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Chapter Ten. Miasma
Kagome kissed Rin gently on the forehead. "Goodnight, Rin. I'll see you tomorrow, kay?" Rin nodded sleepily. "Okay, Kagome neesan." The little girl immediately drifted into sleep.
Kagome strode outside silently, grateful for the fresh breeze enveloping her. The night was calm, and a whisper of a moon graced the sky. Had it truly been a month since…then? She sighed softly, then stiffened as she sensed something. An aura was approaching. What the…? She gasped as she was suddenly engulfed in a swirling cloud of miasma, and sank to the ground.
Sesshoumaru
sniffed. Something wasn't right. It couldn't be…His
senses confirmed it. Naraku. He darted outside, but he was too late.
He mentally kicked himself. How could he have missed that scent. He'd
only been four floors up. Oh, no…where was Kagome?
Sesshoumaru
sniffed once more. The miasma nearly covered it, but her scent was
there. Kagome had been captured by Naraku. Sesshoumaru's eyes
blazed red. Naraku would pay.
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"Kiseki."
The girl turned to Inuyasha cautiously. "What?"
"I'm
sorry. I lied to you, and I can understand that it hurt you. I'm
just really confused."
"That's
no excuse, but I accept you're apology. I'm sorry too. I
should've let you explain."
"Nah,
I deserved it." He paused. "You gonna make dinner or not?" She
grinned, and swatted at him. "You are arrogant."
"I'm
trying."
"To
be arrogant or to be nice?"
"Feh.
That's nice." "Oh, come sit down." THUD. Kiseki's jaw
dropped. Inuyasha was also quite surprised as he landed face first in
the dirt. Sango stepped out from the trees. "How did you do that?"
Miroku nodded. "How did you? I thought that the prayer beads only
worked for Kagome…" Shippou nodded. "That's right. You'll
have to ask Kaede when we go back, Inuyasha." Inuyasha stood up. "I
apologize, and this is the thanks I get. The hag has a lot of
explaining to do." He sniffed the air, and swiftly drew the
tetsusaiga. "Kagura." The wind witch landed gracefully. "Yes.
Do not be so quick to draw your sword. I am here only to tell you
something. I have to be quick. Naraku has captured your miko friend.
She won't last much longer if she stays there. Naraku is not in the
mood for games. He wants only to lure you and your brother there.
Then he will kill her." Inuyasha sheathed the tetsusaiga as Kagura
flew away on her feather. "Some warning. Now I won't be able to
ask Kaede about the beads. Oh, well. We're skipping dinner. Let's
go and kick Naraku's ass across Japan." Sango pulled Kiseki,
Miroku, and Shippou onto Kirara. "Come on, Kirara!" The firecat
took off after Inuyasha's already retreating form. Sango pulled out
her katana and handed it to Kiseki. "Can you use it?" Kiseki
nodded. "Yes." Sango nodded in affirmation. "I have a feeling
that the fight is near." Miroku remembered at the last minute.
"Sango! Doesn't that wolf demon, Kouga, have three shards?"
(A/N: I think it's three. If not, please correct me.) Sango nodded.
She didn't waste any time. "KOUGA!"
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Kouga heard the taiji. What the hell would she be calling him for? Oh, well. She was Kagome's friend. He sniffed the air, and shot off after her swiftly moving scent.
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Sesshoumaru stood outside the barrier. It would not break. He smelled his hanyou brother drawing closer. Inuyasha would break through the barrier, and Sesshoumaru would rescue Kagome. That evil voice was back, saying, 'Sesshoumaru to the rescue! Hehehe. Never would have thought that the great taiyoukai would come to the aid of a mortal, hmm?'
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LB: I know, short chappie. But I promise I'll make up for it in the next few chapters. This was more of a bridge chapter. Don't murder me. It's illegal, you know. Just out of curiosity, any fellow Canadians reviewing this? Sorry, random thought. Coming soon to 'To Choose the Youkai': Chapter Eleven. Dream World. Now I must go and write Dream World extra long to make up for this pathetic thing. Hopefully I'll have chap11 up tomorrow!
