Chapter 10: The Flea Tells All.
It was a few days later and Kira was now a full two weeks pregnant. Naraku's burned earth and seaweed scent was in the air but it was very faint or barely noticeable. All the demons in the group were having a hard time tracking his scent. More importent was Kira's obvious fustration over this.
"I just don't get it." She said as she started growling. They were currently camping next to a stream and about to have dinner. "Why is his scent fading? I just don't understand."
"Now your starting to sound like Inuyasha." Sango said as she looked over at the hanyou who was fuming over Naraku as well while hiding in a tree.
Sesshomaru was sitting against a different tree and watching his mate in amusment. He knew what was truely effecting her anger and was being entertained by it. He knew that this was her first wave in mood swings. "Kira. You need to calm down."
"Calm down?! How can i calm down when that basturd is out there mocking us!" Kira yelled as she pointed off at nothing.
"Now that really sounded like something Inuyasha would have said." Kagome said as she stured the soup.
Kira just growled. "I AM NOT INUYASHA!!!" Her voice echoed through the forest, scaring birds into the air. She then just stood there, panting from yelling.
"Are you done?" Sesshomaru asked as he smirked at her.
"For now." She mumbled as she went over to sit next to him. She then sighed as she leaned on him. "I just hope your mother is safe."
"Why don't you try meditating on her again?" Sango said as she looked over at the demoness. Everyone knew that Sesshomaru's mother had been captured since they found the sacred field. They now had a bigger reason to find Naraku now.
Kira sighed and then sat up. "Alright. I guess if it will help calm me down." She then removed the Mani Katti from her side and held it in her lap.
Sesshomaru then took her hand and placed the golden earring in her hand. "Here. This will help you focus on her." He said as he smiled softly at her.
She nodded and held the earring in the palm of her hand as she grasped her sword. She then closed her eyes and focused on Sesshomaru's mother.
She then gasped as she was brought under her trance.
Everyone noticed the her cresent moon mark seemed to be glowing as she meditated.
"Well. At least she's quiet now." Inuyasha said as he jumped down from his tree and went over to Kagome. "Her yelling was giving me a headache."
"Now he know how we feel sometimes." Shippo whispered in Rin's ear, making her giggled.
All was silent until they heard a loud, "LORD INUYASHA!"
Inuyasha then slapped his neck and looked at the sqaushed flea in his hand. "Well well. If it isn't Myoga. What are you doing here?"
The flew popped back to life and sat down on the hanyou's hand. "Actually. I'm here to tell Lord Sesshomaru's mother has been captured."
"We already know that you old flea! We found a golden earring with blood on it in a scared battlefeild a few days ago." Jaken said as he stared at the fire. "My lord swears that it has his mother's scent all over it."
"Is this true?" Myoga asked as he looked up at the hanyou.
"I would think i would know my mother's own scent." Sesshomaru said threateningly as he glared at the flea.
Myoga jumped at hearing the demon lord's voice. "Lord Sesshomaru! I didn't notice you were there."
"What else do you know of my mother's whereabouts?" Sesshomaru said as he wanted to get on with the subject.
"I take it you already know that Lady InuKimi has been captured by Naraku?" Myoga asked as he jumped over to Sesshomaru.
"We pretty much figured that." Shippo said as he jumped onto the lord's shoulder.
"There is a reason why he wanted her." Myoga said as he sat on Sesshomaru's knee. "He wanted to know the reason why she left her son and mate behind so long ago. He wanted to use that reason against you and Lady Kira over there." He said as he glanced over at the demoness and noticed how silent she was. "Is she alright?"
"She's meditating on my mother to see if she is alright. But that is beside the point." He said as he looked down at the flea with his emotionless glare. "Now tell me why Naraku wants to split me and my mate appart."
"It's part of a prophecy he overheard from some old phophet he said he visited." He said as he looked up at the lord. "From what i over heard while hiding on Lady Inukimi's person, was that there will one day be Four Guardians of Light. Two of demon, one of half demon priestess, and one of spiritual slayer. These four beings will end the darkness in the world and bring peace between human and demon alike. Each will have their own great power but all will be equal in strength. And he seems to be targeting your group Lords Inuyasha and Sesshomaru."
"Half demon priestess? You don't mean that...." Kagome placed her hands on her belly. "Is Sukimaru going to be one of these gaurdians?"
"It could be possible. You are a priestess and Lord Inuyasha is a half demon." Myoga said as he thought this over out loud. "But the possiblity of your child coming out a half demon would be highly unlikely."
"Sakimaru is gonna be a half demon ya old flea." Inuyasha said as he dug around in his haorie and pulled out another copy of the ultrasound picture. "Kagome's time has this contraption that somehow lets you see the development of the baby inside the mother. They can even take a picture of it to let you show others." He then unfolded the paper and showed Myoga the picture, pointing at the infant's head. "See those? Those are Sukimaru's dog ears. She got those from me. She's gonna be a half demon."
"Incredible. The future does indeed have many wonders." Myoga said as he stared at the picture.
Note to self. Have Kira get this ultrasound thing done so i can see my own heir. Sesshomaru thought as stared at the picture in Inuyasha's hands.
"Now when you say 'spiritual slayer'....what would that mean exactly?" Sango asked as she stroked Kilala, who was sitting in her lap.
"I suppose it means a spiritualy blessed child with the strength of a demon slayer." Myoga said as he looked over at the demon slayer. "And this spiritual power may have been able to help them become one of these gaurdians."
"Sango. I may be jumping to conclusions....but maybe it means our son, Haku?" Miroku said as he looked over at his wife with a worried look on his face. "I mean think about it. I am spiritualy blessed as a monk. And you were raised to be a demon slayer since birth. Combine the two and...."
It suddenly dawned on Sango what he was trying to say. "Oh no. If Haku is one of the chosen ones to be a Gaurdian then that means he's in danger! We have to go back to the village and make sure he's okay."
Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah. If these future guardians are gonna be our children when they grow up then they are in grave danger."
"But what about the two demon gaurdians?" Rin asked as she finally spoke up. "Who would they be?"
"My heir maybe?" Sesshomaru said as he looked over at Kira. "But it would be highly impossible for Kira to be having two children. Dog demons only have one child during pregancy. It is incredibly rare for twins to be born. But maybe if we have another one after this one is born, then it might be possible for two demon gaurdians to be born of my blood and Kira's blood."
"I guess that makes sense." Kagome said as she rubbed her belly.
"Oh and Lord Sesshomaru. I had a word with your mother after Naraku left the room. She wanted me to warn you all of everything that is going to be happening soon. She fears for you life at this very moment."
"Why is that?" Sesshomaru asked as he glared at the flea.
"I am sorry to say this, but Naraku wants to absorb the gaurdians power before they realize their destiny. After that i guess he plans to destory everything and everyone. And i also guess that means he's going to kill all of you as well."
Sango gasped and started crying on Miroku's shoulder. Kagome held onto her belly as Inuyasha hugged her to comfort her. "That's not gonna happen. I won't let that basturd get anywhere near our child. I swear it."
"I don't want to lose Haku. I've already lost Kohaku to Naraku's evil, i don't want to lose my son as well." Sango said as she cried on the monk.
"I will not let that filth harm my future heirs or my mate." Sesshomaru said as he looked over at his mate who was still meditating. He was beginning to wonder what was taking so long for her to pull back. Maybe she was witnessing something that was happening between his mother and Naraku.
"There is another thing Lady Inukimi wanted me to tell you Lord Sesshomaru." The flea said after everyone had calmed down a bit.
"And that would be?"
"The reason why she left you and Lord Inutaisho." Myoga said as he sighed.
Sesshomaru was silent as he looked down at the flea.
"Lady Inukimi told me that she left for selfish reasons. She admited to me that she didn't want to see a sweet innocent child grow up to be the most feared in all the land. Neither did she want to be trapped in the castle anymore."
"Mother felt....trapped?" Sesshomaru couldn't stop himself from saying that out loud.
"Indeed she did Lord Sesshomaru. She said that she felt that Lord Inutaisho was keeping her locked up in the castle when he was just trying to portect her and you." Myoga said as he nodded. "She was a free spirit that loved to roam the lands. She didn't have that freedom in the castle so she decide to make a run for it. She didn't leave any trance as to where she had gone. Not wanting the lord to track her down and bring her back."
"That explains everything then." Sesshomaru said as he looked up at the sky. "I remember now. Mother always had this sadness coming off her in her scent. Everytime she smiled at me, it looked like she was forceing herself to smile."
Inuyasha looked down at hearing this. "My mother suffered the same thing. She always had this sad look on her face. She would even start crying sometimes when she looked at me. She even started crying this one time when i asked her what a half breed was."
Myoga nodded. "Lady Inukimi also wants you to know that she is deeply sorry for leaving you at such a young age."
After that, everyone was silent. They then all jumped as Kira gasped sharply, coming back from her meditation. She then looked around the camp and noticed that everyone looked shocked and depressed about something. "What? What happened?"
"Kira? Is mother alright?" Sesshomaru asked as he looked over at her with a worried look on his face.
"She's okay. Naraku was roughing her up a bit but she's still alive." She then noticed the look in his eyes. "Sesshomaru what's wrong?"
"Myoga just told us what Naraku is planing and why he captured his mother." Shippo said as he also looked over at the demoness.
"What did you see in the vision momma?" Rin asked as she went over to her.
"Well aside from the fact that Naraku was beating up Sesshomaru's mother, he said something that didn't make sense." She said as she looked at the golden earring.
"What do you mean?" Sango asked as she dried her eyes.
"He was beating the woman..."
"Inukimi." Sesshomaru stated. "My mother's name is Inukimi."
"Okay. Naraku was beating Inukimi, ordering her to tell him why she left her son and mate."
"We just found that out from Myoga. She was appearently scared and trapped in the castle. She was a free spirit that just wanted her freedom." Kagome said as she rubbed her belly.
"I see. Well he stopped beating Inukimi when Kagura just entered the room. She said something that sounded like, 'I have found the spiritual slayer was left alone in a village. Shall i bring him here?'"
Sango gasped and held onto Miroku. "Please tell me he didn't tell that witch to after my son."
"Sango..." Kira had a look of sadness on her face. "Naraku....he....he said to attack the village and bring Haku to him. She's leaves tomorrow morning."
"But Keade's village is a week's trip from here. We'll never reach it in time." Shippo said as he got off Sesshomaru shoulder and went over to Kagome.
"You can't. But i can." Sesshomaru said as he wrapped his arm around Kira as she snuggled up against him. "Remember i have two methods to travel by air. By cloud and by light."
"Yes of course!" Jaken said as he spoke up again. "Lord Sesshomaru's light sphere will deffinatly get him there in no time at all."
"Is that true?" Sango asked as she looked at the demon lord before her, looking hopeful.
He nodded. "Yes. I could be at the village in about an hour at the most. And once i get there, i will protect Haku until you have arrived."
"I'm coming with you." Kira said as she looked up at him. "Besides, someone has to watch over him while you fight off Kagura. If she attacks during that time that is."
He nodded.
"Then it's settled." Miroku said as he held Sango close to him. "Sesshomaru and Kira will head toward the village ahead of us and hope to beat Kagura while the rest of us travel the rest of the way by foot."
Everyone nodded in argeement and then turned in for the night.