InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Walk in the Forest... with Rain ❯ Prologue: Sometimes you get so angry... ( Prologue )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

I do not own Inuyasha and Co, however, the characters, plot, and any locations not appearing in either manga or anime belong to me and may not be reproduced in any form without my permission

Okay, short a/n. This is my first fanfic so no flames. I proofread everything I write when I get done but I don't catch it all. I'd love a beta reader if anyone would be willing to volunteer. I'm a college student with a wretched GPA (just don't tell my dad,) so I'm not sure how often I can update, i.e. no promises. If you see any problems, let me know. I'm using in this fic two characters from a story I've been writing. It's totally unconnected to Inuyasha but the story is floundering and I'm hoping to jumpstart it. Pairings are consistent to the anime with the addition of OC/OC. Obviously, Jace and Kiley must fall in love. Letting me know of any suggestions you have for my storyline, and don't worry, I'm always annoyed when I have to dig through a/n after a/n before a story so this won't happen often. Any words or concepts that you need to know will be found at the bottom. I'm pagan. There's alot of that stuff in here. It serves a purpose trust me.

p.s. The rating is not only for the potty mouth that Inuyasha, Kiley, and occasionally Jacy share. There will be lemons in later chapters.

Without furthur ado, and now that "Sesshomaru and Naraku Join Forces" is over...


Chapter 1- Forests of the Warring Times

He'd had enough of her bitching. Nag, nag, nag. Do this, do that. He had been patient -real patient- but eventually he broke down and left before he did something he'd regret. The stress of travel was getting to him and he needed to kill something. He'd hunt. A few rabbits or a deer. Anything. Blood on his claws and meat in his belly would calm him.
He took to the trees to get away from the campfire so he could stalk. And kill.

He caught a scent
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He'd had enough of her bitching. Nag, nag, nag. He had been patient -real patient- but eventually he broke down and left before he did something he'd regret. The stress of travel was getting to him and he needed to kill something. He'd hunt. A few rabbits or a deer. Anything. Blood on his claws and meat in his belly would calm him.
He took to the trees to get away from the campfire so he could stalk. And kill.
Once he was a few trees away, he dropped to the ground and ran swiftly through the underbrush until he caught a scent. He sniffed the air and tried to define the smell. 'Hmm.... deer. Smells like a stag. in heat, too. At least that means it's alone. If we stay here too long we'll need more meat and I'd hate to scare off an entire herd.' He silently treaded his way through the underbrush as he stalked the deer. Finally the scent grew crisp and strong; he could see the stag in the clearing ahead.
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He'd stalked the stag to a clearing when he caught another scent on the wind, blowing towards him. 'That smells like a mountain lion youkai. What in the hell would a mountain youkai be doing in the forests?' He shrugged mentally. So long as the guy wasn't after his meal, they wouldn't have a problem. As he jumped into the clearing to kill the deer he saw claws flash in his direction.
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"What the hell?"
Jacy stared at the inu-hanyou standing in front of him. Their claws were twined together through the neck of the deer in a kind of sick and twisted handshake.
Inuyasha bared his fangs, "I don't know who you are but you've got about three seconds to get your hand outta my meat."
Jacy sighed quietly and shook his head. "Are all hanyou this irritated all the time? Because if so-" He stopped short at a very irritated growl from Inuyasha, "No, I meant that as a serious question. I thought it was just Kiley but if it's all of you, I may very well change my mind about this trip."
Jacy sighed again and pulled his claws from the meat and watched as the now fully severed head rolled away into the underbrush.
"What do you know about this area, strang-"
Jacy looked down at the bloody hand wrapped around his throat and let out a snarl.
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Inuyasha thought quickly. This youkai smelled strange to him. He almost smelled as if he came from Kagome's time- of metal and ma-chines. But he was a youkai. Even if he was from the future the well wouldn't let him through. And what was with that accent anyways?
He shook his head and growled as the stranger insulted hanyou. What was it with every youkai thinking that hanyou were worthless. Didn't they realize that hanyou were half youkai. That would mean that in youkai were worthless, too. It didn't matter. If the youkai was going to insult him within 5 seconds of meeting him he would probably just kill the others.
He dropped the deer carcass on the ground and slammed his hand into the youkai's throat and started to squeeze as the youkai let out a warning snarl and then took a swipe at his face. He jerked back and the blow landed on his shoulder. He let out a growl of his own and swiped back, missing completely. The youkai laughed at him. His eyes narrowed and he flexed his claws. 'It's on now.'
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"Where did Inuyasha go!" Kagome asked angrily. She was tired, she was stressed, and it was starting to rain. They needed to move camp to a thicker part of the forest to try and block the rain. "And since when is it going to rain? It didn't look like rain 5 minutes ago."
"Be calm, Kagome-sama. I'm sure he'll return soon, you know he doesn't like to leave us unguarded," he looked reflectively in to the sky at the swiftly gathering clouds," Actually, he hates leaving you unguarded."
Kagome shot Miroku a look that promised homicidal retribution for that remark.
"Whatever, we need to get looking. I guess Shippou will have to just smell him out and we can collect him on the way." She began to gather her things and stacked them carefully on her bike. "Come on, Shippou, think you can help?"
"Sure, Kagome, whatever you ne-" he cocked an ear sideways and then turned his head, "Never mind. Just go that way. You'll be able to hear him in a minute."
Everyone looked at Shippou curiously, but they shouldered their belongings and quickly set out in the direction he was pointing.
He was right. I few minutes later they could hear Inuyasha snarling and cursing.
'He's fighting? Oh Kami, what has he gotten into now. He could be in trouble!' Kagome dropped her bike and grabbed her bow and quiver. "We have to go help him!"
The inu-gumi ran into the clearing to see Inuyasha and a snarling youkai locked together trying to strangle each other to death. Kagome drew and arrow and nocked it, then she began to draw it to her cheek.
All of a sudden she saw a streak of dark brown in the fading light of the forest and heard an "Oomph."
Sitting there, right on top of the face down youkai was another person. With the hat the person was wearing she couldn't even tell if it was male or female, much less if it were youkai, hanyou, or a very fool-hardy human.
"You fucking idiot."
Kagome blinked in confusion at the venom and amusement that dripped through the words. She noticed something almost familiar in the accent. It was a woman, she could tell that now, but the accent...
"Did you ever stop to think, before you gave into your idiotic male hormones, that perhaps he was the one we sought? Hmmm? Did you? Or did you just rush off in the need to act like an idiot and forget the fact that you and that bitch drug me here and I can't go home until we finish this?"
Amerika-jin. That's what it was. She was from America. Kagome's confusion grew. How would an American end up in the feudal years of Japan's past? And why was she sitting on an enraged youkai?
Inuyasha looked no less confused than Kagome felt, and kept looking from the woman to the youkai underneath her
"Get. Off."
And he was from Britain! What was going on here!
The American climbed up and kicked the demon in the head. As she turned towards the rest of the group Kagome gasped. Standing in front of her was a very pretty brunette woman who looked as though she had fallen into the costume closet of a western movie and then gotten dressed in the dark. A dark leather hat, poncho and moccasins were all that were visible of her. Kagome couldn't help but think that all she needed to complete the outfit was a gun strapped to her thigh.
The woman turned to the rest of the group.
"Nice to meet you all. The name's Kiley and the idiot on the ground is Jacy."
"Nice to meet you too. Now what the fuck is going on here. And where the fuck did you come from?"
Kiley turned an appraising eye on Inuyasha, "I dropped from the tree of course."
"The hell you did, I would've smelled you coming a mile away."
"Can you smell me now?"
Inuyasha froze and then sniffed the air around his face. His eyes narrowed and he cautiously leaned towards Kiley and sniffed again. Then he jumped back and laid a hand on his sword.
"How are you doing that and why can't I smell you?"
She looked up and the rain drizzling the leaves onto their heads.
"Tell you what, I'll make a deal with you. You promise that you'll keep the peace until after we've explained and I'll promise not to threaten anyone in your group," she stopped and shifted her gaze to the youkai who had struggled into a sitting position and her feet, "And as for him you don't have to worry. I've got him under complete control. What do you say?"
Inuyasha glanced from one to the other and then over at his friends. Kagome was still confused but she nodded without hesitation, Sango hefted her boomerang reassuringly and gave a curt nod. Kagome looked at Miroku to find him all but drooling.
'Miroku...' She shook her head at him and turned back to Inuyasha.
"Go ahead Inuyasha, I don't think she's lying."
He turned back to Kiley and gave her a nod and a grunt.
She was paying him no attention. Instead she was staring between the trees in to the sky. Suddenly she blinked, "Okay, that's great," she said, staring still into the sky, "You keep an eye on the village idiot here while I go do something."
With that she leapt straight off the ground and into a tree, climbing higher and higher until she reached the top. She sat comfortably against the trunk and relaxed bonelessly. As Kagome watched, she began to glow with a violet light.
"Hmm..."
She jumped and looked to Miroku whose eyes had also followed what Kagome now knew to be no human.
"Do you see that Miroku?"
"I do indeed Kagome-sama. It seems she has some power of her own. I wonder what she's doing."
"What the hell are you two talking about?" Inuyasha growled as he looked apprehensively at the woman in the tree tops while trying to keep an eye on the youkai on the ground.
Kagome felt a drop of cold rain slither down her spine and she looked past Kiley and into the sky. What was this? The rain was stopping?
She heard a quiet thump behind her and turned to see what it was. She screamed.
"Don't do that!" She yelled at the woman behind her. Kiley had dropped to the ground behind her and fallen into a crouch, poncho flaring, hat pulled down. She looked positively sinister.
"Sorry!" She said brightly as she stood, "Okay. I'm ready to explain, where shall I begin?"
Miroku narrowed his eyes and walked past Kagome to stand in front of the other woman. He looked her up and down and then fell to his knees.
"Here we go again," Kagome heard Inuyasha mutter in a quiet, disgusted tone. She also heard a quiet hair raising growl/snarl coming from the youkai behind her. She didn't turn around though. As disturbing as that was, Inuyasha would protect her. Besides, it was always interesting to see how women reacted to Miroku.
"Kiley-sama. We have just met but you beauty has already pierced my heart. It has pierced my heart and I find the sad story of my life rushing out. I have a request, one that only you can grant, one that may even save my life and patch the hole you've made in my heart."
Kiley stood looking down at him quietly, an eyebrow threatening to arch at any moment, her eyes beginning to narrow.
"Kiley-sama, beauty of the ages, will you do me the honor of bearing my child?"
Her head jerked sideways and her eyebrow went up. She did something quicker than the human eye could follow and Kagome hear a metallic clunk. She blinked to find Kiley standing over a crumpled Miroku, with some kind of frying pan in hand.
Kagome looked from Kiley to Sango and then back and began to applaud with her friend.
Sango walked over to Kiley and laid a hand on her shoulder, "You'll fit in nicely here."
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Okay, I know this is really short, but I have a six hour drive ahead of me tomorrow and it's exactly 3 a.m. here. Which of course means it's 4 where I'm headed. Plus my sciatica is acting up again and the entire right side of my body from the lower back down has gone completely numb with the exception of the odd twitches. My next chapter will hopefully be longer as I'll have more time to write it. (This took me about two hours. Not bad huh.)

Read and Review, get back to me on that beta-reader thing, and don't forget to add me to favorites so that you don't lose the story (I lose one and it took me three days to find it again. Bloody annoying.) If you do at least 2 out of 3 things I'll let you meet my invisible friend and I'll tell you about the talking hat next time.

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