A/N- I thank Izumi for being the only one to review my fist chapter. Devoid of that fact, I really would like to finish this story even if I only get a review per chapter. I have fun writing this story. So, I dedicate this chapter to Izumi-who I doubt will review this chapter. sighs Oh well…
My Life's Story
Chapter Two
During the aftermath of the fire, with everyone trying to figure out just exactly how it started, noone noticed that I was gone. I walked into the nearby forest, clearly out of the safety of the village's gates. Youkai and hanyous flourished in these nearby woods. They were dubbed the Forbidden Ones, who you treated worse then lepers festering out on the street on a hot summer day.
I was walking around one of the hunting trails aimlessly, brooding over what had happened. How did the fire start? Why wasn't I there when it started?! I could've probably prevented it from happening… Is grandpap all right? His hands look really bad. What will happen to us now? The house is gone, everything we own is gone but for the fields. And its spring too! Of all seasons…everyone will be busy planting and going on with their own life…
Ten dozen different thoughts wafted in and out of my head-the sole one being what would happen to grandpap and me. He was old already, surpassing the average death age for men (52) and the women (55) of the village. The priestess herself was born after grandpap, her being 53 and him being 57. I remembered that mama often commented on how boisterous grandpap was for his age, but that was a year ago. Ever since the New Year had set in, grandpap seemed to age terribly with every passing day.
Poor grandpap…I hope he doesn't fall ill. The priestess will probably hou-what was that sound?!
Goosebumps ran all over my skin, and the hair on the back of my neck stood straight. I looked around me; woods that was a second ago bright turned dark, and I finally realized something obvious. The sun had been setting while I was thinking.
How naïve can I be?! Mama must be so aham-there it is again!
A sound, something similar to a twig being snapped, occurred right above me.
"Hey, Kikyou! I never thought that you'd wander this far from the tribe!" someone called down to me.
I trembled slightly before looking up. All I could see was the dark branches and the even darker sky.
Oh no! How late have I stayed out? The villagers must have definitely begun to look for me.
I groaned, but curiosity got the better of me. I just had to know who this person was, and who Kikyou was.
"Who's there?" I called out, noticing that my voice trembled. I coughed to clear my throat, and asked again when noone answered. "Who is there?"
"Humph. Talk about memory. And I thought yours was a damn good one, too."
A boy a year or two older then me jumped down from the branches to land in front of me. I took a step back, staring in awe at his silver hair and those adorably cute pair of dog-ears. He also had on a strange red outfit, baggy but not too baggy. The boys in my village always wore on baggy pants and incredibly loose shirts that had some design on it. But this boy didn't.
His eyes flashed.
They're golden-amber! Wow"Wait a sec…" he muttered and leaned towards me. His eyes scanned my face for a moment before stating, "You're not Kikyou!"
I blinked. …Kikyou? "What??? Who is this…Kikyou?"
He leaned even closer and grunted. "Yep, you're definitely not her. 'Cides, she ain't as stupid and slow as you are. And she's a lot prettier."
"Please do give me an explanation-a detailed one," I snapped. For every minute that he kept on mumbling about this "Kikyou", it was a minute I lost from returning home.
"Well first of all, she would've noticed I'm a hanyou. Most humans would've run away. Second of all, Kikyou is a person I know. Just who the hell are you? You ain't from the tribe, that's all I know." He said all that in a minute.
Unused to such rashness, I said, "First of all, I thought you were demon, but if you were, then I would have been dead by now. You wouldn't have stopped to chat. Second of all, Kikyou is a person I don't know. And who the hell are you? You're certainly not from the village." My patience was wearing thin.
"Name's Inuyasha. Now, answer my question," he glared.
"My name is Kagome Higurashi," I replied, returning the glare. "And no, of course I'm not from this 'tribe' you talk about. I'm from the village." I began to walk away.
"Hey! Where are you going?"
"I'm going home, not that you have a problem with that," I huffed. Arrrgh, he's so annoying!
I heard footsteps follow.
"Wait, you're from that village right? The one with a house burning down or something?"
I froze in my tracks. This Inuyasha person was talking about my home! He bumped into me, not expecting my sudden stop. I turned around, staring.
"Just how do you know that a house was burning down?"
He grunted again. "Why do you want to know?"
"Because that house is my home," I replied bitterly. Tears that hadn't been shed half the day suddenly came out in a flood.
"Why are you crying?"
Stupid, feeling-less guy! "Because my mother and brother died," I mumbled, twisting my hands every which way.
Inuyasha's mouth went O. People would have paid money to see his expression, but at the moment, I felt like hitting someone. I clenched and un-clenched my fists, all the while tears crept down my face silently.
"Well…I'm sorry. And you shouldn't cry. Ok, so your family-" "-half my family-" I cut in. "-Half your family died. But get over it. If my brother was killed, I'd be so damn happy right about now. But no way in hell would Sesshoumaru die in a stupid fire."
By the time he finished talking, I was walking away again, looking up at the sky. Damnitt, it getting even darker! Grandpap won't be happy.
"Hey! Don't walk away from me!"
In a flash, he had caught up, sighing and pointed at his back. "Look, if you're that in a rush to get home, just climb onto my back. Humans are too damn slow if you ask me. I prefer my running to your stomping."
I formed a thin line with my mouth, and waited for him to bend down. Inuyasha was at least 2 inches taller then I was.
I got onto his back, and whoosh! That's the best word I can describe it as. One minute you're on the ground, the next second you're somehow up in the air, feeling as thought you're flying.
I closed my eyes, enjoying the wind in my hair. I didn't noticed that Inuyasha had jumped the gates, 12 feet high as they were, and landed inside. It wasn't until that I heard voices calling my name that I had opened my eyes.
"Kagome!" My grandpap ran towards me, slowing down as Inuyasha settled me onto the ground. His face paled considerably once he noticed that the boy wasn't human.
"Kagome!" this time, grandpap's voice was filled with fear instead of joy. "Wh-what are you doing with…it?"
I clucked my tongue. "Grandpap, it's a he. And he's Inuyasha. I walked too deep into the forest, and met him. He gave me a quick ride back to the village so I wouldn't be too late at getting here."
I didn't notice the other villagers gathering around to form a circle around the three of us. We all heard mutters of "demon!" in the crowd that wasn't getting any less.
The priestess walked out of the crowd and towards me before slapping my face in front of everyone.
A/N-The second chapter's done and over with! I'm guessing that from now on, I'll be updating every Friday. ;;; Don't really have much time on any other day of the week. Please review!