Chapter 6: The Demon Revealed
I walked along side Sesshomaru as we came across a familiar scent, I closed my eyes. Make those three familiar scents. Miroku, Kouga, and Inuyasha, oh great! I didn't want to tell anyone yet that I was a demon, and now I have to. There scents are strong and fresh and they can probably sense Sesshomaru and me here. I buried my face in my hands,
"No, no, no no! I repeated to myself, I knew Sesshomaru was walking right into the direction where his Tensaiga told him to go. Even if it meant blowing my cover, I moved behind him not wanted anyone to see me. I could see and hear the voice of them, Inuyasha's and Kouga yelled at each other. I sighed; well at least seeing me will put an end to there bickering. Sesshomaru stepped in front of them and I got a full view of them now. They saw but they didn't even notice me, well, at least I could be seen without having them stare at me.
"Sesshomaru, what are you doing here?" asked Inuyasha angrily. Of course he was angry, it when then I realized what I was wearing. When I was turned into demon I lost my clothes, so Sesshomaru gave me the cloth that he wrapped around his waist. So I probably looked like a… like a…slut. I once again buried my face in my hands.
"Huh, I see you found another human, since when did you become the hero" said Inuyasha, that was when I got angry, I hated it when he called me a human, because I was never a human. And he was making fun of Sesshomaru. Just because he took Rin and I under his care doesn't mean anything,
"Sit boy!" I yelled without thinking. I covered my mouth, oh my god! Why did I open my big mouth! I watched as Inuyasha fell face first to the ground. Oh god, what do I do I do?? I questioned myself, what I was going to do; he was going to find out who I was.
"What the hell?" said Inuyasha as he stumbled back to his feet, I moved to hide behind Sesshomaru, I gently clung onto his white fluffy poof, (poof he-he,) I didn't hold in to it too hard, after all the fur was apart of him, not just some decoration.
"Who the hell are you, and how did you do that?" asked Inuyasha. I began to get angry, I decided to put my fear aside and show myself, and after all he needed to be taught a lesson. I walked out from behind Sesshomaru and stuck up my nose, after I was still angry at him.
"Sit Boy!" I yelled, I watched again as he fell on his face.
"First of all I'm not human" I said, and waited for him to get to his knees. "Sit boy!" BOOM! He fell again,
"I'm not worthless, and stop being mean to Sesshomaru, Sit boy!!" I yelled, making the incantation stronger and more painful.
"You really want to know where Hanon is, well she is right here, I am her, Naraku tricked me into becoming one so and I don't want to talk about it!" I yelled, knowing that some of it was my fault. I should have never let Naraku get the best of me.
"Hanon!" the three said together, with shocked faces (expect Inuyasha's who was expressing pain) I smiled at Kouga and Miroku but glared at Inuyasha.
"Sesshomaru was nice enough to help me out, and here you are not even bothering to look me you're here making mean comments about him and Rin, you should be ashamed of yourself, sit boy" I said, laughing as he fell. Still I loved him and I didn't know why, he was such a jerk to me and it still made me love him even more.
"Look Hanon you have somthin to say then hear it already!" he yelled, his tone hurt me and I could feel the anger in him. The he added, "Are you still mad?"
"Don't bother, and no I'm not mad" I said, turning my back to him. He sat there on the ground mumbling things to him,
"Any way this is no time for us to arguing, you realize that don't you, we have to turn you back to your old self" he said trying to stop the fight but obviously making it worse. Truth be told I didn't want to become a mermaid again, I liked being a demon, I didn't anything until he began to mumble again.
"Inuyasha" I said, I sat down next to him but I refused to look at him.
"Yeah what is it?" he asked, I could feel the fear in his voice.
"We've talk about it before, haven't we? About me staying with you" I said, Inuyasha sighed, and he now knew what I meant, Kikyo. Kikyo was Inuyasha's first love, but she died and was brought back to life, and now Inuyasha can't seem to stop thinking about her. This whole argument was now about Kikyo and where Inuyasha's love would lie, did he really mean it when he said he was tired of saving me all the time? Or would he rather save Kikyo?
"I know there's a bond between you and Kikyo, and I can't ever ask you to forget about her, and yet I'm going to stand by you Inuyasha, it's what I know I have to do" I said, my voice calmer and sadder, Inuyasha sighed.
"Hanon" he said,
"Theres one thing though" I began and turned to glare at him. "Why are you trying to pick a fight with me, why can't you just leave me alone, this already hard enough!" I yelled standing up. There was a moment of silence as I watched Inuyasha's face turn from fear to the I-knew-it look.
'Hey I was right you are angry after all!" he yelled, that was the trigger that pissed me off.
"Sit boy!" I yelled and than out of rage I began to shout more incantations.
"Sit boy! Sit boy! Sit boy! Sit boy! Sit boy! Sit boy! Sit boy! Sit boy! Sit, Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit boy!" I finished and looked at the huge hole that Inuyasha's body had made.
"Oh man that has got to hurt, I don't think I've seen Hanon so angry before" said Kouga who was kind of scared yet amused at the same time.
"He should not have provoked her, though fore it is his own fault" said Sesshomaru, and walked away, "I shall leave Hanon under your protection Monk" he said as he left.
"I agree with Sesshomaru" said Miroku, and led me down a path leaving Inuyasha alone, I pushed away from him, I felt bad and I needed to say sorry.
"Inuyasha I'm sor-" I stopped as I saw Kikyo, sitting next to him. Kikyo looked up at me,
"Hanon, I see you have been busy, why don't you rest, Inuyasha and I are going to have a chat" she said, I wanted to cut her up but instead I nodded and walked away.
I sat with Sango and the others, I had already explained to them what happen, and they understood me not wanting to talk about it.
"I wonder what's taking Inuyasha so long?" asked Sango, staring at me.
'What do you think Hanon, do you think we should have gone with Inuyasha?" asked Rini,
"He probably wanted to talk to Kikyo alone Rini" I said, boring my hands in my face.
"How come you're not upset about this Hanon?" she asked
"I don't know" I said making my voice sound bored, Shippo came and sat down next to me.
"That Inuyasha is such an idiot, you'd think he'd know better than to run after some girl who's long gone, they do say that a pet dog always remembers there first owner" he said, Inuyasha came up behind him and kicked him into a tree.
"Who you calling a pet?" he said, I looked up at him,
"So what did you talk about?" I asked,
'We didn't talk" he said, I wanted to kill him how dare he lie to me, they had to have talked.
"You can tell me the truth you know" I said, still sounding bored,
"Huh, why wouldn't I tell you the truth, stop being so stupid!" he yelled, I sighed.
"Sit boy" I said, and once again I watched him fall to the ground like I had done not to long ago. I stood up and I stared at him,
"Why you…" he said struggling to his feet. This time my voice gave a little attitude mixed with anger, and tease "sit boy" He fell again,
"Listen, I was nice enough to let you run off by yourself, sit boy" I said and watched him fall another three feet into the ground, at least it looked like three feet.
"So at least let me know what you talked about, sit boy" I said again, sensing a little anger in my voice. This time, I had lost it,
"Why do I bother having any consideration for you at all? SIT BOY!" I yelled.
"It would appear she wasn't taking it all in" said Miroku, Sango nodded.
"Can't say I blame her" she murmured,
"Poor Hanon must really be hurting" said Rini and Shippo together. I didn't say anything; instead I walked away after hearing Inuyasha's voice that had gotten up from all the sit incantations I had given him.
"She's hurting" he said sarcastically. I couldn't really put my finger on it, but I had never said sit so many times to Inuyasha before. I felt bad, but didn't he deserve it, I rubbed my furry tail to my face, loving the warmth it brought me. I brushed my tail with my fingers as I watched my reflection in the crystal clear lake. I didn't look bad, actually I was still my beautiful self, only my eyes were like Inuyasha's (only an a light icy blue instead of my ocean blue) my hair was long, after I was used to having long hair and I soon realized I liked long hair better than short. Both my tail and cat ears were black, except for the little white tip at the end of my tail. It was official; I wasn't one with the ocean anymore. I was one with the night, like Sesshomaru. I wasn't light anymore, I was darkness and as weirdly as it might sound I was okay with it. I glanced down and noticed that I was still wearing my shell locket that held my pearl inside. I sighed, well there was no sense in keeping it, and it would only be a memory I wouldn't want. I started to take the necklace off when I heard a voice. Do not remove your destiny, princess. Said the voice,
"My destiny, I have no destiny with this, I'm no longer a mermaid, so am I no longer a princess" I muttered, suddenly sad. I would miss being able to flip my fins and sing. I would miss the beautiful wonders that lay underneath all the clear the waters. Even though you can't turn into a mermaid, you are still a princess at heart and it still runs through your vines, if you lose your pearl you cannot turn into your idol form young princess the woman's voice was calm and beautiful, it was then I knew who I was talking to. The sea goddess Aqua-Regina, the goddess who had allowed me to leave my country in the South Atlantic Ocean to live with humans, I felt safe, and I let out all my worries hoping she wouldn't think I was weak like Inuyasha did.
"I going to miss it all, I want to at least able sing with the beautiful voice you gave me, I want to have something from my old life!" I shouted. I could hear her soft humming, step into the water princess she spoke. I did as she told me, close your eyes and if you truly believe sing what ever song that come from your heart, demon or mermaid you will always be a daughter to me she said, her soothing words conforted me and I closed my eyes, and without hesiatation I began to sing
Dareka no koe ni namae wo yobarete me wo samasu
Aoi nami ni ukabu umi no yurikago de
Yume wo miteta no
Kono umi no doko ka de ima arasuu koe ga suru
Naiteru kokoro kara ai wa umare nai
Kanashimi dake ga afurete shimau
*Utsukushi umi no negai no kakera kara
Umarete yukitai hikari wo daite
Yuuyake ni somaru ORENJI(orange) no umi ni wa
Sekai no namida ga nemutteru
Umarete ku sono sekai ga watashi wo yonde ita...?
Fukai umi no soko de koe wa kikoeteta
Donna ni kuraku tsurai basho demo
Utsukushi umi no negai no kakera kara
Umarete yukitai yami wo hiraite
Asayake ni somaru murasaki no umi ni mo
Watashi no negai wa tokete iru
Itsuka kanashi arasoi no tane
Subete ga kieru sonna hi ga kite
Hitotsu no ai wo utaitai...aoi umi no naka de...
Dareka ga yasashiku namae wo yonde iru
Watashi no negai wo shite ita you ni
The song flew out of my mouth and I could feel Aqua-Regina rejoicing and I knew what was happening, I opened my eyes when I finished my song and I saw fins instead of legs, I wanted to scream in happiness. You will turn into a mermaid whenever you touch water, and you are able to become your idol form, but I did not remove the demon in you, you are still a full demon she said, I didn't care, I was just glad I could still be my mermaid self.
"I am still a mermaid?" I asked, even though I knew the answer. Yes little one, but if you notice the ears that are still placed on your head she said and gave a little giggle. I looked at my reflection in the mirror, I looked liked my mermaid self, I had my long blue hair; the shell bra was the same. Then I noticed it, my eyes were the same, the deep icy blue color cat like eyes where there, and the cute little black ears were on my head. I wiggled them a little, do they bother you princess? Asked Aqua-Regina, I shook my head.
"No, I love it" I told her, which was not a lie, I had already gotten used to the whole your-a-demon- now thingy. I smiled, and realized that she was staring at me from the water; she gave me a warm smile I always wished my mother was here to give, and disappeared. I sighed, and without another word I dove into the lake, I wanted to wash away all my troubles. I let the cool water fall on me and I watched the little fish in the lake gild with the tiny current the wind was bringing. Smiling I found a soft place in the sand and sat down, it was then I heard a voice. It was Miroku and Inuyasha. I swam a little bit closer to hear them a bit more loudly.
"Inuyasha why is Hanon being a demon upset you so much?" asked Miroku, his voice was strong and not mention how hot he was. It might have been me, but even though Miroku is a huge lecher, he was still amazingly cute.
"It doesn't matter why" said Inuyasha, he looked sad and tired, his tone was angry, but his eyes told otherwise. The beautiful amber in them were filled sadness, he even looked like he was about to cry. His cute little doggy ears stood tall, and his kimono looked messy, (probably from all the sit incantations I used on him.)
"Of course it matters, I see it as much as you do, I know you don't like the fact that Hanon is a demon but I can't help but wonder why" Miroku said, his staff rattling with the wind. There talking about me I thought sadly. I felt a brush of water come toward me and I saw something pass me by in fear. I swam over where the noise was,
"Who's there?" I said aloud, I knew Miroku and Inuyasha wouldn't be able to hear me, I saw what looked like a tail, and it was the color of my fins, aquamarine. Then I saw it, when I realized who it was I smiled, and held out my arms.
"Vaporeron is that you?" I said through a giggle. Almost immediately Vaporeron raced out from behind the rock and leaped into my arms.
"Hanon!" it squealed, Vaporeron had been my pet, when I had lived in my kingdom, he was gift from my mother. Vaporeron and I were a little bit like Kilala and Sango, Vaporeron was too much of a guppy to fight. I smiled; he was too cute to fight though. Which why I was forced to leave him at the kingdom,
"Hanon, I ran away and I am so glad I found you" he said, I kissed him on the forehead and motioned him to stay quiet. I had already filled him in what was going on after he had asked me why I had cat ears, and kept calling a cat fish.
"So you're really a demon?" he said loudly,
"Yes, now stay quiet" I told him. I wasn't down listening to the conversation that Inuyasha and Miroku were having.
"Inuyasha, can you please tell me?" he said, obviously trying to plead with Inuyasha. I heard Inuyasha sigh, and he stared at his claws.
"It's just, I worried that the old Hanon is going to fade and bring back a new one, one I won't like, I don't want her to change, and I know I deserved everything she gave me, I just wish I could tell how much I care for her, I just wish I could tell her how much I…" he paused and stared up at Miroku, "love her"