Title : Expect the Unexpected - Love is never planned.
Story Summary : Kaname Kururugi and her brother, Michiru, have long since returned to their own time from their adventures with Inuyasha and the gang. While gathering items for the annual festival held at their shrine, they stumbled across the entrance to a portal that took them over 500 years into the past...the Feudal Era. The two soon found out about a generations worth of secrets to their own family that had never been revealed. Now, it's is two years later. The festival is taking place in a mere three days. Have the two forgotten of their travels within the Feudal Era? Or will the festival only remind them more of what could have been?
Disclaimer : Characters of this story belong to Rumiko Takahashi and whoever thought of the other two ((whom I know now was ALSO Rumiko Takahashi))...Storyline based on PS2 game - Inuyasha The Secret of the Cursed Mask and partially myself.
Chapter 7- Getting Through
"KOUGA!" Kaname threw her arms around him as he greeted them, almost knocking him off balance. "Kouga, it's YOU! I'd been wondering if I'd see you again!"
"Kaname, right? I knew you'd come back. I was on my way to the river with a few from my pack and I thought I noticed your scent somewhere around here. Thought I'd drop by and say hi," he finished, as she took her arms away, her mind wondering back to Kagome just before Kouga asked, "Where's Kagome? I noticed you guys and thought she'd be with ya but…her scent is no where near here. Did dog-face take her somewhere…?" He asked dangerously. "Cause if he did-"
"No, Kouga. Kagome's in trouble! She was taken by a demon! A demon that called himself-"
"Shindou-Hou," Miroku finished for her, "one trickster of a snake, he is. We have no clue where he's gone off to."
Kouga growled. "Shindou-Hou…sounds like the same demon that attacked Ayame's pack not too long ago…"
"Erm…Ayame?" Kaname questionably looked to Miroku.
"Ayame is a Wolf demon of a different clan. She takes charge of the mountain region. She claims that Kouga promised to wed her when she was young-" Kouga sent him a glare, "but nothing to get into, really…"
"I see…" Kaname sighed. "Well, anyways, what did Shindou-Hou do to her?"
"He killed nearly 12 of her wolves and at least 4 of her comrades…" Kouga explained, his face contorting with pity. "She came back from hunting one day to find him picking off the last of whomever was left…"
"Oh my god…" Kaname could just imagine going home to find someone eating your family, house broken, bodies on the ground, that good china in the closet all shattered. "Dear…it sounds horrible." She quickly snapped back to reality, her face holding a look that most likely said 'Oh, yea, that's right!' which would have gone along perfectly with what she said next. "We NEED to find Kagome! No telling what that demon has done with her by now!"
Kouga stopped for a moment, apparently concentrating on finding her scent, if it were anywhere nearby, that is. "Faint…but…" He pointed towards the Eastern wood before saying, "I think he's taken her somewhere in that direction." He turned back to them. "I'll make sure she's okay. Follow, if you'd prefer." And with that, he darted off towards his destination, leaving Kaname and Miroku in a small cloud of dust.
No more than two seconds later, Inuyasha appeared somewhere from their left, looking about worriedly. "Where's he taken her? Where's Kagome!"
Kaname pointed to where Kouga'd just been. "Kouga said she'd been taken that way."
"He just ran off to find her." Miroku added.
"Kouga!" Inuyasha yelled, running after him. "Mangy wolf! Stay outta this! KOUGA!"
An exhausted looking Shippo came into the clearing. "Inu…yasha…!" He panted, falling over to the ground. "Wait for…me…"
Kaname picked up the young fox demon. "Shippo, you look so tired." She carefully removed a twig that had lodged itself between his fairly small toes. "Where're Sango and Michiru?"
He pointed up to the sky and she understood. They must've been riding Kirara and keeping watch from above. She laughed silently as she thought. Michiru HATED heights…she'd have to ask Sango how he'd done later. He'd even told her once before that Sango must've been crazy to ride atop a giant, unsteady, two-tailed cat everyday.
Right, back to worrying about Kagome…
Miroku stretched his arms out, cracking his knuckles as he did so. "Well, then, Shippo…" he smiled. "You wouldn't mind finding Sango up there for us, would you? We can't have them prancing around up there all day, now can we?"
Shippo gave him a look that obviously meant something other than 'Sure! I'll go!' Miroku sighed. "Well," he turned to Kaname, "we can't just wait here while they have no clue what's going on."
"It's bad enough that we're hanging around when Kagome is in danger." She commented, looking sorry and quite ashamed about it.
Miroku agreed. They hadn't exactly been too keen on finding her. Lowering his gaze, he stared at the ground for a moment, before taking her by the wrist and sprinting off, dragging her through the trees to where Kouga and Inuyasha had disappeared.
"Miroku…?"
"We mustn't stray any longer. Like you said," he reminded her. "Kagome's in danger! She needs our help."
Kaname nodded as they ran, Shippo still held in her arms.
Sango glanced downward at the forest, still not able to spot anything from her perch on the massive cat's back. She could tell Michiru wasn't enjoying this ride at all. Turning around, she looked at him sympathetically. "Would you like to land?"
He was startled by the suggestion. "O-oh…it's…on, it's fine. We should be looking…for Kagome."
"We'll do just as well on land as up here. Maybe better," she said, gesturing to the trees as she spoke.
"N-no, really…"
Sighing, she turned again, this time something catching her eye. She jerked her head, noticing an oddly open gap between the trees below. "Hang on…" She had Kirara turn and motioned for her to go faster.
As she got closer, she seemed to notice a very familiar shape taking form, along with another that had just arrived. The two started to bicker as a sudden mist overcame the area and the giant form of a snake-like creature appeared, it's fangs ready to strike as it lowered it's head rapidly.
Just as it was about to strike them, a great blur of force swung into it's head, throwing it to the side as it writhed in pain. Inuyasha gazed upward, the sun blinding him momentarily before he was able to see the faint outline of a large cat and young demon slayer.
"Sango!" he called up to her. "Just in time."
Landing gently beside him, she smiled. "As always. Without Kagome here, who else is going to keep you out of trouble?"
He smirked. "Now…watch me take care of this guy!"
As soon as he was about to plow the thing into the ground, Kouga jumped onto his sword, smashing in downward.
"Oi!" Inuyasha wrenched the sword out from underneath Kouga's feet. "What do you think YOU'RE doing! Stay out of my way, wolf!"
"You idiot! We can't kill him yet! He's the only one who knows where Kagome is!"
Thinking about this, Inuyasha glared at him for a moment before re-sheathing Tetsusaiga.
"Can't even think for himself, the damn dog…" Kouga muttered, sighing. Inuyasha clenched his fist, growling.
"Say that AGAIN!" He said, baring his teeth.
"MAKE me!" Kouga said, equally fierce.
Inuyasha brought back his hand, claws at the ready. "You'll regret it when I do."
"Would you two QUIT it!" Sango interrupted, jamming Hiraikotsu between the two, just as they were about to lunge for each other's throats. "Kagome's in danger and I THINK she'd much appreciate it if you two would focus more on SAVING her than FIGHTING over nothing!"
Still glaring, Inuyasha pulled back and adjusted his shirt quickly. "Keh! If it weren't up to me to save Kagome, you'd be dead, wolf."
"I think I should be the one saying that."
Sango sighed as they heard Shindou-Hou rise from his stupor. Hissing ferociously, he lunged again, this time taking them off guard. Inuyasha and Kouga barely escaped the giant beast's head, but Sango, not having their speed, put Hiraikotsu out in front of her, which was slammed into by the monster and sent her flying.
"KYAAAAAA!"
She braced herself for the impact that was soon to come.
Short Note:
I'm soooo sorry it's the 18th! It's like 12:03 AM and I was just watching Inuyasha and IT WAS ADORABLE! The one where Miroku almost dies and Sango cries for him. 33 Anyways…
I'm also sorry this one's shorter…WAY Shorter…ANYWAY…IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN! XD I'm having writers block from all this school stuff.
Chapter 8 Due Date: (Hey that rhymes! XD) I'll be putting the next one up…probably around the 1st. I need those Saturdays man…-.-