Otherside

Chapter 7-Silver Streak

Hey guys, sorry about the 3 day hiatus, but a girl's gotta do some homework so she wont fail her tests and lose her scholarship and get kicked outta school....whew. Now that the hard part's over, let's continue...

When I checked my email today, I was happy to have received over 63 emails (no joke!) over the weekend about this story! Thanks you guys! So instead of going to boring Calculus...I'm gonna continue writing! Yay! I know you guys were pissed about the cliffhanger (ha ha ha) but don't worry, now I'm back! I use a lot of exclamation points!

This chapter continues with Kagome's cry for help...and Fluff's reaction. I know some of you say his behavior is OOC (gawd I hate that term!) and that is okay, but that is the point of a fan fic, to show another story, point of view, and side of the characters!!!! Now that's off my chest, we'll go ahead with chapter 7 (my how it's grown! )

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Silver Streak

Sesshomaru dashed from treetop to treetop as quick as lightning in his desperate search for Kagome. The longer he searched, the more fearful he became of what had happened to her. He was so angry with himself for acting angry towards her, it was sickening.

"Let go of me! Sesshomaru, help!"

He heard her cries and rushed towards her. Whoever had taken her had better prepare to die fast, for no one takes what belongs to Sesshomaru...

"Is this the one the Lady wanted?"

"Yeah, I think so. She said she wore strange clothes and had a real attitude..."

"She didn't say she would be such an attractive creature!"

Kagome sat tied to a large rock as she watched the two trolls talk about her. Her voice was almost gone from screaming at them and she had cuts and bruises all over her body from the struggle.

The tall ugly brown troll eyed her suspiciously.

"Maybe we should take her for ourselves," he said greedily.

The small fat yellow one kicked the other one in the shin.

"You know it ain't easy to get jewel shards these days, Ganseki!" the short one scolded.

As they argued amongst themselves, Kagome tried without luck to reach her bow and arrows. 'Damn!' she thought.

'If only I hadn't upset Sesshomaru, maybe then he'd clobber these idiots!'

Kagome missed him already, she realized.

Sesshomaru had been searching for what seemed like hours when he came upon the campsite of Kagome's kidnappers. He climbed stealthily down the branches and crouched behind a large rock to get a better view. Kagome's scent filled his senses, and he knew she was close, but something was wrong. His senses indicated that she was right in front of him, but that couldn't be possible. All that was in front of him was a large rock with rope tied around it...

He dashed to the other side of the camp, using the trees for cover. There he saw that his senses were correct, Kagome was tied to the other side of the rock he had been hiding behind! She looked as though she had been dragged and roughed up a little.

Anger filled his senses like air and he clenched his fists until blood trickled down his hands. How dare someone hurt her!

His attention darted over to two large trolls who seemed to be fighting over a piece of meat. Those idiots were Kagome's kidnappers?

Sesshomaru was angry, but not stupid. He knew better than to go rushing in without knowing what he was up against. He could easily take down the trolls, but more than that, he wanted to know why they had taken her. Trolls were known for being stupid, but they never took on tasks as risky as kidnapping without a price. Sesshomaru wanted to know why they chose Kagome...

"What do you mean she's dangerous?" asked the tall one, Ganseki.

"The Lady said that this girl has the power to kill hundreds of demons with a single arrow!"

"What?"

"Yeah, and also that she kills trolls for fun!"

"Oh, really?"

They both looked over at Kagome with deadly glares.

Kagome stopped wriggling against the ropes and looked at her captors. No longer looking like idiots, they now had the look of vengeful killers.

'Uh-oh.'

"Kill trolls for fun, huh?" asked Ganseki.

"No! I never-!"

"We'll show you..."

The short one reached into his pocket and pulled out two black jewel pieces. Kagome instantly recognized them as pieces of Kyosetsu!

"You think we should use these now, Odaku?"

"Yeah, the Lady said these would make us more powerful than any troll or demon, even more powerful than that Sesshomaru she keeps yelling for!"

"You know, she looks a lot like the Lady..." Ganseki noticed.

"Good, I've always wanted to kill my boss!" laughed Odaku as he handed Ganseki a piece of the crystal.

They each placed a piece onto their hearts and instantly the Kyosetsu pieces disappeared! As it did, the trolls grew nearly double their size and their eyes turned white. They were transforming!

"Ha! That Kikyou was right! These are some powerful rocks!" laughed Odaku.

"Yeah, we should forget the deal and have our way with this one! We'll show her what happens to troll-killers!" shouted Ganseki.

"Kikyou was behind this?!" Kagome cried.

"So? She doesn't matter now. After we have our fun with you, we're going to rip out your heart and eat it!"

Odaku grabbed hold of Kagome's shirt and ripped it off, leaving her exposed. She shrieked in fear.

"Shut up!" yelled Odaku, "There ain't no one here to save you."

"If Sesshomaru were here he'd kill you!" Kagome cried.

Ganseki leaned forward to rip off the rest of her clothes, so Kagome spit in his face.

"Why you wench!" he growled.

Ganseki raised a massive hand to strike Kagome, but it never came.

All she heard was a growl, like some sort of wild beast.

She looked up to see a flash of white, and then red. Red everywhere. Blood.

Kagome was so dazed at this point all she saw were streaks of color. She heard Ganseki scream as something cut through him, though she couldn't really see what. Realizing this might be her only chance, Kagome stretched her foot as far as she could and managed to pull her arrow pouch towards her. Somehow she pulled one out and used the tip to cut through her bindings. She was free!

A little dizzy at first, she managed to stand on her own as she tried to grasp what was going on around her.

Her eyes focused on a streak of silver. Sesshomaru?

The troll who tried to hit her was lying on the ground, in a pool of his own blood. Sesshomaru loomed over him, sword in hand, slashing at his body even though he was already dead.

'He saved me? De did all this?'

'He does care!' her mind cheered.

The other troll, Odaku stood up behind Sesshomaru. He pulled a large sword out of his belt and held it high in the air, ready to strike him.

"SESSHOMARU!" Kagome screamed.

Sesshomaru turned towards her, his face twisted with anger. In slow motion it seemed, he looked up and saw the creature bring its sword down towards him.

Drawing her bow, she aimed straight for the troll's heart.

"Please," she whispered to herself as she let it go.

The arrow hit its mark with deadly accuracy. The trolls were dead.

A blood covered Sesshomaru rushing over to her was the last thing Kagome saw before she passed out.

End of Chapter 7

All right! How did you like it? I hope you did, I always get nervous about my action scenes! ; P Chapter 8 should be out tomorrow, I promise to try. It's hard writing 2 fics at once! My other fic I just started probably wont be put out until next week, and some of you will hate it because it's a Inu Yasha and Kagome fic. (sorry, I fancy both couples!) and it is VERY loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo.

ALSO!!!!!! Fan art for this story should be posted tomorrow (Tuesday, October26) as well, but I make no guarantees! My scanner is a jerk...

All right, that's it for now, please email me and review guys! You are all so awesome about it...here's a big internet hug! Love ya lots,

Sophie