Title: Tale of the Wind
Author: Ketsueki Ookami (No, the OC isn't supposed to be me. I just really liked the name.)
Rating: Kinda hard to tell right now...Bearing future Sessho-ness (and some slash between OCs) in mind, PG-13
Summary: What happens when Inu-Yasha and Co. are forced to team up with a half wolf/half fox demon? What sort of past connection does she have to Naraku? And to Sessho? Sometimes, things aren't as simple as they seem...
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha or any affiliated characters. I do own Ketsueki Ookami, Washi, Kiba, and Kujaku. I'm just writin' this for fun, and a lawsuit wouldn't really fit with those plans, ya know? So please leave me be.
Chapter Two: A Simple Mind
Ketsueki growled viciously, ferally at the demon on her land. She knew him. There were others...yes, she smelled them, but she knew this one...
He looked up and their eyes met. Like so many times before... And yet so unlike all those times. Her eyes had been gentle then. His eyes were never gentle. But hers had been, until that day...
Flashes of blood, of pain, of fire, swept through her mind. The bastard. She would never forgive him. Never. May his cold and calculating soul be trapped for eternity in the seventh depth of hell. See if she cared. Deserter...
SesshĂ´-maru cursed himself inwardly. He should have known better! Outside, he may seem calm and cool, but inside his mind was a furious tempest of self depreciation. He should have known better! How, how could he do something so foolish as meet her eyes?! This was her land. He knew it. And now she knew that. And she would be after his blood.
When the little travelling party neared the glade, Inu-Yasha tensed visibly. Something's wrong...
Kagome was the first to notice. "Inu-Yasha? Are you alright?"
The dog demon shook his head. "No..yeah..it's nothing...just leave me alone, will ya?!"
His faithful 'shard detector' gave him a glare and a 'Sit, boy.' "Jeeze, bite my head off why doncha?"
Inu-Yasha was too busy concentrating to even yell at her for being slammed to the ground. He's gone...
Soon, the little party reached a small shrine in the middle of the glade. Miroku suggested they leave a thing or two for the 'fox-wolf', as the man had called her. Eventually, Sango and Kagome had decided on a bracelet, a necklace, and some food. Inu-Yasha had scoffed at the thought of leaving a demon jewelry, but ShippĂ´ was all too willing to point out that the man had said "pretty", and the bracelet and necklace were just that. Not wanting to get eaten in his sleep, he tossed some acorns and seashells from his unfathomably deep pockets onto the pile. Miroku added a very small scrap of red silken cloth he had probably acquired ripping off a feudal lord, Inu-Yasha refused to add anything (except the damn necklace if someone would get it off him), and then they were off looking for a good place to camp.
Once they were well out of hearing range, a fit of quiet giggles sounded from the treetops. Ketsueki Ookami was watching. And she was amused...
Inu-Yasha woke deep in the night, a sense of...something...gripping him. There was someone watching him. He knew it. But who? It wasn't...him. But it felt like him... He tried to hop silently out of his tree (fairly unsuccesful in that endeavor) and searched the perimeter of the camp. There was a demon... A fox. No, a wolf. The 'fox-wolf'?
"Not tired?"
"Yaah! What are you- If you think you're getting the jewel-"
"Inu-Yasha? Who are you yelling a-aaaAAAAH! WHO IS THAT?!"
Needless to say, the rest of the group was awake now. The offending creature, a smallish demon woman dressed much like Kikyo, smiled at the highly miffed Kagome and Inu-Yasha. "Danger in forest. Watch backs. Ketsueki Ookami no lie." Then the demon faded from view.
"What the hell was tha-"
"AAAAAH!"
Inu-Yasha turned to find the demon watching...well, his back.
"Easy sneak up on you. No good. You trust Ketsueki, or you always stupid?"
"Hey, bitch! Who do you think you're calling stupid?!"
But Ketsueki was gone.
