Inu Yasha, The Reincarnation of Midoriko?

Usually I wait until the end for this, but I just had to respond to celadoncerpent. Thank you, I didn’t think that anyone would pick up on that. Yes, there is some significance. Another clue that I gave was his insensitive comments about Kirara being merely a cat, and then referring to her as a friend. What these were clues to will become clear soon, but most likely not in this chapter.

Disclaimer: Inu Yasha, I just watch it and right fanfics, if I owned it don’t you think my time would be spent a little differently.

Quick note: With the confusion that I am sure is about to ensue, I will refer to Inu Yasha and Midoriko depending on which spirit is in control.

Chapter 11

With Kanna and Naraku gone, Midoriko turned her attention to her other comrades. Kirara ran over to Sango, and Midoriko to Kagome. The newly emerged spirit picked up the fire rat coat covered the trembling girl.

"You were injured." Midoriko reached up, and in a wiping motion caused the injury to dissipate. Kagome looked to her fallen friend.

"Sango," Kagome pushed past Midoriko and ran to her friend, only to be stopped by a firm arm.

"Kirara can care for her. When I had my powers she was able to feed off of them. I don’t see how things would be any different now."

"She really is old isn’t she?" Kagome stared in awe as the large cat revived Sango.

"No, not really. Do you not know of the phoenix cats?" Midoriko’s answer confused the girl.

"Phoenix cats? I thought she was a fire cat." Midoriko gave a slight laugh that seemed a little out of place in the current situation.

"So, that is what they call them now. Yes, I could see that, but those who know their true origins call them phoenix cats. You see, Kirara, as you call her in this life, is of a special and ancient breed of demon. Much like the birds that their names are derived from, phoenix cats go through cycles of life and death. Every time one of these demons feels that their body has grown too weak, or they feel it is time to start anew, they cause their bodies to ignite in an all consuming flame. Though they are the only ones to feel or see the effects of the fire, it is in this way that they regenerate themselves. A new body with all of the memories of their previous lives is wrought from the ashes of these blazes." Midoriko finished her story as Sango walked over holding Kirara, who was now in her smaller form.

"That would make sense," Sango said petting the small feline, "Father had mention something about Kirara appearing soon after the disappearance of the previous family pet. Since it coincided with my birth, it was assumed that she was to be mine, but it was thought that she was the offspring of this pet, not one in the same." Sango considered all of the facts. "But I guess it would make sense."

"It means that she chose you, be proud of that because she is quite a picky partner." Midoriko looked around at her surroundings. "I would prefer to head back, but I know that the rest of you may not wish to leave in the dark." Kagome just nodded her head concern clear in her eyes. "Do not worry for your friend," Midoriko had seemingly read Kagome’s mind, "he sleeps within me. Right here." She picked up Kagome’s hand and placed it on the spot where Inu Yasha’s heart lay. Kagome felt a warm sensation, and then the feeling that he was standing next to her, in another body. As tears formed in her eyes, Midoriko grabbed Kagome’s chin and tilted it upwards. "You do know that he cares deeply for you. One would even venture to say love, but he is confused by many of your actions, and gets extremely frustrated whenever he tries to figure it out. I know that he had a conversation with you and in it confessed how he had always wished for a chance to act around you in that playful manner. It was harder than you may think for him to do that. Give him a chance, and he may figure out his feelings enough that he could say all that is on his mind. I know that you also hold feelings for him that you have yet to sort out, but in a broad sense, you love each other. It is that love that will bring him back. Though I am not quite sure how. Not only have the shards restored my power, but they have also advanced the powers of this body. The wounds created by the initial entry from the shards have long disappeared, and if we do not figure this out soon, it may begin to absorb the shards. If this happens, all will be lost, your friend and I will be forever locked in this way, and the body will become a vacuum for the remaining shards. One so powerful that even I won’t be able to control it. After that, well, let’s hope that we never come to it. Now, I know that it will be hard, but all of you need to sleep. I will make sure that no one interrupts for the rest of the night." Midoriko pushed the two women back towards the sleeping area. Kagome stopped to ask a question.

"What if Naraku decides to come himself?" Midoriko was already heading into the other direction.

"It is nothing to worry about. Judging from his earlier screams, I would be surprised if he ever messes with you again." Kagome turned and headed back to her sleeping bag, her mind filled with more questions than answers.

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Please don’t hate me, I wanted to post before nine tonight. Yahoo! The review count has hit forty, and the honor of the big four-O goes to silverstarlight. Thanks to everyone that made this moment possible. All I need is one more to get working on the next chapter, which is actually going to be interesting if I have anything to say about it.

Now, before review stuff I have a few points to make.

No, I will not make any purposeful love scenes between Inu Yasha and Kagome while Midoriko is the controlling spirit, that would be a little to weird for me.

The whole thing about Kirara’s past was just an idea that found it’s way into my head, it had nothing to do with Harry Potter (Not in my possession.) In truth, I have never even read the books, and I fell asleep during both movies. Not because of boredom, I was just very tired when I was forced to watch them. If there was anywhere that I pulled the idea from it would have been the cartoon series Conan the Barbarian (Not mine either).

If any part of the story was confusing, let me know and I will do my best to send you a personal e-mail response, or if there are any common questions, then I will address them in the next chapter. Thank You.

Now for the reviewers:

silverstarlight- Glad you liked the chapter. Hope this one wasn’t too scattered. Can’t wait until you get past the writer’s block.

celadonserpent - As I said before, there is a significance, and it seems you were the only one to catch on, or at least decided to make a comment about it. Here is some food for thought, think about how Miroku gets his way when he wants to stay in a hotel. I would say that this is almost a second nature survival instinct. So, if he feels somewhat threatened, how so you think he would react?

Lunatic Pandora- Yes, it would be interesting. So, am I to guess that the last chapter finally explained the questions from your original review? I’m glad that you continue to read, and hope this chapter was good enough.

Lylli Riddle - Well, here is another chapter, I hope it doesn’t become frustrating with all of these chapters. Thank You for all of the reviews, they came as a great surprise.

Elvia - Hey, long time no read! I wonder if it haunting you is a good thing or a bad thing. Glad to know that you’re still reading. Talk later.

Until next time, this is

Dexter’s Sister

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