Chapter 5: Uneasy Task
"YOU CREEP!"
"Keep shouting, Kagome," Miroku whispered.
"LET ME GO! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?"
"It would be wise to let me go now," Jakken scoffed.
"We're not that stupid," Inuyasha mumbled. "You're staying with us until we find Kagome."
"Oh, and what do you suppose you'll do once you get there?"
The three seemed to all glare daggers at the small toad.
The truth was.. none of them knew.
Miroku bit his lip, as he hurried along, trying not to walk too slowly or too quickly. There was so much time to waste, and so much time he couldn't afford to lose.
They had to save Kagome. She was in danger with Sesshomaru holding her captive, doing who-knows-what to her. Yet they still had to think of a plan. This was Sesshomaru who they were dealing with, and even though it gave no hope to think of it, Sesshomaru definitely wasn't lacking intelligence.
Sesshomaru knew his brother more than any of them, and could most likely predict what Inuyasha was prepared to do.
Unlike the rest of them.
Miroku felt a nagging guilt in his heart, as though he had been the sole cause that Sesshomaru dragged Kagome off. But against an opponent like that, he had no chance.
The party stopped right before the dreary-looking entrance to a huge cave. Old green vines were draped over the entrance, which was at least twelve feet higher and longer than Miroku. The air was much thicker in the area, and almost swamp-like.
Anyone, monk, demon, human, could tell that this was NOT a good place.
A shrill scream erupted from the cave. It came through like a slap in the face to them all, just in case they ever forgot that Kagome was still in there.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!"
The party stood still, frozen by some force of sudden fear.
"INUYASHA!"
"Let's go," Inuyasha commanded.
With determined looks on their faces, all of them stepped in. Even the small kitsune trailed behind them, looking around fearfully.
After a few moments of silence, with their eyes adjusting to the sudden darkness of the cave, a voice emerged.
"Inuyasha."
"Sesshomaru," Inuyasha grumbled furtively.
"Inuyasha, Miroku! You came!"
Miroku's face lit up at the sound of Kagome's overjoyed voice.
"Shut up, girl," Sesshomaru demanded.
Despite the fact that they could only distinguish faint figures in the darkness, they could almost all sense each other's anxiety.
"Brought your toad," Inuyasha spat, holding Jakken a little higher.
"Let him go," Sesshomaru demanded, in a calm tone.
How the hell could he be so calm?
Miroku hated it. Sesshomaru's smooth voice was almost unbearable, just like a trigger to get Miroku to use the wind tunnel on Sesshomaru. But he had to restrain himself. If he used it now, it would surely get Kagome, too.
"Why would I want to do that?"
"Because I demanded it. Now let him go before I hurt this pitiful mortal you seem so attracted to."
Oh, no.
"Shut the HELL up, Sesshomaru."
A haughty chuckle emerged from the other side of the cave.
"You even get defensive about the girl. Inuyasha, there's no use in denying it."
"What the hell is wrong with you, Sesshomaru? I don't like the girl, just let it go."
"This is your fault Inuyasha--"
A slow movement caught Miroku's eye. He saw Kagome's form slowly creep forward, her body close to the ground.
"--you've too much pride to even admit your longing for the girl. Pitiful."
"So now we're talking about PRIDE? You've got the biggest ego I know!"
"Is that so, brother, when I don't drag around an entire group with me?"
Come on, Kagome.
Kagome continued moving forward, very slightly and carefully, doing her best to not be spotted by Sesshomaru.
"You've got Jakken, your oh-so-loyal servant!"
Dammit. Forgot about him.
Kagome didn't seem to take heed of Inuyasha's words as she still crept forward at the same pace she had been.
"Ah, yes, getting back to that business, I believe I told you to let him go."
Kagome was getting extremely close to Miroku, doing her best to still stay hidden. Miroku kept his gaze right on Sesshomaru, although, so he would not cause any suspicion as Kagome kept crawling closer.
"Lord Sesshomaru!"
"Yes, Jakken, he'll let you go."
"I NEVER said that," Inuyasha continued.
"No, Lord Sesshomaru!"
"Patience, Jakken."
"But the--"
"Shut the HELL up, stupid toad."
Oh shit. He saw Kagome, didn't he?
Come on, Kagome.
"The GIRL, Lord Sesshomaru, she's getting away!"
Sesshomaru's eyes flicked to the area of Kagome and Miroku.
Kagome had just reached Miroku's side, and he held out his hand to Kagome.
"RUN!" Inuyasha shouted, reaching for the Tetsusaiga, carelessly letting Jakken go.
Kagome gripped Miroku's hand tightly and heaved herself up as quickly as she could, with a small, almost silent cry.
She was hurt.
Miroku could feel the blood on his palm. Nevertheless, he took off, noticing Shippou dashing behind them.
Inuyasha charged for Sesshomaru, meanwhile, lashing the sword this way and that, frantically trying to block Sesshomaru from seeing anything of their escape route.
Dodging Inuyasha's attacks, quite easily, Sesshomaru received very little injuries, and he very well knew that Miroku and Kagome were heading out of the cave.
"You honestly think that they're going to escape that easily?" Jakken sneered.
Inuyasha paid no attention to Jakken, but only continued his attacks to Sesshomaru.
Further ahead, Miroku and Kagome had escaped into the forest once again, but all was not good.
A wall of bodies formed in front of them, each person staring at them with a completely blank gaze. They all seemed to be pacing themselves to attack.
Kagome let out another scream. Miroku let out a sharp gasp, but kept his thoughts straight. He couldn't panic, and he couldn't let Kagome panic even more. Not now.
Staring ahead, Miroku whispered a phrase in Kagome's ear, feigning a sudden calmness. "It's alright, we'll be fine."
Inuyasha quickly ceased his attacks on Sesshomaru and sped back out to the forest.
"What the HELL?"
"I had caught word that the priestess, Kikyo, was brought back to life not too long ago," Sesshomaru began. "Another mortal that you were attracted to, of course. Those.. mortals.. standing before you, they're just the same."
Oh shit.
"I WILL have the Tetsusaiga."
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I finally updated again! XD Sorry it's been taking me so long. Now it's getting even closer to the end of the school year for me, and my teachers are being sadistic Nazis, so it's taking me longer to update. As usual, I'll get the next chapter up ASAP!
Oh! And I've finally gotten the Miroku/Kagome fanlisting/shrine up! :D Go visit, go join, contribute stuff! ((www.riddikulus.net/completely) )
And to the last chapter's reviewers:
Shinoku, O2 - Thanks much! :D
Sandra - *Gasps!* Glad you like the story! And I must mention I LOVE your M/K fics! :DD
Draco MalfoyGirl 16 - LOL! I really don't like Jakken either. o.x;
ginagurl1234 - Thank you! :DD
Zev - Thanks so much, hope you like the shrine, too! :D And you should write your M/K fic, we need more out there! :D
Kagura - Oo, thank you! :D
Jennifer Lusk, FluffyWolfy, kookey, Murr - Thank you, and here's the new chapter for you all, hope you liked it. ^.^
yuki-san - *Backs away.* ..you.. don't.. mean that, right? XD New chapter's up.. so.. no world of pain now, right? *Continued backing away.*
Thanks, everyone! :D
"YOU CREEP!"
"Keep shouting, Kagome," Miroku whispered.
"LET ME GO! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?"
"It would be wise to let me go now," Jakken scoffed.
"We're not that stupid," Inuyasha mumbled. "You're staying with us until we find Kagome."
"Oh, and what do you suppose you'll do once you get there?"
The three seemed to all glare daggers at the small toad.
The truth was.. none of them knew.
Miroku bit his lip, as he hurried along, trying not to walk too slowly or too quickly. There was so much time to waste, and so much time he couldn't afford to lose.
They had to save Kagome. She was in danger with Sesshomaru holding her captive, doing who-knows-what to her. Yet they still had to think of a plan. This was Sesshomaru who they were dealing with, and even though it gave no hope to think of it, Sesshomaru definitely wasn't lacking intelligence.
Sesshomaru knew his brother more than any of them, and could most likely predict what Inuyasha was prepared to do.
Unlike the rest of them.
Miroku felt a nagging guilt in his heart, as though he had been the sole cause that Sesshomaru dragged Kagome off. But against an opponent like that, he had no chance.
The party stopped right before the dreary-looking entrance to a huge cave. Old green vines were draped over the entrance, which was at least twelve feet higher and longer than Miroku. The air was much thicker in the area, and almost swamp-like.
Anyone, monk, demon, human, could tell that this was NOT a good place.
A shrill scream erupted from the cave. It came through like a slap in the face to them all, just in case they ever forgot that Kagome was still in there.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!"
The party stood still, frozen by some force of sudden fear.
"INUYASHA!"
"Let's go," Inuyasha commanded.
With determined looks on their faces, all of them stepped in. Even the small kitsune trailed behind them, looking around fearfully.
After a few moments of silence, with their eyes adjusting to the sudden darkness of the cave, a voice emerged.
"Inuyasha."
"Sesshomaru," Inuyasha grumbled furtively.
"Inuyasha, Miroku! You came!"
Miroku's face lit up at the sound of Kagome's overjoyed voice.
"Shut up, girl," Sesshomaru demanded.
Despite the fact that they could only distinguish faint figures in the darkness, they could almost all sense each other's anxiety.
"Brought your toad," Inuyasha spat, holding Jakken a little higher.
"Let him go," Sesshomaru demanded, in a calm tone.
How the hell could he be so calm?
Miroku hated it. Sesshomaru's smooth voice was almost unbearable, just like a trigger to get Miroku to use the wind tunnel on Sesshomaru. But he had to restrain himself. If he used it now, it would surely get Kagome, too.
"Why would I want to do that?"
"Because I demanded it. Now let him go before I hurt this pitiful mortal you seem so attracted to."
Oh, no.
"Shut the HELL up, Sesshomaru."
A haughty chuckle emerged from the other side of the cave.
"You even get defensive about the girl. Inuyasha, there's no use in denying it."
"What the hell is wrong with you, Sesshomaru? I don't like the girl, just let it go."
"This is your fault Inuyasha--"
A slow movement caught Miroku's eye. He saw Kagome's form slowly creep forward, her body close to the ground.
"--you've too much pride to even admit your longing for the girl. Pitiful."
"So now we're talking about PRIDE? You've got the biggest ego I know!"
"Is that so, brother, when I don't drag around an entire group with me?"
Come on, Kagome.
Kagome continued moving forward, very slightly and carefully, doing her best to not be spotted by Sesshomaru.
"You've got Jakken, your oh-so-loyal servant!"
Dammit. Forgot about him.
Kagome didn't seem to take heed of Inuyasha's words as she still crept forward at the same pace she had been.
"Ah, yes, getting back to that business, I believe I told you to let him go."
Kagome was getting extremely close to Miroku, doing her best to still stay hidden. Miroku kept his gaze right on Sesshomaru, although, so he would not cause any suspicion as Kagome kept crawling closer.
"Lord Sesshomaru!"
"Yes, Jakken, he'll let you go."
"I NEVER said that," Inuyasha continued.
"No, Lord Sesshomaru!"
"Patience, Jakken."
"But the--"
"Shut the HELL up, stupid toad."
Oh shit. He saw Kagome, didn't he?
Come on, Kagome.
"The GIRL, Lord Sesshomaru, she's getting away!"
Sesshomaru's eyes flicked to the area of Kagome and Miroku.
Kagome had just reached Miroku's side, and he held out his hand to Kagome.
"RUN!" Inuyasha shouted, reaching for the Tetsusaiga, carelessly letting Jakken go.
Kagome gripped Miroku's hand tightly and heaved herself up as quickly as she could, with a small, almost silent cry.
She was hurt.
Miroku could feel the blood on his palm. Nevertheless, he took off, noticing Shippou dashing behind them.
Inuyasha charged for Sesshomaru, meanwhile, lashing the sword this way and that, frantically trying to block Sesshomaru from seeing anything of their escape route.
Dodging Inuyasha's attacks, quite easily, Sesshomaru received very little injuries, and he very well knew that Miroku and Kagome were heading out of the cave.
"You honestly think that they're going to escape that easily?" Jakken sneered.
Inuyasha paid no attention to Jakken, but only continued his attacks to Sesshomaru.
Further ahead, Miroku and Kagome had escaped into the forest once again, but all was not good.
A wall of bodies formed in front of them, each person staring at them with a completely blank gaze. They all seemed to be pacing themselves to attack.
Kagome let out another scream. Miroku let out a sharp gasp, but kept his thoughts straight. He couldn't panic, and he couldn't let Kagome panic even more. Not now.
Staring ahead, Miroku whispered a phrase in Kagome's ear, feigning a sudden calmness. "It's alright, we'll be fine."
Inuyasha quickly ceased his attacks on Sesshomaru and sped back out to the forest.
"What the HELL?"
"I had caught word that the priestess, Kikyo, was brought back to life not too long ago," Sesshomaru began. "Another mortal that you were attracted to, of course. Those.. mortals.. standing before you, they're just the same."
Oh shit.
"I WILL have the Tetsusaiga."
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I finally updated again! XD Sorry it's been taking me so long. Now it's getting even closer to the end of the school year for me, and my teachers are being sadistic Nazis, so it's taking me longer to update. As usual, I'll get the next chapter up ASAP!
Oh! And I've finally gotten the Miroku/Kagome fanlisting/shrine up! :D Go visit, go join, contribute stuff! ((www.riddikulus.net/completely) )
And to the last chapter's reviewers:
Shinoku, O2 - Thanks much! :D
Sandra - *Gasps!* Glad you like the story! And I must mention I LOVE your M/K fics! :DD
Draco MalfoyGirl 16 - LOL! I really don't like Jakken either. o.x;
ginagurl1234 - Thank you! :DD
Zev - Thanks so much, hope you like the shrine, too! :D And you should write your M/K fic, we need more out there! :D
Kagura - Oo, thank you! :D
Jennifer Lusk, FluffyWolfy, kookey, Murr - Thank you, and here's the new chapter for you all, hope you liked it. ^.^
yuki-san - *Backs away.* ..you.. don't.. mean that, right? XD New chapter's up.. so.. no world of pain now, right? *Continued backing away.*
Thanks, everyone! :D