Sunday, June 26, 2005

Origin Of The Species: New blood
*episode 1*

Idiot!
Brat!
Bully!
Doink
Kagome!
Inuyasha!
Doink, doink doink
Sit!
Crash
Shippo rubs his head and says, “Serves you right.” Inuyasha looks up and asks, “What was that for!?!” Kagome says, “Shippo, go inside. Inuyasha and I need to talk.” Not entirely pleased that he will miss the rest of the fight, the foxling turns and goes into the house. The group is resting at the home of the drunkard Mushin who, unfortunately, is the only one who can tend to Miroku’s windtunnel. Kohaku is still not up and about, and Sango and Kagura are fussing over him. The old monk has stitched the sides of the windtunnel which was damaged under strange circumstances. All Sango said was that the monk had been attacked by two new incarnations of Naraku and that she had saved him without killing them. However, even Shippo can tell that something else happened and that neither of them is talking about it. Uninjured and bored, the young fox and Inuyasha have been shouting at each other for hours. Kagome walks over to the half-demon and extends her hand. He suspiciously accepts her over and allows her to help him to his feet. She asks, more resigned than angry, “Do you two always have to fight?” He tells her, “It’s his fault! If he hadn’t been…” Kagome cuts him off, “…it doesn’t matter what he was doing. He’s a kid; your not. Try and act like it; ok?” Inuyasha looks glum. Kagome says, “Look Inuyasha, we’ve been traveling with Shippo for a long time now and…” She trails off and looks away. “What’s up?” Inuyasha asks. Kagome says, “I sense a shard of the sacred jewel. It’s coming this way.” Inuyasha says, “Go get Sango and Kirara. Kagura should stay with the others.” Inside a few minutes, Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Kirara, and Shippo are all headed off in the direction of the jewel. Kagome points them at a stretch of road leading to the monk’s shrine. The only one apparent on the road is a human child, dressed in the manner of a peasant child and carrying a small sack. The group comes to a halt in front of him and Inuyasha asks, “Kagome, are you sure? How could a kid have a jewel shard?” Hearing the half-demon speak of the sacred jewel, the boy turns, drops his bag, and digs into it. He pulls out what is either a very long curved knife, or a miniature sword. As he turns to face the group, he shouts, “You can’t have it! Stay back!” He is a young child, maybe eight years old, with innocent features twisted with shear terror. Suddenly, something small and black jumps out of the bag. As it is in mid-air, it bursts into a ball of blue flame. Out of the fire, a great cat emerges. It has black-blue fur, orange eyes, and two tails. It lands beside the boy, growling menacingly. As its paws hit the ground, its front right leg buckles and it collapses forward. “Kyoubou!” the boy shouts, dropping his sword. He dashes to its side and begins to rub the leg. He looks up, tears streaming down his face, and says, “You can’t take the jewel shard. It’s all that’s keeping him alive.”
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