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To BraziaRios From Dark
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"Something's up." Yusuke spoke, looking down at the whore house in confusion. Twenty minutes ago it had been brightly lit but now it was dark and all the, ehem, customers were gone, some leaving in a drunken stupor while others looked as if they were still on some kind of high.
"Indeed," Kurama said as the two boys looked down at the building while Kuwabara slept a few feet away.
"Wait here, I'm going to go check it out." Yusuke said and made to jump down but was stopped when Kurama rested a hand on his shoulder.
"It seems you might not have to. Look, over there, in the back lower window." Kurama said and Yusuke looked to see what appeared to be a small black rod sticking out.
"Wonder how long that's been there for." Yusuke muttered before standing up and stretching. "Well, it looks like we'll have to leave. This place was useless after all." Yusuke said turning around and kicking Kuwabara in the side.
"Oi! Get up! We're leaving." He said as the carrot top groaned and rolled over.
"Dammit Urameshi, what was that for?" Kuwabara groaned as he climbed to his feet and glared at his friend.
"We're leaving," Yusuke said in an offhand manner and turned to Kurama.
"It seems our spot is no longer a secret." Kurama said calmly and waited for Kuwabara to notice the gun sticking out the window aimed at them.
"The usual then?" The boy asked with a grin as he looked at his friends.
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"Look out!" Shippo yelled as he shoved all three of us to the ground just as something above us exploded and a wave of heat crashed over us. "You alright?" I heard him ask as I tried to breath past the smoke, dust, and heat, only to end up coughing instead.
"Y-eah," I croaked and looked over at Masaru, who was wrapped in both Shippo's vest and the main part of InuYasha's Fire Rat Robe.
"Alright, follow me!" Shippo said past his make shift mask, which was made from one of the sleeves of InuYasha's robe. Grabbing onto his shirt, I followed him through the maze of flames as they licked at our feet, ignoring the heat as best as I could as my eyes watered and blurred my vision.
"Over there!" I heard someone yell, followed by an arm wrapping around my middle and digging into my injury.
"Akari!" I heard somebody yell with fear as the heat vanished and was replaced by cool night air that almost seemed frigid to my burned skin. "Get away from her!" Shippo yelled as I was dropped to the ground. I rolled over and coughed through my mask, weakly trying to pull the mask off.
"Why?" I heard somebody ask as I was lifted up by the burnt remains of my shirt and sat on the ground, leaning back against someone's legs. "I mean, I did just save your asses after all." The person said as I turned my head to look up at a tall woman. She had dark brown hair that was cut as if by a jagged knife and was spiked in the back but slightly longer in the front, her skin was a pale porcelain color, but her eyes and smile were the most striking. Her eyes were a like two shards of acid yellow that spoke of a possible demon ancestor, while her smile showed two fangs that poked her bottom lip. She was looking at Shippo with a smug look as she crossed her arms. The woman's face twisted into a frown as two oni came forward from behind Shippo, moving through the flames as if they weren't even there.
"Shi-ppo!" I coughed out and watched with a touch of relief as my brother managed to jump away from the two demons while pulling off my make shift mask.
"I've got to get you out of here." The woman said and bent down to lift me up, and for some reason I noticed she was wearing a strange top that ended right below her armpits and a sleek black jacket that seemed to have something stuffed into the sides along with ripped up pants that were tucked inside a pair of plain black boots.
"No!" I managed to snap and moved away from the strange woman, my fear building up as I looked from her to Shippo and Masaru as Shippo jumped around and tried to avoid both oni and keep a crying Masaru safe.
"I don't have time for this...Kagome said t-" The woman started and stopped when she looked me in the eye. "Damn! I totally forget that! Kagome said to come get you. She's already with InuYasha and the other's." The woman told me as I felt my heart race and I forgot about my injury at the sound of Kagome's name.
"She's okay?" I asked in a whisper and saw the woman smile as something nagged at the back of my hand. "Wait, why didn't Kagura tell us?" I asked her and saw the woman's eyes flicker before she glanced over at Shippo with a frown.
"I'm not supposed to tell you anything until I get you to her." The woman said and immediately my guard was up.
"Who are you? I asked and struggled to stand up. "Shippo!" I yelled as loudly as I could and flinched when the woman raised her arms towards me.
"Don't worry, I'm just going to help you." I heard her say as I crossed my arms and tried to summon those stupid shadows that seemed to pop up whenever I felt I was in danger.
"Get away from me!" I yelled loudly and clenched my eyes shut in fear. "Shippo!" I yelled again and was answered by a loud roar of an oni and a blast of wind that seemed to shoot past me.
"Get away from her, Suzume!" A familiar voice yelled angrily and I opened my eyes and looked over at Kagura as Yukina rushed over to the fire and started turning the flames into ice somehow.
"Kagura," the woman, Suzume, purred as she stood up and pulled something out of her jacket. "It's been a while, hasn't it?" Suzume asked as Kagura raised her fan with her eyes blazing dangerously.
"I won't repeat myself again. Now get away from her!" Kagura yelled as I took the chance to scramble backwards and get to my feet, ignoring the pain of my body as I looked around.
"I have to fight!" I thought desperately and saw a large stick sitting a few feet away. Forcing my feet to move, I ran over to it and lifted it up, testing the lopsided weight before looking over at Shippo. Clenching my teeth, I charged towards my brothers in hopes of helping them fight the oni.
"You damn idiot!" I heard a familiar voice yell in my head as I charged forward yelling loudly.
"AHHH!" I yelled, distracting the oni long enough for Shippo to throw a bunch of small acorns down and create a smoke screen.
"Akari! What are you thinking?" Shippo yelled in my ear as he wrapped an arm around my middle and jumped clear of the smoke.
"I was trying to help!" I yelled back at him as we landed in a tree as smoke drifted over us, keeping us hidden.
"More like trying to get killed!" Shippo snapped at me and roughly shoved a squalling Masaru into my arms. "Wait here, and DON'T get in the fight. As soon as you see the chance to run, take it and get back to the shrine. I'll meet you there. Got it?" Shippo said, poking me in the chest to get his point across.
"Keep doing that and I'll rip that tail off." I snapped back and was rewarded with a grin from Shippo before he jumped away. "Masaru, shut up so I can think!" I whisper yelled at the toddler as he looked up at me with a watery pout.
"Idiot!" He said with a cry as I tried to look down and see how far we were up in the tree.
"Yeah, yeah I know." I muttered as I quickly tied Masaru to my chest, using InuYasha's jacket for the job. "Wonder how he's going to get this fixed?" I wondered absently before taking a deep breath and, coughing, jumped out of the tree. "Argh!" I screamed, covering my mouth with my hand so I could muffle my scream of pain as I landed on the hard ground and heard the crashing of battle nearby.
"This hurts way to much! I'm pretty sure something's broken!" I thought with tears rushing down my face as I carefully got to my feet and tested my legs, my left ankle was probably twisted but hopefully I could make it to safety before anyone would come after me.
"Nothing's broken...I'm lucky, but I'm not going to make it long. Stupid human body." I thought with a groan as I started limping away from the battlefield.
"Bingo!" I heard someone say behind me before stars exploded behind my eyes and I fell down.
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"I have the girl, Lady Suzume." Ichiro said happily into his ear piece as he picked Akari up roughly from the ground and looked down at Masaru as he began to scream loudly.
"Good boy, Ichiro. Take her back to our little place and wait there for me." Suzume purred from the other end of the line.
"Yes, m'Lady!" Ichiro said excitedly before frowning down at Masaru just as a loud crashing could be heard coming towards them.
"Release the pups!" A giant white dog snarled at Ichiro as it bounded into view and towards Ichiro.
"Bad dog!" Ichiro said as he pointed at Sesshoumaru with a glare before his face paled and he tossed Akari over his shoulder. "Bye doggie!" The child-man yelled as he ran away, running faster than Kouga somehow and quickly vanishing from sight and smell.
"Pack! Gone! Tou!" Masaru howled, calling for his pack and father in a mix of Inu and Japanese as Sesshoumaru changed back to reveal several bloody gashes covering his body while he lifted up the squalling child and tried to calm him. Growling mentally at how stupid he had been to allow something like this to happen.
"Suzume," he growled as he looked up at the sky just as it flashed a vivid pink to show the barrier that had been around the shrine earlier back in place. He was determined to find the vile woman and her cohorts and get back the member of his pack or die trying. But first he had a phone call to make, one he was positive was going to end with a possibility of a lawsuit and another missing limb if not more.
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"Sir!" A young officer that looked fresh out of the academy said, running into Kouga's office as he was explaining something to InuYasha.
"What!" Kouga growled, making the man step back and dart his eyes over at InuYasha, who seemed lost in thought but at the same time completely aware of the situation.
"Sir, there's been word." The young man said as he hastily bowed to both men and stood back up.
"Well? Spit it out already!" Kouga snapped and as the man spoke, clenched his fists tighter and tighter.
"Your son sent word an hour ago that he had managed to get inside to see the prisoners they group has been keeping and he found Lady Kagome. He said he put a tracker on her but he wasn't sure how long it would last. Also the Spirit Detectives have found a suspicious building that is being used by rouge demons. We believe the two are connected. Should I send men?" The officer said but before Kouga could respond, InuYasha was pushing past him to get to the officer, fisting the young man's shirt and accidentally cutting the string holding the concealment charm in place.
"Tell me where I can find her!" InuYasha growled at the young white wolf demon as he looked at InuYasha with a touch of fear.
"InuYasha! Put him down and follow me!" Kouga snapped and ran out of the room and out of the door. As he did something at his side started to ring, making him growl in frustration. "WHAT!?" He roared into the phone his face going from furious to dangerously pale in a matter of seconds. "This was planned. They had to have known from the start." Kouga snarled before crushing his phone in his hand and turning to InuYasha.
"There's been another attack." Kouga told InuYasha and saw InuYasha's eyes flash a vivid red.