InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Journey of the Half-Immortal ❯ Chapter 12 ( Chapter 12 )

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Chapter Twelve
 
“Give that back, Inuyasha!”
“Not on your life, Shippo.”
“Come on. I'm a growing boy and I need it,” Shippo yelled at the stubborn Inuyasha.
“You are not getting this rice ball, you little punk,” Inuyasha said as he whacked Shippo hard on the head.
“Inuyasha!” Kagome yelled.
“Yeah well he should know better,” Inuyasha said his mouth full.
“Inuyasha,” Kagome said with a warning.
“Huh?”
“Sit!”
A strangled cry was tore from the hanyou's mouth as he was pounded into the ground. He lifted his face enough to spit back at her, “What was that for?”
“Sit!”
He was pulled a little deeper in the ground with as much force as before. He pulled his head up and growled but stopped and started sniffing the air.
“What's wrong, Inuyasha,” Kagome asked.
“I smell blood. It smells like…this can't be!” He was on his feet so quickly he forgot about how hurt he was from that sit command.
“What is it Inuyasha,” Miroku asked getting to his feet and coming over to Kagome and Inuyasha.
“It smells like Aniu's blood.”
“But doesn't Sesshoumaru have her? Why would there be blood if he is protecting her,” asked Sango.
“I don't know but her scent is getting closer and fast. Kagome are you sensing any jewel shards?”
“Yes and I'm sensing a demonic aura,” she said quietly.
“I sense it too,” Miroku joined in.
“I have a bad feeling about this,” Inuyasha said.
As if on cue something came from the sky and landed in front of the group.
“Hello Inuyasha,” someone said in a calm almost amused voice.
“Hakudoshi,” Inuyasha said with disgust.
Entei turned so everyone could see Hakudoshi and the limp figure that was strewn across his rump.
Inuyasha drew his Tetsusaiga and aimed it toward Hakudoshi. “Hakudoshi I'm going to slaughter you into pieces with my Tetsusaiga.”
“And in the process Inuyasha you will kill Aniu.”
“Aniu?”
Hakudoshi smirked and pulled the limp figure's hair so that her face could be seen.
“That's not Aniu. That's just some…”
Wait a second. That is Aniu in…in her powerless form.
“Damn you. You bastard, you're going to pay for hurting Aniu.” He sheathed Tetsusaiga and charged. “Iron Reaber Soul Stealer.”
Yellow light shined from his claws as he attacked Entei. Entei moved but Inuyasha's claws hit something. He tore his claws out and looked at where he had struck. He had sunk his claws right into Aniu's shoulder.
“No! You bastard!” Inuyasha aimed for Entei's head. “Blades of Blood!”
Red beams shot out this time but Entei moved so quickly. He moved so the beams struck Aniu's helpless body.
Inuyasha clenched his fists so tight that his blood started falling from his palms. No! This can't be happening.
Entei suddenly reared, knocking Aniu to the ground. Then with the speed he was known for, took off into the sky, disappearing without a trace.
Inuyasha didn't waste anytime watching Entei leave, instead he ran to Aniu. Her blood had already started making a pool on to the ground. He stood over her and looked at what he had done as well as what Hakudoshi had done.
“INUYASHA!” A cold, hard, broken voice came from ahead of him.
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Inuyasha looked up to see Sesshoumaru standing breathless, anger raging across his face. Sesshoumaru looked down at Aniu and then back up at Inuyasha.
“You worthless half-breed, I'll put you in your place.”
“Sesshoumaru, I didn't do it I swear.” Inuyasha's voice was like someone trying to negotiate over a swap of land.
“Then why are your claws dripping with her blood?”
Inuyasha looked down at his claws. It was a setup. Naraku set them up just like he had done with Kouga and himself.
“I would never hurt her on purpose, Sesshoumaru.”
“Liar. If you wouldn't hurt her on purpose, why is she cut up by your claws?”
“It was Hakudoshi.”
“I know of no Hakudoshi. If you are trying to save your skin Inuyasha it won't work. You don't belong in this world. I'll throw you into hell with your retched human mother!”
“Wait, Sesshoumaru…”
Sesshoumaru sprung into the air and his green whip lashed out from his claws. The whip hit Inuyasha hard and it threw him back. Sesshoumaru kept striking the whip at Inuyasha until he was not even trying to block the attacks anymore.
Sesshoumaru retracted the whip and his palm started to glow a fluorescent green.
“Inuyasha. Look out for his poisonous claws,” Kagome yelled from the other side of the field.
Inuyasha tried to get up but was forced back down by Sesshoumaru's hand on his throat. The flesh began to sear away from his neck and he screamed. He struggled to get free but couldn't.
“You're not going to survive this time, little brother.”
“Sesshoumaru,” came a quiet voice from behind him.
Sesshoumaru's hands stopped glowing as he turned around to look at who spoke. Slowly trying to get up was Aniu.
“A...Aniu,” he said quietly.
She pushed herself up but didn't have the strength to stay there. She collapsed into the puddle of her blood.
Sesshoumaru let go of Inuyasha's neck and ran over to Aniu. Inuyasha drifted between the light and the dark until the dark took him over and he was oblivious to the world.
Sesshoumaru lifted Aniu from the puddle so she wouldn't drown on her own blood. He cradled her in his lap for a few minutes before he remembered where he was. He looked around to see Inuyasha's friends surrounding the hanyou's unconscious body. Only Kagome was coming towards them.
“Don't come any closer, priestess.”
“But Sesshoumaru she is hurt badly let us help.”
“No.”
“But…” Kagome didn't get any farther before Sesshoumaru was already leaving. Kagome watched him until he disappeared and then went back to Inuyasha. Naraku will pay!
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