Hey back with another chapter hope you enjoy reading it, I certainly enjoyed writing it though I had to decide where it would go, thanks for the comments everyone I do appreciate them. Another disclaimer I don't own any of the original Inuyasha characters or plots just my own twists and of course Yuzuki the hanyo wolf, Ryuu the water dragon, Raven, Michiko and Satoru the brother and sister wolf demons (children of the leaders of the Southern and Western packs).
Chapter 7: Getting down to business
"She's so beautiful when she's sleeping" Hakkaku's voice "She really is" Ginta's voice "Would you guys quit it I hate hearing you guys complimenting her all the time, the fact that she knows you guys love her is enough she doesn't have to hear it all the time" Inuyasha's voice. "Inuyasha Sit!" Kagome's voice "What the hell was that for!" Inuyasha's voice I groaned and rubbed my eyes and turned to Inuyasha "Kagome is there anything in your world that stops dogs from barking?" I asked as I glared at Inuyasha. Inuyasha growled "I didn't do anything this time why are you getting up me?" Inuyasha asks "You woke me up…" I replied "How was your sleep?" Ginta asked, I turned my head to look at him "It was good thank you, I think I'm right to walk now, you were right about resting I feel much better now" I replied with a smile. Ginta smiled back "As long as you're sure you're ok" Ginta said I nodded "I'm sure" I said, Ginta places me down carefully, "Hey Yuzuki now you're awake we have that thing to talk about" Kagome said as she came over to me, a confused look came over my face as I tilted my head slightly to the side "What thing?" I ask. Kagome grabs my arm and pulls me along "Hey… Kagome" I say as Kagome drags me in front to where Kirara and Sango are "So can the guys hear us from this distance?" Kagome asked I shrugged my shoulders "If they wanted too, yeah" I replied.
"Well you know what we talked about this morning right?" Kagome said "Oh the…" I tried to answer but was cut off by Kagome placing her hand over my mouth "Shhh! Don't say it out loud, it's our secret" Kagome says. Kagome removes her hand "Ok, though what are the guys meant to do while you're in your world and Sango, Kirara and I are at her village?" I asked "I don't know guy stuff, but I can't wait till they see you when…" this time Sango and I placed our hands over her mouth at the same time "Kagome!" we said at the same time. We took our hands off her, I shook my head "Secret huh?" I say "I'm sorry I tell you to keep it a secret and I almost blew it" Kagome says I walk between Kagome and Sango and sling my arms around both of them "You know this is going to be fun" I said with a smile They both turned to me and started laughing "I wish I could be there with you guys but unfortunately school calls" Kagome says "School? What's that?" I ask. Kagome rubs her head "It's a place where you learn stuff and get graded on your knowledge the higher the score the better chance you have on getting a job… Unfortunately I'm way behind" Kagome replied she's behind? I wonder if that's in grades or knowledge maybe she should stay there a bit longer. "Well if your behind why don't you stay in your world for a bit longer or go back more frequently" I say "No way! That ain't happening! We have jewel shards to find and Naraku to kill!" Inuyasha barked "Looks like they heard us then" Sango says "Yeah, it doesn't matter Yuzuki what matters is the jewel shards and killing Naraku, like Inuyasha said" Kagome said. I sighed and folded my arms across my chest, I can't believe it after what Inuyasha does and how he acts she sticks beside him, though I guess love makes you do strange things I just hope Inuyasha realises how rare Kagome is and realises that she is madly in love with him and would do anything for him.
We reached the well and Kagome hugged us all goodbye "Have a safe trip Sango and Yuzuki" Kagome said "We will" Sango replied "Hey Kagome… Good luck with the school stuff" I said Kagome smiled and gave a slight nod then jumped into the well I looked over the edge and she had disappeared. "We should get going Yuzuki, it'll be getting dark shortly" Sango said before I go I'm going to give Inuyasha a piece of my mind, weather Kagome ends up hating me for it or not Inuyasha has to know how stupid he is. "Give me a sec" I replied Sango nodded as Kirara changed big, "We'll be back before Kagome returns, what'll you guys do for the next couple of days though?" I said to the guys "We'll wait here in case anything happens you know where to send help to" Koga said "You really do worry a lot" I said with a smile. I hugged Shippo, Ginta, Hakkaku and Koga goodbye, I didn't bother hugging Miroku, but when it came to Inuyasha I folded my arms across my chest and frowned at him "We have a problem…" I said "Yeah, the fact that you're still here says that" Inuyasha said I put my arms by my side and clenched my hands into fists. "You're the problem, Kagome loves you and yet you just run off with that Kikyo woman, you toy with Kagome's emotions like you only want her because she ain't around" I growled Inuyasha stood their shocked "What about you? You have these guys after you and yet you haven't told one of them who you prefer, you leave them in the dark, how is that good?" Inuyasha barked back. "I want to sort out my feelings, so I don't become a two-timing dog like you!" I yelled back and hoped on Kirara and held onto Sango "Let's go…" I said softly "Kirara, let's go home" Sango said and we took off into the sky.
As we flew towards Sango's home I growled "Dam him, why does he turn things back on me all the time, he's nice sometimes and other times he's a… Urgh" I sighed "Yuzuki, don't worry about Inuyasha he will be a totally jerk most of the time and other times he will be nice, but I think when it comes between Kikyo Inuyasha and Kagome I think we should all just let them sort it out themselves" Sango replied. "Yeah… It's just wrong how he treats Kagome though" I said, we sat in silence for a while "We're here" Sango said, I looked over Sango's shoulder to see a village inside a huge wooden picket fence running all the way around, Kirara landed in the village "We'll train in the morning we should have dinner and get some sleep the next couple of days will be tough on you" Sango said. I nodded and helped Sango get and make dinner, after dinner Sango said she'd clean up as I made the futons, I unrolled the futons and spread them out so we had our own space and added a little more wood to the fire "Thanks Yuzuki, we should get some sleep" Sango said as she walked in the hut. I smiled and gave a nod as I went to my futon and snuggled myself in "Hey Sango… Thanks for what you're doing, and everything that you've already done" I said "It's ok, this is what friends do, goodnight Yuzuki" Sango replied "Yeah, night Sango" I said as a smile crossed my face and my eyes shut drifting off to sleep.
"Hey Yuzuki wake up, come on don't you want to learn how to fight?" Sango's voice I grumbled and then yawned as I stretched "Ok ok I'm up" I said I stood up and rubbed my eyes Sango smiled and shook her head. "What?" I asked "The suns already up, you've slept in yet you still look tired" Sango says, "I do? It most likely has to do with everything happening, threats against all wolf demon tribes, the panther demons wanting to take over the lands, Raven wanting me to be his mate, Naraku wanting my death, and then there's having new friends and being apart of Koga's pack even if it is just until Naraku is dead and knowing that Ginta and Hakkaku love me everything that has happened in this last week is so overwhelming" I replied. Sango nodded "It has been rough for you, but I think there is something you should know though, Koga is well, he has feelings for Kagome still but he's developed feelings for you but he's keeping quite like you said earlier it's best not to switch between people you care for so he wants to sort his feelings out" Sango said as we exited the hut and were walking over to a large storage hut. We walked in and there was numerous weapons amongst a lot of other stuff, I looked around in awe "Here you can have this one" Sango said holding out a katana in it's sheath "Thank you, I'll give it straight back and in perfect condition when we finishing training here" I replied as took the katana from Sango. "No need that one is yours to keep, you need a katana once we finish training to defend yourself" Sango said and we walked back out again into any open area Sango picked up two wooden staffs as I tied my katana to my fur pelt, Sango handed me one of the staffs and paced herself away from me.
"Take a offensive or defensive stance depending on your situation for now I just want you to be blocking my attacks and learning to defend yourself the rest comes later" Sango said I nodded "Ok, well I'm ready when you are" I said as I took a defensive stance holding my staff. Sango ran at me and jumped swinging her staff down knelt and brought my staff up and our staffs clashed I quickly ducked as she swung her staff, I scrambled to my feet and took my defensive stance again as Sango ran at me and swung her staff low aiming for my legs I jumped backwards again and again as Sango swung her staff at me over and over. Sango quickly spun around and swung at head height I bent backwards as the staff just missed my face, I felt the cool breeze as it past me and did a quick backwards flip and landed on my feet the training had started to intensify as Sango made it feel like a real combat with Kirara joining in. I had to not only dodge and block Sango's attacks but Kirara's too, we trained non-stop for hours, and talked non-stop about defensive stances and blocks, the day eventually came to an end "I'm pretty impressed Yuzuki, I think you're a natural at this" Sango said "A natural? I've only just started though" I replied. "Well you seem to pick things up fairly quickly, plus your posture, defensive stance, steps and blocks are well perfect" Sango said Kirara came to my side and nuzzled up against me I smiled and hugged Kirara, "So what shall we do tomorrow?" I asked as I separated from Kirara and started to rub behind her ears making her purr "I think you're ready to learn the basics of fighting" Sango replied.
I looked up at Sango in shock, wait we've only been here one day, I've mastered all the defensive things and now the second day is about attacking at this rate we'll be back to the well the day after tomorrow. "You go clean up first Kirara and I will get dinner pre-pared" Sango said again I got up hugged Sango "Thank you for everything, I know it must be painful to come back here again and I appreciate what you're doing but please don't strain yourself…" I said as I hugged her Sango hugged me back "Thank you Yuzuki..." Sango said. We separated from our hug I smiled "Give me a yell if you need help ok?" I said Sango nodded I smiled in response and went to the big bath tub they had in the hut, I undressed and hopped in I didn't heat the water up I laid in the cold water it was refreshing. After ten minutes after washing myself I hoped out and got dried and dressed and came out to see the dinner already being cooked "Hey Sango I can finish off cooking dinner, you should go and take a relaxing bath, I haven't heated up the water though but I can go heat it up now though" I said. Sango smiled "Thanks Yuzuki, that's ok I'll heat the water up myself" Sango said with a smile and went into the other room for her bath, while I sat down next to Kirara and kept an eye on the food cooking, it sure smells good. About fifteen minutes later Sango came back into the room and sat down as I was starting to dish out the food, we ate in silence my mind raced over certain events it was the first time I had been away from the guys since I met them, I started to miss them, their compliments, their smiles, I sighed heavily "Is anything wrong Yuzuki?" Sango asked breaking the silence I looked at her "Oh nothing just thinking that's all" I replied.
Sango smiled "Thinking about the guys?" Sango asked I felt a light blush cover my cheeks "Yeah… This is the first time I've been away from them since I met them and strangely I miss them, in the big ways and small, their smiles, how they complement me and stand up for me…" I replied Sango smiled "Yeah, you know in a way I feel sorry from them too, that you can only choose one to be with forever, to love only one… Have you thought about what happens if you choose one of them and it starts a fight between them" Sango replies I hang my head "I've thought of it, I know how Ginta feels he told me the other day, but I don't know how the others feel about the situation" I said. "Well you know Kagome and I are always there for you, even if it's just to talk" Sango said I smiled "Thanks Sango" I replied Sango collected the bowls "I'll clean up you should get some rest we'll start early tomorrow" Sango said I nodded "Ok, goodnight Sango, night Kirara" I replied and went to the futons that were set up and untied my katana and laid it down beside me as I laid down and drifted off to sleep. I awoke early in the morning, I rubbed my eyes as I sat up I looked around to see Sango and Kirara still fast asleep, I got up quietly and grabbed my katana and went outside the sun was only just rising I tied my katana to my fur pelt and grabbed one of the staffs and headed around to the mannequins set up and stared practising hitting my opponent. I practised my swings and attacks for a couple hours suddenly I heard foot steps behind me I jumped in the air and twirled around land back on my feet a meter or so away I stood in a defensive stance to see Kirara there I stood up and smiled "Good morning Kirara, want to spar with me?" I said Kirara nodded and stood in a defensive stance as I took an offensive stance and ran at her I swung down my staff Kirara dodge and came at me, I dodged her attack.
Our spar went on for a while I got faster and my aim became a lot better and I felt like the staff was just an extension of my body "Mind if I join in?" Sango says standing with her katana in hand smiling I held my staff with my left hand and drew my katana with my right. I smiled back "Let's have some fun shall we" I said as Kirara and Sango both ran at me I swung the staff at Kirara making her jump back and held my katana up just in time to hear the clashing between my blade and Sango's. Sango took her blade from mine then swung it aiming for my torso I jumped back as I did Kirara tried to pin me down I fell to the ground letting Kirara jump over me I quickly jumped up taking a defensive stance. I looked at Sango then to Kirara watching their every move, Sango put her katana back in her sheath "That was amazing, just to think that you could learn this in the short amount of time is incredible" Sango said as she walked over to me and Kirara followed, I put my katana back in its sheath still holding the staff with my left hand. I laughed lightly "I wish I'd learnt sooner, but It's only thanks to you that I've gotten this far" I said Sango smiled "Yeah but the effort and will that you have made it possible to get this far in the short amount of time" Sango replied "So what's next?" I asked "I think you know enough to defend and to stand your ground in a fight so I guess we can head back I can teach you when we travel either that or you can ask one of the guys to spar with you, though if you pick Inuyasha, he's a bit…" Sango replied "Cocky, I noticed" I said with a slight smile. I went to pack away the futons and clean the ash from the fire pit as Sango went to return the staffs and do a quick polish of her weapons and my katana, I had finished my jobs and came out and sat with Kirara outside the hut were Sango was and waited for her to finish.
About twenty minutes later Sango came out with her Hiraikotsu strapped to her back and katana in her sheath and she was holding my katana in its sheath, I stood up Sango handed me my katana back and I strapped it to my fur pelt. "Hey Sango can we walk most or some of the way back we still have heaps of time" I said Sango smiled "Sure that'll be nice" Sango said as Kirara jumped into Sango's arms and we walked out of the village together and headed back in the direction of the well. As we walked through the forest I smelt cats no panther demons Kirara growled "You smell them to Kirara?" I ask Kirara jumps out of Sango's arms and turns into her big form "What is it?" Sango asked "Panther demons… And they're close" I growled as I held my hand on my katana and Sango had one hand behind her back on her Hiraikotsu. "So you're Yuzuki, you don't look that powerful but unlucky for you we have powers that can over throw yours" a panther demon said with red frizzy hair as she emerged from the forest with two others with her a tall, large male panther demon with brown hair and another female demon the blue haired panther demon I saw talking with Raven a while back. I growled "What do you want with us? I thought you were busy looking for jewel shards?" I asked the blue haired panther demon walked forward "Who said it has anything to do with the human and that cat… It's you we want" she said "Yeah and that priestess girl you travel with" the red frizzy haired panther demon said. Dam it there's no water close by "Sango you have to go back and warn the others I'll hold these guys off" I said "I can't leave you here alone" Sango said "If you don't go now and we both get captured who's going to warn Kagome, plus I know I'll see you guys again… I promise I'll stay alive until you find me, now go" I replied Sango nodded "Kirara!" Sango said as she grabbed on to her fur and swung herself on to Kirara's back as Kirara leapt into the sky.
So I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and the little cliff hanger of what Yuzuki will do now that she has three opponents and has only just learnt how to fight... Oh and I'm in the process of doing a comic of this story then a audio recording of the story and it will be posted up on my you tube channel but I've only just started it so it might not be up for a while... Anyways let me know your thoughts and opinions by commenting or posting a message via private messaging. Thanks guys for your support, hope to get the next chapter up soon :)