InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Delving Into The Mysteries Of The Past ❯ The Past ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter 1: Past

 

Yami 396

 

Second chapter A La Mode!

 

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this chapter. I want to own Sesshoumaru-sama, but he doesn't like me…

 

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(Kagome at age 16)

 

I felt myself start to shrink beneath the hard glare of my older sister, Kikyo. As much as I hated it, she scared me with those cold blue eyes that could see right into anyone's soul.

 

“How did this happen,” she said, pausing between each word as if it would punctuate her anger even more than her glare had done.

 

“I swear, I didn't mean to. Honestly!” I began. She cut me off.

 

“That doesn't explain how this happened,” she said. I clenched my hands.

 

“I took my eyes off of the Shikon No Tama for five minutes,” I said. “And before I knew it, this crow demon snatched it up and flew away with it. I was trying to get it back, so I fired an arrow at it and it must have hit the jewel too because the next thing I knew, there's an explosion of light, and when I went to find the jewel, all I could find was this,” I held a small sliver of the jewel.

 

“Do you know what you have done?” Kikyo snapped.

 

“I shattered the Sacred Jewel,” I said, immediately wishing I hadn't when Kikyo's eyes flashed blue fire.

 

“You have just single handedly caused the biggest battle in this war yet,” she informed me, as if I didn't know the dire consequences already.

 

I couldn't blame Kikyo for being angry with me. Our family had guarded the Shikon No Tama for generations. We needed to keep it safe from demons, especially in this state of time. When I turned ten, the Demonic Revolution began. At first it was just a few demons attacking humans, trying to regain some land back. But after a demonic genocide that killed thousands of demons, it became a full time war. Most demons killed any human that got in their way, and humans killed demons for revenge. It was an endless cycle of death and destruction that left no one untouched.

 

My own father was killed when I was eleven. I was there. We were walking along the border of the forest by my house when a demon shot out straight towards us. My father jumped in front of me and saved my life. It all happened so quickly that I could only see a flash of silver and a pair of horrible blood-red eyes. I don't know why the demon didn't kill me after it was done with my father. It left quickly, leaving me crying out for my father until my Great-Aunt Kaede found me and took me away from the sight.

 

“Are you even listening to me!” Kikyo's voice snapped me out of my painful reverie. I shook my head meekly. She sighed.

 

“I told mother you were too young to handle the responsibility of the Sacred Jewel. I told her not to leave it with you. I told her we should bring it with us, that I could kill any demon trying to get it, but she wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened,” she said, pacing around the room. I felt myself become angry.

 

“Well I'm sorry that I'm such a disappointment!” I yelled. “I'm sorry that I broke the jewel! I'll go look for the pieces!”

 

“Do you think it's really that simple?” Kikyo said, her voice deadly quiet. “Do you think you can go around in a day and find all the pieces? Do you know how many demons probably have shards right now?” I froze. Kikyo had a point. And every time she had a point, she made me feel like I was nothing.

 

“Ye two need to stop bickering and try to find the jewel!” Great-Aunt Kaede spoke from the doorway. “We've already recovered one piece and the person that was trying to steal it.” She dragged in a boy about Kikyo's age with long black hair and dark eyes. He had a sword at his belt that looked as if it was ancient. Kikyo raised an eyebrow.

 

“A human?” she asked.

 

“So it seems,” Great-Aunt Kaede replied. She turned to the boy. “Why did ye want the jewel shard?” He didn't answer her; he kept glaring at the ground. Great-aunt Kaede asked him again, “What were ye going to do with the shard? Are ye in league with the demons?”

 

A few power hungry humans often allied themselves with demons, often with disastrous endings. But the more I looked at the boy; the more I felt that he wasn't in league with them. There was something about him that said he was too proud for that. He raised his head.

 

“Why should I tell you anything hag?” he said to her, audaciously. I stifled a laugh. No one spoke to Great-Aunt Kaede like that, and it was refreshing to hear.

 

“Ye life depends on ye answer,” she replied. The boy smirked.

 

“I wanted the jewel shard because it was there and it was broken. And no, I'm not in league with the demons. I don't need them,” he answered. He turned to me, as if noticing for the first time I was there in the room. “What are you staring at wench?” I flushed at being caught staring at some strange boy I knew nothing about.

 

“You took the jewel shard back?” Kikyo asked Great-Aunt Kaede. She nodded. “May I suggest something?” Kikyo went on when she nodded again. “Since he is just a human and doesn't seem like a threat, and Kagome is the one that broke the jewel shard, maybe they should both work together in finding all the shards as punishment.”

 

“Feh! Are you sure you want to trust me? What if I turn into a threat?” The boy challenged Kikyo.

 

“Then I'll kill you,” Kikyo replied calmly, effectively shutting him up.

 

“You want me to partner up with some strange boy to find the jewel shards!?” I exploded. “Are you crazy?! What if he turns out to be some kind of homicidal maniac?”

 

“Hey!” the boy complained at the last remark.

 

“I don't even know his name!” I finished.

 

“That can be arranged,” Kikyo said. “What's your name?” she asked him. His eyes narrowed at her and then he turned to me.

 

“Kage. My name is Kage,” he said to me. I looked away. His eyes were like to dark pools and I couldn't look into them for long.

 

“That's an interesting name,” I said.

 

“What's yours?” he suddenly asked.

 

“Pardon,” I said, taken aback.

 

“Your name. What's your name?” he asked, rolling his eyes.

 

“Kagome,” I said, making a face at him.

 

“Mine's better than yours,” he said.

 

“What are you talking about?” I asked, exasperated and momentarily forgetting about Kikyo and Great-Aunt Kaede.

 

“My name is better than your name,” he said slowly and loudly.

 

`He's making fun of me!' I thought.

 

“I understand you. You don't have to waste your energy opening your mouth that widely,” I snapped back at him.

 

“I'm sorry to burst your bubble,” Kikyo intervened. “But the two of you might want to stop flirting and get ready. You have a long journey to start.” I blushed.

 

“I wasn't flirting with him!” I yelled at the same time he yelled, “I wasn't flirting with her!” We both stared at each other.

 

“Like two peas in the same pod,” Kikyo smirked and left. Great-Aunt Kaede took Kage with her to get changed, which left me with my thoughts.

 

I liked Kage. I wasn't going to deny it. He was sarcastic and rude, but he also seemed nice. And he was the only person whose eyes challenged me. Most people looked down on me, as if I were dirt. Even Great-Aunt Kaede did that when her temper ran thin. But Kage looked at me like I was his equal. I had no doubt however that we would probably fight the whole time we looked for the shards. It would be impossible not to. Not with his insults.

 

I had to get ready. I didn't have time to be thinking about Kage or anyone else. I searched through my wardrobe trying to find a shirt that would be sturdy enough to travel in, but not grungy enough to make me look like a bum. I also knew that I couldn't wear my usual short skirts. No, I had changed into a pair of jeans that were loose and broken in just right. If I was going to walk around for days, I might as well be comfortable. Finally I decided on a blue shirt that was loose fitting and the sleeves came down to my elbows. I had just discarded my old shirt and was about to put on the new one when my door opened and Kage looked in.

 

Silence.

 

“Ummm…” he said. My scream cut him off.

 

“AAIIIIEEEEEE! HENTAI!!!” I yelled and threw my other shirt at him.

 

“I'm not a hentai stupid girl!” he shouted, slamming the door. I tried to regain my lost control.

 

`Okay, that was very embarrassing. Okay, it wasn't as if he did it on purpose. I am not going to kill him,' I thought to myself. No, it wouldn't be good if I murdered my shard-hunting companion before our journey even began. I would just ignore this whole incident and forget it never happened. I opened the door. Kage stood across the hallway leaning against the wall, my shirt in his hand. He looked up when he heard the door open and blushed when he saw me.

 

“This is yours,” he mumbled, handing me my shirt.

 

“Thanks,” I said, tossing it in my room, looking everywhere but at him.

 

“Is that all you're going to wear?” he spoke. He seemed to always take me by surprise, no matter what he did or said.

 

“Is there something wrong with it?” “I asked him.

 

“No, I was wondering if you were going to wear any armor or not,” he replied, looking at me. “Here. I was told to give you these.” He handed me my bow and arrows.

 

“Do you use that sword?” I asked him while we were on the topic of weapons. I wasn't good with the sword, which was why I choose the bow and arrows. It came to me naturally.

 

“Sometimes,” he said. I didn't want to push and he didn't seem to want to talk more about it. “C'mon, we have to go,” he said finally, grabbing my hand and all but dragged me outside. Kikyo and Great-Aunt Kaede were waiting for us.

 

“Don't mess this up,” was the goodbye we received from Kikyo, and I wasn't expecting anything less.

 

“Good luck,” was the goodbye from Great-Aunt Kaede.

 

“We'll need it,” Kage said.

 

Two days later, we weren't any closer to finding jewel shards and Kage and I were starting to get on each other's nerves.

 

“Can't we stop for a minute? I think I'm going to have a stroke!” I complained. It was hot, and I regretted wearing long jeans.

 

“Feh, women. Always complaining and moaning about how they don't want to do something,” he snapped.

 

“Shut up,” I said, tired.

 

“Be quiet,” he said suddenly.

 

“What?” I asked.

 

“I said be quiet!” he whispered.

 

“Don't tell me to be quiet!” I hissed at him. He grabbed me and put a hand over my mouth.

 

“I mean it! Be quiet! There's something there.” No sooner than he had said this, a lightning bolt shot down at us. He picked me up, and jumped out of the way.

 

“So you dodged that one!” A voice called out mockingly. Kage released me and we both looked up. A demon floated above us using wheels by both of his feet. He seemed human in countenance, but I sensed his demonic aura and the fact that he had three jewel shards in his head.

 

“Kage,” I whispered. “He has three jewel shards in his head.”

 

“Great,” was his sarcastic reply.

 

“Two humans and two jewel shards!” the demon yelled. “Today keeps getting better!”

 

“Feh! Don't make any assumptions,” Kage yelled up to him. “I'm full of surprises Thunder-Boy!”

 

“A cheeky boy you are!” the demon said. “I am Hiten, the elder of the Thunder Brothers!” I paled. I knew who the Thunder Brothers were. They were two demons, Hiten being the older and Manten being the younger, who terrorized humans and demons alike. I could only begin to imagine how Hiten had managed to get three jewel shards in such a short time.

 

“Why don't you come down here and fight me instead of boasting about your name?” Kage taunted him. I looked at him in a panic. Did he want to get us killed? No human stood a chance against Hiten and Manten!

 

“You want to hasten to your death? So be it!” Hiten moved in for the kill.

 

“Kagome, get out of the way and go hide yourself somewhere,” Kage said. I shook my head.

 

“I'm not leaving you to fend for yourself!” I said back.

 

“Damn it Kagome! Just do what I say!” Something in his voice made me scramble up the nearest ledge and watch the ongoing battle fearfully.

 

Kage was a good fighter. He was able to read Hiten's moves well, which made me wonder how often Kage had to fight. The one thing that shocked me was that Kage never pulled out his sword. He used the scabbard and kept the sword sheathed. It made me wonder what would happen if he pulled it out. Or was the sword dull and couldn't be used? But that was stupid. He would have honed it back at home it that was the case. A loud yell turned my attention back to the battle. Kage had fallen, a wound at his shoulder bleeding freely. I gasped as Hiten swooped down on him, aiming for his neck. Kage wouldn't have time to block it!

 

“Kage!!” I shouted. I didn't want to watch, but I couldn't tear my eyes away from the killing in knew I was going to witness. In a second, Kage had grabbed his scabbard and unsheathed his sword. I gasped at the sudden explosion of demonic strength that emanated from Kage. Even Hiten seemed shocked; he flew back a little. There was a figure in the cloud of dust that could only be partially made out. I squinted and as the last of the dust cleared I was overjoyed to see Kage standing. My eyes widened. There was someone standing all right, but it wasn't Kage.

 

This person had long silver hair, about the same length as Kage's. He also had golden eyes and clawed hands. I gasped. It was a demon.

 

“I told you I was full of surprises,” the demon yelled up to Hiten. His voice was the same as Kage's. Could it be…

 

“Insolent whelp! I don't know how you did that, but I'll kill you right now!” Hiten yelled as he once again swooped down on the demon with Kage's voice.

 

“Someone will be killed, but it won't be me!” the other demon yelled, swinging his sword. “Wind Scar!” I gasped as the attack met Hiten head on. The disappearance of his aura was enough to tell me that he had been killed. It was amazing. The silver-haired demon hadn't even touched him!

 

“Kagome! You can come down now!” he yelled. How did he know my name?

 

“K-Kage?” I asked. He smirked.

 

“Yeah, I'm Kage. Or at least I said I was,” he replied.

 

“You said you were?” I asked, growing more confused by the second.

 

“If I told you my real name, you would have been suspicious, so I made up one,” he answered nonchalantly.

 

“What are you?” I asked, completely at a loss of words. Kage…he…grimaced.

 

“I'm a half-breed,” he said at a length. In my stupor, I realized he had dog-ears and they were drooping. I had the sudden urge to touch them, and before I knew it, I was in front of him, rubbing them.

 

“What the hell do you think you're doing?!” he yelled. “Stop it! I said stop….A little to the left…Ack! Stop!” I let him go.

 

“Now that that's out of my system,” I sighed. “You're a half-breed?” I asked him.

 

“Yeah, go one and laugh,” he said. I realized he was ashamed.

 

“I'm not going to laugh,” I said. “That's pretty interesting actually.” He looked at me in shock. “So, if Kage's not your real name, then what is?” He looked at me for a while as if trying to see if I was lying.

 

“InuYasha. I'm InuYasha.

 

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Well, there's a look into the past for ya. I know that the fight scene was really cheesy, but hey, I'm not good with them. R&R!