Woo-hoo!! Here come's chapter 3!!! I feel I need shake my booty in
triumph...nevermind, I'm just a little hyper at the moment! ^_^
Anyways, Short Chapter Alert!!!! But, this one sets up a really good one. Ok, I'll stop rambling now
Disclaimer: Do I really need to put this on every chapter???
Chapter 3: Put up or Shut up!
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Inuyasha, amazingly enough, had not even tried to get, nor thought about Kagome, that entire day. He
was too busy watching Iliana to even bother with worrying about when Kagome was going to return.
The day itself was pretty uneventful. Miroku and Sango still hadn't returned and without Kagome to
sense jewel shards, Inuyasha became very restless. Iliana kept herself entertained easily enough, either
writing in her journal, practicing with her staff, which she called her 'bo', or just taking in the sights.
Inuyasha was intrigued by the way she reacted to everything. He found it very amusing.
By the early evening, he was so restless he began to imitate Iliana's movement as she seemed
to be attacking imaginary enemies. "What are you doing?"
"Practicing," she said without slowing her movements.
"Practicing what? There's no one here?" He didn't understand her crazy ways.
"I'm practicing some techniques. It helps my keep in shape."
"Whatever. The only way to practice is to actually fight someone."
"Is that a challenge?" she asked boldly.
"Ha! Like you could take on me!" he laughed.
"Put up, or Shut up!" she said taking a fighting stance.
He said nothing but turned his back to her and started to walk away. But, he didn't get far.
Next thing he knew he had a girl on his back with her arms wrapped around his neck. Caught off
guard, he fell to his knees. Reacting as he normally would, he reached behind him and grabbed the
back of her neck and flipped her over himself. Realizing what he did, his eyes went wide hoping he
hadn't hurt her too badly. He looked to see if he could save her from landing right on her back, but his
assistance wasn't needed. As Iliana went flying over his head, she balled herself up and flipped heard
over heel, landing on her feet without much effort at all. She grabbed her bo and was back in a fighting
stance, beckoning him to attack her, she was ready. Eyes wide and mouth slightly ajar, Inuyasha stared
at this agile little girl, poised to fight. He opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. She
waved her hand toward him, signaling to run toward her. Even though she had caught him off guard, he
was impressed with how tight her arms gripped him and how much strength her tiny body possessed.
'How much more could she handle?' He wanted to test her to her limits. He pounced up to the air and
down upon her. Just wanting to subdue her, he didn't claw at her wildly. Instead he attempted to put
her in some form of a submission hold, but she was very wiry.
With every strike he threw at her, he was met with a sharp pang from a wooden bo. He had
tried to come down over her head with his fist, but she moved her bo over her head, and then leaning it
to the right, his arm cascaded down her bo as she tried to catch his arm between the ground and her
bo. He reacted quickly and jumped back. She jumped up herself. She flipped over his head, his eyes
following her every move, rounding off she landed on her feet behind Inuyasha and jabbed her bo into
the middle of his back, sending him to her knees. Jumping onto his back, he fell forward to the ground
as she straddled his upper back. In moments, her bo with under his chin and forcefully pulling his head
backwards, she had him caught as he struggled futilely against her. If he wanted her dead, he could've
shred her to pieces in one blow. But, he had to admit to himself that she was a very good fighter.
"Say 'uncle'!" she shouted. "Say it!"
Confused in why the word 'uncle' would show she had won, but he complied and chocked out
the word.
"Now say 'Ili's the best little sister in the world'!" she demanded.
"Iliana! Get off me!" He pleaded.
"Fine! Just call me Ili!"
"Iliana! Get the fuck off!"
Fully frustrated in his inability in even calling her 'Ili', she jumped off of him and threw her bo on
the ground. She stomped off in a huff, holding back tears. "Fine! It's obvious I'm too much for you
anyways!" she said out of spite in a very choking voice.
Inuyasha could've kicked himself. He didn't want to upset her the way he had. He was going
to turn and chase her down but just then he head a terrified scream. It was so loud he cringed and
flattened his ears against his head.
He turned in the direction of the horrible cry to see a little kit scampering breathlessly toward
them. "In...u...yash...a!" Shippou yelled out to him. He skidded to a halt at his feet and quickly caught
a breath before spuing out words all jumbled together, "There's a...a giant demon attacking the village!
It's like a huge centipede with bat wings! It must have a jewel shard!"
Not needing to hear another word, he leaped into the air and made off for the village. Iliana
picked up her bo off the ground and went running after Inuyasha followed by Shippou.
"No! You stay here!" he commanded over his shoulder.
"But I can help!" she protested.
"Stay here!" he repeated before speeding off again.
Iliana was stunned. She stood still and dropped her bo with a stifled cry in her throat. She
hated being left behind. Blinking back a tear or two, she pouted and stomped a foot on the ground.
Shippou came up to her side and jumped onto her shoulder and seeing the distraught in her
face. "What's wrong Iliana?" he asked.
She said nothing for a moment, just stomped her foot again. Finally she huffed and grabbed her
bo and ran off towards the village herself.
"What are you doing?!"
"I can help! I'm not getting left behind!" was all she said.
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Short chapter done...Review please! Soon will come the long one with some action...everyone get
excited!!!!
Until then, as always, Take it Easy!
LittleFallenAngel
triumph...nevermind, I'm just a little hyper at the moment! ^_^
Anyways, Short Chapter Alert!!!! But, this one sets up a really good one. Ok, I'll stop rambling now
Disclaimer: Do I really need to put this on every chapter???
Chapter 3: Put up or Shut up!
***********************************************************************
Inuyasha, amazingly enough, had not even tried to get, nor thought about Kagome, that entire day. He
was too busy watching Iliana to even bother with worrying about when Kagome was going to return.
The day itself was pretty uneventful. Miroku and Sango still hadn't returned and without Kagome to
sense jewel shards, Inuyasha became very restless. Iliana kept herself entertained easily enough, either
writing in her journal, practicing with her staff, which she called her 'bo', or just taking in the sights.
Inuyasha was intrigued by the way she reacted to everything. He found it very amusing.
By the early evening, he was so restless he began to imitate Iliana's movement as she seemed
to be attacking imaginary enemies. "What are you doing?"
"Practicing," she said without slowing her movements.
"Practicing what? There's no one here?" He didn't understand her crazy ways.
"I'm practicing some techniques. It helps my keep in shape."
"Whatever. The only way to practice is to actually fight someone."
"Is that a challenge?" she asked boldly.
"Ha! Like you could take on me!" he laughed.
"Put up, or Shut up!" she said taking a fighting stance.
He said nothing but turned his back to her and started to walk away. But, he didn't get far.
Next thing he knew he had a girl on his back with her arms wrapped around his neck. Caught off
guard, he fell to his knees. Reacting as he normally would, he reached behind him and grabbed the
back of her neck and flipped her over himself. Realizing what he did, his eyes went wide hoping he
hadn't hurt her too badly. He looked to see if he could save her from landing right on her back, but his
assistance wasn't needed. As Iliana went flying over his head, she balled herself up and flipped heard
over heel, landing on her feet without much effort at all. She grabbed her bo and was back in a fighting
stance, beckoning him to attack her, she was ready. Eyes wide and mouth slightly ajar, Inuyasha stared
at this agile little girl, poised to fight. He opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. She
waved her hand toward him, signaling to run toward her. Even though she had caught him off guard, he
was impressed with how tight her arms gripped him and how much strength her tiny body possessed.
'How much more could she handle?' He wanted to test her to her limits. He pounced up to the air and
down upon her. Just wanting to subdue her, he didn't claw at her wildly. Instead he attempted to put
her in some form of a submission hold, but she was very wiry.
With every strike he threw at her, he was met with a sharp pang from a wooden bo. He had
tried to come down over her head with his fist, but she moved her bo over her head, and then leaning it
to the right, his arm cascaded down her bo as she tried to catch his arm between the ground and her
bo. He reacted quickly and jumped back. She jumped up herself. She flipped over his head, his eyes
following her every move, rounding off she landed on her feet behind Inuyasha and jabbed her bo into
the middle of his back, sending him to her knees. Jumping onto his back, he fell forward to the ground
as she straddled his upper back. In moments, her bo with under his chin and forcefully pulling his head
backwards, she had him caught as he struggled futilely against her. If he wanted her dead, he could've
shred her to pieces in one blow. But, he had to admit to himself that she was a very good fighter.
"Say 'uncle'!" she shouted. "Say it!"
Confused in why the word 'uncle' would show she had won, but he complied and chocked out
the word.
"Now say 'Ili's the best little sister in the world'!" she demanded.
"Iliana! Get off me!" He pleaded.
"Fine! Just call me Ili!"
"Iliana! Get the fuck off!"
Fully frustrated in his inability in even calling her 'Ili', she jumped off of him and threw her bo on
the ground. She stomped off in a huff, holding back tears. "Fine! It's obvious I'm too much for you
anyways!" she said out of spite in a very choking voice.
Inuyasha could've kicked himself. He didn't want to upset her the way he had. He was going
to turn and chase her down but just then he head a terrified scream. It was so loud he cringed and
flattened his ears against his head.
He turned in the direction of the horrible cry to see a little kit scampering breathlessly toward
them. "In...u...yash...a!" Shippou yelled out to him. He skidded to a halt at his feet and quickly caught
a breath before spuing out words all jumbled together, "There's a...a giant demon attacking the village!
It's like a huge centipede with bat wings! It must have a jewel shard!"
Not needing to hear another word, he leaped into the air and made off for the village. Iliana
picked up her bo off the ground and went running after Inuyasha followed by Shippou.
"No! You stay here!" he commanded over his shoulder.
"But I can help!" she protested.
"Stay here!" he repeated before speeding off again.
Iliana was stunned. She stood still and dropped her bo with a stifled cry in her throat. She
hated being left behind. Blinking back a tear or two, she pouted and stomped a foot on the ground.
Shippou came up to her side and jumped onto her shoulder and seeing the distraught in her
face. "What's wrong Iliana?" he asked.
She said nothing for a moment, just stomped her foot again. Finally she huffed and grabbed her
bo and ran off towards the village herself.
"What are you doing?!"
"I can help! I'm not getting left behind!" was all she said.
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Short chapter done...Review please! Soon will come the long one with some action...everyone get
excited!!!!
Until then, as always, Take it Easy!
LittleFallenAngel