Disclaimer: Inuyasha and any other character in this story that belongs to the anime are quite obviously not mine. However, Risikah and other original characters, as well as the plot ARE mine, so please ask before taking.

Few, chapter 2 finally up and ready to read, and I'd like to thank Misty, Mizuu, and anyone else who helped me with it, I honestly couldn't do this without you guys. also, many thanks to Shel The InuYasha Stalker for the review, even though for some reason not to show it...whatever, enough ramblings eh? read and review please, now on with the story!


Risikah sat on her rock sharpening her sword, lost in her own world. She barely noticed when Alexander came up beside her.

"Hey," he said, and smirked as Risikah jumped; almost falling off of the rock she sat on. She looked up at him and his smile grew.

"A little jumpy today are we?" he asked, his tone teasing. She ignored his tone and sheathed her sword.

"What's up?" she asked, looking at him. He sighed, and, sitting next to her, pulled something out of his pocket. She looked at the package curiously. In his hand was a tiny box made of a deep, almost black, crimson cherry wood covered with a pale blue silk, with silver trim and latch. He handed it to her and watched as she hesitantly opened it.

Inside, resting on black velvet was a beautiful silver chain with small, deep purple stones-probably amethyst- connecting the delicate chain after every inch. Dangling from the delicate silver was a pale pink stone, about the size of her thumb nail and polished smooth. Risikah gasped as she beheld the necklace, and she abruptly turned to Alexander.

"Alexander…" she began, but he interrupted her, taking the necklace from her hands as he began putting it on her neck. She moved her wild hair so he could see what he was doing and waited patiently for his explanation.

"This is a special stone. It holds great power…it will protect you." He stated as he was finally able to close the clasp. Finally finding her voice she turned to him.

"You're really worried about this battle aren't you?" she asked quietly. He looked away for a moment, and then turned to look at her directly in the eyes. The intensity she found in them frightened her, and she took a sharp intake of breath.

"Just promise me you won't take it off. I won't lose you again." He said quietly, though his voice held the same intensity his eyes showed. For a moment she didn't know what to say. She knew he was referring to what happened to her when she was younger, and she wanted to tell him it wasn't his fault, that he couldn't have possibly done anything to help her, but somehow she knew he wouldn't accept that. He blamed himself for what she went through, and she knew nothing she could say would change that. After looking into his turquoise eyes for a moment longer, they're intensity never wavering, she nodded.

"I promise." She whispered. He smiled and after a moment walked back to the others. She sat for a long moment, reflecting on their conversation. Absentmindedly she touched the jewel he had given her. For a brief moment she wondered what its name was, but quickly pushed the thought away as she heard Liam's rich, deep voice shatter the thick, uneasy air that surrounded them. Apparently he and the others had gotten restless- to the point where sharpening there weapons, reading, and such ceased to keep their minds off the upcoming battle. Now his voice rang out, singing a familiar tune, one that Risikah was quite fond of.

I'm not the one who's so far away

When I feel the snakebite enter my ve-eins

Never did I wanna be here again,

Risikah walked over to them, adding her own voice to Liam's as she sat next to him.

And I don't remember why I came

Kegan had taken his drums from the cart, and many of the others had taken their own instruments, and soon their voices as well as their music filled the air.

Candles raise my desire,

Why I'm so far away,

No more meaning to my life,

No more reason to stay

Freezing, feeling, breathe in, breath i-in

I'm coming back again,

Because music was such a huge part of her people's society, they were gifted with the ability to manipulate, control, and create music out of thin air. This time however, they left the music as it was, in its natural form, a form that was common in these times, if not in these parts, only using their instruments and not their abilities to change and add to the sound.

I'm not the one who's so far away,

When I feel the snakebite enter my ve-eins,

Never did I wanna be here again,

And I don't remember why I came

She leaned back on the rock she sat on, singing the next verse as if nothing mattered except for this song. For a moment, time stood still, and she had no cares in the world.

Hazing clouds rain on my head,

Empty thoughts fill my ears,

Find my shade by the moonlight,

Why my thoughts aren't so clear,

Deemons, dreeaming,

Breathe-in- breathe i-in,

I'm coming back again,

I'm not the one who's so far away,

When I feel the snakebite enter my ve-eins,

Never did I want to be here again,

And I don't remember why I came

Voodoo, voodoo, Voodoo, voodoo,

I'm not the one who's so far away,

I'm not the one who's so far away,

I'm not the one who's so far away.


"Inuyasha, you really shouldn't have said that." the tiny fox demon shook his head while he chastised the sulking older half demon, whose head was now covered with bumps. The group had only been walking a short time since Inuyasha and Kagome's fight, which still seemed fresh in everyone's mind, especially Kagome who walked briskly and somewhat angrily in front with her bike in tow. Inuyasha's brow twitched as he turned sharply to face the fox demon.

"SHUT UP SHIPPO!" Inuyasha yelled sending the little demon scampering off to Kagome's side. Inuyasha grumbled and kept walking. They were on a narrow path that was almost over-grown, obviously rarely traveled, at least by humans.

Inuyasha stiffened; the forest was thick here, with numerous hiding places for an awaiting demon ready to attack. He sniffed the air, trying to catch the sent of anyone who might try to do them harm. Nothing; the only demons he could smell hadn't been here for months, possibly years. He relaxed slightly when he realized this, though not enough to be caught off guard.

After a moment he continued to follow the others, when his ears twitched, catching sounds off in the distance. Voices…drums…and an assortment of other instruments were coming from somewhere deep within the forest, veering off to the east of the path they were now traveling. He stopped for a moment, ears twitching, as he strained his ears trying to decipher the words in the voices carried on the wind. The others stopped as well when they realized Inuyasha wasn't following them anymore.

"Inuyasha, what is it?" The demon slayer, a young woman named Sango, asked.

"Ssssh! Listen." Inuyasha whispered. The others looked at him oddly, but listened anyways.

Voodoo, Voodoo….

"Who'd be singing in a place like this?" Miroku, the monk, asked to no one in particular.

"Dunno…" Inuyasha replied as he slowly looked at Kagome. Kagome stood still for a moment, then, without a word, began to walk off the edge of the path and strait into the thick vegetation that surrounded them.

"Kagome! What the heck do you think you're doing?" Inuyasha called out angrily. Kagome barely turned her head as she glared at him.

"Shut up Inuyasha! There's a jewel shard coming from the direction of the singing, now are you coming or not?" She shouted back at him, as she continued to walk through the forest. Inuyasha hesitated, then began to follow her into the dense forest. Miroku and Sango turned to each other and shrugged as they too began to follow Kagome.


Risikah slumped farther into the rock she sat on- a large boulder with a large indent, making it the perfect seat- and sighed impatiently. She hated this long, anxious waiting before the battle. Battles rarely made her feel this uneasy. Only harsh battles had the knack of filling the air with foreboding, and with the air around her and her comrades as stifling as it was, this one promised to be an exceptionally long, hard one to fight. The song had succeeded in relieving some of the tension she had felt earlier, but now that it was over it seemed that she would now be subjected to the onslaught of anxiety. She growled in frustration when she realized she could not fight the growing sensation. Kaiei sat next to her and sighed in frustration as well, obviously wanting an end to the unsettling air of unease that constantly grew as the hours passed as much as Risikah. Risikah turned to acknowledge her friend, and the two shared a knowing glance.

"Ugg! I hate waiting like this! It makes me feel so uneasy!" Kaiei complained angrily. Risikah nodded in agreement.

" I know! Sometimes I wonder which is worse, the battle itself, or the waiting before hand." Risikah growled as she stretched, lazily sliding off her rock. Kaiei stretched as well, reaching her arms to the sky as she arched her back, then fell back heavily on her rock, crossing her legs and arms aggravatedly, a mock pout forming on her pretty face as she hastily voiced her opinion.

"Definitely the wait, no contest! At least in the battle we know what we've gotten ourselves into, instead of this constant unknowing." Risikah smirked at her friend. There certainly wasn't any mistaking her aggravation!

"Yeah, good point. Plus we get some action. I've been needing to unleash some pent up energy!" Risikah grinned. Kaiei laughed lightly and Risikah smiled back as she noticed that some of the tension had left her friend's eyes, even if it was briefly.

"Risikah, you always know how to make me feel better." Kaiei sighed happily. Risikah smirked back.

"Hey, at least I'm good for something!" She said nonchalantly, shrugging her shoulders. Kaiei smiled as she replied.

"You know you're not just good for that." she said, squeezing her friend's shoulder. Risikah smirked as she replied.

"I should hope not! If you had agreed I would have skinned you alive!" She teased. Kaiei smiled mischievously.

"Well, I was going to say that not only do you make me laugh, but you also do a fairly good job in keeping Liam in line. I can't think of anything else…" she said, her smirk growing as Risikah tried to look hurt.

"Kaiei, I'm hurt! What about that time I saved you from getting your ass kicked by that badger demon?" Risikah asked.

"First, it was a fox demon, and second, I saved you!" Kaiei corrected haughtily, grinning at Risikah's obvious aggravation.

"What, is the Black Lady, Risikah pouting?" she teased, grinning wider as Risikah's scowl grew.

"Pouting doesn't become you, Risikah." A new voice pointed out, causing both women to turn to the new individual now walking towards them. Kristopher smirked at his sister, and Risikah glared back at him.

"Oh shut up Kris! I don't remember asking you to interrupt our conversation. Who invited you to join us anyway?" She asked angrily, her eyes changing to a deep purple color. Kristopher's eyes widened at his sister's unexpected hostility.

"A little snappy today aren't we." he replied icily, pointedly glaring at her. She seemed to settle down a bit, but still held her icy tone when she spoke again.

"What do you want?" she asked calmly, though her voice was still frosty. Kris scowled, but kept his voice even despite his growing impatience.

"Absolutely nothing." He replied coldly. He was by no means in the mood for her attitude, but he chose not to take part in her little game of ' who can argue the longest?'. Seeing her temper seething under the surface, invisible to most people, but crystal clear to those who knew her well, he was very sure that she'd win it this time anyways. Seeing her eyebrow raise suspiciously, he realized that she knew he was lying, and glancing at Kaiei, he quickly added his true intentions before she started to make inquiries of her own.

"Just passing by. Alex wanted me to check on the traps before things get started." He explained. Risikah's eyes lit up at the very thought of something to do, and she almost jumped on him as she hastily asked.

"Can I come?" She begged, grabbing his arm.

"No." He said simply and began to turn away before she had a chance to argue with him. Unfortunately he wasn't fast enough.

"Come on! I can't just sit here and do nothing! I'M GOING CRAZY!" She pleaded. He just shook his head and pulled his arm from her grip.

"Alex wants everyone else to stay put." He told her. He heard her growl softly and smiled.

"Patience is a virtue, Risikah." He added. She scowled and glared back at him.

"A virtue I seem to be void of at the moment." She muttered, which earned her a snort of amused laughter from her brother as he turned to walk away. Before he went on his way, however, he caught Kaiei's eye and pointedly winked at her, causing a deep crimson to creep up her cheeks as she shyly smiled back at him. Satisfied with her reaction, he turned and continued on his way. Risikah looked from Kris to Kaiei, a smirk forming on her face, but before she could say a word, Kaiei turned her attention back to Risikah, the crimson had completely evaporated from her face, replaced by a sly, mischievous grin.

"So, where were we….ah yes, Liam." She began the smirk on her face growing as she watched her friend's reaction. Risikah's eyes grew wide as Kaiei mentioned Liam. Liam was two years older than Kaiei and herself, flirtatious, and hardly showed any subtlety in showing his admiration- if you could call it that- of his little sister's best friend. Risikah herself was a little more cautious. Liam flirted with almost every woman he met- it was just the way he was- and it made it difficult to tell if his feelings and actions were truly sincere, or if she was just another girl to show off to.

Risikah refused to be "just another girl", being led around in circles for nothing. Only when Liam proved to her that his intensions were true, would she even consider him. Still, she had to admit the attention he gave her was flattering, and it was rather interesting to see his reaction when she spat back a snide remark or flirted back. To her it was just a friendship- a strange, sometimes violent one though it was, it was a friendship nonetheless- nothing more, nothing less….as of now at least. But could the rest of the pack see it as more than that? This thought caused her eyes to darken and her brows furrow. This was not good. Not good at all. She did not work her ass off for the past couple of years to earn the respect of her fellow comrades for them to start thinking of her as an incompetent love-sick puppy!

Kaiei's laughter drew her out of her thoughts, causing her to look over at her friend who was all but on the ground gasping between giggles.

"You should see the look on your face, Ri! I never thought anyone could make that face!" Kaiei said through her laughter. Risikah's frown grew as her eye twitched.

"I'm glad you find this so amusing, Kai." Risikah said sarcastically, not even bothering to hide her irritation. Kaiei let her laughter die to a chuckle as she looked at her friend.

"Sorry, it's just, I'm trying to imagine you and Liam together," she broke into another burst of laughter before continuing. "So, Ri, do you tell him everything?" She asked with a mischievous giggle. Risikah growled for a moment before an idea hit her and she smiled mischievously at Kaiei.

"Well, almost everything. I have yet to tell him about a little…'fling' going on between a certain someone, and one of my dear brothers. But I'm sure he'd be ever so thrilled to hear about it. You do know how much we like to gossip. Hold on, let me see if I can find him." Risikah said in a dismissive air as she began to walk towards Liam who sat perched on a rock, laughing with a few of the others. She tried to hide the smirk that was slowly starting to form as she watched with mock disinterest as Kaiei's expression went from a smug, mischievous smirk to a look of pure horror at Risikah's threat in less than two seconds.

"Y-you wouldn't!" She stammered, moving towards Risikah and catching her arm. Risikah smiled triumphantly and sighed exaggeratedly.

"Oh, I guess not. But I wouldn't mention this again or else I may get ideas." She said casually. Kaiei sighed with relief and slumped back on her rock. Risikah watched her with a new interest, a question forming in her head. She sat down next to Kaiei and looked at her more seriously.

"So I take it that you haven't told Liam about you and Kris yet?" she asked her friend. Kaiei looked at her in disbelief.

"Are you kidding me? If he found out he'd kill Kris then beat me into a bloody pulp!" She said with a shudder. "And I don't know about you, but I'd rather keep the use of my limbs thanks." She added, almost sarcastically and Risikah smiled at her friend's sense of humor.


Standing on a rock overlooking a slow moving river stood a young woman around the age of eighteen. Golden eyes missed nothing as they watched the sun dancing off of the water. A frog jumped and swam over to the rock she was standing on and a turtle sunned itself on an old log.

The young woman smiled softly at the serenity around her. No one would have known that a great battle was about to erupt, unsettling the peaceful stillness of the river.

"Lady Nacola!" A voice called, shattering the calm illusion. The woman turned around slowly, sighing softly to herself at the loss of such peace. Her face however was calm and neutral, and her voice betrayed no irritation as she acknowledged the young woman running up to her.

The girl's frame was small, yet it held an air of power and strength. Her long, golden hair hung to her mid-back, and shifted gently with every move she made, and if she moved a certain way, you could just make out the slim black markings that accented her hair. In this lighting for instance, you could clearly see the spots as they fell across her golden hair. Her bright green eyes shown with urgency as she ran swiftly to Nacola.

"My Lady," she said, bowing respectfully to the other woman as she tried to catch her breath, "everything is prepared. We're ready to strike on your word." Nacola nodded in approval.

"Thank you Sifkah. Now I want you to take fifteen to twenty men. You will attack the patrol. I will take the rest to Acrit." Nacola said as she began to once again turn toward the river.

"My Lady?" Sifkah asked, clearly puzzled.

"Sifkah, you are my second in command, you wanted your chance to prove yourself, did you not?" Nacola said coolly. Sifkah nodded slowly and Nacola continued. "Then I expect you to take this opportunity. There is a woman in that patrol that concerns me."

"Who?" Sifkah asked with growing curiosity.

"A mercenary by the name of Risikah." Nacola explained as she turned to watch the other girl, searching for a reaction. She smiled when Sifkah's composure remained calm despite the alarm she was most likely feeling. It seemed she had made the correct decision in making Sifkah her second in command.

Though she was much younger than what was expected for one with such a position, Sifkah had shown a great deal of potential, being much more level-headed than most of her charges even twice her age. Many doubted her abilities however, thinking her too young to understand the full responsibilities her title gave her. Nacola saw her potential however, and decided to give her a chance. And she seemed to have been rewarded.

A leader had to be calm when faced with any type of adversity; if troops noticed that their leader was uneasy, they'd become nervous and clumsy, which could ultimately lead to their deaths.

"The Black Lady!" Sifkah whispered in awe. Nacola nodded. "But isn't she an outsider? I didn't think the Shinggrah aloud outsiders into their armies! Especially into an elite force like the Soldié!" Sifkah added, visibly confused.

"Normally they don't, but apparently she's gotten pretty close to Adricks's sons, especially Alexander. He seems to treat her as if she were their lost sister, Kianna. Her background must have also proven useful. She's a hard fighter, and a good mercenary. I've seen her work; she should not be taken lightly." Nacola said with a hint of admiration in her voice. Sifkah watched her leader curiously. Risikah must have been powerful for Nacola to speak so highly of her.

"That's why I need you to lead the attack. Your skills will be very useful in this battle. The men will follow you without question Sifkah. They are yours to command." Sifkah glanced down for a moment, stunned briefly from Nacola's unexpected praise. After a moment she looked up at her leader, her green eyes shining with pride.

"I thank you My Lady. I'll lead our men to victory!" she said proudly, and with Nacola's nod, she turned and headed back to her men. Nacola watched her go and sighed as she once again turned back to the peaceful atmosphere of the river.

"Such a shame that such serene beauty must be shattered by horrible pain and death." She whispered wistfully, and with one final sigh, she turned and followed Sifkah back to her camp.


Inuyasha weaved through the trees, Kagome on his back, as he ran towards the direction the singing had come from. The others followed close behind on Kilala, Sango's fire cat demon. As they ran through the forest, Inuyasha became aware of the slight prickling of his skin. Something was definitely going to happen-something big. He began to slow down as the singing began to fade, unsure of where to go. There was no breeze to carry a sent for him to follow, and his ears could pick up no other sounds besides the various chirping of birds. Kagome seemed to guess what he was thinking and whispered in his ear.

"Off to the right. It's faint, but I can still sense the jewel shard in that direction." Inuyasha nodded and continued to run; ignoring his growing sense that something was wrong.


Risikah thrust her blade into the gut of her attacker; a young man with dark red hair and light golden eyes that had come at her with his sword.

The battle had erupted not long ago. With no breeze to carry their scents, the enemy forces had advanced on them almost virtually undetected, catching them by surprise, but not unprepared. The battle ensued with full force, both sides choosing to fight in their human forms as it gave them easy access and control of their powers.

Rika wiped her blade on her pants and looked around. Her troops were evenly matched it seemed, though the enemy had a few more troops than they had, they matched strength for strength. She watched her troops fighting with the enemy, moving, weaving, lunging; just like a sort of dance, a deadly dance.

She let her face twitch into a sadistic smile. This was what she lived for; the fast paced world of battle, the thrill, the adrenaline racing through her veins, the rush…this was the only place Kia couldn't follow her-the one place her where her past couldn't haunt her- the one place where Kia was truly dead. True, Risikah had done her best to destroy all traces of Kianna-and she had pretty much succeeded- but sometimes, if she was left alone to think, a few traces of Kia would rise to the surface of her subconscious, haunting her with flashbacks of her past and nagging her with guilt for all the blood that now stained her hand. Kia was not a killer, but Risikah was, and that was exactly why they could never exist together, but on the battlefield, she didn't have to worry about it.

Risikah loved battles, loved them with every cell of her body, with her very being. It was just you and your opponent, taking part in a dance of Death. All energy was focused on survival, all instincts to their maximum; trying to predict the enemy's moves, as well as executing your own. This left no time for contemplation, no time to think.

Still, no matter how much she loved to fight, she couldn't shake the feeling that this battle, this war was pointless, and there was nothing she hated more than fighting meaningless battles. This, however, was not the time to think about that.

Another man, this one with silky black hair-most likely a panther- came charging at her, katana and a smaller blade-possibly a kodachi- held high above his head in an attacking motion. Risikah turned out of the way, causing the young man to stumble as he tried to regain his footing to try the attack again. She completed her twirl and brought her elbow down hard to the back of his neck before he could recover, crippling him for the rest of the fight. She did not, however, kill him off. She was not without mercy, which may have been her greatest strength, or her greatest weakness. Either way she believed in honor, and to strike a killing blow to this boy would not sit well with her later. He was defeated, and that was enough for her, for she did not kill needlessly, and she did not kill those who were defenseless. Though this man was her enemy, now he was unarmed and unable to fight: her definition of defenseless if nothing else.

She turned around, sword gleaming in the sun. She inwardly frowned- the sun would be setting soon, and though it wouldn't make fighting impossible, it would surely make things more complicated. To make matters worse, there had been no sign of Nacola. This fact made her uneasy. Half of Nacola's troops were missing as well, making things very dangerous, and though Rika could not pick up any sent of them, the fact that they could be nearby alarmed her. She knew that once the sun went down, Nacola could ambush them. She had to find Alex and tell him of her concern, not that he probably hadn't thought of it already.

She searched the raging mass of fighting men and women for the face of her brother, finally finding him near the edge of the clearing. He was fighting a young woman with blond, spotted hair. Both it seemed were doing rather well for themselves. Alex wasn't backing down, matching her attacks with his own. It seemed that neither of them were taking it very seriously though. It was as if they were just testing each other, not really pushing themselves to the limit, but sizing each other up, as if this battle was nothing more than a game to them.

She saw her brother's eyes glint with amusement as he smiled mischievously, saying something to the woman he was fighting. He must have struck a nerve, for her eyes grew wide and she wrenched the hand he had just caught mid-swing out of his grip and attacked more viciously. Alexander laughed and dodged the blade as it slashed at his neck.

Risikah didn't know what to think! Was this really the same Alex who had been so serious just before this had started, who was so uneasy at the very mention of the battle? Slightly taken aback, she slowly turned around and let herself fall back into the fighting mass around her.

Somehow she made her way to Kaiei's side. The girl was struggling to overtake another raven-haired man, seemingly finding it a bit difficult. Kaiei had just barely managed to dodge his blade as he lunged forward when Risikah intervened and stabbed the man in the stomach. Sputtering, he fell to the ground with a thud. Kaiei shot her friend a thankful smile and the two made their way, slashing and lunging, through the center of the fight.

"How're we doing?" Risikah asked her friend breathlessly.

"Fairly well, we haven't lost anyone yet to my knowledge." Kaiei answered a bit absentmindedly as she kept her eyes on the fighting mass before her.

"Good." Risikah sighed. She didn't want to lose anymore people. She returned her attention to the chaos around her.

"So, I guess this means we're not going through with the rest of the plan." She stated more than asked.

The original plan was to ambush the enemy and eventually lead them into the traps they had set in various parts of the thick forest. Though the enemy had made the first move, it didn't completely foil the entire plan. Rika had thought they'd still go through with the rest of it, but orders to do so had never come.

Kaiei shrugged almost lazily as she wiped her blade on her pants after running it through an attacking woman.

"Dunno, if Alex wants to go through with it, then he'll give the order." She stated as if it were common knowledge that Rika should have thought of herself. Risikah frowned as she prepared to defend herself as a brown haired woman tried to deliver a blow to her head. She ducked as the blade whizzed by and immediately launched an attack of her own. Tearing the sais from her back, she sprang at the girl. The woman immediately defended herself, but it wasn't enough, and when Kaiei joined the fray seconds after, the girl found herself overpowered as well as outnumbered.

Glancing wildly from one girl to the other, the young woman hesitated before finally charging at Rika. Rika raised her weapons as soon as she caught the glimpse of the young woman's movements and slashed at her arm. The woman screamed as the magic from the blade seared her arm, and backed off. Risikah wiped off the blade and looked around once again.

The enemy was quickly loosing ground, with many either dead or injured, their retreat was almost inevitable, and by the looks of the tattered and torn troops, it would be soon. Rika heard Kaiei's footsteps as her friend walked up to her, sheathing her blades in the process.

"Looks like it's gonna be over soon." She whispered. Risikah nodded as she looked on, but inwardly she wasn't so sure. Something didn't feel right. This had been too easy. It couldn't have been the terrible battle her instincts had warned her about. The tension in the forest made the air so thick that it was almost suffocating, and that only happened with an excruciatingly hard battle. Even Alexander had been anxious, yet he seemed thoroughly at ease just moments ago. Could her instincts have been wrong? No, that rarely ever happened.

Though as she looked on and watched the enemy retreat and disappear into the forest, she couldn't help but wonder what the hell was going on.

"Guess it's over." Kaiei said, and she began to walk down the small hill they were on to the rest of their comrades.

"Yeah." Risikah agreed softly, but deep within her something stirred, making the hair at the base of her neck rise and her skin prickle. The warning in her head continued to nag at her, telling her something was dangerously wrong. This was way too easy, and as she followed her friend down the hill, she thought with a shudder,

'This isn't over.'


Ok, there it is.The song in this chapter is called Voodoo by Godsmack, and if you didn't figureit out already, regular text Liam, bold Risikah's voice and later the rest of the troop, and I tried to make it look less like lyrics and more like they were actually singing it.I also took the liberty of fixing a few (not all) of the mistakes in the first chapter if anyone cares,lol, though after two hours of trying to fix them, I ended up having to take down the whole damn thing because I seem to have angered my account somehow, lol. Anyways, I'm not exactly sure if I like how this turned out, it really was just something to do in Creative Writing class so I looked like I was doing something, lol. I do know where this is going, that is, i have an idea of how I want this to turn out, it's just...getting there that seems to be giving me grief sigh so in that respect, I suppose I should warn you. I realize I have left it off as a cliffy, and I appologize, I do have a slight idea of how ch.3 will go, but I have yet to plot it out. If you are getting frustrated from waiting so long for the next chapter, by all means, drop me a line. E-mail and AIM are in my profile, and it'll prolly make me update faster if I know I actually have readers, so it's no bother at all. With that I leave you with one tiny simple request; please click the little button on the lower left of your screen that says "submit review" and let me know what you think. Even if you hate it, let me know what to work on through CONSTRUCTIVE critisism. thanks a bunch! oh, and if there were any glitches, such as paragraph crunching or no scene breaks where there should have been, please let me know and i'll try to fix it. thanks again!

Ja ne,

Kat