Chapter One: The Cat Girl
Why does this always happen to people minding their own business? Wow, not a great way to start off, but a way none the less. Let me introduce myself. My name is Nikko*, I'm a half-demon and I have two sardonyx cat ears, a blood-coloured cat tail plus knee length garneted hair with do-it-yourself cut bangs. Thank god I like the colour red! I'm generally a trickster but I can be quite calm that just doesn't happen often…
If you haven't guessed yet I am a cat demon, but I was sent to the human world as a kid, by my parents, when InuYasha attacked the village, stupid assholes! I've lived on the streets alone for a while now, a long while. I've seen the girl who lives outside the shrine grow up. We look the same age now, she has a weird smell about her and she has power for a human.
It's curious that such a normally weak human is so powerful, but I've enlisted in her school, maybe I can find out more about her, find out what makes her so powerful and see if I can take it for myself. Maybe she can even help me get home!
Her name's Kagome
I stood it the shadows, bows tied around my ears to hide them; my tail was another story I'd just have to blame my 'brother' for it. As long as it didn't twitch I should be fine! Anyways back to the shadows. I looked at my stolen watch; Kagome should have left by now! I was going to get lost if I didn't follow her! It'd be a good way to gain her trust to.
Around fifteen minutes later she finally left, I followed on silently, told you I could be quiet! As we neared the school I sped up a bit, 'tripping' as I leveled with the dark-haired girl. She screamed. Hmm a great start to a beneficial relationship.
"Ah, oh sorry! I'm such a klutz sometimes!" I grinned up at the startled girl who was finally starting to recover from the shock. "Did I hurt you?"
At that she grinned, bending down to help me get my books, pens and bits of fly-away paper. "No just a little shocked, I didn't even hear you behind me!" She glanced at my uniform "you go to my school?"
I nodded, "I guess so!" I sat up a bit, holding out my hand to her, "I'm Nikko, and who, may I ask, did I almost send sprawling to the ground?" Kagome took my hand; obviously I already knew her name, because I did sort of live in her backyard!
"I'm Kagome, nice to meet you Nikko!" Only then did she notice my tail and a look of horror clearly crossed her face
"Ugh, sorry bout that, my brother super glued it on, it tends to twitch for some unknown reason. Gets rather annoying to…" I sighed at it hoping Kagome bought my story, it seemed as though she did.
"I have a favor to ask, since I'm new here, would you mind showing me around. I got so lost coming here and sort of wandered down the road till I tripped." I grinned again, unconsciously twirling the large, heavy stone that hung around my neck.
No, it didn't have any special abilities; it was just a keepsake from my parents. Though they are assholes I do love them, deep, deep, deep down. But it's really deep down.
Well, Kagome agreed, introduced me to her friends and was overall very nice to me. Her friends where not as acceptive of me, or my tail, but they didn't matter, Kagome did she was the powerful one not them. So I put up with the stares, all day and my teachers yelling at me for pulling such a stupid prank. I had half a mind to kill them where they stood.
Now that was a horrible first day, Kagome walked with me till we got to her home where she waved good-bye and walked inside. I walked a little further on, waiting till she was inside before I jumped the fence and headed for my tree. My tree was just a little way back from the shrine where, at the tender age of eleven, in human years, I popped out from the feudal era.
It just so happened that at this time a few weeks later, I would get to go home!
During that time Kagome's scent grew stronger, so did the smell of power. It was coming from somewhere on one side of her body, I knew it! Kagome, however, was completely oblivious.
She'd trusted me enough to take me into her house, after I'd told her I was in fact homeless. Her grandfather stuck a seal on my face the minute I walked in, it didn't do much, just gave me a headache, or was that her little brother? It seams as though he found my tail amusing.
I stayed there till Kagome was taken into the well; I naturally followed telling her brother to get out and to take that stupid cat with him. Kagome didn't have to much trouble handling the She-pede, and once I saw I was back in my time, I desperately wanted to find my village, so I kinda left her to fend for herself.
I know not a very friendly thing to do but come on! I hadn't seen home for over forty years!
Half way there, I did start feeling guilty so I ran back the way I'd come, settling in a tree to sniff Kagome out. All I got for my troubles was the over powering smell of dog, god I hate dogs! Sitting there, I took out my bows, letting my ears breath for the first time in a while. That's when I saw her, Kagome I mean, she ran smack bang into the tree I was in.
I peered over, cautious cause that mutt was still around here somewhere, below me it turned out stuck in a tree, fast asleep. Wait, I sniffed deeper, I knew that smell, it was familiar to me. Meh it'd come to me later, right now I was a little more preoccupied by Kagome, trying to talk to the mutt, still oblivious to her dangers as villagers surrounded her.
'Damn, now I'm going to have to go get her!' I thought, mentally bashing myself for abandoning her. That's when I realized, this was MY tree, the one behind the shrine, the one I had slept in since I was at the human age of eleven, four human years this had been my tree and there was a DOG stuck to it! That just sucks!
Through this little development of mine, Kagome had been tied up and taken, god knows where. Man, I gotta learn to pay attention! I jumped down, holding my nose. I finally found Kagome's scent over that stinking dog and took to the trees.
I found Kagome is sitting on a mat in the middle of the village, arms and legs tied. Everyone was staring at her, talking about her strange clothing and wondering if she was a foreigner.
Their priestess threw some powder at Kagome, who obviously freaked out.
"What is the meaning of this?!"
"We thought ye may be a demon in disguise!" The priestess confessed, suddenly she grabbed Kagome's face and inspected it carefully, before stepping back
"Ye resemble Priestess Kikyo!"
'That's my cue," I thought, jumping down in front of Kagome landing, naturally, on my feet and hands. I crouched on my feet lifting my hands in a sort of karate position. I really had no idea what I was doing.
"Listen you old hag! I don't know who Kikyo is but this is Kagome and we're going now!" I yelled in her face, she looked startled and placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Come with me young demon, we have much to discuss." The old priestess had hobbled away before the villagers even realized I was a demon, well half-demon.
Kagome looked from me to the old lady and back again.
"You-I-but…" Kagome pointed at me obviously confused.
"Look I can explain later, against my better judgment, you probably should go talk to her, otherwise those villagers may suddenly realize what I am and run me through…" I looked first at the villagers, then at the old hag.
Kagome stood and walked, trance-like, to the priestess. I had little choice but to follow on and hope for the best.
Kaede cooked up something. She put some of it in a bowl and handed the bowl to Kagome, along with some chopsticks. Kagome toke the bowl gratefully and began to eat.
I refused my own bowl as a safety precaution, choosing to instead catch one of those pesky rodents called mice. Yummy!
Kaede told Kagome about the wars going on and Kagome asked if she was in Tokyo. I froze.
"Tokyo? Never heard of it before," Kaede, the old hag from before, looked at the girl confused. "Is that ye home country, Kagome?" Kagome just looked awkward.
"Yes it is old hag! Kagome don't worry I'll try to get you back!" I sat up from my corner, the remains of my evening meal all but a tail.
"I'm sorry Kaede, but I'd like to go home!" Kagome recovered but only a bit, still looking awkward and uncomfortable. To tell the truth I wasn't feeling much better.
"I'll take you home in the morning, Kagome, for now the hag can shelter us for the night." Kagome looked at me grateful, finishing her meal. The hag just pulled a face in my general direction. Hehe, I was getting to her.
That's when the bell rung, I sat up, telling Kagome to stay here and ran out the window. Ugh, it was the She-pede.
It yelled something about the Shikon no Tama, looking at Kagome, could she have it? Kaede asked the question before I could, but Kagome just looked utterly confused. Kaede said something about a forest and Kagome ran off.
"Where is she going hag!" I yelled over the noise.
"She can see things others cannot! To the dry well Nikko! Hurry!" Kaede yelled back.
I swore as the She-pede tore after Kagome, running after her only just managing to keep a head of it. I saw her trip, I swore again preparing to fight, not that I knew how to, when I heard him. InuYasha! I didn't even smell the mutt; the demon's odor was to strong.
"Shit…" I mumbled hearing Kagome and the mutt arguing about whether she was Kagome or Kikyo. The She-pede dodged me, grabbing Kagome, who in turn grabbed InuYasha's hair. I tried not to laugh, tried being the key word.
Again with the Shikon no Tama and then limbs fell off and there was blood, oh god there was so much blood. I fought off the urge to drink it all. Yeah everyone has their quirks so get off my back!
Then the bitch bit Kagome's shoulder, there was more blood and a pretty-shiny flew out of Kagome's body. I want it! It's shiny! Argh, snap out of it Nikko!
It smooshed Kagome and the dog together and ate the pretty-shiny! That's when I got pissed. That was my shiny! Yes I have a think for shiny things, remember the quirks!
I slinked around it as the She-pede grew bigger and uglier, but it was to busy gloating at the mutt to notice me. That's when Kagome pulled out the arrow. Hmm, I just became kitty litter. Eh, let the dog do all the hard work. I'm not really a fighting person.
The now Ugly-pede squished the pair tighter, till it flashed with yellow light and fell to pieces. Kagome fell to the ground and Kaede popped up.
"Can ye see a glowing spot in the flesh Kagome? Else it shall revive itself!" Kaede asked as Kagome searched before finding it and pulling it out. The flesh fell off and turned to bone.
The mutt approached Kagome, I ran to her side. He didn't notice me only the shiny, which I still wanted. Only cause it was shiny. I think I'm going to frame it when I get it. Oops the mutt's talking. Pay attention Nikko!
"That kind of thing is useless for a human, so you'd better hand it over if you don't want to die." That mongrel demanded Kagome, offering his hand to take the jewel.
"Psht nice way to thank Kagome for freeing you, Dog" I yelled in his face. Then he noticed me. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad one…
Hi, thanks for reading. I'm not great with fight scenes so Nikko sort of skimmed them.
This isn't an InuYasha/OC. In the end I probably won't have any kind of relationships. Maybe one between InuYasha and Kagome, but that'll be a while off.
This is pretty much set during the anime, so I'm putting my bibliography in this chapter only. Unless I use a new or different site, then I'll add it to the bottom of that chapter.
Script/Summary: .com/episode_summary/1/The_Girl_Who_Overcame_Time_And_The_Boy_Who_Was_Just_Overcome/ - Written by NOCKNOCK.
Anime Episodes: .com/anime-series/inuyasha/inuyasha-season-1/inuyasha-episode-1-english-dub/ - English Dub.
I don't own the anime, the manga or any of the characters, except Nikko who is my own creation, sorry if she reminds you of anyone!
*Nikko is a reformed version of Neko, which in Japanese means cat. I didn't want to be as blunt as to name Nikko, Neko so I used Spell Check.
Spell Check made up the name so if you're going to sue someone for taking your name, sue Spell Check!
Oh and Nikko speaks like a current day girl because she's lived here for most of her life, that she can remember. But she also speaks like a demon (InuYasha being my inspiration for how she talks) because for mos of her life she did live in the feudal era, among demons - it's a subconscious thing.
Kari