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~MNM
Chapter One: Protect Him, Tessaiga!
What had gone wrong? Sango wondered. The day had been perfect, the suns shone brightly and the sky was an awe to see, the scent was fresh of spring not a hint of death or Naraku, and for once Inuyasha and Kagome had not fought. Of course Miroku had groped her, but after the miracle of Inuyasha and Kagome, she couldn't expect another. Instead, disaster stroke around mid-day when Kagome suddenly collapsed to the ground, hollering in pain.
After a shout of "Kagome!" and "Get the old hag, ya damn monk!" from Inuyasha, Kagome suddenly stopped and stood up with a smile on her face despite the fact there was something off about her eyes.
"It's fine Inuyasha," she said calmly, "Just a spasm, I'm much better now. Thank you for caring."
A soft "Keh" came from said the hanyou as a pink blush graced his cheeks. Although Inuyasha seemed to believe everything was fine, Sango wasn't entirely sure and continued to watch the young Miko closely.
Kagome surveyed her surroundings carefully. Inuyasha was on the ground, still blushing with his head turned away. Sango was looking at her, most likely in concern, but she shrugged it off. Shippo and Miroku had gone to get Kaede and would most likely be back in a few. Her bow was on the floor to her right along with a fresh quiver of arrows. With a smirk, she picked up both.
Kagome's smirk did not sit well with Sango, and when Kagome exclaimed "I'm going to go and practice my shooting!" she was glad Inuyasha would not allow her to go so easily.
"I'm coming with you then," he said simply as if there was no room to argue. But argue Kagome did.
"Nope. You are staying here Inuyasha."
"Ha! As if I would let you out of my sight."
"You are staying Inuyasha!"
"I am going wench and there is nothing you can do to stop me!" He realized his mistake right after.
"SIT!" And without a glance at Sango, Kagome ran out into the forest.
"Inuyasha! Are you okay?" ask Sango offering Inuyasha a hand when the spell wore off. He ignored her hand instead focusing on the two that came.
"Inuyasha, my friend, what have you done to Lady Kagome? We could hear the word all the way from Lady Kaede's house," Miroku asked with an accusing but mostly confused tone of voice. The young kitsune, Shippo, jumped up and glared at the half demon.
"Inuyasha! You big meanie! What did you do to Kagome?!"
"Keh. She ran off to go practice and sat me for no reason! To hell with her! Let her be stupid all she damn wants! See if I care!" After a shake of the head, Miroku became much more alert.
"Well you should, don't you sense it?" With a confused shake of the head from the rest of his companion, he continued, "It's a mass of demonic energy, and it's approaching quite rapidly."
Inuyasha didn't understand how none of them noticed before, but looking up at the sky above the Inuyasha Forest, a black mass was in fact rapidly approaching and from the looks of it, it was hundreds of minor demons. Not a problem for Tessaiga, the sword that can kill hundreds in one stroke. It was a problem for the young girl who had just left the safety of their friends a few minutes ago.
Just as Inuyasha managed to jump forward and yell "Kagome!" at the top of his lungs, a similar, but higher pitched, blood-curdling scream tore through the area.
Contrary to the thoughts running inside Inuyasha's head, Kagome was actually perfectly fine. She stood strong with her bow ready to be fired. Although the bow itself glowed with the pink aura of her Miko powers, the Miko herself was surrounded in a dark aura such as one Miroku has sensed.
The plan was working perfectly. The Inutachi were preparing themselves for battle running into the forest. The demons flew overhead, ready to distract them all, except the Hanyou. The Miko was posed ready to shoot as soon as Inu-Hanyou entered the vicinity. The plan was working perfectly and it took all of Kagome's willpower not to laugh.
But, too focused on its thoughts, it didn't hear the soft confused whisper of a mind regaining consciousness. Kagome, her true mind, awoke detached from her body without a clue of what had happened. From what her mind could tell, it seemed although her senses were at full power and she could feel everything, she actually couldn't control anything. It was as if a foreign force had grasped her puppet strings and refused her any freedom.
The last thing Kagome remembered was a searing pain on her neck and then darkness. Paying more attention to her body, Kagome realized something was in fact attached to her neck like a flea or tick just much larger. She wondered where Inuyasha and the others were, when she finally noticed the bow in her hands filled with her purifying energy and felt her heart stop in dread.
What had gone wrong? Sango wondered. The day had been perfect, the suns shone brightly and the sky was an awe to see, the scent was fresh of spring not a hint of death or Naraku, and for once Inuyasha and Kagome had not fought. Of course Miroku had groped her, but after the miracle of Inuyasha and Kagome, she couldn't expect another. But now, now they were preparing for the fight against all these demons. It would have been easy with Inuyasha's Tessaiga, but she knew as well as the rest of them that a stronger demonic presence was nearby and without the security of the young girl, the Hanyou would not stop to bother with these lowly demons, leaving the rest of the group to protect the village.
Goodness, we have relied on Tessaiga too much, Sango thought as she tossed Hiraikotsu killing at least twenty demons as the bone returned to her. Luckily, as Inuyasha ran forward, his main focus Kagome, he slashed at any demon that dared block his path with his claws. Within a few seconds, Inuyasha was gone and Sango was forced to focus on her task at hand.
"Dammit!" Inuyasha cursed to himself. He could smell Kagome and luckily she was not injured but he could sense a strong demonic energy near her also.
When he entered within the same vicinity as Kagome, what he saw made him stop in his tracks. The Kagome that stood in front of him he could barely recognize. It was Kagome though, she had the same hair, face, clothing, and bow. In every essence it was Kagome…except in actions and that's what stunned Inuyasha. The young Miko smirked with an evil glint in her eye. Her bow was held with a precision that would rival even top archers such as Kikyo straight towards his heart. Demonic energy swirled around her, cautiously keeping its distance from her purity, and causing her long black locks to rise and float unaffected by gravity. Kagome looked pure evil and Inuyasha felt a fear that no even his older brother could ignite.
"K-Kagome?" He asked cautiously, sticking Tessaiga into the ground. The dread Kagome felt had tripled, she had no clue what to do trapped within her own mind and wondered why people enjoyed replaying history to assume their dirty deeds. Push as hard as she might but her mind always remained a few inches from control. Her body chuckled without her permission.
"Hello Inuyasha, thank you for coming. I worried that I did not scream loud enough for you," Kagome's voice said with a calm that was not shared with her mind.
INUYASHA! Her mind wished to scream. He couldn't possibly believe the person talking was her, could he?
"K-Keh, wench, you should have known Id come. You shouldn't have left!" Inuyasha replied nonchalantly despite the fact his eyes roamed trying to locate the source of the demonic energy on Kagome. Kagome didn't realize that was in fact what he was doing, and instead believed him to think nothing was wrong.
Idiot. She thought and if she had control of her mouth, she would have sighed. What Kagome did notice though, was the same thing Inuyasha had noticed a few seconds ago, that the demonic energy was avoiding her miko powers.
Rather than focusing on control, Kagome willed her miko powers to fight at the demonic energy invading her body.
Inuyasha watched as Kagome's spiritual powers began to spread throughout her entire body as an attempt to rid herself of the demonic energy. But just as Inuyasha thought Kagome's spiritual energy would win, it faltered and was pushed back until it rested within Kagome's hands. The smirk on Kagome's lips merely grew larger.
Do not think that just because you are not in control, that you do not feel pain. I could kill you, little girl.
The voice did not scare Kagome, but it did anger her. Just as she felt she would be able to defeat the demonic energy, an unbearable pain on her neck cause her lose concentration. Her swears could rival Inuyasha's.
"I grow tired of this," her voice said without permission, "It is time you die Inuyasha, any last words?" With that Kagome's screamed within her mind and pushed on the mental restraints as hard as possible. Although she was still unable to take control of her body, Inuyasha could see the inner struggle and watched as bloody tears began to run from Kagome's eyes. Her body growled but did nothing about them.
"I won't fight you Kagome," Inuyasha said leaving his torso wide open, "So take your best shot." Kagome screamed again as her body smirked.
"Gladly," her body said and prepared to shoot. Desperately Kagome looked around and her eyes landed on the forgotten sword Tessaiga, still in Inuyasha's hands but with the point buried in the ground.
TESSAIGA! Kagome thought. Tessaiga, please! Protect Inuyasha! Please Tessaiga! PROTECT HIM!
With that Kagome felt a pulse run through her mind, as at the same time a pulse ran through Tessaiga. Inuyasha looked down at the sword in question seeing as it pulsed but not with him.
"Tessaiga?" Inuyasha questioned at the same time Kagome's arrow was released from her bow.
INUYASHA! Kagome's mind screamed. Tessaiga pulsed one more time, and Inuyasha's arm had pulled out the sword and placed it in front of him protectively before Inuyasha even realized what happened. When the arrow hit the side of the blade, it didn't bounce back, inside the arrow seemed to have been absorbed by Tessaiga and both Tessaiga and Inuyasha pulsed as the sword glowed pink.
Pink?! Wondered both Inuyasha and Kagome's mind.