Misaki's eyes popped up and she sat up with a start.
"Misaki, what's the matter?" Shippo asked.
Misaki threw back the covers and stood up. "I heard someone say his name," she said.
"What do you mean?" Shippo asked.
Misaki ran out of the room, ignoring Shippo's calls.
It was that woman's voice, she thought to herself. She's looking for Sesshomaru now. But why?
Misaki ran until she saw Kaiein and everyone else. Kaiein was standing in the snow and everyone else was on the walkway. They seemed to be arguing and didn't notice Misaki until she had jumped off the walkway and tackled Kaiein.
"What the hell do you want with Sesshomaru!" Misaki demanded, shaking Kaiein by the shoulders. "Answer me!"
Kaiein struggled to get the cat demon off of her. "Look, that's none of your business. Get off!"
"It sure as hell is my business!"
Kaiein smiled. "You must be desperate to find him if you decide to come out wearing nothing but that yukata in this frigid weather."
Inuyasha and Sango jumped over the walkway and ran over to them. Sango grabbed Misaki and pulled her away from Kaiein.
"Let me go, Sango!" Misaki shouted as she struggled to get away from her.
"Misaki, calm down!" Sango urged.
Kaiein grinned. She knew no one here knew where Sesshomaru was. She just wanted to antagonize Misaki.
"Oh, Misaki!" she said in a sing-song voice. "Guess who knows where Sesshomaru is?"
Misaki stopped thrashing momentarily. "Huh?"
"I know where he is," she said.
Misaki wrenched herself free from Sango's hold and grabbed Kaiein by the throat.
"Tell me!" she demanded.
"Misaki, get out of the way!" Kagome shouted.
Misaki moved slightly to the side and saw a glowing arrow pass by her out of the corner of her eye. The arrow seemed to hit Kaiein in the shoulder, but the next second revealed that it had indeed passed through her.
Kagome gasped. "It went right through her!"
"I sense a strange aura from her," Miroku said. "What is she?"
"That's a Cherub," Ekaterina exclaimed. "Ghostlike beings named after elements they wield. Kaiein's true name is Fire."
"Aren't we clever?" Kaiein grinned. "Yes, I am a Cherub. No enchanted arrow will suffice to purify me. Not even brute force will destroy me. The only one that can defeat me is the Cherub Water."
Misaki hit Kaiein in the jaw. "It's not a good idea to announce your weakness like that," she snapped. "Now tell me where Sesshomaru is!"
Kaiein grabbed the front of Misaki's yukata and pulled her close.
"You shouldn't be so hasty," she whispered to her. "Remember what Humility said. You shouldn't aggravate the wound." As soon as she was done speaking, Kaiein pushed Misaki down and stepped on her wound. Misaki screamed with pain and blood flew out of her mouth.
"Get away from her!" Sango shouted and threw her boomerang at the Cherub.
The boomerang managed to knock Kaiein away from Misaki.
"Nice one," Kaiein said after standing up. To Misaki she said, "Don't worry. I'll be back. Then maybe I'll tell you where your precious Sesshomaru is." With that, Kaiein disappeared.
Misaki sat up, breathing hard. "Co-come back!" she called feebly. The snow by her side was tainted with red blood as was the yukata. The cat demon stood up on wobbly legs and tried walking.
Inuyasha ran up to her and grabbed her by the shoulders. "Stupid, stop walking! You're bleeding too much."
Misaki wiped the blood that had dripped out of her mouth. "Don't . . . care. She knows . . . about . . . Sesshomaru . . ." She sank to her knees and grabbed her wound.
Sango knelt beside Misaki. "We've got to take care of you first," she said gently. "Let's go back inside. After you're better, we'll help you look for Sesshomaru."
Reluctantly, Misaki nodded.
Yeah, I know this chapter sucked, but I've got writer's block. This is the best I could come up with. I'm so sorry! I vowed to finish this fanfic before Christmas and I am going to do that because I never go back on my word. No matter how much it sucks, this fanfic will be done before Christmas.