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to all!
-Randall Flagg2
Raven Demon: Thanks for the reviews man. Wait till you see what Senjeta has planned. Hope you like this. Maybe you would like to help me with the next few chapters if you have the time? I could use the help.
And remember I repay! -Rose Madder
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. -Old saying
Inuyasha walked back to the campsite. He was quite tired and he needed a good nights sleep. Blowing off steam like that always made him tired. "Worthless runt." he grunted. "I don't know why Kagome keeps him. He's just a nuisance."
"Maybe he is, but he is a good nuisance." his mind whispered. Inuyasha froze. He hated it when his conscience got into his affairs. Sometimes he could swear it had a mind of its own, it was so annoying. He wished he could ignore it when it came at him, but whenever it did, every other thought in his mind was drowned out by it. So, against his will, he listened.
"How do you live with yourself anyway? I don't think you've ever been this mean to him before. Up until now, I didn't think you could have gone any lower."
"Oh shut up. What do you know anyway? He deserved it."
"Perhaps in your opinion. He's only a little kid you know. You should have gone easier on him." Inuyasha covered his ears like a child scared of a loud noise. He did not want to hear this. "And think about how Kagome will react." Inuyasha felt his dog ears droop in shame. His conscience was right about that. Kagome would be mad as hell when she found out what he had done, and from how high a magnitude it had been, Miroku and Sango were apt to join in. He sighed. As usual his conscience had won out again. Inuyasha sighed again. He knew what he had to do now. He walked off back towards the area where he had taken Shippo.
When Inuyasha arrived, he found now source of the fox kit anywhere. He began to panic. Where was he? Maybe he had- Oh God no! He hadn't run away, had he? Inuyasha's heart pounded like a bass drum in his chest. If Shippo had run away and Kagome learned it was his fault, she would sit him to death. He knew what it was like when she was mad at him. Then he caught scent of something that had not been there before. He got down to the ground and sniffed the dirt. It was Shippo's scent, but for some reason he could smell the scent of a coyote mingled in with it. "He's been kidnapped." Inuyasha growled. He jerked up. He could smell the same scent a short distance away. Maybe he could catch Shippo's kidnapper and then apologize to him. Inuyasha jumped to his feet and sprinted off in the direction of the mystery person.
Shippo and Senjeta were just about to approach a hill, when the coyote suddenly spun around. A low, guttural growl escaped his throat.
"What is it?" Shippo asked.
"I think you know well who it is boy." Senjeta remarked. And sure enough, Inuyasha bounded out of the bushes and into sight. Shippo moaned. The hanyou had come to punish him even more.
"Who the hell are you?!" Inuyasha snarled.
"Who I am is none of your business half breed. The question is what are you doing here?"
"I came here for the kid. If you know what's good for you, you'll hand him over." Inuyasha said, unsheathing Tetsusaiga. Senjeta's eyes widened in surprise. In all his life, he had never seen a sword like this. He tensed, in case the dog demon tried to attack.
"Nice blade half breed, but your still now match for me." Inuyasha charged and swung Tetsusaiga with all of his strength at the coyote. Shippo screamed and jumped to the side. Senjeta paused, then grabbed Tetsusaiga with his right hand and flung it aside. Inuyasha stepped back in surprise. Nobody had repelled the Tetsusaiga with such ease before! Before he could attack again, Senjeta dashed forwards with crazy speed and delivered a savage punch to Inuyasha's stomach. The hanyou doubled over, giving Senjeta enough time to kick him in the head. He screamed and fell on his back. The coyote grinned. Easy picking.
"So this is the famed Inuyasha?" he asked Shippo. "This is the one who has beaten you and tormented you all this time? Hmph! I was hoping for something a bit more challenging!" he snorted. Shippo giggled. This was quite entertaining. Senjeta laughed with him.
Inuyasha struggled to get up, but could not. He felt as if somebody had broken all of his bones. He didn't know how his adversary could be so strong. And why was Shippo laughing? If he was enjoying this, Inuyasha would give him a beating he would never forget. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Shippo approach him.
"That's right boy. Remember all the times he's hurt you and yelled at you. All the times you have been mistreated by him. Now is your golden opportunity! Pay him back for what the way he has made you suffer! Make him feel pain!" Inuyasha saw Shippo's eyes take on a strange luster which he had never seen before. He didn't know what it was, but he knew it wasn't a good sign. The kitsune looked like he had gone crazy. At last Shippo spoke.
"I'm leaving Inuyasha." the kit said. "I'm sick of you hitting for everything I do and I'm sick of you! I chose to go with Senjeta because he's a lot nicer then you are! And if you try to stop me, he'll slaughter you!" Inuyasha's eyes were wide. Did he just hear what he thought he had heard? Surely he had not. All of a sudden, and incredible silver flare of agony shot up through his midsection as Shippo delivered a swift kick in between his legs. Inuyasha shrieked and felt hot tears ooze out of his eyes.
"I should have done that to you long ago Inuyasha." Shippo said sternly.
"Nice going boy. Maybe now he will know to treat people like you more kindly. After all, good things come to those who wait. You have now repaid him for all the unkindness he has bestowed on you. Shall we go?"
"Yes!" Shippo said. He hopped on Senjeta's back and went off with him into the distance.
Inuyasha slowly crawled to his feet. The throbbing in his crotch had subsided, but he was still having trouble standing up. The kick had hurt a lot more then he had expected it to. He looked around for Shippo and Senjeta and saw them not. "Damn it." he cursed. "I am now officially a dead man." He got up and staggered back towards the campsite, determined not to tell Kagome about what had happened. One thing was certain though. He was sorry for what he had done to Shippo and wished he could take it back.
"I was a fool." he muttered. "I shouldn't have said those things to him." Inuyasha felt one single tear drip out of his eye. He didn't know if it was from the kick... or something else.
The next morning...
"Inuyasha have you seen Shippo anywhere?" I haven't seen him at all." Kagome asked. Inuyasha said nothing. He only continued staring off into the woods.
"Inuyasha? I asked you a question." Kagome said, slightly more annoyed.
"Oh, he's around somewhere Kagome. I bet he's just off in the woods or something." Miroku replied.
"Tell her." Inuyasha's mind whispered.
"No way. She'll kill me." he muttered.
"Kill you for what?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha blushed. He knew she had heard that, but he didn't want to.
"Oh nothing." he said in his "I don't have anything to say to you." tone. Kagome's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Inuyasha, is this about Shippo?" she asked in a testy tone. Inuyasha gritted his teeth. If she found out, the dreaded command would go on forever! He turned his head away and whistles, trying his best to sound innocent. Now there was no question that Kagome's eyes were narrowed.
"Tell me Inuyasha." the miko growled. Inuyasha did not answer.
"Tell her if you know what's good for you." his conscience said. Inuyasha opened his mouth at last and spoke.
"Kagome, I have a confession to make."
"Okay, confess. Does this have to do with Shippo?"
"Yes." Inuyasha grimaced and began to speak of the events last night. "Last night when you went to bed, I took him to an area in the woods and said some really mean things to him. I told him he was worthless and that he was a burden on us, that he held us back, that we should have let the thunder brothers kill him and that he should leave us alone. After that I punched him in the head and left. Then I changed my mind and went back to apologize to him, but he wasn't there. I followed this strange scent and found him running away with a coyote demon. I tried to get him back, but the guy beat me in a fight and he and Shippo left. I tried to go after them but-" Before the hanyou could finish, he saw Kagome's face and felt a wave of hopeless terror come over him. In all his life he had never seen such absolute rage on one face. Kagome's face was red and her eyes were bulging in crazed anger. The girl's fists were clenched so tightly that Inuyasha was surprised they didn't draw blood. If Kagome had been any madder, steam might have come out of her ears. Inuyasha let out a rather dog-like whimper and shrank away, ears drooping. He braced himself for the dreaded command, but instead Kagome did something she had never done before. She drew back her hand and struck him in the face as hard as she could.
"You bastard!!" she roared and struck him again, causing him to rock backwards. "You fucking bastard!!" Inuyasha recoiled at those words. She had never called him that before. Already she was drawing back her hand to slap him a third time when Sango grabbed her arm.
"Kagome what is the matter with you?" she asked. Kagome wrenched her arm free and got in one last good slap before Sango locked her arms around her waist. At first she struggled to free herself, but to no avail. Sango was after all a demon hunter, which made her a bit stronger then most people at the time. Then at last Kagome calmed down and Sango released her grip on her. Inuyasha just stood there rubbing his face where she had hit him. It hurt, but not nearly as badly as the pain from last night.
"Kagome I'm sorry. I was just mad and-"
"Sorry?! What have you ever been sorry for in your life?!" Kagome screeched. She was so mad she began to cry. "You drove him off and now who knows what's happened to him!" Kagome collapsed to the ground crying. Inuyasha's heart wrenched. God, he hated it when she cried. Sango looked up at him.
"What did you do to get her going like this?" she asked. Inuyasha explained the whole story again. By the end of it, Sango was quite mad but not nearly as mad as Kagome. She however did not attack him or yell at him. Rather instead she just asked "How do you manage to live with yourself Inuyasha?" and walked off to find Miroku.
"Kagome, please stop it. I promise you we can find him. I bet he's not too far off."
"How do you know that?!" the girl screeched. "You don't know anything about where he could be!! He could be dead for all we know!" Inuyasha winced. "It's all your fault you know! You drove him off because of y- your goddamn t-temper and n-n-now h-he- could be a-anywhere!" she sobbed. Inuyasha backed away. She was right and he knew it. It was his fault. He was the cause of all this.
"Stop crying alright?! We'll find him somehow! I still say he could still be alive." Kagome sniffled and forced herself to stop crying.
"Alright then. We'll look for him." she said. "But if your wrong Inuyasha, I'll say the S word until the cows come home. You hear me?!" Inuyasha nodded. That was definite incentive to start searching immediately. Kagome began to pack up her things. It was going to be a long day indeed.
Somwhere further off, Shippo and Senejta were still traveling. "Where are we going?" Shippo asked.
"We're going to my home in the south. My tribe will welcome you warmly I think." Senjeta replied. Shippo smiled. It felt good to have a place where you belonged.
"How much longer will it be?"
"Not much loner now. If I run we should make it by noon. Hang on tight!" Senjeta suddenly sprinted forward at a speed that Koga would have envied. Shippo held on for dear life and screamed joyfully like a child on a carnival ride. He couldn't wait to meet the coyote demon tribe.
That's part three. Next chapter you'll see what Senjeta is plotting and what he intends to use Shippo for. Bye! -Randall Flagg2
Raven Demon: Thanks for the reviews man. Wait till you see what Senjeta has planned. Hope you like this. Maybe you would like to help me with the next few chapters if you have the time? I could use the help.
And remember I repay! -Rose Madder
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. -Old saying
Inuyasha walked back to the campsite. He was quite tired and he needed a good nights sleep. Blowing off steam like that always made him tired. "Worthless runt." he grunted. "I don't know why Kagome keeps him. He's just a nuisance."
"Maybe he is, but he is a good nuisance." his mind whispered. Inuyasha froze. He hated it when his conscience got into his affairs. Sometimes he could swear it had a mind of its own, it was so annoying. He wished he could ignore it when it came at him, but whenever it did, every other thought in his mind was drowned out by it. So, against his will, he listened.
"How do you live with yourself anyway? I don't think you've ever been this mean to him before. Up until now, I didn't think you could have gone any lower."
"Oh shut up. What do you know anyway? He deserved it."
"Perhaps in your opinion. He's only a little kid you know. You should have gone easier on him." Inuyasha covered his ears like a child scared of a loud noise. He did not want to hear this. "And think about how Kagome will react." Inuyasha felt his dog ears droop in shame. His conscience was right about that. Kagome would be mad as hell when she found out what he had done, and from how high a magnitude it had been, Miroku and Sango were apt to join in. He sighed. As usual his conscience had won out again. Inuyasha sighed again. He knew what he had to do now. He walked off back towards the area where he had taken Shippo.
When Inuyasha arrived, he found now source of the fox kit anywhere. He began to panic. Where was he? Maybe he had- Oh God no! He hadn't run away, had he? Inuyasha's heart pounded like a bass drum in his chest. If Shippo had run away and Kagome learned it was his fault, she would sit him to death. He knew what it was like when she was mad at him. Then he caught scent of something that had not been there before. He got down to the ground and sniffed the dirt. It was Shippo's scent, but for some reason he could smell the scent of a coyote mingled in with it. "He's been kidnapped." Inuyasha growled. He jerked up. He could smell the same scent a short distance away. Maybe he could catch Shippo's kidnapper and then apologize to him. Inuyasha jumped to his feet and sprinted off in the direction of the mystery person.
Shippo and Senjeta were just about to approach a hill, when the coyote suddenly spun around. A low, guttural growl escaped his throat.
"What is it?" Shippo asked.
"I think you know well who it is boy." Senjeta remarked. And sure enough, Inuyasha bounded out of the bushes and into sight. Shippo moaned. The hanyou had come to punish him even more.
"Who the hell are you?!" Inuyasha snarled.
"Who I am is none of your business half breed. The question is what are you doing here?"
"I came here for the kid. If you know what's good for you, you'll hand him over." Inuyasha said, unsheathing Tetsusaiga. Senjeta's eyes widened in surprise. In all his life, he had never seen a sword like this. He tensed, in case the dog demon tried to attack.
"Nice blade half breed, but your still now match for me." Inuyasha charged and swung Tetsusaiga with all of his strength at the coyote. Shippo screamed and jumped to the side. Senjeta paused, then grabbed Tetsusaiga with his right hand and flung it aside. Inuyasha stepped back in surprise. Nobody had repelled the Tetsusaiga with such ease before! Before he could attack again, Senjeta dashed forwards with crazy speed and delivered a savage punch to Inuyasha's stomach. The hanyou doubled over, giving Senjeta enough time to kick him in the head. He screamed and fell on his back. The coyote grinned. Easy picking.
"So this is the famed Inuyasha?" he asked Shippo. "This is the one who has beaten you and tormented you all this time? Hmph! I was hoping for something a bit more challenging!" he snorted. Shippo giggled. This was quite entertaining. Senjeta laughed with him.
Inuyasha struggled to get up, but could not. He felt as if somebody had broken all of his bones. He didn't know how his adversary could be so strong. And why was Shippo laughing? If he was enjoying this, Inuyasha would give him a beating he would never forget. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Shippo approach him.
"That's right boy. Remember all the times he's hurt you and yelled at you. All the times you have been mistreated by him. Now is your golden opportunity! Pay him back for what the way he has made you suffer! Make him feel pain!" Inuyasha saw Shippo's eyes take on a strange luster which he had never seen before. He didn't know what it was, but he knew it wasn't a good sign. The kitsune looked like he had gone crazy. At last Shippo spoke.
"I'm leaving Inuyasha." the kit said. "I'm sick of you hitting for everything I do and I'm sick of you! I chose to go with Senjeta because he's a lot nicer then you are! And if you try to stop me, he'll slaughter you!" Inuyasha's eyes were wide. Did he just hear what he thought he had heard? Surely he had not. All of a sudden, and incredible silver flare of agony shot up through his midsection as Shippo delivered a swift kick in between his legs. Inuyasha shrieked and felt hot tears ooze out of his eyes.
"I should have done that to you long ago Inuyasha." Shippo said sternly.
"Nice going boy. Maybe now he will know to treat people like you more kindly. After all, good things come to those who wait. You have now repaid him for all the unkindness he has bestowed on you. Shall we go?"
"Yes!" Shippo said. He hopped on Senjeta's back and went off with him into the distance.
Inuyasha slowly crawled to his feet. The throbbing in his crotch had subsided, but he was still having trouble standing up. The kick had hurt a lot more then he had expected it to. He looked around for Shippo and Senjeta and saw them not. "Damn it." he cursed. "I am now officially a dead man." He got up and staggered back towards the campsite, determined not to tell Kagome about what had happened. One thing was certain though. He was sorry for what he had done to Shippo and wished he could take it back.
"I was a fool." he muttered. "I shouldn't have said those things to him." Inuyasha felt one single tear drip out of his eye. He didn't know if it was from the kick... or something else.
The next morning...
"Inuyasha have you seen Shippo anywhere?" I haven't seen him at all." Kagome asked. Inuyasha said nothing. He only continued staring off into the woods.
"Inuyasha? I asked you a question." Kagome said, slightly more annoyed.
"Oh, he's around somewhere Kagome. I bet he's just off in the woods or something." Miroku replied.
"Tell her." Inuyasha's mind whispered.
"No way. She'll kill me." he muttered.
"Kill you for what?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha blushed. He knew she had heard that, but he didn't want to.
"Oh nothing." he said in his "I don't have anything to say to you." tone. Kagome's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Inuyasha, is this about Shippo?" she asked in a testy tone. Inuyasha gritted his teeth. If she found out, the dreaded command would go on forever! He turned his head away and whistles, trying his best to sound innocent. Now there was no question that Kagome's eyes were narrowed.
"Tell me Inuyasha." the miko growled. Inuyasha did not answer.
"Tell her if you know what's good for you." his conscience said. Inuyasha opened his mouth at last and spoke.
"Kagome, I have a confession to make."
"Okay, confess. Does this have to do with Shippo?"
"Yes." Inuyasha grimaced and began to speak of the events last night. "Last night when you went to bed, I took him to an area in the woods and said some really mean things to him. I told him he was worthless and that he was a burden on us, that he held us back, that we should have let the thunder brothers kill him and that he should leave us alone. After that I punched him in the head and left. Then I changed my mind and went back to apologize to him, but he wasn't there. I followed this strange scent and found him running away with a coyote demon. I tried to get him back, but the guy beat me in a fight and he and Shippo left. I tried to go after them but-" Before the hanyou could finish, he saw Kagome's face and felt a wave of hopeless terror come over him. In all his life he had never seen such absolute rage on one face. Kagome's face was red and her eyes were bulging in crazed anger. The girl's fists were clenched so tightly that Inuyasha was surprised they didn't draw blood. If Kagome had been any madder, steam might have come out of her ears. Inuyasha let out a rather dog-like whimper and shrank away, ears drooping. He braced himself for the dreaded command, but instead Kagome did something she had never done before. She drew back her hand and struck him in the face as hard as she could.
"You bastard!!" she roared and struck him again, causing him to rock backwards. "You fucking bastard!!" Inuyasha recoiled at those words. She had never called him that before. Already she was drawing back her hand to slap him a third time when Sango grabbed her arm.
"Kagome what is the matter with you?" she asked. Kagome wrenched her arm free and got in one last good slap before Sango locked her arms around her waist. At first she struggled to free herself, but to no avail. Sango was after all a demon hunter, which made her a bit stronger then most people at the time. Then at last Kagome calmed down and Sango released her grip on her. Inuyasha just stood there rubbing his face where she had hit him. It hurt, but not nearly as badly as the pain from last night.
"Kagome I'm sorry. I was just mad and-"
"Sorry?! What have you ever been sorry for in your life?!" Kagome screeched. She was so mad she began to cry. "You drove him off and now who knows what's happened to him!" Kagome collapsed to the ground crying. Inuyasha's heart wrenched. God, he hated it when she cried. Sango looked up at him.
"What did you do to get her going like this?" she asked. Inuyasha explained the whole story again. By the end of it, Sango was quite mad but not nearly as mad as Kagome. She however did not attack him or yell at him. Rather instead she just asked "How do you manage to live with yourself Inuyasha?" and walked off to find Miroku.
"Kagome, please stop it. I promise you we can find him. I bet he's not too far off."
"How do you know that?!" the girl screeched. "You don't know anything about where he could be!! He could be dead for all we know!" Inuyasha winced. "It's all your fault you know! You drove him off because of y- your goddamn t-temper and n-n-now h-he- could be a-anywhere!" she sobbed. Inuyasha backed away. She was right and he knew it. It was his fault. He was the cause of all this.
"Stop crying alright?! We'll find him somehow! I still say he could still be alive." Kagome sniffled and forced herself to stop crying.
"Alright then. We'll look for him." she said. "But if your wrong Inuyasha, I'll say the S word until the cows come home. You hear me?!" Inuyasha nodded. That was definite incentive to start searching immediately. Kagome began to pack up her things. It was going to be a long day indeed.
Somwhere further off, Shippo and Senejta were still traveling. "Where are we going?" Shippo asked.
"We're going to my home in the south. My tribe will welcome you warmly I think." Senjeta replied. Shippo smiled. It felt good to have a place where you belonged.
"How much longer will it be?"
"Not much loner now. If I run we should make it by noon. Hang on tight!" Senjeta suddenly sprinted forward at a speed that Koga would have envied. Shippo held on for dear life and screamed joyfully like a child on a carnival ride. He couldn't wait to meet the coyote demon tribe.
That's part three. Next chapter you'll see what Senjeta is plotting and what he intends to use Shippo for. Bye! -Randall Flagg2