I don't own the IY cast. WHAAAAAAAAAA!!! It's so SAAAAAD! Actually, I have
desire to own the Inuyasha cast. Oh, actually. I WANT MIROKU! HE'S MINE
PEOPLES!!! On the bright side, I own Shina.
~*~
The sun was setting, although through the thick clouds that covered the skies of Feudal Japan, no one could see that. There was snow on the ground where one girl sat alone.
This, incidentally, was NOT a good thing at all, because watching sunsets was one of the ways a certain youkai taijiya would calm herself after bad days such as this.
And yet, although the sky was covered by thick clouds, she watched it anyway, thinking about nothing in particular, and everything in general. But, although she tried desperately to get rid of it, one thought simply would NOT leave her mind: The thought of what she had done to Miroku.
:::Flashback:::
"I hate you, Houshi-sama! I absolutely, completely, utterly, HATE you!" Sango screamed tears in her eyes. She ran into the woods, ignoring the calls from her friends, asking her to stop.
:::End flashback:::
Sango looked up at the dull gray sky, half-hoping that she would forget what happened that day. No such luck came to her, however. "This is all that stupid, hentai Houshi's fault!" She exclaimed, not expecting an answer.
However, an answer came anyway.
"A hentai houshi? Interestin'."
Sango turned around, her long black hair whipping her face as she did so. "Who's there?"
"Relax." Someone stepped out of the shadows. It was a girl about Sango's age. She had elbow-length crimson hair that hung in thick curls around her small face. Her blue eyes twinkled as she walked. She was wearing a dark red kimono with black roses embroidered on it, and slung over her shoulder was, as far as Sango could see, a spiked whip.
"Who are you?" Sango asked, letting her guard down just a bit.
"Name's Shina. Yours?" Shina smiled slightly.
"Sango."
"That's a pretty name."
"Thanks"
"There's snow on the ground, ya know. Yer gonna get wet." Shina warned.
"I know that." Sango lied, noticing for the first time that there was indeed snow covering the ground.
"Well then. Ya ain't too bright." Shina giggled. "Because snow's also comin' down, and once it melts into yer clothes, you'll be soaked, and then you'll catch cold."
"Hmmmm" Sango sighed distractedly
"Do you have a place to stay for the night?"
"Yes." Sango lied once more.
"No ya don't." Shina objected. "The only place within a day's walk from here is my village, and no one has said anythin' 'bout a guest."
"Why ask a question if you already know the answer?" Sango asked, more than a bit irritated by this girl's cheerfulness and nosiness.
"'Cause I was wonderin' if ya'd try 'n lie t' me like most folks do." Shina grinned.
"Well I did."
"I noticed. Come with me."
"Why? Where to?"
"'Cause I said so, and yer comin' t' my village. Ya can spend the night there and we'll supply ya with food and some fresh clothes. Deal?"
"Deal, I guess."
"Then c'mon!" Shina flashed Sango a cheeky grin and sped off.
Sango sighed and followed.
~*~
After an hour's walk, Shina and Sango finally made it to what Shina proudly proclaimed was "her village".
Immediately, some children surrounded Shina, asking who her new friend was and why she had been out all week.
Shina smiled and patted one of the little girls on the head. "I was out explorin', like I love doin', Mika. And this is my friend, Sango."
Sango nodded, a small smile gracing her features.
"Sango, meet some of the village children; Mika, Tomie, Zen, Kiyoshi, Jiro, and Aiko. Children, meet Sango."
"Hello Miss Sango!" The children chorused, smiling up at their new friend.
"Hello." Sango smiled back.
"Kids, y'all shoulda been in bed a long time ago, ya know." Shina voice became slightly stern, but without losing it's teasing edge.
"We know, we know, Miss Shina." The children looked away.
One of the little girls stepped forward. "We jus' wanted t' see if you'd come back t'night." She said.
"Well, I did, Tomie, so now y'all follow Sango and myself t' my place and we'll go t' bed."
"Okay!" Everyone except one little girl, whom Sango recognized as Aiko, nodded cheerfully.
Shina took everyone back to her home. She, Tomie, Zen, Jiro, Kiyoshi, and Mika led the way, and Sango and Aiko trailed behind.
"Aiko, isn't it?" Sango smiled at the little girl.
"Yea." Aiko replied.
"You weren't as excited as the others to see Shina."
"Point being? She ignores me most of the time. She likes the others, not me."
"I'm sure that isn't true, Aiko."
"It is."
"Shina seems to love all of you the same."
"Sure."
"Sango! Aiko! C'mon in!" Shina waved her hands to Sango and Aiko.
"Coming." Sango and Aiko chorused.
Sango walked in and was surprised. Shina's place was rather small, but it felt like a home to her anyway.
"Have y'all eaten?" Shina asked.
"No." Everyone replied.
"Well then! Let's make somethin'!" Shina rubbed her hands together, smiling as always.
"Oh, Sango! Ya need some dry clothes, dontcha?" Shina hit herself on the head lightly.
"It's okay." Sango let the comment slide.
"No it ain't! No one's gettin' sick in my place. Now follow me!" Shina walked into another small room that had some rather pretty kimonos. "Pick one."
Sango hesitated. All of the kimonos were so beautiful, she didn't want to risk ruining any of them.
"Don' be scared, Sango. Just pick whichever one looks right."
Sango nodded and looked around the room. One kimono caught her eye. It was buried in the corner. She walked over and took it out carefully.
Shina smiled. "Well! Good choice, Sango! I haven't seen that one in ages! Almost forgot I had it!"
Sango looked at the kimono. It was baby blue with pink carnations embroidered on it. "Are you sure it's okay for me to wear this?"
"Sure! Put it on while I get dinner ready, 'kay?" Shina waved and walked out of the room.
"Sure." Sango said slowly.
~*~
End Chapter
Ending Notes: Heehee. Uhm. This is probably gonna only be 3 or 4 chapters. If you want me to update this, then REVIEW, becaue I won't update until I get 10! Reviews keep me going!
~*~
The sun was setting, although through the thick clouds that covered the skies of Feudal Japan, no one could see that. There was snow on the ground where one girl sat alone.
This, incidentally, was NOT a good thing at all, because watching sunsets was one of the ways a certain youkai taijiya would calm herself after bad days such as this.
And yet, although the sky was covered by thick clouds, she watched it anyway, thinking about nothing in particular, and everything in general. But, although she tried desperately to get rid of it, one thought simply would NOT leave her mind: The thought of what she had done to Miroku.
:::Flashback:::
"I hate you, Houshi-sama! I absolutely, completely, utterly, HATE you!" Sango screamed tears in her eyes. She ran into the woods, ignoring the calls from her friends, asking her to stop.
:::End flashback:::
Sango looked up at the dull gray sky, half-hoping that she would forget what happened that day. No such luck came to her, however. "This is all that stupid, hentai Houshi's fault!" She exclaimed, not expecting an answer.
However, an answer came anyway.
"A hentai houshi? Interestin'."
Sango turned around, her long black hair whipping her face as she did so. "Who's there?"
"Relax." Someone stepped out of the shadows. It was a girl about Sango's age. She had elbow-length crimson hair that hung in thick curls around her small face. Her blue eyes twinkled as she walked. She was wearing a dark red kimono with black roses embroidered on it, and slung over her shoulder was, as far as Sango could see, a spiked whip.
"Who are you?" Sango asked, letting her guard down just a bit.
"Name's Shina. Yours?" Shina smiled slightly.
"Sango."
"That's a pretty name."
"Thanks"
"There's snow on the ground, ya know. Yer gonna get wet." Shina warned.
"I know that." Sango lied, noticing for the first time that there was indeed snow covering the ground.
"Well then. Ya ain't too bright." Shina giggled. "Because snow's also comin' down, and once it melts into yer clothes, you'll be soaked, and then you'll catch cold."
"Hmmmm" Sango sighed distractedly
"Do you have a place to stay for the night?"
"Yes." Sango lied once more.
"No ya don't." Shina objected. "The only place within a day's walk from here is my village, and no one has said anythin' 'bout a guest."
"Why ask a question if you already know the answer?" Sango asked, more than a bit irritated by this girl's cheerfulness and nosiness.
"'Cause I was wonderin' if ya'd try 'n lie t' me like most folks do." Shina grinned.
"Well I did."
"I noticed. Come with me."
"Why? Where to?"
"'Cause I said so, and yer comin' t' my village. Ya can spend the night there and we'll supply ya with food and some fresh clothes. Deal?"
"Deal, I guess."
"Then c'mon!" Shina flashed Sango a cheeky grin and sped off.
Sango sighed and followed.
~*~
After an hour's walk, Shina and Sango finally made it to what Shina proudly proclaimed was "her village".
Immediately, some children surrounded Shina, asking who her new friend was and why she had been out all week.
Shina smiled and patted one of the little girls on the head. "I was out explorin', like I love doin', Mika. And this is my friend, Sango."
Sango nodded, a small smile gracing her features.
"Sango, meet some of the village children; Mika, Tomie, Zen, Kiyoshi, Jiro, and Aiko. Children, meet Sango."
"Hello Miss Sango!" The children chorused, smiling up at their new friend.
"Hello." Sango smiled back.
"Kids, y'all shoulda been in bed a long time ago, ya know." Shina voice became slightly stern, but without losing it's teasing edge.
"We know, we know, Miss Shina." The children looked away.
One of the little girls stepped forward. "We jus' wanted t' see if you'd come back t'night." She said.
"Well, I did, Tomie, so now y'all follow Sango and myself t' my place and we'll go t' bed."
"Okay!" Everyone except one little girl, whom Sango recognized as Aiko, nodded cheerfully.
Shina took everyone back to her home. She, Tomie, Zen, Jiro, Kiyoshi, and Mika led the way, and Sango and Aiko trailed behind.
"Aiko, isn't it?" Sango smiled at the little girl.
"Yea." Aiko replied.
"You weren't as excited as the others to see Shina."
"Point being? She ignores me most of the time. She likes the others, not me."
"I'm sure that isn't true, Aiko."
"It is."
"Shina seems to love all of you the same."
"Sure."
"Sango! Aiko! C'mon in!" Shina waved her hands to Sango and Aiko.
"Coming." Sango and Aiko chorused.
Sango walked in and was surprised. Shina's place was rather small, but it felt like a home to her anyway.
"Have y'all eaten?" Shina asked.
"No." Everyone replied.
"Well then! Let's make somethin'!" Shina rubbed her hands together, smiling as always.
"Oh, Sango! Ya need some dry clothes, dontcha?" Shina hit herself on the head lightly.
"It's okay." Sango let the comment slide.
"No it ain't! No one's gettin' sick in my place. Now follow me!" Shina walked into another small room that had some rather pretty kimonos. "Pick one."
Sango hesitated. All of the kimonos were so beautiful, she didn't want to risk ruining any of them.
"Don' be scared, Sango. Just pick whichever one looks right."
Sango nodded and looked around the room. One kimono caught her eye. It was buried in the corner. She walked over and took it out carefully.
Shina smiled. "Well! Good choice, Sango! I haven't seen that one in ages! Almost forgot I had it!"
Sango looked at the kimono. It was baby blue with pink carnations embroidered on it. "Are you sure it's okay for me to wear this?"
"Sure! Put it on while I get dinner ready, 'kay?" Shina waved and walked out of the room.
"Sure." Sango said slowly.
~*~
End Chapter
Ending Notes: Heehee. Uhm. This is probably gonna only be 3 or 4 chapters. If you want me to update this, then REVIEW, becaue I won't update until I get 10! Reviews keep me going!