Heart of the Snake
Chapter 2
Jakotsu jumped at the sudden scream that pierced through the silence of the night. With her hands cupping her cheeks, Rin was staring wide-eyed at the bloodied animal being held by someone, whom she could not quite make out in the darkness, but she didn't care. Her brown eyes full of tears were glued to the poor dead boar. Crimson blood was dripping onto the ground, as were her unrestrainable tears. She started drowning herself in tears. Rin's heart was breaking from the sight of the dead boar. She could not stand seeing anything die. Watching her whole family being massacred by bandits before her eyes was enough death to last her a lifetime.
Jakotsu, on the other hand, was still standing there, with the bloodstained boar in his grasp, staring at the little sobbing girl. He was still trying to understand why a little girl was here in the first place, not to mention why she was crying her eyes out. This little girl was wearing a checkered kimono with the usual sash. He could not quite make out the colors of the kimono in the darkness, but she appeared to be a normal little girl. 'Why would a little girl be out so late at night? There's not village within miles of here. And why is she crying? Is she lost? But she IS a female. She's so revolting. I should just kill her and go back to Renkotsu-aniki. Or would Bankotsu-ooaniki want me to bring her back to him?'
"Oy, little girl, what're you- would you stop crying?" Jakotsu finally managed to blurt out.
Rin calmed a little, rubbed her eyes, and looked at Jakotsu with mournful, blood-shot eyes. She didn't know what to do now. She got a better look at this stranger, and found a very feminine-looking man, with purple stripes down his face. He wore a kimono with repeating design on it, a sash to hold the kimono to him at his waist, and a shawl around his shoulders. Rin was sure this was not an ordinary village, nor a normal person. 'Should I run back to Sesshoumaru-sama? But she wanted to ask this strange person so many questions. Who is he? Why does he have stripes on his face? Is he from around here? Why did he kill the boar?' Curiosity overwhelmed her, and she stayed where she was.
"What're you doing here?" Jakotsu continued, seeing that the girl had suppressed her tears.
"Rin.... *sniff* ... Rin heard... so.. *sniff*... Rin came..." Rin replied, not making much sense to Jakotsu.
"Huh? Heard what?" Jakotsu had his naive confused look back on his face once more.
Rin became bolder, when she realized that this stranger does not seem to be as horrible as she thought. Rin always gave everyone a second chance, and could always find the best qualities of someone. She pointed to the carcass that was still being held upside down by Jakotsu, whom had forgotten about it in his midst of confusion. By, now the blood had made a little pool on the ground below the boar, which Rin noticed. She began getting a bad feeling in her stomach. Rin also thought she should say something, so not to be rude.
"The boar..." she added, "..it screamed, so I came."
"Oh."
"Why?" Rin looked to the ground, searching for something that was never there.
"Eh?" Jakotsu said, with his usual glint of confusion in his eyes.
"Why did you kill it?" Rin asked quietly, almost in a whisper. She gradually lifted her face, and looked Jakotsu in his wondering eyes with her innocent brown ones. Visions of her family's death came flashing back to her. She had had nightmares about her family's death often while she was still living in the village, but lately, since Rin had been traveling with Sesshoumaru, the nightmares had lessened, and more pleasant dreams took over her subconscience.
"Eh? To eat, of course." Jakotsu answered in an as-a-matter-of-factly tone. He thought that question was rather stupid. 'Why else would I kill a dumb animal?' Jakotsu could not think of any other possible reasons one would kill an animal other than to eat it. He began questioning this little girl's intelligence.
"But why? You can eat other things, like fruits and vegetables. Why did you kill it? You didn't have to kill it..." Rin argued, with her parents and older brother still in mind. She was really tired of all this unnecessary death. She did not understand why people killed when it wasn't necessary, especially when it was never necessary. Didn't anybody realize how valuable life is? How it felt to die?
"Well, I want to eat it. It's not as if this boar was worth this much trouble, but it's all I got. And, there are no fruits or anything like that around here, but Bankotsu-ooaniki and Renkotsu-aniki wouldn't like it anyways," Jakotsu was getting annoyed. He wanted to get back, but now he really did not want to bring a nuisance like her back with him. Jakotsu was preparing to end this little brat's life, when his train of thought was interrupted.
Rin's eyes lit us, something Jakotsu had just mentioned struck her and gave her an idea, "Rin will show you where to look! Come with Rin! There's pretty flowers, too!"
With that, Rin took Jakotsu's free hand into her small one, and dragged a quite surprised Jakotsu off in the direction from which she came. Jakotsu with the boar still gripped in his other hand was clumsily trying to keep up with the little brat, whose spirit seems to have uplifted quite a bit. 'Where the hell is she taking me?!'
Well, Rin has decided to take charge. Sorry my chapters are so short, but I promise the next one will be longer, even if I have to write the whole story. MOOHAHAHAHA ... (but I probably won't) Flames and comments are both welcome! ^.^ So PLEASE R&R!!! * Begs for reviews some more... ok, maybe not.* ^.^;;;
Chapter 2
Jakotsu jumped at the sudden scream that pierced through the silence of the night. With her hands cupping her cheeks, Rin was staring wide-eyed at the bloodied animal being held by someone, whom she could not quite make out in the darkness, but she didn't care. Her brown eyes full of tears were glued to the poor dead boar. Crimson blood was dripping onto the ground, as were her unrestrainable tears. She started drowning herself in tears. Rin's heart was breaking from the sight of the dead boar. She could not stand seeing anything die. Watching her whole family being massacred by bandits before her eyes was enough death to last her a lifetime.
Jakotsu, on the other hand, was still standing there, with the bloodstained boar in his grasp, staring at the little sobbing girl. He was still trying to understand why a little girl was here in the first place, not to mention why she was crying her eyes out. This little girl was wearing a checkered kimono with the usual sash. He could not quite make out the colors of the kimono in the darkness, but she appeared to be a normal little girl. 'Why would a little girl be out so late at night? There's not village within miles of here. And why is she crying? Is she lost? But she IS a female. She's so revolting. I should just kill her and go back to Renkotsu-aniki. Or would Bankotsu-ooaniki want me to bring her back to him?'
"Oy, little girl, what're you- would you stop crying?" Jakotsu finally managed to blurt out.
Rin calmed a little, rubbed her eyes, and looked at Jakotsu with mournful, blood-shot eyes. She didn't know what to do now. She got a better look at this stranger, and found a very feminine-looking man, with purple stripes down his face. He wore a kimono with repeating design on it, a sash to hold the kimono to him at his waist, and a shawl around his shoulders. Rin was sure this was not an ordinary village, nor a normal person. 'Should I run back to Sesshoumaru-sama? But she wanted to ask this strange person so many questions. Who is he? Why does he have stripes on his face? Is he from around here? Why did he kill the boar?' Curiosity overwhelmed her, and she stayed where she was.
"What're you doing here?" Jakotsu continued, seeing that the girl had suppressed her tears.
"Rin.... *sniff* ... Rin heard... so.. *sniff*... Rin came..." Rin replied, not making much sense to Jakotsu.
"Huh? Heard what?" Jakotsu had his naive confused look back on his face once more.
Rin became bolder, when she realized that this stranger does not seem to be as horrible as she thought. Rin always gave everyone a second chance, and could always find the best qualities of someone. She pointed to the carcass that was still being held upside down by Jakotsu, whom had forgotten about it in his midst of confusion. By, now the blood had made a little pool on the ground below the boar, which Rin noticed. She began getting a bad feeling in her stomach. Rin also thought she should say something, so not to be rude.
"The boar..." she added, "..it screamed, so I came."
"Oh."
"Why?" Rin looked to the ground, searching for something that was never there.
"Eh?" Jakotsu said, with his usual glint of confusion in his eyes.
"Why did you kill it?" Rin asked quietly, almost in a whisper. She gradually lifted her face, and looked Jakotsu in his wondering eyes with her innocent brown ones. Visions of her family's death came flashing back to her. She had had nightmares about her family's death often while she was still living in the village, but lately, since Rin had been traveling with Sesshoumaru, the nightmares had lessened, and more pleasant dreams took over her subconscience.
"Eh? To eat, of course." Jakotsu answered in an as-a-matter-of-factly tone. He thought that question was rather stupid. 'Why else would I kill a dumb animal?' Jakotsu could not think of any other possible reasons one would kill an animal other than to eat it. He began questioning this little girl's intelligence.
"But why? You can eat other things, like fruits and vegetables. Why did you kill it? You didn't have to kill it..." Rin argued, with her parents and older brother still in mind. She was really tired of all this unnecessary death. She did not understand why people killed when it wasn't necessary, especially when it was never necessary. Didn't anybody realize how valuable life is? How it felt to die?
"Well, I want to eat it. It's not as if this boar was worth this much trouble, but it's all I got. And, there are no fruits or anything like that around here, but Bankotsu-ooaniki and Renkotsu-aniki wouldn't like it anyways," Jakotsu was getting annoyed. He wanted to get back, but now he really did not want to bring a nuisance like her back with him. Jakotsu was preparing to end this little brat's life, when his train of thought was interrupted.
Rin's eyes lit us, something Jakotsu had just mentioned struck her and gave her an idea, "Rin will show you where to look! Come with Rin! There's pretty flowers, too!"
With that, Rin took Jakotsu's free hand into her small one, and dragged a quite surprised Jakotsu off in the direction from which she came. Jakotsu with the boar still gripped in his other hand was clumsily trying to keep up with the little brat, whose spirit seems to have uplifted quite a bit. 'Where the hell is she taking me?!'
Well, Rin has decided to take charge. Sorry my chapters are so short, but I promise the next one will be longer, even if I have to write the whole story. MOOHAHAHAHA ... (but I probably won't) Flames and comments are both welcome! ^.^ So PLEASE R&R!!! * Begs for reviews some more... ok, maybe not.* ^.^;;;