Julz: (smiles) I got two very nice reviews asking me to continue this... so I wrote a second chappie!
Aleena: You did?
Julz: (nods) It doesn't focus so much on Rin and Kanna as much as the first chapter, but it does take you off the cliff-hanger and it has a sweet ending.
Aleena: Wow... that's great.
Julz: (nods) I know! Anyway, I don't own Inuyasha, so you no sue!
Aleena: You no sue?
Julz: Kah... don't ask...
Aleena: Alright...
Julz: Well... here t'is! Oh, and before you begin, a light warning for all... this chapter contains a teensy intsy bit more shojo-ai then the last... it's a bit more intimate (but not much...)
Aleena: After all, Rin's only a kid!
Julz: Yes... also, there's a slight reference to rape... but you can't actually see it unless you catch the subtle hints... And I only put out two hints... I don't like rape fics, so I'm uncomfortable with even mentioning rape... I was going to put in a third hint, but two was enough for me...
Aleena: O.O
Julz: Alright, NOW here t'is!
Rin looked down briefly at her own hand... it was still held tight by Kanna. Rin smiled... she felt a little better now... Slowly, together, the two approached the room Naraku patiently sat in. Kanna slowly let go of Rin's hand, her face devoid of any and all emotions. Rin shivered slightly... it was amazing how she could smile one second and be emotionless the next... Like Lord Sesshomaru, only Kanna seemed to be better at it.
"She is here..." Kanna said in her soft, emotionless voice. Naraku nodded and motioned for Rin to come towards him. Rin took a hesitant step forward... she looked back at Kanna, who did nothing. Slowly Rin took another hesitant step forward and stopped.
"What do you want with Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asked bravely, refusing to come any closer then five feet to the dispicable hanyou known as Naraku.
"Kanna... leave us." Naraku smiled slightly... Kanna herself was almost tempted to shiver... she cast a small regretful look towards Rin before exiting the room... As she left, she heard Rin scream. Kanna was almost tempted to turn around... she had promised to protect her! She shut her eyes tight... she didn't want to end up like Kagura, she couldn't end up like Kagura... She opened her eyes again... she had to help Rin though...
She left Naraku's grounds at a leisurely pace... the Saimyosho that followed dropped to the ground with a quick flash of Kanna's mirror, their souls sucked into it. She found Sesshomaru's location easily with the mirror... he was pretty far off... she then looked for Inuyasha's location... conviently enough, he was not too far off. Sighing, Kanna stepped into the direction of Inuyasha and his group... if she wanted to help Rin, she couldn't be too choosy...
"Naraku has to be this way! I can smell him!" Inuyasha yelled back to his friends. He was on all fours, sniffing for all he was worth... "C'mon!" He ran forward, Kirara and the rest slightly behind him. A small white figure stood not to far away... Inuyasha stopped and growled. He immediately unsheathed his sword. Before Kagome had a chance to stop him, the hanyou activated the Kaze no Kizu, sending the blow directly at Kanna. Without to much trouble, the attack was absorbed into the mirror... and sent flying past Inuyasha, barely missing the hanyou.
Inuyasha stared at the girl suspiciously. "Naraku sent you, didn't he?" He asked, still holding the Tetsaiga out.
Kanna scrutinized the group with emotionless eyes for a few minutes. She flashed her mirror towards the group, an image showing upon it's features. Young Rin hovered in a corner of the castle, shivering and crying. Her clothes were torn and she was bloodied... Kami only knew what Naraku had done to her...
Inuyasha recognized her... "That's the girl that travels with my brother..." He muttered to himself more then the others.
Finally, Kanna spoke up. "I need your help." The words had been stuck in her throat and it had been hard to get them out. Kagome studied the reincarnation's features... She couldn't tell if it was a trap or not... the girl was completely unreadable.
"Help with what?" Kagome asked, glancing at Inuyasha, who was still tense.
"Help save her." Kanna spoke quietly, the mirror still held the image of a terrified Rin. Kagome nodded in understanding, while Inuyasha stepped forward in an aggressive manner. He glared down at the girl angrily.
"What kind of crap are you trying to pull? You don't care about that kid..." Inuyasha exclaimed all the while glaring. Instead of answering the hanyou, Kanna turned and began to walk away. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?" Inuyasha stepped forward, utterly confused... Was she really serious?
"Inuyasha... I think she was telling the truth..." Kagome murmured, hand rested on the hanyou's shoulder. Inuyasha stared at Kagome for a moment before shrugging.
"Whatever, let's just follow her. She'll probably lead us to Naraku anyway..." Inuyasha muttered.
"And probably right into a trap..." Miroku added. However the group followed the girl, prepared for the worst but still unwilling to back down from a fight.
Sesshomaru glared at the back of his quivering retainer. The kappa still hadn't explained to him what had happened. Sesshomaru walked past the green imp swiftly, following the scent of his ward. She had obviously run from whatever had attacked them...
He scowled as he heard Jaken hesitantly follow him... I must refrain from losing control... Sesshomaru thought forcefully... he was tempted to hack the kappa to bits. He continued on, ignoring his retainer's apologies... If Rin was found dead, the water imp would pay with his life...
Rin stood hesitantly... still pained from the waist down... she whimpered softly as the pain shot up through her body... "Lord Sesshomaru..." She cried out softly, crumbling in a heap on the ground as she sobbed. He would come for her, she knew he would... he always did...
She could hear Naraku yelling angrily... she sat up again, a glimmer of hope in her eyes. She could here the demons outside stir and finally the sound of a battle. Rin began to smile... Lord Sesshomaru had come for her! She stood and ran towards the exit happily.
What she saw instead of her Lord, was Sesshomaru's younger brother, his friends, and Kanna... they all (with the exception of Kanna who stood by watching), were in the process of fighting off the onslaught of youkai. Naraku came barreling towards the inu hanyou with a rage that Rin had never witnessed in anyone before. She smiled again... Kanna had brought help... it had to be that!
Naraku scowled at Kanna angrily. "You betrayed me!" He roared, he began to rush towards the girl when a ball of light came zipping through. Sesshomaru immerged in front of Naraku, angrier then Inuyasha had seen him in a while. The taiyoukai pulled out the Tokijin and attacked Naraku with incredible speed. A tentacle came flying forth to knock the sword aside... Inuyasha chose that moment to jump in and effectively used his sword to chop of the offending tentacle.
For once not bothering with telling off his younger brother, Sesshomaru allowed him to fight alongside him. Together the swords came at Naraku, damaging the hanyou. Kagome shot a purifying arrow at the exact moment the Kaze no Kizu and the Kenatsu was directed at the hanyou.
All three attacks hit the hanyou effectively. Naraku was shocked... how had he become so weak all of the sudden? He began to chuckle which quickly grew into a loud and evil laugh. He smiled deviously at the three and exclaimed, "You cannot defeat me!" He then turned to Kanna who had stepped towards him, a murderous glow in her eyes... "You can not turn destroy me Kanna! I created you from my own being! I control you!" Naraku growled out, looking at Kanna as if to say 'try it, I dare you'.
Kanna stopped, the murderous look in her eyes grew... "You, Naraku, do not control me... I am made of mu... and I will destroy you." The mirror flashed towards Naraku... the hanyou yelled out angrily, as he felt his soul rapidly leaving him... this shouldn't be happening... he couldn't possibly be destroyed by someone who was made of him!
Rin watched in fascination as Naraku collapsed, a small blue light was absorbed into Kanna's mirror. The mirror then cracked and shattered into pieces. Naraku's body slowly dissapeared.
"Naraku... is dead." Kanna said calmly. Her eyes darted towards Rin, who grinned widely, running forward towards her Lord.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" She cried out joyously, wrapping her arms around the taiyoukai's legs. Sesshomaru did nothing... but his eyes were smiling. She was alright...
Inuyasha was shocked to say the least... first Kanna turned against Naraku... and it was always a shock to see his brother being tolerant of a human.
"It-It's gone..." Miroku suddenly exclaimed in wonder staring at his right hand. Sango placed her hand on the monk's shoulders... could it be true? Was the battle finally over?
Kanna turned away from the group... she was free... it was such an odd feeling. She began to walk away. She didn't belong here with all these happy people. Then where exactly... did she belong? All her life she had served Naraku... now that he was gone, what would she do?
Soft footsteps ran up behind Kanna. She stopped and turned to face Rin... The human smiled happily, flinging her arms around Kanna. She sobbed lightly into her shoulder... tears of joy. "He's gone..." Kanna tried to comfort, laying a hand on the small of Rin's back. The human nodded into Kanna's neck, then stepped back, wiping at her tears.
"Yes... he is!" Rin exclaimed happily. She moved in, brushing her lips lightly against Kanna's... it was a soft, sweet and hesitant kiss, not a very long one but satisfying at that. A new emotion rippled through Kanna's body... her stomach felt fluttery and she felt strangely light-headed. As Rin pulled away quickly, Kanna's hand grabbed hold of Rin's wrist. Easily, she pulled Rin in closer, their lips met again, this time in a more confident and longer kiss... Kanna smiled. She hadn't felt this good since... Well, she had never felt this good. "What will you do now?" Rin asked.
The question caused Kanna to frown... she honestly did not know... and so she shrugged in answer.
"I know!" Rin spoke up happily. "You can come with us!" Rin exclaimed, she quickly looked back at Sesshomaru, who was watching her curiously.
"Are you sure I will be accepted?" Kanna asked, worried. Sesshomaru was just as emotionless as she was... how would she know if the taiyoukai approved of her or not?
Rin smiled. "Don't worry Kanna..." She stepped closer to her new friend and smiled. "Take my hand..." Kanna smiled back, placing her hand within Rin's... everything would be alright now... Naraku was no longer there to order her around... and she had someone to care for and to care for her...
Together, the two walked towards Sesshomaru, hand in hand.
Julz: Alright... I just want to quickly explain some things... for one, Jaken is a Kappa Youkai, or at least my resources say he is... heh. And one last thing, Kanna mentions she is made of "mu"... mu is nothingness, and according to my resources, she was created of nothingness... Also the Kenatsu is the attack of Tokijin... you know, the blinding blue light...?
Aleena: What rescource did you get the mu thing from?
Julz: Oh... En(dot)wikipedia(dot)com...
Aleena: Oh...
Julz: (tears in eyes) Was that wonderful or what?
Aleena: (beaming)
Julz: Yeah, I know! Anyway... I like this! I'm so proud of m'self! Anyway... please feel free to review or flame! I love feedback! Just make sure if ya flame, it is with constructive criticism and nothing more... THANK YOU!
Aleena: Bye! (waves)
Julz: Yup-yup! Bye!