A/N: I have no clue what the hell I'm doing anymore. I'm TRYINGto keep the charactersfrom being OOC even though they still are. I'm new at this gomennasi! Please do not kill Sparkly she is trying her hardest really! Anyway, onward with chapter 2...and this one is longer yay!
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Kagura emerged from the woods, walking into a desolate field.
A battle took place here.
A little further off, slain demons lay lifeless and a tall young man of about 19 stands with his back to her. He wore black hakama pants and a black haori top with tailored sleeves. His long brown hair was pulled up in a high ponytail. He held a sword in one hand and his other hand was clenched into a fist.
"You're still alive? I was under the impression you died along with Kanna and that wolf demon. How did you manage to hide yourself for seven years?"
The boy turned around. His brown eyes were fierce with emotion and held a sort of coldness. He had no recollection of what happened seven years ago, the day Naraku died. All he wanted was to find his sister.
"What do you want? I don't recall owing you anything. So unless you want to die here too demon, I suggest you get lost."
Kagura was caught a bit off guard by his comment and puts her hand to her chest for dramatic emphasis on how hurt she felt even though she wasn't hurt as all by what he said. She smirks and unfolds her fan, hiding her bottom half of her face with it.
"After all that time I watched over you, this is the thanks I get? You're still an obnoxious brat, Kohaku."
Kohaku's facial expression snapped and he stared at Kagura with surprise.
"You know my name?"
"Of course. We were both at one time under the control of that horrible demon, Naraku."
"Hmph. Whatever. Get lost, all you're doing is annoying me!"
Kohaku takes a fighting stance then changes his mind at the last second and dashes off towards the same forest Kagura had emerged from. Kagura didn't follow him. He had distracted her long enough from her real goal. She sniffs the air again and continues on her way, taking flight on a feather from her hair.
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Kohaku stopped at a clearing of trees in the woods, sitting on a nearby stump. He clutches his chest while his eyes become normal, almost child like again. Seeing Kagura again like that had set emotions and memories in him he didn't want to remember. Sango…where was his sister, Sango? Would she be able to help him? To free him from himself and truly become the Kohaku she once knew? But how? How can he go to her like this? Unable to control himself and his anger, He punches his fist into the stump next to him angrily. What was wrong with him?
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Sango, Miroku and Shippou reach Inuyasha Forest and head over to the "Sacred Tree" as Kagome would call it. It was Inuyasha's tree. The tree he was sealed when everything began nine years ago. Now, under the tree sat two grave markers, one reading Inuyasha and the other reading Kikyou. Sango places flowers on each of them and kneels before them in prayer. Miroku joins her, kneeling next to her and chanting a prayer. Shippou sits on the other side of Sango with Kirara.
"I hope at last the two of you are happy," Miroku said.
"They must be. They're finally together after so long. Everything is over, people can move on and no longer live in fear of Naraku," Sango adds. "Just like we moved on."
Sango smiles at Miroku who smiles back, rubbing Sango's stomach. Shippou rolls his eyes before getting up and heading over to the well. He peers down it, into the blackness and sighs. As much as he missed Inuyasha, he missed Kagome even more. Now that the Jewel was destroyed along with Naraku, she was no longer needed. She returned to her time never to return to them again.
Miroku and Sango appear alongside the well. They kneel down in front of it and Shippou jumps into Sango's lap.
"I hope Kagome is all right. She took all that happened pretty badly."
"I know but how did you expect her to react?" Sango asked, "She was pretty obvious with how she felt about Inuyasha, How could she not have reacted that way? When all was said and done, he chose Kikyou and not her."
Miroku nods and says a prayer over the well.
"Wherever you are now, Kagome, be well and stay safe."
"And I hope you'll find happiness again in your life there," Sango added. "Because you deserve so much happiness after all you've done for us here."
Shippou smiles and jumps onto Kirara's head. Sango gets up and jumps on her back. They all wait for Miroku who gets up and joins them moments later.
"Kirara, lets go home," Miroku said.
The cat demon nods and takes to the sky, flying off towards the former site of the slayer village. Over the years, Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Kirara worked hard to restore the village back into working order. They even managed to recruit a few humans strong enough to become slayers. The raccoon dog, Hachi, Miroku's loyal servant and friend also lived there with them.
Kirara lands and transforms back into her small form. She jumps on Sango's shoulder as Miroku bangs on the door to the front gate leading into the village.
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Rin stops for a second. A rather unusual flower caught her attention and she went over to pick it. Sesshomaru doesn't stop but glances at her and smiles. To him, Rin was still the little girl who followed him all those years ago. She may have grown up into a pretty girl, but sometimes she was still that little girl.
Rin picks the flower and sticks it in her hair before rushing back over to Sesshomaru. Jaken had fallen asleep on top of Ah-Un and was snoring loudly. A bug flew into his mouth and he chokes, waking up and falling off Ah-Un. He lands hard on the ground and Ah-Un laughs at him. Jaken, not at all amused gives Ah-Un and evil look which causes the demon to laugh even harder. Jaken turns bright red with anger as Rin rushes over and kneels down to him.
"Are you all right, Jaken-sama?"
She sits him back up and he looks at her with an annoyed look.
"I'm fine. I don't need your help, Rin. A demon like me doesn't need sympathy from a pathetic human like you."
Rin looks at him funny then gets to her feet and shrugs. She turns and walks away back towards Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru stops suddenly and Rin, who was the one leading Ah-Un now stopped and looked at him.
"Sesshomaru-san? What's the matter?"
He looks at her.
"Quiet, Rin."
"Oh I'm sorry. Does using –san to address you make you upset? I can go back to using –sama if you want me…"
"It's not that Rin. I just want you to be quiet. Get on top of Ah-Un with Jaken and stay here."
"But Sessho…"
He doesn't wait for her to finish. He instead dashes off towards some woods. There was someone coming and he knew all too well who it was.
Rin sits on top of Ah-Un puzzled, waiting for Sesshomaru to come back. She looks at Jaken who just hmphs and turns his back to her. Rin jumps off Ah-Un and heads off to follow Sesshomaru. Jaken, of course, doesn't notice. Ah-Un does and tries his best to alert the imp's attention.
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Sesshomaru stops at the edge of a grove of trees and crosses his arms in annoyance.
(A/N: Yes I'm aware I said arms…yes I'm aware in the anime and manga he only has one but in this it grew back in the course of time. K?)
"What do you want, Kagura? Naraku's dead. You're free now you no longer need my help."
"Oh Sesshomaru-sama I merely came to see how you were doing. I caught your scent in the air and decided to pay you a visit. Can't I pay an old friend a visit?"
"You're not my friend. I only tolerated you because you opposed Naraku. Now you're just an annoyance."
Rin tries her best to hide amongst the trees and watch, but Kagura spots her and smirks.
"I see you still let that human girl follow you around. She's grown up quite nicely."
Kagura dashes off towards Rin's direction, appearing behind her and dragging her into Sesshomaru's view. Sesshomaru growls, his eyes fierce with anger.
"Let her go, Kagura. This has nothing to do with her."
By this time, Rin's struggling had annoyed Kagura so much she hit her and knocked her out.
"Why Sesshomaru your concern for her well being is touching. Who would've thought the great dog demon, Sesshomaru, the one who hates humans and is so cold hearted would've fallen in love with a pathetic human girl?"
Kagura sneered as Sesshomaru grew angrier. His eyes change from the beautiful golden color to bright red.
"Let her go before you regret it, Kagura!"
Kagura's eyes widen at his half transformation and decided its best to do as he says. She shoves Rin towards Sesshomaru who has to catch her before she falls hard to the ground. He caught her and picked her up in his arms. His eyes return to their golden color as he begins to walk with Rin back towards Jaken and Ah-Un.
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Kagura had used shoving Rin at Sesshomaru as a chance to escape. She flew away on a feather from her hair. Once air born, she breathes a sigh of relief.
"That was close. If Sesshomaru had transformed into his demon form, I would've been dead for sure."
She smirks and chuckles menacingly.
"Still, there's no denying his feelings for that girl. If I didn't know any better, I'd say he was in love with her. Hmph like he's capable of such feelings. Still, in a way, I envy that girl. To be able to affect the actions of a demon as powerful as Sesshomaru…"
She trails off, not completing her sentence or thought. Kagura didn't want to admit to herself or anyone else her true reason for paying Sesshomaru a visit like that. She would never admit her feelings. Not to him, not to herself. Not to anyone. She shakes her head, ridding herself of thoughts of Sesshomaru.
"Hmph who needs him anyway? Such an arrogant demon…thinking he's better than everyone else…I don't need him. I don't need anyone. I am the wind."
Her silhouette disappears into the distance.
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Sesshomaru reappears to find a frantic Jaken searching everywhere for Rin. Ah-Un looks up when he sees his master coming and kicks Jaken with one of his hind legs, sending the imp flying head first into a bush near the side of the dirt road they were traveling.
"You can stop looking for Rin, Jaken. She's right here."
Jaken pokes his head out of the bush, smiling Cheshire Cat wide as Sesshomaru comes to a stop next to Ah-Un with 18 year-old Rin still unconscious in his arms.
"Uh…r-right Sesshomaru-sama. I'm sorry I lost sight of her, Sessho…"
Sesshomaru places Rin on top of Ah-Un and motions for Jaken to follow and lead Ah-Un, interrupting Jaken's apology.
"It's all right, Jaken. Rin's safe now."
Sesshomaru walks off ahead of them, something clearly bothering him. Kagura's words were weighing heavy on his mind.
Love her huh? Do I really? Hmph. I, Sesshomaru, have no use for such foolish emotions like love.
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Kohaku staggered out of Kanashii Pub (Sorrowful Pub), a bit more drunk than he intended. He had gone to Kanashii with the intention of finding out where his sister now lived. While getting the information he wanted, he enjoyed a bit too much sake, causing him to wobble while he walked.
"Sango…so you live in the new Slayer village huh? I've finally found you. Maybe now you can help me."
He tries to clear his head of the sake and focus on finding the location of the secret village and his sister. He heads off in the direction the patrons of the pub said it was though he wasn't sure how reliable they were. Most of them were already well beyond drunk when he arrived. Night had set in around him and the full moon shone brightly in the sky.
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The gates opened for Miroku and Sango. Hachi and three young boys bombarded them when they entered. The eldest boy, Taki, was a boy of about six. The next in line was Yujiro who was four. The three year old next to him was Mizu. They rushed towards Sango and Miroku. Mizu clung to Sango's leg while Yujiro and Taki tackled Miroku. Miroku laughed, trying to pull them off him.
"Hey, hey two against one? No fair."
The boys laugh, clutching tighter to him.
"Boys, I…can't…breathe."
Sango laughs as Miroku tries in vain to get the two boys off him.
"Boys, get off your father so he can breathe."
The boys whine and pout but do as Sango says and gets off him. Miroku gets to his feet, brushing the dirt off.
"Whatever happened to a simple 'Welcome home, dad'? Why do I always have to be tackled to the ground?"
The boys don't answer. They just run off, little Mizu chasing after them and trying his best to keep up. Sango turns to look at Miroku, her left hand on her stomach.
"This one better be a girl or I'm going to go crazy."
Miroku chuckles. He takes her hand and leads her into the village. Shippou and Kirara follow and the doors slam shut behind them. Hachi places a piece of wood over the door to lock it before catching up with the rest of the group, already heading into their house.
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Standing there on the outskirts of the Slayers village, Kohaku smiles at the familiar sight of the high walls and wooden doors barring the front gates from outsiders.
"It seems like forever…so long ago; Naraku deceived us and destroyed our village. It almost looks like none of that ever happened…"
Kohaku's eyes become glazed over, losing their innocence again and being replaced instead with hatred and evil.
"No damn it not again. Not now. I'm finally back. Back home."
Exactly which is exactly why now is the time for me to take over…once and for all. Stop fighting so hard Kohaku…give into me…
Kohaku shakes his head vigorously, trying to rid himself of the unwanted voice residing in it.
I'm not that easy to get rid of, Kohaku. I've waited seven years and now it's long enough. Your darling sister and that monk live here. Now my little puppet, let's see what you got.
Kohaku's eyes temporarily return to normal only to turn back again a few seconds later. Kohaku hesitates before knocking on the door.
"Forgive me…Sango."