Well, here goes.this is the first time I have ever written a fic that has
two digits in the number of chapters.in fact, it has been my first fic with
more than 6! Woot! So, yeah.
And don't ask what's going to happen next.I make this up as I go.I start fight scenes without even knowing who's going to win.nyeh. I think Inu- Yasha's on his own, though.but we'll see all the others, some way or another, before the end. That much I know. They just might not be in it very much.
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters that are in this story, because this is not self-insertion.
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Dawn found Inu-Yasha in a tree, with a very bloody right foot. After battling Buffy and coming away nearly unhurt, he had managed to step on a broken beer bottle, and was still picking glass out of his foot. He cursed the broken bottle under his breath, and continued working at it.
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Buffy showed up in the library the same time as she did every morning. Her left upper arm was bandaged, as was her right hand. She was bruised all over, but had managed to cover up a decent amount with makeup. She wondered, as she had when she had woken up on the sidewalk, having been found by Xander and Willow, why she was still alive. She was angry with herself for losing the fight. It was not often an opponent knocked her out, and it was pretty much unheard of for them to not kidnap her or try to kill her or something if they did.
Giles emerged from his little office. He jerked in surprise at Buffy's appearance. She had not called him to tell him, since it had been so late.
"What happened?" he asked, getting over his initial shock.
"I got in another fight with the Japanese demon. I didn't win," said Buffy, disappointment obvious in her speech. "He knocked me out, and smashed the dog whistle. The weird thing is, it's like he just left after that."
"That is unusual," commented Giles. "It would suggest that maybe he isn't after blood after all. Have you found anything to suggest where he went?"
"Nothing," admitted Buffy. "I was planning to go out and look after school, but he could get anywhere by then. I got the impression he was leaving."
"That is very odd," said Giles. "Most demons would want to stay near the Hellmouth.apparently he's not actually drawn to it, like normal demons."
"Well," said Buffy, "He must just not be normal, then."
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Inu-Yasha plucked one last piece of glass from his foot, wincing with the pain of having dug his claws into his own skin to get at it. It was late in the morning now, and the bottom of his foot was really torn up. He sighed and tore a piece of fabric off of his white inner shirt, and wrapped up his mutilated foot. He sat back against the trunk of the tree, and drifted off to sleep.
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Buffy retraced her steps from the night before, still carrying her backpack, since she hadn't even gone home after school and before trying to track Inu-Yasha. She doubted that she would find any trace of the dog demon, but she had to try. It was lucky that the population of vampires was down from the usual, or she probably would not have been able to keep up with it all.
She found the spot where Xander and Willow had found her, marked by the scraps of metal that used to be a little whistle. It was close to the Bronze, just a few yards down the street. She remembered the direction Inu- Yasha had been going when she came up behind him, and hoped he had headed off the same way after the fight.
She hurried along the sidewalk the way he had been going. She found nothing for several blocks, but then she found a broken beer bottle on the sidewalk. The area right around it was covered in bloody footprints. Buffy squeezed her eyes shut and tried to remember if Inu-Yasha wore shoes. She was pretty sure she remembered him being barefoot, and half smiled. These footprints were probably his, then, since not many people went barefoot in Sunnydale.
The bloody footprints stopped after about two feet, but there were still little drops here and there. Buffy hitched her backpack higher on her shoulders, and set off again, following the trail.
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Inu-Yasha awoke with a start. It took him a moment to remember where he was and why. When he did, he cursed under his breath, wondering what had possessed him to fall asleep in a tree he had probably left a blood trail leading up to. It was probably blood loss, but there wasn't much to do about it now, other than to move on and hope he hadn't been spotted.
He hopped down from the tree, wincing from the pain in his right foot, took a few steps toward the sidewalk, and came face to face with Buffy.
Both of them drew back a step, surprised to see each other. Buffy's hand went to her pocket before she remembered the whistle was gone, and Inu- Yasha's hand went to his side, before he remembered that he had left the Tetsusaiga in feudal Japan.
"Hi," said Inu-Yasha. Buffy blinked, surprised at the English greeting. Inu-Yasha wondered what he'd said. He was almost sure it was a greeting, but one could never be certain.
"Uhh.well, hi to you too," said Buffy. "Who are you?"
Inu-Yasha knew she was asking him something, but his English skills were almost nonexistent. So, he just stared blankly at her, hoping she'd get that he didn't understand a word she said.
"You don't understand anything I'm saying, do you?" asked Buffy. The blank stare continued. "Guess not. Hmmm."
Inu-Yasha remembered how he and Spike had communicated, and squatted quickly, surprising Buffy. He doodled a picture of himself with a bloody foot, and looked up at Buffy.
Buffy understood immediately and knelt beside him. She drew a picture of herself with bleeding arms. Inu-Yasha smiled. Buffy drew a picture of a building now, and put an arrow going from the two figures to it.
Inu-Yasha bit his lip. Could he really trust her? Until a few seconds ago, she had been attacking him on sight. He glanced at her, and realized that he was in much better shape than her. If she tried anything, he could probably kill her.
Buffy wondered what she was getting herself into. Here was some strange demon from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and she was inviting him to walk with her to the school?
It would most definitely be the school. No way was she bringing him to her house. She just had to hope he wouldn't think she was leading him into a trap.
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Buffy and Inu-Yasha arrived at the front of the high school. Almost everyone had already gone home, so Buffy wasn't too worried about Inu-Yasha being spotted. Besides, in Sunnydale, anyone who saw him would probably immediately think up a "rational" excuse.
Inu-Yasha had limped some on the way, but being a half demon, he had still had no trouble in keeping up with Buffy. He saw where they were, and wondered to himself whether or not it was a trap. Of course, the last time he had been taken captive by this girl and those other people, it was no trouble to escape. But still..
He hesitated a moment, but shrugged and kept moving. Whatever happened, he could always fight his way out.
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Giles was alone in the library, as usual. He had been reading more on Japanese demons, but there was nothing left that the book could tell him. He was just packing up to go home, when Buffy arrived. To his surprise, she was still wearing her backpack. Where could she have gone for so long without stopping at home? He opened his mouth to say hello, but noticed who was standing behind Buffy.
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Inu-Yasha stared calmly at the older-looking guy, who seemed very surprised. If this was a trap, it was a pretty pathetic one. He let his guard down. A little.
"He hurt his foot," said Buffy, as if that statement explained everything.
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So, mmyep, there be chapter ten. Double digits. Woot. I plan to update again at least once before Friday, and then again on the weekend. That's pretty much the plan. Two or more updates a week. Happy happy.
And don't ask what's going to happen next.I make this up as I go.I start fight scenes without even knowing who's going to win.nyeh. I think Inu- Yasha's on his own, though.but we'll see all the others, some way or another, before the end. That much I know. They just might not be in it very much.
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters that are in this story, because this is not self-insertion.
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Dawn found Inu-Yasha in a tree, with a very bloody right foot. After battling Buffy and coming away nearly unhurt, he had managed to step on a broken beer bottle, and was still picking glass out of his foot. He cursed the broken bottle under his breath, and continued working at it.
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Buffy showed up in the library the same time as she did every morning. Her left upper arm was bandaged, as was her right hand. She was bruised all over, but had managed to cover up a decent amount with makeup. She wondered, as she had when she had woken up on the sidewalk, having been found by Xander and Willow, why she was still alive. She was angry with herself for losing the fight. It was not often an opponent knocked her out, and it was pretty much unheard of for them to not kidnap her or try to kill her or something if they did.
Giles emerged from his little office. He jerked in surprise at Buffy's appearance. She had not called him to tell him, since it had been so late.
"What happened?" he asked, getting over his initial shock.
"I got in another fight with the Japanese demon. I didn't win," said Buffy, disappointment obvious in her speech. "He knocked me out, and smashed the dog whistle. The weird thing is, it's like he just left after that."
"That is unusual," commented Giles. "It would suggest that maybe he isn't after blood after all. Have you found anything to suggest where he went?"
"Nothing," admitted Buffy. "I was planning to go out and look after school, but he could get anywhere by then. I got the impression he was leaving."
"That is very odd," said Giles. "Most demons would want to stay near the Hellmouth.apparently he's not actually drawn to it, like normal demons."
"Well," said Buffy, "He must just not be normal, then."
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Inu-Yasha plucked one last piece of glass from his foot, wincing with the pain of having dug his claws into his own skin to get at it. It was late in the morning now, and the bottom of his foot was really torn up. He sighed and tore a piece of fabric off of his white inner shirt, and wrapped up his mutilated foot. He sat back against the trunk of the tree, and drifted off to sleep.
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Buffy retraced her steps from the night before, still carrying her backpack, since she hadn't even gone home after school and before trying to track Inu-Yasha. She doubted that she would find any trace of the dog demon, but she had to try. It was lucky that the population of vampires was down from the usual, or she probably would not have been able to keep up with it all.
She found the spot where Xander and Willow had found her, marked by the scraps of metal that used to be a little whistle. It was close to the Bronze, just a few yards down the street. She remembered the direction Inu- Yasha had been going when she came up behind him, and hoped he had headed off the same way after the fight.
She hurried along the sidewalk the way he had been going. She found nothing for several blocks, but then she found a broken beer bottle on the sidewalk. The area right around it was covered in bloody footprints. Buffy squeezed her eyes shut and tried to remember if Inu-Yasha wore shoes. She was pretty sure she remembered him being barefoot, and half smiled. These footprints were probably his, then, since not many people went barefoot in Sunnydale.
The bloody footprints stopped after about two feet, but there were still little drops here and there. Buffy hitched her backpack higher on her shoulders, and set off again, following the trail.
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Inu-Yasha awoke with a start. It took him a moment to remember where he was and why. When he did, he cursed under his breath, wondering what had possessed him to fall asleep in a tree he had probably left a blood trail leading up to. It was probably blood loss, but there wasn't much to do about it now, other than to move on and hope he hadn't been spotted.
He hopped down from the tree, wincing from the pain in his right foot, took a few steps toward the sidewalk, and came face to face with Buffy.
Both of them drew back a step, surprised to see each other. Buffy's hand went to her pocket before she remembered the whistle was gone, and Inu- Yasha's hand went to his side, before he remembered that he had left the Tetsusaiga in feudal Japan.
"Hi," said Inu-Yasha. Buffy blinked, surprised at the English greeting. Inu-Yasha wondered what he'd said. He was almost sure it was a greeting, but one could never be certain.
"Uhh.well, hi to you too," said Buffy. "Who are you?"
Inu-Yasha knew she was asking him something, but his English skills were almost nonexistent. So, he just stared blankly at her, hoping she'd get that he didn't understand a word she said.
"You don't understand anything I'm saying, do you?" asked Buffy. The blank stare continued. "Guess not. Hmmm."
Inu-Yasha remembered how he and Spike had communicated, and squatted quickly, surprising Buffy. He doodled a picture of himself with a bloody foot, and looked up at Buffy.
Buffy understood immediately and knelt beside him. She drew a picture of herself with bleeding arms. Inu-Yasha smiled. Buffy drew a picture of a building now, and put an arrow going from the two figures to it.
Inu-Yasha bit his lip. Could he really trust her? Until a few seconds ago, she had been attacking him on sight. He glanced at her, and realized that he was in much better shape than her. If she tried anything, he could probably kill her.
Buffy wondered what she was getting herself into. Here was some strange demon from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, and she was inviting him to walk with her to the school?
It would most definitely be the school. No way was she bringing him to her house. She just had to hope he wouldn't think she was leading him into a trap.
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Buffy and Inu-Yasha arrived at the front of the high school. Almost everyone had already gone home, so Buffy wasn't too worried about Inu-Yasha being spotted. Besides, in Sunnydale, anyone who saw him would probably immediately think up a "rational" excuse.
Inu-Yasha had limped some on the way, but being a half demon, he had still had no trouble in keeping up with Buffy. He saw where they were, and wondered to himself whether or not it was a trap. Of course, the last time he had been taken captive by this girl and those other people, it was no trouble to escape. But still..
He hesitated a moment, but shrugged and kept moving. Whatever happened, he could always fight his way out.
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Giles was alone in the library, as usual. He had been reading more on Japanese demons, but there was nothing left that the book could tell him. He was just packing up to go home, when Buffy arrived. To his surprise, she was still wearing her backpack. Where could she have gone for so long without stopping at home? He opened his mouth to say hello, but noticed who was standing behind Buffy.
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Inu-Yasha stared calmly at the older-looking guy, who seemed very surprised. If this was a trap, it was a pretty pathetic one. He let his guard down. A little.
"He hurt his foot," said Buffy, as if that statement explained everything.
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So, mmyep, there be chapter ten. Double digits. Woot. I plan to update again at least once before Friday, and then again on the weekend. That's pretty much the plan. Two or more updates a week. Happy happy.