Chapter 1 The Arrival
Maeko woke up to see a morning sun rise. She felt disoriented. She didn't
know why she was here or even how. She got up and her arm was stiff from
sleeping upon it. She looked down and saw her shirt was dirty and torn by
the sleeves. She saw a flash of a monster with five arms and three heads
walking towards her. Then she came back. She still didn't understand.
"Ku ku ku Are you alright." A voice asked. She looked up suddenly to see a
man in a baboon suit in front of her. "Who are you." "I'm Naraku." "Where
am I?" "In the Western Lands." Her memory started flowing back. She had
just came back from Kendo practice and she saw her mother running towards
her. "Maeko, hide now." She was confused. "Why mom." She then saw it. The
monster had came at her and she saw her parents protecting her. They threw
her behind a bush to distract it away from her. They had died for her. She
remembers feeling anger because she knew she could help them. She felt
like a coward hiding behind the bushes. She saw a dark shadow and then
blacking out to wake up here.
Naraku watched as her eyes glazed over. She's getting her memory back. He was the one who sent the yaoki so he could get to her. She was going to tip the scale his way with her helping him. Inuyasha was winning but with her he would win. He knew she possessed a shikon shard.. The mother gave it to her as a gift. How convenient of her he thought. He smirked once she turned evil she would be an advantage to him.
Maeko looked up at the man. His head was down as if deep in thought. She got up and brushed of the dirt. She saw her katana beside her. She picked it up. "What do you want." She asked. "Why to help you of course and I want your shard." Naraku replied. She could feel his evil radiate off of him. "Just go away, I don't need your help and this belongs in our family." She said. Naraku came closer. "What family." Her eyes showed the sorrow she felt. Naraku walked slowly towards. "You will come with me." She saw an evil glare. He started crossing the clearing going towards her. She saw his shadow from the night's moon. The same shadow before her parents was killed. "You, you killed my family." She shouted at him. "It was necessary so you could come here." Naraku shrugged. "It was very easy I have my ways." She backed away from him. Tears started swelling back. This monster killed her parents. She unsheathed her sword she wanted revenge. She quickly ran to him and swung her sword. Naraku disappeared and all that was left was a mist. An illusion she thought.
Naraku slammed his hand down on the floor. Damn girl didn't come. She figured him out sooner than he thought. Oh well just a minor set back. He will get her. He called forth his yaoki. "Go get her now." They yaoki flew towards the clearing on the other side.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sesshoumaru stood at the balcony of his castle. He was bored. "Sesshoumaru- sama, look at what I found." Cried Rin. She brought out large white flowers. "That's nice, Rin" he replied not even looking at the flower. Rin beamed up at him. She knew he didn't look but he could smell it. "Jaken take care of Rin. I will be going out tonight." Jaken grumbled why did he always have to look after the little brat. But Jaken was a good servant and did as he was told. Sesshoumaru walked out of the room and out the door to leave. He had a feeling he wasn't going to be bored tonight. He walked out under the night sky. He felt a gentle breeze lift his hair. He walked silently into the nearby forest.
Maeko lay there stunned. That monster Naraku got away. She got up; she didn't even know where she was or when it was. She felt a cool breeze and shivered. She wished she could just have a warm fire to sit by. Suddenly a fire erupted by her. She gasped and crawled quickly away. She looked around to see who set it but didn't see anything. The clouds passed over the moon and it suddenly became very dark. She walked closely to the fire and found it very warm. She sat by it and hoped the night would end soon.
The yaoki flew towards the girl. He could smell her even this far. His stomach growled. "She would be a nice feast." But he knew his master wouldn't like that. He looked down and saw a fire. "So nice of her to show the way." He dived for her.
Maeko couldn't see anything. She hated it. But suddenly her eyes adjusted and she could see very well in the dark. She smelled the air and found a hint of something foul in the air. She looked up to see meters up a monster coming down on her. Diving quickly as he crashed down on the ground. The earth shook as he landed. He looked like a giant lizard. It was at least 3 feet taller than she was. She covered her nose. The smell was too much. The monster tried to grab for her but she dodged quickly. The yaoki saw she was very fast. He went to grab her again but she dodged. They kept at it and he still couldn't grab her. He quickly grew angry. Maeko unsheathed her sword and held a battle stance. The sword seems to glow an eerie red. "Little one, you're too frail and fragile to kill me," Maeko grew angry. Her swords suddenly glow redder humming in her ears. "I'm not fragile and frail you lizard." She quickly charged at him with her katana and took out a couple of fingers. Howling he grabbed his hand. "Wench you dare to hit me." He slammed his fist towards the ground. She flew back form the impact and fell down. She got up. Maybe she shouldn't have angered him. She got up and got ready for another attack. She saw he foolishly started tearing everything down and destroying everything. He needs to control his anger, she thought. She dodged his attacks easily. She waited and watched for the right time to get him. She saw his hand get stuck in a tree trunk. This was her chance she ran quickly jumping up and bringing her sword down suddenly he used his other hand and swatted her away. She got up and brushed herself off. She walked around him as he struggled to get his hand out, but keeping an eye on her. She raised her hand and a fire emitted towards him all came naturally to her. Using his arm to cover himself she quickly took the opportunity. She ran fast as lightning and jumped up bringing her glowing sword down. Her eyes widened. What just happen? She didn't know. She landed softly and watched the two halves fall down on the floor smoldering from the heat of her sword. She saw the flesh still sizzle then it caught fire. She could smell charred flesh taint the fresh air. She scrunched up her nose from the smell. She felt her sword and it felt cool to her even though it still glowed. She supposed she caused the heat. She felt another presence. She looked around but she didn't see anything. She walked towards a nearby pond and gazed at her reflection. She sheathed her sword back in her scabbard.
Sesshoumaru watched the battle take place within a tree's cover. She was a strange woman. As she looked up he saw her eyes which glowed a vibrant gold. Then in changed back to a deep grayish blue. His eyebrows rose, strange indeed. He smirked at least she knows how to use a sword and appreciate it. She got up and leapt towards him. He backed up a bit and she leapt past him to another tree. She sat on the tree trunk and her eyes seem to search for something. He could have sworn she saw him but he didn't see it register in her eyes. Maeko knew someone was out there. She was just too tired to fight another one. She figured if they were going to fight it would of came out be then. She caught its scent, a male. She lay down but she still held the hilt of her sword. Sesshoumaru watched as she held the sword ready for another fight if one came. He leapt to another tree back to his castle. He would confront her in the morning.
Naraku watched as her eyes glazed over. She's getting her memory back. He was the one who sent the yaoki so he could get to her. She was going to tip the scale his way with her helping him. Inuyasha was winning but with her he would win. He knew she possessed a shikon shard.. The mother gave it to her as a gift. How convenient of her he thought. He smirked once she turned evil she would be an advantage to him.
Maeko looked up at the man. His head was down as if deep in thought. She got up and brushed of the dirt. She saw her katana beside her. She picked it up. "What do you want." She asked. "Why to help you of course and I want your shard." Naraku replied. She could feel his evil radiate off of him. "Just go away, I don't need your help and this belongs in our family." She said. Naraku came closer. "What family." Her eyes showed the sorrow she felt. Naraku walked slowly towards. "You will come with me." She saw an evil glare. He started crossing the clearing going towards her. She saw his shadow from the night's moon. The same shadow before her parents was killed. "You, you killed my family." She shouted at him. "It was necessary so you could come here." Naraku shrugged. "It was very easy I have my ways." She backed away from him. Tears started swelling back. This monster killed her parents. She unsheathed her sword she wanted revenge. She quickly ran to him and swung her sword. Naraku disappeared and all that was left was a mist. An illusion she thought.
Naraku slammed his hand down on the floor. Damn girl didn't come. She figured him out sooner than he thought. Oh well just a minor set back. He will get her. He called forth his yaoki. "Go get her now." They yaoki flew towards the clearing on the other side.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sesshoumaru stood at the balcony of his castle. He was bored. "Sesshoumaru- sama, look at what I found." Cried Rin. She brought out large white flowers. "That's nice, Rin" he replied not even looking at the flower. Rin beamed up at him. She knew he didn't look but he could smell it. "Jaken take care of Rin. I will be going out tonight." Jaken grumbled why did he always have to look after the little brat. But Jaken was a good servant and did as he was told. Sesshoumaru walked out of the room and out the door to leave. He had a feeling he wasn't going to be bored tonight. He walked out under the night sky. He felt a gentle breeze lift his hair. He walked silently into the nearby forest.
Maeko lay there stunned. That monster Naraku got away. She got up; she didn't even know where she was or when it was. She felt a cool breeze and shivered. She wished she could just have a warm fire to sit by. Suddenly a fire erupted by her. She gasped and crawled quickly away. She looked around to see who set it but didn't see anything. The clouds passed over the moon and it suddenly became very dark. She walked closely to the fire and found it very warm. She sat by it and hoped the night would end soon.
The yaoki flew towards the girl. He could smell her even this far. His stomach growled. "She would be a nice feast." But he knew his master wouldn't like that. He looked down and saw a fire. "So nice of her to show the way." He dived for her.
Maeko couldn't see anything. She hated it. But suddenly her eyes adjusted and she could see very well in the dark. She smelled the air and found a hint of something foul in the air. She looked up to see meters up a monster coming down on her. Diving quickly as he crashed down on the ground. The earth shook as he landed. He looked like a giant lizard. It was at least 3 feet taller than she was. She covered her nose. The smell was too much. The monster tried to grab for her but she dodged quickly. The yaoki saw she was very fast. He went to grab her again but she dodged. They kept at it and he still couldn't grab her. He quickly grew angry. Maeko unsheathed her sword and held a battle stance. The sword seems to glow an eerie red. "Little one, you're too frail and fragile to kill me," Maeko grew angry. Her swords suddenly glow redder humming in her ears. "I'm not fragile and frail you lizard." She quickly charged at him with her katana and took out a couple of fingers. Howling he grabbed his hand. "Wench you dare to hit me." He slammed his fist towards the ground. She flew back form the impact and fell down. She got up. Maybe she shouldn't have angered him. She got up and got ready for another attack. She saw he foolishly started tearing everything down and destroying everything. He needs to control his anger, she thought. She dodged his attacks easily. She waited and watched for the right time to get him. She saw his hand get stuck in a tree trunk. This was her chance she ran quickly jumping up and bringing her sword down suddenly he used his other hand and swatted her away. She got up and brushed herself off. She walked around him as he struggled to get his hand out, but keeping an eye on her. She raised her hand and a fire emitted towards him all came naturally to her. Using his arm to cover himself she quickly took the opportunity. She ran fast as lightning and jumped up bringing her glowing sword down. Her eyes widened. What just happen? She didn't know. She landed softly and watched the two halves fall down on the floor smoldering from the heat of her sword. She saw the flesh still sizzle then it caught fire. She could smell charred flesh taint the fresh air. She scrunched up her nose from the smell. She felt her sword and it felt cool to her even though it still glowed. She supposed she caused the heat. She felt another presence. She looked around but she didn't see anything. She walked towards a nearby pond and gazed at her reflection. She sheathed her sword back in her scabbard.
Sesshoumaru watched the battle take place within a tree's cover. She was a strange woman. As she looked up he saw her eyes which glowed a vibrant gold. Then in changed back to a deep grayish blue. His eyebrows rose, strange indeed. He smirked at least she knows how to use a sword and appreciate it. She got up and leapt towards him. He backed up a bit and she leapt past him to another tree. She sat on the tree trunk and her eyes seem to search for something. He could have sworn she saw him but he didn't see it register in her eyes. Maeko knew someone was out there. She was just too tired to fight another one. She figured if they were going to fight it would of came out be then. She caught its scent, a male. She lay down but she still held the hilt of her sword. Sesshoumaru watched as she held the sword ready for another fight if one came. He leapt to another tree back to his castle. He would confront her in the morning.