Disclaimer: Honestly, I wish I did, BUT I DON'T OWN INU-YASHA!!!
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Spirit By: Anani
Ch.1 It Begins
Kagome found her foster daughter in the usual place. Again she was sobbing in the well house of the Higurashi's shrine. Kagome slowly walked over to the girl and put her arm around the girl's shoulder. "What happened this time?" Kagome said in a soft, soothing voice.
"Why do I have to be so different from the other kids? Why can't I ever fit in?" The girl choked out. The girl threw her arms around Kagome's neck. Kagome hugged her back.
"Nanashi, you're a very special girl. I knew that from the very first moment I saw you. You're smart, beautiful, and. somewhat graceful. If your class mates can't see that, then they don't deserve your company. It's as simple as that." She said, pulling away from her daughter. "I think its time to give you this." Kagome pulled a small, milk-white, marble- sized jewel from her pocket. "This once granted every one of my wishes. Perhaps it'll do the same for you." She got up to leave, and turned back for a moment. "Just remember, be careful of what you wish for." and then she was gone.
Nanashi just sat there on the well and stared at the heir loom she was just given. Kagome-sama always knew just what to say. She was already feeling better. The gem was warm in her hand. Nanashi stood and followed her foster mother in to dinner. After all, it was chilidogs tonight and she didn't want to miss it.
All through the night, Nanashi tossed and turned in her sleep. The same haunting dream came to her again and again.
She stared at the scene in horror. Her loved ones were falling dead all around her. Then, from behind her there came a red flash of light. When Nanashi laid eyes on the scene behind her, she could only stare. Her heart shattered as a boy fell to the ground in silence. The silvery haired boy looked up at her, his strange dog-like ears now visible.
"Run, Nanashi. She's coming for you next. Go, leave me. You must protect the spirit. GO!" the boy whispered before his face fell in a pool of his own blood. Nanashi looked up to see a woman looming over the boy's now dead body.
"That spirit will be mine!"
Nanashi awoke with a gasp. She was dripping in a cold sweat. 'What was that dream, no, that nightmare?' she thought. Well, she couldn't think about it right now. She had a big test tomorrow.
She got up and went down stairs. While Nanashi was pouring herself a glass of water, the wind outside picked up. The sound was eerie and deep. The over-all feeling sent chills up her spine.
Nanashi peeked out the window. Was there someone there? All she could see was the trees and the well house in their shadows. Nanashi thought nothing of it and went back to bed.
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Nanashi heard the lunch bell ring. She gathered her things and started to make her way to the spot under the tree where she had spent lunch since she came to middle school. It was then when she saw, out of the corner of her eye, someone approaching her.
"I thought I taught you a lesson yesterday." said the girl now standing in front of her. "What a coward. Don't you have the guts to hit me? The girl grabbed Nanashi's shirt collar and pushed her up against the tree. For a long moment the two girls just stared each other down.
"I'm not going to run any more, Neko. I'm not going to run, but I'm not going to fight you either. I'm even not going to waste my time on you." she said, pulling Neko's hand off of her collar. A crowd was starting to gather now. Nanashi Picked up her things and started to walk away when Neko said the one thing that pushed her to the edge.
"I thought you weren't going to run. It's a family thing, right? Both you and your crazy mother are cowards." Neko said more to the crowd than to Nanashi.
Nanashi spun around in the blink of an eye. Her eyes started to glow. "You can insult my cloths, my hair, and even my intellect, but when you insult my family and my honor." she stepped toward Neko. Nanashi took an attack position.
"Now that's more like it." Neko also poised herself for attack. "Let us begin then, shall we?"
Neko threw the first punch. The rest of the battle was a blur to all those who watched. Both Neko and Nanashi were skilled martial artists. A kick here and a punch there was all the audience could see.
Nanashi leaped into the air and into the branches of the nearby tree, out of sight. "So this is what it comes to, Neko Amira. We fight over what? Honor? I have not dishonored you in any way, and I do not claim insult on you. I learned to fight so that I wouldn't have to. I choose to honor that vow now." she said from the shadows.
"You get back here! I'm not done with you yet, Nanashi Higarashi! she screamed, but Nanashi was gone. Just then, a teacher came into the crowd.
"Miss Neko! I never would have expected this from you." the large educator said as she grabbed Neko by the ear. Neko's right eye was already beginning to swell so the sight was hilarious.
"I'll get you for this, Nanashi, do you hear me? You're going to pay big time!"
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Nanashi was soon back at the well house at the Higurashi's shrine. She was safe, at least from Neko and the school staff. Now she had to face Kagome and try to explain what she had done.
Of course, Kagome would probably say that Neko deserved it, but she still shouldn't have run away from school. Then she would have asked if she got a good hit in. At that thought a smile crossed Nanashi's face.
Nanashi sat on the blocked off well. In her pocket she found the small jewel Kagome had given her the night before. She held it in her hand for a long moment, needing the smooth white surface. 'Perhaps it could grant wishes.' she thought. 'It couldn't hurt to try?'
Nanashi stood atop the sealed- off well, tall and true. She clasped the jewel in her hands and closed her eyes. "I wish, I wish, with all my heart, to be gone from this place. This place of hate, this place of darkness (what? she's really poetic). I can't stay here anymore. Please, if it's in your power, send me somewhere where I can find someone who cares for me, somewhere where I can just be me." she whispered.
Nanashi could have sworn that she saw the jewel glow. The light was gone in an instant, though. She sat down on the table- like well and looked puzzlingly at the jewel she held. "Well, darn." she blurted.
Just then, Nanashi heard a cracking noise from beneath her. Before she knew what was going on, Nanashi was plummeting to the bottom of the Bone- eater's well.
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Nanashi was stunned for a moment. When she looked up, she saw a blue sky. 'That's odd.' she thought. She quickly grabbed a hold of a rope ladder to her side. That was pretty odd in its self.
When she emerged from the well, Nanashi couldn't believe her eyes. Before her lay a clearing in of a seemingly large forest. Could her wish have come true? Was she in a whole different world?
Nanashi hoped over the railing of the well on to the soft, spring time grass. The air was fresh and a cool breeze blew from the West. Even if she was the only living sole in this place, she wanted to stay. It was beautiful.
Nanashi decided to go exploring for a bit. If she was going to stay here, she needed to find some water.
For a long while, Nanashi followed an over grown trail. It seemed as if it had been used many times in the past, but was now naught but a game trail. Though thick brush and other small clearings she walked.
At last she came upon a small brook. The hike had not taken a lot out of her, but the fight earlier that day had. Nanashi knelt on the bank and dipped her cupped hands into the icy cold water.
Just as she was bringing the cool, crystal- clean water to her lips, Nanashi could feel that something wasn't right. She felt as if she were being watched.
Now fully aware she took her drink. She stood up and turned around. Yes, there was someone here. She looked around with her unusually keen eyes. Actually she didn't need to look for long. Whoever was watching her hadn't bathed in quite awhile.
Nanashi started to listen for any noise. Apart from the occasional bird taking flight or a fish taking a bug from the water's surface for its midmorning meal, she heard nothing. And yet. Yes, it was there, the ever so faint sound of leaves rustling. It was very close to her.
Her eyes fell on a spot to her left. Both the smell and sound were strongest there. Peering into the yellowing leaves, she could see the faintest outline of a person. His clothes and poster would have made him completely invisible were it not for the smell.
Nanashi knelt again on the bank of the little brook, dipping her cupped hands in once again. She drank another mouthful.
"You can come out now. I know you're there. You're in the tree, there." she said turning around and pointing to the spot where she at least believed the person was.
Out of the autumn trees Nanashi's watcher jumped. He landed perfectly on the biggest rock in the small clearing, across the stream.
He was tall, even taller than Nanashi. He couldn't have been more that 16 or 17, not much older than her at least. The boy wore all red in a style she had only seen in the history books. The strangest thing about him, though, was his long, silvery- white hair and his very strange ears. To her, they almost looked like a dog's.
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Who is this strange dog-eared boy and what dose he want? Could he be the hanyou we all know and love? So, what did you think? Please R&R!
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Spirit By: Anani
Ch.1 It Begins
Kagome found her foster daughter in the usual place. Again she was sobbing in the well house of the Higurashi's shrine. Kagome slowly walked over to the girl and put her arm around the girl's shoulder. "What happened this time?" Kagome said in a soft, soothing voice.
"Why do I have to be so different from the other kids? Why can't I ever fit in?" The girl choked out. The girl threw her arms around Kagome's neck. Kagome hugged her back.
"Nanashi, you're a very special girl. I knew that from the very first moment I saw you. You're smart, beautiful, and. somewhat graceful. If your class mates can't see that, then they don't deserve your company. It's as simple as that." She said, pulling away from her daughter. "I think its time to give you this." Kagome pulled a small, milk-white, marble- sized jewel from her pocket. "This once granted every one of my wishes. Perhaps it'll do the same for you." She got up to leave, and turned back for a moment. "Just remember, be careful of what you wish for." and then she was gone.
Nanashi just sat there on the well and stared at the heir loom she was just given. Kagome-sama always knew just what to say. She was already feeling better. The gem was warm in her hand. Nanashi stood and followed her foster mother in to dinner. After all, it was chilidogs tonight and she didn't want to miss it.
All through the night, Nanashi tossed and turned in her sleep. The same haunting dream came to her again and again.
She stared at the scene in horror. Her loved ones were falling dead all around her. Then, from behind her there came a red flash of light. When Nanashi laid eyes on the scene behind her, she could only stare. Her heart shattered as a boy fell to the ground in silence. The silvery haired boy looked up at her, his strange dog-like ears now visible.
"Run, Nanashi. She's coming for you next. Go, leave me. You must protect the spirit. GO!" the boy whispered before his face fell in a pool of his own blood. Nanashi looked up to see a woman looming over the boy's now dead body.
"That spirit will be mine!"
Nanashi awoke with a gasp. She was dripping in a cold sweat. 'What was that dream, no, that nightmare?' she thought. Well, she couldn't think about it right now. She had a big test tomorrow.
She got up and went down stairs. While Nanashi was pouring herself a glass of water, the wind outside picked up. The sound was eerie and deep. The over-all feeling sent chills up her spine.
Nanashi peeked out the window. Was there someone there? All she could see was the trees and the well house in their shadows. Nanashi thought nothing of it and went back to bed.
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Nanashi heard the lunch bell ring. She gathered her things and started to make her way to the spot under the tree where she had spent lunch since she came to middle school. It was then when she saw, out of the corner of her eye, someone approaching her.
"I thought I taught you a lesson yesterday." said the girl now standing in front of her. "What a coward. Don't you have the guts to hit me? The girl grabbed Nanashi's shirt collar and pushed her up against the tree. For a long moment the two girls just stared each other down.
"I'm not going to run any more, Neko. I'm not going to run, but I'm not going to fight you either. I'm even not going to waste my time on you." she said, pulling Neko's hand off of her collar. A crowd was starting to gather now. Nanashi Picked up her things and started to walk away when Neko said the one thing that pushed her to the edge.
"I thought you weren't going to run. It's a family thing, right? Both you and your crazy mother are cowards." Neko said more to the crowd than to Nanashi.
Nanashi spun around in the blink of an eye. Her eyes started to glow. "You can insult my cloths, my hair, and even my intellect, but when you insult my family and my honor." she stepped toward Neko. Nanashi took an attack position.
"Now that's more like it." Neko also poised herself for attack. "Let us begin then, shall we?"
Neko threw the first punch. The rest of the battle was a blur to all those who watched. Both Neko and Nanashi were skilled martial artists. A kick here and a punch there was all the audience could see.
Nanashi leaped into the air and into the branches of the nearby tree, out of sight. "So this is what it comes to, Neko Amira. We fight over what? Honor? I have not dishonored you in any way, and I do not claim insult on you. I learned to fight so that I wouldn't have to. I choose to honor that vow now." she said from the shadows.
"You get back here! I'm not done with you yet, Nanashi Higarashi! she screamed, but Nanashi was gone. Just then, a teacher came into the crowd.
"Miss Neko! I never would have expected this from you." the large educator said as she grabbed Neko by the ear. Neko's right eye was already beginning to swell so the sight was hilarious.
"I'll get you for this, Nanashi, do you hear me? You're going to pay big time!"
***
Nanashi was soon back at the well house at the Higurashi's shrine. She was safe, at least from Neko and the school staff. Now she had to face Kagome and try to explain what she had done.
Of course, Kagome would probably say that Neko deserved it, but she still shouldn't have run away from school. Then she would have asked if she got a good hit in. At that thought a smile crossed Nanashi's face.
Nanashi sat on the blocked off well. In her pocket she found the small jewel Kagome had given her the night before. She held it in her hand for a long moment, needing the smooth white surface. 'Perhaps it could grant wishes.' she thought. 'It couldn't hurt to try?'
Nanashi stood atop the sealed- off well, tall and true. She clasped the jewel in her hands and closed her eyes. "I wish, I wish, with all my heart, to be gone from this place. This place of hate, this place of darkness (what? she's really poetic). I can't stay here anymore. Please, if it's in your power, send me somewhere where I can find someone who cares for me, somewhere where I can just be me." she whispered.
Nanashi could have sworn that she saw the jewel glow. The light was gone in an instant, though. She sat down on the table- like well and looked puzzlingly at the jewel she held. "Well, darn." she blurted.
Just then, Nanashi heard a cracking noise from beneath her. Before she knew what was going on, Nanashi was plummeting to the bottom of the Bone- eater's well.
***
Nanashi was stunned for a moment. When she looked up, she saw a blue sky. 'That's odd.' she thought. She quickly grabbed a hold of a rope ladder to her side. That was pretty odd in its self.
When she emerged from the well, Nanashi couldn't believe her eyes. Before her lay a clearing in of a seemingly large forest. Could her wish have come true? Was she in a whole different world?
Nanashi hoped over the railing of the well on to the soft, spring time grass. The air was fresh and a cool breeze blew from the West. Even if she was the only living sole in this place, she wanted to stay. It was beautiful.
Nanashi decided to go exploring for a bit. If she was going to stay here, she needed to find some water.
For a long while, Nanashi followed an over grown trail. It seemed as if it had been used many times in the past, but was now naught but a game trail. Though thick brush and other small clearings she walked.
At last she came upon a small brook. The hike had not taken a lot out of her, but the fight earlier that day had. Nanashi knelt on the bank and dipped her cupped hands into the icy cold water.
Just as she was bringing the cool, crystal- clean water to her lips, Nanashi could feel that something wasn't right. She felt as if she were being watched.
Now fully aware she took her drink. She stood up and turned around. Yes, there was someone here. She looked around with her unusually keen eyes. Actually she didn't need to look for long. Whoever was watching her hadn't bathed in quite awhile.
Nanashi started to listen for any noise. Apart from the occasional bird taking flight or a fish taking a bug from the water's surface for its midmorning meal, she heard nothing. And yet. Yes, it was there, the ever so faint sound of leaves rustling. It was very close to her.
Her eyes fell on a spot to her left. Both the smell and sound were strongest there. Peering into the yellowing leaves, she could see the faintest outline of a person. His clothes and poster would have made him completely invisible were it not for the smell.
Nanashi knelt again on the bank of the little brook, dipping her cupped hands in once again. She drank another mouthful.
"You can come out now. I know you're there. You're in the tree, there." she said turning around and pointing to the spot where she at least believed the person was.
Out of the autumn trees Nanashi's watcher jumped. He landed perfectly on the biggest rock in the small clearing, across the stream.
He was tall, even taller than Nanashi. He couldn't have been more that 16 or 17, not much older than her at least. The boy wore all red in a style she had only seen in the history books. The strangest thing about him, though, was his long, silvery- white hair and his very strange ears. To her, they almost looked like a dog's.
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Who is this strange dog-eared boy and what dose he want? Could he be the hanyou we all know and love? So, what did you think? Please R&R!