I couldn't help but blurt out, "Are you an elf?"
Rin narrowed her eyes. "Yes. Is there a problem with that?" Her vioce was cold, emotionless, her eyes wary.
I was taken aback by her sudden change in demeanor. "N-No." Did I just stutter? I haven't stuttered since I was a small child. I quickly replaced my mask. "I was simply curious. I noticed your ears."
Her expresion instantly brightened, but I could still see a hint of wariness in her eyes. "Ah, I see! Is there anything you want to know?"
I hesitated for a bit before giving in. The urge to know if the rumors were true was too powerful to ignore. "What do you have next period?"
"A free period. Why?"
"Good. Let's go to my car. We can talk there in peace."
"Um... Why don't we just go over there?" She pointed to the forest edge that bordered the school.
"Fine." She threw me a bright smile, then ran off towards the forest.
"Catch me if you can!" She called as she disappeared into the wood. And she litterally disapeared. When she reaching the edge she touched a tree and dissapeared. I raced up the hill. A demon must have kidnapped Rin! When I heard her starled cry, I shot forward faster and hit the tree, almost knocking it down.
"Hey! What's the big rush? Carefull! The tree's in pain you meanie!"Rin's voice called from above me. I glanced up and saw her frowning down at me. She stood on a thin branch high up in the tree, casually leaning against the trunk.
"Rin! Get down form there. You could fall." I frowned up at her in turn.
"Fine!" she snarked, rolling her eyes as she jumped. Was she insane! It was at least 50 feet from the ground. Before I could step forward to catch her, her momentum slowed and she lightly touched down, almost hovering in the air before landing. "Gimme a sec." She turned to the tree I had damaged, pulling it upright, before placing her palms against the tree and... healed it...
A green-ish pulse flowed throught the tree and everywhere it went, it gave the tree... life. Dead branches suddenly grew leaves, live branches grew buds, the tree itslef seemed to grow taller, and all the damage I'd done to it...was reversed. "How did you...?"
"Huh? Oh! I think I over did it a bit... Ah well! So, what do you want to know?"
"Are the rumors true?"
"Which ones?"
"Well... Can you be killed? Do you really control the life... force... stuff? Can you control nature?" What is with me today? I'm acting like a child! I have better self control than this!
"Yes, we can, but it is very difficult to do so, especially if said elf is part strigoi. No, we do not control the lifestream, we mearly help it flow. It is Adamina and Ammara that control it. As for nature, we can influence the elements to our benefit. Our powers are limited to the type of elf we are and what types of elves we were in our past lives. Anything else?"
"No..." Yes! I have several more questions that were brought up by your answers, but... either way, I was distracted when Rin began to climb a tree so fast and gracefully, it would make a squirrel jealous. I couldn't have done that, and she was wearing 3 inch stilletto heels! "Rin! What are you doing up there?"
"Nothin much. If you wanna know, come join me!"
"No."
"Oh, I see how it is! Don't think you be able to catch me, so you won't even try!"
I knew what she was doing, trying to provoke me, but I couldn't help but respond. I jumped up, using my demon strength to reach her. Cooly landing on a branch in front of where she crouched, I raised an eyebrow at her. Did she really think that she could evade me?
"Ok, so you can jump high, but you lack the skills I have! I can stand on any twig and it won't break. I can make the trees block your path, and no matter what, I will not fall, unless I wish to do so!" As she said this she slowly stood up. On her face was a devious smirk... What could she be planing?
She began to lean backwards. "Rin, don't!"
Her smirk only grew. "Catch me if you can!" I Lunged forward to grab her but it was too late. She had alreadly jumped off, falling head first 100 feet from the ground. Hardly having to think, I jumped after her. When I was just about to reach her, she flipped, landed on a branch, and jumped, catching another one and twirling around it like an acrobat, then flinging herself to the next tree, where she ran along the long limb to the trunk, and proceded to quickly climb upwards. Rin moved so fast I was left momentarily stunned, while falling in mid air... Not a good combination.
I flipped and landed on one of the many branches beneath me, then poceeded to jump up after , I was just about to reach her, there was a green flash and all of a sudden a vine appeared before her. She grabbed hold of it and slid down it like a zip-line, just barely sliding out of my grasp. This was begining to get frustrating.
Instead of using the branch as a zipline, I simple began to run on it, gaining on Rin.
"Sesshomru, I didn't know you were and acrobat!" She taunted as she suddenly snapped the vine and landed on a thin branch. I was falling right on top of her. There was nowhere for her to run now.
"Got ya." I smirked. Just another 10 feet and she's mine!
"No, you don't." She smirked back at me and flicked her fingers. I was less than five feet above her when a thick canopy of vines grew right before my eyes, breaking my fall, and blocking me from her. Growling I slashed at the vines, only to have them grow back instantly before my eyes. "Do you yield?"
"Never!" Scowling, I got up to see she had trapped me. On all sides I was surrounded by the cursed things. Why didn't I sense this? I began to hack away at the vines with my claws once more, to give up soon after.
It was worthless. Every time I cut some away, more grew back."Do you yield?" Her amused viocecalled from below me.
"... Fine!" There was no way I was going to get out. I was more than a match for any demon, but the elves where a diffrent story. The vines retracted so suddenly, I was stunned. Something warm grasped my arm and a feeling of lightness spread through me, like I hardly weighed anything and gravity could was fighting to hold me. Blinking out of my daze, I realized the warmth was Rin's hand and I was currently perched on a twig.
Rin smiled. She was about to say something when the school bell rang. We must have been a few miles from the school, but I heard it as clearly as if I was right there. "Time to go." And aparently Rin could hear it to. I nodded, smirked, and darted off. "Hey!" She yelled from behind me. A blur shot past me, going at a speed so fast I couldn't even see her. "As if you could beat me!" Raising an eyebrow, I raced after her. The competition had just begun...
So, what do you think? like it? don't like it? tell me what you think. Review.
Taraah36: Thanks. Glad to know you like it! There will be small actions that reveal more and more of Rins character. Just to let you know there may be hidden clues to the plot line in the story. there aren't many yet, but there may be.
Rickashay: Glad you like it! As for making her an elf, I did so because I don't like stories where Rin can't do anything to help herself and someone always has to save her. So in my stories she's able to take care of herself. besides anything guys can do, girls can do better!
Sesshomaruandrin1: Thanks! Rin is like sesshomaru in certain aspects. She's had a tough past and while she's optimistic, A few of those events have left their mark on her. You'll see more of what i'm talking about in future chapters.
If you have any questions or thoughts on the story, please ask. I'll try to reply to everyone, if i can. It'll be at the end of the chapter. any ways review! feel free to give me ideas. i need to think of some filler chapters to go along with the plot line. i can manage to work just about anything in, so if you think of something, please share.