InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Anxiety ❯ Tampering ( Chapter 31 )

++Chapter 31++

++Tampering++

 

“Are you sure?” Inuyasha repeated.

 

“Yes, I said I was fine…nothing but bumps and bruises.” Kagome reassured the worried hanyou. “Are you sure you can carry them?” Kagome pointed to the two on his back.

 

“I got them…if their starting to slip, I'll let you know.” Inuyasha stated with a grunt as he hopped up to lift the hanyou and youkai up more onto his back.

 

They left their friends behind, now walking down the creeping corridors, their goal: Find Daitan and return his soul to his body.

 

“Mama?” A small, quiet voice called.

 

“Kyasha?” Kagome asked as she walked over to Inuyasha's back to see her daughter. “Are you okay?”

 

“Yeah, I think…so.” Kyasha coughed out. “Where is everyone?”

 

Kagome sighed sadly.

 

“They're out looking for your brother.” Inuyasha stated.

 

“What?” Kyasha's eyes shot open. “Where is he?”

 

“The moth youkai got a hold of him…his soul…” Kagome couldn't finish.

 

“No…no, why didn't you guys help him…why?” Kyasha started to mumble in anger. She struggled but ended up standing on her own two feet. “We have to get him…back.”

 

She wobbled forward, not able to keep up her strength with her feet she teetered around until her legs gave out and she collapsed.

 

“Kyasha!” Kagome screamed as she ran up and caught her on her back.

 

“Sorry…” Kyasha mumbled as she tried to stand up again.

 

“Let me help.” Kagome held onto her daughter's shoulder as she let her lean on her.

 

“Thanks.” She mumbled. Inuyasha caught up with the two, Kooketsu still on his back.

 

“We better get going…” Inuyasha mumbled. Kyasha looked up and gasped.

 

“Kooketsu…what happened to him?” Kyasha demanded.

 

“He got hurt when the moth youkai kidnapped him…he'll be fine, nothing but scratches and bruises.” Inuyasha said as she continued to walk.

 

“Inuyasha wait up, Kyasha's still injured.” Kagome called up to her impatient mate.

 

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“Sango, you've got them okay?” Miroku asked as he walked next to Kirara and his wife.

 

“Yup father, we're cozy.” Hanna smiled as she sat on the back of Kirara with her mother and brother.

 

“Good.” Miroku mumbled.

 

“Father?” Chansu asked.

 

“Yes?” Miroku answered.

 

“Are Kyasha and Daitan going to be okay?” He asked.

 

“I'm not really sure…” He mumbled. “But we're going to get them back.”

 

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Kyasha's head shot straight up, her nose went crazy.

 

“Kyasha, what is it?” Kagome asked as she almost fell over at the action. She was still holding her up, Inuyasha a bit ahead of them.

 

“It's Daitan…I can smell him.” Inuyasha nodded.

 

“He isn't too far ahead of us.” He replied.

 

“Then let's go.” Kyasha mumbled. They started walking again, arriving at a pair of large doors. It was a surprise that the doors were even intact; Inuyasha hadn't demolished them on his trek through the castle.

 

Inuyasha kicked open the doors, still holding onto Kooketsu. They entered the room, not expecting what happened next.

 

“Aww!” Inuyasha swirled around to see a moth youkai pulling on Kyasha as Kagome tried to hold on to her. Inuyasha immediately laid the wolf youkai down, waking him, as he ran over and grabbed his daughter.

 

“I see you are here to recover your son.” A bitter tone crept in and got the attention of the group.

 

“Give him back!” Kagome yelled.

 

A moth youkai tossed a small boy over; Inuyasha leapt up and caught his son's still lifeless body.

 

“Daitan…” Kyasha whispered.

 

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“I think I heard something.” Sango mumbled. She glanced over to her husband who gave her a nod as Kirara started moving faster, Miroku slightly behind.

 

“The others are probably already there.” Miroku stated as he ran beside the fire cat. “We must hurry.”

 

“Let's go.” Sango muttered as they headed after their friends.

 

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“Kagome, watch them.” She nodded and took the kids and Kooketsu who was slowly coming to.

 

“Mama...” Kagome sat down beside Kyasha and tended to her wounds, speeding up when she heard Inuyasha's yell as he ripped through some of the moths.

 

“Kyasha, just rest…you're weak.”

 

However, the moth youkai were never going to give the hanyou girl a rest. Kagome screamed when she saw a moth youkai closing in. She didn't have her bow or arrows and Inuyasha was busy.

 

Then Kooketsu jumped up and kicked the moth away, buying them sometime before they would come back to get the last soul they needed.

 

“Thank you Kooketsu.” Kagome mumbled as she decided to check his wounds as well.

 

A loud sound from above them caught the miko's attention. She looked up and her eyes widened. Another moth youkai was coming. This was it, they had to get Kyasha out of there or it was going to be too late.

 

Kagome jumped and slid Kyasha out of the way, she squeezed her eyes shut, expecting pain to come as she took the hit instead of her daughter…but nothing happened.

 

Kagome slowly opened her eyes and saw Sango standing there, her Hiraikotsu at her side.

 

“Sango…” Kagome said in shock then closed her eyes. Miroku ran over, checking Kagome; he sighed.

 

“She fainted.” He told his wife.

 

“Stay here, I'll help Inuyasha.” Miroku nodded. Kirara helped him protect the kids and now an unconscious Kagome.

 

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Inuyasha heard Kagome's cry for help. He turned but was slammed into a wall behind him by a moth youkai who attacked him when he was distracted.

 

He stood quickly, checking to see if his family was still alive, and much to his relief, he saw Sango standing before Kagome, who had blocked an attack from another youkai.

 

He sighed then continued to fend of on his own.

 

Inuyasha came down with another wind scar, slashing through the moths like scissors and paper.

 

The numbers seemed to grow and grow. He needed help, though he wasn't about to admit it.

 

Just then, he saw two moth youkai come at him, both from different directions. He could only hold onto one, while the other would get a strike on his back. However, his battle strategy changed when he heard the word that made him sigh in relief,

 

“Hiraikotsu!” Sango screamed as it killed the moth at the hanyou's back. “Thought you'd need some help.”

 

Inuyasha jumped up and slashed through the other youkai then landed beside his friend, back to back.

 

“You could say that.” Sango smiled.

 

“Ready?” She felt him nod. They both ran, killing youkai everywhere.

 

Sango pushed through all the youkai, but realized Inuyasha's problem before, there was too many for one person.

 

Miroku came running in, whacking the moth's that were headed for his wife with his staff.

 

“Thanks.” Sango smiled.

 

“Anytime, love.” Sango blushed.

 

“Are Kagome and the kids okay?” He nodded.

 

“The wolf youkai is up and helping.” Sango smiled.

 

Sango and Miroku teamed up and killed all the youkai around them, making a path towards their hanyou friend, seeing if he needed help.

 

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Kagome sat beside her son and daughter, holding back the tears. She was supposed to be helping her friends and mate but she was—instead—crying over her loved ones when she should have been fighting to protect them and get Daitan's soul back.

 

A moth youkai came after them. Kagome stood and glared at the youkai. Raising her hands, she decided to use a trick the old miko, Kaeda, had taught her before she died.

 

Kagome opened her hands out, in a matter of seconds; a pink glowing wall surrounded the small group. Kooketsu looked back, not expecting the barrier to come up.

 

`She's a miko?' He thought. `Father never told me that…'

 

Kagome let the wall down and sat down; boy, do those barriers use up a lot of energy from you, Kagome thought.

 

 

 

Here's another chapter, I can't wait till I'm done writing this story…but I still haven't heard if you guys want me to post the sequel…I'm writing one, so it doesn't matter if you don't want to read it, I'm still writing, but I want to finish `hope' before I start it. I think I'll call it `Anxiety 2: Fidelity.' However, I'm still not sure. The story would be more based on Daitan and his adventure in the future. I'll post a summary up next chapter and see if you guys want me to post it up for you to read at your own risk. Thanks for the reviews and support. Hope you like the story! (Obviously…)

 

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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters, anime of manga. Rumiko Takahashi does and I'm glad she had the imagination to create such amazing characters to play with.