Chapter 4 : Midori's Power
"Can somebody please ell me what's going on!" Midori shouted out as Kaede and Inuyasha shrugged. Sesshomaru on the other hand simply grinned and sat up.
Suddenly, Sesshomaru instantly grabbed Midori's right hand and placed it on his chest. Midori's eyes widened in shock as well as Inuyasha and Kaede. The three were shocked, wondering why Sesshomaru did such a thing.
Seconds later, Midori's birthmark then glowed brightly. Then, Sesshomaru's pounding heart began to calm down.
"Yapari" Sesshomaru stated as he then lets go of Midori's hand who was clearly shocked and embarrased.
"Sesshomaru! What the hell did you do that for!" Inuyasha shouted out as Sesshomaru calmly stood up, clearly ignoring him.
"Baka! Answer me!" Inuyasha demanded.
"Urusai Inuyasha!" Sesshomaru shouted out as Inuyasha shrug.
"Why are you disturbed anyway? That girl is not even Kagome" Sesshomaru stated as Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock.
'He's right. Why? Why am I disturbed?' Inuyasha asked himself, looking down.
"Anyway, I did that because I thought she could cure me. After all, my heart led me to her" Sesshomaru informed him.
"Nani!" Inuyasha asked in shock.
"Relax Inuyasha. It's theshikon no tama inside me thatled me to her. You see, my body has is acting strangely the minute this girl stepped in our world" Sesshomaru explained as he then turned away.
"So since that's done. Sayunara Inuyasha" Sesshomaru grunted as he turned around and began to walk away.
As soon as Sesshomaru was out of sight, Midori then stood up, staring blankly at her hand.
"Who was he?" Midori asked curiously as Kaede and Inuyasha then turned to her.
"He's Inuyasha's olderbrother, Sesshomaru" Kaede replied.
"But they're different" Midori stated as Kaede nodded.
"Hai. They are. Inuyasha is a hanyou while Sesshomaru is a pure youkai. The two have different mothers" Kaede explained as Midori shook her head.
"Iie. That's not what I meant" Midori calmly stated as the two looked at her in confusion, wondering what she was thinking about.
"Then what do you mean?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
"Wakarenai (I don't know)" Midori instantly replied as Inuyasha almost lost his balance, hearing this.
"Baka! Whyare you suddenly acting like a kid! Awhile ago you were serious!" Inuyasha shouted out as Midori gave out a fake smile, scratching her head.
"Gomen ne. I guess I just forgot" Midori apologized as Inuyasha grunted and instantly crossed his arms across his chest.
"Imaimashii (Annoying)" Inuyasha said in a soft voice.
"Nani Inuyasha?" Midori asked curiously.
"Betsuni (nothing)" he replied.
"I'm just gonna go get some fresh air for awhile" Inuyasha grunted.
"Kaede-baba, I'll leave this girl to you" Inuyasha stated as Kaede nodded.
"Baka! I have a name! It's Mi-do-ri!" Midori shouted out as Inuyasha then walked away, ignoring what she just said.
"Nannari (whatever)" Inuyasha stated as he continued to walk away.
Minutes later, at the forest, Inuyasha was sitting on a branch of a tree, giving out deep sighs as he looked beyond the landscape of the village.
"Hey Inuyasha! Why do you looklikeyou'reserious or something?" a voice came out as Inuyasha then clenched a fist, clearly annoyed.
"Urusai Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted out as he looked down.
But to his dismay, it wasn't Kagome. It was Midori.
"Uh, gomen" Inuyasha stated as he then jumped down as Midori looked down.
"It's alright" Midori said with a smile.
"Nanishiro (anyway), could you show me around? I'm getting kinda bored doing nothing around here" Midori asked with a sigh.
"What about Kaede-baba?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
"Obaasan's kinda busy right now. Onegai" Midori pleaded.
"Hosoi (fine)" Inuyasha grunted as Midori's face brigthened.
"Arigatou Inuyasha!" Midori exclaimed as Inuyasha then began to walk with Midori walking beside him.
Moments later, as the sun began to set, Inuyasha and Midori were already on the village, heading back to Kaede's hut.
"So Inuyasha, what's your relationship with Kagome?" Midori asked curiously as Inuyasha shrug, clearly blushing as he looked away so she wouldn't notice.
"I don't know. Why don't you just go ask her?" Inuyasha suggested as Midori chuckled, noticing Inuyasha's bright face.
"Excuse me miss" a vocie came out as the two turned around to see a an old woman, tugging on Midori's shirt.
"Nani obaasan?" Midori asked curiously.
"Is it true that you're a reincarnation of the miko named Midoriko?" the old lady asked.
"Well, that's what they say" Midori replied as the old woman then clasped her hands.
"Our village is truly blessed. First, we have Kaede-sama. Then, Miss Kikyo-sama's reincarnation, Miss Kagome-sama arrived. Now you. Our village will soon be saved from those youkais. Youkata" the old woman sighed with a smile as Midori smiled back at her. In that instant, Midori noticed a little girl, hiding on the old woman's back.
"Who is this?" Midori asked as she smiled at the little girl.
"This is my grand daughter, Sayuri" the old woman replied.
"Kunichiwa Sayuri" Midori greeted with a smile as the little girl then hid her face on her grandmother's kimono.
"She's a little shy" the old lady stated.
"You know what Sayuri? I got this awhile ago and I think this might suit you" Midori said as she then reached in her pocket. Curious, the little girl looked at Midori, wondering what she was going to give her.
"Just wait a second" Midori said as she pulls out a red string from her pocket.
Then in an instant, as Midori waved her hand above the string, it turned into a silky and sparkling yellow ribbon. Seeing this, Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock.
"Wow!" the little girl, Sayuri exclaimed as she walks up to Midori while Midori calmly smiled.
"Do you like it?" Midori asked.
"Hai!" Sayuri replied with a smile.
"Here. Let me help you tie it on your hair" Midori said as Sayuri then nodded and turned around.
'Midori. She can control her power? Does that mean she already knew she had powers unlike Kagome?' Inuyasaha thought as he watched Midori cheerfully
tying the ribbon on Sayuri's hair.
"All done" Midori declared as Sayuri then smiled at Midori.
"Arigatou Miko-sama" Sayuri exclaimed.
"Just call me Midori" she stated as Sayuri cheerfully nodded.
"Arigatou Midori-sama! Sayunara!" Sayuri exclaimed as Midori and Inuyasha then continued to walk waving goodbye to her.
"Uh, Midori" Inuyasha stated as Midori turned to her.
"Nani Inuyasha?" she asked.
"Did you already know that you had this power?" Inuyasha asked as Midori looked down.
"Hai. Ever since I was a kid" Midori replied.
"It all began when I saw a bird on the ground at the park. My dad told me that it was already dead. Demo, my birthmark suddenly glowed and the bird woke up. My dad was so shocked back then. But now, he's already getting fond of it" Midori informed him as Inuyasha looked down.
'Yapari. She knew. Demo, why didn't Kagome know?' Inuyasha thought.
"When Kaede-bachan told me about Kagome being here and being a reincarnation of a miko as well, I thought maybe she and I weren't different at all" Midori stated as Inuyasha turned to her.
"Demo, we're completely different. Kaede-bachan told me Kagome was never aware of her powers inside her" Midori continued.
"She also told me that maybe it's because Kikyo and Midoriko was completely different as well" Midori sighed.
"Midori, Kikyo was nothing like Midoriko. Kikyo was plainly a miko. Demo, Midoriko, is more like atennyo" Inuyasha stated as Midori's face was filled with confusion.
"Tennyo?" Midori asked.
"Well, in the village where Midoriko used to live, theybelieved she was a tennyo who loved human-kind. That's why she came here to slay the youkais who've been slaughtering innocent humans" Inuyasha explained.
"Demo, I don't really know what Midoriko is because she's been dead for a long time" Inuyasha sighed.
Suddenly, Midori stopped on her tracks, catching Inuyasha's attention.
"Hey Midori, daijoubu?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
"Inuyasha, there's something coming" Midori informed him as Inuyasha shrug.
"Nani?" he asked as he then held tetsusaiga, finally feeling a jyaki.
'She felt the jyaki before I did' Inuyasha thought seeing Midori calmly looking ahead.
In that instant,transparent bladessuddenly came out of the bushes heading towards Midori.
"Midori!" Inuyasha shouted out rushing to her.
Midori simply scoffed and waved her hand, instantly creating a barrier around her causing the blades to disappear as Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock.
'Sugoi (amazing)' Inuyasha said, stopping in his tracks seeing that Midori was capable of protecting herself.
"Show yourself!" Midori demanded.
next up...Chapter 5 : Unbelievable Opponent