A/N: This part of the chappie is Saiyuri's part so don't expect Sango, Miroku and Inuyasha until later on in the story. I know that Naraku will be in this chappie, he is planning something devious.
Chappie # 4 HitenSaiyuri jumped off into the distance and disappeared from the groups view. She just couldn't believe that Hanyou's audacity, he was so rude and used so much vile language. If he used that type of language around her son then she would beat the living daylights out of him. She sighed and continued running through the forest until her running brought her to a little waterfall. Sitting next to the waterfall picking the Sakura flowers was her seven-year-old son in human years, Hiten. He was just up to her waist and has black hair and murky crystal green eyes; he was beautiful to other people. His eyes were her favorite because they had little flecks of gold in them; they reminded her of her mate who died before he was born. She didn't mind that he wasn't in his son's life, but it's just the absence of him that she is not used to.
He ran up to Saiyuri's side. He jumped on her waist and gave her a suffocating hug.
"Hiten, you're hurting me! You have your chi chi's strength (father/respectful), and he is very strong. So unless you plan on killing your oka san then let go." Hiten pretended to laugh by gasping and exhaling air quickly and let his struggling mother go. She rubbed her arm, pretending that he hurt her and kneeled down next to him. She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and plucked him up into the air. He laughed joyfully and waved his hands around as if he can fly. He was a mute child, there was an accident the day he was born, he never cried, he never spoke. Hiten koi, you have no idea how much I love you. You're my little boy, no matter what…
Saiyuri threw him up into the air and caught him. Dragging him to her side she asked him if he was hungry. Her son smiled and nodded, he rubbed his stomach adorably. She ruffled her son's hair and set him down on the ground.
"Hiten, I'm going to leave to hunt a bit. If there is any trouble do you know what to do?" Hiten nodded his head furiously and pointed towards woods, "Hai, that is right my little boy. Run into the woods and hide. Mask your scent and don't make a move until I find you." Hiten smiled again and wrapped his arms around his mother neck giving her a long endearing hug. Saiyuri gave her son another hug and stroked his hair willing herself not to cry.
"Hiten I love you so much." She whispered into his ear. A wide grin displayed on his face and Saiyuri straightened her back and walked off into the woods. She already caught the scent of a rabbit and followed it. That was quick. She returned in five minutes only to find…
"Hiten!" Saiyuri yelled. A long purple colored tentacle wrapped around the ankle of a scrambling Hiten. He turned his head towards his mother.
There is only one being that carried the scent of miasma.
She dropped the rabbit and ran to her child only to have her knocked back into a tree. Hiten struggled to get to his mother but the tentacle yanked him up into the air, dangling him by the leg. Saiyuri shook her head to clear the fog and narrowed her eyes at the puppet far off into the distance that wore a bamboo cloak. What a fool Naraku was to think that he could get through her to her son. She unsheathed her sword and ran to the tentacle that had her Hiten. She lifted the sword up to lash down but stopped when she heard a crack. No! It broke Hiten's ankle. She looked up wide-eyed at her son's face and saw a horrific look. His eyes bulged out in a childlike surprise mixed with pain that her son didn't deserve to even know of. Tears welled up in his beautiful eyes and the corners of his mouth frowned in a struggle to make noise. Saiyuri screamed.
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"What the hell was that?" Inuyasha asked while perking his ears up. Everyone was still thinking about the beautiful inu woman named Saiyuri. The scream came from her direction. Their possible ally was in trouble.
"Feh, what ever happened, she deserved it." Inuyasha spat. He still didn't like the way she made a fool out of him in front of Miroku and Sango. Sango came up behind him and gave him a good smack to the head. Inuyasha yelled out and clutched his head ready for another on coming attack.
"If she is in trouble then we must go help, now every one move." She called upon Kirara and both Miroku and Sango hopped on. Inuyasha led the way into the forest when he caught Saiyuri's scent and trailed her back to a small waterfall. What they saw there, they didn't expect so soon.
"What is that!" Sango yelled. "That one of Naraku's puppets." Miroku answered. Every turned towards the battle that waged. They saw Saiyuri unsuccessfully try to attack the puppet multiple times. The object she seemed to repeatedly attack was the one that clutched at a small motionless boy.
"Saiyuri! We heard you scream!" Sango yelled and ran towards the puppet with her Hiraikotsu drawn and ready. Saiyuri turned to her with pained eyes. Now Sango understood. "Inuyasha! Get the puppet, kill it!" Sango yelled. I had no idea Saiyuri is a mother, her son has beautiful eyes…
Sango lifted up her Hiraikotsu to bring it down onto one of the tentacles only to see it disappear. She looked up and everything looked as it was. There was no trace of the puppet. The last act it left was throwing the boy to the tree. His body slumped on the trunk. Saiyuri ran to the small body with her arms out.
"Hiten! Are you alright!" There was no reply. Saiyuri scooped up her son into her arms and everyone gathered around her to watch the little beautiful boy. He was beautiful, just like his mother. Hiten's eyes slowly opened to small slits.
"Hiten…" Saiyuri mumbled softly. She stroked his hair lovingly and hugged him close to her crouched body. Wow, she's a really good mother. Thought Inuyasha. He wished he had a mother like her; maybe everything in his life would be a right, right now if he had that kind of love. But no, everything in his life was just the opposite. They watched as Saiyuri slowly rocked back and forth on her heels.
"Hiten? Are you okay?" She question softly. She and everyone else waited for an answer as she nuzzled and kissed his forehead. "Why isn't he speaking?" Inuyasha asked finally after minutes of patience.
"He is mute." She replied irritated. Inuyasha stared at her in disbelief. "Then why would you ask him a question knowing full well he can't answer!" "He would nod his head if I asked him a yes or no question. I have been his mother for the seven years of his life, I know what he can and can not do." Saiyuri explained with venom laced into her voice. She has had enough of this Inuyasha fellow. She is getting on the last of her nerves; can't he see that this is a tragic moment here!
"Hiten?" Saiyuri whispered melodically again, "are you alright, answer mama."
"I'm sorry mama." Hiten rasped as he exhaled one last breath and closed his eyes completely to the world. Saiyuri went rigged. Her hands clutch on the body tightened visually. She exhaled a cool shuddered breath. She was cold to the bone. She turned her head down to her small son, her oh so small son. Hiten you can wake up for mama can't you? Right Hiten, you can wake up. Right? Please say it like you said you were sorry. You can speak now… That mean you and I can have a lot of fun conversations like a mama and son should. My little boy, you can stop pretending to not breath now. I promise I won't get mad.
"Please wake up! Wake up now!" Saiyuri wailed as she shook the lifeless form in her arms. Sango's eyes watered uncontrollably. This was the saddest seen she has ever seen in her life. Nothing is sadder then seeing a mother lose her child.
"Hiten! Stop playing! Do you want mama to punish you! No, no…" Saiyuri cradled Hiten's body in her arms as she sobbed her heart into his shoulder. The boy did not move nor give any sign of life. Miroku sighed and Inuyasha sniffled. He couldn't stand watching this happen to a mother.
"Saiyuri…" Sango whispered, "He's dead, you have to let him go." Saiyuri turned her empty eyes towards Sango. She breathed in and shook her head. "He is not dead…" she whispered back."
"Yes he is, now we must go bury him, you have to except that he is gone Saiyuri. He is not coming back."
Saiyuri narrowed her eyes at Sango and let the body down gently. She walked away a few feet and Inuyasha and Miroku picked the boy up. Sango watched as both of the men got the body away from the battle seen. Saiyuri turned around quickly and ran towards her son again, arms stretched to reach him. Sango jumped in front of her and angrily slapped her across the face. Saiyuri stopped in her tracks. She winced and brought up her hand to her cheek and her mind cleared. "Gomen nasai." Sango said.
Saiyuri nodded and walked away. "I have to go." She choked. She jumped of into the distance towards the north where Naraku's scent trailed. She's not even going to be here for her son's burial?
Under the Sakura tree near the waterfall was where the small beautiful child was buried. Miroku, being a monk, said a couple of small prayers and left some spare prayer beads beside the grave as an offering. Inuyasha stood by the side with arms folded doing nothing. Sango kneeled down and prayed for the child and his mother.
Koi Kami, I pray for this child named Hiten. May you grant him safe passage to the heavens. Hiten I pray that you will have a happy life on the other side. I promise to you that we all will seek revenge on Naraku and we will end his rain of terror on this world, your mother will be satisfied with that. Do not worry for her. She is a strong woman and may she always be one. Amen.
"Sango hurry up!" Inuyasha yelled disrespectfully. Sango glared at him with nostrils flared. She ran over to Inuyasha's form and smacked him. How many smacks did he receive today? More then 3 probably…
"Show some damn respect for the dead!" Sango yelled, "Would you want someone to treat you that way and disrespect your mother!" Inuyasha's eye's darkened at the mention of his mother.
"By the way, who is your mother? I would like to know the woman who brought up such baka!" Sango sneered. Inuyasha narrowed his clouded eyes and turned away with his back hunched.
"Leave my mother out of this… she's dead." At that Inuyasha turned away and walked towards the west. Everyone gathered their things and followed behind the begrudged hanyou. Was it something I said? Asked Sango to herself quietly.
One day has passed since the incident with Hiten. Sango swore to herself that she would never let Naraku hurt another boy in her life. First Kohaku and now Hiten. Does he have some kind of evil agenda against small male children? You'd think he does because of all the boys he is attacking and making miserable.
"Inuyasha, I think we should stop and rest." Sango said more then suggested. "No, we can go on for a little longer." Inuyasha demanded. "Inuyasha! We are human, not hanyou nor youkai. We can't go as long!" Sango yelled in his face. Inuyasha brought up his hand and wiped the spit off his face. "Fine! Weak ningen…" he mumbled. He's lucky that Sango did not catch his last phrase or else she would have given another smack with her Hiraikotsu as an early present. They walked on a little further and settled near a stream. Inuyasha went to catch the school of fish so that they had something to eat later and Sango went towards where she saw some steam off in the distance. You know what that means… there's a hot spring nearby.
Sango walked alone and threatened Inuyasha if he came and peeked at her. Where was Miroku? Oh well. Sango came upon the hot spring 10 minutes into the walk. It was fairly large and was surrounded with large and small boulders. Small pieces of grass and leaves peeked out from between the rocks. Sango went to the edge of the spring and tested the temperature with her foot. It was just right. She slowly began to peel off her taijiya outfit. Kami I need to wash this… When she was done she edged her way into the water. Holding her breath she dunked her head into the steaming water. She came out a minute later with her face flushed.
"This feels good. I don't know when was the last time I bathed in a hot spring… I should do it more often." Sango said to herself. She leaned her back against the boulders and settled down. The water was steaming and the sky was clear. It is a perfect day indeed. Sango sighed happily and stared into the steam dreamily. What a happy day it was. Sango got up off the rock and waded deeper into the spring. She couldn't see anything and it wasn't soon until she couldn't find her way back to the edge. Sango wanted to slap her self in the face for being so stupid. For all she knew she was probably at the edge of the spring and just can't see it. Or maybe she was in the middle of the spring. She'd just have to find out.
Sango waded further into the pool of water and soon began to panic after a few minutes of aimless drifting. Oh Kami! I can't find my way back and I sure as hell am not calling out for Inuyasha, especially for Miroku, in the state that I'm in. Oh Kami! What was that! I thought I saw something… A black shadow moved from the corner of Sango's eyes. She began to fear the worst.
"What if it's some hungry water youkai?" Sango asked herself. She was definitely scared now; she didn't have her Hiraikotsu to protect her. She stilled her self in the water hoping that the creature that was in the water with her wouldn't sense her until she felt something slither across her bottom's skin. Sango jumped and swam like crazy. The splashing must have alerted the creature as soon as she did that she heard the same splashing gaining on her. She wanted to scream. What did the creature want? Surely it doesn't want to eat her, she is nothing but skin and bones. She considered telling the creature that.
She stopped after awhile since she was getting nowhere. Something grabbed at her ankle and Sango yelled out and thrashed her leg out wildly, kicking something muscular in the process.
"Lady Sango, it is only I the humble houshi Miroku." Miroku concerned as he stepped into her view. Sango sighed in relief only to have that relief quickly be replaced by anger. "What in Kami's name did you think that you were doing!" Sango yelled her head off in front of Miroku still unaware that she is naked. His eyes wandered to her chest and she looked down. She quickly flung one of her arms over her chest and used the other hand to slap Miroku across the face.
"Lady Sango, I did not touch you…"
"Yeah well you looked at me!" Sango retorted. "Am I not allowed to admire a females body?" Miroku joked as he rubbed his chest. Sango blushed and smacked Miroku's groping hands away from her. "You stay on your side of the spring and I stay on mine!" Sango said. "Are you sure?" Miroku asked with a pout. Sango blushed again and nodded her head. "Forgive me when I ask you Lady Sango, but do you even know where your side of the spring is?" Sango sighed in defeat and turned around scanning the steam. "No." she mumbled. Miroku smile his devious smile and dragged Sango over to his side of the spring. She set herself far away from Miroku and enjoyed the rest of her bath while still suspicious of Miroku's every move. When it was well into the afternoon Sango's fingers began to prune so she decided to get out of the spring.
"Houshi! Turn around so I can leave, when I say you can turn around then you can turn around. So help you Kami if I catch you watching me change, you also be missing a set of eyes along with one of your hands!" Sango said sternly. Miroku looked at her with mirth filling his eyes and turned his back towards her. Sango got out of the water and quickly saw the other side of the spring. It wasn't as far away as she thought.
She looked back at Miroku and saw that he had his back turned respectfully towards her so she took her time changing. Careful that she did not wet her clothing as she dried off she took her time pulling on her kimono set and wrapping it around her body after a few minutes of drying herself off. What Sango didn't know was that Miroku was watching the whole time. He stared as the waters reflective surface and grinned. The images maybe upside down but they were better then nothing. Miroku chuckled inside of his mind. Lady Sango, you are so beautiful. If only you will have me, I will show you a whole new world in both of our beds.
A/N: Sad what happened to Hiten huh? Please send me some reviews on this story so I can have more inspiration to write more.
