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Chapter Eleven. Dream World.
'Kagome.'
Kagome looked up, discovering herself in her mind once again, where
she could see Tetsuka. 'What happened? I remember the miasma…then
it all went black…Did Sesshoumaru save me?'
'Naraku
has kidnapped you. He placed some sort of scent barrier over you and
the miasma so that Sesshoumaru could not smell it until it was too
late and Naraku was long gone. I think he set out for you straight
away. I still had a connection at that time.'
'Connection?'
'Did
you think that I was trapped only in your mind? I simply prefer it
here. But I can connect with others.' Kagome groaned in
frustration. 'What does Naraku want with me?'
'I'm
not sure. He has not yet made his appearance known.'
'Kami,
I hate that bastard.'
'Such
a thought is impure of you. Not like you at all, though I can see
that it is true.'
'I'm
sorry. But I don't find myself capable of loving or even tolerating
someone that causes such destruction.'
'Do
not think of hate right now. It weakens you. You need all of your
strength. Think of something or someone who is constantly in your
thoughts.'
'This
is your way of leading up to a conversation about Sesshoumaru, isn't
it? Such awful timing you have.'
'You
said it, not me. So, how are things going with him?'
'I
have a feeling you know perfectly well.''Humor
me. You know you want to talk about it.'
'I-
I think I…'
'You
think you're in love with him?'
'I
guess.'
'Now
we're getting somewhere! Kami, it was taking you ages to figure it
out.'
'You
knew?'
'What
do you think I do all day? Sit and twiddle my proverbial thumbs? I'm
in your mind.'
'My
thoughts are private.'
'You
talking about the dirty ones? Hehehe.'
'I
thought you were supposed to be pure…'
'Even
the purest of souls are entitled to a hentai moment here and there.
That houshi friend of yours is a little extreme, but I don't think
I'm that bad.'
'Can
we drop the subject?' Even in her dream world, her cheeks were
burning. 'Fine, but we'll come back to that after the battle.'
Kagome groaned. 'Great. Now I have something to look forward to.'
Tetsuka grinned. 'Me too.' She snapped to attention.
'Quickly, put up a protective barrier. Naraku is here. Make it a
strong one, now.' Kagome focused her energy. 'This is what I
was preparing for?'
'Concentrate!'
Kagome erected a fairly strong barrier around her physical form.
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Naraku strode quietly into the room. 'Impressive,' he thought. 'The miko has already put up a barrier. Let us see how quickly I can penetrate it.'
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'He is trying to get through the barrier.' Tetsuka was also concentrating, helping Kagome to keep it up. 'You think I don't know that?' Kagome laughed dryly. 'How long do you think I can hold it up?' Tetsuka frowned. 'With my help, you should be able to keep it for an hour or two. As long as you keep concentrating. It's already draining a lot of your energy, though. What usually uses more energy, fighting or holding up a barrier?' Kagome bit back her lip. 'Holding up a barrier for that long after that miasma would be harder than fighting. I'm still kind of weak. But my body isn't ready to handle a fight, either.' Tetsuka set her mouth in a grim line. 'That's not good. Try distracting him. Send some discs through the barrier. I don't know if it'll work, but it'll buy us some time.' Kagome nodded, and sent out a small swarm of purifying discs. They barely scraped him. 'I would do better with Awaiseikou. Where is it?' Tetsuka thought for a moment. 'It is with Lord Sesshoumaru. He must have found it. He is standing outside of Naraku's barrier right now. Try summoning the katana to you. It may break through the barrier and let your friends in to help you.' Kagome glanced at her frantically. 'I don't know how to summon anything! We haven't done that yet!' Tetsuka smiled softly. 'Just call it to you.' Kagome nodded shakily. 'Awaiseikou…here, Awaiseikou…' Tetsuka nearly burst out laughing. 'That'll work, I guess, but it's a sword, not a dog.'
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Sesshoumaru glanced down at his side. Awaiseikou was glowing a brilliant rose color, and lifting itself from its sheath. 'Kagome must be calling it.' Awaiseikou ripped through Naraku's barrier, something that he had only seen that Tetsusaiga had the power to do. He stepped through the barrier after it, when Inuyasha arrived. Inuyasha glanced in surprise at his brother, stepping through Naraku's barrier, but dashed in after, followed by Kirara carrying his companions.
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'Uh-oh.' Kagome sighed. 'What now?' Tetsuka grimaced. 'You're going to have to fight. Awaiseikou is going to break your barrier as well.'
'Why didn't you tell me this before?'
'I didn't want you to panic.'
'What do you think I'm doing now?'
'Okay, relax. Just prepare to be woken up. You'll awaken as soon as Awaiseikou is in your hands. Trust me. I'll keep my connection with you. Wait a second…'
'What?'
'Sesshoumaru is coming. Fight Naraku hard so that he doesn't notice the taiyoukai's presence.'
'Great. Fine. I'll…' Her thoughts were cut off as she awoke.
The barrier had been sliced, and she held Awaiseikou determinedly. "Die, Naraku," she murmured, charging towards him, ready to chop him into tiny bits if she could. He easily dodged her, and she channeled her miko energy into Awaiseikou. Instead of the usual rose, her energy reflected as a deep blue. It streamed out the end, impacting Naraku. The purification energy scorched him, but he leapt aside. 'Impressive, Kagome,' Tetsuka commented. 'Even I didn't know you could do that…' Kagome prepared herself for another attack. 'Neither did I,' she admitted. Before she could make another move, a thick burst of miasma shot toward her. She pulled the neck of her kimono up to cover her mouth and nose, desperately trying to keep fighting, when a long whip grazed Naraku's head. Naraku whirled around, letting the miasma clear a little bit.
Sesshoumaru's eyes were stained with deep, angry red. "Once again, you have stolen from me, Naraku. Now you will perish."
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LB: GO SESSHY! CLIFFY! MUAHAHAHA! The battle nears…hehehe. I'll try to make it as exciting as possible. Some of you may be wondering what is going on with our little Koinu…(Inuyasha…koinu means 'puppy', I believe.) Inuyasha still cares for Kagome in some way, even if he doesn't love her in the way that he used to. Just as it was with Kikyou, in a way, except I'm not planning on killing Kagome, or making her kill Inu. Next chapter is…Chapter Twelve. We Meet Again. It's already written so it'll be out soon! I hope this makes up a bit for Chapter Ten. Pathetically Short. Lols.
