The Fighter's Heart (Inuyasha fan-fiction)

Chapter 14

Soon Kari entered Kaede's village with a dazed expression. She went to Kaede's hut and entered it and saw everyone there. Everyone greeted her happily, but the child only sat down and sighed. Chase trotted over to Kirara, in his smaller form, and curled next to her and she licked his head. The dragon let out a purr, causing the cat to seemingly giggle.

"Kari," Sango began, sitting next to the girl. "Something wrong?" Kari looked at Sango then closed her eyes while turning her head back to its original position with a sigh.

"Kinda." She stated and slightly opened her eyes. "You see," The girl began explaining the odd meeting that happened moments ago. "And he gave me this scroll." She waved the scroll lightly. Sango snatched it out of her hand, startling the child, and skimmed over it. The demon slayer blinked after finishing it then handed it to Miroku.

"Well, this all seems rather interesting. We should have a look." The monk informed, passing the scroll to Kagome.

The teen looked at it, skimming over it then gave it to Kari. "Ask it a question." She stated kindly.

Kari nodded. "Kay. Uh, well." The girl thought for a moment. "Oh! How can this be located anywhere?"

New text appeared on the scroll. Kari read it aloud. "The temple has multiple doors, each able to open up in a certain area, once given the location."

"But how do we get there?" Shippo piped up.

New text appeared on the scroll. "I am the key."

Kari blinked then gulped. "Will I be able to visit my friends and attend school in my own time?" She asked, not expecting an answer.

New text appeared on the scroll. "The teacher will be able to answer." The child blinked then sighed and looked at everyone.

"I think I should give it a try." She stood up. Chase perked his head up, twitching his ears. He stood and raced to be with Kari. Everyone else stood up and joined the child in her decision. They gathered their things and left the hut and said goodbye to Kaede, who was working in the field. They left the village then went to a clearing not too far away.

"Ok, Kari, you should try opening the door that the scroll was talking about." Kagome stated. Kari nodded and opened the scroll. She blinked a few times, debating on asking it for help.

"Uh..." She mumbled. "Oh!" She smiled then opened the scroll even more, taller and taller. Eventually the scroll was pretty big. The girl attempted to hold it up, but it fell over on her head. Kari sighed as the scroll began shifting and shuffling. Everyone stated as the scroll changed into a sliding paper doorway. Kari gasped and stared as the door opened itself.

A voice echoed from the doorway. "Only the student may enter." It was deep and masculine. "No one else." Kari looked to everyone and gulped.

"Well, I'll be seeing you." Kari stated and began walking towards the door. Inuyasha stopped her by putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Hold on, what if it's a trap?" He asked with a low growl. Kari giggled at the half demon's reaction.

"I'll be fine." She stated. "Besides, if it can help me then I'll give it a try. If I feel like something's wrong then I'll flee." The girl stated and took the half demon's hand off of her and went through the door. It closed and began to shrink, changing back into a scroll, which vanished with a puff of smoke.

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Kari looked around with an awe struck expression.  She was in a hallway that was made out of mainly wood. The walls were painted a vanilla white, while the wood floor shimmered with a nice polish. The girl soon heard a "poof" sound from above her and looked up. Her face was quickly met with the scroll. The girl hissed in pain and grumbled, rubbing her nose with her left hand, the scroll gripped in her right. She was soon met with a bird demon. He looked similar to an eagle with golden feathers, silver talons, and white eyes with golden pupils and bold black outline. He was as big as the average male human and looked to be bipedal. It also wore a robe that was white with a black sash. He looked at the girl and tilted his head.