Chapter 3

Faded Memories

As I flew through the air, memories of my childhood began to haunt my mind. Not just ones of my father, but of the rest of my family as well.

"Sesshomaru?" I asked running to catch up with him on the dirt road.

"What is it Arashi?" he asked in his usual expressionless tone as I finally caught up with him.

"I-I just came to tell you…"

"…" he was silent, to wait for me to continue.

"I just wanted to say…goodbye."

Sesshomaru stopped in his tracks, and he turned to look at me with narrowed golden eyes, so narrow that they appeared to be slits.

"Why?"

"Because…" I began, "I'm going on a quest."

"A quest for what Arashi?" Sesshomaru asked skeptically.

"A quest…to find my birthright."

Sesshomaru's eyebrows quirked up in slight surprise, but then, they lowered back down again, as Sesshomaru turned his head to gaze away from me.

"Very well, though I doubt you'll find anything."

An irritated growl escaped my lips, as my eyes blazed with anger. "For your information Sesshomaru, I am going to search for Tetsusaiga!"

Before he could say anything, I transformed, and took to the skies.

That was over 200 years ago, and still that memory is fresh in my mind. I thought to myself, before my sensitive ears picked up familiar voices from below.

"WHERE IS THAT STUPID BITCH?" I recognized the voice as InuYasha's.

"Give it a rest InuYasha!" Kagome shouted back.

"SHUT IT WENCH!" InuYasha rebuked back at her.

"I'm sure Lady Arashi will be back soon. Don't strain yourself too much InuYasha." I heard Miroku say followed by several laughs.

"He acts like a protective brother and he doesn't even know it." Sango mumbled lower than the other voices.

"SHUT UP!" InuYasha shouted back, "WHO ASKED YOU?"

Growling to myself, I lurched forward, heading towards the ground.

Everyone looked up, and immediately backed away from me, as my large form hit the ground with a CRASH!

But, as the dust cleared away, I changed back into my mortal form, my face downcast, my eyes closed, and a scowl was evident on my face.

"INUYASHA!" I growled, my eyebrows knitting together, and my claws clenching tightly together.

He let out a large GULP before answering. "Y-yes Arashi?"

Before he could do anything to stop me, I was over by him in a flash, slamming his head into the ground.

"That's for being SO IMPATIENT!

*SLAM!*

"That's for calling me a STUPID BITCH!

*SLAM!*

"THAT'S for calling Kagome a WENCH!"

*SLAM!*

*SLAM!*

*SLAM!*

"Remind me to never get on her bad side." I heard Emmett mumble to Esme.

"Oh man, that has REALLY gotta hurt!" Shippo said, peeking his little head over Sango's shoulder.

"STOOOOAAAPPP!" InuYasha cried out in pain.

"Winy baby." Kagome said shaking her head.

…

"So may I ask where you went?" Edward asked me, as we walked done the stone path.

"I don't see how it's really any of your BUISNESS." I sneered, turning my head away from him, and closing my eyes.

"Alright, be mean and snobby. Don't listen to your MATE." He sneered, turning his head away from me as well.

I stopped dead in my tracks, my eyes widening out of surprise…and FURY

So fast, I pulled Sounga from its sheath, and pointed it directly at Edward.

"You MAY call me 'your friend', you may even call me your GIRLFRIEND if you wish, but you DO NOT I repeat you DO NOT, have the right to call me your mate!"

"And why not?" he asked arching one eyebrow, and pushing Sounga away from his face.

"Because ….because…BECAUSE YOU DO NOT BEAR MY MATING MARK!"

I had forgotten that everyone was in back of us, watching us. But I ignored them for the time being.

"Your…Mating Mark? What the hell is that?"

I glared at him with narrowed eyes, and turned away from him with an angry expression still on my face.

"Forget it—just don't ever call me 'YOUR MATE' again!" I said in a quiet, yet deadly voice, then I continued walking forward.