Authoress: okie...back once again wif chappie three...;;;...damn blackmailin' didn't

work...in the end, I still had to do it...--;;; damn it...but, anyways...ANGELA!!!!!!

grr

Tenshi: Oo...

Authoress: I'm dying...I'm sure of it...--;;; my head hurts...I can no longer feel my

limbs...(reason: prom was last night)...yeah...explains all...

Inuyasha: what's a prom?

Authoress: an evil human ritual in which people are forced to wear tuxes and gowns...it's a whole

sexist thing...saying women are inferior and all to men...--;;; wanna know why...the

dresses...we're helpless with them and heels on...A, you can't take a long stride...B, you have to

walk slowly, C, the things are in layers, so you're so frickin' hot, you're about ready to pass

out...--;; which I almost did a few times...and then there's reason D, (my favorite reason)

the damn dresses constrict your breathing...CORSET-LIKE THINGS SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

Bystanders to Authoress's rant (Miroku, Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, Koga, Tenshi):

OO;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Authoress: yeah, that's the highlight of my weekend...--;;;; I'm never wearin' that

hell-sent dress again...even if my life as a writer depends on it...(sorry...nothing will make me wear

it again...) BUT ANG LOOKED NICE!!!!!! (AKA, suckin' major ass...)

Tenshi: sighs

Authoress: before my beginning rant takes up a whole page, I'd like to say something...the title (if

anyone was wondering) means Bloody/Scarlet/Red Heaven...Ang thought up of it...I just

translated...

Disclaimer: Third time now, I don't own Inuyasha...I have partial ownership to the character

Tenshi though...see, Ang...glares she's gonna kill me...I know it...

Chapter Three

"Okasan!"

"What is it, Tenshi?" she asked as she looked down at the small child clinging to her leg, smiling

when she saw her daughter glaring at her brother, who had attached himself to her other leg.

"Neko won't stop pulling my hair!" Tenshi exclaimed, immediately afterwards sticking her tongue

out at the younger child, then put her one hand on her head, massaging the offended hair.

"Tenshi started it...she called me little!" Neko retorted, hugging his mother's calf tighter. Their

mother sighed, ruffling their hair.

The two looked almost exactly alike, long brunette hair pulled back into a ponytail, their curls

reaching the middle of their backs, the same brown eyes, which they had gotten from their father,

similar armor that her husband had made for them, but their personalities couldn't have been any

more diverse. Her daughter was very shy, kind, and didn't seem to have a calling towards battle,

while her son begged every single waking moment to fight and was never afraid to speak his

mind, even if he knew others would disagree with him.

"Tenshi...don't call your brother little...and Neko...that is no reason to pull her hair," she stated

reasonably. "Now go outside and play..."

"What's that, okasan?" Neko asked, turning his head slightly as his ears perked up. Their mother

heard the rumbling as well, but didn't think much of it, until she realized it was getting closer,

very quickly.

"Where's your father?" she questioned, glancing down at the two children, instantly seeing the

frightened expressions on their faces.

"Outside..." Tenshi replied quietly, looking up at the older youkai. "Okasan...what is it?"

She dislodged the children from her legs, whispering for them to stay there, then walked towards

the front of the cave. She kept inwardly reminding herself that the cave was filled with their wolf

youkai tribe, but almost everyone had left to aid in a war with their neighboring tribe, but there

were still many sentries posted around their lands, many of them some of the strongest and fastest

of their tribe. Her husband was included in that group. The cave, as she slowly made her way

towards the mouth of it, was unusually quiet, and empty.

Her children were the only ones of their tribe too young to fight, so she, against her will, was

forced to remain with them, even though she wanted to be part of the war as well. Between

them, their ages didn't even add up to a decade, but her daughter had already shown an uncanny

ability of perception. Her son was easily the stronger, and bigger, of the two, and she, proudly,

knew he would one day be a great warrior.

She stopped right before she made the final turn that would take her outside of the shelter of their

home, and listened, her ears twitching with every passing second. She quietly unsheathed her

katana when she heard nothing, not even the usual chirping of the crickets who had taken a liking

to the area around their home. She took a sidestep, turning quickly so she could scan the

surrounding area, tightening her grip on the hilt of the blade when she saw no one, not even the

usual guard that stood watch next to the mouth of the cave.

His halberd was propped up against the stone of the cave, as was his sword, but the guard wasn't

in his usual spot. She cautiously walked out into the sunlight, studying the sheathe. It looked

different, but she couldn't figure out how. She sniffed the air, but only could smell the flowering

blossoms nearby. Her eyes widened when she saw the tracks in the dirt. The tracks were hardly

visible, but she could see the imprints in the soil. 'He was sitting here...but he fell over...' she

thought as she bent down and examined the marks in the ground. As she examined them closer,

she saw something that made her freeze. The reddish liquid covering the black sheathe shined in

the sunlight, proving it was still fresh.

"I missed some..." a voice behind her stated quietly, making her blood run cold. She clenched her

katana even tighter as she turned to face the assassin, but by the time she had pivoted on her toes,

she heard a sickening crack.

"OKASAN!!!!!!!" Tenshi exclaimed when she heard the noise, racing towards the mouth of the

cave, her brother quickly catching up to, then passing her. By the time she had reached the

entrance, Neko had already begun to back up a few paces, a look of horror on his round face.

Tenshi stepped in front of her brother, lowering her head when she saw what the sound was from.

The unfamiliar man stood up from his bent position, smiling when he saw the two children. He

chuckled, noting the larger of the two, the male, was growling behind what he guessed was the

cub's sister, baring his immatured fangs at him.

Tenshi stared at the limp body of their mother, studying the reddening stain in the center of their

mother's armored chest. She could sense the man's amusement, which infuriated her even more

than the realization she and her brother had no chance of survival. She stared at the man,

studying his features, engraving the image into her very soul. White hair that reached down past

his back, deep golden eyes that had a sadistic tint to them, short, pointed ears, an ironically

angelic face, a thin, yet toned, body, and all of this added to the red stripes on his face made him

easily recognizable...and simple to remember.

Neko, without warning, launched himself at the murderer, his small claws outstretched as he

attacked the youkai. Blinded by anger, the cub didn't care that the demon was nearly five times

the size of him, undoubtedly faster and stronger, and that the man had a sword tied to his side.

Inuyasha stared at the youkai in anticipation, silently urging her to continue. Tenshi looked over

at him, her eyes scanning around the darkening forest. "And?" Inuyasha said quietly, wanting to

know what happened to the being who killed her mother.

"And my brother had no chance...he died within a few moments..." Tenshi tore her gaze from the

white-haired youth, staring back up into the skies. "That bastard then told me he would let me

live...so he would have a little more...entertainment," she said this word with seething anger and

enmity, then sighed, "for another day..."

'The youkai she described...sounds just like Sesshomaru...' Inuyasha thought inwardly, wondering

if the woman recognized the resemblance between him and the man who most likely killed her

family.

"Well, he got his entertainment..." Tenshi continued, chuckling sadistically, but Inuyasha could

hear an underlying sadness in the seemingly hollow laugh. "I killed that bastard as soon as I was

sure I was strong enough to do so...heh, he didn't even have a chance...and for the past thirty

some-odd years, I've been roaming..." She turned to look at Inuyasha, the evil glint in her eyes

fading, but then quickly returning. "I don't mean to offend you...but I despise all inu-youkai..."

"None taken...I'm not a demon..." 'And who the hell would want to be like Sesshomaru?'

Inuyasha added inwardly. 'It must have been another inu who she killed...I wonder who it was...'

He glanced over at Tenshi, becoming uncomfortable with the look she was giving him.

"Hai...I know...but still being half of those accursed beings would make you one..." Tenshi

replied, grinning. Her fangs shined in the dimming light of the sun, and Inuyasha backed up

slightly when he heard her knuckles crack. She hummed lightly, standing up. "Goodbye,

hanyou."

Inuyasha's eyes widened as she assailed, laughing. He ducked her small fists, rolling to the side,

inwardly wondering why he was always the one being attacked by youkai. 'First Sesshomaru,

now her...K'so...' Inuyasha jumped up into the air, wincing when he looked back down and saw

the large crater the force of the woman's punch created. His stomach turned when he imagined

what would have happened if he hadn't moved.

He landed back on the ground softly, immediately standing back up, turning to face his attacker.

She remained still for a moment, her smoldering eyes staring at him. Inuyasha blinked quickly, his

eyes immediately refocusing on her, and saw the change in her eyes.

"Um...what were we talking about?" Tenshi asked innocently, the murderous stare gone from her

eyes. Inuyasha sweat dropped, laying on the ground until the woman knelt down next to him,

asking if he was alright.

"Why me?"

Authoress: ...what now!?...anways...um...let meh explain something...Neko, Tenshi's

brother...I know the word means 'cat'...and they're wolf youkai...I know, I know...but it was a

play on her (Angela...who Tenshi is based on) little brother's name...Niko...Neko...get it...--

;;;whatevvva...how do ya like that, Ang?

Tenshi: who are you? smiles

Authoress: eye twitches BE GONE EVIL PERSON WHO MAKES ME TYPE THIS

STRAIGHT CRAP!!!!!! flings keyboard at Tenshi, accidentally hitting Sesshomaru

Sesshomaru: XX...

Jaken: begins to remove keys from his master's face Master Sesshomaruuuu!!!! sniffle

Authoress: anyhow...um...I just reread the beginning rant...OO...that was a while ago...like,

nearly two weeks ago...maybe I should update a lil' faster...or not stop typing til' I'm done with a

chappie...that sounds good! Bye for now...I've given up on the review quota, just to let all of you

know...I'll get around to it when I have the time! (Which will be a lot of time...prays thank

you, SUMMER VACATION!!!!!) dances, landing on face BYE!!!!