Dark: If I said, I died then somehow miraculously came back to life would you believe me...? ::chuckles nervously:: Okay! So I'm a lazy writer! What of it?! It's not my fault! I have a lot more things I need to do so be happy! I should be studying for a soccer test so... ::looks around nervously:: SHHHHHHHHH! It's our little secret.
Also, you know... I was walking to class one day when behind me a bunch of girls were all like, "OH MY GOD! WE SHOULD GO ICE SKATING TOMORROW!" and the others were going "OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!" And I was thinking, I hate those kinds of girls (ditzy, uses god's name for horribleness and everything... no offence to you if you are like that) and finally my curiosity got the best of me and I turned to look at them. Guess who it was. My EX-best friend. She's CHANGED!
YOU GUYS DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT MY BROTHER'S BIRTHDAY! IT WAS IN MY BIO THAT I WOULD UPDATE SOONER IF YOU SAID HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HIM! THAT WAS IN AUGUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!
::gives reader no warning at all...:: 249 REVIEWS! HOLY WINE THAT'S SAID TO BE JESUS'S BLOOD! YOU GUYS ARE THE GREATEST! FIFTY-ONE REVIEWS! Not only did I pass the 200 line (which, might I add, I never thought I would get to) I'm on my way to 300! Only Fifty more reviews to go! ::Smiles:: As a reward I made this chapter longer than usual! 7 pages! AND I invited the characters to talk!
Kagome: ... ::eye twitches:: WHY IS EVERYTHING BAD HAPPENING TO ME?!
Sesshomaru: Mayhaps you are just unlucky.
Kagome: GRRRRR! ::turns to Sesshomaru with barred fangs. ::
Inuyasha: Count yourself lucky wench! I'm not even IN the story!
Me: YOU ARE TOO!
Inuyasha: Not anymore!
Youko: What a spoiled little puppy.
Inuyasha: PUPPY?! WHO ARE YOU CALLING PUPPY YOU DERANGED FOX!?
Youko: Figures he's too stupid to know.
Inuyasha: ::twitch, twitch:: GRRRRRRRR! ::attacks Youko, they get into a fight::
Sesshomaru: ...
Kagome: I agree with you whole-heartedly. (Me: ...)
Me: ::presses button that starts movie/story::
Chapter Nine:
Have you ever had one of those days? You know one of those days, where you trip and fall a hundred times, and you pray that no one's there, only to find someone is watching as they laugh at your misfortune? I have. And today was by far the worst.
Mere seconds after my blooded fingers wrapped the cold jewel, I found myself snatched into the air, with my face buried under soft, silver locks of hair. Stunned, and utterly dumbfounded, I sat in my captor's arms, unsure of what to do. Fortunately for me, my senses came back fast enough, and I struggled to escape his grasp, twisting and turning my body in hopes that his grip would loosen.
"Stop that." He scolded, and my face scrunched up, still buried under his silver hair... Wait a darn (Dc: Yes, darn. I don't like to swear, in fact I never do except this time in this fic as Kagome, but that doesn't count, I'm planning to fix it after all) minute. Silver hair? ...
"I-Inuyasha?" Half hoping and half fearing the answer, I glanced up for what seemed like a millisecond but that was all I needed. My eyes widened in shock as furry ears met my gaze; sure I only caught a small look, but it was proof enough for me. "I-Inuyasha."
"What are you muttering about, girl?"
"Girl?" I sputtered angrily, "I happen to be, a very respected..." I trailed off. I couldn't very well just say 'I happen to be, a very respected miko' in this demon form. Anyways, either way it didn't change matters that I was still in my captors arms, cradled like a new wedded bride. I blushed at the thought.
One thing was for sure. He was no Inuyasha. 'Who are you?' I questioned in my thoughts. I didn't notice until he replied that I had spoken out loud. And before you ask me, no it wasn't how he said it, it was the infernal smirk that I just knew he had on his face, that I had decided I had, had enough.
"I'm not this Inubwasha character, I assure you."
"Okay buddy, I don't care if you were some random demon thief named..." I paused, trying to think of the first name that came to mind, "Youko Kurama, I want you to let me down NOW!" I never noticed how he suddenly tensed; all I knew was one moment I was safely cuddled to his... well muscular chest... 'BAD KAGOME! BAD, BAD KAGOME! Do not, I repeat do NOT think like that' and the next I was on my sore bum (Dc: excuse my language) muttering numerous of curses under my breath, as I stood up, brushing invisible dirt off my shirt and then placing my hands on my hips. So imagine my surprise when all of a sudden a claw pressed on my neck.
"Hey!" I choked out, grimacing at how I sounded. "What'd I do? What'd I say?" He looked into my eyes, as though searching for something before he dropped his hand. I fell to my knees, rubbing my sore neck before glaring at the stupid man.
"Get up." I blinked in surprise, and then I did as told... rather demanded. Gluing my feet to the ground, I leaned in towards the guy with, what I hoped was, a threatening look etched on my face. I pointed my index finger into his chest as I spoke with accusing, narrowed eyes, "Hold your horses, buster. You kidnap me, drop me, and nearly kill me, and just tell me to, get up?! Who the heck do you think you are!?"
He raised a brow, and for the first time, I got a good look at him. And I was left breathless. He had lovely silver hair (Dc: quite popular... isn't it?) that fell sharply below his chest (Dc: I've never watched yu yu hakusho before, and all the pics in google don't really show where his hair ends so please correct me if I'm wrong... it's just a guess okay peoples?) and stunning golden eyes so different from the amber ones I had fallen in and out of love with. He towered over me a good five inches, but what really got me was...
I rushed over to him and stood on my tippytoes as I reached for his- "KAWAII!" I screamed as I rubbed his cute ears, they were so much bigger than Inuyasha's and the temptation was that much more. I can't describe how or why, but apparently I love animal attributes on demons/people, today was no exception. They were so FUZZY!
Something akin to purring vibrated from his throat and I stared at him. It didn't take him too long that I stopped and he asked slowly as though he wasn't completely certain what happened. "Who are you?"
Okay, maybe that wasn't the exact question I was expecting but I tried to answer him anyways. "Er... huh?" Maybe it's not the best answer but it's good enough. Hmpf what do you expect? Poetry?
"I asked for your name..." he trailed off, but I caught the glitter in his eye that warned me of danger, "wench." I froze. How did he know...? Nah, I doubt Sesshomaru or Inuyasha would just bound up to some strange demon person and say 'Kagome hates being called wench, so call her just that!'
I watched the guy move his lips but since I was off in my pretty little, own world I couldn't hear him. I shifted my weight, bored out of my mind. When I couldn't find a comfortable position, I sat down on the soft dirt and began drawing lines in the ground. My captor or 'Fuzzy' as I dubbed him didn't seem to like this and began striding towards my, still, unaware figure. Wrenching me by my arm, he pulled me up, as I let out a strangle gasp of shock. He let go as soon as he was sure I was standing but not before he gave my arm a warning squeeze.
"Watch it pal! That hurts you know?!" I motioned to the angry red welts that laced around my flesh. He looked at me than his glance dropped to my arm. "Pathetic." He said. My eye twitched and I grabbed one of his ears, and twisted it. Bring it down to my lips, I whispered, "I am not!" I let out a laugh, and then let my grip on his poor, fuzzy ear loose as I ran away from him. I threw a glance backwards before adding in a shout, "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!" Looking back, I have to say, that was stupid. Snickering gleefully, I raced this way and that through many identical trees, but when I couldn't sense anything behind me, I stopped and whipped around. Nothing was there. Confused, I looked around, but nothing came up. However something did come down. A strangled yelp, a sound I didn't know existed, escaped my lips as 'Fuzzy' flew (or at least it looked like he was flying) down with a graceful landing.
"Do not," he growled fiercely, his eyes narrowed into slits, "do that again." Caught up with the moment, I nodded, and then I realized what I had done. "Listen here." I spoke, glaring at him with my 'evil eyes' "I will do whatever I want." I moved my hands to my hips as I had done many times before, and narrowed my eyes as I had done before as warning for Inuyasha before I made him 'kiss the ground'. Of course my 'friend' here didn't know my awesome power!
I saw him open his mouth to say something but someone cut in smoothly. "Where are we, wench?" I froze, to terrified to move and my breathing became shallow intakes of breath. 'Please no, please no, please no, please no, please no, please no, please no, please no, please no, please n-' My mind stuttered to a halt as I gapped at the ethereal person in front of me.
"Sess-Sess-Sesshomaru!" I took a stiff step backwards, but there was no need, my captor stepped in between us as he asked, ice laced in his voice as he acknowledged the proud taiyoukai. "What are you..." I trailed off, but I got the gist that he knew what I was talking about.
"Do not make this Sesshomaru repeat himself, human." Though my captor, now known as my savior, blocked him from my view I shivered in fear. My captor flattered in his step as Sesshomaru's question hit him, and that was how I knew that my savior was truly a demon not from this world. "From what I heard," I was surprised at how the words just seemed to flow out of my mouth but I let it continue. "We are in a place called Middle Earth. And I know for a fact that we are the only demons here... I think..." I chuckled nervously. I twitched immediately when he stepped forward. I DON'T WANNA DIE! I cried silently, watching, with a weary eye, as he came even closer.
"Eheh..." Shaken, I laughed apprehensively, and slowly turned on my heels then... ran for my life. Or at least that's what I hoped would have happened. Instead I found myself dragged back by my captor by my collar, my feet deep in the dirt.
"Don't try that again."
"Try? Try what? You know, try is such a depressing word; what about don't do that again?" I kept on blabbering non-sense, hoping that they wouldn't notice how I was trying to inch away. Of course my captor ignored me. The two powerful male youkais sized each other up with a calculated, but guarded look in their eyes. I, not wanting anything to do with them hummed under my breath, praying that by doing so, they would leave or disappear. I looked down, shuffling my feet, amusing myself with watching my shoes play with the dirt below me. If only I didn't! If I hadn't such a short attention span, I might have seen the two, nod in unison before whirling on me. With one hand each they pinned my to the tree behind me. "Who are you?" They demanded together.
In spite of my awkward position, I spoke in fury. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHO AM I?!" I turned to Fuzzy (my captor) with a hardened look in my eye. "You, I can understand, after all I know I didn't tell my name to you, but YOU!" I whipped around, somehow avoiding scrapping myself on their claws. With narrowed eyes I stared with a crackling fire in my eye. "YOU HAVE FOUGHT ME FOR..." I mentally tallied up the sums that flew into my head before starting to screech again. "A HUNDRED AND THIRTY (Dc: I can't remember all the fights so I'm just making up a outrageous number) FIVE TIMES AND YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME?! Goddess knows how you could have forgotten my name after Inuyasha's frantic screams!"
He didn't seem bothered. In fact he never showed affection, not that I could recall anyways. "Hold your tongue, wench." This only further riled me up and I could have sworn that something burst into flames right there and then.
... And my big fat mouth, which seemed to have a mind of it's own, blurted out in an impulse. "GRR! SIT BOY!" Instead of the reassuring thump I had gotten used to, two raised eyebrows was shot at me as I bristled and flushed lightly in embarrassment. The looks they gave me was so irritating, I was tempted to stomp over to Keade's hut (no matter what the obstacle, including that I was in a different world) ask for two rosaries, come back, force it on them, record myself saying their subduing word on my recorder, press repeat and watch it play over and over and over again. Laughing at the mental image playing in my mind, I banged my head on the tree, as I threw my head back in a laugh.
The two males glanced at each other before lifting their hands off of my neck, and stepped back.
"Get up." I didn't know who was talking; after all I was quite disoriented. "My head..." I groaned in laughter (Dc: I don't know how that's possible so don't ask) as I rubbed the part where I hit it.
"Get up." Still seeing stars flying around my head, I rested my hands on my hips as usual. "Don't tell me what to do..." I muttered, in a daze. Then slowly I blacked out.
(Dc: should I leave it here? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Nah. I mean you guys waited a long time for this after such a short chapter and it wouldn't be right if I just left it here. You better review for this!)
"Mmm..." Groggy, I blinked away the sleep from my eyes, and when I realized it was futile, I snuggled into my comfortable pillow. When a shake threatened to wake me, I swatted blindly at it, moaning in protest. "I don't want to go to school today mom. I finally get a day rest from shard hunting so let me sleep please." Then I went right back to dreamland.
"Get up wench." I stiffened, head still buried under my pillow. That was not my mother. Cautiously, I raised my head up and let out a strangled, "Eep!" Before diving down into the safety of my pillow again. "This is just a bad dream, this is just a bad dream," I chanted, over and over, as though by saying this again and again it would somehow come true. "This is just a-" A yelp escaped my lips as Sesshomaru grabbed my collar and set me upon my feet. Then I snarled at myself, inwardly for being so... me? What was happening to me? Frowning silently, I tried to think of something that would take my mind off of what just happened. 'Since when does a forest have a pillow...?' Effectively changing my thoughts, I twisted myself to take a small glance at my 'cushion.' A blush immediately covered my face and I thought that I heard a small voice at the back of my head calling me 'pathetic.'
I opened and closed my mouth, and then repeated the action. I readied myself to apologize but then I remembered everything he had done to me and realized that it was he that needed to apologize. But no matter what I told myself the stupid blush wouldn't stop creeping up my face. "Hmph. Don't you tell me what to do!" Of course it was too late, and I knew that but he- he was getting on my nerves! It's not my fault! Apparently Sesshomaru thought otherwise, with a flick of his wrist a poisonous whip came at me only to stop at my neck.
"This Sesshomaru advises you to hold your tongue." My captor leapt to his feet, obviously having enough. Within a moment's notice, I was wound up in his arms... again.
"Who, might inquire are you?"
There was a pregnant silence. The two powerful demons glared at each other, their glances so fleeting, so... hardened, that even I shivered, AND I WASN'T EVEN LOOKING AT THEM! My captor smirked and his eyes glinted with... mischievous? Anyways, he tilted his head slightly to the left, but the change was so small you couldn't really notice it.
"Youko Kurama." He said. And I knew I gave a gasp, seeing as though a small rumble erupted from his throat. I scratched my neck sheepishly; I guess I must have freaked him out when I just blurted out the name.
When I returned from la-la land, I found the two males staring at me and I shifted uncomfortably.
"W-why are you guys looking at me like that?"
Unconsciously I took a step backwards, and away from the demon that were trying to glare into my soul. When one of them stepped on a stick and snapped it as they were coming towards me, it was like someone set off fireworks. With a flash, I turned tail and ran. It was stupid, demons thrived on chases and the predators would love a chance to let loose their youkai blood. But just as a predator loved a chase, the preys acting on instinct and fear ran from them, no matter how futile it was.
Desperately, I dodged the onslaught of branches and raced for the barely noticeable light coming a small distance away. My blood was pounding my ears, and my breath, shallow. I could hear the light footsteps signaling the pursuit was on and my feet tore through the forest faster as though the underworld was snapping at my heels, and in this case, it might have been true.
The forest was silent, as though knowing the danger and hunt that was taking place, and I wanted to cry for help but that would only tell my hunters where I was. Every inhabitance of the forest held its breath, waiting for the danger to pass. I wished with every fiber of my being, that I were a part of them instead of the one being in the middle of the hunt.
Adrenaline pulsed in my blood, and speed came willingly to me. And soon the once distant light blinded me temporally. Still I kept running. I wasn't out of the woods yet... I wanted to throw my head back in a glance but I feared what I would see. I closed my eyes, trying to calm my rattled nerves, and still my legs ran. A cramp started to ache at my side and I ignored it.
Because I closed my eyes, you could probably guess what happened next.
"Oof!" I quickly apologized and picked myself up, readying myself to run again. But before I could I was trapped in a tight embrace. The person hugging me whispered in my ear, and it was quite easy as they rested their chin on my shoulder.
"You're back."
I tugged at my hands, trying to get them free. When I found I couldn't I looked sideways at the person to tell him off, when the words were forgotten.
"Le-Legolas?" Quickly I turned my head, and there was the whole gang.
"Let me go, Legolas." I murmured softly. However my heart was anything but soft. In fact it beat ten times faster than usual, it wanted me to look back and face my fears, but I couldn't. Slowly he seemed to realize what exactly he was doing. In one swift movement, he let go of me and stood, looking as though nothing had happened.
"What are you doing here?" He inquired. I couldn't respond. I was stunned and amazed at how he managed to pretend, but that wasn't why I couldn't speak.
"Kagome!" My two hunters had returned, both faces froze (even more than usual) when they fell on Legolas and the gang. (But mostly Legolas... wonder why.)
As though he knew why I was running, Legolas pushed me behind him in a manner I couldn't decipher. Too bewildered to do anything, I didn't protest nor did I do anything until everyone took out there weapons, faces grim.
A picture of my friends- rather ex-friends being killed as they too brought the two demons on their knees flashed by my mind. Terror suddenly filled my body.
"STOP!" The scream tore itself from my lips, but it was too late.
I watched in horror as the full blast of the Toukijin sped towards the fellowship... and after, all I recognized was black... (Dc: She seems to do that often in this fic...)
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Dark: And people that is where I leave you. This time, it's NOT short! Seven pages! And believe it or not, I had tons of trouble trying to start the first part of the story. GRR! I had to rewrite it like ten or so times before finally satisfied!
Also I need to complete these following things:
My quiz/story on quizilla (everything's all in my bio!)
Current Events (It's homework)
My new fics
Start on chapter ten (my baby's growing up so fast! ::sniff, sniff::: )
Start studying for my tests (remember, I'm in high school now.)
Practice my flute/ practice clapping, tapping my foot and counting at the same time (IT'S HORRIBLE!)
And start reading the books I borrowed from the library.
Review Responses:
Moon-n-Universe-Goddess: Awwwwwwww, thankies!
Agentjgirl: I updated three days after you reviewed, I find that hilarious because usually when someone asks to update soon or something, I'm too lazy to do anything and I find myself updating three months after! LOL!
Storywritter10791: Chapter seven is a confusing one... ::sighs:: well I'm not even twelve! So don't blame me k? And ditto what I said with agentjgirl only instead of three days it's eight.
Emowyen: Okay I'll make clear. The poll is for who should be in the love triangle with Kagome and Legolas, right now, Youko Kurama is in the lead just so you know. And A LOT of people want Kagome to end up with Legolas, but... well I can't say otherwise I'd give it away... ::grins evilly::
Stelmaria: Aw... thanks and I never update soon. I'm too lazy! ::Lazy laugh::
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TLC Kitsume: But if I told you... then the horrible... I can't tell anyways I'll telling you that by the end of this story everyone will be trying to kill me, why? I'll leave you to wonder... MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
KagomeMIKO: I'm continuing! I'm continuing!
Rachel: Here's Youko! Not a lot though...
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Moonie: Does this chapter answer your questions?
blackrosebunny451: He's here now! ::grins::
MLD: Er... what?
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Tearful Joy: What does W-O-P-T mean? Sorry I'm bit slow...
Pinkjingling: He wasn't her master and here he is now! ::grins::
Alowl: Oo... Hehehe, guess you're a great Sesshy (Sesshomaru: ::stabs me, but I live with the power of the author! Sesshomaru: WHY WON'T YOU STAY DIED?!) fan huh? Well two of four fics that I'm starting on are about Sesshomaru and Kagome, if Sesshomaru doesn't win. ::grins::
Tears-of-the-moon-goddess: ... Oops? DON'T KILL ME! I'm sorry for not updating sooner! JUST DON'T KILL ME!
JuMiKu: In which way do you want Inuyasha to die? Like explain the situation in detail because you want I'll use it in the story! ::grins evilly and rubs hand together::
Iowa chic: Did you know, that you were the only one who noticed the cliffhanger? Weird... And as for how... lets just say that's nothing compared to what's going to happen... ::evil laugh::
katierose91: Uh oh... ::cowers::
Shinigami Clara: Thanks, and... so do you want Sesshomaru to help her or ... like her?
She was sold in this auction type thingy that shouldn't have existed but in order for me to make her meet Youko it was necessary.
CHiLdOfThEsNaKe: Awwwwwwwwwww... thank you sooooooooo much for staying with me all this time, putting me on your fav's list
Obsidian Rhapsody: Thankies! ::grins:: And oh boy, Lego (Hehehehe) is really going far...
lavender-boredom: Er... Youko for what? To go against Lego in the running, or to win against Lego and end up with Kagome?
Cheeza-13: Ehehehe...? You said please... you're nice... so you aren't going to kill me right...? ::whimpers::
shadow-mistress: Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I luv you guys! Everyone is so nice! And I hope this is long enough...
inuyashafreak337: You're right, it isn't much different... except all the tests (there's one on Monday, and I should be studying right now...) and how much it changed my ex-friends...
warriorangel15: Okay! Ehehehe...
kitty kitsune: a song? And thanks! I hope you find this one to your liking...
Shadow Kitsune: Oh you'll see why Kagome thinks 'we'... ::dark look appears on face:: ::then looks in mirror...:: ACK! WHO'S THAT? Oh wait... that's me... I'm so stupid...
Silverspun: I canNOT believe you are still with me... I love ya so much! ::hugs silverspun tightly:: I agree that the jewel is evil...
Fallen Angel: You are a mind reader...? Well as long as you don't read my mind it's fine... LOL! And yep, you got it right! Way to go!
Lea & Moon: You guys have NO idea how much I look forward to your reviews! I love reading them, especially since they are so long, and as for my gender... I'll give you a humongous clue. How many boys do you find on and just how many of them like to write romance stories? Not many... And the Youko thing... it is really spelt Youko. How do I know? I was born in Japan and it's my parent's second language...
Angel Of Life01: I never update soon... And thank you so much! You are my 200th reviewer! ::Grins::
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My new stories that's coming up...
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Who's in the love triangle with Kagome and Legolas:
Inuyasha: Seven
Sesshomaru: Thirty three(WOW! )
Youko Kurama: Thirty Six (He's ahead but Sesshy (Sesshomaru: DON'T CALL ME THAT!) is catching up...)
Does she end up with:
Legolas: Twenty Six
Winner of the other poll: Nine