Chapter 9: Shiro's birthday and surprise.
The big day had come.
Just a couple more years, she would become a great leader.
Shiro and the clan were hanging out.
She looked out at the forest, she wondered what Naraku was up to.
" Come on, let's go to the fields!" Tridon said.
Shiro, Tiara, and Mikala ran after him.
Shiro got ahead of all of them.
" I'm the oldest now!" Shiro said, standing in front of the siblings.
" You're not leader yet!" Tridon said, running past her.
Shiro and the other two girls followed him.
They slowed down when they saw a little gravestone.
Shiro walked up to it.
Her past sister was in there.
" We miss her." Tiara saId.
" What happened to her?" Shiro asked, she never did find out how.
" A demon killed her. It was a dog demon, but that demon was controlled by another demon called Naraku." Tridon said.
Shiro's eyes widened and she stood there shocked.
This Naraku , she had helped, and begun to trust.
She had flashbacks of all the times she was with him.
Now she understood why he told her to stop seeing him. He was protecting her from himself.
And now, everything made sense.
Naraku was the one who had abducted her when she was young.
" Shiro, are you ok?" Mikala asked.
Shiro backed away from them.
" Shiro?"
" I... Have to go." Shiro said, and she ran off.
She was alone now, and she headed straight to the forest.
Why? Naraku Why! You began to make me feel for you.
Shiro felt a tear fall down her face.
When she reached the bushes, she looked over at him in her human form.
Naraku looked at her, he knew something was wrong.
Shiro stayed where she was, she wasn't sure how to talk to him.
Naraku had healed a lot over the past days, he was able to stand now, which is what he did.
" What's wrong Shiro?" Naraku asked.
Shiro couldn't be mad at him, the way he said her name.
She took a couple steps toward him, coming out from behind the bushes.
" Why didn't you tell me?" Shiro asked.
Naraku's expression remained the same, and as if he knew what she was talking about, he answered, " Becuase I knew you would send the clan to come after me, If I was left alone, I could have died in peace right here, or I could have healed and fled this place."
Shiro stared at him, if she hadn't been visiting him for the past week every single day, she would have turned and run for help.
" Why did you send someone else to kill one of our members?" Shiro asked.
" Shiro, I'm sorry." He said, taking a step towards her, but stopped himself.
" Why didn't you kill me when I was younger?" Shiro asked.
" Because I couldn't." He said.
" But why?" Shiro asked again walking up to him.
" Because I couldn't!" Naraku said louder, grabbing her throat, having her against a tree.
She saw his red eyes glowing, but they slowly dimmed, and his features returned to normal as he loosened his grip.
Shiro was looking at him, unafraid.
He seemed to be lost in her.
He was lost, in her eyes.
She noticed his face lowering to hers.
When he was inches from her, Shiro's eyes began to close.
She could feel his shaky breath.
Just as she felt his lips touch hers, they were gone, and a breeze blew against Shiro's face.
Shiro opened her eyes, Naraku was gone.
She gasped out a shaky breath, he was gone.
She slowly moved away from the tree, and looked around, before sadly heading home.