InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Through the Eyes of Another ❯ How Hard Can Ran Fall? ( Chapter 2 )

Through the Eyes of Another

By: TLA

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Chapter Two:: How Hard Can Rain Fall?

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"Rain is the pit." Aiko said to herself. She glared out the window of her room, hoping that the sun would come out again if she glared enough. "Fine, don't come out. Not like I need you anyway."

Akio glanced around her room. In a corner stood her desk. Pens, pencils, and paper were all over the place. The only thing that looked even remotely organized was her computer. On her screen is a picture of her family that she made just last night. The pictures were taken on their last family reunion. Aiko silently laughed to herself. {That was a fun day.} Next, her attention was captured by a shelf full of books. {My mini library and I have memorized all my books. I need to go to the library again.} Examining her room, she found out that she's very bored. {Sigh. Great, I have nothing to do.} With that thought, she walked out of her room.

Heading down the stairs, she snuffed to see where everyone was. {Hmm.. Dad and Kenji are playing cards in the family room. Yuriko is in the computer room. Must be doing something for college. And mom is in the kitchen.} Judging that the kitchen would be the best bet for company, Aiko went to see what's for dinner. Last step on the stairs, she looked to the family hallway. Hanging on the walls were pictures of everyone doing something. There is a family photo, but it didn't stop there. There are pictures of everyone having fun during family reunions, and of baby portraits. {So many memories. Sometimes, walking down this hallway brings me tears of happiness and laughter.}

Arriving in the kitchen, she asked Kimi, "Hi, Mom. Whatcha doing for dinner?"

Kimi laughed. "Is that all you can think on? Your stomach?" Kimi looked down at the soup pot.

"Well, Mom. You have to remember that I'm sixteen. I'm growing up very fast, and I consume a lot of energy. So, I'm always hungry!"

Both mom and daughter shared a hearty laugh.

Aiko looked around. She noticed that the cooking was still in the early stage. "Mom, need some help?"

Kimi turned around from the boiling pot. "Sure, hon. Why not make some fruit salad?"

Aiko stuck her head in the fridge. Looking around, she noticed some leftover watermelon, strawberries, oranges, honeydew, and mango. She took them out, and set them on the kitchen counter. Rolling up her sleeves, she set to work.

Half an hour later, Aiko put the last mango in the fruit bowl. Just to see if she left anything out, she examines her work. Feeling like she did a good job, Aiko looked at her mom. "I'm done. Is there anything else I can do?"

Kimi glanced at the bowl. Noticing the artistic way she put all the fruit, she felt proud. "Nice design. And to answer your question, no, I don't need any help at the moment. Why, you bored?"

Aiko sighs. "Is there nothing I can keep from you?"

Kimi smiled. "I am your mother. So no, there is not."

"Well, I don't know what else to do. I'm so bored right now."

"Hmm. What about reading some more of Kagome's diary? By the way, how is that going?"

"Oh, Mom. It's going great. I never knew how strong she was. Just a year after arriving Sengoku Jidai, and her miko skills can already go into another person's soul. Now that you mention it, I should go read more. I want to know what happened after they found Lady Nikkou."

With that, Aiko skipped out the door. Kimi watched as her daughter happily skipped out the room. She felt tears of pride tickle her eyes.

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Turning on relaxing music, Aiko went to get the diary from her night stand, then hop onto her bed. Laying on her stomach, she turns to a page. It was two weeks after their encounter with Sesshoumaru and Lady Nikkou. It was very interesting that Aiko would turn to this date. {I wasn't even close to this date. What's with this diary? Oh, well. I kinda was wondering what happened afterwards anyway.}

September 9

I just got back from home yesterday. I had to pick up some more homework, make sure that my family knows I'm still alive, and also to get away from this rain. I thought the rain was bad at home, but it's so much worse here. But the rain wasn't the only thing that was strange. Something else happened that has never happened since I've been here...

The words trickle into raindrops as the scene emerges...

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Kagome peeked out the doorway. {How I wish this rain would go away. And here I thought the rain back home was worse. At least at home, it didn't hail.} She turned back inside. Inu Yasha was in the corner, looking like he was asleep. Sango and Miroku were leaning against the left wall. Kagome looked more closely at Miroku. Or more like his hand. His hand travelled up to Sango's rear. A gasp was heard from Sango, then a loud smack was heard through the house followed with a thud. Kagome just shook her head. Then her head turned toward Shippou. Her Shippou was deeply asleep. His head was pillowed on Kirara's stomach. {Oh, how kawaii!!} Kaede was with a sick family on the other side of the village.

"Does it always rain this hard here?" Kagome asked, hoping someone would answer.

Miroku looked up from the ground. "Actually.. No, it doesn't. That's why this place is just a good place to live. The weather is consistent. I would have to say that it does rain a lot here, because of the mountains, but never this hard before." He laid back down, wondering about the strange weather.

"Feh, it's just rain. Nothing strange about it," came the answer in the corner.

Suddenly, Shippou woke up. Sitting up from his spot, he looked at his adopted mother. "Kagome, I'm hungry, and it's almost lunchtime anyway. Can you make some more ramen?"

The next moment, everyone seemed to wake up from their bored expression. Kagome glanced at everyone. "Well, lunchtime is here. And like there's nothing else to do." With that said, she went to her backpack to grab some ramen.

While our group of friends are eating their lunch, on the other side of the forest, someone was not so hungry. He observed the hail that was falling like hard snow. With an almost bored expression, he said to himself, "What strange weather we're having today." Going back inside, he sat on his bed. {Well, Lady Nikkou is back home with her mate, Lord Shizukani. One glance at each other, and it seemed like they became a world of their own. Even if I didn't show it, I'm really happy for them. For a century, he went looking for her. I do have to hand it to that human child. If she didn't heal Lady Nikkou, she would still be lost.} At the thought of Kagome, his thinking switched. {I wonder what she's doing right now. Lady Nikkou was right. That girl is very strong. I wonder why she denies that she's a miko. Is it because of that look alike, Kikyou? I'll admit, when she was alive, she was strong. But she has never had this kind of power that this girl has.}

"Sesshoumaru-sama! Sesshoumaru-sama!"

Thrown out of his thoughts, Sesshoumaru glared at the doorway. Jaken had that I'm-going-to-die-soon look, but whatever the news was, it seemed important for him to still be in the doorway. "What is so important that you would ignore my command to never enter my room?" Sesshoumaru said, with deadly calm.

"That baka cloud, Shitai, is back! And he's heading toward that hanyou and his group of friends."

{Damn, why does he show up now? Everyone thought he died.} "Since he's in my territory, I have to go take care of him. Jaken, watch Rin. And this time, don't let anyone get her, or you're dead."

"H..Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama," stuttered Jaken.

Sesshoumaru ran to the balcony. After saying a spell under his breath, a cloud appeared under him. Off he went, but he was asking himself, "I wonder if your powers are strong enough for Shitai?"

Back in the village, Kagome was just finishing washing the dishes. With a wipe on the wash cloth, she headed where her backpack was. {Well, since we can't go look for Shikon shards, I guess this is a good time to study.} But before she could even open her math textbook, a scream of terror was heard through the village.

Everyone's head popped up like Jack-in-the-box. Inu Yasha quickly rushed to the doorway, and stick his head outside. He saw a young lady running through the rice field. Behind her sailed a dark cloud. Inu Yasha looked at the cloud more closely, knowing that he has seen this cloud before. The realization hit him. {Kuso! It's Shitai. I thought he died!} Inu Yasha looked behind him. "Everyone, there is a powerful thing out there. It's a cloud that has manage to turn itself into a personality. This cloud craves chaos. Short version, seventy years ago, a group of powerful youkai came together and confined somewhere. Well, I guess he got out, because I'm looking at him. How to battle him, well, I don't know. I know that he controls the weather, but that's it. But whatever happens, we need to destroy him. If you guys don't want to go, that's fine."

"No, Inu Yasha. You are not alone. I'll help," Kagome told him.

"As will we," the others agreed.

While everyone was preparing for the battle, Sesshoumaru got to the village in record time. Seeing that Inu Yasha and his little gang had everything under control, he stayed on the treetops, observing everything that was going to happen. Just to make sure that he would not be detected, he masked his scent and aura.

Pouring out of the house, everyone got into a battle with Shitai. Kirara and Sango took to the sky. Miroku muttered spells to weaken the cloud. Inu Yasha tried to use Tetsusaiga, but since the battle was so close to the village, he couldn't do much. Kagome put up barriers for everyone, while Shippou protected her. Hail came down harder and harder each passing moment. Too soon, everyone was tired. There seemed to be no way to break down the cloud's defences. In no time, Shitai got the upper hand, and everyone went flying.

Shitai knocked Kirara and Sango into a house. Both were to hurt to move. Miroku and Inu Yasha both hit a tree with Bunmaki. Kagome and Shippou were the only ones standing. Shitai crept up to them. Kagome suddenly sensed why they couldn't defeat it. In the middle of its body hid a Shikon shard. But it wasn't one of those small ones. No, this shard was big, looked like three-in-one. {No wonder we couldn't defeat him. But why have I not detected it?}

While Kagome was thinking to herself, Shitai closed in on her. "Kagome!" yelled Shippou. "Run, Kagome. Run!"

Kagome located Shitai. Seeing that he's closing in, she grabbed Shippou and ran. Suddenly, her right foot got stuck in the mud. Because it has been raining all week, mud has gotten to be like quicksand. Knowing that there was no way she could get her foot out, she threw Shippou has far away from her as she can. "Run, Shippou. I'll be fine."

"B..but."

Kagome quickly glanced behind her. She looked back at Shippou. "If you love me, do as I say. Go!"

Aware that he couldn't do anything, and not wanting to go against Kagome when all of her attention should be in the battle, he ran over to Sango. Kagome watched him leave, and after seeing that he's out of harms way, she quicky threw a barrier around her. Humming with her magic, she tried to get her foot out of the mud.

"My, my. Just look at our little pray. Running scared, my dear?" taunted Shitai. He slowed his movements, wanting to prolong the torture. "I see that all of your pathetic friends can't help you."

Kagome looked up at him, anger radiating off of her. "I may be alone, but I'm more of a battle."

"Oh, really? Then, why is there a barrier around you and you being stuck in the mud?" Shitai asked her, laughing all the while.

Closer and closer he got. With every step he took, her heart beats that much faster. Inside, she knew that there was no way she can beat thing stupid cloud with just arrows and a bow. But that won't stand in her way. She sensed how he used that big shard. {Thing cloud loves chaos. If he got a hold of the rest of the Shikon no Tama, this world would end.} Laughing out loud, she said, "Appearance can be deceiving. Don'tcha know?"

"Oh, what a brave thing you are. It's a pity I have to kill you in order to get the rest of the Shikon no Tama." With that said, Shitai went for the kill. But then, something unexpected happened.

With a slash and a yelp, Sesshoumaru appeared in front of her. Shitai glared at him with such contempt that Kagome was a bit surprised that Sesshoumaru wasn't dead. "I'm sorry, Shitai for ruining your fun." Sesshoumaru mocked.

"Well, well, well. If it's not the Great Sesshoumaru. Now defending a human?"

"No. Just repaying a debt."

"Oh. Well, don't matter to me. Either way, I'm going to get that Shikon no Tama."

"No, I don't think so." Sesshoumaru said, with a deadly whisper.

With a growl, Shitai summoned another deadly Bunmaki. But before he could complete the spell, Sesshoumaru flew into Shitai. Kagome looked on with awe. {Kami, what form. A deadly hunter, but silent like the gentle wind. Wait, where did that come from? How can I be thinking of him like that? He tried to kill us so many times.} Sesshoumaru grabbed the shard, and slowly, the cloud shrank back to his normal size. Amazingly, Shitai didn't stop at his normal size. He shrank, and shrank. Until he became a tiny dust ball. Sesshoumaru smiled an evil smile, and blew him away.

After the dust had settled, so to speak, the white clouds came back. Hail turned to summer rain, then gently disconnect. Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru with a surprised expression. "How.. how did the weather turn so fast?" She lowered her shield.

"Shitai turned the weather into hail. The only way for the weather to turn back to normal was to kill him, or drive him away. Since driving him away wasn't an option, someone had to kill him," he answered.

"About that.. um.. Thank you for saving me."

"I didn't do it for you. I did it to repay a debt that I owed you."

"But, I didn't do anything for you."

"You brought back Lady Nikkou." He snatched her wrist, and opened her hand. Sesshoumaru dropped the shard, and turned away.

Off he walked, a graceful, deadly taiyoukai. Kagome watched as he left. Strange feelings took over her for a minute. But a hand on her shoulder snapped her out of them.

"Was that Sesshoumaru that saved you?" Sango asked, wonder in her voice.

"Yes. He was repaying debt," Kagome said, as everyone came up to her. Turning around, she said to the group, "Lets go heal." She walked through the group, going to the house. Kagome waited for a moment at the door. Noticing that no one moved, {Maybe because of shock}, she yelled out, "Hey, are you guys not coming?"

Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and Kirara left. Only Inu Yasha was left standing there. With a "Feh," he turned and followed the others.

As Kagome watched the others go into the house, she kept asking herself in her mind, "Why?"

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Like the clouds that disappeared, so did Aiko's soul from the diary. "Wow. What a history these two are going to have." Aiko looked at the innocent diary. "But, there seems to be a spell on this book. I wonder if it has something to do with the reliving the past?" Gently, she closed the diary and places it on her night table. "I'll ask mom later. She must know the answer." Glancing out the window, she noticed that the rain finally stopped. Aiko smiled, and ran out of the room. "Hey, Kenji, Yuriko! Wanna go play some ball? It stopped raining!" she yelled, as she ran down the stairs. The diary seemed to escape her mind for the moment.

A/N: Well, folks. That's the end of this chapter. Please, can you review for me? I would love to know what people are thinking about this fic. Personally, I think I'm doing a bad job, but maybe I'm not. So, tell me what is going through your mind, ok? BTW, there was a sign that was suppose to show up in the last fic, but didn't. I'll let you smart folks figure which one was left out. Oh! And before I forget, here are some definitions of some words that I used in this chapter:

* baka - stupid

* kuso - shit

* bunmaki - current winding

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