~Next chapter! Okay, another friend of mine hopped into the fic, called
Katie. She'll be writing the part of a later character, who shall be called
Ryoko. But that's not for a while. Onto the story!~
Trials of Life
By Alpha, Bulma, and Katie
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Yuki's POV
"Cleaning. I hate cleaning," I grumbled and kicked at a rock. It soared into the trees. "Can't we just skip it?" I sighed and played with my earring. "It's just...so... cruel. I just want to be proclaimed a woman so I can leave the village. I want to fight demons, not clean house and have children and a buffle-brained husband." I frowned at the back of Lady Yuni's head.
Rin's POV
"Yuki, you know we have to complete the cleaning part of the Trial too. Anyway, before you know it, we'll be done," I said as we reached our destination. "See you at sunset!" We headed into the houses. When we emerged at sunset, Lady Yuni examined each household and deemed them fit for a woman and her family.
"Thank goodness that's over," said Yuni. I nodded and then Lady Yuni summoned us once more. "We will go back to camp now and there we will try your cooking skills. Afterwards, it's lights out until morning. Now let's go," Lady Yuni commanded.
Yuki's POV
"Cooking! Yay!" I threw my arms in the air, truly excited. "I love cooking!" I turned back to Rin as we started back to camp. "What do you want to do when you become a woman? Are you just going to be a housewife?" I grimaced, "I want to be a demon exterminator, like Lady Sango... or even a lady samurai!" For some reason, I couldn't stand the thought of staying in a village, growing old with a stiff warrior, and having children. It just...didn't appeal to me.
Rin's POV
"Well, I would like to set off on an adventure and find an old friend. Eventually, I would like to get married and have children, but not right away, of course. Oh, Yuki, I can hardly wait!" I exclaimed. We finished making our way to the camp and set to making our meals. When they were finished, Lady Yuni tried a little of each one. "Oh Yuki!" she exclaimed, "This oden is simply ravishing!" Yuki grinned. "Thank you, Lady Yuni," she replied happily.
Yuki and I went to our tent, turned off the light, and went to bed. That night I had a dream. He was there. "Rin... Rin, where are you?" he called. "I'm right here! Here! Sesshy!" I replied as loud as I could. "Sesshy!" I tried to reach him but every time I got closer, he got farther away. Then Yuki shook me awake.
Yuki's POV
"Rin...Rin-chan! Wake up...What's wrong? You were dreaming." I was about to speak again when there was a howl and a crash outside. "What was that?" I frowned and stood up slowly. Wearing only a thin yukata, I went to the tent flap and peered out cautiously. I squeaked and quickly shut it again. "Rin, there's a wolf out there! He's eating the food we cooked..." I whispered urgently. "I'm going to chase him off. Stay here unless I call for help, ne?"
I fumbled around our tent until I was able to find a heavy pan. Wrapping my hand around the handle, I smiled at Rin, noting her terrified look. 'Did something happen with wolves before? Why is she so scared?' I shrugged and slipped out of the tent.
Coming up slowly behind the wolf, I raised the pan, ready to hit. But before I could strike, someone grabbed my wrist. I went rigid. A face came into view as the grip remained just as strong. A handsome young man who would have been heart-meltingly handsome...were it not for the odd shade of blue his eyes were, the delicate point of his ears, and the sharp canines that glinted in the moonlight when he sneered at me.
"What do you think you're going, girl?" I stammered silently, terrified. He growled and let go of my wrist to put his hand on the side of my face. The pan fell from my numb fingers. He caught it and set it aside. The wolf whined and ran off into the trees.
"You've got a pretty face. But you didn't answer me." His claws, which I just noticed, dug into my skin slightly. I whimpered. He snarled and shoved me away. A sharp pain came from my ear. I yelped as I hit the ground. There was an odd feeling at the top of my head and the base of my spine. I winced and sat up. "What was that for?" I snapped. The wolf merely stared at me. I stared back, then lifted my hand to smooth my hair from my injured ear.
There was no ear. I started shaking. 'What...' Something on my head twitched. I reached up cautiously. Something furry, smooth... an ear. A canine ear. I twisted to look behind me. There, attached to the base of my spine and having torn through my yukata, was a silky, black-furred tail. I looked back at the wolf demon. He held my earring between two fingers. His mouth opened and he took a deep breath before breathing out that one, hated word...
"Hanyou..."
Trials of Life
By Alpha, Bulma, and Katie
*******
Yuki's POV
"Cleaning. I hate cleaning," I grumbled and kicked at a rock. It soared into the trees. "Can't we just skip it?" I sighed and played with my earring. "It's just...so... cruel. I just want to be proclaimed a woman so I can leave the village. I want to fight demons, not clean house and have children and a buffle-brained husband." I frowned at the back of Lady Yuni's head.
Rin's POV
"Yuki, you know we have to complete the cleaning part of the Trial too. Anyway, before you know it, we'll be done," I said as we reached our destination. "See you at sunset!" We headed into the houses. When we emerged at sunset, Lady Yuni examined each household and deemed them fit for a woman and her family.
"Thank goodness that's over," said Yuni. I nodded and then Lady Yuni summoned us once more. "We will go back to camp now and there we will try your cooking skills. Afterwards, it's lights out until morning. Now let's go," Lady Yuni commanded.
Yuki's POV
"Cooking! Yay!" I threw my arms in the air, truly excited. "I love cooking!" I turned back to Rin as we started back to camp. "What do you want to do when you become a woman? Are you just going to be a housewife?" I grimaced, "I want to be a demon exterminator, like Lady Sango... or even a lady samurai!" For some reason, I couldn't stand the thought of staying in a village, growing old with a stiff warrior, and having children. It just...didn't appeal to me.
Rin's POV
"Well, I would like to set off on an adventure and find an old friend. Eventually, I would like to get married and have children, but not right away, of course. Oh, Yuki, I can hardly wait!" I exclaimed. We finished making our way to the camp and set to making our meals. When they were finished, Lady Yuni tried a little of each one. "Oh Yuki!" she exclaimed, "This oden is simply ravishing!" Yuki grinned. "Thank you, Lady Yuni," she replied happily.
Yuki and I went to our tent, turned off the light, and went to bed. That night I had a dream. He was there. "Rin... Rin, where are you?" he called. "I'm right here! Here! Sesshy!" I replied as loud as I could. "Sesshy!" I tried to reach him but every time I got closer, he got farther away. Then Yuki shook me awake.
Yuki's POV
"Rin...Rin-chan! Wake up...What's wrong? You were dreaming." I was about to speak again when there was a howl and a crash outside. "What was that?" I frowned and stood up slowly. Wearing only a thin yukata, I went to the tent flap and peered out cautiously. I squeaked and quickly shut it again. "Rin, there's a wolf out there! He's eating the food we cooked..." I whispered urgently. "I'm going to chase him off. Stay here unless I call for help, ne?"
I fumbled around our tent until I was able to find a heavy pan. Wrapping my hand around the handle, I smiled at Rin, noting her terrified look. 'Did something happen with wolves before? Why is she so scared?' I shrugged and slipped out of the tent.
Coming up slowly behind the wolf, I raised the pan, ready to hit. But before I could strike, someone grabbed my wrist. I went rigid. A face came into view as the grip remained just as strong. A handsome young man who would have been heart-meltingly handsome...were it not for the odd shade of blue his eyes were, the delicate point of his ears, and the sharp canines that glinted in the moonlight when he sneered at me.
"What do you think you're going, girl?" I stammered silently, terrified. He growled and let go of my wrist to put his hand on the side of my face. The pan fell from my numb fingers. He caught it and set it aside. The wolf whined and ran off into the trees.
"You've got a pretty face. But you didn't answer me." His claws, which I just noticed, dug into my skin slightly. I whimpered. He snarled and shoved me away. A sharp pain came from my ear. I yelped as I hit the ground. There was an odd feeling at the top of my head and the base of my spine. I winced and sat up. "What was that for?" I snapped. The wolf merely stared at me. I stared back, then lifted my hand to smooth my hair from my injured ear.
There was no ear. I started shaking. 'What...' Something on my head twitched. I reached up cautiously. Something furry, smooth... an ear. A canine ear. I twisted to look behind me. There, attached to the base of my spine and having torn through my yukata, was a silky, black-furred tail. I looked back at the wolf demon. He held my earring between two fingers. His mouth opened and he took a deep breath before breathing out that one, hated word...
"Hanyou..."