InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Anxiety ❯ Lights, camera, action! ( Chapter 19 )

++Chapter 18++

++Lights, camera, action!++

 

“Where the hell is she?” Inuyasha grumbled. It was now late afternoon and he hadn't gotten any waft of her scent. It was as if she vanished out of thin air. `It must be the rain, it washed away her scent…she could be long gone by now.' He began to growl. `It's all my damn fault, I didn't have to tell her…I should've waited…she wasn't ready.'

 

He hated himself now. Inuyasha had done this to his daughter, she was already stressed about everything and then he had to barge in and tell her that she was now the rightful heir to all of the western lands.

 

“You're Inuyasha, are you not?” A voice asked him. Inuyasha hadn't even realized he had stopped running but he looked up and saw a boy standing there.

 

“Who the hell wants to know?” He grumbled, he wasn't in the mood for being around anyone.

 

“I'm here to bring you to your daughter. Don't' ask questions just come with me…” The boy trailed off.

 

“At least tell me your name.” Inuyasha wanted that at least, and how did this kid know where his daughter was, was she safe?

 

“My name is Kooketsu.” He stated, but didn't stop walking.

 

“You're Kouga' kid, aren't you?” Inuyasha remembered seeing him when they ran into that damn wolf.

 

“Yes, do you have a problem with that?” He asked sarcastically.

 

“Keh, just how the hell do you know where my daughter is?” He asked, trying to change the subject.

 

“I ran into her last night, don't worry she's perfectly find, a bit hungry, but safe.”

 

“Keh, just bring me to her.” He huffed.

 

“Very well.” Kooketsu said with a hidden smile. He had been waiting for Inuyasha to come all night. He had no clue why, but he had stayed by Kyasha, he had left, but something had pulled him back. When he came back, she was sound asleep, he smiled. Kooketsu had watched over her last night, not getting much sleep, but happy watching the mysterious girl sleep. `What is wrong with me…I hardly know her.' He thought over plenty of times, but he never got an answer.

 

“Why are you helping me?” The question pulled Kooketsu out of his thoughts.

 

“I don't…I…don't know.” He didn't have an answer. Inuyasha smiled, he had a feeling why, but that happiness turned into a state of protectiveness, no way was a child of that mangy wolf's going to….no, just no way was that going to happen.

 

Inuyasha just stared at the boy in front of him. Kooketsu did look like his father, but he had his mother, Ayame's, eyes, deep green. Other then that, he was almost a copy of ass wipe himself. Kooketsu's hair was tied up, but it also wasn't as long, only just past his shoulders. The boy was quite tall, just reaching Inuyasha's forehead in height. Inuyasha just didn't want, what he knew might happen, to actually happen.

 

“She's just through these trees, Kyasha's still sleeping though, I'll leave you be.” Kooketsu said as he started to walk away.

 

“Hey pup, how'd you know her name?”

 

“I said before that I had the chance to run into her last night.” He said with a smile as he ran off. Inuyasha couldn't help but smile also, but he didn't know why. He shook his head and walked into the small camp site she had made for herself.

 

`At least she had a fire.' He thought as he looked over and saw his daughter sleep on one of the lower branches. Inuyasha's guilt rose as he watched her shiver from the cold of the night. He shrugged off his haori and draped it over the girl. Kyasha let out a whimper but continued to sleep.

 

`Has she eaten? The kid said she might be hungry.' He began to walk away to find some food for the two of them, there was no sense in rushing back and waking her up.

 

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`Where am I?' Kyasha asked herself as she slowly came conscious. The first thing that came back to her was her sense of smell, she could smell something juicy. Then her hearing came and she could hear a fire burning. But the fire should have burned out already, right?

 

She began to open her eyes to see what was going on, but was stunned to see, in fact, and fire burning and a rabbit cooking over top of it. She was so hungry she didn't even see her father sitting there staring at her until he said something,

 

“You're awake…I was getting worried.” Kyasha glanced over and saw Inuyasha leaning on a tree trunk watching her.

 

“You….you found me?” Kyasha asked.

 

“Actually, Kouga's pup, Kooketsu helped me…you hungry?”

 

“Yeah…” Kyasha whimpered, she only had that granola bar, she was starving.

 

“Help yourself, it should be done.” He smiled at her eagerness.

 

She didn't hesitate; Kyasha grabbed some of the meat and devoured it. After eating, both Inuyasha and Kyasha were in deep thought, wondering what the other was doing there.

 

`He came for me…were they that worried about me?' Kyasha asked herself. `Of course they would be; they're my friends. Should I go back? I mean, I'll have to make my decision…oh, I can't do it, I can't' She had been thinking about it all night, it even was beginning to haunt her own dreams. Kyasha couldn't take it anymore.

 

`She's safe, that's all that matters right now…has she made her decision yet?' Inuyasha asked as he looked up at Kyasha, she had a look of confusion and sadness. `I'm guessing `no'….' He added.

 

“I….I don't want to go back yet…if that's okay?” Kyasha asked, breaking the silence. Inuyasha wasn't that surprised by her comment. He nodded and she gave him a small smile. “Papa, what would you do…if you were in my position right now?”

 

“Well, I'm not really sure, you're taking it a lot better then I would be…” Inuyasha supplied, not knowing exactly what to say.

 

“If I take this spot I'll have to stay in the past more, but if I don't, no one else can take it until Daitan reaches the right age, and the kingdom will probably fall before then…” Kyasha reasoned.

 

“Kyasha…” She looked up. “I trust you'll make the right decision, just choose for you, no one else, don't think about anyone else, and think about what you want to do…” Inuyasha stated. Kyasha nodded.

 

“Thanks…Papa.” Kyasha mumbled.

 

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“Kagome stop worrying, you have to stop it, Inuyasha will find her.” Sango told her friend again.

 

“I know, but it still doesn't help, she has a hard decision to make, and can't help her.” Kagome said.

 

“Yeah, but Kyasha's a big girl now, she can do this.”

 

“I hope so…” Kagome whispered.

 

“Mama, when Kyasha's getting back?” Daitan asked as he walked into the hut. No one told the kids anything, they didn't want them to worry about her.

 

“Inuyasha's with her, they'll be back soon, okay sweetie?”

 

“Okay but she better hurry…” He pouted as he walked back outside again.

 

“Kagome, please don't worry, you aren't yourself you haven't gotten proper sleep, you're a mess.” Miroku explained as he walked into the hut, joining the girls.

 

“Thanks for worrying, but I'll be fine…” Kagome answered. `Just get our daughter back Inuyasha…'

 

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“Kyasha we better get back, you have that play tomorrow, remember?” Inuyasha nudged Kyasha's sleeping form. They had been in the forest for over a day now, getting late in the afternoon, he thought it was time to go back.

 

“Okay…” She mumbled as she slowly sat up and stretched.

 

“I'll carry you, come on, you can sleep on the way there.” Inuyasha smiled. They hadn't talked very much after that morning, just when they needed to, but it wasn't awkward silence, it was relaxing, sitting in the other's company.

 

“How long have I been sleeping?” Kyasha asked as Inuyasha started to run.

 

“Only for a few hours, not too long.” He answered.

 

“Oh…” Kyasha trailed off as she fell asleep again.

 

`I hope Kagome hasn't worried too much, I should've brought her back sooner...but she did need to think.' Inuyasha was just a little too scared of what he had to face when he got back.

 

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“Kyasha!” Daitan cried out when he saw his father and sister come out of the forest.

 

Kagome and everyone came running out of the hut and gasped when Daitan was right. Kagome couldn't help but cry.

 

“You're back!” Everyone said.

 

“Yeah…she's still hungry though.” Inuyasha said with a smile.

 

“I'll go make some supper then.” Sango added as she ran back into the hut.

 

“Don't bother, I have to get back through the well anyway, I have my play tomorrow.” Kyasha interrupted.

 

“Oh Kyasha, do you really think you're up to that?” Kagome asked.

 

“I'm not fragile Mama, I have to, and I am the main character after all.” Kyasha added.

 

“Okay, but if you're aren't into doing this, just tell me and I'll handle it, I know Mrs. Boute very well, I was in one of her plays once when I was your age.” Kagome smiled, remembering that play a little too well, Inuyasha was actually a big part of the play if she remembered correctly.

 

“Let's get going then; we'll see you guys tomorrow after the play.” They all said there good byes and left home.

 

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“Mama, come on, we're going to be late.” Kyasha called up the stairs. Everyone, Inuyasha, Daitan, even Mrs. Higurashi and Uncle Souta were waiting out the door. Kyasha was inside getting her mother, being the last one out again.

 

“I'm coming.” Kagome said as she ran down the stairs.

 

“Okay, let's go….” Kyasha said as she grabbed her mother's hand and ran outside.

 

“Took you long enough.” Inuyasha grumbled.

 

“Yeah, yeah.” Kagome sighed.

 

“Me and Souta will meet you there; we have to pick up something before we get there.” Mrs. Higurashi pointed out. “Good luck, Kyasha.”

 

“Bye Grandma, Uncle Souta.” Kyasha and Daitan called out.

 

“Let's get going.” Inuyasha said as he picked up Daitan and they started heading to the school for Kyasha's play.

 

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“Mrs. Boute, I need help with my costume…” Kyasha heard someone say as she neared the door.

 

“Kyasha, you're here!” Kana called out.

 

“Hi Kana, I wouldn't miss this for the world.” Kyasha smiled.

 

“Great, your costumes in the back there, just go get it on; you're in the second scene, which is only in ten minutes, hurry!” Kana freaked.

 

“Okay, okay, don't worry; it doesn't take me ten minutes to get changed.” Kyasha said. She walked into the back room and grabbed her costume. Throwing it on she ran back out into the hustle and bustle of the students getting their costumes and rereading their lines.

 

“Kyasha, I need you to go and wait by the stage, you'll find Hikari there too.” Mrs. Boute asked. “Your part is coming up soon.”

 

“Okay.” Kyasha made her way through the kids and found Hikari standing there.

 

“Oh hello there Kyasha didn't think you were going to show.” She chided.

 

“I'm here alright; your part is useless without mine here.” Kyasha said with a laugh.

 

“Whatever, I just can't wait till I get to shoot you with my arrow.”

 

“Which is plastic, god do you expect it to hurt me or something?” Kyasha couldn't help but smile.

 

Hikari was going to say something when the announcer came on and introduced the play then was showed off when the audience clapped. Kyasha took a deep breath, she could do this right?

 

“Go, go, go…” Mrs. Boute called to Hikari. She walked out in her priestess robes and the crowd cheered again. Kyasha tensed, she was up next, Hikari just had to say her lines then it was her scene, the scene where the narrator tells the hanyou's story, reality was starting to kick in, she couldn't do this.

 

“One day, way back in feudal Japan, was a young priestess….” The narrator started. “Her name was Kikyou…”

 

Kyasha hated this part and the next few scenes making it seem that she was the bad person, that she was the one who purposefully killed Kikyou…until they meet the monk and Naraku; her arch foe in the play, Atama actually played that part.

 

“She lived a relatively peaceful life until one day; she met an unexpected guest…a hanyou, a cold-blooded hanyou. Then the young priestess' life turned and changed.” The narrator finished. The lights went out on cue, meaning Kyasha's signal to go out and switch places with Hikari for her introduction.

 

Kyasha took a deep breath and walked out on stage, glaring at Hikari and taking her place on stage. Taking another breath, the lights flashed back on, Kyasha had to get used to the lights, the glare of the spotlight was driving her crazy, making her sweat.

 

“Kikyou was loved and guarded, protecting the Shikon no tama was her destiny, her duty. But there were some creatures that wanted the jewel for themselves, namely a certain hanyou.”

 

Kyasha was becoming bored out of her mind, so she decided to look for her family out in the audience.

 

“The hanyou, he lived alone, not belonging to anyone…” with each word, Kyasha's head grew lower and quite a bit slower, she didn't mean it, but it was rather depressing. She just couldn't wait for one of the action scenes.

 

`This is like some cruel soap opera…' Kyasha sighed. `A re-run of that episode…'

 

The scene went by, not very fast, but it did. Now Kyasha was out on stage again, but this time it was in a different part. She was standing there, with a fake jewel in her hand, watching as the priestess drew an arrow.

 

“You betrayed me…you vial hanyou.” She shouted as she let go of the arrow.

 

“Kikyou, no--” Kyasha said her line and was hit with the arrow before she could finish. Slamming herself into the cardboard tree, holding herself up and making it look like she was hanging by the arrow was tough work, as the narrator explained how the hanyou stayed there for fifty long years until another priestess came to his rescue.

 

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“Daitan, shh, the play's starting.” Kagome signaled her son to be quiet as they watched the lights dim and then a spotlight grew and followed a young girl walking on stage. `That must be Kikyou.' Kagome thought. She glanced up at Inuyasha; he looked so into the play, like he was replaying it in his own head. Kagome took his hand and squeezed it, letting him know he wasn't alone anymore. He repaid it with a little squeeze of his own.

 

“She's pretty good.” Kagome whispered.

 

“Yeah.” Inuyasha mumbled. “I can't wait to see who plays each part.” Kagome giggled softly.

 

Finally, the next scene came, the lights turned off and the audience went silent. You could only hear a bit of feet moving on stage but other then that, it was dead silence.

 

The lights came back on, and instead of the priestess sitting with a few children, there was a hanyou sitting in a tree. Kagome was in awe at how much Kyasha looked like her father, she had on his infamous outfit, and she already had the silver hair and golden eyes.

 

“Kikyou was loved and guarded, protecting the Shikon no tama was her destiny, her duty. But there were some creatures that wanted the jewel for themselves, namely a certain hanyou.”

 

Kagome saw Kyasha look out into the audience, knowing she was looking for them, she gave a little wave. Kyasha gave a little nod to let her know she saw them, not wanting to wave into the audience while she was on stage.

 

“The hanyou, he lived alone, not belonging to anyone…” Kagome glanced back up at Inuyasha, but was surprised to see him have a small smile on his face. She smiled to, knowing he didn't think he was alone and unwanted anymore.

 

The next scene came, the scene where it showed them getting closer in their relationship to the dreadful arrow. Kagome was amazed at how good of an actress Kyasha was; she played Inuyasha's part perfectly.

 

“You betrayed me…you vial hanyou.” Kikyou shouted as she let go of the arrow.

 

“Kikyou, no--” The hanyou couldn't finish what she was about to say as the arrow hit him and Kyasha hot the tree.

 

“She's really good.” Kagome whispered to Inuyasha.

 

“She is…she's really good at dieing.” They both gave a light giggle as they listened to the narrator explained how the hanyou stayed pinned to the tree for fifty years, until a young, mysterious priestess came.

 

Kagome couldn't wait to see who played her part, she smiled.

 

 

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters, anime of manga. Rumiko Takahashi does and I'm glad she had the imagination to create such amazing characters to play with.