Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Rose that Binds ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

Okay, here's the first chapter of The Rose that Binds. If any of you have read this on fanfiction.net, then you'll notice that I combined chapter 1 and 2 so that it was longer and it accomplished the guidelines for mediaminer. Hope you guys like it and I will be updating next week, probably April 4 or 5.

Disclaimer: All characters in this fanfiction belong to their respective owners. Unfortunately, I do not know the names of the creators of Inuyasha and Yu Yu Hakusho. However, I lay absolutely NO claim to their characters, objects, or ideas. I only own the plot and those characters of which do not appear in the two anime.

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She had been following him for three days now. He didn't seem to be going anywhere in particular, just traveling. But it didn't matter. He had something she wanted. And she would get it no matter what. One thing she couldn't understand was how he acquired the Jewel. Naraku's last living child, Kishan, perhaps even more devious than his father, killed her grandfather. Rumor had it that this demon was helping Kishan collect the seven remaining Jewel fragments. She swore to herself that she would kill everyone in league with Naraku's evil son. She would avenge her grandfather's untimely death, starting with this fox demon. The fact that he had a shard of the Shikon no Tama was just a bonus.

 

Youko Keisu set up camp, then went hunting for his dinner. He caught a small pig and proceeded in carrying it back, all the while listening for the person following him. He knew they were there, he just wasn't sure where. Every time he tried catching a glimpse or a scent, he came up empty. But tonight was the last straw. He was going to force this demon's hand and make them reveal themselves.

 

After cutting up the pig and setting it to roast, he sat and waited. Finally, he heard it. The slightest rustle of tree leaves as the demon settled to watch him.

 

“You might as well come out. I know you've been following me. And besides, there's no way I can finish this entire pig all on my own.” It was a lie, of course, but he had to get this apparition to reveal himself.

 

She froze, wondering if he was talking to her or the other that was tracking him. She had felt an ominous aura following both of them for the past day, but she couldn't pick u pa scent, no matter how hard she tried. Whoever it was was much older and more “forest-wise” than she.

 

“Don't make me force you down,” he said to the silent forest.

 

Suddenly she got an idea. If I get on his good side, maybe he could take me to Kishan. Then I could kill them both at the same time and get almost the full Jewel. It will not be hard to track down the remaining fragments. With that decided, she jumped down, though she stayed in the shadows and a defensive position. Whoever was out there could be an ally of this kitsune. She didn't want to be caught off guard.

 

“You know, you can come into the light. I have no desire for a fight, thus no intention of harming you,” he reassured her.

 

She studied him for a while before heeding his request. She stepped into the light, keeping her features hidden in the forest green cloak she wore. Sitting down, she grabbed a piece of meat, all the while staring at him from beneath her hood.

 

“So, where are you traveling from?” he asked, trying to break the awkward, tense silence. When she didn't reply to that question, he tried another approach. “I'm Youko Keisu. You can just call me Keisu if you like.” Silence.

 

While he was trying to make conversation, she was seething from the information he had just given her. He said Youko Keisu. Hmph, he does not deserve the name of my grandfather. He is a murderer and a lowly thief. I will make him pay. I am going to enjoy killing this Youko Keisu. Slowly and very painfully.

 

After half an hour of meaningless, onesided conversation, Keisu finally got tired of being ignored.

"So, you got a name?" Keisu asked. He received no response from the strange demon. This time, he yelled it. "Hey, Buddy! You got a name!" He wasn't sure, but he thought he heard a low growl.

 

Finally getting annoyed with Keisu bugging her, she sighed. "Youko Saiyu," she revealed. She looked up, allowing her hood to drop back. He sat there, looking shocked and she smirked at his idiotic expressoin. Hopefully, now that baka will be quiet. She thought. Maybe I should have killed him right off.

 

Keisu stared in disbelief. He'd known he was being followed by someone, he just didn't suspect them to be a beautiful demoness. She was gorgeous. She had long blue-gray hair that fell just past her knees in silky waves. Dark gray fox ears adorned her head and a dark gray tail peeked out from beneath her mass of hair. Her eyes were a captivating lavender that showed she had seen far too much for her young years. She was dressed in a form fitting, yet free moving blue-green dress. There was a long, flowing sleeve on her right arm and no sleeve on the left; a slit that started just below her right breast, slanted to her left side, showing off her firm and flat belly, and then circled back to the right and stopped just above her right hip. The skirt of the dress went down to her mid-calves and was slashed to look similar to the petals of a flower. When she walked he could see heeled shoes that wrapped around her calves up to her knees. There was a strange decoration in her hair that looked like it could have been a weapon had it been larger. Around her neck was a choker necklace with a golden crescent moon, which completed the outfit.

 

"What are you staring at?" She asked venomously. A low growl was being emitted from her throat. Somehow he got the impression she didn't like him very much.

 

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She waited for him to say something, but he just stared at her. It was really beginning to get on her nerves. "What are you staring at?" She demanded. He just kept staring. She growled at him, then grabbed another chunk of meat. She studied him again, noting his stature and the way he held himself. He was dressed in a haori of strange cut and design, the top half and legs a light purple with a dark purple border on the edges of the cloth and a dark purple obi around his waist. He had sheathes on either side of his hips, each shaped strangely. They looked much like they were meant for two-sided broad swords. The only difference was that the tips of the swords were in the shape of a V. And from the look of the hilts, they were meant to be attached together should the need arise.

 

After checking out his weapons and attire, she studied his face. He was what she liked to call "baby cute". His cheeks were round and his eyes were big and round. He had long brown hair and brown ears and tail. Once her scrutiny of his looks was finished, she ate a small piece of her meat, thinking of how she was going to steal the Shikon shard in his possession, then torture him until he begged for death. But she would not give it to him. She wanted him to suffer. Just as her grandfather suffered because of his master before her beloved family member was brutally murdered.