One and Only
Chapter 24: What he doesn't know
Kikyo walked slowly past the powerful barrier, heading towards the main house. She opened the doors quietly, passing low-life demons who bowed to her presence. She waited impatiently as Kanna, the child of the void, slid open the door, leading to a dark room. She could not see anyone, but she heard a voice speaking to her from the centre back of the room. 'He probably never moves from that spot.' She mused bitterly.
She grasped the Shikon in her hand. It was all that was left besides the shards in the wolf prince's legs and the half that InuYasha and his bitch held. "I wish to take him to hell with me. I give this to you. I will not need it where I am going." She narrowed her eyes as a dark hand reached out and grasped the half.
"Yes… finally. I possess over half of the Shikon no Tama. The hanyou and his witch have the other half, correct?" The deep, shadowy voice asked quietly. Kikyo nodded once.
"All but two shards, which are in the Wolf Prince's legs. They shouldn't be hard to acquire, if you are as strong as you depict yourself to be," she said, smirking. She heard the man laugh once, but before he could reply, she was already out of the barrier.
Kagura looked at Sesshomaru desperately. "The Shikon Jewel. I will give the whole thing to you," she pleaded. 'I'm running out of things he could possibly want…' she thought.
"I do not wish to possess such a thing. This Sesshomaru needs no power boost," he said as his eyes narrowed. 'The wind witch has never been so accepting and desperate. Is this so-called evil so bad?' Sesshomaru asked himself.
Kagura kept rambling on about incoherent things that Sesshomaru did not care to hear. While she did so, he was pondering the situation at hand. 'The hanyou could barely handle Naraku. That ningen onna had to do it for him. Pathetic,' he thought, disgusted.
"What about that toad, Jaken, he would be killed, along with--" she was interrupted by Sesshomaru, who had apparently lost track that she was still talking.
"Very well. I will meet you in InuYasha's forest one day from now." He said, coldly. Kagura looked stunned for a moment. She quickly composed herself and bowed, thanking him and hopping straight back on her feather. 'Tomorrow,' she thought. 'Preparations are in order…'
Kagome grabbed her bow and arrows. "I want to go do some target practice. Does anyone want to join me?" She asked, turning to face them. InuYasha looked up from his place in the corner.
"There's nothing else to do," he said, standing up and walking past Kagome. "Are you coming or not?" he asked over his shoulder.
Kagome nodded and ran up to him as they walked back behind the village where Kagome could shoot some trees or small demons.
InuYasha jumped up and sat in a low branch in a tree. Kagome positioned herself in front of him, facing a large, thick tree. He saw her close her eyes, then nearly fell out as she released her arrow. 'That let out a lot of strength... that's never happened before…' he thought, before pushing the thought to the back of his mind.
Koga stopped in his tracks suddenly and Ichiatsui bumped into him. "Hey, what was tha--" she stopped herself. "What's that aura?" She asked, backing into a defensive position by instinct.
"I don't know, but it isn't an invitation to a tea party.." He said, remembering something Kagome taught him long ago.
Itchiatsui twitched slightly, trying to figure out what a 'tea party' was. 'Okay…there's tea…but what's a tea party?' she thought.
"We should alert the others," Koga said, bounding off towards the den. Ichiatsui snapped out of her daze and ran after him.
Koga faltered when he felt a sharp twinge from his youkai. 'What is that?' he thought as he came up on the den.
InuYasha finally got it into his head that he would jump every time she let an arrow off. (Though he definitely would not admit it.) He jumped down from the tree and sat against its trunk.
After an hour or so, Kagome turned around. "I'm out of arrows. Do you want to go back?" she asked cheerfully. InuYasha nodded and stood up. 'Does she even sense a difference in her power? Does she even know?' he thought with a disconcerted expression. (Hehe, I got a thesaurus! I actually know what that means! -) (Aliryn: Hahaha, I know how that goes... thesauri can open up whole new worlds!) (..So true)
Kagome walked sleepily back to Kaede's hut. 'Wow. I'm reaaalllyy tired,' she thought, dragging herself to her sleeping bag. "I'm going to bed... tired..." she mumbled. InuYasha and Sango heard her clearly, smirking at her childish nature. Shippo yawned lazily and scrambled over to Kagome's small form. He stealthily cuddled himself under her chin and inside the protective cocoon that her arms formed. He swiftly felt sleep claim him.
InuYasha sat at the base of the tree near where Kagome slept. For some reason, his youkai felt that tonight he would need to stay there. Tonight was special... like something big is gonna happen... (hehe, like when you are staring at a bomb, and you feel that something bad is gonna happen when it gets into single digits! I seriously don't know anybody who hasn't been in that situation before! XD) (Aliryn: 'cept me... hell, my life is sooo boring...) (Is not! See! Beta's get the fun of adding their own little tidbits!)
Kagura walked into the dark room. She knew that dead pot bitch had been here. 'She's nearby,' Kagura thought; the scent of her was close. "Kagura. Have you completed the task of informing Mirikami yet?" the voice coming from the centre of the dark room boomed. Kagura fought to keep a composed, unafraid expression plastered on her face.
"No. I was going to now," she said. Her eyes widened noticeably when she saw a glowing red orb emerge from darkness. She felt pain in her chest.
"I will not tolerate such impudence. Go now before I decide to rid this world of your presence." The voice sounded so unemotional, as if it wouldn't affect him to murder his own family.
'Probably did already,' she thought bitterly, trying desperately to numb the pain in her chest. She nodded weakly at his command, and walked towards the dark, humid room where she knew that monster Mirikami was hiding.
Mirikami's eyes were wide when Kagura opened the door. The pain in her chest may have subsided, but it still hurt like hell.
"We go attack the hanyou's camp tomorrow. Prepare. Get other demons and such. Be ready by dawn," she said coldly. She swiftly walked out of the room and glanced at the rising moon.
"I need to speak with a certain miko, before it's too late," she whispered to herself. She quickly reached for her feather and climbed on it before rushing to the camp of InuYasha and his companions.
Kagome awoke. She sensed a demon coming. She focused carefully. 'Kagura,' she thought. She knew that Kagura wished to speak with her, so she slid out of her sleeping bag as quietly as possible, so as not to wake the young kitsune slumbering peacefully. She grabbed her bow and arrows speedily and ran off to meet the wind witch.
Kagura smiled. The miko was smart enough to leave camp and come to her. She put the now-tiny feather back in her hair and stood regally. Kagome came running over the hill and was in plain view of Kagura. "Miko. I must speak of something urgent," she said seriously. The young girl nodded. "Mirikami, that beast will come along with the evil I speak to you of. Tomorrow. I am certain. You must be prepared. Tell your hanyou that he must be in his forest before dawn. I have someone there that will meet you. Please. Be cautious. My master..." she winced slightly, "is very powerful. Do not underestimate him, or that beast that calls himself a demon." Kagura's face tightened. "Be there at dawn," she said, ending the conversation.
'I didn't really talk, though.' Kagome reasoned. 'No! I have to get back and tell InuYasha and the others!' she gasped and ran faster than she ever had before. 'Thank you, Kagura.'
Kagome finally reached camp and was about to go and shake the slumbering InuYasha when she heard him mumbling.
"Please... just tell me... I would never... hurt you... I lo... love you... Kagome..." he breathed out, almost rasping.
Kagome looked upon InuYasha's face in pure shock, and the guilt hit her. Hard. 'He wants to know. I am sure he does. But I...can't... I can't tell him yet...' she lowered her head, clutching her scalp, trying to rid her mind of the thought. 'No! wake him up! It will be dawn soon!' she scolded herself. She ran up to his sleeping form, but he opened his eyes before se touched him. He sniffed, then became completely alert.
"Where's the wind bitch?" he said, looking around frantically.
"InuYasha!" she stopped him. "She came to me. We need to be in your forest at dawn. She told me her master is coming to fight us along with that creepy thing and we need to be there 'cause there is somebody waiting for us and we need to go!" she gasped out. InuYasha stopped for a minute. He nodded and Kagome quickly woke the others, not bothering to explain yet. The moon was wearing low in the sky. They needed to hurry... or all hope would be lost.
Hah, there chapter 24 my wonderful beta FINALLY finished editing…awww, im just kidding…im actually quite sugar high right now, for 0800, or for those that don't understand, 8 in the morning….:twitch: Okay, im going to calm down and be very, very thankful to all of those who reviewed and asked me not to delete it. I am not currently in the correct mental state to answer questions, cause if I do, they probably be wrong..or right..cause my brain cells are slowly deteriorating into nothing…All I have to do is wait…
Before I get to the reviews, I would like to add…I am very, very bad at writing action scenes, and I praise anyone who can. Therefore, I will need someone to volunteer and help me write a scene or two for the last few chapters… perks? You get to read the chapter after its edited and before it is posted. You get to read those chapters before eeeevvvveeerrrryyyyooonnneeeee ellllsssseee,
And I think I might get more than one and im not exactly sure how to pick if I get 2 or more…I don't know..i guess ill figure it out…oh! Write like a tidbit of an action sequence between….Mirikami and InuYasha, ill pick the one I like best..that is…if I get any..:blink:
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As for me, ive decided I wanted to recommend stories to you all. This week, I want to give you one that is Sess/Kag but is one of the best stories I have ever read. Its Called 'To Wash it all Away.' And its by Crystal Echoes and Infinity Moon. Read it, it's awesome.
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