SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1OMG I could write another fanfic on the ideas I have for a story between Kaitsumi and Onigumo....this is like, the short short version.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.....sigh......every time I write one of these I get more depressed.
Chapter 10
Flashback:
His cunning legs jumped back at the window sill, keeping his balance shakily whilst tiny expensive trinkets shifted in his bags. A small figure rose from the darkness and was suddenly at his side, tugging at his shoe.
"Excuse me but will you-"
"AHHHHH!!!" Onigumo screamed, startled by the young girls sudden emergence. Losing his footing, he toppled over the edge and back into her room landing hard against her tiny body. The small candle she had used to light her steps fell against the wooden floor, instantly igniting into large flames.
The large man leapt clumsily off the girl and again went towards the window. He turned as she sat up and realized the situation, screaming instantly.
"Stupid girl!" he hissed and bent, sweeping her up into his arms and pressing her head into his chest as to muffle he screams.
"Kaitsumi-hime! Kaitsumi-hime! Are you alright!?" The sounds of heavy sounding guards footsteps got closer and closer.
'I can't leave her here, now that she has seen my face!' Onigumos mind raced. He made a quick and life altering decision.
Stepping again out onto the window ledge he bent and grabbed his sack, setting it on her stomach. She had stopped screaming and instead was looking up at him, wide eyed but bravely. With all he had, he jumped out forcefully and landed running into the dense woods that surrounded the castle.
Kaitsumi was conscious but silent, thankful that somehow this enchanting thief knew in his heart what she desired in hers; freedom. They ran most of the night, stopping only to catch his breath. By morning the silence had consumed her and she wanted to speak to her savior. He stopped at a clearing near a river and set her down, quickly grabbing his bag away from her with a scowl.
"I...I guess I should thank you...." Kaitsumi began, dusting off her light robe and pushing her long black hair behind her ears.
"For what wench?" He grumbled back, digging through his bag of trinkets hungrily.
"For saving me...I really hated that place."
"Is that why you came up to me?! To ask me to save you!? And then you were stupid enough to throw a candle on the ground!" His voice was gruff but he sounded scared. "We could have burned alive thanks to you!"
"I'm sorry..." Gently she sat on a rock next to where he was still digging through his bag. His dark eyes darted up to meet hers briefly, and then back down.
"Ok well whatever bitch.....I don't know what your so sorry about, because I just have to kill you now because you have seen me." He shifted through his bag some more, this time with more urgency.
"What?" Panic filled her eyes as she stood and began to back away. Suddenly with a smile Onigumo found what he was looking for; an ancient silver dagger.
"Hold still please....I want to get as little blood on me as possible." He stepped forward menacingly, striking fear into her mysterious heart. She turned to run away, but something stopped her. She turned back to face him and stepped forward, catching him off guard.
"Can I join you?!" She shouted, causing him to take a step back.
"WHAT?! Of course not! I work alone." Though he had to admit, the offer was nice. She was rather bold and careless in the face of danger, something that he admired. And there was something so cold about her...it was intriguing.
"Please?!" she stepped forward again, cocking her head to the side. "I hate my life as a princess.....I welcome death. Killing me would only conclude a life I never lived." She placed a soft hand on his cheek. At once she truly noticed his features. Soft choppy brown hair. Deep black eyes. Chiseled face and thin lips. Eyebrows that always told his emotions before he spoke them aloud.
"I want to live...I want to rob and pillage and take risks. I studied fencing and fighting extensively....I promise that I wouldn't let you down." Her eyes pleaded equal with her words. As if destiny controlled his lips, he spoke.
"Fine....but if you get in my way I will kill you. And I will keep everything we steal. And you will be my wench in every sense of the word." His smirk implying things not needed to be said. She nodded energetically.
And things went on like that for quite some time. They plundered and pillaged villages, acquiring much wealth and spending it as quickly. Kaitsumi's love for Onigumo grew every day, whist his emotion remained toleration at best. She proved herself to be quite a charming asset, and while he really couldn't stand her, he wasn't about to give her up easily either.
Late one night in June they crouched in the bushes next to a large castle both of them recognized pretty well; it was Kaitsumi's. They were dressed in all black, the whites of their eyes the only brightness in the dark.
"Lets move." Onigumo whispered, motioning as they began to run towards the stables. Kaitsumi had managed to convince him that the horses in her stables were worth far more than much of the trinkets they had been stealing. They raced inside, taking shelter in the dark straw by the entrance. A lone guard was making his way through the long row of stables, pausing at each one to look inside at the sleeping horse. He was taking his sweet time.
"Gah...what's the hold up?!" Onigumo whispered impatiently. He stared at the guard intently, then suddenly stood, startling the poor old man into backing up. Behind him a small fire was burning in a little pit, obviously to keep him warm and awake on the bitter old night. Onigumo ran forward towards the man, dagger in hand. Suddenly, the guards foot fell into the fire as he stared at Onigumo, shocked. The shoe was instantly ignited and he flailed, falling into some straw and setting that on fire. Quickly regaining composure the guard jumped to his feet, still burning a little, and grabbed the thief forcefully, tossing him to where the straw was now burning intensely.
"Onigumo!" Kaitsumi ran from the darkness, dagger positioned to stab whatever got in her path. Unfortunately it was the guard. His eyes stared in shock as she slit his throat and he fell to his knees.
"H...Hime?" he whispered hoarsely, hands reaching out to her almost to confirm what he saw. She stepped on his out stretched arm and ran to the black burning figure.
"AHHHHH! AHHHH!" he screamed in terror, crashing into walls and rolling around, his entire body aflame. Quickly Kaitsumi grabbed a large saddle blanket and wrapped it around the failing figure, beating the fire off of him. As soon as the flames were out, she peeled back the blanket and he fell out of her arms and onto the floor. His entire body was burned badly, but somehow his back had seemed to get the brunt of it. A funny shape almost seemed to be imprinted in blood on his back and he lie there, trying to catch his breath.
"A....spider?" she wondered aloud, then perked up, hearing guards approaching. As gently as she could, she put his arm around her shoulders and they made there way to the closest horse. Not bothering to saddle it and feeling a rush of adrenaline pump through her veins, she pushed his limp body onto the dark mustang and mounted it in front of him.
"Yaaa!" Grabbing onto the horses mane she kicked it hard and it took off out of its stable door and down the long corridor. Crashing sounds were heard as more guards came through the opposite door, shouting curses. But she was long gone.
They rode for hours until Kaitsumi was sure that they were far enough away. Smells and sounds of a far off village struck her senses.
'He needs to see a healer....but I don't want to explain myself.....' she wondered, passing a small cave. It occurred to her that she could leave him there and go to the village alone, posing as a young women out for a walk who just happened to find his body. And that is exactly what she did.
"You said he is in this cave here?" Kikyo asked, raising an eyebrow in suspicion.
"Yes...yes Kikyo-sama." Kaitsumi led the miko closer until they reached the foot of the cave. "But please don't make me go down there...the man is very scary." 'Plus he'll recognize me...' she thought.
"Of course not Suminai." Kikyo smiled pleasantly at the mention of the girls fake name. Suddenly she looked up from the foot of the cave and at the trees. Kaitsumi saw a flash of red before it quickly darted again out of site.
"Im fine..." Kikyo bowed her head and whispered, smiling.
"What?" Kaitsumi began, but was silenced by the miko.
"Keade!" She called, and a little figure bounced from the trees. The miko turned to her. "You may leave us now. I can take things from here." Kikyo began to make her way into the small cave, the little one eyed girl in tow.
"Thank you miko-sama....I hope our paths cross again!" Kaitsumi lied. Really she was bitterly jealous that anyone besides her was going to touch her Onigumo. She darted into the trees and hid, waiting until she left the small cave. And that is how everything began. Every day in the early morning Kikyo would come bandage Onigumo, feed him and speak with him for while. Then she would leave and he would be all Kaitsumi's.....at least, that's what she believed....little did she know the true direction of his heart. That the dark thief had fallen for the pure miko, instead of her own dark soul.
..........Review! Next chapter is half written and its back to the adventures of Maiyami! Will she fight the demoness? Or will it be her father that characteristically saves the day again?