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Chapter 2- Greetings and salutations -- Brother?

What seemed like hours later, I opened my eyes and stared into those of a demon. It was short and young. It had a head full of hair that fluffed up like it had never had contact with eversomuch as a combing claw. The demon's large green eyes stared back at me. It had on a fur vest over a blue kimono top. Its pants were puffy and blue. Finally, it spoke.

"Hey, you know you ran into me?" Its voice signified him to be a male.

'I didn't run into you, I fell into you.' I meowed.

"Huh? Kitty? Are you a cat? You smell like a youkai." He seemed surprised.

'Of course I'm a demon, are you?'

"Yeah, I'm a fox! I thought you were a cat because you meowed."

'Hey, you can understand me?'

"Yeah… why?"

'Oh, just because the people I grew up with didn't.'

"People?"

'Humans.'

"Who are you?"

'My name is Midow.'

"Oh! I know you! You're that hand-raised cat aren't you?"

'Yeah… didn't know I was that popular.'

"You're almost as popular as Inuyasha. Everybody knows about him. He's the half-breed."

'Yeah, my Momma was going to give him the Shikon so he could become full human. She said that if he did that then it would become purified or something.'

"Woah! Your mom had the Shikon?"

'Uh-huh. I was the helper-protecter.'

"Who was your mom?"

' Miko Kikyo.'

"No way!"

'Yes way…'

"Wow! To think I'm sitting right by the only demon not corrupted by the Shikon! Pure enough to even guard it! I'm impressed! Hey, you wanna come to my house?"

'I guess. I don't have anywhere else to go.' I got to my feet and followed the little fox through the forest. I did my best to keep up with him. I only had three feet to walk on. I injured my other one on the tumbling way down the hill. He turned around and noticed my limping.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

'No, not really.' I sat down. 'My leg hurts.'

"You look small enough, maybe I can carry you." He walked over to me and put one arm under my chest and the other under my hind legs.

"Okay?"

'Okay.'

"My house is not too far from here."

'Alright.'

As he walked, I wondered about a few things… like what did the human elder mean when he said that my soul was tainted with death? Or what did this fox mean when he said that I wasn't corrupted by the Shikon? What was wrong with Momma Miko Kikyo when she was lying on the ground, cold and unmoving? Where was that dog-demon Inuyasha? Why did Inuyasha attack Momma for the Shikon, then run for the cabin after Momma attacked him? Not to mention the one that really stood out among the rest… WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON! My brain was filled with so many unanswered questions that I finally gave way to the thinking pressure and fell asleep in the fox's arms.

I awoke when I heard gentle singing. I opened my eyes. I was in a den. The walls were curved and made of dirt. The floors were cold earth covered with a rug that seemed to be made of rabbit fur. The only warmth in the den seemed to be coming from a stone fireplace in front of me. There was a steel kettle hanging above the fire, sweet and delicious aromas flowing from it. My ears turned behind me, focusing and pin-pointing the sound of the singing. It was coming from a beautiful female demon sitting in a chair rocking the little fox that had found me earlier in her arms. She turned around to see me waking up. She smiled and set the fox down by me.

"Hello, Midow. Glad to see you're awake after all day." She laughed and looked out the window. So did I. The sky was dark and starry. She looked back at me.

"My son Shippou wanted to sleep by you tonight. Is that okay? He had waited for you to wake up all day. I don't think you'll be to tired anymore, though."

I yawned and curled up on top of this 'Shippou' fox.

'So that's his name.' I thought. Shippou's mother leaned down and kissed him gently on the cheek before rubbing my head and walking off.

"Good night you two." She said before walking down the hall.

'Heh! Said that like it was supposed to turn us off.' I thought as I weightlessly hopped off Shippou and strided to the window. I moved the partially closed closed curtain with my nose. The gently night breeze ruffled my whiskers.

'Hmm. Well, didn't really expect demons to have glass. Momma said that they made it only for the Shikon cabin.' I thought as I walked through the window. Shippou's mom was right. I wasn't tired after a days rest. In fact, I was rearing and ready to go exploring. I hopped off the window and looked at the slightly elevating hill that was Shippou's underground home. Something caught my eye. I blinked. The almost full moon was that which sparked my attention. I turned and followed it, the moon seeming to run and beckoning me to follow. It lead me to a cliff that hung over a large pond. The pond reflected the moonlight into my eyes. It was bright.. so bright I had to close my eyes, turn my head, and put a paw over my eyes to keep my vision. I saw a figure that was a sorta pinkish that faded into black dancing near me. It held out its paw as the figure became reconizable. It was a black cat, like me. It was a bit bigger and a lot more muscular. It smiled gently and bowed its head. I heard a riviting musical beat that was calming and energizing all at once. The beat seemed to be coming from everywhere at once and ordering me to take the other cats paw. I finally did so as the beat became more and more enthusiastic and energizing. The other cat lead me in a dance under the moon light. I didn't know how to dance, but he seemed to be teaching me. I could feel his ordering words in my heart as I danced along side him.

Stand on your hind legs.

Left foot out in front, right behind.

Tail swaying with the beat.

Paws out in front, wrist to wrist.

Elbows to the side, body swaying opposite direction of tail.

Right paw in the air, left down and to the side.

Right leg up, tail sweeping the ground as you turn in a half circle.

Take the stance again.

Left palm against the back of your right paw.

Push forward, seperating the paws as your elbows become straight.

Grab air and twist paw towards you while pulling to your chest.

Arms out to side, waving up and down twice.

Arms now above your head and sway to the music.

Feel the inxoticating beat and start over.

The magic of the moon and night overdrew me as I danced alongside….all of a sudden, I knew who this other cat was. He was my brother…I felt myself changing as he instructed me on a new step…

Left foot out to side, right knee bent

Arms in a "c" to your left, body facing left.

Keep your left arm in place, drop your paw.

Bend your body back and let your right paw drop to the left.

Swing your Right paw back into place, bending your body back.

Paws palm to palm as you throw your head back and straighten your body as you start over.

I felt my wisdom increasing with every step of the dance, almost as if my brother was teaching me more than just some dance. All the questions I had were now becoming clearer and clearer to me. I could feel a connection being made between me and my brother. He spoke to me in my mind gently.

"Sister.."

"Yes Brother."

"We have found each other… finaly after years and years apart."

"Yes, but…"

"But what?"

"Didn't you and mother die?"

"No, mother did. I didn't."

"How could you not, Brother?"

"I was not as hopelessly weak as those humans that raised you thought I was. I was well enough to make it until a demon found me and felt sorry for me and took me in."

"Oh."

"I see those humans did what was prophisised."

"What is that, Brother?"

"Took your demonication."

"My what?"

"Your demon side, Sister. Ever realize how gentle you are when other demons are a thousand times meaner?"

"Yes, Brother, but.."

"You don't understand."

"No, I don't."

"Sister, the reason demons are the way they are is for their protection against humans. Long ago, in a distant time, demons were hunted and destroyed by humans. It wasn't until a rude and demanding cat came along that demons are what they are today. The cat was none other than our ancestor. He taught the demons to be like him, rude and demanding beyond compare. Their ambitions gave them their undeital powers. Once, they were the nicest beings on this planet, but the intoxicating powers soon brought them from running from humans to using powers to kill the humans that they ran from to killing the humans for entertaining purposes. The ancestor saw from where these actions were born. From his own rudeness. He strove to bring back the peace, but he failed and died before he could. He promised, though, that one day he would be born again to complete the task at hand."

"So Brother, you inquire that I am his reborn self?"

"Yes, Sister. The ancestor noted that he would not be the same. His rudeness would be there from birth, but would be removed by the ones who gave it to him… humans."

"How did the humans give him his rudeness?"

"They tortured him to a point where it developed immediately."

"Oh… you are very wise, Brother."

"So art thou, Sister, you just don't know it because you were not raised by demons."

"How do the other demons know about our wisdom, Brother?"

"They don't, not yet. They only believe it to be a myth. We are special cats, sister. You and I are the last of our family tree alive. We are the wisest beings in the universe. We know what are actually myths and which are real. The moon light also helps with our wisdom. It unlocks the caged memories that our minds hide and lets us know they are facts."

"I see now Brother."

And I did. I knew exactly what was going on now. ..what was wrong with Momma…she was dead.

What the elder meant when he said I was tainted… I was exposed to death and no longer pure. My demon side that they had unknowingly destroyed would be reawoken and I would kill just to be exposed to death again. No matter how tame I was.

What Shippou meant when he said pure enough not to be corrupted by the Shikon…my demon side was removed by the humans, or more accurately, too overpowered by my kind side to take affect and lead me to abuse the Sacred Jewel of Four Souls.

Inuyasha was pinned to a tree somewhere, sealed for all eternity.

The thing that surprised me to know was what happened. Another demon.. the one that had overheard me and momma talking turned into that Inuyasha demon and attacked momma for the Shikon, which he put back in its place in the cabin, turned into Momma, attacked Inuyasha, and disappeared as he left the two to think they had been betrayed by the other. It was a bittersweet moment for me… sweet that I knew the answers, but bitter for the answers were all sad.

"You now know, Sister. You know everything you've been awaiting to know."

"Yes, Brother."

"The morning light is approaching, Sister. Our time together for the night is almost up. I must be getting back to my home as you must to Shippou's. Goodbye until the morrow night."

He did a final round of the dance and fadedinto nothing. I closed my eyes and danced another round, too, thinking that I wanted also to go back. I felt the pond, night sky, moon, and scenery dispersing as I weightless. The magical night was over as I found myself sleeping on top of Shippou once again.

Thank you for the night, Brother…though questions are still left unanswered.

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