Crimzon: OMG everyone im so very terrible sorry that I havent been able to update but I moved resently and I had to wait for the internet to be re-installed to my laptop but aparently my anit-virus thing decided to expire so I got a virus on my precious electronic friend here (laptop) so I wasn't aloud to use it at all till my dad called the guy to fix … THANK GOD NONE OF MY FILES WERE DELETED! … but I cant find my itunes haha
Izayoi: Wow … all of that happened and you didn't lose ur mind?
Shippo: O.o
Akira: … wow
Crimzon: Geez guys, I managed to keep my cool (except for the momentary panic that kicked in when the guy was fixing my laptop) … anyways, all that crap aside, I know that my previous chapters have been short and well not my best so I will try for this one. Well, you all know the drill, R&R AANNDD ENJOY!
Akira&Izayoi&Shippo: She doesn't own Inuyasha either!
~General POV~
Izayoi had, once again, collapsed. Akira knew that izayoi wasn't going to survive much longer the way she is now. He had to find the shard no matter what! With not much else to do and with nowhere else to go, Akira had taken Izayoi over to the nearby village. Explaining their situation, the village elder understood with sympathy and offered them a place to stay until Izayoi was strong enough to leave.
"Thanks again for letting us stay, I hope it isnt too much trouble." Akira told the elder as he gingerly placed the thick blanket over Izayoi.
"Oh, no trouble at all. Unlike most villages, we are friends to both humans and demons. We are willing to help any who are in need of assistance." He said as he served Akira a cup of tea.
"Thank you, um … may I ask your name?"
"You can call me Shu. Most young'uns here call me old man Shu. I don't mind either." He added with a smile. Old man Shu was short with long gray hair tied back in a short tail. He had a hunch back and when he walked, he had his arms crossed around his back, "Well, why don't I go see if dinner is ready. I do hope your friend here recovers soon." Akira nodded and looked back down at the sleeping half-demon. Kuromaru was curled up, nuzzled against her neck while his head rested on her shoulder. It's a good thing kuromaru was so small.
Akira felt so powerless to help her from her fate that his hands began to tremble. He clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white. Kuromaru sensed his master's agitation and perked his ears in Akira's direction, giving out a low whimper. Akira looked over at the young wolf pup and slowly he unclenched his fists. He smiled, "You're right, I shouldn't worry too much. Izayoi is strong and I know that she must be giving her all right now." He then looked back over at her sleeping face and noticed that her breathing pattern had changed and her face looked less peaceful … she was having another nightmare.
~Shippo's POV~
I was being surrounded by shadows, hearing nothing, saying nothing, seeing nothing. Then only sense there was pain and a lot of it. I could feel the stinging burning sensation from where the arrow had hit me. I remember how when Rin was young, grandma Kaede would teach her different spells with the arrow, including the sealing spell. Rin had told me the other day that she was, in a way, perfecting the sealing spell so that way, it'd work on those new demons. From what I could tell at the moment, it worked. I could already feel myself regain conciousness.
"Shippo? Shippo!" Rin's panicked voice hit me like a sonic boom. Everything hurt so badly that even blinking caused my head to ache. Geez, this was worse than a hangover. From what I could tell, we were back in Rin's hutt and she was sitting next to me, yelling frantically.
"God Rin, tune it down a little, would ya!" I groaned as I managed to sit up, though by doing so, I almost lost my lunch.
"Oh thank goodness you're alright. How are you feeling?" she asked, this time quieter.
"Ugh, like utter crap. You need to work on your sealing technique."
"Sorry, but it was kind of last minute." Her voice held a hint of sarcasm, "Anyway here, drink up and start hauling your butt over to the seaside." She handed me some kind of tea that had a blue-ish color and the aroma of blueberries. I gulped that thing down like my life depended on it, which wasn't a good idea since it only made my stomache churn. Rin noticed my discomfort and handed me a small bucket which I spilled my guts in.
"Geez Rin, are you trying to kill me? And why the seaside?"
"Not my fault you're a wimp. And duh, to help out Izayoi. Her, Akira, and Kuromaru left early this morning. They should be there by now, but I know they will need your help Shippo. Please say you'll go." She pleaded. Well what do you know, I was already feeling 100% … wait, they left without me?
"Well of course, but why did they set out without me?"
"What? You mean you don't remember a thing while you were possessed?" she sounded dumbfounded. I tried to remember but that only gave me a headache. I shook my head.
"What happened exactly? Did I say anything to them like when Akira was possessed?" Rin looked at me with a confused expression, "Did I say anything hurtful to Izayoi?" she turned her head and sighed. She turned to face me again and began telling me what I had said.
~Izayoi's POV~
I was running and I couldn't breath. I running in complete darkness and what was worse, I didn't know what I was running from. All I knew was that it scared me enough to be crying. It was pouring rain and I slipped a few times but that didn't stop me from getting back up and continue running for Lord knows where. My legs were burning but the adrenaline rushing through my veins forbade me to stop. I began hearing loud screeching sounds behind me, telling me to give up, to look them in the face, to face my fears and fight until I could fight no longer. Part of me, my stubborn half, was telling me to turn around and fight, the other part, my coward half, told me to keep running until I collapsed. I was conflicted, I didn't know what to do. Which was the best decission? Would it kill me if I chose to fight or chose to run? I wasn't sure.
Noises all around me continued to scream out my name and rain continued to fall until it began to flood the very floor. I stopped, surprizingly and looked down to see the water was already around my ankles. Then, all of a sudden, the rain stopped and so did the noises. For a moment, I was relieved until I saw something that made my heart stop … my younger self.
I was standing only five feet infront of her, er me. I was wearing a white kimono with a pink cherry blossom print around it. I was clutching a small white dog plushie. Then it hit me, this was me when I went to a school festival for Uncle sota. I had gotten lost that day and I was walking around, crying until one of his friends recognized me and brought me to him. I looked so small and frai. I crouched down on my knees and reached out with my hand. The younger me backed away a step, hiding her face behind the plushie, then, realizing that I'm not a danger to her, she walked closer to me and took my hand with a smile. I smiled back and when she was about to say something, her eyes turned from happy to pure horror. She then backed away and began running in the other direction. Without thinking, I followed, hoping to catch up to her, but she dissapeared behind some kind of barrier that I slamed into. Wondering about what might have scared her off, I turned only to see me, only not me. I looked about twenty and I had a whicked smile, as if I were on the hunt. I was wearing a red kimono, but when I looked closer, I noticed that it wasn't red, it was a white kimono stained in blood. In one hand, she had Lacrima. The blade was completely covered in blood and my eyes were just two red orbs lusting for more blood.
I finally realzied where I was, I was within my soul and this is where my demon and human side were fighting to gain control. Looking back at the barrier then back at my inner demon, I realized that the area surrounded by the barrier was the only area withing my soul that wasn't taken over by my demon … I now knew how much time I had left and it wasn't enough.
The older me had started walking and passed me completely, not even aknowledging my presence. Instead, she began to cut away at the barrier. My younger self was on the other side, both hands together, as if she were praying. My older self's attacks just kept getting difflected. I looked further passed my younger self and noticed the one piece of the jewel I had within me. That's when I understood. My human was protecting it while my demon fought to get her hands on it. At this rate, my human side wasn't going to hold out much longer. I had to do something, and the only way was for me to return and find the remaining jewel shards.
I closed my eyes and began to consintrate. When I began feeling myself wake up, the last thing I saw was my human side smiling at me.
"Izayoi?" Akira's voice was warm and close. I opened my heavy eyelids and saw him sitting there, smiling at me.
"Hey, what happened?" as if it couldn't have been more obvious.
"You fainted again. We're at the village near the ocean. How are you feeling? Any pain?" he asked as he helped me up into a sitting position.
"Mhmm, I'm ok, but I have to tell you something."
~Shippo's POV~
"I-I said that?" my voice was a little shaky, but you cant blame me. I said horrible hurtful things to Izayoi that I never meant for her to hear.
"Yeah, you kind of did, but I'm sure she knows you didn't mean it. It was the demon that possessed you that made you say those things, its not like you really do feel the way you do, do you?" she asked. Should I tell her? Keep it to myself? You know what, screw both! I'm done with this, I'm going after Izayoi.
"Im going to help Izayoi. Seaside right? Ok then, later." Was the last thing I said to Rin as I ran out and rushed out to where Izayoi was.
~General POV~
Izayoi had just finished telling Akira what she had whitnessed with her soul and that only made him worry even more now that he knew how much longer she had before her time runs out.
"Akira?" Izayoi had her hand over his, her eyes showed worry towards him.
"Izayoi," he looked back at her, not once did he look away. Their faces inched closer and were about to kiss when there was a loud explosion just outside the elder's house.
"What's going on?" Izayoi yelled when the ceiling began to collapse on them. Akira quickly grabbed her and Kuromaru and bolted from the room before the ceiling gave out. The three of them were running down the hall and found the body of the elder that had so kindly opened his home to them.
"Old man Shu!" Akira ran to him and turned him around so he could see his face. Shu's eyes were closed and he wasn't breathing. Akria checked for a pulse, but to no avail. Old man Shu was dead. Akira bowed his head in respect and looked back at Izayoi. She had Lacrima at the ready and Kuromaru had already transformed. Akira smiled and grabbed his sycthe. Together, the three of them ran out and saw those demons again, running a muck around the village. Thankfully, most of the villagers had managed to escape, but the same couldn't be said fot the unfortunate ones.
With anger flowing through their veins, they charged forward with the intent to kill.
Crimzon: Hmm, I kinda feel prrty good bout this chapter … HELLZ YEAH PEOPLE, MY WRITER'S BLOCK IIS GONE AND MY WRITING MOJO IS BACK IN ACTION!
Izayoi: I rlly worry about ur random outbursts … just letting you know.
Crimzon: -_-' –sigh- ok then well, please review everyone. If I have time tomorrow … well its technically 1 am so later today haha ill add on the next chapter so for now, ima knock the f*** out so until then REVIEW OR IM CALLING IN THE FLYING RABBITS TO KILL OFF ALL THE CHARACTERS NEXT CHAPTER!
Akira: Flying rabbits?
Crimzon: Mhmm, flying jack rabbits with a weird eating disorder.
Shippo: weird meaning?
Crimzon: Yep, they are craving human flesh and nothing else sooo BEWARE OF THE FLYING CANABILISTIC JACKRABBITS FROM PLUTO!
Rin: Pluto? … u know what, just review people.