The Welder of BlackFire:
Thorn's Past Life-The Alliance Maker
Chapter Three: A New Ally
Several days later, Kegome and Inuyasha were walking along a road when InuYasha caught the scent. Dragonblood mingled with human scent. He ran to it, knowing it was the mysterious girl's smell. She was waiting for him, staff in hand, in the middle of a large field of little anything but ashes that reeked of dragonblood. A Dragon's fiery breath had cast the ashes were they lay.
InuYasha came from the forest, clearly ready to fight.
"Welcome," she greeted him innocently.
"Who are you?" he hissed angrily.
"My name is Thorn," she said quietly.
"Why have you lead me here, Thorn?" he asked, his voice hard.
"A battle of course. But since I did make the field, I make the rules as well. May I?" she asked sweetly, her eyes intent on his face. The girl's dark hair was pulled back, the first sign that she was even remotely serious about the fight, and her staff held at ready, for demons were so unpredictable.
"Fine," he spat, unsheathing the Tetsusaiga.
"Okay. First rule, this is not a battle to the death. It will be until first blood. Whoever draws the blood of their opponate first, wins. Simple, right? Second rule, the victor receives one thing that they request as long as it is in the losers power to give." She stopped, letting her words seep into his mind. "Deal?"
"Fine. No blood? Afraid I'll kill you?" he sneered. She smiled but did not answer. No, it was quite the opposite. He was angered when she said nothing, getting the feeling of being mocked.
"Fine, let's go!" he cried, and charged. She disappeared, but this time he warded off her attack from behind before she could cradle her staff around his throat. Thorn smiled, and it stuck to her soft-featured face, unmoving in her amusement.
"You learn quickly," she said to him as she flew backward.
"Shut-up and fight!" he told her. She obeyed, but he soon learned that it was much more comfortable if she spoke, for without the sound, even his enhanced ears could hardly pick up her sounds. She jumped into a tree and disappeared.
"No hiding!" he shouted, growling, but he soon regretted muffling her sound with his voice, for even his demonic ears did not pick up the sound until too late. She came down just as he turned and caught his right sleeve, tearing the flesh that lay beneath the white undercloth were there was a slice in the sleeve of his red shirt of protection. Victory was Thorn's.
She looked at him and her smile grew wider as he cursed. He snorted with disgust.
"As I mentioned, the winner is granted one wish as long as it is in the power of the loser to grant it," she said, her staff still at his shoulder.
"Yes," he mumbled, but he was thinking about a way to get her shards of the jewel.
"Well, my wish is training. From you," she said, her eyes level with his as he jerked his head around to give a fierce stare. She regarded him coolly.
"What?!" he asked. "Training? Me train a ihuman/i?" he asked, clearly surprised.
"Yes," she said, removing her staff from his arm.
"InuYasha, she won, you have to give her what she wants. It won't hurt you to train her." Kegome said, yet she was clearly not trusting in the girl. "Besides, you can't break a promise," said Shippo, the little kitsune. Inuyasha grumbled an agreement.
*
Thorn stayed with them, but the others clearly did not trust her. The sword on her back hummed angrily and she whispered to it softly. BlackFire is angered at her supposed stupid request.
"Who are you talking to?" Kegome asked as they walked along a dirt road.
"BlackFire," she said. The girl turned to Kegome. "My sword. The one that Inuyasha tried to take from that stump a few months ago." Kegome was surprised to hear this but dark was drawing close and Inuyasha interjected from a tree, telling them to make camp. The first night Thorn helped make their camp, but did not sit at the fire. Instead she climbed in a tree and rested there, staring off into space. InuYasha could hardly sleep, knowing she was so close and a potential threat. The next day is the first of the training. Her fighting staff was downsized and seemingly disappeared. Instead she revealed a heavier, weighted staff. The first day is stiff and awkward, and nothing really got accomplished in the two hours.
On day two there is more to say. Again, they traveled, ever searching for jewel shards. But they were rare, because Inuyasha had acquired nearly half the jewel and the girl, according to the sapphire imbedded in the sword's hilt, where Thorn seemed to keep the shards, she had about 20%. But they did not find anyone/thing with shards and so the day ended with empty hands. That night, Thorn did sit by the fire, much to Inuyasha's apparent relief, she could feel, where he could watch her. She leaned against a tree, her eyes closed, with BlackFire by her side.
"Kegome, don't you think you'd better be going if you're going to be on time?" Thorn asked, her eyes still closed and her arms crossed. Kegome's hand went to her mouth.
"Oh, I nearly forgot!" she said and quickly stood up, brushing the dirt from her school uniform. They were located near the well and so she ran to its side and jumped in. InuYasha jumped up and started to follow her.
"Hey! Wait, what's going on here?" InuYasha called after her. Thorn smiled. Inuyasha turned around.
"What's so funny?" he asked acidly.
"Nothing," she said, her voice smiling. He grumbled something about secrets and sat down again.
Shippo was long asleep and the fire was comfortably warm. Thorn sighed and stood up.
"Where are you going?" InuYasha asked suspiciously.
"Tonight's hunting night," she told him simply. He looked up at her, curious she could tell. "Don't follow me," she said and shape-shifted into a white wolf shape. She glared at him, a warning, and sauntered off. He watched her go, confused, curious and interested. He grumbled something about not wanting to come.
A/Note: Hello! I know, I haven't updated in forever. But my computers been on the fritz. Don't worry, we get a new one tonight (hopefully, even though I love this one. It seems to like me a lot more than the rest of my family, since it always seems to let me on even when its acting up for them ^_^'). Anyway, enough excuses. Did you like this chapter? I reread it and said AKK, scaring my cat. Lol. But I remembered that I wrote this a while back (four or five months ago). I improved upon it a little bit. Hope ya like it so far. It gets better though, promise! Once Sesshy comes in it gets really interesting * wink * * wink *. Hehe. Okay, enough babbling. If you really like it then reviewy please! I just want one, it'll make me update faster, because I'll feel good about it! Geez, I'm starting to sound like one of those freaky barney kids. Have you Ever watched that? * shudder * agg okay, lets get on with this before I freak myself out thinking about stuff like that. I just hope those kid's parents have great shrinks.
Disclaimer: Me: I can't do this anymore! Its too painful! * sob *
Miroku: there there. * pats on back *
Me: dammit, Miroku, it your hand goes any farther down then my shoulder I'm going to kill you. With my finger nails. -growl-
Miroku: -gulp- of course. I wouldn't think of such a thing.
Me: yes you would.
Miroku: ahh, lets just do the disclaimer, shall we? -backs away-
Me: yeah yeah, I guess. I own Thorn N BlackFire.
Miroku: and who /don't/ you own?
Me: shuddap.
Miroku: You /do not/ own Inuyasha and company. Right?
Me: I guess.
A/n: does anyone ever read these stupid little things I put down here in the disclaimer? I was just wondering. I read 'em all the time and I was just wondering if it was because I've just got too much time on my hands or what. Okay, anyway! The pretty purple button!!! Right there! On the left! See it?? Yeah, that's right! Push it! Now review! Tada! Magic! Okay, I'm going now.
Thorn's Past Life-The Alliance Maker
Chapter Three: A New Ally
Several days later, Kegome and Inuyasha were walking along a road when InuYasha caught the scent. Dragonblood mingled with human scent. He ran to it, knowing it was the mysterious girl's smell. She was waiting for him, staff in hand, in the middle of a large field of little anything but ashes that reeked of dragonblood. A Dragon's fiery breath had cast the ashes were they lay.
InuYasha came from the forest, clearly ready to fight.
"Welcome," she greeted him innocently.
"Who are you?" he hissed angrily.
"My name is Thorn," she said quietly.
"Why have you lead me here, Thorn?" he asked, his voice hard.
"A battle of course. But since I did make the field, I make the rules as well. May I?" she asked sweetly, her eyes intent on his face. The girl's dark hair was pulled back, the first sign that she was even remotely serious about the fight, and her staff held at ready, for demons were so unpredictable.
"Fine," he spat, unsheathing the Tetsusaiga.
"Okay. First rule, this is not a battle to the death. It will be until first blood. Whoever draws the blood of their opponate first, wins. Simple, right? Second rule, the victor receives one thing that they request as long as it is in the losers power to give." She stopped, letting her words seep into his mind. "Deal?"
"Fine. No blood? Afraid I'll kill you?" he sneered. She smiled but did not answer. No, it was quite the opposite. He was angered when she said nothing, getting the feeling of being mocked.
"Fine, let's go!" he cried, and charged. She disappeared, but this time he warded off her attack from behind before she could cradle her staff around his throat. Thorn smiled, and it stuck to her soft-featured face, unmoving in her amusement.
"You learn quickly," she said to him as she flew backward.
"Shut-up and fight!" he told her. She obeyed, but he soon learned that it was much more comfortable if she spoke, for without the sound, even his enhanced ears could hardly pick up her sounds. She jumped into a tree and disappeared.
"No hiding!" he shouted, growling, but he soon regretted muffling her sound with his voice, for even his demonic ears did not pick up the sound until too late. She came down just as he turned and caught his right sleeve, tearing the flesh that lay beneath the white undercloth were there was a slice in the sleeve of his red shirt of protection. Victory was Thorn's.
She looked at him and her smile grew wider as he cursed. He snorted with disgust.
"As I mentioned, the winner is granted one wish as long as it is in the power of the loser to grant it," she said, her staff still at his shoulder.
"Yes," he mumbled, but he was thinking about a way to get her shards of the jewel.
"Well, my wish is training. From you," she said, her eyes level with his as he jerked his head around to give a fierce stare. She regarded him coolly.
"What?!" he asked. "Training? Me train a ihuman/i?" he asked, clearly surprised.
"Yes," she said, removing her staff from his arm.
"InuYasha, she won, you have to give her what she wants. It won't hurt you to train her." Kegome said, yet she was clearly not trusting in the girl. "Besides, you can't break a promise," said Shippo, the little kitsune. Inuyasha grumbled an agreement.
*
Thorn stayed with them, but the others clearly did not trust her. The sword on her back hummed angrily and she whispered to it softly. BlackFire is angered at her supposed stupid request.
"Who are you talking to?" Kegome asked as they walked along a dirt road.
"BlackFire," she said. The girl turned to Kegome. "My sword. The one that Inuyasha tried to take from that stump a few months ago." Kegome was surprised to hear this but dark was drawing close and Inuyasha interjected from a tree, telling them to make camp. The first night Thorn helped make their camp, but did not sit at the fire. Instead she climbed in a tree and rested there, staring off into space. InuYasha could hardly sleep, knowing she was so close and a potential threat. The next day is the first of the training. Her fighting staff was downsized and seemingly disappeared. Instead she revealed a heavier, weighted staff. The first day is stiff and awkward, and nothing really got accomplished in the two hours.
On day two there is more to say. Again, they traveled, ever searching for jewel shards. But they were rare, because Inuyasha had acquired nearly half the jewel and the girl, according to the sapphire imbedded in the sword's hilt, where Thorn seemed to keep the shards, she had about 20%. But they did not find anyone/thing with shards and so the day ended with empty hands. That night, Thorn did sit by the fire, much to Inuyasha's apparent relief, she could feel, where he could watch her. She leaned against a tree, her eyes closed, with BlackFire by her side.
"Kegome, don't you think you'd better be going if you're going to be on time?" Thorn asked, her eyes still closed and her arms crossed. Kegome's hand went to her mouth.
"Oh, I nearly forgot!" she said and quickly stood up, brushing the dirt from her school uniform. They were located near the well and so she ran to its side and jumped in. InuYasha jumped up and started to follow her.
"Hey! Wait, what's going on here?" InuYasha called after her. Thorn smiled. Inuyasha turned around.
"What's so funny?" he asked acidly.
"Nothing," she said, her voice smiling. He grumbled something about secrets and sat down again.
Shippo was long asleep and the fire was comfortably warm. Thorn sighed and stood up.
"Where are you going?" InuYasha asked suspiciously.
"Tonight's hunting night," she told him simply. He looked up at her, curious she could tell. "Don't follow me," she said and shape-shifted into a white wolf shape. She glared at him, a warning, and sauntered off. He watched her go, confused, curious and interested. He grumbled something about not wanting to come.
A/Note: Hello! I know, I haven't updated in forever. But my computers been on the fritz. Don't worry, we get a new one tonight (hopefully, even though I love this one. It seems to like me a lot more than the rest of my family, since it always seems to let me on even when its acting up for them ^_^'). Anyway, enough excuses. Did you like this chapter? I reread it and said AKK, scaring my cat. Lol. But I remembered that I wrote this a while back (four or five months ago). I improved upon it a little bit. Hope ya like it so far. It gets better though, promise! Once Sesshy comes in it gets really interesting * wink * * wink *. Hehe. Okay, enough babbling. If you really like it then reviewy please! I just want one, it'll make me update faster, because I'll feel good about it! Geez, I'm starting to sound like one of those freaky barney kids. Have you Ever watched that? * shudder * agg okay, lets get on with this before I freak myself out thinking about stuff like that. I just hope those kid's parents have great shrinks.
Disclaimer: Me: I can't do this anymore! Its too painful! * sob *
Miroku: there there. * pats on back *
Me: dammit, Miroku, it your hand goes any farther down then my shoulder I'm going to kill you. With my finger nails. -growl-
Miroku: -gulp- of course. I wouldn't think of such a thing.
Me: yes you would.
Miroku: ahh, lets just do the disclaimer, shall we? -backs away-
Me: yeah yeah, I guess. I own Thorn N BlackFire.
Miroku: and who /don't/ you own?
Me: shuddap.
Miroku: You /do not/ own Inuyasha and company. Right?
Me: I guess.
A/n: does anyone ever read these stupid little things I put down here in the disclaimer? I was just wondering. I read 'em all the time and I was just wondering if it was because I've just got too much time on my hands or what. Okay, anyway! The pretty purple button!!! Right there! On the left! See it?? Yeah, that's right! Push it! Now review! Tada! Magic! Okay, I'm going now.