InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ F.L.A.M.E.S ❯ A new home, a new family ( Chapter 2 )

An Inuyasha Fan-fiction

F.L.A.M.E.S

Chapter Two:

A New Home, A New Family
© 7/24/2003 By: Tsukinoiri no Koikawa

Alayasha laughed as Corin told her about the small gang she ran and puller over on top of a hill that over the looked a small valley the river ran through. "Look over there, and you'll see our hangout." On the valley floor below them stood a large three story Victorian mansion. To the left of the mansion was a big garage which looked like it could hold around twenty to twenty-five cars. To the right of the mansion stood a barn and corral. The whole first floor of the mansion was lit up with lights along with a few on the second. "Wow looks great," Corin grinned even if Alayasha couldn't see.

A figure came running towards the two as they got off the bike. "Roku, you grope Sanga again?" "Well er... Who is the cute Outsider chick?" Corin just ignored him, "Beware he gropes." Roku walked up to Alayasha and grabbed her hands, "Will you bare my child?" Alayasha frowned deeply, Corin glanced at her eyes and quickly answered for her. "No she won't bare your child, and no you can't kill him." A low growl just left alayasha's throat as a response. Corin was a bit surprised at hearing it but didn't show it. "Now let's go inside shall we?"

Inside a girl sat on a chair petting a two tailed demon cat, as a second sat near her feet. Its deep emerald eyes watched alayasha when she entered the door. Then standing and stretching as well as putting some rust colored fur back into place he hurried over to alayasha. "How cute its almost as if he has black bracelets on his ankles the bands on the tail are cute too." Sanga smiled and got up as Kirara climbed unto her shoulder. "That's Kovu and this on my shoulder is his mom Kirara, she belongs to Roku but acts more like she is mine. She is a fire cat and the only one here too. Kovu surprisingly is a ice cat." Sanga giggled at bit and petted Kirara lovingly, "You should feel special Kovu never let anyone hold him before. My name is Sanga Taiji, what is yours?" Alayasha petted the purring Kovu before she answered the question, "My name is Alayasha Shirokiba. Gomen nasi I didn't mean to yawn." She apologized for yawning out her last name.

"But, I heard that family was murdered today," Roku stated as he groped Sanga's chest. Sanga hit him as he protested he was reaching to pet Kirara, while that was happening alayasha had been fighting to keep her violet eyes from tearing up. Corin noticed this and frowned before taking her hand and leading her upstairs. At the second door on the third floor Corin stopped and opened the door. Inside was a completely black room from ceiling to floor. "This is going to be your room, unless of course you don't want a completely black room. No one is aloud on this floor except me and now you of course. So don't expect them to come up here, and if one did they better have been sent from me or coming to get me. Any ways Oyasumi" "I love the room thanks. Oyasumi Corin." Alayasha went into the room and shut the door. Poor girl I can imagine what she has gone through, My family is gone too. You and I have a lot in common. Corin left the door to go to her own room.

Around 9:00 AM alayasha walked downstairs and headed for the kitchen, finding her self alone in the house as she walked through it. On the table she found a short note left to her by Corin.

Hey, Hope you slept well. Everyone is gone for the morning, since Sanga and Roku had school. You'll meet the rest of the gang this afternoon I suppose. I'm at the garage so I doubt you'll see me unless you go to it. Well breakfast is in the fridge. Sayonara, Corin

Alayasha smiled at an apple that was sitting on the counter in front of her, reaching out with a clawed hand she grabbed it, and let her shield drop. "Well it's something." She then headed for the fridge to see what "Breakfast" was. Before she opened the door she glanced at a toaster and frowned at her reflection, but only briefly as a memory crossed her mind.

::Flash Back::

Six year old Alayasha waved good-bye to her only friend from behind her yard fence as she got taken away by her mother. "Freak stay away from my daughter." Stunned alayasha stood there until her father came and picked her up. "Otou-san Naze (Father why) do people hate me?" Inuyasha looked down at his little girl and saw what troubled her violet gold eyes. "Inuyasha is she all right?" Kagome asked as she fixed the ribbon on alayasha's black and silver tipped dog ear. "Hai Daijobu Okaa-san (Yes I'm Okay Mom)" "People don't hate you sweet heart, they just don't understand." Inuyasha tried his best to explain to her. "Are their others like us daddy?" Kagome and Inuyasha exchanged looks, "I'm sure there are sweetheart. Some day you will find another and you too will be the best of friends." Alayasha yawned and snuggled in her fathers arms as she feel asleep.

::End::

Tears welled up inside alayasha's eyes as she fought to hold them back for the second time that day. A screen door shut behind her somewhere in the house scaring alayasha. With one swift movement she was behind the kitchen door with a scythe that was carelessly left sitting on the table not far from where the note had been. Corin walked into the kitchen and snapped her hand out catching the scythe's pole as it came downwards, "Who are you?" she asked with ice in her voice. "Corin?" "Alayasha is that you. Geeze what's with you and the scythe?" Corin turned to face alayasha and gasped upon seeing her true appearance "Cool you're a hanyou too." Alayasha just nodded and set the scythe back on the table.

"Corin I got her, should I take what's hers upstairs to the room next to the other?" Corin smiled briefly and walked out of the kitchen, motioning for alayasha to follow. "Yep, where is she?" "She wanted to sit on the porch. I think she is a little confused. Oh Hi you must be alayasha, nice to meet you. My name is Sutaa Kitsune." (Star Fox) "May I ask who is sitting on the porch?" "Go out and look my dad is talking to her." Corin nodded and reached for the door, "I forgot to point out that Sutaa and her family owns this mansion along with another, we just stay here. Hi Shippo, Daijobu? (How are you?)" "Well Ohayo (Good Morning) to you girls. I am doing well today." Alayasha hurried over to the girl on the porch and hugged her. "Kara, Oh are you okay? I'm sorry I didn't come get you yesterday." The girl lifted her head and smiled, "Its okay Inu kept me company at the ruins of the house. We stopped at the shrine and Sutaa tells me it was rubble. She said she found pieces of what looked like a used to be motorcycle. We also happened to find some of your stuff that wasn't damaged. She took it to our rooms I think. Sutaa?" Alayasha nodded and sat beside her cousin as Inu growled softly. "Inu hush you know me. I can't believe my bike is destroyed. I can't believe its gone."

Sutaa returned to the screen and called out to the small group, "I'm back, Corin can I talk to you for a second?" "Sure be right back guys and then I want to be introduced." Corin got up and followed Sutaa. "Do you know anything about Karen?" "No, only alayasha does. Naze (why)?" Sutaa shook her head and pinned her brownish red hair back to her head, she looked at Corin through her troubled sutaasafaia aoi (star sapphire blue) eyes. "Well she has extraordinary sight; she saw things that I didn't when we were at the shrine. For instance she spotted a small diamond ring underneath a bunch of rubble." Corin was about to answer when a new voice chimed in, "Its impossible Kara was born blind." "Blind?" Both girls cried. "Yep her mom died giving birth to her and the doctors told my uncle that she was born blind, that if he wanted she could have surgery and there would be a chance she might see. But he never did have her go through the surgery. Kara is special though ever since she was little she has been able to "See" or sense things like that though. But no she has no sight what so ever. I personally believe and call me crazy if you want, but I swear she can link with animals and borrow their eye sight as well as talk to them too."

The sound of footsteps resounded in the hall as a voice called out from behind the girls, "Yasha can I pet him?" Alayasha turned around to find Kara pointing to Kovu who sat watching her on the couch. "He isn't my cat, he belongs to." Corin picked up her loss of words, "Nonsense he is yours, you're the only one he is friendly towards. Hey Karen may I call you Kara too?" she waited till Kara nodded, "What color is Kovu we were just debating what color he is." Kara moved over to Kovu and petted him before answering, "He is a rust and black color with deep pools of emerald for his eyes. He is also an Ice Neko Youkai (Cat Demon)." "Kara." "I know what you're going to say Yasha, but I can commune with the animals you know I can. They lend me their eyes and sometimes their ears, I understand what they say and if I am lucky I can leave my body and run as one of them. Does that make sense?"

After a couple of hours trying to figure out Kara's gifts and getting to know each other more, time passed quite quickly. Finally 2:00 rolled around and Sanga as well as Roku came home from school just as the group of five became a group of four. "Well I got to get home now girls; I will see you all later. Corin I trust you got my car fixed?" "Hai Shippo, I got your 2003 Ford Excursion all ready for you. It's in the garage alright." Shippo stood up and walked to the door looking out briefly, "Well I am off, Alayasha would you mind accompanying me to the garage?" "Sure Shippo I don't mind."

"Alayasha, do you mind if I ask who your parents are?" "No sir, my momma's name was Kagome Higurashi and my daddy's was Inuyasha Shirokiba." Shippo stopped in his tracks. "Hi Sanga, hi Roku" Alayasha called out as they passed by in their cars. "Do you know anything about the Shikon-no-Tama?" "Yes my momma and Dad used to tell me of the adventures they had putting it together again. Momma used to talk about a Kitsune Youkai (Fox Demon) Kit that she loved as her own son. She missed him terribly." Shippo stood in front of her, and looked into her eyes. "Alayasha I am that Kit. I grew up hoping to one day see Kagome again. I hoped I would meet her children too. I am so sorry about the loss of your family. I am going to fix it so that you are in the system as under my care. That goes for your cousin too." Alayasha hugged Shippo, "Can I call you Uncle Shippo?" "Yes you can, here's the garage so you hurry back inside and be with the F.L.A.M.E.S." "Ano...Uncle Shippo what does the F.L.A.M.E.S stand for?" Shippo looked in to her face thoughtfully and answered with a straight face, "For Lost And Misguided Eternal Souls." He turned around and walked into the garage trying not to laugh since he himself had no idea what the F.L.A.M.E.S stood for.

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