome turned to him. "Inuyasha!"
"What? She started it?"
"Two wrongs don't make a right! You're meeting your niece for the very first time and you tell her she's pathetic?"
"She called me a half-breed!"
"You insulted her parents!"
"You're taking her side now?"
"Inuyasha…SIT!" Inuyasha's eyes barely had time to widen before his bead necklace glowed and was pulled to the ground by some invisible force. Kagome turned back to us. "I'm sorry. We got off to a bad start. My name's Kagome." She gave a friendly smile. I wanted to respond but I wasn't sure I should. I looked up at father, uncertainly, for his opinion but he wasn't paying any attention. Instead he was grinning evilly at Inuyasha who still lay on the ground.
"Kagome, there you are!" shouted a tiny voice as a small fox demon bounded out of the woods. It stopped the second it saw Lord Sesshomaru. "Se-Sesshom-GAHHH!" it screamed and dove behind Kagome's legs. I can't lie. It was the cutest, most adorable little thing I'd ever seen. He was so adorable.
"Shippo," Kagome said slightly surprised. The fox demons little head peered around Kagome's leg then snapped back again.
Father walked away from his position of acting as a shield to me and strode towards the forest where we had come from. "Come, Shika. We're leaving." I glanced at him then at the others before taking of after him. As we left the field and entered the forest I glanced back one last time. All three of them were standing there watching us leave. Kagome gave another smile and a small wave goodbye, which I returned.
When we were near reaching the clearing where Rin and Jaken awaited our return, father suddenly whipped around and looked at me with death written all over his face and a mixture of murder, disappointment and embarrassment in his eyes. That was pretty amazing for a supposed emotionless demon. "I cannot believe you!" he growled at me. My eyes widened in fear and I took a step back. "I should think that you could have restrained yourself a lot more than that! No! Instead you had to go spouting off your mouth! What is wrong with you? I thought maybe you would have showed a little more respect in meeting your only uncle for the first time!"
"He tried to kill us! He insulted my mother and he insulted you!"
"QUIET! I don't want to hear it, it does not matter! You disgraced me today! I was hoping you would show that you could control yourself better than Inuyasha, which I know you can, and then you disgraced me like that! You'd better be a little more careful next time you're talking to someone that knows you're my child!" With that he whirled around again and stomped back to Rin and Jaken. I stared at his back for a moment or two before a felt a tear slide down my cheek. I wiped it away hurriedly, hung my head in shame and somberly walked away.
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I was sitting in a tree next to a peaceful stream staring at the water. Thinking the same things I'd been thinking all day. Is father really that upset with me? Could I really have disgraced him that much? Buy didn't Inuyasha say that our tempers were alike? Could he have been lying? I sighed. Father was right. I should controlled myself. Will I ever be able to face father again? I bet he doesn't even care that I've left. I bet he doesn't want me around anymore either. He'd have come and found me by now if he did. Have I blown my chance? Will I ever have my family? Or will I be left to wither and die? Will father ever take me back? Am I really doomed? Or will father come and find me? Will he give me another chance? Or will he laugh in my face? with these thoughts flowing through my mind, I did the one thing that made sense. I hugged my legs, buried my face in my knees and I cried.