CHAPTER 47:
GORYOUMARU'S ATTACK
(First Half)
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Kikyou was walking down the school hallway by herself. She didn't even bothered
Looking at the students walking pass her. All she had in her head was Inuyasha.
Though, she didn't like the fact that she had to help Naraku, this was the only choice
She had in order to get Inuyasha back.
' I'm not going to let some new girl take him away from me.' She thought as she
quickened her pace.
She arrived at her destination and was about to slide the door open when a familiar
voice stopped her.
" So you're Miko Kikyou…eh?"
Kikyou just turned her neck to glance at the person behind her. He had long black hair
tied into a braid, and had something like a cross-shaped scar on his forehead. Next to him
was a young man, about the same age as him, same black hair but tied into what sort of
like a bun, and had green lipstick pasted on his lips.
" Yes?" Kikyou answered in her best polite and softest tone, as though to act innocent. While
mentally, she irritably wished these two idiots would get out of her sight already.
The boy with the braid smirked, " Don't give me the oh-I'm-so-innocent-looking bullshit. I
know exactly what kind of bitch you are."
Kikyou silently narrowed her eyes. But she soon let out a small sigh and tucked some of her
long black hairs behind her ear.
" Then, may I ask what in the name of hell do you two want from me? Shikotsu Bankotsu and
Hebigami Jakotsu, am I right?" She smiled mysteriously and alluringly, which normally, guys would just simply be bewitched by it.
But fortunately or not, the two boys in front of her were not quite…normal.
" Your disgusting beauty smile doesn't work on me, Kikyou." Bankotsu said as he took one step towards her.
"Bankotsu, can we leave now? I'm tired of looking at this ugly bitch!" Jakotsu said from behind him, who seems utterly bored, " Can we go see Inuyasha? Plea-----se?"
Kikyou twitched her ears at his words. " Inuyasha, you say?"
Bankotsu smirked again, " We know you have some connections with Naraku. Tell me where the fuck he is."
" And tell me a good reason why should I tell you?" Kikyou said as she folds her arms.
" Because I'm gonna beat the shit out of him. Isn't it obvious? But of course, you wouldn't
want to simply hand over your lover to a guy who wants to kick his ass."
" Lover?" Kikyou snickered, " I'd rather die than having that nasty bastard as my lover."
" Oh really?" Bankotsu raised his eyes, as though he was surprised, " But I heard things that you were caught being with each other many times."
Kikyou narrowed her eyes, "…what do you want?"
Bankotsu smirked and shrugged his shoulders, " I just told you…tell me where the fuck is Naraku. Or else…"
They both glared at each other. Jakotsu was standing by the side, looking out the window, completely looking uncurious about what they are talking about.
It was Kikyou who broke the tension first as she smiled ever so slightly. " Well, Bankotsu…we are all after Naraku, after all. But you have your own ways and I have my own. You would surely be irritated if someone else barged in to your plans. It's the same as me. I don't want anyone, and I mean anyone, to bother me. Even if it means that I have to kill them in order to get them out of the way."
" Tell me, Kikyou." Bankotsu spoke, " Why is it that you are so obsessed with taking out Naraku? Is it for you? Or for someone else?"
An image of Inuyasha went through her mind as she closed her eyes for a moment. " Tell me, Bankotsu…why are you after Naraku?"
" I don't have a reason to answer that."
"Then I don't either," replied Kikyou, making Bankotsu raise one eyebrow in irritation. But he soon changed his expression to his usual smug smile and tucked his hands in his uniform pants. Kikyou then turned her gaze towards Jakotsu who was still looking out the window.
" You…what connections do you have with Inuyasha?" She asked.
" Heh, what? Jealous?" Jakotsu raised an eyebrow and looked at her with pure disgust. " Inuyasha and I are lovers."
Bankotsu suppressed a laugh at his side, " That's just your imagination."
" It's not!" Jakotsu puffed his cheeks as though to show his friend that he was angry. " It's going to be true. Just wait, I'll go straight to Inuyasha right now and take him as mine."
Kikyou narrowed her eyes. " Don't you dare touch him."
" Ha! And who the fuckin' hell do you think you are? Acting like you literally own the guy." Jakotsu. " From what I heard, he chose that Higurashi girl over you, even with the fact that
you guys used to go out. Though from my view, I think you're both sluts though. Inuyasha is mine."
Kikyou glared at Jakotsu with his words, while he just stuck out an insulting tongue to her.
Bankotsu chuckled as he watched the two glared at each other.
Kikyou gritted her teeth in irritation, but soon held a confident smile on her white cheeks. " Hm, go ahead and search for Naraku as much as you want! I wouldn't give a damn! But I will not tell you where he is."
Bankotsu raised an eyebrow, " And why is that?"
She placed a hand on the door's hilt and glanced back at them, smirking. " Because I am his crime partner."
"?" Bankotsu and Jakotsu both narrowed her eyes as Kikyou slid open the door and walked in. They watched as the door closed shut in front of them and Jakotsu let out a small sigh.
" So what're we going to do? The bitch won't tell us…" He asked.
"Hm." Bankotsu smirked, " Fine. If that's what she wants, then we'll give it to her."
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" No one…even the Shichinin-tai would not bother with my plans." Kikyou said as she leaned on the closed door behind her, hearing the two presence walking further away from the place. " No one is going to bother with it. No one."
She gritted her teeth and looked towards the window, " I will take Higurashi Kagome's life myself."
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" Higurashi-san, Taijiya-san…"
It was right after the last class of the day, when everybody except Kagome and Sango left the class. Inuyasha was in detention at his chemistry class for not doing his homework and disrespecting the
teacher. Miroku was called by the intercom to report to the counselor's office.
Kagome and Sango both looked up to see Yura, their teacher, standing by the door. They looked at each other in confusion and then walked towards her. Yura held somewhat of a troubled expression and an apologetic smile on her beautiful face.
" Yes, Ms. Yura?" Kagome asked as they approached her.
Yura smiled apologetically again, " I'm sorry, girls, but would
it be okay if I ask you two to help me carry these textbooks to the incinerator outside?" She said and took a step back to show a mountain
of text books stacked on the floor. Since there was no sight of a cart
or something, it was guessed that she brought these here by herself.
" I could've done it myself, but I don't really have the time so I was
wondering if you two would help me…" She knelt down to pick up
one of the books, " Don't worry…the book itself is not that heavy. But,
of course, if it is okay with the two of you."
Kagome smiled and nods her head. " I can help you. I don't have plans
after school anyways."
Sango spoke up too. " I'll help you too. Weren't you planning to visit
Kagewaki-kun after school?" She asked, looking at Kagome.
"I can go there after I help Ms. Yura."
Yura smiled happily, " Thank you! And I'm really sorry for taking your time. Now, let's start working so we won't waste anymore time!"
"Yes." They both answered back.
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" I don't get a meaning of a fuckin' detention," Inuyasha growled
in frustration as he spread his legs lazily on top of a desk in front
of him.
"Ayakashi, put your legs down." Hiten said, through his pokerface without even looking.
" And I don't get why the fuck you have to be here!" Inuyasha shouted angrily, kicking the chairs, making a loud noise.
" Even I don't want to watch over an immature delinquent like you.
But your chemistry teacher, Mr. Himada, asked me to take over since
he had an important appointment to take." Hiten said firmly as he
flipped through the pages of the book he was reading to kill time. " And
if you don't want to end up in detention again, you should watch your
language towards a teacher."
"Heh," Inuyasha scowled, "You, a teacher…yeah right."
Snap!
It felt as though a thin line of string snapped from pulling it too
hard, the atmosphere in the classroom changed. Inuyasha felt
as though a bucket of ice water splashed onto him. He found himself
being glared by those sharp, red eyes of Hiten.
"…Is there anything you want to say?" Hiten said as he closed the
book with a snap still holding his intense glare.
"Heh! I still don't trust you. I don't give a fuck whether you quit the
goddamned organization or what. I don't give a shit about it! But if you
ever think about going after Kagome again, I will make sure to hunt
you down and kill you with my own hands!" Inuyasha hissed angrily
at the former assassin. " Now tell me where the fuckin' medicine is!"
" I told you I don't know." Hiten narrowed his eyes dangerously.
Inuyasha clicked his tongue in irritation. " Then tell me where the
fuckin' whereabouts of the organization! I'll go crush them myself!"
"The organization is not too easy to be crushed by one man's hand.
Especially from a kid like you."
Bang! Inuyasha punched the wall, " Who the hell asked for your
opinion?"
" A hothead like you would always meet a miserable death in the end
of his foolish life."
" Why you…?" Inuyasha stretched out his arms to grab Hiten but
stopped midair sensing something. Hiten seem to have sensed it too
as he cautiously looked out the window. He soon widen his eyes in
surprise and dashed towards the door, clicking his tongue in annoyance.
"Hey! Where the fuck are you going?" Inuyasha shouted as he
followed after him.
' This presence…!' Hiten thought as he reached into the inner pocket
of his jacket while running and took out a shiny, silver gun.
'Goryoumaru!'
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Kagewaki was sitting quietly on his hospital bed, with a book open
on his lap. But his attention wasn't on the words printed on the white
pages but outside the window beside his bed.
He was in a white room with the distinctive smell of medicine circulating
the air. The room was all for himself but it felt quiet and lonely. He could hear the footsteps rushing back and forth outside the door. The slight
commotion was a pleasant sound to him as he closed his eyes to listen.
He soon snaps them open at the sound of someone knocking the door.
"Yes?" He looks up.
The door slid open slowly and Sesshoumaru entered the room. Kagewaki didn't seem surprised at the unexpected visitor. He just smiled as he watched his friend approach to the bedside.
"Ah, Sesshoumaru…" He said softly, " Aren't you suppose to be in school?"
"Hm." Sesshoumaru ignored his question and looked down at his
friend's pale face, who was chuckling softly at his disregardness.
" How are your wounds?"
"Fine. The nurses here make a big fuss of such a small injury."
"You call being shot by a gun 'small injury'…you must be out of your
mind already."
". . . . . . ."
Kagewaki looked down at his hands with Sesshoumaru's words as
an awkward silence went by.
" Am I weak, Sesshoumaru?"
"Define your meaning of 'weak'"
Kagewaki smiled self-mockingly as he closed his eyes. " Both
physically and mentally…I am weak."
"If you say so, then I won't deny it."
" The organization is getting desperate." He said in a firm voice.
"They didn't even hesitate to kill me. But my greatest fear is…
Hakudoshi."
"Hakudoshi…" Sesshoumaru repeated the unfamiliar name.
"Hakudoshi…the worst creation the organization have created. He is
supposedly my younger brother's, Naraku's clone…but I think he
surpasses that. Cruel…cunning…and even more cold-hearted than
Naraku, he lacks the emotions human originally have. He would
do anything to get what he wants."
Kagewaki gripped his fist tightly. " And he is after Higurashi Kagome.
No…let me rephrase that. He is after her body."
He had warned her just before he fell unconscious. That's all he
remembers. But it wouldn't be easy to hide from Hakudoshi.
Kagewaki's lips trembled. Sesshoumaru just silently stood by,
staring at him.
" Sesshoumaru…" Kagewaki whispered softly, "…would you please
do me…a favor?"
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" I really thank you guys for helping me…" Yura said as she dusts
herself.
They stood in front of the old incinerator with a stack of books on
the ground.
" Now all I need to do is throw these in here…" She said as she started
to pick up a few books. And turned around as though she remembered.
" Oh yes, you two can go now. I will be fine doing this by myself. Again,
thank you for helping me. I'll be sure to give you guys extra credit on
your next test."
Sango smiled. " Really? Oh, thanks, Ms. Yura!"
"Okay, we'll be going then." Kagome said with a smile. " Are you sure
you won't be needing any help, Ms. Yura?"
"Hm? Oh…yes. I'm sure." Yura smiled, reassuring them. " Don't
you guys have something to do? I can't just let you stay back in
school any longer. I will be fine."
"Well…okay. Good bye, Ms. Yura."
" See you tomorrow!"
"Yes, see you tomorrow." Yura waved them goodbye and then continued
with the work she was doing. " Phew, but it's such a waste to burn these
books. Even though it's old, we can still recycle them."
She was then about to throw another book into the fire when a pair
of dark-skinned, strong hands shot out from the bushes behind her
and pulled her in.
"?"
"Sssh. Now, now…don't be afraid, my cute little prey." A deep,
low voice whispered in her ears.
Yura's screamed was cut off by a hand covering her mouth. The
fingers dug into her skin and she winced in pain. She tried to move but the attacker seem to be holding her body still.
Goryoumaru smirked evilly as he looked down at his prey, making
sure she won't see his face. "Kuku…you're Hiten's woman, aren't you?"
"?" Yura widens her eyes.
" My name is Goryoumaru. And I am an assassin of the organization your lover was formerly into."
" Mm—ph! Mmm—ph! "
Goryoumaru held tightly to the struggling woman. " Hmm…I've
always wanted to meet you. Meet this woman that supposedly
changed Hiten's heart. Kuku…but it seems to be like you are
just an ordinary woman like those hags out there." Yura saw an evil
glint in his black, void eyes. " I wonder…how Hiten would react if
were to find out I raped you."
Yura's eyes widen in horror and struggled furiously through
muffled screams. She tried kicking his legs but he stayed unperturbed.
"Now, now…no worries, my dear…" He said as he slid a finger down
her cheeks. " I've no interest in raping women…but more of torturing
them. I love to see their face twist in fear and pain. It excites me, it
gives me the thrill just to see them covered in their own blood. Don't
you think?" He took out a unique looking dagger and pointed the tip
to her throat. " Hmm…now…where should I start? Should I start cutting
you from these fine looking arms? These slender legs? Your slim waist?
Your pearl white skin? Or should I just start from your beautiful face?
Hmm? It would be more easier if you have any requests."
" Mm—ph!"
She shook her head as though to shake his hand off over her mouth.
" My, my…you're trembling." Goryoumaru slowly stepped out of the
bushes with Yura still captured in his arms. He lets go of the hand covering her mouth. " But before you die, I have something to ask
you."
Yura gasped from the lack air as she coughed. She gave him a sharp
look, which he ignored.
"You are crazy."
"I thank you for the compliment."
" Why do you kill people? Is it because it is orders from your organization?" She asked, though at the same time finding a chance
to be able to run away from his grasp.
" Kuku…you're not the one asking questions here. I kill for fun.
You see…it is so boring in this world. Stupid people trying to do stupid
things to make the world better…well, fuck them! I don't give a fuck
about world peace. What I want is blood! Destruction! I want to see the
world in chaos!"
"…I feel sorry for you…" Yura spoke, but soon felt a sharp pain on her
left cheek. He had slapped her.
" Thinking like you understand everything! Bitches like you are what I
hate the most!" He glared at her angrily. Then smirked mockingly.
" I just saw you with Higurashi Kagome. What connections do you have
with her?"
" Must I answer that?" She said firmly.
Goryoumaru pushed the point of the dagger further to the throat where
it was just an inch closer to her skin. " You don't fuckin' seem to understand the situation you're in. I am not requesting you to answer me, but ordering you. Unless you want to die right now…"
"Goryoumaru!"
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- Hikaru
I…I'm sooooooooo sooooorrrryyyyy! Really, I am really for not being able
to update even though I promised. I've been stressed out these past few days or months more likely…so I didn't feel like doing anything. But don't worry, it's not like I forgot about my fics or gave up; it just…might take longer to update each chapter now. I'm almost (?) done by the way anyways…I think.
Oh, and sorry if the chapter is like…different from the preview I posted.
I had to change a few things around so…
Yura is in danger? Will Goryoumaru kill her or will she be saved in time? What about Kagome's fate? The clock is already ticking and still
they have no whereabouts of the medicine nor the organization!
What about Kagewaki? And Naraku and Hakudoshi? And the other
characters! Will they be able to make an appearance next chapter.
Stay tuned!