Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters; I do however own Takai and the characters put in that are not part of the movie or manga
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Chapter 1—I almost did…Hiten? Hiten, can you hear me? Oh God, please Hiten don't leave! I have to tell you! I---
A young woman sat up abruptly from her slumber. She breathed slowly a few times then relaxed and sighed. After snapping her fingers, a flower growing on the ceiling spread it's petals allowing the heavy sunlight to flood the room.
The girl stood up stretching her arm and yawning. She was quite lovely, without the scars she bore; she might have been called very beautiful for her status. Most demons like her had pale skin and very thin bodies. She did not, throwing every rule of demoness beauty down the hole. She looked different, but nonetheless, beautiful. This woman is Takai, almost 100 years later.
Takai had changed amazingly over the 100 years since she last saw Hiten. And she had been far too busy to even attempt at finding clues of his whereabouts. And it still hurt her gravely to think of him. Even if they were such close friends, while as enemies.
Her thoughts dwelled on him suddenly; it was rare she thought of him deeply, though he rested clearly in the back of her mind. Why she thought of him now, she didn't completely understand, it seemed his thought was forced to the front of her mind. She knew deep inside she still cared so very much for him, but she couldn't convince herself that she ever truly loved him.
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I remember then our special days
Back when enemies were friends as well
I, a rose, as red as blood
You, a bird, free and wild
Back then I thought I really loved you
And I thought you might love me too….
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Takai took a breath of the fresh air; blinking in the bright sunlight, she looked out over the all to familiar grassy hills. She sighed and sat down. Why she still came here? She didn't know, but she still came. Every morning, just like it was before, she'd awake early and wait on the hill, drumming her fingers and tapping her feet. She knew he wouldn't come, why should he? He'd probably found a beautiful girl and was living a perfect life, with a pale faces black hair girl.
Takai moaned and sprawled her body out on the slant. Why was she thinking of him more than usual today? She never thought of him this much, for some reason…why today? What was so special to make her think of him today? He wasn't going to come, he never would, what made her stay just a moment longer today?
Inuyasha and Gang+
Inuyasha stared in anger at the little smirking fox demon, the little fox started to laugh at Inuyasha's angered face.
"What the hell did you do this for you little brat!" Inuyasha yelled.
The fox grinned and clambered on top of the bicycle "I, Shippo, will do anything in my power to avenge my fathers death, and if I have to trap you to get your shard! I will."
Kagome sighed frustrated "Shippo! Let Inuyasha go! We don't have time for this!"
Shippo started rummaging through Kagome's pack.
"Hey! What are you doing in my backpack?"
Shippo climbed out triumphantly "I found it" he held up the glass bottle containing the jewel shard. "Sorry Kagome I have no choice"
Shippo jumped off the bike and sped past Kagome, who in turn chased after Shippo.
Inuyasha looked up "Hey! Wait a minute! What about me!" Neither of them turned back "Damn little pipsqueak…" Muttered Inuyasha.
Takai POV+
Takai sighed and finally stood up from her seat on the hill. She pushed the hair out of her face and looked down the hill. That's when she noticed something; she saw a little fox demon running through the tall grass. Getting curious, she used her plant's powers to transport her over there, hiding in the bushes she watched the little fox stop and turn around.
"Ha, I lost them! Now I mus—GUAH!"
The little fox jumped back as a black haired girl in unusual clothing run up to him.
"Shippo! Get back here!" The girl said, reaching out to get the little fox when she stopped dead and stared ahead of her.
Takai followed her gaze and gasped loudly at what she was seeing, a great big reptilian faced creature was coming near them looking in a mirror and taking great care in coming the three little hairs on his head.
Takai couldn't speak, she couldn't move, she knew that strange beast from anyway. 'It can't be…it's Monten! Hiten's younger brother!" She sat there staring, when she regained her mind, she saw that Monten was advancing on the girl and the fox. He had an arrow through his nose and was now missing two hairs.
In anger, Monten began to spout lightning from his mouth. There was a bright flash and then dust cleared. Takai could see the girl laying a short ways ahead of her, clearly blacked out. She looked up and saw Monten making his way over to her; she listened to his words and began to get worried for the girl.
After Monten flew off, and the little fox demon called Shippo came to his senses, Takai followed him away from the fields to this Inuyasha that the little fox said should help. Inuyasha would save this Kagome, and maybe, this Inuyasha could lead her to Hiten, if only once more.
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Then with the wind beneath your chest you followed it And spread your wings and flew away
With a butterfly, who'd never be me, never be me
It was then I realized it was true
I almost did…. almost
And I find you once again, with a butterfly
That will never be me, never be me
Never be me, the rose in the ground
I almost did…. almost
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Takai knew that when she saw this Inuyasha…he'd go the right way. She knew this Inuyasha, many demons did. She'd follow him once again to Hiten, and then, she'd see if Hiten was still the bird that she once saw fly away from her, a rose in the ground….
….with a butterfly at his side.