Disclaimer: Come on, all you peoples should know that all Inuyasha stuff is the property of Rumiko Takahashi. I do own the story, though.
Me: OK, peoples, the very first sentence is so annoying. Try to ignore the annoying-ness of it. I couldn't think of anything else, which is pretty pathetic...X(
A young dog demon by the name of Saisyo was strolling through the forest, having no particular reason to do so. She just felt like it. She stopped and sighed peacefully, observing her surroundings. It was dark, but between the leaves of the towering trees, little rays of light seeped through and illuminated the forest floor with a twilight-like glow.
Saisyo inhaled deeply, taking in all scents possible. She tried to name them all in her head...
'Lilac, Bellflower, Lily, Pine, Cherry Blossom... No, there are to many. I can't name them all.'
She was usually the peaceful type of person, though if you make Saisyo angry, or cross paths with her when she's angry, you most likely won't like the result you get. Her eyes are blue, but gray when depressed or mad. Her hair was long and usually pulled back into a braid, and it was brown. She was about 5'6", with a slender, athletic body. Saisyo's kimono was white with a cherry blossom pattern decorating it. It was easy to move in and comfortable, and it had a sword strapped to the side.
As Saisyo relaxed in a tree, she heard a disturbing noise. She sat up and jumped down, landing on her bare feet. 'Did someone scream?'
Natural curiosity compelled her to follow the sound and check it out. As she walked, the sound was heard again, but with it came a nauseating scent. "Damn, it's an ogre," Saisyo said aloud and began running.
She emerged into a clearing; a cozy little meadow with Japanese bellflowers blowing gently in the breeze. "I know I heard something here," Saisyo muttered, "It sounded like a young girl screaming for help."
All seemed well, but she was about to investigate the nasty scent further only to be interrupted.
"Sesshomaru -sama!" it called.
Just then a small girl burst through the tall grasses in front of Saisyo, looking panicked and stumbling a bit. Saisyo ran over to her and held her close. "It's okay, nothing is going to hurt you. You'll be alright as long as I'm here."
The girl was crying and Saisyo could sense that she was human. She then smelled the air again to find the ogre coming closer but slowly. Despite this, she kept comforting the girl and found that her name was Rin. Rin's eyes were slowly but surely losing their tear-filled glint to gain a happy one. "Thank you for helping me, Miss... I'm sorry, but I don't know your name."
"It's Saisyo,"
Rin smiled. "That's a pretty name."
"Thank you, you're very polite, Rin." Saisyo said.
The sickening smell was extremely close now, and she stood up and drew her sword. "If anything goes wrong, Rin, promise me you'll run."
"No!" came the stubborn reply, "I won't leave you alone!"
Rin grabbed hold of Saisyo's leg and buried her face in the pant leg of her kimono, crying again. "I won't let you die for me!"
Saisyo was confused. 'Is this the scared little girl that I was comforting a few minutes ago?'
The ogre ran at them. But Saisyo had no time to react, so she dropped her sword and shielded Rin with her body, waiting for the fatal blow that would kill her...but it never came.
Instead she felt herself being carried. Too weary and too nauseated to open her eyes, Saisyo just snuggled closer to the person and fell asleep.
Sorry that t it's so short, but if I get at least one review the next one will be longer and better. In fact, I require one review before I continue at all. (Not trying to be mean, but if no-one's reading, why should I keep writing?)
