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NASAI!
Choice Winner: ~ Your choice. Congrats, Okami! You had a swell idea! *pauses to look at self* Swell? Wtf? Anyways... continue!
Chapter 21
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***Kouga and Lady Ami***
The woman and man were slinking quietly out of the area when Angel started bawling in the background. They slinked quickly away and were out of sight and scent from the campsite. Kouga leaned against a tree and looked at Lady Ami as she sat in front of him.
"Why do I feel like I was to blame for all of that?" Kouga asked the tora youkai as she picked up a stick beside her. She looked away and poked at a rock with the twig.
"You're as much to blame as I was. We did nothing to help," the tiger said in a melancholy tone. Kouga looked away as well and swirled his finger around in the loose dirt.
"You think we should do something then?" Kouga said and looked up at her as she looked up at him.
"Like what?" she asked timidly, pulling her knees up to her chest like a child.
"We could go after Okami," he answered, mimicking her.
"I guess so," she responded and unfolded into a typical Indian style. Kouga's tail swished behind him and he unfolded like her.
"We could at least do something to avenge their friend's death. We just sat there and did nothing, and we should do something."
"I agree," Lady Ami said and stood up simultaneously with Kouga. They both began to head in the direction of where Okami last set off with their noses in the air and their ears ready for any noises.
***Sesshomaru***
"Nymph, what do you mean they aren't here?" Sesshomaru calmly asked Yoshiko.
"It's as simply as I put it. They're not here, dog," she retorted. "Speak more wisely or I shall report you to the counsel and you won't be given the deed."
"I apologize. I was being rash," Sesshomaru said through nearly clenched teeth. Yoshiko could see he was regretting every word and loved every bit of it.
Sesshomaru stormed off with his fluffy white tail billowing behind him. A small hyou youkai servant ran up to his side as soon as he reentered the palace.
"My lord, there is no sign of little Rin anywhere," she said timidly. Sesshomaru looked down at her with a small bit of anger in his eyes.
"What do you mean? She left your sight-" he paused for effect, "- again." The words hit the young girl like hot grease. She shuddered and looked down.
"It was not my time to watch her milord! Angel was to be watching her!" she said regretfully.
"Then is it a coincidence that both she and Angie are absent?" the proud youkai sneered. The girl was taken back but then realized that she, herself, didn't make note of the fact that she hadn't seen either youkai. The young panther shuddered again when thinking what her punishment would be.
"Should I search for her?" the girl asked politely with shame in her voice.
"Yes, and take Yoshiko with you," he answered and slightly smirked.
"But, milord, isn't she to train with you today?" she asked, hoping that she hadn't overstepped her bounds.
"This will be her training for the day," he said quietly. Trying to think of an excuse for that as a lesson, he spoke again. "She will need to use what I've taught her so far. This will be a sort of... test."
"Yes, milord," the young panther bowed and began to walk away.
"And Sha'chu," he began, making the hyou turn around and face him again. "Find her or don't return."
***Sha'chu and Yoshiko***
"I can't believe that I was stuck doing this. I'm the princess of the nymphs and I shouldn't be taken without due consideration!" Yoshiko pouted and crossed her arms angrily. The young girl was about a year or two older than Rin, but she played the same as she did. She hopped around chasing after grasshoppers with her skinny black tail trailing her like a kite's would.
"It's alright! With your sniffer and my sniffer we'll find her!" Sha'chu said enjoying herself. Yoshiko looked down at the young panther and rolled her eyes. The reon was more like Sesshomaru than she could care for, but she showed her emotions well.
"You'd better be right. Now stop chasing that blasted bug and help me find her scent," Yoshiko ordered and pointed forward. Sha'chu frowned and nodded. She was a girl full with emotion and could change it quickly. She knelt over and sniffed the ground for a few seconds before sitting up. Her elfin ears twitched slightly.
"I don't smell her, but I can hear something," she whispered. Yoshiko grew silent and concentrated on the area. Being a nymph, she didn't have extremely good senses like youkai. She was only gifted in the arts of magic, which is why Sesshomaru had taken her to be his apprentice.
Soon, Yoshiko could hear the voices too. They seemed to be a woman and a man, but not Rin. Sha'chu sniffed the breeze and smiled.
"I think they're youkai," she said and sniffed some more. "A tora and an urufu," she whispered again. "I think they're going north," she said and looked to Yoshiko who was unfazed. She was surprised that a young girl could contain so much power with her senses, but didn't want to show it.
"Alright then, no Rin?" she asked and looked down at the little girl.
"I don't believe so," she answered and sat down on the ground.
"Then we won't bother with them," she said simply. "It's too dark now to find anyone. Let's camp here for the night."
"Hai, Yoshiko-sama," she said and curled up on the ground. Yoshiko sat beside her and leaned against a rock, falling quickly to sleep.
***Naraku***
"You didn't receive the jewels, Okami," Naraku seethed and gave her a venomous glare. Okami nodded. "What did I say about not getting the jewels?"
"I was to be killed if I didn't get them," she answered quickly. "But I did kill a member of their collection," she spoke quietly.
Naraku looked away and starred at the jar that was puffing out the imaging smoke. It flashed the scene at the campsite and portrayed different colors for different emotions throughout the screen. Okami's mood changing eyes flickered yellow with fright at what Naraku might do to her.
"Okami," he began. "I will lighten your sentence for destroying one of their comrades. However, you shall be punished after you gather the shards." Through his cold and nasty exterior, he feared only one thing: he might be beginning to have feelings for Okami. If it was any other servant, she or he would be killed. Okami had an idea about this, but decided against saying anything for fear of her life.
"Arigato, my lord. Shall I depart now?" she asked.
"Rest first. If you took such a beating before on rest, you should gather your strength again," he answered and continued keeping his eyes from hers. She nodded and walked out of the room silently.
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NOW CHOOSE:
~ Okami meets up with Kouga and Lady Ami
~ Okami meets up with Yoshiko and Sha'chu
~ Okami attacks Inu Co.
~ Your Choice
Choice Winner: ~ Your choice. Congrats, Okami! You had a swell idea! *pauses to look at self* Swell? Wtf? Anyways... continue!
Chapter 21
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
***Kouga and Lady Ami***
The woman and man were slinking quietly out of the area when Angel started bawling in the background. They slinked quickly away and were out of sight and scent from the campsite. Kouga leaned against a tree and looked at Lady Ami as she sat in front of him.
"Why do I feel like I was to blame for all of that?" Kouga asked the tora youkai as she picked up a stick beside her. She looked away and poked at a rock with the twig.
"You're as much to blame as I was. We did nothing to help," the tiger said in a melancholy tone. Kouga looked away as well and swirled his finger around in the loose dirt.
"You think we should do something then?" Kouga said and looked up at her as she looked up at him.
"Like what?" she asked timidly, pulling her knees up to her chest like a child.
"We could go after Okami," he answered, mimicking her.
"I guess so," she responded and unfolded into a typical Indian style. Kouga's tail swished behind him and he unfolded like her.
"We could at least do something to avenge their friend's death. We just sat there and did nothing, and we should do something."
"I agree," Lady Ami said and stood up simultaneously with Kouga. They both began to head in the direction of where Okami last set off with their noses in the air and their ears ready for any noises.
***Sesshomaru***
"Nymph, what do you mean they aren't here?" Sesshomaru calmly asked Yoshiko.
"It's as simply as I put it. They're not here, dog," she retorted. "Speak more wisely or I shall report you to the counsel and you won't be given the deed."
"I apologize. I was being rash," Sesshomaru said through nearly clenched teeth. Yoshiko could see he was regretting every word and loved every bit of it.
Sesshomaru stormed off with his fluffy white tail billowing behind him. A small hyou youkai servant ran up to his side as soon as he reentered the palace.
"My lord, there is no sign of little Rin anywhere," she said timidly. Sesshomaru looked down at her with a small bit of anger in his eyes.
"What do you mean? She left your sight-" he paused for effect, "- again." The words hit the young girl like hot grease. She shuddered and looked down.
"It was not my time to watch her milord! Angel was to be watching her!" she said regretfully.
"Then is it a coincidence that both she and Angie are absent?" the proud youkai sneered. The girl was taken back but then realized that she, herself, didn't make note of the fact that she hadn't seen either youkai. The young panther shuddered again when thinking what her punishment would be.
"Should I search for her?" the girl asked politely with shame in her voice.
"Yes, and take Yoshiko with you," he answered and slightly smirked.
"But, milord, isn't she to train with you today?" she asked, hoping that she hadn't overstepped her bounds.
"This will be her training for the day," he said quietly. Trying to think of an excuse for that as a lesson, he spoke again. "She will need to use what I've taught her so far. This will be a sort of... test."
"Yes, milord," the young panther bowed and began to walk away.
"And Sha'chu," he began, making the hyou turn around and face him again. "Find her or don't return."
***Sha'chu and Yoshiko***
"I can't believe that I was stuck doing this. I'm the princess of the nymphs and I shouldn't be taken without due consideration!" Yoshiko pouted and crossed her arms angrily. The young girl was about a year or two older than Rin, but she played the same as she did. She hopped around chasing after grasshoppers with her skinny black tail trailing her like a kite's would.
"It's alright! With your sniffer and my sniffer we'll find her!" Sha'chu said enjoying herself. Yoshiko looked down at the young panther and rolled her eyes. The reon was more like Sesshomaru than she could care for, but she showed her emotions well.
"You'd better be right. Now stop chasing that blasted bug and help me find her scent," Yoshiko ordered and pointed forward. Sha'chu frowned and nodded. She was a girl full with emotion and could change it quickly. She knelt over and sniffed the ground for a few seconds before sitting up. Her elfin ears twitched slightly.
"I don't smell her, but I can hear something," she whispered. Yoshiko grew silent and concentrated on the area. Being a nymph, she didn't have extremely good senses like youkai. She was only gifted in the arts of magic, which is why Sesshomaru had taken her to be his apprentice.
Soon, Yoshiko could hear the voices too. They seemed to be a woman and a man, but not Rin. Sha'chu sniffed the breeze and smiled.
"I think they're youkai," she said and sniffed some more. "A tora and an urufu," she whispered again. "I think they're going north," she said and looked to Yoshiko who was unfazed. She was surprised that a young girl could contain so much power with her senses, but didn't want to show it.
"Alright then, no Rin?" she asked and looked down at the little girl.
"I don't believe so," she answered and sat down on the ground.
"Then we won't bother with them," she said simply. "It's too dark now to find anyone. Let's camp here for the night."
"Hai, Yoshiko-sama," she said and curled up on the ground. Yoshiko sat beside her and leaned against a rock, falling quickly to sleep.
***Naraku***
"You didn't receive the jewels, Okami," Naraku seethed and gave her a venomous glare. Okami nodded. "What did I say about not getting the jewels?"
"I was to be killed if I didn't get them," she answered quickly. "But I did kill a member of their collection," she spoke quietly.
Naraku looked away and starred at the jar that was puffing out the imaging smoke. It flashed the scene at the campsite and portrayed different colors for different emotions throughout the screen. Okami's mood changing eyes flickered yellow with fright at what Naraku might do to her.
"Okami," he began. "I will lighten your sentence for destroying one of their comrades. However, you shall be punished after you gather the shards." Through his cold and nasty exterior, he feared only one thing: he might be beginning to have feelings for Okami. If it was any other servant, she or he would be killed. Okami had an idea about this, but decided against saying anything for fear of her life.
"Arigato, my lord. Shall I depart now?" she asked.
"Rest first. If you took such a beating before on rest, you should gather your strength again," he answered and continued keeping his eyes from hers. She nodded and walked out of the room silently.
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NOW CHOOSE:
~ Okami meets up with Kouga and Lady Ami
~ Okami meets up with Yoshiko and Sha'chu
~ Okami attacks Inu Co.
~ Your Choice