Unwanted Tears Shed
by Sarah
Chapter Name, Rude Awakening #3, enjoy!
Kirashu followed after Siasku and Kokiyu, though they had ridden all day it was quickly becoming and they had to set up camp. Kirashu sat the farthest away from the two, he was still eyeing Siasku, making the girl feel quite uncomfortable.
"Don't mind him, he usually doesn't act like this." Kokiyu whispered to the girl.
Kirashu immediately yelled out, "I can hear you!"
The Kokiyu just smiled at Kirashu, and even Siasku giggled. The two fell asleep easily, but Kirashu wouldn't go to sleep, he jumped down from the tree he was perched on and looked at the sleeping form of Siasku. 'She really looks like Sarama, but she's dead. I refuse to get near to this girl, no matter what, I cannot let her get near me or her me.' With that thought Kirashu jumped back into the tree which he sat in and slowly fell asleep.
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"Kirashu, Hey Kirashu, wake up!" Kokiyu exclaimed, making the half-demon jump and almost fall off of the tree limb he was sleeping on.
"What? What do you want you annoying woman?"Kirashu asked in an annoyed voice.
"Sorry about that, but I think we have some company..."
Siasku awoke and looked at Kirashu and Kokiyu, and could tell they were ready to do something. Kokiyu had her bow and arrow ready, and Kirashu was flexing his claws, listening for the source of noise to come out.
"What are you two..." But, Siasku didn't finish her sentence, she was looking at a snake demon which had just slithered out of where it was hiding.
The snake was absolutely hideous, it was fifty times larger than a normal snake, it was completely black, and had small, red eyes.
"Where ... is the ... crystal?"
The snake demon looked at Kokiyu, Kirashu, and finally laid it's small, red eyes on Siasku.
"You ... you are the demon slayer, give me the crystal."
Siasku opened and closed her mouth, she was too scared to speak, and she couldn't move any part of her body, she was completely helpless as the snake demon closed in on her.
"Stop staring at it you stupid girl and fight it!" Kirashu yelled out.
Siasku stepped backwards and that's when the snake demon struck, luckily for her Kirashu pushed her out of the way and punched the snake demon in it's face, forcing it backwards. Just then Kokiyu let one of her arrows fly, but since that the snake moved at the last second her arrow only grazed the demon. The snake demon let out a screech and hit Kokiyu with it's tail, sending her flying backwards into a tree and knocking her temporally unconscious. The half-demon was ready to rip the snake demon apart but was abruptly pushed away. The snake demon attacked Siasku again, aiming for the young girl's stomach as it bared it's fangs at her and tried to strike her again. This time Siasku let out a loud, "Eep!" and jumped to the side, causing the snake demon to miss it's mark, though it's fangs did graze against the young girl's shoulder, Siasku fell to the ground and tightly closed her eyes.
Fortunately for her Kirashu was back on his feet and yelling out to the snake demon as he slashed at it with his sword left and right, "Keep your ugly face away from the stupid girl!"
And with his last word the half-demon drove his sword into the demon's heart and it was dead. Kirashu breathed a sigh of relief at finally killing the demon and looked down at the small figure of Siasku. She was slowly opening up her blue eyes and the fear which was in them was quickly disappearing.
"You really need to learn how to move out of the way, you're going to be quite a nuisance if you don't."
Siasku turned her gaze away from the half-demon, not wanting him to see how his words had hurt her, and not knowing how to retaliate at his comment.
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Kokiyu walked past Kirashu and gave him a dirty look while she did. She then kneeled by Siasku and gave her a kind smile as she asked, "Are you all right?"
Siasku smiled at the young woman and softly said, "Yeah, I'm all right. My shoulder is sort of bleeding though."
Kirashu's eyes grew wide as he sniffed the air and stared at the girl, thinking to himself, 'Her blood ... it smells exactly like Sarama's!
Kokiyu ignored the half-demon staring at Siasku and said, "Sit still, it doesn't look that bad, but I'll bandage it up for you."
Siasku nodded and sat still, she felt her eyes laying on Kirashu, noticing his intense gaze on herself. 'Geez, he must really hate me. Or maybe he just really hated that dead demon slayer, but if that's the case why hasn't killed me yet? And I don't want to fight! I might get my kimono dirty and blood all over it, ick!' The young girl scrunched her up nose at this thought and looked at Kokiyu, who was carefully bandaging her wound. 'At least Kokiyu is nice, if he wasn't for her I would have ran away a long time ago.'
"There you go, all fixed." Kokiyu said softly smiling at the young girl as she tied the last of the bandage.
Kirashu snorted and finally turned his gaze away from Siasku as he said in a gruff tone, "Well, let's get going, we've wasted enough time."
Kirashu walked away from the two and stood there, giving them a look which clearly said hurry up and go. Kokiyu called over Sosiyu, who was grazing not too far away, and halted in front of the two. The two mounted and headed toward the village, Kirashu took the lead, and it took them several hours of traveling but they finally arrived there.
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"Lady Kokiyu! It is good to see you again, and I see you have brought a friend with you, and that ... half-demon."
Kirashu grunted at this and flexed his claws at the man, giving him a deadly glare and scaring the poor man and sending him running away. Kokiyu immediately gave the half-demon a much-needed beating as she smacked him on his head and gave him a deadly glare. Siasku held back a muffled giggle, glad to finally see the half-demon give him the beating that he deserved. 'Humph, serves him right.' Siasku thought to herself as she caught the half-demon's eye and smirked at him. Kirashu gave a soft growl at her smirk and turned his gaze away from her thinking to himself, 'This girl sure as hell isn't AT ALL like Sarama.'
Siasku felt so uncomfortable as she walked farther into the village, so many people were either bowing to her, or looking at her fearfully whispering, "The great demon slayer has come back to life."
Kokiyu noticed how uncomfortable the young girl was looking and smiled reassuringly to her, telling most of the people that she wasn't Sarama, that her name was Siasku. 'Is there ever going to be a time where somebody sees me and doesn't think I'm that Sarama?' She looked around at all of the people who were looking at her fearfully and quickly shook her head slightly as she thought to herself, 'Probably not.'
Hmmm, will anything be happening between Kirashu and Siasku? I hope you enjoyed the chapter!
by Sarah
Chapter Name, Rude Awakening #3, enjoy!
Kirashu followed after Siasku and Kokiyu, though they had ridden all day it was quickly becoming and they had to set up camp. Kirashu sat the farthest away from the two, he was still eyeing Siasku, making the girl feel quite uncomfortable.
"Don't mind him, he usually doesn't act like this." Kokiyu whispered to the girl.
Kirashu immediately yelled out, "I can hear you!"
The Kokiyu just smiled at Kirashu, and even Siasku giggled. The two fell asleep easily, but Kirashu wouldn't go to sleep, he jumped down from the tree he was perched on and looked at the sleeping form of Siasku. 'She really looks like Sarama, but she's dead. I refuse to get near to this girl, no matter what, I cannot let her get near me or her me.' With that thought Kirashu jumped back into the tree which he sat in and slowly fell asleep.
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"Kirashu, Hey Kirashu, wake up!" Kokiyu exclaimed, making the half-demon jump and almost fall off of the tree limb he was sleeping on.
"What? What do you want you annoying woman?"Kirashu asked in an annoyed voice.
"Sorry about that, but I think we have some company..."
Siasku awoke and looked at Kirashu and Kokiyu, and could tell they were ready to do something. Kokiyu had her bow and arrow ready, and Kirashu was flexing his claws, listening for the source of noise to come out.
"What are you two..." But, Siasku didn't finish her sentence, she was looking at a snake demon which had just slithered out of where it was hiding.
The snake was absolutely hideous, it was fifty times larger than a normal snake, it was completely black, and had small, red eyes.
"Where ... is the ... crystal?"
The snake demon looked at Kokiyu, Kirashu, and finally laid it's small, red eyes on Siasku.
"You ... you are the demon slayer, give me the crystal."
Siasku opened and closed her mouth, she was too scared to speak, and she couldn't move any part of her body, she was completely helpless as the snake demon closed in on her.
"Stop staring at it you stupid girl and fight it!" Kirashu yelled out.
Siasku stepped backwards and that's when the snake demon struck, luckily for her Kirashu pushed her out of the way and punched the snake demon in it's face, forcing it backwards. Just then Kokiyu let one of her arrows fly, but since that the snake moved at the last second her arrow only grazed the demon. The snake demon let out a screech and hit Kokiyu with it's tail, sending her flying backwards into a tree and knocking her temporally unconscious. The half-demon was ready to rip the snake demon apart but was abruptly pushed away. The snake demon attacked Siasku again, aiming for the young girl's stomach as it bared it's fangs at her and tried to strike her again. This time Siasku let out a loud, "Eep!" and jumped to the side, causing the snake demon to miss it's mark, though it's fangs did graze against the young girl's shoulder, Siasku fell to the ground and tightly closed her eyes.
Fortunately for her Kirashu was back on his feet and yelling out to the snake demon as he slashed at it with his sword left and right, "Keep your ugly face away from the stupid girl!"
And with his last word the half-demon drove his sword into the demon's heart and it was dead. Kirashu breathed a sigh of relief at finally killing the demon and looked down at the small figure of Siasku. She was slowly opening up her blue eyes and the fear which was in them was quickly disappearing.
"You really need to learn how to move out of the way, you're going to be quite a nuisance if you don't."
Siasku turned her gaze away from the half-demon, not wanting him to see how his words had hurt her, and not knowing how to retaliate at his comment.
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Kokiyu walked past Kirashu and gave him a dirty look while she did. She then kneeled by Siasku and gave her a kind smile as she asked, "Are you all right?"
Siasku smiled at the young woman and softly said, "Yeah, I'm all right. My shoulder is sort of bleeding though."
Kirashu's eyes grew wide as he sniffed the air and stared at the girl, thinking to himself, 'Her blood ... it smells exactly like Sarama's!
Kokiyu ignored the half-demon staring at Siasku and said, "Sit still, it doesn't look that bad, but I'll bandage it up for you."
Siasku nodded and sat still, she felt her eyes laying on Kirashu, noticing his intense gaze on herself. 'Geez, he must really hate me. Or maybe he just really hated that dead demon slayer, but if that's the case why hasn't killed me yet? And I don't want to fight! I might get my kimono dirty and blood all over it, ick!' The young girl scrunched her up nose at this thought and looked at Kokiyu, who was carefully bandaging her wound. 'At least Kokiyu is nice, if he wasn't for her I would have ran away a long time ago.'
"There you go, all fixed." Kokiyu said softly smiling at the young girl as she tied the last of the bandage.
Kirashu snorted and finally turned his gaze away from Siasku as he said in a gruff tone, "Well, let's get going, we've wasted enough time."
Kirashu walked away from the two and stood there, giving them a look which clearly said hurry up and go. Kokiyu called over Sosiyu, who was grazing not too far away, and halted in front of the two. The two mounted and headed toward the village, Kirashu took the lead, and it took them several hours of traveling but they finally arrived there.
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"Lady Kokiyu! It is good to see you again, and I see you have brought a friend with you, and that ... half-demon."
Kirashu grunted at this and flexed his claws at the man, giving him a deadly glare and scaring the poor man and sending him running away. Kokiyu immediately gave the half-demon a much-needed beating as she smacked him on his head and gave him a deadly glare. Siasku held back a muffled giggle, glad to finally see the half-demon give him the beating that he deserved. 'Humph, serves him right.' Siasku thought to herself as she caught the half-demon's eye and smirked at him. Kirashu gave a soft growl at her smirk and turned his gaze away from her thinking to himself, 'This girl sure as hell isn't AT ALL like Sarama.'
Siasku felt so uncomfortable as she walked farther into the village, so many people were either bowing to her, or looking at her fearfully whispering, "The great demon slayer has come back to life."
Kokiyu noticed how uncomfortable the young girl was looking and smiled reassuringly to her, telling most of the people that she wasn't Sarama, that her name was Siasku. 'Is there ever going to be a time where somebody sees me and doesn't think I'm that Sarama?' She looked around at all of the people who were looking at her fearfully and quickly shook her head slightly as she thought to herself, 'Probably not.'
Hmmm, will anything be happening between Kirashu and Siasku? I hope you enjoyed the chapter!