Chapter 21
Hey, faithful readers! I'm back once again.....Getting sick of me yet? Anyways, this should be quite the chapter. Kiaku has almost everyone important to Inuyara, Saroko, and even Sesshomarai......Our three heroes will definitely have their work cut out for them.....Tonyf
"Well, we've been walking for hours. I thought you knew where you were going, Inuyara." Sesshomarai growled sarcastically. "I DO know where I'm going, so shut the hell up." Inuyara replied angrily. "Oh, I believe you, considering that you don't actually LIVE in this era, and you've only been here for a number of days. I've been living here all of my life, so of course I would have NO IDEA if we were going the right way or not." Sesshomarai reasoned, a thick coat of sarcasm lining his words. Inuyara clenched his fists, and he stopped walking for the first time in hours. Saroko, realizing that her boyfriend was about to go ballistic, decided to diffuse the confrontation before it could begin. "SIT!!" She yelled, sending Sesshomarai face-first into the dirt. Inuyara grinned at this sight, almost completely forgetting his anger. He began walking once again, Saroko latching herself on his arm. They walked together, leaving Sesshomarai to wallow in his own embarrassment. "Idiot. If he would just go THE RIGHT WAY, I wouldn't be in this situation. This is what I get for trying to help....." Sesshomarai grumbled as he picked himself up off the ground. "Are you REALLY sure that we're going the right way, honey?" Saroko asked, as sweetly as she could. "No, not really. I've been guessing, actually. The directions on the note are kinda vague." Inuyara replied, sighing heavily. "Sesshomarai would probably know where to go, you know." Saroko pointed out, looking back at their dirt-covered ally. "NO. I would NEVER ask that idiot for help. EVER." Inuyara snapped, his pride clouding his better judgement. "Fine, then I will." Saroko replied, turning around and walking towards Sesshomarai. "What?!?!?! How could you? I'll find the place eventually!" Inuyara sputtered. "Oh, Sesshomarai? Could you help me out?" Saroko asked sweetly, batting her eyes at the demon. "Um, yeah, sure..." He muttered, his face reddening. It truly was a sight, the mighty Sesshomarai so easily flustered and swayed by a human girl. Inuyara was also turning red, but for a different reason (give ya one guess as to what the reason was ). "Coming, Inuyara?" Saroko asked, looking back at her boyfriend as she walked off with Sesshomarai. "Yeah, I'm coming." Inuyara grumbled.
"We almost there?" Inuyara muttered, still ashamed over accepting Sesshomarai's assistance. "We'll be there in about an hour, dog-breath." Sesshomarai replied with a smirk. "We damn well better be. I still think MY way would have worked......" Inuyara grumbled in response, so quietly that Saroko couldn't even pick up the words. Sesshomarai heard it though, and his smirk only grew larger. "This is great!!" Sesshomarai thought to himself, overjoyed at Inuyara's embarassment. "Inuyara, are you okay? You have barely said a word in the past 4 hours!!!" Saroko asked, grabbing his arm (to shake him from his thoughts). "I'm fine, Saroko. I'm just thinking, that's all." Inuyara replied quietly. Just then, a demon appeared in front of the three warriors, blocking their path. It was HUGE, and it obviously had a shard of the jewel. "This must be Kiaku's way of welcoming us. Prepare for a battle, guys!" Saroko yelled, going into a fighting stance. Inuyara and Sesshomarai just continued walking, though, as if they heard nothing. They both walked right up to the demon, acting as if they didn't even notice it's presence. "What the hell are you guys doing? It's going to attack!!!" Saroko yelled, preparing to throw her boomerang. In movements that were so fast they seemed undetectable to the human eye, Inuyara and Sesshomarai walked straight through the demon, slicing it to pieces with their claws as they moved. Saroko's jaw dropped; she was left speechless by their strength, which obviously had increased greatly in the past few days. She had to run to catch up to the two half- demons, who kept on walking as if nothing had happened. "Amazing." Saroko mused as she picked up the jewel shard.
"Kiaku's castle is right up ahead. I can sense the dark energy it's emitting." Sesshomarai said calmly as he pointed out their destination. "Yeah, that's definitely it. Kiaku won't get away with what he's done." Inuyara said, with an edge of anger to his voice. The anger was almost disappointing to Sesshomarai, because it replaced the embarassment. "You guys know that we won't just be able to waltz in there, grab our parents, and go home, right?" Saroko asked. "Of course it won't be that easy, wench. Any idiot could realize that." Sesshomarai growled. "SIT!!!!!!!!!!" Saroko yelled, grinning with satisfaction as the arrogant half-demon's face hit the dirt. "Bitch." He mumbled, almost inaudibly. ALMOST. "What the hell did you just say???" Inuyara yelled, lifting Sesshomarai up by the fluffy thing on his shoulder (Yes, he has one like Sesshomaru ). "I'm sure you heard me, mutt-face." Sesshomarai rasped. "Yes, I did. I was just hoping for your sake that I was hearing things." Inuyara growled, punching Sesshomarai HARD. The blow sent Sesshomarai flying straight through a tree, and it got his blood flowing. "Now we're getting somewhere. This is much better than our training sessions." He said with a grin. "ENOUGH! If you two want to tear each other apart, do it after we save our parents and Kiaku is dead!" Saroko yelled, fire burning in her eyes. How could they be so foolish, feuding with each other while their parents were in danger? "I swear, you two can be so stupid sometimes." Saroko said in a 'tsk-tsk' fashion, which was enough to get both Inuyara and Sesshomarai's ears to droop. They both sheepishly called a 'truce' (with the most uncomfortable-looking handshake you'll EVER see ) and began their approach to Kiaku's castle.
The trio finally reached the front gate, and they slashed their way through. There was no "welcoming committee", which was surprising (considering Kiaku had already sent ONE demon to fight them). They cautiously walked all the way up to the front door, Saroko latched to Inuyara's sleeve. "I don't smell any demons out here. If he has any more demons ready to fight us, then they must all be inside." Inuyara whispered, and he received a subtle nod from Sesshomarai. Inuyara couldn't stand all of this "sneaking around", and he also couldn't stand being so quiet. To satisfy his needs, he kicked the front door down and jumped inside. "Very subtle, idiot." Sesshomarai thought, deciding not to verbalize his thought (for now). "Well, we're in. Now what?" Inuyara asked. "Now we go find our parents!" Saroko replied, grabbing her boyfriend's arm and pulling him towards the middle of the room. "No, wait! We need to be more cautious. Kiaku could be anywhere!" Sesshomarai hissed, a hint of panic lining his voice. "You should listen to your friend, Inuyara. I really could be anywhere." Kiaku laughed, appearing right in front of Sesshomarai, who quickly jumped to Inuyara and Saroko's side. "Where are our parents, monster???" Saroko yelled. "Oh, they're safe. For now. All you have to do to get them back safely is defeat me. If you can do that, then I'll gladly give them back to you. If not, then they'll all die, as the three of you watch." Kiaku replied with a smirk. His cold, callous laughter echoed throughout the room, sending a shiver down Saroko's spine. "We WILL defeat you, Kiaku. We will." Inuyara growled, pulling out the Tetsusaiga. "Let's go." Sesshomarai boomed, pulling out Tolkijn. Saroko got into her battle stance, holding up her boomerang. "You all look so cute, with your little "fighting" faces on. Let's go, shall we?" Kiaku rasped, charging the trio.
The fateful battle is about to begin! Inuyara, Sesshomarai and Saroko vs. Kiaku.....Buy your tickets! Place your bets! This should be one for the ages........Stay on the lookout for Chapter 22!!! Anyways, PLEASE review! I'm begging you! (Okay, I wouldn't BEG, but I would come close....) Tonyf
Hey, faithful readers! I'm back once again.....Getting sick of me yet? Anyways, this should be quite the chapter. Kiaku has almost everyone important to Inuyara, Saroko, and even Sesshomarai......Our three heroes will definitely have their work cut out for them.....Tonyf
"Well, we've been walking for hours. I thought you knew where you were going, Inuyara." Sesshomarai growled sarcastically. "I DO know where I'm going, so shut the hell up." Inuyara replied angrily. "Oh, I believe you, considering that you don't actually LIVE in this era, and you've only been here for a number of days. I've been living here all of my life, so of course I would have NO IDEA if we were going the right way or not." Sesshomarai reasoned, a thick coat of sarcasm lining his words. Inuyara clenched his fists, and he stopped walking for the first time in hours. Saroko, realizing that her boyfriend was about to go ballistic, decided to diffuse the confrontation before it could begin. "SIT!!" She yelled, sending Sesshomarai face-first into the dirt. Inuyara grinned at this sight, almost completely forgetting his anger. He began walking once again, Saroko latching herself on his arm. They walked together, leaving Sesshomarai to wallow in his own embarrassment. "Idiot. If he would just go THE RIGHT WAY, I wouldn't be in this situation. This is what I get for trying to help....." Sesshomarai grumbled as he picked himself up off the ground. "Are you REALLY sure that we're going the right way, honey?" Saroko asked, as sweetly as she could. "No, not really. I've been guessing, actually. The directions on the note are kinda vague." Inuyara replied, sighing heavily. "Sesshomarai would probably know where to go, you know." Saroko pointed out, looking back at their dirt-covered ally. "NO. I would NEVER ask that idiot for help. EVER." Inuyara snapped, his pride clouding his better judgement. "Fine, then I will." Saroko replied, turning around and walking towards Sesshomarai. "What?!?!?! How could you? I'll find the place eventually!" Inuyara sputtered. "Oh, Sesshomarai? Could you help me out?" Saroko asked sweetly, batting her eyes at the demon. "Um, yeah, sure..." He muttered, his face reddening. It truly was a sight, the mighty Sesshomarai so easily flustered and swayed by a human girl. Inuyara was also turning red, but for a different reason (give ya one guess as to what the reason was ). "Coming, Inuyara?" Saroko asked, looking back at her boyfriend as she walked off with Sesshomarai. "Yeah, I'm coming." Inuyara grumbled.
"We almost there?" Inuyara muttered, still ashamed over accepting Sesshomarai's assistance. "We'll be there in about an hour, dog-breath." Sesshomarai replied with a smirk. "We damn well better be. I still think MY way would have worked......" Inuyara grumbled in response, so quietly that Saroko couldn't even pick up the words. Sesshomarai heard it though, and his smirk only grew larger. "This is great!!" Sesshomarai thought to himself, overjoyed at Inuyara's embarassment. "Inuyara, are you okay? You have barely said a word in the past 4 hours!!!" Saroko asked, grabbing his arm (to shake him from his thoughts). "I'm fine, Saroko. I'm just thinking, that's all." Inuyara replied quietly. Just then, a demon appeared in front of the three warriors, blocking their path. It was HUGE, and it obviously had a shard of the jewel. "This must be Kiaku's way of welcoming us. Prepare for a battle, guys!" Saroko yelled, going into a fighting stance. Inuyara and Sesshomarai just continued walking, though, as if they heard nothing. They both walked right up to the demon, acting as if they didn't even notice it's presence. "What the hell are you guys doing? It's going to attack!!!" Saroko yelled, preparing to throw her boomerang. In movements that were so fast they seemed undetectable to the human eye, Inuyara and Sesshomarai walked straight through the demon, slicing it to pieces with their claws as they moved. Saroko's jaw dropped; she was left speechless by their strength, which obviously had increased greatly in the past few days. She had to run to catch up to the two half- demons, who kept on walking as if nothing had happened. "Amazing." Saroko mused as she picked up the jewel shard.
"Kiaku's castle is right up ahead. I can sense the dark energy it's emitting." Sesshomarai said calmly as he pointed out their destination. "Yeah, that's definitely it. Kiaku won't get away with what he's done." Inuyara said, with an edge of anger to his voice. The anger was almost disappointing to Sesshomarai, because it replaced the embarassment. "You guys know that we won't just be able to waltz in there, grab our parents, and go home, right?" Saroko asked. "Of course it won't be that easy, wench. Any idiot could realize that." Sesshomarai growled. "SIT!!!!!!!!!!" Saroko yelled, grinning with satisfaction as the arrogant half-demon's face hit the dirt. "Bitch." He mumbled, almost inaudibly. ALMOST. "What the hell did you just say???" Inuyara yelled, lifting Sesshomarai up by the fluffy thing on his shoulder (Yes, he has one like Sesshomaru ). "I'm sure you heard me, mutt-face." Sesshomarai rasped. "Yes, I did. I was just hoping for your sake that I was hearing things." Inuyara growled, punching Sesshomarai HARD. The blow sent Sesshomarai flying straight through a tree, and it got his blood flowing. "Now we're getting somewhere. This is much better than our training sessions." He said with a grin. "ENOUGH! If you two want to tear each other apart, do it after we save our parents and Kiaku is dead!" Saroko yelled, fire burning in her eyes. How could they be so foolish, feuding with each other while their parents were in danger? "I swear, you two can be so stupid sometimes." Saroko said in a 'tsk-tsk' fashion, which was enough to get both Inuyara and Sesshomarai's ears to droop. They both sheepishly called a 'truce' (with the most uncomfortable-looking handshake you'll EVER see ) and began their approach to Kiaku's castle.
The trio finally reached the front gate, and they slashed their way through. There was no "welcoming committee", which was surprising (considering Kiaku had already sent ONE demon to fight them). They cautiously walked all the way up to the front door, Saroko latched to Inuyara's sleeve. "I don't smell any demons out here. If he has any more demons ready to fight us, then they must all be inside." Inuyara whispered, and he received a subtle nod from Sesshomarai. Inuyara couldn't stand all of this "sneaking around", and he also couldn't stand being so quiet. To satisfy his needs, he kicked the front door down and jumped inside. "Very subtle, idiot." Sesshomarai thought, deciding not to verbalize his thought (for now). "Well, we're in. Now what?" Inuyara asked. "Now we go find our parents!" Saroko replied, grabbing her boyfriend's arm and pulling him towards the middle of the room. "No, wait! We need to be more cautious. Kiaku could be anywhere!" Sesshomarai hissed, a hint of panic lining his voice. "You should listen to your friend, Inuyara. I really could be anywhere." Kiaku laughed, appearing right in front of Sesshomarai, who quickly jumped to Inuyara and Saroko's side. "Where are our parents, monster???" Saroko yelled. "Oh, they're safe. For now. All you have to do to get them back safely is defeat me. If you can do that, then I'll gladly give them back to you. If not, then they'll all die, as the three of you watch." Kiaku replied with a smirk. His cold, callous laughter echoed throughout the room, sending a shiver down Saroko's spine. "We WILL defeat you, Kiaku. We will." Inuyara growled, pulling out the Tetsusaiga. "Let's go." Sesshomarai boomed, pulling out Tolkijn. Saroko got into her battle stance, holding up her boomerang. "You all look so cute, with your little "fighting" faces on. Let's go, shall we?" Kiaku rasped, charging the trio.
The fateful battle is about to begin! Inuyara, Sesshomarai and Saroko vs. Kiaku.....Buy your tickets! Place your bets! This should be one for the ages........Stay on the lookout for Chapter 22!!! Anyways, PLEASE review! I'm begging you! (Okay, I wouldn't BEG, but I would come close....) Tonyf