I don't own InuYasha! Just the OCs! So please don't sue me! I don't have anything but my laptop anyway...
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To BraziaRios From Dark:
But I must! If I didn't then you wouldn't read it! Lol Here is another chapter though, just as you asked.
To Awesome Guest From Dark:
I know, but I've prefer the dub of his name more than the sub. It's the same with Souta's name. In dub it's spelled with u while in sub it isn't. So really, you are correct but so am I so no hard feelings? Thanks for pointing it out though! :)
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It had gotten extra busy ever since Kagome had woken up. She could hear and see people running past her new cell saying something about setting things up and making sure it was perfect. Shortly after she had woken up and discovered what the small package was she had tested her new surroundings with her power, cringing in preparation for pain that never came. It seemed that the sutras around her weren't like the ones from before. These were for weaker Priestesses and Priests it seeemed because when she summoned her power they all gave off a low buzz before smoking pitifully.
"Lady Suzume said she's on her way! Hurry up or I'll give you to Ichiro!" A voice yelled angrily as a familiar red head ran up to her cell door and opened it with a nervous smile as the threatening voice revealed itself to be a tall burly man with green skin and white swirling tattoos on his skin.
"Sorry about that, I didn't know I had to take care of this." The young man said with a laugh as his companion growled about idiots and newbies.
"Just hurry up and make sure those sutras are good." The man growled as Kagome glared at him with a look that could rival Sesshoumaru's coldest glare.
"Don't touch me!" Kagome hissed when the man got closer to her and place his bag down next to her. She saw his eyes widen a bit before they darted to his bigger companion to see if he had noticed Kagome's small rebellion.
"Listen, I don't have time for this." The man snapped softly as he fiddled with her chains, doing absolutely nothing but to his companion it appeared to be something complicated. "Did you eat the food in the package?" He whispered to Kagome, who glared at him but none the less give a stiff nod.
"Alright, you're going to need your strength for this." He said softly as he slipped a small key into her wrist chains and opened them before covering her hands with the chains and moving to her feet. "Aw man, I forgot my kit!" The man said loudly in a whine, drawing the attention of companion who snarled at him.
"Stupid human bastard! I should kill you myself!" The green skinned man snarled and turned around to leave. Immediately a change came over the red haired man as his face hardened and he expertly attacked his companion, causing the giant to stumble and fall to the ground unconscious.
"One down, about a hundred to go." The man said as he dusted his hands off before moving back to Kagome.
"What did you do?" Kagome asked in shock and a touch of fear as she looked at the fallen demon.
"He's not dead, but we will be if you don't listen and do what I say. Now come on!" The man said as he freed her feet and quickly pulled her free of the chains. Moving with a quick efficient movements, the young man easily dragged the fallen demon over to Kagome's former spot and chained him in place. Satisfied with his work he pulled a series of strange sutras out of his inner shirt and started slamming them down on the demon.
"Wha-" Kagome started before gasping in surprise as the massive demon suddenly morphed into an exact replica of herself as the last sutra was slammed down on the demon's face.
"Those are one of the greatest things ever. Here, put this on and keep your head down." The man commanded as he pulled a cloak from his bag and wrapped it around her, pulling the hood up over her face and nodding to himself before grabbing her arm and pulling her out of the cell. "Wouldn't want the Priestess leaving would we?" He asked with a grin as he closed the cell and locked the door. "Let's move," he told her and began to lead her through a series of complex turns and twists that quickly made her head hurt as she tried to remember every turn.
"Who are you anyway?" Kagome asked as she was dragged along, her bare feet catching on a few of the looser parts of the stone floor.
"The name's Hohen, Lady Kagome!" The man said with a big half smile that reminded Kagome of the young man's father.
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"This place looks like hell." Kouga muttered as he and InuYasha stopped just short of the still smoking shrine. InuYasha ignored him and sniffed the air, his body coiled like a spring as he looked around with a scowl.
"InuYasha!" A familiar voice yelled as a ball of auburn and blue slammed into InuYasha's side, making him slide a bit as he wrapped his arms around it. "I'm so sorry! It's all my fault! If I had just run none of this would have happened!" Shippo cried as he bowed in front of InuYasha with clenched fists and shaking shoulders as he waited for what he thought he deserved.
InuYasha looked down at the kit and felt his anger ebb slightly as he took in the large wounds that were still healing and had probably been worse earlier when the fighting had began. He was still angry, but it wasn't at Shippo. It was at the ones who had attacked them! They would pay dearly for what they had done, because you should never corner a wild dog.
"Shippo." InuYasha said, his voice holding no emotion as he looked down at the quivering kit as Shippo slowly lifted his eyes to look at InuYasha. "It could have been worse. At the very least, you and Masaru are alright and that counts for something, but I expect you to help find Kagome and Akari." InuYasha said, looking away from the kit when Shippo started to smile in relief and nod his head quickly.
"InuYasha." Sesshoumaru said, walking over to his younger brother with a fitfully sleeping Masaru in his arms. Almost immediately, Masaru woke up and began to cry, loud cries that made everyone's ears ring at the shrill sound.
"Hush!" InuYasha barked making his youngest son snap his mouth shut and look over at InuYasha with big watery eyes as he held his arms out to the older hanyo.
"Pack go? Pup bad?" Masaru barked fearfully as he was lifted into his father's arms and held close.
"No, just trouble for pack." InuYasha rumbled as he placed his chin on his son's head and sighed. "Sesshoumaru, I want every bit of information you've got. Kouga's already told me about this Suzume bitch and her little band. I want to know the rest." InuYasha growled and Sesshoumaru nodded his head in consent as the last of the fire was put out and Shizuru, Yukina, and Botan were tended to.
"I'm alright, I need to go to Lord Koenma now though." Botan was saying as her right arm was bandaged and her ankle was set in a splint.
"I'm pretty sure you're not leaving for awhile Botan." Shizuru spoke up as she tried to get a cigeratte only to have one of their wolf demon nurses take it away.
"Sorry, but no smoking." The demon said making Shizuru roll her eyes with a sigh before wincing as burn salve was spread across her legs and stomach.
"It looks like you'll have your hands full here." Kagura said from behind Sesshoumaru, carefully climbing off of her feather to stand beside her mate, acting as if she wasn't injuried even though all the demons could smell the blood coming off of her. "So I'll help you boys." Kagura said with a smirk as she put her feather back in her hair and calmly wrapped an arm around Sesshoumaru's.
"And it looks like you need to see a healer." Kouga told her as Sesshoumaru deftly lifted her up bridal style, ignoring her angry remarks about not needing a healer, while he placed her next to the other women; sitting down beside her to get himself healed. He had the feeling she would have him sleeping on the couch otherwise.
"This place is going to do a real number on my bank account." Kouga groaned as he looked around at the wreckage with his arms crossed. "At least the fire didn't spread into the trees." He added after a minute just as something occurred to InuYasha.
"Is this some kind of shrine?" He asked and Kouga blinked in surprise before nodding his head.
"Yeah, I keep forgetting you don't know much." Kouga said and smirked at the growl InuYasha sent his way. "This is one of the last real shrines. But what I don't understand is how a demon got out here and inside here without being zapped by the barrier." He said before frowning in thought.
"Shippo, there were demons here right? And not just super charged humans?" The Wolf King asked and Shippo nodded.
"Yeah, but after that woman, Suzume, I think. After she left, there was this pink wave that went over the sky and the other oni I was fighting was purified. It looked like something Kagome would have done but I didn't see an arrow." Shippo told them and frowned at the look Kouga was giving him. "What?" He asked with a touch of uncertainty.
"She has a psychic on her side." Kouga whispered in disbelief before yelling for a few of his men. "You three. I want you to get back to the station and keep an eye on the reports coming in. The rest of you! I want three fourths of you to spread out into the grounds and set up guards the other fourth I want you to stay here and see what you can do about this place. Am I clear?" Kouga yelled and was rewarded with a loud chorus of 'yes sir's that made Masaru whimper and cover his ears.
"Sesshoumaru, do you think you can handle another fight?" Kouga asked in a serious tone that had InuYasha wondering what had happened over five hundred years.
"And you think I'm not?" The diayokia asked with a glare that made Kouga smirk at him.
"InuYasha, we're heading back to the city. I think I might know where Kagome is, and where she is then Akari isn't far." Kouga told him with certainty as his rival and friend adjusted his son in his arms and nodded to Shippo.
"Let's move." InuYasha said with a sharp nod and with that Sesshoumaru, Kouga, InuYasha, Shippo, and little Masaru took off towards what InuYasha hoped to be Kagome and Akari.
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I woke up feeling strange, as if I was floating on something soft while my side burned and my head ached at the same time.
"Something about this isn't right. Where am I?" I thought as I tried to open my eyes and force myself awake. As I moved arms, I felt a stab of pain in my side that made me whimper softly. "Just great, no matter where I am I'm pathetic." I thought with annoyance before I sensed someone close to me and froze.
"At least I know you're not in a coma." I heard a voice say softly as I pushed at the softness holding me. I flinched at the voice as I felt myself start to fall back into the darkness as a memory of the fire and the fight hit me full force, making my breath catch in my throat. "No! I have to get up!" I thought and pushed against the hand brushing through my hair.
"Get off of me." I forced myself to say as I sluggishly pushed myself up, ignoring the pain in my side as I clenched my eyes shut. "Where the hell am I?" I asked angrily, deciding my best course of action would be InuYasha's course of action. Aggression. "You!" I snarled as I looked at Suzume and tried to back away, only to hit a wall.
"Yes me, now stop you're still hurt, and I can't have you dying from infection." Suzume said making me frown before swinging my arm at her when she tried to touch me.
"Don't touch me!" I snapped at her and watched as she frowned before slowly sitting down at the edge of the bed. "Where am I? Where are my brothers!" I growled and grabbed at the blanket next to me, using it as a shield of sorts as Suzume looked at me with a strange glint in her eyes.
"Perhaps I should give myself a proper introduction. My name is Suzume." Suzume said and cocked her head to the side as if contemplating something. "Do you know how important you are?" She asked and it was my turn to frown in confusion.
"What?" I asked in disbelief before shaking my head and glaring at her, absently cursing at the fact I couldn't growl at her.
"I'd ditch the human look if I were you by the way. For a demon of your standings it's quiet repulsive. You won't need to know it tonight anyway." Suzume said and I looked up at her, feeling completely lost.
"Tonight?" I asked her in confusion and she smiled, her yellow eyes narrowing as her fangs flashed in the bright light.
"Yep! You're the star of the show!" Suzume said with a laugh and walked over to the door, moving past the dresser and looking back at me with a smile. "I'm going to go get something to eat. I'll be back in a few." She said cheerfully and left without another word, locking the door after it was shut.
"What's going on? Where am I? Why am I so important? Where are the others?" I asked as I felt my panic start to rise and my vision start to darken as I began to hyperventilate.
"Cal...dow...n!" I heard a familiar echo in the back of my mind making me snap to attention and try to focus.
"Hello?" I asked silently, picturing the word appearing in my head and flying off.
"Med...ion..." I heard a dull echo that gave me a bit of hope and a touch of fear.
"What?" I called out silently and, feeling ridiculous, folded my legs like Miroku's and tried to calm my breathing.
"...danger...Trust...no..." The echo was saying, coming slightly clearer now but still to weak to get everything. I tried to send out another call but instead felt a wave of exhaustion hit me, almost as if I had been training with InuYasha for hours. Pushing it aside, I folded my hands together and focused on a small point of darkness in my mind, letting it fill my vision. Then with a pop all the darkness vanished and I was in a familiar white area.
"Hello!" I yelled, mentally cupping my hands over my mouth to make myself louder.
"Damn Puppy, it's been a while." A familiar voice snapped and I spun around to see my demon half glaring at me with her arms crossed.
"You don't know how glad I am to see you for once." I said as my shoulders slumped in relief and smiled.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Listen I don't have time to listen to your stupid crybaby act. You need to get us out of here. I got a bad feeling about all of this." She told me and looked around as a chill passed over me.
"But I'm human! How am I-" I started only to have my demon side glare at me and flex her claws.
"Shut up and listen. This is a one time thing so don't expect me to help you out again." She growled, cutting her right arm open before she suddenly tackled me to the ground. Before I could speak, she raised her claws above me and drove them straight into my chest.
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A howl ripped through the underground compound, making Kagome shiver beneath her borrowed cloak while Hohen froze and looked behind them with wide eyes.
"We're in trouble now. Like the Americans say, it's time to get the hell out of dodge!" Hohen said and lifted Kagome up onto his back before running at a break neck speed.