Fox Fire - Don't die for me

I don't own InuYasha...

'thinking'

"talking"

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Ezra ran past the centries posted in the forrest and out into the plains that laid beyond them. The wind blew away from the forrest-making it impossible for Ezra to pick up Fokumo's scent. So Ezra tredged blindly though the road keeping a keen eye on his surroudings, knowing full well returning to his master without the girl would not be acceptable.

A harsh, cold wind blew against his face as he continued down the lonely road. He didn't pass near a single human nor beast, not even the cricket's song could be heard in this place. He stopped in his tracks as he senced a foreboding energy grow near. He prepared to un-shieth his swords, but as quickly as the felling came it went. He scanned the skies, though nothing came into his sight. It felt as if something had somehow passed right by him, but he saw nothing.

'There is something very wrong here...' he thought to himself, but he continued down the path despite his better judgement-well set in completing his task swiftly. The eerie prarie continued on almost endlessly, the ground laid barren of plants with only the green grass stretching out before him. As he continued to walk forward small black forms emerged from the horizon before him. The continued to grow larger and larger untill he was a ble to make them out to be trees. They were in an odd, unatural formation. They were so precisly spaced, such a formation could never occur without aid.

'Something is very wrong here...' Ezra thought 'When I came past here to fetch Fokumo from her village it was much different then it is now...I only past by this place for a seccond, but I know it was differnt then...it was teeming with creatures and trees-but now only these few remain with no sign whatsoever of the other that were here before...and now not even the crickets have dared to stay in these lands.'

Ezra stopped in his tracks, and looked twards where he had come. 'Perhapes it would be best to return...to tell master I found her dead...' he thought. He turned his head to look onto the trees one last time. something stirred. Ezra stepped back 'Could it be?' as he thought the wind suddenly changed direction, bringing Fokumo's scent along with it. 'How could she be so stupid...couldn't she sence the evil here?' he thought, and practically flew twards the trees.

In moments he crouched down in front of Fokumo. He could not help letting his guard fall as he stood on one knee hunched over Fokumo's near lifeless body. She was curled up at the base of the tree, small shaky breaths trembled off her lips as the wind blew past her. 'you would choose this over serving as I have...you would truely rather die...'

He touched his hand to her face, a shiver running down his spine as he touched the ice cold skin. He took her up into his arm and coudled her in his lap. He held her as close to her as he could letting her absord what ever warmth she could. He quickly unraveled the pelt-making sure not to disturb the girl in his lap. He took it and wrapped it around himself and Fokumo, saving her exposed flesh from the biting wind. In her sleep Fokumo shifted to lie her head against Ezra's, and sighed as the warmth from his body gave her own new life.

A feeling of warmth overwhelmed Ezra. His breath shallowed and heart quickened as Fokumo moved in her sleep, unconsiously residing herself to accept the life giving warmth. He felt his heart skip a beat as Fokumo sighed. Ezra felt as if he would be overwhelmed by these feelings-his very soul overtaxed. It had been so long ago...he could just barley remember a feeling like this, from a time when he was new to the world. Though this feeling was different somehow...and yet the same. He slowly sifted his hand through Fokumo's golden locks, gently brushing aganst her sensitive ear. Her fur felt like the softest down, even to his ruff fingers. She once again sighed in her sleep, so gently as to smooth over any memory he had of his masters wishes. He gently leaned his head upon hers, and took in her sweet smell-wishing nothing more then to stay like this forever.

Ezra held Fokumo untill the whips of dawn reached through the shadowy branches above them. For Ezra everything fell away; the wind,his master, even the foreboding pressence that had called for such caution merely fell away, leaving the word as nothing more then Fokumo's soft sleeping form; all sound becomming her soft breathes as his began to match hers. He became so content that he almost joined her in a deep sleep, but out of no where came a sharp pain in his head.

The world came crashing back around him as the pain came to him sharply. He pulled the pelt off his back, making sure not to expose Fokumo in his arms, and quickly turned to see his attacker.

Behind him stood a demon looking to be overflowing with confidence, but with a wiff of the air it was clear he was not of full blood. He looked miffed as he stood with his hands crossed over his chest. He wore a bright red garment, with an odd roseary around his neck. His hair was white as Ezra's was, but it was wild and ungroomed. He had two pointed white ears, appearing to be nothing more then a dog. His yellow eyes showed more clearly his disgust.

"Its about time you woke up! I've been shouting for over an hour!" He scoffed in an overbearing tone.

"It hasn't been that long, InuYasha." A young maiden sighed behind the exhuberent half-breed.

Ezra soon looked around to find others in the vicinity. Two other humans,a monk and a warrior, and two full demons, one was a fox and the other a cat. He gave a strange look to the demons 'why would a demon ever travel with humans?'.

"Hey, I was talkin' here!" InuYasha angrily pointed out.

Ezra let Fokumo and the pelt fall softly to the ground, not letting Fokumo's pressence be known. He stood up, and looked into the eyes of the half-breed before him. "What do want half-breed." He asked with his lifeless voice.

InuYasha growled "You should show some respect when you speak!" he said gripping the handle of his sword between his claws.

As the half-breed spoke Ezra became aware of another foreboding energy. He once again prepared to un-shieth his swards as the presence grew near. Ezra's hair stood on end as the energy grew closer-and stronger.

InuYasha and his companions grew aware of this pressence as well. "I can feel a powerfull precense growing near, but I don't see anything." the monk informed the others.

Fokumo rusted in her sleep, woken by the sence. She peeked out from under the pelt her pulse racing at the sight before her. So manny demons stood before her, some looked somuch like humans...but she didn't think they could be. She shrank below the warm pelt and cowered as matters got worse as she felt something else grow closer 'please, please make it stop...why couldn't I have died at the hands of the elements?' she wished.

Ezra soon became aware that it had changed its movements, and was being directed twards Fokumo. He moved as quickly as he could realising his swords and with one clea stroke his hands exchanged sides, and a powerfull energy was released as the two swords grinded against each other.

A great gastly houling was heard, gripping the heart of all who heard it.

Ezra was quite certain that he had hit something, but no body had fallen to the ground. As he stepped forward were the presence had been so strong only moments ago, a great burst of poison filled the air. He felt it burn his throught as he breathed in, he lungs feeling as if they had been lit aflame. He tried to hold back screaming as the poison soon filled his entire body.

The pain overwhelmed him.

He fell to the ground.

Fokumo heard as Ezra's back hit hard on the ground next to her. She cautionly peeked her head from under the pelt to see Ezra's lifeless body before her. She jumped out and by his side, and gripped his arm. Tears came 'you...saved me...' she thought looking on as he made no responce to her grip. "please...wake up.." she pleaded under her breath as she shook his form. "Please, don't die for me!" she cried, collapsing on his chest in a swell of tears.

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Yay, cliffie =3 now, to never return! mua ha ha, j/k ^-^ I still have enough ideas to finish =3, but anyways...I got some piccy of the charas if any ones interested:

http://mm.shosts.com/mmoekaki/pictures/200.png Ezra

http://www.punimon.com/PuniOekaki/pictures/149.png Fokumo

to be continued...