Hey guys sorry about the long wait, but hopefully it'll be well worth it. In case any of you are wondering, Inuai's animagus form closely resemblances a Japanese Spitz. They are beautiful dogs, and I thought it would add a little humor for later on. Anyways, on with the story!

Chapter 6

Sesshomaru sat behind the great cherry desk in his study perusing letters from all the tai youkais. All the responses were along the same lines, 'Found a girl who fits the description, but has a different name.' 'Found girl with same name, but doesn't fit the description.' and then there was the one he had received yesterday from England.

"Well, what have you found out?" Inuyasha called as he stormed into the study.

"You would think that after 800 years you would acquire some manner and respect for another's privacy."

"Keh! Whatever, you old bastard." Inuyasha spat with a grin firmly on his face. "Now get on with it."

Sesshomaru shot his brother a wary look, "All the letters say the same thing. Nobody's found her. But this letter," he held up a letter, "interests me."

"Yeah, why?" Inuyasha asked as he tried, in vain, to snatch the letter away.

"Because, baka, it sounds as if the English tai youkai has found your sister."

Inuyasha jumped from his chair nearly knocking it over. "So, let's go get her!" he cried heading for the door.

"It's not that easy, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru said softly.

"Why the hell not?" Inuyasha bellowed.

"Because of her reaction." Inuyasha looked at Sesshomaru with confusion evident on his face. Sesshomaru gestured to a seat as he continued. "When she was told of us and our search for our little sister, she said that it was too much and preceded to run from the room."

"So? What's that got to do with us going to get her?"

"She needs time to sort things out. She mat have tried to find her family before only to come up empty handed. And now, to have a family thrust on her all at once… it's bound to be a bit overwhelming."

"So, what are we supposed to do?" Inuyasha asked gruffly. He was sitting with his arms crossed, and the infamous 'pout' set firmly on his face.

"We wait until she's ready. Until then, we can't do anything." Sesshomaru replied gently. "She's quite a bit like you actually."

"Yeah, and how's that?" Inuyasha scowled. A smirking Sesshomaru was never a good thing, and this was no different.

"You're both stubborn as mules, and it has to be your idea before you do anything."

"Oi!"

"I present to you, our graduating class!" Dumbledore proclaimed to the gathered audience. A round of cheers went out from every part of the Hogwarts grounds as the graduates were handed their diplomas and got ready to say their good-byes.

Inuai mingled among the crowd, meeting everybody and their mothers, quite literally, and receiving many hugs and congratulations.

"Hey, Pads! Come meet my parents!" James yelled from across the lawn. She started walking over to where James stood with his parents, when she was stopped short.

'That's and interesting scent.'

'Yeah. Smells like inu youkai.'

'We'll check it out later. James is waiting.'

"Mum, Dad. This is my friend, Merry. She's really very bright, and if it weren't for her and Lily, I probably wouldn't have graduated." James said as he smiled proudly at the now very red girl beside him.

"I'm so thankful to you, Merry. Jamie often needs all the help he can get." his mom smirked.

"It was nothing really."

"By the way, James, where's Lily? Your mum wants to see her around more often now that you two are dating." his dad winked.

"Hey, I'll see you at dinner. Ok, Prongs?"

"Yeah, see ya later, Pads." James called as he went off to find Lily. Inuai wandered around a bit more until she noticed two strange men talking to Dumbledore and McGonagall.

'They're the ones.'

'Huh?'

'They smell like youkais.'

'But what are they doing here?'

'I don't know, but Dumbledore's twinkling like mad.'

'Time to get out of here?'

'Definitely.'

The Marauders were laughing at something Sirius had done, but Inuai didn't notice it. She was too busy looking at the Head Table. The same two men were sitting up ther.

"Pads?"

"Huh?"

"Is something the matter?" Lily asked concerned.

"No. It's just that… never mind. It's crazy."

"Come on. Pads. You can tell us anything." Moony coaxed her.

"Okay, meet me in the Room after dinner, and I'll explain everything." And with that Inuai got up and left the Great Hall.

"Hey, Padfoot. Do you know what's going on with Pads today?" Moony asked.

"No, why?"

"Well, she just seems really out of sorts today." Prongs supplied.

"Don't worry guys. She'll tell us when she's ready." Padfoot replied. Everyone looked at him in shock. "What?"

"Nothing." They said in unison.

Twenty minutes later, the four friends wandered into the secret room they had found to house all their secrets an to keep them safe until the heat cooled down after a prank. They walked into the room to find Inuai pacing quickly before the fireplace, talking rapidly with herself. "What do you think she's saying?" Prongs whispered.

"I'm trying to figure out how to tell you everything." Inuai said calmly as hse turned to face her friends.

"You have so got to tell me how you do that." Lily said as she and the others took seats around the fire.

"You'll find out everything shortly."
"Hey, what's with the ceiling?" Moony asked. Everyone looked up and saw, not the normal ceiling, but the setting sum and the evening sky.

"I've got it charmed for a reason. It'll all be explained I promise." Inuai said nervously as she glanced towards the sun. "You guys remember Kettlebaum's lecture on hanyous and youkais back in fifth year?"

"Yeah. What about it?"

"Well, he was trying to get someone to pick up on the hint that one of the students was a hanyou." Inuai looked around at her closest friends before continuing. "Unfortunately, for him anyways, I'm the only one who caught that hint."
"So… wait a tic." Prongs started out slowly. "We've been going to school with a half demon, and you never told us who he was?" Inuai shifted nervously before sitting down in the last empty chair.

"Ok, first off, the hanyou is a she, and she didn't want her friends to abandon her because of what she really is!" she yelled as she stood to pace in front of the fire again.

"Sirius, aren't you going to help us out here?" Lily asked as she looked over at a very calm Sirius. "Wait! You know something!" Everyone turned to look at Sirius, including Inuai.

"Pads?" Sirius looked toward the fireplace where his best girl was standing. She slowly nodded to him before turning back to the fire. "Yeah, I've known who the hanyou is since our first night here." he replied to the unvoiced questions.

"You mean to tell us," Moony began, "that you've kept something from us all these years?"

"She swore me to secrecy, you idiot!" Sirius yelled at his friend as he pointed towards Inuai. "Shit!"

"It's okay, Siri." Inuai said as she turned to face her friends and shook her head to release the glamour charm. Everyone jumped out of their skin as the door came crashing down, and a man dressed in red came running into the room, brandishing a sword.

"Inuyasha, do you really think that was necessary?" came a cold voice from just outside the door.

"Who are you, and what the hell do you want?" Inuai demanded as she stepped protectively in front of her friends.

"Maybe you'd care to rephrase that last question, as we came for you." stated the stoic man who had just entered the room.

"Fine. What the hell do you want me for?"

"Use your nose young lady, and I think it'll become quite clear." Inuai quickly sniffed in the two men's direction as her eyes widened in shock.

"You're inus!" she exclaimed.

"Keh! Took you long enough." scoffed the man in red as he put away his sword.

"And to answer your other question, I am Sesshomaru, and this baka, is Inuyasha." Sesshomaru stated matter of factly.

"But that still doesn't answer what you want with her." Lily said timidly from behind her friend.

"That's easy." Inuyasha replied.

:How's that?"

"What was your mother's name?" Inuyasha smirked.

'Smug little bastard, ain't he?'

'Shut up!' "From what I was told, it was Izayoi." Inuai said wonder where this was going. All the while trying not to throttle the guy for wearing her clothes.

"That was my mother's name, too." he said softly. "You're my twin, Inuai."

"Wait! How do you know my name? I never told you that!" Inuai demanded.

"It's like he said," Sesshomaru replied. "You are his twin, and my half sister."

'Oh, hell no!'

'Shut up!'

"Inuai?" Lily asked timidly. "Are you ok?" Inuai slowly turned to her friends.

"Yeah, I think so." Inuai intoned. "Hey, Sesshomaru!" The tai youkai quirked an eybrow at not being addressed properly, but nodded for her to continue. "You're full youkai, right?"

"Yes," he replied somewhat reluctantly. He did not like the lok she was giving him.

"So… you've got a true form." I was more a statement then a question, but Sesshomaru nodded in the affirmative anyways. "Can I see it?" Sesshomaru looked at the girl before him, deciding that she was probably as stubborn as Inuyasha and wouldn't back down til he gave in.

"Fine," he sighed, "but this is the only time."

The group quickly bounded from the room, down to the pitch after being told that the room would be much too small. Inuai quickly fixed the door before catching up to the others. "What have you got planned?" Sirius asked slyly as they wandered towards the pitch.

"You'll see." was all she said before scurrying off ahead of the group. Sesshomaru stood quietly in the middle of the pitch until everyone had found a seat in the stands. In a flash of light, Sesshomaru was gone, only to be replaced by a large white dog.

"Yeah! That's my big brother!" Inuai crowed form the stands. By that time, Sesshomaru had changed back and joined them in the stands.

"So, you admit now that we are telling the truth?" he asked.

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" Inuai smiled mischievously. And with a small pop, she was gone.

"What the hell?"

"Inuyasha?" Sirius said as he gestured to the seat. Inuyasha looked down to see a small black dog sitting beside him before noticing that the sun had gone down, and he was human once again. Another pop was heard, and everyone gasped as a, now human, Inuai sat before them.

"Umm… Pads?" came Moony's voice. "I thought your animagus form was white?"

"Well, normally, it is. But on the night of the new moon, it becomes black to match my human form." she explained.

"So, that's why you looked this way at the Yule Ball!" Lily exclaimed. "But you said it was a glamour charm!"
"Well, it was until the sun went down."

"Oh."

"Inuai?" Inuyasha said softly. Inuai turned to see violet eyes looking back at her. The same violet eyes that she had.

"Yeah?"

"I know that Sesshomaru and I are a lot to handle right now, but would you like to go back to Japan and meet the rest of your family?"

Inuai looked around at all her friends. They all knew what they wanted to do with their lives. James and Lily were going to become Aurors along with Sirius and Remus. All four were already tapped to become members of the Order of the Phoenix as well. But where did that leave her? She looked back at Inuyasha and saw the hope shining in his eyes. "Alright, but I'd better not be mistaken for you again." she laughed as Inuyasha looked thoroughly confused.

"Inuyasha! Get down from there!" Kagome yelled at her mate. "Everyone will be here soon!"

"Keh!"

"SIT!'

WHAM!

"Wench! What'd you do that for!" Inuyasha bellowed coming face to face with the petite woman as the spell wore off.

"Inuyasha! Sesshomaru!" Both men looked over to see three men and a woman coming towards their little group.

"Hey guys!" Inuyasha called as he waved the four friends over.

"So where's Inuai at?" Sirius asked looking around excitedly. Suddenly, there was a bright flash of light. And there in the middle of Stonehenge stood tow figures bathed in an ethereal light. "Inuai!" Sirius called to his friend. It had been three years since he had last seen her, and she looked lovely. Her hair was no longer pinned up in a bun on her head, but hung loosely down her back. She wore a dress made of the finest material that anyone had ever seen, that flowed about her as if it were the air around her.

Beside her, stood a man whose very posture bespoke of a grace and wisdom beyond his years. He was dressed simply in green leggings and a tunic, but all those waiting at the ruins knew of his heritage.

"Siri! Lily! James! Remus!" Inuai cried racing to embrace her friends. "I'm so glad you came!"

"How could we not come?" Lily asked. "Besides, you need to see your godson. He doesn't stop crying until he can see your picture." James snickered beside his wife.

"You brought Harry?" she asked incredulously. Lily simply moved aside her cloak to reveal a peacefully sleeping three month old.

"So, Inuai," Inuyasha called crossing over to where his sister stood holding her godson. "Is this the guy you were talking about?" he asked.

"Oh, yeah." Inuai said sheepishly. She gestured to the young man who came to stand by her side. "Everybody, this is my soon-to-be mate, Legolas Greenleaf." she smiled brightly as she said this. Inuyasha looked between the two and knew there was no argument. This young man was her mate. "Legolas, this is my older half brother, Sesshomaru and his lovely mate, Kagura. My baka twin, Inuyasha and his amazing mate, Kagome." she gestured to the two men of demon heritage. "And these guys over here," she said turning to her marauding friends with a mischievous glint in her eyes, "are the best friends a girl could ever ask for. Remus 'Moony' Lupin, Sirius 'Padfoot' Black, James 'Prongs' Potter, and his beautiful wife, Lily. And this little guy, " she cooed as she readjusted the baby in her arms, "is my darling godson, Harry James Potter."

Legolas looked around at the group as if he were memorizing their faces. "It is a pleasure to meet you all. Inuai has told me so much ."

"So, are we ready to go?" Inuai asked, reluctantly giving Harry back to his mom.

"Not yet," Sesshomaru said, an edge of anger in his voice. "That runt of a fox isn't here."

"Well, he needs to hurry as we don't have much time." Legolas said as the men moved into a little group apart from the women, who seemed to be talking about babies. It wasn't long before Inuai came over to join the group and wrapped her arms around her mate's waist.

"Legolas," she said innocently, "I want to have a baby."

"And you will, my love." Legolas said softly.

"When?"

Legolas looked thoughtful for a moment. "When the time is right, you can have a baby. Although, any of the young ladies in the kingdom would give you one of their children, just to make you happy." Inuyasha and the others tried to suppress their laughter at the look of indignation on Inuai's face.

"Hey, wait for us you guys!" came a cry from just over the rise. Momentarily, a shock of red hair came bounding over the rise, followed closely by a teenage boy and a girl of about nine or ten.

"Shippo!" Inuai yelled as she raced to meet her friend. "Oh my god! You have grown so much!" she exclaimed as she hugged the kitsune to her. "And who are these two?"

"Darling, we need to go now." Legolas said laying a gentle hand on her arm. She looked into his eyes before nodding.

"You're right. Come on, everyone! It's time to go!" she called as Legolas lead her to the ruins they had come from twenty minutes prior.

Once everyone had gathered around the couple, the light came again and transported them to the place that would become Inuai's home, Mirkwood.

"Oh, wow." Kagome breathed. "It is so beautiful here."

Inuai just smiled as she and Legolas lead them to their future home. The group walked silently through the trees wondering where all the houses and people were until Sirius looked up.

"Oh, my."

"What is it, Padfoot?" Moony asked quietly, afraid to break the silence that surrounded them like a blanket. All Sirius could do was point up into the trees. The group gasped as one as they beheld the elves looking at them curiously. Neither race had seen the other in many, many years, and both thought the other had died out.

"Come on guys. Just a little bit further." came Inuai's voice. They quickly hurried to catch up to her when suddenly she stopped. "I'm sorry to those of you who don't like heights, but the trees are much safer in this realm than the ground." she explained softly. Each person was lead to a different tree, the couples staying together.

"I hope you have an enjoyable time. Please get some rest as tomorrow is the ceremony." Legolas said to the friends before he and Inuai said their good nights and left to their own trees.

Well, there you go. Another chapter in the bag. I'm not going to make any promises on when the next one will be out, as I am always at work (or so it seems). Newayz... I hope you guys like this one. Just hit the little button at the bottom and let me know.

Blanket disclaimer for A Hanyou's Life:

I do not own anything from the universes of Harry Potter, Inuyasha, Lord of the Rings, Full Metal Alchemist, or Pirates of the Caribbean. The only people I own are Inuai and all her alises and Kermit, when he decides to show up again.