To AngelQueen1325 From Light
Thanks! Hope you enjoy this chapter as well!
To Princess Inume From Dark
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To almondbutter From Dark
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The sounds of screaming, moaning, and pleas of mercy filled the air of what seemed to be a volcano of sorts. The air, both frigid and cold seemingly not even affecting to the cloaked figure standing on a cliff and looking down at the tortured souls below as they reached up to it with their cries. The air wavered with their cries while embers rose up from their movement, sending off bright glows of every color imaginable, but what was the strangest about all of this were the tendrils of black and green that trailed up into the air and danced around the cloaked figure almost as if the tendrils were alive and excited to be near the figure.
"The shard..." A voice within the cloak both whispered and yelled as a hand charred black with pink and red clumps of flesh sticking to it appeared slowly from within the cloak. "Was destroyed..." It added as the tendrils gathered in the decayed and burned hand to form a small sliver of a jewel, incomplete but already reeking of both power and the wills of the vile dead.
"My Liege," a figure enveloped in shadow spoke, it's voice sounding male and young. "Shall I find this Kaiken that took the shard?" The figure asked, his voice filled with disgust as he said the name.
"No..." the weak reply came out as the cries of the dead grew louder. "Kaiken...is dead...his soul...mine." The cloaked figure groaned out, it's voice both a weak whisper and a strong yell that sent chills down the spine of the shadowed figure.
"Then what shall I do for you?" The figure asked his voice strong as he stepped further into the light to reveal loose fitting army fatigue pants and combat boots but nothing more.
"Bring me...the Heir!" The cloaked figure demanded and without another word spoken, the shadowed figure vanished, leaving the cries of hell behind.
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"Have you heard?" A man asked his companion as they sat down at a nearby table to talk. "Apparently there's some kind of mercenary going around. They say it's a ninja or a demon because of no one has ever seen it." The man told his friend as another man wearing the attire of a farmer with his hat low sat near them listening.
"Interesting isn't it Riku?" The man asked, looking up with light brown eyes to look at his black feline companion sitting across from him at the table with a small bowl of milk in front of it. "It would seem rumors travel fast." The man added as a strand of white hair fell over his eyes and he smiled, showing off fangs as his feline companion seemed to nod in agreement at him.
"What about that other demon? You know the white one? The people in the Southern villages say they saw it a week ago and they said it was heading West. Do you think it's after that Priestess there?" The other man asked his friend as they sipped on their tea and talked while Setsuna listened silently.
"I hope so, filthy whore sold herself to a half breed! That's no Priestess anyway." The first man spoke making Setsuna frown as he tightened his fingers around his cup. "I'm still interested in that mercenary hanging around." The first man added as he leaned back.
"Will that be everything, Sir?" A waitress asked, walking up to Setsuna and flashing him a charming smile while holding a small tray in one hand.
"Yes, I must be off now. Have a good day." Setsuna said giving her a half smile and a wink that made her swoon a bit before laying a few coins on the table and walking out, Riku meowing his thanks before jumping from the table and running after Setsuna.
"Meow~!" Riku said to Setsuna as he caught to the demon who had shed his human guise and was smirking at Riku.
"Oh come now, I think you look nice as a normal cat." Setsuna said teasingly earning an angry snarl from Riku as his fur puffed up in response to his anger. "Oh fine," Setsuna said and bending down ran his hand through the neko-matta's fur, his face pulled into a frown of concentration as the cream colored markings appeared in the black fur and the single tail grew and split apart into two.
"There," Setsuna said after a few minutes and sat back to watch as the two tail began to lick his paw and stare at Setsuna with his now red eyes. "We should probably go find InuYasha and his pack. If a mercenary is heading that way it can't be to have tea and discuss plants." Setsuna said after a few minutes, his demon appearance back in place as he grabbed his small pack and pulled out his normal attire to change. "But first, I'm getting out of this horrible clothing!" He said with disdain and began shredding the clothing off of his body.
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"Akari!" I heard Kagome call out as I hid in a nearby tree out of sight. "Akari, come out! It's time for your lessons!" Kagome yelled as I stuck my tongue out at the words. We had been back for roughly two weeks and during that time I had been put through torture as Kagome taught me crazy things from the books Souta had brought with him the last time he had been here.
"I refuse to be put through that again. My hands still hurt from yesterday!" I thought as I watched Kagome walk inside to get Masaru before walking away, towards Miroku and Sango's hut.
"Stop complaining Puppy, at least your doing something with all the empty space in here." My demon spoke with a laugh as I frowned at the insult.
"If you were physical I'd punch you in the face." I growled in my head before looking off to my left as a breeze brought the scent of spring and InuYasha towards me. "Dad's coming," I thought then shook my head. "I meant InuYasha so stop laughing." I snapped at my demon as she laughed loudly at me. I stayed in the tree until I could see InuYasha walking towards the hut with a small deer thrown over his shoulder.
"Where's Kagome, Akari?" He asked me before I could speak making me huff and cross my arms at him before sighing and shrugging.
"She went to Sango's with Masaru," I told him before I heard the distinct sound of Kagome coming back to the hut.
"What did you do this time?" InuYasha asked me with a sigh as he heard the angry mutterings of his mate as well.
"I didn't do anything!" I said, immediately on the defensive as he cocked an eyebrow at me in a look of disbelief and amusement. "I swear I didn't!" I snapped at him and slid a foot back when I heard Kagome getting closer.
"Oh no you don't!" InuYasha said and reached out to grab onto my arm only to have me spin out of his grasp and smirk at him. "Nice try Pup!" He said and, putting the small deer down, jumped towards me. I froze for a second and felt my eyes widen as an 'eep' escaped me before diving to the side to avoid him.
"I didn't do anything though!" I yelled at him and jumped up, doing a back flip over him as he flew under me.
"Akari!" I heard Kagome call out as I landed in a defending stance. Immediately I turned to look at her, slightly worried when I saw the slightly angry look in her eyes before 'eep'ing again when I was knocked off balance and lifted up by the back of my haori by InuYasah.
"Put me down!" I yelled trying to fight out of his hold but having no luck. "I swear, I didn't do anything!" I told them as Kagome sighed while Masaru laughed and clapped his hands at me, his little ears folded over but still standing a bit.
"True, but you still have to do your lessons." Kagome told me with a sigh while I stopped moving and gave her a glare. "Stop that, the sooner you get started the sooner you can get done." She told me while InuYasha dropped me to my feet.
"Why do I have to learn all that stuff anyway? It isn't important anyway!" I growled while getting up and glaring up at Kagome with my arms crossed.
"Enough, Pup. Go do your work and maybe I'll let you train later." InuYasha told me while walking over to the deer he had gotten and lifting it back up.
"Fine!" I growled and stomped inside, ignoring the smile I saw on Kagome's face as I did. "Come on! I want this over!" I called out to her over my shoulder.
An hour later I was debating on how much time it would take for the textbooks sitting in front of me to burn.
"It can't take longer than a few minutes. Maybe I should shred them just in case?" I wondered as I stared at the fire idly while Kagome read something about numbers out loud.
"I suggest doing both." My demon butted in and I let my eyes drift away from the fire and to Kagome.
"Not a bad idea," I thought and blinked at Kagome as she waved a hand in my face, making me jump a bit and look at her.
"You weren't even paying attention were you?" She said with a frown as Masaru tried to grab the book she had sat down on the table.
"I'd be lying if I said I was." I told her dully making her smile in spite of her previous annoyance at my lack of attention. "Can I go now?" I asked her and twitched my ears hoping to get my way a bit.
"Alright," she finally said with a sigh as I grinned and jumped up. "Just don't go to far and be careful." She told me as I started to race to the door. "Shoes!" She called out making me stumble and grab my shoes before racing outside.
"Bye Mom!" I called over my shoulder, knowing that would make her happy again. Then stopping near the trees I stuffed my feet into my boots and took off running, following InuYasha's scent until I found him in the small training area waiting.
"Finished already?" He asked me with a knowing look as I leaned back on the balls of my feet and gave him a smirk.
"Yep!" I told him with a grin and did a back bend to avoid his claws as he swung at me.
"Then let's get started," He said and we began to spar. As I tried to bend out of the back bend InuYasha kicked my legs out from beneath making me hit the ground hard. "Don't do that unless you know you can get out of that move before you get hurt." InuYasha told me as I rolled to the side to avoid another attack. Not wasting my time I pushed myself up with one hand while kicking my feet up to try and hit InuYasha, only to miss as he easily dodged my kick.
"Gotta move faster than that, Pup!" He laughed as I dug my feet into the ground and charged at him, trying to land several punches and only succeeded in grazing his cheek with my left hand. "Better, but still not great!" He told me as he pushed my head down into the ground while jumping back.
"Dancing Blades!" I yelled and sent the attack flying at InuYasha, who had trouble dodging all of them but still only suffered a few small scratches that didn't do any serious damage. Not giving any time for recover I followed my attack and managed to land a hit by punching InuYasha's stomach while he tried to dodge one of the last blades of my yokia. "Got you!" I yelled and barely managed to jump away from a right hook that InuYasha tried to give me.
"That's not fair! I hit you!" I yelled at him as he smirked and shook his head at me. "Stop that! I'm not a little pup so don't treat me like one!" I yelled at him angrily as he continued to smirk with that ridiculous look on his face that said he was in control and that he was just messing with me.
"I'll stop when you get better. Until then though," he said and charged at me, I had expected him to kick or punch me but instead I felt his hands wrap around my sizes as I was suddenly lifted up into the air and thrown towards the trees. I bit my lip to keep from screaming as I tried to focus on not breaking anything when I landed. Suddenly I felt the sensation of falling stop and was replaced with the feeling of being covered in several blankets that seemed to last forever. I opened my eyes and gasped as I found myself sitting on the ground beneath a tree gasping for breath as my vision swam with dark spots. "Akari, you okay?" I heard InuYasha ask me as I closed my eyes and tried not to whimper at the feeling of nausea that hit me while a breeze blew over me making me coldly aware of the sweat that covered my face and made me feel as if my clothes were sticking to me.
"I'll...be fine." I gasped out as I opened my eyes to look up at InuYasha's. "Give me...a minute." I told him and couldn't stop the small whimper that escaped me when he lifted me up into his arms.
"Put me down. I can walk." I tried to growl but stopped and closed my eyes while holding onto InuYasha's haori when another wave of nausea hit me.
"Stop your growling and deal with it, Pup." InuYasha muttered as I listened to his steady heartbeat and felt the sick feeling pass a bit.
"Whatever," I mumbled against him and stopped fighting him verbally and let him carry me back home.
"Never, ever, do that again!" I heard my demon moan pitifully as I felt exhaustion fold over me, making me yawn.
"Do what?" I asked before I feel asleep to the sound of InuYasha's heart beating.
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"You're back early," Kagome commented without turning to look at InuYasha while she fixed a light supper of miso soup and rice.
"Yeah, we had a bit of a...accident I guess you would call it." InuYasha said while laying Akari down on her futon, which had been moved closer to their's as soon as they got back. At this Kagome turned to look over at him in concern and her eyes widened with worry at the sight of Akari asleep on her futon with obvious signs of sickness.
"What happened." Kagome demanded as she moved around and grabbed a small rag and a bowl, which was quickly filled with water.
"That's the weird part. Remember when we were coming back and she just disappeared for a second?" InuYasha asked, looking over at Masaru who was trying to crawl over to him on his hands and feet instead of his hands and knees. "Hey buddy, having some trouble?" InuYasha asked his youngest son as he looked up at him with a pout before somersaulting over himself and, looking surprised for a second, looked up at InuYasha before laughing and clapping his hands.
"Chee!" Masaru said happily while InuYasha reached over and grabbed him by the back of his little top before depositing Masaru in his lap.
"Anyway, it happened again. The only difference this time was instead of it happening for an instant it happened for about a minute." InuYasha told her while rubbing Masaru's ears gently, making the toddler purr happily. "I'm beginning to wonder if maybe it's one of her other demon attributes or something." He added as he watched Kagome lightly wipe Akari's face with the now damp cloth and check her over for any kind of injuries she might have gotten.
"Maybe, but then again it could be something else too. We don't know," she told InuYasha with worry in her eyes.
"As soon as the nights get a little warmer I think we should make another trip to Totosai's. Myoga should be there and one of those old farts are bound to know what's going on." InuYasha said after a minute, earning a nod of agreement from Kagome.
"Yeah, that's a good idea. It's bound to be get warmer in a couple of weeks so we'll plan for then." Kagome said in agreement while going over to the soup and rice to give it a quick stir. "For now we'll just be careful and see what happens." Kagome said, not really seeming to like the idea but seeing no other choice.
"Why don't you go to the Shrine? I'll go see Totosai," InuYasha said suddenly, making Kagome look at him in surprise.
"But-" She started only for InuYasha to shake his head.
"I think it's a good idea, besides you'll be able to visit your mother and see your old friends there. I'll feel better if you're on that side of the well anyway." InuYasha told her looking over at Akari as she slept then down at Masaru. "As much as I trust Sango and Miroku they have their own pups to take care of and at least at the Shrine I know it's safe." He added for good measure and tried not to let himself show his relief when Kagome nodded her head slowly.
"Alright, but you better come back in at least two weeks! If you don't I will S-I-T you till you can say hello to the Underworld." Kagome told him with her old spark of anger and determination, a spark that brought memories of their travels to InuYasha's mind as he got up and moved closer so he could kiss Kagome.
"Promise," he whispered against her lips and tried to kiss her again only to have Masaru interrupt them this time.
"Shit!" He yelled from between them causing both parents to look down at the pouting gold eyes that starred up at them. "Idiots." Masaru told them making InuYasha laugh while Kagome looked torn about whether to reprimand her son or laugh with her husband.
A/N
~Dark~ Okay guys!
~Light~ We have BIG news!
~Akari~ They're going to upload book 2.
~Light~ Kill joy, I was going to make them beg to know.
~Dark~ Thank you Akari, would you tell the readers more?
~Akari~ Whatever, anyway, this Sunday the sequel will be posted with the chapter 39 and 40 as the first chapters and the the third chapter as the new one.
~Light~ That wasn't what you told me. *Looks at twin pitifully*
~Dark~ Getting cookies and a new room isn't that big of a news issue. *says in a monotone while Akari snickers in the background*
~Akari~ Sucker! *Sticks tongue out at Light*