{___} that is Kati's comments, not part of the story
When its in two of these (( like this)) that means its Chels-dawg is talking, its not in the fanfic!!!
Underline is the beginning of a chapter
-~-~-~-~-~- Means around same time, different setting, same character(s)
_-_-_-_-_-_ Means Around same time, different people
*-*-*-*-*-* Means years apart baby!! Long time no see
Chapter Three: Burning Prophecies
Rinku had stayed in her little spot by the stream for sometime, living off the fish in the pond. Inuyasha had come and gone with his ((wonderful, kind, so cute :)')) visits, she sighed thinking of him. And of Sesshomaru, and Unmei, it has been about two and a half years since that incident, and she felt a little bored of that spot. The only thing that kept her in that spot was Inuyasha's love ((whoa!!)). She had worked on her abilities, her Silver Claw Of Death attack had gotten much, much stronger, and she has learned a few other tricks.
She perked her ears and sprang up on a large rock smelling the air, she smelt two demons, Males, but it wasn't Sesshomaru or Inuyasha, but a different smell, uglier.
Two male demons in humane forms appear out of nowhere circling Rinku. "Hey, look what we've got here Akki."
She revealed her claws and jumped down from the rock.
"Yeah your right Kentou" The one named Akki grabbed her arm, "This ones a feisty one." he grinned, directing the next assertion at Rinku "Feisty, eh?"
She kicked him where it hurts, and he gasped doubling over, "Next time I'll cut it off. Who are you and what do yah want?!" She flicked her claws expertly, but this time she was the one grinning. The demon that was still standing threw her a blow to the head but she just dodged, she'd learn to dodge really well from her days with her mother.
"Get back here bitch!" Kentou yelled.
Rinku put some distance between her and him. "Come get me!" She taunted.
"Fine!" His face was turning red with anger as he dashed at her.
"Not too bright are you? Poor guy." She stepped to his left, stuck out her foot and jammed an elbow into the back of his neck as he tripped.
"Kentou!" Akki gasped, obviously recovered; though he didn't seem to want to walk very much.
"Hello there!"
"Gah!" He pulled a knife and ran at her, Rinku knew enough not to try the same trick twice so she just dodged, he managed to get the tip of his knife into her shoulder though, Rinku cried out. And in her pain her instincts took over, she snapped his neck without seeing how.
"Gods." She shook her head to clear the red blurring her vision and saw what she had done. Her arm was gushing blood. "That was fast."
Rinku sneaked through the village towards Inuyasha's house, she walked through the door, blood dripping from in between her fingers.
"Rinku?" this was his mother speaking, "What happed to your shoulder? What are you doing here?!"
She just grunted and managed an answer, "I met some unlikely guests at my little spot in the forest"
"my gosh lets get that wound cleaned up." His mother wrapped her arm and cleaned it with some herbs.
She thanked his mother and walked out of the house, wondering were Inuyasha was, totally forgetting that she was chased out of the village before.
"ITS A MONSTER!" yelled one of the Villagers
"Not this again..." she sighed, and ran into the forest, but stopped in her tracks when she smelt smoke, and turned to see the trees all burning down. She was hearing screams from the villagers about "lets smoke her out," or, "kill the demon." Then she caught a familiar voice, the man who was her so called step father, she ran faster trying to avoid the smoke, she passed her spot bye that stream, to see Inuyasha there waiting for her, "Rinku…"
"Inuyasha.. i cant stay here" he made a worried face, and then smelt the smoke.
"The villagers... their burning down the forest" said Inuyasha who was now advancing toward Rinku, she gasped as he pulled her to him and kissed her, he knew she was leaving and wanted to show her how he felt.
Rinku was frozen with shock, their moment was interrupted by cries of village men, who were standing there with torches watching, "the demon and Inuyasha are a pair!" they threw the torches strait at them.
"RUN!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled, she turned and ran tears in her eyes, as he retreated back to the village.
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Unmei yawned and stretched, the forest was large and she had all day to find what she was looking for. "He can't be dead. It's really not possible." She said to no one in particular. She had gotten much taller, and after her mother died, adopted black kimonos, still with a touch of fire at the sleeves, right shoulder and hemming. She still wore black pants beneath the white under kimono; it made it easier to fight that way. She hummed to herself and her sandals slapped against her heels. Soon she found what she was looking for, the great tree. "Good, there's nothing here." The tree was bare and would be relatively normal were it not so large. Unmei circled around the tree to be on her way, but a flash of red caught her eye. "Inuyasha." She breathed out and stepped up on the tree root to get a better view of him. "It is true, that's sad." Contempt showed on her face. She went to pull the arrow exerting her great strength. A shock of blue fire crept up her hand and she let go, letting it die down. "This is the work of the Shikon No Tama. And the priestess I've been hearing so much about…" She directed the next remark at the dead Inuyasha "Don't worry, Inuyasha, I've heard prophecies, you wont be dead for much longer. Besides thirteen years isn't that long if you've been waiting as long as you have."