The Grandchildren of The 2 Great Lords
Disclaimer: I own not Inuyasha or Nurarihyon no mago.
Chapter 38
Both Rikuo and I stepped into the cold November night. I was still wrapping my head around what just happened. Rikuo's anger had simmered down a bit, but he was still managing not to go back and punch Itaku's brains out. I knew he had feelings for me; he said it that day in the rooftop. But I never thought they where so strong.
"Itaku…" sneered Rikuo. He was holding Nenekirimaru hilt very tight, his knuckles turned white.
"Rikuo, please…" I whispered, turning around and grabbing him by the shoulders. "Rikuo, look at me."
He was still snarling and muttering all kinds of improprieties. "Goddamit, Rikuo! Look at me, will you!" the cold breeze blew, chilling my bones. Rikuo was still angry and I needed to talk him out of doing something crazy.
"That weasel… he… he was my friend," he snarled and heaved.
"Rikuo, calm down…" I said rubbing his shoulders. "I'm right here," I said as I placed my hands on his face, "I'm not going anywhere."
A deep growl came from the depths of his chest as he snarled, "What the fuck is wrong with him!" his anger was rising up again. I've never seeing Rikuo so angry before. His eyes had a murderous look. I started to panic.
I'm going to need to do something drastic if he leaves me to kill Itaku…
"Rikuo, my love, please lets go…" I said as I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the girl's dorm. But his eyes still screamed murder.
"He betrayed me," he said with a tint of sadness. I lowered my head and then looked up again and said to him:
"He didn't betray you… He's just an idiot," I said, still pulling him towards the dorm.
"Why are you defending him?" Rikuo looked at me with disgust. I was a bit hurt by the comment but I brushed it off saying,
"I'm not defending him, Rikuo… look he hurt us both, and I understand that you are furious but lets just leave it at that."
"Leave it at that? Kameko, he confessed his love to you! MY girlfriend! I am one second away from bashing his brains out and you want me to leave it at that?" he said, again with disdain.
"Go, rip him to pieces for all I care, but you will regret it," I croaked. "Besides, you should be more worried about the woman beside you, than some idiot who doesn't know what he wants!"
He looked taken aback. "Why should I be worried about you?" he said softly.
"Because I'm hurt too!" I yelled, trying to hold back the tears. "I never open up to people, he was my best friend, besides my cousin." Oh, boy, here come the waterfalls.
"Kameko, I'm sorry…" Rikuo said, pulling me into a hug. I just let myself cry.
Before I knew it, we where already in my room. He sat me on the bed and then sat beside me. I held my face in my hands as I continued to bawl. He rubbed my back and neck; he let my hair loose and massaged my scalp and the back of my ears. As a demon dog, well, I got to be honest, that felt good. I suddenly began to feel better, even though my heart still ached.
"Thanks." I whimpered. He chuckled. I felt relieved to hear that. I sighed and then looked at his crimson orbs and all I could see was affection. He kissed the top of my head and rubbed my back.
"Feeling better now?" he asked. I nodded.
Still sniffing, I started: "We became friends when I was first taken to the Tono Village…"
-Flasback-
"I DO NOT WANT TO GO!" I yelled to the top of my lungs as my father carried me like a bag of potatoes.
It was the day after my thirteenth birthday, meaning I had already reached the youkai age of adulthood.
"Kamekohime, this is part of your birthday gift… You always said you wanted to train harder, so that's where we're going," said my father, still holding me like a potato sac.
"But I don't want to go there…" I continued to whine. I could hear at a distance ahead of us, my cousin Seiichimaru scoffing.
"Put me down, will you?" I started wiggling. "I won't run away this time, I promise."
"You said that the last four times," my father answered.
"Otou-san, put me down!" I wiggled harder this time. But as you know, I was no match to my father's strength.
"Inuyasha, put her down, she won't run away again. Besides, I can't stand her whining anymore," said my uncle Sesshomaru, as he turned around rubbing his temples.
As my dad complied with his brother, I never had much love for the ground as that day. The great Lord of the West turned around towards me and glared, saying:
"If you delay us one more time, young lady, I will not withhold the leash from you. Did you hear me?" his authoritative voice gave me chills. I gulped and nodded.
"Hey! At least they let you in walking, Ji-ji had them take me in my sleep!" said Rikuo.
A vein popped in my head, "Don't interrupt my flashback, Rikuo!" I yelled.
"Fine!" he smirked.
-Continuing flashback- *Stupid Rikuo…
"This is where we're going to train?" I said in disbelief as I stared at the land before me.
"Looks like an abandoned village," said Seiichimaru.
"Son, that's where you are wrong," turning towards his brother, Sesshomaru said, "Inuyasha?"
My father nodded as he unsheated his sword, the Tetsusaiga. I coveted that sword with all my heart, but I knew I wasn't going to get anywhere near it if I didn't complete my training. My father always said he never got to do this with his old man, since he died the day he was born. Father regretted the fact that my grandfather gave him this great sword and that he had to learn how to use it the hard way; bumps in the road included. I understood he wanted to bond with me and I was grateful for it.
Tetsusaiga's blade became red and I immediately knew we where going to pass thru a barrier. I wonder why I didn't feel it before?
Without as much as cutting thru it, the barrier opened and uncle Sesshomaru walked in, followed by Seiichi and I; father walked in last. Inside the barrier, it revealed a land far different than the one we first looked upon. It was much greener and full of vegetation compared to that arid place. We then walked into a much bigger village than the one we first saw. People where up and about their business but some stopped to stare at us. The pompous demeanor of my uncle made a lot of people glance twice at us. My uncle and cousin sporting their silver hair and markings on their skin, it was obvious they where youkai. But my father and I looked pretty human: both of us had our dark mane. And even though I had not awakened my youki yet, I still had a very good sense of hearing.
What are humans doing here? Don't they realize this is a youkai town? What is their association with those two inu youkai? Are they for trouble? Are they here to see Akagappa? Where some of the whispers I could hear…
After we entered the main house where Akagappa was waiting, some more of the muttering and whispered followed.
"Ah, the sons of the Great Inu no Taisho, Toga-sama," greeted a youkai with a big head and sleepy eyes. The people inside of the main hall gasped and whispered, did he say the sons of the Great Dog General? Who are those two humans?
"Welcome, to our humble village of Tono," he said bowing down. Everyone in the room gasped loudly as he did that. I don't understand what the commotion is all about?
"Sesshomaru-sama, Inuyasha-sama, I take it this is your kin," he said as he pointed towards Seiichimaru and me.
"This is my son, Seiichimaru and my brother's daughter, Kameko," uncle Sesshomaru responded. We both bowed as our names where called.
"I see, I see…" said Akagappa, rubbing his chin. "I take it you have youkai blood in order to have passed through the barrier."
My father and I nodded. "My daughter has not awakened her youki yet, but we are hoping that could change."
"Are you both willing to leave your lives at the training ground?" asked the second in command, sitting beside Akagappa.
That's when I heard a comment that made my anger rise:
That puny looking girl will run back home to her daddy at the first sight of danger, it laughed. Some followed.
Without thinking twice, I unsheating my father's sword from his side and pointed it into the youkai's neck and growled,
"Say that one more time youkai, and I will purify you!"
A bright blue light shown from me and transferred itself through the sword. Everyone gasped in horror; others stood up ready to fight, holding their fists and weapons. The culprit just gulped in fear as my eyes showed no mercy.
"She's a miko!"
"What is a miko doing here?"
"She's going to kill us all!"
"Kameko…" said my father sternly.
"Kameko, put Tetsusaiga back!" my uncles voice rang.
My eyes continued to show fury as I gave Tetsusaiga back to my father.
"What is your big idea in bringing a miko here to our land, Sesshomaru-sama?" asked Akagappa, rather cool.
My father answered the question, "My daughter is half miko and half youkai."
More gasps and whispers. I just rolled my eyes. What the hell is up with this people?
"Young lady," my head shot up at the mention of my name, "are you certain you want to awake your youkai blood?"
I bowed and said, "Yes, Akagappa-sama."
"Are you willing to live a life of harsh treatment and rejection because of your tainted condition?" Akagappa asked. My father stiffened at the question and held up a fist. My uncle gave him a look, as to hold himself.
I responded, "I have already encountered such hardships before, Akagappa-sama, in the human world; I honestly don't think the youkai world would be any different."
More stirs and gasps and whispers echoed inside the room. The Second in Command silenced them.
"Very well then, I welcome you both to our land. Amezo, please take them to their sleeping quarters and get them acquainted with this town… training could start at any moment," Akagappa said.
A lizard looking creature appeared before us, extended its hands out and said, "I'm Amezo, a Numakappa… come with me."
And before I knew it, I was heading out of the main house with weird looks upon me. I could care less, I was already used to it.
"That was very gutsy what you did there, little girl," said the swamp youkai. I scoffed, looking away.
"People should really learn how to keep their thoughts to themselves," I spurted out. Seiichimaru gave a look and I answered, "I know, I know… my mouth… whatever."
"You know, you shouldn't underestimate a youkai from the Tono Village… we live for battle," said the numakappa.
"Keh! That youkai with the big mouth was the one who started!" I yelled, behaving like a total brat.
"Kameko, hold yourself!" said Seiichimaru. I sighed.
"I'm sorry but if he hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have done it," I said, face palming myself.
"You are impulsive, we like that in Tono!" said Amezo, with two thumbs up.
I honestly don't get this Tono people…
After Amezo showed us the place we where staying at and was telling us about our chores, which I wasn't very thrilled (I had to do laundry and make the baths while Seiichi had to clean the bathrooms and cut firewood) we headed towards one of the training grounds.
The sight before us was one of bone chilling: two serious looking individuals where in a fighting stance. One of them had sickles and animalistic, golden eyes with spiky black hair and tanned skin. The other had long, dirty blond hair and looked pretty pissed. Seems the other individual was winning.
"This is the biggest training ground here in Tono, and as you can see we already have a pair of my mates training. This…"
I cut Amezo by exclaiming, "Training? They look pretty serious to me."
"In Tono, every training second is a battle," Amezo exclaimed. I already liked this place. I was finally going to be treated the way my uncle treats Seiichimaru. I often felt that my father was way too careful with me, being his little princess and all…
"Looks like Itaku is winning," said Amezo before jumping down into the battleground. Seiichimaru and I followed.
Seems like the battle was already finished by the time we arrived. Apparently there were others observing the match too; I hadn't noticed them before. I was too focused on the spiky haired dude with amazing fighting skills.
"So, who are your friends, Amezo?" asked a girl with pink hair tied up in Chinese buns and amber eyes.
"You must be the ones who caused a ruckus at the main house," pointed the dirty blond guy. I laughed awkwardly and Seiichi just sweatdropped.
"News fly pretty fast here in Tono," said Amezo, laughing too.
"I'm Seiichimaru, an inu hanyou, and this is my cousin, Kameko," Seiichi introduced us.
"I'm Reira, a Yuki-Onna and this is Youkari, Dohiko and the two you saw battling are Awashima and Itaku, the Kamaitachi," said the girl with the pink hair. I already liked her. She seemed very nice and soft spoken. I smiled.
The Itaku guy scoffed, "I could've introduced myself, Reira."
"Well, that was very uncalled for… you don't have to be rude," I bit back. This guy is rude and arrogant… already an X on my mark…
"And who are you to talk, little girl; already coming into our town and attacking one of our own?" smirked the kamaitachi. A vein popped on my head and I held a fist.
"Do not underestimate the inu youkai, Kamaitachi!" I hissed. Seiichimaru put a hand on my shoulder.
"Not know, Kameko."
My black hair started to rise and a blue light shown from my body. "Let me purify this bastard!"
"What! She's a miko? What is a priestess doing here?" asked Awashima.
"She's half miko and half inu," answered Amezo.
"Let her, let's see what she's got," said Itaku, grabbing his sickles from his back.
"Actually, Itaku, you are to be her trainer," said Dohiko.
"EHHH!" both the Kamaitachi and I exclaimed.
"You are to train the girl and Dohiko and I will train the boy," said Amezo.
"HOW DID THAT HAPPEN!" yelled Itaku with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Don't you remember that we bet that if you win this match with Awashima, we will choose who to train," said Amezo with an evil look.
That doesn't make any sense?
"I don't remember that ever happening!" said Itaku, rather pissed and embarrassed.
I was still processing the fact that I was going to be trained by that asshole.
"I don't wanna be trained by that baka," I huffed, crossing my arms.
"You really don't have that much say in this, Kameko-chan," said Reira. I sighed.
"Fine!" then I turned towards the pissed looking Kamaitachi and mocked a bow, "lets start now shall we, sensei"
"You will regret mocking me, girl!" he said pointing his sickles at me.
"That's who we met," I said as I finished the story. I was calmer; so was Rikuo. "I regretted for two days for mocking Itaku; he made me pay with every ounce of my body," I continued, with a soft chuckle.
"The same happened to me," said Rikuo. "I was so sore, I wanted to sleep standing, 'cause lying on the bed hurt so much." We both laughed.
I then sighed. "We stayed for 3 months then every summer after that. During school I missed being in Tono, specially Itaku, but while I was in Tono, Itaku made me regret it and I wished I was back home having a normal summer."
"During school, Itaku and I would send letters back and forth; him always reminding me to practice and I always telling him not to be so anal," I laughed; then sighed. "I never opened up to humans 'cause they always thought I was weird and they also hated me because I excelled in everything, from grades to sports; it wasn't my fault… But with Itaku and the rest of the Tono lot, I finally felt that I could trust again… until I found myself having feelings for Itaku…"
"It all went downhill after that…"
A/N: OK, I know what some of you are thinking: Inuyasha being human cannot use Tetsusaiga… I know. Also Sesshomaru could've opened the barrier himself without any problems, I know that too, but I wanted to show how much Kameko wanted Tetsusaiga… So please, bare with me. Thanks a lot! Please review!