The sun was starting to set over the hill, Inu Onna and Inu Otoko had been
missing for two days. The group went looking for any sign of Naraku, just
like in the old days.
Inu Yasha ran with Kagome on his back, like always. Miroku and Sango ran beside each other. Shippou was able to run by himself, he was even as fast as Kouga now. They had found Kouga on their search, he stayed ahead of them for a while, then ran next to Inu Yasha and Kagome. He smiled at Kagome the way he used to. "Hey, Kagome!" he shouted. "If you want to come stay with me and Hachimitsu when we defeat Naraku, you're welcome to go!"
Inu Yasha growled at him, "Get lost, Whimpy Wolf! She's married to me!"
"So?!" Kouga shouted back. "She can get a divorce, it's not like I couldn't!" "What did happen to your mate, Kouga?" Shio asked.
Kouga rolled his eyes and said, "Well things didn't really work out between me and her. She was telling me something about how I didn't listen to her-I don't know, I wasn't paying attention! She just up and left, the bitch. But we're better off without her."
Suddenly, they saw a swarm of saimyusho flying through the air, which was the best lead they had had in a while. "Come on, let's follow them!" Inu Yasha shouted.
Chapter 15: How Low Can You Go?
Inu Onna tried to break the ropes around her wrists again, but they wouldn't let go.
"What did I say, Pathetic Puppy? Are you going to pull until your wrists break??" Hachimitsu asked irritatedly.
"At least I'm trying!" Inu Onna said.
"Why don't you both just shut it?" Ao Cho said.
They both looked at her at the same time and shouted, "Who asked you!?"
Ao Cho looked at Musuko and asked, "They get along like sisters, don't they?" He nodded.
"Hey, Musuko!!" Inu Onna said. "What happened to you all? I thought ya' died or something!"
"If you mean how we got here," Musuko said. "I really don't know, I was asleep in my own bed, then I woke up in some cell inside a castle!"
"Same here." Hachimitsu said.
Ao Cho sighed, "I sleep for a few seconds, then wake up and find myself in a rosary weaving."
Inu Onna's ears twitched at the sound of buzzing overhead. Then she heard some familiar voices in the distance.
"INU ONNA!"
"MUSUKO SON!"
"HONEY! HACHIMITSU, WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"It's our parents!" Musuko said.
"MOM! DAD!" Inu Onna shouted. All of the kids started screaming the names of their parents. In a few moments, they all came bursting into the clearing.
"Inu Onna!" Inu Yasha shouted.
And she was glad, because he really looked worried, like he cared for her.
The parents didn't hesitate to come running toward them but were blocked by the person who materialized in front of them. It was Naraku, wearing his trademark baboon pelt. And he was holding Inu Otoko who looked around like an innocent little baby.
"Naraku!" Kouga growled.
Inu Yasha glared threateningly, "You basterd! Let them go!"
Naraku just stood there patting Inu Otoko. "What's wrong, Inu Yasha? Aren't you going to charge at me with your sword and try to save them with brute force?" his smile grew with the anger he was creating in him. "Or your claws? Come save the children Inu Yasha!" Naraku stroked the baby's hair as no one made a move, but you could sense the murderous feeling they all felt for him. Then Naraku laughed, "Kukukukuku, I guess you are smarter then you look." He pinched the baby and it whimpered in pain.
"Stop!" Kagome shouted.
"What do you want, Naraku?" Inu Yasha asked.
"I'd be happy to release each and every one of these dear, sweet children." He said. "Just hand over the jewel of four souls to me."
The parents looked around, wondering who had the jewel, then Kagome stepped forward quickly and cried, "We can't!"
Naraku glared at her from behind the baboon hood. He drew the tetsusagia dagger and it cried a high pitched ringing sound that echoed. He put the cold flat side of the knife against the side of Inu Otoko's neck. The baby squirmed in discomfort.
Kagome gripped Inu Yasha's sleeve and he took a step back. Naraku looked at them seriously, "Care to explain?"
Inu Yasha looked directly at Inu Onna and said, "We used it seven years ago." He paused then said, "Inu Onna, before you were born, we went to Kagome's time and she got an Ul-ul-"
"Ultrasound." Kagome whispered.
"Yeah, ultrasound." Inu Yasha said. "You were to be one of three," he held up the amount of fingers. "three fraternal triplets. But during your birth, something went wrong and the first two children came out stillborn, it looked like you weren't going to make it either. Then Kagome made herself swallow the jewel and you were born alive and healthy."
Inu Onna looked at her parents emotional expressions then looked away in shock, "I can't believe it!"
"It's true." Kagome said.
Then Inu Onna looked back at them in creeped out disgust, "I was born in a LITTER?!"
Everyone facefaulted except Naraku who didn't look pleased. Those who were tied to posts bowed their head.
But Inu Onna was really thinking about this. Her parents used this "Jewel of Four Souls"-which must have been pretty important-to save her life. It kind of sounded like they liked her! Or maybe even loved her! She smiled to herself. Maybe they loved her as much as they loved her brother, so what if he was a noisy baby. When he grew up, she could just knock him around some and keep him in line. Her parents could praise her for looking after him and stuff like that, right? The possibilities were almost fun. Teaching her brother to hunt, teaching him to fight, playing witches with him-the safe version.
The tetsusaiga dagger flashed.
"Wrong answer!" Naraku suddenly said taking Inu Onna out of her happy little thoughts. He started to turn the knife toward her brother's skin.
"No!" Inu Yasha charged him. Then he halted as an arrow came wizzing past, bearly missing him by inches. He looked at the source of the recent arrow and gasped, "Kikyo?!"
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Questions? Comments? Reviews are open for it. *Hides flame master 4000 behind her back.* ^_^ Me? Hurt flamers? NAAAHHH!!! What do you think, do you think I would hunt them down, set my flamebox on preheat then make you into Crustables? NAAAAHHHH!!!!! ^_^
Inu Yasha ran with Kagome on his back, like always. Miroku and Sango ran beside each other. Shippou was able to run by himself, he was even as fast as Kouga now. They had found Kouga on their search, he stayed ahead of them for a while, then ran next to Inu Yasha and Kagome. He smiled at Kagome the way he used to. "Hey, Kagome!" he shouted. "If you want to come stay with me and Hachimitsu when we defeat Naraku, you're welcome to go!"
Inu Yasha growled at him, "Get lost, Whimpy Wolf! She's married to me!"
"So?!" Kouga shouted back. "She can get a divorce, it's not like I couldn't!" "What did happen to your mate, Kouga?" Shio asked.
Kouga rolled his eyes and said, "Well things didn't really work out between me and her. She was telling me something about how I didn't listen to her-I don't know, I wasn't paying attention! She just up and left, the bitch. But we're better off without her."
Suddenly, they saw a swarm of saimyusho flying through the air, which was the best lead they had had in a while. "Come on, let's follow them!" Inu Yasha shouted.
Chapter 15: How Low Can You Go?
Inu Onna tried to break the ropes around her wrists again, but they wouldn't let go.
"What did I say, Pathetic Puppy? Are you going to pull until your wrists break??" Hachimitsu asked irritatedly.
"At least I'm trying!" Inu Onna said.
"Why don't you both just shut it?" Ao Cho said.
They both looked at her at the same time and shouted, "Who asked you!?"
Ao Cho looked at Musuko and asked, "They get along like sisters, don't they?" He nodded.
"Hey, Musuko!!" Inu Onna said. "What happened to you all? I thought ya' died or something!"
"If you mean how we got here," Musuko said. "I really don't know, I was asleep in my own bed, then I woke up in some cell inside a castle!"
"Same here." Hachimitsu said.
Ao Cho sighed, "I sleep for a few seconds, then wake up and find myself in a rosary weaving."
Inu Onna's ears twitched at the sound of buzzing overhead. Then she heard some familiar voices in the distance.
"INU ONNA!"
"MUSUKO SON!"
"HONEY! HACHIMITSU, WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"It's our parents!" Musuko said.
"MOM! DAD!" Inu Onna shouted. All of the kids started screaming the names of their parents. In a few moments, they all came bursting into the clearing.
"Inu Onna!" Inu Yasha shouted.
And she was glad, because he really looked worried, like he cared for her.
The parents didn't hesitate to come running toward them but were blocked by the person who materialized in front of them. It was Naraku, wearing his trademark baboon pelt. And he was holding Inu Otoko who looked around like an innocent little baby.
"Naraku!" Kouga growled.
Inu Yasha glared threateningly, "You basterd! Let them go!"
Naraku just stood there patting Inu Otoko. "What's wrong, Inu Yasha? Aren't you going to charge at me with your sword and try to save them with brute force?" his smile grew with the anger he was creating in him. "Or your claws? Come save the children Inu Yasha!" Naraku stroked the baby's hair as no one made a move, but you could sense the murderous feeling they all felt for him. Then Naraku laughed, "Kukukukuku, I guess you are smarter then you look." He pinched the baby and it whimpered in pain.
"Stop!" Kagome shouted.
"What do you want, Naraku?" Inu Yasha asked.
"I'd be happy to release each and every one of these dear, sweet children." He said. "Just hand over the jewel of four souls to me."
The parents looked around, wondering who had the jewel, then Kagome stepped forward quickly and cried, "We can't!"
Naraku glared at her from behind the baboon hood. He drew the tetsusagia dagger and it cried a high pitched ringing sound that echoed. He put the cold flat side of the knife against the side of Inu Otoko's neck. The baby squirmed in discomfort.
Kagome gripped Inu Yasha's sleeve and he took a step back. Naraku looked at them seriously, "Care to explain?"
Inu Yasha looked directly at Inu Onna and said, "We used it seven years ago." He paused then said, "Inu Onna, before you were born, we went to Kagome's time and she got an Ul-ul-"
"Ultrasound." Kagome whispered.
"Yeah, ultrasound." Inu Yasha said. "You were to be one of three," he held up the amount of fingers. "three fraternal triplets. But during your birth, something went wrong and the first two children came out stillborn, it looked like you weren't going to make it either. Then Kagome made herself swallow the jewel and you were born alive and healthy."
Inu Onna looked at her parents emotional expressions then looked away in shock, "I can't believe it!"
"It's true." Kagome said.
Then Inu Onna looked back at them in creeped out disgust, "I was born in a LITTER?!"
Everyone facefaulted except Naraku who didn't look pleased. Those who were tied to posts bowed their head.
But Inu Onna was really thinking about this. Her parents used this "Jewel of Four Souls"-which must have been pretty important-to save her life. It kind of sounded like they liked her! Or maybe even loved her! She smiled to herself. Maybe they loved her as much as they loved her brother, so what if he was a noisy baby. When he grew up, she could just knock him around some and keep him in line. Her parents could praise her for looking after him and stuff like that, right? The possibilities were almost fun. Teaching her brother to hunt, teaching him to fight, playing witches with him-the safe version.
The tetsusaiga dagger flashed.
"Wrong answer!" Naraku suddenly said taking Inu Onna out of her happy little thoughts. He started to turn the knife toward her brother's skin.
"No!" Inu Yasha charged him. Then he halted as an arrow came wizzing past, bearly missing him by inches. He looked at the source of the recent arrow and gasped, "Kikyo?!"
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Questions? Comments? Reviews are open for it. *Hides flame master 4000 behind her back.* ^_^ Me? Hurt flamers? NAAAHHH!!! What do you think, do you think I would hunt them down, set my flamebox on preheat then make you into Crustables? NAAAAHHHH!!!!! ^_^