Rescue Mission
Inuyasha
The blast that came from Naraku's hand was almost as strong as a hit from Sesshomaru. This led me to believe that Naraku was no longer a hanyou somehow, and we no longer had the upper hand against him. I coughed up a little bit of blood and sat up the best I could, the last thing I remember was Naraku taking Kagome away in his little barrier thing.
Looking over at Miroku and Sango (who were still unconscious) I realized that the blast must have been a lot stronger then I thought. Stumbling to my feet, I went to make sure Sango and Miroku didn't receive that much damage, I was surprised to see Kilala and Shippou un harmed but still unconscious from the blast.
'Stupid! What were they thinking, blocking the full blast for Shippou and Kilala with their bodies like that?' I thought.
Then I smiled and shook my head, you had to admire the humans sometimes, as soon as they see someone they love in harm's way they're the first ones to jump in front of that person.
I looked down guiltily then, that was one of the reasons I loved about Kagome as well. She would do anything for me without even asking me, that's only because she didn't care; as long as I was safe she was happy.
Clenching my fists together I realized how stupid I've been towards Kagome, all those times I would leave her for Kikyo who would in the end just try to kill me. Kagome is probably still with Naraku right now just wishing I was there to save her! Shit! How could I have been so blind!
I picked up Miroku and woke up Kilala so she could carry Sango and Shippou, and from there I went back to Kaede's village so they could get the proper rest.
xXx
As soon as I got everyone into Kaede's hut and I explained to her the situation, and she immediately began her treatment.
"How did you manage to let Kagome get kidnapped Inuyasha?" she yelled at me.
I rolled my eyes, she's acting as if I left Kagome unprotected and then she was kidnapped ,but I did try to save her from that feign Naraku.
"Your acting as if I went to see Kikyo and then Kagome was ambushed! I tried to save her okay? It was really unexpected time for Naraku to just show up and demand Kagome"
She gave me a horrified look then. "Did you go to see my sister?"
I gritted my teeth and stormed out of her hut. How dare she think I would go after Kikyo knowing Kagome's life was in danger? Then I slowed down and thought about it...I wouldn't do that would I?
My eyes widened in horror as I honestly couldn't answer that question fast enough...and my answer scared me even more. That's when I knew I had to get Kagome back before it was too late, if I pondered anymore about this whole damn thing I might completely forget about Kagome, and once again I'll be wrapped around kikyo's finger.
Kagome
My vision was colored almost completely red. Blood dripped from mouth and I was sure I was missing at least three teeth from this match. My clothes hung off my body in the most unflattering way and was also bleached with my blood, and my shoes were shredded to smithereens. Coughing blood on my sleeve, I stood up to the best of my ability and put my hands out the way Hakudoshi showed me; my miko powers sparkling to life.
"I think we should stop for today miko, you look like your on the verge of death" Hakudoshi mused with a smirk.
I shook my head and continued to stay in my battle stance.
"As you wish then, ningen"
He completely disappeared from my line of sight and I had to once again figure out where he was going to attack from, hopefully I don't get it wrong like last time.
"Don't panic miko, just because you can't see me doesn't mean you can't be able to detect where I am, use your miko powers to sense my youkai blood"
He swiped in front of my face and I quickly jumped back.
"Good. We'll try blocking attacks next week, I expect you to be back here on time" he said reappearing.
I nodded and finally relaxed a little. That was a big mistake, after letting my muscles calm down my vision blurred then went completely black, the last thing I remembered was my face connecting with the stone ground.
xXx
I woke up with bandages covering almost every inch of my body, it was painful to move so I just stayed still. Looking around, I noticed I was in someone's bedroom. It had a grand interior setting and looked like it should be for someone of royalty. The sheets under me were soft and had a deep blue color, one of my favorite colors. There was a soft knock on the door, and I realized I couldn't really talk and whoever knocked just opened the door anyway.
"I figured knocking first would be the correct way to do things, I also know full well you can't talk right now"
After straining my eyes to at least get a glimpse of who was talking to me I realized it was Kagura who came in. With a sigh of relief , I brought down my spiritual barrier that I must've put up unconsciously.
"So how are you feeling?"
I gave her a pitiful look and she only laughed at me. Having Kagura around taking care of my wounds wasn't the most pleasant thing I would've like, but at least it was better than Kikyo doing it.
My body started to give out on me once again and my eyes started to droop. Kagura noticed this and shook her head, a small smile forming on her face.
"I'll come back later to give you some more medicine, afterwards it'll be dinner so Naraku will expect you to be there on time, no matter if your beat up or not"
I groaned before I finally fell asleep.
xXx
Once again my eyes opened and I felt a little better this time, enough to learn another lesson? Let's not get carried away.
I sat up and noticed that the old bandages I was wearing earlier were thrown away and I was dressed in new ones. I also figured out I was clean and smelled good so I guess Kagura bathed me as well, I'll have to thank her later.
On the foot of the bed laid a note that was folded and had my name on it. Reaching for it, I read every word on the page.
'This room is yours from now on so please do well to keep it clean. Also the dress in the closet is for you to wear to dinner so put it on carefully, I'm aware of your injuries and I'll heal them further after dinner so you can be ready for tomorrow's lesson as well. Remember dinner starts at 8 and do not be late' (Naraku)
If I could remember Kagura told me that Naraku hated when someone was late for any type of occasion and it was already 7:30. I rushed like crazy to fix my hair, put on the jewelry laying around, the heels, and the dress itself along with the perfume.
Giving myself a final look in the mirror I looked like a totally different person, almost a sort of scary feel came about my appearance. My hair was pinned up almost in a ponytail and had loose curls at the end. The dress was a deep purple and was tight around my breast, (this piece of the dress was shaped in a heart) the rest of the dress was long and flowy and some of it trailed behind me.
My shoes were strappy and were the color of black. The jewelry was beautiful and matched the color of the dress and around my neck was a black shaped heart necklace.
I looked back at the clock and it said 7:50. I picked up the trail of my dress and jogged to the dining room of the mountain.
Naraku
Breathing a bit heavily, she finally got to the table three minutes before she would've been counted as late. I raised my eyebrow at the way the dress suited her so well, she looked like a very powerful queen.
"Please excuse my late appearance Naraku-sama"
She bowed lowly and she again used a submissive tone to me. I nodded my head, pleased that she knew her place and that I didn't have to put in such a great effort to reign her in as well.
Everyone was seated in their rightful place. I sat at the head of the table, Kanna to my right, next to Kanna was Kagura, then Hakudoshi. At the end of the table was Kagome and next to Kagome was Kikyo (who wore her hair up in a ponytail, with read pearl earrings, a black chocker, a red strapless dress, with black pumps). They both gave each other an up and down look and turned away disapprovingly.
Looking everyone in the eyes and noting that everyone was here, I stood up with my glass of wine in hand; preparing for a toast.
Everyone stood up after me and raised their glass accordingly. Clearing my throat I prepared my short speech.
"Many accomplishments have been done through out this year and for that. I thank every single of you. Lets also dedicate our toast to our beautiful secret weapon, who will bring down all of our most important enemy, Inuyasha"
Everyone raised their glass in Kagome's direction and she slightly blushed; nodding her head.
I sat down and everyone else followed suit and began eating. All was quiet until a question came into my head.
"Hakudoshi" I called.
"Yes?"
"How was Kagome in her training today?" I asked.
Hakudoshi waited a bit to finish chewing his food before speaking.
"She was fine for a ningen, and a very sturdy girl I'll add"
He paused in sudden thought for a second.
"She needs to learn to bring out her miko powers more when facing a youkai, or a hanyou. She suppresses it for some reason when trying to sense the things around her and uses her human senses instead"
I nodded taking all of the information in and planning my next course of action.
"What of her close combat skills?" I asked.
He nodded in satisfaction.
"Not bad at all. It could use minor improvement and she leaves herself open in some areas ,but when she does she plans ahead to protect herself from a fatal attack"
I smirked, pleased that she was learning at a faster pace then expected.
"Very well. Kagome" I called.
She lifted her head and her eyes fell on me.
"Yes, master-sama?" she answered
I glanced at Kikyo before saying anything, then the words I would say next would temporarily put a thorn in her side.
"For your next lesson, Kikyo well help you hone your miko skills"
A/N There you have it. Kikyo is not really the enemy here, inuyasha is. Also I want to make something clear, in later chapters p.o.v's will branch out to other characters that are mentioned, like Kanna, Kagura, Kikyo, Sango, Hakudoshi, and Miroku. Also ningen means human,youkai means demon and miko of course means priestess. Happy Readings everyone^^ please review -sasusakui