Ok so here's part two.. Just for the sake of a disclaimer I am righting
this fic
In honor of one of my favorite series Inuyasha..This story shouldn't ruin anything for
New fans so feel free to read on!
Her voice carried through his body ringing in his ears. He went flying through the air thrown by some unnatural force and was slammed into the side of a concrete building. Leaving cracks where he impacted. His head felt light and spinning and he fell to the ground unconscious. Marina ran to his side squeezing through the crowd which began surrounding him. She picked up his bruised head. "I'm sorry Koyasha I didn't know you'd his so hard." She cradled him in her arms as the police backed off the crowd and surrounded them. "Oh please don't hurt him he didn't know. The officer fired on him first. He was only protecting me." The officers inched closer. "Please wake up Koyasha; we have to get away from here." His eyes flinched a moment and squinted open. Her tears dripped onto his face as the shadows of the officers loomed in over them. "Come quietly and no one gets hurt!" She faintly smiled when she noticed him awaken. She whispered "Can you get us away from here?" His gaze was sinister but signified 'yes' with a wink. "On the count of three..one ..two... three!" Koyasha grabbed Marina round the waist and leaped over the crowd of officers.
The crowd scrambled in different directions heading for vehicles, running after them, and some took stance and began firing on Koyasha only to be screamed at over the bullhorn. "Stop firing you fools you'll hit the hostage!" ("Hostage? Boy are they misguided! But what happened earlier, how did I get thrown into that building? The only thing was." flash back "Koyasha please don't make me.Koyasha.Koyasha stop it!' Did this girl do that to me? It's impossible, she's too weak!") He gripped her tighter around the waist, she squeaked out in pain. ("She's too pathetic to have that kind of power.") One by one he lost those on foot, but the cars stuck right to them. "If you take a left up ahead we can lose them in the park." Her voice was barely audible over the sirens behind them.
The cars stopped in their tracks as the two made it over the walls of the park. "Lost them" he grinned. They jumped over the wall again a little ways into the park, and dashed down a side street. Police cars surrounded the park, "Look Koyasha what luck that's the street!" They ventured on till they cam to a large embankment of stairs leading up to a shrine. The two saw a side building and opened to door to a dark room. A single old well was in the room surrounded in ancient spirit wards. "Great now what!" "Kagome is that you and Inuyasha?" A mans' voice called out into the room. "No, sorry to disturb you. But we really must use this well." The man turned on a light and gazed at the intruders. He looked to be in his early thirties. "Koyasha how did you.?" The man stepped back. "You can thank my companion Uncle Shyoute." Marina tore away the line of spirit wards and Koyasha jumped into the well grabbing hold of her as he did. "Koyasha NO!!" The man screamed after him as they disappeared through the other side. "What's the matter Shyoute?" "He's returned someone broke the seal, a young American girl it looked like." "God have mercy on us." "I know mother. I know" The two stared down into the well.
Kagome's eyes wandered a moment then seemed to stare. "Inuyasha!" His eyes opened groggily "What Kagome?" "I have a bad feeling." "He's sealed it's nothing. Stop worrying about him." "Let's go to the tree today." Inuyasha sighed in contempt. "Fine, we'll go now. So you can stop worrying." Kagome jumped onto his back in the usual fashion and they headed to the tree. They arrived a short time later. "See he's still there." The body of Koyasha sat helplessly pinned to the tree. His clothes slightly tattered but still new in appearance. Kagome stared at him long and hard. "It's not in him! I can't see it anymore!" Inuyasha jerked around, "Are you sure. Damn it who could have taken it!" Kagome 'gasped.' "What if that means?" "I'm way ahead of you!" The two ran at full speed back to the village. Kagome slammed open the doors to the guarded shrine, the jewel was gone. "No not the jewel!"
Marina's eyes squinted as she looked up at the sky from the bottom of the well. ("The well does work.") "Come on girl. I'm not going to wait all day!" She gripped his shoulders and he leaped up out of the well. She let go as he landed perching them on the edge of the well. She stared in wonderment of hr surroundings. Koyasha went to step off and was knocked back into the well, just barely catching the edge as he fell. "DAMN SPIRIT TRAPS!!" She stepped down and tore away the traps sealing him in the well. He pulled himself up and got out of the well. "Good riddens. They thought they could keep me away. Now to get the jewel." He looked over to Marina, who was busy taking in the beauty of her surroundings. "And you're going to help me girl." She looked over to the evil young demon who grinned cockeyed. "Yes, I promised I would Koyasha, and I've never broken a promise yet, nor do I intend to."
Marina smiled "May I ask what is this jewel you seek?" "That's none of your business girl." "Very well then Koyasha it's none of my concern." She walked over to him and grabbed a hold of his shoulders as he picked up her legs. They were off heading to the village just over the bridge. She watched this ancient world, so fresh and clean, untouched by pollutants and human development. The air felt so much better on her lungs that she felt like she was actually breathing stronger. ("At least she doesn't talk much. I would have killed her by now if she did. But I still have use of her.") Koyasha waited just a little outside the village. ("Now where would those pathetic human's have put it?") He gazed over the buildings and set eyes on a small wooden building covered from head to toe in spirit wards. "Could they be more obvious?" he set Marina down. "See that building?" "Yes" "Go in there and take the jewel that is inside." "Are you sure it's in there?" His face became cross. "JUST GO!!" He screamed pointing in the direction of the building. She smiled, but lowered her head slightly in dismay. "I wish you would trust me Koyasha" she whispered to herself after entering the village. "I trust humans least of all, stupid girl." He said under his breath unknowing to her that he heard her words.
A few villagers caught sight of marina and stared in awe of the strange, but beautiful girl. "Who is she?" "What is she?" "Is she a demon?" a few men stood with arrows ready to attack. "Do not fear me, I have not come to cause you harm." Marina spoke with a strange accent. At least it was strange to the villagers. "Who are you?" "Marina.Marina McElrea." She smiled and continued passed the man who had spoken to her. "I'm not finished talking to you. What have you come here for?" "I'm here to retrieve something." The man ran ahead of her and stood in the way clutching his weapon. "And what are you here to retrieve?" Kagome and Inuyasha emerged from the building next to Marina's goal. "What's going on here?" Kagome saw the young girl in a decorative Kimono surrounded by villagers holding her at bay. Inuyasha and Kagome ran over to the crowd and pushed there way through. "What's going on here?" The young girls face was pleasant slightly smiling but her neck was bruised and stuck out like a sore thumb. "Lady Kagome." The man leading the investigation spoke. ("Kagome, that's the same name that man called for at the well. I guess the man with her in Inuyasha then. Could these be Koyasha's parents?")
Koyasha watched from the edge of the forest. "Stupid girl, I should have known she'd attract too much attention." Inuyasha sniffed the air. The girl had a faint smell of someone ells on her. Kagome gasped as she was a faint light emanating from the girls heart. "We'll take it from here, Thank you." Kagome shooed off the men. Marina watched as the crowd dissipated. "It's good to have everyone helping protect the village." She spoke faintly. "That's an American accent, so that explains you appearance, but how did you get here?" "I cam through the well, although I admit I was skeptical of its transportation abilities." Inuyasha kept his eyes suspiciously watching her. ("I can smell blood on her. If I'm not mistaken also Koyasha, but that's impossible.")
Marina's eyes wandered over to meet Inuyasha's stare. "You don't trust me, do you Inuyasha-san?" His eyes slanted "No I.!.How do you know my name? He stood puzzled. "I'm sorry I know you, but I haven't introduced myself. My name is Marina." Kagome looked back to her "Won't you come in for some tea, Marina. I have many things I wish to ask you." "I would enjoy that, but I have something to do first." She walked past Kagome and up to the small wooden building. "Stop right there!" Marina opened the door and entered; Inuyasha lunged at her but was thrown backward by the barrier. Marina turned around and left the building. "It's not here." "Just what do you want with the jewel?" Kagome yelled. A small girl walked up behind Kagome and tugged her sleeve. "Momma why are you mad?" she had pointed ears and gray hair with brown eyes, and wore a pink kimono. "Stand back Fujiko!" Inuyasha yelled, regaining his composure.
He pulled out his enchanted sword and held it ready to battle. "What do you want with the other half of the jewel?" "Other half, what do you mean other half Kagome?" Inuyasha looked towards her. "That girl she." A flash of blue streaked by and knocked the Tettsyga from Inuyasha's hand forcing him to the ground as well. The young man picked up the Tettsyga and studied the enchanted sword. "I was wondering when you intended to pass this on to me father. How gracious of you to give it to me today." "Koyasha! But you were still sealed!" Inuyasha and Kagome stood horrified. The little girl Fujiko jumped up and down with delight. "Oh goody, you're awake! I have so many new games to play with you big brother!" Fujiko ran towards Koyasha. "No Fujiko!" Kagome tried to catch the slippery little imp but failed. Marina reached out and caught Fujiko as she tried to run past. Kagome whipped out her bow and arrow aiming it at Marina. "Let go of my daughter!" Marina knelt down to Fujiko's eye level. "Will you play with me instead? I think your brother is busy just now." Marina smiled to the girl. Fujiko looked at Marina and began laughing "You look funny like me!" Koyasha and Inuyasha stood at a stand off. Kagome lowered her arrow as Fujiko walked off holding Marina's hand. The two men watched with the same dumfounded look as Kagome. "Girl, get back here!" Marina sighed "Fujiko will you go on ahead without me, I'll try to come along in a little while, ok?" The little girl seemed sad, Marina lightly poked her nose and she giggled. "That's more like it." "Ok, I will but do you promise you'll come to play with me." "I'll do my best. I can't promise." Marina smiled as Fujiko skipped off merrily humming. ("This girl with Koyasha doesn't seem bad at all. In fact they don't seem to have anything in common.") Kagome thought to herself.
Marina walked over towards Koyasha. "Stay back if you know what's good for you." Inuyasha growled, holding the Tettsyga sheath like a sword. "What need do you have of my Koyasha?" she smiled. "Bring me the jewel." Her face grew sad. "The jewel wasn't in there, I'm sorry." Koyasha's face twisted into a dark verboten gaze. "Where is the jewel mother?" "I'd never tell an evil creature like you!" It hurt Kagome to see her son, knowing because she couldn't purify the jewel completely it tainted his heart with an overwhelming evil. Marina continued walking to Koyasha despite Inuyasha's threat. "I said get back!" Inuyasha whirled around and grabbed her. He threw her back to where Kagome stood. She screamed out in pain as her back, which was already damaged with bruises, took another violent blow. "Inuyasha!" Kagome protested "What, I didn't throw her that hard she weighs next to nothing!" Koyasha charged at his father eye's burning He laughed viciously as they traded blows. "You're no better than I, father." Inuyasha blocked his attack. "What are you talking about, I was never that evil?!" Koyasha sneered, clawing for Inuyasha's face. "You're willing to hurt the innocent if they stand in your way."
Marina's hand twitched, while her face winced in pain. Kagome picked her upper body up to a sitting position. "Are you ok?" Marina felt a tickle form in her throat, she tried to fight it off but began compulsively coughing. She covered her mouth trying to keep the dust form their battle from agitating her throat any worse. Koyasha shifted his glance to her as he saw blood dripping from her mouth. Kagome hovered over Marina becoming more worried with each cough. Inuyasha also lost his concentration on the battle, Koyasha turned his attention back to the fight. He saw his opening, his father was worried about Marina not him. He swung hard leaping down at the unsuspecting Inuyasha. Marina looked up and saw the death blow that was about to end Inuyasha's life. "Koyasha stop it!" she choked out. Koyasha felt a strong force hit him, the Tettsyga ripped loose from his grasp stabbing his arm as it swung around. His body went sailing through the air crashing into the building from which Kagome and Inuyasha emerged. Inuyasha turned around and saw the strange occurrence. Then looked back at the girl struggling to sit up. He walked over and picked up the newly freed Tettsyga.
("I didn't see a necklace on him. How did she do that? It had to have been her, but she's so weak.") He walked over to Marina who had finally managed to stand with Kagome's help. She limped over to a small bucket of water and rinsed her hands and mouth, closely watched by the two. "Who are you, or what are you?" Inuyasha enquired. "Leave her alone, she's been through enough." Kagome scolded "I want to know what kind of creature she is?!" "SIT BOY!!" His necklace glowed and yanked him to the ground face first. "Sorry about that come inside." "Will he be alright?" Marina looked down worried. "He always is." Kagome lead her into the house. "I'm very sorry about the mess Miss Kagome." She commented looking at the rocks, grass, and wood scattered all over the floor where Koyasha laid dazed. "It's no problem." She took out a string of spirit traps and circled Koyasha. "There that should hold him for a while." Inuyasha came in holding his face. "That hurts you know." "Then listen next time." He glanced at Koyasha a moment. "That won't hold him very long." Koyasha began snoring he was out cold. "So you want to tell me why you tried to steel the jewel. You can see the jewel inside Koyasha can't you." Kagome placed a small tea cup in Marina's hands. Marina nodded in reply. "Then you must know that." "Yes, Miss Kagome I know."
Kagome's eyes grew sad. "That's why he hasn't killed you yet, he doesn't know." "No he doesn't." "What are you two talking about?!" Inuyasha seemed annoyed by their cryptic conversation. Marina sipped her tea. "Can we keep this between us Miss Kagome?" Kagome looked worried. "I don't understand, why was another priestess born? I'm not dead in this time yet. It's possible you may be a reincarnation of someone but it certainly wasn't me or Kikkyo." Inuyasha looked annoyed. "I wish that old hag was still around maybe she could have made some sense of it." "Inuyasha don't speak ill of the dead!" She saw the sadness in his eyes and realized he was trying to hide how much he missed Kikkyo's little sister and Kikkyo for that matter. "It couldn't have been her. Her sols still trapped in the jewel but that would explain." "I really would like to ask you some questions regarding the jewel but Koyasha is waking. Marina set down her tea and walked into the other room. Inuyasha and Kagome stood in awe as his eyes shot open. ("How did she know? It was just luck that's all just luck.") Inuyasha grumbled.
Koyasha's eyes were blurry then cam into focus on Marina standing before him. "Come here." "No, you don't" Inuyasha grabbed for her arm, she slipped aside sending him sprawling to the ground. "Please forgive me." She stepped over the barrier surrounding Koyasha. "No don't Marina" Kagome reached for her. Marina's eyes filled with tears. "I'm sorry, but I didn't want you to kill him." His face was dark "Let me out of this and I'll consider forgetting the matter." Blood dripped from where the Tettsyga had stabbed his arm. "Your arm" she 'gasped.' She knelt down placing her hands on the spot of the wound. "Let go of me girl!" Inuyasha and Kagome watched helplessly as he knocked her down. He reared back to slice her with his claws and stopped. ("What the hell? The bleeding has stopped.") Marina stared up at him now that he was standing. "Does it still hurt?" He pulled back his sleeve and gazed in wonderment. The wound was gone, there was no scar only the left over blood from when it was an open wound. "I guess you've earned keeping your life a little longer girl." "I'm glad you're ok." ("She can heal people?!") Kagome stood back in awe. ("She's going to be trouble.") Inuyasha's eyes narrowed.
"Mother Father, meet my doll." Koyasha said with an evil grin. He lifted up Marina and jumped out through the hole in the ceiling.
Well thanks for sticking with the story I still have more to come.
Keep checking for the next chapter 'Marina's shades of red'
In honor of one of my favorite series Inuyasha..This story shouldn't ruin anything for
New fans so feel free to read on!
Her voice carried through his body ringing in his ears. He went flying through the air thrown by some unnatural force and was slammed into the side of a concrete building. Leaving cracks where he impacted. His head felt light and spinning and he fell to the ground unconscious. Marina ran to his side squeezing through the crowd which began surrounding him. She picked up his bruised head. "I'm sorry Koyasha I didn't know you'd his so hard." She cradled him in her arms as the police backed off the crowd and surrounded them. "Oh please don't hurt him he didn't know. The officer fired on him first. He was only protecting me." The officers inched closer. "Please wake up Koyasha; we have to get away from here." His eyes flinched a moment and squinted open. Her tears dripped onto his face as the shadows of the officers loomed in over them. "Come quietly and no one gets hurt!" She faintly smiled when she noticed him awaken. She whispered "Can you get us away from here?" His gaze was sinister but signified 'yes' with a wink. "On the count of three..one ..two... three!" Koyasha grabbed Marina round the waist and leaped over the crowd of officers.
The crowd scrambled in different directions heading for vehicles, running after them, and some took stance and began firing on Koyasha only to be screamed at over the bullhorn. "Stop firing you fools you'll hit the hostage!" ("Hostage? Boy are they misguided! But what happened earlier, how did I get thrown into that building? The only thing was." flash back "Koyasha please don't make me.Koyasha.Koyasha stop it!' Did this girl do that to me? It's impossible, she's too weak!") He gripped her tighter around the waist, she squeaked out in pain. ("She's too pathetic to have that kind of power.") One by one he lost those on foot, but the cars stuck right to them. "If you take a left up ahead we can lose them in the park." Her voice was barely audible over the sirens behind them.
The cars stopped in their tracks as the two made it over the walls of the park. "Lost them" he grinned. They jumped over the wall again a little ways into the park, and dashed down a side street. Police cars surrounded the park, "Look Koyasha what luck that's the street!" They ventured on till they cam to a large embankment of stairs leading up to a shrine. The two saw a side building and opened to door to a dark room. A single old well was in the room surrounded in ancient spirit wards. "Great now what!" "Kagome is that you and Inuyasha?" A mans' voice called out into the room. "No, sorry to disturb you. But we really must use this well." The man turned on a light and gazed at the intruders. He looked to be in his early thirties. "Koyasha how did you.?" The man stepped back. "You can thank my companion Uncle Shyoute." Marina tore away the line of spirit wards and Koyasha jumped into the well grabbing hold of her as he did. "Koyasha NO!!" The man screamed after him as they disappeared through the other side. "What's the matter Shyoute?" "He's returned someone broke the seal, a young American girl it looked like." "God have mercy on us." "I know mother. I know" The two stared down into the well.
Kagome's eyes wandered a moment then seemed to stare. "Inuyasha!" His eyes opened groggily "What Kagome?" "I have a bad feeling." "He's sealed it's nothing. Stop worrying about him." "Let's go to the tree today." Inuyasha sighed in contempt. "Fine, we'll go now. So you can stop worrying." Kagome jumped onto his back in the usual fashion and they headed to the tree. They arrived a short time later. "See he's still there." The body of Koyasha sat helplessly pinned to the tree. His clothes slightly tattered but still new in appearance. Kagome stared at him long and hard. "It's not in him! I can't see it anymore!" Inuyasha jerked around, "Are you sure. Damn it who could have taken it!" Kagome 'gasped.' "What if that means?" "I'm way ahead of you!" The two ran at full speed back to the village. Kagome slammed open the doors to the guarded shrine, the jewel was gone. "No not the jewel!"
Marina's eyes squinted as she looked up at the sky from the bottom of the well. ("The well does work.") "Come on girl. I'm not going to wait all day!" She gripped his shoulders and he leaped up out of the well. She let go as he landed perching them on the edge of the well. She stared in wonderment of hr surroundings. Koyasha went to step off and was knocked back into the well, just barely catching the edge as he fell. "DAMN SPIRIT TRAPS!!" She stepped down and tore away the traps sealing him in the well. He pulled himself up and got out of the well. "Good riddens. They thought they could keep me away. Now to get the jewel." He looked over to Marina, who was busy taking in the beauty of her surroundings. "And you're going to help me girl." She looked over to the evil young demon who grinned cockeyed. "Yes, I promised I would Koyasha, and I've never broken a promise yet, nor do I intend to."
Marina smiled "May I ask what is this jewel you seek?" "That's none of your business girl." "Very well then Koyasha it's none of my concern." She walked over to him and grabbed a hold of his shoulders as he picked up her legs. They were off heading to the village just over the bridge. She watched this ancient world, so fresh and clean, untouched by pollutants and human development. The air felt so much better on her lungs that she felt like she was actually breathing stronger. ("At least she doesn't talk much. I would have killed her by now if she did. But I still have use of her.") Koyasha waited just a little outside the village. ("Now where would those pathetic human's have put it?") He gazed over the buildings and set eyes on a small wooden building covered from head to toe in spirit wards. "Could they be more obvious?" he set Marina down. "See that building?" "Yes" "Go in there and take the jewel that is inside." "Are you sure it's in there?" His face became cross. "JUST GO!!" He screamed pointing in the direction of the building. She smiled, but lowered her head slightly in dismay. "I wish you would trust me Koyasha" she whispered to herself after entering the village. "I trust humans least of all, stupid girl." He said under his breath unknowing to her that he heard her words.
A few villagers caught sight of marina and stared in awe of the strange, but beautiful girl. "Who is she?" "What is she?" "Is she a demon?" a few men stood with arrows ready to attack. "Do not fear me, I have not come to cause you harm." Marina spoke with a strange accent. At least it was strange to the villagers. "Who are you?" "Marina.Marina McElrea." She smiled and continued passed the man who had spoken to her. "I'm not finished talking to you. What have you come here for?" "I'm here to retrieve something." The man ran ahead of her and stood in the way clutching his weapon. "And what are you here to retrieve?" Kagome and Inuyasha emerged from the building next to Marina's goal. "What's going on here?" Kagome saw the young girl in a decorative Kimono surrounded by villagers holding her at bay. Inuyasha and Kagome ran over to the crowd and pushed there way through. "What's going on here?" The young girls face was pleasant slightly smiling but her neck was bruised and stuck out like a sore thumb. "Lady Kagome." The man leading the investigation spoke. ("Kagome, that's the same name that man called for at the well. I guess the man with her in Inuyasha then. Could these be Koyasha's parents?")
Koyasha watched from the edge of the forest. "Stupid girl, I should have known she'd attract too much attention." Inuyasha sniffed the air. The girl had a faint smell of someone ells on her. Kagome gasped as she was a faint light emanating from the girls heart. "We'll take it from here, Thank you." Kagome shooed off the men. Marina watched as the crowd dissipated. "It's good to have everyone helping protect the village." She spoke faintly. "That's an American accent, so that explains you appearance, but how did you get here?" "I cam through the well, although I admit I was skeptical of its transportation abilities." Inuyasha kept his eyes suspiciously watching her. ("I can smell blood on her. If I'm not mistaken also Koyasha, but that's impossible.")
Marina's eyes wandered over to meet Inuyasha's stare. "You don't trust me, do you Inuyasha-san?" His eyes slanted "No I.!.How do you know my name? He stood puzzled. "I'm sorry I know you, but I haven't introduced myself. My name is Marina." Kagome looked back to her "Won't you come in for some tea, Marina. I have many things I wish to ask you." "I would enjoy that, but I have something to do first." She walked past Kagome and up to the small wooden building. "Stop right there!" Marina opened the door and entered; Inuyasha lunged at her but was thrown backward by the barrier. Marina turned around and left the building. "It's not here." "Just what do you want with the jewel?" Kagome yelled. A small girl walked up behind Kagome and tugged her sleeve. "Momma why are you mad?" she had pointed ears and gray hair with brown eyes, and wore a pink kimono. "Stand back Fujiko!" Inuyasha yelled, regaining his composure.
He pulled out his enchanted sword and held it ready to battle. "What do you want with the other half of the jewel?" "Other half, what do you mean other half Kagome?" Inuyasha looked towards her. "That girl she." A flash of blue streaked by and knocked the Tettsyga from Inuyasha's hand forcing him to the ground as well. The young man picked up the Tettsyga and studied the enchanted sword. "I was wondering when you intended to pass this on to me father. How gracious of you to give it to me today." "Koyasha! But you were still sealed!" Inuyasha and Kagome stood horrified. The little girl Fujiko jumped up and down with delight. "Oh goody, you're awake! I have so many new games to play with you big brother!" Fujiko ran towards Koyasha. "No Fujiko!" Kagome tried to catch the slippery little imp but failed. Marina reached out and caught Fujiko as she tried to run past. Kagome whipped out her bow and arrow aiming it at Marina. "Let go of my daughter!" Marina knelt down to Fujiko's eye level. "Will you play with me instead? I think your brother is busy just now." Marina smiled to the girl. Fujiko looked at Marina and began laughing "You look funny like me!" Koyasha and Inuyasha stood at a stand off. Kagome lowered her arrow as Fujiko walked off holding Marina's hand. The two men watched with the same dumfounded look as Kagome. "Girl, get back here!" Marina sighed "Fujiko will you go on ahead without me, I'll try to come along in a little while, ok?" The little girl seemed sad, Marina lightly poked her nose and she giggled. "That's more like it." "Ok, I will but do you promise you'll come to play with me." "I'll do my best. I can't promise." Marina smiled as Fujiko skipped off merrily humming. ("This girl with Koyasha doesn't seem bad at all. In fact they don't seem to have anything in common.") Kagome thought to herself.
Marina walked over towards Koyasha. "Stay back if you know what's good for you." Inuyasha growled, holding the Tettsyga sheath like a sword. "What need do you have of my Koyasha?" she smiled. "Bring me the jewel." Her face grew sad. "The jewel wasn't in there, I'm sorry." Koyasha's face twisted into a dark verboten gaze. "Where is the jewel mother?" "I'd never tell an evil creature like you!" It hurt Kagome to see her son, knowing because she couldn't purify the jewel completely it tainted his heart with an overwhelming evil. Marina continued walking to Koyasha despite Inuyasha's threat. "I said get back!" Inuyasha whirled around and grabbed her. He threw her back to where Kagome stood. She screamed out in pain as her back, which was already damaged with bruises, took another violent blow. "Inuyasha!" Kagome protested "What, I didn't throw her that hard she weighs next to nothing!" Koyasha charged at his father eye's burning He laughed viciously as they traded blows. "You're no better than I, father." Inuyasha blocked his attack. "What are you talking about, I was never that evil?!" Koyasha sneered, clawing for Inuyasha's face. "You're willing to hurt the innocent if they stand in your way."
Marina's hand twitched, while her face winced in pain. Kagome picked her upper body up to a sitting position. "Are you ok?" Marina felt a tickle form in her throat, she tried to fight it off but began compulsively coughing. She covered her mouth trying to keep the dust form their battle from agitating her throat any worse. Koyasha shifted his glance to her as he saw blood dripping from her mouth. Kagome hovered over Marina becoming more worried with each cough. Inuyasha also lost his concentration on the battle, Koyasha turned his attention back to the fight. He saw his opening, his father was worried about Marina not him. He swung hard leaping down at the unsuspecting Inuyasha. Marina looked up and saw the death blow that was about to end Inuyasha's life. "Koyasha stop it!" she choked out. Koyasha felt a strong force hit him, the Tettsyga ripped loose from his grasp stabbing his arm as it swung around. His body went sailing through the air crashing into the building from which Kagome and Inuyasha emerged. Inuyasha turned around and saw the strange occurrence. Then looked back at the girl struggling to sit up. He walked over and picked up the newly freed Tettsyga.
("I didn't see a necklace on him. How did she do that? It had to have been her, but she's so weak.") He walked over to Marina who had finally managed to stand with Kagome's help. She limped over to a small bucket of water and rinsed her hands and mouth, closely watched by the two. "Who are you, or what are you?" Inuyasha enquired. "Leave her alone, she's been through enough." Kagome scolded "I want to know what kind of creature she is?!" "SIT BOY!!" His necklace glowed and yanked him to the ground face first. "Sorry about that come inside." "Will he be alright?" Marina looked down worried. "He always is." Kagome lead her into the house. "I'm very sorry about the mess Miss Kagome." She commented looking at the rocks, grass, and wood scattered all over the floor where Koyasha laid dazed. "It's no problem." She took out a string of spirit traps and circled Koyasha. "There that should hold him for a while." Inuyasha came in holding his face. "That hurts you know." "Then listen next time." He glanced at Koyasha a moment. "That won't hold him very long." Koyasha began snoring he was out cold. "So you want to tell me why you tried to steel the jewel. You can see the jewel inside Koyasha can't you." Kagome placed a small tea cup in Marina's hands. Marina nodded in reply. "Then you must know that." "Yes, Miss Kagome I know."
Kagome's eyes grew sad. "That's why he hasn't killed you yet, he doesn't know." "No he doesn't." "What are you two talking about?!" Inuyasha seemed annoyed by their cryptic conversation. Marina sipped her tea. "Can we keep this between us Miss Kagome?" Kagome looked worried. "I don't understand, why was another priestess born? I'm not dead in this time yet. It's possible you may be a reincarnation of someone but it certainly wasn't me or Kikkyo." Inuyasha looked annoyed. "I wish that old hag was still around maybe she could have made some sense of it." "Inuyasha don't speak ill of the dead!" She saw the sadness in his eyes and realized he was trying to hide how much he missed Kikkyo's little sister and Kikkyo for that matter. "It couldn't have been her. Her sols still trapped in the jewel but that would explain." "I really would like to ask you some questions regarding the jewel but Koyasha is waking. Marina set down her tea and walked into the other room. Inuyasha and Kagome stood in awe as his eyes shot open. ("How did she know? It was just luck that's all just luck.") Inuyasha grumbled.
Koyasha's eyes were blurry then cam into focus on Marina standing before him. "Come here." "No, you don't" Inuyasha grabbed for her arm, she slipped aside sending him sprawling to the ground. "Please forgive me." She stepped over the barrier surrounding Koyasha. "No don't Marina" Kagome reached for her. Marina's eyes filled with tears. "I'm sorry, but I didn't want you to kill him." His face was dark "Let me out of this and I'll consider forgetting the matter." Blood dripped from where the Tettsyga had stabbed his arm. "Your arm" she 'gasped.' She knelt down placing her hands on the spot of the wound. "Let go of me girl!" Inuyasha and Kagome watched helplessly as he knocked her down. He reared back to slice her with his claws and stopped. ("What the hell? The bleeding has stopped.") Marina stared up at him now that he was standing. "Does it still hurt?" He pulled back his sleeve and gazed in wonderment. The wound was gone, there was no scar only the left over blood from when it was an open wound. "I guess you've earned keeping your life a little longer girl." "I'm glad you're ok." ("She can heal people?!") Kagome stood back in awe. ("She's going to be trouble.") Inuyasha's eyes narrowed.
"Mother Father, meet my doll." Koyasha said with an evil grin. He lifted up Marina and jumped out through the hole in the ceiling.
Well thanks for sticking with the story I still have more to come.
Keep checking for the next chapter 'Marina's shades of red'