Shippo skidded to a stop in front of the Goshinboku.
Looking up, he could see Inuyasha in his normal position,
legs crossed, arms in his sleeves with tetseiga over his
shoulder.
"Inuyasha!" The little kitsune yelled up the aged
tree.
"Nani." He continued to stare strait ahead.
"Someone's meat supply was stolen last night. We
need your help to track down the demon responsible."
"Keh." He mumbled as he jumped out of his tree.
Shippo quietly jumped onto his spot on Inuyasha's
shoulder as they walked towards town.
~*~*~*~
When they arrived at the hut, Miroku, Sango and
Kaede were already having a look inside.
Inuyasha immediately stopped when he took a step
inside the hut. Raising his head to the air, he sniffed a
couple of times.
'That send....the smell of a storm.' Shippo falls off his
shoulder as Inuyasha sniffs around to find the trail of the
sent.
Miroku turns to see what Inuyasha was doing.
"Inuyasha? What are.. you... doing?" He asked, but
Inuyasha already ran out the door.
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha swiftly jumps from tree to tree following the
sent. The trail ended at a cave in the side of a rock
formation. As he walked over to the cave's entrance, a
low growl drifted out of the darkness. Every step
Inuyasha took, the growling got closer and fiercer.
Out of the dark cave, two stormy eyes shone like
cloudy sapphires. Slowly, the beast stepped onto the
light. The demons black fur shone in the morning light.
In front of Inuyasha stood a Taiga-Youkai. This Taiga was
different from any of the others he had ever seen or
heard of. It was not one of the common oranges, nor
the rare white. What stood before him was a black
Taiga with darker ebony stripes.
The beast's lips curved into a snarl. exposing its
pearly white fangs.
"Who are you, beast and why do I recognize your
sent from the well." Inuyasha demands.
The demon just growled in response crouching ready
to pounce,
"So you can't speak?" He smirks. "I accept you
challenge."
Inuyasha lept at the tiger who stood its ground in
front of him.
"Sankongetsusou!!" He yelled as he swipes his claws
through the air and into the ground causing a creator to
form, sending a cloud of dust into the air.
When the dust cleared, the tiger was no where in
sight.
Inuyasha growls and looked around, sniffing the air.
In a flash of fur, the tiger jumps past Inuyasha, slicing
deep into his left arm.
"Temme..." He snarls. 'Damnit that demon's fast.'
He thought to himself.
A small pink glass ball falls out of the rip in his kimono
and rolls a little away from him.
Before Inuyasha could blink, the tiger pounces on it,
taking it in its mouth.
After the demon had the glass ball in its mouth, it
stopped, almost as if it were frozen in place.
Inuyasha looked at the taiga confused. This had
never happened before when a demon took the Shikon
no tama.
The demon started to snap out of it. She looked
around dazed and confused.
'Now's my chance.' Inuyasha thought and jumped
forward.
Digging his claws into his shoulder, Inuyasha shouts,
"CLAWS OF BLOOD!" He brings down his clawed hand
as little red crescents fly towards the stunned demon.
Still slightly dazed, the Taiga looks up at the sound.
Using her cat reflexes, she jumps up missing most of the
'blades.'
She roared in pain as some still cut deep into her
stomach hitting her from the side, causing her to drop
the glass ball and fall to the ground bairly contious.
Inuyasha flicks the blood off his claws and walks over
to the fallen demon smirking. He kneels down and picks
up the glass ball from in front of her face.
Getting back up, he starts to walk away. At the
edge of the trees, he stops and looks back over his
shoulder.
The tiger was looking up to him with sad, pain filled
eyes. There was another emotion he couldn't quite
place.... was it... recognition? That emotion wasn't there
before she got a hold of the Shikon no tama, what did it
do her her?
As Inuyasha stood there thinking to himself, the
Taiga's eyes roll back and falls into uncontiousness.
Inuyasha stood there for a brief moment more, before
muttering a 'Feh' and walking back over to the demon.
Carefully lifting her up, he takes her back to the village.
Looking up, he could see Inuyasha in his normal position,
legs crossed, arms in his sleeves with tetseiga over his
shoulder.
"Inuyasha!" The little kitsune yelled up the aged
tree.
"Nani." He continued to stare strait ahead.
"Someone's meat supply was stolen last night. We
need your help to track down the demon responsible."
"Keh." He mumbled as he jumped out of his tree.
Shippo quietly jumped onto his spot on Inuyasha's
shoulder as they walked towards town.
~*~*~*~
When they arrived at the hut, Miroku, Sango and
Kaede were already having a look inside.
Inuyasha immediately stopped when he took a step
inside the hut. Raising his head to the air, he sniffed a
couple of times.
'That send....the smell of a storm.' Shippo falls off his
shoulder as Inuyasha sniffs around to find the trail of the
sent.
Miroku turns to see what Inuyasha was doing.
"Inuyasha? What are.. you... doing?" He asked, but
Inuyasha already ran out the door.
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha swiftly jumps from tree to tree following the
sent. The trail ended at a cave in the side of a rock
formation. As he walked over to the cave's entrance, a
low growl drifted out of the darkness. Every step
Inuyasha took, the growling got closer and fiercer.
Out of the dark cave, two stormy eyes shone like
cloudy sapphires. Slowly, the beast stepped onto the
light. The demons black fur shone in the morning light.
In front of Inuyasha stood a Taiga-Youkai. This Taiga was
different from any of the others he had ever seen or
heard of. It was not one of the common oranges, nor
the rare white. What stood before him was a black
Taiga with darker ebony stripes.
The beast's lips curved into a snarl. exposing its
pearly white fangs.
"Who are you, beast and why do I recognize your
sent from the well." Inuyasha demands.
The demon just growled in response crouching ready
to pounce,
"So you can't speak?" He smirks. "I accept you
challenge."
Inuyasha lept at the tiger who stood its ground in
front of him.
"Sankongetsusou!!" He yelled as he swipes his claws
through the air and into the ground causing a creator to
form, sending a cloud of dust into the air.
When the dust cleared, the tiger was no where in
sight.
Inuyasha growls and looked around, sniffing the air.
In a flash of fur, the tiger jumps past Inuyasha, slicing
deep into his left arm.
"Temme..." He snarls. 'Damnit that demon's fast.'
He thought to himself.
A small pink glass ball falls out of the rip in his kimono
and rolls a little away from him.
Before Inuyasha could blink, the tiger pounces on it,
taking it in its mouth.
After the demon had the glass ball in its mouth, it
stopped, almost as if it were frozen in place.
Inuyasha looked at the taiga confused. This had
never happened before when a demon took the Shikon
no tama.
The demon started to snap out of it. She looked
around dazed and confused.
'Now's my chance.' Inuyasha thought and jumped
forward.
Digging his claws into his shoulder, Inuyasha shouts,
"CLAWS OF BLOOD!" He brings down his clawed hand
as little red crescents fly towards the stunned demon.
Still slightly dazed, the Taiga looks up at the sound.
Using her cat reflexes, she jumps up missing most of the
'blades.'
She roared in pain as some still cut deep into her
stomach hitting her from the side, causing her to drop
the glass ball and fall to the ground bairly contious.
Inuyasha flicks the blood off his claws and walks over
to the fallen demon smirking. He kneels down and picks
up the glass ball from in front of her face.
Getting back up, he starts to walk away. At the
edge of the trees, he stops and looks back over his
shoulder.
The tiger was looking up to him with sad, pain filled
eyes. There was another emotion he couldn't quite
place.... was it... recognition? That emotion wasn't there
before she got a hold of the Shikon no tama, what did it
do her her?
As Inuyasha stood there thinking to himself, the
Taiga's eyes roll back and falls into uncontiousness.
Inuyasha stood there for a brief moment more, before
muttering a 'Feh' and walking back over to the demon.
Carefully lifting her up, he takes her back to the village.