Sorry it took so long to update. But I have yet to find a machine that writes ten page papers for you. Hopefully summer time will grace me with more time to finish this story as well as ideas. i would like to that thos of you who e-mailed me with kind words of encouragement.
Chapter 17:
Inuyasha entered the study with so much as a knock. Heading straight for Sesshoumaru desk with an annoyed look on his face.
"What is it Sesshoumaru I go out of the grounds for a few hours and all hell brakes lose. So why exactly have you called all the guards back and locked down the grounds?"
"Because INUyasha, we are going to need the protection soon. Hiro is taking out the powers of Japan. We were last on his list." Sesshoumaru watched as color drained from his brother's face as the realization hit him. "I have no plans of allowing my family to be in harm's way."
"What do we plan to do." He felt very much the same about putting family in danger.
"We are going to gather every able body demon that can fight and get their aid. While I go and destroy this Hiro ending his pathetic existence." Sesshoumaru eyed Inuyasha daring him to defy his authority in this matter.
"Agreed, I plan on going to. The bastard has to pay." Sesshoumaru look his brother in the eyes seeing a spark in them that told him Inuyasha's mind was made up.
"Very well then." Sesshoumaru summoned Jaken and a few various other servants, after he gave them their task they were dismissed to do them.
Kagome waited for Sesshoumaru well into the night to return to their chambers. When he did not come to her she figured she would come to him.
She exited their chambers and allowed her senses to reach out finding every one in the castle. The children were down the hall in their rooms. Miroku and Sango when in one of the eastern gardens. Aireana was out near the main gates. Kouga, Inuyasha, and Sesshoumaru all where across the castle in one of the studies.
Kagome knew something was up seeing as the grounds where still locked down and more of Sesshoumaru's guards seemed to be returning than normal. Adding with that the three most unlikely people being together in the same room, all adding up to trouble.
Kagome stopped at the far end of the hall way and listened carefully to the low sounds coming from the room.
"If we can meet them out past Inuyasha Forest and put a group of fighters out by the northern wolf territory, we should be able to circle around and take them by surprise."
"I doubt we will be taking any one by surprise Kouga seeing as a messenger barely made it here with the message."
"Listen Dog Turd at least I came up with something. Which is more than I can say for you."
Kagome heard a crashing noise echo from the room before she heard Inuyasha retaliate.
"How long did it take you to come up with that lame accuse for a plan? Because it sounded like you pulled it out of your ass."
"ENOUGH!! BOTH OF YOU!!" Sesshoumaru's voice boomed demanding silence, "If I had wanted bickering I would have brought the children in here to help."
Kagome opened the door. She wasn't even sure when she had made her way down the hall to the door. There in the middle of the room was Inuyasha with one foot on a table full of maps and books, while Kouga stood just opposite of him in the same posture looking like he was ready to strike. Sesshoumaru stood with his back to the door looking at the two male youkai.
"Umm, Excuse me." Three sets of eyes turned to their spectator, "Would any one care to inform me of what you three are doing." She sat her hands on her hips and waiting for an answer.
Inuyasha and Kouga looked right at Sesshoumaru just before he began to speak. "It is not anything that concerns you Kagome go to bed."
Kagome stood their shocked for a second before the familiar spark of her passions where fired up, "And who exactly says what is and is not my concern Sesshoumaru. If it concerns any of you then it concerns me."
"I am master of this house and of these lands I am the one who made the decision that you need not be involved. Now go to bed woman there are important things that must be attended to." Sesshoumaru didn't noticed Inuyasha or Kouga slowly backing away from him as he spoke.
Kagome's aura flared as her anger started to become peaked, "Is that true Sesshoumaru I do not intend to go to bed. This is my fight as well if you are talking about Hiro. The bastard took away three months of my life that I will never get back. He tried to kill me and my child. I do not plan on sitting on the side lines and allowing him to just do as he pleases. I am going to be helping."
"It is not your place to help in the fighting. It is my place to avenge you and your honor. Know your place and go back to bed where you belong." Sesshoumaru didn't look effected by either Kagome's words or her anger.
"I will not, I don't care what you say my place is. My place is to protect my family and to protect the Shikon no Toma. I am the only one that can purify the jewel, and it is my responsibility to put it back together. Or have you forgotten that Hiro took over Naraku to get where he is." She pause for just a second then continued, "Did you forget that Naraku had just about the whole jewel when he was possessed."
"Fine then you can help but only where the jewel is concerned, understood?" Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome but for he turned and to dismiss the other two for the night because nothing else was going to get done, before he noticed they were gone.
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Akeru stayed low to the ground she knew something was up. She was not as naïve as everyone took her to be. While she did not understand some of the things that were said she could understand more than they gave her credit for. So she listened to the days meetings. Currently Aireanna, Kouga, Inuyasha, her mother and father as well as two others that she didn't know where talking about time frames.
"It will take about two months for Hiro to get to the front gates," Once strange voice pointed out.
"But I hardly think that you want to wait that long," Another pointed out, "Seeing as it will take about a month to a mass all the demons we need to counter Hiro's forces I suggest we plan for that time."
"So your saying we sit here and WAIT!" Inuyasha was not having a good day it seemed from his annoyed tone.
"Calm down Inuyasha. It is the best plan for attack we can't simply jump into this fight with out a plan like you would normally do." Akeru nodded her head at her father's words.
"Plus from all reports so far he is not done with the east yet. No offense." Aireanna used an apologetic tone. Akeru took the silent answer that nodded their head or something like that.
"FOUND YOU!!" Shippou's voice echoed through the small clearing of bushes.
Akeru flatten her ears to the back of her head as she made a mad dash away from the window as Kagome poked her head out.
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Akeru told them of what she heard only Rin truly seemed surprised that something was up.
"We need to get stronger we can help I know we can." Kisho jumped up holding up a clawed fist. "We can train every day"
"Don't you think that Kagome or Sesshoumaru will think that something is up," Shippou tried to point out with out pointing out that he really was to afraid to battle Hiro.
"No they won't ever know," Kisho looked down at Shippou.
"Know what?" Sesshoumaru's icy face echoed through the hall to the room that where in.
The color drained from Kisho and Shippou's face as they turned and watched Sesshoumaru enter they were in.
"WE are going to HEl…." Rin piped up but quickly had Kisho and Shippou's hands over her mouth.
"Going to help Akeru find something in the southern forest." Kisho said while nervously stratching the back of his head. As they pulled Rin out of the room making a break for the door.
Sesshoumaru let a smirk grace his face. Knowing they were up to something. He would have to have someone keep an eye on them from now on. It was no chance encounter that Akeru hid under the window of the study masking her presence only to that room. She was very skilled and she knew it.
I know it is a short update but it was something.
Chapter 17:
Inuyasha entered the study with so much as a knock. Heading straight for Sesshoumaru desk with an annoyed look on his face.
"What is it Sesshoumaru I go out of the grounds for a few hours and all hell brakes lose. So why exactly have you called all the guards back and locked down the grounds?"
"Because INUyasha, we are going to need the protection soon. Hiro is taking out the powers of Japan. We were last on his list." Sesshoumaru watched as color drained from his brother's face as the realization hit him. "I have no plans of allowing my family to be in harm's way."
"What do we plan to do." He felt very much the same about putting family in danger.
"We are going to gather every able body demon that can fight and get their aid. While I go and destroy this Hiro ending his pathetic existence." Sesshoumaru eyed Inuyasha daring him to defy his authority in this matter.
"Agreed, I plan on going to. The bastard has to pay." Sesshoumaru look his brother in the eyes seeing a spark in them that told him Inuyasha's mind was made up.
"Very well then." Sesshoumaru summoned Jaken and a few various other servants, after he gave them their task they were dismissed to do them.
Kagome waited for Sesshoumaru well into the night to return to their chambers. When he did not come to her she figured she would come to him.
She exited their chambers and allowed her senses to reach out finding every one in the castle. The children were down the hall in their rooms. Miroku and Sango when in one of the eastern gardens. Aireana was out near the main gates. Kouga, Inuyasha, and Sesshoumaru all where across the castle in one of the studies.
Kagome knew something was up seeing as the grounds where still locked down and more of Sesshoumaru's guards seemed to be returning than normal. Adding with that the three most unlikely people being together in the same room, all adding up to trouble.
Kagome stopped at the far end of the hall way and listened carefully to the low sounds coming from the room.
"If we can meet them out past Inuyasha Forest and put a group of fighters out by the northern wolf territory, we should be able to circle around and take them by surprise."
"I doubt we will be taking any one by surprise Kouga seeing as a messenger barely made it here with the message."
"Listen Dog Turd at least I came up with something. Which is more than I can say for you."
Kagome heard a crashing noise echo from the room before she heard Inuyasha retaliate.
"How long did it take you to come up with that lame accuse for a plan? Because it sounded like you pulled it out of your ass."
"ENOUGH!! BOTH OF YOU!!" Sesshoumaru's voice boomed demanding silence, "If I had wanted bickering I would have brought the children in here to help."
Kagome opened the door. She wasn't even sure when she had made her way down the hall to the door. There in the middle of the room was Inuyasha with one foot on a table full of maps and books, while Kouga stood just opposite of him in the same posture looking like he was ready to strike. Sesshoumaru stood with his back to the door looking at the two male youkai.
"Umm, Excuse me." Three sets of eyes turned to their spectator, "Would any one care to inform me of what you three are doing." She sat her hands on her hips and waiting for an answer.
Inuyasha and Kouga looked right at Sesshoumaru just before he began to speak. "It is not anything that concerns you Kagome go to bed."
Kagome stood their shocked for a second before the familiar spark of her passions where fired up, "And who exactly says what is and is not my concern Sesshoumaru. If it concerns any of you then it concerns me."
"I am master of this house and of these lands I am the one who made the decision that you need not be involved. Now go to bed woman there are important things that must be attended to." Sesshoumaru didn't noticed Inuyasha or Kouga slowly backing away from him as he spoke.
Kagome's aura flared as her anger started to become peaked, "Is that true Sesshoumaru I do not intend to go to bed. This is my fight as well if you are talking about Hiro. The bastard took away three months of my life that I will never get back. He tried to kill me and my child. I do not plan on sitting on the side lines and allowing him to just do as he pleases. I am going to be helping."
"It is not your place to help in the fighting. It is my place to avenge you and your honor. Know your place and go back to bed where you belong." Sesshoumaru didn't look effected by either Kagome's words or her anger.
"I will not, I don't care what you say my place is. My place is to protect my family and to protect the Shikon no Toma. I am the only one that can purify the jewel, and it is my responsibility to put it back together. Or have you forgotten that Hiro took over Naraku to get where he is." She pause for just a second then continued, "Did you forget that Naraku had just about the whole jewel when he was possessed."
"Fine then you can help but only where the jewel is concerned, understood?" Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome but for he turned and to dismiss the other two for the night because nothing else was going to get done, before he noticed they were gone.
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Akeru stayed low to the ground she knew something was up. She was not as naïve as everyone took her to be. While she did not understand some of the things that were said she could understand more than they gave her credit for. So she listened to the days meetings. Currently Aireanna, Kouga, Inuyasha, her mother and father as well as two others that she didn't know where talking about time frames.
"It will take about two months for Hiro to get to the front gates," Once strange voice pointed out.
"But I hardly think that you want to wait that long," Another pointed out, "Seeing as it will take about a month to a mass all the demons we need to counter Hiro's forces I suggest we plan for that time."
"So your saying we sit here and WAIT!" Inuyasha was not having a good day it seemed from his annoyed tone.
"Calm down Inuyasha. It is the best plan for attack we can't simply jump into this fight with out a plan like you would normally do." Akeru nodded her head at her father's words.
"Plus from all reports so far he is not done with the east yet. No offense." Aireanna used an apologetic tone. Akeru took the silent answer that nodded their head or something like that.
"FOUND YOU!!" Shippou's voice echoed through the small clearing of bushes.
Akeru flatten her ears to the back of her head as she made a mad dash away from the window as Kagome poked her head out.
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Akeru told them of what she heard only Rin truly seemed surprised that something was up.
"We need to get stronger we can help I know we can." Kisho jumped up holding up a clawed fist. "We can train every day"
"Don't you think that Kagome or Sesshoumaru will think that something is up," Shippou tried to point out with out pointing out that he really was to afraid to battle Hiro.
"No they won't ever know," Kisho looked down at Shippou.
"Know what?" Sesshoumaru's icy face echoed through the hall to the room that where in.
The color drained from Kisho and Shippou's face as they turned and watched Sesshoumaru enter they were in.
"WE are going to HEl…." Rin piped up but quickly had Kisho and Shippou's hands over her mouth.
"Going to help Akeru find something in the southern forest." Kisho said while nervously stratching the back of his head. As they pulled Rin out of the room making a break for the door.
Sesshoumaru let a smirk grace his face. Knowing they were up to something. He would have to have someone keep an eye on them from now on. It was no chance encounter that Akeru hid under the window of the study masking her presence only to that room. She was very skilled and she knew it.
I know it is a short update but it was something.
