Knotweed Among the Wisteria

Chapter 3

Tengen's figure advances. Inuyasha only hearing Y/N's voice fade into the distance as the world blurs around him. A white butterfly flying past in his peripheral. Y/N's voice calling him echoing in his mind.

"Inuyasha!"

He wakes with a jerk, his body falling backwards. His arms locked behind his back in a steel board, feet bound together chained to the floor.

"Y/N!" He calls, "Y/N!"

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"The demon is finally awake," informs Tengen as they all stand in a courtyard behind a large traditional Japanese estate. A large engawa at the forefront where they stand in the yard of pale rock and soil.

"What is he saying?" A voice asks beside him. A young lady with a strong stature wearing a similar uniform varying with a short pleated skirt and an open chested top. Her hair in pink braids that faded into a light green. A light green that mirrored her knee high stockings. Her eyes a pale jade. The Love Pillar, Kanroji Mitsuri.

"He's calling for the girl," Tengen responds, eyes sharp, staring intensely at the figure before them.

"Oh they must be very close," the girl thinks to herself, "maybe lovers or possibly unrequited love?!" She blushes at the possibility, thinking how nice it must be or how unfortunate they are.

"Poor soul," the towering figure of the Stone Pillar bursts into tears, "being pursued by such a creature, Namu Amida Butsu." He holds his prayer beads tightly as he chants prayers under his breath.

"Why has the demon not been slain?" A flame haired man questions out beside her.

"The master instructed he be brought back alive," Tengen answers the Flame Pillar.

"The girl?" A voice calls above him.

"Iguro, great to see you're still flamboyant as ever," Tengen calls affectionately mocking. The Flame and Love Pillar nodding in genuine agreement.

"Enough chit chat, why is she here?" The snake pillar interrogates.

Beneath the shade of the engawa, lays a h/c haired girl. Her wrists fastened loosely behind her.

"Another demon harborer," Tengen quips.

Iguro's eyes widen with a look of shock before an angered frown drives his brows over his heterochromatic eyes.

"Have children run out of games to play?" he critiques.

"The master is here," two harmonious voices call.

The group kneels at the announcement.

A figure is guided to his center seat on the engawa accompanied by two almond eyed identical twins. Both with white, blunt cut bobs at each side of their father. Their kimonos intricately dyed dark blue decorated with purple flowers. Only distinguishing contrast with a light yellow and pink obiage beneath their maroon obis that matched their respective hair ribbons. Their eyes stared piercingly ahead of them, a painted smile on their faces, as if they looked past you like marble eyed dolls.

Their father wore a much lighter compassionate smile, the group greeting the man in synchronization

"Good morning everyone," he greets. "The weather feels nice. Is the sky clear today?"