InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ An InuYasha Episode-Like Story ❯ Sticky Situations ( Chapter 3 )

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ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôò òòò&Oci rc;‡LäKJXXÔà  à&Ocir c;#†XæxXJLäKC#Ôó ó&oacu te;óÔ_ÔMirokuÔ_Ô€ got€ready€to€face€whatever€came€out€of€the€trees€toward€him.€He€pulled€all€ theÐ ° Ðwebs€he€could€off€of€his€staffÔ‡XæxXXX æxÔ,€pulled€out€a€scroll,€and€got€ready€to€throw€it.€He€waite d€for€theÐ œì Ðdemon€to€approach€him€as€he€heard€the€footsteps€grow€louder€and€loud er.€Then€suddenly,€theyÐ ˆØ Ðstopped.€The€forest€grew€quiet€again.€Ô_ÔMi rokuÔ_Ô€froze,€unwilling€to€let€his€guard€down.€Th e€enemyÐ tÄ Ðwas€trying€to€surprise€him,€but€he€wasnððt€going€to€let€it €happen.€He€waited€patiently,€ready€toÐ `° Ðattack€the€second€it€came€toward€him.€Moments€passed.€Nothing€happen ed.€Just€as€he€wasÐ L œ Ðbeginning€to€wonder€if€he€had€overlooked€the€noises,€he€heard€a€nois e€behind€him,€spun€around,Ð 8
ˆ Ðand€sent€his€scroll€flying€with€the€words€ð ðDemons€BegoneÔ#†XæxXXXæx?#&Oci rc;Ô‡XæxXXXæxÔ!ðð€The €scroll€hit€its€target€hard€in€theÐ $ t Ðface,€covering€up€6€of€the€8€eyes.Ð  ` Ðà  àThe€giant€spider€didnððt€appreci ate€being€nearly€blinded€by€Ô_ÔMirokuÔ_ Ôððs€spiritual€power.€ItÐ ü L  Ðused€its€remaining€two€eyes€to€see€who€it€was€facing,€and€shot€threa ds€of€silky€web€from€itsÐ è
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 Ðmouth€toward€the€human.€He€dodged€it€easily.€Ô_&O circ;MirokuÔ_Ô€then€ran€forward,€jumped€the€height €of€theÐ Ô$
 Ðspider€demon,€and€threw€his€staff€down€onto€the€scroll€he€had€alread y€thrown.€He€focused€hisÐ À  Ðpower€on€destroying€the€demon,€which€didnððt€take€long.€As €he€fell€from€his€jump,€the€spiderÐ ¬ü
 Ðkeeled€over€backwards€with€a€deafening€screech.€It€fell€on€its€back€ and€all€eight€of€its€legs€curledÐ ˜è  Ðup€close€to€its€abdomen.€One€of€its€fangs€fell€out€from€the€fall.€Wh en€Ô_ÔMirokuÔ_Ô€landed€fr om€theÐ „Ô
 Ðfall,€he€turned€around,€saw€that€he€had€killed€the€demon,€and€began€ to€pray€for€it.€But€his€prayerÐ pÀ Ðwas€interrupted€by€countless€more€screeches.€That€hadnððt€ been€the€only€spider€in€the€forest.€NowÐ \¬ Ðhe€was€going€to€have€to€face€the€revenge€seeking€relatives€of€the€de ad€demon€in€front€of€him.Ð H˜ ÐOne€spider€demon€by€itself€had€been€easy€enough€to€handle,€but€he€di dnððt€know€how€many€heÐ 4„ Ðcould€handle€at€once.€He€didnððt€have€long€to€wonder€how€h e€was€going€to€beat€them€all€beforeÐ  p Ðthree€charged€out€of€the€trees.€Webs€came€flying€from€three€directio ns.€Ô_ÔMirokuÔ_Ô€flipped€ backwardÐ  \ Ðonto€his€hands,€then€back€to€his€feet€to€avoid€getting€caught.€€He€p ulled€out€three€scrolls€andÐ øH Ðhurled€them.€Two€of€the€three€hit€their€targets,€stopping€them€in€th eir€tracks,€but€he€had€thrownÐ ä4 Ðone€a€little€off.€The€demon€it€had€missed€continued€to€charge€toward €him.€He€wished€Sango€wasÐ Ð  Ðhere€with€him€right€now.€He€could€use€a€throw€of€Ô_ ÔHiraikotsuÔ_Ô€to€finish€off€the€two€demon s€he€hadÐ ¼  Ðhit€with€his€scrolls€and€take€the€third€one€down€without€effort.€But €Sango€was€hopefullyÐ ¨ø Ðsomewhere€safe,€although€he€had€no€idea€what€had€happened€to€any€of€ his€friends.€Ð ”ä Ðà  àHe€jumped€backwards€as€the€spider€lunged€f orward€to€try€to€bite€him,€poison€drippingÐ €Ð Ðfrom€its€fangs.€It€missed€him€by€an€inch,€and€as€he€was€trying€to€ba ck€away€from€it€a€little,€heÐ l¼ Ðheard€a€noise€behind€him.€Two€more€spiders€came€out€of€the€trees€tow ard€him,€just€as€the€twoÐ X ¨ Ðthat€had€been€hit€by€his€scrolls€regained€their€strength€and€started €coming€at€him.€He€wasÐ D!” Ðcompletely€surrounded.€His€only€option€of€defense€against€them€would €be€his€wind€tunnel,€but€heÐ 0"€  Ðdidnððt€think€the€winds€were€strong€enough€to€pull€them€in €fast€enough.€But€it€was€worth€a€try.€HeÐ #l! Ðpulled€the€prayer€beads€that€sealed€the€void€off€of€his€hand,€facing €his€now€open€wind€tunnelÐ $X" Ðtoward€the€spider€that€was€closest€to€him.€It€tried€to€resist€the€wi nd,€failed,€and€flew€off€of€theÐ ô$D # Ðground€and€into€Ô_ÔMirokuÔ_ Ôððs€hand.€Having€eliminated€the€closest€one,€he€closed€ his€hand€and€triedÐ à%0!$ Ðto€move€away€from€the€others.€He€noticed€that€even€with€the€one€spid er€gone,€he€was€stillÐ Ì&"% Ðsurrounded€by€four€spiders.€He€was€trapped.€He€considered€forming€a€ barrier€around€himself,€butÐ ¸'#& Ðrealized€that€the€spiders€were€closing€in€on€him€and€he€wouldnð ðt€have€time.€There€was€nothingÐ ¤(ô#' Ðleft€to€do€but€open€his€wind€tunnel€and€pray€for€the€best.€He€manage d€to€suck€in€one€more€spider,Ð )à$( Ðbut€as€he€was€turning€to€face€the€next,€he€felt€a€pair€of€sharp€fang s€sink€into€his€back.€The€secondÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€teeth€punctured€his€skin,€he€felt€the€poison€from€them€begin€to€ burn€his€body.€It€spread€fromÐ h+¸&* Ðthe€wound€quickly,€and€Ô_ÔMirokuÔ_ Ô€fell€to€his€knees.€When€he€fell,€the€spider€moved€with€hi m,Ð T,¤'+ Ðcontinuing€to€inject€venom.€From€his€knees€he€fell€flat€on€the€groun d,€and€the€spider€finally€gaveÐ @-(, ÐÔ_Ôup€on€filling€his€entire€body€with€poiso n.€Ð ° Ðà  àMiroku€watched€himself€fall,€felt€himself€ hit€the€ground,€and€his€entire€body€filled€upÐ œì Ðwith€pain.€The€wound€in€his€back€throbbed,€and€he€knew€he€wouldnð ;ðt€be€able€to€hold€onto€lifeÐ ˆØ Ðmuch€longer.€His€vision€became€blurry,€and€it€became€hard€to€breathe .€Heððd€never€been€affectedÐ tÄ Ðby€poison€so€quickly€before.€He€became€dizzy€and€shut€his€eyes.€He&e th;ðd€imagined€himself€dyingÐ `° Ðbefore,€but€never€like€this.€He€always€thought€heððd€die€f rom€being€pulled€into€his€wind€tunnel€orÐ L œ Ðsacrificing€his€life€for€the€people€he€cared€about.€He€never€thought €heððd€die€a€meaningless€deathÐ 8
ˆ Ðfrom€underestimating€the€enemy€and€being€careless€and€stupid.€He€hop ed€that€Sango€and€theÐ $ t Ðothers€were€ok,€and€would€be€able€to€destroy€Naraku€without€him.€San go€.€.€.€€why€hadnððt€heÐ  ` Ðnoticed€his€love€for€her€sooner?€Why€did€he€always€carelessly€flirt€ with€women€right€in€front€ofÐ ü L  Ðher?€His€breath€was€coming€in€gasps€now.€He€tried€to€picture€Sango&e th;ðs€beautiful,€smiling€faceÐ è
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 Ðonce€more€before€his€consciousness€slipped€away.€Ð &Ocir c;$
 ÐÔ#†XæxXXXæxl#ÔÓ  Ó„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„€ Ð À  ÐÓrÓà  àInuYasha€and €Kagome€watched€as€Sango€and€Kirara€zigzagged€across€the€forest,Ð ¬ü
 Ðsearching€for€any€signs€of€Miroku.€InuYasha€watched€her€searching€ho pelessly,€and€grewÐ ˜è  Ðimpatient.€ð ðDo€we€really€have€time€to€waste€sitting€here€while€she€searches?€Can& eth;ðt€we€go€searchÐ „Ô
 Ðthe€cave,€even€without€her?Ô‡XæxXXX&ae lig;xÔðð€Ð pÀ Ðà  àTypical€of€InuYasha,€Kagome€thought.€ð ðOne€thing€that€I€donððt€think€youððve€quite€reali zedÐ \¬ Ðabout€this€cave,€InuYasha.€You€said€it€was€very€close€to€the€mountai n,€right?€All€the€trees€liningÐ H˜ Ðthe€mountain€are€really€close.€Well,€Iððve€been€thinking€. €.€.€how€do€we€know€that€when€we€try€toÐ 4„ Ðgo€down€to€the€cave€we€wonððt€get€attacked€by€trees€on€the €way?ððÐ  p Ðà  àInuYasha€stared€at€her,€stunned.€He€hadn&e th;ðt€thought€of€that.€ð ðWhen€they€threw€me€in€frontÐ  \ Ðof€the€cave,€they€stopped€attacking.€They€didnððt€attack€a gain€until€I€started€climbing€theÐ øH Ðmountain.€They€wanted€me€to€enter€that€cave.€If€youððre€no t€coming€with€me,€Iððm€going€inside€itÐ ä4 Ðalone.€I€canððt€take€this€any€more!ððÐ Ð  Ðà  àð ðHonestly,€InuYasha!€You€have€no€patience€whatsoever!€Just€have€a€litt le€faith€that€SangoÐ ¼  Ðwill€find€Miroku!ððÐ ¨ø Ðà  àð ðIt€has€nothing€to€do€with€faith!€I€just€think€there€are€better€things €to€do€with€my€time€thanÐ ”ä Ðsit€here€bored€out€of€my€mind!ðð€InuYasha€stood€up.€But€Ka gome€wasnððt€done€with€him€yet.Ð €Ð Ðà  àð ðOh,€so€Iððm€boring,€am€I?€Well€fine€then,€leave!ðð ;€She€stuck€her€nose€into€the€air,€turnedÐ l¼ Ðher€head€away,€and€crossed€her€arms.€Even€Shippo€couldnððt €help€but€stare,€amazed€by€KagomeððsÐ X ¨ Ðattitude.€Ð D!” Ðà  àð ðI€never€said€YOU€were€boring!€Donððt€twist€my€words€arou„&e th;ðÔ#†XæxXXXæxJ#ÔÔ ;‡XæxXXXæxÔÐ 0"€  Ðà  àð ðNo,€but€you€implied€it!ðð€She€still€refused€to€look€at€him. Ð #l! Ðà  àð ðFeh!ðð€InuYasha€sat€back€down.€ð ðBelieve€what€you€want.ðð€They€sat€in€silence€for€a€fewÐ  $X" Ðminutes.€Shippo€couldnððt€stand€the€tension€any€longer,€so €he€hopped€out€of€Kagomeððs€lap€and€hitÐ ô$D # ÐInuYasha€on€the€head.€InuYasha€glared€at€him.€ð ðDo€you€really€think€that€was€smart??ððÐ à ;%0!$ Ðà  àð ðInuYasha,€stop€being€an€idiot!ððÐ Ì& "% Ðà  àð ðYouððre€the€one€who€punched€me!ðð€InuYasha€began€ to€think€the€world€was€against€himÐ ¸'#& Ðtoday.Ð ¤(ô#' Ðà  àð ðYou€deserved€it!€Youððre€being€stupid,€immature,€and€„ð ð€Shippo€didnððt€get€a€chance€toÐ )à$(  Ðfinish€his€sentence.€InuYasha€had€leaned€over€and€punched€him€hard€o n€the€head.€Tears€welledÐ |*Ì%) ÐÔ_Ôup€in€Ô_ÔShippo Ô_Ôððs€eyes.€He€looked€at€Ô_ ÔInuYashaÔ_Ôððs€face,€ready €to€yell€in€protest,€but€noticed€thatÐ h+¸&* ÐÔ_ÔInuYashaÔ_Ô€now €looked€worried€about€something.€Maybe€their€argument€had€taken€its€toll.€& Ocirc;_ÔShippoÔ_ÔÐ  T,¤'+ Ðlet€Ô_ÔInuYashaÔ_Ô €get€away€with€hitting€him€this€one€time,€only€Ô_Ô cuzÔ_Ô€heððd€hit€Ô_&O circ;InuYashaÔ_Ô€first.Ð @-(, Ðà  àA€few€more€moments€passed€in€silence.€&Oci rc;_ÔInuYashaÔ_Ô€glanced€over€a t€Ô_ÔKagomeÔ_Ô,€whoð ðs€faceÐ ° Ðhadnððt€grown€any€softer.€She€was€still€angry€with€him.€Wo uld€she€ever€give€him€a€break?€ð ðLook,Ð œì ÐÔ_ÔKagomeÔ_Ô,€I„&e th;ðÐ ˆØ Ðà  àð ðSit€Boy!ðð€She€didnððt€want€to€hear€it.Ð tÄ Ðà  àð ðÔ_ÔGhhhgÔ_Ô!ð ð€SLAM!€Ô_ÔInuYashaÔ_Ô ;ððs€body€hit€the€mountaintop€as€he€fell€face€first€into€the€rock .Ð `° ÐA€few€bits€of€debris€shook€before€tumbling€over€the€edge€of€the€moun tain.€Ô_ÔInuYashaÔ_Ô€pull ed€hisÐ L œ Ðface€up,€turned€to€face€Ô_ÔKagomeÔ_ Ô,€and€opened€his€mouth€to€yell€an€angered€apology€at€her, €butÐ 8
ˆ Ðdidnððt€get€the€chance€to.€First€he€noticed€the€smell€of€b lood€in€the€air,€and€then€he€saw€SangoÐ $ t Ðreturning€from€the€forest€quickly.Ð  ` Ðà  àð ðSango„chan!€Any€luck?ðð€Ô_ÔKagome& Ocirc;_Ô€stood€up,€seemingly€forgetting€her€anger€at€&Oc irc;_ÔInuYashaÔ_Ô.Ð ü L  Ðà  àð ðWell,€sort€of.€I€can€see€a€clearing€way€up€ahead,€but€I€donð&et h;t€know€if€it€would€be€safe€toÐ è
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 Ðapproach€it€alone.€So€I€came€to€ask€if€you€guys€could€travel€along€t he€mountaintop.€It€looks€as€ifÐ Ô$
 Ðitððs€close€enough€to€the€mountains€for€you€to€see€it€clea rly€as€well.ððÐ À  Ðà  àð ðÔ_ÔHehÔ_Ô,€need€a€b it€of€back„up,€do€Ô_ÔyaÔ_Ô ;?ðð€Ô_ÔInuYashaÔ_&Oc irc;€was€happy€for€some€reason€that€Sango€wasÐ ¬ü
 Ðasking€for€help.€It€wasnððt€often€that€she€let€out€any€sig ns€of€fear,€and€he€was€glad€she€was€now.Ð ˜è  ÐAfter€all,€it€was€better€than€if€she€had€gone€on€her€own€and€run€int o€danger€she€couldnððt€handle.Ð „Ô
 ÐÔ_ÔInuYashaÔ_Ô€sen sed€that€she€had€also€come€for€emotional€support,€in€case€she€was€unable€to €handleÐ pÀ Ðwhat€they€were€about€to€see.€With€this€in€his€head,€he€couldnð ðt€bring€himself€to€tell€her€about€theÐ \¬ Ðblood.€ð ðWell,€letððs€go,€Ô_ÔKagomeÔ_ Ô!ððÐ H˜ Ðà  àð ðRight!ðð€Ô_ÔKagomeÔ_ Ô€jumped€onto€Ô_ÔInuYashaÔ_ Ôððs€back,€and€he€began€to€run.€Ô_ ÔKiraraÔ_Ô€leaped€backÐ 4„ Ðinto€the€air,€and€they€ran€side€by€side€in€the€direction€of€the€clea ring€in€the€forest.Ð  p ÐÓ  ÓÔ#†XæxXXX&ael ig;x$#Ô„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„€ Ô‡XæxXXXæxÔÐ  \  ÐÓ  Óà  àFrom€the€top€of€ a€tree,€the€Ô_ÔdemonessÔ_Ô ;€Ô_ÔSayukiÔ_Ô€had€watche d€the€whole€scene.€She€hadÐ øH Ðwatched€the€human€run€past€the€tree€she€was€in,€stop€in€the€middle€o f€the€clearing,€and€be€nearlyÐ ä4 Ðkilled€by€the€spiders€which€attacked€him.€But€she€hadnððt€ paid€much€attention.€Any€human€whoÐ Ð  Ðentered€the€forest€was€bound€to€end€up€dead,€either€from€being€beate n€to€death€by€the€trees€orÐ ¼  Ðbitten€by€the€spiders.€Occasionally€one€would€die€in€another€way,€bu t€none€ever€survived.€SayukiÐ ¨ø Ðenjoyed€watching€them€die€sometimes,€and€had€rather€enjoyed€watching €this€particular€man€putÐ ”ä Ðup€a€pathetic€attempt€at€defending€himself€from€the€spiders.€But€as€ she€watched€the€spiders€leaveÐ €Ð Ðhis€body€lying€there€to€go€deal€with€the€spider€he€had€managed€to€ki ll,€she€took€a€good€look€at€theÐ l¼ Ðman.€He€looked€around€20€years€old,€and€had€a€cute€face.€A€very€cute €face€at€that.€Such€a€shameÐ X ¨ Ðhe€was€lying€there€dying,€really.€She€stared€a€few€minutes€more€and€ decided€he€didnððt€really€needÐ D!” Ðto€die€so€soon€.€.€.€and€if€he€did€she€could€deal€with€how€it€would€ be€done€on€her€own.€But€thatÐ 0"€  Ðwould€be€later.Ð #l! Ðà  àShe€jumped€down€to€the€ground€as€soon€as€t he€spiders€dragged€their€dead€comrade€away.Ð $X" ÐShe€inspected€the€human€closely,€and€saw€that€he€was€no€longer€breat hing,€but€his€heart€was€stillÐ ô$D # Ðbeating.€Sayuki€estimated€a€good€30€seconds€before€it€stopped.€Her€p owers€wouldnððt€need€thatÐ à%0!$ Ðlong.€Resting€her€hand€over€his€wound,€she€focused€her€thoughts€on€t he€word€ð ðhealðð.€When€sheÐ Ì&"% Ðsaw€her€hand€glowing€blue,€she€knew€it€was€working.€After€about€15€s econds,€she€removed€herÐ ¸'#& Ðhand€and€revealed€that€there€was€no€longer€any€wound€to€waste€her€ti me€with.€The€blood€that€hadÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsurrounded€him€had€disappeared€as€well.€Now€the€hard€part.€It€wouldn ððt€be€easy€to€steal€theÐ )à$( Ðspidersðð€prey,€but€she€was€confident€she€could€do€it.€Her €cave€wasnððt€far€away,€and€she€couldÐ |*Ì%) ÐÔ_ÔeasilyÔ_Ô€run€f aster€than€they€could.€Hearing€them€coming€back,€she€lifted€the€man€from€th e€groundÐ h+¸&* Ðand€ran€into€the€forest.€The€spiders€didnððt€have€a€chance €of€catching€her.€She€laughed€as€sheÐ T,¤'+ Ðapproached€her€cave,€waved€the€barrier€aside,€and€ran€through€the€en trance€to€the€cave,€lookingÐ @-(, Ðdown€at€her€stolen€goods€with€a€smile.Ô#†XæxX XXæxŠ5#Ô