A SILVER HOPE
CHAPTER EIGHT:
Why are choices always harder to make on your own?
Chris was standing on a branch of a tree looking down at a group of small
demons, they seemed to be surrounding something on the ground, but Chris couldn't make it out
yet. He silently drew his sword and readied himself to attack, it had been a while since he used his
sword and he wanted to see what other wonderful powers it held within. He was about to make his
move when suddenly he heard a loud scream of terror...the small demons got scared and ran off, and
chris turned in the direction of the scream and groaned, he had a feeling he knew who it was and grinned
his teeth as the screaming continued. With a deep sigh he lept off the branch and made his way towards
the screaming, he came to a clearing and looked around to expect to see some giant demon or something,
but he didn't see anything at all, but he knew something was up. Slowly he entered the clearing with his
sword drawn...Every muscle in his body was tense as he had every nerve and sense on full alert.
a twig behind him snapped and he spun around and swung his sword down, but stopped when he saw
the girl yelp and jump to the ground. Holly laid on the ground, covering her head and hoping not to
die, she whimpered, but looked up when she heard a sigh of frusteration. She gave him a small smile
and waved.
Chris: get up...
Holly: hey...you had better be careful with that thing, you could really hurt someone with it.
Chris: no, you think....
Holly: hehe. yeah...
Chris: why were you screaming?
Holly: huh...I wasn't screaming...
Chris: yes you were...
Holly: no i wasn't.
Chris: i heard you...
holly: well, that wasn't me.
chris: who else screams like that?
holly: um...I don't know...
She was busy brushing the dirt off of her when she heard something make a loud thumb and looked over
chris' shoulder...her eyes nearly popped out of her head and chris gave her a funny look. He knew what was
about to happen and he gave a small frown.
Holly: chris...um...did you know that...um...
chris: don't say it...don't you dare even think it...unless you want to die...
holly: giggles I can't help it...
chris: grrrrr...
holly: Fuzzy!!!!
Chris hung his head and looked darkly at holly, who smiled before backing away and looking scared...
Sesshomaru: Chris....(looks at holly).....
chris: I know...her...
Holly: um...hi...I'm holly...
Sesshomaru looked disinterested and chris was expecting him to say something, but it was holly who
spoke first, she didn't look him in the face though, but rather down to the ground...chris noticed that she was
shaking nervously and smirked, she should be.
Holly: so...I sappouse you and chris will want to continue on...well, I won't keep you...um...
Jaken:....hmmmm...
Holly screamed when she noticed the little green guy appear beside her, she backed away and held her
hands to her chest, and took deep breaths.
Holly: Don't do that!?
Jaken: ...ouch...you didn't have to scream...
Holly: yes I did! creepy little...demony thing...whatever you are...
Jaken: er...
Chris: maybe you should go before...
In the distance they heard someone calling out to holly, she looked around then back at the three, she didn't
know what to do...she looked nervous and tried to smile, but ended up having a huge coughing fit. Chris rolled
his eyes and sighed.
Holly: right...because I don't want....Don't touch me!!
She lept back as Jaken looked up at her with his big bug eyes, she looked at chris then at Sesshomaru, he
looked like he was trying to control himself....
Holly: I'm sorry...
Jaken: you don't act like any Human I've met...
Sesshomaru: She's not...
Jaken,Holly: WHAT!?
chris: How...what...Holly....
holly: don't look at me...I...are you sure....
Jaken: but, but, but...
Sesshomaru just stared at holly before turning away, he got on Uhn and with a stunned Jaken
took off in silence. Chris just stared at Holly who was too stunned to speak, she just looked blankly at the spot
that Sesshomaru had stood.
Chris: Holly...
Inuyasha: There you are!
Inuyasha came bounding out of the forest and skidded to a hault when he saw that Holly wasn't alone, chris
looked up at Inuyasha. The others shortly followed and they stood in silence as well...
Ali: Chris!
Chris: ugh...
Ali charged at Chris with a spear, she had her death look on and chris just sighed and got ready to draw his
sword, and he didn't care what happened, he just wanted to go and rest up. Just as Ali was with in reach, a little
body wedged herself between the two and Ali stopped and looked down. Ali looked like she didn't know what
to do, she wanted to continue on, but she couldn't. Chris snickered and expected Ali to do something like push
Rin out of the way, then he would have more reason to show Ali the true power of his sword, but she just looked
at the girl then at chris. she then looked around as if she was expecting to see someone else, but it seemed that
chris was alone, she backed away....Everyone watched, Chris smirked as he saw that Ali was having a moral
delema...Which made it even funnier as he knew that Ali really wanted to get her revenge, with a wide yawn chris
let go of his sword and crossed his arms across his chest and tilted his head.
Chris: well, if your not going to do anything...
Ali: Chris...mark my words, I will kill you...
Chris: yeah,yeah...whatever.
He walked into the darkness of the forest and had Rin give Ali a dark look before dashing after chris, Ali
growled and threw the spear down...she began to cuss under her breath and turned so she could look at Holly
who was still motionless, she growled and walked over to her to see if she was paralized or anything. The others
stood around looking unsure of Ali.
Ali: Holly...
Holly: ...
Amber: Holly!
Amber dashed to Ali's side and waved her hand infront of Holly's face, and finally she moved, she looked
at Amber and gave her a small smile. Amber gave her a quick hug before looking around the clearing as if she was
expecting someone to jump out and surprise them.
Sango: are you alright?
Holly: I will be.
Miroku: How'd you get away?
Holly: thinks I can't really recall...
Shippou: but your safe! that's good!
Holly: yeah...I guess...Spirit!
Holly hugged her little friend who was making a loud happy purring as it rubbed his face against holly's, she
was happy to have her little friend back. She looked at the place that chris had walked into then back to where
sesshomaru stood and sighed once, then she turned back to the others and smiled. She would have to tell them,
that apparently she wasn't human...but when, and what was she...she then thought of Naraku, he was probably
watching her every move...she shuddered. She then hugged little shippou who grinned widely and laughed.
Holly: what brings you all out here, anyways?
Miroku: we were looking for you.
Holly: oh...oh, right...silly me.
Miroku: at lest we found you and your alright, that's the important part.
sango: yes, you should have seen how upset...um...
Holly: what?
Sango and Miroku looked at each other, Holly was confused, she didn't know what they were talking about
and when they just smiled politely at her, she tilted her head. Ali huffed and pulled holly away from the two, Holly
looked just as confused, she didn't know why everyone was being so strange, it's not like she had grown a third eye
or anything.
Holly: what is it?
Ali: we need to talk...
Holly: about?
Ali: Naraku...
Holly: eik! not now and not here.
ali: why not!?
holly: because someone has big ears...
ali: I want them to know.
holly: no, ali...I don't want to...
ali: what...you don't want them to know how much you like N...
holly:Ali! please, can we talk later...
ali: stares....fine....
Miroku: we'll have to camp here tonight.
Sango: alright, are you two alright?
Ali: yeah.
Hours later, most of the group was sound a sleep, Holly got up and snuck away from the group and walked into
the forest, she found a tree with a rock under it and she curled up on the rock and just began to cry. She didn't really
know why she was crying, she figured it was just that she didn't know what would happen once she told the others what
Sesshomaru had kinda told her. She was also scared, she didn't know what was going to happen and she didn't know
when Naraku would come back for her, and if her friends were in the way, and then she was upset because Ali was
so angry at both her and Chris. It took her a few minutes to realize it, but she soon felt someone watching her, she
looked up and saw Inuyasha watching her, she realized that she hadn't even noticed him earlier, but she figured it was
because she was so out of it.
Holly: what?
Inuyasha: Why are you crying?
Holly: what do you care?
Inuyasha: Because I do Okay!?
Holly: oh...I'm sorry...
Inuyasha: huh? what for?
Holly: for everything. For being such a bother...I mean, I feel so bad...
Inuyasha: is that why your crying?
Holly: that and I'm scared...
Inuyasha: why are you scared?
Holly: ....I just am...
Inuyasha: You don't have to be afraid, while I'm around.
Holly: um...wha...
Inuyasha gave holly a small smile, and for some reason she smiled back, she was starting to feel much
better with him around. She sighed and looked up at the tree, it was weird, she just felt better. She then
started to feel really tired and she yawned but she didn't want to sleep yet.
Holly: thanks...
Inuyasha: huh?
Holly: ...just...
but holly was more tired then she thought and she fell asleep in mid-sentence and slumped agains the tree,
leaving Inuyasha looking a little ackward, he sighed and looked up at the starry night...in the distance a wolf
howled...