Guardian Angel chapter 7
sorry about the updates, or lack thereof. My internet on my laptop died... I have to transfer things to a working comp at school via floppy disk, and it takes longer.
Raven and Shippo walked for days, wandering through the wilderness. It was spring, and they were lucky the weather was good. They had stopped by Raven's house to get some money and food, as well as other supplies, but they were running low already. They passed a town, and stopped.
"Finally!" Raven cried out. Shippo started, then looked... sad, wistful.
"Ka... Korunue. I.. look, nothing personal, but... I need to be on my own. I have some things to do here in town, and then I want to make my own way."
"al...alright..." Raven was a bit confused, but she trusted him to be on his own. "so... I guess this is goodbye?"
Shippo nodded, then gave her a hug. Then he looked embarrased and scampered away, a small fox once more. Raven set about finding lodging for herself. She went to a friendly-looking house and knocked on the door, intending to ask where she could find lodging. A woman answered.
"yes? What do you... oh! A demon! ACK! " and with that, she slammed the door shut in Raven's face, leaving the quarter-youkai standing on the doorstep, bewildered. What? Her? Why had that lady been so scared of her?!
It was the same at every house. As soon as they saw her ears, they freaked out and slammed the door. To make it all worse, it began to rain just before sunset. Now it was cold, dark, and WET. And Raven was alone again. She had never been so upset and bewildered. She was just now, for the first time, beginning to feel the real impact of prejudace. She hated it. She had met the real world face to face, and she hated it.
She trudged off into the forest and hid under a bush, rooting through her pack. She was just about out of food, and dared not eat what little stores she had. She crouched there, in the dark, coming up with.. a dagger. She was tempted to throw it aside, knowing she could not hunt, but then she stopped. She unsheathed it.
'This is all because of my ears.' she thought. 'My ears! Silly little things, really. Who needs them? Maybe things would be better if I didn't have them. I can't change my birth, I'll always be youkai, but without my ears, nobody has to know... What if I cut them off? A simple little slice or two and all my problems are solved. I make for another town and pose as a human and nobody will be the wiser. Yes, that's what I'll do.'
She raised the dagger to her head and made a small cut at the base of her ear, then another on the outside edge, trying to decide where to cut. From the middle out, or the side in? Back to front or front to back? She made another nick. It was beginning to hurt... she had forgotten that cutting off any appendage would hurt. But it would be worth it....
Just then, the world turned upsi-down. The bush she had his under flew off of her, and she was tackled from the front by a large wolf, who snarled in her face. Then he sniffed her and backed off. He turned into a young man, black-haired, with a headband. He was wearing some sort of fur-armor, what with furry boot-things and furry shoulder pads and a furry... skirt? It was attached to some sort of brestplate... and he also had furry arm-guards. He wore a long sword, and was quite toned and muscular. He looked at her, eyes fierce.
"What are you doing?" he snarled.
Raven decided it would be better not to lie to him. "umm.... cuttingoffmyears" she mumbled. He heard her, and his face softened visably, though his tone did not.
"Feh! Don't do that, pup. Why are you out in the rain?"
"I... couldn't get lodging because of these damned ears!" she exclaimed, angry. He snorted.
"Feh! Insolent puppy! come!" and he scooped her up and threw her over his shoulder, running off into the woods with her. She did not struggle. Chances were wherever they were going was dry. As they ran, she asked him ,
"What are YOU doing out in the rain, anyway?"
"Hunting." came his one-word reply. She nodded, though he couldn't see her. "What's your name, pup?" he asked her.
"Korunue."
"I'm Koga."
REVIEW!! Also, let me know if Koga is OOC, I'm basing his entire character on one manga. . In fact, it's Part 7 no 5 episodes 9-10, the one where Kagome is captured by Koga and they are about to battle the harpies. So let me know.... arigato.
sorry about the updates, or lack thereof. My internet on my laptop died... I have to transfer things to a working comp at school via floppy disk, and it takes longer.
Raven and Shippo walked for days, wandering through the wilderness. It was spring, and they were lucky the weather was good. They had stopped by Raven's house to get some money and food, as well as other supplies, but they were running low already. They passed a town, and stopped.
"Finally!" Raven cried out. Shippo started, then looked... sad, wistful.
"Ka... Korunue. I.. look, nothing personal, but... I need to be on my own. I have some things to do here in town, and then I want to make my own way."
"al...alright..." Raven was a bit confused, but she trusted him to be on his own. "so... I guess this is goodbye?"
Shippo nodded, then gave her a hug. Then he looked embarrased and scampered away, a small fox once more. Raven set about finding lodging for herself. She went to a friendly-looking house and knocked on the door, intending to ask where she could find lodging. A woman answered.
"yes? What do you... oh! A demon! ACK! " and with that, she slammed the door shut in Raven's face, leaving the quarter-youkai standing on the doorstep, bewildered. What? Her? Why had that lady been so scared of her?!
It was the same at every house. As soon as they saw her ears, they freaked out and slammed the door. To make it all worse, it began to rain just before sunset. Now it was cold, dark, and WET. And Raven was alone again. She had never been so upset and bewildered. She was just now, for the first time, beginning to feel the real impact of prejudace. She hated it. She had met the real world face to face, and she hated it.
She trudged off into the forest and hid under a bush, rooting through her pack. She was just about out of food, and dared not eat what little stores she had. She crouched there, in the dark, coming up with.. a dagger. She was tempted to throw it aside, knowing she could not hunt, but then she stopped. She unsheathed it.
'This is all because of my ears.' she thought. 'My ears! Silly little things, really. Who needs them? Maybe things would be better if I didn't have them. I can't change my birth, I'll always be youkai, but without my ears, nobody has to know... What if I cut them off? A simple little slice or two and all my problems are solved. I make for another town and pose as a human and nobody will be the wiser. Yes, that's what I'll do.'
She raised the dagger to her head and made a small cut at the base of her ear, then another on the outside edge, trying to decide where to cut. From the middle out, or the side in? Back to front or front to back? She made another nick. It was beginning to hurt... she had forgotten that cutting off any appendage would hurt. But it would be worth it....
Just then, the world turned upsi-down. The bush she had his under flew off of her, and she was tackled from the front by a large wolf, who snarled in her face. Then he sniffed her and backed off. He turned into a young man, black-haired, with a headband. He was wearing some sort of fur-armor, what with furry boot-things and furry shoulder pads and a furry... skirt? It was attached to some sort of brestplate... and he also had furry arm-guards. He wore a long sword, and was quite toned and muscular. He looked at her, eyes fierce.
"What are you doing?" he snarled.
Raven decided it would be better not to lie to him. "umm.... cuttingoffmyears" she mumbled. He heard her, and his face softened visably, though his tone did not.
"Feh! Don't do that, pup. Why are you out in the rain?"
"I... couldn't get lodging because of these damned ears!" she exclaimed, angry. He snorted.
"Feh! Insolent puppy! come!" and he scooped her up and threw her over his shoulder, running off into the woods with her. She did not struggle. Chances were wherever they were going was dry. As they ran, she asked him ,
"What are YOU doing out in the rain, anyway?"
"Hunting." came his one-word reply. She nodded, though he couldn't see her. "What's your name, pup?" he asked her.
"Korunue."
"I'm Koga."
REVIEW!! Also, let me know if Koga is OOC, I'm basing his entire character on one manga. . In fact, it's Part 7 no 5 episodes 9-10, the one where Kagome is captured by Koga and they are about to battle the harpies. So let me know.... arigato.