"I don't find this very amusing Sango." Miroku's deep voice
came from Shippou's little body. "I wish you'd control
yourself."
Sango doubled over with mirth, holding her gut tightly. "Oh
Miroku! You've just about done it this time."
Shippou was still rolling tears pouring from his eyes as he
tantrum. "I don't want to be Miroku! I don't! I don't!"
Miroku sweat dropped angrily. "And what's wrong with being me!?
At least I'm not 2 inches tall."
"But I'm not a pervert monk!" Shippou retorted crossing his
arms.
Miroku stood up straight clearing his throat. "I find that an
insult Shippou. I'm a good and holy man who onl- gah!" He sweat
dropped again as Shippou ran over to a tree mockingly and in
his best imitation of Miroku's voice said.
"Oh. Won't you please bare my child?"
Miroku growled clutching his fist, then picked up his fallen
staff and whacked Shippou in the knee with it as he began
nuzzling and clinging to the tree. Shippou fell of and burst
into tears.
"OW! THAT HURT! Make him stop Sango!"
Sango shook her head as seeing Shippou and Miroku's body
wailing. "Alright you two that's enough." They looked up at
her. "Our best bet is to go find Kaede and see if she has any
suggestions."
"What about Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.
Sango shook her head. "We can't do anything. We have to simply
wait to Kagome returns. And maybe Kaede will have ideas on that
too. There's nothing we can do now. Kirara."
Miroku leapt on Sango and clung to her leg. "Oh my dear Sango!
Now you must carry me in your arms close to your bosom so that
I don't fall from fair Kirara's back."
Sango blinked down at Miroku then stepped on his head. Seconds
later they were all seated on Kirara, Shippou infront holding a
resentful Miroku. "To Kaede's Kirara." Kirara mewed then took
of.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kagome sighed and leaned against the well staring down into its
shadowy depths. Inuyasha. Would this have happened if I hadn't
tried to deceive you? Kagome turned to peer into a bucket of
water set in the shrine. Her red, irritated eyes still stone a
bit from Taisrika did, but if it would help her to see Maieku's
traps then it was a small price to pay. She'd left her family a
short note before she'd left. She looked down at the belt that
was now slanted across her hips. 5 bells hung from it; all made
from burnished bronze but each had a different symbol etched in
silver on it. Kagome remembered Taisrika's words.
"A bell to bind, a bell to break. A bell to sleep and one to
control. And one to banish. That will be your final weapon when
she is weak enough. Banish her forever."
Kagome drifted numb fingers across the scabbard of the sword
Taisrika had also given her. The blade sung its name in heavy
vibrations under her fingers. Balance. She moved her fingers
from the sheath and sighed before hefting herself up onto the
rim of the well and jumped through. She fell slowly. She'd
never noticed how slowly till now. How much time she had to
brood during the journey till this moment. Hold on Inuyasha.
I'm coming. I am. I promise.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Come Inuyasha. Is that the best you can do?" Maieku smirked as
she watched through Kikyou's eyes. Inuyasha tore at the bars of
his cell angrily, raging against the metal. He twisted and
pulled and shook and clawed but not a scratch or dent appeared.
When his eyes began to crimson over Maieku laughed and closed
her fist slightly. Inuyasha let out a growl and yip of pain at
the black, night stone collar, tightened painfully around his
neck. "Ah-ah. Can't have any of that now."
Maieku moved closer as he snarled and growled at her panting at
the same time. She made no sound. The only other noise the drip
of water from the under ground cave's ceiling. Inuyasha snarled
again. "You're not Kikyou."
"Oh she's here with me watching. She quite approves I assure
you. Couldn't do it on her own, the dear girl, but she's
enjoying." Maieku leaned forward. "Come Inuyasha. Don't you
recognize me? Don't you remember the murder you committed? The
slaughter?" She laughed as the hanyou's eyes widened in shock.
"I thought so."
"Maieku." Inuyasha pressed against the bars.
"Correct! Poor doggy. You look sick." She flexed her hand and
Inuyasha went down gritting his teeth against the pain as
electric currents of white-hot pain shot up and down his body.
He nearly cried out. Nearly. Maieku dropped her hand and
shivered in delight. "That was fun wasn't it?"
"Kikyou.." Inuyasha's voice was lost and confused. "Don't let
her. Stop this Kikyou!"
Maieku growled as she felt the priestess' heart waver. She'd
better remind the girl of why she was in this. "Don't worry
Inuyasha. You won't be here alone. You're other little miko
will be joining you soon."
Inuyasha snarled so loud it echoed. "STAY AWAY FROM KAGOME!
DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!"
Maieku felt Kikyou's resilience harden again and laughed
happily. "So violent my dear. Is that her name? Kagome. Lovely
isn't it? My poor pet." She sighed. "All your anger for that
girl. Gives me chilling ideas." She smiled at him. "Your
brother always was right about you. But now..." She moved her
hand to the right and a glowing green line appeared in the dirt
before Inuyasha. "Stand on that line." When he didn't move she
sighed and tightened her fist and the collar convulsed tighter
rocking him with pain until he scrambled onto the line and the
pain vanished.
"There see. It's about time you were trained." She snapped and
the bars disappeared. Inuyasha growled and moved towards her
and was instantly brought to his knees with agony until he
managed to clamor back onto that line. He tried again but every
time he so much as considered moving the pain returned until
her stood straight on the streak without any thought of moving.
"See." She smirked. "You'll stand there till I return
tomorrow." She said and gathered up the fold of her gold and
black kimono and walked out not even bothering to seal the door
to the cave chamber on the way out. And Inuyasha was left with
his own tormented thoughts. How long would this continue. And
what would he do if she caught Kagome. What could he do? And
that..scared him most.
came from Shippou's little body. "I wish you'd control
yourself."
Sango doubled over with mirth, holding her gut tightly. "Oh
Miroku! You've just about done it this time."
Shippou was still rolling tears pouring from his eyes as he
tantrum. "I don't want to be Miroku! I don't! I don't!"
Miroku sweat dropped angrily. "And what's wrong with being me!?
At least I'm not 2 inches tall."
"But I'm not a pervert monk!" Shippou retorted crossing his
arms.
Miroku stood up straight clearing his throat. "I find that an
insult Shippou. I'm a good and holy man who onl- gah!" He sweat
dropped again as Shippou ran over to a tree mockingly and in
his best imitation of Miroku's voice said.
"Oh. Won't you please bare my child?"
Miroku growled clutching his fist, then picked up his fallen
staff and whacked Shippou in the knee with it as he began
nuzzling and clinging to the tree. Shippou fell of and burst
into tears.
"OW! THAT HURT! Make him stop Sango!"
Sango shook her head as seeing Shippou and Miroku's body
wailing. "Alright you two that's enough." They looked up at
her. "Our best bet is to go find Kaede and see if she has any
suggestions."
"What about Inuyasha?" Miroku asked.
Sango shook her head. "We can't do anything. We have to simply
wait to Kagome returns. And maybe Kaede will have ideas on that
too. There's nothing we can do now. Kirara."
Miroku leapt on Sango and clung to her leg. "Oh my dear Sango!
Now you must carry me in your arms close to your bosom so that
I don't fall from fair Kirara's back."
Sango blinked down at Miroku then stepped on his head. Seconds
later they were all seated on Kirara, Shippou infront holding a
resentful Miroku. "To Kaede's Kirara." Kirara mewed then took
of.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kagome sighed and leaned against the well staring down into its
shadowy depths. Inuyasha. Would this have happened if I hadn't
tried to deceive you? Kagome turned to peer into a bucket of
water set in the shrine. Her red, irritated eyes still stone a
bit from Taisrika did, but if it would help her to see Maieku's
traps then it was a small price to pay. She'd left her family a
short note before she'd left. She looked down at the belt that
was now slanted across her hips. 5 bells hung from it; all made
from burnished bronze but each had a different symbol etched in
silver on it. Kagome remembered Taisrika's words.
"A bell to bind, a bell to break. A bell to sleep and one to
control. And one to banish. That will be your final weapon when
she is weak enough. Banish her forever."
Kagome drifted numb fingers across the scabbard of the sword
Taisrika had also given her. The blade sung its name in heavy
vibrations under her fingers. Balance. She moved her fingers
from the sheath and sighed before hefting herself up onto the
rim of the well and jumped through. She fell slowly. She'd
never noticed how slowly till now. How much time she had to
brood during the journey till this moment. Hold on Inuyasha.
I'm coming. I am. I promise.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Come Inuyasha. Is that the best you can do?" Maieku smirked as
she watched through Kikyou's eyes. Inuyasha tore at the bars of
his cell angrily, raging against the metal. He twisted and
pulled and shook and clawed but not a scratch or dent appeared.
When his eyes began to crimson over Maieku laughed and closed
her fist slightly. Inuyasha let out a growl and yip of pain at
the black, night stone collar, tightened painfully around his
neck. "Ah-ah. Can't have any of that now."
Maieku moved closer as he snarled and growled at her panting at
the same time. She made no sound. The only other noise the drip
of water from the under ground cave's ceiling. Inuyasha snarled
again. "You're not Kikyou."
"Oh she's here with me watching. She quite approves I assure
you. Couldn't do it on her own, the dear girl, but she's
enjoying." Maieku leaned forward. "Come Inuyasha. Don't you
recognize me? Don't you remember the murder you committed? The
slaughter?" She laughed as the hanyou's eyes widened in shock.
"I thought so."
"Maieku." Inuyasha pressed against the bars.
"Correct! Poor doggy. You look sick." She flexed her hand and
Inuyasha went down gritting his teeth against the pain as
electric currents of white-hot pain shot up and down his body.
He nearly cried out. Nearly. Maieku dropped her hand and
shivered in delight. "That was fun wasn't it?"
"Kikyou.." Inuyasha's voice was lost and confused. "Don't let
her. Stop this Kikyou!"
Maieku growled as she felt the priestess' heart waver. She'd
better remind the girl of why she was in this. "Don't worry
Inuyasha. You won't be here alone. You're other little miko
will be joining you soon."
Inuyasha snarled so loud it echoed. "STAY AWAY FROM KAGOME!
DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH HER!"
Maieku felt Kikyou's resilience harden again and laughed
happily. "So violent my dear. Is that her name? Kagome. Lovely
isn't it? My poor pet." She sighed. "All your anger for that
girl. Gives me chilling ideas." She smiled at him. "Your
brother always was right about you. But now..." She moved her
hand to the right and a glowing green line appeared in the dirt
before Inuyasha. "Stand on that line." When he didn't move she
sighed and tightened her fist and the collar convulsed tighter
rocking him with pain until he scrambled onto the line and the
pain vanished.
"There see. It's about time you were trained." She snapped and
the bars disappeared. Inuyasha growled and moved towards her
and was instantly brought to his knees with agony until he
managed to clamor back onto that line. He tried again but every
time he so much as considered moving the pain returned until
her stood straight on the streak without any thought of moving.
"See." She smirked. "You'll stand there till I return
tomorrow." She said and gathered up the fold of her gold and
black kimono and walked out not even bothering to seal the door
to the cave chamber on the way out. And Inuyasha was left with
his own tormented thoughts. How long would this continue. And
what would he do if she caught Kagome. What could he do? And
that..scared him most.