InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cry For Me, My Destiny ❯ chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

“Now,” she said, resting her legs while she sat. “What is it that you wanted to know? And quietly, they sleep.” She pointed to the babies.

“Anything,” Inuyasha said. “Strange stuff. Stuff that could be linked to Kagura or Kanna…or Kagome…” Kaeda nodded, knowing it was things about her that he wanted to know.

“Well,” she said, settling into a more comfortable position. “There are a few unexplained thing that have been happening…”

“Like?” Inuyasha asked when she was quiet for to long.

Thinking for a moment then nodding she said, “We've had reports of demons making a sort of nest for themselves in the east. We think it might have to do with getting the jewel shards.”

Inuyasha nodded. He knew this already, they had all felt the demonic power on days when they had been in the east. “Anything else?” he asked.

“Two strange rocks were found in a deep cave the other day. The travelers who found them, though didn't take them, are now dead.”

“Strange rocks? Like what?”

“Writing on them. Unlike anything anyone's seen, no one can read it.”

This made Inuyasha stop asking questions for a second. Strange writing? No one can read it?

“Where?” he asked. “Where were those stones found? And how did they die?” though he really didn't care, it might be good information to have.

“It's thought to be from poison, but no one's really sure.” She said.

“Poison?” Inuyasha said. “What kind?”

“No one knows.” Kaeda said. “And that's just thought to be the way they died, it might not really though.”

Inuyasha was now confused. It was poison but not poison?

“What are you talking about?” he finally growled out. “Which is it? Poison or not?”

“No one is sure, Inuyasha, so do not lose your temper.” The old wise women said. “All that is reported is that they were shriveled and a liquid was poring from their mouths.”

Sighing Inuyasha only nodded then asked again, “Ok, so where were they found?”

“Near that new nest of demons.” Was his answer. “They're either looking for the jewel shards or they want those stones. But they can't touch them.”

“Why not?” Inuyasha asked. “Something gonna happen to them or are they just to stupid to see them?”

Kaeda laughed quietly. The laugh turned into a cough which made Inuyasha cringe slightly. He always forgot that she was getting on in years. He could even smell death on her slightly, which told him she wasn't going to really last much longer.

Catching her breath she went onto say, “No, demons are just not able to touch them. Or, really, the ones who don't care about anything but eating, torturing and mating.”

“So how come Sesshomaru can touch them?” Inuyasha asked. This made her eyes go big.

“You have also found some?” she asked. “Why are you looking for them?”

Inuyasha, now suspicious, said, “We want to use them to hit demons with.” Seeing that she was about to scold him he said, “Fine. Kagome is looking for them. She says that they'll help her…they'll get Naraku out of her.”

Kaeda, sighing, glanced out the door at the setting sun and said, “Tell me what has happened, Inuyasha. I know part of the story, now tell me the rest please.”

About to protest Inuyasha remembered that Kagome would have. So, instead, he sighed and started to re-tell her the tale of what they had learned so far.

Kagome, Kagura, and Kanna

Kagome wanted to scream in fury. She had never gotten good night of rest since all of this had started and she was becoming more and more irritated everyday. Why couldn't he just leave her in peace?

`Because he's an evil demon.' She told herself and got up. Looking around she noticed that only Kagura was there, leaning up against the wall, presumably asleep. Sighing she went to find some food.

“You might want to go the other way.” Kagura said behind her, making her jump. “That doll of yours just passed that way.”

Kagome turned and put her hands on her hips, looking for all the world like a ten year old who didn't get her way.

“What's that suppose to mean?” she asked. “You still think it's going to turn into the real Naraku don't you?”

Kagura shrugged and said, “No, but I still don't like it.”

“Well, it's scary enough to get demons to leave us alone, so I think we'll keep it.” She turned around, but still heard what Kagura said.

“Whatever. I never said to get rid of it. I just don't like it.” She was out of ear shot now and never got to hear, “And besides, you're to powerful of a miko to let something like a doll turn into Naraku.”

With Kanna

Walking slowly, as she always did, Kanna searched for Sesshomaru. She knew, as the others did, that they had all split up, and she knew the general direction that they had gone. She also had her mirror, which was making the job that much easier.

It was about an hour or more since she had started out that she was forced to take cover. The demons from the east had started to move the day before, and she did not want to be spotted. Taking cover in the trees to her left, she watched them silently as they flew or crawled by, chattering to each other in their native demon language.

Not ten minutes later they had passed and she started her walk once more, watching her mirror every once in a while for other demons and the location of Sesshomaru. As she continued on, she was forced several more times to take cover.

It was around noon, as Kagome was waking up, that Kanna was suddenly snatched from the air and carried a few feet into a nearby clearing before she was set down again.

“Lord Sesshomaru,” she said quietly, not even looking at him.

“You,” he said. “Why are you here?”

“I have come for the stone you possess.” She said, turning and holding out her hand.

Sesshomaru, after not moving for a moment, raised his hand and out of the trees came Rin, Jaken, and Ah-Un.

Turning his back on Kanna, her hand still out stretched, he said to Rin, “Give her the stone, Rin.” When Rin hesitated he said, “Now. It will help Kagome-sama get back to herself. It will make you happy again.”

At this Rin smiled and jumped down from Ah-Un's back to race over to Kanna. Jaken, scowling at his masters back, thought about what he had just said. Was Lord Sesshomaru getting soft over a child? Jaken shook his head. It was not really up to him to question his Lord…but, then again ,he didn't have to, he could get Rin to do it for him. Lord Sesshomaru would answer any of her questions and Jaken would only have to listen for their answers.

“Jaken,” Sesshomaru said, snapping him out of his thoughts. “Write up a report for Kagome-sama. Make sure it is done by the next time Kanna is sent.”

“Yes, my Lord.” Jaken said, his mind now totally consumed by the thought of a report. What did Kagome want to know? She had Kanna and her mirror didn't she? What did she need a report for?

“Master Sesshomaru?” Rin said, as Jaken hurried to Ah-Un's side to fetch paper and some ink. He didn't hear the question, or the answer, as he started right away on the report.

“Yes, Rin?” Sesshomaru said, as he watch Kanna fade away into the inky blackness of the night.

“Why would Kagome-sama need a report? She can just go out and look with her powers, can't she?” Rin was remembering her lessons with the miko, when, once, Kagome had told her they need to stop so she could look to see if there were any demons about. She had closed her eyes, muttered something like “Besides Inuyasha.” And let her magic flow out.

Later, when Rin had asked her what she had done, Kagome had told her that something Kaeda, and later Kikyo had strengthened the power of, had taught her let her see a lot of the countryside without even moving. Rin had been very excited at this news and had asked if she could do it. Kagome had smiled and said that, no, only miko's could. Rin, always quick to understand, nodded and went off to play with Shippou.

“She does not, Rin. I had thought that it might give her more of a perspective on the situation, as well as let her know how my brother is doing.” He looked down at her and gestured for her to follow him into the trees. Rin nodded, anticipating another walk in the woods, which she smiled about happily. She loved being with Sesshomaru, even if he wasn't the most conversational person around.

Jaken, oblivious to all of this, thought over what he had written so far, which wasn't really much. Only how they had just given Kanna the stone, how they had all split up, and a few complaints he couldn't help but just throw in there. If Kagome was mad about them, he didn't care, she could suffer for all he really cared.

With Sango, Miroku, Kirara and Kikyo

“Where are we going again?” Miroku called to Kikyo and her soul stealers. “The north did you say?”

“Yes,” Kikyo called, dropping back closer to them. :Last I heard that was where it was rumored to be. That was fifty years ago, though, so what I know might not be of any use to us now.”

Miroku nodded and Sango started to think. What if she was wrong? Then what would they do? Go back to Inuyasha without anything? And that would only hurt Kagome, to know that they hadn't tried hard enough. It was Miroku, though, who brought this up.

“What if it isn't there then? What'll we do?” he sighed and hugged Sango a little. “I don't want Inuyasha to cut me up because we didn't find anything.”

Sango nodded and watched Kikyo as she to thought before she said, “That will not be the case, I do not think. If it not here then we shall keep looking. Maybe we can ask around with the people near here to see if they know anything.”

Though Sango really hoped that they would be able to find the legend piece, or pieces, she kinda hoped that they didn't. Yes, she wanted Kagome back, with all of her heart, but she felt that something was wrong. She really didn't know what it was, but she felt that she and her family, Inuyasha, Shippou, Miroku, her children, everyone, were in danger. She…didn't feel like Kikyo was though, which made her watchful of the miko of late.

“Sango?” Miroku's voice called her away from her thoughts.

“Hmm? What is it?” She said.

“I was just asking if you thought it was a good idea to ask people around the north.” He said, watching her. A moment ago she had been very thoughtful as she stared at Kikyo, now she just seemed flustered.

“Sorry,” she said, turning her eyes ahead and away from everyone. “I think it's an ok idea, if it gets us some information.”

Miroku absently nodded and also looked ahead, wondering what his wife had just been thinking about and why she was being so short on her answers.

A/N: Ok, chapter was suppose to be longer but I wanted to do a lot of updating today so…meh…read my other fics please, they're lonely…ja ne

--Nene