A SILVER HOPE
CHAPTER NINETEEN:
...Reunion Of Souls...
As Inuyasha was off trying to track Sesshomaru down, Holly revealed to Koga what Inuyasha
didn't know yet. Koga found it both odd and amusing that Inuyasha hadn't figured it out, But Holly
was sort of glad as she was still worried about what Inuyasha might do to her if he ever found out.
Koga: Does anyone else know?
Holly: well, I think they may suspect...but other then Chris, Sesshomaru, Naraku..oh and you. no one
else knows.oh and some of those random demons...
Koga cocked an eyebrow before laughing loudly, Holly glared at him and he came to a snickering stop.
Koga: What's wrong with you?
Holly: I don't find this funny at all.
Koga: Just tell him and get it over with. stop worrying about it.
Holly: No, I can't...I'm...scared.
koga: Fine. Then I'll tell him...
Holly: NNNOOOOO!
Koga was staring at something beyond holly and she had a funny feeling she knew what he was
looking at.
Inuyasha: Tell me what?What are you two up to?
Holly: gasps Nothing!
Inuyasha: Then what are you talking about? Don't tell him what?
Holly: we're not talking about you! okay!
Inuyasha: then who...
Holly: we were talking about Miroku...
Koga: Heh
Holly: about how much Ali likes him.
Inuyasha: are you sure? It sounded like you didn't want Koga to tell me something...
Holly:growls can we just drop it?
Inuyasha: Fine. whatever.
Just then both Inuyasha and Koga turned their heads almost in unison as Shippou came running
towards them waving his arms wildly and looking as if he had just seen a ghost. Holly titled her head
slightly and was trying not to laugh incase it was serious.
Inuyasha: Shippou...
Shippou: I found her! I found her!
Inuyasha: You found who?
Koga: calm down you little fluff ball.
shippou took a few deep breaths before going wide eyed and was pointing at Holly while trying to
talk faster then his mouth could move.
Shippou:I found...Ali...I know where she is...
Holly:Are you lying ...again?
Shippou: No! this time is for real. I know where she...
Koga: hmmm,odd...thinks
Inuyasha: I smell Naraku...growls
Holly:...where is Ali...
Shippou: headed straight for us!
And moments later Ali stumpled onto the scene, she looked like she had been through hell and back
again but there seemed to be something different about her, something almost ...evil...
Ali: HOLLY!
Holly: Ali?
Ali: HOW COULD YOU...leave me locked away with that Nasty...that...with...Rarg!
Ali walked right up to Holly and punched her in the shoulder, she yelped more from shock then pain.
Both Inuyasha and Koga looked uncertain of what they could do, but Holly smiled and punched her
Back and the two smirked at each other.
Holly: We were on our way to save you, but its not exactly like Naraku advertises where his castle is,
now is it?
Ali: true, true.
Holly: It's good to see that your alright,um...how...
Ali: I excaped...oh and before I forget...
Ali shoved something into holly's hands, she looked confused for a moment and slowly looked at
what she had been given.
Holly: my necklace! but how...
Ali: that thing has caused enough trouble, just put it on...
Holly: thank you.
She clasped the necklace around her neck and suddenly a wave of pain ran through her entire body.
Holly: AAAAAgggghhhhhh
Inuyasha: What the hell?
Koga; It's glowing!
Holly tried to push away the pain but something was wrong, it felt like she was going to explode and
she couldn't even tell her friends what was happening. she looked at Ali with a fleeting expression of
sadness before dashing past Inuyasha and koga and ran into the forest Holding the side of her neck
like she had been stung there.
Inuyasha: Holly! Wait...Dammit...growls Ali!
Ali: This ...shouldn't have happened...I don't get it.
Koga: where'd you get the necklace?
Ali:...Naraku..
Koga: then He probably did something to it...and used you to give it to Holly...this was probably his
plan the whole time...
Ali: Aw, Fuck. and like I twit I fell for it.
Ali kicked a stone and growled angerly while koga and Inuyasha were deciding if they should stay with
Ali and keep an eye on her or to follow Holly and try and help her. A strong wind picked up and
the two demons looked more stressed out then they did moments before.
Inuyasha: Now what the Hell is going on?
Ali: Kagura?
Koga: No way. It doesn't smell like that Filth. it smells like something I've never smelt before...
Just then a large blur flew over head, the trees were bending over and even Inuyasha and Koga had
to fight to keep their balance as Ali tumbled to the ground and rolled a few times.
Ali: What was That?
Koga: I'm going to catch it!
He didn't wait to get a response from either of the others before dashing at top speed after the
creature. it wasn't long before he had caught up with the creature and lept up to grab it's tail. the
creature turned it's head to look back at Koga and as it did it's sparatic flying came to a stop as it
crashed into some trees. Inuyasha had been right behind Koga and came to a skidding hault as he
looked at the mess of trees, Earth, and the bushes. Koga freed himself just as the creature managed
to pull itself back to its feet. It was a dragon but had wolf like features with horns and long greenish
fur running over the spine of the white dragon.It growled at the two showing its large glistening teeth,
it's two long whiskers swaying in the wind.Ali slowly walked up behind koga and inuyasha with
shippou in her hands, she didn't need heightened senses to see that this creature was some sort of
demon. she stopped beside Inuyasha and narrowed her eyes at the demon, there was something
oddly familiar about it, but she couldn't put her finger on it just yet.
Ali: to herself it can't be...can it...
Koga: what?
Ali: um...
Inuyasha: It's probably some demon of Naraku's, I'm going to kill it before it has a chance to do
anything.
Inuyasha drew his Tetsusaiga and readied himself, but as soon as the sword had transfromed it had
de-transformed again and Inuyasha stared unbelieving at his weapon.
Inuyasha: What's wrong with this thing?
Koga: heh, let me show you how a REAL demon deals with things.
Ali: STOP!
Both Inuyasha and Koga turned and gave Ali dirty looks, she had a determined look on her face that
almost made her look like a firey demon.
Inuyasha: Now what?
Ali: don't kill that Demon!
Koga : Why not?
Ali: because look at what it has around it's neck...
Inuyasha: I'm not concerned about what's around its neck, I'm concered about what it has in it's mouth.
Ali: just look! it's the necklace I just gave to Holly...the Eye of the Tiger.
Inuyasha: are you trying to tell us that that demon is Holly?
Ali: That's exactly what I'm trying to say.
The demon was growling at the group but since none had made a move to attack it, it was staying
where it was a good distance away and not attacking either. Even though it looked like it didn't
reconize any of them, somewhere the demon knew not to attack unless it wanted to get hurt.
Ali: so, unless you want to kill Holly. I suggest you don't touch that dragon-wolf-demon-thing.
Inuyasha: None of this is making any sense to me!
Inuyasha jabbed Tetsusaiga into the ground and crossed his arms infront of his chest, he didn't look
impressed at all and was looking from Ali to Koga and back again. Ali was looking down at the
ground as though she was lost in thoughts. The demon turned it's head and was looking away from
the group as if it had heard something or someone. It then lept into the air and flew off this time with
more grace then the first time it had-the group groaned and watched as it flew out of sight.
Inuyasha: That's it! I'm going to get her back and demand that she tells me what the hell is going on!
Ali: uh huh
Koga: I'm tired of being the caretaker of people who can't take care of themselve.
Inuyasha: No one asked you to come.
Koga: then I won't.
Inuyasha: good. we can get things done faster without you slowing us down!
Ali watched the two banter some more before Koga growled and took off in the opposite direction.
She knew that if and when holly returned to normal she wouldn't be too pleased to find that Inuyasha
had chased Koga off.
Inuyasha: let's go!
before she could protest Ali was on the back of Inuyasha holding on for dear life as he sped through
the forest, following the scent of the dragon and stopping after a few minutes. Ali jumped off and
looked around, it was darker in this part of the forest as the tress were so thick that barely any sun
light could filter through.
Inuyasha: Stay here.
Ali: but...
Inuyasha: just stay here!
Ali and shippou watched as Inuyasha took off again and left them alone-with a growl Ali turned and
began to head off in her own direction, even though Inuyasha had told her to stay put. She was
fuming angerly when she came to a quick stop after spotting Sesshomaru. He was looking down at
the demon as it laid still as if it had been slain by him. Slowly the dragon raised its head, eyes glowing,
ali heard a whispery voice hiss across the wind.
'He has been deemed worthy of his wish. Now, he must prepare...'
Sesshomaru walked around the dragon and vanished into the dark forest once more. reluctantly Ali
walked towards the dragon, who hadn't noticed ali approaching yet.
Ali: What were you doing?
the Dragon turned its head around and began to growl, standing to it's feet the dragon lunged foreward
and tried to hit ali with it's taloned foot. She had barely managed to duck out of the way of the attack
but was seriously angry at her friend now, even though she knew Holly probably couldn't help herself.
Ali: Holy Fuck Holly!
The dragon was about to attack again when it stopped and glared at a new person who had entered
the small clearing. Ali turned just in time to see a woman holding a bow stand ready to shoot her
arrow, it took only seconds for Ali to realize what was going to happen.
Kikyou: ...End your Evil, Demon!
Ali couldn't do anything as she watched the arrow shot past her and hit Holly in the heart, it all seemed
to be going in slow motion and as the arrow hit Ali turned away hearing the dragon roar in pain. there
was a moment of silence before the air and ground in the clearing were ripped apart. Ali was sent
crashing to the ground as the after shock of the impact hit her. It had caused an explosion which no
demon could survive. between all the noise and trying not to get hit by flying depris Ali saw Inuyasha
running through the clearing calling for kikyou. He disappeared into a cloud of smoke and the stress
on ali's body was finally too much and she passed out.
when she came to there was nothing left of the clearing and Inuyasha was gone. In the center of a large
crator laid Holly wrapped in something white and blue, it looked like a kimono. Ali staggered over and
expected the worst, but breathed a sigh of relief when she looked down at Holly.
Ali: Holly?
Holly:...
Ali: I know you're alive,I can see you breathing.
Holly: Do you hate me...
Ali: for what?
Holly: for not telling you.
Ali: of course not. you had your reasons for not telling anyone. ...why?
Holly: because he does...
Ali: who...oh, Inuyasha?
Holly:...
Ali: don't be stupid. Of course he doesn't.
Holly: I could sense a great hatred coming from him...just before I transformed.
Ali: Is that why you ran off?
Holly:...
ali looked down at Holly who still refused to move, she could now see that holly was bruised and had
several cuts on her arms and legs, but was just being stuborn.
Ali: c'mon, let's get out of here before something else happens.
she pulled Holly to her feet and the two slowly walked out of the crator and back into the forest where
they weresure to run into Inuyasha and Shippou again...