Chapter #9 -_-; (I have a feeling Imma get hit with the rocks)
I'M SOOOOO SOOOO SORRY. It's been forever since I've updated. And I have no good excuse. The reason why I haven't was because I was getting lazy... *gets hit with one rock* I.. *another* am... *2 more*... reheheheheally!... *5 rocks* SOWWY! *A TON OF ROCKS* (head is smashed, night night.)
Next Chapter: *wakes up in a hospital bed with keyboard in lap.* Well, since you've all had your fun with the rocks. I'll get to the story. As in the last chapter, Kagome saves Rin and then is confronted by Sessy. As we all know it takes a lot to gain Sessy's trust but Kagome has done it already, can you guess? You smart people (mumbles: who didn't hit me with the rocks) would know. After a LONG (hopefully) convo between them, we move to Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kouga and see them fight a bright demon thingy named Raikou. After that we go into Inuyasha head where he's verbally and physically fighting his demon self.
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SilentDark: If you read on maybe you'll find ur answer ^^.
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Sympathy: Part 2; Battles: Mind and Body
"By the way, my name is Rin. That tall man is my master, Lord Sesshoumaru," Rin introduced.
Kagome looked down at her and then back to Sesshoumaru who was casually walking towards them with his toad-servant, Jaken. 'I'm in trouble now, I just happened to save a little girl who belongs to 'cold-hearted' Sesshoumaru. Wait a minute... what is Sesshoumaru doing with a little girl; and she's human? Doesn't he despise all humans? This is way to weird... plus I shouldn't be thinking about that right now, I should be more worried about my life.'
Sesshoumaru stopped and looked down and Rin and eased down, he turned his attention to the girl next to her, her scent and her appearance were all too familiar. 'That is that human who my worthless brother travels with. His woman... how pathetic. What is she doing here and why is she holding onto Rin?' "You, what are you doing here?"
Kagome's heart froze, his emotionless voice always sent chills through her body. 'What can I say, he'd kill me anyway, how I wish Inuyasha were here to protect me. Wait, I can't always count on Inuyasha to save me, but I wish he would since Sesshoumaru is so strong, I have my arrows, I can do this.' Before Kagome could say anything she found her self being choked by Sesshoumaru's hand.
Rin stood up and hugged Kagome's leg, "Stop Master! She saved me from those retched demons. There remains are over there my Lord!" Sesshoumaru relaxed his grip on Kagome's throat and turned to the area where Rin was pointing, there lay parts of demons, huge demons. "My Lord, she used her purple-glowing arrows to destroy them!"
"Jaken, bring me one of her arrows," he ordered.
"Yes, me Lord!" Jaken scurried to Kagome's quiver, next to Rin, and pulled a wooden arrow from it. "Master, this looks nothing more than a simple arrow."
Kagome was growing lightheaded, "Please... let me go."
Sesshoumaru ignored her and looked over the arrow Jaken held above his head, "Rin, are you lieing to me?"
Rin shook fearing Sesshoumaru's tone, "No Master! I swear it tiss true! When she released her arrow it glowed purple light."
Sesshoumaru recalled the battle when Inuyasha and he where fighting over Tetsusaiga and Kagome had shot her enchanted arrow at the sword; the sword had lost it's power. "Ah yes, she holds the power of a priestess, the enchanted arrow." He dropped Kagome to the ground and Rin lightly patted her back as she coughed.
Kagome rubbed her nect, feeling the bruises beginning to form, "Man, he's got a grip," she said quietly, but loud enough for Sesshoumaru's demon ears to hear.
"Are you alright... uh, pardon me, but I haven't gotten your name." Rin said innocently.
Kagome coughed a bit more and smiled, turning to Rin, "I'm fine, my name is Kagome."
Rin smiled and flushed, "That's a pretty name."
Kagome stood and wiped off her skirt and picked up her bow and quiver. She snatched the arrow Jaken had and placed it in with the others. As she was about to leave Rin hugged her leg and Sesshoumaru shot her a threatening glare. "I guess I'm not going anywhere yet."
"Lady Kagome! Lady Kagome!" Myouga's voice called from the clearing which Sesshoumaru had came. Kilala, who was transformed, ran in front of her and roared at him.
"Woh, woh, woh! Kilala, calm down. It's okay." Kagome said rubbing her ears. Kilala growled and transformed back into a harmless kitty.
Myouga jumped on Kagome's shoulder and started to yell, "What are you saying, that's Sesshoumaru, Lord Inuyasha's brother, who hates humans, and will hate you and ME more because we are Lord Inuyasha's companions!"
Kagome sighed and took Myouga between her fingers, "Will you shut up!" then she squashed him.
"Ughhh, for a moment, she turned into Master Inuyasha, ughhh!"
Rin looked down at Kilala and screeched with joy, "What a cute kitty!" she kneeled down and Kilala jumped into her arms after a few scratches behinds the ears. Rin started to giggle and Sesshoumaru let a small smirk crawl onto his lips.
Kagome turned to him but before she could ask what he wanted with her, he spoke, "I know about my brother's illness. That preistess who pinned him to that tree did it to him. I suppose he deserves it."
"No he doesn't!" Kagome yelled forgetting who she was speaking to. She coughed and started over, "He doesn't deserve it. No one deserves to recieve anything like what he's going through. Kikyo wasn't the only one in on this, Naraku was too. He wants to get Inuyasha out of the way so he can take the remaining jewel shards that we have. Before Kikyo even did the spell, Naraku had one on him; Inuyasha could no longer supress his demon blood. So we sent him to a place where no one could find him-,"
"No one could find him? Not even a demon like me... I couldn't detect his scent for a while now. Where exactly is he?" Sesshoumaru cut her off.
Kagome thought for a moment, what could she tell him, 'Well, I sent him through time 500 years from now.' "He's where I'm from, and by now you should know that I'm not from around here. That's all I can say. Anyway, he's dieing and I left him so I could find Kikyo, but I have no idea where she is; unfortunatly I don't have Inuyasha's demon sense of smell. I was wandering the forest when I heard a girl scream. I found Rin, I think that's her name-,"
"It is!" Rin said laughing at the tiny licks Kilala was applying to her face.
"-I found Rin surrounded by demons so I saved her, not knowing she belonged to you," Kagome finally finished.
Sesshoumaru was looking down at a giggling Rin when Kagome finished. 'So Inuyasha is dieing is he? I wish I could see the sight of his life being drawn from him. It would be better if I could end it myself.'
Rin and Kilala's play time ended and she ran to Kagome's legs again, "Can we keep her my Lord?" Rin said happily, adding, "the kitty too!"
Sesshoumaru smirked a little again and said, "This girl belongs to another demon, we cannot keep her."
Kagome looked at him dumbfounded, 'I do not belong to Inuyasha! How dare he say that!' She looked at his expression towards Rin, 'He's talking to her as if she was his daughter. This is a side of Sesshoumaru I thought I'd never see.'
"Please!" Rin begged hugging Kagome's legs tighter.
Kagome looked down at her and smiled, "Listen Rin," she knelt down and took both of her hands, "I know what, maybe I can travel with you for a little while until I find what I'm looking for. Lord Sesshoumaru can help me, okay?"
Rin jumped, "Yay!" she looked at Sesshoumaru incredulous expression, "Please-please-please-pleaseeeeeeee, she said she can come with us for a while. I'll be on my very best behavior and never wander off again if you let her stay!"
Sesshoumaru couldn't resist her pleading face, but he could resist Kagome's offer. "Fine, she'll only stay for a little while, but you will NOT run off again."
"Yay!" Rin jumped up and down and grabbed Kilala. "Kagome's gets to stay!"
Sesshoumaru looked over at Kagome and grabbed her arm, "We need to talk," his voice was ice cold and there was a tint of anger.
Kagome knew what she was in for, but hopefully, using Rin would help her keep her life. After a little while of walking, Sesshoumaru pushed her into a tree. Kagome yelped as she felt the sharp bark graze her back, "Geez, what you do that-!"
Sesshoumaru held his claws, dripping with poison, in front of her face, "What do you think you're doing? Who said anything about me accepting you?"
Kagome had the feeling again, the fear ran through her veins and her heart skipped, "Listen, all I want is for you to lead me to Kikyo safely, and that's it. I know you'll be helping your brother, but think of it as getting back at Naraku for what he did to you." He wasn't satisfied, so Kagome used plan B, "I know that when you save someone's life, it belongs to you until they can return the favor. I saved Rin so don't you think it's fair for me to take care of her, she does owe me."
He brought his claws forward and now Kagome could feel the heat from them, "How dare you use Rin in this?" Sesshoumaru moved his face closer to hers and inhaled her scent, she was afraid yet she was still willing to defend herself.
Kagome took a deep, shaky breath, "Please, just do this for me and you'll never hear from Inuyasha again, me for that matter! Just help me find Kikyo..." Kagome paused feeling his cold glare so close to her and his warm breath rushing over her face, "I don't want to hurt Rin's feelings either, she would be crushed if I left."
Sesshoumaru moved closer and dropped his claws, "Are you doing this for your needs, or Rin's?" Her scent was rushing into his nose with every breath he took, it was intoxicating to him. 'What is it about this human, she has such bravery?'
"Both but now, it's for Rin." Kagome wanted to back away but with the tree behind her, she couldn't move.
Sesshoumaru grabbed her throat and said with a growl, "If you do anything to endanger Rin, i'll make your death slow and painful." He let her go and Kagome dropped to the ground in a daze. Sesshoumaru walked away towards Rin thinking, 'what did I just do. I'm becoming too soft.'
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"This place is filled with demons, I can sense nearly 100 of them," Miroku stated securing the prayer beads on his hand. They had just went against small underground spiders. They were quick and hard to attack, but the job was done with Miroku's Wind Tunnel.
"Thankfully, Kagome had given me the antidote for the poison or you'd be in real trouble right now Miroku." Shippo said patting the bottle that was in his pocket. He recalled what Kagome had said to him, "Take this Shippo, I know Naraku will have a lot of demons that contain poison, keep this safe incase Miroku or anyone else is struck down."
Miroku rubbed the top of his hand and thought of Kagome's smiling face, they all did. Especially Kouga. "I'm glad that Kagome is watching out for us even though she isn't beside us." Miroku walked to Sango who was tieing a new bandage around her waist.
They had first fought a two-headed snake demon that could shoot their fangs out and Sango took a bad gash there. Luckly Kagome had given her an extra set of gauz and bandages. "It's true Kagome is always the one who looks after everybody."
Miroku grabbed the bandage she was using and wrapped it for her, careful not to touch her or that will end up with her hitting him. "I hope you don't mind, it's much easier for someone else to wrap an injury than yourself."
Sango smiled and little and let him finish for her. "I wonder how Kagome and Inuyasha are doing? I bet they're having a better time than we are."
"Will you all shut up about Kagome! It's making me sick not having her around," Kouga said retieing his hair. The snake had clawed the band off and Sango had ripped off part of her kimono to make him a new one. (A/N: That's sweet.)
Miroku whispered to Sango, "Will he ever get over the fact that Kagome is with Inuyasha and they're clearly inseperable?"
"It's better for him to believe what he wants, it makes him feel better," Sango said pulling up her kimono.
After a while of resting they headed back into the maze. No demon approached but before them was a door with a huge spider on it. Through the door would be Naraku.
"Alright! We've made it!" Shippo said happily. They only had to face 2 demons to reach him.
"Quiet! I have a feeling getting through that door will be harder than we think," Kouga said bracing himself.
"Do you feel that Sango, something with a strong evil energy is approaching quickly," Miroku stepped beside Kouga and held his staff in front of himself.
Sango grabbed her boomerang and stood on the other side of Kouga (A/N: why not Miroku?), "I feel it, get ready, it'll be here any second."
Lightening struck in front of them and they all where knocked back by the force of it. When they got up all they could see was a bright yellow light in the shape of a tall man.
"Wha-what is that?" Shippo asked covering his head.
They all watched as the bright light started to fade and what they saw was a man that looked like Naraku, clearly an incarnation of him. He wore a green kimono unlike Naraku's purple one and around his wrist were bright spiky bonds that connected to his neck.
"What is he?" Sango asked looking at his bonds.
"This guy has no real power, all the evil energy is coming from his wrists and neck. He's a weakling," Kouga said with a smirk
"Naraku congradulates you for making it this far, but this is as far as you go," he spoke and his voice was different from Naraku's. He pointed his finger to Sango and from it came a surge of lightening energy.
"Ahhhh!" Sango yelled as she was knocked into one of the walls of the maze.
"Sango!" Kouga yelled and ran to her. (A/N: Isn't that Miroku's line and action?)
Miroku did the same but before he could reach her he was hit in the back by the lightening. "Yahaaaaa!" He was knocked through the wall into a nest of the poisonus bee's.
They were all unaware of his presents; they were asleep, he didn't move at all in fear of waking them. 'This is bad,' Miroku thought, thinking of what would happen if he took in poison. With all the bee's he couldn't escape and Shippo was no where around to give him the cure.
Kouga lifted up Sango's head and shook her, "Hey, wake up! Sango!" She was out cold and there was a trickle of blood falling down her mouth, "Damn." (A/N: what's up with Kouga taking Miroku's part?)
"She will be dead in an hour with the bolt I have given her, that Monk will survive. You are my only worthy apponent." He lifted up his arms and looked up at them, "This will be your end..."
Kouga looked back at Sango and then to a frightened Shippo, "Hey, Shrimp! Take care of her will ya!"
"Who me?" Shippo looked around but found no one but himself. He ran to Sango and turned into a small cave with Sango in it. "This will only last a little while. I hope she wakes before I transform back."
"Alright, lets get this over with." Kouga cracked his knuckles and stood firm. "You'll be the one to die... whatever your name is!"
A ball of crackeling energy formed between his hands. "My name is Raikou, and the only one who'll die is you." He slapped his hands together and the energy shot into the air.
Kouga looked around wondering where it would strike. He soon found out.
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Inuyasha tossed around in Kagome's bed as a ragging battle went crashing around in his head...
"You wont win you weakling!" Demon Inuyasha yelled throwing his Iron Claws at Inuyasha who was badly weakened from the battle. He barely dodged and rolled on the black floor beneath him. His wounds would heal quickly yet eventually some would stay.
"I wont let you take away my body! Im in control of my body, not you!" Inuyasha yelled sticking his claws into his wounds, "Blades of Blood!" He yelled and managed to hit him in the side. Another thing about hitting the demon blood in him, it affected him as well, since the demon in him IS him.
"Now, now, now, what did I tell you about hurting me, it will only make your death sooner," Demon Inuyasha waved his hand and Kagome was beside him. "She is one of your most popular memories. And this..." on the other side of him was Kikyo. "... she is your other most popular. They seem dead even, but what would happen if I destroy this one-?" he pointed to Kagome. "-after I destroy you?"
"Don't you dare touch her!" Inuyasha roared.
"Lets take a look into the future..." Where Kagome was standing showed an image of her tied to the God Tree. Her clothes torn from her body and nothing but blood and rope covered her.
Demon Inuyasha smirked evily at the sight of Inuyasha's shocked and saddened face, "After I'd have my way with her, I'd leave her there to die the way you were against that tree. I'd cut her and let her bleed to death; watch as she struggles to take breaths. I'll make the ropes even tighter so she can hardly breathe," he laughed and clawed the image away.
Inuyasha tried to get the image out of his mind but her tear-streaked and bloody face overcame the darkness that surrounded him.
Demon Inuyasha looked around at what his other half was thinking. "I see that would hurt you the most. I'll start with her first. And with the other... I'd reinact what happened 50 years ago. I'll slice her shoulder and torture her. It will be a blast to see! Too bad you wont be there!"
Inuyasha growled and charged, "You wont lay a hand on either of them!" He clawed at him over and over again and this time he felt no pain afflicted upon himself. Fighting him with rage was just the thing he needed to win the battle.
Demon Inuyasha fell and watched his demon blood fall from his body, "I see you finally figured it out. These two wenches where just the thing to trigger your rage. I see they mean more to you than your own body. A shame how they'll both be dieing soon."
Inuyasha took a few deep breaths and stood erect, "What are you talking about?!"
Demon Inuyasha started to laugh, "You didn't hear her before she left?"
"Left?"
"Correct, she went to go after Kikyo, she said she would be willing to kill her to save you."
"You liar!"
"Don't believe me?" He waved his hand beside him and the scene with Kagome appeared, and she said, "...I'll save you, even if I have to kill her."
Inuyasha was in disbelief, "She wouldn't kill Kikyo, why would she?!"
He started laughing again, "Kikyo was the one who's done this to you! She used the essence of Tetsusaiga that Naraku gave her and made a spell so I could destroy you! It's grand, I think i'll keep her alive, I love the evil in her."
"Kikyo..." Inuyasha mumbled, "Why?"
"WHY?! WHY?! Hahahahaha! Because she HATES YOU! She thought you were the one who killed her. She lives on because of the HATE TOWARDS YOU! You still don't get it! She'll never love something she hates!"
Inuyasha was speechless.
"Awe, you're heartbroken, boo hoo! Just think how fun it will be to see Kikyo kill Kagome! Hahahaha! I love it. She knows she coming and she WILL kill Kagome to regain the rest of her soul. You'll have two dead wenches then!"
The words "two dead" got Inuyasha up and he grabbed his other half by the throat. "It wont happen! You're wrong!"
"'fraid not," he roared and clawed Inuyasha's hand away. "What can you do, you're laying in bed unable to wake because the spell KIKYO casted wont let you. The only place you'll wake up in is in HELL! And I'll be the one who sends you there, once I destroy your mind." He looked away and said loudly, "Thank you Kikyo, and Good-bye Kagome!"
Inuyasha charged yelling, "Kagome!!!!"
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Well, that's it. *Gets news from the doctor that I'll die in the next 48hrs. Well, SINCE ALL YOU PEOPLE THREW THE ROCKS YOU'LL NEVER GET THE END OF THIS STORY! HAHAHAHAHAHA! *Gets lightheaded* Ouch... well anyway, that was short because I barely have any blood in my brain.
Next Chapter: The end of the battle between Kouga and Raikou and the travelling between Sessy and Kagome. We see something change in Sessy, can you guess and...! *passes out from the loss of blood to my head*
*dreams* REVIEW!
I'M SOOOOO SOOOO SORRY. It's been forever since I've updated. And I have no good excuse. The reason why I haven't was because I was getting lazy... *gets hit with one rock* I.. *another* am... *2 more*... reheheheheally!... *5 rocks* SOWWY! *A TON OF ROCKS* (head is smashed, night night.)
Next Chapter: *wakes up in a hospital bed with keyboard in lap.* Well, since you've all had your fun with the rocks. I'll get to the story. As in the last chapter, Kagome saves Rin and then is confronted by Sessy. As we all know it takes a lot to gain Sessy's trust but Kagome has done it already, can you guess? You smart people (mumbles: who didn't hit me with the rocks) would know. After a LONG (hopefully) convo between them, we move to Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kouga and see them fight a bright demon thingy named Raikou. After that we go into Inuyasha head where he's verbally and physically fighting his demon self.
REVIEWERS:
SilentDark: If you read on maybe you'll find ur answer ^^.
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Sympathy: Part 2; Battles: Mind and Body
"By the way, my name is Rin. That tall man is my master, Lord Sesshoumaru," Rin introduced.
Kagome looked down at her and then back to Sesshoumaru who was casually walking towards them with his toad-servant, Jaken. 'I'm in trouble now, I just happened to save a little girl who belongs to 'cold-hearted' Sesshoumaru. Wait a minute... what is Sesshoumaru doing with a little girl; and she's human? Doesn't he despise all humans? This is way to weird... plus I shouldn't be thinking about that right now, I should be more worried about my life.'
Sesshoumaru stopped and looked down and Rin and eased down, he turned his attention to the girl next to her, her scent and her appearance were all too familiar. 'That is that human who my worthless brother travels with. His woman... how pathetic. What is she doing here and why is she holding onto Rin?' "You, what are you doing here?"
Kagome's heart froze, his emotionless voice always sent chills through her body. 'What can I say, he'd kill me anyway, how I wish Inuyasha were here to protect me. Wait, I can't always count on Inuyasha to save me, but I wish he would since Sesshoumaru is so strong, I have my arrows, I can do this.' Before Kagome could say anything she found her self being choked by Sesshoumaru's hand.
Rin stood up and hugged Kagome's leg, "Stop Master! She saved me from those retched demons. There remains are over there my Lord!" Sesshoumaru relaxed his grip on Kagome's throat and turned to the area where Rin was pointing, there lay parts of demons, huge demons. "My Lord, she used her purple-glowing arrows to destroy them!"
"Jaken, bring me one of her arrows," he ordered.
"Yes, me Lord!" Jaken scurried to Kagome's quiver, next to Rin, and pulled a wooden arrow from it. "Master, this looks nothing more than a simple arrow."
Kagome was growing lightheaded, "Please... let me go."
Sesshoumaru ignored her and looked over the arrow Jaken held above his head, "Rin, are you lieing to me?"
Rin shook fearing Sesshoumaru's tone, "No Master! I swear it tiss true! When she released her arrow it glowed purple light."
Sesshoumaru recalled the battle when Inuyasha and he where fighting over Tetsusaiga and Kagome had shot her enchanted arrow at the sword; the sword had lost it's power. "Ah yes, she holds the power of a priestess, the enchanted arrow." He dropped Kagome to the ground and Rin lightly patted her back as she coughed.
Kagome rubbed her nect, feeling the bruises beginning to form, "Man, he's got a grip," she said quietly, but loud enough for Sesshoumaru's demon ears to hear.
"Are you alright... uh, pardon me, but I haven't gotten your name." Rin said innocently.
Kagome coughed a bit more and smiled, turning to Rin, "I'm fine, my name is Kagome."
Rin smiled and flushed, "That's a pretty name."
Kagome stood and wiped off her skirt and picked up her bow and quiver. She snatched the arrow Jaken had and placed it in with the others. As she was about to leave Rin hugged her leg and Sesshoumaru shot her a threatening glare. "I guess I'm not going anywhere yet."
"Lady Kagome! Lady Kagome!" Myouga's voice called from the clearing which Sesshoumaru had came. Kilala, who was transformed, ran in front of her and roared at him.
"Woh, woh, woh! Kilala, calm down. It's okay." Kagome said rubbing her ears. Kilala growled and transformed back into a harmless kitty.
Myouga jumped on Kagome's shoulder and started to yell, "What are you saying, that's Sesshoumaru, Lord Inuyasha's brother, who hates humans, and will hate you and ME more because we are Lord Inuyasha's companions!"
Kagome sighed and took Myouga between her fingers, "Will you shut up!" then she squashed him.
"Ughhh, for a moment, she turned into Master Inuyasha, ughhh!"
Rin looked down at Kilala and screeched with joy, "What a cute kitty!" she kneeled down and Kilala jumped into her arms after a few scratches behinds the ears. Rin started to giggle and Sesshoumaru let a small smirk crawl onto his lips.
Kagome turned to him but before she could ask what he wanted with her, he spoke, "I know about my brother's illness. That preistess who pinned him to that tree did it to him. I suppose he deserves it."
"No he doesn't!" Kagome yelled forgetting who she was speaking to. She coughed and started over, "He doesn't deserve it. No one deserves to recieve anything like what he's going through. Kikyo wasn't the only one in on this, Naraku was too. He wants to get Inuyasha out of the way so he can take the remaining jewel shards that we have. Before Kikyo even did the spell, Naraku had one on him; Inuyasha could no longer supress his demon blood. So we sent him to a place where no one could find him-,"
"No one could find him? Not even a demon like me... I couldn't detect his scent for a while now. Where exactly is he?" Sesshoumaru cut her off.
Kagome thought for a moment, what could she tell him, 'Well, I sent him through time 500 years from now.' "He's where I'm from, and by now you should know that I'm not from around here. That's all I can say. Anyway, he's dieing and I left him so I could find Kikyo, but I have no idea where she is; unfortunatly I don't have Inuyasha's demon sense of smell. I was wandering the forest when I heard a girl scream. I found Rin, I think that's her name-,"
"It is!" Rin said laughing at the tiny licks Kilala was applying to her face.
"-I found Rin surrounded by demons so I saved her, not knowing she belonged to you," Kagome finally finished.
Sesshoumaru was looking down at a giggling Rin when Kagome finished. 'So Inuyasha is dieing is he? I wish I could see the sight of his life being drawn from him. It would be better if I could end it myself.'
Rin and Kilala's play time ended and she ran to Kagome's legs again, "Can we keep her my Lord?" Rin said happily, adding, "the kitty too!"
Sesshoumaru smirked a little again and said, "This girl belongs to another demon, we cannot keep her."
Kagome looked at him dumbfounded, 'I do not belong to Inuyasha! How dare he say that!' She looked at his expression towards Rin, 'He's talking to her as if she was his daughter. This is a side of Sesshoumaru I thought I'd never see.'
"Please!" Rin begged hugging Kagome's legs tighter.
Kagome looked down at her and smiled, "Listen Rin," she knelt down and took both of her hands, "I know what, maybe I can travel with you for a little while until I find what I'm looking for. Lord Sesshoumaru can help me, okay?"
Rin jumped, "Yay!" she looked at Sesshoumaru incredulous expression, "Please-please-please-pleaseeeeeeee, she said she can come with us for a while. I'll be on my very best behavior and never wander off again if you let her stay!"
Sesshoumaru couldn't resist her pleading face, but he could resist Kagome's offer. "Fine, she'll only stay for a little while, but you will NOT run off again."
"Yay!" Rin jumped up and down and grabbed Kilala. "Kagome's gets to stay!"
Sesshoumaru looked over at Kagome and grabbed her arm, "We need to talk," his voice was ice cold and there was a tint of anger.
Kagome knew what she was in for, but hopefully, using Rin would help her keep her life. After a little while of walking, Sesshoumaru pushed her into a tree. Kagome yelped as she felt the sharp bark graze her back, "Geez, what you do that-!"
Sesshoumaru held his claws, dripping with poison, in front of her face, "What do you think you're doing? Who said anything about me accepting you?"
Kagome had the feeling again, the fear ran through her veins and her heart skipped, "Listen, all I want is for you to lead me to Kikyo safely, and that's it. I know you'll be helping your brother, but think of it as getting back at Naraku for what he did to you." He wasn't satisfied, so Kagome used plan B, "I know that when you save someone's life, it belongs to you until they can return the favor. I saved Rin so don't you think it's fair for me to take care of her, she does owe me."
He brought his claws forward and now Kagome could feel the heat from them, "How dare you use Rin in this?" Sesshoumaru moved his face closer to hers and inhaled her scent, she was afraid yet she was still willing to defend herself.
Kagome took a deep, shaky breath, "Please, just do this for me and you'll never hear from Inuyasha again, me for that matter! Just help me find Kikyo..." Kagome paused feeling his cold glare so close to her and his warm breath rushing over her face, "I don't want to hurt Rin's feelings either, she would be crushed if I left."
Sesshoumaru moved closer and dropped his claws, "Are you doing this for your needs, or Rin's?" Her scent was rushing into his nose with every breath he took, it was intoxicating to him. 'What is it about this human, she has such bravery?'
"Both but now, it's for Rin." Kagome wanted to back away but with the tree behind her, she couldn't move.
Sesshoumaru grabbed her throat and said with a growl, "If you do anything to endanger Rin, i'll make your death slow and painful." He let her go and Kagome dropped to the ground in a daze. Sesshoumaru walked away towards Rin thinking, 'what did I just do. I'm becoming too soft.'
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"This place is filled with demons, I can sense nearly 100 of them," Miroku stated securing the prayer beads on his hand. They had just went against small underground spiders. They were quick and hard to attack, but the job was done with Miroku's Wind Tunnel.
"Thankfully, Kagome had given me the antidote for the poison or you'd be in real trouble right now Miroku." Shippo said patting the bottle that was in his pocket. He recalled what Kagome had said to him, "Take this Shippo, I know Naraku will have a lot of demons that contain poison, keep this safe incase Miroku or anyone else is struck down."
Miroku rubbed the top of his hand and thought of Kagome's smiling face, they all did. Especially Kouga. "I'm glad that Kagome is watching out for us even though she isn't beside us." Miroku walked to Sango who was tieing a new bandage around her waist.
They had first fought a two-headed snake demon that could shoot their fangs out and Sango took a bad gash there. Luckly Kagome had given her an extra set of gauz and bandages. "It's true Kagome is always the one who looks after everybody."
Miroku grabbed the bandage she was using and wrapped it for her, careful not to touch her or that will end up with her hitting him. "I hope you don't mind, it's much easier for someone else to wrap an injury than yourself."
Sango smiled and little and let him finish for her. "I wonder how Kagome and Inuyasha are doing? I bet they're having a better time than we are."
"Will you all shut up about Kagome! It's making me sick not having her around," Kouga said retieing his hair. The snake had clawed the band off and Sango had ripped off part of her kimono to make him a new one. (A/N: That's sweet.)
Miroku whispered to Sango, "Will he ever get over the fact that Kagome is with Inuyasha and they're clearly inseperable?"
"It's better for him to believe what he wants, it makes him feel better," Sango said pulling up her kimono.
After a while of resting they headed back into the maze. No demon approached but before them was a door with a huge spider on it. Through the door would be Naraku.
"Alright! We've made it!" Shippo said happily. They only had to face 2 demons to reach him.
"Quiet! I have a feeling getting through that door will be harder than we think," Kouga said bracing himself.
"Do you feel that Sango, something with a strong evil energy is approaching quickly," Miroku stepped beside Kouga and held his staff in front of himself.
Sango grabbed her boomerang and stood on the other side of Kouga (A/N: why not Miroku?), "I feel it, get ready, it'll be here any second."
Lightening struck in front of them and they all where knocked back by the force of it. When they got up all they could see was a bright yellow light in the shape of a tall man.
"Wha-what is that?" Shippo asked covering his head.
They all watched as the bright light started to fade and what they saw was a man that looked like Naraku, clearly an incarnation of him. He wore a green kimono unlike Naraku's purple one and around his wrist were bright spiky bonds that connected to his neck.
"What is he?" Sango asked looking at his bonds.
"This guy has no real power, all the evil energy is coming from his wrists and neck. He's a weakling," Kouga said with a smirk
"Naraku congradulates you for making it this far, but this is as far as you go," he spoke and his voice was different from Naraku's. He pointed his finger to Sango and from it came a surge of lightening energy.
"Ahhhh!" Sango yelled as she was knocked into one of the walls of the maze.
"Sango!" Kouga yelled and ran to her. (A/N: Isn't that Miroku's line and action?)
Miroku did the same but before he could reach her he was hit in the back by the lightening. "Yahaaaaa!" He was knocked through the wall into a nest of the poisonus bee's.
They were all unaware of his presents; they were asleep, he didn't move at all in fear of waking them. 'This is bad,' Miroku thought, thinking of what would happen if he took in poison. With all the bee's he couldn't escape and Shippo was no where around to give him the cure.
Kouga lifted up Sango's head and shook her, "Hey, wake up! Sango!" She was out cold and there was a trickle of blood falling down her mouth, "Damn." (A/N: what's up with Kouga taking Miroku's part?)
"She will be dead in an hour with the bolt I have given her, that Monk will survive. You are my only worthy apponent." He lifted up his arms and looked up at them, "This will be your end..."
Kouga looked back at Sango and then to a frightened Shippo, "Hey, Shrimp! Take care of her will ya!"
"Who me?" Shippo looked around but found no one but himself. He ran to Sango and turned into a small cave with Sango in it. "This will only last a little while. I hope she wakes before I transform back."
"Alright, lets get this over with." Kouga cracked his knuckles and stood firm. "You'll be the one to die... whatever your name is!"
A ball of crackeling energy formed between his hands. "My name is Raikou, and the only one who'll die is you." He slapped his hands together and the energy shot into the air.
Kouga looked around wondering where it would strike. He soon found out.
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Inuyasha tossed around in Kagome's bed as a ragging battle went crashing around in his head...
"You wont win you weakling!" Demon Inuyasha yelled throwing his Iron Claws at Inuyasha who was badly weakened from the battle. He barely dodged and rolled on the black floor beneath him. His wounds would heal quickly yet eventually some would stay.
"I wont let you take away my body! Im in control of my body, not you!" Inuyasha yelled sticking his claws into his wounds, "Blades of Blood!" He yelled and managed to hit him in the side. Another thing about hitting the demon blood in him, it affected him as well, since the demon in him IS him.
"Now, now, now, what did I tell you about hurting me, it will only make your death sooner," Demon Inuyasha waved his hand and Kagome was beside him. "She is one of your most popular memories. And this..." on the other side of him was Kikyo. "... she is your other most popular. They seem dead even, but what would happen if I destroy this one-?" he pointed to Kagome. "-after I destroy you?"
"Don't you dare touch her!" Inuyasha roared.
"Lets take a look into the future..." Where Kagome was standing showed an image of her tied to the God Tree. Her clothes torn from her body and nothing but blood and rope covered her.
Demon Inuyasha smirked evily at the sight of Inuyasha's shocked and saddened face, "After I'd have my way with her, I'd leave her there to die the way you were against that tree. I'd cut her and let her bleed to death; watch as she struggles to take breaths. I'll make the ropes even tighter so she can hardly breathe," he laughed and clawed the image away.
Inuyasha tried to get the image out of his mind but her tear-streaked and bloody face overcame the darkness that surrounded him.
Demon Inuyasha looked around at what his other half was thinking. "I see that would hurt you the most. I'll start with her first. And with the other... I'd reinact what happened 50 years ago. I'll slice her shoulder and torture her. It will be a blast to see! Too bad you wont be there!"
Inuyasha growled and charged, "You wont lay a hand on either of them!" He clawed at him over and over again and this time he felt no pain afflicted upon himself. Fighting him with rage was just the thing he needed to win the battle.
Demon Inuyasha fell and watched his demon blood fall from his body, "I see you finally figured it out. These two wenches where just the thing to trigger your rage. I see they mean more to you than your own body. A shame how they'll both be dieing soon."
Inuyasha took a few deep breaths and stood erect, "What are you talking about?!"
Demon Inuyasha started to laugh, "You didn't hear her before she left?"
"Left?"
"Correct, she went to go after Kikyo, she said she would be willing to kill her to save you."
"You liar!"
"Don't believe me?" He waved his hand beside him and the scene with Kagome appeared, and she said, "...I'll save you, even if I have to kill her."
Inuyasha was in disbelief, "She wouldn't kill Kikyo, why would she?!"
He started laughing again, "Kikyo was the one who's done this to you! She used the essence of Tetsusaiga that Naraku gave her and made a spell so I could destroy you! It's grand, I think i'll keep her alive, I love the evil in her."
"Kikyo..." Inuyasha mumbled, "Why?"
"WHY?! WHY?! Hahahahaha! Because she HATES YOU! She thought you were the one who killed her. She lives on because of the HATE TOWARDS YOU! You still don't get it! She'll never love something she hates!"
Inuyasha was speechless.
"Awe, you're heartbroken, boo hoo! Just think how fun it will be to see Kikyo kill Kagome! Hahahaha! I love it. She knows she coming and she WILL kill Kagome to regain the rest of her soul. You'll have two dead wenches then!"
The words "two dead" got Inuyasha up and he grabbed his other half by the throat. "It wont happen! You're wrong!"
"'fraid not," he roared and clawed Inuyasha's hand away. "What can you do, you're laying in bed unable to wake because the spell KIKYO casted wont let you. The only place you'll wake up in is in HELL! And I'll be the one who sends you there, once I destroy your mind." He looked away and said loudly, "Thank you Kikyo, and Good-bye Kagome!"
Inuyasha charged yelling, "Kagome!!!!"
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Well, that's it. *Gets news from the doctor that I'll die in the next 48hrs. Well, SINCE ALL YOU PEOPLE THREW THE ROCKS YOU'LL NEVER GET THE END OF THIS STORY! HAHAHAHAHAHA! *Gets lightheaded* Ouch... well anyway, that was short because I barely have any blood in my brain.
Next Chapter: The end of the battle between Kouga and Raikou and the travelling between Sessy and Kagome. We see something change in Sessy, can you guess and...! *passes out from the loss of blood to my head*
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