Jin; Well, I did my best on the Talent Show… But I lost, and my folks were doing the old, "I told you, you wouldn't win." thing. The only thing that makes me feel better is that I got more cheers than the two rock bands that played.
Enough about my crappy life, and on with the fanfiction.
Disclaimer; I own nothing except me, and Angel gave me permission to use her name.
A Reluctant MissionAngel pulled her weapon out and Naraku said, "Ah, ah, ah… Put your weapons away girl, or I will make sure your friends here
suffer more than a mere death." Angel's sword was almost drawn out when a pale girl with a mirror walked slowly to her
unconscious friends and Angel heard Sesshomaru speak, (Put your weapon away. That girl Kanna, she will take their souls and
force them to fight against you. Tell Jin not to draw his blades out either.) She was just about to relay Sesshomaru's message to Jin
when she saw him leap at her and he said so quickly Angel barely had time to register it, "Get down!" He reached out with his
claw and Angel ducked just in time before Jin's claw could crush her face. A metal on metal sound was heard and Angel saw Jin's
clawed arm holding with bloody determination on the blade of a spear. Jin let go of the blade and turned around to deliver a kick to
the wielder of the spear, but his attack hit the flat of the blade and he was shoved away as he twirled in the air before landing on his
feet. Angel noticed a woman with a fan sneer at her friends back. She yelled as she waved her friends, "Dance of Blades!" Several
huge white blades came at Jin and Angel yelled, "Watch your back Jin!" He turned to see the blades coming at him and he back-
flipped just in time to avoid the attack, and land right next to Angel. His normal hand went to one of his swords but Angel put a
hand on it to stop him. He looked skeptically at her and said, "Jin, don't draw your weapon." He nodded in affirmation and turned
to look at the newcomers that stood side-by-side with Naraku. Through Angel's eyes, Sesshomaru recognized the three of them
immediately and said, (So that is why…) Angel asked curiously, "What are you talking about Sesshomaru? Who are these
people?" Sesshomaru responded lazily, (The pale girl is Kanna, the one with the spear is Hakudoshi, and the woman with the fan is
called Kagura. Naraku was using that fake version of me, just to get his old servants back.)
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Angel put away her blade reluctantly and Jin gave a murderous glare at both Hakudoshi and Kagura. Angel snarled at Naraku,
"What do you want?" Naraku sneered at Angel and her friend as he said, "I want you to go obtain the final Shikon no Tama piece
and bring it to me." Jin stared icily at Naraku and said in a razor cold voice, "And what happens when we do get the damned
piece? How do we know you won't stab us in the back the moment you get what you want?" His eyes shifted at the unconscious
forms of Kagome and Kikyo, and a flash of worry sprang in his eyes. He blinked and cold hatred came back in his eyes, but not
before Angel noticed it. Naraku looked coolly at Jin and said, "Well you will just have to wait and see what happens don't you? If
you refuse to do what I'm telling you, I will have your friend's souls ripped from them, and slowly killed in front of you. Kagome
will be first when I start." Jin's clawed arm tightened into a ball so forcefully that a metal screeching was audibly heard to every
conscious person around the area. Jin lifted his clawed hand and with every finger crunched in a ball except his index finger, he
pointed at Naraku, and said in an extremely deadly voice, "If you so much as breath, on Kagome, or any of them, I will rip your
belly open, tear out your guts, and put them in a bowl!" Angel looked furiously at Naraku as Jin lowered his hand and said, "We'll
get your damned jewel piece. But if you or any of your lackeys do anything to Kagome, Inuyasha, or the others, you will pay!"
Hakudoshi scoffed, "What can two hanyou's like you hope to accomplish?" Angel glared daggers at Hakudoshi and said, "I'll kill
you first when this is all over." She tugged on Jin's dark crimson cape and said, "Let's go now. To Midoriko's cave." Jin and
Angel sprinted into the direction of mountains and were soon lost to sight.
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Jin and Angel slowed down to a walk and Jin asked Angel, "Where is Midoriko's cave?" Angel confessed sheepishly, "I… don't
know." Jin fell over anime style and Angel giggled lightly at the display. Jin got back up quickly and said, "Isn't there anything you
know for sure Angel?" Angel crossed her arms and closed her eyes in thought. She snapped her fingers a couple seconds later and
said, "I remember! The cave is supposed to be around Sango's old village!" Jin gave a small smile of relief behind his cloak and
said, "Sango was the girl with the giant boomerang right?" Angel nodded and Jin asked, "Well, where is her village?" Angel guiltily
said, "I have… no idea…" Jin once again fell over anime style. A rustle in the bushes brought Angel and Jin to their senses in an
instant. Jin got to his feet and slowly walked to the bushes as their rustle got louder. Jin curled his normal hand into a fist as Angel
flexed her poisonous claws. The rustling became louder than ever and Jin bashed his fist where the noise was loudest. A loud,
"Ow!" was heard and suddenly Shippo burst out of the bush. The kitsune child hit Jin as hard as he could in the head as he
shouted, "What was that for you moron?!" Jin sighed in annoyance as he grabbed Shippo's tail and said, "What were you doing
following us?"
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Angel pulled Shippo into her arms and explained, "This is Shippo Jin. He's a friend, so try to restain from hitting him." Shippo
grinned smugly at Jin and stuck his tongue out at him. Jin gave Shippo his classic death glare, and grinned with satisfaction as the
kitsune shrank into Angel's arms. Angel soothed Shippo and said, "Is there anywhere you can go? It's too dangerous to be with
us." Shippo looked up at Angel and said, 'But you need me! I know where Sango's village is!" Angel smiled and said, "That's
good Shippo! Can you please show us the way?" Shippo nodded and said, "Sure Angel! But first, I need to see our surroundings."
Angel put Shippo on her shoulder and said, "Hold on tight Shippo!" She leapt into the trees and quickly got to the highest tree in
the entire forest. She grabbed a branch and with some amazing acrobatics, got to the highest branch in one leap. Shippo
transformed into his pink ball and hovered around the area for a few minutes. He came back after a while and dropped on Angel's
shoulder. He looked at her and said, "It's too dark Angel. I don't know where anything is…" Angel smoothed the hair on his head
and said, "It's alright Shippo, we'll just wait until morning when the sun comes up." Shippo smiled and held on as Angel jumped to
the ground.
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Jin was not pleased at all to hear the news that Angel brought. Jin angrily said, "Why do we have to wait until morning?! Kagome
and the others will be soulless husks if we don't get that damned jewel piece!" Angel sighed irritably, "I know that Jin, but we don't
know the way we need to go. Only Shippo does, and it's too dark for him to find the path we need to go by." Jin punched a
nearby tree in frustration and it snapped in half immediately. Angel looked at Jin and said in a softer voice, "Look, I want to save
the others just as much as you Jin, but it won't do us any good to wander around until we find Sango's village. So we might as well
get some sleep until daybreak comes." Jin gave a defeated sigh, looked at the ground, and nodded silently in agreement. Angel put
Shippo down, grabbed a tree branch, and sliced it into smaller pieces. She set some wood pieces on the ground while Shippo piled
leaves on the pieces, and looked around for something to light the wood on fire. Jin sat on his haunches near the wood and said,
"There is one good thing about having a metal arm Angel." He snapped his metal fingers and a spark flew onto the leaves. A few
seconds later, a campfire was warming the three travelers. Jin sat against a tree and looked at the flames while Angel and Shippo
tried to get comfortable enough to fall asleep. Angel was just thinking of sleeping against a tree when something was thrown at her.
Angel caught the cloth and realized that Jin had lent her his cloak to keep warm. She looked at Jin and said, "It's alright Jin, you
don't have to-" "I know I don't have to, but I'll be fine. Just worry about yourself." was Jin's response. The cloak Jin gave Angel
was actually comfortable, and it still had some of Jin's warmth. Shippo curled up next to Angel and the two fell asleep a few
minutes later. Jin lleaned his head upwards and stared at the stars before going to sleep, and he prayed silently before sleep
consumed him, 'Please. Don't let those nightmares return….' As the three slept a small figure approached carefully when it was
sure that they were asleep.
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A pale girl with a mirror, and white clothes walked over to the three sleeping companions. Kanna, was ordered to follow Angel
and her friends, and make them her puppets as soon as she got the chance. Now was the time, but she was uneasy about the
situation. Jin appeared to be dead to the world, but Kanna wasn't sure. So she cautiously walked close up to Jin, unaware that she
had stepped on a twig on her way. Kanna couldn't tell if he was asleep or awake, his eyes appeared closed, and his breathing was
at ease. Kanna lifted her mirror and it glowed in preparation to steal his soul. Suddenly, Jin's clawed arm punched the mirror
and shattered it. Kanna fell back in surprise, and Jin reached out with his clawed arm. He picked Kanna effortlessly up and pinned
her against a tree. Kanna looked defiantly at Jin and said, "It matters not if you kill me hanyou. But if you do, Naraku will know
and he will kill your companions." Jin glared at Kanna and said, "Well in that case, you're going to be doing some traveling with
us." Kanna looked disdainfully at Jin and said, "I will escape, and rejoin my master." Jin grinned evilly and said, "That mirror was
your source of power right? Well if you want to trek across a great distance without any means of defending yourself against a
hungry youkai, be my guest." He dropped the pale girl and stood out of her way. Kanna was angry enough to leave, but she wasn't
stupid. Because she knew full well that she would never be able to fight against a youkai without her mirror, and it was destroyed.
Plus, Naraku would kill her if she came back empty-handed. So now, she was like a real child, and that angered her more than
anything. She sat on the ground cross-legged in frustration as Jin leaned back into his spot and said, "Get some rest, you'll need it."
Kanna looked around for a place to keep warm, and after she spotted the cloak that he wore, crawled to it and got underneath it.
She suddenly felt warmth in it, and almost immediately fell asleep, and Angel smiled silently at Jin's mercy.
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Jin; Well, only two more chapters until the end. So please review if you want to find out, why there will only be two chapters left