[sorry i didnt get this chapter out by Friday,or rather, like 10 Fridays ago, you see, it started with the internet not working at my house, then I procrastinated, and here we are, a week left of summer vacation and i post it now... but what matters is that it is out now!]
~~Chapter 5 Start~~~
Rin was hugging me tight calling me her older sister in some strange place where there were strange people. I was confused out of my mind. I looked around the room to see all of the old-timey decore of the shack I was in. I glanced once again at the older woman named Lady Azumi and the younger boy that looked about my age. Rin had let go of me and looked up at me.
"Im glad you are alright!" she smiled happily. I just blinked a few times.
"Of course I am...where are we?" I asked, not real sure if this was reality or not. Rin just looked up at me. The old lady just smiled as she began to walk back out the door.
"I will go get more bandages, come Hikaru..." she said as she walked out of the doorway. The boy just looked confused and followed after the old lady. After they were gone, Rin just looked back the way they left.
"Since Lord Sesshomaru has no real experience with human injuries, he sent us to a human doctor in the nearest village!" she explained. I thought I told him I didn't want to see a doctor..." I stated with a slow tone. Rin hopped over beside me. "And what is with the whole 'sister' thing?" I asked. Rin gave a big grin.
"OH! I though it would be fun to be your little sister!" I laughed. She can be cute sometimes. That's when I remembered. What all happened to me? I looked down to see one of my leg covered in bandages, that should be scarring over by now. I noticed that on one hand, the palm was wrapped up, it felt oddly soothing, and the other arm, the wrist was bandaged so tight, I couldn't even move it. I sighed. I have been in more accidents in the past week than I have been in my entire life. No, I was always under the watchful eyes of security, even when I was small. I guess if you take away the protection, Im one of those people that were destined to always be injured. I laid back down in the bed. I had no choice, I had to stay now. The older Lady and the young boy came back in, only, the boy looked as if he was going to fall over, Lady Azumi made him carry all of the supplies. She came sitting beside me and I began to sit up.
"No don't!" Hikaru began, but he slowly dropped all of the items he carried. I giggled a little.
"Um, I'm fine, really!"I said as I sat up all the way. Lady Azumi just smiled.
"Hikaru, why don't you go and show the new arrivals around?" she asked. Hikaru sighed as he stood up and walked out of the shack. I was confused.
"Who is that boy?" I asked Azumi. She reached for the bandages and began to reach for my leg.
"He is a town boy I am training to become a doctor," she began to unwrap the bandages. I looked over her to see I was right. The cut had now almost disappeared, all that was left was a pink scar. She didn't even bother to but on a bandage. FINALLY!!! I smiled as I was able to not need that anymore. Azumi then moved onto my burnt hand. She slowly unwrapped it. "I must warn you, it may sting a little at first, but it should be good after a few seconds..." she said. Whatever! I have been through a lot, I might have gotten tuffer! So you can bring it on! As she peeled the bandaged off, I noticed a weird green goop type-oh my GOSH!!! STING A LITTLE!?!? I winced and grabbed my wrist for support. It was a lot worst than a simple sting, it felt more like road burn! It actually only lasted until she readied the other bandage. When the sting was over, it was like a weight lifted off of my palm. I sighed because it was so soothing. Azumi began to wrap the next bandage on my hand.
"S-So, what is that?" I asked pointing at the goop. She smiled as she focused on the wrapping.
"Its an old remedy my grandmother passed down to me to heal burns. It is a special blend of tea leaves and special oils only found in nature..." she began. I was relived, I thought she was going to say something like bug guts or something. Rin acted as if she heard something, then she crawled to the door to peek out. "...and frog skins grind ed into a juice." I was...amazed. Well, I guess you can make anything out of everything. As I sat there, my hand now shaking because my skin was crawling from the grossness when Rin looked back at me. She kind of had a panicked look in her eyes. I tried to make it out when I heard for myself. I heard a very familiar voice from a monk I had met once before. It was saying something like, 'will you bare my child?' I began to panic too. If Kagome is with them, then she would see this as an opportunity to take me back to...where ever I needed to go. I didn't want to leave yet! I tripped over my words.
"I-um-er-well-I would like to sleep now! Come sister!" I said to Azumi, and called to Rin. Rin just ran up to me and I motioned for her to crawl under the covers. Azumi was baffled.
"But I'm not done yet..." she said slowly. I just frowned.
"Its fine for another nap! NO VISITORS!" I yelled as I threw the blanket over my head. I heard Azumi chuckle.
"Alright..." she said. I heard her stand and begin to turn and leave. I heard the door open and stop. "Hikaru? What are you-" she started.
"I was just about to introduce you to the visitors..." Hikaru faded.
"Well, that was sweet of you, I am Lady Azumi, the medical care in this town, " I heard her pause, "Hikaru, she is asleep now, and does not want visitors..." she lowered her tone to Hikaru. Was he planing to show these 'visitors' Lady Azumi with me sitting right there? I adjusted under the covers to think. I noticed soft breathing coming from right beside me. Rin was fast asleep. Poor Rin, I forgot sometimes that she was a child. Well, better not let this time waste, why not actually take a nap? Even if I did wake a few minutes ago...
I was walking staggerly. My side hurt. I just keep on walking until I hit a river. I just looked into it and saw a reflection. It was a woman who looked similar to me, but she was covered in blood. I heard a voice drifting from the woods.
"Did that feel right? Your revenge is now over, what will you do now?" I looked around for the voice. "Why not join me?" I heard the voice coming from behind me. I turned around to see who was there, but I felt a sharp pain in my wrist...
My eyes opened abruptly at the stinging pain in my wrist. I looked to see Rin had rolled over on my bad wrist. It was all I could do not to scream in bloody murder. I just slowly wiggled my wrist free, and that's when I realized how much my wrist had hurt. I noticed I was not the only one in the room. I rubbed my eyes as I turned under the covers.
"Yes, I feel a deep evil presence in this town..." IT WAS THAT MONK!!! I heard several voices. I heard Inuyasha's, and Kagome's. What the heck? What in the world? Why were they here?
"That's so good that you are here to clense the town of its many evils." AZUMI LET THEM IN!!! OK OK, dont panic, I can just act like I am still asleep. I just sighed like I was in a deep sleep, but not too loudly, and then quit moving. I waited for the conversation to continue. As the monk and Azumi continued to talk, I heard Inuyasha exchange words with Kagome.
"But...that person under the covers smells familiar..." Inuyasha whispered. I was going to freak out, but Kagome's doubt made me safe.
"Oh come on, if it was anyone we knew, we would have known by now..." Whew, dodged a bullet there. Hooray for Kagome's pessimist side! I relaxed and closed my eyes.
"Thank you for your hospitality, but we will be on our way, those evil spirits are calling to me..." Miroku said. I heard a big commotion and it was soon quiet. I waited for three seconds and then peeked out from under the covers. There Hikaru was staring at me. I didn't know what to do, so I just acted like I just woke up.
"So, how long have you been awake?" he asked as if he was angry at me. All I could do was smile.
"Well, I, uh," he interrupted my studering.
"Yes well, Lady Azumi said that your wrist was the last thing to check on, you hurt it while you slept?" he just pouted and looked out the door. He caught me.
"I might have...stretched it the wrong way..." I stammered. Hikaru sighed and grabbed my hand. He examined me wrist and slowly removed the bandage. By then my wrist had bruised, and it was in the shape of a hand print.
"Where did you get a bruise like this I wonder..." he was thinking out loud as he turned to get a new bandage. When he let go, my wrist went limp and I quickly caught it with my other hand. He turned back and held my wrist to gently as he re-wrapped it. "If you want to know, you sprained your wrist..." he struck at me. Its almost like he was angry that I was hurt. I looked into his eyes, and noticed a ten of red in it. I also noticed that he looked familiar, like I have seen him somewhere before, but that couldn't right. I glanced toward the door. It was about sunset, and I had wasted the whole day sleeping.
"Those uh, visitors, did they say how long they were going to stay?" I stammered. Hikaru looked up at me, and finished with the bandage.
"How ever long it takes for that monk to cleanse the town..." He smiled at me. His mood swings were going to throw me off, more importantly, how was I going to move if Kagome and the others were here? I pondered a bit. "They start tomorrow," How great. I planned to leave tomorrow, but it looks like we will have to leave tonight. Good thing we got plenty of sleep. I turned to the still sleeping Rin. She was out cold. I sighed. What a mess. I slid my way to the door and peeked out the door. Lady Azumi was finishing her conversation with Miroku, while the others stood behind him. I just slid back to the bed. "So, where are you from?" Hikaru asked me. I was caught off guard by this.
"Um, a small town, far from here." I answered. Turning to Hikaru, I saw he has a curious look on his face.
"I see, and what happened to cause you those injuries?" I had a little trouble, but I quickly responded.
"A demon attacked me, and I managed to escape," Rin began to stir at this point. I took my place next to her. Rin sat up rubbing her eyes.
"Is it dinner time yet?" she asked in a sleepy voice. I looked at Hikaru, then he looked at me, that's when we began to laugh.
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Time pasted, and we had eaten dinner with Lady Azumi and Hikaru. It was time for bed, again, but I had another plan. When Lady Azumi left for her cabin next to the place I stayed. Hikaru finished talking with me, and then left also. I walked outside to see if they had moved out of sight of the shack I stayed. That's when I ran back into the shack.
"Rin, we are leaving tonight," I whispered to her. Rin shifted in her seat.
"But, Lord Sesshomaru's orders were for us to not leave until your wounds are healed." she stated. I didn't pay no mind to her, as I was scrambling to find some spare cloth.
"Never mind that, if we dont go soon, we will be caught by Kagome and the others," I found some scarf-like cloth, and grabbed two of them.
"Lord Sesshomaru wouldn't let that happen, he would come to our rescue!" Rin smiled as she said that. That was what I was afraid of, if he comes at them like he came at Mayakashi. I took the two pieces of cloth and sat back down.
"Did he say where he was waiting at?" I didn't hesitate. Rin was watching me with a confused look.
"He should be deep in the woods," Rin continued. When I sat down, she just looked at me, like I was crazy. I was thinking of a possible excuse, just in the case that we didn't make without being caught. I might use the excuse of going back 'home'. I can just wing it from there.
We waited for a long time, until the moon was at the center of the sky. I figured that would be the perfect time to make our escape. I threw one of the scarfs I had found earlier at Rin.
"Here, tie this over you head, like this..." I showed her, making sure to tuck my hair underneath the scarf. When I had scarf securely placed on my head, I looked over to see Rin was having some...difficulties. See, she had somehow tied herself into a mess. I giggled and helped her. When I was finished, I leaped over to the door and peeked outside. When I got a good look at the place, it seemed quiet. I slowly slid out of the door, Rin following close behind me. We tip-toed about five feet before we heard someone behind us. It was Hikaru. I was both shacked and scared, where did he come from? He slowly walked toward us, he somehow, had a devious look in his eyes.
"Trying to sneak out?" he asked in a hushed, yet loud voice. The only thing that made me worry at this point was if Kagome or any of the others were going to hear us. My common sense kicked in and I though about how this was a fairly large village, they may not even be sleeping nearby. Even then, I didn't want to risk the mission, if there was one that is.
"W-We appreciate your and Lady Azumi's help, but something has come up and we need to leave..."I started, but Hikaru had that same smirk on his face, it never changed.
"I see, well, at least have me escort you two, its not safe in those woods alone..." He took one more step closer, and then another. I cant really describe it, but the feeling I felt at that moment, I felt as if HE was the one who was not safe. I took a protective step between Rin and Hikaru. I didnt know what was going on, but one thing is certain, that I didn't trust Hikaru.
"No, we are fine, thanks again for helping us..." I said again before taking a step backwards. I nudged Rin to go on ahead, while I watched Hikaru carefully. I blinked once and he was right beside me. I went wide-eyed from the surprise.
"I tried to be reasonable, but you leave me no choice." he swiftly grabbed my bad wrist, almost like Mayakashi did before. I gasped, I held in the scream, if I screamed, it was all over. "I guess I have to do this the hard way..." He grabbed harder. Pain surged through my body, almost making me paralyzed. I dropped to my knees. Holding in the screams is the hardest thing I have ever done. Hikaru looked at me funny. "Whats wrong, do you not want Sesshomaru to come after you?" That's when I recognized this feeling. The look in his eyes, the feeling of distrust, it WAS Mayakashi. Why didn't I notice up until now? I turned my head to Rin as I slowly stood back up.
"Go on ahead, I will catch up..." I managed to say without screaming bloody murder. Rin watched for a minute.
"No, you need help..." she looked back at the village again.
"Ha, I dont think so..." he said in a forceful tone, swinging my arm around to my back. Rin looked back at my face. My face was squinted with pain, but I still found myself shaking my head no.
"Dont call for help...I can handle this myself..." I whispered. I heard Mayakashi laugh, right in my ear too.
"And how exactly do you intent to do that?" he held me tighter. I do remember something about this kind of position in martial arts class. The senario was a robber, but I don't exactly know if this pertained to this type of situation. Even if Mayakashi was a demon-like man, he still was a man. I waved my arm, almost like I was going to hit him in the face, and at the same time, I swiftly thrusted my leg up backwards. My arm was caught by his hand, and proved to be the perfect distraction for my real hit. he never saw it coming, but I kicked him right in the 'special place'. He let go real quick, and I found myself grabbing Rin with my bad wrist and gunning it toward the woods, hearing Mayakashi's anger behind us. I didn't look back just yet. I just ran as fast as my adrenaline let me. I got far in the woods when I decided to look back. Before I knew it, I ran smack into something. I was shocked at first, and scared. I realized I was safe when I felt a familiar boa-like object tickle my face. I looked up to see Sesshomaru. I almost didn't want to leave that spot, that was a real time I felt super safe. I heard Rin say his name in a happy voice. Sesshomaru looked confused, that's when I remembered the head-wraps.
"Oh, um, well, we were going to...um, Rin" I said before I turned back to her, "We don't need these anymore..." I said as I slowly reached for the wraps. I didn't realized how much my wrist shook until I couldn't hold it in one spot to remove the wrap. I felt someones hand help me unwrap the wrap. I expected it to be Rin, but when the wrap came undone, I saw Sesshomaru held the end of it. I blushed as I looked the other way, where Mayakashi was sure to show, and Sesshomaru knew that too.
"You humans are so helpless, its pitiful..." Sesshomaru said, and then I snapped back into reality, very abruptly by the way. He may be cute, but he is mean. There was a loud grunt coming from the direction that Rin and I had ran from. I looked toward the grunt, then back at Sesshomaru. He was looking that way, then he started to walk that way into the woods. I couldn't help myself, I looked him up and down. I snapped back out of this and walked after him.
"What do you intend to do?" I asked him, heading into the woods. Sesshomaru paused, as did I. He stood still for a while, then slightly turned in my direction.
"Is it not obvious? I am going to kill him..." he said before he started to go further into the woods. I went after him, but Rin grabbed my wrist gentlely. I flinched as I looked over at her. She looked worried.
"Sorry, but I'm going after him..." I said as i patted her head. She nodded.
"We are too, just don't leave me..." How cute. Rin got attached to me. I smiled and she released my wrist, it was shaking very rapid now, I got frustrated at how this has been very troublesome. I took the cloth that I used for the head wrap and stripped it down into a smaller piece of fabric. I quickly wrapped it as Rin and I followed after Sesshomaru.