My eyes widened at the white haired demon in front of me. He resembled Inuyasha. Some facial features and the clothes were different. Sesshomaru was seemingly more dangerous than Inuyasha was. I just stood there starring at the man. He was emotionless like myself and stood his ground. My hand glowed again, I was ready to strike him if he came towards me. He saw and looked at me. I glared at the man as he turned his back to me. He kneeled in front of my father's tomb and said something that I wasn't able to hear. He stood and faced me again. I watched as he looked around the area as if searching for something or someone. I stood my ground. I kept a lookout for what he might be searching for. It could be dangerous or even strike me. He stopped looking around like he found the source. I shrieked at this. He might have found what he searched for and could use it to attack me. My hand glowed darker, signaling that I would kill him if he tried anything idiotic.
"You don't need to be alert. I am alone and no one is around. You don't have to strike." He said. His voice sent shivers done my spine. He was the same person but this guy was emotionless. The Sesshomaru I knew long ago showed emotion around me. Why was he so different now?
"Sesshomaru, right?" I said calmly as my hand stopped glowing.
"Yes and you must be Kagero. I remember that you were the daughter of my father's friend." He said. My ears perked. So Sesshomaru must have came with Inuyasha somehow. He might have followed but that would be unlike him.
"Yes. Why are you here? Is there a reason for your appearence in this village?" I asked. He seemed disturbed at my questions but his expression changed back to emotionless.
"I was called forth by your father." Sesshomaru said. My eyes widened. My father had called him but my father was dead. How?
"How could he call you? My father is dead and has no way to speak to us." I said and he began to near me. I stayed emotionless and calm.
"By a dream, Kagero. He spoke to me through my dreams." He said. I was aware of this. A few days after my father's death, he contacted us through our minds. Hanzaki was the first to recieve our father in his mind.
"But why? Why did he contact you? What does he want you to do?" I asked. He was only a few feet away and I became tense. I wouldn't be able to move quickly if he came at me.
"He needed me to do something. What it is I cannot say." Sesshomaru asnwered. I glared at him. Why couldn't he tell me?
Just then I felt the aura of my brother and the rest approaching. My ears perked once again and I looked in the direction that they were coming from. Sesshomaru saw this and looked as well. I sensed their presence approaching fast. Hanzaki would surely be mad at me for taking so long. I might have worried him. I looked back at Sesshomaru and saw that he was closer. I looked into his eyes and saw no emotion whats so ever. He was only inches away from me. His hand came up and he caressed my cheek. I felt myself blush in embarassment. He came closer but didn't break our gaze. He kissed me quickly but then vanished. I blushed harder after he left. My emotions were getting a hold of me now and I had no way to stop them. I slid down to the ground and touched where he had caressed. I felt the aura of Hanzaki but I didn't stand up. Soon I felt that they were right behind me. Hanzaki rushed to my side and kneeled in front of me. I looked away fom him as I looked at the ground. I was refusing to look him straight in the eye.
"Kagero, what happened? Why did you stay so long?" Hanzaki asked. I stayed quiet.
"Someone was here." Inuyasha said. Hanzaki looked around and saw the sacrifice. He looked back at me and glared.
"Who was here with you?" He said in a low tone. He was angry and I could tell. He harshly grabbed my arm and lifted me to my feet. I growled at his harsh treatment. He glared even darker at me and I glared back and snarled.
"It's someone that we can recognize but too many scents are around." Miroku said. Inuyasha began sniffing around with Shippo.
"Who was here you have no business knowing." I said and turned to walk when Hanzaki grabbed my arm again.
"Who was here with you?" He repeated in an evil tone. I hissed at him and he just kept his grip.
"Who was here you have no business knowing." I repeated and tried to get out of his grip.
His grip tightened and I shrieked at who was near. It was someone I knew. This aura could kill Hanzaki so I stopped and faced the forest. I shrieked as a signal that someone was out there. Hanzaki loosened his grip and looked out into the forest. We saw something rushing towards us. It was just a blurr so we couldn't see who it was. I knew who it was already by the dark aura it gave off. It was my demon friend, Raiyashi.
I sensed Raiyashi running towards the mountain area. He was almost like Inuyasha but he wore black all over. He had black hair and black cat ears. His eyes were blueish and they glowed in the dark. It was easy to tell it was him at night. I felt him stop a few yards away from the village. I got a good look and saw glowing blue eyes. Yep, it was him. I looked at Hanzaki from the corner of my eye and saw him looking at Raiyashi. I looked back at Raiyashi and saw him slowly moving forward. He never did like to be seen by people. He closed his eyes and all of a sudden he was right behind us.
"What the-..." Inuyasha said as he looked behind us. Raiyashi was in the shadows, his blue eyes glowing. I stood up, still in Hanzaki's harsh grip.
"What are you doing here?" I asked. He shouldn't of been out of the forest and much less in the mountains.
"He was hurting you. Your father doesn't allow that." Raiyashi said as he looked at Hanzaki. Hanzaki glared at him and I heard Raiyashi hiss. Raiyashi looked small from a distance since he was always squatting. He stood on all fours and rarely stood on two. I sighed and Hanzaki let go. I squatted to Raiyashi's height and smiled a bit.
"Come." I ordered.
Raiyashi hesitated but quickly ran towards me. He was my demon guardian that my father had ordered to help keep the village in order. I scratched his ears as he carefully watched the rest. Hanzaki walked away from me when Raiyashi came towards us. Miroku, Shippo, Inuyasha, and Hanzaki began to laugh. I scowled as Raiyashi's eyes began to glow purple. I scratched his ears again and he calmed down. I glared at the guys who were laughing. I felt Raiyashi growl lowly. I stood up and watched the guys as they stopped laughing.
"What were you laughing about?" I asked them angry.
"Why is he squatting? He looks like a midget!!" Inuyasha said and they laughed again. Raiyashi began to glow and he stood on his legs.
"Wanna say that to my face?" He asked angry. They stopped laughing immediately and Inuyasha and Hanzaki pulled out their swords.
"Bring it on!!" They yelled. I held back Raiyashi. He could kill them. What were they thinking?!!
"Stop it. There is no need to fight." I said as Raiyashi squatted again and used his foot to scratch his ear. I giggled when he looked up at me with a confused face. He looked like a small pup.
"If he was a real puppy, I would never let him go!!" Kagome and Sango yelled. Raiyashi looked afraid now. I giggled again.
"I think it is about time that we leave." I said and we bowed to Father's tomb.
We began to walk back to the village. Raiyashi departed before we left though. He ran up into the mountains to return to his home. So now all of us began to walk home. Mother waited at the door for us. We walked inside and all life went to normal again. I became uneasy while with the rest so I left into the safety of my room. I laid on the bed, remanicing about what had happened at the mountain. He was Sesshomaru for sure but he was acting strange. The old Sesshomaru that I knew wouldn't of kissed me. The old Sesshomaru would have sensed my presence and left before I got there. The old Sesshomaru wouldn't of ran away from a fight. He was so different now all of a sudden. I wondered if I should ask Inuyasha if this was how Sesshomaru behaved now.
I sighed heavily as I lifted myself from bed. I sat at the edge and gazed out the window. I saw the tall Sakura tree that my mother had planted on a cliff. She told me that she did that right before Father was killed. I always went there to just think or take out my stress. It helped me to relax since I felt my Father's presence around at times. My mother said that she had felt it too when she was close by. She said that his spirit lives in the village, forest, mountains, and that tree. I decided to get up and climb out the window. I'd rather not disturb the rest. I walked over to the cliff where the Sakura tree grew. The sunset was seen and I sat on a branch. The tree was sturdy and tall so I was able to do this.
I leaned my back against the trunk as the breeze came forth from the ocean. At the bottom of this cliff was a beautiful and radiant ocean that shown with magnificent colors on sunrise and sunset. At night it was more beautiful for the stars reflected on its clear water and the moon was brighter on the water. Ever since I was small the tree had been my companion and sort of like a way to talk to my father and tell him my problems. Soon I fell asleep thinking about this. At rare times, he would come forth in his human form and sit next to me as I talk. He was a strong demon of high status. My father is also considered to be a daiyokai like the Inu no Taishou. Like Sesshomaru and his mother, my father can transform into a human at most times. My mother said that she never suspected my father to be a demon since she met him when he was in his human form.
My father was like Sesshomaru when in human form but still very different. My father had black hair, and golden eyes. That is where Hanzaki and I got yellow eyes and I got black hair. My father wore a kimono which was also white but had small purple circles with Sakura blossoms close by the circles. My mother had made him that kimono before they married. He also wore the Sashinuki Hakama as his pants. He wore the same flat pointed ankle-high boots that Sesshomaru does. His facial features are out of the ordinary. Like myself he too has fangs and claws but he has a small diamond in the center of his forehead. Of course the color of it was black since he was a dark demon. On his left cheek was a scar of some sort. My mother said that he had gotten it in a fight with a demon.
The weirdest part about him was his birthmark which was located on his right arm. It was a drawing of the moon and sun together. My mother said that he could command the weather and time, that is why they burried him in the mountains. He always went there when he wanted to change the mood of day to his likings. The village thought of him not as a demon but as a god. Soon after my parents got married the village was flooded with plants, vegetables, and fruits of all kinds. Even in the dry season, my father helped their crops grow. Soon after, though, my father was killed by a daiyokai that didn't like that he was helping humans. The village went into despair but were overjoyed when they found out that Hanzaki was the son of the god and that my mother was pregnant to me. My brother was adored and well token care of since the villagers thought that like his father, he too would one day command the weather and time.
After I was born, I was token care of by my mother and the villagers. One day I had wondered out of the village and into the forest. Of course, I was facinated by moving objects and had followed a bunny into the high cliff. I almost fell off if it wasn't that the Inu no Taishou was roaming by. I wasn't afraid of the giant dog demon like I should have been so I laughed and watched in amazement instead. It recognized me as the daughter of a daiyokai. It told me to be careful from now on and it left. I began to walk in the direction I thought I came from. I began to sense things around me and became alert. I ran when something was behind me. I then felt myself hit something or someone. I opened my eyes and saw a boy standing there.
"Watch where you're going, Miko." He said rudely. I glared at him and he just stayed emotionless.
"Who said I was a Miko anyways?" I asked as I stood.
"It is obvious. You're human." He said and we continued to glare at each other.
"I am not human. I am only half. My father is a daiyokai and my mother is human." I said proudly.
"Hmph." He muttered as he walked around me. I turned around and was about to grab his arm when my hand glowed and I hit him.
"Idiot human." He said as he turned to face me again. His arm was bleeding.
"I am not a human!!" I yelled. But stopped when I saw his arm. "Sorry about that." I apoligized.
"Like I would accept an apoligy from an under status like yourself." He said in a low voice.
"Then fight me and then we'll see who's the under status!!" I yelled back when a sudden roar was heard behind us. We turned and saw the Inu no Taishou. We walked to him.
"Sesshomaru." He said. I looked at the boy. So he was Sesshomaru.
"Yes Father?" Sesshomaru responded. He bowed at the dog demon.
"Do not be rude to Kagero." He stated and I was shocked. He knew my name. Sesshomaru looked shocked as well.
"But Father, she is only a Miko of low status. She is not worth my kindness." Sesshomaru said as he looked at me.
"No Sesshomaru. She is worth more status than your brother. She is a half-demon but she is also the daughter of a daiyokai." He said. I smiled in triumph.
"But Father.." Sesshomaru started.
"No Sesshomaru. In fact, I order you to take her back to her village and see that she is token care of before leaving. It seems that you hurt her when you bumped into her." It said. I looked down and saw that my ankle was bleeding.
"Must have fell on a thorn. Hee-hee." I said while giggling. Sesshomaru just glared.
"Now take her home, my son." He said and we walked home.
Sesshomaru kept quiet all the way. We arrived and my mother wrapped my leg in bandages. It was just a small cut!! Sheesh! Soon after, Sesshomaru walked back into the forest. I saw him many times after that and sooner or later we became friends.
I woke up suddenly when I heard thunder. It was raining. I crawled down my tree and saw that it was night time. Everyones house lights were off and no one was outside at all. I looked to my house that was right past the tree. I looked at my window from the tree. The lights that I had left on before I left were now off. Was it really that late already? I must have dozed off. I looked up at the sky. It was dark and grey. I let the rain hit my face to fully awaken me. I looked at the forest and sensed my surroundings. I heard some people calling out for someone. Probably some lost travelers. I decided to go check it out. I ran through the forest, searching for the voices. I stopped when I heard them close by. I saw a demon with a young human girl. They were calling out 'Lord Sesshomaru!!' over and over again. The girl seemed desperate. The demon kept calling like his life depended on it. They were nearing the village so I stepped in front of them. The demon glared.
"Speak your purpose." I ordered them.
"We do not need to speak at all to a worthless human as yourself!" The demon yelled. I glared back at him.
"I am not human! I am the daughter of a daiyokai! Now speak or die!" I told them. The girl was happy but afraid at the same time.
"The daughter of a daiyokai, eh? Well then, I am Jaken and this is Rin. We are searching for our Lord for we lost him in the storm." Jaken said. I nodded at them.
"Can you help us find Lord Sesshomaru?" The young girl asked. So Sesshomaru was their Lord.
"I will but you two are going to get sick. Come to my home and stay there until I find Sesshomaru. It won't take long." I told them and grabbed the little girl's hand. She smiled and Jaken followed. I lead them in my room through the window and told them to be quiet.
I ran off through the forest searching for Sesshomaru. Why would he leave those two in a storm as bad as this? That was just cruel of him. But of course, he is a demon. Demons don't have feelings for anything. I ran until lightening struck right in front of me. I fell back and quickly stood up. I growled. The lightening had crashed a tree in my way. I ran in another direction as a detour. I quickened my pace in order to finish before morning when my mother would surely come check my room to see if I was there. Then she would find the two and call my brother. Hanzaki would surely kill them. I soon found a big opening and called for Raiyashi and wolves. They came quickly and I told them to help me find Sesshomaru. They spread off and I continued my search. Where could he be?