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Chapter 4: Sleeping Hanyou
A huge fire cat soared over the treetops headed west. On her back, three humans huddled close together so the danger of falling was minimal. A small fox demon rode atop her head and on his small shoulder: a tiny flea youkai was guiding the way.
The girl in front, strangely dressed in these modest times, bit back her fear and anxiety. The Western Lands...
Kagome stared with a hawk's intensity. "Tell me. Myoga. Where. Is. He?"
The small demon gulped loudly. "Well, Lady Kagome, I was searching for your group when I happened upon Inuyasha's blood-scent. I followed it thinking I would finally get a good meal...er...I mean finally catch up with you and help you on your journey."
"I think Kagome needs an answer, Myoga." Sango commented, watching the growing impatience on the miko's face. If it had been Inuyasha she was talking with, he would already be several feet below the ground.
The old flea glanced at the future girl and started to shake. Boy, she was starting to get ill at him..."W...western Lands. He is in the Western Lands."
In a flash Kagome was on her feet, knocking Shippou who was in her lap to the floor, followed by Myoga.
"Sango. Can I borrow Kirara?"
The demon exterminator stood. "I'm going with you, Kagome. You might need some help, and Inuyasha has a lot of explaining to do."
Miroku nodded in agreement before standing. "Sorry to leave in this manner, Keade. But it seems like we've got a journey ahead of us."
"Yes, well. Good luck to all of you."
"What do you mean, 'good luck' Myoga? You're coming too!" Shippou proclaimed as he swiped him up in his little hand. "You are the only one who knows where he was last seen!"
And so here they were. The little rag-tag team of humans and youkai headed west to save a hanyou friend.
I don't know if this was such a good idea... Sango thought to herself. Inuyasha did just up and leave us all in the woods that night, off to see Kikyo...and poor Kagome. She looked to the girl in front of her. She has gone through so much because of him these last couple of months. That jerk! He better have a good explanation!
Behind her, Miroku stewed in his own mixed feelings. 'Inuyasha is a good friend, and he saved us on a number of occasions, but I can't help but think that he turned his back on us all. And now, he sent his servant to come retrieve us to help him in some way. When he is around Kikyo...something about him changes. He doesn't realize it, perhaps, but when she is near he becomes reckless and leaves without a moment's hesitation; no matter if Kagome sees him or not. But then again...he DID wait till she was asleep this time...is it because he was planning on not returning? He gripped his staff and glanced AGAIN at a certain behind in front of him...Kami, how he wanted to caress that...no! If he did, he would get smacked and it was a long way to the ground below. That would hurt, a lot. Pain...bad...but...but...no...mustn't... He placed BOTH hands on his staff and gripped it until he knew that his knuckles were white.
I can't take it any longer! I have to come clean! They need to know before we reach him... The small demon thought. With a shaky breath, he turned once again to the group. "Okay, at this pace it'll be nightfall before we reach where I found him..."
"I don't care! I want to see him now!" Kagome interrupted. She couldn't stand the wait any longer. Her heart ached for her hanyou, and she longed to see those intense golden eyes stare into her very soul again. Inu-yasha.
"I know," Myoga said. "But you must know, before we go any further. The area where we are going is filled with youkai. For the past month, demons from all over have been showing up there. Out of curiosity, I went to see what all the commotion was about. I sensed Lord Inuyasha and snuck through the demons. Suddenly, I was met with a barrier. A strong one I couldn't break, so I walked the perimeter of the force field. There I saw him: and it was not a happy reunion." The flea stopped his speech and looked deep in the young miko's eyes. "He was hanging by an arrow, bound to a huge oak tree."
Kagome felt her heart shatter. "You mean he's..."
"Sealed. Only sealed, by a sacred arrow. I called to him but he would not awaken. It is the same type of sealment as what Kikyo did fifty years ago to him."
"That would explain why he didn't return that night." Sango muttered. She felt awful! Not only did she believe her friend had abandoned them, but when he needed them must they were nowhere around.
Miroku shook his head. "But I know we searched the entire area for him, why is it we didn't find him?"
"The force field has him magically hidden. Only by using scent or some other magical sensing ability would a person be able to locate him in that barrier."
"Kikyo did this, didn't she." It wasn't a question from Kagome, but a statement. "She and Inuyasha had some words and she sealed him again! That WITCH!" Fresh sobs erupted from the miko's throat. Hold on, Inuyasha. We're on the way. I'm coming, wait for me.
In the distance, the sun began to creep beneath the mountain's peaks, and the dark blanket of night was rapidly being pulled overhead. In the distance, Kagome saw a pinkish-purple glow: the result of the barrier, no doubt.
Or it could be Inuyasha's way of calling her. Again, like he did the first time she needed him.
Ends Chapter 4
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In the reference in the last paragraph, when it says it was Inuyasha's way of calling her, in the first episode of Inuyasha, Kagome runs to Inuyasha's forest, towards the pinkish light that only she can see. In her mind, she feels as if someone is calling her. This is an exact replica of that account.
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