InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sweet 16 redone ❯ Childhood Memories Part 2 ( Chapter 10 )

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"Wow, look at this one!" a young dog demon squealed as she plucked a bright yellow flower from the ground.

"That’s a nice one Hime," a lightly older dog demon answered, offering Hime the basket he was holding to put it in.

"Do you think mama will like these?" Hime asked, twirling one of her pigtails around her finger.

"Sure," the older boy shrugged, he was only half listening to his sister.

"What about this one Raiu?" Hime held out a light pink flower.

"Yeah, its nice," Raiu answered without even looking at the flower.

Hime didn't seem to notice her brothers boredom. She continued to inspect and pick only the most vibrant flowers, humming her own made-up tune as she did so.

"Don't we have enough yet?" Raiu asked.

"Just a few more, I want to make mama a beautiful bouquet," Hime said.
"That’s very sweet of you HIme," an older dog demon, who looked like he would be in his late teens or early twenties by human standards, had entered the garden.

"Tai!"Hime yelled and ran to hug her brother.

Taiken scooped the girl up into his arms, squeezing her tightly. Raiu walked over to them and stuck his hang out to shake his older brother's hand. Taiken shook his hand, then laughing pulled him into a hug.

"Did you miss me?" Taiken asked his siblings.

"Uh-huh, you were gone more then this many," Hime help up all 10 of her fingers, "I couldn't count anymore after that."

"I was only gone 14 days,"Taiken counted out 14 using all of Hime's fingers and 4 of his own.

"Did you go see her?" Hime asked.

"Yep," Taiken answered.

"Did she have the baby yet?" Raiu asked, "am I an uncle?"

"Not yet, but soon I think," Taiken told them.

"When she has it, can I play with it?" Hime asked.

"A baby isn't a toy Hime, but once Nisume and the baby are over here, you can hold the baby," Taiken explained.

"When will that be?" Hime asked.

"Soon I hope, Father and I just have to take care of something first," Taiken said.

"Is this about the Hebi?" Raiu asked, "are you going to fight them?"

"It looks like we may have to, but lets not talk about that in front of Hime," Taiken answered.

"Talk about what?" Hime's attention had turned to the flowers until she heard her name.

"Nothing," Taiken replied, "you know Raiu, your hair looks a little bland down like that, I think you need to add some flowers to make you more beautiful. What do you think Hime?"

"Yep, LOTS of flowers!" Hime exclaimed.

"No!" Raiu took off, his brother chasing after him with the basket of flowers in one arm and Hime in the other.

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A young dog hanyou lay curled up in the center of a large mat pushed into the corner of the room. He was whimpering softly and tossing and turning. From rolling and tossing he had gotten himself tangled up in his blanket. He started kicking and rolling more, trying to get free. The harder he fought, the more tangled he became, and the louder his whimpering grew.

"Hush baby," A woman had come into the room and was pulling the child out of the blanked, "I'm here now, calm down."

"Mother?" the child questioned.

"Yes Inuyasha," she wiped a tear from his cheek, "were you having a nightmare?"

Inuyasha nodded and clung to his mothers clothes.

"Don't worry pup, it was only a dream," she said, stroking his hair soothingly.

Inuyasha's mother stood and carried him out of the room. She went outside and sat down next to the pond just outside her home. She held Inuyasha in her lap, pulled against her chest.

"You know Inuyasha, your father and I used to lay out at night under the stars. It was one of the few times I would see him relax and really be at peace. When I'm upset, I like to sit under the stars and think of him, it relaxes me," Inuyasha's mother explained, "don't you find it soothing?"

Inuyasha nodded.

"Do you want to tell me about your dream?" she asked.

"At first, I was just playing outside, alone, then monsters started chasing me. I was trying to find you, but I couldn't," Inuyasha's eyes began to tear up as he explained it, "they had me trapped, and I couldn't get away. I tried to fight them, but I wasn't strong enough.

"Don't worry, I'm here now, and it was just a dream," Inuyasha mother dried his tears with her sleeve, "your safe now."

Inuyasha leaned against his mother and look up at the sky. There was something about the soft light that shone from the moon and the blinking rhythm of the stars. His mother was right, the night sky was soothing.

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A man who appeared to be about 10 or 19 years old sat on an old, slightly ripped couch, holding a bundle light in his arms. The man almost looked human, it was his black, furry tail and fuzzy dog ears that gave him away. He was staring intently t the bundle, unaware of anything else in the room. Inside the bundle was an infant with wild black hair, bright green eyes and small black dog ears laying flat on top of her head. The man holding her closed his eyes and quietly began to chant. The infant appeared to glow slightly green. The babies ears slowly slid down and became human ears on the sides of her head. THE babies eyes were also closed, but once the glowing stopped and her eyes opened, they had changed to brown.

"Its only for a little while, until you turn 16. Don’t' think I'm abandoning you because I'm leaving today. I'll be back soon. I just have to do something first. After I've made sure everything is safe, I'll come back for you," the man was silent for a moment, just looking at the baby, "I can't believe how beautiful you are. You know, when I found out about you, I was excited, but I had no idea how much of a blessing you are until I saw you. I can't believe I'm a dad. I am going to take such good care of you, you and your mom. I'm going to spoil you both so much because The two of you are my life now. I love you. You be good for your mother while I'm gone ok? I'll come back and take you home with me soon. Mama is going to love you, she'll probably spoil you more then I will. Dad is going to be amazed how beautiful you are. I bet you'll have him wrapped around your tiny little finger in no time. Raiu will probably be as protective of you as he is of Hime. I bet, even with us looking out for you, you and HIme will still get into mischief. You'll be Hime's little partner in crime. She is going to love having you around. SHE is so excited you'll be coming soon. Everyone is. You're going to be treated like a little princes. You're lucky to be born into this family. They'll accept you and your mom. No matter what others say or do to you, you'll always have people to come home to. Me and your mother are always going to love you and take care of you. I promise."


A/N: Thank you guys for reviewing so quick. I'm going to try and write Chapter 11 while I'm watching adult swim. By the way, later on I'm going to be introducing a new character who is a panther demon. My cousin came up with him a couple of weeks ago and asked me to add him in. After we spent a couple of hours developing the character and drawing him, they played the episode with the panther demons. I was so mad because I had just made a panther demon who was going to join the gang for a little while, and then they have these panther demons that are their enemies. So just thought I’ll let you guys know now that I made him before that episode. I'm going to try and find a way to introduce him so that it'll still work. So anyways, please review and if you have any suggestions for things I can change or add later, I would love to hear them.