Author's Note- The chapter might be a little confusing...but all will be
explained later on. Just let me warn you, there will be alot of people that
join Seishin, and I mean alot. Well please review when you're done...bye.
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Chapter 2- Master
"What's taking so long?", Ritoki said while tapping her foot.
It was about a day or two later after the whole 'demon' incident. They had spent a day burying all the bodies. Seishin was still sorta sad, but he was pulling out of the major depression of everything. He was packing up all of his stuff that was left from his half standing hut in a small duffel bag. He was again wearing his red shirt and capris, plus he had the sword tied to his back
"Yeah!" I'm coming, just hold on!", he said as he ran out of the hut.
"We better get going already. So, where to now?"
"I know where we can go."
"Oh, where would that be exactly?"
"You'll see when we get there.....just follow me!", Seishin said as he ran into the woods.
"Hey! Wait up!", Ritoki said as she ran after him.
They walked through the dense forest at a semi-fast speed. Seishin had an easy time navigating through the thick brush, jumping tree to tree, but Ritoki on the other hand was having the hardest time in her life.
"Owww!", Ritoki said as a branch hit her in the face.
"Having a hard time?", Seishin said as he stared down at Ritoki from the tree branch.
"What do you think?", she said in a sarcastic tone, "How much farther is this place?"
"Not that far, maybe a mile or so."
"WHAT?!?", she screamed, tripping at the same time.
Seishin jumped down from the branch, landing right in front Ritoki who was sitting on the ground rubbing her ankle.
"Are you ok?", he said.
"I think I sprained my ankle."
"If you want I'll carry you?"
"Thanks but no thanks.", she aid as she began to stand up but she fell down again.
"I think I'd better."
He kneeled over and let Ritoki climb onto his back. She put her arms around his neck and he grabbed her legs.
"That better?", he said.
"Much."
"Ok then, this may be a little ruff."
"What do you mean?"
"Just hold on.", he said as he jumped onto the nearest tree branch.
He jumped tree to tree, and within half an hour they had reached what seemed to be a giant tree house.
"Anybody home!", Seishin shouted, "Well, guess they're not here...we can to inside and rest."
They walked into the tree house, it was a cozy looking place, full of wooden furniture and artifacts.
"So who lives here?", Ritoki said as Seishin placed her down on a chair.
"Two friends of mine."
"But who are they?"
"Hey, look, I'm going to search the place to see if they're here ok?"
"Fine."
"Don't worry, you'll be ok."
"Yeah, I know, don't worry about me I can take care of myself."
"Ok.", he said as he walked out the doorway.
She sat there wondering who these 'friends' of his were. He wasn't exactly normal considering what she had seen him do so she wondered what kind of friends a person like him would have. It was almost past sunset so she lit the candle next to her with the matches that were in the draw. All of a sudden she heard noises coming from outside. With the light of the candle she saw a shadow approaching the doorway. Through the doorway, a demon walked into the room. He had long orange hair that he tied with a teal ribbon in a loose ponytail, a teal robe with white leaf designs, navy blue pants and a fox fur vest. He had pointy ears, a fox tail and fox feet. The demon turned around when he sensed Ritoki.
"Who are who?", it said in a calm tone.
Ritoki lunged at the demon, knocking him over. She used her sword to help her up and then aimed a blade at the demons throat. He smiled and then disappeared in a puff of smoke. She looked around the room but saw nothing. All of a sudden a stream of fire rocketed toward her, she dodged it and then punched the demon in the stomach. She pinned his body to the ground and pressed the sword against his throat.
"Now you die demon!", she said as she lifted the sword up, ready to slash him.
"STOP!!!", Seishin said as he ran into the room, "Don't kill my master!"
"What do you mean your master?!?", she said as she froze.
"Uh...well...", he said as he scratched the back of his head.
She looked down at the demon, and he had a 'must have been a mistake' smile on.
"Now can you please get off me?", the demon said.
Ritoki, still in shock, stood up but then backed away. She then fainted onto the floor.
"Uh...guess it was too much for her.", Seishin said.
"Thought so.", the demon said.
"When, you were fighting her, you went easy on her didn't you?"
"That I did, you know I don't like to hurt humans, that I don't."
FADEOUT- a few minutes later...
Ritoki shook her head side to side, then her eyes snapped open. She saw that she was in a bed. 'I wonder what happened...I don't really remember', she thought to herself. She moved to covers aside and stood up. She walked to the other room where she herd voices. When she stepped into the room, she saw Seishin talking to a demon.
"Who are you?!", she shouted while she aimed her sword at the demon.
"Woaw.....calm down Ritoki.....try to remember what happened before and this time don't faint."
Ritoki began to remember about the fight she had with the demon and that Seishin had said that the demon was his master.
"Ok...I remember, now explain."
"Next time please warn us before you go all ballistic."
"Yeah, ok, just start explaining before I attack."
"Fine, this is my master, Shippo."
"I've heard of a demon named Shippo. Your the protector of these lands aren't you?"
"That I am."
"Ok, so what kind of master is he?"
"Well, Shippo has taught me my fighting skills, he's my sensei...but I all him master."
"Don't forget about me, Lord Seishin.", said a small voice.
"Who the heck was that?", Ritoki said.
"Down here! Down here!", the voice said again.
She looked around the room but saw nothing. Suddenly she felt something pinch her neck and start sucking. She swatted her neck and when she looked at her hand she saw the flatted form of what appeared to be a small flea demon.
"Ok and who is that?", she said looking at the flea demon.
"Oh, that's just Myouga. And the whole biting your neck thing is just his way of saying hello.", Seishin said.
"Lord Seishin, why are you here?", Myouga said while jumping onto Shippo's shoulder.
"Well, you see, a demon destroyed the village and killed everybody. Even mom."
"Is that why you have the sacred sword? I knew your mom wouldn't just give it to you for anything.", Shippo said.
"Yeah, I know."
"So you want to stay here?", Shippo said.
"Guess so.but the thing is we have to purify the sacred shrines."
"And why is that Lord Seishin? The shrines can only become totally unpure if the Shikon No Tama is destroyed.", Myouga said.
"Uh.well...", Seishin said as he scratched the back of his neck and looked at Ritoki.
"Don't ask me, I'm not taking the blame...your the one that destroyed the Jewel.", Ritoki said.
"WHAT?!?!", both Shippo and Myouga yelled in unison.
"Uh.well...", Seishin said.
"Why did you destroy it?!", Shippo said.
"Well if I hadn't, a demon would of taken it. And besides, I don't even remember what happened that well."
"You don't? You never told me that.", Ritoki said.
"I didn't really think it was important.", he said, "The last thing I remember clearly is when I grabbed the sword...and after that everything gets fuzzy."
"Ok...so you don't remember what happened? No wonder you weren't that freaked out about the whole thing."
"Why? What happened?"
"Well.....", Ritoki began to say but she was interupted by Shippo.
"Ehh.....we should talk about this later.", Shippo said as he grabbed Ritoki's arm, "Please come with me for a sec."
Ritoki followed Shippo outside while at the same time very confused why they couldn't talk in front of Seishin.
"So...what'd ya want to talk about?", she said.
"Don't say anything about what happened."
"Why not?"
"I can already guess what happened and it was definately abnormal. Seishin has never really had a normal life, considering the circumstances, so whenever something happens...I don't tell him. He deserves a normal life and I always try to give him one."
"Well...ok...but he's never gonna know?"
"Not if I can help it."
"So we gonna leave now?"
"Guess so, lets go."
They both walked back into the tree house, where Seishin and Myouga were waiting impatiently.
"So what took you so long?", Seishin said.
He was curious to know what those two had talked about. 'Their hiding something from me.....I know it.', he thought to himself.
"We're going now.", Shippo said.
"Oh, we are?, Seishin said.
"That we are."
They all walked out of the tree house. They walked a while before the got to a lake, where they stopped.
"We gonna sleep?", Seishin said.
"That would be nice...I haven't slept in a week.", Ritoki said.
"Guess we could.", Shippo said.
They all set up camp. Seishin got the firewood, while Ritoki went to the lake to catch some fish. When both her and Seshin returned, they ate a fish feast and soon went to sleep. Meanwhile, Shippo and Myouga were talking around the campfire.
"So what of the girl Lord Shippo? She knows too much."
"Don't worry, I made her promise not to tell him."
"You trust a slayer's word?"
"I trust hers."
"My Lord, the prophecy has begun...have you not noticed?"
"I have, and if more of it comes to pass.....than Seishin's life will change forever."
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a/n- Sorry for the cliff hanger...didn't really know how to end it. Anyway, sorry it took me so long to post this, had an argument about being too obsessed with anime but, i'll try to post the next chapter soon. Please review!
Next Chapter: Mysterious Girl, Deadly Assassin
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Chapter 2- Master
"What's taking so long?", Ritoki said while tapping her foot.
It was about a day or two later after the whole 'demon' incident. They had spent a day burying all the bodies. Seishin was still sorta sad, but he was pulling out of the major depression of everything. He was packing up all of his stuff that was left from his half standing hut in a small duffel bag. He was again wearing his red shirt and capris, plus he had the sword tied to his back
"Yeah!" I'm coming, just hold on!", he said as he ran out of the hut.
"We better get going already. So, where to now?"
"I know where we can go."
"Oh, where would that be exactly?"
"You'll see when we get there.....just follow me!", Seishin said as he ran into the woods.
"Hey! Wait up!", Ritoki said as she ran after him.
They walked through the dense forest at a semi-fast speed. Seishin had an easy time navigating through the thick brush, jumping tree to tree, but Ritoki on the other hand was having the hardest time in her life.
"Owww!", Ritoki said as a branch hit her in the face.
"Having a hard time?", Seishin said as he stared down at Ritoki from the tree branch.
"What do you think?", she said in a sarcastic tone, "How much farther is this place?"
"Not that far, maybe a mile or so."
"WHAT?!?", she screamed, tripping at the same time.
Seishin jumped down from the branch, landing right in front Ritoki who was sitting on the ground rubbing her ankle.
"Are you ok?", he said.
"I think I sprained my ankle."
"If you want I'll carry you?"
"Thanks but no thanks.", she aid as she began to stand up but she fell down again.
"I think I'd better."
He kneeled over and let Ritoki climb onto his back. She put her arms around his neck and he grabbed her legs.
"That better?", he said.
"Much."
"Ok then, this may be a little ruff."
"What do you mean?"
"Just hold on.", he said as he jumped onto the nearest tree branch.
He jumped tree to tree, and within half an hour they had reached what seemed to be a giant tree house.
"Anybody home!", Seishin shouted, "Well, guess they're not here...we can to inside and rest."
They walked into the tree house, it was a cozy looking place, full of wooden furniture and artifacts.
"So who lives here?", Ritoki said as Seishin placed her down on a chair.
"Two friends of mine."
"But who are they?"
"Hey, look, I'm going to search the place to see if they're here ok?"
"Fine."
"Don't worry, you'll be ok."
"Yeah, I know, don't worry about me I can take care of myself."
"Ok.", he said as he walked out the doorway.
She sat there wondering who these 'friends' of his were. He wasn't exactly normal considering what she had seen him do so she wondered what kind of friends a person like him would have. It was almost past sunset so she lit the candle next to her with the matches that were in the draw. All of a sudden she heard noises coming from outside. With the light of the candle she saw a shadow approaching the doorway. Through the doorway, a demon walked into the room. He had long orange hair that he tied with a teal ribbon in a loose ponytail, a teal robe with white leaf designs, navy blue pants and a fox fur vest. He had pointy ears, a fox tail and fox feet. The demon turned around when he sensed Ritoki.
"Who are who?", it said in a calm tone.
Ritoki lunged at the demon, knocking him over. She used her sword to help her up and then aimed a blade at the demons throat. He smiled and then disappeared in a puff of smoke. She looked around the room but saw nothing. All of a sudden a stream of fire rocketed toward her, she dodged it and then punched the demon in the stomach. She pinned his body to the ground and pressed the sword against his throat.
"Now you die demon!", she said as she lifted the sword up, ready to slash him.
"STOP!!!", Seishin said as he ran into the room, "Don't kill my master!"
"What do you mean your master?!?", she said as she froze.
"Uh...well...", he said as he scratched the back of his head.
She looked down at the demon, and he had a 'must have been a mistake' smile on.
"Now can you please get off me?", the demon said.
Ritoki, still in shock, stood up but then backed away. She then fainted onto the floor.
"Uh...guess it was too much for her.", Seishin said.
"Thought so.", the demon said.
"When, you were fighting her, you went easy on her didn't you?"
"That I did, you know I don't like to hurt humans, that I don't."
FADEOUT- a few minutes later...
Ritoki shook her head side to side, then her eyes snapped open. She saw that she was in a bed. 'I wonder what happened...I don't really remember', she thought to herself. She moved to covers aside and stood up. She walked to the other room where she herd voices. When she stepped into the room, she saw Seishin talking to a demon.
"Who are you?!", she shouted while she aimed her sword at the demon.
"Woaw.....calm down Ritoki.....try to remember what happened before and this time don't faint."
Ritoki began to remember about the fight she had with the demon and that Seishin had said that the demon was his master.
"Ok...I remember, now explain."
"Next time please warn us before you go all ballistic."
"Yeah, ok, just start explaining before I attack."
"Fine, this is my master, Shippo."
"I've heard of a demon named Shippo. Your the protector of these lands aren't you?"
"That I am."
"Ok, so what kind of master is he?"
"Well, Shippo has taught me my fighting skills, he's my sensei...but I all him master."
"Don't forget about me, Lord Seishin.", said a small voice.
"Who the heck was that?", Ritoki said.
"Down here! Down here!", the voice said again.
She looked around the room but saw nothing. Suddenly she felt something pinch her neck and start sucking. She swatted her neck and when she looked at her hand she saw the flatted form of what appeared to be a small flea demon.
"Ok and who is that?", she said looking at the flea demon.
"Oh, that's just Myouga. And the whole biting your neck thing is just his way of saying hello.", Seishin said.
"Lord Seishin, why are you here?", Myouga said while jumping onto Shippo's shoulder.
"Well, you see, a demon destroyed the village and killed everybody. Even mom."
"Is that why you have the sacred sword? I knew your mom wouldn't just give it to you for anything.", Shippo said.
"Yeah, I know."
"So you want to stay here?", Shippo said.
"Guess so.but the thing is we have to purify the sacred shrines."
"And why is that Lord Seishin? The shrines can only become totally unpure if the Shikon No Tama is destroyed.", Myouga said.
"Uh.well...", Seishin said as he scratched the back of his neck and looked at Ritoki.
"Don't ask me, I'm not taking the blame...your the one that destroyed the Jewel.", Ritoki said.
"WHAT?!?!", both Shippo and Myouga yelled in unison.
"Uh.well...", Seishin said.
"Why did you destroy it?!", Shippo said.
"Well if I hadn't, a demon would of taken it. And besides, I don't even remember what happened that well."
"You don't? You never told me that.", Ritoki said.
"I didn't really think it was important.", he said, "The last thing I remember clearly is when I grabbed the sword...and after that everything gets fuzzy."
"Ok...so you don't remember what happened? No wonder you weren't that freaked out about the whole thing."
"Why? What happened?"
"Well.....", Ritoki began to say but she was interupted by Shippo.
"Ehh.....we should talk about this later.", Shippo said as he grabbed Ritoki's arm, "Please come with me for a sec."
Ritoki followed Shippo outside while at the same time very confused why they couldn't talk in front of Seishin.
"So...what'd ya want to talk about?", she said.
"Don't say anything about what happened."
"Why not?"
"I can already guess what happened and it was definately abnormal. Seishin has never really had a normal life, considering the circumstances, so whenever something happens...I don't tell him. He deserves a normal life and I always try to give him one."
"Well...ok...but he's never gonna know?"
"Not if I can help it."
"So we gonna leave now?"
"Guess so, lets go."
They both walked back into the tree house, where Seishin and Myouga were waiting impatiently.
"So what took you so long?", Seishin said.
He was curious to know what those two had talked about. 'Their hiding something from me.....I know it.', he thought to himself.
"We're going now.", Shippo said.
"Oh, we are?, Seishin said.
"That we are."
They all walked out of the tree house. They walked a while before the got to a lake, where they stopped.
"We gonna sleep?", Seishin said.
"That would be nice...I haven't slept in a week.", Ritoki said.
"Guess we could.", Shippo said.
They all set up camp. Seishin got the firewood, while Ritoki went to the lake to catch some fish. When both her and Seshin returned, they ate a fish feast and soon went to sleep. Meanwhile, Shippo and Myouga were talking around the campfire.
"So what of the girl Lord Shippo? She knows too much."
"Don't worry, I made her promise not to tell him."
"You trust a slayer's word?"
"I trust hers."
"My Lord, the prophecy has begun...have you not noticed?"
"I have, and if more of it comes to pass.....than Seishin's life will change forever."
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a/n- Sorry for the cliff hanger...didn't really know how to end it. Anyway, sorry it took me so long to post this, had an argument about being too obsessed with anime but, i'll try to post the next chapter soon. Please review!
Next Chapter: Mysterious Girl, Deadly Assassin
