Hitukiri Batosai no Kikyo

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"WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?!?!" a gruff voice yelled.

"Please, calm yourself Inuyasha. I told you she was-"

"NO YOU DIDN'T! I NEVER WOULD HAVE COME IF YOU WOULD HAVE!!YOU'RE SAYING I HAVE TO WORK WITH HER!?"

"I'm not enjoying this any more than you are, Inuyasha," Kikyo said irritably. "But if we want Kaede-sama to help us then we don't have any other choice. Besides, it's only five measely tasks. How long could it take? Once we have done what Kaede-sama wishes we shall be able to return to our homes and we'll never have to see each other again!"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever.. So what do we have to do? Can I please do something that will get me away from her?" Inuyasha asked.

Although they would have rather done anything else to keep from being together, Kaede insisted that it was necessary. They tried anything they could think of to escape, but they new if they wanted to be forgiven of their deeds that there was no other way. Therefore, Inuyasha and Kikyo agreed to work together. Kinda.........

Kikyo walked through the thick forest, trying to ignore how irritating Inuyasha was being. Kaede had given them theirfirst task, and Inuyasha had gotten pretty upset over it. There task was to stop a mob of angry villagers from burning down a large forest. Kaede had heard that this was going to happen and had immediately sent the two young samurai to stop it. For you see, this was no ordinary forest. It was the single habitat of a very rare breed of creature: the Jackelope! Inuyasha had been really ticked off, complaining that it was a waste of time trying to save a bunch of stupid rabbits. Kikyo, however, had always been fond of these little creatures when she was a girl and was amazed to learn that they actually existed.

"This is just great," Inuyasha complained. "I have to work with some little child to save a bunch of stupid rabbits. How could this get any worse." It wasn't a question.

"Who are you calling a child?" Kikyo asked.

"You, little girl. 'Oh no.. Pwease don't hurt the wittle bunnies.' Pah! How childish," he complained.

"And how old are you, huh?"

"Eighteen! What about you little girl?"

"I'm sixteen! I'm only two years younger than you, so who's the child now?"

"Your a real pain you know!"

"Good!" she exclaimed. "Glad you noticed!"

The arguing continued for most of the trip.

They were now very close to their destination, and Kikyo was starting to enjoy the peace and quiet. They had argued about just about everything they could find, and it had been really annoying listening to Inuyasha complain about everything. She couldn't have been more relieved when they reached the forest of the jackelopes.

This relief was short lived, however, for when they reached the forest there were already many people there, all of them with lit torches. The two could hear the yelling of the villagers, and they knew that it wasn't going to be easy to calm them down.

"Please! Stop what you are doing!" Kikyo cried.

"Who do you think you are?" a large man growled. Kikyo suspected he was there leader.

"Out of our way," another said.

"Why are you doing this?" she asked.

"The creatures of this forest steal our crops!" yelled a woman.

"We need more farmland!" another of the villagers stated.

"Please! Stop!" Kikyo begged. She continued pleading with them, but all of her efforts were in vain. She wondered why Inuyasha wasn't helping, but she was to busy with the villagers to scold him.

"I beg of you-"

"Enough!" Inuyasha yelled. Kikyo turned around, completely shocked. He had out his sword!

"Stop this now! Leave this forest alone or feel the wrath of Tetsusaiga!" Though he had sworn not to use his sword to kill, he could use it to scare the people here.

"Inuyasha! Are you crazy!?!?" Kikyo asked franticly. 'I thought he gave up being a manslayer!' she thought.

"Did she say Inuyasha?" the large man asked.

"Trust me Kikyo!" Inuyasha told her.

"Kikyo!?" someone else yelled.

"Not Hitukiri Batosai no Kikyo?!?"

"It couldn't be!!"

"Hey!" Inuyasha yelled enviously.

"Isn't Inuyasha also batosai?"

"Thaaank you!" he said.

The people gave what seemed like endless apologies and promised to leave the forest as it was and even to form a plan to protect it in the future. It was no surprise as in the presense of two manslayers they feared for their lives. As soon as Kikyo and Inuyasha were sure had left they headed back to Kaede's.

"Hey, Inuyasha," Kikyo said.

"Hmm.."

"You really kept calm in that tight spot. I.."

"Yeeessss?" he asked a bit annoyed.

"Well, I was really impressed."

"At what? Just because I don't freak out like some people. It's nothing impressive." Kikyo couldn't believe he was so cocky. "Besides, if I wouldn't have stepped in we would've been there for days."

"And what is that supposed to mean?!?" she half screamed. 'I try to give him a complement and look what he does..'

"You know what I mean!"

"You wanna fight!"

"Why not?" he jeered.

"My reverse-blade sword will tear you apart!"

"Reverse-blade? How stupid are you!?" he mocked her.

"Oh, and I suppose your sword is so powerful compared to my weak sword," she said sarcasticly. 'He's so annoying,' she thought.

"Like I told the villagers, FEEL THE WRATH OF TETSUSAIGA!!!!!!!"

"What's Tetsusaiga?" she asked.

"My sword, Baka!"

"YOU-"

"BA-KA!" he yelled as he started running, laughing at her from a distance.

'He's like a little kid!' she thought. 'Guess I don't have a choice.' "Get back here!!" she yelled as she took off after him. "Inuyasha!"

Aimi:Seeee? Told ya! Next task is even stupider, but the third one will be good.. (Whenever I get around to writing it...)