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Finding What Was Lost
By: Sanci J
Chapter 7: Kidnapped
Last Chapter...
Shippou had just huddled into a ball when he heard footsteps behind him. He still couldn't smell who it was, but he guessed it was Kagome. 'Kagome! She's come to get me!' he thought happily, his eyes shining.
End of Last Chapter.
As Miroku slept, he was plagued with strange dreams of a woman singing. It was the same voice he had thought he had heard earlier. He woke up in a sweat for the third time already in confusion. 'I am being haunted by this woman...but why? I have the sudden urge to get up and walk into the forest. I don't remember the words that were being sung. Could it be Sango calling out to me for help? No, no...Lady Sango would never do that. Whatever battle she is encountering, she would fight it alone. That's how she is.'
Sighing, he got out of his covers and walked to the window. It was still raining. The weather seemed worse before. He could bet they would have lots to clean up after it ended and after every member in their group was safe.
He took a cloth out of the bowl of water he had next to him and washed his sweaty face. He was upset to see that he would be delayed still by the weather.
His feet became chilled on the cold hard ground and he grabbed his dark kimono and put it over his bare chest. 'What if Lady Sango is in trouble, though? Or Shippou? What if they need help?' he frowned angrily, and grabbed his staff. 'I should have gone! I should have tried! They could be dying now, and I can't help them.' His body tightened as he grabbed the loaf of bread. He put it in his now dry kimono and walked softly out of the room to the door, so he wouldn't wake Kaede up. He slipped his sandals on gently making sure he was quiet. Just as he reached the door, Kaede walked into the room.
"Ye will need this to shield ye from the harsh rain."
Miroku pivoted around and saw Kaede holding onto a pole that had green cloth covering at the top. "This-what was it called again? Isn't that one of the items Kagome brought last time she was here?" he asked.
"It is called an umbrella. Do ye know how to use it?"
"I don't think so."
"I remember." She pressed her fingers upward and all of a sudden the green cloth flew up, startling them both. "And that...is how ye open it. This...is how ye close it." She showed him how and he tested it a couple of times until he got used to it. Before he could disappear out the door, Kaede stopped him, putting her bony hand on his shoulder. "Be careful...and make sure you come back."
He nodded his thanks. "I will." He touched her hand. "I will find them, and we will all come back." He assured her, and then disappeared into the raging storm.
Kaede sadly returned to her brew she had begun to help locate Shippou instead of going back to sleep. "Please come back Inuyasha and Kagome. We need you both here." She whispered, sitting down.
'I...I have to find shelter.' Sango thought, holding her boomerang over her head to protect her from the rain and winds. 'But what about Shippou? I can't desert him out here. He could be very close. I'm sure Kagome is very worried about him...I wonder how she took the news.' Sango knew it was getting closer to sunrise-or just to morning, because it didn't look like the sun was going to come out anytime soon. She had to find some shelter first to rest. Then, when daylight approaches, she could continue her search. Her stomach growled, making her groan. 'I need food.' She put her hand in her kimono and sighed when she felt the bread. Taking it out, she noticed most of it was soggy. She couldn't eat that part so she tore it off and dropped it on the ground. She hungrily ate the little bit that was left, then continued on walking, wishing she was with one of her friends. 'Miroku.' She thought without thinking and mentally cursed him, disgusted. 'I cannot believe I am even thinking of him! He is useless and selfish, and he let me believe he had feelings for me!' Her face tightened angrily. She wasn't paying attention to where she was walking when she stepped on some slippery rocks, only to slip and fall, Hiraikotsu dropping on her.
"Ahh!" she cried as pain encased her left leg. She tried to move it, but it was too painful. The rain fell into her eyes and she couldn't see so she felt her way to the hurt leg and held it. She gripped it, and screamed when a sharp pain ran through her body. She felt something warm on her leg. Blood.
She started breathing harder in panic. 'I'm bleeding and I can't move my leg without being in pain! I'm going to die here...aren't I?'
No. She wouldn't.
She forced herself to sit up, and that wasn't painful. The cut didn't seem too bad. She could make it to shelter. When she tried to stand, lifting her boomerang, a pain so harsh and cold flared up and she fell back down, moaning.
Closing her eyes, she went unconscious.
Inuyasha stared outside where the sun would be setting soon, but he guessed it wouldn't because it was still raining. In a couple of hours they would be back in the feudal era. He was worried about his friends, and Kagome. She had woken up to a second nightmare about fifteen minutes ago, and with his comforting, she fell right back to sleep. One nightmare was usual for a night, but two? And she had told him they were the same ones...but she still couldn't remember them. Only that they involved her friends. Could something have happened back there? Was Naraku sending her these dreams to torture her? No...he couldn't be. They were in her time, and Naraku didn't know Kagome lived in another era.
He glanced at Kagome, who was sleeping peacefully on her bed once again. He was sitting on the floor next to the window, hoping the storm would let up. He wished he could help her. And he wished he were hanyou again. 'I hate being so weak!' he sat there staring outside until he leaned against the wall, falling into a light sleep.
Miroku stepped over mud puddles, holding onto the umbrella for dear life while calling for Sango and Shippou. 'Where are they?' He thought and he frowned in worry. 'Lady Kaede was right about this umbrella thing. It does help keep the water off.' He was glad Kaede hadn't put up a fight about him going. 'It doesn't matter now. ' He shivered, and he noticed his feet began to turn red. 'Grrr...' A
ll of a sudden the wind picked up and Miroku was pushed back. He put the umbrella in front of him to block the raging wind and shoved his way through, when he saw footprints. They looked like Sango's, but he wasn't sure. He didn't want to venture too far into the forest because he could get lost. The rain slowed down, but with the powerful wind, it hurt when he was hit directly in the face. Miroku winced and lifted the umbrella higher to cover his now soaked face. 'Where could Lady Sango have gone?' "Shippou! Lady Sango!" He stopped under a large tree to pause and listen, but the only thing he could hear was the pounding storm.
"Shippou!" He tried to think of where Shippou and Sango could have went to hide from the storm. "Sango!" Shippou probably would run up a tree for safety. That way he could see anyone who passed through. That is, of course, unless he found a warm cave first. At that thought, he shook his head evenly. 'If Shippou is as frightened as I think, he wouldn't aimlessly wander into a dark cave.' "Shippou!" he yelled upwards this time, trying to ignore how numb his feet were getting. "Shippou!" 'Please let them be safe, Kami.' He prayed.
A while later when his eyes began to droop, he saw that the rain had slowed to a soft mist and the wind died down. 'And Lady Sango? Where would she go?' She would either be in a cave, or stubbornly searching for Shippou. The thought of her searching for Shippou in the storm didn't sit well with him.
When the sun began to peek out, he remembered that he told Kaede he would return to wait for Inuyasha and Kagome to get back. "Lady Sango! Shippou!"
He started his journey back, and was surprised to see all the damage the storm brought with it. Branches were broken and lying everywhere. "Shippou! Lady Sango, answer me!"
There was no answer.
He frustratingly stepped over a massive tree trunk.
He closed the umbrella and continued on until he heard a noise.
Crack.
The first thing Sango noticed when she opened her eyes was the pain in her leg. She groaned, trying to make herself comfortable in the sheets, and closed her eyes again. 'Wait-sheets?! I'm lying on sheets?' Her eyes popped open, and she found herself looking at a large slab of rock. She lifted her torso up, using her arms to prop her up. 'Who brought me here? Where am I?' She spotted her boomerang a few feet away from her and reached as far as she could to grasp it, but couldn't reach it. Gritting her teeth against a flash of pain, she heard someone murmuring behind her. She caught her breath and slowly turned her head.
There was a man sleeping against a rock in the darkest corner of, what she noticed, was a cave. He was close enough though, to hear her if she made any noises. The man had dark blue hair that was a little longer than Miroku's, which was her guess since his hair was tied back. From the back, he looked a little older than her. He turned over, his face now facing hers, and she gasped, seeing that he was a full demon. His clothing was dark and there were no marks on his face, so she couldn't tell what kind of demon he was.
'I have to get out of here before he wakes up.' Sango lifted the blanket covering her to the side and saw that her left leg was bandaged tightly. There wasn't any blood seeping through either, which was a good sign. She kept her eyes on him as she carefully scooted to the wall, ignoring the slight ache in her leg. Leaning against the wall, she used it to help her stand up. She still stared at the demon as she slowly limped to her boomerang. She picked it up, noticing it felt a lot heavier than it did before. 'If he wakes up and tries something, I can at least defend myself better. I just hope that this leg doesn't give out.' She quietly limped her way to the opening of the cave. But she was confused. Why had a demon helped a human? 'Could he tell I am an exterminator? Even though, I am still a human. Why didn't he kill me when I was already down? Maybe he isn't an evil demon.' She stopped. 'No way, all demons are bad.'
She started limping again, and looked ahead at the fraction of light that grew larger with every step she took. Not looking at the ground, she tripped over a rock and shrieked. Flailing her arms, she dropped her boomerang and tried to regain her balance. 'Oh no!' She leaned on her left leg for support, but it was still too sore. It couldn't handle the extra pressure. It gave way and she moaned in pain as she fell back wards and was shocked when she didn't hit the floor. Her head flung back at the impact, and she gasped.
Partially in pain, and partially in shock.
Right in front of her face was the demon.
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