Waking Up
By Japanese Dreamer
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the other characters. They are in no way or shape mine.
Kagome paled even more, her arms subconsciously tightening on the baby I her arms.
No, no it couldn't be. He died, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru killed... I killed him. It couldn't be him. He can't come back. Unless... unless... my father....
Kagome's thought was cut shortened when a crash resounded through the room.
"kukukukukuku."
Chapter 4
Dust and debris filled the air around them, but also the ever familiar miasma.
Kurama desperately searched for Kagome but he could neither hear or smell anything with all the dust and miasma, the only thing he could do was search for her by sound.
Kagome was bent over in a coughing bit, the baby in her arms, crying. She tried to call out for Kurama but was stopped when she had another coughing fit.
"Kagome! Kagome where are you!" Yusuke and Keiko walked around the broken pieces of Koenma's castle's wall.
"Kagome! Kagome are you okay?"
Kagome heard their calls, trying her best to answer but she couldn't stop coughing. The baby in her arms was crying but it was like no one could hear her. Kagome walked to her left, hoping against hope she wouldn't trip over anything. She was so intent on not tripping that she didn't see the invisible wall.
Kagome stopped. Invisible wall? Koenma doesn't have an invisible wall.
Kagome reached out to touch the wall but quickly pulled her hand back after receiving a shock.
"What the..." Kagome started.
"Ah little miko, you have found my barrier. I'm surprised you didn't notice the energy surrounding you. Are you perhaps losing your touch?"
Kagome growled. "If you want to know Naraku, why don't you come closer so I can see you?"
Naraku let out a chuckle that could only be described as evil. "Now you know I wouldn't do a thing like that. I wouldn't want to get purified. I'm fine with knowing that you have no idea where I am."
Kagome scoffed. "Your as much of a coward as you were before. You think you can beat me just because my father gave you a little power? Your wrong Naraku."
"Ah yes, I absolutely adore your father. He has given me all this power to do one thing... to kill you. I was more than happy to except his offer. I after all had my own plans of killing you. It's just all the better that I can kill you and get my revenge on Kikyou and Inuyasha."
"You will not hurt them Naraku" Kagome said the words with both malice and anger. Her powers rising steadily.
"Oh but won't I little miko? After all, I have all this power to do it. And I see you have brought the other miko to me Kagome."
Kagome looked down at the child in her arms. Her mind raced to think of a way out of the barrier. The only option she came up with was to blast her way out.
She mentally cursed Naraku. He had been waiting and watching her, waiting until she had Kikyou in her arms. All this time they were looking for the enemy and he was right next to them, watching their every move.
Just as she was about to release an energy ball, she was stopped by Naraku's voice.
"I wouldn't do that little miko. If you release that energy ball, It'll break this barrier which is the only thing holding the castle's roof up. If you do break the barrier, you'll cause the castle's roof to cave on all your little friends. You won't have enough time to erect another barrier and all your little human friends will die."
Kagome let out another long growl. Naraku had planned this perfectly. He knew she would in know way dare to hurt her friends.
Oh great, how am I going to get out of this one?
"You won't get out of it little miko. So why don't you just make everything easier and hand over the baby."
"NEVER!"
Naraku shook his head. "I didn't want it to have to come to this."
Kagome didn't like the sound of that. What else could he have up his sleeve? A picture of Inuyasha flashed in her mind.
NO!!
"MAMA! MAMA where are you!"
Tears stung in Kagome's eyes. "Inuyasha!? Baby?!"
"MAMA! Mama help me! I don't want to stay in the dark room again!"
Kagome felt the tears fall from her face.
"YOU better have not hurt him Naraku!"
"The little brat isn't hurt... well... he's not hurt yet."
Kagome looked down at the baby in her arms and listened to Inuyasha whimper.
What should I DO!!!
Kurama's head snapped up. Kagome!
Kurama looked around frantically. By now, some of the dust had cleared and he could see shapes of objects around him. But he still didn't understand why his senses weren't working to well. (AN: cause the miasma) He could feel the strange and evil energy around him but he hand no clue to where the source was. He felt frustrated and helpless.
Sesshoumaru was in similar shape. Rin tried desperately to calm him down but she knew all to well about Naraku's miasma. Sessh's and Rin's thought's were focused on only one thing... Kagome.
Kurama continued to walk. He had no clue if the direction he was going in was right or wrong. He could only hope. He kept on walking until he was blown back by what he assumed was a barrier. Wait, a barrier?
Kurama, careful this time, walked in the direction that he was blown from. His hands were poised in front him. He stopped when his hand felt the similar energy that filled the air. Almost instinctively he knew Kagome was in there.
Sesshoumaru's eyes looked to the figure of Kurama walking. He watched as Kurama was blown back. Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed. A barrier? His question was answered when he saw Kurama get back up and stopped just before where he was blown back. Kagome must be in there.
His eyes took in the dark glow from the barrier and how big it actually was. He knew that the miasma was dulling his senses and cursed Naraku for it. His eyes traveled upward from the barrier until he reached the castle's roof. His eyes widened when he saw the cracked roof and how the barrier was the only thing keeping it up.
His mind connected the information together and figured out why Kagome had yet to break the barrier. She was afraid of hurting her friends. Sesshoumaru knew of Kagome's loyalty of her friends and knew that an enemy could easily use it as her weakness.
"Rin, find Yusuke and Keiko and take them out of this castle immediately."
Rin nodded. She knew enough that when Sesshoumaru told her to do something, she should do it. Her hand tightened around Yumina's and together they went to search for Yusuke.
Rin thanked god that Yumina was a hanyou because her daughter's eye sight was better than hers even with the miasma. They found Yusuke and Keiko quickly and after taking a minute to convince Yusuke, they found the back entrance and exited the castle.
Outside, the sky was dark with not rain clouds, but miasma. Rin's eyes widened at how far the miasma expanded. Naraku has gotten stronger. Rin pulled Yumina closer and said a little prayer for Kagome. Okay Sesshoumaru, we're outside.She sent the message to Sessshoumaru mentally, hoping against all hope that he and Kurama would be able to save Kagome.
Sesshoumaru made his way over to Kurama, careful to make some noise so that he would alert Kurama of his presence.
Kurama turned and relaxed when he saw Sesshoumaru.
"I know she's in there Sesshoumaru, we have to get her out."
Sesshoumaru nodded his head in consent.
"The only way is to blast through it." Sesshoumaru replied.
Kurama and Sesshoumaru stood side by side in front of the enormous barrier.
Please be okay Kagome. Kurama thought.
Sesshoumaru and Kurama lunged for the barrier at the same time, their claws pulled back to strike it. Kurama's arm glowed red while's Sesshoumaru's blue. Both arms extended forward, inches away from the barrier. Both reached at the same time, bursting right through the barrier, like scissors through paper. The barrier wavered before it disappeared all together. The sounds of crying and a malice laughter filled the air
In the center stood a crying Kagome and Naraku with his hand around Inuyasha's neck.
Kurama saw red before he lunged, Sesshoumaru not far behind.
AN: Hey guys. SCHOOL IS FINALLY OUT! Yay!! Now I have plenty of time to do my fanfics. I hope this isn't too big of a cliffy cause I thought rite there would be a good stopping point. Thankies for all the reviews and I can't wait to get more.
R&R!!
JD