Chapter 4: A Special Gift
By Crimsondrop7
A man standing in front of her seemed to inflate his head. He had long, black hair held in a high ponytail. His skin was tan, but his bright blue eyes stood out the most. He wore a fur skirt, which gave her the impression of a like a kilt, gross! He had armbands that were furry, much like his 'skirt'. Gray armor covering his well-defined chest and a sword hung at his side. He had no shoes while his legs were adorned with fur bands.
A movement between his legs caught her eye. Something…brown and fluffy hung between his legs. Was that a...TAIL? She immediately brushed the absurd thought away. It wasn't possible! Was it?
"What are you doing in my lands?" his deep voice boomed.
Rhena fumed at the comment. She just went through this already!
"Your property?" She curled her fists. "Don't give me your land-crap, because I've heard it already. I'm getting sick and tired of people accusing me of crimes that don't exist! Don't even get me started!"
Koga smirked. 'The girl's got a lot of spunk.'
Rhena glared at Koga, occasionally shifting her gaze to his right arm. Something wasn't right. She squinted, trying to get a better view. Her eyes widened. His arm was glowing pink! She quickly checked for any other appendages that had the same glow. She found two in his legs.
Koga watched the girl's actions with slight interest. Her eyes narrowed at his arm, then widened and slowly traveled downward. Her gaze rested on his two legs. Her eyes began to switch from his arm to his legs. Up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, up, down, u-
"Alright! Quit it!" Koga yelled, agitated.
Rhena cringed at his volume. She frowned, "Can you yell any louder? You'll make my ears bleed! And, uh...did you know your arm and legs are glowing pink?"
Koga's mouth fell open, "What? Since when could a puny human like you sense Shikon Shards? You could have told me sooner!"
It was Rhena's turn to gape like a fish. "Excuse me? Why the hell should I tell you? I don't even know you! And what hell are Shikon Shards?"
Koga's open mouth suddenly turned to a smile. "Come with me." He said as he grabbed Rhena's arm.
"Are you kidding? No way!" she angrily spat, wrenching her arm free of Koga's steel grip. He gritted his teeth. The girl was more stubborn than his whole pack together. But, it'll pay off later.
Koga used his demon speed to appear behind her back. He grabbed both of her arms and pulled them behind her. Rhena started to panic. She squirmed this way and that, trying to free her arms, but Koga only held tighter. She winced from the pain. Koga took advantage of her preoccupation, and swept her up in his arms, bridal style. He held onto her legs tightly so she couldn't kick and speed off towards his pack.
He screeched to a stop with a cloud of dust. Rhena's froze in his arms and her eyes widening to the size of saucer plates, noticing all the other wolf demons. Ginta and Hakkaku sped towards Koga. Seeing motion, Rhena snapped to reality. She began struggling more than she had before. Her senses were screaming: Danger!
Koga jumped up the cliff in order to avoid their questions. He landed on a spot next to the northern wolves. They shared a look of surprise.
Rhena struggled and squirmed with all her might. She didn't want to know what they wanted with her, and she wasn't about to take a chance.
Koga couldn't hold on any longer, her squirming finally paying off. She fell from his grasp with a THUMP! Scrambling away from the demons, she ran in the opposite direction. That just happened to the edge of the cliff.
Koga swore under his breath as he chased after the scared female. Rhena skidded to a stop at the end of the cliff, eyeing the river that flowed into the waterfall just inches from her. Sneaking a glance at her captor, she turned towards the waterfall, fully intending to jump. It was pressuring. She knew all the demons had their eyes focused on her; they probably thought her crazy.
With one glance back, she jumped. Sprinkles of water tickled her front side and the air brushed her back. With a big splash, she landed in the lake.
"No!" Koga yelled, torn between frustration and worry. He'd nearly caught her and she then she had to pull a stunt like that.
"Stupid girl," he muttered under his breath "No one can survive a fall like that and I bet you can't even swim."
He rushed down the cliff and stopped between Ginta and Hakkaku. He finally decided to answer their questioning looks.
"She had a special ability I could have used."
He didn't bother telling them that she could sense the Shikon Shards if he couldn't even use! She's dead! Or is she...?
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I revised this chapter as well; hope you liked it! Please READ and REVIEW!