Love beyond the Western Lands
Chapter 9: The Water Youkai
"Where's Sesshoumaru?" Kikyou thought worriedly. "Maybe I should go look for him…" Kikyou got up and closed her eyes and chanted a spell. "By the magic of the earth," she mumbled, "I bid you to reveal the tracks of Lord Sesshoumaru." Suddenly on the trail where Sesshoumaru walked, appeared his footprints with his name (they're in kanji's) in them. "YES!" Kikyou thought triumphantly and ran in the footsteps. Then she reached the lake.
She gasped at its beauty. "Oh wow," Kikyou whispered. "I wonder if Sesshoumaru would have taken me here on a romantic night?" she thought, then kicked herself. "I SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR SESSHOUMARU," Kikyou thought, angrily at herself. "NOT THINKING UP FANTASIES!" When she looked down, she saw Sesshoumaru's footprints leading down to the lake. Kikyou shut her eyes, and her miko outfit was replaced with a black bikini, a black linen cloth around her waist (That's supposed to be the skirt part, but she can take it off if she wants) and a 12 inch katana at her waist as well.
Kikyou pulled the hair band and her mop of purple flowed like the clouds of heaven and dove in. The cold water rushed over her body as she swam down to a cave opening. "Sesshoumaru might be in there," Kikyou thought and swam in.
She then stopped swimming for a moment and pulled out a bottle of blue liquid which allowed her to breathe and speak underwater until she gets out. Suddenly, she saw a mop of silver hair floating in the water. Tentacles were wrapped around his arms and legs. It was Sesshoumaru! "SESSHOUMARU!" Kikyou screamed, bubbles popping out of her mouth. She swam to Sesshoumaru and pulled out her katana. With great effort, she cut all of the tentacles that bound him.
As she pulled Sesshoumaru onto dry ground, she placed her hand on Sesshoumaru's chest and shut her eyes. "Water that impairs this man a gasp of air," Kikyou chanted, "I command you to be gone!"
Sesshoumaru's body glowed white, then when it was about to fade, Kikyou lifted her hand from his chest and jabbed two fingers at his neck. Suddenly, the water sprayed out from his mouth.
A coughing Sesshoumaru sat up with a jolt. Kikyou smiled with relief. "You're alive!" Kikyou squealed and wrapped her arms around Sesshoumaru's neck.
Sesshoumaru could not believe what was happening. "Oh my god," He thought and blushed. "She's hugging me!" With great difficulty, he wrapped his own arms around Kikyou's slender waist. "Her skin's as smooth as ivory and soft as silk!" Sesshoumaru thought.
Kikyou pulled away, blushing her brightest reds. "Um…" Kikyou said quietly. "Can you please let me…?" But she couldn't finish her sentence. Sesshoumaru kissed her before he could stop himself.
"Whoops…" He thought.
Kikyou could not believe what was happening. They were both kissing! "Oh my…" Kikyou thought to herself. Then they both pulled away, blushing blood red. Kikyou could distinctively see Sesshoumaru smiling his smallest smile.
"Well," Kikyou said, still couldn't believe what just happened and cleared her throat. "Let's get going, shall we?"
Sesshoumaru nodded as well. "Let's go," he said. They walked until they reached the area where Sesshoumaru was dragged down. "Kikyou, wait," Sesshoumaru said. "It's a trap here."
"Hmm…" Kikyou touched the walls and they became see-through. Inside the walls were the tentacles which pulled Sesshoumaru down, and on the floor were pressure pads. "Sesshoumaru," Kikyou said. "Yes?" Sesshoumaru said. "Walk on the spots where they aren't blue."
Sesshoumaru made it safely across the other side. Then, Kikyou turned transparent and floated through the trap corridor.
They encountered nothing on the way, except for a couple of rare gems and some shards of pink glass. "Kikyou, aren't those supposed to be Shikon shards?" Sesshoumaru said, pointing at the pink glass.
Kikyou took a close look at them, and shook her head. "No," Kikyou said, frowning. "Shikon shards have a unique shine. That's just glass fragments." "I see," Sesshoumaru said.
They continued on, and then came to 2 different tunnels. "Lets split up," Kikyou said. "If anything happens, scream." Sesshoumaru nodded and went to his route, and Kikyou went to hers. As Kikyou walked and walked, she noticed that the tunnel was getting steeper and steeper, and soon, she came to the edge of a pool! Kikyou dove in, and pulled her katana out.
She went deeper and deeper into the pool…. Then found a set of ancient double-doors! Kikyou swam out of the tunnel, holstered her katana back in her belt and screamed for Sesshoumaru. "SESSHOUMARU, SESSHOUMARU!" Kikyou yelled, her voice echoing creepily down the muddy tunnel, "COME QUICKLY!" Sesshoumaru's head popped out of the tunnel, looking worried; then sighed with relief. "Oh, Kikyou I thought something happened!" Sesshoumaru said.
Kikyou blushed. "Um… well," Kikyou said uneasily. "Come with me!" She grasped Sesshoumaru's wrist and ran down the tunnel. "Where are we going!" Sesshoumaru asked, flabbergasted by Kikyou's hyperness. Kikyou skidded right where the pool began and smirked. "You'll see," Kikyou said mysteriously, and dove right in.
Sesshoumaru dove in as well. Kikyou stopped swimming at the point of the ancient door and yanked out her katana again. With lots of strength, she cut the vines that held the doors together. She holstered her katana back again, and kicked the doors opened. Kikyou swam in, but Sesshoumaru swam back up to the surface, gasping for air.
Kikyou swam back up and chuckled. 2 small vials of red liquid appeared on Kikyou's wet palm. "Here," Kikyou said, handing one to Sesshoumaru. "Drink this. From my miko senses, the water is tainted with the poison of a water youkai."
Sesshoumaru gulped the entire thing down and tossed the vial aside. Kikyou did the same thing as well, and dove underwater. When they swam through the double doors, Kikyou saw Sesshoumaru's face, puffed up like a balloon fish. Kikyou laughed. "You can breathe, Sesshoumaru!" Kikyou said, wrapping her arms around her stomach, "And speak as well!"
Sesshoumaru put on his -.- face. "I really wished you told me that sooner," Sesshoumaru said. Kikyou swam on and giggled. "Sorry."
Suddenly, they reached the surface, and got out. A card whizzed past Kikyou's head and stuck in the wall. "What the…?" Kikyou spun around. A handsome water youkai came out of a dark corner. "Who are you?" Sesshoumaru asked, throwing the youkai a filthy look. "That's what I should be asking," he said.
But seeing from Sesshoumaru's silence, he wasn't going to speak first. "I am Kyoumatsou. Who are you? And who's the sexy lady?" Kyoumatsou added with a sexual growl. "EXCUSE ME?" Kikyou and Sesshoumaru said unison outraged. Kikyou was ready to lunge at him, but Sesshoumaru stood in her way. "I am Sesshoumaru, lord of the western lands," Sesshoumaru said. "This is Miko Kikyou." "I SO wished you hadn't told him my name!" Kikyou hissed into Sesshoumaru's ear. "What a beautiful name," Kyoumatsou said. "It's a shame that she doesn't have affections for you, Sesshoumaru."
Kikyou exploded at that point and sent an arrow soaring from thin air towards Kyoumatsou. "EEEEEEEAAAAAYYYYYAH!" Kikyou screamed. Sesshoumaru restrained her from tearing Kyoumatsou apart. "Kikyou," Sesshoumaru said. "Kikyou! KIKYOU! Calm down! What do you think is going to happen if you get near him!" Kikyou stopped moving, and threw herself on Sesshoumaru, exhausted from screaming and raging.
Sesshoumaru patted Kikyou on the back. Suddenly, Kyoumatsou started hissing in anger. "Let go of her!" he yelled, lunging for Kikyou. "She's MINE!" "That's for Kikyou to decide!" Sesshoumaru retorted, grabbing Kikyou and jumping in the air. His whip appeared on the tips of his fingers and lashed at Kyoumatsou.
Suddenly, a dart hit Kikyou on the neck. "Augh!" Kikyou yelled. "I CAN'T MOVE!" Kyoumatsou suddenly started chuckling. "Yes! All I have to do is have a dart hit YOU and then I shall DOMINATE KIKYOU!" He yelled. All of a sudden, he started cackling.
"Sesshoumaru," Kikyou whispered. "Reach into my belt. Retrieve a blue potion and drink it. It will make you immune from paralyzing poisons." Sesshoumaru nodded and found the small, sharp vial and gulped it down. With good aiming, he threw the vial at Kyoumatsou. "HEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYH!" Kyoumatsou screamed in pain.
Kikyou twitched a little bit and moved her leg. "I can move again," She thought, as she jumped out of Sesshoumaru's arms, hovering in mid-air. "Kyoumatsou!" Kikyou yelled, as her eyes turned white-blue. "I believe you have something that is MINE." "Yours?" Kyoumatsou said flabbergasted at Kikyou's new appearance. "Yes," Kikyou said impatiently. "…What?" Kyoumatsou said. Kikyou held out her hand. "GIVE IT BACK!" Kikyou yelled, making Kyoumatsou jump. "RETURN MY SHIKON JEWEL SHARDS! RETURN IT NOW!" Her mop of purple flailed about her face. "The Shikon shards?" Kyoumatsou exclaimed. "Are you CRAZY! HELL NO I WILL NOT GIVE THAT UP!"
"Then we will have to take it by FORCE," Kikyou said dangerously, as she returned to her regular appearance and she pulled out her katana. "Blast of vengeance!" Her blade glowed blood red, as the beam blasted at Kyoumatsou to the opposing wall. "Oof!" he groaned. He threw another one of his sharp cards, slicing one of Kikyou's bra straps. "Ooh la la!" Kyoumatsou said, raising his eyebrows up and down.
Kikyou blew up at that point. Her katana turned into her iron fan. "Dancing waters!" The pool glowed white then a HUGE tidal wave swept all three of them off their feet. Kikyou and Sesshoumaru floated up in the air. "Tornado of the suijin (water god/goddess)…" The water swirled into a whirlpool and spun around and around.
Kyoumatsou screamed like his heart was stabbed and twisted with a pitchfork. "Let's finish it off," Kikyou said. 2 whips appeared at both of Sesshoumaru's hands. Forging them together turned it into a lighting bolt. 2 lighting orbs appeared at Kikyou's palms. Putting them together turned them into the thunder arrow and bow. Both readied their weapons. "Die," They said in unison, launching the attack.
Light filled the room. Sesshoumaru grabbed Kikyou and threw her into the cave where they met Kyoumatsou. Sesshoumaru hugged Kikyou tight and protected her in the corner. An explosion rocked the room.
To be continued…
