InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Impossible Love ❯ Chapter 13 ( Chapter 13 )
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By: YuriYaoiHet_ILoveEmAll 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Suspense / Romance / Hentai / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 12.21.2011 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 509 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Suspense / Romance / Hentai / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 12.21.2011 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 509 | Status: Work In Progress
Impossible Love
Chapter Thirteen
YuriYaoiHet_ILoveEmAll
A/N: Told you I'd be able to udate more often. :)I'll talk more at the end. ON WITH THE FIC!!!!!
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Three days until they reached the border, Inuyasha looked around at all of his warriors, Kitsune and Inu alike. The kistunes had made it obvious that they would follow his orders as well as they did Tonkouro's. Takata and a few others had been slightly hesitant at first, but seeing the way he respected and listened to the advice of their unspoken leader had convinced them. The Inu's had accepted them flawlesssly, after Daichi's episode, and were even sharing fighting techniques with the mostly untrained kitsunes. They favored illusions and trickery to win their battles and were sorely lacking in close-quarters fighting, which Inuyasha was convinced there would be alot of.
The wolves numbered at almost five hundred, pups and regular wolves at their call not included. Tonkouro had told him that three years ago the wolves began pillaging small villages and their numbers had slowly risen to well over the norm for any youkai clan. They'd mostly kept to themselves before that, as every clan did. Inyasha agreed with Tonkouro that their rising numbers had obiously put taxes on their food supply, forcing them to 'outsearch' for supplies. That did not absolve them from blame and Inuyasha had voiced his astonishment that no one had spread the news of the wolves destruction or had retaliated for their misdeeds.
Tonoukro's explaination had been simple. Hardly anyone survived and most who did were taken prisoner or were picked off by the lesser demons in their greif and misfortune. Their numbers were too great for anyone to amass the numbers neccary to hope to have a chance at winning.
Upon hearing this, the Inu's had begun training when they camped. As the Inus trained all warriors as if war were on their gates, they had already been trained to face multiple attackers, but they practiced, rehoning their skills, teaching the kitunes at the same time. The injured kitsunes helped by creating illusions of groups for the inu's and other kitsunes to practice fighting with. Kohaku watched them intently and began modifying some of the Inu's techniques for his use and began teaching the others a few of his techniques that they could do the same with. To the boy's suprise a few of the youkai had, upon seeing him train with a colapsable double-ended staff, asked him to teach them the technique. He told them to find strong wood or bamboo staffs to practice with and began teaching them. The two female kitsunes who had stepped forward to learn the new technique, soon mastered the basics and could be seen training with each other every spare moment they had.
Inuyasha was very proud of his warriors and was very confident that they would succeed in rescuing Kagome and the kit the kitsunes sought. A thought occured to him and he sought out Tonkouro. The elder kitsune had taken the kits away from the camp to hone their skills of illusion. They wouldn't be fighting in the battle, of course but Tonkouro wanted them to be able to defend themselves better. He'd taken them away for the other kitsunes so they wouldn't feel self conscious of their child-like illusions.
About a mile into the forest, he began hearing shouts and the sounds of scuffling coming from a clearing. Sudddenly he was curious to see how young kits were trained. He masked his energy and leaped high into a fir tree to watch.
They'd apparently just finished warming up. Black, red and gray kits were spread out in lines facing Tonkouro. Inuyasha was surprised to see that each each kit was supporting a small ball of fox fire. He'd thought only older kitsunes could call the mysterious floating flame to their bidding. He was also surpised to see that the color of the flame differed depending on the kit's coat color. Blue-green for red tailed kits, purple for black and pink for grey. When he'd seen these colors when the older kitsunes trained he'd thought it was about preference. Seeing the kits, he realized it was more than that. Without warning, the elder kitsune called his own ball of opaque, white fox fire and created an elaborate illusion; small dragons, one for each kit, each a unique color with distinct markings that Inuyasha could make no sense of.
The multi-colored dragons lifted off as one and flew at the kits and they responded with illusions of their own. Each kit seemed to respond to their dragon differently and their choice of illusion type differed via their coat color. Inuyasha suddenly realized another reason kitsunes of diffent coat colors stuck to their own. Their magic was different.The black kits had aggressive tastes in illusion choices, the reds were more conventional, and the greys illusions, while they lacked in agression, seemed to move more freely and with more grace than the others.
He watched for a while, actually finding he enjoyed watching the young kits learning, before remebering why he'd come. Deciding to throw his own mix into the kits' training, he released his aura in a rush. Those foolish enough to take their eyes off their dragons to see what was happening received a few bumps and a valuble lesson: never take your eyes off of your opponent.
Crouching on all fours, he darted across the clearing, manuvering around the individual battles easily, until he reached Tokouro. The elder kitsune was lying sphynx-like, his eyes glazed slightly white from the illusions he was controlling. Inuyasha sat indian-style and crossed his arms, hands inside the sleeves of his fire-rat haori.
They sat for a moment in companionable silence before Tonkouro spoke. "What brings you to our training session, Prince Inuyasha?" He asked formally.
"I had a thought I wished to speak to you about." Inuyasha responded, keeping the formality going. He'd sensed that the elder kitsune wished to keep their easy comraderie secret for the time being. While he didn't fully understand why, he followed the elder's lead. "You mentioned that Kouga kept other prisoners and it gave me an idea."
"Yes." Tonkouro prompted when Inuyasha paused.
"If we are trying to rescue Kagome and the kit you are concerned about, why not release all of the prisoners?"
Tonkouro turned his head towards Inuyasha slightly. "Why should we waste our recources rescuing those that do not concern us? Explain your reasoning."
Feeling like he was being drilled by an instructor, he held back a smirk. "If there are more youkai being held, they may be able to help us if we decide to take down the wolves once and for all. You do agree that there rampage must be stopped, don't you?"
"Hai, but what if they are not willing to fight?"
"Then they will owe both the Inus and the Kitsunes a life debt. No disrespect intended, elder, but in your current state, having a few owe you a debt would no doubt pay off." Inuyasha stated tactfully.
"Those who have been taken will not have much to give."Tonkouro reminded him sternly. "But it bears fruit for thought."
They turned their attention back to the kits who,not surprisingly, had begun to tire. They fought their dragons as if their lives really depended on it and Inuyasha was sure they'd be able to distract their opponents long enough to get away at the very least. Tonkouro called a halt and withdrew his illusions. There was a moment when his eyes glazed over completley white, before they faded to their normal icy blue. Inuyasha waited patiently while Tokouro spoke to each and every kit, praising and giving advice where it was needed, before they escorted the kits back to camp.
"Come." Tonkouro said to Inuyasha when the kits were settled. "Let us speak further."
"Hai." Inuyasha nodded and they set off.
As they, left the camp further behind, Tonkouro increased his stride, taking the lead. Inuyasha was content to follow and the elder kitsune lead them to a small, sparklingly clear lake. Without preamble, the kitsune charged into the water until it lapped at his stomach, before turning to face Inuyasha, who'd stopped on the shore. When he laid down, only his head and tails floating on the waters surface were visible.
"I didn't think you mind me taking a dip while we talked." He stated lightly, giving Inuyasha a toothy smile.
Inuyasha laughed. "Not at all. In fact, I think I'll join you. "
He shed his haori and inner wrap unselfconsciously, until he stood naked on the shore. He walked into the water until he was waist deep, before pushing off with his feet and striking towards deeper water. He decided he wanted to swim for a moment and dove under the waters surface, still kicking. He swam down to the lake's bottom and sat there, digging his claws into a rock below him to hold him in place. He stayed like that, watching a school of freshwater fish swim by.
As he sat there he thought of Kagome. They'd never gone swimming before. She liked the lake beside the castle. Perhaps she'd enjoy swimming with him after they returned home. If she'd stay with him. He hoped against hope that he'd be able to win her over. He would die if she left through the well, never to return. He just wished they weren't taking so long to get there.
He sighed and watched the bubbles float to the surface, before following them. He broke the waters surface with a gasp and flipped his hair out of his face. He floated there for a moment, before swimming back towards Tonkouro.
"Now." Tonkouro said when Inuyasha reached him. "What made you think of rescuing the other prisoners as well?"
"It just seems like the thing to do." He answered. "I'm pretty sure that he has prisoners from many clans and he may be using those prisoners as bargaining tools. Like telling the other clans to do as they say or else he'll execute them. If we take out Koga's bargaining chips then it should make it all the easier to take him down. Who knows? We may even make allies in clans that would never have allied with us otherwise. I makes sense from all sides."
Tonkouro's gaze peirced him. "All good reasons, but I sense those are the things you have thought of after your decision was made. I want to know why."
Inuyasha's anger flared. only his respet for the elder kitsune kept him from lashing out. "Why does it matter?" He asked through gritted teeth.
"You are a good leader Inuyasha, bright and quick of mind, but I want to make sure you didn't just come up with this decision on a whim and decide to do it without a moments thought. What if you did not have anyone to discuss it with?" He asked pointedly. "Would you have gone through with it without thought? Have you given thought to the fact that it will thin our lines, make us more vunerable? One wrong move and this mission will fail and we will all lie dead at the wolves door. Do you wish that? For then your Kagome will be forever trapped to Kouga's bidding."
Inuyasha stood and faced the elder kitsune, full of rage. "How can you say that's what I want? So I didn't think it through entirely. So what? It might not be easy, but it is the right thing to do. Think of kits. Think of them trapped. Would you go into their midst and take only the ones you knew and leave the rest behind? Would you dash their hopes and leave them on death's door?" He spat. "Because that is what Kouga is to those prisoners. He is death. Would you leave them to that fate if we could save them?"
Tonkouro stayed still and tranquil through Inuyasha's rant. As the waves of the young hanyou's anger played out he stood, turning to fully face him. "That is what I wanted to know."
Inuyasha was shocked. It took him a moment to respond. "What?"
"You beleive it is the right thing to do stronlgy enough to fight for it. "The elder kitsune stated serenely. "And you are right, on all counts. I will commit my kitsunes to this cause."
Inuyasha was still slightly shocked, but nodded. "Thank you, Tonkouro."
The elder kitsune flashed him another toothy smile. "What better than to do on a fool's errand than play the fool?"
Inuyasha smiled back, all traces of anger gone. He felt he had just passed some sort of test. "And there you go with that phyco-babble again."
They both laughed. "Would you mind though, telling me what you were thinking of when the thought came to you?" Tonkouro asked lightly, lying back down in the water.
Inuyasha looked down and sighed, flipping onto his back to float in the cool water. He didn't answer for a few minutes, trying to truthfully answer. "Kagome. "He said finally. "It's what she would do. She'd want to make everyone safe."
"Aye. I thought she had something to do with it."
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, confused.
"Nothing seems to drive you young males to extreemes like young females."
Distant howls broke through the air, breaking up the peaceful moment. Something was happening at camp. Inuyasha leaped from the water and shook himself dry, before pulling on his haori. Tonkouro shook himself and Inyusha leaped into a tree to avoid getting drenched by the great sheets of water flying off of the enormous kitsune. They took off flying through the trees at blurring speeds. Tonkouro, being faster than the hanyou, reached the camp first, barreling into the clearing. Inuyasha followed a second after to see the inus grouped aroud something.
They parted as he approached and he saw it was the two female trackers who had brought back the information of the wovles numbers. He'd sent them back to give word to his father of their progress two days ago. Since they traveled without stopping they were able to cover many more miles a day than the group was. Still, Inuyasha was surpised they caught up so fast. He hadn't expected them until tomorrow at least.
"Faryae. Kasumi." He greeted them. They bowed crossing an arm over their chests. "You must be lighter of foot than most rabbits I've hunted to have caught up with us so fast." There was a collective laugh. The trackers however didn't smile. "What news do you bring?"
Kasumi, bowed her head further, dark hair falling over her face. "News of your Lady Mother Prince and of the late Lady Sousayinu's daughter, Princess Iyayuma, oh Prince."
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "What is the news?"
"The wounds Princess Iyayuma received from the wolves are healing rapidly, but the healers are afraid there will be permanant damage to her face and they say she may never regain the use of her left arm. She hasn't woken to receive the news of her Lady Mother's passing."
Inuyasha closed his eyes, pain for his half-sister coursing through him. She was going to need his support more than ever. Distantly, he wondered if the tracker they'd sent after his bastardly brother, Sesshomaru had reached him with the news yet. He shook himself. There would be time to think of that later.
He turned his attention back two the trackers. "And what news of my mother?"
Faryea answered, curly brown curls trembling. "The wounds Lady Megumi received from the late Lady Sousayinu have begun to fester. They are not sure if, in her weakened state, she will be able to fight off the infection for long. The healers are trying every remedy they know, but she has slipped into a fevered sleep and won't awaken."
Inuyasha could do nothing but stare. His body literally locked down from shock. His mother . . . Dying? It couldn't be. She couldn't die. He knew had to control his emotions in front of his clan, but this was too much.
"Thank you for the news. Rest and feed." He said distractedly to the two females.
Then he was gone, darting through the trees faster than he ever had before. He didn't know where he was going. He saw a tree to his left that towered over the ones around it. He darted to the very top, barely concentraing on where he placed his hands and feet. He stood there, staring up at the moon. Suddenly it was all too much. Tears rolled down his cheeks for his mother, for Iyayuma, for Kagome. He threw back his head and howled his sadness to the Lady Moon.
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And now, some comments on much loved reviews.
First up it's SutleSarcasm.
Welcome back! It is so nice to see your voice again. I started reading this story when you posted the first chapter. I like it very much and have enjoyed the way your writing has matured. Looking forward to the next chapter.
Thanks. Ive really tried hard ro make my writing better so the people who read it will enjoy it more. I still don't have spellchecking software, but I should soon. I'm glad to know you've stuck with my first awkward attempt at a fanfiction.
And next its my own, personal stalker OneShot_Yaoi_Shipper!!
*Evil Laughter* I KNEW STALKING WOULD WORK!!!!!!!!!!! I tried other stuff like my shrink told me too but I had to go back to stalking because really it's the only real way to get anything done *nods head* but great chapter I can't wait to read more. There is only one problem I can see and that is a lack of lemons *sighs sadly* would it help if I cried?
No It won't. I'm nowhere near a lemon on this story. SORRY EVERYONE! And if you wanted a chapter sooner why didn't you sent me a laptop instead of all of those creepy soveniers?! Would made this alot easier, Yaoi Princess. Just sayin. By the way, if you really want a lemon, read Together, the new story I'm posting. YOUR WELCOME!!!!
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Chapter Thirteen
YuriYaoiHet_ILoveEmAll
A/N: Told you I'd be able to udate more often. :)I'll talk more at the end. ON WITH THE FIC!!!!!
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Three days until they reached the border, Inuyasha looked around at all of his warriors, Kitsune and Inu alike. The kistunes had made it obvious that they would follow his orders as well as they did Tonkouro's. Takata and a few others had been slightly hesitant at first, but seeing the way he respected and listened to the advice of their unspoken leader had convinced them. The Inu's had accepted them flawlesssly, after Daichi's episode, and were even sharing fighting techniques with the mostly untrained kitsunes. They favored illusions and trickery to win their battles and were sorely lacking in close-quarters fighting, which Inuyasha was convinced there would be alot of.
The wolves numbered at almost five hundred, pups and regular wolves at their call not included. Tonkouro had told him that three years ago the wolves began pillaging small villages and their numbers had slowly risen to well over the norm for any youkai clan. They'd mostly kept to themselves before that, as every clan did. Inyasha agreed with Tonkouro that their rising numbers had obiously put taxes on their food supply, forcing them to 'outsearch' for supplies. That did not absolve them from blame and Inuyasha had voiced his astonishment that no one had spread the news of the wolves destruction or had retaliated for their misdeeds.
Tonoukro's explaination had been simple. Hardly anyone survived and most who did were taken prisoner or were picked off by the lesser demons in their greif and misfortune. Their numbers were too great for anyone to amass the numbers neccary to hope to have a chance at winning.
Upon hearing this, the Inu's had begun training when they camped. As the Inus trained all warriors as if war were on their gates, they had already been trained to face multiple attackers, but they practiced, rehoning their skills, teaching the kitunes at the same time. The injured kitsunes helped by creating illusions of groups for the inu's and other kitsunes to practice fighting with. Kohaku watched them intently and began modifying some of the Inu's techniques for his use and began teaching the others a few of his techniques that they could do the same with. To the boy's suprise a few of the youkai had, upon seeing him train with a colapsable double-ended staff, asked him to teach them the technique. He told them to find strong wood or bamboo staffs to practice with and began teaching them. The two female kitsunes who had stepped forward to learn the new technique, soon mastered the basics and could be seen training with each other every spare moment they had.
Inuyasha was very proud of his warriors and was very confident that they would succeed in rescuing Kagome and the kit the kitsunes sought. A thought occured to him and he sought out Tonkouro. The elder kitsune had taken the kits away from the camp to hone their skills of illusion. They wouldn't be fighting in the battle, of course but Tonkouro wanted them to be able to defend themselves better. He'd taken them away for the other kitsunes so they wouldn't feel self conscious of their child-like illusions.
About a mile into the forest, he began hearing shouts and the sounds of scuffling coming from a clearing. Sudddenly he was curious to see how young kits were trained. He masked his energy and leaped high into a fir tree to watch.
They'd apparently just finished warming up. Black, red and gray kits were spread out in lines facing Tonkouro. Inuyasha was surprised to see that each each kit was supporting a small ball of fox fire. He'd thought only older kitsunes could call the mysterious floating flame to their bidding. He was also surpised to see that the color of the flame differed depending on the kit's coat color. Blue-green for red tailed kits, purple for black and pink for grey. When he'd seen these colors when the older kitsunes trained he'd thought it was about preference. Seeing the kits, he realized it was more than that. Without warning, the elder kitsune called his own ball of opaque, white fox fire and created an elaborate illusion; small dragons, one for each kit, each a unique color with distinct markings that Inuyasha could make no sense of.
The multi-colored dragons lifted off as one and flew at the kits and they responded with illusions of their own. Each kit seemed to respond to their dragon differently and their choice of illusion type differed via their coat color. Inuyasha suddenly realized another reason kitsunes of diffent coat colors stuck to their own. Their magic was different.The black kits had aggressive tastes in illusion choices, the reds were more conventional, and the greys illusions, while they lacked in agression, seemed to move more freely and with more grace than the others.
He watched for a while, actually finding he enjoyed watching the young kits learning, before remebering why he'd come. Deciding to throw his own mix into the kits' training, he released his aura in a rush. Those foolish enough to take their eyes off their dragons to see what was happening received a few bumps and a valuble lesson: never take your eyes off of your opponent.
Crouching on all fours, he darted across the clearing, manuvering around the individual battles easily, until he reached Tokouro. The elder kitsune was lying sphynx-like, his eyes glazed slightly white from the illusions he was controlling. Inuyasha sat indian-style and crossed his arms, hands inside the sleeves of his fire-rat haori.
They sat for a moment in companionable silence before Tonkouro spoke. "What brings you to our training session, Prince Inuyasha?" He asked formally.
"I had a thought I wished to speak to you about." Inuyasha responded, keeping the formality going. He'd sensed that the elder kitsune wished to keep their easy comraderie secret for the time being. While he didn't fully understand why, he followed the elder's lead. "You mentioned that Kouga kept other prisoners and it gave me an idea."
"Yes." Tonkouro prompted when Inuyasha paused.
"If we are trying to rescue Kagome and the kit you are concerned about, why not release all of the prisoners?"
Tonkouro turned his head towards Inuyasha slightly. "Why should we waste our recources rescuing those that do not concern us? Explain your reasoning."
Feeling like he was being drilled by an instructor, he held back a smirk. "If there are more youkai being held, they may be able to help us if we decide to take down the wolves once and for all. You do agree that there rampage must be stopped, don't you?"
"Hai, but what if they are not willing to fight?"
"Then they will owe both the Inus and the Kitsunes a life debt. No disrespect intended, elder, but in your current state, having a few owe you a debt would no doubt pay off." Inuyasha stated tactfully.
"Those who have been taken will not have much to give."Tonkouro reminded him sternly. "But it bears fruit for thought."
They turned their attention back to the kits who,not surprisingly, had begun to tire. They fought their dragons as if their lives really depended on it and Inuyasha was sure they'd be able to distract their opponents long enough to get away at the very least. Tonkouro called a halt and withdrew his illusions. There was a moment when his eyes glazed over completley white, before they faded to their normal icy blue. Inuyasha waited patiently while Tokouro spoke to each and every kit, praising and giving advice where it was needed, before they escorted the kits back to camp.
"Come." Tonkouro said to Inuyasha when the kits were settled. "Let us speak further."
"Hai." Inuyasha nodded and they set off.
As they, left the camp further behind, Tonkouro increased his stride, taking the lead. Inuyasha was content to follow and the elder kitsune lead them to a small, sparklingly clear lake. Without preamble, the kitsune charged into the water until it lapped at his stomach, before turning to face Inuyasha, who'd stopped on the shore. When he laid down, only his head and tails floating on the waters surface were visible.
"I didn't think you mind me taking a dip while we talked." He stated lightly, giving Inuyasha a toothy smile.
Inuyasha laughed. "Not at all. In fact, I think I'll join you. "
He shed his haori and inner wrap unselfconsciously, until he stood naked on the shore. He walked into the water until he was waist deep, before pushing off with his feet and striking towards deeper water. He decided he wanted to swim for a moment and dove under the waters surface, still kicking. He swam down to the lake's bottom and sat there, digging his claws into a rock below him to hold him in place. He stayed like that, watching a school of freshwater fish swim by.
As he sat there he thought of Kagome. They'd never gone swimming before. She liked the lake beside the castle. Perhaps she'd enjoy swimming with him after they returned home. If she'd stay with him. He hoped against hope that he'd be able to win her over. He would die if she left through the well, never to return. He just wished they weren't taking so long to get there.
He sighed and watched the bubbles float to the surface, before following them. He broke the waters surface with a gasp and flipped his hair out of his face. He floated there for a moment, before swimming back towards Tonkouro.
"Now." Tonkouro said when Inuyasha reached him. "What made you think of rescuing the other prisoners as well?"
"It just seems like the thing to do." He answered. "I'm pretty sure that he has prisoners from many clans and he may be using those prisoners as bargaining tools. Like telling the other clans to do as they say or else he'll execute them. If we take out Koga's bargaining chips then it should make it all the easier to take him down. Who knows? We may even make allies in clans that would never have allied with us otherwise. I makes sense from all sides."
Tonkouro's gaze peirced him. "All good reasons, but I sense those are the things you have thought of after your decision was made. I want to know why."
Inuyasha's anger flared. only his respet for the elder kitsune kept him from lashing out. "Why does it matter?" He asked through gritted teeth.
"You are a good leader Inuyasha, bright and quick of mind, but I want to make sure you didn't just come up with this decision on a whim and decide to do it without a moments thought. What if you did not have anyone to discuss it with?" He asked pointedly. "Would you have gone through with it without thought? Have you given thought to the fact that it will thin our lines, make us more vunerable? One wrong move and this mission will fail and we will all lie dead at the wolves door. Do you wish that? For then your Kagome will be forever trapped to Kouga's bidding."
Inuyasha stood and faced the elder kitsune, full of rage. "How can you say that's what I want? So I didn't think it through entirely. So what? It might not be easy, but it is the right thing to do. Think of kits. Think of them trapped. Would you go into their midst and take only the ones you knew and leave the rest behind? Would you dash their hopes and leave them on death's door?" He spat. "Because that is what Kouga is to those prisoners. He is death. Would you leave them to that fate if we could save them?"
Tonkouro stayed still and tranquil through Inuyasha's rant. As the waves of the young hanyou's anger played out he stood, turning to fully face him. "That is what I wanted to know."
Inuyasha was shocked. It took him a moment to respond. "What?"
"You beleive it is the right thing to do stronlgy enough to fight for it. "The elder kitsune stated serenely. "And you are right, on all counts. I will commit my kitsunes to this cause."
Inuyasha was still slightly shocked, but nodded. "Thank you, Tonkouro."
The elder kitsune flashed him another toothy smile. "What better than to do on a fool's errand than play the fool?"
Inuyasha smiled back, all traces of anger gone. He felt he had just passed some sort of test. "And there you go with that phyco-babble again."
They both laughed. "Would you mind though, telling me what you were thinking of when the thought came to you?" Tonkouro asked lightly, lying back down in the water.
Inuyasha looked down and sighed, flipping onto his back to float in the cool water. He didn't answer for a few minutes, trying to truthfully answer. "Kagome. "He said finally. "It's what she would do. She'd want to make everyone safe."
"Aye. I thought she had something to do with it."
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, confused.
"Nothing seems to drive you young males to extreemes like young females."
Distant howls broke through the air, breaking up the peaceful moment. Something was happening at camp. Inuyasha leaped from the water and shook himself dry, before pulling on his haori. Tonkouro shook himself and Inyusha leaped into a tree to avoid getting drenched by the great sheets of water flying off of the enormous kitsune. They took off flying through the trees at blurring speeds. Tonkouro, being faster than the hanyou, reached the camp first, barreling into the clearing. Inuyasha followed a second after to see the inus grouped aroud something.
They parted as he approached and he saw it was the two female trackers who had brought back the information of the wovles numbers. He'd sent them back to give word to his father of their progress two days ago. Since they traveled without stopping they were able to cover many more miles a day than the group was. Still, Inuyasha was surpised they caught up so fast. He hadn't expected them until tomorrow at least.
"Faryae. Kasumi." He greeted them. They bowed crossing an arm over their chests. "You must be lighter of foot than most rabbits I've hunted to have caught up with us so fast." There was a collective laugh. The trackers however didn't smile. "What news do you bring?"
Kasumi, bowed her head further, dark hair falling over her face. "News of your Lady Mother Prince and of the late Lady Sousayinu's daughter, Princess Iyayuma, oh Prince."
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed. "What is the news?"
"The wounds Princess Iyayuma received from the wolves are healing rapidly, but the healers are afraid there will be permanant damage to her face and they say she may never regain the use of her left arm. She hasn't woken to receive the news of her Lady Mother's passing."
Inuyasha closed his eyes, pain for his half-sister coursing through him. She was going to need his support more than ever. Distantly, he wondered if the tracker they'd sent after his bastardly brother, Sesshomaru had reached him with the news yet. He shook himself. There would be time to think of that later.
He turned his attention back two the trackers. "And what news of my mother?"
Faryea answered, curly brown curls trembling. "The wounds Lady Megumi received from the late Lady Sousayinu have begun to fester. They are not sure if, in her weakened state, she will be able to fight off the infection for long. The healers are trying every remedy they know, but she has slipped into a fevered sleep and won't awaken."
Inuyasha could do nothing but stare. His body literally locked down from shock. His mother . . . Dying? It couldn't be. She couldn't die. He knew had to control his emotions in front of his clan, but this was too much.
"Thank you for the news. Rest and feed." He said distractedly to the two females.
Then he was gone, darting through the trees faster than he ever had before. He didn't know where he was going. He saw a tree to his left that towered over the ones around it. He darted to the very top, barely concentraing on where he placed his hands and feet. He stood there, staring up at the moon. Suddenly it was all too much. Tears rolled down his cheeks for his mother, for Iyayuma, for Kagome. He threw back his head and howled his sadness to the Lady Moon.
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And now, some comments on much loved reviews.
First up it's SutleSarcasm.
Welcome back! It is so nice to see your voice again. I started reading this story when you posted the first chapter. I like it very much and have enjoyed the way your writing has matured. Looking forward to the next chapter.
Thanks. Ive really tried hard ro make my writing better so the people who read it will enjoy it more. I still don't have spellchecking software, but I should soon. I'm glad to know you've stuck with my first awkward attempt at a fanfiction.
And next its my own, personal stalker OneShot_Yaoi_Shipper!!
*Evil Laughter* I KNEW STALKING WOULD WORK!!!!!!!!!!! I tried other stuff like my shrink told me too but I had to go back to stalking because really it's the only real way to get anything done *nods head* but great chapter I can't wait to read more. There is only one problem I can see and that is a lack of lemons *sighs sadly* would it help if I cried?
No It won't. I'm nowhere near a lemon on this story. SORRY EVERYONE! And if you wanted a chapter sooner why didn't you sent me a laptop instead of all of those creepy soveniers?! Would made this alot easier, Yaoi Princess. Just sayin. By the way, if you really want a lemon, read Together, the new story I'm posting. YOUR WELCOME!!!!
Thanks to everyone else who left me reviews. I don't have the time to do more right now. Sorry.
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