C H A P T E R 1 3
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Kim's neck felt sore as her head dangled off it, hanging forward from where she had spent the past few hours unconscious and sitting. Finally her thoughts were becoming clear and she became aware of her self, though her still shut eyes simply shielded her in darkness. But she could tell there was light shining in from behind her thin lids, trying to wake her.
"Kim! Kim, this is no time for a nap! Oh god, Kim!"
A voice was yelling at her, frantic and filled with fear. Kim's recently straight lips arched into a frown as she recognized the voice.
"Alyssa...?" She whispered, her eyes slowly opening and taking in the light of day time very slowly. As she slipped back into reality, she became horribly aware of a throbbing pain pulsating from the top of her skull. "Ugh. . . my head.." She groaned while able to open her eyes a little more.
"Kim!" Alyssa yelled again. The eager blonde would have to wait, seeing as Kim's eyes could only do so much with all this light after being sealed in darkness for hours. Her eyes even watered slightly and the world was a blur of mixed blobs and smugs, all forming from the auroras of light and shine that attempted to blind her. Kim blinked and went to move her hand up to her face, wanting to try and rub the shine away. But she found herself unable to... she wasn't even able to move her arm. She could feel every nerve in her limbs but when she tried to move it even the slightest bit, a scratchy restraint would crush tightly against her body.
"Kim... Kim! Are you awake?" Alyssa's voice was ringing again, bringing her cousins attention back to her existence.
"Alyssa... I can't move.." Kim mumbled, her eyes seeming to finally adjust to the world around her. Things began to fit back into their outlines. It took a few grooves, but eventually Kim was staring forward at Alyssa's face... dangling upside down?
"That's because you're tied up, idiot." Alyssa grumbled as Kim seemed to come completely through, her face no longer tired and pained but confused and blinking at the sight before her. Ahead of her, Alyssa was hog tied onto a stick that dangled her above a pile of branches and sticks. As if that wasn't a bizarre enough image, Kim looked down at her own situation and saw that her scratchy restraints were in fact rope that held her tightly against a tree. The red head kept looking down a moment, her cousin waiting with a serious frown for Kim's reaction. She was expecting something a little spazzy, considering it was Kim.
"Wow... this sucks." Kim mumbled, Alyssa jaw dropping at how casual of a complaint that was.
"YOU THINK THAT SUCKS? I'D GLADLY TRADE PLACES WITH YOU!" She yelled, Kim having to close her eyes as Alyssa's yells made fast winds like a storm against her face. Kim could only take that moment to be thankful they were planning on having a sleepover when they had accidentally fallen through the manhole, so Alyssa's breath hadn't suffered without a tooth brush and tooth paste for all this time.
"Erm.. that's okay. I'll stick with my tree..." Kim mumbled, eyeing Alyssa and watching as she dangled while huffing out her anger. Kim was almost afraid to ask, but it's not like she could just sit there and be satisfied with her spot against a tree without even knowing what was going on.
"Alyssa, where are w-" She was interrupted when she felt something sharp against her neck, her face instantly snapping into a horrified shock as the tip of a spear pecked against her skin. Alyssa lost her angry expression, her face now twisted with fear as she looked on. It was hard to be mad when there was a scary looking man poking his spear at her cousin's neck.
Kim's eyes slowly moved to the side, looking at the man that held this spear. He was growling at her, his lips snarled like a monster's. His hair was dirty and tied back into a straying pony tail, his skin tinted from being in the sun so often. He wore no shirt but there wasn't much to complain about with that, he had a strong and muscular physic and the only thing that even attempted to cover that was the gray, furry pelt he had around his waist as a loincloth. His feet were wrapped up with some kind of cloth, but she doubted that it did him much good. Looking at this man reminded her and filled in the blank of her mind. Her face was no longer horrified, but analyzing as her eyes grazed over the primitive looking man.
'That's right.. last night we fell through the traps and then that one guy knocked me out. This guy looks a lot like him, only without the strange piercings. He looks a lot younger too...'
The man.. erm.. boy, perhaps her age, started yelling something. Kim couldn't understand his mixture of choppy syllables, but could sense the threat as he starting poking her with the spear tip a few times. It wasn't enough to break her skin, but it's not like she knew that. She practically freaked every time she felt the point touch, even if it did just retreat each time to come back again.
"Cut it out!" She snapped, glaring towards the creature. He frowned at her tone but lowered the point, deciding to meet her glare with one of his own. Alyssa simply watched as the two had some sort of eye battle, then let out a sigh when the boy retreated and gruffed. He ran like an animal towards their backpacks, seeming a to have a mixture of ADD and just plain dumbness. He didn't even seem to understand that he had hine legs he could walk on. Kim was relieved to not have anything pointy dangling towards her neck, but she was slightly nervous about the boy seeming fixated on their backpacks. She had some personal things in there, dammit!
"HEY! Get away from that! Stop it, freaking-"
The primitive man ignored all of Kim's yells and grabbed a backpack, though it was Alyssa's instead of Kim's.
"Oh, alright. Never mind, have fun." The redhead calmed.
"What?! Excuse me, I think he needs to get the hell out of my backpack right- HEY! NO! NONONO! NOT MY CHOCOLATE!" Alyssa screamed as the tribal boy pulled out a chocolate bar she had been saving.
"What the hell? You've been holding out chocolate one me?!" Kim gasped while looking towards Alyssa.
"Well, I was planning on sharing! But thanks to Big, Dumb, and Ugly over there, it looks like neither of us are going to get any!" Alyssa hissed. Kim's eyes became wide for a moment as she stared towards Alyssa.
"No chocolate?" She gasped, her eyes turning to where the boy sniffed through the wrapper at the delicious smell. This was a tease to Kim. She hadn't had chocolate in such a long time... just looking at it made her stomach growl and mouth water, "No... my chocolate." She whispered as her eyes narrowed.
"...Kim?" Alyssa questioned as she noticed a change.
"HEY IDIOT! GET OFF MY DAMN CHOCOLATE!"
"..My chocolate." Alyssa 'coughed'.
The boy glanced over at Kim, showing her she had the chance to distract him from her chocolate. Or at least her half of the chocolate.
"You heard me! Who do you think you are, stealing a girl's chocolate! Are you an idiot? I should-" Kim began to ramble as the boy's eyes grew wide, his hands coming up to the side of his head to try and block out the annoying chirp that was her voice. But it wasn't working... she was breaking through, piercing his skull, and this went on for too long as he felt his head begin to spin in a vortex of screeching. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. The boy stood up and sent a death look towards Kim, marching towards her and letting out a yell that proved superior to even Kim's.
"LOUD!" Said his scream, echoing through the whole forest and even frightening a few wild animals. Alyssa thought she had gone deaf from the intensity the yell had on her ears, but Kim kept her cool and only glared towards him.
"So, the freak can talk, huh?" She snapped.
"LOUD! LOUD, LOUD, LOUD, LOUD!" He continued to scream, seeming to have gone insane. Kim wondered if this was what happened in Sesshomaru's head every time they spoke.
"Gesh... you're the one who tried to eat my chocolate, man. Just chill out."
"AUGGGH!" The boy screamed, having what Kim thought resembled a five year old's fit. But her ears were starting to hurt, and she wondered how much more of this she could take...
"Enough," A voice grunted, breaking through the yells of Kim's antagonizer. The boy's voice stopped, falling to a dead cut in the air. All eyes looked towards the sound of the loud voice, Kim's eyes widening as they landed on the same man from last night. He easily stood out from the other men with him, about five or so, even though they all dressed the same way and had same sort of unruly hair. But she could tell this man apart by his extra hard features, and the thick bone pierced through the cartridge of his nose.
Kim's eyes stayed focused on this man as the boy backed off, frowning as he looked back at the elder man. And despite how the more pierced of the men had just spoken an understandable word, Kim remained with the idea that they couldn't understand her. So she continued to be her dense self.
"Hey, it's Ugly!"
The man sent her a glare, then walked forward and turned his attention to the boy. Kim blanked out slightly while they conversed through a language she didn't understand. What she did understand was that he was still holding her chocolate, so she kept her eyes fixed on it and waited for her brain to lift the chocolate out of his hand and bring it to her mouth. Hell, this would be the perfect time for her to have telekinesis. She thought she almost had it too, but that damned pierced man spoke up and ruined her focus.
"You," He snapped towards her, Kim's face still pointed towards the chocolate but her eyes darting up to him.
"Yup, that's me." She said back, sounding a little bored and annoyed by this all. When she thought about it, this was a giant inconvenience. She had places to go, people to see, and swords to stab herself with. Nope, no time at all for this nonsense.
"You queit, loud make angry us. No loud, no angry." The, we'll call him a cheif, said to her. Kim raised her brow.
"Does no loud mean I get to run free like.. er... a bird?" She struggled to lower her intelligence to their level. At least it wasn't that far of a jump. Birds didn't even run.
"No." He replied simply.
"...Then... okay, I'm confused. Please be a good little villain and tell me what exactly you plan on doing with us." She said, glancing at Alyssa who was beginning to look just as bored, only her face was a little redder from being upside down for so long. They both had learned the drill with things like this. These people were obviously lesser antagonists, and thus had no real purpose. Maybe Kim would get a scratch or her hair accidentally cut off, but otherwise the only threat was probably getting a splinter from the tree.
The cheif smirked, looking towards her with menicing eyes. He seemed to not get the whole 'not-a-threat' deal. But Kim decided to let him have his fun for now.
"You be dinner." He snickered with... some sort of disturbing form of evil. Kim wasn't familiar with it.
"...Oh really?"
"Yes! Muaha, you be eatted by us!"
"You mean.. eaten?"
"No, eatted."
"Dude, it's eaten. Trust me, I had this issue too-"
"EATTED."
"LISTEN, ASS HOLE. IF IT WASN'T 'EATTED' WHEN I WAS FOUR, IT SURE AS HELL ISN'T 'EATTED NOW'."
"...Aint." The chief mumbled.
"Beg your pardon?" Kim glared towards him.
"No 'isn't'. It 'aint'."
Kim's expression fell into a narrowly blank expression.
"Somehow, it's not surprising that your subspecies of human will be going extinct in a few years." She said in a low tone. The chief glared at her, crossing his muscular arms over his chest.
"I tired of you. Dinner come early." He said, earning a giggle from Kim.
"Aw, that was the saddest attempt at an evil joke I've ever heard. E for effort, bub."
The chief's expression didn't loosen, but one arm did uncross and lift up. Kim was curious for a second as he snapped, but soon realized she'd rather not know when she felt the ground below her shake. Kim's eyes went wide, her back pushing as much as it could against the bark of her captive tree as the few men around her stepped aside and a monstrous being approached with a speed that betrayed his size, sporting the large axe that seemed to be his weapon of choice for executions, and just looking cool with.
Alyssa watched with horror in her eyes as the giant man smirked and reached Kim, not giving the red head even a moment to think before he pulled his arm back. It was almost like pulling back an arrow. As soon as his elbow unlocked, the axe would come forward and Kim wouldn't be around long enough to see what would happen after that. And there it went, Kim unable to process any thoughts from the pure shock of her suddenly last moments. Her only instinct was to shut her eyes and prepare for contact as Alyssa yelled out something that was just a blur of syllables to Kim. Though there was one clear cut voice that shot along with a clash of metal.
"TETSAIGA!!"
Kim's eyes jumped open as the axe flew away from them, the hand still holding to the handle and dripping blood as it frisbied away in the air. The giant man gasped as his one hand grasped the end of his newly-nub, his jaw dropped and stuttered vowels slipping out from his deep voice. Kim's jaw was nearly on the ground and Alyssa was practically passed out from all her over whelming emotions. Neither girls had taken much notice to who this savior was, probably because Kim had her eyes shut and Alyssa was frolicking through an unconscious field with unicorns by now. But it wasn't long till there was a pat on the ground and Kim looked over, her eyes widening with sparkles of admiration.
"I-Inuyasha!" She cheered, wanting to clap her hands but the ropes still bound her back. Inuyasha frowned as he looked over his shoulder, his Tetsaiga resting at his side and his composure radiating an annoyed vibe. He frowned but raised a brow towards Kim, who was looking at him like some sort of god. She had a similar reaction the first time they met, but this just seemed a little silly. Even more sincere.
"Idiot! Why are you always gettin' yourself is so much trouble!?" He yelled while pointing his sword towards her. Kim blinked, her face instantly going through a few transitions from admiration, confusion, to anger. She was starting to remember why she didn't give this Inuyasha the anime fame he deserved.
"Hey, watch where you're pointing that bub! And what are you talking about?! I don't get myself into trouble all the time!" She snapped back, which was a dead on lie. But Inuyasha wouldn't know that, right? Unless him and Sesshomaru had a tea party since she left the castle and information had been shared.
"Well, you're getting in it enough for me to always have to save you!"
"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? YOU NEVER SAVE ME, IDIOT!" Kim yelled, squirming around and trying to break through her ropes so she could have at Inuyasha. She hated being played as the damsel in distress and hell, Sesshomaru was the only one with any right to say anything like that. Inuyaha opened his mouth to yell back, but was interrupted by a scream from the giant and one-handed man. His cry got the attention of everyone in the little camp area, his anger and pain chilling their spines. Inuyasha was the first to shake it off though, a cocky smirk coming to his lips as he lifted the tetsaiga and rested it against his shoulder.
"I guess you're right. I never save you, so why start now?" He grinned. Kim's eyes shot away from the giant man and stared towards Inuyasha, her eyes wide and pupils tiny.
"No! Inuyasha, there's a first time for anything!" She yelled, her expression becoming more drastic as Inuyasha sheathed his Tetsaiga and squatted to the ground, crossing his arms and closing his eyes, "INUYASHA!" She screamed as the giant man finished his cry, his eyes full of pure rage as he stomped towards Kim. The red head turned her eyes to him, her brow twitching as the grow below her shook with each step.
"Wha-What'd I do?! He's the one that cut your hand off! Go ape shit on him! Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha and the attacker seemed to be ignoring Kim's pleas. By now she was just a rambling idiot. She held a bit of spite towards Inuyasha, now she was going to have to go through this whole 'I'm about to die thing' AGAIN! Sure, it was great how people kept coming to her rescue. But she was starting to think it was all a waste of time since she eventually got herself back in a pile of deadly doo-doo.
As he came to her, Kim brought her shoulders up and ducked her head, as if trying to back away more. She stared up at him, a light breeze tugging her hair against the tree bark. But she became surprised when that light breeze turned into a monster gust, and then a frickin horrific pull that made her feel like she was in the center of a hurricane. It was pulling at her body, but she had the strong tree keeping her there. The monster in front of her wasn't so fortunate though. He was obviously trying to keep his feet on the ground and not be pulled in by the wind. The least fortunate were the lighter memebers of this tribe or whatever it may be, who were easily lifted from the ground and sucked into the wind as they screamed their native language.
Alyssa's body remained bound to the hog post, but the top stick came loose from the y-shaped ones that held her up and sent her unconcious self flying through the air. Kim panicked for a moment, till the stick Alyssa was tied to hit it's ends against two trees, too long to pass through and follow in the wind's current. She was slightly surprised that the stick was holding up against the wind. Hell, that was no stick. That there had to be a damned log.
Finally the monstrous being lost his place on the earth and flew into the sky, no longer able to control where he went. He soared right through the trees, following his fellow members. Inuyasha had dig his Tetsaiga in the earth and was using it to keep himself planted, an annoyed expression on his face.
"Keh."
The younger tribe member hid behind a tree, his eyes wide as he watched the scene but still making the time to occasionally bite into his chocolate bar.
The wind suddenly stopped and lowered Kim's hair back into it's resting place, her face mixed with relief and confusion as she stared forward. Had a twister flown by so quickly? What had happened? She looked over when she heard a thud, Alyssa and her log falling against the ground since the wind could no longer support them.
"I must say, Inuyasha, you behaved very childishly." A male voice mumbled as he stepped out from behind the coverage of the trees, Miroku standing as he adjusted the beads on his hand. Inuyasha frowned while standing up, lifting the Tetsaiga over his shoulder.
"Oh shut it, Miroku! I had everything under control!" The hanyou countered.
"I hardly call letting Lady Kim meet her horrific end 'under control'." Miroku mumbled, looking towards Inuyasha as the monk walked to Kim.
"Keh." Was all Inuyasha could argue with.
"Thank you very much, Miroku. I am glad there was at least one REAL hero here." Kim said, her smile towards Miroku though it was obvious her words were spat at Inuyasha. The hanyou did a good job to ignore her though as Miroku worked on finding where he could untie her ropes.
"It is no problem at all, Lady Kim. How have you been? Looking beautiful as always, if I do say so myself. Did I ever get the chance to ask-?"
"Think about your next few words carefully, Miroku. Say the wrong thing and I'll unleash the hell of an angry woman on you as soon as I'm untied."
". . . . . . . .hm."
"What?"
"I have to admit, that does sound somewhat enjoyable." Miroku mumbled as Kim felt the ropes loosen and eventually fall into loops on her lap. She had narrow eyes, but would have to wait a bit before harming Miroku. He had saved her after all, maybe she'd let this one pass.
"You're horrible." She grumbled, her attention turning towards where her cousin still laid, mentally frolicking. Seeing that his people were gone and these new people were rather strong, the young tribe's warrior decided it would be best to high tail it out of there. He took the last bite of his chocolate bar, running in the opposite direction of the others as he licked his fingers.
"Don't mind the stupid monk, he's just. . . stupid." Inuyasha chimed in.
"Brilliant words from a brilliant mind, Inuyasha." Kim replied with sarcasm, wiggling herself out of the limp ties then standing and stepping out of the hoops. Miroku just smiled, glad he had at least escaped this one without getting slapped by Sango, Kim, or both. Hell, Kagome seemed to be turning on him lately as well.
"Hey! What's that suppose to mean!?" Inuyasha yelled while slamming a foot forward and pointing his claw towards Kim, his brow twitching with anger. Kim didn't seem much happier being in his presence, her own stance turning as she clutched her hands at her sides and glared towards him.
"It means you are an idiot! Did I make that clear enough for you, idiot?!"
"I'm the idiot!? Who just saved your life!?"
"Miroku! With no help from you, might I add." Kim smirked while crossing her arms. Inuyasha blinked. He had forgotten for a moment that he hadn't been the one to save Kim. Damn, that was usually his best card. Not many people could counter attack an 'oh yeah, well I saved your ass!'. What was he supposed to do now? Stab her? Dealing with women like this was simply beyond Inuyasha.
"She does have you, Inuyasha." Miroku added, his hands slipped into his sleeves in front of his chest. Inuyasha glanced towards him. The hanyou would never admit it, but he was very thankful for Miroku's 'diversion'. Now he could yell at a fellow man, Miroku, and not be bothered by the feminine mind.
"Shut up, Monk! This has nothing to do with yo-" Inuyasha lost track of his words as he felt the ground shaking below him. He lifted one foot as if he had stepped on something and stared down, blinking towards the quake that shook the ground. Miroku and Kim both got wide eyed, Miroku reaching out for support against a tree while Kim was knocked to the ground by the tremble. She sat on her knees, looking from the dirt to the area around them. Birds were flying from the trees due to fright and lining up in the sky, making Kim wish she could simply fly away from all her problems.
"What is this," She looked away from the birds and towards Inuyasha, confusion in her voice, "..an earthquake?"
"Somehow, I don't believe we're that lucky." Miroku mumbled while making eye contact towards Inuyasha. Kim could only watch their ground shaken frames as they had some sort of intense conversation with their eyes, the whole moment simply sent shivers up her spine. It was amazing to think how if she was sitting on her couch, watching Inuyasha on the television, she'd probably be going to get a soda right now since it wasn't a scene with Sesshomaru. No wonder she missed so much of the series' plot.
The next few things seemed to happen too quickly for Kim to keep up with. Inuyasha and Miroku looked over at her with alarm right before she felt some grubble hitting her back. She whipped her head to see that ground had a small hole tearing from it, then caving in and becoming bigger and bigger till the chief of the tribal men that had attacked her was standing from the earth's scar, glaring down at her with inhumane and dark eyes. Her jaw fell open, if she had been in the right mind set, maybe she would of recalled not seeing the chief be sucked in by Miroku's wind tunnel.
Instincts took over as Kim tried to stand, only to stumble from the piercing of the chief's evil grin. Inuyasha and Miroku let out a few distressed grunts before the hanyou jumped into the air. He would be landing by Kim in a matter of seconds, but the redhead wondered if she even had that long. She was in a certain awe as the chief's eyes danced with a sort of hunger and his teeth sharpened, turning into large fangs that stretched his lips apart and made his smirk even more horrifying.
"Eh.. eh... um... " She was at a lost for words, though her voice seemed to just snap the chief even more as his eyes flashed open widely and he roared his head back, letting out a screech that forced Kim to cover her ears with her barehands. Inuyasha had landed in front of her just within that second and nearly stumbled as his advanced hearing was assulted. The screeching continued, Kim seeming to think that if she shut her eyes then she could better drown out the loud pierce of noise. But Inuyasha kept his eyes open and fixated upon the chief as his pierced skin ripped apart, revealing an ironic exoskeleton from under false skin. The exoskeleton tore through as it outgrew the dirty flesh. He seemed to just get bigger and bigger, soon his width also growing. The ground below them was crumbling but Kim remained too focused by the continuing screech to tell the difference between mind games and the world actually falling apart. Inuyasha had a slightly better sense though and let out a growl, his claw reaching out and snapping around Kim's wrist then jumping in more of a safe zone than their cracked places.
As he pulled her through the air, Kim's hand was forced away from her ear. She was about to protest when she realized there was something more important to worry about. The screeching hit it's last note then turned into a sinister chuckle, the ground still moving with a pulsation. The few fur clothing articles that the chief had been wearing laid in tatters, a black spike slamed down through the thin layers. Kim's eyes followed the sleek black point, realizing it was the leg of a...
...
...
giant black widow spider?
Kim's horrified expression went some what blank as she considered the irony of meeting another giant spider like this. Hell, she hoped it wasn't some how the same one. Though it would take one mighty fine magic trick for that spider to bring it's self back together after the hell Sesshomaru had released on it's plump and silk-shooting ass. Inuyasha and Miroku were not seeing irony as they looked towards the giant demon, but instead they saw that it was a giant spider demon ready to kill them.
"So, it was a demon in disguise all along." Miroku muttered, holding his staff in front of himself defensivly. He doubted his wind tunnel would be needed for this job, but he still didn't want to be too confident in their abilities.
"Keh, more like a push over in disguise." Inuyasha smirked. Kim glanced towards him, making a farting sound with her mouth as she pointed her thumb down.
"Lame joke."
"SHUT UP!" Inuyasha yelled while facing towards her, Miroku simply sighed as the spider demon stopped laughing and smirked upon it's prey.
"How delicious," It's voice was sharp like glass, slithering out of his throat like a hiss, "..wo humans and a little hanyou. I had not expected such a nice treat." It flexed it's long legs, making the earth shake below them again as it punched the ground. Kim frowned while stepping a bit back, Inuyasha and Miroku going back to their fighting stances. Kim felt some what embarrassed and like a burden. She wished she was already a demon, that way she could at least help with this, even if her battle techniques hadn't been perfected yet. She gulped, then heard something familiar that made her eyes widen.
It was a laugh that carried through the air like deep booms of thunder, coming from a source of pour joy within a soul. Her expression was not one of concern, but confusion as she looked towards the giant widow.
"Is... that...?"
A figure stood on the bulby butt of the spider, the powerful laugh coming from them and making their whole frame shake with excitement. Kim had to squint so she could make out details, but all her questions were soon answered as the figure let out a clear yell.
"AHAHA! NOW YOU WILL GET IT, KIMONO STEALING BITCH!"
Kim's face dropped into the narrowly blank look, Inuyasha and Miroku seeming a little caught off guard when their intense moment was interrupted with such an odd accusation.
"Kimono stealing bitch?" Inuyasha muttered with a sort of 'you've got to be joking' tense. Kim sighed, glancing at him while her lips let out a little mumble.
"In all fairness, he gave it to me."
"ENOUGH OF THIS, I AM HUNGRY! YOU WILL ALL FEED ME!" The slithering voice of the spider screamed out, excited as it reared it's... rear, up and pointed it towards the group. Inuyasha was on the job though, his Tetsaiga held in front of himself as he pounced at the spider.
"Oh yeah? WELL EAT THIS!" He yelled while flying through the air, preparing for his attack. Kim crossed her arms and watched him, looking much less serious than Miroku at the moment. Her brows were slightly lowered, a blank expression still being featured.
"Could his jokes be any more lame?"
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"This was much more enjoyable when it was Sesshomaru I was stuck to."
"WHAT'S THAT?"
"Er... thank you for saving me, Inuyasha!"
Kim and Inuyasha sat with their backs pressed together, a sticky spider's silk wrapped around their torsos and forcing them to be closer than they would ever want. Kim just figured Inuyasha was grateful she didn't have enough talent to kick her foot over her head or something so she could get revenge. Kagome and Miroku worked on trying to tug the spider's silk apart, Kagome seeming especially eager to get this other girl away from her hanyou. At least this was what Kim guessed by Kagome's frantic movements. Inuyasha let out a 'keh' at Kim's 'thank you' and looked towards the monk and Kagome.
"Would you hurry it up!? We aint got any time for this crap!"
"Indeed, we certainly aint got an abundance of time in our pocession." Kim mocked, letting out a his when she felt Inuyasha's elbow nudge back and smack her arm.
"Sorry Inuyasha, but this stuff doesn't look like it's about to come off." Kagome said, stepping back from them and standing with her hand to her chin as she examined the silk, trying to get a brilliant idea.
"Why don't you just do what that nurse lady did back at Sesshomaru's castle?" Alyssa suggested, a few giggles peaking in her voice. The blond had snapped back into consciousness a few ten minutes ago and was now sitting among Sango, Kirara, and Shippo. She enjoyed the show for the side lines, especially finding the humor in this happening to Kim once again. It would certainly be a story to share with the attendants back at the castle, hell, maybe even Sesshomaru would crack a smile out of it.
"We can't. She had that special formula that was made for dismissing the spell on the silk." Kim pouted while looking towards her cousin, trying not to get angry as this seemed to just humor Alyssa even more.
"I know!" Kagome said with a brilliant smirk, snapping her fingers, "I'll see if I have any scissors in my backpack!" She explained then turned to run towards the giant yellow backpack. Kim resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
"Wow, using scissors to cut something? Might just be crazy enough to work." She muttered with sarcasm.
"I don't see you coming up with any better ideas!" Inuyasha snapped in the defense of Kagome.
"Obviously, bucko. You can't see me period unless you got a pair of eyes in the back of your head."
"Kim, you seem more aggravated than usual." Alyssa pipped in while mindlessly staring towards her the redhead. Kim slowly turned her eyes to Alyssa, a narrow and blank expression on her face.
"REALLY? I wonder why." She hissed. Alyssa just smiled, holding back a few giggles as Kagome came back with the scissors.
"This should work." She said with dedication, leaning down and beginning to naw at the silk with the scissors blades.
"It'll have to. Or we'll just have to kill Inuyasha and wait for him to decompose so I can slide out of this thing."
"Shut up, wench!"
"You wanna start something han-" Kim's counter was interrupted by a snap of metal. All eyes looked towards where Kagome squatted in shock, holding the handle of the scissors in her hand but with a good chunk of each blade shattered off and laying on the ground by her feet. Everyone was in fear for how a few certain people would react to this, all but Alyssa who found it worthy of a good laugh.
"Oh.. this is just lovely." Kim grumbled.
"This stuff is coming off! There has to be a way!" Kagome stood back up and ran to her backpack, bringing it back to where Kim and Inuyasha steamed off their hatred for each other. The raven haired girl fumbled through everything, throwing a few worthless and dull items over her shoulder to get them out of the way. Kim sighed as she saw the pile of useless stuff grow larger, Kagome sometimes trying out a random item and throwing it away when it would fail to cut them loose.
Though Alyssa seemed to be damn well enjoying this, an idea did pop into her mind and she decided to spare it for Kim's sake.
"Oh! Oh! I know! Pick me!" She said anxiously, shooting her hand up into the air and waving it above her head as if she was trying to flag down the teacher after they had a question. This was probably just a habit for Alyssa since all her teachers bribed her with participation points. Kim raised her brow as they looked towards Alyssa, all but Kagome who was currently trying to saw through the silk with her a plastic ruler.
"Erm... Yes, Alyssa?" Kim said, almost afraid of what had her cousin this excited.
"Okay, hear me out! Why don't we kidnap the daughter of that nurse lady at Sesshomaru's castle, then use her as a hostage to draw out the nurse lady and after a series of life or death tasks, make her create a potion that will separate the silk!" The blonde said, wearing a big smile as she waited for their approval. Though their expressions weren't quite the response she had been expecting.
"Stupid..." Inuyasha grunted.
"Seriously Alyssa," Kim said, surprising their company since they had all been somewhat expecting Kim to agree with Alyssa's insanity.
"We should just kidnap the nurse lady to begin with!" Kim continued, causing a dramatic fall from the others, all but Kagome who tore the bottled chain from her neck and threw it at the silk binding Kim and Inuyasha.
"SHIKON ATTACK!" Kagome screamed as the bottle hit and just bounced back off. This had to be the bottom of the barrel for the group, and Kim's hopes of ever being set free from Inuyasha's back.
"How did that women even set you and Sesshomaru free anyway?" Sango asked, "..perhaps we can try and replicate the techique."
"She just had this weird mixture... and it was hot I guess. But the steam came up and melted the silk right off." Kim explained, doubtful they would get lucky and figure out the ingredients needed for that sort of concoction.
"Steam? Oh, steam! I can make steam!" Shippo exclaimed while jumping up, sending Kim into a panic as he held his hand out towards them.
"No! Shippo, steam! Not smoke!" She nearly screamed, but it was all too late. Shippo had yelled 'Fox Fire' over her warning and the blue flame had already hit against the silk, burning at the spider's goop and luckily not touching Kim's skin quite yet. But that did not stop her from freaking out.
"OHMYGOD! WE'REONFIRE!" She screamed. Alyssa seemed equally panicked.
"AH! KIM, STOP DROP ROLL!!" She ordered her cousin, watching as Kim pulled both her and a confused Inuyasha to the ground and began rolling around, making Inuyasha's face plant against the hard ground every rotation while the blue flames flickered on them.
"HEY! CHILL OUT!" Inuyasha barked at Kim.
"WELL EXCUSE ME! BUT NOT ALL OF US HAVE WEIRD FIRE PROOF PAJAMAS!" Kim squealed back at him, a sweat breaking down her forehead from the heat of the flames.
"Well that aint my problem!" Inuyasha yelled back, the fires dying down as the dirt patted them. Along with the fires vaishing, Kim was surprised to feel that the silk around them had taken a heavy burn and easily broke as Inuyasha sat up in a haste. "Idiot, see! Nothin' happened!"
Kim blinked while looking up at him, then glared as she also sat up, the group expecting more of a celebration. But now they were arguing even more, somehow not surprising.
"It would definitely be your problem if I came back and haunted your ass!"
"Ha! Good luck doing that from Hell!"
"Won't be too hard, you'll be right there, after all!"
"You'll be dead hundreds of years before I am, wench!"
"Well you can just go f-"
"Actually, Kim, that reminds me," Alyssa quickly pipped into the argument, not wanting to risk Inuyasha clawing off her head. Besides, this whole conversation really did remind her of something quite important, "Don't forget we came here for a reason."
Kim looked at Alyssa with confusion for a moment, then realized what she was talking about. How silly Kim was for forgetting, but oh well. They would have to stop wasting time. She turned back to Inuyasha, surprising him when he saw that her angry expression was replaced with a very serious one.
"What?" Inuyasha mumbled, feeling a tad bit uneasy.
"Inuyasha... where's Myoga?" Kim asked him bluntly, watching as the hanyou frowned.
"How the hell would I know? I don't need little cowards like him around." He snorted towards her. Inuyasha filled with slight fear as and angry expression fell back on Kim's face and she flung towards him, her hands grabbing onto his hair and tugging as she searched his scalp for the flea.
"I don't have time for your ass-hole-ness, Inuyasha! Where is Myoga!? I know he's here somewhere-"
"GET THE HELL OFF ME!" Inuyasha yelled at the top of his lounges, his voice echoing around the forest. The others stood far back from the scene, not wanting to get caught in the tension as the two thick heads belted out. Kagome's brow twitched while she slowly turned towards Alyssa.
"Um.. why exactly are you looking for Myoga?" She asked, but before the blonde haired girl had a chance to answer there was another voice, piping with a squeak.
"Well, I am quite popular, Kagome-sama."
The flea demon, Myoga, jumped out from behind the locks of Kagome. He bounced up and down, drawing attention to himself as Kagome became wide eyed.
"Myoga! How long have you been there for?"
By this time, Kim had noticed the small being on Kagome's head and ran over, leaving Inuyasha to groan in the pain of his own headache.
"MYOGA, MYOGA, MYOGA!" Kim exclaimed, slightly starling the little guy.
"... Have we met?" He mumbled while looking up at Kim. The red head only considered for a second how though she knew Myoga well, this Myoga did not know about her situation or even that she existed. That didn't matter though, she would have to just restart with this relationship as well.
"Um, yes and no. But that's not important. Myoga, I need your help." She said, her voice a slight plea. Myoga wasn't sure how to handle this situation, and the rest of the group dare not question anything since they were marveling over Kim's rare attitude. All but Alyssa seemed surprised.
"Young lady, I'm afraid I don't just go handing out favors to anyone who asks." The flea replied, a small hint in his tone. Kim nodded.
"What if I can promise you all the blood you can drink?" She offered, making a few eyes among them go wide. Myoga looked... interested, to say the least.
"Well then, we might just have a deal." His voice said a bit lowly, letting off a sound like he was smirking, "But what could I do for you?"
Everyone was quiet to listen, all of them bursting with curiosity. Alyssa, though, just looked bored, as if all of this was like watching a rerun.
"I need you to take me to the cave of the Youkai Hengen Mi." Kim answered him, a stern point to her expression.
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The tip of Sesshomaru's lip twitched slightly, forming into some sort of a deformed smile. But as if this idea was a horrible nightmare, Sesshomaru's eyes shot open, finally awakening after hours of sleep. He wasn't sure if he was more surprised by the light streaming in through his balcony doors, or the memory of what that smile worthy dream was about. It was a close tie, considering the dream involved that horrible human, Kim. But then again, why hadn't his servant waken him up before it became so close to noon? They knew very well that he hated wasting the morning with sleep, he had too much work. So what in the frickin world was going on?
After coming to the conclusion that nothing made any sense, Sesshomaru decided he might as well not waste any more of what little morning he had left. He stood from his bed, adjusting his clothes that had become tangled uncomfortably on his body during his nap. He didn't make much more of an effort to 'beautify' himself. He never woke up with bed head, and there was never a flaw on his face to be tended to. And even if there was, he had no reason to care. There wasn't a soul in this castle he wanted to impression, at least there shouldn't be.
Speaking of people to impress, Sesshomaru couldn't resist taking a sniff of the air to see if Kim was anywhere in the area. He didn't catch up on any scent besides a lingering one in her room, but that was faint enough to tell him it had been empty for quite some time now. He had to consider the irony that Kim must of waken up early the one day he had slept in.
The demon lord had left his room and wondered down the halls, planning on confronting his servants about why they had allowed him to sleep in so late. He eventually made it to the hall where he had stationed Kim and Alyssa's room, his nose sniffing the area with an odd feeling. He was slightly confused when he noticed their scents were so dim, there was a sort of absence there that he couldn't put his finger on. He knew they had to be somewhere within the castle, and he would find them after scolding his servants so he could put this tense feeling to rest.
He continued down the hallways, having the odd feeling that he was being avoided. He would sense a demon, but as soon as he came within their range, they would run away. They most likely assumed he would be angry about not waking him, but it's not like he planned on taking it out on every servant he had. Only Jaken.
Speaking, once again, of Jaken... Sesshomaru's steps came to a gradual stop at a corner, hearing the squeaky voice of his head minion speaking to a servant he barely recognized. He assumed they hadn't sensed the Lord yet, and the wall at the corner did a good job of keeping him out of their vision. Normally Sesshomaru wasn't exactly the 'hide behind a wall' type, but he was curious to hear what was going on, and that seemed to be the topic of the two servants.
"No, no, no! We can not wake up the Lord!" Jaken squeaked. Sesshomaru's brows tightened.
'So, Jaken is the one responsible for my sleeping in. That's peculiar... very unlike himself.'
"I don't see why you're so worried, Master Jaken." The nameless servant replied.
"BECAUSE! Lord Sesshomaru will be very angry to begin with! I'd rather him be angry and fully awake than tired and grumpy!" Jaken countered. Sesshomaru tilted his head the slightest bit, his silver hair falling over his shoulder.
'Why would this Sesshomaru be angry to begin with? Has Kim broken something again? Or perhaps Rin-'
"With all due respect, Master Jaken, I don't think the Lord will be so upset about two run away humans." The servant snorted, Sesshomaru instantly freezing in his place.
Two runaway humans... there were only three humans in his household. Kim, Alyssa, and Rin. Alyssa, he didn't mind leaving, but Rin and Kim were to stay. And since there were two who were dubbed runaways, at least one of them had to of been Kim or Rin. Sesshomaru knew very well that Rin would never runaway from the castle, so that left only one situation. One very deadly situation.
The servant and Jaken looked over, startled, when they heard the quick walk coming from around the corner and saw Sesshomaru, his brows folded down and his lips slightly parted while he growled through his fangs. The two lowers let out a terrified gasp and quickly fell to the floor, ready to kiss Sesshomaru's ass to all holy Hell. Sesshomaru didn't dare notice this though and let his rage control him as he stormed over and looked down at them. He felt the need to let out some anger and before he knew what was happening, he kicked the servant away and didn't ever glance over as their body smashed through a conveniently placed window.
Jaken's eyes grew wider than normal as he looked towards the shattered window, shivering against the floor.
"JAKEN!" Sesshomaru boomed, knocking the imp out of his fear and forcing his attention to Sesshomaru.
"M-m-m-m... l-llor..."
"WHAT IS THIS I HEAR ABOUT HUMAN RUNAWAYS?" Sesshomaru didn't allowed Jaken to reply, his own voice loud and echoing through the halls. Many servants took an obstacle of turns just to avoid going towards the anger in that voice. They all knew it was nothing to risk. Jaken was stuck there though, staring up at those angry, demonic eyes. Jaken could practically see his reflection being torn to shred within Sesshomaru's golden iris.
"W-wel-ll-ll my-my-my," The imp stuttered.
"OUT WITH IT, JAKEN!"
"Last night, the humans escaped from the palace! We realized this morning," Jaken winced, as if he could already feel the pain Sesshomaru was sure to inflict on him. He looked away, closing his green lids around his giant eyes, "This Jaken has a thousand sorries, my lord! I had no idea they would try to escape! Please, my lord, I-..." Jaken stopped speaking when he heard the sound of Sesshomaru's feet tapping at his side then fading. The imp opened his eyes and looked over his shoulders, surprised to see the demon lord making a fast walk down the hall.
"Milord, where... where are you going?" Jaken gaped. Sesshomaru kept walking, towards the darkness of the ends of the halls.
"I am going to kill her." The inu demon growled, shocking the imp as his claws clenched at his side.
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