Alright this is chapter 2 yay...this chapter took me forever cuz i really couldn't think of anything to do, which is why there's so many flashbacks...oh well! It's still turned out cool, I was also trying to rush cuz the next chapter's gonna be sweet! Just don't forget to review...i'm a little short on those...
I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters, which is why I go to bed crying every night...they all belong to Rumiko Takahashi...except for Sora...she's mine...
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The Mixed Tape
Chapter 2
The Past Becomes the Present
"Ah-choo!" Kagome sneezed as she looked up at the Sacred Tree. "I guess I must've caught a cold from fighting in the rain the other day with Inuyasha."
"Kagome!" Her mom called walking out of the house. "Don't you think you need to stay home a bit longer?"
"Mom, I've already been over here for three days and besides, I'm fine, it's just a little cold. Ah-choo!"
"You said a girl had been knocked unconcious, so I'm sure they won't mind..."
'Inuyasha did seem pretty worried about that girl...' Kagome thought.
flashback from the other night
Inuyasha picked Sora up in his arms. "Maybe you should go home for a while, you sound kinda sick...I can take over for a while..." Inuyasha said almost sad-like.
flashback ends
"There was something about that girl...they may need me. I have to go back." Kagome said.
"Do what you have to..." Ms. Higurashi said nodding and sighing.
"Thanks mom." Kagome hugged her mom tightly. "See ya, mom." Kagome ran off towards the well.
flashback
"Humph, how can she allow them to play around here, no one wants them around." A man said in the village. A young Inuyasha and Sora were throwing a small bean bag ball back and forth to each other and laughing. Izayoi sat nearby watching over the two half-demons, hearing every word the humans said behind her.
"Half-demons don't belong in this village and even more, they don't belong anywhere." Another man said. A tear fell down Izayoi's face. She knew who's fault it was...it was hers not Inuyasha's. She stood up and walked away, thinking that maybe she had made a huge mistake. She knew what Inuyasha's life would be like...exactly like this...Inuyasha and Sora watched as she left.
"Hey Inuyasha, what's wrong with your mom?" Sora asked throwing the ball to him.
"I don't...know..." Inuyasha said catching it. A rock hit Inuyasha in the head. "Ow!" Inuyasha rubbed his head and turned around angry.
"Be gone from this place, half-demons!" A man shouted as another man threw a rock at Sora and that made Inuyasha start growling as he clenched his fist tight. Sora grabbed his arm and started tugging him towards the forest.
"Inuyasha, please don't..." Sora begged him not to hurt them and growling, Inuyasha followed Sora into the forest. They walked to their favorite place: The Sacred Tree.
"Geez, what a pain..." Inuyasha growled as he sat at the foot of the tree with his hands buried in his kimono. Sora sat high up in the tree throwing the bean bag up into the air and catching it. "If this is how we're gonna be treated every day, then maybe we should just get out of here now."
"But Inuyasha." Sora said looking down at him. "Your mom is here and besides all of them, I like staying here."
"Yeah...me too..." Inuyasha looked sadly at the ground.
"Then maybe we should just live through it. If we stick together, then it shouldn't matter. We'll always have each other to fall back on...right?" Inuyasha looked up at her and then smiled and nodded.
"Right." Sora smiled at his answer and jumped down in front of him.
"Now come on." Sora said. "The only way we can get stronger is if we go on an adventure together, so we better get started." Inuyasha smiled as he stood up. "We'll have to train hard if we want to show them that we're a lot more that just half-demons."
"Training's gonna be hard..." Inuyasha said solemnly.
"But if we stick together, we can do anything." Sora assured him.
"Then, let's start out with..." Inuyasha smiled at her playfully. "...tag, your it!" Inuyasha pushed her and darted off.
"Hey!" Sora looked stunned for a moment, then smiled. "You're not getting away with that, that easily!" Sora ran after him, laughing. "I'm gonna get you, Inuyasha!"
"Ha, I doubt it!" Inuyasha laughed.
end flashback
Feudal Era
"Hey guys, look who I found." Shippo called out. Miroku and Sango sat quietly in front of Kaede's house. Miroku looked up to see Shippo laying in Kagome's arms.
"Kagome!" Sango said happily.
"Hey guys!" Kagome said.
"How's she feeling?" Shippo asked them.
"She's still recovering..." Miroku answered.
"And Inuyasha?" Kagome asked looking a bit worried.
"He hasn't left her side..." Sango told her almost a little surprised.
"Well, that's to be expected..." Myoga said from the small rock he sat on. The flea demon sat with his arms crossed and his eyes closed.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked.
"Do you know something that we don't, Myoga?" Sango asked him.
"The girl's name is Sora, she's a dog demon like Master Inuyasha and is also a half-demon. She was lord Inuyasha's first and only childhood friend." Kagome looked in the window and saw Inuyasha sitting by Sora's head just staring at her.
'Another girl from his past?' Kagome thought.
"I don't know much about her, but I do know that she's incredibly powerful."
'Inuyasha...'
"Dammit..." Inuyasha punched his fist into the ground next to Sora's head. "How could you have been so stupid..." Kaede looked at him strangely, but ignored him and continued to get the herbs and bandages together. 'Why didn't you fight off that demon...you're strong enough to kill any demon, so it wouldn't have been that hard.' The look on Inuyasha's face changed from angry to almost sad. 'But...Sora would never do something like that...I know her better than anyone and unless someone was in trouble, she'd never kill a living soul...'
"Inuyasha." Kaede said finally.
"Yeah, what?" Inuyasha snapped.
"Ye seem to know this demon, am I right?"
"Yeah..." Inuyasha sighed.
"Ye have been here for three days, maybe ye should get some fresh air and take a walk. I will look after her."
"I can't just leave her like this...Every time I got hurt she'd be next to me and wouldn't leave my side, so I'm staying next to her."
"Will ye do me a favor then?"
"What..." Inuyasha said annoyed.
"She needs some fresh water." Kaede handed Inuyasha an empty bucket. "Would ye mind getting some for her?" Inuyasha looked down at Sora.
'Please get better, Sora...now that I know you're alive, I don't wanna lose you again...' Inuyasha thought as he took the bucket and walked outside. He walked right past the others without saying a word or even looking at them.
"Inuyasha...?" Kagome started. Inuyasha walked silently to the river and bent down next to it.
'She has to make it...She's too strong to die now...' Inuyasha looked at his reflection in the water and sighed. 'But I don't understand, how did she survive? I saw her die with my own eyes, 50 years ago...'
"Inu...yasha...I'm sorry..."
Sora's last words ran through his mind like a bell that he couldn't stop. "Dammit..." Inuyasha hit the water making his reflection almost vanish.
"Why are you cursing yourself, brother?" A voice solemnly asked him from behind. Inuyasha looked up at him angrily.
"Sesshoumaru..." Inuyasha whispered to himself. "What do you want!? I dont have time and I'm not in the mood to fight you!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Instead of wasting your time cursing yourself, why don't you try to do something about it..."
"You don't even know what you're talking about." Inuyasha laughed a little.
"That girl...Sora is it?"
"Huh?"
"I know more about her than you think I do, Inuyasha. I know all about her curse and I know about her 'adventures' with you as you grew older."
"Well good for you, now get lost! I've got better things to do." Inuyasha said filling the bucket up with the river water.
"I even know something you don't...concerning how's she's alive and who has awakened her."
"Who?"
"Naraku." Sesshoumaru growled and Inuyasha jumped up.
"Naraku! What does he want with Sora!?"
"I don't know for certain..."
"And why are you telling me all this? If you're telling me it must be because it's some kind of trap or because you're too scared to do anything about it on your own."
"Heh, ridiculous...I told you because I thought you should know and so you're not suprised when Naraku tries to kill you. Don't let him. Because, I assure you..." Sesshoumaru turned and started walking into the forest. "...I will be the one to take your life..." Inuyasha growled as his brother dissapeared into the forest.
'What would Naraku want with Sora?' Inuyasha thought looking at the ground. He turned and walked back towards Kaede's house. He walked inside and looked at the unconcious Sora and set the bucket down beside her. "I'll be back later." Inuyasha walked back outside. 'Forgive me Sora, I'll be back to check on you later.' Miroku, Sango, Kagome and Shippo had left where they had been earlier. Instead they sat out by a fence, somewhere in the village.
"Here I brought something for you, Shippo." Kagome said as she pulled out a small red bouncy ball.
"What is it?'
"Look." Kagome sat down. "Now, you sit in front of me."
"Ok." Shippo did as he was told and Kagome rolled the ball to him and he caught it.
"Now, you roll it back." Shippo rolled it back to Kagome and laughed.
"Hey this is fun!" Shippo said laughing and Kagome smiled. A few feet away Miroku stood, leaning on the other side of the fence as Sango sat on top of the it.
"How long do you think she'll be unconcious for?" Sango asked Miroku, watching Kagome and Shippo play.
"I'm not sure, but there's something strange about her." Miroku said with his arms crossed.
"So, you sensed it too?" Sango looked at him.
"I can't tell for sure what it is, but either good or bad, we need to be on our guard at all times."
"I agree. Until then, we must try to do our best to comfort Kagome and do whatever we can to cheer up Inuyasha." Sango said smiling and Miroku nodded in agreement.
in a tree nearby
Inuyasha just sat up on one of the branches, looking up at the sky. 'What would Naraku want with Sora? Yeah she's strong, but she's one of the kindest people I know. She'd never do anything for him.' Inuyasha thought hard. He looked up at the sky. 'What are you planning?' Inuyasha jumped to the ground and landed on all fours. "I better get back. Sora could wake up while I'm gone." Inuyasha buried his hands in his kimono and walked towards Kaede's house.
flashback
"Eeeeeeeeeeeeep!!!!!!" A scream came from the forest, it was Sora...again...
"It's just a spider!" Inuyasha screamed over her. Inuyasha and Sora stood in the middle of the forest, alone.
"Did you see the look on its face..." Sora shuddered. "It was going to eat me, I'm sure of it." Inuyasha looked at her a little irritated.
"It was barely two inches and it didn't even look at you, it was going the other way..."
"That doesn't mean that it wasn't going to eat me!"
"Look, we're on our own now. Now that mother is dead we have have to defend ourselves..."
"But...we're only kids...how are we supposed to defend ourselves..." Tears started to stream down Sora's face.
"We may only be half, but we're still demons, so suck it up and stop screaming at every little bug that walks in the path. I'm strong enough to protect both of us if necessary, so stop whining!" Sora wiped the tears from her face as rain started to pour down on their heads and Inuyasha growled. "Come on." Inuyasha ordered continuing in the direction they were going in before. "Looks like everyone's out to get us today..." He growled under his breath. Sora slowly walked behind him, scared just like any other little girl would be if she was alone out in the rain...
"What are we going to do? Your mom's gone, there's no way that we can..." Sora was cut off by Inuyasha suddenly jerking around.
"Look, just shut up and follow me cuz I'm sick of your whining! We can get through it, just like you said before when we said we were going to become stronger right...'If we stick together, we can do anything' right?" Inuyasha smiled at her.
"But Inuyasha...we don't have anyone any more...this is different...My parents have been gone for a long time and so has your dad...and now your mom..." Another tear fell down her face. "Why us? We're half-demons and that's bad enough! Now we don't have anyone!" Sora fell to the ground and cried. Inuyasha knelt down beside her, not knowing what to do or say. He was just as scared as she was, but he would never admit it...Inuyasha looked at her and smiled.
"Look, we have each other and that's all that matters, right?" Sora looked at him. She had never seen him so cheerful...Sora wiped her tears with arm and smiled. Inuyasha grabbed her arm and helped her up. "Now come on, we need to get out of the rain..." Inuyasha looked around and saw a cave a few feet away. "See, we can do this..." Inuyasha started as he began pulling her towards the cave. "All we have to do is take it one day at a time..." Inuyasha pulled her to the small cave and sat her down on a stone.
"Thanks..." Sora said softly looking at the ground.
"For now, all we have to do is wait till the rain stops..." Inuyasha sat down and leaned against the wall, closing his eyes and laying his hands behind his head.
"And then what?" Sora looked at him, hoping he'd have a good answer. Inuyasha looked at her and then to the ground.
"...not sure...but...we can do it. We're demons after all..."
"We're only half-demons...which'll just make it worse..."
"Still, behind our human blood we also have the blood of a demon in us, which makes us a lot stronger than we realize." Sora crossed her arms around her chest and clenched on to her sleeves and buried her head into her knees.
"I'm scared..." Inuyasha looked at her sadly and then looked outside at the rain. He sighed, stood up and walked over to her and sat down next to her, placing his arm around her.
"Don't worry, I swore I'd protect you and that doesn't change now...it never will..." Sora rested her head on his chest as tears kept falling from her face. She closed her eyes and slowly fell asleep. Inuyasha smiled as he watched her fall asleep. She was the only person that didn't treat him like a friend than just some stupid half-breed. No one else did, it was either he was hated for his human blood or hated for his demon blood...it wasn't his fault he was that way...but now he has Sora and that's all that matters...is that she stayed by his side...
flashback ends
Kaede's house
Sora lay in the same spot as she did before. Sweat had dripped from her forehead and Kaede sat next to her. Sora's eyes kept tightening as she threw her head from side to side. "Inuyasha..." Sora murmured in her sleep. Kaede rubbed her forehead with the wet cloth as Inuyasha walked in.
"What'd you do to her, you old hag." Inuyasha said angrily, kneeling at Sora's side.
"She's not unconcious anymore at least, though she's sweating and says your name every few minutes." Kaede told him.
"Inuyasha..." Sora said again.
"I'm right here." Inuyasha said looking at her confused. Sora's eyes tightened harder and then her eyes opened slowly. She looked up at Inuyasha sadly.
"Inu...yasha...w-what happened..."
"You almost got yourself killed, that's what happened, stupid!" Inuyasha yelled at her. Sora smiled, knowing that if Inuyasha was yelling, it meant he was or had been worried. She pushed herself up and held on to her left arm and flinched.
"Ye were attacked by a demon and were hurt badly in the process." Kaede told her, explaining her wound.
"Lucky for you, I was right there. That demon almost killed you." Sora's head lowered so that her long black hair covered her beautiful redish purple eyes. "You've been unconcious for days and...hey...w-what are you doing?" Inuyasha sounded almost scared as he looked at her. A single tear fell down Sora's face. "Hey, no crying!"
"Inuyasha..." More tears streamed down her face and finally she threw herself into Inuyasha's arms. "Inuyasha, I was so scared." Inuyasha sat there with a surprised look on his face and then, put his arms around her and held her close. "I didn't know where you were...all I could do was run..." This was the first time he had seen her cry in a long time and in a way, he was relieved. Relieved that once more, she was in his arms...alive.
"I'll just leave ye two alone." Kaede said standing up and leaving the house.
"I'm sorry..." Inuyasha said softly, holding her tighter.
in the village
"Hey Myoga, does Inuyasha love that girl?" Shippo asked.
"Of course not. Master Inuyasha and Sora's relationship is as brother and sister. They're always there for each other when in danger. It's only natural that Master Inuyasha would be that worried about her." Myoga said.
"So they aren't in love?"
"Now...I didn't say that..."
"So they are?"
"It's complicated..." Myoga sighed. "I didn't say that either one of them loved each other in that way...As I told you before, I don't know much about her, but I do know that Sora has loved Master Inuyasha since the day they met."
'So she does love him...' Kagome thought sighing.
"Are you ok, Kagome?" Sango asked.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine. Nothing to worry about." Kagome said covering it up. Kagome's face changed immediately after she stopped talking and sighed as she looked down at the ground sadly. The gang walked into Kaede's house only to find Kaede.
"Where's Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.
"And the girl's gone too." Miroku added.
"Aye, the girl awoke and Inuyasha took her to see the Sacred Tree." Kaede said.
"Well then, let's go say hi!" Shippo said all excited.
"Right."
at the Sacred Tree
"So you don't know how or who woke you up?" Inuyasha asked. Inuyasha sat quietly under the tree while Sora was lying up in a branch.
"All I know was he was a man with long black hair and that he looked kinda familiar. All I remember was waking up and when the coast was clear, I ran going to look for you." Sora said with her eyes closed. Inuyasha growled.
"Damn him..." Inuyasha whispered to himself. Inuyasha knew that Sora hated to hear him curse but, there was nothing else to say. Sora's ears tweaked at the sound of his curse and she looked down at him.
"Hey...you ok?" Sora asked kinda worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Hey! Inuyasha!" Sango yelled out. Inuyasha looked up to see everyone walking toward him.
"We heard your friend was awake." Miroku said.
"Yeah."
"So where is she?"
"Hey Sora, you comin' down any time soon?" Inuyasha asked looking up into the tree. The young dog-demon jumped to the ground. She wasn't dressed in a kimono like any other demon would be, but whatever she was wearing was torn a bit and seemed to be fading out. The once light purple color was almost completely white.
"Hiya. My name's Sora." Miroku brushed his way to the front.
"My name is Miroku, I'm a monk and I have a very important honor to bestow upon you, my dear woman...I have been given a terrible curse and if I don't act upon it soon, all that I live for will cease to exist which is why I want to ask a favor of you..." Miroku took her hand and looked her in the eye, lovingly.
"Uh...sure, what?" Sora asked a little confused and a bit uncomfortable.
"Would you do the honor of bearing my children?" A look of stun flushed down Sora's face. Inuyasha angrily stepped in front of Sora and knocked Miroku on top of his head with his fist, leaving a huge lump. Sango looked at him angrily and growled a bit.
"Lechorous monk..." Inuyasha mumbled looking away angrily.
"I was only asking..." Miroku said trying to defend himself.
'I guess they do seem like brother and sister...' Kagome thought.
"Why don't you try to stop being such a pervert..." Inuyasha mumbled again. Kagome felt something strange that made everyone elses conversation fade out of her mind. She knew that feeling, a Sacred Jewel shard was close, a lot of them. She looked around frantically, but she didn't see anything, no matter how hard she tried, but it was getting closer...and fast...
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yay a cliff hanger! haha sorry, i love leaving people in suspense so yeah...i did...
-fullmetaldemon
Chapter 3:
The Transformation of the Half-Demon
Naraku's plan comes into action,
But what part does Sora play in it?
The curse is unveiled...
And a secret is let out that could take Sora's life...
Sora's in trouble! We have to save her!