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Chapter 13 - Kidnapped
I was surprised when I saw Kikyo coming out from the trees, but it didn't take me long to understand. My relationship with Sesshoumaru made it easier for Inuyasha to decide between me and her. I wasn't angry at him, I didn't have any reason for that. Inuyasha always loved Kikyo and I always knew that.
I could still feel a little coldness coming from her towards me, but I was sure even that would soon dissipate. She knew Inuyasha chose her, even though he jumped to protect me when he saw Sesshoumaru attacking me. But that was only matter of instinct, not of his choice.
I let her treat my wounds and then we had to make the brothers stop fighting. It was decided that Kikyo would stop Inuyasha and I would stop Sesshoumaru, but they didn't listen. So, although I didn't like that idea, we asked Rin for help. Neither of them wanted to hurt her, so when I stepped with her in between them, they stopped immediately. It was nice how one little girl could manipulate them so easily.
After we calmed them down, I went to change back to my school uniform, since the kimono I've been wearing until now was soaked in blood. Then we were talking about what happened in the other group. Shippo and Rin not present in this talk, but playing not far from us.
When I disappeared the other day, Inuyasha didn't even notice it at first, because he caught Kikyo's scent and rushed after her, which left Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara wonder where we left.
After Inuyasha returned with Kikyo, Shippo scolded him for leaving without a word, which ended up by Inuyasha hitting him to the head. Then they immediately started to search for me. On their way they also met Kagura and it returned me back to my previous thoughts.
Why would Naraku want to find me? Why would he be searching for me? Kikyo was much stronger, thus more dangerous. She was also the only one who could break through his barrier, so why me? Maybe I could understand if he knew about my relationship with Sesshoumaru, but Kagura thought I was someone else.
That brought me to another question. Why did Kagura see a threat in me? What is he planning that a new person could cause troubles, but Sesshoumaru, who's obviously stronger, wouldn't? There was so many questions and no answer. But I was certain the answers would come soon, though maybe not in the way I would like.
From our part, I told them only about how I helped Mai and her village and also about the possessed squirrels, but I left out the part about my new power and about how I transformed during the squirrels' attack. I also didn't mention the fact about the future Sesshoumaru visiting us here in this time.
"Let's go, we can't spend here all day just by talking." Inuyasha ordered and everyone looked at him. Then he started to walk away and Kikyo, Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara almost immediately followed him. I wanted too, but then I paused and turned at Sesshoumaru.
"Are you coming?" That successfully stopped the rest as well as we were all waiting for his answer. he didn't say anything, but thoughts were enough for me and he knew that.
'What do you think?' I chuckled slightly and continued.
"Well, I'm going with them and you know what you promised earlier."
"I didn't promise anything." This time he said it aloud, which kinda surprised me, but I wasn't going to give up.
"Ok, whatever, but you know what you were talking about and what could happen. In that case you're probably the only one who could save the situation." I reminded him and looked over the others. They didn't say a word, obviously too caught up by our conversation, but I wanted to know their opinion about Sesshoumaru coming with us. Sometimes it was irritating, but sometimes this power really came in handy.
'Now you certainly sounded strange.' Inuyasha commented wordlessly my speech with raised eyebrows.
'If she convinces him to join us, it will give us good advantage.' Miroku was thinking practically.
'I wonder how will Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru get along if Sesshoumaru joins us.' Sango even frowned a bit.
'Something could happen where only he could help? She's keeping some secret from us.' For a second I wondered why does Kikyo have to be so sharp and decided I would have to be more careful around her.
'If Sesshoumaru comes with us, does it mean Rin will come too?' I smiled at Shippo's thoughts and turned back at Sesshoumaru.
"I'm sure they will appreciate your help if you join us." I pointed at them with my hand and winked at him so no one else could see it.
"What are you talking about? We don't need his help!" Inuyasha yelled and Miroku and Sango sighed.
"Shut up Inuyasha! You maybe don't need his help, but I do!" I snapped at him and something in my eyes must have scared him, because he took a step back.
"So now, if you don't mind, we're leaving." I paused and glancing at Sesshoumaru I added. "All of us." I started to walk away without looking back, but my ears soon told me that everyone was following me.
After a while Inuyasha took the lead with Kikyo by his side. Miroku and Sango were walking a few steps behind them and I slowed down so I ended up in the back with Sesshoumaru and Ah-Un. Shippo, Rin, Kirara and Jaken were in front of us.
Sesshoumaru never looked at me and I was quite sure that one day I will pay for what I just did, but for now I was glad he was here with us. I focused on the group of four in front of us as they were playing together. All of them willingly, except Jaken, but after a while I realized that he's just acting like that and in fact he's also enjoying it in a way.
Before the nightfall we found a suitable place to set up a camp for the night and me, Sango and Rin started to prepare the dinner. Rin was really enjoying it and in the end, we just helped her with a few things, but the dinner was more or less made completely by herself.
Everyone really liked the meal. Well, everyone except Sesshoumaru and Jaken, who didn't eat at all. Rin seemed to be happy and she was smiling happily, but I could tell she was sad that they didn't even try it, so I decided to take things in my hands. I filled two bowls and went over to them. I knew everyone's attention was on me again, but I didn't care.
"Here, take it and eat." I told them. I was rewarded by two cold glares, so I took a deep breath and started again.
"At least try it. Rin is sad because she was trying really hard to make it good and now you don't even want to try it. You don't want her to feel sad, do you?" I asked and Jaken started.
"She knows we don't eat human food. She has no reason to feel sad about us not eating it." He folded his arms and I sighed.
"Come on, you're the closest persons she has. Everyone already praised her for the meal she made, but she would be the most happy if she knew you liked it. You don't need to tell her that, just eat it. That will tell her everything. It's just food, it won't hurt you." I stretched the bowls towards them again and after a little thinking, they took it. I smiled and returned back to the others.
All sets of eyes were on me, but that didn't wipe my satisfied smile from my face. I think they were too surprised, because they didn't say anything at all. After a few seconds Rin hugged me and I looked at Sesshoumaru with look 'I told you so.' It was Rin who then took the empty bowls from them and at that time she was the happiest child I've ever seen.
"I should redress your bandages." Kikyo spoke after a while. Rin and Shippo were again playing, but in our part there wasn't much talking. There was still too many hidden conflicts among us.
"It's alright, I don't think it's necessary." I tried to convince her, but she just gave me that her strong look and I gave up. She unwrapped the old bandage and then paused. I looked at her and then at the wound, but there was no wound anymore. It was already healed.
"How did you heal so fast?" She asked me and I chuckled nervously. I knew the others didn't tell her about my little problem and I didn't even want her to know. At least not yet.
"It's nothing, really. Just forget about it." I tried, but with no luck.
"There are other things which are strange about you." She continued in her interrogation. "What is this rosary for?" She took the rosary I wore around my neck into her hand and I immediately placed mine over hers to stop her from removing it.
"Take it off!" She ordered and my eyes widened at the force in her voice, but in the end I decided it would be better to avoid any further arguments, so I sighed and nodded.
"Fine, I'm taking it off." She drew her hand back and I removed the rosary and placed it beside me on the ground.
"Satisfied?" I asked. She didn't seem to be as surprised as I thought she would be and then I realized why. I still looked like human. I was human. So this was my time. I looked up and saw the full moon. How poetic.
"And I've been wondering why the forest seemed so quiet tonight." I whispered and chuckled. Kikyo seemed to be confused by my statement so I decided to change the topic.
"Well, I took it off as you wanted, now we should go to sleep. We have a long way before us tomorrow." With that I took the rosary back on, because I didn't want to end up like last time, and crawled into my sleeping bag. Soon I heard the rustling as even the others were preparing to go to sleep.
I was woken up in the middle of the night by a scream. Rin's scream. I shot out from the sleeping bag, the others were either already standing, or they were standing up like me. We were all looking in one direction breathless.
Hakudoushi was standing there with confident smirk, Rin in his hands. She's been trying to get out of his hold, but to no avail. How could he get so close without anyone noticing him?
"Hakudoushi! Let her go! Now!" I shouted at him, but he just laughed. That set everyone into action in order to save Rin from him. Though, nothing seemed to work.
Everything happened just too quickly for me to be able to keep up and suddenly I found myself to be held by someone. I looked at my captor and paled.
"Naraku." I breathed out and that caught everyone's attention. When I got over the shock, I started to try to get myself free.
"Let me go you bastard and tell him" I pointed at Hakudoushi. "to let her go too." I yelled at him, but his hold was strong. Maybe I would be able to get myself free as a half-demon, but right now I had no chance against him. Could he know? No way, I didn't know it until today either and there's no way he could know about me being a half-demon at all. It was probably just really bad luck.
"Stop struggling little priestess. You should already realize it's pointless." He told me sweetly, which only enraged me more, but before I could give him piece of my mind, he continued.
"I'm taking these girls with me now. Hope you don't mind." He snickered and the last thing I could see before the dark cloud overcame me were the raging, stunned, confused and in one case completely emotionless faces.
It seemed only like a few seconds to me when I was thrown into some dark cell. Rin was thrown there right after me and I quickly caught her, so she wouldn't get hurt. We both looked at our captor and he smirked.
"Get used to this place, you'll spend here some time." With that he left and for the first time in my life I saw Rin cry.
For a long time I just had no idea what to do in this chapter, and when I had, I just wasn't able to write it down, but today something suddenly enlightened me and I was able to write this XD. Hope you liked it ;).