Tousan!
Chapter 8
*nervous laughter* You people are probably ready to kill me for not updating in three months.. I am sorry I have bee tied up in many different things and I made it an extra long chappie in honor of MistressMoon based off of Reko's request! God! 77 reviews thanks a bunch guyz! I feel loved! This story now takes up 2 notebooks is 59,193 characters and 27 pages in size 8 font on my dinky little word processor I have in my room.
I was not sure if I was clear on the results of the poll but I decided to incorporate Sesshomaru, not as the villain but as Fluffy Killer suggested.. *ominous silence*
I would like to thank:
Penname wa Silver B: NO! No killing Rei.. yet *grins evilly* at least let me finish my fic first!
MistressMoon: this might be long enough for ya!
Keiko Ishimori, Youkai Megami: I only know a few people who like Jakken, and I don't know how they do it!
Arianna15: Yup yup! Thank-ees
Fluffy Killer: thank you much I actually got over that cold just so I could get another *sigh* oh well just another reason to get out of school
Tsume Yamagata: thank-ees!
Sessy Da Fluffy One: Don't worry I will and I promise not to call Jakken a frog again heh heh..
Tweak McFreak: Oh I know I should know from experience! Are they back yet?
Blulily07: Sorry Sorry! I will try to make it longer!
Reko: I bet you'll like this chapter!!
On with the chapter!!!
Last Chapter:
Rei stood soundlessly, watching the sand slide through her fingers. Jakken, who had been cowering behind a rather large stalagmite, ran over to Sesshomaru and helped him to his feet. Sesshomaru looked over his arm and flexed the fingers experimentally; it was if the battle had never occurred.
Jakken looked over the arm and began speaking rapidly,
"Look! Look! Lord Sesshomaru isn't it wonderful? I can't believe it its just like before! I-" Jakken was cut off suddenly as Sesshomaru put his new arm to good use and sliced his head clean off,
"I don't know what I was thinking, bringing you back.." Rei stared and began to applaud.
She stepped over the decapitated head nonchalantly and raised her hand to grasp Sesshomaru's.
"Congratulations" a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth as Rin collected herself off of the floor.
"Sesshomaru-sama?"
"Yes, Rin?" he said in his monotone drawl, turning to face her. Rin squealed with glee and launched herself into his arms.
"Arigatou gozaimasu" he whispered quietly, Rei smiled contentedly.
"That's the uncle I know.."
Kagome lay silently in her sleeping bag, unconsciously stroking Shippo's tail. He was curled at her side, breathing deeply, basking in the warm glow of the dying embers of the fire.
Inuyasha had left two days ago, she had not heard anything from him since the 'incident', Kagome blushed faintly at the memory.
"He just took off, a few hours to cool down is to be expected from him but two days?" She sighed deeply, "He is so irresponsible! Leaving me alone in a place like this, I don't even know if Rei is safe. Then again, why do I feel so responsible for her?"
With Naraku still out and about she did not trust her surroundings enough to sleep. When she ceased petting Shippo's tail, he shuddered, curling closer to the fire.
Kagome pulled her bow from her bag and slung her quiver of arrows across her back, experimentally drawing an arrow back to the side of her face.
The forest was silent except for the occasional rustling of wind through the trees.
"Wait.." Kagome licked a finger and raised it into the air above her head, what wind? The branches continued to sway as Kagome scurried over to Shippo's side.
Kagome grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him urgently, perhaps a bit too hard,
"No! Ack don't hit me Inuyasha! I didn't do anything!" He cried, curling into a tight ball. Kagome gaped. Poor thing, what had Inuyasha done!
Taking another approach she yelled, "Shippo! Trouble is coming! Wake up!" When this did not work she gave out an exasperated sigh and tried shaking him once more but was interrupted.
Four large well-muscled men broke through the wall of foliage.
"Well, well what do we have here?" Kagome drew an arrow; the first man spoke to the second, "Usotsuki, we have not had the pleasure of a woman's company in quite a while, what do you think?"
Usotsuki smiled, his rotten, yellow teeth glinting sickeningly in the firelight. Kagome held strong,
"Leave! Don't make me shoot you." Usotsuki turned to the first man,
"Kame-kun, she's all yours.." Kagome's eyes widened in fright. He grinned menacingly while pulling out a crooked and wicked looking knife.
He began taking cautious steps towards Kagome; in response she released her first arrow into the ground at his feet, a mere inch away from his boot,
"I won't repeat myself." She threatened while rapidly drawing another arrow. Kame laughed, suddenly Kagome felt a rush of air past her face, her cheek stung terribly.
She brought her hand to inspect the damage, only a bit of blood. Kagome decided that if the men weren't going to leave on their own she would have to get rid of them herself.
She fired her second arrow and it hit Kame in the center of his chest, he gasped as his own blood soaked his shirt. Before the first man had even hit the ground, Kagome downed a second.
Usotsuki and the remaining man stared horrified. No woman they had ever encountered dared to refuse them! Usotsuki brought two fingers to his cracked lips and whistled.
Shippo sat up groggily, upon seeing the bodies he was on his feet at Kagome's side in an instant. Suddenly Kagome felt a rough hand close over her mouth while another gripped her around the waist.
"Wonderful job Totaro-kun, she didn't even hear you coming." Usotsuki approached Kagome and backhanded her across the face, throwing her to the ground with the force of the blow.
"I think it's time we taught this little lady some manners eh Totaro?" Totaro laughed heartily at this and pulled her off of the ground, holding her at knifepoint. Kagome dared not move, not even to breathe.
Shippo did not take kindly to the violence towards his friend. He bounded up Usotsuki's leg and sat upon his shoulder, sinking his fangs into the soft flesh at the base of his neck.
He cried out and reached up, grabbing Shippo at the scruff of the neck, throwing him forcefully aside. He crashed into the base of a large oak tree with a sickening thud.
"Shippo!" Kagome cried. Usotsuki grinned and Totaro couldn't help but laugh.
"Who is going to save you now? ..little girl.." In answer to his question, a large white blur emerged from the cover of the trees and knocked him aside.
Kagome's eyes followed the blur as it returned to the hand of a girl about her own age in black and pink slayer garb.
"Kagome! Its wonderful to see you again, do you need some help?"
"Sango!" she laughed. Totaro saw his friend hit the ground, what chance did he have now? He jerked the knife closer to Kagome's throat and she stopped laughing immediately.
"Move and I kill-" he was abruptly cut off when a golden staff came in contact with the side of his head and then again his stomach.
He doubled over; receiving another blow to the head causing him to collapse, unconscious.
"Miroku-sama!" Kagome cried happily, throwing herself at the monk.
"Kagome! Its good to see you too." She drew away rapidly, not wanting a pat on the rear. Shippo sat up from where he had been thrown and rubbed his head sorely.
He got to his feet and ran to Kagome hugging her tightly, eyes brimming with tears.
"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you Kagome." She patted his back reassuringly,
"You wouldn't have needed to try if I could protect myself." She now embraced Sango, resting her head on her friend's shoulder; she came in contact with a black and cream-colored ball of fluff.
"Oh! Kirara! I nearly forgot!" Kirara woke up with a pleasantly soothing purr and rubbed her cheek against Kagome's nose,
"Apparently she has not forgotten you." Sango chuckled. Kagome gently scratched the fire-cat behind the ear until it fell back to sleep on Sango's shoulder.
"We met up with Inuyasha in the forest yesterday, he said that he was stuck, he had to protect you but he also needed to meet with a friend. He asked Miroku and I to protect you in his stead, for the time being." Sango explained.
He was referring to Rei, Kagome suddenly felt extremely guilty. She had after all, yelled at him to go look for her.
"When we met him he appeared to be quite flustered, what happened?" Kagome rebuilt the fire and proceeded to tell the story of their meeting with Rei and all that had happened since her departure.
Although she left out the part of the kiss the story flowed quite nicely. Her face reddened at the memory. Sango noticed this and made a note to ask about it later.
"I would like to meet this girl, Rei!" Miroku said enthusiastically, Sango frowned,
"You would like that wouldn't you?" she clouted him on the side of the head for his dirty and lecherous thoughts.
"I think we should also search for Rei. If we find her we will also find Inuyasha." Miroku and Sango both nodded their agreement; Miroku had a bit more trouble due to the throbbing in his head he had received from Sango.
"Do you have any idea as to where she might have gone?" asked Miroku. Kagome's mind wandered back to the time she and Inuyasha discovered Rei in the cave.
"Yes, I have a general idea, lets go." Kagome rolled up her sleeping bag and placed it in her backpack while Miroku kicked sand into the fire, putting it out.
They left shortly afterwards, unknowingly shadowed by a dark figure, leaping through the branches of nearby trees.
Inuyasha crawled along the ground on all fours; his nose pressed to the ground, sifting through all different scents, there was no trace of Rei.
He sniffed again, what was that? He had caught a faint whiff of something,
"Blood.?" He was too far away to distinguish what type it was but the coppery smell was evident, it descended upon his nose in gossamer clouds.
Inuyasha began walking in the direction the smell emanated from. It permeated the air; he could now tell that the owner was youkai.
He raced past trees and shrubs so rapidly that they meshed together, becoming a green blur on either side; it was at least twenty minutes before he reached his destination.
It was the cave that he had first met Rei in! How ironic. The smell was the strongest here, suddenly Inuyasha recognized the scent, he had drawn this youkai's blood in many battles.
"Sesshomaru!" he declared with finality. His half-brother, what was he doing here? Inuyasha waited silently under the cover of the foliage, finally his patience paid off and the source of the smell emerged.
Sesshomaru stood erect, as always with his head held high, though something was different. Rin also exited the mouth of the cave and reaching up, grabbed Sesshomaru's left hand.
"How is that possible!" he gasped, his daughter, Rei, followed Rin out of the cave and stood facing Sesshomaru. They spoke briefly, but Inuyasha was too far away to catch anything of great importance.
When they had ceased their conversation Sesshomaru extended his right hand, Rei grasped it firmly and pulled him into an embrace, surprisingly Sesshomaru tolerated this.
Inuyasha could be silent no longer.
"Traitor!" He yelled, giving away his hiding place. Sesshomaru pushed Rin behind him as Rei drew her sai. Inuyasha came into view and she immediately sheathed them.
"You! You disgust me! I trusted you! Don't ever let me see your lying face again or so help me I'll kill you!" Inuyasha ran, in his mind it was entirely possible that Rei had departed to draw him away from Kagome and the jewel shards they had collected.
He hoped that Miroku and Sango had reached her in time.
Rei breathed deeply as she hugged her uncle, flashbacks of his visits came to mind. Her father and her uncle had solved their dispute over her father's sword long before she was born.
"Traitor!" the word rang out clearly in the air. She released her uncle and drew her sai. Inuyasha came into view, her eyes widened with surprise,
'Father? What is he doing here?'
"You! You disgust me! I trusted you! Don't ever let me see your lying face again or so help me I'll kill you!"
Her father before had scolded Rei before; she stole, got into unnecessary fights and other mediocre things but his words hurt.
She watched him turn and leave, a lone tear glided down her cheek. She brushed it away forcefully. "I know I'm doing the right thing, I have to be.."
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Wow, my fingers hurt.. I can't type very fast and this took like 3 ½ hours to finish. Is Rei really betraying her parents? The only way to find out is by pushing the little review button in the bottom left corner of the screen there *grins hopefully*
I think I'll b able to get chapters out more often I have a B in my math class now and that was the original reason I didn't have time to write! I want to thank all my faithful reviewers they are the ones who have gotten me thus far! You know who you are!
~HeArTs
Hino Rei
Chapter 8
*nervous laughter* You people are probably ready to kill me for not updating in three months.. I am sorry I have bee tied up in many different things and I made it an extra long chappie in honor of MistressMoon based off of Reko's request! God! 77 reviews thanks a bunch guyz! I feel loved! This story now takes up 2 notebooks is 59,193 characters and 27 pages in size 8 font on my dinky little word processor I have in my room.
I was not sure if I was clear on the results of the poll but I decided to incorporate Sesshomaru, not as the villain but as Fluffy Killer suggested.. *ominous silence*
I would like to thank:
Penname wa Silver B: NO! No killing Rei.. yet *grins evilly* at least let me finish my fic first!
MistressMoon: this might be long enough for ya!
Keiko Ishimori, Youkai Megami: I only know a few people who like Jakken, and I don't know how they do it!
Arianna15: Yup yup! Thank-ees
Fluffy Killer: thank you much I actually got over that cold just so I could get another *sigh* oh well just another reason to get out of school
Tsume Yamagata: thank-ees!
Sessy Da Fluffy One: Don't worry I will and I promise not to call Jakken a frog again heh heh..
Tweak McFreak: Oh I know I should know from experience! Are they back yet?
Blulily07: Sorry Sorry! I will try to make it longer!
Reko: I bet you'll like this chapter!!
On with the chapter!!!
Last Chapter:
Rei stood soundlessly, watching the sand slide through her fingers. Jakken, who had been cowering behind a rather large stalagmite, ran over to Sesshomaru and helped him to his feet. Sesshomaru looked over his arm and flexed the fingers experimentally; it was if the battle had never occurred.
Jakken looked over the arm and began speaking rapidly,
"Look! Look! Lord Sesshomaru isn't it wonderful? I can't believe it its just like before! I-" Jakken was cut off suddenly as Sesshomaru put his new arm to good use and sliced his head clean off,
"I don't know what I was thinking, bringing you back.." Rei stared and began to applaud.
She stepped over the decapitated head nonchalantly and raised her hand to grasp Sesshomaru's.
"Congratulations" a smile tugged at the corners of his mouth as Rin collected herself off of the floor.
"Sesshomaru-sama?"
"Yes, Rin?" he said in his monotone drawl, turning to face her. Rin squealed with glee and launched herself into his arms.
"Arigatou gozaimasu" he whispered quietly, Rei smiled contentedly.
"That's the uncle I know.."
Kagome lay silently in her sleeping bag, unconsciously stroking Shippo's tail. He was curled at her side, breathing deeply, basking in the warm glow of the dying embers of the fire.
Inuyasha had left two days ago, she had not heard anything from him since the 'incident', Kagome blushed faintly at the memory.
"He just took off, a few hours to cool down is to be expected from him but two days?" She sighed deeply, "He is so irresponsible! Leaving me alone in a place like this, I don't even know if Rei is safe. Then again, why do I feel so responsible for her?"
With Naraku still out and about she did not trust her surroundings enough to sleep. When she ceased petting Shippo's tail, he shuddered, curling closer to the fire.
Kagome pulled her bow from her bag and slung her quiver of arrows across her back, experimentally drawing an arrow back to the side of her face.
The forest was silent except for the occasional rustling of wind through the trees.
"Wait.." Kagome licked a finger and raised it into the air above her head, what wind? The branches continued to sway as Kagome scurried over to Shippo's side.
Kagome grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him urgently, perhaps a bit too hard,
"No! Ack don't hit me Inuyasha! I didn't do anything!" He cried, curling into a tight ball. Kagome gaped. Poor thing, what had Inuyasha done!
Taking another approach she yelled, "Shippo! Trouble is coming! Wake up!" When this did not work she gave out an exasperated sigh and tried shaking him once more but was interrupted.
Four large well-muscled men broke through the wall of foliage.
"Well, well what do we have here?" Kagome drew an arrow; the first man spoke to the second, "Usotsuki, we have not had the pleasure of a woman's company in quite a while, what do you think?"
Usotsuki smiled, his rotten, yellow teeth glinting sickeningly in the firelight. Kagome held strong,
"Leave! Don't make me shoot you." Usotsuki turned to the first man,
"Kame-kun, she's all yours.." Kagome's eyes widened in fright. He grinned menacingly while pulling out a crooked and wicked looking knife.
He began taking cautious steps towards Kagome; in response she released her first arrow into the ground at his feet, a mere inch away from his boot,
"I won't repeat myself." She threatened while rapidly drawing another arrow. Kame laughed, suddenly Kagome felt a rush of air past her face, her cheek stung terribly.
She brought her hand to inspect the damage, only a bit of blood. Kagome decided that if the men weren't going to leave on their own she would have to get rid of them herself.
She fired her second arrow and it hit Kame in the center of his chest, he gasped as his own blood soaked his shirt. Before the first man had even hit the ground, Kagome downed a second.
Usotsuki and the remaining man stared horrified. No woman they had ever encountered dared to refuse them! Usotsuki brought two fingers to his cracked lips and whistled.
Shippo sat up groggily, upon seeing the bodies he was on his feet at Kagome's side in an instant. Suddenly Kagome felt a rough hand close over her mouth while another gripped her around the waist.
"Wonderful job Totaro-kun, she didn't even hear you coming." Usotsuki approached Kagome and backhanded her across the face, throwing her to the ground with the force of the blow.
"I think it's time we taught this little lady some manners eh Totaro?" Totaro laughed heartily at this and pulled her off of the ground, holding her at knifepoint. Kagome dared not move, not even to breathe.
Shippo did not take kindly to the violence towards his friend. He bounded up Usotsuki's leg and sat upon his shoulder, sinking his fangs into the soft flesh at the base of his neck.
He cried out and reached up, grabbing Shippo at the scruff of the neck, throwing him forcefully aside. He crashed into the base of a large oak tree with a sickening thud.
"Shippo!" Kagome cried. Usotsuki grinned and Totaro couldn't help but laugh.
"Who is going to save you now? ..little girl.." In answer to his question, a large white blur emerged from the cover of the trees and knocked him aside.
Kagome's eyes followed the blur as it returned to the hand of a girl about her own age in black and pink slayer garb.
"Kagome! Its wonderful to see you again, do you need some help?"
"Sango!" she laughed. Totaro saw his friend hit the ground, what chance did he have now? He jerked the knife closer to Kagome's throat and she stopped laughing immediately.
"Move and I kill-" he was abruptly cut off when a golden staff came in contact with the side of his head and then again his stomach.
He doubled over; receiving another blow to the head causing him to collapse, unconscious.
"Miroku-sama!" Kagome cried happily, throwing herself at the monk.
"Kagome! Its good to see you too." She drew away rapidly, not wanting a pat on the rear. Shippo sat up from where he had been thrown and rubbed his head sorely.
He got to his feet and ran to Kagome hugging her tightly, eyes brimming with tears.
"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you Kagome." She patted his back reassuringly,
"You wouldn't have needed to try if I could protect myself." She now embraced Sango, resting her head on her friend's shoulder; she came in contact with a black and cream-colored ball of fluff.
"Oh! Kirara! I nearly forgot!" Kirara woke up with a pleasantly soothing purr and rubbed her cheek against Kagome's nose,
"Apparently she has not forgotten you." Sango chuckled. Kagome gently scratched the fire-cat behind the ear until it fell back to sleep on Sango's shoulder.
"We met up with Inuyasha in the forest yesterday, he said that he was stuck, he had to protect you but he also needed to meet with a friend. He asked Miroku and I to protect you in his stead, for the time being." Sango explained.
He was referring to Rei, Kagome suddenly felt extremely guilty. She had after all, yelled at him to go look for her.
"When we met him he appeared to be quite flustered, what happened?" Kagome rebuilt the fire and proceeded to tell the story of their meeting with Rei and all that had happened since her departure.
Although she left out the part of the kiss the story flowed quite nicely. Her face reddened at the memory. Sango noticed this and made a note to ask about it later.
"I would like to meet this girl, Rei!" Miroku said enthusiastically, Sango frowned,
"You would like that wouldn't you?" she clouted him on the side of the head for his dirty and lecherous thoughts.
"I think we should also search for Rei. If we find her we will also find Inuyasha." Miroku and Sango both nodded their agreement; Miroku had a bit more trouble due to the throbbing in his head he had received from Sango.
"Do you have any idea as to where she might have gone?" asked Miroku. Kagome's mind wandered back to the time she and Inuyasha discovered Rei in the cave.
"Yes, I have a general idea, lets go." Kagome rolled up her sleeping bag and placed it in her backpack while Miroku kicked sand into the fire, putting it out.
They left shortly afterwards, unknowingly shadowed by a dark figure, leaping through the branches of nearby trees.
Inuyasha crawled along the ground on all fours; his nose pressed to the ground, sifting through all different scents, there was no trace of Rei.
He sniffed again, what was that? He had caught a faint whiff of something,
"Blood.?" He was too far away to distinguish what type it was but the coppery smell was evident, it descended upon his nose in gossamer clouds.
Inuyasha began walking in the direction the smell emanated from. It permeated the air; he could now tell that the owner was youkai.
He raced past trees and shrubs so rapidly that they meshed together, becoming a green blur on either side; it was at least twenty minutes before he reached his destination.
It was the cave that he had first met Rei in! How ironic. The smell was the strongest here, suddenly Inuyasha recognized the scent, he had drawn this youkai's blood in many battles.
"Sesshomaru!" he declared with finality. His half-brother, what was he doing here? Inuyasha waited silently under the cover of the foliage, finally his patience paid off and the source of the smell emerged.
Sesshomaru stood erect, as always with his head held high, though something was different. Rin also exited the mouth of the cave and reaching up, grabbed Sesshomaru's left hand.
"How is that possible!" he gasped, his daughter, Rei, followed Rin out of the cave and stood facing Sesshomaru. They spoke briefly, but Inuyasha was too far away to catch anything of great importance.
When they had ceased their conversation Sesshomaru extended his right hand, Rei grasped it firmly and pulled him into an embrace, surprisingly Sesshomaru tolerated this.
Inuyasha could be silent no longer.
"Traitor!" He yelled, giving away his hiding place. Sesshomaru pushed Rin behind him as Rei drew her sai. Inuyasha came into view and she immediately sheathed them.
"You! You disgust me! I trusted you! Don't ever let me see your lying face again or so help me I'll kill you!" Inuyasha ran, in his mind it was entirely possible that Rei had departed to draw him away from Kagome and the jewel shards they had collected.
He hoped that Miroku and Sango had reached her in time.
Rei breathed deeply as she hugged her uncle, flashbacks of his visits came to mind. Her father and her uncle had solved their dispute over her father's sword long before she was born.
"Traitor!" the word rang out clearly in the air. She released her uncle and drew her sai. Inuyasha came into view, her eyes widened with surprise,
'Father? What is he doing here?'
"You! You disgust me! I trusted you! Don't ever let me see your lying face again or so help me I'll kill you!"
Her father before had scolded Rei before; she stole, got into unnecessary fights and other mediocre things but his words hurt.
She watched him turn and leave, a lone tear glided down her cheek. She brushed it away forcefully. "I know I'm doing the right thing, I have to be.."
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Wow, my fingers hurt.. I can't type very fast and this took like 3 ½ hours to finish. Is Rei really betraying her parents? The only way to find out is by pushing the little review button in the bottom left corner of the screen there *grins hopefully*
I think I'll b able to get chapters out more often I have a B in my math class now and that was the original reason I didn't have time to write! I want to thank all my faithful reviewers they are the ones who have gotten me thus far! You know who you are!
~HeArTs
Hino Rei