/AN: Okay Guys! Here's Chapter Three now this is going to be in Takeya's POV. He's Kara's uncle and mentor. Now Kara doesn't know that yet. I'm going to make this chapter a little shorter just to describe more about Kara. And for the next chapter, I will even put some surprises in there.

Chapter Three: Secrets

The last time I ever saw Kara she was only 4 years old. Even then she had incredible power, but she just never relized it. I was there when she was born, that night Sano, Akiko and I talked aout Kara. This all goes back to Sano's family line, his family goes beyond the boundries of human and youkai. Since that generation skipped him, now it's Kara's turn. Sano wanted the best for Kara, keep her safe, protect her. I suggested that we tell her that she's hanyou, but Sano instantly objected "I want Kara to be normal, I don't want her to know what she is or what she can do...yet" he said to me. I obeyed his orders, I wouldn't speak a word of it. But his plan was going to fail, and I knew it. Kara's ablitities would only get stronger if she didn't get the right training. I had to follow Sano's orders, even though she's my niece, she's his daughter.

My name is Takeya, I am a dragon and I am the elder brother of Akiko.

She'll never know that she and I are related, Sano didn't want her to know,so did Akiko. I understood, but keeping secrets from that little girl, just made me feel as if we are rejecting her as a living being.I am labled as a good friend to her, I'm surprised that she'll even remember me. That is until she'll turn full dragon when the moon was in it's right point. Even so it was agreed that Sano would train her with her agilty, Akiko would work with her shape shifting and I would work with her dragon abilities.

I never got the chance to, not then anyway. Akiko one day visited me in the mountains I was a bit surprised at her sudden appearence. Akiko had told me what happened with Kara's encounter with the youkai. And Sano had to tell her what she was before things gotten worst. I should have said I told you so but the moment wasn't right. Akiko and I agreed that her trainingwould startthe nextday. But I couldn't see her the next day or the next. There waswar amongst the dragon clans, and I had to go and resolve this. I knew this was horrible but I couldn't tell them. I already had to deal with all the other dragons, accusations and rediculment for accepting Akiko and her daughter.

Especially Sano.

But I never minded that, in fact I didn't care. It only tookone year for all of the threats died down. I didn't keep my half of the agreement to Sano or Akiko, and I felt like I betrayed them. Kara is and always will be the important person in any case. I was a little afraid to comfront them, but I had to face what I needed to face.

With one flap of my wings I took off into the south direction. I had to admit, they did live far away from my dwellings, but in the end it had to be like this. In the hours that took me to get there, I relised something, when a dragon dies especially those of mental ablitlies have the power to communicate with the living.

I felt someone there in my head, for a moment I thought it was Akiko playing mind games just like we did when we were younger. But this time was different, this one was particulary stronger. My heart started to race. Was Akiko trying to reach me? I started to get scared and I started to go faster than usual. If my sister died, I would have started to beat Sano for not protecting her. But what if he was dead to? What about Kara?

Fear escaped me as I landed in the forest near there small house. I couldn't believe what I saw, everything was gone, and the smell of death lingered in the air. I started calling out there names, even used dragon calls. But no one ever came, and no one ever will.As I started out on foot, I saw agrave, it wasdug very well, but it wassmall as if did by a small child. I instantly smelled dragon's blood, even youkai blood. I stood there on all fours, my sister was gone and my brother by marriage was gone. They were dead and Iwasn't there to help. I was so concerened for my own kind that I didn't care for them, my family.

"Kara!" I yelled into the forest.There was no point, she could of died already but something in my mind kept on telling me that she was okay. I knew it was Akiko, she was still here...in spirit. But you can't hold someone, you can't touch allyou could do is look and watch them grow and die. Then they will be with you.

For the next three days I kept on searching, prodding every youkai in the area trying to find her. But those three days turned into three years. I would have given up hope by the first one, but I kept on searching alive or not I will find her. I was tired by the second and by the third I was exhausted. I slept in the day and searched by night, I didn't sleep for almost nine days once. I couldn't let Sano and Akiko down, after what they did to save her. I just couldn't let that slip by me, it was not a matter of honor. It was a matter of love.

After those three years of searching, I finally got my wish to find her not only alive but okay. But I was so far away from that fact. When I found Kara, she was found nearly dead by one of the youkai in the area of my dwellings. He would have eaten her if it wasn't for me, I destroyed him with such rage that his blood still lingers in my claws. I cried when I saw her, not tears of joy but tears of sadness. I finally found her but she was scarred and tortured. She was ten, and still alive after all those years on her own. She was only seven and she went through all those ordeals.

At that moment I doubted her survival, but I ignored that possiblities. I picked her up as gently as I could, she looked so small in my paws. I cried for the first time in three years. The last time I did was when I saw Akiko's and Sano's grave. I knew she dug that up, she had to go through that? All on her own? She had so much courage, I was proud of her.

I treated her wounds, I knew they would heal on there own but some of the ones, would take days to heal and painfully as well. I couldn't believe that she was here...alive. I wanted to see her happy smile again. But I knew that would never see that smile again, that happy little girl again. She lost her childhood along time ago. She would never have it back. I knew who it was who hurt her, who hurt her parents he was an evil being quenching for power, living on the hate of the world. But I could not tell her...not until she learns what she truley is.

The first time she woke up was 6 days after I found her, she hollered and she screamed at me to get away from her. I just laughed for the first time in a long while. She questioned me, then her senses got her and she smiled. I knew that this was the first time she cried, not in pain but in joy. She ran to me, "Takeya where were you? I was alone, it was dark...there was so much blood!" she started to remember the night her parents were killed. She just let everything out, and I just held her there. For the first time, she had someone to reach out to, when for so long whenever she reached no one was there to hold her, or love her.

She looked so thin, "I haven't eaten since last month!" she said laughing at her own pain. I think that's all everyone will ever do when they are in pain. Laugh. When they know that deep inside it hurts it just hurts.

I gave her something to eat, she would gobble it down as if it were to be her last meal. She would smile and ask for more. I didn't mind, being not well nurished isn't the best thing in the world. Kara kept on surviving on her own well being. Thinking things will get better, hoping and trust. I knew that Kara would never be the same. What he did to her made me so mad. But what was I supposed to do? Kara, at a young age wanted revenge, but also answers. I couldn't give all of her answers, because I didn't have them all. She would have to find them on her own terms. But for now, she'll have some peace. I would have to get her some clothes, she was wearing rags. Probably from the night her parents were killed. They would have tobe from youkai bone, stronger then steel but as soft as silk.

Kara knew what I was thinking, her dragon abilities triggered themselves as I layed down in my bed. She was tired, she never had time to play. So she would crawl next to me and sleep against my head. Her life might turn at some point, but those visions of her parents and her days being alone would still be fresh in her mind. But I knew these days would feel like a dream to her, but I'm going to make her strong. I'm going to train her and I am going to be there for her.

"Takeya?" she said to me.

"Yes?"

"Am I ever going to be okay? Am I ever going to just live without being hunted? Oris life always like this?"

"No life is a matter of living. If wedon't live life. Than what a cruel word is live?" I said to her.

"What ifI have nothing to live for"

"You made it didn't you? You live for your parents Kara,you live with your heart and soul"

"Thank You"

In those days I could sleep without nightmares, in those days I was free of guilt, free of the regrets I had. Kara gave me my freedom, and now I have to take away her pain, her guilt her tears I have to give her, her freedom.

As the weeks past by I started her training. She was a quick study, every move I would make she could do the same, even better. Kara is a born fighter, she's good with daggers from her father I suspect. She could hit a bullseye three miles away, she would never brag she would just smile at me. Though her main ability is the naginata she moves so switftly with that weapon it's as if they are one. I was proud. She was only ten years old. Behaving like an adult. I laughed at the thought that she would act like a child when she was older. But I knew that will never happen to Kara never in years.

ThoughI knew Kara's other abilities will get inthe way ofher trainingespecially when she turned full dragon. When she did though, she would cry sometimes she turned full dragon thenighther parents died and changed back to witness this. Kara had tears of a dragon golden tears. She looked exactly like Akiko with her scales, horns, but her eyes turned from sapphire blue to black,Akiko's eyes are always green.It wasn't until she was 12 whenher training stopped, sheknew everythingthat I knew. Hunting,survival, agility, strength and also her dragon powers kept in her original form such as her shapeshifting but I couldn't ignore it. She could change into a small animal like a fox, or a dog. She took great intrest in healing, she would make weird experiments with potions. Sometimes itwould backfire but it was a good laugh.

I then knew I had to tell her something about herself. Something that she will get mad at me for always.

It was just a normal dayKara was leaping across the trees, she had her health back butyou could still see the pain in her eyes. These past two years, have been heaven for her.It was only two years, if I didn'ttell her what she is then I'll never live it down.

Then again, I never told her what she was and never will someone told her before I had a chance. And to make matters worst it was from the last person I thought it would be. Kara was in the clearing looking for some new herbs for new poition.

I flew up toward the clearing, a scent caught by me and my anger started to rise. That's when everything backfired, that's when I was truly afraid. He was here, he was still alive, even after that beating that Kara gave him he was still alive. It was as if the Gods wanted this being to live.

I heard explosions and I knew it all to well, Kara was going to end it all the pain once and for all. But she couldn't, not on her own. He was trying to manipulate her, he was trying to bring evil into her heart. Butall he was doing was making her even madder and madder until history repeated itself. Kara's powers were summoned and shecould of destroyed him, with one swipe of her naginata, the earth followed in it's path.

It was a distraction, and flew up toward and knocked it into him.He just grinned. "Who are you!' she yelled. "If you really want to know just ask your dear friend Takeya" he said. "Leave him outta this, this is between you and me!"Kara said still trying to knock him into the ground. "My dear you have this all wrong, he knew my name long before all of this" he said and sent his miasma at her. She wasn't fazed. I came in and knocked him into the next row of trees.

But this miasma made me cough like crazy, my eyes rolled back and it took its toll on me. Everyting went dark and I was afraid for her safety I was afraid of everything that was to happen. The next time I opened my eyes. There she was crying again, she was on her knees crying. "Naraku is his name" she whispered. "Naraku" she repeated.

She had a small cut on her left cheek and bruises down and up her arms. She walked toward me with tear streaked cheeks. "You knew didn't you? His name, what he was after, what I am" she said grapsing the naginata, I didn't look away. "I'm so sorry" I said, I myself crying. "I promised your parents that I will never tell, and since they are...gone I felt in need of telling you" She looked at me her eyes widening.

"He wanted me because of powers am I right" She said her blue eyes filling with tears again. I nodded. She sighed looking to her left golden tears falling to the forest ground. She sighed, "Takeya you know what I have to do...right" she said to me. I looked at her, "Yes"

"Then keep that promise you made to my parents, I want to do this on my own" She said now smiling. "Kara..." I started but she put her hand up to stop me. "Look Takeya, you are the best thing to happen to me since my parents died and I would give anything to stay here, but this is my fate I have to find him, and destroy him not just for my sake, but for everyone's" she paused "He wanted me Takeya for something bigger than you and I, he wants something from me" her smile never faded.

"I need to travel on my own, I have to find my answers on my own, beause this is my destiny and I will follow it"

The next day she headed out with enough confidence and hope for the both of us. I hated to see her go, but she had too, she needed to and she wants to. "Thanks Takeya for everything" with that in mind she left leaping off into the unknown.

I knew she did the right thing, I always knew it too. I'm proud of her, she truly is the daughter of Akiko and Sano.

AN: All right! Now that took an all nighter! Anyways the next chapter is going to be very good but I ain't going to spoil anything, so ha! Woot! This is going to be great Chapter 4 is coming up soon.

Signed,

MistressofMagicks