This is another update as you can tell and if anyone gets confused just ask and I'll answer on my updates.
Fire InuI got the chapter name from the book Catch-22 and the saying. It means if there is a rule there is always an exception to it, Funky? It's a military term.
Part 1 of three of the End:
The Isle of Immortals
"They are ready Lord Sesshoumaru," Jaken informed as he stood behind his lord.
"Do they know we must travel east?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Yes, they are waiting for you at the eastern side of the village," Jaken answered as he stared at the sunset. Sesshoumaru turned and began to walk towards the eastern side of the village.
"Sango, are you bringing Kirara?" Rin asked as she checked her staff for any flaws.
"Yes, I think Kouga and Ayame will be able to protect the village," Sango answered. Rin dipped her head to show she heard. She then got up and walked into her hut. She reached towards the hut floor and opened up a cabinet where she pulled out three small containers.
"I see you keep things hidden," a calm and neutral voice said. Rin gasped and turned around into a fighting stance. When she saw whom it was she smiled and closed the cabinet.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, you startled me," Rin said as she stood up and hugged him. He patted her head and barely smiled.
"I assume your coming to the isle of the immortals," Sesshoumaru stated more than asked.
"I am. I have been training and I'm no longer a little girl. I'm a woman that has trained to become a demon exterminator," Rin explained as her face turned serious for a second.
"You travel with demons to only slay them," Sesshoumaru ironically said.
"I could never slay you or Jaken," Rin assured.
"Never say never, because one day you may have to," Sesshoumaru seriously said.
"If it was between your death and mine, I would die," Rin said as she walked out of the hut with her three poisons in a sack at her waist. Sesshoumaru stared at her backside as she walked out of the hut. He sighed as he closed his eyes and walked towards her. Kohaku ended up meeting Rin at the edge of the village. Kohaku's kusarikama was strapped at his side and the chain jingled as he walked.
"Rin, I made something for you," Kohaku nervously said as he handed her a gift.
Rin took the gift and unwrapped its silk wrapping. Her eyes lit up in admiration as she stared at the new staff that Kohaku had made for her. She stared at its paleness and ran her fingers across its sleekness. She smiled when she saw that that its middle was wrapped in leather and the ends were covered in a type of metal.
"How did you make it?" Rin asked as she hugged him.
"I made it out of the bones of the first demon you killed," Kohaku proudly said as he smiled.
"It's made out of bone? Like Sango's Hirakotsu?" Rin asked as she studied the staff.
"Yeah, except it's stronger in blocking," Kohaku said.
"But it feels so light," Rin exclaimed as she twirled it around.
"Rin," Sesshoumaru said in a demanding voice.
"Yes my Lord?" Rin asked as she turned to face him.
"Leave, I need to speak to Kohaku alone," Sesshoumaru ordered.
"But-"
"Now Rin," Sesshoumaru said. Rin huffed and stomped off towards Sango and Miroku.
"What is it you need to speak to me about?" Kohaku asked, as he knew in his heart it concerned Rin.
"You speak only when I question you, and you answer with respect," Sesshoumaru ordered. Kohaku scowled and he closed his eyes remembering he was speaking to a Taiyoukai.
"Do you understand human?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"You may be Lord of the Western Lands, but your in MY village and I will court Rin if you like it or not!" Kohaku growled. Sesshoumaru instantly hand the teen up by his neck. Kohaku continued to glare into the Taiyoukai's eyes.
"You are fortunate that Rin fancies you or else you would be dead," Sesshoumaru dangerously whispered to him. He threw Kohaku to the ground and walked away. Kohaku stood up and dusted himself off as he sighed and stood up.
"Inuyasha! You jerk! Give me back my Hook Swords!" Kagome yelled as she chased him around the village.
"You gotta' be faster if ya' want them wench!" Inuyasha yelled as he jumped on top of a hut and watched Kagome growl and pout.
"Don't make me come up there," Kagome warned as she began to change.
"What are you going to do?" Inuyasha taunted with an arrogant smirk. Kagome jumped into the air and let a ball of white light surround her. Inuyasha's mouth dropped and his left eye twitched before he took off running towards the east. He stopped when he saw a giant black dog the size of Sesshoumaru's full demon form standing in front of him. Inuyasha growled a challenge at the dog and stared into its eyes, which were grinning at him in mischief. He waved the swords at the dog and laughed.
"Puppy Kagome want her toys?" He asked as he put the weapons down and charged at her. Inuyasha was about to jump onto Kagome's muzzle, but a full demon Sesshoumaru grabbed Kagome by the neck and pinned her to the ground.
"What the hell are you doing?" Inuyasha growled as punched Sesshoumaru in the muzzle causing his grip to loosen. Kagome pushed Sesshoumaru away and smacked him away with her tail. She then untransformed and checked Inuyasha for wounds.
"This is no time for foreplay," Sesshoumaru said as he transformed back into his human state.
"You had no right to interfere," Inuyasha growled. Sesshoumaru merely stared at them coldly before he turned away and walked towards the east. Kagome just shrugged and picked up her swords before she and Inuyasha walked after Sesshoumaru.
"Pervert!" Sango yelled as she punched the monk in the stomach and flipped him. Rin just sighed and continued to polish her new staff from Kohaku. Sango glanced over at Rin to see that her little brother had finally gave her the gift he spent hours making for her.
"But..."
"That's exactly what you went for my ass!" Sango yelled at him.
"It was a mere slip of my hand," he tried to reason.
"Stuff it! Your hand's no longer cursed," she retorted. Kirara shook her head and Shippo chuckled to himself knowing that there would be more painful slaps.
"It slipped ... honest!" He whined
"Yeah ... my hand slipped also," she sarcastically mocked.
"I wish it would slip a little gentler," he mumbled.
"What was that?" She sharply asked.
"Sounds like Miroku's funeral," Shippo whispered to Rin.
"Are you ready to leave," Sesshoumaru asked, startling the humans.
"Yes, we just need Kohaku," Sango answered.
"No, I'm here," Kohaku coldly answered as he glared at the Taiyoukai.
"Then—"
"Hey Kagome!" Kouga yelled as he stopped in front of her leaving a whirlwind of dust behind him.
"Hello Kouga, where's the rest of the pack?" Kagome asked as she elbowed Inuyasha to stop his growls.
"I only brought Ayame, Ginta, and Hakaku," Kouga said as he crossed his arms.
"Will that be enough protection?" Rin asked.
"With me around, everything's safe," Kouga arrogantly assured with a proud smirk.
"Everything that's away from the fight," Inuyasha mumbled.
"What was that dog crap?" Kouga challenged.
"Now is not the time to fight!" Kagome yelled causing them all to wince.
"Kouga!!!" Ayame yelled as she jumped Kouga from behind.
"Well, don't kill anyone and keep the village safe," Kagome jadedly said as she started to travel east with everyone close behind.
The group traveled for three hours straight each one at an even pace. Sesshoumaru and Kagome traveled at the front leaving Inuyasha at Kagome's side and Shippo in his fox form. Jakin traveled at the end of the group with Kirara a little ahead of him. Rin and Kohaku walked at an even pace in the right behind Sango and Miroku. Kagome sighed and glanced at Shippo as he trotted alongside Inuyasha and herself. She couldn't help but smile when she saw his happy emerald eyes stare up at her. He jumped into her awaiting arms and she stroked his reddish fur.
"How much farther is this damn pond?" Inuyasha asked.
"It's not a pond. It's an island with a special type of lake that you have to bath in," Kagome explained with an annoyed tone.
"Lady Kagome, how much farther is it?" Miroku asked with a smile.
"Listen, can't you hear the water?" Kagome asked.
"I can hear it," Shippo stated once he returned to his human form.
"It sounds close," Sango said.
"What's the big deal about water?" Rin asked.
"We have to cross the water to reach the island," Sesshoumaru annoyingly said.
"Lord Sesshoumaru," Jaken began to say once they stopped in front of the water, "What will we cross with?"
"We shall use a boat," Sesshoumaru answered. Kagome gazed around the distance and noticed there were no boats.
"Sango, Rin, and Kohaku can travel on Kirara. Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippo can ride on me," Kagome explained.
"This sounds promising," Miroku suggestively said to Inuyasha, earning a bump and slap.
"How do you plan to escort them?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"I will, all you need to worry about is getting yourself and Jaken across," Kagome replied as she went over and pet the transformed Kirara. She then walked over to her group and got down all fours. Inuyasha gave her a strange look before he watched her hair grow longer. She then began to sprout black fur all over her body and Inuyasha winced as he heard her bones reconfigure into a form like Kirara's. Sango's mouth hung loose as she watched Kagome's mouth turn into a muzzle and her ears move to the top of her head.
"What the-?" Miroku asked leaving the question hang.
"One of her powers is the ability to shape shift," Inuyasha answered as he jumped on her back. Miroku carefully got on her back and Shippo climbed atop her head happily. Sesshoumaru looked away with a bored expression and began to use his youki to make him and Jaken rise above the ground and into the sky. They traveled over what seemed like miles of water before they came to land. Inuyasha and Shippo jumped off of Kagome before they landed and sniffed in disgust. Miroku climbed off of Kagome and said a small prayer to Kami as he gazed at the land.
"Does his evil know no bounds?" Kagome whispered as she gazed at the blackened ground. Rin gasped when she animals and youkai alike on the ground dead. Some were torn to pieces, others were burned, and some were twisted in morbid positions that were meant to be torture.
"Onigumo's evil has gone on far to long," Sango angrily said as she glanced at the destruction. Kohaku frowned as he remembered his time as Naraku's servant.
'Finally, this will all end,' Kohaku thought as they began to head towards the spring.
"Inuyasha, can you smell anything?" Kagome asked as soon as she transformed into her humanoid shape.
"I can smell demons ... not very strong ones though," Inuyasha answered as he continued to sniff the air.
"Anybody now what we can expect?" Rin asked.
"Yeah demons and Onigumo," Inuyasha said as he continued to walk. Kirara started to growl and they ran up a hill to look over and gasp at the sight they saw.
Sorry it took so long to update, but I have been working on maybe my last two chapters. If anybody wants to see something happen, just leave it in a review. Bye....