Chapter 25
Yuki and Hiro screeched to a halt in front of a dark, empty-looking house. Quickly, they jumped out of the car and ran around to the back where they saw Sesshoumaru plow into the earth. But as they ran into the gardens, they stopped suddenly as if they had collided with a brick wall.
"What the...hell..." Hiro gasped, clutching his chest.
Yuki gathered just enough energy to cast a barrier around him and his brother. "T-tokijin," he muttered through clenched teeth.
Naraku looked over to where the elves were. They were barely standing and obviously in great pain. "What's the matter, nature boys? You don't look so hot."
"Fuck...you," Yuki ground out. His eyes began to glow bright blue. "You are a filthy bastard, Naraku! How dare you lay your tainted hands on Kagome!"
By now, Hiro had sunk to his knees in the snow. He remembered what Yuki had said about the effects of Sesshoumaru's evil sword. How ironic that such an evil thing would be used to protect the holiest of mikos.
'Kagome,' Hiro whispered in her head, ' you must get Sesshoumaru to back off with the Tokijin. You are hurt but we can't get to you!'
Kagome heard Hiro's voice, but could do nothing. She was losing too much blood and was succumbing to the cold. Already she felt herself slipping into unconsciousness.
Sesshoumaru could sense Kagome's youkai slipping away. With a roar, he swung his sword, sending an arc of red energy at Naraku. Naraku hissed and jumped up onto the roof of his house.
He turned and knelt by Kagome. His powerful youkai eyes could see that life was again leaving her body.
Sesshoumaru couldn't have that. His tail, which had been unused since the 17th century, shot out and wrapped itself around her body.
Kagome felt her body being enveloped in a soft, fluffy warmth. She sighed and passed out.
Sesshoumaru, for his part, was alarmed to see so much blood. He wondered just what Naraku had done to his woman.
He tried calling to Tensaiga, but there was no response. Why hadn't he brought it with him?
"Sesshoumaru," one of the elves called out. He turned and saw that the dark-haired one named Hiro was the one speaking to him. "If you wish to save her, subdue the Tokijin's aura so that we may approach."
Sesshoumaru's first instinct was to take Kagome back to his house so that he may heal her. But something in the elf's tone forced him to listen. He extinguished the aura of the demon blade.
Hiro was the first to reach Kagome. Well, he was the only one to reach her. Sesshoumaru stopped Yuki with Tokijin's blade pointing at his throat. Yuki didn't move a muscle.
Hiro quickly lay his hands on her. His elegant hands glowed blue over her frail body. After a moment, he looked up at Sesshoumaru, who was still holding Yuki at sword point. "I've stopped the bleeding. But she has lost so much blood, it will be up to her to want to live."
While Hiro was talking to Sesshoumaru, Naraku watched them with amusement. They were all grouped together. Perfect!
He pounced.
A/N: Oh man guys, sorry this one is sooo short! But I couldn't find a good stopping place with a decent cliffie. Hee hee...
