CHAPTER II: THE DAZZLING INUGAMI
Fuuko slowly opened her eyes and the first thing she saw was a small view of the wide blue sky. It's as if she's seeing the sky from the bottom of a well. And she was right. She slowly got up and remembered all that happened.
The shikon no tama entered the central crystal of her Fuujin. She felt like something bad will happen that's why she jumped in the bone eater's well hoping that it will bring her someplace far. The shikon did something to her Fuujin and to keep her cousin to be safe from whatever was happening to her, she did what she had to.
"Does this mean that I'm… in the past?" she thought.
Using the vines, she climbed out of the well and she was stunned by what she saw. She's now standing in the middle of the forest. She turned around and all she can see were trees.
"Whoa! Sugoi! That well really brought me in Feudal Japan. How cool can this be?" She said in amazement.
Then her arm with the Fuujin suddenly throbbed, she felt a searing pain coming from it. It was the same pain she felt when the shikon entered Fuujin's central crystal.
"Damn it! It hurts like hell…"
Then suddenly, a huge one-eyed monster appeared in front of her.
"What the-"
"You… give me the shikon no tama!" the monster said preparing to attack her.
She dodged the monster's attack and distanced herself from it, "This monster is after the shikon." She looked at her Fuujin and that's the only time she noticed that all the cracks on Fuujin were gone, even the cracks on the central crystal was gone, "Did that stupid jewel heal my Fuujin? Well, there's only one way to find out."
"Give me the shikon no tama!" the monster shouted again.
"Gomen… but it seems like the shikon took a liking to me and doesn't want to be with a huge porky like you." she said, smirking.
"Nanda-tto?"
"Just come and get me you fat-ass!"
The one-eyed monster took a huge rock and threw it at her. She dodged it and used it as a platform to jump and kicked the monster in the head. But the monster did not even bulge from her attack.
"How can that petty kick hurt a youkai? You puny human."
"Youkai? This fat-ass is a youkai?" she sighed, "Well, I guess it's time for me to get serious."
As fast as she could, she went near the youkai. The youkai did not even have the time to react.
"Bye-bye youkai-san." She said smiling. She put her right arm on its belly and shouted, "Kamaitachi!"
Blades of wind came rushing out of the Fuujin and ripped the youkai's body into pieces. "Well, I bet that hurt." She looked at her Fuujin, "It's been a long time since I used Fuujin like that. I guess that shikon really healed it."
Again, she felt the searing pain from her right arm then a group of about 20 youkais suddenly appeared out of nowhere and began attacking her.
"Damn! There are still more of them?" she thought as she dodged the youkais attacks.
"Give us the shikon no tama!"
"My arm hurts like hell and here I am being attack by a group of youkais. Argh! I really had it!" she turned to face all the youkais in front of her, "I'm really in a bad mood right now. So, can all of you just die?"
-PRESENT DAY-
Kagome doesn't know what to do anymore. The shikon no tama was gone, her cousin suddenly disappeared and was nowhere to be found, in just one day everything was shattered.
"Fuuko-neechan…"
"We'll find her." Inu yasha assured her, "I will do anything to find her, so please… don't make that sad face." He said with softness in his eyes.
She put her head on his shoulder and said, "Thank you."; "Please… Fuuko-neechan be safe."
-FEUDAL JAPAN-
Fuuko was now walking in the middle of the forest. She just finished all of the youkais that showed up earlier. She needed to find a way to get out of the forest and to find a village where she can rest.
"Those damned youkais, making me fight like this. I'm already at my limit… if another group of youkai appeared, I don't know if I'll be able to handle it." She sighed in exasperation, "If this continues… I might as well die."
As she walked, a big tree caught her attention. She can't be mistaken; it's the same tree that she saw on the temple grounds. But the thing that surprised her most was the man that was standing beside the tree. His long silvery blue hair was swaying elegantly with the wind and his golden eyes showed no signs of emotion. It's like she's watching a Greek god that just descended from heaven.
"What a hot guy…"
Before she even knew it, her feet started to walk on its own and she went near him. The man, who immediately noticed her presence, looked at her with those pair of golden eyes.
"Da-re?" he said, coldly.
"Uhm… Ah… hehe… Yo!" she said, "Shit… what the hell am I doing acting like this?"
He looked at her again and said, "You reek… of youkai blood."
"Hontou? Tch. Damn those youkais." She smelled herself but she still smells like usual. She looked at him and thought, "Is this guy making fun of me?"
"You won't smell it."
"Then how the heck did you smell it?"
"My sense of smell is just sensitive that's all. So you better not come near me."
"Why?"
"Because you might transfer your stinking smell to me, smelly human." He said with a smirk.
Then she felt that all of her blood just rushed up to her head. She was currently really annoyed. "What did you say, you bastard?"
Instead of answering her question, he just turned around and prepared to walk.
"You think you can just walk away after saying that to me… think again." With all the strength left in her body, she rushed to his front and stopped him from his tracks.
"Move." He said frigidly.
"Yada! I won't move until you take back what you just said."
"But it's true… you do smell."
Then she noticed his pointed ears and realized something, "Chotto- y-you're a… youkai?"
"Is that even a question?" he said in a tone that's saying she just asked the most obvious question.
"W-wait… this man is a youkai? He looks completely different from the other youkais that I fought earlier and he looks a lot stronger too. What will I do if he's also after the shikon? I can even barely fight at my current state." She thought, "Are… are you going to fight me?"
"Huh?" he said, completely dumbfounded by her question, "Why would I fight you? (*sighed) I know humans are stupid but you're probably the most stupid one that I've ever met."
She felt completely embarrassed by what he said and she literally felt like her cheeks were burning red.
"S-shut up you stupid bastard!" she said, "What's wrong with asking that kind of question, huh?"
"Well… whatever."
When he's about to leave, she suddenly felt like she's about to faint because of exhaustion. She didn't know if it's because of the pain on her right arm or because of the fight she had with those youkais. But she was sure of one thing; she doesn't want to faint in front of this arrogant and annoying youkai.
"Damn… not now."
Then her surrounding suddenly turned pitch black.
Fuuko felt like she was floating on an endless river, feeling so carefree and light. Then at the end of the river, she saw a very beautiful young maiden with long beautiful wavy black hair staring at her, smiling. It's the warmest smile she had ever seen. The girl reached her hand to her and then she noticed that she was holding a very familiar piece of jewel, the shikon no tama.
"I hope this shikon will bring you happiness and love… just like it did to Kagome-san." She said smiling.
Then she suddenly felt like someone was tapping her right arm, particularly the Fuujin. She looked back at the girl but she was no longer there. Then the scene slowly changed, it became darker and darker. She closed her eyes and when she opened it, she saw a weird creature with green skin and big eyes.
Surprise at what she saw, she suddenly punched the creature straight in the face, "W-what the heck are you? What did you do to me?"
"I-ittai…" the creature said while cupping his swollen cheek, "What was that for? You should be thanking me not punching me, baka ningen!"
"Why would I thank you? And where are we?" she looked around and noticed that they were on an open field under the shade of a tree.
"Sesshoumaru-sama saved you and I'm the one who took care of you, so be thankful!"
After hearing what the creature said she suddenly remembered all that happened. She was talking with an annoying youkai when she passed out due to exhaustion.
"Did that youkai saved me?" she looked at the creature and said, "Was the one who saved me a youkai with long silvery blue hair and golden eyes?"
"Hai. That's definitely Sesshoumaru-sama." the creature said boastfully.
"I can't believe he would save me… and his name is Sesshoumaru, what a pretty darn long name." She looked again at the creature and noticed something. She got up on her feet and went near it, "You're a kappa! How come I did not notice it before?" she said with amazement.
"Hey! Don't call me that, it's rude! And my name is Jakken!"
"I'm so happy! It has been my dream to see a real kappa someday."
"Did you hear what I said?"
"So, kappa-san… where's this Sesshoumaru guy? I think I should at least thank him."
Sesshoumaru was standing at the tip of a cliff, overlooking a small village below. It has been months since he left Rin in that village. It's hard but it's the only thing he can do for her. He wanted her to live normally, to have friends and to be happy. She will and always will be a very special girl for her.
This morning, when he was walking in the forest, a very strange thing happened. He felt the need to go to a place and before he knew it, he was there standing at the front of a huge tree. It's the tree where his younger brother was shot and was put to sleep for fifty years. It's strange, it's like someone is calling him. And then, that's when that girl appeared.
She has a shoulder length purple hair and a pair of strong green eyes. She's wearing peculiar clothes and she was reeking of youkai blood. But the thing that he noticed most was that unusual air of arrogance that she has. It's like she's telling him that she can do anything. For a mere human, she has a very strong presence that even he can't ignore. Besides, she's prettier than any other human girl he had seen and its fun… teasing her.
He chuckled with the thought.
"Hey." A girl's voice said from behind him.
He turned around and saw the girl he was just thinking.
"I want to thank you for bringing me here and for not leaving me when I fainted. Domo arigatou." She said shyly and bowed.
"First, you're so angry at me to the point that you want to strangle me, then out of the blue you fainted, and now this…" he looked at her and showed her the most annoying smile that he has, "Don't tell me this is your way to make a youkai fall for you?"
Fuuko cannot even imagine how red her face was right now. She was so annoyed that she can really kill this irritating youkai in front of her.
"Damn this youkai… here I am thanking him, then he dare say that… to think that I even thought that he's hot… argh! He's so freaking annoying!" she looked at him, "How can you say those annoying things with that frigid face of yours? Stupid yuokai!"
"I don't know… you tell me."
Somehow, she felt very nostalgic. It's been so long since she had this kind of conversation with anyone. Because there's only one person who can annoy her like this and that person was the one who broke her heart.
She just sighed by the thought. "Okay. Let's just stop this. Listen, is there a nearby village here? I need to go there. Would you be kind enough to show me how to get there?"
"I have never been kind." He said coldly.
"Can you stop being annoying for just one second? I'm sincerely asking you here."
He looked at her for a while and then said, "I guess that's already one second, did I stop being annoying?"
Fuuko felt like something just snapped in her brain. If she can't calm down she might really kill this youkai. "Calm down Fuuko… don't let him get into you… (*sigh) guess what Mi-chan, I think this stupid youkai is even worse than you."
She turned around and said, "That's it. I've had it. I will just look for it myself. I really wish that the two of us won't ever meet again."
When she's about to leave, he suddenly grabbed her arm.
"Chotto! What are-"
She did not finish what she was saying because she was taken aback by what he just did. He suddenly lifted her, like a knight carrying his princess.
"I think I can be kind today." He said while looking at her with those beautiful golden eyes.
For no unknown reason, her heart just skipped a beat.
"Damn it… did my heart just go doki doki for this youkai… shit I must be crazy." She thought, "H-hey! What do you think you're doing?"
"I will take you to the nearest village here."
After saying that, he just jumped off the cliff.
"Are you trying to kill me?" she shouted while they were falling.
Unexpectedly, they landed safely on the ground. Then he let go of her causing her to fall straight on her butt.
"Ittai…" she looked at him furiously, "Why did you suddenly let go of me like that?"
"Look ahead, there's the village you're looking for."
She turned and she saw a small village just ahead. "That's really a village. He brought me here… well I guess he's not that bad after all." She stood up, "Well I guess I have to thank you again for bringing me here."
"Yeah. You really should."
"Then thank you and… see you around I guess?"
"I thought that you don't want to meet me again." He said sarcastically.
"I can change my mind, can't I?" She said then she remembered that she haven't told him her name yet, "Oh before I forgot, I'm Fuuko by the way. Well, I'm going to the village now."
She turned around but before leaving, she gave him a one last look and then smiled, "Ja ne, Shou-chan!"
Because Fuuko left suddenly, she did not see the faint smile that came across Sesshoumaru's face.
"Shou-chan? What kind of name is that?" he said as he watched the young girl enter the village, "See you again… Fuuko."
To be continued…
A/N: First, I want to thank the people who reviewed my first chapter. Arigatou minna-san!
Sorry if I updated so late, I'm kind of busy with school and stuff. Gomen.
I hope you will like this chapter. The next chapter will probably be full of FuuXSesh stuff so you better watch for it. also, in this chapter you may noticed that Sesshoumaru still has his arm that was supposed to be cut by Inu yasha, I made it that way so it will be easy for him to carry Fuuko. Don't you think it's better for him to have complete limbs?
For the first time reader, hope you'll like it.
And please keep reviewing.
Ja ne!