InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love Found After Centuries: pt 3 Sibling's Journey ❯ The Little Loved One and the Night Rain ( Chapter 3 )

The Little Loved One and the Night Rain

by Inumaru_Rapture

Disclaimer: I do not own the Original Inuyasha characters. I do own the ideas behind the children and grandchildren and other characters. The story is mine as well… I just don't own Inuyasha, Kagome, Sesshoumaru, Rin, Sango, Miroku, Naraku, Kikyo, Shippo, or any of the other original characters. I'm sad now.

 

Aiko paced the library as he younger sister, Amaya sat in one of the comfortable woven bamboo chairs with a big heavy book in her lap, opened to about the middle of it. Aiko's grace was fluttered and confused as she paced around the stacks of new books yet to be put into the book shelves, and the piles of scrolls and maps waiting to be stored since the warring ages were long since over. Huffing her short, chin length black, tinted blue hair out of her eyes behind a long thin ear, Aiko finally slumped against the door to the library and looked to her sister for advice.

“Amaya…I have some things I would like your advice on,” Aiko started softly, elegant green eyes looking to her pale and white hared sister. Pushing her long white-platinum hair aside and behind the bamboo chair, Amaya lifted her pale blue eyes from her book, shutting a leaflet of her hair into the page to keep her place. Aiko registered the markings on her face of their father before starting.

“So, because of Goro, Father is angry at mother, and mother is angry at father, however, both mother and father left with Briel and Nu with Emiko to go to Uncle Inuyasha's village and visit Uncle Miroku and Aunt Sango. I know Nu is in love with Emiko, and they make a good match. I am not sure, however, that father will be too happy about that. Did you see if Kiara had returned with them?” Amaya shook her head no. “Odd. Maybe she is studying with Kaede's replacement…what was her name…Oh! Koto! Well, aside from that, Goro is angry at father and has locked himself in his bedchambers until someone coaxes him to relax and come out for the night. Rin is pregnant again, Shippo and Yama haven't been around for a long time, I fear that Washi will not last much longer, and our family seems to be growing apart,” Aiko took a breath before continuing. Amaya kept her steady gaze on her sister as Aiko moved about the room, pacing back and forth, trying to figure out the events and emotions of the family. “And now, Lord Yohaka's son is rumored to be interested in me, and I'm flattered and I've always thought him to be attractive, but I don't know if I can talk to mother and father about this. What do you think, Amaya?”

Amaya staid silent for a moment, little bubbles calculating facts in her mind as she thought over every situation before opening her pale, elegant lips.

“I believe the first thing to accomplish is bringing Goro's temper down. He has always been irrational, and in his state, he may disappear for a while and really worry mother and father. After that, write up a proposition for another ball, if mother would be so willing to throw one for our beloved newest baby brother. Using this as an excuse, you could be sure to invite your suitor to the ball and talk with him, find out his intentions, if he would tell them. Also, this would give Shippo and his mate a chance to return home for a while and grace us with their presence. From there, I believe conversing with Briel would be a wise decision, since he can read the auras of people and learn from him the rest you need to know. Did I cover everything?”

“What of Washi?” Aiko asked quietly. Amaya sighed softly and set her book aside, her hair still holding her place.

“When he passes, he will pass. He was obviously not meant to be on this world much longer than now. I do not know his purpose in live… and I know that mother feels his inevitable death drawing nearer, and I know she is unhappy and hurting that one of her pups is slowly dying and she can not do anything about it. But I do not know what else to say on that.”

Aiko sighed softly, then nodded. “Thank you, Amaya. I'll go talk to Goro now, see if I can't calm him down.” She moved to leave the library. “Hey, one more thing?” Amaya looked over at her without saying anything. “What about you? You're 19. You should be mated soon as well. Any suitors?” Amaya blushed and shook her head. Aiko giggled and ran out of the room.

Amaya returned to her book, a romance novel about a handsome arctic fox youkai and how he saved his village from a fearsome monster that ate all the humans and other youkai before moving on to the fox's tribe. The fox had risen up, single-handedly, and brought down the monster to win the love of his heart's desire. Amaya's secret wish was to meet a valiant Arctic Fox, a youkai who could handle her strong power of ice and water and cold.

Amaya hadn't realized how long she had been fantasizing when she had soon fallen asleep. Dawn rose swiftly as she stirred in her chair and cracked stiff joints, moving towards the edge of the chair to stand. Suddenly, the library doors burst open and Aiko ran in.

“Where have you been?! I've been searching all over for you! Goro's gone!” She cried, tears streaming down her face. Alarms went off in Amaya's head as she jumped up and huddled her kimono up and hurried after her sister. Rin and her mate were in the hallway, Rin was sitting on a bamboo chair tears streaming down her cheeks as she looked up at her sisters.

“When did you find him missing?” Amaya asked, her naturally smooth voice was tinted with worry. Aiko and Satu were hurrying ahead, explaining things as they went to Goro's room.

“I went to him last night, trying to help. I guess I didn't help at all because when I came to check on him this morning, his scent was very weak and his door still locked. I went to get Satu, since I figured he could open the doors and we knocked again and opened the doors and the room was empty, the window open, and his wardrobe was missing several robes and his sword. I freaked out and Satu went to search the garden while I called Rin and you.”

“I searched the surrounding area, and I found traces of his scent taking off towards the northeast, towards that camp he wanted to go to. Your father will be in a fury when he finds out,” Satu added with a small sigh. Amaya could feel his anger already. They had to do something, and fast!

 

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Author's note: If you couldn't tell, I have been naming the chapters after the meanings of the children's names. Aiko means “Little Loved One” and Amaya means “Night Rain”. Goro seems to have a lot like Inuyasha in his irrationality and arrogance, doesn't he? Hehehehehe..

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