Ch 7: Mysterious good Deeds
Important: The Yasha gang have continued traveling after their wounds healed with the epic with the dragon. This chapter follows the episode when Inuyasha defeated Goshinboku (one of Naraku's detachments) and he transformed into a true yokai. Do you remember that episode? Oh yea Kouga is still here. These chapters do not all follow the regular episodes! It's just whatever I want it to be. And sorry I haven't been posting up. School and stuff got in the way. Hope you enjoy.
The group is sitting around a campfire against some stones and talking about what happened to Inuyasha. His hanyou blood became the demon because of the forced situation.
"Inuyasha, you just became a true yokai and changed back to yourself by Kagome's osuwari, how did it feel?" Miroku said playfully
"Very confused…I wanted to become a true yokai but that is not what I wanted…I was a…a monster. I couldn't control myself." Inuyasha mumbles.
"Just keep your tetssaiga with you" Kagome was a bit disturbed with Inuyasha's transformation.
"I'm surprised that hanyous can change into demons sometimes…maybe its better that way" Kouga suggests. "Sure, better for you right??!" Inuyasha shots back.
"Of course, for me. That way you wont be able to get in between me and Kagome." Kouga puts his arm around Kagome. Kawaiina watched in the background and twinged a bit before she turned to look at something else. Kouga had noticed her uncomfortable reaction.
"GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF KAGOME!!" Inuyasha explodes.
"And what if I don't want to?" Kouga challenged.
"I'll make you"
"You know you can't, puppy.."
"Hell yea, I can!" Inuyasha continues to argue. While they're going on with their usual argument, Sango and Miroku discusses the transformation with Kawaiina.
"Hmm how do you keep your demon self inside Kawaiina?" Sango started.
"Good point.." Miroku says.
"I'm not sure myself but I've never had the problem of changing into a full demon" Kawaiina says.
"It's the amber stone." Inuyasha says quietly.
"How do you know?" Kagome questions.
"mother must've put a sealing spell on it.
"It's the only reason" Inuyasha says and then he goes off into a daze thinking about his loving mother…
Inuyasha ponders. Mother… what happened to you?
While everyone was sleeping, there was someone who is still up during the still of the night. She never seems to be sleeping…Kawaiina crept out into the night. She travels awhile alone with Sakana and Hikaru. Walking quietly on a pathway she comes close to a village that had just been robbed by a gang of bandits. The group was making a getaway with their new treasures when they were stopped by the demon girl.
"What! Move out of our way…demon chick..!" yelled the angry mob of bandits..
No word was said and she quickly attacks. The mob scatters with wounds and cries…taking the stolen goods Kawaiina places them back in the village. An old man spotted her.
"It's the legendary White Miko!" the old man shouts. Kawaiina makes a quick getaway that was just in time to escape an upset woman from seeing her also.
"Old man there is no such thing as the legendary White Miko, she is only a legend. Face it, we're robbed and broke I don't know what were going to do…sob sob" said the woman
"No! It was really her!! Look our stolen goods. It's right there!!" The old man points to the goods on their front door.
Their commotion caused the rest of the village to arouse from their lost. Once seeing that their belongings had been returned, smiles of joy were everywhere. Standing on a nearby tree branch hidden in the shadows, a young hanyou smiled to herself.
And in the distance was Kouga looking on intently without her knowing.
A long day of travel, the Yasha group arrived at a village that was little runned down.
"Wow look at this place…I wondered what happenned…" Sango looks around.
"Maybe some sort of trouble has occurred here..ah lets ask this beautiful woman.." Miroku suddenly walks ahead.
"I don't think so…I'll do the asking" Sango runs ahead and blocks Mirokus path with her hiraikotsu. Miroku looked disappointed but continued to look on while Sango asked "ma'am did something happen to your village…? It looked like it had been attacked…" "Yes, it was only yesterday that we've been robbed by some bandits but miraculously our things had been returned…" The woman said.
"YES, a miracle indeed!" An old man appeared from inside the house.
"I have witnessed the works of the legendary White Miko!"
"Please don't pay any attention to him" The woman explains. "It's just a legend"
"The White Miko. I've heard of her, she's suppose to be the goddess who comes out when the moon is crescent to help the villages restore health and defend them." Says Miroku.
"That's her…here I have a portrait of her, though no one had really seen her, this is just their guess on how she looks." The old man says excitedly.
"Don't take out that picture...what an embarrassment. That picture is around 30 years old!" the woman shakes her head. The old man takes out a scroll from the inside of house. It shows a young girl with white hair and a black kimono.
"Wow this reminds me of Kawaiina, somehow, without the ears of course…" Kagome says, examining the portrait.
"What are you talking about Kagome-chan I'm much more feminine than that White Miko, whatever her name is…" Kawaiina replies.
"Lets go inside for tea and have a longer discussion of this" suggested the old man.
"I'm not interested in this conversation but tea sounds nice…oui Kagome do you still have some of those things that adds boiled water??" Inuyasha asks.
"Sigh don't be rude! Gomen ba-chan, we'd love to have tea!" Kagome replies.
While walking past the doorway, Miroku grabs the woman's hands and says intimately "Would you bear my child?"
Sango quickly pulls Miroku's ear and drags him inside the house with him crying silent tears. "I knew you were going to do that" says Sango. The women looked a bit shocked. "Ay Miroku…" Shippo shakes his head and Kirara meowed.
During all this time Kawaiina said nothing. She walked quietly into the house. Kouga had been quiet also, though he was stealing glances at her…
The old man seemed to be very serious about the legendary goddess and their "discussion" went on for the rest of the day. The woman came in once or twice sighing and smiling to give more tea or offer dinner. Finally as the night drew on, even an old man gets tired and he finally decided to go to bed.
Gradually, the crescent moon shines brightly out the window. The night had waited for Kawaiina and her pets. At the next village, a swarm of large demon bears were getting ready to hunt their prey. Kawaiina chased them out of the village before any people were hurt. In the middle of the forest the bears and Kawaiina got ready to fight. Her two pets transformed at their largest state and they charged at the demon bears. Although the bears were easy to kill there were too many. Kawaiina slashed and clawed and was able to shed blood of two of the bears at a time. Hikaru and Sakana each had their own opponents and fought bravely. Many corpses soon lay on the floor. Without knowing Kawaiina, Sakana, and Hikaru were surrounded. Closing in on them, the bears launched their attack.
Oh no! Were completely surrounded, maybe I shouldn't have taking on so many opponents at once…so much for the legendary White Miko. Kawaiina thought.
At the point when Kawaiina was expecting death, a quick brown blur grabbed her and her
pets out of danger. Apparently Kouga had been spying again…