Chapter eleven
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A/N: Sorry for the delay, problems in the messed-up real world. Don't even get me started.
To all my loyal, life-threatening-if-I-don't-update-soon fans..... ^_^ : Yumiko, Spy Moose, Silver Katsuyami, D-Chan3, Christine, Sango640, suteki, Hinoiri Maiden, Elyse, purplepeopleeater, Roxanne, Ddreamer, Imoshen, Drathack, Urakih, insanewhitecat.
THANX YOUZ MUCH!! ^_^
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(Kaede's Village)
Tenshi was leaning up against the bone-eaters well, eyes closed, when from out of no where a hand landed on her shoulder.
Tenshi screamed and shot to her feet, whirling around in the process. 'Kagome!' Kagome laughed as she pulled herself from out of the well. 'Gomen, it was just to tempting.'
Tenshi rolled her eyes. 'Oi, your as bad as my friends.'
'Yeah they were really nice, I liked them.' Kagome said sitting at the edge of the well a large black bag at her feet.
'Well you can have them if you want.' Tenshi replied dragging the bag over to her. 'They wanted to come over here, but the well wouldn't work for them. That reminds me, did you ever figure out how you came through?' Kagome asked watching Tenshi dig through her stuff.
'Yeah, a Majo brought me through the well.' Tenshi said explaining to Kagome what she had told Inuyasha earlier.
'Speaking of Inuyasha, where is he?' Kagome asked looking around the clearing. 'I dunno, I think he got tried of waiting and went off to find something to do.' Tenshi answered zipping the bag closed. 'Well, I guess I'd better get back to Yama & J-maru.'
'J-maru?' Kagome asked.
Tenshi laughed. 'Yeah, I gave him a nickname.'
'Oh.' *lengthy pause as they walk back to the village* 'Do you mind if we tag along?' Kagome asked.
'Well......I dunno how well Juuroumaru would do around you guys. But I guess it wouldn't hurt. I'll just have to talk with him before he meets you, make sure he understands that your friends now.' Tenshi saids.
Kagome smiles. 'And I'll keep Inuyasha inline.'
Tenshi laughed. 'Oh brother.'
(Naraku's Place)
Dark, filthy and inescapable was Juuroumaru's dungeon. Juuroumaru paced the length of his prison on all fours like a wild animal, growling and snarling.
(The Main Castle)
Naraku is sitting again in front of the shoji screen where he usually parks his butt. (Sry, couldn't help myself.) Kagura stands off to the left.
'What are you planning to do with him?' She asks.
'The jewel shard gives me some control over him, but I will need to create another demon as before that can completely control him.' Naraku answers. 'Then I will unleash him as before upon Inuyasha and perhaps even Lord Sesshoumaru.' Naraku says spiting out the word 'Lord'.
"Not if I get to Juuroumaru first." Kagura thinks. "Then I'll finally be free."
(Yasha's Group)
'YOU WANNA DO WHAT?!!' Inuyasha yelled.
Kagome sighed. 'Oh, come on, Inuyasha. Aren't you curious to see what Juuroumaru is like now?'
'Feh, who cares?' Inuyasha answered huffily.
Kagome glared. 'Well fine, you can just stay here and pout if you want but I'm going with Tenshi to see Juuroumaru.'
Inuyasha growled. 'The hell you are! We still have jewel shards to find!'
'SIT BOY!'
(THUD)
Kagome stomps out of the hut with her yellow backpack leaving a 'sat' Inuyasha.
'Um...' Tenshi started as Kagome came stomping up to her.
Kagome sighed. 'Let's just go.'
'You sure sigh a lot, Kagome.' Shippo observed.
"I wonder why." Kagome thought rolling her eyes.
(Yamauba)
The village wasn't to badly destroyed....to much. Half the huts lay in ruins, a few people lay injured, one or two dead. Yama stood surveying the damage. It was gonna take a good bit of work, but at least most everyone was okay.
(Naraku)
Juuroumaru snarled violently and slammed himself into the metal bars of the cages door. Naraku stood on the other side watching, he grinned at the other youkai that was trying to get at him.
'You'll never break out of there, Juuoumaru. And soon you'll be under the control of a new demon as before, so be a good boy and behave for daddy.' Naraku said before using a tentacle to throw J-maru into the far wall of the dungeon. 'You'll need your strength for your battle with Inuyasha.'
Juuroumaru lay on the floor growling. That had hurt, but he wasn't going to stop fighting Naraku. The shikon glowed brightly from it's spot embedded in his right shoulder.
[Yasha's Group]
After a few 'sits' and a bit of arguing, they'd finally convinced Inuyasha to come with them to Yamauba's village. Thankfully they did not meet up with Sesshoumaru on the way. A few miles from the village smoke could be seen rising from the fire that had been put out. And Inuyasha could smell Naraku and Kagura's scents.
'What the hell.....?' Tenshi said as the village came into view.
'Looks like Naraku came for Juuroumaru.' Inuyasha said after sniffing around.
Tenshi immediately ran off to find Yamauba.
'Tenshi! Wait up!' Kagome called after her, taking off in the same direction.
They found the old majo tending to some of the wounded villagers. Yama stood up slowly as Tenshi approached. 'Calm down, child.' Yama said holding up her hands.
'Where's Juuroumaru?' Tenshi asked 'Don't tell me Naraku actually was able to catch him!'
'Unfortunately he was.' Yama answered with a grim face. 'The hanyou is considerably stronger than before and he strength continues to grow.'
'Hanyou?' Kagome questioned. 'Naraku's a hanyou?'
'Aye, why do you think he want's the Shikon no Tama so much.' Yama answered the younger miko.
'We thought he wanted it to become a stronger youkai.' Sango said.
'Aye, he wishes to become stronger and full youkai.' Yama answered the Taijiya.
'So.....Naraku isn't full youkai.' Inuyasha asked.
'Iie.' Yama said. 'But Juuroumaru is.'
'Do you think Juuroumaru will be able to escape?' Kagome asked. 'Last time he killed Naraku's puppet.'
'I know not, my younger miko.' Yama said. 'But should Juuroumaru get free, he could very well kill Naraku.'
'Where's Naraku live?' Tenshi asked.
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Japanese:
Iie: No
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A/N: Sorry for the delay, problems in the messed-up real world. Don't even get me started.
To all my loyal, life-threatening-if-I-don't-update-soon fans..... ^_^ : Yumiko, Spy Moose, Silver Katsuyami, D-Chan3, Christine, Sango640, suteki, Hinoiri Maiden, Elyse, purplepeopleeater, Roxanne, Ddreamer, Imoshen, Drathack, Urakih, insanewhitecat.
THANX YOUZ MUCH!! ^_^
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(Kaede's Village)
Tenshi was leaning up against the bone-eaters well, eyes closed, when from out of no where a hand landed on her shoulder.
Tenshi screamed and shot to her feet, whirling around in the process. 'Kagome!' Kagome laughed as she pulled herself from out of the well. 'Gomen, it was just to tempting.'
Tenshi rolled her eyes. 'Oi, your as bad as my friends.'
'Yeah they were really nice, I liked them.' Kagome said sitting at the edge of the well a large black bag at her feet.
'Well you can have them if you want.' Tenshi replied dragging the bag over to her. 'They wanted to come over here, but the well wouldn't work for them. That reminds me, did you ever figure out how you came through?' Kagome asked watching Tenshi dig through her stuff.
'Yeah, a Majo brought me through the well.' Tenshi said explaining to Kagome what she had told Inuyasha earlier.
'Speaking of Inuyasha, where is he?' Kagome asked looking around the clearing. 'I dunno, I think he got tried of waiting and went off to find something to do.' Tenshi answered zipping the bag closed. 'Well, I guess I'd better get back to Yama & J-maru.'
'J-maru?' Kagome asked.
Tenshi laughed. 'Yeah, I gave him a nickname.'
'Oh.' *lengthy pause as they walk back to the village* 'Do you mind if we tag along?' Kagome asked.
'Well......I dunno how well Juuroumaru would do around you guys. But I guess it wouldn't hurt. I'll just have to talk with him before he meets you, make sure he understands that your friends now.' Tenshi saids.
Kagome smiles. 'And I'll keep Inuyasha inline.'
Tenshi laughed. 'Oh brother.'
(Naraku's Place)
Dark, filthy and inescapable was Juuroumaru's dungeon. Juuroumaru paced the length of his prison on all fours like a wild animal, growling and snarling.
(The Main Castle)
Naraku is sitting again in front of the shoji screen where he usually parks his butt. (Sry, couldn't help myself.) Kagura stands off to the left.
'What are you planning to do with him?' She asks.
'The jewel shard gives me some control over him, but I will need to create another demon as before that can completely control him.' Naraku answers. 'Then I will unleash him as before upon Inuyasha and perhaps even Lord Sesshoumaru.' Naraku says spiting out the word 'Lord'.
"Not if I get to Juuroumaru first." Kagura thinks. "Then I'll finally be free."
(Yasha's Group)
'YOU WANNA DO WHAT?!!' Inuyasha yelled.
Kagome sighed. 'Oh, come on, Inuyasha. Aren't you curious to see what Juuroumaru is like now?'
'Feh, who cares?' Inuyasha answered huffily.
Kagome glared. 'Well fine, you can just stay here and pout if you want but I'm going with Tenshi to see Juuroumaru.'
Inuyasha growled. 'The hell you are! We still have jewel shards to find!'
'SIT BOY!'
(THUD)
Kagome stomps out of the hut with her yellow backpack leaving a 'sat' Inuyasha.
'Um...' Tenshi started as Kagome came stomping up to her.
Kagome sighed. 'Let's just go.'
'You sure sigh a lot, Kagome.' Shippo observed.
"I wonder why." Kagome thought rolling her eyes.
(Yamauba)
The village wasn't to badly destroyed....to much. Half the huts lay in ruins, a few people lay injured, one or two dead. Yama stood surveying the damage. It was gonna take a good bit of work, but at least most everyone was okay.
(Naraku)
Juuroumaru snarled violently and slammed himself into the metal bars of the cages door. Naraku stood on the other side watching, he grinned at the other youkai that was trying to get at him.
'You'll never break out of there, Juuoumaru. And soon you'll be under the control of a new demon as before, so be a good boy and behave for daddy.' Naraku said before using a tentacle to throw J-maru into the far wall of the dungeon. 'You'll need your strength for your battle with Inuyasha.'
Juuroumaru lay on the floor growling. That had hurt, but he wasn't going to stop fighting Naraku. The shikon glowed brightly from it's spot embedded in his right shoulder.
[Yasha's Group]
After a few 'sits' and a bit of arguing, they'd finally convinced Inuyasha to come with them to Yamauba's village. Thankfully they did not meet up with Sesshoumaru on the way. A few miles from the village smoke could be seen rising from the fire that had been put out. And Inuyasha could smell Naraku and Kagura's scents.
'What the hell.....?' Tenshi said as the village came into view.
'Looks like Naraku came for Juuroumaru.' Inuyasha said after sniffing around.
Tenshi immediately ran off to find Yamauba.
'Tenshi! Wait up!' Kagome called after her, taking off in the same direction.
They found the old majo tending to some of the wounded villagers. Yama stood up slowly as Tenshi approached. 'Calm down, child.' Yama said holding up her hands.
'Where's Juuroumaru?' Tenshi asked 'Don't tell me Naraku actually was able to catch him!'
'Unfortunately he was.' Yama answered with a grim face. 'The hanyou is considerably stronger than before and he strength continues to grow.'
'Hanyou?' Kagome questioned. 'Naraku's a hanyou?'
'Aye, why do you think he want's the Shikon no Tama so much.' Yama answered the younger miko.
'We thought he wanted it to become a stronger youkai.' Sango said.
'Aye, he wishes to become stronger and full youkai.' Yama answered the Taijiya.
'So.....Naraku isn't full youkai.' Inuyasha asked.
'Iie.' Yama said. 'But Juuroumaru is.'
'Do you think Juuroumaru will be able to escape?' Kagome asked. 'Last time he killed Naraku's puppet.'
'I know not, my younger miko.' Yama said. 'But should Juuroumaru get free, he could very well kill Naraku.'
'Where's Naraku live?' Tenshi asked.
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Japanese:
Iie: No