Chapter 7
August 4, 2006
Catbuddy: Lol, I know the Taijiya are good, I just was going for description. Hm, don't read the first line of this chapter too quickly now, you might laugh. I'm glad I've gotten you excited about this, seems not many are, but it's good to have my few reviewers. (insert smile) Well, thank you for the review, and hope you enjoy chapter seven.
Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns the Inu-Yasha gang, and I own the others, please don't sue or steal, thanks.
We're loosing.
Somehow, Arashi is beating us.
I look around at the bodies and blood everywhere. Many of the wolves and Taijiya are down, though most are only wounded. It is almost as if Arashi and his followers are toying with us. Almost as if they want to make us suffer.
I hear Inu-Yasha's voice as he draws me from my shock. I turn to look at him, but he is running toward me. "Get down!" He shouts, but I react too slowly, and I feel the shot to my back.
My head snaps back as my knees give out under me. The world instantly fades; the only thing that I see is Inu-Yasha as he reaches me, holding me from the ground in his strong arms. "Kagome…" His voice echoes to me. I try to smile as I go numb, but I don't think my body is listening to me anymore.
Darkness takes me.
((The Ending of a Beginning))
"So you say we are only a day away?" Koga asks. I nod silently.
What…? Why am I seeing this?
"Will your youkai be ready to take Arashi on?" Inu-Yasha puts in.
"Of course." The ouji snorts. I smile at the show of wills. Even after all of this time, the two still want to battle it out. I shake my head slightly as I turn to Shippo on my right.
"How are the Taijiya?"
"Good, everyone is pumped and ready for the fight." The youkai replies. I nod with a smile.
My arm snakes through Inu-Yasha's and he turns to look at me instead of Koga. His eyes are slightly wide in surprise. I make a face at him and lean up to place a soft kiss on his cheek. "Play nice, hun." I say, drawing attention to the fact that I chose my hanyou, not Koga. Inu-Yasha grunts, but does as I say, turning his attention to the path in front of us.
Inu-Yasha…
((The Ending of a Beginning))
"You should get some sleep, Kagome." I turn to look at Shippo sitting on my left. The fire dances on the sharp lines of his face, making him even more handsome that in the daylight. If that's even possible.
"I will soon. Why don't you go on to bed, we'll have a long day ahead of us." I reply with a smile. The Kitsune nods silently and gets to his feet, making his way to the spot he had chosen earlier to sleep.
"Kit thinks he's grown up." Inu-Yasha says on my right. I turn to him with a smile.
"Well what would you call him?"
"A taller whelp."
I laugh at my hanyou's words. "A taller whelp? Shippo has grown quite a bit."
"Doesn't mean nothin'." He replies back with little assurance behind it.
I shake my head with another smile before cuddling up to him, laying my head on his shoulder. "It just makes you feel old, seeing Shippo like that."
"Feh, does not."
I giggle again and nod into his haori. "Whatever you say, Inu-Yasha."
"Oi, woman," he said with a smile, grabbing my arms and turning me up to his face.
"The name's Kagome." I retort jokingly. He leans down and kisses me.
"Go to bed." He says as he pulls back.
"M'kay…" I mutter before I kiss him again. I didn't want to think about this maybe being the last of our time together.
My fears came true… We lost the battle, and now I can only see Inu-Yasha in my dreams…
"I love you." He breathes against my neck then bites his mark. "Kami do I love you…"
"We will defeat Arashi tomorrow, and get Yui back." I say as I lean my head back.
"Yes we will." Inu-Yasha says instantly.
((The Ending of a Beginning))
The ground trembles under me as I regain consciousness. My eyes snap open and I look wildly around. I try to sit up to get off the ground, but something keeps me firmly against the quake. "Let me go!" I try to break free of the hold on me.
"Lay still, Kagome!" Inu-Yasha hisses. I feel him straddle my waist and his legs wrap around mine to keep them still. What's going on!
"Inu-Yasha, you're hurting me!"
"Kagome, you've got to—" His words are cut off as he ducks low to cover my body from the falling rocks and dirt as an explosion rocks the earth. That couldn't be…
"Was that a… a bomb?" I whisper. Everything seems to come back in a rush. The fight, the blackout, us loosing… Golden eyes lock with mine as Inu-Yasha pulls back slightly.
"Is that what you call them?"
I snap back to the present danger, take one thing at a time. "There's no way that could be, how could Arashi have bombs?" I question, but another blast showers us with dirt, stopping the hanyou's answer.
The ground moves like a small earthquake under me again. I struggle to move and sit up.
I wiggle slightly to get out from under Inu-Yasha, facing him as I fully sit up. "How long was I out?" I ask, afraid to know the damage that has been done while I was dreaming.
"Not long, I'd say twenty—" He pulls me to him again as a bomb explodes close to us. "—minutes or so." He finishes as the noise dies down. Oh, bad choice of words.
"We can't stay so out in the open, is there any shelter close?" I scan the area quickly, seeing mostly carnage from the bomb-like things. "There, let's move." I point to a gnarled tree where a hole has been dug into the ground by some animal. I climb to my feet, feeling like I am on boat as the ground quakes under me.
"Run." Inu-Yasha says quietly as he takes off, pulling me after him. Why is he whispering, doesn't want someone to hear him? I stumble along behind, trying to stay on my feet as the bombs tear up the ground all around us.
"Inu-Yasha!" I shout as he suddenly stops and throws me into the rut under the tree.
"Stay there." He slowly turns around, drawing Shinsei just as calmly. "Let's see what this sword can do…" The hanyou breathes as the Fang transforms.
Inu-Yasha…be careful… I watch as the fire from the hilt blazes upward, wrapping completely around the Fang. Inu-Yasha lifts Shinsei over his head, the fire raging at the motion.
Inu-Yasha lets out a battle roar as he pulls his Fang down, letting numerous blades of fire free from Shinsei. I watch in surprise as he then turns around in a circle, whirling Shinsei around with him. "Kasai-Tatsumaki!" He shouts, releasing a tornado of fire at the castle as he pulls the Fang upward.
The attack is amazingly accurate, dancing smoothly around the bodies of the living warriors of our side. I hold my breath as the tornado reaches the castle wall, tearing it to shreds.
The onslaught of bombs stops, covering the area in a blanket of silence. The dust settles around the once castle and Inu-Yasha and I look up. My hanyou curses harshly as I gasp in a mix of horror and disbelief.
The castle is still whole.
"But you hit the whole side!" I speak aloud.
Arashi laughs, and appears over the entrance of his castle. I turn deadly eyes to the youkai. "Give me my daughter!" I shout up.
"Why should I do that?" Arashi questions, fake interest in his voice.
"There better not even be a single hair out of place on Yui's head." Inu-Yasha growls in reply. Arashi's laugh grates down my spine again.
"And what if she is dead, hanyou?"
"Your death will not be dragged out nearly long enough." My mate snarls out between clenched fangs. I've had about enough of this. I get to my feet and stand at Inu-Yasha's side.
"Arashi!" I shout, drawing my bow, the arrow taught. The youkai's eyes barely turn toward me before the arrow is flying at him. I faintly hear my hanyou's attack as he swings Shinsei again, his Kasai-Tatsumaki blasting after my arrow. I don't wait to see if my arrow hits its target, instead I run forward, toward the wall of the castle that is being ripped away by Inu-Yasha's attack.
"Kagome!" I hear my mate's voice and feel him running after me. We have to move if we want to get into the wall before it repairs itself. I make it through the appearing wall just as I hear Inu-Yasha again. "Kagome, wait I—" His voice is cut off as I whirl around.
I run head on into the wall of the castle.
"Inu-Yasha!" I shout, pounding my fist against the rock. He didn't get through in time… "Damn it!" The hiss escapes me as I pound on the wall again before resting my forehead against the cold stone. I stay that way only for a minute before lifting my head to stare at the wall.
I got inside, that's all that matters right now, Inu-Yasha can take care of himself. I turn around and focus on finding Yui's life force. She is underground, I can track her. I take off at a run.
The quicker I get to her, the quicker we can get out and take out Arashi for good.
A/N: Kasai-Tatsumaki Fire Twister