InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Fire Meets Ice ❯ Getting Info ( Chapter 2 )

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Fire Meets Ice

Chapter 2: Getting Info

"Ok…now where to start. If I'm going to find this guy, then I'm gonna hafta use all of my resources...so...I think I'll go to the mountains where those ice freaks live and see if I can `convince' them to tell me anything about this mystery dog-demon dude," Kaene said to herself as she was walking through the woods. After waking up from that dream, she had quickly stocked up on the supplies she'd need for her mission, and promptly left her cave to set out and find the literal man of her dreams.

"Now where did they live again...oh ya, on that big mountain...there it is," she said, as she began to head toward the large, icy rock formation.

Springing from branch to branch as she headed through the dense forest, she quickly reached the base of the mountain. It was quite steep and took her a few hours to reach the narrow ledge on which the opening of her rivals' den lay. They were twins, a brother and sister names Byashoen and Byonisen respectively. Being ice-panther demons, they somewhat resembled colorless versions of Kaene's own species, but the resemblance stopped there. They were a cold and cruel as would be expected of ice demons, and extremely powerful at that. They had white skin and were exact replicas of each other, exempting the obvious. Their long pale blue hair was pulled back into low, loose ponytails, and long, sharp bangs framed their faces. Their clothing was simple, hersconsisting of a long pale blue dress and his of the same, but with slits up both sides and white pants underneath. They also had quite interesting pets, as Kaene was soon to find out...

"What the..." she began but was quickly cut off by the twin ice-snakes lunging at her. "Ok that want annoying…I do NOT like being cut of in the middle of my sentences! You guys are gonna pay for that!" With that she raised the Utanorekka and slashed through the snakes like they were butter, leaving nothing but two puddles where they once had been.

Hearing the commotion, the twins came out to investigate, and upon seeing Kaene and the puddles of what had once been their pets realized what had gone on.

"You killed them!" Byonisen cried, dropping down next to one of the puddles.

"You'll pay for this!" yelled Byashoen lunging at Kaene to attack. He created a sword out of ice and began slashing at her with blind rage.

"Like you're any match for me anymore. I'm not the same demon I used to be and too bad you didn't know because now it's too late." With that last word, Kaene slammed her hand into Byashoen's face, causing him to burst into flames, and fall as a singed corpse to the ground.

"No!" Byonisen shrieked. Taking this moment of shock to surprise her, Kaene swiftly got behind her back and came up behind her, placing the blade of her sword against her throat.

"Now, unless you want to die, tell me everything you know about a certain demon…he's a dog demon, with long white hair, a purple moon and stripe marks on his face, and gold eyes…" and with that she dazed off a little, remembering the dream, but quickly came back to reality as Byonisen started to talk.

"That description perfectly matches one of the most feared demons out there, Lord Sesshomaru. Why would you be looking for him?" she said, calming down now that she realized any struggling was useless. "I heard he's practically the definition of cold-hearted bastard."

"Why I need to find him is none of your business, but thank you for the information. Now, do you want me to just let you go?" Kaene said indifferently.

"No…you killed my only companions, what reason do I have to remain here? But I'll tell you one thing first, I know who can help you, if you truly wish to find Sesshomaru, then go farther up the mountain until you come across another cave, there you'll find the Youkainokoorime (SK: Ice demon all squished.) Gang, and they will probably know something." With that, Kaene slashed her neck, not even noticing the slight smirk that crossed her face as the sharp blade ended her life.

"Well that takes care of that," sighed Kaene as she cleaned her blade and sheathed her sword, "now on to see that gang. At least I know the guy's name now…pretty weird name in my opinion though, to give life and take it away…combined into one name (SK: That's what my Japanese teacher said it meant.), I wonder what he's like. The guys in my dream definitely wasn't `the definition of a cold-hearted bastard', but maybe…oh nevermind. Find him first, ask questions later." And with that last word, Kaene leapt up the mountain, looking for that cave of the Youkainokoorime Gang.

Meanwhile, a tall figure in a black, hooded cloak walked into a demon tavern (SK: This isn't AU and I know they probably didn't have these at all in the actual setting, but live with it. :P) and sat down in a shadowy corner. When a waitress walked up and asked if he would like anything he merely snarled and was quickly left alone. It was none other than Sesshomaru, looking for information of all that was happening outside of his knowledge. Using his impressive canine sense of hearing, he selectively listened in on conversations, trying to find something worthwhile. Finally something caught his intrest, so he listened in:

"So you heard what?"

"Some girl was on Mt. Koori apparently looking for information on some dog demon."

"Really, which one?"

"I dunno, my source was only around to hear part of it and never heard a name, but he did hear the description. Supposedly, he has long white hair, a purple moon and stripe marks on his face, and gold eyes."

Sesshomaru stiffened at this, `That was an exact description of me, but why would some girl be looking for me?' He listened in to see in he could get anymore information:

"So what did this girl look like?"

"Well apparently she was hott. Let's see…ummm I think he said she was a cat demon…oh, a fire-panther, and she had long blonde hair, black ears and a tail, tall, and was wearing like some black outfit with red flame pattern all over it. Plus she was strong. She took out those ice demon twins like it was nothing!"

"You mean Byashoen and Byonisen…"

Sesshomaru stopped listening at this point. `That was the girl from my dream, and she's looking for me, but on Mt. Koori, why there? Either way, I can't let it bother me, why do I care if some girl wants to find me…' Trailing off on that thought, he went back to finding someone interesting to listen to. After scanning the crowd, another group's conversation caught his ear:

"So you heard about the Youkainokoorime's newest catch."

"Yea, supposedly it's some cat babe."

"Heard she came to their cave lookin' for some dog demon. And now they have her captive."

"Prolly going to have some fun with her then get rid of her."

Sesshomaru had heard enough. He rushed out of the tavern thinking to himself, `I may not care about her, but I have to find out more, why was that girl in my dream! Either way, I can't find out anything if she's dead…'

Mounting his two headed dragon horse, he took off, heading toward Mt. Koori…