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(I would like to thank all the people who actually read up to this chapter, and ((especially)) those of you who have reviewed. I also want to deeply apologize for any mistakes I may have made in this fic, concerning character personalities, facts, ect. Anywho.........here's another chapter, enjoy ^.^)
Ch4
Allen's ship soon landed in what used to be Fenalia and Kagome was the first one out of the ship. As she looked upon the wreckage of what used to be her home, the girl clasped onto her knees and cried. Soon someone walked up behind her and put their hand on her shoulder. Without looking, Kagome turned to them, and cried on them.
"It's alright, Kagome-san. You, Merle, and I aren't dead, so Fenalia isn't either."
Kagome looked up at Van, "B-but everyone else has died."
"We don't know that for sure. If Merle got away, who knows, maybe some other people could have escaped as well." He smiled at her, "And when this is all over, we can rebuild Fenalia. Then, all the people who survived will come back and things can be like they were."
Kagome shook her head, "I told you, Van-san, I have to go back to the Mystic Moon."
"Well, we'll see. After all, you might just find a reason to stay here.........and away from that Inuyasha guy." Van mumbled the last part to himself.
"What don't you like about Inuyasha?"
He smiled at her, "Oh, it's nothing, Kagome-san."
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha growled as he tried to get past Allen and SesshouMaru, who had made him stay inside the ship when it landed. "Let me go see her, damnit!"
"Silence, whelp, the last thing anyone needs is for you to make her cry more than she already has!" SesshouMaru growled back.
"Feh, yeah right! Kagome doesn't need to be out there with Van! He might try to take advantage of her or something!"
Merle slapped Inuyasha across the face, "He's her brother, pervert! Besides, Van-sama would never take advantage of anyone!"
"How do you know?!"
"Because I do!"
SesshouMaru rolled his eyes as he looked over at Allen, "I'm going to see if they're finished out there. I doubt anyone wants to stay here and listen to those two bicker."
"I'll go," Allen looked back at Inuyasha and Merle, "If he flies off the handle, you're probebly the best one to keep him out of trouble, or from destroying my ship." He left after SesshouMaru gave him a curt nod.
SesshouMaru sighed as Inuyasha started to growl at Merle who was, in turn, hissing at him. The regal demon-lord walked over to Inuyasha, and slapped him with enough force to send him flying across the ship, "Whelp, listen and listen good, I will not have you embarrassing our family any more than your existence already dose whilst we are here. Act out of line again, and I shall be forced to kill you!" Then he looked at Merle, who was now afraid of him, "And you, try not to provoke him."
She nodded, "H-hai."
~*~*~*~
Allen walked up to Van, who was showing Kagome how much he had improved his fighting skills. "You're still not charging aggressively enough."
Van turned to him, sword still drawn, "Is that a challenge?"
"Maybe," Allen said, drawing his sword, "if you think you can take me, that is."
Kagome stood to the side, a spectator in the battle between Van Fennel, and Allen Schezar. Van charged at Allen, who dodged to the right and went to kick Van's back. Before he could, Van turned around and grabbed Allen's foot. He smirked and started to spin, which lifted Allen off of the ground. Releasing him, Van watched as Allen went flying and landed a few feet away from him. Allen stood up and smiled, "It appears you've improved some, Van. But is it enough?"
"Shut up and fight!" Van rushed at Allen again, but instead of dodging Allen met the attack head on. Sparks flew as the swords met each other and Allen appeared to be pushing Van back. The young king tried with all of his might to push Allen away, but the knight showed no signs of giving in. Their faces were only a few inches apart as their swords were battling for dominance. Allen's knee came up and hit Van's gut, causing him to falter and give Allen the opportunity to push his upper body back, while taking his feet out from under him.
Allen smirked at him, his sword to Van's throat, "Guess not." He sheathed his sword and turned to Kagome, "I'm sorry to interrupt your grieving, but we best be heading out. It would be a shame if we were caught here, and be forced to desecrate your country's grave."
Kagome nodded, "Ok," and ran back to the ship with Allen and Van following close behind.
~*~*~*~
Hitome woke up and looked around to see Merle looking at her, "What?"
"Why did you bring those people here? They're weird!"
"Well, I didn't really mean to. I mean, Kagome wanted to come here, but the other two being here was an accident."
"Humph! I don't trust them," Merle sat down on the edge of Hitome's bed, "especially not that 'SesshouMaru' guy!"
"What do you mean?"
"You should've seen how he treated his brother! He smacked him clear across the ship, then threatened to kill him!"
Hitome's eyes widened a bit, "K-kill him?"
Merle nodded, and was about to speak, when Kagome's voice interrupted her, "It's because of Inuyasha's sword." She walked into the room and sat across from the other two girls, "You see, Inuyasha posses Tetseiga which SesshouMaru wants, because he thinks it's his birthright." She sighed, "I really don't understand it myself but, then again, I doubt I know the whole story either."
Hitome's eyes teared up, "That's horrible! They're brothers, they shouldn't fight like that! It's like Van-san and Folken."
Kagome's eyes hardened, "No it's not! Van-san deserves to have his revenge on Folken!"
"And I do not deserve my own birthright?" They all looked at the door to see SesshouMaru. He ignored Merle's glare and looked at Kagome, "I need you to answer some questions, and now seems like the best time for that." Kagome nodded, and followed him as he walked away.
Merle stood up and started to walk out the door, but stopped when Hitome grabbed her by the wrist. Looking back she bristled, "What?!"
"Merle-san, you're not going to follow them, are you?"
"Of coarse I am! If anything happens to Kagome, Van-sama will be very upset! Now let go of me!"
Hitome sighed, "Just don't get caught, alright?" The cat-girl didn't answer as she left and Hitome shook her head, sighing again, "I might as well see if Inuyasha's alright. If what Merle said about SesshouMaru hitting him into a wall is true, he might need medical attention of some kind."
~*~*~*~
SesshouMaru lead Kagome to an empty room, curtsey of Allen Schezar, and sat down, motioning for her to do the same (after closing the door). Kagome sat down and waited for the demon-lord to say something. After a minute of silence, Kagome got impatient, "I thought you said that you had something to ask me about."
"I do." SesshouMaru answered, looking at the door in stead of her.
Kagome rolled her eyes, "Well, what did you want to know?"
SesshouMaru looked at Kagome, "Wait. We are not alone." Before Kagome could respond, he stood up and opened the door. Merle toppled into the room, and smiled innocently at the pair, "So, heh heh heh, what's up?"
SesshouMaru growled, "Why were you following us?"
"Because!" Merle said, as though that were actually an answer.
"Because why?" SesshouMaru's voice was deathly calm, and it was starting to get on Merle's nerves.
"Because, how do I know that you're not going to try to kill everyone on this ship, starting with Kagome!" Merle bristled at him.
SesshouMaru fought the urge to roll his eyes, "And I would kill everyone on a ship that I, myself, cannot pilot because.........?"
"Because you can!"
Kagome stood up and walked over to Merle, "Listen, SesshouMaru might be murderous, cold-blooded, and maybe even a tad bit evil, but I doubt he would lure people, one by one, into a small room to kill them when they least expect it. He has too much honor for that, so why don't you go annoy Van-san some, ok?"
Merle hissed at her, "I think I will. And don't come crying to me when he kills you!" then she ran off.
Kagome rolled her eyes and yelled down the hall, "I CAN'T COME CRYING TO *ANYONE* IF I'M DEAD, AND IF I COULD, IT WOULDN'T BE *YOU*!" she looked at SesshouMaru, "So, what is it that you wanted to ask me?"
SesshouMaru went back to where he was sitting before, "I wanted to know about your wings. You smell human, act human, and look human most of the time, so how is it that you have them? And, if you are originally from this world, what were you doing on Earth, in a different time from the one you were sent to, no less?"
"Listen, SesshouMaru-sama, I really don't want to talk to anyone about that. But if you must know, I have wings because I'm not exactly human. I'm no too sure about how to explain this, either. My people all have wings and used to live in a place called 'Atlantis'. My mother told me about it once, when I was younger, but I forgot the story a long time ago." Kagome stood up and started to walk away, "But all this must be boring you, so I'll go. See you later, SesshouMaru-sama."
SesshouMaru stood up, 'The story of 'Atlantis'? Why dose that sound so familiar to me?' He sighed, and decided to not think about it for now. Instead, he decided to see what Allen was up to, and see what he can find out about this place, Gaea.
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha sat in his room, sulking because of how SesshouMaru had humiliated him. Suddenly, he smelt that girl Kagome was talking to, Hitome, coming his way. 'Just great,' he thought, sarcastically, to himself, 'I bet she's coming 'cause she feels bad for the way SesshouMaru treated me. That's the last thing I want right now!'
Hitome walked in and smiled at Inuyasha, "Are you alright?"
"Feh," Inuyasha crossed his arms, "Of coarse I am! Why wouldn't I be?!"
"Because," Hitome sat down next to Inuyasha, ignoring how he glared at her, "your brother attacked you for no reason. At least none that I can see."
"Yeah, well, he dose that all the time! It's not like it's much of a surprise."
Hitome looked at Inuyasha with sorrow filled eyes, "So, your older brother has picked on you before?"
"Picked on me?!" Inuyasha scoffed, "Yeah right, like he could! He knows I'd kick his ass any day of the week!"
Hitome sighed and stood up, "So, you're alright?"
"Isn't that what I said before?!"
"Then, I guess I'll go. Oh, and Inuyasha," Hitome looked back at the henyou before walking out the door, "Be careful when you're fighting him. If your not, someone might get hurt."
"I already told you, I can kick his ass anytime, so stop worrying about me!"
"I wasn't talking about you. I was talking about Kagome." that said, Hitome walked out of the room, leaving Inuyasha to ponder what she just said.
~*~*~*~
Folken sat in his darkened room as Dilandau prepared the Dragon Slayers for their upcoming battle. Folken sighed as he tried to ignore the sound of them cheering for, what they were sure would be, their upcoming victory. He would soon be going to Asturia's capital city (I forgot it's name. Sorry T.T) in order to get to the king before Allen could come, and warn him of the danger Zaibach 's forces hold for the peaceful country.
~*~*~*~
Allen stood at the stern of his air-ship, overlooking the world as it passed by. His thoughts wondered to what he would do once they arrived at Asturia's capital. So lost he was in his thoughts, he failed to notice SesshouMaru walking up behind him.
"So," Allen almost jumped at the sudden sound that came from the Taiyoukia, "where are we headed this time?"
Allen looked back at him, "Asturia's capital city. We're going to inform the king of Zaibach's recent attack of his country. With any luck, we might be able to get reinforcements to destroy them."
SesshouMaru turned his gaze out the window, "I spoke with Kagome about her wings, and she told me that it had something to with 'Atlantis'." He looked at the knight, "Do you happen to know anything about this 'Atlantis' or it's people?"
Allen chuckled, "So many questions I've heard from you, SesshouMaru- sama. Curiosity killed the cat, you know?"
SesshouMaru smirked, "Then it is quit fortunate that I happen to be a dog."
"A dog are you?" Allen raised an eyebrow, "Should one of your status think of yourself so lowly?"
"Lowly? I hardly see my species as being lowly, Allen-san. (guys use '-san' for their friends, right?) In case you have yet to notice, I am a dog demon, and my half-brother is half that."
"I see." Allen said, looking back out the window.
SesshouMaru, also, gazed at the outside world as he spoke, "You seem to be avoiding the subject."
"Yes, I believe I am."
Suddenly, and without warning, the ship started to shake. Gaddes (sp?) ran up to them, "Allen-sama, we're under attack! It's Zaibach, they seem to have found us somehow!"
"I see." Allen's gaze hardened, "Man the battle-stations, and inform Van. Him, and Escaflowne, might be of some help to us." After Gaddes left to perform his task, Allen turned back to SesshouMaru, "I'm sorry to cut this conversation short, but, as you might be able to tell, this is hardly the time for idle chit-chat."
SesshouMaru nodded, "Inuyasha and I shall do all in our power to assist you."
"I'm not sure there is much you can do, but it is greatly appreciated." Without another word, Allen left to defend his ship from the enemy.
(I would like to thank all the people who actually read up to this chapter, and ((especially)) those of you who have reviewed. I also want to deeply apologize for any mistakes I may have made in this fic, concerning character personalities, facts, ect. Anywho.........here's another chapter, enjoy ^.^)
Ch4
Allen's ship soon landed in what used to be Fenalia and Kagome was the first one out of the ship. As she looked upon the wreckage of what used to be her home, the girl clasped onto her knees and cried. Soon someone walked up behind her and put their hand on her shoulder. Without looking, Kagome turned to them, and cried on them.
"It's alright, Kagome-san. You, Merle, and I aren't dead, so Fenalia isn't either."
Kagome looked up at Van, "B-but everyone else has died."
"We don't know that for sure. If Merle got away, who knows, maybe some other people could have escaped as well." He smiled at her, "And when this is all over, we can rebuild Fenalia. Then, all the people who survived will come back and things can be like they were."
Kagome shook her head, "I told you, Van-san, I have to go back to the Mystic Moon."
"Well, we'll see. After all, you might just find a reason to stay here.........and away from that Inuyasha guy." Van mumbled the last part to himself.
"What don't you like about Inuyasha?"
He smiled at her, "Oh, it's nothing, Kagome-san."
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha growled as he tried to get past Allen and SesshouMaru, who had made him stay inside the ship when it landed. "Let me go see her, damnit!"
"Silence, whelp, the last thing anyone needs is for you to make her cry more than she already has!" SesshouMaru growled back.
"Feh, yeah right! Kagome doesn't need to be out there with Van! He might try to take advantage of her or something!"
Merle slapped Inuyasha across the face, "He's her brother, pervert! Besides, Van-sama would never take advantage of anyone!"
"How do you know?!"
"Because I do!"
SesshouMaru rolled his eyes as he looked over at Allen, "I'm going to see if they're finished out there. I doubt anyone wants to stay here and listen to those two bicker."
"I'll go," Allen looked back at Inuyasha and Merle, "If he flies off the handle, you're probebly the best one to keep him out of trouble, or from destroying my ship." He left after SesshouMaru gave him a curt nod.
SesshouMaru sighed as Inuyasha started to growl at Merle who was, in turn, hissing at him. The regal demon-lord walked over to Inuyasha, and slapped him with enough force to send him flying across the ship, "Whelp, listen and listen good, I will not have you embarrassing our family any more than your existence already dose whilst we are here. Act out of line again, and I shall be forced to kill you!" Then he looked at Merle, who was now afraid of him, "And you, try not to provoke him."
She nodded, "H-hai."
~*~*~*~
Allen walked up to Van, who was showing Kagome how much he had improved his fighting skills. "You're still not charging aggressively enough."
Van turned to him, sword still drawn, "Is that a challenge?"
"Maybe," Allen said, drawing his sword, "if you think you can take me, that is."
Kagome stood to the side, a spectator in the battle between Van Fennel, and Allen Schezar. Van charged at Allen, who dodged to the right and went to kick Van's back. Before he could, Van turned around and grabbed Allen's foot. He smirked and started to spin, which lifted Allen off of the ground. Releasing him, Van watched as Allen went flying and landed a few feet away from him. Allen stood up and smiled, "It appears you've improved some, Van. But is it enough?"
"Shut up and fight!" Van rushed at Allen again, but instead of dodging Allen met the attack head on. Sparks flew as the swords met each other and Allen appeared to be pushing Van back. The young king tried with all of his might to push Allen away, but the knight showed no signs of giving in. Their faces were only a few inches apart as their swords were battling for dominance. Allen's knee came up and hit Van's gut, causing him to falter and give Allen the opportunity to push his upper body back, while taking his feet out from under him.
Allen smirked at him, his sword to Van's throat, "Guess not." He sheathed his sword and turned to Kagome, "I'm sorry to interrupt your grieving, but we best be heading out. It would be a shame if we were caught here, and be forced to desecrate your country's grave."
Kagome nodded, "Ok," and ran back to the ship with Allen and Van following close behind.
~*~*~*~
Hitome woke up and looked around to see Merle looking at her, "What?"
"Why did you bring those people here? They're weird!"
"Well, I didn't really mean to. I mean, Kagome wanted to come here, but the other two being here was an accident."
"Humph! I don't trust them," Merle sat down on the edge of Hitome's bed, "especially not that 'SesshouMaru' guy!"
"What do you mean?"
"You should've seen how he treated his brother! He smacked him clear across the ship, then threatened to kill him!"
Hitome's eyes widened a bit, "K-kill him?"
Merle nodded, and was about to speak, when Kagome's voice interrupted her, "It's because of Inuyasha's sword." She walked into the room and sat across from the other two girls, "You see, Inuyasha posses Tetseiga which SesshouMaru wants, because he thinks it's his birthright." She sighed, "I really don't understand it myself but, then again, I doubt I know the whole story either."
Hitome's eyes teared up, "That's horrible! They're brothers, they shouldn't fight like that! It's like Van-san and Folken."
Kagome's eyes hardened, "No it's not! Van-san deserves to have his revenge on Folken!"
"And I do not deserve my own birthright?" They all looked at the door to see SesshouMaru. He ignored Merle's glare and looked at Kagome, "I need you to answer some questions, and now seems like the best time for that." Kagome nodded, and followed him as he walked away.
Merle stood up and started to walk out the door, but stopped when Hitome grabbed her by the wrist. Looking back she bristled, "What?!"
"Merle-san, you're not going to follow them, are you?"
"Of coarse I am! If anything happens to Kagome, Van-sama will be very upset! Now let go of me!"
Hitome sighed, "Just don't get caught, alright?" The cat-girl didn't answer as she left and Hitome shook her head, sighing again, "I might as well see if Inuyasha's alright. If what Merle said about SesshouMaru hitting him into a wall is true, he might need medical attention of some kind."
~*~*~*~
SesshouMaru lead Kagome to an empty room, curtsey of Allen Schezar, and sat down, motioning for her to do the same (after closing the door). Kagome sat down and waited for the demon-lord to say something. After a minute of silence, Kagome got impatient, "I thought you said that you had something to ask me about."
"I do." SesshouMaru answered, looking at the door in stead of her.
Kagome rolled her eyes, "Well, what did you want to know?"
SesshouMaru looked at Kagome, "Wait. We are not alone." Before Kagome could respond, he stood up and opened the door. Merle toppled into the room, and smiled innocently at the pair, "So, heh heh heh, what's up?"
SesshouMaru growled, "Why were you following us?"
"Because!" Merle said, as though that were actually an answer.
"Because why?" SesshouMaru's voice was deathly calm, and it was starting to get on Merle's nerves.
"Because, how do I know that you're not going to try to kill everyone on this ship, starting with Kagome!" Merle bristled at him.
SesshouMaru fought the urge to roll his eyes, "And I would kill everyone on a ship that I, myself, cannot pilot because.........?"
"Because you can!"
Kagome stood up and walked over to Merle, "Listen, SesshouMaru might be murderous, cold-blooded, and maybe even a tad bit evil, but I doubt he would lure people, one by one, into a small room to kill them when they least expect it. He has too much honor for that, so why don't you go annoy Van-san some, ok?"
Merle hissed at her, "I think I will. And don't come crying to me when he kills you!" then she ran off.
Kagome rolled her eyes and yelled down the hall, "I CAN'T COME CRYING TO *ANYONE* IF I'M DEAD, AND IF I COULD, IT WOULDN'T BE *YOU*!" she looked at SesshouMaru, "So, what is it that you wanted to ask me?"
SesshouMaru went back to where he was sitting before, "I wanted to know about your wings. You smell human, act human, and look human most of the time, so how is it that you have them? And, if you are originally from this world, what were you doing on Earth, in a different time from the one you were sent to, no less?"
"Listen, SesshouMaru-sama, I really don't want to talk to anyone about that. But if you must know, I have wings because I'm not exactly human. I'm no too sure about how to explain this, either. My people all have wings and used to live in a place called 'Atlantis'. My mother told me about it once, when I was younger, but I forgot the story a long time ago." Kagome stood up and started to walk away, "But all this must be boring you, so I'll go. See you later, SesshouMaru-sama."
SesshouMaru stood up, 'The story of 'Atlantis'? Why dose that sound so familiar to me?' He sighed, and decided to not think about it for now. Instead, he decided to see what Allen was up to, and see what he can find out about this place, Gaea.
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha sat in his room, sulking because of how SesshouMaru had humiliated him. Suddenly, he smelt that girl Kagome was talking to, Hitome, coming his way. 'Just great,' he thought, sarcastically, to himself, 'I bet she's coming 'cause she feels bad for the way SesshouMaru treated me. That's the last thing I want right now!'
Hitome walked in and smiled at Inuyasha, "Are you alright?"
"Feh," Inuyasha crossed his arms, "Of coarse I am! Why wouldn't I be?!"
"Because," Hitome sat down next to Inuyasha, ignoring how he glared at her, "your brother attacked you for no reason. At least none that I can see."
"Yeah, well, he dose that all the time! It's not like it's much of a surprise."
Hitome looked at Inuyasha with sorrow filled eyes, "So, your older brother has picked on you before?"
"Picked on me?!" Inuyasha scoffed, "Yeah right, like he could! He knows I'd kick his ass any day of the week!"
Hitome sighed and stood up, "So, you're alright?"
"Isn't that what I said before?!"
"Then, I guess I'll go. Oh, and Inuyasha," Hitome looked back at the henyou before walking out the door, "Be careful when you're fighting him. If your not, someone might get hurt."
"I already told you, I can kick his ass anytime, so stop worrying about me!"
"I wasn't talking about you. I was talking about Kagome." that said, Hitome walked out of the room, leaving Inuyasha to ponder what she just said.
~*~*~*~
Folken sat in his darkened room as Dilandau prepared the Dragon Slayers for their upcoming battle. Folken sighed as he tried to ignore the sound of them cheering for, what they were sure would be, their upcoming victory. He would soon be going to Asturia's capital city (I forgot it's name. Sorry T.T) in order to get to the king before Allen could come, and warn him of the danger Zaibach 's forces hold for the peaceful country.
~*~*~*~
Allen stood at the stern of his air-ship, overlooking the world as it passed by. His thoughts wondered to what he would do once they arrived at Asturia's capital. So lost he was in his thoughts, he failed to notice SesshouMaru walking up behind him.
"So," Allen almost jumped at the sudden sound that came from the Taiyoukia, "where are we headed this time?"
Allen looked back at him, "Asturia's capital city. We're going to inform the king of Zaibach's recent attack of his country. With any luck, we might be able to get reinforcements to destroy them."
SesshouMaru turned his gaze out the window, "I spoke with Kagome about her wings, and she told me that it had something to with 'Atlantis'." He looked at the knight, "Do you happen to know anything about this 'Atlantis' or it's people?"
Allen chuckled, "So many questions I've heard from you, SesshouMaru- sama. Curiosity killed the cat, you know?"
SesshouMaru smirked, "Then it is quit fortunate that I happen to be a dog."
"A dog are you?" Allen raised an eyebrow, "Should one of your status think of yourself so lowly?"
"Lowly? I hardly see my species as being lowly, Allen-san. (guys use '-san' for their friends, right?) In case you have yet to notice, I am a dog demon, and my half-brother is half that."
"I see." Allen said, looking back out the window.
SesshouMaru, also, gazed at the outside world as he spoke, "You seem to be avoiding the subject."
"Yes, I believe I am."
Suddenly, and without warning, the ship started to shake. Gaddes (sp?) ran up to them, "Allen-sama, we're under attack! It's Zaibach, they seem to have found us somehow!"
"I see." Allen's gaze hardened, "Man the battle-stations, and inform Van. Him, and Escaflowne, might be of some help to us." After Gaddes left to perform his task, Allen turned back to SesshouMaru, "I'm sorry to cut this conversation short, but, as you might be able to tell, this is hardly the time for idle chit-chat."
SesshouMaru nodded, "Inuyasha and I shall do all in our power to assist you."
"I'm not sure there is much you can do, but it is greatly appreciated." Without another word, Allen left to defend his ship from the enemy.