Inuyasha To The Rescue (Again!)
~~Chapter 4~~
Inuyasha was now madly dashing through the forest. He was close now, he could smell it. He could smell the rats. He turned down one last well concealed path... and then around the corner... and there it was! The carven palace, just as he remembered.
Here the rat's stench was unmasked, and he could smell all their trails, including Kagome's: pure and simple.
But then he noticed the fear on her scent that was unlike any he had smelt on her before, and he knew that she was in serious trouble. Worse trouble now than all night. 'Hang on Kagome,' he thought. 'I'm coming!'
He followed her trail through a maze of stone corridors and came to a huge ornate door. Not really bothering to take the time to open it, he just barreled right through, leaving an Inuyasha-shaped hole in the wall. And was horrified by what he saw.
Kagome was backed up against a wall, her eyes squeezed shut, repeatedly and softly calling his name. Slowly advancing upon her was the greasiest rat demon he'd ever seen, and you didn't need demon senses to tell you what he was planning to do to her, just by the look on his face.
Inuyasha had never been more angry in his entire life. The only intelligible thought that crossed his mind over all the emotions was, 'How DARE he?!?!'
"Kagome!!!"
She looked up in surprise, and smiled warmly. She'd never been more glad to see him in her entire life. Through all the surprise and relief and emotions she didn't care to identify just then, she thought, 'Inuyasha! As long as you're here, I'll always be safe!'
Inuyasha wasted no more time in rushing across the room to the cause of Kagome's distress, and his own anger. Within mere seconds the rat demon was no more than shreds of flesh and bone splattered across the intricately carved walls. The rat never even saw it coming.
Kagome fell to her knees in relief, and started to sob her heart out. Confused, Inuyasha knelt down next to her.
"What're you crying for? I saved you didn't I?" No response. "Kagome...?"
Kagome slowly looked up at him, tears still streaking her face, and then in the blink of an eye, had thrown her arms around him, refusing to let go, and surprising the poor dog boy to no end. Finally her sobs quieted, and she whispered, "Thank you!"
"Hey! Did you think I'd just leave you here?"
Her laughter was still a little shaky, when all of the sudden she stilled, and looked for all the world like she would start to cry again. "I'm so sorry Inuyasha!"
"Huh? For what?"
"The Shikon Jewel! He has the Shikon Jewel!"
"Who does?" he asked, still confused.
"I'm so sorry!" she wailed.
Inuyasha frowned. "You know, you COULD stop apologizing and tell me what's going on!"
Kagome straightened up. Inuyasha was right, no use crying over spilt milk. "The other rat demon, the Master Rat. He took it from me and went that way. He can't be far, I can still sense it."
But all Inuyasha did was grin, NOT the expected reaction, stand up, and offer her a ride on his back. "Well, let's just go show him what we're made of!"
"Right!" She climbed on, and as Inuyasha tore through the hallways and staircases, she couldn't help but think, 'He said we! He's never said that before, always you or me. Never we.'
She smiled. This was going to be fun!
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THE END!
~~Chapter 4~~
Inuyasha was now madly dashing through the forest. He was close now, he could smell it. He could smell the rats. He turned down one last well concealed path... and then around the corner... and there it was! The carven palace, just as he remembered.
Here the rat's stench was unmasked, and he could smell all their trails, including Kagome's: pure and simple.
But then he noticed the fear on her scent that was unlike any he had smelt on her before, and he knew that she was in serious trouble. Worse trouble now than all night. 'Hang on Kagome,' he thought. 'I'm coming!'
He followed her trail through a maze of stone corridors and came to a huge ornate door. Not really bothering to take the time to open it, he just barreled right through, leaving an Inuyasha-shaped hole in the wall. And was horrified by what he saw.
Kagome was backed up against a wall, her eyes squeezed shut, repeatedly and softly calling his name. Slowly advancing upon her was the greasiest rat demon he'd ever seen, and you didn't need demon senses to tell you what he was planning to do to her, just by the look on his face.
Inuyasha had never been more angry in his entire life. The only intelligible thought that crossed his mind over all the emotions was, 'How DARE he?!?!'
"Kagome!!!"
She looked up in surprise, and smiled warmly. She'd never been more glad to see him in her entire life. Through all the surprise and relief and emotions she didn't care to identify just then, she thought, 'Inuyasha! As long as you're here, I'll always be safe!'
Inuyasha wasted no more time in rushing across the room to the cause of Kagome's distress, and his own anger. Within mere seconds the rat demon was no more than shreds of flesh and bone splattered across the intricately carved walls. The rat never even saw it coming.
Kagome fell to her knees in relief, and started to sob her heart out. Confused, Inuyasha knelt down next to her.
"What're you crying for? I saved you didn't I?" No response. "Kagome...?"
Kagome slowly looked up at him, tears still streaking her face, and then in the blink of an eye, had thrown her arms around him, refusing to let go, and surprising the poor dog boy to no end. Finally her sobs quieted, and she whispered, "Thank you!"
"Hey! Did you think I'd just leave you here?"
Her laughter was still a little shaky, when all of the sudden she stilled, and looked for all the world like she would start to cry again. "I'm so sorry Inuyasha!"
"Huh? For what?"
"The Shikon Jewel! He has the Shikon Jewel!"
"Who does?" he asked, still confused.
"I'm so sorry!" she wailed.
Inuyasha frowned. "You know, you COULD stop apologizing and tell me what's going on!"
Kagome straightened up. Inuyasha was right, no use crying over spilt milk. "The other rat demon, the Master Rat. He took it from me and went that way. He can't be far, I can still sense it."
But all Inuyasha did was grin, NOT the expected reaction, stand up, and offer her a ride on his back. "Well, let's just go show him what we're made of!"
"Right!" She climbed on, and as Inuyasha tore through the hallways and staircases, she couldn't help but think, 'He said we! He's never said that before, always you or me. Never we.'
She smiled. This was going to be fun!
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THE END!