Disclaimer: I don't own the character or story of InuYasha (*sad*)... it's a shame my evil plan
didn't work. Well you know what they say, try and try again...
Author Notes: u_u' that last chapter was all too short for even me... Well, if you'd read my notes
before, I said that there were those fluffy chapters that I didn't particularly like(they were alright,
I guess)... Well, now we're getting to the good stuff *evil laugh*... The upcoming chapters are
gonna be filled we intrigue, deception, violence, and my favorite part of all, a very confused and
infuriated hanyou... n_~
*Gasp* What? Only 2 reviews for the last chapter. Is this some kind of cruel and unusual
punishment because of how I ended Chapter 5? Well, hopefully you wont hate me now, after this
chapter, that is...
~* Over the Edge - Chapter 6: Some Things Unexpected*~
It was late a night when he heard it. There was the faint sound of heavy breathing coming from
outside of the back of the hut. It was accompanied by the smell of perpetration and blood, as he'd
smelled left behind on several occasions. Seiko had returned.
***
InuYasha quietly left the room that his companions had chosen for slumber, and he crept toward
the origin of the faint sound. He didn't want to disturb her, he merely wanted to get a look at
what she was up to.
As he left the back door, he noticed a small smoke-house just into the trees of the forest. The
smell was heavier now, and he could hear the faint squawk of a bird. He crept up to the building,
making sure he was in complete stealth.
When he looked in the window it explained some of the questions passing through his head. The
girl was in a loose dark green kimono of a unique material, with a pattern in browns and blues. It
wasn't a kimono like that of her sisters, it was one of a hunter's, more so like his own. Unlike
Oki, with sky blue eyes and delicate skin, with and expression of frailty, Seiko had dark eyes,
almost so dark you couldn't see the hint of brown, and her skin was swarthy, her face bearing an
expression of nothingness behind long locks of dark brown hair. She seemed almost like that of
Kikyou, except for a hint of hatred along with acceptance. She had a large animal on a butcher
table, and was skinning it, then cutting it into cuts of meat. At her side was a full-grown, thriving,
fire hawk, eating discarded bits of the animal. She was obviously a huntress but the thing that
still had InuYasha confused, was that he saw no sign of a bow, or sward for that matter.
Then his weight shifted, breaking the silence with what seemed to be the loudest snap possible
from a twig. He looked at the figure as she paused in her work. She had heard him.
***
The first thing InuYasha thought to do was to run. But he stopped himself as the young woman
came from the door, looking around outside. She let out a short, high pitched whistle, and the fire
hawk flew to her shoulder, ready for it's task.
"Hello?" she called, slowly moving away from the smoke-house. As she did, InuYasha was
surprised, and relieved, to see that as she moved, a belt of daggers was exposed in the movement
of fabric. "Who's there?"
InuYasha, now unsure of what to do, stood up, revealing his position to the huntress. His long
silver hair caught the moonlight, illuminating his presence.
She was turned to face him now, with a hand on one of the daggers at her thigh. "You, hanyou,
what is your business here?"
'How could she tell I was hanyou? Most humans just assume I'm yokai...'
He snorted at the question, only to find a blade fly past his head, cutting a shallow slit in his ear,
then it lodged into the trunk of a nearby tree.
"Now, what is your business?" She gave him a stern look, and folded her arms with frustration.
"My business is my own, but one who I am traveling with has a sprained ankle. She's in Oki's
care."
At the mention of Oki's name, she urged the fire hawk from her shoulder. She bowed slightly to
InuYasha. "You shouldn't go looking, when you can't handle what you've found." She turned on
her heals and started back to the smoke-house. Her fire-hawk returned with the blade, previously
lodged in the tree, and dropped it into her open hand. "Oh, one more thing. You might not want
to wander into the woods at night, especially ones not familiar to you." After that she disappeared
into the smoke-house, and InuYasha headed back to the hut.
'Who does she think she is? I can't handle the woods? Yeah right... That wench doesn't know
who she's dealing with. And why the hell did she have a FIRE HAWK?!'
***
InuYasha entered the hut as quietly as he'd left it. But when he heard the movement of footsteps,
he hesitated. It was more than one pair.
"Shh, you'll wake the others..." It was Oki, with Miroku no less.
"Now what is it you wanted to tell me?" His voice was low. InuYasha sighed from his position.
He obviously wasn't supposed to hear what was going on. But if he interrupted them, he'd have
to admit to 'running into' Seiko.
"I... Miroku?..."
"Yes?"
"You told me of your position, in your quest. And, I feel... even though it's been only a short
while..."
"Oki?" She looked up at him with big blue eyes, listening to every word. She was too shy to
confess whatever it was she'd been trying to say. "Would you have the honor of baring my
child?"
'Oh brother, and I thought he'd changed...'
"Yes, Miroku. I would be honored."
'What the hell? Did she just accept that damn perverted monk's destiny?'
He could hear them kiss, and became quite disgusted. So he moved around to the front of the hut
outside, and crept in the window to the room where the rest of his friends slept.
'Does this mean that Miroku will no longer be traveling with us? Or have we gained a new
companion?...'
***
The next day, Oki announced that Kagome was almost completely healed of her sprain. Of
course, she'd have a little trouble walking with it at first.
Before they were to leave, Oki said she'd be honored if they would stay for a feast. This was
when they'd announce the 'arrangement' no less, to InuYasha's suspicions.
***
Since 'that night', Seiko had been even more stealthily than before. InuYasha could hardly even
smell that her presence had occurred in mornings after her nightly return. But he soon found that
it wasn't him that was causing her to be even less conspicuous. There were other matters she was
hiding, and it was intriguing that all the pieces that seemed to fit together, were slowly growing
further apart.
***
Now that Kagome could walk, Oki started planning for the feast. She sent out a note to Seiko
with her 'less impressive' carrier pigeon, telling her of the event, and bidding that she attend.
"So, what exactly is it that Seiko does?" Sango asked as she drank her morning tea.
"Well, she's a huntress. You see, ever since my father died, there was no-one to care for the
fields. She was the caretaker of the land in the first place, but had no interest in agriculture. But,
she was a skilled huntress, trained by her father, so that's what she does. Most farmers in town
raise wonderful crops, but Seiko is the one who supplies most of the meat. So most of the time
we barter with our neighbors, it's quite simply really..." Oki went on about her sister, but she
sounded a little unsure in speaking.
"You don't have the same father?" Miroku had been standing in the door for a while now, and
heard the conversation.
"Well... we... um."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude."
"No, really, it's okay. It's just, I was very young while everything happened, Seiko has always
been the one to protect me and she knows the story better than I do. I just don't want to upset her
by mixing up scattered facts she's told me over the years..."
'Separate fathers... separate lives... does this mean that even Oki isn't aware of her sister's
antics?...' InuYasha's sensitive hearing picked up on the discussion, but he remained in the other
room, not wanting to get involved...
"I suppose you could ask her for the story yourself."
"Really?" Sango was now quite interested.
"Yes. She should be at the feast tonight."
'Tonight? Seiko is coming, tonight!' Oki's words hung in InuYasha's ears. After the other night,
Seiko might take him for some sort of hazard... Did she already know about her sister and
Miroku?... who knows what would happen if she didn't...
***
It was around sunset when Oki had them gathered in the dining room at the large oak table. There
were no signs of Seiko, and InuYasha could tell Oki was getting worried. She'd prepared all the
side dishes, but was relying on her sister to provide the main course, that is, if she were to
actually show up.
Well, the time quickly passed, and the group engaged in friendly conversation. But, no-one
brought up the matter of time, or the absence of the mysterious huntress. It was soon dark, and
Oki had grown restless.
"Well... it appears that my sister has been delayed for some reason. So, I feel that we should
begin to eat, even if there is no main dish..." There was worry in her eyes. Her pigeon had
returned mid-day with a note saying she'd be there, yet her absence proved to be of contradiction
to that theory.
Oki, accompanied by Kagome and Sango, left the room to go get the palters of food. While they
were gone, InuYasha intended to ask Miroku if they were going to announce the 'arangment', but
he decided against it when he remembered that Shippou was at the opposing side of the table, but
just a little too short to see at the moment.
"InuYasha, can I ask you something?" Miroku said, stumbling over his words. 'How can I put
this?'
"I guess."
"Would it be... er... wrong, to love someone... um... after only a short amount of time...?"
"You like Oki, don't you?" Shippou chimed in.
"Is it that obvious?"
"Yes" both InuYasha and Shippou said in almost unison.
"I'm not sure if she want's me to tell you now, but, Oki has agreed to bare my child." 'There, I
said it.'
"She WHAT?" A female voice sounded from behind them at the door. Everyone turned to see a
figure in the doorway, that was non other that Seiko. Her dark eyes now glowed with flecks of
amber and crimson, and her position didn't make matters seem easier. She had a large cut of
meat slung across her shoulder, held in one hand, and in the other hand was a long sward,
tarnished with blood, now dragging on the floor. The two items dropped to the floor in an instant,
and she stormed into the kitchen.
Soon, Kagome and Sango emitted from the room, and a heated discussion could faintly be heard.
But for InuYasha, it was crystal clear.
didn't work. Well you know what they say, try and try again...
Author Notes: u_u' that last chapter was all too short for even me... Well, if you'd read my notes
before, I said that there were those fluffy chapters that I didn't particularly like(they were alright,
I guess)... Well, now we're getting to the good stuff *evil laugh*... The upcoming chapters are
gonna be filled we intrigue, deception, violence, and my favorite part of all, a very confused and
infuriated hanyou... n_~
*Gasp* What? Only 2 reviews for the last chapter. Is this some kind of cruel and unusual
punishment because of how I ended Chapter 5? Well, hopefully you wont hate me now, after this
chapter, that is...
~* Over the Edge - Chapter 6: Some Things Unexpected*~
It was late a night when he heard it. There was the faint sound of heavy breathing coming from
outside of the back of the hut. It was accompanied by the smell of perpetration and blood, as he'd
smelled left behind on several occasions. Seiko had returned.
***
InuYasha quietly left the room that his companions had chosen for slumber, and he crept toward
the origin of the faint sound. He didn't want to disturb her, he merely wanted to get a look at
what she was up to.
As he left the back door, he noticed a small smoke-house just into the trees of the forest. The
smell was heavier now, and he could hear the faint squawk of a bird. He crept up to the building,
making sure he was in complete stealth.
When he looked in the window it explained some of the questions passing through his head. The
girl was in a loose dark green kimono of a unique material, with a pattern in browns and blues. It
wasn't a kimono like that of her sisters, it was one of a hunter's, more so like his own. Unlike
Oki, with sky blue eyes and delicate skin, with and expression of frailty, Seiko had dark eyes,
almost so dark you couldn't see the hint of brown, and her skin was swarthy, her face bearing an
expression of nothingness behind long locks of dark brown hair. She seemed almost like that of
Kikyou, except for a hint of hatred along with acceptance. She had a large animal on a butcher
table, and was skinning it, then cutting it into cuts of meat. At her side was a full-grown, thriving,
fire hawk, eating discarded bits of the animal. She was obviously a huntress but the thing that
still had InuYasha confused, was that he saw no sign of a bow, or sward for that matter.
Then his weight shifted, breaking the silence with what seemed to be the loudest snap possible
from a twig. He looked at the figure as she paused in her work. She had heard him.
***
The first thing InuYasha thought to do was to run. But he stopped himself as the young woman
came from the door, looking around outside. She let out a short, high pitched whistle, and the fire
hawk flew to her shoulder, ready for it's task.
"Hello?" she called, slowly moving away from the smoke-house. As she did, InuYasha was
surprised, and relieved, to see that as she moved, a belt of daggers was exposed in the movement
of fabric. "Who's there?"
InuYasha, now unsure of what to do, stood up, revealing his position to the huntress. His long
silver hair caught the moonlight, illuminating his presence.
She was turned to face him now, with a hand on one of the daggers at her thigh. "You, hanyou,
what is your business here?"
'How could she tell I was hanyou? Most humans just assume I'm yokai...'
He snorted at the question, only to find a blade fly past his head, cutting a shallow slit in his ear,
then it lodged into the trunk of a nearby tree.
"Now, what is your business?" She gave him a stern look, and folded her arms with frustration.
"My business is my own, but one who I am traveling with has a sprained ankle. She's in Oki's
care."
At the mention of Oki's name, she urged the fire hawk from her shoulder. She bowed slightly to
InuYasha. "You shouldn't go looking, when you can't handle what you've found." She turned on
her heals and started back to the smoke-house. Her fire-hawk returned with the blade, previously
lodged in the tree, and dropped it into her open hand. "Oh, one more thing. You might not want
to wander into the woods at night, especially ones not familiar to you." After that she disappeared
into the smoke-house, and InuYasha headed back to the hut.
'Who does she think she is? I can't handle the woods? Yeah right... That wench doesn't know
who she's dealing with. And why the hell did she have a FIRE HAWK?!'
***
InuYasha entered the hut as quietly as he'd left it. But when he heard the movement of footsteps,
he hesitated. It was more than one pair.
"Shh, you'll wake the others..." It was Oki, with Miroku no less.
"Now what is it you wanted to tell me?" His voice was low. InuYasha sighed from his position.
He obviously wasn't supposed to hear what was going on. But if he interrupted them, he'd have
to admit to 'running into' Seiko.
"I... Miroku?..."
"Yes?"
"You told me of your position, in your quest. And, I feel... even though it's been only a short
while..."
"Oki?" She looked up at him with big blue eyes, listening to every word. She was too shy to
confess whatever it was she'd been trying to say. "Would you have the honor of baring my
child?"
'Oh brother, and I thought he'd changed...'
"Yes, Miroku. I would be honored."
'What the hell? Did she just accept that damn perverted monk's destiny?'
He could hear them kiss, and became quite disgusted. So he moved around to the front of the hut
outside, and crept in the window to the room where the rest of his friends slept.
'Does this mean that Miroku will no longer be traveling with us? Or have we gained a new
companion?...'
***
The next day, Oki announced that Kagome was almost completely healed of her sprain. Of
course, she'd have a little trouble walking with it at first.
Before they were to leave, Oki said she'd be honored if they would stay for a feast. This was
when they'd announce the 'arrangement' no less, to InuYasha's suspicions.
***
Since 'that night', Seiko had been even more stealthily than before. InuYasha could hardly even
smell that her presence had occurred in mornings after her nightly return. But he soon found that
it wasn't him that was causing her to be even less conspicuous. There were other matters she was
hiding, and it was intriguing that all the pieces that seemed to fit together, were slowly growing
further apart.
***
Now that Kagome could walk, Oki started planning for the feast. She sent out a note to Seiko
with her 'less impressive' carrier pigeon, telling her of the event, and bidding that she attend.
"So, what exactly is it that Seiko does?" Sango asked as she drank her morning tea.
"Well, she's a huntress. You see, ever since my father died, there was no-one to care for the
fields. She was the caretaker of the land in the first place, but had no interest in agriculture. But,
she was a skilled huntress, trained by her father, so that's what she does. Most farmers in town
raise wonderful crops, but Seiko is the one who supplies most of the meat. So most of the time
we barter with our neighbors, it's quite simply really..." Oki went on about her sister, but she
sounded a little unsure in speaking.
"You don't have the same father?" Miroku had been standing in the door for a while now, and
heard the conversation.
"Well... we... um."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to intrude."
"No, really, it's okay. It's just, I was very young while everything happened, Seiko has always
been the one to protect me and she knows the story better than I do. I just don't want to upset her
by mixing up scattered facts she's told me over the years..."
'Separate fathers... separate lives... does this mean that even Oki isn't aware of her sister's
antics?...' InuYasha's sensitive hearing picked up on the discussion, but he remained in the other
room, not wanting to get involved...
"I suppose you could ask her for the story yourself."
"Really?" Sango was now quite interested.
"Yes. She should be at the feast tonight."
'Tonight? Seiko is coming, tonight!' Oki's words hung in InuYasha's ears. After the other night,
Seiko might take him for some sort of hazard... Did she already know about her sister and
Miroku?... who knows what would happen if she didn't...
***
It was around sunset when Oki had them gathered in the dining room at the large oak table. There
were no signs of Seiko, and InuYasha could tell Oki was getting worried. She'd prepared all the
side dishes, but was relying on her sister to provide the main course, that is, if she were to
actually show up.
Well, the time quickly passed, and the group engaged in friendly conversation. But, no-one
brought up the matter of time, or the absence of the mysterious huntress. It was soon dark, and
Oki had grown restless.
"Well... it appears that my sister has been delayed for some reason. So, I feel that we should
begin to eat, even if there is no main dish..." There was worry in her eyes. Her pigeon had
returned mid-day with a note saying she'd be there, yet her absence proved to be of contradiction
to that theory.
Oki, accompanied by Kagome and Sango, left the room to go get the palters of food. While they
were gone, InuYasha intended to ask Miroku if they were going to announce the 'arangment', but
he decided against it when he remembered that Shippou was at the opposing side of the table, but
just a little too short to see at the moment.
"InuYasha, can I ask you something?" Miroku said, stumbling over his words. 'How can I put
this?'
"I guess."
"Would it be... er... wrong, to love someone... um... after only a short amount of time...?"
"You like Oki, don't you?" Shippou chimed in.
"Is it that obvious?"
"Yes" both InuYasha and Shippou said in almost unison.
"I'm not sure if she want's me to tell you now, but, Oki has agreed to bare my child." 'There, I
said it.'
"She WHAT?" A female voice sounded from behind them at the door. Everyone turned to see a
figure in the doorway, that was non other that Seiko. Her dark eyes now glowed with flecks of
amber and crimson, and her position didn't make matters seem easier. She had a large cut of
meat slung across her shoulder, held in one hand, and in the other hand was a long sward,
tarnished with blood, now dragging on the floor. The two items dropped to the floor in an instant,
and she stormed into the kitchen.
Soon, Kagome and Sango emitted from the room, and a heated discussion could faintly be heard.
But for InuYasha, it was crystal clear.