Quest: The Beginning

Chapter 2

"I'm Kyo." He said keeping his gaze forward looking at the girl, talking to Kagome.

"I'm Inuyasha." He answered, and he flicked his ears. Kyo chuckled and looked at the appendages. 'I guess he's a demon as well.'

"Well then Inuyasha," Kyo started, "Your training will start tomorrow, when the sun is highest in the sky. Better rest up." He chuckled. Inuyasha growled then laughed.

The sun was high, it was hot, and Yuya wanted to kick some ass. Frankly, so did Yukimura and Benitora, but that doesn't matter. 'Where the hell is Kyo? He said he'd bring back food and water! I hate him! I hate him! I hate him! I HATE HIM!'

There was no sense hating him over that, so she calmed down. Just like that. 'Wow, she's weird… And I love her! God! And if I don't, I have no idea what love is! Ha-ha!' Thought Benitora, as he sneaked a peek at her breasts.

Every one what quiet until…?

"So, Yuya, you come from an other time as well?" Miroku started. He looked at her with interest but soon realized her was already in love with someone else. How stupid was that? He laughed inwardly.

"As well?" she echoed. "There are more people from an other time? Wait, where in a different time! AH! This can't be happening!" She panicked, "AH! I don't know any bounty here! No! How am I gonna get the 1 million ryo for Kyo!" She fainted. Just like that.

'Strange girl.' thought Miroku and Sango. Yukimura continued. "Well, let's ignore her, she'll be fine. So someone else comes from an other time? And is there a way for us to go back to our own time?"

Benitora sat outside, listening to the conversation, intent on finding out how to get to their own time as well.

"Well, I come from a different time," started Kagome, "I got here by going through the well, you know, the one you appeared in front of?" Yukimura nodded, a sign to go on. "And for you to go back to your time, I have no idea. Hey! We might be able to use the Shikon no Tama! After we assemble it, we can wish you back! Sounds like a pure enough wish right?" She looked at Miroku, and Kaede, and they both nodded in response. Yukimura was a little confused.

Benitora walked in. "Wait, the jewel, you said after you assemble it. You mean what by that?"

Miroku spoke. He explains all their adventures, and about Naraku, Kikyo, Sesshoumaru, and pretty much all their secrets. Yukimura was still puzzled.

"So, when we get the jewel, after we kill Naraku, you're going to waste a wish on us?" He crossed his arms over his chest and tilted his head to the side. "If I was you, I'd wish for wealth! Power!" Miroku sighed. Kagome sighed as well, and continued.

"The jewel can't be used for evil, if it is, it taints the wishes, so the wishes have to be pure." She nodded when she finished. Yukimura sighed but agreed. Benitora got up, and left the hut. He was going to go look for Kyo. Soon after he left, little chit chat exploded about Yuya and her conquests to get her bounties. She tried not to talk about Kyo, knowing he likes to keep to himself. 'He'll tell them when he's ready.'

Elsewhere, Kyo and Inuyasha trained together.

"No! Listen when I talk!"

"Feh! I am!"

Kyo sighed. He was trying to teach him how to be faster. "All right, let's try something else. You got any special attacks? Secret weapons?"

"Keh! Of course I do," said Inuyasha, he grinned, "You better get ready Kyo… This," He lifted Tetsusaiga over his head, "is the Wind scar! Kaze no Kizu!" Yellow flame exploded toward Kyo as soon as Tetsusaiga smashed in the ground. The flames bolted toward Kyo, and he grinned. He stood there, and it hit him. Inuyasha snorted, thinking he was dead. His body exploded into leaves.

"What!" Inuyasha screamed, "That's not possible." Kyo laughed behind him.

"It's a technique I stole from a friend called White Crow. Pretty useful actually." Kyo smiled. "Now, this Wind Scar…" he thought a few seconds, and glared at Inuyasha. Wind circled around his sword. Inuyasha couldn't believe his eyes. He brought Muramasa over his head, and brought in down, connecting with the earth as the Wind Scar's flames shot out toward Inuyasha. He quickly leaped out of the way, and landed beside Kyo.

"Wholly shit! He can't do that! How the hell did he do that!" Inuyasha franticly looked at the ditches dug into the ground. Kyo smile as Inuyasha looked like he'd seen a ghost. Kyo's laugh exploded into the forest and the surroundings.

"Ha-ha! If you could see the look on your face! Priceless!" Kyo laughed loudly. Inuyasha's ears flattened on his head.

"How did you do that?" He asked quietly. Kyo looked over to him, and his smile grew.

"Master samurai, they have a way of learning fast." Kyo laughed again. "Now, we have to work on your swing." Kyo's smile vanished. He got into his fighting stance and showed him different ways of swinging. "Now let's spar a little." Inuyasha nodded and begun to swing at Kyo.

"Getting better," he said as he parried his blows, "Keep working on it."

A man in a nearby tree, smiled with a feather in his mouth. He also was picking of some tricks from Kyo. Kyo suddenly jumped back.

"Inuyasha stop." He ordered. He looked around, "I know you're there, come out!" Inuyasha sniffed the air. The man in the tree was a little worried. Had he been discovered? No. It was someone else.

"Sesshoumaru…" Inuyasha growled. As if on cue, Sesshoumaru stepped into the clearing. Kyo looked over him coolly, judging him.

"What do you want Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha hissed at him. He ignored him completely. He wasn't interested in him for now. Gaze fixed on Kyo, the Mokomoko-sama fluttered in the air. Kyo smiled.

"I see…" Kyo said, gaze still fixed on Sesshoumaru, "You're his brother aren't you." Inuyasha snorted. Sesshoumaru's eyes flickered with interest for the shortest second, and returned to the normal, neutral 'I-don't-give-a-damn-about-anything' look.

"How did you know," asked Sesshoumaru, "You're not a demon. But your stench is still disgusting." Kyo looked baffled, he smelled himself, and snickered.

"It's easy; you two look just a stupid with your silver hair!" Kyo laughed, "You're such a pansy! And what's that thing on your shoulder! What the fuck is it for!" Sesshoumaru acted fast. He appeared in front of Kyo, and grabbed him by the throat. Kyo started to make gagging noises and rasping breathing, he grabbed Sesshoumaru's arm, and tried to move him.

"Never insult this Sesshoumaru!" He hissed into his face. "You have to die for that." Kyo smiled. His sounds stopped immediately. Inuyasha stared dumbfounded.

"Well," Kyo started, his voice without a hint of hurt or discomfort, "This Demon Eyes Kyo, doesn't like being caught by the throat." He chuckled, and kicked of Sesshoumaru's chest, and landed a good seven paces away. He took out his sword and readied himself. Sesshoumaru flicked out Toukijin and also got into his fighting stance.

'He's in for it now,' thought Inuyasha, 'No one ever lives when Sesshoumaru gets pissed.' He looked over at the two, who where staring each other down, and just like that, they disappeared. Swords clashing together where heard, Inuyasha looked franticly for them, but he couldn't see them. They where moving to fast!

Kyo's POV

He smiled, as he brought his sword up, only to be parried again. Sesshoumaru was enjoying this as much as he was. Kyo stepped to the side as Toukijin came down on him. He took his chance. A flash of light exploded around them, knocking them both away.

Back to normal POV

Kyo and Sesshoumaru both appeared in front of Inuyasha, and where flown back fifty feet apart. Toukijin landed blade down a few feet from Sesshoumaru, and Muramasa, flew past Inuyasha, and landed a couple of feet beside Kyo. Kyo was the first to stand.

He took in a deep breath, and casually walked over to his sword. Inuyasha spared him a glace, and saw a gash in his stomach. He wasn't cut, but his black kimono was torn. Sesshoumaru didn't look so good. He had a cut on his face, just a little cut, and blood seeped out. He stood up, and Inuyasha saw his left pant leg; it was soaked with blood.

His right side looked pretty much the same. Sesshoumaru smiled. Kyo turned around, and sheathed his sword. He grinned. "Sorry Sesshoumaru, I would fight you longer, but this body is far too restricting." Sesshoumaru nodded courtly and turned around. Rin and Jaken greeted him and followed him close behind. Rin waved to Inuyasha. He snorted and turned away. His gaze fixed on Kyo.

'He's amazing. He barely broke a sweat! And he matched Sesshoumaru's speed, and beat him! Wow. I really don't match up to him. That was pretty amusing though. Sesshoumaru deserves to get cut down once in a while." Inuyasha thought. Kyo walked toward the village. Inuyasha fell into steps beside him. "What did you mean by your body is to restricting?" he asked.

Kyo snickered. "Let me put it simply. Kyoshiro defeated me 4 years ago after the battle of Sekigahara. He betrayed me, hid my body from me, and entombed my spirit into his body, hoping I would never come out. But I was awakened, and he was put to sleep. Now I control his body. If I fight more then ten minutes, Kyoshiro takes over the body." He sighed. "I need a new kimono…"

Inuyasha let his words sink in as he stared forward at the little village. He smiled. He was going to learn a lot from Kyo.

Author's Notes

Uh oh! Didn't they forget the water? And food! Oh no! Yuya won't be happy ;) and was that man in the tree dangerous? Did Kyo know he was there? And just what is Yukimura doing! Don't ask me! I have no idea! That's it for now peeps. Usual things next.

Beta Notes

No Beta's today... Oh well :D

Glossary

Ryo: the currency in the Edo era in Japan.

Shikon no Tama: Sacred Jewel.

Kaze no Kizu: Wind scar.

Muramasa: Kyo's beloved sword

Mokomoko-sama: The Fluff!

Battle of Sekigahara: The battle between the east and the west, just before the Edo era.

Disclaimer

All right, this disclaimer applies to all my chapters in The Beginning, I do not claim any rights to the Inuyasha manga/Anime, OR The Samurai Deeper Kyo manga/anime. Thank you.

See you next time!