Note: Sabriel is my character. I don't own any Inuyasha related characters, places, or thing (wish I did, though). I thought Kouga would need someone to love after Kagome dumps him for Inuyasha... stupid baka.
Prologue--Taken Hostage
"Good morning, sweet world!" Sabriel greeted the morning, throwing open her wooden shutters and breathing in the fragrent scent of horse manure. "Boy, I sure do love this village." Her cheery voice now dripped with bitter sarcasm. I wish someone--anyone at all--would take me away from this great place! she thought, pulling on her red kimono.
Her mother looked up as Sabriel entered the main room. "Don't forget to feed the chickens, dear."
"Has Dad already gone hunting?" Sabriel grabbed a bucket of bread crumbs, heading for the door.
"Aye." Sipping her warm tea from the small white glass, the mother watched her daughter swing outside, leaping over the larger mud puddles.
Throwing crumbs to the hens, Sabriel daydreamed about a tall, dark, handsome stranger galloping in on a huge black horse, and sweeping her off her feet, so they could live happily ever after.
"You, girl!"
Sabriel awoke from her glorious dream by the creaky old voice. "Hm? Are you addressing me, old man?"
"I ain't addressin' the goddess of Prosperity!" The old timer was hanging over the fence, his bright blue eyes sparkling. "Anywho! What're you still doin' out, youngin'? Don't ye know the Shurri Clan's comin' through on their Mate Quest?"
" 'The Shurri Clan'? 'Mate Quest'? Mind explaining that, old one?" Sabriel leaned on the stick fence slightly, confused.
"The Shurri wolf demon clan!" the man pressed, becoming strained. "Mate Quest bein' when they choose mates! That's today! Yound women all over out village'll be taken away." He shook his bald head. "Alas, I hoped I wouldn't see another... And with them havin' a new alpha..."
" 'Alpha'?" Sabriel wondered quietly as the old man tottered toward his small hut.
The demons came through right as Sabriel was walking inside.
"Oy! Boys, look at 'er!" a scruffy male called to his companions, waving them over to Sabriel.
Oh, great! she thought, glaring at them.
"You think Kouga'll want 'er?"
"My name's not 'er'!" she growled, going rigid with pride and fury. "It's Sabriel, thanks!"
The first wolf looked at the second. "Nah! She's too feisty! You know Boss likes 'em docile as a doe!" They had a nice laugh at that.
"BAKA!" she yelled when wolf number one yanked her close to him. Wanting to gag at his nasty body odor, Sabriel struggled and was soon knocked over the head. As she blacked out, she heard wolf number one say delightedly, "Kouga! We found this beauty..."
Where am I?
"Uhhh..." Sabriel groaned, slowly coming to. She was tied hand and foot.
A voice called loudly, "Meeka! She's awake!"
"Ahhh..." Sabriel moaned, rolling over so her face was buried in the hay she was lying on. Oh, please, no! Don't tell me the wolves took me with them... As plunder from Mate Quest, or whatever...
Her black hair was moved to one side, and she felt hot breath on the back of her neck. "Kouga said he wants to see all potential mates when they wake up," a new voice--Meeka--said, picking Sabriel's limp body up and slinging her over his shoulder. A few minutes later he said, "C'mon, girly, wake up. The alpha wants to see you. What's your name?"
She was still groggy. "Huh? Uhhh... Sabriel."
Adjusting her on his shoulder, Meeka replied, "Sabriel, huh? Pretty enough--suits your looks perfectly. I'm Meeka. If ya' ever need anything, just come to me."
Opening her golden eyes slightly, the girl peeked at the male wolf who was carrying her. Meeka had long navy hair, hanging to the backs of his knees, and shaggy growing-out bangs, which flipped over his right eye whenever he moved his head. His eyes were a gorgeous silver, and looked as if they portrayed all of his emotions. Unlike the other two wolves out heroine had seen, Meeka's nose was long and elegant.
Setting her down on her feet and untieing her ankle-bonds, Meeka said, "Here we are. Doesn't look as if he's here yet."
"Is your alpha nice?" Sabriel's legs felt like Jell-O so she sat down on the grass and Meeka's feet.
He kneeled down beside her. "Nice? Kouga? Well--seeing as how you'll probably be his mate--yeah, Kouga can be pretty nice, if he wants to be." Pushing his bangs out of his face, he added, "How'd you get to be so pretty? All the other human girls from your village were only average-looking."
She blushed at the compliment. "Did you take one of the others as your mate, Meeka?" He wasn't half-bad, and Meeka looked as if he at least jumped into a river once every day.
Shaking his head, causing the bangs to flip over his eye again, Meeka answered, "Nope. I don't need a mate... Well, not yet, at least. Why?"
"Just wondering."
"Kouga!" Meeka said as a tornado of white wind came rushing at them.
Note: Sorry Kouga didn't come in! Don't worry. The next one'll be Kouga-packed (and a lot funnier, too). Sabriel meets Kouga, and finds out she hates his guts--while he has the crush-of-the-century on her!! Yup. Random-ness to the extreme. In the immortal words of Vash the Stampede: "Okey-dokey, then!!" Later!! -.- Please review!!