Hey People! Thanks so much for R&Ring. It means a lot… really… it helps me improuve. Anyways, this chapter is really short, so please forgive me! I know some people are annoyed at short chappies…but… yea. As you all know, I don't own any characters but Sakura in this story. So… on to Chapter 2!
Chapter 2"InuYasha!" Shippou cried, "Gimme back my fish! I'm hungry!" He jumped up and down, trying to reach the delicious piece of meat that dangled only inches out of reach.
"Why should I?" InuYasha said in a joking tone. "I'm bigger than you are, and I need the strength to protect your sorry little butt!" He laughed as he held it higher and lower in the air.
"InuYasha," Miroku said in his normal, calm voice, "Tell me, what do you think of Sakura?"
"What do you mean Miroku?" InuYasha replied, "Sure, I think her sword is a little creepy, but she seems nice enough. I'm not letting my guard down though."
Miroku nodded. "I just think it's weird. Kagome found her in the woods, wounded and uncontentious."
"So? What's your point?" InuYasha asked curiously, "Most humans are weak."
"Miroku," said Shippou, "Are you saying that Sakura might not be what she's led us to believe she is?"
"Exactly Shippou. She's hiding something and I think that sword of hers has something to do with it. For some reason, it gives me a strange feeling when I'm around it."
"Now that you mention it," InuYasha said matter-of-factly, "I never thought of it, but Kagome just found her yesterday. Any normal human would've still been bed-ridden if in that shape. She heals as fast as me!" The three looked at each other. "I gotta go find Kagome!" InuYasha yelled as he ran out of the room flailing his sword.
Kagome and Sakura were sitting against a wall talking, and Sango and Kirara were curled up on a futon sleeping when InuYasha stormed in.
"Kagome!" He yelled. "Get away from her!"
"InuYasha?" Sango said quietly as she woke up, "What's the matter?"
Miroku and Shippou entered the room. "Sakura is not who we think she is." Miroku announced. "Would you like to tell them, or should I?"
"What's going on?" Kagome yelled at InuYasha. "Knowing you, all she did was steal a piece of fish from your plate!"
"Kagome." InuYasha said strongly, "She isn't human. She's a demon; and a strong one at that."
Sakura lowered her head. "I'm sorry I lied to you. It's just—I was banished from my village as a child for being who I was: a half demon." She looked Kagome in the eyes. "I really should show you who I am."
Sakura closed her eyes and her whole body lit up. Brown wolf ears grew on the top of her head, and her human ears vanished. Her nails grew longer and sharp, and one small fang poked out of the right side of her mouth. As she opened her eyes, Kagome realized they were no longer brown; they were crystal blue—the same color as her sword. Her body stopped glowing and tears formed in her eyes. "I-I'm sorry I caused you so much trouble." she said sadly. She grabbed her sword and ran into the darkness of the night.
"Sakura! Wait!" Kagome yelled as she stared after her. "Come back!"
InuYasha grabbed Kagome's arm. "Let her go Kagome. It's better this way. Who knows what she could've done to you."
Kagome's eyes started to tear up now. "InuYasha," she began, "If Sakura was really evil and wanted to harm one of us, she would've had the perfect chance to do it while you were in the other room, and Sango was asleep. She's not evil InuYasha. She's just like you. Misunderstood because of her bloodline."
"It's not the same." InuYasha said quietly. "We're nothing alike."
"InuYasha," Kagome's voice lowered, "Sakura was banned from her village for being half demon when she was only a child! When you were small, don't you remember those who hated you...hated you for who you were? You told me of your childhood many times. If you ask me, Sakura is a lot like you. She just hasn't figured out that it's okay to be who you are. She tries to hide her true self from everyone else in fear that she'll be thrown away like before."
InuYasha losened his grip on Kagome's arm. "You're right." he said. "We are a lot alike."
SOMEWHERE IN THE FOREST
Sakura ran through woods, changing into her human form as she ran. 'How stupid was I?' she thought to herself. 'No matter where I go, people hate me. Only one man has ever liked me for who I am. Only one.' She stopped running.
"It's about time you found me." a man's voice came from the trees.
"I'm sorry, My Lord!" Sakura said as she gave a slight bow. "I-I couldn't help it. I was injured and..."
"Don't worry about it." The man said as he stepped into the moonlight and hugged Sakura tight. "I'm just glad you're okay."
"Thank you." Sakura said as she tightened her grip on the man's soft kimono. "You have been the only one I've been able to come to... Lord Sesshoumaru."