A/N: WAHAAHAH You'll never guess what! Ok, I'll just tell you…..IT'S HALLOWEEN! OMG!! Yeah, and here I sit on my computer while all my friends are out trick or treating without me :sad sigh: Oh well, I might as well just work on my fanfics….I'll also be running back and forth to the door to give the wretched little-I mean trick or treaters candy, so be patient with me : )
CHAPTER TWENTY: Separated and Fluffy
"KAGOME!" a voice yelled, though to her it sounded so distant. I know that voice…who is it? She wondered lazily as her vision began to become blurred. Is it…Inuyasha?
"Inu…" She couldn't finish the name. He came for me…but now I'm going to die, so it doesn't matter.
"Kagome! Say something, please! Kagome!" The voice was becoming clearer now and slowly her eyes were beginning to focus. Two golden eyes wide with anxiety…the long white hair…the dog ears…
"Inuyasha?" she asked, wondering if she had died yet.
"Lie down, Kagome," he whispered gently "that youkai weakened you a lot. I'll kill it so you just stay here and regain your strength." He set her gently on the ground then leapt off to resume the battle. Kagome slowly brought herself up to a sitting position so that she could watch the battle. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were nowhere to be seen. Inuyasha must have come by himself, she thought.
"Kagome!" yelled a voice behind her. She turned her head to see the rest of the group flying towards her on Kirara's back.
"Are you ok?" Shippo asked.
"Inuyasha said something about hearing your voice and before we could question him, he was gone," explained Miroku.
"The demon got me….I was careless," she muttered, avoiding their eyes. "It came out of the waterfall and almost suffocated me to death."
"How strange…that type of youkai doesn't live in waterfalls," Sango pointed out, frowning at the beast.
"You're right…well, we should probably assist Inuyasha, the youkai looks like it's giving him all he can handle." Sango nodded at the monk, and together they set off to help out their companion.
"These marks on your arms look pretty bad, Kagome," Shippo remarked, grimacing at the ugly gashes that the youkai's tentacles had left on Kagome's arms. Ignoring the kitsune, the miko steadily got to her feet. "You shouldn't be moving in that condition! You heard what Inuyasha said!"
"I don't care, I can't just sit here and do nothing while my friends are in battle!" Since she had no bow and arrows, she instead brought out the small knife that she had found earlier. It may be small, but I have to do something!
"It's no use! The tentacles seem like they just keep growing back!" Miroku called as he repeatedly beat away the slimy things with his staff.
"Keep trying! It must have a weak spot somewhere!" Inuyasha called back. He caught a movement out of the corner of his eye and turned to see Kagome running towards the bridge. "Kagome!"
Not this time, Inuyasha, said her thoughts as she ran to the middle of the bridge. I need to learn to protect myself! "Come on, you great ugly beast! Come and get me!" she shouted in a taunting voice to the youkai. The sound of her voice seemed to attract it, and within moments it had forgotten the others and was rushing straight at her.
"No, Kagome!" cried Inuyasha, but in vain for the youkai was already upon her. If Kagome had not been as agile as she was surely she would have been a goner. But thankfully at the last minute she had leaped out of the path of its jaws and onto its face. Using the temporary confusion of the monster to her advantage, she drew back her arm then plunged the little knife as hard as she could into its eye. It gave a howl of rage as dark crimson blood splattered everywhere.
"That'll teach you," Kagome smirked in triumph. However, at that moment the beast was so full of rage that it swung its tentacles madly in every direction. One of them came hurtling towards Kagome and before she could react it hit her right in the stomach, sending her flying backwards onto what was left of the bridge.
"Kagome-sama!" Miroku and Sango exclaimed in unison.
"Nnnh," Kagome managed to make only this small noise, for the wind had just been knocked out of her. Now she was at the mercy of the enraged youkai. It all seemed to happen in slow motion to her. The beast's tentacle went up and then came down on the bridge, snapping it and sending everything, including Kagome, down into the watery depths below. A weak smile crossed her face as she fell. So now I go to you mother…and at the hands of a youkai too…These were her last thoughts before all went black.
"NOOOO!" everyone, including Inuyasha screamed.
"KAGOME!" Inuyasha cried once again, though this time his voice seemed rather choked. He made to go after her, but Miroku hastily stopped him by grabbing his shoulder.
"We should destroy the demon first, otherwise someone else might meet the same fate as Kagome," he muttered calmly, though his face looked distorted with suppressed pain.
Inuyasha nodded, but his face turned back to the place where Kagome had fallen. Be strong Kagome…please, don't be gone!
A few minutes later, though further down the stream, a sweet voice filled the still and foggy air with song.
Beautiful Mother, soft and sweet
Once you were gone, we were not complete
Back through the years we reached for you
Alas, was not mean to be
And how can I make amends?
For all that I took from you
I led you with hopeless dreams
My Brother, I was a fool
The singer soon came into view. It was a young girl, about twelve or thirteen years old, singing softly to herself and skipping now and then. Her hair was long and brown and her eyes were large and a soft blue color. She had a happy face, even though she was an orphan, and seemed untroubled by anything. Her eyes landed on the flowing river up ahead, so she turned and called back over her shoulder "Master Jaken! I found the stream!"
"Oh you're such a pesky child, Rin! I sometimes wonder why the Lord ever took you in!" was the answer. The girl called Rin merely giggled and ran ahead to the river.
"The current looks pretty strong, I do hope I'll be able to catch some fish here," she said to herself as she neared the bank. Suddenly, something half washed up on the bank caught her eye. "Oh! I wonder what it is!"
Minutes later a kappa by the name of Jaken neared the bank. "Honestly Rin, I wish you wouldn't run ahead like that! The Lord is sure to be displeased with your behavior." He then saw Rin struggling to drag her discovery out of the river and let out an audible shriek. "Th-that's a human! Put her back Rin, put her back!"
"But I'm a human too! And besides, she's wounded and looks like she needs our help," the girl protested.
"Don't you think that the Lord has enough on his plate without having to babysit two humans?"
"Oh come now, I don't think he would mind!" Rin was not going down without a fight.
"Don't think I'd mind what?" a cool voice asked from within the fog. The two immediately spun around to see a tall and elegant figure emerge from the mist. He stood much taller than the little girl and the kappa combined and had beautiful long white hair and slanted golden eyes. His complexion was fair and there were purple stripes on his cheeks as well as his wrists and his attire looked very costly. He was a youkai. The handsome youkai's eyes flickered from the crouching kappa to the girl struggling to pull the unconscious woman out of the water.
"Please forgive me, Lord Sesshomaru, but young Rin seems set on rescuing that human from the water," the kappa explained.
"So let her do as she wishes," the youkai answered smoothly. He walked over to wear Rin stood and grabbed the injured young woman by the arm. Together, he and Rin pulled her out of the water and laid her gently on the ground away from the waters.
"She's really pretty!" Rin exclaimed as Sesshomaru began to help her check the wounds.
"She is a miko," the youkai murmured as he came upon the bottle of Shikon Shards. His hand also touched her necklace of marriage. "And she is married, according to this pendant."
"Can we keep her, Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asked, her eyes pleading. Sesshomaru did not look at her, but was concentrating on the woman (and we probably all know who she is by now, right?) This scent…I know this scent….
"Rin, stop pestering!" Jaken snapped impatiently.
"I wasn't! I was just asking the Lord a question!" Rin shot back.
"We will keep her for now," Sesshomaru announced suddenly. "Come Rin, Jaken." In one swift movement he whisked the miko off the ground and began to carry her through the mist and to his next destination. He was soon followed by a very happy young girl and a very surprised kappa.
A/N: Ahh I actually finished it! Wow, I feel so proud of myself :D I had to run back and forth to the door a few times, but we didn't get very many trick or treaters this year. Oh well, more candy for me : ) The song Rin was singing by the way was a snippet from a Full Metal Alchemist song called Brothers, sung by the guy who does Ed's voice, Vic Mignogna. I was so excited when I found it because it was such a beautiful song and I love his voice:obsessive fangirl squeal: Ahem. So if you would like to listen to it then go to youtube and type in Brothers- Vic Mignogna(sp) Check out his other one too, it's called Nothing I Won't Give and it's kick ass! Alright, I'm done talking for now…I need candy and sugar o.o HAPPY HALLOWEEN!