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Chapter Five: The Quest Begins
Kirika had just reached a village and walked towards a village man.
"Hey, jijii-san, have you seen a boy in a red kimono with silver hair and dog ears like me?" She asked.
"You mean Inuyasha?" The man asked.
"Inuyasha?" Kirika repeated.
The man nodded vigorously.
"Where can I find him?"
"He lives in Kaede ba-chan's village."
"Anything else I should know?"
"Their village is towards the south east. Very nice fields out there..."
"Thank you. See you around..."
Then she took off into the trees once again, a slight grin on her face.
'Inuyasha, eh? So Hana-chan, this is who you wanted me to find...' Kirika thought.
* * *
Kaede's village came into view, and Shippo darted off, leaving the others behind.
"Kirara! I'll race you!" Shippo yelled over his shoulder.
Kirara meowed and took off after Shippo, transforming into its larger form, then jumping into the air and reaching Kaede's hut in one leap.
"No fair...you cheated..." Shippo whined.
Kirara returned to her cat-size form, then mewed in apology.
Once the others reached Kaede's hut, Kagome made ramen for everyone. When she handed Inuyasha his bowl, he ate it without a word, and as quickly as possible. He went outside and jumped onto the roof of the hut, gazing at the sky which was beginning to grow dark.
"I think I was too cold towards him today..." Kagome said, gazing at the ceiling.
"Don't worry about it. He'll get over it." Shippo replied.
"I'm just worried about him..."
Kagome stood, abandoning her steaming bowl of noodles, then walked outside into the darkening night.
"Inuyasha?" She called.
Nothing.
"Inuyasha?"
"What?" Inuyasha replied.
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about how I acted today...I should've given you a break..." Kagome said rather quickly, her face turning a slight pink shade.
'What is wrong with her today?! Why is she acting so strange now? Why is she blushing?!' Inuyasha's thoughts shouted.
"It doesn't matter...I don't care..." Inuyasha said finally.
"Well...there's still some ramen left over in the pot if you want some..."
Inuyasha nodded, then jumped down from the roof, next to Kagome. They both walked inside the hut and saw everyone (even Kaede) staring at them.
"What are you looking at?!" Inuyasha snapped.
"Nothing...nothing..." Sango, Miroku, Kaede, and Shippo replied.
* * *
RAWWWRRR!!!!
'Perfect...it's coming closer...I can't wait to actually use Tetsusage in battle!' Kirika thought excitedly.
The youkai that was following her was a huge beast in the shape of a giant boar. The villagers had said that this boar youkai had two Shikon shards that had made it twice as powerful. The boar was now on Kirika's trail, and wanting a fight.
"Come out inu!" The youkai roared.
"I'm right here. Are you scared little pig?" Kirika teased.
"Never! You'll suffer from my powerful Shikon shards and you shall beg on all fours for death just like the dog you are!"
"Then come and get me!!!"
Kirika drew Tetsusage from its sheath and charged with her sword drawn. She slashed the beast straight across from the left side.
"What?! How can this be? I have the power of the Shikon no Tama! I can't lose!!!"
"Shut up, will you?!"
The boar opened its mouth wide, and a purple blast of light came forth and erupted in a horde of smaller boars.
"My children, destroy her. Show her pain! Show her no mercy!!!"
The little boars opened their mouths wide, each emitting a purple ball of light about the size of a small tangerine. The purple spheres remained motionless, floating in midair.
"Feh. Your puny brats can't even attack! I'll knock them all out in one swing!"
The boar was laughing, his red eyes wide with delight.
"Fool...you underestimate me!"
"Kyusai!!!" (Salvation)
With one swing of her sword, she destroyed the little boars, and shattered the purple balls of light. The boar still laughed. Kirika soon understood why. The purple balls of light was full of miasama.
"I-I can't...breathe..."
Kirika darted toward the sky, breathing in clean air. She took a few deep breaths, then shot down to the ground again.
"Hahaha...is the miasama too much for you?"
"Keh...not bad...I'm impressed...but you're the one who underestimates me..."
The boar stopped laughing, and his red eyes were now wide with fear.
"What do you mean? What're you saying?!"
"You just don't get it...MANE SURU!!!!" (Mimic)
A purple light came from Tetsusage. It transformed into an army of snow white puppies. Each one released a bright blue ball of light.
"This is good...KYUSAI!!!!!"
She broke the spheres of light, and they all turned into a counter-miasama, spreading toward the boar. The boar shrieked in agony, then became half the size it was before. With another swing of the Tetsusage, the boar was defeated and it disintegrated into a pile of black ash, and with it, two pink shards that shone with an odd purplish light. A breeze swelled the trees, and blew the ashes away. Kirika took the shards into her hand, then attached them to her necklace. She left the area, sending the white puppies away with a wave of her hand, and then vanished herself as she took to the air and glided on a strong draft heading south east...
Chapter Five: The Quest Begins
Kirika had just reached a village and walked towards a village man.
"Hey, jijii-san, have you seen a boy in a red kimono with silver hair and dog ears like me?" She asked.
"You mean Inuyasha?" The man asked.
"Inuyasha?" Kirika repeated.
The man nodded vigorously.
"Where can I find him?"
"He lives in Kaede ba-chan's village."
"Anything else I should know?"
"Their village is towards the south east. Very nice fields out there..."
"Thank you. See you around..."
Then she took off into the trees once again, a slight grin on her face.
'Inuyasha, eh? So Hana-chan, this is who you wanted me to find...' Kirika thought.
* * *
Kaede's village came into view, and Shippo darted off, leaving the others behind.
"Kirara! I'll race you!" Shippo yelled over his shoulder.
Kirara meowed and took off after Shippo, transforming into its larger form, then jumping into the air and reaching Kaede's hut in one leap.
"No fair...you cheated..." Shippo whined.
Kirara returned to her cat-size form, then mewed in apology.
Once the others reached Kaede's hut, Kagome made ramen for everyone. When she handed Inuyasha his bowl, he ate it without a word, and as quickly as possible. He went outside and jumped onto the roof of the hut, gazing at the sky which was beginning to grow dark.
"I think I was too cold towards him today..." Kagome said, gazing at the ceiling.
"Don't worry about it. He'll get over it." Shippo replied.
"I'm just worried about him..."
Kagome stood, abandoning her steaming bowl of noodles, then walked outside into the darkening night.
"Inuyasha?" She called.
Nothing.
"Inuyasha?"
"What?" Inuyasha replied.
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry about how I acted today...I should've given you a break..." Kagome said rather quickly, her face turning a slight pink shade.
'What is wrong with her today?! Why is she acting so strange now? Why is she blushing?!' Inuyasha's thoughts shouted.
"It doesn't matter...I don't care..." Inuyasha said finally.
"Well...there's still some ramen left over in the pot if you want some..."
Inuyasha nodded, then jumped down from the roof, next to Kagome. They both walked inside the hut and saw everyone (even Kaede) staring at them.
"What are you looking at?!" Inuyasha snapped.
"Nothing...nothing..." Sango, Miroku, Kaede, and Shippo replied.
* * *
RAWWWRRR!!!!
'Perfect...it's coming closer...I can't wait to actually use Tetsusage in battle!' Kirika thought excitedly.
The youkai that was following her was a huge beast in the shape of a giant boar. The villagers had said that this boar youkai had two Shikon shards that had made it twice as powerful. The boar was now on Kirika's trail, and wanting a fight.
"Come out inu!" The youkai roared.
"I'm right here. Are you scared little pig?" Kirika teased.
"Never! You'll suffer from my powerful Shikon shards and you shall beg on all fours for death just like the dog you are!"
"Then come and get me!!!"
Kirika drew Tetsusage from its sheath and charged with her sword drawn. She slashed the beast straight across from the left side.
"What?! How can this be? I have the power of the Shikon no Tama! I can't lose!!!"
"Shut up, will you?!"
The boar opened its mouth wide, and a purple blast of light came forth and erupted in a horde of smaller boars.
"My children, destroy her. Show her pain! Show her no mercy!!!"
The little boars opened their mouths wide, each emitting a purple ball of light about the size of a small tangerine. The purple spheres remained motionless, floating in midair.
"Feh. Your puny brats can't even attack! I'll knock them all out in one swing!"
The boar was laughing, his red eyes wide with delight.
"Fool...you underestimate me!"
"Kyusai!!!" (Salvation)
With one swing of her sword, she destroyed the little boars, and shattered the purple balls of light. The boar still laughed. Kirika soon understood why. The purple balls of light was full of miasama.
"I-I can't...breathe..."
Kirika darted toward the sky, breathing in clean air. She took a few deep breaths, then shot down to the ground again.
"Hahaha...is the miasama too much for you?"
"Keh...not bad...I'm impressed...but you're the one who underestimates me..."
The boar stopped laughing, and his red eyes were now wide with fear.
"What do you mean? What're you saying?!"
"You just don't get it...MANE SURU!!!!" (Mimic)
A purple light came from Tetsusage. It transformed into an army of snow white puppies. Each one released a bright blue ball of light.
"This is good...KYUSAI!!!!!"
She broke the spheres of light, and they all turned into a counter-miasama, spreading toward the boar. The boar shrieked in agony, then became half the size it was before. With another swing of the Tetsusage, the boar was defeated and it disintegrated into a pile of black ash, and with it, two pink shards that shone with an odd purplish light. A breeze swelled the trees, and blew the ashes away. Kirika took the shards into her hand, then attached them to her necklace. She left the area, sending the white puppies away with a wave of her hand, and then vanished herself as she took to the air and glided on a strong draft heading south east...