InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Of Crismon Butterfly's Dream ❯ The Killing Perfection ( Chapter 4 )

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A/N: all right, Chapter 4Éwhat can I tell y'all thats important! Oh! I know, did you know, that when I was reading the manga series, there was at one point, that Sango asks Kagome to look after Kirara, and she says Òlook after himÓ instead of Òlook after her,Ó interesting right, because in the animated series Kirara was a female, it’s just something I will have to look closer into as I’m reading the manga for another reference to Kirara being a male instead of a female. If it is indeed the case, that will change up a whole lot to how people write fanfics, and just come to show you how much the animated series was different from the original story line of Inuyasha, (don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of both versions, no one can resist Sesshomaru’s voice, no matter what language it’s put it)
Anyways, it’s long over do, it’s time for Sesshomaru to make his appearance, last time, we showed just how kick ass Cho was, but guess what, are little blonde blue haired kick-ass human doesn’t know what’s coming her way! Find out in the newest installment of OCBD!!(btw, I tried my hand at figuring out currency vs. modern world and us dollars vs. Japanese yenÉso if I got all that wrong, at least I made it sound somewhat smart >>))
Again, please review, I know it takes a while for me to put anything out, but I love getting reviews, I just want to find out what people think
Important challenge to the readers!!!! Please read!!!: if you have an idea, or an insult you might like to see Cho throw Sesshy’s way, please send it to me ^.~. Also, I’d love to see people’s version of Cho that they might sketch with Chikara, so I’d love if you like send me links through Deviant art, you can find me under ChunMeiguiProduction! When OCBD hit’s 2,000 hits, I hope to have a contest for a 2,000 hit’s poster, wouldn’t that be fun =D, if not, ah well, I’ll draw it myself =P lol.
Music suggestions: the songs I choose for this chapter might be a bit hard to find, the first two are pretty easy Rin and Sesshomaru’s theme songs, just go on to YouTube, the third song, howeverÉ TVXQ!(“Œ•û_‹N) _ ¿Ö (Keep Your Head Down) _ MusicVideo copy and paste this in the YouTube search engine, choose the music video, not the dance video =^.^=

Chapter 4: The Killing Perfection
The air was stale, dark, and dank, quiet except maybe the steady drip of water coming off the cave walls. Deep in the cave demon’s crawled and slithered, all of them were dazed or entranced, their eyes held a soft amber glow and they didn’t move except to find a new position to lay or sit. A rather very large centipede demon was working its body to wrap itself around something. Yamasuso smiled from within her glowing ball as her pet embraced her shelter lovingly. Yamasuso’s white hair peaked out from beneath the kimono she had draped over herself like a blanket and her black eyes burned as she stared into the orbs. The witch held in her hand three orbs that she spread out to float in front of her evenly spaced to form a triangle.
ÒShow me Inuyasha,Ó she said her voice cracking as she spoke, the first orb, floating to her right at the bottom, flashed colors and begun to swirl from within the enter and Inuyasha’s form came into focus. He had an angry expression; he was arguing with his human over something, a cloth, in her hand, she was in tears. Yamasuso cared none for the argument.
ÒShow me, Sesshomaru,Ó she said, her voice held less venom this time and more pleasure and admiration for the demon. The orb to the far left at the bottom flashed colors and swirled and the Lord of the West appeared. More beautiful than any modern day model could ever be, amber colored eyes that were as cold as ice, and silver white hair, marked by a crescent moon of his head and magenta colored stripes across his cheeks starting from his pointed ears. Yamasuso stroked the orb lovingly that held Sesshomaru’s image and even gave it a fang filled smile.
The final orb remained empty, Yamasuso turned to it with a level of excitement and moved her shaking and wrinkled hands to whisper to the orb, Òshow me, my cursed one,Ó she spoke, she knew it was Inuyasha’s human and the two orbs would connect and allow her time to devise a curse suitable enough to make him pay for her son’s death, perhaps making the human deathly ill when he was near, would suffice, then she would be unguarded and free for her to take away.
The orb’s image, however, did not show Kagome the reincarnated shrine priestess; it instead showed another woman entirely, one with yellow colored hair and blue tips. Her eyes burned the most vibrant sapphire color Yamasuso had ever seen, and had more ice in them then Sesshomaru, or was it, the same amount, but the woman’s eyes stared as if she knew she was being watched, and Yamasuso had to look away.
ÒSo it appears that my curse made a mistake,Ó she said sounding disappointed. She had no idea who the strange woman was, but she must have some connection to the miko woman, and if that was the case, then the miko would not leave this time era, not without first braking the curse on the woman, which still fit well into Yamasuso’s plans, all that has happen is an extra bargaining chip has made itself known.
Suddenly her orbs moved, Inuyasha’s orb moved aside allowing room for Sesshomaru’s orb and the woman’s orb to collided and expand, like watching a movie a split down the center bubble orb showed the paths of the woman and Sesshomaru and how their paths were becoming parallel to one another but had yet to cross. She didn’t expect they ever would.
Yamasuso grinned as the perfect plan arose in her old head, one that might help her in the end. She knew of Sesshomaru’s full of delicious youth little parasite of a human, so she knew that Sesshomaru had not the sheer hate for humans he had rumor of. If all played right she would get her revenge and the death of the demon and unbelievable youth and beauty from both the child and the mysterious woman. The woman’s image returned with red wings of a butterfly stretched across her orb. Yamasuso’s brow creased, she knew not the meaning but as soon as it appeared the large dog of Sesshomaru’s true form shattered the image, it almost appeared as if the two creatures were in battle. There appeared to be more to the then woman then she thought.
ÒOh this will de deliciously fun!Ó the witch shrieked with laughter.
ÒSesshomaru, you who claim to hate humans, will soon see the pain and grief you have caused me, I shall bind this weak human to you, and watch with glorious joy as you wither and die,Ó she laughed loudly, then quieted and turned to her centipede pet peering through the cracks of the body she shouted ÒYoshi!Ó
ÒYes, Yamasuso-sama,Ó a soft voice said, it was one of the demon’s hiding in the shadows of the cave, it’s red eyes could just barely be seen, Òbe on stand-by, you and your dragon’s will be of some use soon,Ó the witch shouted.
ÒYesÉmaster,Ó the demon said bowing as 8 roars filled the cave and 8 pairs of eyes rose from their resting place to curl around the demon, Òwe’ll do as you command,Ó the demon whispered softly.
ÒSuzuran, how much further,Ó Cho asked softly. The sun was just beginning to rise, and she had stopped using the branch to guide her along the road, and instead dragged it on the ground beside her. Colors were becoming more distinctive with the light of day, vs. the darkness at night where everything seemed to only blend in.
ÒDon’t worry Cho-sama; I can smell the village from here already!Ó Suzuran shouted in her high-pitched voice, the same voice that Cho had been right about it rubbing against her already sensitive nerves.
ÒThat is good then,Ó Cho responded nonchalantly.
Òit stinks like market place,Ó Suzuran added after a brief moment, Òso it is not so much a village, as it is a town, there will be many human’s there, if there is a market large enough to stink so badly,Ó Cho commented quietly, the imp looked back at Cho, and questioned whether the human was bluffing about being blind, or very perceptive. Cho stumbled, over a stone that could so easy have been seen, and Suzuran decided on perceptive.
ÒI’ve never actually been in a human’s village before, mostly because of the smell, but because also noble demon’s like I, don’t associate with human’s,Ó she said with a smug tone to her little voice.
Cho arched an eyebrow and the imp realized what she had said and waved her hand at Cho up and down in a fanning gesture as if to blow away the comment, Òof course Cho-sama is a different case all together, I really did not mean any offense,Ó she said, Cho smiled at her and shook her head slightly.
But that got Cho thinking as they got closer to the village, Cho was beginning to hear the sounds of said market place, human’s going about their day to day life. without Kagome and her friends here, including dog boy, there was going to be, a harder time convincing them she indeed wasn’t a demon, though she never thought herself as quite human either. She kept her eyes trained on the white blur of her dear fox companion as he was led by the blur that was the princess imp. For the two of them, the village was in perfect view ahead, with the road going straight down the center.
ÒSense I have arrived here, there has been question if I am human or demon, what will we do about that Suzuran? I am clearly human,Ó Cho said quietly running a hand through her hair.
ÒI had been meaning to ask, I know that the subject seems to annoy you, you run your hand through your hair when you are annoyed, but, why is it that your hair has two colors, and not one,Ó Suzuran said.
Cho smiled a little that another person had noticed her habit of stroking her hair when annoyed, if she had her glasses it would be the same habit, twice she had already attempted to push the nonexistent metal frames up onto her nose to simply see better, but they weren’t there, ÒI, like Chikara, was born this way, it isÉhow to explain this, a mutationÉfrom when I was born, I am a normal human, but my hairÉis not completely humanÉas in, it didn’t develop the way it should have inside my mother,Ó she said wondering if her explanation got through.
The imp thought her a moment, ÒsoÉbasically, your human, butÉyou’re an incomplete human, but not because of being a half-demon, or some other creature, but becauseÉyou know what, I just give up on that subject,Ó Suzuran finally said when Cho started scratching her head, and messing with one of the curls of blue and blonde.
ÒBack to my first question, how do we convince them I am indeed human, they don’t have a demon’s sense of smell,Ó Cho said, Suzuran scratched her little chin and begun to think, ÒOh I know exactly what to tell them, you just leave that to me!Ó Suzuran said with a wink, though she doubted that Cho was able to see her wink.
They made it to the village; Cho had no choice but to place her branch in front of her, both to give her room to walk so that the merchants of the market place would circle around her, and so that she would not trip over anything she had not seen the blobby color of.
Suzuran marched onwards in front of her, riding atop Chikara, that looked more like a medium sized dog then a fox, her head held high and her most noblewoman expression on her little green face. She treated there march into the village like a procession, though, she would have expected that Cho should have been in lead, if she was the intended master.
Their little parade came to an end though, as Cho’s hearing caught the whispers of people whispering to gather the guards. it didn’t take much long for them to be surrounded, Cho held her head high her sapphire eyes narrowed, she was attempting to try and make out details of people’s faces, but that was futile and only made it appear that she was glaring.
Òturn back demons, you’re not welcome here,Ó a man said loudly, Cho’s head turned in his direction, he was above the men, he was on a horse, a normal horse this time, and what was left of her shirt, she wouldn’t lose this time.
Suzuran’s hand reached up and tapped on Cho’s leg, which Cho promptly looked down, Òallow me to speak Cho-sama,Ó she said, using a tone more reserved for the servant Cho asked her not to be. Cho had a feeling it was all a part of whatever scheme the imp had cooked up in her little head, and Cho nodded.
with that the imp hoped back onto the silver fox mimicking the proud stature of the man on the horse and announced, ÒThis is my Master Cho Higurashi, Lady Cho is a formidable demon slayer and tamer of beasts! she had come to your village in seek of medical attention due to her pervious demon battle has left her wounded and pervious to infection, bestow kindness onto my master, and allow her to stay here, and in turn she offers her protection, though blind, my master is truly powerful,Ó Suzuran’s loud high-pitched voice filled the opened area of the market place.
Cho couldn’t believe her ears from what Suzuran was telling these poor people, she ran and hand through her hair, once, twice, three times, but remained silent, and she had this oddest feeling that her face was turning red. Though, there was some truth as to what Suzuran has saidÉCho had already killed seven demon’s alone sense she had arrived there, but who’s really counting.
ÒI am the Head of this Village, does your master speak for herself, or is she also mute as well as blind,Ó the man said. Cho was calm, Cho was the definition of calm, she wasn’t considering murder in the second degree, promise you that.
ÒAye, I speak for myself,Ó Cho said her gaze turned upward, she couldn’t see his eyes, so her favorite pass time of scaring the shit out of men by staring them in the eye, was lost for the moment. It still was affective as even his horse showed signs of being unsettled by Cho’s extreme annoyance.
ÒHow rude! That is very insulting to my lady, who is also injured, have you know pity!Ó Suzuran shouted shaking her little fits.
ÒSuzuranÉÓCho said quietly and the imp looked up, Cho didn’t look at her, but it was obvious she was annoyed. Suzuran nodded her head and slide off of Chikara, Cho held out her hand holding her arm straight ÒChikara,Ó she commanded, and the Fox yipped without argument and leaped onto Cho’s arm and slipped around her shoulders to lie down comfortably.
She could hear the soft whispers from the villagers about how the fox had obeyed her so well to come to her and sit on her shoulders with nothing more than the mention of the beasts name, of course even in modern times, it had surprised people, that and the amount of weight the fox most have to be able to sit on her shoulders and her not show any signs of having to bend or shift her weight to accommodate him.
ÒIt’s as my servant says, I need some medical attention, after which, I will stay no longer in your village, I have no need to,Ó Cho said crossing her arms over her still exposed chest and ripped shirt, not liking calling Suzuran her servant.
Òso be itÉÓ the head man said and his horse cried as he kicked it’s sides, but then he pulled the horse to a stop and had the animal turn back around, Òbetter yet, if you are who you say you are, then a demon slayer should have no problem with a few human men, a small group of bandits to be exact,Ó he said.
Cho’s head turned looking around the crowd and the peering eyes, and she frown, Òif it is business to be discussed, then it should be done in private, not out in the open, for all to hear,Ó she said.
the headman looked as if he nodded, and Cho felt a nudge in her back as a guard pushed her forward at the shoulder. said guard received an icy stare in his general direction and all hands refrained from touching her and the fox that snarled at them from on top her shoulders. Suzuran remained at her side, keeping a hand on Cho’s knee, the moving blobs of the soldiers and the horse and rider was her only guide at the moment.
They came upon a building, it appeared large, but the details were lost to Cho, for Suzuran the details were remarkably simple compared to the homes of noble demons.  it was of course a traditional Japanese home, with all the essentials and designs of a well of headman or mayor of a market place village.
They came to a set of stares, of which the guards dispersed leaving behind only the two that walked behind her. Cho’s branch lifted tapping at the wood so that she could judge at how high a step it was, before she continued onward. She was no longer following the headman; instead she guards were pushing her to a large open room where servants she presumed were busily setting tables. after which Cho was offered a seat, a mat was placed behind her, off to the right, for Suzuran, and a fishmeal was offered to the fox, which Chikara had no problem in accepting.
they were joined by the head man soon after, in which he too took his place at his mat, Òyou have received my name, now I ask to receive yours,Ó Cho stated quietly, she could see his head was slightly down turned, chances are he was gazing at the exposed breasts of her chest, Suzuran had done her best to patch the fabric, but not much was left, and Cho had not wanted neither of Suzuran or Chikara to start up the hill to find her a new shirt, mostly because she was tired of her one-of-kind can’t be replaced while in Japan clothing getting ruined, she just hoped her sister would have gathered everything and kept it safe till Cho and her were reunited again.
Òright, you may call me Osamu, lady Cho,Ó he said and looked up keeping his gaze leveled with hers, ÒI will have my doctors look at your wounds, and for the sake of your and much of everyone else’s virtue, might I offer you a change of clothing,Ó he said, an indication that her ripped shirt and exposed breasts were bothering him.
ÒThat would suffice, nothing of value, I care not for the survival of my clothing when in battle,Ó Cho said.
Òright then,Ó he snapped his fingers and the servants waiting at the door approached, Òbring Lady Cho a change of clothing, something from the yards men’s robes perhaps,Ó he suggested glancing at Cho for approval in which she nodded.
Suzuran didn’t look to please for Cho to be receiving clothing like such, but she was playing the servant, and could not giveÉ ok she was laughing inside, ÒCho-sama, are you sure, you would choose to wear clothing of a low ranking peasant, when he is offering you something of higher quality,Ó Suzuran asked.
Cho gave her a sideways glance, Òthe quality of my kimono, is of little value to me, it is only something that I wear, and would only be of a hindrance to me in the end, those, it’s value would be lost,Ó Cho said.
the servant returned kimono in her hands and placed it carefully in beside Cho kneeling on her knees and bowing before getting up and exiting the room, Òthank you,Ó Cho said nodding her head and taking the kimono into her lap.
Òas for business, we seem to have a group of 10 men, who call themselves the highway bandits, the same road that you arrived on, they have been coming at the end of the market day, and demanding a commission of 80% of all profit made by are merchants for that day, should they not receive it, they beat and bloody the merchants, I have lost 14 good men to these bandits,Ó he said.
Ò5,000 yen (about $ 64 in US currency)Ó Cho said softly, and the head man paused, Òdo what,Ó he said, Òin return for the removal of your bandits, I ask for 5,000 yen, I cannot simply do it for free and a kimono, I have to make money somehow,Ó she said.
The headman was thinking, Òfor so much, you must have confidence in your capabilities to handle such men, and being blind,Ó he said narrowing his eyes slightly, Òwhich is why I asked for payment after the job is completed, I cannot be sure I can succeed, I cannot predict the future, even the most skilled warrior will fall at some point,Ó she said.
Òfor a woman, you speak like a priestess, very well, I will pay you 5,000 yen,Ó the man said, Òthe time, what time do these men arrive,Ó she said.
Òafter the sun has passed its high point, why,Ó he asked, Òhave everyone in side and their doors barred before that time, I want no one to be used as a bargaining tool against me, I don’t tend to play nice,Ó she said and clutched her kimono tightly.
ÒAs you wish Ms. demon slayer, my servants will show you a room you may change in, and I will send my doctor to you shortlyÓ.
ÒCho-sama, are you sure you would want to do this, you are, as he said, blind, without your ‘glasses’ how do you intend to fight ten men,Ó Suzuran said waving her small arms, Òthe same way I fought the demon that tried to eat you,Ó Cho said as she tugged the obi into a sloppy bow at her waist.
the doctor had given her a clean sweep, she had nothing broken and the wounds on her legs arms sides and head were shallow and showing signs of beginning to heal, but just in case, they gave her a salve to keep the wounds clean of infections, though now that she remembered it, Cho had never had infections, or even been really all that sick either, if she had, it had lasted for maybe an hour or two, before it was gone like it had never been there before. Even the chicken pocks, had it one morning, gone the next? To be honest she was surprised that she even still had what scrapes she had, if they were still there, perhaps they had been deeper then she had first thought, but she kept her remarkable healing process to herself, and her adoptive family, just chalked it up to another nominally like her hair.
Completed Cho stared at herself in a mirror, she turned around in circles, the kimono had some grass stains on it, and it was a rather ugly brown color, but it was better than nothing at all, not only that, it was made for males, and it didn’t quite fit her frame, partially because, she was taller than most of the men in the village, if not the same height. There was a knock on the door, and Suzuran stood crossing the room to slide open the paper door where a guard was waiting.
Òlady demon slayer, then men approach the village, they do not look pleased,Ó he said quietly, Òthank you, and do not worry, they won’t be around much longer, have the soldier’s ready, I will not kill them, there is no human blood on my hands,Ó she said and stepped out the room.
Suzuran lead the way out of the head man’s house accompanied by two guards, one who held a sword that Cho was to borrow, the other a cloth to cover her should she die, which, wasn’t going to happen, but she had to play the part of the average human being of this time, though, it was slightly humorous to say the least.
There were indeed ten men, all worse for wear looking, dirty and if she had been a demon would have passed out from their sheer stink alone. The leader of the group body language spoke rude and annoyed, and though she couldn’t see his face, she assumed it was ugly and distorted from not receiving the pay he and his men demand from the village.
She was wrong, he wasn’t ugly, a little rough, but he had a face that was easy on the eyes for any woman, handsome, and almost boyish, his brown eyes flickered over Cho as she approached and she took hold of the sword the guard handed her and she waved them away. Cho slipped the sword into her obi keeping her left hand on the hilt and closing her eyes.
Òso they send a woman, to do their fighting for them this time, a little hurtful, right boys,Ó he laughed, the other men chuckled and laughed some whistled some gave cat calls, all sounds that Cho wasn’t noticing.
ÒAnd what’s that, a toad!Ó they added, pointing at Suzuran. Chikara made himself known almost immediately, charging out of the head man’s house, Cho had left him to the woman servants that were loving the white fox and giving him all sorts of treats, she figured he wouldn’t be interested, but her loyal friend would never send her in battle alone.
ÒThis is Cho-sama! She has killed five full blooded demons at one time, do not mock her!Ó Suzuran shouted, ÒSuzuran, there’s no need to defend my honor, when you are less than dirt, sometimes you must insult another to feel better,Ó she commented.
The leader made a face, Òsays you wench, what you going to do, cut us up with that puny sword,Ó he laughed Cho shook her head, ÒI will not even have to draw this blade against you,Ó she said.
Òthis is bull shit, just take care of her already,Ó he snapped, and sure enough the men all walked forward each one taking their time like nothing was going to happen, that this human woman was nothing special.
when the first hand reached out to grab her shoulder, Cho moved, snatching hold of the person’s hand to spin around to his back, much like she did to the demon that attacked Suzuran, she brought his hand up behind his back and kicked him hard into the next man sending them both to the ground. the man pushed his comrade off of him, both jumping to their feet, where one leaps for her and grabs her around the waist holding her hands and arms down, the other man comes up in front rearing his arm back to punch her in the gut but Cho, was both faster and stronger.
Cho kicked up off the ground using the man like a wall her long legs stretched out and ran up the length of his body, her feet smashing into his face and using her weight she flung herself and her captor backwards and laying him out flat onto the ground, and for good measure, one her arms were free, she smashed her elbow into this face, braking his nose so that he would roll on the ground moaning.
Cho got up, dusting her rear end off and whipping her hands she glanced at the other men, that had paused, Òwell, who’s next,Ó she said, two down, 8 more to go.
The last man fell, all 8 men weren’t able to even faze Cho, and she had stuck to her word and had not once had to pull her sword from its sheath. Cho stood up straight, a foot planted on the back of one such bandit both her hands remained relaxed at either side of her and she turned her head to stare in the general direction of the last man, that being Their leader.
Òtwo options, give up, or I humiliate you as well,Ó Cho said, the man made a growling sound and she saw a glint of slight and the typical hiss of a sword being removed from its sheath.
Though he had not been the only one, none of his men had any skill with the weapon’s they carried, and she wasn’t going to boast about her sword fighting skill being any better, but she wasn’t easy a push over either. The man charged running at her at full speed, and like before, it was like a mirror of her fight with Inuyasha, and the last eight rounds, to slow.
Cho side stepped him, taking a step to her right and turning just as at the last second the man’s reflex’s kicked in and he spun around on the balls of his feet swinging the sword at her head, but Cho ducked low bending her knees only slightly and pushed off the ground tilting her shoulder so that she could ram into his stomach. The man coughed and stepped back, but she didn’t give him any time and as she swung her fist for an upper cute that caught him under the chin.
He fell backwards landing on his ass rather hard his sword sliding across the ground. Suzuran shouted with glee and clapped her hands, Òyou go Cho-sama!Ó she shouted waving her little arms.ÒAnd you were worried about me being blind,Ó Cho said looking in Suzuran’s direction. But little did Cho know one of the fallen men was reaching for the sword that had just been flung across the ground. The man stands up and with a running shout attacks Cho while her back is turn swinging the sword downward aimed to slice open her back.
ÒCho!Ó Suzuran shrieked, it was like the scene played out in slow motion, Cho’s legs bended and she moved, turning around in mid leap she faced the man whose eyes were widening as the female had easily dodged his strike his body still in motion and  positioning herself to stand over the stunned leader of the bandits.
Cho didn’t wait for him to recover and she moved forward lifting her leg just as the man was starting to right himself again, she kicked, her foot catching him in the side of the head and knocking him over once more.
Cho ran a hand through her hair, she was standing over the leader’s head, she had no choice when she was dodging the blade, and being blind she was oblivious to his expression as he was beginning to come to. She stepped away joining her friends, the imp and albino fox at the sidelines.
Òthere all yours,Ó Cho announced to the two guards who stared at the bandits that they once feared strung out across the ground like after a drunken party.
The guards shouted calling forth the rest of the headman’s guard’s, the stunned men collected the bandit’s off the ground in almost comical robotic movements. They dragged the men towards a building that Cho could only presume was the stockades.
One set of guards begun to laugh as they lifted the bandit leader to his feet, Òhe’s just a brat,Ó guard one said, Òyou couldn’t be any older then 15,Ó the other guard laughed, most of their laughter, as Cho listened, wasn’t towards the boy, but towards themselves for their inability to defeat the kid.
Cho could care less whether the kid was 15 or had been 35, he proved he was prepared to suffer the consequences of an adult the moment he drew his blade against her. However, for a 15 year old, he was pretty tall, she would give him that much, and not a total loss cause when it came to battle. The guardsmen dragged him by and as the boy passed her he leaned his head in her direction and shouted, Ònice cunt by the way, bitch!Ó
Cho’s didn’t need her eye sight to turn and face him, looking directly into what she assumed was his face, she wasn’t wearing her underwear under this kimono and that was because the servants of the head man were cleaning them, she refused to wear dirty undergarments. Cho couldn’t help it, a smile spread across her face, the guards had stopped walking turning the kid to face her, and she could only guess that the guard’s expressions were that of insult, assuming they also thought his comment was rude.
Òthank you,Ó Cho responded, which surprised all three, then she swung hard with her right hand, catching him across the cheek for a loud clapping sound that filled the surrounding area. The kid’s brown eyes were wide open in shock and watering while his unkempt and greasy hair fell over his face from its tie on top his head. Cho stared hard at his face, her blind observation was that the kid’s parents are gone, and he had no one to slap some sense into him, then why not she do it.
Òremember my name, Cho Higurashi, when you’ve grown up a little, seek me out, and we can have a proper battle, ok,Ó she said smiling, the kid’s face changed drastically and he returned her smile with his own loopy grin that just about split his face into.
Òmy name is Yusko, I’ll remember you Cho, and next time I’m going to beat you good,Ó he shouted as the guards dragged him away. Chikara yipped and leaped onto Cho’s shoulders in a single bound. Suzuran looked up at her brow arched, Òare you sure that’s wise, humansÉare persistent,Ó she asked.
Cho simply smiled at her and patted Chikara on the head.
Yamasuso pressed her lips into a hard line. Her orbs showed her this mysterious woman, who from according to the Imp that traveled with her, was called Cho. The battle that had played out between Cho and the bandits had been victorious on Cho’s side, but it truly was an entirely one-sided battle. This was concerning, this woman could possibly be the cause of her end if she was not careful. Sapphire eyes burned into Yamasuso’s retina and she turned away cursing at the sheer intensity of the woman’s eyes that reminded her of the demon daiyokai Sesshomaru.
ÒI will need to scry further into this woman,Ó the witch’s gaze shifted to the white creature resting on her shoulders. As the orb began to focus the color turned red, filling with the energy and to her shock, the red butterfly returned and the strange aura shattered the orb into dust flittering down through her barrier and between the cracks of the centipede’s body.
This was not good at all, whatever she was, this Cho woman, wasn’t entirely as human as she scented or even appeared, according to the people surrounding her. This had to be dealt with, either way, this woman needed to die somehow some way, whether it is in Yamasuso’s cauldron to give her youth, or by the hands of a demon.
ÒmasterÉÓ a voice called behind her, Yamasuso turned her head, looking at the shadowed figure of the demon she planned on using, Ògo, make sure she dies, or do not return to me,Ó Yamasuso said, and though, this is what she told her, she knew that the demon was going to fail.
Yoshi snarled and the 8 pairs of eyes that were the dragon’s that served Yoshi circled her, and they vanished.
The headman was quiet at the moment as he listened to the report from his guardsmen over Cho’s battle. as his tale finished the headman looked at Cho with slightly widened eyes, though, for Cho she could not see his expression, Òas promised, you shall be paid,Ó he said waving to one of his servants to bring the payment.
ÒI do have one more request,Ó Cho said as the headman turned to her, Òthat would be?Ó he questioned. Cho ran a hand through her hair seemingly in thought, ÒI do not wish for the men to be killed for their crimes, if at all possible,Ó she said.
the headman Osamu was once more, stunned by the woman’s request, ÒI willÉsee what can be done,Ó he offered her.
Òanother question then,Ó Cho said, just as the money was placed on a tray in front of her and her friends, Òanother one?Ó the headman said, Suzuran was starting to worry that Cho would leave these people with permanently surprised looks on their faces.
Òis there any inn’s,Ó Cho asked, that was all she wanted to know, if there were inn’s that her and her friend and fox could stay in, the headman gave her a warmed smile, he was probably a very kind man outside of his village duties, Òyes there are a few inn’s but, you are free to stay in my home, just add it to the list of thank you’s I owe you,Ó he said.
Òyou’re welcome, and your son, he’s YuskoÉisn’t he,Ó Cho said, and once more, shock washed across the people in the room’s face, ÒhowÉhow did you know that,Ó he said, knowing she was blind there was no way she could determine that.
ÒA boy without his mother, and a father, who’s often too busy to attend to his child, can often raise a child that is cruel, disruptive, and destructive, you’re the only one I could think of that would possibly have such a child, that would go so far as to ruin the things that took all of his father’s time,Ó Cho said. the headman’s head dropped and he had a weak smile, Òyou are right, the bandit’s leader, is my son, I, never told anyone that he was, not even my guardsmen, yet you knew, without even needing to see it,Ó he said.
Òmany have called me a geniusÉwhere I am from,Ó Cho commented, Cho stood straitening the legs of the kimono and happy to have the return of her undergarments, Cho would not burden the man by staying in his home, Òwill you be staying?Ó the headman asked.
before Cho could respond, the ground shook from an explosion outside the headman’s home. Cho called to Chikara, the fox leaping onto her shoulders as Cho followed by Suzuran ran down the halls of the headman’s house and into the waiting town square where Cho had only just fought the bandits.
ÒCho-sama, it’s a demon,Ó Suzuran shrieked, Cho didn’t have to be told that as she leaped the stairs that had previously been a hindrance, Chikara snarled from her shoulders his unease rubbed off onto her own nerves. Suzuran drew her small sword (dagger) and stepped into Cho’s path.
ÒLady Cho, I must insist you step aside,Ó her high pitched voice shrieked, Cho did little more than step over the imp looking down at her, Òyou’ve already tried this before, and that’s how you ended up here,Ó Cho commented then turned her head, facing the direction that the cloud of dust was beginning to settle.
From the dust appeared a woman of equal height to Cho, she had wide red eyes with a small black pupil, the red color covered most of the area of her eyes, showing pretty much no white. Her skin was a pale almost white color and had a light pale green-blue hair color that stopped about mid-calf of her legs. Her clothing was nothing more than a Hakama with an obi at the waist, showing more legs and thigh then it was covering. A single long curved horn sprouted from the left side of her head to hook under her chin and frame her face.
She doesn’t speak but looks at Cho, a grin forming on her face and she holds out her hand, pointing at the blonde blue haired human. Suzuran gulped and stepped back, ÒCho, please, I head you, do no fight a demon with human appearances,Ó
The demoness looked angry staring at the small imp, and held out her other hand allowing her long sleeves to drop over her hand. A long hooked blade called a kusarigama (look it up) dropped from her sleeve attached to a thick chain, the demoness pulled her sleeve back with her left hand and twirled the wrist of her right hand that held the long chain that wound itself up her right arm, with each circle the chain made, it got longer and longer, until the blade threatened to carve into the ground.
then she swung Cho’s eyes wide the kusarigama went over her head, Cho spun around on her heel as the demon’s blade sliced through the necks of three of the guardsmen that had followed her, their heads flung into the air to roll across the ground. Cho didn’t need to see to know the horror it must be to have the head cut clean off. Cho turned back around slowly facing the demoness, Suzuran, remained quiet.
Òthat’s better, now you understand,Ó the demoness spoke, ÒMy name is Yoshi, my master is Yamasuso, you might have heard of her, thanks’ to you, my master is very displeased,Ó she said, Cho stood her ground straightening her back.
Òof course, however, you made yourself appear useful, if you come along with me willingly, we won’t need to get bloody, as those vermin had to find out,Ó Yoshi said swinging her blade in wide circles again, possibly in preparation for another attack.
Òas much as I don’t want to see more people be slaughtered, I won’t go with you, to that witch,Ó Cho stated, the demoness became furious and swung her blade, aimed at more people who just happen to show their face’s at the wrong time.
Cho gasped, but her fox was already in action, Chikara used his mistress as leverage and leaped, the animal easily clearing the air space opening his jaws wide, the Fox caught the kusarigama as it soared through the air and landed neatly on the ground. Yoshi was all the more furious and she jerked trying to yank the blade from the Fox’s mouth, but Chikara surprised them both with his strength to hold onto the handle and chain and jerking backwards, dragging Yoshi in his direction.
Òlet go!Ó Yoshi shouted, Cho took that moment to draw the blade that still rested against her hip with a satisfying hiss, it was a human blade, and what she had come to understand about demons, was there was a chance that all the sword was going to do was little more then give Yoshi an irritating itch.
Chikara snarled and dug his paws into the earth, the demoness had to drag the fox back towards her, Cho could already see, the demoness had a plan for her fox, but she wasn’t going to allow it. Cho charged forward, holding the hilt of the sword in her right hand and the sharp edge facing the demoness.
Yoshi saw her coming and swung out her left arm, while her right arm still held tight to her chain that was connected to the first blade. a short sword fell from within her hakamas sleeves into her hand and came up to meet Cho’s blade, the human sword and demon sword making a loud ringing sound that filled the small village.
ÒFoolish, going against me with a human’s blade,Ó she shrieked in Cho’s face, but Cho refused to allow the irritation show on her face. Yoshi seemed to have forgotten about the fox for the moment and pulling the chain free as she turned more to press her blade against Cho’s sword. Cho was being pushed back, and she could feel something was about to give.
with a loud crack, Yoshi’s sword bit right through the useless human katana, Cho leaped back, just at the last second as Yoshi’s sword followed through with the release of tension, effectively cutting open Cho’s kimono and leaving an almost hair line graze down her front. Cho could feel even her breast spring free, as the once repaired bra, now became useless.
Attention drawn away, Chikara dropped the kusarigama and sprung forward, running faster than Cho had ever known the animal to move except at supper time. the animal leaped jumping right onto the demoness without care that he might be killed and sank his teeth into her shoulder.
Yoshi shrieked and grabbed at the animal’s jaws trying to pry them open, Cho took what was left of her sword and raised her arms to swing down, the broken blade was aimed to go in-between Yoshi’s rib cage. instead, the blade bounced off her skin, the sharp mettle ringing before it feel to pieces like glass. she never recalled her sister mentioning that this would happen, nor did Sango’s sword do this, it was now that she recalled Kagome saying that Sango was a demon slayer, it only made sense that her weapons were made to slay demons.
Yoshi pulled Chikara free, even as the fox barked and snapped his teeth at her, she threw him at Cho, and the fox whined as Cho caught him, her feet sliding back from the force but she still managed to stay standing. Yoshi snarling, even as blood poured down her should she yanked her kusarigama back to her hand and begun to swing it in a circle again. faster and faster , she raised her right arm above her head, wind begun to gather the faster she swung. Cho watched in shock, lightning crackled around the woman’s blade and chain, then she swung, spinning her whole body into the effort, and a large twister filled with crackling electricity tore a path after Cho.
Suzuran shrieked and clapped her hands together in what could only have been an attempt by the small imp to save Cho and the fox. it worked, blue light surrounded Cho and Chikara just as the twister and it’s lightning smashed into the barrier sending split offs of the twister in random direction’s tarring apart homes, and filling the air with screams from the frightened villagers.
Yoshi stood waiting for the dust to clear, Cho coughed just as Suzuran found them, the imp grabbed hold of Cho’s hand and yanked, pulling her and the fox into the cover of the destroyed houses, Òrun, we have to run,Ó Suzuran said in a harsh whisper.
Cho didn’t argue, for one they needed to lead Yoshi away from the villagers and two, she was starting to question the legitimacy of her fight with Inuyasha...or even the demons in the previous villageÉand evenÉSuzuranÉ
Yamasuso smiled darkly watching the battle Cho was so desperately trying to fight against her minion, Yoshi was pushing the woman towards a dried up river bed that had filled with boulder’s some time back, it was the perfect place to begin her scheme.
a second orb floated into view, in this orb, the same river bed showed, only this time, Sesshomaru was there, he and his followers were crossing. Yamasuso could only smile wider, and more darkly.
Sesshomaru stopped as the wind begun to pick up, behind him Jaken was leading the two headed dragon across the rocky ground, on top his back the sleeping human child was oblivious to what her lord and master were doing.
the sky was darker than usual, Jaken stopped looking up into the same direction that his lord was looking, Òwould it be, territorial dispute,Ó Jaken asked his lord, the Imp could sense as much as his lord that a demon was in battle not too far from their location. but Sesshomaru could always sense more.
Òit’s a human,Ó Sesshomaru spoke sounding more uninterested then he looked, his head turning away to continue walking, even as the sounds of battle reached his demon ears, and the scent of blood carried on the wind.
Òanother foolish demon slayer, they will not last long,Ó Jaken said snickering under his breath not noticing that his lord was walking away, leaving him behind, Jaken looked up shouting after him and tugging the two headed dragon along, the beast being as interested in the battle as his master had been.
wake up, Rin opened her eyes sleepily sitting up a little on the dragon’s back, her brown hair a mess and she pulled some hair from out of her eyes. confused, she wondered who could possibly have told her wake up, it wasn’t her lord Sesshomaru, and it was, female.
Rin looked behind them, and there floating an inch or two off the ground, was a little girl Rin’s age, surprised to see her Rin waved at her, the girl waved back, waving her over to follow her, a giggle drifted towards Rin, carried on the wind.
Rin looked back at Jaken and Sesshomaru, come play, the voice said again, it sounded far away, yet it sounded very close, Rin was almost entranced, and she slide of the dragon’s back running down the small path towards the glowing girl and it’s enchanting giggles.
AnUn’s snorted cry and head’s turning around was enough to alert Sesshomaru to his human ward’s mischief to wander away from them. but it was the glowing girl that told the three demons’s that this was not good. Sesshomaru raced back after the child, but the glowing girl had already gotten the child back up onto the rocks of the river bed.
the ground rumbled, and the glowing ghostly girl vanished, it was then that Rin came to her senses just as the rocks gave way beneath her feet to a giant wave of water. Rin screamed as she was swept instantly into the currant and rushed down the riverside. Sesshomaru, feeling only an instant of panic, turned following the river side after the girl.
Suzuran’s dagger was more than what she had hoped for even at the full weight of Yoshi’s sword and kusarigama barring down onto her. Yoshi smiled wickedly they stood on a boulder in the center of a dried up river bed, the sky was growing darker and darker as they remained in this locked position. But then the ground was beginning to rumble, Cho didn’t want to move, for fear that one of Yoshi’s two blades would slide free and into Cho’s flesh, already a thin line of blood was sliding down the front of her chest and belly.
Òyour blood, it smells good, my pets will be very pleased,Ó Yoshi whispered into Cho’s ears, at the same time, the sound of a shrill scream filled the air, before it was drowned out. Behind her Chikara and Suzuran had already made it to land, the sharp yipping of Chikara and Suzuran’s screams to run were not heard as Yoshi leaped away to dry land leaving Cho to turn and face what was coming to her that couldn’t be compared to anything less than a tsunami.
It was there, a checkered kimono, blackish brown hair, and the scream, Cho opened her arms just as the snout of a dragon arose from the water’s making the limp body of a child airborne. Cho jumped the dragon inches away from swallowing the child  as she screamed one last time as she opened her eyes to stare into the maw of the dragon,
ÒSesshomaru-sama!Ó
ÒI got you!Ó Cho shrieked catching the child while in midair herself, the dragon missed as the airborne Cho hand slapped down onto the snout of the dragon throwing them over the beast and into the rushing water.
Cho held her breath wrapping both arms around the child pulling the child’s legs up tight against her body and wrapping her own legs around her. Cho held on tight, even as the water tossed and turned her, spinning the two of them like a top bashing Cho against every large rock that had got into their way.
Cho swung out and arm her hand desperately trying to pull them to the surface of the water, or at least to grab hold of something. The water current was getting faster, she feared the worse, that a water fall was forming somewhere down the river. At last Cho broke the surface, crying out, she held onto the child for dear life, and a low branch, attached to a large boulder in the center of the river reached out to Cho. She grabbed hold, both of them were jerked into a complete stop almost losing hold of the child in her hands, Cho squeezed tighter.
Òhold onto me!Ó Cho shouted, she could feel the small arms lock around her neck and small legs around her waist, clinging to Cho for dear life.
Suzuran watched in horror as Cho and the child she risked her life to save held on for dear life to a small tree’s low branches, the water’s force was beating against the tree, threatening to up root it, but her and the white fox were too far away and much too small to even think they could swim out to them. Even as Suzuran rode the animal on its back it was useless. Then a streak of white passed, both fox and Imp stopped in shock at what had passed them, and heading straight for Cho and the child.
A shadow came over Cho and the child, Cho lifted her head, to gaze up at Yoshi who smiled with dark intent, Òah Cho, look at where you are nowÉif you release the child, you’ll survive, you can pull yourself free,Ó Yoshi smiled.
Brown horror stricken eyes met Cho’s gaze, so close, she could make out the face of the child, she was young, very young, maybe only about seven years old Cho’s sapphire eyes burned with intensity that she turned onto Yoshi, ÒI’m not you, if this child die’s then I will die alongside her, because I couldn’t hold on,Ó Cho shouted over the roar of the water.
Yoshi laughed and swung her kusarigama down, the blade was aimed for the child, Cho gasped and turned her body, pushing the child underwater as the blade point entered the soft flesh of Cho’s back, she winced, the child stared at her with shock and fear, but even under water, Cho gave the child a reassuring smile until the child couldn’t hold her breath anymore and Cho had to turn back over.
It hurt, it was unbelievably painful, and when Yoshi yanked back her weapon the kusarigama pulled at her flesh and opened a serious wound up wider, the child finally found her voice and screamed at the top of her lungs, ÒSesshomaru-sama!Ó
Yoshi snarled, ÒDie already!Ó and she prepared to swing again, until a sickening thump filled the air, that one moment, all other sounds seemed to die out, as the sharp end of a long sword protruded from Yoshi’s heart. The sword moved twisting to the side to cutting through rib cage as it sliced part of Yoshi’s body in half, then the sword barer pushed the now corpse into the rushing water.
Cho gasped as another rush of pain filled her back, her arm was going numb, she felt her grip on the branch loosening, and she almost didn’t hear the child’s shout, Cho looked her, her eyes blurrier than usual, she saw the shape of someone, then it was over, her finger’s slipped free.
ÒLord Sesshomaru-sama!!!Ó
Warm hands wrapped around Cho’s wrist, jerking her motion to a stop, the child’s clung to Cho still, and her grip had not slacked once sense Cho caught her. They were pulled up and out of the water with ease, and for a moment they were air borne, until that same warm hand found Cho’s waist, a powerful arm held her tight, there was an uncomfortable jerking motion as who ever had grabbed her jumped clearing the space from the place in the river to the shoreline.
Cho and the child were dropped to the ground with no more gentleness then the water had done with them, the child sat up releasing Cho even as Cho herself was sitting up, eyes closed and trying not to concentrate on the biting cold of her clothing and the gaping wound in her back from Yoshi’s kusarigama.
ÒLord Sesshomaru, she’s hurt, she got hurt protecting me!Ó the Child shouted, Cho opened her eyes, looking up, but all she could see was white blurÉ
From Sesshomaru’s view, what he saw was something to say the least, even for the demon lord, mesmerizing, ridiculous, and pathetic. The woman’s eyes were the color of lightning, the richest sapphire color he had ever seen, blonde hair with blue tips was plastered to her face from the moisture, and what was left of the kimono she had been wearing was stuck to every curve the woman had, and there were many. But, she wasn’t looking at him, she was looking only in his direction, which this Sesshomaru found to be irritating.
ÒCho-sama!Ó
ÒSesshomaru-sama!
Òis the Child/Rin alright!Ó
Voices greeted them, the two soaked women and the man who had saved Cho and the child, turned their heads to the tree’s just as a white fox carrying a the small imp woman Suzuran, and a Two headed dragon being led by a small imp man, were parading out the forest both after their assigned masters.
The pair’s stopped, each group staring at each other, the child had taken almost a complete step back to stare at the scene that played out in front of her, with Sesshomaru to the right, and the woman, Cho, to the left, with their a joining followers. It was the same.
Cho eased her mind, slowly pushing away the pain so that she could ignore it, and she looked up, only a fraction of what she felt in her back she allowed to show on her face, even as she gripped her right shoulder painfully, and the same arm that had held them on for dear life in the water.
ÒI know that name,Ó Cho said softly, the child, Rin she was guessing grabbed her left shoulder, Òyour hurt, I’m thankful you saved me, but please don’t talk,Ó Rin said softly to her.
She waves the child off and forced herself to stand with little more than a wince, as she continued to suppress the pain, Òare you perhaps, the same Sesshomaru who is related to the Hanyou Inuyasha,Ó she asked.
Sesshomaru’s eyes darkened a fraction, Òwhat do you know of the Hanyou,Ó he spoke quietly, Òmy sister travels in his company, you have tried to kill her on several occasions,Ó Cho’s own eyes darkened and her words were coated with ice, Sesshomaru found himself interest in the way they seemed to spark with lightning, but that didn’t stop the fact that her tone spoke challenge towards the demon lord.
There was the sudden shout, and the female imp, Suzuran was upon Cho in seconds, pounding on her knees with tears, ÒCho-sama, please, I beg you, don’t start a fight with this demon, even if you weren’t blind, or even wounded, you would die, please Cho-sama,Ó the imp cried, tears filling the imp’s eyes.
Òyou should do well to heed your whelp, wench,Ó the other imp shouted pointing his staff at Cho, the staff had two heads on it, Chikara turned to the male imp with a warning snarl.
There was a pause in the small clearing for a fraction of a second, Òblind?Ó spoke the child Rin and the male imp together.
ÒCho-sama does not have her ‘glasses’, so Cho-sama is blind,Ó Suzuran said standing in a protective stance in front of Cho, Cho gave a soft smile and looked down at Suzuran, Òhow did you save me, if you cannot see,Ó the child asked.
Cho turned to her and ruffled her hair, even though the action cause a shock of pain across her back, ÒI heard you scream,Ó Cho said softly, and smiled, ÒI can see, colors of a shape, but I cannot see the shape itself,Ó she added.
However, it wasn’t over yet, the air filled with the roars of eight snake-like dragons’ rose out of the water, each one was massive and a deep blue color. Cho spotted something that made the dragon’s seem like kittens. On top of the head of one of the dragons sat an elderly woman, her face showing through the kimono she wore over her head. Black eyes, and wrinkled skin, she smiled,
Òwe meet again Sesshomaru, I expected none less of you, killing my precious servant Yoshi, but leaving behind her dragons in my command, at least,Ó she said trying to put on a smile. She held up her hands as two circle objects floated forward freed from the folds of her kimono. They were prayer beads, the same kind of beads that Inuyasha wore.
Òwhat are you scheming this time, old hag,Ó Jaken shouted waving his staff, the witch simply put on a wider smile, and the beads begun to glow as she whispered something to them, Sesshomaru looking uninterested launched himself forward intending to cut the woman’s head clean off, but the dragon’s moved to protect the witch, but even if he had made it, it was too late as the bead’s flashed then soar through the air, one set flying towards Cho, and the other towards the demon lord.
Cho moved to get away, but her bleeding back wouldn’t allow such movement, and the beads were on her neck before she could even blink, she tried pulling them off, but it was as if every time she tried, they would get heavy, so heavy they would sink right back onto her chest.
Sesshomaru was having an easier time remaining away from the beads, but as he was dodging the beads, the dragons were attacking, teeth snapping and trying to grab him from the air. Sesshomaru only turned away for a moment, to put his sword through the dragon’s neck, severing it’s head, that the beads caught up, around his throat before he could even attempt to cut them with the same sword.
Lightning shout across the space between him and Cho the lightning clashed together twisting itself, Cho could feel the tug of the two beads towards him, and Cho stared up at the witch with shock.
The moment the two beads are tied, Sesshomaru’s eyes open wide, his body moved in a slight jerking motion, the same way Cho has when the kusarigama tore into her back, Cho had not noticed this, she could barely seem his clothing as it was.
ÒSesshomaru, you who hate human’s so much, are now bound, to this human, it’s a rather delicate and fun curse, that I think you will enjoy thoroughly, SesshomaruÉÓ she said grinning, then she was gone, along with the dragons, as if she had never been there in the first place.
Sesshomaru landed on the ground his blade still out, he turned onto Cho closing the distance between them, his sword was raised and ready to run her through, Cho remained quiet.
Òshe bound us together, and you are already prepared to kill me, before you know of how far the curse goes,Ó Cho said calmly.
This Sesshomaru, would not admit it, but as he felt a dull throbbing in his back, which corresponded with the wound on the woman’s back, he withdrew sliding his sword Tokijin back into his obi. The woman was tall, taller than most woman Sesshomaru had ever encountered, and she still had to lift her head to Sesshomaru.
Òyou’re welcomeÉfor saving your ward,Ó she spoke, not an ounce of the pain he could feel was showing on her face, she instead step back, and begun to walk away.
Sesshomaru did the same, walking in the opposite direction, Cho had not gone more than five feet away from him, with the thought in her mind to never be near him again, did the lightening between the beads appeared again, and being Sesshomaru was stronger, Cho was jerked backwards and onto her ass, with a surprised yelp.
Sesshomaru turned around deliberately slow, staring down at her as the lightning crackled between them, her sapphire eyes burning with the same amount of irritation in Sesshomaru’s own eyes, Òit seemsÉall be going with you, after all,Ó she said her voice showing the ice that was in contrast to the blood in Sesshomaru’s veins beginning to boil.
Suzuran watched the small human child as she bandaged her master’s back slowly, even if Cho didn’t call her, her servant, Cho was her master. However, something was bothering her, she turned her gaze to the white fox that had made himself comfortable on the edge of the camp fire light.
Chikara was a normal fox, or so her master said, but no normal animal could fight a demon, much less, drag a demon across the ground in full battle mode, not the way Chikara had done, and not without the animal being a demon already.
That was itÉChikaraÉSuzuran got up walking slowly across the small camp place to sit beside Chikara, the fox lifting its head curiously.
ÒChikaraÉI know the truthÉwhy are you hiding,Ó she said straight forward.
The fox growled heavily surprising Suzuran entirely as the fox leaped on her, his teeth in her face and pinkish red eyes burning as he stared at her face.
ÒI’m only speaking of the truthÉwhat did I say wrongÉthat Sesshomaru-sama has probably already sniffed you out, and it only a matter of time till sheÉÓ she coughed as the fox’s claws pressed down on her throat, and for a moment, she feared for her death, even surrounded by the people they knew.
Òok...I won’t speak of it again,Ó she whispered, the fox stopped growling and whined, his tongue slipped out and he gave a gentle lick to her cheek and released her, she assumed that was an apology.
Cho now finished being bandaged called to her fox, the animal gladly going to his master’s arms, leaving Suzuran to stare at the fox and the woman, filled with both wonder and suspicion of both.
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