I'M ALIVE! Actually, that's questionable.
O_O
Okay, I got guilty, so I'm going to do all of the disclaimers.
DON'T OWN THEM!!!!!!!!!!! (Uncle moves away, holding papers in hand)
Yes, my uncle's a lawyer. I don't mind much.
I have a total of. (checks really quick) three reviews in all of my stories! TO ALL LAZY READERS, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!! It will make me happier.
Okay, so the real plot gets started here. In here it is obvious why I chose Kouga to be the "bad guy", not Naraku. He's too commonly used. Kouga's the evil guy now. LUCKY HIM!!!!!!!!
Besides, since Kagome's the main character, I have to make a realistic choice of a bad guy for the plot line. So, it's Kouga.
What, I didn't mention it in my first part? Oops. So I forgot. Sorry.
Let the story begin!
______________________________________________________________ "Present arms!" There was the sound of flesh clapping metal as two hundred and twenty-seven men followed the barked orders. "Salute!"
A tall man with dark hair stepped forward as his superiors gave out commands. With military precision, he saluted to the eleven people in a small boat that was docking at that moment, his eyes only resting on one person. That person was the first person out of the boat.
She was majestic woman of about sixty, built solidly and was obviously strong. Her long, graying hair was pulled back into a ponytail. She stood straight and rigid and saluted back to the man. "Captain Hojo. It is nice to see you again," the grizzled woman said gruffly. The man's eyes rested for a moment on a patch on one of her eyes before he stood at ease.
"General Kaede. It is good to see that you arrived safely," Hojo answered, his words clipped to military precision. His eyes glanced over the woman's shoulder to watch the seven nautical men jump out of the boat and start to help the remaining passengers out of the boat. The passengers were.His eyes widened in surprise and General Kaede cracked her face into an amused grin.
"Captain Hojo, these are my daughters, Kikyo, Kagome, and Konarin. Konarin only answers to Rin, though," the wizened woman said. "I would ask that you choose your best men to guard my daughters." Hojo recovered from his surprise and tore his gaze from the middle daughter. He nodded before turning on his heel and marching into the ranks. He walked back and forth for a while, silently contemplating his decisions. His superiors did nothing but watch. They knew he had more advantages than them. He was a favorite of the general. Finally, Hojo took a man's rifle, set it on the ground, and motioned for him to go to the front. The man walked up with a short nod at his superior and stopped in front of the general and stood at attention. Hojo watched as the general made a nod, indicating her approval. He knew that she had been watching him since he had been lower in rank, and was well deserved for a promotion. Unfortunately, the poor young child was too young to move up.
Buoyed by his success, he found two more men and sent them to the front on at a time. Finally, he walked to the front after choosing the last man and waited for the general to look the men over.
"General, Private Naraku. One of the best we have. Perhaps, your youngest- "
"No," the general interrupted, eyeing the dark man. "I have heard of Naraku. I would prefer that, if you insist on him being the best for guard duty, that he guard my oldest, Kikyo."
Captain Hojo bowed to show he agreed with her and nodded at the private. The dark man saluted perfectly and glided over next to the oldest daughter.
"And for your middle child, Kagome, wasn't it? I suggest young Shippou. He is our top Corporal, and many majors respect him," Hojo said, smiling at the middle girl as she looked around the camp in mild curiosity. General Kaede smirked at the young corporal. He was definitely the top. He could be the top major, if the age restrictions had not been incorporated. Kaede nodded in approval at the brown-haired young man and the man moved next to his new charge.
"And then, for your youngest, we have Private Jaken."
"Quite scrawny, isn't he?" Kaede asked, looking the smaller warrior over. The man nearly looked indignant, but his training won over his emotions.
"Yes, Ma'am, he is, but he is quite fast and a good warrior without a pistol. He would be best for any guard duty," Hojo insisted. Kaede nodded her approval and Jaken grudgingly moved next to the other guards. "Now, General Kaede, I surmise that you would like to inspect the troops. Come with me."
As soon as the general and captain were out of earshot, with the daughters following slightly, Jaken groaned audibly. The guards stayed where they were.
"I signed onto this to be a warrior, not a babysitter!" Jaken complained.
"Be quiet, Private," Shippou commanded gently and firmly. "It is an honor to be chosen to guard the general's daughters."
"I do not mind," Naraku added, his eyes focused on the slim figures ahead of him. Shippou turned on his inferior and looked ready to order him whipped.
"Take those thoughts out of your mind, Soldier!" Shippou hissed dangerously. "These are the general's daughters, after all! Be mature for once, will you?"
Shippou had no other chance to berate his underlings for General Kaede and Captain Hojo returned.
"Come, my daughters. We will find you rooms before dinner is served. You may clean up and then your guards will lead you to the officer's mess."
The three women nodded as Kaede started toward the military outpost main building. Captain Hojo walked in step with the general before he slowly slipped away and found himself walking next to the middle daughter. Training kept his eyes ahead of him, but he so desperately wanted to look at the middle daughter again!
Kagome, the middle daughter, was observing her surroundings with mild apprehension. The area that the outpost was situated on was well groomed, but outside the perimeter was dense, wild jungle that one could not hope to get through without guides.
Dimly, she could hear her older sister flirting with her guard and her younger sister attempting conversation. It was then that she noticed the captain walking with her. "Oh, Captain, hello. How are you this morning?"
Hojo threw training to the four winds and looked at her warmly. "I am fine, Lady Kagome. Please, call me simply Hojo." Kagome smiled hesitantly up at him and he felt his heart melt away.
"Fine, Hojo, I will," she said calmly. "Tell me about this outpost. Mother said that it had been recently rediscovered."
"Yes, it was," Hojo explained, glancing at the whitewashed buildings with the backdrop of the jungle. "Some army had come before us and built each and every building. Then, they abandoned for some reason for many years. Scouts found it, and your mother asked that it be made usable again. So, we fixed up the buildings and reclaimed this place. Some construction work is still being done."
"I see," Kagome answered politely.
"Tell me what has been going on in the Homeland," Hojo asked quietly.
"The king was overthrown in a bloody revolt and the peasants destroyed all remnants of the army there," Kagome stated sarcastically. Hojo laughed heartily. Her mother had always greeted him as such.
"And the royal line?" he prodded, hoping she knew the rest of the banter.
"Completely destroyed except for a little boy who's nurse dragged him across the sea."
Shippou watched his captain talk to his charge and groaned inwardly. Though she and he did not know it, Shippou now had to guard her from him. The native tribes and clans were not enough, he supposed. His captain was now a threat to her safety.
He always hated double duty.
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Inuyasha's eyes were wide with amazement. Never had he see such a thing to the wild, untamable jungle. A chuckle from Kouga made his head turn, and he caught a flash of amusement in his brother's blue eyes.
"Quite amazing, isn't it, Little One?" Kouga whispered, pushing the branch further back to allow for the whole group of buildings to be taken in. "But, there is a more amazing thing down in the docks! Look!" Inuyasha did as he was bidden and his eyes fell upon the most beautiful creature to ever walk the earth, or so he thought. Beside her were two younger girls, and older woman he supposed was her mother, and three men.
"She's mine," Kouga hissed. Inuyasha spun to face him in shock. Surely he couldn't take the most beautiful thing ever to walk the earth!
"What?" he cried.
"The middle child. She's going to be mine."
Inuyasha glanced down and found what he supposed was the middle child. She looked a lot like older girl, the object of his infatuation, but was obviously younger. Besides, her eyes were a different color; he could tell even at that distance.
"A.a slave?" he asked, hoping fervently that he was right. Even as that thought crossed his mind, he could see an image of Miroku and Sango. He could see their broken-ness and emptiness. As he looked at the middle child, he knew that that sort of captivity, or any captivity, would kill her. It would break her spirit and destroy her.
"If I meant slave, I would say slave," Kouga snapped. "You know what I meant." Inuyasha felt his stomach turn.
"But-but that'll kill her!" he replied hotly.
Kouga shook his head almost patiently. "No, it won't."
"What- what about the clan? Surely they-"
"Inuyasha, I am the Heir. No one will question me," Kouga returned, his voice growing agitated.
"They should!" Inuyasha cried. Kouga smirked at his outburst.
"So childish! The clan loves me."
Inuyasha glared at Kouga before asking the question that had been bothering him for days. "Why did you proclaim me a liar before Father?"
Kouga's thin patience snapped. "My father, not yours. You twisted that story to look like a hero in Father's eyes," he hissed, a deadly tone to his voice. "You always wanted to be Chief, but you cannot, simply because I'm first born!"
Inuyasha gaped at his brother's accusation. "I did no such thing!"
"JUST SHUT UP, INUYASHA!" Kouga screamed. "You've been a thorn in my side for too long!" Inuyasha's eyes widened before narrowing.
"So, you'll just get rid of me?" he snarled. Kouga smirked.
"I just might." __________________________________________________________________
BOO HISS!! HATE KOUGA NOW!!!
Oh well.
Say, please review.
I've got another story, called CHANCE AT LIFE, I do believe. If you wish to read it, it is in this time, with a new main character. It's S/R, I/K, K/N (in the beginning), and a little M/S, though it is only touched on. IT'S GOOD!
I have an idea. What if there was a youkai that could not attack humans by law? Now harm can come to humans by her hands, AND SHE HATES HUMANS??? Tell me what you think of that idea as well. Just a small idea.
So, review. That's nice. REEEVVVIIIIEEEEEWWWW!!!!! You know you want to..............................
O_O
Okay, I got guilty, so I'm going to do all of the disclaimers.
DON'T OWN THEM!!!!!!!!!!! (Uncle moves away, holding papers in hand)
Yes, my uncle's a lawyer. I don't mind much.
I have a total of. (checks really quick) three reviews in all of my stories! TO ALL LAZY READERS, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!! It will make me happier.
Okay, so the real plot gets started here. In here it is obvious why I chose Kouga to be the "bad guy", not Naraku. He's too commonly used. Kouga's the evil guy now. LUCKY HIM!!!!!!!!
Besides, since Kagome's the main character, I have to make a realistic choice of a bad guy for the plot line. So, it's Kouga.
What, I didn't mention it in my first part? Oops. So I forgot. Sorry.
Let the story begin!
______________________________________________________________ "Present arms!" There was the sound of flesh clapping metal as two hundred and twenty-seven men followed the barked orders. "Salute!"
A tall man with dark hair stepped forward as his superiors gave out commands. With military precision, he saluted to the eleven people in a small boat that was docking at that moment, his eyes only resting on one person. That person was the first person out of the boat.
She was majestic woman of about sixty, built solidly and was obviously strong. Her long, graying hair was pulled back into a ponytail. She stood straight and rigid and saluted back to the man. "Captain Hojo. It is nice to see you again," the grizzled woman said gruffly. The man's eyes rested for a moment on a patch on one of her eyes before he stood at ease.
"General Kaede. It is good to see that you arrived safely," Hojo answered, his words clipped to military precision. His eyes glanced over the woman's shoulder to watch the seven nautical men jump out of the boat and start to help the remaining passengers out of the boat. The passengers were.His eyes widened in surprise and General Kaede cracked her face into an amused grin.
"Captain Hojo, these are my daughters, Kikyo, Kagome, and Konarin. Konarin only answers to Rin, though," the wizened woman said. "I would ask that you choose your best men to guard my daughters." Hojo recovered from his surprise and tore his gaze from the middle daughter. He nodded before turning on his heel and marching into the ranks. He walked back and forth for a while, silently contemplating his decisions. His superiors did nothing but watch. They knew he had more advantages than them. He was a favorite of the general. Finally, Hojo took a man's rifle, set it on the ground, and motioned for him to go to the front. The man walked up with a short nod at his superior and stopped in front of the general and stood at attention. Hojo watched as the general made a nod, indicating her approval. He knew that she had been watching him since he had been lower in rank, and was well deserved for a promotion. Unfortunately, the poor young child was too young to move up.
Buoyed by his success, he found two more men and sent them to the front on at a time. Finally, he walked to the front after choosing the last man and waited for the general to look the men over.
"General, Private Naraku. One of the best we have. Perhaps, your youngest- "
"No," the general interrupted, eyeing the dark man. "I have heard of Naraku. I would prefer that, if you insist on him being the best for guard duty, that he guard my oldest, Kikyo."
Captain Hojo bowed to show he agreed with her and nodded at the private. The dark man saluted perfectly and glided over next to the oldest daughter.
"And for your middle child, Kagome, wasn't it? I suggest young Shippou. He is our top Corporal, and many majors respect him," Hojo said, smiling at the middle girl as she looked around the camp in mild curiosity. General Kaede smirked at the young corporal. He was definitely the top. He could be the top major, if the age restrictions had not been incorporated. Kaede nodded in approval at the brown-haired young man and the man moved next to his new charge.
"And then, for your youngest, we have Private Jaken."
"Quite scrawny, isn't he?" Kaede asked, looking the smaller warrior over. The man nearly looked indignant, but his training won over his emotions.
"Yes, Ma'am, he is, but he is quite fast and a good warrior without a pistol. He would be best for any guard duty," Hojo insisted. Kaede nodded her approval and Jaken grudgingly moved next to the other guards. "Now, General Kaede, I surmise that you would like to inspect the troops. Come with me."
As soon as the general and captain were out of earshot, with the daughters following slightly, Jaken groaned audibly. The guards stayed where they were.
"I signed onto this to be a warrior, not a babysitter!" Jaken complained.
"Be quiet, Private," Shippou commanded gently and firmly. "It is an honor to be chosen to guard the general's daughters."
"I do not mind," Naraku added, his eyes focused on the slim figures ahead of him. Shippou turned on his inferior and looked ready to order him whipped.
"Take those thoughts out of your mind, Soldier!" Shippou hissed dangerously. "These are the general's daughters, after all! Be mature for once, will you?"
Shippou had no other chance to berate his underlings for General Kaede and Captain Hojo returned.
"Come, my daughters. We will find you rooms before dinner is served. You may clean up and then your guards will lead you to the officer's mess."
The three women nodded as Kaede started toward the military outpost main building. Captain Hojo walked in step with the general before he slowly slipped away and found himself walking next to the middle daughter. Training kept his eyes ahead of him, but he so desperately wanted to look at the middle daughter again!
Kagome, the middle daughter, was observing her surroundings with mild apprehension. The area that the outpost was situated on was well groomed, but outside the perimeter was dense, wild jungle that one could not hope to get through without guides.
Dimly, she could hear her older sister flirting with her guard and her younger sister attempting conversation. It was then that she noticed the captain walking with her. "Oh, Captain, hello. How are you this morning?"
Hojo threw training to the four winds and looked at her warmly. "I am fine, Lady Kagome. Please, call me simply Hojo." Kagome smiled hesitantly up at him and he felt his heart melt away.
"Fine, Hojo, I will," she said calmly. "Tell me about this outpost. Mother said that it had been recently rediscovered."
"Yes, it was," Hojo explained, glancing at the whitewashed buildings with the backdrop of the jungle. "Some army had come before us and built each and every building. Then, they abandoned for some reason for many years. Scouts found it, and your mother asked that it be made usable again. So, we fixed up the buildings and reclaimed this place. Some construction work is still being done."
"I see," Kagome answered politely.
"Tell me what has been going on in the Homeland," Hojo asked quietly.
"The king was overthrown in a bloody revolt and the peasants destroyed all remnants of the army there," Kagome stated sarcastically. Hojo laughed heartily. Her mother had always greeted him as such.
"And the royal line?" he prodded, hoping she knew the rest of the banter.
"Completely destroyed except for a little boy who's nurse dragged him across the sea."
Shippou watched his captain talk to his charge and groaned inwardly. Though she and he did not know it, Shippou now had to guard her from him. The native tribes and clans were not enough, he supposed. His captain was now a threat to her safety.
He always hated double duty.
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Inuyasha's eyes were wide with amazement. Never had he see such a thing to the wild, untamable jungle. A chuckle from Kouga made his head turn, and he caught a flash of amusement in his brother's blue eyes.
"Quite amazing, isn't it, Little One?" Kouga whispered, pushing the branch further back to allow for the whole group of buildings to be taken in. "But, there is a more amazing thing down in the docks! Look!" Inuyasha did as he was bidden and his eyes fell upon the most beautiful creature to ever walk the earth, or so he thought. Beside her were two younger girls, and older woman he supposed was her mother, and three men.
"She's mine," Kouga hissed. Inuyasha spun to face him in shock. Surely he couldn't take the most beautiful thing ever to walk the earth!
"What?" he cried.
"The middle child. She's going to be mine."
Inuyasha glanced down and found what he supposed was the middle child. She looked a lot like older girl, the object of his infatuation, but was obviously younger. Besides, her eyes were a different color; he could tell even at that distance.
"A.a slave?" he asked, hoping fervently that he was right. Even as that thought crossed his mind, he could see an image of Miroku and Sango. He could see their broken-ness and emptiness. As he looked at the middle child, he knew that that sort of captivity, or any captivity, would kill her. It would break her spirit and destroy her.
"If I meant slave, I would say slave," Kouga snapped. "You know what I meant." Inuyasha felt his stomach turn.
"But-but that'll kill her!" he replied hotly.
Kouga shook his head almost patiently. "No, it won't."
"What- what about the clan? Surely they-"
"Inuyasha, I am the Heir. No one will question me," Kouga returned, his voice growing agitated.
"They should!" Inuyasha cried. Kouga smirked at his outburst.
"So childish! The clan loves me."
Inuyasha glared at Kouga before asking the question that had been bothering him for days. "Why did you proclaim me a liar before Father?"
Kouga's thin patience snapped. "My father, not yours. You twisted that story to look like a hero in Father's eyes," he hissed, a deadly tone to his voice. "You always wanted to be Chief, but you cannot, simply because I'm first born!"
Inuyasha gaped at his brother's accusation. "I did no such thing!"
"JUST SHUT UP, INUYASHA!" Kouga screamed. "You've been a thorn in my side for too long!" Inuyasha's eyes widened before narrowing.
"So, you'll just get rid of me?" he snarled. Kouga smirked.
"I just might." __________________________________________________________________
BOO HISS!! HATE KOUGA NOW!!!
Oh well.
Say, please review.
I've got another story, called CHANCE AT LIFE, I do believe. If you wish to read it, it is in this time, with a new main character. It's S/R, I/K, K/N (in the beginning), and a little M/S, though it is only touched on. IT'S GOOD!
I have an idea. What if there was a youkai that could not attack humans by law? Now harm can come to humans by her hands, AND SHE HATES HUMANS??? Tell me what you think of that idea as well. Just a small idea.
So, review. That's nice. REEEVVVIIIIEEEEEWWWW!!!!! You know you want to..............................