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Choice Winner:
~ Koga, Lady Ami, and Kagome travel and meet up with Inu Yasha Inc. before nightfall.
Now on with the show!
Chapter 19
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***Inu Yasha Inc.***
Everyone had packed up and were ready to leave the cave when a familiar scent hit Inu Yasha's nose. His ears perked up and he looked out of the mouth of the cave.
'Is that... is that Angie?' he thought and stood up from his seat on the floor of the cave. Sango looked at him as if she was about to inquiry him, but her question was soon answered when she heard a woman's voice.
"Konichiwa!" Angie said cheerfully and stepped down to the cave floor. Inu Yasha's jaw dropped as Angie looked over at him with a placid smile on her face. Rici and Miroku looked at her stunned, as well as Sango and Shippou. Angie's calm grin widens as she looks at Inu Yasha. "Inu Yasha!" she cried and ran over to the inu-hanyou. Inu Yasha stood stock- still and Angie ran into him, nearly plowing him to the ground. She smiled and looked up at him.
"Ho-how... didn't you... did he...I'm confused," He stuttered out and looked down into her deep red eyes. She looked at him in a quizzical manner.
"Aren't you happy to see me?" she asked sheepishly.
"Of course, but how did you get back? Did he let you go?" Inu Yasha asked giving her an equally puzzled look. Angie smiled and hugged him tightly around the neck. He hugged back; still just as confused.
"A friend let me out," she answered simply and left his arms. Inu Yasha was still puzzled, but decided to ask about it later. Angie walked over to Rici who both exchanged hugs. Miroku opened his arms for a hug only to be hit on the head by Rici.
"Don't go doing what I think you will be," She whispered and smirked. Miroku rubbed his head and glared at Rici. Then he sighed, accepting the obvious, and slumped down to pack his pack.
"It's a good thing you caught us Angie-san," Shippo began, "We were just heading out."
"That sounds like fun! Where are we off to?" Angie asked energetically. Inu Yasha shrugged and looked at Miroku who in turn did the same to Rici. Sango stood up, eyes closed and a smug look on her face.
"We're going to get Kagome, then we need more jewel shards," she replied calmly. Miroku gave her a strange look and quirked a brow.
"What's with the look?" Rici asked sensing Miroku's glance. Sango looked over at the confused neko. She smiled happily.
"No reason. Just feeling happy at the moment!" Sango said cheerfully and tied her knapsack around her neck. Rici gave her a strange look but decided against asking any questions.
"Okay then, which way to Kagome?" Angie asked brightly. Inu Yasha winced at the mention of the young girl's name as if he'd just got the biggest paper cut in the history of paper cuts. (A/n: I know... strange realization, but you hafta admit, paper cuts kill!)
The group exited the cave and headed down the hill slowly. Inu Yasha was the one that was the farthest behind; he had no desire to see Kagome. Angie sensed that something was wrong and looked up at the hanyou. Though he felt her eyes on him, he resisted looking at her and continued to scan the fields and forest around them.
"Inu Yasha, what's wrong?" she asked him kindly, grasping his hand in hers. He blushed, as though he'd just been thinking something dirty and was caught doing it. Angie squeezed his hand, urging him to speak.
"I was thinking about what I'll tell Kagome when we meet up with her," he answered simply. Angie looked away from him and glanced ahead. She didn't want to press the matter, but was madly curious.
"What do you think you'll say?" she asked shyly. Inu Yasha sighed and shrugged weakly.
"If I knew that, I wouldn't be thinking about it," he replied. Angie rubbed the back of his hand with her thumb. She decided not to talk about it anymore. She was worried for him, and for herself. She hoped that when she arrived, Kagome wouldn't hate her, or Inu Yasha.
***
After a while of walking, the sun began to set in the sky and painted the lands pink. Rici had heard the whole conversation between Inu Yasha and Angie and wasn't sure what to expect. She chose not to interfere with their personal lives and just continue walking.
Shippo was getting drowsy and quickly jumped up onto his usual perch; Miroku's shoulder. Rici was tired too; her tail growing limp and her feet dragging lazily on the ground. She finally just decided to rest her head on Miroku's shoulder and she smiled comfortably.
"Honestly, Rici, you sleep until noon and now you're tired again? It's not even sundown," Sango stated disapprovingly. Rici growled wearily, to groggy to sass back. After a few minutes of walking, a familiar scent hit Rici's nose.
She lifted her head and stopped in her tracks. She looked around with a suspicious look on her face. Miroku stepped back and looked at her quizzically.
"What's the matter?" He asked warmly, trying to make eye contact with her. Rici continued to look around, worried beginning to be painted on her face.
"Okami," Rici whispered to herself and sprinted off at lightening speeds. Miroku looked at Sango, who shrugged confusedly. Miroku started after her at a fast pace, waking the slumbering kitsune on his shoulder. Sango ran after the two as well. Inu Yasha and Angie looked up at the hurrying team and decided to catch up.
"What's going on here!?" Shippo shouted angrily and rubbed his eyes. Miroku looked at him and then looked back ahead.
"Rici's on the trail of someone and won't stop," he said while panting heavily. Angie caught up to Miroku quickly and looked at him seriously.
"Did she say who, by chance?" She questioned sternly.
"She said... wolf," he spoke and continued running at a steady pace.
"Was it 'wolf' or..." Angie said before a scent hit her nose. "OKAMI!" She shouted and caught up to Rici. (A/n: For those who didn't know, okami means wolf in Japanese.)
***Lady Ami***
Koga and Lady Ami forgot about their pursuer after a while of talking with Kagome. Koga annoyed the hell out of Lady Ami; he liked Kagome too much for her taste.
"So, Kagome-chan, what have you been up to lately?" Koga asked kindly, putting his arm around her. Lady Ami mentally growled, but kept her stature and grinned pleasantly.
"I'm just returning to Inu Yasha with a bunch of food and supplies I've gotten," she said and pointed to her pack that was on Koga's back. Koga growled at the mention of his rival's name.
"I don't know what you like in that mutt-face," Koga grumbled and narrowed his eyes. Kagome rolled her eyes and looked ahead. There was a long silence afterward that lasted for at least 10 minutes. Kagome froze suddenly and looked behind her.
"Koga, I sense a jewel shard, and it's advancing fast!" Kagome shouted and looked around, trying to follow the shard's patterns. Koga turned quickly and looked around. He smelled the wolf demon again and stepped in front of Kagome. Lady Ami walked ahead of Kagome and Koga looking around placidly.
"So, Kagome, you can sense jewel shards can you?" She asked and bent her knees into a distinctive fighting stance. She reached into her obi and took out her lotus fan. She grinned evilly and sensed that the wolf was getting closer. She flipped her fan open with a quick snap. "Now THIS is what I'm talking about!"
Just as her words left her lips, Rici dove in front of her and crouched in a different fighting stance; her left leg was completely straight and her right bent, in a typical flex posture.
"What the... who are you?!" Lady Ami demanded looking down at the neko-youkai below her. Rici didn't so much as glance at the tiger demon.
"I'm here to save your ass, this girl is a force to be reckoned with!" Rici shouted and jumped high into the air, her tail twirling behind her like a streamer. The tora rolled her eyes.
"Like I haven't heard THAT before," she grumbled and scanned through the woods. As if on cue, Angie arrived on the scene. Lady Ami looked over at Angie and recognized her nearly immediately. She shielded her face with her fan.
"Don't bother hiding yourself, Ami. I know who you are and you're in trouble as soon as I'm finished with this bitch!" Angie said and jumped into a tree. Lady Ami felt a hot pang of guilt wash over her back. Koga looked back at Kagome who shrugged in uncertainty.
Without warning, loud screams were heard within the woods. Kagome's eyes widened and Angie ran without any consideration to the others. Lady Ami followed along with Koga and Kagome close behind.
When they arrived, blood was strewn everywhere and trees were torn limb from limb. (A/n: No pun intended.) Kagome gasped as she saw Rici's body plummet to the ground. The neko hit the ground with such a force that a crater was formed. A loud war cry was heard from above and it got louder as it got closer.
Okami landed on Rici's stomach with her feet; like a pencil stick dive. Rici cried out in pain and latched her claws around the wolf's ankles and threw her off. Okami was hurled into a tree and she slid down to the bottom of it.
From nowhere, Inu Yasha appeared and ran over to the stunned wolf demon. He grabbed her by the shoulders tightly and looked at her face. She was bleeding from the mouth and there were several large gashes on her skull. She blinked her eyes open and looked at the inu-hanyou.
"Who sent you? Was it Naraku?!" He commanded and shook her limp form. She blinked again and then smirked widely. In a burst of purple smoke, she disappeared from his hands and reappeared behind him.
"Why do you want to know?" She asked slyly. Angie charged her at full force and was about to clobber her when she disappeared again. She flew into Inu Yasha and they collided with the tree. They then laid at the base of it, completely motionless. Rici growled and sat up with barely any strength left. Okami reappeared behind her and smirked fiendishly.
Kagome narrowed her eyes in concentration. What could she do? She then realized that her bow was with her backpack as well as her quiver of arrows. She rushed over to Koga, who was watching; completely stunned. She reached into her pack and pulled out the arrows, then reached to the side where it was strapped to the rucksack.
She drew her bow and concentrated hard. The arrow began to glow brightly and Okami turned around to face her.
"You dare try and hit me?" She sassed and narrowed her eyes at the human girl. Kagome lowered her brow angrily, but didn't say anything. With much struggle, Rici stood up and looked at Okami. Kagome and her were in a starring challenge. Without a second thought, Kagome let her arrow go and it flew at Okami at tremendous speeds.
She disappeared again into a puff of purple haze. A shrill shriek of pain echoed throughout the woods. As the smoke disappeared, a familiar pink- white glow filtered though it. Rici staggered from the smoke and fell forward, clutching her stomach. She screamed again and rolled on the ground as though she was on fire and trying to put it out.
Kagome's eyes widened and she ran toward Rici's screaming body. Miroku and Sango arrived on Kirara to see Inu Yasha and Angie lying unconscious and Rici hollering uncontrollably. Okami was nowhere to be seen.
Rici was flailing about, the purification on the sacred arrow beginning to take affect on her body. Miroku held down her legs as tight as possible. Sango held her left arm and Koga held her right arm along with her head. She continued to kick and scream shrill gibberish. Kagome pressed her stomach down, making sure to hold it still so she could pull the arrow out.
***
Lady Ami was hiding in the shadows. She knew that the wolf demon hadn't seen her and she knew that she had the upper hand. Now, all she had to do was find her.
NOW CHOOSE:
~ Okami fled
~ Okami surprises Lady Ami and attacks her
~ Okami attacks those who are trying to help Rici
~Your choice
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HS: Yes I know. I was WAY overdue for an update... please forgive me! I made it extra long so no one will hurt me!
Nolabel: You sure about that, Ric? They look PISSED.
HS: SHUSH! Don't give them any ideas! *looks around all scared-like*
Reviewers: KILL THE SLOW ONE! *attacks HS with every object thinkable*
NL: HEY! I'm in the line of fire! GET ME OUTTA HERE!
HS: You're on your own! *runs away*
Choice Winner:
~ Koga, Lady Ami, and Kagome travel and meet up with Inu Yasha Inc. before nightfall.
Now on with the show!
Chapter 19
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***Inu Yasha Inc.***
Everyone had packed up and were ready to leave the cave when a familiar scent hit Inu Yasha's nose. His ears perked up and he looked out of the mouth of the cave.
'Is that... is that Angie?' he thought and stood up from his seat on the floor of the cave. Sango looked at him as if she was about to inquiry him, but her question was soon answered when she heard a woman's voice.
"Konichiwa!" Angie said cheerfully and stepped down to the cave floor. Inu Yasha's jaw dropped as Angie looked over at him with a placid smile on her face. Rici and Miroku looked at her stunned, as well as Sango and Shippou. Angie's calm grin widens as she looks at Inu Yasha. "Inu Yasha!" she cried and ran over to the inu-hanyou. Inu Yasha stood stock- still and Angie ran into him, nearly plowing him to the ground. She smiled and looked up at him.
"Ho-how... didn't you... did he...I'm confused," He stuttered out and looked down into her deep red eyes. She looked at him in a quizzical manner.
"Aren't you happy to see me?" she asked sheepishly.
"Of course, but how did you get back? Did he let you go?" Inu Yasha asked giving her an equally puzzled look. Angie smiled and hugged him tightly around the neck. He hugged back; still just as confused.
"A friend let me out," she answered simply and left his arms. Inu Yasha was still puzzled, but decided to ask about it later. Angie walked over to Rici who both exchanged hugs. Miroku opened his arms for a hug only to be hit on the head by Rici.
"Don't go doing what I think you will be," She whispered and smirked. Miroku rubbed his head and glared at Rici. Then he sighed, accepting the obvious, and slumped down to pack his pack.
"It's a good thing you caught us Angie-san," Shippo began, "We were just heading out."
"That sounds like fun! Where are we off to?" Angie asked energetically. Inu Yasha shrugged and looked at Miroku who in turn did the same to Rici. Sango stood up, eyes closed and a smug look on her face.
"We're going to get Kagome, then we need more jewel shards," she replied calmly. Miroku gave her a strange look and quirked a brow.
"What's with the look?" Rici asked sensing Miroku's glance. Sango looked over at the confused neko. She smiled happily.
"No reason. Just feeling happy at the moment!" Sango said cheerfully and tied her knapsack around her neck. Rici gave her a strange look but decided against asking any questions.
"Okay then, which way to Kagome?" Angie asked brightly. Inu Yasha winced at the mention of the young girl's name as if he'd just got the biggest paper cut in the history of paper cuts. (A/n: I know... strange realization, but you hafta admit, paper cuts kill!)
The group exited the cave and headed down the hill slowly. Inu Yasha was the one that was the farthest behind; he had no desire to see Kagome. Angie sensed that something was wrong and looked up at the hanyou. Though he felt her eyes on him, he resisted looking at her and continued to scan the fields and forest around them.
"Inu Yasha, what's wrong?" she asked him kindly, grasping his hand in hers. He blushed, as though he'd just been thinking something dirty and was caught doing it. Angie squeezed his hand, urging him to speak.
"I was thinking about what I'll tell Kagome when we meet up with her," he answered simply. Angie looked away from him and glanced ahead. She didn't want to press the matter, but was madly curious.
"What do you think you'll say?" she asked shyly. Inu Yasha sighed and shrugged weakly.
"If I knew that, I wouldn't be thinking about it," he replied. Angie rubbed the back of his hand with her thumb. She decided not to talk about it anymore. She was worried for him, and for herself. She hoped that when she arrived, Kagome wouldn't hate her, or Inu Yasha.
***
After a while of walking, the sun began to set in the sky and painted the lands pink. Rici had heard the whole conversation between Inu Yasha and Angie and wasn't sure what to expect. She chose not to interfere with their personal lives and just continue walking.
Shippo was getting drowsy and quickly jumped up onto his usual perch; Miroku's shoulder. Rici was tired too; her tail growing limp and her feet dragging lazily on the ground. She finally just decided to rest her head on Miroku's shoulder and she smiled comfortably.
"Honestly, Rici, you sleep until noon and now you're tired again? It's not even sundown," Sango stated disapprovingly. Rici growled wearily, to groggy to sass back. After a few minutes of walking, a familiar scent hit Rici's nose.
She lifted her head and stopped in her tracks. She looked around with a suspicious look on her face. Miroku stepped back and looked at her quizzically.
"What's the matter?" He asked warmly, trying to make eye contact with her. Rici continued to look around, worried beginning to be painted on her face.
"Okami," Rici whispered to herself and sprinted off at lightening speeds. Miroku looked at Sango, who shrugged confusedly. Miroku started after her at a fast pace, waking the slumbering kitsune on his shoulder. Sango ran after the two as well. Inu Yasha and Angie looked up at the hurrying team and decided to catch up.
"What's going on here!?" Shippo shouted angrily and rubbed his eyes. Miroku looked at him and then looked back ahead.
"Rici's on the trail of someone and won't stop," he said while panting heavily. Angie caught up to Miroku quickly and looked at him seriously.
"Did she say who, by chance?" She questioned sternly.
"She said... wolf," he spoke and continued running at a steady pace.
"Was it 'wolf' or..." Angie said before a scent hit her nose. "OKAMI!" She shouted and caught up to Rici. (A/n: For those who didn't know, okami means wolf in Japanese.)
***Lady Ami***
Koga and Lady Ami forgot about their pursuer after a while of talking with Kagome. Koga annoyed the hell out of Lady Ami; he liked Kagome too much for her taste.
"So, Kagome-chan, what have you been up to lately?" Koga asked kindly, putting his arm around her. Lady Ami mentally growled, but kept her stature and grinned pleasantly.
"I'm just returning to Inu Yasha with a bunch of food and supplies I've gotten," she said and pointed to her pack that was on Koga's back. Koga growled at the mention of his rival's name.
"I don't know what you like in that mutt-face," Koga grumbled and narrowed his eyes. Kagome rolled her eyes and looked ahead. There was a long silence afterward that lasted for at least 10 minutes. Kagome froze suddenly and looked behind her.
"Koga, I sense a jewel shard, and it's advancing fast!" Kagome shouted and looked around, trying to follow the shard's patterns. Koga turned quickly and looked around. He smelled the wolf demon again and stepped in front of Kagome. Lady Ami walked ahead of Kagome and Koga looking around placidly.
"So, Kagome, you can sense jewel shards can you?" She asked and bent her knees into a distinctive fighting stance. She reached into her obi and took out her lotus fan. She grinned evilly and sensed that the wolf was getting closer. She flipped her fan open with a quick snap. "Now THIS is what I'm talking about!"
Just as her words left her lips, Rici dove in front of her and crouched in a different fighting stance; her left leg was completely straight and her right bent, in a typical flex posture.
"What the... who are you?!" Lady Ami demanded looking down at the neko-youkai below her. Rici didn't so much as glance at the tiger demon.
"I'm here to save your ass, this girl is a force to be reckoned with!" Rici shouted and jumped high into the air, her tail twirling behind her like a streamer. The tora rolled her eyes.
"Like I haven't heard THAT before," she grumbled and scanned through the woods. As if on cue, Angie arrived on the scene. Lady Ami looked over at Angie and recognized her nearly immediately. She shielded her face with her fan.
"Don't bother hiding yourself, Ami. I know who you are and you're in trouble as soon as I'm finished with this bitch!" Angie said and jumped into a tree. Lady Ami felt a hot pang of guilt wash over her back. Koga looked back at Kagome who shrugged in uncertainty.
Without warning, loud screams were heard within the woods. Kagome's eyes widened and Angie ran without any consideration to the others. Lady Ami followed along with Koga and Kagome close behind.
When they arrived, blood was strewn everywhere and trees were torn limb from limb. (A/n: No pun intended.) Kagome gasped as she saw Rici's body plummet to the ground. The neko hit the ground with such a force that a crater was formed. A loud war cry was heard from above and it got louder as it got closer.
Okami landed on Rici's stomach with her feet; like a pencil stick dive. Rici cried out in pain and latched her claws around the wolf's ankles and threw her off. Okami was hurled into a tree and she slid down to the bottom of it.
From nowhere, Inu Yasha appeared and ran over to the stunned wolf demon. He grabbed her by the shoulders tightly and looked at her face. She was bleeding from the mouth and there were several large gashes on her skull. She blinked her eyes open and looked at the inu-hanyou.
"Who sent you? Was it Naraku?!" He commanded and shook her limp form. She blinked again and then smirked widely. In a burst of purple smoke, she disappeared from his hands and reappeared behind him.
"Why do you want to know?" She asked slyly. Angie charged her at full force and was about to clobber her when she disappeared again. She flew into Inu Yasha and they collided with the tree. They then laid at the base of it, completely motionless. Rici growled and sat up with barely any strength left. Okami reappeared behind her and smirked fiendishly.
Kagome narrowed her eyes in concentration. What could she do? She then realized that her bow was with her backpack as well as her quiver of arrows. She rushed over to Koga, who was watching; completely stunned. She reached into her pack and pulled out the arrows, then reached to the side where it was strapped to the rucksack.
She drew her bow and concentrated hard. The arrow began to glow brightly and Okami turned around to face her.
"You dare try and hit me?" She sassed and narrowed her eyes at the human girl. Kagome lowered her brow angrily, but didn't say anything. With much struggle, Rici stood up and looked at Okami. Kagome and her were in a starring challenge. Without a second thought, Kagome let her arrow go and it flew at Okami at tremendous speeds.
She disappeared again into a puff of purple haze. A shrill shriek of pain echoed throughout the woods. As the smoke disappeared, a familiar pink- white glow filtered though it. Rici staggered from the smoke and fell forward, clutching her stomach. She screamed again and rolled on the ground as though she was on fire and trying to put it out.
Kagome's eyes widened and she ran toward Rici's screaming body. Miroku and Sango arrived on Kirara to see Inu Yasha and Angie lying unconscious and Rici hollering uncontrollably. Okami was nowhere to be seen.
Rici was flailing about, the purification on the sacred arrow beginning to take affect on her body. Miroku held down her legs as tight as possible. Sango held her left arm and Koga held her right arm along with her head. She continued to kick and scream shrill gibberish. Kagome pressed her stomach down, making sure to hold it still so she could pull the arrow out.
***
Lady Ami was hiding in the shadows. She knew that the wolf demon hadn't seen her and she knew that she had the upper hand. Now, all she had to do was find her.
NOW CHOOSE:
~ Okami fled
~ Okami surprises Lady Ami and attacks her
~ Okami attacks those who are trying to help Rici
~Your choice
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HS: Yes I know. I was WAY overdue for an update... please forgive me! I made it extra long so no one will hurt me!
Nolabel: You sure about that, Ric? They look PISSED.
HS: SHUSH! Don't give them any ideas! *looks around all scared-like*
Reviewers: KILL THE SLOW ONE! *attacks HS with every object thinkable*
NL: HEY! I'm in the line of fire! GET ME OUTTA HERE!
HS: You're on your own! *runs away*