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1. Blood and tears
Ayame, of the kindred of the demon wolves, smelled the air trying to find his scent. She had been looking for Kouga for three weeks now and for the first time, she had smelled it. It was mixed with blood and tears, and that made her try to catch the scent even harder, her sky-blue eyes closed and her pretty factions wrinkled in concentration. A southern wind took her long fair hair north, and immediately smelling Kouga, she turned and quickly headed south. She ran for about an hour across the woods, when a loud woman's scream made her stop dead. She listened carefully, also smelling the air again and caught a dog's scent besides Kouga's. 'Inuyasha' she thought immediately, 'and that shriek was surely Kagome... they must be with Kouga' She started running again, twice as fast as she was before. She jumped over a tree when she heard voices.
"... that stupid wolf! Got what he deserved!"
Ayame's eyes widened. She stood up in the branch she was crouching and poked her head over the tree's leaves. What she saw wasn't really pleasant. Pieces of demons were lying around the battlefield, dozens of trees were burnt and in the middle of it stood Miroku and Inuyasha, who was holding Kagome in his arms, facing her back to Sango, leaned over Kouga's body, both covered with blood. Ayame's eyes widened even more. She jumped and whirled in the air before landing perfectly in front of Kagome.
"Ayame!" cried Kagome, letting go Inuyasha, who turned to face her.
"What happened here?"
Kagome looked back at Kouga and Sango stood up. "Let me explain..." began Sango but a deep wound on her stomach made her fall again. Miroku stepped forward and held her before she could touch the ground.
"We killed Naraku" said Inuyasha simply. "And your wolfy friend here got killed, there was nothing we could do, he's such a big headed git! Tried to finish him on his own when..."
A lonely tear rolled down Ayame's cheek before Kagome could say "Inuyasha!, Osuwari!"
* WHAM! *
"No, Ayame! Is not what it looks like!... He's not dead!"
Ayame walked towards Kouga. She leaned over him and looked at him. His eyes were closed and blood was streaming down his forehead, reddening his jet black hair but his chest was moving showing a deep breathing. He was unconcious but alive. Ayame sighed with relief.
"He's badly injured, but he'll live" said Sango from Miroku's arms, "It was all my fault, I'm sorry"
"It was his fault!" yelled Inuyasha from the ground "He got in your way!"
"Kagome, could you explain me, please?" asked Ayame. Kagome nodded.
"Sango had prepared a paralizing bomb with certain plants and gunpowder. When we arrived, Kouga was already fighting Naraku and was wounded. Sango immediately threw the bomb, and Kirara set it fire, but Kouga jumped and kicked the bomb to Naraku but obviously, it exploded and Kouga fell. Sango was hurt by Naraku too. Luckily, Sesshomaru came, stroke Naraku and Inuyasha finished him with Tetsusaiga's Baku Riu Ha."
"It was his fault, see?" asked Inuyasha, getting up. It was Ayame's time to nod.
"Don't blame yourself, Sango" smiled Ayame and with an afterthought she added "What happened to Shikkon no Kama?"
Kagome searched in her pocket and withdrew the white shining jewel. It was completed again and purified by Kagome's power.
"Let's better leave this place" said Miroku "This bloodshed will surely attract other demons"
"We can go to a deserted village I came across on my way here" said Ayame "It's not far, heading north..." she pointed the way she had come.
Miroku and Ayame set Sango and Kouga over Kirara and Kagome jumped onto Inuyasha's back. They set off quickly. Not five minutes had past after they left, when Kagura and Kana stepped into the battlefield. Kagura looked at Naraku's remaining pieces and stepped over the closest to her, crushing it to nothing. She let go a sigh of relief and laughed out loud. Next to her, Kana's feelingless face showed a smile.
"Kagura?" she asked
"hu?"
"Are we free to do as we please now?"
"Of course we are, sweet Kana!" Kagura answered turning to the little demon girl.
"So I can do anything I want?" Kana asked again.
"Anything!" said Kagura smiling at her. Kana smiled too... but hers wasn't a friendly smile. She carefully moved her mirror until Kagura saw herself reflected on it. Her grin slipped of her face where horror commanded now, while her souls were being absorbed. Later Kana left the battlefield.
Kagura lied uncouncious for a few hours, until a soul-hunter gave her a human soul, then another and another until she was strong enough to move. She opened her eyes and saw Kikyo, who was also staring at her.
"Better now, Kagura?"
"Kikyo? Why are you doing this?"
"Because someone I owed a favor asked me to"
She stepped aside and Kagura saw Sesshomaru. ****************************************************************** A/N: Yeah, I know short chapter but, hey! This is just the warming up! Just for the record I'm warning you... this fic is a Inu/Kago, Mir/San, Aya/Kou and even Ses/Kagu so if you don't like it you may clear up! I know that to make the last thing happen I may have to bring Kagura and Sesshomaru out of character but... anything in the name of love! If you like it, better... so review please! I won't post the next chapter if you're not interested. May Manga no Kami bless us all! Joy, The Wolf-Lady
1. Blood and tears
Ayame, of the kindred of the demon wolves, smelled the air trying to find his scent. She had been looking for Kouga for three weeks now and for the first time, she had smelled it. It was mixed with blood and tears, and that made her try to catch the scent even harder, her sky-blue eyes closed and her pretty factions wrinkled in concentration. A southern wind took her long fair hair north, and immediately smelling Kouga, she turned and quickly headed south. She ran for about an hour across the woods, when a loud woman's scream made her stop dead. She listened carefully, also smelling the air again and caught a dog's scent besides Kouga's. 'Inuyasha' she thought immediately, 'and that shriek was surely Kagome... they must be with Kouga' She started running again, twice as fast as she was before. She jumped over a tree when she heard voices.
"... that stupid wolf! Got what he deserved!"
Ayame's eyes widened. She stood up in the branch she was crouching and poked her head over the tree's leaves. What she saw wasn't really pleasant. Pieces of demons were lying around the battlefield, dozens of trees were burnt and in the middle of it stood Miroku and Inuyasha, who was holding Kagome in his arms, facing her back to Sango, leaned over Kouga's body, both covered with blood. Ayame's eyes widened even more. She jumped and whirled in the air before landing perfectly in front of Kagome.
"Ayame!" cried Kagome, letting go Inuyasha, who turned to face her.
"What happened here?"
Kagome looked back at Kouga and Sango stood up. "Let me explain..." began Sango but a deep wound on her stomach made her fall again. Miroku stepped forward and held her before she could touch the ground.
"We killed Naraku" said Inuyasha simply. "And your wolfy friend here got killed, there was nothing we could do, he's such a big headed git! Tried to finish him on his own when..."
A lonely tear rolled down Ayame's cheek before Kagome could say "Inuyasha!, Osuwari!"
* WHAM! *
"No, Ayame! Is not what it looks like!... He's not dead!"
Ayame walked towards Kouga. She leaned over him and looked at him. His eyes were closed and blood was streaming down his forehead, reddening his jet black hair but his chest was moving showing a deep breathing. He was unconcious but alive. Ayame sighed with relief.
"He's badly injured, but he'll live" said Sango from Miroku's arms, "It was all my fault, I'm sorry"
"It was his fault!" yelled Inuyasha from the ground "He got in your way!"
"Kagome, could you explain me, please?" asked Ayame. Kagome nodded.
"Sango had prepared a paralizing bomb with certain plants and gunpowder. When we arrived, Kouga was already fighting Naraku and was wounded. Sango immediately threw the bomb, and Kirara set it fire, but Kouga jumped and kicked the bomb to Naraku but obviously, it exploded and Kouga fell. Sango was hurt by Naraku too. Luckily, Sesshomaru came, stroke Naraku and Inuyasha finished him with Tetsusaiga's Baku Riu Ha."
"It was his fault, see?" asked Inuyasha, getting up. It was Ayame's time to nod.
"Don't blame yourself, Sango" smiled Ayame and with an afterthought she added "What happened to Shikkon no Kama?"
Kagome searched in her pocket and withdrew the white shining jewel. It was completed again and purified by Kagome's power.
"Let's better leave this place" said Miroku "This bloodshed will surely attract other demons"
"We can go to a deserted village I came across on my way here" said Ayame "It's not far, heading north..." she pointed the way she had come.
Miroku and Ayame set Sango and Kouga over Kirara and Kagome jumped onto Inuyasha's back. They set off quickly. Not five minutes had past after they left, when Kagura and Kana stepped into the battlefield. Kagura looked at Naraku's remaining pieces and stepped over the closest to her, crushing it to nothing. She let go a sigh of relief and laughed out loud. Next to her, Kana's feelingless face showed a smile.
"Kagura?" she asked
"hu?"
"Are we free to do as we please now?"
"Of course we are, sweet Kana!" Kagura answered turning to the little demon girl.
"So I can do anything I want?" Kana asked again.
"Anything!" said Kagura smiling at her. Kana smiled too... but hers wasn't a friendly smile. She carefully moved her mirror until Kagura saw herself reflected on it. Her grin slipped of her face where horror commanded now, while her souls were being absorbed. Later Kana left the battlefield.
Kagura lied uncouncious for a few hours, until a soul-hunter gave her a human soul, then another and another until she was strong enough to move. She opened her eyes and saw Kikyo, who was also staring at her.
"Better now, Kagura?"
"Kikyo? Why are you doing this?"
"Because someone I owed a favor asked me to"
She stepped aside and Kagura saw Sesshomaru. ****************************************************************** A/N: Yeah, I know short chapter but, hey! This is just the warming up! Just for the record I'm warning you... this fic is a Inu/Kago, Mir/San, Aya/Kou and even Ses/Kagu so if you don't like it you may clear up! I know that to make the last thing happen I may have to bring Kagura and Sesshomaru out of character but... anything in the name of love! If you like it, better... so review please! I won't post the next chapter if you're not interested. May Manga no Kami bless us all! Joy, The Wolf-Lady