Cries were heard out by the village.
"Neji!"
A boy with long coffee brown hair wrapped up in a net broke out. He smirked and laughed with a evil grin on his face. Spears were thrown but the boy avoided them and crashed into a small hut. He smirked and in his sight was a jewel.
He grabbed it and ran; spears were through at him more.
"See you later. Finally a way for me to become a full demon at last." He said as he observed the jewel. "Neji!" A voice cried. A woman with long brown hair and a bow and arrow pointed it at Neji. She let the arrow go and it stabbed Neji in the heart against a tree.
The woman stood the wind in her hair and then Neji whispered.
"A...Ayame.."
His hand reached towards her. "How could...I thought.." His hand dropped and his eyes closed. The woman named Ayame staggered over to the jewel, she was bleeding. As she nelt down a little girl ran over. "Big sister!" She cried.
The villagers ran over next.
"Ayame that wound!"
"Your hurt really badly!" The little girl cried. Ayame sighed
"I forgot who I... And now see what.." She couldn't get the words out then Ayame with a pained expression picked up the jewel. "All for this. The sacred jewel which-" She bent over in pain.
"Your in pain! Let someone help." The little girl was on the verge of tears. "I wont feel it much longer and so I give this to you." Ayame held out the jewel for the girl to take.
"The Shikon notama which you must burn with my body."
The Little girl didn't take her eyes off of it.
"It must not fall into the hands of those who would abuse it!"
Ayame commanded with rage.
Ayame winced in pain and feel over.
"Sister Ayame!"
"SISTER AYAME!"
"Shikona...whah?"
"Shikon notama! The jewels of four souls." Tenten dangled the jewel in front of her face.
"You don't actually think tourist are going to buy these dumb key chains do you?" She asked the old man sitting in front of her. "That is not just a key chain! That crystal there is a replica of an aciant jewel which-"
He stopped an annoyed expression on his face as Tenten jingled the jewel for the cat to play with.
The old man cleared his thoat.
"As I was saying.....That crystal is a replica of an ancient jewel which-" He stopped again.
Tenten still had the jewel jingling it playing with cat. The cat fell over and the old man sighed impatiently.
"An ancient jewel-"
"Do you remember it's my birthday tomorrow right!?" Tenten said cutting him off. The old man laughed "I planned to wait another day but-"
"So you did get me something! Hand it over!"
Tenten commanded. But then as she got the gift she sweat dropped.
"That my dear is an authentic mummified hand of the water wig which-"
"Here Buyo." Tenten said sadly.
"Eat."
Buyo took the hand, and the old man screamed.
"That's an antiqe!"
He tried to get Buyo but fell over.
Replica this! Authintic that! Here everything's got a story.
Tenten thought annoyed.
It was dinner time. "Why pickles are full of history!" The old man said with a pickle on his fork.
Tenten looked up annoyed.
"Not half as full as you are!" She said more annoyed.
The thousand year old sacred tree
Legend of the bone eater well.
I've heard these stories all my life and I've never believe a word!
That is...till' today.
My fifteenth birthday..
Birds chirped and the sun was shining brightly. Tenten walked out of her house her buns up and in her school uniform.
"I'm leaving!" She called and ran towards the exit.
She stopped "Hey what are you doing!" She called to her brother Konahamaru. He was standing in the entrance to the sacred well. Konahamoru turned around. "Nothing!" He said and Tenten walked up to him. "Your not supposed to play in here!" She took off her book bag.
"I'm not! It's the cat." Konahamoru replied.
"He went down to the well?" Tenten asked.
The moved in closer and Konahamoru called scardly. "Buyo...."
He nelt down. "I don;t know were else he could be!" Tentenbent down Bordly. "So go down." She said casually. "But why do I gotta be the one?!" He asked.
"Because your the one thats looking for him!" Tenten replied.
The well made a noise and Konahamoru ran behind Tenten.
"S...somethings down there!" He yelled. Tenten turned around.
"Uh, yeah the cat!" She said sarcastically. Tenten stood up and easily walked down the stairs.
She stopped when it made another sound
That sound..She thought
From inside the well...A crash was heard and Tenten and Konahamoru screamed. "Buyo!" Konahamoru said. The cat rubbed up against Tenten and then looked up. Tenten picked him up and looked at Buyo.
"You make fun of me cause I'm scared. Then your all AHHH!!" Tenten looked over annoyed.
"Look who's talking Mr. 'Why do I have to go'?" Tenten replied her back turned towards the well. Then Konahamoru's eyes got big, he stood up. "Sis! Behind you!" The well busted open and a purple mist surrounded Tenten. Then the mist grabbed her and pulled her down into the well. Tenten's face was turned around by many hands she gasped at the sight before her. It was a woman with long black hair. They fell
"How nice to be alive once more!"
She cried with a sickening voice. "My strength materials are nice." she said, Her body was like a centipede. She had a hold of Tenten's head and Tenten squirmed to get loose. "You have it don't you? Give it to me!" The woman licked Tenten.
"Wh..what are you doing?" She screamed.
"Let go!" Tenten screamed breaking loose with one hand on the woman's face.
A purple Aura came out and pushed the woman away. "Retched girl! I must have the scared jewel!"
She screamed and was pushed away.
Tenten was confused. "The...sacred jewel." She landed in the bottom of the well. "I guess I mist of..fallen in the well." She told herself as she looked up to the top. Maybe I bumped my head, or..She turned around and an arm from the centipede woman was there.
"Or maybe not!" She said looking away, then up. "Either way.." She stood up.
"Hey Konahamaru! Get grandpa!" She yelled but no one answered. The Tenten was vines and began to climb them.
"He probably took off. Little-" She turned her attention the a butterfly.
Then she finally reached the top.
With one hand out she pushed herself up.
What the...
Tenten was in a forest! She sat down and looked around
I could be wrong but..Toto...I think were not in Tokyo anymore.
Tenten stood up. "Grandpa! Mom! Are you there?" No answer.
"Konahamaru! Buyo!" Tenten still had no answer so she decided to walk alttle ways.
It's like the famiy shrine isn't even....
She gasped happily.
The tree! Tenten ran toward the tree making her way through the bushes.
That means I'm practically home! She jumped up-but stopped.
She didn't see home and on the tree was a boy with long coffee brown hair with a arrow in his chest stuck to the tree.
"Is that a boy?" Tenten asked herself. Tenten got closer then got on one of the over grown vines and climbed towards him.
"Hey there...wotcha doing..?" She asked nervously.
The she noticed to black ears on top of his head.
Oh, wow...like dog ears..
I think I want to touch them!
Tenten reached out taking an ear in each hand. She squeezed them twice.
She stopped and sighed...
"Now that, thats out of my system."
"Get away from there!" A man commanded. Tenten turned her attention on men holding weapons...pointing at her!
They let the arrows go and Tenten screamed then held on to the boy with ears.
The men didn't get her but they ran up.
Tenten sat tied up on a mat. "You didn't have tie me up you know!" She yelled trying to get loose.
She was in the middel of many people, all were looking at her weirdly.
Whispers were heard out
"You reckon it's a war!"
"Of couse it is."
"She could be a half demon in diquse."
Talk
talk
talk
What is this? The Japan medieval times?
"Make way for my pries test Chiyo!" Tenten looked up. An old woman with a patch on her eye walked towards Tenten.
Now What!?
Chiyo gave her weapon to the man next to her.
The took some kind of dust and through it on Tenten. "Demon begone!"
"Hey! Hey! I'm not a demon! Okay?" Tenten yelled.
"Are ye not?" Chiyo asked. "Then why were ye found in the forest of Neji?" She asked calmly. The man leaned over. "She could be a spy form another village!" Chiyo looked at him.
"In that case she would be a fool! Who would invade such a pore village as ours?" Chiyo looked at Kagome.
Chiyo then walked up to Tenten.
"Let me ave a good look at ye." Chiyo grabbed Tenten by the chin.
"Look clever girl or be a half-whit." Tenten looked angry.
Why you..!
"It's there." Chiyo said. "I do not know why."
"Huh?"
Chiyo stirred soup and put it in a bowel.
"Stew?"
She asked Tenten who was rubbing her wrist.
"Wow! That looks great! Real food!" Tenten said taking the bowel.
The she started slurping it down.
"Spar us no ill will child. For though I now see you mean us no harm." Chiyo said. "In these troubled times of war no stranger may be welcome." Chiyo stirred the stew.
"We really aren't in Tokyo anymore are we?" Tenten asked good-hearted.
"To-ky-o?" Chiyo asked.
"Never heard of it! Is that were your people are from?" She asked and Tenten smiled.
"Uh, Yeah! So I should get going."
Though i have no idea how to get back of course!
Tenten slurped some more of her stew.
Fifty years have passed...since Ayame died. Chiyo thought.
A huge bang was heard and Chiyo and Tenten looked outside. "Whats going on?" Chiyo asked. They both gasped when they saw what was going on..
The centipede woman was back. She had a horse in her mouth and dropped it infront of Chiyo. "It's that thing!" Tenten yelled. "Give me the sacred jewel!" The centi-woman yelled using her body to crawl towards Tenten. Tenten and Chiyo fell and centi-woman tried to get Tenten. "It..said sacred jewel. Were ye it still!?" Chiyo looked at Tenten and Tenten looked around nervously. "I have no idea! I mean I've heard of the jewel but I-"
"Must have it I must!" Centi-woman yelled.
That thing it's after me...
"Spears! Arrows! Nothing works!" A villager yelled.
"We must make it go to the dry well." Chiyo replied. "The dry well?" Tenten asked.
Chiyo looked at Tenten "In the forest of Neji."
The well I climbed out of!
"Which way is the forest?" Tenten asked. "Where the lights shining right?" Tenten answered herself and took of running.
"Wait!" Chiyo called.
Tenten ran, "I'll draw it away!" She called back.
Chiyo gasped.."She can see what can not be seen in the forest of neji!"
Someone will save me right?
They've got too!
"Grandpa! Mom! Anybody!" Tenten yelled as the centi-woman came up behind here.
"Whoever you are! Please somebody HELP ME!"
Neji's heart pulsed and his claws unhinged. "I smell it! The blood of the woman who killed me." Neji said to himself.
"It's coming closer.." He tried to grab the arrow but it shocked him.
Tenten was still running for her life. She turned...
"Give it too me!" Centi-woman yelled
"I told you I don't have it!" Tenten replied. The centipede woman crashed into the ground which made Tenten fly into the air..right in front of Neji. "Hello Ayame." He said evilly.
"Playing with bugs now are we?" Tenten looked up at him.
Did he just talk..?
Tenten stood up.
"So your alive?" She asked. "Why have you taken so long to kill it?" Neji asked. "Just do her like you did me.." He had hate in his voice.
"You look pretty dumb there Ayame! The Ayame I know wouldn't waist her time." Tenten looked confused.
"That does it! Ayame! Ayame! Whoever she is! She's not me cause my name is-" Neji looked up.
"It's here." Neji said casually and the Centipede woman came crashing down trying to grab Tenten.
Then arrows were shot into it. "Now pull!" A man called. The men pulled "So I was saved." Tenten said to herself.
"Your pathetic Ayame!" Neji called then Tenten with an evil look turned around.
"I'm not Ayame!" She pointed at the centipede.
"Look I'm telling you I'm not her."
She walked up to Neji. "Whoever her is.." Neji looked down angrily. "And I'm saying you gotta be her! Cause if your not there is no way you could smell so-" He stopped and sniffed.
"Your not her..."
He whispered.
"I know! My name is Tenten! TEN-TEN!" Neji looked away.
"Your right..Ayame was cuter. Much cuter.." Tenten glared
What did you...?
The she felt something grab her she reached out and grabbed Neji's hair. "Ahhhh! Let go of me!" She screamed. "Ow! Ow! Ow! You let go!" He cried.
"Inuyasha has revived!"
How can that be...? The seal should of held forever! Chiyo thought
"GIVE ME THE SACRED JEWEL!"
Sacred jewel...Nejit thought
The beast opened it mouth and went for Tenten. "Stop it!" She cried putting out her hand. Something stopped the beast and Tenten fell.
"Hey, I did that before too.." She looked at her hands. The villagers gasped. "But how did I do it?" She asked herself.
A glow came from Tenten's side. "Whats happening now..?" She looked down at her side. The beast had no arms but ran towards Tenten and pushed her so that the jewel came out.
it came form inside me..Is that the sacred jewel...?
She fell to the ground. The jewel fell in from of her.."Give me the jewel! Quick!" Neji commanded. "Wha?" Tenten asked.
"Hurry!" Neji yelled. The centipede pulled it's body around Tenten and forced her on the tree. "I heard some half-demon spawn had come back to life. It's you isn't it!" Centi yelled looking at Tenten.
Half demon? What is he?
Tenten looked up to Neji's face. "That's all I need to kick your scaly hide! Anything more than that would be a waste of my time." Neji replied. Tenten sighed..
"Listen you talk big but can you back it up?" She asked. "Hm?" He asked. "Can you or not!?"
"What can he do? Your powerless.." The beast bent down and scooped up the jewel with her mouth. "Don't you dare!" Neji yelled
"Look it's re-arming.." Tenten said. The demon became more powerful. "Yes! My power is complete!" It yelled. "Hey, Could you pull out this arrow?" Neji asked.
"Huh?"
"Look can you pull out this arrow or not!?" Neji asked again.
Tenten reached up.."I...I don't know!" She cried. Chiyo jumped from her horse. "Nay child! Once the arrows removed then Neji will be free to destory us all!"
"Don't be stupid! Atleast with me you've got a chance!" Neji yelled back.
That litarly took all ngith to wirte....My hands hurt.. :(
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