InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kyoujin Bishou ❯ Greetings ( Chapter 1 )
They meet
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure | Type: Crossover | Uploaded On: 06.03.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 397 | Status: Completed
A light warm breeze swirled the autumn leaves around the lone figure of a strangely dressed teenaged boy as he made his down a lonely path and away from the carnage behind him. He had been walking for a few hours and still hadn’t come across any people, hell, he hadn’t come across anything alive, except for flies, since he got to wherever "there 'was.
This whole situation had him confused, one minute he’s on his way to gather intelligence on Himura-san and the next he had found himself near the an odd building, surrounded by rotting corpses, they had been ripped apart and judging by the damage, some partially consumed. He decided he needed to think over his current situation. After a few minutes he came across an old tree so , he jumped into one of it’s lower branches so that he could think in peace.
He heard them about 5 minutes after stopping. Moaning and shuffling their way in hid direction. He crouched on the limb of the tree as some of them came into view. There were a lot of them, probably around 20 or so. What was strange was he could not sense any life in them, it was like they were dead, in fact they looked like the corpses that were at the strange building. He rested a hand on his katana and watched as they seemed to scent the air. He couldn’t help but think they fit the description like the ghouls he read about in ShiShio-sama‘s library .
One of them, a female who had wondered some distance away, seemed to have caught the sent of something and left, others soon follow her. Curious, he ran ahead of them and into the surrounding forest. After getting ahead of the ‘ghouls’ the boy slows to a walk in the direction the strange creatures were headed. About an hour later he hears laughter and the splashing of water.
Hearing this the happy sound ahead of him the boy observed them, waiting for them to notice his presence. There are 3 children, 2 boys around 10, one with short brown hair and large brown eyes wrestling with an red haired boy with green eyes who resembles Himura-san, wrestling near the water occasionally tumbling in. there was also a toddler , a girl, with long braided black hair who wore a light purple flowered dress, picking flowers. A short distance away, he could see a middle aged woman with short wavy black hair chatting with a brown haired man , both admiring the fiery autumn display of the forest.
What really gets the boys attention though, is a girl around his age. She is pretty, with black wavy hair almost to the middle of her back. She had on a short sleeveless pink dress that showed off her long legs and athletic build. What he noticed the most were her large gray eyes looking straight at him. With a small smile, boy stepped out from the woods and introduced himself.
“Good Afternoon, My name is Soujiro Seta”
“Hello Seta-san I’m Kagome, we weren’t making to much of a racket were we?”
“No Kagome-san, I am sorry to bother you, I fear I am lost.
By this time the others took notice of him and the man approaches. Seta observed him, he seemed to be a weakling, they all seemed to be, then people often felt the same about him.. The mans gruff voice broke through Seta’s thoughts.
“Lost, eh? Names’ Kiyoshi. Let me handle this Kagome.”
“Ok.”
she replied as she reluctantly walks over to help the woman.
While he and Seta spoke, the older woman told everyone it was time for lunch. The children rushed over and sat near around the woman handed out juice boxes and sandwiches. As Kagome helped the woman as handed out the food. Kiyoshi walked over with Soujiro following close behind. Kagome noticed Soujiro had a strange calculating look in his blue eyes she had often seen on Kikyo and Sesshou-maru.
"Mom.."
Kagome is interrupted by her uncle who want to know if they have enough food to share..
"Of course .”
The woman replied she giving Soujiro a ham sandwich . Kiyoshi plopped down next to the woman and began his introductions.
“Ok Seta, let me introduce my family.” He begins with the older woman.
My sister, her name is Higurashi Aiko,”
The woman bowed in greeting as she hands a sandwich to Kiyoshi.
“Hello young man.”
Soujiro nodded to the woman as he sat cross-legged a few feet in front of Kagome.
Kiyoshi pointed to the short haired young boy that was wrestling with the red head.
”My nephew Souta.”
Souta bowed in greeting then looked at Soujiro and his katana which was now on his lap.
“Hello. Seta-san, is that a real sword? ”
Soujiro nods to the curious boy
“Hello Souta yes, it is.”
Kiyoshi continues his introduction pointing out the red head
“This is Shippo, a friend of Kagome‘s”
Soujiro turned to the boy who had strategically placed himself between Kagome and the young swordsman and who was eying Soujiro with suspicion.
“Hello Shippo.”
The boy just narrowed his eyes and moved closer to the eating Kagome in response. Continuing, Kiyoshi pulled the little girl into his lap, beaming with pride.
“and Midori, my daughter.”
The toddler get up from the man’s lap and pulled on the sleeve of his yakuta.
“Why you dressed funny mister Seta?”
The man quickly pulled the girl back into his lap as Aiko scolded her.
“Midori! That was rude!”
The young girl looked at him and pouted, fake tears shimmered in her big blue eyes.
“Sorry Mr. Seta.”
Soujiro smiled down at the young girl and answered her innocent question, not at all fazed by the infamous ‘Puppy dog’ look.
“I like these cloths Midori-chan.”
Satisfied, Midori nodded as she took a big bite from her peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Laughing at his daughter’s antics, Kiyoshi gestured to Kagome who stopped mid bite at the sudden attention.
“And you’ve met Kagome.”
The young woman nodded to him as she finished her food and gestured to his uneaten sandwich..
“You gunna eat that?”
Soujiro looked at the uneaten sandwich then at the still hungry girl and shook his head.
“No, Thank you Miss Kagome, if you like you can have it.”
“Thanks, you can just call me Kagome.”
She said as she took the food and started to eat again. Soujiro shifted into a more comfortable position and addressed the group.
“I would like to ask you all something.”
He pauses until he had everybody’s attention.
“ I would like to inquire as to the creatures in the wood.”
He didn’t immediately get an answer until Kagome finished her sandwich.
“Creatures? What do they look like?”
she asked as she started to drink her Kiwi/strawberry juice.
“Walking corpses.”
They all looked at Soujiro oddly except Kagome and Shippo who were now focused on him. Kagome put down her drink and straightened, Shippo did the same, both putting their full attention on the teen. Shippo. Now on Kagome’s lap asked how many.
“20 or so. It looked to be the entire inn. All were headed in this direction I didn‘t get a chance to tell Higurashi-san.”
It was then the sounds of moans and stumbling reached Shippo’s sharp ears his eyes widened ad he turned to Kagome.
“I hear them, their about 1000 yards that way.”
He said pointing to the direction Soujiro had come. Kagome sighed as she put Shippo down and started to pack with the help of Aiko, and Souta . While Kiyoshi made some calls. When they were finished Aiko turned to a confused Midori and handed her a paper towel.
“Midori, Go get this paper towel damp and wrap your flowers in it, Shippo-chan, please go with her.”
“K!.”
Midori hops up and runs off. Shippo followed close behind without a word. Souta watched them leave and then turns to his sister.
”What’s goin on sis, Why is Shippo acting so weird?”
Kagome ran her hand through her bangs as she answered her brother.
“I don‘t know Souta.”
Kagome put on a smile as She turned to Soujiro. Who apologized for ruining their lunch.
"It’s fine, Thanks for warning us. Hopefully we have room for you in the van."
Kiyoshi insisted on Soujiro accompanying them home. Seta was stunned on how trusting these people were, did they want to die?.
Just then Midori ran up and handed Kagome and Souta some of the yellow flowers she had picked than jumped into Kagome's arms.
“Ready cuz.”
Kagome nodded in response and turned on her heel and stated walking.
“Let go then, your dad and my mom have already left.”
And so they left. Kagome took the lead as carried Midori and watched Shippo walk backwards as he was observed Soujiro, who was watching Kagome’s skirt as it swished against her legs, and Souta who tried to get the young swordsman to talk about his adventures. Without much success.
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