Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and the nekos stood by the well, waiting and
watching for a sign.
Shippo started to whine.
"How long do we have to wait here? Will this take very long? I'm hungry!" the little kitsune complained.
Miroku sighed and Sango sat down. Kirara danced around and the other neko tried to catch her. The new neko stopped chasing Kirara and ran to the well. It sat there, staring down it intensely. Kirara slowly approached her friend and sat next to him. Suddenly, Inuyasha came out of the well. He stood beside it waiting like the rest of the group was. Next Kagome and Sanushi appeared. Sanushi and the black neko spied each other.
"Crimson!" she cried out and scooped him up.
Crimson rubbed her face against Sanushi's and purred. Sanushi smiled. She turned towards the group and asked
"Where did you find Crimson?" Sango and Miroku looked at each other while
Shippo blurted out, "She was here when we arrived."
"How did you get out of the place where my brother was keeping you Kagome?" she inquired.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked. Then it hit her. "Oh! you mean the adorable little house I was in? Well, I had woken up and looked around. It was cute and all but it was too quiet, so I turned on my headphones," she paused and took out her walkman. Kagome scratched her head in search of the memory. It slowly came back to her.
"I had started to dance around in search of everyone. In the kitchen area, I heard the strangest sound. Inside was the cutest looking demon. It looked like a puppy, so I just had to pet it. Unfortunately, it didn't like to be petted. The little demon growled and ran at me. I jumped over him and he crashed into the front wall. The little guy shook it off and came after me once again. That time the door was knocked down. It caught a piece of my shirt while I was running outside. I kept running and it went in another direction."
Kagome paused for dramatic effect, seeing that she had everyone listening intently.
"I stood there bemused. After a minute, I came to the well, figuring I would find Inuyasha there. I called and called but there was no answer. Then I started to cry, thinking I was completely lost. After that I jumped in the well," Kagome finished and everyone looked kind of relieved.
Kagome knew she had lied about why she was crying, but she didn't feel like saying the real reason. Meanwhile, Renotauo had found the scent he was chasing. The little demon growled at him, but it didn't faze him. He kicked the demon out of the way and kept searching. Renotauo sniffed around until he caught the scent of the group. The demon ran towards the clearing where they all stood. Quietly, he crouched in the brush, watching and waiting. He spied Sanushi and scowled.
'That stupid bitch! How dare she betray me! Oohh I'm gonna get her!' he thought.
Crimson stared at him and arched his back. The neko hissed and everyone stared at Crimson. Sanushi ran towards the place where he was staring. She drew her katana and pounced on Renotauo. He threw her to the side and charged Inu. Inuyasha ordered the others to run and he drew the tetsusaiga.
Swinging the tetsusaiga wasn't the best idea, because Renotauo dodged it and knocked out of Inuyasha's hands. The sword landed dangerously close to Sango. She jumped back just in time to avoid the tetsusaiga.
"Watch where you're swinging that sword Inuyasha!" Sango yelled. Kirara and Crimson crouched in the tall grasses, waiting for Renotauo to come close.
"So we meet again, you stupid bastard," Inu said.
"No need for flattery half breed. You know what I desire, so hand it over," Renotauo responded. Inuyasha snickered at him.
"Poor bastard. You think I'm just going to hand her over that easily? Poor, delusional bastard." Inuyasha commented, trying to hold back his laughter.
Renotauo scowled and ran at him. Inuyasha continued to look amused as Renotauo came closer and closer. However, his expression changed as Renotauo ran a sharp claw across his neck. Renotauo smirked when he felt the blood slowly dripping from his claw. Inuyasha ran his finger across the gash and became infuriated.
"You will die, you fucking bastard." Inuyasha called to him. Kagome tried to run over to Inu, but Miroku held her back.
"Kagome do not run in there," he whispered, "you are the prize of this fight." She looked astonished.
"I'M WHAT?!!!" she screamed. Everyone stared at the outraged girl. Inu took the opportunity given to him.
"CLAWS OF BLOOD!" he yelled as his bloody claw struck Renotauo. The demon stumbled back, his left shoulder, concealed in blood. Renotauo's right hand clutched his opposite shoulder. He winced, giving a false sense of security to his opponent.
"Do you surrender? Or would you like another taste of defeat?" Inuyasha teased. Sango was the only one to see the truth.
"Inuyasha!" she called, "he's just bluffing! He's not hurt."
"I know that," he covered, since he didn't know that beforehand. Renotauo got up, smirking.
"So, you need the help from a human to see I was faking? You're pitiful," he told him.
The demon ran over to the unconscious Sanushi and stole her katana. Inuyasha dashed towards Sango, grasped the tetsusaiga, and stood completely still. Renotauo smacked him in the neck with the dull side of the sword. Renotauo dug his claws into Inu's back, creating a large fissure.
Yash was knocked unconscious and fell over. Kagome gasped. Kirara and Crimson transformed into their larger forms and pounced upon Renotauo. Both nekos sat on him to make sure he didn't move. Kagome rushed over to Inuyasha and held him in her arms. Warm salty tears rolled down her cheeks and splashed onto Inuyasha's face.
Sango looked over at Miroku with a deep sadness in her eyes. Kagome felt Inuyasha's blood seeping down her leg. Her silent tears turned into loud sobs. She held him closer and her sobs were muffled by his right shoulder.
Renotauo threw the cat demons off him and crept up behind Kagome. She stopped crying and turned around. The demon grasped her arm and abducted her once again. Sango and Miroku heard Kagome's scream. Crimson picked up Sanushi and Shippo while Kirara picked up Sango and Miroku.
Crimson followed Renotauo's trail but Kirara had stopped so Miroku could take Inuyasha's body along. Sanushi caught sight of her brother and told Crimson to go faster. Shippo prayed they wouldn't be too late to save Kagome.
"How long do we have to wait here? Will this take very long? I'm hungry!" the little kitsune complained.
Miroku sighed and Sango sat down. Kirara danced around and the other neko tried to catch her. The new neko stopped chasing Kirara and ran to the well. It sat there, staring down it intensely. Kirara slowly approached her friend and sat next to him. Suddenly, Inuyasha came out of the well. He stood beside it waiting like the rest of the group was. Next Kagome and Sanushi appeared. Sanushi and the black neko spied each other.
"Crimson!" she cried out and scooped him up.
Crimson rubbed her face against Sanushi's and purred. Sanushi smiled. She turned towards the group and asked
"Where did you find Crimson?" Sango and Miroku looked at each other while
Shippo blurted out, "She was here when we arrived."
"How did you get out of the place where my brother was keeping you Kagome?" she inquired.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked. Then it hit her. "Oh! you mean the adorable little house I was in? Well, I had woken up and looked around. It was cute and all but it was too quiet, so I turned on my headphones," she paused and took out her walkman. Kagome scratched her head in search of the memory. It slowly came back to her.
"I had started to dance around in search of everyone. In the kitchen area, I heard the strangest sound. Inside was the cutest looking demon. It looked like a puppy, so I just had to pet it. Unfortunately, it didn't like to be petted. The little demon growled and ran at me. I jumped over him and he crashed into the front wall. The little guy shook it off and came after me once again. That time the door was knocked down. It caught a piece of my shirt while I was running outside. I kept running and it went in another direction."
Kagome paused for dramatic effect, seeing that she had everyone listening intently.
"I stood there bemused. After a minute, I came to the well, figuring I would find Inuyasha there. I called and called but there was no answer. Then I started to cry, thinking I was completely lost. After that I jumped in the well," Kagome finished and everyone looked kind of relieved.
Kagome knew she had lied about why she was crying, but she didn't feel like saying the real reason. Meanwhile, Renotauo had found the scent he was chasing. The little demon growled at him, but it didn't faze him. He kicked the demon out of the way and kept searching. Renotauo sniffed around until he caught the scent of the group. The demon ran towards the clearing where they all stood. Quietly, he crouched in the brush, watching and waiting. He spied Sanushi and scowled.
'That stupid bitch! How dare she betray me! Oohh I'm gonna get her!' he thought.
Crimson stared at him and arched his back. The neko hissed and everyone stared at Crimson. Sanushi ran towards the place where he was staring. She drew her katana and pounced on Renotauo. He threw her to the side and charged Inu. Inuyasha ordered the others to run and he drew the tetsusaiga.
Swinging the tetsusaiga wasn't the best idea, because Renotauo dodged it and knocked out of Inuyasha's hands. The sword landed dangerously close to Sango. She jumped back just in time to avoid the tetsusaiga.
"Watch where you're swinging that sword Inuyasha!" Sango yelled. Kirara and Crimson crouched in the tall grasses, waiting for Renotauo to come close.
"So we meet again, you stupid bastard," Inu said.
"No need for flattery half breed. You know what I desire, so hand it over," Renotauo responded. Inuyasha snickered at him.
"Poor bastard. You think I'm just going to hand her over that easily? Poor, delusional bastard." Inuyasha commented, trying to hold back his laughter.
Renotauo scowled and ran at him. Inuyasha continued to look amused as Renotauo came closer and closer. However, his expression changed as Renotauo ran a sharp claw across his neck. Renotauo smirked when he felt the blood slowly dripping from his claw. Inuyasha ran his finger across the gash and became infuriated.
"You will die, you fucking bastard." Inuyasha called to him. Kagome tried to run over to Inu, but Miroku held her back.
"Kagome do not run in there," he whispered, "you are the prize of this fight." She looked astonished.
"I'M WHAT?!!!" she screamed. Everyone stared at the outraged girl. Inu took the opportunity given to him.
"CLAWS OF BLOOD!" he yelled as his bloody claw struck Renotauo. The demon stumbled back, his left shoulder, concealed in blood. Renotauo's right hand clutched his opposite shoulder. He winced, giving a false sense of security to his opponent.
"Do you surrender? Or would you like another taste of defeat?" Inuyasha teased. Sango was the only one to see the truth.
"Inuyasha!" she called, "he's just bluffing! He's not hurt."
"I know that," he covered, since he didn't know that beforehand. Renotauo got up, smirking.
"So, you need the help from a human to see I was faking? You're pitiful," he told him.
The demon ran over to the unconscious Sanushi and stole her katana. Inuyasha dashed towards Sango, grasped the tetsusaiga, and stood completely still. Renotauo smacked him in the neck with the dull side of the sword. Renotauo dug his claws into Inu's back, creating a large fissure.
Yash was knocked unconscious and fell over. Kagome gasped. Kirara and Crimson transformed into their larger forms and pounced upon Renotauo. Both nekos sat on him to make sure he didn't move. Kagome rushed over to Inuyasha and held him in her arms. Warm salty tears rolled down her cheeks and splashed onto Inuyasha's face.
Sango looked over at Miroku with a deep sadness in her eyes. Kagome felt Inuyasha's blood seeping down her leg. Her silent tears turned into loud sobs. She held him closer and her sobs were muffled by his right shoulder.
Renotauo threw the cat demons off him and crept up behind Kagome. She stopped crying and turned around. The demon grasped her arm and abducted her once again. Sango and Miroku heard Kagome's scream. Crimson picked up Sanushi and Shippo while Kirara picked up Sango and Miroku.
Crimson followed Renotauo's trail but Kirara had stopped so Miroku could take Inuyasha's body along. Sanushi caught sight of her brother and told Crimson to go faster. Shippo prayed they wouldn't be too late to save Kagome.