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*Lily* This is getting too good for me to waste the beginning of this chapter with nonsense from my mate. He's currently bound and gagged in the other room anyhow. Now, Disclaimer? I don't own anything associated with any Anime in the history of Japanese animation, so get off my back already! *Ahem* moving on, I hope you enjoy this next chapter.
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Keiki de Niyati : Children of Fate
Chapter 21- " Tragedy Strikes"
By Lily:
Inuyasha grinned broadly as he looked down at his hands in satisfaction, half a fang pointing out of the corner of his mouth.
"Finally. I thought the sun would never rise!" Inuyasha growled, flexing his claws. Kagome sighed as she rolled her eyes.
"Honestly, I don't know who's more childish, you or your pups!" Kagome said as Inuyasha stared at her in betrayal, but was cut off as Miroku bashed the silver-haired hanyou with his staff.
"Behave. You'll only hurt yourself in the end." Miroku said sagely as the hanyou in question growled at the monk.
"We'll see who hurts who, monk!" Inuyasha snarled.
"Inuyasha, I'll say 'it' and you know I will!" Kagome said, narrowing her eyes at her mate.
"Keh!" Inuyasha snorted, crossing his arms and looking away in an arrogant fashion as Sango sighed.
"Inuyasha in one of his usual morning moods again, Lady Kagome?" Sango asked as Kagome smiled at her best friend and nodded.
"I'm afraid so. But we're used it to by now though, aren't we?" Kagome asked with a fanged smirk.
"Mama! Mama!" Kaiya cried, racing up to her mother and tugging on her kimono hem.
"What is it sweetheart?" Kagome asked as Inuyasha opened his eyes in interest and looked down at the little silver-haired pup below him.
"It's Kaori-" Kaiya started, but was cut off as Inuyasha growled and raced in the direction Kaiya had come from. Kagome bent down until she was even with the little girl, and looked at her frantically.
"Kaiya, what happened? What happened to your brother?" Kagome asked worriedly.
"But.....nothing happened, Mama." Kaiya said.
The three adults present blinked.
"What do you mean? You said 'it was Kaori'?" Kagome asked confused as the little girl nodded.
"Yeah, he's over by the river, playing on a tree branch over the water. I told him he might fall and then you'd be mad, but he wouldn't listen to me Mommy!" Kaiya cried.
"It's ok sweetheart. Hold on." Kagome said, picking up the child swiftly, and racing towards where Kaiya had come from and where Inuyasha had disappeared. Kagome followed the scent of water, knowing it had to be the river Kaiya was referring to.
Less than ten minutes later, they finally reached the river in question. Inuyasha was no where to be found, and Kaori was swinging upside down from a thick branch of a tree directly over the river, which was rushing quickly below him, the white foam of the rapids bubbling at the surface as the water crashed against the sides of the rocks and boulders in the water.
"Oi! Mama! Look what I can do!" Kaori cried, swinging back and forth a bit as Kagome clamped her hands to her mouth.
"Kaori! No, get down from there this instant! You'll hurt yourself!" Kagome cried.
But the little boy swung up from his swinging, until he was on top of the tree branch and frowned down at his mother in confusion.
"But, I'm fine Mama, see? And you and Daddy always play in trees." Kaori said.
"That's different honey. Daddy's been in trees since he was a little pup. Please, sweetheart, just.....just climb back across and Mama will help you down." Kagome said, starting to take a step towards the trunk of the tree.
"What's going on here?" Kouga asked, frowning as he caught up with the others, Kikyo, Sesshoumaru and Rin right behind him, the Miko holding onto the child.
"Isn't that Inuyasha's male pup?! He may fall if he's not careful!" Kikyo cried, pointing up at Kaori.
"Damn brat." Sesshoumaru muttered, starting to head towards the tree to help, when Inuyasha's voice suddenly called out.
"No! I've got it." Inuyasha cried. Kagome looked up, and noticed her mate was already in the tree. She was surprised that she hadn't seen him there before. He was a few branches below Kaori, and slowly making his way up towards his son.
"Kaori. What did I tell you? Sit still." Inuyasha said as the little black haired boy looked at his father hurt.
"I'm sorry Daddy. But I just wanted to be like you." Kaori said sadly.
"Nevermind about that now, pup. I want you to crawl over to me." Inuyasha said, crouching on the same branch that Kaori was currently on. Reluctantly, the black haired hanyou started to slowly make his way over towards his father, his ear drooping slightly, when he suddenly slipped, and started to fall towards the rushing river below.
"Damn it!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Kaori!" Kagome cried in panic at the same time.
"Mama! Daddy! Help!" Kaori cried, tears in his eyes, as he clung to the branch above him, dangling above the water, his little legs frantically kicking back and forth as he tried to climb back up.
"Kaori! Inuyasha do something!" Kagome cried.
"I'm trying!" Inuyasha shot back, as he started to climb across the branch very slowly, inch by inch.
"Daddy! Daddy, I'm slipping." Kaori cried, tears streaming down his cheeks.
"Don't. Listen to me, Kaori, hang on. I'm coming. Whatever you do, *don't* let go, do you understand?!" Inuyasha said as the little boy whimpered in fright.
"There must be something we can do!" Sango cried, clutching her hands to her chest as Miroku looked over at her, before coming up behind her and placing a hand on each of her shoulders to comfort her.
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. Inuyasha's up there with him. He'll get him." Miroku said softly.
"Houshi." Sango said sceptically, her eyes wide in fear for the little boy.
Sesshoumaru started to make a move for the tree, when Kikyo stopped him.
"You mustn't. I don't think you'd get there in time. Besides, that branch is barely supporting both of them. It'll break if you try to climb up there to help." Kikyo said.
Sesshoumaru growled low in his throat as he turned to watch, angry at feeling so helpless in such a situation.
"Uncle Inuyasha will be able to get cousin Kaori, won't he Kikyo- mama?" Rin asked. The Miko and the demon looked at the child in surprise, but now was not the time to correct the girl now, as Kikyo thought. Instead, she nodded.
"Daddy, I can't hold on. I'm slipping." Kaori whimpered, his claws scratching the bark as he slid downwards.
"No. Hold. On. Kaori." Inuyasha demanded, almost frantically as he inched closer.
Then in a blink of an eye, Kaori's grip slipped, his golden eyes widening in terror as he plummeted into the river below.
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*Lily* AH! Don't kill me! I needed something new to happen. Have to keep your blood pumping right? And don't worry, I'm not gonna kill of Kaori. Or any of the twins. I made them, didn't I? That would be wrong! But you'll have to wait and see what happens!
*Lily* This is getting too good for me to waste the beginning of this chapter with nonsense from my mate. He's currently bound and gagged in the other room anyhow. Now, Disclaimer? I don't own anything associated with any Anime in the history of Japanese animation, so get off my back already! *Ahem* moving on, I hope you enjoy this next chapter.
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Keiki de Niyati : Children of Fate
Chapter 21- " Tragedy Strikes"
By Lily:
Inuyasha grinned broadly as he looked down at his hands in satisfaction, half a fang pointing out of the corner of his mouth.
"Finally. I thought the sun would never rise!" Inuyasha growled, flexing his claws. Kagome sighed as she rolled her eyes.
"Honestly, I don't know who's more childish, you or your pups!" Kagome said as Inuyasha stared at her in betrayal, but was cut off as Miroku bashed the silver-haired hanyou with his staff.
"Behave. You'll only hurt yourself in the end." Miroku said sagely as the hanyou in question growled at the monk.
"We'll see who hurts who, monk!" Inuyasha snarled.
"Inuyasha, I'll say 'it' and you know I will!" Kagome said, narrowing her eyes at her mate.
"Keh!" Inuyasha snorted, crossing his arms and looking away in an arrogant fashion as Sango sighed.
"Inuyasha in one of his usual morning moods again, Lady Kagome?" Sango asked as Kagome smiled at her best friend and nodded.
"I'm afraid so. But we're used it to by now though, aren't we?" Kagome asked with a fanged smirk.
"Mama! Mama!" Kaiya cried, racing up to her mother and tugging on her kimono hem.
"What is it sweetheart?" Kagome asked as Inuyasha opened his eyes in interest and looked down at the little silver-haired pup below him.
"It's Kaori-" Kaiya started, but was cut off as Inuyasha growled and raced in the direction Kaiya had come from. Kagome bent down until she was even with the little girl, and looked at her frantically.
"Kaiya, what happened? What happened to your brother?" Kagome asked worriedly.
"But.....nothing happened, Mama." Kaiya said.
The three adults present blinked.
"What do you mean? You said 'it was Kaori'?" Kagome asked confused as the little girl nodded.
"Yeah, he's over by the river, playing on a tree branch over the water. I told him he might fall and then you'd be mad, but he wouldn't listen to me Mommy!" Kaiya cried.
"It's ok sweetheart. Hold on." Kagome said, picking up the child swiftly, and racing towards where Kaiya had come from and where Inuyasha had disappeared. Kagome followed the scent of water, knowing it had to be the river Kaiya was referring to.
Less than ten minutes later, they finally reached the river in question. Inuyasha was no where to be found, and Kaori was swinging upside down from a thick branch of a tree directly over the river, which was rushing quickly below him, the white foam of the rapids bubbling at the surface as the water crashed against the sides of the rocks and boulders in the water.
"Oi! Mama! Look what I can do!" Kaori cried, swinging back and forth a bit as Kagome clamped her hands to her mouth.
"Kaori! No, get down from there this instant! You'll hurt yourself!" Kagome cried.
But the little boy swung up from his swinging, until he was on top of the tree branch and frowned down at his mother in confusion.
"But, I'm fine Mama, see? And you and Daddy always play in trees." Kaori said.
"That's different honey. Daddy's been in trees since he was a little pup. Please, sweetheart, just.....just climb back across and Mama will help you down." Kagome said, starting to take a step towards the trunk of the tree.
"What's going on here?" Kouga asked, frowning as he caught up with the others, Kikyo, Sesshoumaru and Rin right behind him, the Miko holding onto the child.
"Isn't that Inuyasha's male pup?! He may fall if he's not careful!" Kikyo cried, pointing up at Kaori.
"Damn brat." Sesshoumaru muttered, starting to head towards the tree to help, when Inuyasha's voice suddenly called out.
"No! I've got it." Inuyasha cried. Kagome looked up, and noticed her mate was already in the tree. She was surprised that she hadn't seen him there before. He was a few branches below Kaori, and slowly making his way up towards his son.
"Kaori. What did I tell you? Sit still." Inuyasha said as the little black haired boy looked at his father hurt.
"I'm sorry Daddy. But I just wanted to be like you." Kaori said sadly.
"Nevermind about that now, pup. I want you to crawl over to me." Inuyasha said, crouching on the same branch that Kaori was currently on. Reluctantly, the black haired hanyou started to slowly make his way over towards his father, his ear drooping slightly, when he suddenly slipped, and started to fall towards the rushing river below.
"Damn it!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Kaori!" Kagome cried in panic at the same time.
"Mama! Daddy! Help!" Kaori cried, tears in his eyes, as he clung to the branch above him, dangling above the water, his little legs frantically kicking back and forth as he tried to climb back up.
"Kaori! Inuyasha do something!" Kagome cried.
"I'm trying!" Inuyasha shot back, as he started to climb across the branch very slowly, inch by inch.
"Daddy! Daddy, I'm slipping." Kaori cried, tears streaming down his cheeks.
"Don't. Listen to me, Kaori, hang on. I'm coming. Whatever you do, *don't* let go, do you understand?!" Inuyasha said as the little boy whimpered in fright.
"There must be something we can do!" Sango cried, clutching her hands to her chest as Miroku looked over at her, before coming up behind her and placing a hand on each of her shoulders to comfort her.
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. Inuyasha's up there with him. He'll get him." Miroku said softly.
"Houshi." Sango said sceptically, her eyes wide in fear for the little boy.
Sesshoumaru started to make a move for the tree, when Kikyo stopped him.
"You mustn't. I don't think you'd get there in time. Besides, that branch is barely supporting both of them. It'll break if you try to climb up there to help." Kikyo said.
Sesshoumaru growled low in his throat as he turned to watch, angry at feeling so helpless in such a situation.
"Uncle Inuyasha will be able to get cousin Kaori, won't he Kikyo- mama?" Rin asked. The Miko and the demon looked at the child in surprise, but now was not the time to correct the girl now, as Kikyo thought. Instead, she nodded.
"Daddy, I can't hold on. I'm slipping." Kaori whimpered, his claws scratching the bark as he slid downwards.
"No. Hold. On. Kaori." Inuyasha demanded, almost frantically as he inched closer.
Then in a blink of an eye, Kaori's grip slipped, his golden eyes widening in terror as he plummeted into the river below.
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*Lily* AH! Don't kill me! I needed something new to happen. Have to keep your blood pumping right? And don't worry, I'm not gonna kill of Kaori. Or any of the twins. I made them, didn't I? That would be wrong! But you'll have to wait and see what happens!