Disclaimer:
Me: YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT! I ACTUALLY OWN INU YASHA- movies... and a few
mangas... but otherwise... I don't own him and Takahashi still hasn't told me a yes or no answer
so...
Takahashi: FOR THE LAST TIME NO YOU BRAT!
Last time: "You can't be loud... they will find us..."
Chapter 17
Kagome widened her eyes at the word 'they'. Then with a kiddish gleam in her eyes, she licked Kouga's hand and he smirked.
"You know you shouldn't do that to a grown wolf-demon..." he spoke quietly and released his grip. Kagome just about hit herself when she smelt his arousal. She sat down and narrowed her brow in puzzlement.
"Okay then... will you two PLEASE tell me what the hell's going on? You aren't acting like the real Inu Yasha and Kouga at all... it's like you're friends or something...." she muttered and pouted a tiny bit. She didn't want to admit it, but she enjoyed two boys fighting for her love...especially two HOT boys. Kouga sighed and sat back down.
"To tell you the truth Kagome... we don't know why they are looking for you..." he spoke and sipped from his cup.
"Whoah whoah whoah...hold the phone... who's they? And where are we?" Kagome questioned.
"The Saimyosho. They wouldn't stop coming. Waves and waves of them."
"And you're in MY home." Ryoko spoke agitatedly as she entered the room. "And I don't like it either. Why is the LEADER of the Brown Wolves in here... our territory?" she said and sat down beside Kagome.
"We had to seek refuge or Kagome would have been hurt. That's why we're acting like allies would... to keep you protected." Inu Yasha replied. Kouga began...
"And they did seem to be going after just you. I was concentrating on Inu Yasha's scent so much that I didn't notice them. Inu Yasha and the kitsune entered the cave and we began to argue as always. Then Naraku's insects came in but moments later and went straight for you. They're looking for you and we don't know why-"
"-then we decided that for your sake, we should get out of there. We came here and Ryoko's been hiding us ever since." Inu Yasha finished. Kouga growled slightly at him for interrupting his story, but didn't start a verbal assault because that was precisely what he was going to say.
"So Naraku's looking for me? Why? Wait... KITSUNE?! WHERE IS HE?!" Kagome said looking around at everyone for answers. "WELL?! WHERE'S MY KIT?!" Kagome shouted, getting angrier and angrier by the second. Kouga was brave enough to speak up.
"They took him." he said meekly. He knew she was going to start shouting again.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY TOOK HIM?! WHY DIDN'T YOU GET HIM BACK?! WE HAVE TO GO NOW!" Kagome screamed and stood bolt upright. Ryoko looked up at her with a pail face and it appeared as if she was quivering. Kagome looked at her with a fire blazing in her eyes. "What's your problem?! You didn't have anything to do with this DID YOU?!" Kagome roared and looked at the wolf youkai. Ryoko shivered.
"I... I can't tell you... I...I'm under oath-th-" She began before Kagome grabbed her shirt collar.
"TELL ME WHERE SHIPPOU IS." Kagome commanded. Ryoko's lip quivered and her heart raced. She nodded and Kagome set her down.
"Well... my father... he...he had connections with Naraku... because he saved my life... when I was a child I mean. And now that he's dead... he wants what Naoko promised him..."
"And what exactly did Naoko promise him?" Kagome said calmer than before.
"The jewel shards that were embedded in his body." Ryoko finished quietly.
"Then why does he want us? I don't have it!" Kagome spoke, her patience growing thin.
"I don't know why they're going after you or your kit... they SHOULD be going after Inu Yasha."
"Why may I ask?" Kouga questioned.
"Because she gave me the shard." Inu Yasha answered.
"YOU GAVE HIM THE SHARD INSTEAD! KNOWING THAT HE WOULD BE IN DANGER?!? I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!" Kagome shouted, her patience finally meeting the end of it's rope.
"I knew that he wouldn't be harmed. He's much more powerful than me... even for a hanyou-"
"Wait... didn't Naoko say that he didn't know who Naraku was?" Inu Yasha pondered remembering their first meeting.
*~Flashback~*
"A man claimed that they were aiding Kouga's pack and that they were planning on attacking us... so naturally we would go after them before they go after us. But first we sent a scout to approve of the situation and the man you are aiding right now attacked him so we sent our backup and attacked him along with the village." He replied. Kagome was puzzled for a moment and thinking out what he said.
"Who was the man that tipped your pack off? Was his name Naraku by any chance?" she asked suspiciously.
"I'm not sure because he only spoke to the leaders... but I know he wore some sort of albino baboon disguise." he replied once more. Kagome froze for a second before thinking why Naraku would attack Kaede's village. Then it became clear...Inu Yasha was there.
*~End Flashback~*
"Obviously, he was covering up something. Now we know what the something is and we need to get to him. He will stop at nothing to get jewel shards... even kill a child..." Kagome spoke on the verge of tears. '...no... I can't cry... I've been such a wimp since I became hanyou...gotta stop...' she thought and held them back.
"I'm sorry this happened to you're kit... if I had known... if I had more sense... his life wouldn't be in danger. I'M GONNA HELP YOU!" Ryoko said and stood up beside Kagome.
"All right then! Let's get goin'!" Kagome shouted with a sudden burst of energy. Inu Yasha and Kouga stood up and headed for the cave's entrance. But not before being interrupted by a giant cat, demon exterminator, and monk blocking the doorway.
"You weren't thinking of going on a mission without us are you?" Miroku questioned and smirked innocently. Kagome's eyes glistened up at the sight of her best friends. She jumped into Sango's arms and gave her a bone cracking hug.
"IVEMISSEDYOUALLSOMUCHSHIPPOUSGONEWEGOTTALOOKFORHIMNARAKUSGOTHIM!!!!" Kagome said with one breath and then she dove on Miroku, giving him an equally massive hug. So tight, he couldn't even do anything lecherous.
"It's good to see you to Kagome." the two replied as she bent down and patted Kirara on the head.
"And what's all this about the Saimyosho-?" Miroku began before Inu Yasha's ranting cut him off.
"You eavesdroppers! I can't believe you! Why didn't you just come inside? *etc...etc..*"
"And what's this? You were in a room with Kouga without fighting Inu Yasha? I never thought I'd see the day..." Sango chuckled as she hopped off of Kirara.
"Shut your mouth woman..." Inu Yasha muttered and looked at his feet. Then Kouga explained what happened and what they are going to do to the trio.
"Well then! Let's get a move on! We don't want anything to happen to the little guy do we?" Miroku said and hopped onto Kirara, along with Sango.
"You coming on Kagome?" Sango asked holding out her hand.
"No...it's okay... I can run..." Kagome said flexing her muscles like she always did before gym class. The sun was about an hour before rising and was casting eerie shadows along the woodlands.
"Okay then... suit yourself... Kirara... get ready to fly...!" Sango ordered and sparks flew from her feet. She questioned an, 'Are you ready to go?' with a soft purr to Sango and Miroku. Sango smiled and patted her head in a yes and Kirara began to hover above the ground. Kouga and Inu Yasha were in a sprinter's pose, ready to run as if it were a race.
"Well then, let's go get ourselves a kitsune!" Sango said cheerfully, despite the mood, and nudged Kirara's sides. Kagome nodded in agreement as the two rivals ran off. '.they are men who act like boys.' Kagome thought to herself and sprinted off after the pair, Kirara following close behind.
*****
Shippou struggled under the grasp of the giant Saimyosho insect. He clenched his teeth, balled his fists and flailed them around like his life depended on it. For all he knew, it could be.
"LEMME GO YOU UGLY, MEAN, BUG-EYED HENCHMAN! YOU'LL BEE SORRY!" he screamed and squirmed some more. (a/n: couldn't resist the BEE remark!) He continued to insult the insect, using more colorful words that he learned from Inu Yasha's vocabulary. The insect ignored him. The giant wasp was headed toward the sun's peak, making the mountains have an illuminated rim. "AND ANOTHING THING! You smell like a. a." Shippou ranted, trying to think up something that he didn't already say. They continued hovering to the East when the sunlight hit the top of the mountains, blinding Shippou momentarily. He rubbed his eyes and thought up a new comment that he had remembered Inu Yasha saying one day.
"YOU'RE A BITCHY LITTLE WENCH!" he screamed at the bug, who was finally fed up with his raving. The Saimyosho stung him in the thigh, giving a small amount of toxin, just enough to knock the kitsune unconscious.
Me: YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT! I ACTUALLY OWN INU YASHA- movies... and a few
mangas... but otherwise... I don't own him and Takahashi still hasn't told me a yes or no answer
so...
Takahashi: FOR THE LAST TIME NO YOU BRAT!
Last time: "You can't be loud... they will find us..."
Chapter 17
Kagome widened her eyes at the word 'they'. Then with a kiddish gleam in her eyes, she licked Kouga's hand and he smirked.
"You know you shouldn't do that to a grown wolf-demon..." he spoke quietly and released his grip. Kagome just about hit herself when she smelt his arousal. She sat down and narrowed her brow in puzzlement.
"Okay then... will you two PLEASE tell me what the hell's going on? You aren't acting like the real Inu Yasha and Kouga at all... it's like you're friends or something...." she muttered and pouted a tiny bit. She didn't want to admit it, but she enjoyed two boys fighting for her love...especially two HOT boys. Kouga sighed and sat back down.
"To tell you the truth Kagome... we don't know why they are looking for you..." he spoke and sipped from his cup.
"Whoah whoah whoah...hold the phone... who's they? And where are we?" Kagome questioned.
"The Saimyosho. They wouldn't stop coming. Waves and waves of them."
"And you're in MY home." Ryoko spoke agitatedly as she entered the room. "And I don't like it either. Why is the LEADER of the Brown Wolves in here... our territory?" she said and sat down beside Kagome.
"We had to seek refuge or Kagome would have been hurt. That's why we're acting like allies would... to keep you protected." Inu Yasha replied. Kouga began...
"And they did seem to be going after just you. I was concentrating on Inu Yasha's scent so much that I didn't notice them. Inu Yasha and the kitsune entered the cave and we began to argue as always. Then Naraku's insects came in but moments later and went straight for you. They're looking for you and we don't know why-"
"-then we decided that for your sake, we should get out of there. We came here and Ryoko's been hiding us ever since." Inu Yasha finished. Kouga growled slightly at him for interrupting his story, but didn't start a verbal assault because that was precisely what he was going to say.
"So Naraku's looking for me? Why? Wait... KITSUNE?! WHERE IS HE?!" Kagome said looking around at everyone for answers. "WELL?! WHERE'S MY KIT?!" Kagome shouted, getting angrier and angrier by the second. Kouga was brave enough to speak up.
"They took him." he said meekly. He knew she was going to start shouting again.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY TOOK HIM?! WHY DIDN'T YOU GET HIM BACK?! WE HAVE TO GO NOW!" Kagome screamed and stood bolt upright. Ryoko looked up at her with a pail face and it appeared as if she was quivering. Kagome looked at her with a fire blazing in her eyes. "What's your problem?! You didn't have anything to do with this DID YOU?!" Kagome roared and looked at the wolf youkai. Ryoko shivered.
"I... I can't tell you... I...I'm under oath-th-" She began before Kagome grabbed her shirt collar.
"TELL ME WHERE SHIPPOU IS." Kagome commanded. Ryoko's lip quivered and her heart raced. She nodded and Kagome set her down.
"Well... my father... he...he had connections with Naraku... because he saved my life... when I was a child I mean. And now that he's dead... he wants what Naoko promised him..."
"And what exactly did Naoko promise him?" Kagome said calmer than before.
"The jewel shards that were embedded in his body." Ryoko finished quietly.
"Then why does he want us? I don't have it!" Kagome spoke, her patience growing thin.
"I don't know why they're going after you or your kit... they SHOULD be going after Inu Yasha."
"Why may I ask?" Kouga questioned.
"Because she gave me the shard." Inu Yasha answered.
"YOU GAVE HIM THE SHARD INSTEAD! KNOWING THAT HE WOULD BE IN DANGER?!? I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!" Kagome shouted, her patience finally meeting the end of it's rope.
"I knew that he wouldn't be harmed. He's much more powerful than me... even for a hanyou-"
"Wait... didn't Naoko say that he didn't know who Naraku was?" Inu Yasha pondered remembering their first meeting.
*~Flashback~*
"A man claimed that they were aiding Kouga's pack and that they were planning on attacking us... so naturally we would go after them before they go after us. But first we sent a scout to approve of the situation and the man you are aiding right now attacked him so we sent our backup and attacked him along with the village." He replied. Kagome was puzzled for a moment and thinking out what he said.
"Who was the man that tipped your pack off? Was his name Naraku by any chance?" she asked suspiciously.
"I'm not sure because he only spoke to the leaders... but I know he wore some sort of albino baboon disguise." he replied once more. Kagome froze for a second before thinking why Naraku would attack Kaede's village. Then it became clear...Inu Yasha was there.
*~End Flashback~*
"Obviously, he was covering up something. Now we know what the something is and we need to get to him. He will stop at nothing to get jewel shards... even kill a child..." Kagome spoke on the verge of tears. '...no... I can't cry... I've been such a wimp since I became hanyou...gotta stop...' she thought and held them back.
"I'm sorry this happened to you're kit... if I had known... if I had more sense... his life wouldn't be in danger. I'M GONNA HELP YOU!" Ryoko said and stood up beside Kagome.
"All right then! Let's get goin'!" Kagome shouted with a sudden burst of energy. Inu Yasha and Kouga stood up and headed for the cave's entrance. But not before being interrupted by a giant cat, demon exterminator, and monk blocking the doorway.
"You weren't thinking of going on a mission without us are you?" Miroku questioned and smirked innocently. Kagome's eyes glistened up at the sight of her best friends. She jumped into Sango's arms and gave her a bone cracking hug.
"IVEMISSEDYOUALLSOMUCHSHIPPOUSGONEWEGOTTALOOKFORHIMNARAKUSGOTHIM!!!!" Kagome said with one breath and then she dove on Miroku, giving him an equally massive hug. So tight, he couldn't even do anything lecherous.
"It's good to see you to Kagome." the two replied as she bent down and patted Kirara on the head.
"And what's all this about the Saimyosho-?" Miroku began before Inu Yasha's ranting cut him off.
"You eavesdroppers! I can't believe you! Why didn't you just come inside? *etc...etc..*"
"And what's this? You were in a room with Kouga without fighting Inu Yasha? I never thought I'd see the day..." Sango chuckled as she hopped off of Kirara.
"Shut your mouth woman..." Inu Yasha muttered and looked at his feet. Then Kouga explained what happened and what they are going to do to the trio.
"Well then! Let's get a move on! We don't want anything to happen to the little guy do we?" Miroku said and hopped onto Kirara, along with Sango.
"You coming on Kagome?" Sango asked holding out her hand.
"No...it's okay... I can run..." Kagome said flexing her muscles like she always did before gym class. The sun was about an hour before rising and was casting eerie shadows along the woodlands.
"Okay then... suit yourself... Kirara... get ready to fly...!" Sango ordered and sparks flew from her feet. She questioned an, 'Are you ready to go?' with a soft purr to Sango and Miroku. Sango smiled and patted her head in a yes and Kirara began to hover above the ground. Kouga and Inu Yasha were in a sprinter's pose, ready to run as if it were a race.
"Well then, let's go get ourselves a kitsune!" Sango said cheerfully, despite the mood, and nudged Kirara's sides. Kagome nodded in agreement as the two rivals ran off. '.they are men who act like boys.' Kagome thought to herself and sprinted off after the pair, Kirara following close behind.
*****
Shippou struggled under the grasp of the giant Saimyosho insect. He clenched his teeth, balled his fists and flailed them around like his life depended on it. For all he knew, it could be.
"LEMME GO YOU UGLY, MEAN, BUG-EYED HENCHMAN! YOU'LL BEE SORRY!" he screamed and squirmed some more. (a/n: couldn't resist the BEE remark!) He continued to insult the insect, using more colorful words that he learned from Inu Yasha's vocabulary. The insect ignored him. The giant wasp was headed toward the sun's peak, making the mountains have an illuminated rim. "AND ANOTHING THING! You smell like a. a." Shippou ranted, trying to think up something that he didn't already say. They continued hovering to the East when the sunlight hit the top of the mountains, blinding Shippou momentarily. He rubbed his eyes and thought up a new comment that he had remembered Inu Yasha saying one day.
"YOU'RE A BITCHY LITTLE WENCH!" he screamed at the bug, who was finally fed up with his raving. The Saimyosho stung him in the thigh, giving a small amount of toxin, just enough to knock the kitsune unconscious.