InuYasha: Kagome's Choice
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. They belong to the makers and authors of InuYasha.
Author's Note: Okay, this is my very first fanfiction posted on here. If there are any comments, please be gentle!
Preface: Almost everything should be normal. The only differences are that some of the characters won't act like they normally would, obviously, and that Rin does not exist. (I don't like her! She bothered me too much! Sorry to all those that do like her.)
Chapter One: The Beast
"Are we going to be taking a rest any time soon?" asked an exhausted voice. "We've been walking all day!" cried Kagome as she collapsed to her knees on the dirt pathway. "Let's just take a little rest!"
"Yeah, InuYasha, let's rest! I'm tired, I'm getting kind of hungry, too!" said Shippo, stopping right next to Kagome.
InuYasha, the half-dog demon, who was getting annoyed, turned around and growled, "You guys are too weak! It's only been a few hours! Come on, get your butts up, and let's continue!"
Miroku calmly stated after InuYasha's rude comments, "InuYasha, we have been traveling for a while longer than planned. Since we're ahead of schedule, we could take a short break." Miroku sat down on a rock and took from his pocket some bread. He broke a piece of it and handed it to Shippo. "Here you go, Shippo; go on, take it."
Shippo gladly swiped the bread from Miroku's hand. "Thanks a lot, Miroku!" he said as he broke it into smaller bits and stuffed them into his mouth. "Yum!" exclaimed Shippo, while spitting out crumbs when he spoke.
"Shippo, you just spat bread on my shoes…." Sango spoke up, a little disgusted. Hitting the tips of her shoes on the ground, the bread crumbs fell off. Then she sat down beside Miroku. "I could use a rest, too."
Because of the big bite Shippo took, he couldn't speak, making him late in his apology. "Sorry about that, Sango!" he said after he swallowed quickly, almost choking.
Before Sango could reply back with an, "It's okay," InuYasha chimed in with the well-known anger and annoyance that usually assisted in his responses. "What!? No! Come on!" And after continuing for a few minutes, he finally caved in and sat down under a nearby tree, cussing and mumbling a few words here and there.
Kagome rolled her eyes at him and started talking to Sango, while Miroku slowly started making moves on Sango, over conversing. "Miroku…." Sango started, getting angry, "What do you think you're doing with that hand!?" Before Miroku could say anything, Sango slapped him hard on the face.
A bright red mark was once again left on his right cheek. Clearing his throat, he spoke aloud, not to anyone in particular, but just in general, "Well, I, myself, am ready to go when the rest of you are." Miroku stood up and started to take a few steps away from Sango.
"About time," sneered InuYasha, as he, too, stood up and walked back to the path. "I can't believe you needed to rest for this long!" And once again, he was ranting while no one really seemed to be listening to him.
So, they started on their walk again, when Kagome sensed a jewel shard; she stopped dead in her tracks. "Guys…." she paused, making sure there was a jewel shard and not just her imagination, "I think I sense a jewel shard, and it's not too far away!"
InuYasha's eyes widened as he heard Kagome and stopped; he started sniffing the air. The others watched him, and everything was completely silent. After what seemed like forever, InuYasha growled in a low tone, "…A demon…." And sure enough, a loud roar was heard coming from up ahead. Then, there were loud thumping noises against the ground. Louder and louder they grew, until the beast came into view.
A giant creature it was, standing at least 50 feet high. It stood on four legs, long claws sticking out from each of its paws; the paws being the size of a person themselves. The beast growled ferociously, frightening Shippo and Kagome, and making Kilala's fur stand on end. Kagome, in a flash, hid behind InuYasha, and stared at the demon, petrified.
"Alright, we can take him!" shouted Sango as she reached for her boomerang. She pulled it out from behind her and was about to charge when InuYasha interrupted and stopped her.
"No, Sango! I can handle him on my own!" barked InuYasha, pushing Sango aside. She fell back onto Miroku, who caught her. InuYasha leapt up and whipped out his sword. "Windscar!" he shouted as he swung at the demon, leaving only little injuries. "Damn!" he swore. "This thing's tougher than I thought!" Just as he was about to jump up again and attack, a paw struck him and knocked him back about ten feet.
"InuYasha!" Kagome cried out as she turned around and started to run toward InuYasha to check on him; tears started to form and trickle down her pale face. "InuYasha, are you - ?" Before she could finish asking if he was alright, InuYasha got back up and started running back to the demon.
"Stay back, Kagome!" InuYasha shouted as he sped past her. Once again, he leapt up and swung his sword at the demon. And once again, hardly any damage was given to it. In fact, the strike on the demon made an impact on InuYasha himself; he was blown back for the second time.
Sango didn't like just watching, so she attacked the monster with her weapon. It sliced against the beast's back, making blood ooze out and drip down the demon. The demon turned from InuYasha to Sango, staring at her with an angry look on its icy cold eyes. Without warning, its long tail whipped around from behind and smashed into Sango and knocked her off her feet. Immense pain went throughout her body. She lied on the ground, having trouble breathing. The demon took advantage of her position and came stomping toward her.
Just before the demon reached her, with everyone shouting to wake her up, and Miroku running toward her, a beam of light had shown. It sped quickly in the air, and it struck the beast in its chest, right below its neck. It was then when they found out that it was an arrow from Kagome! She had shot one of her arrows with her bow. The demon was stunned by the arrow and became immobilized for the moment.
So InuYasha tried one last time with his windscar, and this time it worked! The demon exploded into little bits, with the pieces of it flying everywhere. A small object was shining in the air. Kagome saw it and jumped into the air, reaching her arm out for it. She grasped the item in her hand, and looked at it as she landed back on the ground. "A jewel shard!"
"What!?" exclaimed InuYasha as he came over. "It is! Great! Another down! Well, now that we've got it, let's get going!"
"Already!? InuYasha! Sango's hurt! We can't go now!" Kagome cried back. And with that said, she dashed over to the hurt Sango. She looked at her wounds to see if she could help, and she did the best she could to tend to her wounds.