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Goodbye Brother…

Chapter 8: "Get out of Here!"

          Miroku and Sango were both running forward now, as quietly as they could. InuYasha remained on Kirara, being unable to walk himself. They could see the cave ahead, and the hanyou could smell the awful scent of Sesshomaru mixed with the smell of Kagome. His grip tightened on the cat demon's fur, causing her to make a sort of growl-mewing sound. "Sorry, Kirara," He mumbled.

            "I think I can see him. He's on the side there, and I think that Kagome's in the back," Sango pointed out to Miroku in a voice barely audible. They were crouched behind the bushed near the mouth of the cave. Kirara and InuYasha joined them a second later.

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            Kagome watched as Sesshomaru's mouth curved into a deadly smile. He glanced at her, and then to the mouth of the cave. They were here, and he had heard them. Her back was pressed firmly to the cold wall of the cave. It gave her a small sense of security that her back was not vulnerable.

            The youkai lord faced her; the wicked smile deepening on his mouth, as well as touching to his eyes. He was ready to kill.

            Kagome made a faint squeaking sound, trying to warn the others that Sesshomaru knew of their presence. She knew that it was all in vain when the youkai reached over and grabbed her by the back of the shirt, yanking her upwards. Her feet left the ground, and she was simply dangling in his grasp.

            "Soon," She could feel his breath on her face as he spoke in a low, mocking tone to her, "Soon I will kill you in front of the one creature that loves you." He brought his clawed hand to her face, and reveled in pleasure when he saw her flinch. He stroked her soft cheek with a claw. Then, without warning, he dropped her to the ground.

            The land knocked the wind out of Kagome. She didn't know what else to do now, but tell them to leave. "Run! Get out of here!" She called to the mouth of the cave. She felt a clawed hand strike her face, and she fell backward onto the cool, rough ground of the cave.

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            "She's still alive!" InuYasha whispered almost joyfully. Then the rescue party all exchanged glances. It was all that they needed.

They had to save Kagome.

            All at once, they burst out of the bushes and revealed themselves to the creature in the cave. They watched as Sesshomaru stepped coolly out of the shadows, with a strange grin on his face.

            "Finally come to retrieve the useless girl, have you now, dear brother?" He stared at them through yellow eyes, "Well, I have a bit of a surprise for you."

            He turned and grabbed Kagome by the hair, and yanked her to the ground in front of him. InuYasha gave out a short gasp as he looked upon the object of his vowed protection. There were tears streaming down her face, her clothes were disheveled, and her hair was in a mess.

But she was still beautiful.

            Sesshomaru, after letting them get a good eyeful of their former companion, picked her up. Sango readied her boomerang, but the youkai lord's gaze fell upon her.

            "Do anything, and her death will come more quickly," He stated to the exterminator. She kept her weapon up, but made not move to use it. Her eyes held nothing but disbelief and anger, as did all the others'.

            Sesshomaru moved the almost limp Kagome into a position where she was baring her throat to him. The youkai took one last glance upward, and then slashed his claw downward.

            "NO!" InuYasha yelled, and jumped off of Kirara's back. Sesshomaru ignored him, concentrating on hitting the jugular. But suddenly, there was a sharp pain in his left eye, and he couldn't see.

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Kagome had seen her last moments coming, and could think of nothing else but InuYasha. She felt the small stone that she had concealed in her hand earlier, and frantically began to think of something to do with it.

            When she saw the claw come down upon her, she threw the stone with desperate exasperation, and hoped that it would stop the youkai lord somehow.

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            InuYasha watched in horror as Kagome was about to be killed. Then, Sesshomaru had stopped. Something was going on, but it was all happening so fast, the hanyou couldn't figure out exactly what was going on. All her knew was that Kagome was still in danger.