InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sweet 16 ❯ Chapter 2
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By: I_love_Inuyasha 
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Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.31.2004 | Updated On: 03.16.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 966 | Status: Completed
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Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 01.31.2004 | Updated On: 03.16.2004 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 966 | Status: Completed
Kagome awoke to her alarm Friday morning. At first she did not realize it was her birthday. All she could think about was the black dog that had appeared in her dream. It was a powerful and vicious demon, but for some reason, she was not afraid of it. In fact, there was something familiar and comforting about it. Kagome didn't know how, but she was certain she had met or seen the black dog before.
Kagome's mother, Nisume (Nee-soo-may), came into the room, what a false smile on her face. Even though Kagome was not fully awake, she could tell something was troubling her mother.
"Happy Birthday Kagome!" Nisume said, trying her best to sound sincere.
"Thanks," Kagome replied, knowing her mother had another reason for coming in her room this morning," is everything ok mom?"
"Yes...well no, Kagome there is something I need to talk to you about," she said with a slight stutter.
"What is it mom?" Kagome asked. As she began to wake up more, she noticed that she felt different, like she wasn't quite herself.
"Kagome, I've never really told you about your father, have I," Nisume stared at the floor, trying hard to find the right words, knowing she had to tell Kagome the truth.
"Well, no not really. You told me that he left us just after I was born," Kagome replied. Her mother would always change the subject when she asked about her father. Nisume would get really depressed after Kagome would bring it up, so eventually she quit asking.
Nisume took a deep breath before continuing. She decided to tell her daughter the story from the beginning, so she would truly understand.
"You see, it all started when I was 17 years old..."
* * *
Nisume was walking around the shrine, kicking at random rocks that lay in her path. She was trying to avoid one of her fathers "history of the shrine" speeches, like usual. The sun was setting over the town. She stood for a moment watching it, until she heard a noise from somewhere behind her. She turned towards the sound and discovered it was coming from the well house. She slowly waked towards the sound, slightly trembling. Nisume had always gotten a strange feeling when she was near the well house. She stepped into the well house and saw something in the back corner moving. She was frightened, but her curiosity got the better of her. The sun had gone fully down, and it was too dark inside to see what was hidden. Nisume's eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness and she saw a large black dog huddled in the corner, baring its fangs. However, the creature did not frighten Nisume once she saw it.
"Shhh...its alright, don't be afraid,"Nisume said soothingly while moving slowly towards the back of the well house. The dog growled as she approached.
"Don't worry, I won't harm you," the dog then relaxed, 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. Nisume knelt down closer to the god to get a better look at his injuries. He had several large gashes all over his body. Nisume knew she had to do something to help him.
"Ca...Can you walk?" Nisume asked, not knowing why she was talking to a dog as though he could answer her. Somehow he must have understood beer because the dog stood up and limped forward a few steps. He could not stand on his back right leg, but he seemed to be able to maneuver his injured body enough to get back to the house. Not knowing what to say, or if she should even continue to talk to the dog, Nisume stood and led the dog slowly towards her house.
When they reached the house, Nisume found that her father had already gone to bed. She led the dog into their spare bedroom. They used it mostly for storage, and she was sure she could hide the dog here from her father. The dog limped to the back of the room and lay down against the wall. Nisume took a wet rag and water basin that were already in the room and began to rinse the blood of the dogs matted fur. Once the blood was rinsed away, she realized that his injuries were not as severe as she had thought. There were only two deep gashes. There were many scrapes, but for the most part they were just small scratches.
Nisume stood up and turned to walk out of the room, the dog whimpered in protest.
"It's alright, I'm just going to get some bandages, I'll be right back." she said as she left the room.
When Nisume returned she gasped and dropped the bandages she was carrying at the sight she saw. The black dog was no longer there. A young man now sat against the wall. He had long black hair, in a low ponytail that reached his waist. He wore Navy blue pants, and a white shirt. The tie around his waist was light blue with navy blue and white markings on it. His eyes were a brilliant bright blue. The thing that shocked Nisume the most was that on top of his head he had two black dog ears, and coming out from behind him, if Nisume was not mistaken, was a black, furry, dog tail, nearly as long as his legs.
"What..or who are you?" Nisume asked, while glancing from his ears to his tail.
"I am Taiken, demon lord of the eastern lands," The man answered, his voice was deep.
"A..a demon?" Nisume stuttered.
"Yes, what, have you never seen a demon before?" He looked at her puzzled. What kind of place had that well transported him to?
"Well, no actually," she replied, wondering just where he had come from, "my father has told me stories of demons that once roamed the earth, but that was a long time ago. There are no demons now days,"
"Is it possible that the well transports one through time?" Taiken suggested.
"I don't know, I suppose that's possible," she replied," but you're injured, for now just rest, we'll talk more in the morning.
Over the next few days Nisume nursed Taiken's wounds and spend hours listening to him talk about his era, and of his many adventures. When he told her he was going to try and go back to his time through the well, Nisume was crushed. She wasn't ready for him to leave just yet. She had grown to love his company in their short time together. Tears began to stream down Nisume's face. Taiken walked over to her and placed his hands on her shoulders, turning her to face him. He wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Please Nisume, don't cry," he pleaded as he pulled her to him," I do not belong in this time, if it is possible, I must return to my own era."
"But why so soon?" Nisume asked." couldn't you stay with me for just a little while longer?"
"I will stay tonight, but tomorrow morning I must be leaving," he said hoping that would be enough to stop her tears, just in case he added," if it is possible, I will travel back through the well whenever I can to visit you."
That was enough for Nisume, she smiled up at Taiken.
"Oh, Tai, thank you." She said barring her face in his chest.
* * *
"I'll spare you the details Kagome, but that night you were conceived. Tai came back to visit every now and then, like he promised. He was thrilled when he found out I was pregnant with you. One night, when we were discussing what we were going to do when you were born, us being from different times complicated things, and we realized that you were a half demon, and may be born with some of you father's demon traits. We knew you couldn't live in this time like that, and we had already decided that you should be raised here. His era was just too dangerous. Your father was able to bind your demon self, and keep it hidden. He was only able to make it last until you were 16 years old. That would give us plenty of time to figure out what we could do when your demon side was revealed. Your father only got to see you once after you were born. He showed up the day after I gave birth. He held you in his arms and fell instantly in love. The fierce dog demon had a look of pure bliss and pride on his face. He held you and talked to you for hours, although I don't know what about. That night he said he needed to return to his time, but that he would be back in a couple of days. He never returned." a single tear rolled down Nisume's cheek as she finished her 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.
"Why did you tell me before?" She asked, looking up at her mother.
"I had always thought that Tai and I would tell you together. I hoped that one day your father would return. I know that it sounds ridiculous, but I felt like telling you on my own would be admitting that he wouldn't be coming back. I couldn't handle losing your father, so I just kept telling myself he would return before he turned 16, so he could be there when you found out." she stared at the ground, not able to return her daughters gaze.
"Wait, I'm 16 now, does that mean that my fathers blood, demon blood, not runs through me?" Kagome asked.
"See for yourself," Nisume gestured towards a mirror in Kagome's room.
Kagome hesitantly stood up and walked towards the mirror. Her hands drifted up to the top of her head, where she saw that she now had two black dog-ears, similar to Inuyasha's. Her eyes were now a bright green. Kagome felt something brush against her leg. She looked down expecting to see Buyo, her cat, and instead saw that she now had a black tail, that went just past her knees. She was surprised at how she looked, but for some reason, it didn't look that foreign. Something just looked right, felt right about all of this. It was like this is how she was supposed to be. While taking in her new appearance, she realized something.
"My party, I can't exactly go like this," Kagome said, pointing at her reflection.
"Don't worry, Grandpa took care of it already, he called your friends and said you weren't feeling well." she replied, glad her daughter seemed to be taking things so well.
""Mom, would it be alright if I spent the day back in the Feudal Era?" she felt like she needed to share all of 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 yellow backpack.
Kagome's mother, Nisume (Nee-soo-may), came into the room, what a false smile on her face. Even though Kagome was not fully awake, she could tell something was troubling her mother.
"Happy Birthday Kagome!" Nisume said, trying her best to sound sincere.
"Thanks," Kagome replied, knowing her mother had another reason for coming in her room this morning," is everything ok mom?"
"Yes...well no, Kagome there is something I need to talk to you about," she said with a slight stutter.
"What is it mom?" Kagome asked. As she began to wake up more, she noticed that she felt different, like she wasn't quite herself.
"Kagome, I've never really told you about your father, have I," Nisume stared at the floor, trying hard to find the right words, knowing she had to tell Kagome the truth.
"Well, no not really. You told me that he left us just after I was born," Kagome replied. Her mother would always change the subject when she asked about her father. Nisume would get really depressed after Kagome would bring it up, so eventually she quit asking.
Nisume took a deep breath before continuing. She decided to tell her daughter the story from the beginning, so she would truly understand.
"You see, it all started when I was 17 years old..."
* * *
Nisume was walking around the shrine, kicking at random rocks that lay in her path. She was trying to avoid one of her fathers "history of the shrine" speeches, like usual. The sun was setting over the town. She stood for a moment watching it, until she heard a noise from somewhere behind her. She turned towards the sound and discovered it was coming from the well house. She slowly waked towards the sound, slightly trembling. Nisume had always gotten a strange feeling when she was near the well house. She stepped into the well house and saw something in the back corner moving. She was frightened, but her curiosity got the better of her. The sun had gone fully down, and it was too dark inside to see what was hidden. Nisume's eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness and she saw a large black dog huddled in the corner, baring its fangs. However, the creature did not frighten Nisume once she saw it.
"Shhh...its alright, don't be afraid,"Nisume said soothingly while moving slowly towards the back of the well house. The dog growled as she approached.
"Don't worry, I won't harm you," the dog then relaxed, 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. Nisume knelt down closer to the god to get a better look at his injuries. He had several large gashes all over his body. Nisume knew she had to do something to help him.
"Ca...Can you walk?" Nisume asked, not knowing why she was talking to a dog as though he could answer her. Somehow he must have understood beer because the dog stood up and limped forward a few steps. He could not stand on his back right leg, but he seemed to be able to maneuver his injured body enough to get back to the house. Not knowing what to say, or if she should even continue to talk to the dog, Nisume stood and led the dog slowly towards her house.
When they reached the house, Nisume found that her father had already gone to bed. She led the dog into their spare bedroom. They used it mostly for storage, and she was sure she could hide the dog here from her father. The dog limped to the back of the room and lay down against the wall. Nisume took a wet rag and water basin that were already in the room and began to rinse the blood of the dogs matted fur. Once the blood was rinsed away, she realized that his injuries were not as severe as she had thought. There were only two deep gashes. There were many scrapes, but for the most part they were just small scratches.
Nisume stood up and turned to walk out of the room, the dog whimpered in protest.
"It's alright, I'm just going to get some bandages, I'll be right back." she said as she left the room.
When Nisume returned she gasped and dropped the bandages she was carrying at the sight she saw. The black dog was no longer there. A young man now sat against the wall. He had long black hair, in a low ponytail that reached his waist. He wore Navy blue pants, and a white shirt. The tie around his waist was light blue with navy blue and white markings on it. His eyes were a brilliant bright blue. The thing that shocked Nisume the most was that on top of his head he had two black dog ears, and coming out from behind him, if Nisume was not mistaken, was a black, furry, dog tail, nearly as long as his legs.
"What..or who are you?" Nisume asked, while glancing from his ears to his tail.
"I am Taiken, demon lord of the eastern lands," The man answered, his voice was deep.
"A..a demon?" Nisume stuttered.
"Yes, what, have you never seen a demon before?" He looked at her puzzled. What kind of place had that well transported him to?
"Well, no actually," she replied, wondering just where he had come from, "my father has told me stories of demons that once roamed the earth, but that was a long time ago. There are no demons now days,"
"Is it possible that the well transports one through time?" Taiken suggested.
"I don't know, I suppose that's possible," she replied," but you're injured, for now just rest, we'll talk more in the morning.
Over the next few days Nisume nursed Taiken's wounds and spend hours listening to him talk about his era, and of his many adventures. When he told her he was going to try and go back to his time through the well, Nisume was crushed. She wasn't ready for him to leave just yet. She had grown to love his company in their short time together. Tears began to stream down Nisume's face. Taiken walked over to her and placed his hands on her shoulders, turning her to face him. He wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Please Nisume, don't cry," he pleaded as he pulled her to him," I do not belong in this time, if it is possible, I must return to my own era."
"But why so soon?" Nisume asked." couldn't you stay with me for just a little while longer?"
"I will stay tonight, but tomorrow morning I must be leaving," he said hoping that would be enough to stop her tears, just in case he added," if it is possible, I will travel back through the well whenever I can to visit you."
That was enough for Nisume, she smiled up at Taiken.
"Oh, Tai, thank you." She said barring her face in his chest.
* * *
"I'll spare you the details Kagome, but that night you were conceived. Tai came back to visit every now and then, like he promised. He was thrilled when he found out I was pregnant with you. One night, when we were discussing what we were going to do when you were born, us being from different times complicated things, and we realized that you were a half demon, and may be born with some of you father's demon traits. We knew you couldn't live in this time like that, and we had already decided that you should be raised here. His era was just too dangerous. Your father was able to bind your demon self, and keep it hidden. He was only able to make it last until you were 16 years old. That would give us plenty of time to figure out what we could do when your demon side was revealed. Your father only got to see you once after you were born. He showed up the day after I gave birth. He held you in his arms and fell instantly in love. The fierce dog demon had a look of pure bliss and pride on his face. He held you and talked to you for hours, although I don't know what about. That night he said he needed to return to his time, but that he would be back in a couple of days. He never returned." a single tear rolled down Nisume's cheek as she finished her 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.
"Why did you tell me before?" She asked, looking up at her mother.
"I had always thought that Tai and I would tell you together. I hoped that one day your father would return. I know that it sounds ridiculous, but I felt like telling you on my own would be admitting that he wouldn't be coming back. I couldn't handle losing your father, so I just kept telling myself he would return before he turned 16, so he could be there when you found out." she stared at the ground, not able to return her daughters gaze.
"Wait, I'm 16 now, does that mean that my fathers blood, demon blood, not runs through me?" Kagome asked.
"See for yourself," Nisume gestured towards a mirror in Kagome's room.
Kagome hesitantly stood up and walked towards the mirror. Her hands drifted up to the top of her head, where she saw that she now had two black dog-ears, similar to Inuyasha's. Her eyes were now a bright green. Kagome felt something brush against her leg. She looked down expecting to see Buyo, her cat, and instead saw that she now had a black tail, that went just past her knees. She was surprised at how she looked, but for some reason, it didn't look that foreign. Something just looked right, felt right about all of this. It was like this is how she was supposed to be. While taking in her new appearance, she realized something.
"My party, I can't exactly go like this," Kagome said, pointing at her reflection.
"Don't worry, Grandpa took care of it already, he called your friends and said you weren't feeling well." she replied, glad her daughter seemed to be taking things so well.
""Mom, would it be alright if I spent the day back in the Feudal Era?" she felt like she needed to share all of 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 yellow backpack.