HEYA! sups, thiz is my first fanfic, so be nice...-does the best puppy face she can manage-
-sesshoumaru looks at her- what are you doing, ningen wrench? You look constipated.
-glares- shut up, fluffy
disclaimer: I dun own inuyahsa n crew, but someday I will! AHAHAHA -lawyers drag her to jail-
"Oh my, Rin. Very impressive. You will be as good as me in no time flat!"
Rin beamed. "arigatoo, Hatori-sensei!"
Hatori smiled, and raised his sword.
"Lets go another round, Rin, and then you can join the others."
"Hai, Hotori-sensei!"
Rin ran at her trainer, a dagger in each hand. Just as Hatori slashed with his sword, she lept into the air, directly above him and bought the blunt side of the daggers down on him, stunning him momentarily. As she was about to land the second blow, Hotori ducked and delivered a swift kick to her shins.
"Ah! That, -huff- was.... not–gasp-fair, sensei!" Rin managed, as Hotori continued with a series of quick kicks.
Hotori laughed at her naïve statement.
"Who said every opponent would fight so predictably?!"
Rin gave a mock glare and dodged to the side to avoid a swipe of his sword.
"Well, you're...a...teacher! You...have to play fair!"
Rin suddenly rushed forward and jabbed the daggers into Hotori's stomach.
"Ghhaaah!" came his cry of surprise and pain.
The instructor crumpled on the floor unconscious. Seeing that the match was over, Rin walked to the crumpled body and keeled down.
"Sensei?" Rin poked Hotori.
Poke.... poke...poke...a flash of light admitted from the wounds and the gash on his stomach closed.
Hortori got up from the wooden floor and chuckled.
"Is that a new move? Damn, Rin, you're getting GOOD. It's a lucky thing I'm a self healing youkai."
Rin snorted. "Ummhmm...are you sure you're not just getting slower?"
Rin was a mercenary mage in training, and someday, she hoped to serve the youkai lords of the west.
The lords of the west had a reputation for hating humans, which is what captured her interest in the first place. All her family had served the lords of the south and north when they were alive. Her parents had been head of the mages, and her brothers were top of the nation. Rin had a lot to live up to, and she would do it by being the first-ever human mage of the west.
Rin turned around, put her daggers back into her belt, and picked up the staff.
"Rin, I believe you are ready to make the judgment quest. Meet me here at sundown."
Rin's eyes widened.
"Really? For real? Oh kami! You won't regret this!"
The excited girl spun around and started running towards the dormitory she lived in, to tell the other girls.
But jus has she exited the building, as fate would have it, Rin's foot caught on a root and landed her face flat on the ground.
Hotori peered out of the dojo at her.
"Your not very graceful when you're not battling."
Rin got up, thinking of the best way to save face.
"Tripping teaches one the virtues of the ground and bonds one's soul with mother earth and kami himself. I tripped in hopes of strengthening the bond."
Hotori grinned.
"in other words, you like to eat dirt?"
The mage gave him a glare and marched away, hoping to keep whatever was left of her dignity.
Sundown came, and Rin was bored. She had been waiting in the dojo for nearly two hours now.
She sat herself down on the polished wooden floor and leaned against the wall, alone with her thoughts.
'Wow...I'm actually going on the judgment quest...just like ookasan and outosan...I am so happy...if not a little nervous. Geez, I wonder if the mages who disappeared on this quest died horribly? Oh, I get eaten, or killed, my ookasan would very much be displeased. She'd give me hell about it in heaven...I wonder if it hurts to be devoured?' Rin shuddered'. A small seed of worry began to sprout in her now, and with no one to correct her thoughts, it grew rapidly. 'Maybe I shouldn't go...what if-what if...suppose I run into a horde of youkai bandits and they rape me? Baka! Don't flatter yourself! Who would want to take a girl who never gave a second glance at makeup and jewelry?! Besides, if they come, ill have the pleasure of killing them.' This last thought reassured here, and she decided to stop thinking about the quest.
"Konbanwa, Rin. Excuse my tardiness."
Rin have Hotori a surprised look, her pretty face stretched out comically in shock.
"H-Hotori-sensei! You startled me!"
Hotori smiled.
"Indeed I did. Now, are you aware of what the judgment quest requires, Rin? It requires a strong mage. In both body and mind. Your journey will be long, and treacherous. But if you brave through it, the reward it great."
"Hai. I am aware. And more ready than ever."
Her now-former instructor laid a gentle hand on Rin's shoulder.
"I know you can do this, Rin. Now, once you have reached the western lord's domain, request for toshio, and the army general. He will get you a position with the other mages if you pass his test. Be careful, Rin. It would be most saddening if something happened to you."
Rin gave a quick laugh.
"No worries, sensei. I will make it." and she started out in the darkness, towards the west.
It was better to start at night, at least with her, it was. She was a star mage, meaning she drew power from the stars. They seemed to smile at her... her thoughts kept her going for the night, and when the sun started to rise, she was in a meadow, tall grass swaying to the gently morning breeze. Rin looked up at the sky. Morning already? Her fatigue chose that moment to catch up with her, and feeling the exhaustion, she collapsed on the ground, eager to take a nap and refresh her aching body. Rin felt free, right then, with the sun shining down on her feminine form, and the yellow flowers dancing...so lovely...slowly, she began to doze off.
Three hours later:
Rin awoke to the sound of voices, and cracked her eyes open to peer at what had intruded her space.
Above her, a man loomed, staring at her and smiled when he saw her wake.
"See, Ginta, I told you he was alive."
The other man, Ginta, snorted.
"Well, it was hard to tell! I'm not a doctor! C'mon, Hakkaku (a/n: I dunno how you spell it, so excuz my misspelling) let's go tell boss we found sumthing.
Both men turned at started calling to their boss. As Rin registered what was happening, she saw wolves on either side of Ginta and Hakkaku.
Rin sat upright and looked around franticly 'these must be ookami-youkai...I've hear of them before...damn, I'm so stupid for falling asleep in the middle of a friggin field! What was I thinking?!'
Rin was so occupied scolding herself that she didn't notice that the men's "boss" and a bunch of comrades had arrived.
"Well, well, well. What have we here? A human? I'm the middle of these lands? We can't have that, now can we?" the leader of the pack sneered. He pushed her chin up with a finger and studies her features.
Rin, now fairly alarmed, scrambled back and snatched up her staff, using it to heave herself to her feet and to show that she had a weapon.
"Back off, wolf-slime! I'm a skilled and powerful mage, so if you don't leave RIGHT this minute, I'll blast you all to kingdom come!" she bluffed.
The leader let out deep laugh and decided to humor her.
"Well, then, honorable mage, please forgive this humble Koga, and tell us what might you be doing so close to wolf territory?"
Rin, knowing she was being mocked, turned red.
"For your fatass information, Koga, I'm going to the west to join the western lord's mage army." Rin snapped cattishly.
At this, Koga started laughing uncontrollably.
"BAWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...AHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA"
He dropped to the ground and clutched his stomach.
Rin glared.
"And what might be so funny?"
Koga chocked, and between bales of laughter, he managed a reply.
"G-girl, -ahah- you're trying to go west...but right now...you heading SOUTH!" and with those words, he burst into a fit of giggles.
Rin gave his an incredulous look. This man laughed at the most silly reasons. –wait-south?! The thought settled in her mind and pieced itself together.
"SOUTH?! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" Rin burst. She must have walked twelve miles last night...only to find out she was getting FURTHER instead of CLOSER?! This was too much.
Rin howled and dropped onto the ground. Taking advantage of the fact that Koga was down on the ground with her, she wrapped her small hands around his neck as best she could and pulled his face up to hers.
"Do you know...how much I WALKED last night?! Twelve miles! TWELVE FUCKING MILES!"
The now-disoriented Koga stared at her in surprise. For something so small and pretty, she had a lot of strength. He smirked.
"I like you Rin. You have spirit. I have a proposition for you..."
wow....1st chpt complete! i noe there wasnt much, but next chapter is better i promise!!