Chapter 19
Title: Twist of fate...part V
written by: Shaun Witt / Ryu Kitsune.
It had been two days since he arrived in the past and began treating Sango's wounds. He had hardly gotten any sleep do to the fact he was afraid Naraku or one of his demons whould show up to attack and kill her.
Ryu fell asleep laying up against a tree. Somehow the illusion of him being human had dropped while he was sleeping and he took on his true image once more.
Sango began to stir and when she woke up to find a demon not more then two feet away from her she had drawn her blade and held it to his neck. "Who are you!"
Ryu woke up startled when he found that blade to his neck, "Name's Ryu. Are you demon slayer named Sango by any chance?"
"I am. Now tell me what where you planning on doing with me you demon filth?" She asked.
"I don't suppose you would talk like that to Inuyasha or Shippo by any chance?" Ryu asked.
Sango was a bit shocked and withdrew her blade form his neck and asked, "How do you know them?"
Ryu first grabbed the crystal around his neck and said the words to apper human, then he replied, "I'm from Kagome's time."
"Don't lie to me. There no way you can be from her time when I made sure the well was destroyed on this side." Sango replied.
Ryu stood up and brushed himself off, "I came to this period by other means. Means I cannot discuss as it's a family secret. But I asure you I know them both very well."
"Why are you here?" she asked.
"I'm here to find Shippo and see to it he surives until Kagome's time." he told her.
"What about me?" she asked.
Ryu decided to tell ehr the truth, "You were suppose to die from that attack on your life. Only Kilala was ment survive it. But it seems things have changed and that you are ment to survive now."
Sango could sicne he had a good heart and beleaved him. "Last I heard Shippo was in Kaede's village."
"How far away is her village from here?" Ryu asked.
"Kilala in no condition to carry the two of us and your pack. She still needs to recover some." Sango replied and then added, "If we leave now we could make it there in a five days, less if and when Kilala is better."
Ryu looked Sango over and asked, "Don't you wish to freshen up some before we go?"
Sango finaly noticed how bad she looked and went off into the bushed to try and straighten up and do her busniess. Ryu waited by the tree with his things and Kilala who was still resting on the ground where Sango had left her. After a little while Sango returned and looked at Ryu and said, "Thanks for taking care of my wounds."
"Your welcome." Ryu replied.
Sango picked up Kilala and Ryu picked up his pack and began their journey together. Unknown to them Naraku's demon insects were fallowing them.
The two of them stopped when they had to and whenever they did Ryu would check Sango's wounds and change her badages. Kilala finaly woke up and sat on Sango's shoulder purring happily to see her alive and well.
"Sango is there anything you want to know?" Ryu asked as they were eating.
"How are they doing?" she aksed.
"Kagome is in a priestess school learning more about her powers and Inuyasha is still by her side protecting her. But if your asking if they have declared their love for one another then the answer is yes." Ryu told her.
"Have they married?" she asked.
"Not yet. But he has moved in with her family." he told her.
"Thanks for the smoked meat. Kilala and I both enjoyed it." Sango said.
"You both are very welcome." Ryu replied.
After a short break they got up and were ready to go again. Sango who tried to not show it, was hurting in her legs. Kilala had noticed this and transformed to carry her. Ryu continued to walked by their side.
Sango couldn't help but wonder why a demon would carry a bow like that and whould want ot apper human. She just had to find out, "Ryu why would a demon such as yourself want to apper human let alone carry a human weapon like that bow?"
"You want to simple answer or the long story?" he asked.
"Simple is ok." She replied.
"My mother was a priestess who fell in love with my father who was a demon and later on I was born." he told her.
"So you are a hanyou but why do you carry the bow?" she asked.
"I was born with the same abilities as my mother." He said and added, "Could we leave it at that for now? please?"
"Of cource. I didn't mean to upset you." Sango replied.
"It's not that you didn't upset me, it's just that I do not like talking about my past very much with people I just met." Ryu politely replied.
"What happens in the future?" Sango asks.
"I can't say. It may change more then I want it to." Ryu replied.
Sango wanted to ask why but was interupted by a group of demons heading at them. Although injured she threw her large boomarang and struck a few of them while the others dodge it. But by throwing her weapon she hurt herself further.
Ryu droped his pack and shot the first arrow and missed. Ryu looked at Sango and saw her pain and this upset him greatly, "I will protect her."
Ryu shot the second arrow and it lit up with a pink aura. He had just shot his first sacred arrow and it had taken out half the demons. Ryu continued to shoot until the last demon fell. He was exausted by was glad Sango was safe.
"Even after what you told me about your abilities I still find it hard to believe what you just did." Sango said.
"Well I suprised myself. That was the first time I ever used a sacred arrow. We should leave this area at once before more demons come." Ryu said picking up his pack. "Try and keep up." Hesaid as he began to run down the path.
Kilala and Sango fallowed close behind. They continued to run until they had come accross a small cave to rest in. Ryu checked the cave out while Sango rested. After a short time, Ryu returned from inside the cave.
"We should be safe here for tonight. I'll take first watch if it's ok with you?" he asked.
"Then I'll get some rest." Sango said try to get comfy on on hard ground.
Ryu reached from the bed roll in his pack and handed it to her. "Here, use this."
Sango took it and said "Thanks." She then rolled it out and layed ontop of it.
It did not take her long to fall asleep. Ryu stood watch at the entrance keeping an eye out for any problems that may come there way. But he could not help but think about Mai and what she must be doing at this moment.
to be continued...
