Just my luck…
Disclaimer: Ok…Once again, I don't own any part of Inuyasha and crew, but if the ones who do would like to lend them to me for a while….is overcome by a thoughtful, yet mischievous look..…Anyway, perhaps I should get on with this chapter. I would like to thank Kougagurl666 once again for her devotion to my stories and for her encouragement. It means the world to me…S….
Chapter Three: It Figures
Inuyasha quickly pulled himself up from the ground, taking an aggressive stance and shouting at Wila's quickly disappearing back, "Hey, wait a minute bitch! No one does that to me!"
"I just did!", Wila called over her shoulder, glancing back at him for a second, her gait never faltering.
Inuyasha ran after her, catching her as she reached the tree line. He leapt in front of her, effectively halting her for a moment.
"Who the hell do you think you are?", he asked her, crossing his arms in front of him, glaring dangerously at her. She seemed undaunted, almost bored. Crossing her arms in front of her and shifting the majority of her weight to her right leg, she just stared back at him silently.
"Oh, so I guess that the cat has your tongue now, huh?" His voice held a hint of mockery, a slight smirk playing across his lips. Suddenly, Wila smiled mischievously, and before Inuyasha knew it, she reached out and grabbed his ears. He struggled furiously against her, but she refused to give up her hold, digging her feet into the soft earth.
"Fucking let go of my ears, bitch!", Inuyasha growled at her. She laughed then, a soft melodic sound that surprised even Wila herself. How long had it been since she had laughed, really and truly laughed? She couldn't remember.
"I don't want to let go. I like them," said through her laughter. Inuyasha had finally had enough. Looking up at her with an evil grin, he threw an arm around her waist, and jumped. She squealed in surprise and started struggling against him, until she glanced down. Inuyasha had jumped up and was now skimming the treetops with deadly precision.
"Can we get back down there?," she asked him timidly, releasing his ears, and wrapping her arms around his neck in a death grip. He slowly descended back to the ground, letting her go once her feet touched the forest floor. She was about to say something to him, when he suddenly lifted his head, sniffing the air. He growled deep in his throat. He placed a hand on the hilt of his sword, and turned his head toward her.
At first, she didn't know how to take the action. 'What is he doing?', she asked herself, 'Surely he wouldn't kill me for grabbing his ears. I mean, I was just playing around.' She looked at him, her sapphire eyes full of confusion and fear. Then she understood the meaning of his actions.
She heard it before she actually saw it. It sounded like an elephant lumbering through the forest. She wasn't sure what it was, but she knew it was going to be huge. She slowly raised her gaze upward, and there, towering over the trees in front of them, was the biggest and ugliest creature she had ever seen. Inuyasha placed himself between her and it, his back facing Wila, and began to slowly back up, moving closer to her, and forcing her backward.
"What is that thing?," she softly whispered, somehow knowing that Inuyasha would hear her.
"Run.", he said flatly. He kept backing up, and to avoid being backed over, so did she.
"But, what is that?," she asked again, in a more urgent tone.
"That is a demon.", and saying that, he turned on one foot toward her, grabbed her around the waist, and started running. He was holding her tightly against him, and she really had no choice but to wrap her arms around his neck and hold on. She buried her head against his neck, effectively shutting out the sight of the demon giving chase, but not the sound of it's following footsteps.
When Inuyasha burst out into the clearing where they had originally met, he came to a sliding stop, and looked back. The demon wasn't too far behind them.
"Run to the other side of the clearing and take cover while I take of this", he ordered, his tone had her protests dying on her lips. She nodded and took off across the clearing to the other side. Inuyasha followed, but stopped in the middle of the clearing, near the well. When he saw just how large the demon was, he decided that he needed to lure it into the open field if he wanted to defeat it. The clearing was just too small to allow for an effective battle. He took off running, catching up with Wila, and once again grabbing her before she even knew what was happening.
"What the hell are you doing!", she yelled as Inuyasha ran off with her.
"I need more room for this battle.", he said matter-of-factly. She rolled her eyes and hung on once again. When they reached the edge of the forest, she saw a meadow that went on as far the eye could see. 'Well, that is definitely more room,' she thought. He set her down then, grabbing her hand, practically dragging her out into the open.
"Run," he said, pointing off into the west, "Run, and don't stop. When I am finished here, I'll come find you." He then turned back toward the forest, drawing his sword, more or less completely dismissing her. She was frozen to the spot as the demon emerged from the forest. It was like nothing she had ever seen, green in color, with spikes running from it's forehead down the entire length of it's body. The creature reminded her of a giant lizard, or a dinosaur. It's forked tongue darted out of it's mouth, and she gasped, catching Inuyasha's attention. He looked back at her, his eyes flashing a warning, and she took off running, too late. The demon had already spotted her, and started lumbering after her, completely ignoring Inuyasha. Wila glanced back over her shoulder, seeing the creature coming after her.
"Oh shit!," she said, pushing herself to run faster, "It figures."
