A/N: Still the usual… For the grammar and stuff… see chapter 1. Standard disclaimer applies. I own Mikami, Aoshi and Sasami.
Episode 15:
The fight begins at Naraku's.
Dark… as usual. But I'm awake. :sniffs: What is this place? Smells like a dungeon:sits up: OOoooww! My head!
"Mikami-san! Thank Kami that you're awake!"
This voice! I crash my hand against a face. It's Kagome! I grab her face with my both hands. The girl seems relieved.
"Kagome-san! Where are we? What is this place? Is it a dungeon?"
"Yes, it is. Naraku kidnapped us… He's using us as bait. How do you feel? Is your head better? You received quite a smack…"
Oh, I think I remember something… The bees, that awful scent, the children running at me, the rock I threw… Sesshomaru falling on top of us… a funny explosion and that bee taking me from under Sesshomaru… Aoshi… where is my baby-pup?
"I remember… Aoshi is with you? He… He was in my arms, and…"
"Aoshi isn't here… :holds Mikami: Relax! Mikami-san! He's not in the dungeon or in this castle. You came out of the hut, but Aoshi wasn't with you at the time: after you threw that rock, the saimyoushou charged at you, Sesshomaru got into the way and covered you with his body at the same time when that bee drop some kind of stinky bomb. I think he passed out, because that was when the saimyoushou picked you up, but I believe that…"
"He didn't pass out."
"What?"
"Sesshomaru… he was awake, he said…"
I rub my wrist. Sesshomaru grab me by my wrist while he fought the big bee somehow. I grabbed him back, I think I grabbed his tail or arm. That was when…
flashback
":pants: Don't let go of me! I won't let go of you:coughs violently:"
"Sesshomaru, you're hurt!"
":coughs: Damn It Mikami, Stay with me… don't let :coughs: go of my :cough: arm…"
Bomb explodes
"Arrgg:coughs violently:"
"Sesshomaru!"
":coughs violently: I'll :coughs: get you… :passes out:"
End of flashback
That was when I hit my head against something. That means…
"Mikami-san? Are you all right?"
":confuse: My baby…? My Sesshomaru…"
"I… don't know what to say: Aoshi is safe, that's for sure, but… about Sesshomaru :shrugs: I don't know." She explains.
I stand up. I pace all over the place until I hit walls. I touch the walls and inspect them. Where is the door? Where is the door? I need to get out of here. Sesshomaru passed out, I don't like how his coughing sounded like, I Need to Know How Is My Baby!… I don't know why I need to gather my baby-pup in my arms…
"Mikami-san! Relax… Don't worry: Sesshomaru is hard to kill, believe me, I saw how Inu-chan chopped his arm and he survived that awful wound, not to mention others!" She says as she tries to hold me still.
"No, no, no: we need to get out of here. I need to go to my husband, my baby-pup, Rin-chan… I Need It: you don't understand!"
"But…"
"You can't understand how I feel!" Damn t, my eyes stings. I don't need to cry, not now! "You'll understand it once you become a mother… That gas was poisonous… my husband could be…"
"Don't say it! Not out loud." She spats. "You're right, I can't understand you… I saw Shippo dragging Rin out of the danger, Sasami helped and took them somewhere else. Kirara dragged Sesshomaru… It takes a lot to kill him :smiles in sympathy: It takes a lot to kill my Inu-chan too."
I cover my mouth, I must control the knot that I feel in my throat. This is the first time that Sesshomaru gets bad wounded. I'm worry, Kagome may be right, but I can't help to be worry. The girl hugs me and suddenly I feel myself crying…
…Wait a minute…
…
… She's crying too.
"What is it?" I ask her. I cough a little: that helps me to regain composure.
"Inu-Yasha… I saw him running to the village when the saimyoushou were taking us away. He tried to rescue us… but one of those bombs exploded at his feet and he never came out… he's allergic to strong scents… :cries: I'm also scared…"
I hug the girl. This Mikami was being a little bit selfish here. She may not understand how do I feel as a wife and mother, but her boyfriend, as she calls my brother-in-law, could be sharing the same fate that my family. And that couple was made in heaven.
Being the older of the two… I must be brave for her too.
"Stand up, Kagome. Crying isn't going to help us now."
"Huh?"
"Can you show me and lead me to the door?"
"Mikami:rubs eyes: What are you thinking?"
"Well girl. Is it obvious that our men can't do anything for themselves without us." I say, trying to inspire some security. "We need to find a way to get out of here."
"But… But… They'll come to rescue us!"
"I know. But never trust a man to do a women's job!"
"Er… you sound like a feminist!"
"A what?"
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flashback
"So huntress, you know what to do?"
"Hai, Inutaisho-sama. And please, my name is Sango!"
"Then, Sango-san: Do you think you can manage?"
":grins: I was the best Taiji-Ya in my village. Piece of pie."
"Good luck, then. We'll divert the attention to us."
"Hai."
End of flashback
The group gathered at the unguarded castle door. Jaken, panting, pointed at the empty sentries and at the big yard in front of the main entrance. Inu-Yasha growled and assumed a fight stance for the millionth time that day.
"The ladies are here, masters. When this humble servant left, they were taking them to the dungeons." He explained, bowing.
Inutaisho twitched one ear, which was acknowledged by Sango and she nodded in agreement. The rest of the group also noticed these actions, but ignored it. Sango fixed Hiraikotsu on her back and checked on her sword.
"Watch your back, dear Sango-sama." Miroku murmured the Houshi when she was leaving.
"Always, Houshi-sama." Sango whispered back.
The Taiji-Ya left the group and none look at her while she ran. Inu-Yasha cracked his knuckles and growled.
"Naraku's stench is all over the place. Or what it seems to be Naraku."
"Isn't." Sesshomaru said calmly. "I believe that is one of his stupid dolls. :disdain: Coward. But his so called daughters and other minions are here."
"But Kohaku." Whispered Miroku.
"Never, in my almost 740 years, I faced such a coward enemy. But I have to grant him something: the guy is smart." Said Inutaisho. Everybody groaned. That fact was true, and each one of them knows it. "Let's go inside: Jaken, you may leave."
"As you wish, your highness."
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Hmm. They arrived early. The girl's kidnapping was a good motivator. I watch through this window how those filthy dogs and monk crosses the main entrance. Good thing that I released my offsprings… and good thing that I hinted Kagura that Sesshomaru's wife is in the dungeons. :picks a bee:
"Are your big brothers back?"
"Bzz, Bzzz!"
"Good. Send number 1 to the main entrance: we have visitors."
The saimyoushou flies away. I walk to the main hall. :hears: Hmm, looks like my visitors found their way in. And judging for the sound of that… Inu-Yasha already broke something.
"NARAKU! WHERE ARE YOU, PEST?"
This Naraku feels honored. The hanyou remembered my name. I find Number 1 flying to the main hall, and he enters before me. I hear the gasp from the group when my beautiful creation shows them his splendor. The buzzing must be annoying for the dog's sensitive ears.
I walk calmly and I show myself to them. Inu-Yasha is growling and he seems about to jump any minute to tore off my throat. Sesshomaru is standing there, with that freaking face of his… that one in the middle must be Inutaisho. He looks like a mixture of his sons… with bushy hair…
"Where is Kagome, You BASTARD? I swear that if You Did Touch a Single Hair on Her Head…"
"Easy, pup." The new dog says, with an eerie calm face. "So, you're Naraku?"
"So? The dragon's food came to my humble home to fix the problem that his puppies couldn't solve by themselves?" I ask back.
Inutaisho's temper was famous for being very volatile in battle. The guy could be both, cold and hot. I have heard stories that tell that in several occasions, a single taunt could screw his elaborated tactics and plans.
And judging for the color in Inutaisho's and Inu-Yasha's faces… I think that those stories were true and that Inu-Yasha really did inherit his father's temper. Sesshomaru halts his father and the monk halts the hanyou.
This could be interesting.
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We have been trying for half an hour and nothing happens. But Mikami is determinate to break those joints. I think we were just plain luck that he joints were on our side of the door. When Mikami found them, she made me look for a rock and she been hitting the joints since then… no avail.
Click!
"Huh? The door opened!" Mikami says, dropping the rock.
"I don't like this. This could be a trap!"
":stands up: Well, we'll have to check that out."
"But…"
"But nothing! You have your bow there?"
"No… and even if I have it, I can't use it. My forearms stings like hell."
"Hmm. Well, give me your hand and let's get out of here…"
I take Mikami's arm and I lead her out of the cell. There is a long hallway here. Lucky me that I remember which way: I turn to my right and walk with caution. I'm not only trying to get out of here, but I also am leading a blind person.
A unique one: this woman had more courage and determination in her that many of the normal people I've known. After this, I really understand how come she ended up marrying Sesshomaru.
"Going somewhere?"
Mikami tightens her grip on my hands and shoves me behind her. I release myself from her grasp and stand beside her. Kagura is here, supporting herself on the wall, grinning at us. I can see Mikami scowling.
"I know your voice. You're the one that kidnapped my baby-pup!"
"Wow. The blind knows who I am. I'm flattered."
"Not a happy thought if you ask me."
"What do you want Kagura?" I spat. Damn, Why did I loose my weapons? Grrr! I need my arrows so badly!
"Only your skins… By the way: have you met my friends?" She says as if commenting on the weather.
Mikami grabs my arm and tries to shove me behind her back again. I stare straight ahead. I can see at least 10 persons, walking funnily.
"These prisoners died here."
This is so sick. Kagura s using the dancing corpse attack and we're helpless!
To Be Continued.
By
Misao-CG.
PS: This chapter took me an AGE to write. Now, if you're so kind, press that little 'submit a review' button and I'll be forever happy!
