A/N:
'Lo min'na! Sorry for the slight *cough* delay for putting this chap out. My Keyboard messed up and I got back from MetroCon. Which I have to say was a pretty decent Con considering it's first year and all. Yup! Got lots of stuff, and signatures from the crew of Full Metal Panic, that's cool =P I'm going to try my hardest to finished this chap in one and a half days! No braking! Well. . .maybe for food and *other* stuff, heh heh. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Lots of fighting ahead. Oi, I read my own work *looks lethargic. Well, enough of me, on to the cool punch, block, kick, stab, slice, etc. . .action! heh! Sayonara!
Enjoy the fic and "*" are used for thoughts like *I wonder if we have any doughnuts left. . .* and "-" are used for italics such as -stupid-, -annoying- brother. . .
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Protecting Rin Part VI
*"Be careful Yurai-sama, Sesshoumaru-sama!!!" Rin yelled before scurrying out of the room. When she closed the door Yurai and Sesshoumaru, drawing out their swords simultaneously, prepared for the bloody battle to ensue.*
Sesshoumaru stood before Naraku, glaring at him, and spoke. "The day I let you touch -anything- that belongs to me, is the day your life ends. . .". At the memory of Naraku kidnapping Rin before fueled the fire of Sesshoumaru's hatred for the lowly Hanyou. Turning his gaze to Yurai, he said "I will let you fight, just stay out of my way. . .if you don't want to end up like him". Returning his view to Naraku, Sesshoumaru took up a fighting stance, ready to impale Naraku with his sword.
Noticing that the fight was about to commence and taking heed to what Sesshoumaru said, Yurai also got into a fighting stance. His sword grasped in his hands off to the side of his body, his feet slightly spread, and a placid look set on his face. He knew he wasn't going to be of much help, and he also didn't know much about this Naraku, but Yurai believed he could come in handy in a time of need. Not that 'The Great Lord of the Western Lands' would need any aid.
Yurai was brought quickly from his thoughts as he saw fast movement to his right. Sesshoumaru had already sped forward into attack, leaving a white streak behind him from his great speed. Yurai watched in 'Awe' at the fast pace which Sesshoumaru took. His moves were so fluid and swift that it reminded Yurai of dancing. He saw how Sesshoumaru brought his sword down above his foe's head but Naraku seemingly vanished only to reappear a few feet behind Sesshoumaru. Taking this as a time to move, Yurai sprung forward. Naraku not even expecting the other member to fight; got a nice little hole in his lower right side, where fumes burst forth mere seconds after the blow had been administered . Yurai jumped backwards, after getting sprayed in the face by the noxious vapors, he wiped his face furiously trying to get the stinging of his eyes to stop.
Sesshoumaru stopped fighting long enough to scoff at the lower class Youkai. "You can't attack him from close range without getting his disgusting vapors all over you.". Yurai was surprised that Sesshoumaru would give him advice for fighting and nodded his head in acknowledgment.
Naraku saw his time to strike, whilst Sesshoumaru spoke, and brought forth one of the many spear- like tentacles and attempted to thrust it at Sesshoumaru. Seeing the assault, Yurai pulled a small knife from his sash and threw it towards Naraku's head. Sensing this, Naraku dodged the thrown knife but was unable to make his attack. Sesshoumaru took the lead and ran right past Naraku, ripping off his arm in the process. Seemingly unfazed by the loss of his appendage, Naraku decided to talk. "Two against one isn't very fair. . .now is it" he trailed off before continuing. "I suppose. . .I could make it more even. . .".
Curious to what he meant, Sesshoumaru and Yurai stood silent. They watched on as Naraku's body was having something grow into an exact replica of himself attached to his side and after a few moments it detached itself from the original. The replicas made more replicas until there were exactly seven Naraku's standing in front of two interested Youkai.
"Fascinating trick. . ." said Yurai quietly. "You take three Yurai; this should prove to be rather interesting. . ." proclaimed Sesshoumaru. Nodding slightly, Yurai moved to the right while Sesshoumaru moved to the left.
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Sesshoumaru, poison talons set, took two forceful swings. Taking out the first of four copies by slicing it in the abdomen and severing its head. It's body soon turned into a pile of rubble on the ground. Apparently these 'copies' are just ku-ugutsu/gollems. Not knowing who actually got the real Naraku, Sesshoumaru continued his onslaught of Gollems. Using his sword, Sesshoumaru spun around and thrust it down, cutting another 'Naraku' into two identical halves that fell to the ground. Apparently that wasn't the real Naraku either, leaving Sesshoumaru with two left, and Yurai with. . .Sesshoumaru peered to his right to see that Yurai had just taken one Gollem out by stabbing it through the head.
It was strange that the ku-ugutsu weren't putting up much of a fight. Actually. . .they weren't putting up any fight. *that's odd. . .* Sesshoumaru thought before slicing another Gollem in half, Yurai doing the same. *Two left. Which is the real one. . .I wonder.*
Yurai seemed to have noticed this as well and looked at Sesshoumaru to see if he had some sort of strategy for taking out the real Naraku. Sesshoumaru simply looked at him then began attacking the 'Naraku' before him. "I guess that's one way to figure out which is real. . ." Yurai whispered to himself and charged forward at his opponent.
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Rin had wandered the halls for a few minutes now and finally came to the door that led to room she was in earlier. She looked back down the hall from where she came and hoped that Sesshoumaru and Yurai were winning. Putting her hand on the door she slid it open and stepped into the room. Walking over to the table, she took an apple from the bowl placed there and then made her way to the large window. Looking up at the stars she began to chomp on the sour green apple. "Is he the same Naraku who controls Kohaku? I hope they beat him. . ." Rin said to herself before taking another bite.
Some time had passed since she finished her small snack and she was now sitting on the bed. She could hear the clanging of swords and the shuffle of feet. She soon got bored of staring at the surroundings and flopped down on her back, sinking into the comfy cloth covering the bed. Sighing she closed her eyes, she could see the light through her eyelids. But soon, the light began to fade. "Is it late already?" opening her eyes, Rin looked to the window. Rin gasped noticing the window was no longer there. It was dark, and all she could see was the bed she was sitting on, everything was black.
She went to get up when something moved in the dark, making a shuffling sound. "Who-who's there? Tell Rin who's there. . ." Rin shrunk back into the bed, pressing her back to the head board. It was too dark to see anything, and it was getting cold.
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Sesshoumaru sheathed his sword and decided to use his talons instead. Running forward, he grabbed the 'Naraku' by the head and easily removed it from its body. The head soon turned to rubble in his hand and the body did the same on the floor. With only one Naraku left, Yurai's opponent must be the real one.
Yurai held his sword off to the side while running towards his foe. Naraku didn't even bother to dodge, being skewered right through the middle. Yurai removed his sword and jumped back preparing to strike a second time.
Something had caught Sesshoumaru's attention. Naraku's body wasn't disbursing fumes.
Yurai flew forward and neatly removed Naraku's shoulders from his arms and chest. They fell upon the ground and shortly turned into rubble. "Is. . .is that it?" asked Yurai a little put off at how easily defeated Naraku was. "No. Naraku has fled. . ." Responded Sesshoumaru; malice was clearly in his voice.
They stood there a moment, pondering on what to do next. Until something broke the silence, a high pitched blood curdling scream. They didn't need to be told who it was and dashed out of the room, Yurai following Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru sniffed out Rin's scent and followed it to a wooden door. Stepping closer he could smell Naraku's poisons.
Sesshoumaru told Yurai to stay where he was and took out his sword. Slashing it once the door was broken open. It was strange, right where the door frame was seemed to be an invisible line between light and dark. Inside the room was pitch black, not letting any light in or any shadow out, like a wall between the two. Yurai watched as Sesshoumaru stepped into the room, disappearing within seconds. Taking out his sword Yurai followed. He only took a few steps before he bumped into something; Sesshoumaru; he apologized.
They stood still awhile before Sesshoumaru got impatient. He could tell that Rin was still in the room, and so was Naraku. *Trying to use one of his futile tricks* "Show your self Naraku. . .". The room became slightly lighter, you could make out the profile of objects now. Sesshoumaru could see Naraku and the small girl standing next to him, he was grasping her arm. "Did you have fun playing with my Gollems. . .?" asked a cocky Naraku. Sesshoumaru was about to attack when Naraku pulled Rin in front of him. This made Sesshoumaru growl slightly and narrow his now glowing red eyes. "What do we do now?" asked Yurai quietly. Sesshoumaru stayed silent.
Yurai didn't know what to do. Should he stand here and let Sesshoumaru handle the situation or should he take action and try and save Rin. A small sound caught his attention. It sounded like a rope tightening or being twisted. He turned his head downward and behind Sesshoumaru found a small piece of. . .it looked like a pale green piece of flesh. It disturbed Yurai that it was still moving. He took his sword walked behind Sesshoumaru and drove it down, pinning the fleshy matter to the ground.
Sesshoumaru turned his head to see what Yurai was doing. He saw that he had stabbed his sword into the ground. Well, through something then into the ground. Sesshoumaru recognized this piece of matter to be part of Naraku. He gave a quiet 'heh' and spoke, "Trying to use the same trick, Naraku?" Naraku glared at Sesshoumaru then to Yurai who had caught his little ruse. Yurai caught his glare and did the same right back at him.
While they were in their little 'glaring contest', Sesshoumaru saw this as an opportune time to get Rin away from Naraku. Using his god like speed and charged straight at Naraku.
Naraku, anticipating his attack, dodged right before Sesshoumaru's claws could slash his neck. The sudden jolt in movement made Rin scream extremely high pitched, which annoyed Naraku. He was about to smack her to make her quit her wailing when he felt a tug on his side. Looking to his left he noticed that he was in fact lacking his limb. He turned his head slightly more to the left to see Yurai had his arm, dangling it by pinching the pinky finger with his forefinger and thumb.
As if on cue, noxious vapors started to spray out of the newly torn whole on the side of his body. Too preoccupied by his the loss of his arm he couldn't stop Sesshoumaru from snatching the little girl from his remaining arm.
Sesshoumaru knew that Rin could possibly die from the fowl air that now encompassed the whole room so he covered her mouth and nose with his sleeve. He had to admit, the Hyo-Youkai wasn't that inferior after all. Noticing the fumes weren't going to disperse anytime soon he told Yurai that they should leave.
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Sesshoumaru and company were now standing outside of the fortress. Sesshoumaru saw that Rin was alright and sat her down on the ground. Rin took deep breaths, not having been able to breath while smothered by Sesshoumaru's sleeve, and got dizzy. Resulting with her falling on her back.
Yurai was about to say something when a buzzing sound came to his ears. It seemed to have caught Sesshoumaru's attention as well. They looked up to see that Naraku was fleeing again, with his Saimyoushou (Naraku's annoying poisonous bugs), in a dark cloud that resembled a small tornado. Before Naraku disappeared they could hear a faint whisper; "Things have yet to come. . .Sesshoumaru.".
Yurai was about to follow Naraku when an outstretched arm was placed in front of him. Confused he asked, "Don't you want to go after him?". "Sooner or later. . .Naraku will come back." Answered Sesshoumaru in a calm voice. Yurai nodded his head. "Well, I suppose. . .I should be going now. I have to find my brother." He walked over to the now sitting up Rin and said his good-bye's. He was about to turn and leave when he heard a sniffle and was suddenly stumbling forward. He turned around and saw that Rin was clinging to him. "But Yurai-sama!!! Rin doesn't want you to go!" said Rin. He turned around and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Rin, I know that you want me to stay but I can't. I've taken you away from your master and I've a brother I have to take care of. . ." Yurai said solemnly.
Rin stood there a minute, thinking of some sort of plan. When one popped into her head she decided to go through with it. "Demo Yurai-sama can visit, right?" she asked turning now to Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru stood there for a moment, pondering over the question, and nodded his head in agreement. Rin was so happy she ran over to Sesshoumaru and gave him a hug also. "Domo Arigato Sesshoumaru-sama!!!" said Rin happily.
Yurai, in a way shocked that Sesshoumaru would let him visit with Rin after what had happened, was greatly pleased. Bowing his head slightly he also gave thanks. "Arigato, Sesshoumaru-sama" (yes. That's right. Sama). Yurai found it appropriate to have high regards for Sesshoumaru now. Because after all that has a happened, he will still let him visit Rin. He saw that Sesshoumaru rose a quizzical brow before regaining his normal stoic look. "Lets go, Rin, Jaken is waiting for us to return" stated Sesshoumaru before starting to walk towards the woods. Before turning to join her guardian, Rin ran over to Yurai for one last hug. "Sayonara Yurai-sama! Rin will see you soon!" she yelled before running back to Sesshoumaru waving good-bye. "Sayonara Rin! I'll come visit soon!" hollered Yurai while returning the wave.
Yurai stood there and watched their backs retreat within the woods before he turned to go search for his brother. He was walking around the outside of the fortress when a familiar scent grabbed his attention. He walked over to a small bush and knelt down to it. He could see the small blueberries on the bush and twisted one off its stem. Wiping it off, he stuck in his mouth and savored the flavor that would always remind him of the cheerful little girl who showed him that not all humans are lowly beings and that blueberries are sweet. He took a few of the small berries and placed them in a satchel connected to his sash. He began walking along the high walls to the large building again. "Next time we meet, I will bring something new to show you too. . .".
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A day passed and, due to Sesshoumaru carrying Rin while traveling, they soon came upon the camp that they had left not to long ago. "Lord Sesshoumaru! You have returned! What might have caused you to be so long?" squawked the toad Youkai. Sesshoumaru set Rin down before having his foot contact with Jaken's head. It was mid-morning, and after having Rin rest a while, Sesshoumaru decided it was time to go back to the west. "Let's go!" he said. Hearing a "Hai!" from Rin and a mumble from Jaken, he began walking back to his territory. He has taken off quite a lot of time. Who knows what lowly Youkai wandered onto his land with out his permission.
Looking to his right he saw that Rin was walking next to him with a tired look on her face. He knew this little 'adventure' was a lot for a small human. "Rin" said Sesshoumaru. "Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama?" asked the small girl, curious to what he had to say. "We are going back to my territory. We are also going to be visiting my home." He stated. "Really Sesshoumaru- sama? Rin hasn't seen Sesshoumaru-sama's house before!" Rin chirped happily, a smile planted on her face. Sesshoumaru nodded slightly. Jaken, who was pulling Ah and Un along, decided to question him. "But m'Lord! We never go to your home. Why are we going now?". His answer was a look from Sesshoumaru that could freeze hell , which immediately shut the toad up.
-Owari-
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A/N:
Awww. . .Its over. Yes, yes. I know your probably mad at me. But listen! I'm making a sequel! Yes. Sequel! It might not be right away, but I am making one. Hint on Sequel:
The sequel won't be as 'fight' based as this one. It might even be humorous or even. . .romantic? *shrugs* who knows! Except me of course! It will take place at Sesshoumaru's mansion palace. It will more than likely be about Rin's stay there. And yes, Yurai will come in visit in the sequel, like he said he would. Oh! Yurai might even have a surprise for Rin! Wouldn't that be interesting? Well that's all for the 'Hinting' right now. Oh, before I forget. School is starting soon (ugh! High school. . .). well any way, when I do make a sequel, you can count on it not being updated fast. School work. Home work. Things. So yeah.
Back to A/N:
I really hope you enjoyed my fic. Thank you all so much for Reviewing! Makes me happ-eh! ^__^ . I guess my fic was shorter than some but , longer than some, ne? I hope you liked all my OC's and the fic its self. Its my first fic but I guess it turned out alright, huh? Yup! It took me a while, but I finished! Now I can go a read fanfics and get ideas and not have to bother w/ updating and what not! Thank you all again for reviewing and putting up with my slack, lazy butt self. Heh heh. If you need anything just e-mail me and I'll try and help out! See you soon!
*Sniffle* I don't wanna go! *sniffle sniffle* Hope you had fun! Man, my fingers hurt. . .*looks at twisted mangled fingers* oi!
SAYONARA!
-Animyth out!-
'Lo min'na! Sorry for the slight *cough* delay for putting this chap out. My Keyboard messed up and I got back from MetroCon. Which I have to say was a pretty decent Con considering it's first year and all. Yup! Got lots of stuff, and signatures from the crew of Full Metal Panic, that's cool =P I'm going to try my hardest to finished this chap in one and a half days! No braking! Well. . .maybe for food and *other* stuff, heh heh. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Lots of fighting ahead. Oi, I read my own work *looks lethargic. Well, enough of me, on to the cool punch, block, kick, stab, slice, etc. . .action! heh! Sayonara!
Enjoy the fic and "*" are used for thoughts like *I wonder if we have any doughnuts left. . .* and "-" are used for italics such as -stupid-, -annoying- brother. . .
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Protecting Rin Part VI
*"Be careful Yurai-sama, Sesshoumaru-sama!!!" Rin yelled before scurrying out of the room. When she closed the door Yurai and Sesshoumaru, drawing out their swords simultaneously, prepared for the bloody battle to ensue.*
Sesshoumaru stood before Naraku, glaring at him, and spoke. "The day I let you touch -anything- that belongs to me, is the day your life ends. . .". At the memory of Naraku kidnapping Rin before fueled the fire of Sesshoumaru's hatred for the lowly Hanyou. Turning his gaze to Yurai, he said "I will let you fight, just stay out of my way. . .if you don't want to end up like him". Returning his view to Naraku, Sesshoumaru took up a fighting stance, ready to impale Naraku with his sword.
Noticing that the fight was about to commence and taking heed to what Sesshoumaru said, Yurai also got into a fighting stance. His sword grasped in his hands off to the side of his body, his feet slightly spread, and a placid look set on his face. He knew he wasn't going to be of much help, and he also didn't know much about this Naraku, but Yurai believed he could come in handy in a time of need. Not that 'The Great Lord of the Western Lands' would need any aid.
Yurai was brought quickly from his thoughts as he saw fast movement to his right. Sesshoumaru had already sped forward into attack, leaving a white streak behind him from his great speed. Yurai watched in 'Awe' at the fast pace which Sesshoumaru took. His moves were so fluid and swift that it reminded Yurai of dancing. He saw how Sesshoumaru brought his sword down above his foe's head but Naraku seemingly vanished only to reappear a few feet behind Sesshoumaru. Taking this as a time to move, Yurai sprung forward. Naraku not even expecting the other member to fight; got a nice little hole in his lower right side, where fumes burst forth mere seconds after the blow had been administered . Yurai jumped backwards, after getting sprayed in the face by the noxious vapors, he wiped his face furiously trying to get the stinging of his eyes to stop.
Sesshoumaru stopped fighting long enough to scoff at the lower class Youkai. "You can't attack him from close range without getting his disgusting vapors all over you.". Yurai was surprised that Sesshoumaru would give him advice for fighting and nodded his head in acknowledgment.
Naraku saw his time to strike, whilst Sesshoumaru spoke, and brought forth one of the many spear- like tentacles and attempted to thrust it at Sesshoumaru. Seeing the assault, Yurai pulled a small knife from his sash and threw it towards Naraku's head. Sensing this, Naraku dodged the thrown knife but was unable to make his attack. Sesshoumaru took the lead and ran right past Naraku, ripping off his arm in the process. Seemingly unfazed by the loss of his appendage, Naraku decided to talk. "Two against one isn't very fair. . .now is it" he trailed off before continuing. "I suppose. . .I could make it more even. . .".
Curious to what he meant, Sesshoumaru and Yurai stood silent. They watched on as Naraku's body was having something grow into an exact replica of himself attached to his side and after a few moments it detached itself from the original. The replicas made more replicas until there were exactly seven Naraku's standing in front of two interested Youkai.
"Fascinating trick. . ." said Yurai quietly. "You take three Yurai; this should prove to be rather interesting. . ." proclaimed Sesshoumaru. Nodding slightly, Yurai moved to the right while Sesshoumaru moved to the left.
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Sesshoumaru, poison talons set, took two forceful swings. Taking out the first of four copies by slicing it in the abdomen and severing its head. It's body soon turned into a pile of rubble on the ground. Apparently these 'copies' are just ku-ugutsu/gollems. Not knowing who actually got the real Naraku, Sesshoumaru continued his onslaught of Gollems. Using his sword, Sesshoumaru spun around and thrust it down, cutting another 'Naraku' into two identical halves that fell to the ground. Apparently that wasn't the real Naraku either, leaving Sesshoumaru with two left, and Yurai with. . .Sesshoumaru peered to his right to see that Yurai had just taken one Gollem out by stabbing it through the head.
It was strange that the ku-ugutsu weren't putting up much of a fight. Actually. . .they weren't putting up any fight. *that's odd. . .* Sesshoumaru thought before slicing another Gollem in half, Yurai doing the same. *Two left. Which is the real one. . .I wonder.*
Yurai seemed to have noticed this as well and looked at Sesshoumaru to see if he had some sort of strategy for taking out the real Naraku. Sesshoumaru simply looked at him then began attacking the 'Naraku' before him. "I guess that's one way to figure out which is real. . ." Yurai whispered to himself and charged forward at his opponent.
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Rin had wandered the halls for a few minutes now and finally came to the door that led to room she was in earlier. She looked back down the hall from where she came and hoped that Sesshoumaru and Yurai were winning. Putting her hand on the door she slid it open and stepped into the room. Walking over to the table, she took an apple from the bowl placed there and then made her way to the large window. Looking up at the stars she began to chomp on the sour green apple. "Is he the same Naraku who controls Kohaku? I hope they beat him. . ." Rin said to herself before taking another bite.
Some time had passed since she finished her small snack and she was now sitting on the bed. She could hear the clanging of swords and the shuffle of feet. She soon got bored of staring at the surroundings and flopped down on her back, sinking into the comfy cloth covering the bed. Sighing she closed her eyes, she could see the light through her eyelids. But soon, the light began to fade. "Is it late already?" opening her eyes, Rin looked to the window. Rin gasped noticing the window was no longer there. It was dark, and all she could see was the bed she was sitting on, everything was black.
She went to get up when something moved in the dark, making a shuffling sound. "Who-who's there? Tell Rin who's there. . ." Rin shrunk back into the bed, pressing her back to the head board. It was too dark to see anything, and it was getting cold.
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Sesshoumaru sheathed his sword and decided to use his talons instead. Running forward, he grabbed the 'Naraku' by the head and easily removed it from its body. The head soon turned to rubble in his hand and the body did the same on the floor. With only one Naraku left, Yurai's opponent must be the real one.
Yurai held his sword off to the side while running towards his foe. Naraku didn't even bother to dodge, being skewered right through the middle. Yurai removed his sword and jumped back preparing to strike a second time.
Something had caught Sesshoumaru's attention. Naraku's body wasn't disbursing fumes.
Yurai flew forward and neatly removed Naraku's shoulders from his arms and chest. They fell upon the ground and shortly turned into rubble. "Is. . .is that it?" asked Yurai a little put off at how easily defeated Naraku was. "No. Naraku has fled. . ." Responded Sesshoumaru; malice was clearly in his voice.
They stood there a moment, pondering on what to do next. Until something broke the silence, a high pitched blood curdling scream. They didn't need to be told who it was and dashed out of the room, Yurai following Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru sniffed out Rin's scent and followed it to a wooden door. Stepping closer he could smell Naraku's poisons.
Sesshoumaru told Yurai to stay where he was and took out his sword. Slashing it once the door was broken open. It was strange, right where the door frame was seemed to be an invisible line between light and dark. Inside the room was pitch black, not letting any light in or any shadow out, like a wall between the two. Yurai watched as Sesshoumaru stepped into the room, disappearing within seconds. Taking out his sword Yurai followed. He only took a few steps before he bumped into something; Sesshoumaru; he apologized.
They stood still awhile before Sesshoumaru got impatient. He could tell that Rin was still in the room, and so was Naraku. *Trying to use one of his futile tricks* "Show your self Naraku. . .". The room became slightly lighter, you could make out the profile of objects now. Sesshoumaru could see Naraku and the small girl standing next to him, he was grasping her arm. "Did you have fun playing with my Gollems. . .?" asked a cocky Naraku. Sesshoumaru was about to attack when Naraku pulled Rin in front of him. This made Sesshoumaru growl slightly and narrow his now glowing red eyes. "What do we do now?" asked Yurai quietly. Sesshoumaru stayed silent.
Yurai didn't know what to do. Should he stand here and let Sesshoumaru handle the situation or should he take action and try and save Rin. A small sound caught his attention. It sounded like a rope tightening or being twisted. He turned his head downward and behind Sesshoumaru found a small piece of. . .it looked like a pale green piece of flesh. It disturbed Yurai that it was still moving. He took his sword walked behind Sesshoumaru and drove it down, pinning the fleshy matter to the ground.
Sesshoumaru turned his head to see what Yurai was doing. He saw that he had stabbed his sword into the ground. Well, through something then into the ground. Sesshoumaru recognized this piece of matter to be part of Naraku. He gave a quiet 'heh' and spoke, "Trying to use the same trick, Naraku?" Naraku glared at Sesshoumaru then to Yurai who had caught his little ruse. Yurai caught his glare and did the same right back at him.
While they were in their little 'glaring contest', Sesshoumaru saw this as an opportune time to get Rin away from Naraku. Using his god like speed and charged straight at Naraku.
Naraku, anticipating his attack, dodged right before Sesshoumaru's claws could slash his neck. The sudden jolt in movement made Rin scream extremely high pitched, which annoyed Naraku. He was about to smack her to make her quit her wailing when he felt a tug on his side. Looking to his left he noticed that he was in fact lacking his limb. He turned his head slightly more to the left to see Yurai had his arm, dangling it by pinching the pinky finger with his forefinger and thumb.
As if on cue, noxious vapors started to spray out of the newly torn whole on the side of his body. Too preoccupied by his the loss of his arm he couldn't stop Sesshoumaru from snatching the little girl from his remaining arm.
Sesshoumaru knew that Rin could possibly die from the fowl air that now encompassed the whole room so he covered her mouth and nose with his sleeve. He had to admit, the Hyo-Youkai wasn't that inferior after all. Noticing the fumes weren't going to disperse anytime soon he told Yurai that they should leave.
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Sesshoumaru and company were now standing outside of the fortress. Sesshoumaru saw that Rin was alright and sat her down on the ground. Rin took deep breaths, not having been able to breath while smothered by Sesshoumaru's sleeve, and got dizzy. Resulting with her falling on her back.
Yurai was about to say something when a buzzing sound came to his ears. It seemed to have caught Sesshoumaru's attention as well. They looked up to see that Naraku was fleeing again, with his Saimyoushou (Naraku's annoying poisonous bugs), in a dark cloud that resembled a small tornado. Before Naraku disappeared they could hear a faint whisper; "Things have yet to come. . .Sesshoumaru.".
Yurai was about to follow Naraku when an outstretched arm was placed in front of him. Confused he asked, "Don't you want to go after him?". "Sooner or later. . .Naraku will come back." Answered Sesshoumaru in a calm voice. Yurai nodded his head. "Well, I suppose. . .I should be going now. I have to find my brother." He walked over to the now sitting up Rin and said his good-bye's. He was about to turn and leave when he heard a sniffle and was suddenly stumbling forward. He turned around and saw that Rin was clinging to him. "But Yurai-sama!!! Rin doesn't want you to go!" said Rin. He turned around and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Rin, I know that you want me to stay but I can't. I've taken you away from your master and I've a brother I have to take care of. . ." Yurai said solemnly.
Rin stood there a minute, thinking of some sort of plan. When one popped into her head she decided to go through with it. "Demo Yurai-sama can visit, right?" she asked turning now to Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru stood there for a moment, pondering over the question, and nodded his head in agreement. Rin was so happy she ran over to Sesshoumaru and gave him a hug also. "Domo Arigato Sesshoumaru-sama!!!" said Rin happily.
Yurai, in a way shocked that Sesshoumaru would let him visit with Rin after what had happened, was greatly pleased. Bowing his head slightly he also gave thanks. "Arigato, Sesshoumaru-sama" (yes. That's right. Sama). Yurai found it appropriate to have high regards for Sesshoumaru now. Because after all that has a happened, he will still let him visit Rin. He saw that Sesshoumaru rose a quizzical brow before regaining his normal stoic look. "Lets go, Rin, Jaken is waiting for us to return" stated Sesshoumaru before starting to walk towards the woods. Before turning to join her guardian, Rin ran over to Yurai for one last hug. "Sayonara Yurai-sama! Rin will see you soon!" she yelled before running back to Sesshoumaru waving good-bye. "Sayonara Rin! I'll come visit soon!" hollered Yurai while returning the wave.
Yurai stood there and watched their backs retreat within the woods before he turned to go search for his brother. He was walking around the outside of the fortress when a familiar scent grabbed his attention. He walked over to a small bush and knelt down to it. He could see the small blueberries on the bush and twisted one off its stem. Wiping it off, he stuck in his mouth and savored the flavor that would always remind him of the cheerful little girl who showed him that not all humans are lowly beings and that blueberries are sweet. He took a few of the small berries and placed them in a satchel connected to his sash. He began walking along the high walls to the large building again. "Next time we meet, I will bring something new to show you too. . .".
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A day passed and, due to Sesshoumaru carrying Rin while traveling, they soon came upon the camp that they had left not to long ago. "Lord Sesshoumaru! You have returned! What might have caused you to be so long?" squawked the toad Youkai. Sesshoumaru set Rin down before having his foot contact with Jaken's head. It was mid-morning, and after having Rin rest a while, Sesshoumaru decided it was time to go back to the west. "Let's go!" he said. Hearing a "Hai!" from Rin and a mumble from Jaken, he began walking back to his territory. He has taken off quite a lot of time. Who knows what lowly Youkai wandered onto his land with out his permission.
Looking to his right he saw that Rin was walking next to him with a tired look on her face. He knew this little 'adventure' was a lot for a small human. "Rin" said Sesshoumaru. "Hai, Sesshoumaru-sama?" asked the small girl, curious to what he had to say. "We are going back to my territory. We are also going to be visiting my home." He stated. "Really Sesshoumaru- sama? Rin hasn't seen Sesshoumaru-sama's house before!" Rin chirped happily, a smile planted on her face. Sesshoumaru nodded slightly. Jaken, who was pulling Ah and Un along, decided to question him. "But m'Lord! We never go to your home. Why are we going now?". His answer was a look from Sesshoumaru that could freeze hell , which immediately shut the toad up.
-Owari-
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A/N:
Awww. . .Its over. Yes, yes. I know your probably mad at me. But listen! I'm making a sequel! Yes. Sequel! It might not be right away, but I am making one. Hint on Sequel:
The sequel won't be as 'fight' based as this one. It might even be humorous or even. . .romantic? *shrugs* who knows! Except me of course! It will take place at Sesshoumaru's mansion palace. It will more than likely be about Rin's stay there. And yes, Yurai will come in visit in the sequel, like he said he would. Oh! Yurai might even have a surprise for Rin! Wouldn't that be interesting? Well that's all for the 'Hinting' right now. Oh, before I forget. School is starting soon (ugh! High school. . .). well any way, when I do make a sequel, you can count on it not being updated fast. School work. Home work. Things. So yeah.
Back to A/N:
I really hope you enjoyed my fic. Thank you all so much for Reviewing! Makes me happ-eh! ^__^ . I guess my fic was shorter than some but , longer than some, ne? I hope you liked all my OC's and the fic its self. Its my first fic but I guess it turned out alright, huh? Yup! It took me a while, but I finished! Now I can go a read fanfics and get ideas and not have to bother w/ updating and what not! Thank you all again for reviewing and putting up with my slack, lazy butt self. Heh heh. If you need anything just e-mail me and I'll try and help out! See you soon!
*Sniffle* I don't wanna go! *sniffle sniffle* Hope you had fun! Man, my fingers hurt. . .*looks at twisted mangled fingers* oi!
SAYONARA!
-Animyth out!-
