A blinding blue light filled the area as Sota shouted, "Did I get 'em?" "Oh, you got him, alright! You broke the jewel you dimwitted idiot!" Sasha yelled. The same thing had happened 24 years ago with her mother. She broke the jewel with the crow's foot. But that wasn't her fault. She didn't know. She just knew it would hit the bird for sure. Sota, on the other hand, broke it without the foot! There's a difference, Sasha thought. "A piece of the jewel went somewhere over here," Sota said. After searching around for a while, Sota found the shard. "Uh-oh!" he said. "What?" Sasha said. "Look how tiny it is!" "What did you just say!" Sasha asked. "Um… it's tiny," Sota said. "Damn it, Sota!" Sasha yelled.
Back at Kaede's hut, Sasha's head blew smoke. Sota told Lady Kaede what had happened. "I figured that was what happened. It happened 24 years ago, with Kagome and InuYasha. Kagome shot her arrow with the crow's foot, knowing that the crow would revert back, and she broke the Sacred Jewel," Kaede said. Sasha flinched. "Sota shot it without the foot and broke it," Sasha said. "Yes, which means his aim is true. Tell me, have ye ever used a bow and arrow?" "No, but I've seen my dad shoot them," Sota said. "Hmm… well, ye and Sasha will have to go and collect the shards of the Heaven's Jewel. Chaos has befallen the lands, so be careful for Naraku. He will gather the shards and get all of them. He has heard of the Heaven's Jewel, and he has not yet wished anything on the Sacred Jewel, because combined, the Sacred and Heaven's Jewel will create the most powerful jewel of all. The Four Souls of Heaven Jewel," Kaede went on. "Now go, maybe ye will defeat Naraku and find out what happened to ye parents," Kaede said when Sasha was about to protest.
"Wait, I have to go home to Yuri," Sota said. "You have to come look for the jewel shards!" Sasha said. "I'm going home!" Sota said, going toward the door. He went outside and quickly went to the well and jumped inside. "Grandma? Is this really going to work?" A small voice echoed in the shrine. "Yes, I'm quite sure," An old woman's voice echoed off the walls. Something sticky and small like sand sprinkled on Sota and he heard mumbling. He coughed. "Grandma! There he is!" Yuri and Grandma pulled Sota out and he said, "I was already here. I just had to jump in the well."
That night at dinner, Sota told his family what had happened. "…And now me and Sasha have to gather all the pieces before this Naraku fellow does," he finished. After dinner Sota caught up on his studies. He had to keep up in school, after all! He fell asleep after he took a bath and the next morning he went to school. "Hey Sota!" Sota turned around and saw his three friends Tory, Aisho, and Biro running to catch up with him. "Hey, how come you weren't here yesterday?" Biro asked. Sota flinched. "Um… I… was sick," Sota said. "Oh, well we were just wondering," Aisho said. "Bye! See ya tomorrow!" Tory said as they walked away. Sota sighed. Thank goodness they didn't ask anymore questions, he thought.
He went home and jumped into the well. Sasha was waiting for him on the other side. "What took you so long?" Sasha said. "I went to school," Sota said. "School?" Sasha asked. "It's a place where you learn stuff," Sota explained. "Oh," Sasha said. They went away from the village after saying goodbye to Lady Kaede. They met a strong ogre demon that had a shard in him. Sasha sliced it in half. They also found a bat demon. Sota shot it with an arrow. After a while, they had 7 pieces of the Heaven's Jewel. Sasha built a campfire and Sota cooked Raman Noodles for them to eat. "Mmm… this is good," Sasha said with her mouth full of food. "It's Raman," Sota said.
The next morning, Sasha shook Sota awake. "Wake up!" she said. "No! Leave me alone," Sota said. Sasha smiled. "Demons are surrounding us," she lied. Sota jumped out of his sleeping bag and grabbed his bow and arrow. "Hey! There aren't any demons here!" he said. Sasha smiled. "It was the only way to get you outta bed," she said. "Jeez…" Sota said. Again they searched for the jewel and found their way to a nearby village. It was very close to the woods, so it must've been a strong village. "I sense a jewel fragment," Sota said. They walked on in and a boomerang-bone crashed right in front of Sasha. "Demon, you may not pass," a voice came from beyond the dust. Sasha unleashed her claws. "Says who?" Sasha asked. "I do. Amyie, the demon-slayer," the voice came from right behind them this time. Sasha turned around, and 'BAM!' a strange-like staff came down on Sasha's head. The dust had finally cleared, and Sasha and Sota saw their opponent for the first time. A teenager about Sasha's age with bluish robes on flung her boomerang-bone at them and yelled, "Hiraikoatsu!" Sasha jumped to the side just in time. Amyie came up and said, "Poison powder!" Green dust filled the area and Sasha and Sota started coughing. Amyie got her staff and Sasha took a swipe at her and tore off her mask. Amyie started coughing. Sota was now on the ground knocked out. Sasha took Sota and Amyie and jumped into the village. They were away from the green smoke and Sasha let the humans down. She coughed a few times, and then got directions to a healer's cabin. The healer gave everyone an antidote, and Sasha sat and waited for Sota to wake up. "Why did you save me?" Amyie asked. "You're just protecting your village," Sasha said. Sota woke up and asked, "Where are we?" "At a healer's cabin," Amyie said. "Why're you here?" Amyie asked. So they told Amyie their story. "Oh! You're searching for Naraku? Can I help?" Amyie asked. "Oh, fine," Sasha said. Sota smiled sweetly. "We already have 7 shards," Sota said. "Well, let's go! I'll show you around," Amyie said. They walked to a big cabin and Amyie said, "This is my house, but you'll be staying at a hut down the road." "How come? And who said anything about staying?" Sasha asked. "We'll… I need to say goodbye to my brothers and sisters, and we will have a celebration to announce that we will be going to Naraku's castle to kill him," Amyie said, shuffling her feet. "We understand. By the way, I noticed that you had a jewel fragment," Sota said. "Oh, yes. Here," Amyie said, leaving and going into a hut. Sasha was fuming that they had to delay finding Naraku. "He's already strong as it is, having all of the pink jewel, but now he's getting stronger from the power of the blue jewel," Sasha said. "Oh, be quiet. Naraku won't stand a chance. Besides, we need to rest," Sota argued. Sasha was about to protest when Amyie came back out of the hut. An old woman followed. "This is my foster parent, Nisei," Amyie said. She continued, "She took me in when I was 1 year old, and has been like a mother to me." "Nice to meet you. I'm Sota, and this is Sasha," Sota said, gesturing to himself and Sasha. "Tonight is the celebration. Be careful. Amyie's parents went with a young lass to defeat Naraku, but never returned," Nisei warned. "Alright. Now, follow me to your hut," Amyie said quickly, not wanting to talk any more about the subject. "Wonder what's her problem," Sota mumbled. They followed Amyie to their hut, and Sasha sat guard by the door inside. Lady Kaede had told Sota to be careful about tempting Sasha's bad behavior, but Sota had seen her stick her tongue out at him and make weird faces a few times. "Sasha, why do you hate me so much?" Sota asked. He was too late. Sasha was fast asleep. Sota shrugged. He'll just go to sleep to get ready for the big night. A young woman came into the hut and Sasha jumped to her feet. "It's time," the woman said. Sota got up and followed the woman outside. Sasha followed.
Next is the celebration! Please review and tell me if you want Sesshomaru to die. - Kittenkode