InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Secrets of the Shinju (Part IV): Power of the Purified Shinju ❯ Letting Hitomi In ( Chapter 10 )

A/N: What the heck, I'll give you guys two chapters today…

Chapter Ten

Letting Hitomi In

Kagome looked down at Naraku. He clung to her like a child would his mother and was now asleep. She cringed slightly at his being so close but reminded herself again that he wasn't Naraku now, at least not the one that had hurt her. She was sitting up in the bed contemplating the new information she had received. Hitomi had gotten into Inutaisho's dreams and mind turning him hard and hate filled. When this happened the shinju blackened. Kagome wasn't sure how exactly Hitomi did this, but she wasn't exactly familiar with Hitomi and all of her powers.

She then glanced at Naraku again. Why had Hitomi went after Onigumo? Did she know her actions would cause him to take on the form of Naraku later? If so, why did she need Naraku? Kagome sighed and remembered the feeling she had just before Hitomi forced her to live through the images of her friends deaths. The demoness had been trying to get into her mind but Kagome had stopped her. Kagome took a deep breath and relaxed her mind and body. She would let Hitomi in…so that she could get into Hitomi.

Soon Kagome was in her dark world. She knew she couldn't stay because Hitomi couldn't reach her there. She released herself and called to the demoness. Soon she could feel her presence and Kagome released her mind. Soon she felt Hitomi there and Kagome quickly focused on the demoness.

She was in a large home, it was cold and impersonal. The energy here was unlike any Kagome had ever experienced. She could detect no demons near, but the energy here was similar. She walked around looking at everything. Whoever lived here practiced magic of some sorts. Kagome could feel the power radiating through the very walls of the building.

Soon Kagome heard someone outside and turned in time to see a beautiful woman enter. She gasped when she saw the black eyes. They were just like Hitomi's though this woman was clearly not a demoness. Kagome got closer. The woman had silky black hair that reached clear down her back. She wore many charms and other jewelry that reminded Kagome of something she had read about at school.

She thought back on it and remembered a class she had taken on American culture. She stood trying to remember everything she had learned about a Cajun and Creole history, which Kagome had found herself oddly intrigued by. Some of these people had held fast to beliefs of voodoo and such. Some of the charms this woman held reminded her of pictures of dimes and other voodoo trinkets she had seen. Though she quickly realized that this woman held an intense power in her and did not simply light candles and depend on good "gris-gris" for her powers.

Kagome approached the woman and focused all of her energy on her. She was overwhelmed by the power coming from this woman. Kagome knew that she was neither a priestess nor a demoness. She thought back to her teaching with Lady Kaede and Miroku and came to a realization that this woman was a sorceress. That is why Kagome was so unfamiliar with her powers.

The woman was now looking into a small bowl intently and then she turned towards the door. Kagome approached the bowl and saw nothing but water. She followed the woman into the field and soon found her nearing the home that Sesshoumaru had grown up in.

The Demon Lord was patrolling the field. Kagome instantly knew that he was related to Sesshoumaru and InuYasha. Not only by his trademark silver hair and golden eyes…but she could feel the shinju. Clearly this demon possessed it.

The woman approached him and Kagome felt her aura change. She knew instantly that this woman was using magic of some sorts but was unfamiliar with it. "Lord Hiroshi, how wonderful to see you." Kagome could hear a soft purr in the woman's voice almost as though she were trying to hypnotize him with it.

The demon lord looked to her and Kagome could feel energy near him. She looked back to the woman and could tell that she indeed was using magic. "Lady Mitsuko…" was all he said. Kagome could already tell that he was enchanted by her. Kagome felt the shinju begin to pulse violently and she nearly fell to her knees at the pain it was causing her. She watched as the sorceress walked up to the demon lord and began to speak to him in a rhythmic way. Her voice was entrancing him and she soon led him away.

Kagome suddenly found herself at Lady Mitsuko's house again. It was apparently months later and the sorceress was now pregnant. Kagome followed her as she left the building. Lord Hiroshi was again in the field and Mitsuko approached him. His eyes flicked to her enlarged abdomen and then to her face.

"Lord Hiroshi, how is Lady Amaya doing?" He took on a guilty look. "The Lady is doing fine. There were no complications during the birthing and we now have a strong son." She looked him over and then walked closer.

"You will soon have a daughter as well, my love." He again glanced down at her. Kagome could tell that he was still under her spell. Mitsuko looked to him again. "What did you name your strong son, my love?" Kagome didn't need to hear the name to know. She stood there in shock at the scene in front of her. "We named the child Inutaisho."

The world seemed to fall out from under Kagome. Lord Hiroshi was Lord Inutaisho's father. She looked to the woman and didn't need to be told that the baby she carried was Hitomi. Daughter to Mitsuko and Lord Hiroshi, sister to Inutaisho and aunt to both Sesshoumaru and InuYasha.

Kagome's mind was hurled back to the times after she left Naraku. He had taken the shinju and both InuYasha and Sesshoumaru became human. It was then that Kagome had noticed a difference in Hitomi but didn't know what it was. She had lost her demon blood as well. She had then merely held the blood of a sorceress and human. She had still been powerful enough to control illusions and even bind Kagome's powers. Although, Kagome's powers had been weakened drastically by Naraku's mark leaving her vulnerable.

Kagome was suddenly thrust into new memories. She was not watching Lady Mitsuko any longer. She was now watching a young Hitomi. Kagome could see a difference in her appearance and could tell it was due to her half demon blood. It was obvious that it overpowered her sorceress half. She held many more markings that Kagome had seen her with and ears similar to InuYasha's though they were much smaller made almost invisible by the striking black and silver hair on her head. Kagome realized that at some point later in her life Hitomi learned to control her sorceress side and was able to alter her appearance and possibly even her scent so that people would not know she was only a half demon.

Kagome followed the young demoness to the field and saw her watching Lord Hiroshi who had his son with him. Kagome could see the bitter look on Hitomi's face and almost felt sorry for her. She was watching her father who had to deny her as his own. A demon lord could never take upon himself a child born outside his home; especially one born of a sorceress. Kagome could feel the hate radiating off of Hitomi and realized why she had went after Lord Inutaisho so bitterly. She then gave thought to Lady Mitsuko. Was it always her intention to bear a child of the demon lord so that one day the shinju would be in the possession of her own blood line?

Kagome woke and looked around. Naraku was still sleeping but had moved away from her. Kagome's mind was buzzing as she thought about everything that she had discovered. She then felt a sharp pain in her head. Hitomi was there forcing her into unconsciousness. Kagome tried to fight it but it was useless.