~*To love is to be able to let go*~
Chapter 4
"Sango, now!" Inuyasha yelled. They were on another journey to find the Shikon no tama shard. Kikyo had sensed a shard in the Southern Lands so they had all left the Musashi Domain to look for it. On their way however they were attacked by a youkai. It was a giant blob of a monster which absorbs very thing it touches. It had already absorbed Kikyo's bow and arrows rendering her helpless in this battle. Inuyasha had told her to go stay behind Sango and Miroku so that they can protect her. The only problem was that Sango and Miroku kept on moving away from her and protecting Shippo only instead. Miroku had lost his use of the kazaana because of the poisonous bees that were around. So it had come down to Inuyasha and Sango being the only people that were able to fight sufficiently.
"Why don't you just use Kaze no Kizu to kill the youkai Inuyasha?" Miroku asked from his position where he was fighting of the poisonous bees and protecting Shippo.
"I told you before you moron that there was a kid absorbed by that … thing… and I know that he's not dead yet. If I used Kaze no Kizu I will kill the brat as well!" Inuyasha yelled back as he dodged another one of its attempts to absorb him as well. Sango's hirakotsu swung and cut the tentacles that were attacking Inuyasha from the back while his guard was a bit down. She watched it twitch when it fell on the ground then remained still as if it was dead.
"Inuyasha if you could some how hold the youkai still I will cut it in half so that it will die already!" Sango yelled as she swiped the bees away from her.
"Are you nuts? Did I not just say that there is a little brat here that's still alive in this thing! You might cut him as well!" Inuyasha yelled back.
"Geez Inuyasha we have to kill this thing somehow! This is a chance that we have to take!" Sango screamed back in frustration that Inuyasha was being so difficult. He was never like this before but now… he has changed. Inuyasha grumbled not wanting to kill children who are not meant to be here. Kagome was always soft to children and she adored them, he doesn't want to hurt something that she likes….not to mention that he wouldn't mind having some children himself. Although now it's practically impossible for him at the rate that he's going with the person that he loves. Managing to stab tetsusaiga into where he thought was the demon's head he held it up so that Sango would be able to have a swift cut across its midsection.
With one swing she managed to cut it in half. They watched as it fell on the ground twitching. It twitched again. They sighed in relief when it finally stopped moving and Inuyasha went over there and made a small cut approximately where the kid was absorbed earlier in the battle. The cut revealed an unconscious demon. It was a boy around the age of 6 who look like a human only the big give away was the wings in its back like a bird. Inuyasha picked up the unconscious child and brought him to where the others were.
"Inuyasha is he…alive?" Shippo asked as Inuyasha approached them.
"Do you really have to take that dirty little possibly dead brat other here? He stinks of the blood that blob had!" Kikyo said in disgust. By now everyone had learned to just ignore what ever Kikyo said when things like this happen. She complains about everything. She even complained about the only food that Inuyasha so generous hunted for them. The best place in the area for them to sleep, everything were just not her standards.
"He's not dead Kikyo. Who has the best sense of smell here? Me or you? Do you not think that I will have the worst end of it because I am holding him right now?" Inuyasha retorted. It had been a week since he last saw Kagome. 3 weeks since she left them and all the times that she complained and sat him looks like heaven for him right now compared to Kikyo. The kid in his arms was hardly breathing because of the blocked airways so he started to thump the kid on his back.
"Shut up Inuyasha! I don't …" Kikyo said before she was interrupted by the child in Inuyasha's arms which was now having a coughing fit. Inuyasha automatically brought up his hand and stroked the child's back as if he has always done it before. Everyone else was eyes wide and jaws where dropping. To say that they were shocked was the biggest understatement of the year. They never imagined Inuyasha being able to slightly look like a father.
Since each one of them were stunned by Inuyasha's actions they did not notice the youkai that they thought was dead was reforming itself again. The child in Inuyasha's arms opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was a tentacle that was coming straight at him at a very fast speed. He let out a scream before back to a comatose state, which made everyone to turn around and look at what he was screaming about. Sango and Inuyasha tensed knowing that they would not be able to get it away without a person getting fatally injured. Shippo leaped on to Miroku's shoulder and Kikyo ducked behind Miroku using him as a shield as they embraced themselves for the impacted. The only thing was that it never came.
There stood Kagome floating in the sky with a bow and an arrow in her hands. Her white coat and hair was swaying gently with the wind. Looking down at where to monster was there was nothing there but dust as Kagome had purified it with her arrows. Descending gently to the ground Kagome walked over to the pile of dust to pick up the Shikon no tama shard she then turned around to give them her dazzling smile.
"That… that demon had a shard?! Kikyo, why didn't you tell me?!" Inuyasha asked in outrage.
"I don't need to report to you if I see it or not! Plus you never asked!" Kikyo replied. If she was truthful she would've said that she didn't see it in the first place but seeing that she's not … she lied.
"Kag-chan you got the shard right?" Midoriko said from the jewel.
"Hai Mi-chan I got the shard what…."
"Oh my god! Is that who I think I see?? Kagome go and get the kid in Inuyasha's arms so that I could sense him better after all it has been a while." Midoriko told Kagome in a very squeaky voice. Kagome walked up to Inuyasha and carefully took the wounded child in her own arms ignoring the looks that she was receiving from her friends.
"Oh my god it is him! Kagome you got to save him! He is dieing because his airway is stuffed up with this stinky stuff and since he is in a coma he can't force himself to breathe!" Midoriko said panicking. Kagome watched as the child started turning paler as seconds went by so she took of her coat and laid it flat on the ground before she place the kid on top of it. The Miroku moved forward to help her only to be blocked by the barrier that Kagome put up unconsciously.
Oh, blessed and humble hand of God,
Life and breath of Mother Earth,
Come before me and show great compassion
And deliver us
Recovery!
Color started returning to the child's face after Kagome cast the spell. The others watched dumb found as they never seen Kagome use her miko powers before. Kagome stood up slowly, tired from her over use of miko power. The spell recovery itself is very hard to master it and to perform it perfectly with no mistake usually takes out all the priestess power. That's if you're powerful but if you are an average priestess you would've died in the first few lines for not having enough power to control the spell.
"Kagome-chan are you okay? Do you need some help?" Sango asked
"I'm fine Sango-chan. He's going to be fine too. He only needs…." Kagome said before she was interrupted by a loud screech in there air. Turning around she saw harpies heading straight towards them. She watched in slow motion as Sango, Miroku and Shippo ducked for cover while Inuyasha was standing next to Kikyo. She watched as it approached her and seeing she was in a weakened state she couldn't do anything since it was too late to duck.
Inuyasha watched in horror as harpies went flying for both Kikyo and Kagome in the same time. He didn't know what to do. If he saves Kikyo then Kagome will die. But if he saves Kagome, Kikyo will kill her with the spell she got. Chucking all consequences out the door, Inuyasha followed his heart and took the harpy's blow for Kagome. Kagome's eyes widened in horror as the harpy's claws scraped along Inuyasha's back. Inuyasha's face was marred with pain as it cut through his flesh.
"Inuyasha….INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed in horror. Sango, Miroku and Shippo watched shocked that Inuyasha has chosen to protect Kagome over Kikyo. Kikyo was able to dodge the harpy at the last minute and is now fuming at the fact that Inuyasha has chosen her copy over her.
"Shhh… shhh I'm okay Kagome…" Inuyasha managed out just before he started coughing blood to the side.
"No you're not! Inuyasha stop being so stupid! You're wounded…" Kagome whispered loudly. By now Kagome had tears falling down her face while holding Inuyasha up with her arms.
"I'm sorry Kagome…"
The child woke up to find the demon and the lady that saved him in each other's arms while the man was wounded. Looking up he saw that harpies where attacking this group of travelers that saved him from that blob of a youkai. Standing up and dusting the dirt of his pants, he let out a screech that made every one to stop all their movements and turned towards him.
One by one the harpies stopped their attacks and did a bow while still flying in the sky.
"These people are not the ones that kidnapped me. The youkai that kidnapped me is now on the ground where that pile of dust is. These people are the ones that saved me. The silver haired youkai is the one that got me free from it and His Lady was the woman that healed me. You will not treat them with such disrespect. You went as far as seriously injuring my savior. We will take them back to our castle and we will treat them like they should be… as honored guests! I the Prince of the Southern Lands, Minami Kazuaki (last name first) command you.
A/N; wah! I thank all of you that review my story! I must say u made me very happy that's why my update was so quick. I made myself to study for my exams and during my short breaks I wrote the fic. But the tests begins next week so I can't do it no more coz I really need to study some more. Sorry if its short or if its not good… I did write it while my brain was getting fried by all the work… oh and the spell… I stole it of slayers..=D so I dun own it
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