When First They Met
A fic made for my own challenge that can be found on my site (you are welcome and encouraged to participate).
Hope you enjoy.
The hanyou let himself slump against the tree branch relieved to finally be at his destination. It had been a
long day and he was hungry after having to fight of two bull youkai at once who had still managed to make off
with his meal. He smirked. It wouldn't matter in a few hours anyways so he'd just rest until it got dark. Noone
would mess with him after he had snuck into the village and had stolen the Shikon no Tama he had heard was
protected there. Then he'd be a full youkai and those bulls would be the first thing on his to kill list, which
was quite long after so many years of being shunned and hunted. (I believe Inuyasha is atleast in his hundreds)
With this happy thought the hanyou let himself start to slip into unconsciousness. Any chance of sleep
evaporated, however, when a large vibration combined with a painfully loud sound of cracking wood hit him.
The hanyou grabbed the branch under him to steady himself as he sat up, his ears strait up at attention. "What
in the-" he exclaimed looking down below him. There he saw a large woodcutter chopping diligently at of all
trees, the one he was trying to sleep in. The woodcutter swung again and Inuyasha was hit with another wave of
vibrations and noise.
"What do you think your doing!" the enraged hanyou shouted. The startled woodcutter looked up and dropped his
axe at what he saw. "Y-youkai!" he cried before running off towards the nearby village. The boy smirked as he
watched the coward run towards the village. 'The village.' he thought suddenly, his smirk disapearing. His
mouth opened slightly as he realized the villager would no doubt tell the miko of the village that protected
the Shikon and that any chance of him catching her off guard and snatching it had just gone out the proverbial
window. He stood up on the branch no longer feeling the least bit tired.
In fact, it also probably meant that she would be coming after him any minute. He gave a little growl. Now
all of the trouble of sneaking past the magical wards and barriers had been for nothing. The hanyou
looked around trying to decide which way he should go. 'I'll just have to fight my way through.' he decided
flexing his claws before leaping off in a direction that would take him around the village where he could
strike from behind. He continued in the direction he had chosen alternating between running on the ground
and jumping through the trees. As he hit the ground to start running again he heard a strange wizzing to his
right.
Turning slightly, he had just enough time to see a number of arrows closing in on him before they pierced
through his kimono and pinned him to the nearby tree behind him. He stared in surprise at the miko in the
distance as she calmly pulled another arrow from her quiver and took aim. Their eyes met as she pulled back
the arrow. Despite the blank expression she had Inuyasha could see emotions in her eyes. There was loneliness
there, very similar to what he had felt all these years. Their gaze held for several seconds before the miko
looked away. With a soft sigh she dropped her bow to her side and put the arrow away.
Without a word she turned to leave. The hanyou finally regained his senses after being defeated so easily.
"Wait!" he called after her, trying to move one of his arms foreward but failing. The girl paused and turned.
"What are you called?" he asked roughly giving her his best glare. The girl didn't seem affected at all. "My
name is Kikyo." she said in a monotone voice. "What is yours?" Not sure why he had talked to her in the first
place, the boy glanced at the ground as he thought deeply, racking his brain for such a simple answer. It
had been years since anyone had called him anything besides freak and other insulting things. For the life
of him he couldn't remember his real name. Just another side effect of being alone for such a terribly long
time. The last person to talk to him like he had been a person had been his mother, and he had long lost count
of how long it had been since she died.
"I don't have one." he replied after a few seconds. Kikyo glanced at his ears. "You are a hanyou." It wasn't a
question but he nodded. "Then you will be known as Inuyasha." With that she turned and started walking
towards the village. Inuyasha watched her go with a surprised look. Then he shook his head and glared at her
retreating form. "This isn't over Kikyo! I'm going to get the Shikon no Tama and use it to become a full demon!
You won't be keeping it any longer now that I'm here!" he shouted defiantly as he started to struggle again
against the arrows. Kikyo turned her head as she pushed a tree limb out of the way, the barest hint of a
smile on her face. "Then I wish you luck... Inuyasha." she said in a barely audible tone. And with that she
disapeared into the foilage leaving a confused, but a little less lonely hanyou, behind.
A fic made for my own challenge that can be found on my site (you are welcome and encouraged to participate).
Hope you enjoy.
The hanyou let himself slump against the tree branch relieved to finally be at his destination. It had been a
long day and he was hungry after having to fight of two bull youkai at once who had still managed to make off
with his meal. He smirked. It wouldn't matter in a few hours anyways so he'd just rest until it got dark. Noone
would mess with him after he had snuck into the village and had stolen the Shikon no Tama he had heard was
protected there. Then he'd be a full youkai and those bulls would be the first thing on his to kill list, which
was quite long after so many years of being shunned and hunted. (I believe Inuyasha is atleast in his hundreds)
With this happy thought the hanyou let himself start to slip into unconsciousness. Any chance of sleep
evaporated, however, when a large vibration combined with a painfully loud sound of cracking wood hit him.
The hanyou grabbed the branch under him to steady himself as he sat up, his ears strait up at attention. "What
in the-" he exclaimed looking down below him. There he saw a large woodcutter chopping diligently at of all
trees, the one he was trying to sleep in. The woodcutter swung again and Inuyasha was hit with another wave of
vibrations and noise.
"What do you think your doing!" the enraged hanyou shouted. The startled woodcutter looked up and dropped his
axe at what he saw. "Y-youkai!" he cried before running off towards the nearby village. The boy smirked as he
watched the coward run towards the village. 'The village.' he thought suddenly, his smirk disapearing. His
mouth opened slightly as he realized the villager would no doubt tell the miko of the village that protected
the Shikon and that any chance of him catching her off guard and snatching it had just gone out the proverbial
window. He stood up on the branch no longer feeling the least bit tired.
In fact, it also probably meant that she would be coming after him any minute. He gave a little growl. Now
all of the trouble of sneaking past the magical wards and barriers had been for nothing. The hanyou
looked around trying to decide which way he should go. 'I'll just have to fight my way through.' he decided
flexing his claws before leaping off in a direction that would take him around the village where he could
strike from behind. He continued in the direction he had chosen alternating between running on the ground
and jumping through the trees. As he hit the ground to start running again he heard a strange wizzing to his
right.
Turning slightly, he had just enough time to see a number of arrows closing in on him before they pierced
through his kimono and pinned him to the nearby tree behind him. He stared in surprise at the miko in the
distance as she calmly pulled another arrow from her quiver and took aim. Their eyes met as she pulled back
the arrow. Despite the blank expression she had Inuyasha could see emotions in her eyes. There was loneliness
there, very similar to what he had felt all these years. Their gaze held for several seconds before the miko
looked away. With a soft sigh she dropped her bow to her side and put the arrow away.
Without a word she turned to leave. The hanyou finally regained his senses after being defeated so easily.
"Wait!" he called after her, trying to move one of his arms foreward but failing. The girl paused and turned.
"What are you called?" he asked roughly giving her his best glare. The girl didn't seem affected at all. "My
name is Kikyo." she said in a monotone voice. "What is yours?" Not sure why he had talked to her in the first
place, the boy glanced at the ground as he thought deeply, racking his brain for such a simple answer. It
had been years since anyone had called him anything besides freak and other insulting things. For the life
of him he couldn't remember his real name. Just another side effect of being alone for such a terribly long
time. The last person to talk to him like he had been a person had been his mother, and he had long lost count
of how long it had been since she died.
"I don't have one." he replied after a few seconds. Kikyo glanced at his ears. "You are a hanyou." It wasn't a
question but he nodded. "Then you will be known as Inuyasha." With that she turned and started walking
towards the village. Inuyasha watched her go with a surprised look. Then he shook his head and glared at her
retreating form. "This isn't over Kikyo! I'm going to get the Shikon no Tama and use it to become a full demon!
You won't be keeping it any longer now that I'm here!" he shouted defiantly as he started to struggle again
against the arrows. Kikyo turned her head as she pushed a tree limb out of the way, the barest hint of a
smile on her face. "Then I wish you luck... Inuyasha." she said in a barely audible tone. And with that she
disapeared into the foilage leaving a confused, but a little less lonely hanyou, behind.