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Safety Not Guaranteed
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Rin sighed shakily as she watched the erratic rise and fall of Sesshomaru's chest. It was disturbing to see him so weak, so fragile, but even that giant lizard couldn't make her move from her rightful place. He hadn't left her at the end and so she would refuse to move until she was sure he had passed on. Even then, she mused she might try to find Inuyasha - if he was in fact still living. Nothing was really known of what happened to him but Sango had confessed to her that truth of the matter. Inuyasha had gone through the well one final time to be with Lady Kagome. If this lizard hadn't killed him, then surely she might be able to find him, right? After all, if her Lord was able to use the half-demon's sword surely the opposite should be true. It seemed strange to her, however, that she would remember her past life in this precise moment. It seem rather too convenient if she was being honest. If it affected everyone, she imagined there would be greater chaos than there already was but the people she passed by didn't seem to think much of the lizard other than there was - in fact- a giant Godzilla like monster in existence. They seemed to be screaming about how it was impossible and that monsters didn't exist. Surely, then, if they did remember their past lives they would know, right? They would know demons were among them. A soft groan pulled her from her thoughts.
"Rin wishes there was something to give you for pain," she sniffled tearfully as she moved to brush a few hairs away from the daiyoukai's face, "Or that there was something Rin could do."
Shaking his head, Sesshomaru sighed weakly before blinking unfocused amber eyes up at her and gave her a pained smile - a dribble of blood streaming out of his mouth as he did so.
"Rin still wishes," the young woman chuckled shakily - reading his silent response perfectly before sniffling and moving one hand to wipe away the tears collecting there, "It will be okay. You will see my Lord."
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"THAT FUCKING IDIOT!" Katsuyuki cursed as he huffed in frustration, "That's the entire fucking point! He wants to punish that half-demon idiot for killing mother! That starts with killing his mate! What the hell is he thinking?!"
"It would appear that the fault for any harm befalling Lady Kagome falls upon your head alone," General Ginta replied coolly as she narrowed her eyes, "Indeed, you have kept the truth of that day to yourself for centuries now. All of this could've been avoided merely by being honest with your father."
"I didn't know the well fucking closed," Katsuyuki snarled defensively, "And yeah, so what if one random asshole dies?! People die everyday! It's a part of life! Besides, I thought if that ass died then all the people we've killed would be brought back anyway! Would I do things differently if I'd've known? Probably. But it doesn't matter does it?! What's done is done."
"Inuyasha possesses no knowledge of the Divine Soldier's motivations much less your father's," Ginta replied in an infuriatingly patient tone, "There is nothing to be done except for await the outcome."
"Oh please, there are demons all over the god damn world raising hell," Katsuyuki snorted derisively as he sent the general a withering glare, "What's one demon against thousands?"
"I think you'd be surprised," Ginta replied quietly as the corners of her lips twitched upwards, "I think you would be very surprised. As will we all."
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Inuyasha would be lying if he said there wasn't something nostalgic about running towards danger with Kagome on his back with her bow in hand. The knowledge that she was with him somehow gave him a strength that almost felt foreign to him. So familiar yet almost forgotten. Those years they'd been separated he'd just gone through the motions but the fire he'd felt during battle had been extinguished the moment she vanished from his life. Now though, the prospect of fighting a demon was almost thrilling. Which he recognized was probably not the right reaction seeing as how Kagome was now pregnant with his child and he was running towards danger and there was a good chance someone was gunna die and...
"Inuyasha?" Kagome murmured into his ear - a welcome calming noise that soothed some of his sudden nerves, "We'll be okay, alright? I promise not to get kidnapped this time."
Laughing once despite himself, Inuyasha glanced over his shoulder and sent his wife a warm affectionate smile.
"This time? You had control over it?" Inuyasha scoffed in mock indignation as he rolled his eyes and once again focused his attention towards the road in front of him. Snickering as he felt her lightly slap his shoulder in reprimand, he smirked as he continued running forward. Raiden was leading the way - fast as his father with jewel shards in his legs. Every once in a while he'd twist and scale a building with less effort than batting an eyelash to scout ahead before flipping down and bounding forward. Inuyasha would be lying if he said he wasn't jealous. While he was strong and pretty flexible, there was something almost boneless about Raiden's maneuvers. In the back of his mind, Inuyasha wondered whether the wolf had merely been going easy on him. He sure as hell hadn't seemed that agile when they'd sparred.
"Raiden!" Inuyasha called out as he increased his speed to run just behind him - not wanting to get out in front because of the pregnant woman atop his back, "Anything ahead?"
"Nope, just lizard man," Raiden chirped happily as he slowed down slightly to keep pace and grinned up at Kagome, "How's the weather up there?"
"Windy," Kagome giggled slightly as she sent the wolf a playful grin, "I can't tell how close we are. That demons aura is huge."
"Well you know what they say about huge auras," Raiden began leadingly before cringing when Koga suddenly appeared next to him and sent his son a side-eyed glare. Opening his eyes wide, he tried to put on an innocent face as he protested weakly, "Why are you staring at me like that? I was just saying that huge auras probably mean they're huge, uh, demons."
"Can you be serious for five minutes, Raiden?" Koga chided gently as he rolled his eyes, "Sometimes I doubt you're my brat."
"Oh please, first time you met Kagome I believe you said something just as perverted," Inuyasha chuckled darkly as he sent Raiden a reassuring grin, "He was the worst. Showing up just to..."
"Shouldn't we be focused on the big lizard?" Kagome interrupted as she heard Koga's growl, "You guys can make fun of each other all you want after we beat this guy."
"Fair enough," Inuyasha sighed in a slightly amused, slightly disappointed tone, "Either way, doesn't matter. I won, right? I got you."
"Inuyasha," Kagome groaned in an exasperated tone as Koga laughed and Raiden shot his friend a big shit grin.