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Chapter 3: Discoveries
What happened back there? May Lee thought as she continued to walk. She had passed several meadows and creeks by now, her hunger and fatigue long forgotten. She looked down at her hands, astonished. Had she done all that? Or was it a coincidence? The man in red seemed to think it was her, but he also thought she was some slave to a…Naraku? Yes, that was what he said.
May Lee figured she'd better see what else she could do, if she wanted to control any sort of powers that she had. She thought a moment. I caused an earthquake, with my anger…. Maybe it's the earthen element that I get my 'power' from.. May Lee had no idea how long she thought, and stared, almost afraid to try anything.
Finally, she stood, her hands shaking, she threw them forward, as she had to protect herself earlier. The powerful green light flashed from her palms, and she quickly drew her hands back. Well, there's one thing. She thought, and tried something else. When I had gotten mad, I caused an earthquake, maybe I should try another emotion… May Lee thought, and remembered how it had gotten foggy and hazy when she had been so confused and stupefied. Now, she thought of a sad memory. She remembered the day they came, she heard the screams ringing in her ears. She saw the swords flashing, the pools of blood. She felt the fear and the cold planks of wood under her, as she hid under the floor. She felt the shake as the men walked on the floor above, and felt the blood drip onto her shoulder from the cracks in the floor.
Brought back to the present by the cold and wetness around her, May Lee opened her eyes to see rain pouring from the sky. Her face, streaked with tears and rain, was filled with anguish, which quickly turned to anger. She stood, her long hair soaked, as were her clothes and shoes. She raised one hand, as a result, lightning poured from the sky. She decided she needed to stop, she shouldn't change the weather so unaccordingly.
May Lee felt she was being watched. Slowly she turned, her face expressionless, to face a man. He was dressed in white robes, and looked somewhat similar to the man who attacked her earlier. What was I thinking? Sure, go ahead, make rain and hail from nowhere, and flash some green light while you're at it, no one would notice… I am so naive. May Lee thought, angry at herself for drawing such attention to herself. "You didn't….see that did you?" May Lee said inquired, not wanting to draw more attention to herself than she already had.
Sesshomarou eyed the girl suspiciously. It was true, he had seen her battle InuYasha, seemingly, against her will. She had sent that useless half-breed running, yet, she had no feeling of triumph about her. He had also seen her experiment with her abilities for the past several hours. He said nothing, this inexperienced ningen had no right to such powers of those that she had come to possess.
Seeing that the man would do nothing, she turned and began to walk away. She would find shelter, and she must find it quickly. She began to walk back to the village, where she hoped to find refuge until morning.
Sesshomaru watched her go, he had no desire to chase some ignorant ningen through the wilderness. He would follow her, and watch her carefully, waiting for the perfect time to carry out his plan. If only he could get the ningen, with her unexplained earthen powers, to battle InuYasha, she could kill him off, and he could save his energy for Naraku.
May Lee awoke the next morning, just as the sun peaked the horizon. She remembered where she was instantly. She looked around the room she was in, toward the kind woman, who slept on the floor next to her. A gentle hearted widower had taken her in the night before. May Lee looked around the room, she was obviously very poor. She had no bed, and last night, the meal she had received was little more than a salad. But May Lee was grateful for the woman's generosity.
May Lee got up, and began to fold up the old, musty blankets that the woman had given her to sleep on. She stowed them away neatly, and began to rummage through the kitchen. She found nothing, and decided she would try her luck with hunting. She decided it would be fair payment for the shear kindness the woman had showed her. Assuming that the woman, who was quite old, couldn't hunt for herself. May Lee found an old, rusty spear in a closet, which no doubt, once belonged to her husband. Taking the spear and leaving the hut quietly, May Lee went in search of food.
Walking in the opposite direction as before, May Lee climbed and descended several hills. She came to a valley, with a peaceful stream running through it, and decided to stop and rest. After walking for nearly three hours, and finding no trace of game at all, May Lee was bored, tired, and hungry. She crouched down by the stream, and dipped her hands into the cool water. Bringing her hands up to her mouth, she drank for a long while.
She stood, ready to turn back, but in her path was a horse. He was a fine stallion, whose coat shimmered like fire in the sun. He tossed his dished head as if he were inquiring what she was doing here. She looked around, to see if he had a band of mares, or followers. Seeing none, May Lee came to conclude that this stallion was a bachelor. She held out her hand, and took a step closer. She half expected the horse to run, being wild. She felt a strange, instant fondness of this animal, and she took a few more steps toward it. Never dropping her gaze from the horse's wonderful, mysterious eyes, she slowly approached. When she was close enough to feel the animal's breath on her still extended hand, May Lee stopped advancing. She may not know a lot about wild animals, but she knew they had to trust you as well. She stood there, close enough to touch a wild stallion, with her hand extended. She wondered if it had anything to do with her earthly powers…
"Ttt-ttt, shhh, It's ok, I won't hurt you…" May Lee whispered to the animal. The stallion, however, did not seem frightened. He nudged her shoulder, so May Lee took this as a sign of affection. Suddenly, the stallion bolted, and halted about 15 feet away. May Lee followed the horse's gaze to the forest, but saw nothing. Feeling uneasy, May Lee picked up the spear from where she dropped it, without knowing it. May Lee headed back to the village, but wasn't worried about not seeing the firey stallion again. They would meet again. She knew it.