The Unknown Brother
Disclaimer: Rafe is MY character, mine all mine, noooooo touchy, stealing, or anything of the sort! All OTHER characters belong to Takahashi Rumiko-sama...
Rated for language, and violence; that I think isn't that violent.
My name is Rafe, I'm a dragon demon; a full dragon demon. When you pass me on the roads, I have long, jet black hair with a pair of dark violet eyes. Upon my forehead is a weird mark, a black crescent moon with a sapphire dragon wrapped around it. I wear a black kimono that has an ash colored dragon on it. I wear shoes, unlike those filthy humans that pass me on the streets. Sometimes, they curse at me, but I give them their share. I can't remember my parents or my brother; we were separated when he was 13 and I was 10, so I can't really remember him… I don't even remember his name; I just know he takes after our father, who I think was a half-demon. He's a half-demon too; I think he has red eyes and black hair… I just don't remember his name. Now, I know him, and I'm nothing like him at all! Let's start the morning I met a full demon, like myself, who helped me find my memories.
Three years ago
I sat under the cherry blossom tree right next to the "Demon River". Truly, I hate this place, but, it's the only place I can actually think straight. My eyes were closed, letting my thoughts drift with the water. The blossoms feel one by one onto the water's surface, painting a beautiful picture in it. I tried to think back to when I turned 9, but I was interrupted by footsteps. "Hey, you!" A voice yelled. My eyes opened in a flash; before me were 3 demon hunters. "Hey, Demon! Fight me now and die quickly, so I may claim your head!" Bellowed the second. I ignored them; I closed my eyes again and merely turned the other way. "Hey, didn't you hear him? Demon?" The third laughed. "Female demons are such bitches, especially you!" My eyes turned into slits of fire, "No one calls me a 'bitch'!" My throat sounded inhuman, as fire came roaring out. Dragon wings sprouted out of my back, pure black ones, torn with holes in these wings. (I have two sets, kinda weird, but I do.) "Now human, prepare to die!" I retorted. My dragon claws extended out of my human/demon hands, grabbing the second human by his throat. My left hand clamped onto his head, in a second, the once beautifully painted river blossom painted was smothered with a different scent, blood. The man's body fell limp to the ground, his severed head in my claw,the hunter had ablank expression on his dead face, and it made me laugh. "Y-you, you demon! You've killed him!" The third screamed in rage. "Heh, born a bastard, dies a bastard." I chuckled. I threw the head to the other two men, I was pissed off now. "Who else wants to die?" I taunted. The two men looked at each other, then back at my bloody claws, and then at the beheaded body of their comrade. They ran like the cowards they were. "Don't even think to come back here!" I shouted after them. Suddenly, a creature leapt out of the forest, it had four tails, and the same mark on it's forehead as mine. It was a Kitsune, (Japanese for Fox Demon) he was pure black, and he had pure black eyes. This Kitsune's name is Rinsei (which means Nature in Japanese). "Rinsei!" I said.He skittered to my feet, purring, starring up at me with his huge kitty eyes. "Stop that did you find any of the pieces?" I remarked, my grin widening. Rinsei shook his head, no.
"Damn it! How am I going to become stronger if I can't get any of those Shikon Jewel shards?" I slammed my fist into the earth, it trembled beneath my power. "Me row?" Rinsei insisted. ("Why don't you stop your search? I mean you're strong as it is.") "No I will not give up my search. You know I'm not strong enough to take on other demons like—like that half-breed Inuyasha!" I retorted, lightly scratching him on the head. "Me row!" Rinsei demanded. (But, if he's a half-demon, he should only be half as strong as you!") "True, very true. Thanks Rinsei!" I said, patting him on the head. He nodded; he ran back into the forest and I sat in silence once again. "A little too young to be thinking about that half-breed, Inuyasha, aren't you Rafe?" A familiar voice asked. "Kasen!" I remarked, jumping to my feet. "Well Rafe, it's about time. I thought I'd never get to kill you, now prepare to die!" Kasen retorted. Kasen, the best demon hunter in the village is hunting, me? "Kasen, what's—wrong with you?" I demanded. "Nothing, the only thing wrong here is you are a demon that must be slain, and I'm a demon hunter that will slay the demon! You cannot deny that I must kill you, Rafe! Even with the Shikon Jewel shards, you couldn't out whit me, for I am a Demon Hunter Master!" Kasen remarked, slashing at my arm with his long sword. "Argh!" I moaned in pain. I knew I was going to die, well, I thought I was going to die anyways. He kept slashing at my arms, immobilizing them so I couldn't attack him with my claws. "Going to mount my head on your wall, Kasen? Or are you going to show every woman in the village how you killed your own friend!" I shouted, grasping both arms in pain. "I'll end your life quickly, so your death will be painless, that's how my friendship will pay through for us!" He said, raising his blood stained sword.
In mere moments, the river gained more blood, but—it wasn't mine. "Argh!" Kasen screamed. I heard him gasp for breath and then—nothing… I opened my eyes to see another man, or was it a warty frog,standing in front of me, it looked like a toad. He held a weird looking staff that had two heads on it, his eyes bugged out at me, and he really scared me. "Am I going to be murdered by a—a munchkin toad?" I thought gravely. "Lord Sesshoumaru, it is done m'lord." The 'thing' said. "Thank you Jaken," Another demon said in back of him. "At least he looks human, unlike that—toad thing!" I thought. "Who are you?" The more human looking demon asked. He wore a white kimono with ared flower design on the corners, and a gold/blue sash on his pants. He also wore spiky armor along the top of his kimono. On his forehead was a navy blue crescent moon, almost like mine. "I—I'm Rafe." I stuttered. He was so handsome, but I noticed something unusual about him. Along his left side, was a white, puffy tail! "You're a dog demon?" I asked. He nodded; he looked at the one called "Jaken" then back at me. "So Rafe, are you human?" Sesshoumaru asked. "Hell no!" I replied, pissed off. "So, what demon are you then?" He said, crossing his arms. "A—dragon." I said coldly. "Dragon? That's—rare." Sesshoumaru remarked. "Huh?" I asked, confused. He looked at me like I was human, "You don't know?" "Know what?" I asked sharply. "Naraku killed them all, you must be—the last one!" Lord Sesshoumaru turned to Jaken. "If she's the last one, shouldn't we take her with us, Lord Sesshoumaru?" Jaken whispered. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes for a moment, and then opened them, looking into the bugged eyed eyes ofJaken. "Yes…But, she'll not take it likely, Jaken, she's a dragon demon. She'll not just take any side of anyone, we must fight her." Sesshoumaru answered. "Whaaat! M'lord, you mustn't, she's—she's—she's a lady, Lord Sesshoumaru! Thy wouldn't fight a woman thyself, but she's still a—Lord Sesshoumaru?" Jaken stammered. Lord Sesshoumaru had drawn his blade, the Toukijin. "M-M'lord! Lord Sesshoumaru, you must not harm the Lady!" Jaken cried, trying to pull back Sesshoumaru by his sleeve. "Jaken, she's a dragon it's their law, written clearly in every demon language! Didn't you read it like I asked you to?" Sesshoumaru turned around, facing the tiny demon. Sesshoumaru then put the Toukijin back into its sheath. "Er, I meant to Lord Sesshoumaru….I mean I did…Uh, At least I—"Jaken Stammered. He continued to jabber on with yeses and no's and I meant to do this, but he made me do that instead(s)! "Jaken—what do you know then?" Lord Sesshoumaru asked sharply. "Eh, er, um, I—I know some things about dragon demons," Jaken started. He started to throw things out of every pocket in his kimono, "Now, where did I put that scroll? Nope, oh!" Jaken yelled. Sesshoumaru's face enlightened, "You found it?" "No, but I did find those recipes for "Sushi" that I stole from that Kagome girl…" Jaken saidgleefully. "Jaken?" Sesshoumaru remarked. "Y-yes Lord Sesshoumaru?" He answered. "Shall I remind you that I hold the sword, not you!" Sesshoumaru retorted, taking the Staff of Two Heads and hitting Jaken repeatedly on the head with it. "M'lord—ouch! Please—ouch! Stop—ouch! M'lord, she's—ouch! L-leaving—ouch!" Jaken moaned in agony. "Wha-what?" Sesshoumaru asked, dropping the staff. I did, I did leave. I walked away from the weird and funny moment that Jaken and Lord Sesshoumaru were having. "Rafe, stop!" He yelled after me, Jaken following him. I stopped in my tracks and thought, "Oh my god, what if he really wants to fight me? No, no, I'll just go freely with him, that'll work, right? No! No it won't, the dragon law saws I have to fight him…Oh god, what am I to do?!" My mind reeled with thoughts of, "I'm going to die, he's the better demon, but doesn't the law state if I win I get to choose where I want to go." I spun around to meet eye-to-eye with Sesshoumaru. "Ah, Rafe, now, let us fight to see where you truly fit in!" He said eyes raging with fire. "Finally, a real challenge, and I thought I would have to spend the rest of my days fighting those stupid demon hunters!" I said sharply. To be continued...