The Demon Bride
By Crystal Arrow
Chapter 3: The Mysterious Demon
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the other character from that story; they belong to someone else who actually has talent.
There was a sudden rustling in the bushes nearby. The entire group turned towards the sound. They tensed as they watched intently the foliage that shook showing the arrival of two powerful demons. Michera tensed as two wolf demons emerged from the bushes.
The first wolf who emerged was Kouga. He was clapping as though all that had gone on between the reunited family was a great part of some play. He was smiling slyly, which caused for Kagome to hide behind Inuyasha for security. Inuyasha would have taken out the Tetsusaiga if he had not lost it during his fight with Sesshoumaru. In its stead he growled defensively. The other wolf demon was solid and emotionless, much like Sesshoumaru. He was young, perhaps a few years older than Inuyasha. His long black hair was loose and his eyes cold. In comparison to Kouga, this wolf demon was dressed much more respectfully and nobly in a black version of what Sesshoumaru wore. He could have been a replica of Sesshoumaru if he wasn't a wolf demon. This other wolf demon was strange and unknown to Inuyasha and his group.
Michera sniffed the air quickly to asses the situation, then hid behind Seshoumaru when she sensed their intentions. Myouga was on Shippo's shoulder, whom was held by Kagome, who now hid behind Inu-yasha. Don't ask how Shippo got there, he must be pretty fast! Kouga stopped clapping, "Good show, good show, bravo, a splendid drama. You got lucky, to run into family."
"What do you want, Koga?" asked Inu-yasha. Koga grinned, while his companion still remained silent. "I just wanted to know how soon it would be until the tournament or if I avoid it for my dear cousin. You wouldn't know him, he only just recently appeared to claim his natural birth right to be leader to the clan. He'd been missing for many a year."
"What tournament?" asked Inu-yasha, who ignored the bit about Kouga's cousin who remained silent behind him.
"You don't know? You'd better ask your little sister." Koga respond with a sneer.
A breeze came from behind the two wolf demons. Michera sniffed the air as their scent came to her. Koga's was as you would expect of a wolf demon. However, the other demon was peculiar. She could tell he was strong from many years of trying to survive. He was young, maybe a little older than Inu-yasha. The breeze subsided, taking away the younger demon's scent with it. Michera was snapped out of her daze when Inu-yasha snapped at her, "What does he mean!?"
Michera hesitated to answer him, but was saved when Seshoumaru said, "Save it for later." Michera sighed in relief. She was not prepared to explain where she had been for the past years and why she was gone.
"Oh, but there won't be a later" Koga said as he pounced at Michera. She gasped in shock as she saw Kouga flying at her through the air. Sesshoumaru prepared to defend his little sister, but was too slow after using so much of his strength against Inuyasha. Michera was too far behind him for him to effectively defend her.
"STOP!!" Koga stopped abruptly just a few feet away from his target. He looked to find his companion walking slowly towards them. "This is not the appropriate way to go about this. We agreed that I would claim the Demon Bride, therefore I must defeat her." the demon stated as he passed Kouga to stand in front of Sesshoumaru. "It seems that you are unaware of the status which your sister holds. Since she has not yet come of age to be claimed, my cousin and I will leave until it is the appropriate time for the tournament to be held. In which case, you should be expecting me, for I will be the first to come to claim the Demon Bride." The demon finished speaking in front of Sesshoumaru. It was almost like a mirror was there between the two. The demon was almost the exact same height as Sesshoumaru, he stood before Sesshoumaru without fear or cockiness.
Sesshoumaru studied him while a deep low growl was just barely audible from deep within his throat. " Who are you and what do you want with my sister?"
"That doesn't matter, for it doesn't concern you" the demon responded.
"Like hell it doesn't concern me!" Sesshoumaru roared as he lunged at the demon that stood before him. The demon sidestepped and then passed Sesshoumaru. He dropped a seed on the ground then stepped over it. A barrier surrounded him and whatever else he was looking at, which happened to be Michera. Sesshoumaru turned to run after the demon that was now approaching his sister only to run into a barrier that now surrounded his sister and the demon. " Don't you dare touch her!" he roared as he pounded on the barrier with his fists.
Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo and Myouga ran up to the barrier wishing they could do something. Kouga stood off the side smiling in pride of his cousins wittiness. Michera was rooted in place, watching as if from the outside as the wolf demon slowly approached her. "Why doesn't she move?!" Inuyasha yelled.
Because I can't, Michera thought in fear, I'm not allowed. She watched as he came closer until he eventually stopped just barely a foot away from herself. Michera wasn't showing her fear, she simply looked straight into the demon's eyes, as if remembering him from somewhere.
The wolf demon lifted up his hand to her face. She didn't react at all, She has been trained well for her job. Just barely, you could see him smile as he held her chin in his hands. Softly, he spoke neither threateningly or intimately, "You remember me, don't you dog girl? You should, because, I will own you, you will be mine, and in this, I will get my revenge."
Michera's eyes widened in shock, "Ookamishin……" she whispered under breath just before he cut her off with a kiss. Her breath caught in her chest as he kissed her. Ookamishin broke the kiss, suddenly pushing her away from him. Michera lost her balance and fell back, her long black hair and green kimono flapping in the breeze as she landed ungracefully on her back. She looked up at Ookamishin as he glared at her hatefully, nearly causing her to cower in fear. She didn't, but the fear was plainly visible on her face. Without a word, Ookamishin turned away and walked through the barrier he had created, causing it to shatter and dissipate leaving Michera sprawled out on the ground. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha, who were both in shock from the fact that this wolf demon dared kiss their little sister, let Ookamishin walk right past them and away into the forest with Kouga beside him where he seemingly disappeared.
Myouga was caught for words. Shippo just hung from Kagome's arms, bewildered at what had just gone on, while Kagome's jaw had dropped at the nerve of the wolf demon. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru snapped out of their state of shock and rushed to Michera's side where she still sat on the ground, with her hands clasped over her heart. Sesshoumaru placed his hand on her shoulder, but she didn't respond. Inuyasha kneeled beside her and began to shake her while yelling, "Michera, MICHERA!!! Damn it girl, answer me! Are you okay?! ANSWER ME!!"
However, Michera was completely oblivious of her two brothers kneeling on either side of her, trying desperately to get her attention. She was preoccupied staring after Ookamishin, the wolf demon she had met some time before, who now wanted to own her. Old and painful memories she had tried to push out of her mind since she had finally escaped from captivity came rushing back to her, causing her vision to blur with tears. She just kept staring after him as tears flowed freely down her face from her shining golden eyes. She couldn't hear her brothers or their companions, including Sango, Miroku, and the little girl they found hiding in the woods, Rin as they yelled to get her attention. Painful memories were clouding over her consciousness causing her very little awareness of her brothers worrying over her to decrease as she swayed. Her world grew dark as she passed out in Inuyasha's arms with Sesshoumaru worrying over her and Kagome, Shippo and Myouga yelling for her to stay awake.
Author's note:
So what do you think? I was having trouble thinking of a name for the other wolf demon, so I asked my friend, she recommended, Hang-Lang, which she says means Phantom Wolf. Please review and tell me if you think that is a good name for him, or if you have any suggestions. Thanks!
~Crystal Arrow
New Note~
As you can tell, I changed the name from Hang-Lang to Ookamishin. Well, I found out that the previous name was actually Chinese, which doesn't really help me, so another friend of mine told me to use Ookamishin or "wolf Heart" I think that's better, don't you? Thanks for reading!
~Crystal Arrow
