InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Possessed By Love ❯ Maybe You Are Worthy Of A Name ( Chapter 2 )

Possessed By Love

Written by Foxflame

Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha- but Yuna, and Haru are my creations. No using, unless I give permission-(PlEzZ N ThAnNkZz!)

<<Oh yea- I forgot to mention this is the last chap's author notes- I didn't really explain much about Sesshoumaru's first meeting with Yuna, because I might make a little side story about it. (That is, if this story goes off well of course!!) Anyway on with the show!! And don't forget…..>>

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Chapter Two: Maybe You are Worthy of a Name

She watched as the tiny minnows splashed in the puddle. They tried to find a way out of the little water, but the little girl that confined them to that space would not let them leave. She, unknowingly of course, was practically torturing them. The child giggled with glee, as she watched her reflection be ruined over and over. She saw this as an entertaining way to pass the time. For children her age, free time was plentiful. Her parents were always working, and she didn't have any siblings to play with. So this was her way of enjoying herself. Unfortunately, her joy was short lived, as the minnows died from dehydration. Taking this as a small loss, she headed back to her families one-room hut, which resided on the outskirts of their village.

Time passed very slowly that day. The little girl was very bored, now that her minnows died. She decided she would play outside, despite the smoldering heat that Feudal Japan was enduring. She stepped outside, blinking furiously, as the sun's light invaded her eyes. It took some getting use to, but her vision came back into focus, just in time. She watched with open eyes as a very tall, pale man walked past her hut. He had the longest, and reddest hair she had every seen! Oh how she wanted to play with it! She was imagining how pretty the hair would look, once she put nice braids and flowers in it. Despite her conscious telling he not to speak to strangers, she ran up to the man.

He stopped short once he saw the human child standing in front of him. He gave her a cold stare with his piercing blue eyes, which, in a way, screamed ` Move out of my way, or I shall do it for you' But the little girl did not take the obvious hint. She just stared at his long, red hair with hopeful eyes, which occasionally stared at his blue, tiger-like stripes. " `Cuse me mister" she inquired in a tiny, squeaky tone "Want to play with me? I can make your hair very pretty!" He just stared at her impassively. How dare she, a mere human child, speak to him in such a way? As if he were a plaything! The little girl just kept a happy smile on her face while awaiting his answer. He did not have time for this. Without a word, he simply stepped pass her, and continued walking.

But the little girl would not give up easily. She would not let her one chance of fun simply walk past her. So she ran and caught up with the man, stopping right in front of him once again. With a slight sparkle in her little brown eyes, she said in the cutest voice " Pweez mister!"

He stared at her once again. Before he could do anything to respond, shrieking voices came from the fields. Two people, male and female, came running with open arms toward the child (presumably the girl's parents). "Come here sweetie! Come to mommy! Stay away from that awful demon!"

"Aw mommy! I wanna play with his hair! See how pretty it is?" The mother than sped up, leaving the father well behind her. She was still a considerable distance from her child, but that did not stop her from trying to save her. "No baby. Stay away! Come. Hurry and run to mommy!"

But the child disobeyed. She wanted to play. So the little girl reached out and started to braid the man's hair. She did not have to reach high, for the man's hair reached to the floor.

Anger was rising in him. How dare she touch him, with her filthy little hands? How dare these people openly insult him, and keep him from reaching his destination on time?

The mother of the little girl finally reached him. She quickly wrapped her arms around the child, and pulled her away from the angry demon. "Oh baby, are you alright? Did the mean monster hurt you?" the foolish mother asked. The child wasn't listening, but reaching out with all her might to touch the man's hair again. He had heard enough.

The demon put up his hand again, as if he were leaning against a wall, and touched the purple crescent that he had recently acquired, along with the new powers.

In an instant the painful cries of the mother and child filled the air. They were both holding their heads, in a vain effort to block out the piercing sound that filled their ears. The child started to cry and wail loudly. The father, who by now reached the front of his home, watched in horror as his family was dying. But, fearing for his own life, he stayed hidden behind the tree, where he was observing their demise. Soon enough, the mother and child were put out of their misery, as their lifeless bodies hit the ground with a thud. The father whimpered in sorrow.

He knew that the other human was watching his `performance' the entire time. Did that pitiful excuse for a living being actually think he could hide from him behind a tree? If he had time to spare, he would have killed him too. But time was of the essence, and he had to take his leave. The demon kept on his path towards the East.

As soon as the father saw the demon disappear over the hill, he ran to the lifeless body of his daughter. He cried while he cradled her in his arms.

~*~*~*~

"Inuyasha! Don't make a big deal out of this!" said Kagome "I have to go back. Just for three days. I have my finals!"

"No. You cant leave. We didn't find a single shard this week!" Inuyasha replied.

"And you blame me?"

"Well, maybe if your shard detecting skills were better, we would have found some! And maybe I would have been easier on you about leaving." Kagome was clearly loosing her patience.
"My shard detecting skills are just fine! I don't see you tracking down any!"

"Here we go again," whispered Miroku to Sango.

"I don't understand why he wont let Kagome leave. She always returns." Sango said in the lowest whisper she could, because the fight between Inuyasha and Kagome have clearly taken a turn for the louder.

"What do you mean that my skirt is to short? That has nothing to do with the fight Inuyasha! You are just trying to change the subject!" Kagome's voice was echoing through the trees.

"I believe our friend thinks that she will not return," replied Miroku.

"Ya. Inuyasha thinks that she will probably go home and never come back to him" Shippo added. "But wouldn't Kagome want to come back for our sake as well?" asked Sango.

"I bet Inuyasha didn't think of that. He only focuses on what Kagome thinks and would do for him. And since he always treats her rotten, he probably thinks she wants to leave him." Miroku turned around, after finishing his theory, to face the feuding pair.

"Inuyasha. Let Kagome go. I, along with Kagome, assure you she will return."

" Stay out of this monk! This isn't your-" Inuyasha stopped midway thought his sentence. His sensitive nose picked up a very familiar scent.

"Inuyasha… what is it?" Kagome asked softly.

"It's…. Sesshoumaru."

"What?" asked Sango and Miroku together. "This is strange. Why would he venture so far from his territory?"

"Actually Miroku, we aren't that far from the Western lands. We are actually borderline to it. More towards the East." Answered Inuyasha.

"I was unaware"

Inuyasha's nose than picked up another disturbing scent. "Sesshoumaru is covered in fresh demon blood. And if I'm not mistaken, that blood is from Naraku's demons."

"But why would Naraku and his demons attack Sesshoumaru?" inquired Shippo.

"Doesn't always need a reason, does he?" Sango said. Her mind went straight to the thought of her brother, Kohaku, and how Naraku targeted her family to torture.

"Maybe, Naraku is setting the stage for another one of his twisted schemes? Perhaps he took something of great value from Sesshoumaru?" Kagome theorized.

"Che'. All my brother values are his weapons." Inuyasha than continued "Well, he is heading in the opposite direction now, so it's obvious it aint us he's targeting. C'mon, lets keep moving"

The group nodded in agreement, and set off East.

" Inuyasha. My finals….."

~*~*~*~

Lord Sesshoumaru kept on searching. He stayed perched upon his white cloud, soaring over his lands, looking for any trace of Yuna. His sensitive nose caught the scent of his half brother, along with his companions. `What are they doing here?' he asked himself. He did not have time to muse over the matter though, as the general of his army came flying towards him. This demon's long, black, wings could be seen very clearly against the blue sky. His hands were like any humans, except for the long, claws that tipped each finger. He also had long, black hair, whose color matched perfectly with his big eyes. His clothes, which were also black, had strong armor covering his very toned body.

"What is it Haru?"

"Sorry for disturbing you, My Lord, but I believe to have found something of importance." Haru replied in his strong, rough voice.

"Where?"

"Towards the Northern border."

"Take me to the site."

Haru nodded, and began to fly towards the North, Sesshoumaru close behind.

In a matter of twenty minutes, they arrived in a small clearing in the deep forest. An obvious battle took place here. "What is it you need to show me, Haru?"

"Look, My Lord. I have found a baboon pelt, along with this wooden puppet. I believe that it belongs to Naraku."

Sesshoumaru examined the items. He was about to ask a question, but Haru, almost reading his mind, said, " I did not find Lady Yuna anywhere. I think that she might have been moved"

"What leads you to believe that?" Sesshoumaru asked, his voice slightly loosing control over its volume.

"My army has searched every part of your lands, My Lord, and found no trace of her. And see here, how the ground is disturbed in this way, indicates she was lying here, and then probably moved."

"You sound very confident in you theory, Haru. Lets just hope that you are wrong. Tell your army to search again. Also send out a small dispatch of solders, which you shall lead, to search the other lands beside my own. Now go." And with those orders replaying in his head, Haru turned towards the sky, and flew off.

`Let her be alive' prayed Sesshoumaru, as he headed back to his palace, with a heavy heart.

~*~*~*~

All the villages in the surrounding area were on lockdown. When a messenger from another village came to warn about a demon that killed a small child and her mother, all the inhabitants of the village that was told this, collected their children and returned to their homes. Families stayed crouched together in the corners of their one-room huts, awaiting the signal from the head of the towns that the danger had passed.

When the demon walked through each village, and saw not a single soul about. He did not question or worry about it. It actually made his journey easier. He kept on walking east…

About a mile away from him…

"C'mon Inuyasha, we're tired. We need a break. We have been walking all day!" Kagome complained.

" Aw you weak humans. First you complain about wanting to go home, and now you complain that you're tired! Suck it up! We have to keep moving or we'll never find a shard." Said Inuyasha, as if that closed the topic. Kagome, on the other hand, had other ideas. She turned around to face the rest of the group, and silently told them to sit down, and take a rest. Willingly, they obeyed.

"Hey! Who said you guys can take a rest!" Inuyasha cried.

"Kagome did." Answered Shippo flatly, as he lied down next to Kirara.

"Oh did she?"

"Yes Inuyasha. I did. You're pushing us to hard. What if we were too tired to battle the next demon we come across? What help could we be to you?" Kagome asked. "Now, either you sit- Oops! Sorry Inuyasha! I didn't mean to!"

Inuyasha was lying face first on the ground. "Ya, Ya, I know" he mumbled. A moment later, the spell wore off, and he was able to sit right side up. "Well, I did get you to join us in a break!" said Kagome happily, while the others chuckled around her.

"Feh" Inuyasha replied, while sitting Indian style next to Kagome.

The group then engaged in light conversation, while enjoying their little break. Inuyasha, on the other hand, was lost in deep thought.

`Kagome…why does she even put up with me? Am I always such a jerk, as she repeatedly tells me? Maybe I am… I mean, I know I give her a hard time about leaving, but it's because… wait… why do I hate it when she leaves? `Maybe you are afraid she'll leave you' he asked himself `Feh. Why should I care if that wench leaves? `Because you know you would hate it if she left you' No I wouldn't.' he was arguing with himself

`Yes you would, and you know it. Say it. Tell her. Tell her `Kagome, I love y-`

"Shut-up!" Inuyasha said out load. The whole group stared wide-eyed at his sudden outburst.

"Inuyasha, what's the matter?" Kagome asked sweetly.

"Eh… um…" then it hit him. An unmistakable scent filled his nose. "Naraku…" he whispered.

"What?" asked Miroku.

"No… it aint Naraku… its… an incarnation!" Inuyasha was muttering to himself.

"What are you talking about Inuyasha?" Sango asked.

Inuyasha quickly got to his feet " Another one of Naraku's incarnations is close by. C'mon!"

Without a word, the group jumped up. Kirara transformed into a larger version of herself, and waited for Miroku and Sango to hop on. Shippo jumped onto Kagome's shoulder, as she quickly mounted Inuyasha. The group went soaring through the sky, following Inuyasha's lead.

~*~*~*~

As the next village came into view, he saw that these people did not get the message. The village was still bustling, almost like a small city. Children were still playing, and adults still working in the fields. Well, he could not have thought that his journey would go smoothly, could he? It mattered not to him. He would just kill anybody who got on his way. The demon continued walking.

A child's scream echoed throughout the village. Adults looked toward the origin of the voice, and saw a tall, red haired demon, somehow torturing a small boy. His friends ran in the other direction, into the arms of their frantic, awaiting mothers. One of the children cried to his mom, saying "He only asked him to get our ball… it aint our fault mommy!"

In a matter of minutes, the entire village was screaming and running around, tiring to find family members in all the ruckus. However, the mother of the now dead child just stayed put, holding the body of her son.

"There! That's him!" cried Inuyasha, nodding ahead. The group gasped at the site before them. The entire village was in total chaos. And, in the midst of it all, stood a red haired demon. This demon seemed oblivious to the chaos, because he just walked on through it all, with an emotionless mask on his face. Inuyasha landed in front of this demon, with Miroku and Sango on Kirara behind him.

"He smells like Naraku. That's defiantly him. Kagome, take Shippo and stay to the side." Inuyasha said. Kagome nodded, and carried Shippo away.

"Tell me where Naraku is, and maybe, just maybe, I'll allow you to live."

The demon acted as though Inuyasha said nothing. His cold, emotionless blue eyes darted from Inuyasha, to Miroku, and then to Sango, who was still on Kirara. Moments passed, and the demon did not answer. He did not move an inch (besides the time when he touched something on his wrist)

"Okay that's it! I gave you a chance!" cried Inuyasha as he unsheathed tetsusaiga, which instantly transformed.

Inuyasha charged at full speed towards the demon. The demon made no move to dodge Inuyasha. All he did was stare at him. Inuyasha raised his sword high above his head and cried "This is it" but he was stopped inches away from his target. Inuyasha was suspended in mid air, and tetsusaiga was frozen in mid swing.

The demon blinked once, and Inuyasha was sent soaring across the village. He felt as though someone were sending a huge punch, right through his stomach. He felt that if this `person' were to push any harder, his intestines would be scattering the ground all around him. Inuyasha cried in pain during the entire `trip' across the village. Finally, what seemed like forever to him, but was really only a few seconds, he crashed through a hut, containing the villages weapons. The hut crumbled all around Inuyasha, leaving him buried under the rubble. "Inuyasha!" Kagome cried, as she ran over to the wreck to free him.

Meanwhile, Miroku and Sango had their hands full with this demon. Sango gave out a loud battle cry as she flung her boomerang at him. It went flying through the air with great speed, but the demon just stood his ground. When the weapon was feet away from him, the demon focused on it, and sent it back towards Sango, in half the time, with twice the speed.

Sango cried in pain, as her weapon rebounded upon her. She flew a few feet away, now unconscious, as her weapon landed on the ground at her side.

Miroku looked back at Sango, shock in his eyes.

"That's it!" he unwrapped his prayer beads. "Wind tunnel!" Suddenly a huge wind was sucking up everything in sight. Rocks and other materials went flying into the open void in his hand. The demon, which Miroku was hoping would get sucked in, stood where he was, without moving an inch. When a few objects came from behind the demon, which should have hit him, flew around him, Miroku understood that he somehow made a physic barrier around himself. But he didn't give in. Miroku could see the barrier weakening.

The demon saw this as well. And, as a ploy to save him, he telepathically moved a child out of the protection of his house. The child screamed in fear, as the wind was sucking him in the void. Miroku saw this, and quickly sealed the air rip, just before the child was able to get sucked in. "Cheap trick!" he cried.

"Don't worry. He wont be alive much longer Miroku" said Inuyasha weakly. He was now standing beside Miroku, obviously injured.

" Stay back Inuyasha. You are hurt. I shall finish him!" Miroku cried, charging at the demon. But he was to slow, for the same thing happened to him, which happened to Inuyasha only moments ago. Miroku skidded to a halt about a couple of feet away from where Sango lay. Kirara, who had stuck beside Kagome to protect her, was now growling with rage.

This distracted the demon, if only for a moment. That moment was just long enough for Inuyasha, who took it upon himself to charge. As soon as his fist connected with the demon's stomach, he watched in amazement as the stripes on his face glowed a bright yellow. The demon did some quick maneuvering, and latched himself onto Inuyasha. "Get off me!" Inuyasha cried.

But the demon didn't release him from his hold. Suddenly, Inuyasha was screaming in pain, as he felt all his energy being forced out of his body. The stripes on the demon glowed brighter.

"Hold on Inuyasha!" cried Kagome, as she let go of her arrow. The arrow was instantly engulfed in a pink light, as it soared toward the demon. To preoccupied with his draining, the red haired incarnation did not notice the arrow until it was to late. Its force separated him from Inuyasha, who by now was too weak to defend himself.

The demon made its first sound. Cries of pain. The sound did not last long however, as the demon recollected himself just in time to send one of Kagome's arrows away from him. The arrow flew with a new found speed right at Kagome. It pierced her arm, as she tried to doge the attack. She cried in pain as she held on to her left arm.

"Kagome!" Shippo cried, as he ran towards his surrogated mother. Kagome looked around her. Inuyasha was unconscious, along with Miroku and Sango, on the floor. The demon's face portrayed no emotion, as he looked around at his destruction. Kagome was to weak to do anything, besides telling Shippo to go check on the others. Kirara bent down to force Kagome onto her back. When she was seated upon her, Kagome looked back at the demon. His eyes were the bluest she had ever seen. They held no emotion whatsoever.

The demon broke the connection their eyes had, and gazed at the setting sun. He wasted too much time battling these people. With his newfound speed, he raced towards the eastern mountains, where his master was waiting.

`I thought Inuyasha only had speed like that' Kagome thought, before she passed out on Kirara's back.

~*~*~*~

He finally arrived. After levitating to the top of the mountains, he settled himself firmly on the ground, in the castle's courtyard. He looked around, and saw no one. Could his master have left already? But his doubts were silenced, as a female approached him. "Hello brother. Welcome home." It was Kagura. She looked at him from top to bottom, before nodding her approval. "Yes, Naraku said you were…different. He is waiting for you in his chambers." And with that, she turned and walked away. The no-name demon proceeded into the castle. His feet made low pitter-patter sounds as he walked along the wooden corridors of Naraku's castle. The walls were plain and dull, and he noticed that very few windows were placed in the walls. Rooms were scarce to come by, for every hallway he took, he noticed not one door, only walls. At last he reached the door that would lead him to his master.

He knocked quietly, and awaited a response from the other side. "Come in, come in, my dear parasite." Said Naraku. The demon walked in, and closed the paper door behind him. The room he was in had no windows. It was completely black, with the exception of the dim light shining from the floor. He walked over to Naraku, who was seated next to the dimly glowing puddle. He sat as well.

"See this? This is my way of watching over our travelers. Just recently, I saw Lord Sesshoumaru's attempts to find his love. I had her moved to my castle. I'm not quite sure what I am to do wit her, but I think I have an idea. Now look at the water, I shall show you what I am talking about." The demon turned his blues eyes towards the water, and noticed that he did not see his reflection, as he expected. He instead saw the village he was just in, and the people he just beaten. The little kitsune and the tiger-like pet were trying their best to help their fallen friends.

"I was watching your performance. Very entertaining. I guess that I am correct in saying, that you now have the hanyou's abilities, along with Lady Yuna's?" The demon did not answer, but simply showed Naraku his right wrist. The purple crescent mark that was there, no longer was very dark. It seemed to be fading away.

"Ah. I see. You cannot keep the powers you absorb for long. My guess is a twenty-four hour limit. But, non the less, I was wrong," Naraku stated, as he let go of is incarnation's wrist. He shifted slightly to look back at the puddle, where he saw the destruction the demon caused. " Your powers are not as weak as I thought. Maybe, just maybe, you are worthy of a name…"

End of Chapter 2

Whew… that took a while to write(dunno y cuz it aint that long). Well, all the same, im happy im dun with it!

It is kinda vague rite now, about the whole two souls in one body thing as the summary states, but trust me, it'll make sense soon, well maybe not soon, but it will k? lol

Once agan sryy for spellin and type-o's!

Kagome: hey fox? How come I go shot with my arrow! That's not supposed to happen! Im the hero-girl person!

Fox- well….. I dunno… I just wanted you shot.

Kagome: Hey!

Fox: get over it

Kagome: Hmph!

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