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Chapter 10- Something Has Changed
Mai kneeled before the alter she and her brother had watched Kikyo make. The pile of clay that was her body still sat before them.
Her brother's voice echoed off of the cold stone walls of the priestess' chambers. "We've been locked in this damn room for 3 days now. Why are we forced to protect her bones from no one... hell she didn't even HAVE bones. She was nothing more than clay."
His blue haired sister opened her eyes after a long pause. "They are coming." She almost whispered the words.
Rai stopped in his tracks. "What sister?"
The female assassin bowed then stood. She slowly turned to her brother. "I have seen them. They are coming."
He was scowling, a little annoyed at her demure countenance. "How have you seen them? You are not a priestess, your demon power has nothing to do with sight."
She smiled. "Something has changed since the priestess has left, brother. I can hear, smell, and see things in a way I never did before. I think she knew of my need to become a priestess and she transferred some of her powers to me." Her eyes had become a lighter shade of violet then her brother remembered.
Rai thought for a moment, then placed a hand on his sister's shoulder. "Then you will become an even more powerful tool for our master." And a greater threat to me. We can't have that now can we sister? Only one can stand beside our master, and that One is me.
Miroku and Sango flew high above the others. He's lucky I don't knock him off Kirara right now after that trick he pulled this morning. Sango thought bitterly.
"Something very strange is going on." Miroku whispered to her.
"What's strange is why I'm actually letting you ride with me." Sango threw out before she had a chance to stop herself.
"You still not mad about THAT, are you?" Miroku said. Her silence let him know she was indeed still mad, very mad, about that. "I'm sorry I couldn't help myself, you know this hand has a mind of its own."
"Yeah and I have a mind to push you off of Kirara so don't tempt me." To that Kirara roared with appoval.
"I'll keep that in mind" Miroku choked out. "Anyway, don't you see what I see?"
Sango looked below them. Keade was in the cart with Kagome. Jaken sat next to the old woman. She had instructed him to do so that morning because his 'little legs', as she called them, wouldn't keep up. And Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were walking side by side behind the cart. Sango thought nothing of it but then glanced down again, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha side by side?
Seeing the recognition on her face he continued. "They've been getting closer through this trip. First, Sesshoumaru comes to alert us about the assassin, then he offered to come with us, and last night Inuyasha let him watch over Kagome while he slept."
"That must have been the first full night's rest he's had in days." Sango observed.
"I wonder if they are finally putting their family feud to rest?" The monk asked.
"The scent's getting stronger." Inuyasha observed out loud.
"Yes, a lot stronger, although you can only smell it half as well as I can." The older brother mentioned.
"You know, I'm really sick and tired of you always putting down the fact that I'm..." Inuyasha stopped himself.
"That your what?" Sesshoumaru wasn't going to spare him this time.
"You know what I am." The half-demon growled.
Sesshoumaru smirked, "Yes I suppose I do."
They walked another 10 minutes in silence before it was broken by Sesshoumaru. He did his best to sound disinterested. "Do you think she will survive?"
"Of course she will!" Inuyasha screamed. Then he took a few more steps. "I hope she does." he said a little bit softer. "All we know is that the Luwi Assassins were hired by someone, this person put a hit on her, and now there's another soul in there with hers. We don't know how to extract the other soul, but I'm sure once we find those assassins they'll have a lot of answers."
Sesshoumaru had a good idea of who was behind all this, but he also knew the ramifications of what would happen if he said what he thought. So he kept his mouth shut. But every nerve in his body told him that it was that priestess who was behind this.
Kagome and Kikyo stood before each other in a grassy field. Above them was a blue sky filled with plenty of white clouds and a brilliant sun.
"What is this place?" Kagome asked.
"This is your dream world. Unfortunately for me, in this realm you can do whatever you want. Unfortunately for you, however, I have taken over this realm." Kikyo answered with a smirk.
"Why are we here?" Kagome asked unfazed by Kikyo's other answers.
"This is the beginning of our challenge. There will be 3 tests. The first will be of strength, the second will be courage, and the final test will be the will of heart. Whoever wins two out of the three challenges will get the body," Then she finished with a hiss "and Inuyasha."
Kagome hadn't thought of this before. What if I loose and Kikyo tricks Inuyasha into thinking I still owned my body?! No. I won't let that happen. Even if Inuyasha doesn't want to love me then I will at least not trick him into loving Kikyo.
"Lets do this." She stated. Her brown eyes never wavered from kikyo. A sword appeared in her hand, and another very similar sword appeared in Kikyo's hand. "I...I don't know how to use a sword. I only use a bow."
"And how fair would that be? Shooting at each other like savages?" Kikyo asked.
At...each other...? Just as Kagome thought this Kikyo charged with the sword raised high above her head.
Chapter 10- Something Has Changed
Mai kneeled before the alter she and her brother had watched Kikyo make. The pile of clay that was her body still sat before them.
Her brother's voice echoed off of the cold stone walls of the priestess' chambers. "We've been locked in this damn room for 3 days now. Why are we forced to protect her bones from no one... hell she didn't even HAVE bones. She was nothing more than clay."
His blue haired sister opened her eyes after a long pause. "They are coming." She almost whispered the words.
Rai stopped in his tracks. "What sister?"
The female assassin bowed then stood. She slowly turned to her brother. "I have seen them. They are coming."
He was scowling, a little annoyed at her demure countenance. "How have you seen them? You are not a priestess, your demon power has nothing to do with sight."
She smiled. "Something has changed since the priestess has left, brother. I can hear, smell, and see things in a way I never did before. I think she knew of my need to become a priestess and she transferred some of her powers to me." Her eyes had become a lighter shade of violet then her brother remembered.
Rai thought for a moment, then placed a hand on his sister's shoulder. "Then you will become an even more powerful tool for our master." And a greater threat to me. We can't have that now can we sister? Only one can stand beside our master, and that One is me.
Miroku and Sango flew high above the others. He's lucky I don't knock him off Kirara right now after that trick he pulled this morning. Sango thought bitterly.
"Something very strange is going on." Miroku whispered to her.
"What's strange is why I'm actually letting you ride with me." Sango threw out before she had a chance to stop herself.
"You still not mad about THAT, are you?" Miroku said. Her silence let him know she was indeed still mad, very mad, about that. "I'm sorry I couldn't help myself, you know this hand has a mind of its own."
"Yeah and I have a mind to push you off of Kirara so don't tempt me." To that Kirara roared with appoval.
"I'll keep that in mind" Miroku choked out. "Anyway, don't you see what I see?"
Sango looked below them. Keade was in the cart with Kagome. Jaken sat next to the old woman. She had instructed him to do so that morning because his 'little legs', as she called them, wouldn't keep up. And Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha were walking side by side behind the cart. Sango thought nothing of it but then glanced down again, Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha side by side?
Seeing the recognition on her face he continued. "They've been getting closer through this trip. First, Sesshoumaru comes to alert us about the assassin, then he offered to come with us, and last night Inuyasha let him watch over Kagome while he slept."
"That must have been the first full night's rest he's had in days." Sango observed.
"I wonder if they are finally putting their family feud to rest?" The monk asked.
"The scent's getting stronger." Inuyasha observed out loud.
"Yes, a lot stronger, although you can only smell it half as well as I can." The older brother mentioned.
"You know, I'm really sick and tired of you always putting down the fact that I'm..." Inuyasha stopped himself.
"That your what?" Sesshoumaru wasn't going to spare him this time.
"You know what I am." The half-demon growled.
Sesshoumaru smirked, "Yes I suppose I do."
They walked another 10 minutes in silence before it was broken by Sesshoumaru. He did his best to sound disinterested. "Do you think she will survive?"
"Of course she will!" Inuyasha screamed. Then he took a few more steps. "I hope she does." he said a little bit softer. "All we know is that the Luwi Assassins were hired by someone, this person put a hit on her, and now there's another soul in there with hers. We don't know how to extract the other soul, but I'm sure once we find those assassins they'll have a lot of answers."
Sesshoumaru had a good idea of who was behind all this, but he also knew the ramifications of what would happen if he said what he thought. So he kept his mouth shut. But every nerve in his body told him that it was that priestess who was behind this.
Kagome and Kikyo stood before each other in a grassy field. Above them was a blue sky filled with plenty of white clouds and a brilliant sun.
"What is this place?" Kagome asked.
"This is your dream world. Unfortunately for me, in this realm you can do whatever you want. Unfortunately for you, however, I have taken over this realm." Kikyo answered with a smirk.
"Why are we here?" Kagome asked unfazed by Kikyo's other answers.
"This is the beginning of our challenge. There will be 3 tests. The first will be of strength, the second will be courage, and the final test will be the will of heart. Whoever wins two out of the three challenges will get the body," Then she finished with a hiss "and Inuyasha."
Kagome hadn't thought of this before. What if I loose and Kikyo tricks Inuyasha into thinking I still owned my body?! No. I won't let that happen. Even if Inuyasha doesn't want to love me then I will at least not trick him into loving Kikyo.
"Lets do this." She stated. Her brown eyes never wavered from kikyo. A sword appeared in her hand, and another very similar sword appeared in Kikyo's hand. "I...I don't know how to use a sword. I only use a bow."
"And how fair would that be? Shooting at each other like savages?" Kikyo asked.
At...each other...? Just as Kagome thought this Kikyo charged with the sword raised high above her head.
