A/N: Hey! Well, about time I got a load of chappies comin' in, eh? Heh, well, I hope that you guys are satisfied with my latest chapter...stay tuned for more. xD
Chapter five: Meet Myouga the flea.
Kagome was bent over Inuyasha's still and bloody body, crystaline tears dripping onto his red haori. Her hands clutched onto the fabric tightly, as if the mere cloth were her only lifeline. "Inuyasha..." She whispered, bringing his hand in both of hers and placing it against her cheek,
"Ka-Kagome..." She heart a faint mumble, she looked to Inuyasha to find him looking back awkwardly, though his lips were tilted up to form a crooked smile. She just cried harder.
"Inuyasha! I thought you were dead, how did you--?" He shook his head, cutting her question off. He sat up slowly, wincing even then from the pain he was put under. Kagome was near devastated, wanting to help, but not knowing what she could do. Inuyasha was like the only family she ever had, obviously her parents didn't care--wanting to marry her off to Sesshoumaru.
Then, her instincts washed over her, "Lie down." She ordered in a stern voice, not very sure she was capable of a stern voice. Inuyasha complied anyways, lying down and closing his eyes. Kagome laid both hands over the wound, and felt the same energy as before course through her, but yet somehow it was different. She wanted to help Inuyasha so badly, her miko powers had taken control and healed him.
She gaped at his wound, only...there was no wound! Inuyasha gazed at her in bewilderment, "But...how?" He asked dumbfoundedly, trying to figure out how she had managed to fix the wound right up, not even a scar. She shook her head, in denial,
"I don't know..." She mumbled. Inuyasha stood, bringing Kagome with him,
"Well, whatever happened, I'm glad you're okay." He stated in a gruff voice, obviously blushing. She giggled at his statement, nodding. He snorted, as if to take away a bit of the embarassment, "Well, now that I'm healed...we should be able to get inside the castle," He gazed to it solomly, he had gotten away from it, and now he was going back, "So lets go."
He tugged her along, until the great looming walls of the castle were close enough to touch. There was where he stopped. Kagome looked up to him in confusion, "Inuyasha, why are we just standing here?" She asked,
He shrugged, pulling her along the sides of the castle, seemingly pushing every brick along the way. When he passed one, and felt it go inwards, he snapped his head towards it with a grin, "I've found it!" He yelped, pushing it in further. Kagome eyed him suspiciously,
"You've found what?" She asked curiously, moving to take a sneek peek at what he was doing. The wall moved inwards slowly, dust falling off the edges and making Inuyasha raise his arm to cover his nose and mouth. After the dust cleared he responded,
"I've found my secret entrance." He said, pulling her into the secret pathway, telling her how to close the 'door'. He led her up a flight of stairs, yet they had to be single file, for it was narrow. Kagome saw various spyholes, filtering light through--though not enough for suitable lighting.
"Inuyasha? When will we get to where we're going--and isn't this breaking in?" She asked nervously, glancing around herself. He chuckled, and didn't respond. When they got to the end of the stairway though, he motioned for her to be quiet, and peeked through the spyhole. She shifted on the stairs, waiting for him to finish whatever it was he was doing.
He turned, and whispered to her, "Kagome, wait here, I'll be right back. If anything alerts you, or you see someone coming--other than me, get away from here and out of the castle." He said, smiling reassuringly, she nodded slowly, trying to take in what exactly was happening here.
He pulled a key from his haori, fitting it into the lock and slipping through the door, closing it behind him. Kagome fidgeted nervously, every few seconds glancing through the spyhole. Soon enough, she got annoyed of doing such, and sat promply on the stairs.
# A while later... #
She was nodding off to sleep, not alerted by anything and still tired from their walk. Her chin was supported by the back of her hand, which led down her arm to her elbow, supported by her knee. She was observing her surroundings peacefully, before hearing voices. At first they sounded as if they were coming from behind her, and she jumped up, before noticing it came from the nearest spyhole, a bit of a ways down the stairs.
She scampered down to it, peeking through,
"But Master Inuyasha!" She heard a voice squeak,
"Feh! I can take care of myself, Myouga." Inuyasha said. She noted the name Myouga, and continued listening. "Just don't tell my old man...or my 'brother'." He ordered, she saw a flea, jumping up and down frustratedly,
"But Master Inuyasha! Y--" He started, but was taken between Inuyasha's fingers and squashed, falling into the floor with a paper-thin body. Inuyasha snorted,
"Yeah, yeah Myouga, you're going to be the only one to know about this." He threatened, and walked out of the spyholes view. She heard the flea sigh,
"Oh dear, Master Sesshoumaru will not be pleased at all with this new arrangement..." Kagome narrowed her eyes, Sesshoumaru...what did he have to do with Inuyasha? She squeaked as her hand pushed onto something and she tumbled through the wall.
"Eep!" She touched down, skidding across the floor and almost squishing the poor old flea once again. She stared, and the flea jumped nervously,
"You must be the girl Master Inuyasha mentioned! Oh dear, oh my!" The flea pronounced, before Kagome swiped him up from the floor, sitting back on her heels.
"Hush!" She yelped at him, glancing around, "Please, don't mention this to anyone, especially not Inuyasha!" She pleaded. Myouga nodded, though looking wary. "Thank you!" She heard footsteps on the floor,
"Where is that stupid flea?" She heard a dark voice mutter, steely to any emotion. She gasped, it must be Sesshoumaru! She dropped Myouga onto the floor and hurried back through the wall, or door, closing it tightly behind her. Sesshoumaru entered the room not long after, "There you are, what is all this commotion." He said sharply, not even sounding like a question, yet a question none-the-less.
The flea cleared his throat, "Lord Sesshoumaru! I was just looking through the many books in the library!" He said, in an almost pleading voice. Sesshoumaru looked at him cooly,
"Well, even if you were...you have actual work to do." The flea shuddered, "Rin is in her room, look after her, I'm leaving to take care of an affair in the Southern Lands." Kagome gasped from her hiding place, those were her lands!
Sesshoumaru looked sharply right to where the secret passage was, his sensitive hearing picking up the gasp. Kagome was frozen to the spot, terrifed that Sesshoumaru had heard her. He walked briskly to the wall, and pushed on a panel, the passage opening to reveal Kagome, he rose a perfectly formed eyebrow.
"Kagome...well, how nice to see you here."
A/N: Yet another cliffie, though this one is long, and cliffie-er! ...Erm, enough of my rambling. Don't kill me! -Hides-
Small Skit:
Inuyasha: Wench! Where the hell is my Ramen!?
Me: -Glares- Why should I tell you!?
Inuyasha: Because if you don't...I quit!
Me: -Stares- ...