Chapter 10: The Shard
"What's wrong?" I asked. Lady Kaede had stopped sobbing and looked at me with sorrowful eyes. "My child, your brother…" She paused. "Yeah?" I replied. "He was human, but the 'Onigumo' you look for now, does not exist." Lady Kaede walked towards me, but I stepped backwards. "You vile woman! How dare you say my brother isn't real!" I snarled. Sesshoumaru put his hand on my shoulder. "The woman speaks the truth, Rafe, your brother isn't human anymore; he is— demon." He said gently. "Wha—you side with her!" I snapped, pushing his hand away, "I thought you hated them? Now, you're siding with them!" "Rafe—" Sesshoumaru started. "No, y'know what…" I paused, trying to calm myself. "I need to be alone." I left for the river, leaving everyone murmuring about something. "What's her problem?" Inuyasha asked rudely. "Inuyasha…You'll never understand…" Kagome sighed. "What's that suppose to mean!" Inuyasha snapped. "…Sit boy…" Kagome said, walking off towards Lady Kaede's village. "No—Kagome wait!" Inuyasha tried to say before he was face flat on the ground.
At the River
"Sure, it has to be my brother…Why don't they pick on Sango, or Miroku…Mainly that perverted monk…I mean, really am I really this gullible?" I thought, skipping stones across the river's surface. "Me row?" A familiar voice purred. I turned around and saw Rinsei. "Rinsei! What are you doing here?" I asked happily. "Me row." He answered. ("I brought you something.") "Really, what?" I replied, scooping him up into my arms. I saw something sparkle in between his front fangs. I gently tugged it out, and found that he had brought me…A Shikon Jewel shard. "Are you serious? Where did you find it?" I demanded, still feeling the jewel. "Me row." Rinsei answered. ("Y'know, in a dead body, of a demon…") "Wow, a Shikon Jewel shard…I wonder if it really does have the power to make me stronger, but I'll try it out later…" I thought, sliding it into a pouch in my kimono. "Great job, Rinsei, you're the best!" I remarked, petting him, and scratching his stomach. He purred with delight, tossing and turning like a little puppy. I smiled, but suddenly an arrow came whizzing by me head. "Wha!" I screamed as I hit the river bank's gravel. "Don't tell me Kagome knows I have this shard, holy shit…What if it's that Naraku guy? Well, he is my brother, but I couldn't imagine a demon doing archery." I thought, holding Rinsei close to me. "Where's the shard?" A voice similar to Kagome's demanded. I rose and saw the Priestess Kikyo standing in front of me with an arrow and a bow. "What shard?" I played stupid. "You know what shard! The one in your kimono! Give it to me!" Kikyo snarled, pulling her arrow back. "No—Inuyasha?" I said, noticing Inuyasha at the top of the hill with Kagome and the others."Kikyo, leave her alone!" Kagome snapped. Kikyo began to laugh, no one knew why. "You fool; you've brought the other shard to me!" Kikyo's voice began to become manlier. Kikyo's body transformed into a man's. He had long, jet black hair and red eyes. The man wore a purple and navy blue kimono; he did look sort of familiar. "The man in my dream! He's the man from that dream when I was 16, and I recovered the 'G'!" My mind finally realized this man was my brother.
"So, Naraku, we finally meet." I said smoothly. "Yes, but I've never seen you before, what's your name?" Naraku said coldly. "You don't remember do you?" I asked, "The trips to the lakes, and sitting under the Cherry Blossom Tree. You don't remember a thing." "What treachery do you speak of wrench!" Naraku said fiercely. "Don't you remember?" I asked sharply. "Remember what?" Naraku demanded. "Rafe?" I answered. Naraku's eyes widened, "My—little sister…She's dead, and she died when she was sacrificed to the Dragon demons!" I shook my head, "Then if she did die…How could I be standing right in front of you?" "R-Rafe?" Naraku stammered. I nodded, "I'm alive, brother." To Be Continued…