Not much further now. Soon she would be at his cave,
and she would finally be able to tell him her feelings.
Unfortunately, Kouga's cave was still a ways away, and two
pursuers were hot on Kagura's trail. She felt the wind
chill. She stopped walking and turned around to see what was
causing it. She saw nothing but darkness between the trees.
She decided to keep walking. Her heart began to pound rapidly, and her breath came out in quick gasps. She began to walk more rapidly; she was sure something was following her. Her walk turned into a jog, and then a full out sprint. The ice demons had to hurry to catch up with her.
"Now!" Shimoka exclaimed. He and Frostbyte jumped down from the trees, revealing themselves to Kagura.
"Oh god," she muttered, "What do you want?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Frostbyte smirked. "I want you."
Kagura scoffed. "Well sorry to disappoint, but I have somewhere that I need to be, so if you would just excuse me-"
Shimoka blocked Kagura's exit with his sword. "You are not going anywhere," Frostbyte said with a smile full of wicked lust. "Except with me." She lunged at her love, and struck her right on her face. "And if I have to take you by force, I will."
Kagura quickly regained her balance, but met another blow in the face. After gaining her balance again, she brandished her trusty fan and prepared to blow a gust of wind to send these annoying creatures back to where ever it was they came from. She waved it at them with precise movement, but they both jumped out of the way. Shimoka landed behind her, and Frostbyte landed to her left.
"Don't make this any harder than it has to be," Frostbyte said. "I would really hate it if something bad happened to you."
Kagura grimaced. Then her grimace turned into a scowl.
(This must be my punishment for all the times I made fun of InuYasha when he was hit on by Jakotsu...)
With a flick of her wrist, she caused a great gust of wind that shook the trees around them, and even made the closest ones uproot a little. She was not going to play their little game, and the sooner they lost, the better. But they did not even flinch. They were determined to rid themselves of this threat. Japan would be covered in endless winter, and no wind witch or her annoying friends were going to stop them.
"You might as well give up," Frostbyte said. "We out number you after all."
"Only in your minds," Kagura smiled. She waved her fan one more time and created a vortex. "I'm through playing. Witness my Dance of the Dragon!" The vortex crashed through the trees, blowing them to pieces, heading straight for her enemies.
All of this commotion caught the attention of a patrolling wolf from Kouga's tribe. It dashed back to its cave to inform its master of the disturbances in their forest.
"Your wind attacks are amusing," Frostbyte called out, canceling the wind with an ice blast, "But as you can see, they are no match for our ice magic!" She created a miniature icicle and threw it like a dart at Kagura's fan. It shredded through it as if it was nothing.
Shimoka then used this time of Kagura's shock and confusion to his advantage. He leapt in the air and brought his sword down on his victim. He did not want to kill her, so he only brought the blunt side of it down, in order to knock her out. He struck but he didn't knock her out. She fell to the ground, holding her head in her hands.
"Be careful with her," Frostbyte warned. She walked over to Kagura and knelt beside her. "You're mine now," she smiled wickedly. She put her hand on her head and stroked it gently. Then she whispered into her ear, "And don't you forget it."
Kagura had had enough at this point. Without thinking, she grabbed a hand full of dirt and flung it into Frostbyte's eyes. As her enemy fell backwards in pain and shock, she quickly stood to her feet. Shimoka glowered and dashed to her with his sword out in front. He slashed at her repeatedly. She just barely dodged each attack. Things then began to go extremely wrong for her. Pinned against a tree now with Shimoka's sword inches from her nose. She was too weak from that last attack to defend herself.
Shimoka inched his sword closer to her face. "I really don't want to do this," he said. "Frostbyte really does love you, and I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt her."
And with one thrust of the sword, it was all over. Kagura wondered why she hadn't felt anything, so she opened her eyes and looked down to the ground. Shimoka lay dead at her feet. She looked up to see Kouga standing in front of her, Shimoka's blood on his sword.
"Are you okay?" he asked. But Kagura couldn't find the strength to answer. She started to collapse, but he caught her. "Just rest," he said, gently putting her down, "I'll take care of that ice wench."
Frostbyte, who had recovered from that little dirt incident, wasn't amused at all. She glanced at her dead partner and filled to the brim with rage. And what was worse was the fact that an unimpressive cub did this. However, no little wolf boy was going to ruin this battle. She would avenge the fallen Shimoka by killing this mutt, and then take Kagura back to the ice fortress with her. She dashed to Kagura, in the hopes of blindsiding Kouga, but she wasn't prepared for his speed. In a matter of seconds, she had already been beaten.
"I suggest that you get outta here," Kouga warned. "Unless you wanna end up like your friend."
Frostbyte scowled and decided to accept the fact that this battle was lost. But the war would not end yet. She created an ice barrier around herself and teleported back to the ice fortress to tell the others of the bad news.
"Piece of cake," Kouga said triumphantly. He ran back over to Kagura to make sure Death hadn't claimed her yet.
[Death was busy looking over the shopping list that his mom had given him. Oh man, he thought, I don't have time for this; I need to be out working! He looked at his watch and groaned angrily; great, I missed another appointment!]
Kagura had regained consciousness and witnessed the entire fight. Granted, it wasn't much of a fight, seeing as it was all over in a matter of seconds, but still. Now she had the perfect chance to tell him how she felt. "Kouga," she began, "I-"
"You hungry?" he interrupted. "I'm hungry. Let's go get something to eat." He started to walk away, leaving Kagura with a blank expression on her face. Then he turned around and said, "Well? You comin'?"
"Umm... yes?" And with that, the two of them walked to the nearest WacDnoald's, and Kagura still had that blank expression on her face.
It was the beginnings of a very cozy night in Kikyou's village. Everyone had fallen off to sleep, except for a few farmers who had to make some last minute runs to their barns. As they were sorting out the last of the day's problems, they saw a shadow move across the sky. They assumed it was just a cloud, and continued with their work.
But it was not a cloud. It was a demon: Urasue, the ogress. Sekka had sent her on a mission, and she intended to carry it out. When the farmers had gone back to sleep, and all the village's lights had been turned off, she began her work. She floated through the wall of Kikyou's house, and remained in her shadowed form, so as not to be detected.
She hovered above the bed where Kikyou was sleeping. She looked around. No one was in the room with them. She smiled wickedly, and from her being, another shadow emerged. The shadow then took on a familiar form. Those familiar dog- ears, those familiar golden eyes, and those familiar fangs and claws.
"One down, one to go," Urasue said aloud. "Then we can begin to do some real damage." She cackled evilly as she entered InuYasha's village. All the lights were out here, too. As well as the fact that everyone was asleep. Perfect. She snuck into InuYasha's house in the same way she had snuck into Kikyou's. Hovering above Kagome, she released another shadow. It took on another familiar form. The blue butterfly hairpiece, the red lipstick, the light blue stripes coming down from the eyes and onto the cheeks and the sword that could uncoil like the body of a snake.
She decided to keep walking. Her heart began to pound rapidly, and her breath came out in quick gasps. She began to walk more rapidly; she was sure something was following her. Her walk turned into a jog, and then a full out sprint. The ice demons had to hurry to catch up with her.
"Now!" Shimoka exclaimed. He and Frostbyte jumped down from the trees, revealing themselves to Kagura.
"Oh god," she muttered, "What do you want?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Frostbyte smirked. "I want you."
Kagura scoffed. "Well sorry to disappoint, but I have somewhere that I need to be, so if you would just excuse me-"
Shimoka blocked Kagura's exit with his sword. "You are not going anywhere," Frostbyte said with a smile full of wicked lust. "Except with me." She lunged at her love, and struck her right on her face. "And if I have to take you by force, I will."
Kagura quickly regained her balance, but met another blow in the face. After gaining her balance again, she brandished her trusty fan and prepared to blow a gust of wind to send these annoying creatures back to where ever it was they came from. She waved it at them with precise movement, but they both jumped out of the way. Shimoka landed behind her, and Frostbyte landed to her left.
"Don't make this any harder than it has to be," Frostbyte said. "I would really hate it if something bad happened to you."
Kagura grimaced. Then her grimace turned into a scowl.
(This must be my punishment for all the times I made fun of InuYasha when he was hit on by Jakotsu...)
With a flick of her wrist, she caused a great gust of wind that shook the trees around them, and even made the closest ones uproot a little. She was not going to play their little game, and the sooner they lost, the better. But they did not even flinch. They were determined to rid themselves of this threat. Japan would be covered in endless winter, and no wind witch or her annoying friends were going to stop them.
"You might as well give up," Frostbyte said. "We out number you after all."
"Only in your minds," Kagura smiled. She waved her fan one more time and created a vortex. "I'm through playing. Witness my Dance of the Dragon!" The vortex crashed through the trees, blowing them to pieces, heading straight for her enemies.
All of this commotion caught the attention of a patrolling wolf from Kouga's tribe. It dashed back to its cave to inform its master of the disturbances in their forest.
"Your wind attacks are amusing," Frostbyte called out, canceling the wind with an ice blast, "But as you can see, they are no match for our ice magic!" She created a miniature icicle and threw it like a dart at Kagura's fan. It shredded through it as if it was nothing.
Shimoka then used this time of Kagura's shock and confusion to his advantage. He leapt in the air and brought his sword down on his victim. He did not want to kill her, so he only brought the blunt side of it down, in order to knock her out. He struck but he didn't knock her out. She fell to the ground, holding her head in her hands.
"Be careful with her," Frostbyte warned. She walked over to Kagura and knelt beside her. "You're mine now," she smiled wickedly. She put her hand on her head and stroked it gently. Then she whispered into her ear, "And don't you forget it."
Kagura had had enough at this point. Without thinking, she grabbed a hand full of dirt and flung it into Frostbyte's eyes. As her enemy fell backwards in pain and shock, she quickly stood to her feet. Shimoka glowered and dashed to her with his sword out in front. He slashed at her repeatedly. She just barely dodged each attack. Things then began to go extremely wrong for her. Pinned against a tree now with Shimoka's sword inches from her nose. She was too weak from that last attack to defend herself.
Shimoka inched his sword closer to her face. "I really don't want to do this," he said. "Frostbyte really does love you, and I wouldn't want to do anything to hurt her."
And with one thrust of the sword, it was all over. Kagura wondered why she hadn't felt anything, so she opened her eyes and looked down to the ground. Shimoka lay dead at her feet. She looked up to see Kouga standing in front of her, Shimoka's blood on his sword.
"Are you okay?" he asked. But Kagura couldn't find the strength to answer. She started to collapse, but he caught her. "Just rest," he said, gently putting her down, "I'll take care of that ice wench."
Frostbyte, who had recovered from that little dirt incident, wasn't amused at all. She glanced at her dead partner and filled to the brim with rage. And what was worse was the fact that an unimpressive cub did this. However, no little wolf boy was going to ruin this battle. She would avenge the fallen Shimoka by killing this mutt, and then take Kagura back to the ice fortress with her. She dashed to Kagura, in the hopes of blindsiding Kouga, but she wasn't prepared for his speed. In a matter of seconds, she had already been beaten.
"I suggest that you get outta here," Kouga warned. "Unless you wanna end up like your friend."
Frostbyte scowled and decided to accept the fact that this battle was lost. But the war would not end yet. She created an ice barrier around herself and teleported back to the ice fortress to tell the others of the bad news.
"Piece of cake," Kouga said triumphantly. He ran back over to Kagura to make sure Death hadn't claimed her yet.
[Death was busy looking over the shopping list that his mom had given him. Oh man, he thought, I don't have time for this; I need to be out working! He looked at his watch and groaned angrily; great, I missed another appointment!]
Kagura had regained consciousness and witnessed the entire fight. Granted, it wasn't much of a fight, seeing as it was all over in a matter of seconds, but still. Now she had the perfect chance to tell him how she felt. "Kouga," she began, "I-"
"You hungry?" he interrupted. "I'm hungry. Let's go get something to eat." He started to walk away, leaving Kagura with a blank expression on her face. Then he turned around and said, "Well? You comin'?"
"Umm... yes?" And with that, the two of them walked to the nearest WacDnoald's, and Kagura still had that blank expression on her face.
It was the beginnings of a very cozy night in Kikyou's village. Everyone had fallen off to sleep, except for a few farmers who had to make some last minute runs to their barns. As they were sorting out the last of the day's problems, they saw a shadow move across the sky. They assumed it was just a cloud, and continued with their work.
But it was not a cloud. It was a demon: Urasue, the ogress. Sekka had sent her on a mission, and she intended to carry it out. When the farmers had gone back to sleep, and all the village's lights had been turned off, she began her work. She floated through the wall of Kikyou's house, and remained in her shadowed form, so as not to be detected.
She hovered above the bed where Kikyou was sleeping. She looked around. No one was in the room with them. She smiled wickedly, and from her being, another shadow emerged. The shadow then took on a familiar form. Those familiar dog- ears, those familiar golden eyes, and those familiar fangs and claws.
"One down, one to go," Urasue said aloud. "Then we can begin to do some real damage." She cackled evilly as she entered InuYasha's village. All the lights were out here, too. As well as the fact that everyone was asleep. Perfect. She snuck into InuYasha's house in the same way she had snuck into Kikyou's. Hovering above Kagome, she released another shadow. It took on another familiar form. The blue butterfly hairpiece, the red lipstick, the light blue stripes coming down from the eyes and onto the cheeks and the sword that could uncoil like the body of a snake.