Hey you guys, thanks for the reviews!! I LOVE reviews, I feed off of them…you must make sure I get enough! LOL. Okay, as I said before, I will continue to try and update as often as possible, but I can't promise anything. I'm about to switch internet providers due to certain…injustices. Anyway, I won't have internet until later next week when I get paid. I'll try to use a floppy disk and upload them from college, but no guarantees. So, bear with me! I will be updating!
Chapter Four: Disturbing Images and Pain
Sesshoumaru glared at his younger brother who, of course, was glaring in return. Each of them were curious as to why the other wasn't saying anything. "What are you doing here?" Sesshoumaru repeated his question.
Inu Yasha let out snort, "If you must know, we're demon hunting."
"Is that so? What gives you the right to hunt demons in my land?" Sesshoumaru glared.
"These aren't average demons, jack ass. You should be thanking us for hunting them," Inu Yasha sneered.
"Not average demons? What kind, then?"
"We're not sure…" Inu Yasha continued to explain his knowledge of the new demons to his brother.
Kagome and Sango looked on in shock. They were astonished that Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru were just talking. They weren't swinging their swords around or trying to kill each other, and what's more, they weren't even arguing or insulting one another.
Sango and Kagome were brought out of their similar trains of thought when they noticed that something was very, very wrong. What they saw next took them all by surprise.
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Nama no naka (In the mountain)
Mori no naka (In the forest)
Kaze no naka ( In the wind)
Yume no naka (In a Dream)
Sesshoumaru-sama doko ni iru (Where are you, Sesshoumaru-sama?)
Jakken-sama wo shita (With an ally like Jaken-sama.)
Watashi wa hitori de machination (I will wait alone until you come.)
Sesshoumaru-sama omodori wo (Sesshoumaru-sama, please return.)
Rin finished the song she always sang when she missed Sesshoumaru. She smiled brightly for being in such dim, gloomy surroundings. She continued her humming and twirling until she heard Jakken's complaint.
"Knock it off, Rin."
Rin stuck her tongue out in reply.
"If Lord Sesshoumaru were to see that, he'd rip that foul thing right out of your mouth!" Jakken guffawed in distaste.
This only caused Rin to stick her tongue with more emphasis. She startled when she heard the door of the cell clang open. Her eyes widened with fear as a huge, clawed hand made it's way to her face. It was strange to her, she had almost forgotten how much getting hit really hurt.
"You make too much noise, brat!" the cell guard snarled as he struck her again, this time nailing her in the stomach with his foot.
"RIN!!" Jakken tried to make his way to her side, but was met with a kick to his head, sending him crashing into the far wall.
"Jakken-aahhh," she screamed again when another blow was delivered to her side.
Rin had become very good at ignoring pain, but for some reason, she couldn't avoid this pain. Her eyes stung with fresh, warm tears as the guard exited the cell and she choked out a yell, "SESSHOUMARU-SAMA!!" Her yells, she knew, were futile, but it was instinct to yell for him.
"Rin…" Jakken spoke dazed. She didn't reply. The only sounds he could hear were her sobs and quiet pleas for Sesshoumaru to come and save them. He heard no more, as he finally passed out.
~back to where we were~
Sesshoumaru opened his mouth to ask one final question to Inu Yasha, but no words came out. Instead, his chest was gripped by stabbing, sharp pains. It was as though someone were squeezing it, trying to rip it from his very body. He felt himself falling to his knees with pain. His vision blurred and he began to see images. They were dark and blurry…at first.
Inu Yasha's eyes furrowed in confusion, then widened in shock as he made his way toward his brother. He looked back to where Sango and Kagome were still looking on. They were about to follow him, but he yelled at them, "Stay back! And turn around!" They looked at him oddly before doing what he said.
Inu Yasha knew it was for his last order. They knew approaching would be dangerous, and probably understood being told to stay back, but ordering them to turn around…well he had his reasons. Inu Yasha knew pride meant a great deal to Sesshoumaru, and he knew he'd rather be killed than be looked upon as venerable or weak. Especially by humans.
Sesshoumaru was barely aware of Inu Yasha's approach as he tried to see the visions. He could vaguely make out something orange, laying curled on a hard floor. He wasn't certain of what he was seeing until black, raven hair came into his sights…"Rin." He said aloud, not realizing it.
Inu Yasha knelt before his growling brother, "Sesshoumaru? What's happening?"
Sesshoumaru let out a low growl, "Don't…know," he managed through clenched teeth.
Inu Yasha reached out and grabbed his brother's shoulder in an attempt to shake him out of it. As soon as he did, he felt pain shoot through his heart. It was cold, piercing pain. He saw images, heard thoughts. He could see a small child laying on a floor, bruised and battered. There was a green creature laying unconscious against a wall.
Both brothers made eye contact as they heard a voice, "You see them…" it hissed softly. "They suffer…they wait…for you…" it continued slowly dragging out it's words.
"Who are you…" Sesshoumaru growled angrily.
"You know who I am…did you really think you would be left without consequence after I squeezed your black heart with my bare hands?"
"Sorikata…" Sesshoumaru snarled in disgust.
"Will you not come for them…will you let them die…SESSHOUMARUUUU!!" It yelled his name before cackling evilly.
Sango and Kagome heard the tortured growls and screams of the two demons behind them. They whirled around to see both on their hands and knees, obviously in pain. The two rushed over to where they knelt. Kagome looked to Sango, "What do we do? If we touch them…"
"It could have the same effect on us as it did Inu Yasha," Sango paused, thinking about it quickly, "We don't have a choice though. I'm thinking it has something to do with their blood. We're not related to them…we're not even the same species. I doubt anything will happed to us."
"Okay, so what's the plan?" Kagome winced as she heard Inu Yasha let out another scream.
"I'll grab Sesshoumaru, you grab Inu Yasha. We'll rip them apart!"
"Got it! On the count of three!"
"One…two…three!" With that, each girl yanked the arm of their designated demons (for lack of a better phrase…lol).
Sorikata let go of his hold on Sesshoumaru. He didn't have the strength to keep it. When Inu Yasha had placed his hand on the older demon's shoulder, it nearly broke the connection then. However, Sorikata had pushed himself to hold on long enough to allow the full message to get across to Sesshoumaru. When the two humans intervened, it was too much.
Kagome didn't realize her strength as she pulled Inu Yasha away and were flung two meters across the opening before rolling down a hill. She landed with a thud and heard and "Oomph," come from beneath her. She opened the eyes she had been squeezing shut. She saw the red fabric that always adorned her favorite demon. She knew she should get off of him……
"K-Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked, as if coming out of some sort of trance.
She breathed a sigh of relief, "Inu Yasha…" she tried to get up, but her body lacked the strength, "are you okay?"
"I feel like I just rolled down a hill full of rocks and fallen branches," he paused and opened his eyes, looking to his left to see a hill…full of rocks and fallen branches…"Oh."
~Meanwhile~
Sango swallowed hard as she looked up into black on red eyes. Her breaths were steady, betraying her rapidly beating heart. She wanted to look away, but she couldn't. Sesshoumaru's gaze, though angry, entranced her. She had pulled him away quickly and harshly, pulling him upward and sending them into a tree.
Somehow, he had ended up pinning her against it with his clawed hand inches from her face, ready to release it's poison. Sango couldn't help thinking, that even now, regardless of the situation, he remained an enigma to her. He was still so beautiful, so mysterious. She knew nothing about him, other than the fact that he was powerful and clever. Without realizing it, she whispered his name in a questioning tone, "Sesshoumaru?"
He blinked, and Sango watched as his eyes faded back to the familiar golden shade. He glanced around as he lowered his arm from her face. His gaze froze on her. She was petrified, and though she fought to hide it, it showed…'Good,' he thought to himself. He then backed away and turned around.
Sango let out a sigh of relief. She then saw Sesshoumaru turn his head and glance back at her. The usual ice that accompanied his stare was not there, but instead, for an instant, they seemed apologetic. It was only an instant, though. Sesshoumaru's eyes were soon masked again, holding all of his hidden emotion behind them.
Sango glanced around, "Where's Inu Yasha and Kagome?" she asked aloud before she saw the shoe that lay at the top of the hill. Her eyes widened as she took off toward that direction.
Sesshoumaru followed the young exterminator with watchful eyes as she sprinted down the hill. He didn't know why, but she intrigued him. Today was the first he'd seen of her since Naraku. Then, however, she had been broken and motionless, bleeding from her wound, and mourning for her brother. Her eyes had been blank and unfeeling, yet pouring silent tears.
Today, she had looked different. Her eyes were on fire, and her face full of color. It was as if she had been resurrected and full of new life. She was the exterminator he had seen before. When he had battled Inu Yasha and taunted him for not knowing about the windscar. Right before he was injured…before Rin. Sesshoumaru's brow furrowed: Rin!
Sango, Inu Yasha, and Kagome finally reached the top of the hill. When they looked up, Sesshoumaru had gone. Sango looked around, trying to find some kind of clue or hint as to where he may have headed. Finally giving up, she turned to Inu Yasha, ready to get some answers about whatever the Hell it was that just happened.
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Alright, I know that sucked, but I'm under a lot of stress…UGH!
Pammi
