Chapter 5: Journey begun
The fire had burned low; it was early in the morning. The stars were beginning to fade and the morning light could be seen in the sky. Yashi's eyes dashed open as he sucked in a deep breath, exhaling and inhaling quickly. Noticing that he was only dressed in his black silk boxers he tried to sit up but only winced in pain and fell back down towards his mat. Reaching for the source of the pain his hands meet with cloth that was tightly bound to his body. Flashes of what happened early on that night dashed before his eyes. He remembered the man who tried to take Kagome, the sword fight, and how he got his wound.
"Stay still, it will only hurt more if you move," Kagome said checking the bandages then turning to lie on her back. She laid there in silence staring at the ceiling.
Yashi hadn't even noticed her lying reasonably close next to him. He grunted to her that he understood. Yashi rolled his eyes to look around the room the best he could. Across the room slept Sango and Miroku and to the far left of them laid Kaede. On the other side of Kagome slept Shippo. Hearing a deep sigh above his head Yashi looked to see whom it had came from. Yashi looked at Kouga who was sleeping above him. Kouga sat up right with his arms crossed encircling his sword and his knees tucked tightly under his arms. His head was slightly dangling. Hate ran through Yashi's veins the moment he looked at him. 'How dare he try to take My Kagome.my Kagome what I am I thinking I just mean Kagome' Yashi thought a little surprised on what he said as he looked at Kouga.
Turning his gaze away from Kouga he asked Kagome, "How long was I out?"
"A while," Kagome said, "You better get your rest, tomorrow we start our journey," Kagome said turning over signaling the end of the conversation.
Yashi lay there staring at the ceiling wondering what Kagome was talking about. 'Journey what Journey' he asked himself. Yawning, Yashi decided that sleep was the best thing at the moment as his eyes began to droop.
Later in the morning:
Kagome tapped lightly on Yashi's shoulder trying to wake him from a deep sleep.
"Wwwhhhhaaaattt," Yashi growled slowly. Yashi opened his eyes but only to have the sunlight sting them.
"What time is it," Yashi asked wiping his eyes.
"Little after six I suppose," Kagome said looking at the sun's position, "Sit up, I need to change your bandages."
Yashi worked his self up, still sleepy. Kagome unraveled the bandages slowly so not to hurt him. She looked at his wound with shock in her eyes. What had once been a slash that started from his navel up to his upper back was now a small scratch that in length was about four inches long.
"How." Kagome asked speechless running her fingers along the scratch.
"I've always been that way," Yashi said looking at his lap, "In a couple hours the scratch will be gone."
Kagome stood up from her mat and looked down at Yashi. She looked into Yashi's eyes that so resembled Inuyasha's when he died.
"Get dressed, we'll be leaving soon," she said picking up and handing him his clothes. She walked out the door briskly so he could dress in peace.
Yashi dressed quickly but not so that he was hurrying. Pulling up his pants Yashi looked out the window to find Kagome deep in conversation with Kouga. Kagome looked irritated as she talked to him. As she pulled away from Kouga he instinctively grabbed her. Yashi's blood boiled as he watched him hold her against her will. As if being struck by lightening, fire ran through Yashi's veins from his arms to his fingertips. Yashi held his hands in front of his pain stuck face. "What's happening," he asked himself. Claws pushed through his fingernails splattering blood onto the floor. Yashi looked at them disbelievingly. 'This can't be happening' he told himself. As the fire subsided in his body the claws slowly shrunk back into fresh human nails. When Yashi looked back up Kouga and Kagome were gone.
As Yashi walked out the door of the hut Sango and Miroku came around the corner carrying a lot of rather heavy looking bags.
"Need some help with those," Yashi said running to catch some as they fell.
"No. no.no, you shouldn't." Sango started as Yashi picked up a couple of the bags.
"Where do you want these," Yashi asked. All Sango could do was point to a badger like demon (don't know what he is, please tell me) that would be carrying their things for most of the way. Yashi walked towards the demon.
"INUYASHA-SAMA IS IT REALLY YOU," the demon yelled running up to Yashi.
"Uhhh.hi," was all Yashi could say with a confused look on his face.
"You don't remember Tanuki," Tanuki said a little disappointed.
"Ummm.I, Yashi started as Kagome and Kouga arrived.
"Tanuki, this is Yashi. Yashi this is Tanuki, he will be flying us most of the way," Kagome said.
"You mean this isn't master Inuyasha, he smells just like him," Tanuki said unaware of how Kagome was looking at him.
"Are we going to find the Tetsusaiga," Yashi asked Kagome changing the subject.
"Hai, and you're going to tell us where it is." Kagome said as Kouga pushed her arm with his to tell her that he was still there.
"By the way this is Kouga, he will be coming with us also," Kagome, said introducing them. Yashi looked at Kouga who gave him a forced smile, he could hear a deep growl coming from him.
"No hard feelings, right," Kouga said extending his hand reluctantly.
"None," Yashi said looking at Kouga's hand then looking away.
"Could you do me a favor and get me my bags from inside Kouga," Kagome asked breaking the tension between them. 'This is going to be a long trip with these two' she said to herself.
Kouga nodded his head in agreement. And walked to the hut to get her bags.
"I kind of told him who you were," Kagome said to Yashi, "He didn't take it to well."
"Why" Yashi asked.
"I don't know, he mumbled something about having to deal with another one or something," Kagome said.
"Kagome what the hell did you put in these bags, boulders," Kouga asked as Kagome ran to help him.
Turning away from Kagome and Kouga Yashi walked into the forest he needed to be alone. Since he woke up he had a pain in the pit of his stomach that wouldn't go away. It felt as though something foreign had entered his body, like he was carrying somebody with him. Yashi looked up into the light blue sky. The pain had just started to get worse. Swaying back and forth a little Yashi grasped his stomach. Breathing deeply, the pain started to subside but still lingered.
"YASHI, WERE GOING NOW," yelled Kagome as Yashi turned to join them.
"Ummm.Yashi-kun, where are we going," Tanuki asked as Yashi climbed onto his back. Yashi hadn't given much thought to this; all he remembered seeing was a forest and a big tree.
"Some place with a lot of trees," Yashi said.
~~~~~Later on~~~~~~
The wind ripped through Yashi's clothes making him shiver. The sky seemed bluer and the air more pure the higher they went on Tanuki's back. Kagome sat beside Yashi while Kouga lingered behind them, watching. The pain was back again now even more painful than the last time. It felt as if his insides were twisting in his body. Lying down on his side he clenched his stomach.
"Yashi! What's wrong, are you ok," Kagome said rolling him onto his back.
Yashi's eyes were blurry he could only make out dim shapes of Kagome and Kouga. All the sounds and smells around him became amplified. It felt as though something, someone, was in him. His mouth began to move against its will and words not his own spoke out.
"To the left of the crescent moon, past the Thunder Mountains, to the eyes of the dog will you find," the voice said fading.
"That's.Inuyasha's voice, no.wait. come back," Kagome yelled at Yashi's limp body with tears in her eyes.
~~~~~Hours later~~~~~ The night was young and the night creatures had yet to come out. Yashi awoke with no pain and his scratch fully healed. Beside him the fire burned slowly bringing pleasing smells to his nose. Even though the full moon was still low the group slept peace fully next to the fire. Looking around at the sleeping faces Yashi felt suddenly alone. Even though he was close to the fire he still shook with coldness. Feeling a warm draft he could tell there was a hot spring nearby. Getting up Quietly he walked in its direction.
Reaching the pool, Yashi pulled off his clothes eagerly. He sunk into its depths taking in its warmth. It had been a couple of days since he had taken a bath. Yashi looked into the water at his reflection, it seemed as though he had aged a year. His face was firmer and his skin nicely toned. His eyes had stayed the same. His eyes traveled from his face to his hair; in it there were streaks of silver forming. Yashi gasped. 'I'm to young to have gray hair' he thought toughing it. Yashi dipped his head in the water to see if it would wash out. With no luck he climbed out of the pool and slipped his clothes onto his wet body and started to walk back to camp. Remembering the streaks of silver in his hair Yashi pulled his hair back into a ponytail so it wouldn't be that noticeable in the morning.
Lying down on his mat he turned his back towards the fire and pulled the blankets tightly around him. Thinking about what had happened that day Yashi didn't notice Kouga come back from the woods.
Kouga stared at Yashi's back he had seen the whole thing. He had smelt it early that day, the smell of something not quite demon and not quite human. (Not a hanyou) There it was again at the pool. It was coming from Yashi.
~~~~~I know I know I know this chapter was kind of boring, did you guys think so. Someone who reviewed me asked why I named him Yashi and not a Inu something name. The answer is, well I didn't want to use a Inu name but rather I used the ending of his name Yasha. Yasha Yashi, see the similarities. That was a good question though.I sound like a teacher. LOL I'm thinking of posting another story and it's a Sesshoumaru/Kagome one. Should I? If you hadn't noticed I changed my name from Lindz to Rinzie so look for Rinzie instead of Lindz K? Bye peeps
The fire had burned low; it was early in the morning. The stars were beginning to fade and the morning light could be seen in the sky. Yashi's eyes dashed open as he sucked in a deep breath, exhaling and inhaling quickly. Noticing that he was only dressed in his black silk boxers he tried to sit up but only winced in pain and fell back down towards his mat. Reaching for the source of the pain his hands meet with cloth that was tightly bound to his body. Flashes of what happened early on that night dashed before his eyes. He remembered the man who tried to take Kagome, the sword fight, and how he got his wound.
"Stay still, it will only hurt more if you move," Kagome said checking the bandages then turning to lie on her back. She laid there in silence staring at the ceiling.
Yashi hadn't even noticed her lying reasonably close next to him. He grunted to her that he understood. Yashi rolled his eyes to look around the room the best he could. Across the room slept Sango and Miroku and to the far left of them laid Kaede. On the other side of Kagome slept Shippo. Hearing a deep sigh above his head Yashi looked to see whom it had came from. Yashi looked at Kouga who was sleeping above him. Kouga sat up right with his arms crossed encircling his sword and his knees tucked tightly under his arms. His head was slightly dangling. Hate ran through Yashi's veins the moment he looked at him. 'How dare he try to take My Kagome.my Kagome what I am I thinking I just mean Kagome' Yashi thought a little surprised on what he said as he looked at Kouga.
Turning his gaze away from Kouga he asked Kagome, "How long was I out?"
"A while," Kagome said, "You better get your rest, tomorrow we start our journey," Kagome said turning over signaling the end of the conversation.
Yashi lay there staring at the ceiling wondering what Kagome was talking about. 'Journey what Journey' he asked himself. Yawning, Yashi decided that sleep was the best thing at the moment as his eyes began to droop.
Later in the morning:
Kagome tapped lightly on Yashi's shoulder trying to wake him from a deep sleep.
"Wwwhhhhaaaattt," Yashi growled slowly. Yashi opened his eyes but only to have the sunlight sting them.
"What time is it," Yashi asked wiping his eyes.
"Little after six I suppose," Kagome said looking at the sun's position, "Sit up, I need to change your bandages."
Yashi worked his self up, still sleepy. Kagome unraveled the bandages slowly so not to hurt him. She looked at his wound with shock in her eyes. What had once been a slash that started from his navel up to his upper back was now a small scratch that in length was about four inches long.
"How." Kagome asked speechless running her fingers along the scratch.
"I've always been that way," Yashi said looking at his lap, "In a couple hours the scratch will be gone."
Kagome stood up from her mat and looked down at Yashi. She looked into Yashi's eyes that so resembled Inuyasha's when he died.
"Get dressed, we'll be leaving soon," she said picking up and handing him his clothes. She walked out the door briskly so he could dress in peace.
Yashi dressed quickly but not so that he was hurrying. Pulling up his pants Yashi looked out the window to find Kagome deep in conversation with Kouga. Kagome looked irritated as she talked to him. As she pulled away from Kouga he instinctively grabbed her. Yashi's blood boiled as he watched him hold her against her will. As if being struck by lightening, fire ran through Yashi's veins from his arms to his fingertips. Yashi held his hands in front of his pain stuck face. "What's happening," he asked himself. Claws pushed through his fingernails splattering blood onto the floor. Yashi looked at them disbelievingly. 'This can't be happening' he told himself. As the fire subsided in his body the claws slowly shrunk back into fresh human nails. When Yashi looked back up Kouga and Kagome were gone.
As Yashi walked out the door of the hut Sango and Miroku came around the corner carrying a lot of rather heavy looking bags.
"Need some help with those," Yashi said running to catch some as they fell.
"No. no.no, you shouldn't." Sango started as Yashi picked up a couple of the bags.
"Where do you want these," Yashi asked. All Sango could do was point to a badger like demon (don't know what he is, please tell me) that would be carrying their things for most of the way. Yashi walked towards the demon.
"INUYASHA-SAMA IS IT REALLY YOU," the demon yelled running up to Yashi.
"Uhhh.hi," was all Yashi could say with a confused look on his face.
"You don't remember Tanuki," Tanuki said a little disappointed.
"Ummm.I, Yashi started as Kagome and Kouga arrived.
"Tanuki, this is Yashi. Yashi this is Tanuki, he will be flying us most of the way," Kagome said.
"You mean this isn't master Inuyasha, he smells just like him," Tanuki said unaware of how Kagome was looking at him.
"Are we going to find the Tetsusaiga," Yashi asked Kagome changing the subject.
"Hai, and you're going to tell us where it is." Kagome said as Kouga pushed her arm with his to tell her that he was still there.
"By the way this is Kouga, he will be coming with us also," Kagome, said introducing them. Yashi looked at Kouga who gave him a forced smile, he could hear a deep growl coming from him.
"No hard feelings, right," Kouga said extending his hand reluctantly.
"None," Yashi said looking at Kouga's hand then looking away.
"Could you do me a favor and get me my bags from inside Kouga," Kagome asked breaking the tension between them. 'This is going to be a long trip with these two' she said to herself.
Kouga nodded his head in agreement. And walked to the hut to get her bags.
"I kind of told him who you were," Kagome said to Yashi, "He didn't take it to well."
"Why" Yashi asked.
"I don't know, he mumbled something about having to deal with another one or something," Kagome said.
"Kagome what the hell did you put in these bags, boulders," Kouga asked as Kagome ran to help him.
Turning away from Kagome and Kouga Yashi walked into the forest he needed to be alone. Since he woke up he had a pain in the pit of his stomach that wouldn't go away. It felt as though something foreign had entered his body, like he was carrying somebody with him. Yashi looked up into the light blue sky. The pain had just started to get worse. Swaying back and forth a little Yashi grasped his stomach. Breathing deeply, the pain started to subside but still lingered.
"YASHI, WERE GOING NOW," yelled Kagome as Yashi turned to join them.
"Ummm.Yashi-kun, where are we going," Tanuki asked as Yashi climbed onto his back. Yashi hadn't given much thought to this; all he remembered seeing was a forest and a big tree.
"Some place with a lot of trees," Yashi said.
~~~~~Later on~~~~~~
The wind ripped through Yashi's clothes making him shiver. The sky seemed bluer and the air more pure the higher they went on Tanuki's back. Kagome sat beside Yashi while Kouga lingered behind them, watching. The pain was back again now even more painful than the last time. It felt as if his insides were twisting in his body. Lying down on his side he clenched his stomach.
"Yashi! What's wrong, are you ok," Kagome said rolling him onto his back.
Yashi's eyes were blurry he could only make out dim shapes of Kagome and Kouga. All the sounds and smells around him became amplified. It felt as though something, someone, was in him. His mouth began to move against its will and words not his own spoke out.
"To the left of the crescent moon, past the Thunder Mountains, to the eyes of the dog will you find," the voice said fading.
"That's.Inuyasha's voice, no.wait. come back," Kagome yelled at Yashi's limp body with tears in her eyes.
~~~~~Hours later~~~~~ The night was young and the night creatures had yet to come out. Yashi awoke with no pain and his scratch fully healed. Beside him the fire burned slowly bringing pleasing smells to his nose. Even though the full moon was still low the group slept peace fully next to the fire. Looking around at the sleeping faces Yashi felt suddenly alone. Even though he was close to the fire he still shook with coldness. Feeling a warm draft he could tell there was a hot spring nearby. Getting up Quietly he walked in its direction.
Reaching the pool, Yashi pulled off his clothes eagerly. He sunk into its depths taking in its warmth. It had been a couple of days since he had taken a bath. Yashi looked into the water at his reflection, it seemed as though he had aged a year. His face was firmer and his skin nicely toned. His eyes had stayed the same. His eyes traveled from his face to his hair; in it there were streaks of silver forming. Yashi gasped. 'I'm to young to have gray hair' he thought toughing it. Yashi dipped his head in the water to see if it would wash out. With no luck he climbed out of the pool and slipped his clothes onto his wet body and started to walk back to camp. Remembering the streaks of silver in his hair Yashi pulled his hair back into a ponytail so it wouldn't be that noticeable in the morning.
Lying down on his mat he turned his back towards the fire and pulled the blankets tightly around him. Thinking about what had happened that day Yashi didn't notice Kouga come back from the woods.
Kouga stared at Yashi's back he had seen the whole thing. He had smelt it early that day, the smell of something not quite demon and not quite human. (Not a hanyou) There it was again at the pool. It was coming from Yashi.
~~~~~I know I know I know this chapter was kind of boring, did you guys think so. Someone who reviewed me asked why I named him Yashi and not a Inu something name. The answer is, well I didn't want to use a Inu name but rather I used the ending of his name Yasha. Yasha Yashi, see the similarities. That was a good question though.I sound like a teacher. LOL I'm thinking of posting another story and it's a Sesshoumaru/Kagome one. Should I? If you hadn't noticed I changed my name from Lindz to Rinzie so look for Rinzie instead of Lindz K? Bye peeps