An Eye for an Eye
By: Akako Hino
I don't own Inuyasha. That would be Rumiko Takahashi. I'm just borrowing her genius. We all like to feel special ne?
Kagome fidgeted as she waited for the exchange student at the train station. It was a cold, grey day, with chilly rain sprinkling down at choice moments. The exchange papers were clutched in Kagome's hand, and she kept glancing at them from time to time. The papers were paper clipped to a photograph of the cheap Polaroid variety, and held the image of a stubborn, and depressed looking young woman, about a year or two younger than herself. The girl had run or the mill dirty blond hair, with white streaks running through it. She wore said hair in a bun at the nape of her neck with a tail of longer hair flowing down to the hallow of her back. Feathery white bangs framed her face and fell to her high cheekbones. Her face was very pretty, but had a sorrowful quality to it that made her appear as if she was always grieving.or, Kagome thought wryly, she just REALLY hated having her picture taken. Kagome read the girl's name one more time. Hisano...one of pain? What a weird and depressing name..but..her real name is English.so..why did she chose THAT name? Oh.it's her mother's name...hmmm..so her name's.Ren? Ren Hisano Akakaze? What a strange name. Her father must be a Yank. At least she has a normal middle name.' Kagome sighed. She didn't know how she was going to explain Inuyasha to the girl. Souta had insisted that Inuyasha come and baby-sit him, something she suspected Inuyasha was secretly pleased about. Kagome's mom was staying over at the hospital with their grandpa again. Something about his rheumatism. But the main thing was that she had no idea how to explain the dog boy to the girl. She was hesitant to reveal her excursions in Sengoku Jidai to the new member of the household. Kagome's thoughts were cut short as the incoming whistle blew, and the train rushed almost directly in front of her face. Kagome bit back a yelp and scuttled back a few yards to wait for the girl at a safe distance.
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Ren surveyed the station indifferently. She was dressed in faded blue jeans, and a large, downy grey sweater that was soft to the touch. She wore her hair in the customary bun, with her feathery bangs hanging in her eyes. A regular Band-Aid adorned one cheekbone, and a line of dried blood also made a beeline down her cheek. She heaved her large forest green suitcase, over her shoulder, and used the other one to carry her backpack. She made her way to a young Japanese girl who, in her opinion looked disgustingly cheerful and was waving at her furiously. "Konbanwa Akakaze-san. How was your trip from Tokyo airport?" Ren sighed and turned, her sad looking brown eyes regarding Kagome wearily. "First of all Higarashi-san, my name is REN. If you want to talk to me, use it, because from now on I'm not going to answer to anything else. It will become too confusing if I do. Secondly, I DO know Japanese, but when you speak so fast, I can't follow what you are saying, so feel free to do so, but I might not answer if I don't understand." Kagome blinked at the girl's matter of fact statement. "Alright. Well.Ren.shall we go? Here, let me help you." Kagome moved to take the girl's bag, but the girl shook her head. "It's alright Higarashi-san. I don't need help. Thank you for offering." "Oh.alright then." said Kagome in a deflated manner. "It's ok Higarashi." Ren said. "Right."
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Inuyasha glared at the moonless sky. Damn that woman! He had agreed to babysitting her litter mate, but he hadn't anticipated her late arrival. He was totally human by now, and feeling quite vulnerable. "I'm HOME! TADIAMA!!" said a familiar voice. Both Souta, and Inuyasha bounced to the front door, where Kagome was standing. Kagome blinked at the human Inuyasha, but didn't say anything. "It's about time bitch." Commented Inuyasha. Kagome just growled, and slid the door shut behind her. A noise that sounded suspiciously like a yelp followed, by a crashing sound, came almost immediately after said action. Kagome opened the door with a 'SHKK" sound, and sweat dropped at the scene before her. Ren sat in a heap, blinking in confusion as to what had happened. The Band-Aid on her cheek was partially ripped off, and a trickle of blood was running sluggishly down her cheek. Her left sleeve was pulled all the way to the elbow, and the right was just above her wrist. Inuyasha blinked, as he peered over Kagome's shoulder. "Who's this Kagome?" Ren blinked and gathered up her belongings, wiping the now dripping blood from her cheek, though she paused and watched the blood for a while before wiping it on her jeans. "Where do you want me to stay?" Kagome blinked. "In the room down the hall to the right." "Alright. You probably won't see much of me tonight, and I don't need anything to eat, so you and your.boyfriend are free to do as you wish. G'night Higarashi-san." Inuyasha just blushed and looked at the floor, and Kagome almost tackled the other girl trying to explain. The look on Ren's face made it perfectly clear that she didn't believe a word. "Higarashi-san, I don't care." Said the other girl. Kagome just sputtered. "Sleep well Higarashi-san." Oh, by the way, Ren, my name is Kagome." The girl shrugged. "Sleep well Kagome-san then."
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The night passed almost *gasp* normally. Well, for Souta anyway. Inuyasha was minding his own business, lying on the couch, when he felt a warm body on top of his. "K-K-Kago-kagome?!?!" ".Hai." she whispered "Kagome, What are you---" "Shhh." said 'Kagome', placing her index finger on his lower lip presumably to quiet him. "Kagome!" he said, raising his voice above a whisper. Kagome seemed to panic, and shut his mouth, gently, but firmly. "Be Quiet." "NO! KAGOME! WHAT ARE YOU DOING???!" "Shut Up!" she hissed, angrily, surprising the boy into silence. "Listen to me! I can sense a youkai near. It has the aura of a shikon shard carrier too. I don't know how many it has, but it's definitely more than five." "Where is it coming from?" he asked, matching her whisper. "From the guest bedroom. It's getting stronger steadily for some reason." Inuyasha cracked his knuckles, feral grin gracing his face. THIS is what he had been born to do. The two teenagers crept to the door of Ren's room. Kagome carefully opened the door and they both crept into the room silently. A grotesquely twisted figure met the couple's gazes. It was small. About as small as Shippou actually. Except it's attachments, limbs, fingers, toes etcetera, were appallingly long. It's bulbous red eyes, and cat-like blue pupils shone at the pair from the dark. It's form was hardly visible, only illuminated by the night light in the far corner. "Sssssssssso.it isss you who holdsss the jewel fragmentsss. Give them to me and I'll ssspare your livesss." Ren chose this inopportune moment to wake up, probably because the creature was quite loud, and positioned near her ear. ".HOLY FUCK! WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!?!" the small thing leered at her, and dove for her, presumably to kill/maim/ and or suck her blood. Ren whapped the ugly thing, causing it's eyes to bug out of it's head. It smacked into the wall, and flipped to it's feet, expecting for a clear shot at the helpless girl's throat, however, Ren had jumped to her feet, and was positioned to squish the monster's head in. All in all, by the time the rambunctious American was done with the demon, he looked quite like Jaken, that one time he had with held information from Miroku, i.e. all bumpy, and slightly disfigured. She held a light to the thing, obviously curious as to what it was. Kagome didn't notice, however, Inuyasha's senses were quite strong even as a human, and so, he noticed as the girl's nostrils flared, almost as if she were taking the strange.thing's scent in. The girl slapped a hand to her nose, swearing in an unknown language. "Holy fuck! This thing reeks!!" "R-Ren-chan?" The girl blinked, turning her head to blink confusedly at Kagome. "Um. Yeah. Actually I was looking for you. It turns out I do have a question." The girl held up the creature by the skin of it's neck. "Is this thing a usual occurrence, or have I already gone insane? I'm starting to think that that is QUITE possible-" she blinked again, focusing on Inuyasha. "Dude.why is he wearing like.ceremonial robes?" Inuyasha looked as if he were about to attack the girl, but Kagome glared death at him, causing him to look like a rebuked puppy. Further remarks against Inuyasha were put on hold however, as the small ugly, and slightly frightening creature ballooned in size, and jumped at Inuyasha. Kagome joined Ren at the other end of the room. Inuyasha just rolled his eyes and dealt with the thing as he usually dealt with Shippou. The thing bounced to the floor, and after grinning to Inuyasha, displaying it's many rows of needle like teeth, it rounded on the girls. "Sssay goodbye girlysss!" it hissed before emitting a large burst of energy from it's.belly button. Kagome quickly jumped out the window, and then, as an afterthought, pulled the other girl through after her. Ren would have jumped through on her own, but she was busy staring at the belly button wielding monster like 'you have got to be kidding me'. The demon jumped out the window after them, ignoring a twitching Inuyasha. "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" screamed Kagome. Ren was too busy running to scream, not that she would have anyway, but still. The thing chased them all the way to the well house. Kagome kept running, but Ren was seriously debating her 'partner in crime's sanity. "Wait! Kagome! If we run in here, we'll be trapped!" "Do you trust me?" "Kagome. I don't know if you've noticed, but now is NOT EXACTLY THE TIME TO BRING UP TRUST, WHAT WITH YOU HIDING MULTIPLE MONSTERS FROM ME!!!!!!!!" "I didn't hide them. I didn't know they were there." "It's the principle of the thing." "Seriously, do you trust me?" Ren glared at the girl, seeing that she was seriously trying to help. ".Yes." Kagome grabbed the girl's wrist and jumped into the well. Everything went black.
Should I write more?
I don't own Inuyasha. That would be Rumiko Takahashi. I'm just borrowing her genius. We all like to feel special ne?
Kagome fidgeted as she waited for the exchange student at the train station. It was a cold, grey day, with chilly rain sprinkling down at choice moments. The exchange papers were clutched in Kagome's hand, and she kept glancing at them from time to time. The papers were paper clipped to a photograph of the cheap Polaroid variety, and held the image of a stubborn, and depressed looking young woman, about a year or two younger than herself. The girl had run or the mill dirty blond hair, with white streaks running through it. She wore said hair in a bun at the nape of her neck with a tail of longer hair flowing down to the hallow of her back. Feathery white bangs framed her face and fell to her high cheekbones. Her face was very pretty, but had a sorrowful quality to it that made her appear as if she was always grieving.or, Kagome thought wryly, she just REALLY hated having her picture taken. Kagome read the girl's name one more time. Hisano...one of pain? What a weird and depressing name..but..her real name is English.so..why did she chose THAT name? Oh.it's her mother's name...hmmm..so her name's.Ren? Ren Hisano Akakaze? What a strange name. Her father must be a Yank. At least she has a normal middle name.' Kagome sighed. She didn't know how she was going to explain Inuyasha to the girl. Souta had insisted that Inuyasha come and baby-sit him, something she suspected Inuyasha was secretly pleased about. Kagome's mom was staying over at the hospital with their grandpa again. Something about his rheumatism. But the main thing was that she had no idea how to explain the dog boy to the girl. She was hesitant to reveal her excursions in Sengoku Jidai to the new member of the household. Kagome's thoughts were cut short as the incoming whistle blew, and the train rushed almost directly in front of her face. Kagome bit back a yelp and scuttled back a few yards to wait for the girl at a safe distance.
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Ren surveyed the station indifferently. She was dressed in faded blue jeans, and a large, downy grey sweater that was soft to the touch. She wore her hair in the customary bun, with her feathery bangs hanging in her eyes. A regular Band-Aid adorned one cheekbone, and a line of dried blood also made a beeline down her cheek. She heaved her large forest green suitcase, over her shoulder, and used the other one to carry her backpack. She made her way to a young Japanese girl who, in her opinion looked disgustingly cheerful and was waving at her furiously. "Konbanwa Akakaze-san. How was your trip from Tokyo airport?" Ren sighed and turned, her sad looking brown eyes regarding Kagome wearily. "First of all Higarashi-san, my name is REN. If you want to talk to me, use it, because from now on I'm not going to answer to anything else. It will become too confusing if I do. Secondly, I DO know Japanese, but when you speak so fast, I can't follow what you are saying, so feel free to do so, but I might not answer if I don't understand." Kagome blinked at the girl's matter of fact statement. "Alright. Well.Ren.shall we go? Here, let me help you." Kagome moved to take the girl's bag, but the girl shook her head. "It's alright Higarashi-san. I don't need help. Thank you for offering." "Oh.alright then." said Kagome in a deflated manner. "It's ok Higarashi." Ren said. "Right."
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Inuyasha glared at the moonless sky. Damn that woman! He had agreed to babysitting her litter mate, but he hadn't anticipated her late arrival. He was totally human by now, and feeling quite vulnerable. "I'm HOME! TADIAMA!!" said a familiar voice. Both Souta, and Inuyasha bounced to the front door, where Kagome was standing. Kagome blinked at the human Inuyasha, but didn't say anything. "It's about time bitch." Commented Inuyasha. Kagome just growled, and slid the door shut behind her. A noise that sounded suspiciously like a yelp followed, by a crashing sound, came almost immediately after said action. Kagome opened the door with a 'SHKK" sound, and sweat dropped at the scene before her. Ren sat in a heap, blinking in confusion as to what had happened. The Band-Aid on her cheek was partially ripped off, and a trickle of blood was running sluggishly down her cheek. Her left sleeve was pulled all the way to the elbow, and the right was just above her wrist. Inuyasha blinked, as he peered over Kagome's shoulder. "Who's this Kagome?" Ren blinked and gathered up her belongings, wiping the now dripping blood from her cheek, though she paused and watched the blood for a while before wiping it on her jeans. "Where do you want me to stay?" Kagome blinked. "In the room down the hall to the right." "Alright. You probably won't see much of me tonight, and I don't need anything to eat, so you and your.boyfriend are free to do as you wish. G'night Higarashi-san." Inuyasha just blushed and looked at the floor, and Kagome almost tackled the other girl trying to explain. The look on Ren's face made it perfectly clear that she didn't believe a word. "Higarashi-san, I don't care." Said the other girl. Kagome just sputtered. "Sleep well Higarashi-san." Oh, by the way, Ren, my name is Kagome." The girl shrugged. "Sleep well Kagome-san then."
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The night passed almost *gasp* normally. Well, for Souta anyway. Inuyasha was minding his own business, lying on the couch, when he felt a warm body on top of his. "K-K-Kago-kagome?!?!" ".Hai." she whispered "Kagome, What are you---" "Shhh." said 'Kagome', placing her index finger on his lower lip presumably to quiet him. "Kagome!" he said, raising his voice above a whisper. Kagome seemed to panic, and shut his mouth, gently, but firmly. "Be Quiet." "NO! KAGOME! WHAT ARE YOU DOING???!" "Shut Up!" she hissed, angrily, surprising the boy into silence. "Listen to me! I can sense a youkai near. It has the aura of a shikon shard carrier too. I don't know how many it has, but it's definitely more than five." "Where is it coming from?" he asked, matching her whisper. "From the guest bedroom. It's getting stronger steadily for some reason." Inuyasha cracked his knuckles, feral grin gracing his face. THIS is what he had been born to do. The two teenagers crept to the door of Ren's room. Kagome carefully opened the door and they both crept into the room silently. A grotesquely twisted figure met the couple's gazes. It was small. About as small as Shippou actually. Except it's attachments, limbs, fingers, toes etcetera, were appallingly long. It's bulbous red eyes, and cat-like blue pupils shone at the pair from the dark. It's form was hardly visible, only illuminated by the night light in the far corner. "Sssssssssso.it isss you who holdsss the jewel fragmentsss. Give them to me and I'll ssspare your livesss." Ren chose this inopportune moment to wake up, probably because the creature was quite loud, and positioned near her ear. ".HOLY FUCK! WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!?!" the small thing leered at her, and dove for her, presumably to kill/maim/ and or suck her blood. Ren whapped the ugly thing, causing it's eyes to bug out of it's head. It smacked into the wall, and flipped to it's feet, expecting for a clear shot at the helpless girl's throat, however, Ren had jumped to her feet, and was positioned to squish the monster's head in. All in all, by the time the rambunctious American was done with the demon, he looked quite like Jaken, that one time he had with held information from Miroku, i.e. all bumpy, and slightly disfigured. She held a light to the thing, obviously curious as to what it was. Kagome didn't notice, however, Inuyasha's senses were quite strong even as a human, and so, he noticed as the girl's nostrils flared, almost as if she were taking the strange.thing's scent in. The girl slapped a hand to her nose, swearing in an unknown language. "Holy fuck! This thing reeks!!" "R-Ren-chan?" The girl blinked, turning her head to blink confusedly at Kagome. "Um. Yeah. Actually I was looking for you. It turns out I do have a question." The girl held up the creature by the skin of it's neck. "Is this thing a usual occurrence, or have I already gone insane? I'm starting to think that that is QUITE possible-" she blinked again, focusing on Inuyasha. "Dude.why is he wearing like.ceremonial robes?" Inuyasha looked as if he were about to attack the girl, but Kagome glared death at him, causing him to look like a rebuked puppy. Further remarks against Inuyasha were put on hold however, as the small ugly, and slightly frightening creature ballooned in size, and jumped at Inuyasha. Kagome joined Ren at the other end of the room. Inuyasha just rolled his eyes and dealt with the thing as he usually dealt with Shippou. The thing bounced to the floor, and after grinning to Inuyasha, displaying it's many rows of needle like teeth, it rounded on the girls. "Sssay goodbye girlysss!" it hissed before emitting a large burst of energy from it's.belly button. Kagome quickly jumped out the window, and then, as an afterthought, pulled the other girl through after her. Ren would have jumped through on her own, but she was busy staring at the belly button wielding monster like 'you have got to be kidding me'. The demon jumped out the window after them, ignoring a twitching Inuyasha. "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!" screamed Kagome. Ren was too busy running to scream, not that she would have anyway, but still. The thing chased them all the way to the well house. Kagome kept running, but Ren was seriously debating her 'partner in crime's sanity. "Wait! Kagome! If we run in here, we'll be trapped!" "Do you trust me?" "Kagome. I don't know if you've noticed, but now is NOT EXACTLY THE TIME TO BRING UP TRUST, WHAT WITH YOU HIDING MULTIPLE MONSTERS FROM ME!!!!!!!!" "I didn't hide them. I didn't know they were there." "It's the principle of the thing." "Seriously, do you trust me?" Ren glared at the girl, seeing that she was seriously trying to help. ".Yes." Kagome grabbed the girl's wrist and jumped into the well. Everything went black.
Should I write more?