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I DONT OWN INUYASHA...I WISH!


Scroll X: Striking Gold

She followed. She sneaked. She explored. The balls of her feet brush against the grass, the weeds, fingers trailing the steams of leaves as she breathes in. Brown orbs look up to the tops of the trees; light breaking through its lushness, giving out a golden green glow. A faint tickle reaches her cheek and brushes her ear as pollen is picked up into the air. The lady watches as she giggles. Trying to catch the small buds of pollen her legs halt as she sees the open land. A village.

Free and open the village laid by the edge of the forest. The spread of a meadow surrounded most of the large village. Temples and markets were held as in some parts she could see houses that had two floors. Slipping on her flip flops she plants her feet on the dirt trail.

Being inside a village practically defined loud and crowded! Carts everywhere filled with various kinds of meat, grain, and collective items that she had never set eyes before. Her head going left and right at the many discoveries, especially at the many people passing by!

Now to find Emi…

Izayoi could lay her sights on a few of the girls in maroon that she recognized but like before at the gates she caught no sign of Emi. Rotten luck! For now the girl could improvise by getting to know the ropes of the place. Her first encounter wasn't what she predicted. Every step she took men were shoving items in front her face with their persuasive voices and 'sweet talk'. How did people live with this?! Or like this for that matter! All she did was run, escaping from their greedy clutches. How dare they!

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After a good hour of investigating Izayoi still could not discover her companion but came to realize that not all the areas were difficult to handle. Just like any village it had its ups and downs. Izayoi could see children playing around the dirt roads and in-between the nooks and crannies of the buildings. Their mothers calling them in for dinner as she could she shops closing and lanterns lighting up.

"It's almost twilight," the lady notes as she views up at the sky. Izayoi was alerted at the sign of maroon kimonos leaving the village to head back to the Servant Quarters.

I should be taking my leave as well…

Hurrying to the edge of the forest she jogs up a hill. Her feet slipping from her flip flips not having a good hold onto the earth. A smile still hung on her face on the fact that she actually visited a village! Making sure to keep maroon fabric in her sight she begins walking. It seemed that the walk back to the palace felt longer than leaving it. Or could it be the princess was exhausted from all the excitement?

I should see bamboo trees anytime soon…

Granting her wish she saw far ahead the line of green steams and scattered leaves. And faintly she could detect the rambling of females in the quarters. Still she didn't want to go back. A stream was heard far off into the trees. It sounds…refreshing. From what Izayoi had heard from the girls the gates were still going to stay open for a while. She had time to fetch a drink right? Making up her mind she heads the other direction from the bamboo trees.

The stars began to reveal themselves as she follows the sound of rushing water. A skip through a few roots bushes and down a slope she arrived to the creek. The branches of the trees over her head sway as she kneels down in from of the stream. Her hands cup and fill with water as she crouches to take a sip of the liquid from her hands, cautious not to get her kimono too damp from the slight trace of mud. Flicking her hands to get the droplets of her fingers she flinches at the bombarding sound of something crashing through. The ripping of trees could be heard as a dark object rolls down through the brushes and crashes into the creek with a hard thud! Breathing rapidly she backs up on her hands and knees, still facing the rather large figure just yards away from her. Her eyes held fear and shock as the creature groans and moves. Her small hands grasp a thick stick, sliding under the roots of a tree. It growls.

The creature only seemed to wear pants; its skin beaten and cut. Izayoi, frozen, watches in awe as the being quickly gets up and snaps its head from whence it came. A demon! It pants, relaxes, slight chuckle comes from its lips. Its voice deep and very dark. Her bangs fall over her face as she swallows. The beast's head snaps at the gulping sound as looks straight at her, hunched over. Izayoi's jaw shakes, her heart accelerating.

"Small and frail but better than nothing," it chuckles as Izayoi grips her stick tighter and scoots back further in panic. It intends to have her as a snack! Back hits a wall of soil and roots. Nails biting wood. With all she could she throws the stick at him.

I barely grazed him!

The creature only chuckles more as she finally reclaims her voice, "G-GET AWAY FROM ME! DON'T TOUCH ME!"

Tears start to water her eyes as she soon realizes her remark was all for nothing as the beast bares its teeth, no fangs, at her. Claws at the ready she is trapped! Before the beast took a step forward a strange light came towards it and hit the creature! The blast held no mercy as the creature wailed at the collision, water spraying everywhere as Izayoi hid further into the roots. Covering her face from the water drenching her.

The princess kept her eyes shut as she heard the roar of her predator and water splashing all over her as she heard swift movements battling over rugged ones. It was only seconds until she heard a choking sound, skin ripping, and then no more. Scared out of her wits she cautiously opens her eyes as she sees the water flowing. With blood! Her hair flips at the immediate turns of her head. Her predator was laying on the shore and beheaded no less. At the soft sound of clanging metal she raises her head up to view at yet another figure. Having the a head of hair in the clutches of his claws the figure stood sideways from her.

"Escaping, hmph, futile," his voice colder and even deadlier he lazily tosses the corpses head into a shrub, Izayoi's blood chilled. She was beginning to think she would have been better off with the other one! Izayoi stares at the demon as she watches him lick the blood of his fingers. In his slight movements the moonlight seemed to be messing with her sight as she catches a sliver of fabric, a peak of sharp armor, and shape of a white fang. Carefully getting up she stands of her now bare feet as they were sinking in the mud. Detecting her movements his eyes turn to her and a lethal glare. Izayoi stiffs at him and just stares at his alluring eyes.

Striking and….gold.


Well, well look what the cat dragged in! Mwhahahaha! But just to tease with ya'll there's more than one dude with gold eyes here! Subtract Inuyasha LOL! Hope you liked the chapter!

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