The girl who wouldn't give up
by Sarah
/P
Chapter Name, Like an addiction #28, enjoy!
/P
Kirashu was amazed with the speed of the stallion, and he arrived at Kokiyu's village in
just a few days. The two arrived at the village and the half-demon dismounted and sent
the stallion on his way and looked down at the village. 'And I told myself to never stop
by this village again, I just hope Sarama isn't around.' The half-demon sniffed the air
and smelled the little girl's scent but not the demon slayer's. He saw the little girl
walking toward him, and he could see that she was growing into a young lady. Her child
like features were slowly disappearing, and he couldn't believe how similar her and
Sarama were, the two looked almost the same, only that the young Kokiyu looked like a
younger version of her. The young girl was looking around at the sky above and then she
looked at Kirashu, at first she just there, not sure if what she saw was real or not.
"Kirashu?" The half-demon merely huffed and replied in an annoyed tone, "Of course it's me,
you annoying little girl." Kokiyu hugged the half-demon and he felt himself smile for the
first time in four years. She then abruptly pushed him away and gave him an annoyed look.
"Why did you leave Sarama, huh? I saw her come back without you and she seemed so ... sad.
She hasn't been the same since. I thought you cared about her?" The half-demon looked
surprised by her sudden accusations and quickly said, "Well, it's because I care about
her that I left her. Did she ever tell you the story?" Kokiyu looked at him in a confused
way, "Well, no." Kirashu just shook his head as he realized this might be a really bad idea,
he spoke to the little girl urgently, "Please, don't tell Sarama I was here, or anything
we were talking about. I just came to see you, I was just, kind of, lonely, or whatever."
Kokiyu just smiled at the half-demon and spoke in a soft tone, "I really think you should
see Sarama again, she really misses you. Though she doesn't try to say anything, I can tell."
"Listen, it isn't as easy as that," Kirashu said in a tired tone. "Well, anyway, thanks
for seeing me! I missed you too, and your ears too," the young girl said in a cheery
tone, reaching for his dog ears. She stopped her hand short of his ears as she asked, "Um,
can I rub your ears?" "Yeah, sure." The half-demon started purring softly at the feeling
of his ears being rubbed and enjoyed every bit of it. Kirashu abruptly told her to stop
as he said, "Well, I guess I better go..." He didn't want to go though, he was happy to
have human contact again and missed it. "No, stay, please?" "I can't risk seeing her again."
Suddenly, the half-demon could smell the scent of Sarama's blood, and he could almost feel
her slowly dying, it was a very strange feeling. What was happening? Without another word
he headed off toward the scent and looked to see if the woman really was dying or not.
/p
Like Kirashu had thought the demon slayer was weakening quickly, but she was still conscious.
He looked at the woman which he had avoided for four years and immediately felt the emotions
which he had tried to forget come back quickly. The half-demon adverted his gaze from the
beautiful demon slayer to who, or what, she was fighting. It was defiantly a very powerful
demon, the way he was holding Sarama off and dodging her attacks. He also looked somewhat
familiar, but he wasn't sure where. The half-demon watched as she shot arrows at the demon
but he easily dodged them, and landed right in front of the woman. The demon grabbed a
dagger which he was hiding and drove it into the demon slayer's stomach. "No!" Kirashu
screamed this one word and ran at the demon, unsheathing his sword in a second and slicing
into the demon, sending him flying backwards. The demon retreated from the fallen Sarama
and Kirashu was about to run after him when he heard her jagged breath and turned to
walk over to her. He kneeled down on the ground and placed her head on his lap, feeling
fear clutch his heart as her breathing was becoming even harder. The woman slowly opened
her eyes and looked into the golden eyes of Kirashu, staring at him in disbelief as she
softly said barely above a whisper, "Kirashu?" He merely nodded and he put his hand in hers
as he spoke in a soft but demanding tone, "Don't ever die on me." She smiled happily as
she squeezed his hand and responded in a reassuring tone, "I won't." With that she became
unconscious and her body went limp, he wasn't sure how she would heal herself from such a
wound, but he was sure she could, as long as she knew he was there. 'I can't leave until
she's all right, I know that she might give up if she knows I left her again.' The half-demon
decided that he had better find someone to take care of her and headed toward Kokiyu's village
and once he was just outside it he called the young girl's name. The young girl appeared
out in the distance and immediately ran toward the half-demon as she saw he had the fallen
demon slayer in his arms.
/p
Before Kokiyu had even asked what had happened the half-demon was
all ready explaining, "She had a dagger driven into her stomach. Please, take the best care
of her." Kokiyu nodded her head and spoke in an urgent tone, "Follow me." Kirashu asked no
questions and walked after her, feeling the gazes of the villagers upon him and he immediately
felt like going back to his secluded home and stay away. But, they showed no fear of him,
nothing, they knew that he had never threatened them, but he was sure that they had heard
the rumors of him and the demon slayer, which was probably why they were staring. Kokiyu
led him into the hut which had been her home before and the half-demon immediately looked
around for the young girl's mother, but she wasn't there. Kokiyu noticed his searching
for someone and smiled as she said softly, "My mom's out of the village taking care of a
sick person in another village. But, she has been teaching me a bit about healing and she
personally told me that Sarama mostly heals by herself, she is a very strong woman, though
depends upon who is with her for how quickly she can heal. I will do the best I can and clean
the wound, but most will be up to her. And I SUGGEST, Kirashu, that you stay with her until
she heals, and if it was my decision I would stay with her afterwards too." Kirashu merely
grunted at her suggestion and spoke in a gruff tone, "Well, it isn't yours." The young girl
didn't mind his gruffness, she quickly grabbed a clean rag and soaked it in water and started
cleaning the woman's wound. What she didn't know was that it was the exact place where Yokiysu
had burned threw her stomach, and the only weak spot on her body. The young girl did all
which she could and then left the two alone, knowing that the half-demon needed to think
about what he was going to do.
/p
'That dumb girl left us alone, and I bet on purpose too! I didn't want to be left with this
beautiful woman again, I might do something irrational.' "You know this is all of your fault."
The demon slayer didn't stir, he knew she couldn't hear him, but he still didn't care, that
was probably better in some ways. "You know your beauty, and your damn touch, and those
damn soft lips of yours drove me crazy every day since you were gone?! I didn't know what
to do with myself, you are like an addiction!" Luckily she still didn't stir and he breathed
a sigh of relief at this, he knew that he was slowly loosing his tough guy cover-up which he
had kept up for those four years, and just looking at her body, taking in her scent, he knew
that he would have an impossible time of leaving her again. 'But I have to, she doesn't want
me.' Suddenly, he could almost feel the woman's life slipping away from her, and he slowly
moved closer to her, moving his clawed finger in circles around her stomach which was bandaged.
'She has such a perfect body... But, wait a second, this is exactly where Yokiysu burned
threw her! What if she's still weak? What if she CAN'T make it threw, what would happen
after that? She has to!' He looked at her paling face and suddenly felt very scared for her,
she looked like she was on the verge of life and death. "Remember, you stupid woman, you
said you wouldn't die on me, so don't." He slowly felt his hand moving of it's own accord
as he ran his fingers down the bare patches of her skin and he could almost feel her shiver
under his touch, and he felt a small smile forming on his lips. The half-demon ever so
slowly bent down and felt himself place a very soft kiss on her forehead. Kirashu felt
himself almost jump backwards at what he just did, he had no control of his emotions, or
over his movements. 'What the hell am I doing?!' He could feel his breathing speeding up
because of his lip's making contact with her forehead, and the contact with her skin, he
quickly distanced himself again. But, the mere contact which he had made with her seemed
to have helped, as Sarama became less pale and he could just tell she was fighting harder.
/p
"Well, she's looking better all ready, if I do say so myself." Kirashu jumped at the young
girl's voice and gave her an annoyed look, "Don't sneak up on me like that!" Kokiyu just
giggled at the jumpy half-demon and kneeled down to look closely at the woman. After a few
seconds of checking the woman the little girl spoke up again, "I think she maybe be able to
recover if you stay by her, she seems to of gotten much better all ready. But, it up to you,
of course." Kirashu watched as the usually happy face of Kokiyu became somber as she looked
with concern at the demon slayer. 'That little brat really cares for Sarama, and why not?
They've known each other for a long time from what I heard, and she's always looked up to
Sarama. And Sarama had always protected her with everything in her, it seems to me Kokiyu's
just trying to act professional so that she won't upset me or herself.' The young girl
woke the half-demon from his thoughts when she asked, "Will you be staying with Sarama or not,
Kirashu?" The half-demon looked over at the only one which he had only loved and responded
barely above a whisper, "Yes." Kokiyu smiled happily at Kirashu's answer and walked into
her bedroom to leave the two alone again. 'You better take good care of Sarama, you don't
know how hard it was on her when you left. Don't leave her again,' Kokiyu thought to
herself as she slowly got into her bed. Kirashu slowly moved toward the woman again and laid
himself beside her body, finally getting his first good night's sleep in four years.
/p
Will Kirashu stay with Sarama? Or, will he just leave her again? And if he does stay, will
she ever forgive him for leaving her for those four years? You'll have to stop by soon to
find out. *evil cackle*
by Sarah
/P
Chapter Name, Like an addiction #28, enjoy!
/P
Kirashu was amazed with the speed of the stallion, and he arrived at Kokiyu's village in
just a few days. The two arrived at the village and the half-demon dismounted and sent
the stallion on his way and looked down at the village. 'And I told myself to never stop
by this village again, I just hope Sarama isn't around.' The half-demon sniffed the air
and smelled the little girl's scent but not the demon slayer's. He saw the little girl
walking toward him, and he could see that she was growing into a young lady. Her child
like features were slowly disappearing, and he couldn't believe how similar her and
Sarama were, the two looked almost the same, only that the young Kokiyu looked like a
younger version of her. The young girl was looking around at the sky above and then she
looked at Kirashu, at first she just there, not sure if what she saw was real or not.
"Kirashu?" The half-demon merely huffed and replied in an annoyed tone, "Of course it's me,
you annoying little girl." Kokiyu hugged the half-demon and he felt himself smile for the
first time in four years. She then abruptly pushed him away and gave him an annoyed look.
"Why did you leave Sarama, huh? I saw her come back without you and she seemed so ... sad.
She hasn't been the same since. I thought you cared about her?" The half-demon looked
surprised by her sudden accusations and quickly said, "Well, it's because I care about
her that I left her. Did she ever tell you the story?" Kokiyu looked at him in a confused
way, "Well, no." Kirashu just shook his head as he realized this might be a really bad idea,
he spoke to the little girl urgently, "Please, don't tell Sarama I was here, or anything
we were talking about. I just came to see you, I was just, kind of, lonely, or whatever."
Kokiyu just smiled at the half-demon and spoke in a soft tone, "I really think you should
see Sarama again, she really misses you. Though she doesn't try to say anything, I can tell."
"Listen, it isn't as easy as that," Kirashu said in a tired tone. "Well, anyway, thanks
for seeing me! I missed you too, and your ears too," the young girl said in a cheery
tone, reaching for his dog ears. She stopped her hand short of his ears as she asked, "Um,
can I rub your ears?" "Yeah, sure." The half-demon started purring softly at the feeling
of his ears being rubbed and enjoyed every bit of it. Kirashu abruptly told her to stop
as he said, "Well, I guess I better go..." He didn't want to go though, he was happy to
have human contact again and missed it. "No, stay, please?" "I can't risk seeing her again."
Suddenly, the half-demon could smell the scent of Sarama's blood, and he could almost feel
her slowly dying, it was a very strange feeling. What was happening? Without another word
he headed off toward the scent and looked to see if the woman really was dying or not.
/p
Like Kirashu had thought the demon slayer was weakening quickly, but she was still conscious.
He looked at the woman which he had avoided for four years and immediately felt the emotions
which he had tried to forget come back quickly. The half-demon adverted his gaze from the
beautiful demon slayer to who, or what, she was fighting. It was defiantly a very powerful
demon, the way he was holding Sarama off and dodging her attacks. He also looked somewhat
familiar, but he wasn't sure where. The half-demon watched as she shot arrows at the demon
but he easily dodged them, and landed right in front of the woman. The demon grabbed a
dagger which he was hiding and drove it into the demon slayer's stomach. "No!" Kirashu
screamed this one word and ran at the demon, unsheathing his sword in a second and slicing
into the demon, sending him flying backwards. The demon retreated from the fallen Sarama
and Kirashu was about to run after him when he heard her jagged breath and turned to
walk over to her. He kneeled down on the ground and placed her head on his lap, feeling
fear clutch his heart as her breathing was becoming even harder. The woman slowly opened
her eyes and looked into the golden eyes of Kirashu, staring at him in disbelief as she
softly said barely above a whisper, "Kirashu?" He merely nodded and he put his hand in hers
as he spoke in a soft but demanding tone, "Don't ever die on me." She smiled happily as
she squeezed his hand and responded in a reassuring tone, "I won't." With that she became
unconscious and her body went limp, he wasn't sure how she would heal herself from such a
wound, but he was sure she could, as long as she knew he was there. 'I can't leave until
she's all right, I know that she might give up if she knows I left her again.' The half-demon
decided that he had better find someone to take care of her and headed toward Kokiyu's village
and once he was just outside it he called the young girl's name. The young girl appeared
out in the distance and immediately ran toward the half-demon as she saw he had the fallen
demon slayer in his arms.
/p
Before Kokiyu had even asked what had happened the half-demon was
all ready explaining, "She had a dagger driven into her stomach. Please, take the best care
of her." Kokiyu nodded her head and spoke in an urgent tone, "Follow me." Kirashu asked no
questions and walked after her, feeling the gazes of the villagers upon him and he immediately
felt like going back to his secluded home and stay away. But, they showed no fear of him,
nothing, they knew that he had never threatened them, but he was sure that they had heard
the rumors of him and the demon slayer, which was probably why they were staring. Kokiyu
led him into the hut which had been her home before and the half-demon immediately looked
around for the young girl's mother, but she wasn't there. Kokiyu noticed his searching
for someone and smiled as she said softly, "My mom's out of the village taking care of a
sick person in another village. But, she has been teaching me a bit about healing and she
personally told me that Sarama mostly heals by herself, she is a very strong woman, though
depends upon who is with her for how quickly she can heal. I will do the best I can and clean
the wound, but most will be up to her. And I SUGGEST, Kirashu, that you stay with her until
she heals, and if it was my decision I would stay with her afterwards too." Kirashu merely
grunted at her suggestion and spoke in a gruff tone, "Well, it isn't yours." The young girl
didn't mind his gruffness, she quickly grabbed a clean rag and soaked it in water and started
cleaning the woman's wound. What she didn't know was that it was the exact place where Yokiysu
had burned threw her stomach, and the only weak spot on her body. The young girl did all
which she could and then left the two alone, knowing that the half-demon needed to think
about what he was going to do.
/p
'That dumb girl left us alone, and I bet on purpose too! I didn't want to be left with this
beautiful woman again, I might do something irrational.' "You know this is all of your fault."
The demon slayer didn't stir, he knew she couldn't hear him, but he still didn't care, that
was probably better in some ways. "You know your beauty, and your damn touch, and those
damn soft lips of yours drove me crazy every day since you were gone?! I didn't know what
to do with myself, you are like an addiction!" Luckily she still didn't stir and he breathed
a sigh of relief at this, he knew that he was slowly loosing his tough guy cover-up which he
had kept up for those four years, and just looking at her body, taking in her scent, he knew
that he would have an impossible time of leaving her again. 'But I have to, she doesn't want
me.' Suddenly, he could almost feel the woman's life slipping away from her, and he slowly
moved closer to her, moving his clawed finger in circles around her stomach which was bandaged.
'She has such a perfect body... But, wait a second, this is exactly where Yokiysu burned
threw her! What if she's still weak? What if she CAN'T make it threw, what would happen
after that? She has to!' He looked at her paling face and suddenly felt very scared for her,
she looked like she was on the verge of life and death. "Remember, you stupid woman, you
said you wouldn't die on me, so don't." He slowly felt his hand moving of it's own accord
as he ran his fingers down the bare patches of her skin and he could almost feel her shiver
under his touch, and he felt a small smile forming on his lips. The half-demon ever so
slowly bent down and felt himself place a very soft kiss on her forehead. Kirashu felt
himself almost jump backwards at what he just did, he had no control of his emotions, or
over his movements. 'What the hell am I doing?!' He could feel his breathing speeding up
because of his lip's making contact with her forehead, and the contact with her skin, he
quickly distanced himself again. But, the mere contact which he had made with her seemed
to have helped, as Sarama became less pale and he could just tell she was fighting harder.
/p
"Well, she's looking better all ready, if I do say so myself." Kirashu jumped at the young
girl's voice and gave her an annoyed look, "Don't sneak up on me like that!" Kokiyu just
giggled at the jumpy half-demon and kneeled down to look closely at the woman. After a few
seconds of checking the woman the little girl spoke up again, "I think she maybe be able to
recover if you stay by her, she seems to of gotten much better all ready. But, it up to you,
of course." Kirashu watched as the usually happy face of Kokiyu became somber as she looked
with concern at the demon slayer. 'That little brat really cares for Sarama, and why not?
They've known each other for a long time from what I heard, and she's always looked up to
Sarama. And Sarama had always protected her with everything in her, it seems to me Kokiyu's
just trying to act professional so that she won't upset me or herself.' The young girl
woke the half-demon from his thoughts when she asked, "Will you be staying with Sarama or not,
Kirashu?" The half-demon looked over at the only one which he had only loved and responded
barely above a whisper, "Yes." Kokiyu smiled happily at Kirashu's answer and walked into
her bedroom to leave the two alone again. 'You better take good care of Sarama, you don't
know how hard it was on her when you left. Don't leave her again,' Kokiyu thought to
herself as she slowly got into her bed. Kirashu slowly moved toward the woman again and laid
himself beside her body, finally getting his first good night's sleep in four years.
/p
Will Kirashu stay with Sarama? Or, will he just leave her again? And if he does stay, will
she ever forgive him for leaving her for those four years? You'll have to stop by soon to
find out. *evil cackle*