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

Emma: Hey everyone! Hope you're enjoying my story; I'm having a slight inspiration problem. I might need some help! TT So if you have any idea's for the upcoming chapters, let me know :D, I know what's gonna happen and all but...IDEAS!

Chapter 5: No More Lyrics (at least until I find the rest of the poem/song and get better idea's for my chapter titles xD)

Takai awoke early in the morning, earlier than the days before; perhaps it was from the cold, wet feeling she was getting on her face. She opened her eyes slowly and looked up to come face to…uh…mouth?...with a plant, it's long curling tongue hanging out of it's mouth formed by colorful petals, dripping it's sweet honey saliva.

She smiled and pushed its face away so she could sit up; in return it nuzzled her arm like a loving dog to its owner. Chuckling, she stroked the petal forming a would-be nose and patted the top of its bulbed head.

Standing up, she looked at her few clothes and decided to be different today. Instead of the regular short-skirted kimono, she pulled out her baggy pant-like bottoms, tied the bottoms off at the top of her calf and tightened the top around her hips. Then she slipped on a, as we call it, tank-top and pulled her massive locks of crimson hair back into a tight, smooth, French-braid.

Finally, she slipped in a usual flower (she always wore flowers) and went off to feed her flowers.

As she fed them, she was in a daze; not thinking about what she was doing, she was brought back to reality by a sharp nip to her fingertips. She looked down at the flower, and it whimpered and stared back apologetically, accidentally biting her finger as it grabbed the last of the meat in her hands. She patted it, assuring it had done no harm, and then went to care for her fingers. She didn't do much, just cleaned the blood not caring if they bled again.

Finishing her duties at home, she left to the hill where she met Hiten, she still had an hour or so before he'd come but she went early anyways, and was surprised to see him there early too.

He looked up and smiled "Hey, I didn't expect you'd be here early too."

She walked over and sat next to him "I was woken up earlier than usual today."

He stared off into space "I couldn't sleep anymore, so I came here to wait."

"For an hour and a half?" She asked him skeptically.

He smiled "You know when to bring out the truth, actually, I was hoping you would come here early too. I wanted to talk about something else."

Takai looked up curiously "Oh, like what?"

"Well…I don't know how to put this, so I'll say it right out…sort of."

"You trust me, don't you Takai?" He asked

She looked bewildered "Of course, why do you ask?"

He sighed and continued staring off into space for a moment.

"I…feel like you're hiding something from me. Is there something that you want to tell me."

Takai was speechless for a moment, what was she supposed to say.

"Well?" He asked.

"I…I am not actually sure Hiten. I don't know what I'm keeping from you, I feel like there's something I want to say…but I don't know what it is."

He continued to stare at her, listening intently.

She gulped and continued, "Well, I guess there is one thing I've wanted to know Hiten…who…who is this girl you've fallen in love with."

Hiten stared at her for a moment longer after her question, and then he smiled and closed his eyes, lying back in the grass.

"Well…I'm…not so sure about it yet, who knows if she even loves me…"

He felt Takai's cold gaze, it just made him grin more.

"Your staling Hiten."

"Well if you must know…. she was the first one you met…over one hundred years ago."

Takai stared at him for a moment, and then the memory struck her.

The perfect young girl, long sleek black hair, shining green eyes, soft pale skin; It was Kirsai.

Hiten looked up "I know what you're thinking, but Kirsai isn't the spoiled brat like she was back then. She's humbled quite a bit Takai, and she definitely isn't as perfect. She lives in a small cave, helping wounded demons, and even helping some human beings…she's…well, different."

Takai looked at him "So, have you talked to her?"

Hiten nodded "Yes, I have. She sends her apologies to you for her actions back then…just so you know."

Takai felt a little upset with herself, the fact that she had held hatred for whomever Hiten loved was appalling to her, she wanted him to be happy.

Smiling at him, she said, "Well, I hope things work out."

Hiten smiled at the sky and nodded "So do I."

Takai continued the rest of the day, helping Hiten with whatever he needed. He didn't want to sound stupid when he talked to Kirsai, but Takai encouraged him to be himself, Kirsai wouldn't love someone else talking for Hiten, she wanted to hear Hiten himself.

After a long day of talking about random nonsense, Hiten left, promising to see Takai the next day.

Takai decided to take another walk again today. She liked being outside, with other plants; maybe tomorrow she'd bring some of hers up here so they could enjoy it too.

She realized how much better she felt, Hiten was smart with his choices; he wasn't the same as back then. And though she still wished for love, she wasn't going to steal it from Kirsai either. Plus, she'd always be in denial.

Continuing her walk, she picked up a familiar scent.

The half-demon…again?

Why did she keep picking up his scent? Why did she get this terrible feeling that something bad was going to happen around him? Something bad for the future.

Floating a short ways in the air, she set out to locate him. It wasn't hard, his scent was familiar, and so was that girls. Following close behind, she could hear that the small group was in a heated argument.

"That stubborn wench! She'll learn to mess with me again!"

Kagome stared at the back of Inuyasha's head with frustration.

"Look you idiot! She wasn't refusing your offer, she was telling you she couldn't! She had no choice! Things like that take time to make, and she's not going to be able to fix the sheath in a day! And she just wanted something simple in return!"

Inuyasha glared over his shoulder.

"Look! That's not all I'm peeved about! That wench had the smell of that demons scent on her, he broke my sheath, and she is an acquaintance of his. Any friend of Hiten is a sworn enemy to me! And I'm sure she will die!"

Takai held back a gasp, who could he be talking about.

Kagome looked appalled "Inuyasha! She has nothing against you! Why kill her for a stupid reason, you already took his brother."

"Feh, I'm not the one who's going to kill her, but that demon Kirsai has a weapon inside of her, and soon, several demons would be after her…there's no stopping it—"

"Inuyasha, OSUWARI!"

Takai stared at the group, now arguing for different reasons, but her mind was not on them. She had to think of what to do…Kirsai couldn't die. It would kill Hiten if she did, and Takai knew it.

Suddenly, everything went silent; she looked up to see that Inuyasha and Kagome were looking at her. Stopping in mid-flight, she fell to the ground.

Inuyasha glared darkly, looking curiously at her.

"Wait…your that…that girl! The one who broke up the fight between me and that demon Hiten!"

Takai looked nervous, maybe she was a full-demon, stronger than him…but still. By the sound of his voice, he looked like he wanted to kill her.

"Please! Leave me be! I know you do not trust me, and you very well shouldn't but I must go…"

"Why? To warn that wench we've been arguing about?"

Takai looked at him, horrified at the expression on his face. This demon had little care in him whether he killed her or not.

"I…I have to warn her!"

Inuyasha glared "Why?"

Takai looked down "It wouldn't matter to you anyway."

She was wrapped in vines and pulled underground; leaving Inuyasha to stare at where she once sat, then have his face implanted in it by the word.

Takai sat on her bed, she didn't know where Takai was, and she hadn't been able to find Hiten yet. Plus, that half-demon would smell for her…to find Hiten. She refused to let Hiten get hurt because of her, but she needed to warn him and Kirsai…somehow.

But how…that was the mystery.

Takai stood up and started to pace around the room, her plants watched her in curiosity, and they almost looked lonely. Feeling their pain, she looked at them and sighed apologetically.

"I'm sorry, with all this drama going on, I've hardly been able to notice my babies." She went over to them as some of them curled around her, whining for attention. She smiled and gave them that attention.

Then an idea struck her, she smiled and patted a small flower on the head.

© and carp xD