Well, I finally was able to post the next chapter! So many demands on my time... augh! Art projects due... new job... family stuff... it all adds up! But anyway, here's the new chapter, hope you guys find it enjoyable. And I also posted that poem in Kikyo's point of view, for any of you that are interested. It's under "Inuyasha's Poem." Thank you all though for reading my stuff! Everyone gives such great reviews...
*disclaimer: You know the drill... still don't own him...
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"Wait," Kagome said. "It looks like it's just a little girl."
"So did that one snake demon," he said.
The little girl raised her head and spotted the group. She got up and came running over. They tensed, not knowing whether to be on guard or not. As the girl came nearer Inuyasha recognized her.
"It's that little human Sesshomaru was toting around with him!"
"Oh, you mean Rin!" Kagome exclaimed.
Rin reached the group.
"Rin, what were you doing in that castle?"
She stared wide eyed at Kagome. "I don't know... I can't remember anything. You called me Rin. Is that my name?"
They all looked at one another in surprise. Did Naraku erase Rin's memories as he had done to Kohaku?
"Yes, your name is Rin," Kagome said gently. "You don't remember anything at all before you came to that castle?"
"No, I don't remember anything."
"Do you know who was in that castle?"
"No, I don't. All I remember is seeing that big door and then seeing you."
"Naraku must've taken away her memories right before he shoved her out the door," Inuyasha concluded.
"Well, we can't just leave her. Do you think Sesshomaru will come back for her?" Kagome said.
"Nah, Sesshomaru doesn't care about humans. He's probably glad she's gone," Inuyasha scoffed.
Sango kept her eyes on Rin. Was it her imagination, or did she see a look of panic in Rin's eyes when she heard Inuyasha say that? Sango shook her head. The aura of this stupid castle must be getting to her.
"Let's go back the old woman's house. There's nothing we can do at this point," Sango said.
The others looked at her.
"Okay Sango. I think you're right. We shouldn't get into a fight with Rin around, anyway," Kagome said. She had noticed that her friend was feeling very uneasy. "Take my hand Rin."
Inuyasha tried to protest, but even Miroku felt compelled to agree with the girls. This odd castle made everyone feel unnerved. The group turned away and went back to the village. They were unaware of two pairs of eyes that watched their every move.
"Excellent. You told Rin what to do, right Kagura?"
"Yes, Master Naraku. She understood perfectly."
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Inuyasha was pacing about the room. He was upset that they hadn't stormed the castle.
"Naraku's in there right now, I can bet you and here were are baby-sitting for this stupid little kid. Everything's one big trap. How do we know that Naraku and his castle won't disappear tonight just like it came?"
"We do not know that for sure. But what I am curious about is why Naraku would kidnap Rin of all people. She is not strong, like Kohaku. He would have no use for her as a puppet. Do you think he was planning on using her for ransom to get Sesshomaru?" Miroku pondered.
"Nah, like I said before, Sesshomaru hates humans. I doubt he'd go out of his way to save her. I don't even know why he's taking the kid along in the first place." Inuyasha stopped pacing. "Something isn't right about all this, something's not right at all."
In the other room the girls were having fun doing Rin's hair. They had given her a bath and now Rin was laughing and enjoying herself.
'These girls are so nice,' she thought. Rin looked at her new pigtails in a hand mirror Kagome pulled out of her bag. Rin grinned.
Soon it was time to get to sleep. Kagome had a spare blanket and Rin wrapped up in it between Kagome and Sango. Soon the demon exterminator, the priestess, the little cat, and the fox demon were all sound asleep. But Rin was awake. She tried her hardest not to nod off, even though she was very tired. She could still hear voices coming from the boys' room.
'When will they fall asleep?' she thought to herself.
But soon the voices ceased, and Rin waited a long time before quietly getting up and tiptoeing out into the hallway and down to the other room. She peeked in. Both of them were sleeping. Rin spied the sword neatly tucked under Inuyasha's arm. She crept up and gently tried to pry it out. Inuyasha stirred. Rin held her breath. He didn't wake.
She was naturally quiet when it came to stealing. For years in her little village she had to lift most of the meals she ate, so she had learned how to be as silent as possible when sneaking into houses.
She decided it would just be better to take the sword by itself. She carefully lifted out tetsusaiga from it's sheath. She fumbled with the long blade, trying to find a way to carry it. Soon she got her grip and quietly sneaked out the door. She passed the girls' room, and glanced in. They all were still sleeping. She went on again and was near the front door when she dropped the sword. It loudly clattered to the floor. Rin held in a scream, and then snatched up tetsusaiga as quick as she could and bolted out the door towards Naraku's castle.
Inuyasha woke. What was that noise? He glanced at the sleeping monk. Everything seemed to be normal... Wait... why did tetsusaiga feel so much lighter? He looked down to discover his precious blade was not in it's sheath. Inuyasha sprang up and scanned the room. No tetsusaiga. He grabbed Miroku and shook him awake.
"Get up you stupid monk! Tetsusaiga is missing!" He threw Miroku onto his mat and raced to the girls' room.
"Hey! Wake up! Where is that stupid little brat?! She took my tetsusaiga!"
"Wha... What's going on?" Kagome asked, rubbing her eyes. Sango and Shippo also roused and Miroku came up behind Inuyasha.
"That stupid little brat took my tetsusaiga!"
"You mean Rin? She wouldn't do... wait, where is Rin?" Kagome looked around but didn't see the girl.
"She's gone!" Sango said.
"Come on, I bet I know where she went," Inuyasha said, bounding down the hallway.
"What's all the commotion?" The old woman said, turning the corner. Inuyasha almost knocked her down.
"Move out of the way, granny! My sword's been stolen!"
Miroku went to grab his staff and Sango quickly picked up her boomerang. Kagome grabbed her bow and arrows. They ran out to follow Inuyasha, with Shippo and Kirara close behind, only stopping to give a quick vague explanation to the confused old woman.
"Fine, but it will cost you double for waking me up," she grumbled after the group disappeared into the night.
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"Well done, Rin," Kagura said as she landed next to the small girl who was running with all her might.
"Oh! Kagura! Here is the sword you wanted me to get for you," she said, holding it up to the wind sorceress. But to her surprise Kagura backed off.
"Very good Rin, but I cannot take it. You see, demons cannot touch this sword. That is why we needed you to get it for us."
"Oooooh. Okay. Well, what do I do with it now?"
"You come with me, and we will give it to Master Naraku."
"Not so fast Kagura!"
Kagura whipped around. Inuyasha emerged from the woods. Soon Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara followed.
"Inuyasha, how nice to see you again," Kagura said smoothly, not losing her cool.
"Give me back my sword."
"No can do. I have my orders. Rin, take the sword and go inside the castle."
"Yes Kagura," she said in a small voice, and turned and ran for the door.
"Oh no you don't!" Inuyasha exclaimed as he jumped up, trying to make it far enough to land in front of the fleeing Rin. But Kagura leapt also and sent an attack flying his way. Inuyasha didn't have tetsusaiga to block Kagura's wind blades. He did his best to dodge them but was hit with one and then another. Down he went.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried.
"What'll we do? He doesn't have tetsusaiga to protect himself!" yelped Shippo.
"Someone has to stop Rin," Kagome said. She began running, trying to catch up with her.
"Rin! Please wait! I wont hurt you for taking the sword. Just don't give it to Naraku!" Kagome called as she sprinted.
Rin saw the pursuing girl over her shoulder and tried to go faster. But she tripped and fell, causing tetsusaiga to fly out of her hands. Kagome was just about to reach her when Kagura spied her. She sent a wind attack Kagome's way. Kagome stopped just in time to miss the blades. Inuyasha stood up again. He growled. He had come to depend on his sword more than he thought. But without it, he could not get close enough to attack Kagura. He noticed his shoulder was bleeding. 'I haven't used that one in awhile....' he thought.
"Blades of blood!"
Kagura laughed and swished them away with her fan.
'Damn... I've got nothing else... I can't get close to her.' Inuyasha looked grim. But then he straightened and looked at the forest. Kagura also sensed it.
"Well, this is different..." she said.
Sesshomaru calmly stepped out of the woods.
"Sesshomaru?! What's he doing here?!"
Rin jumped up.
"Lord Sesshomaru! I knew you would come to save me!"
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Sesshomaru has appeared on the scene... to everyone's surprise. What's going to happen next?!
*disclaimer: You know the drill... still don't own him...
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"Wait," Kagome said. "It looks like it's just a little girl."
"So did that one snake demon," he said.
The little girl raised her head and spotted the group. She got up and came running over. They tensed, not knowing whether to be on guard or not. As the girl came nearer Inuyasha recognized her.
"It's that little human Sesshomaru was toting around with him!"
"Oh, you mean Rin!" Kagome exclaimed.
Rin reached the group.
"Rin, what were you doing in that castle?"
She stared wide eyed at Kagome. "I don't know... I can't remember anything. You called me Rin. Is that my name?"
They all looked at one another in surprise. Did Naraku erase Rin's memories as he had done to Kohaku?
"Yes, your name is Rin," Kagome said gently. "You don't remember anything at all before you came to that castle?"
"No, I don't remember anything."
"Do you know who was in that castle?"
"No, I don't. All I remember is seeing that big door and then seeing you."
"Naraku must've taken away her memories right before he shoved her out the door," Inuyasha concluded.
"Well, we can't just leave her. Do you think Sesshomaru will come back for her?" Kagome said.
"Nah, Sesshomaru doesn't care about humans. He's probably glad she's gone," Inuyasha scoffed.
Sango kept her eyes on Rin. Was it her imagination, or did she see a look of panic in Rin's eyes when she heard Inuyasha say that? Sango shook her head. The aura of this stupid castle must be getting to her.
"Let's go back the old woman's house. There's nothing we can do at this point," Sango said.
The others looked at her.
"Okay Sango. I think you're right. We shouldn't get into a fight with Rin around, anyway," Kagome said. She had noticed that her friend was feeling very uneasy. "Take my hand Rin."
Inuyasha tried to protest, but even Miroku felt compelled to agree with the girls. This odd castle made everyone feel unnerved. The group turned away and went back to the village. They were unaware of two pairs of eyes that watched their every move.
"Excellent. You told Rin what to do, right Kagura?"
"Yes, Master Naraku. She understood perfectly."
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Inuyasha was pacing about the room. He was upset that they hadn't stormed the castle.
"Naraku's in there right now, I can bet you and here were are baby-sitting for this stupid little kid. Everything's one big trap. How do we know that Naraku and his castle won't disappear tonight just like it came?"
"We do not know that for sure. But what I am curious about is why Naraku would kidnap Rin of all people. She is not strong, like Kohaku. He would have no use for her as a puppet. Do you think he was planning on using her for ransom to get Sesshomaru?" Miroku pondered.
"Nah, like I said before, Sesshomaru hates humans. I doubt he'd go out of his way to save her. I don't even know why he's taking the kid along in the first place." Inuyasha stopped pacing. "Something isn't right about all this, something's not right at all."
In the other room the girls were having fun doing Rin's hair. They had given her a bath and now Rin was laughing and enjoying herself.
'These girls are so nice,' she thought. Rin looked at her new pigtails in a hand mirror Kagome pulled out of her bag. Rin grinned.
Soon it was time to get to sleep. Kagome had a spare blanket and Rin wrapped up in it between Kagome and Sango. Soon the demon exterminator, the priestess, the little cat, and the fox demon were all sound asleep. But Rin was awake. She tried her hardest not to nod off, even though she was very tired. She could still hear voices coming from the boys' room.
'When will they fall asleep?' she thought to herself.
But soon the voices ceased, and Rin waited a long time before quietly getting up and tiptoeing out into the hallway and down to the other room. She peeked in. Both of them were sleeping. Rin spied the sword neatly tucked under Inuyasha's arm. She crept up and gently tried to pry it out. Inuyasha stirred. Rin held her breath. He didn't wake.
She was naturally quiet when it came to stealing. For years in her little village she had to lift most of the meals she ate, so she had learned how to be as silent as possible when sneaking into houses.
She decided it would just be better to take the sword by itself. She carefully lifted out tetsusaiga from it's sheath. She fumbled with the long blade, trying to find a way to carry it. Soon she got her grip and quietly sneaked out the door. She passed the girls' room, and glanced in. They all were still sleeping. She went on again and was near the front door when she dropped the sword. It loudly clattered to the floor. Rin held in a scream, and then snatched up tetsusaiga as quick as she could and bolted out the door towards Naraku's castle.
Inuyasha woke. What was that noise? He glanced at the sleeping monk. Everything seemed to be normal... Wait... why did tetsusaiga feel so much lighter? He looked down to discover his precious blade was not in it's sheath. Inuyasha sprang up and scanned the room. No tetsusaiga. He grabbed Miroku and shook him awake.
"Get up you stupid monk! Tetsusaiga is missing!" He threw Miroku onto his mat and raced to the girls' room.
"Hey! Wake up! Where is that stupid little brat?! She took my tetsusaiga!"
"Wha... What's going on?" Kagome asked, rubbing her eyes. Sango and Shippo also roused and Miroku came up behind Inuyasha.
"That stupid little brat took my tetsusaiga!"
"You mean Rin? She wouldn't do... wait, where is Rin?" Kagome looked around but didn't see the girl.
"She's gone!" Sango said.
"Come on, I bet I know where she went," Inuyasha said, bounding down the hallway.
"What's all the commotion?" The old woman said, turning the corner. Inuyasha almost knocked her down.
"Move out of the way, granny! My sword's been stolen!"
Miroku went to grab his staff and Sango quickly picked up her boomerang. Kagome grabbed her bow and arrows. They ran out to follow Inuyasha, with Shippo and Kirara close behind, only stopping to give a quick vague explanation to the confused old woman.
"Fine, but it will cost you double for waking me up," she grumbled after the group disappeared into the night.
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"Well done, Rin," Kagura said as she landed next to the small girl who was running with all her might.
"Oh! Kagura! Here is the sword you wanted me to get for you," she said, holding it up to the wind sorceress. But to her surprise Kagura backed off.
"Very good Rin, but I cannot take it. You see, demons cannot touch this sword. That is why we needed you to get it for us."
"Oooooh. Okay. Well, what do I do with it now?"
"You come with me, and we will give it to Master Naraku."
"Not so fast Kagura!"
Kagura whipped around. Inuyasha emerged from the woods. Soon Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara followed.
"Inuyasha, how nice to see you again," Kagura said smoothly, not losing her cool.
"Give me back my sword."
"No can do. I have my orders. Rin, take the sword and go inside the castle."
"Yes Kagura," she said in a small voice, and turned and ran for the door.
"Oh no you don't!" Inuyasha exclaimed as he jumped up, trying to make it far enough to land in front of the fleeing Rin. But Kagura leapt also and sent an attack flying his way. Inuyasha didn't have tetsusaiga to block Kagura's wind blades. He did his best to dodge them but was hit with one and then another. Down he went.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried.
"What'll we do? He doesn't have tetsusaiga to protect himself!" yelped Shippo.
"Someone has to stop Rin," Kagome said. She began running, trying to catch up with her.
"Rin! Please wait! I wont hurt you for taking the sword. Just don't give it to Naraku!" Kagome called as she sprinted.
Rin saw the pursuing girl over her shoulder and tried to go faster. But she tripped and fell, causing tetsusaiga to fly out of her hands. Kagome was just about to reach her when Kagura spied her. She sent a wind attack Kagome's way. Kagome stopped just in time to miss the blades. Inuyasha stood up again. He growled. He had come to depend on his sword more than he thought. But without it, he could not get close enough to attack Kagura. He noticed his shoulder was bleeding. 'I haven't used that one in awhile....' he thought.
"Blades of blood!"
Kagura laughed and swished them away with her fan.
'Damn... I've got nothing else... I can't get close to her.' Inuyasha looked grim. But then he straightened and looked at the forest. Kagura also sensed it.
"Well, this is different..." she said.
Sesshomaru calmly stepped out of the woods.
"Sesshomaru?! What's he doing here?!"
Rin jumped up.
"Lord Sesshomaru! I knew you would come to save me!"
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Sesshomaru has appeared on the scene... to everyone's surprise. What's going to happen next?!