InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Impossible Love ❯ Chapter 12 ( Chapter 12 )

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Impossible Love

Chapter Twelve

YuriYaoiHet_ILoveEmAll

A\N: Sorry it's taken so long. I have my own computer now so i should get in at least one chap a week. Anyways, ON WITH THE FIC!!!

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Shippo darted through the trees in a panic. He didn't know if the wolves were following or whether or not Kagome was going to be ok. He was almost blind with tears, but he kept going, doing as he'd been told. He wondered what would happen to him if something happened and none of them were able to escape. Would the wolves find him and kill him or would they throw him in a dark cell by himself. Sango and Miroku made their cell bearable. he didn't know if he'd last by himself. Wait, he thought. Sango and Miroku might need his help and then they'd be able to help Kagome! He knew they'd gone to the river, away from the sun, so he put the sun at his back and ran as fast as he could.

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"You do know this isn't necessary." Kagome grumbled to Hinata.

The young demoness, seeing how much blood Kagome was loosing, by the second, had shown a surprising amount of initiative by arguing to clean and bandage her wounds before they left the spring. Kagome wasn't entirely sure how she lost the argument and submitted with an ill grace. Suppose it wouldn't do me any good to pass out from blood loss while trying to escape, she thought wryly.

"Hinata only wants to make sure the Lady is ok." Hinata said quietly, ducking her head, all submisiveness again.

"Don't try that coyness on me, pup." Kagome scolded lightly. "I've seen the beast behind the demeanor."

Hinata flashed her a smile. It seemed strange to think that a week ago, Kagome was afraid of most youkai and mistrustful of almost all of them, and yet here she was joking with one she'd just met and allowing her to dress wounds shed received killing said youkai's packmates. In some ways, she thought this was just a long and painful dream. Or I've been knocked out so many times I've gone crazy, she thought.

It was true that the past year of her life had seemed like a macabre fantasy, but at the same time, some deep part of her knew that Inuyasha, and therefore this world, was real. She thought back over her revelation about her feelings for him. She'd suffer any amount of pain for him to be real. To have he chance to apologize and tell him how she felt. It hurt just to imagine a world without him in it. To never see his face twisted in that arrogant smirk or see his eyes flash with anger. To never catch those rare smiles or here the softness in his voice on the rare occasions they weren't fighting. To never be able to see if his ears were as soft as they looked.

She smiled at that last thought, remembering all the times she'd tried to sneak and feel them. He'd caught her every time, and seemed perplexed by her facination with them. She'd always loved his ears. Even on the day of their disastrous first meeting she'd been intrigued by them.

"Someone is coming!" Hinata hissed suddenly, jerking Kagome out of her thoughts.

Kagome grabbed her filthy shirt, pulling it on in one fluid movement. They stood, facing the forest on the far side of the hot spring. "How many are there?"

Hinata closed her eyes. "At least two, but . . ." She trailed off, concentrating.

"But what?"

"They do not feel like pack, my lady. They are different." She lifted her nose in the air, trying to scent over blood, death and steam from the hot spring. "This one smells kitsune, neko and ningen. They are close. We must-"

"It's Shippo and the others. I'm sure of it!" Kagome exclaimed.

The bushes on the other side of the hot spring began to rustle and a moment later, an orange blur shot out headed straight for Kagome. It was Shippo. Hinata watched in astonishment as Kagome caught him in midair and hugged him to her.

"Oh, Kagome!" He cried. "Thank god you're ok! I found Sango and Miroku. They're coming. We have to-" He noticed Hinata. "It's another wolf youkai! Run, Kagome!"

He jumped down. This time he would not run. He faced Hinata and growled as ferociously as he could. To his astonishment, she smiled at him.

Kagome crouched and put a hand atop his head. "It's ok, Shippo. This is Hinata. She's going to help us." Hinata bobbed her head.

"Good." Sango said, pushing throught the bushes, Killala on her shoulder.

"We'll need all the help we can get."Miroku said, stepping from behind her. They looked over at Soura and Kimi's bodies as they walked around the spring. "You killed them?" He asked surprised.

Kagome looked away. "I had to." She said defensivley.

Sango knelt beside Kimi's body and pulled the rock dagger out of her heart. "I'm surprised you managed to kill them with this." She remarked, studying the bloody shard. She dipped it in the water, rinsing off the excess blood.

Kagome squirmed uncomfortably. "Kimi was an accident, but she'd have killed me otherwise. I was lucky to survive." She looked up at Hinata apologetically.

The youmg demoness nodded at her. "They were never nice to this one. The lady did what she had to do." She suddenly stiffened. "The pack is coming. We must go. Now."

Sango stood and threw the rock dagger to Kagome. "Keep it. You may need a weapon." Then she reached up to Killala on her shoulder. "Can you carry us?"

Kagome watched in astonishment as the neko leaped into the air and burst into flame. A moment later she was the size of a horse with tusks as long as Kagome's arm. There were bands of fire around her ankles that burned without searing her fur. She floated down to land beside Sango.

"She can't carry all of us if we have to outrun the wolves." Sango said, jumping onto Killala's back with practiced ease.

Hinata stepped forward, trembling. "Hinata can carry Lady Kagome, but we must hurry to the north!"

"Why north?" Miroku asked, akwardly climbing onto Killala behind Sango.

"The northern border is less defended than others. It is our only hope."

Kagome looked at her. "Are you sure you can carry me, Hinata?" The demoness nodded and knelt in front of her.

Kagome smirked. How many times times had Inuyasha carried her like this? She moved forward and wrapped her arms around Hinata's neck. Hinata cupped her hands behind Kagome's knees and stood.

Shippo made to jump up on Kagome's shoulder. "No, Shippo. You'll have to ride with the others." He looked hurt. "I'm sorry." He nodded and jumped up on Miroku's shouder. "Ikuzo!" She shouted, and they were off.

Hinata ran smoothly, but at a blindingly fast pace. Killala couldn't match her speed. Kagome thought for a moment they'd loose each other, but Hinata noticed and slowed down. Howls rang through the air behind them, but they already seemed so far away. They were really escaping! Kagome, full of adrenaline, whooped from pure joy.

Sango guided Killala down closer to them. "What should we expect at the border?" She called out to Hinata.

"There are three patrols, six to each. This one does not know their exact pattern, but we should be able to bypass them without much difficulty."

"What do we do if they try to attack?" Miroku asked.

"Do not stop. They have been ordered not to stray too far past the boundary. There is a river there we must cross. They may not even pursue us over it."

"Then what?" Sango asked.

"Then we head east!"Kagome called. She'd just been thinking about a plan. "Kouga with expect us to head west. If we confuse him we may just have a chance."

"We are nearing the border." Hinata cautioned.

Kagome looked forward. She could see a break in the trees ahead. As they neared it, she braced herself for whatever was on the other side. They broke through rpractically in the laps of one of the patrols. They'd apparently just sat down to a meal, and the sight of five fugitives and an awol pack mate was the last thing they were expecting.

Hinata, who hadn't even slowed, Took two long strides and leaped over the river. Kagome felt a moment admiration for the young demoness; the river had been at least twenty feet wide. Then they were in the trees darting away.

Howls once again rang in the air behind them. They'd done it. They were free!  Kagome whooped again. She looked up at the others, smiling widely.

They weren't there. She was certain they'd been right behind them. Then she heard something that made her blood run cold. Distant screams. They'd been caught.

"Oh, god, no!"

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