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So here's the chappie... it sux... i really was running out of ideas for this one, and if it wasn't for one of my friends (Vicky) this chapter would have never been finished.
A boy threw a girl to the ground, "Damnit! Why the hell won't you listen to me? I'm the son of the chieften of this village!" he attempted to grasp the brim of the straw hat.
The girl wrenched the boy away, but it was too late. The boy grabbed the brim of her hat. It easily came off. The girl blushed furiously
It was dog ears.
The girl quickly shoved the hat back on, but the boy had already noticed.
"Ha!" the boy guffawed, "So Sorano, that's what you were hiding," he teetered, then fell down. But he got up again and continued berating her relentlessly, "Yeah, you wanted to fit in, didn't you? Guaess what? Even without those stupid ears, you'll never fit in with the rest of us! Even the tales that we used to hear from Kaede say so! Why don't you just go home and ask your half-breed bastard of a daddy if he's got any boyfriends for you? You sure as hell won't find any boy here!"
Suddenly, a clawed hand raked the boy's face. Blood dripped down his cheek, as he sat there stunned. Immediately, Sorano was upon him, relentlessly punching his face.
"Damnit!" she snarled, "You bastard! Don't you dare... slander my father like that!" she stood up, and the boy curled into a ball to protect himself. She kicked him as hard as she could several times, "Damn you!" she screamed, "You son of a bi-"
"All right! That's enough! Sorano heard the voice, but ignored it. She felt stron arms pull her away. She struggled to get away, but the arms held her too tightly, "Sorano!" the voice reprimanded, "I have had enough of you and your antics! You too!" the boy now stood up, blood dribbling down his chin from his nose, " You! Go home to your mother," she ordered the boy, "Sorano, you'd better come with me." she roughly dragged Sorano away.
Once they were in front of the temple, the priestess roughly threw Sorano down. The girl fell several feet away. Sorano immediately got up, and straightened her garment. She glared at the priestess. The Priestess glared back.
"What were you thinking?" Yukikuro demanded.
Sorano continued glaring at Yukikuro, "I'm sorry, sensei," she muttered.
Yukikuro threw her hands up into the air, "That's the fifth - sixth fight this week! You're thirteen, almost ready to marry, and you ruin your future by challenging other people to fight!"
"HE started it!" Sorano argued, her amber eyes flashing with anger, "He insulted my father! That son of a bitch called my father a bastard half-breed!"
Yukikuro listened complacently to Sorano's rants, then stopped to think. The girl started to inch away, but suddenly Yukikuro spoke up again.
"The boy is right," Yukikuro admitted.
Sorano was stunned. Too stuneed to answer. Yukikuro continued, "I'm sorry, but the whole village is against you. If I want to keep my job, I'll have to stop defending you," she shrugged apologetically," This can't go on, Sorano. I'm telling your mother. Only she can discipline you..."
A silence hung between them. Sorano tried to bite back her feelings. She felt betrayed. She felt betrayed as hell. She wanted to scream; she wanted to kill Yukikuro. But she couldn't even speak.
After a while, she said softly, "Damn you, Yukikuro."
"What?" the priestess demanded, "What did you just say?"
Sorano's tone hardened, "We used to be friends, remember? We used to stand up for each other, and now you just drop me like a piece of crap?"
Yukikuro snorted, "Fool," she sneered, "You were just a little brat I pitied," she advanced on Sorano, "I don't feel very sorry for you anymore. Don't try playing on my sympathies. I got others I care about. I don't need you little," she mouthed the word "wench" (a/n: yep, priestesses aren't allowed to swear ) "anymore. You got it? Stay out of my sight. God..." she pushed Sorano backwards, "I can't believe I snuck out of Kaede's lessons to play with a bunch of losers."
Sorano stared at Yukikuro, stunned. Then she turned around.
"Fine, be that way... bitch," her voice dripped with loathing, "I hope you burn in hell." she walked away, trying to hide her tears. She couldn't understand why she was crying, but that was okay. Yukikuro couldn't see it...
Sorano came back inside her hut, and threw her straw hat on the floor. Her mother, Kagome, looked up from the cooking, "Sorano, what happened?"
Sorano barely looked up, "Nothing," she replied dully.
Kagome sighed, "Come here," she ordered. Still, Sorano did not move.
"Do you think I can go away?" the amber-eyed girl suddenly asked, her voice dreamy.
Kagome looked at her, "What do you exactly mean by this?"
"I don't know," Sorano admitted after a minute of silence, "You know, going away from you guys. I mean, all my other friends are gone, and..."
Kagome cut Sorano off, "First, you are not going anywhere out of this house. Second, you don't go announcing that you're running away. You shut up, then go away without announcing it..."
Sorano go up, and walked away.
Inu Yasha was in a really bad mood. He stalked home. Something was bothering him beyond hell.
Ever since Miroku told him that there were no youkai attacks for the last five years, Inuyasha had been deeply troubled. Even before Naraku came, youkai attacks were commonplace. That was how people like Sango, Miroku, and himself made a living. But now... villagers were safe from harm. But for how long? Could it just be the eye of a storm? The hanyou frowned. This was definitely becoming suspicious. What if... Inuyasha shook his head. Naraku just had to be dead... he just couldn't live. Or what if his first thoughts had been true?
He neared his home. Thank God Kagome would be there. He suddenly ran into someone. Sighing, he looked down.
He saw his daughter.
"Alright, so why are you mad?" he quizzed Sorano.
She looked away, "I...I don't know," she muttered.
"You gotta know why you are mad," Inuyasha argued.
Sorano refused to look at her father, "I don't know. Why are you asking me this?"
"I'm your father..." Inuyasha started. Sorano clamped her mouth shut. Inuyasha blew a snort of exasperation, "God, what's wrong with me?" he stared up at the sky, " All I wanted to do was to become a better man than my old man! . Damn," he kicked at a clump of dirt, "That bastard wouldn't even take a look at me..."
Sorano stared at her father as he ranted on about how her paternal grandfather never even came for him. She bit her lip. At least she had parents who cared. Maybe her father would react differently from the others.
"Dad." she interrupted him.
"What?"
Sorano stared up guiltily into the sky, "Don't tell my mom anything."
"Why?"
"She'll... she'll know anyways."
Inuyasha looked skeptically at his daughter, "Fine, you have my word of honor," he promised.
"You know that priestess, the one who used to be my friend?" Sorano asked. Her father nodded. She continued, "I got into a fight with somebody. She called me a wench and you a bastard - "
"I am a bastard, if you want to know the truth."
"That isn't helping me," Sorano rolled her eyes, "Besides, she meant it the other way. I mean, who would care that you're a bastard. It's bad enough that..." she drifted off, then shook her head, "Crap, never mind about that... Anyways, I got into a fight, she called me a wench, and you a half-breed bastard. Hell, I don't want to care, but..." she broke off.
Inu Yasha said softly, "I'm sorry."
Sorano put her head on her knees, "It's alright. Maybe I shouldn't have told you. It doesn't matter anyways..."
"Hey!" he cut her off, "It's alright. You two just don't belong together anymore."
"Huh?"
He shook his head, "I used to have a friend too... more than a friend... Okay, she was my girlfriend."
"Awwww..."
"Shut up," he snapped, then continued, "I thought I liked her, and she thought she liked me, but," he momentarily paused, "Something came up. I tried forgiving her, but it took too long for her to forgive me." Like more than fifty years, he thought, "We weren't made for each other..."
"Are you implying something?" Sorano (Oo) twitched, "I really hope you're not."
"Wha?'
"Never mind," she shook her head, "Hey Dad. Tell Mom that I'm taking a walk, okay? I'll be back, by... let's say tomorrow. Fine with you?" she beamed, "Great," she skipped away without waiting for an answer.
Inuyasha stared after her. Was he better than his father? Or was he like him. He sure did not spend a lot of time with his daughter. God, he didn't know, but he sure felt something was missing from both their lives. Was he just confusing himself? He hoped so, but at the same time, he did not want to deny anything.
Life was so effed up sometimes.
Kikyo knew she was at the end of her task. She watched the other young naiive priestess from the bushes. Kikyo knew her name. She knew from when Sorano used to be friends with that priestess.
Hanyous should never befriend miko.
Kikyo notched a shaft to the string. That girl was too useless to provide for her steady supplies of stolen souls. She aimed, and let go of the string
The young girl fell with a sickening thud. Quickly, Kikyo immediately ran out of the bushes, and grabbed the young girl.
"Tell me where the Shikon No Tama is," she hissed into her face.
Yukikuro stared back into Kikyo's face, scared. Her eyes were wide with fright, "Om'god, Om'god..."
"Answer me!" Kikyo shook her, "Where is the Shikon no Tama?"
Yukikuro glared at Kikyo, "Why would I tell you?" she demanded.
"I can still spare your life. I can lead you to a better place than this rotting excuse for a village," Kikyo tried persuading the young priestess.
Suddenly, Yukikuro groaned. Her eyes rolled back and she fainted into unconsciousness.
A/N: hehe another cliffie... and then u have to wait another 3 months for another chapter.
Anyways, thanx to Vicky for ending this chapter... in case u hate cliffhangers, u can take care of all that with her...
I dont have time at the moment to respond to reviews, so you'll have to wait until the next chapter