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Chapter 48

Taka was right. Outside was a woman... more likely a youkai. She watched Taka fall asleep and walked in. Her footsteps weren't at all heard. She was unscented because her scent was of... roses? Her long pale hair was partly tied in a ponytail while the rest hung lowly. Her hair was white and her eyes were all a pale purple. She wore a white dress that went a bit lower then her knees. She took out a white rose.

"Naraku better pay me for doing this," she growled.

xXx Flashback xXx

"Hana," Naraku's voice played from around the youkai.

"How do you know my name?" Hana asked with a growl.

"Do not fear Hana," Naraku assured, "I know of your power and I adore it... I was wondering ... if you could do a little job for me."

"And that is?"

"Killing a pesky hanyou for me," Naraku stepped from the forest, "along with her friends."

"Hanyou?" Hana stared at the baboon hide, covered man.

She hated the half bloods and Naraku knew it... though he was also one.

"Hai," Naraku nodded his head, "her name... Taka Tsume."

"What will I get out of this?"

"Anything you wish... just find a woman that flies on a feather... tell her who you are and she'll know what to do," Naraku explained.

"And who is this woman?"

"Her name is Kagura... now go... to the small village of an old miko, Keade," Naraku disappeared.

"Keade... her village is not far from here," Hana turned and walked off.

xXx End xXx

She held the rose in front of Taka's face. Taka inhaled and when she exhaled her soul followed. The rose turned black.

'Hmph,' Hana growled, 'stupid kage youkai.'

She then noticed a dark purple aura hovering around the rose. She gasped.

'This soul... it is of one who taints and one who purifies... her mother must've been a miko,' she looked at the empty body beneath her, 'a unique soul indeed... maybe I'll keep it instead of devouring it.'

The rose seemed to be going back to white. Hana growled. Taka's eyes flickered from the blank color to her normal color.

'Gomen hanyou,' the rose disappeared from her hand, 'you won't be getting your soul back.'

Taka's eyes went blank again. She rose, Hana was controlling her. They walked outside.

"I overheard the flea telling the monk that a sword was being made for you at Totosai's," Hana smirked, "let's go fetch it shall we my pet?"

Taka stared blankly at the youkai and followed.

xXx next morning xXx

Inuyasha rolled over and felt around.

"Taka?" he mumbled.

He opened his eyes a bit. No Taka. He sat up and sniffed. Roses?

"What the hell?" he whispered.

He kept sniffing.

"Sango... Miroku... Shippo... Kagome... Keade... Sesshomaru... Rin," he said as he caught some scents, "everyone's except Taka's."

He stood. Sesshomaru seemed to catch the scent of the roses for he sat up.

"What is with the smell Inuyasha?" he asked.

"No clue," Inuyasha replied.

Kagome sat up with Kuragari. She rubbed her eyes.

"Inuyasha... what's with the rose smell?" she yawned sleepily.

"Something's up..." Inuyasha growled.

Isamu growled and pawed at something. Kirara went to see what it was. A rose petal lay on the ground. Right where Taka had been. Inuyasha picked it up. Sango sat up. Kohaku lifted his head from where it rested on his sister's shoulder and rubbed his eyes. Miroku stretched his arms and yawned.

"It's weird..." Inuyasha said out of no where.

"Nani?" Kagome asked.

"How Taka could disappear and with me right beside her."

"Your sense of smell is worse then I thought Inuyasha," Sesshomaru snorted.

"Urasai!" Inuyasha snarled, "I don't see you catching her scent... and I doubt you caught it when she disappeared either!"

Sesshomaru growled. Tsuki snickered and Sesshomaru shot her a look. She put on an innocent face but couldn't help laughing again. Sesshomaru looked away highly annoyed... yet intrigued by how she could stand up to him like that.

"Inuyasha... my sister should be alright... she probably used her scent cover or something," suggested Kuragari... though not sure of himself either.

Inuyasha growled and sat down again, staring at the door. Kagome looked at him.

"Inuyasha why don't you get your mind off her and go catch us something to eat?" she suggested.

"Hai!" Rin said gleefully, "I'm so hungry!"

Inuyasha growled.

"Later," he replied, "she can wait."

"Aww..." Rin slumped.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome scolded.

"Keh."

"Osuwari!" Kagome said in annoyance.

Inuyasha fell face first onto the wood flooring and growled.

"Wench."

xXx Hana xXx

Hana sat in a tree. She watched Taka walk into Totosai's home. She stared at the rose, where she could see what Taka saw. Totosai was sitting on the floor.

"Totosai," she said.

Taka said it at the same time.

"Eh?" Totosai turned from his work, "you must be Taka."

"Hai," Hana replied, "Myoga told me to fetch my sword... is it ready?"

"Eh... Uh... hai!" Totosai finally replied handing Taka a sheathed sword.

"Arigatou Totosai," Hana made Taka turn and walk out.

Hana smirked. Taka's soulless body stood below waiting. Hana jumped and landed in front of Taka.

"Let's pay your friends a visit shall we?" Hana smirked.

Taka just stared blankly into Hana's eyes.

xXx Inuyasha xXx

Inuyasha kneeled into the river and waited. A fish swam between his hands and he caught it. He threw it into a basket with the others he caught and got out.

"Kagome!" he called, "come get the basket!"

Kagome walked from the forest where she had been with Kuragari, Rin and Shippo.

"Can't you carry it Inuyasha?" she asked.

"Iie... it'll make me look like a woman," Inuyasha replied.

Kagome rolled her eyes. She picked up the basket and one of the fish jumped. She screamed. Inuyasha was on the ground laughing.

"Inuyasha! Osuwari!" Kagome shouted.

Inuyasha plunged to the ground yet again. He lifted his head and was about to say something when he stopped. He sniffed.

"Roses again..."

"I smell them to," Kagome pointed out while glancing around.

Taka stepped from the forest.

"Taka!" Inuyasha stood and went over to the female hanyou, "where were you?"

"Picking up my sword from Totosai... Myoga told me it was being made," Taka said with no emotion.

"It's good your back though," Inuyasha smiled, "you should've woken me to tell me you were going."

"Hai... I should've," Taka replied.

"Inuyasha..." Kagome hesitated to go near.

"Nani?" Inuyasha turned.

"There's something wrong with her..."

Just as she finished that Taka drew her new sword and was about to slash at Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha osuwari!" Kagome shouted.

The sword missed him and swung right over.

"Very smart eyes you have miko," Hana stepped from the forest.

Inuyasha growled.

"As you two can see... Taka is under my control," Hana giggled.

"How?" Kagome demanded.

"With this," Hana held up the black rose, "the rose is originally white but Taka's... soul makes it black."

"You have her soul!" Inuyasha snarled.

Taka held her sword. A shadowy aura surrounded it. She stared at them.

"Hai... I'm sure you found the smell of roses when you woke up... that's me," Hana explained, "I covered her scent with roses before we left," Hana laughed, "hard to believe Totosai didn't notice Taka is missing her soul."

Inuyasha growled.

"Ikeike!" he snarled before attacking.

Hana laughed and held the rose in front of her.

"Go ahead," she said, "destroy the rose... but along with the rose goes Taka's soul."

Inuyasha stopped. Kuragari had heard Inuyasha's angry cry and came from the forest with Shippo and Rin. Rin squealed when she seen Hana and hid behind Kuragari with Shippo.

"What did you do to my sister!" Kuragari snarled, instantly noticing something wrong with Taka.

Hana laughed.

"Her soul is in that rose Kuragari!" Kagome yelled from where she stood.

Kuragari looked at the shadowy rose and growled.

"And so none of you get away!" Hana raised her arm and rose vines sprouted from the ground.

Kuragari watched them cautiously. They rose above his head before they shot at him. He snarled as they wrapped around him. Kagome gasped as some wrapped around her too. Inuyasha dodged some and jumped at Hana. He got ready to slash at Hana. She looked at him and smirked. A rose vine wrapped around his leg dragging him down. He tried to get it off but more occupied where he slashed and got his arms also. He was dragged into a standing position and he growled.

"Don't growl at me mutt," Hana said in a threatening voice.

The vines tightened. Their thorns pierced through Inuyasha's skin... even through his kimono. His eyes widened and he cried out. Rin and Shippo still hid behind Kuragari.

"Fox fire!" Shippo tried to use the attack with no luck as more layers surrounded where there were already vines.

Kuragari struggled and broke one arm free. Hana laughed and more tightened around him.

"Since you are full youkai you deserve more then the others," she raised an arm and even more vines surrounded Kuragari. He snarled when Kagome cried out when the thorns began to pierce her skin as well.

"To bad you can't move Kuragari," Hana taunted, "your poor little human mate is in trouble."

Kuragari snarled at her again. Blood trickled from his hand to the ground as the vines tightened around his arms as well.

Authors Note: Chika and Ayaka are made as a copy of Hana... though they didn't have some powers Hana has... guess you can say Naraku is unoriginal when it comes to creating new incarnations lol

Oh Yeah... and I found that ikeike means -bleep- Lol That's Why I Used It