Oh Yes I know I have gotten away from the Sesshomaru Inuyasha stuff but it will be there.
Chapter 9 redone 8/6/09
Chapter 9: It has begun
Rin ran into the village quickly. She couldn't run as fast as a demon could but she sure tried. She knew from childhood experiences Naraku isn't someone you want to be alone with. She also knew most likely Sashiko would be seriously injured before help could arrive. When she got to the house she found Sesshomaru and Inuyasha waiting for her, together. They stood up quickly when they saw the panicked look on her face.
"Naraku attacked us!" She panted out. Running for a long distance was not a great idea. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru stopped dead. Inuyasha's eyes widened with fear.
"Where is Sashiko?" Inuyasha asked quietly. His voice was steady though his eyes were frantic. Rin's face fell even more.
"I ran to get you. She's still with Naraku…" Rin whispered.
"No!" Inuyasha cried out falling to his knees. Sesshomaru bent down and gathered Inuyasha into his arms. The others came out and watched the scene before them.
"She'll be fine," Sesshomaru murmured trying to soothe the distressed hanyou. He didn't believe that one bit. Not after what Sashiko said about his powers overcoming hers.
"No she won't." Inuyasha replied.
"Well sitting around isn't going to help her. Rin is she still by the lake?" Sesshomaru asked. Rin nodded, "Lets go help her."
They all ran to the lake, the two Inu-demon's way ahead of the others. By the time they got there it was too late, Naraku and Sashiko were no longer around. The group fanned out searching for any traces, besides the blood. The demon's all used their noses to pick up a scent but they couldn't find one.
"I don't understand!" Shippo growled frustrated, "Why can't be find a scent."
"Naraku must of hid it after the fight." Sesshomaru muttered, angrily. He looked over at Inuyasha and Koichi…They looked so lost. He approached them, "We will find her, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha looked at him with sorrowful eyes, "We don't even know where to begin."
"Are you saying we should give up?" Sesshomaru shot back.
"Never," Inuyasha replied, "I was simply stating a fact."
"Come on there's nothing here." Miroku announced, "We might as well go back to the village to think." They others agreed wordlessly and they walked back to Magia.
Once there Inuyasha seemed to snap out of it and take control, "Miroku, Sango go find Lady Kaze. Shippo, Kirara do you think you can run to the Tonora Village to get Kori?" Shippo nodded, and Inuyasha continued, "Kagome, Rin run to the Village Council down the road and tell them Naraku was spotted nearby and has Sashiko then wait for further instructions from them. Koichi gather the hunters they're better trackers than we are."
"What are you going to do, Dad?" Koichi asked.
"Sesshomaru and I will go tell Lady Kura." Inuyasha replied. Everyone nodded and scattered to do their own thing. Inuyasha hung his head after everyone left. Sesshomaru approached him from behind and wrapped his arms around him.
"We will find her," Sesshomaru said again.
"I know we will, but will we be in time." Inuyasha whispered. Sesshomaru growled and tightened his hold.
"Do not talk like that Inuyasha, We will find her and we will be in time."
Inuyasha didn't argue he simply stepped out of Sesshomaru's hold and began to head towards Lady Kura's hut. When they got there they found the hut empty. Lady Kura's scent was a few days old, she hasn't been there in a while.
"Cleo," Inuyasha called. The young witch appeared silently.
"What do you want, Inuyasha?" She asked in a dead-toned voice. She always sounded like that so Inuyasha ignored it.
"Where did Lady Kura go?"
"I do not know, she spoke none of leaving any time soon."
"Well from her scent she left a few days ago." Sesshomaru put in.
Cleo looked surprised, "I never saw her leave, she told me she wanted me to stay out of her hut for a few days but nothing of leaving."
"So no one knows Lady Kura left." Inuyasha guessed. Cleo shook her head, "Then Cleo I need you to use your powers, try to locate Sashiko for me."
Cleo raised an eyebrow but did not ask. She walked into a different room. A few minutes later Cleo re-appeared, "Something is blocking me. A strong Miko or another Witch. I cannot get through."
"Thank you for trying." Inuyasha said walking out. Sesshomaru followed not far behind. The group met back up at the house, Kori and Kaze with them. Inuyasha told them about Lady Kura and Cleo.
"What do we do now?" Shippo asked, his shoulders slumped.
"I'll take to the sky and look in surrounding areas." Kaze announced before calling on her wind.
"What can the rest of us do?" Kagome asked.
"Search again, Hope, anything would be helpful." Sango replied. They split up to search the best they could.
-Naraku's "Hide out"-
Naraku walked passed Kagura and Kanna, "Watch her." He stated before leaving the room. They looked in a huge cage that held Sashiko, now fully awake, inside. Kagura walked up to the cage with a smirk.
"Not so tough now, are you?" Kagura taunted, glaring at Sashiko. Sashiko stood up and walked away from the cage door. Focusing her energy she let out a blast of Miko powers towards Kagura. It hit a barrier before even reaching Kagura.
Sashiko let out a growl, "Lucky bitch."
Kagura laughed, "You're just angry because we took your precious sword away."
Sashiko growled again, this time to focused her energy and turned into a white dog. She threw herself at the cars only to be flung back.
"That wont work." Kagura taunted once again. Sashiko turned back to her normal form.
"I'm not giving up," She hissed, "Lodowe szpady." The Ice hit the bars and deflected. Another growl was emitted from Sashiko. How did they know what to use to stop her from attacking? She didn't use her Miko powers or Ice powers when fighting with Kagura last time.
"Confused?" Kagura asked, smirking that annoying smirk Sashiko now hates. At least, Kanna doesn't talk.
"Sorry Sashiko," Came a quiet voice, "You and your brother are just too much of a threat in stopping Naraku, so instead we stopped you." A stunning young woman walked into the room. She had waist length light blue hair and bright green eyes. She stood at about 6 feet tall. She was not a demon but she was definitely not human.
"Who are you!" Sashiko asked, annoyed. She had never seen this woman before, "And what are you?"
"I am a demi-goddess, but I'm also a miko. You might know me better in this form." A bright light engulfed her and standing in her place was Lady Kura. She flashed back to her other form, "Demi-goddess' don't age, Sashiko. You should know that."
"How could you?"
"Quite easily." She said before approaching the cage, "All I had to do was tell Naraku where you were."
"How could a goddess side with the devil." Sashiko spat before turning her back on Kura.
Kura chuckled and began to walk away. She stopped, "Kagura, Kanna, The Dragon twins have been spotted in the area. They might try to rescue Sashiko."
"Why? How would they know Sashiko was here?"
"The dragon clan is very strong. Though the Dog Demon's and the Dragon Demon's are not very close allies, the dragon clan will do anything to stop Naraku after he destroyed most of them. The dragon twins, Wojna and Onyx, are not something we would want to deal with right now. They will rescue Sashiko just because of the fact she is being held by Naraku."
"I see," Kanna whispered. Kagura nodded. Lady Kura walked out of the room and towards Naraku's.
"She was the one who shot the arrow," Sashiko realized.
"Of course." Kagura said going back to taunting her.
Sashiko growled. This was really getting old…
She quickly turned back into her Dog form so she would have to talk to the two anymore. Instead she laid down in the corner of the cell to plan and hope. Hope her father and Tosan would come soon.
-With the Dragon Twins-
"We will stop here." Said a young female with uneven layered Red, White and Black hair. She wore a Black Kimono with a red serpent going all the way around her body. Her scary Black eyes with Red pupils stared at the other with her.
"Yes, Wojna, We will wait till she comes to us." The other female was the same age with long Dark Blood red hair that had some brushed over her right eye. The only eye you could see was Neon Green in color. She was a simple Black and Orange Kimono.
"Are you sure she will come, Onyx," Wojna, which means war in Magia, asked. Her sister nodded.
"I saw it." Onyx replied. Wojna sighed.
"It has begun."