Chapter Twelve-Leaving Home and Meeting the Rose Vixen
"Ow..oww..oww…" Yoshimi muttered as Umi dragged her along by the wrist. She was now in her 'normal' form. Her blonde locks now a shade of dirty blonde, her blue eyes lost their shine and were dulled. She seemed a few inches shorter, as well as her hair, which had once cascaded down her back now was shoulder length.
"Oh come on Yoshimi you can walk!" Umi Yelled yanking her trainer up and pushing her ahead only to have her smack right into Tasuki and both falling over.
"OK THAT WAS UNCALLED FOR!!" Tasuki roared sitting up and pushing Yoshimi over to the ground. He got up and shook a fist at Umi. "Missy yer asking for it!" He roared.
Yoshimi sat up and dusted herself off she looked around. Vash and InuYasha had gone off to collect her things in the Balkan forest. So Umi, Tasuki, and herself had said their goodbyes and left the BSSM territory in their friend's tracks. They were presently on a mostly sunny path that seemed to cut straight through the forest.
Yoshimi grunted has she pushed herself from the ground. Her wounds from her last…encounter had left her ribs bruised and her legs bruised as well. Umi and Tasuki were now trading insults.
"PIG!"
"WENCH!"
SMACK!
"OW!!" Tasuki fell once more on the ground as Umi hovered above him her chest heaving.
"What was that last one!" Umi roared, a handprint shone in bright red on Tasuki face. The fang boy narrowed his eyes and stood up again and turned his back to the clearly PO'ed Magic Knight.
"You called me a pig." He muttered.
"A drunk pig is more like it!" Umi yelled.
Tasuki winced and faked a crying fit. "YER SO MEAN MISSY! WHAT'D I EVER DO TO YA? HUH?"
Sighing Yoshimi limped forward leaving the two to their quarrel. "Where do you think your going?" Came a familiar hateful tone. Yoshimi who had been starring at the ground as she walked looked up to find InuYasha with her pack slung over his left shoulder.
Vash emerged from the wood behind Yoshimi and was attempting to break up the fight. But it was in vain, for Umi kicked him in the…you get it right? So Vash was on the ground whimpering and Tasuki and Umi continued their battle of words.
"What's up with those two?" InuYasha said adjusting the bag to where he could wear it on his back without holding it.
Yoshimi sighed and winced as she shifted her weight. "Two babies fighting over spilt milk." She replied. InuYasha chuckled and grabbed her right arm pulling it over his shoulder and wrapping an arm around her waist.
"Didn't anyone tell you not to move when you're injured? I thought I made it clear that the three of you were to stay put till me and Vash got back." He growled kicking a rock at Umi and Vash. Umi jumped backward then turned to look at InuYasha and hissed.
"Whatever. You should know by now I never listen to a word you say InuYasha." Yoshimi said with a hearty laugh.
"So getting yourself killed is because you don't listen?" Vash muttered as he managed to stand up, he was grinning.
"That's right!" Yoshimi chimed with a smile, InuYasha growled again and handed her to the Vash.
"We're never gonna get anywhere if this two don't shut up." He muttered walking toward Tasuki and grabbing him by the back of the neck. Then he moved to Umi and did the same.
"We're outta here!" He yelled dragging the two kicking and screaming down the sunny path. Vash laughed and shook his head as he hoisted Yoshimi up to where she could walk properly.
"Yay!" Yoshimi cheered as she and Vash hobbled along after them.
Later that evening the group was set in a clearing about four miles from the entrance gates to Balkan. InuYasha insisted they keep going since it was so close. But the others claimed to be too tired and found the clearing and set up camp while listening to a complaining InuYasha.
Yoshimi lay on her sleeping bag listening to her cd player. Vash and Umi were playing Old Maid; Tasuki was sleeping under a tree curled up in the bag. And InuYasha was perched in a tree, which observed the whole campsite.
"Look at me I will never pass for a perfect bride or a perfect daughter. Can it be I'm not meant to play this part? Now I see if I were truly to be myself. I would break my family's heart." Yoshimi's voice rang like a soft songbird. Umi tilted past Vash to look at her and shrugged turning back to Vash and saying "My turn!"
"Who is that girl I see starring straight back at me? Why is my reflection someone I don't know? Somehow I cannot hide who I am, though I've tried. When will my reflection show who I am inside?" She finished she sighed and starred at the purple sky that was becoming lit with stars. She pushed the stop button and removed the headphones pushing the cd player into her bag.
"When you see who you are for yourself." Came a low manly almost feminine tone. Yoshimi sat up and turned to face to face with a Kurama Bishonen. He hummed leaning against a nearby tree and starring at the stars.
"Whhatt are yooou doing heeere?" She stuttered shaking her head trying to figure out why a non-captured bishie would walk up to a trainer like this. Kurama nodded toward InuYasha who was trying to make it look as if he was asleep.
"I sensed a demon in the area, but he only seems to be half of what I expected." He laughed lightly. Yoshimi looked sorrowfully at her hanyou bishonen.
"Everything is only half of what you'd expect." She replied turning her gaze back to Kurama.
"Trainer?" He asked with mild interest, Tasuki groaned loudly in his sleep and Umi scowled under her breathe. Yoshimi nodded her eyes starring with a watery reflection at Kurama who laughed lightly at her stare.
"Well what are you waiting for?" He asked reaching into her bag and pulling out an empty bishie ball. Yoshimi took it and gave Kurama a questioning look.
"Go on then!" He said spreading his arms out wide.
"Ok, Go!" Yoshimi cried as she threw the ball, it hit Kurama square in the chest. The others, excluding Tasuki, turned and starred at her and watched as the demon bishonen disappeared into the bishe ball. Yoshimi picked it up and stood up holding it out in front of her in the direction of the camp.
"Come on out now!" She said as the opened and emitted a white light that took a humanish shape and pop there was Kurama. Grinning he sat with Vash and Umi.
"Mind if I join in?" He asked smiling as Umi shook her head and collected the cards and shuffled them.
Yoshimi smiled replacing the ball into her bag and pulling out a small capsule. She popped it open and out came another sleeping bag. She set it near the fire and returned to her own sleeping bag and lay down.
"Baka, there's another one!" InuYasha hissed as he stalked to her sitting on his haunches next to her.
"You don't like him because he's demon." She muttered closing her eyes.
"Grr…" Was all he said as he stood and stalked back to his tree hoisting himself up and disappeared beneath the leaves. Yoshimi tilted her head to one side and strolled over to the tree. Her hands taking a place on either side of her hips she starred up at her hanyou bishonen.
"InuYasha?" She asked sweetly, only to receive a growl. She sighed and sat down under the tree resting her back against the bark.
"You really don't like the idea of me having one than one bishie, do you?" She asked watching as Kurama won against Umi and Vash. Tasuki continued to snore loudly, Yoshimi giggled.
InuYasha dropped down on of the tree next to his trainer sitting down his hands folding across her chest. "You don't need them." He muttered.
Yoshimi smiled and turned to where she sat on her knees smiling at the half-demon. "No I don't. But we both could use the company of others. Better than being annoyed by one another. And I KNOW I annoyed you, your expressions gave it away all to easily." Yoshimi replied taking her right hand and running her fingers through InuYasha's sliver tresses.
The bishonen pulled away his left eyebrow twitching. "I wasn't annoyed." He muttered to where it was almost inaudible. But Yoshimi caught it and giggled.
Yoshimi sat back down and leaned against her first bishonen her head resting on his left shoulder. She starred at the rest of her group a smile forming on her lips. Instinctively InuYasha moved his left arm up to where he was resting his hand on her left shoulder.
"Its nice isn't it? To be out in the world like a normal trainer and bishonen. And with the new bishies it's like a family way from home." Yoshimi said yawning turning herself to where her head now was on his chest her left arm resting his lap. Within the five seconds it took she was almost out.
"Whatever. I rather be back on the hill." InuYasha said sighing as he heard the familiar sound of Yoshimi silent snoring and the faintness of her heartbeat as she fell asleep. Even with the tree cover he could still make out the moon over head.
"And you know…I wouldn't mind it being me and you. You've said some strange things…and even changed and showed your true form. But nothings changed. Nothing but your new captures, its like they're taking you away…" His voice fell silent on the night air. With a heavy sigh InuYasha adjusted himself so he could sleep as well.
Umi glanced around searching for her trainer. She smiled as the noticed her curled up next to InuYasha who was in turn curled against his trainer. Umi nudged Vash and Kurama and nodded in the direction of Yoshimi. Both turned to stare at the two. Kurama grinned and stifled a chuckle. Vash beam and threw his head back in silent laughter.
"Isn't that sweeeet!" He said mockingly only to be punched in the arm by Umi.
"Ow!" He said grabbing his arm.
"Perhaps…never mind." Kurama started as he starred at his new trainer. Umi tilted her head and shrugged and began to shuffle the cards again.
"Another round?" She asked, both nodded and so the game began. But stopped for one second as Tasuki bolted up "GAHHH!! DAMNIT TAMAHOME!!! AHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOO NOT THE WAAATER!!! AHHHH!!!! DAMN YOU!!!!!" And with that Tasuki fell backwards on his sleeping bag and began to snore loudly again.
"Is his always like that?" Kurama asked, the two nodded and the game resumed.
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^^;; Yay another chapter over and done with! Hmm well just move on to chapter 13…meer. Chapter 13: That Old J-Rock Charm. :3 Bye!