InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sesshomarus Purple Angel ❯ Arisa's Past ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4:

 

With Arisa:

 

"What possessed me to say that?" Arisa said quietly, sitting on her bed. "I swore I wouldn't take care of anybody, anymore. What good am I if I can't keep promises to 'myself'?" Sighing she put her hands behind her head and laid back. Looking over at Rin she remembered why almost instantly. Hinoiri. Hinoiri was like a little sister to her and Rin looked almost exactly like her, except that Hinoiri eyes where always changing color. Ocher, lavender, pink, a slightly orange shade, awkward colors like that. Sighing she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

 

Dream: About 3 year ago: Arisa's P.O.V

 

I walked through the little village. It was night, and it was almost silent. Almost. With my sensitive ears I picked up the slightest sound of whimpering, or was it.... crying? Following the sound I made my way through the village. Getting closer I found out the sound was crying, but, it was over powered by laughter.

 

I turned the corner into a little alley like passage and stopped. There were about 5 men, obviously drunk, in a circle. In the center, at first, I thought it was a bundle, but the second glance showed me that it was a 'child'. Outraged, I called out to them.

 

"What do you think you're doing to that child?" They turned to me, then, glanced at each other. 'Morons' I thought as I called again. "Yes, 'you'." I clarified.

 

"What duya want?" One of them asked, slurring his words. The child raised its head. A little girl, black hair and lavender/pink eyes, her cheeks were tear stained.

 

"What I want is for you and your barbaric friends to leave that child alone." I stated simply, crossing my arms.

 

"Really?" Another asked. "If you want a turn you could always wait." They all laughed.

 

Closing my eyes I said, "I'm warning you one last time let the child go." My teeth were clenched and my hands had formed fists. They started laughing harder. "I warned you."

 

Opening glowing eyes, I glared at them. Walking forward I grabbed one of the shirts and shot him at the wall, with my inhuman strength. He fell on the floor unconscious. Then the other four came at me. One swung at my head, I dodged it, and he tripped forward. 'Well,' I thought to myself 'this won't be difficult.' One with blond hair grabbed me from behind and 'tried' to hold me as another with dark brown hair attempted to punch me. Bringing my foot up I kicked the brown haired man in the gut, then, I brought my other foot up to hit the blond one between the legs. He let me go. And I got a punch in the face from the one that had tried before and almost tripped. Regaining my posture I punched him in the face and he hit the ground. The last one just looked at me then ran. The other men followed.

 

"Thank you." a little voice said. I looked down to see the little girl.

 

"You're welcome." I said simply. "Tell me were you live and I'll take you home."

 

"Don't have one." She shrugged, then winced.

 

"Ok then." I knelt down to be face to face with her. "How about I help you get those nasty scrapes cleaned?" She smiled and nodded. Nodding in return I picked her up bridal style and opened my retractable silver/purple wings. She stared at them. And I laughed. She blushed a bit.

 

"Are they real?" She asked.

 

"As real as I am." I responded leaping into the sky and headed for a river. We made it to the river in good time and I started cleaning her cuts. She was quiet, like really quiet. When she winced I would blow on the cut and she would smile. When I was done I realized that her eyes were an ocher color. I looked at her, surprised. 'Weren't they like pink or something before?' I asked myself.

 

"What is it?" she asked. Realizing I was staring, I looked away. She laughed. "It's my eyes, right?" I looked at her, eyebrows raised. "They've always been able to do that." She sighed.

 

"What's your name?" I inquired.

 

"Don't have one." She stated simply.

 

"Well then we can't have that can we?" I thought about it a bit then, "Hinoiri!" She looked at me like I crazy. "Your eyes," I explained. "They are like sunsets. Do you like that name?"

 

She smiled. "Yes!" She said excitedly.

 

"Good."

 

"Does that mean I get to stay with you?" She asked. I looked at her and she was looking at her feet. "I mean," She continued, "I don't have to, just asking." She got and looked like she was going to walk away. 'Should I keep her?' I thought to myself.

 

Sighing I said, "I suppose you could stay, if you want." She wheeled around and smile at me. 'I really hope I'm not going to regret this.'

 

F.F>>

 

It's been about two years since I had saved Hinoiri from the drunken men. She was now 14. She started being a little sister to me. I had taught her how to use swords and a bow. As we walked through the forest we heard screaming. We ran toward it and found a village being attacked by a giant ..... bug ..... I think.

 

"Are we going to help them?" Asked my companion reaching into her quiver for an arrow. We discovered that she had spiritual energy, in effect make sacred arrows.

 

"Why not." I said shrugging. I drew my twin swords from their sheaths. Hinoiri drew her arrow and shot it with deadly accuracy. Hitting the demon on the chest. It didn't even make a scratch.

 

"Well that didn't work." She said sarcastically.

 

"MOVE!!" I yelled pushing her away from myself as a dark beam shot from its antenna. Once the dust cleared I went to Hinoiri. "You ok?" I asked helping her up.

 

"Yea." she replied rubbing her head. Seeing another beam shot at us we moved behind a building. "Damn thing is shooting blind." She mumbled to herself. "Any ideas?" She directed this one at me.

 

"No, but when do I ever fight with a plan right away?" I smirked and opened my wings. "Stay here, let me find his weakness." With her nod I leaped into the air. I used my wings as shields when the demon shot another beam at me. Getting closer I slashed at the demon and was shot backwards. There was a giant barrier around it. 'Well that answers why Hinoiri's arrow didn't affect it.'

 

"ARISA WATCH OUT!!" I heard Hinoiri call. Coming back to reality I was able to dodge it at the last minute. Looking at the demon I was able to see that the barrier went down when it used the beam. I went back to Hinoiri. "Your arm!" she exclaimed. Looking at my arm I saw a rather large cut.

 

"Leave it for now." I said. "Look, when the demon uses its beam the barrier around it comes down, your going to have to shoot your arrow at it. I'll go in after it."

 

"With your hane seibutsu attack, power thing?" She asked. I looked at her and she shrugged. "Sorry."

 

"Just go." I said . "And get rid of that barrier." I sighed.

 

"Ok, ok." She drew an arrow and at the same time as the demon shot a beam she shot the arrow. The arrow went right into the opening. Behind the amber glow was me, my swords ready.

 

"TAIYOU HISAKATA TARENTO RAISHUU!!!" I yelled slashing an 'X' with my swords. The slashes cut through the demon and fell. I went back to Hinoiri who hi-fived me. Then there was cheering and the elder of the village asked us if we wanted to stay. We declined and went on our way.

 

We slept in the forest, we enjoyed it. My sleep was disturbed by Hinoiri.

 

"Arisa?" She whispered.

 

"Hm?" I sat up quickly making me dizzy. "What?" I automatically reached for my swords.

 

She laughed. "It's nothing I just can't sleep, I'm going for a walk." Another night she can't sleep, it was strange, she looked so drained but couldn't sleep.

 

"Want me to come with you?" I asked getting ready to sit up.

 

"No, no." She responded. "I'll be fine."

 

"Don't wander too far, within hearing range." I stared her right in the eyes.

 

"I'm not a child."

 

"I know that, but it doesn't mean I won't worry."

 

"Fine." She mumbled and went off.

 

I never went to sleep that night.

 

Hinoiri didn't come back. Then I heard her scream. I raced and followed the sound, but I was too late. My fist went right through the demons chest and he burst into flames.

 

"Hinoiri?" Tears burned in my throat and rolled down my cheeks.

 

"Hey I'll be fine..." She stopped and wheezed. I had a whole bunch of abilities but healing someone was not one of them.

 

"What happened? Where were your weapons?" I was crying now and even though I knew it was pointless, I tried to stop the bleeding.

 

"I forgot them." she said weakly. "I wasn't paying attention, he snuck up on me." The smile was faint but there. Her breath was faint and failing.

 

"What do you want?" I asked.

 

She laughed lightly and winced. "Cremation." I cried harder and held her tighter. "I love you," she whispered, "thank you."

 

"Love you too." Her eyes glazed over and her last breath left her lungs. I did what she asked, I burned her and marked it with a pile of different stones.

 

Dream Done: P.O.V third person.

 

Arisa woke with a start and with tears. She looked over at Rin. 'I won't screw up, not again.'