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Ch 10, Fluffy In the woods;
Hojo was running as fast as his human legs could carry him. He knew that there was something wrong with that man! He didn't know how or why, but he knew all the same. But right now he had only one thing on his mind; he just had to rescue Kagome before that MONSTER could hurt her!
"KAGOME! KAGOME, WHERE ARE YOU?"
He hadn't been thinking clearly when he had left the hut, so he didn't know where he was going. He just took off in the direction Kagome had run. But when he reached the edge of the village, he didn't know where to go, or what to do next.
Should he just run into the forest? He defiantly didn't want to be attacked again (AN; He still had the Jewel shard in his pocket). But he couldn't just leave Kagome on her own with Inuyasha, he was hurting her! He had seen it! He had to rescue her! But how did he know this was even the way she went?
As he was trying to figure out what to do next, he heard a scream in the distance, which made up his mind. "KAGOMEEE!" He Cried, and without any second thoughts, he burst into the forest running in the direction of the scream.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Help me!"Sesshomaru raced toward the screaming Rin with his claws glowing a deadly green. He looked at the spider demon that had Rin in its pinchers, and gave it an emotionless glare. He gave it one slash of his poisonous claws, and it was dead.
"Thank you, Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin exclaimed happily, as if nothing dangerous had just happened, and it was just another ordinary day.
Sesshomaru merely turned around, and said calmly, "Jaken."
"Milord?" The small toad said quietly from behind the bushes.
"Jaken." He said, louder this time, with a hint of annoyance.
"Aye, Milord! Coming!" He said, slightly afraid. Ok, that was a lie. He was seriously afraid. But he dared not disobey his master; that would be ludicrous. Besides, in a way, he deserved it. He hadn't paying attention to Rin, so he did not see the demon until it was too late.
As Jaken approached Sesshomaru with a sense of dread, Sesshomaru didn't even look at him, "Someone's coming." He said without emotion, "Watch over Rin. And do a better job this time."
Then there was a noise in the bushes as a human boy raced out of the trees with a speed un-natural for humans. He was going so fast; he didn't even notice Sesshomaru until he had slammed right into him. (AN; bum, bum, BOM! First mistake)
"What the hell?" Hojo exclaimed as he hit something solid and fell to the ground. Rubbing his side, he looked up into the cold amber eyes that were staring at him, with a hint of curiosity.
"You! You look like that Demon, Inuyasha!" Hojo said in shock. He looked around at Jaken and Ah-un with wide eyes. "And… you have more demons with you!" He withdrew a step back in fear, but then went forward again bravely (AN; not!).
"You, human." Sesshomaru said in a cool, intimidating voice that made Hojo take another step back, "What relationship do you have with that mutt?"
"Where is Kagome? I heard her scream."
Rin popped her head up from behind Ah-un and looked at Hojo curiously, "That was me." She told him, "Your clothes look like the one that pretty lady always wears. Do you know her?"
Hojo's eyes widened. "It's you! And you look like that other demon, too!" He said, looking at Sesshomaru. "Where is she! I know you have her!"
"I have no interest in that girl." Sesshomaru said coolly. "But you. You look like her in those clothes. Why do you were those strange clothes?"
Hojo was looking at him in a what-the-hell-are-you-talking-about look on his face. What do you mean, MY weird clothes? Take a look in the mirror, buddy! He glanced at his outfit, taking in the sight of him. He had the same hair and eyes as Inuyasha, but he was wearing all white, with armor and a large white fluffy thing over his shoulder (AN; sry, I don't know what it's called!)
Sesshomaru could tell what he was thinking just by looking in his eyes, and, quite frankly, was beginning to get annoyed. (AN; I bet I can guess what u're all thinking. Set Sesshy lose on Hobo! LOL)
"Once again, where is she?" Hojo said, though he was nervous at cool look the strange man was looking at him. All hint of interest was gone. But still he stood his ground, "I know you have her!"
Then the small green imp-thing behind the Sesshomaru came forward, holding a strange staff, and a look of fury on his face. "Lord Sesshomaru has already told you, we do not have that girl! Show some more respect, human!"
Hojo gave the toad demon a look of disgust, but before he could say anything, Sesshomaru stepped in. He moved in-humanly fast, and in an instant was standing inches from Hojo's face. He gave him another intimidating look and cold stare, which made Hojo flinch in fear.
"Human. You bore me. Be gone from my sight." He said in a tone that warned Hojo that he was in trouble.
(AN; But, foolish Hojo is too stubborn to take a hint) To worried about Kagome, Hojo forced himself to stay where he was. Sesshomaru gave him the oddest look, like he was totally shocked that Hojo stayed where he was.
Hojo felt like pissing himself as he met Sesshomaru's emotionless eyes. "I-if you don't have her, t-then where, pray tell, is she?" He said with a hint of defiance.
"That was your last chance, human." Sesshomaru lifted his hand and began to whiplash Hojo a few times. As Hojo screamed, Sesshomaru's claws turned green, and he gave a burst of poison towards him.
Hojo didn't have the chance to run away. He fell to the ground, and his scream was never heard. He fell to the ground, silent as the grave.
"Well, that takes care of that." He said emotionlessly. He had his chance. He decided his own fate. He then caught a familiar scent. Without turning, he glanced over to his right to a breathless Inuyasha and Kagome on his back.
They took one look at Hojo on the ground, and gasped. "Hojo!" Kagome cried.
Flashback;
When Kagome ran out of the hut, she raced to the end of the village and fumed as she wandered around the village. How could Hojo do this to her? It was clear that he liked her, that much was certain. It was also clear to her that she loved Inuyasha, especially after that night in her time.
But why would Hojo do that? She didn't love him, but she still considered him a friend. And he went and betrayed her trust like that. "HOW DARE HE!" she fumed quietly, "I mean, I was only trying to help him, and what does he do? HE TRIES TO SIT INUYASHA!"
(A large AN; If Kagome wasn't so angry, she would have heard the crash in the distance. And since she was so furious, that would increase the power of her sit. Need I say more? OOUUUCCCHHHH! That's gotta hurt! LOL!)
"I CANNOT BELIEVE HE TRIED TO DO THAT! NEVER HAS ANYONE TRIED TO DO THAT! AND HERE HE GOES AFTER I BASICALLY JUST SAVED HIS ASS, TRYING TO (AN; another crash, LOL! Poor Inuyasha!) HIM! ARRHH!"
She fumed aloud for a few more minutes, and then continued the rest of her fuming in silence. After about a minute, she heard…
"KAGOME! KAGOME, WHERE ARE YOU?"
It was Hojo's voice. He was probably looking for her to give her an apology. But she didn't want to hear it, so she stayed hidden behind the hut. She watched as he yelled, "KAGOMEEE!" and ran into the forest. Normally, she would have been worried about him being in the forest alone, but right now she could care less.
"So, you are just letting him go? Good." Said a voice from behind her.
She turned around to see Inuyasha, who flashed a smile at her as she ran over to him, hugging him tightly.
"Inuyasha! I'm so sorry! I cannot believe he tried to do that to you." She ran her fingers through his hair, as if to prove to him how sorry he was.
"Don't say sorry for him, he's just a Bastard who can't seem to get anything through his brain." Usually she would have sat him for his language, but she ignored them this time. And that's when it hit her.
She turned in horror towards the rest of the village, and noticed a few good, deep holes in the ground across the town. In the shape of a person. She gasped at Inuyasha in Horror.
"Oh, Inuyasha! I'm so sorry! I didn't realize I was…" She was stopped when he placed a finger on her lips to silence her.
"It's Ok, Kagome. I know you didn't mean those." He said, still smiling. "But, wow Kagome! I didn't know that you could be so intimidating! I swear, that back there was enough to send anyone running in terror!"
She grinned at him, "You think I did it well enough? I know I could have put plenty more in there before I stormed out, but I was too angry." She gave a small, fake sigh, "I guess I will just have to save it for when he comes back."
Inuyasha looked at her oddly, yet still grinning, "What? You mean you don't even want to go after him?"
"Oh, Hobo (AN; she's so mad even she's calling him that!) ran off to look for me. And I don't really want to hear his apology. He can do that later, and not to me. To you."
Inuyasha sighed, "I think I'd prefer beating the pulp out of the guy, instead of getting an apology."
Kagome also gave a sigh, somewhere in the middle of he will never change, and, he has a point, "I know, Inuyasha. To be perfectly honest, so would I." She grinned at him, "Come on, let's get back before they start looking for us."
They turned and started walking away, when Inuyasha suddenly stopped, sniffing the air. "What is it, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked him nervously.
"It's Sesshomaru." He growled, and then he had her jump on his back, "And Hojo the Hobo is with him."
Kagome gasped; She may not like Hojo, but if he was with Sesshomaru, he would get killed! When she heard a scream in the distance, she urged Inuyasha to go faster. "Hang on, Hojo."
End of Flashback
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