Chapter Two
The wind blows the man's long hair around him. His face, emotionless and indifferent, is set in marble pale skin. Amber eyes seem to glow, a hidden emotion deep within them, and three others follow behind him. One is a child with dark brown hair, a green imp, and a two-headed dragon. The warm air comforts him as the child runs around his legs with infinite energy.
Lord Sesshoumaru, Demon Lord of the West, is traveling once again with his group. His hunt for Naraku is never-ending. His white kimono that is shaped as a shirt, white with red honey-comb designs on the shoulders, and his flowing, white, hakama pants. His mokomoko, the tail-like thing that hangs over his shoulder, flows around him.
Rin, the small child, looks up at him with adoring eyes. Her gap-toothed grin is always directed at him. Her white and orange kimono with the green obi fit her well.
Jaken, wearing his green and brown outfit, is as it always is. His beak appears to be broken at the moment from when Sesshoumaru stepped on him. He also has his dragon, Uh-Un, follows loyally from behind while carrying the saddle attached with their traveling bags.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, Rin is hungry." The girl says after a while and Sesshoumaru pulls them all to a stop beside the stream.
The child and the servant imp go into the water. He seats himself down on in front of a tree and crosses his legs in front of him. He leans back against the tree and closes him amber eyes.
Jaken is scolding Rin, telling her to be careful. The dragon snorts as he sits down next to his master. Ah-Un then rests his heads on his paws with a sigh.
His sensitive nose then catches the scent of a demon, a lesser one, heading for them. He opens his eyes and he stands. Jaken and Rin look up at him as he commands, "Jaken, protect Rin."
The Demon Lord leaps into the air and out of sight. He lands gracefully in front of the approaching demons that stop to look at him in surprise. He then draws Tokijin and unleashes a fiery stream of energy at the demons.
Most are obliterated from the attack, but three dodge. They all seem to strike through the woods and into the clearing where Jaken, Rin, and Uh-Un are at. He follows at a much faster pace.
He sheaths Tokijin and then uses his energy whip to slash them apart. He lands and spins, the whip lashing out and circling him with yellowish-green ribbons of light. Then a pained scream sounds from behind him and he turns to see one demon has penned Rin down who is struggling against the scorpion demon.
The red demon, the one holding Rin, sinks its fangs into her shoulder. The sudden scream of pain is torn from her lips. The creature is then sliced in half by the claws of the demon lord.
Jaken disposes of the last two demons with the Staff of Skulls. Sesshoumaru lifts Rin up with his only arm. Her eyes, dull and filled with pain, meet his red-tinted gaze.
Jaken runs to their side and he looks the child over. He smells the poison in her veins makes Jaken's eyes widen. Sesshoumaru then snarls out, "What is it, Jaken!?"
"The poison is similar to a miasma, milord. There is no demon close enough that is strong enough to dispel the poison."
Sesshoumaru looks down at his ward that is already sweating. Her eyes are now closed and he stands up with her in his arms. He then frowns, his mind racing to find the solution to this.
A woman appears in his mind. One with long raven hair and light brown eyes. One that is always wearing the most inappropriate clothing known on the face of the world.
"A miko can heal her." Sesshoumaru says and Jaken then asks, "What onna is going to help a demon!?"
Sesshoumaru takes off to the sky and Jaken climbs aboard Ah-Un to follow. They follow quickly as Sesshoumaru's eyes search the ground for the place he is looking for. He has to hurry, for Rin's sake.
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Kagome finds herself waking the next day. Shippo is resting on her stomach and Sango is sleeping next to her. Inuyasha, Miroku, and Kikyo are missing. The young miko slowly props herself up without waking up the two slumbering people. She then stands up and makes her way outside.
The night air washes over her and she closes her eyes. Her long hair sways around her, but something feels off. She then sees Inuyasha and the other two walking her way.
They stop to look at her and Kikyo nods to her. Kagome, in return, nods back. She may not like Kikyo, but she will show the older woman respect for being a worthy warrior.
"I see you are awake, Kagome-sama." Miroku greets her and Inuyasha adds, "Keh, took ya' long enough."
"It is good to see that you have awoken, Kagome-san." Kikyo says softly as she sits down next to her reincarnation.
"It is good to be awake, Kikyo." Kagome replies and the older woman rests her back against the tree that the two are seated under.
Inuyasha then stops as he sniffs the air. Sango and Shippo then run out of the building, Sango with her weapon at ready. Inuyasha unsheathes Tetsusaiga, the sword made from the fang of his father, and he takes a battle stance.
Kikyo stands along with the sober Kagome. Kikyo pulls her bow off her back and notches an arrow in it. She then takes aim and waits.
Shippo hands Kagome her short-bow and her quiver of arrows. Kagome places an arrow in and then pulls the string taunt. She directs the arrow at the sky as well.
A figure in white shows up within seconds. Kagome's eyes widen as she recognizes in mind the person and looks at Miroku. He meets her eyes and nods.
"What the hell does he want!?" Inuyasha snarls out as he gets ready to unleash the Kaze no Kizu.
"Inuyasha, don't!" Kagome hollers as she senses the sick aura of a human with him.
"Shut up, wretch!" Inuyasha barks out and then Kagome yells, "SIT!"
The beads glow and he collides with the ground. Miroku forces Kikyo to lower her bow and Sango picks up Shippo. Kagome then steps forward as Sesshoumaru lands in front of them all in his god-like glory.
"Miko, this Sesshoumaru is in need of you miko powers." The demon lord orders as Kagome walks up to him to look down at the sick Rin's face.
"Miroku, get a mat ready for her in the hut. Sango, go get water and boil it. Kikyo, I need you to help Miroku get everything ready." Kagome orders, her voice turns stern, and then she puts her hand over the child's forehead and focuses her power into her body.
Kagome's eyes widen as she sees that the child doesn't have much time. She pulls Rin from Sesshoumaru's embrace and hurries into the hut. Then, within fifteen minutes, she is starting to purify the poisons from the child's body.
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