The Blood I Shed for You

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"Useless." She grumbled as she leapt out of the well to find herself inside of some sort of building. "Or is it?"

She looked around and soon rediscovered her brother's scent. She followed his scent out of the building and looked around in wonder. So many beautiful lights, but where was the forest? The air smelled so dirty, and there were strange noises all around her. What type of place was this?

At the same moment, Kagome was laughing as she watched Souta try to teach Inuyasha how to play video games. Inuyasha was losing miserably, and not too happy about it, either. She could tell he wanted to bash the controller into dust, but found it adorable how he held back. It was about that moment when she felt it.

"Inuyasha. I sense a Shikon shard."

Inuyasha bolted upright and faced her. "Where?"

"From the well, and it's coming this way."

With out another word, Inuyasha dashed towards the door. He opened the door and stood shocked as he looked back at himself, or at least a female version. Kagome came racing in a moment later and started as well.

"I need a word with Inuyasha. Please excuse us, lady miko." Inuyamainu said as she grabbed his arm and dragged him outside.

Inuyasha couldn't say a word as he was dragged towards the Bone Eater's Well; only stare at the female youkai in front of him. She looked so much like him it was amazing. Her eyes looked just like his, except the irises were a bit larger and brighter. Her eyes were more feminine, shadowed by dark lashes, but still that amazing orange-yellow that he and his brother shared. Unlike his brother, she had his canine ears. Even her hair was styled much like his, except her hair was silver with more of a pink tint whereas his had more of a blue tint. Unlike both he and his brother, she had a tail. He assumed it was the wolf blood in her. Her clothes also reminded him of wolf youkai, except her clothes were white instead of brown. Her clothes were also very silky looking and shone with a blue sheen in the fair moonlight. Where her clothes stopped, he could see jade green markings on her skin, much like his brother, except more plentiful. He was still amazed at how much she looked like him as she dragged him down into the well.

Kagome stayed at her door looking out, wondering what that was all about.

"Who was that?" Souta asked from her side.

She hadn't even noticed him there until he spoke.

"Inuyasha's sister." Kagome said, still staring out into the yard.

"Inuyasha has a sister? Poor Inuyasha." Souta said, turning back into the house.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Kagome asked as she closed the door and followed him in.

~~~~~~Sengoku Jidai: Inuyasha Forest~~~~~~

Still gripping Inuyasha's hand, Inuyamainu leapt from the bottom of the well to the lip, bringing Inuyasha with her. Not used to being dragged around like that, Inuyasha pulled his hand free.

"Where are we going?" He asked her, finally getting over his initial shock enough to wonder what was going on.

Inuyamainu said nothing as she leapt into the God Tree and seated herself in one of the highest branches. She looked back down at Inuyasha, her luminescent eyes seemingly glowing as she stared down at him.

"Come sit." She said calmly. "I'd like to talk to you."

Inuyasha jumped up next to her and took a seat. He stared at her wondering what she was going to say as she stared off at the moon, making her eyes shine.

"I spoke to Miroku today." She began. Inuyasha automatically reacted.

"If he touched you I'll kill him!" He started, but Inuyamainu cut him short.

"No, but if he did I'm quite capable of exacting my own revenge. No. What he spoke to me about was the woman named Kikyo."

Inuyasha was shocked. Oh, how he was going to make that monk suffer! His love life was none of that jerk's business. He had no right to say anything. Inuyasha was already plotting the 3rd or 4th way of killing him when Inuyamainu spoke again.

"When you are walking, which way do you look?"

"Huh?" Inuyasha was quite confused by the change of topic.

"Well?" Inuyamainu pressed.

"I look where I'm going!" Inuyasha said, slightly irritated by the situation.

"So you look ahead, then?" Inuyamainu asked, more of a statement than a question. "Then why do you insist of looking behind you?"

Again, Inuyasha was confused, but Inuyamainu saw the question in his eyes and continued.

"Kikyo is your past. Whether you realize it or not, when she died, her part in your life ended. Whether she was reborn or not doesn't matter. She can never become the part in your life that you and she had once wanted. Kagome, on the other hand, is your future. She is the one that will give you the life you once wanted with Kikyo. Kikyo is dead, and can not accept that, in death or half-life. You may see her, hear her, and touch her, but she is still dead. She no longer belongs in this world, and deep inside she knows that. That is why she will become vengeful, unfeeling, and heartless. She will be nothing of the Kikyo you once knew. Her own hatred will twist her. Do you understand?"

She looked at Inuyasha when he did not answer and found his distant gaze slightly reassuring. He was thinking of what she said and taking it all in.

"You continue to move forward, because you are alive. While you live you will only be able to move forward. Kikyo is dead. She can only remain in the same place. She can never move forward again. If you continue to look to her, to look behind you as you move forward, you will fall. She does not belong in this world. For both your sake, I'll destroy her should I ever meet her."

Inuyasha snapped his head up and stared at her. She could see the mix of emotions in his eyes, and he could see the determination in hers. He wanted to scream at her that she was wrong, but he wasn't sure. He wanted to tell her 'no', because Kikyo was too powerful, but he still wasn't sure. In fact he wasn't very sure of anything at that moment. In the end all he could do was stare at his sister.

"The dead do not belong in the world of the living. She and you both have to learn to accept that."

She watched him for a minute or so. She could see the turmoil in his eyes. She did the only thing she could think of as she leaned over and wrapped her arms around him. It was strange for her. The only other person she embraced this way was her mother. She could tell it was strange for Inuyasha, too from the way he stiffened.

"You're my brother. You always will be. I may not know you very well, but I still care about you. That's one thing my mother was sure to teach me. Family is forever. It's part of who you are. Families may grow, but they never change. Your family is always your family, even after death. You, my mother, and even Sesshomaru are all my family, no matter what."

Inuyasha relaxed into his sister as she spoke. Family. Family was something he hadn't had for so long. It felt good to love and be loved by someone again. He hadn't felt the warm reassurance of that kind of love since his mother. As she finished speaking, he felt a strong bond for his sister growing.

"Don't fight Kikyo." Inuyasha spoke after a while.

Inuyamainu looked at him questioningly. She was about to speak when he spoke again.

"She a powerful miko, even if she is dead."

Inuyamainu smiled. "I'm more dangerous than just a pair of claws."

Inuyasha didn't exactly know what she meant, but he wasn't sure if he should feel worried or reassured.