Chapter 2 Boisterous Bushes
Disclaimer: Bubblegum, bubblegum, in a dish: Do I own Inu-chan? I wish! Author's note: I don't like cliffhangers, so I'll try not to put any this story. I can't promise you anything, though.
After a while, she stopped and rested against a tree. She took off her backpack, opened it up, and pulled out her water bottle. She raised it to her lips to take a drink, and heard strange laughter.
A girl? She thought. Is it a demon? She scanned the trees for any sign of a youkai. Nope, nothing. She took a drink of water and heard rustling nearby. "Show yourself!" she yelled at the rustling bush.
"Well," said the bush, "If you insist." A girl stepped out from behind the bush. She had fine, golden hair and vivid pink eyes. To dress her shapely form, she wore a white yukata with a pink trim, to match her eyes. She was gorgeous! Instantly, Kagome hated the girl. She was filled with an inexplicable jealousy, and she had to get rid of the girl, before Inuyasha saw her. That way, she'd never have a chance with him.
Where did this jealousy come from? She thought. Who is she? "Who are you?" she asked bitterly. What's wrong with me? I didn't have to say it like that! The girl, however, was unfazed by Kagome's harsh tone and returned the favor.
"I get that a lot," she said coldly. "And if you must know, I am Rina, the Heart Locker." She flipped her long tresses. "I fancy that Inuyasha of yours," she said, confirming Kagome's worst fear. "He shall be mine."
"WHAT?!?" yelled Kagome. "What do you mean, he shall be yours?" She was suddenly infuriated.
"Exactly what I said," Rina replied simply. "He shall be mine."
"Over my dead body!" screamed Kagome.
"If you insist," said Rina. She raised a dagger, and somehow made it soar at Kagome's throat. Kagome dodged it, and it became lodged in the tree she had been leaning on. "Hold still, girl, or your neck won't be severed properly." She lunged at Kagome, who ducked and ran around her. She didn't think to bring her arrows! How would she defend herself?
"KAGOME!" Inuyasha flew down from the canopy of trees, his Tetsusaiga drawn, and swung at Rina. She escaped in a flurry of perfumed flower petals. She had disappeared. Inuyasha landed lightly on his feet and sheathed his sword.
"Are you okay, Kagome?" he asked. He pulled her close to him and hugged her tightly. "What happened? Who was that?" He looked at her face, red from fighting. His face got closer to hers. "I almost lost you." Kagome tried hard to fear the tears, hoping he would kiss her before they spilled. No such luck. "Kagome? What happened? Tell me!" She dropped to her knees and sobbed in her hands. If she couldn't get him to kiss her, she could at least get him to carry her. She feigned weak knees, and he picked her up.
"Don't ever leave me, Inuyasha," she sobbed. She breathed in his earthly scent. She was so ashamed of herself, crying like this, sure that Rina was watching her, thinking she was pathetic, a pushover to steal a guy from. She wiped her eyes and forced herself to stop. I won't allow Rina to take Inuyasha away from me, she thought. She hugged Inuyasha tightly and refused to let go, afraid to let go.
Disclaimer: Bubblegum, bubblegum, in a dish: Do I own Inu-chan? I wish! Author's note: I don't like cliffhangers, so I'll try not to put any this story. I can't promise you anything, though.
After a while, she stopped and rested against a tree. She took off her backpack, opened it up, and pulled out her water bottle. She raised it to her lips to take a drink, and heard strange laughter.
A girl? She thought. Is it a demon? She scanned the trees for any sign of a youkai. Nope, nothing. She took a drink of water and heard rustling nearby. "Show yourself!" she yelled at the rustling bush.
"Well," said the bush, "If you insist." A girl stepped out from behind the bush. She had fine, golden hair and vivid pink eyes. To dress her shapely form, she wore a white yukata with a pink trim, to match her eyes. She was gorgeous! Instantly, Kagome hated the girl. She was filled with an inexplicable jealousy, and she had to get rid of the girl, before Inuyasha saw her. That way, she'd never have a chance with him.
Where did this jealousy come from? She thought. Who is she? "Who are you?" she asked bitterly. What's wrong with me? I didn't have to say it like that! The girl, however, was unfazed by Kagome's harsh tone and returned the favor.
"I get that a lot," she said coldly. "And if you must know, I am Rina, the Heart Locker." She flipped her long tresses. "I fancy that Inuyasha of yours," she said, confirming Kagome's worst fear. "He shall be mine."
"WHAT?!?" yelled Kagome. "What do you mean, he shall be yours?" She was suddenly infuriated.
"Exactly what I said," Rina replied simply. "He shall be mine."
"Over my dead body!" screamed Kagome.
"If you insist," said Rina. She raised a dagger, and somehow made it soar at Kagome's throat. Kagome dodged it, and it became lodged in the tree she had been leaning on. "Hold still, girl, or your neck won't be severed properly." She lunged at Kagome, who ducked and ran around her. She didn't think to bring her arrows! How would she defend herself?
"KAGOME!" Inuyasha flew down from the canopy of trees, his Tetsusaiga drawn, and swung at Rina. She escaped in a flurry of perfumed flower petals. She had disappeared. Inuyasha landed lightly on his feet and sheathed his sword.
"Are you okay, Kagome?" he asked. He pulled her close to him and hugged her tightly. "What happened? Who was that?" He looked at her face, red from fighting. His face got closer to hers. "I almost lost you." Kagome tried hard to fear the tears, hoping he would kiss her before they spilled. No such luck. "Kagome? What happened? Tell me!" She dropped to her knees and sobbed in her hands. If she couldn't get him to kiss her, she could at least get him to carry her. She feigned weak knees, and he picked her up.
"Don't ever leave me, Inuyasha," she sobbed. She breathed in his earthly scent. She was so ashamed of herself, crying like this, sure that Rina was watching her, thinking she was pathetic, a pushover to steal a guy from. She wiped her eyes and forced herself to stop. I won't allow Rina to take Inuyasha away from me, she thought. She hugged Inuyasha tightly and refused to let go, afraid to let go.