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then, you should read it again. There are some drastic changes. Well, R&R
and enjoy!
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Chapter 1
Kagome looked up at the setting sun and sighed. Why am I here? Inuyasha only sees me as a Jewel Finder. She sighed again. Because I promised him that I would help him. It was my fault, after all...
Her thoughts were interrupted by a rustle behind her. She turned and saw, to her surprise, Inuyasha standing at the edge of the clearing. She turned around and leaned on the Bone Eater's Well. He cocked his head to the side and she saw him sniff the air.
"What is it, Inuyasha?"
He glanced at the ground. Then met her gaze again. She knew he was going to tell her something important, so she leaned forward eagerly, curiosity nearly overwhelming her. He opened his mouth to speak, but then he stopped, sniffing the air once again. A growl escaped the back of his throat.
"Koga!" he said.
She suddenly heard it, too. The sound of wind...like a tornado. She was also able to sense to the Shikon Jewel shards that the wolf demon still wore in his legs. Inuyasha suddenly leaped forward and grabbed Kagome's wrist, pulling her onto his back. She cried out in surprise, then immediately got the hint. She really didn't feel like being fondled, so she gladly put her arms around his neck as he put his under her legs and carried her away as fast as he could. They were able to avoid Koga, and they reached Kaede's village easily. When he put Kagome down, he felt her hand on his shoulder. He looked back at her curiously.
"Thank you," she said. He blinked in surprise. "I feel so much better when you protect me like that."
"Feh!" came the snide reply. "I didn't do it for you, you idiot." He crossed his arms and sniffed. "I can't afford to lose a jewel detector just yet."
Kagome's eyes narrowed on him and, for a moment, he was almost scared. "What did you call me, DOG!"
He looked at her cunningly. "IDIOT!"
"SIT!" Inuyasha crashed into the ground, mumbling curses as he spat out the dirt. Kagome stepped over him and ignored his protests. When the spell had worn off he leaped to his feet, raising a fist at the girl who stood in front of Kaede's Hut.
"Why the hell did you do that, you..."
"SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!" Kagome screamed, letting all the frustration he had ever forced into her out in one breath. She looked over her shoulder, satisfied with the four-foot dent in the ground. She turned and continued into the hut.
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Koga looked around. Damn! I could have sworn she was here a moment ago! He looked to his right, into the trees when he heard a girl screaming, "SIT!" at the top of her lungs. He smiled with recognition. Kagome... He sneered and followed after the voice.
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"Kagome, where is Inuyasha?" Miroku asked as she entered the hut. "Don't tell me the two of you got into another fight."
She was silent. Shippo looked up at her and grabbed her leg. She looked down at him.
"What did he do this time?" the little kitsune said almost furiously. She couldn't help smiling.
"It is nothing, little Shippo!" she said happily, finding it difficult to believe she had been angry for such a stupid thing. "He is picking himself up from a 'sit'." She said the last word with a wink. Sango and Miroku looked up as Lady Kaede walked into the room.
"Why, Kagome...I thought ye had gone home." said the venerable elder.
"I was going to, but I decided not to." She suddenly frowned. "I have a bad feeling about things."
Miroku stood up. "What is it, Kagome?"
She looked at him, then down to the prayer beads on his right hand that covered the Wind Tunnel. He shifted his position nervously, so she looked away sadly.
"I feel...there is a disturbance..."
"Is it Naraku?" Miroku asked instantly. But Kagome shook her head.
"I think something bad is going to happen." She met the gazes of her friends. "But I don't know who it will involve."
"It is good that you have sensed this," Miroku said, placing a hand on her shoulder. "You are not as useless as Inuyasha is so foolish to think. You are a good friend."
To her surprise, Miroku did not grope her. She had been ready to smack him, but did not need to. She looked at Sango and...was that a look of jealousy?
Miroku went outside to see what was taking Inuyasha so long, and Kagome and Sango followed. Shippo jumped onto Kagome's shoulder as Sango scooped Kilala into her arms and grabbed her giant boomerang. They stopped when they realized that Inuyasha was nowhere in sight. Kagome closed her eyes and sensed a Jewel shard just to the east. No, two Jewel shards.
"It's Koga!" she cried! "Inuyasha must be trying to fight him."
"What do you mean trying to fight him?" They looked to the north as Inuyasha walked out of the forest, his transformed Tetsusaiga resting on his shoulder. "I can take on that flea-bitten..."
"Quiet, Inuyasha!"
Just the fact that she had not "sat" him was enough to silence him. He listened, which Kagome was obviously doing.
"What the..?" He moved closer to the border of the village. "I wonder what Koga did to piss him off!" He looked at Kagome. "Stay here!"
She rolled her eyes. "Does he actually expect me to listen?" she asked aloud as the hanyou ran into the forest.
Sango just laughed, but Miroku kept a stern gaze upon his face. Kilala transformed and allowed Sango and Kagome to jump on. Miroku ran beside them with Shippo clutching his shoulders for dear life.
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Sesshomaru followed the wolf demon out of the Western Lands. How DARE he trespass on MY property! How DARE he make a fool of me by laughing in my face in front of the other lords! He...will pay for that! The Youkai Lord chased him silently on his cloud, floating swiftly above the quick-moving tornado beneath him. He descended when the whirlwind came to a stop. Koga appeared to be searching for someone. Sesshomaru stepped onto the ground only a few yards away from the wolf demon. Koga's ear twitched and he spun around quickly. His face drained at the sight of the Taiyoukai.
"S-Sesshomaru!" he gasped. Then he composed himself. "What are you doing here? Did you follow me like a lost hound?"
Sesshomaru's eyes remained expressionless as the rage inside him grew. "It would be wise for you to silence yourself!" He clenched his hand into a fist and felt his demon powers awaken. Koga sensed it as well, for he got into defensive position and growled.
"For a Lord, you certainly are losing your edge, Sesshomaru," Koga dared. Sesshomaru lifted his poison claws, taking that as the last straw. The Youkai Lord attacked the Wolf Demon.
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Inuyasha looked at the scene in front of him. He could smell the rage in both the demons and smiled. This was not his battle, but he would gladly watch two of his greatest foes destroy each other. He was glad Kagome was not coming. She would probably try to...
Kilala roared as she came to halt. At first, Inuyasha didn't look, but then he heard the soft intake of breath he was accustomed to.
Kagome?
He whirled around and glared at the human girl. The sudden movement caught Sesshomaru's attention and he smirked as Koga continued to fight ruthlessly. He managed a peek to the left and saw that his half brother and his entire gang were hiding very badly in the trees.
He smiled. Perfect...
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Hope you like it. I've worked on it a while ^_^ okay, well, I'll update as soon as I get reviews. Talk to you later!
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Chapter 1
Kagome looked up at the setting sun and sighed. Why am I here? Inuyasha only sees me as a Jewel Finder. She sighed again. Because I promised him that I would help him. It was my fault, after all...
Her thoughts were interrupted by a rustle behind her. She turned and saw, to her surprise, Inuyasha standing at the edge of the clearing. She turned around and leaned on the Bone Eater's Well. He cocked his head to the side and she saw him sniff the air.
"What is it, Inuyasha?"
He glanced at the ground. Then met her gaze again. She knew he was going to tell her something important, so she leaned forward eagerly, curiosity nearly overwhelming her. He opened his mouth to speak, but then he stopped, sniffing the air once again. A growl escaped the back of his throat.
"Koga!" he said.
She suddenly heard it, too. The sound of wind...like a tornado. She was also able to sense to the Shikon Jewel shards that the wolf demon still wore in his legs. Inuyasha suddenly leaped forward and grabbed Kagome's wrist, pulling her onto his back. She cried out in surprise, then immediately got the hint. She really didn't feel like being fondled, so she gladly put her arms around his neck as he put his under her legs and carried her away as fast as he could. They were able to avoid Koga, and they reached Kaede's village easily. When he put Kagome down, he felt her hand on his shoulder. He looked back at her curiously.
"Thank you," she said. He blinked in surprise. "I feel so much better when you protect me like that."
"Feh!" came the snide reply. "I didn't do it for you, you idiot." He crossed his arms and sniffed. "I can't afford to lose a jewel detector just yet."
Kagome's eyes narrowed on him and, for a moment, he was almost scared. "What did you call me, DOG!"
He looked at her cunningly. "IDIOT!"
"SIT!" Inuyasha crashed into the ground, mumbling curses as he spat out the dirt. Kagome stepped over him and ignored his protests. When the spell had worn off he leaped to his feet, raising a fist at the girl who stood in front of Kaede's Hut.
"Why the hell did you do that, you..."
"SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!" Kagome screamed, letting all the frustration he had ever forced into her out in one breath. She looked over her shoulder, satisfied with the four-foot dent in the ground. She turned and continued into the hut.
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Koga looked around. Damn! I could have sworn she was here a moment ago! He looked to his right, into the trees when he heard a girl screaming, "SIT!" at the top of her lungs. He smiled with recognition. Kagome... He sneered and followed after the voice.
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"Kagome, where is Inuyasha?" Miroku asked as she entered the hut. "Don't tell me the two of you got into another fight."
She was silent. Shippo looked up at her and grabbed her leg. She looked down at him.
"What did he do this time?" the little kitsune said almost furiously. She couldn't help smiling.
"It is nothing, little Shippo!" she said happily, finding it difficult to believe she had been angry for such a stupid thing. "He is picking himself up from a 'sit'." She said the last word with a wink. Sango and Miroku looked up as Lady Kaede walked into the room.
"Why, Kagome...I thought ye had gone home." said the venerable elder.
"I was going to, but I decided not to." She suddenly frowned. "I have a bad feeling about things."
Miroku stood up. "What is it, Kagome?"
She looked at him, then down to the prayer beads on his right hand that covered the Wind Tunnel. He shifted his position nervously, so she looked away sadly.
"I feel...there is a disturbance..."
"Is it Naraku?" Miroku asked instantly. But Kagome shook her head.
"I think something bad is going to happen." She met the gazes of her friends. "But I don't know who it will involve."
"It is good that you have sensed this," Miroku said, placing a hand on her shoulder. "You are not as useless as Inuyasha is so foolish to think. You are a good friend."
To her surprise, Miroku did not grope her. She had been ready to smack him, but did not need to. She looked at Sango and...was that a look of jealousy?
Miroku went outside to see what was taking Inuyasha so long, and Kagome and Sango followed. Shippo jumped onto Kagome's shoulder as Sango scooped Kilala into her arms and grabbed her giant boomerang. They stopped when they realized that Inuyasha was nowhere in sight. Kagome closed her eyes and sensed a Jewel shard just to the east. No, two Jewel shards.
"It's Koga!" she cried! "Inuyasha must be trying to fight him."
"What do you mean trying to fight him?" They looked to the north as Inuyasha walked out of the forest, his transformed Tetsusaiga resting on his shoulder. "I can take on that flea-bitten..."
"Quiet, Inuyasha!"
Just the fact that she had not "sat" him was enough to silence him. He listened, which Kagome was obviously doing.
"What the..?" He moved closer to the border of the village. "I wonder what Koga did to piss him off!" He looked at Kagome. "Stay here!"
She rolled her eyes. "Does he actually expect me to listen?" she asked aloud as the hanyou ran into the forest.
Sango just laughed, but Miroku kept a stern gaze upon his face. Kilala transformed and allowed Sango and Kagome to jump on. Miroku ran beside them with Shippo clutching his shoulders for dear life.
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Sesshomaru followed the wolf demon out of the Western Lands. How DARE he trespass on MY property! How DARE he make a fool of me by laughing in my face in front of the other lords! He...will pay for that! The Youkai Lord chased him silently on his cloud, floating swiftly above the quick-moving tornado beneath him. He descended when the whirlwind came to a stop. Koga appeared to be searching for someone. Sesshomaru stepped onto the ground only a few yards away from the wolf demon. Koga's ear twitched and he spun around quickly. His face drained at the sight of the Taiyoukai.
"S-Sesshomaru!" he gasped. Then he composed himself. "What are you doing here? Did you follow me like a lost hound?"
Sesshomaru's eyes remained expressionless as the rage inside him grew. "It would be wise for you to silence yourself!" He clenched his hand into a fist and felt his demon powers awaken. Koga sensed it as well, for he got into defensive position and growled.
"For a Lord, you certainly are losing your edge, Sesshomaru," Koga dared. Sesshomaru lifted his poison claws, taking that as the last straw. The Youkai Lord attacked the Wolf Demon.
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Inuyasha looked at the scene in front of him. He could smell the rage in both the demons and smiled. This was not his battle, but he would gladly watch two of his greatest foes destroy each other. He was glad Kagome was not coming. She would probably try to...
Kilala roared as she came to halt. At first, Inuyasha didn't look, but then he heard the soft intake of breath he was accustomed to.
Kagome?
He whirled around and glared at the human girl. The sudden movement caught Sesshomaru's attention and he smirked as Koga continued to fight ruthlessly. He managed a peek to the left and saw that his half brother and his entire gang were hiding very badly in the trees.
He smiled. Perfect...
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Hope you like it. I've worked on it a while ^_^ okay, well, I'll update as soon as I get reviews. Talk to you later!