A/N: WOOT WOOT! Third chappie!
Oh, hey guys and gals I have a question. . . Sesshoumaru can fly, can't he? I mean, I've seen him fly a few times, like when he got his arm chopped off. You people remember that episode, right? The part where he flew was when Inuyasha charged but missed and then Sesshoumaru wrapped him in his lil' furry thing. Then he says, "How can you think, that with your dirty blood, you are my equal?" He was sorta flying then, right? He looked like it to me! Well anyway, the point is that if he flew in that episode, then he can fly in my fanfic, okay?
Enjoy!
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Save Me
Chapter 3: Searching
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Inuyasha dashed through trees and over rocks, following his brother's scent. Why in the world would Sesshoumaru, of all people, kidnap Kagome? (No time to think of that now,) Inuyasha thought. (I've just got to find Kagome.)
Miroku's words still echoed in his head: "Perhaps it was Naraku."
What did he mean by that? If it was Naraku, then he would've just attacked. Naraku would have no need for Kagome. (But then again,) Inuyasha pondered, (neither does Sesshoumaru.)
Suddenly he remembered something.
"Damn."
His brother's scent had led him to a large river. He had lost their scent due to the flow of the water. Sesshoumaru and Kagome had either crossed the river, or traveled downstream to wash away their trail.
Either way, Inuyasha had lost them.
He dropped to his knees and punched the dirt.
"I'll kill you for this, Sesshoumaru. . ."
*~*~*~*
"Miroku, what did you mean earlier when you said that maybe it was Naraku?"
Miroku looked at the kitsune sitting on his shoulder and tightened his grip on his staff around Sango's waist.
"I was simply wondering if perhaps it was Naraku disguised as Sesshoumaru," Miroku informed Shippo.
Sango, who was in her armor, looked over her shoulder at Miroku. "But wouldn't Inuyasha still be able to recognize Naraku's scent? Sure, Naraku is powerful, but I don't think he's strong enough to hide his smell."
"I suppose you're right." Miroku cupped his chin in deep thought. "But what would Sesshoumaru want with Kagome? Surely he's not planning to use her powers like Kouga did."
Sango gripped Kirara's fur. "And we definitely know Naraku wouldn't use her for that. Not only does he despise Kagome because of her sacred arrows, but he has nearly all of the Shikon Jewel. So maybe it really WAS Sesshoumaru."
Kirara swerved down into the trees and landed right in front of Inuyasha, who was sulking slowly back from the river. He looked up at the small group.
"Did you find Kagome?" Shippo asked hopefully.
"Inuyasha sighed, "No. Their trail led me straight to a river." He pointed behind him with his thumb to indicate that that was where the river was. "I lost them." he slumped to the ground and sat cross-legged.
Miroku and Sango hopped off of Kirara. Shippo jumped over to Inuyasha and looked up at his sad face.
"Come on, Inuyasha!" he insisted. "You can't give up now! Let's keep looking for her!"
Kirara, still in her large demon form, shuffled over to Inuyasha and curled up behind him, supporting his back. Inuyasha patted her head.
"Do. . . do you think he. . .killed her?" Inuyasha whispered.
Sango was surprised by his question. "Inuyasha! How could you even THINK such a thing! If you didn't smell her blood then she's still alive." When Inuyasha remained silent, she started to worry. She asked quietly, "You didn't smell her blood, right?"
He sighed again. "No. But there's other ways of killing people that don't include using sharp objects."
"Let's go!" Shippo persisted.
"Where should we start?" Inuyasha asked depressingly.
"It doesn't really matter where we start," Miroku said. "Shippo is right: we can't just give up. Speaking of giving up. . ." He crouched down in front of Inuyasha and narrowed his eyes. "It is quite unlike you to just give up. What's with you?"
"Face, Miroku. Keep your face at a distance," Inuyasha joked, standing up. "Look, it's pointless to try and follow their trail. It was washed away at the river, remember?"
Miroku stood up. "Follow your nose."
"I just told you-!"
"If they crossed the river, you can pick up their scent on the other side, can you not? Have you tried THAT yet?"
"Uh, well no. . . not really," Inuyasha stuttered.
Miroku sighed. "Somehow I always knew your brother was smarter than you."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"LET GO OF ME!"
Sesshoumaru tightened his grip on the teenage girl. "Would you stop being so noisy?" he asked calmly.
"Noisy? NOISY?!" Kagome shouted, kicking her legs around wildly. She held on tight to Sesshoumaru's only arm so she wouldn't fall. "I'll show you noisy! "INUY-!"
Sesshoumaru grabbed her wrist and dropped her. Kagome screamed, but then she realized Sesshoumaru was still holding on to her, she was just dangling in mid-air.
Without looking anywhere but ahead of him, Sesshoumaru asked quite boredly, "Would you have me let you go here?"
"Kagome looked down at the treetops whizzing by underneath her. She gulped, summoned up all of her courage, and said bravely, "Yes."
Sesshoumaru smirked evilly and loosed his grip, still not looking at the girl, who was screaming yet again.
"I would be happy to drop you here, and then take you head-"
"OKAY! I'LL SHUT UP!"
He finally looked down at her and pulled her back up to his chest. He wrapped his arm around her waist and held her to his body firmly under her ribs. Kagome shut her eyes tight, trying to avoid seeing the distance between her and the ground.
"I'mgonnadieI'mgonnadieI'mgonnadie. . ." she mumbled to herself.
"Yes, you are," Sesshoumaru stated. Kagome was filled with fear, up until his next words.
"But not by MY hands."
*~*~*~*~*
"MIROKU!!"
Sango, Shippo, and Miroku rode on Kirara and met up with Inuyasha, who had gone pretty far from the river and was now infuriated.
They landed and Inuyasha was right up in Miroku's face.
"They crossed the river," he mimicked Miroku's words in a squeaky voice, then shouted, "Yeah? THEN WHY THE HELL CAN'T I PICK UP THEIR SCENT?!"
The wind shifted direction.
"Perhaps-" Miroku began, but Inuyasha cut him off.
"Perhaps? STOP USING THAT WORD!" He took a deep breath through his nose to calm himself down, but then a familiar aroma caught his attention.
"Inuyasha, what-" Sango began asking, but Inuyasha silenced her with a gesture of his hand. He sniffed in again and then sprang to the top of a tree and let the wind blow in his face. He closed his eyes and breathed in heavily the familiar scent of Kagome.
"I'll save you, my dear Kagome."
*~*~*~*~*~*
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A/N: OoOoOo. . . he called her 'dear'. ^_^ Yay! So, I bet you're sayin "Oooh, what's next?" Aren't ya? Huh, huh, are ya, are ya? Well, read the next chappie that'll be up in a week or so and you'll find out! XD Well, please review! *Really hyper*
Thank you, everyone, for reviewing! That's the most reviews I've ever gotten! And I promise that the next chapter is longer then all of these chappies have been, kay? So hang in there!
Oh, hey guys and gals I have a question. . . Sesshoumaru can fly, can't he? I mean, I've seen him fly a few times, like when he got his arm chopped off. You people remember that episode, right? The part where he flew was when Inuyasha charged but missed and then Sesshoumaru wrapped him in his lil' furry thing. Then he says, "How can you think, that with your dirty blood, you are my equal?" He was sorta flying then, right? He looked like it to me! Well anyway, the point is that if he flew in that episode, then he can fly in my fanfic, okay?
Enjoy!
*-*
Save Me
Chapter 3: Searching
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Inuyasha dashed through trees and over rocks, following his brother's scent. Why in the world would Sesshoumaru, of all people, kidnap Kagome? (No time to think of that now,) Inuyasha thought. (I've just got to find Kagome.)
Miroku's words still echoed in his head: "Perhaps it was Naraku."
What did he mean by that? If it was Naraku, then he would've just attacked. Naraku would have no need for Kagome. (But then again,) Inuyasha pondered, (neither does Sesshoumaru.)
Suddenly he remembered something.
"Damn."
His brother's scent had led him to a large river. He had lost their scent due to the flow of the water. Sesshoumaru and Kagome had either crossed the river, or traveled downstream to wash away their trail.
Either way, Inuyasha had lost them.
He dropped to his knees and punched the dirt.
"I'll kill you for this, Sesshoumaru. . ."
*~*~*~*
"Miroku, what did you mean earlier when you said that maybe it was Naraku?"
Miroku looked at the kitsune sitting on his shoulder and tightened his grip on his staff around Sango's waist.
"I was simply wondering if perhaps it was Naraku disguised as Sesshoumaru," Miroku informed Shippo.
Sango, who was in her armor, looked over her shoulder at Miroku. "But wouldn't Inuyasha still be able to recognize Naraku's scent? Sure, Naraku is powerful, but I don't think he's strong enough to hide his smell."
"I suppose you're right." Miroku cupped his chin in deep thought. "But what would Sesshoumaru want with Kagome? Surely he's not planning to use her powers like Kouga did."
Sango gripped Kirara's fur. "And we definitely know Naraku wouldn't use her for that. Not only does he despise Kagome because of her sacred arrows, but he has nearly all of the Shikon Jewel. So maybe it really WAS Sesshoumaru."
Kirara swerved down into the trees and landed right in front of Inuyasha, who was sulking slowly back from the river. He looked up at the small group.
"Did you find Kagome?" Shippo asked hopefully.
"Inuyasha sighed, "No. Their trail led me straight to a river." He pointed behind him with his thumb to indicate that that was where the river was. "I lost them." he slumped to the ground and sat cross-legged.
Miroku and Sango hopped off of Kirara. Shippo jumped over to Inuyasha and looked up at his sad face.
"Come on, Inuyasha!" he insisted. "You can't give up now! Let's keep looking for her!"
Kirara, still in her large demon form, shuffled over to Inuyasha and curled up behind him, supporting his back. Inuyasha patted her head.
"Do. . . do you think he. . .killed her?" Inuyasha whispered.
Sango was surprised by his question. "Inuyasha! How could you even THINK such a thing! If you didn't smell her blood then she's still alive." When Inuyasha remained silent, she started to worry. She asked quietly, "You didn't smell her blood, right?"
He sighed again. "No. But there's other ways of killing people that don't include using sharp objects."
"Let's go!" Shippo persisted.
"Where should we start?" Inuyasha asked depressingly.
"It doesn't really matter where we start," Miroku said. "Shippo is right: we can't just give up. Speaking of giving up. . ." He crouched down in front of Inuyasha and narrowed his eyes. "It is quite unlike you to just give up. What's with you?"
"Face, Miroku. Keep your face at a distance," Inuyasha joked, standing up. "Look, it's pointless to try and follow their trail. It was washed away at the river, remember?"
Miroku stood up. "Follow your nose."
"I just told you-!"
"If they crossed the river, you can pick up their scent on the other side, can you not? Have you tried THAT yet?"
"Uh, well no. . . not really," Inuyasha stuttered.
Miroku sighed. "Somehow I always knew your brother was smarter than you."
*~*~*~*~*~*
"LET GO OF ME!"
Sesshoumaru tightened his grip on the teenage girl. "Would you stop being so noisy?" he asked calmly.
"Noisy? NOISY?!" Kagome shouted, kicking her legs around wildly. She held on tight to Sesshoumaru's only arm so she wouldn't fall. "I'll show you noisy! "INUY-!"
Sesshoumaru grabbed her wrist and dropped her. Kagome screamed, but then she realized Sesshoumaru was still holding on to her, she was just dangling in mid-air.
Without looking anywhere but ahead of him, Sesshoumaru asked quite boredly, "Would you have me let you go here?"
"Kagome looked down at the treetops whizzing by underneath her. She gulped, summoned up all of her courage, and said bravely, "Yes."
Sesshoumaru smirked evilly and loosed his grip, still not looking at the girl, who was screaming yet again.
"I would be happy to drop you here, and then take you head-"
"OKAY! I'LL SHUT UP!"
He finally looked down at her and pulled her back up to his chest. He wrapped his arm around her waist and held her to his body firmly under her ribs. Kagome shut her eyes tight, trying to avoid seeing the distance between her and the ground.
"I'mgonnadieI'mgonnadieI'mgonnadie. . ." she mumbled to herself.
"Yes, you are," Sesshoumaru stated. Kagome was filled with fear, up until his next words.
"But not by MY hands."
*~*~*~*~*
"MIROKU!!"
Sango, Shippo, and Miroku rode on Kirara and met up with Inuyasha, who had gone pretty far from the river and was now infuriated.
They landed and Inuyasha was right up in Miroku's face.
"They crossed the river," he mimicked Miroku's words in a squeaky voice, then shouted, "Yeah? THEN WHY THE HELL CAN'T I PICK UP THEIR SCENT?!"
The wind shifted direction.
"Perhaps-" Miroku began, but Inuyasha cut him off.
"Perhaps? STOP USING THAT WORD!" He took a deep breath through his nose to calm himself down, but then a familiar aroma caught his attention.
"Inuyasha, what-" Sango began asking, but Inuyasha silenced her with a gesture of his hand. He sniffed in again and then sprang to the top of a tree and let the wind blow in his face. He closed his eyes and breathed in heavily the familiar scent of Kagome.
"I'll save you, my dear Kagome."
*~*~*~*~*~*
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A/N: OoOoOo. . . he called her 'dear'. ^_^ Yay! So, I bet you're sayin "Oooh, what's next?" Aren't ya? Huh, huh, are ya, are ya? Well, read the next chappie that'll be up in a week or so and you'll find out! XD Well, please review! *Really hyper*
Thank you, everyone, for reviewing! That's the most reviews I've ever gotten! And I promise that the next chapter is longer then all of these chappies have been, kay? So hang in there!
