A New Beginning
(Chapter 35)
Finally Together
Last time:
After finding out Mika was going to live everyone relaxed on that. Soon that would be gone when the next morning they find her gone. She had ran away. She needed to face her fears on her own this time, she had to find her other half, she needed to find her soul again. She wanted to get her life back. The only way to do that, would to find him, her love from the past. After a run in with Kinomi she is left unconscious, left for dead. Until the half wolf demon from the past shows up and takes her in. His own heart starts to heal at the sight of her. Now they were together again what would happen? Mika will not let herself wake up from her dream. In her mind when she woke up he would be gone. (Note: I know a lot of mushy stuff well tell ya the truth that has kinda become something I can write easy. Well this is going to be one of the last really big mushy parts)
On with the chapter:
Almost a week had pasted and Inuyasha and the others hadn't found any trace of Mika. They were getting frustrated with the whole thing. Shadow had figured out Mika would have to come back on her own, no matter how long it took. Iva and Tora also figured that out, but that didn't stop them from looking. Kirara and Kohaku had come across a blood ring, and the blood was hers. Everything after that though was covered. Sakura was depressed and wasn't talking much, but they others couldn't do anything to help.
They might have been worried about her, they knew she was alive at least. They would know is she did die. Shadow, Iva, and Tora were hoping she would find what she was looking for. Kirara had told Shadow (in cat demon language) she had caught another scent she didn't know when her and Kohaku checked it out. Shadow had gone herself to check it out but the scent had faded by then. She did caught a faint scent of what seemed to be wolf demon but couldn't tell if it was Koro's scent or not.
"Fate has things we can not understand, but why this?" Shadow wondered. Things had been hard on everyone. They were hoping fate would work to their favor when they fought Naraku. That was another thing that worried Shadow, what if she had gone after Naraku alone. Mika was strong, but not strong enough to beat him on her own.
That day Shadow had went back to were they found the blood ring. Since the snow had melted the scent came back, but only a little. She dug a little whole hoping the scent had settled in the ground, but the other scent was over powered by the blood. Then she saw a broken arrow.
"What is this?" Shadow wondered. She picked it up and carried it back. A small smirk went across her face when she smelt Kinomi's blood there as well.
"That little witch deserves what she got." Shadow thought and ran the rest of the way back. Kimsune spotted her first.
"Hey Shadow what did ya find?" Kimsune asked. Shadow dropped the arrow in front of her. "Found this near the blood we found." Shadow said
"Well doesn't look like it has any blood on it. Looks like Mika had some fight left." Kimsune laughed
"Also caught the scent of Kinomi's blood there." Shadow said
"Who's that?" Kimsune asked
"A little slut from the past." Iva said walking up behind them.
"She tortured us all the time. I can't even count how many time we beat the crud out of her." Tora said
"Ok well why did she hate you guys so much?" Kimsune asked
"Koro came to us. Kinomi and him used to be together until he ran away from her. That's when she started sending demons after Mika mostly because Koro liked Mika now instead of that slut. She just used him and Mika is still out to kill her, same goes for us." Tora said growling a little.
"I hate her already." Kimsune laughed
"Yeah well I found one of the witches arrows." Shadow said "Along with some of the sluts blood."
"Good she got scared off." Iva said
"Hey you guys Im not sure if you noticed but another scent was there and it kinda smelled like a certain half wolf demon, but I can't tell if its really him or not." Shadow said
"Well if it isn't him hopefully, it was some one that doesn't hate half demons."Iva said
"Well if she had died we would know. Right?" Kimsune asked
"Yeah. Its been a week so hopefully she's doing ok. If Koro did find her then maybe he will put some brains back into her little head and maybe if it is him he will find some brains himself and say something. He's 7 years late already." Iva laughed
"Yeah. Well lets get back." Shadow said
(With Koro)
"Damn! Its been a week and she has barley even moved!" Koro thought. Over the past week nothing had happen. Her wounds had healed completely some how well almost completely, even with the spell, but she wouldn't wake up! He was getting seriously worried. The bandages were gone now and everything seemed to be fine. Sometimes though she would growl in her sleep and would act like she was being attacked or she was hurt some how, even cry. She was weak right now and Koro felt useless to help. He did what he could, he held her when she was in distress and it helped. Something told he him knew what was wrong, but he didn't know the whole thing.
"Please Mika just wake up! I promise I won't leave you again. I will do anything just get up!" Koro yelled. All of a sudden a bright light came from both The small crystal and the necklace he gave her. The light blinded him for a second and he felt the weird energy again. The light dimmed and he was able to see again. They still glowed lightly with some energy sparking around both of them.
"What the heck is going on?" he thought. Little did he know Mika was having her own battle in her mind now.
(Inside Mika's mind)
Still in a dark room, alone. Sitting in a dark corner, leaving the nightmare and tortures away. It had seemed she had been there for years on end, reliving her past over and over again. Seeing the nightmares over and over. Strangely enough she didn't want to wake up. She didn't want to return to the life she had. It seemed pointless now. Naraku would kill her some how or Kinomi would, she would never find the one person she really loved, even if she did survive the final fight what would happen then? Her friends go their separate ways and find their own life? She didn't know.
"Quit your moping!" Someone growled. Mika looked up to see her demon self looking back.
"Feh"
"Half breeds are the weak ones if you can't get pasted this! You don't even deserve to be part demon." it spat
"What are you talking about?" Mika growled back
"You let some stupid fears keep from returning to the real world! Koro isn't dead we still have a chance. We can survive alone and can survive the battle with naraku!"
"How would you know that?" Mika growled
"You are pathetic! Maybe you were right Koro would think we're weak! Maybe he dose deserve better. Maybe he should go with Kinomi!" The demon laughed knowing were to hit this time, but never really meaning it.
"Don't you ever say that again." Mika spat
"Then prove Im wrong!"
Mika moved faster then she could even think and hit the demon, well her demon self anyway. The demon skid to a stop. It stood up and laughed a little.
"I guess I did knock some sense into you. Believe me Koro is a lot closer then you think." the demon said and disappeared. A small laugh even escaped Mika for some reason.
"I guess I have to face reality sooner or later. Besides I have to kick Kinomi's ass anyway." Mika said, but one thing confused her what did the demon mean by " Koro is closer then you think".
"Guess Im going to find out." she thought. She knew how to come to, but something else was eating at her. How did she live this long without demons coming to attack her? Or did someone take her in and help her? Then a thought hit her, what if demons had taken her and were waiting for her to get up so they could watch her die. What if Naraku had kidnaped her!
"That can't be it I would know." she thought
(Back to real world)
"Is she finally waking up?" he wondered and his hand held on to hers, trying to give her some strength. He was watching her intently seeing any changes. He saw her eyes start to open and all of a sudden got really nervous. What if she hated him now! "Ah no that's not right. I know her." he thought.
Mika's eyes opened slowly, when she didn't sense any danger she let down her guard. She sat up still not looking to the side. Then she felt someone holding on to her hand. It confused her at first wondering who in the hell it was. She looked down and then up at who ever it was. Her breath hitched and her heart was in her throat. Now she thought she was dead and if she was hell she didn't care, but a small pain in her back told her she was alive.
"Koro?"
"Yeah its me."
She couldn't control her body anymore, her mind was numb. It felt like her heart was frozen in place. Before she did anything, Koro was the one to pull her to him. Holding on tight. This snapped her to reality and she soon was holding on to him. He picked her up and jumped outside and jumped to a high part on a tree, also had a clear few of the stars that were out.
"Please tell me this is real."Mika said to herself.
"Its real Mika I promise."
Mika pulled back and looked at him seeing the scar, but he looked the same, well in her mind well... "I missed you so much Koro. Im glad your back." she said. For once in her life she was showing the soft side of her, that let emotions out, this had never happen to her until now.
"So have I. After I got out I never stopped looking."
Guilt something Mika felt and bad too. She had thought he just ran off, went with someone else, or forgot about her. Finding out he had been looking and hadn't forgotten. The problem right now she was an emotional wreck. Waking up to find the one person you have been looking for and thought was dead for 7 years, it isn't easy to realize its real. "Sorry."
"What are you talking about?" Koro asked
"Things change over years, I thought that meant the same for everyone. After the first three years of you being gone I thought you were dead. When I realized you were still alive I thought the worst. Like you forgot about us, found someone else, started a new life, thought the same as everyone else thought of me, went back to Kinomi, any reason went threw my head why you hadn't come back." Mika said sadly and didn't look him in the eye.
Koro was surprised she was acting like this at all. Mika never acted like this. He figured out why she would think that though. He had waited 7 years to say it was now or never, but he was still nervous as hell. "I have to say this now!"
Koro was usually the tough guy, but now he would have to let his pride go for a while. He put a clawed finger under her chin and made her look at him.
"Mika I would never be able to forget about you. When I wasn't near you, I was worried if you were hurt or dead. You were the only one the ever trusted me like you do and excepted me for who I was. You protected me from everything, never letting me get hurt. Kinomi is nothing more then a bad memory to me and I wouldn't even try to be with anyone else. You took my pain away, made me feel like I was worth something, shed blood for me, saved my life, stood up for me. You are my world and life. I you died I wouldn't be able to live, I would follow you to the grave. Yeah things change but one thing has never changed and never will. I have and always will love you." Koro said and meant every word. It seemed his own heart had stopped waiting for how she was going to react.
Mika's heart was racing and doing back flips. She thought her ears were playing tricks, but she knew it was real. "He doesn't know what I am." Something in her head that it wouldn't matter if she was part miko, he wouldn't care. She listen to herself this time not letting anything ruin this now.
Koro took the silence as a bad thing and was mentally hitting himself. His heart also sunk thinking he had been wrong. His grip on her loosened. He was about to pull his hand back when Mika grabbed his wrist. He looked at her, without him being able to react she kissed him. He was taken back but soon returned it. It felt like the wounds in each of their hearts were gone now, both were in heaven. All doubts left and any thought of anything else was gone. After a few moments they broke apart still in a daze, yet never breaking eye contact. Both of their hearts still pounding in their chest. Mika demon side was yelling to say she felt the same now before it was to late, but everything was canceled out now. She got control of her voice again and was able to say something.
"I love you too Koro, always have and always will."
Without hesitation he pulled her close to him being careful to not hit the wounds on her back. "You know how long I have waited to hear you say that?" he asked a hint oh laughter in his voice.
"7 years?"
"Longer then that. Im not letting you out of my sight for a long time." he said
"Can't believe you would love a freak like me." she said
"Your not a freak! Why would you say that!" Koro growled
"Because Im part miko too." she said
"So? How dose that make you a freak. Makes you better then you are now. The only freak is Kinomi." he laughed at the last part. Mika flinched at the name remembering what happen. Koro caught it too, "Mika what's wrong?" he asked
"She is the one who did this to me, she's the one that put me on the edge of death and put me against you, she is the person who separate us in the first place." Mika growled
"That little bitch!" Koro growled
"I said the same thing. I went back to the village we used to live in and found out she has been telling everyone what she did. I tried to kill her but she had help." Mika said
"Is that why you ran away from Iva and Tora right?" Koro asked
"No, there were other reasons. For one finding you." she said
"You know they're going to kill you when you go back." Koro laughed
"There will be more then just them." she laughed
"Who else is there? Well besides Shadow." Koro asked
"My brother for one."
"Wait a minute you have a brother!" Koro asked
"Yeah that's why I left 4 years ago to find him. Plus the rest of his friends." she said and she caught the sight of the scar again. "What happen to you? Were did you get that scar? It looks like the one Tora has now."
"Its from a demon I fought and loss too. He's also the one that killed my parents and is responsible for a lot of other deaths. The bastereds name is,"
"Naraku." she finished
"Wait you know him?"
"Know him? Im hunting him down, he gave me these scars. That's who Kinomi joined up with too. He also made me think Iva and Tora were dead for 3 years." she explained
(With Iva, Tora, and Shadow) (A little ahead of time)
They were sitting up in a tree thinking on any were their friend could have gone. Then a small glow came from Tora and Iva arm were the tattoo like symbol was. Iva rolled up her sleeve and saw it glowing.
"What the heck?" Tora wondered
"Shadow what is going on?" Iva asked
"I don't know." Shadow said, for once not having the answer.
"I hope in means Mika is ok." Iva said
"Yeah"
At the time the clouds were covering the moon but were moving. Shadow looked up and saw something threw the clouds. "What the heck?" Shadow wondered
"What is it Shadow?" Iva asked
"Look." Shadow said and was still looking up. They could see much but they saw enough to know what it was.
"No way." Tora laughed
"You think?" Iva asked
(Back with Mika and Koro)
Mika and Koro were still up in the tree, but now Mika was sitting in Koro's lap. Neither saying anything just being happy to be like this, but the demon inside Koro's head wouldn't shut up.
"Would you just ask her already!" "What is she's not ready to go that far?" "We will not let her go again! If we have a connection like that we will know if she's safe or not!" "I will make sure that won't happen again." "If she becomes our mate no one will be able to do anything to her! Look what that slut Kinomi did and whoever else did this! Now you either say it or I will!" "I won't let you hurt her!" "I wouldn't do that ya idiot. Now say it!" "But what is she isn't ready for that?" "(growls) Look I know she will say yes! She would have 7 years ago! Now ask her now or I promise to do it myself." "Fine. But I won't push it!"
Now he knew she loved him and everything, but asking her to be his mate was a whole different level! Its unbreakable a promise to stay together till the ends of time. "Would she want to be with me that long? Dose she want to stay with a half breed like me?" he asked himself. The fact she was half miko was great in his mind. He knew that almost everyone thought miko/hanyou's were the worst of the line, he thought different.
Mika noticed the change in Koro's behavior and for some reason his heartbeat picked up, like he was nervous of something. "Wonder what's wrong." she thought
"Koro you ok?" she asked
"Huh oh yeah Im fine." he said turning a little red. "Ah Mika ah could I ask you something." he asked
"Sure."
"Ah Mika would you ah... would you become my mate?" he asked turning beet red
Her heart stopped dead, human and demon side at a total loss for words, "D...did he just ask me to... be his mate!"
A hanyou/miko like herself, was said they would never find a true love, they would walk the earth alone forever, being an outcast by everyone and everything, yet now the one man, the one she would die for, the one she would stay by till the ends of time, was asking her to be with him till the ends of time. The demon inside her head was literally howling for joy.There was still a slight nervousness, but as she would put it "hell with it". The human side of her was yelling at her to say yes already and she didn't need to be told twice. The only thing that was left to by pass was the small seed of doubt and betrayal, that would probably always be there though. She looked up at him, anything doubts left at that moment. Her heart had stopped and she couldn't think right, so she let her heart do the talking.
"Why do you even ask? Of coarse I would be your mate."
"Are you sure you want to be with me that long?"Koro asked sadly
"I will stay with you until time ends, as Shadow would say our hearts have chosen each other and I wouldn't change that in the least." Mika said and held on to the necklace. "With out your soul with me I would have died a long time ago, this kept me going though. When I thought you died I was crushed, Iva and Tora kept me from hurting myself. I became cold not letting anyone get close to me at all. The time you were gone half of my heart and soul left. As crazy as this sounds, you hold my heart and soul in your hands, you hold my life. I trust you with that."
Koro pulled her close and tightly against him. With some hesitation, he quickly bit down and hard. Mika did the same, she felt pain at first but was fine after. Koro pulled back to look at her, each having a bite mark on the side of their neck. "I didn't hurt you did I?" he asked
"Never felt better."
His confidence rose and he let a very small part of his demon side out. Koro pulled her into a fiery, passionate kiss, that knocked Mika back for a second. They soon had to pull apart and Koro still had a wild look in his eyes. Her own eyes had a wild look well more then she normally had anyway.
"So mate want to make this official tonight?" Koro growled
"Be glad to." she growled back.
He picked her up and went to a more, secluded place.
(As for people who forget. I DON"T WRITE LEMONS! I got nervous writing that, Anyway back to the story)
(Back with Iva and Tora)
It had been a few hours since they thought they had seen something, but it turned out to be nothing. "And I thought it was the sign." Iva thought sadly.
It was late in the night now and everyone had turned in for the night, well Shadow, Iva and Tora were still up though. Thinking of places Mika could have gone to get away from them for a while.
"Tora there is know were she went and we didn't." Shadow said
Tora looked up at the clear night sky and saw more clouds coming in. She let out a sigh and looked back at her two sisters.
"What's wrong Tora?" Iva asked
"I feel we're a partly to blame for this. We shouldn't have let her fight alone and we should have never have brought Koro up. You were right." Tora said
"Problem with that now sis. We still would have gotten attacked and Kinomi still would have showed up. Things we easier the way we put it. Better learning your boyfriend is still alive from a friend then a slut right?" Iva laughed
"Yeah true. I don't get it though why did she run from us? We're her best friends she knows she can talk to us." Tora said
"Yeah I know." Iva said
"Well you forget you two Mika doesn't like people getting hurt because of her." Shadow brought up.
"How would talking hurt us?" Iva asked
"She felt she has to prove herself, not to us but her. She has always thought she was weak and she was finally tired of it. As well, she wants to find her missing half. She needs to do that on her own if she wants to get passed it." Shadow explained
"Yeah I was getting tired of her putting herself down." Iva mumbled
Then something caught Tora's attention, she couldn't see well threw the trees so she wanted to take a closer look. She stood up and jumped up higher in the tree. She got threw the top leaves and her eyes went wide.
"Iva! Shadow! Get up here quick!" Tora yelled. Shadow jumped a few branches and landed on Tora's shoulder and Iva was close behind her.
"Holy shit!" Iva laughed
"Now this is real." Shadow said
They saw something similar to what they saw the night when Kags and Inu became mates. The moon was red and soon turned into a yin yang sign, one side black the other red, finally a silver dragon came over as well.
Tora started laughing and iva looked at her like she had two heads, "What the hell is so funny?" Iva asked
"Looks like sis got her other half back, and looks like they came to their senses." Tora laughed
"Looks like they didn't waste time showing it." Shadow mumbled
"Shadow! Give sis a break, besides your acting like her mother." Iva laughed
"Well you could say I am." Shadow said
"Right. You can't say your not happy for her though." Tora said
"Yeah I am." Shadow said looking back up and seeing the symbol fading.
"Now I have to wonder about something?" Tora said
"What would that be?" Iva asked
"When do ya think their going to come back. If they want to I mean." Tora laughed
"Oh yeah forgot about that." Iva said and jumped down to the ground.
"No I think she will come back. She can't just leave her family behind and expect us to not caught up." Tora said and jumped down.
"Hey wait we can caught the scents now we could find them." Iva said
"Yes true, but now is not a good time. Its been 7 years give them some time." Shadow said and jumped off Tora's shoulder and ran back.
"Well looks like Mika is going to be normal again." Iva laughed
"Not totally but close, but I still can't picture her actually, well having a mate. Its weird." Tora said
"Well as Shadow said in the past everyone has another half ya just have to find it and we haven't even come close to finding ours either."Iva said
"You have another half, yeah right." Tora mumbled
"Hey! What is that supposed to mean." Iva yelled
"Nothing sis, come on we better get back its late. I want to check on Sakura see if she's doing any better." Tora said
"Yeah but I swear when Mika gets back Im going to hurt her for running in the first place." Iva growled
"Im with ya there." someone said behind them.
"Kimsune how long have you been there?" Tora asked
"Ever since Shadow left. I came to find you guys and ask ya what that weird symbol was." Kimsune said
"Well lets just say it means Mika is ok and should be coming back soon." Iva said
"Good, then we can get back to looking for Naraku and get rid of him. I have had a weird feeling ever since that attack." Kimsune said
"What do you mean?" Tora asked
Kimsune looked from side to side making sure no one was around, "Well when Mika came back and saved us I was still conscious, but after, when Mika came back hurt I saw a darkness in her heart and a new power deep within, created by that darkness. I think that poison did more then we thought." Kimsune said
"I forgot about that power you had., but why didn't you tell us sooner?" Iva asked
"Didn't want to worry anyone more then they already were." Kimsune said
Tora looked back up at the sky, "Im sure there's nothing to worry about now." Tora said and started walking ahead.
Iva and Kimsune close behind her. "What dose she mean by that?" Kimsune asked
"Well that symbol is..." Iva whispered the rest in Kimsune's ear. Kimsune turned red and looked at Iva in disbelief.
"Your serious?"
"Sure am Kimmy, now come on lets get back." Iva laughed
"Mika do that...but, ah man my head hurts." Kimsune said.
"Hey when you get older and I mean 8 years from now, you will officially be Shippo's mate if you two last that long." Iva laughed and ran a head.
"This is going to be a long month." Kimsune mumbled and caught up with the Iva and Tora.
(Around 8 in the morning) (back with the lovebirds) (heheheh had to put that)
Sun just behind the trees, its rays hitting the face of a soundly sleeping half miko/hanyou. She opened her one eye lazily to look around, her open eye landed on her still sleeping mate. Mentally laughing at herself, never in her wildest dreams did she ever think she would really find a mate. She never had felt so happy in her life, a burning sensation was going threw her, but it was a good feeling not bad. Mika felt different, she couldn't place it though. Maybe it was that the worrying about Koro was gone, or the fact there was a person that really did love her for who she was, she didn't know. She couldn't believe she really belonged some were. Her heart unfrozen and healed, whole soul back. She was herself again. She never had to fell unwanted, low down, or under anyone else.
They were still covered by Koro's black haori, Mika was curled up against him, Koro's arms wrapped around her tightly. A loving smile went across Mika's face. He was holding on to her as if she was a treasure or something. She really wanted to stay like this, but she knew it wouldn't last forever, so she wanted to make it last. She closed her eyes and nuzzled her head under his chin. His arm moved and held her around the shoulders and held her tighter against him, then a low growl came and made her fall back to sleep again.
Only 10 minutes after Mika had fallen back asleep, Koro was waking up. He looked down at his treasure in his arms, that was the only way he could put it. She had given him everything he had ever wished for. We felt loved, wanted, and felt like he was at the top of the world. Koro ran his clawed hand threw Mika's hair, claws lightly scratching across her bare back, making her growl low, like a purr almost. He looked down at her wrist and saw the scar from when they did that blood bond and saw the tattoo like symbol on her shoulder. He really didn't to wake her up but had to.
"Mate time to get up." he growled, but in a loving way. But the purring sound got louder and she tried getting closer.
"Mate what are ya? Part dog or cat?" he laughed
"No Im part wolf dog now." she mumbled. He kissed her forehead and got up to get dressed himself. Mika did the same while his back was turned. When she was done her hair was done and she had just put her headband on when Koro walked over and sat next to her. He looked at her eyes and laughed slightly.
"What?" Mika asked
"Your eyes, ones a different color now." he laughed
"Really?"
"Yeah. One is blue now, like mine." he said and put his arm around her. Mika looked down at the ground like she was sad or something. "Mate you ok?"
She laughed a little, "Yeah I haven't felt like this before. I fell whole again its just... I fell kinda bad for running away." she said
"There's more then that, isn't there?" Koro asked
"I feel like an idiot. I have always failed to see everything I really had, until now. My friends, you. I always thought I was the most worthless person on each, but Iva and Tora helped me when you were gone, Shadow took care of me when they were gone, and now your back. I fell bad I didn't tell them what was wrong after everything we have been threw." Mika said
"But you realized now right? Well we will head back soon so they don't get to worried." Koro said
"Thanks mate."
"They won't be mad at you, I know it." He assured
"Even if they do you'll be there to get me out of it this time." she laughed
"I think I can deal with numbskull and crazy. Just hope they remember me is all." he laughed
"They remember ya all right." Mika laughed and looked up at him she also saw a change in his eyes. Still blue but with defined amber streaks. She leaned against his shoulder again, their scents were mixed with each others now and to koro it was great.
."I am happy for you child" Midoriko said
"Thanks. You helped me to this point." Mika said
"It was your trust in him and yourself. Now your heart healed and soul together you can discover true power." Midoriko said
(There another chapter up! Next one is going to be totally funny. This one I know weird but still good right? Well The whole move thing was a bust we ended up were we started. Anyway my next chapter will be up soon. PLEASE REVIEW!)
