Okay, just so you know, this Chapter isn't important. It's just some kind of a filler of the Series, which holds only Kikyo's memories concerning Kage and Akari. If you're not interested, don't read.
Shout out to the ever-amazing Kimmi-Big Sis, e.drennan and Kagome395477 for sticking with this crap. Thank you very much.
I was sitting in my regular spot, on a small meadow in the middle of a circle of tall, dark trees. There was a pond, where the thin rays of light were landing and making the crystal water sparkle. A sigh escaped my lips as a thought hit me; soon, this place will be gone, all the beauty washed off by the acid rain of war. The Gray Neko Rebellion will start in few days.
Why did they want to fight? I have no idea. Although I heard that the Cats wanted to erase the dog race of their territory. Stupid.
I looked at my reflection in the pond. All I saw was a round childish face surrounded by a mess of whitish hair. The sparkles of the sun were dancing in my golden eyes and my lips were formed into an upside-down smile. My frown grew deeper when my gaze landed on my stupid dog ears. They, along with the tail, were the reason I've suffered. Other demon kids made fun of me and bullied me. They kept calling me 'half-breed'. My name is Kikyo, Inumaru Kikyo! So what if I'm not fully a demon?! I can be as strong as anyone! I bet that if I'd kill the Gray Neko, the Leader, everyone would accept me... That's it! I'll kill him! And then, I'll show them that I'm not as useless as they think of me, that my parents could be proud, if they... If they just... Gave me a chance...
My mother... I don't remember her. At all. All I know that she was a Ningen. And that she left me because she was afraid to take care of a demon child. That's it.
The same goes for my father. Obviously, he was a full, powerful Inu Youkai, one of the strongest. Rumors say that he's still alive and getting ready for the Rebellion. And he left me. Hn, apparently he thought of me as a shame of his blood, or something like that...
Out of rage, I punched my fist against the surface of the pond. Cold water splashed on my face and hair, my reflection shattered. I let out a growl and tried to get rid of the water off of my hair by shaking my head, like a dog. I was shaking too fast and soon got dizzy, collapsing on the ground.
I shot back up as I heard laughter from behind me. I snapped my head in its direction and saw a boy. He had messy, spiky black hair and unusual dark pink eyes. His clothes were comfortable and baggy, in an icy blue color. He was still laughing.
"What's so funny?" I barked uncontrollably, which caused me to blush from embarrassment.
"You!" the boy pointed at me, laughing even harder "You're so kawaii!"
"Am not!" I snapped, showing my sharp teeth. The fur on my tail bristled and I let out a growl, which sounded less dangerous that it was supposed to. The boy continued laughing, harder and harder, clutching onto his arching stomach.
"Cut it out!" I yelled, jumping forward. I wanted to punch him so badly, I wanted to scratch that stupid grin off of his face. I was coming closer and closer, but the boy didn't move. My claws reached him and...
I flew through him, as if he was a ghost. Unfortunately for me, the boy was standing oppositely to one of the trees and when I flew through him, my head banged on it.
With a surprised cry I fell to my knees and massaged my hurting head. Stars circled infront of my eyes. The boy's laughter increased.
"See? You're so cute!" he choked out, holding his stomach.
"SHUT UP!!" I recovered from my shock and lunged at him again, fury in my eyes and a wild blush on my cheeks.
This time I flew through the boy again, but I didn't hit any tree. Instead, I fell into the pond. Good thing? I wasn't able to hear the tricky boy's laughter. Bad thing? The water was FREEZING cold.
My head broke the surface and I began to gasp for air. As a dog, I knew how to swim instinctually, so it wasn't a problem. I crawled out of the pond with slight difficulty, coughing softly, my long wet hair sticking to my face and back. I rubbed the water out of my eyes and opened them. What I've seen made me fell backwards into the pond again: somehow, the strange boy copied himself, his duplicates sitting, standing, laying everywhere around me. What was even more annoying was the fact that all of them were staring at me and smirking...
That was enough. Like a volcano eruption, I jumped out of the water, my dark blue kimono soaking and more heavy than usual. I gritted my teeth and began to attach the copies furiously. Each time I caught one, he'd disappear. And when one had disappear, another THREE were taking his place.
A couple of moments later, I was out of breath, but still had the strength and will to fight. The clones kept appearing and I had a hard time deciding which one to charge at. A ray of sun broke through the dark green surface of the leaves and hit the water in the pond, catching my attention. Glancing at the pond, I noticed that every clone which was standing near the pond didn't posses a reflection. Only one of them had his water image. So, it had to be an illusion!
I charged at the one with great speed, without hesitation. I curled my fists, ready to hurt the foolish little boy as much as I was able to...
The boy widened his eyes in surprise at my sudden actions. He managed to duck and miss my fist, but I quickly found another way to strike, even more forcefully. My knee reached his face with much power and the impact made him fly away, stopping on a random tree; all of the illusion clones disappeared with a quiet noise.
"Hah..." I breathed out, whipping the sweat from my forehead "That should teach you... Not to mess with me..."
"Aw, you're so tough," all of a sudden, the tree roots wrapped themselves around my ankles, wrists and waist, immobilizing my body. The boy stood up calmly, removing the blood from the corner of his mouth before continuing, "For a half-breed, that is."
I growled, this time it was a REAL, dangerous growl. The boy looked taken aback and I felt the roots loosening up. I took the opportunity and, concentrating my Spirit Energy in one certain spot in my body, I made the roots explode.
'Half-breed' 'Half-breed' 'Half-breed'This word was spinning in my mind annoyingly, not allowing me to calm down. My whitish hair had spiked up, my muscles tensed, bloodlust shone in my narrowed, glaring eyes; I was angry beyond imagination.
With one final growl, I lunged at the shocked boy, my claws and fangs ready to rip him apart. Quickly, he started dodging my hits, but I did hit him a couple of times. He was shouting something, but I didn't hear.
I was about to punch the guy again, but a wall of ice blocked my path. Surprised, I looked around to see that 3 other ice walls were surrounding me, forming a cage.
"Geez! Cool down, will ya?" the boy rolled his pinkish eyes, not paying attention to the bleeding cuts on his face "I was only kidding!"
"Well, I only wanted to kill you," I replied sarcastically. Then, a wave of coldness hit my body, making me shiver. Just then I realized with full force, that my kimono was STILL soaking wet.
"I wouldn't die so easily!" he smirked cockily, seeing that I wasn't a threat anymore and he snapped his fingers. The ice cage disappeared.
"So, your name's Kikyo, huh?" he asked, sitting on the grass and patting the spot beside him, wanting me to sit. Ha. As if. Being too stubborn to do so, I crossed my arms and glared at him.
"How do you know?" I demanded.
"Rumors," he responded carelessly, looking around "Nice spot."
"Who the HELL are YOU?!" I was starting to lose my temper again, ignoring his comment.
The boy's head slowly turned towards me, his sparkling dark pink eyes locking with mine. His lips formed into a mischievous smirk.
"I'm Kage, the Illusion Ice!"
"Akari, run!" I growled to the reddish brown wolf, making my way towards the exit. My palm compressed on the jewel we'd stolen; it was my first real mission. To that time, I always was the decoy, I used to be chased by the guards while Akari was stealing things. Not anymore. That night, I was the 'star'. My heart nearly exploded with excitement.
I heard the wolf's paw-steps behind me and soon she appeared infront of me, guiding me to our way out.
The demon guards were after us, but I've already noticed the exit door...
My body crashed on the floor loudly, sending impulses of pain through my body. I had tripped.
The bracelet flew from my hand and Akari caught it between her jaws, growling at me to hurry up and run. I tried to stand up, but one of the fastest guards caught my ankle in a strong grip. My heart skipped a beat. I turned around and, not thinking much, dug my teeth into his hand. The demon guard yelped and let go. Without wasting any more time, I stood up and kept running as fast as my legs allowed me.
All of a sudden, a strong wave of pain shot through all of my nerves, made my vision blur and my body froze; another hand compressed on my... tail. The most weakest point of my body. I whimpered quietly; the pain was unbelievable.
"Good thing you're just a little filthy half-breed," the demon hissed as he get out a dagger. Then, a red blur flashed infront of me and, after I blinked, Akari was on top of the demon, tearing his throat with her fangs. My eyes memorized her movements carefully. I had enough of others protecting me from danger. I wanted to save myself this time. I wanted to prove, that I wasn't pathetic. I wasn't useless.
I wasn't a... filthy little half-breed.
"Hey, yo --"
The 3rd's, last guard's warm blood washed over my throat as my teeth sank deeper and deeper into his rough flesh. At first, I was horrified. But then, slowly, I began to enjoy it. Ecstasy blurred my mind and the demon's screams mixed into one, creating a scary, but hypnotizing melody playing softly in the back of my mind. The blood was fresh, warm and it tasted like the best liquid against my tongue. My eyelids dropped slightly and my mind drifter aimlessly. That moment made a... killer out of me.
Akari's loud bark brought me back on Earth; all of the demon guards were dead, their throats ripped apart. Turning around quickly, I took the jewel from the wolf and we both resumed running. The high pitched sound of alarm hit my ears and I winced, but didn't pause.
Finally, we ran through the huge metal door which were about to close. Taking a deep breath, I looked up at the blinking stars; I had escaped.
That was my first, REAL murder. Then I had no idea what consequences these actions will bring. I had no idea, how helpful it will become in my future. And that it will save my life more than once...