Hello again… I don't have any comments because I don't have any reviews that I know of. On with chapter three.
Disclaimer: how many times do I have to tell you people I don't own Inuyasha.
Thoughts…"Speaking"
(A/N)
CHAPTER 3:
Yuki and Hanya had been the first ones to awake. Inuyasha opened his eyes, at the sound of movement, to see Yuki follow Hanya outside. He shook Kagome lightly before he left the hut. Kagome mumbled something inaudible and just turned over to her other side.
Inuyasha quietly stalked the two youkai as they walked through the forest. Occasionally he would jump up into a tree and sit there, waiting for the pair to walk over a hill out of sight. That mutt is following us. Yuki looked over at Hanya. I don't think he knows that we know he's there. Hanya laughed as she looked behind her. "You can come out, Inuyasha, we know you're there." Inuyasha dropped in front of the pair. "Feh, I could have cloaked my youki, but I decided not to." The other two just exchanged glances. "I'm sure you could have Inuyasha." Yuki gave him a smile.
"So what are you two doing out so early. The sun has barely gone up." Inuyasha glared over at Hanya, then turned to the still smiling Yuki, "What are you up to?" "Nothing of your concern dear Inuyasha." Hanya began to smile along with Yuki. Inuyasha growled at how stubborn the youkai were being. "Well, Inuyasha we'd love to stay longer but we have work to do." with that Hanya disappeared with a blur. "If we get done before dinner, maybe we'll visit," Yuki smiled and disappeared like Hanya.
Inuyasha stared blankly at where the pair had been. He turned around to leave, heading back to the village. Miles down the pathway; Inuyasha was startled as Yuki stopped in front of him. Inuyasha held his chest like he had had a heart attack, and tried to catch his lost breath. "Sorry. Did I startle you?" she smiled when he regained his composure, and replied with a "Feh". "Ok, well, I came back to tell you to remind Shippo that he needs to train in order to reach speeds like mine." Inuyasha growled at him becoming a messenger boy for the runt. "Just in case we can't make dinner." Yuki smiled sweetly, and just as she had gotten there she disappeared again.
"Lousy, no good… feh… why should I relay that ridiculous…" he mumbled to himself, trailing off. He kicked up some dirt, and then continued further down the path. It would an hour or so before he reached the village because he didn't want to run.
Yuki and Hanya sped towards their destination. Another client had been waiting for their services. Do you think this job is worth our skills? Yuki looked over at her partner. Of course not, but the pay sounds good. Hanya returned the glance. They had just reached a village near a castle, and decided to stop for lunch. Yuki put her nose up in the air, and sniffed around. A sour stench filled their nostrils. Her nose soon wrinkled, and she placed a hand to cover it. Hanya followed this action. They looked around the village, and noticed talismans neatly placed on each surrounding tree and hut.
One youkai looked at the other. In unison, they reached into a pouch at their sides pulling out a masked to cover their noses and mouths. Yuki unsheathed her sword and began slicing at the talismans. You're doing everything the hard way. Hanya glared over at Yuki. All you have to do is…"OW!" Hanya had grabbed one of the talismans, and attempted to pull it off. The idea left her mind when she yanked back her burnt hand. "DAMN IT!" Hanya's youki increased, and she slashed through the enchanted paper. "HA. Those stupid humans think they can keep me from destroying these." Hanya's eyes began to bleed red as she moved to each talisman then destroying it. When the talismans were gone from the houses, she paused for a breath. A couple of the huts had been destroyed during Hanya's outburst.
Through all the noise the villagers had come out of their homes and gathered into the village square. Hanya caught her breath and turned her attention to the villagers and smiled. She flexed her claws and charged for an attack. Yuki took action and stepped in front of Hanya just as she was about to attack the villagers. Hanya slashed out at Yuki, all common thought had left her mind. Hanya! Snap out of this. Yuki didn't fight back; she just dodged attacks and kept Hanya from attacking the villagers.
Late afternoon rolled around, and Inuyasha finally reached the village. He knew he was nearby because of a loud yell by a female voice. When he reached the village, Sango stood over an unconscious Miroku, A large lump forming on top of his head. Sango had a flustered look upon her face as she breathed heavily from anger. She then stomped off toward the fields where Keade and Kagome were working.
Kagome was the first to notice Inuyasha had returned. She had looked up, brushing the sweat off her forehead. Glancing over at the hill, she waved rapidly at the approaching hanyou. "Inuyasha, where have you been, and where are Yuki and Hanya?" "They went to do something; I don't quite remember what." "Oh. That's too bad. They didn't even say good bye." Kagome's smile faded; instead she looked disappointed. Inuyasha sighed in slight defeat, "but they said if they could, they would try to be back for dinner." Kagome nearly jumped for joy at this. "We're going to have to cook something special for tonight." Kagome announced. "Hey Kagome, you should go back and get some food from your time. I bet they would enjoy it." Shippo hopped up on her shoulder. "Yea and while you're back you should bring back some ramen." Inuyasha commanded happily.
"You can't always eat ramen." Kagome said sternly. They began walking to the well. Kagome hopped down and disappeared to her time. Inuyasha sat beside the well and waited. She shouldn't take to long. She's just going to get food. "I'll just wait here." He lay down, deciding to take a nap as he waited.
Hanya finally settled down, and her eyes faded to their normal color. She still panted heavily from exhaustion. I told you not to touch them. Yuki thought as she pulled off her mask. Hanya did the same, oops. Hanya smiled over at the glaring Yuki. "Demon, you must leave this village at once!" a single voice called out from the herd of villagers. "Shut up. Know your place human." Hanya growled back, "We're only here for something to eat, and your village wouldn't have been destroyed if you hadn't put up those damn talismans!" yuki shook her head, "Besides that, did you honestly think pieces of paper would keep higher class youkai out? Only the more pathetic creatures would give in so easily."
I think we should eat one of them. Hanya smiled mockingly at the villagers. You've already scared them enough. The group of divided as the two walked by. Can I at least make a threat? Hanya growled over at one of the farmers. Sure just don't kill anyone. Hanya nearly shrieked with excitement. She smiled menacingly, and looked over the villagers. Picking out a farmer, she leaped over to him. The man had broad shoulders, and well fined muscles. He could have been mistaken for a youkai himself. Hanya looked eye to eye with the villager. The villager watched her carefully. She just stood in front of him, staring at him with dark cat-like eyes. He lifted his hand and balled it into a fist, and threw it toward Hanya. Hanya caught it easily, and then jumped behind him with his arm still in her claw, twisting it. She then kicked into his back and let go of his fist. The villager fell, face first into the dirt.
"I could have killed you." Hanya calmly walked away, leaving the farmer. You didn't have to be that rough. Yuki looked over at Hanya as they walked out of the village picking up bread and some fruit on the way. I know. But now I'm relaxed and ready for our next job. Hanya smiled widely at her partner. Yuki laughed at this comment, and shook her head. "Why do I choose to work with you?" she asked mostly to herself. Hanya answered anyway, "Because you love me." She said jokingly. "Right."
Kagome still hadn't returned after two hours. Inuyasha turned over to his side. The afternoon had been wasted away with his snoring. The sun began to set below the hills, and Inuyasha was becoming impatient. He sighed loudly and jumped into the well. There was a short flash of light followed by Inuyasha landing on the ground in Kagome's era. Jumping out of the well, he walked inside. "Inuyasha!" Souta exclaimed loudly as he ran from the front room. Kagome's mother turned the corner of the kitchen and greeted him. "Kagome is in the kitchen with me," She said warmly. She turned again and led him in the kitchen.
Kagome stood in front of the stove cooking something. Inuyasha walked in and sniffed the air. A rush of cooked meat and vegetables hit him. Kagome turned and smiled at the drooling Inuyasha. "I'm sorry I took so long. I decided that the food would taste better if I cooked it over the stove here; that's why it's taken so long." Inuyasha gave a simple "Feh" and sat down on the floor, still enjoying the smell. Kagome soon looked at the dazed hanyou, and brought him over something to eat while he waited for them to leave. "Here," she set down a large bowl of ramen in front of him. Pulled out of his trance, he looked at the bowl and a wide smile spread across his face. He began shoving the noodles into his mouth. When he was done he held out the bowl for more, but Kagome shook her and took the bowl away. She washed the bowl, and put it up into the cupboard. Inuyasha just whimpered.
Kagome finished with the food, and wrapped it in cloth. Placing the food into a basket, she looked over at Inuyasha who had his head down in his hands. "Come on, Inuyasha, let's go." Saying this Kagome walked outside and headed to the well. Inuyasha followed her, and jumped down the well too.
Yuki and Hanya finally reached their destination. They stood outside an invisible barrier. Do you think we could break it? Hanya looked over at Yuki. I think our client wants us to prove that we're good enough for the job. Yuki returned the glance. Alright then, we will. Hanya gathered her youki. Yuki unsheathed the sword at her side. The large curved blade began to pulse as Yuki gathered her own youki. Raising it above her head and striking down a large crack formed down the center of the barrier, and the castle appeared in the valley below. When it appeared, Hanya dashed forward and slashed the forming break with her claws. At the last strike the barrier shattered and dissolved. The pair then continued their way to their next client.
They reached the castle and were greeted by a woman in a dark pink kimono. Her dark brown hair was pulled up and solid pink eyes stared into the distance. "I'm Kagura. I'll show you to Naraku." With that said she turned to the castle. I think we should kill her. Yuki had a maniac smile spread across her face. Not worth the time. She doesn't even seem to care what happens to her. Hanya shook away from laughing at Yuki's smile. Yuki frowned at her response, so you get to destroy a village and threaten a villager, but when I want to have some fun I can't?
Exactly. Hanya was smiling now. They followed after Kagura. They didn't get to go far into the castle because Kagura made an abrupt stop in the middle of a dark hall. Only some of the torches were lit, so shadows were cast through out the corridor. She told them to stay here and that Naraku would join them soon. She then left them standing there. Moments later they both caught a strong aura coming closer. Yuki began to growl as footsteps came into earshot. Hanya preferred not to let a possible enemy know they were there, while Yuki liked the more direct approach. The footsteps stopped just before a figure stepped out of the shadows. "So you decided to answer my request," said a confident voice from the shadows. "All depends if you're worthy enough for our work," Hanya spoke in the same calm, confident voice.
Yuki had stopped growling at this point, "We have to know a couple things before we accept a job. First, how much are you willing to pay?" "Oh I'm sure the wage I pay for this hit will be worth it." A dim light appeared where the voice had spoken; it was a blackish-pink color. The light illuminated the hand that held it, and the face of a young male. In the light, the man had dark hair that flowed freely below his shoulders, and his eyes were a faint red.
That's a jewel shard. Hanya looked over at her partner. Yea, but do we actually need them? Besides, if we accept that now, that miko would know. The man watched the two exchange glances, changing their expressions every second. He continued to watch until Hanya turned and spoke, "We're in no need for such things." The man looked shocked. There was a long silence, and then Yuki got impatient. She held out a hand and waved it up and down the walls. Seconds later the torches were lit brightly, and there were no more shadows. The man blinked at the sudden light. "Now," Yuki started, "you must be Naraku. We'll deal with pay later, who would you like us to go after?"
"The person I want you to get is powerful. He broke through my shields once, and I hid. I want this to be slow and painful, and I want you to make sure the wench that follows him watches. When all is done, I want you to bring me his head." Hanya and Yuki smiled at each other. This is going to be fun.
"You do know that's going to cost you more, don't you?" Yuki smiled as Naraku nodded. "Then who would you like us to kill?" A gleam in Naraku's eyes appeared.
You probably know who it is. To clear everything… Hanya is a wolf youkai and her power mainly around telepathic abilities.
Yuki is a kitsune youkai (as said in chapter one) and she has power over fire (it can be manipulated and created)
Anyway, yea, review for me plz :P I'll update soon.
