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A Hanyou's Heart

By: Youkai Koinu

Chapter 3: Unexpected Battle Part 1

Keona stood outside Inuyasha's hut. 'Hmm…' Keona thought, 'Knock, or wake him up my way?' For about three seconds she stood there debating. Finally she decided and, pushing the curtain aside, walked inside.

There, sprawled out on the floor, lay Inuyasha. Keona tiptoed over to him and bent down next to him. First she took out her water bottle, which she had in her jacket pocket, and dipped her index finger in. Next she wiped her finger gently inside his ear. He twitched and Keona bounded over to the corner, just as Inuyasha sat up and looked around.

Then he lay back down and went back to sleep. Keona waited a second, until his breathing slowed again and crept back over. Taking a deep breath she blew into his ear.

Inuyasha jumped into the air and Keona rolled around the hut laughing hysterically. When Inuyasha spotted Keona he got a murderous look in his face.

"Keona…" Inuyasha said dangerously slow through gritted teeth.

"Y-y-yeah?" Keona asked between giggles.

"I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" Inuyasha boomed, his voice so loud that it echoed off the walls of the small hut. Keona figured this was best a time as any to run… so that's exactly what she did, with Inuyasha bounding after her.

Suddenly an idea popped into Keona's head. 'I wonder…' She thought, 'If I can jump from tree to tree.' She crouched down and leaped into the air sailing high in the air. She reached out and grabbed at a tree branch. Just as she thought she would make it, she started to fall. 'Crap!' Keona thought, 'this is it. I'm dead.' She closed her eyes and waited for the impact.

What she didn't expect was for a pair of arms to break her fall. She opened her eyes and lavender clashed with amber. "Thank…" Keona started, but before she could finish Inuyasha dropped her and she hit the ground with a 'thud.' "…You." She finished her previous sentence.

It took her a moment to digest what exactly had just happened. "HEY!" Keona yelled after Inuyasha who was heading off into the forest. Keona got up and ran after him. "You've got some nerve, dropping me like that!" She nagged him.

Inuyasha stopped walking and turned to face Keona, rage clearly evident in his eyes. "Me! What about you! You freaking came in my hut without permission and blew in my ear to wake me up, this morning and I've 'got nerve!' Inuyasha yelled at her, before starting off into the forest again, Keona at his heels.

Ten minutes later and Keona was still following him, which aggravated him deeply. "What the heck is wrong with you, girl! He yelled at her. "You're following me around like a kitten who's lost his yarn! What is it?"

"Well, Sherlock, if you haven't noticed I just got here two days ago, so it would be safe say that I don't know my way around yet!" Keona replied haughtily.

"Well you are a hanyou aren't you?" Inuyasha replied, matching Keona's tone easily.

"Duh! Are you stupid or something!" Keona hollered back.

"Well you're a disgrace to all hanyous if you can't even find your way back to Kaedae's!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Well if I'm a disgrace why don't you teach me how to use my powers? Huh?" She threw back at him.

"FINE! If it'll get you to shut up I will." Inuyasha mumbled the last part.

"What was that?" Keona questioned, her voice dangerously low.

"NOTHING, BAKA!" Inuyasha yelled at her.

"Who the heck are you calling a baka you ego statistical jerk!" She yelled at him, taking a large step forward. Inuyasha took an involuntary step back at her rage.

"You, you little brat!" Inuyasha hollered.

"I am NOT a brat!"

"Yeah right." He replied.

Keona sighed. "Just leave me alone will you?" She said before turning and walking away. 'Fine.' Inuyasha thought. 'We'll see how she holds up out here by herself.' He smirked and headed back to Kaedae's village.

4 hours later

Inuyasha was perched in a tree sleeping when he suddenly caught the horrid scent of blood. 'It seems to be coming from the forest.' Inuyasha thought. 'Wait a minute… Keona was in the forest!' Inuyasha jumped out of his tree and ran full speed towards where the smell was seemingly coming from.

It was dark now, but Inuyasha could still see perfectly. He ran as fast as he could towards the scent, dodging trees and logs all the while, until he finally reached a clearing. In the clearing lay Keona her leg was twisted at an odd angle and Inuyasha could tell it was broken. Standing in front of her, poised for the kill, was a panther demon.

Ten minutes earlier

Keona was sitting on a log trying to figure out what she should do about getting back to Kaedae's village. She had been going around in circles for the past two hours. This forest was like a maze only it seemed to have no exit. That's when Keona heard it, a rustling noise in the bushes behind her. 'W-what was that!' Keona thought. She stood up and examined the bush. There seemed to be nothing suspicious about it.

"Must have imagined it." Keona said to no one in particular after standing there watching the bush with intense scrutiny. Then she turned to sit back on the log she had just vacated when she was thrown forward by an unknown force. The impact threw her to the ground, thus breaking her leg with a sickening 'crack.' Turning Keona found that she was attacked by a panther demon. Her broken leg gave the panther demon an advantage, since she couldn't run, or more importantly, couldn't stand either.

'Kami, help me!' Keona thought helplessly as the demon slinked forward through the vacated clearing to where Keona sat holding her injured leg. 'I'm dead,' Keona thought, 'I'm dead…'

AN: So did you like it? Yes I know I'm evil for leaving it there, but I need to brainstorm on ideas so I can make sure I make a good decision. Review and R&R!