Chapter Twenty-Three: The First Meet

Hope cried out in pain as she felt the cold steal drive into her chest, she felt her world start to fade as the blade drove up and the tip of the sword started to come into view. The stale hard breath began to chock her as it came closer to her neck, her vision started to blur as she felt the sword twitch.

"You can fight me. But you won't win alone." The voice whispered.
"Please. Go away!" Hope pleaded trying to stay conches.
"Then don't fight me." He muttered kissing her neck softly.

Hope jumped from the sweat-covered ground and looked around franticly as she gasped for air. The presents of the demon seemed to linger around her, realizing it was only a dream Hope hugged herself and began to shake, her body sore from struggling to weak from her nightmare. She looked over to Ashten who was sound asleep next to her a peaceful look on his face, she looked over the burnt ground where a blazing fire once was to Shippo and Lilly who was also asleep peacefully. She turned to Ivan who was sitting on a stump pretty far away looking at her, sighing she stood and walked over to him.

"Nightmare again?" Ivan asked.
"Yea I wish I knew what it meant." Hope sighed.
"Maybe a fight is coming." Ivan muttered.
"I hope not its been pretty peaceful all week." Hope commented.
"You want to take over watch for me?" Ivan asked.

Hope smiled down and him and nodded, she watched him stand and walk over to Ashten laying down beside him their backs to each other. Hope sighed as her eyes wondered over to Shippo who was almost invisible with Lilly so close to him. She felt her breath catch in her throat as the night he had almost kissed her flashed into her mind. Trying to ignore it she sat down on the stump Ivan was just sitting on and turned around looking out at the dark forest, the stars twinkled above her she felt eyes on her but she ignored the felling as she had been all week.

Well into the night Hope realized how tired she had been growing fighting her dreams every night didn't help and she had nothing else she could do. Sighing she stood and walked into the blackness of the forest watching her steps she thought back on her life before she had entered this era. She would be sleeping soundly in her bed this night if she had not lost her necklace in the well, she giggled when she remembered how upset she was with her parents when she had learned about this world and all their secrets but never mentioned a thing when they had finally came to save them. Stopping and sighing she looked up into the dark sky, and hugged herself as she watched the dark clouds start to black out the already darkened night.

Realizing there was no moon Hope turned to go back to camp so she wouldn't get into trouble, she looked over the dark land there was no camp to be seen. Shrugging she started to walk knowing she hadn't walked that far and that she would probably see it soon. She looked back up to the sky as she walked the clouds taking over the sky and a crack of lighting shot throw them. Hope jumped at the loud sound of thunder before she looked back down, she still started at black nothing.

"I must have walked out farther then I thought." She muttered.

Starting to feel herself getting scared Hope walked faster, she jumped again as another crack of lighting and the sound of thunder rumbled throw around her. The soft crickets and whoing of howls now silent, peering throw the darkness Hope tried to see the camp or at least the dark figure that stood in front of her. Another crack of lighting made it easer for her to see the wild smile and red eyes. Jumping back Hope felt for her bow that she knew she had left at the camp.

"Why hello." The figure laughed.
"W…what do you… want?" Hope stuttered.
"Why Hope, don't you recognize me?"

Hope squinted as she started at him another crack of lighting breaking throw the sky. She couldn't place him where had she seen him. Blinking she jumped and looked around wildly as the figure disappeared. Another crack of lighting and the loud sound of thunder made her jump again. Felling an arm wrap around her neck Hope gasped out as her hands reached up to grab him trying to pull him away.

"Your fire excites me, if only you where a demon."

Hope felt him pull her agents him breathing in her sent and wrapping a arm around her waist. Hope struggled to get away but everything she tried made him tighten his grip on her almost chocking her.

"I hate demons!" She growled.
"Is that right." He muttered.

Hope managed to pull away and turned to see a rather handsome demon, his blue eyes burned deep into hers. His long black hair pulled back into a pony tail, his handsome and rugged face was so close to her Hope could fell his breath. Glaring up at him Hope stepped back and almost tripped on a rock.

"Who are you!" She yelled.
"The one who controls the Shikon no Teema." He smiled.

Hope blinked and looked down at the jewel around her neck, it did not shine or even glimmer did he not have the jewel with him?

"Your jewel has nothing to do with the Shikon no Teema." He muttered.
"But I thought they where sisters?"
"They are, but it only reacts to the Shikon no Teema when it is doing evil." He gloated.

Hope moved back a little further felling her heart begin to sink. Was this an evil demon, it had to be the jewel glowed frequently witch mint he used it for evil a lot. She crossed her arms and let all her weight go to one hip, she had no weapons her only hope was to act as if she wasn't scared of him.

"Well then why are you here?" She muttered.
"For you, have you not been getting my messages?" He grinned.
"YOU! You're the one giving me all those dreams!" Hope growled.
"Yes." He came closed.

New Generation Bloopers

Lilly: Where is my hot demon!?
Sango: Shippo?
Lilly: No I mean my bad demon so Shippo can fight for me giggles
Shippo: Oh brother.
Hope: I am so confused.
Ashten: I can be the guy to fight Shippo for you?
Hope, Ivan: Gross……..
Lilly: What is so gross about Shippo and me!
Shippo: I hate you so much…..
Lilly: WHAT!? runs off crying
Shippo: stares.
Me: GO AFTER HER YOU JERK!
Shippo: No….
Me: I said so!
Shippo: No……
Me: Your suppose to be a gentlemen!
Shippo: I am!
Me: Not if you let her cry!
Shippo: you can only take so much.
Me: jerk.
Ashten: Its alright Lilly. pats her back
Lilly: cries in his chest
Everyone: What did we miss? . .