So Much For English
Chapter 1
By Angel of Anime
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Disclaimer: All of the characters in this story do not belong to me; I am just borrowing them, except for Kyoko(she's mine), They belong the talented Rumiko Takahashi who continues to bring smiles to the faces of millions with her art, and some other ppls I am sure, cept I don know them. Thank You!
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Kyoko trudged home that quarter mile it was from the bus stop. It wasn't drizzling very hard, but she found herself soon soaked to the bone. She was walking home alone today, everyone else who got off at her stop was staying after school to watch a Kendo match, but as always she had an English final to study for. She was about half the way home, and her plaid miniskirt was dark from the rain and her cotton sweater vest was heavy with water.
*Some day to forget my umbrella ...And the weatherman said it was going to be sunny today, hah!*
She stopped for a moment to adjust the strap of her messenger bag, which was quite heavy from all her books when she thought she saw something in a tree. A few moments later whatever it was jumped to the next tree and she barley caught a glimpse of something white.
*That is WAY to big to be a squirrel... or is it? Gosh dang power plants! Yesterday I saw a cat with three tails!*
Just as she was trying to figure out how a giant white squirrel might look the mysterious creature plopped down in front of her. It was a tall handsome boy (or a pretty girl, she wasn't quite sure). He had two red stripes on each of his cheeks and a purple crescent moon on his forehead. There was something white and fluffy on his shoulder and he had long white hair and... were those elf ears?
There was an air about this... thing that made her shiver to the core. It slowly advanced and she could see its eyes had a mysterious golden glint and its teeth were sharp like fangs.
Kyoko stood frozen in place as this stranger grew closer and closer, soon it stood only a few inches away from her, and it stopped, its breath raspy and staggered. Kyoko felt as if her heart had jumped into her throat and she was vainly trying to swallow it back down. It slowly lifted its hand and raked its claws across her cheek, gently, but it drew blood and left marks on her face similar to his.
"Wha- wha… what d-do y-yo-you want?!"
The stranger only smiled which seemed to frighten Kyoko all the more.
"I've been looking for you."
With that the stranger grabbed Kyoko by the waist and took flight. His claws were sharp and sliced her through her vest and the white-collar shirt underneath it.
Kyoko kicked and pounded on his back, but his grip was like iron. Suddenly she twisted her leg and kneed him squarely in the balls. The stranger flinched and seemed as if he would drop her, but kept going. Suddenly he neared a large tree and an old abandoned shrine and dived into what looked to be a dry well. Suddenly Kyoko found herself in a place far, far away from anything remotely resembling Tokyo.
They continued to fly for a while, over treetops and rivers completely unknown to Kyoko. The stranger's claws were digging into her belly and she was losing a lot of blood. She felt herself losing strength and then the world started to get fuzzy. Suddenly there was a bump and she found herself in a cave with the stranger looming over her.
"Awwww, poor fragile little human, are you dieing?" At this the creature laughed wickedly, throwing his head back as a dog might. Suddenly he grabbed Kyoko and planted his lips firmly upon hers. Kyoko mustered what little strength she had to try to push away but the stranger held on tighter. Suddenly she tasted blood in her mouth and wanted to vomit, but the stranger held on still tighter. Then he suddenly bit her lip, instantly drawing blood and sucking upon it as if to get every drop. After this he tossed her away and stood over her menacingly.
"There human, now you have demon blood in you so you can't die. Now you belong to me!"
"What the hell does that mean you psycho!?!" *Whatever that "thing" did to me it's working, I don't feel any pain.*
"Now, you are my mate hahahaha!"
"What the, like hell!" Kyoko sat up with much effort and suddenly in a great burst of energy spurred out of the cave. The creature was hot on her tail, but something was different. There was a soft glow emanating from her body as she ran and she could see a brighter glow on the other side of the forest.
*Whatever that is, there might be someone there who can help me!*
Kyoko changed direction to head towards the light, her feet thudded underneath her and she felt as if each step brought her closer to death, because as she had just discovered, her abdominal wounds had begun to bleed again. Something inside her exploded, there was a flash of light and she felt herself slowly losing control and she blacked out.
She came to and found she was still running, much to her surprise as you might expect, but the glow that had been far off in the distance wasn't so far off now. She could feel that she was drawing nearer to it, but there was a dark, evil glow following her. Suddenly she cleared the forest and broke into what appeared to be a small village. She ran into the nearest hut to find an old woman with an eye patch mixing what looked to be medicine. She tried to gasp out something to warn her that a great danger approached, but found she couldn't talk. Suddenly she collapsed upon the floor and began to spit up blood, not normal blood, this had an eerie glow to it, and seemed almost purple. The old woman rushed to her side and tried to ask what was wrong. Kyoko could only spit and gasp for breath. At that moment there were cries coming from near the woods. The old woman grabbed some herbs and rushed out. Kyoko tried to compose herself and followed the old woman. There was the creature with its claws protruding from the back of a father who had tried to protect his child from the monster. Kyoko could only watch in terror as its golden eyes fell upon her and it smiled menacingly. She heard the old woman cursing about some demon named 'Sessho- Maru'. Was that the name of her captor? Sessho- Maru? That power from before surged inside of her and Kyoko broke away from the old woman and rushed to meet the advancing foe.
"So, you have decided to come back to me, eh wench?"
"I cough am not your WENCH!" Kyoko surged forwards with a new strength and dug what seemed to be newly grown claws through the demon's breastplate and straight through his abdomen. She fell back exhausted from the blow and curled into a ball on the ground. Sessho- Maru raised his hand as if to smack the poor girl into unconsciousness when a white and red blur flashed in front of her and deflected the blow. Kyoko just barely had enough time to peer at long white hair and a set of... dog-ears?
*This is like the freakiest dream I have EVER had!* Suddenly Kyoko smelled something salty, was it... blood! It had an odd smell about it, not like the thick purple stuff that seemed to be leaking from Sessho- Maru, was this new- comer losing the fight?
Kyoko felt as if her aura was burning, she slowly stood and faced the demon. She watched as the two creatures grappled with each other. Then the one with dog-ears tripped on a stick and Sessho- Maru was about to deliver the final kick to him when Kyoko dashed in front and blocked it. Sessho- Maru took a step back and Kyoko slowly sank into a fighting stance. Then at once Sessho- Maru jumped into the air, attempting to come down upon Kyoko, but much to his surprise her aura exploded again and she leapt into the air. They collided and for a split second and the old woman, who had been watching the entire time, saw five claws protruding from Sessho- Maru's back. The two fell to the ground, Kyoko landing a few feet from the wounded demon. She began to feel her life ebbing away from the cuts in her abdomen. She slowly crawled towards the limp form of the demon, unsure of what was compelling her to do so. Suddenly she found herself draining his lip of blood. She lay back exhausted coughing and sputtering. The old woman rushed over to her and inspected her wounds. She gestured to the creature with the dog-ears and Kyoko felt herself rising and being carried away. Just before she blacked out, she heard Shessho- Maru laugh.
"And so the awakening has begun! Heh heh heh" then she passed out again.
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Kyoko slowly opened her eyelids. She tried to sit up, but as she did so she felt a sharp pain in her side. She slowly lifted the covers and found that her clothes were missing. She then noticed the giant bandage wrapped around her waist. It looked as if some blood had seeped through the bandage on her left side. Suddenly Kyoko heard someone enter the room and she quickly replaced the blanket over herself. A small, hunched old woman waddled over to the side of the futon she was laying on. The woman lifted the blanket and began to unwrap the bandage around Kyoko's waist. Kyoko was about to sit up in protest, but the old woman put a hand on her shoulder and forced her to lie back down.
"Don'tworry, I am a friend. My name is Kaede, I am the high priestess and healer of this village. Who are you, and where do you come to us from?" Kyoko was about to answer her, when another entered the room. Suddenly Kyoko's nose was ablaze. The smell was very familiar... Sessho- Maru's blood! Kaede watched as Kyoko seemed to shrink under the blanket.
"What is wrong child?"
"I can sm-smell him!"
"Who child?"
"Sessho- Maru!"
"Wench!!! How dare you call me that!!"
The newcomer approached the futon, and Kyoko could see it was defiantly not Sessho- Maru. It was a boy who looked about her age, maybe a few years older. He had intense golden eyes, which stood out next to his long white hair. There were small dog ears on the top of his head and suddenly Kyoko wanted to touch them. He had claws for fingernails and small fangs for incisors. He had broad shoulders, and he looked to be very muscular, but Kyoko couldn't tell because of his baggy red outfit. His face was handsome and she blushed a little as he scowled at her angrily.
"G... Goman nasi, I thought I smelt Sessho- Maru's blood on you... there!"
Kyoko pointed at the newcomer's arm, where a small patch of blood had dried. The newcomer sniffed at the patch and flattened his dog-ears against his skull.
"Feh, musta gotten some on me in the fight."
"Goodness young one, how could you smell that? That is almost youkai level senses you have there."
"I... I am not sure."
"Rest child you need sleep." Kaede pushed Kyoko back down onto the pillow. Just as Kyoko was about to protest she fell asleep.
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"Inu Yasha, who is that girl?"
"How the hell should I know!"
"Then do you know what your brother was doing with her?"
"Why the fuck would I know anything about Sessho- Maru??"
"Gomen Nasi Inu Yasha, I meant nothing by it..." At that moment Kyoko turned in her sleep and her wound began to bleed again.
"Oh dear, she re-opened her wounds..." Kaede went over to redress the wound, but gasped when she lifted the blanket, "Goodness!"
"What?" Inu Yasha suddenly appeared behind the old woman and looked over her shoulder.
"Look," Kaede held up her fingers, and on them was purple blood.
"Demon's blood, and it is very thick, not a good sign."
"Are you trying to tell me that wench is a demon?!?"
"No, she is not, but her sense of smell, and now this, it is as if she is turning into a demon."
"Hrumph, so she's evil then, let's kill her now, while she's weak."
"No, I do not sense the evil energy needed for that, but I do sense a very, very strong mana." Kaede shut her eyes in deep thought.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!?"
"Mana is a substance found in Celestial and magical beings, such as unicorns, angels and some not so nice things, it gives them their life force, and their powers."
"Then why the fuck would she have it!"
"Some demons have been know to have this, and these demons are the most dangerous, for they posses magical abilities."
"So, she's not just a regular demon, she's a super dangerous demon? That's all the more reason to kill her."
"No, this mana is good natured, this girl certainly is a puzzle. Let's leave her to rest, we will find out when she awakens."
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Kyoko slowly lifted her eyelids again, still foggy from blood loss. She looked down at herself and saw her wounds were bleeding again. She sat up suddenly and looked around for the old woman called Kaede. She saw something twinge out of the corner of her eye, there was that dog demon from before, and he was starring at her in the most peculiar way. Suddenly a small trickle of blood flowed from his left nostril. (Ok, I know Inu Yasha wouldn't do this, but it seemed so funny I had to put it in) Kyoko sweat dropped, being the otaku that she was she knew what a guy's bloody nose meant. Suddenly she felt how drafty it was in the room. She looked down and sure enough, she was still naked. She looked around for her clothes. She spied her underwear and bra intact in a corner, but her uniform was practically shredded. She got up and walked to the corner and began to put on her undergarments. Suddenly she heard a loud thud from the youkai's direction, he had fainted. Sweatdrop...
*Guess I gotta take care of that*
She slipped on her underwear and waltzed over to the demon. She studied him for a second, then she slowly opened his shirt and lightly tapped a spot about 5" directly below his collarbone. He woke in an instant. She stood there starring at his chest, which was much more muscular than she had imagined. The demon took a moment to take in the situation before he was able to say anything. *There's a naked human girl undressing me...*
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!?!?!" The demon scowled at her, then looked away red faced.
"Oh yeah... well, you fainted so I tapped a pressure point, and my clothes are kinda totaled."
The demon huffed and threw his jacket over her, which she quickly slipped on.
"Well it looks as if men weren't ALL hentai at one point in time, ne? Oh by the way, I'm Kyoko, Wanatabe Kyoko, what's your name?" The young girl just smiled sweetly at the demon, who just sat up, still red faced.
"Gosh are you still stunned? What you never seen a naked chick before?"
"What the hell does that mean?"
"Oh right, slang, well hrmmm, ain't this a kicker, figures it would happen to me, but I was expecting more of the get sucked into a magical book kinda deal."
"Nani??"
"It would appear I have traveled back in time to feudal Japan my guess, so I will try to ease up on the slang, but you never answered my question, oh and chicks is slang in my time for girls."
Inu Yasha looked at the girl, she was about 15 years old and she had dark blue eyes and sandy blond hair that fell to about half way down her back. Her skin was very light, he had never seen someone like her... *where the hell does she come from...* Suddenly Inu Yasha regained his senses and managed to retort.
"I have seen TONS of naked girls!! And they were better WAY built than you!"
"Gee aren't we defensive, well whatever you say it doesn't matter, but that was not the question to which I was referring." The girl laughed a little and the youkai's face grew even redder.
"Inu Yasha..."
"Ahhh, I see you are a dog demon, makes sense, those are cute ears you got there, hehehe"
"feh!"
"Oh! I see you have awakened, I am sorry that your garments were destroyed, I see you found something though..."
"Oh yeah... oh and don't worry bout my clothes, it was only my uniform hehe, and it wasn't your fault you begin with… oh my goodness I forgot my manners... Gomen Nasi respected elder Kaede- sama, I truly apologize for the trouble I have brought to your village, if there is ANYTHING I can do to repay you for your losses, do not fear to ask, I know I cannot repay you fully."
The young girl bowed deeply to both the demon and the old woman.
"Dear child it was not your fault, Sessho- Maru is truly one of the worst of the demons around here, I am glad to see that you are recovered."
"Yes, thanks to you, Domo Arigato."
The girl bowed again to the woman.
"Please, no need for the formalities, it seems we have much to talk of, I am very interested in where you came from, and what exactly you were doing with Sessho Maru."
"Well, there is much, perhaps we should sit down."
The old woman hurried and retrieved three pillows and some tea, which she set down on the floor of the little hut. The young girl gingerly sat down on one of the cushions with her legs folded underneath her and took a small sip of tea.
"It is very delicious, I thank you."
The demon plunked down cross-legged on one of the cushions and guzzled some sake the woman had brought as well.
"First, I would like to ask, what era is it?"
"Why, the warring sates period, as It has been for many years, why do you ask." "…because, I do not come from this time, where I live it is the year 2002, and the world is at peace. I was walking home one day from school, when Sessho- Maru attacked me, unfortunately I was not able to take him and he grabbed me and flew here, well near here to a cave. He sexually assaulted me, but I managed to escape, I ran through the forest, until I saw the light emanating from this village, then I ran into your hut, and well you know the rest."
The girl calmly took another sip of tea while the other two stood stunned for a moment. Inu Yasha was the first to recover.
"What do you mean, sexually assaulted you?"
"Oh, I suppose that term is not used here, hrmm let me see... he tried to mate with me." At that Inu Yasha's eyes bulged and he looked as if he was truly sorry he asked. Kaede only marveled at the girl's calmness.
"Well, are there demons in the time you come from?"
"No, not like here,"
"No demons? Feh!"
"Well you are certainly taking this well..."
"I have never been one to become hysterical easily. There are many questions I have for you though."
"Oh?"
"Yes, where is the priestess Kagome? I would very much like to meet her!"
"I am sorry child, but I do not know who you speak of." The girl looked at the woman stoned faced.
"I never imagined I had traveled back to a time before Kagome, then where is the Priestess Kikyo?"
The old woman only shook her head.
"hrmmm..." The girl sat back in deep thought. The whole while Inu Yasha had been pondering over what she had said before.
"Why the fuck would a powerful demon try to mate with a weak... human like you!!!???"
"Well it certainly was not MY doing, its not like I wanted that, he looks like a chick.(GOMEN NASI TO FLUFFY LOVERS)"
At this statement Inu Yasha began to snicker and Kaede only looked more confused. Inu Yasha recovered and began to scowl.
"Weak humans should not invoke the wrath of powerful demons."
"I MAY be human, but for a human I am no where near weak."
"Feh! I could squash you like a bug!"
"With brute strength, yes, but that is all you appear to have, you have no strategy, brute strength will only get you so far."
"WHY YOU LITTLE BITCH!"
"Inu Yasha calm your self!"
"Do you wish to fight me dog boy?"
Suddenly Kyoko's energy began to collect to form her battle aura; the aura surrounded her and forced Inu Yasha to take a step back.
"No? Then do not place the challenge."
Suddenly the aura dispersed and Kyoko calmly took yet another sip of tea.
"My goodness child, those are not the powers of a human!"
"Hrm? That was only my chi, I was just channeling it that's all, do you not have that technique in this time? There are many Sensei who teach it in mine." The girl took another sip of tea and watched as the old woman seemed to bite her lip.
"There is something you are holding back respected elder, do not be afraid to speak whatever is on your mind."
"It is just... that you bled youkai blood, and I can sense a very strong mana about you. Also, when you were fighting Sessho Maru you seemed to grow claws, and... you preformed part of the demon mating ritual when you were losing blood."
"I am sorry, but I cannot explain what happened, I seemed to lose control of my body, it happened when I was running from Sessho- Maru, it happened when I saw he was about to strike Inu Yasha over here, I did not even know that I had done those things."
"He wouldn't have hit me! I was just getting ready to kill him."
"Of course, please accept my humble apologies."
Inu Yasha just looked at her strangely, then he sneered.
"You are not like normal girls are you?"
"No I am not, and I will take that as a compliment."
"It was meant as an insult, wench!!!!"
"Well, I can say the same for you demon, for you are a hanyou are you not? I can smell the human heart in you."
"WHY YOU LITTLE-"
"Inu Yasha I meant no disrespect, it was meant as a compliment, you may be a hanyou, but you are certainly stronger than most FULL youkai."
"feh, your flattery will not work on me wench!"
"It was a statement not an opinion, and I sincerely hope you were not offended since I do owe the fact of my survival to you."
"feh"
"Well, I hope I do not seem rude, but I am in much need of a bath, is there a stream nearby?"
"Inu Yasha take her to the river."
"feh..."
*****
"Inu Yasha? I can see you in the bushes."
Inu Yasha stepped out of the bushes and onto the beach. Kyoko looked at him, there were a few twigs and such caught in his long hair. Kyoko smiled sweetly, trying not to laugh.
"I wasn't peeping!"
"I know, I can sense it, you wanted to see if I was a demon didn't you?" Inu Yasha could only nod.
"Well I can assure you that for the moment I am not. Though some demon blood does run through my veins due to your half brother."
"How did you know???"
"You both have the sent off a very powerful dog demon on you, I am guessing your father, because I smell mortal woman on you."
"YOU WENCH!"
"Oh dear, I am sorry, I offended you again didn't I?"
Inu Yasha took a step back, this girl was very odd, she seemed like two different people almost.
"I am very sorry, I was still in respectful mode, hehe, sorry that happens, I study martial arts, so I need to be able to turn that respect thing on and off for when I am training." The girl smiled sweetly and dunked under water.
"Goodness it is cold, never thought there was a time before hot baths, hehe. Well could you at least try not to stare as I get out, hehehe."
"Like I would stare at you!"
"Yes, you are above all that, right?"
The girl threw the demon's jacket back on and walked up to him.
"I don't need to look at you, I could get my own woman!"
Kyoko pondered for a moment then spoke, "Inu Yasha have there been no other time travelers that have came here?!?"
"Well... there was one, a young girl, your age maybe, but that was a long time ago!"
"Ah then Kagome has come and gone? What a pity, I would really have liked to have met her!!!" The girl seemed to lose a bit of spirit at this.
"He name wasn't Kagome, it was Rumiko."
"NANI! Well that would make sense I guess... I wonder if she got visits from aliens too, or was cursed in Juskenyo... hrmmm"
"What the fuck are you talking about?!?!"
"Nothing, nothing, but that would mean... then are you possibly... Single?!?!"
"Of course wench, not that it's any business of yours!!"
"Really you're single! Ohmigosh! There are like sooooooooo many chicks in my time that are in love with you and your single??? Whatta waste"
"What the fuck do you mean by that??"
"You are very well known, you are one of the main characters in a manga, or Japanese comic, a story with pictures I guess you could say, that Rumiko chick, she wrote it, its totally popular, and you are on like the top ten list of like the hottest anime guys on the planet!"
"What do you mean 'hottest guys'?"
"I mean all the girls in my time think you are totally handsome and like strong and awesome and stuff."
"NANI?"
"Talk about lucky me, ne?" With that she winked and walked off.
*What the hell was that all about???*
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Well that's the first chapter. I had to combine the first 2 chapters, because I just didn't think that the first chapter was a good representation of the series! The 2nd chapter had originally started when Kyoko had woken up; I really like that chapter. Kyoko is like a Kagome/ Akane/ Inu Yasha personality mix, you'll see as the story goes along! Please review!!!