InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sweet 16 redone ❯ The Truth is Out ( Chapter 2 )
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By: I_love_Inuyasha 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.25.2004 | Updated On: 10.10.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 556 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.25.2004 | Updated On: 10.10.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 556 | Status: Completed
Kagome awoke to the loud, obnoxious sound of her alarm Friday morning. At first she didn't realize that it was her birthday. All she could think about was the dream she had been having. She had seen a large black dog, the dog was actually a powerful and vicious demon, not unlike many she had faced before. But for some reason, she didn't fear it like she did other demons. In fact, there was something familiar and comforting about the dog's presence. His eyes were full of emotions. Although he was tough, he didn't hide his emotions from her. Kagome could tell what he was feeling by looking into his eyes. She wasn't sure how, she was certain she had seen this dog and those eyes before.
Kagome was startled when she heard footsteps outside of her door. Nisume, Kagome's mother, slowly opened the door and crept in, holding a mirror.
'How did I hear her coming?' Kagome thought. She had heard her mother's footsteps long before she had reached the door. She pushed her thoughts away when she saw the false smile on her mother’s face. Even though Kagome was not fully awake, she could tell something was troubling her mother.
"Happy Birthday Kagome," Nisume said, trying her bestto sound sincere.
"Thanks," Kagome replied. She knew that there must be another reason for her mother coming in this morning,
"Is everything ok Mom?"
"Yes sweetie....well, actually, no. K-Kagome there is something I need to talk to you about," Nisume stuttered. She kept fidgeting with her skirt, never looking Kagome in the eyes.
"What is it?" Kagome asked, sitting up on her bed. As she began to wake up more she realized she felt different today, like she wasn't quite herself.
"Kagome, I've never told you about your real father,have I," Nisume sat down next to Kagome and finallylooked her in the eyes.
"What do you mean my real father?" Kagome asked.
"I mean the man you knew as a child, Sota's father, hewasn't your father. I had you before he and I were ever married. Kagome, get comfortable, this might take a while to explain. You see, it all started when I was 17 years old..."Nisume started the story she had practiced at least a hundred times in her head.
Finally, Kagome would know the truth, no more secrets.
* * *
Nisume was walking around the shrine, kicking rocks here and there. Like always, she was trying to avoid one of her father's "history of the shrine" speeches. The sun was starting to set over the town. She stood for a moment watching it, a slight smile formed as she took in the magnificent view. Her observation was interrupted when she heard a noise behind her. It was like a soft whimper. She followed the noise and found herself standing in front of the old well-house.
Trembling, She walked closer to the open entrance. She debated whether she should go and get her father when she saw a pair of eyes glowing in the darkness. She determined that she was just letting her fear get to her, and that she had only imagined the eyes. When Nisume entered the well-house she saw something in the back corner moving. The sun had fully set, and it was now to dark inside to see what was hidden. Nisume's eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness and saw the shape of a large dog. It was huddled in the corner, barring its fangs. The creature did not frighten Nisume.
"Shhh....it's alright, don't be afraid," Nisume said soothingly, while moving slowly towards the back of the well. The dog growled as she approached. "Don't worry, I won't harm you."
The dog began to relax, as if it truly understood what she was saying. Nisume had reached the corner the dog was huddled in and gasped when she got a closer look at him. He was covered in blood. She knelt down near to the dog to get a better look at his injuries. His right eye was only half-open because of a large gash across it. There were three similar gashes on the lower left part of his neck. His entire body was covered with small wounds like that. The most gruesome injury of his was a large gash along his left side. It started in the middle of his shoulder blades and came around to his left hind leg. His fur was so caked in blood Nisume had trouble determining the color of the dog. He was either black or a very dark brown.
'What kind of creature could have done this to him?'Nisume wondered.
"Wait right here," She said as she stood to leave. The dog whimpered in protest. "It's alright, I'm just going to get some bandages. I'll be right back."
When Nisume returned, she had a basin of water, a rag and a first aid kit. She nearly dropped them all from the shock of what She returned to. The black dog was no longer there. In his place was a young man, sitting against the well. He had long black hair in a low ponytail that reached his waist. His pants were a dark, navy blue and the top he wore was white. He had a light blue tie around his waist with a white symbol where it was tied. The symbol was a crescent moon around a diamond about two circles. The same symbol appeared on his forehead, just above his bright blue eyes. The thing that shocked Nisume The most was that on top of his head were two dog ears, and coming out from behind him, if she was not mistaken, was a black, furry, tail, nearly as long as his legs.
"What...or who are you?" Nisume asked, glancing over his strange features.
"I am Lord Taiken, future demon leader of the Kuroi," The man answered, his voice deep, and somewhate intimidating.
"De..demon?" Nisume stuttered, turning pale.
"Yes, have you never encountered a demon before?" He looked at her puzzled, what kind of place had this well transported him to?
"Well, no actually," She replied, wondering just where he came from, "my father often speaks of how demons once roamed The earth, but that was a long time ago."
"Is it possible that this well transports people through time?" Taiken suggested.
"I don't know. My father always says that it contains some sort of hidden magic, but I never really believed him, "She knelt down beside him and began to wash The blood away from The gash on his back, "How exactly did you get here?"
"I was battling a large reptile demon. I had just dealt The finishing blow, as The demon fell, he knocked me back into this well. When I awoke in the well I found myself here. If you will just allow me to rest a moment, I'll go back through, and I won't burden you any longer," Taiken explained. "You're badly injured, I think it would be better if you stayed here for awhile. Until your wounds have fully healed," Nisume reached for her first aid kit.
"You are kind woman, thank you," Taiken said, leaning his head against The wall and drifting off to sleep.
Over The next few days Nisume nursed Taiken's wounds while listening to tales of his era and his many adventures. When his wounds had healed, he told her that he wanted to try and travel back through the well. Nisume bust into tears, she wasn't ready for him to leave. She had grown to love his company and his stories. Taiken walked over to her and placed his
hands on her shoulders, turning her to face him. He wiped The salty tears from her cheeks.
"Please Nisume, don't cry," he pleaded as he pulled her to him," I do not belong in this time. I have a life to return to in my own era."
"But why so soon?" Nisume asked, "Can't you just stay with me a little longer?"
"I will stay tonight, but tomorrow morning, I must leave," he said, hoping it would be enough to stop her tears, just in case he added, "If The well permits it, I will come back and visit you whenever I can, alright?"
That was enough for Nisume. "Thank you," She said as She squeezed him tighter. Taiken lowered his face to hers and claimed her lips. Nisume was shocked at first but then gave in, relaxing into his kiss. Taiken brushed his tongue against her bottom lip, requesting entrance. She willingly obliged, opening her mouth and allowing him to enter. Nisume moaned in protest when he pulled away. Taiken smirked at her displeasure and took her up into his
arms, carrying her out of the well house. He headed in the direction of her house.
* * *
"Alright mom, I don't really need to hear the details," Kagome interrupted her mother.
"I'm sorry Kagome. To make a long story short, you were conceived that night. Tai returned to his time the next morning before I woke up. A few days later he returned, like he had promised. I was overjoyed to see him and to know he would be able to visit. He traveled
back and forth between times a few times before I realized I was pregnant. We decided that since our child would be a half demon, life in my time was not possible, and that I would try to travel back through the well with him once you were born. The day you were born, he told me there was some sort of danger on his side of the well that he needed to take care of before we came. He asked to hold you and took you into the other room. He held you and talked to you alone for over an hour. When he brought you out, the demon traits you were born with were no longer visible. He said he bound your demon powers and appearance for
until you were 16. He said that hiding who you were was the safest thing. Hanyous were disliked on his side of the well, and he wanted you to be able to hide that until you were old enough to defend yourself. It would also make it possible for you to live here until
he came back for us. He was only supposed to be gone a few days, at the most a couple of weeks, but he never returned," a tear rolled down Nisume's cheek as She finished the story.
Kagome lay silent, trying to take in all the information her mother had just shared. After what seemed like hours of silence, Kagome finally found her voice.
"I..I'm a hanyou?" Kagome stuttered.
Nisume nodded.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" she asked, looking up at her mother.
"I had always meant to, but I didn't know how. I kept waiting until you got older, always convincing myself you were to young to handle the truth. I'm sorry Kagome, I should have told you sooner so that today you would have been more prepared," she stared at the ground, not able to return her daughters gaze.
Kagome sat for a moment thinking. 'Why today? Why would I have to be prepared for today?' All of a sudden she remembered her mothers words, 'he bound your demon powers and appearance for until you were 16.'
"Wait, I'm 16 now, does that mean the concealment is gone? Do I actually have demon traits now?" Kagome asked.
"See for yourself," Nisume handed Kagome the mirror she had resting in her lap.
Kagome gasped when she saw her reflection. She now had two large black dog ears, similar to Inuyasha's. Her eyes were now green and in the center of her forehead was a green diamond with two black circles underneath. Kagome felt something brush against her leg. She looked down expecting to see Buyo, and instead discovered that she now had a long black tail. She was surprised by how she looked, but not at all disappointed. Something just looked right, felt right, about all of this. It was like this is who she is supposed to be. While taking in her new appearance, she suddenly remembered something.
"My party, I can't exactly go like this," Kagome said,pointing at her reflection.
"Don’t' worry, Grandpa took care of it last night. He called all of your friends and told them you weren'tfeeling well," she replied.
"Mom, would it be alright if I spent some time back in The Feudal Era?" She felt like she needed to share this with her friends on the other side of the well.
"That’s fine dear, I'll help you pack," her mother said, walking over to Kagome's closet and grabbing her giant yellow backpack.
A/N: not that many changes to this chapter either. The
next chapter will be different though, I'm changing
what happened to Taiken from what happened in the
first story. Oh, and Nisume and Taiken are just names
I made up, as far as I'm aware they have no meaning, I
just like the way they sound.
Kagome was startled when she heard footsteps outside of her door. Nisume, Kagome's mother, slowly opened the door and crept in, holding a mirror.
'How did I hear her coming?' Kagome thought. She had heard her mother's footsteps long before she had reached the door. She pushed her thoughts away when she saw the false smile on her mother’s face. Even though Kagome was not fully awake, she could tell something was troubling her mother.
"Happy Birthday Kagome," Nisume said, trying her bestto sound sincere.
"Thanks," Kagome replied. She knew that there must be another reason for her mother coming in this morning,
"Is everything ok Mom?"
"Yes sweetie....well, actually, no. K-Kagome there is something I need to talk to you about," Nisume stuttered. She kept fidgeting with her skirt, never looking Kagome in the eyes.
"What is it?" Kagome asked, sitting up on her bed. As she began to wake up more she realized she felt different today, like she wasn't quite herself.
"Kagome, I've never told you about your real father,have I," Nisume sat down next to Kagome and finallylooked her in the eyes.
"What do you mean my real father?" Kagome asked.
"I mean the man you knew as a child, Sota's father, hewasn't your father. I had you before he and I were ever married. Kagome, get comfortable, this might take a while to explain. You see, it all started when I was 17 years old..."Nisume started the story she had practiced at least a hundred times in her head.
Finally, Kagome would know the truth, no more secrets.
* * *
Nisume was walking around the shrine, kicking rocks here and there. Like always, she was trying to avoid one of her father's "history of the shrine" speeches. The sun was starting to set over the town. She stood for a moment watching it, a slight smile formed as she took in the magnificent view. Her observation was interrupted when she heard a noise behind her. It was like a soft whimper. She followed the noise and found herself standing in front of the old well-house.
Trembling, She walked closer to the open entrance. She debated whether she should go and get her father when she saw a pair of eyes glowing in the darkness. She determined that she was just letting her fear get to her, and that she had only imagined the eyes. When Nisume entered the well-house she saw something in the back corner moving. The sun had fully set, and it was now to dark inside to see what was hidden. Nisume's eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness and saw the shape of a large dog. It was huddled in the corner, barring its fangs. The creature did not frighten Nisume.
"Shhh....it's alright, don't be afraid," Nisume said soothingly, while moving slowly towards the back of the well. The dog growled as she approached. "Don't worry, I won't harm you."
The dog began to relax, as if it truly understood what she was saying. Nisume had reached the corner the dog was huddled in and gasped when she got a closer look at him. He was covered in blood. She knelt down near to the dog to get a better look at his injuries. His right eye was only half-open because of a large gash across it. There were three similar gashes on the lower left part of his neck. His entire body was covered with small wounds like that. The most gruesome injury of his was a large gash along his left side. It started in the middle of his shoulder blades and came around to his left hind leg. His fur was so caked in blood Nisume had trouble determining the color of the dog. He was either black or a very dark brown.
'What kind of creature could have done this to him?'Nisume wondered.
"Wait right here," She said as she stood to leave. The dog whimpered in protest. "It's alright, I'm just going to get some bandages. I'll be right back."
When Nisume returned, she had a basin of water, a rag and a first aid kit. She nearly dropped them all from the shock of what She returned to. The black dog was no longer there. In his place was a young man, sitting against the well. He had long black hair in a low ponytail that reached his waist. His pants were a dark, navy blue and the top he wore was white. He had a light blue tie around his waist with a white symbol where it was tied. The symbol was a crescent moon around a diamond about two circles. The same symbol appeared on his forehead, just above his bright blue eyes. The thing that shocked Nisume The most was that on top of his head were two dog ears, and coming out from behind him, if she was not mistaken, was a black, furry, tail, nearly as long as his legs.
"What...or who are you?" Nisume asked, glancing over his strange features.
"I am Lord Taiken, future demon leader of the Kuroi," The man answered, his voice deep, and somewhate intimidating.
"De..demon?" Nisume stuttered, turning pale.
"Yes, have you never encountered a demon before?" He looked at her puzzled, what kind of place had this well transported him to?
"Well, no actually," She replied, wondering just where he came from, "my father often speaks of how demons once roamed The earth, but that was a long time ago."
"Is it possible that this well transports people through time?" Taiken suggested.
"I don't know. My father always says that it contains some sort of hidden magic, but I never really believed him, "She knelt down beside him and began to wash The blood away from The gash on his back, "How exactly did you get here?"
"I was battling a large reptile demon. I had just dealt The finishing blow, as The demon fell, he knocked me back into this well. When I awoke in the well I found myself here. If you will just allow me to rest a moment, I'll go back through, and I won't burden you any longer," Taiken explained. "You're badly injured, I think it would be better if you stayed here for awhile. Until your wounds have fully healed," Nisume reached for her first aid kit.
"You are kind woman, thank you," Taiken said, leaning his head against The wall and drifting off to sleep.
Over The next few days Nisume nursed Taiken's wounds while listening to tales of his era and his many adventures. When his wounds had healed, he told her that he wanted to try and travel back through the well. Nisume bust into tears, she wasn't ready for him to leave. She had grown to love his company and his stories. Taiken walked over to her and placed his
hands on her shoulders, turning her to face him. He wiped The salty tears from her cheeks.
"Please Nisume, don't cry," he pleaded as he pulled her to him," I do not belong in this time. I have a life to return to in my own era."
"But why so soon?" Nisume asked, "Can't you just stay with me a little longer?"
"I will stay tonight, but tomorrow morning, I must leave," he said, hoping it would be enough to stop her tears, just in case he added, "If The well permits it, I will come back and visit you whenever I can, alright?"
That was enough for Nisume. "Thank you," She said as She squeezed him tighter. Taiken lowered his face to hers and claimed her lips. Nisume was shocked at first but then gave in, relaxing into his kiss. Taiken brushed his tongue against her bottom lip, requesting entrance. She willingly obliged, opening her mouth and allowing him to enter. Nisume moaned in protest when he pulled away. Taiken smirked at her displeasure and took her up into his
arms, carrying her out of the well house. He headed in the direction of her house.
* * *
"Alright mom, I don't really need to hear the details," Kagome interrupted her mother.
"I'm sorry Kagome. To make a long story short, you were conceived that night. Tai returned to his time the next morning before I woke up. A few days later he returned, like he had promised. I was overjoyed to see him and to know he would be able to visit. He traveled
back and forth between times a few times before I realized I was pregnant. We decided that since our child would be a half demon, life in my time was not possible, and that I would try to travel back through the well with him once you were born. The day you were born, he told me there was some sort of danger on his side of the well that he needed to take care of before we came. He asked to hold you and took you into the other room. He held you and talked to you alone for over an hour. When he brought you out, the demon traits you were born with were no longer visible. He said he bound your demon powers and appearance for
until you were 16. He said that hiding who you were was the safest thing. Hanyous were disliked on his side of the well, and he wanted you to be able to hide that until you were old enough to defend yourself. It would also make it possible for you to live here until
he came back for us. He was only supposed to be gone a few days, at the most a couple of weeks, but he never returned," a tear rolled down Nisume's cheek as She finished the story.
Kagome lay silent, trying to take in all the information her mother had just shared. After what seemed like hours of silence, Kagome finally found her voice.
"I..I'm a hanyou?" Kagome stuttered.
Nisume nodded.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" she asked, looking up at her mother.
"I had always meant to, but I didn't know how. I kept waiting until you got older, always convincing myself you were to young to handle the truth. I'm sorry Kagome, I should have told you sooner so that today you would have been more prepared," she stared at the ground, not able to return her daughters gaze.
Kagome sat for a moment thinking. 'Why today? Why would I have to be prepared for today?' All of a sudden she remembered her mothers words, 'he bound your demon powers and appearance for until you were 16.'
"Wait, I'm 16 now, does that mean the concealment is gone? Do I actually have demon traits now?" Kagome asked.
"See for yourself," Nisume handed Kagome the mirror she had resting in her lap.
Kagome gasped when she saw her reflection. She now had two large black dog ears, similar to Inuyasha's. Her eyes were now green and in the center of her forehead was a green diamond with two black circles underneath. Kagome felt something brush against her leg. She looked down expecting to see Buyo, and instead discovered that she now had a long black tail. She was surprised by how she looked, but not at all disappointed. Something just looked right, felt right, about all of this. It was like this is who she is supposed to be. While taking in her new appearance, she suddenly remembered something.
"My party, I can't exactly go like this," Kagome said,pointing at her reflection.
"Don’t' worry, Grandpa took care of it last night. He called all of your friends and told them you weren'tfeeling well," she replied.
"Mom, would it be alright if I spent some time back in The Feudal Era?" She felt like she needed to share this with her friends on the other side of the well.
"That’s fine dear, I'll help you pack," her mother said, walking over to Kagome's closet and grabbing her giant yellow backpack.
A/N: not that many changes to this chapter either. The
next chapter will be different though, I'm changing
what happened to Taiken from what happened in the
first story. Oh, and Nisume and Taiken are just names
I made up, as far as I'm aware they have no meaning, I
just like the way they sound.