InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Wandering Souls ❯ Sisters ( Chapter 1 )

The path stretched before them in a never-ending jumble of twists and turns around the lush forest. They had entered the forest two days earlier and the younger girl could barely contain her enthusiasm.

"Hurry up!" the younger one bounced around her older sister trying to hurry her along. "Why don't you just let me carry you? It would be so much faster!"

"Lea would you calm down, " the girl sighed in exasperation. "You know how I fell about that. " She stopped to glare at her younger sister. "Besides Kaeda knows we're on our way."

"Yeah, but we might miss them again!" Leas sulked.

"If what the old healer says is true then they'll be back."

"Marie!" Lea's eyes widened at her sister's lack of enthusiasm.

"Don't Marie me!" Marie snapped, "Why don't you just go on without me?"

"But who'll look after you?" Lea retorted, tossing her long purple hair over her shoulder.

Marie just gave Lea a dark look and started walking again. Her eyes fixed on the ground ahead of her. Lea sighed and fell into step with her sister.

"Humans are so difficult," Lea grumbled under her breath.

Marie heard it and shot her another dark look and shook her head. The two girls walked on in silence, Marie's face set in a cold, emotionless mask while Lea outwardly fumed.

Marie knew her younger sister meant no harm by her words but the familiar phrase hurt just the same. Lea's father had used that same phrase on her so many times, but when he spoke it, pain would usually accompany it. She shuddered as her thoughts turned to the demon that had sired her sister and hoped for the hundredth time that day that Lea really did not know what she had endured.

Noratu had not been kind or gentle, but a true beast where Marie was concerned and she was totally convinced that he had killed the girls' mother to get Lea. Marie had been an unwanted burden at first but as she grew older Noratu had taken a special interest in her.

Unconsciously, Marie reached up to rub the old scar on her neck as the painful memories flooded back. Lea saw her and sighed, wishing her older sister would confide in her, Marie never talked about anything where Noratu was concerned. Her face always set in that expressionless mask that gave nothing away. Lea knew what was on Marie's mind by the small movement.

"It's time to let father go, sister." Lea said softly. "It's been a year now. Maybe you should try and find another mate."

Startled, Marie looked up at Lea, coldly she replied. "Don't start that again."

"But it will be good for you." Lea crossed her arms over her chest, a determined look set across her lovely features. "I know father was cruel to you. I didn't even really like him, but really Marie there are better ones out there."

"I don't want to talk about it, " growled Marie.

"I know, I know," Lea sighed. "You'll never tell me what that old bastard did to you, but you survived Marie."

Angrily, Marie turned on her sister, "You see his mark on me! So will everyone else." Marie turned away her shoulders slouching as the sadness set in her face only to be quickly hidden with her cold mask, "No one, demon or human, wants a demon's old mate. I'd be no better then a whore to anyone else."

"But you don't know that, Marie!"

"Yes, I do, "Marie sighed, "Now drop the matter."

Lea growled something under her breath that Marie could barely make out but chose to ignore it. The argument was an old one and it did no good to either of the two girls.

At twenty-six, Marie was resigned to her fate already. She had longed for freedom form Noratu, but now that she had it Marie was at a loss as to what to do with herself. A side way glance at Lea told her that her baby sister was determined to find her another mate. She shook her head slightly wondering when their roles had reversed.

*I was ten when she was born* Marie thought sadly, *after mother died I raised her, protected her from everything I could. Now she thinks I'm the one needing protected. *

Thinking about everything she had endured for the younger girl, it was almost laughable.

Well that's it for the first chapter… Hope you enjoyed!