Chapter 1
She ran through the forest not knowing what lay ahead. All she knew was that she had to reach the board of the west before they found her. Leaving nothing but her past and a trail of blood behind her. 'Soon' she thought tiredly 'soon I'll be able to find my only family left. Soon I'll be with friends and there's nothing that damn wolf can do about it.' She though.
Just as the sun was setting she came into view of the boarder. She landed in a bloody mess and looked around but before she could even take another step into the village she was surrounded by Inu demon guards. She fell to she knees as the darkness took her. She fell to the floor completely landing in a pool of her own blood.
"What should we do with her sir?" one of the lower guards asked the captain as they approached the girl
"Take her to the village doctor. Once she's awake we'll get some answers." Was his reply before leaving them to their orders.
They carried the blood covered half demon girl and took her away to tend to her wounds. After her wounds were cleaned and tended to they carried her to their captain's tent. After sleeping for what seemed like hours to her she awoke in an unfamiliar room. Then again it had been awhile since she slept indoors.
After opening her eyes she found her self surround like before. Their was a tall Inu demon at the foot of the bed and two other guards. Just as she was about to jump out of the bed and leave, she heard a very deep voice say, "Clam you self. We are the Inu demon guards of the lord, we helped you. Now can you please tell us what happened to you?"
"I was being hunted by the wolf demon lord. He wanted me dead just because I was a Inu half breed." She lied easily. 'I can't tell them the truth. I won't tell them now.' She thought as she looked around
"What's your name girl?" the same demon asked
"My name is Kagome sir and I would like to join your army." She answered as she bowed her head.
"Do you have any where to go? Any family?" the captain asked
"No, sir all my family is dead." She answered
"I see, Lee!." He called out
"Yes captain?" the requested demon answered
"Take her to Yumi. She will share tent with her." The captain ordered before walking out and leaving the too alone.
Kagome got up quickly and followed Lee out side. He took her to a tent that was the farthest from the village. He turned to her and said, "Wait out here." before entering alone. After awhile of waiting out side she was called in to meet this girl. The girl was a full blooded Inu demon.
"Hello, my name is Kagome and I'm sorry if I'm in your way here." She said as soon as she was inside before bowing her head in respect
"Lee what did you tell her!" a very pissed off black haired demon yelled
"I didn't tell her anything Yumi!" he replied before running out of the tent
"He speaks the truth. I was only showing my respect." Kagome explained
"Oh, sorry any way that's your bed and practice starts at sun raise." Yumi said
"Thanks, um…do you know where I can get something to eat?" Kagome asked as she sat down on her bed
"Nope, we don't eat till after early training." She answered
"Oh, well I guess we should get some rest then." Kagome said as she began to lay down.
"Yeah, so see you in the morning." Yumi said as she lay down as well
Kagome soon fell asleep and was rested so when she was woken up she wasn't tried. She was awaken by Yumi pulling on her covers and handing her her army training cloth. As soon as she walked out of the tent she was taken to the captain for further questioning.
"Do you know how to use a weapon?" the captain asked
"Yes, I know how to use daggers rather well." Kagome answered
"Lee get her two daggers. Yumi you shall test how much training she has. If she is weak train her." The captain ordered
"Yes, sir" the both higher rankings replied before doing what they were told
Just as Lee handed her the daggers Kagome bowed took the daggers and placed them on the floor. This on the other hand caught the attention of the captain. He walked over to her and picked u the daggers that were given to her and said, "your using these." while handing them to her.
"Sir, thank you but I have my own." Kagome said as she pulled hers out
"Those are not daggers. Those are just knives." The captain stated coldly
"Sir, I was trained with these. And well I think I should fight you. You are the only on who can judge my train without being injured." Kagome explained
"Who the hell do you think you are!" Yumi was heard growl
"Yumi!" Lee yelled
"Explain your self." The captain ordered
Kagome opened the two daggers to reveal that they were really fan weapons. She watched as Yumi clamed her self and had a look of understanding on her face. Just as she turned her attention back to the captain she closed her weapons and said, "A dear friend of my mother taught me how to use them before my mothers death."
"I see, well Yumi shall start you on the basics of a sword. I will not allow you to use those. Very one else to your training now!" the captain ordered before walking away
Kagome then walked over to Yumi and followed her to the weapons tent where her weapon would be made. In the tent sat an old man that was breathing fire and hitting metal. Yumi cleared her throat and said, "Totosi we have a new one."
"Uh, now what type of fool does that fool want me to make a sword for." The old man said before turning to face the too.
Kagome bowed her head to show some respect and did not get up till she was told to. After being allowed to sit Kagome sat next to Yumi and across of Totosi. After awhile of silence Yumi deiced to get to the issue at hand.
"Totosi she needs a sword." Yumi said
"Uh, Kagome was it, open your mouth." He ordered as he turned to the girl
Kagome did as she was told only to have one of her fangs pulled out. Expecting a hit from the girl he flinched but was surprised when the hit never came. He turned to the girl and asked, "Why did you not hit me like the other fool did?"
"Yeah Kagome, why didn't you hit him." Yumi repeated the question
"Uh, because my fang will grow back before the end of the day. That and I'd figure he won't take his time since I didn't hit him." Kagome answered.
"What does she mean by that Totosi?" Yumi asked
"I just saw it from his point. Any way are their any other girls here besides the two of us?" Kagome spoke to keep the attention off of the old man
Yeah, come on I'll introduce you to them." Yumi said as she stood up
"Come back before your afternoon training." Totosi called out.
They walked out of there and made their way to one of the training grounds. There Kagome saw that there were only girls. But before she could ask why Yumi said, "Don't worry about it. We train with the guys after noon and after we've eaten."
"Oh, well who's who?" Kagome asked.
"Sakura! Ino! Come and meet my new partner!" Yumi yelled
The first girl that came over to where they were was a blond haired half demon girl. Her eyes were a goldish color that went well with her hair color. "Hey I'm Ino. Yumi take it ease she's still a kid." She said with a grin.
"Hi, I'm Kagome." She said with a bow
"What the hell are you doing? We're old but not that old." Ino said with amusement I her voice
"Sakura! Hurry up!" Yumi yelled
The next girl that walked up to them had pink haired full demon girl. She was putting her sword away before looking over at Yumi and at Ino before staring at the new girl. She looked serious but boy was Kagome ever wrong. "Hey, I'm Sakura. You are?"
"This is Kagome, are you deaf. Even I knew her name when Yumi said it before she called us over." Ino teased
"Guys! She is our only student. What should we teach her first?" Yumi replied
"Only student?" Kagome repeated
"Oh, yeah but that's enough I want to start so lets start with hand to hand while her sword is being made." Yumi instructed.
"Let me guess… Yumi's the oldest here." Kagome said with a small grin
"I'm not that old, now come on you guys." She hissed in anger
"Exactly how old is she?" Kagome asked.
"Oh, just a hundred years old." Ino answered
"I heard that! Cone on!" Yumi yelled
And so they began, Kagome had to hold back to make sure they thought she was new to this but by the end of the morning she had them thinking she was one hell of a fast learner and a good blocker. Just as they finished eating Kagome got up and said, " I have to go get my sword."
"We'll come with you." Ino said as she began to get up
"Yeah, come on." Sakura said
"Hold up, you guys go and warm up and I'll go with her." Yumi said
"What, why?" Ino asked
"So that you both test her. I'm better with hand to hand and you guys are great with swords so you'll test her." Yumi explained
"O.k. Kagome better hope you can handle that thing just as well as you can with a dagger." Sakura said before the two took off to do what they were going to do
"Let's get going." Yumi said
Just as they were reaching the tent Yumi was called out by Lee which left Kagome to walk the rest of the way on her own. She entered the tent and was surprised that the sword was finished just as he had said it would be. Totosi had recognized her and as he gave her the sword he made it known to her with out words that he knew.
"Here's your sword, girl." He said calmly
"Thank you, I must say you really are good at what you do." Kagome replied.
"Don't worry, it will do you well. Now go before you're late." Totosi ordered
Kagome nodded before leaving the tent. To any who had heard their conversation would think nothing of it while they were left to understand the hidden meaning to what they said. Kagome met up with an angry Yumi, In and Sakura once she got her sword. So she deiced to ask, "What's wrong?"
"The captain is to test you in front of every one." Yumi answered coldly
"Keep your guard up and think before you make an attack." Ino said just as coldly
"O.K. But why not you guys. I mean you are my trainers." Kagome asked
"Because you are a soldier first and for most." A familiar deep voice said
The four girls turned around to see the captain grinning at them. Yumi, Sakura and Ino walked to their spots while Kagome followed the captain to the center of the circle. The whole way their she was stared at and the captain kept his grin. Once they reached the center the captain drew out his sword and pointed it at her before saying, "Draw your sword and defend your self." Before charging at her. Kagome drew her sword but was too late. She was knocked down and thrown to the other side of the circle.
'Shit, shit, shit, shit!' Kagome though as she dogged each attack. Finally she griped her sword and swung the sword. Their was a blue light that came from the sword that blocked and pushed the captain back. Ino, Yumi and Sakura all stared at her wide eyed while she took a defensive stance.
"Good, but you still need training." The captain said as he sheathed his sword, "Yumi, Ino and Sakura you are to train with her all at once. She'll learn to be more aware and she'll learn how to handle her sword faster. Very one to your squads!" the captain ordered before joining some of the other higher officials.
As soon as every one began what they were told Ino, Yumi, and Sakura came running to Kagome. They nearly knocked her down from the speed. Ino was the first of them to say some thing. "How did you do that!" In yelled
"Yeah, I couldn't do any attacks with my sword until after a week of trying." Sakura added
"I don't know, I was thinking 'shit' over and over and when I swung that happened." Kagome explained
"Well looks like she protected her self, any way lets just get started before we get into trouble." Yumi said
"Uh, yeah I agree because I don't want to look like a fool again." Kagome said, 'I don't want to hold back any more.' She though angrily.
"O.K. well lets go and get you started." Ino said
"Yeah, if you're this quick in learning then you'll soon be able to train with us with the rest of the army." Sakura added
"What do I do when you guys are training?" Kagome asked as she began to walk to walk to their training are
"Well you have time to eat or take a bath." Ino said
"A bath sounds nice. Come on I want to find a hot spring before we have to sleep." Kagome said as she fastened her speed.
They began their training and ended it at sun set. They ate; they bathed before resting for the night. Kagome was glad that she wasn't the only girl. She was just as glad that she was able to make some friends.