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No Way Out
Chapter 7: Bumi's Difference - Training a Hanyou (Part Two)

That night we rested in Lady Kaede's hut. Inuyasha hadn't been able to train me tonight. We had run into a youkai on our way here, and it surprisingly took us quite some time to defeat it.

This youkai was different, though. If we cut off something, it only regenerated back. Inuyasha got fed up and used his Kaze no kizu with the Tetsusaiga. The youkai had no chance; it died in an instant.

All of us were disappointed to find that it didn't have any jewel shards. Inuyasha seemed especially angry, because the youkai had cut his stomach. It wasn't that bad of a wound, though, and Inuyasha said he'd be ready to train with me in the morning.

Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and Kirara didn't suffer from any wounds, luckily. I, on the other hand, had gotten cut on my right arm. Like Inuyasha's wound, it wasn't that bad, and I could still train in the morning.

After Lady Kaede bandaged it, I sat outside. I slept leaning against the hut while everyone else slept inside.

About halfway through the night, my arm started to hurt again. I was about to call Lady Kaede for her medicines, but I thought against. I couldn't wake everybody up. I took off the bandages and looked at the now humongous cut. It wasn't that big before. What if the way I was sleeping had opened it?

I thought of something. I pulled the jewel shard off my belt, and pressed it against my arm. I winced slightly as the shard pierced my skin, but soon I couldn't feel it against my finger or my arm. I pulled my hand away and stared at my arm.

It was glowing the same color as the jewel shard, and my cut was no longer there. I kept staring. The jewel shard was actually in my arm!

The next morning, Inuyasha and Sango laid out a few different swords in front of me. The first one caught my eye. It was a silver katana with a black handle.

I picked it up, and swung it around lightly. Then, I put it straight out in front of me, and watched the blade shine in the light. It looked almost white, not silver. "So, you like that one?"

I shook my head, snapping out of my trance-like state. "Uh...yeah. This one'll do." I looked up at Inuyasha. He had taken off his haori, leaving him in his hakama pants, and bandages around his stomach. They looked new. Lady Kaede must've fixed them.

"Hey, what happened to your cut?"

"Uh..." I looked away. "It healed already."

Would Inuyasha know that the shard is in my arm? I looked up at him and shrugged. "Ready?"

I nodded and put the katana to my side. "Of course. I think..."

"Are you sure?" I looked up at him. That can't be... Does he look... concerned?

"And you care?" I snapped.

He rolled his eyes and looked away. "Of course not."

I giggled. He glared at me. "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, nothing." I lifted the katana so it rested on my shoulder. This thing seems lighter then I thought it was... "I'm just ready to train."

Inuyasha nodded and pulled out the Tetsusaiga. I stared at him. "You expect to use that against a beginner who's never used a sword before!"

He laughed, grinning. "Why not?"

I gasped. "You insensitive jerk! You could kill me!"

"That's why I'll go easy on you."

I rolled my eyes. "Like I can really believe that, Inuyasha." I sighed, and readied my katana as best I could, holding it with both hands. "It doesn't matter. I'm ready."

He nodded, and rushed at me. I panicked and dodged him, holding the katana to my side. I whirled around, almost lost my balance, and tried steadying myself. Inuyasha was looking at me. I glared at him. "What! At least I'm trying!"

He nodded again. "Keh. I expected you to fall."

I kept glaring at him, and got ready to strike. I ran towards him, katana drawn in front of me, and he dodged. I quickly spun around and swung blindly. Boy, am I stupid.

Out of nowhere, the scent of blood reached my nose. My eyes fluttered open, and I looked up at an extremely mad Inuyasha. I crawled back a little, blushing.

I must've tripped, because my ankle hurt, and I was square on my butt on the ground. I looked at Inuyasha's arm and gasped. "Oh, gomen nasai!"

He looked down. The cut on his arm looked pretty nice, and not in a good way. I did that?

Inuyasha pulled me up, and I winced after putting my weight on my ankle. "What now? You're not the one bleeding."

"I know, and I'm sorry for that," Not. "But I think I twisted my ankle."

Inuyasha looked at me curiously when I sat down again and started rubbing my ankle. We'd moved away from the village, so as to not wake anybody up. It was still pretty early, and I was sure that Lady Kaede wouldn't be awake to tend to me and Inuyasha, even if I could walk there. "Sit down."

"Eh?" Inuyasha stared at me, but sat down reluctantly. "What?"

I tore off the bottom hem of my dress and wrapped it around Inuyasha's arm. "Ow. Watch it, wench."

I rolled my eyes and tightened the fabric against his arm. "Mama used to teach me how to wrap bandages for when I got hurt and couldn't find her." After securely tying the fabric, I pulled away. "That should do until you can get the proper bandaging from Lady Kaede."

Inuyasha scowled and looked away. "I didn't need you to do that."

"I needed to. I was the one who cut your arm, after all." I frowned slightly. Despite what I thought to be good bandages, blood still seeped through. "Inuyasha, go see if Lady Kaede is awake. She can tend to your wound."

"Why don't you?" He scoffed.

"Hello! Because I'm the one with the twisted ankle!" I closed my eyes, hearing Inuyasha scoff once more. The next thing I knew, I was off the ground. "What the-!"

I opened my eyes and saw Inuyasha looking down at me. I instantly felt my cheeks warm up. "Um... What are you doing?"

He rolled his eyes. "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm taking you back to the village to have the hag look at your ankle."

I gasped. "Don't talk about Lady Kaede like that!" I pushed against his chest, but he wouldn't let me go. "Put me down, Inuyasha!"

"Once we reach the village. Now shut up."

"But I forgot my katana!" Inuyasha stared at me blankly. He set me on the ground, and ran away. A few seconds later, her came back, holding my katana. He tossed it in my direction and it landed next to me.

"Happy, wench?"

I nodded, then glared at him. "Stop calling me that."

"Keh. Why should I, wench?"

"You're such an insensitive bastard, Inuyasha, you know that?"

He nodded and picked me up again. I pouted and pushed at his chest. "If you won't let me walk, at least let me carry my katana." Inuyasha rolled his eyes and handed it to me. "Arigato." Wow. Something I thought I'd never say to Inuyasha.

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Lisa: Sorreh, but I dunno what the hell the answer to the hangman game is. xP

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