"Putting the Damage On"
Chapter 04 ::
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Author's Note: Next chapter guys!! Yay! Well… unfortunately every time I upload a chapter, my usual way to switch scenes will not show up… so I'm using the little --- instead… and also… italics wont show up either. I'm not sure why… this bothers me because, even though I rarely use italics, I do use them to show thinking and to make something stand out, you know, something I wish for the reader to catch right then and there… this bothers me but I will stop ranting… Thanks to everyone who reviewed on the last chapters, I really appreciate it!!! :)
Warnings: Same as always!!!
I do not own Inuyasha!!! But I would give someone else's arm and leg to have it!
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Miroku had sent word to Kaede, to inform Kagome about their new predicament and to tell the young school girl not to worry because they would have Sango by the time she returned. Or so Miroku hoped. So far they'd been traveling steadily through the forest, just before the mountain range. He was unsure how exactly they were going to make it all the way there, considering Kagura's tip had been very vague. Once in the mountains, which way would they go from there?
Inuyasha had wondered the same thing, but neither said anything. They hadn't spoken much since Sango disappeared, and since Miroku had told Inuyasha what Naraku must be planning with the taijiya. Inuyasha clenched his fist, rage building up just behind his mask of disinterest on his face. He'd rescue Sango, but could he really 'save' her? It would take them days to get to her, giving Naraku more than enough time to do what he planned… countless times… so could he really say he would be saving her? No… just rescuing her from more pain maybe…
"Inuyasha! I'm thirsty!" Shippo said quietly. He wasn't sure exactly what was going on, but something about the silence of his two companions told him that it wasn't a good thing. Shippo bit back a little sob, wishing for Kagome and Sango to be there too.
Inuyasha sighed and turned off the path, smelling water this way. Shippo had put up a fight when Miroku and Inuyasha had suggested that the little kitsune return to Kaede's village and wait there. So, after an hour of arguing, they gave in and allowed him to come with them. Kirara hadn't returned from taking Kagome, but Inuyasha knew that the fire cat would soon enough. With her, travel would become quicker.
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Sango awoke in a sheen of sweat. She let out a large sigh, obviously she had been holding her breath. She wasn't sure now what she had been dreaming about and she really didn't want to remember it. Her eyes clouded over with tears. How was she going to survive this? How could anyone survive something like this? She bit back a sob, her whole body shaking.
How would she ever look anyone in the face again? She should have taken her life instead of letting him do the things that he did to her… but she wasn't ready to die. She couldn't die yet… She was no coward and she would not leave the world of the living until Kohaku was free and Naraku was dead.
Sango stood up, noticing that she was wearing a plain dark blue kimono. Kagura must have dressed her after she had fallen asleep. The sorceress had shown unexpected kindness to her. Sango didn't really know what to think concerning that.
"You're awake." Kagura said as she walked into the room. Sango looked at the youkai and said nothing. She glanced at her arms, noticing that the herbal tea had indeed healed every visible bruise on her body.
"I didn't lie when I said it would work," Kagura informed Sango, once she noticed what the taijiya was doing.
"I never said I didn't believe you." Sango said curtly.
"You didn't." Kagura shrugged. "Naraku won't be visiting you until later tonight. He had some… business to attend to. You may walk the castle grounds if you wish. But before you do anything stupid, I should tell you that there is no way to escape. The castle has a shield surrounding it."
"Of course. Nothing is ever that easy." Sango whispered, holding back the serge of tears that threaten to follow.
"No, nothing ever is." Kagura agreed. "There is food in the main shrine. Follow me if you're hungry."
Sango didn't have an appetite, but she realized that if she didn't eat she wouldn't be strong enough to deal with what would come later tonight. She sighed and nodded, following Kagura out of her prison… into another one entirely.
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After the short and silent meal, Sango had wondered to, surprisingly, the castle garden. She stared at the flowers, feeling overwhelmed. She fell to her knees and wrapped her arms around her body. Why the gods had cursed her, she'd never know. But Sango would never give her pain to another for her own sake. She was not a selfish person. Sango shut her eyes and curled into a defensive position on the ground, her head lying near a common wild flower. The smell was sweet, and comforting.
"You shall return the kitchen knife you snuck in the sleeve of your kimono, girl."
Sango's eyes remained close, her mind trying to place that… cool, unnerving emotionless voice. "Kikyo."
"Taijiya."
"What do you want?" Sango snapped, still not looking at the lifeless miko.
"The knife. You can not kill him with that and there is no reason for you to ruin perfectly good kitchen utensils." Kikyo stated in a matter of fact tone.
Sango choked on the sob as she whirled around to face the miko, "You heartless bitch!"
"The knife." Kikyo repeated, her voice never changing. Something flickered in her eyes, but it was gone as quickly as it came. She held her flawless hand out towards Sango.
"At least let me try…" Sango's voice had gone so quiet she wasn't sure if the miko had even heard her. She continued anyway, "Give me that… at least… I know I can't kill him… but… I can't just let him… touch me… and not repay him with a small fraction of the pain he's caused me…"
"Naraku would only enjoy it." Kikyo said cruelly. "Do you want to give him pleasure, girl?"
"Never." Sango growled. She clenched her fists, "Are you saying the more I fight, the more he enjoys it?!"
"That's exactly what I'm saying…" Kikyo nodded.
"I can't… just lay there…" Sango said, dropping her hands to her side. She bowed her head.
"Kikyo, leave her be!" Kagura growled, standing in the door way. "Naraku may enjoy the fight, but I heard him cursing last night as he treated his wounds. Sango, keep the knife and make sure you stab him once for…" Kagura stopped in mid sentence, realizing that she was telling this girl to stab her master in front of her master's comrade.
Kikyo narrowed her eyes, "Stab him once for you?" She finished the sentence.
Silence hung in the air. Sango stared at Kagura, her eyes wide like a child's.
"Yes. Once for me," Kagura stated boldly. Kikyo and Kagura stared at each for a moment before Kikyo turned to walk away.
"Do as you wish. Sorceress, your treachery will not be known… this time. Keep this in mind the next time you cross me." Kikyo said and then she vanished.
Kagura crossed her arms, "Bitch."
Sango… smiled. "Thank you…"
Kagura looked startled, before turning her face and sticking her nose in the air, "Come on. You should bathe."
Sango stood to her feet and followed silently behind Kagura.
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Nothing much really happened, but ya know… I wanted a little more Kikyo and Kagura interaction. As you can see, they do not get a long… but neither of them are evil…
More action in the next chapter. :)
Tell me what ya think!
Chapter 04 ::
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Author's Note: Next chapter guys!! Yay! Well… unfortunately every time I upload a chapter, my usual way to switch scenes will not show up… so I'm using the little --- instead… and also… italics wont show up either. I'm not sure why… this bothers me because, even though I rarely use italics, I do use them to show thinking and to make something stand out, you know, something I wish for the reader to catch right then and there… this bothers me but I will stop ranting… Thanks to everyone who reviewed on the last chapters, I really appreciate it!!! :)
Warnings: Same as always!!!
I do not own Inuyasha!!! But I would give someone else's arm and leg to have it!
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Miroku had sent word to Kaede, to inform Kagome about their new predicament and to tell the young school girl not to worry because they would have Sango by the time she returned. Or so Miroku hoped. So far they'd been traveling steadily through the forest, just before the mountain range. He was unsure how exactly they were going to make it all the way there, considering Kagura's tip had been very vague. Once in the mountains, which way would they go from there?
Inuyasha had wondered the same thing, but neither said anything. They hadn't spoken much since Sango disappeared, and since Miroku had told Inuyasha what Naraku must be planning with the taijiya. Inuyasha clenched his fist, rage building up just behind his mask of disinterest on his face. He'd rescue Sango, but could he really 'save' her? It would take them days to get to her, giving Naraku more than enough time to do what he planned… countless times… so could he really say he would be saving her? No… just rescuing her from more pain maybe…
"Inuyasha! I'm thirsty!" Shippo said quietly. He wasn't sure exactly what was going on, but something about the silence of his two companions told him that it wasn't a good thing. Shippo bit back a little sob, wishing for Kagome and Sango to be there too.
Inuyasha sighed and turned off the path, smelling water this way. Shippo had put up a fight when Miroku and Inuyasha had suggested that the little kitsune return to Kaede's village and wait there. So, after an hour of arguing, they gave in and allowed him to come with them. Kirara hadn't returned from taking Kagome, but Inuyasha knew that the fire cat would soon enough. With her, travel would become quicker.
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Sango awoke in a sheen of sweat. She let out a large sigh, obviously she had been holding her breath. She wasn't sure now what she had been dreaming about and she really didn't want to remember it. Her eyes clouded over with tears. How was she going to survive this? How could anyone survive something like this? She bit back a sob, her whole body shaking.
How would she ever look anyone in the face again? She should have taken her life instead of letting him do the things that he did to her… but she wasn't ready to die. She couldn't die yet… She was no coward and she would not leave the world of the living until Kohaku was free and Naraku was dead.
Sango stood up, noticing that she was wearing a plain dark blue kimono. Kagura must have dressed her after she had fallen asleep. The sorceress had shown unexpected kindness to her. Sango didn't really know what to think concerning that.
"You're awake." Kagura said as she walked into the room. Sango looked at the youkai and said nothing. She glanced at her arms, noticing that the herbal tea had indeed healed every visible bruise on her body.
"I didn't lie when I said it would work," Kagura informed Sango, once she noticed what the taijiya was doing.
"I never said I didn't believe you." Sango said curtly.
"You didn't." Kagura shrugged. "Naraku won't be visiting you until later tonight. He had some… business to attend to. You may walk the castle grounds if you wish. But before you do anything stupid, I should tell you that there is no way to escape. The castle has a shield surrounding it."
"Of course. Nothing is ever that easy." Sango whispered, holding back the serge of tears that threaten to follow.
"No, nothing ever is." Kagura agreed. "There is food in the main shrine. Follow me if you're hungry."
Sango didn't have an appetite, but she realized that if she didn't eat she wouldn't be strong enough to deal with what would come later tonight. She sighed and nodded, following Kagura out of her prison… into another one entirely.
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After the short and silent meal, Sango had wondered to, surprisingly, the castle garden. She stared at the flowers, feeling overwhelmed. She fell to her knees and wrapped her arms around her body. Why the gods had cursed her, she'd never know. But Sango would never give her pain to another for her own sake. She was not a selfish person. Sango shut her eyes and curled into a defensive position on the ground, her head lying near a common wild flower. The smell was sweet, and comforting.
"You shall return the kitchen knife you snuck in the sleeve of your kimono, girl."
Sango's eyes remained close, her mind trying to place that… cool, unnerving emotionless voice. "Kikyo."
"Taijiya."
"What do you want?" Sango snapped, still not looking at the lifeless miko.
"The knife. You can not kill him with that and there is no reason for you to ruin perfectly good kitchen utensils." Kikyo stated in a matter of fact tone.
Sango choked on the sob as she whirled around to face the miko, "You heartless bitch!"
"The knife." Kikyo repeated, her voice never changing. Something flickered in her eyes, but it was gone as quickly as it came. She held her flawless hand out towards Sango.
"At least let me try…" Sango's voice had gone so quiet she wasn't sure if the miko had even heard her. She continued anyway, "Give me that… at least… I know I can't kill him… but… I can't just let him… touch me… and not repay him with a small fraction of the pain he's caused me…"
"Naraku would only enjoy it." Kikyo said cruelly. "Do you want to give him pleasure, girl?"
"Never." Sango growled. She clenched her fists, "Are you saying the more I fight, the more he enjoys it?!"
"That's exactly what I'm saying…" Kikyo nodded.
"I can't… just lay there…" Sango said, dropping her hands to her side. She bowed her head.
"Kikyo, leave her be!" Kagura growled, standing in the door way. "Naraku may enjoy the fight, but I heard him cursing last night as he treated his wounds. Sango, keep the knife and make sure you stab him once for…" Kagura stopped in mid sentence, realizing that she was telling this girl to stab her master in front of her master's comrade.
Kikyo narrowed her eyes, "Stab him once for you?" She finished the sentence.
Silence hung in the air. Sango stared at Kagura, her eyes wide like a child's.
"Yes. Once for me," Kagura stated boldly. Kikyo and Kagura stared at each for a moment before Kikyo turned to walk away.
"Do as you wish. Sorceress, your treachery will not be known… this time. Keep this in mind the next time you cross me." Kikyo said and then she vanished.
Kagura crossed her arms, "Bitch."
Sango… smiled. "Thank you…"
Kagura looked startled, before turning her face and sticking her nose in the air, "Come on. You should bathe."
Sango stood to her feet and followed silently behind Kagura.
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Nothing much really happened, but ya know… I wanted a little more Kikyo and Kagura interaction. As you can see, they do not get a long… but neither of them are evil…
More action in the next chapter. :)
Tell me what ya think!