Sorry it took so long for the update. I was out of town. New Orleans, baby!
Anyways, I'm back now! I wrote some of this chapter in the car on the way
there. 6 hr. car drive. NOT fun. Okay! On with the story!
Kyoko woke up. She was covered in blood. 'The girl's blood.' She opened her mouth in a silent scream. 'I've got to get it off.' She ran out the blood stained doors, through the gardens, also covered with blood, and then to the springs. She slipped into the water, something was wrong. The water was thick, and smelled like . . . 'Blood.' Kyoko screamed. She struggled in the water, but the water kept pulling her down. She finally pulled herself onto the shore. The strong smell of blood was making her queasy, and she lay down on the grass, trying to get her head to stop spinning. Just as she was giving in to sleep, two strong arms wrapped around her waist and lifted her into the air. Though she was alarmed at the stranger's actions, she was relieved to be away from it all.
Kyoko woke up shivering in Sesshoumaru's study. "Sess . . . Sesshoumaru." She began sobbing. 'The blood. It was . . . everywhere." Sesshoumaru placed two comforting arms around her as she cried.
"I think we should delay our journey until tomorrow. After this . . . ordeal, maybe you need some time alone here," he said. Kyoko hated to think of the trouble that she was causing, so she wiped away her tears and plastered a smile on her face.
"I'm fine!" she lied. "Just a nightmare."
"We found you on the banks of the springs."
"I want to got today."
Sesshoumaru sighed. "I'm just concerned that . . ."
"You have nothing to be concerned about," she said bitterly.
"Fine. Let me just get Rin and . . ."
"No. The girl can't come with us. It's dangerous. There will be many demons."
"I'll protect her."
"Still . . ."
Sesshoumaru looked at her oddly, examining her face. "What did you dream?" he asked. She hung her head, and her bangs fell over her eyes. "Just promise me she won't go."
"Tell me what you dreamed."
"Rin . . ."
Sesshoumaru leaned in. "What about her?"
"Her blood . . . everywhere."
Sesshoumaru nodded. "I will have my men protect her here."
"Thank you."
"Now let's go. We have a lot of traveling to do," Sesshoumaru said.
They gathered the things they would need. Before they left, Sesshoumaru had a word with his men. "Protect her with your life," he commanded. The men nodded uneasily. One man voiced their concerns.
"What's going on? Should we be expecting an attack? You know we aren't strong enough, Lord Sesshoumaru!" Sesshoumaru grabbed the man by the throat.
"I don't know what we're expecting. Just do as I said." He walked off, leaving the men puzzled.
bbbbbb Kyoko couldn't help but smile. Rin was safe, she had a nice traveling companion, and she was going to see her brother. "Sesshoumaru . . ."
"Yes?" Her face burned red.
"Sorry just thinking out loud." She gazed at his masculine features, his long beautiful hair, his caring eyes. "He really is beautiful," she sighed. Kyoko froze. She had been thinking out loud again Just as Sesshoumaru began to turn around, a smirk leaking on to his face, Kyoko squealed and ran into the forest.
The forest was lush and dark, the trees growing up and out, blotting out the sky. Only small patches of blue could be seen through the green. Kyoko twirled a leaf between her fingers. She was very, very lost. 'Great.' A twig snapped on the forest floor. Kyoko sat up, instantly alert. A demon.
"Who's there?" she said meekly, although she didn't really want an answer. Sesshoumaru was no where to be seen. Her heart raced. The demon was getting closer. It reeked of human blood. Suddenly, it stepped out into the open. He was clad in a baboon pelt. It made Kyoko uneasy to see the way he wordlessly came closer and closer. "Who are you?"
A tentacle flew out. Kyoko quickly drew her sword and cut it off. More tentacles. As they whizzed by, the made cuts on her face and arms. Kyoko sliced through tentacle after tentacle. "What do you want?" No reply, only more tentacles. "Damn tentacles. How many does this guy have?"
After it seemed they were all gone, Kyoko could have sworn she heard a quiet, though malicious voice say, "You have no where to run." One last tentacle flew out. It tore straight through her kimono, and right through her stomach. She gasped. She fell to the ground. Images of countless people she didn't know flashed through her mind, but she was sure they were all victims of this man. An unnatural heat flowed through her veins. She pulled herself off of the ground. Her eyes had gone an odd red color. She moved forward with blinding speed, and with one clean swipe, she and her adversary were lying motionless on the ground.
Miroku sat up. His hand was trembling violently, and his skin felt as though it was being stretched beyond its limits. There was no light by which he could see. The feelings topped, and the only thing he felt now was his hand tingling. He went out to where Inuyasha, Kagome, and Sango were sitting around the fire. Sango looked at him oddly as he stumbled out of the hut. "Are you alright?" she asked. Miroku made no reply. He just walked up to the fire. As the light fell on his hand, his eyes widened in surprise. The others gasped.
"It's gone," he whispered into the night. He hesitated before his next words, "Naraku . . . is dead."
Kyoko woke up. She was covered in blood. 'The girl's blood.' She opened her mouth in a silent scream. 'I've got to get it off.' She ran out the blood stained doors, through the gardens, also covered with blood, and then to the springs. She slipped into the water, something was wrong. The water was thick, and smelled like . . . 'Blood.' Kyoko screamed. She struggled in the water, but the water kept pulling her down. She finally pulled herself onto the shore. The strong smell of blood was making her queasy, and she lay down on the grass, trying to get her head to stop spinning. Just as she was giving in to sleep, two strong arms wrapped around her waist and lifted her into the air. Though she was alarmed at the stranger's actions, she was relieved to be away from it all.
Kyoko woke up shivering in Sesshoumaru's study. "Sess . . . Sesshoumaru." She began sobbing. 'The blood. It was . . . everywhere." Sesshoumaru placed two comforting arms around her as she cried.
"I think we should delay our journey until tomorrow. After this . . . ordeal, maybe you need some time alone here," he said. Kyoko hated to think of the trouble that she was causing, so she wiped away her tears and plastered a smile on her face.
"I'm fine!" she lied. "Just a nightmare."
"We found you on the banks of the springs."
"I want to got today."
Sesshoumaru sighed. "I'm just concerned that . . ."
"You have nothing to be concerned about," she said bitterly.
"Fine. Let me just get Rin and . . ."
"No. The girl can't come with us. It's dangerous. There will be many demons."
"I'll protect her."
"Still . . ."
Sesshoumaru looked at her oddly, examining her face. "What did you dream?" he asked. She hung her head, and her bangs fell over her eyes. "Just promise me she won't go."
"Tell me what you dreamed."
"Rin . . ."
Sesshoumaru leaned in. "What about her?"
"Her blood . . . everywhere."
Sesshoumaru nodded. "I will have my men protect her here."
"Thank you."
"Now let's go. We have a lot of traveling to do," Sesshoumaru said.
They gathered the things they would need. Before they left, Sesshoumaru had a word with his men. "Protect her with your life," he commanded. The men nodded uneasily. One man voiced their concerns.
"What's going on? Should we be expecting an attack? You know we aren't strong enough, Lord Sesshoumaru!" Sesshoumaru grabbed the man by the throat.
"I don't know what we're expecting. Just do as I said." He walked off, leaving the men puzzled.
bbbbbb Kyoko couldn't help but smile. Rin was safe, she had a nice traveling companion, and she was going to see her brother. "Sesshoumaru . . ."
"Yes?" Her face burned red.
"Sorry just thinking out loud." She gazed at his masculine features, his long beautiful hair, his caring eyes. "He really is beautiful," she sighed. Kyoko froze. She had been thinking out loud again Just as Sesshoumaru began to turn around, a smirk leaking on to his face, Kyoko squealed and ran into the forest.
The forest was lush and dark, the trees growing up and out, blotting out the sky. Only small patches of blue could be seen through the green. Kyoko twirled a leaf between her fingers. She was very, very lost. 'Great.' A twig snapped on the forest floor. Kyoko sat up, instantly alert. A demon.
"Who's there?" she said meekly, although she didn't really want an answer. Sesshoumaru was no where to be seen. Her heart raced. The demon was getting closer. It reeked of human blood. Suddenly, it stepped out into the open. He was clad in a baboon pelt. It made Kyoko uneasy to see the way he wordlessly came closer and closer. "Who are you?"
A tentacle flew out. Kyoko quickly drew her sword and cut it off. More tentacles. As they whizzed by, the made cuts on her face and arms. Kyoko sliced through tentacle after tentacle. "What do you want?" No reply, only more tentacles. "Damn tentacles. How many does this guy have?"
After it seemed they were all gone, Kyoko could have sworn she heard a quiet, though malicious voice say, "You have no where to run." One last tentacle flew out. It tore straight through her kimono, and right through her stomach. She gasped. She fell to the ground. Images of countless people she didn't know flashed through her mind, but she was sure they were all victims of this man. An unnatural heat flowed through her veins. She pulled herself off of the ground. Her eyes had gone an odd red color. She moved forward with blinding speed, and with one clean swipe, she and her adversary were lying motionless on the ground.
Miroku sat up. His hand was trembling violently, and his skin felt as though it was being stretched beyond its limits. There was no light by which he could see. The feelings topped, and the only thing he felt now was his hand tingling. He went out to where Inuyasha, Kagome, and Sango were sitting around the fire. Sango looked at him oddly as he stumbled out of the hut. "Are you alright?" she asked. Miroku made no reply. He just walked up to the fire. As the light fell on his hand, his eyes widened in surprise. The others gasped.
"It's gone," he whispered into the night. He hesitated before his next words, "Naraku . . . is dead."