((A/N: ^_^ Hiyaz! Welp, I've added the third chapter to my story! Yay!! In
this one, Sesshomaru comes and causes many, many sorrows.heh. I'm not going
to tell you exactly what else happens, you're just gonna have to read for
yourself! Lol. MUAHAHAHA!!!))
~Chapter three~ -The Village: Shippou's Goodbye-
InuYasha jumped to the next rock that lay in the river as Kagome continued to walk with her bike on a parallel path. "You know," he said making another giant leap, deep in thought. It was the first thing that had been spoken among either of them since they had decided to go to Kaede, "there's one thing that still puzzles me."
"Hmm? What's that?" Kagome looked at him with a smile, trying to lighten his spirits. InuYasha couldn't see. He was looking at a fish in the water. He was still angry, and it was going to take a lot to lessen his hatred.
"When you were talking a few moments ago, you never mentioned anything to me about that toad who travels with Sesshomaru,.Jaken, I think is his name.." Kagome stopped and thought about this. She quickly replied, "No, I don't think Kaede ever mentioned anything about him to me. Hmph. Maybe Sesshomaru doesn't need his service any longer, now that he has the power of the shards to satisfy him." He remained silent and continued to leap to the next rock.
A few moments later, InuYasha jerked suddenly to look up. He stopped his movements. His eyes grew wider with each breath he took in, and he began to sniff the wind almost wildly. Kagome paused. Her eyes were filled with concern, "What is it InuYasha?" He sniffed the air about him again and again, ignoring her words. His body grew more tense. "InuYasha?" She looked up and saw the cause of his strange behavior: smoke was rising from the direction of the village. "Oh..my." she placed a hand over her mouth. Her own eyes went wide. InuYasha growled, "Just as I thought," He quickly placed a hand on the Tetsusaiga's sheath, "..the smell of burning flesh.."
With his golden eyes, he looked at her. A silent, understood message was sent between the two. Kagome instantly dropped her bike and picked up her bow and arrows. He knelt down as she climbed upon his back. "We'll come back for the bike later. I promise." When she nodded, he speed off into the direction of the village and the rising smoke.
Sesshomaru looked at the old woman who was bleeding from the shoulder down (a great wound he had given her with his whip) in disgust. She breathed in deeply, gasping for air. Kaede shut her eyes tightly so that he could not see her worry and fear. He glared and picked her up with his new arm, one that had been specially made from human skin and bone. She cried out in pain.
"Old hag," he spat coldly. His voice was barely above a whisper, yet the cruelty in it was so severe that it made the devil himself look innocent, ".I will not repeat myself a third time. Now, I ask you again, where is INUYASHA? I know you have been hiding him here in your pathetic, wretched excuse for a town." She struggled to talk. "I.I know not where ye brother is. He left earlier this.morning." Sesshomaru's eyes tightened. "A pitty," he said rearing his other arm, the one containing the ever so sharp and poisonous claws, back and ready to strike, "too bad you do not know. I have no use for you now." Kaede winced, knowing her time was about to be cut short.
Just as the demon was about to end her life, he did not notice the small fox-child that had inched his way behind him. "Hmmm?" Sesshomaru said, glancing back. It was much too late. The small kitsune growled. "FOX FIRE!!!"
Shippou sent his enchanted flame into his eyes. Sesshomaru loosened his grip on Kaede, making her fall onto the floor, and was able to dodge the remainder of the attack easily. Shippou immediately went to the elder's side. "Lady Kaede, are you alright?! Say something!" She managed to sit up, her arm rested on her wound. "Ooohh.." he whimpered fearfully. Kaede grit her teeth. "Never mind me child. I'll be fine. Ye must worry about-uh!" She glanced up to see Sesshomaru coming closer. "Look out!!" the attempt of warning was in vain. Shippou turned around to meet the gaze of his poisonous claws.
"Ughhh-ughhhhhhh." His eyes spread openly, and his face went pale as green gas was injected into his stomach. "Nnnnoooooo!!!" Kaede tried to attack Sesshomaru. He sent her back to the ground in one blow. "Augh." She cried painfully. She did not get back up.
Shippou shook all over. The demon looked at Kaede's body then went back to finish off the young child. He picked him up by the scruff, making Shippou whimper in pain. Blood come out of the four holes in his middle. Sesshomaru reared back his hand like before "Now, for you,.pest.." Shippou's eyes were hazed. All of the sweet memories with InuYasha and Kagome flashed before his eyes. He made a final smile before his whole world went black.
Kagome looked about her in total disgust. Her stomach turned upside down, and the feeling of nausea swept over her with brutal force. All that lay about the village were the corpses of dead men, women, and even children. Most of the houses were still burning, but many of them had already collapsed. She got off of InuYasha's back.
"Kaedeeeeee?!" she cried out desperately. No answer. "Shippouuuuuu?!?" No answer. Kagome's heart began to pound.
A gentle breeze suddenly blew around the whole town. Dirt, small gardening tools, paper, and other various objects began to blow along with it. Something in particular caught Kagome's eye. A bluish/green ribbon (as if the wind had a mind of its own) was blown to her feet. It belonged to someone she knew, and it was covered with the stains of blood.
"No.." she said dropping to her knees. She picked up the small ribbon in her hand, looked at it deeply, and cried. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Sesshomaru!!!!!" she slammed a fist hard into the ground. InuYasha had never seen her so angry. She sobbed and fresh tears hit the dirt. "..when I find him,.Sesshomaru will die."
InuYasha felt angered as well. Deeply, angered. He tightened his fist and closed his eyes. "He didn't deserve."
He drew his sword, and yelling, slammed it into the ground..The wind continued to blow.
((A/N: *sniffle sniffle* Ok, ok, ok. ;_; I promised myself that I wouldn't cry, but.*lets it all out, not able to control the tears* Waha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haha!!!! *sniffle. A few minutes pass and she stops crying. A flood has formed in her room.* Awww! Shoot! Well, I'm going to have to go. I know it's a big cliffhanger ppl, but don't worry. Next chapter up soon! Ja matta ne! *goes to get mop and bucket*))
~Chapter three~ -The Village: Shippou's Goodbye-
InuYasha jumped to the next rock that lay in the river as Kagome continued to walk with her bike on a parallel path. "You know," he said making another giant leap, deep in thought. It was the first thing that had been spoken among either of them since they had decided to go to Kaede, "there's one thing that still puzzles me."
"Hmm? What's that?" Kagome looked at him with a smile, trying to lighten his spirits. InuYasha couldn't see. He was looking at a fish in the water. He was still angry, and it was going to take a lot to lessen his hatred.
"When you were talking a few moments ago, you never mentioned anything to me about that toad who travels with Sesshomaru,.Jaken, I think is his name.." Kagome stopped and thought about this. She quickly replied, "No, I don't think Kaede ever mentioned anything about him to me. Hmph. Maybe Sesshomaru doesn't need his service any longer, now that he has the power of the shards to satisfy him." He remained silent and continued to leap to the next rock.
A few moments later, InuYasha jerked suddenly to look up. He stopped his movements. His eyes grew wider with each breath he took in, and he began to sniff the wind almost wildly. Kagome paused. Her eyes were filled with concern, "What is it InuYasha?" He sniffed the air about him again and again, ignoring her words. His body grew more tense. "InuYasha?" She looked up and saw the cause of his strange behavior: smoke was rising from the direction of the village. "Oh..my." she placed a hand over her mouth. Her own eyes went wide. InuYasha growled, "Just as I thought," He quickly placed a hand on the Tetsusaiga's sheath, "..the smell of burning flesh.."
With his golden eyes, he looked at her. A silent, understood message was sent between the two. Kagome instantly dropped her bike and picked up her bow and arrows. He knelt down as she climbed upon his back. "We'll come back for the bike later. I promise." When she nodded, he speed off into the direction of the village and the rising smoke.
Sesshomaru looked at the old woman who was bleeding from the shoulder down (a great wound he had given her with his whip) in disgust. She breathed in deeply, gasping for air. Kaede shut her eyes tightly so that he could not see her worry and fear. He glared and picked her up with his new arm, one that had been specially made from human skin and bone. She cried out in pain.
"Old hag," he spat coldly. His voice was barely above a whisper, yet the cruelty in it was so severe that it made the devil himself look innocent, ".I will not repeat myself a third time. Now, I ask you again, where is INUYASHA? I know you have been hiding him here in your pathetic, wretched excuse for a town." She struggled to talk. "I.I know not where ye brother is. He left earlier this.morning." Sesshomaru's eyes tightened. "A pitty," he said rearing his other arm, the one containing the ever so sharp and poisonous claws, back and ready to strike, "too bad you do not know. I have no use for you now." Kaede winced, knowing her time was about to be cut short.
Just as the demon was about to end her life, he did not notice the small fox-child that had inched his way behind him. "Hmmm?" Sesshomaru said, glancing back. It was much too late. The small kitsune growled. "FOX FIRE!!!"
Shippou sent his enchanted flame into his eyes. Sesshomaru loosened his grip on Kaede, making her fall onto the floor, and was able to dodge the remainder of the attack easily. Shippou immediately went to the elder's side. "Lady Kaede, are you alright?! Say something!" She managed to sit up, her arm rested on her wound. "Ooohh.." he whimpered fearfully. Kaede grit her teeth. "Never mind me child. I'll be fine. Ye must worry about-uh!" She glanced up to see Sesshomaru coming closer. "Look out!!" the attempt of warning was in vain. Shippou turned around to meet the gaze of his poisonous claws.
"Ughhh-ughhhhhhh." His eyes spread openly, and his face went pale as green gas was injected into his stomach. "Nnnnoooooo!!!" Kaede tried to attack Sesshomaru. He sent her back to the ground in one blow. "Augh." She cried painfully. She did not get back up.
Shippou shook all over. The demon looked at Kaede's body then went back to finish off the young child. He picked him up by the scruff, making Shippou whimper in pain. Blood come out of the four holes in his middle. Sesshomaru reared back his hand like before "Now, for you,.pest.." Shippou's eyes were hazed. All of the sweet memories with InuYasha and Kagome flashed before his eyes. He made a final smile before his whole world went black.
Kagome looked about her in total disgust. Her stomach turned upside down, and the feeling of nausea swept over her with brutal force. All that lay about the village were the corpses of dead men, women, and even children. Most of the houses were still burning, but many of them had already collapsed. She got off of InuYasha's back.
"Kaedeeeeee?!" she cried out desperately. No answer. "Shippouuuuuu?!?" No answer. Kagome's heart began to pound.
A gentle breeze suddenly blew around the whole town. Dirt, small gardening tools, paper, and other various objects began to blow along with it. Something in particular caught Kagome's eye. A bluish/green ribbon (as if the wind had a mind of its own) was blown to her feet. It belonged to someone she knew, and it was covered with the stains of blood.
"No.." she said dropping to her knees. She picked up the small ribbon in her hand, looked at it deeply, and cried. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Sesshomaru!!!!!" she slammed a fist hard into the ground. InuYasha had never seen her so angry. She sobbed and fresh tears hit the dirt. "..when I find him,.Sesshomaru will die."
InuYasha felt angered as well. Deeply, angered. He tightened his fist and closed his eyes. "He didn't deserve."
He drew his sword, and yelling, slammed it into the ground..The wind continued to blow.
((A/N: *sniffle sniffle* Ok, ok, ok. ;_; I promised myself that I wouldn't cry, but.*lets it all out, not able to control the tears* Waha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haha!!!! *sniffle. A few minutes pass and she stops crying. A flood has formed in her room.* Awww! Shoot! Well, I'm going to have to go. I know it's a big cliffhanger ppl, but don't worry. Next chapter up soon! Ja matta ne! *goes to get mop and bucket*))