Going Under

Wind of Betrayal

"Shit!" I heard the wolf demon whimper in pain as he lay among the rubble. I looked at the shards he once possessed that were now in my hands. I decided I was going to take Sesshomaru's advice. I will defeat Naraku. I heard the taijiya yell something to Kouga but ignored.

I heard loud roaring and looked up at the sky. Once again I heard the taijiya talk but ignored her. All I knew was that Naraku's demons were here, and that meant I could be caught. The taijiya sent her boomerang killing only a few of the millions of demons. I wondered if Naraku knew I was betraying him. I wondered if he was going to kill me.

"Why are you staring off into space for?!" a loud voice screamed at me. I looked over and gasped but it was too late. A fist connected firmly with the side of my face knocking the shards from my grasp.

"Got it!" he yelled stumbling clumsily for the shards.

"Ryujinomai!" I screamed in an attempt to stop him. A tornado descended from the dark clouds right on his hand. I listened joyfully to his agonizing screams. More tornadoes descended at the command of my power rolling the wolf around like a rag doll. Hell, he was so beat up he looked like one. I watched in amusement as they lifted him into the air. He screamed again, the sound filling my ears.

He fell to the ground barely moving. As I saw his eyes open I noticed they were slightly rolled back. He was close to death.

"Just give up and die, Kouga!" I advised as I swung my fan down commanding another wind onto him. I noticed the sun starting to rise but ignored it as I watched the wind crush the wolf to a pulp.

'I got him.' I thought confidently. As the smoke started to clear I gasped. Was that...was that Inuyasha...HUMAN?! Wait, his hair's silver. But, I could have sworn his hair was black for a moment. He sent his usual smirk toward me.

"Kagura, it's not fun to pick on the little wimpy wolf."

I would have laughed, should it have been a different situation. "Inuyasha." I called out actually taking in the fact it was him for real. He drew Tetsusaiga as un-gracefully as ever.

"Now it's my turn!" I felt my breathe catch in my throat but held the surprise back. If I had a heart, I'm sure I would be dieing from anxiety.

We went to a stare off, neither of us moving.

"Inuyasha, are you so stupid?" I heard Kouga wheeze out. "Showing up as a human." I couldn't believe he was talking like that around me. Even if I could barely hear him I could make out the words. Baka. He just told me I was correct.

"If he didn't make it in time, you would have been killed by Kagura's wind." I hear the houshi inform.

"Heh, I can't believe it. Just to help me, he ran to the rescue knowing his secret would be revealed."

I thought on the matter for a moment. Wait-wasn't last night a full moon? "Huh, Inuyasha, the day you loose your demon powers is known by me."

"Keh, yeah, so what?!" I was amazed at his stupidity. "You know what that means when I come back to normal!" He charged at me.

"Yeah, who cares?! You're going to die here and now! Fujinomai!"

"Kaze no Kizu!"

I watched as his attack met mine. I noticed a yellow light emit from my tornadoes and gasped realizing what it was.

"What!? He cut my tornadoes?" I felt the heat of the attack burning my face already as it did my body the first time we met. For once in the few times I could feel my heart back in Naraku's castle beating like wildfire.

'I can't dodge it! I'm going to die!'

A sudden horde of the demons leapt in front of me blocking the attack. I felt more fear come as the demons blood spurted out all around me. More came to my aid. All that remained was the skeleton of an oni and a few body parts unwilling to leave this world. As quickly as I could, I pulled the feather from my bonnet and fled.

As soon as I returned to the castle I wondered if Naraku knew I left. Did he know I was going to keep the shards? Did he know I tried to kill the wolf and hanyou he despises so much. I spotted Kanna and called out her name. She turned to me then turned again leaving. I followed her down a case of stairs into a basement of sorts. Wait-where'd she go?

I say a trap door and cautiously opened it. It was dark and gloomy-but I could see nothing. I heard something and the next thing I knew something was wrapped around my neck and pulling me down. I took a moment to recover from the shock.

"Kagura," my head shot up at my name. "Was it fun outside?"

Shit. I looked up and gasped. The sight-there was-no-no words to describe it! Horrid wasn't good enough. Neither was gruesome nor hideous. It was more-Daunting. Petrifying. Terrifying. Harrowing. Parts of demons of all kinds. Rough, scaly, slimy, covered in mucus. If I hadn't sanity I would have thrown up right them and there. Eyes spawned from the flesh making me feel more and more like a stone. Mouth surrounded his body letting out grunts, groans, and noises I didn't even want to know. Pulsating flesh disgusted me beyond reason. Then it hit me. He was a hanyou! Like Inuyasha! That was why the barrier was weakened. That was why Kanna didn't know where he was. That was why I was able to escape.

"Kagura," I jumped at my name, "you went out of the Palace when I was sleeping."

I was in such shock I didn't notice the-whatever they were grab me until I was up in front of his face. I almost gagged at the intoxicating smell. I was forced to look him in the eye.

"Kagura, you want me to take you into my body?"

"Wh-wait...!" was all I could muster. "I won't do it again!" I whispered out turning my head from his, slowly craning it down.

"There will be no second chance," he said coldly.

I can't fight him alone. I remembered knowing Inuyasha's human form.

Inuyasha, I won't kill you till the end.

What I saw next surprised me. His brother. Sesshomaru. I remembered what he said.

"If you want your freedom, you should use those shards to fight against him by yourself."

I couldn't. Not alone. Never-I vow now. Never, will I betray Naraku again.