InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ For the Love of a Miko ❯ Another Kidnapping ( Chapter 17 )

Kouga dodged another punch and proceeded to pummel Inuyasha. It had finally dawned on him that this wasn't the mutt-face that he had come to love. There was no scent and more noticably the dog didn't bleed! There were gashes all over his body, but no blood. If one looked closely they could see muscle tissue and veins pupming within the open wounds, but that didn't explain the complete lack of profuse bloodshed. This revelation didn't stop his efforts to kill the runt though. It was still a danger to his pack.

The Inu-imposter slashed with it's claws catching Kouga slightly off guard, effectively drawing blood. Kouga quickly recovered though and gave the abomination a swift kick in the arse...literally. The attack sent the creature falling over a cliff that they had migrated to during their match. Kouga followed Inuyasha down the cliff, but at a more survivable pace. He climbed down. When he reached the bottom all that was left of the creature was a wooden puppet wrapped in a single strand of silver hair.

His pack began yelling for him from the top of the cliffs. Given his distance from them and the hounding of the wind in canyon though, he couldn't quite make out what they were saying. Then from over the cliff, tufts of white hair could be seen blowing in the wind.

'Damn, this had better be the real one!' Thought Kouga. He didn't think he had enough energy to fight another one of the damn things.

"Oi wolf! Where's Kagome?" Asked Inuyasha

"She's in the caves!" He thought that he would let the mutt see for himself her changes. There was a pause before Inuyasha returned.

"She's not there. Mangy wolf! Naraku was here wasn't he! I can smell him. Damn it! If anything's happened to Kagome I'll personally skin you alive!"

Kouga was not expecting this. Then it sunk in. Naraku had infultrated his den while successfully distracting him with a puppet of Inuyasha. The bastard will pay! Kouga ran up the side of the cliff.

'Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap!' Kouga didn't even stop where Inuyasha and his group were standing. Instead he sped past them and ran to the den. Kouga had to see for himself. He wasn't suprised however, to see that the mutt didn't lie. Sure enough Naraku's scent was everywhere, but no Kagome. Without a second thought or a backwards glance, Kouga chased after the lingering scent as best he could. He had no doubt that the Inu-group would follow afterwards. There was no time to waste, Kagome was in trouble.

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'Where am I?' Kagome questioned herself. She fealt iron shackles locked around her wrists and ankles. She allowed her sences to reach out and feel her suroundings. Kagome didn't want to open her eyes and possibly alert her captors to her conciousness. To her zeal, she found the familiar demonic energy, signaling Naraku's close proximity.

'Well this should be fun.' The thought was laced with sarcasm. Remembering her promis of ill-will towards the dubious hanyo that accompanied the room with her, she struck out with her miko powers. To her utter dismay and discomfort; her shackles hindered her use of her miko powers, as well as gave her a painful jolt. This caught the unwanted attencion of her intended victim.

"Kukuku, so I see you have awakened." Naraku did nothing to hide the amusement in his voice as he took in her changed appearance with lust filled eyes. "I wouldn't advise you not to try that little miko trick again. Those chains that bind you were made by a powerful youkai blacksmith, who might I add knows of you, and your abilities."

Kagome humphed at the newly acquired information. 'So these things are resilient against my miko powers......but what about my youkai?' Remembering her training with Midoriko, she called upon her strangth and tried to pry the bonds from their rings embedded in the stone wall. Obviously she wasn't in Naraku's stronghold, since his castles were always in the traditional japanese manner. Paper walls with sliding doors, and thin wooden frames.

The stupid chains wouldn't budge. There was a resounding slap in the air, and Kagome's head was thrown to the side. Her face began to sport the beginings of a bruise around the red area that remarkably resembled a hand print. She turned her eyes and stared at her attacker with as much hatred and resentment her innocent eyes could muster. Ooooh he was going to get it once she was free. Her miko powers flared instinctually, which resulted in her being shocked once more, but this time it was more forcefull. She welcomed the darkness that surrounded her, with unconciousness. Yep he was going to get it.....just after she woke up....er...again.

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Inuyasha raced after the wolf as best he could. Kouga was much faster than him even without the shards, mostly in part to the fact that 'wolf-boy' was a full demon. They had lost Naraku's scent a few miles back, along with Kirara and her passengers. He figured that the stupid wolf was just following in the general direction the scent went. This would usually be a good plan, that is if it wasn't Naraku they were chasing after. For the idiot to even have left a scent was enough to question their reasoning to follow.

'Damnit Kagome. Why the hell did you have to leave us?' He found himself asking this question more and more lately. There was no answere. He was pleased with this turn of events; it meant that the annoying little voice in his head that sounded like someone he couldn't quite place was not there. It also meant that there would be no answere to his question for the time being which upset him some.

Kouga raced through the trees. There was no path of which he could follow, other than his own heart. That organ was speeding almost faster than Kouga, though at the same time, it seamed lifeless. The wolf had a look of determination mixed with sorrow etched on his face. Kagome would be found by him, and no matter what, she would be alive. There was no way in hell that he would stand idley by and watch her die again. He had slight scraches from the varrying twigs and leaves that would catch his skin as he spead past, but all that did was remind him that he was still alive.

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Why does it seem as if Kagome gets to have all of the fun, while her friends and loved ones are left trying to catch up to her? Allow me to ponder on this little tidbit while you guys read your review responses k? ^.~

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