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"I claim your life, as you have claimed mine…"
The wind played with her long hair, black like the night as the woman smirked. She boldly stared up at the dark and starless sky. "You are mine, Naraku," she whispered.
A small girl dressed in pure white emerged from the lurking shadows. She turned to look at her. "Are you ready to die again, Kanna?" she asked the girl as if she were talking about the weather.
The child-demon didn't seem to mind though. She bowed her head respectfully. "Yes Lady Hijiri," she replied in a monotone voice. (1)
And the woman who had been called Lady Hijiri let a small smile touch her lips.
THE ANCIENT FOREST:
"So, they chased you out of your own village."
The boy-miko turned his head away. "I killed all those bandits. Their blood stains on my hands."
Naraku raised an eyebrow. "You already regret your deed?" he asked, making sure that the mocking undertones seeping through the question reached the boy's ears.
It seemed that the boy hadn't heard it though. He shook his head. "No… they deserved their punishment. It's just that… I hate killing."
"Pity," said Naraku as he eyed his companion with a disapproving look. "I had expected more from you."
Koimizu stopped in his pace and glared at Naraku. "I am not a demon," he sneered and he balled his fists in anger. "I do not kill mercilessly!"
Koimizu's anger only made Naraku smirk. "You just did," he retorted. He crossed his arms in satisfaction, admiring the way he angered his companion. He narrowed his eyes as Koimizu made to jump him, quickly stepping aside when the boy attacked. Koimizu fell flat on his face. "Foolish boy," taunted Naraku. "Did you honestly think that you could harm this Naraku?" (2)
Koimizu made to stand up again. "Damn you Naraku!" he yelled and he looked up to glare at the man.
And Naraku went silent.
'Inu… Yasha?'
He stared at the boy, who glared at him. The boy with golden eyes. Eyes that did not belong to a human, but to a half-demon. And yet, this human had those eyes. The eyes of InuYasha.
'But he cannot be their child…'
InuYasha had been sealed to the tree more than fifty years ago and Kikyou had died. Both had only reawakened not long ago. This boy was fifteen. He could never be their child, unless he had lied about his age, but…
'I did not taste any lies behind his lips…'
"What are you looking at?" The glare still hadn't left Koimizu's eyes.
Naraku blinked, getting out of his thoughts. "Nothing," he replied.
Koimizu gave a little sigh. "Fine, I'm not mad at you anymore."
Naraku raised an eyebrow feigning surprise. "You were mad?" he mocked.
Koimizu shot him a glare. "Don't push it," he growled, but it only served to amuse Naraku, who grinned smugly. The boy rolled his eyes and gave up. That guy would never stop. With a sigh he said, "Even though you only did it for yourself, I still want to thank you, Naraku. Thanks for helping me save my village." He turned to give the man a smile.
A smile that reminded Naraku of both InuYasha and Kikyou.
(1) Lady Hijiri, also called Saint Hijiri or Hijiri-sama. If you don't know who this is, try to google it up. I promise that the results will be very interesting. Of course, you could also watch the anime again.
(2) "This Sesshoumaru…" is widely used in the InuYasha fandom, whenever Sesshoumaru refers to himself, because people have heard him using it in the anime. However, Sesshoumaru is not the only one who uses it, Naraku did it too. He says: "Kono Naraku…" in Japanese. (Maybe it's a bad boys thing?)
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