The road that Yonan had instructed her to take had jagged rocks sticking
out of the hard ground. Brown grass grew on the tracks of the road.
"I can tell this hasn't been used in a while, how am I ever going to reach the top in time?" Kagome said to herself.
"That bad?" a weak voice said from the back of the cart. Inu Yasha slowly stood up, he managed a weak smile but that was all.
"Your awake! How do you feel?"
Inu Yasha shrugged his shoulder, "About the same, I just need to rest my eyes for a moment," He closed his eyes. Soon after he was asleep.
Kagome edged Storm on up the rocky path, the trees slowly started to become more scarce and stretched out. The leafless trees clawed at the sky, branches creaking in the wind. Inu Yasha was silent all that day, every so often Kagome would check on him, each time only being acknowledged by a groan. They camped by an old rock jutting out of the side of a hill. Kagome lit a fire against the rock, judging by the layers of soot that covered its side this place had been used before. She boiled water and made tea that Yonan had gave her. It would help settle Inu Yasha's stomach. They both sat by the fire, Kagome would be close to saying something, but she could tell Inu Yasha had so interest in talking. His eyes shone like polished gold in the firelight, but something was different now. They were swirling with a different emotion, Kagome thought she could almost see fear flash in his eyes.
Kagome lay in the back of the cart looking up at the sky; the leather cover was off. Inu Yasha was asleep; his bangs were clinging to his forehead slick with sweat, Kagome watched his chest rise and fall, fearing that if she closed her eyes he may stop breathing.
The morning brought rain that pelted them relentlessly all day; it was not until the afternoon that it turned into large snowflakes. Storm struggled up the icy path; snow built up on the wheels causing the cart to get stuck every few hours. At one point Inu Yasha had to help her get the cart out of a large snowdrift.
The night was cold and windy; the fire would not start. As soon as a small flame would appear the wind would snuff it out. The dark was very intimidating, seeming to move closer and closer, trapping them in darkness. Kagome closer her eyes as the deep sleep of pure exhaustion took her body.
She slowly opened her eyes when a strange noise broke the calm night air, what she saw was a large silhouette of a man coming close to her; he held a large spear in his right hand.
"Inu Yasha! Wake up, someone's out there!"
He opened his eyes and scanned the area; his mouth formed into a snarl, revealing white dagger like teeth, when he saw the man with the spear. But before he was able to get up another man came up behind him. The man raised a large club into the air crashing it down on Inu Yasha's head. Kagome screamed loudly, running towards Inu Yasha's motionless body.
"Don't move," the man holding the spear said calmly, "Or you'll join him."
She cringed as they slid a bag over her head; they led her quite a ways away constantly yelling at her to move faster.
Inu Yasha slowly opened up his eyes, his head throbbed but he couldn't remember why. His body was boiling with a fever but now wasn't the time to rest, he needed to know where he was. Inu Yasha looked around and saw Kagome a few feet away from him with her eyes closed. He slid his gaze over the rest of his surroundings; he was in a large tent. Larger then even the healers hut, but worn down with holes, small snowdrifts could be seen on the ground, where the snow had blown in. A tall man with a large coat was looking at him, he had long hair with a mallet in his hands, he seemed to fit the furnishings of the tent. Inu Yasha tried to get up. Sharp pain stabbing along his arms and legs turned his movement into a flop. For the first time he realised he was tied up. Thick ropes encircled his feet and hands. A length of rope ran between the bonds, short enough to stop him from straightening to more than a crouch.
The man watched him; a toothy grin appeared on his face letting Inu Yasha know he was amused by his attempt to get up.
Suddenly it hit Inu Yasha, that the man with the mallet was the same one he saw before, right before he got hit on the head, "You bastard, let us go! What the hell do you want?" Inu Yash yelled out.
The man only smiled back at him, not moving an inch. The mans grin enraged Inu Yasha, he struggled but could not brake his bonds. They only cut into his wrists making them slick with blood. Inu Yasha's muscles were so weak, struggling had drained him. He squinted but could not see the man's face very well; it was covered by shadow.
The tent flap opened up, revealing another guard just outside. The newcomer held a torch in his hand; he eyed the prisoners lying on the ground. His face was bony and thin; his eyes were so sunken in that they looked like two caves.
"I have some questions for you," the thin man said, sitting down on a chair covered with furs.
"Well you can go to hell," Inu Yasha growled.
The guard walked towards him. Pain filled Inu Yasha's side as the mans boot collided with his ribs. "Next time it's your head," the large man spoke with a deep gruff voice.
"You may leave," the second man said looking at the guard. He watched as the tall man left the tent, then turned his attention back to Inu Yasha. "Now what are you doing in my territory?"
Sorry this chapter wasn't all that good and short I'm a little stuck for ideas right now.
"I can tell this hasn't been used in a while, how am I ever going to reach the top in time?" Kagome said to herself.
"That bad?" a weak voice said from the back of the cart. Inu Yasha slowly stood up, he managed a weak smile but that was all.
"Your awake! How do you feel?"
Inu Yasha shrugged his shoulder, "About the same, I just need to rest my eyes for a moment," He closed his eyes. Soon after he was asleep.
Kagome edged Storm on up the rocky path, the trees slowly started to become more scarce and stretched out. The leafless trees clawed at the sky, branches creaking in the wind. Inu Yasha was silent all that day, every so often Kagome would check on him, each time only being acknowledged by a groan. They camped by an old rock jutting out of the side of a hill. Kagome lit a fire against the rock, judging by the layers of soot that covered its side this place had been used before. She boiled water and made tea that Yonan had gave her. It would help settle Inu Yasha's stomach. They both sat by the fire, Kagome would be close to saying something, but she could tell Inu Yasha had so interest in talking. His eyes shone like polished gold in the firelight, but something was different now. They were swirling with a different emotion, Kagome thought she could almost see fear flash in his eyes.
Kagome lay in the back of the cart looking up at the sky; the leather cover was off. Inu Yasha was asleep; his bangs were clinging to his forehead slick with sweat, Kagome watched his chest rise and fall, fearing that if she closed her eyes he may stop breathing.
The morning brought rain that pelted them relentlessly all day; it was not until the afternoon that it turned into large snowflakes. Storm struggled up the icy path; snow built up on the wheels causing the cart to get stuck every few hours. At one point Inu Yasha had to help her get the cart out of a large snowdrift.
The night was cold and windy; the fire would not start. As soon as a small flame would appear the wind would snuff it out. The dark was very intimidating, seeming to move closer and closer, trapping them in darkness. Kagome closer her eyes as the deep sleep of pure exhaustion took her body.
She slowly opened her eyes when a strange noise broke the calm night air, what she saw was a large silhouette of a man coming close to her; he held a large spear in his right hand.
"Inu Yasha! Wake up, someone's out there!"
He opened his eyes and scanned the area; his mouth formed into a snarl, revealing white dagger like teeth, when he saw the man with the spear. But before he was able to get up another man came up behind him. The man raised a large club into the air crashing it down on Inu Yasha's head. Kagome screamed loudly, running towards Inu Yasha's motionless body.
"Don't move," the man holding the spear said calmly, "Or you'll join him."
She cringed as they slid a bag over her head; they led her quite a ways away constantly yelling at her to move faster.
Inu Yasha slowly opened up his eyes, his head throbbed but he couldn't remember why. His body was boiling with a fever but now wasn't the time to rest, he needed to know where he was. Inu Yasha looked around and saw Kagome a few feet away from him with her eyes closed. He slid his gaze over the rest of his surroundings; he was in a large tent. Larger then even the healers hut, but worn down with holes, small snowdrifts could be seen on the ground, where the snow had blown in. A tall man with a large coat was looking at him, he had long hair with a mallet in his hands, he seemed to fit the furnishings of the tent. Inu Yasha tried to get up. Sharp pain stabbing along his arms and legs turned his movement into a flop. For the first time he realised he was tied up. Thick ropes encircled his feet and hands. A length of rope ran between the bonds, short enough to stop him from straightening to more than a crouch.
The man watched him; a toothy grin appeared on his face letting Inu Yasha know he was amused by his attempt to get up.
Suddenly it hit Inu Yasha, that the man with the mallet was the same one he saw before, right before he got hit on the head, "You bastard, let us go! What the hell do you want?" Inu Yash yelled out.
The man only smiled back at him, not moving an inch. The mans grin enraged Inu Yasha, he struggled but could not brake his bonds. They only cut into his wrists making them slick with blood. Inu Yasha's muscles were so weak, struggling had drained him. He squinted but could not see the man's face very well; it was covered by shadow.
The tent flap opened up, revealing another guard just outside. The newcomer held a torch in his hand; he eyed the prisoners lying on the ground. His face was bony and thin; his eyes were so sunken in that they looked like two caves.
"I have some questions for you," the thin man said, sitting down on a chair covered with furs.
"Well you can go to hell," Inu Yasha growled.
The guard walked towards him. Pain filled Inu Yasha's side as the mans boot collided with his ribs. "Next time it's your head," the large man spoke with a deep gruff voice.
"You may leave," the second man said looking at the guard. He watched as the tall man left the tent, then turned his attention back to Inu Yasha. "Now what are you doing in my territory?"
Sorry this chapter wasn't all that good and short I'm a little stuck for ideas right now.