AN: To answer a question; Kuro is also a full-fledged dog demon. This is one reason Sesshomaru let her join him.
Sorry for the long wait. School has been very demanding lately.
"If I'm going to travel with you, I need to know what is happening with that baboon." I demanded, stopping in my tracks with my hands on my hips. I stared him down, my heart racing. In the back of my troubled mind, I wondered if he could hear it. The dog demon only turned his head back around and kept walking. His velvety voice reached me from where he stood.
"Then leave." Two words. Those two words made my heart crack. Rin stopped from where she was walking happily alongside Ah Un, a concerned look on her smooth face. I considered doing it. Leaving. But then again, I wasn't very good on my own. Before I found the half-demon and his group, three villages had been burned-melted-to a crisp. But a day wouldn't be so bad, would it?
"Fine. Find me when you want to explain all this." I gestured solely to him, but he only peered at me from the corner of his eye. I was forced to look down when Rin ran over to me on the verge of tears. I knelt down to her, letting her arms wrap around me in a hug. "Don't worry. I'll be back. Don't you worry one bit." I whispered to her, gently removing her grasping hands and holding them in front of her in my pale palms.
"You promise?" She sniffled. Streaks already ran down her cheeks.
"I promise." I smiled. I rose to my feet, meeting Sesshomaru's gaze once more.
"Come on Rin." He ordered softly as he strode away from me. Rin hesitated before chasing after him. I ran off through the trees, the little girl's show bringing water to my eyes. I kept them focused ahead, holding back the tears as I got away from the beautiful dog demon.
As I tried to get away. It was difficult when another mysterious baboon man appeared in your path. I nearly ran into him, but the swarm of insects forced me to a stop much quicker than I believed I could have. I also jumped back a branch to add more distance between me and the annoying, buzzing insects.
"You are smart to avoid my saimyosho." His voice was so cold; it was as if it were sucking the life from me as he spoke. I bared my fangs at him, not trusting him a bit, though his scent was slightly different from before. "You are also arrogant. From the scene back there, strong, too." His voice was still cold, but slipping into the persuading tone that I had to shake myself out of.
"You didn't come here to admire my personality. What do you want?" I snapped, and the moment it was out of my mouth, I knew it was too harsh. Surprisingly, his tone of voice didn't change. I should have expected that, hanging out so much with Sesshomaru.
"I have a mission for you." My canine instincts told me to run, to get away now. But the appearance of a jewel shard made me stay. I had felt power from it earlier. A strong emanation that I could sense with my fingertips. It would make me more powerful, therefore allowing me to control me powers better. He waited while I conflicted inside myself, as if he knew what was happening in my mind. "You shall receive a jewel shard for your work. And, if you wish, I shall offer something else." I didn't say anything, only kept listening. Sadly, he did not mention what else he would offer.
"What do I need to do?" I couldn't see his face, but I could imagine him smiling.
"Kill the full-fledged dog demon. He is getting in my way." While I froze, shocked, he showed up behind me, a sharp pain appearing in my back as I fell to the forest floor, unconscious.
•••
I woke, sore and tired, but there was an odd strength in my fingertips. One after another, scenes from before my loss of consciousness. I supported my back, remembering the deal I had been offered by Naraku. Kill the full-fledged dog demon? He could only mean one. And he should have known I wouldn't do that. A sharp pain radiated from my back, pushing all thoughts out of my head. It was soon gone, but I couldn't recall any of my thoughts other than a simple sentence, which was odd. That, and a man in a baboon costume. Kill the full-fledged dog demon. The same thing over and over again, letting me know I must carry it out.
My feet moved faster than they ever had before, propelling me further whenever they met a branch. My eyesight, strong before, let me see every groove in the tree bark, every vein on each leaf. Everything around me also created noise, even the tiniest whisper. The over sensitive ears caught every movement of the bugs that moved around me, the sound of the wind through bird's feathers, feet above my head. I never knew the world was so complex. I was kind of enjoying it. A sharp scent caught my nose. I took a deep breath. Dog…Mortal…Cat? What would a dog demon be doing with humans? And cats? That wasn't normal. I stayed where I was, perched on a thick branch as a huge group passed beneath me.
A girl with long black hair in an odd outfit on the back of a silver-haired boy with dog ears followed by a normal-looking girl with a huge boomerang and a fluffy two-tailed kitty. A monk dressed in blue followed them, a staff in his hands. The oddly human-scented dog demon paused underneath my branch. He sniffed the air, his eyes finding me in the leaves. A strong nosed must have helped too, because he called me out.
"Kuro? Where's Sesshomaru?" He demanded, drawing a ragged old sword that illuminated in a bright light, becoming a huge blade with a tuft of fur. Kuro? That sounds…familiar? I dropped from the branch, causing the whole group to pull out their weapons. I held up my palm, a teardrop shaped purple liquid taking form. The cat growled, exploding into flame. A huge saber-tooth cat in its place.
"Who's Sesshomaru?" I asked honestly. Why'd they think I would be with him?
"The full-fledged dog demon you left us to travel with." The monk explained. So there's a full fledged dog demon, and they know him? They don't seem to get along too well.
"Why, are you guys trying to find him? Cause I kinda got lost-" I hoped they would buy my act. Being nice was not my thing. Sadly, the dog demon interrupted me.
"Yeah, find him and kill him!"
"Inuyasha, she has a jewel shard." The girl's soft tone surprised me. It was as if the sound of her voice sparked something in my back, and both fire and ice coursed through my limbs.
"Where is it?" The demon-Inuyasha- demanded.
"Her back, between her shoulder blades." The girl reported and I sneered, dodging his attack. His cute little ears folded back as he lunged again, his blade coming dangerously close to my spine. I flipped around faster than I expected, grabbing the silver blade in my hands. The elaborate covering melted away so the damaged sword hit my palm without even drawing blood. I grinned as he jumped away from me. Surprisingly, the girl was next, now dressed in a demon slayer's outfit. She whipped the Hiraikotsu at me, a fierce light in her eyes making me wonder what I had done to make her hate me so much.
The monk appeared behind me next, pulling beads from his hand. A sharp wind worked up, starting from the palm of his hand. That was quite a weird talent. He rushed to wrap the beads around his wrist again when a huge horde of saimyosho entered the battle. An arrow shot at me then, clipping my shoulder.
"Those are Naraku's insects!" The monk exclaimed as they regrouped. "If he is here, we can't waste our time. Let's go." As if they had forgotten I was there, they ran off, their weapons still drawn. The bugs paused for a moment before taking off into the sky. Good work, Kuro. The voice echoed around me and I searched for the source, but there was no one there. The power I had felt returned and I looked down at my shoulder as the shallow cut healed itself. Thank you. I responded back. If he could get in my head, he should be able to hear my thanks.
AN: Alright, this is probably not where you expected this story to go. I didn't even think I was going to take it this way. It will be interesting when she finds Sesshomaru.
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