InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ In-between Appearances ❯ In-between Appearances: Chap. 3 ( Chapter 4 )

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and it's characters don't belong to me. If they did the story would revolve around Sesshoumaru and because that's not true, you can tell it's not mine.

Title: In-between Appearances.

Summery: Lets face it, other than Inuyasha and his group, most other characters have many episodes between appearances. I'm sure it's been done before, but this is what happened to some of the characters in-between eps.

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'Naraku's poison insects... Perhaps he's close by.' Sesshoumaru leaps into the air without a word fallowing the insects. Leaving a waving Rin and a sputtering Jaken behind.

The insects fly over a clearing, there were three of them, together they held an object, Kanna's mirror. The clearing shifts as Naraku's barrier fell, allowing not only Naraku's drones to enter, but Sesshoumaru as well. After landing within' the castle grounds Sesshoumaru heads strait for the door.

The Miasma increased with every step Sesshoumaru took father inside the walls of the castle. Sesshoumaru calmly walks father in completely unaffected by Naraku's meager defense. "Are you Sesshoumaru?" A voice speaks out as Sesshoumaru enters a large room.

One thing Sesshoumaru did find annoying was the miasma effected his sense of smell, allowing others to sneak about him must easier than normally possible. "I had better inform master Naraku." The small girl turns and hurries into another room. Sesshoumaru fallows the girl quickly, not wanting to lose her in the miasma.

Sesshoumaru enters the room she ran into. All that was in there was an opened trap door in the center. 'Rats like Naraku always burrow into the ground to hide from danger.' Sesshoumaru jumps in without a moments hesitation and lands of the dirt ground silently.

The stench of Naraku increased with every step towards the end of the hallway Sesshoumaru landed in. Sesshoumaru hears voices coming from behind the door as he approaches it. "Stay here, don't let her escape. I'll be returning shortly. The door opens and Naraku steps out to meet Sesshoumaru.

"What do I owe the pleasure of this most unexpected visit, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Naraku asks, his head bowed. "Don't expect flattery to save you." Sesshoumaru rests his hand on the hilt of the Toukijin. Without waiting for comment he jumps into the, ready to attack. Naraku's head snaps up, being caught of guard by the youkai lord.

Naraku just barely side steps the attack. The sword cutting a few strands of Naraku's hair as it passed by. Naraku leaps back a few feet putting a bit of distance between himself and the youkai lord. Naraku reaches behind his back a throws a nest of his poison insects at the ground. Moments later two dozen fly out and at Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru dispatches them with a single wave of his sword. Before the last chunk of flesh hit the ground he was on the attack a gain. Heading strait for Naraku once again Sesshoumaru lashes out, aiming a horizontal slash at Naraku's neck. Naraku, not prepared to fight anyone in hand to hand combat can only raise his right arm up for defense.

The Toukijin rips through Naraku's arm, separating it from the elbow down. A blast of miasma erupts in all directions from the dislodged arm. Sesshoumaru simply stands there looking Naraku strait in the eyes. "It will take more than a little poison to bother this Sesshoumaru."

Naraku inadvertently takes a stop back 'Damn, I can't beat him with my current power.' Naraku concentrates and expels even more miasma from his body. It soon covers the entire room with thick purple smoke. So much that even Sesshoumaru pauses in his attack and covers his mouth a nose.

That pause gives Naraku all the time he needs to retreat. After a few moments the whole castle begins to fade away. As if blown by a powerful wind, it leaves Sesshoumaru standing in a clearing, as though the castle had never been there.

"Thank you for being my guest Sesshoumaru-sama, if I ever require your presence again, I'll be sure to inform you..." Naraku's voice trails off and disappears on the wind as quickly as it had came.

'Naraku. Don't ever bother me again, or you will learn just how big the difference between us is.' Sesshoumaru turns and calmly walks away from where the castle once stood.

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I know, this chapter is the shortest of them all. I think even the prolog was longer, but whatever. I can however promise that the next chapter is going to be longer than all the other ones. I may break it down into two different ones but I don't think I'm going too. I still don't know exactly how much longer this is going to be, but I can guaranty five more chapters and an epilog at the very least. As always R&R if your up to it.

And I'd like to thank all the new reviewers.

Goldenmoonlight13: Thanks for the words. I agree completely...And it would be great to own Inuyasha.

LordKaisermon: Thanks for the reviews, good to see someone has a sense of humor like mine. Jaken! Burn her! That's a classic.

Lisa: I forgive you for not reviewing sooner :)