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Chapter List
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Author’s Note: Jade’s training continues, allowing student and teacher to learn more about eachother as well as build a bond.

Chapter Four: A Week in Hell (Part 2)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Day 3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Having collapse on the ragged futon Kaede was allowing me to use, I wasn’t too happy about being woken up what felt like no more than ten minutes later. Opening one bloodshot eye, I glared at the hanyou hunched over me as he continued to shake my shoulder. Unperturbed by my ire, my trainer gave me a fang filled grin before he was pulling me to my feet. “What time is it,” hissed out a low growl that sounded like it had come from a youkai. Yet, the vibration of my own vocal cords told me otherwise. Looking horrified, Inuyasha released me immediately; running out of the hut like his ass had been lit on fire.
    Blinking, I looked over to Kagome; not all that surprised to see she had a shameful expression. Shuffling her loafer clad feet, the highschooler stared down at the floorboards like they were the most interesting thing in the world. “He’s had to learn the hard way that particular tone of voice means he’s in for the ‘sitting’ of his life. You’re, uh, not the only one he’s woken up too early,” whispered a shy confession, filling me with the very dangerous urge to giggle. If I dared laugh now, she would likely never forgive me.
    “Mmm, guessing you were one of them,” I teased gently, grinning when she went red from her head to her toes.
    Shaking my head, I yawned while ruffling my own ebony locks. Already, I could feel knots forming as well as a rather distressing layer of grease. It hadn’t been too long since the last one but I already wanted another bath, not boding well for the journey ahead. I wouldn’t always have water available and would likely have to go a whole week without an opportunity to bathe. Still, that knowledge made my skin crawl. I like being clean as well as hygienic and, unlike Kagome, I would have no real way of doing so reliably. I couldn’t just go to the future. Unless I got desperate enough the try the well, which was unlikely to happen any time soon.
    While I wanted to see what this realm’s version of my time was like, I really wasn’t willing to risk injury to do so. If there was a ladder I could use, it would be one thing. But it seemed like I would have to just fling myself in to even have a hope of the pathway working. Shuddering, I walked outside in an effort to distract myself from my arguably petty worries. Soon, being clean wouldn’t be my biggest concern. Soon, having enough food and making sure I was pulling my weight would be the only thing I could afford to focus on. I had to be ready. I had to get better at using my powers.
    Looking over at Inuyasha, I nodded to show I was ready for today’s lesson. Coming out of the cowering posture he had assumed, he simply began to lead the way to the forest; acting as if nothing had happened at all. Falling into step behind him, I clenched my hands into tight fists while I mentally prepared myself to use the full extent of my ability. Even if that meant possibly starting a fire. By the time we reached the clearing, I felt more determination than I did nervousness. I could do this, I had to do this!
    Getting into the best stance I could, I closed my eyes while flames surrounded my closed fists. Bringing them up, I opened my burning eyes to glare at the innocent trees before me. Ever so slowly, they morphed into horrifying demons. Demons that not only wanted to hurt me but wanted to kill my newfound friends. With a loud warcry, I punched the air; sending out a stream of fireballs. I followed this up with a few slashing motions, sending out long bursts to get what the balls could not.
    All at once, the attacks hit; starting a small blaze in no time. Thankfully, Inuyasha was ready; slashing the air with his giant sword to blow out the foliage like birthday candles. “That was awesome! Much better than yesterday! I think you’re ready to move on to moving targets,” he declared, honey colored eyes glittering with his excitement. Unfortunately, I could only feel dread settle in my stomach. While his fire rat kimono would protect him, that didn’t help my reluctance to attack him. He was a dear friend, not some beast out for the blood of a human.
    Yet, I had no choice. Not only would he not have listened to any of my protests but he had a good point. The best way to progress would be to use a living target and the safest way was to use someone that wasn’t an enemy. Not only that but he was the least likely to suffer any damage from my attacks. So, when he got into an offensive stance, I followed suit. Of course, this led to him making several corrections to my form. “Hold your arms more like this,” he advised, moving my limbs the way he wanted them.
    “Also spread your legs more, be ready for anything,” he continued, making more adjustments. By the time he was satisfied, it was just past noon.
    Nodding, he went back to his earlier position; holding out Tetsusaiga in front of him. “I’m gonna take it a bit easy on ya til ya get used to things,” he assured, watching while my flames ignited around my hands. Raising my brow, I began with a string of fire shots; not too surprised when they fell far too short of him. Just like before, my powers could sense my reluctance.
    “What was that?! Ya gotta do better than that!” snarled an admonishment I also expected, making me wince.
    “Sorry... Its just... you’re my friend,” sighed my weak protest, earning me a low growl of frustration.
    “That ain’t gonna fly and you know it. You gotta just attack me. I’ll be fine! See this haori? Its made from the fur of a demon known as a fire rat. Its completely fireproof. I doubt your puny flames will hurt it,” he explained, placing his hands on his hips impatiently.
    Biting back the fact that I already knew that, I simply nodded to show I understood before closing my eyes to prepare for the next attempt. ‘You’re not gonna hurt him and you have to learn how to actually fight. You won’t progress any further until you can do this’ I hissed at myself in my head, breathing in before trying another volley of fire shots. While easily deflected, they at least felt like there was intention to harm. “Better but still not good enough. Again,” came a demand that told me we would be at this until well into the night. The worst part was, I wasn’t wrong.
    Hours passed, my muscles twitching from exhaustion as the hanyou finally allowed me to take a break for the day. Slumping to the leaf covered grass, I took in the flame scarred trunks of the forest surrounding us. Matter of fact, there were scorch marks everywhere; telling the tale of how hard we’ve been training. Breathing out a sigh of relief, I allowed my body to flop backwards into the singed grass behind me. “Fuck,” groaned out of me, earning a tired chuckled from my half-breed trainer.
    “Tell me about it. You were starting to give me a run for my money near the end there. Let’s get back to the village and have some grub. Tomorrow, we can work on your form,” he announced, his words making my bones ache.
    “Goody...,” moaned my sarcasm laden voice as I just laid there and stared up at the stars above. No matter how often I saw them, I couldn’t get over just how much I could see. It was like looking into a telescope, giving me the feeling of seeing beyond our own world. A feeling that struck close to home, given my situation.
    Closing my jade colored eyes, I felt my muscles slowly relax into rubber; making it nearly impossible for me to get back up again. So, when Inuyasha called for me to follow him, all I could do was laugh hoarsely. “Sorry but my body’s given up for the day,” I informed, not even able to turn my head to watch him. So, when he bent to pick me up, I was more than a little bit surprised.
    “I’ll help ya. You’ll need to eat if you want to keep up your strength,” rumbled his explanation before we were moving back toward the village at inhuman speeds.
    Honestly grateful for his help, I did my best to stay awake long enough to get some food into me. I couldn’t afford to fall asleep without supper, not after how much energy I expended. Still, it was a close thing, my eyelids feeling like they were coated with cement by the time we reached the hut. Barely able to remain conscious, I managed to eat two bowls of stew before simply curling up by the cooking fire and going to sleep.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Day 4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Bright sunlight hit my close eyelids like a punch, drawing a hiss of pain as I burrowing into the soft bedding I was lying on. Unfortunately, the realization I wasn’t on the floor was enough to snap me awake, my heart racing. Sitting up with gasp, I looked down to see the futon Kaede was lending me under my body. Turning my head to the left, I locked eyes with a certain, crimson clad half-breed. “If ya had slept on the floor, you woulda woken up sore and not of any use to anyone,” came a curt but slightly embarrassed explanation.
    Chuckling, the young miko to his right gave him a gentle punch in his bicep; brown eyes sparkling with affection. Just seeing it made my inner fangirl squeal with glee. While I had a crush on Inuyasha from my teenage days, I was also a massive Inu/Kag shipper. In my day, I had written many fanfics about the pair before I had changed my focus to pursuing my lifelong dream being a real author. Honestly, it felt more than a little surreal to be actually living with them now. “He doesn’t mean to sound so callous. Inuyasha may try to act tough but, on the inside, he’s a big old softie,” came Kagome’s explanation, earning her a glower with no real malice behind it.
    Snorting, the irritable half dog tipped his pointed ears backward before motioning at the steaming cauldron in the middle of the room. “Just have yer breakfast so we can get going. We have a lot to cover and not a lot of time to cover it. I won’t be able to give you many lessons on the road so I want you to be as prepared as possible,” growled out of him, his golden eyes holding more warmth than his voice and betraying his real feelings. So, with a smirk, I gave him a sarcastic salute before moving to get some breakfast.
    While it was leftovers, it was still tasty and I ate with gusto; knowing better than to complain about what I was given. When I was full, I handed my dishes to Kaede before getting to my feet to head outside with Inuyasha and Kagome. To my surprise; Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kilala were waiting out there, friendly smiles on their faces. “Good! Glad you guys decided to come!” came a chirp from my right, drawing my gaze to the grinning, reincarnated miko. Feeling uneasy, I shot a confused glance toward Inuyasha; not feeling much more comfortable when he looked just as perplexed.
    “What are you up to?” rumbled his confused mid-tone, brow furrowing while his clawed hands buried themselves in his voluminous sleeves.
    “Well, I watched some of the training yesterday and figured Jade could use our moral support. I mean, its not always one on one and she has to get used to fighting around us at some point, right?” the sixteen year old pointed out, not seeming the least bit deterred by his annoyance.
    Widening my eyes, I began to protest when I heard an aggravated sigh from Inuyasha. “While I don’t thinks she’s ready for that, you have a point. Besides, Kilala can help her learn how to adapt to battle situations,” he conceded, making my jaw drop as I looked from one person to the other. Then, knowing I had lost, I simply slumped while giving a defeated nod.
    “Fine. I just won’t be held responsible if I accidentally hurt you. I’m not sure if I have the control over my powers that I need to,” I advised, not surprised when they weren’t at all put off by this information.
    Soon, we were all heading to the clearing; my heart and my mind going a mile a minute. All sorts of what ifs whirled around my consciousness, filling me with even more apprehension than I had felt yesterday. The only thing that kept me from speaking up was the fact that Kagome had a point. I would face all sorts of scenarios once out of the village. I had to be prepared for anything that might happen. Besides, this would force me to hone my control over my powers. After all, last thing I wanted was to accidentally set one of my newfound friends on fire.
    Reaching the now scorched and scarred meadow we had been using, I closed my eyes to gather myself. ‘Alright, I know you can hear me. We both have to do much better than we have been. I have to unlock my full potential and you know that. So, how about you let me decide what’s too dangerous and what isn’t. After all, I need to learn control,’ I reasoned with the aura that dwelled inside me. As soon as I was finished speaking, my entire body was flooded with warmth; my eyes popping open with a gasp. Milky green met amber before the silver haired mutt was giving a nod.
    Then, without a word of warning to the others, he was leaping into the sky; signalling the start of our battle. Allowing adrenaline to dump into my system, I got into the best stance I could before sending several volleys of various fire attacks toward him. To my surprise, they flew true; scorching the surface of his sword when they hit. Even Inuyasha seemed taken off guard, instinctively sending a Wind Scar toward me. Thankfully, Kilala had pretty good reaction time; scooping us all up on her back and leaping into the sky before the three energy beams hit.
    Dangling from the nekomata’s mouth, I found myself in the center of my own, personal Hell. Heights were not my favorite thing, even before getting flung off a cliff. Now, I was nearly reduced to catatonia. Reality had pulled away from me, the colors graying out while I began to hyperventilate. Even my extremities were starting to tingle, my vision blurring while I fought to cling onto consciousness. Thankfully, I was set down after a matter of moments. It was too late, however. My legs had decided to turn to jello, making it impossible for me to stand on my own power. So, when the giant feline set me down, I crumpled like a wet noodle.
    Immediately, I found myself surrounded by the group that had adopted me as their own. Looking up into their kind faces, I smiled the best I could as questions about my health bombarded me. Most concerned were Inuyasha and Kagome, seeming to blame themselves for pushing me too hard, too fast. Waving them off, I smiled as best I could before getting to my wobbly legs. “None of you did anything wrong. It was just being up in the air. Remember how you guys saw me falling from the sky? That’s because I had been blown off the cliff by a freak storm. I guess such a traumatic entry caused a pathological fear of being up high,” I explained, still feeling more than just a little woozy.
    “That could be a problem. Most of our travel is done by air. Not to mention the fact you will likely get tossed around by more than one demon. You can’t afford to freeze up like that, it could get ya killed,” Inuyasha growled, pointing out something I had already figured out. It was all I could do not to be completely sarcastic.
    “I know that! Can’t see how I can help it though! I just found out about this today, cut me some fucking slack here,” I snapped back, regretting my harshness as soon as the words had left my mouth.
    Sighing, I rubbed the back of my head while avoiding all their eyes; staring at the lush grass beneath my tennis shoes. “Sorry. Its just... I’m under a lot of stress. I fall into a world I don’t know, I have no way to return home and I have to learn powers I didn’t even know I had,” came an apology, a sense of weariness filling me.
    It would not be an easy journey and, unlike Kagome, I would likely wind up alone at the end of it. It was only a clawed hand landing on my right shoulder that snapped me out of my distressing thoughts. “Hey, I’m sorry I made you feel like you were under so much pressure. I just wanted to make sure you could take care of yourself while travelling with us,” he murmured, ears tilted back with shame. Placing my own hand over the one he had put on my shoulder, I waited until his eyes met mine before smiling to show there were no hard feelings.
    “No, its okay. We have such little time for me to be up to speed. I just need a few moments before we continue,” Sighed out of me before I was turning my back and walking toward a near-by stream.
    The further I got from the small group, the more calm I felt; an inner tension slowly leaving me. While I didn’t expect this experience to be all sunshine and roses, I also hadn’t anticipated it being this stressful. Kneeling down by the stream, I stared into the crystal clear water; allowing my mind to drift along with the current. As insurmountable as it all seemed, I was making progress. It wasn’t unimaginable that I would be ready before the time limit. Scooping some of the crystal clear fluid into my hands, I splashed my face a few times before taking a seat. Watching the fish swim by, I took the opportunity to center myself as well as prepare to get back to work.
    Needless to say, when I felt someone settle beside me; I nearly jumped out of my skin. Jolting backward, I spun my head to see Kagome; a deeply concerned expression on her young face. “You gonna be okay?” whispered out of her, one of her hands resting on my right forearm.
    “Yeah, just gotta suck it up. After all, I have no doubt you’ve been through much worse than me,” I assured, feeling touched that she had been worried enough to follow me.
    “You really have no idea. When I came here, I found out I was a reincarnation of the woman meant to guard the Shikon Jewel. I had to learn how to use my sleeping powers too and I had a much harder time than you are now. I still don’t have perfect control of my reiki,” she confessed, making me feel just the slightest bit better about my own situation.
    “Let’s go back. As hardass as he seems, ‘Yasha will be getting worried and you aren’t doing as badly as you think. I bet we can even help you work on your problem with heights,” came a suggestion I couldn’t help but agree with.
    So, with a nod, I got to my feet and followed the teen back to the clearing. While I doubted I could overcome such a severe phobia of being up high, I knew I could do nothing but try. After all, what could it hurt. So, as soon as we were back with the others, I was getting into my normal fighting stance. While seeming skeptical, Inuyasha gave nod before leaping into the air. Thus, the training for that day continued as if nothing had happened; lasting long into the night. By the time we were both satisfied by my progress, the others had fallen asleep in the back of the clearing.
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