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Chapter 2
"Hello little one." Kuroinu said calmly. Rin, as always, was busy playing outside in the yard of the castle. The little girl spun around to face the red-eyed demoness. Her face was bright with joy.
"Kuro!" she exclaimed, rushing to greet Kuroinu. The demon girl caught her into a loving hug. After a while, Kuroinu let go. Rin looked at Kuroinu and caught the glint of sadness in the deep Scarlet depths.
"Is something wrong, Kuro?" she asked. Kuroinu let out a sigh. How am I going to explain this to her? She wondered.
"Well Rin, as much as I like you and fluffy, I don't think I can stand living here much longer." She said. Her tone was serious, but light at the same time. It held a promise.
Rin nearly broke out into tears.
"But why, Kuro? What's wrong?" Rin pleaded. Kuroinu placed a hand on the girl's head.
"I'm sorry. I need some time on my own without anyone else from my family around. You see, Rin, sometimes I get sick of being told what to do. But, I'll come back, you'll see. I'll miss you." She said.
"Don't go!" yelled Rin, but she was too late. In a blur of black and red, Kuroinu disappeared.
"The food you bring back is wonderful, Kagome. What is it called?"
"Thank you Akaiinu. It's called a 'hamburger' and it's from America. Another country from my time." Replied Kagome. The campfire was bright and made everyone look lively. It worked wonders for Akaiinu, the light reflecting off of his hair and eyes. IT made him look all the more like a god.
"It ain't all that good…" muttered Inuyasha, taking a big bite of his hamburger nonetheless.
Akaiinu smiled. Things had rarely been so peaceful, so friendly. It seemed that everything was righting itself.
He just hoped his sister was fine, cooped up in a castle with Sesshoumaru, Rin and the other human girl his brother, Sesshoumaru, had chosen to be his mate.
If one of them doesn't turn up dead within the time period they separated, then Kuro must have burned the bodies, he thought, a slight grin becoming a large one.
I wish I could just stay here, away from my problems, forever, thought Kuroinu. The animals in the forest had run away, leaving her peacefully alone. The stars twinkled brightly overhead; as if they were sparkles on a grand, black evening gown. The only sound was that of the cricket that hopped next to the rock she laid on.
There's only one thing missing-Naraku, she thought.
Her lips broke into a smile upon thinking or him. It would be hard, if not possible to get over him.
She sighed, the sound almost covering the rustle of leaves.
Kuroinu sat up, her hands flying towards the sheathes on her back.
The rustling got louder, fast. Whatever it was, it would be here in a few seconds. She caught the scent just as the figure shot out of the woods. It was a wolf demon and a large gust of wind followed him.
Kuroinu quickly drew her right blade, running forward towards the demon and dropped low to deliver a blow to the stomach. She tried to avoid any organs- she needed to ask him what he was doing here.
Kuroinu smiled. She had stopped him, all right. Knocked him down too. The blow was powerful, however, it didn't stop him from sitting up.
"Hey! What the hell was that for!" He yelled. Kuroinu stepped forward, placing her left hand sword on his throat.
"Now, now, wolf-boy. You ruined my peace. Now you tell me what you're doing, running through the forest in the middle of the night, and it better be good. If not, well then I guess I'll just have to kill you." She said cheerfully.
He cracked a smile in return.
"That's my little secret, lady. IF I told you, I would have to kill you." He said, cockiness lacing every word.
"Lets see you try!" She challenged.
The demon kicked Kuroinu feet from under her. She stumbled enough to let him go. He took advantage by dodging to the right. Kuroinu put both swords back, adopting her familiar battle stance, hands hovering by the hilts of her swords. She then feinted a rush forward, please to see the demon move back to dodge. Instead, Kuroinu jumped up into the air, taking out a sword for each hand, and landing on top of the demon. Her swords were in a criss-cross position, the blades pointed toward Kuroinu. They had sliced through her palm. She didn't feel the pain apparently. Scarlet eyes focused on the demon as her lips parted into a smile.
"I'll let you go this time, wolf-boy. You're kinda cute." She said and did a simple back flip off him. She sheathed her swords and turned once more to look at him.
"Now. Your purpose, and your name."
The wolf demon sat up. His face was calm, but all could see the hint of shame and interest.
"Fine. My name is Koga. I was running through here to go teach that mutt, Inuyasha a lesson about keeping Kagome safe. And you are?" he said, quite gruffly. He got up to his feet and wiped off some of the dust on his clothes. Kuroinu smiled at him.
"My name is Kuroinu, second born of the dog demons. Inuyasha is my half-brother." She said, and stopped towards him.
"Wait a minute… you're the mutt's sister? But you're so…different…" Koga said. Kuroinu sat back down on her rock and cleared away a long obsidian hair that blew in her face.
"It's a long story. I will tell it if you'll listen."