Based off of characters by the ever-lovable Rumiko Takahshi, which
are her's, no copyright infringement is meant, and they are used
without permission.
This story can be spread around, as long as the author is
acknowledged, and it is not sold for profit, either in part or in
whole, and all disclaimers are left intact.
The little girl stood on tip toe for as long as she could, then with a
cheery giggle jumped into the air, kicking her feet forward to fly higher
as the swing carried her upward, then back again. Kicking harder, she
quickly rose high into the air, the wind whipping through her short black
hair and making her laugh.
The little girl loved playing on the swings, they were her favorite...
although her Mommy would scold her if she saw how high she was going
already. But she didn't get to come to the playground that often, at six
years old, the adults said she wasn't old enough to come by herself, and
her brother was usually too busy reading poetry or other stuff to take her.
Daddy was too busy at school, so she could only come play here when her
Mommy could take her, but she didn't always feel well...
The little girl kicked her feet again, sending her higher. She glanced
over and saw her Mommy talking to some of the other Mommies by the benches,
out in the sunlight and morning air. She was always so quiet, her Mommy...
the little girl knew that her Mommy wasn't always well enough to take her
out, but whenever she got sick, didn't her Mommy give her Seven up and
hugs and make her all better? Who makes a Mommy feel better when they
get sick?
The Little girl's thought's were interrupted as her swing was suddenly
grabbed, throwing her roughly forward into the sand. The shock knocked the
breath out of her, and as she sat up she was sure the pretty dress she was
wearing was now dirty, the one she had told her Mommy she'd keep clean!
Tears came to her bright lavender eyes as she sat up, looking to see who
had knocked her down.
Holding onto the chains of her swing were two boys, probably a few
years older than she was, grinning wickedly at what they had just done.
Boys! She knew it! They were always so mean! They were so mean that the
little girl knew they had to come from another planet (she knew where girls
came from, the cabbage patch. Her brother had told her so) and here were
two of them picking on her!
"W-what did you do that for?' She whimpered, trying to hold back tears.
"This here is our swing," One of the evil mean boy-things said,
grinning down at her.
"Yeah, and we don't like strangers playing on them!" The other one
agreed.
"But- but you weren't even here! I was playing on them!" The girl
wailed.
"Aww, look at the little crybaby! Ha-ha!"
"Stop it! Your being mean to me!" The girl cried, rubbing her eyes.
"You heard her, leave her alone!" someone else yelled. All three of
them looked at the end of the swings and saw another girl, also about six
years old, in a white t-shirt with yellow coveralls. A wide brimmed hat
covered her short hair, while in her right hand a teddy bear was held by
the arm. The little girl's feature's gave no doubt to the fury she felt at
this injustice. "Quit picking on people that are smaller than you! It's
not right!"
The two boys laughed even harder at this, "Lookie, another one, and
she's got her baby bear!"
The little girl held the bear out in front of her, "I wouldn't make fun
of him, this is B-chan, and he's a Martial Arts Attack Bear!" The girl
then set the bear down against one of the support posts, "But I don't need
him to take care of you!"
The two boys turned to face her, suddenly agressive, "Yeah? And just
what ya gonna do about it?" The little girl, who had gone quiet when her
strange defender had showed up, grew wide eyed as the other girl showwed
the two boys just *what* she would do.
"Take this! And that! And some of this too, you Meanies!" The short
hair girl screamed as she stomped on the two older boys, "Picking on poor
defensless girls, how could you!" A dustcloud soon rose as the boys
screams of pain grew louded, the din of violence almost deafening. Soon an
eerie quiet took it's place, and as the dustcloud settled, everyone could
see the newcomer standing over the mangled, groaning remains of the two
boys, breathing heavy.
"There, that'll teach ya..." The girl growled, then she turned to the
little girl, still on the ground. Instantly, her face lit up. "Hi, are
you okay?"
"Y-yeah..." the little girl sniffed, "Who are you?"
"I'm Akane, Akane Tendo, and I'm gonna be six years old tomorrow!"
Akane said brightly, holding up five fingers, "Who are you?"
"I'm Kodachi, Kodachi Kuno... I'm already six..."
"Great!" Akane helped Kodachi up then, helping to brush her clothes,
"Want to be friends?"
"Okay..." Kodachi agreed shyly, unsure about her new friend...
"Great! Let's go play!" Picking up her bear, Akane took Kodachi's
hand and ran over to the see-saw. Soon, the two were giggling again,
hopping up and down in the air.
"Is he really a attack bear?" Kodachi asked, leaping off the ground
into the air.
"Yup! He sure is!" Akane agreed, landing with a thump then kicking
off again, hugging her bear tightly, "But he's a nice bear, he doesn't eat
people or anything."
"Wow, that's neat... " Kodachi said, her eyes wide as she landed.
"Akane! Time for lunch--!" They heard someone call.
"Okay!" Akane called out, then started climbing off the see-saw,
"That's my Daddy, I gotta go."
"You came here with your Daddy?" Kodachi asked, still sitting on the
seesaw, "Where's your Mommy?"
Akane's face grew sad then, "Mommy's not home, she's sick... " then
Akane brightened, "But Daddy say's she'll be home tomorrow!"
"Akane--?" They heard the man call again.
"I better go before he get's worried, bye..." Akane started to turn,
then ran over to Kodachi, holding out her bear, "Here, this is for you!"
"Your bear--? I can't take him..." Kodachi stuttered.
"Sure you can! Don't worry, he can protect you from those bullies if
you want!" with that, Akane dropped the bear into Kodachi's lap, gave her
new friend a quick hug, and then ran off towards a tall long haired man.
"Did you have fun at the playground?" Kodachi's Mom asked as she led
her home by the hand.
"I sure did Mommy!" Kodachi said brightly, holding her Mommy's hand
with her right, while her left hugged her new bear-friend tightly, "I made
a friend named Akane, and we played on the see saw, and she even gave me
her bear! Can I meet her again?"
"We'll see honey," Her Mom smiled down at her.
Hugged tightly and looking over Kodachi's shoulder, the Bear's eyes
glowwed darkly.
Damn that child, pawning me off like this, and I was so close! All
he'd been able to do is unlock the anger inside the young Akane, he hadn't
even begun to dig deeper, into the pits of madness hidden in all
humans... Still, he had cast the withering onto Akane's mother, where it
would fester and grow like a cancer, providing him strength as she
died... The bear silently sighed, He would just have to make do with
the new situation... he wondered about this-- Kuno family... what madness
could he spread with them...
"--And she said that the bear would protect me from the boys, won't
you?" Kodachi asked, holding the bear out in front of her.
Possibilities... Yes, definate possibilities... Now, if only he could
avoid attracting the attention of the Mamono Hunter's...
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