Chapter 3
Why won't she go away! I don't like her...Inu Yasha thought grumpily as he gaurded the door to the cottage. I wish they would all just leave me alone! His gaze strayed over to Kagome. Well, almost all of them.
Inu Yasha took out Tetsaiga and ran his finger down the dull, untransformed blade. Tetsaiga, thank you for all the help you've been. But this last time, we weren't there to save her were we? He put the blade back into its sheath and sighed. He stood up and looking over his shoulder at Kagome walked of into the woods. Don't worry Kagome. I'll be back. he promised himslef.
When he was gone, Mitsukai came out of hiding. She looked around and then dashed to the door of the cottage. Gotta be quick. she told herself. She opened the door and quickly went over to the sleeping girl named Kagome. Mitsukai gasped. This is horrible! The girl's arms and legs were covered with bruises and cuts. Her aura was dangerously weak. Mitsukai carefully placed her hands on the girl's skin. She closed her eyes and felt the girl's aura for signs of pain. When her hands reached the girl's stomach she jerked them away. What is that terrible evil? Mitsukai carefully placed her hands on the girls stomach again. A child...she thought. This girl is pregnant! But...aren't children always pure when they are born?
Then it hit her. Not unless they are a demon. Two choices here. One was Inu Yasha. The other was the demon that captured this girl. Now if only- A deep growl interuppted her thoughts.
"I told you to leave bitch! The only reason I haven't killed you already is because you are human!" The half demon stood in the doorway, his eyes flaming with hatered. "Get...away...from...Kagome..." he said slowly, as if he was putting forth a great effort for something. Mitsukai went into her aura sense. His was pulsing with a great evil. And a fear so strong she could smell it.
Mitsukai opened her eyes again. "I'm not going to hurt your Kagome. I came here to see what was wrong with her!" she tried to keep the panic from her voice but failed. I should have listened to Miroku! The hanyou took a step closer to her and she flinched.
"Get away from her! Are you deaf?!" Inu Yasha snapped at her. His hand strayed to Tetsaiga's hilt. Mitsuki slowly backed away from Kagome. Once she was around three feet away, the hanyou snatched Kagome from the ground cradling her gently in his arms. "Go."
That was all the prompting Mitsukai needed. Before even she knew what was happening, she dashed out the door. She was running franticly when she smacked into another girl. "Whoa there! Where are you going?" the girl asked. She had long black hair and was carrying a large boomarang on her back. A demon exterminator! Thank god. Mitsukai thought.
"You look scared. Have an encounter with dog-boy over there?" the girl jerked her head in the direction of the cabin. Mitsukai nodded. "He can be a real bastard at times, but he can be pretty sweet at times too. He isn't going to hurt you. Unless you attack Kagome of course.He's a little over protective at times and- oh wait! What am I doing? My name's Sango. What's yours?"
"Mitsukai." she said shakily. She was still pretty freaked out from her encounter with Inu Yasha. Sango's face lit up with recognition. "Oh hey! Your that girl that is Miroku's friend right?" Mitsukai nodded. "Any friend of his is a friend of mine!" Sango said cheerfully, putting an arm around Mitsukai's shoulder. "Things have been so quiet since...never mind."
"Since what?" Mitsukai asked curiously.
"Nothing. Really. Let's go find Miroku."
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They found the monk longing under a large oak tree next to the cabin. He was chewing peacefully on a piece of grass and staring up at the sky. When he heard their approach he stood up and walked over to them, smiling wide. "Ah, so you found Mitsukai! Any news from Kaede, Sango?"
Sango shook her head slowly and Mitsukai sat down next to the tree. "No, but Mitsukai almost got her head ripped off. Thank god you were born in the human race girl." The demon exterminator directed the first comment to Miroku and the other to Mitsukai.
"I have a question Sango." Mitsukai said causually. Sango told her to go on. "What is a demon hunter doing hanging around Inu Yasha?" Sango laughed at that and shook her head.
"It is kind of strange isn't it? Well, to put a pretty long story short, he was helping me get my revenge on Naraku for killing my family and destroying my villlage. After that was all said and done, I guess I hung around because of Kagome." She said, rubbing her head.
Mitsukai smiled. "It seems everyone's here because of Kagome." she commented causually. Things are going my way, she thought. Only a matter of time now.
"Yeah, since Inu Yasha is pretty much an ani-social person, Kagome's the one who brought us all together. She was such a sweet girl too. She made such a difference in Inu Yasha's attitude. If she would just remember-" Miroku quickly cut himself off.
Well, it isn't much but it's something to go on I guess. Mitsukai thought. She decided to push the matter a little farther. "Remember what Miroku?"
Miroku shook his head and sat back down underneath the tree. "Sorry, not mine to tell. You should ask Inu Yasha. But as far as I can, you won't get anything from him."
Sango threw her boomarang into the air and caught it again. "Yeah, poor guy has been so depressed anymore. For once in his life, I think he is actually afraid." She shook her head and sat down between Miroku and Mitsukai.
"He is afraid." Mitsukai said calmly. The other two stared at Mitsukai. "I feel it in his aura. He is deathly afraid."
"I...I didn't know that you had an aura sense Mitsukai!" Miroku sputtered astonished.
"I do. And the girl is pregnant with a demon child. No, not Inu Yasha's. It was too evil to be his." Mitsukai said in the same calm tone she had used before.
"K...Kagome is.....?" Sango stuttered. Mitsukai nodded.
"With...Naraku's...?" Miroku asked slowly. Again Mitsukai nodded.
"If she has the child, she will not survive the birthing. You could call Naraku's final revenge on Inu Yasha I suppose."
"We can't just sit here! We have to do SOMETHING!" Miroku said, jumping to his feet. Sango grabbed his shoulder and shook her head sadly.
"There isn't anything we CAN do Miroku. Naraku planned it that way. And Inu Yasha..."
Miroku swalled nervously. "He would...."
"Transform into his full demon self." Sango finished. "Not even Tetsaiga will save him this time."
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Sorry, I know this chapter is nothing but a short whole lot of nothing, but hey, it was good right? *looks around at the glaring faces* ...right? eeep. I shall get right on the next chapter. REALLY!
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Why won't she go away! I don't like her...Inu Yasha thought grumpily as he gaurded the door to the cottage. I wish they would all just leave me alone! His gaze strayed over to Kagome. Well, almost all of them.
Inu Yasha took out Tetsaiga and ran his finger down the dull, untransformed blade. Tetsaiga, thank you for all the help you've been. But this last time, we weren't there to save her were we? He put the blade back into its sheath and sighed. He stood up and looking over his shoulder at Kagome walked of into the woods. Don't worry Kagome. I'll be back. he promised himslef.
When he was gone, Mitsukai came out of hiding. She looked around and then dashed to the door of the cottage. Gotta be quick. she told herself. She opened the door and quickly went over to the sleeping girl named Kagome. Mitsukai gasped. This is horrible! The girl's arms and legs were covered with bruises and cuts. Her aura was dangerously weak. Mitsukai carefully placed her hands on the girl's skin. She closed her eyes and felt the girl's aura for signs of pain. When her hands reached the girl's stomach she jerked them away. What is that terrible evil? Mitsukai carefully placed her hands on the girls stomach again. A child...she thought. This girl is pregnant! But...aren't children always pure when they are born?
Then it hit her. Not unless they are a demon. Two choices here. One was Inu Yasha. The other was the demon that captured this girl. Now if only- A deep growl interuppted her thoughts.
"I told you to leave bitch! The only reason I haven't killed you already is because you are human!" The half demon stood in the doorway, his eyes flaming with hatered. "Get...away...from...Kagome..." he said slowly, as if he was putting forth a great effort for something. Mitsukai went into her aura sense. His was pulsing with a great evil. And a fear so strong she could smell it.
Mitsukai opened her eyes again. "I'm not going to hurt your Kagome. I came here to see what was wrong with her!" she tried to keep the panic from her voice but failed. I should have listened to Miroku! The hanyou took a step closer to her and she flinched.
"Get away from her! Are you deaf?!" Inu Yasha snapped at her. His hand strayed to Tetsaiga's hilt. Mitsuki slowly backed away from Kagome. Once she was around three feet away, the hanyou snatched Kagome from the ground cradling her gently in his arms. "Go."
That was all the prompting Mitsukai needed. Before even she knew what was happening, she dashed out the door. She was running franticly when she smacked into another girl. "Whoa there! Where are you going?" the girl asked. She had long black hair and was carrying a large boomarang on her back. A demon exterminator! Thank god. Mitsukai thought.
"You look scared. Have an encounter with dog-boy over there?" the girl jerked her head in the direction of the cabin. Mitsukai nodded. "He can be a real bastard at times, but he can be pretty sweet at times too. He isn't going to hurt you. Unless you attack Kagome of course.He's a little over protective at times and- oh wait! What am I doing? My name's Sango. What's yours?"
"Mitsukai." she said shakily. She was still pretty freaked out from her encounter with Inu Yasha. Sango's face lit up with recognition. "Oh hey! Your that girl that is Miroku's friend right?" Mitsukai nodded. "Any friend of his is a friend of mine!" Sango said cheerfully, putting an arm around Mitsukai's shoulder. "Things have been so quiet since...never mind."
"Since what?" Mitsukai asked curiously.
"Nothing. Really. Let's go find Miroku."
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They found the monk longing under a large oak tree next to the cabin. He was chewing peacefully on a piece of grass and staring up at the sky. When he heard their approach he stood up and walked over to them, smiling wide. "Ah, so you found Mitsukai! Any news from Kaede, Sango?"
Sango shook her head slowly and Mitsukai sat down next to the tree. "No, but Mitsukai almost got her head ripped off. Thank god you were born in the human race girl." The demon exterminator directed the first comment to Miroku and the other to Mitsukai.
"I have a question Sango." Mitsukai said causually. Sango told her to go on. "What is a demon hunter doing hanging around Inu Yasha?" Sango laughed at that and shook her head.
"It is kind of strange isn't it? Well, to put a pretty long story short, he was helping me get my revenge on Naraku for killing my family and destroying my villlage. After that was all said and done, I guess I hung around because of Kagome." She said, rubbing her head.
Mitsukai smiled. "It seems everyone's here because of Kagome." she commented causually. Things are going my way, she thought. Only a matter of time now.
"Yeah, since Inu Yasha is pretty much an ani-social person, Kagome's the one who brought us all together. She was such a sweet girl too. She made such a difference in Inu Yasha's attitude. If she would just remember-" Miroku quickly cut himself off.
Well, it isn't much but it's something to go on I guess. Mitsukai thought. She decided to push the matter a little farther. "Remember what Miroku?"
Miroku shook his head and sat back down underneath the tree. "Sorry, not mine to tell. You should ask Inu Yasha. But as far as I can, you won't get anything from him."
Sango threw her boomarang into the air and caught it again. "Yeah, poor guy has been so depressed anymore. For once in his life, I think he is actually afraid." She shook her head and sat down between Miroku and Mitsukai.
"He is afraid." Mitsukai said calmly. The other two stared at Mitsukai. "I feel it in his aura. He is deathly afraid."
"I...I didn't know that you had an aura sense Mitsukai!" Miroku sputtered astonished.
"I do. And the girl is pregnant with a demon child. No, not Inu Yasha's. It was too evil to be his." Mitsukai said in the same calm tone she had used before.
"K...Kagome is.....?" Sango stuttered. Mitsukai nodded.
"With...Naraku's...?" Miroku asked slowly. Again Mitsukai nodded.
"If she has the child, she will not survive the birthing. You could call Naraku's final revenge on Inu Yasha I suppose."
"We can't just sit here! We have to do SOMETHING!" Miroku said, jumping to his feet. Sango grabbed his shoulder and shook her head sadly.
"There isn't anything we CAN do Miroku. Naraku planned it that way. And Inu Yasha..."
Miroku swalled nervously. "He would...."
"Transform into his full demon self." Sango finished. "Not even Tetsaiga will save him this time."
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Sorry, I know this chapter is nothing but a short whole lot of nothing, but hey, it was good right? *looks around at the glaring faces* ...right? eeep. I shall get right on the next chapter. REALLY!
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