The Grandchildren of The 2 Great Lords

Disclaimer: I do not own Nurarihyon no mago nor Inuyasha, only the crazy ideas that threaten to leave my head…

Chapter 5

All this is giving me a massive headache, I thought as I rubbed my temples; in less than 2 days I had 1 fight with a good friend, managed to have the whole school body fear me and almost got in another fight with the idiotic Rikuo… So much for trying to go unnoticed… sigh* Well those weren't my intentions from the beginning, anyway…

The rest of the day went 'normal' as it can go in a 'normal' situation with 'normal' people, as if this were a 'normal' place…

During lunch I managed to apologize to Itaku for today and the day before, he just told me to 'keep my anger in check' and Seiichimaru added, 'as if that would suffice', can you believe the idiot? Now, I'm at the library that is located in the left wing of the "u" studying and trying to avoid as much trouble as possible.

I've never being the troublemaker kind; I've always being the shy girl with special abilities or the 'nerd' that nobody wants to be around with. Not that I minded, I was grateful for solitude… but being alone is only good for a while. My only friend was my cousin, whom I also consider my brother; I'd always tag along for the training trips uncle Sesshomaru would organize. I even participated, which made me feel elated.

I always knew who I was and what I was capable of. Even when the day the village we lived in was attacked. My uncle and father had gone to destroy a certain ayakashi they have heard about that ate the liver of young people and children, especially children with special abilities; abilities like mine. I was a target and my father wouldn't have it. But before they could reach the destination of that ayakashi, they got word that our village was being raided by detestable youkais how got their powers by devouring virgins and children.

I still have nightmares of that fateful night… I can't seem to forget the face of the woman who cursed my father… I can't seem to forget the look in my uncle's eyes; the look of surprise as my cousin took hold of the Tokijin and delivered the Souryuuha, the "Dragon Strike" at the tender age of 8, which made my uncle very proud but worried at the same time…

I remember that before the attack, mother was talking to aunt Rin about how much she wished Seiichi and I could see the time she used to live in before she met my father but that the well was sealed by some unknown power…

I knew I had inherited the miko powers by her but I had never seen her in action. I always thought myself superior, because I wasn't a mere human but it made it my biggest problem since I was always targeted by innumerable amount of youkais who wanted to absorb my powers. I never understood why they would want my powers, knowing that it could purify them… yet again; I have never being a regular miko… I heard some elders of the village say that I had powers matching those of a youkai; that I was as strong as Midoriko and even more powerful than another certain miko called Kikyo. I still don't know if I have reached my full potential or why my powers equal those of a youkai. Would it be because of my other half?

That night I remember running from my mother's side while she was healing some old lady because I heard the blood-tinged scream of my aunt Rin; I grabbed my bow and quiver and ran to the direction of the scream, against my mother's pleas. What I saw still send shivers down my spine; a man-like youkai tried to force himself on aunt Rin. Without hesitation I loaded an arrow on my bow and fired. After it was destroyed, aunt Rin and I ran to where Seiichimaru was fighting alongside with his father but mine couldn't be found anywhere. I became very afraid and I started searching for him, until I found him hiding behind the Goshinboku tree, panting and human…?

At that moment I saw a woman, a witch, making a run for it and I decided to run after her. I paid no mind to my father's heeding calls as I followed her. She could sense what I was and she decided to take flight but what she didn't know was that I have better aim at objects that flew. Why is that, is beyond me. I shot my arrow and destroyed her.

I later ran to the holy tree but I couldn't find my father so I thought he had gone back to the burning village. When I arrived there, what impacted me was the smell of burnt flesh… I still shudder at the thought; reason why its hard for me to eat meat.

At that moment, I heard the panting of something big. I turned around to face the youkai that had started all this; a huge snake like youkai. Since I was much younger I hated snakes, which made me a target for pranks from my cousin and the other kids from the village. At that moment, I couldn't feel my feet, my heart pounded in my head and my sight grew dim. He knew I was scared. The zizzing sound its tongue made still hunts me. I couldn't feel my arms and I felt cold all of the sudden. Death was certain at the moment… that's when I heard my father call my name. All of the sudden, my strength came back to me and I could feel a fire burning inside me. I don't remember exactly what happened next… I just know I launched myself towards the youkai and it later lay dead beside me. I had killed the serpent yet, I wasn't completely dead. Something came out of it, I can't really remember what it was, but I remember it came flying towards me. I turned around and ran to my bow and quiver that lay on the ground. After I grabbed it and made my aim. I was determined even though I was afraid.

"Ah! A miko! But how young… you would make a perfect meal for my lady" it hissed.

At that I fired an arrow but I missed; my hands where trembling like a rattlesnake's tail. I knew that nobody would come to rescue me. I had to do it on my own.

Quiet your heart my dear, and see with the eyes of you heart, okaa-san's voice rang on my head.

"This time… I won't… miss"

"The beast must die…"