InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prisoner ❯ A Little Interference ( Chapter 21 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

"You should slow down a bit Inuyasha" Kagome announced, pulling on his sleeve for attention "I can't see either of them anymore"

"They'll catch up" he stated simply "We'll all make it in time even if they're slower"

"I still wish I could see them...."

Much to her surprise, but relief, Inuyasha slowed his horse down into a casual trot. A much needed rest for the poor animal who seemed to be panting from exhaustion. Inuyasha had made him stay in a fast paced run since the morning and the creature was literally ready to drop dead.

Travel dropped aside, she reached out for the reins, gripping them over Inuyasha's own hands to pull the beast to a complete stop.

"What are you doing?" he asked almost exasperated

Much to his annoyance it seemed, she slid off the horse and went for the supplies attacked to the back. Finding what she needed she went to the front of the horse, raising to him a bowl of water. The dark eyes briefly met hers in gratitude before starting to hungrily drink the offering.

"She's tired" Kagome voiced absently. The unoccupied hand rose gently, stroking the horse's mane in an apologetic way to Inuyasha's rough treatment.

He made eye contact with her briefly before looking behind them to watch for the other two. Like the last days he seemed distanced from her, but she already told herself that she couldn't let that bother her. She wanted him there whether he was inclined to her or not. For the time they did have, she wanted it to be pleasant.

"You're quiet" she voiced looking from the silky mane to golden eyes "Are you feeling okay?"

"Honestly" he said with a sigh "I'm anything but fine"

"Do you want to talk about it?" she offered softly

"No"

Trying not to have the words hit her too much; she offered him a gentle smile "Well if you do, just know that I'm here for you"

Slam

The wind was completely knocked from her as her body slammed face first into the hard packed ground. Her first reaction was to raise her head to see the cause of her pain, but something stopped it, more pointedly someone.

"Stay down"

She hesitantly obeyed wondering what was going on. She knew now that Inuyasha had smacked her to the ground, and it was he who was stopping her from his position on top of her, but why he taking the actions still was unknown.

Silence engulfed the two before he slowly lifted himself from her. Peeling herself off the ground she looked to his face for some explanation to the sudden move, but he was looking off to the side of them. On top of his head his ears were twirling in anticipation to unwelcome sounds, his body focused on that as well, as he tensed up beside her.

"What--"

A hand covered her mouth as her words were cut, though he still didn't look at her "Come here Kagome---slowly"

Her heart skipped a beat but she did as he said, sliding next to him as close as their bodies would allow the action. An arm slipped around her waist as he gently clutched her to his side.

Kagome's heart speed up a little more not only to his action but what was the motivation behind it.

Boom

Quicker than she thought he was able to, the two were sprang from the ground and landed above a now desecrated patch of land. Kagome barely had time to register that their horse was getting away before she was brought to another tree, evading yet another possible decapitation.

Looking closer she saw that the areas looked burned, tiny flames licked around the trees and even on the ground they were visible. Inuyasha must have noticed too, his eyes visibly narrowed.

"We have an old friend" he stated as a cruel smile touched his lips "Looks like he came back for another round"

"The one who burnt--"

"Yep”

It was not her imagination; Inuyasha's face grew more angered at the realization. Although he had said little of it, saying it was more important that the two of them had survived; the house had been his home. And she had a feeling that whoever burnt it should be very sorry.

Below them a bush shifted slightly. Kagome eyes widened, instantly pointing down with a gasp. Before she could comprehend his actions Inuyasha had made his way to the ground without her, drawing his sword to the demon.

A hand went to her chest as the other gripped the tree for support. Below her, she couldn't make out anything considering she was pretty high up, but she could make out some shuffling of clothes and squeals which she supposed was Inuyasha and the demon. This had to be a partner in the burning, Naraku’s men never worked alone. Nor did he.

A hand gripped her arm suddenly and had her spun, looking onto what had to be the second most horrific looking demon she had ever come to face with. His skin was a chalk white hue and his eyes were blazing red. On her gripped shoulder she felt him squeeze her; she only imagined the ripping skin because before she had time to dwell, the thing had her in his arms.

"Inuyasha!"

"Shut up bitch" the creature growled, silencing her with a hand as he landed a ways from where she had been "Naraku needs you, so either we can do this the hard way or the easy way..."

"He--he can't have me" she shouted pushing away from the creature "He's banned from the kingdom, he can no longer have my power"

The beast smirked at her further movements from him, almost pleased at the torment that burned in her eyes. "Ku ku ku" he mocked "Naraku needs your eyes. No longer does he need your kingdom for power"

"Tell him to fuck off!"

With strength she had completely forgotten she owned, she sent an energy blast to the creature. His form hit the trees trunk in a hard thump, though not before Kagome saw the surprise etched across the creature's face.

Looking down to her hands in disbelief, she silently thanked her mother for being a miko. To her dismay the creature recovered quicker than expected though and in an instant he had a deadly hold on her as he thrust her back into the trunk.

Her eyes widened from the hard contact of bark to flesh as the breath was taken from her. Once again her mind set off alarms, her voice instantly shouting "Inuyasha!"

"Naraku will be pleased to see you haven't died, all the more reason to give him power"

At this Kagome's interest was caught "Power?" she questioned while trying to regain feeling to her back "What power?"

"You'll see soon enough, bitch" he replied, releasing her as her feet touched the branch "Your eyes will be put to good use soon--"

Seeing her chance for an opening and his unwillingness to comply with her question, she kicked under what she assumed was his joint, watching as the creature fell backwards to the ground.

Clinging to the trunk, she realized that the move was bad. If he wasn't knocked out that meant he could see her but she couldn't see him. And despite the morning sun on her back, the forest was still darkened from the thick patches of trees.

Not exactly thinking things through, she starting heading down the trunk. Perhaps on the ground she'd at least have a chance to fight him off with these powers...on the tree she didn't have a choice.

Relief washed over her as she was met with no pale form on the ground. Not waiting for his appearance, she ran back for where she approximated Inuyasha had been.

An uplifted root in the path had her knocked to her feet as she was, for the second time, face planted into the cold earth. A sound caught her attention as her head turned just in time to see a pair of red eyes going for her.

Forgetting that she had her powers she curled in a ball ducking as she waited for the creature to take her captive once more.

Slice

"Are you alright, Kagome?"

Her head rose slowly from the temporary ball she had created. His sword was once again in its sheath and as he looked down to her, the white beast in two pieces behind him, he almost looked hesitant to approach her.

"Ummm—yea...”

He took a step closer, offering her a hand up before proceeding to look her over "Did you get hurt?" he asked almost heavily

"Nothing too bad" she replied, though her hand went to her shoulder rubbing the spot where she had been gripped "You?"

"Fine"

Instead of his eyes, she looked to his feet seemingly interested in their existence. He seemed so detached. For her nearly being kidnapped and taken back to Naraku he was sure acting indifferent to the matter. It made her hurt, a familiar lump she had identified there relationship with theses days.

A clawed hand raised her chin to meet his gaze as his body shifted closer to hers. Her lips remained pressed as she tried to blink away tears, though to no avail. For as she gazed into the honey orbs, she could feel a cold water trace down her face, stopping only once it had soaked Inuyasha's fingers.

As if he had double thought his actions, he pulled away turning his back to her "Let's go" he said "We can ride with Miroku and Sango"

Tears sliding across her cheeks she followed after her hanyou's form.