The Other Side
Chapter 47
Waiting Sucks
Draicia materialized by the side of the bed next to Kagome, startling everyone around. "I bring you no harm. You do not need to attack," she said as she bowed.
"You were the woman that protected Sesshomaru and Inuyasha," InuKimi pointed out as she nodded to her in confirming that it was indeed her. "What do you need?"
"Kagome's elements have been talking, trying to think of a way to help her wake up. Most of our ideas have come to a dead end but Zhou-Mao seems to think that a young woman by the name of Shiori, would be able to help us all," she explained as she looked to her lady.
"Shiori?" Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku said together.
"Yes."
"How?" asked Kenichi.
"We—do not know, yet. Imatsu is looking into finding the woman as we speak. We only hope that she will be able to help us."
"I don't understand; Shiori doesn't seem like she would have any ability to help," Inuyasha softly admitted, trying to think about to what he remembered from the bat half-demon.
"Zhou-Mao thinks that she might be able to help Kagome as he said that before Kagome left the future, Shiori said that she would be seeing our lady soon," Draicia informed, her eye never leaving the form of her lady and the way that her mate was watching herself. She smirked in his direction. "But we do not know where Shiori is."
"If anything, she should probably still be where her father is," Inuyasha informed as Draicia gave a look of surprise.
"You have met this woman?"
"Yeah, a while back."
"Hm, would you be able to take me to her?" she asked. "Perhaps I can convince her."
"What about Kagome? I don't feel comfortable leaving her side," he admitted with his head bent.
"Little brother, are you insinuating that I cannot take care of my mate?" Sesshomaru growled out, finally voiced his thought as Inuyasha turned to him with a twitch of his eye.
He scoffed while saying, "I don't know; you tell me since she's managed to get kidnapped three times while under your care." Sesshomaru didn't retort, knowing that that was true. Inuyasha focused back onto Draicia.
Once she noticed that he was waiting for her to answer, she promised, "I can promise that Kagome will be fine. She's got her elements with her as well as everyone here. She will be fine."
Zhou-Mao suddenly appeared after her declaration. "You are not going anywhere without me, Draicia," he snarled as she merely nodded to him. He kept his glare on her for a while.
"So, Inuyasha, when will we be able to go?" she questioned as Inuyasha's ears flattened against his head in worry. "We are ready when you are."
Kenichi leaned off the wall and walked over to Inuyasha. "I'll go with you so you won't be alone with these two." Inuyasha looked at him with a sudden look.
"Thanks, Kenichi."
"No problem, InuChibi!"
Inuyasha scowled but nodded to InuKimi, Sango, and Miroku, that he was leaving. He glanced to Sesshomaru, who gave a small nod in his direction that it would be all right. He sighed and looked to the dark couple.
Zhou-Mao opened a portal that caused Kenichi's and Inuyasha's jaw to drop. "Imatsu has found the location, my portal will get us there. Go on, step through," he ordered as Draicia went in first, followed by Kenichi, hesitantly, then Inuyasha. "Please stay safe this time around," he added then left.
"Now what?" Miroku asked once the others left.
"Now, we wait," InuKimi replied with a sigh.
"I'm not good with waiting," Miroku yawned, which caused Sango to yawn as well.
"I don't think anyone in this castle is good at waiting."
"I believe we should call it a night," Sesshomaru said. "Try to get some sort of sleep."
InuKimi nodded. "That might be a good idea. Do you want any of us to stay with you my son?"
"No—I do not know..."
"Perhaps we can guard your room; take shifts?" Sango suggested but the lord shook his head.
"You do not need to do that. I will see you all in the morning."
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