Heather's POV
I still had this feeling that something was out there other then the horses and Vanessa. I stretched out my ability to sense things as far as it would go but I didn't really sense any danger. Something didn't feel right though I guess I would call it a gut instinct but I didn't feel like being here anymore. 'What are you a chicken? Are you going to back out just because your a little afraid?' I didn't have any other choice but to continue on. There was no way I was going to do Vanessa's homework for a month. I suddenly didn't feel her presence any more.
"Vanessa?"
Vanessa's POV
I felt like I'd been riding for hours... the fog was so thick that I couldn't see a thing, so who knew what my watch said the time was? My horse stumbled. I nearly panicked, but managed to keep my cool.
"Heather, you still there?" Fear started rising from the pit of my stomach when no reply came. "...Heather?" Suddenly, my horse shied away from something in front of us. I wasn't ready for it... I fell. And I tumbled down a hill..... wait.... A hill?? I don't have any hills in my woods! This was getting too weird... My thoughts were jolted as I landed in a patch of soft grass... and the sunlight beamed down on my back. 'What the...? Where's the fog?....Okay, you're talking to yourself again... Just get up and... see where you are.' I did as the voices told me. Voices. I snorted softly. I gazed around.... A meadow....Damn. I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.
Heather's POV
No response that wasn't good. 'Should I keep riding or should I turn back?' After all I don't know the woods very well and I was starting to get hungry after not eating the living breakfast. My mind wandered to food and I totally forgot what I was doing. I didn't notice that my horse had completely stopped. I did...however come to my senses when a giant snake was right in front of my face. Instantly the horse went into a state of panic, bucked, and took off into the woods. Now I was on my feet and running for dear life with the youkai in hot pursuit. 'Well I don't think I'm still in Vanessa's woods unless this was a little detail she forgot to tell me.
Vanessa's POV
I continued staring around the meadow.... I couldn't believe it...I was sure I didn't eat any of that food I cooked this morning! I really need to stop eating pizza so late at night... I stood up and dust myself off, looking for my horse. Gone. Great. Mom's gonna skin my hide for that. I stomped my foot. "It's probably being eating by some big, ugly..." I paused as I sensed something behind me. I turned around. Shock hit me.. then terror.
"..DEMON!!" I ran. And I ran as if the hounds of hell were at my heels. It followed me... what IS this thing!? It looks sorta like...a dragon... but it has red eyes... and lots of teeth... and a hungry look to it. I'm dead. Oh my God, I'm dead. I kept running.
Heather's POV
Man I hate wearing high heels and running why did I even think about bringing them? 'Because you wanted to make Vanessa feel shorter then she really is?' Oh yeah that would be right. Damn it's just my luck my plan would back fire and I would... Suddenly I bumped into something interrupting my thoughts.
Vanessa's POV
How in the seven hells I lost that demon.... I will never know. There is one thing I know though.... I'm very, very lost. And hungry...stupid living food... My heart's still in my throat. I'm afraid any new surprises will kill me. I prayed that nothing would come... Hmph... never did pray much....no wonder my prayers this time weren't answered. I heard voices outside my hiding place. Somehow, they seemed familiar. 'Feh...Yeah right. Like you know anyone in this scary place...' Shut UP, voices.... Anyway, I decided to check it out... I'd seen plenty of spy movies... I could move quietly....I hope.
Heather's POV
I turned to see what I had bumped and started heading back towards the snake demon. I figure running away from the greater of two evils was better then staying with the worst one. My brain had automatically registered the fact that I had bumped into Sesshoumaru, AKA Fluffy., hence me running in the opposite direction. I knew what Fluffy could do I didn't know what the snake could do. Hence thinking that the snake is less dangerous. I hate running from Fluffy though because I'm afraid that he will in turn chase me. I instantly stopped. If he has Rin with him and the snake youkai shows up and tries to kill her wouldn't he protect her? In turn doing me a favor by killing the demon. I started to run back towards Sesshy. Then again after he kills the demon he might blame me for putting Rin in danger and in turn kill me. This thought made me stop and put me right back to where I was in the first place.
Vanessa's POV
Obviously, I hadn't seen enough spy movies. I stepped on four twigs, tripped over seven rocks, and tumbled to the ground once because of a stupid hole. Ugh... it was so annoying. I'm starting to think that the people I heard are just waiting for the right moment to...I hate it when I'm right! Something metal waked me over the head. Before I hit the ground, I was pushed against a tree... A blade to my throat.... Oh my God. I want the demon back... that's when I noticed the person -holding- the blade....which was actually a sword. I took in the person's looks and nearly fainted. White hair.... angry face... amber eyes... white dog ears...pointed teeth... Inuyasha.
Heather's POV
Okay well I'm still trying to decide when out of nowhere a horse nudges me in the back.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Okay well then I think I qualify for the most freaked out human being award anyway....hey wait a minute a horse. While a was planning my means of escape a vicious battle was unfolding before my eyes. Well, actually it was just Sesshoumaru taken out the stupid sword that bests the Tetsusiaga and cutting the demon in half. I finally realized that I had zoned out when a little pair of arms wrapped around my knees. "That's enough Rin lets go." I looked at Sesshoumaru but it looked like he was ignoring me.
"Yes m'lord" she started to walk off with him then twisted around and bowed. "Have a good day mother." I paused did she just call me her mother?
"Rin wait." She zipped around and ran back to me flinging herself in her arms.
Vanessa's POV
I gaped. Inuyasha. This could NOT be happening. As I pondered this, I realized he had said something.
"Na-Nani?" Gah. I can't believe I stuttered.
"I said, who are you? Stupid wench..." I huffed.
"Watch your tongue, hanyou. And my name is Vanessa." Inuyasha rolled his eyes. He didn't care. I could tell. He just wanted to know if I was a demon. "I'm a..." I paused.. should I say I was just human? I mean.... I didn't even know if I was just human... I had all sorts of special abilities, like Heather.... aw, what the hell. "I'm a hanyou...like you." Silence. Inuyasha glared at me...then lowered his sword. I stood calmly, my back to the tree still, and my gaze flickered to each of the faces around me. Miroku. Sango. Kirara. Shippo. Wasn't Kagome supposed to be there? 'She probably fought with Inuyasha again. Most likely went home.' I brushed my jeans off and made a show of making sure I was okay. Why not be rude right back to Inuyasha? I planned this...until I saw how he looked at me. He looked vaguely surprised...and amused... Inuyasha...amused? The world is ending and crashing down around my ears.
Heather's POV
I reached down and hugged the little girl. 'Why am I doing this? Sesshoumaru is gonna kill me if I don't stop this now.' I pulled her away from me at looked her in the face.
"Rin have you seen a girl about oh this high with a sorta blonde color of hair riding a horse?" She shook her head and sent her hair everywhere. I looked at Sesshoumaru who just now acknowledged my presence. I shook my head. 'What is he staring at?' I looked around and behind me. That's when I saw it out of the corner of my eye. A thin fluffy thing. I moved my head to look behind me. 'I have a tail.' At first the thought didn't bother me. It hadn't sunk in yet. 'I HAVE A TAIL!'
Vanessa's POV
Inuyasha kept staring at me. I snapped. "What!? What is your problem? It's rude to stare, you know!" Inuyasha merely laughed. At me. He laughed AT ME. Ooh, he's in trouble now. I stepped forward...too gracefully to be normal. 'No way...' He was still laughing, with the others now staring at my backside. For Miroku it was typical. But for everyone else.... what was their problem? My forehead bunched up in annoyance. Then something lashed that I didn't normally have. Something no human should have. Concentrating, I focused on a new muscle, a new extension of my spine....a new wolf tail. I screamed.
I still had this feeling that something was out there other then the horses and Vanessa. I stretched out my ability to sense things as far as it would go but I didn't really sense any danger. Something didn't feel right though I guess I would call it a gut instinct but I didn't feel like being here anymore. 'What are you a chicken? Are you going to back out just because your a little afraid?' I didn't have any other choice but to continue on. There was no way I was going to do Vanessa's homework for a month. I suddenly didn't feel her presence any more.
"Vanessa?"
Vanessa's POV
I felt like I'd been riding for hours... the fog was so thick that I couldn't see a thing, so who knew what my watch said the time was? My horse stumbled. I nearly panicked, but managed to keep my cool.
"Heather, you still there?" Fear started rising from the pit of my stomach when no reply came. "...Heather?" Suddenly, my horse shied away from something in front of us. I wasn't ready for it... I fell. And I tumbled down a hill..... wait.... A hill?? I don't have any hills in my woods! This was getting too weird... My thoughts were jolted as I landed in a patch of soft grass... and the sunlight beamed down on my back. 'What the...? Where's the fog?....Okay, you're talking to yourself again... Just get up and... see where you are.' I did as the voices told me. Voices. I snorted softly. I gazed around.... A meadow....Damn. I don't think we're in Kansas anymore.
Heather's POV
No response that wasn't good. 'Should I keep riding or should I turn back?' After all I don't know the woods very well and I was starting to get hungry after not eating the living breakfast. My mind wandered to food and I totally forgot what I was doing. I didn't notice that my horse had completely stopped. I did...however come to my senses when a giant snake was right in front of my face. Instantly the horse went into a state of panic, bucked, and took off into the woods. Now I was on my feet and running for dear life with the youkai in hot pursuit. 'Well I don't think I'm still in Vanessa's woods unless this was a little detail she forgot to tell me.
Vanessa's POV
I continued staring around the meadow.... I couldn't believe it...I was sure I didn't eat any of that food I cooked this morning! I really need to stop eating pizza so late at night... I stood up and dust myself off, looking for my horse. Gone. Great. Mom's gonna skin my hide for that. I stomped my foot. "It's probably being eating by some big, ugly..." I paused as I sensed something behind me. I turned around. Shock hit me.. then terror.
"..DEMON!!" I ran. And I ran as if the hounds of hell were at my heels. It followed me... what IS this thing!? It looks sorta like...a dragon... but it has red eyes... and lots of teeth... and a hungry look to it. I'm dead. Oh my God, I'm dead. I kept running.
Heather's POV
Man I hate wearing high heels and running why did I even think about bringing them? 'Because you wanted to make Vanessa feel shorter then she really is?' Oh yeah that would be right. Damn it's just my luck my plan would back fire and I would... Suddenly I bumped into something interrupting my thoughts.
Vanessa's POV
How in the seven hells I lost that demon.... I will never know. There is one thing I know though.... I'm very, very lost. And hungry...stupid living food... My heart's still in my throat. I'm afraid any new surprises will kill me. I prayed that nothing would come... Hmph... never did pray much....no wonder my prayers this time weren't answered. I heard voices outside my hiding place. Somehow, they seemed familiar. 'Feh...Yeah right. Like you know anyone in this scary place...' Shut UP, voices.... Anyway, I decided to check it out... I'd seen plenty of spy movies... I could move quietly....I hope.
Heather's POV
I turned to see what I had bumped and started heading back towards the snake demon. I figure running away from the greater of two evils was better then staying with the worst one. My brain had automatically registered the fact that I had bumped into Sesshoumaru, AKA Fluffy., hence me running in the opposite direction. I knew what Fluffy could do I didn't know what the snake could do. Hence thinking that the snake is less dangerous. I hate running from Fluffy though because I'm afraid that he will in turn chase me. I instantly stopped. If he has Rin with him and the snake youkai shows up and tries to kill her wouldn't he protect her? In turn doing me a favor by killing the demon. I started to run back towards Sesshy. Then again after he kills the demon he might blame me for putting Rin in danger and in turn kill me. This thought made me stop and put me right back to where I was in the first place.
Vanessa's POV
Obviously, I hadn't seen enough spy movies. I stepped on four twigs, tripped over seven rocks, and tumbled to the ground once because of a stupid hole. Ugh... it was so annoying. I'm starting to think that the people I heard are just waiting for the right moment to...I hate it when I'm right! Something metal waked me over the head. Before I hit the ground, I was pushed against a tree... A blade to my throat.... Oh my God. I want the demon back... that's when I noticed the person -holding- the blade....which was actually a sword. I took in the person's looks and nearly fainted. White hair.... angry face... amber eyes... white dog ears...pointed teeth... Inuyasha.
Heather's POV
Okay well I'm still trying to decide when out of nowhere a horse nudges me in the back.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Okay well then I think I qualify for the most freaked out human being award anyway....hey wait a minute a horse. While a was planning my means of escape a vicious battle was unfolding before my eyes. Well, actually it was just Sesshoumaru taken out the stupid sword that bests the Tetsusiaga and cutting the demon in half. I finally realized that I had zoned out when a little pair of arms wrapped around my knees. "That's enough Rin lets go." I looked at Sesshoumaru but it looked like he was ignoring me.
"Yes m'lord" she started to walk off with him then twisted around and bowed. "Have a good day mother." I paused did she just call me her mother?
"Rin wait." She zipped around and ran back to me flinging herself in her arms.
Vanessa's POV
I gaped. Inuyasha. This could NOT be happening. As I pondered this, I realized he had said something.
"Na-Nani?" Gah. I can't believe I stuttered.
"I said, who are you? Stupid wench..." I huffed.
"Watch your tongue, hanyou. And my name is Vanessa." Inuyasha rolled his eyes. He didn't care. I could tell. He just wanted to know if I was a demon. "I'm a..." I paused.. should I say I was just human? I mean.... I didn't even know if I was just human... I had all sorts of special abilities, like Heather.... aw, what the hell. "I'm a hanyou...like you." Silence. Inuyasha glared at me...then lowered his sword. I stood calmly, my back to the tree still, and my gaze flickered to each of the faces around me. Miroku. Sango. Kirara. Shippo. Wasn't Kagome supposed to be there? 'She probably fought with Inuyasha again. Most likely went home.' I brushed my jeans off and made a show of making sure I was okay. Why not be rude right back to Inuyasha? I planned this...until I saw how he looked at me. He looked vaguely surprised...and amused... Inuyasha...amused? The world is ending and crashing down around my ears.
Heather's POV
I reached down and hugged the little girl. 'Why am I doing this? Sesshoumaru is gonna kill me if I don't stop this now.' I pulled her away from me at looked her in the face.
"Rin have you seen a girl about oh this high with a sorta blonde color of hair riding a horse?" She shook her head and sent her hair everywhere. I looked at Sesshoumaru who just now acknowledged my presence. I shook my head. 'What is he staring at?' I looked around and behind me. That's when I saw it out of the corner of my eye. A thin fluffy thing. I moved my head to look behind me. 'I have a tail.' At first the thought didn't bother me. It hadn't sunk in yet. 'I HAVE A TAIL!'
Vanessa's POV
Inuyasha kept staring at me. I snapped. "What!? What is your problem? It's rude to stare, you know!" Inuyasha merely laughed. At me. He laughed AT ME. Ooh, he's in trouble now. I stepped forward...too gracefully to be normal. 'No way...' He was still laughing, with the others now staring at my backside. For Miroku it was typical. But for everyone else.... what was their problem? My forehead bunched up in annoyance. Then something lashed that I didn't normally have. Something no human should have. Concentrating, I focused on a new muscle, a new extension of my spine....a new wolf tail. I screamed.