Chapter 21
The Stench, Assassination Attempt and Squishing?
Kagome and Alucard looked at each other as the suspicion dawned on them and they burst into laughter, unable to hold in the mirth flowing from their lips. The laughter echoed around them, effectively stopping the two brothers from fighting.
"Oi, wench! What's so funny?"
In a blink of an eye Kagome was in front of Inuyasha, her Father's Jackal aimed at his head, cocking the gun she coldly snarled, "Call me that once again, Inuyasha and you'll find that you won't open your eyes ever again."
"And I must second that motion." Alucard hissed from behind Inuyasha his Casull aimed at the back of the hanyou's head.
"I'll call you whatever I'll like, bitch!"
"Wrong answer, Inuyasha." Kagome was about to pull the trigger when Lady Yuma placed a clawed hand on the Jackal and Casull, stopping both Midians from blowing the idiotic hanyou's brains out.
"Now, now... Violence will not solve anything..." She reprimanded the two vampires.
"But he insulted her!" Alucard all but whined at the Lady.
Lady Yuma sent a glare towards the King, silencing him, "Nevertheless, I want you to come back to the Palace, where did you go, by the way?"
"We went to meet my Family." Kagome mumbled looking away from Lady Yuma's glaring eyes.
"... Let us go back, I wanted to talk to all of you about something."
Kagome nodded and beckoned Sesshoumaru to come closer to the three. He obliged, curios at what they were going to do.
"Sesshoumaru... We're going to teleport to your Palace, now, just try not to panic and don't let go." Kagome said as she held onto Sesshoumaru's arm as the shadows around their feet started to envelope them. Soon they were nowhere to be seen, leaving the Inu-gang beyond pissed.
Back at Sesshy's Palace...
After reappearing at the halls in front of Sesshoumaru's study and scaring the hell out of a few servants, they started to go to the private gardens once more.
"Now... I want you to tell me the truth... Where have you two been?" Lady Yuma scolded. "You two had me worried, especially with Naraku back, who knows where you went!"
"Whoa... back up, a minute, Naraku's back? How can he be back?" Kagome asked.
"Apparently, when the Shikon no Tama shattered again, it effectively brought Naraku back." Sesshoumaru answered stoically.
"Wait... What?! The Shikon no Tama shattered? Again?!"
"Yes... I thought you were aware of this..."
"No! I just got back yesterday! I have no idea what the hell's been happening for the few days!"
"Now, now, Princess. There's no need to get emotional on Sesshoumaru, he was not the reason that you've been missing..." Alucard mock scolded.
"You're right, he isn't." Then she started to shoot her holy arrows at Alucard.
"You knew about this!" She let loose another arrow. Alucard leapt into the air, unfurling his wings trying desperately to dodge the barrage of arrows threatening to come his way.
"Now, now... How do you know that?"
"You read Kaede-baba's mind!" Another arrow went flying into the air, missing Alucard's head by inches.
"So, what of it?"
"You baka! Do you have any idea, how important this is?" Kagome tired of not having any advantage over her Father, joined him in the air, claws and fangs lengthening.
"No. I have no idea how important that is." Dodging a swipe from his Daughter, only to be caught by a roundhouse kick in the jaw.
"Goddamn it!" Kagome froze in mid-swipe, as colour drained from her face as a realization dawned on her.
"Princess, what is it?" Alucard asked sensing the great discomfort rolling off Kagome.
"Naraku... I've just led him straight to the well... Oh no..."
The both of them looked at each other, panic washing over Kagome as she flew towards the well at full speed. Not listening to the yells behind her.
She reached the well in seconds, relieved not to have smelt any youkai scent on the well. She extended her senses anyway, just to be sure. She then sealed the well completely, not wanting any more danger to reach her family. She was so absorbed drawing the runes and finishing the spell, that she failed to notice Kikyo behind her, who just shot an arrow, striking her in the middle of the chest.
She screamed in agony, knees buckling beneath her, she turned to see Kikyo sneering in triumph and joy shining in her eyes.
"Now... I have finally gotten rid of you, wench!"
Kikyo's smile faltered as Kagome laughed, standing up, "You? You kill me? Hah! You cannot kill me, Kikyo!"
"You lie, your heart is pierced, you should be dead!" She screeched stumbling back as Kagome walked forward, pulling the arrow out.
"I cannot die from a mere arrow." Kagome smiled showing her fangs.
"You! You are a vampire!" The miko's eyes widened with realisation as she tried in vain to turn and run.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... Now, now..." Kagome purred as she stalked closer to Kikyo after teleporting in front of her, cutting off her only means of escape, Kagome's eyes flashed with bloodlust as her eyes zeroed on her neck. That was until the wind blew her scent over to her, her nose wrinkled with disgust as she covered it with her taloned hand. "Really, Kikyo is a bath to much to ask of you, you positively stink!"
"Wha... What?!"
"Gods! I can't believe I didn't smell this stench! I must have been-" But she was cut off as two large blurs of white and black came hurtling towards her from the edge of the forest. "Sapphire! Ruby! You're back!" Kagome happily squealed as she hugged the two tigers, purring, content on lying on top of her.
Kikyo took this opportunity to run to the village as quickly as possible. Just as Alucard touched down beside Kagome, Sapphire and Ruby.
"My, my... And what are these tow charming tigers doing on top of you, Princess?" Alucard chuckled as he examined the two fine creatures holding his Daughter captive underneath her. The smaller of the two had ebony fur, stripped with crimson slashes across its back, forelegs, tail and face. The crimson shone through the inkiness of the fur, matching the red eyes regarding him with smugness. The larger one of the two was the exact opposite; baby blue stripes adorned the snowy white fur. Icy cold eyes lighter than the stripes that adorned it watched him with amusement shining in its eyes.
He tried to catch the mumbled reply, only to hear the answer muffled by the fur that belonged to a very smug tiger.
"I'm sorry, I didn't catch that? You wanted me to get these two of off you?" Alucard's eyes danced with mischief as he heard an affirmative grumble, but why spoil all the fun? "Was that a no? Did you want my hell hounds to join them?" He heard a frantic squeak, he released his hellhounds as he watched with amusement as his daughter tried to push off the two very heavy and very heavy tigers. Soon the hellhounds were lying across the backs off two very smug and amused tigers, who were still on one vampiress, squished to the ground.
"Lord Alucard... What are you doing?" Lady Yuma asked as she watched the scene play out in front of her, mirth shining in her amber eyes.
"Oh... Just letting my daughter bond with her two new pets..."
"Ah... So the tigers were the puppies from before, were they?"
"Correct, my dear lady."
"And the hounds?"
"My familiars."
"They are quite lovely..."
"Oh, yes. Quite handy in battle too."
"And when are you going to let your Daughter out from under there?" Sesshoumaru asked, he was having trouble keeping his stoic mask as he watched with mirth.
"Oh... She'll find a way out soon..."
"How can you be sure?"
"Concerned, Sesshoumaru? That isn't like you at all. Do you have a fever?" Lady Yuma asked frowning; she felt her son's forehead.
"Oh, don't worry, she won't be hurt... If that's what you're worried about..."
"Really? How heavy are they, Lord Alucard?"
"Hm? Oh... I'll say about 1 ton or so, I made the hell hounds particularly heavy for this."
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