A/N: Hey guys! Sorry about the super duper delay in every single story up here! I've just been to busy (not really). But that's my excuse…I mean reason…-shifty eyes- Anyway, I hope you enjoy my super duper catch up! It's all in honor of my Birthday (Oct. 5) Reviews will be excepted as Birthday presents and are greatly appreciated! Now, on with the fic!
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Recap:
"How-how did you do that?" Inu Yasha asked, completely confused.
"Easily. You know how dad gave you the Tetsusaiga and Sesshomaru the Tensaiga? Well he gave me this bow and taught me archery. So, the boys have the swords and I have archery. Get it?"
"Kinda. Whatever." Inu Yasha was frustrated and looked away. Thinking about archery, he remembered the arrow shot at him. He turned to Mikago with a strange look in his eyes.
"Hey, Mikago. WHAT WAS WITH THE ARROW!" Inu Yasha asked, grabbing Mikago by the collar again.
"Well, just because you're my brother doesn't mean that I don't do my job of helping people. I was the one who fashioned all of the arrows Kikyo had. I really didn't think that it would be used against you." While Inu Yasha and Mikago were...hmmm, it wasn't exactly talking on Inu Yasha's part...hmmm, whatever. Kagome was getting the shard from the demon. She was also looking at the arrow used. She pulled it out and felt a similar feeling from the one she pulled from Inu Yasha in the beginning.
Chapter 2: Truths of the Past"Heh! That's probably just some dumb excuse! I doubt that you didn't know!"
"I'm telling you, Otouto-kun! I knew nothing about this! Look, I just gave her the arrows so she could protect the village and the jewel from any demons. Besides, I could tell right away her feelings, which is another reason why I never thought you'd be the target of one of my arrows."
Inu Yasha didn't have anything to say to that so he stayed quiet. But he was the only one. Kagome was busily asking Mikago for help in her archery and the man-with-no-name was busy trying to win Mikago's heart while Mikago tried to just deal with being bombarded with questions and declarations of love. Inu Yasha was starting to get annoyed by all the noise, as he was busy trying to think. After a few more minutes of loud and obnoxious distractions, he snapped.
"Will you SHUT UP! I'm trying to think here!" Everyone fell silent at Inu Yasha's outburst.
"Sorry, Otouto-kun…" Mikago said quietly while the others said nothing. Inu Yasha scowled and went back to his thoughts. He was thinking about Kikyo and how his sister could see the feelings they had for each other before she betrayed him. The noise level was quieter but still there, a dull buzz to his ears.
"I'm sorry, he's always been like this. When something upsets him and he's trying to think, he's always quiet and irritable. I remember him yelling at Mother once. He didn't get into any trouble, though. Mother was too kind to punish him."
"But I thought Inu Yasha and his mother lived alone together!"
"They did. I was just always watching over him. He never knew, but Mother did. Every once in a while, I would visit and talk to Mother. Inu Yasha was too young to remember, but I used to play with him a lot. Once Inu Yasha had left Mother's side, I stopped appearing to him. He probably thought his older sister was an illusion and forgot it. It's sad to think that my dear little brother would forget me. I was always there for him, making sure he never got into any serious danger he couldn't handle."
"Wow, Inu Yasha's lucky to have such a wonderful and caring onee-chan."
"I wish that were the case, Kagome, but it's not. I'm not that great. Look what happened to him, he was pinned to a tree for fifty years and I did nothing to help. Or rather, I couldn't…"
"Why not?"
"Because the spell and barrier placed on him was too strong for me to handle. I needed someone to free him for me. When I saw you and your appearance, I thought it was finally time for me to get my brother back. I was right, but the adventures started right away. I couldn't reveal myself to him until everything had calmed down. That's why now's the time I show myself."
"Oh, I see. That must've been really hard for you!"
"Oh, it was. My poor Otouto-kun was in trouble but I couldn't do anything to help him. You have no idea how it feels."
"I have an Otouto-kun too, so I can imagine…"
This whole time, Inu Yasha had been listening to his sister's reminiscence of the past. He couldn't remember it, but he felt that deep in his heart that everything she said was true. He felt bad for forgetting his older sister who seemed to care so much for him. He walked up to Mikago and looked her in the eyes. She stared back and was slightly startled when Inu Yasha hugged her. After the initial shock wore away, she hugged him back, and sighed happily at having her little brother back.
"Onee-chan…Sorry. I never meant to forget you. I remember that I always felt eyes on me. Not bad ones but ones that wanted to protect me. That was you wasn't it?"
"Yes, Otouto-kun. It was. But don't feel bad. I never gave you any reason to believe that you had an older sister. I'm sorry for hiding for so long."
Kagome and No Name stood watching the scene. Kagome was crying slightly at the happiness they shared being reunited and No Name just watched on, happy for Mikago and loving her even more for her dedication to her brother.
But there was another part of Mikago's history that she hadn't revealed. What had she been doing those fifty years Inu Yasha was asleep?
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A/N: Hey guys, what'd ya think? Good? Bad? Anyway, thanks for reading! Oh, by the way, I need a name for No Name/ The man-with-no-name. I feel bad for him. Not only does Mikago reject him, but he's nameless! Give him a name in your reviews! I'll dedicate the next chapter to anyone who gives me name ideas!