The Blood I Shed for You

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With only a second's hesitation she leapt into the well, though was daunted when she landed firmly on the floor of the well. She began searching the wall and floor for a secret panel, button, or entry, but found none. She deliberated for a moment before deciding to go back to the group she had been talking to earlier. If anyone knew about this strange phenomenon, it would be them.

With out wasting another moment, she leapt out of the well, landing gracefully on the lip. Sniffing the air, she located the group's scent. They had moved since earlier that day when she had left them. She darted in the direction the scent was blowing from, sprinting swiftly through the trees. Sprinting through a forest is difficult for anyone, especially someone with demonic speed, but luckily for most demons, their reflexes were also heightened. At her dizzying speed, Inuyamainu soon found herself at the edge of the forest, facing a human village. She frowned deeply. Even though she had nothing against humans, even thought they were nice to have around, she knew that most humans didn't react well to youkai. Despite the fact she was cloaked the humans were bound to be anxious about her presence. Anyone would be leery of a dark figure with a demonic presence, not to mention the last daylight had faded into black along the horizon only a short while prior.

She sighed as she shrugged off her cloak. Even though she was a demon, and looking at her made that undeniably obvious, she concluded that showing her true self would startle the humans less than a shadowy figure would. She had noted long ago that humans had a perplexing fear of the color black. She knew it was somehow linked to night, darkness, and fear of the unknown, but she never understood it. As far as she was concerned, black was just another color. With that, she walked towards the village. A few humans were out, but none were much father than 5 feet from their homes. She noted them casually as she entered the village, trying to look as non-threatening as possible. A panic was the last thing she wanted. A few men looked at her questioningly for a few moments. They weren't scared. In fact, they seemed… confused. Inuyamainu grew curious to their reactions. She wanted to know why they acted the way they did, but she didn't want to frighten them. She decided to remain outwardly indifferent, so as not to alarm them, if possible. As she continued to pass them, following the scent of the group she had been searching for, she heard more footsteps behind her. They were gathering, and she was more confused than ever. It was then that someone behind her spoke.

"I-Inuyasha?"

A bit startled, she turned around, regarding the male that spoke and the other men around him. She wasn't sure how to respond. If she said yes, would they run? If she said no, would they run? She wished she knew how these humans knew her brother, as a friend or a threat. Mentally shrugging, she decided to be honest. If they panicked, there was nothing she could do. She wasn't there to harm anyone, so it really didn't matter anyway.

"No. My name is Inuyamainu. I am the half-sister of Inuyasha." She watched as their questioning gazes turned slightly alarmed.

"S-So you're a… youkai? A full youkai?" One asked nervously.

"Yes, but you needn't worry. I have no desire to harm anyone in this village." She watched them relax slightly before continuing. "I am searching for a small group consisting of a female taijaya, a Buddhist monk, a shape-shifting cat youkai, and a kitsune pup."

"Oh. They would be with Kaede-sama. Her dwelling is in the center of the village." One said.

"Why are you looking for them?" One braver one asked.

The other men seemed slightly nervous at the one man's question, almost expecting a bad response. Inuyamainu smiled.

"I only wish to ask them a few questions about Inuyasha's whereabouts. As I said before, no one of this village has anything to fear from me. I've no desire to harm any human." She said, watching them relax greatly. "If my presence in this village makes you uncomfortable, I will leave immediately."

She had made that offer for 2 reasons. The first reason was because she was not planning to stay anyhow. The second reason was because it would help show the humans that she, indeed, had no wishes to harm them. It had worked slightly. The humans were a bit surprised, talking among themselves over what to do. Still cautions of youkai, none of them were ready to invite her to dinner, yet none had asked her to leave. They still did not trust her, she knew that much. With out another word, she turned to follow the scent trail left by the group she was seeking. She was lead to a hut in the center of the village, and recognized it to be Kaede's, as one of the villagers had told her. With out hesitation, she stepped inside, blinking at the change of lighting.

"Ah. Inuyasha, we were-" Miroku started, but stopped mid-sentence once he got a better look at the youkai he had originally thought was Inuyasha.

At the entrance stood Inuyamainu with her cloak slung over her right arm. In the flickering light from the fire, her bright amber eyes almost seemed to glow with a numinous light. Her off-white hair reached down almost to her ankles, held back by a shiny white ribbon. Her long tail reached down almost to the heels of her feet, the same pink tinted color as her hair. She wore a light gold coronet adorned with a very unusual, and most likely very precious, gem. The gem seemed to glow in the firelight just as much as her eyes. On her body she wore fur, much like wolf youkai tribes around that area, except her fur was white and looked to be first-rate. She wore a band of fur around each ankle, one on her right arm just below the elbow, and one on her left arm just above the elbow. She wore a rather short piece of fur over her hips, which seemed to the others to be that very short type of kimono Kagome wore. Upon further inspection, one would find it wasn't actually a skirt, but rather more like skorts. This made it quite impossible to see up her skirt, much to Miroku's future dismay. She also donned a fur top that was also quite small, showing much of her stomach. On her stomach, and the rest of her body wherever bare skin could be seen, she was marked with dark jade stripes. The stripes marked her legs, three on each thigh, two on each shin, and one bold stripe on each foot. She had a sort of semicircle on her stomach that extended up into two crests, which wrapped around her back. Two stripes decorated each arm, just above the wrist, two more stripes following the shape of her shoulders, and one stripe on her cheeks on either side of her face. She had ears, much like Inuyasha's, and deadly claws adorning her fingers and toes.

Sango was the first to speak. "Inuyamainu?"

Before Inuyamainu could speak, however, Miroku came to stand in front of her, grasping her hands in his.

"Here we go again…" Sango sighed with exasperation.

"Inuyamainu… would you bear my child?"

Inuyamainu's expression never changed as she calmly spoke.

"I've never killed a human before, though I think I just may change that…" She said, glaring daggers at Miroku.

~*~ Author's Note ~*~

I realize it has been a while since I've updated. I apologize for this. I recently had computer problems, and was with out a computer for many weeks. I've recently started writing a new fanfic, and consequently, put off this story. I will try to rectify this by make a few new chapters to this story by the end of the week. I also have a picture of Inuyamainu so you can see her as I described her. You must ask for it, providing me with your email address if you want it. I can't add it in the story, no matter how I try.

Your truly,

The Cerulean Sage