Noticing that I was awake, J-chan clambered onto me and licked my face.
Downstairs, sitting at the table in the kitchen, InuYasha tells Seshomaru and Kagome "I know how she got here"
That perked their interest\
"How?" Asked Kagome.
"You might not have seen earlier, but she has a Shikon shard in her forehead. Apparently she disguises it during the day, but when she passed out, it became visible. But she can't be evil, because it is still pure"
"A Shikon shard!" Chorused Seshomaru and Kage.
I got up and went towards the door. It was locked. I was getting ready to kick it down, when Kagome opened the door. I stood there, shocked, in a karate kick pose.
InuYasha peered around the frame, "Can we come in? Or are you going to kick us down like you were planning to do to the door"
I blushed, looked down, and stepped to the side. "Sorry," I mumbled, embarrassed.
"Where did you find that jewel shard that's in your forehead?" Sheshomaru demanded.
"It was given to me," I answered startled. "By my mother. Why? Is it important to you? Is it the magic it possesses"
Seshomaru smiled, almost evilly. "So you are aware of it's magic. Do you use it?
"Aware of it's magic? But she's only human," mumbled Kagome.
"I think not!" Stated Seshomaru sharply. He turns to me and demands "Tell us about you."
"My name is Liani." I say. "I am a first year in high school. Can I ask you something, first"
"Quickly"
"Is this… the Feudal Era"
They all look startled, "Yes.." Answers Kagome, hesitantly.
"In my time, I would be known as an elf," I show my ears. "But to you I would be better known as a demon, like you two," I nod to InuYasha and Seshomaru. "I'm not evil. And I'm not an animal demon. More like a spirit demon. I guess you could say that I'm an earth/water sprite"
"You're sure short enough to be one." Scoffed InuYasha. I glared at him.
"So the shard was gived to you?" Asks Seshomaru thoughtfully.
"Yes, I answer. "So it could be protected, I suppose. I'm supposed to save it… for the one that looks like another." I trail off. Then snap back. "That's you, isn't it Kagome"
"What?" She asks.
"You have a priestesses aura, hovering about your heart. But you're not really a priestess, are you? Are you a reincarnation then"
Everyone looked shocked beyond belief. Except for Seshomaru, who looked quite pleased. "Finally! Someone who has and ounce of intelligence around here!" He laughs, and then leaves.
J-chan jumps up to the window, looks outside, and whines. Then looks at me pointedly.
"May I go outside?" I ask.
I'm led outside, then left alone. "It's so bright! And the flowers smell so good J-chan! Let's go for a run!" He wags his tail, then bolts. I follow. I hear a door slam, but I don't care, I'm not leaving the grounds because it is way too beautiful out here. I'm headed towards the woods, Realized, That's why someone panicked. So I turned to the side 20 yards from the woods with the wind in my hair, and my beloved puppy beside me.
After I went outside, InuYasha growled. "Are you sure it's a good idea to let her outside Seshomaru?" Seshomaru smiled. "There, look! She's bolted for the forest!' And slams out the door.
"Seshomaru?" Asks Kagome. Why don't you follow"
"I don't need to. Look, she has swerved from the forest. You can tell by the way that she is running that she is just purely enjoying herself. In the future there is not enough nature to keep her happy, so this is paradise for her and her dog."
InuYasha was outside, gaining on me, when he stopped dead. He finally realized that I wasn't going to try and escape when he saw me leap and tackle J-chan to the ground. He was walking off, when I called: "What is your name"
"Hmm? Oh, InuYasha"
"Dog Demon? How come you have dog ears, instead of ears like mine"
An uncomfortable silence.
"I'm a half dog demon." He answered.
"Oh, that's not so bad"
Another uncomfortable silence.
"I'd like to go out to the woods." I state.
He stutters, trying to say no. But I cut him off.
"Would you like to come with"
"I don't really want to ," was the curt response.
"Well, I guess I can just wander out there myself…" I say airily.
After a half hour of exploring with InuYasha shadowing her, I fell asleep in a tree. When it was clear to InuYasha that I wasn't going to get down, or even wake up! InuYasha carried me home. With J-chan's permission, of course!
When I woke up, it was dark, but the air was warm and stuffy! I was inside. I panicked and went for the door. Then I was enfoled into someone's arms. "Ssh, Liani. It's okay.
Earlier, when I had been brought inside, a curious scene had taked place.
"InuYasha?" Queried Seshomaru.
"What?" Snapped InuYasha, as he had been interrupted from deep thought.
"Liani fell aslepp outside. Don't you think that she'll panic when she finds herself inside? Go up and watch her."
"Ssh Liani," soothes InuYasha as he hugs me tightly. "Just relax"
Well, I did relax. But a little more than planned, because when InuYasha tried to let go of me, I was already asleep. And was clinging to his clothes like they were bedcovers. I would not let go, even in sleep. So InuYasha sat down, holding me, until I was in so deep a slumber that he could slip my hands off and tuck me in bed. The supposedly asleep J-chan's eyes glittered as he saw what had taked place.
