Chapter 11
Rin opened her eyes not knowing what to make of the situation. There were two figures by her, one was Lord Sesshoumaru and the other was that girl the met. She sat up feeling dizzy and groggy. The girl saw her awake.
"Rin was it?" she asked. Rin nodded. "Well Rin, we are going to be together for a while from now on. My name's Chiyo by the way," the girl said trying to sound cheerful.
"Absolutely not," Sesshoumaru said. "She isn't going to be near you. Come now Rin, we have to go." Rin nodded and stood up. Before Rin could follow Sesshoumaru, Chiyo grabbed her shoulder. "Let her go," Sesshoumaru growled.
"If you take her out into the sun light she really will die," Chiyo said, the cheerfulness lost from her voice. "You must have figured out by now that she is no longer really living." This is when Rin realized that she wasn't breathing. She put her hand up to her chest and felt no heartbeat. This terrified her. She got out of Chiyo's grip and went to Sesshoumaru grabbing his leg crying.
"You silly girl, get off of him!" Jaken yelled.
"It's alright," Sesshoumaru said. Sesshoumaru started to stroke Rin's hair and then looked at Chiyo. "What do you want me to do?"
"Keep her out of the sun and give her a human to feed off of every night. Her instincts will teach her how to feed," Chiyo said. "From what I've heard about you, getting a human and giving it to her to kill shouldn't be a problem for you."
"Every night?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Or every other night if she insists on draining them dry. I need to feed every night because I only drink what I need," Chiyo explained. "But definitely keep her out of the sun light."
"How do I get rid of it?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Kill her or kill Naraku," Chiyo said plainly. "Push her outside on a nice sunny day, that'd kill her." Sesshoumaru glared at her and the uncomfortable silence began.
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Kagome woke up in a small hut and Inuyasha was asleep against the wall. She got up and went by him. She sat down next to him and put her head down on his shoulder. He woke up and looked at her.
"Inuyasha, what happened to me?" Kagome asked.
"I don't know," he replied. "I found you in here unconscious with blood all over you." Kagome thought hard, but she still couldn't remember what happened.
"Should we go by the others?" she asked.
"No, it's broad daylight, you'll get burnt again," Inuyasha said. Kagome sighed and closed her eyes. She didn't know what she did, but it probably wasn't good. At least she wasn't mad at Chiyo anymore. As she tried to think of what happened, she felt an arm around her shoulders. She opened her eyes and saw that Inuyasha had rapped his arm around her and was pulling her closer to him. Kagome smiled and rested her head back on Inuyasha's shoulder.
"What will happen if I stay this way?" she asked.
"Don't think that way," he replied. "I'm going to get you back to the way you were."
"Ok," Kagome said closing her eyes. In a matter of moments, Kagome was asleep.
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Back at the cave, the uncomfortable silence was broken by a familiar voice. "Chiyo!" it shouted as he walked to the back of the cave. Chiyo groaned. She knew exactly who it was.
"Kimshi, go away," Chiyo said as he approached.
"But I haven't seen you in forever," he complained. "Naraku locked me up the last time I came to visit."
Good, Chiyo thought. "How did you get out?" she asked.
"He let me go," Kimshi replied. "He told me to come and see you."
"Great, now Naraku knows where I am. Thanks a lot," Chiyo said crossly.
"I never thought of that…" Kimshi said ashamed.
"That's because you don't think," Chiyo said. "And now it's time for you to leave."
"No, I want you with me!" Kimshi shouted. Chiyo was officially annoyed at this point. She grabbed his shoulders and made him look her in the eyes. She closed her eyes for a moment, and then when she opened them, they were glowing bright red. As they stared at each other, Kimshi's eyes got all cloudy and unfocused. Her eyes went back to being normal and she let go of him.
"What did you do?" Rin asked.
"I just hypnotized him," Chiyo replied. "It's an easy trick and it works on everyone."
"Really?" Rin asked.
"Yup. I could even do it to Sesshoumaru here," she said and Sesshoumaru didn't doubt it.
"Ok," Rin said.
"Speaking of which, Sesshoumaru, she's going to be a royal pain in the ass from now on. The undead have a nasty attitude," Chiyo explained.
"Good to know," Sesshoumaru said.
"Kimshi, come here," Chiyo commanded. Kimshi of course did so. Chiyo smiled and sat him down against the wall. "Now sleep until I say you can wake up." Kimshi immediately fell into a deep sleep. "Well, that takes care of that problem."
"Interesting methods," Sesshoumaru said with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"Thank you," Chiyo said. She then sat down and sighed. "I really hate just waiting until nightfall to come," Chiyo complained. Miroku and Sango came to the back of the cave by Sesshoumaru and Chiyo. "What's up?"
"Nothing," Miroku said.
"Ya know, if you want to go and find something to eat, be my guest," Chiyo said. "It's not like we're going anywhere until nightfall."
"It's not that," Sango said. "We just thought we come and check up on the little girl."
"My name is Rin," Rin said.
"Sorry," Sango said.
"It's ok," Rin said.
"I could show you bad puns come to life," Chiyo suggested feeling the immense boredom in the air. They just looked at her.
"Go ahead," Miroku said. Chiyo shrugged and ripped her arm off.
"Need a hand?" she asked before sticking it back on her shoulder. "That's what I do when I'm bored. I rip myself apart."
"That's an interesting tactic," Sango said. Chiyo stood up and made herself to grow until she looked about nineteen and then back to her normal self.
"Why are you doing this?" Miroku asked.
"Fine, I'll stop," she said. They sat in silence for what seemed to be forever until the sun finally began to set. "Thank god," Chiyo said. She walked to the mouth of the cave and waited until it was completely dark. "Sesshoumaru, take Rin and get her something to eat." Sesshoumaru nodded and left the cave with Rin and Jaken not far behind.
"How are we going to find Kagome and Inuyasha?" Sango asked.
"Leave that to me," Chiyo said. She transformed into her wolf form and howled.
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Kagome woke up at the sound of howling again. "Inuyasha, I think it's time to go," she said shaking him awake.
"Ok," he said still half asleep. They both got up and Kagome lead Inuyasha to the source of the sound. It didn't take long for her to find the cave that Miroku, Sango, and Chiyo were in. When Chiyo saw Kagome she stopped howling and went back to her human form.
"How many did you kill?" Chiyo asked Kagome. Kagome just looked at Chiyo like she was crazy. "You must have killed a lot of people, that's what happens when you let the bloodlust take over," Chiyo explain.
"I don't remember," Kagome said.
"Ok," Chiyo said. Then she turned to Inuyasha. "As far as you could tell, how many died?" Inuyasha looked at the ground. "Well?"
"About ten people were ripped apart," Inuyasha said softly. Kagome looked horrified and couldn't believe what she just heard. She killed ten people? It was impossible. Chiyo just nodded.
"That should tide her over for about a two days," Chiyo said. "Now we have to go to kill Naraku. We all still remember where he is right?" Everyone nodded, but Kagome was still shocked. "Kagome, snap out of it. These things happen," Chiyo said trying to reassure her.
"But ten people?" Kagome said.
"Hey, when it happened to me, I slaughtered a whole village. Over time you will learn to stop yourself," Chiyo said. Kagome didn't want to believe it, but she had no choice. It had happened and she couldn't stop herself. "Now, I have to go feed so you all stay here," Chiyo said.
"Alright," Sango said. Chiyo walked into the village and looked for a good place to feed. She found a small hut with a single man inside. She went up to him and covered his mouth as she pulled him up. When she pulled him up she realized something strange. This man was dead. She put him down and then felt someone grab her arms. She winced as the person dug his nails into her flesh.
"You really don't have to do that Naraku," she said.
"I know," he replied.
"Let the guy inside of you go so I can destroy him," Chiyo said.
"Why?" Naraku asked.
"Because I really don't want to kill you," Chiyo replied.
A/N: Finally I finished this chapter. It's a
tad longer than my other chapters because it was hard to find an
appropriate place to stop. It seemed to drag on forever. Now things
are really getting complicated for Chiyo. She has to have Inuyasha
and his group AND Sesshoumaru, Rin, and Jaken around so she can keep
a close eye on the new members of the undead. Plus, could she be
getting feelings for Naraku? For some strange reason, this story isn't getting any reviews lately... It depresses me. For those of you reading the story, please review. I know more than one person reads it. R&R!!!
-VDG
