.:Part Seven:.
After discovering the large wound in her shoulder, Kagome came home and was quickly put to bed. Her mother knew the doctors would not know what to do about it so they had to do this the hard way.
A few days passed since then and Kagome was growing a bit strong but then again, she felt weaker than ever. She always had to get her brother Souta to help her downstairs. And once in awhile the injury would bleed many times. She always seemed to have nightmares about Naraku and his incarnations killing her friends.
Then that's when Kagome felt the wound pulse, she would wake up screaming sometimes. Then later nights she would wake up seeing a purple light shine on her shoulder.
After a few days Kagome figured out what the large inury was, it was the mark of a demon. She did have to go to the library for this one. Her injury did heal by then and left a black mark on her shoulder.
She learned that only priestesses knew about how to remove the mark though. She rolled her eyes, And would they be pointing at me.. yaay... she thought sarcasticly.
Then an she remembered Kikyo. She threw the book down and raced off to her house to get her bow and arrows her grandpa gave her.
She was glad that this time he got real arrows and a real bow too.
She jumped into the well and disappeared instantly.
Once she entered the fuedal era she came out of the well quickly and without noticing her friends, who were gathered around the well, she raced off to find the priestess Kikyo.
Kikyo was always in one village, but Kagome didn't know how to find her. That's when the idea came up.
"Kagome!" Called out a familiar voice.
The girl turned around and gasped in suprise. "Oh Inuyasha, I'm glad you're here." She said with a soft smile.
"Yeah Yeah, now what was that all about? Running off without telling me! I wasn't sure wether or not you were kidnapped or you went home!" He growled, taking her by the wrist he was fixing to drag her back.
"Inuyasha, wait. I need you to find Kikyo for me... it's important." She said.
"You... want me to find Kikyo?" He asked with a confused look on his face.
"Yes. Me and Kikyo have to talk face to face for this one. It's really important!" She begged.
"Okay! Okay! Just hold on a minute, finding Kikyo is tougher than it looks. I mean, how should I know where she is?"
"That's what I like to know!" Kagome replied, clenching her fists. "Well why do you think I know when you don't know? She turns up anywhere! I don't just sniff her out everyday you know!" Inuyasha snapped.
Kagome turned away and held her breathe then narrowed her eyes at the dog demon.
"Inuyasha sit." She commanded.
The demon fell flat on the ground quickly and groaned in pain.
"I'll find her myself!" She said stomping away into the forest, but then she felt a hand grab her wrist suddenly. It was Inuyasha. This time he looked serious, "I think you've already found her. She's not far from here. I can sense her presence." He whispered.
Kagome pulled away stubbornly and ran off into the forest without stopping to see Inuyasha.
I can find her without Inuyasha's help anyway.
She ran deep inside the forest, she looked about before continueing her little search, that's when she spotted Kikyo's soul collecters behind a tree.
That was quicker than I thought.. what's Kikyo doing out here all alone?
Kagome walked over to the tree and twirled in front of it, she saw the soul collectors were trying to get a soul out from inside the tree's roots. She ignored them and went on the search but she did the most stupidest thing she could think of. It was embarresing, she didn't know what to do. "Excuse me.. uh.. Can... you tell me where Kikyo is?" She asked politley.
Well that was stupid.
She thought, the soul collectors turned to each other. One motioned for the girl to follow it, Kagome was relieved.
At least they understood me..
The soul collector went slow enough for Kagome to follow when finally they found Kikyo lying down on a rock. She was resting. "Kikyo.." Kagome said. She quickly ran toward the priestess suddenly.
"So.. you've been looking for me, I see. What do you want?" She asked.
Kagome paused then spoke, "Well.. it's a long story but um.. there's a mark I need you to remove. It seems to be a demon mark I caught.." Kagome stammered.
The priestess pulled herself up and looked up at Kagome, she walked over to her with a struggling walk and grabbed her arm. She pulled Kagome toward her and lifted her sleeves up toward the mark. She examined it for a moment then her eyes widened. She chuckled.
"Naraku did this to you. But not by hand or power. His roots have cut you, somehow you've been infected by the poison miasma. It'll have to be removed or you'll die." She turned away, "The fool is too stubborn to come out and do his own work again? Hmph." Kikyo turned away and let Kagome's sleeve fall back in place."
"Nononono, it's not what I ment. Naraku wasn't there and there was a young boy---"
That's right.. there was a young boy.. he got into a fight with Inuyasha and the mist was full of miasma we all forgotten what happened but me..
Kikyo turned to Kagome.
"Is that right.. Then we'll take care of that. It's another of Naraku's incarnations, right? Then I'm guessing this one is brainless like the others." She smiled.
Kagome never seen Kikyo smile like that, maybe Inuyasha seen her smile once before..
"Okay then.. but.. he's not like Naraku's other incarnations.. Inuyasha wasn't able to beat him and my arrows wouldn't stop him. He might even be able to throw them off too.." Kagome warned. Kikyo narrowed her eyes to Kagome and smiled. "That's why we have to work together." She told her.
"Oh... right." Kagome turned away.
Inuyasha!
"I have to get back to Inuyasha!" She said quickly.
The priestess turned to Kagome once more, "Then we'll see him together. We have to do this together, Kagome. I want to witness this boy for myself." Kikyo replied.
This started to freak Kagome out even more now. Working together with Kikyo made her nervous.
.:Evening:.
There he is!
Siyo commanded his dragon to land immediatly after spotting Sesshomaru.
The evening wind seemed different today, there had to be a storm coming so Siyo had to get Rin back to Sesshomaru or he had to return to the cave before something happens to the poor innocent girl.
Sesshomaru caught Siyo's scent when he was off guard and let out a low growl.
The demon laughed, "I see you can't find that girl. Well, I came to give her back to you." He said turning his head to Sesshomaru. The dog demon made a suspicous look to Siyo and pulled out his tokijin. "..."
"Do you want her back?" Siyo asked, narrowing his eyes.
Sesshomaru didn't answer.
"Then do you rather me kill her then?" He smirked.
The dog demon snickered and darted toward the boy with his quick speed. Siyo already memorized this move and copied it with Sesshomaru missing him.
The dog demon turned to him quickly after missing on the first shot, he was shocked, Siyo was able to memorize his opponents' moves. He was not easy to spot out either, he had no scent but only a little of Naraku's scent was held around him. You had to get close enough to smell it.
"So.. You're not just an ordinary demon, I see."
"You want the girl back? Then let me give her to you. But you must not speak of me to anyone, not even your brother Inuyasha." Siyo smiled a wicked smile.
Sesshomaru was amused, "The information Kagura had given to me is useless. I know nothing about you. I see you resemble Naraku as well. Thoughtless. Un aware of things around you. You're nothing." He taunted.
"Whatever," Siyo crossed his arms and turned away.
"I do whatever I can to follow my master's orders." He said turning his head to Sesshomaru, the wind blew against them with great force. The whistling sound of this streaming wind had broke the silence. Clouds began to form around the two demons.
Siyo smiled, his eyes turning blood red.
"As promised, I'll bring the girl." He said with a little annoyence in his voice.
He pulled out a black rose and smirked at Sesshomaru, black clouds began forming around Siyo suddenly. After that, he was gone just like the wind.
The bastard.
Sesshomaru put away his weapon and turned away.
.:Soon:.
"Is he alright?!" Rin asked with sparkling eyes, she was up close to Siyo's face looking excited. "Mmhm." He replied giving a nod, he blushed in embarressment. He didn't feel like his evil self right then but when he had the power to push her away he felt fine.
"He didn't seem to be the type of guy to give out a 'welcome mat'." He told her.
"Oh he's always like that. Lord Sesshomaru is nice to me though, he protects me. He's like a father..." She said turning away. "He's the only one I have left.. and Jaken.. and Ah-Un.." She said.
Siyo didn't say anything but decided not to care.
Rin smiled again and turned to Siyo with a cheerful look along with a curious expression.
"What's your father like?" She asked.
Siyo glared at her with dark eyes, "I have no father." He answered coldly.
Rin turned her eyes the other way then back to Siyo, "You don't? Do you have a mother?"
"No."
"A sister?"
Siyo smiled.
"Yes." He hissed, his fangs exposed to Rin.
"Then.. you have a family with no mother and father?!" The girl's eyes went wide in suprise. She went close to Siyo's face again with a wide smile, "Your lieing. Everyone has a mother." Siyo shook his head, "Everyone but me." He replied.
"Okay then, do you have a brother?"
"I'm not answering any of your quiestions anymore." He told her as he turned away.
"Okay then... can you take me to Lord Sesshomaru now, Siyo?" She asked with a sweet smile.
Siyo felt annoyed but then again... his mind changed again right when he felt a bit sick just staring down at the cute innocent young girl. He just couldn't say 'no'.
"Sure." He mumured.
"Thank you." She gave him a quick hug and ran over to the edge of the cliff.
The demon groaned and got up on his feet then whistled, using his two fingers, to call upon his dragon. The demon dragon rose up from the bottom of the cliff from its hiding spot and awaited Siyo to come to him. Rin was the first to step on, she began petting the smooth scales as she sat down.
The dragon closed its eyes and smiled cheerfully, enjoying the confort.
"Quit messing around, Lucifer, we must head back to the demon we met just a few moments ago." Siyo told him.
The dragon let out a sighing breath and turned around. His long stretching body snaked through the skies and over the forests as he glided through the air quickly. Rin found herself being held close to Siyo, "If you fall, there will be nothing Lucifer can do for you." He warned.
The young girl nodded and leaned her head against his chest.
.:Later:.
It was getting darker by the minute, Sesshomaru waited in the same place he met Siyo, and the dog demon was growing unpatient. Then he heard the young girl's voice again.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Up here!!" She called waving down at him happily.
Siyo didn't reacted, he led his snake-like dragon down to the ground and all landed peacfully. Rin jumped off and ran after Sesshomaru with a happy smile upon her face. Sesshomaru blinked and began walking his normal pace toward her. She stopped when he stopped and smiled, she turned around to wave goodbye to her new friend but he was gone and so was the dragon. "Where'd he go?" She looked about then shrugged.
That left Sesshomaru suspicious about the young boy called Siyo.
Siyo turned to take one look at Rin then turned away, he felt like himself once more and it did bring him hate. He loved it.
