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Chapter 3. The Search For Answers

It was around 5:15 when Kagome discovered that her daughter wasn't home. She called the school, Tens friends, the hospital, the doctors office, and virtualy any where else she could think of. Everyone she talked to said that they hadn't seen Ten since that afternoo or since her last visit. She decided to call her mother.

"Hello?" Lyn asked picking up the phone.

"Mom?! thankgod I got a hold of you. Is Ten there? I haven't seen her since earier and I'm starting to get worried." Kagome asked.

"Oh no! Kagome, dear, there is something I think you should see. Come Over as quickly as possible." Lyn responded fearing the her suspition was right. She hoped she was wrong.

" I'll be over in a few." Kagome said before hanging up. She quickly grabed her purse, keys and her shoe and was out the door in five minutes. She jumped into her car and drove over to the Shrine, even though it was only a few blocks away. When she pulled up she parked and ran up the stairs to her old house. Her mother was waiting by the Goshibuko.

" Now, honey before you get upset there is somthing I want you to see." Lyn said before leading Kagome to the well house.

The door was open and the lock that had been put on it to prevent anyone from going in had been severed.

"Sonna, It can't be!" Kagome cried.

The wells cover had been lifted off to reveal the well and on the side was a note. It read as follows:

Dear Okaa - Sama,

I have gone in search of my father in hope that I can get to meet him. If only this once. I aske that you not follow me for it will be a dangerous quest and I will not allow you to be harmed. I hope to return in due time.

Yours Truely,

T.S.T

Tenryu Sakura Taisho

" Mother I knew this would happen but why now?" Kagome sobbed. She felt like her whole world had crashed down on her. She walked over to the well and looked in.

" Go after her."

"Demo.." Kagome protested.

" Susume. She needs you. Demo ki o tsukete, Becareful." Lyn said hugging her daughter.

" Gomen, Momma." Kagome said.

" I know. Ima susume, now go."

" Hai." Kagome said before jumping into the well.

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Ten had come out of the well only to be faced with a very ugly centipede yokai. Agter quickly purifing it she head of toward the village she knew to be a little ways away.

When she approched she felt the presence of demons, but this did not dicorage her. If anything it drove her on. It wasn't long before the villagers stops their work and started to crowd around her in suspition.

"May I speak to the village priest or priestess?" She asked politely. She was greeted with whispers of 'She must be a demon, Kitsune maybe?' and She looks like a foreign Geisha. Where from do you think?' Only a few were brave enough to speak directly to her. It was from them that she learned that the village was home to two spiritual authorities and that. They also said that they would gladly fetch them for her. She in turn bowed and thanked them.

The men quickly returned with a monk and an elderly priestess. both of whom went wide eyed when they saw her. They quickly asked if they knew her and her response was a very curtious' Iie'.After all was cleared up they introduced them selves. The monks name was Miroku amd the priestess was called Kaede. They lead her to a small hut to talk.

"I am very sorry about that child but ye reminded me of someone I once knew." Kaede whispered.

" Indeed, Lady Kaede. She does look like Kagome in more ways then one."The monk whispered back "By the way you have not told us your name." He said to Ten who had all but fallen asleep.

"Gomen. My name is Taisho, Tenryu. Sakura Taisho,Tenryu." Ten addressed the other two with an appology. She noticed that when she spoke her last name the other two went wide eyed.

"If you don't mind my asking, who is your father?" Miroku spoke again.

"Sadly I do not know but I wish to find out. My mother never told me his name only that she was betrayed by him, and that he was an Inuyokai." Ten responded sadly.

" Then I feel that ye need to meet someone child. For he alone may hold the answers to your problems." Kaede said looking toward Miroku who promptly stood and left the hut. "Before they return I wish to know, what were your mothers first and maiden names." Kaede asked. She knew the answer but wanted confirmation.

" Higurashi, Kagome." Ten answered.

"As I thought child. I knewyour mother once along time ago. When she was a young woman like your self." Was all kaede said before falling silent. The silence grew stale and Ten decided that she needed some air.

" Hai, but ki o tsukete,be careful child." Kaede said, "Return soon There is someone you need to meet."

"Hai, Kaede Baa-san. I will do both." She said before stepping out into the warm sun. She stood there studing the village. Then she turned towards the well. Looking in the direction she had come from a little over an hour ago.

Ten decided that Taiyo needed a little exercise, so she headed in the forest that the village skirted. She found 6 small tiime demons and one even had a beautiful peice of glass embeded in its head. When she was finished it was around 5 pm so she headed back to the hut. Whem she opened the bambo mat she saw a strange man sitting with his back facing her.

" Ah so you have returned child. Good. There is someone to see you." Kaede said when she saw Ten. After the old woman had finished talking The silver haired stranger turned around and Ten would never in all of her life forget his look of astonishment. He sat there for 15 minutes. before slowly saying. "It can't be."

"Kagome?" He said and stood up."Kagome, I missed you. Where did you go? Why did you leave?" He was so engrosed in the fact that the girl looked like her mother the he didn't notice that her hair was mid back length and the ends were completely silver. Nor did he notice that the girl had Hazel eyes and not Chocolate.

" Kagome. Kagome. Kagome. I'm not her she's still at home. I'm Tenryu. TEN. RY. U." Ten stated slowly as if talking to a retard. When she said this he remembered when he first met Kagome and how she had responded to being called Kikyo. he decided to take a better look. That was when he noticed the different features between her and her mother. " Your right she was cuter."

" Why don't you just shup your Henai self up and sit down." Ten said. It was after this statement that the Hanyou was sent crashing into the ground. Ten just turned and laughed at the dumb 'Man' who was now lying face first on the floor. " That's what you get,Baka."

" Inu-Baka for your information." said a voice from in the door way. Ten turned around to find none other than the miko herself standing in the door way.

" Mom!" she squealed then run to hug her mother. "I told you to stay at home."

"I couldn't knowing how much trouble you're capable of causing!" Kagome laughed when the hug was over.

"I am glad that the real Lady Kagome has returned." Kaede said from where she was. "But still I do not see why Ten was able to 'sit' Inuyasha."

"She didn't. I did!!!" Kagome laughed. "When I heard what he said to my daughter I got upset. So I whispered the 'S' word!"

"Mom, that is so horrible." Ten laughed.

It took about 10 minutes for the spell to wear off and when it did all of Inuyashas questions were redirected at Kagome, who answered by telling what had happened almost 16 years ago. Inuyasha was upset about the fact that Ten wasn't his daughter. Ten responded that she would have been his daughter or not. Kagome sat trough this argument and wondered why she hadn't told them the name of Tens father or that they knew him.

In the end Ten and Kagome ended up staying at Kaedes while Inuyasha went home. Ten fell asleep as fast as Kaede, but Kagome Laid there for hours until sleep claimed her with one thought on her mind.

'Why didn't I tell them?'

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