Chapter 2. Inu
It seemed as though it had been hours since she had moved from that spot where the well was supposed to be. Kaori sighed and wondered if she was ever going to get out of this place when she found that she had wandered in front of a stream and past that stream, everything seemed to be glowing red.
"That's weird. Then again, everything seems to be weird around here," she mumbled.
As she walked on, a strange aura surrounded a trench in front of her. She cautiously walked up toward it and gasped. There was a person with long white hair tied to a stake receiving a through whipping by a. demon? There were 8 demons snickering and watching the demon whip the person. He seemed to be a teenager. There was blood coming from the wounds the teen had received and he seemed to be half unconscious, but still fighting the urge to go out.
Kaori was furious! It was a horrible sight; all the demons laughing while the main demon whipped the white-haired teenager. Without thinking, she went into her archery pose, aimed at the center demon, drew back, and let go. At exactly the instant she let go, she remembered that she had no bow or arrows! However, she heard a yell and turned back to the trench and gasped, for in the middle of the crowd, the demon she had aimed at was dead, an arrow made of pure power stuck in its chest. Suddenly, she realized that it was she who had killed the demon. She went back into her archery stance and fired more power arrows. Only yells of dismay and screeches of pain told she had hit her targets.
She jumped down from the ledge and rushed to the white-haired teen. He was unconscious.
"Oh dang it!"
She ran back to the little stream she saw and taking off her scarf, she soaked it in the stream and ran back. She put his head on an especially soft mound of grass and started mopping his brow when she noticed that he had two dog-ears!
Odd, if he has dog-ears he is probably a dog youkai, but he doesn't have all the markings. Of course! He must be a hanyou!
However, after seeing the crowd of demons, she had learned to expect anything and everything that came her way. Suddenly, she became aware that the hanyou was moving around; he opened his eyes very, very slowly. Kaori became very quiet and still; she didn't want to scare the half-demon.
"Water." was all he could muster.
Kaori placed the cool, wet scarf on his forehead and looked around for a bucket. Not finding any, she decided to try and carry him to the stream since it wasn't very far away. It took a lot of strength, but she did it.
As soon as she decided he was close enough to the stream, she gently placed his head on her lap and used her cupped hands as a bowl to pour water into his mouth. The stream looked clean enough for drinking. When he opened his eyes completely, she knew he'd be okay. They stared into each other for an abrupt moment when, all of a sudden, they heard stomping.
"Grrrr. Little brat. How dare you attack the Rineshinzo Gang! Did you really think you could kill ½ the gang and live? Especially after taking away their little slave?"
Kaori looked up to see another demon with a huge ax come at them.
"Now, you shall die."
Kaori shut her eyes knowing that the ax could easily slice her in half and braced herself for the impact. It never came. Kaori opened her eyes to see the half youkai she had saved, hold the blade of the ax and break it in two.
"I was only your stupid slave because you all killed my dad and my sister, starved me, and beat me! Not anymore! This girl here saved me and for that I'm grateful to her, but you. I will kill!"
Kaori turned away as the half youkai battled the other demon with a half of the demon's ax. When she finally did turn around, all she saw was the fact that the hanyou had beaten the demon! The dog hanyou murmured, "I'm okay. Don't worry," before he fell down, face first, into the stream.
Kaori picked him up and carried (mostly dragged) him up onto the grass, afraid that he might drown, when the hanyou woke up for a little while.
"What's your name?"
"Kaori."
"What a pretty name. Mine's Inu. Nice to meet you."
Inu had fallen unconscious again. Kaori leaned against a boulder and glanced at him.
Inu, Kaori thought before drifting off into her own dreams, Inu.
It seemed as though it had been hours since she had moved from that spot where the well was supposed to be. Kaori sighed and wondered if she was ever going to get out of this place when she found that she had wandered in front of a stream and past that stream, everything seemed to be glowing red.
"That's weird. Then again, everything seems to be weird around here," she mumbled.
As she walked on, a strange aura surrounded a trench in front of her. She cautiously walked up toward it and gasped. There was a person with long white hair tied to a stake receiving a through whipping by a. demon? There were 8 demons snickering and watching the demon whip the person. He seemed to be a teenager. There was blood coming from the wounds the teen had received and he seemed to be half unconscious, but still fighting the urge to go out.
Kaori was furious! It was a horrible sight; all the demons laughing while the main demon whipped the white-haired teenager. Without thinking, she went into her archery pose, aimed at the center demon, drew back, and let go. At exactly the instant she let go, she remembered that she had no bow or arrows! However, she heard a yell and turned back to the trench and gasped, for in the middle of the crowd, the demon she had aimed at was dead, an arrow made of pure power stuck in its chest. Suddenly, she realized that it was she who had killed the demon. She went back into her archery stance and fired more power arrows. Only yells of dismay and screeches of pain told she had hit her targets.
She jumped down from the ledge and rushed to the white-haired teen. He was unconscious.
"Oh dang it!"
She ran back to the little stream she saw and taking off her scarf, she soaked it in the stream and ran back. She put his head on an especially soft mound of grass and started mopping his brow when she noticed that he had two dog-ears!
Odd, if he has dog-ears he is probably a dog youkai, but he doesn't have all the markings. Of course! He must be a hanyou!
However, after seeing the crowd of demons, she had learned to expect anything and everything that came her way. Suddenly, she became aware that the hanyou was moving around; he opened his eyes very, very slowly. Kaori became very quiet and still; she didn't want to scare the half-demon.
"Water." was all he could muster.
Kaori placed the cool, wet scarf on his forehead and looked around for a bucket. Not finding any, she decided to try and carry him to the stream since it wasn't very far away. It took a lot of strength, but she did it.
As soon as she decided he was close enough to the stream, she gently placed his head on her lap and used her cupped hands as a bowl to pour water into his mouth. The stream looked clean enough for drinking. When he opened his eyes completely, she knew he'd be okay. They stared into each other for an abrupt moment when, all of a sudden, they heard stomping.
"Grrrr. Little brat. How dare you attack the Rineshinzo Gang! Did you really think you could kill ½ the gang and live? Especially after taking away their little slave?"
Kaori looked up to see another demon with a huge ax come at them.
"Now, you shall die."
Kaori shut her eyes knowing that the ax could easily slice her in half and braced herself for the impact. It never came. Kaori opened her eyes to see the half youkai she had saved, hold the blade of the ax and break it in two.
"I was only your stupid slave because you all killed my dad and my sister, starved me, and beat me! Not anymore! This girl here saved me and for that I'm grateful to her, but you. I will kill!"
Kaori turned away as the half youkai battled the other demon with a half of the demon's ax. When she finally did turn around, all she saw was the fact that the hanyou had beaten the demon! The dog hanyou murmured, "I'm okay. Don't worry," before he fell down, face first, into the stream.
Kaori picked him up and carried (mostly dragged) him up onto the grass, afraid that he might drown, when the hanyou woke up for a little while.
"What's your name?"
"Kaori."
"What a pretty name. Mine's Inu. Nice to meet you."
Inu had fallen unconscious again. Kaori leaned against a boulder and glanced at him.
Inu, Kaori thought before drifting off into her own dreams, Inu.
