Hi there. This is my first attempt at a fanfiction, hooray for me! I hope
it's not too terrible. Please let me know what you think and if I should
continue. I don't want to spend time on something that really stinks.
Thanks!
Oh, and though this may be surprising to hear, I don't own Inuyasha.
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Chapter 1: Eagle Demon
The group of friends were gathered in a serene forest clearing, complete with blue sky above and soft grass below. A dragonfly flew lazily by on the breeze, not particularly interested in the humans, hanyou, and youkai who were enjoying their lunch. It was the perfect day, and it seemed as though nothing could ruin it. That is, until a certain dog demon forgot his past experiences and didn't bother to appreciate the meal Kagome had spent over an hour making.
"Can't you even say thank you after gobbling down the food, and before rummaging through my pack for ramen? You are such a jerk!," the dark haired girl yelled, brown eyes blazing with anger.
"Keh!" was all Inuyasha had to say for himself, seemingly oblivious to the dangerous look in Kagome's eyes. "Inuyasha." she said quietly. Inuyasha ears twitched and he paused in his digging as he suddenly recognized this tone; the others took a step back.
"SIT!!" Kagome yelled. The beads around the hanyou's neck glowed in response to the command, and brought him down into the ground with a crash. "Sit! Sit Sit Sit Sit SitSitSitSit!! Inuyasha, you are the biggest jerk I've ever known!" With that, Kagome huffed off into the woods, fists still clenched.
"Ka.go..me." Inuyasha managed to growl from the crater the powerful commands had created.
Sango raised an eyebrow. "You bring this on yourself, Inuyasha," she said contritely. Miroku and Shippou nodded in silent agreement, a slight look of fear in their eyes.
Kagome had made her way well into the woods when she came across a creek. She stopped, her angry thoughts interrupted by the realization that she was thirsty. She kneeled beside the gurgling water and cupped her hands together to get a cool, refreshing drink. She thought of her own time for a moment, a time when it usually wasn't wise to drink from any water you found. The feudal era may be dangerous, but it really was a beautiful place. Kagome sat back against a large rock and let out a long sigh as the thought of Inuyasha crept back to the front of her mind. She wondered why she always let herself lose her temper. He just made her so mad! *You would think I would be used to the way he acts by now. I don't know what I was expecting from him. Some sort of appreciation? From Inuyasha? Ridiculous. I mean, who cares? I guess I do.*
"Inconsiderate, selfish jerk," she said with a sigh, and threw a stone into the water. "So why do I care about him so much?" she muttered. She closed her eyes and leaned backward, enjoying the feel of the dappled sunlight on her face.
"Sounds like a real problem you have there miss," A voice from above boomed. Kagome gasped in surprise and looked up, at the same time realizing she had left her bow behind with the others. She jumped to her feet.
"Ah, the young, and their affairs of the heart," the voice said dramatically. Kagome peered into the branches of the trees above her, but couldn't see anyone.
"Who's there?" she demanded. She took a step backward when the source of the voice jumped down and landed before her. A man with long golden hair, piercing blue eyes, and wings the same color as his hair bowed deeply and took her hand before she could even object. He placed a kiss on her hand.
"I am Washi, of the eagle youkai tribe. Pleased to make your acquaintance, my dear lady," he said. Kagome just stared at him, completely taken aback. Washi laughed at her expression.
"Were you expecting a fierce beast, come to gobble you up? I'm sorry to disappoint. I was feeling rather lonely in that tree, and when I saw a lovely woman with such a sad tone of voice, I just had to greet her," he said. Kagome finally came to her senses, and realized he was still holding her hand. Did he say lovely woman? She wondered if he was going to ask her to lay his eggs for him next. How did she always get into these predicaments? *It's the short skirt, of course*, a voice in the back of her mind whispered.
"I'm fine, thank you. I was just about to go back to my friends," Kagome said. The last thing she needed was another youkai kidnapping her.
"Oh but we just met! Can you tell me your name?" the winged man asked.
"Ahh.." Kagome's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden familiar feeling that a shikon shard was nearby, and rapidly approaching. She turned around, pulling her hand from Washi's grasp in time to see a fearsome youkai erupt from the surrounding trees. It was similar to a snake in its shape and movements as it slithered quickly across the ground. Far larger than any snake Kagome had ever seen, it possessed dark black scales and teeth that extended far below its jaw. Saliva dripped from its fangs, and sizzled on the ground, destroying any plant life it came into contact with. It halted before Kagome and Washi, pale yellow eyes silently appraising them. It let out a low, menacing hiss.
Kagome swallowed thickly. She really wished she had brought her bow and arrows with her. She spotted the shikon shards embedded in the beast's fangs.
A split second after the giant snake had appeared and Kagome had fully become aware of the danger she was in, Washi pushed her aside and yelled at the snake. "You won't find any easy prey here."
Washi spread his wings and took on a fighting stance, clawed hands extended.
"Wait! Do you know what a shikon shard is?" Kagome asked him urgently. The eagle demon's head snapped back and he caught her gaze with an intense stare. His reaction seemed to imply an affirmative response. "He has one in each of those two front fangs," Kagome finished. She gasped as the snake suddenly rose into a s-shaped curve, head arched and prepared to strike. With a nod of acknowledgement, Washi turned back around just as the enormous mouth of the predator came rushing toward him.
A hasty leap and frantic beating of wings later, Washi had avoided the attack by inches. Kagome leapt to the ground. The beast's foul, acrid smelling breath washed over her and left her feeling ill and woozy. It was all she could do to not vomit.
Washi growled and let loose a volley of feathers from his widespread wings. They were more than ordinary feathers, and as Kagome watched the pierced the hide of the giant snake in a dozen places. Dark black blood oozed from the wounds, and the snake let loose an unearthly howl. Washi flew quickly and took this opportunity to drive his claws into the top of the snake's head. With another howl, the creature whipped its head back and forth in an effort to dislodge Washi. Washi held on tightly, and inched his way toward the snake's eyes. Kagome could only watch with apprehension, eyes wide and fists clenched at her sides.
The snake growled fiercely and threw itself to the ground, trying to shake its adversary off. With a forceful thrust, Washi's claws tore into the snake's right eye. The snake shrieked with pain and pure hatred. Washi took advantage of the blind eye and pulled his claws from the snake scales. He launched through the air for an attack. His foot contacted with the right fang and thanks to his demon strength it tore out of the snake's jaw and flew through the air to land at Kagome's feet.
The snake demon roared and snapped, finally managing to catch Washi in its mouth. Washi's body was shaken violently and then thrown through the air. He smashed into the trunk of a tree with a sickening thud. Poison bubbled all over his limp form.
Kagome cried out and ran to Washi. The snake's remaining eye followed her.
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Please tell me what you think, and thanks for reading!
Oh, and though this may be surprising to hear, I don't own Inuyasha.
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Chapter 1: Eagle Demon
The group of friends were gathered in a serene forest clearing, complete with blue sky above and soft grass below. A dragonfly flew lazily by on the breeze, not particularly interested in the humans, hanyou, and youkai who were enjoying their lunch. It was the perfect day, and it seemed as though nothing could ruin it. That is, until a certain dog demon forgot his past experiences and didn't bother to appreciate the meal Kagome had spent over an hour making.
"Can't you even say thank you after gobbling down the food, and before rummaging through my pack for ramen? You are such a jerk!," the dark haired girl yelled, brown eyes blazing with anger.
"Keh!" was all Inuyasha had to say for himself, seemingly oblivious to the dangerous look in Kagome's eyes. "Inuyasha." she said quietly. Inuyasha ears twitched and he paused in his digging as he suddenly recognized this tone; the others took a step back.
"SIT!!" Kagome yelled. The beads around the hanyou's neck glowed in response to the command, and brought him down into the ground with a crash. "Sit! Sit Sit Sit Sit SitSitSitSit!! Inuyasha, you are the biggest jerk I've ever known!" With that, Kagome huffed off into the woods, fists still clenched.
"Ka.go..me." Inuyasha managed to growl from the crater the powerful commands had created.
Sango raised an eyebrow. "You bring this on yourself, Inuyasha," she said contritely. Miroku and Shippou nodded in silent agreement, a slight look of fear in their eyes.
Kagome had made her way well into the woods when she came across a creek. She stopped, her angry thoughts interrupted by the realization that she was thirsty. She kneeled beside the gurgling water and cupped her hands together to get a cool, refreshing drink. She thought of her own time for a moment, a time when it usually wasn't wise to drink from any water you found. The feudal era may be dangerous, but it really was a beautiful place. Kagome sat back against a large rock and let out a long sigh as the thought of Inuyasha crept back to the front of her mind. She wondered why she always let herself lose her temper. He just made her so mad! *You would think I would be used to the way he acts by now. I don't know what I was expecting from him. Some sort of appreciation? From Inuyasha? Ridiculous. I mean, who cares? I guess I do.*
"Inconsiderate, selfish jerk," she said with a sigh, and threw a stone into the water. "So why do I care about him so much?" she muttered. She closed her eyes and leaned backward, enjoying the feel of the dappled sunlight on her face.
"Sounds like a real problem you have there miss," A voice from above boomed. Kagome gasped in surprise and looked up, at the same time realizing she had left her bow behind with the others. She jumped to her feet.
"Ah, the young, and their affairs of the heart," the voice said dramatically. Kagome peered into the branches of the trees above her, but couldn't see anyone.
"Who's there?" she demanded. She took a step backward when the source of the voice jumped down and landed before her. A man with long golden hair, piercing blue eyes, and wings the same color as his hair bowed deeply and took her hand before she could even object. He placed a kiss on her hand.
"I am Washi, of the eagle youkai tribe. Pleased to make your acquaintance, my dear lady," he said. Kagome just stared at him, completely taken aback. Washi laughed at her expression.
"Were you expecting a fierce beast, come to gobble you up? I'm sorry to disappoint. I was feeling rather lonely in that tree, and when I saw a lovely woman with such a sad tone of voice, I just had to greet her," he said. Kagome finally came to her senses, and realized he was still holding her hand. Did he say lovely woman? She wondered if he was going to ask her to lay his eggs for him next. How did she always get into these predicaments? *It's the short skirt, of course*, a voice in the back of her mind whispered.
"I'm fine, thank you. I was just about to go back to my friends," Kagome said. The last thing she needed was another youkai kidnapping her.
"Oh but we just met! Can you tell me your name?" the winged man asked.
"Ahh.." Kagome's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden familiar feeling that a shikon shard was nearby, and rapidly approaching. She turned around, pulling her hand from Washi's grasp in time to see a fearsome youkai erupt from the surrounding trees. It was similar to a snake in its shape and movements as it slithered quickly across the ground. Far larger than any snake Kagome had ever seen, it possessed dark black scales and teeth that extended far below its jaw. Saliva dripped from its fangs, and sizzled on the ground, destroying any plant life it came into contact with. It halted before Kagome and Washi, pale yellow eyes silently appraising them. It let out a low, menacing hiss.
Kagome swallowed thickly. She really wished she had brought her bow and arrows with her. She spotted the shikon shards embedded in the beast's fangs.
A split second after the giant snake had appeared and Kagome had fully become aware of the danger she was in, Washi pushed her aside and yelled at the snake. "You won't find any easy prey here."
Washi spread his wings and took on a fighting stance, clawed hands extended.
"Wait! Do you know what a shikon shard is?" Kagome asked him urgently. The eagle demon's head snapped back and he caught her gaze with an intense stare. His reaction seemed to imply an affirmative response. "He has one in each of those two front fangs," Kagome finished. She gasped as the snake suddenly rose into a s-shaped curve, head arched and prepared to strike. With a nod of acknowledgement, Washi turned back around just as the enormous mouth of the predator came rushing toward him.
A hasty leap and frantic beating of wings later, Washi had avoided the attack by inches. Kagome leapt to the ground. The beast's foul, acrid smelling breath washed over her and left her feeling ill and woozy. It was all she could do to not vomit.
Washi growled and let loose a volley of feathers from his widespread wings. They were more than ordinary feathers, and as Kagome watched the pierced the hide of the giant snake in a dozen places. Dark black blood oozed from the wounds, and the snake let loose an unearthly howl. Washi flew quickly and took this opportunity to drive his claws into the top of the snake's head. With another howl, the creature whipped its head back and forth in an effort to dislodge Washi. Washi held on tightly, and inched his way toward the snake's eyes. Kagome could only watch with apprehension, eyes wide and fists clenched at her sides.
The snake growled fiercely and threw itself to the ground, trying to shake its adversary off. With a forceful thrust, Washi's claws tore into the snake's right eye. The snake shrieked with pain and pure hatred. Washi took advantage of the blind eye and pulled his claws from the snake scales. He launched through the air for an attack. His foot contacted with the right fang and thanks to his demon strength it tore out of the snake's jaw and flew through the air to land at Kagome's feet.
The snake demon roared and snapped, finally managing to catch Washi in its mouth. Washi's body was shaken violently and then thrown through the air. He smashed into the trunk of a tree with a sickening thud. Poison bubbled all over his limp form.
Kagome cried out and ran to Washi. The snake's remaining eye followed her.
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Please tell me what you think, and thanks for reading!