New World, New People
Friends or Foes?
Aetwin looked around and when the door closed Aetwin stood up and looked through the books. Then she remembered something that she should have told Kasei, but it had slipped her mind. Leaving the books she walked out of her new room and followed Kasei's scent. Soon enough she found little Kasei telling the woman that was supposed to do the sewing what she wanted.
"Milady!" the seemstress said.
"Yes, she also wants training clothes of cloth and the kimono is supposed to made of silk. Kasei will stay here and tell you what she wants on it. If she wants any other kimono's she will tell you and then you will make them for her. Understand?" Aetwin asked.
"Yes Milady, will there be anything else?"
"No, that's all." Aetwin answered, then left. Kasei walked out into the hall after her.
"Milady?" she aske, Aetwin turned around to face her.
"Yes?"
"Thank you." Kasei said with a bow. Aetwin blinked and smiled.
"There is no need to thank me, I am only doing what should have been done long ago. You may call me Aetwin." she added, Kasei smiled and then nodded, after that she walked back into the sewing room.
She's taken to you. Caitlin said.
Yes, she will do as I say without question, how fragile the young minds are.
What do you mean?
I mean that she will be the easiest person to minipulate here, after all she's yong and doesn't see what's going on as an error. Kasei will the best person to trust this place to while I am gone. Aetwin answered.
As much as I hate kids, this is not right! Give me my body back! Caitlin ordered, then she started to push Aetwin from her mind, the looks went back to how Caitlin looked before, a second later Aetwin was back in control.
Stop! I'm doing all this for you! Don't you want everyone to like you. This little girl idolizes you, she thinks you're the greatest and she will do anything you want her to, even kill herself at your order. Aetwin explained. Your friends will he happy that you're doing this for them.
Caitlin was silent a moment.
You are not to convince another child to idolize me, or else I will take control of my body. Caitlin said.
My dear, you have my solem vow I wont.
Good.
It's getting harder and harder to control her mind, I'll have to do this quickly. It is time to kill her friends, and loved one, Sesshomaru, then I will crush her spirit and take her body for my own. Aetwin thought, Caitlin was in a dorment state so she didn't hear all this. Good-bye Caitlin, hello Aetwin.
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InuYasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango were all sleeping while Kouga and Erin laid awake, Sesshomaru was no where to be seen. Neither InuYasha, Kouga, Kagome, or Erin had senced him.
"Kouga?" Erin asked in a whisper.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Do you think we'll get Caitlin back?" she asked.
"Yes we will. She has a good heart and will do what she must in order to get back to us. It's that Aetwin that's keeping her from us, she's clouded her mind, but she'll figure everything out, she's smart." Kouga answered, Erin looked at him, she was smiling, but Kouga knew that she was hurting inside.
"Thanks. I was begining to doubt it." Erin added, then she looked to the small ambers in the make-shift fire pit.
"She's your friend and you've known her the longest, why would you doubt her?" Kouga asked.
"It's because when she's get mad she'll do anything for revenge, or to get her way. It's just who she is, you saw her when she had taken us all back in time. That was the real Caitlin, not Aetwin. When it comes to making Caitlin angry most people didn't." Erin explained. "You're right though, she does have a good heart." Erin added. "Good night Kouga." Erin said, she laid down and then closed her eyes, she and Kagome were sharing a pillow, since Erin wasn't likley to get cold she didn't have a blanket.
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Sesshomaru left his castle and then started to walk to where Caitlin was last seen. Maybe he could get some clues from there.
"Just where do you think you're going?" someone asked from behind, Sesshomaru turned around to face the person he had been looking for.
"I was going to find you. But it looks like I don't have to." Sesshomaru answered.
"Of course not! Since Caitlin loves you I know where you are. Now, why is the Great Lord Sesshomaru looking for lil' old me?" Aetwin asked.
"Give Caitlin back her body." Sesshomaru ordered.
"I don't think so, this is the first time that I've had a body in over 300 years, I'm not going to give it back. After a weeks time Caitlin will be dead and I will be the ruler."
"That's not going to happen." Sesshomaru growled, Aetwin smirked.
"Is the Great Lord Sesshomaru getting his fur ruffled? Just because of this little girl?" Aetwin asked. "Could it be that the Great Lord Sesshomaru is falling in love?" Aetwin asked mockingly.
"Hold your tongue or else I will silence you for good."
"Uh...no you wont. After all, this is Caitlin's body. I can also call her to see what's going on through my eyes, and she'll believe everything I say. After all, I'm the only one that can get her what she wants."
"What's that? To take over the world and make it a place full of choas and death?"
"Yes. You know me all to well Sesshomaru, but remember what happened to the last Time Demon that I was able to posess?" Aetwin asked, she set a hand on Sesshomaru's shoulder and then walked behind him. "It is your duty to kill them is it not? Have you been holding back from doing it because you love her?" Aetwin asked.
"It is because I know that she did not want this and that she's fighting you everystep of the way." Sesshomaru answered.
"Are you sure? You never know, she might be helping me. Like using her powers to help me get what I want in order to get what she wants. Are you sure that you know her as well as you think?"
"Yes."
"Then you don't know her at all, she's helping me. Like a puppy obeys it's master."
Sesshomaru considered this, but he knew that Caitlin wouldn't let Aetwin win.
"Let me speak to Caitlin." Sesshomaru ordered.
"As you wish." Aetwin said.
He wishes to speak to you.
Why?
It's Sesshomaru, are you going to refuse him?
No.
"Yes?" Caitlin asked as she took control of her body.
"Why are you helping her?" Sesshomaru asked.
"It is simple, because she's the only one that I can turn to. Since you all hate me. I thought it was obvious." Caitlin answered coldly.
"You know that's not true." Sesshomaru said.
"Are you sure?" Caitlin asked, a sharp edge coming to her voice.
Then it became obvious of what Aetwin was telling Caitlin, she was telling her that no one cared for her, no one loved her, no one wanted her. In order to prove her wrong he was going to have to do something that he never expected to do, to any one, much less Caitlin.
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Erin sat bolt up right, it was no where near morning, but still she was awake. Kouga and InuYasha were awake as well, the other were still sleeping, but Shippo and Kirara were having fits in their sleep.
"What's that feeling?" Erin asked.
"It's a great blood lust." InuYasha answered.
"Who is it coming from?" Kouga asked.
"Caitlin." Erin answered with a shiver.
"Are you sure?" InuYasha asked.
"Are you sure it's not Aetwin?" Kouga asked.
"Yes, I know this feeling." Erin answered. "Aetwin's wouldn't be as strong. Even though it doesn't look it Caitlin has had a very hard life, that's why she doesn't trust people very well, it took me years to get her to actually talk to me about this that she didn't want to talk about, and even then she was hesitant." Erin explained.
"What could have happened to make her like that?" InuYasha asked.
"Almost the same thing that happened to you, though on a bigger scale, meaning more people." Erin added. "Every time she told someone something they'd go behind her back and tell everyone else about it. Soon enough every one was making fun of her for it, then when her best friend betrayed her, she lost all hope in trusting people. She'd act like she told you everything, but she never even told you half of what she was dying to tell someone. That's why it was so easy for Aetwin who has acess to her mind to easily get Caitlin to do as she wanted. By playing on her insecurities."
"At least she wasn't betrayed by the person she loved." InuYasha muttered.
"It may not have been the same love, but it was someone that she loved who betrayed her." Kouga said, Erin nodded.
"Speaking of love..." Kagome said as she looked to Kouga.
"Gah! Shhh! Kagome!" Kouga muttered as he made the signs to shut up.
"Kouga has something to tell you Erin." Sango finished.
"He does?" Erin asked.
"I do?" Kouga asked at the same time.
"Don't you remember? You said that you were going to take Erin far away from here and tell her, remember?" Kagome asked.
"Uh..." Kouga said as he looked back and forth between Kagome and Sango, and Erin. "I've...gotta go! I have something that I forgot to do, you know check up on the pack, tend wounds. Bye!" Kouga said as he dashed off.
"Damn." Sango muttered and Kagome snaped her fingers while muttered 'Darn it.'
"Did I miss something?" InuYasha asked, Erin was giving them questioning looks, then as Kagome and Sango were trying to cover up what was going on Erin followed Kouga.
"Kouga?" Erin asked when she saw a figure sitting on a rock.
"Erin, what're you doing over here?" Kouga asked.
"I came to see how you were, you got awfully worked up just now. Something you want to tell me?" Erin asked, she wasn't sure why, but at the moment everything felt right.
"Yes." Kouga answered. "Erin, I love you." Kouga said. For a miunte Erin stood looking at Kouga with wide eyes. Then she smiled and threw herself at him.
"I never thought that you'd feel the same way about me as I feel about you." Erin said as she hugged him tightly.
"Erin...you're killing me...I can't...breathe!" Kouga said.
"Oh! Sorry! I'm still not used to being a half demon!" Erin said as she pulled away.
In the shadows were 6 figures. On the left side were Kagome, InuYasha, Sango, and Miroku, on the left were two unidentified cloaked figures.
"It's ok." Kouga said, then he pulled her back and they sat there like that.
"YES!" Kagome and Sango yelled and stood up. Kouga and Erin looked over, startled that someone was there. "Whoops..." they said.
"How long have you been there?" Kouga asked.
"Uh...we just got here?" Kagome asked.
"Might as well come clean, we know we're caught." Miroku said as he stood up and so did InuYasha. Kouga and Erin blinked, how had they not known they were there?
"You've all been there..." Erin started.
"The whole time?" Kouga finished.
"Yup." InuYasha answered, in the dark no one could see Kouga and Erin blushing as red as InuYasha's outfit. "So, Kagome, what's for dinner?" InuYasha asked. Kagome rolled her eyes and then looked at InuYasha.
"Hey, InuYasha, I have one little word for you. Can ya guess it?" Kagome asked.
"Oh no! Not THAT wor-!!!" InuYasha started.
"SIT!" Kagome yelled.
"d." InuYasha finsihed.
"Too late." Erin said. "Hey Kagome, can you do it again?" Erin asked.
"Sure. Sit boy!" Kagome said, InuYasha's face was plowed into the dirt even more.
"Kagome!" InuYasha yelled with a mouth full of dirt.
"I'm sorry, we can't hear you, you're mouth is full of something, can you say it a little louder?" Sango asked as she pushed her hair back and cupped her hand around her ear. "What's that? You want Kagome to say sit again?"
"NO!!!"
"Yes, okay. Sit boy!" Kagome said. InuYasha was once against pushed farther into the dirt, Erin and Kouga laughed, while Miroku shook his head with a faint smile on his face. Erin and Kouga were holding hands and didn't notice. They were comfortable together and that's all that mattered at the moment.
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