Previously deleted. I had rushed this before, but I'm taking it slow this time, so updates may be few and far between. MIGHT get Ch. 2 up tonight...no promises. Also, I'm going in a slightly different direction than before, just to let those of you who were reading before know. Anyway, enjoy and please review!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters.
Chapter 1
"Blades of blood!" Inuyasha shouted as he flung his blood from the wound on his arm towards another of the attacking demons. They had been following Koga, trying to steal his jewel shards. Of course that mongrel had to drag the attack their way. These weren't your regular run of the mill demons either. Inuyasha had sensed the immense power coming off them immediately. He had grabbed Kagome's pieces of the jewel, seeing how they seemed to be able to sense them, and told her to stay hidden.
The blades of his attack had hit the demon directly in the eyes. Blinding him, Inuyasha was able to grab the Tetsusaiga, which had been knocked from his hands by the demon. He quickly killing the demon, he looked around for the other one.
He was shocked to see Koga laying on the ground, unconscious, the other demon laughing over him.
"Your jewel shards are mine!" the demon laughed, his claws extended and about to tear into the oblivious wolf demon. He turned the idea of saving the bastard over in his head for moment, but before he could make a decision, he saw a purple beam of light strike the demon's arm. When the glow subsided, an arrow was sticking from the creature's bicep. His eyes shot to the direction the arrow had come from and was furious to see Kagome standing there, her bow positioned in her hands.
The demon sped towards her with lightning speed. If Inuyasha had been a second slower, the demon would have killed her with one swipe of his claws. He shoved Kagome out of the way, taking the blow himself.
"Inuyasha!" he heard her shout. Stupid girl! He thought angrily. He pulled himself to his feet quickly, and lashed at the demon with his sword, cutting off its hand as it tried to attack again.
"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha shouted, killing the demon with his sword's powerful attack. He placed the Tetsusaiga back in its sheath before whirling around to find Kagome. Only she was no longer where he last saw her. He seethed as his eyes found her with Koga. He had woken and she was trying to help him stand.
"KAGOME!!" he screamed, "What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
"What does it look like I'm doing? He's injured!" she shouted in aggravation.
"I told you to stay out of the fight!" he scolded.
"Koga would have died if I hadn't done something! What makes you think you can boss me around anyway?" she said in equal anger.
He growled and stomped over to her, face inches from hers, and shouted, "Who cares if that stupid wolf dies? And it was obviously too dangerous for you seeing how I had to save you!"
"That's not the point! I make my own decisions! And I care if Koga dies! He might be a little cocky at times, but he's at least nice to me!" she argued.
"Well, fine! Next time you're in danger, he can save you!" Inuyasha turned away from her and crossed his arms over his chest, his jealousy getting the best of him.
Kagome gave a frustrated growl of her own and screamed at the top of her lungs, "I'M GOING HOME!"
Kagome stomped through the forest, still fuming over her fight with Inuyasha, as she made her way towards the Bone-eater's well. She couldn't believe him sometimes. He could be so immature! His jealousy was unbelievable, especially since it had only been a few weeks since she had last caught him with Kikyo.
She let out a heavy sigh. He was so strange. She knew he couldn't forget Kikyo, but then he'd get so envious whenever Koga was around. Did he love her or not? She didn't understand how he could get so mad at her. So maybe she had almost gotten herself killed for Koga's well-being, but she would have done the same thing for anyone. Would he still have been this mad had it been someone else? Probably.
She understood why he'd been so angry. She had scared him. He thought for a brief moment that he was going to lose her. He turned his fear into anger and had used her helping Koga as an excuse. Why couldn't she have figured that out before she'd made it this close to the well? He really did care for her, even if he was in love Kikyo. She was still a big part of his life.
Kagome finally made it to the clearing, when she suddenly felt a strange aura. She suddenly wished she'd had Kirara give her a ride, or at least hadn't left her bow and arrow at Kaede's. She ducked down and began to look around nervously, knowing she was being watched. Still crouching, she slowly moved forwards through the shrubs.
She felt a sharp pain on the back of her head and fell to the ground. Naraku's wicked laughter was the last thing she heard before blacking out.
Kikyo, ominous as usual, watched Naraku disappear with the girl from behind a tree. She had been visiting the Sacred Tree, as she did often, and had sensed Naraku's presence. What could he possibly want with Kagome? Her mind worked through the different scenarios. Maybe he was having a hard time finding jewel shards, but he had to know that Kagome would never help him find them, didn't he? That couldn't be it, he would have come to her for something like that. She began walking towards the now setting sun.
"Maybe I should keep an eye on Inuyasha. He'll be sad that his jewel shard locator is missing," she said to herself, aloud. She gave a small smirk. His sadness might bring her amusement.
