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Crazy Lady Say Whaaaaaaaaa?
Hi, I'm Keira Hitamashi. I'm 17, and I live with my cousin Kagome Higurashi, her brother Souta, her grandfather, and my Aunt Rachio. (Sorry, idk her name…) I have light brown hair that reaches my waist, and I am 5' 7" tall. My eyes are….hard to explain. Near the pupil, they are brown, and as you get to the middle they are emerald green. The outside is a greyish blue color. When I am angry though, my whole iris turns a bright green, and when I am sad, they turn a dark blue. Although, when I get really mad, Kagome says my eyes turn violet, which I find hard to believe.
I am curvy and lean, but quite muscular for girls my age. That's because of all the running around I do from sports and things. Besides, I have to get home from school somehow. I have a…..grudge against bicycles, ever since that one ripped my favorite pair of skinny jeans. They were brand new too! Of course, the bike paid for it later, when I got my revenge by "accidentally" throwing it in the garbage truck as it was mashing the garbage down.
There's also NO way that I'd take public transport. The cab drivers always stare at me, well my body really, and the bus is too crowded. I can literally feel the germs crawling on me.
"Come on Keira! We're going to be late! I still need the bathroom!" Kagome whined. I smirked, and opened the door for her, scooting towards the opposite side of the sink. I finished straightening my hair, not that it needed it, except for my side "fringe" as Kags called it, and moved on to my makeup. I know what you're thinking, but I'm NOT a girly girl. Stop thinking that before I have to hurt you. Anywho! I applied my eyeliner and mascara, and brushed my teeth. I shoved my two daggers into my boots, and hid my sword in my sports bag. I had a sword fighting class after track practice, and I always carried my daggers. You never know what can happen in Tokyo.
"There, all done. That wasn't so difficult was it?" I asked, smiling sweetly at Kagome. She tried to talk around her toothpaste, but thought better of it, and settled for a glare. I laughed, and followed the scent of breakfast downstairs, tying the necktie on my green and white uniform. I had a second pair of clothes in my bag, in case that bitch,Yukki, tries to pour milk on me again.
"Good morning Auntie! How are you today?" I asked, taking a seat as she put a plate in front of me.
"Just fine, thank you dear. Do you have your necklace on?" she asked. I rolled my eyes, but nodded. I always had to have my necklace on. It's not that I minded. It was my mother's, before she died and Father left me. It was pretty too. It had clear, red, and light blue glass beads, which always felt cool, and a small green and brown tree in the middle.
Kagome skittered down the stairs, teetering at the last step before I rushed over and caught her.
"Jeez Kags. You have to stop tripping on the carpet. You're going to hurt the poor thing!" I teased. Kagome blushed, and grabbed an apple before jogging out the door.
"Sorry Auntie. I'll make sure she has a snack when she gets home. She doesn't eat enough." I sighed, and jogged out after her, waving to Rachio one last time.
"Buyo! Oh Buyo! Where did you go?" Souta muttered. Kags and I stopped, wanting to help Souta. He had a bowl full of fish in his hands, and was jingling a toy.
"What's wrong Souta?" Kagome asked, looking at the bowl.
"Yeah squirt. What happened?" I asked, ruffling his hair. "Did you lose Buyo again?"
"No! ...Yeah," he sighed. I laughed, and looked at my watch. I could be late for school, it didn't matter. I looked to Kagome, and she nodded, pointing at her own, holding up five on her hand. Five minutes should be long enough to find the fat cat. I looked at the ground, following his footprints into the old well house. It was dark inside, and when I opened the door, a gush of cold air chilled me to the bone. 'Creepy' I thought, opening the door more to let in the light and warmth.
"Kags! Over here!" I called, waving my arm. Kagome followed me in, holding onto my arm with a death grip. We turned around, seeing Souta in the doorway. Kagome screamed, jumping into my arms. I looked down, right at Buyo, seeing the mischief glittering in his eyes.
"Hahahahaha!" I burst out, sending Buyo running out of the building. Souta's eyes widened, and his mouth opened and closed before stuttering out,
"Behind you!" A pair of white arms grabbed onto Kagome and I, pulling us into the dry well.
"My strength! It returns!" It hissed, opening its mouth, and showing its many sharp teeth. She looked at me, and then turned to Kagome. "You must have it," she said, licking her face.
"Get off me!" Kagome yelled, shoving her hand into the things face. A bright pink glow surrounded her hand, and the thing shrieked in pain before we landed on the hard ground again.
"Souta? Mama? Grandpa?" Kagome called. There was no answer. I looked up, and saw a clear blue sky and some….trees? That's strange. The only tree near Kagome's house was the Sacred Tree.
"Kags, let's just climb out, save people all the trouble." I said, grabbing a vine and tugging. Kagome nodded, grabbing another vine, and started to climb up. When we reached the top, I stared in wonder. The house was gone, replaced with grass and trees and rocks and flowers.
"Uhmm, let's look around okay Kags?" I asked, looking around. "Kags?" I asked, my head whipping around.
"I found the Sacred Tree! Come on!" she shouted, running into the woods. We ran into a clearing, and stopped short when we saw a boy. He had silver hair, and was wearing all red. Kagome, of course, noticed his ears, while I noticed his fangs and claws. Kagome climbed onto the roots, rubbing his ears. A series of arrows whizzed by me, almost hitting Kagome. She eeped loudly, and some men came forth.
"What are you doing in the forest of Inuyasha!" they yelled. I growled, as much as a human can anyway, and took my knives out of my boots.
"Who wants to know?" I asked menacingly. A man ran at me, throwing some kind of powder in my face. I sneezed, and then started to get sleepy. I heard Kagome yelling at them, trying to get away.
"Keira!" she called to me. "What did you do to her?" she shouted at the men. That was the last thing I heard before I blacked out.
I woke up, tied to Kagome.
"Kags? Are you okay?" I whispered. She nodded, before turning towards an old lady.
"I told you already Kaede, Keira's not a demon!" she insisted. I turned my head to the side.
"A demon? Me? Maybe you have me mixed up with someone else you old hag." I scoffed, before cutting my ropes with my pocket knife. Kaede threw some powder at me, and it landed in my face again. I started sneezing, my eyes watering.
"What the hell woman?" I snarled. She rubbed her chin before setting the jar down.
"Ye are a demon. I can see ye aura." She said, before eyeing my necklace. "That must be it. What ye must be concealing yeself with."
"Crazy lady say whaaa?" I said. Concealing myself? What the heck was this lady talking about? She put her hand over my necklace, and started chanting. It started to glow, and then it disappeared. Everyone was staring at me, including Kagome.
"What? Do I have something on my face?" I said, trying to focus on my nose. Kagome was set free, and she pulled a mirror out of my bag. My hair was…..BLACK! It had different colors of highlights, brown, green, white, red, and blue. My eyes were still the same, but my ears were pointed, my lips fuller and deep red. I had two long fangs, and claws grew on my hands. My face had a blue stripe and a white stripe on one side, and a green and brown on the other. There was a big reddish orange flame on my forehead, and my clothing changed too. Instead of my school uniform, I had on a brown body suit, with green shoulder pads, a blue stomach pad, white knee pads, and a big red sash, with a loop for a sword. I finally quit pretending that I was still tied, and grabbed my sword from my bag, ignoring the gaps of everyone.
As soon as I picked the sword up, it pulsed, and I dropped it in shock.
"Holy shizz! What the heck was that?" I cried, shaking my hand to get the feeling to go away.
"I think…..it likes you Key." Kags said. I raised a brow at my new nickname, and picked up the sword again. This time, I held onto it while it pulsed. After a few seconds, it stopped, and I put it in the loop on my sash. I grabbed my knives from a villager, and put them into my new boots.
"Well Kaede, let's talk shall we?" asked, helping Kags up. The old lady nodded, and led us to her hut.
Kaede told Kagome about how she was supposed to be the reincarnation of Kikyo and all that jazz, but she couldn't tell me anything about how or why I was a demon. She didn't even know what type of demon I was.
With my new senses, I heard something moving fairly quickly to the east.
"Kaede, I think we've got company." I warned, right before I heard the yelling start. The centipede chick from earlier was back, and destroying the village.
"We must lead it to the dry well!" Kaede said, and Kagome tugged me to the west.
"There? Where that light is?" she asked. I looked at her in confusion. I didn't see any light. But nonetheless, Kaede nodded, and Kagome pulled me along after her. I heard the thing chasing us, and it swooped down and attacked Kagome before I could stop it. I managed to throw a dagger into her eye, and pulled Kags to her feet while the thing was distracted. We kept running, and the demon crashed into me, sending me flying into a tree, knocking me out.
I woke up just in time to see Kagome crushed against the boy, and he was telling her to pull out the arrow. The demon swallowed a glowing pink orb, and I smelled blood. I saw a red light surrounding both the boy and the centipede grow bigger, the boy's attacking the seal on the arrow. 'That must be his demonic aura' I thought. I could also sense the hatred and greed in the aura. If Kags pulled that arrow out, we were toast!
"I choose to….LIVE!" Kags said, and she pulled on the arrow, making it disappear. The boy's aura flared, unleashed at last.
"NOOOOOOO!" I shouted, running towards Kagome. The centipede's grip released, and Kagome fell to the ground. She clutched her side, as the boy killed the centipede after taunting it for a while.
"Find the piece of glowing flesh before it has a chance to reform!" Kaede said. Kagome grabbed the orb from a piece of flesh, and the demon turned to dust. The boy flexed his claws, and turned towards Kagome.
"Now, hand over the jewel." He said darkly, taking half a step before I was in front of Kagome.
"Over my dead body dog boy." I said, flexing my own claws. I was growling nonstop, and my vision was tinted red around the edges.
"Hahaha!" he laughed. "It's been a while since I've had a good fight." He said, cracking his knuckles. I crouched low, and waited for him to attack. He slashed at me yelling, "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" I dodged, and he slashed at me again. The tips of my claws caught fire, and I yelled the first thing that came to mind.
"Fire Whip!" and a whip formed, made entirely of fire. I slashed at him, again and again, but not managing to get a hit.
"I'm wearing the robe of the fire rat! Your fire attack can't touch me!" he sneered. I growled, and slashed at his face instead of his body. He winced as the whip cut him, and blood started pouring from the gash. I smirked, when all of a sudden, he dipped his claws into the wound and slashed at me, yelling, "Blades of Blood!" This time, the attack hit me, cutting through a weak spot in the side of my armor. I winced, and fell on one knee in pain. The cut was deep, and I was losing too much blood. I slumped over, and he laughed before running towards Kagome. Kaede started chanting when they got to a bridge, and a necklace flew around his neck. I then realized that the wound had healed and disappeared, leaving only a light pink scar. The fabric repaired over it, looking as good as new. I stood up, and started towards him, when Kagome yelled "S-S-SIT!" and he face planted the bridge. She grabbed the jewel, and haughtily turned around, walking back towards Kaede. I couldn't help the giggles that escaped through my lips. The giggle soon turned into laughs, and soon I was doubled over laughing.
Then the boy, Inuyasha I think his name was, insulted Kaede, and Kagome sat him again. I of course, started laughing again, and the boy growled at me.
"Didn't I kill you already?" he sneered at me. I rolled my eyes.
"Obviously not, puppy. It doesn't take a genius to figure that out." I retorted.
"Bitch!" he shouted, shaking his fist at me. I snarled at him, and the red tinted my vision again. If there was one thing I couldn't stand, it was being called a bitch. I dropped my sword and knives, ignoring the sword rattling in its sheath, and stalked towards him.
"You listen to me whelp," I hissed. "I have one rule. One. And that is to NEVER, under ANY circumstances call me a bitch! And you just broke that rule. Now, you DIE!" I snarled, launching myself at him. He tried to run, but I was faster, grabbing his neck and slamming him into a tree. His aura shrank away from mine, which was all different colors. He started to choke, and tried to squirm away. I raised my hand to kill him, when I felt a gentle hand on my arm. I looked back, and saw Kagome. She had a worried look on her face, like she always does when I get mad.
"Come on Key, let him go. It's not worth it." she said, and handed me my sword and knives. As soon as I took my sword back, the red receded, the anger with it. I sighed, and ran a hand through my hair.
"You're right Kags. Thanks." I smiled weakly, and turned to leave.
"Keh. That's what I thought." He smirked. I whirled on him, completely calm this time, and punched him on the nose. Blood spurted everywhere, but I barely grimaced when it splattered on my face. I felt too calm, like I had shut my feelings off to everyone but Kagome. I wiped my face off with my sleeve, and turned back to Kagome.
"Let's go and get cleaned up." I said, and she readily agreed, smiling as she walked back to the village.
090909090909 LATER THAT EVENING
"So I have to protect the jewel?" Kagome said in wonder.
"Aye, and it will not be easy child. Many demons seek it with bad intentions. Humans as well, so they can make real their petty and grasping ambitions." Kaede said tiredly.
"Speaking of bad intentions, why are you still here?" I asked Inuyasha coldly. He deadpanned, and merely said "Give me the jewel" before turning back around.
"Don't worry; his threat is diminished almost entirely with you and the beads of subjugation around." Kaede said to me. I rolled my eyes. I wasn't worried about my safety, I just hated the guy.
"Why do you want the jewel anyway? You seem powerful enough to me already." Kagome said.
"Ah, but he is only a half demon." Kaede said, before Inuyasha slammed his fist through the floorboards.
"You know what?" he growled. "I'm tired of sittin' here listenin' to some old hag talk about me like she knows me!"
"So ye don't remember?" Kaede asked him. At his blank look, she continued. "It is I, Kaede. Kikyo's younger sister." Inuyasha looked surprised before sitting down again.
"So you're the brat huh? Wow, if you're this old, Kikyo must be pushin' a hundred." He said indifferently. Kaede threw another piece of wood on the fire, and stared into for a long moment.
"Nay Inuyasha. She died the same day she shot ye with that arrow." Kaede said, not looking up from the fire.
"Huh. So Kikyo kicked the bucket huh? Well' it's one less thing for me to worry about." I sighed loudly, uncomfortable speaking of death.
"You got something to say wench?" Inuyasha glared at me. I blinked slowly, as if bored, and answered with an unspecific "Hn," knowing that would annoy him.
"Well? You gonna say it or not?" he challenged, annoyed. I inwardly smirked, thrilled that my plan was working. "Keh. Whatever, bitch." He muttered quietly, but I could still hear. When he turned around, I picked up a piece of wood, and hurled it at his head with inhuman strength. I sped towards him, and hit the back of his head with a CRACK! And he face planted the floor. I stormed outside, and jumped high into the Sacred Tree. How could he be so indifferent to the death of someone so important to him?
"Hey! Keira? What'd I say?" Inuyasha yelled up at me. I scowled, and jumped down, landing right in front of him.
"How can you be so indifferent to her death? You two were together before you were sealed! But now you act as if you don't care. You're despicable!" I spat at him. He looked at me in shock.
"But Kikyo deserved to die for what she did to me." He said, as if that explained everything. I poked him in the chest, and his ears pressed to his head.
"You listen to me boy. No one deserves to die. You can't brush off the past with indifference Yashie." I said sadly. "I've tried before."
"Keh." He said, and jumped into my previous spot in the tree.