Disclaimer: I own only the plot and my original characters. (man, my disclaimers sure are boring...) A/N Just to let you know, there might be some graphic scenes. At least I think they are.
*~*Chapter 11: Shippou's Pain*~*
Inuyasha blinked rappidly at the sudden movement. *Damn, all this sudden traveling is making me sick...* Kitsaki and Miroku were scouting the area. They appeared to be in some sort of field, not a very big field though. Looked like it was a farm with rice plants and other plants in the ground near him.
"Hey, do you guys hear something?" Kit asked, still in her child form. The silver-haired hanyou listened. His sensitive ears picked up the sounds of a battle, not to far off. Maybe half a ri (see chapter 9) away.
"I can hear voices...They sound familiar..." He held the unconcious form of Kagome closer. "Shall we go see?" Miroku and Kit nodded. Kit lept off, followed by Inuyasha and Miroku. As they got closer, Inuyasha was able to hear words being exchanged.
"-Oto-san!"
"Shippou! Get yourself out of here! Now!"
"Heh, fool. It is not your son we're after. It's that shard in your hands! Now, GIVE THEM TO ME!!"
"Argh!!! Never!"
"Then you shall die!"
"Argh....noooooo!!!!!"
"FATHER!!!!!!" The group had reached the clearing and saw the Hiten, the elder Thunder Brother, standing over a bloody corpse. Shippou was sobbing over the body as Hiten bent down and took the shard. The small kitsune kept crying over and over. He then raised his head sharply. "Why??? He did nothing to you!!!! Why did you have to kill him? Why did you kill my family???? WHY?????" he asked, tears spilling down his already soaked face. "Oto-san!!!" The youkai merely smirked.
"You father was a fool to think he could stand up against the Thunder Brothers," Hiten replied softly. He then reached down and pulled the body of Shippou's father up roughly. Hiten tossed it up to his brother, Manten, who was sitting on a darkened lightning cloud. "Here brother. See if you can't make some use out of this discusting thing." Shippou cried out in anguish.
"Nooooo!!! Father!!!!!Please!!! Give him back to me! Please!" the small fox beged.
"How could you be so cruel??? BASTARD!!!!!!" Kitsaki couldn't take it any longer. She rushed out and transformed in pure rage. She took a swip at Hiten, leaving a gash on his right leg.
"B-bitch...Another kitsune? Heh, no trouble," Hiten said. He and Kit started to exchange blows. Hiten and Kit charged at eachother, clashing together. They were both evenly matched.
"No trouble, am I? Well we will just have to see about THAT!" She stuck him again, this time, getting his blade instead of his flesh. Blue energy crackled around them as they fought to gain the upper hand on the other.
"I see you, ugh, are a worthy opponent, kitsune. Although, you will not defeate me easily," he hissed.
"Hah! You've got nothing on me," she hissed back, finally able to drive him back. She lept back and took a fighting stance. She started to pant slightly. *Damn. This guy is stronger than I first thought. I guess it's time to finish this fight.* Hiten rushed tward her and swung his staff, hitting only ground.
"Hn?? Where is the vixen?"
"Above you, idiot!!!" He looked up to see Kit camming twards the earth, blade pointing to him. He gasped as her sword pierced his forehead and traveled down his spine, slicing him open.
"H-Hiten!!! You, you killed my brother!" Manten cried out. Kit just glared at him.
"No more than he deserved." Manten roared as lightning formed in his mouth.
"Oh, no you don't!" Inuyasha lept up to Manten. "Soul Shattering Iron Claw!!!" Manten was instantly ripped to shreds, but not before he unleashed his lightning on Kitsaki. "Kitsaki!!! Get out of the way!!!" The fox stood her ground as the energy blast hit her.
"Kitsaki!!!" Shippou cried.
The lightning hit her, unleashing a smokescreen of dust, blinding everyone. The smoke cleared, revieling Kit unharmed. She sighed. "That took alot outa me," she said. Shippou came running and buried his face in her kimono.
"Wahhhhh!!!! I thought you were a goner!!!! I just saw my father die again, and I thought I lost another friend. Wahhh!!!!" Kitsaki smiled and rubbed the little kitsune's back.
"It's alright. Your safe now," she cooed. She hugged him closer, her shapened fingers flattening his bright red hair. Shippou reminded her so much of Kamoro. A silent, solitary tear rolled down her pink cheek.
"Waatching them die again...It- it was..." He was unable to complete his sentance.
"Sh-Shippou..." Kagome had woken up and was trying to stand. She slipped on the ground and started to fall. The dog youkai rushed to her side as she fell.
"Kagome? Kagome! Are you alright???" The small kitsune jumped out of Kit's arms and ran over to Kagome, staring in disbelief at her major wounds. "How did she get these?? They look so horrible." Kagome just gave him a strained smile.
"It's nothing. We have to hurry. I think Sango is in trouble." Inuyasha stared at her in disbelief. *How can she be so stupid! She knows that if she's not careful, her wounds will get worse!! Might even lead to her death!! Yet, she values her friends live's more than her own.*
"Stupid girl..." he muttered under his breath. Kitsaki stared at him as she walked over. She gingerly pressed Kagome's wounds.
"Ah...It hurts," she said sharply. Inuyasha gave her a worried expression.
"Can't you do anything for her?" he asked. Kit shook her head.
"Even if I could, it would make no difference. I need to get to Kagome-sama's physical body to help her." The hanyou grumbled. Kagome sighed.
"It's alright, really. I-I can manage." Inuyasha glared at her.
"Give me a break. You can't even hold yourself up," he exclaimed. He picked her up into his arms in one swift movement. "Now, how do we get out of here?"
"I beleve it has something to do with the Shikon shards around Kagome-sama's neck, although, I do not know what." Inuyasha snorted.
"Fat lot of help that will be." Kagome fingered the small bottle. *Please help us. We need to get to our friends.* The Shikon shards started to glow, as if hearing her small plea. It ingulfed the small group in it's soft glow. Then, they were gone.
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Chapter 11 done!!! *yawn* I'm tired. Finals week is over!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! YES! No more fricking TESTS!!!!!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! Next week is the last week before......*drumroll*.......WINTER VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Crowd goes wild* Yay!!! Hopefully, I'll have more time to work on my fan-fics. Gosh!!! I have soo many ideas bouncing around in my head, I think I'm going to go crazy!!! I don't want to have to many up at once, or else I might get overwhelmed!!!! Ok, I think that's it. Oh yah, I AN'T TELLIN ABOUT THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!! *cackles evily in a darkened room* Keeeeekeeee.....*Mom turns on lights to reveal me on the computer with dark circles under my eyes and looking VERY freaky* uhhh..... Ok, see ya!!!! Bai!!!!!
*~*Chapter 11: Shippou's Pain*~*
Inuyasha blinked rappidly at the sudden movement. *Damn, all this sudden traveling is making me sick...* Kitsaki and Miroku were scouting the area. They appeared to be in some sort of field, not a very big field though. Looked like it was a farm with rice plants and other plants in the ground near him.
"Hey, do you guys hear something?" Kit asked, still in her child form. The silver-haired hanyou listened. His sensitive ears picked up the sounds of a battle, not to far off. Maybe half a ri (see chapter 9) away.
"I can hear voices...They sound familiar..." He held the unconcious form of Kagome closer. "Shall we go see?" Miroku and Kit nodded. Kit lept off, followed by Inuyasha and Miroku. As they got closer, Inuyasha was able to hear words being exchanged.
"-Oto-san!"
"Shippou! Get yourself out of here! Now!"
"Heh, fool. It is not your son we're after. It's that shard in your hands! Now, GIVE THEM TO ME!!"
"Argh!!! Never!"
"Then you shall die!"
"Argh....noooooo!!!!!"
"FATHER!!!!!!" The group had reached the clearing and saw the Hiten, the elder Thunder Brother, standing over a bloody corpse. Shippou was sobbing over the body as Hiten bent down and took the shard. The small kitsune kept crying over and over. He then raised his head sharply. "Why??? He did nothing to you!!!! Why did you have to kill him? Why did you kill my family???? WHY?????" he asked, tears spilling down his already soaked face. "Oto-san!!!" The youkai merely smirked.
"You father was a fool to think he could stand up against the Thunder Brothers," Hiten replied softly. He then reached down and pulled the body of Shippou's father up roughly. Hiten tossed it up to his brother, Manten, who was sitting on a darkened lightning cloud. "Here brother. See if you can't make some use out of this discusting thing." Shippou cried out in anguish.
"Nooooo!!! Father!!!!!Please!!! Give him back to me! Please!" the small fox beged.
"How could you be so cruel??? BASTARD!!!!!!" Kitsaki couldn't take it any longer. She rushed out and transformed in pure rage. She took a swip at Hiten, leaving a gash on his right leg.
"B-bitch...Another kitsune? Heh, no trouble," Hiten said. He and Kit started to exchange blows. Hiten and Kit charged at eachother, clashing together. They were both evenly matched.
"No trouble, am I? Well we will just have to see about THAT!" She stuck him again, this time, getting his blade instead of his flesh. Blue energy crackled around them as they fought to gain the upper hand on the other.
"I see you, ugh, are a worthy opponent, kitsune. Although, you will not defeate me easily," he hissed.
"Hah! You've got nothing on me," she hissed back, finally able to drive him back. She lept back and took a fighting stance. She started to pant slightly. *Damn. This guy is stronger than I first thought. I guess it's time to finish this fight.* Hiten rushed tward her and swung his staff, hitting only ground.
"Hn?? Where is the vixen?"
"Above you, idiot!!!" He looked up to see Kit camming twards the earth, blade pointing to him. He gasped as her sword pierced his forehead and traveled down his spine, slicing him open.
"H-Hiten!!! You, you killed my brother!" Manten cried out. Kit just glared at him.
"No more than he deserved." Manten roared as lightning formed in his mouth.
"Oh, no you don't!" Inuyasha lept up to Manten. "Soul Shattering Iron Claw!!!" Manten was instantly ripped to shreds, but not before he unleashed his lightning on Kitsaki. "Kitsaki!!! Get out of the way!!!" The fox stood her ground as the energy blast hit her.
"Kitsaki!!!" Shippou cried.
The lightning hit her, unleashing a smokescreen of dust, blinding everyone. The smoke cleared, revieling Kit unharmed. She sighed. "That took alot outa me," she said. Shippou came running and buried his face in her kimono.
"Wahhhhh!!!! I thought you were a goner!!!! I just saw my father die again, and I thought I lost another friend. Wahhh!!!!" Kitsaki smiled and rubbed the little kitsune's back.
"It's alright. Your safe now," she cooed. She hugged him closer, her shapened fingers flattening his bright red hair. Shippou reminded her so much of Kamoro. A silent, solitary tear rolled down her pink cheek.
"Waatching them die again...It- it was..." He was unable to complete his sentance.
"Sh-Shippou..." Kagome had woken up and was trying to stand. She slipped on the ground and started to fall. The dog youkai rushed to her side as she fell.
"Kagome? Kagome! Are you alright???" The small kitsune jumped out of Kit's arms and ran over to Kagome, staring in disbelief at her major wounds. "How did she get these?? They look so horrible." Kagome just gave him a strained smile.
"It's nothing. We have to hurry. I think Sango is in trouble." Inuyasha stared at her in disbelief. *How can she be so stupid! She knows that if she's not careful, her wounds will get worse!! Might even lead to her death!! Yet, she values her friends live's more than her own.*
"Stupid girl..." he muttered under his breath. Kitsaki stared at him as she walked over. She gingerly pressed Kagome's wounds.
"Ah...It hurts," she said sharply. Inuyasha gave her a worried expression.
"Can't you do anything for her?" he asked. Kit shook her head.
"Even if I could, it would make no difference. I need to get to Kagome-sama's physical body to help her." The hanyou grumbled. Kagome sighed.
"It's alright, really. I-I can manage." Inuyasha glared at her.
"Give me a break. You can't even hold yourself up," he exclaimed. He picked her up into his arms in one swift movement. "Now, how do we get out of here?"
"I beleve it has something to do with the Shikon shards around Kagome-sama's neck, although, I do not know what." Inuyasha snorted.
"Fat lot of help that will be." Kagome fingered the small bottle. *Please help us. We need to get to our friends.* The Shikon shards started to glow, as if hearing her small plea. It ingulfed the small group in it's soft glow. Then, they were gone.
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Chapter 11 done!!! *yawn* I'm tired. Finals week is over!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! YES! No more fricking TESTS!!!!!!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! Next week is the last week before......*drumroll*.......WINTER VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Crowd goes wild* Yay!!! Hopefully, I'll have more time to work on my fan-fics. Gosh!!! I have soo many ideas bouncing around in my head, I think I'm going to go crazy!!! I don't want to have to many up at once, or else I might get overwhelmed!!!! Ok, I think that's it. Oh yah, I AN'T TELLIN ABOUT THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!! *cackles evily in a darkened room* Keeeeekeeee.....*Mom turns on lights to reveal me on the computer with dark circles under my eyes and looking VERY freaky* uhhh..... Ok, see ya!!!! Bai!!!!!