So, some of you noticed that I made a few revisions to the previous chapter after like, 3 years? Anyways. I'm finally back from the long break, and as I was reading the story, I couldn't help but laugh at how horrible my writing was. I might just delete the whole thing and re-do and revise everything. However, I am determined to finish the story up. And ladies and gents, after a long wait, the new chapter(:
Previously on Kagome's Dark Half
"Okay well- Ow! Ow! OW!" Yumi yelled and fell back down.
"What? What is it?" She yelled back, feeling terrified.
"I have a sharp pain on my back! Make it stop, Frida! Make it stop!" She squirmed. Frida turned her over on her stomach and examined her back.
"Well it's about time." She laughed gently.
"What? Am I dying?" Yumi squealed.
"No, no. Why would I be happy about that?"
"Do you secretly hate me?"
"No and… never. I am your guardian! I can't believe you would think that of me, Miss Yumi!"
"I'm sorry. It was just a thought. So what's wrong?"
"Your wings are growing out."
"Beg pardon?" Yumi blinked.
"Your wings. They're growing."
"…"
"M- my what?"
"Oh, Miss Yumi... haven't you noticed that you're the only one without wings? What's a bird without wings?" Frida chucked lightly.
"A rat with feathers."
"Miss Yumi..." Frida sighed, but couldn't help but smile.
"Right, right. Wings. I guess I'm still not used to the fact that I'm a demon. Well until Naraku seals up my soul again..." Yumi sighed helplessly.
"That damned half demon! Miss Yumi, I will free you. Or so help me I'll-"
"Frida." Yumi cut her off.
"I apologize, miss."
"Apologize for what, protecting me? If anything, I should thank you, Frida." Yumi smiled at her weakly.
"You need your rest. Go home. I'll find the remainder of this... mess and call you over when I'm done. Relax, everything will be fine. Your soul will not be contained again, I promise."
"Frida, you're making me feel all sentimental again." Yumi turned away and smiled to hide the tears that were starting to form in her large brown eyes. "Well, I guess I'll see you later then." Yumi snapped and in a matter of seconds, she was being carried by a large, ebony- feathered bird.
"You cursed, crow! Why can't you fly any faster?" Miyoga yelled as the crow he was hitching a ride from started slowing down and headed towards yet another tree branch to rest on. "I really need to find new means of transportation. Crow, if you don't shape up soon, we'll both get caught one day, and then we'll be goners for sure!" Immediately, the crow cocked his head to the side. "Oh don't give me that look, you know it's true! You damned bird!" Miyoga jumped up in anger. The crow then pecked at Miyoga viciously.
"Stop! Stop! Stop!" Miyoga lost his balance and tumbled down the branches of the giant tree. Fortunately for the flea, his clothes snagged onto a twig sticking out of a branch a few feet off the ground. He looked up to see yet another black bird fluffing its feathers in the sun.
"Hey you, bird! Help me here." The little flea yelled out swinging back and forth from the twig he was hanging from. The bird swooped down on the lower branch and started pecking. It stood back a while and stared.
"Oh, why did I even bother? All birds are useless." He sighed. The black bird then charged at Miyoga. "No, no, no! I was just kidding!" The bird soon had him in its beak. He flew a few feet up to the tree and landed on a sturdy trunk. He lowered his head down and let Miyoga off.
"You are a strange bird, but I guess you'll have to do." He jumped on its back and grabbed a handful of feathers. "Onward! To the west!" The bird gracefully spread his wings in the cool air and cooed loudly as his violet-hued eyes shimmered in the sun.
The unusual ruckus startled him, but like most curious, young boys do, he went upstairs to investigate.
"H-Hello? Is anyone here?" He walked into his eldest sisters' room as his heartbeat got louder and louder. "Man, I picked a perfect day to offer to take care of the house. Please, if anyone is here, you can just go back home! No one's here and there's not much to steal!" He heard yet another strange noise and creeped up to the closet door, opening it slowly. He walked all the way in and didn't notice anything unusual. However, when he turned around, he saw three purple orbs light the closet and grew larger and larger and morphed together into an unrecognizable creature. The young boy squealed as tears started forming and the creature growled.
"Yo, Souta!" Yumi shouted, jumping out from under a pile of clothes making her younger brother yell like a young girl.
"Y-Yumi! Why would you, how'd you... I hate you." He mumbled as his fear quickly turned into anger.
"Whoa there, Booger." Yumi struggled to say in between laughs. "I just wanted to test your manly abilities. 'No one's here,' really? What kind of thieves would change their mind and turn back?"
"Well if the thieves were as dumb as you, it would have worked."
"Hardy har-har. You slay me, Souta Higurashi. Where's mom anyways?"
"She went to go get groceries."
"No instant ramen?" Yumi sighed.
"Are you kidding? There's more instant ramen and fatty snacks than there is actual food, yet mom doesn't let me touch that stuff at all." Souta groaned and gave Yumi an accusing glare.
"How's that my fault, kiddo?"
"Because she saves all that for you and Kagome to take with you while you're with Inuyasha. By the way, how is Kagome?"
Yumi was caught off guard and just stood there staring blankly like a confused puppy. "Hmm? Oh! Kagome? She's... she's good."
"Is she coming?"
"I'm not sure, she just told me to get supplies and go back. We, uh, have our hands full. We're knee deep in sh- a predicament." Yumi hated cursing in front of kids. She always had. The last thing she wanted was a bunch of Mini Yumis dropping the f-bomb after every other word.
"Maybe you are maturing. You stopped yourself from cursing." Souta couldn't help but laugh.
"Indeed I did, young one. Maybe one day you'll be as mature as I am."
"What? I am mature!"
"Souta, my left foot is more mature than you are."
Feeling himself getting angrier and angrier he puffed up and murmured, "Shouldn't you be leaving now, Yumi?"
"Trying to get rid of me already, are you? What, don't you miss your older sister?" She smirked, but soon after stopped when she realized she was acting like the heartless baboon her inner self is when encountering Inuyasha and the others.
"Are you okay?" The young boy couldn't help but feel creeped out. Her demonic smirk sent chills down his spine and back up again.
"Peachy. Do you have a trash bag?"
"For what? Gonna go take the trash out?"
"No, Souta, we need food. Lots of it."
"Why that much? Don't you get fed?"
"Occasionally, if we're lucky." She murmured under her breath. "Anyways. The bag?"
"Oh, right. Okay." He disappeared, leaving Yumi alone in the room her and her sister shared when they were younger; when they thought they were cousins. She looked on Kagome's desk and noticed a little picture frame with a collage of bright photos. She even saw one from when they were 5 or 6 and pretended to be movie stars. She couldn't help the smile that creeped up on her face as she saw 2 children in long tunics made of sheets, feather boas, pearls and beads dangling around their necks, and sunhats that were so big the girls had to lift their head just to make their eyes visible. She closed her eyes and could still hear Young Kagome arguing with her about who should play the main role.
"Hey, is this big enough?" She heard a shout coming from up the stairs. Moments later, Souta came holding a giant black bag that even when he held it up, the bottom crumpled on the floor.
"Perfect. Thanks."
"Are you going to school?"
"Isn't it too late?" She hoped she could talk her way out of going to school.
"Yumi, school starts in an hour..."
"What? Then it's too early! What time is it?"
"There's the Yumi we all know and... tolerate."
"Ha, Ha, HA! You're such a comedian. I guess I better go then."
"No groaning? No ditching? Maybe you should stay, I think you're sick, Yumi."
"I'm perfectly fine, Souta. I was just doing some thinking the other day and thought, 'What will I do when all this is over with? Am I still going to slack off causing trouble at school? How will that bring me any success in life?' But then again I could just go back to my music career in the Americas, but it wan't all that great. It's time to buckle down."
"Demon! Be gone and bring-eth back my sister!" Souta shrieked. Yumi finally had it and grabbed the biggest pillow on Kagome's bed and threw it at the boy, causing him to fall on his back.
"Bye Souta." She stomped out.
"Glad you're back Yumi!" She heard as she made her way downstairs.
Souta wasn't kidding, there was definitely more "ninja food," as Shippo would say, than there was actual fresh food. She grabbed the bag Souta had given her and began stuffing it with all different varieties of snacks to introduce to her group. To her, it was like culture day at school where people brought in different types of food to share with the class, only she'd be the only one supplying food. She left a few snacks for Kagome and Inuyasha and closed the door to the snack closet. She stood there deep in thought.
"The Jewel." Yumi whispered, opened the door once again, and threw in the rest of the food into her bag. If Inuyasha and Kagome were desperate enough, Kagome would be foolish enough to trade in the Shikon Jewel for food. But Yumi didn't stop there. If that didn't work, she could always go with her second plan. She quickly ran outside and found the biggest boulder she could find and placed her hand over it. In a matter of seconds, she made another clone of Inuyasha, this time, including all his thoughts and the ability to feel. Her eyes turned blood red as she spoke to the clone.
"Do whatever it takes to get the Jewel and bring it to me." She commanded.
"You're an idiot if you think I'll do that." It retorted.
"Feisty little thing. I guess I forgot to leave out the little part of you that still hates me! Just do as I say!"
"Yes, Queen Yumi." Her hypnosis was finally affective. She smiled at her creation and was off to the room once again to get ready for another excruciating day at school. However, getting ready didn't take as long as it usually did, seeing as she no longer cared of her appearance. She was no longer a self-absorbed rockstar-delinquent who acted like she had an image to live up to. She threw the enormous bag of food over her shoulders and was well on her way. She passed by the Bone-Eater's well and couldn't help but smile. She opened the door and quickly skipped out.
A quarter of an hour passed and another voice rang out into the Higurashi house.
"Mom? Souta?" Kagome removed her shoes and continued into her house.
"Oh, you're back, too?" Souta sighed.
"Thanks! I've been gone for a whole year and not even a hug or a smile or a 'Gee, Kagome I missed you so much!' Well, you're definitely the best." She shook her head and then shot her head back up. "What do you mean by 'too,' Souta?"
"Yumi was here this morning and left not too long ago for school. I thought you were coming together."
"Oh." Kagome realized that Yumi didn't want anyone to know that they weren't really fighting together. "Yeah we just got into an argument last night so I didn't know if she was still coming."
"That's typical of both of you. Always fighting." The boy shook his head.
"Hey, Squirt, stop acting like you're so much more mature. You're not."
"Did you guys switch identities to try to trick me? Yumi was totally a lot nicer than you..."
"No! I bet you were happy to see her, huh?"Kagome shouted.
"Ugh, can we not start this right now? We're both going to be late. And how bad would you feel if Yumi got to class before you did? Especially Yumi." Souta chuckled.
"Oh shoot! You're right! I still need to brush my hair!" She shot up the stairs and washed her face and left, but not before she ran the brush through her thick, dark locks.
"Yo. Are you going to stay here long?"
Kagome turned and her face brightened, "Inuyasha! Hey can you do me a really big favor and take me to school? I'm going to be extremely late!"
"Sure just hop on."
He dashed to and fro from car tops and buildings at impeccable speed, but Kagome couldn't help but feel that there was something off about him. They arrived in a matter of minutes and Kagome could see Yumi from the corner of her eye. She grabbed onto Inuyasha's face and smiled.
"Yes?" His face turned a light pink.
"Hm? Oh! I just want to say thanks." Then, she noticed it.
"Well as a favor, and for you to not carry around such a burden, why don't you let me hold onto the Jewel? Wouldn't want that getting stolen."
"You're not Inuyasha." She turned and heard a screech. When she faced the imposter again, all she saw was a giant boulder. "So we're playing this game, eh, Yumi?"
She raced up to the third floor and swung open the door. The first thing she noticed was a huge crowd gathered at the center of the classroom.
"Wow! No way!" One girl shrieked.
"You're kidding! That sounds so fascinating!" Another boy yelled.
"You're the coolest!" A group of fan girls swooned.
Kagome rolled her eyes, and if sensing it, Yumi's head poked out from the crowd. Kagome narrowed her eyes and then glared. Yumi quickly turned what seemed to be a smile into a glare that matched her sister's. Kagome averted her eyes and shut them as she walked past the mob and Yumi followed her every move as a predator would when stalking its prey.
"It's hard to breathe with all this tension in the atmosphere." A boy whispered and everyone else nervously laughed.
"Your necklace is broken, Kagome." Yumi loudly stated, and automatically all eyes were on Kagome.
"I'm aware of that, thanks. You still can't have it though." Kagome sassed back at her.
Yumi's face stiffened and everyone shot back to their seats to avoid a chaotic clash of egos, nails, and witty name-calling.
Kagome sat by here friends who huddled uninterested in the swarm of kids kissing up to Yumi.
"Oh hey! How have you been?" Eri beamed.
"I'm just fine. What about you guys?"
"All is the same. How are you feeling? We heard both you and Yumi were sent to a hospital Okinawa. Must have been pretty serious." Ayumi spoke trying to hide the worry in her voice, but unmistakably failing.
"It really wasn't all that bad. I'm just happy we made it back before the entrance exams started. It's time to get serious and study my butt off!"
"Such determination! It's too bad Yumi can't be like you..." Yuka looked up and saw Yumi using her hair as a mustache.
"I think she just crams everything all in one night." Kagome nervously chuckled.
"Wow, that's terribly irresponsible!" Ayumi shouted, and Yumi looked in their direction, causing them to look out the window to hide the fact they were talking about her.
"Ayumi!" The girls seethed.
"You still hate her?" Yuka gave her a fox-like smile.
"I never hated her. I just get a weird feeling from her. Every time she talks, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up."
"Yet you were totally calm when Kagome described her jealously violent boyfriend and supported her, and encouraged her to stay with him?" Eri laughed.
"I don't know! But still, how is she going to cram three years worth of learning all in one night?" She replied.
"Class, lets begin!" Everyone was silent as the teacher finished roll. "So does anyone know what happened to Miss Ami?" Everyone's eyes were on Yumi.
"What?" She sat up. "I haven't seen her in a long time. Maybe she ditched? I would; the day's beautiful, who'd want to spend it in a stuffy class room?"
"Miss Yumi, please. And by the way, welcome back to both the Higurashi twins."
"Ami moved." A quiet girl in the back finally called out.
"What!" Yumi turned to face the girl from her chair and noticed she startled her. She reminded her a lot of Hitomi, she she warmly smiled at her and lowered her voice. "She moved, you said?"
"Y-Yes. About a three weeks ago. My parents and I, myself, helped her get her things in the moving van. She said she was accepted as an intern for a record studio in New York."
"Well, than-you Miss Yukimura for the helpful information. We have a new seating chart. So everyone, gather your belongings and line up around the room" Everyone was unhappy with their new seat, especially Yumi, who sat behind Kagome, and was surrounded by her sister's friends. All day she had to deal with their useless rambling. What aggravated her the most, was how they didn't understand anything the teacher tried to explain, which made them talk more and also made the day seem longer.
"Higurashi, Kagome. Can you please tell me the answer to the problem on the board?"
Yumi glared at Kagome who stood staring at the chalkboard clueless for five whole minutes, not making any progress whatsoever. Yumi finally walked up behind Kagome, took the chalk, and answered the problem with ease. The whole class, including Kagome stared at Yumi in awe.
"Splendid, Miss Yumi!" The teacher nearly laughed.
"Guess I don't have to be as determined as Kagome. Right, Yuka?" She started and Yuka looked down at her desk in embarrassment. The bell rang and everyone raced towards the door.
"Class! Don't forget entrance exams are tomorrow morning! Pick up your examination tickets at the door. Each person has their own ticket with their photo identification and information."
Yumi slowly walked in the streets of Tokyo when she heard someone shout, "Higurashi! We're walking you home today." Yumi looked up to see Kagome and her friends smiling at her.
"Trying to get a hold of my notes?" Yumi asked bitterly.
"There'd be no use, we all know you don't take any." Eri sighed.
"Look, you can stay with us or be mobbed by crazy, kiss-up fans." Kagome warned.
"Lead the way, guys!" Yumi cheered.
"Your fake smiles are as creepy as Kagome's." Yuka laughed.
"Thanks." Yumi and Kagome snapped.
"So Yumi, if you understand everything, why don't you apply yourself more? I'm sure you'd be at the top of the class if you did." Kagome's curly haired companion asked.
"It's just a title. Plus, it never really proves anything. Wow, you do your work and participate all the time. You're cool. You never know, they could just be copying." The girl explained.
"That's what everyone thinks you do." Her sister shook her head.
"Yeah, but when something like today happens, it's just a slap in the face to people who doubt me. It's always fun looking at their expressions when they find out I'm not a complete screw up. I'm lazy, not unintelligent." Yumi smirked. The girls walking with her all felt guilty of her statement, especially Yuka, who was a tomato- red color at the moment.
Yuka broke away from her embarrassment to ask, "What's you secret?"
"My secret? Don't have one. It's all pretty straight forward. The only thing I kind of struggle in is word problems, but then I substitute words and add in my own terms. It's kinda like a whole puzzle."
"Makes sense." The other girls said in unison.
"Hey Kagome, isn't that your boyfriend?" Ayumi said and pointed to a figure in red sitting with at the steps to the shrine.
"Oh, yeah." Kagome said and quickly shot around to look at Yumi. "Where'd Yumi go?"
"I don't know, she was here just a second ago." A girl answered.
"Well, I'll see you guys tomorrow! Bye!" Kagome ran upstairs to join Inuyasha, hoping that he was the real one. "Sit!"
"What the hell is your problem?" Inuyasha screamed while he was on the ground.
"Oh good it's you." She sighed. "You haven't seen anyone you didn't want to, have you?"
"What the heck do you mean?" He got up, and dusted himself off and narrowed his eyes on her. "Is Yumi here?" He spat her name in hate.
"Kagome! Dinner!" Answering his question, Yumi waved enthusiastically without a care in the world, calling in her sister. Inuyasha shot up and landed in front of Yumi, staring her down. She smiled sweetly at him and disappeared into the ground.
"Inuyasha. What are you trying to do?" Kagome yelled bu trying to keep her voice down low.
"In case you haven't noticed, we're trying to beat Naraku, and she's the one standing in our way. She's basically asking for it!" He lead the way inside the house and sat down immediately and alert when he saw Yumi was still around.
"Hey dog boy! Hop a squat over here. Dinner is to die for, tonight."She winked at him he stared in disgust.
Dinner was uncomfortably quiet. The only sounds heard were of the soft chewing of everyone in the room. Yumi reached towards Kagome's head and hesitated when she heard a deep, dangerous growl. She looked over at him and then at Kagome, She picked something out of her hair and then looked down at her bowl. "You had a grain of rice in your hair."
"Oh... thanks."
"Mom, may I be excused?" Yumi looked over at her mom who answered with a loving smile.
'Tell him he doesn't have to worry, I'm not sleeping in the room tonight.' Yumi thought before she left the room completely.
She knew she should be sleeping, seeing as it was almost morning, but she couldn't help it. She wanted to test out her new wings that deprived her of the enriched slumber she should have been in. She felt frightened, but in a matter of seconds, they felt one with her body. They were like an extra set of arms. As the sun threatened to rise and blind the girl in the sky, she decided to head on home. She entered through the window which was lit by a little desk light. She looked over at the desk to see none other than Kagome who slept hunched over several notes. She smiled sympathetically at Kagome and gently picked her up and set her on her bed. Yumi lifted the covers and fit them under her chin and let her hands drop to Kagome's shoulders while Yumi stared at the jewel hung around her neck.
"If you try anything, I swear, I'll rip you apart. I don't care what Kagome says."
Yumi turned to a very familiar face. "Even if she hates you after she see what you've done? Are you willing to risk that?"
"She won't hate me. At least, not nearly as much as I hate you after seeing what you've done."
"Avenged my sisters death? Yes, dear, that's very loathsome." Both demons retracted their claws but were distracted by a soft yawn.
"What are you guys doing?" Kagome looked at both of them.
"Wakey, Wakey, Eggs and Bakey. Examination Day is today. I'll see you there when you're ready." She jumped off the balcony and exposed her wings to the two in the room and to the shining sun.
"Hasegawa's Heart. See, Inuyasha. I told you." Kagome gasped as she saw the wings Miyoga mentioned.
"It still doesn't justify what she's done." Inuyasha walked out the room before Kagome could protest. "Hurry up. I'll take you to the examination center when you're ready."
Everyone sat quietly. The atmosphere was serious and the fact that the only noises heard were the dabs from the pencils on the exam made Kagome feel uncomfortable. As for Yumi, she was already more than halfway through.
"Having trouble, Kagome?" She thought and smiled when Kagome's head bobbed up and down in response without turning her head. "Well, I'm practically done. What page are you on?"
"The first..."
"I can help you." Yumi couldn't help but chuckle. Kagome responded again, this time shaking her head. However, Yumi didn't find the need to let her own sister fail and ruin her chance at having a successful future so she sent a huge load of information flying to Kagome.
Kagome couldn't help but write, it was like she was being controlled.
"Yumi, stop. Stop... Stop!" Kagome heard a giant thud and tuned around, but she could still feel Yumi trying to control her. As for Yumi, her face slammed against the desk, and she laid there, her body writhing in pain. Kagome, without meaning to, sent a surge spiritual power to stop her. She stared until she saw Yumi's face look up at her, obviously upset.
"Higurashi, Kagome. Please turn around." A man scolded and Kagome did as she was told.
Yumi drew in a deep breath and blew out a sweet, calming vapor which instantly made Kagome feel drowsy, and in a matter of seconds, the young priestess was out cold, hunched over her desk. She finished scribbling down the answers to the remaining questions and strolled slowly towards the Exam Deposit Box. As she passed her sister's desk, she dropped her exam and casually picked it up, but not before swiftly and discreetly swiping the jewel from Kagome's neck. As Yumi walked out the door, she snapped and Kagome awoke, completely oblivious.
"What's wrong Kagome?" Inuyasha sighed.
"I don't know how well I did on the exam. I honestly don't remember finishing it."
"Well it's not like it matters. The important thing is that you're here to help complete the Jewel."
"You don't understand." She sighed as her hand trailed up to her neck. Her head shot up in alarm when she noticed the vacant spot on her neck where the Jewel should have been. "Maybe you should go to the village. Now."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Yumi should be passing through the well anytime soon. I don't think it'd be a good idea if both of you mt here." She tried to hid her panic with a nervous laugh.
"Hah! Yeah, right! I don't want you being alone with her. Ever." He put his hand on Tetsusaiga implying what he'd do to Yumi.
"Inuyasha, stop being ridiculous." Kagome looked at him pleading with her doe eyes.
"No, Kagome, what's ridiculous is that Yumi keeps doing bad deed after bad deed and you still stick up for her!"
"You won't understand!"
"Understand what? That sooner or later she might end up killing one of us? I think it's you that doesn't understand!"
Kagome tried to keep a level head, "Just go to the village." She tried using the calmest tone she had at the moment, despite her aggravation. "I know she took a lot of food with her, I'm just going to try to snag some for us from her. If I take too long come back. Please."
"Keh. Whatever. But if I do have to come back, I'm not showing any mercy." With that, he left before Kagome could say anything else.
Almost immediately afterwards, Yumi's head popped up from the well, clearly in her demonic state, with her wild appearance.
"Hello, again." She chimed.
"Give it back, Yumi."
"What on earth are you talking about, little sister? Oh this?" She help up the giant bag of food. "I can't give you all of it, but I'll leave you enough for the week." She threw out a small portion of the food.
"You know what I'm talking about, Yumi! Give it back or I won't be able to call off Inuyasha if he finds out!"
"Bring the mutt. I can take him with both hands tied behind my back. Well, nice running into you , sis, but I really have to get going." Instead of spreading her own wings, she was helped by the giant black feather she preferred riding on.
"Yumi!" Kagome shrieked, but with no luck, she just kept going. Although, some odds e in her favor since Inuyasha leapt and picked up Kagome in a matter of seconds and they were in pursuit of Yumi.
Yumi called upon another one of her birds and placed the Jewel into its beak. "Take this to Naraku and do not stop under any circumstances!" It chirped and did as its master ordered.
She was well ahead of Inuyasha an Kagome, that is, up until she was caught in a giant net made of reptile skin.
"This is beyond disgusting..."
A giant mob of demons dragged her into the forest and she sighed, sitting calmly, getting too used to being captured.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here. It's a-"
"Yeah, yeah yeah. 'Oh look, it's a little girl. This isn't a place for you to be. Too bad we have to eat such a pretty face.' Can we just skip to the part where I beat you guys up? I'm in a hurry and I've been in this situation so many times, I already know what's going to happen."
"Cocky aren't you? Well, good luck trying to shred these nets. They're made of the strongest reptile skin ever. They're stronger than any metal!" The mob just laughed.
In one swift movement, Yumi sliced the nets with a claw and they just gawked at her.
"Who are you?"
"I'm League. That's all you need to know."
"W-we weren't going to eat you! We were just going to invite you for a, a dinner! Yeah that's it!"
"If I didn't have somewhere to be, you'd be dead. Keep that in mind. I'll spare you guys... for now."
She started sprinting as soon as she felt Inuyasha's presence getting closer. She had only ran a few meters ahead when she dove onto the ground, dodging a spray of heat. It was Jakken.
"They're back! Oh, if Lord Sesshomaru sees that I've lost Rin, hell definitely kill me for sure this time!"
She looked up and sniffed the air. She was nearby. Yumi wasn't terribly afraid of Sesshomaru, but when it came down to him and his half-brother, he'd bet on Sesshomaru for being more intimidating. She also knew he was strong; incredibly strong, so if Naraku finally turned o her, like he would eventually, maybe he might help her if she saved Rin. That, and she really did care for Rin. She reminded her a lot of Kagome, but Rin was also as outspoken as Yumi. She jumped, this time exposing her wings, and scanned for any signs of Rin or her kidnapper.
She was bout to fly down when fiery breath blasted towards her, almost burning her. Yumi prepared a massive ball of energy, but soon restrained herself when she saw Rin was in the hands a strange looking man who seemed to have been the one attacking her. She lit a circle of fire around him to make sure there was no escape and flew into it, facing the man.
"You must be Renkotsu." Yumi sighed, recognizing him for a description Bankotsu and Jakotsu left for her.
"And who the hell might you be?" He scolded her and dropped Rin, who appeared to be unconscious.
"Show a little respect. I'm the one that brought you back."
"You? You are clearly mistaken. Naraku brought me back again." He nearly hissed.
"With my power."
"Oh. Then you must be his pet everyone has been talking about. Yumi, am I correct?"
"Pet? I am no one's pet." She narrowed her eyes at him.
"Face it, you're just a caged bird. A canary for Naraku's own entertainment. But anyways, you must want the girl. Let me inform you that you can't have her. Naraku gave me strict orders to kill her."
"He still wishes to absorb Sesshomaru, eh? He wants to lure him in by flaunting this girl's death. Well, I can't let you do that." A devilish looking vine grew around Renkotsu's feet and he could feel his artificial life escaping his body.
"What? What is this?" He stood shocked, unable to move.
"Unhand the girl or I will take back the life my powers have given you!" She shouted, but he raised his hand in defeat, ending his torture. "You are free to go." She let the flames around them die down,and he was on his way to Naraku's.
Once he was long gone, she walked over to Rin and kneeled down, checking her for any injuries. The little girl had a giant burn that ran up her entire arm. The pain was probably what caused the girl to black out. Yumi placed her hands over Rin's arm as a cooling, purple light laced her arm. The light didn't get rid of the burn, but soothed the pain just enough for Rin to come to.
"K-Kagome?" She managed to mumble. Yumi shook her head, but smiled sweetly at her. "Yumi. What happened to-"
"Don't worry about it, cupcake. Can you walk, or do you need me to carry you back?"
"I don't know, I'm sorta dizzy."
Without hesitation, Yumi perched her on her back walked as slowly as she could in the direction where she spotted Jakken.
Only a matter of minutes passed when she found him, with no Sesshomaru in sight.
"You! Why are you here? If Lord Sesshomaru saw you he'd-"
"Rip me to shreds. I know. But, not before I dropped this off." She brushed past Jakken to lay a sleeping Rin on top of Ah-Un. "Next time, I'll wait for Sesshomaru to get here so I can watch him rip you into tiny, unrecognizable pieces."
"Just leave before he gets here, you damn bird!" Jakken tried to shoo her off but it was too late.
Yumi's head shot in Sesshomaru's direction and she immediately bowed. When her head bobbed back up, Sesshomaru had his strong powerful hands around her neck. Rin woke up at that instant and she ran and placed herself in the tiny space between the two demons, begging him to stop.
"Rin! If Lord Sesshomaru is trying to get rid on an enemy, you let him!" The little demon screeched, but Sesshomaru let go and glared at Jakken.
Yumi brushed herself off and slowly and carefully kneeled down to face Rin. She cupped her hand together as a bouquet of small, unrecognizable flowers grew out of them. She then handed them to Rin and smiled.
"Smash a flower's petals, add a little water, and spread them on your burn every night for the next few days. It should heal fast and prevent a scar." She said it feeling very doctor like.
"Yumi saved me, Lord Sesshomaru." She looked up and smiled and took the flowers and placed them in the sleeve of her kimono.
Sesshomaru turned and called back, "Jakken. Next time, I'll kill you."
"Yes Lord Sesshomaru!" Jakken squealed and started following, but everyone froze when a a small yelp filled the air.
"No crow, wrong way! Turn around, this is what I was avoiding!" Miyoga pulled furiously on the bird's feathers to try to turn him away, but it was no use. Yumi held out a finger and smiled brightly, but the smile quickly faded when the bird was shot down by an arrow. She turned to see a furious Kagome and Inuyasha.
"That, that was my bird. You just, pew, shot it." Yumi said still in shock. To her it was like seeing a happy puppy run to you and then, as it nears you, it gets hit by a car. "I'm kind of in shock, to tell you the truth."
"Yumi, where is it?" Kagome yelled, sounding more worried than angry now.
"I- I don't know. Wait, what?" She turned, her eyes glossy.
"Yumi! If you don't give it back now, you'll be sorry!" His distinct voice made it clear that it was Inuyasha.
"I can help jog her memory!" Miyoga shouted and was flying in the air to attach himself onto Yumi when she caught on.
"Well I've go to go." Yumi sighed, but was grabbed by both her wrists and was forced onto her knees by Sesshomaru. Her head shot up in surprise and he simply glared when her eyes met his.
"Now Miyoga!" Kagome shouted.
Miyoga jumped up onto her neck and searched for her mark. When she felt the his bite she tried desperately to escape, squirming under Sesshomaru's strong hands.
"Stop! It hurts! Please! Don't!" Her voice was shrill and so high pitched, everyone cringed and looked away in discomfort, especially Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.
Her body writhed in pain as Miyoga sucked more and more of her poison-filled blood. By the time he finished, a good ten minutes later, the flea was about the size of a palm and Yumi was crumpled onto the grass, tear running down her face, and her body twitching from the pain that still existed. Sesshomaru had already been long gone and Yumi was clearly incapable of any attack, but Inuyasha still held tightly onto his sword.
"Why, Kagome? I told you. I had a plan. Naraku's going to know." Yumi's shaky, strained voice gasped.
"You were at the peak. If you waited any longer, things would have been turning for the worst and in a matter of weeks, you would be dead, if you were that lucky."
"So what? My powers are gone?" she whispered, still not looking at anyone.
"If you get the Heart of Hasegawa out, you keep your powers, they just stop developing. But since your powers were already fully developed, you keep all your full powers. No restraints."
"Fun..." She rolled over on her stomach and wiped her tears away.
"Yumi, you don't have to stay with Naraku. Just give me the Jewel back and help us defeat him." Kagome cooed soothingly.
"She took the Jewel?" Inuyasha shouted. "Where is it?"
"Naraku probably has it by now." She said bracing herself.
"Are you really that much of an idiot? You're trying to convince me, yet you steal the jewel and give it to Naraku, bring back the Band of Seven, team up with Naraku, and even kill Kikyo!" He screamed, getting ready to swing his sword.
"You're the idiot! The only reason why I killed her was because your little girlfriend killed my sister first! My sister, Inuyasha! I got help to kill her, I didn't know it was Naraku! Why are you so thick headed? It's so obvious!" Her plans might have been ruined, but at least now, she was able to speak out without worrying about Naraku killing her. "I'll get it back. Me taking it was just part of my plan. Although now I have to make changes. You just have to trust me."
"Hah! That's funny!" Inuyasha was about to lunge when Kagome stopped everything.
"Sit."
"Kagome!"
"Trust her." Before he could try to protest she gave him another deadly look.
"I'll give you guys updates. Bye for now, I guess. Try to avoid Naraku for a few days so I can investigate the damage." With that, Yumi was in the sky and soon, out of sight.
Yup, long time. Not much to say except, stay tuned! I will finish this. Bye for now!