I know, I've been really bad about updating. I guess you could say it's because of writers block or just plain laziness. But anyway, here is your new chapter.
Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha or Yu yu hakusho. I do however, own Amaya/Kasumi
Chapter 3
Amaya landed on the ground with a dull thud. Her feet hung over her head as she stared up at the roof of the well shed. 'I really didn't think that one through.' She groaned.
"Hey!" Some one called from somewhere overhead. Amaya glanced up still a bit dizzy from the fall. It had felt as though she landed on her neck. Red hair shadowed the face looking down at her. "You know a cat is suppose to land on its feet." It chuckled. 'Red!' Amaya thought quickly and glanced around. Nothing. The demon was gone.
"I'm not a cat. You must be smelling Kagome's pet." Amaya said and pushed herself up into a sitting position.
"Oh?" Was the reply. "Then what demon are you? I have yet to figure it out myself, and your files don't have you listed as anything specific." The red head said, still watching her from above. Amaya stood and ran her hands over the well walls, looking for a secret entrance of some sort.
"You've been through my files?" She asked, looking up at him for only a moment before going back to her task. " That is private information." She said blandly. She had made sure not to have her origins listed any were. This was to keep her enemies, if they should get the information, from trying to find for her. When she found no evidence of a secret passage she gave up.
"What are you looking for?" The man asked again. Amaya sighed. 'This is what happens when you work with a fox.'
"Why are you here?" She asked as she crouched down and jumped up to the lip of the well and perched herself there. The red haired man smiled.
FEUDAL ERA
Kagome bit her bottom lip until the pain became too unbearable. She had no doubt that Inuyasha was able to keep out of sight from Amaya, but what if Souta or her mom had let it slip? Or worse, grandpa! Kagome let these thoughts run through her head over and over again as she shifted from foot to foot.
"Kagome, are you alright?" Sango asked with a concerned voice. Her small demon cat was perched on her shoulder and let out a soft mew. Kagome glanced over at Sango.
"I'm fine, just waiting for Inuyasha." Kagome answered with a smile that faltered a bit.
"I'm sure he will be fine." Sango said reassuringly. As if on queue, Inuyasha came jogging at a slow pace. In his arms, were books easily stacked ten high and four deep. The tops ones were threatening to fall at any second, causing Inuyasha to try and stay under them.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried happily. Inuyasha's face peaked from around the stack of books. "You didn't run into any trouble did you?" She asked quickly, eyeing the dirt on some of the books.
"Just a bit. You know you have some crazy woman in your era?" Inuyasha said as he dropped the books on the ground making Kagome squeak. Anything about the crazed woman was forgotten as Kagome sat Inuyasha for his lack of treatment for her books.
PRESENT TIME
Amaya paced around the well shed, looking for further clues. Kurama sat on the lip of the well.
"Dog?" Kurama asked as he tapped his chin. Amaya snorted.
"No." She dropped down to her knees and ran a finger along the bottom where the wood of the shed met the ground.
"Well, you're not a cat, nor a dog, nor a bird or a bear demon. Not to mention you don't have anything to do with plants or fire." Kurama said and he ticked off his guesses on his fingers.
"You're a very curious fox." Amaya said as she looked up at him. Kurama flashed her one of his famous smiles. She wrinkled her nose a bit and went back to doing her inspection.
"Give me a clue." Kurama asked politely. Amaya's head shot up and glanced at him. "Anything." He said quickly, hoping that she would let something slip.
"Fine." She said and went back to crawling on the ground. "I have four feet, ears and fur. In some places I am feared as well as worshiped. Though it is in the night I am most feared, but in the east with sands, I am most revered. I am what goes bump in the night and brightens the lonely room. I am not one but two." Amaya said slowly, phrasing her words to fit what was unsaid. For a long period of time Kurama was quiet, leaving Amaya able to concentrate on her work. Every now and then, she would hear Kurama mumble the riddle over again.
"Not one but two. You're a mix." Kurama stated rather than asked. Amaya only nodded knowing that part should have been a given. "The east with sands-," He was cut off.
"Amaya dear, where are you?" Kagome's mom called from the back door. Amaya stood and dusted herself off.
"Well so much for that." She sighed and pushed open the shed door. "I'm here aunty!" She waved happily. What color her aunt had in her face drained. "I was just showing my friend around." She snatched Kurama's arm and yanked him over to the door. Her aunt's unease edged away as she saw the boy. The ploy had worked. Amaya had shown Kurama to her aunt as a decoy, so not to let anyone living there on as to what she really was up too.
"I'm sure grandpa would love to show him around!" Her aunt yelled back. Amaya waved her hands quickly in a surrendering like way.
"That's okay! I'm sure grandpa is busy." Amaya said quickly.
FEUDAL ERA
Kagome flipped through her pages in her math book and periodically wrote on a sheet of paper. The small group around her made small talk, trying not to disturb her concentration.
"Lady Kagome, it's getting late. Maybe you should quit for the night." Miroku said sagely.
"He's right." Sango said nodding her approval. "We need all the rest we can get now." Kagome looked up from her book and sighed.
"You're right. It's just that I have to make up my studies during the summer for school." Kagome shut the book and placed it over with the others in Kaede's hut. "Alright. I'm turning in." She scooted herself over to her small pallet and climbed in. Sango and Miroku followed her actions. Inuyasha had left earlier to scan the area of any demons. After a few minutes of silence, Kagome sat up quickly. 'Crazy woman? Could it be Amaya?' She thought quickly thinking back to Inuyasha's comment earlier. 'Naw.' She laid back down and fell into a dreamless sleep.
PRESENT TIME
Amaya gathered her fallen papers and placed them in the folder for safekeeping. Kurama was bent over picking up the papers that had managed to escape Amaya's view. 'Why is he still here?' She wondered as she tried to place the papers in order. 'Sure he's nice and all, but his job is over.' She nodded her thanks to Kurama as she took the papers from his hand. 'If he got a hold of my files, he must some connections. Looks like I'll have to do my own research.' She was jolted out of her thoughts.
"What?" She glanced up at Kurama, with a bit of a frown.
"I asked if you are part jackal and coyote." Kurama repeated happily. Amaya huffed. "Though, the coyote isn't really feared, more just know as an annoyance." Amaya raised an eyebrow, though he went on. "The Jackal is best known for its Egyptian worshipers. Now, I'd have to say your abilities are some where along the lines of a storm?" He watched her.
"Very good fox." Amaya found herself smiling. "You know, very few people know what I truly am. And being so, I'll trust you'll keep it to your self? Because if you don't I'm sure you can find out what happens to those who cross me." She flashed him a fanged smile.
"I shall take it to the after life." Kurama bowed to her.
"Very good. Now get going before your family starts to worry about you." She pushed him to the stairs. "If anything comes up, I'll let you or Koenma know."
So, are you happy? I updated for all you lovely reviewers. And because I'm feeling happy, I'll probably end up posting another chapter tonight.
