Chapter 2:
The Villager's Demon
Risaku widened his eyes. What!
Kikyo slowly opened her eyes. "Risaku…kun?"
"Kikyo! Why didn't you tell me…" Risaku backed up. "You were dead."
Kikyo, sitting up, smirked. "Didn't I tell you?"
Risaku looked away. "Shut up!" he looked disappointed.
"What good will it do if I did tell you?"
Risaku sighed. "N…nothing."
"Why does it matter Risaku?" Kikyo asked curiously.
"…who's Inuyasha?" Risaku changed the question.
Kikyo widened her eyes in embarrassment . "No one to concern you…" she looked away.
Risaku smirked. "Is it a guy I presume! How hilarious! The dead miko who walks on the earth has a lover boy!"
"Be quiet you hanyou!"
"Hey! Someday, I'll be a youkai and beat you up!"
Inuyasha…? Thought Kikyo. She frowned.
"What's the matter?" Risaku asked. "Sorry…if I did something wrong…sorry."
Kikyo shook her head. "Do not fret about it…it's nothing."
Kikyo rose up, and put out her fire.
"What're you doing? It's so late at night!"
"Are you interested to see my work?"
"Work…? Um…okay."
Kikyo went outside. The clouds blocked the moon, bringing shivers down Risaku's back.
SKEEE! Shrieked as sound.
Risaku jumped. "What the-"
Kikyo was surrounded with her demons. They brought souls to replenish her and nourish her body. "I must have the souls of young women to strive. I am quite disgusting don't you think."
"Nah!" Risaku walked up to her. "This is pretty cool…"
Kikyo stared at him, shyly asking, "You do not detest me?"
Risaku laughed. "Weird but no. I think I think…I think I know how you feel."
Kikyo was confused. "Eh?"
"I think I know why…you act like this."
"Why?" she curiously questioned him.
"Hey! I'm an outsider. I'm know how it feels to be detested. So to made it easier, you simply tell the person, before they tell you, that you are disgusting."
Kikyo stared at him. "You're different then the others."
"I am?"
"No…in a good way."
Risaku smiled a bit. Cool… I was complimented by Kikyo…
"Tomorrow we do real work." Kikyo told Risaku, replenished with souls.
"Why should I help you?"
"Because I helped you." Kikyo simply said.
"…um…well…anyways…thanks. I fell better now." Risaku blushed.
Kikyo smiled. "Your welcome…Risaku."
Risaku went in the cave and slept with a smile on his face.
The next morning, the two went to a village.
"This village is haunted by a powerful demon."
"So…?" Risaku asked.
"We can exterminate it."
"For money?"
"No! I don't need money."
"Well I do."
"Fine…one piece of gold only. I despise those who kill demons that helps people just for the money. You should just do it to help people."
Risaku couldn't keep his eyes off her. Though she's dead…she helps the living?
"Ye miko-sama!" cried a villager. " The demon is approaching!"
Kikyo grabbed her bow and arrow. "GET READY!" she warned Risaku.
Risaku grabbed his sword. "Sure…!" he said, ready to fight.
"AIEE!" cried the villagers.
Kikyo drew back her arrow. A huge demon crept out of the village. A green slime fell on his mouth. "Power…I need power!"
Kikyo shot an arrow, piercing the demon's arm.
"AAH!" it yelped in pain.
Risaku jumped and slashed at him, making the demon fall. "YES!"
There is something ominous about this demon…Kikyo got another arrow ready. Something weird…
"I need…" the demon began.
Kikyo widened her eyes. No! Don't tell me…
"SOULS!"
He's a soul stealer! NO!
The demon drew souls to him. "AIEE! Cried the villagers as their souls were ripped from them. The demon began heading towards Kikyo and Risaku.
Kikyo fell to the ground as her souls went to this demon.
"So I see young miko! You are of the dead and must thrive on souls. HAHAHA!"
Kikyo's body was motionless. Her head barely tilted.
"Ki…kyo…!" yelled Risaku. He ran to her, shaking her body to wake her up. "C'mon! Get up! He's gonna kill you!"
The demon headed towards Risaku. "Aah…! A hanyou. I've been hungry lately for 'hybrids'!"
Risaku felt his heart beat faster. His heart became scared of a horrible death. Then, he was feeling all this, his sword throbbed. His sword was called the Yurikyogan, the sword that every demon feared if you mastered it. Risaku didn't though.
I have to protect Kikyo…I want to! Risaku drew out the sword. His eyes becoming like a youkais
"I'm going…"
"Eh?"
"TO PROTECT KIKYO!" he slashed the sword and but the demon apart.
"Impossible…" the souls flew out. Some went into Kikyo. Finally she was replenished with souls.
"Kikyo…!"
"You…slaid the demon with your sword?"
"Yah! It was my father's. It's called Yurikyogan."
Just like Tetsusaiga…! Thought Kikyo.
As the villagers got up from their soul stolen sleep, they came and thanked Kikyo. They gave Risaku one gold, as Kikyo promised him. Some of the woman were so grateful, that they asked him to marry them! (pretty quick.")
"Sorry…no. I already have someone in mind." Riskau smiled.
As the two left, Risaku couldn't stop but smile at Kikyo. Kikyo…I may not be the one you like…but I've already fallen for you. But…I wann be the guy 'you'll fall in love with…
"What's wrong Risaku?" Kikyo asked.
"Nothing…" Riskau smiled. The kind of guy…you'll remember, the kind of guy you'll have nice dreams of…maybe even the guy…who can replace this guy, Inuyasha…
A/N: Whoa! So, I know. He likes Kikyo now. Big deal. And, you'll just have to find out if Kikyo ends up with Risaku or not. Hehehe. Ne ways, next chapter will have Inuyasha in it…I promise!
