Dreamstar: Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't updated so long but hey, at least I made it in time for Christmas. This review is from Mystery-Swordsman from chapter 2. It reads:
Ok! I like your story a lot. I have some names you can use.
1. Inugin
2. Inuhar
3. Inukin
4. Inukio
5. Inugai
6. Inuyakai
7. Inutak
8. Inushan
9. Inupoy
10. Inumin
Well...that is all I can think of...I really like the prequel of this. TLATS:The Life After The Story. I didn't review it. Maybe I did but I'm not sure. These are great storys. I will also read you other one. It would make me happy if you read my Inuyasha story, 'Kagome the Full Demon'. I used to have so many reviewers. The first chapters are very short because I wasn't to much of a story maker then. Know I am making longer chapters.
-Ponygon
Thank you for your suggestions. I'm not sure when I will pick the names, but hopefully, I have one for the next chapter. So enough of me babbling, let's get on with the chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I think I wished for it for Christmas. Merry Christmas!
Chapter 3
Discovery of the Other Jewel
Kaori POV
I stared up into his cold amber eyes. What did he want with me?
"So, Keiko. You still have the Kokoro Jewel." the boy said. I glared at him. "Now I'll be able to get you back for what you did to me."
He lunged towards me, claws flexed out, ready to attack. My eyes widened.
"You're not going to attack me that easily." I said. I began to run into the woods. I could sense that he was coming after me. At this rate, I was never going to outrun him. I stopped. He had jumped and landed right in front of me.
"I'll give you one more chance Keiko, hand over the jewel and I promise your death shall be quick and painless." he said.
"Wow, against those odds, I choose neither option of getting killed." I said. I kicked him in the gut, hard. Even if he was a demon, he was still able to feel the kick I delivered to him. "Now, as you squat there, clutching your gut like an idiot, I, someone not by the name of Keiko, will be going. Bye!"
I ran as fast as I could. Though with this slow human speed, I was weak in this situation. Now I really wish I could have listened to Mom's advice and taken Souta's old bike over to the Feudal Era. Well, it's too late for that now. Gotta keep running. The castle was coming to view. Wow, I never knew running so much could pay off. I could still feel the stinging in my arm. This will take a lot of bandages to take care of.
I felt a strange presence coming closer. This was never a good sign. The split second I turned, he was right above me. His claws were outstretched, ready to strike. I rolled at the same time he was about to hit me. I had just barely dodged.
"Come on Keiko. What's the matter? No weapons? No claws to save your pathetic life? Too bad. You're finished." he said.
"If I'm finished, then I would be lying dead. But since I'm not, I think I might as well do this next." I kicked him in the groin, harder than I did for his gut. That should keep him down for a while. Instead of going towards the castle, I began running back in the woods. Don't want the castle getting attacked.
I had to run. Run for my life. Run for the lives of the people in the castle and that village I was at this morning. This wasn't just about me. I was always around people that only this I would care about me. I didn't think like that. I always thought about others. Never have I thought about myself.
"You can't run away forever. Your blood will be on my claws!" he yelled. I can't believe it. He was still going after me.
"Why don't you just go away? Crap. This isn't my day." I continued running. My legs felt as if they were about to burst. If I was still a hanyou, this would be easier to run from him. This really sucks.
"Kaori! KAORI!" I could hear voices faintly in the distance. They belonged to my Mom and Dad!
"You know what, I don't think I should run anymore." I had stopped in my tracks and turned around. "You won't scare me." He had jumped from the trees and landed once again in front of me.
"I see. You're braver than I thought. Well, I guess that means that you will fight me now?" he asked. He still had that stupid smirk on his face.
"Well, if that's the only thing that will get me out of this mess. Then I will." I said. I stood in the fighting stance my father taught me…although this won't be that easy without my demonic features. He stared at me…awkwardly.
"I've never seen you take a fighting stance…except for when you use your bow and arrows," he said, "but now's not the time to deal with that. Today, you will die."
"Doesn't matter if I die or not, as long as you don't hurt anybody, I am fine with that." He charged at me after what I said. My life didn't have any meaning. I realized that ever since I became human. I felt weak, something that cannot help anyone. Then, something struck me. Wait, Mom was human. She was not always a hanyou. Humans may be weak, but Mom was strong. Dad always said so. If Mom can be strong, I can too.
I quickly dodged his attack. All I had to do was wait for the right time to strike. I always must fight with my head. Fists didn't matter if you don't have a good strategy was what Mom taught me. He had left his stomach open. Perfect. I ducked under his claws and punched his gut. A light pink energy came out of my fist and came out of the attack. He had a big wound in his gut. Did I do that?
"Bit - - now you will really die!" with one hand holding onto his gut, he raced toward me his claw ready to attack. "This will be payback!"
Once again, I was left to dodge all of his attacks. Hey, what else was I to do? I was fighting a very angry hanyou right now. I began running. I had to find some sort of weapon.
"Wench, come back here!" he yelled. Wait, didn't Dad used to call Mom that? What am I thinking, gotta keep running.
I found a tree and swung onto a branch. I climbed a little bit before hiding behind a bunch of leaves. I knew he was coming soon, so I tried to hide as best as I could. Little did I know, that wasn't going to help much.
"Wench, you might as well come out of hiding. I can sniff you out." he yelled. Crap! I had forgotten about that. Don't blame me, I was human for goodness sakes! "So, you're in the tree huh? Looks like I'm gonna have to get ya out then. Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!"
"AHHH!" I screamed. He had cut some of the branches including the one I was standing on. I was falling to the floor. Luckily, the leaves made it a soft landing for me, and I started to run again. I never knew I could do so much running in my human form.
With Kagome and Inuyasha…
"Kagome, I smell Kaori. But, I also smell her blood." Inuyasha said. Kagome stared at him horrified.
"We better hurry Inuyasha." Kagome said. They both began running towards my scent.
Back with Kaori…
I knew he was catching up. My human speed would not allow me to get away from him. I thought about how life was, that I was always enjoying it. I never really did hate my life. It was always, too perfect. But, life isn't like that. I knew that one-day, my life would change as drastically as it has now. So, here it is, me running for my life in human form. Great, just great. I could sense his presence next to me now. I knew what he was going to do. He was going to attack.
"Now, to get the jewel from you. Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" he said. His claws pierced into my skin, and ripped my flesh. I saw lots of blood coming out and with it, a round jewel. I knew I could not let him have it. I grabbed it in my hands and continued running. I clutched onto my side. Not only do I have to worry about my arm, but my side as well? The world hates me!
Everything was growing blurry. I could barely see anything. My vision was obstruct. I could see two figures coming. I was losing too much blood. I wasn't sure if I would make it.
End of Kaori POV…
Kaori was now staggering towards a tree. She had lost too much blood, and now was getting too weak to move. Inuyasha and Kagome were getting closer to Kaori, but not before he showed up.
"Keiko, I'll be having that jewel now." he said. He jumped towards Kaori, but not fast enough before Kagome could do somthing about it.
"Inuyasha, I'm going to use your Beads of Submission to help Kaori." Kagome said. She grabbed the necklace, which hung around Inuyasha's neck for so long. She gently pulled it off before she realized something. She didn't know the chant.
"If ye don't mind me asking, do ye need any help with that?" a voice was heard. Out came priestess Kaho.
"Kaede?" Kagome asked. Kaho shook her head.
"I am her cousin, Kaho. I am this village's priestess. I know the chant ye must use for the Beads of Submission." She said. Kagome gave her the beads, and she began to chant the spell. Soon, it begins to float in the air towards the young Inuyasha look alike. It surrounds his neck and remains there. He tries to take it off, but it wouldn't come off.
"What the he- -? What is this piece of sh- -?" He continues to try to take the beads off.
"Now Kaori!" Kagome yelled.
"Now what?" Kaori asked. Seeing is Kaori is distracted, he hits Kaori's hand, the jewel rolling away from everyone.
"I'll deal with you later Keiko. Once I become a full demon." he said going after the jewel. Kaori heard the sound of the beads clattering around his neck. She knew what she had to do.
"SIT BOY!" she yelled. Down he went. The young hanyou was no match for Kaori. "Let's see…this first sit (Thud!) will be for attacking me. This next sit (thud!) will be for trying to trick me to help you. The third sit (thud!) is for calling me Keiko and not my real name. The fourth sit (thud!) is for trying to kill me. And this last sit (thud!) is for fu- -ing calling me Keiko!" Kaori yelled.
If you looked at the ground where she sat him, you would see a very large hole. Well, she did sit him six times. She picked up the little round orb.
"If you don't mind, I'm going to take this back and make sure no evil demon uses it." she said. She walks toward Inuyasha and Kagome before falling into their arms.
"I'm really tired Mom. I think I'll go to sleep." Kaori says before falling into unconsciousness.
Kaori woke up feeling better than ever. She found her mom sleeping next to her futon and her dad on the floor in a corner. She smiled.
"Mom, you awake?" Kaori shook her a bit before Kagome woke up.
"Kaori! I'm so glad you're ok!" Kagome said.
"Of course Mom. Why wouldn't I be?" I told her.
"So, you should explain to me everything that has happened in the last few days you weren't home." Kagome said. Kaori began to explain everything, from meeting the strange boy to being in a fight with him. Then, a thought struck her.
"Where is he, that strange boy?" Kaori asked.
"Who ya callin' strange?" a voice asked. I looked at the doorway. There he was, standing as if nothing happened. She glared at him. "Don't look at me. I was dragged here, by him."
She looked to who he was pointing at. Her own father dragged him here?
"What? It's not my fault. I was told by Kagome to drag you here. She said something about just because you tried to kill Kaori, doesn't mean you have an important role ahead of you and all this other junk." Inuyasha explained.
"Inuyasha, talk like that some more and I will get Kaede to make me another set of beads." Kagome threatened. The boy continued to try to take the beads off.
"How the he- - do I take these off?" he demanded.
"Only Kaori can take those off." Kagome explained. "And she can choose when to do so."
"Meaning?" he asked.
"They will never come off." Kaori said. His eyes widened.
"You can't be serious! You've got to take this off!" he demanded. She smiled.
"No." she answered.
"I'm gonna-" he began his threaten.
"You're gonna what? Kill me? All I have to say is sit (thud!)…oops." Kaori said. Once again, he fell to the floor (gotta love the sit command).
"Da- - you." he cursed. Kaori rolled her eyes.
"No cursing, especially around my parents." Kaori said. He sat up, his ears twitching, and glared at me.
"Of course." he replied. "Although, Keiko you should be able to take me out without this stupid thing. Stupid wench." Kaori was furious.
"Sit boy (thud!)." Kaori commanded. The boy hanyou glared at her.
"Why the he- - did you do that for?" he asked. Kaori did a scary scare (kind of like the one Kagome does to Inuyasha whenever she is pissed off like when he broke her bike…).
"First off, my name is not Keiko. It's Kaori. Pronounced Kay-or-ee! Second, I am not stupid, you're dumber than I am. Third, quit calling me wench, and oh yeah, SIT! (thud!)." she yelled before walking away. She found out she was in the village that Lady Kaho lived in. She entered the square…when she became surrounded by a bunch of people.
"Mi'lady! You have returned!" they said.
"Eh?" I looked down at my clothing, I found out I was wearing a priestess kimono. "Uh…hi?"
"Please, take these gifts. They are not much, but we hope you will enjoy none of the less." the villagers said. Soon, she had a basketful of fruits and vegetables.
With the hanyou boy…
"Crap. Stupid piece of shi- -. Da- - it all." he cursed. He continued tugging on the beads.
"Could you stop talking to yourself and help me?" a voice was heard. He looked down to see Kaori.
"What do you want, wench?" he said.
"Sit." Kaori whispered. He came down with a thud!.
"What the he- - is your problem? Just leave me alone. Fu- - off!" he yelled.
"Hey, is your stomach okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" he asked.
"Well, if I remember clearly, I shot something into it, just making sure you were okay. So, can you help me eat all of this?" Kaori asked. She pulled out the large basket of vegetation. He looked at it.
"Are you trying to poison me?" he asked.
"I just want help eating it, that's all. I mean, since we are going to be together for a while, might as well get to know each other." Kaori explained.
"Whatever." he replied.
"Well, you already know my name. It's Kaori. I'm Kaori Taisho, one of the heirs to the Western Lands." Kaori said.
"And I'm someone who really doesn't care." he answered.
"Can't you just tell me your name then?" she asked. He looked at her for a minute before answering.
"Well, since it looks like you will nag me about it, my name is…"
Dreamstar: Sorry, still haven't decided on a name yet. Well, because none of you are reviewing, I want at least 10 reviews. So, let their be reviews and I will update! and Merry Christmas!
