Hi everyone! Welcome to my new story! I'm not sure where this idea came from, but wherever I found this, I went with it! Yay! So, there's really not much to say. I hope you like it! Enjoy!
I will say this once and only once -- this story has absolutely nothing to do with the movie, 'Behind Enemy Lines'. I'm just unoriginal and borrowed the title. (smiles)
Disclaimer -- Yes, I own Inuyasha. He, Miroku, and Sesshomaru are locked in my closet, only to see the light of day when I let them! Hahaha! ...Okay, enough of my fantasies, to the story!
1 - The Battle Begins
The early morning sun rose, it's warmth decending upon the land. It spread over the country side like rapid fire, bringing about a new day on the land of Fudal Japan. A man resting in a tall tree squinted his eyes to the oncoming intrusion of his sleep, the protruding dog-like ears on his head swirling around to hear anything that could be considered a threat. Hearing nothing out of the ordinary, he stood on the tall branch and stretched his stiff limbs. His amber eyes scanned the ground below him. What he saw were hundreds of demons, gathering from all areas of the expansive forest in the very center, where their leader stood tall on top of a wooden platform. He rubbed his eyes carefully with his clawed hand, trying to erase the nightmares of the pervious evening. But he knew that he wasn't alone. No one slept easily around here.
He gently hopped out of the tree, landing gracefully at the base. The man brushed off the red cloth of his clothes, pushing out any wrinkles that made themselves known. Finally he began the walk with the rest of the demons, stopping when he was as close to the platform as he could be.
The demon that stood on the platform was no ordinary demon. His inky black hair swirled around him in waves as his kimono-like outfit blew with the wind, giving him the apperance of a much larger man. He stood with his arms behind his back and looked out over his army with cold, evil eyes that could even send fear into the heart of the biggest and toughest demon. His leading officers stood behind him. One was a man with long silver hair and amber eyes, bearing a cresent moon on his forehead and had two swords at his side. The other was a woman with blood red eyes and her hair was up, held with mere feathers. Her only weapon appeared to be the large fan in her right hand. She flicked her wrist, sending a small wave of cold air over the group of demons. This shut them up immediately.
The leader stepped to the very edge of the platform to speak. "My fellow demons. Today we head into battle with the Ningenteki Army. The last few battles we had ended woth a stale mate; I don't want that to happen again." A few of the demons on the front row shivered at the ferocity of his voice. "We shall go kill all the humans who wish to stand in the way of our domination!"
With that a large roar erupted from the crowd, the moral of the group boosted with the confidence of their leader. "Kagura, Sesshomaru," the leader beckoned to his officers. "You both know what to do."
"Yes Naraku," they said in unison, bowing slightly to his command.
As the army moved out, the man with the silver dog ears held a confident smirk on his face. 'I'll get my revenge... You should have never betrayed me, Kikyou...'
"Arrrggg!" grunted the young woman as she hopped into the air, avoiding the attack thrown at her. She swung her large boomerang around her body, preparing to strike. Unfortunately for her, the man she was attacking jumped over her weapon, letting it swing around, gaining momentum. She turned to use this against him and bring it around to hit him again, but then she felt something on her butt that shouldn't be there. "Grrr... MIROKU! You pervert!" she said as she accidentally let go of her boomerang, letting it fly through the woods, cutting down any tree in it's path. But she didn't notice. "Miroku..." she said as she advanced on him, punching her fist into her free hand.
"Um... Sango," Miroku said as he backed away in fear of the blazing magenta eyes that held his own. 'She's beautiful when she angry,' he thought as he backed away in fear of the woman. Her long brown hair was tied up into a high ponytail, her short bangs framing her face. The large boomerang weapon, which she affectionately called 'Hiraikostu', was normally slung over her back, ready for battle at any moment. The demon slayer wore a black body suit, compleate with light pink armor made from the bones of defeated demons. Her blazing magenta eyes looked as if they were going to burn him with their gaze as she got closer. Suddenly he felt something hard behind his back. He had hit a tree. With a gulp he came to a conclusion: 'I'm dead...'
He was backed to the tree. Perfect. 'He'll learn to stop groping me...' she though as she looked Miroku. He was dressed in the traditional monk clothing, all purple and black. The golden staff he normally carried laid forgotten at least ten feet away, useless. Her eyes momentarily landed on his right hand, which he was putting up in hopes of defending himself. The purple clothes wrapped around it was held with prayer beads, ensuring that the wind tunnel in his palm was closed. 'Poor guy. Cursed with a vortex in his hand. But that still gives him no right to grope me!' She had to admit though, Miroku was very handsome. His midnight black hair was pulled into a small ponytail at the base of his neck, and his crystal blue eyes looked at her in fear. He knew what was coming.
Suddenly Sango was haulted in her tracks by the apperance of her weapon, stuck in the ground infront of her. And the person who put it there looked none too happy. Her raven hair was pulled out of her face into a low ponytail, and her pale skin glowed with anger. The white long sleeved shirt and over large red pants she wore were typical of a miko. Her dark brown eyes narrowed as she looked at the monk and demon slayer, her frustration evident.
"Will you two idiots quit screwing around," she said calmly, despire her obvious anger. "We have orders." With that, she left, walking back to the camp grounds.
Once they were sure she was out of ear shot, they began walking back as well, Sango attaching hiraikotsu to her back. "What a bitch," she hissed, an evil look in her eyes.
Miroku found that look quite appealing. "Yes, but she is a miko, so we must respect her," he replied, hoping to put out Sango's anger before she got herself in trouble.
She crossed her arms, huffing angrily. "That still gives her no right. Kikyou needs a reality check."
"However true that may be, you can never say it to her."
"Yeah, yeah..." By now they were at the campground. The grass was adorned with thousands of beige cloth tents, covering miles of land. People milled around, oblivious to the situation that Sango and Miroku knew awaited them in the commander's tent. Darting through groups of people and running from the women Miroku groped, they finally made their way to the large blue tent at the edge of the campground.
They entered, spotting four other people in the room. One was Kikyou, standing in a corner as she sneered at them. 'Bitch,' Sango momentarily thought before looking at the three other people. One was Lady Kaede, the medical expert of the army. She was old, but very wise and could heal almost anyone of anything.
Next to her was the leader of the Ningenteki army, Midoriko. She was dressed in miko clothing, plus some additional battle armor and a sword was tied at her hip. Her long hair was combed neatly, flowing gracefully down her back. She was kind, someone you wouldn't suspect to be ruthless on the battle field like she was. Her doe brown eyes held warmth, and her smile was genuine. Midoriko was all together a great leader.
The last person in the room was someone that both Sango and Miroku were happy to see. The young woman was standing near the side of the tent, dressed in miko's clothing. Her raven black hair cascaded down, framing her face lovingly. She had chocolate brown eyes that brightened her pale face with radiating warmth and a bright smile as she saw her two friends enter the tent. "Hey guys!" she called as she stepped away from the side and went to the center, standing next to Midoriko.
"Hello Kagome," Miroku responded. Kagome was very kind hearted and sweet, and he counted her as a close friend.
Sango just smiled happily, knowing that if she attempted to say anythin, she would go off on Kikyou.
"Now that we're all here," Midoriko said with a glance at Sango and Miroku. They just grinned sheepishly, Midokiro granting them a small smile. "Let's get down to business."
She led them over to a table in the corner of the room, holding only a large map of the surrounding area. On it were two stones; one painted blue and one painted red. "We are here," she said, pointing to the blue stone. "And the Tenma Army is here," she said, pointing to the red rock. "We just recieved information from a solider that they are now here." Midoriko moved the red rock to where it was only inches from the blue one.
Everyone gasped, amazed at how much land they had covered on only a day. "They should be here by nightfall. We must be prepared." She turned to them suddenly, a new look on her face. "Sango, gather the demon slayers and take them to the front lines. We need a strong offense."
"Yes, ma'am," she said, saluting Midoriko and jogging out of the tent.
"Miroku, I want you to put as many demon warding seals aroungd the camp as you can. Try to get around the entire camp so we can't be snuck up on."
"Yes ma'am." He left, mummbling about how he was going to get his hands on that many seals.
"Kikyou and Kagome."
"Yes, ma'am," they replied in unison. Even though they didn't really like one another they still worked together well as a team.
"Being the only miko's in the camp, you are our trump cards. The Tenma army has no idea that we have the power of not one, but two mikos on our side. You both will be behind the demon slayers, aiding them in any way possible," Midoriko said, proud of the two young girls with amazing spiritual powers.
"Yes ma'am," they replied, exiting the tent.
Midoriko put her fingers over eyes, warding off a headache. "Do ye want something for ye head child?" Kaede asked in a sympathetic tone as Midoriko sat on a small stoll, rubbing her temples.
"I just don't understand why the demon's keep attacking us. What did we do to them?" she said in a pleading tone.
"I don't think we did anything. When I was young, humans and demons mainly lived in peace. Lately, however, they are stirring for something. I think this new leader of their might have something to do with it. But don't fret child," she said, laying a comforting hand on her shoulder. "All ye can do is fight in these days."
Midoriko nodded, a small smile gracing her lips. She stood, ready to take her position with the demon slayers on the front line and be the leader they needed. "If the demon's want a fight, we'll give them one." With that, she left the tent to do her job. Win the war.
They could see the line of demon slayers in their black suits and colored armor from a mile away. The slayers would put up a good fight, but the demons would always win. The man with the dog ears smiled at that fact. He himself had never once been beaten. Thanks to his sword, Tetsusaiga. When his father died, he left one sword to him and one sword to his brother. He grinned. 'Lucky for me, I got the good one.'
The demons charged into the line of human, begining the fight aggresively. Demons and humans alike were falling, and falling fast. Sango looked around her to find many commrads down, including her father and little brother. "No!" she called, letting her guard down for a moment.
A particularly large demon saw his chance and lunged for the young woman leading the demon slayers. Take down their leader, and the rest crumble. Unfortunately for the demon, Kagome had also seen this. Within seconds, she shot a purification arrow through the demon's heart. He fell next to Sango, bringing her back to reality. She jumped at another demon, rage filling her body. The demon she went to fight had a large sword with fur around the hilt and little dog ears adorned his head. 'I'll vent my anger on him,' Sango thought as she entered a one-on-one fight with the dog demon.
Naraku stood away from the fight, taking in their losses. "How is this possible!" he muttered through gritted teeth. "How can we be losing?!? Kagura!" he called. The wind sorceress landed next to him, easily stepping off her feather.
"Yes?" she asked with a slight bow.
"Call the troops to retreat," he grumbled, turning to walk away.
"But sir," she began, feeling that leaving would be a mistake.
"Now, Kagura." He kept walking, his anger evident.
She glared at his back, angry at the fact that she must fight under such a stupid egotistical leader. 'As soon as he thinks were losing, he retreats! We could have still won this battle... What an ass.' She hopped on her large white feather once again to rally the troops.
"Retreat!" the demons heard Kagura call from above them. Many turned and abided to her request, knowing Naraku was dissapointed with them. But one certain demon was too engaged in a fight to retreat. He hopped into the air, bringing his sword down. The demon slayer dodged, bringing her large boomerang around her body. Until then it had been an even fight, both dodging most of the opponents attacks. He had sustained a bad injury from a different slayer, but he had killed the young boy soon enough. It made him feel bad to kill such a little one, but then he remembered. They were just humans. But he didn't see this coming. Her weapon came and smacked the back of his head, causing his vision to blur and his body to fall to the ground. His attempts to get back up were futile; the darkness blanketed over his mind like a cloud, the fight over.
The dog demon woke to find himself in a jail cell. Three of the walls were brick, and the other one consisted of black rusty metal bars, attempting to confine him. 'Well, this should be easy enough,' he though as he went to get up. A sudden pain in his chest caused him to sit back down, the sensation overtaking him. "Damn it, what happened?" he grunted as he clutched his chest, feeling a cloth bandage.
"You were injured, so I fixed you up," came a sweet voice from the shadows outside of the cell.
"Who's there!" he called, feeling very vunerable, in a jail cell and unable to move.
The young woman stepped into his line of vision. Her long black hair, those brown eyes... "Damn you!" he yelled, his eyes turning red.
"What's your problem?" she questioned, feeling very threatened.
"Oh, now you're playing dumb? I will never forget what you did to me, Kikyou!"
'Kikyou? He thinks I'm Kikyou? I guess we do have a slight resemblance, but not much...' she thought, looking at his amber eyes. She got to his level, sitting on her knees. "I'm not Kikyou," she stated simply.
"What are you talking about wench? Of coarse you're Kikyou!" he said forcefully as he leaned toward her, only inches from her face. Her scent reached his nose for the first time since the conversation began, and he suddenly came to a realization. She smelled of vanilla, a soothing scent that calmed his body, taming his anger momentarily. "You're... You're not Kikyou..." he mummbled in disbelief. 'This woman can't be her. Kikyou smelled of roses, but this one...'
"I told you," she replied with a slight smile. She swore he made a sound that almost sounded like 'Feh' under his breath. "Well, I would suggest you be grateful to me," she told him as she crossed her arms, angry that this demon was so disrespectful.
He shot her a hard glare, making the color drain from her face. "Why? Because you locked me in a dirty jail cell?" he hissed, anger radiating from him. "You humans are all alike..." he muttered, hoping the girl didn't hear. Even though she was just a human, he felt sort of bad for scarring her like he did. She looked so young... so fragile. 'What's she doing in an army camp?'
"No, because I saved your life." He just stared at this, not sure how to take it. "Everyone wanted to leave you on the battlefield to die."
- flash back
"Kagome, we are not taking in this demon," Kikyou told her sternly.
She practically growled at her fellow miko's arrogance. "First off, you don't call the shots. You and I are equals in this army." This earned a glare from Kikyou as she continued. "Second, we can't just leave him here to die! That's cruel!"
Kikyou just looked at the wounded demon, her eyes full of hate. 'What's her problem? I know were fighting them in a war, but if we can save someone, shouldn't we?' Kagome thought nervously as Midoriko approached them.
'It's him...' Kikyou thought. 'I thought I'd never see him again...'
"What's going on here?" Midoriko said as she stopped where the two young mikos were standing.
"Kagome wants to save this worthless demon from death," Kikyou said, scorn filling her voice.
"But we can't just let him die!" Kagome pleaded.
Midoriko looked at each girl. 'On one hand there's Kagome, who cries when we have to kill cattle for dinner. Then there's Kikyou, who wouldn't know compassion if it bit her in the ass...' Midoriko the looked at the demon, his body slowly giving out. Without proper medical treatment, he would die before sunset. 'This might be an interesting experiment...' she thought, a wicked grin crossing her face. "If we take him into the camp, understand he's your responsibility, Kagome," Midoriko finally said, causing Kikyou to gasp.
"You're going to let her take him in?" Kikyou said, disgust lining her tone.
Midoriko turned, giving her a hard glare. "Kindness is something a person learns. I would suggest you take a lesson, Kikyou." With that Midoriko walked away.
Kikyou turned to Kagome, fire in her eyes. "You'll regret this." With that she left, leaving Kagome with the demon with the dog ears.
- end flash back
"So you see you are my responsibility. Please don't make me regret saving you," she said with a hint of sadness in her voice.
"Feh! When did I ask you to save me?" he said as he crossed his arms.
"Would you have wanted me to just let you die?" she asked, despiration evident in her tone.
This took Inuyasha by surprise. 'Why would this human woman, who doesn't even know me, want to save me from death? I thought all humans were cold and heartless... That's what Naraku said...'
"Hello? Are you listening to me?" she said, trying to bring him back to earth.
"Feh! Whatever, wench," he replied, turning away from her.
Kagome tried not to lose her temper at the injured demon in the cell, but she was losing the pointless battle. "My name it not wench..."
"Like I care wench!"
That was the straw that broke Kagome's back. "My name is Kagome, stupid!" she exclaimed, throwing her hands into the air.
'Kagome...' he thought momentarily, then shook his head. 'No! Just because one human is treating me kindly doesn't mean that the humans should be forgiven!' he told himself with resign, giving her a hard glare.
'I can tell his stay here will be hell for me...' Kaogme thought uneasily. "Please, if you need anything, tell one of the guards to get me. Kagome. If you say wench, they won't get me." She stood to walk away, then turned back to him, meeting her eyes with his. "Oh, and do you see the thing around your neck?"
Suddenly he looked down, seeing a necklace of black beads and ivory fangs hanging loosely around his neck. "What's this about wench?"
She rolled her eyes, choosing to ignore the comment. "It's called a rosary. If I hear that you tried to escape, or do something stupid like that, all I have to do is call out the command word and you will be in quite a bit of pain."
"Feh! How in the hell do you plan to hurt me, wench?" he said as he stood, getting ready to attack the cell.
'I didn't want to do this...' she thought wearily. "SIT!"
With that one word escaping her lips, the demon fell hard to the floor, making a two-inch deep indentation in the ground. "Please don't make me do that again."
As soon as the spell wore off, he shot up, going to the bars. "What in the hell did you do?"
"It's a spell. I'm a miko, remember?"
"But why?"
She sighed at the man's stupidity. "So you won't escape and go on a killing spree around our camp."
He looked shocked. "Even though I'm a demon, I have some pride!" he proclaimed, voice full of anger.
She turned away from him, covering most of her body in shadow. "It wasn't my decision."
The man kept his eyes on the strange woman, so full of mysteries. She confused the hell out of him, angered him because she resembled Kikyou, and yet... she treated him as an equal. 'Well, as much of an equal as possible for her.'
"I'll be back in the morning to check on you, okay... Um, I never caught your name," she said, turning to him once more.
His eyes stared into hers. For a moment she thought he wasn't going to tell her.
"What's your name?" she asked again, this time receiving an answer.
"Inuyasha."
And that's the end of chapter one! I'm liking where this story is going, but I'll only continue if you REVEIW!!!! Thanks so much! Adios my bien amigos and amigas!
Ash
