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Last Time: Before Inu Yasha could react, Kagura took Miroku's had in hers and pulled the Tetsusaiga from it's sheath. She used his hand to throw it out into the woods and out of the sight of the travelers. "Have fun you two!" Kagura said innocently and swooped away in the wind.
Chapter 2
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***Shippou***
Shippou's hand waved in the water frantically trying to get back to Kagome. He was about to pull his hand back inside the cave when a hand grasped his. It stroked the top of his hand with its thumb in a way that said 'Everything will be okay.' The hand let go and Shippou tugged his arm back in.
In an instant, the boulder began to move, sending rocks from the ceiling to the ground. There was about a minutes pause and then another shockwave hit the boulder. The rock began to crumble and the cherry sized hole grew to the size of an apple. Shippou glanced out and looked around. Kagome's brilliant blue eyes greeted his face. She smiled at him and motioned for him to back away. They simultaneously backed away and Kagome rammed the rock with all her might. The rock began to budge just the slightest bit. Shippou looked around for something to use to help with.
He choked when he saw Kikyo's corpse floating at the top of the cave. He growled at himself and took a deep breath. He realized then that he couldn't breath well. He looked down at his webbed fingers and his eyes widened. His webbed hands weren't webbed anymore! He anxiously began to chip at the boulder with a rock. Kagome rammed it once more, making the hole a lot bigger. 'One more should do it!' Kagome thought and rammed it once more. The rock gave up and flew inside the cave along with Kagome. There she saw Shippou floating around unconsciously in the raging water. She also saw Kikyo's dead form suspended in the water. She bit back a scowl and grabbed up Shippou. She then swam as fast as she could to the top of the torrent. She swam to the shore and flung Shippou onto it. The fog was still as thick as soup and the rain was pelting Kagome's back hard. She bent over Shippou and tapped his cheek.
"Shippou come on, wake up hun, Kagome's here now." Kagome cooed and brushed his soaked bangs from his face gently. She bit her lip and began to perform CPR. She pressed on his belly 1, 2, 3 times and then plugged his tiny nose. She blew into his mouth with all her will and his chest expanded. With no results, she began over again. "Come on Shippou don't give up on me!" She shouted at him. With no answer, she continued to pump the water from his lungs. After five minutes of repetitive CPR, she picked up his frail body. "SHIPPOU! I know you're in there! WAKE UP!" she said and shook his body back and forth. As if it was a miracle, Shippou coughed water up all over Kagome and blinked awake.
"Ka- Kagome?" Shippou said trying to focus. "KAGOME!" He shouted and jumped into her arms hugging her neck tightly. He began to cry heavily as the rain was pouring. A particularly hard drop his Kagome's ear and she flattened it. She looked back into the water thinking about Kikyo. 'To go back, or not to go back.' She argued with herself. She then went over to a bush and settled Shippou underneath it.
"You stay here. I'll be back." Kagome said to the kitsune and walked into the mist. She dove into the water and grabbed the lifeless corpse by the neck. 'I wish I wasn't this kind.' She thought and swam to the surface and to the shore, pulling Kikyo by the neck. She surfaced and looked closely at the miko's motionless body. There were scares across her eyes and her robes were tattered and torn. She tapped Kikyo's cheek looking for a response. The miko didn't move making Kagome uneasy. The hanyou knew she was dead, but didn't want to leave her there. She decided that there was nothing she could do and walked over to Shippou's bush. There, he was sleeping comfortably. She picked him up, shielding him from the bullet hard rain with her body, and began to walk to the direction of the woods.
***Inu Yasha***
Inu Yasha growled at Kagura as he saw her disappear. His youkai blood pounded in his veins as he tried to control himself. Miroku was nearly frozen in fright because of the way Inu Yasha's eyes glistened. He was in far too much pain to comprehend the situation though. Inu Yasha's growl deepened and purple stripes began to creep over his face.
"Mi-Miroku-u run." Inu Yasha whispered, the rain completely drowning out his voice.
"What?" Miroku questioned weakly.
"RUN!" Inu Yasha shouted and he stood up sending Miroku to the ground. He landed on his hand and he gasped in pain. He looked around wildly for his staff but it wasn't in sight. Inu Yasha growled menacingly and kicked Miroku hard in the gut, making him land on all fours. The hanyou stomped on his injured right hand making Miroku cry out in pain.
"Stop this Inu Yasha!" Miroku commanded, struggling to free his hand from Inu Yasha's foot.
"What? This hurts?" the demon said and pushed harder on the monk's hand. Miroku grimaced and nearly bit his tongue off in agony. Inu Yasha's growl turned to a cackle and with his free foot kicked the houshi repetitively in the stomach. Miroku was pinned and couldn't help but stay there and endure the beating. Inu Yasha's laughter dimmed and he looked at the crippled body before him. "You're no fun, FIGHT BACK!" Inu Yasha shouted and gave Miroku one final blow to the torso sending him flying into a tree, knocking him unconscious. Inu Yasha raced over to the inert houshi and was about to slash into his flesh when a huge force knocked him from his feet and flung him to the ground. He looked around angrily and spied Sango. She caught the boomerang gracefully and looked at Inu Yasha with daggers in her eyes.
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" She shouted and threw the hiraikotsu again. Inu Yasha evaded it and dashed at Sango full force. Kouga jumped in front of her, punching the hanyou in the face hard.
"Sango! Get the Tetsusaiga to him!" he shouted and blocked every blow Inu Yasha dished out.
"Right!" Sango confirmed and looked around desperately for the fang. She disappeared into the fog. Kouga wiped the rain from his brow and glared at Inu Yasha.
"Funny, I'm helping you. I should just slay you right now." Kouga challenged.
"I dare you to try wolf." Inu Yasha barked and charged at the wolf. Kouga was caught off guard and hit the ground hard with Inu Yasha on top of him. The hanyou took no time slicing into the wolf's armor and gashing into his flesh. The wolf cried in pain and struggled to get the demon off of him. Inu Yasha dug his claws into Kouga's shoulders, holding him there. When Kouga tried to get him off, the claws would dig deeper into his muscles. Inu Yasha raised an arm, ready for a final blow to the throat, when a sword pierced his shoulder. He stopped and looked behind himself. There he saw Sango with his father's fang.
He pulled the katana from his shoulder and charged her. She charged back, but instead of stabbing him, she went for the Tetsusaiga's sheath. She placed it perfectly, but as Inu Yasha passed, he hit her hard knocking her backward. She fell to the ground gasping for breath to see that he pierced her stomach. She grasped her gut and tears poured from her eyes.
Inu Yasha stood still for a long time before turning to face his companions. He knew what he had done. If it weren't for Sango, he'd have killed them all. Were they dead? Had he killed them? He turned to see Kouga's mangled form on the ground soaking in a pool of blood. He was breathing but barely. He saw Sango in the same way, nearly dead. Miroku was unconscious against a tree. He rushed over to Sango and looked at her disgruntled form that was quivering. The rain pelted her black uniform and her face hard. He knelt beside her and touched her cheek. She opened her eyes gently and gazed up at the concerned hanyou.
"I didn't, I wouldn't, I mean-"
"Don't worry about it Inu Yasha. It wasn't you." Sango said sweetly and sniffed. Inu Yasha felt tears forming in his eyes. She risked her life to save him and the others. He sucked them back and brushed the plastered hair from her face.
"We need to get you out of this rain." Inu Yasha said softly.
"I don't think that's going to matter." Sango said sadly.
"Don't talk like that. You'll be okay." Inu Yasha said thoughtfully. Sango grabbed his hand gently and placed it over her wound. He felt her heart pounding through the blood leaving her body.
"You feel that? I don't think I can do anything. Nothing will help." Sango said and grimaced. Inu Yasha took off his haori and wrapped it around her waist several times.
"You'll be okay." Inu Yasha whispered as Sango drifted to unconsciousness.
- - - -- - - - - -- - -- - -- - - - - - -- I'm SO SO SO SO sorry for not updating! My computer has been broken and right now I'm using my grandmother's computer! I hope you can forgive me, I feel so much better now that I have written! THE JOY!!!!!!!!!! I'll talk to you all later, thanks for reviewing!
Last Time: Before Inu Yasha could react, Kagura took Miroku's had in hers and pulled the Tetsusaiga from it's sheath. She used his hand to throw it out into the woods and out of the sight of the travelers. "Have fun you two!" Kagura said innocently and swooped away in the wind.
Chapter 2
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***Shippou***
Shippou's hand waved in the water frantically trying to get back to Kagome. He was about to pull his hand back inside the cave when a hand grasped his. It stroked the top of his hand with its thumb in a way that said 'Everything will be okay.' The hand let go and Shippou tugged his arm back in.
In an instant, the boulder began to move, sending rocks from the ceiling to the ground. There was about a minutes pause and then another shockwave hit the boulder. The rock began to crumble and the cherry sized hole grew to the size of an apple. Shippou glanced out and looked around. Kagome's brilliant blue eyes greeted his face. She smiled at him and motioned for him to back away. They simultaneously backed away and Kagome rammed the rock with all her might. The rock began to budge just the slightest bit. Shippou looked around for something to use to help with.
He choked when he saw Kikyo's corpse floating at the top of the cave. He growled at himself and took a deep breath. He realized then that he couldn't breath well. He looked down at his webbed fingers and his eyes widened. His webbed hands weren't webbed anymore! He anxiously began to chip at the boulder with a rock. Kagome rammed it once more, making the hole a lot bigger. 'One more should do it!' Kagome thought and rammed it once more. The rock gave up and flew inside the cave along with Kagome. There she saw Shippou floating around unconsciously in the raging water. She also saw Kikyo's dead form suspended in the water. She bit back a scowl and grabbed up Shippou. She then swam as fast as she could to the top of the torrent. She swam to the shore and flung Shippou onto it. The fog was still as thick as soup and the rain was pelting Kagome's back hard. She bent over Shippou and tapped his cheek.
"Shippou come on, wake up hun, Kagome's here now." Kagome cooed and brushed his soaked bangs from his face gently. She bit her lip and began to perform CPR. She pressed on his belly 1, 2, 3 times and then plugged his tiny nose. She blew into his mouth with all her will and his chest expanded. With no results, she began over again. "Come on Shippou don't give up on me!" She shouted at him. With no answer, she continued to pump the water from his lungs. After five minutes of repetitive CPR, she picked up his frail body. "SHIPPOU! I know you're in there! WAKE UP!" she said and shook his body back and forth. As if it was a miracle, Shippou coughed water up all over Kagome and blinked awake.
"Ka- Kagome?" Shippou said trying to focus. "KAGOME!" He shouted and jumped into her arms hugging her neck tightly. He began to cry heavily as the rain was pouring. A particularly hard drop his Kagome's ear and she flattened it. She looked back into the water thinking about Kikyo. 'To go back, or not to go back.' She argued with herself. She then went over to a bush and settled Shippou underneath it.
"You stay here. I'll be back." Kagome said to the kitsune and walked into the mist. She dove into the water and grabbed the lifeless corpse by the neck. 'I wish I wasn't this kind.' She thought and swam to the surface and to the shore, pulling Kikyo by the neck. She surfaced and looked closely at the miko's motionless body. There were scares across her eyes and her robes were tattered and torn. She tapped Kikyo's cheek looking for a response. The miko didn't move making Kagome uneasy. The hanyou knew she was dead, but didn't want to leave her there. She decided that there was nothing she could do and walked over to Shippou's bush. There, he was sleeping comfortably. She picked him up, shielding him from the bullet hard rain with her body, and began to walk to the direction of the woods.
***Inu Yasha***
Inu Yasha growled at Kagura as he saw her disappear. His youkai blood pounded in his veins as he tried to control himself. Miroku was nearly frozen in fright because of the way Inu Yasha's eyes glistened. He was in far too much pain to comprehend the situation though. Inu Yasha's growl deepened and purple stripes began to creep over his face.
"Mi-Miroku-u run." Inu Yasha whispered, the rain completely drowning out his voice.
"What?" Miroku questioned weakly.
"RUN!" Inu Yasha shouted and he stood up sending Miroku to the ground. He landed on his hand and he gasped in pain. He looked around wildly for his staff but it wasn't in sight. Inu Yasha growled menacingly and kicked Miroku hard in the gut, making him land on all fours. The hanyou stomped on his injured right hand making Miroku cry out in pain.
"Stop this Inu Yasha!" Miroku commanded, struggling to free his hand from Inu Yasha's foot.
"What? This hurts?" the demon said and pushed harder on the monk's hand. Miroku grimaced and nearly bit his tongue off in agony. Inu Yasha's growl turned to a cackle and with his free foot kicked the houshi repetitively in the stomach. Miroku was pinned and couldn't help but stay there and endure the beating. Inu Yasha's laughter dimmed and he looked at the crippled body before him. "You're no fun, FIGHT BACK!" Inu Yasha shouted and gave Miroku one final blow to the torso sending him flying into a tree, knocking him unconscious. Inu Yasha raced over to the inert houshi and was about to slash into his flesh when a huge force knocked him from his feet and flung him to the ground. He looked around angrily and spied Sango. She caught the boomerang gracefully and looked at Inu Yasha with daggers in her eyes.
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!" She shouted and threw the hiraikotsu again. Inu Yasha evaded it and dashed at Sango full force. Kouga jumped in front of her, punching the hanyou in the face hard.
"Sango! Get the Tetsusaiga to him!" he shouted and blocked every blow Inu Yasha dished out.
"Right!" Sango confirmed and looked around desperately for the fang. She disappeared into the fog. Kouga wiped the rain from his brow and glared at Inu Yasha.
"Funny, I'm helping you. I should just slay you right now." Kouga challenged.
"I dare you to try wolf." Inu Yasha barked and charged at the wolf. Kouga was caught off guard and hit the ground hard with Inu Yasha on top of him. The hanyou took no time slicing into the wolf's armor and gashing into his flesh. The wolf cried in pain and struggled to get the demon off of him. Inu Yasha dug his claws into Kouga's shoulders, holding him there. When Kouga tried to get him off, the claws would dig deeper into his muscles. Inu Yasha raised an arm, ready for a final blow to the throat, when a sword pierced his shoulder. He stopped and looked behind himself. There he saw Sango with his father's fang.
He pulled the katana from his shoulder and charged her. She charged back, but instead of stabbing him, she went for the Tetsusaiga's sheath. She placed it perfectly, but as Inu Yasha passed, he hit her hard knocking her backward. She fell to the ground gasping for breath to see that he pierced her stomach. She grasped her gut and tears poured from her eyes.
Inu Yasha stood still for a long time before turning to face his companions. He knew what he had done. If it weren't for Sango, he'd have killed them all. Were they dead? Had he killed them? He turned to see Kouga's mangled form on the ground soaking in a pool of blood. He was breathing but barely. He saw Sango in the same way, nearly dead. Miroku was unconscious against a tree. He rushed over to Sango and looked at her disgruntled form that was quivering. The rain pelted her black uniform and her face hard. He knelt beside her and touched her cheek. She opened her eyes gently and gazed up at the concerned hanyou.
"I didn't, I wouldn't, I mean-"
"Don't worry about it Inu Yasha. It wasn't you." Sango said sweetly and sniffed. Inu Yasha felt tears forming in his eyes. She risked her life to save him and the others. He sucked them back and brushed the plastered hair from her face.
"We need to get you out of this rain." Inu Yasha said softly.
"I don't think that's going to matter." Sango said sadly.
"Don't talk like that. You'll be okay." Inu Yasha said thoughtfully. Sango grabbed his hand gently and placed it over her wound. He felt her heart pounding through the blood leaving her body.
"You feel that? I don't think I can do anything. Nothing will help." Sango said and grimaced. Inu Yasha took off his haori and wrapped it around her waist several times.
"You'll be okay." Inu Yasha whispered as Sango drifted to unconsciousness.
- - - -- - - - - -- - -- - -- - - - - - -- I'm SO SO SO SO sorry for not updating! My computer has been broken and right now I'm using my grandmother's computer! I hope you can forgive me, I feel so much better now that I have written! THE JOY!!!!!!!!!! I'll talk to you all later, thanks for reviewing!