Chapter Thirty – Four

Kagome heard gurgling outside her door and knew she was in trouble. That was the sound of someone getting their throat slit. Bracing herself and drawing the sword she waited beside the door for them to fly open. Seiba looked into the room and was scanning it to find her target. Kagome then flew out from where the open door had concealed her and slashed at Seiba who quickly blocked her using her Sai, stunned at the stupid humans attempt to hurt her. Kagome then ran out of the room as fast as she could. Seiba had come to finish the job. Seiba wanted her dead again. She knew she had no chance unless she found help. She needed Haru or Sasuke. Anyone who could help her get away from her assassin. Tameka was heading to check on Kagome with Jin when they saw the dead guards outside the door of her and Sesshomaru's room. Their blood ran cold and they rushed in seeing no sign of Kagome and Akihiko.
"We need to find Haru and fast!" Jin screamed as they tore off in different directions to find help.

Seiba was in a flash in front of Kagome and bared her fangs and flexed her claws. The human was ruining her plans to be anonymous and this enraged her.
"Just die." Seiba hissed as she went to take a swing at Kagome. Almost like slow motion she saw a flash of a kimono fly in front of her to protect her the blow that would have killed her. Jin flew in front of Kagome and took the hit, a large slash appearing across her chest. Jin had seen them in the corridor when she was searching for help and had used all the speed she should muster to protect the human who was always so kind to her. Kagome screamed in horror as tears poured down her face. Akihiko hearing his mother's pain remained silent in fear. Kagome watched as Jin got up and flexed her own claws wavering slightly with the pain from her wounds.
"Kagome run, run the other way catch up to Tameka, I will hold her off."
"Jin, what about you, I can't let you be hurt! It's me she wants."
"Just go, it is my duty to my lord to protect you when he can't. Now go!"
"Jin, no!"
"GO!" Jin growled.

Kagome swallowing back tears took off down the corridor with one last look at Jin who was preventing Seiba getting past. Seiba had sliced through her arm and it wouldn't be long until Jin succumbed to her injuries. The best she could do was find help, someone to save Jin before she, no she couldn't think like that. Not now. Running with as much speed as humanely possible she began calling out for help. Tameka had found Haru and Sasuke and they had heard her cries. They had already smelt blood and were rushing to investigate but ran faster hearing the human plead. They rushed to Kagome's side.
"Seiba tried to kill me, Jin took a blow for me and is holding her back, please help her!" Kagome sobbed, shaking whilst patting the bulge that was Akihiko.
Sasuke called to the guards and they tore down the corridor to save Jin, if she still lived. Haru grabbed Kagome and took off after nodding at Tameka went to get supplies to help Jin's wounds if she lived.
"Haru where are we going?" She gasped unable to keep up with his pace.
Haru saw her flushed face and quickly pulled her onto his back and he ran even faster.
"We need to get you away from here now."
Kagome readjusted Akihiko so he wasn't squished between her and Haru and tried hard to stop crying. She could barely see as they were moving in a blur. She wondered where he would take her. Would she get out of this palace alive?

Haru was really panicking. He had managed to get her out of the palace and he was tearing into the great forest in the western lands but this wasn't good. The forest was full of danger and adding a strong Inu demon such as Seiba on the hunt just made it even more deadly. He had to hope Sasuke and the guards had subdued the lord's mother.
"Haru!"
"HARU!"
In his haste he didn't realise Tameka was trying to catch up to him. He could barely feel her demonic aura so she wasn't terribly close but he had heard her yell as the sound echoed.
He stopped and in a few minutes Tameka speed up to him using her demonic speed.
"Sasuke and the guards are having a tough time. I need to get her to the north. She must change into my clothes and you have to take her clothes and run toward the east. That will distract the scent trail enough that I'll have time to get her and the infant to the north unscathed. I will change into my true form as travelling will be faster and I can have her at the northern border by sunrise."
"Tameka can you handle such a journey?" Haru asked.
"Yes, I am better in my true form, I'll be able to handle anything lurking out there."
"Kagome strip, Haru will turn away. Give Haru your clothes, he is covered in your scent already and he can throw her off the trail for a short while giving us a chance to get way. You may leave your innermost Kimono on. I will change into my true form and you are to bury yourself in my fur near my neck. I shall cover you with my scent as best I can though I won't be able to mask all of it. You and your son will be at the northern border by sunrise."
"What, what of Jin?"
Tameka's face fell and she turned away. She and Jin were close colleagues. It hurt to be too late to save her.
"She is at peace now."
Kagome's world began to turn black, her vision failing.
Tameka slapped her across the face.
"Get to it, don't make her death to save you all for nothing."

Haru took off to the east while Kagome riding on Tameka's giant dog demon form was feeding her son while trying to clutch on so she didn't fall. Tameka had apologised before transforming for hitting her, but Kagome didn't mind. She needed to make sure Jin's sacrifice wasn't for nothing. But that didn't mean the tears would stop falling from her eyes. She felt immeasurable guilt for being the reason Jin was no longer of this world. Seiba wanted her dead. Maybe she should have just let Seiba take her life, so others wouldn't be hurt.

Sesshomaru was getting mad. He couldn't concentrate on finding the sages hideout when Kagome flashed through his thoughts all throughout the day. He missed her. He missed their son. He hoped to find the hideout soon because if he was gone to long he was worried his son would forget him. He was worried Kagome would forget her feelings for him. He wasn't so mad now. Hopefully she wasn't either. Left with just his thoughts as he searched he knew he needed her, like the fish needed water.