A SILVER HOPE
CHAPTER THREE:
And The Fun Begins....
Ali stood looking up at the grey cloudy sky, rain pouring down on her. She had taken a bus up
to Aberdeen to give Holly a surprise visit as she hadn't heard from her since yesturday afternoon and she had
missed a very important anime club meeting, and Jeremy was a little disappointed. When Ali had reached
Holly's house, she found a small note stuck to the door addressed to her.
'meet me at the stump in the forest.'
me
Assuming that is was Holly who had wroten the note as she was the only person with that kinda of hand
writing- Ali made her way up into the forest. Slightly annoyed that she had to walk up a big muddy hill and try
and find Holly. She looked around the forest, it was bigger then it had initially looked, she decided to follow the
dirt path as it was the best way to find what she was looking for.
After 10 minutes of climbing, slipping, and sliding Ali finally saw a bench where she could sit and take a good look
around, it was near the top of the hill, so she would have a very good veiw of the forest. When she got to the bench
she sighed, there seemed to be no sign of Holly anywhere and she was mad, she had gotten mud all over her brand
new jeans...She growled angerly, and was about to turn around and go back to the house and wait there, when she
noticed the stump and noticed something hanging off of it...
Ali: what's that...
She walked over to the stump, it was off of the path and down the hill two feet and as Ali stood looking
at it, she felt the path give way underneth her and she slipped down the hill...Ali slid into the stump and was
about to stand up when suddenly she felt like she was falling down a dark tunnel...she was tumbling around
and around and getting rather air sick, she saw a light...she figured she had hit her head when she fell and
someone found her and the light was the light from the hospital. She landed on soft ground and looked around
in a dazed state of mind....this deffinatly wasn't the hospital and she knew for a fact that she was no longer in
the forest behind Holly's house...
Ali: What the bloody fucking Hell is going on....
Ali looked around, a river, and a large tree was all that really was distinctive, other then that, everything else
looked rather normal. She began to walk around the tree when she saw a group of men standing with their backs
to her, they all where wearing strange clothing that looked like it was made out of the skin and fur of wild animals.
They didn't notice her, but where talking about something rather loudly and Ali decided to slowly back away and
find try to find another way across the river. As she backed away she stepped on a stick and it cracked, the men
stopped and looked at her, and they didn't look too happy to see her there....
Ali: Aw, Fuck....
Holly Stood practising with the smaller bow and arrow, it was much lighter then her long bow and it took
her a while to get used to it. Kaede had informed her of everything she needed to know and now she knew where
she was and had a good idea of what to expect. She decided that she would need to need to find herself a decent
weapon if she planned on surviving in feudal Japan for a while. she also wondered how she got there in the first
place and if she would have to go home...what was even more of a mystery was what chris was doing there, he
looked and acted like he had lived in this world for all his life. Spirit watched her from a close by log for fire
wood, he would make little chirps every once and a while. She was a little dirty from pulling weeds earlier and
helping the other villagers, she had to make them see that she wasn't in league with the pack of stray wolves, and
they seemed to forgive her for her mistake...probably because Kaede had threatened them otherwise or something.
She hit a bulls eye when she heard someone walking up behind her, she spun around, not knowing who it was...
Kaede: Careful Child...
Holly: oh! I'm sorry...I guess I'm just kinda jumpy.
Kaede: it's alright. I've noticed how well ye are with a bow an arrow...
Holly: oh...yeah...back home I participate in archery compititions along with the rest of my family...and we can
handle a sword pretty well, but i perfer the bow...
Kaede: I see...it's getting late and I just wanted to check up on ye...
Holly: okay, I won't be too much longer, I'll join you in ten minutes, I'll put the bow away and wash up.
Kaede: very well....
Kaede walked away; Holly hadn't noticed that it was dusk already, it would be her second night here and the
longer she stayed away the more she worried she wouldn't get home...but did she really want to leave so soon?
She grabbed the rest of the arrows and went to the shed where she had gotten the bow and arrows and then walked
over to a small dish where she washed her hands and face, the cool water felt good after working all day.
Holly: hmmm...it's not so bad here...to tell you the truth, it's actually really nice...
Spirit tilted his head and squeeked, and then lept onto holly's shoulder as they entered the little house to join
Kaede for dinner. They were half ways threw dinner when suddenly Spirit's fur raised on his back and he began to
growl, he looked at the door of the house and both Holly and Kaede fell silent for a moment.
Kaede: what is it?
Holly: I hope it's not those wolves again...
Kaede: it just may be...
Kaede got up and opened the door, she looked around, Holly was getting to her feet when she heard Kaede talking
to someone...probably another villager telling her what was going on.
Holly: Kaede, is everything alright?
Kaede: yes, child, it's fine...
Holly: oh, that's good, cuz I thought...
Miroku: Oh? You have a guest....
Holly stopped in mid-sentence, she reconized that voice and a shiver ran down her spine as she knew exactly who
it was. She then knew who else would be hanging around as well, and she backed up to the corner or the room and looked
nervous....
Holly: (Where's Ali when you need her...oh boy...eik! is all i can say!)
She looked around and was tempted to jump out the small window, but decided against it and with a deep breath
prepared herself for what was to happen next. She petted Spirit and he calmed down as she walked over to the old
woman and gulped.
Holly: Kaede...
Kaede: Ah, you might as well, meet our new visitor...
Sango: Not if we're bothering you.
Kaede: Oh, no, no...
Kaede moved a side so Holly could walk out, she saw Sango-Miroku-Shippou-and Kilala...She smiled at them and
felt very nervous, she had to go somewhere and let her energy out after this...
Holly: Hello! I'm Holly!
Miroku: well, Hello Holly! I'm Miroku, the great wandering Priest...
Holly: uh...
Sango: oh, that's what you call yourself now...Hi, I'm Sango and this' Kilala...
Holly: Hi...
Shippou: And I'm shippou!
Holly: It's nice to meet you all...
Shippou: Are you from Kagome's time? You dress like her...
Holly: um...well, I'm from her time, but...not...from...
Kaede: Speaking of which, what brings ye all back?
Miroku: ah, Kagome decided she had to go home for a while, she'll be back in a week...
Sango: You don't mind...
Kaede: of course not...it seems that a lot of familier faces are returning, lately...
Shippou: hey, Holly...what's that on your shoulder?
Holly: huh...oh, this' my friend, Spirit...I'm not sure what he is...
Shippou: Can I play with him?
Holly: um...Maybe later, we were just about to go for a walk...
Shippou: can I come...
Kaede: Actually, Shippou, I need yer help with something...
Shippou: Really?
Kaede: yes.
Holly: Alright, I'll...um...be going on that walk...don't worry...i won't go far...
Kaede: it's alright.
Holly waved to the others and began to walk around the village, she then decided she needed to walk threw the
fields and just calm her nerves...she was halfways cross a field when she noticed that Inuyasha wasn't with the others,
so she figured he probably was hanging around the well, or hiding out in the trees and watching her. She was so
deep in thought that she tripped over a rock and fell to her knees, Spirit was sent sailing threw the air....
Holly: Spirit!
Spirit skidded to a stop just feet from a large dog...it wasn't a dog, it was a wolf, and Holly noticed that there were
more...it must have been the wolves from earlier, she stared at them and they stared back. She was too far for someone to
help her, she could try and run back to the village, but decided that the wolves could easily over power her and she would
probably end up dinner faster that way. The largest wolf lept at Holly and she screamed, but the wolf stopped and holly
looked up to see that someone had lept in the way, at first she thought it was chris back to see how she was doing, but
then she saw the white hair and knew that it wasn't chris...
Inuyasha: I don't know who you are, but get out of here, while I deal with these wolves...
Holly: uh...right...Spirit, c'mon!
Spirit dashed past Inuyasha and lept into holly's arms as she began to run, she knew that she wasn't running from
the wolves, she was running from Inuyasha and she didn't know why...She noticed that the wolves had managed to evoid
Inuyasha and were running along side her, and she came to a complete stop...something crashed into her and she stumpled
foreward as they stumbled back...
Inuyasha: What are You doing!? Keep Running! Unless You want me to Let the Wolves Eat You!
Holly didn't even take notice of Inuyasha yelling at her, but she was just staring at the wolves...it reminded her of
her dream that she had recently, and it un-nerved her greatly.
Inuyasha: Are You Even Listening To Me!?
Holly: ......
Inuyasha: How Stupid Can You Get!!!!!?
Holly: go home...
Inuyasha: What?
But the wolves all whimpered once before dashing away, Inuyasha began to yell about something, but Holly
again wasn't listening...she knew that she had to find chris, she had to tell him her new theory, but she was afraid to
journy on her own...
Inuyasha: Cowards!!!!!
Holly: ....I need to talk to kaede....
Inuyasha: What No thank you for Saving my life?
Holly: You didn't save my life...
Inuyasha: What do you call that!? those wolves where about to eat you! and they would be running home right now
with their bellies full of human flesh...
Holly:....
she began to walk back to the village, deep in thought, she didn't notice that she was being followed until Spirit made
a small whine...
Holly: huh...what?
Inuyasha: ....
Holly: um...listen, I'm sorry for not thanking you...I do appreciate you coming to my resque, specially since you have no clue
who i am...
Inuyasha: hmph...don't think I'll do it again! You were pretty stupid for going for a walk this late and so far from the village...
where you looking for trouble?
Holly: no...
They had returned to the village and Holly was getting a headache from all of Inuyasha's ranting, Kaede had a
mixed expression on her face.
Kaede: I see ye've met Inuyasha...
Inuyasha; You know this stupid...stupid...
Kaede: ay, I do...
Holly: Kaede, I need to talk to you....In private...
Kaede: certainly...
The two walk away, but Holly had a feeling Inuyasha would be 'trying not to easedrop', she didn't know what to do...
but she had to tell someone, and she didn't know who else to talk to until she found chris, which probably wouldn't be for
a while.
Kaede: what is it child? is something wrong?
Holly: well...not....really...I just had an...experience and I'm kinda freaked out...
Kaede: yes, Inuyasha does do that to someone...
Holly: huh...oh...no, it's not him...it has to do with the wolves...
Kaede: oh...
Holly told everything to Kaede who listened quietly until Holly was done, the old woman thought for a moment
before responding.
Kaede: Ye may be able to communicate with the wolves...but a normal human shouldn't be able to do that...tell me...
has this happened before?
Holly: no...well, I've never been face to face with wolves before...
Kaede: I see...well, lets keep this a secret for now...we don't want any unwanted attention to come about.
Holly: alright...um...should I be...worried?
Kaede: oh, Child...I wouldn't worry about it...now, go to bed, it's late...oh, I hope you don't mind, but Sango's going to
be sharing your room.
Holly: That's No problem...
High above the village stood a shadowed figure, watching the events down in the village, and with a sigh, the
figure walked away...
Chris: Good....