InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sleeping Mistake ❯ To Find Shippo ( Chapter 15 )

Ok, ok I feel really, really bad. I'm so sorry you guys. It has taken me way to long to update. I hope you all can forgive me. I so sorry. I hope this chapter will begin to make things better.

 

I don't own Inuyasha.

 

To Find Shippo

 

We all sat around the room in silence while we ate. Kagome and Inuyasha had returned before sunset, but Sango is still no where to be found, and the sun had set over two hours ago. I guess I really scared her off.

 

I sighed after swallowing my bite of ramen.

 

“That's it!” Inuyasha suddenly shouted, “Will you fucking say what's on your mind! You've been sitting over there sulking and sighing all night!”

 

I looked over at the angry hanyou, eyes wide, “I-um-I'm sorry,” I stammered, “I didn't realize what I was doing,”

 

“What happened between you and Sango?” He asked.

 

“Well, I guess I angered her,”

 

“You know, it wouldn't surprise me if she left. She most likely got sick of your lecherous ways and decided to leave for good,” He crossed his arms.

 

The thought hadn't occurred to me. What if I blew it with her earlier? Did she leave? Was she that mad?

 

“Inuyasha cut it out. You know Sango wouldn't just get up and leave like that,” Kagome commented, “She's old enough to take care of herself. When she is ready to come back she will. The real problem is Shippo's disappearance. Which brings me to another point, Inuyasha; I want to go look for him,”

 

I watched Inuyasha roll his eyes, “I already told you, he is fine,”

 

“You don't know that!” Kagome yelled back.

 

“Will you just give it till morning woman?!”

 

Kagome's eyes narrowed, “I'm going to look for him,” With that said, she got up and pick her bag up off the floor.

 

I heard Inuyasha start to growl, but Kagome still walked out.

 

“Damn her!” Inuyasha sprinted after her.

 

Well now I'm alone. I cleaned up the discarded bowls then began to settle in for the night. Perhaps Kagome was right.

 

I undressed and settled down to sleep. I put out the fire and the room was bathed in light from the half moon.

 

- - - - -- - - - - - - -

 

“Will you wait up?!” I yelled after Kagome's form, which was about 50 yards ahead of me.

 

“I will not let you bring me back!” She tossed over her shoulder.

 

I felt my muscles tense with frustration, “I won't bring you back!”

 

Her steps slowed a bit, but she kept moving, “You mean you'll help me find Shippo?”

 

“Yeah, fine, I'll help,” I gave in.

 

She turned around to face me, “Then where does his scent lead?”

 

I walked up to her side and smelt the air, “It follows this path,” I pointed the way through the forest.

 

“What path?” She looked around.

 

“The only path that is there,” I rolled my eyes.

 

“I don't see a path,”

 

“It's right there,” I emphasized my point by pulling my arm back and shoving it back in the direction of the path.

 

“THAT'S a path?”

 

“Yes it's a path,” I grabbed her wrist and pulled her in the right direction.

 

After about an hour of traveling, I noticed Kagome beginning to fall behind. Her scent smelt exhausted, and I realized she started to sweat.

 

I turned to face her. She was pale and barely moving. Her breath was coming in short pants.

 

“Kagome?” I lifted her chin up so I could look her in the eyes.

 

She gasped and her knees gave way. I caught her before she hit the ground.

 

“Kagome! What- what's wrong?” I cradled her against my chest.

 

“Something…bit… me,” She whispered. Her arm slowly pointed to a bite on her wrist. It was red and swollen. I could see the puncture marks of what looked to be from a spider.

 

“Shit,” I gathered her into my arms and ran for the closest village.

 

The morning dew had begun to form on the forest, and it was making my running harder because I kept on slipping on the slippery leaves covering the path.

 

Suddenly my feet slipped out from under me and I slid down a steep slope. I clutched Kagome to my chest while branches grabbed at our falling bodies. I felt a twig scrape across my cheek, then another cut into my arm; tearing through my fire rat clothing. Finally the bottom of the trench came, and, just as we hit the bottom, a rock smashed into my head causing the world to spin.

 

I noticed fires were lit in the area we fell into, and a figure loomed above me. I clutched Kagome's form close to me as the world spun into black.

 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

 

I drifted in and out of reality after the fall. Things came at me like snap shots. First there was a person standing over me, then Kagome's body being pulled from me. Then, finally, I was tied up by my wrists in front of an encampment of some sort.

 

It felt as though my eyelids were held down by anvils, and it took a while to finally open my eyes. Once I did the world spun and it took a bit for my eyes to focus. Once they did a woman walked up to me.

 

“Wake up now my lord,” She whispered into my ear.

 

“Who are you?” I managed to say over the lump in my throat.

 

“My name is Zara. I am the leader of this pack. It is an honor to have you in our company,”

 

“Then why am I tied up?” I felt the ropes rubbing my wrists raw.

 

“Well, we must be sure of your intentions in our grounds before we release you,”

 

“I just am passing through,” Zara stepped back and I had the chance to take in her appearance. She wore a pink skirt and a white silk top that was see through. Her ears twitched while she thought. She's a dog demon. This whole pack is made of dog demons.

 

“Well, are you not planning on taking advantage of mating season?” She tilted her head to the side, a little confused, “My lord, you must preserve your line. I mean it is true you are a half demon, but you are still our leader. Plus at a time like this with our masses being depleted we have no other choice,”

 

“What do you mean depleted?”

 

“Lord do you not know?” The other demons around us murmured amongst themselves. “The dog demon packs are at war with the spider demons. The losses we have suffered are numerous. This is why we are having an extended mating season. We must not die out!” She pounded her fist into her palm.

 

“Die out,” I repeated. “Is it that bad?”

 

“My lord, it is a spider demon that bit your…um…mate. The demon was most likely trying to harm you, but could only get to her,” Zara informed me.

 

“Where is she?!”

 

“She is being taken care of. Luckily we have a cure for the poison,”

 

“I want to see her,”

 

“My lord she is recovering,”

 

“I said I want to se her!” I pulled at my restraints. I felt my skin being torn away, but at the same time the ropes were breaking.

 

Zara's eyes widened, “Wait my lord I'll untie you,”

 

I stopped struggling, and she untied a few knots and I was free, “Show me to her,”

 

“Follow me,” Zara walked towards a tent that was off to the side of the mating grounds. Surprisingly there wasn't any mating going on. They all were watching me.

 

We stepped into the tent and on a wooden table Kagome was laid out. I moved to her side swiftly and checked her out myself. The bite was almost gone, her breathing was regular, and her scent smelt regular. I calmed down a bit and listened to what Zara had to say.

 

“You fell into our camp before it was too late and we were able to heal her without her suffering too much, although, if she was with pup then it is dead now. Her temperature got too high and the medication to heal her is poison to the pups,”

 

“No she wasn't with pup,” My hand trailed across her stomach.

 

“You haven't fully mated with her yet then?”

 

“No,” I answered.

 

“Then you can still mate with others,”

 

“What are you getting at?” I arched an eyebrow at her.

 

“Well, she is a human. That would make your new line even weaker. If you have a child with one of the female Inu demons here then your line will grow with power,”

 

“I only want to have pups with Kagome,”

 

“I understand my lord, but don't you think that you could make an exception just this once. Our lines are being killed off, and we need all the powerful demons as possible. If you love your followers then you will think of them now,”

 

“I don't think so. You call yourselves my followers? Where have you been my whole life? This is the first time I've even seen you,”

 

“That is because your mother took you away. She did not want you to grow up in a pack. She felt you may become like your brother that way,”

 

“Still, I will not break the bonds of my mating for anything,”

 

“The ceremony has not been complete though!” Zara sounded desperate.

 

“It will get finished eventually,”

 

“Look, I will give you two days to decide. You can discuss it with your mate. I must tell you though, if you try to leave before the time is up, or if you do not complete the ceremony with your mate within the two days we will have you. One way or another, we will have you,” She left the tent, and I watched the flap close behind her. What will Kagome say?

 

I walked up to Kagome's side and looked down at her sleeping form. Will she want to finish the ceremony? She is still very young and I didn't want to do this until much later. I brushed her strands of black silk from her face and hoped for a way out of this. As soon as she wakes up she will want to go look for Shippo again.

 

Her eyes moved slightly. I stilled my hand on her cheek. Her grey depths opened to stare up at me.

 

“Inuyasha what happened?” She was calm. I know she trusts me with all of her being.

 

“You were bit by a spider demon. Luckily I stumbled across an Inu-demon mating ground, and they were able to help you,” I sat on the table next to her.

 

“An Inu-demon mating ground? They let you in? Don't they hate hanyous?” She questioned.

 

“Yeah they do, but they know who my father was, so they helped,”

 

“That is great Inuyasha, maybe now you can be a part of a real pack of Inu-demons,”

 

“They want to mate with me,” the words spilled from my mouth. I had to tell her and the pressure of it was weighing down on me.

 

“They what? Don't they know I'm your mate?” She asked incredulously.

 

“Yeah, they know I've marked you, but… well… you see… I didn't complete the ceremony,” I looked away from her.

 

“You didn't? But why? You want to be my mate right? We love each other so what kept you from completing it?” She sounded hurt.

 

“It's because you would have to become pregnant to complete the mating,” I answered her breathlessly. I'm so afraid of how she might react.

 

“Pregnant?” She sounded far away in thought. My words had taken her off guard.

 

“You are still recovering,” I got up from the table, “You shouldn't have to worry about all of this right now. Get some rest, and then we can talk about it later,”

 

She hummed a little and I took that as a yes. As I was turning around a giant spider demon burst into the tent.

 

There you go everyone. Again, I am so so so so sorry about taking so freakin' long to update. I hope you all are still reading this. I hope to have another chappy up way sooner than it took this time. R and r if you are still reading this.