InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ To Fulfill a Duty ❯ Chapter Six ( Chapter 6 )

To Fulfill a Duty

Chapter Six

By: DeadBHunter

"talking" `thinking'

Chapter Six

Junsui was sitting by the table in her home grinding herbs. Sesshomaru was out hunting for food, even though she didn't need it. She was rather self-reliant. She had put away her herbs and got out some salt to preserve whatever Sesshomaru was going to bring back. Junsui looked up from her work and saw a dead dear coming straight at her. She leapt away, and clutched her frantically beating heart. Right where she was sitting was the corpse of a dear covered with blood. Five claw marks could be seen going along its neck, clearly showing how it had been killed. She fought the urge to vomit her meager lunch of soup over the table. She sat down swiftly next to the dead deer and looked for the tai youkai while trying to calm her racing heart.

`For a second, I thought that my life would be over!'

"Welcome back, Sesshomaru-sama. I see you have brought back something to eat."

"Here is the food as promised."

"I do not need fo-"

Sesshomaru gave the already frightened miko an icy glare, making her even more scared if possible.

"Thank you, Sesshomaru-sama," she quickly corrected.

Sesshomaru nodded his head in recognition.

~3 weeks later~

"Very good, Kagome. You may yet be healed soon," Junsui praised.

Kagome beamed at the complement, pleased at her own accomplishments.

"Do you wish to see the youkai that brought you here, child? If you have been traveling with him for a while, I suppose that you miss him," questioned Junsui. She knew from experience that many did not like to be separated from those that they care about for a long time. Her patients with transferable diseases that had been isolated from their families for about a week had become unhappy and forlorn. It was remarkable that Kagome, still a child in her eyes, could be so cheerful when the only person that she had seen for three weeks was an old miko that she had known for less than a month.

"I would like to see him, if it's not too much trouble."

"Of course, child. It is no problem at all. Just give me the bracelet on your right wrist. That is all I need to bring him here."

`Does she mean it? Will I get to see Inuyasha again, after all this time?' Kagome handed Junsui the silver chain on her wrist.

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"Inuyasha, slow down! We still have a week to reach Kagome-sama and Sesshomaru. Besides, we are almost there. You said that we would reach there around noon," said Miroku.

"I just don't want the bastard to hurt Kagome," Inuyasha said. "Besides, if he does, then it will take us longer to get the jewel shards."

Sango sighed. `And he almost admitted that he cared for Kagome-chan! He just HAD TO ruin it with his obsession about the Shikon no Tama.' *Slap* Miroku walked away rubbing his sore face.

`Why do men have to be such bakas!'

"Inuyasha, we are almost at Junsui-sama's home. We will be there in less then half a day. Kagome-chan will be fine until then. We don't need to rush," reasoned Sango. `At least I hope so…'

"Feh. You humans are so slow." Despite his words, Inuyasha slowed down to allow Sango and Miroku to take a break. Kirara had been resting in Sango's arms, and Miroku had Shippo on his shoulder.

"Arigato, Inuyasha. If Kagome-chan were here, she would be happy with you."

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"Sesshomaru-sama, Kagome has been doing well, and she would like for you to visit her. Would you like to come?" asked Junsui.

"I will visit her, miko."

"Hai, my lord. I will send word of your visit."

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"Sesshomaru-sama, the herbs are prepared and the fire is set. I have placed wards around my home to prevent intruders while we are in the trance state. All we need to do is to touch Kagome's bracelet. Is there anything else you need to do before we leave, my lord?"

"Nothing."

Junsui placed the bracelet in Sesshomaru's hand. The bracelet's aura turned a darker purple and began to purify Sesshomaru's hand. Just as quickly, the bracelet's aura returned to its normal shade and his hand was healed. Both Sesshomaru and Junsui noticed this, but not a word was exchanged between the two.

Junsui began to chant and once again an aura around the fire and mikos' became visible, but this time Sesshomaru's became visible as well. Just as his vision started to fade, he pulled his hand away from the bracelet and spoke.

"Miko, stop. My half-brother is here. I must pay him a visit."

"Hai, Sesshomaru-sama. I will wait for your return." Junsui felt a breeze, and Sesshomaru was out the door before she was even finished.

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"Inuyasha, why are you here on my lands? I have not given you permission to come here, nor is your miko healed." Sesshomaru glared at his brother.

"I'm here for Kagome, you bastard! If you weren't with us at the battle then she would be fine. It is your fault that she's hurt! We're coming to bring her back with us! The longer it takes the more Shikon shards Naraku will get!" retorted Inuyasha.

"Hanyou," Sesshomaru spat out. "I did not ask for your wench to risk her life for me. I have given you my word that she will be returned when she is healed. At the moment, she is not yet healed. I would not want to spend more time with humans then I must."

"Too bad, Sesshomaru! We need her back! How are we supposed to find Shikon shards without our detector?"

"Inuyasha, we must listen to Sesshomaru-sama this time. We don't know how bad Kagome-sama's condition is. Moving her too far may cause her injury to get worse," said Miroku, always the voice of reason.

"Houshi-sama is right, Inuyasha. We can't be sure that Kagome-chan will survive the trip all the way back to Kaede-bachan's hut." Sango was hoping that she was wrong about Kagome's condition. But she still hoped Inuyasha would soon see it from their point-of-view.

"Inuyasha, we have to get Kagome back. Sesshomaru might do something bad to her! We can't trust him," whined Shippo.

"Kitsune, my honor will not allow me to hurt the miko. She has put her life at stake to save mine, and I have promised my half-brother that I will not kill her nor harm her. I will bring her back when she is fully healed," Sesshomaru replied.

"As if a bastard like you would bring Kagome back! We need her to find Shikon shards!" Inuyasha moved into a fighting stance and his right hand drifted slowly to his sword.

Sesshomaru swiftly drew out his sword and pointed it at Inuyasha's neck. "Hanyou, I have already told you once and I will not repeat myself again. When the girl is fully healed, I shall bring her to you. If you trespass on my lands looking for your wench then I will kill you." With that said, Sesshomaru turned around and sheathed his sword in one motion and flew off on his youki cloud back to the hut with a waiting miko and Kagome.

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"Miko, is everything still ready for our departure?" interrogated Sesshomaru.

"Hai, Sesshomaru-sama. Everything is prepared for us to enter Kagome's mind," answered Junsui.

Again, Junsui gave a portion of the bracelet for the tai youkai to hold and started chanting while sprinkling herbs into the fire. A purple glow surrounded Kagome and the bracelet. Junsui and Sesshomaru were holding the bracelet and like Kagome, were surrounded by a glow, but one was pink and the other was a dark blue.

~Kagome's mind~

Sesshomaru looked around and noticed many things that he had never seen before. Strange and unfamiliar items, made of metals and materials he had never encountered before, could be seen through the glass on the side of the house. He began to question the origins of this human.

"Child," called Junsui to Kagome who was reading a book in the shade of the Goshinboku.

Kagome looked up and greeted Junsui, not really paying attention to the miko. She was too busy looking for Inuyasha and his familiar silver hair and golden eyes.

"SESSHOMARU!?!"

A/N: Yea…yea... I know it was short, but it was interesting at least! That's better than nothing! Anyways…to answer some questions…in Chapter Five when Kagome and Junsui were talking about the youkai that brought Kagome here, Junsui didn't say Sesshomaru's name out of respect, and it was supposedly obvious to each other who they were talking about. And Kagome didn't say Inuyasha's name because she had no reason to. That's all I have to say!