Here is chapter four. Finally, for all of you that haven't read, you get to find out more about the mysterious Moyuru. I don't know if I have some of you that have read before that are reading now or something, but please review! I don't know you're reading if you don't review! If I don't think that you're reading this, then I could decide to quit. Yes, I am, I'm bribing you to review! So don't let me down! I took the time to write and perfect this, you at least owe me the few seconds or minutes that it takes to reveiw! Alright, with that being said: Read Reveiw and Enjoy!

Mayu Kitsune

Japanese Terms

Remember- Haha means "Mother" and Chichi means "Father"!

-sama - gives the title "Lord" or "Lady" to someone when added to the end of their name

Moyuru's Troubled Past

Inuyasha awoke in the middle of the night at the sound of crying. His golden eyes searched the room for the source.

"Seiya. . ." Moyuru said quietly in her sleep.

Inuyasha looked to her questioningly. She had curled up tightly on the futon, gripping the covers in her fists. She suddenly awoke with a start, sitting up and wiping tears from her eyes.

Inuyasha feigned sleep, who was this Seiya? Moyuru had uttered that name in her sleep before and Inuyasha's curiosity had now been piqued, he wanted to know more.

The kitsune hanyou got up from the futon, covering up with the clothes Kaede had given her to use and walking quietly out of the door, barely making a sound as she moved.

Inuyasha waited a while for her to return, but when she failed to do so, he got up. He moved to the doorway as well, peering out. Moyuru was nowhere in sight.

He stepped out, beginning to follow her scent. Where could she possibly be going at this time of night? He followed it to the field of flowers she had spent her day in where he found her sitting at the top of a hill overlooking the field.

The moon, nearly full, shone beautifully over the flowers. It was unusually big, looking as though it threatened to crash into the earth below it. A light breeze picked up, blowing through Moyuru's hair, forcing it away from her face. Salty tears shimmered on her cheeks, illuminated by the silvery light of the moon.

She's always crying! What does she have to cry about? Inuyasha wondered as he approached her. "What are you doing out here this late?" he asked.

Moyuru jumped, startled. She was up in a split second, one of her sais to his throat.

Inuyasha had been taken completely by surprise. Since when did she learn to move like that? He gave her a blank stare as he stood, frozen in place.

Moyuru blinked a few times, immediately backing off upon noticing who it was she had turned on. "Sorry," she said sheepishly and in a small voice, "I-I didn't know it was you." she stammered, returning her weapons to her sides.

Inuyasha was still shocked. She had had him in a deadly position before he even had time to blink! He put his hand to his neck as though checking to see if his head was still attached there. "Jeez, if I would've known you were that jumpy I wouldn't have come out here!" he grumbled, "What are you doing out here anyway?"

"Thinking." Moyuru replied vaguely. She turned to him rather abruptly, "What are you doing out here? Why did you follow me?" she questioned.

Inuyasha looked slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected her to turn his own question on him.

Moyuru had seated herself again in the same spot, cross-legged, slightly hunched over with her elbows resting on her legs. She turned her gaze back out to the field when Inuyasha didn't answer right away.

"Who's Seiya?" he asked, finally speaking.

Moyuru turned to look at him, a bit surprised. How did this stranger know of her brother? "How'd you. . ." she stuttered.

"You talk in your sleep." Inuyasha answered simply, a hint of agitation in his voice.

She turned away from him again, seeming to put on a mask of indifference. "Sorry if I woke you." she apologized, not looking at him as she spoke.

"So?" Inuyasha prompted.

"What?" Moyuru asked, looking to him in question though she knew what he wanted to know.

"Who is he?" Inuyasha inquired again.

Moyuru was holding her silence, a certain sadness about her.

"Who is he?" Inuyasha repeated, raising his voice.

Moyuru seemed to flinch a bit, "Do you promise not to tell anyone?" she asked in an almost inaudible voice.

"Tell anyone what?" Inuyasha asked, seemingly a bit confused.

"Just promise." she stated in as firm a voice as she could muster at the moment.

"Okay, jeez, I promise. Would you hurry up and tell already?" Inuyasha said impatiently.

"You may want to sit down." Moyuru stated, "It's a long story."

Inuyasha did so, sitting down cross-legged next to her and looking to her expectantly

"I'm only telling you because I need to get this off my chest. . . and I-I don't know who to tell. You're hanyou like me so I guess I could trust you." she said, not looking to him.

"Well, get on with it already." he prompted impatiently.

She sighed heavily, "Seiya is my half brother." she started hesitantly.

"Half brother." Inuyasha muttered.

"He was my older brother. . . but he. . . died," she said, holding back tears, "and I was blamed for his death."

"Blamed for his death?" Inuyasha echoed, looking to her. He thought for a moment before something seemed to click, "But Suzushi said earlier that you were wanted for the death of the southern lord's son." his eyes widened as he seemed to get it, "That means you're the. . ."

"Southern lord's daughter." Moyuru stated simply, finishing his sentence.

"If you didn't do it, then who did?" Inuyasha asked, still a bit shocked.

She stayed silent for a few more moments, trying to decide how much to tell. "My. . ." she started, still seeming indecisive, "My chichi." she finally said quietly.

Inuyasha stared, a bit unbelieving, "Your father killed your brother?" he nearly exclaimed, "Why?"

Moyuru answered after a few moments of hesitation, "Because Seiya threatened him, he threatened to let out some big secret if Chichi didn't stop treating me so badly. Chichi killed him because he cared about me. Even though I was hanyou and he was youkai, we loved each other like we were full blooded siblings instead of half. He protected me and taught me to protect myself. But now he's dead because he cared for me." she said softly, beginning to cry, "Now he's dead and I'm the one taking the blame because I know the secret as well. Chichi wants to get rid of me so that I won't tell anyone. It doesn't matter to him whether someone is his own flesh and blood or not." she concluded.

"So, what's the big secret?" Inuyasha asked.

Moyuru didn't answer.

"Well?" he prompted after a moment or two, "It couldn't hurt to tell now, he's going to try and kill you either way."

Moyuru didn't even so much as look to him. "I don't want to talk about it." she stated coolly.

"If you told someone then you could try to get people on your side." Inuyasha suggested.

Moyuru let out a half-hearted laugh, a bitter smile coming to her face, "People taking the side of a hanyou, that would be great wouldn't it? Everyone already believes me to be a murderer, they won't take my word against my father's." Moyuru stated, "Let's face it, I'll probably die because of him."

"Wait a second, he can't get rid of you, then he wouldn't have an heir right?" Inuyasha asked.

Moyuru shook her head, "Unfortunately, that's not the way it works. If he doesn't have an heir then it gets passed to the next closest blood relative, a cousin. The only problem is that I have more than one. That's why he's made it a contest between all of my cousins to kill me instead of fighting each other. The first one to kill or capture me gets the rights to the southern lands after my chichi passes on." she explained. "So far, Suzushi's the only one to get word of it, there are others on the way. None of them care who gets in the way, if you do you die. That's why I can't stay here or anywhere else. I'm better off alone. . ."

"You can stick with us, we're always movin' around in search of the jewel shards so you won't be in one place and you won't be alone." Inuyasha offered.

"It's not that simple." Moyuru replied. "It's too risky for me to get attached to anyone. They could be used against me, I would be putting them and myself in danger. I don't want to endanger you and your friends. You've all been so nice to me and I don't want to see any of you get hurt."

Inuyasha let out a heavy sigh. In truth, he didn't want her to be alone like that. She seemed hurt and lonely enough. It was true that most of the time he acted as though it was a bother to help her, but he really wanted to. She was another like himself and he wanted to help if he could, in any way that he could. It made him a bit frustrated that she had refused his offer.

"We'll be fine." he said a bit indignantly. "It's not like I can't protect them anyway. Besides, Sango and Miroku can protect themselves."

"Sango and Miroku?" Moyuru asked, looking to him in question now. "Yeah, you haven't met them yet." Inuyasha said, "You don't wanna meet Miroku." he added under his breath.

Moyuru just sighed heavily, "Tomorrow is the last day I'm staying here, the next morning I'm leaving. I don't want anyone to get hurt simply because I'm here." she stated firmly, getting up now, "Are any of the others awake?" she asked as she brushed herself off.

"No."

"Sorry again if I woke you." she said before heading back to the hut.

Inuyasha watched her leave before directing his gaze out over the field, he had a pensive expression on his face, I want to believe her, but how can I be sure? All I have is her word. Inuyasha thought

"Such a sad story from such a beautiful young lady, eh Lord Inuyasha?"

"Myoga?" Inuyasha exclaimed, looking to his shoulder where the flea now visibly stood, "How long have you been here?" he demanded.

Myoga seated himself, "Long enough to hear the entire story. It is of troubling news, someone of higher power should hear of it."

"You mean you believe her?"

"Yes, I do. I almost wouldn't doubt what she said to be the truth."

"How can you be so sure?" Inuyasha asked, giving the flea a questioning look.

"Even your own father had his doubts about the southern lord, Lord Tsukasa. There are also rumors that suggest that what she said was true." Myoga replied.

"Rumors like what?"

"It was a fact that Tsukasa Sama had taken a human mate, though the relationship didn't last long before the human died under mysterious circumstances. It was only rumor that they had a daughter together. Since the human was obviously carrying a child before she became mates with the Southern Lord, Tsukasa claimed that it wasn't of any relation to him, but because he said that he cared for his mate, he allowed the hanyou and her mother to stay with him. I believe that she is the illigitamate daughter of the rumors." Myoga answered.

Inuyasha seemed to be getting it now, "Is that all?" he asked.

Myoga thought for a few moments, "There is a bit more. Your father kept a relatively close watch on the southern lord after the human's death. After the hanyou's mother died, she wasn't allowed to leave the village in which the southern castle was built, but she wasn't allowed to stay with the lord himself either. This is what leads me to believe that it may have been her brother that persuaded the lord to allow her to live, but she knew too much and was therefore not allowed to leave for fear of the truth spreading. She herself was too risky to kill because of the suspicions surrounding Seiya's mother as well as the human mate's deaths. Now he has an excuse and I fear that she will be pursued until her death if she does not tell anyone else her story. The only problem would be getting someone to believe her."

"Nobody will, she's a half demon." Inuyasha muttered. "What is it her father wants to keep secret so bad? Just the fact that he has an illigitamate kid?" he asked.

"He's known to be a very brutal ruler, but the murder of family members would be too far and the emperor himself would surely hear of it." Myoga answered, "I'm assuming that he murdered more of his family before hand. There may not even be a mystery at all behind the deaths of a few of his family members."

Inuyasha now seemed to be thinking hard about something. What was he to do now? He had promised that he wouldn't tell, but if no one else knew then she would never be happy. She would be fated to living a life on the run, alone, never getting attached to anyone, being lonely for the rest of her life no matter how long that may be.

She had already made it clear that she didn't want anyone's help, but how could he not help? He would try, but would he succeed? He sighed heavily.

He blinked as something landed on his nose. There was a slight prick followed by sucking sounds. Inuyasha gained an annoyed, indignant expression, "Myoga. . ." he said in a warning tone.

There was a loud resounding smack as Inuyasha flattened the flea that had been feeding on his nose. He drew his hand away.

"Ow." Myoga muttered as he slid from Inuyasha's hand to the ground.

Inuyasha let out and indignant huff before getting up and beginning back towards the hut.

There was a quiet buzzing noise as something flew away. The noise went unheard by Inuyasha's ears as the poisonous insect made it's exit.

"Nice work Kanna." Naraku stated, smirking as he gazed into the mirror Kanna held in front of her. "It looks as though this girl has already done quite a job of playing on his emotions."

Kagura looked to him, "So, what's the plan?" she questioned nonchalantly.

"We'll use the hanyou against him, she could kill him for me. His sympathy towards her will be his undoing." Naraku said, with a bit of an evil smirk.

Kagura gave him a skeptical look "How is it that you plan to get this girl to work for you? She's already said that she doesn't want to hurt any of them."

Naraku gained a smug expression, "All she needs is the proper incentive." he replied, holding a jewel shard in between his fingers.

So, that concludes another one of my chapters. Whadduya think? Starting to understand things now? Moyuru is definitely one of my most thought-out characters ever. I say that for you to have a character with a set personality, you have to have a set past for them. Past experiences help shape a person. Just a tip if any of you other people like making up your own characters and all. It really seems to work for me.

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Chapter Five: Naraku's Test

So, Moyuru told Inuyasha some of her deepest and darkest secrets and it seems as though he wasn't the only one to hear. Naraku's been doing some snooping and some plotting. What could he be up to? What's his big plan for Moyuru and the jewel shards? Miroku and Sango finally enter the action as well! : ) (This last chapter was a short one, so I may update twice this week.If you review that is. . .)

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Mayu Kitsune