A/N: Ok to those of you who have already read ch.2 don't bother reading this one because I just basically split ch. 2 up. I was going through my ch. And they didn't work out so this had to be done otherwise you all would be confused. So Ch. 4 is coming up soon see ya till then!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Inuyasha or Harry Potter characters except for Nira and Akina Shizuki.
Chapter 3: The Castle Falls Prt 2
The wind whips Nira's face as some light rain awakens her. She sits up with a jolt to find herself on Ah-Un's back. She looks around her and can see nothing but clouds and her two brothers.
"Where are we? What happened?" She asked in a groggy voice, Sesshoumaru is the one to answer her.
"We are heading east away from our home."
"What! Why?" She demanded.
"Because, it was the only way to make sure Naraku didn't get you again." He answers calmly.
"You knew him didn't you?" Nira asked in a low tone.
"Now Nira-chan . . . "
"Answer ME!" She screamed at him. "You knew all this time and kept it from me!"
"Nira-chan it was for your own good! Besides, Inuyasha-kun had no idea about it either." Sesshoumaru explained.
"Don't remind me." Inuyasha chimed in.
"I still can't believe you didn't tell me! WHY! Just tell me that! WHY!" Nira sobbed as the tears burned her eyes.
"Because you would have found out anyway! We had no idea that he would attack last night! We didn't tell you because the both of you would have found out when you started your training the next day! So please tell me what's the point of telling you when it was coming up?" Sesshoumaru screamed as Nira snapped her mouth shut. She had never seen her brother so angry with her. From there the argument stopped and they all sat quietly as the clouds passed them by. After what seemed to be an hour or two, Nira felt a tingling feeling shoot threw her. Her eyes grew wide as her pupils shrunk and her body tensed up.
She soon saw a forest with thick trees. She was flying over it but still could hardly see anything. She soon came upon a cottage that was big enough to hold a whole family, but she only saw two people. They were aged from the look of it but were still active and happy. Nira felt very close to them for some reason and was compelled to go there, even though she had never met these people in her life. She snapped out of it and immediately went towards Ah-Un's heads.
"Take us down and keep going straight." She instructed.
"Nira-chan? What are you doing?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"There is a cottage near by. Don't ask me how I know, but I know there is." Sesshoumaru sat back down and let his sister lead the way. Soon they came upon the cottage and it was just like Nira had seen it. They jumped off of Ah-Un and headed towards the cottage. As soon as they were near enough to touch it two people jumped out from the side with a spear and a sword.
Nira recognized them right away as being the two old people that lived there. Her brothers got into a position to fight, but not her.
"What are you doing here demons!" The man asked, sounding more like a demand.
"We don't like your kind around here so just leave now!" The women yelled by his side. The two boys growled as they were on the defense, but Nira managed to slip through their guard. She seemed to appear right before the couples eyes as they turned their weapons on her. She looked them square in the eye and didn't blink.
"Stay back now or we'll attack." The man warned. Nira didn't break eye contact as she moved forward. She gently placed her hand on the mans arm and smiled.
"You wouldn't hurt your own granddaughter now would you?" Nira asked very innocently as shock spread across the couples face.
"What are you talking about? We have no grandchildren!" The women said regaining herself.
"But you do. My mother is Akina Shizuki, your daughter. The very same daughter who you shunned out of the family because she married my father. She tried everything in her power to make you see how she cared for him, and how he cared for her. But you couldn't open your eyes wide enough to see it, so you forgot about her and she forgot about you. But in truth, you never really forgot." Nira announced as the memory of their daughter came back to them.
Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha was in shock as well since no one every told Nira about how Akina and Inutasho met. The woman fell down to her knees and cried her eyes out, as a tear only rolled down the old mans cheek. The woman then clung to the man and cried her daughters name.
"So it's true that you are Akina-sama's parents?" Sesshoumaru asked as he stepped forward a little.
"Yes, it is. We just never imagined that Akina-chan would reveal this story to such a young child." The woman nodded as she tried to hold in her sob.
"But she didn't" Inuyasha chimed in.
"Huh?" The woman asked puzzled.
"No one did." Sesshoumaru finished.
"But then . . . . how did she know?"
"My mother showed me." Nira said calmly.
"What?" The woman and man said together as they had already guessed the worst.
"It's not wise to stand out here talking about this. We have had a tiring day and wish to stay the night here. And if not we can probably be lucky enough to find a cave somewhere . . ."
"NO!" The woman cut off Sesshoumaru. "You can stay here as long as you like. Just please tell us what has become of our daughter." They pleaded as they let them pass. As they all entered the house the couple invited them to gather around the fire. The man was already cooking a meal and the woman went off to get medical aid. For the first time Nira noticed something.
"Hey, your both demons!" They had changed from what they were before. When she first saw them they had white hair, very wrinkled faces, and hunched over just a tad. Now they were standing up straight, hair black laced with white highlights, fangs, claws, wolf ears and tail, and only very few wrinkles showing. The couple only looked at each other and smiled. The woman came around to Nira first and started to wash her wounds.
"That's because of the barrier my dear."
"Huh?" Nira asked confused.
"We have a barrier around our land, so that way no one bothers us."
"And it makes us look vulnerable to people who actually get to close to it, that way we can surprise them if they want to fight." The man finished as he stirred the soup.
"Now hold still dear as I get you all cleaned up." The woman said as she guided Nira to lay down on a cushion. There was a large scar on her back that was infected with miasma. It was very painful but Nira was eventually numb to it and started thinking about her parents and how they knew Naraku.
Her grandmother finishes up and soon brought her back. Once all of the children were bandaged up they sat near the fire at a small Japanese table and ate dinner. Soon the conversation sparked with how their lives had been and ended with how it was quickly shattered. Nira then reveled how she had known about the couple and how her mother had told her and showed her in the vision.
"Well at least you are all safe now and here with us." The woman said as she held back her tears.
"Thank you but, where exactly is here? I've never heard an accent like yours before." Nira said pointing out the dialect.
"Oh, you're in Britain my dear. I'm sure that you've never heard of this place, but you'll get use to it soon enough." Nira nodded as she finishes her soup and yawned.
"I think that someone needs to go to bed." The man said as Nira rubbed her eyes. He stood up as did Nira and led her to an empty bedroom. She went in and surveyed the room. She quickly realized that this was her mother's old room. The man tucked her in and kissed her good night. The woman came in right behind him and was carrying something. She laid it down above Nira's head and kissed her good night as well. She looked up and saw that it was Jin covered in bandages. She patted him good night and quickly fell asleep.
The woman exited Nira's room and went over towards her husband. No sooner had she sat down, a knock came from the door. Everyone froze as the boys were pushed back in to the next room. The man went to the door and stood beside it.
"Who is it?" He yelled in a grumpy voice trying to sound bigger than he was.
"I . . . I am . . . Ja . . . Jaken. Servant to . . . y . . . your daughter." The little demon sputtered obviously intimidated by the mans voice. The two boys came out from the room and told the man to open the door. He did and in stumbled Jaken carrying his staff.
"Oh! My Lords! I'm glad to see that you are safe! But where is Lady Nira?" He asked looking around.
"She is in bed, where she's suppose to be." Sesshoumaru answered Jaken like it was a very stupid question. "What are you doing here Jaken?"
"I've come looking for you. After that dreaded demon left I had thought the worst."
"You mean that he's still alive!" Inuyasha cut in as he filled with rage again.
"Yes. He can somehow regenerate and survived the fire. He also vowed to find Lady Nira and to kill anyone who got in his way. Then he created a cloud of miasma and rode off on it." Jaken explained.
"Jaken! Do you know which way he went?" Sesshoumaru asked ready to flee once again.
"Don't worry my Lord. I had seen you come in this direction so I covered up your scent with this." Jaken said holding up a bottle with pink fluid in it.
"What is it?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"It's essence of a flower that is very unpleasant to smell. It's so strong that it makes one sick just being around it." Jaken announced proudly.
"Hmm . . . very clever Jaken. It seems that you are good for something after all." Sesshoumaru said as Inuyasha grabbed the bottle from the servant. He uncorked it and took in a whiff. His face turned green instantly and ran for the bathroom.
"Idiot." Sesshoumaru whispered. The couple handed Jaken a bowl of soup as they interrogated him.
"So there were no other survivors?" The woman asked being hopeful.
"No. I'm afraid not. The castle is in ruins, there is nothing left." Jaken answered as the woman's hope fell.
"We can't dwell on that now, we must move forward. Inuyasha-kun and Nira-chan need to be trained in order to fight Naraku."
"Your not planning on going out and finding him are you?" The man demanded.
"No! For your information I'm not that stupid! I'm saying that they need to be ready when the time comes. Do you really think that Naraku will never find her here? Wrong! He eventually will." He raged as the man shut his mouth.
"How old is Nira-chan again?" The woman asked calmly.
"9, why?" Sesshoumaru asked getting suspicious.
"She will soon be off to school." She said thoughtfully.
"What are you talking about? You don't mean that good for nothing school that Akina went to do you?" Inuyasha spat out as he exited the other room.
"Yes as a matter of fact I do! She is part so I see no reason why she shouldn't go!" The woman spat back at him.
"All right enough! We will deal with that when the time comes. In the mean time the younger ones need to train starting tomorrow. End of discussion." Sesshoumaru yelled as he turned and went to bed; the others followed a little while later.