Declaimer: I figured I should add this… Just in case… Sooo… no I do NOT own Inuyasha… But Kamia is of MY invention. I wish Sesshoumaru were mine too… Anybody find him on Ebay?
Ack! I haven't updated in so long! Well, compared to some others it's been really short but to me… Ah, well. Can't be helped. I couldn't find my USB so I couldn't transfer my chappies. Goddess, I gotta get organized… This is so frustrating… I have the ending planned out down to every tiny detail… but first I hafta GET there. So annoying… oh well… next chappie should go up in the next few weeks or so.
By the way, any of you know how to put in the parentheses other than these: (…) ? Or those arrow things that look like 'v'? Or the straight and diagonal slashes? I've seen it on other fanfics so I know it can be done…
Chapter 10 – Traces
Kagome
Kagome gasped as she felt Sesshoumaru's demonic aura speed past her and down into the abyss. She sat in shock then quickly ran to the edge, falling onto her knees as she searched the darkness frantically. Inuyasha was climbing up to her, his surprise still showing plainly on his face.
"Was that just…" Kagome started as she helped Inuyasha onto horizontal ground.
"Yeah… I can't believe it myself…" Inuyasha murmured. He plopped onto the rock and sat there, with Kagome, peering down the cliffside.
Kagome felt a flicker of hope. Maybe…
InuyashaInuyasha sat there, numb with shock. That was … Sesshoumaru… That was Sesshoumaru!
But Sesshoumaru hates humans…
Not all. Look at Rin. Argued some voice in the back of his head.
Rin is a child little girl. She nursed Sesshoumaru back to health when he was injured! And if Kamia dies then Sesshoumaru'll be free from his bargain and that necklace! Even more reason to let Kamia die! He shot back.
Kamia is kind. How do you know she did not melt his heart?
Impossible. They've only known each other for what? Three days? Besides, this is Sesshoumaru we're talking about. A human girl melt his heart? Not very likely.
Possible.
Never.
Now.
No fuckin' way.
Yes way.
No.
Yes.
No.
Yes.
No.
Yes.
No.
No.
Yes.
Got you!
Inuyasha growled under his breath. They'd just have to wait.
A crashing in the undergrowth alerted him to visitors. Sure enough, Miroku, Sango, and the others soon appeared, minus Jaken and the children.
"Kagome!" Sango shouted. "What happened?"
"Sesshoumaru just left. He didn't explain anything…" Miroku trailed off. He looked around. "Where is Kamia? Sesshoumaru?"
Inuyasha lifted one clawed finger… and pointed down into the ravine. Sango gasped.
"No." Was the whispered reply from the tajiya. (A/N: Did I spell it right?)
Inuyasha ignored her and continued staring down into the black. Damn! What was taking Sesshoumaru so long? He blinked as Kirara jumped in front of him and settled down. Then he blinked again as a shape began to form. Was it…? Yes! It was Sesshoumaru! Inuyasha jumped up grinning.
"Yeah!" Kagome shouted, pumping one fist into the air, happy once more to recover her modern friend. Sango and Miroku smiled too. Kirara meowed.
Happiness soon faded into puzzlement as not one but two shapes formed, an unknown creature chasing Sesshoumaru.
The inuyoukai landed on the cliff and pushed his unconscious burden into Kagome and Sango's startled arms.
Inuyasha already had Tetusaiga (A/N; Again, did I spell it right?) before Sesshoumaru's one command.
"Get ready Inuyasha."
Sesshoumaru
Sesshoumaru could already smell Inuyasha when a scent alerted him to company.
"Well, well, look here now," a deep voice drawled. "Lord Sesshoumaru. Saving a girl. A human girl." Sesshoumaru narrowed at the mockery put into the 'Lord'. This… thing… had Naraku's scent all over it. Another child?
A body with wings materialized in front of him. Looked like a batyoukai. Sesshoumaru, being demon, sensed the pulse of a jewel shard in the thing. Where, he did not know. Jewel shard…
ooo0Flashback0ooo
"Let me get this straight," Inuyasha interrupted. "You want him to join us-and maybe that toad and girl of his- to help us collect the jewel shards?" Kamia nodded affirmative. "And then, you want to use the Shikon no Tama to become a dog youkai. In return for his help you'll take the necklace off willingly, so long as he promises not to kill any of us, as soon as you've changed?"
"Correct," Kamia said.
ooo0End Flashback0ooo
Sesshoumaru smirked. How kind of Naraku. He'd sent one of the many keys to Sesshoumaru's freedom directly to him. But he'd need Inuyasha's wench to tell where the damn shard was. Sesshoumaru scowled. Oh well. Luring that thing to her would be easy.
"What do you want?" he demanded.
"The girl. Hand her over," was the cold reply.
"No." With that Sesshoumaru sped away, just quick enough to reach Inuyasha's little party well before the bat-like youkai, but slow enough so it didn't lose him. He heard it snarl something and race after him. He smirked. So easy. A sudden burst of speed made him recalculate. Damn! It had more than one shard! Cursing, he sped up. He couldn't define it, but some impulse was refusing to let the aura-detector go.
Sesshoumaru landed gracefully on the cliff that held Inuyasha, and pushed Kamia into the shard detector and the tajiya's arms. He heard the Tetusaiga being drawn and drew Toukijin. (A/N: Or is it Toujikin?)
"Get ready Inuyasha."
Kagome
Kagome eyes widened. "Inuyasha! There's three shards inn the middle of his forehead!" She shouted. She heard Inuyasha swear violently and swerve away from the thing's first attack. Sesshoumaru simply leapt to safety. Toukijin in hand, he attacked.
Kagome had never seen anything so fast before. Not even when they'd battle Sesshoumaru before. That was quick. This was speed. Toukijin sliced through the batyoukai in one sweep, neatly cutting it into two. The shards popped out as the body blew away in the wind.
Inuyasha landed, Tetusaiga still out, staring at his half-brother. It would have taken him at least a Windscar! But Sesshoumaru just…
Something running over her hand caused her to twist her head. Blood was covering her hand. Then she noticed some red stains on Sesshoumaru's otherwise spotless clothes. Quickly, she lifted Kamia's head up.
"Oh, no," she murmured. There was a gash in Kamia's head, about as long as her index finger. What was strange was that she could feel a slight demonic aura around there too. She peered closely at it. She jaw fell open.
Sango, curious, looked as well. And like Kagome, her lips parted in surprise.
The gash was healing itself. Slowly, very slowly, but it was healing.
Like a youkai…Kagome thought. Youkai! That's what I'm feeling! Then… Kamia is part youkai? But why didn't I sense anything when we first met?
Sango turned to her and nodded slightly. Kagome's suspicions were confirmed. Kamia definitely had some youkai blood in her. Whether she knew it or not.
(sigh) Still so very short… Oh well. At least I updated. I'm so happy! My birthday's in 19 days! Yay! I'll turn 13! Yes, I'm only 12 at the moment… (sigh) And Kamia doesn't do anything cause she's still unconscious. So sorry to those people who were looking forward to some sort of conversation between her and Sesshoumaru. That'll come next chapter… I think…(sweatdrop) Or maybe the one after that… Well… Thanks to all those people who reviewed!
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