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Thanks. Enjoy chapter 10!!!
~Tiger of the Shadows~
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Inuyasha's eyes snapped open when a piercing scream reached his ears. When he looked around, he realized that it was way past midnight.
"That's Kotori's scream! Damn! How long have I been asleep?" said Inuyasha. He jumped down from the branch and rushed over to where he heard Kotori scream. He found her by the stream, but she wasn't alone.
She was lying on the ground and a strange man was on top of her, holding a dagger to her throat. Where flesh and blade met, a thin stream of blood trickled down her neck. Her clothes were ripped and the top of her robes were open, exposing her breasts. The bottom of her robes looked like they had been cut open. Her hands were tied together above her head and the rope was tied to a tree.
That was more than enough to tell Inuyasha what was going on. He heard Miroku, Kagome, Shippo, Shigure, and Kita run up behind him.
"What in the Seven Hells is going on here?" shouted Inuyasha.
The man quickly looked at the people who had intruded on him. "She's mine! Stay away from her!"
Once those words were spoken, the man immediately regretted them. Miroku charged at him, swinging his staff wildly. Inuyasha unsheathed the Tetsusaiga and, surprised that it had transformed, ran after Miroku. Shigure unsheathed his sword and followed the others, anger burning in his eyes. Shippo and Kita had tried to help the others, but Kagome held them back.
"We should help untie Kotori." said Kagome.
They cubs nodded and quietly ran to Kotori.
When the man saw Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shigure running at him, he quickly got off Kotori, grabbed his clothes, and ran into the woods. The others quickly caught up with him. Miroku beat him with his staff, Shigure slashed him with his sword, and Inuyasha decapitated him with the Tetsusaiga.
Miroku continued beating the headless corpse screaming, "You sick bastard! I hope you end up in the lowest level of the Seven Hells you sick, sick bastard!"
Inuyasha pulled Miroku away from the corpse and said, "He's dead Miroku. He got what he deserved, you can count on that."
As Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shigure took care of the man, Kagome quickly untied Kotori and took her in her arms.
"Kotori! Kotori are you ok?" asked Kita.
Kotori looked at her and smiled, "I'm ok now Kita. Thank you for untying me Kagome."
Kagome smiled, "Sure thing."
Miroku quickly ran to Kotori and held her in his arms. He noticed that her chest was covered with cuts and bruises along with her arms and legs.
He looked at her, his eyes full of concern and love, and said, "How did this happen?"
"Well, I was getting a drink of water from the stream when that man came up behind me. He pushed me to the ground and tied my hands together so I couldn't struggle. Then he tore my clothes and held a knife to my throat." said Kotori weakly.
Suddenly, Miroku felt something damp on his lap where Kotori sat. He looked down and saw that where the bottom of her robes had been torn were covered in a sticky substance. He parted the torn pieces of cloth and was shocked to discover the insides of her thighs were covered in blood.
"My God. He.... he raped you." said Kagome.
"He was the second person to do that to me." said Kotori softly.
"Who was the first to do this to you? I swear to all the Gods in heaven I'll kill him." said Inuyasha, his hand moving to the hilt of the Tetsusaiga.
"No, please don't Inuyasha." said Kotori.
"Why not? Just tell me his name and I'll hunt that bastard down and tear out his throat." said Inuyasha.
"I can't let you do that." said Kotori.
"And why the hell not? Who was it?" shouted Inuyasha.
She hesitated, wondering whether she should tell them or not. Finally, she spoke, "It was Shigure."
Thanks. Enjoy chapter 10!!!
~Tiger of the Shadows~
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Inuyasha's eyes snapped open when a piercing scream reached his ears. When he looked around, he realized that it was way past midnight.
"That's Kotori's scream! Damn! How long have I been asleep?" said Inuyasha. He jumped down from the branch and rushed over to where he heard Kotori scream. He found her by the stream, but she wasn't alone.
She was lying on the ground and a strange man was on top of her, holding a dagger to her throat. Where flesh and blade met, a thin stream of blood trickled down her neck. Her clothes were ripped and the top of her robes were open, exposing her breasts. The bottom of her robes looked like they had been cut open. Her hands were tied together above her head and the rope was tied to a tree.
That was more than enough to tell Inuyasha what was going on. He heard Miroku, Kagome, Shippo, Shigure, and Kita run up behind him.
"What in the Seven Hells is going on here?" shouted Inuyasha.
The man quickly looked at the people who had intruded on him. "She's mine! Stay away from her!"
Once those words were spoken, the man immediately regretted them. Miroku charged at him, swinging his staff wildly. Inuyasha unsheathed the Tetsusaiga and, surprised that it had transformed, ran after Miroku. Shigure unsheathed his sword and followed the others, anger burning in his eyes. Shippo and Kita had tried to help the others, but Kagome held them back.
"We should help untie Kotori." said Kagome.
They cubs nodded and quietly ran to Kotori.
When the man saw Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shigure running at him, he quickly got off Kotori, grabbed his clothes, and ran into the woods. The others quickly caught up with him. Miroku beat him with his staff, Shigure slashed him with his sword, and Inuyasha decapitated him with the Tetsusaiga.
Miroku continued beating the headless corpse screaming, "You sick bastard! I hope you end up in the lowest level of the Seven Hells you sick, sick bastard!"
Inuyasha pulled Miroku away from the corpse and said, "He's dead Miroku. He got what he deserved, you can count on that."
As Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shigure took care of the man, Kagome quickly untied Kotori and took her in her arms.
"Kotori! Kotori are you ok?" asked Kita.
Kotori looked at her and smiled, "I'm ok now Kita. Thank you for untying me Kagome."
Kagome smiled, "Sure thing."
Miroku quickly ran to Kotori and held her in his arms. He noticed that her chest was covered with cuts and bruises along with her arms and legs.
He looked at her, his eyes full of concern and love, and said, "How did this happen?"
"Well, I was getting a drink of water from the stream when that man came up behind me. He pushed me to the ground and tied my hands together so I couldn't struggle. Then he tore my clothes and held a knife to my throat." said Kotori weakly.
Suddenly, Miroku felt something damp on his lap where Kotori sat. He looked down and saw that where the bottom of her robes had been torn were covered in a sticky substance. He parted the torn pieces of cloth and was shocked to discover the insides of her thighs were covered in blood.
"My God. He.... he raped you." said Kagome.
"He was the second person to do that to me." said Kotori softly.
"Who was the first to do this to you? I swear to all the Gods in heaven I'll kill him." said Inuyasha, his hand moving to the hilt of the Tetsusaiga.
"No, please don't Inuyasha." said Kotori.
"Why not? Just tell me his name and I'll hunt that bastard down and tear out his throat." said Inuyasha.
"I can't let you do that." said Kotori.
"And why the hell not? Who was it?" shouted Inuyasha.
She hesitated, wondering whether she should tell them or not. Finally, she spoke, "It was Shigure."