{Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but I do plan to get myself a plushie of Sesshou. That would be so CUTE!!!!!!!!}
Chapter Seven: Unexpected Saviors
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru glared at each other, then at Ressi and Gin, who were watching them fight. Every time one of them got zapped by the chains, they would howl with laughter. Finally Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru decided to postpone the argument until they got out of there, and focus on coming up with a way how. Ressi and Gin were becoming bored with their entertainment. They stood in front of them.
"Ready to play 'Kick the Dogs'?" Ressi asked Gin, a snarl going across Inuyasha's face. This was the toads' favorite game, and it took longer than it normally would to recover because of the chains.
"Yeah. I can't wait."
Ressi and Gin raised their fists, ready to pound the brothers, when something exploded outside.
BOOM!
"What was that?" Ressi growled, annoyed that their game had been interrupted. He stomped to the window and looked out, ready to shout insults and threats to the lesser demons below. His jaw dropped in pure astonishment for a moment, then he whirled around. Panic and disbelief was painted on his face as he grabbed Gin and dashed from the room. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru blinked at each other, obviously confused.
"I wonder what happened?" Sesshoumaru said out loud. Inuyasha shrugged his shoulders.
BOOM!
CRASH!
"NOO!!!!!!!!"
BOOM!
"Whatever that is, I hope it gets the bastards."
Sesshoumaru growled in agreement. After a couple of booms and a crash later, they heard Ressi and Gin running down the hallway toward the room.
"You, stand there! Keep them from coming this way!"
"Why me?!"
"Because he said so, now MOVE!"
Ressi and Gin ran in and slammed the door closed. They stood with their backs to the demons behind them, breathing heavily.
"Have you ever seen anything like that?" Ressi asked, wiping the sweat from his brow. Gin shook her head.
"No, man. That was unbelievable."
Inuyasha chuckled. "Sounds like something has you two scared stupid. Not that they had far to go, mind you."
Ressi and Gin whirled around, grimacing. They approached him slowly, fists raised.
"I've had enough of your mouth, half breed. I think its time I shut it."
BOOM!
THUD!
CRASH!
Ressi and Gin stopped mid blow, turning a shade lighter. Fear crossed their faces, and they turned around, staring at the door.
"You can't get through here!" shouted a guard. "No wait. Please! Can't we talk about it?"
A smack and a thud told the occupants that whoever it was didn't feel like talking.
Ressi and Gin unsheathed their swords and waited, sweat dripping off their brow. Footsteps came slowly down the hallway, stopping in front of their door. For a moment all occupants thought it was nothing more than a guard, coming to a stop beside the door to guard Ressi and Gin from whatever was going on. The door shook suddenly, then was engulfed in a white light. The light intensified, until it blinded everyone in the room. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru didn't have the luxury to cover their eyes, so they had to make due with closing them and turning their heads. The door blasted off its frame, flying past Ressi and Gin and embedding into the wall between Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru, missing them by mere inches. As the light faded, a dark figure stood in it, shadowed by the light. Slowly the details of the form could be visible.
Black armor, face mask and a giant boomerang.
Sango.
"Sango, you idiot!" Inuyasha yelled. "You almost flattened us!"
"Shut up, Inuyasha!" Sesshoumaru hissed. "If you piss her off and she leaves us here I'll kill you!"
Sango ignored them to look at the two toads in front of her. Ressi and Gin seemed to relax a little, but kept their weapons raised.
"Oh so its just you." Ressi said, relief twinkling in his voice like the stars. Gin wiped her brow and chuckled.
"You had us scared, human. We should eat you for all the trouble you've caused."
Sango pointed to Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. "Release them," she growled, the hand on her boomerang poised and ready. The grin washed away from Ressi and Gin's faces.
"Who do you think you are, barging in here and demanding we let them go like that?!" bellowed Gin, sword pointed at Sango in warning.
"We should kill you now and eat you later."
"Release them," Sango warned. "I won't ask again."
That's when Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru realized something.
Kagome wasn't there.
'Where is that stupid girl?' Inuyasha wondered, sniffing. Sesshoumaru was doing the same thing. They found her, or found something that smelled like her. It was like vanilla ice cream, with an unexpected chocolate sprinkle in the middle. They couldn't figure out what made it different, so they decided to wait and see.
"Worthless human." Ressi hissed. "You die right now."
A glow emanating from the hallway stopped him cold. The glow came closer, until it stopped short of the door. Ressi ignored Sango, his gaze fixed on the glow outside the door.
'What is so frightening about one little girl?' Inuyasha asked himself. 'Must be allergic or something.' Sesshoumaru knew better. He finally figured out what changed in Kagome's scent, and he was almost as scared as Ressi and Gin.
He was suddenly glad he was the girl's friend.
"Come in here!" Ressi shouted, his hand shaking against his sword's hilt. Sango smiled.
"I don't think you want her to do that," Sango whispered. "She's not in a real good mood. I suggest you let them go so we can leave." Ressi and Gin paled further, but would not stand down. Sango shrugged her shoulders.
"Fine, if that's how you want it. Kagome, come here."
Inuyasha realized what changed in her scent the second Kagome walked in the door. Kagome was bathed in light, her hands glowing and outstretched. Her hair moved and flicked on an invisible current of energy, her school uniform billowed and snapped as well. Her eyes were completely white, no trace of the gray he so adored. She smiled at him, standing his hair on end.
"You? You!" Ressi shouted, his sword jerking under his shudders. Gin looked as if he were ready to faint.
"Release them," Kagome whispered, her hair lifting at her nape. The energy flowed into the floor, raced past Sango and snapped in front of Ressi and Gin like streamers. They shuddered, but didn't relent.
"You c-can't tell us what to d-do," Ressi stuttered. He and Gin gathered their last ounce of courage and charged toward them, swords raised. Sango released the boomerang. Kagome's hand raised in its direction, and the weapon glowed with ki. It passed Ressi and Gin and returned to Sango's waiting hand, the ki returning to its owner. Ressi and Gin looked at each other, then down at themselves. Ressi split down the middle like a banana and Gin's torso slid off her legs to the ground with a thump. Sango straightened and looked at Kagome.
"Enough, Kagome. Calm down."
Kagome shook her head, her hair whipping around her neck. The ki dissipated, leaving Kagome weak but happy. "Not bad for a first time user, huh?" she giggled.
Inuyasha's and Sesshoumaru's jaws dropped to the ground. "First time?" Sesshoumaru gasped as the girls crossed the room to help them. Sango stood in front of him, fingering the chains. "Can we get a 'Nice to see you, Kagome and Sango. Thank you for saving our hides,'?"
Kagome giggled, searching Inuyasha's chains for the jewel shard. She found it and yanked it free. The chains dropped from him immediately. Inuyasha shook himself as Kagome set Sesshoumaru free. Sesshoumaru smiled at the girls in amazement.
"Thank you. I wish you two were there when this mess started. Maybe I wouldn't have been here in the first place."
"My lords," called a little voice from the sash in front of Kagome's shirt. Myouga leaped from his hiding place to Inuyasha's shoulder. "It is great to see you free."
Inuyasha squished the little flea, sending him floating to the ground.
"My lord, why?" Myouga asked as he landed on Kagome's shoe.
"What were you doing in Kagome's shirt?"
Kagome gasped and shook the poor flea man off her foot. "Pervert!"
Sango sighed. Myouga recovered enough to move to Sesshoumaru's shoulder. "My lords, we have a big problem. The Great Demon of the East is advancing his armies to True West."
Sango and Kagome were confused. "What's True West?" Sango asked.
"Its one of Sesshoumaru's three castles. One is the Northwestern, the castle I stayed at before the Demon Tournaments, Southwestern, and True North, in the center of the territory."
Kagome and Sango nodded in understanding.
"The Great Demon's army has been on the march since Lord Inuyasha's capture. They will arrive at True North in one week's time."
Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha followed Kagome and Sango out of the castle and to the courtyard below. "My army should already be there. Come, there is no time to loose."
Sesshoumaru gathered Sango in his arms and leaped into the sky, much to the exterminator's shock and embarrassment. Inuyasha and Kagome followed on Kirara's back.
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SF: There, now everyone can quit harping on me. I'm going to bed, I'm tired. {::SF walks offstage. Entire cast stares at Sesshou, who's digging in the fridge::}
Inuyasha: Well?
Sesshou: {::closing fridge door::} Well what?
Kagome: Aren't you going after her?
Sesshou: Why?
Naraku: Because if you don't I will.
SF: {O/S} Try and you'll fry you baboon-wearing freak!
Miroku: Well, there goes your idea.
Naraku: I just want to write again like I did in 'Chosen'
Kagome: And you got beat down for that chapter too.
Naraku: I will have the keyboard again! Kukukukukukukuk! {::runs offstage::}
Sesshou: {::looking up from his ham sandwich and shaking his head::} I hope he's not going where I think-
ZAP!
SF: {O/S} What did I say, jackass? Didn't I say if you try you fry?
ZAP!
Naraku: {O/S} Can't you take a joke?
ZAP!
Inuyasha: Guess not. The reviews and the preview are below, if anyone really cares.
Kagome: Inuyasha?
Inuyasha: What?
Kagome: Sit.
Thump!
Chapter Eight: Preparations for War
He glanced around the table before settling on Inuyasha. He stood quiet, studying the map in the center of the table. Sesshoumaru sighed, fighting some inner turmoil before opening his eyes and making up his mind.
"Inuyasha will give the signal. He will lead you."
Responses:
Fanfiction:
Bikutoria: I haven't thought about it. It might be fun to try, but I think I need to get to know Kouga a little better. Kouga: Move over Sesshoumaru! I'm in the picture now! {::shoves Sesshou to the side::} Sesshou: Just what do you think you're doing? Kouga: Getting in with SF, what else? I want a story too! Inu-chan: No, I want one! She hasn't wrote one about me in a while! {::SF and the others stare as Kouga, Sesshou and Inu-chan fight onstage::} SF: See what you started? Oh well. I will try, but a lot of my fictions are dreams of mine, including this one. If you can help me out here, I'd more than appreciate it!
Glory230: Thanks!
Shanoni: Thanks so much! Sesshou and Inu hate being kidnapped and Inu-chan hasn't forgiven me for letting Kagome kiss Kouga yet!
Sugarhighs:P: No, I've never had jellyfish, but I'm willing to try anything once! My moms says it's because I'm greedy, but I say it's because of my soon-to-be profession. However, pocky works every time! Oh and by the way, you're right.
Tokia: Don't be mad at me about that! Inu-chan still is!
Sukuri: Is the next chapter showing up for you yet? Let me know if it's not and I'll be more than happy to email it to you!
Nankinmai: It was a strike of the muse, so I ran with it. The little twirp is rather lazy so I have to accept what she gives me! Inu-chan feels the same way you do.
Animegirl11: Good to see you with me! Um, Gin and Ressi (the demons that are making Sesshou and Inu-chan's lives a living hell) look like Hiten's brother. Forgive me, but I can't remember his name, but I do remember that he was extremely ugly. Enough to inspire that kiddie song 'U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi you UGLY! Yeah, yeah, you ugly'...or maybe that was just the weird kids I grew up with. ; - )