Ami rubs her eyes and gazes at the sword next to her. "It's so…" she murmurs, not knowing exactly what it was. Slowly, she reached out her hand to touch it. She took her hand back fast as it shocked her. "Why can't I touch it?"
Ami moved her head closer, but not to close. "It looks like Inuyasha's sword," she murmurs to herself. "How did it get down here?" She looks up at the cliff where she almost killed herself. From where she was, it felt like a million miles away.
She sighs and looks out over the ocean that she was surrounded by. Ami squinted her eyes and could see a small strip of land making a long curve shape. She closed her eyes and sat there for several minutes. 'That will be a long way to swim and climbing would take long too…' she ponders. 'Those seem to be my only two choices…'
A small noise interrupted her thoughts of which way she should go. Ami lifted her head and looked at the creature before her. "Hello there," she greets the creature. She had never seen something like this before. She thought only fish lived in the water, but she was wrong.
"Do you need some help?" A voice echoes inside her head. Ami stared at the creature before her. "Was that you…who…" she asks not needing to finish the thought. "Yes," the voice answers. Ami smiled, even though she was somewhat confused, she knew that this creature was friendly. She had this feeling that it was.
A voice echoes inside her head. Ami stared at the creature before her. "Was that you…who…" she asks not needing to finish the thought. the voice answers. Ami smiled, even though she was somewhat confused, she knew that this creature was friendly. She had this feeling that it was."I can take you across these waters to the other strip of land," the voice echoed. It sounded like a regular person speaking. It sounded like someone she knew was speaking. But it wasn't either of those. It couldn't be, could it?
"You would?" Ami asks, excitement flooding her eyes. "You really would do that?" The creature nods its head and turns around in the water. "Just hop onto my back," the voice echoes. Ami nods her head and walks over to the edge of the rock, small ripples of the ocean hitting her feet.
She was about to get onto the creature's stop when suddenly, she froze. "What's wrong?" The creature asks, concerned. The creature turned around its head and let out a small gasp. Ami closed her eyes; she knew what was behind her. She could smell the blood from her mother and father from long ago. She knew what was bound to happen; but she won't let it. Not after what her parents told her. Not after she remembered what her parents told her. Not after what her dead parents told her.
"What do you want from me?" Ami asks, slowly opening her eyes. Tears wanted to form, but she wouldn't let them. She wouldn't let herself cry again. She wouldn't let down her parents.
"You know what I want." Behind her, someone spoke. A deep, dull voice spoke. The same person whom killed her mother and father spoke. The same person whom almost killed her before spoke.
"I'm not giving whatever you want to you," she says, not showing any weakness that she may have. She wouldn't show any weakness to the man who killed her parents. She wouldn't show any weakness to the man, who watched her, as she grew older, planning. She wouldn't show any weakness to the man that caused many things in her life, which affected her life. She knew that he have affected it, but she couldn't remember exactly what yet.
"You have courage for a young girl who is going to die soon," hisses the voice. Ami bit her lip as she recognized this line from her past. She wasn't going to let herself cry. She shook her head and turned around to face the creature. Anger flashed in her eyes as she glared at him. A strong wind blew by, lifting her hair as she faced the man.
"I'm not going to die," she says strongly. The creature made a soft splash as it dove under the water in fear. "I'm not going to die," she repeats.
The man before her lifted one hand causing the baboon fur he wore to reveal some of his skin. "Think again, wench," he hisses at her as a dark black circle, like a vortex, spiraled in the sky. Ami could hear the voices of the demons that were within it. The demons that were going to attack her. She could start seeing some outlines of demons appear in the vortex.
A splash of water hit Ami's leg as the water creature from before re-appeared. A small fish jumped up and down, trying to find its way back to the ocean. The creature smiled and went back underwater as the fish hit the sword. From the movement of the fish, the sword flew into the air, hitting the man before Ami in the face of his mask.
The sword shocked him as he pulled both of his hands to his face. The vortex with the demons inside vanished. Smoke flew into the sky from the mask as the sword landed back onto the rock. "Remember, little demon," hisses the creature. "Your life is mine..." Miasma appears around him and within a few heartbeats they were both gone, the creature and the miasma.
The water creature lifted its head out of the water and made a small noise of victory. "Thank you very much, creature," Ami bows towards the creature. Inside Ami was afraid. Very afraid. She was scared that she would die, but even she didn't know that. She had buried it deep inside her so she would've never known.
"You don't have to thank me, but you can call me Reoki," echoes the creature's voice inside her head. Ami smiled at Reoki. Somehow, somewhere, she knew that name was familiar. She knew she had heard that line before. She didn't know why she recognized those words. That voice. Those eyes. They were all too familiar. To familiar that she is curious why it is.
"Re-ok-i..." Ami states, listening to each syllable as she says it. "You can call me Ami. That is what Sango named me!" She smiles, remembering the lady whom saved her. Reoki nods his head and points his nose towards the sword. "Hm?" She questions, blinking her eyes a few times. She turns her head and looks down at the sword. "How can we bring that? I don't think I should leave it hear..." Ami ponders to herself and Reoki.
"I'll be right back," says Reoki as he disappears under the water, causing a few splashes.
"Wa-Wait!" Ami calls to the creature, lifting her hand in the air as she turns towards the splashes left behind. "Where are you going?" She murmurs to herself, lowering her hand to her side. She watches ripples of the water slowly splash along the rocks sticking out of the salty water. Birds talked to themselves as they soar above her, flying in the direction of the bright sun shining in the middle of the sky.
Ami stared at the water as the sunrays poured down on the land. She tilted her head in confusion as a picture started forming in the water. At first, silver eyes appeared shining back at Ami. She recoiled at the sudden appearance, letting a small shriek escape from her mouth before she had time to place her hand over it. She slowly crawled forward, staring at the water in awe as she realized she was looking at herself.
A small splash of cool water sprayed her face as Reoki rose above the surface. A black string hung out of his mouth, holding onto a small coral crystal. Ami smiled, happy to see her friend whom saved her once before. But yet, she didn't know how many other items he would as well.
"What is that?" Ami asks pointing at the piece of coral as Reoki drops it onto the rock. The sun lit the coral and made it sparkle. Ami moved her hand forward and slid her fingers across the rough surface.
"This is for you," echoed Reoki's voice inside her head. "I can't explain much, but they say this lets demons have a human touch. In other words, any demon that wears it will be like a human. They still have their powers and all, but they can touch things only humans can, they can also be sensed as a human, and will not be affected by demon wards."
"The necklaces are rare to find. I found one a long time ago and decided to keep it. I almost didn't take it with me, but luckily I did, since you'll be needing it," smiles Reoki, looking up at Ami as she stared at the coral necklace in awe.
echoed Reoki's voice inside her head. smiles Reoki, looking up at Ami as she stared at the coral necklace in awe."Thank you Reoki!" Exclaims Ami, wrapping her arms around him, holding the necklace in her hand. She releases from her hug and ties the two ends from the string around her neck. "But why do you think I would need it?"
"There is no other way to carry the sword that you wouldn't leave behind!" Reoki laughs, pointing her head in the direction of the sword. Ami blinked her eyes, confused. She turns her head in the direction of the sword and smiled.
Ami laughs as she puts her hand behind her neck, remembering the sword. She stands up and walks over to it, bending down to pick it up. She slowly reaches her hand towards the sword; afraid it will release a shock of thunder. Her hand stops, as it is millimeters away from touching it. Ami takes a deep breath and quickly grabs the sword, closing her eyes tight thinking it will shock her.
She slowly opens her eyes surprised it didn't shock her. "I told you that you would be like a human. The sword didn't sense any demon blood in you and so it didn't react," Reoki tells her, turning around in the water so his tail touched the rock. "Hop on my back and I'll take you over there," he says, lifting his head towards the piece of land in the distance.
"Thank you, Reoki," Ami says, standing up and stretching her hands into the air, as the sword glittered in the sun. She walked over to the edge of the rock and jumped into the water. The water was cold like as she felt it surround her. She started to slowly sink inch by inch as she stared in awe at everything around her. Ami pushed her hands down and kicked her feet, popping her head out of the water. She took a deep breath as she felt the ocean hit against her neck. She swam over to Reoki and climbed onto his back, holding onto the sword. She swung one of her legs over him and pulled on his upper fin to drag herself on.
Reoki turned his head and looked at her, making sure she was ready. "Just hold my fin to stay on," he says, pointing towards it. Ami grabbed hold of it and clutched it, leaning forward so her stomach almost touched his skin. He turned his head back around and kicked his swimming fins.
Ami closed her eyes and felt her legs go through the water as Reoki swam towards the land. She felt herself dry off from the sun and slowly released her tight grip on the fin. The sheath was still clutched in her hand as she held onto him. "Do you know how long it will take?" She asks, softly like she was almost asleep.
"It won't take that long," Reoki replies as they swam further and further away from the cliff. The cliff that held new memories of many more to come. The cliff that caused her to almost die. The cliff that also saved her life, bringing her past back to her.
Ami felt the cool water rush by her feet. She could feel small fish swim by them. She opened her eyes a little bit and smiled briefly as she watched some fishes jump out of the water and for a few seconds skim the surface. The scales of the fish shimmered in the sunlight, as it soon became dusk.
Reoki looked up at the moon slowly rising. He started to slow down as they almost reached the shore. Waves of the dark water splashed against the rocky cliff next to the sandy shore. Ami could feel the salt water slowly disappearing from the air as they stopped in front of the rocks.
'Here we are,' Reoki tells her, looking g back towards Ami. Ami jumped into the water and popped her head above the water.
"Thank you, Reoki." Ami says swimming towards him. "I hope I get to see you again." She smiles and hugs the creature. Even though they didn't know each other long, it felt like they knew each other all their lives.
A few heartbeats passed before Ami let go. She didn't know why, but she never wanted to let go. Reoki looked at her with sorrow clouded in his eyes. 'I'm sure we will meet again,' he said, smiling, and then, within a second, splashes of water took his place as he went away.
Ami watched him swim away in the dark water. She looked at the sand beach and headed towards it, putting Reoki off her mind. The necklace gave off a small flow as it traveled through the water.
She felt her feet touch sand beneath her and stopped swimming. Ami stood in the water for a moment before taking one step after another towards the shore.
Ami closed her eyes and walked up the sandy hill as she felt the water no longer touch her. She could feel the shells beneath her feet. She spread out her arms and turned in circles towards the forest, feeling the small breeze she created. Her feet were her mind as she walked closer and closer to the forest. It was like they knew the path, they knew where she was going, but her mind did not.
Ami knew the second she stepped into the forest floor. The sand became the grass and the salt water from the air has vanished. She continued walking, swerving around the trees in her way. She could feel the ground being though around the trees and soft in the open areas.
Ami opened her as she heard a crow fluttering away talking in its own language. She lifted her head to find the moon looking back at her. Her eyes reflected the glow as she watched the crow fly in front of it. She titled her head in confusion. She never knew of a crow that flew away from a forest at night.
Shadows stalked her as she shook her head and continued onward. 'Something doesn't feel right...not just the crow.' Ami ponders in her head concentrating on her thoughts. Her eyes went blurry and she no longer saw what was in front of her. Instead, she saw only black with light gray outlines. There was nothing to worry about, was there?
She could hear the faint steps of hers stop suddenly. Ami came back into reality and saw blackness was in front of her, like her eyes were closed. She took in the scent of what was in front of her and realized that it was a living creature.
Ami took a few steps backwards and stared in horror at a nightmare from her past. The snake demon must have still lived in the forest, for it now stood before her. "You came back..." it hissed, sticking out its tongue, its eyes glinting with evil pride. "I thought you might have had enough."
"I-...I-..." Ami stutters, unable to speak. She stared in shock at the creature. He still remembered her. Wouldn't he want to forget? Was there some reason he didn't forget?
The snake demon slithers towards her, taking one step after another in beat with Ami as she backed away. "What do you want from me?" She asks, as she felt her back hit against a tree. Her hands traveled behind her and clutched the tree, seeing how wide it was. Fear filled her eyes as the snake came closer and closer.
It lowered its head a few feet from her and gazed at her as he smiled, wickedly. "You know what I want. I will get it no matter what," he hissed, flicking his tail. "Since..." he paused, lifting up his head. His long tail started slowly towards the tree. "...you are stuck here."