AN: Okay guys I was a bit surprised that no one visited my story so I felt sort of sad, but hell I'm okay with it. Anyway recap of last chapter, the prophecy came to pass and now everyone has a power. Now Takeya has to explain to Kara everything even secrets. And here it is, Chapter 11 Answers.

Chapter 11: Revealed

At the sound of her voice everyone stopped to look at her, she was smiling looking at them why? Shouldn't she be crying? On her knees uttering the words it's my fault? No she was smiling just smiling. Shippo ran to Kara in excitement, with the emotion he turned into a fox. He ran toward a very surprised Kara but began to scratch and pet Shippo. They stared at her still; she had a new appearance one that they'll never forget. She had symbols running up and down her arms. She had some on her face and legs. Everyone stayed silent, even Shippo who now transformed back. "Wow I must have really missed something huge, I mean look at you guys you look different" Kara said her smile never fading. A smile appeared on everyone's lips including Takeya. 'Kara?' Takeya asked his voice sounding so soothing to her ears. "Yeah?" she said turning to face him. 'I need to speak to you…alone' the dragon said to her. Kara's ear twitched at the tone of his voice, she knew from experience not to ask him what. Takeya guided her away from the others, with one last look Kara followed hearing InuYasha's words. "Good Luck"

Why he said that she had no idea, she kept that thought silent knowing that Takeya would start to worry. They were silent; you could hear the fall breeze through out the shrine. Kara's senses seemed to have been dulled due to the blood loss. She started to smell the blood, the blood of Dragon Hunters, the blood of dragons, even…iron. Something about this place gave Kara shivers down her spine, hard to believe she could still walk after that. She caused so much devastation, she caused so much pain and she didn't even know why. The smell of the shrine was familiar to her, like a dream she had years ago. Takeya stopped and turned to look at her. "It was nice to see you Kara" he said finally in his dragon tongue. "It was nice to see you too" she said back in her own dragon tongue. Her ears than drooped, "I'm so sorry Takeya, I caused everyone to get hurt" Kara said her eyes getting watery. "It's not your fault, don't blame yourself it was my fault this happened in the first place" Takeya said now turning around again to walk on. "Are you sure you're okay?" he asked. "I still feel weak, and my stomach hurts and from time to time I feel dizzy" she said calmly. Kara didn't like this; she hasn't felt like this since the day her parents were killed. At that moment Takeya brought down his head so she could get on his head. At first she objected, but gave into Takeya's outburst of worries. As Kara got on she felt a sharp pain go through her, she moaned softly. "Is everything alright?" Takeya asked. "I'm fine" Kara said nearly drifting to sleep again.

Takeya glided down deeper into the shrine, Kara's sight saw the walls they had pictures of dragons and priests. Kara wondered about why Takeya brought, her, them here. Was this another part of her quest to avenge her parents and find out who she really is or was this, another obstacle? Kara shook that thought away and looked ahead, it was complete darkness. She couldn't tell how big the shrine actually was. Memories started to flow back to her, Naraku was destroyed wasn't he. Did she a mere hanyou defeat Naraku an evil hanyou? She shook her head she can't destroy him not alone anyway. Takeya could feel the dragon hanyou's doubts and turned the corner toward the Forgotten Chambers. Kara gasped as she saw the stone fountain, Takeya lowered his head as her eyes widened as she saw more of the fountain. "Takeya this place it feels so, familiar" Kara said touching the cold stone. "I knew it would" Takeya said half smiling. Kara looked at him, her eyes gleaming "You wanted to speak to me, what's on your mind?" Kara asked sitting down infront of him.

He sighed, "Where can I begin with this?" he asked himself aloud. "Begin with what?" Kara asked, her curiosity was now growing. He sighed again, "You are a very special person Kara, you're strong, beautiful but there was always something about you that made every god damn Dragon Hunter want you" Takeya spat at the end. "They wanted me because of my blood right, because I turn dragon every month" Kara said crossing her arms. "That's not even half of it" Takeya said softly. "What are you talking about? What happened the previous night! It was nothing, it happens each time that bastard is around!" Kara huffed. "Not just when he's around is he? Whenever you get mad when someone you care about is hurt?" Takeya said paitently. Kara looked at him her eyes filled pain and ambition. "How do you know? Hell I don't even know who I am" Kara said now standing and looking at the ground. "All I know about me is that I'm dragon hanyou with dog blood me and that's probably it" she said turning her hands into fists. "Then first let me explain who I am" Takeya said closing his eyes. "I already know who you are your name is Takeya, your a dragon, you practically raised me what more is there to explain?" Kara said looking at him. "Do you know how I know your mother?" Takeya said now going to the hard part. "I don't know I never asked" Kara said raising an eyebrow. "I know her because she is mysister' Takeya said. After that there was silence, Kara looked at the dragon the dragon who taught her many things.Then right at the momenteverything she thought about him was all a lie. Kara knew that he made a promise to her parents she respected and she too told him to keep it. Kara never knew thatpromise, was kept between them. Why would they keep her fromknowing? Why would they keepsecrets from her? Why they didn't they tell her? Kara wasnow booming with questions, Takeya looked at her sadly, "I should havetold you Kara, keeping a secret from you was tearing me apart"he saidnow lookingat the ground "The night you were born, the nightwhere everything went into place that waswhen it wasall decided" he said.

Kara remained speechless, she just listened she wanted to cry her eyesout so badly. Her nose started to hurt and her eyes startedto get watery. "Your father was born,of race that no one can imagine" Takeya began, his heart now sore. "Kara has your mother ever told you the story of the Kouseitan'i?" Takeya asked softly. Kara began to remember how her mother would tell her stories each time she had a nightmare, she remembered the word Kouseitan'i it always sent shivers down her spine. Kara nodded slowly, Takeya took in a deep breath "Your father had the blood in him thanks to his mother but you see that fountain?" Takeya said pointing toward it. Kara looked at it and turned back at him, "That fountain is filled with purifying water made to awaken the powers of anyone including the Kouseitan'i" he explained. "It was because he was a quarter youkai right?" Kara spoke up. Takeya nodded his head, "He was an Earth Kouseitan'i there were others Fire, Water and Air" he said. "They were all destroyed, only one survived and that was your father" Takeya said. "Then that makes me an..." Kara started but Takeya finished her sentence. "An Earth Kouseitan'i, your the last of your people Kara and placed with a heavy burden I'm afraid" Takeya said. "Burden? Don't you mean nightmare!" Kara said almost close to crying. "It was predicted years ago that you would destroy Naraku, but it also said that a group would help you" Takeya said, he looked at Kara's face know that it meant InuYasha and his crew.There was another silence, Takeya and Kara continued to face each other.

"Your father wanted the best for you Kara, he really did" Takeya said breaking the silence."Your mother as well, when you were born we hada talk about what were we going to do once you got older"he said. "I didn't keep my half of the deal, there were troubles around that time and Iwas there about two days after it happened" Kara could feelhissadness, shelooked down at her hands and noticed that she had markings. "Takeya why do I have these?" she asked but her question was never answered. Takeya started to cough andspit out blood. "TAKEYA!" she yelled running to his side. "The...ir..on in my blood" he said dazed. Kara didn't know where to go to find her bag, where she had her antidote. "Hold on Takeya, just hold on" Kara said unsure of her own words. She was still weak but strong enough to bound across the shrine, Kara had to find the others she didn't know where the hell to go. She smelled the air and found where to go by their scents. She sped up, but her stomach started to hurt so bad. She got closer to the gate, everyone was still practicing with their powers. InuYasha got whiff of her first, then again so did Hikaru. "Something's wrong with Takeya!" Kara said close to tears. The others followed her while InuYasha got her bag.

When they got there, blood was pouring from his mouth, for a minute everyone thought that he was dead. InuYasha came back with her bag and naginata, without a word Kara began to dig into her bag. Everyone was worried even InuYasha, the dragon didn't take a good liking to him and he didn't like it that he kept so many secrets but still...he was dying. Takeya was drowning in his own blood.

KAGOME'S POV...

Takeya was dying, I knew it when those five iron arrows went through him. I didn't give it much thought, but Kara was doing her best to keep the only family she had alive, I feel sorry for her everyone does InuYasha though feels more sorry. He can relate Sesshoumaru his only relative hated him, Kara didn't know she had one, it was revealed to her today that she was his niece and now he was almost gone. She kept talking in dragon tongue a language only they know. "How many arrows were in him?" Kara asked pulling the cork out of a bottle. "Five" Sango said, almost flinching. Kara quickly poured the liquid into his mouth. Her arua changed again this time it went from silver to red, I wanted to ask her but I rather not have talked about it. I noticed now that Takeya was talking to her, now I understood why Takeya wanted to talk to her so badly. He knew he was going to die, he wanted to see Kara before he did. I guess he never knew how much pain it was to Kara. After so many secrets, tears and smiles she still cared for him. For moment everything stopped, the bottle that once held the green liquid fell to the ground. With on last sharp breath, Takeya died.

Kara was on the floor her hands stained in blood, I glanced at InuYasha he just stood there I tugged at his sleeve. He followed me away from the scene, then Sango, then Miroku than Shippo. Hikaru never came back with us, he stayed there with Kara. We looked straight ahead none of us looking none of us speaking. Kara gave usback something, something that has been missing for so long. Hope. She gave us these gifts that we now possess.

She lost her hope, now it's up to us to give it back.

KARA'S POV...

I was on my knees, small tears rolling down I barley noticed it. I didn't even notice Hikaru there, standing in Takeya's...blood. I looked down at my hands away from the dragon, blood stained. I started to remember it...the day my parents were killed. The blood stung my nose, it hurts! It HURTS! I screamed into my mind. I looked again at Takeya's body, my poiton wasn't enough to save him! It wasn't enough to save him! After what he gone through to find me! After all he gone through to save me! He was dead now...It was the first time I ever thought that. I just stared at the scene before me, blood of a dragon was now staining my hands...my life. Seeing and smelling dragon's blood isthe worst thing in the world. I must I go through this, do I really have too? Was this part of it the prophecy? Did those people ever once predict who would die before my eyes! My parents! And now Takeya! What more can be taken from me! Tears were falling into the blood and then I realized the one thing that can be taken from me is my life. My existence. My vows. Values. My friends. They could all be taken from me, like I said they did not predict who was to die.

I was numb, I welcomed it warmly, I didn't want to feel pain anymore. No more of it. The wind broke through out the shrine, like a ghostly imprint. Without warning I felt someone touch my shoulder, I looked up and it was Hikaru his hazel eyes peircing through me. He knelt next to me, I looked away I was weak, I was pitiful, everyone I'm close to dies before me. I'm like the Angel of Death. No one knew me as much as Takeya did, I didn't even know about myself and now I do. My name is Kara, I'm an Earth Kouseitan'i the lastof my people and I have a burdern, a nigtmare. His arm was now around my neck, he whispered"I'm sorry"the way he said it, 'I'm sorry' made me cry into his chest. He just held me there, "It's going to be al right" he said softly. "How do you know! I'm tired, I'm just sick and tired of causing everyone pain. I caused Takeya to die! I never knew who I was till now! If I would have known years ago it would have made a damn difference!" I yelled at him pulling away. I stood before him now, "I want this all to end, I'm tired of being the cause of everyone's pain! Was this all worth for some goddamn prophecey! Did they want me to feel so much pain! Did they want the blood of everyone I cared about staining my hands!" I said crying even harder. "It's my fault that bastard Naraku is still around!" I said quietly.

"Don't ever say that Kara" Hikaru said getting up and walking towards me. He put his hands on my shoulders, I didn't want to look at him. "It wasn't your fault this happened, you were not the one who killed him, you were not the reason why your parents were killed" he said "It was Naraku's own doing, this propehcey scared him, no one wants to die he did what he did becuase he's a power hungry cowardly bastard" I was still looking down, I was mainly looking at my hands, the blue markings were lightly glowing. My anger, my sadness, my tears caused it all with just one burst of energy I could kill someone. "You have done things Kara, even when people have nearly tried to kill you, treated you like dirt, like you meant nothing. You still smiled, you had the courage to stand up to it. You have hope Kara, ever when things are grim. If it wasn't for you Kagome would be dead, Takeya wouldn't be the dragon he was, InuYasha and everyone would still be without hope and if it wasn't for you Kara I would still be with my brothers, lying, killing, cheating against my will" he said ever so firmly, still he said it so soft. I couldn't hold it back any longer. I wrapped my arms around his neck, taking in his scent that warmed my nose and my cheeks. He rubbed my back and he and I stayed there as it was the most natural thing in the world.

It was only for a few minutes, just a few I released from the embrace that I so needed. I had to do something that I never wanted to do again. I tooka cloth from my bag and began to wash his face and scales. The blood stung my now sore nose, Hikaru helped me. I couldn't hear his thoughts as much as I wanted to but I couldn't. I was too tired to do anything but the task at hand, and it wasn't one that I wanted to to do.

I was outside InuYasha stepped forward "Do you need help?" he asked. "I need to do this on my own, I'm the family member, it's my task" I said sadly. I found a spot where the ground was moist and I began to dig and dig. I had to stop some of the time because the memories were so fresh that it began to seem so real. The nightmares. Kagome brought me some water and asked if I needed help, I delclined her offer and I dug some more. It took me a few hours to finish, they waited paitently "There is one thing you can do" I said, it was now the part I hated. "I need help moving Takeya's body" I said at last. InuYasha, Hikaru, me and Miroku was all the power we needed to lift the dragon. To tell you the truth I was down right afraid of placing him in that pit. We carried Takeya's body, Kagome, Sango, and Shippo went to find some flowers and a marker. We put him in the pit, he fit perfectly like he was sleeping, just resting. I wanted to cry but I didn't want to, no more tears, just no more tears. I filled his grave in, everyone watched I kept one swearing in dragon tongue each time I would start fill in a layer.

Alas the task was done, it wasn't an accomplishment Kagome gave me the marker and Sango and Shippo gave me the flowers. I laced them around the marker and I placed it at the head of the grave. Miroku as a monk said a few words and I sang a song in dragon tongue, it was the song that would Takeya would sing to me when I was 10. I looked into my bag and I pulled out an old pendent and placed it there. "What's that?" Kagome asked. "It was a way for me to communicate with me when I was too far away" I said simply.

INUYASHA'S POV...

It was nearing dusk, I practiced more with Hikaru on my sword skills he's a good fighter for a human. Sango was practicing still with her powers and the monk was resting. Shippo was still in his other form playing around with Kirara. And Kagome, Kagome was talking with Kara after what happened I didn't blame her. Takeya had died, the iron that was in his blood must have been to much for that old dragon. I couldn't help but feel sorry for her, though she can get over it just like I did. But she and I are different, Kagome returned and sat by my side. My back was up against a tree and she was kneeling on the ground. "How is she?" I asked. "Well she's smiling, but I don't know she has a lot of weight on her shoulders" Kagome said to me. "InuYasha?" that was Kara's voice "I'm ready to leave tomorrow, the mountains are in two days wake" she said to me her voice sounded shaken. "All right than it's settled, we leave tomorrow" Miroku said waking up from his shorten nap. Shippo, Sango, Kirara and Hikkaru came around. "Are you sure you want to leave Kara?" Sango asked. "I'm sure I want to get out of this plave as soon as I can" Kara said looking at her hands. As the sun set, everyone started to eat dinner "How much food do you have left?" I asked Kagome. "Enough to last for another week" Kagome said looking at her pack. I looked over at Hikaru and Kara they were eating there own food thinking that they would waste it all. Smart.

I was up in the tree, eating my own portion of ramen and I looked down at Kagome. She looked beautiful, just like everyday I see her. Those three white streaks brought more of her powers to the surface. The wind came into her direction and her scent was brought to me vanilla and cherries that was her scent. All I wanted to do was sit by her and embrace her in my arms, taking in more of that sweet scent. I could never find anything that could replace Kagome's scent and I've tried. I had to smile at that. It got later and I could tell everyone was tired especially Kara, out of all of us Kara should get a few hours sleep. I didn't have to say anything, she curled up right with Hikaru I finally had something to get her back for all those needles. 'If you say anything InuYasha I swear I'm going put needles in every point of your body and you don't want to know what that will do to you' I hear Kara in my mind, that was the Kara we all know. I had to hold a laugh in, and I took everything back. The moon shown above us giving us light, as I looked it was so bright you could see the holes or craters that's what Kagome calls them. I could hear everyone's soft breathing, I couldn't believe this was happening. One minute we were just downtrotted with no hope and then Kara came along. Now we have the strength to defeat Naraku but how can we though. In that prophecy it said that Kara must defeat him, well I say the hell with the prophecy I'm going to kill Naraku. Still though even with this power it only last for a few hours, that will just weaken me. I could save it as a surprise attack there is one more problem Naraku has half the jewel and since he usually dosen't show his goddamn real form we can't touch him.

I was so caught up with my thoughts that I didn't notice someone get upfrom the camp. I looked down and saw that Kagome was gone. I instantly got mad, she can ever just sleep through the night like regular people. Than I have to keep on saving her ass all the time, I stormed off into her direction. As i dashed through the small forest I smelled water, must have been a lake near by. I quietly sneaked into the bushes, I saw her sitting my the small stream she took off her socks and put her feet in. Little fireflies danced around her, the moonlight was just on her face making her eyes glimmer. My heart skipped a beat, right now in this moonlight she looked like an angel. She was my angel. I must have made a nose because she looked into my direction. "InuYasha get outta there" she said her voice firm but soft. "I know it's you" she added. I made myself known and I was right in front of her. "Sorry I just had a bad case of imsomina" Kagome said as I sat next to her. "You can't be like normal people can't you?" I asked gruffily. "I just have a lot of my mind InuYasha" Kagome said now looking at the moon. "You shouldn't be worrying, you're stronger now and so is the rest of us" I said a little more softly. "Still you can't help but wonder, is this enough?" Kagome said now looking at her hands. "We have two hanyous and one happens to be a Kouseitan'i we have a Dragon Hunter, a kitsune, a monk, a slayer and you" I said "I think we can defeat him"

She smiled, "Kara is taking this hard" she said now scooting closer to me. "She'll get over it, I did" I said a little hard. "InuYasha, her life has been messed around with since the day she was born" Kagome said rolling her eyes toward me. "Takeya knew he was going to die, that's why he wanted to see her before he did" I said now looking at her wonderous eyes. "I wonder what he said" Kagome said, placing a hand on cheek. "What?" I asked. "Right before he died, he said something to her it must have been important" Kagome explained. "She'll tell us when she's ready" I said to her. The wind picked up and Kagome shivered a litte fall was coming early. "I should have brought my coat"she said rubbing her arm. I pulled off my red haori and draped it over her. "Thank you" she said smiling. "How could you stand it InuYasha, when your mother died how could you live with that?" she asked. Kagome asked a question that it took me a while to answer. "I guess I never really thought of it much" I finally said. "Whenever things would get bad, yeah I would think of her but I would always blame myself...becuase she died becuase I was born" I said my ears starting to droop. She looked deep into my eyes and I into hers, "She didn't died because you were born InuYasha, she died to save you, because she knew you would turn out into a good person" Kagome said softly. Her words where so pure, so filled with knowledge "Kara and I are different she's seen more ugly things than I have" I said saying the truth. "I was only a year younger than her when she died but after that I just couldn't trust anyone anymore, not entirely" I paused and started again "Kara on the other hand, had secrets keeping from what she truely was, she didn't know why DragonHunters were after her, she didn't know or understand why they wanted her blood" I stopped at that point. Kagome looked at me with sad eyes,but than she smiled at me "I'm glad you understand her InuYasha" she said her smile never fading.

I wrapped my arms around her, her scent now flooding through every vien in my body. Kagome warmly wrapped her arms around mind, it was wonderful to have her here in my arms. I put my face in her hair, and I felt like I was in heaven, if there was one. I love Kagome with all my heart, she was the best thing to happen to me. After what seemed like hours we came back, from our talk in the forest. I went up into the tree as Kagome snuggled into her sleeping bag. I watched over her, she was sleeping peacefully. 'InuYasha? I'm going to take watch now you hear?' I heard Kara speak into my mind. I looked at her to see she was awake, she was smiling at me. 'Don't worry I won't tell' she thought again and my cheeks began to go warm. 'God Damn it! She knew!' I thought embarrassed. 'I heard that' Kara thought almos bursting out in laughter. "Well at least I made you feel better" I whispered harshly. I closed my eyes and I slowly went back to sleep. We have a long journey ahead, and a battle as well.

AN: Allrighty guys sorry to make this chapter a little bit shorter than the others but I have som good and bad news. I tried out for the school softball team and I got chosen to be on the team. Yay for me but boo for my story. So Mondays, Wedensdays and Fridays are packed for me and I got to keep up with my grades so this is probably it for like a two weeks...so guys be paitent! Thank you for making my story special. I LIKE CHICKEN FLAVORED RAMEN TOO!

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