Disclaimer: I actually don't feel like playing around today. I don't own Inu, okay?
Chapter 6
"It's
shameful to lie, Midori. I would've known if I had—and I didn't,
anyway--…"
He was hesitating, the pink of his cheeks
illuminating his face.
Midori
pouted, putting her hands on her hips, her dark brown braids swishing
over her back. "Don't tell me not to lie, liar. You should know
better than to lie in front of me like that! That's just stupid!
I'd think you'd be smarter than that, Kai-sama!"
Kimihiro
sighed, closing her eyes physically and shutting her ears mentally,
putting a hand out behind her to find a boulder to sit on.
'7 hours… If what Midori says is true…'
The words echoed in her head.
'That pink tinge in your face—it just brings out your beauty more… don't hide it from me… please…'
'He thinks I'm beautiful…'Her hair blew in front of her face, dancing over her eyes. Her body was trying to imitate the warmth that she had received from him, unsuccessfully. Half of her wanted to punch him in the face, the other half wanted to run into his arms and beg to be kissed again…
She stood up and opened her eyes and ears.
"Ommph!"
Looking down, she saw Midori at her waist level, squeezing against her stomach in a hug.
"Bye
bye, okaan-san! The elder says I have to meet them! And it takes a
while to get there."
Before Kimihiro could ask a word, the
little girl sprinted away, her braids flying out.
The silence fell immediately, as though on cue. The blush increased in Kai's face, and he turned around, avoiding Kimihiro's eyes.
"We
probably have to get going too. C'mon." He began walking.
She
stretched out, following him, but keeping her distance. He'd
probably say something, she knew, to introduce the topic. Boys are
like that. Intensely stupid. Without the idea of what to say and when
to say it.
He
stopped at a dead end, where the forest started. Opening her mouth to
protest, she watched as he drew the sword-spear again, slashing down
a small shrub. Finally, he faced her, his green eyes penetrating
through her own. He held his hand out to her.
She froze, blinking.
What was going on? Did he want her to--?
She grabbed his hand, and
he pulled her through the bushes, slashing down more bushes as he
ran. She felt herself stuggling to keep up, her hands sweating.
'Chisuko. How the heck did he learn to run so frickin' fast?'
Finally, she tripped.
The ground
scraped against her knee, the dust flying into her eyes. How
embarrassing.
But he had skidded to a stop, his face pretty much expressionless, and he quickly pulled her to her feet. But his next move surprised her beyond belief.
He pulled her to his waist, careful straddling her to one side as he started to run again, then gradually pulling her to his back.
"K-Kai…"
He
grunted in reply, slashing down a final bush, and letting her down
gently.
"I
suggest you brace yourself. This is going to be a long walk."
She
ran towards a small stream, and splashed a bit of water on her
stinging wound. Wincing, she reached into her backpack and pulled out
a band-aid.
"Great. My first laceration of the trip is from tripping."
Kai made a sound somewhere between a snicker and a grunt, splashing water into his face to loosen the sweat. The uncomfortable silence greeted them again. Then a thought came to her head.
"Kai-kun,
do you know anything about anyone by the name of Curacova."
He
looked up, a serious, almost deadly glare on his face. The water
dripped slowly from his skin as he got to his feet.
"As
a matter of fact, I do. She killed my parents. And hundreds of
others."
She gasped. "I'm sorry…"
His expression
loosened into a smile. "No need for you to be. It wasn't your
fault. Curacova has been torturing people since before you were born.
She has never been seen. Her minions do her dirty work." He paused,
walking closer and closer to her. "Since she is thought to be a
descendant of Naraku, it is thought that the minions are actually
detachments, but it has never been proved."
Her eyes were
stinging with tears.
"Did
you know them really well? I mean, you were young when they—passed
away, weren't you?"
"I was twelve."
So it was a pretty
new wound. Kimihiro felt a lump come up in her throat.
"I-I'm sorry…" she repeated.
"I
told you already, you shouldn't be. We have to get going."
A
rustle came up in the trees. Stiffening up, she drew out the Contour.
"Shh…" she whispered…
He wheeled around, tackling her to the ground.
"What
the-"
She turned around, staring in awe at the form of a woman.
But a very strange one. There was something missing. Other than the
fact that her eyes were red and her hair snowy white, she seemed
normal.
But then, as the dust cleared, she noticed. The woman had no legs, but a tail. Like a snake. And now her face was distorting, revealing enormous fangs, and lunged out, like a cobra at the spot where the two were lying. In one quick movement, Kai rolled her over a side, dodging the attack.
The heat came up to her face. He was directly over her, their noses almost touching…
NO. This was no time for lovey-dovey thoughts. She tossed him off of her, carefully aiming the Contour right as the snake-woman prepared to attack again. It blasted into it's mouth… Kimihiro grinned triumphantly. But then she felt a pain in her leg, like a sting, a pinch, a pain that was so indescribable… she felt her surroundings go cloudy, and she slumped to the floor.
Kai caught her easily, laying her on the floor and pulling the snake's tail out of her leg. Grabbing the sword-spear, he slashed the creature across the chest, watching it fall. But then it's tail lashed out again, towards Kimihiro's limp body.
Catching it, he tried to cut off the snake head that was hissing at the tail, but suddenly choked. The thing was wrapping itself around his neck. Gagging, he gripped the scales, attempting to loosen it, but it was no use.
His fingers were starting to burn from the skin.
He gasped, it let go, then finally went after Kimihiro a third time.
Tripping over his own feet, he hit the floor just as the snake approached her.
"Kimi-hiro…"
He
saw a boulder, the one she was sitting on before…
It went black.
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"Kai.
Kai! Wake up!"
He stirred, the darkness opening up to reveal
crystal blue eyes. He jolted up, a wet towel came down to his lap.
"What
happened?"
"You fainted."
His eyes darted to her bleeding
leg, two distinct holes in it. The pale blue glint of Serafin's
skin shone behind her.
"You
are all right, are you not?"
She nodded. Serafin slid between
them, glaring up at Kai.
"You
saved her, didn't you, Serafin?"
The Beast shook its head.
"You
did, dipstick. You're a dirty little liar, you stupid,
lousy…"
"shut up, Serafin," Kimihiro hissed.
Serafin hissed back.
"A liar? What'd I do?"
"Yeah
right, you can't use your powers… so tell me, Mr., how'd you
suppose that rock got on that snake in the first
place."
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I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while. You see, I'm sneaking to do even this, so please bear with me. I've written the whole story on paper, I just need to transfer to typing.
Oh, anyway, my birthday was on July 23rd. Let's see if you can guess my age. (I have an idea you'll be WAAAAYYY off.)
