Yadder yadder... me no own InuYasha.....
And...yes this is short. The next few chapters will be very very long compared to what I have written... so... here we go.
Chapter 12: Broken Jaws and Annoyed Hanyous
Pulling the blanket tighter around her head, Kate fumed slightly after leaving Kaede's hut unable to sleep or rest, much less stand the odd looks the old priestess kept giving her. The night air was chilly, but just barely, the wind chill itself was the cause of her blanket, now currently wrapped around her like a mummy. The sound of rather loud snoring made her look up into the branchs above her at the sleeping form of InuYasha, sawing logs loud enough to rattle the tree leaves and keeping her awake. Not that she was sleepy. She contemplated saying 'Sit' just to send him crashing to the ground, but decided against it. He actually looked semi peaceful when asleep, a far cry from his surly growls and grunts when he was awake and following her around pestering about the necklace, then cursing loudly when she had him eat dirt when he became too annoying. Standing up, she muttered something under breath about quiet, and walked away, not noticing the flickering of the puppy ear and the sliver of amber appear as one of InuYasha's eyes cracked open at her departure.
Stupid wench.... but he just shrugged, and continued his 'nap', keeping a ear raised to catch any potential rival demons going after HIS jewel. If she gets hurt, he really couldn't give a dang, but if they got the jewel he would have to get involved.
Marching along, she sighed, plopping down at the base of a random tree on the edge of the village, watching the stars shimmer in the night sky, relaxing against the bark, she held the charm up to study it, wondering why and how it was this Shikon jewel everyone kept yammering about.... Kaede... dog-boy... the jewel itself.... Well, actually the jewel just... sort of... whispered? Yeah, that is as close as she could describe it, the strange half heard words and emotions as the awarness faded in and out. This place, was so nice. Well, minus the daily near death exipreances but it was peaceful compared to what she'd known her entire life, always rushing around, not ever really stopping and just.... breathing. The village itself was interesting, she'd been going up to the farmers, asking them question after question about how they harvested, if they traded with neighboring villages, how did they know when the fields were ready. Of course they still gave her a odd glances, her coloring was very different from their own, less rounded but holding a certain....delicatness she barely even noticed, more concerned with surviving then her looks.
***A break in the story..... see the VAAAAASSSSSTTTT difference in heroines here.... -____-;***
Letting out a gasp of surprise, Kate noticed something extremlly odd crossing the rice paddies before her, hunderds of thousands of fireflies flitting together in a amporeus mass, at the center a white haired figure moving along carefully picking it's way among the patchs. "InuYasha...?" she stood up hesitently, wondering what was going on when the figure pulled his head up, their eyes locking. No way in hell this guy was InuYasha, he was taller, but the thing that sat him apart was his skin, obsidion colored, dark navy, nearly black that shown in the moonlight and passing fireflies. The guy seemed to freeze when he saw here, stumbling back slightly as if she had shocked him. But she couldn't move. He was familar.... so familar. His face... what was that on his right cheek? Glinting in the light.... but he hadn't changed....
Kurichio stood still, barely breathing at the hallucination in front of him, standing only a few yards away from him. Atsumiaka.... alive...... but in human guise? Fading from his path, he reappeared, grabbing her and wrapping her in an embrace, tears running down his face. "Atsu... your... alive... I'd thought I lost you...' he choked out. She was alive.. here. She was alive! By the Creator she was ALIVE!!!
When the guy appeared then started crying while holding her, Kate froze a bit in fear, wondering who he was, why was he crying? "Umm... excuse me... my name's Katie. Not Atsumiaka." she pushed him away gently while blushing like a maniac, feeling....... completly out of place. Kurichio's eyes widened the tears still stinging as he took a long look at the girl, then he stepped back, faltering. She wasn't... Atsumiaka. But she was... the hair had changed, but it looked like a human disguise she would have used. "Atsu.. stop with this charade. Why are you acting this way? Is it because..." his fingers brushed against the cold metal melded into the skin on his right cheek then dropped to his side. "... of the Mark?"
"Look, maybe.. your mistaken.. " Katie moved to the side, away from his gaze. Why was she feeling like this? She wanted to hold him and comfort him, chase away that pain in his eyes, but she did not even know who he was, and he kept calling her that name.... dear God he was handsome. The gene pool had shruken mightily in the future! Oh dear.. she turned as he slumped to the ground leaning against the tree, a look of gloom enveloping him. "Come on now, I'm.. I'm sure you'll find her, wherever she is! Don't go all angsty.. " she smiled brightly as Kurichio raised one eyebrow, realizing his mistake. She must have been forced to be reincanated so Naraku would not find her......and she does not remember anything.
And then someone's fist slammed into his jaw.......
"INUYASHA!" Katie yelled as the half-demon stood up over the now unconcious guy who's lip was starting to bleed profusely, he glared at her, popping his neck. "He's after the Jewel you know. And I'm not going to loose it because you get all stupid the minute a guy....."
"SSSSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!"
WHAM!
"WHAT THE @#%$%!$ WAS THAT #$%12#$%! FOR?!?! I just saved your ass you bitch!" he snarled, spitting out clumps of grass and dirt while she shot him a dagger filled glare, then kneeled down next to the stranger who was starting to come round. "Your an idiot..." he growled, then plunked himself down, keeping an eye on the stranger while Katie helped him up. Wasn't demon... but had some power... lots of power. And in his expireance, anything with that much power was dangerous.
"What in the..." Kurichio muttered, rubbing his jaw with annoyace as he sat up, still seeing can-canning bats flying before his eyes as a pair of arms pulled him back from the ground. "Sorry about that... my 'friend' is a bit....... idiotic when it comes to people." she smiled while InuYasha growled loudly, glaring at them.
"Well... I told you my name " Kate smiled pleasently at him. "What is yours?"
And...yes this is short. The next few chapters will be very very long compared to what I have written... so... here we go.
Chapter 12: Broken Jaws and Annoyed Hanyous
Pulling the blanket tighter around her head, Kate fumed slightly after leaving Kaede's hut unable to sleep or rest, much less stand the odd looks the old priestess kept giving her. The night air was chilly, but just barely, the wind chill itself was the cause of her blanket, now currently wrapped around her like a mummy. The sound of rather loud snoring made her look up into the branchs above her at the sleeping form of InuYasha, sawing logs loud enough to rattle the tree leaves and keeping her awake. Not that she was sleepy. She contemplated saying 'Sit' just to send him crashing to the ground, but decided against it. He actually looked semi peaceful when asleep, a far cry from his surly growls and grunts when he was awake and following her around pestering about the necklace, then cursing loudly when she had him eat dirt when he became too annoying. Standing up, she muttered something under breath about quiet, and walked away, not noticing the flickering of the puppy ear and the sliver of amber appear as one of InuYasha's eyes cracked open at her departure.
Stupid wench.... but he just shrugged, and continued his 'nap', keeping a ear raised to catch any potential rival demons going after HIS jewel. If she gets hurt, he really couldn't give a dang, but if they got the jewel he would have to get involved.
Marching along, she sighed, plopping down at the base of a random tree on the edge of the village, watching the stars shimmer in the night sky, relaxing against the bark, she held the charm up to study it, wondering why and how it was this Shikon jewel everyone kept yammering about.... Kaede... dog-boy... the jewel itself.... Well, actually the jewel just... sort of... whispered? Yeah, that is as close as she could describe it, the strange half heard words and emotions as the awarness faded in and out. This place, was so nice. Well, minus the daily near death exipreances but it was peaceful compared to what she'd known her entire life, always rushing around, not ever really stopping and just.... breathing. The village itself was interesting, she'd been going up to the farmers, asking them question after question about how they harvested, if they traded with neighboring villages, how did they know when the fields were ready. Of course they still gave her a odd glances, her coloring was very different from their own, less rounded but holding a certain....delicatness she barely even noticed, more concerned with surviving then her looks.
***A break in the story..... see the VAAAAASSSSSTTTT difference in heroines here.... -____-;***
Letting out a gasp of surprise, Kate noticed something extremlly odd crossing the rice paddies before her, hunderds of thousands of fireflies flitting together in a amporeus mass, at the center a white haired figure moving along carefully picking it's way among the patchs. "InuYasha...?" she stood up hesitently, wondering what was going on when the figure pulled his head up, their eyes locking. No way in hell this guy was InuYasha, he was taller, but the thing that sat him apart was his skin, obsidion colored, dark navy, nearly black that shown in the moonlight and passing fireflies. The guy seemed to freeze when he saw here, stumbling back slightly as if she had shocked him. But she couldn't move. He was familar.... so familar. His face... what was that on his right cheek? Glinting in the light.... but he hadn't changed....
Kurichio stood still, barely breathing at the hallucination in front of him, standing only a few yards away from him. Atsumiaka.... alive...... but in human guise? Fading from his path, he reappeared, grabbing her and wrapping her in an embrace, tears running down his face. "Atsu... your... alive... I'd thought I lost you...' he choked out. She was alive.. here. She was alive! By the Creator she was ALIVE!!!
When the guy appeared then started crying while holding her, Kate froze a bit in fear, wondering who he was, why was he crying? "Umm... excuse me... my name's Katie. Not Atsumiaka." she pushed him away gently while blushing like a maniac, feeling....... completly out of place. Kurichio's eyes widened the tears still stinging as he took a long look at the girl, then he stepped back, faltering. She wasn't... Atsumiaka. But she was... the hair had changed, but it looked like a human disguise she would have used. "Atsu.. stop with this charade. Why are you acting this way? Is it because..." his fingers brushed against the cold metal melded into the skin on his right cheek then dropped to his side. "... of the Mark?"
"Look, maybe.. your mistaken.. " Katie moved to the side, away from his gaze. Why was she feeling like this? She wanted to hold him and comfort him, chase away that pain in his eyes, but she did not even know who he was, and he kept calling her that name.... dear God he was handsome. The gene pool had shruken mightily in the future! Oh dear.. she turned as he slumped to the ground leaning against the tree, a look of gloom enveloping him. "Come on now, I'm.. I'm sure you'll find her, wherever she is! Don't go all angsty.. " she smiled brightly as Kurichio raised one eyebrow, realizing his mistake. She must have been forced to be reincanated so Naraku would not find her......and she does not remember anything.
And then someone's fist slammed into his jaw.......
"INUYASHA!" Katie yelled as the half-demon stood up over the now unconcious guy who's lip was starting to bleed profusely, he glared at her, popping his neck. "He's after the Jewel you know. And I'm not going to loose it because you get all stupid the minute a guy....."
"SSSSSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!"
WHAM!
"WHAT THE @#%$%!$ WAS THAT #$%12#$%! FOR?!?! I just saved your ass you bitch!" he snarled, spitting out clumps of grass and dirt while she shot him a dagger filled glare, then kneeled down next to the stranger who was starting to come round. "Your an idiot..." he growled, then plunked himself down, keeping an eye on the stranger while Katie helped him up. Wasn't demon... but had some power... lots of power. And in his expireance, anything with that much power was dangerous.
"What in the..." Kurichio muttered, rubbing his jaw with annoyace as he sat up, still seeing can-canning bats flying before his eyes as a pair of arms pulled him back from the ground. "Sorry about that... my 'friend' is a bit....... idiotic when it comes to people." she smiled while InuYasha growled loudly, glaring at them.
"Well... I told you my name " Kate smiled pleasently at him. "What is yours?"