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Please ignore any spelling or other errors, as I was rushing slightly.
Major spoilers!!! You have been warned.
Mysteries Within the Shadows – Part 3
Kagome and the others watched, fascinated, as both InuYasha and Sesshoumaru collapsed, never having even reached each other. A gentle breeze picked at Kagome's hair and the green skirt of her school uniform as she stepped forward uncertainly. Neither demon moved as the breeze ended. Then fear suddenly over-ridded her curiosity and she started to run forward.
"InuYasha!" she called out, but her forward movement was stopped with a jolt by a hand on her arm.
"But what if whatever has affected them will affect you too Kagome-chan?" protested Sango.
"Well, we can't leave them here in any case. Who knows what demons may come by and try to take advantage of the situation?" Miroku vouched.
"That's true but…"
"I don't think it will affect us." Kagome stated somewhat confidently.
Kagome walked briskly forward with a little hesitation. The closer she got to the brothers the more uncertain of things she became. Fear raced through her body as her heart picked up its pace, her chest started to rise and fall quickly as she reached her destination. With an uncertain glance backwards she found, to her relief, Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara one step behind her. So she slowly knelt down beside InuYasha and placed a small hand on his shoulder. She almost sighed in relief when nothing happened. Her brow creased however, when she called his name several times but got no response.
"What do you think happened?" Asked Sango as she stood beside Kagome.
"I honestly don't know. But I felt some kind of energy before they collapsed." She stated, somewhat unnerved by the whole situation.
"As did I," Miroku commented as he came up to the two girls. "I've never felt anything like it. But it didn't feel malicious to me. Did it to you Sango?"
"No, and I can't say that I've felt if before either."
The three stood contemplating the circumstances of this new plight. InuYasha wouldn't wake up, so they doubted that Sesshoumaru would either, plus no one really wanted to get close enough to try. Kagome looked warily at the Demon Lord's prostate form. His face was calm, relaxed, and actually almost peaceful. 'Humph,' she scoffed, 'Like that could ever happen. He probably dreams about killing things.' She was about to stand up when Miroku spoke.
"What should we do, Kagome-sama?"
"Ano…" She thought for a moment, then sighed heavily and stood up. "I really don't know."
"Should we take InuYasha back to the village with us?" Sango wondered.
"But what about Sesshoumaru?" Shippo asked from his new perch on Miroku's head.
"We leave him of course." Responded the monk, who tried to look up at him. "It's not our responsibility to look out for his well being."
"Speaking of which," Kagome started, looking around the perimeter of the small opening that they were in. "Where's Jaken?"
As if on cue a loud double pitched wail emanated form the edge of the forest.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!!!!"
The entire group groaned as the brush parted and a figure emerged from the forest's shadow. Then another figure? They watched, stupefied as a cute little girl passed Jaken's running form and made a direct beeline to Sesshoumaru. She knelt next to his head, placing her hands on his shoulder, shook him and called his name. Kagome looked at the girl closely; for some reason the child looked very familiar. She had on a kimono with huge red and white checkers and had a small portion of her long dark hair in a little ponytail. Then it dawned on her.
"I remember her!" Kagome half shouted in revelation, causing Miroku and Sango to jump in shock at her sudden outburst.
"Remember the battle with Naraku after we had gone to fight the Hyakki Bats? Remember Sango? When you and Miroku were fighting some youkai to get to a cottage and Kohaku came out with a little girl?"
Sango nodded and Kagome continues.
"Well, this is the little girl. Apparently she travels with Sesshoumaru."
"But I thought he hated humans." Miroku stated.
"Yeah, I know but…"
Kagome was abruptly interrupted when the little girl tugged on her hand to get her attention.
"What's wrong with Sesshoumaru-sama? He won't wake up." She asked Kagome.
Kagome looked at the little girl. She seemed to be handling the fact that her guardian had passed out okay so she decided to tell her the truth.
"We don't really know, hun." She said kindly as she knelt down to the child's level.
"Will he wake up soon?" She asked hopefully, causing Kagome to falter a little bit.
"We don't know."
"Oh…" Kagome watched, dismayed, as the little girl looked down at the ground in front of her. Kagome bit her lip, trying to decide what to do when Sango surprised her by kneeling down next to her and speaking to the girl.
"Do you have a name?" she asked gently. The little girl sniffled a little and looked up and nodded.
"It's Rin."
"Well, Rin, would you like to come spend the night with us?" Miroku could only gawk as the little girl squealed in delight.
"Really?" she asked excitedly. Sango nodded and the little girl sprung at her and hugged her.
"Sango we cannot take her with us." The youkai hunter and the miko next to her looked up at the Houshi curiously.
"Sesshoumaru obviously has some attachment to the girl and if he finds out that we took her who knows what he'll do. If he wakes up that is." He added the last part quietly enough so the girl didn't hear him.
"Houshi-sama, I refuse to leave this little girl with that toad." Sango answered vehemently and jerked her head towards the direction of the reptile is question. Who was, at the moment sitting next to Sesshoumaru, eyeing the suspiciously.
"And plus, even if Sesshoumaru is attached to the girl, that doesn't mean Jaken is." The huntress said looking pointedly at him. Miroku sighed in defeat. Arguing with her would get him nowhere and she did make a good point about not trusting Jaken. Kagome suddenly whispered something to Rin causing her to giggle and run toward where Shippo and Kirara where sitting. She watched as the Rin reached them and sat down next to Shippo to talk to him.
"I hate to say it but I think we should take Sesshoumaru with us." Kagome said as she stood to face them. Sango and Miroku looked at her like she had lost her mind.
"Kagome-chan," Sango started out slowly. "He would destroy the whole village if we took him with us."
"Plus, how would we get all of us, including him and Rin, back to the village considering that we only have Kirara?" Miroku inquired.
"Look, I know he's a jerk but he is taking care of a little human girl. There has to be some part of him that isn't entirely rotten. And a just keep getting this feeling…" Kagome let her sentence go uncompleted as she turned to look at the two demons again. "There is something strange about this whole thing. And I want to know what it is." She said quietly. Kagome kept getting this feeling, more like she was sensing something, but she couldn't tell what.
"You are not taking Sesshoumaru-sama anywhere!" Jaken roared standing up is protest. Kagome smiled at him.
"I'd pay to see you try and stop me." Kagome watched as the toad turned an amusing shade of purple. Rin waved at her and Kagome nodded in response. 'She and Shippo are pretty fast.'
"You Wench!!" he had screamed and reached for the Staff of Heads. Only to find it not there.
"Eh?!?!?!"
Kagome smiled as Rin and Shippo brought the staff to her, Jaken just gawked and gave Rin a murderous look. She smiled back at him. In an instant, Kagome would have never guessed that Jaken could move that fast, he was over his lord and making backhanded Rin across the face. But before he could blink, Kagome hit him directly on the head, forcing his face into the dirt. There he lay motionless.
"You little jerk!" Kagome yelled at his prone form.
They were quiet for a while, processing what Kagome had said earlier. A breeze blew again, but this time a little stronger. 'A foreboding wind…' Miroku thought dismally. 'I don't like any of this and I think it's going to get worse.' He sighed again and was about to say something when a small alarm in the back of his mind started ringing. 'A youkai... It's close.' He looked to the girls to see them up and facing the direct of the approaching demon. A bush on the other end of the small clearing rustled loudly, silencing Rin and Shippo. Miroku's left hand automatically went to the prayer beads around his right arm. Sango stood posed with Hiraikotsu ready; Kagome beside her had her bow out and her right hand reaching for an arrow. Then, suddenly a short, round figure emerged from the bush.
"Tanuki-san!" cried Kagome in relief as the raccoon-dog came into plain sight.
Everyone sighed and disarmed.
Kagome suddenly turned to Miroku and Sango, with a brilliant smile on her face.
"And here," she said pointing at their friend, "is how we get everyone back."
Miroku sigh yet again. 'Well, things seem to be working out so that we can so…'
"Hachi! Come here a moment I need another favor." The tanuki groaned in mock distress and started to make is way to Miroku. Then the priest turned to speak to Kagome again.
"This is against my better judgment you know." Kagome smiled radiantly.
"Can we leave Jaken here?" Sango asked, poking the toad with her toe.
Yeah!! I'm done Part 3. *Do a little happy dance* Hachi is the tanuki that helped Miroku get Kagome's Shikon shards in the first episode/manga that he appeared in.
Tanuki – raccoon-dog
Houshi – Buddhist priest
Miko – Shinto priestess
Youkai – demon
-chan – a nick name between girl friends or children
-sama – Lord or Lady
Stay tuned for Part 4 – Fluffy's and Inu's dreams!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!! Please people I need support!
Please ignore any spelling or other errors, as I was rushing slightly.
Major spoilers!!! You have been warned.
Mysteries Within the Shadows – Part 3
Kagome and the others watched, fascinated, as both InuYasha and Sesshoumaru collapsed, never having even reached each other. A gentle breeze picked at Kagome's hair and the green skirt of her school uniform as she stepped forward uncertainly. Neither demon moved as the breeze ended. Then fear suddenly over-ridded her curiosity and she started to run forward.
"InuYasha!" she called out, but her forward movement was stopped with a jolt by a hand on her arm.
"But what if whatever has affected them will affect you too Kagome-chan?" protested Sango.
"Well, we can't leave them here in any case. Who knows what demons may come by and try to take advantage of the situation?" Miroku vouched.
"That's true but…"
"I don't think it will affect us." Kagome stated somewhat confidently.
Kagome walked briskly forward with a little hesitation. The closer she got to the brothers the more uncertain of things she became. Fear raced through her body as her heart picked up its pace, her chest started to rise and fall quickly as she reached her destination. With an uncertain glance backwards she found, to her relief, Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara one step behind her. So she slowly knelt down beside InuYasha and placed a small hand on his shoulder. She almost sighed in relief when nothing happened. Her brow creased however, when she called his name several times but got no response.
"What do you think happened?" Asked Sango as she stood beside Kagome.
"I honestly don't know. But I felt some kind of energy before they collapsed." She stated, somewhat unnerved by the whole situation.
"As did I," Miroku commented as he came up to the two girls. "I've never felt anything like it. But it didn't feel malicious to me. Did it to you Sango?"
"No, and I can't say that I've felt if before either."
The three stood contemplating the circumstances of this new plight. InuYasha wouldn't wake up, so they doubted that Sesshoumaru would either, plus no one really wanted to get close enough to try. Kagome looked warily at the Demon Lord's prostate form. His face was calm, relaxed, and actually almost peaceful. 'Humph,' she scoffed, 'Like that could ever happen. He probably dreams about killing things.' She was about to stand up when Miroku spoke.
"What should we do, Kagome-sama?"
"Ano…" She thought for a moment, then sighed heavily and stood up. "I really don't know."
"Should we take InuYasha back to the village with us?" Sango wondered.
"But what about Sesshoumaru?" Shippo asked from his new perch on Miroku's head.
"We leave him of course." Responded the monk, who tried to look up at him. "It's not our responsibility to look out for his well being."
"Speaking of which," Kagome started, looking around the perimeter of the small opening that they were in. "Where's Jaken?"
As if on cue a loud double pitched wail emanated form the edge of the forest.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!!!!"
The entire group groaned as the brush parted and a figure emerged from the forest's shadow. Then another figure? They watched, stupefied as a cute little girl passed Jaken's running form and made a direct beeline to Sesshoumaru. She knelt next to his head, placing her hands on his shoulder, shook him and called his name. Kagome looked at the girl closely; for some reason the child looked very familiar. She had on a kimono with huge red and white checkers and had a small portion of her long dark hair in a little ponytail. Then it dawned on her.
"I remember her!" Kagome half shouted in revelation, causing Miroku and Sango to jump in shock at her sudden outburst.
"Remember the battle with Naraku after we had gone to fight the Hyakki Bats? Remember Sango? When you and Miroku were fighting some youkai to get to a cottage and Kohaku came out with a little girl?"
Sango nodded and Kagome continues.
"Well, this is the little girl. Apparently she travels with Sesshoumaru."
"But I thought he hated humans." Miroku stated.
"Yeah, I know but…"
Kagome was abruptly interrupted when the little girl tugged on her hand to get her attention.
"What's wrong with Sesshoumaru-sama? He won't wake up." She asked Kagome.
Kagome looked at the little girl. She seemed to be handling the fact that her guardian had passed out okay so she decided to tell her the truth.
"We don't really know, hun." She said kindly as she knelt down to the child's level.
"Will he wake up soon?" She asked hopefully, causing Kagome to falter a little bit.
"We don't know."
"Oh…" Kagome watched, dismayed, as the little girl looked down at the ground in front of her. Kagome bit her lip, trying to decide what to do when Sango surprised her by kneeling down next to her and speaking to the girl.
"Do you have a name?" she asked gently. The little girl sniffled a little and looked up and nodded.
"It's Rin."
"Well, Rin, would you like to come spend the night with us?" Miroku could only gawk as the little girl squealed in delight.
"Really?" she asked excitedly. Sango nodded and the little girl sprung at her and hugged her.
"Sango we cannot take her with us." The youkai hunter and the miko next to her looked up at the Houshi curiously.
"Sesshoumaru obviously has some attachment to the girl and if he finds out that we took her who knows what he'll do. If he wakes up that is." He added the last part quietly enough so the girl didn't hear him.
"Houshi-sama, I refuse to leave this little girl with that toad." Sango answered vehemently and jerked her head towards the direction of the reptile is question. Who was, at the moment sitting next to Sesshoumaru, eyeing the suspiciously.
"And plus, even if Sesshoumaru is attached to the girl, that doesn't mean Jaken is." The huntress said looking pointedly at him. Miroku sighed in defeat. Arguing with her would get him nowhere and she did make a good point about not trusting Jaken. Kagome suddenly whispered something to Rin causing her to giggle and run toward where Shippo and Kirara where sitting. She watched as the Rin reached them and sat down next to Shippo to talk to him.
"I hate to say it but I think we should take Sesshoumaru with us." Kagome said as she stood to face them. Sango and Miroku looked at her like she had lost her mind.
"Kagome-chan," Sango started out slowly. "He would destroy the whole village if we took him with us."
"Plus, how would we get all of us, including him and Rin, back to the village considering that we only have Kirara?" Miroku inquired.
"Look, I know he's a jerk but he is taking care of a little human girl. There has to be some part of him that isn't entirely rotten. And a just keep getting this feeling…" Kagome let her sentence go uncompleted as she turned to look at the two demons again. "There is something strange about this whole thing. And I want to know what it is." She said quietly. Kagome kept getting this feeling, more like she was sensing something, but she couldn't tell what.
"You are not taking Sesshoumaru-sama anywhere!" Jaken roared standing up is protest. Kagome smiled at him.
"I'd pay to see you try and stop me." Kagome watched as the toad turned an amusing shade of purple. Rin waved at her and Kagome nodded in response. 'She and Shippo are pretty fast.'
"You Wench!!" he had screamed and reached for the Staff of Heads. Only to find it not there.
"Eh?!?!?!"
Kagome smiled as Rin and Shippo brought the staff to her, Jaken just gawked and gave Rin a murderous look. She smiled back at him. In an instant, Kagome would have never guessed that Jaken could move that fast, he was over his lord and making backhanded Rin across the face. But before he could blink, Kagome hit him directly on the head, forcing his face into the dirt. There he lay motionless.
"You little jerk!" Kagome yelled at his prone form.
They were quiet for a while, processing what Kagome had said earlier. A breeze blew again, but this time a little stronger. 'A foreboding wind…' Miroku thought dismally. 'I don't like any of this and I think it's going to get worse.' He sighed again and was about to say something when a small alarm in the back of his mind started ringing. 'A youkai... It's close.' He looked to the girls to see them up and facing the direct of the approaching demon. A bush on the other end of the small clearing rustled loudly, silencing Rin and Shippo. Miroku's left hand automatically went to the prayer beads around his right arm. Sango stood posed with Hiraikotsu ready; Kagome beside her had her bow out and her right hand reaching for an arrow. Then, suddenly a short, round figure emerged from the bush.
"Tanuki-san!" cried Kagome in relief as the raccoon-dog came into plain sight.
Everyone sighed and disarmed.
Kagome suddenly turned to Miroku and Sango, with a brilliant smile on her face.
"And here," she said pointing at their friend, "is how we get everyone back."
Miroku sigh yet again. 'Well, things seem to be working out so that we can so…'
"Hachi! Come here a moment I need another favor." The tanuki groaned in mock distress and started to make is way to Miroku. Then the priest turned to speak to Kagome again.
"This is against my better judgment you know." Kagome smiled radiantly.
"Can we leave Jaken here?" Sango asked, poking the toad with her toe.
Yeah!! I'm done Part 3. *Do a little happy dance* Hachi is the tanuki that helped Miroku get Kagome's Shikon shards in the first episode/manga that he appeared in.
Tanuki – raccoon-dog
Houshi – Buddhist priest
Miko – Shinto priestess
Youkai – demon
-chan – a nick name between girl friends or children
-sama – Lord or Lady
Stay tuned for Part 4 – Fluffy's and Inu's dreams!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!! Please people I need support!