InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sweet 16 redone ❯ A Father's Woes and a Wolf's Discovery ( Chapter 5 )
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By: I_love_Inuyasha 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.29.2004 | Updated On: 07.29.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 494 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Adventure | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 07.29.2004 | Updated On: 07.29.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 494 | Status: Completed
Taiken sat against the cold stone wall. His body was shivering and his teeth chattering from the bitter cold. The only light in the room came from beneath the door of his cell and then there was the moonlight that shone in through his one small window. He had been in this cell for so long, he had lost track of time. How long had he been here? How old was his daughter now? What happened to her? Was she still safe on the other side of the well? He thought of Nisume. Had she moved on? Did she still think of him....love him? What if she believed he had abandoned her and their child? If only she knew how badly he wanted to get back to her. He though of them night and day. When he first arrived here, he had fought to get free, but it was no use. Even as powerful as he was, there were to many of them. Eventually he realized he had no chance of escaping. He quit fighting and waited. Perhaps his family would come for him. He endured the torture they dealt him and refused to give them any information about Nisume or their daughter. His daughter...he didn't even know her name. The only comfort he had was that he knew they hadn't found them, or else they wouldn't be keeping him there. They never would find them, they'll never learn the secret of the well. His thoughts were abruptly interrupted when the door swung open.
"So Taiken, my love, are you ready to tell me where they are?" Kasai said as she drifted in and stood in front of him.
"Kasai, I must have told you a million times by now, no. No, I won't reveal to you their whereabouts to you and no, I will never return your love," Taiken snapped before standing up.
"My dear, you really do try my patience," Kasai cooed back.
"Unless you've come to tell me you're allowing me to leave, you're wasting your time," Taiken said, "You won't get any information out of me."
"She is a human, Taiken. How can you repeatedly choose someone as weak as her over me?" Kasai asked, "Together, can you imagine how powerful we would be? The Kuroi and Hebi would be combined. This mortal and half-breed are only going to make you weaker."
"The power you speak of is nothing compared to the love I've found," Taiken spat back.
"Sixteen years and you still refuse me. Perhaps it will take a few more years for you to come around," Kasai left the room, locking the door behind her.
'Sixteen years?' Taiken thought, 'My baby isn't going to be a baby anymore. Her powers and traits must have returned to her by now. Poor Nisume, how is she handling this? What’s she going to do? A hanyou can't live in her time.'
Taiken slid back against the wall. He could believe so much time had passed. He had to find a way out, a way to get back to his family.
* * *
"Are we there yet?" Shippo asked for the hundredth time from on top of Inuyasha's shoulder.
"You ask that one more time brat and I'm leaving you right here," Inuyasha threatened.
"Inuyasha," Kagome reprimanded before turning her attention to the kitsune, "Shippo, we aren't going to make it there today, so please stop bothering Inuyasha."
"Sorry kagome," Shippo apologized before abandoning Inuyasha's shoulder for Kagome's.
"Next time the runt is staying with the old woman," Inuyasha stated.
Kagome rolled her eyes and kept walking. So far their journey had been peaceful. They woke up early that morning and set off as soon as they had collected their things. Inuyasha had barely given them time for breakfast. During the first part of the day, Inuyasha and Kagome had walked up ahead of the group. Inuyasha took this time to help Kagome understand her new senses. While they walked he helped her differentiate between different sounds and smells.
Shippo had been restless the whole day. He felt left out when Kagome spend the morning with Inuyasha. He finally got fed up with walking with Sango and Miroku and having to listen to her lecture him about personal space, so he interrupted the hanyous up ahead of him. Inuyasha seemed irritated when he joined them, but as always, Kagome welcomed him with open arms. The only good thing about these boring long trips was that Kagome would hold him or let him ride on her shoulders for most of it. The only thing he and Inuyasha could ever agree on was that kagome should never go home. They were both miserable when she went home. When she was gone, shippo missed her scent more then anything else. He always found it comforting. It reminded him of a mixture of fresh flowers and that vanilla candy she sometimes brought back for him. He took a deep breath, inhaling her scent while he still could. Who knows when she'll return to her time again, or for how long. However, when he sniffed the air, another familiar scent caught his attention, and it wasn't of anyone in his traveling group. He turned to see if Inuyasha had noticed. Judging by the deep growl that was emitting from his throat, Shippo assumed he had noticed.
"What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome inquired, having picked up on Inuyasha's growl and the new smell.
She had never come across this scent before, at least not to her knowledge. The smell was strong. She couldn't decide if it was pleasant or repulsive. It was somewhere in between. When the scent first hit her, the first thing she thought of was the forest. It had a woodsy type smell to it (A/N: woodsy is actually a word, I thought perhaps at first I was making it up or something, but I’m not). Before Inuyasha was able to answer her question, a familiar face appeared ahead of them, coming out of the trees in a whirlwind of dust.
"Kagome, I recognized your scent and thought I'd," Koga stopped mid-sentence when he noticed Kagome's new appearance.
"Oh, hello Koga," Kagome greeted him as though nothing was out of the ordinary.
"Beat it wolf," Inuyasha snarled, "we've got somewhere to be. Run away now and I'll spare you, we really don’t' have time to deal with your lame attacks today."
"What did you do to her mutt?" Koga said, glaring at Inuyasha.
"I didn't do anything to her, you flea bag," Inuyasha defended.
Koga turned his attention to Kagome. He walked closer to her and inhaled deeply, noting the change in her scent. he looked her over from tail to ears, trying to figure out what happened.
"Kagome, what happened to you?" he finally asked.
"It's a long story, basically, it turns out my father was a demon," Kagome explained.
"Then why did you appear mortal before?" Koga questioned after a moment of contemplating.
"Like I said, it’s a really long story," she answered, not wanting to explain further.
"Ok enough talk, Unless you plan on giving me a fight and letting me finish you off now, move out of the way so we can get going," Inuyasha said, placing a hand on tetsusaiga.
Koga snarled in response and was considering giving Inuyasha his fight when Ginta, Hokaku and a few of the wolves traveling with Koga come out of the trees where he had appeared earlier.
"Koga, why'd you take off like that?" Ginta asked, panting heavily.
"Oh, hello Koga..," Hokaku started, "Kagome?"
"What happened to you sister?" Ginta asked.
Kagome, giving in and realizing she was going to have to give some sort of explanation, sat down on a near by log.
"Inuyasha, I guess we're going to have to take a short break," Kagome stated.
"Like hell we are! we don't owe then an explanation," Inuyasha exclaimed, "We're going now, say good-bye to the wimpy wolf."
"Sit boy!" Kagome yelled when he tried to grab her arm and drag her off.
Koga stepped over Inuyasha and sat down by Kagome. Sango Miroku, Shippo and Koga's followers sat down around them. Koga's pack listening to the explanation and Miroku and the others just needing a rest.
"Go on Kagome, I'm listening," Koga said, placing a hand on hers and giving a slight smirk at Inuyasha lying on the ground.
"Ok, you seem my mother is a human from a different country and she met a demon who was, uh, visiting in her country," Kagome went on to explain about her demon side being bound, but changing certain details so Koga would discover the truth about the well and her era.
"So, you're even more powerful now," Koga said after she finished, "You seem more and more perfect for me each time I see you."
Inuyasha, who had recovered from being subdued, sat across from them, glaring when Koga took Kagome's hands in his.
"and, I might add, this new appearance is stunning. It really suits you well," he said, wrapping his tail around hers.
Kagome felt her face reddening.
"Get your filthy hands off her!" Inuyasha had forced himself in between him the moment he thought Kagome was uncomfortable.
"Who are you to tell me what I can and can't do with my woman?" Koga said, trying to get around Inuyasha and back to Kagome.
"She ain't your woman, bastard," Inuyasha responded.
"Inuyasha, please stop. Koga was only complimenting me," Kagome tried to calm him down.
"That’s right dog breath, I know how great she is, and I would treat her a hell of a lot better then you do. You don't appreciate her the way I do," Koga had managed to get around Inuyasha and now had his arm around Kagome.
"What are you talking about? I know how valuable she is," Inuyasha said with a slight growl, "without her, we couldn't find the jewel shards."
"Sit," Kagome said, glaring down at Inuyasha.
"He doesn't love you like I do Kagome," Koga said, ignoring Inuyasha growling into the ground.
"Koga, Inuyasha, just has troubles expressing himself," she responded.
"Well That’s for sure, he seems to have a limited vocabulary. Kagome, he doesn't deserve to be near you. I would never treat you the way he does. I'd treat you like a queen," Koga said, pulling her closer to him, "Once I've avenged my comrades against Naraku, I'll save you from having to bear the presence of this cur."
"Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine. Inuyasha's company isn't that bad," she said pulling away from him.
"You hear that," Inuyasha said rising from the groung, "she wants to stay with me. She would want to be in the company of a wimpy wolf like you. How could you protect her when all you ever do is ran away from fights."
"Inuyasha," Kagome warned, "Don't put him down like that. I really don’t' mind being in Koga's company either."
"See puppy. Once Kagome and I can be together, she'll forget about you. Until then, take care of her. I don't want anything to happen to my woman," Koga said before turning to leave, "Oh, and Kagome, good luck. I hope you're able to find your father. If you need me, I won't be far away."
Inuyasha stood, glaring at Koga as he ran off into the trees, his wolves behind him. Kagome waved after them, yelling thank you. Inuyasha then shifted his glare towards her. He could still smell that wolf's stench on her, and it wasn't helping his temper. Inuyasha, deciding for once not to start a fight, just stormed off up the path, continuing their journey. He could look at Kagome, knowing he would only start yelling, and right now, they didn't need a fight. He made sure to stay up wind of her until that mangy wolfs scent had worn off. Miroku was the first to follow Inuyasha, with Shippo and Kirara right behind him. Sango and Kagome walked behind the rest of the group to talk.
"Kagome, why do you lead Koga on like that? I know you don't have any feelings for him beyond a friendship, and you know it only upsets Inuyasha," Sango said to her friend.
"Yeah, well maybe now he has an idea of how I feel every time he runs after Kikyo," Kagome said harsher then she had meant to.
Kagome felt bad for snapping at Sango. She hadn't done anything to deserve that. Kagome had been hard on Inuyasha. She knew how much he hated her being anywhere near Koga, and she had disregarded his feelings. However, he didn't see to stop and think about her anytime Kikyo was near. Her heart broke every time she saw the look on his face when the miko's name was mentioned, or she happened to intrude on their lives. Why couldn't he look at her with the same love in his eyes?
Sango didn't push the issue further. She knew discussing Kikyo would only make the situation worse. Instead, she changed the subject and the girls were able to carry on a much more pleasant conversation about how they had all been traveling together for about a year, and none of the boys seemed to have matured much.
A/N:Ok, I started off with a major writers block, and I felt bad because I really wanted to post another chapter today, but once I got started, things came a lot easier. I hope that you guys liked this chapter. Please review, I love hearing what you guys think. Any suggestions about Taiken's family? I plan on having them arrive there next chapter. So far in my head he has a mother, father and younger sister....and...never mind, I'd rather not give to much away.
"So Taiken, my love, are you ready to tell me where they are?" Kasai said as she drifted in and stood in front of him.
"Kasai, I must have told you a million times by now, no. No, I won't reveal to you their whereabouts to you and no, I will never return your love," Taiken snapped before standing up.
"My dear, you really do try my patience," Kasai cooed back.
"Unless you've come to tell me you're allowing me to leave, you're wasting your time," Taiken said, "You won't get any information out of me."
"She is a human, Taiken. How can you repeatedly choose someone as weak as her over me?" Kasai asked, "Together, can you imagine how powerful we would be? The Kuroi and Hebi would be combined. This mortal and half-breed are only going to make you weaker."
"The power you speak of is nothing compared to the love I've found," Taiken spat back.
"Sixteen years and you still refuse me. Perhaps it will take a few more years for you to come around," Kasai left the room, locking the door behind her.
'Sixteen years?' Taiken thought, 'My baby isn't going to be a baby anymore. Her powers and traits must have returned to her by now. Poor Nisume, how is she handling this? What’s she going to do? A hanyou can't live in her time.'
Taiken slid back against the wall. He could believe so much time had passed. He had to find a way out, a way to get back to his family.
* * *
"Are we there yet?" Shippo asked for the hundredth time from on top of Inuyasha's shoulder.
"You ask that one more time brat and I'm leaving you right here," Inuyasha threatened.
"Inuyasha," Kagome reprimanded before turning her attention to the kitsune, "Shippo, we aren't going to make it there today, so please stop bothering Inuyasha."
"Sorry kagome," Shippo apologized before abandoning Inuyasha's shoulder for Kagome's.
"Next time the runt is staying with the old woman," Inuyasha stated.
Kagome rolled her eyes and kept walking. So far their journey had been peaceful. They woke up early that morning and set off as soon as they had collected their things. Inuyasha had barely given them time for breakfast. During the first part of the day, Inuyasha and Kagome had walked up ahead of the group. Inuyasha took this time to help Kagome understand her new senses. While they walked he helped her differentiate between different sounds and smells.
Shippo had been restless the whole day. He felt left out when Kagome spend the morning with Inuyasha. He finally got fed up with walking with Sango and Miroku and having to listen to her lecture him about personal space, so he interrupted the hanyous up ahead of him. Inuyasha seemed irritated when he joined them, but as always, Kagome welcomed him with open arms. The only good thing about these boring long trips was that Kagome would hold him or let him ride on her shoulders for most of it. The only thing he and Inuyasha could ever agree on was that kagome should never go home. They were both miserable when she went home. When she was gone, shippo missed her scent more then anything else. He always found it comforting. It reminded him of a mixture of fresh flowers and that vanilla candy she sometimes brought back for him. He took a deep breath, inhaling her scent while he still could. Who knows when she'll return to her time again, or for how long. However, when he sniffed the air, another familiar scent caught his attention, and it wasn't of anyone in his traveling group. He turned to see if Inuyasha had noticed. Judging by the deep growl that was emitting from his throat, Shippo assumed he had noticed.
"What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome inquired, having picked up on Inuyasha's growl and the new smell.
She had never come across this scent before, at least not to her knowledge. The smell was strong. She couldn't decide if it was pleasant or repulsive. It was somewhere in between. When the scent first hit her, the first thing she thought of was the forest. It had a woodsy type smell to it (A/N: woodsy is actually a word, I thought perhaps at first I was making it up or something, but I’m not). Before Inuyasha was able to answer her question, a familiar face appeared ahead of them, coming out of the trees in a whirlwind of dust.
"Kagome, I recognized your scent and thought I'd," Koga stopped mid-sentence when he noticed Kagome's new appearance.
"Oh, hello Koga," Kagome greeted him as though nothing was out of the ordinary.
"Beat it wolf," Inuyasha snarled, "we've got somewhere to be. Run away now and I'll spare you, we really don’t' have time to deal with your lame attacks today."
"What did you do to her mutt?" Koga said, glaring at Inuyasha.
"I didn't do anything to her, you flea bag," Inuyasha defended.
Koga turned his attention to Kagome. He walked closer to her and inhaled deeply, noting the change in her scent. he looked her over from tail to ears, trying to figure out what happened.
"Kagome, what happened to you?" he finally asked.
"It's a long story, basically, it turns out my father was a demon," Kagome explained.
"Then why did you appear mortal before?" Koga questioned after a moment of contemplating.
"Like I said, it’s a really long story," she answered, not wanting to explain further.
"Ok enough talk, Unless you plan on giving me a fight and letting me finish you off now, move out of the way so we can get going," Inuyasha said, placing a hand on tetsusaiga.
Koga snarled in response and was considering giving Inuyasha his fight when Ginta, Hokaku and a few of the wolves traveling with Koga come out of the trees where he had appeared earlier.
"Koga, why'd you take off like that?" Ginta asked, panting heavily.
"Oh, hello Koga..," Hokaku started, "Kagome?"
"What happened to you sister?" Ginta asked.
Kagome, giving in and realizing she was going to have to give some sort of explanation, sat down on a near by log.
"Inuyasha, I guess we're going to have to take a short break," Kagome stated.
"Like hell we are! we don't owe then an explanation," Inuyasha exclaimed, "We're going now, say good-bye to the wimpy wolf."
"Sit boy!" Kagome yelled when he tried to grab her arm and drag her off.
Koga stepped over Inuyasha and sat down by Kagome. Sango Miroku, Shippo and Koga's followers sat down around them. Koga's pack listening to the explanation and Miroku and the others just needing a rest.
"Go on Kagome, I'm listening," Koga said, placing a hand on hers and giving a slight smirk at Inuyasha lying on the ground.
"Ok, you seem my mother is a human from a different country and she met a demon who was, uh, visiting in her country," Kagome went on to explain about her demon side being bound, but changing certain details so Koga would discover the truth about the well and her era.
"So, you're even more powerful now," Koga said after she finished, "You seem more and more perfect for me each time I see you."
Inuyasha, who had recovered from being subdued, sat across from them, glaring when Koga took Kagome's hands in his.
"and, I might add, this new appearance is stunning. It really suits you well," he said, wrapping his tail around hers.
Kagome felt her face reddening.
"Get your filthy hands off her!" Inuyasha had forced himself in between him the moment he thought Kagome was uncomfortable.
"Who are you to tell me what I can and can't do with my woman?" Koga said, trying to get around Inuyasha and back to Kagome.
"She ain't your woman, bastard," Inuyasha responded.
"Inuyasha, please stop. Koga was only complimenting me," Kagome tried to calm him down.
"That’s right dog breath, I know how great she is, and I would treat her a hell of a lot better then you do. You don't appreciate her the way I do," Koga had managed to get around Inuyasha and now had his arm around Kagome.
"What are you talking about? I know how valuable she is," Inuyasha said with a slight growl, "without her, we couldn't find the jewel shards."
"Sit," Kagome said, glaring down at Inuyasha.
"He doesn't love you like I do Kagome," Koga said, ignoring Inuyasha growling into the ground.
"Koga, Inuyasha, just has troubles expressing himself," she responded.
"Well That’s for sure, he seems to have a limited vocabulary. Kagome, he doesn't deserve to be near you. I would never treat you the way he does. I'd treat you like a queen," Koga said, pulling her closer to him, "Once I've avenged my comrades against Naraku, I'll save you from having to bear the presence of this cur."
"Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine. Inuyasha's company isn't that bad," she said pulling away from him.
"You hear that," Inuyasha said rising from the groung, "she wants to stay with me. She would want to be in the company of a wimpy wolf like you. How could you protect her when all you ever do is ran away from fights."
"Inuyasha," Kagome warned, "Don't put him down like that. I really don’t' mind being in Koga's company either."
"See puppy. Once Kagome and I can be together, she'll forget about you. Until then, take care of her. I don't want anything to happen to my woman," Koga said before turning to leave, "Oh, and Kagome, good luck. I hope you're able to find your father. If you need me, I won't be far away."
Inuyasha stood, glaring at Koga as he ran off into the trees, his wolves behind him. Kagome waved after them, yelling thank you. Inuyasha then shifted his glare towards her. He could still smell that wolf's stench on her, and it wasn't helping his temper. Inuyasha, deciding for once not to start a fight, just stormed off up the path, continuing their journey. He could look at Kagome, knowing he would only start yelling, and right now, they didn't need a fight. He made sure to stay up wind of her until that mangy wolfs scent had worn off. Miroku was the first to follow Inuyasha, with Shippo and Kirara right behind him. Sango and Kagome walked behind the rest of the group to talk.
"Kagome, why do you lead Koga on like that? I know you don't have any feelings for him beyond a friendship, and you know it only upsets Inuyasha," Sango said to her friend.
"Yeah, well maybe now he has an idea of how I feel every time he runs after Kikyo," Kagome said harsher then she had meant to.
Kagome felt bad for snapping at Sango. She hadn't done anything to deserve that. Kagome had been hard on Inuyasha. She knew how much he hated her being anywhere near Koga, and she had disregarded his feelings. However, he didn't see to stop and think about her anytime Kikyo was near. Her heart broke every time she saw the look on his face when the miko's name was mentioned, or she happened to intrude on their lives. Why couldn't he look at her with the same love in his eyes?
Sango didn't push the issue further. She knew discussing Kikyo would only make the situation worse. Instead, she changed the subject and the girls were able to carry on a much more pleasant conversation about how they had all been traveling together for about a year, and none of the boys seemed to have matured much.
A/N:Ok, I started off with a major writers block, and I felt bad because I really wanted to post another chapter today, but once I got started, things came a lot easier. I hope that you guys liked this chapter. Please review, I love hearing what you guys think. Any suggestions about Taiken's family? I plan on having them arrive there next chapter. So far in my head he has a mother, father and younger sister....and...never mind, I'd rather not give to much away.