InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Scandalous ❯ Needles ( Chapter 13 )

Chapter 13: Needles

 

Aine laid back in the grass next to Dustin and giggled in joy. She was really happy at the moment. Her stomach was full, she was clean, and she was in love. She really missed her family, but there was nothing she could do to get home, so she might as well enjoy it here while it last.

 

She stretched her arms up and relaxed. She stared up at the bright night sky. Dustin looked down at her and smiled. He moved her bangs out of her eyes and she looked up at him.

 

“Would you two quit being so mushy and get some sleep or something? I'm getting sick just watching you two,” Jiro said from across the fire.

 

“Then don't watch us. It's as simple as that,” Dustin smirked. Aine sat up and adjusted her sleeping yukata to cover all the essentials and put a hand on Dustin's shoulder.

 

“Don't start fights! I thought we had everything settled,” Aine said.

 

Jiro huffed and turned away from the two. The only reason why he wanted them to stop because his jealousy would go into overdrive. He still wanted Aine, but he knew he couldn't have her.

 

Dustin looked back at Aine and wrapped his arms around her waist. Suddenly a loud crash was heard from inside the forest and Aine's head snapped in that direction. Trees were falling around them as they stood up to see what was going on.

 

A young woman shot out of the forest and saw the group from the air. She lost her concentration on what she was doing and fell towards the ground. Jiro's eyes widened when he saw her fall and ran to catch her.

 

The woman was about to hit the ground until Jiro slid in between her and the ground. She closed her eyes and landed right on top of him. She opened one eye and looked down at Jiro's face.

 

“Good catch Jiro!” Aine smiled. The woman jumped off of Jiro and took a battle stance.

 

“Who are you and what do you want with me?” she asked.

 

“If I'm not mistaken it was you who crashed into our campsite,” Dustin stated pointing at their camp. Jiro stood up and dusted himself off.

 

“I'm so sorry! I'm Shiori!” the woman smiled bowing in apology.

 

“It's no problem Shiori! I'm Aine and this is Dustin and Jiro,” Aine introduced everyone.

 

“You're a half breed,” Jiro commented.

 

“You have a problem with that? I'm half bat demon and I've been made fun of enough so if you want to fight let's do it!” Shiori yelled. (Remember her from the show?)

 

Aine ran in between the wolf and the bat and said, “There will be no fighting! Just calm down and explain to us what you were trying to do.”

 

“I was just trying to fly around and I lost concentration and fell on Jiro over there,” Shiori explained.

 

“Well that's pretty obvious,” Jiro stated.

 

“Who asked you?!” Shiori asked getting angry.

 

“Dustin I think you and Jiro should go for a midnight bath,” Aine smiled.

 

“But it's not midnight,” Dustin stated confused.

 

“I don't care! Just take Jiro and leave!” Aine shouted pushing him and Jiro away from the camp.

 

“Jeez, why do I always have to go with you?” Dustin asked.

 

“This is the first time you idiot!” Jiro yelled as they walked off.

 

Aine turned back to Shiori and smiled, “Now that the boys are out of the way, why don't we get to know each other?”

 

“Umm… Okay?” Shiori said getting nervous.

 

“So what are you doing all the way out here?” Aine asked.

 

“Well, my mother and I were attacked last night and my mother made me run away to get help,” Shiori explained.

 

“That's terrible! Do you know who attacked you?” Aine asked.

 

“I don't know, all the demon said was that his name was Kurana. Other than that I have no idea what he wanted or what we did to him,” the bat sighed.

 

“Kurana…” Aine repeated and felt herself pulse. Her eyes widened as a pain crept up her spine and settled in her chest. Her breathing grew ragged and into short pants. She could feel someone trying to pry into her mind, but she fought against them. What was happening to her?

 

“Are you alright Aine?” Shiori asked.

 

Aine put her hand over her heart and gripped at the clothing that was under her hand. “It hurts…” she breathed out.

 

“What? What hurts?” Shiori asked growing scared.

 

Aine fell to her knees and caught her upper body with her left hand. It hurt so much, it felt as if she were going to die. Was she really going to die?

 

“Stay here, I'll go get the others,” Shiori said and ran off to find the guys. She ran up to the spring and stopped noticing that they were just stripping off all of their clothes.

 

“I'm so sorry!” she cried and closed her eyes.

 

“What do you want?” Jiro asked as they put on their clothes again.

 

“Something is wrong with Aine. She's in some kind of pain,” Shiori said not looking at them.

 

Dustin took off in a flash. He had felt that something was off the whole night, but didn't say anything thinking it was nothing. He entered the campsite and Aine was nowhere to be found.

 

“Aine?! Where are you?” he called out.

 

Jiro and Shiori came up shortly afterward and Shiori ran to the spot where she left Aine. Little spots of blood could be seen on the ground and she called Dustin to go look.

 

His heart stopped at the sight. Somehow he knew that was Aine's blood. What happened to her? Was she hurt? Did someone take her?

 

He needed to know anything. Jiro came up and smelled the ground. “It's like she completely disappeared from here. I can't smell her anywhere,” he stated standing up straight.

 

Dustin clenched his fist and felt his nails dig into his palms. He hated this feeling. The love of his life was in danger and he couldn't do anything to help her. He felt like breaking down and sobbing right then and there, but that wasn't going to help Aine. He needed to do something to help her. What was he supposed to do?

 

A fox ran out of the forest and sat in front of them almost mocking them. The fox had a smirk on its face as if he knew something that they didn't. “Where is she? Where is she? Asking questions won't help your friend,” the fox laughed.

 

Dustin's head snapped up to the fox. Did it just talk? His eyes narrowed to focus on the red animal. Jiro growled and grabbed it by the fur on its neck.

 

“Do you know where she is?” Jiro asked.

 

“I do, but as I said asking questions won't help her. The man that has her is torturing her as you just sit here and do nothing,” the fox smirked. The fox seemed to be enjoying himself.

 

Dustin grabbed the fox's snort causing it to whimper in pain and he asked, “Where is she? If you want to live you will tell me where she is!”

 

“What will that do for me? Once the master is done with the girl I get her body for food,” the fox barked.

 

“Tell me or you won't be alive to eat again,” Dustin growled pulling on the fox's ear painfully.

 

The fox squealed and said, “Okay, she's in the master's castle in the east.” Dustin threw the fox against a nearby tree and began to run toward the east.

 

“Come on, let's follow him,” Jiro said grabbing Shiori's hand and pulling her as he ran after Dustin.

 

“Are you sure we should rush over there without a plan?” Shiori asked.

 

“We don't have time for a plan. Aine has been kidnapped and could be hurt,” Jiro stated.

 

Shiori just shut up and followed after Jiro. He was right. This was no time to be thinking, they had to save Aine.

 

Dustin suddenly stopped running when he heard a scream. He turned to his left and saw a glowing circle in the distance. He changed directions and ran towards it. The man from a while back was sitting next to a tree with needles floating in front of him. Kurana… That was that man's name.

 

Dustin could see Aine tied to a tree with the top of her yukata hanging by her waist leaving her upper body exposed. Kurana smirked and waved his hand. Four needles shot out and stuck into Aine's belly. She screamed in pain as blood ran down her stomach.

 

Dustin suddenly hit a barrier and was thrown back into a bush. He quickly got up and ran back to the edge of the barrier. Needles stuck out of her stomach, making the word `mate' in her skin. When this was over her body would be scarred badly.

 

Jiro and Shiori ran up and gasped at the sight. Dustin couldn't watch this. He reached out and touched the barrier only to receive a shock of electricity. “Aine! Hang in there Aine!” he called out and he felt his power grow when the power of the barrier flowed into his body. The barrier slowly shrunk until it was gone.

 

Jiro took this chance to run and attack Kurana. He was about to kick Kurana in the chest when the evil demon disappeared and Jiro skidded to a stop.

 

“This is not over. I have marked Aine and I will get what I want from her,” Kurana's voice rang out around them.

 

Dustin ran over to Aine and untied her. She stayed in that position because if she moved the pain would overwhelm her entire body. Dustin helped her slowly lay on to the ground. “This is going to be very painful, but I have to take these needles out of you,” he whispered.

 

Aine nodded and closed her eyes tightly. He touched the first needle and felt her twitch. He wrapped his fingers around it and pulled it out in one swift movement. Aine moaned in pain feeling her body going numb from all the agony it went through in just a couple of minutes.

 

Dustin gripped the second needle and found it stuck deeper in her skin. He had to slowly take it out causing Aine to cry out. He hated seeing her like this. He wished he could take away her pain, but he didn't know how.

 

Shiori came up and knelt down beside her. “I'll do it. Just hold her hand and I'll do it,” she offered.

 

Dustin nodded and moved to put Aine's head in his lap. He grabbed her hand and could feel her squeeze it tightly as each needle came out. She had finally passed out from the pain and Dustin sat there watching her sleep.

 

Once all the needles were out he gathered her in his arms and dug his face into her neck. He felt horrible. He couldn't protect her from Kurana and now she was hurt badly. She didn't deserve this. He needed to get her back home, away from danger.

 

His shoulders began to shake from the silent sobs he let out. He would protect her from now on. He wasn't going to let Kurana get away with this… Kurana was going to die the next time he even thought about hurting Aine…

 

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A/N: Oh no! Aine is hurt! What's going to happen now?! Lol I hope ya'll liked this chapter! It's started to get somewhere now! Sorry about the delay! Please forgive me!