InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Fuyu Yume ❯ Chapter 3: To Fear ( Chapter 3 )

A/n: Okay everyone, I know some of you are desperate for another update on my other stories, but this story keeps popping up in my mind. So here’s the next chapter of Fuyu Yume, to tide you over until inspiration hits me for those other stories.

Disclaimer: I didn’t own anything last chapter, what do you expect now?

Summary:

They need her help to save him, but first they must brave the treacherous mountains and the secrets they hold to get to her.

Pairings:

Kagome/?
Kuwabara/Yukina
Warnings: There will be a few OC’s mentioned, like Kagome’s companions and the one mentioned in this chapter, however, there will be no pairings between OC’s and regular Characters. I don’t like doing that a lot. There may be past relationships with OC’s for Kagome but that’s it.

*Fuyu Yume*

By: Kage Otome (Shadow Maiden)

Chapter 3: To Fear

They didn’t know what it was that made their bones chill and hair rise. Others may have blamed it on the freezing winds that had somewhat calmed--for now. But they knew better, they knew that something was out there, watching them, stalking them, waiting for the perfect time to strike. It was an instinctive feeling that one harbors after years of fighting for their lives. And as we all know, one should never under any circumstances ignore their instincts.

Yukina despite being an ice apparitions shivered, something was wrong, something was sending chills up her spine, she while not having such a fine tuned instinct like the other warriors of the group, knew a malevolent presence when she sensed one. She was after all a demon and had been in the presence of evil before. And whatever it is was hunting them--biding it’s time, it was intelligent, looking for a way in--a weakness.

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She watched almost apathetically from high on the mountain peek. She, looking for some sort of amusement had left her home and ventured out into the snowy peaks, what took most people weeks, even days took her a mere second. It was one of the powers that all Kami had. Even some demi-gods and goddesses had them, she was one of them. The power to ‘blink’ so to speak. Blinking or teleporting as some call is the ability to be in one place and then another in the blink of an eye. Hence the name---blinking. All you had to do was imagine where you wanted to be and you would be there, of course it did have to be a real place...After all, as much as she’d like to, you can’t go to an imaginary place that exists only in the mind.

She watched them and studied their movements, most of them were fighters, very good, strong and powerful. Experienced, wary---like veterans, they’d been doing this for a long time, fighting together--individually and as a team. They had much honor, it was in their eyes, in their pride. However there was no telling as to when that honor would disappear and the true face behind the mask of lies would show. Call her cynical. But it’s better to assume everyone has something to hide, something to lie about, it saves time. Besides, there is not one person who does not have a secret to hide. Not one. Well, except perhaps children, but children are often brutally honest, having not yet been introduced to the art of lying of deception.

Her eyes focused suddenly when she heard a loud, bellowing growl. Hm...This wasn’t even part of her test. This particular creature just hated it when creatures traveled across his territory, so he often attacked along with others. She’d have to remind him, this territory was hers. Besides the antics of the younger child and the big drunk one were quite amusing. It was almost as if it was all a big game, of course, it would be a pity to allow her only source of entertainment to die. So she’d grant them help if they needed it---at least for now. Until they run out of amusing interactions, then they were on their own. And there was also another matter to investigate. The odd shape Arai had seen following the group or at least she thought she saw something, which meant it was probably there, just hidden.

Night was falling though. That’s when they liked to strike. She’d wait, and she’d watch. After all that’s why she was there, for her amusement. She could smell those awful creatures now, they were close, and they were hungry. That was to be expected, it had been decades since they had last had fresh prey, they had been living off the other creatures in these lands, and their own dead. Primitive beings.

They leaped.

She smirked.

Now the show would begin.

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They had been stalking these creatures for over an hour and soon the time for ‘feasting’ would come. They were quite intelligent despite the fact of being primitive in other aspects. They had been searching for a weakness among the group, and they’d found it. The injured one Kuwabara, they seemed to instinctively, unknowingly surround the boy carrying him and the girl. But their little circle of protection was flawed. There was a dent in their defenses and that was all they needed.

Darting out of the snow with a howl, his other brethren joined him. They were a cross between wolves and something. Quite disgusting their fur was ripped off and molted in some areas they looked like zombie versions of wolves. And they were much smaller, about the size of a maltese. Quite puny ‘wolves’ for lack of better word. But they came in large numbers almost overwhelming the startled travelers. They attacked with an overly large muzzle, filled with not one, but two rows of sharp teeth and poison dripping from their gums.

The startled group fought off the numbers with surprising ease, that is until they began darting under their legs to get to the injured and weaker members of their group. A cry rang out, bringing everyone’s attention to Rinku who was being bitten repeatedly, Yukina was there next to him, trying her best to beat off those creatures with little success. They were fast and tricky, managing to avoid blows that would cause them instant death.

Rinku meanwhile lay clutching his arm where the deepest bite had been dealt, the damn thing nearly bit off his wrist. He cried out again as the poison seeped through his veins immobilizing him and sending bolts of fiery pain up and down his arm. Yukina kneeling down attempted to heal him and fend off one of those creatures at the same time, luckily Hiei had slashed it down and rejoined the fray, making sure to stay close to Yukina.

Over and over battle cries were heard from the warriors as they formed a tight circle, doing their best to keep these creatures at bay. But the furry monstrosities were determined, they would have what they came for. That is until a loud roar penetrated the air, nearly deafening the youkai of the group. A large furry humanoid figure emerged from somewhere to the left of them and they had no idea what it was.

“What the fuck is that, Big foot?” Yusuke asked annoyed and at the same time hoping against hope it wasn’t, they were having enough trouble with these little pip-squeaks. Kicking them just wasn’t cutting it, and he really didn’t want to put Kuwabara down for fear of him being dragged away and devoured, his legs were already covered in scratches where a lucky sucker caught him, luckily they only had poison glands in their mouths.

They were utterly surprised when ‘it’ began helping them, those little creatures seemed to cower in fear from ‘it’. It was in fact a ‘big-foot’ like creature, also thought of as a sasquatch. Farfetched, perhaps a bit, but it had taken salvation in Kagome’s mountains decades ago, under her permission. He was generally a peaceful creature preferring to stay in his cave rather then travel out into the snow.

Throwing the wolf-like creatures away a loud bellowing cry echoed from his throat and they scrammed instantly not knowing what he was doing. They decided to play it safe, in case he was calling for ‘back up’. The large ‘big-foot’ like creature turned away and walked back to his cave not even glancing at the travelers. As much as he disliked travelers, he utterly despised those little wretches that attacked them, they had taken his offspring from himself and his mate. Besides the sound of their wails disturbed his mate, disturbances like that were not good for her, especially in her condition.

“Why did you help us?” Kurama asked, ever the diplomat.

They weren’t really expecting an answer and were startled when they got one.

“They are annoying creatures, they were disturbing my mate.” His voice was surprisingly intelligent, his body was covered in long dark hair and his ‘hands’ adorned sharp talons. He looked a cross between man and ape, they didn’t even know what he really was---The youkai ‘apes’ were nearly extinct, but he wasn’t youkai---he was hanyou, taking on the outward appearance of his more primitive counterpart, but the human part of him, allowed him a humanoid form in structure and abilities, like speaking the ningen tongue.

“I see...Thank you...”

With that he turned to return to his home. After all they were not his business, they were probably like all the rest, no matter that they did have manners and were somewhat polite. They were just after her power. His face set to stone, they’d get what was coming to them---after all the greedy never prosper, they all fall eventually. Looking back to the group he wondered absently how far they’d get before they’d died before shaking his head. It was time to return home, he had better things to do.

The group glanced at each other warily, they hadn’t been prepared for such large amounts of attackers. Next time they wouldn’t be caught off guard, no matter what. Apparently these mountains were a salvation to creatures, they’d never seen before, they’d have to watch out for this to.

Chuu leaned down and picked up his companion Rinku worried. The boy was awfully cold, and shaking. His wound was quickly turning purple with taint as the poison continued to spread throughout his body. He wouldn’t make it past the night if it kept up. Cradling the small body to his larger one, Chuu spoke roughly calling for Yukina to heal him. Unfortunately the koorime’s attempts failed, she was shaking now---did her healing powers leave her? Is that why she could not heal?

Yukina was struck with fear. Both Kuwabara and Rinku were now out of of commission and dying. Kuwabara’s breathing had become harsh and unsteady again. Rinku was turning blue and purple spread throughout his body, highlighting his veins, where the poison tainted They had to get their soon, otherwise---they’d have to pray she could bring the dead back to life. Because with the way things were going they wouldn’t make it there in time. They had to hurry.

Time was not on there side.

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Beautifu l silver-blue eyes narrowed in contemplation of why he saved them. Just when things were getting good. And they didn’t even realize one of their own had been poisoned. If there was one thing she knew about those vile wolf-like creatures it was that their poison was extremely potent. He would be dead within an hour if they didn’t find a way to slow the poison or draw it out completely. Time was against them, but then again, time would always be against them, after all time was on her side. She had forever. They had a few days at most before they’d lose both boys and probably their own lives. It was a pity really.

Things were just getting interesting.

She could practically taste their fear.

Her fear.

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A/n: Okay, this fic does contain creatures of my own device. But it will get better, it will become important later on in the story, that Rinku is poisoned. But no overall most of it wasn’t important well...Anyway, suggestions for pairings are always welcome. I was going for either a Kurama/Kagome/Touya, or Kurama/Kagome/Yusuke or heck even a Touya/Kagome/Yusuke...Please Review and tell me what you think.