InuYasha: A Spirit Lives On
Chapter 3: The Journey Begins
The next morning, Akiko awoke before Toshiro. 'Heh heh,' she thought, retrieving the beaded necklace from where she had hidden it, 'I hope this works on him like it did the original InuYasha.' She hurried and slipped the necklace over Toshiro's head before he awakened. As she was still leaning over him, he began to stir. 'Oh no!' she thought, as she tried to back away with disturbing him any more. She tripped on her kimono hem. She tried her best not to land on him, but failed and landed directly on top of him. "Ahhhhh!!!!! What the hell!" Toshiro yelled, being rudely awakened. "I am so sorry," Akiko apoligized. "What is this??"he asked, tugging at the necklace. He started to pull it off. "Sit boy!" Akiko said. He crashed face first into the floor. "What did you do to me?!" he asked. "Oh, it's just a little control," she grinned. "Why I oughta...." Toshiro began, flexing his claws. "Oughta.... what?" Akiko asked, "Don't make me do it again." Toshiro immediately stopped and then stormed out of the room. Akiko began to gather up her things. She took off her kimono, put her orginal clothes back on, and then clipped the CD player back onto her belt loop. She went to find Emiko. She was stooped over a bag packing it. "Here's your kimono, Emiko. Thanks for letting me use it," Akiko said. "Maybe you should hold on to it," Emiko suggested, "You never know if you would have to go into a town or not." She took the kimono, folded it, and put it in the bag. "What all's in there?" Akiko asked. "Two blankets and some food," Emiko replied. "Ready to go?" Toshiro asked walking up toward them, still flustered from the event that happened earlier. "Wow, what is this?" Emiko asked, as she took the Tetsusaiga and unsheathed it, "It looks so old." "That is the Tetsusaiga, the legendary sword that InuYasha carried," Akiko said. "And it found its way back to me," Toshiro explained. "That's amazing," Emiko replied. "We had better get going Toshiro," Akiko said, "Thank you for everything Emiko, and tell Mrs. Yaeko the same when she wakes up." "I will," Emiko said.
As the sun was rising, they made their way down a dirt path. Akiko slipped her headphones onto her ears. She flipped through the tracks until she found track eight. "What does that thing do anyway?" Toshiro asked. No answer. The music was already pounding into Akiko's ears and she couldn't hear a word Toshiro was saying. "Hey! I'm talking to you!" Toshiro said angrily. He turned around and snatched the headphones off of her ears. "Hey!" she cried, "Why'd you do that?" "I wanna know what it does!" Toshiro exclaimed. "Well you could have just asked!" she said. He gave her a wierd look and then put the headphones over his ears. 'I believe in you,
I'll give up everything just to find you,
I have to be with you,
To live,
To breathe,
You're taking over me.'
"How does music come out of that little thing?" Toshiro asked in amazement. Akiko opened the CD player, popped the CD out, and showed it to Toshiro. "Eee-vain-scence," he read out loud. "Evanescence," she said, correcting him. "Is that what sings this?" he asked. "Yea," Akiko replied, "They are a popular band in my time. And they're my favorite actually." "I've never heard anything like that," Toshiro said, "But I like it." 'This makes two things I like from her time,' Toshiro thought, unable to control his blushing, 'Wait dammit! What am I thinking? "Something the matter?" Akiko asked. "It's nothing," he answered, "It's just kinda warm out here." She went to take the CD player back from him, but he turned away. "I want to listen to it for awhile," he said. "Oh," Akiko said. 'That was my one form of entertainment. What am I going to do now?' she wondered. Suddenly, a drop of water hit her on her shoulder. She looked up to see rain clouds forming. Thunder rumbled off in the distance. "Toshiro!" Akiko said, turning towards him. She got his attention and he took the headphones off his ears. "What?" he snapped. "A storm's coming!" she said. They looked around each other. "Where are we going to go?" Akiko asked. As the lightning struck closer and closer, Akiko recalled that she was almost hit last time she was in a storm. 'But that storm was what helped me find this world, but still... I might get hit and fried this time!' she thought. "What are we going to do?" she asked, frantically. Toshiro placed the CD player into the bag they had been carrying. "All we can do is run and try to find shelter," he said, taking her by the arm. After a few minutes of running, they suddenly fell to the ground and lightning struck right behind them. 'Did he just protect me?' Akiko wondered, looking at Toshiro, who was on top of her. "Ow.....damn root....." Toshiro muttered. 'Then again, maybe not,' Akiko thought, 'We must have a probelm with tripping and falling on each other or something... Could this keep happening because we want it to? No! Eww! He's selfish, arrogant,and....kinda cute. WAIT A MINUTE!! Why do I keep thinking these things? What the heck is wrong with me?' Akiko blushed deeply, and to her surprise, Toshiro's face was the same. She looked at the placed he supposedly tripped. 'Wait! There's nothing there!' she realized. "I think staying low to the ground is safe," Toshiro said, staying on top of her. "You're crushing me!" Akiko said as her mind cried, 'Hentai!' "Okay, okay!" Toshiro said as he got off of her and laid beside her, "You don't have to be so pushy!" They laid in the grass for what seemed like hours, waiting for the storm to pass. 'Oh, I must have dosed off,' Akiko thought, as she went to get up. Suddenly, something prevented her from getting up. Toshiro had held his arm in front her. He gave her a slight shove and it sent her back to the ground. 'Huh?' she thought as she saw Toshiro's face appear before hers. His golden eyes looked deep into her blue-green eyes. Her breath shortened as she watched Toshiro's lips get closer to hers. "Ahh! Hold it!" Akiko screamed as she shoved Toshiro away. "What the hell did you do that for?" Toshiro asked angrily. "You were trying to kiss me!" Akiko exclaimed. "Don't flatter yourself!" Toshiro said, "I would never do that!" "You're lying!" Akiko said. "Am not!" Toshiro said. "Are too!" Akiko replied. "Am not!" Toshiro said once again. 'Just give it up. He's going to deny it to the grave,' Akiko thought. "Whatever!" she said as she walked off. 'Why did I try that?' Toshiro wondered, 'I must have hit my head or something. No way I actually like her! There's just no way!'
They walked on for an hour or so, without saying a word to each other. As they neared a forest, Akiko spotted a small, brown creature just a little ways up on the path. 'What is that? Is it alive?' Akiko wondered as she hurried to get to it. She saw its tail twitch. 'It's alive!' Akiko realized, rushing towards it. "Hey! What are you you doing Akiko?" Toshiro asked. When Akiko was only a few feet away from the creature, a hawk swooped down and landed in front of it. "No! Get away!" Akiko yelled at the hawk. Just as the hawk was going to grab the creature and fly away with it, Akiko reached them and shooed the hawk away. "That was close, wasn't it little fella?" Akiko said as she looked down at it. It was a little cat-like youkai with brown fur and three tails. 'She looks like the same species as Kirara!' Akiko thought. It looked up at her and gave a pitiful squeak. "Oh, you're injured!" Akiko realized, "Poor thing!" Akiko picked her up and inspected her injuries. "You have a few cuts," Akiko said outloud, "And I think you have two broken legs. How could something like this happen to such a cute little creature?" "The last thing we need is a pet," Toshiro said, stepping up beside her. "Aww come on Toshiro, have a heart!" Akiko exclaimed, "Her injuries are bad!" "Keep her if you must," Toshiro said. Akiko took the bag, opened it, and pulled a blanket out. She grabbed the edge of the blanket and tore off a long band to use as bandages. "Hey that's your blanket now, okay?" Toshiro remarked. Akiko gave him an angry look. "What?" he asked. Akiko wrapped up all of the little youkai's injuries. She picked her up and said, "Now I have to give you a name." "Oh boy...." Toshiro sighed. "Ummm, we'll call you....Miki," Akiko decided. Miki squeaked in approval. "See Toshiro, isn't she adorable?" Akiko asked. "If you say so," Toshiro said.
*Look for Chapter 4: Attacks of an Imposter
Chapter 3: The Journey Begins
The next morning, Akiko awoke before Toshiro. 'Heh heh,' she thought, retrieving the beaded necklace from where she had hidden it, 'I hope this works on him like it did the original InuYasha.' She hurried and slipped the necklace over Toshiro's head before he awakened. As she was still leaning over him, he began to stir. 'Oh no!' she thought, as she tried to back away with disturbing him any more. She tripped on her kimono hem. She tried her best not to land on him, but failed and landed directly on top of him. "Ahhhhh!!!!! What the hell!" Toshiro yelled, being rudely awakened. "I am so sorry," Akiko apoligized. "What is this??"he asked, tugging at the necklace. He started to pull it off. "Sit boy!" Akiko said. He crashed face first into the floor. "What did you do to me?!" he asked. "Oh, it's just a little control," she grinned. "Why I oughta...." Toshiro began, flexing his claws. "Oughta.... what?" Akiko asked, "Don't make me do it again." Toshiro immediately stopped and then stormed out of the room. Akiko began to gather up her things. She took off her kimono, put her orginal clothes back on, and then clipped the CD player back onto her belt loop. She went to find Emiko. She was stooped over a bag packing it. "Here's your kimono, Emiko. Thanks for letting me use it," Akiko said. "Maybe you should hold on to it," Emiko suggested, "You never know if you would have to go into a town or not." She took the kimono, folded it, and put it in the bag. "What all's in there?" Akiko asked. "Two blankets and some food," Emiko replied. "Ready to go?" Toshiro asked walking up toward them, still flustered from the event that happened earlier. "Wow, what is this?" Emiko asked, as she took the Tetsusaiga and unsheathed it, "It looks so old." "That is the Tetsusaiga, the legendary sword that InuYasha carried," Akiko said. "And it found its way back to me," Toshiro explained. "That's amazing," Emiko replied. "We had better get going Toshiro," Akiko said, "Thank you for everything Emiko, and tell Mrs. Yaeko the same when she wakes up." "I will," Emiko said.
As the sun was rising, they made their way down a dirt path. Akiko slipped her headphones onto her ears. She flipped through the tracks until she found track eight. "What does that thing do anyway?" Toshiro asked. No answer. The music was already pounding into Akiko's ears and she couldn't hear a word Toshiro was saying. "Hey! I'm talking to you!" Toshiro said angrily. He turned around and snatched the headphones off of her ears. "Hey!" she cried, "Why'd you do that?" "I wanna know what it does!" Toshiro exclaimed. "Well you could have just asked!" she said. He gave her a wierd look and then put the headphones over his ears. 'I believe in you,
I'll give up everything just to find you,
I have to be with you,
To live,
To breathe,
You're taking over me.'
"How does music come out of that little thing?" Toshiro asked in amazement. Akiko opened the CD player, popped the CD out, and showed it to Toshiro. "Eee-vain-scence," he read out loud. "Evanescence," she said, correcting him. "Is that what sings this?" he asked. "Yea," Akiko replied, "They are a popular band in my time. And they're my favorite actually." "I've never heard anything like that," Toshiro said, "But I like it." 'This makes two things I like from her time,' Toshiro thought, unable to control his blushing, 'Wait dammit! What am I thinking? "Something the matter?" Akiko asked. "It's nothing," he answered, "It's just kinda warm out here." She went to take the CD player back from him, but he turned away. "I want to listen to it for awhile," he said. "Oh," Akiko said. 'That was my one form of entertainment. What am I going to do now?' she wondered. Suddenly, a drop of water hit her on her shoulder. She looked up to see rain clouds forming. Thunder rumbled off in the distance. "Toshiro!" Akiko said, turning towards him. She got his attention and he took the headphones off his ears. "What?" he snapped. "A storm's coming!" she said. They looked around each other. "Where are we going to go?" Akiko asked. As the lightning struck closer and closer, Akiko recalled that she was almost hit last time she was in a storm. 'But that storm was what helped me find this world, but still... I might get hit and fried this time!' she thought. "What are we going to do?" she asked, frantically. Toshiro placed the CD player into the bag they had been carrying. "All we can do is run and try to find shelter," he said, taking her by the arm. After a few minutes of running, they suddenly fell to the ground and lightning struck right behind them. 'Did he just protect me?' Akiko wondered, looking at Toshiro, who was on top of her. "Ow.....damn root....." Toshiro muttered. 'Then again, maybe not,' Akiko thought, 'We must have a probelm with tripping and falling on each other or something... Could this keep happening because we want it to? No! Eww! He's selfish, arrogant,and....kinda cute. WAIT A MINUTE!! Why do I keep thinking these things? What the heck is wrong with me?' Akiko blushed deeply, and to her surprise, Toshiro's face was the same. She looked at the placed he supposedly tripped. 'Wait! There's nothing there!' she realized. "I think staying low to the ground is safe," Toshiro said, staying on top of her. "You're crushing me!" Akiko said as her mind cried, 'Hentai!' "Okay, okay!" Toshiro said as he got off of her and laid beside her, "You don't have to be so pushy!" They laid in the grass for what seemed like hours, waiting for the storm to pass. 'Oh, I must have dosed off,' Akiko thought, as she went to get up. Suddenly, something prevented her from getting up. Toshiro had held his arm in front her. He gave her a slight shove and it sent her back to the ground. 'Huh?' she thought as she saw Toshiro's face appear before hers. His golden eyes looked deep into her blue-green eyes. Her breath shortened as she watched Toshiro's lips get closer to hers. "Ahh! Hold it!" Akiko screamed as she shoved Toshiro away. "What the hell did you do that for?" Toshiro asked angrily. "You were trying to kiss me!" Akiko exclaimed. "Don't flatter yourself!" Toshiro said, "I would never do that!" "You're lying!" Akiko said. "Am not!" Toshiro said. "Are too!" Akiko replied. "Am not!" Toshiro said once again. 'Just give it up. He's going to deny it to the grave,' Akiko thought. "Whatever!" she said as she walked off. 'Why did I try that?' Toshiro wondered, 'I must have hit my head or something. No way I actually like her! There's just no way!'
They walked on for an hour or so, without saying a word to each other. As they neared a forest, Akiko spotted a small, brown creature just a little ways up on the path. 'What is that? Is it alive?' Akiko wondered as she hurried to get to it. She saw its tail twitch. 'It's alive!' Akiko realized, rushing towards it. "Hey! What are you you doing Akiko?" Toshiro asked. When Akiko was only a few feet away from the creature, a hawk swooped down and landed in front of it. "No! Get away!" Akiko yelled at the hawk. Just as the hawk was going to grab the creature and fly away with it, Akiko reached them and shooed the hawk away. "That was close, wasn't it little fella?" Akiko said as she looked down at it. It was a little cat-like youkai with brown fur and three tails. 'She looks like the same species as Kirara!' Akiko thought. It looked up at her and gave a pitiful squeak. "Oh, you're injured!" Akiko realized, "Poor thing!" Akiko picked her up and inspected her injuries. "You have a few cuts," Akiko said outloud, "And I think you have two broken legs. How could something like this happen to such a cute little creature?" "The last thing we need is a pet," Toshiro said, stepping up beside her. "Aww come on Toshiro, have a heart!" Akiko exclaimed, "Her injuries are bad!" "Keep her if you must," Toshiro said. Akiko took the bag, opened it, and pulled a blanket out. She grabbed the edge of the blanket and tore off a long band to use as bandages. "Hey that's your blanket now, okay?" Toshiro remarked. Akiko gave him an angry look. "What?" he asked. Akiko wrapped up all of the little youkai's injuries. She picked her up and said, "Now I have to give you a name." "Oh boy...." Toshiro sighed. "Ummm, we'll call you....Miki," Akiko decided. Miki squeaked in approval. "See Toshiro, isn't she adorable?" Akiko asked. "If you say so," Toshiro said.
*Look for Chapter 4: Attacks of an Imposter
