A SILVER HOPE
CHAPTER FOUR:
The Man With Two Faces....
Holly woke up and was a little surprised to see that Sango was already up, Kilala was also gone as was Spirit,
Holly gave a huff. She got up and yawned widely, she then put her jacket on and walked out of the room, she saw
Sango,Miroku,and Inuyasha all standing around something that she could't see....decided to let them be she began
to walk away, but was stopped as someone called out to her...she looked around to see shippou run up to her with
Spirit in tow...
Holly: good morning, shippou...
shippou: morning? it's afternoon...
Holly: oh...did i sleep in...
Shippou: I've been playing with spirit, I hope you don't mind!
Holly: um...no...
shippou: you wanna play?
holly gave the small fox demon a smile before looking over her shoulder, the others still hadn't noticed her, and
that was good for now.
Holly: actually...do you know where I can take a bath around here?
shippou! Yah! Kagome always takes a bath there! I can show you...
Holly: really, thanks...
The two walk away and into the forest, Holly listens to shippou as he talks excitedly about things that made
no sense to her, but she nodded anyways...they soon reached the small lake, it looked crystal blue and rather
refreshing.
Holly: could you do me a big favor?
Shippou: okay!
Holly: could you be my look out, make sure that no one comes by while i'm taking my bath?
Shippou: puffs out chest no problem!
Holly: and I don't want you peeking, so spirit's gonna help you, okay?
Shippou: aw...okay...
While Holly took her bath Shippou and Spirit sat looking like two sentries on guard of some tower, soon
holly was done and thanked shippou for doing such a good job. They were on their way back to the village when
they heard a small cry of help. it sounded like a little girl, Holly looked in the direction of the noise, shippou looked
slightly nervous.
Shippou: we should go get Inuyasha...
Holly: ...
shippou: holly...
Holly: I want to know where that noise is coming from...
shippou: it could be dangerous...
holly: and someone could be in danger...
shippou: that's why we should get Inuyasha...
holly had a choice, she could go back to the village, try and convince Inuyasha to help some kid...or she could
go and find the kid on her own and safe time. With a nod she took off in the direction of the cries,leaving shippou
looking lost. Spirit was running along side her, he looked just as determined as her.
Shippou: uh oh...I better get Inuyasha...
As the two ran deeper in the forest, it became darker as the trees got denser and the light of the sun was blocked
out more, and it became less friendly looking. Holly stopped and looked around, realizing that she had no clue where
she was and the little kid crying had stopped....
Holly: okay...maybe this wasn't such a good idea...um...what's over here...
Holly walked to the edge of a slope, it gave way and she tumbled down a hill with a loud scream of surprise.
she came to a rolling stop at the base of a tree and looked rather disoriented, she then sat up and saw a small child
laying only a few feet away. Holly began to crawl towards the child but something hit her and she was thrown
back into the tree. She looked up to see a giant spider standing over the girl and then holly saw the spider web
covering the canopy of the clearing...the spider looked hungerly at holly with it's eight eyes, and she froze...she
hated normal sized spiders, but a 60 foot one made her want to pass out, she gulped as the spider moved closer...
Spider: mmmmm...you look juicey...
holly: uh...hehe...you don't want to eat me...I'm um...I taste bad...
Spider: don't try and fool me, human...
holly: but...really...i'm...stale...
she couldn't think of any other way of trying to talk her way out of being the next meal, but it wasn't working
at all, she had only one other option...it was do or die....
holly: um...What's that!?
Spider: what...
the spider looked around as Holly dove under it's belly, however, it managed to grab her around the ankle, but
holly kicked her leg out of the pinchers and kept crawling. She grabbed the little girl and ran as fast as she could, she
heard the spider scurring behind her and it's pinchers snapping angerly. Holly had lost track of spirit and hoped that
he was somewhere safe, she didn't have time to look for him. Next thing she knew it she was tumbling down another
hill and holly landed on her back to keep the kid alright as they slid down the hill onto dirt...for a few minutes holly
laid there, not moving, pain surging threw her whole body....when she tried to sit up, her leg ached like it was broken.
Holly: ouch!ouch! ouch!
She looked down to see that where the spider had bitten her was red and bleeding, it also looked like she had
been poisoned...the girl began to stir and holly looked down to see the girl, she was pretty beat up, her forehead was
bleeding and she had scratches all over her face, the spider had probably terrorized her before stunning her.
Holly: hey...it's alright...shssss....
The girl saw holly and began to try and get away, but holly wouldn't let go of the girl and waited until the girl
finished wiggling...
Holly: I'm a friend...it's alright...I just saved you from that spider...your save now...
The girl gave her a strange look, but then began to cry and holly looked scared, she didn't know why this girl
was crying.
Holly: are you alright? why are you crying...your not hurt are you?
The girl shook her head, and holly smiled...the girl gave her a quick hug, but stopped...her eyes went wide and
she looked at holly strangely...
Holly: what...I just took a bath....I shouldn't still smell...
The girl shook her head again, but showed holly a large bit wound around her arm and it wasn't from the spider,
it looked like a dog or wolf had bitten her.
Holly: oh, are you alright? when did this...what...
the girl pointed to the bite and then at holly and looked wide eyed...Holly tilted her head and tried to think of what
the girl could be trying to say, what did she have to do with a wolf bite...she then thought back to the night before to her
encounter with the wolves...
Holly: oh, you must smell the wolves from last night...don't worry, they're gone.
the girl looked like she was still a little scared of holly, but smiled as holly patted her head.
Holly: aw, your not so bad...now, we've got to get you to your village...your mum and dad must be so worried....
the girl again shook her head and looked very sad...
Holly: oh...I'm sorry...You don't live alone, do you?
she shook her head and smiled widely, but holly didn't know what was making the kid smile...
Chris: Holly!?
Holly lept and the girl spun around when she saw chris, he slid down the hill and gave the two a strange look. the
girl looked happy to see chris.
Holly: Don't do that! you nearly gave me a heart attack!
Chris: what are you doing alone?
Holly: well, I was saving this girl from that evil spider over there...
Chris: you mean the one i just killed...we figured that's what took her.
Holly: huh...we?
Chris: never mind. we thank you for saving her...
Holly: um...chris...
Chris: I don't have time to explain....
Holly: You never have time!
Chris: You'll understand later.
Holly: what if there isn't a later....
Chris: Oh, there will be...
Holly: so, you know this girl.
Chris: yes I do...we really must get going...
Holly: sigh...can you show me how to get back to the village?
Chris: no.
Holly: WhY not!?
Chris: you'll Rin...
Holly: Rin...?
The girl gave Holly one last grateful look before dashing to Chris' side and the two walked away behind the trees,
Holly tried to stand, but the pain was unbareable...she was angry at chris for leaving her alone and very much ready for
an attack from anything human or otherwise....
Holly: ugh! Chris....Your such a Jerk!
Sango: Holly!
Holly: huh?
Sango slid down the hill followed by the others, shippou and Spirit included, and Inuyasha was looking pissed off
about something.
Sango: are you alright...we saw that demon spider...what happened...
Holly: um...well...I'm not totally sure...but...
Inuyasha: What are you doing running off again!?
Holly: uh...well, I heard this little girl crying and I thought that I should go and see if she was alright...
Inuyasha: UnArmed!? do you know how Stupid you are!?
Holly: well...
Miroku: Inuyasha has a point, you should have come and told us first...
Shippou: like I did!
Holly: I wasn't thinking....
Inuyasha: That's pretty obvious...you probably don't even have a brain...
Holly glared at Inuyasha, but she then felt the pain spreading and she couldn't help but give a small whine...
the others looked at her...
Sango: your hurt.
Miroku: What happened?
Holly: oh, its just a little bite...
Miroku: that doesn't look like a little bite...
Holly: the spider nipped me when I was trying to get away, that's all...
Sango: that's all? Holly, it's poisoned!
Holly: .....
Sango: holly? Holly!?
by that time the poison had taken over and holly passed out, she felt very cold on the outside and like
she was being burned alive by acid from the inside out, but she couldn' t do anything, she couldn't even move...
All she could do was sleep, let the darkness consume her...
Ali kicked the teeth out of the last of the men who she had encountered in this new world, they all had
taken off in fear or laid past out and injured. Ali wasn't about to let some men dressed like freaks push her
around, she stole two swords and growled angerly down at the last of the men.
Ali: Don't Piss me off!
She kicked one who was past out and walked away, she had discovered that the sinister looking river was
actually really shallow and dashed across it, she then yelled something back over to the men who where watching
her from behind the tree, they looked scared of her and she knew that they should be. With a laugh at them, she
took off, following the river towards the slowly setting sun, she figured that she would find someone who was
half normal to tell her where the hell she was and what was going on. She just hoped that not everyone wore
funny looking clothing.
After three hours of straight walking, Ali began to get tired and the two swords were dragging her down, as they
were becoming heavy and she had yet to find a village. Suddenly a severed arm flew into her and she looked
grossed out, but something seemed to be sticking out of the arm, and she looked at it...Instinctively she ducked
as someone tried to hit her with a sword, she kicked at the person, but they lept away. Ali, was too tired and
hungry to deal with some stupid person and was ready to kill them, when she noticed the familier stance the
person had taken...The person shifted so that the sun wouldn't be blocking out their face and Ali smirked and
nodded more to herself then anything.
Ali: I was wondering if I'd run into you...
Chris: I don't have time for this...Hand over the Arm...
Ali: what...this...sure...
She tossed the arm at chris, but he threw it to the ground without a care and glared angerly at her, she
didn't move but smirked back at him.
Chris: Give me the jewel...
Ali: What Jewel...
Chris: Don't play games with me....Just give it to me and I can go...
Ali: What...just like that...where's the fun in that?
Chris: heh...Ali, Just give it to me...
Ali: No...
Chris:....
Ali: I don't know what you want with this jewel, but I'm not giving it to you...
Chris: You asked for it....
He drew his sword and glared at her, she still was unphased by his agressive behavior, she stuffed the jewel
in the pocket of her jeans and drew her sword as well, even though she had no idea how to use it, she was pretty
sure chris didn't know how to use his either and they would both just be taunting each other.
Ali: Bring it!