Heart of Tensaiga
Enter the Half Demon Katsumi!
Inuyasha and group had been traveling for some time in search of their lost companion, Kagome. Many ideas were thrown about as to what could have happened to her, of course after Shippo was already asleep. Of course they ranged from being kidnapped by some demon, possibly but doubtfully Koga, and the most obvious was that Naraku had something to do with it.
He had tried sniffing out Kikyo for a time to see if she had any ideas as to what had happened but she seemed to be keeping enough distance to be unnoticed by his nose. So far there were still no lead in any kind of direction and Naraku had been rather silent during their entire search.
"Inuyasha," Sango's voice broke him out of his thoughts, "I think we should take a rest. The heat of the afternoon will surely do damage to us if we continue on like this."
Amber eyes looked over; the humans were in a sweat with Miroku being the worst off due to his layered monk robes. Even Shippo seemed to be having a hard time in the heat and he was not even walking. Kilala mewed her response which meant that he had no choice but to stop for a few hours until the heat died down. He didn't want to but with them looking so bad he could only think of Kagome and how she would sit him if he were to keep them going.
Next to the road was a forest and they took shelter in the shade of the trees. Soon sighs were heard as they put the gear down and settled onto the ground to relax. Shippo curled next to Sango and looked at the sky with eyes that clearly said 'I'm thinking about Kagome'.
His nose sniffed around just to make sure they were safe and the small gust of wind blowing towards him brought a few scents that caused him some concern. There were demons out there, at least three possibly four. "I'll be back," he said dismissively. He did not want them concerned. They needed their rest and he was sure he could handle whatever it was out there on his own. He was the strongest around after all.
As he ran he noticed that the smell was getting stronger than it should have been if they were still, so that meant they were coming in his direction. He stopped and pulled out the Tetsusaiga and waited for whatever it was to come out of the forest. What he saw made him blink in surprise.
A female half demon by the looks of her leaped high above the trees with a smirk upon her face. He observed her carefully, her hair was down to her hips and seemed to be such a dark black that the sun reflected a bit of blue and the ears atop her head were more pointed than his own and shared the color of her hair. Long bangs were pulled back by white flower clips that were clipped in just in front of her ears. Her eyes sparkled in the sunlight, a blue mixed with green. Fair skin was countered by black clothing much like his own, except where his haori sleeves hung loose around his arms hers clung tightly to her wrists. The only other difference was that she wore cloth shoes much in the same fashion of Sesshomaru.
Her smile revealed tiny fangs and he noticed that she wielded a katana and a wakizashi rested upon her hip. He wondered what she was doing and who she was running from.
As if sensing his thoughts about her she looked down upon him and her smile turned into a slight frown. Her feet lightly touched the ground below her about fifty feet away and she turned towards whatever was crashing through the forest to get to her.
"Seems like play time is over boys," a soft, playful voice stated as she turned her hip a bit and held the katana to her side. When the demons came into view she simply swung the sword through the air and a blast of energy was sent away from her and blinded Inuyasha for a moment.
When amber eyes opened again it was to see the half demon girl hold out her palm as a single jewel shard fell into it. "Hey, give me that jewel shard!" was the first thing he could think of to say to the woman standing before him.
A black eyebrow rose as she turned to face him. "What uses have you for the jewel shard?" she asked half laughing at him.
He growled in response. Is she mocking me? "That's none of your business! Just hand it over already before I have to take it from you." He readied the Tetsusaiga in preparation for a fight.
Clawed hands placed the shard of the jewel in a small pouch hidden within her outfit and then she stated, "Well, given you are trying to kill me for it I would say that makes it my business; but, if it's a fight you wish than I shall more than happily oblige."
Inuyasha hesitated for a moment upon noticing that unlike every other human, half demon, or demon he had faced before with the jewel shards, she did not use its power to enhance her own; however, before he had time to react the girl was already speeding towards him and the ringing of metal on metal reverberated throughout the trees and clearing. Damn she's fast. He could do nothing more than block her attacks at the moment and even that was not as easy as he thought it should be.
The two jumped, swung, slashed, and twirled as their swords and strength clashed against one another. Inuyasha growled at the woman that seemed to be on par with him thus far. "Who are you?" he growled out.
She laughed in enjoyment of the fight, "The name is Katsumi!"
(A/N) Yay, another long chapter for you guys! By the way, someone asked in a review what OC means, it means Original Character. Meaning that Katsumi is my creation and the only character I can claim as mine. As always, read and review. Let me know what you think of my latest addition to the story!