Disclaimer: If not a hanyou by other name wouldst be as sweet. If not a
hanyou by any other owner wouldst be as great. In other words... that didn't
mean a damn thing. I just don't own him.
~*~Chapter Eleven: Friendly 'Foes'~*~
Inu Yasha walked with a heavy heart in front of his companions as they made their way west. Naraku knew how to get to him, and that pissed him off beyond any reason. If Naraku could make copies of the one Inu Yasha loved, then he would only improve on the resemblances. How could Inu Yasha be sure that the next one he fought wasn't Kagome? If he couldn't tell, he might as well have killed his mate. The thought alone crushed his heart. With Naraku and his new abilities, they would need stronger allies. He would only ask help from two others. The first one to ask wasn't going to be pretty...
~*~
"So, the little mutt needs my help, does he?" Koga sat on the rock by his cave's entrance, his clawed hand under his chin with a mischievous grin. "And why should I help you?" Miroku and Sango finally appeared from behind the fresh green trees surrounding the waterfall. The group was there, but the absence of a much welcomed familiar scent got to the ookami youkai. He scowled at Inu Yasha. "Where is my woman?"
"That's why we need your help, ya mangy wolf," Inu Yasha turned his head as if disgusted with talking to Koga. "She's gone."
Koga stood in a flash, his fist in Inu Yasha's face. "You let Kagome get kidnapped?? You damn mutt! I knew I shouldn't have left my woman in your care! Who took her?"
In Yasha stood, both demons standing at the same height. "I never said she was kidnapped!!"
"Then what the hell happened? Why would she have just left you and not come to me?"
"Naraku has her."
"YOU SAID SHE WASN'T KIDNAPPED!!"
"She wasn't, you fucker! Why don't you try listening instead of interrupting every two seconds! Damn!" Koga sat down, looking up at Inu Yasha with a scowl on his face. Inu Yasha sat too, legs crossed and arms in his sleeves. "She was under his control and went with him of her 'own free will'. When I tried to stop her, she sat me. So, she didn't just leave, she was tricked."
Kagome stood, his tail and hair blowing graciously behind him. "What are we waiting for, mutt? We have to go get her."
"Glad you are willing to work with me here."
"I am doin it for Kagome's sake. If it were up to me, I would kill you and really claim Kagome as my mate. But she wouldn't like that, so I can't."
Inu Yasha let out a frustrated sigh as he stood, Miroku and Sango right behind him. "Enough yappin'. We got someone else to see."
~*~
Inu Yasha led the way as they continued to follow the path of the sun (the west). Koga walked behind him, his eagerness to get Kagome showing as he yelled at the nigens to hurry up. Miroku and Sango were not being slow, Koga was just impatient. The sun was fading as they showed up in front of the castle. It had taken them all day to walk from Keade's village to Koga's cave, convince Koga to join, and walk to the western lands. Inu Yasha walked to the large building and banged loudly on the door.
The green toad like youkai opened the door. "Hai?" he asked, annoyance of the guests evident through his voice.
"Where is Sesshomaru?" Inu Yasha asked, pushing passed Jaken. He walked down the path to the large room lying just beyond the entrance. Followed by Koga, Sango, and Miroku, Inu Yasha walked up to his brother, who was standing in the middle of the room. He was waiting for them. Sesshomaru had smelled his brother when they set foot in his land.
"I am here, brother. Now, what is so urgent that you feel you can just barge into my house uninvited?" Sesshomaru and Inu Yasha stood directly in front of one another, the older of the two slightly taller.
"We need your help," he said through clenched teeth. Damn, how he hated asking his brother for help. All those years of being looked down on for being nothing but a weak hanyou... here he was now, asking for help. Kagome's words rang through his head. 'No wonder no one accepted me. I am nothing but a worthless dog, like she said.' He tried to keep his face straight and emotionless.
"What for?" came Sesshomaru's reply.
"Kagome's gone, and we need your help to get her back," he said quietly. Sesshomaru always did this to him. He felt so weak and useless when in the presence of his brother. Sesshomaru's expression, if possible, seemed to grow colder.
"Why would I care in saving a nigen?" He felt insulted. Did they think that, because he had saved Inu Yasha from death, that he was willing to help every lowly creature that came in, beckoning him? Sango spoke softly.
"Would you help if it were Rin?" Sesshomaru looked at the human.
"What did you say?" Rin had no business being in this conversation. Why did Sango have to bring her name in? Inu Yasha spoke for the now scared Sango. The Lord of the Western Lands had never spoke to her, and it sent chills down her spine.
"If it were Rin who was taken," Inu Yasha said, staring into his brother's eyes, "you would help her, would you not? And do anything to get her back?" As Inu Yasha bore into the deep cold, auburn eyes, he saw a flash of rare emotion. It frightened him a little, but only helped with his pride. 'So, even the all so powerful Sesshomaru has feelings for a nigen.'
They all stood in silence as Sesshomaru glared at his younger half- brother. Yes, he would have gone after Rin, and killed anyone who got in his way. When it would have come to her capturer, his death would have been slow, painful, and very bloody. Of course he would protect his Rin. No one would ever be able to take her from him. If he were in his brother's place, no one would be spared. He understood how Inu Yasha was feeling and, watching as his hand was glued to the hilt of Tetsusaiga, knew that that was exactly what Inu Yasha was planning. Spare no one.
With a short, hardly noticeable title of his head, Sesshomaru agreed to help.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
CINCO DE MAYO!! Hi all. Kinda hyper right now ^_^. I have been eating sugar to keep my mind off the terrible price I have to pay for being a cliffie writer. * Sighs and looks at empty chair *
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~*~Chapter Eleven: Friendly 'Foes'~*~
Inu Yasha walked with a heavy heart in front of his companions as they made their way west. Naraku knew how to get to him, and that pissed him off beyond any reason. If Naraku could make copies of the one Inu Yasha loved, then he would only improve on the resemblances. How could Inu Yasha be sure that the next one he fought wasn't Kagome? If he couldn't tell, he might as well have killed his mate. The thought alone crushed his heart. With Naraku and his new abilities, they would need stronger allies. He would only ask help from two others. The first one to ask wasn't going to be pretty...
~*~
"So, the little mutt needs my help, does he?" Koga sat on the rock by his cave's entrance, his clawed hand under his chin with a mischievous grin. "And why should I help you?" Miroku and Sango finally appeared from behind the fresh green trees surrounding the waterfall. The group was there, but the absence of a much welcomed familiar scent got to the ookami youkai. He scowled at Inu Yasha. "Where is my woman?"
"That's why we need your help, ya mangy wolf," Inu Yasha turned his head as if disgusted with talking to Koga. "She's gone."
Koga stood in a flash, his fist in Inu Yasha's face. "You let Kagome get kidnapped?? You damn mutt! I knew I shouldn't have left my woman in your care! Who took her?"
In Yasha stood, both demons standing at the same height. "I never said she was kidnapped!!"
"Then what the hell happened? Why would she have just left you and not come to me?"
"Naraku has her."
"YOU SAID SHE WASN'T KIDNAPPED!!"
"She wasn't, you fucker! Why don't you try listening instead of interrupting every two seconds! Damn!" Koga sat down, looking up at Inu Yasha with a scowl on his face. Inu Yasha sat too, legs crossed and arms in his sleeves. "She was under his control and went with him of her 'own free will'. When I tried to stop her, she sat me. So, she didn't just leave, she was tricked."
Kagome stood, his tail and hair blowing graciously behind him. "What are we waiting for, mutt? We have to go get her."
"Glad you are willing to work with me here."
"I am doin it for Kagome's sake. If it were up to me, I would kill you and really claim Kagome as my mate. But she wouldn't like that, so I can't."
Inu Yasha let out a frustrated sigh as he stood, Miroku and Sango right behind him. "Enough yappin'. We got someone else to see."
~*~
Inu Yasha led the way as they continued to follow the path of the sun (the west). Koga walked behind him, his eagerness to get Kagome showing as he yelled at the nigens to hurry up. Miroku and Sango were not being slow, Koga was just impatient. The sun was fading as they showed up in front of the castle. It had taken them all day to walk from Keade's village to Koga's cave, convince Koga to join, and walk to the western lands. Inu Yasha walked to the large building and banged loudly on the door.
The green toad like youkai opened the door. "Hai?" he asked, annoyance of the guests evident through his voice.
"Where is Sesshomaru?" Inu Yasha asked, pushing passed Jaken. He walked down the path to the large room lying just beyond the entrance. Followed by Koga, Sango, and Miroku, Inu Yasha walked up to his brother, who was standing in the middle of the room. He was waiting for them. Sesshomaru had smelled his brother when they set foot in his land.
"I am here, brother. Now, what is so urgent that you feel you can just barge into my house uninvited?" Sesshomaru and Inu Yasha stood directly in front of one another, the older of the two slightly taller.
"We need your help," he said through clenched teeth. Damn, how he hated asking his brother for help. All those years of being looked down on for being nothing but a weak hanyou... here he was now, asking for help. Kagome's words rang through his head. 'No wonder no one accepted me. I am nothing but a worthless dog, like she said.' He tried to keep his face straight and emotionless.
"What for?" came Sesshomaru's reply.
"Kagome's gone, and we need your help to get her back," he said quietly. Sesshomaru always did this to him. He felt so weak and useless when in the presence of his brother. Sesshomaru's expression, if possible, seemed to grow colder.
"Why would I care in saving a nigen?" He felt insulted. Did they think that, because he had saved Inu Yasha from death, that he was willing to help every lowly creature that came in, beckoning him? Sango spoke softly.
"Would you help if it were Rin?" Sesshomaru looked at the human.
"What did you say?" Rin had no business being in this conversation. Why did Sango have to bring her name in? Inu Yasha spoke for the now scared Sango. The Lord of the Western Lands had never spoke to her, and it sent chills down her spine.
"If it were Rin who was taken," Inu Yasha said, staring into his brother's eyes, "you would help her, would you not? And do anything to get her back?" As Inu Yasha bore into the deep cold, auburn eyes, he saw a flash of rare emotion. It frightened him a little, but only helped with his pride. 'So, even the all so powerful Sesshomaru has feelings for a nigen.'
They all stood in silence as Sesshomaru glared at his younger half- brother. Yes, he would have gone after Rin, and killed anyone who got in his way. When it would have come to her capturer, his death would have been slow, painful, and very bloody. Of course he would protect his Rin. No one would ever be able to take her from him. If he were in his brother's place, no one would be spared. He understood how Inu Yasha was feeling and, watching as his hand was glued to the hilt of Tetsusaiga, knew that that was exactly what Inu Yasha was planning. Spare no one.
With a short, hardly noticeable title of his head, Sesshomaru agreed to help.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
CINCO DE MAYO!! Hi all. Kinda hyper right now ^_^. I have been eating sugar to keep my mind off the terrible price I have to pay for being a cliffie writer. * Sighs and looks at empty chair *
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