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Where I Belong	By : Royal_Kitsune Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 3097 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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~Dreams~
'What is that you're working on, princess?' The beast asked looking up over the shoulder of the working female, his scaled head trying to see what she was hiding from him.
The female laughed her voice light and airy. "You always were a curious puppy." She said, placing a hand on the beast's side. "I am charming the pendant that will seal Misaki's powers." She said, lifting the pendant for the creature to see.
'Isn't it already charmed to seal her powers?' He asked his bark covered in confusion.
"Yes, but I am adding my own charm. I want Misaki to know more about her people." She said placing the pendant down with a sigh and leaned against her companion's side. "We cannot expect her to remember who she is and what she is to do. Even her instincts wouldn't be able to tell her, no matter how strong they might be." The female said, standing from the desk she was at.
She walked over to the crib in the corner of the room and looked inside. The female smiled as she saw her daughter resting peacefully, completely unaware of the approaching war.
'So what is it that this charm will do?' The beast said coming beside her and gazing down at the child.
"It will send her flashes of my memories of our clan. That way she will know what to do, and where she is from. These dreams will come to her when she returns from where they hide her. Each time she falls asleep the dreams will come." The princess' words seemed sad but she continued anyway. "Also it will serve as a beacon to guide the spirits of our ancestors to her, so that they may help her in her dreams. We both know that she is special and must be trained carefully. They will train her, so that she may avenge the clan without fail."
'You do well to ensure the safety of the child and clan. You shall make an excellent queen.' The beast growled softly.
"We both know that it is not meant to be for me to be a queen. I will fight to the death with the rest of my clan. Misaki will be the next queen when she returns." The princess said, as she faced the beast and wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug.
They both turned as the door swung open. "Princess, Masaru, the enemy forces have arrived. It is time." A demon said, clad in full battle armor. "Take the child now; we will cover your escape."
The princess and the beast looked at each other and she released the hug.
"I suppose that this is it." The princess said, reaching for the sleeping child gently.
'Indeed, let us go so that we may not fail. The fate of your clan depends on this child, and that we safely deliver her into hiding.' The beast said, leading the way to a mirror, which held a secret tunnel behind it.
"Stay close to me, and we must not take flight." The princess said disappearing into the tunnel with the beast behind her. She took one last glance back at the home she would never know again, small tears forming in her eyes, before her vision was blocked by the mirror being put back into place.
~XxX~
"Hiraikotsu!" I heard someone yell.
'What the hell is a Hiraikotsu?' I my answer as a large boomerang came hurling towards me.
I slammed one end of my staff down on the ground and used it to push myself out of the way before it could reach me.
"Why is everyone attacking me?" I demanded and yelled in the direction the attack had come from.
As I touched back down on the ground another thought surfaced. 'Wait. Don't boomerangs could back?' I internally questioned. Unfortunately, I turned my head to see I was correct, and that the boomerang was heading for me again. This time I simply crouched low, and I could feel the change in air as the boomerang sailed over my head.
I stood up straight a little hesitantly. Who knows what else might come charging at me. First a giant sword, now a giant boomerang; was nothing regular sized in this world?
I also realized something else. Kagome had been standing in front of me, and now she was nowhere to be seen. I turned trying to find her, and then realized that the half-demon had pulled her out of the way.
'Oh yea, don't worry about me? I'm only being attacked without any reason.' I thought bitterly, but turned my attention back to where the attack came from.
"Wait, it's ok!" I heard Kagome call from a little ahead of me. I turned and saw her and the half demon standing a few feet to the side of me. "Sango! Miroku! Don't attack! Kazuko isn't a bad demon!" She yelled.
'So I take it that demons are considered evil around here.' I sighed at this realization. Obviously this was probably going to happen often when I met someone new.
I turned in the direction she was yelling at and saw who she was yelling at. There were two people heading towards us. One was a female dressed in a green skirt and dull pink top; she had the boomerang in her hand looked as if she was ready to throw it at any moment. The other was a male dressed in dark blue and purple robe, and he had a monk's staff in his hand. Beside them was the largest cat I had ever seen in my life and those fangs looked more than lethal. Did it have two tails? Upon closer inspection I realized it did. I almost missed the small kid on the monk's shoulder, and apparently the kid had a tail.
'Where am I?' I inwardly cringed because I was pretty sure I already knew that answer.
"Lady Kagome, are you sure this demon is not a threat?" The monk said, as they drew closer and came to a stop where Kagome and Inuyasha were.
"I am sure, here name is Kazuko. I can explain everything when we get back to Kaede's." Kagome said, turning towards me with an apologetic smile.
I gave a shrug, because I wasn't sure what else to do. The two seemed unsure but they took Kagome's words and lowered their weapons. I watched in awe as the giant cat was surrounded by fire, and when the fire had died down a small cat was in its place. It was exactly the same as the larger cat, only without the large fangs.
'Who are you?' I heard someone ask, and I looked around. I couldn't see anyone talking so I brushed it off as a trick of the wind.
"Kazuko? We're going to head to Kaede's hut now." Kagome said coming over to me. I nodded, not having any idea who Kaede was. She seemed to sense the hidden question and answered for me. "Kaede is the village priestess and who helps me learn more about my priestess powers." She said leading me towards the village I could see in the distance.
We made it to the village without any other incident and I noticed one hut set apart from the others. Since they all headed into the hut, I assumed it was this Kaede person's hut.
As I walked in I noticed an old lady with an eye patch on her right eye, dressed in old fashion priestess clothing.
'I guess here it's not considered old fashion.' I thought with a dry laugh.
"Kagome, I see you have returned." She said, and then her one eye landed on me. "You have brought a friend with you." Her words seemed a bit hesitant, but at least she didn't attack me on sight.
"At least she didn't jump to conclusions and attack me." I grumbled, though made it loud enough for the others to hear. They seemed to flinch slightly at my words, as if they realized that I was still upset about being attacked. "My name is Kazuko. I come from Kagome's time." I said, finding it strange to explain that I was from a different time.
They didn't seem to believe me and looked towards Kagome for conformation. Kagome nodded to confirm my answer.
"That explains her clothes." The small child said, earning a nod from the rest of them.
"She came to our shrine to get answers about where she came from. She was found on my family shrine as an infant." Kagome said taking a seat, the small child sitting in her lap. I took a seat beside her; the other female took a seat beside me. Inuyasha sat in one corner of the hut and the monk sat at another corner.
Kagome immediately launched into telling everyone my story. I would throw in a few words, or correct something, but I mostly let her tell the story. Everyone listened in silent awe as she spoke, the story sounded mystical even to my ears, even though I was the one who lived it.
When her story came to an end, everyone's eyes were now on me. It didn't bother me much. Having been in an orphanage, I got used to being constantly looked at. This seemed to go on for minutes as no one could manage to say anything.
"So you think Kazuko is from our time?" The monk finally said.
"I believe so. It's the only explanation as to how a demon would be in my time." Kagome said, looking from me to the others.
"Not to be rude, but I feel a bit strange having you talk about me, and I don't even know who you guys are." I said, looking at them.
"Oh, I'm sorry Kazuko." Kagome said.
"My name is Sango." The other female said, giving a soft smile. "I am a demon slayer, and I apologize for attacking you earlier. We thought you were after the jewel shards."
I was still confused about what these jewel shards were, and why they were so important but I nodded anyway.
She held up the small, two-tailed cat. "This is my companion Kilala; she's a twin-tailed neko demon." I could have sworn I heard someone say 'Hi' as she did.
"That's ok; it hasn't been the first time tonight." I said, smiling back at her. To emphasize my words I pointed a glare towards Inuyasha, who in return glared back at me.
"My name is Miroku my fair lady." The monk said, and I got the feeling that there was more behind his words than he originally said. "As you may be able to tell, I am a monk."
"And I'm Shippo!" The small child said jumping into my lap. "I'm a fox demon!" That explained his tail, and now that I looked closer, his feet.
"You already know who Kaede, Inuyasha and I are." Kagome said, and I nodded at her.
"That's better, I just felt weird not knowing who you all were and having you talk about me." I said looking around trying to memorize all of their names. They seemed to understand my feelings.
"So if you're from here, how did you get to Kagome's time?" Inuyasha said, and I could tell from his voice that he still didn't believe me or trust me.
"I'm not sure. That's why I came here, well to Kagome's Family Shrine; I wanted to find some answers." I said, shrugging my shoulders.
"We may not know how child, but it is clear you did." Kaede said, getting everyone's attention. "Perhaps if we can figure out what kind of demon you are, we can figure out more about you."
"He," I started, pointing towards Inuyasha, "said it was Inu mixed with something else."
"Do you know what else, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked, turning towards the half-demon.
"No. I've smelled it before, but I can't remember where." It might have been my imagination, but I could have sworn he growled in annoyance.
'Ryu.' Ryu. I two voices say. One voice was the one in my head, and the other the same I thought I had heard before. This time I was sure the new one it was a real voice. I had heard it three times now.
"Ryu?" I questioned turning towards Sango, because it seemed the voice was coming from her.
"Ryu? As in dragon?" Kagome questioned, looking at me with an equally confused look.
"That's what Sango said." I looked from Kagome back to Sango. "Right?"
"I didn't say anything." Sango said shaking her head.
"But I heard someone say 'Ryu' and it came from Sango's direction." I defended, realizing how crazy I must sound.
"It wasn't me." Sango seemed to become as confused as Kagome and I.
'I spoke young one.' This time I dropped my line of sight to see the small cat sitting in Sango's lap.
"Kilala?" I questioned and was answered by a mew.
'Yes, young one, I am the one speaking to you.' This time I listened carefully and realized that Kilala was mewing when I heard the words.
"I can… understand you? But… how?" I asked, still looking straight at Kilala. Everyone else was looking at me as if I had grown a second head.
I couldn't blame them. I probably should have tried explaining what was going on, but I wasn't exactly sure. Plus, trying to figure out more about myself was more important that defending my sanity.
'I'll explain later. But you are a Ryu-Inu. I thought that clan was wiped out.' Kilala seemed to be talking to herself as she said the last part. 'If you'll allow me, I'll help you explain to the others. Just repeat what I tell you.' I nodded at the small cat and turned back to the others.
"Kilala says that I am a Ryu-Inu." I stated, as the neko jumped onto my head.
"I heard that clan was wiped out in a war with the East around two decades ago. Well less of a war, more of a massacre. The clan didn't stand a chance they were outnumbered more than fifty to one." Miroku said thinking on the subject.
"That's what Kilala sais also." I said, and then paused as the neko began mewing to me again. "She said that there was a rumor that the royal family hid an infant at the beginning of the war. It's possible that I am that infant."
The others gasped lightly, everyone except Inuyasha whose eyes were closed.
"Maybe that's what the symbol on your pendant and staff means." Kagome said. She had a point; I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of it before now.
I pulled the pendent out from my pocket and looked down at it. I traced the outline of the paw, my thoughts drifting in every, and any, direction.
"It is late, almost midnight." The old priestess said, and I could see the weariness in her eye. "Let us retire for the night and sort things out in the morning." She advised and headed over to a sleeping cot.
"Wait!" The half demon said stomping over to stand in front of me. "How do we know she's not just faking? She could be planning to kill us and take the jewel!" He said, pointing a clawed finger straight in my face. "I don't trust her and I'm not going to sleep while she's here!" The growled and I could feel my anger rising.
"Inu…" Kagome began to say but I interrupted her.
"Fine! Mutt! I will sleep outside!" I growled standing up and putting my face right into his, so that our noses were only an inch apart. Our growls filled the room before I turned and left, I felt my tail smack him across the stomach before I walked out.
I heard arguing rise from inside the hut, but I was too upset to care. I heard Kagome yell, "Sit" and it was followed by a large crashing sound.
I continued to storm into the trees till I ran out of steam. The day had been long and I could feel the wave of exhaustion finally catching up to me. I ended up in front of a tree that looked identical to the one that had been at Kagome's shrine.
The Tree of Ages. I heard a voice say to me, again sounding as if it were a different part of me that was speaking.
"So this is the Tree of Ages." I said, taking a seat with my back against the tree and my staff beside me.
I noticed when I released the staff, the multi-colored dragon lost its color and became a black outline, but I didn't have time to think it over. My body was demanding rest, and I was more than happy to give it the rest it wanted. I wasn't sure why, but it felt natural to fall asleep under the stars; so I closed my eyes, leaned further back on the tree and drifted into a deep slumber.
"We must give them the child; they will slaughter us all if we don't." A male spoke looking angrily down at me and I realized I held a small infant in my hands. The child looked exactly like what I would have looked like as a demon infant, same markings and all.
"But why must I be separated from my child? She is only a few days old, we cannot simply abandon her!" I screamed back at the male, though the voice wasn't my own, tears were streaming down my face and onto the infant.
For some reason even though I was a part of this, I couldn't control anything. It was as if I was watching a 3D movie.
"She was born with the rare ability. She will be sought after by many. Even if we do manage to defeat the Eastern Army, more will come! We cannot endanger the entire clan for the sake of one child!" The male growled, raising his sword to strike me down.
"Enzo! Surely you are not thinking of harming the princess? And in my presence, no doubt." Another male said standing from where he was seated on a throne.
"Of course not, my Lord. I lost my calm." Enzo said, lowering his weapon and bowing towards the other male, though his eyes glared at me with undisguised hatred.
"Princess, we must consider what is best for the clan, above our own personal gain." The Lord said looking down at me, though the tears were clouding my vision.
"Even you father? You would have my child given away to be enslaved as a weapon?" I said, my crying increased as I stood from my seat.
"No, I have a better idea." The Lord said looking towards another female on a thrown next to his. "The Lady and I have decided on a plan of action." He said looking at the other gathered generals of his army. "We will hide the child, and fight the East. She is the heir to our clan's thrown, and even if she weren't we refuse to give away any of our own to the East or anyone else. Or have you forgotten your clan loyalty" He said stepping down to the table the generals were around. "I have an advisor from another land that has told me of an enchanted well that can make demons disappear. We will hide the child there, until the war is over. Should we fail, the child will return to avenge the clan."
The Lord's words were answered with agreements and protest. There were some, like Enzo, that wanted to hand the child over without a fight. The others sided with the Lord and wanted to do everything to protect the clan's honor.
"We have received word that the Eastern Army is already on its way here. From reports, they will be here within three days. So we have until then to prepare our defense. So go prepare your soldiers for battle. Dismissed! "The generals exited the battle room immediately to follow the Lord's orders.
"Father, is there really such a well?" I asked, walking over to the male on the thrown still clutching the child.
"Yes, and it is our only hope." He answered, lifting the child from my arms. "My grandpup shall not know the luxuries of growing up in our palace, but we must have faith that she will one day become our Lady." His words were burdened with sadness as he looked at the sleeping infant. "One day the Ryu-Inu's will be ruled by the powerful Lady Misaki." He said, looking at the pendant around the child's neck that marked her as one of the clan. He handed the child back to me, and placed a kiss on my forehead.
"So what do I do?" I asked, cradling the child once more.
"Go to your room. Masaru already has the directions you need. You must prepare at once." I nodded at the male's words and left the room.
"That child is our last hope." I head the male whisper softly as I left the room with the child.
~XxX~
"Kazuko! Kazuko! Are you out here Kazuko?" The shouts of my name brought me out of my sleep.
I was mildly annoyed. For some strange reason I wanted to know what happened to the female's child, and shook my head. It was probably just my brain replaying some soap opera I had watched, only adding in the demon knowledge I had just gotten.
'That was the weirdest dream I've ever had. Plus, it's the second time I've dreamed of someone named Misaki. I wonder who that is.' I thought, stretching and hearing a few bones snap back to normal. Even though the logical side of my brain said to just drop it, somehow I couldn't.
'I found you, young one.' I heard Kilala mewl as she landed in front of me, this time in her larger form.
"Yes, you have found me. I didn't want to be around that annoying dog anymore." I said my tone flat and bitter.
'You are of Inu blood as well.' The neko pointed out and I rolled my eyes slightly and couldn't help but chuckle a bit.
"I guess you're right." I said standing and picking up my staff again.
Once again the dragon went from being an outline to a multi-colored dragon again.
'The others have been looking for you since they awoke.' Kilala said brushing against my side. I began to walk back towards the village, with Kilala's fur brushing against my side. I placed a hand on the fur on back and stroked lightly. She purred and I couldn't keep from smiling.
"It's not like I went that far." I said, taking in the scenery. Everything looked so calm and peaceful, so different from the city. Just walking through the trees seemed to calm me. "I bet Inuyasha didn't bother looking." I frowned slightly, thinking about how the half-demon had been.
'Kagome made him search. She threatened to 'sit' him if he didn't look.' I gave her a confused look at the last part of her statement.
"She threatened to 'sit' him?" I asked, as we came to the tree line and Kaede's hut came into view.
'You'll see.' I could have sworn the neko chuckled, or whatever the feline equivalent of chuckling was. I didn't push the subject, figuring the neko knew what she was talking about.
As we got closer to Kaede's hut, I began to hear the other's voices. Even though we were so far away, I could hear them as if I was in the middle of them.
"I still haven't been able to find Kazuko. I can't sense her demonic aura anywhere, anymore." That one was Kagome's voice.
"Her scent has vanished too." Inuyasha was growling. "See what I mean? If she supposedly just found out she's a demon, how can she hide her presence so well?" He demanded, and I had no idea what he meant.
As he spoke, I suddenly smelled something extremely sharp and bitter. It was a scent that I don't ever remember smelling, and I didn't like it.
"What is that? It feels like my nose is burning." I wondered to myself. It wasn't a painful burn, but just very unpleasant.
'What you smell is doubt and unease.' Kilala said, lifting her head to look at me. I came to a stop just before we could become visible to the others.
"I can smell doubt?" I questioned looking down at her with my head tilted to the side.
'You are a demon, so your senses are much more advanced than humans; and being an Inu, your sense of smell is very keen.' The neko growled her voice like that of a teacher.
"Then how come I haven't been able to smell anything else?" I couldn't recall smelling anything else like that.
'You have, but haven't realized it. Demons have advance senses, but if they do not train in how to use them, they are no better than human senses. It is the same as having a weapon, without training it is useless. You smelled the doubt, because it is different from the usual flow of scents in the environment. Changes in emotions are the easiest to scent out, since they do not change very often.' Her words made sense, and I nodded to show that I was following her.
"So how do I train my senses?" I doubted Kagome, Miroku or Sango could help, they were humans. Shippo was probably too young to teach me anything, I'm sure he still had learning of his own to do. Inuyasha was also out of the question, he seemed to hate me. That left… "Will you help me, Kilala? I'm new to this whole demon thing." I said, giving a smile at the neko.
'Yes.' She purred, rubbing against my side. 'I will help you the best I can. Since I do not have Ryu or Inu blood, I cannot teach you the secrets and techniques of your clan, but I will try hard to teach you all that I can.'
I wrapped my arms around the neko's neck and smiled against her fur. "Thank you Kilala. You seem to be the only one who trusts me." I said, straightening back up. "Let's go, before they get worried about you."
'Yes, I'm sure they will be concerned about both of us.' Kilala said, shrinking to her smaller form and leaping onto my shoulder.
'I know they say first impressions are the most important, but that didn't go so well. Maybe now that everyone has rested, this can go better. So here goes, the second impression.' I joked to myself as I took a breath and stepped out of the tree line, to face the others.
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