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It will also take Kagome and Inuyasha out of character but hopefully not to much.
You'll understand what I mean as you read okay... Please read and enjoy, and if possible review as it is one of my favorite parts about writing...Neisha
Reflections of the Past: Keade's Secret chapter 11
Inuyasha slowly moved to sit behind Kagome, silently wrapping his arms around her small waist, knowing that whatever it was that Keade was about to tell them was sure to be shocking and upsetting, he just wanted to be the support Kagome would need to get through it...
"Kagome, Let me tell ye the story as it happened 19 years ago, then ye can ask me any questions ye might still have, okay child?...
Kagome merly nodded, still wondering what was going on, and what her mating with Inuyasha had to do with any of it...
Flashback...19 years earlier...
I was still a young lady then, continuing to protect the village...It had been about 30 years since I had put Kikyo to rest, and Inuyasha was still pinned to the God Tree. I burned Kikyo's remains along with the Sacred Jewel as were her wishes but through the years demons still came looking for it. It had long been rumored that the Shikon Jewel would be reborn into the reincarnation of Kikyo, though no one knew when this would happen..
Then one cloudless, rain soaked night a demon came to the village asking for me.
I am Ryu na Takuan, I come in search of one called Lady Keade, it is urgent, where might I find her?..." he asked, a small child huddled in his arms, a beautiful woman standing silently behind him, a small bundle held protectivly in her arms.
"I am Lady Keade, what is it that I can do for ye?" I asked as I invited the family in to sit by the warmth of the fire..." Please make yourselves comfortable..
The couple and their children sat before the fire and once they were situated Ryu na Takuan continued with his introductions.
" This is my life mate Oujo-Matsuko, we come in need of your assistance, this...he motioned to the child in his arms...is Aihana. She is my first born child,...and this...he motioned to the bundle still wrapped in his mates arms...is my second born...Soureikan..
Aihana, his first born who couldn't have been more than five years old sat in Ryu na Takuan's lap quietly, her small hands folded together.. Her black hair was shoulder length , her skin pale and her eyes were a light shade of brown...The second child was still wrapped in her mothers embrace, but the way they guarded her appearance made me wonder if this child was the reason that had the family traveling in search of me.
Are you familier with the rumors behind the Shikon Jewel Lady Keade? he asked , not really expecting a reply. It is said that because the Shikon Jewel was buried with Lady Kikyo's remains, it would reappear in Lady Kikyo's reincarnation...This is true although no one knew when this would happen, but you see, the child HAS been born, and now demons from all over are searching for the child .. It is said that the child will be known to all because her eyes will be black as night, the only color in them will be the color of the Shikon Jewel ...and that if one could capture and control the reincarnate and the jewel the power that they would wield would be immeasurable..But even if the jewel and the reincarnate were separated the jewel would still be powerful enough be used to enhance any demons power...But the reincarnate would still hold ultimate power over the jewel..the jewel will always respond to her, regardless of any who may possess it..
Then he turned to his mate.."Show her our child, Matsuko, show her why we have searched her out."
Matsuko gently unwrapped the child she held protectively in her arms, and held her in front of me...a newly born, female child...with small fangs, claws on both tiny hands and small pointed ears at either side of her head, and above her ears lay a jeweled crown that wrapped around her small head, coming to the front in a deep v, an emerald was seated in the front of the crown to rest on the girl's forehead, a small pink jewel dangling from the bottom of it to lay against her skin at the bridge of her small nose.. It was then that the child opened her eyes, eyes as black as night, her iris's encircled in a pink glow that radiated from their depths and reflected off the jewel that dangled from her crown causing it to glow faintly before dissappearing again..It was then that I realized that the crown had been placed that way intentionally...The crown showed her true form, if it was removed the child would appear human...
"Aihana and Soureikan are unable to choose which form they appear in because they are so young,but as they age they will be able to choose their form at will, without the use of their crowns..
Aihana, sweetheart, will you please put your crown on.." Ryu na Takuan said as he took the crown off of Soureikan causing her appearance to change to that of a new born human baby, with eyes a deep shade of brown...the hair dusting her nearly bald head showing signs of being as black as midnight.
The crown unlocked beneath his hands and from behind the crown that Soureikan wore came another crown, exactly the same only it did not have the small pink jewel dangling from it.
Aihana obeyed her fathers request and placed the crown atop her small head, once it was situated the five year olds appearance changed from a glowing five year old with shoulder length black hair and light brown eyes, to a five year old with black orbs, small fangs , a set of matching claws on each hand and waist length black hair...all in all a very beautiful child whether in her demon form or her human form...
"They are both demon dragonesses, but Soureikan was born to be the reincarnate of Kikyo, and with the power of the Shikon Jewel behind her already powerful heritage, we don't know what her powers will be, let alone how to control them...But the only thing I can offer is that her powers will not fully emerge until she is fully mated, same with Aihana,and these crowns will help them control their powers..as niether myself or Matsuko will be able to teach them how to properly channel them,the crowns will also provide for them memories of us, of our heritage, and show them each the love that their mother and I hold for them, and it will show them how much it hurts us both to have to leave but that it is necessary for their safety.
"There are demons following us,Lady Keade, but we will draw them away from you and your village, but we ask you now, will you care for and protect our children for as long as you can...We ask for your help priestess, because you are Kikyo's sister, you know as well as I what will happen if these demons find my daughters...If they find Aihana they will use her to control Soureikan, and if they find Soureikan then life as we know it will cease to exist...My village has been destroyed, and I am seriously injured, we cannot protect them as they need to be, and if I die from my wounds then Matsuko, as my life mate will follow me in death...will you help us Lady Keade?..."
I did help them, I watched them say goodbye to the two of you, and though it was considered weak for a demon to cry, they both shed tears freely, holding the two of you not wanting to ever let go...But they had too, and they did... I've never seen them again, Kagome...I never heard what became of them, or where they were even from... I only know that your mother was the princess of their clan, and that the village they came from had been destroyed...
I continued caring for the two of ye for about 3 years after that, but the demons again came looking...So I did the only thing I could do...I separated the two of ye ..I placed a conceiling spell on Aihana, that was intended to keep her from aging until she was reunited with her crown and also limit her memories.I took her to a village not far from here to live with a strong family as their daughter...The demons would be looking for 2 children, one 3 years old and the other around 8, but they were expecting the children to be together, and the longer they looked, the older the children would become, thus each year that passed increased the age of the children that they were looking for..As Aihana would not age past the age of 8 this pretty well guaranteed her safety.
As we returned from the village I chose for Aihana, I saw that our village was under attack, I couldn't let them find ye, but I needed to help the villagers, so as a last resort I placed ye in the Bone Eaters Well, knowing that the demons wouldn't come near it... I locked the two crowns together and tied them to your waist and lowered your sleeping form to the bottom of the well. But as soon as ye touched the floor, ye were gone...The only thing I clearly remember was the bluish light that surrounded ye...
12 years past with no sign of the 3 year old that dissappeared into the well. I continued checking on Aihana as often as I dared, and always from a distance as I didn't want to lead any linguring demons to her.
But when ye came back through the well, I simply told myself that it couldn't be ye, that ye were Kikyo's reincarnation yes, but not the same Soureikon that I lost that day to the well...But when Lady Centipede attacked ye and the jewel emerged from your body I was convinced that ye were indeed Soureikan, I had intended to tell ye then but the jewel was shattered and ye were gone so much looking for the jewel shards that I was unable to. I was further convinced that ye were Soureikan when Inuyasha chose to protect ye, thus triggering the change inTetsusaiga in which ultimatly caused Lord Sessomaru to loose his arm to his fathers fang..Once the two of ye had returned and ye had told me the details of that battle I decided that it was time to reunite ye with your sister and tell ye of your past so I went in search of Aihana, but the village I left her in was destroyed, no one left having any idea of where she dissappeared too...so upon my return I decided to wait till ye were mated... so that ye would have the benefit of your full power to help ye, as well as the power of your mate.
Ye are the heir of Ryu na Takuan and Ouju Matsuko, Kagome, ye are the dragoness that wields the power of the Shikon Jewel...
Ye are Soureikan...
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------There's another chapter, I hope that I didn't confuse anyone, but this idea wouldn't leave me alone.. I had origionally only intended this fic to be about 8 chapters long which is why things seem a little rushed between Inu and Kag, but because you guys keep giving me such awesome reviews I will keep it going, I just hope that I am portraying these ideas in my head in a way that makes sence...Thank You for your reviews and your honesty, I greatly appreciate them...PLease, Please keep reviewing as I use your reviews to determine whether I keep this story or continue on with a new one..Neisha