UnSpoken Love By: OtakuSailorV
Chapter 14:: Arrival of a Hanyou"Sankon Tessou!!"
Kagome gasped as the youkai that had been closing in around her suddenly disappeared.
"Ack!!" Myouga cried, clutching Kagome's shoulder as he shook visibly. He had just jumped when he saw blood flash before his eyes. He had panicked and now was shivering, his eyes wide as he panted to regain control of his breathing.
Kagome's eyes wavered slightly as she looked at the man that had landed before her, smirking as he had torn the demons to pieces. He was not looking at her at present, so she could not see what emotion his face wore as he examined his blood-stained claws.
His hair was silver and long, running down the length of his back and stopping near his butt. It shown brightly in the sun, and seemed silky and perfect, as if there were no knots or snares or stray ends in it. Atop his head, she spotted two small, silver ears that turned toward every noise that was made, whether it be a car or a simple stone skidding across the ground. His clothing was the strangest of all though, for they were bright red, and old, as if from the feudal era. Kagome recognized the suit as something made from the fire of the fire rats. It was nigh untouchable, nothing could tear through it.
Tears of joy welded up in Kagome's eyes, and she felt laughter bubbling up inside of her, singing in her throat and bursting from her heart as she looked him over, and recognized him.
"Inuyasha. . ."
Sango sighed in exasperation as she finished up washing the dishes that Kagome had left behind. "She had better tell me what's going on when she gets back." She grumbled, though she could never be mad at her sister for long.
A knock on the door startled her, and she quickly dried the soapsuds off her hands before answering the door.
Sango raised an eyebrow at the youkai that stood outside as she opened the door. 'Youkai. . . ? Here. . . ?'
"Can I help you?" She asked, trying to lower her raised eyebrow.
"Is Sango Higurashi here?" They answered her question with another.
Sango's guard raised. She had fought many lesser youkai for The Council before, but she hadn't expected the higher-ranking youkai to cause any trouble. She had suspected that they wanted to keep their dying race alive, not to kill themselves on the blade of The Council. "I am Sango Higurashi." She said cautiously, eyeing them all as her grip on the door handle tightened. "How may I help you?"
The youkai didn't wait for her to finish her sentence. As soon as she said her name, the leader spoke up, unraveling a scroll that had suddenly appeared in his hand. "Sango Higurashi, professional youkai exterminator." There was venom in his voice as he spoke the words, but the next set seemed to please him, for he sneered and smirked the whole time. "You are under arrest for housing and protecting a youkai that is illegally rampant; consulting with enemies of The Council; and possibly planning treason against The Council itself."
Sango's eyes widened, then narrowed to a dangerous degree as she took it all in. The youkai was still smirking though, obviously pleased with himself as he rolled the scroll back up; it disappeared from his hand as swiftly as it had appeared.
"What are you spouting?" Sango demanded. "I have done none of those things."
"You can explain it to the Council then, we have orders to detain you." The head youkai said briskly.
Sango eyed them all, a frown tugging at the corners of her lips. "I refuse. These are false charges. I will go to The Council's office myself and have them cleared up."
"How do you know they are false? Your sister seemed in quite a hurry to leave, didn't she?"
The youkai had touched on a spot that Sango would not allow anyone to criticize on. No matter how mad Sango had ever gotten, she would never allow anyone to criticize her family, or to say a word against anyone that she held dear. Now, as the youkai's words registered in her mind, something snapped, and she slammed the door of her house closed on them, her legs immediately moving.
Her mind had blanked almost; she knew no other thought but to run as swiftly for the back door as possible. Suddenly, the thought popped into her mind that she might need a weapon. 'Of course,' She thought, running up the steps to her room and kicking the door open.
Below, she heard glass break and knew that the youkai were in her house and would be in her room soon enough.
Sango grabbed up her hiraikotsu and her katana, all of her commotion startling the sleeping youkai cat on her bed.
The little cats red eyes opened as soon as the door had been kicked, and she now sat on Sango's shoulder as she raced out of her room, her fur standing on end as she caught onto the strange demonic aura that was invading her territory.
"Sorry to wake you, Kirara, but we have visitors." Sango mumbled as she looked for some way to escape from the upstairs.
The floorboards creaked on the stairs, and Sango raced away from them. Kirara flamed slightly, growling and snarling as she spotted the demons coming up the stairs.
Sango looked back, side-long at her cat-demon friend. "No Kirara, don't transform in here." She advised as she slammed the door of Kagome's bedroom closed behind her.
Immediately, the sound of claws hitting the wood was heard, and Sango knew she had only a few minutes before they would tear through. She had to find a way to escape.
Her eyes flew across the room, though she knew there was only one alternate exit the entire time. The windows. She would have to jump out of the windows, onto the roof if she didn't want them to catch her.
Without a second thought, she flew at them, ripping the locks open and forcing them up roughly. "Kirara." She ordered, stretching her arm out the window first and letting the cat onto the roof first.
A hand came through the door, small splinters flying forth and striking the wall nearby.
Sango didn't dare look back, knowing she would freeze just long enough to see them bust through the door, and she didn't have that kind of time to waste. This was no horror movie, she knew what she had to do, she was trained in this field, and would not fall prey to them in her own home this way.
Without a word, or even a gasp, Sango jumped from her window, knowing what waited below her. No, not a two-story drop, but her own flaming cat youkai friend, Kirara.
As Sango landed on her back, weapons in hand, Kirara let out a loud growl and took to the air just as the sound of the door being blasted to pieces was heard coming through the window.
Sesshoumaru's eyes widened slightly as he caught on to yet another force heading in the same direction as them. "This is not good." He mumbled to himself, growling. Why did the girl have to go in the direction that so many other strong energies were headed? If it wasn't for that fact that he was sure that the 'light' would appear around such concentrated energy, he wouldn't be taking her toward it, though he was curious as to what was going on. Especially in his territory.
His gaze fell on the strange girl that he had in his arms. She didn't seem to be paying attention to him, or to anything else. Her eyes were pinned straight ahead, determination shining in them brightly. Sesshoumaru would not say it aloud, but he had to applaud her for having the nerve to request his help. Most human females quavered in his wake, none of them had the nerve to speak to him in such a tone before, much less to even request anything of him.
Her hair was moderately long, falling to only slightly below her shoulders. It hung loosely, neither pulled up nor tied back, and was a rich auburn color. He could smell that she took good care of it, though she didn't obsess over it like other women might have if they had such hair.
Sesshoumaru briefly noted the other aspects of her being, and had to admit that she wasn't horribly bad looking for a human woman, in fact, she was quite lovely. Though he had never been one to observe human beauty, or even to care about beauty in any form. Still, he found that this woman was beautiful, and he had to admit it, though not aloud, and not to her.
He smirked inwardly, averting his eyes from her being. What would Kouga do if he saw? What would the wolf youkai do if he saw his friend, the Great stoic Lord of the Western Lands noting a human woman's beauty? If his friend even glanced briefly at Sesshoumaru's thoughts, he would laugh so hard that he'd suffocate from lack of air. In fact, what the Kouga do if he even saw Lord Sesshoumaru, hater of humans and all their kind, holding a human woman? He would surely point it out for centuries to come.
'I'll have to make a note never to share this with him, and hope that he doesn't appear suddenly.' Sesshoumaru continued on with his inward contemplation's, laughing himself as he fantasized what his friend would do and say if he came along.
Rin, however, had not noticed what the youkai Lord that was holding her was thinking or even doing as they glided softly through the air. Her mind was focused on Kagome, her beloved cousin, and all she had time to wonder about was how much longer it was until they came upon her. Her eyes, as rich brown as her hair, looked to the ground suddenly; investigating it for some sign of a speck that might resemble her cousin.
Her fear of the height had vanished the moment that she had had the premonition that Kagome was in danger. So, as she looked down, she did not once feel fear clutch at her. "Kagome-chan. . ." She mumbled to herself rather tensely, finger nails biting into her hand, though not enough to break the skin.
"Do not injure yourself. Your friend is quite safe." A cold, emotionless voice from above suddenly informed her.
Rin jumped, coming out of her thoughts suddenly. She had almost forgotten about the demon that was carrying her in her contemplation's. Now, as she looked up at the golden eyes, she found that they were not even looking at her, and would not look at her. His gaze refused to meet hers, no matter how long she looked into his eyes, demanding his attention.
When her subtle attempt to get his attention failed, Rin spoke up, her eyes still locked on his. "She. . .Kagome is ok?"
He made no answer, seemingly ignoring her.
Rin sighed, giving up. She sensed that he would tell her no more, and so there was no point for her to vex him by asking again and again for his words to be repeated.
Sesshoumaru looked down as Rin averted her eyes. But he was not looking at her, but rather, at a spot between her shoulder and her head, where there was something else that had just caught his attention.
It was not the energy, however, that he knew he was hovering over at the time that had caught his attention though. Rather, it was something below. A small speck to human eyes was magnified by his demon vision, and the scent was floating through the air, causing his hair to stand on end slightly. Just as he had suspected.
Below was a bright red and silver speck that was all too familiar to the youkai Lord.
Gomen!! I'm sorry about the later update you guys!! And I hope this is a bit more descriptive. I've been meaning to update sooner, but when I get back from school, I just don't feel like writing. I'm so sorry. I'm such a lazy slacker!! Gomen nasai!
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