Any Help When Desperate
Kagome and InuYasha were arguing again, as usual. Shippo was eating a grilled fish and watching with half-closed eyes, his head resting on his elbow.
" Kagome, you're always getting in the way in my battles! Why can't you learn to just stay where it's safe?"
" Are you saying I'm weak?" she spat.
" No, I'm saying that whatever I battle with is my business and that you should stay out of it!"
" I can do what I want, InuYasha, you don't control me!" Kagome yelled.
" Not if you want to stay alive, you don'!"
" Is that a threat?"
" Maybe!"
" Sit, boy!"
Sango and Miroku winced as InuYasha fell straight into the muddy part of the lake. Shippo sighed as he nibbled on the fish bones. " Don't those two ever take a break?" he drawled.
" I wish." Sango said as she stroked Kirara who mewed with genuine pleasure. Sango sighed too. " Shippo, pass me a fish."
As Kagome and InuYasha dragged themselves back to the group, Shippo looked up suddenly. A large dragon was flying toward them with a rider on it. Kagome stared at it. " What's that?" she wondered.
" Is it Entei?" InuYasha demanded. Kagome shook her head. " No, Entei would be glowing. This seems to be a dragon."
" Well," Miroku said. " Then this could only be one person."
" Who?" asked Sango.
" Sesshomaru." Kagome said. " I wonder what he wants."
They all got up as the dragon landed. But instead of Sesshomaru, a little girl in an orange and white, checkered kimono jumped off and hurried to them. She seemed out of breath.
" Lady Kagome!" she cried desperately. It was Rin.
" Rin!" Sango exclaimed in surprise as the little girl came to stop before them, panting hard. Kagome knelt down. " Rin, what's happened?" she asked quickly. Shippo hurried over and offered her a grilled fish. She shook her head.
" Please, all of you." She wheezed. " You have to come right away!"
" Why?"
" He's…sick." She gasped. They all exchanged glances.
" Who?"
" Lord Sesshomaru! Earlier today, he acted really funny, like he couldn't see and then just a little while ago, he fell asleep and when we tried to wake him up, he just fell over and wouldn't move! I'm afraid that he's dying!" Rin cried, all panicky. Kagome pulled the little girl into a hug. " Shh, it's okay. Where is he?" she asked. InuYasha made a face and a weird sound of shock. " What? We're actually going to help that pain? No way!"
" InuYasha! Sit!" Kagome snapped. InuYasha flopped to the ground. But he jumped back up as if nothing had happened. " Kagome," he said between breaths. " That won't stop me from stopping you going!"
" InuYasha, we have to help!" Kagome said. Rin pulled away from Kagome and approached InuYasha who looked down at her with contempt.
" Please." She said quietly. Tears were falling slowly from her eyes. "Please, InuYasha. You have to help him."
" Not a chance, kid." InuYasha turned away. Rin followed him. " Please!" she cried more desperately. The others all watched curiously, knowing that there wasn't too great of a chance that Rin would get a positive. She ran in front of him, blocking his way. " Please! Listen to me!" she cried. InuYasha stopped, staring down at her.
" InuYasha, I realize that you don't care for Sesshomaru. But hear me out. Lord Sesshomaru is all I have. I don't want him to die! My mother and father are both dead and I don't want to see Lord Sesshomaru die too! Please! Please help!" she begged.
She was crouched down at his feet, sobbing hysterically. InuYasha gazed down at her, a look of concern etched on his face, replacing the anger that had been there previously.
Finally, he sighed and lifted the girl up. " Fine. We'll come. Show us the way." He grumbled. Rin shrieked happily and threw her arms around his neck, surprising him. " Thank you, InuYasha! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she yelled.
Kirara transformed into the saber-toothed being and Sango, Miroku, Kagome, Shippo (who reluctantly left his fish) and InuYasha all climbed on while Rin climbed onto Ah-Un's back.
" Follow me!' she cried. They all took off and Kirara followed Ah-Un carefully through the darkness. Rin stared ahead determinedly.
Please Lord Sesshomaru, hang in there. I'm coming and I'm bringing help.
