Cold water formed in millions of drops poured from the dark, cloudy sky. Lightening was giving a bright yellowish light from time to time. The wild wind was running around in circles, surrounding everything and giving a cold breeze and playing with the fallen leaves. Who would wish to walk on that kind of weather?
Well, I would. I was walking all my life, no matter the circumstances: when I was injured or healthy, happy or sad, tired and sleepy...
I never had such thing as home. To be honest, I really don't know what that word means. Yes, it was only a word for me. Home... Family... Friendship... Love... Bonds... Those words are unknown to me.
I was walking through all sceneries: the sand and snow deserts, the forest, fields, meadows, crowdy cities, small villages, mountains, caves, I swam through calm oceans, wavy seas and rough rivers... I've been everywhere. Except home. But I don't know where it is, so...
And now I'm in the Ningenkai, the Human World. Again.
I escaped from the Makai a week ago. I was too famous there. On the 'Black List', right next to the Fox Demon Youko, number one Tomb Rider. Other demons from the 'criminal world' were laughing. The famous Youko, the powerful Fox Demon having a big rival? A female? A half-breed?
I looked at her face. Next to me, a little girl was walking, rescuing me from loneliness. Her bright, chocolate brown eyes were open half way, her soaked short dark brown, almost black hair was dancing in the wind. She looked so peaceful and fearless, like an angel. Was she enjoying my company? Wasn't she afraid? Did she trusted me? Was she truly happy with me?
Those questions flied away a long time ago...
A cloaked female was walking through a small village. She heard rumors that this place was always covered with snow. It seemed true. All houses were looking like from a Christmas postcard.
The girl was smirking behind her hood. A very valuable item was resting in her pocket. Those baka guardians were no match for her. She killed every single one of them.
She was on her way to a fellow dealer. He was buying her stolen stuff and collecting them, of course, very well hidden. The girl and the dealer weren't exactly friends. Only partners. The deal between them was simple: he indicated an item, she was stealing it and, in exchange, he was making her any weapon she wanted.
The dealer was an Ice demon, but he lived illegally in the Ningenkai. Koenma's detectives were after him for a while, but he's a master in disguises. The dealer lived in the next village, so she was close.
A sudden scream snapped the female from her thoughts. Weird noises - sounds of a fight - were coming from one of the houses. The girl sniffed the air. Alcohol, anger and desperation. This wasn't good. And, the girl didn't sense any demon energy, so it was weird.
She came closer to the house and looked inside through the window. A man was waving his hand in the air in anger, babbling something. The girl could hear single words like 'Mafia', 'gangsters', 'money', 'the girl', and 'kill for the good'.
Interested now girl went closer and saw a woman with long black hair and tears in her eyes kneeling on the floor and hiding something behind her. Some white clothes? The clothes were CRYING?! No... It was a child. A little girl with the same long, black hair and dark brown eyes. She was scared to death, the peeking female could sense it very clearly.
"Please... I'm begging you... Don't... Don't kill her!" the kneeling woman begged.
"You stupid bitch! Don't you understand?! If I don't kill her, my future is ruined! Now move out of the way!" the man grabbed a gun and aimed it to the little girl. He shoot, but the woman covered the girl with her own body. The shoot ended the woman's life.
"Mommy!" the little girl cried, covered with her mother's blood.
"Stupid brat..." the man murmured and raised his gun once again.
The cloaked female had enough. She kicked the door open and threw a long dagger at the suprised man. The dagger, filled with the girl's power, reached the man's chest and pierced his heart. He was too stunned to make a sound, he just widened his eyes. Within two seconds, he was dead.
The girl, still with her face hidden behind her hood, turned around, wanting to leave, but she felt a slight tug on her cloak. She looked down and saw the little orphaned girl. Her pale face was covered with tears, her clothes were ripped here and there and her hair was all messy. She looked at the mysterious young female with her big pleading eyes. She had the gaze of a dying person...
The female raised her eyebrow. Indeed, that little Ningen brat was cute and all and it's obvious, that she will grow into a beautiful woman, but...
A lonely woman...
Was this pity? Maybe.
"W-who... Who are... you?" the little girl asked in a fearful voice. Even her voice was pretty.
The cloaked female kneeled next to the girl to reach the same level. Her golden eyes flashed. It was something weird going on. Something was creating. An unique feeling... A bond...
"Come with me. I'll make you strong..."
The girl was 5 years old back then. Now, she is almost 12 (almost, her Birthday is coming up). And she's still with me. It's her own, free will. She could leave me every moment, but she isn't. Her real name is Yukiko, she told me that on the day we met. Her father was the mayor of her home village. But he's gone, along with his village...
I destroyed the whole village. Why? I got to know, that the villagers knew about their major's dirty business and his cruelness, directed towards his family. They knew and yet, they didn't react. Yukiko and her mother were beaten awfully.
And as for Yukiko... I gave a new name. To erase the 'snowy' past.
I named her Inuko. Also, as I promised, I trained her for these years we've been together. She could sense any demon, she was strong and fast, was able to master any weapon... My clone. Only personality and looks are different. She is always smiling and laughing, a cheerful, polite little girl. I was distant, cold... It was extremely hard to gain my trust or see my smile. Only Inuko saw it...
"... Kikyo-san?" my thoughts were interrupted by a shy voice. I looked at Inuko's face.
"I'm a little hungry... Could I have a cheeseburger, please?" she pointed to a restaurant with a 'McDonalds' sign. I noticed that building a couple of minutes ago. How couldn't I? The smell coming from the inside was stunning.
"Sure. Stay here. I'll go." I said checking, if my hood was covering my whole face. Inuko nodded and climbed a tree.
I sniffed the air. The rain slowly went away. Once again, the same delicious smell filled my sensitive noise. Then I spotted two guys. They were too far away to see the details, but one of them held a big brown pack full of that delicious smelling food. Quickly calculating, I started running very fast in their direction. Regular Ningen couldn't see me, but suprisingly my target shivered as I came closer. Knowing that I must hurry, I jumped, grabber the pack and, like a boomerang, returned to Inuko in a blink of an eye.
"Hey!! My precious food!!" I heard the carrying one yell. Hn, stupid Ningens.
Inuko happily ate the food and I pressed my back to the tree trunk, crossed my legs and putted my hands behind my head. I closed my eyes.
"Um... Kikyo-san?..." I heard Inuko start. I opened one of my eye and looked at her.
"Yes?"
"...I... I was wondering... How is it to be a demon?" she asked suddenly.
"Well... Why do you want to know?" her question suprised me.
"Because... I... I want to be a demon." she stated.
"And why is that?" I asked, with only one eye opened.
She looked at me. I think she adores me. But I'm nothing special. I'm short (about 5,2), always wearing the same, blue clothes, I have long silvery hair and golden eyes. My body is well shaped because of all those hours of training, but Inuko trains equally hard!
Oh, did I mention I have white dog ears on top of my head, white tail, sharp fangs and long claws? That's because I'm a dog demon. Well, half...
"Because I would be stronger and faster... My human body is too weak..." Inuko said quietly.
"Being a demon isn't that cool as you think." I closed my eye.
"Thank you... Kikyo-san..." Inuko whispered and smiled. I smiled back.
And we drifted to a world of our dreams. A perfect world...