AN: Hey guys, sorry it took so long to update. I just haven't been able to focus on anything. So, I'm updating. I can guarantee that it'll be good, but I can sure hope you still like it!! Oh, and I am a member of this website for writers. It's a lot of fun, really cool, it has tons of anime stuff, plus the people there are really nice, and you make really awesome friends! If you are interested, please let me know in your review, and I will post the link in the next chapter for you! It's really a lot of fun. Wells, enjoy! I'll do the replies at the end of the chapter.
Mandi
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha… but the characters you don't recognize are all mine! ::sticks tongue out:: just kidding!
Tension on High
Maki screamed, rushing into the hut. "Rei! Kei!" She pulled and threw the blankets in the air, grabbing for anything she could look under. With tear stained eyes, she looked back up at the others standing in the doorway. "They're…gone…"
Fumo cursed, his eyes falling onto the kimono Kaede had given to Nenene. Atio walked into the hut, pulling his wife into an embrace to keep her shaking form from falling on the ground. Kaede watched them cry, scream, and curse, feeling like doing the same herself. But she did not let a single tear fall down her face, not a single scream escapes her lungs, and not a single curse jump out of her mouth. She stood there watching them, her claws sinking into the wooded frame of the doorway.
Fumo looked up at her, seeing her eyes scanning the room, her claws digging into the wood, and her legs tremble. Walking over to her, he reached over to put a comforting hand on her shoulder, but once his finger touched her, she snapped, her hand slapping him.
He took a step back, and she blushed. "I'm so sorry!" She said quickly, looking down at his bleeding hand. She saw the cuts on his hand caused from her own claws. "I didn't mean to do that, I swear!" She said.
She reached over to try to stop the bleeding, but he pulled it away softly. She looked up at him, and he looked down at her, his eyes soft. "I know you didn't mean to. I'm all right. Promise."
She nodded, still feeling guilty, and turned to see Maki and Atio walking towards them. "Any sign of them?"
Tears filled in Maki's eyes, and Atio wrapped an arm around his wife. "There was no trace of them anywhere. They couldn't have left the hut, because we would have seen them leave."
"So, what happened to them?" Fumo asked.
Atio only shrugged. "I don't know. But I recommend we start searching for them."
Maki placed her hand on Atio's chest, turning her tear stained, blue eyes up to meet his. "I want Kei and Rei, Atio. I want them back with me. I want them in my arms."
Atio kissed her forehead, "I'll bring them back to you. I promise."
Kaede glanced around the empty hut, where her parents were sleeping in not moments ago. She could see the shapes still placed in the blankets on the floor of her parents' bodies. She could see her mother's belongings placed neatly in the corner, looking like decorations. Kaede could not hold back the emotions inside her. She felt as though she was choking, that her lungs were tightening, and her head was pounding. Her parents were gone, and she had no clue to where they went.
Kaede looked up at Fumo, seeing the same expression on his face. She could only imagine the pain he was feeling at that moment. He had already lost his wife, and he may have lost the one thing he had left in the world. There was no other pain stronger than what he was feeling.
"Do you fear for Nenene?" Kaede asked.
Without hesitation, Fumo replied, "no. I don't."
"Why not?"
He glanced down, giving her a warm smile. "Because she is with your parents and mine. If our families could fight off the great Naraku, then they will be able to protect the children."
Kaede could only muster a small smile, tears finally forming in her eyes. "Then there is only one thing left for us to do."
"What is that?" Fumo asked.
"We have to go search for them." Kaede replied, turning to look at Atio and Maki, still holding onto each other. "Our parents will be able to hold out for a long time, and take care of the children. All we have to do is find them. Are you in?"
Atio took no time to hesitate, "Yes. I'm in."
After hearing her husband, Maki swallowed deeply. "I'm in, too."
They all looked at Fumo, who was looking down at his daughter kimono. With a smile, he, too, nodded. "I'm in. Let's rescue our parents, and our children."
"So what do we do first?" Maki asked.
"I'll go back to my time, get some supplies and bring back the Tetsusaiga." Kaede said. "Never know when it might come in handy."
"We'll get ready over here," Atio said.
Kaede nodded, "Alright… but I'm not too sure I can cary all the items back by myself."
"You can take a little at a time," Fumo said. "You can drop some off, I'll bring them here, and we can continue that way and we'll see what we need to bring."
"And if we have extras we can always leave them here safely," Maki suggested.
"Then it's settled." Kaede said with a clap of her hands. "Let's go play hero."
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AN: I know, I know, it's short. But I really didn't have an idea of what I was writing, and I had to play it by ear and see where it went. Anyways, yet again if you are interested in that site I was telling you about, please let me know.
And, just before I get to the replies, I have one more thing to add. Well, maybe more than one. I am going to be entering a giant contest for writers. And if I win I get $2,500 cash and a trip to New York where I'll meet editors, publishers and agents for three days! It's really important to me, and I'm going to be working really, really hard on my entry. So, it I don't update for a while, you'll know why. No worries, it's not due until June, so I'll pop in every now and then to update.
Replies!
WhiteFlower200: Thankie! Sorry this chapter is so short, though. I hope you still enjoyed it! Please continue to read!
Is that all? Oh wells, at least I got one! One is enough to keep this story going! Thanks a bundle my reviewer!
Mandi
