The Student of the Battousai
Chapter 4
Inuyasha walked through the mountains in silence. Hearing the pleasant sound of nature around him. The cool gust of the wind hitting his face, and the sound of the birds' songs reached his ears. A fast rabbit passed by feet, and the cry of an eagle filled the air. Even though this place was a place of peace, Inuyasha's mind was far from it. His eyes trying to hold the back the tears forming in his eyes. The words of Kenshin repeated through his mind constantly. The images of his friends playing in his mind like a movie. Nothing in this world could ever replace his memories of his friends or the temple. He even missed his constant fights with Kouga. But now the only things he had to remind him of his temple days were his sword, and this necklace Kagome gave him. She called them prayer beads.
'Kagome,' he thought as he rattled them again. He walked for a couple of days. Hardly eating. His training taught him how to survive without food for at least three days. And it took three days to reach a town. He looked over the town, he saw all these people walking around, buying things, and selling things. Some people were just talking. He saw little kids run around playing tag. He had never seen this many people before. Not even the temple had this many people. He walked down the hill ignoring the pain in his stomach from his hunger. As he entered the town, he looked around for the nearest place to eat. As passed a man, he saw him selling ramen. That one sight alone reminded him of digging into it on ramen day at the temple along side his friends. He just sighed an continued his walk. He looked at the people looking at him. Some mothers even shielding their children from him.
'What's going on? These people look like they are afraid of me why?' he wondered. 'I haven't done anything to offend them have I?' Just then, a ball rolled up to his feet. He picked it up and turned around. He saw three little kids shaking in fear. One of them walked up slowly to him.
"Ex-ex- excuse me Mr.," he stuttered.
"Hey I'm not gonna hurt you," Inuyasha said.
"Can I have my ball back?" Inuyasha was about to give it back when he heard a yell.
"Stop thief!" He turned around and saw man run out of a man store with some loafs of bread under his arm.
'Why would a man steal another man's food, this isn't right. And I have to stop this,' Inuyasha thought.
"Mr.?"
"Mind if I borrow it for a while?" without waiting for an answer Inuyasha waited until the thief was right across from him. Then he hurled the ball as hard as he could. It whistled through the air like an arrow. It connected with the side of the man's head. Knocking him out. The other man walked up to the thief and took back the loafs he stole. Without a word, Inuyasha walked off.
"That was a good thing you did," a voice said, Inuyasha turned around and saw Kenshin behind him.
"Kenshin? What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I have come for the boat. It will take me where I need to go," he replied.
"Where's that?"
"The country of course."
"I know, but why would you want to go there?"
"I have heard of a problem there I decided to see for myself, and try to solve it."
"Oh." The two started walking towards the boat. When they were on board, they were each given a room.
"See you around," Kenshin said and walked off. Inuyasha walked around the boat looking for his room. He was looking to the side when he bumped into a man in a purple suit and yellow tie with two strong men at his side.
"Did you just bump me?" the short man asked.
"Oh, sorry, Inuyasha apologized.
"No, that's not good enough," the man said.
"Huh?"
"Bow to me right here right now," he said pointing to the ground, the two big men smirking.
"What? You have to be out of mind," Inuyasha said.
"Are you disrespecting me?" the man growled. Inuyasha just grunted. "Looks like you'll have be taught a lesson, Burtis, Burch teach him," the man said.
"Right boss," the one known as Burtis chuckled. Inuyasha backed up as the two men walked towards him with a smirk on their faces. He looked at their large arms. They looked like they could punch through ten bricks at once. Burtis threw a fast fight hook; Inuyasha quickly ducked under him, and pushed him into the wall. He jumped back into something hard. He looked up and saw Burch looked over him. He threw a punch at Inuyasha. The young warrior dodged to the right, and elbowed him in his stomach.
"Looks like we have a fighter here boys," the boss smirked. The two went side by side and threw two strong punches. Inuyasha ducked and ran between their legs. Burtis ran after him. Inuyasha ran up a wall as he threw a punch. He flipped over him, and kicked his head. Burtis went down to his knee. Burch ran up to him, and threw one last punch. Inuyasha jumped on Burtis' back, and used it as a push off. He double kicked Burch in his face, knocking him down. Inuyasha jumped to his feet watching the two on the ground. He smirked at his work. But when a turned around he saw a fist coming straight for his face. He blacked out after that.
"You guys are pathetic," the boss said. "Letting a 13 year old push around the place, what do I pay you for?"
"Sorry boss he was stronger than he looked," Burtis said rubbing his back.
"He looks like a swordsman judging from those moves," Burch said looking at the now unconscious Inuyasha.
"He didn't even to use his sword, not like it might have done anything," Burtis chuckled looking at his sword.
"Open your eyes fool, if he could knock you guys around without his sword imagine what he could do if he used it," the boss said. "Come on before anyone questions us about him." With that, the three walked off leaving a knocked out teenager.
"I think he's coming to," a voice said. Inuyasha stirred. He opened his eyes only to find that his vision was blurry. He closed them again, and used his will power to focus his vision. When he opened them, he saw a woman looking down at him. She had long black hair, blue kimono, and a wet cloth in her hands, which she put on his forehead. He looked around and found himself in the healing part of the ship. This woman was obviously the nurse.
'How did I get here, wasn't I just fighting those two guys?' Inuyasha thought. He took off the cloth and sat up.
"Easy," the woman said, made him lie back down.
"What happened?" he asked.
"You were found knocked out near the storage area," the woman said.
"Damn, I was that far off," Inuyasha, muttered.
"I guess you were looking for the cabin area," the woman said.
"Who were those three guys?" Inuyasha asked, wanting to know more information about that cocky boss.
"That Taski he's the boss of a shipping company, and is part of the reason this voyage is taking place," she said.
"He didn't look like a shipping guy with those bodyguards of his," Inuyasha said getting up.
"Well rumor has been spreading around that on the side he's a crime boss, and leader of a smuggling ring," she whispered.
"Smuggling what?"
"Deadly weapons, rare illegal weapons, some say he gets them on the black market. And other say the shipping company he owns ships the weapons to his bases in the country."
"That explains a lot," Inuyasha muttered.
"Anything else you want to know?" she asked.
"Yeah who are you?"
"My name is Megumi, and you are?"
"Inuyasha." When he got out of bed, he saw that his sword wasn't at his side. "What the. where's my sword?"
"Oh, that was your sword, I thought you stole it from Taski," Megumi chuckled. Inuyasha just looked at her.
"Where is it?" he asked again. That was the only real connection he would have to the temple.
"Right here," Megumi said, and went under the bed, and pulled out his sword.
"Thank you."
"That was a brave thing you did, standing up to Taski."
"Why's that so brave?" Inuyasha asked sipping some tea that was on the counter.
"Everyone is afraid of Taski and his power. He's like a famous person in the government and someone who should really be respected, he takes advantage of this, and gets that respect out of fear. Because of this, he is cocky and arrogant thinking everyone is afraid of him," Megumi explained.
"I get now," Inuyasha said. Taski wanted him to bow because he thought he would out of fear. Lucky Inuyasha feared no one, and plus the temple shielded the students from such things.
"That is an interesting necklace you have there Inuyasha," Megumi said looking the beads. "Do you mind if I try it on?"
"Actually I do," Inuyasha said going back to his tea. The necklace was very important to him. Kagome had given it to him right before he left. He didn't want to risk anyone losing it. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Megumi answered. A head popped in, with spiky hair, and browns eyes. His gi was yellow with black dots. A kid in walked in after a while. He had to be about ten. He had a small kendo sword on his back reveling that he knew some techniques.
'A wooden sword, that can't be as effective in a real fight,' Inuyasha thought.
"Is the fighter here?" the kid asked.
"He's over there," Megumi pointed out.
"That little scene you pulled off was so cool, everyone is talking about it!"
"Uh. Thanks kid," Inuyasha said getting up.
"Is it true that there were ten of Taski's bodyguards and you knocked all of them out? Inuyasha sweatdropped. Obviously because of all the people, the story got twisted around.
"No there were only two, and they knocked me out," Inuyasha corrected.
"Oh, but still you still stood up to Taski, hardly anyone has done that!" the kid exclaimed not losing any excitement.
"Yahiko!" a voice called. Then another woman walked in with black hair in a ponytail, blue eyes, a gi, and a wooden sword like the kid's. Her angry face reminded him of Kagome when he stole her rice, and soup one day. Inuyasha give a soft chuckle.
"Kagome," he whispered.
"What did I say about skipping your lessons, and visiting the wounded!" the woman yelled.
"Calm down ugly I was only taking a break," the kid muttered.
"What did you call me!!" the woman yelled. "That's no way to talk to your master kid!"
"But I only wanted to see him. He's only 13, and he still beat up Taski's bodyguards!" the kid known as Yahiko said. The woman looked at Inuyasha, who was on his feet stretching.
"He does look strong," the woman said.
"Is there something you want to say?" Inuyasha asked stretching some more.
"Are you the hero everyone is talking about?" she asked.
"Uh. I guess," Inuyasha answered.
"But your only 13, and knocked around two full grown men, amazing. Where did you study?"
"Master Totosai's temple in the mountains," Inuyasha replied simply. The woman, Yahiko, and Megumi gasped.
"You're one of the students of the famous Totosai!" they all said. Inuyasha just nodded. The woman looked at his sword.
"Is that real?" Inuyasha just pulled it out, and let her hold it. "Amazing this sword may not be real sharp, but it must be strong to cut through two men's stomachs," she said. Inuyasha just sighed.
"I didn't even use my sword!" Inuyasha said taking it back.
"If you didn't use your sword, then you used just your hands!" Inuyasha nodded. "You must be strong then."
"How strong?" Yahiko asked.
"Strong enough to break five bricks," Inuyasha answered.
"Wow!"
"What do you expect from a student of Totosai?" Megumi said.
"By the way what's your name?" the woman asked.
"Inuyasha."
"Karou, and you've already met my disobedient student, Yahiko."
"I was only taking a break ugly!"
"You know kid that really isn't the way to talk to your master," Inuyasha said.
"You see Yahiko, you could learn something from him."
"Your right, then I want to train under him!" Inuyasha just sighed. This would be one eventful trip.
AN: Well Inuyasha has met some new friends, and some enemies. What is Taski really? A crime boss or a simple shipping boss? What kind of adventures will Inuyasha experience on this trip? And if he does run into trouble can new friends help him? The answers to these questions in the next chapter of The Student of the Battousai. See ya!
Chapter 4
Inuyasha walked through the mountains in silence. Hearing the pleasant sound of nature around him. The cool gust of the wind hitting his face, and the sound of the birds' songs reached his ears. A fast rabbit passed by feet, and the cry of an eagle filled the air. Even though this place was a place of peace, Inuyasha's mind was far from it. His eyes trying to hold the back the tears forming in his eyes. The words of Kenshin repeated through his mind constantly. The images of his friends playing in his mind like a movie. Nothing in this world could ever replace his memories of his friends or the temple. He even missed his constant fights with Kouga. But now the only things he had to remind him of his temple days were his sword, and this necklace Kagome gave him. She called them prayer beads.
'Kagome,' he thought as he rattled them again. He walked for a couple of days. Hardly eating. His training taught him how to survive without food for at least three days. And it took three days to reach a town. He looked over the town, he saw all these people walking around, buying things, and selling things. Some people were just talking. He saw little kids run around playing tag. He had never seen this many people before. Not even the temple had this many people. He walked down the hill ignoring the pain in his stomach from his hunger. As he entered the town, he looked around for the nearest place to eat. As passed a man, he saw him selling ramen. That one sight alone reminded him of digging into it on ramen day at the temple along side his friends. He just sighed an continued his walk. He looked at the people looking at him. Some mothers even shielding their children from him.
'What's going on? These people look like they are afraid of me why?' he wondered. 'I haven't done anything to offend them have I?' Just then, a ball rolled up to his feet. He picked it up and turned around. He saw three little kids shaking in fear. One of them walked up slowly to him.
"Ex-ex- excuse me Mr.," he stuttered.
"Hey I'm not gonna hurt you," Inuyasha said.
"Can I have my ball back?" Inuyasha was about to give it back when he heard a yell.
"Stop thief!" He turned around and saw man run out of a man store with some loafs of bread under his arm.
'Why would a man steal another man's food, this isn't right. And I have to stop this,' Inuyasha thought.
"Mr.?"
"Mind if I borrow it for a while?" without waiting for an answer Inuyasha waited until the thief was right across from him. Then he hurled the ball as hard as he could. It whistled through the air like an arrow. It connected with the side of the man's head. Knocking him out. The other man walked up to the thief and took back the loafs he stole. Without a word, Inuyasha walked off.
"That was a good thing you did," a voice said, Inuyasha turned around and saw Kenshin behind him.
"Kenshin? What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I have come for the boat. It will take me where I need to go," he replied.
"Where's that?"
"The country of course."
"I know, but why would you want to go there?"
"I have heard of a problem there I decided to see for myself, and try to solve it."
"Oh." The two started walking towards the boat. When they were on board, they were each given a room.
"See you around," Kenshin said and walked off. Inuyasha walked around the boat looking for his room. He was looking to the side when he bumped into a man in a purple suit and yellow tie with two strong men at his side.
"Did you just bump me?" the short man asked.
"Oh, sorry, Inuyasha apologized.
"No, that's not good enough," the man said.
"Huh?"
"Bow to me right here right now," he said pointing to the ground, the two big men smirking.
"What? You have to be out of mind," Inuyasha said.
"Are you disrespecting me?" the man growled. Inuyasha just grunted. "Looks like you'll have be taught a lesson, Burtis, Burch teach him," the man said.
"Right boss," the one known as Burtis chuckled. Inuyasha backed up as the two men walked towards him with a smirk on their faces. He looked at their large arms. They looked like they could punch through ten bricks at once. Burtis threw a fast fight hook; Inuyasha quickly ducked under him, and pushed him into the wall. He jumped back into something hard. He looked up and saw Burch looked over him. He threw a punch at Inuyasha. The young warrior dodged to the right, and elbowed him in his stomach.
"Looks like we have a fighter here boys," the boss smirked. The two went side by side and threw two strong punches. Inuyasha ducked and ran between their legs. Burtis ran after him. Inuyasha ran up a wall as he threw a punch. He flipped over him, and kicked his head. Burtis went down to his knee. Burch ran up to him, and threw one last punch. Inuyasha jumped on Burtis' back, and used it as a push off. He double kicked Burch in his face, knocking him down. Inuyasha jumped to his feet watching the two on the ground. He smirked at his work. But when a turned around he saw a fist coming straight for his face. He blacked out after that.
"You guys are pathetic," the boss said. "Letting a 13 year old push around the place, what do I pay you for?"
"Sorry boss he was stronger than he looked," Burtis said rubbing his back.
"He looks like a swordsman judging from those moves," Burch said looking at the now unconscious Inuyasha.
"He didn't even to use his sword, not like it might have done anything," Burtis chuckled looking at his sword.
"Open your eyes fool, if he could knock you guys around without his sword imagine what he could do if he used it," the boss said. "Come on before anyone questions us about him." With that, the three walked off leaving a knocked out teenager.
"I think he's coming to," a voice said. Inuyasha stirred. He opened his eyes only to find that his vision was blurry. He closed them again, and used his will power to focus his vision. When he opened them, he saw a woman looking down at him. She had long black hair, blue kimono, and a wet cloth in her hands, which she put on his forehead. He looked around and found himself in the healing part of the ship. This woman was obviously the nurse.
'How did I get here, wasn't I just fighting those two guys?' Inuyasha thought. He took off the cloth and sat up.
"Easy," the woman said, made him lie back down.
"What happened?" he asked.
"You were found knocked out near the storage area," the woman said.
"Damn, I was that far off," Inuyasha, muttered.
"I guess you were looking for the cabin area," the woman said.
"Who were those three guys?" Inuyasha asked, wanting to know more information about that cocky boss.
"That Taski he's the boss of a shipping company, and is part of the reason this voyage is taking place," she said.
"He didn't look like a shipping guy with those bodyguards of his," Inuyasha said getting up.
"Well rumor has been spreading around that on the side he's a crime boss, and leader of a smuggling ring," she whispered.
"Smuggling what?"
"Deadly weapons, rare illegal weapons, some say he gets them on the black market. And other say the shipping company he owns ships the weapons to his bases in the country."
"That explains a lot," Inuyasha muttered.
"Anything else you want to know?" she asked.
"Yeah who are you?"
"My name is Megumi, and you are?"
"Inuyasha." When he got out of bed, he saw that his sword wasn't at his side. "What the. where's my sword?"
"Oh, that was your sword, I thought you stole it from Taski," Megumi chuckled. Inuyasha just looked at her.
"Where is it?" he asked again. That was the only real connection he would have to the temple.
"Right here," Megumi said, and went under the bed, and pulled out his sword.
"Thank you."
"That was a brave thing you did, standing up to Taski."
"Why's that so brave?" Inuyasha asked sipping some tea that was on the counter.
"Everyone is afraid of Taski and his power. He's like a famous person in the government and someone who should really be respected, he takes advantage of this, and gets that respect out of fear. Because of this, he is cocky and arrogant thinking everyone is afraid of him," Megumi explained.
"I get now," Inuyasha said. Taski wanted him to bow because he thought he would out of fear. Lucky Inuyasha feared no one, and plus the temple shielded the students from such things.
"That is an interesting necklace you have there Inuyasha," Megumi said looking the beads. "Do you mind if I try it on?"
"Actually I do," Inuyasha said going back to his tea. The necklace was very important to him. Kagome had given it to him right before he left. He didn't want to risk anyone losing it. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Megumi answered. A head popped in, with spiky hair, and browns eyes. His gi was yellow with black dots. A kid in walked in after a while. He had to be about ten. He had a small kendo sword on his back reveling that he knew some techniques.
'A wooden sword, that can't be as effective in a real fight,' Inuyasha thought.
"Is the fighter here?" the kid asked.
"He's over there," Megumi pointed out.
"That little scene you pulled off was so cool, everyone is talking about it!"
"Uh. Thanks kid," Inuyasha said getting up.
"Is it true that there were ten of Taski's bodyguards and you knocked all of them out? Inuyasha sweatdropped. Obviously because of all the people, the story got twisted around.
"No there were only two, and they knocked me out," Inuyasha corrected.
"Oh, but still you still stood up to Taski, hardly anyone has done that!" the kid exclaimed not losing any excitement.
"Yahiko!" a voice called. Then another woman walked in with black hair in a ponytail, blue eyes, a gi, and a wooden sword like the kid's. Her angry face reminded him of Kagome when he stole her rice, and soup one day. Inuyasha give a soft chuckle.
"Kagome," he whispered.
"What did I say about skipping your lessons, and visiting the wounded!" the woman yelled.
"Calm down ugly I was only taking a break," the kid muttered.
"What did you call me!!" the woman yelled. "That's no way to talk to your master kid!"
"But I only wanted to see him. He's only 13, and he still beat up Taski's bodyguards!" the kid known as Yahiko said. The woman looked at Inuyasha, who was on his feet stretching.
"He does look strong," the woman said.
"Is there something you want to say?" Inuyasha asked stretching some more.
"Are you the hero everyone is talking about?" she asked.
"Uh. I guess," Inuyasha answered.
"But your only 13, and knocked around two full grown men, amazing. Where did you study?"
"Master Totosai's temple in the mountains," Inuyasha replied simply. The woman, Yahiko, and Megumi gasped.
"You're one of the students of the famous Totosai!" they all said. Inuyasha just nodded. The woman looked at his sword.
"Is that real?" Inuyasha just pulled it out, and let her hold it. "Amazing this sword may not be real sharp, but it must be strong to cut through two men's stomachs," she said. Inuyasha just sighed.
"I didn't even use my sword!" Inuyasha said taking it back.
"If you didn't use your sword, then you used just your hands!" Inuyasha nodded. "You must be strong then."
"How strong?" Yahiko asked.
"Strong enough to break five bricks," Inuyasha answered.
"Wow!"
"What do you expect from a student of Totosai?" Megumi said.
"By the way what's your name?" the woman asked.
"Inuyasha."
"Karou, and you've already met my disobedient student, Yahiko."
"I was only taking a break ugly!"
"You know kid that really isn't the way to talk to your master," Inuyasha said.
"You see Yahiko, you could learn something from him."
"Your right, then I want to train under him!" Inuyasha just sighed. This would be one eventful trip.
AN: Well Inuyasha has met some new friends, and some enemies. What is Taski really? A crime boss or a simple shipping boss? What kind of adventures will Inuyasha experience on this trip? And if he does run into trouble can new friends help him? The answers to these questions in the next chapter of The Student of the Battousai. See ya!