Demon Zoo
By Fantasy Cat
Disc: These folks aren't mine here.
Chapter Seven
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Kagome parked her car in the dark corner of the employee lot. Then Kagome used her keys to unlock the employee's entrance to the zoo. Inuyasha volunteered to use his claws but Kagome was against that. They walked into the zoo until they arrived at Sesshomaru's cage.
Some of the demons were asleep but most were nocturnal. They were silent and confused when Kagome and Inuyasha were seen but they keep quiet. Still, others were immature enough to make noise. The employee access door to Sesshomaru's cage was only used by Naraku so Kagome didn't have a key. "Yes," said Inuyasha. Kagome grabbed his arm before he could slice the thing in half. "Um, why don't you use your claw to pick the lock? That way, no one would know there was obviously a demon out here."
"You always take the fun out of everything, Kagome," said Inuyasha. He inserted one claw into the lock. "Ow," he said as he finally picked it. Carefully they entered. The outside was barren and undisturbed. Inside of the rock from the eyes of the patrons was the entrance to Sesshomaru's cave. "How deep is this thing?" Kagome whispered. "Seven feet," said Inuyasha. Kagome took out her small rope and tied it to one rock nearby. Then she lowered herself into the cave while Inuyasha looked down in the dark.
Both the demon and the girl were asleep on opposite sides of the cave. "Hey," Kagome whispered. The girl's eyes opened up thinking she heard a noise. She was about to close them up again until.
"Rin?"
The girl jolted awake and sat up. Kagome came to the base of ground. The flashlight in her hand glowed inside the cave. "My name's Kagome. I came to save you."
Suddenly, Kagome heard a deep snarl and turned around. Sesshomaru was staring at the girls angrily. "Hold it!" Inuyasha came around and formed a barrier between the girls and Sesshomaru. "It's okay, Sesshomaru. She's coming with us."
Sesshomaru said something to Inuyasha only he could hear. "You're making a big mistake."
"Well, so are you," said Inuyasha. Kagome went up the rope first then she pulled up Inuyasha while she held onto Rin. She was still wearing the same blanket.
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After a ten-minute drive, Kagome pulled into a driveway that wasn't her own. "Kagome, what are we doing here? Shouldn't we get Rin to a hospital?" asked Inuyasha.
"Are you crazy, Inuyasha? She's fourteen and she's been raped by a demon. It's a completely embarrassing situation for her. Kaede maybe a vet, but she'll understand." The vet's office was a two-story house. Kagome banged on the door until the lights from inside came on. "Kagome," greeted Kaede as she opened the door. "Something wrong with one of the demon's?"
"It's difficult to explain," she said as she was carrying Rin inside. "Oh dear," said Kaede as she saw her.
Inuyasha and Kagome were lying on the couch in Kaede's sitting room while Rin was being examined. "Inuyasha? I've always wondered if Naraku doesn't like half-breeds, then why do we get hanyous at our zoo."
"I guess because people like us," he grinned. "Yeah, but where do you guys come from?"
"Sesshomaru told me that our father has a human form. Well, he met my mother while he and Sesshomaru were living out in some woods and they had sex. And then my mom became pregnant. Well, when it got out in public, they raided the forests of every demon in it and Naraku bought all of them who didn't die, Sesshomaru being one. My father, they burned him at the stake, cause he was identified as my dad right away. After I was born my mom gave me to Naraku. That's how hanyous come to Naraku's zoo. Human mothers realized they slept with demons and they can't bear the humiliation so they get rid of them."
"This is a sick world we're living in," said Kagome.
"No it's not," said Inuyasha. "It's a natural way of life for humans. You humans can't handle anything the slightest bit weird."
Kagome was about to respond hastily to that when Kaede opened the door and Kagome went over to her. "You did the right thing by bringing her to me Kagome," said Kaede. "I cleaned her wounds and cast her legs. Only one leg is broken, the other is just a twisted ankle so she'll only need a crutch. The wound in her throat should heal soon, but it won't be until the pup comes that her voice will be clearing up. Make sure she eats the right foods to keep the both of them healthy."
"Okay, but shouldn't we get her back to her parents?" asked Kagome
"Well, she wrote on this," Kaede handed Kagome the paper. "It seems that Rin came from an orphanage that disowns the child if it disappears and doesn't return after two days".
Kaede carried Rin back to Kagome's car for them. She wore a t-shirt given by Kaede and she wrapped the blanket around her waist. Kagome hopped into the car. "Rin, if you don't have a place to go, you should stay with me OK?" Rin nodded with a small smile.
"Alright, then. The pup is due in about five or six months. Call here when it's time but if my daytime assistants answer just say it's an emergency for me. And you young man," said Kaede to Inuyasha. "What in blazes are you doing out of your cage?"
"Uh…um he's staying with me too," said Kagome. "I am?" said Inuyasha.
"He is?" asked Kaede. "Well, it should be a temporary stay then, and you better stay out of trouble Inuyasha," she said. When Inuyasha got back into Kagome's car, Kagome thought that a hanyou in her house was going to be trouble.
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Well, I'm sorry to tell you all this, but now that school is back in session for me. I will have to slow down to make adjustments and figure out my schedule. I'm trying to get a job as a lab assistant in my dorm. If that works. I can do some stuff while I'm on the computer. That would be sweet. But I'm really sorry.
I need emails so I can contact right away about updates. I know this fic is supa popular so I will began writing chap 8 as soon as I can. I dunno what will happen though cuz I haven't pre-written that yet. I will do so this weekend since I have MLK Day off.