Okay, so Densetsu asked for votes last time for who should be at the door.
Since she didn't get any, she will have to decide by herself.
Disclaimer: (By the way, this is the last time I'm going to say this.) Densetsu does not own Inu-Yasha and co. Do you think that she would be writing fanfics if she did? Duh!
Onward, ho!
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Sesshoumaru walked to the entrance hall, agitated with the interruption. 'Where in the seven hells is that worthless Jaken? He hasn't shown his face in more than a week.' Composing himself once more, he turned the corner to greet his guest.
Two people stood by the door; both dressed in black robes. They had been quietly conversing, but stopped and turned to face him when he came into view.
"Why are you here? I did not summon you."
"My guess is that you don't even know who we are," said the taller of the two. Sesshoumaru assumed that it was a man because of the deep voice. He could tell very little about the two that stood before him. Hoods were pulled up over their heads, placing their faces in shadow.
"Be that as it may, you were not invited here. State your purpose."
"We are here to question you."
"How very brave, human. Do you think that you can survive my wrath once incurred?"
"We shall see, Sesshoumaru. We shall see."
"While in my presence, you shall address me as Sesshoumaru-sama."
"If that is your wish."
Light footsteps could be heard coming from around the corner. Sesshoumaru turned to face Kagome as she turned the corner. "What is it?"
"May I talk to you in private for a second?" she asked.
He looked about ready to refuse outright. "Fine," he said reluctantly. He followed Kagome to a nearby room. "What is it you wanted to talk about?" irritation apparent in his voice.
"Well, you see - "
"What is it?"
"Those people, they aren't human."
"Well, they aren't demon. What else could they be?"
"I - I don't know, but, they have an aura of power around them that I've never before felt. They're something else. I have my suspicions, but, I don't want that to cloud your judgment."
"Is that all?" he asked ungraciously. 'I didn't think that they were human either. What are they, then?' thankful that he wasn't the only one who thought so. He turned to leave, put his hand on the door handle. "If that's all, I'll be going now," he turned at the gentle touch of a hand on his arm.
"Just - be careful, okay?"
He nodded and then left.
~*~*~*~
Kagome watched Sesshoumaru lead the two people into a room across the hall. She paced outside the door, knowing full well that all inside probably knew she was there. All that she heard were muffled voices. 'What's going on in there? I have a really bad feeling about - '
He thoughts were cut short by the sound of a crash and then someone moaning. She threw open the door and found Sesshoumaru lying in a corner, a crushed table underneath him. She rushed to his side to find that he was unconscious. Biting her lip in determination, she turned to face the two guests. She gasped in horror at what she saw. Their hoods had fallen back, revealing their faces. Eyes that were pure black stood out against their milky white faces. They both had horrible grins, exposing razor-sharp teeth. The shorter of the two laughed.
"You would have done better to stay out of this, human," it hissed.
"W - what are you?" Kagome asked, trying to stall for time while she searched for a weapon. She backed up as they slowly advanced towards her, falling into the unconscious Sesshoumaru's lap. Her eyes fell upon the toukijin. She put her hand around the hilt and waited.
"We are the Allakas, a new race of vampires," the taller said, his voice sending shivers of fear up her spine.
"Why are you here?"
"We feed on the life energy of demons, such as your companion."
"You - you mean, you've fed on him?"
The shorter chuckled. "No, human, not yet. We like to play with our food before we eat."
"A - and what are you going to do with me?"
"We have no need for a human. We will simply kill you and be over with it."
She felt Sesshoumaru shift under her, but didn't move, afraid to draw attention to him. 'Please,' she prayed. 'Please, Sesshoumaru, wake up soon.' "But why Sesshoumaru?"
"We felt his life force as we traveled. It is very strong."
She felt a warm hand cover hers, helping her to grip the toukijin. 'Sesshoumaru,' she thought.
"Now, human, enough of your idle chit-chat. Prepare to - "
"Sesshouarmu-sama?" came a voice at the door. Everyone in the room except for Sesshoumaru looked to the door, finding the owner of it to be Rin.
"Rin!" Kagome cried. "No! Leave now! Quickly!"
"But nee-chan!"
"No buts Rin! Leave quickly, before - No! Leave her alone!" she yelled at the vampires. "She's just a child!"
They paid no heed to her and both turned their backs and went after Rin. She stood there, unable to run, her body frozen in fear.
"Rin! Run!"
They slowly made their way across the room, being sure to fill the little girl's heart with fear before she died. Tears silently streamed down Rin and Kagome's faces alike.
"Let go of the sword," a voice whispered in her ear. She nodded and complied, felt a kiss on her cheek. "Don't worry, everything will be all right," he placed hero n the ground beside him and then stood, charging at the vampires. "Touch a hair on her head, and I'll make sure you die very painful deaths!" he yelled at them.
They quickly turned to face their opponent. One of them smirked. "Then we'll be sure not to touch her hair as we kill her," he laughed.
"Kagome. Quickly. Take Rin away from here."
"But, Sesshoumaru," she said softly, a worried look in her eyes.
"Don't worry. I told you that everything would be okay, didn't I? Trust me and take Rin."
Gritting her teeth, she ran around the walls of the room and picked up Rin in her arms. She hesitated for only a second when she heard two more swords pulled out of their sheaths, the metal ringing. Then she ran as fast as she could to her room. Tears threatened to spill forth as she thought about what might happen. 'Now isn't the time for tears,' she told herself. "Plus that, Sesshoumaru said that everything would be okay. I've got to trust him,' she shook her head at the thought. 'No, when he said that, he was lying. He doesn't even know what their weaknesses are, how they fight, how to defeat them."
They raced down the hallways, turning corner after corner, running through rooms as a short cut. Finally, they came to Kagome's room. She ran in, Rin still in her arms, still sobbing, and placed her on the bed. She knelt in front of her. "Rin, little sister," she whispered, wiping her tears away, "listen to me for a second. I'm going to put a shield around this room to protect you. Whatever you do, you cannot undo it, okay? It will all be fine," she saw the little girl nod. "This will wear off in a few hours, so just stay put, and if anything happens, yell for us," yet again, the little girl nodded. Kagome bit her lip, wondering if she was truly listening, then wrapped her hands around Rin's. "Rin, look at me for a second," she said gently. Slowly, Rin lifted her gaze so that she was looking into Kagome's eyes. "Rin, you have to promise me that you won't try to leave this room. If you do, Sesshoumaru will be angry, and may get hurt. Do you understand?"
"Yes, nee-chan, Rin understands," she whispered.
Smiling weakly, Kagome held her in her arms for a second and then stood up. She walked to a corner of the room where her bow and arrows rested, picking them up, slinging both of them onto her shoulder. Drawing an arrow, she walked to the window and jammed the tip of it into the floor beneath. A wall of blue light that only she could see appeared, covering all of that wall. She did this with two of the other walls then walked to the door. "Don't forget your promise," she reminded Rin and then left, shutting the door behind her. She then did the same thing to the door and another wall of blue light appeared. Nodding in satisfaction, she ran back to Sesshoumaru.
She followed the same path that she had taken on the way to her room, hoping that Sesshoumaru was still okay. As she got closer to the room, she could hear swords clashing and then a deafening boom as one of the vampires flew through the wall. She loaded one of her arrows and aimed at it. "Die!" she yelled, letting it go. As it flew, I became enveloped in the same blue light as the shield that she had made. When is hit the vampire, it shrieked and then turned to dust.
"Sister!" the other yelled, angrily turning to Kagome. "How DARE you kill my sister! You will pay for this!"
"No," Kagome said calmly, readying another arrow. "You will pay for coming here," she said, firing it at him. She watched in horrid fascination as he slowly sank to his knees, fighting the death that was inevitable.
"You will pay," he hissed before dying.
Breaking into tears, Kagome ran to Sesshoumaru and threw her arms around him. "Are you okay?" she asked. "I was so worried. I'm sorry I came back out."
"Why are you sorry? I should be thanking you. You took Rin to safety and then probably just saved my life."
She looked up at Sesshoumaru in question and gasped. There was a gash on his cheek bleeding freely. "Sesshoumaru you're hurt."
He shook his head. "It's nothing. It will be healed in a day or two. Where's Rin?"
"I took her to my room and then sealed her inside."
"Let's go and get her," he said, walking ahead.
Kagome walked behind him for a few seconds before talking his hand. "Thank you."
"What do you have to thank me for? You're the one that protected Rin and killed the vampires."
"For bringing me here. I feel happy," she felt him squeeze her hand, "and loved. I feel like I finally found somewhere I belong."
They reached the door and Kagome pulled out the arrow. Inside, they found Rin fast asleep on the bed. Kagome smiled. "She looks so peaceful when she sleeps."
Sesshoumaru sighed and leaned against the doorframe, sinking to the ground.
"Is something wrong, Sesshoumaru? Are you sure that you're okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine. I just haven't slept much in that past couple of days, that's all."
"Oh, okay," she said, sitting down next to him and leaning her head on his shoulder. "Do you think that there will be more of them?" she wondered out loud.
"Most likely. You killed two of them, and they're going to come and try to find them."
"Hey, Sesshou!" someone yelled down the hall. "What's with the big mess downstairs?"
Sesshoumaru groaned inwardly and made a face when he heard Hikaru's voice. Kagome giggled.
"What's going on? You gotta fill me in on all the details," Hikaru said when she sat down next to them. "Hey! Why is the Ice Prince sitting on the floor? I thought that he was too good for anything but silk upholstered chairs and beds with satin sheets," she joked, receiving a growl from her cousin. "So, seriously, now, what happened here? It looks like there was some kind of fight."
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So long. So tired. Densetsu will not be responding to any reviews this time. She has to go to sleep right after she posts this. More tests tomorrow.
~Densetsu Unmei
Disclaimer: (By the way, this is the last time I'm going to say this.) Densetsu does not own Inu-Yasha and co. Do you think that she would be writing fanfics if she did? Duh!
Onward, ho!
~*~*~*~
Sesshoumaru walked to the entrance hall, agitated with the interruption. 'Where in the seven hells is that worthless Jaken? He hasn't shown his face in more than a week.' Composing himself once more, he turned the corner to greet his guest.
Two people stood by the door; both dressed in black robes. They had been quietly conversing, but stopped and turned to face him when he came into view.
"Why are you here? I did not summon you."
"My guess is that you don't even know who we are," said the taller of the two. Sesshoumaru assumed that it was a man because of the deep voice. He could tell very little about the two that stood before him. Hoods were pulled up over their heads, placing their faces in shadow.
"Be that as it may, you were not invited here. State your purpose."
"We are here to question you."
"How very brave, human. Do you think that you can survive my wrath once incurred?"
"We shall see, Sesshoumaru. We shall see."
"While in my presence, you shall address me as Sesshoumaru-sama."
"If that is your wish."
Light footsteps could be heard coming from around the corner. Sesshoumaru turned to face Kagome as she turned the corner. "What is it?"
"May I talk to you in private for a second?" she asked.
He looked about ready to refuse outright. "Fine," he said reluctantly. He followed Kagome to a nearby room. "What is it you wanted to talk about?" irritation apparent in his voice.
"Well, you see - "
"What is it?"
"Those people, they aren't human."
"Well, they aren't demon. What else could they be?"
"I - I don't know, but, they have an aura of power around them that I've never before felt. They're something else. I have my suspicions, but, I don't want that to cloud your judgment."
"Is that all?" he asked ungraciously. 'I didn't think that they were human either. What are they, then?' thankful that he wasn't the only one who thought so. He turned to leave, put his hand on the door handle. "If that's all, I'll be going now," he turned at the gentle touch of a hand on his arm.
"Just - be careful, okay?"
He nodded and then left.
~*~*~*~
Kagome watched Sesshoumaru lead the two people into a room across the hall. She paced outside the door, knowing full well that all inside probably knew she was there. All that she heard were muffled voices. 'What's going on in there? I have a really bad feeling about - '
He thoughts were cut short by the sound of a crash and then someone moaning. She threw open the door and found Sesshoumaru lying in a corner, a crushed table underneath him. She rushed to his side to find that he was unconscious. Biting her lip in determination, she turned to face the two guests. She gasped in horror at what she saw. Their hoods had fallen back, revealing their faces. Eyes that were pure black stood out against their milky white faces. They both had horrible grins, exposing razor-sharp teeth. The shorter of the two laughed.
"You would have done better to stay out of this, human," it hissed.
"W - what are you?" Kagome asked, trying to stall for time while she searched for a weapon. She backed up as they slowly advanced towards her, falling into the unconscious Sesshoumaru's lap. Her eyes fell upon the toukijin. She put her hand around the hilt and waited.
"We are the Allakas, a new race of vampires," the taller said, his voice sending shivers of fear up her spine.
"Why are you here?"
"We feed on the life energy of demons, such as your companion."
"You - you mean, you've fed on him?"
The shorter chuckled. "No, human, not yet. We like to play with our food before we eat."
"A - and what are you going to do with me?"
"We have no need for a human. We will simply kill you and be over with it."
She felt Sesshoumaru shift under her, but didn't move, afraid to draw attention to him. 'Please,' she prayed. 'Please, Sesshoumaru, wake up soon.' "But why Sesshoumaru?"
"We felt his life force as we traveled. It is very strong."
She felt a warm hand cover hers, helping her to grip the toukijin. 'Sesshoumaru,' she thought.
"Now, human, enough of your idle chit-chat. Prepare to - "
"Sesshouarmu-sama?" came a voice at the door. Everyone in the room except for Sesshoumaru looked to the door, finding the owner of it to be Rin.
"Rin!" Kagome cried. "No! Leave now! Quickly!"
"But nee-chan!"
"No buts Rin! Leave quickly, before - No! Leave her alone!" she yelled at the vampires. "She's just a child!"
They paid no heed to her and both turned their backs and went after Rin. She stood there, unable to run, her body frozen in fear.
"Rin! Run!"
They slowly made their way across the room, being sure to fill the little girl's heart with fear before she died. Tears silently streamed down Rin and Kagome's faces alike.
"Let go of the sword," a voice whispered in her ear. She nodded and complied, felt a kiss on her cheek. "Don't worry, everything will be all right," he placed hero n the ground beside him and then stood, charging at the vampires. "Touch a hair on her head, and I'll make sure you die very painful deaths!" he yelled at them.
They quickly turned to face their opponent. One of them smirked. "Then we'll be sure not to touch her hair as we kill her," he laughed.
"Kagome. Quickly. Take Rin away from here."
"But, Sesshoumaru," she said softly, a worried look in her eyes.
"Don't worry. I told you that everything would be okay, didn't I? Trust me and take Rin."
Gritting her teeth, she ran around the walls of the room and picked up Rin in her arms. She hesitated for only a second when she heard two more swords pulled out of their sheaths, the metal ringing. Then she ran as fast as she could to her room. Tears threatened to spill forth as she thought about what might happen. 'Now isn't the time for tears,' she told herself. "Plus that, Sesshoumaru said that everything would be okay. I've got to trust him,' she shook her head at the thought. 'No, when he said that, he was lying. He doesn't even know what their weaknesses are, how they fight, how to defeat them."
They raced down the hallways, turning corner after corner, running through rooms as a short cut. Finally, they came to Kagome's room. She ran in, Rin still in her arms, still sobbing, and placed her on the bed. She knelt in front of her. "Rin, little sister," she whispered, wiping her tears away, "listen to me for a second. I'm going to put a shield around this room to protect you. Whatever you do, you cannot undo it, okay? It will all be fine," she saw the little girl nod. "This will wear off in a few hours, so just stay put, and if anything happens, yell for us," yet again, the little girl nodded. Kagome bit her lip, wondering if she was truly listening, then wrapped her hands around Rin's. "Rin, look at me for a second," she said gently. Slowly, Rin lifted her gaze so that she was looking into Kagome's eyes. "Rin, you have to promise me that you won't try to leave this room. If you do, Sesshoumaru will be angry, and may get hurt. Do you understand?"
"Yes, nee-chan, Rin understands," she whispered.
Smiling weakly, Kagome held her in her arms for a second and then stood up. She walked to a corner of the room where her bow and arrows rested, picking them up, slinging both of them onto her shoulder. Drawing an arrow, she walked to the window and jammed the tip of it into the floor beneath. A wall of blue light that only she could see appeared, covering all of that wall. She did this with two of the other walls then walked to the door. "Don't forget your promise," she reminded Rin and then left, shutting the door behind her. She then did the same thing to the door and another wall of blue light appeared. Nodding in satisfaction, she ran back to Sesshoumaru.
She followed the same path that she had taken on the way to her room, hoping that Sesshoumaru was still okay. As she got closer to the room, she could hear swords clashing and then a deafening boom as one of the vampires flew through the wall. She loaded one of her arrows and aimed at it. "Die!" she yelled, letting it go. As it flew, I became enveloped in the same blue light as the shield that she had made. When is hit the vampire, it shrieked and then turned to dust.
"Sister!" the other yelled, angrily turning to Kagome. "How DARE you kill my sister! You will pay for this!"
"No," Kagome said calmly, readying another arrow. "You will pay for coming here," she said, firing it at him. She watched in horrid fascination as he slowly sank to his knees, fighting the death that was inevitable.
"You will pay," he hissed before dying.
Breaking into tears, Kagome ran to Sesshoumaru and threw her arms around him. "Are you okay?" she asked. "I was so worried. I'm sorry I came back out."
"Why are you sorry? I should be thanking you. You took Rin to safety and then probably just saved my life."
She looked up at Sesshoumaru in question and gasped. There was a gash on his cheek bleeding freely. "Sesshoumaru you're hurt."
He shook his head. "It's nothing. It will be healed in a day or two. Where's Rin?"
"I took her to my room and then sealed her inside."
"Let's go and get her," he said, walking ahead.
Kagome walked behind him for a few seconds before talking his hand. "Thank you."
"What do you have to thank me for? You're the one that protected Rin and killed the vampires."
"For bringing me here. I feel happy," she felt him squeeze her hand, "and loved. I feel like I finally found somewhere I belong."
They reached the door and Kagome pulled out the arrow. Inside, they found Rin fast asleep on the bed. Kagome smiled. "She looks so peaceful when she sleeps."
Sesshoumaru sighed and leaned against the doorframe, sinking to the ground.
"Is something wrong, Sesshoumaru? Are you sure that you're okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine. I just haven't slept much in that past couple of days, that's all."
"Oh, okay," she said, sitting down next to him and leaning her head on his shoulder. "Do you think that there will be more of them?" she wondered out loud.
"Most likely. You killed two of them, and they're going to come and try to find them."
"Hey, Sesshou!" someone yelled down the hall. "What's with the big mess downstairs?"
Sesshoumaru groaned inwardly and made a face when he heard Hikaru's voice. Kagome giggled.
"What's going on? You gotta fill me in on all the details," Hikaru said when she sat down next to them. "Hey! Why is the Ice Prince sitting on the floor? I thought that he was too good for anything but silk upholstered chairs and beds with satin sheets," she joked, receiving a growl from her cousin. "So, seriously, now, what happened here? It looks like there was some kind of fight."
~*~*~*~
So long. So tired. Densetsu will not be responding to any reviews this time. She has to go to sleep right after she posts this. More tests tomorrow.
~Densetsu Unmei