Disclaimer: As much as I wish it, I do not own either Inuyasha or YuYu Hakusho
The death of someone from a group that has lived together, fought together, shared each other's pain, each other's joy, each other's heart break, the death of one who is so intertwined withing the group, that death can break them, or... or it can make them stronger, either way it's a turning point in their lives, and either way the guilt, survivor's guilt, hurts just the same.
"Kagome! Kagome! Inuyasha hit me!" Yelled Shippo as he jumped into the safety that was Kagomes arms.
"Sit boy!" The crash from Inuyashas fall could be heard for miles throughout the forest.
"Oie, wench, what did you do that for?" Inuyasha yelled from the ground.
Kagome would have replied to his remark except, "Inuyasha there's a jewel shard headed this way."
Luckily the spell had worn off by then and Inuyasha got up brandishing his sword, Sango prepared her boomerang, Killala transformed, Miroku readied his stance, while Shippo hid by Kagome; who was grabbing her bow and an arrow.
A figure stepped out of the trees, it was a high class demon with chin length black hair, his eyes were black and his skin was pale white, he wore a red and black kimono that looked like it was dripping with blood, he held daggers in his hands. "Hand over your jewel shards and perhaps I'll let you live."
"Over my dead body!" Yelled Inuyasha
"As you wish," replied the demon, and he attacked.
The demon was fast and threw daggers at the group, Inuyasha knocked the one thrown at him to the side and charged at the demon, but it seemed that the demon was just toying with Inuyasha for the demon easily evaded the attacks.
Seeing that Inuyasha was having trouble Sango and Kilala jumped into the fight, but even with them joining into the fight barely slowed down their opponent.
"Inuyasha, the shard is in his right wrist!" Kagome shouted from a distance with Shippo on her shoulder.
"Ah, so you are the one I'm after." With that said the demon threw many daggers at Kagome. Inuyasha, Sango, and Kilala were too far away to stop the daggers. Kagome screamed as Miroku leapt in front of her. His staff whirling Miroku knocked all the daggers aside. They didn't get a chance to breath a sigh of relief as more daggers flew at them. Miroku managed to knock most of them away but one ripped into his shoulder. With a cry he steadied himself against a tree.
Inuyasha, Sango, and Kilala tried to get to the monk but the demon held them off with his speed and daggers.
Kagome and Shippo rushed to Miroku's side. "Miroku are you all right?" They asked.
"I will be all right." He replied, but his voice was strained and he looked pale as he swayed slightly.
Shippo sniffed the air, "the daggers are poisoned!" He exclaimed.
"Hurry up Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted as she helped Miroku lay against a tree to get him more comfortable.
"Damn it woman I'm trying." Said Inuyasha as he used his 'Wind Scar', but the enemy easily evaded.
Seeing that her companions were not winning Kagome decided to help out and prepared her bow and arrow, taking careful aim and muttering under her breath "hit the mark" she fired. Distracted by Inuyasha and Kilala the demon almost didn't notice, but at the last moment moved out of the way, a scratch appeared on his otherwise perfect face. Enraged the demon leapt at Kagome throwing daggers as he neared her, uncaring of his surroundings. Which is why Sango's boomerang sliced him in half. Inuyasha leapt toward the demon, grabbing the jewel shard before it helped the demon regenerate.
A heartbroken scream pierced the air.