Innocence
by Sarah Barah
*Author's note
Dear lord what's wrong with me?! *smacks self* I simply cannot keep doing this! URGH! I keep waiting soo long, and then I finally have the story in my head, and know what's going to happen next, and by the time I'm ready to write, something happens to my freaking compy! (Some kind of virus) Its my own fault... -.-; I shouldn't have waited so freaking long! Oh well... the heck with it... I'm not going to annoy you with my unending jabber... I'm just going to move on to the story.
Chumoru: *muffled scream*
Etsuko: u.u;;;
*glances back at Chumoru who is tied up with Etsuko in her closet* Hehe..... anyways... *grins evilly* ) Back to the disclaimer:
Disclaimer: I do not own any of Inuyasha or its characters except Chumoru and Etsuko.
Now, to the story... Enjoy! ^.~
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Etsuko's silver and gray mane, flew out behind her as she ran in the moonlight towards her brother, Chumoru. She knew not what she would do when she got there, for she couldn't kill him.
For god's sake, he IS my brother, right?
She couldn't find Chumoru's scent, so she used the power of telepathy that she had acquired from her mother to find him. Chumoru hadn't acquired this talent, for he was born of a different mother. But he had gotten other talents from his full-youkai mother.... such as... the power to kill without conscience...
Etsuko gripped the tetsusaiga and readied herself for the battle ahead. She certainly couldn't kill him.... but what else could she do? Could she scare him away? Could she....
Wait.... that's it!
She smiled, and continued on, moving closer to the bloody battlefield.
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Kagome awoke slowly, her eyes fluttering open. She realized that she was lying in a pool of her own drool, and immediately wiped it up with a tissue. She yawned and looked down at her math book. She hadn't done a single problem, and it was already daylight!
Oh gods no! I'm in serious trouble!
She looked at the clock. It seemed to mock her with it's chime of tick tock, tick tock. Her time was ticking away, and she still had to get ready for school. She ran to the bathroom to find that Sota was already there.
"SOTA! I NEED TO USE THE BATHROOM! GET OUTTA THERE!"
Sota poked his head out the door and stuck his tongue out at her.
"WHY YOU-!"
He quickly stuck his head back in and locked the door.
"Sota, please! I have to get to school or I'll be late!"
"Alright, alright! I'll let you go..." Sota said, his voice tired, like he wasn't in the mood to argue.
"Thanks Sota, your the best," she thanked him, hugging him and running into the bathroom.
Sota just stared after her, a little shocked. Then he walked down to the kitchen for breakfast.
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"See ya, Momma! Bye Sota! Bye Gramps! I've got a test today so I'm going to school!"
Kagome ran out the door without another word and past the well house. But as soon as she did, a chill ran down her spine. Something wasn't right. Something was happening. Maybe to Inuyasha...
But I don't have time for this!
Her brain argued with the feeling inside her. But the feeling won over. She had to see what was up. She walked into the well house and as soon as she stepped in the door, her whole body trembled.
Sango..... Miroku.... Shippo..... Something's happened to them....
Her heart tugged at her body like strings tug at a puppet. She knew she had little time. She jumped down into the well, leaving thoughts of her math test and school, far behind.
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Shippo sat still, beside Miroku and Sango's beaten bodies. The weren't dead yet. There was life still beating inside them, clinging to them, but barely able to hold on. He looked up to Chumoru, who's eyes were blood red, and all pieces of goodness that might have been inside him, were now stripped away. What was left, was a slobbering, evil, crazed, bear demon, with the blood of the monk and demon slayer, dripping from his deadly jaws. He had thrown them around like rag dolls, and Shippo had been powerless to stop him. He tried to turn into Inuyasha, and use the power of the hanyou to stop him, but he could only create the illusion of Inuyasha, not become him. So he was simply thrown aside. His shoulder was now wounded, and dripping blood, and he knew that the smell would only make the demon bear hungrier. So he had to get away. To run from here before the demon noticed him, and started to attack him as well. But how could he leave Sango and Miroku? He had to protect them. But what use would he be anyway? He WAS only a mere child.... what could he do?
His mind continued to berate him until he saw the form of a maiden in the sky.
Et-Etsuko?
She landed in front of Chumoru and smiled.
"Brother, I haven't seen you in awhile..."
Chumoru scoffed.
"What the hell do you want now? I thought you were leaving this to me."
"Well you were wrong," she replied, her voice harsh.
Chumoru picked up on her anger at once and started to feel himself growing fearful. He had seen what she could do, and he didn't want to become her next victim.
"Uh.... but I've already gotten ready to finish them... can't you wait?"
"NO!"
"Oh.... ok then..... " he said softly, backing away slowly.
Ha, it is as I thought. My brother is but a mere coward!
She smiled inwardly but kept her face solemn until he had made his way from the clearing they were standing in. Then she turned to Sango, Miroku, and Shippo. Her face softened as she looked to the tiny cub, his body trembling.
"Don't be afraid. My brother has gone. Let us take your friends back to the hut. Then we can make them all better. Is that alright?"
Shippo said nothing, but stared at her, with his green orbs wide in fright. Etsuko tried a different approach.
"If you come with me, I'll find your friend, Inuyasha, and we can go get that beast. Would you like that?"
Shippo still kept silent but nodded.
"Alright, lets go then," she said, holding out her hand to take Shippo's. The kitsune cub hesitated, but then slowly reached out his hand to take hers. "Good, then lets be off."
She picked up Sango and Miroku, using all her strength (for it was not an easy job because she was still injured) and carried them back to the hut. She made them nice warm beds and tended to their wounds as best she could. Then she, with Shippo clutching her back, ran towards the tree where the inu-hanyou slumbered.
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Okay, things are not looking too bright for our heroes. Sango and Miroku are injured, and barely clinging to life. Chumoru is a big bad bear...
Chumoru: HEY! (
hehe.... ahem.... u.u; and Inuyasha is in dreamland. What ELSE could go wrong?! But, there are some good things...
Kagome is coming back to help! And Etsuko seems to have had a change of heart.....Find out what happens next time in Chapter 7! ^.~
Ciao for now!
Etsuko: ^.^ Ja ne!
Chumoru: Feh..... whatever.... u.u;
- Sarah Barah and friends