InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ BROTHERS' WAR ❯ QUARREL: PART II ( Chapter 5 )

QUARREL: PART 2

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters and some ideas may be from my head; from other things that I can remember; or a combination of the two. If I did own the series or the characters, then I would be able to either create the mangas or animes instead of writing a fanfic.

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Hey all! Finally broke the 100 mark for visits today, January 8, 2004. YEA! Guess I got some fans of the story but don't know who or how many exactly. Only 3 or 4 have actually let me know what they think and how they feel about the story. Still not many reviews! Too bad, guess all of you want me to just keep on going with what I got so far. No alterations? I don't know if I should continue with the recaps of the previous story because school is starting again and I will be taking much much longer to update. That means that it will be hard for me to remember what exactly I wrote last and I would have to re-read some of it to refresh my memory. Should I really take all that time to create a recap when people don't let me know what they think? Well, enough about that; I want to let all know that I plan on writing a fanfic using the Dead Or Alive characters but am unclear as to how I should start off the first one. Let me know which you think would be better to start off a series that deals with ninjas and fighting! (I don't own DOA or any of the things associated with it! If I did, there'll be an anime out there about it! Tecmo and Team Ninja own DOA and all the rights to it. They said I can use the characters but to make sure I let everyone know that my fanfic is in no way connected to Tecmo. So here it is!) Here are the ideas for the prologue of the DOA fanfic I plan on writing some time in the near future:

Start off with 2 of the main characters as kids who become involved with the ninja clan that they are part of in the series.

Start with a fight scene set in the future of the fanfic series, and then flashback to the beginning and work up to that same scene later on.

Just start right into the story and have flashbacks when necessary to show background information and advance the plot.

Please vote by writing a review letting me know which is the best to follow on. Now for the main feature. Enjoy and please review!

Recap: Inu Yasha ran to some screaming he heard as he was pondering the whereabouts of his brother, Sesshomaru. It was late and the sound was that of a girls! When he got to the origin of the sound, he found a demon, the victim (a girl), and the mysterious girl. With the help of the mysterious girl, Inu Yasha got the badly injured victim, while the mystery girl killed the demon. Once done Inu Yasha took the victim to the water source nearby and started cleaning her wounds while the other girl went to her village to bring some herbs and bandages. In the end the mystery girl got hurt and Inu Yasha was curious as to how it happened. And so we continue with QUARREL.

The victim lay on the grass with no movement or noise of any kind. It was hard to tell that she was even alive! The only sign of life was the slight expansion and contraction of her chest as she inhaled and exhaled slowly. The moon shone with an eerie light and the wind had picked up its pace. Inu Yasha was kneeling down on one knee, supporting the mystery girl, the one he seemed to love, attempting to make her as comfortable as possible. There was blood oozing out of the right side of her stomach. It was unclear how bad the cut was, for the girl's clothing masked the wound well. She wore miko's outfit but it seemed that she had not grown into it completely. The larger outfit kept her would masked but could not hide the blood any longer. With a slowed down pace in breathing and pain in her eyes, the girl attempted to stand, but could only rise up to a half sitting position before falling back into Inu Yasha's awaiting grasp.

Inu Yasha:

"Hey! Just sit here and don't move! I will go and get that cloth so that we may clean your wound. But first I need to know how badly you are hurt. Do you also need to get into the water or would the cloth alone be enough?"

Girl:

Smiles painfully - "Haha … Ye want me out of my clothes Inu Yasha? … To check my wounds? … Or … to check me?"

Inu Yasha:

Blushes - "Hey! I don't know what you're talking about but I want to make sure you are not badly injured! This is no time to be kidding around! We need to clean your wounds before you turn into a demon yourself!"

With that Inu Yasha placed the girl gently on the grass, letting her head rest on the ground. Then he got up and went over to the victim to retrieve the cloth they used for cleaning the wounds. After collecting the cloth and checking the status of the victim, Inu Yasha hurried to the water and soaked the cloth. While he was doing this, the mystery girl started to take off the top of her miko clothing. She had undone the ties that held the top closed, by the time Inu Yasha returned with the drenched cloth in his hands.

Inu Yasha:

With a kind void - "Be still girl. You will only make your wounds worse if you keep moving around!"

Girl:

"Don't refer to me as a girl. …"

Inu Yasha:

"Well what would you rather I call you? I mean you will not reveal your name until I solve your riddle! So what should I call you then?"

Girl:

Smiles - "Well Inu Yasha. … Until ye answers my riddle, why not call me something that ye hold dear to ye?"

Inu Yasha:

"Well then, let me see."

While pondering what he should refer to this girl as, Inu Yasha slowly started to slide the right side of the girl's top off so that he may clean her wounds. He did this ever so slowly, so that he would not cause her any more pain. Once the wound was visible, Inu Yasha started to clean it slowly. When the girl twitched slightly, Inu Yasha stopped and looked into her eyes with a deep sense of concern.

Inu Yasha:

"Are you OK? Do you want me to stop?"

Girl:

"No … No … It's OK. The wound needs to be cleaned to avoid any infections. Please keep cleaning it Inu Yasha."

Inu Yasha:

"Are you sure? I don't want to cause you any pain."

Girl:

"Yes Inu Yasha. I be sure."

With that said, Inu Yasha continued cleaning her wounds, still taking his time to make sure he did not cause her pain. Still curious about how the girl had acquired the wounds, Inu Yasha asked her to clearly tell him.

Girl:

"Very well Inu Yasha. I will tell ye how it happened. … Once I left ye and the girl, I returned to my village and retrieved the healing herbs and the bandages. Then I started to make my way towards ye and the girl when my eyes befell on a curious sight. Something glimmered in the moonlight, just a couple feet ahead and above my exact location. There was a strange smell in the air, one of a demon but none that I have smelt before. I slowed down and walked cautiously.

Keeping my eyes on that spot where the quick glimmer of an object I last saw, I walked on. Unknown to me, a demon approached from the other side. It was a trap that was meant to throw me off guard. The glimmer of light my eyes had witnessed was the reflection of moonlight off the staff of a little goblin. I later found out that the goblin was not the treat, but the one behind. I did not see the one who had hit me from behind, but I did notice one thing. After I had been hit, I feel to the ground and lay there clutching my wounds. The demon from behind approached me, as did the goblin. That's when something curious happened, the goblin referred to the demon as its lord. It was just about to reveal the demon's name when some noise stirred his path away from that of mine. Whether it be luck or coincidence, I do not know. What I do know is that I will know the demon if I should even smell it again. I think that it may have had silver hair, something similar to ye, Inu Yasha, but I cannot be certain. Again, I did not see the demon itself, only the goblin."

While he continued to clean her wound, Inu Yasha heard a rustling in the bushes near their location. He was still shaken from his encounter with the demonic bird just moments before and began extremely defensive. He dropped the cloth and stood between the girl and the source of the rustling. After a couple of intense seconds, the source was revealed to be a little boy. A human boy.

Boy:

"Miko! Miko! I will save you from this demon! Get back you fiend! Back!"

The boy ran at Inu Yasha with a kitana (samurai sword) held out in a position to strike. The sash was tied onto his back, since it was too long to be worn at his side. It was obvious that the boy knew a little bit on the use of a sword but he was still a virgin when it came to using the sword in a battle. Inu Yasha, on the other hand, had learned to wield a sword during some of his previous excursions with his father. Inu Yasha prepared to counter the attack of the boy by using the boy's own momentum against him, as his father had done to him many a time, but there was no need for it.

Girl:

"STOP! … - winces in pain - St … St … Stop! Both of ye, stop! … Neither of ye are enemies!"

Both Inu Yasha and the boy stop in their tracks but neither take their eyes off of each other. The boy still held onto the kitana while Inu Yasha clenched his hands in a fist.

Girl:

"Both of ye are my friends. That makes ye allies. So stop all of this fighting and just calm down."

Slowly she started to get up and tie her top closed but had some trouble due to the open wound. Inu Yasha heard her diminutive cries of pain due to his sensitive hearing and spun around to catch what she was doing.

Inu Yasha:

"Stop that! Your wound has not been bandaged yet!"

With that, Inu Yasha ran over to her and held her down on the ground, not allowing her to get up. Seeing how this demon turned and ran to the aid of the miko, the boy lowered his weapon and strode cautiously towards the two. Still having a firm grip on the handle of the kitana, the boy walked in close enough to see whether the miko was truly being helped by this demon or whether it was all a ploy to throw him off his guard. Finally noticing that the care and "love?" Inu Yasha showed the miko was genuine, the boy re-sheathed the kitana.

Inu Yasha had paid some attention to the actions of this unknown stranger and had noticed that when the boy re-sheathed his weapon, there was an uneven and a little sloppy motion to the whole procession. Inu Yasha quickly knew that this boy had just started training with the sword and had a long ways to go before he could wield it properly.

Inu Yasha:

"Huh! Pathetic little boy! You would have thrown your life away had you attacked me, or any other demon using that kitana! You don't have the skills necessary to use that sword properly yet! Stupid kid!"

Boy:

"Yea?! Well I would gladly die for my miko as long as she survived!"

Girl:

"That's enough ye two! I don't want to hear any more of this talk. If ye don't mind Inu Yasha, could ye clean my wounds faster so that I may close my top? It is getting chilly and the other girl needs to be taken back to my village so that she can recover."

With that said, Inu Yasha went back to cleaning the miko's wounds.

Girl:

"Anyway Inu Yasha! Ye and I know that ye would never have hurt this boy. So ye don't need to pretend to be something ye ain't! And why don't ye call me miko until ye answers me riddle."

Inu Yasha:

"Miko? What would I call you a miko for? What is that anyhow?"

Boy:

"Hah! Look at you demon beast! I am just a boy but I already know more than you! Don't even know what a miko is! Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Girl:

Smiles lovingly - "Well Inu Yasha, a miko is a priestess. Therefore, I be a priestess."

Inu Yasha:

"Oh! OK … Well then I will call you a priestess until I figure out your real name."

The boy glances over at the miko wondering what the demon and she were talking about but once seeing the smile on her face, his pondering ceased. Inu Yasha started mumbling something about how he would have been the one standing and the boy would have been on the ground but that ended quickly. He needed to concentrate on his task at hand to ensure that the miko didn't feel any more pain. Once the wound was cleaned, Inu Yasha went to grab the healing herbs and bandages.

Inu Yasha:

*Huh? Where are the healing herbs? The bandages are here but I can't see any of the herbs!* "Ah! What happened to the healing herbs? I thought you brought them with the bandages!"

Miko:

"There was only enough for the girl. I did not foresee ye or me needing any so I did not bring any more with me."

Inu Yasha:

"Just great! Now we must return to your village to get the herbs! Until them I will bandage you to at the least keep the bleeding down to a minimum. And to ensure you don't cause it to start up again too soon, you will rest on my shoulders, as you did before."

Miko:
"Very well Inu Yasha. That might be the best solution for the moment."

There was something different about the air at that moment. The moon still shone as bright; the stars sparkled in the sky making it seem as a sea of jewels; the wind had picked up immensely; and a familiar scent hit Inu Yasha's nose. Just then Sesshomaru walked out of the path that led towards the miko and the boy's village, without making one bit of sound. As soon he got close enough to the crew, Inu Yasha noticed a little creature standing in the background, holding a staff that shimmered in the moonlight.

Sesshomaru:

"Where do you think your going, brother?!"

That's all for this one! Maybe time for Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru to finally have a battle! Please let me know what you all think. I kind of rushed this one because school is going to get into a full flow and homework is going to start coming in waves so I wanted to post this one before I drown. I want to know what all of you think! And please let me know what you think about the DOA series I want to start writing. Please review or e-mail me your thoughts and comments. Thanks to Chokoreeto Ame, Mek Mek, and Gin Aibu for your contributions and help in my thought process throughout.

Hope you all enjoyed! Peace! Next: TOUGH LOVE.