First Chapter of Fic. Please R&R
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the new characters.
Chapter One: Intrusion
Quick footsteps like shadows...
Flickering beats, swishing the way a breeze passes through the grass.
It was the first movement that had dared to break the silence of the night.
Sesshomaru's glittering gaze flickered to his right, listening to the dead sound of very well hidden footsteps. Not well enough for him to pass up, but very well hidden none the less.
They were heading in his... 'their' general direction. Two of them.
he ooked over at the tiny sighing form of Rin, and stared for a moment, and though his features did nothing, his eyes seemed to frown slightly. They had traveled a long way that day, taking little rest and sleeping none, unlike usual. The girl needed the rest. He didn't want her fainting mid walk next day. That would be irritating.
Witout another thought, he stood, moving as smoothly as if he had effortlessly been pulled up by strings.
Swish..
The only lingering clue to the movement was a small leaf hanging from a branch nearby, swinging softly despite there being no breeze.
He stared at it, eyes narrowing to slits. Whoever it was had kept on going, ignoring him completely as if he didn't exist. He couldn't figure if he should be glad or insulted. However, something else could be heard rushing his way still, pursuing, it seemed the first runner. However, this particular person had much louder steps.
Unfazed, though curious, Sesshomaru watched the darkness, eyes lingerong on the still swaying leaf.
Swish- stomp.
Had he been amused, he would have cocked an eyebrow. As it were, he simply stared at the altogether too loud pursuer... slower too, it appeared. The runner came to screeching halt, making Rin grunt softly and shift in her sleep. Sesshomaru's eyes flickered to her then back.
Kouga.
Silently he addressed the wolf demon, face impassive.
"Sesshomaru..." Kouga blinked, pony tail swinging still with the sudden stop of his rapid movement.
"...di you see someone pass by?"
The youkai lord stared at him in silence, thinking. It was curious that someone would be faster than Kouga. As far as he was aware, the jewel shards were still his...
It actually amused him, that soemone would outrun the cocky worthless life form, and for curiousity's sake, it would be interesting to see...
"You won't cach them." he said, voice soft... quiet, deadly. There as no emotion other than killer instinct and softness in that voice. It was like his hair... silk.
Kouga snorted. "I'm the fastest thing in the land." he snapped, insulted.
Sesshomaru hardly took notice of his outburst.
"Whom do you chase?" he said instead, eyes focused manipulatively on Kouga's own. The wold demon swallowed... uncomfortable.
"A demon. It killed my comrades... and took three jewel shards from Kagoma not long past. I'll be glad to inform you that they were a day away a long time past and I've caught up thus far." His tone was haughty, irritating.
Sesshomaru paused, watching him. So, someone had been able to slip away with Inu Yasha's shards...
"You disturb me." He replied after a moment, turning to sit back down.
Kouga growled. "You high and might son of a-" he started, then stopped.
"A human- what the h-"
He ran over to Rin's sleeping form and reached down quickly as if to grab her.
Sesshomaru's eyes locked on him sharply.
Kouga froze, sniffing the air. He spun around, suddenly uninterested in the child.
"You." he hissed, and before you could blink, he had shot forward into the darkness.
Sesshomaru had known somene was there, but had ignored the possible threat, instead focusing on ridding his personal space of the wolf pest.
However, at Kouga's reaction, he quickly turned and frowned, heading a shatter of wood and branches.
Ring gave a deep sigh and shifted, burying her face in her arms. Sesshomar frowned.
This was really quite annoying...
Obviously, the runner had been leading Kouga on all along...
With a crash, something shattered a nearby tree trunk, spraying the are with splinters and branches and most annoyingly, waking Ring up with a start.
Sesshomaru frowned, deeply vexed.
However, the figure did a flip and landed carefully on the ground, graceful and nearly silent.
The youkai lord stared in curious irritation at the runner. It was a girl, wearing a black and white kimono, silk red threads were tied around her wrists and the long black hiar that was pulled into a braid, lashing out behind her like a snake.
She looked young, and calm, but what was most confusing about the pale lady was thw two white, cat like ears that peeked from her hair. And the fact that her eyes were a flashing gold.
her gaze flickered quickly to Rin, then to Sesshomaru, acknowledging his pressence with what looked like an apologetic nod.
He didn't reply to the movement.
However, Kouga ran out of the darkness, growling and curisng. Rin gave a little gasp of shock and scambled, running to his behind her lord. He paird her no attention, his focus on the battle, wondering whether he should kick them out of his space of simply walk away, neither of their aura's seemed worth the trouble...
"You insolent bast-...what the- you're a girl." Kouga froze, staring.
The woman straightened up, watching him with calm, unamused eyes. She lifted a hand, holding the little bottle full of shards. "If you wish to get these, you may challange me, though it must be somewhere else." she stated.
Kouga snorted, while Sesshomaru frowned slightly, staring at her with dislike.
"Why somewhere else? Here's as good as any place." the wolf demon hissed, launching at her powerfully. His wolves stayed behind in the shadows, panting, having just caught up.
Rin grabbed hold of her lord, burying her face in the cloth of his boa, whimpering. He looked down at her, then back up at the wolves, frowning.
The woman moved to the right calmly, stepping out of his way at the last moment, she brought up her arm and elbowed him in the back hard, sending him sprawling to the ground, scattering earth into the air with the force of the contact.
"You aren't worth my time, wolf." She said, quietly, stepping over him. He sat there wincing, struggling to his feet, amazed that she had hit knocked him down with just one blow.. it felt as though his back had been shattered in half.
She ignored him and walked towards Sesshomaru bowing in respect. "Forgive my intrusion, I meant no insult." she said softly, straightening up againg.
Rin gave a start and hid further behind her lord, staring at her with large eyes.
The woman looked down at her, her expression blank.
The youkai lord stared at her a moment, then turned away. "It doesn't matter."
She looked back at him and nodded. "Good bye." she turned around and began to walk away, but found her way blocked by growling wolves.
She stopped and looked down at them, as if she were studying the dirt on the ground.
"Get out of my way..."
Rin whimpered again. "Lord Sesshomaru please... don't let them have me..." she cried, curling up into a small ball.
He looked down at her, adding up the signs to why she was reacting like so. The woman too glanced at her, then back at the wolves.
"You attack children..." she whispered, cocking her head.
The wolves took a step forward, growling deeply. Kouga coughed, struggling to his feet.
"No- don't." he started.
The wolves ignored him and launched at her, snapping and biting, others rushing in the direction of Rin, smelling her fear. She gavea scream and fell back. Sesshomaru scowled, his nails beginning to glow softly.
"No." The woman whispered, lifting a hand.
High pitched flickering lights of red exploded from her palm, glittering as they connected with the flesh of the wolves, ripping them to pieces.
Blood exploded everywhere, showering the ground. Sesshomaru lowered his hand, watching as the approaching wolves fell dead at his feet, ripped nearly to shreds by the flickering red lights.
Rin was sobbing softly, her face hidden in her hands. Kouga screamed, lunging at the woman again. "No! You dared-"
The girl turned sharply at his voice, her eyes narrowed, anger flashing in her eyes brighter than before.
She met his attack with her fist, knocking him straight into the tree behind him, denting it slightly, scattering bits of bark every which way.
"You're not worth anyone's time." she stated, eyes narrowed as she walked towards him, crouching to grab his throat and lift him off the ground. He grunted softly, grabbing her hands, digging his own nails into her flesh.
"Let go." he hissed.
She dropped him, as commanded. "Now I have your filth on my hands." she murmured, eyes rolling over to him again.
"Do not bother me again."
Withuot another word she flickered out of sight- or at least, Kouga's and Rin's sight.
Sesshomaru followed her with his eyes as she ran out of the clearing and into the darkness, giving him yet another nod before disapearing.
He scowled. She had left him a mess...great.
Kouga coughed, trying to catch air into his lungs. Sesshomaru scowled. "Come, Rin, we're leaving." he murmured, turning.
"But... master Jaken is-"
"Do as you're told."
"Yes... Lord Sesshomaru." she murmured, climbing quietly onto the now fully awake form of the dragon.
"They proceeded to leave the place in utter silence, ignoring the stench of the wolves blood as they stepped through...