Well, people. This is the next chapter. Look, I'm begging you to reivew! but I'll only accept flames from authors who know how hard it can be to write a story. K, here is the story
A New Friend, Old Foe
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha-tachi
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"Was this woman a sort of witch or something?" Sango asked.
She was met with only blank stares from the villagers.
"She protected us from the evils. She never told us what they were. We know of death and pain, but she protected us from worse," the old man said.
"Well, we'll look for her, but I'm not promising anything. It might be... too late," Kagome reassured the people.
"K-k-aaa-ggooo-meee," Shippo complained. He was cold and hungry and tired and scared and freaked out and....
"Why did you set us off into possible danger when we could have let these people take care of it?" Myoga demanded.
Everyone, even Shippo, gave Myoga a dirty look.
"What?"
"All right, let's go," Inu-Yasha ordered.
Even though it was heavily snowing, they followed the blood that was splattered in a trail in the snow for a long time. Often, the trail would twist and turn wildly, and blood would be cupped in leaves on the tree.
The group had just reached one of those spots in a densely vegetated patch. Inu-Yasha used his nose, which was getting very cold, to sniff out the direction to go. He stepped forward and it was too late to follow Kagome's surprised, shouted command.
"Inu-Yasha, look out!"
Inu-Yasha heard a crunching noise below his feet. He looked to see what he had stepped on.
A small, young bear cub peered up at Inu-Yasha. It had pleading eyes and he could see why; the poor thing had its front and back left legs caught in a crude trap. The left legs were clearly broken and Inu-Yasha had broken its right paw.
Inu-Yasha numbly bent down picked it up and pulled the trap off. He felt sorry for it. When Inu-Yasha stood up, his head brushed some of the leaves. They tipped, and the blood that was cupped in them poured onto the little cub. It trickled through his fur and down his legs. Shippo was the first to notice the injuries healing.
"Hey look! It's getting better!"
"You're right. They weren't lying about her blood healing, then,"Sango murmured.
The little bear was still hurt, but in less pain. The group continued their search, and the amount of snow that fell increased greatly within the next hour.
The group came to a little clearing where the trail stopped completely. Granted, it had snowed over a foot since the group had started out, Inu-Yasha had been smelling the scent and it stopped here.
"If Inu-Yasha says the scent stops here, she's gotta be in this clearing. Alive or dead, she's here,"Miroku encouraged the group.
"I agree. Let's split up and start digging," Sango agreed.(Big surprise there; she said she agreed)
"Okay, then let's get to it,"Kagome nervously cheered.
Shippo and Myoga began digging at the 'end' of the clearing, Kagome and Inu-Yasha began shoving snow away in the middle of it, Miroku, Sango and Kirara melted through the soft snow on the sides. Soon, the clearing was a mess of tousled fresh snow and snow that had been melted into puddles.
Inu-Yasha-tachi were about to give up and go back when Myoga and Shippo both gave a startled yelp. They had seen enough dead, bloody people not to go into hysterics, but they came close.
When the rest of the group ran up to see what had happened, they found themselves starring at a mutilated body. It had belonged to a young woman, but frozen blood was stuck to many,many terrible gashes.
They thought she was dead, but the woman felt their body heat and moaned.
"I'm alive,"she whispered. The surprise in her voice was just as clear as the pain.
"Inu-Yasha, we must get this lovely young lady to the village as soon as possible!"Miroku commanded, not taking his eyes off of the woman.
Inu-Yasha lifted the woman onto Kirara's back.
"Bring the little cub here,"the woman asked, patting her hurt stomache.
Kagome listened, even though her brain told her not to. THe little bear immediatly curled up comfortably. The woman's blood melted and soaked the bear.
When they reached the village, the little bear cub jumped down and was as healthy as he could have been.
The old woman, Lullaby, reached her arms out to take the younger woman.
"Thank-you for bringing my daughter back."
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Well, Read and review!!!!!!!!!!!!C'mon, I missed Chinese food for this!
A New Friend, Old Foe
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha-tachi
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"Was this woman a sort of witch or something?" Sango asked.
She was met with only blank stares from the villagers.
"She protected us from the evils. She never told us what they were. We know of death and pain, but she protected us from worse," the old man said.
"Well, we'll look for her, but I'm not promising anything. It might be... too late," Kagome reassured the people.
"K-k-aaa-ggooo-meee," Shippo complained. He was cold and hungry and tired and scared and freaked out and....
"Why did you set us off into possible danger when we could have let these people take care of it?" Myoga demanded.
Everyone, even Shippo, gave Myoga a dirty look.
"What?"
"All right, let's go," Inu-Yasha ordered.
Even though it was heavily snowing, they followed the blood that was splattered in a trail in the snow for a long time. Often, the trail would twist and turn wildly, and blood would be cupped in leaves on the tree.
The group had just reached one of those spots in a densely vegetated patch. Inu-Yasha used his nose, which was getting very cold, to sniff out the direction to go. He stepped forward and it was too late to follow Kagome's surprised, shouted command.
"Inu-Yasha, look out!"
Inu-Yasha heard a crunching noise below his feet. He looked to see what he had stepped on.
A small, young bear cub peered up at Inu-Yasha. It had pleading eyes and he could see why; the poor thing had its front and back left legs caught in a crude trap. The left legs were clearly broken and Inu-Yasha had broken its right paw.
Inu-Yasha numbly bent down picked it up and pulled the trap off. He felt sorry for it. When Inu-Yasha stood up, his head brushed some of the leaves. They tipped, and the blood that was cupped in them poured onto the little cub. It trickled through his fur and down his legs. Shippo was the first to notice the injuries healing.
"Hey look! It's getting better!"
"You're right. They weren't lying about her blood healing, then,"Sango murmured.
The little bear was still hurt, but in less pain. The group continued their search, and the amount of snow that fell increased greatly within the next hour.
The group came to a little clearing where the trail stopped completely. Granted, it had snowed over a foot since the group had started out, Inu-Yasha had been smelling the scent and it stopped here.
"If Inu-Yasha says the scent stops here, she's gotta be in this clearing. Alive or dead, she's here,"Miroku encouraged the group.
"I agree. Let's split up and start digging," Sango agreed.(Big surprise there; she said she agreed)
"Okay, then let's get to it,"Kagome nervously cheered.
Shippo and Myoga began digging at the 'end' of the clearing, Kagome and Inu-Yasha began shoving snow away in the middle of it, Miroku, Sango and Kirara melted through the soft snow on the sides. Soon, the clearing was a mess of tousled fresh snow and snow that had been melted into puddles.
Inu-Yasha-tachi were about to give up and go back when Myoga and Shippo both gave a startled yelp. They had seen enough dead, bloody people not to go into hysterics, but they came close.
When the rest of the group ran up to see what had happened, they found themselves starring at a mutilated body. It had belonged to a young woman, but frozen blood was stuck to many,many terrible gashes.
They thought she was dead, but the woman felt their body heat and moaned.
"I'm alive,"she whispered. The surprise in her voice was just as clear as the pain.
"Inu-Yasha, we must get this lovely young lady to the village as soon as possible!"Miroku commanded, not taking his eyes off of the woman.
Inu-Yasha lifted the woman onto Kirara's back.
"Bring the little cub here,"the woman asked, patting her hurt stomache.
Kagome listened, even though her brain told her not to. THe little bear immediatly curled up comfortably. The woman's blood melted and soaked the bear.
When they reached the village, the little bear cub jumped down and was as healthy as he could have been.
The old woman, Lullaby, reached her arms out to take the younger woman.
"Thank-you for bringing my daughter back."
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Well, Read and review!!!!!!!!!!!!C'mon, I missed Chinese food for this!