Unwanted Tears Shed
by Sarah
Chapter Name, I will not run away #5, enjoy!
Kirashu was the first to wake up the next morning, and he headed towards Kokiyu's hut. The half-demon had gotten no sleep yesterday, but now he was ready to go in search of the demon which had taken Sarama's ashes. Kirashu invited himself into the hut, and looked down at the sleeping form of Siasku. 'She sure looks like Sarama when she's sleeping, innocent, peaceful, except when she wakes up she stays innocent. Which doesn't exactly help when you're fighting.'
Just then the young girl woke up and looked up at Kirashu, he saw a faint blush as she said, "Were you watching me sleep?"
Kirashu just responded in a gruff tone, "Well, I didn't get any sleep last night so I came here to make sure you two were ready to go, that's all."
Siasku just nodded as she saw Kokiyu walk into where Kirashu and her were talking. "Yes, Kirashu, we'll be ready to go in a second, okay?"
The half-demon left the two alone, waiting outside of the hut for them to come out. 'Women, and pampering themselves, ugh.' Kirashu thought to himself as he propped himself against the hut, closing his eyes for a second and momentarily soaking in the sun. The half-demon didn't even noticed that Siasku had walked out of the hut, and was now watching him as he peacefully stood there. 'He looks sort of ... cute, standing there, propped up against the hut, now if he could only work on his attitude. Though, it just must be his dog ears, um, yes, that's it.' The young girl blushed, noticing that she was staring at him longer than she felt necessary, and quickly adverted her eyes. Kirashu just then opened up his eyes to see the girl looking away from him with a slight blush on her face, making him wonder what she was thinking. Kokiyu walked out of the hut with a good supply of arrows and her bow slung on her back.
"Well, let's go, I'll grab Sosiyu, and Kirashu meet us at the forest where the demon disappeared."
Kokiyu left the demon to meet them and jumped onto Sosiyu with Siasku and headed over to Kirashu who was waiting impatiently. "Kirashu, you take the lead, since you probably got the best scent of that demon."
The half-demon grunted at this but started to run ahead, leading the way as he ran faster and faster, the anger of what the demon made him step quicker, and move in a more determined way than Siasku had ever seen him.
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Siasku decided that Kirashu was too involved in running that she could ask a question which was nagging her.
"Um, Kokiyu, why is Kirashu so mad and determined? When I met him he said that the demon slayer, had in some way attacked him. Why would he care then?"
Kokiyu tried her best to hold back her surprise, she wasn't sure how to answer her question, knowing that Kirashu was purposely keeping his relationship between the demon slayer and him a secret to this young girl.
"Well, Sarama was a great fighter and a very strong woman. She did gain some respect from demons which she fought with, and Kirashu was one of them."
Siasku seemed to be pretty happy with the explanation and stayed quiet for the rest of the ride, watching as the half-demon seemed to never tire and kept on running with such fire and determination. They traveled practically all day, finally resting as the sun came down, it was amazing that such a demon could travel so quickly. They set up camp and enjoyed the fire, a somewhat comfortable silence between all three. Though Kirashu was still staring at Siasku threw the corner of his eye, the young girl caught the golden eye which was stealing a glance at herself and she blushed slightly, but immediately questioned him.
"Why do you keep staring at me? Do I have something in my hair or face?"
Kirashu turned his head toward her and looked at her with a piercing gaze, which seemed to look right into her soul, it made her feel uncomfortable, but somehow it also made her catch her breath and her heart momentarily flutter. "No, there's nothing on your face or in your hair. But, who wouldn't stare at a strange girl like you?"
Siasku's face went from slight blush to a not-so-pretty scowl very quickly, letting out a huff and turning her back to the half-demon. Kokiyu looked at Siasku and felt very annoyed with Kirashu, the half-demon was lucky that he was sitting away from her, or else she would have hit him on the head for his comment. She gave the half-demon another dirty look but he just raised his eyebrow at this, and Kokiyu decided to give up on him and talk to Siasku.
"Siasku, do you mind if I check your wound which you got from that snake demon?"
Siasku turned and smiled at the young woman saying, "No, I wouldn't mind at all, it hasn't been bothering me, luckily."
Kokiyu unwound the bandage and looked at the wound, it was completely healed, no scar, nothing, and it wasn't a small scratch either. 'I've only seen one other woman heal so quickly, and that was Sarama. This young girl looks like the demon slayer, heals the same way too, could she possibly be ... her reincarnation? No, they are completely different.' The young woman immediately shook her head and smiled at Siasku again.
"It's completely healed, perfectly."
"Good! I thought it would. I'm going to go to sleep, I've never ridden that long before, it's really tiring."
With that said the young girl curled into a small ball and laid against the cold, hard ground. Kokiyu patted Siasku and handed her the outer shirt which she was wearing and the younger girl smiled kindly at Kokiyu and gladly took the shirt, thanking her and fell quickly asleep.
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Once Kirashu was sure that the younger girl was asleep he spoke in a low voice as he asked, "I saw your face when you were done bandaging, you were thinking about Sarama, weren't you?"
Kokiyu looked up and nodded sadly, "Yes, I was. I miss her everyday, what she did to protect me, my mother, our village, everything. She shouldn't have died..."
Kirashu looked at Kokiyu's sad face, he knew exactly how she was feeling, though he wouldn't admit it out loud. The half-demon walked over to Kokiyu and sat next to her, awkwardly patting her back as he tried the best to give her a kind smile for a second, and then he looked quickly away. He then walked away from her again, jumping up into the nearest tree and leaned his back against it, trying his best to fall asleep, but he was only haunted of the memories of the past. He wanted to run again, like he had when he had left Sarama, but he refused to do such a thing, he would protect these two woman. Even if his past memories haunted him until he couldn't stand it anymore, he would not just run away again. 'They need me, or at least I hope that they do...'
Poor Kirashu, he's living a hard life, though what will happen next and will they be able to safely get back Sarama's remains?
by Sarah
Chapter Name, I will not run away #5, enjoy!
Kirashu was the first to wake up the next morning, and he headed towards Kokiyu's hut. The half-demon had gotten no sleep yesterday, but now he was ready to go in search of the demon which had taken Sarama's ashes. Kirashu invited himself into the hut, and looked down at the sleeping form of Siasku. 'She sure looks like Sarama when she's sleeping, innocent, peaceful, except when she wakes up she stays innocent. Which doesn't exactly help when you're fighting.'
Just then the young girl woke up and looked up at Kirashu, he saw a faint blush as she said, "Were you watching me sleep?"
Kirashu just responded in a gruff tone, "Well, I didn't get any sleep last night so I came here to make sure you two were ready to go, that's all."
Siasku just nodded as she saw Kokiyu walk into where Kirashu and her were talking. "Yes, Kirashu, we'll be ready to go in a second, okay?"
The half-demon left the two alone, waiting outside of the hut for them to come out. 'Women, and pampering themselves, ugh.' Kirashu thought to himself as he propped himself against the hut, closing his eyes for a second and momentarily soaking in the sun. The half-demon didn't even noticed that Siasku had walked out of the hut, and was now watching him as he peacefully stood there. 'He looks sort of ... cute, standing there, propped up against the hut, now if he could only work on his attitude. Though, it just must be his dog ears, um, yes, that's it.' The young girl blushed, noticing that she was staring at him longer than she felt necessary, and quickly adverted her eyes. Kirashu just then opened up his eyes to see the girl looking away from him with a slight blush on her face, making him wonder what she was thinking. Kokiyu walked out of the hut with a good supply of arrows and her bow slung on her back.
"Well, let's go, I'll grab Sosiyu, and Kirashu meet us at the forest where the demon disappeared."
Kokiyu left the demon to meet them and jumped onto Sosiyu with Siasku and headed over to Kirashu who was waiting impatiently. "Kirashu, you take the lead, since you probably got the best scent of that demon."
The half-demon grunted at this but started to run ahead, leading the way as he ran faster and faster, the anger of what the demon made him step quicker, and move in a more determined way than Siasku had ever seen him.
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Siasku decided that Kirashu was too involved in running that she could ask a question which was nagging her.
"Um, Kokiyu, why is Kirashu so mad and determined? When I met him he said that the demon slayer, had in some way attacked him. Why would he care then?"
Kokiyu tried her best to hold back her surprise, she wasn't sure how to answer her question, knowing that Kirashu was purposely keeping his relationship between the demon slayer and him a secret to this young girl.
"Well, Sarama was a great fighter and a very strong woman. She did gain some respect from demons which she fought with, and Kirashu was one of them."
Siasku seemed to be pretty happy with the explanation and stayed quiet for the rest of the ride, watching as the half-demon seemed to never tire and kept on running with such fire and determination. They traveled practically all day, finally resting as the sun came down, it was amazing that such a demon could travel so quickly. They set up camp and enjoyed the fire, a somewhat comfortable silence between all three. Though Kirashu was still staring at Siasku threw the corner of his eye, the young girl caught the golden eye which was stealing a glance at herself and she blushed slightly, but immediately questioned him.
"Why do you keep staring at me? Do I have something in my hair or face?"
Kirashu turned his head toward her and looked at her with a piercing gaze, which seemed to look right into her soul, it made her feel uncomfortable, but somehow it also made her catch her breath and her heart momentarily flutter. "No, there's nothing on your face or in your hair. But, who wouldn't stare at a strange girl like you?"
Siasku's face went from slight blush to a not-so-pretty scowl very quickly, letting out a huff and turning her back to the half-demon. Kokiyu looked at Siasku and felt very annoyed with Kirashu, the half-demon was lucky that he was sitting away from her, or else she would have hit him on the head for his comment. She gave the half-demon another dirty look but he just raised his eyebrow at this, and Kokiyu decided to give up on him and talk to Siasku.
"Siasku, do you mind if I check your wound which you got from that snake demon?"
Siasku turned and smiled at the young woman saying, "No, I wouldn't mind at all, it hasn't been bothering me, luckily."
Kokiyu unwound the bandage and looked at the wound, it was completely healed, no scar, nothing, and it wasn't a small scratch either. 'I've only seen one other woman heal so quickly, and that was Sarama. This young girl looks like the demon slayer, heals the same way too, could she possibly be ... her reincarnation? No, they are completely different.' The young woman immediately shook her head and smiled at Siasku again.
"It's completely healed, perfectly."
"Good! I thought it would. I'm going to go to sleep, I've never ridden that long before, it's really tiring."
With that said the young girl curled into a small ball and laid against the cold, hard ground. Kokiyu patted Siasku and handed her the outer shirt which she was wearing and the younger girl smiled kindly at Kokiyu and gladly took the shirt, thanking her and fell quickly asleep.
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Once Kirashu was sure that the younger girl was asleep he spoke in a low voice as he asked, "I saw your face when you were done bandaging, you were thinking about Sarama, weren't you?"
Kokiyu looked up and nodded sadly, "Yes, I was. I miss her everyday, what she did to protect me, my mother, our village, everything. She shouldn't have died..."
Kirashu looked at Kokiyu's sad face, he knew exactly how she was feeling, though he wouldn't admit it out loud. The half-demon walked over to Kokiyu and sat next to her, awkwardly patting her back as he tried the best to give her a kind smile for a second, and then he looked quickly away. He then walked away from her again, jumping up into the nearest tree and leaned his back against it, trying his best to fall asleep, but he was only haunted of the memories of the past. He wanted to run again, like he had when he had left Sarama, but he refused to do such a thing, he would protect these two woman. Even if his past memories haunted him until he couldn't stand it anymore, he would not just run away again. 'They need me, or at least I hope that they do...'
Poor Kirashu, he's living a hard life, though what will happen next and will they be able to safely get back Sarama's remains?