Yay! It's slightly on time! Alright, guys, you know how much I love you. But...this will be last time I will be updating for SIX WHOLE WEEKS. Why? Because on Saturday I'm leaving for cadet band camp Kingston, Ontario! For six weeks! So I won't be able to have access to the world wide web and post here. But that doesn't mean I'm going to get lazy-I'm going to print out what I have so far and write future chapters while I'm there. So when I come back, expect a few more chapters! I'll be back on August 12th, so please wait for me. Don't give up! I AM returning! Please review this chapter, since I greatly appreciate them! I love you all, I'll miss you all, please enjoy this next chapter!
Shout-outs!
Shadow36- It was a fun kawaii scene to write! That's what I love about fanfiction-you can put the characters in any situation you want!
Phoenix Archangel- Yeah, I like using some of the stuff from the episodes. But I also try to add my own twists to it, so thanks for liking the story so much! (And Kikyo will get whats coming to her, just be patient! That will be so much fun to write! Muwaha!)
oMarauder Moonyo- Thanks for liking my story! Episode 13 is my MOSTFAVOURITE episode EVER! Human InuYasha makes me drooooooool!
animearlinefreak- Thanks :)!
Mistuko- J.F.K stands for 'John F. Kennedy' (the F is his middle name, I don't know what it means...), after the US President, the one that was assainated. Please read the rest and I hope you enjoy!
Ichiru-GoLuckyHanyou- Thank you and I shall!
Hearii-sama- Thank you soooo much! That's a very nice thing to say! Well, soon I'm off to camp, and won't be able to post much (like I mentioned above). So I hope you enjoy this chapter too!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA OR ANYTHING RELATED TO HIM, AS IT ALL BELONGS TO RUMIKO TAKAHASHI. THE STORY AND PLOT HOWEVER, ARE MINE!
Chapter 8: The Almost Rescue
It was dark. Sango Watanabe yawned as she walked up the six flights of stairs to the apartment that her father, brother and she shared. She had just come off working overtime in the ER. Tokyo could be murder to cure sometimes.
She wondered if the elevator would ever be fixed as she trudged through the third flight. But hey, if she made it on her feet for almost 20 hours, she could manage another 10 minutes. She had her keys out by the fourth flight. She found herself pausing to take a large yawn.
"C'mon, the quicker you get up the stairs, the quicker you can sleep!" Sango told herself. She needed at least three hours of sleep if she was going to make it to work again tomorrow. Her father always said she worked too hard, but at least it brought home money to keep up with the monthly rent and the daily meals on the table.
After her mother died when she was younger, they had to sell their middle class Tokyo suburb home and move into this humble apartment building. Her and her brother shared a room, but they were very close and never had any problems. Sometimes she would come home and find their father on the couch, mourning their mother still.
Sango finally reached her designated floor, and began walking down the hall towards her apartment, 117B. She began to make a mental list of things she would do before she went to bed, like she did every night: "Wash the dishes, make myself something to eat, wash those dishes, feed Kilala, take a shower…"
When she arrived at her door, she noticed something very peculiar. The doorknob was broken. She managed to get the door open…the images she was about to see would scar her for life.
The apartment was a complete and udder disaster. The tables and chairs were all turned to their sides, the lamps were broken, glass was everywhere. She turned on the lights and saw…blood…on the floor. Underneath the upturned couch was her father, with a gun shot to his head.
"Father, no!" she screamed. Everything was spinning. She needed to find her younger brother. She ran into her bedroom, to find him under siege of the assailant. He had a gun pointed to his head.
"Let him go!" she demanded. The assailant just chuckled.
"If only your father managed to pay me my money back, you all wouldn't be here," the assailant said. His voice was dark and evil, eyes coated with crimson. She didn't understand what he was saying. She just wanted to get her brother away from him.
"You know, it wasn't me that shot your father. Your little brother pulled the trigger, didn't you?" he said, jamming the barrel into his head. He looked tearfully up at his sister. His eyes were filled with fear.
"S-sango, please forgive me!" was all he could manage to stutter before breaking down into tears. Tears lined along Sango's eyes.
"No! This is all a mistake! You bastard! Let him go!" she said, trying to get him to take the gun away from her brother. The assailant smiled.
"I want you to remember, Sango. Remember what happened. Remember the power I have. Remember who I am. Don't you dare forget!" were his last words, just before he pulled the trigger.
Suddenly, everything was moving slowly. She found herself getting farther and farther away from her brother's body and the assailant, who was laughing. Her vision was stained with blood. Tears were strolling down her face.
"Sango…? Sango…"
Somebody was calling for her. The voice seemed familiar, but far away. She felt a wretched pain in her heart, as her brother disappeared from her line of vision. She was now rapidly being pushed backwards, blood staining her vision heavily now.
"Sango…"
The last thing she could muster to scream was the name of her brother.
"KOHAKU!"
"Sango, wake up!"
Sango felt herself jolt up out of shock that someone was shaking her. She was sweating and tears stained her face.
She looked around. Where was she? She saw a man with short black hair in a small pony tail, and violet eyes. He looked concerned. Who was he? Had he woken her up? She couldn't remember. Sango threw her arms around him and cried into his shoulder. Fear consumed her shaking body as she recalled the events of her past.
I want you to remember, Sango. Remember what happened. Remember the power I have. Remember who I am. Don't you dare forget!
The man put his arms around her in return and held her tight. He sensed her fear.
Don't you dare forget!
Miroku looked down at Sango who was shaking profusely. She was tossing and turning in her sleep, moaning things like "No!" or "Let him go!". To him, it seemed she was having nightmares. He believed it had something to do with the terrifying past that Kagome had shared with them not too long ago. When she woke up, he had never seen anyone who was so afraid.
"It's okay now, Sango. I'm right here," he said comfortingly. She sniffed and pulled away reluctantly. She wiped away the tears from her eyes. Her cheeks were beet red.
"I'm s-so sorry, Miroku. I didn't mean to put you in a position like that…just had a silly little nightmare," she explained.
That was more that just a nightmare, Miroku thought, as he gave her a light smile.
"Don't worry about it. Hey, come see what I happened to stumble across," he said, standing up. He offered his hand. She looked at it, blushed some more, and took it. He helped her up. When she stood up, her eyes met his.
He has beautiful eyes…she thought.
She has beautiful eyes…he thought.
When the moment caught too uncomfortable for the both of them, they looked away. When Sango looked back, Miroku had his index finger up against his mouth, to tell her to be quiet. Still holding her hand, he led her outside of the airplane.
Outside, the sun was hanging low in the sky and shining brightly. The tide was rolling in as it crashed against the shore; another ocean breeze swept across them.
Miroku led them to the fire pit. Once there, she saw Kagome was leaning on one of the airplane chairs and InuYasha…sleeping on her lap?
She covered her mouth with her available hand to hold in her giggles. She rested her head on Miroku's shoulder for a moment and laughed quietly into his shoulder. He found himself starting to laugh quietly.
"So much for hating each other's guts, eh?" she whispered in his ear. He snorted in laughter to signify his agreement.
"Think we should give them some more 'alone' time?" he whispered back. She smiled and nodded.
"But let's keep close by so we can see their reaction when they wake up and find each other like this," she answered, trying her best to hold in her laughter.
He smiled back at her and looked for a place where they could just sit together and laugh their faces off but still have InuYasha and Kagome in their line of vision. Finding an ideal spot up the beach, he put his index finger up to his mouth again. He ducked slightly, Sango doing the same, and quickly sneaked their way to their destination.
Once they arrived, both burst out in laughter.
They held hands the whole time.
Kagome heard the ocean crashing against the shore. She felt the warm breeze flowing through her hair. She sat up and yawned. Her eyes squinted in the sunlight. Once her eyes adjusted, she looked around. No one was there. She could've sworn she heard whispering and laughter not too long ago…
She looked down and blushed furiously. InuYasha had fallen asleep on her lap last night! Before she stood up in shock, she remembered everything that happened. InuYasha became human for the night and had asked if he could lie on her lap, which she agreed to. Before he fell asleep, didn't he say something about her smelling nicely or something? Kagome was beet red by now.
InuYasha had apparently transformed back into his hanyou form, as his white dog ears were now protruding from his head. Kagome gazed at his face. She felt his warm breath on her legs. He looked so peaceful.
His ears moved slightly in the wind. Kagome had to admit, they were cute. She found her hands inching nearer to them to touch them. She lightly stroked them, and had to hold in her girly squealing. They were so soft! Suddenly, they twitched.
Immediately, Kagome removed her hands from the triangular bundles of cuteness on his head. His eyes squeezed tighter as he made a little moaning sound. His body tightened, and then he relaxed again. It was as if he liked it.
Just like a puppy…Kagome thought. She had now found his weakness! Her mind reeled with numerous thoughts of what she could do. Her hands slowly made their way back to his ears. This time, she scratched them lightly. She noticed a child-like smile on his face as his body curled closer together. His eyes were closed tightly with enjoyment. It was the cutest thing Kagome had ever witnessed.
"Feels…good…" he said quietly. Kagome smiled, and tried not to laugh. When he wasn't angry, InuYasha could be extremely cute. He yawned and opened his eyes slowly. His violet eyes now golden once again, were lined with simple pleasure.
"Morning," she said. He opened his eyes fully. He sat up, blushing. He looked back at Kagome, who was laughing quietly.
"What are you laughing at?" he asked, now frowning.
"Oh, nothing. Just that you're so adorable!" she replied, smiling genuinely. He blushed more.
"Shut up," was all he could say. Kagome continued to laugh.
And not too far away, Miroku and Sango (still holding hands!) were rolling on the ground in laughter after witnessing the pair waking up.
The speed boat jumped in the ocean surf. The wind blew at its owners furiously as they whipped across the ocean. Kagura tried to avoid the surf getting her wet while Musou drove.
They were on the mission that Naraku sent them off on. It was so trivial, since nobody could've survived that crash.
Stupid Naraku…you're so paranoid, but so frickin' lazy! You could never do your own dirty work. Okay, so you did ONE time, with that doctor girl's father…
Kagura continued to think to herself angrily as they drove on. Her and Musou should've never gotten involved with Naraku. But to Musou, it was all about the money. Yeah, it seemed like a good deal at first, but now, Kagura was having second thoughts.
Naraku was certainly a man conceived of pure evil. Sure, Kagura and Musou didn't have reputations of being angels, but Naraku…he enjoyed toying with people's emotions. He loved the art of manipulation to get what he wanted.
She sighed. The boat began to slow down. Musou pulled out the GPS.
"Well, this is where we approximately 'crashed' the plane," Musou explained. Kagura stood up and took a look around. Nothing out of the ordinary could be seen. Musou pulled out the binoculars to get a better look.
The ocean tide rocked the boat up and down. Kagura started to feel slightly sea sick.
"Hey, look. There's an island over there," Musou said. He handed the binoculars to Kagura. She stumbled to stand in the heavy movement of the boat. She placed her red eyes through them. True, there was an island. She increased the zoom. Was that…a plane on the beach?
"Musou, look at this. Isn't that our plane on that beach?" Kagura asked, handing the binoculars back to Musou. He looked through them and put them down again.
"It is, and I think I see people on that beach too," he explained.
"Really? Do you think they might've survived?" Kagura asked. Musou looked into the binoculars again.
"I think they just might've. The most probable excuse is that the plane crashed onto the ground instead of in the water. The bomb must've malfunctioned if only the end is destroyed…" he trailed off, zooming in farther. "Well, look at this,"
Kagura took the binoculars from her brother. She looked through to see four people on the beach, waving frantically in their direction. After straining to see their faces, it Kagura to who it was.
The same people on the plane.
"That's cute that they think we're gonna rescue them," Musou said chuckling, turning the engine back on. He began to drive away from the island.
They survived…I can't believe it…they survived…was all Kagura could think of. She put the binoculars down and sat down behind her brother at the wheel. She looked back at the island, no longer noticeable to the human eye…but Kagura wasn't exactly human. She still saw the silhouette of palm trees, now fading in the distance.
InuYasha sniffed the air. Was that gasoline he smelt? It was faint, but it was there. His ears tweaked. He could've sworn he heard a boat motor, coming to their direction, then stopping. He looked out into the horizon. The sun was now blazing in its peak.
That was when he caught the glimpse of something. Something was reflecting the sun out in the distance. He strained his eyes to see what it really was, but it was too far away. But he was certain that it was a boat.
A boat? That meant that they would be rescued!
"Hey, guys! Look out there! There's a boat!" InuYasha called frantically to his friends. They all ran towards him, looking to where InuYasha was pointing. They immediately noticed the reflecting object.
"We've gotta get their attention somehow!" Kagome said. She began jumping up and down, flailing her arms all over the place.
"Hey! Over here! Please help!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. Soon enough, everyone began to do the same. Surly, someone on that boat would notice.
Suddenly, it began to move…in the opposite direction!
Everyone was screaming "no!" or "Wait come back!" while still flailing their arms around. Soon, the boat was gone. Kagome slumped onto her knees.
"We were so close…" she said quietly. InuYasha put one hand on his hip and the other on his forehead. Sango looked out into the distance longingly. Miroku did the same.
Silence was heavy amongst the group. Kagome was the first to speak up.
"Oh well…but at least that tells us that people come around here! So there just might be a next time! And when that time comes, we'll be ready," she explained, now standing.
When did she become happy-go-lucky all the sudden? InuYasha thought, gazing at the now smiling Kagome.
"You know what? I have an idea. Let's go swimming in the ocean today. It's really hot, and I've never done it before!" Kagome exclaimed happily.
"That's a wonderful idea, Kagome," Miroku said.
"Yeah! I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner!" Sango added in.
The three of them went towards the plane to retrieve their swimsuits that they recovered with their luggage they found in the lower compartment of the plane. Kagome stopped and turned to face InuYasha.
"Are you gonna join us?" she asked. He took a few seconds to take in how lovely she looked before he snapped out of it.
"Whatever," he said. He didn't bother to go get changed. He just took off his top. Kagome gaped at his well toned body. She blushed and went to get changed.
Miroku came out in just a pair of swim shorts and girls both came out in a one piece. Kagome noticed Sango gaping at Miroku's well-toned body just like she had (and still was) with InuYasha. They all ran into the water.
InuYasha first splashed Kagome, who splashed him and then Sango, who was splashing Miroku. A huge wave crashed onto InuYasha and Kagome burst out in laughter. Soon, he was chasing her up the beach. Unfortunately, he caught her, and threw her into a wave. After, she jumped onto his back, and he piggy-backed her for a while. InuYasha didn't notice, but she blushed the entire time, as she was still suffering from oh-my-god-he's-so-good-looking-I-can't-believe-I'm-this-close syndrome. Miroku and Sango were still trying to splash each other. Soon they were really close…
Twap!
It was just another day in paradise.
I'll see you guys in six weeks! Please review this chapter! I'll miss you!