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Ch. 8

Troubles and a Savior


Last time on 'Spring Time's Hope':

The whole way to the back of the Island, she didn't even bother looking up once. Kagome had her eyes towards the floor following behind Ichimaru. Her arms were crossed. She shivered involuntarily. It's just that thinking about her past 16 years and thinking of how its going to end in a couple of hours chilled her a bit. She really wished Inuyasha's body was pressed up against hers create more warmth as they did when it was cold.

Stop it Kagome… all you're going to do is miss him even more.

She sighed.

When will my hero ever come?


Ichimaru lead Kagome out many dark passageways and numerous corridors. Kagome suddenly stopped. Inuyasha… have you already forgotten about me? He must have, or maybe…. No. Well, there could be a chance he really has forgotten and gone with Kikyou. After all, I'm just good as a jewel shard detector. Ichimaru became irritated. "What are you doing wench?" he asked her. Ichimaru then sighed and said, "Since you're not being obedient, I'll just have to do you right here!" As kagome grew more and more petrified of Ichimaru, he advanced upon her with a sly grin on his face.

The words finally sank into her thick skull. He's going to… no…no! He can't! I need to get out, but where and how? Oh kami… I need… I need… oh inuyashaaa! At remembering her friend, no… her love, she started tearing. Those small tears finally grew into steady wailing as Ichimaru took her by the wrist. She tried to yank away from him, but failed to do so. Ichimaru threw her down and told her to shut her mouth or he'll shut it for her. Wit this, Kagome grew quite because she saw how dangerous his claws were from a couple inches away. She quivered at his every touch on her school uniform. Ichimaru was playing with her outfit as a cat plays with its food before devouring it, only thing is that rats are usually the cat's food. He felt the top of her shoulders where her sleeves were located and started trailing his way down until he sensed someone's presence in the room. He sensed it was someone with great power. Ceasing his trailing, he turned around and saw a man. "What do you want?"


As the minuets, which seemed like endless hours, passed the group got close enough to their destination to see how many caverns there were… at least how many hundreds there were on the side Inuyasha was looking at. "You mean to say that Kagome's in that thing!" asked a bewildered Shippou to an already annoyed Inuyasha. "Shippou… we've been through this over a million times… I DON'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE WENCH THAT TOOK KAGOME TOLD ME!" A couple more stress marks protruded upon his head. (You know, the ones that look like #) The group was sitting atop Kirara again after a big fight.

-Flashback-

"Kirara, land on that building over there," Inuyasha commanded. While flying, he looked around and saw that some people were staring through their office windows at them. "Why are we stopping?" asked Sango. "Look around you. Everybody's staring at us like we're aliens or something." "Well, technically we are," said a wise Miroku. "Whatever, lets just run from here on out." "And how do you suppose we get down? It's not like we can jump from building to building like somebody can," Shippou added.

"That's easy. Come here Miroku! I'll show you how it's done." Miroku walked over to Inuyasha, who was standing by the ledge of the building. "Uhm… what exactly is your-" Inuyasha grabbed Miroku by the shoulder and flung him off the building. Sango shrieked and ran over to Inuyasha. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?" They all watched a flying Miroku get latched onto a flag pole that stuck out of the side of the adjacent building. "MIROKU! ARE YOU ALRIGHT? I'LL GET YOU DOWN AS SOON AS I DEAL WITH THIS BAKA!" Inuyasha grew pale. Sango had a looming shadow over her eyes and a fiery background. "No…Don't hurt me please! I was just trying to- AHHHH!" Sango had flung Inuyasha hurling towards the same flag pole. It left Shippou and Kirara laughing on the floor.

Miroku looked up to see a flying Inuyasha being hurled towards him. "AAAHHH!" They collided. Reluctantly, Inuyasha's sleeve hung onto the flag pole. "Sorry Miroku! I got a bit carried away there!" "Ha… no harm done! I'll just be hanging loose-" Crack. "Inuyasha… please tell me that was your stomach." Inuyasha was knocked out already (he had swirley eyes!) "Uh oh…" The flag pole snapped in half and Inuyasha went diving downwards with a screaming Miroku on his back. Kirara swooped down to save them before they hit the ground. (Now they both have swirley eyes!)

Sango woke them both up as Kirara brought them back to the top.

After this near death experience, Miroku pleaded Inuyasha to let them ride Kirara. Inuyasha was as stubborn as ever and tried to reason that it would not be good if they got caught riding a flying fire cat by human eyes. Shippou agreed and said "It would have a huge disruption of peace among the human race." Then Inuyasha questioned Shippou how he knew such big fancy words at that age. Shippou said he didn't know. "The girl writing this fanfic put the words in my mouth!" Inuyasha was confused but had a feeling that those reasoning skills he acquired was also being forced into him as well. (Good boy Inuyasha! Want a cookie?)

"I think we have already broadcasted ourselves enough. I bet half of the people in this village have already seen us," said Sango. "Yeah, especially after that stunt you pulled off a second ago," muttered Inuyasha under his breath. "I heard that..." replied Sango with a deadly voice. Inuyasha became rigid. He then relaxed and continued as if nothing happened. "Ah, what the heck. It's not our fault if those dumb humans decide to look up and see us anyways. Besides, let them wreak havoc upon themselves. It won't be our problem."

Sango simply put Inuyasha on the silent treatment.After hearing Inuyasha grant the monk's wish, Miroku became excited.

-End Flahback-

Inuyasha sat at the front with Sango behind him. Miroku, who insisted he could behave behind Sango, ended up sitting behind Shippou (who was behind Sango).

For what seemed like the thousandth time, Miroku sighed warily. "Nobody ever trusts me. I'm a monk! I would never do such womanizing addictions such as..." he opened one eye, which was eyeing Sango's behind, "stroking a woman's nice, round, soft like heaven, beautiful as hell, juicy..." as he was saying all this, he seemed as if in a trance; one eye staring, one eye closed; one hand holding Shippou up, the other heading for something round, "butt." He finished, closing his open eye and reaching out, trying to grope what he descibed. He found what he was wishing for and have a sigh of relief. Miroku looked up to see why he still hadn't been banged on the head by a massive boomerang or slapped by a feminine hand. The answer was crystal clear.

"Inuyasha?"

"Yes."

"Where's Sango?"

"She jumped off Kirara already."

The island was huge. It all looked like rugged mountains that dominated the sandy beaches below. The mountains had holes, which were caves, everywhere, decorating it with a haunted kind of look.

"Ya wanna know somethin?" asked Inuyasha.

"What is it?" questioned Miroku.

"I'm pretty sure Sango likes to overreact when you grope her."

Miroku looked confused, "Why's that?"

"Because this actually feels pretty nice."

Miroku looked down at his hand which seemed to have a mind of his own. "AAAAHH!" was all the poor Miroku could say and hethrew the unsuspecting Shippou into the cave wall entrance. "Oh, why'd you stop Miroku? I told you, I don't mind," said Inuyasha with a snicker. Miroku started sweating and keeled over. "It'salljustadream...no... nightmare...all just a nightmare!" He started pinching himself and banging his head against the stone wall next to a knocked out Shippou. Inuyasha laughed, went akimbo style and picked up Shippou along his way to follow a wandering Sango. "Come on baka. You're gonna get left behind."

Kirara transformed back into her kitty form and padded over quietly to Miroku to see if he had gone insane.


Kagome looked up with hope in her eyes to see who Ichimaru was talking to. It was her savior... in black?

They guy had long blackhair like Inuyasha's brother; extremely long and sharp claws like Inuyasha's demon form; a black cape which enclosed him. His eyes were something special. His right eye had a heavnly gold hew to it, and the other had a hellish red tint.He wore a black mask that covered everything but his eyes and a bandana to get his hair out of his eyes.On his back was two swords: one was bigger than the other. They made on X on his back. From where his cape ended on the bottom, Kagome could see he was wearing black buckle up boots.

"Is this any way to welcome your master?" said the mysterious man in a deep voice.

"Ha! You still think that I'm your servant? Well, you guessed wrong. Ever since you left me, I've been having to scrouge around, living off of human food. I have a new master now and she's better than you'll ever be! Butt tell me, why did you leave without a word?"

"My needs were urgent.I do apologize for leaving though." The man sighed. He looked at Kagome with interest, as if just realizing she was there. "What are you going to do with that beautiful young lady down there? Why are all these scratches and bruises covering her? Did I not teach you how to properly take care of a woman? Shame on you!" said the man, with every last word getting louder and angrier.

Ichimaru smiled. "I already told you. I have a new master and she lets me do anything I want to with these human women."

Ichimaru looked back at Kagome and pulled her up by her hair. Kagome responded by shrieking in pain.

"Ah, beautiful music to my ears, wouldn't you say so Kenji?" He licked Kagome's cheek with his disgusting wet tongue.

"You sick bastard! What have you become!" A mixture of sick disguste and deathly anger came into Kenji's eyes. "You are not my servant any longer. Where is that Ichimaru that I once knew gone to? If you're thinking about raping her or laying another finger on her, forget it!"

Kenji seemed to be in control.

"Not like you can stop me..." Ichimaru took a swipe at Kagome's shirt which then started falling off. Kagome let out a tiny whimper and tried as best she could to keep her torn shirt up. "Try me..." said Kenji in a deathly voice.

He swung off his cloak and drew his two swords. Kagome, through tear filled squinted eyes, saw he was wearing a sleevless shirt on, whichadded on tohis already defined arms. He wore black baggy pants (think of Inuyasha's, except black).

"After my business was finished, I trained in the mountains to become better, so don't even think that I am still how I used to be when we fought."

"Oh! Finally you understand how weak you really were! My master-" Ichimaru was cut off by a swing of Kenji's sword.

"Shut up already about your master. Where is she anyways?"

Ichimaru became suspicious. "Why? Who wants to know?"

"I do, idiot. I just asked you so I can find her and kill her! That was my sole reason for comming here anyways. So tell me, where is she?"

"Don't worry... you won't have to go looking for her because she already knows you are here." Ichimaru lunged at Kenji, but he side stepped quickly and knocked him out cold with the butt of his right sword. He muttered to himself, "Never leave yourself open. How many times have I told you that?" Kenji walked u pto Kagome. She was sitting down with her bangs over her eyes.

He knelt down before her and sofltyraised her headwith his hand. She looked intoeach of his eyes, one at a time and marveled how they could be like that.Heputone arm around her to help herstand up. She was against the wall with him in front of her."Hello there, young miss. What might your lovely name-" he ended not because he wanted to, but because a hand with claws was pertruding from his chest.


A/N: Aah... that was a long chapter! First off, I already have written down the next chapter, so I'll be getting it out as soon as possible. Secondly, I NEED HUNKY MALE NAMES! please! I'm not soo good with names here (as you could probably tell...) but if you have male names that you absolutly love, just send it to me either through pressing that lovely button down there in your review, or byemailing it to me! The sooner I can get a name, the better for you cuz then I wont have to waste time thinking of a perfect one! So...

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