Well, guys, I'm finally back! I'm so sorry it took me so long to update! I feel absolutely awful for not updating in such a long time, but I had the worst writer's block, plus I was kinda busy. Anyway, hope everyone's New Year is going wonderfully! Enjoy!
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17 - Captured
"You bastard!" Inuyasha yelled as he sprang at the man standing before him. His fist connected with the stranger's face, sending him flying backwards.
"Now, now Inuyasha... You must learn how to control that temper. My brother always did say you would be a loose cannon," the man replied as he got up. Inuyasha's golden eyes glares bullets at him, wishing they were real. This man stood tall, wearing a fine black business suit that matched his long waving black hair. But those eyes of his... they had haunted Inuyasha's dreams as a young boy.
- flash back
"Brother, you must do this! Your partner is a large liability to us!" the man said as he slammed his fist on the desk, making everything on top of it jump.
"No. I may have swore loyalty to you brother, but he's my best friend... he has a wife and a young child! And I would never take a father away from his child," another man said, glancing toward the two year old boy on a sofa near the door with narrow amber eyes. With a grin, he added, "Just the thought of a kid makes whatever you say not matter. I can tell you for a fact that if you went to him with the same proposition, he would decline just as I did. He's my best friend, and I will not kill him, no matter what kind of 'liability' he is." The man walked over to his son, tweaking his small silver ears as he picked him up, walking toward the door.
"You'll regret this!" the man behind the desk said with venom dripping from his voice.
"No I won't Naraku." With that the man left.
- end flash back
"Naraku..." Inuyasha growled, flexing his claws.
"Ah, glad you remember me... nephew."
"Damn you!" Inuyasha yelled as he lunged toward Naraku again.
"I'd suggest you not touch me, unless you want your loved ones to pay the price."
Inuyasha stopped in his tracks and looked back to the car. Miroku and Sango were both struggling against henchmen that were grabbing their arms and legs, trying to restrain them. Kagome was still, though; a man held her hands behind her back while another pushed a little black gun to her temple, just inches from her frightened chocolate brown eyes. Those eyes pleaded with him, telling him to run. He just growled, not moving as he looked on at his friend's plight.
"What do you want, Naraku?" he asked, not taking his eyes off the gun that could end his lover's life.
Naraku just laughed a cold chuckle, making Inuyasha's blood boil in his veins. "It should be obvious by now. I want the girl's life."
Kagome's eyes widened and her heart shot to her throat, making it hard for her to breath. 'When people are about to die, they say they see their life flash before their eyes...' she thought, in a daze. But no flash backs came. Her eyes only looked around her, spotting Miroku and Sango, suceeding in knocking out at least ten henchmen with more coming toward them. Then Inuyasha; standing there, as if frozen in time, looking at her with wide eyes. A small smile crossed her face. 'These people... They are my life. I've already lost one family, and I will not lose another! I won't let them go!'
Suddenly, the Shikon no Tama, still hanging around her neck, began to glow a brilliant violet, blinding everyone in the area. 'The Shikon no Tama...' Naraku thought as he and his henchmen fled the area, into a helicopter waiting for them on the other side of the aircraft hanger. Then a smirk crossed his face as he was swept into the air. 'This should be interesting... That girl will prove more useful than first thought...'
The bright light subsided, leaving the four teens in a daze. Inuyasha, with his demon senses, was on the ground, rubbing his head as his eyes were throbbing with pain. Miroku was standing uneasily with dialated eyes, while Sango had hold of his right arm as her knees were bend, almost buckling under the severe pressure the flash of light had put on her eyes. Inuyasha blinked, finally regaining his senses. He looked around, finding Miroku and Sango swaying on their feet. Then there was Kagome.
She had passed out on the ground from the intensity of the light. Her hair was tossled wildly in the dirt; her clothes slightly ripped as she fell. Inuyasha shot up and ran to her, his heart sinking at the sight of her.
"Gome! Gome, please wake up!" he shouted as he shook her shoulders gently. When he recieved no response, he scooped her up gently into his arms and held her there. Miroku and Sango had finally regained their composure and walked over, sitting down next to Inuyasha with the unconcious Kagome in his arms.
"Is she..." Sango said, trailing off.
Inuyasha just shrugged and held her closer, gazing longingly into her calm face. Her eyes fluttered open, making his heart leap into his throat.
The first thing Kagome saw when she opened her eyes was Inuyasha, hovering over her with wide eyes. She closed them again, her head swirling with a bright light and a pounding pain. When she opened them again, a small grin crossed Inuyasha's face, despite the worried look still held within his eyes. She returned it witha small smile, still feeling a strange fatique in her body. "What happened to me?" she asked wearily, her voice hoarse.
"The Shikon no Tama reacted strangely when your life was in danger," Miroku said, standing in the bright mid-afternoon light. "It sent out a brilliant light, protecting you from harm."
"Which in turn protected us from harm," Sango added as she also stood.
Inuaysha just grinned stupidly. "Can you help me up Inuyasha?" she asked after a moment of just sitting there.
He shook his head slightly, apparently bringing himself back to reality. His arms wrapped aroung her lightly, pulling her up. Once they were sure Kagome was okay, they all gathered in the aircraft hanger.
"What are we going to do?" Sango asked as she sat on a wooden crate. letting her legs dangle.
"We need some sort of plan." Miroku leaned on the crate next to her, scratching his chin carefully.
"Could we go back to Kaede's?" Kagome asked from the small chair near a dusty card table.
"No," Inuyasha sighed, frustration edging into his mind. "We don't know how we got here. Remember, we all fell asleep in the car."
"And going back would only put Kaede in danger," Miroku added.
"So we need some alternate form of transportation, to take us to..." Sango let her sentence drag on, waiting for someone else to finish.
"America."
Everyone looked at Inuyasha as if he'd grown an extra head. "America?" Kagome asked. "It was a good thought when we had help, but how are we going to get there by ourselves?"
"Ah, come on woman!" he said, giving her a quick squeeze around the shoulders. "Don't be so negative! We shouldn't even be alive right now. We've escaped death so many times, getting to America will be a breeze!" he chirped hopefully, sounding more confident than he felt.
"And how are we going to do that, dear cousin?" Sango questioned, sliding off the crate.
"I have absolutely no idea!" Inuyasha proclaimed, receiving blank stares from his companions. "But we'll find a way."
His energy rubbed off on them, and after a few more minutes of pursuasion, all three of them felt that this goal was in reach. All they had to do was travel half way across the world to a country where they didn't speak the language or know anyone. Piece of cake.
They decided to explore the full inside of the hanger. All of them split up, looking around for anything they thought would be of help in their upcoming journey.
Sango was walking through the farthest corner from the door, bumping into crates and walls in the shadowy area. She stopped moving as she ran into a wall, rubbing her forehead. Suddenly she heard a soft whinning sound from somewhere nearby. Her heart stopped as she was frozen to the spot, straining her ears to hear where the soft sound was coming from. She scooted slowly to her left, sitting her ear against the aluminum wall of the hanger. A click sounded in her mind with recognition, and she ran at full speed to the door, leaving three very confused teens in her wake.
They followed her around the outside of the hanger, coming to a stop when they heard a soft neighing sound. There stood Sango, stroking the neck of a pure white horse. "Shh..." she whispered, motioning them forward.
Kagome walked up and ran her fingers through it's sivery white mane, savoring the silky feel. 'It's hair reminds me of Inuyasha's...' she thought, a small smile crossing her face. "Wonder how it got here?"
"She," Miroku said simply as he walked back to the front of the horse. Everyone gave him a odd look. With a grin, he added, "Spending a full year on a farm really comes in handy." He then found a rope and fastened it to the mare's head, forming a make-shift bridal.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes as he looked at the large beast. He had never really liked horses. Ever since he was young, horses seemed as if they were slaves to humans and demons alike, carrying them wherever the rider wished to go. 'No self-respecting creature would carry around a human against their will.'
"Feh! I'm not riding on that thing!" he said and turned around, crossing his arms and pouting.
"Good. We wern't going to let you anyway," Sango said.
"You can run, Inuyasha," Miroku told him as he climbed onto the back of the ivory horse, helping Sango up with him. Kagome just stood there, staring at Inuyasha.
"And why aren't you on the horse?!?" he said aggitatedly.
"I had a bad experience with horses, and I don't wanna ride it," she said, giving him a puppy dog look.
"Fine," he sighed, letting her climb on to his back, hugging his shoulders.
'I have absolutely no self-respect anymore...' he pondered as he leaped into the air. Kagome's light giggle danced to his ears, forcing a grin onto his face. 'She took every ounce of it, but I guess it's okay.'
Miroku flicked the reigns on the mare's neck, and she sped off after Inuyasha. "So, where are we headed?" he called up to the hanyou hopping through the air.
"We're heading west. If my senses are correct, the city is that way."
Miroku nodded, urging the horse to go slightly faster to keep up with Inuyahsa's demon speed.
"So tell me, what was your 'tramatic' experience with horses?" Inuyasha questioned Kagome.
"Oh, I have no problems with horses," she replied, gaining her a sideways glare from Inuyasha. "I'd just rather ride on your back," she added with a smile.
"You aggivate the hell out of me, woman," he replied, but it was a light tone as he grinned at the touch of Kagome's slender fingers rubbing his ears.
The growl emitting from his chest tickled her stomach as it vibrated through his back, making her laugh. "I love you Inuyasha."
He just grinned wider and kept on moving toward the sunset.
"The girl has the Shikon no Tama..." Naraku pondered aloud as he sat in the syndicate headquarters behind his large metal desk, tapping his fingernails against the stony colored desk top. "That could prove to be a problem. But no matter." he said as he stood. "Goshinki!" he called in a large booming voice.
A large purple demon entered the room, ducking under the large door frame. "Yes sir," he muttered in a low tone as he bowed shortly.
"Please check on our guest and make sure she's comfortable," he told him with a grin. "Then I have a mission for you..."
Kagome had fallen asleep on Inuyasha's back as they chased the sunset, hoping to find a city with an airport. 'When we get there,' Inuyasha thought, 'I'll use an ATM to get us enough money for plane tickets to America. Hmm... I wonder how much that is? Ah, what the hell! I'll just take it all out,' he decided, stopping near a highway.
Miroku slowed the horse to a stop, his bright blue eyes scanning up and down the busy highway.
Inuyasha growled as he looked at the faces that passed him in the cars. The people who actually saw him looked angry, gathering the attention of others in the car or grabbing their cell phones, dialing in a call to the police. It wasn't everyday you saw a hanyou standing on the side of a high way with an apparently unconcious human girl on his back. "Feh," he shot at them under his breath, knowing that they needed to move. "Miroku. You know where we are?"
"According to the street signs, we're near an airport, lucky us," he replied, pointing to said sign.
"So were only 15 miles away?" Inuyasha questioned, unable to believe that they were really getting out of the country.
"Yep!" Sango said happily as she tightened her grip around Miroku's chest, kissing the base of his neck.
Miroku's face turned a brilliant shade of red from her feather-light kiss, and motioned for the horse to move in the direction on the airport. The direction of their freedom.
Goshinki approached the dimly lit cell, waking it's occupant with a gruff knock on the bars. Her deep eyes opened, no light reflection off the dark orbs. As she sat up, her silvery hair slid over her shoulders, resting against her back. She blinked a couple times before realizing just where she was. "What am I doing here, Goshinki?" the even toned woman questioned, her shadowed eyes glaring at him.
"Ah, Kanna, I thought you would be happy to see me," he replied, a small smirk crossing his beastly face, sending shivers down Kanna's spine. "Did you think you wouldn't be caught? Aiding the half breed and his bitch was not a wise move." She remained silent. "Well I hope you enjoy your stay. Excuse me, I have some business to attend to..." he said, almost laughing as he went back up the large rock staircase.
As soon as she knew he was gone, she reached into the top of her blouse, producing a sliver compact. She opened it, a milky white fog pouring out of it. The mirror inside only showed her reflection, shadowed by the mist that enveloped the air around her. Her hand came to the glass, tapping it delicately with her right pointer finger. Suddenly the mirror did not show her reflection, but a swirling light as it searched for the scene Kanna mentally summoned.
Then she saw it. A man with long silver hair leaped inot the air, a young woman with flowing raven hair clinging to his back. A pure white horse traveled below them, carrying two people; one a man with a small black ponytail and a woman with long dark brown hair that clung to his body, easily keeping her balance a top the great beast. A small smirk crossed her usually emotionless face as she saw a near by bill board, advertising for the fabulous shops found in the airport -- which was only 3 miles from their current location. 'They'll make it. I know they will.' As quickly as the smile had come it was gone, her eyes spotting a large purplr figure in the distance. 'No...'
"We're almost there, Kagome," Inuyasha called to her, unable to hide the excitement in his voice.
"I can't wait! We'll finally be able to live freely!" she said as she kissed his jaw, unable to reach his cheek from her position. She had become quite accustom to riding on Inuaysha's back, adjusting to his every movement as he made it, giving her a very comfortable ride. It came as naturally to her as breathing.
"Um, Kagome?"
"Yeah, Inu?" she replied with a smile, silently stroking her fingeres through a portion of his hair.
"When we get to America and get settled and everything, do you think you want to... um... What I mean is..." He stumbled through the sentence dumbly, not being able to get the words out of his mouth.
"Inuyasha? What is it?" she asked, slightly worried at the normally confident hanyou's loss for words.
"Will you marry me?"
"Well, of coarse I will you silly puppy!" she said as she kissed him again, trailing sweet kisses along his jawline.
His growl of pleasure at her touch made her grin. She loved that she could make him so happy. Suddenly, however, the growl changed. It became deeper, less loving.
"What is it?" she said, her slight demon blood kicking in. It told her that something was approaching quickly, and that something was strong. Inuyasha landed infront of the horse, causing Miroku to stop. Before Inuyasha could speak a word, they were all force to the ground by a massive fore arm, hitting them at the waist. Unfortunately for the poor mare, it hit her neck, snapping it and killing the beast instantly.
Inuyasha's eyes blurred with pain as he tried to get up, only to find Kagome, unconcious, on top of him. His body gave out from the bone crushing blow it received and his mind floated into darkness. The last memory he had before he blacked out would haunt him. A large demon bent his head, taking Kagome into his fangs easily, laughing without a care in the world.
'Kagome...'
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