O.O Thanks for the reviews, dudes! They make me happy, yesh even the flaming ones, believe it or not. BUT, now me'sa feel I have to warn you. Right now it has a PG-13 rating, but it about 1 or 2 chapters, that is about to change. Some major angst, violence, and cussing is about to occur, and I think ya should know about it.-sweat drop- So if you are disturbed by ANY of that, and/or like Naraku, I warn you, STOP READING NOW. T-T Me no like Naraku from the latest American Inuyasha episode....
One more note: . Thanx to a certain Hanyou –coughITAKIcough- YESH the parodies are coming back. Though probably not on every single chapter.....
Ok, here's the 2nd chapter because I know you guys just kinda....SKIM over this part! You hath been warned!
Disclaimer: o.O Maybe I do....Maybe I don't...
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The land and sky were both dark, and stank of death. Once again, a certain toad was asking himself, Why me? Even under a new master, Jaken was still only a servant. When Naraku had kidnapped Rin, he had left Jaken behind. And when everything had been said and done, he found him, and offered him to be the hanyou's vassal. Now, Jaken had watched in horror as his beloved Sesshoumaru had fallen in love with a mere shade of his worst enemy. Needless to say, his lord had grown weak, to him. First a HUMAN girl, and then a worthless demoness? It was too much.
So there he was, with Naraku, Kohaku, and a witch on a land where not even grass would grow. And somehow, he felt like he was better off with the Taiyoukai than Naraku, who had a visible limp and a seemingly permanent hateful scowl. Naraku had lost everything but his life, and even THAT was almost lost. The ONLY good things that came out of this whole affair was Kohaku obtaining some jewel shards, and his new plan.
"How much longer until we are there, Witch?" He growled at the necromancer, eyes narrowed. He was covered in his baboon pelt to hide the wounds that Kagura and Sesshoumaru had inflicted on him. Anyone idiotic enough to ask about his limp would die a very slow and very painful death. And he would personally take care of it, for once in his life.
She chuckled, a hoarse sound that hurt anyone's ears. "Patience, my lord. These demons aren't going anywhere. We are almost at the grave site," She answered, flashing a toothless grin. Jaken meeped and almost got hit by Naraku.
"Feh...."He growled, for once thinking that this may have not been the best plan of action. But, he could not birth anymore demons from his body and needed help. This land is stained with the blood from a vicious battle.... He thought, following the witch. It is said that two powerful demonesses were laid to rest here....One with the power to reign supreme over the elements...The other, to have mastered the darkest arts and the most potent of venoms...We shall see if they still have these powers....
"Yuck.." Jaken muttered, glaring at all the skeletons around them. "What a horrible battle that must have occurred..."
"And Incredible battle did occur," The witch, Baba Yaga, told him. "Two mere youkai against a band of dragons....They were sisters. The eldest died protecting her sister from their wrath. The sister than took her own life with her sister's own sword. A tragic tale, indeed. They were buried where they fought. Their blood has been absorbed into the ground, staining it crimson. This is very fortunate for us."
The toad blinked. "How is it fortunate?"
"Simple, fool," Naraku said, his eyes glinting as they saw where the graves where marked. "They will actually have blood, like the living. And we shall have their bones, instead of clay and dirt. And they will be under MY control...."
Jaken was wondering how dirt could be blood when the necromancer picked up a handful and squeezed it. To his surprise, blood trickled down her arm. "Tis a simple task for one with my magical power..." She gloated, chuckling again. "Now....There is a grave." She pointed to where a large rock was. "That is the one of the eldest sister, Kyoko. A little farther is the one of the younger, Itami. Now, dig the eldest one's bones up."
"WHAT?!" Jaken shouted, glaring at her. "Why can't YOU dig it up?!"
"I need all my strength just to revive them! But since you are weak, go dig up Itami's grave. It is very shallow."
Jaken almost shouted an answer back, but a cold glare from Naraku sent him scrambling for the latter grave. Kohaku was already silently using his bare hands to dig up Kyoko's grave. Hers was much deeper, and in a few minutes, they found out why. The boy had unearthed the skeleton of what was once a huge cat, about as big as a tiger. It was on its side, and its jaws were open, the bones of something in them. "....She fought...until the very end..." Kohaku said tonelessly, making Jaken blink in shock. He thought that Kohaku was mute. He had no idea that he could speak.
He unearthed the skeleton all the way out. Baba Yaga was practically giddy with joy. "She died in her natural form...Wonderful...Just wonderful..." She exclaimed, her eyes almost glowing. "Now I shall bring her back to life.....bones, skin, and blood. Everything....And she will be yours to command, Naraku. You know my fee."
"Yes, yes, I know," Naraku said impatiently. "A shard of the sacred jewel. But you will only get it after you have resurrected them both. Understand?" He hated parting with his jewel shards, but he would reclaim the ones stolen from him with their help. It was worth parting with just one, as the necromancer would die soon after anyway.
She nodded and started chanting something softly. Kohaku jumped out of the way when blood started to appear. It slowly trailed into the small hole and over the bones. Jaken had already dug up the other grave and tore out of the way when it neared him, yelping. The bones were soon crimson and started to glow softly. The wind started to blow as the muscle started to appear, wrapping around the bones, then dark fur. Her magic was powerful, if it could so this... Naraku thought, watching.
The sky turned darker as lightening started to flash. Baba Yaga started to cackle as the body twitched and started to move. Naraku saw the massive head turn. She had only one eye, a piercing green one that was full of fierce hatred. He took the chance to shoot a jewel shard into the hollow space where the other once was. The neko seemed unaffected as she stood up on all fours, snarling softly.
"What's this?!" The necromancer said suddenly, eyes widening. "Her soul....Her soul is full of rage and hatred!!....And it is because of her rebirth!!" Kyoko suddenly roared so loudly, the very air seemed to shake. She leapt for Naraku, who barely had time to dodge. Kohaku reacted immediately, and he slashed at her. She also dodged, roaring again. Lightening flashed again, making the kuroneko even darker than she already was.
"I CAN'T CONTROL HER!!" Baba Yaga screeched in horror as the neko's eye flashed red and she started to flee.
"KOHAKU! FOLLOW HER!!" Naraku commanded, seeing as he was losing a jewel shard. "GET BACK THE SHARD!!!" He did as he was told, running after her, Naraku's insects following after him. Naraku turned his furious gaze to the necromancer.
"You shall pay dearly for this..." He snarled. "That shard that abomination just ran away with was YOURS....You better do better with the other one......Or you will pay with your life...."
She flinched and gulped. "Twas not my fault! Her spirit was angry, too angry to be controlled. I have never seen a spirit so angry at being resurrected.....I shall kill the sister is she proves more troublesome....."
"You better...." Naraku snapped and sat down nearby. He was furious at her, at the neko, but especially at Kagura and Sesshoumaru. He swore revenge, and he was willing to do anything to get it. But he would not tolerate another failure. Nor would he tolerate Kohaku failing. He felt was if he was surrounded idiots. And he probably was.
He watched as Baba Yaga performed the same ceremony, but was pleasantly surprised when a young woman appeared instead of a fierce neko. She had long brown hair and a pair of light red eyes. She had small neko ears on her head as a tail that wrapped around her naked body.
"...Who is the one....that gives me life...?" She asked, smirking and closing her eyes. Baba Yaga cackled again, happy that something went right.
"I am! I am the one that gives you life!" She said, chuckling. Itami stood up, still smirking. With one fluid movement, she slashed the necromancer's head off, chuckling. Jaken shouted in fear and hid behind Naraku, who stood up.
"Your name is Itami, is it not?" He asked, grinning. He already liked this demoness. She has just saved him a lot of trouble with killing the troublesome witch. Plus, she wasn't hard on the eyes either. "I have a proposition for you....." She opened her eyes, chuckling.
"...You gave me life....I shall do as you please....."
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.....hey....Wake up...We have to get up now......I know you're tired....I know you're hurt.....But.....we have to get up on.....Kagura's waiting......
Everything was so fuzzy when Sesshoumaru opened his eyes, he almost closed them back. His head felt heavy, he could barely see, and the scents were so foreign. He rubbed his eyes, waiting for things to come into focus. "....Where am I..." he muttered, wincing when he felt a dull throb in his chest. Immediately, memories of what happened hit him hard, making him almost panic. Looking around, he saw Kagura asleep against the wall, and relaxed slightly.
He carefully got up, trying to shake the dizziness from his head, and limped to the hut door. Grabbing the handle, he pulled it opened and blinked. Sunshine greeted his sensitive eyes, making him shy away slightly from it. Rin was sitting on the stairs, playing with some flowers and looked up, blinking then smiling.
"SESSHOUMARU-SAMA!!" She shouted and tackled his leg. He was caught off guard and ended up falling down. Kagura was immediately up at the impact, in battle stance, fan ready. She blinked when she saw Sesshoumaru, and also almost tackled him.
"You're awake!" She cried, hugging his neck. "We didn't think you would ever get up!!" Sesshoumaru kept blinking, trying to figure out what was going on while the two females fussed over him.
".....How long....was I out?" He asked Kagura, after Rin ran to get Kagome. He noticed the bandages around his body and gave her a questioning look.
"A week.....Inuyasha found us and brought us to this village....Kagome was the one who patched up your wounds, though I think it was mostly for Rin's comfort," She explained, leaning against his shoulder. ".....Do you feel better?"
He nodded, looking slightly troubled. "......And Naraku?"
Kagura's eyes clouded slightly. "......Alive....He's still alive....We didn't kill him...." She said quietly, sighing. "...You got hurt for no reason...."
Sesshoumaru sighed, leaning against a wall. ".....To tell you the truth....I wasn't expecting him to die....He's too damn persistent...." She nodded, and they sat in silence for a few minutes before she blinked.
"Oh!" She said, and grabbed his hand. He blinked and a slight blush colored his cheeks when she pressed his hand on her chest. "..What do you feel?"
"What do I feel?" He repeated. What he supposed to feel? All he felt was---"....Your heartbeat..!"
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Z.Z Ok...I got up EARLY to type this up.....So if it's a little weak, I AM SO SLEEPY!!! I think I'll bring the parodies back next chapter so bear with me.....Read and Review...I love you guys! I am now going to get some much needed sleep so the next chapter can haunt my dreams! Ja-ne!