Fly By Night
Vladygasckgyn
Disclaimer: See preceding chapters.
To all of you who have stuck with me, thank you. It's been...what? A couple of years? Lol. Well no matter, here is another of my trademark short chapters hehehe. I apologize if this makes no sense, but I didn't take the time to reread what I had already uploaded, just went by my notes.
Chapter 13
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- : Normal POV : -
Hiei stared at Kagome, confused by her seemingly inexplicable horror. Finally, after moments of stunned silence, he could take it no longer.
"Wench, what is this 'Kikyo'?" He watched as the object of his scrutiny turned wide eyes upon him.
"She...She's the one who stole my soul..."
He mentally processed this new information, his eyes narrowing dangerously as the implications of her statement registered in his mind.
"And...?" Kagome turned sharply to her right at hearing his lowered tone.
"She's...close." Hiei cautiously looked around and, seeing nothing out of the ordinary in the immediate vicinity, turned back to Kagome.
"How do you know this?" He watched as she slowly brought a pale hand in front of her to rest over her heart.
"I can feel her. It's almost like...a tugging on my soul, or at least the fraction that I have left." Her head suddenly shot up, her previously horror-stricken face now composed to its customary blank mask of indifference. Kagome glanced at Hiei and answered the question evident in his eyes.
"She's here."
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SMACK
The spirit detectives all stood back and stared at the taijiya, their expressions a mix between terror and admiration.
"Holy crap!" Kurama laughed nervously at Yusuke's not-so-eloquent statement.
"Although I wouldn't have put it in such words, I must agree with Yusuke. Lady Sango, your strength is quite remarkable."
Sango blushed at both the compliment and at having been caught in such an unladylike act, but chose to hide her reaction (unsuccessfully, I might add) by scolding the lecherous monk further.
"Hentai! When will you learn? HANDS OFF!"
They all cringed empathetically as she continued to shriek at the still-oblivious monk, fully able to imagine his pain. After another ten minutes of the torture, Kurama felt compelled to intervene.
"If I may, Lady Sango, I think it is imperative that we leave to find Kagome as soon as possible, as we do not know how long it will take."
Sango blushed again, even more deeply than before, if possible, though this time at her own foolishness rather than the monk's.
"Oh, yes, I'm so sorry!" She quickly bent and hauled Miroku up by his robes and set him on his own shaky feet. "Miroku! Let's go."
He quickly brushed himself off, and at his nod they set off back in the direction of the well.
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"This Kikyo is a threat." It was a statement more than a question, but served its purpose in drawing Kagome's attention.
"Yes. She is a miko, like myself, but more powerful."
"You have had training." Kagome stopped a moment to ponder this fact, concluding that he was right. She had gotten training, from none other than the great Sesshoumaru himself. This time, she wouldn't be caught weak and defenseless. This time, she could fight.
She glanced over at Hiei as he scented the air around them, an ability she envied greatly. Yes, if all else failed, there was always a certain spiky-haired fire apparition who was always spoiling for a fight. In fact, he might even enjoy the challenge.
"Indeed. The training may very well be exactly what I need to gain an edge against her." She smirked in her newfound confidence echoing Hiei's own devilish smirk.
A sudden noise in the surrounding forest diverted their attention, and they readied themselves for the upcoming confrontation.
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There was no time to get any more information from her. I barely had time to jump into the trees when the hanyou from before abruptly came crashing into the clearing, a strange woman now on his back. I sniffed the air again, but my nose contradicted my eyes. The human woman on the ground in front of me was not human. Hell, she didn't even smell alive.
Hn. I shrugged mentally and crouched low on my branch, letting things explain themselves with time.
"Wench! That fucking hurt!"
I watched as Kagome's eyes narrowed further, testament to her obvious anger towards the mutt. Good. Get angry. Use it to grow strong and defeat them.
"Inuyasha, sit." I inwardly chuckled as the mutt got it face-first in the ground, a dog-shaped crater of his own making. Then the onna came forward, her mouth twisted into an ugly sneer.
"You! You are supposed to be DEAD!" Kagome merely smirked at her words and looked down her nose at the other woman.
"You obviously didn't do a very good job. Are you losing your touch, Kikyo?"
Kagome's apathetic expression never left her face, even as the woman raised her bow and trained it directly on Kagome.
"This time I won't fail!" With that, she released the arrow, infusing it with dark red energy. I could have interfered, but refrained from doing so. Kagome could take care of herself well enough, that much I had learned.
And I was right, naturally.
Only milliseconds before she was hit, Kagome brought up her sword and sliced the arrow neatly in half, diverting both sides around her. I smirked at the baffled expression on 'Kikyo's' face. Kagome took the opportunity to charge, sword drawn and ready to kill.
Of course, the hanyou 'Inuyasha' chose that moment to intrude, just when things had gotten interesting.
"Kagome! What the hell are you doing!" He dodged between the two, shielding Kikyo from Kagome's wrath. "You almost killed her!"
"Oh, did I? It's a pity that you interfered. Why don't you just move aside and let me finish what we started?"
"What the fuck Kagome!"
By this time I had had enough and decided to make myself known. No sense in letting the girl have all the fun.
"Hanyou." I waited for him to tear his gaze away from Kagome to ensure that I had his full attention. "You should keep your bitch on a leash."
At the mutt's enraged expression, I guessed that he didn't appreciate my suggestion. I might have even struck a nerve. Out of the corner of my eye, however, I noticed that Kagome had and was fighting the urge to either laugh or comment further on it, I know not which. I smirked in her general direction.
Yes, this would prove to be very entertaining indeed.
A/N: I'm not going to lie and say that the next chapter is going to be soon in coming, but eventually. I haven't given up on this story, just run out of ideas. Review, suggestions are welcome.