InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ InuYasha: Legend of the Record Keeper ❯ Given Shards ( Chapter 3 )

A/N: Dun own it!

Alex: *sighs* Sorry it's taken me so long to get this next chapter put up, but I swear it's not my fault!

Sally: You can't blame it on your boss, you're just lazy.

Alex: Hey! I can't help it I work all the time then collapse when I get home.

Sally: Bull, you sit up and watch Adult Swim every night and dun bother to write any unless it's on your day off.

Alex: Ack! Shhhh, that's a secret! o.O

 

 

 

Chapter 2: Given Shards

 

In less than three days young Rin was well and running about again. In those healing days the child had explored the palace she had been in so rarely. Jaken on the other hand was not pleased with her running about considering he was under strict orders not to let her out of sight. It was much to his dismay on the last day of their stay in the palace she found the family grave yard. She had stared at the names on the stones one after another each with a title above or below it until she came to one that only held a name and a flower etched into the stone. She had bent down reading the letters carefully, `K…u….s…Kusabana?” she looked at the imp man who was quivering.

“We need to leave here Rin, we're not supposed to come this far!” Rin had only tilted her head.

“Who's Kusabana.” Her brow had crinkled in thought, “Kusa…bana….flower?”

“It doesn't matter Rin.” The child had let out a squeal and whirled to face her lord, “She has been dead a long time. We're leaving.” He had turned smoothly and started off the two scampering to follow and keep up.

Sesshomaru had decided that it was time for them to head out again to secure his lands once more. Upon their first night out as Rin slept beside the campfire that Jaken had started the little imp confided in his lord.

“It still worries me my lord, the lady that she spoke of and the fire flower that she was given.” The little imp shifted his two headed staff around a bit, “Didn't it sound like she was descri…”

“That's enough Jaken, we will speak of this no farther, she is well and that is all that matters. As to who healed her it does not concern me other than I find it odd that they asked for nothing in return.” His quiet tone was normal but the turbulent thoughts in his mind were not. The child had described someone who was supposed to be dead or at least who hadn't been seen for well over eighty-two years. “Besides she's dead and has been for a long time.” Even as he said the words aloud he didn't believe them for a second. His train of thought was interrupted by a soft scent that just barely touched this scenes, he turned looking into the darkness of the trees but saw nothing, yet he could tell that something or someone was following them and he didn't like it in the least.

`She couldn't be alive; it has been to long for her to possibly be alive.' He turned his eyes to the setting sun, “We need to go west.” The small party turned and started down the new path their lord in the lead.

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Kagome stopped her bike and placed a foot down to balance as InuYasha jumped off of the back, Shippo stirred just slightly from his place in the little basket between her handlebars.

“There's a jewel shard near here…umm….that way!” she pointed to one side.

“InuYasha, do you sense that?” Miroku jumped off of Kirara's back with Sango following close behind.

“Yeah, a very strong demon, it has a strange scent too, kind of like flowers.” He sniffed the air again, “Over there.” He pointed towards a shadowy area in the forest and a soft outline suddenly appeared.

“That would be me half demon.” A soft quiet female voice drifted from the shadows.

“Who's there, show yourself!” InuYasha's hand landed on the hilt of his sword, even Miroku and Songo's hands tightened on their weapons, Kirara however tilted her head curiously as did Shippo.

“Kagome…I know that voice…” he whispered up to the woman who had taken her bow from the back of her bike.

“Who are you?” InuYasha asked gruffly almost yelling at whoever hid in the shadows.

From the shadows an outline appeared then the woman stepped farther forward from the shadows. Yet still only half of her dim form was visible, Kagome studied the woman. Long sunset red hair floated around her body and was done in the strangest style for the era, her hair was adorned with several items and her bangs covered half of her face. The half of half face that wasn't covered had a strange tattoo running partially down it, she wore what to be a light colored kimono with long sleeves, and several necklaces were wrapped around her slender neck.

“So I'm right, you are a little impulsive in your assumptions.” Her tone stayed soft and quiet, yet as soft as it was her tone was emotionless and her face passive, even her violet eyes were dullish.

“Who are you?” Miroku turned out to be the voice of the group now.

“You may call me Kusabana.” InuYasha let out another growl.

“What do you want?” The woman lifted one sleeve clad arm and pointed it at Kagome who let out a little squeak.

“I want her to walk over here to me; I have something I must give her. But in return I wish to ask a simple request to be fulfilled anytime I wish, and you have no need to worry I promise upon my soul that it will be nothing evil as you may call it.” Her soft voice seemed to drift on the soft breeze that kicked up. Kagome tensed for a moment studying the woman, she had a huge demonic aura, such a large one that it was making her ill but she felt no ill will towards her or anyone else around.

“I don't think so lady! Kagome's not comin' anywhere near you!”

“Sit boy!” InuYasha slammed into the ground as Kagome stepped forward until she stood only a few feet from the woman.

“What'd you do that for you idiot! She's a demon she's after the jewel shards!” The half dog demon struggled trying to get himself up off of the ground.

“Please hold out your hand priestess.” Kagome did as she had been asked; the woman's left hand seemed to drift away from her side then out to barely brush over Kagome's. The younger woman felt something cool touch down in her palm and jerked her hand away her fingers curling around whatever was in her hand she stepped back quickly. The woman tilted her head slightly her face still passive, “Tis nothing that will harm you priestess, take a look for yourself.” Her arm drifted back down to her side.

Kagome bit her bottom lip for a moment then opened her hand and let out a surprised yelp, two jewel shard lay in her palm now purified form her touch, “InuYasha look!” she turned to show him as he finally climbed to his feet.

“Jewel shards?” he pinned his amber gaze on the woman, “Why would you bring us the jewel shards? You're a demon right, so there must be a trick to this, all demons want those shards to become stronger.” The woman pinned her one visible violet eye on him.

“I don't need them, besides they don't belong to me.” They all stared at the woman as if she were insane for a moment then Kagome pulled the little jar out of her shirt to place the new shards in with her original three.

“Thank you so much! But wha…wait…where'd she go?” Kagome blinked at the now empty shadows where the woman had been, “That's so weird….she was just there a second ago..hum?” she looked down at Shippo as he tugged on the edge of her skirt.

“Kagome..”

“Yeah?” she tucked the little jar back into her shirt.

“That was the lady from my dream..”

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Kusabana walked slowly through the trees her eyes staring at the ground as the hem of her kimono brushed the leaves and grass that littered it. Aya skittered out of her sleeve and up onto her shoulder with a little chitter poking her nose against her cheek lightly in question.

“I'm just thinking, he looked so much like him even with the ears. They have the same eyes.” Kusabana smiled just slightly then winced immediately afterwards as a lance of pain shot up her right arm starting at her hand and ending at her shoulder, “I don't really know if the priestess can do it, so I'll wait a while before I make my request.” Her soft tone barely rose over the rustling of the leaves as she talked to the small squirrel that sat on her shoulder. She sighed and continued on her way footsteps silent, `He probably doesn't even remember me, and I suppose that's a good thing.' She kept that thought to herself.

 

A/N: Pweeese R&R.