Till The End Of Time [Inuyasha Fanfiction ]
Chapter 12's

A year and a half later...

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At the end of autumn in a dangerous dense forest a little girl of about seven years old in a red colored kimono ran without direction. His long silver hair flew out in a wind that blew fiercely, his golden eyes staring at the darkening afternoon sky due to the pitch-black clouds, while his pointy ears were trying to catch the sound that might call his name.

The little girl had no idea where she was and how long she had been running now, because her mind could think of nothing but finding her brother and her matchmate. He cursed himself, he shouldn't have left their resting place this morning, he should have stayed where they were overnight yesterday until someone came. He should have stayed calm as he opened his eyes and found him alone.he shouldn't have panicked and scared to run for his sister or friend.

Worse, while looking for his brother, heavy rain suddenly fell and removed the smell of the brother he was following. He also could not return to where they had spent the night because the smell had also been erased by the rain. In other words, he had gotten lost in an unfamiliar forest.

"Sister Shiro! Brother Mamoru! Brother Maya! Brother Aya!" loud shouting. However, there is no lawfulness. The wind was blowing harder and harder, and he knew it would soon be raining again.

"Sister! Brother Shiro! You where?! Brother!" the screams are getting louder. Tears that he tried hard to hold back have now flowed down to wet his cheeks that always reddish. He's lost, he doesn't know what to do now.

The little girl tried hard to stay calm and look for her brother even though the black clouds that made the sky dark faster and the strong wind that blew made her even more frightened. However, all of a sudden, his golden eyes stared at the figure of someone not far in front of him. Her tears instantly stopped and a wide smile instantly flashed across her face. He knew that, the figure of a young man with silver hair seemed to be tied up in a ponytail, it was unmistakable that his elder brother, Shiro.

"Sister Shiro!" he shouted quickly and ran after the figure in front of him. He instantly opened both of his hands and hugged the figure as it caught up with him, immersing his face in that back. His nose immediately caught the strangeness of his brother's smell now, his brother's smell all this time was the smell of summer pine forest, while the smell he smelled now was fresh mint smell like winter mixed with the smell of the moon. However, the relief of successfully finding her brother made her put that aside. And also, the strange smell he was smelling right now was actually very refreshing.

"Sister Shiro, Gratitude. Sakura was scared. Sakura thought Sakura wouldn't find sister again." Said the little girl again while tightening her embrace.

"I'm not your brother." Said someone's foreign voice suddenly.

Hearing that voice, Sakura's body froze, she slowly raised her face to look at the figure she was hugging. Both of his golden eyes were immediately wide, because the one in front of him right now was indeed not his brother. The boy did have the same eyes and hair as his Brother, but this young man did not have dog ears, his ears were the same pointed ears as him and also, this young man did not have dog ears, he was this smaller than his older brother, his age was probably around ten or eleven years old. At first glance, this boy is somewhat similar to his brother, but he admitted, the figure in front of him is now more handsome than his brother, but he is, added to the strange aura surrounding him as well as the blue haori and black hakama he wore, he looked like a great noble.

"Take me off." The boy's orders without changing his facial expression even as suddenly.

Sakura immediately let go of her hand upon hearing the order. His face immediately flushed red, he felt embarrassed by the mistake he had made. However, the boy did not care, he immediately walked away leaving Sakura alone without saying a word.

Seeing that, fear again filled Sakura's heart. She doesn't like being alone, she hates and is afraid of being alone, let alone the weather. He thought of following the boy in front of him now, though deep down he was still hesitant, for he was afraid that the boy would object and be disturbed by him. However, the sound of lightning crashing over the sky managed to dispel his doubts. Without wasting any time he directly moved his feet chasing the silver-haired figure in front of him.

"Wait on! Waitaminute! Don't leave me alone!"

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"Sakura!" shouted a young man about fourteen years old in a red kimono. His long silver hair tied up by a ponytail moved here and there because of his running. His golden eyes looked around him full of heat, while his dog's ears tried hard to catch the reply of the person he was looking for. He paid no heed to it at all, the violent wind blowing, the pitch-black clouds above the sky as well as the deafening sound of lightning colliding.

"Shiro, don't run like that." Said a young man about sixteen years old with short black hair with brown eyes all of a sudden. Both of his hands were folded over the chest of his thick autumn black kimono, trying to ward off the coldness he felt.

"Mamoru, you!" reply Shiro, the silver-haired youth while raising his tone of voice. He immediately grabbed the chest of the young man's kimono with his left hand. "Who do you think this could be because of, Mamoru?!"

Mamoru only smiled looking at Shiro's angry expression. There was not the slightest fear in him seeing the anger hanyou in front of him. "Calm down, Sakura-chan must be okay."

"You!" shouts Shiro again full of anger. The anger in his heart was already almost at the top, he clenched his right hand which had sharp nails, preparing to lift and punch the young man who was in front of him now.

"Shiro, stop." The voice of a woman suddenly.

Shiro immediately raised his head upwards. His golden eyes caught the figure of a huge white-colored cat youkai flying downwards. Two identical-faced seventeen-year-old girls sat on the backs of the youkai. The clothes they were wearing were the same, that is; the typical black war clothes of a taijiya youkai, the only difference was that one of his hair was tied up while the other was unraveled.

The cat Youkai landed near Shiro and Mamoru, and the two girls immediately jumped down to approach them.

"Mamoru, you should feel guilty about what you've done." Said the girl whose hair was tied up while staring at Mamoru, as well as the girl whose hair was unraveling.

"I know, Brother Aya, sister Maya." Reply Mamoru with a smile looking into the eyes of the two girls.

Aya, the girl whose hair was tied up could only sigh at the relaxed demeanor of Mamoru, her only younger brother. While her twin sister, Maya, can only pat Aya on the shoulder to provide support, because this is the attitude of their sister. No matter what they say, his attitude will never change.

"Hows it? Did you manage to find a hint of Sakura's absence, Aya's sister, Maya's sister?" ask Shiro quickly. He immediately released the clutches of his hands and looked at the two girls expectantly.

The hopeful light in Shiro's eyes dimmed at Maya's reply. He fell silent into a thousand languages and lowered his head down.

"Come on Shiro. Relax, we can definitely find Sakura-chan." Mamoru said suddenly while patting Shiro on the shoulder, providing inner support.

Shiro who really could not stand the attitude of mamoru immediately turned his body and grabbed the collar of the young man's kimono with both hands. "How can I calm down, damn it! He's my only brother! I shouldn't have entrusted him to you when I, Brother Aya and Sister Maya are looking for food!"

"You're a kid, Shiro. That's why you don't understand" Mamoru replied while looking into Shiro's angry eyes without the slightest fear. "A real man like me couldn't possibly let go of the opportunity to peek at a natural hot spring pool in the fall within a mountain like this. Beautiful girl with snow-white skin, fair hair!"

"Shut up, flirty!" said Aya and Maya together while raising their hands hitting Mamoru's head.

"Sister! Don't keep hitting me! What's wrong?" Mamoru Protest.

Aya could only sigh back at Mamoru's protest, whereas Maya too could only shake her head at the attitude of their only sister. They really didn't know what to do, in both of their hearts, they wished that their mother was here, for he alone can face Mamoru who is very similar to their father.

"Then..." Said Shiro quietly suddenly while lowering his head down again. Both of his hands clutching the collar of Mamoru kimono were equally not released, but clearly visible, the grip was no longer as strong as before. "Did you see the pretty girl you meant?" tanyakanya.

"Oh, is that it?" mamoru replied cheerfully, but suddenly, the smile on her face disappeared. " no. There's no pretty girl, there's only monkeys..."

"Just to peek at the bathing monkey you let my sister disappear!" shouts Shiro loudly full of sudden anger. He immediately lifted Mamoru's body from above the ground where he stood and shook his shoulders. His anger had really exploded, it was dying to feel like he was killing the young man in front of him right now.

"Shiro! Cool out! Stop that!" yelled Aya and Maya while trying to separate Hanyou and their sister.

"Mom will punish me, and I will definitely kill me!" shiro shouted continuously while shaking Mamoru's body, he paid no attention to Aya and Maya trying to separate them. "And I'll make sure you die first before I die if anything happens to Sakura!"

Mamoru could only laugh nervously at Shiro's anger. "Ah, basic acute Sister-complex..."

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Sakura sat trembling as she gazed out at the small cave where she was sheltering from the heavy rain that had fallen. His little body was shaking with fear. He was so scared, really scared. Usually on a day with this weather, he must be in the arms of his Father, Mother or Brother, in a safe place that can calm him down.

The sound of lightning crashing fiercely over the sky suddenly rang out, Sakura immediately stood up and ran towards the silver-haired boy she was following earlier and sat down beside him. His trembling little hand immediately raised touched the boy's arm.

The boy did not say anything, he turned his face to look at Sakura with an expressionless face.

"B-can Sakura sit here? S-sakura was afraid of the lightning.." Pinta Sakura quietly while holding back tears that seemed to want to fall dripped down.

The boy did not reply, he remained silent. However, the sound of the returning lightning collision managed to make the little girl scream in fear. Without revealing anything else, he immediately hugged the boy's arm, buried his face and cried sobbing.

The boy remained silent without saying anything. The sound of lightning rang out again and made Sakura even more cuddle in that arm. Afraid, he was really afraid, in his heart, he wished that his Father, Mother or Brother were here. However, he suddenly felt a hand coiling his small waist. Surprised he immediately let go of his embrace and raised his face staring at the hand. How shocked he was to find out that the owner of the hand was none other than the silver-haired boy in front of him. Quickly, he turned his face on the boy, and he immediately stared not knowing what to do when their golden eyes met.

The boy's face remained expressionless, but his left hand that was hugging Sakura's waist instantly lifted the little girl's body easily and sat her on the legs. Sakura could only remain silent and stare at him. But a very strong lightning voice suddenly sounded and made himself again immerse his face in the chest of the boy. His two little hands instantly moved hugging the figure tightly.

Sakura tried hard to hold her dike, although the attempt failed because the deafening sound of lightning continued to sound like it would not stop. His little body was trembling with fear. However, all of a sudden, a pair of hands moved around hugging her and made her startled. The little girl knew who the owner of the hand was, without wasting any time, she immediately raised her face upwards looking at the owner of the hand, the silver-haired boy who was in front of her.

"Sleep and don't be noisy anymore." The boy commands it with an expressionless face.

Although somewhat confused by the attitude of this newly known boy, Sakura immediately nodded her head. "I-iya.., thank you... Um.."

"Shora." Cut the boy slowly.

"Eh?"

"My name."

Hearing that, a smile instantly expands on Sakura's pretty face. "Thank you, Brother Shura."

Shura, the silver-haired boy did not return Sakura's thanks. However, without caring anything, the little girl again buried her face in Shura's chest while chuckling, hugging him tightly.

Like a miracle, the fear in his heart suddenly disappeared. In the arms of this person he had met for the first time, he felt very safe, comfortable and calm. His embrace felt like a hug from Mother, Father or Brother, but at the same time very different. Her small self was unable to discern the difference between the two hugs, which she knew was only one, this hug was a very pleasant hug.

The sound of lightning and the cold seemed to disappear, Sakura felt nothing but warmth. The smell of fresh mint like winter mixed with the smell of the moon covered him, his golden eyes suddenly felt very heavy and slowly, finally he closed his eyes to let the darkness pick him up, sleeping quietly with a beautiful smile on her pretty face.

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