Inuyasha Regashi

Itaru and Meimei: true identity revealed!

I forgot to mention in the last chapter, that the song used in the last chapter for the lullaby is called if we hold on together by Diana Ross. This is the theme song for the Land Before Time series. If you remember those movies, you receive 100,000,000.50 cool pts!

"A question for me? good job, little brother, you were smart enough to think of one. But maybe I shouldn't give you too much credit, it is probably a dumb question anyways." Sesshomaru said.

"Cut the crap, Sesshomaru. This is important and I expect an answer: our old man, did he have more than one sword that was forged from his fang?"

"Just what I thought. A dumb question from an ignorant hanyou. Should I expect anything different? Why would you ask such a thing?" Sesshomaru scoffed.

"Shut up and listen would you?! I'm asking because…well…an acquaintance of mine has a sword called the sutasaiga. And I was retrieving the tetsusaiga after a battle when all of a sudden, the sword called to this sword sutasaiga. It came on its own accord and landed right in front of me. and it shook just like the tenseiga would when the tetsusaiga is near. The tetsusaiga and the tenseiga are the only swords that can do that. So how is it, if the old man had no other swords that the sutasaiga is connected to the tetsusaiga?"

"Hmmm…" Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at him. "Impossible. If there were such a sword, I Sesshomaru would be the first to know. not a hanyou like you or this acquaintance of yours."

"Look, I'm not kidding about this. This sword has its own will much like the tenseiga and the tetsusaiga.! If you don't believe me, watch this…" Inuyasha lifted the tetsusaiga into the air above his head. The tetsusaiga pulsated three times.

'Hmmm what is Inuyasha doing? Tetsusaiga is calling to something?'

…..

Itaru and the others were sitting down at the campsite around the fire. Meimei and Shippo were sound asleep and Itaru was soon to follow.

"I don't get it. Where has Inuyasha gone off to?" Kagome said.

"You know him, if he is upset about something he goes off into the forest to sulk." Miroku said.

"But what could he possibly be upset about? I don't understand." Kagome said.

"No one knows with that one." Miroku breathed.

"Why don't you go get some sleep, Kagome? Its awfully late; Inuyasha will be back, don't worry about it." Sango suggested.

"Um okay, fine." Kagome yawned. She opened up her sleeping bag and crawled in. 'Inuyasha…whats wrong? It's not like you to just walk off.'

Silence settled over the camp as the group tried to find rest. But their rest would be postponed; sutasaiga pulsated and glowed green. Itaru cracked open his eyes and was suddenly yanked into the air. By the time he was fully aware of what was happening, he was flying into the forest. The others became alert at his cries and stood up drowsily.

"Another sleepless night I see…" Miroku said bitterly.

"Like my father always used to say, a demon slayer's work is never done." Sango sighed.

The five got up and chased after an airborne Itaru, who yelped and screamed the whole way.

"YOU GUYS, DO SOMETHING!" Itaru shouted.

"Hold on, Itaru! We'll get you down!" Kagome assured.

'I don't understand…sutasaiga is being called—oh shit! Sutasaiga is being called! This must mean that…!' Itaru came into a clearing where he landed in between Inuyasha and Sesshomaru.

'Damn! I didn't mean to drag him along too! Now Sesshomaru might hurt him if he thinks that this might be a secret sword from the old man!' Inuyasha thought

'That boy, I've seen him before!' Sesshomaru thought, remembering the scene in the meadow.

"So this is the acquaintance you were talking about?"

"Wait, you dragged me here, Inuyasha!?" Itaru said shocked.

"I didn't mean to drag you along, kid. I just wanted the sutasaiga to prove a point." Inuyasha said.

"Itaru! Inuyasha! Sesshomaru?" Kagome shouted.

"Inuyasha! You asshole!" Itaru spat. In that instant, Sesshomaru appeared in front of the boy. Cold icy amber eyes stared down at him, peering into his very soul. Sesshomaru picked up the sword still attached to Itaru's back. "This sword?" Sesshomaru hardened his glare at the boy. "Tell me, boy: why can I not smell your scent, nor sense the aura from your sword?"

"Ummm I don't know?" Itaru said, feigning innocence.

"Do not play games with me, boy. My claws can rip your throat out before you take your next breath." Sesshomaru threatened.

"Inuyasha! What did you drag Itaru here for?! Now Sesshomaru is going to try and kill him!" Kagome shouted.

"Look! I didn't mean to do all that! I just wanted the sutasaiga!" Inuyasha shouted back.

"uggggghhh! Are you kidding me!? you're putting his life in danger here! He just suffered a traumatizing ordeal today!" Kagome screamed.

"I SAID I DIDN'T MEAN IT!"

"I'm going to ask you one more time. Why is your scent concealed from my nose. It would be wise to answer correctly, boy." Sesshomaru said in his cold fearful tone.

"Let me go!" Itaru tried to kick Sesshomaru in the groin. But Sesshomaru stepped back and it only landed on his abdomen. Sesshomaru dropped Itaru and he scrambled towards Inuyasha.

"I can't believe you Inuyasha! How heartless can you possibly be!?" kagome scolded.

"I'm sorry, okay?! what more do you want from me!?" Inuyasha shouted.

"Inuyasha, Sesshomaru is a dangerous and intimidating demon! If he thinks that he is in any relationship with you and him, he will kill him!" Sango said.

'Now is my chance! Its tetsusaiga or bust!' Itaru thought. While Inuyasha and the others were arguing, Itaru whizzed past Inuyasha and grabbed his tetsusaiga. 'I can leave Meimei here. She will be safer out of harm's way. I'll go back home by myself!'

"Seriously! You guys are really starting to—HEY!" Inuyasha saw Itaru running away with tetsusaiga.

"Hey! Give back my sword!" Inuyasha shouted. A chase ensued with Inuyasha and Sesshomaru following.

"WAIT YOU GUYS!" Kagome called.

"I knew it! Itaru was trying to steal the tetsusaiga earlier!" Shippo said.

"But why? His sword is just as good!" Kagome said.

"It doesn't matter at this point! We need to get the tetsusaiga and Itaru before either of those two knuckleheads get to him!" Miroku said.

Itaru ran as fast as his human legs would carry him. 'Damn! Sunrise, could you come any slower?!' Itaru thought. He weaved in and out of the forest, leaping over rocks and shrubs. 'How long can I keep this up?! Inuyasha and Sesshomaru are leagues faster than me in this state!' he turned around to see that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were indeed behind him. Sesshomaru's expression was blank and neutral. But Itaru knew that look: he was bent on killing him! Sesshomaru used his whip of light to snag Itaru's foot. Itaru tripped and fell. Sesshomaru landed on top of him, poison claws poised to strike. Itaru yelled and put his hands up to protect himself. A bright light came between the two. Sesshomaru stepped back in time to avoid the purifying light.

"Itaru! What are you doing?!" Kagome shouted. Itaru closed his eyes and continued to run from his pursuers. 'Im sorry Kagome…this is the only way I can save you and father!'

The sun began to peak out from the horizon. 'great if I can keep them at bay until the sun rises, I can take off and give them the slip!' but his hopes were dashed when Sesshomaru jumped in front of him and knocked him back into a tree. Itaru gave a painful grunt at the blow, when Inuyasha grabbed him by the arm. "what do you want with my tetsusaiga, huh?!"

"ugghh! Im not telling you!" Inuyasha punched him in the face. "wrong answer!" Sesshomaru knocked Inuyasha out of the way and took his place to interrogate Itaru.

"I told you I would not ask again. Why do you have no scent, and why is your sword like that of the tenseiga and the tetsusaiga?" Sesshomaru said.

"ughhh…." Was his only answer.

"I expect an answer!" Sesshomaru picked Itaru up by the hair and swung him into another tree. Itaru gave out a greater cry than before. Itaru got up and unsheathed his sutasaiga.

"Hmm…it is a sword fight you want, is it?" Sesshomaru said cooly, drawing Tokijin.

"Sesshomaru! Leave him alone! He's mine!" Inuyasha said tackling Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru easily jumped out of the way and charged at Itaru.

Itaru grunted and raised his sutasaiga to block Tokijin. Itaru took a step back but slipped. Sesshomaru took the opportunity and brought his sword down on his head. Itaru rolled out of the way just in time, but also right in the hands of Inuyasha's claws.

"Take this!" Inuyasha shouted.

"GAHHH!"

"Inuyasha stop it! He is just human right now!" Kagome pleaded.

"It doesn't matter to me! if he takes my most prized possession, he's just asking for an ass-kicking!"

"Both of you just stop it already! There is another way to figure these things out without killing him!" Kagome tried to persuade them out of seriously hurting him. Meanwhile, Meimei was starting to wake up. She spied through blurry eyes, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha fighting Itaru at once. She instantly became alert and asked, "you guys! Whats going on?!"

"Sesshomaru wants to know why he can't smell him and why the sutasaiga reacts to their swords like it does. Itaru doesn't want to tell them, so Sesshomaru intends to beat the answer out of him. And Itaru stole the tetsusaiga from Inuyasha. So that's the only reason he's upset." Miroku informed.

"No! They can't do that! Itaru is still a human!" Meimei jumped out of Kagome's arms and toward the fight.

"No Meimei! You haven't fully recovered yet!" Miroku warned.

"Itaru! Just tell them the truth! They can help us!" Meimei pleaded.

"No! they don't need to get involved!" Itaru shouted, dodging another attack from Sesshomaru.

"Please big brother! Tell them already! You'll be killed!" Meimei shouted back.

"I said no! I'm going to go ahead and take the tetsusaiga to father! You stay here until it's safe to come back home!" Itaru explained.

"oh no you're not! You're not taking my tetsusaiga anywhere!" Inuyasha growled.

Itaru received another punch to the face and then to the belly.

Sesshomaru caught the boy and pinned him against a rock so forcefully, it created a crater.

"Please, Itaru! Stop being a butt head!"

"No!" Itaru grunted. Sesshomaru lifted his now green glowing hands.

"Die." Sesshomaru said.

"PAPA! UNCLE! STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPP!" Meimei cried as loud as she could.

Sesshomaru's claws turned back to normal as he looked back at they both looked back at the little girl standing behind them. Inuyasha twitched his ears, in disbelief of what he had just heard.

'Uncle?' Sesshomaru thought.

"Did she just call me…papa?"

"Meimei…YOU IDIOT!" Itaru spat.

"Meimei, what did you say just now?" Sango asked

Meimei's face remained neutral and still.

Sesshomaru dropped the boy smartly on his bottom. He tried to crawl away while the group was distracted. But just in time, Miroku and Sango blocked his way.

"Hold on a minute! You're not going anywhere!" Sango said.

"Yes, tell us who you really are!" Miroku commanded.

Itaru stood up stared at his little sister. "you can be mad at me all you want to, big brother. But I'm tired of living in a lie! If someone is going to tell the truth I guess it's gonna be me!" Meimei declared.

Itaru softened his glare. "It's okay, Meimei. You don't have to say anything. It's my responsibility to straighten things out. You just went along with what I wanted. None of this is your fault. It was my idea and uncles to come here in the first place." Itaru apologized.

Itaru turned towards the others, the suns rays peaking over the mountains.

"Heheh. I guess these magic leaves uncle left us really worked to the bitter end, huh? All the clues I gave away and you guys still didn't figure it out. Shippo you really have gotten better." Itaru said, taking out the now dead magic leaves.

"Hey! Those are kitsune magic leaves!" Shippo said.

Itaru threw the leaves in the air, and with his demonic powers returned, he cut the leaves with his claws.

At that moment, the whole group's eyes were opened. Sesshomaru, Inuyasha and Shippo's senses were filled with their scent.

"What?!"

'It can't be…'

"No way!"

"I guess I should tell you upfront. My name isn't really Itaru, that's just what everyone calls me to avoid confusion…"

"Confusion?" said Sango.

"Then what's your real name?" Kagome said.

A long silence followed. The sun finally completely risen over the horizon.

"heheh…my real name…."

"is INUYASHA!"

Yes! The moment you have all been waiting for! There you go you guys! Now it might take me a minute to figure out what their background story is. Because the one I have in mind isnt quite good enough. So when I figure it out, ill update. It shouldn't take too long =]