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keeping me on computer prohibition so I haven't been writing. I hope to
update a lot sooner now! GOMEN NASAI!
Choice Winner: ~Okami fled RUN YOU CHICKEN!
Chapter 20
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A crude and violent ripping sound was heard as Kagome gripped the arrow and pulled it out with promptness. Rici screamed and coughed vulgarly, but stopped squirming. Lady Ami jumped down from her hiding place in the tree and landed gracefully beside Rici and the others.
Rici's breathing became rapid and sodden. The hole in her stomach was almost indefinitely non-repairable. The clothing that surrounded the puncture was charred as well as much of the skin. Her eyes were fighting tears but the tears won and they cascaded down the sides of her head. Kagome held the wound down as an attempt to stop the bleeding.
"Just go and get her," the cat youkai said and put her hand over Kagome's. "She's getting away. Kill her."
"We can't leave you like this," Angie said weakly from her position at the base of the tree. She took all of her energy to stand up and walk over to Rici. Her knees gave way just as she reached Rici's side and grabbed her hand. Rici's face contorted as she coughed once more, this time with blood spraying from her mouth.
Inu Yasha woke from the tree as well and looked over at the crowd that had formed around the neko. He struggled to his feet and, using his untransformed sword as a support, crawled over to the throng of demons and humans alike. Sango walked closer to Rici and bit her lip.
"Rici, don't die... please?" she said with tears welling up into her dark brown eyes. Rici attempted a false smile but it was interrupted by another agonizing cough. She looked at all the people around her as they began to spin and turn into a dark blur. She continued to blink her eyes to keep them focused, but to no avail.
The small group watched her bright blue eyes turn gray and glazed as she stared into nothingness. Her breath slowed and finally ceased all together. She was at ease and the circle of people was completely silent.
Inu Yasha lowered his brow in concentration. She couldn't be dead; it just wasn't possible. Miroku was completely speechless as was Kagome and Lady Ami. Lady Ami didn't know who the woman was, so she had no reason to shed a tear. Kagome couldn't believe that she had killed her. It may have been unintentional, but she still murdered her in cold blood. She kept her hands over Rici's stomach as though she could spring to life. She didn't.
***
The group had wrapped Rici's lifeless body in a pale blue blanket and dug a small grave in the crater she passed away in. The dirt gathered around her body as Miroku and Inu Yasha buried the motionless body.
Miroku's face was completely placid and monotone as was Inu Yasha's. Kagome and Angie hugged each other tightly and wept until they had no water left within their eyes. Lady Ami sat there beside Koga, unsure of what to do or say. They both felt completely awkward and out of place at the burial.
Once they finished, Sango placed five pink water lilies upon the mound and knelt in front of it. Kagome crawled over to the grave and knelt beside Sango as well as Angie. Sango had barely shed a tear the entire time and was finally giving in to her emotions with deep breaths and large teardrops staining her kimono. Kirara nestled in her lap, trying desperately to calm her, but it wasn't helping the least bit.
The light was gone and the night was cold so the group decided to camp beside Rici's grave for the night. Sango kept quiet for a while, staring into nothing as she plucked the pedals from a small violet at her feet. Kagome and Angie were sitting side-by-side against a tree talking quietly.
"Sango's tough," Angie stated and played with her narrow tail. Kagome nodded her head in agreement.
"She's been through hell and back. Her whole family died, not to mention her whole village. Her whole life has been torture, and now another part of her happiness has been slaughtered undoubtedly because of Naraku," she said and paused thinking about the cause of Rici's death. "And because of me."
***Angel***
Angel had traveled forever, following her sister's scent. Her wings flapped angrily and she growled now and then from getting led to dead ends. Angie was extremely skillful at hiding her scent, and she wanted to make sure Angel didn't find her hiding with Inu Yasha again.
Yoshiko was forced to follow her, flying low on her large, nymph-like wings. They buzzed like a flies as she pursued the angry neko angel.
"I can't believe you let her get away! What is the matter with you, Yoshiko?" she grumbled when stopping for the fifth time at a dead ended trail. Yoshiko grinned, baring to petite fangs.
"I know how she feels, so I let her get away from an overpowering big sister," she said simply and flew forth. Angel considered her comment and kept quiet.
A little while later, a familiar scent hit Angel and Yoshiko's nose at the same time. They flew faster toward it and into the woods. The irony, metallic smell of blood filtered through the forest's brush and lead them into a path of destruction and havoc.
Yoshiko narrowed her brow and pouted her lip in a cute, yet concerned concentration. Angel's face was a clear and placid look, praying inside that the blood she smelt wasn't that of her sister. Her wings flapped hard against the wind, narrowly missing Yoshiko and several trees. To top all of the trees in the way, it was almost pitch black with the exception for a light in the near distance.
She landed smoothly a few yards away from the light and crept forward silently. Yoshiko landed gracefully behind and followed. Angel's ears twitched back and forth at the sounds of sniffles and quiet talking. The conversations were so quiet she couldn't pick up what they were saying.
A bush concealed them as they peered upon the unhappy beings. Their faces were pale with anguish yet their cheeks were rosy red and sore from the tears that had cascaded down them hours previous. Angel held back from going forth and crouched behind the bush, watching them closely.
Inu Yasha, whose head was wrapped in gauze, was walking over to Kagome, Angie, and Sango, bringing them bowls of soup and chopsticks. They took it and gravely thanked him before looking down into their cups and sipping or stabbing at the noodles or chicken that floated within them.
Miroku was cooking the brew over a fire beside a small Kirara. Lady Akitsu was sitting beside a disgruntled and very confused Koga. The pair both looked slightly out of place and were whispering to each other, trying to explain to the other what was going on.
Angel scanned the surrounding area and determined they were in the middle of a battlefield. The mound Sango was starring at confused her at first, but recognized it to be a grave. Just then, she realized there was no Rici. Flashes of hot sensations hit her back and made her freeze where she was. She knew it was her half-sister.
Without consenting Yoshiko, she walked into the clearing, making everyone look up at her. Angie looked at her blankly, not sure if she should be sad that she was leaving or that maybe her sister had the heart to leave her alone. At the sight of Angel, Kagome immediately looked away and bowed her head low in shame.
"What happened," Angel commanded softly without a questioning tone. Kagome flinched at her voice as though she was about to be slugged. Inu Yasha starred at Angel and then looked at Miroku for help in an explanation.
"Rici's dead," Sango said simply without taking her eyes off of the torn apart violet at her feet. Angel looked over at the demon slayer in disbelief. Thought she knew that already, it was hard to hear someone say it. In the back of the crowd, Lady Akitsu whispered something to Koga and he nodded in agreement. They slunk away why the others conversed and disappeared into the woods.
NOW CHOOSE:
~ Angel stops Koga and Lady Akitsu from leaving
~ Angel takes Angie away
~ Angel decides to let Angie go
~ Okami is listening
~ You Choose
~~~~~~~~~~ HS- Again, gomen for the wait! Here it is! It's coming faster sooner this time, okay? Ja ne! *creeps off stage*
NoLabel- What do you think you're doing? *grabs her and shoves her into a chair* *ties her to it and puts a computer in front of her* I'm not leaving until you write!!!!!!
HS- Mew?
NoLabel- *growls angrily*
HS- AH! I'm writing! I'm writing!
Choice Winner: ~Okami fled RUN YOU CHICKEN!
Chapter 20
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A crude and violent ripping sound was heard as Kagome gripped the arrow and pulled it out with promptness. Rici screamed and coughed vulgarly, but stopped squirming. Lady Ami jumped down from her hiding place in the tree and landed gracefully beside Rici and the others.
Rici's breathing became rapid and sodden. The hole in her stomach was almost indefinitely non-repairable. The clothing that surrounded the puncture was charred as well as much of the skin. Her eyes were fighting tears but the tears won and they cascaded down the sides of her head. Kagome held the wound down as an attempt to stop the bleeding.
"Just go and get her," the cat youkai said and put her hand over Kagome's. "She's getting away. Kill her."
"We can't leave you like this," Angie said weakly from her position at the base of the tree. She took all of her energy to stand up and walk over to Rici. Her knees gave way just as she reached Rici's side and grabbed her hand. Rici's face contorted as she coughed once more, this time with blood spraying from her mouth.
Inu Yasha woke from the tree as well and looked over at the crowd that had formed around the neko. He struggled to his feet and, using his untransformed sword as a support, crawled over to the throng of demons and humans alike. Sango walked closer to Rici and bit her lip.
"Rici, don't die... please?" she said with tears welling up into her dark brown eyes. Rici attempted a false smile but it was interrupted by another agonizing cough. She looked at all the people around her as they began to spin and turn into a dark blur. She continued to blink her eyes to keep them focused, but to no avail.
The small group watched her bright blue eyes turn gray and glazed as she stared into nothingness. Her breath slowed and finally ceased all together. She was at ease and the circle of people was completely silent.
Inu Yasha lowered his brow in concentration. She couldn't be dead; it just wasn't possible. Miroku was completely speechless as was Kagome and Lady Ami. Lady Ami didn't know who the woman was, so she had no reason to shed a tear. Kagome couldn't believe that she had killed her. It may have been unintentional, but she still murdered her in cold blood. She kept her hands over Rici's stomach as though she could spring to life. She didn't.
***
The group had wrapped Rici's lifeless body in a pale blue blanket and dug a small grave in the crater she passed away in. The dirt gathered around her body as Miroku and Inu Yasha buried the motionless body.
Miroku's face was completely placid and monotone as was Inu Yasha's. Kagome and Angie hugged each other tightly and wept until they had no water left within their eyes. Lady Ami sat there beside Koga, unsure of what to do or say. They both felt completely awkward and out of place at the burial.
Once they finished, Sango placed five pink water lilies upon the mound and knelt in front of it. Kagome crawled over to the grave and knelt beside Sango as well as Angie. Sango had barely shed a tear the entire time and was finally giving in to her emotions with deep breaths and large teardrops staining her kimono. Kirara nestled in her lap, trying desperately to calm her, but it wasn't helping the least bit.
The light was gone and the night was cold so the group decided to camp beside Rici's grave for the night. Sango kept quiet for a while, staring into nothing as she plucked the pedals from a small violet at her feet. Kagome and Angie were sitting side-by-side against a tree talking quietly.
"Sango's tough," Angie stated and played with her narrow tail. Kagome nodded her head in agreement.
"She's been through hell and back. Her whole family died, not to mention her whole village. Her whole life has been torture, and now another part of her happiness has been slaughtered undoubtedly because of Naraku," she said and paused thinking about the cause of Rici's death. "And because of me."
***Angel***
Angel had traveled forever, following her sister's scent. Her wings flapped angrily and she growled now and then from getting led to dead ends. Angie was extremely skillful at hiding her scent, and she wanted to make sure Angel didn't find her hiding with Inu Yasha again.
Yoshiko was forced to follow her, flying low on her large, nymph-like wings. They buzzed like a flies as she pursued the angry neko angel.
"I can't believe you let her get away! What is the matter with you, Yoshiko?" she grumbled when stopping for the fifth time at a dead ended trail. Yoshiko grinned, baring to petite fangs.
"I know how she feels, so I let her get away from an overpowering big sister," she said simply and flew forth. Angel considered her comment and kept quiet.
A little while later, a familiar scent hit Angel and Yoshiko's nose at the same time. They flew faster toward it and into the woods. The irony, metallic smell of blood filtered through the forest's brush and lead them into a path of destruction and havoc.
Yoshiko narrowed her brow and pouted her lip in a cute, yet concerned concentration. Angel's face was a clear and placid look, praying inside that the blood she smelt wasn't that of her sister. Her wings flapped hard against the wind, narrowly missing Yoshiko and several trees. To top all of the trees in the way, it was almost pitch black with the exception for a light in the near distance.
She landed smoothly a few yards away from the light and crept forward silently. Yoshiko landed gracefully behind and followed. Angel's ears twitched back and forth at the sounds of sniffles and quiet talking. The conversations were so quiet she couldn't pick up what they were saying.
A bush concealed them as they peered upon the unhappy beings. Their faces were pale with anguish yet their cheeks were rosy red and sore from the tears that had cascaded down them hours previous. Angel held back from going forth and crouched behind the bush, watching them closely.
Inu Yasha, whose head was wrapped in gauze, was walking over to Kagome, Angie, and Sango, bringing them bowls of soup and chopsticks. They took it and gravely thanked him before looking down into their cups and sipping or stabbing at the noodles or chicken that floated within them.
Miroku was cooking the brew over a fire beside a small Kirara. Lady Akitsu was sitting beside a disgruntled and very confused Koga. The pair both looked slightly out of place and were whispering to each other, trying to explain to the other what was going on.
Angel scanned the surrounding area and determined they were in the middle of a battlefield. The mound Sango was starring at confused her at first, but recognized it to be a grave. Just then, she realized there was no Rici. Flashes of hot sensations hit her back and made her freeze where she was. She knew it was her half-sister.
Without consenting Yoshiko, she walked into the clearing, making everyone look up at her. Angie looked at her blankly, not sure if she should be sad that she was leaving or that maybe her sister had the heart to leave her alone. At the sight of Angel, Kagome immediately looked away and bowed her head low in shame.
"What happened," Angel commanded softly without a questioning tone. Kagome flinched at her voice as though she was about to be slugged. Inu Yasha starred at Angel and then looked at Miroku for help in an explanation.
"Rici's dead," Sango said simply without taking her eyes off of the torn apart violet at her feet. Angel looked over at the demon slayer in disbelief. Thought she knew that already, it was hard to hear someone say it. In the back of the crowd, Lady Akitsu whispered something to Koga and he nodded in agreement. They slunk away why the others conversed and disappeared into the woods.
NOW CHOOSE:
~ Angel stops Koga and Lady Akitsu from leaving
~ Angel takes Angie away
~ Angel decides to let Angie go
~ Okami is listening
~ You Choose
~~~~~~~~~~ HS- Again, gomen for the wait! Here it is! It's coming faster sooner this time, okay? Ja ne! *creeps off stage*
NoLabel- What do you think you're doing? *grabs her and shoves her into a chair* *ties her to it and puts a computer in front of her* I'm not leaving until you write!!!!!!
HS- Mew?
NoLabel- *growls angrily*
HS- AH! I'm writing! I'm writing!