Tari here. I have written another chapter, I hope you guys like it. I know you guys keep asking for more action but as you can see I'm really not that good at writing it. I'm trying though. And I know one or two people asked about the relationship that is building between Becca and Miroku. I don't really know where I'm going with that yet, but we'll see. I'm thinking about showing you guys a flashback of what happened when Becca saw Jack die so that maybe I can do something like Kikyo and Inuyasha. You know, one thought to die but comes back. We'll see.
Kagome bolted up right. She reached out and grabbed her bow and arrows, looking around the clearing.
Inuyasha and Miroku stood on one side of her while Shippou, Kirara, and Songo stood on her other side. Becca stood up more slowly, and stayed behind them, farther away.
A monster stepped out of the woods, heading straight for them. It's limbs swayed by its sides as if they were too long to hold up. Behind it came another, similar looking. Behind it came different shapes and sizes. Some much larger and some much smaller. A few looked more sentient than the others.
A couple came more slowly, waiting to judge the strength of the group in the clearing.
One particularly stood apart. It was weaving in and out of the other demons like a shadow, hiding one moment and then popping out another.
Inuyasha stepped forward, a smirk on his face. "Let me take care of this. Tetsaiga can take care of them easily."
Miroku jumped up and said, "No, let me just use my wind tunnel."
"Poisonous bugs!" Kagome shouted, pointing them out. They had just come out of the forest.
"This is the work of Naraku," Songo commented, then said, "Inuyasha let us have some fun too."
The monsters were getting closer now. Some started charging, causing all of the others to run faster as well.
Before anyone could react Becca hissed loudly. Inuyasha was going to turn and see what was wrong but his body didn't respond.
"What's going on? Why can't I move?" Miroku gasped beside him.
"It's the Freeze. I've felt it before," Becca interjected. She continued, "This is the same… as… when Jack died."
Kagome screeched, "Their coming. We need to do something."
Becca flashed past. Now standing in front of them, she held her arms straight out and a field of red smoke stretched out. It covered the entire group except for Becca. Becca, whom was standing outside the field, now bent over, looking tired.
"How come you can move?" Inuyasha snapped angrily, "And what is this red stuff?"
Becca glanced over her shoulder briefly before facing the oncoming hoard, now closing in. "As I said, I've felt this before. I've had a lot of time on my hands and have forced myself to get to know and become immune to every toxin, power, poison, etc., that I come across. It can no longer affect me."
The demons now grew so close that Becca disappeared. They converged on the red field and fought each other. The field protected them well though, nothing got in.
Kagome lurched forward all of a sudden. "It's gone," she gasped. Then, standing, she turned to the others. They all started falling out of their stupor at the same time.
As Inuyasha, the last to become normal, started to move, the red field started to fade.
Miroku heard Becca's voice crying out. He couldn't hear what she said, but it sounded angry.
A demon suddenly burst through the field, grabbing at Kagome. Inuyasha cut it apart instantly.
With the entire group now able to move, they cut through the demons rather quickly. The more sentient ones started to attack as the numbers started to dwindle. They were stronger and harder to kill.
Miroku swung his staff, cutting through the nearest demon to him. When it dissipated he saw Becca locked in fierce combat with a humanoid looking demon.
He ran towards her but froze when he saw what was happening.
The demon, a female, was laughing and cutting at Becca's body. Every time Becca was cut, Miroku expected a reaction, but she stayed unemotional, as if she couldn't show weakness to her opponent. What startled him the most though, was that a ghostly apparition was holding Becca back. She could retaliate for it was all she could do to keep her vitals from getting stabbed.
"Suu will kill you!" the demon kept crying out.
Miroku flew forward and swung his staff at the apparition. It dissipated only to reform and fly into Becca's body. While that had happened the opposing demon had stopped a moment, startled by the newcomer. Becca had taken that moment to lean forward and tear her head from her shoulders.
When she had fallen Becca fell to her hands and knees, gasping for air. She clutched at her stomach, a wound bleeding from it profusely.
"Are you alright?" Miroku asked, crouching down to her.
Becca spat out some blood before standing slowly. "She was right," Becca muttered.
"Who was right about what?" Miroku questioned.
Becca ignored him, running by and attacking another demon as blood dripped from multiple wounds.
As Inuyasha cut down the last demon in the clearing, Songo asked loudly and for all to hear, "Becca why did you just stand there?"
Everyone looked at Songo as Becca froze in her place. "What do you mean?" Becca asked.
Songo stepped forward menacingly and snapped, "Do you think I'm blind? Towards the end of the battle you just stood there as a demon tore at your skin. You didn't even try to guard yourself, much less retaliate. Why did you do that?"
Becca glared at her but turned away. "I have no reason to explain myself to you."
Songo stepped forward again, raising a fist and swinging. It slammed into the back of Becca's skull, knocking her over.
Miroku jumped forward, clutching Becca's limp body. At the same time Inuyasha jumped in front of Songo and snapped, "What'd ya do that for?"
Songo was staring at her fist, anger evident on her face. "Why do we keep her with us? She's nothing but trouble. She even tried to kill us. We don't know her so how can we trust her?"
Kagome opened her mouth to defend Becca, but then closed it, doubt in her eyes.
Inuyasha didn't say anything.
Shippou watched the confrontation fearfully.
Miroku was the only one that would say anything. He spoke out, "Kagome you see it too don't you?"
Kagome turned, confused. "See what?"
"The mark."
"Mark?"
Inuyasha now leaned down, looking at what Miroku was referring to. There was a star etched into the back of Becca's neck. Like it was drawn with a knife.
"What is that?" Inuyasha asked.
Now everyone crowded around, looking at the mark.
Miroku replied, "It's the mark of punishment."
Inuyasha's eyes grew wide and he growled, "That's not possible. The only people that get that mark are the ones that commit crimes against the Shinigami."
"What crimes does a Shinigami actually care about? I always thought they didn't have rules," Shippou cut in.
Miroku looked up. "There are very few that people know of. Most of the crimes can only be committed by another Shinigami."
"But wouldn't that mean…"
Everyone looked at Becca from new eyes. Was she a Shinigami?
I hope you liked it. Make sure to review so I know what you guys want to add and what to have less of, characters, etc. For one thing, do you guys LIKE the relationship between Miroku and Becca. I might have a little scene between them later. There are a lot of possibilities with this. Help me out guys!