InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanyou and Miko ❯ Washi and Nishi ( Chapter 5 )

Disclaimer: You know I don't own InuYasha, so… yea. There you go.

 

Chapter 5: Washi and Nishi

 

“And these youkai, they are the ones who attacked ye InuYasha?” the old miko asked after Kagome and told her the story.

 

“Keh! I don't know. That's what Myouga said.”

 

“And what do ye plan to do?”

 

“Kill `em all, what else? They can't threaten Kagome and get away with it!” his eyes lit up with the realization of the blunt statement he just made. He could feel his face redden with an upcoming blush. Kagome wasn't any better off, his concern left her red-faced as well. Kaede didn't seem to notice. Either that or she was pretending she didn't notice.

 

“Do you know anything about these youkai, Kaede?” Kagome asked.

 

“Ye know more of them than I. Dragon-youkai are strong creatures. And eagle-youkai are tricky. They will be hard for ye to defeat if ye are not careful InuYasha.”

 

“Keh.”

 

“Kagome, I missed you!”

 

“Shippou, I missed you, too!” the kitsune hopped into Kagome's lap and hugged her.

 

“Did you bring me anything, Kagome?”

 

Kagome rummaged through her bag, pulling out the candy her mother had bought.

“Don't eat it all at once.”

 

He grabbed the bags and quickly opened one, popping chocolate chunks into his mouth. “Are you going to stay here for awhile?”

 

“I don't know, Shippou. We've got a lot going on right now.”

 

“You're going back to your time, for awhile, anyway.”

 

“InuYasha! I'm not going.” She stated firmly.

 

“Oh yes you are, wench, and that's that.” He darted out of the hut. Kagome carefully put Shippou in Kaede's lap and ran after the hanyou.

 

“InuYasha! InuYasha!” she looked around for the hanyou.

 

“What do you want now?” he replied, coming down from the roof of the hut.

 

“InuYasha, I'm not leaving.”

 

“Yes you are.”

 

“No. I'm. Not.”

 

“Kagome, will you just listen to me. No, you're not staying here, and that's final. Get it through your head, wench!”

 

“Augh! Sit, sit, sit, SIT!” *thud* The hanyou was pounded into the ground under the command. Kagome took the time to storm off toward Goshinboku. She sat on the far side of the tree with her arms around her legs and chin on her knees.

 

InuYasha pealed himself out of the `sit' crater and sat on his haunches with his hand on the ground between his legs. Stupid, pathedic, human wench! Stupid rosary beads and `sit' commands! She's always wanting to go home, but when I tell her to go she `sit's me! Like I really want her to leave.

 

“Wh-what? Kagome?” he smelled the salt from her tears. And that's another thing, all the freakin crying! He sighed and walked over to Goshinboku. With protest InuYasha scooped up Kagome and jumped into a branch of the tree.

 

“Are you going to tell me what I did?”

 

“No, baka.” She replied, still not looking at the hanyou.

 

“Why not?”

 

“Cause you're a baka.”

 

“What else is new?” she sobbed. He just sat there holding her.

 

“Are you going to let me down?”

 

“No.”

 

“I can't stay up here all day.”

 

“Sure you can. You'll have to because you ain't going anywhere until you tell me why you're crying.”

 

She took a deep breath. “Because you won't let me keep my promise.” He gave her a puzzled look.

 

“What promise?”

 

Another sob. “I promised you…” she went silent.

 

“Promised me what, Kagome?”

 

“I promised,… I wouldn't leave you alone again. And I won't, I don't care what you say, baka!” they both became silent. The sun started going down, and InuYasha jumped out of the tree and headed toward Kaede's hut.

 

“No, not yet.” Came Kagome's plea. InuYasha shrugged and sat her down under the tree. He soon followed, placing Tetsusaiga against the trunk. She still looked downcast. InuYasha couldn't stand when Kagome was sad.

 

He sighed. “Alright. You win.”

 

“What?” instead of giving a direct answer, he again laid his head down in Kagome's lap and closed his eyes.

 

“Go ahead. Rub away.” A small smile crossed her face as she grabbed hold and rubbed the furry appendages. The last bit of sun faded into the horizon as the full moon shown bright overhead.

 

“I thought you said you wouldn't let me rub them anymore.”

 

“Keh. I won't. Last time, wench, so don't get use to it.” Kagome's smile widened. Keh! What am I talking about? I'm getting to use to it. I'd let her rub my ears all day if she wanted to. His thoughts faded as he surrendered to Kagome's touch. Rub…. Ears……. Feel good…… very.. good.

 

Suddenly the rubbing stopped. He let out a growl as his head was maneuvered off of Kagome's lap and onto the ground, but the loss didn't last long. He felt a sudden rush of heat through his whole body as the miko lay herself behind him and once again started rubbing his ears. Yep. Good….too good…..rub nice. His eyelids slowly closed and soon he and Kagome were sound asleep under the watch of Goshinboku.

 

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“Are you sure they went this way?”

 

“Of course.”

 

“Are you sure we should be hunting down the youkai that are hunting us?”

 

“Nope. You should have stayed.”

 

“And let you go by yourself?”

 

“Yep.”

 

“What about the jewel shards?”

 

“They can wait.”

 

“They can wait? Since when?”

 

“Keh! You talk too much.”

 

“No I don't.”

 

“Hush, wench.”

 

“What are you going to do if we find these youkai?”

 

“I donno. Kill `em, most likely.”

 

“That all you think about?”

 

“Yep.”

 

Kagome sighed and wrapped her arms tighter around InuYasha's neck as he leaped and ran through the forest. They had left early in the morning after InuYasha sniffed out a faded scent of what he thought was from the youkai that had attacked him weeks before. He protested when Kagome insisted to go with him, but not wanting a repeat of last night he gave in.

 

“Can we stop for awhile?”

 

“No.”

 

“Why not?”

 

“Pathetic human wench, I'm doing all the running. Why do you want to stop?”

 

Kagome huffed and laid her head on InuYasha's shoulder. “We've been traveling all day! At least set me down and let me walk on my own for awhile.”

 

“Later.”

 

“Now. I'll make ramen.” She coaxed. He grew silent as he considered her temptation.

 

“Later.”

 

“I've got to go to the little miko's room, and unless you put me down you're going to need a bath soon.”

 

“Keh! Firerat clothes, remember? Cleans itself.”

 

“InuYasha!” he let out a heavy sigh and dropped Kagome on the ground. “InuYasha!”

“What?” he asked innocently.

 

She gave him a dirty look and walked off into the forest. She went a little way and stopped to take care of her business. Stupid baka! My butt is going to be bruised, I just know it. He's gonna be the one to pay for it, anyway. She was about ready to walk back when a sudden movement stopped her. A shard is nearby.

 

“The Shikon no tama, I will have the rest of it now, Miko.”

 

Kagome stopped dead in her tracks as two youkai stepped in her path. The one who spoke took a step toward her. She took a step back. The youkai was a male eagle-youkai, Washi. He was in human form, with long reddish-brown hair and pointed ears. He wore dark green clothes that fit his form to perfection, and a black belt around his mid section carried the hilt of a sword. What Kagome noticed most about Washi was his eyes.

 

His eyes were a swirl of red and orange that stared down at her unblinkingly. The other youkai was the female eagle-youkai, Nishi. She was clothed in a deep purple kimono, again fitting her form perfectly with the sword latched at her waist. Her facial features were the same as her brothers.

 

“Or, if you prefer, we can kill you then take it. It's your choice.” Said the female.

 

“Yea, right. You'll kill me anyway.” Kagome replied, sliding one foot behind her to a fighting stance. She didn't have her bow or arrows; she had left them with InuYasha.

 

“InuYasha!” before the youkai had time to react they were face to face with a very angry hanyou.

 

“Well, well. Isn't it the little puppy of a hanyou. I though we killed you. Guess you have a bit more bite than we thought.”

 

“Keh!”

 

“Enough teasing, Nishi.”

 

“You take all the fun out of killing defenseless creatures, brother.”

 

“We have a mission to complete, or have you forgotten?”

 

“Of course I haven't forgotten!”

 

“Hey, we're still here, you know.” Yelled InuYasha, drawing Tetsusaiga and brandishing it in front of him. Kagome grabbed and fitted an arrow on her bow InuYasha had tossed back to her. I know he's going to yell at me later for leaving these behind.

 

It seemed like InuYasha and Washi had had enough talking and both leaped in the air. Washi avoided InuYasha's attack with Tetsusaiga and managed to slash InuYasha's face with his talon-like claws. InuYasha landed back on the ground and skidded to a halt. Four line-thin blood marks appeared on his right cheek. He let out a low growl and attacked again with his own claws.

 

This time he struck his mark and blood poured from the youkai's chest. The battle continued fiercely. Both were on the receiving end as well as the `dishing' end of attacks. InuYasha and Washi showed no sign of wearing as they once more leaped at each other. Suddenly InuYasha's senses drew him away from his fight.

 

“Kagome, watch out!” he gazed on out of reach as Nishi leaped at Kagome. Kagome turned in time to avoid a fatal attack, but InuYasha smelled her freshly spilled blood as the eagle-youkai's claws grazed across Kagome's shoulder. She let out a small whimper but raised her bow all the same.

 

InuYasha winced as Washi plowed into his side, sending him crashing into the ground. Kagome, with her own troubles, fired an arrow at the oncoming Nishi. She missed, but Nishi had to abandon her attack in order to avoid the arrow. Kagome quickly fitted another arrow. InuYasha was on the upside of his battle. He had Washi at the `no mercy' end of his Wind Scar attack.

 

The youkai faded into the wind as he was turned into dust. He turned to deal with the other, but was stunned by the sight.

 

“Kagome!” she was standing with her bow by her side. Her eyes were glazed over as she stared unblinking into the eyes of Nishi. The youkai stared back with an intense glare. Kagome started to sweat and shake.

 

“No, Kagome!” He leaped at Nishi, cutting off her concentration. Kagome fell to the ground, InuYasha ran to her side. “What do you do to her?!” The youkai did not answer. Instead she transformed into her eagle form and took to the sky. InuYasha growled, then turned back to the fallen Kagome. He sheathed Tetsusaiga and lifted Kagome's head into his arms.

 

“Kagome?” her eyes were tight shut and her complexion pale as she continued to shake and sweat. He placed his hand on her forehead pushing back her fallen hair.

 

“Kagome?” this time to InuYasha's relief she forced her eyes open.

 

“What did she do, Kagome? What happened?”

 

“I… don't… kn…” was her weak reply.

 

InuYasha sighed. “Okay. Now Kagome, I need you to stay with me. I'm going to take you to Kaede. She'll know how to help you.” She nodded her head in reply. Seeing her shivers, he took off his haori and wrapped her in it. He then placed her pack along with her bow on his back and picked up Kagome bridal-style. He was off in a flash, racing toward the village.

 

A/N: Oh no! I hated doing that to Kagome! …poor miko… Anyway, if you like the story so far, please leave reviews!!!