Well, here's the third chapter. I told you guys already that this was one fic I've already finished and for once I'm telling the truth. I can update this one as fast or as slow as I want now that I have completed it. So...the more reviews I get, the more increases in updates follows. So please review and I will be very kind to all of you.


What Is She?

Chapter 3

The hunter leapt and they could clearly make out the hunter's features. Clear, narrowed honey gold eyes, pure white, almost scrappy looking hair. And the weirdest feature about him...was his pure white, almost crystal colored wings, pouring out from behind him. They were being attacked by a weird, freaky angel thing?

And then suddenly a bright light lit over the forest, encasing their bodies in the warmth of the energy. "Uh..." Kuronue had no words as his eyes flew open only to find himself staring at nothing but light. He couldn't see. Was he dead? Did he somehow make it to heaven? And if he did, where was Yoko?

And then suddenly...he could see her. A beautiful, long haired nymph, her back to him and her arms wide spread as if...as if she were protecting him. He could barely make her out in all the shine of the light but ultimately knew that she was beautiful. The light faded and then...she was there.

Yoko's eyes flashed opened, wondering what was taking so long. Had death decided to be a sneaky bastard and make this difficult?

"What's this?" he murmured out loud.

The hunter had stopped.

And there was a woman standing directly in front of Kuronue, shielding him from a sword pointed directly at his heart. Yoko's eyes met his partner's, wondering just what was going on. Why was there a woman blocking the deadly path? Did he know her or something? Did Kuronue have a lover he hadn't told him about? All these questions must have showed on his face for he glanced over at Yoko, a stunned and awed look on his face, as he shook his head no.

The strange thing was...she looked human. But why would a human go to the trouble to save a demon? And what was a human doing in Makai anyway? He tentatively sniffed the air, eyes widening when something flickered in her scent. She smelled...good.

"Stop...Inuyasha," the woman spoke softly stepping forward and pushing the sword away. "Do not come near him."

The other male was clearly angered as the woman stepped towards him.

"Why?" the other man whispered coldly. "Why do you still protect him, even after all this time?"

The woman simply shook her head and clicked her tongue in a reprimanding manner. "Have you forgotten it is forbidden to kill a creature of the dark?"

The man growled and stepped towards her. "Have you forgotten your own rules as well?" The man asked. The woman let out a small gasp when the other man reached out and made to touch her. She held her ground, fearlessly holding her position.

Kuronue growled when the hunter reached to stop her and then mentally chastised himself. He stopped in mid growl shaking his head. What the hell? Why was he getting so angry? He didn't know her did he? So then why...why did she seem so familiar? Was she perhaps a past lover or something? No, he would have remembered someone like her. And...she was not a demon. He didn't exactly know what she was, but she wasn't human either.

He couldn't see much from the back, only her long, endlessly long blue black hair which fell in rivulets down her back. The moonlight fell over her body in waves and he found himself wanting and aching to touch her and hold her and make love to her until she called out his name in pleasure.

The woman bowed her head and both demons were surprised to see a tear slip down her cheek. Wordlessly she turned to Kuronue and he had to take a step back at the passion and love he saw in her deep blue eyes. No one had ever looked at him in such away. She stepped towards him and he had to fight the urge to sweep her off her feet and take her away from here. Someone who looked as beautiful and pure as she didn't deserve to look so lonely. Sadly she placed a hand upon his cheek, running nimble fingers over the sharp angular contours of his face. He couldn't help but lean into her touch. In that moment he forgot all about Yoko, about the hunter, even about his wounds. Her purity washed over him and he relished the joy that he felt when he was immersed in the power of her soul. "I will do what I must to protect the one that is in my heart."

"Even if it means your life?" Inuyasha asked, eyes trained steadily on the beautiful tenshi as she looked into the eyes of the demon she'd loved since before she was born.

The woman's eyes closed when she whispered, "yes."

Kuronue's heart thudded angrily in his chest, so very confused at her words. What exactly was she saying? And why would a stranger give their life up for his?

Suddenly the hunter's aura exploded in anger and he ripped the startled angel away from her demon, causing Kuronue's eyes to flash in anger and Yoko to become even more confused. By now he had several question marks floating over his head, staring bizarrely at Kuronue. He'd heard the words spoken and exchanged by the angel, but he hadn't been able to see her eyes. What had Kuronue seen in them to make him act this way? Kuronue was nearly shaking in rage, the bright purple aura around his body so high the hairs were sticking up on Yoko's arms.

"Why him!" Inuyasha demanded growling in rage holding his sword above his head, clenched tightly in his fist. "Why did you allow yourself to come before him when you know it is forbidden? You're an angel! He's a demon! You will never belong in his world."

"Forbidden? Angel?" Kuronue whispered out loud a sudden stillness washing over his body. Why did he suddenly feel so...sad all of a sudden?


Well, that's the third one. So how'd you like their first introduction...well sort of since Kuronue can't know her name yet. You should know by now that this is Kagome when ever I say 'angel' or 'the woman'. So, anway how am I doing so far? Does everybody like it?

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