Kisshu'sgirlfriend: So, this is my first Inuyasha fic, and I'm quite excited to get started:) The first chapter won't be that good, but it should give you a rough idea of where I'm going with this...
Inuyasha: Am I in the first chapter? Do I get some new power or do I battle Naraku or something?
Kisshu'sgirlfriend: Well, I'm not gonna give away the story now am I? But seen as it's the first chapter, erm no?
Inuyasha: Well that sounds like a shit chapter to me. *crosses his legs and sulks.*
Kagome: Inuyasha, SIT! Kisshu'sgirlfriend does not own Inuyasha or any of it's characters, bu any OC's, plots etc are rightfully hers.
Kisshu'sgirlfriend: Thanks Kagome, now on with the story...
"Stay out of it! I can do it by myself!"
"Tsubaki! Don't you dare attempt this alone! You're not ready for this!"
Doubt flittered across the priestess-in-training's eyes as she faltered for a second; but then the uncertainty melted away, leaving only stone-cold determination.
"I will do this alone." She demanded, watching arrogantly as her master hesitated, before nodding sadly.
Tsubaki turned to face her opponent: a club-wielding demon at least three times her height with eyes of flame and teeth like icicles. She raised her hand in a gesture before her face and shut her eyes, concentrating hard. The demon smiled smugly. Is this all I have to compete with?
Behind her, the priest watched nervously, ready to step forward should anything go wrong with the exorcism. This particular demon had been harassing the nearby village for almost a month now, and when he had begun to kidnap the villagers' women, they had finally given in and asked the help of the priest and his apprentice.
By now, Tsubaki had moved on to an exorcism chant, and was waving her hand in a spiritual gesture, but little did she notice that her attempts were failing, and the youkai she was attempting to eradicate had moved his focus from her to her master. In one huge gush of flame, the demon turned the holy man to mere ashes, before turning back to a now trembling Tsubaki.
Her lip quivering, Tsubaki continued her chant, now speeding up considerably, but it was too late. The demon laughed evilly, then fired a red-hot flame at her slender body. She screamed and tried to cover her face, but the fire had already begun to consume her. Within seconds, Tsubaki was a pile of ashes just like her master.
"Be gone youkai!" A strong voice shouted from behind the demon.
It whirled around in surprise just in time to see a glowing arrow twang from the bow of a second priestess. The sacred arrow sped through the air and hit the demon square in the chest. It shattered instantly into black powder and disappeared, leaving behind no trace.
"Tsubaki. You really were a fool."
Kikyou shouldered her bow and approached the two piles of ashes before her. The gentle wind was already beginning to blow Tsubaki and her master's remains away, and so Kikyou quickly muttered a prayer for them, leading them on into the afterlife. She sighed.
When she had first heard from some travelers that a black-haired priestess and her master were exorcising a demon in the next settlement, Kikyou had been, at first, indifferent. But then she had sensed the evil aura from the direction of the exorcism, and not long after, felt the presence of her old master leaving this world. It was then that she had made her way quickly to the village, just in time to see Tsubaki being sent to the underworld.
Kikyou gazed sadly at the sky. Life was a strange thing: you never know when it will end, but when it does that's it. You don't usually get a second chance. Would I come back if I had the chance? Kikyou wondered. Probably not; it's not like I have anything, or anyone, to come back for anyway. No. When I die, I shall die, and that will be the end.
She glanced one more time at the field in which Tsubaki had lost her life. The ashes had now been completely scattered by the wind, leaving nothing but fresh green grass where they had been. Find peace Tsubaki, heaven knows you wouldn't have found it on Earth, Kikyou thought as she turned her back on the scene.
The afternoon sun was beaming down on her, and there was not a cloud in the sky. Kikyou smiled; she couldn't put a finger on what it was, but the priestess had a strange happiness in her heart, like something important had just happened that would change her life for the better. Little did she know that it had.
Thanks for reading the first chapter- hopefully you'll go on the read the next as well:) The story will get better, I promise; just cut me a bit of slack for my first chapter:) reviews please:D