Sanushi's eyes opened wide. If there was one demon she hated it was
Naraku. He had always scared Sanushi from the day they met.
~~(Flashback)~~
"Sanushi! Sanushi! I want you to meet someone," came the voice from downstairs. Sanushi groaned. She may have been only 13, but her father was already looking for her suitor.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming," she answered. She didn't want to be treated like a child, but she didn't want to be forced into this. Her brother and father had always made this a difficult time. Ever since her mother passed on, her father had been trying to marry her off. Sanushi ran down the stairs, but stopped midway to listen to what they were saying.
"It will be an honor to work with such a powerful demon," a different voice told them.
'Suck up,' Sanushi thought and rolled her eyes. 'Just great. I'm marrying a suck up,' she said to herself. The hanyou girl walked down the stairs and stood next to her father. Sanushi stared at the demon for a moment. Mr. Sagaru introduced him as Naraku.
"He will be working for Renotauo now," her father said as he beamed.
'Yes!! He's not going to be my husband!!' she thought happily. She almost did a little dance but kept herself in check. All of the sudden, Naraku gave Sanushi a piercing stare. It completely creeped her out. She shuddered slightly and looked away.
Naraku then said, "Your daughter is very beautiful, Mr. Sagaru. Her husband will be a very lucky demon." The next thing that happened didn't totally surprise her. "Would you like to marry her, Naraku?" Sanushi became very angry.
She stormed off upstairs and muttered, "when will you ever stop father? I swear..." Naraku's expression didn't change, but he did comment that she had a bad temper. Sanushi heard this and got even more pissed off.
~~(End Flashback)~~
Sanushi wasn't someone you wanted to piss off. She sheathed her katana and called Crimson back. The cat demon became small once again and jumped into Sanushi's arms. "Well, where are you hiding this child?" she inquired. Renotauo turned around and began to walk away. He had gone about five feet when he looked back to see his confused sister.
"I thought you wanted to see Kagome. Guess I was wrong," he teased. Crimson ran ahead and was enveloped by a ball of blue fire. The huge neko came out of the fireball and picked up Sanushi.
"Be careful, Crimson. This could be a trap," Sanushi whispered in the cat's ear. Crimson roared in response and they followed Renotauo. They came to a small clearing and saw the most serene little house. Well, the remnants of a house. The door had been broken down, the front wall was in ruins, and Kagome was gone.
"Damnit!" Renotauo muttered. He went into the remains and tried to find something that would help him. Eventually he found a piece of Kagome's shirt. Renotauo walked around the perimeter of the house, until he caught the scent. Sanushi picked up the scent of something and seemed happy to follow it. She came to the end of the scented path and was astonished to see Kagome. Sanushi hid in a tree and watched this girl. Kagome sat on the ground and clutched something in her hands. It was a handkerchief and Kagome sobbed into the soft piece of cloth.
Between her little sobs and hiccups, she would whisper, "Inuyasha? Inuyasha? Why aren't you here? You should have been here by now!" Her sobs grew as she said this. Kagome turned and looked at the well. The girl climbed onto the edge of the well and jumped in. Sanushi climbed over the well and looked in.
"Ack!! She's gone!!" Sanushi decided to try this too. She jumped in the well and hit the bottom. Sanushi rubbed her head and cursed Kagome. She fumed and kicked a rock. Suddenly the ground beneath her disappeared and she started falling. 'Ok. This is creepy,' she thought. The ground appeared once again under her feet and she jumped out. Sanushi searched for something familiar, but all she saw was the little house she was in. She walked outside and saw 'Inuyasha's tree'. She ran over to it, but stopped short. Her jaw dropped when she saw this strange place. Sanushi became so scared she jumped into the tree. She resolved that she would only come out when she saw the idiot. 'Man, it's warm here,' she thought. Sanushi yawned and fell asleep. After a couple of hours, Sanushi woke up and rubbed her eyes. She heard talking and spied Kagome and some other girls.
"Hojo is NOT my boyfriend!!" Kagome yelled at them.
"Well, you should dump that idiot you're currently going out with and hook up with Hojo," said one with short brown hair.
"I'm not going out with him either!!" Kagome screamed. Exasperated, Kagome went inside. The other girls walk away and whispered about Kagome. Sanushi took this opportunity and sped inside. She pinched herself to make sure this wasn't a dream. There were strange metal objects everywhere. She back up right into another person. She turned around to see Kagome's little brother. Sanushi jumped and landed atop the refrigerator, then screamed. She hid up there until Sota left. Kagome's mom came around and saw the scared hanyou.
Mrs. Higurashi asked, "Are you another one of Kagome's friends?" "Ummm.....well....I.....uhhh...." she began. 'Great, just great. Now what?' she thought. Sanushi looked once more at the strange woman and uttered a single word, "mother?" Her eyes welled up with tears and she turned away. The hanyou wiped them away and looked down.
~~(Flashback)~~
"Sanushi! Sanushi! I want you to meet someone," came the voice from downstairs. Sanushi groaned. She may have been only 13, but her father was already looking for her suitor.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming," she answered. She didn't want to be treated like a child, but she didn't want to be forced into this. Her brother and father had always made this a difficult time. Ever since her mother passed on, her father had been trying to marry her off. Sanushi ran down the stairs, but stopped midway to listen to what they were saying.
"It will be an honor to work with such a powerful demon," a different voice told them.
'Suck up,' Sanushi thought and rolled her eyes. 'Just great. I'm marrying a suck up,' she said to herself. The hanyou girl walked down the stairs and stood next to her father. Sanushi stared at the demon for a moment. Mr. Sagaru introduced him as Naraku.
"He will be working for Renotauo now," her father said as he beamed.
'Yes!! He's not going to be my husband!!' she thought happily. She almost did a little dance but kept herself in check. All of the sudden, Naraku gave Sanushi a piercing stare. It completely creeped her out. She shuddered slightly and looked away.
Naraku then said, "Your daughter is very beautiful, Mr. Sagaru. Her husband will be a very lucky demon." The next thing that happened didn't totally surprise her. "Would you like to marry her, Naraku?" Sanushi became very angry.
She stormed off upstairs and muttered, "when will you ever stop father? I swear..." Naraku's expression didn't change, but he did comment that she had a bad temper. Sanushi heard this and got even more pissed off.
~~(End Flashback)~~
Sanushi wasn't someone you wanted to piss off. She sheathed her katana and called Crimson back. The cat demon became small once again and jumped into Sanushi's arms. "Well, where are you hiding this child?" she inquired. Renotauo turned around and began to walk away. He had gone about five feet when he looked back to see his confused sister.
"I thought you wanted to see Kagome. Guess I was wrong," he teased. Crimson ran ahead and was enveloped by a ball of blue fire. The huge neko came out of the fireball and picked up Sanushi.
"Be careful, Crimson. This could be a trap," Sanushi whispered in the cat's ear. Crimson roared in response and they followed Renotauo. They came to a small clearing and saw the most serene little house. Well, the remnants of a house. The door had been broken down, the front wall was in ruins, and Kagome was gone.
"Damnit!" Renotauo muttered. He went into the remains and tried to find something that would help him. Eventually he found a piece of Kagome's shirt. Renotauo walked around the perimeter of the house, until he caught the scent. Sanushi picked up the scent of something and seemed happy to follow it. She came to the end of the scented path and was astonished to see Kagome. Sanushi hid in a tree and watched this girl. Kagome sat on the ground and clutched something in her hands. It was a handkerchief and Kagome sobbed into the soft piece of cloth.
Between her little sobs and hiccups, she would whisper, "Inuyasha? Inuyasha? Why aren't you here? You should have been here by now!" Her sobs grew as she said this. Kagome turned and looked at the well. The girl climbed onto the edge of the well and jumped in. Sanushi climbed over the well and looked in.
"Ack!! She's gone!!" Sanushi decided to try this too. She jumped in the well and hit the bottom. Sanushi rubbed her head and cursed Kagome. She fumed and kicked a rock. Suddenly the ground beneath her disappeared and she started falling. 'Ok. This is creepy,' she thought. The ground appeared once again under her feet and she jumped out. Sanushi searched for something familiar, but all she saw was the little house she was in. She walked outside and saw 'Inuyasha's tree'. She ran over to it, but stopped short. Her jaw dropped when she saw this strange place. Sanushi became so scared she jumped into the tree. She resolved that she would only come out when she saw the idiot. 'Man, it's warm here,' she thought. Sanushi yawned and fell asleep. After a couple of hours, Sanushi woke up and rubbed her eyes. She heard talking and spied Kagome and some other girls.
"Hojo is NOT my boyfriend!!" Kagome yelled at them.
"Well, you should dump that idiot you're currently going out with and hook up with Hojo," said one with short brown hair.
"I'm not going out with him either!!" Kagome screamed. Exasperated, Kagome went inside. The other girls walk away and whispered about Kagome. Sanushi took this opportunity and sped inside. She pinched herself to make sure this wasn't a dream. There were strange metal objects everywhere. She back up right into another person. She turned around to see Kagome's little brother. Sanushi jumped and landed atop the refrigerator, then screamed. She hid up there until Sota left. Kagome's mom came around and saw the scared hanyou.
Mrs. Higurashi asked, "Are you another one of Kagome's friends?" "Ummm.....well....I.....uhhh...." she began. 'Great, just great. Now what?' she thought. Sanushi looked once more at the strange woman and uttered a single word, "mother?" Her eyes welled up with tears and she turned away. The hanyou wiped them away and looked down.