InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Taming of the Wolf ❯ Hime no Ookami ( Chapter 1 )

A/N: I am posting all fics from Fanfiction.net to mediaminer.  These fanfics are listed from oldest to newest.  This fanfic was posted to fanfiction.net   10 /19 /03   and has 289 reviews on fanfiction.net.  Keep in mind, I have revised this fic, however, it’s an OLD work.       Taming of the Wolf

Chapter 1: Hime no Ookami

Kagome and Inuyasha are wandering around, in search of Naraku or Kagura, who had been controlling entire villages. If Kagura could have entire villages under her control, then why not a few wandering pedestrians who happen to cross paths with Inuyasha? Then another fight would be on hand with Inuyasha facing yet another opponent who was perhaps even stronger then he.

Kagome tried not to think about these things at the moment as the group took a temporary reprieve from their normal quest to stop Naraku. Kagome sat down on a nearby rock, exhausted from walking so far without the aid of modern conveniences. Miroku looked around at his surroundings. "This place seems quiet," he said to himself.

Sango also looked around, but said nothing. They were silent, the sounds of nature compelling them. The gentle blow of the breeze through their hair, the smell of the air and the sweet song of the various songbirds whose calls swept for miles around. Kagome sat and continued to look around.

** It's so peaceful here,** she thought to herself. All was silent for what seemed to be about a half an hour. Suddenly, Kagome heard something dart past the group. She flinched and a look of surprise came across her face. Inuyasha was looking around intently.

"Did you hear that?" Kagome questioned, her voice quivering in uncertainty and fear. "Yeah," Inuyasha assured. " Something doesn't quite smell right either."

"What do you suppose it could be?" Miroku asked as his eyes darted about every which way, hoping to take a glimpse of whatever it was that ran past them. Sango was in a somewhat defensive position, as she remained calm and studied the background.

"Naraku?...Or Kagura?" she said as she looked at Inuyasha for some sort of response.

"I don't know, Inuyasha told her.

Something seemed to wisp through the trees above them. Inuyasha and Miroku looked upward. Sango stared as well and stood perfectly still.

"W-W-What i-is it?" Shippou asked nervously as he stepped behind Kagome and clutched the back of her leg.

"I don't know," Kagome said, becoming a bit paranoid as she backed up closer to Inuyasha.

"HIIIYAHHHH!!!" A woman seemed to yell as she took a flying leap out of a nearby tree. She shot upward and did a flip, pulling out her sword. She swung back with ferocity as she fixed her target on Inuyasha.

Inuyasha turned and pulled out the Tetsusaiga and held it out in front of him horizontally as she came down. Their blades clashed. The mysterious woman used Inuyasha's sword to push the blade of her sword in front of her. She flung over Inuyasha's head, flipped once more and landed on the rock Kagome had sat on. Inuyasha turned around to face her.

"Who are you, and why'd you try to attack me!?!" he yelled.

The woman stood there, staring at all of them. She was tall in appearance. She was also very athletically built. She had long, white hair, much the same color of Inuyasha or Sesshoumaru's. She held her sword to her right side, the blade pointed downward. She wore a white strapless, long shirt. At the end of this shirt was a cloth belt, tied in a bow, with white, baggy pants. She wore no shoes at all. She had ears similar to Inuyasha's, but they were a frosty gray, much the color of a wolf's pelt, at the tip of each ear as a black tip. She had a long tail much of the same color, and eyes of bright blue.

"My name is simply Achika. I am a wanderer. I travel solo on a mission to find a dear friend of mine. We used to be childhood friends, and due to our large size, our tribe was forced to split up, separating the two of us," she told them. "You see, it is the duty for the male members in our tribe to guard the borders of our territory against enemies, as well as the Gokurakuchou (Birds of Paradise). They risk their lives out there to keep us safe, while the females and young children are far from danger."

"So you don't even know if the one you're looking for is alive?" Sango questioned.

Achika looked downward. "I do not know if he is still alive, but I will not give up my search until I find either his grave or him as a physical being."

"What does that have to do with why you attacked us?!" Inuyasha asked.

Achika looked upward. "Gomen nasai." She half bowed to the group of oddities. "I thought you were posing a potential threat to me as a person. I have a bad habit of leaping before I look. I have introduced myself, why not you all as well? We can get better acquainted."

Everyone began to introduce themselves, and Achika put her sword back into it's sheath. Kagome offered to help Achika find her long lost friend, against Inuyasha's better wishes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     TBC