Seven: Training, Inuboshi's Arrival, and Alina's Confession
"Hahahahahaha! I still can't believe it! It's too funny! Hahahaha!" Snow said, giggling uncontrollably. Alina frowned at her.
"I hardly think the situation I put Sesshomaru-sama in is funny. Man. . .and I thought mom had a temper. . ." turning to her father, she quickly added. "D-don't tell her I said that!" Tsubakimaru laughed.
"I won't, I won't." he said, turning back to converse with Miroku. Alina sighed.
{Damn it. . . I really need to indulge in the art of self-control….} she thought.
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(Mysterious Person's PoV)
I observed the strange pack I had been tracking for the past month and a half with curiosity. There were two inu hanyou and one kitsune hanyou, two inu yokai, a kitsune yokai child, a human child, a human girl and two quarter demons wearing strange clothes, a monk, a demon slayer, an imp demon, a two headed dragon demon….thing, five wolf demons and five wolves. And nearby, I could smell another inu hanyou; probably related to the other two inu hanyou and yokai that were in this odd group. There was also another wolf demon somewhere close by; but not as close as the third inu hanyou. I picked up the faint scent of wolf demon cubs as well; somewhere near the hidden inu hanyou. I knew that they sensed me, but I wanted to wait a while longer before I made myself known to them.
(Reg. PoV)
Trinity looked up; a confused expression on her face. She could have sword she'd heard a child whimpering, but when she looked around to check on Rin and Shippo, they were laughing and playing together. Shaking her head and brushing it off as nothing, she prepared to continue her task of washing the laundry; but stopped when she heard the sound again. Sighing, she walked over to Inuhime and Ame.
"Hey, you guys, I heard something over there. Since everyone else is busy right now, will you two come with me to investigate? I don't think I should go alone." she asked. Ame and Inuhime exchanged looks and shrugged.
"Sure, I guess. We weren't really doing anything anyway." Ame said, standing.
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Trinity gasped in surprise as something scratched her across the chest the moment she entered the forest.
"Yeowch! What the hell?" she growled, drawing her OniKaze; her sword. Looking up, Ame growled and drew her own katana. When they made to attack the unseen enemy, Inuhime stopped them.
"Wait, don't attack!" she said, then, turning to the bushes, she called out to the unseen attacker. "Inuboshi, we mean no harm to you, nor the young that travel with you. Come out and return with us to our camp, Brother." She said. The three girls heard a sigh from the shrubbery as a young hanyou man emerged. He had long black hair, black dog ears, and golden eyes. He wore a dark blue kimono and a bandana on his forehead.
"It's been a long time, Inuhime." He said. Ame looked around quizzically.
"I smell wolf demon cubs." She said. Inuboshi nodded and turned to the large tree behind him.
"Akemiko, Seiran, come on out now. It's safe. These people are not enemies." He said. Two wolf demon children no older than five or six stepped out from behind the tree. The little girl had semi-curly midnight blue hair, tan skin, and sakura pink eyes. She wore a silver wolf skin top and matching mini skirt with sky blue markings and a slight sparkle to them. In her hair was a white rose. The little boy had shaggy black hair with white streaks, pale skin, and crimson eyes. He wore a small black armor chest plate and a black wolf skin 'skirt' with red markings. Inuboshi looked up at the girls.
"The boy is Seiran, and the girl is Akemiko. I found them and took them in as my own cubs. If any of your pack mates tries to hurt them, I will not hesitate to attack. Do you understand?" Trinity smiled reassuringly at him.
"Don't worry. No one will hurt them. But uhm. . .right now, you may not want to let them talk to your brother Sesshomaru. My sister accidentally turned him human; among other things, and he's kind of having a man period right now." She said semi jokingly. An uncontrollable giggle was heard behind them as she said this, and when the girls turned around, they saw Snow kneeling on the ground, clutching her stomach as she laughed.
"Man period? That's a good one! I AM totally teasing him with it!" she said between laughs. Ame sighed.
"You're just going to make him bitchier…" she muttered. Inuhime giggled a bit and sighed.
"Come on you guys, we should get going back. Trinity, if your sister notices we're gone, she'll have a panic attack and think we all got eaten by Naraku or something." She said.
"Or your PMSing older brother…." Trinity muttered, earning her a laugh from Snow, Inuhime, and Inuboshi; a light chuckle from Ame, and an all out confused look from the wolf demon twins.
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Sesshomaru glared when he saw the girls return with the raven haired hanyou.
"I thought you'd be dead by now." He remarked. Inuboshi smirked.
"I can kick your ass right now, and YOU'RE trashing on ME, Girly Man? Really?" he remarked. Sesshomaru growled at him.
"You insolent half breed, I'll-" Ame smirked.
"Careful, Sesshy. Wouldn't want to break one of those delicate little human fingernails of yours, do you?" she teased. Sesshomaru growled a warning at her before turning away. Alina blinked and looked back and forth between them.
"Okay, I gotta know, why the hell is it you try to kill ME for disrespecting you, but Ame-san can get away with it without getting HER ass kicked?" she demanded, arms crossed. Sesshomaru scoffed.
"Because for one, you are a quarter demon; the spawn of a hanyou, and you need to learn your place. Secondly, she isn't worth my time." He stated flatly. Alina snorted.
"Or she's the only woman alive who could actually kick your ass…." She muttered. Sesshomaru glared at her.
"What was that?" he growled. Alina shook her head.
"No-nothing." She said quickly. Sesshomaru scoffed and turned away again. Alina sighed sadly.
{He's really mad at me. I'm surprised I could even get a word out of him. Maybe I should talk to him… but…what should I say?} She thought. When the others had gone to introduce Inuboshi and the twins to the rest of the group, Alina sighed deeply and sat down beside Sesshomaru. He glared at her.
"I have no desire to converse with you, so save your useless words, Wench." He snapped. Alina flinched and sighed. This was going to be harder than she thought.
"Sesshomaru-sama. . .please, hear me out. I'm…I'm sorry for all that I did to anger you. I was just upset by what you said about Trinity. I guess I overreacted. I promise that I'll work extra hard during training with my father so I can change you back into a demon. Sesshomaru-sama, can I ask you something?"
"What is it now?" Sesshomaru asked impatiently.
"Do you. . .plan to kill me when I change you back?" Sesshomaru scoffed.
"Unfortunately for me, as long as I wear this accursed necklace, that seems impossible." He replied bluntly. Alina bit her lip; as if she was thinking about something. Then, she reached over to remove the necklace; but Sesshomaru grabbed her wrists roughly.
"What do you think you're doing, Wench?" he hissed. Alina frowned.
"I was only going to remove the-"
"Do you think me a fool?" Alina sighed in annoyance; then, feeling bold, she smirked.
"Do you really want me to answer that, Sesshomaru-sama?" she asked, stealing a quick kiss. Surprised, Sesshomaru pushed her away from him and let go of her.
"Where may I ask did you get the nerve to do that?" he demanded, glaring. Alina smirked mischievously.
"I was feeling brave and I wanted to do it before you had the reflexes to attack me or dodge my movements." She said with a wink. Sesshomaru scoffed.
"And what exactly was the purpose of that action, Wench?" he demanded. Alina smiled secretively.
"I'll never tell." She said, sticking her tongue out and running over to join her sister and the others. Sesshomaru scoffed.
". . . .Foolish wench…." He muttered.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Lord Sesshomaru!" Sesshomaru turned to his ward.
"What is it Rin?" he asked. Rin smiled and held up a bunch of flower necklaces (large ones; like leis) she had made.
"Aren't these necklaces pretty? I was working on them ALL day!" she said cheerfully.
". . . ."
"Rin! How many times must I tell you not to bother Lord Sesshomaru with such childish nonsense!" Jaken snapped. Rin looked down sadly.
"I-I'm sorry, Lord Sesshomaru." She said. Sesshomaru glared at Jaken.
"Jaken, be quiet." He said. Rin smiled.
"Lord Sesshomaru, Do you think I should give one to everyone as a present?" she asked. Sesshomaru looked up at the sunset.
". . .Do what you want." He said.
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Ame gasped in slight surprise as she felt someone slip something around her neck. When she looked down, she saw that is was a dark blue and white flower necklace. She gave a small laugh as Rin slipped one with yellow and white flowers around her mate's neck.
"She sure is something; to be able to change Sesshy so much." She said, smiling and shaking her head. Hakakku looked up at his mate.
"You're right. I remember we heard a lot of things about Sesshomaru killing humans before he started traveling with that girl. Then again, I don't think it was her alone." Ame blinked.
"What do you mean, Love?" she asked. Hakakku glanced Alina and Trinity's way.
"The few times me, Ginta, and Koga happened to run into Inuyasha and the others the same time Sesshomaru's group did, I noticed that Trinity and Alina were never scared of him, and they were always so casual when talking to him; well, mostly casual. They call him 'Sesshomaru-sama'; but at the same time they talk to him like he's an old friend of theirs or something." Ame shrugged.
"Maybe so. Either way, I suppose it doesn't matter. It was just a random passing thought, really. What I'm wondering is; when we find Naraku, will we finally kill him, or will he escape. . .again?" she asked. Hakakku shrugged.
"Don't know. But I do know one thing. It would be a good idea for the rest of us to train while Alina and Trinity are training with Tsubakimaru-san. That way, we'll all be better prepared to fight." Ame nodded in agreement.
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"Focus! Feel the fox fire within you!" Trinity closed her eyes at her father's instruction, trying to reach out to the demon blood within her.
"Wow, impressive for your first try, Trinity!" At the sound of her sister's praise, the red haired girl opened her eyes and looked down to see a red and silver flame in her hands.
"So. . .now what do I do with it?" she asked. Tsubakimaru examined it.
"Hmm. . .Try expanding it from the size of a baseball to maybe the size of your desktop tower." He suggested. Trinity nodded and closed her eyes. She could feel the flame start to expand, but…
"Look out!" Trinity gasped as something hit her back and caused her to lose control of the fox fire, making it separate and shoot out into all directions.
"Yeow! What the hell?" Trinity winced.
"Sorry, Inuyasha! Are you okay?" she called.
"I'm fine, except you tried to singe my damn foot off! Watch where the hell you're aiming, damn it!" Trinity frowned.
"I said I was sorry! It was an accident!" she said defensively.
"So what? You still-!"
"Sit boy!"
*Wham!*
"What the hell did you do that for, Kagome?" Inuyasha growled, glaring up at the raven haired girl. Kagome put her hands on her hips.
"Don't yell at Trinity like that! She said it was an accident, and she apologized! It wasn't her fault! One of the wolf twins accidentally bumped her." She scolded.
"Feh. Whatever. That's hardly an excuse. She's been training with her old man for three days, she should have more control over-"
"Sit."
*Wham*
"Inuyasha, Trin and I don't have as much demon blood in us as you do. And I was training longer than she was. Can't you cut her some slack?" Alina said. Inuyasha sighed.
"Fine. Whatever." He said, getting up and stomping off. When Trinity moved to follow him, her father stopped her.
"Best leave him be for now, Sweetheart. Inuyasha's always had a bit of a temper; as you've realized by now. Let him cool down. For now, go spar with your sister." He said. Trinity wanted to protest, but someone else did so for her.
"Wait, I want to spar with Trinity-chan! I'm bored!" Trinity looked at Snow and arched an eyebrow.
"Are you sure you want to spar with me? You saw what I accidentally did to Inuyasha. I'm kind of a walking disaster right now."
"Well, Snow is a walking disaster all the time, so it evens out." Koga joked; earning him a glare from said female wolf demon. Trinity sighed.
"Not funny, Koga. I'm serious. Anything bad that can happen probably WILL happen." She insisted. Snow scoffed.
"Please, you're just scared to fight a REAL demon." She joked. That did the trick.
"Oh HELL no! Draw your sword, She Wolf!" Trinity growled, unsheathing her OniKaze. Snow smirked playfully.
"Bring it on, Vixen." Trinity readied her sword and charged at the wolf demoness with it, only to have Snow swing her own blade and knock the red haired girl back a few feet from the collision of the blades. Trinity narrowed her eyes; determined to win. She charged again, only to have her sword knocked away by her opponents blade as she received a kick in the stomach. Trinity groaned slightly and wiped the dirt and blood from the scrape in her lip and stood again; this time holding up a hand to tell Snow she was calling a brief time out. Snow rolled her eyes as Trinity ran over to her backpack and pulled out her mp3 player. Putting her ear buds in, turning the volume up all the way, and clipping the device to her belt, Trinity picked up her sword and nodded; indicating she was ready. Snow shook her head.
"How is THAT little device going to help?" she asked. Trinity smirked and pressed play.
"You'll see." She said, charging again.
Show me how to lie
You're getting better all the time
And turning all against the one
Is an art that's hard to teach
Another clever word
Sets off an unsuspecting herd
And as you step back into line
A mob jumps to their feet
Snow gasped at Trinity's increase in speed and stamina as she blocked the younger girl's sword with her own. Growling in agitation, she jumped and tried to attack Trinity from behind.
Now dance, fucker, dance
Man, he never had a chance
And no one even knew
It was really only you
Catching on to Snow's strategy, Trinity did a swift jump and back flip over the wolf demon, dodging her blade. Alina's breath caught in her throat as she watched the two.
{Who thought Trinity had THIS much potential as a fighter? She's almost as fast as Snow is!} she thought in disbelief.
And now you steal away
Take him out today
Nice work you did
You're gonna go far, kid
Trinity swung her blade again, making a loud ring sound throughout the clearing as steel hit steel; crying out in cold and pleasured agony at the impact. Snow swung her blade and managed to make a small cut in Trinity's uniform sleeve, but the red haired girl managed to move just quick enough to avoid getting cut herself.
With a thousand lies
And a good disguise
Hit 'em right between the eyes
Hit 'em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See 'em running for their lives
Trinity dashed to Snow's side and swung her blade to knock Snow's own sword out of her hand, but she was unsuccessful, as Snow managed to force her back with a powerful swing. When Trinity was off her balance, Snow decided to make her move.
Slowly out of line Now dance, fucker, dance
And drifting closer in your sights
So play it out I'm wide awake
It's a scene about me
There's something in your way
And now someone is gonna pay
And if you can't get what you want
Well it's all because of me
Man, I never had a chance
And no one even knew
It was really only you
Trinity growled in aggravation and jumped back as Snow attempted to trip her.
"Nice try, but you gotta be a little quicker than that, Snow!" she said, swinging her blade again. Snow laughed.
And now you'll lead the way With a thousand lies
Show the light of day
Nice work you did
You're gonna go far, kid
(Trust, deceived)
And a good disguise
Hit 'em right between the eyes
Hit 'em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See 'em running for their lives
"And they call ME cheeky? Haha. You're certainly confident, but remember, until you knock me to the ground or knock my sword outta my hand, you haven't won!" she said, attacking again. Trinity gasped and struggled to block the older girl's movements with her sword. She was surprised that Snow's agility had increased; she had thought Snow was using her all from the beginning. Trinity gave a small scoff at her own stupidity. She had nearly forgotten one of the most important things her father had taught her and Alina: NEVER underestimate an enemy; or in this case; a sparring opponent.
Now dance, fucker, dance So dance, fucker, dance
He never had a chance
And no one even knew
It was really only you
I never had a chance
It was really only you
Trinity decided to push herself past her current limits; trying to see if she could surpass Snow's speed. Moving behind the wolf demon, Trinity raised her sword to the sky. It began glowing a bright blue; making everyone stare in shock.
With a thousand lies
And a good disguise
Hit 'em right between the eyes
Hit 'em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See 'em running for their lives
"Oh ancestors, hear my cry; bring down thy tidal malice upon my enemies!" she cried.
Clever alibis
Lord of the flies
Hit 'em right between the eyes
Hit 'em right between the eyes
When you walk away
Nothing more to say
See the lightning in your eyes
See 'em running for their lives
Snow gave a startled yelp when a small tsunami appeared out of nowhere and fell down upon her; knocking her sword out of her hand and drenching her from head to toe in water. Trinity dropped her sword and fell to her hands and knees; breathing heavily in exhaustion. Alina ran over to her sister and knelt beside her.
"Trinity, what in the HELL was THAT? How did you do that?" she asked. Trinity exhaled tiredly and shook her head.
"I don't know." She then looked up in Snow's direction. "Are you okay?" she asked. Snow wrung her hair out and pouted irritably.
"I don't know how in the heck you did that, but THAT WAS CHEATING!" she exclaimed, pointing at Trinity accusingly.
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For the most of the next two days, Trinity was bombarded with questions; mostly on where she learned to do what she did. Time and time again, Trinity would have to assure the group that she didn't know how she did it, especially since her sword was called the OniKAZE; which meant demon WIND.
"How the hell WATER can come from a sword called WIND; I'll never know." She said. Tsubakimaru puffed on his pipe thoughtfully.
"Well, the swords that you, Alina, and I have were your grandfather's before us. Just because he named the swords the way he did doesn't mean that the names have anything to do with the elements they were named after. I don't particularly WANT to; and I don't think Inuyasha would appreciate the detour; but we may have to go pay him a visit to find out what's going on." He said somewhat boredly. Inuyasha looked at him in irritation.
"We are NOT going to see some old fox demon, dammit! We have an objective!" he snapped. Ame bopped him on the back of the head.
"Show some respect, you air-headed hanyou! From how the stories go, Tsubasuke-sama was supposedly a close friend of the late Inutaishio…YOUR father!" she said scoldingly. Inuyasha scoffed.
"Feh. Whatever. Why should I care?" he grumbled. Inuboshi sighed.
"I'm afraid I have to agree with Inuyasha on this one." He said.
"Maybe . . .Trini just had some strength she didn't know about and it was only awakening in our sparring match." Snow said with a shrug. Trinity narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Who said you could call me 'Trini'?" she said with a pout.
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Alina jumped and looked away.
{Crap! He caught me staring again! . . . oh crap! He's coming over here!} The blonde girl gave a startled yelp when she felt Sesshomaru grab her arm and haul her to her feet.
"If there is something you wish to say, then SAY it, Wench." He said impatiently. Alina's eyes narrowed in annoyance at the deadly look in his eyes as she pulled away.
"You want me to say what I wish to say? Fine! I am SICK of your arrogant, "I'm-better-than-you-because-I'm-a-full-demon" attitude! Look, I am sorry I turned you into a f***ing human, okay! But I don't know what the hell you expect from me! I've been training to change you back! What else do you want from me? What the hell else do I have to f***ing DO to get you to talk to me CIVILLY again? I swear, sometime I wonder how the HELL I managed to fall in love with a stuck up prick like you!" she snapped. Everyone's jaws dropped as they watched her storm off to the other side of the hill.
A/N: Okay, that's it for chapter 7! ^^ hope you enjoyed it. And for those of you who think it wasn't fair that I "over powered" Trinity in her fight against Snow, don't worry, Snow gets Trinity back for it later, lol XD. Oh! And for those of you who couldn't get this from the story itself: the reason I have the lyrics for "You're Gonna Go Far Kid" by the Offspring strung out through the fight is because that's the song Trinity is listening to. ^^; and…I was kinda listening to it too so I could write the fight scene without getting stuck. Plus…I needed more words to make the chapter longer, lol, JK! ^o^
