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Disclaimer: Nope Inuyasha is not mine sniff
Chapter Three: The Mix Up
The two just stayed there staring at each other for what seemed like hours. Finally, Raye blinked and scowled at Sakura, "Yeah, whaddya want?!" Sakura was taken aback by her rudeness but decided to ignore it, "Um, how come we...." Raye was getting annoyed, "How come we what?! Spit it out already!" Sakura frowned, "Well we look just like each other." Raye looked away, "I see no resemblance." Sakura raised an eyebrow, she was kidding right? They were identical! "Um, you know, you really should give that food back. It's not right to steal." Raye jumped out of the tree and got right in Sakura's face, "Oh and who's gonna make me, you?! Yeah right, whatever, I'm outta here." Raye took off further into the forest. Sakura was tempted to follow her but she figured she should return the food first. Gathering the food, she left it by the village entrance so someone would find it. Normally she would've returned it herself but she decided against it in case they mistook her for the other girl. It was starting to get dark so Sakura decided she would set out tomorrow to find that girl. Sitting down by a fire, she laid her head against a tree and thought about her encounter. That girl had sure been rude, what was her problem anyway? She'd have to be blind not to see their resemblance! It sure was weird that there was a hanyou out there that looked just like her, the only person who could, would be...Raye! Could it be? But that was impossible! Her parents had told her that Raye was killed when she went over a waterfall, they wouldn't lie to her about something like that. Still, she had felt some sort of connection with the girl, like the moment their eyes met some gaping hole inside her was filled. She would find that girl tomorrow and she would talk with her.
Meanwhile Raye was sitting in the top of her favorite tree feeling very confused. Who was that girl? She'd told her she didn't see any resemblance but that was just to make sure she knew who was in charge. She'd noticed that the two were completely identical, there was no doubt about that. Now Raye just had to decide what she was going to do about it. She could either confront the girl or run. Confrontation was more her style but that could turn out one of two ways, either the two just talked or they would start fighting. Talking really didn't appeal to Raye, she was much more hands on than that but she didn't want to fight the girl either. She couldn't understand why she felt this way, sure they looked alike but that was no excuse not to slash her to bits! Yet, she felt that she would rather do anything than fight her. This left only one option, she had to run. It had to be tonight, the girl would probably come looking for her in the morning, but if she left now then she would have a head start on her. Jumping down, she took of at top speed through the trees. She had no idea that she was headed straight in the direction of Saru's village...
When morning rolled around, Sakura woke with a wide yawn. She opened her eyes to find spears and arrows pointed at her. Startled, she jumped to her feet, why hadn't she smelled them? She must have been more tired than she thought. One of the men with a spear stepped toward her, "It's over Raye, now you pay for stealing from our village all these years!" So that girl was Raye! Her sister was alive! One problem, the villagers thought she was her and they were prepared to shoot! Sakura put her hands up, "Listen, I'm not Raye. My name is Sakura. Raye is my twin sister. If you just let me go, I'll find her and make sure she never steals from you again." Someone in the crowd fired, pinning her sleeve to a tree, "Nice try you filthy half breed! Nothing you say can save you!" The villagers aimed and prepared to fire when the leader of the group raised his hand. He had seen the fear in Sakura's eyes, something that Raye would never let show even if she was faced with death. He had a feeling she might be telling the truth but his followers would never let her go so he did the only thing he could think of to save her, "She will not die here. We will take her with us to the village and imprison her." Many of the villager shouted in anger and complained but they soon realized that imprisonment might be worse than death. Two of the stronger men carried Sakura none too gently into the village.
After five days of traveling, Raye came to another village. She smiled and decided this would do for the time being. Running at top speed, she entered the village to see what they had in their store house. The villagers were yelling at her to stop, no surprise, they always did that but this time someone was chasing her and they were fast! Escaping into the forest, she ducked behind a grove of trees only to find her pursuer looming over her. It was a hanyou woman, from her scent she seemed to be around thirty and she was scowling at Raye, "What are you doing Sakura?! Are you crazy?!" Raye didn't know who this Sakura was but she sure as hell wasn't gonna let some lady push her around, "What's it to you?! Why should you care about what I do?!" The woman sighed and picked up Raye by the back of her kimono, "I don't know what's wrong with you Sakura but your attitude is way out of control! I'm taking you back to mom and dad now so they can deal with you." Raye squirmed as hard as she could but the woman's grip held tight. Raye stared at her with confusion when they came to a clearing with a well in it, and she decided this lady had to be completely crazy when she jumped in with Raye in tow.
Sakura was not having an easy time. She was chained up so tight she could barely move let alone think of a way to escape. Sometimes villagers would walk by and pelt her with stones. The children had made a game out of who could get the highest score, 10 points if you hit her head, 5 if you hit her stomach, and 1 point if it hit anywhere else on her body. Sakura was a hanyou and so the stones didn't do much damage but her back was searing with pain from cattle whips that the adults had decided to try out on her instead of the cattle. She was outside and exposed to all kinds of weather, she was fed but not very much and the food wasn't exactly fresh. At night after all the villagers went to sleep she would hang her head and cry. She knew eventually her family would get worried and come to look for her, but she didn't know how long that might take. She hated being prosecuted for crimes she didn't commit but she had little choice, the villagers actually believed she was her sister and nothing she could say would convince them otherwise. The only thought that kept her going was the hope of escape or rescue that would lead to her seeing Raye again...
Authors Note: Well they're in a bit of a pickle aren't they? If you want to know what happens next then click the review button. I'll only write the next chapter after I get three more reviews.