InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Not Another High School Fanfic ❯ Discovery ( Prologue )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Disclaimer: We do not own Inuyasha. Rumiko Takahashi does. But we do own the two main characters Hana and Aoi, and all other unfamiliar characters (like Sayo, Chiyo, Kazuke, etc.)
Prologue: Discovery

“Please…don’t go…”
That girl…every part of her was visible except her eyes. Her voice was very sad and tears fell from her unseen eyes.
“Who are you?” I asked.
“Please…don’t forget me…” she whispered.
Before I could ask another question a whirl of wind blew past us and the young girl grew into a young woman, who was the same size as me. Her eyes were still hidden but I recognized her somehow.
“Please…” she whispered again in a more mature voice. “You have to find me.”
“Why?”
“Remember…our hearts will always be one…” she said holding out her pointer finger. But instead of pointing to her heart, like I thought she would, she pointed to a heart necklace around her neck that I realized was the same as mine. I gasped. She smiled and suddenly the necklace began to shine brightly. When I realized mine was doing the same thing…
I woke up.
I didn’t understand it. I couldn’t figure it out but what perplexed me more was that when I woke up from that dream; my pillow was wet…as if I had been crying. When I first had it I had brushed it off as nothing. But that dream continued to come to me every single night…

That is…until my mom died…
Before and after her funeral I only had nightmares about her leaving me. It was when I found what she left behind that the dreams from before started to make sense.

A week after the funeral I finally felt strong enough to go through her stuff. Yet it was still painful looking at all the things that reminded me of her. But I endured it. I packed up her clothes and shoes and gave them to my aunt Risa. Her and my mom was the same size. While getting clothes out of her closet I noticed a medium size safe that I had never seen before on the top shelf. I decided to leave it alone until I got rid of all the clothes. When that was done, I got it off the shelf and immediately realized I needed either a combination or key to open it. Since I knew I wouldn’t have an enough patience to guess the combination I began looking for the key. Surprisingly it didn’t take much effort to find. It was in one of the obvious places in the world, her night stand drawer. I admit, I was very anxious to find out what was inside the safe. Would it be money? Important papers? It was that and more.

I was surprised to find 200,000 yen inside along with my mom’s diary and some papers that I didn’t bother to look at, at first. After counting the yen, my attention dragged to my mom’s diary. A part of me didn’t want to read it because I felt it would be an invasion her privacy but the other part of me argued that dead people don’t have privacy. I kind of agreed and decided to read it. I figured reading her whole diary might take a while so I skipped several pages to the date of January 5, 1991, two months after I was born. When I turned to that page a Kodak picture fell out. I picked it up and examined it. It was a picture of my mom, dad, and me as a baby. Dad had his arm around mom as she was holding me and they were standing in front of a building. I put the picture down, not bothering to see what building it was. I began reading the page I had turned to.

Dear Diary,
I found out today that I can’t have a child. It was devastating news. Even after the two miscarriages I still had hope. Jin suggested we could adopt a child but it just wouldn’t be the same as having my own.

My eyes suddenly went wide. In my head, a thousand questions were racing through. What is this? She had two miscarriages? How come she never told me that? Wait...wasn’t this a month before I was born? This makes no sense. I turned the page before allowing myself to assume anything. It only got worse.

Dear Diary,
I thought about the adoption idea and figured it’d be okay. Jin and I talked about it and we decided that we’re going to get an infant, so that we can raise it from the very beginning. Even if I can’t have one of my own, I still have a chance to be a mother.

“No way…” I thought. I flipped the page.

Dear Diary,
We checked around in the area and we found an adoption center. We’re going to visit it tomorrow. I can’t wait!

*flip*

Dear Diary,
All the children were simply adorable. If we had the money and the space, I would have taken them all. But of course in our small apartment we only have room for one. We told the lady who was helping us, Mizuno-san, that we wanted an infant. She led us into a room where there were a bunch of babies from 0 to 12 months. Most of them were so tiny and some were a little big. But all in all, like I said, they were adorable. One little girl, who Mizuno-san said was about 2 months, caught my eye. She had black hair and luminous blue eyes. She was beautiful. Jin agreed. I also noticed a gold heart necklace around her neck. It was big, which I figured was so she could grow into it. I then noticed that there was something on it. It was a name…Aoi. Jin and I had been thinking about a name for the new baby…but we thought that was perfect. She was perfect. We wanted her. We filled out the forms and they’ll process in a few days. Our new baby will be coming home soon…

I then let the tears that were straining my eyes fall. “Adopted?” I thought. I knew I didn’t look like my mom or dad but they had told me that was because my great grandmother married some white guy from America. I never did have a chance to ask her because she died before I was even born. They had lied to me…I sighed and turned the page. What next?

Dear Diary,
I wanted Jin and me to visit Aoi today but he had to work so I went by myself. I got to hold her and feed her. I played with her and even got to walk her around the center in the stroller. It was a wonderful experience and gave me much to expect when she would finally be ours. Her laughter and smiles just filled my heart with so much joy. It was an instant love I cannot explain. I admit, today I had been thinking about whether or not I would someday tell Aoi that she was adopted. But I know I’ll never have the heart to do that. I liked feeling that she truly belonged to me. Besides that…I heard that most children who are told they’re adopted don’t take it so well. Some don’t care. But I’m afraid of how Aoi well act. Will she hate us? Will she lose the security of knowing that we’re her real parents? I don’t want to take that chance. I talked to Jin about how I felt later on and he agreed that not telling her might be best. I’m gonna hate lying to her though…

“So that’s why…” I thought. I then understood why they didn’t tell me. The anger I had suddenly melted away. It didn’t matter anyway, I realized. I loved them as my parents and they loved me as their child. Even in the midst of discovering I was adopted, that didn’t change how I felt about them. I picked up the picture that had fell out and realized that the building they were standing in front of was the adoption center. I then noticed that the next page had something clipped to it. When I turned the page, I found that it was another picture. But surprised me was that it was a picture of me as a baby…along with another baby that looked exactly like me. I also noticed that the girl had a necklace exactly like mine. I suddenly remembered the dream. The girl had black hair like me…and the same necklace as me. I moved the picture and began reading, searching for answers. It turned out to be a continuation of the last page.

Anyway…you won’t believe what I found out today. While I was rocking Aoi to sleep I was looking at the pictures they had pinned up on the wall. One picture caught my eye…yes the one I have clipped here. It was picture of Aoi and another little girl that looked exactly like her. I asked Mizuno-san about it and as I suspected, it’s Aoi’s twin sister. Her name is Hana.

“I have a twin sister…that’s freaky…” I thought in shock. I kept reading, wondering what else my mom found out…what other secrets would be revealed…

As I figured Hana had already been adopted. Two weeks ago to be exact by a family from Tokyo. I suddenly felt dismayed. I really wish Jin and I had come sooner. Even if the room is small I’m sure another crib could have fit in there…Anyway…Mizuno-san let me have this picture. Maybe someday I can show it Aoi. Of course Jin was shocked when he found out. He actually liked the idea of having twin girls, as I did. But right now all we can hope for is that Hana has a good family…

That was the end of that passage. I still couldn’t believe I had a sister…a twin at that! A girl who looked exactly like me…it’d be like looking at my reflection. I wondered if she was still in Tokyo. Speaking of which…Aunt Risa lived in Tokyo. She was currently staying at my house (though at the time I was going through the safe she was out somewhere). She had offered for me to live with her and I had told her I would think about it. But at that moment…I was starting to consider it. I closed the diary and began looking the papers. They were my birth certificate, my adoption forms, my medical records, and…a letter addressed to me. I took it with unsteady hands and began reading it.

Dear Aoi,
Drawing close to my death I feel the need to write this letter. Even in dying I was afraid to tell you the truth. But I knew I can’t hide you from it any longer. So I put this safe and the key in an easy place so you could find it. Anyway I know what you’ve found may be very surprising and it may even hurt. I just hope you don’t hate me and your father for it. We loved you and cared you like you were our own and that will never change, even in death. I just want you to know that we never saw you as an adopted child. You were our daughter…you are our daughter. Our pride and joy. Our everything. All the times we spent as a family…I cherish every single moment. I’m sorry we hid the truth from you. As you read we were just afraid of how you would react. But no matter how you may feel…remember this…WE LOVE YOU. You will always be our baby girl. Be strong Aoi. Live life and be the best you can be. We always have and always will be proud of you.
I smiled. How could they think that I would hate them? They were the best parents a girl could have. I wiped my eyes and sighed (I had been crying while reading the letter).I looked down and saw there was a little more to read.

P.S. I’m also sorry we didn’t adopt your sister in time. I’m sure you too would have had so much fun together growing up. But…it’s not too late. I believe you can still find her. Just look inside your heart and believe in yourself…and her.

“Inside my heart…” I thought looking down at my necklace. I held it in my hand and examined it.

…Our hearts will always be one…

Yeah…that’s what the girl said. Hana…did she know the truth too? While looking at it I suddenly noticed a thin line down the side. I gasped and thought “How come I never noticed that before?” I ran my finger along the line and suddenly it opened. I gasped, thinking it had broken but it turned out to be a picture inside. It was a baby picture of me and Hana. On the other side it, in kanji it read:
Hearts forever one
Love will never end
Sisters till the end of time
Our journeys together have yet to begin

It was weird, to say the least. It was almost as if it was destiny or something that we would have to meet. But the question was…would we?