Huzzah and Hurray, tis chapter two! ^-^
I do apologize for the short chapters, but i felt it best to write until i stopped rather than push myself into making long chapters as that has messed up my work before. T-T So sorry, just be patient with me and enjoy the story at its intended pace. Thankies! Next chapter comes sunday or monday!
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Entwined.
Chapter Two
"So, what was that thing you killed before I came out of the well?" Small chitchat seemed like an impossibility, though she wanted to try.
The boy, InuYasha, thrust his head back and snorted. "Just some bastard that got what was coming to him."
"Ah." Kagome nodded, glancing with concern at the creature she had befriended.
On occasion she let her eyes lazily watch his long white hair sway with his gait. "InuYasha, why is your hair white and not a normal color?"
This girl, so full of questions; he rolled his eyes at the thought.
"I'm a hanyou, alright."
She blinked. "A what?"
His footing stopped, she followed in wait for a reply. InuYasha looked her over, the first time he had truly observed her since their meeting. Her clothes were peculiar, simply not normal. His eyes returned to her face, where an encouraging smile sat.
Bare feet continued on. "It means I'm half human and half demon."
"Oh wow!"
An expression of excitement caused her to hop along for a cursory moment before she had yet another inquiry to add.
"So does this mean monsters are real?"
A laugh echoed darkly from the boy. "Yeah kid, monsters are very real and very deadly." He cracked knuckles in maniacal thought as he spoke. Inwardly he hoped to give the girl a little scare.
"Well shoot!" Her foot kicked the ground, flying dirt and pebbles out in their path.
InuYasha looked aghast. What was with this little girl?
"This means that grandpa has been right all along! So if he isn't a crazy old man then is there no insanity at all!" She continued babbling of weird nothings, when her voice paused.
"InuYasha, do all half demons have white hair and fluffy ears." The jump in conversation was erratic though she wasn't all that common to begin with.
"Course not!"
"Why?"
The boy released a sigh. "All demons are different types, I'm part dog demon. There are wolves, dragons, cats, snakes, spiders, all kinds. But it don't matter anyways 'cause half breeds are rare."
"Ahhh, how come?" Voice sincere.
"People don't like half breeds." His eyes were suddenly downcast.
"But you're so cute!" Smiling up at him, she missed his blustered looks.
Coughing he continued, "Yeah well…that's not how people see it. Humans hate the demon in ya' and demons hate the human. …Outcast."
Kagome sensed the coming of tears, burning in her nose. Sniffling in a failed attempt to halt the process, "That's so horrible!" she mumbled by his side.
The young man didn't know what to do, he couldn't stand crying especially in females and damn she was a kid no less!
"Don't you at least have your family?" Green sleeved arm swept her slightly flushed face.
He shifted away in uncertainty; if he spoke the tears would continue for sure. Unfortunately her pleading, flooded eyes could not be denied the answer. Grunting in saddened annoyance the boy complied. "My folks are dead."
"Oh no! Not your parents! ...did you have any siblings before they passed away?" Balled in at its end, she used her crimson scarf to dab away her tears.
Surprisingly, he growled to the distance at her words.
"What's wrong?" Their walking stopped. Hoping to comfort him, she reached her hand out but was swiftly rejected when the boy turned his back to her.
"That evil bastard is no brother of mine!" Emphasis was heavily placed on his swear.
"I...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up all your painful memories." Furthering her once refuted efforts, she walked around him to glance kindly into his somber gaze. "You know, I have lost someone too."
Sapphire latched onto amber, "Come on now, let's find that water!" She took hold of his hand and pulled him forward, realigning with the path.
"You're a bizarre kid."
Contemplating his words she whispered back, half in reflection, "I always considered myself kind of ordinary."
"Kid, you are NOT ordinary." Following his statement, was his extended arm pointing to the now visible water source.
"Oh finally! I can be CLEAN!"
InuYasha watched as she ran to the water's edge where she knelt down carefully and began scrubbing her hands in the clear waters.
"Why are you so interested in being clean anyways, you're a kid. Shouldn't you be playing and running around."
Doing her best to look over to the boy without being confronted with her wavy black hair, she grinned before replying. "I play silly," releasing a small laugh, while flicking water in his direction.
Easily avoiding the spray, he repositioned himself on the ground near her.
"I just like to be clean too; it's so gross to smell bad." Her nose wrinkled in distaste at the idea.
Glancing from the corner of his eye he commented theme wise. "You don't stink."
"Really! Good, I took a bath before I came here so I would be unhappy to know I still smelled."
InuYasha was about to laugh when a part of her statement caught his attention. "What do you mean, 'before you came here'? You said you didn't know this place." He slipped on his guard again; even some demons were masters of disguise.
"Oh that? It's sort of a long story but I didn't mean to be here at all actually. It was partly my idea but also an accident."
He looked extremely confused now.
Making certain her hands were clean and dry she tucked her dress beneath her and plopped down beside the hanyou in order to reveal her tale.
Just as she was about to begin, a nagged throb against her side struck a thought into her mind. Perhaps it really is not a good idea to tell strangers of her home, after all, this place definitely couldn't be her time period. To many trees and no large buildings or bustling groups of people anywhere, not a car or bus, even the air seemed clearer. Tapping her lip, she decided on a good way to tell him without telling him too much. He was still a boy after all, even if he was older.
Mentally she praised herself on such good thinking. "Ahem." Comically beginning her tale, "Once upon a time there was a little girl named Kagome."
The young man eyed her curiously when she started off so strangely, but decided to venture on the side of childish nature rather than mischievous plotting.
"On a chilly yet still pretty autumn afternoon, the girl washed her long black hair until it was shiny and bounced then tied in her favorite hair ribbon. After finishing her many hair brushings, Kagome went to her closet and took out her most beautiful spring dress. All white and lacy! True, her mother preferred her to wear it only on special occasions but the girl could be naughty and stubborn sometimes." She laughed at herself.
"Once she made herself look her best, she swiftly went from her room and out into the yard; of course being careful to avoid anyone who might see her. For today was a special one. Today the girl would finally see the inside of the well on her family shrine."
To this, the boy's ear twitched. There is not a shrine anywhere near that god forsaken well. Inwardly puzzled he continued to listen.
"She had long felt a connection to the place and had been sneaking to uncover its secrets for months." A wearied sigh escaped her, to which she quickly hurried into the story before InuYasha had a chance to ask her anything.
"Then after a great effort she managed to pry open it's darkened belly!" She wiggled her fingers ominously, with a strange facial expression all in an attempt to add a suspenseful and spooky mystic to her tale.
InuYasha merely stared blankly at her. "You look possessed."
"It was supposed to be scary."
"There is no way that could be scary. Stupid, but not scary."
She frowned in annoyance. While by her side she clutched a fistful of grass and drew her catch up behind the boy then quietly dropped the plants and a bit of dirt upon his head. Childish maybe, but satisfying nonetheless. Her frown continued until her hand came back to innocently rest again beside her.
His sudden narrowed brow and flattened mouth nearly knocked Kagome over in laughter. He carefully removed the trespassing objects and deposited them at their shared patch of grass, essentially returning it to where it once was. Had not so many marks been against her, human, child, and a female, he would have certainly smacked her one for that. Rather, he pouted slightly, returning his hand to rest inside his sleeves.
"Anyways, back to my story. So as the girl examined her feat, she accidentally dropped something down the well. Oh no!" Her hands slapped against her cheeks in terror. Paused her extended elbow leaned over to nudge the quiet hanyou wanting him to emote in some way. He turned, to which she reapplied the slapping of her cheeks; he dropped his jaw in a sham effort to please her.
Her eyes narrowed but she continued on. "Knowing that eventually someone would come searching for the object; the girl hurriedly looked for a way to save it. She soon found large vines growing along the wood and flowing all the way to the very bottom of the well. Grasping tightly to the plants she climbed her way down. However as the girl turned to face the upcoming ground she lost her hold on the fake ladder! Down, down, down she fell until BOOM!" Her hands conveniently narrating along to better explain the horrors.
InuYasha was mildly shocked; she hadn't appeared injured at all.
"Once the breath had returned to her body and the bleeding of her gums had stopped, she glanced up to find a sky looking down on her. Not the place she had left moments ago. With hopes of figuring out what was going on, the girl called Kagome took to the vines once more!" Her lips proudly grinned.
"BUT! Just as she was about to reach the top, the girl saw a boy there. No random boy however for he was killing a demon! He had claws and puppy ears and long white hair and also no shoes at all. She noticed this but chose not to say anything, Mother always said it was best not to judge a person by appearance." Nodding sagely as she pointed to no one.
"Then the two beings became acquainted. The girl learned of the existence of demons and monsters and hanyous. She also learned of the boy himself. That he was kind but rough around the edges, that he lost his parents and had a bad relationship with his brother. No matter what though, Kagome knew they would be good friends for forever and ever."
Triumphant in her fairytale, she sweetly smiled to the young man beside her who was staring awkwardly at nothing.
"InuYasha," he jerked from his reverie at her voice. "Why are you here then?"
Her question was somber and softly spoken, as though she thought it an uncomfortable subject for him.
"No reason really, I just thought…" Abruptly he leapt from his place, his countenance angered and wary. "Kagome, stay behind me!"
Rather than comply fully, she stood with confusion. "What is it, InuYasha?"
In a blur of motion and a painful jolt to her side, Kagome was knocked back watching as InuYasha became further and further away.
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