A/N: Hi people! Wow, I haven't updated since my massive wave of updates back in October O.O I'm sorry for the delay! Anyway, I decided to work on this story just because...I dunno...It struck me to do so! Anyway, Hope you like it! It seems no one cared about my birthday, since I got barely any reviews -tears- Well, I blame myself! I promise to update more often! As long as I get positive reviews! Which hasn't happened with this story, but I feel like working on a random IY fic...So yes! After this IY Diaries and Valentine's day will be updated! IY OVERLOAD! (Even though I'm more into FMA than anything else... . ... . ... . ) Enjoy! Oh, and I dun own anything but Miakgo and No-name...which still has no name -hangs head- ON WITH THE STORY! .
Recap:
"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?
Chapter 3: Truths Revealed
Inu Yasha walked back to the camp site, drenched and holding a large bundle of fish.
"Hey, Mikago! I got the fish like you asked!" Mikago stuck her head out from her hut and smiled at her little brother. He was ready to catch up on lost time and her arms were opened, waiting for the opportunity to be a big sister.
"Ah! Thanks Ototou-kun! You can leave them there! I need to make a fire. Rest for a bit. I'll be right out!"
"Okay!" Mikago could help but feel happy. Her little brother was back! He was open and trusting, just as he had been when they were little. Sadly, that was the whole problem. Now Mikago had to do what she hoped she never would have to.
"Mikago-koi, are you alright?" She looked up at her suitor, sitting across from her, a worried look on his face.
"Huh? Oh, Yes, Toshiro, I'm fine. Don't worry about me," She said with a sad smile.
"I have to worry about you. I care about you. Besides, you're not fine, you're eyes are full of tears!"
" Thank you for caring. But really, it's nothing that you should concern yourself with." She stood up and went to the doorway, looking out to where her brother was still struggling with the flopping fish and Kagome sat, laughing.
'I don't want to do this to my brother. But I have been given no choice. It's either this or to be enslaved in a more confined way. Damn you for doing this to me. Damn you, Naraku.'
" Hey! Mikago! Are ya coming out yet?"
"Yes! Coming, Ototou-kun!" Mikago sighed. 'Well, I might as well enjoy the time I do have with him...Before...No, I don't want to think about it...'
It had been decided that Inu Yasha and Kagome would be staying for a few days before continuing on their journey, seeing as they had no leads yet. It was during those days that Mikago had to do the deed. Something she did not want to do.
It was dark out, after everyone else had gone to sleep when Mikago walked out into the woods surrounding her home. She sighed, tears evident in her eyes as she walked further and further into the woods. She just needed to clear her head. She headed towards the near-by lake, Hime Lake. She had gone there often. It was her most private and calming place. It was sacred.
When she reached the edges of the lake, she sat, dangling her feet into the cool water, letting the calm of the wind and the sounds of the night sooth her nerves. She found herself smiling. This place made all of her worries go away.
"I see that you've been enjoying your visit with your brother." Mikago snapped her head up and turned to see who was speaking. Not that she didn't know. It was the most hated being. Naraku.
"What are you doing here. You promised to give me space and time. I still have a few days. You know better than to come into this area. This is the place you said you would never disturb me at."
"Well, I just wanted to make sure that you were obeying my orders. I can't have my most prized possession disobeying me. Besides, it's not as though you can ever escape. You are in my debt." Mikago winced at the ever present threat. How she wished she had never accepted his help.
Flashback
She was having trouble breathing, too much blood had entered her lungs.
Her vision was fading rapidly. She was on the ground, doubled over in pain. She coughed and blood splattered on the already blood-soaked ground. Was this really the end? How could she have been done in by such lowly demons? She had always been so much stronger. What could have possibly happened to make her so weak?
Suddenly she saw the flash of a blade. The enemies she had been fighting fell one by one. She looked up and could barely make out the figure of a man. Was he the one who had slain the demons?
"Are you alright, Miss?" Was he kidding? Did she look alright! She coughed up more blood, which splattered the ground, her shirt as well as the man's. " You need medical assistance immediately. Come to my castle and they can heal you there." She nodded, not knowing what trouble ti would cause her in the future.
End Flashback
"Grrrr...Don't remind me. That was a mistake. I should've let myself die instead of accepting ANYTHING from you." She had learned that the nice man that she had met was Naraku, but when he was charading as the Young Master of the castle he brought her to.
"Are you sure about that? You seem to be enjoying your second chance at life. You know that I now control your fate. You would never betray me, would you?"
"I would if I could. But...I will NEVER allow myself to be confined in that castle again!"
"You break my heart. I'm not that bad am I?'
"That and so much more. You would never understand. You have too much power. Now, I want you to leave."
"I'm afraid that I cannot oblige. I will stay here until you fulfill your duty."
"Can't you just use that incarnation of your's mirror to watch me?"
"I can, but I don't want to. I'd prefer to watch you myself, my most prized possession."
"You can stay, but I won't..." With that, Mikago stood up and walked back towards her home.
"Mikago! What happened? I saw you leave? You're shaking, are you okay?" Inu Yasha asked his sister as she returned from her trip.
"I'm fine. Please, just go back to sleep. We have a lot to do in the morning."
A/N: So people, whadaya think? Now you pretty much know what Mikago's been doing for the past 50 years. Did anyone suspect that? I wonder...Oh well! Please review and I'll update!-
