Chapter Five: Uh Oh...
Kagome was laying under a blanket inside of one of the buildings of the village. It was late.
"It's been two days now and Kaori & I have been here. Grandpa, Sota, Mom... They must be so worried... We've gotta get back home... One way or another," Kagome mumbled to herself.
Outside, demon birds were flying around the village. Inuyasha jumped into a tree and scared them off.
"Hnn. They've all came because they smell the jewel. Stinkin' vultures," Inuyasha stated.
"Inuyasha..." Kaori said. He jumped out of the tree, landing in front of her.
"What do you want?" Inuyasha questioned her.
"Nothin'. I just wanted to see what you were doing. You should be sleeping," Kaori said.
"Pfft," he scoffed. "Why do you care?" He turned away from her and crossed his arms.
"I only wanted to... Ugh, nevermind! I was only trying to be nice to you! You just had to act like an ass!" Kaori exclaimed.
"Well, you're a stupid girl!" Inuyasha yelled, turning to face Kaori again, his arms still crossed. He was glaring at her.
"Grrrrrrrr," Kaori growled. "SIT!"
Inuyasha face planted. "Damn it!"
"So I can do it without Kagome. Good to know that we can both say it alone," Kaori thought. "Don't forget that I can say that just as much as Kagome can!" She stormed off. "Ugh! I just wanted to be friends with him! He is such a jackass!"
It's morning now. Kagome and Kaori had left the village.
"Are you sure there is a way for us to get home?" Kaori asked Kagome.
"Yeah... I hope so," she replied.
"Well, I am gonna kinda miss this place," Kaori admitted.
"Not me. The sooner we find the well, the better," Kagome stated.
Kaede was walking around the village, searching for Kaori and Kagome. Inuyasha stood on one of the buildings and began to listen in.
"Kagome! Kaori!" Kaede called out.
"We looked everywhere," a villager stated as he ran up to Kaede. "They aren't here."
"Could it be they left on their own? We spoke of those who seek the jewel, yet we spoke no nearly enough," Kaede said.
"Hm..." Inuyasha looked towards the forest.
Kagome and Kaori continued to walk through the forest of Inuyasha. They are unaware that a few men were watching them and following them.
"Where in the hell is the well?!" Kaori exclaimed.
"There!" Kagome pointed up ahead.
"About time..." Kaori mumbled. "Are you sure we can get back home?"
"Yeah!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Hm... Okay then," Kaori sighed.
They began to approach the old well. They were soon suddenly jumped by the men that were stalking them, who jumped out of some bushes. The men grabbed hold of the girls.
"WHAT THE HELL?! LET GO!" Kaori screamed.
"AH!" Kagome screamed.
The next thing the girls knew, they were someone in the middle of the forest, being held down on the floor of the men's home.
"OW!" Kagome screamed.
"Don't you guys know how to treat women?!" Kaori exclaimed angrily.
"Hey boss! We caught the girls, just like you wanted," one of the men said.
A second man stared at Kagome's skirt. "Her kimono's shorter than mine." He pulled on it. "You're gonna catch cold if ya go around half dressed."
Kagome jumped up and held her skirt down. "EEK! DON'T DO THAT! IT'LL RIP!"
Kaori also jumped up and stood in front of Kagome protectively. "Hands off my sister! Touch her again and I'll rip your heads off!"
"Hand over the jewel. Right now." The girls looked to see that the men's boss was a rather large man. He stood up.
"He's huge!" Kagome exclaimed.
"I can see that," Kaori said, irritated.
The large man pulled out a sword. Two of the men grabbed onto Kagome's arms.
"Hey! Let her go!" Kaori swung her arm to punch one of the men but she was held back by two other men. "Get your filthy hands off me and Kagome!"
"Hey boss! Try takin' it off in one swing, like a dandelion!" one of the men holding Kagome said.
"Let goooo!" Kagome whined, squirming to get out of their grip.
"Stop squirming," the other male said.
Instead of slashing Kagome, he slashed one of the men holding her and killed him. Everyone in the room was shocked.
"He just... killed one of his own men..." Kagome mumbled.
"Yeah..." Kaori yelped as she dodged the next swing of the large man's sword. "Who cares! Hit the deck!"
Kagome screamed as she dodged a swing of the sword. "What are we going to do?!"
The large man swung the sword at a few of his men.
"They are the ones you're after! Not us!" one of them cried out in fear.
"Can't you morons see that there's something wrong with your boss?!" Kaori yelled. "Get your asses in gear or next it'll be the end of you bastards!"
"DUCK!" Kagome screamed.
The men and the girls moved out of the way as the large man swung his sword once again. They continued to run and duck as the large man followed them.
"Here we are in Feudal Japan, playing 'Duck Duck Goose' with an eight-foot troll!" the girls thought.
Inuyasha was running through the forest rather quickly. He jumped into a tree and sniffed.
"Stupid girls," he said to himself. "I don't care where they go, but they took the jewel with them."
He jumped out of the tree and began to run once again.
"I couldn't care less about them," he said loudly. "But...Kaori... she's so different. I wonder if she's alright... I hope I don't get there too late..." It took him a second to realize what he just thought and he paused his running. He yelled at himself. "WHAT IN THE HELL AM I THINKING?! I JUST MET THE DAMN HUMAN! I CAN'T LIKE HER!"
He started running once again and muttered, "I can't like her..."
The large man was still trying to kill the girls and his men. The exit was blocked.
"Why did we leave?! We should've stayed with Kaede!" Kaori yelled. "I DON'T WANT TO DIE!"
"Shut up and duck!" Kagome yelled back.
Kaori screamed and barely gets out of the sword's way this time around.
"It's after the jewel," Kagome stated.
"No kidding! Get rid of it!" Kaori yelled.
"Right!" Kagome took the jewel off and tossed it outside.
"The jewel...give it to me," the large man said. He continued to try and kill them.
"What the fuck man?!" Kaori looked around and pointed at the wall. "The wall!"
"Push it out all together!" Kagome instructed the men.
The men tried to push the wall down but it didn't work.
"Sorry boss. No good," one of the men said.
"I'm not your boss!" Kagome yelled.
"Yeah!" Kaori said.
The girls weren't paying as the large man came up behind them. "GIVE ME THE JEWEL!" he shouted. The girls turned around as he was bringing down his sword. They screamed. Inuyasha busted into the building. He broke the sword.
"INUYASHA!" the girls shouted in surprise and happiness.
Inuyasha punched the big guy in the face. The men that took off; there was no way they'd say in there.
"I can't believe you actually came," Kagome said.
"Is it safe?! Where's the jewel!?" Inuyasha asked frantically.
Kaori rolled her eyes. "Of course you'd be worried about that damn thing!"
"Jewel?" Kagome gasped. "Oh no..."
Inuyasha's eyes widened. "Tell me u didn't just say that."
Kagome hesitated. "Uh..."
"Well..." Kaori rubbed the back of her head.
Inuyasha covered his nose. "What is that smell? It's like rotting meat."
The clothing the large man was wearing fell apart a little, revealing a hole in his body that had a black demon bird in it.
"That's disgusting!" Kagome exclaimed.
"How much you bet that bird ripped his living heart out and made itself a blood nest?" Inuyasha questioned.
"That's so gross..." Kaori made a face of disgust.
"I knew something was wrong," Kagome mentioned.
"Obviously," Kaori responded. "I think I'm gonna puck."
"Carrion crows don't fight on their own when there are dead bodies handy. They aint so tough but they are hella nasty." Inuyasha put his hand through the dead guy's body. The bird flew out of the house and the skin of the large guy's body vanished, leaving behind bones. The bird grabbed the jewel.
"Where is the jewel?" Inuyasha asked as they headed out of the building. He spotted the bird taking off with the jewel. "AAA-UGH! That stupid crow's making off with the jewel! What's wrong with you?! C'mon!" He dragged them out of the building. He took the bow and arrow on a nearby horse and gave it to Kagome. He then put her on his back and ran off. Kaori had to run after them. What was odd though... was that Kaori could keep up with Inuyasha.
"Hurry up and shoot!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Ur kidding! I've never used a bow in my life...It swallowed the jewel!" Kagome yelled.
"Just shoot the fucking bird!" Kaori yelled.
Inuyasha and Kagome looked to the left, now noticing Kaori running along side Inuyasha.
"Uh..." Kagome wondered.
"How are you keeping up with me?" Inuyasha questioned her.
"How would I know?" Kaori glared at them. "Don't you have a bird to worry about?"
"Oh, right." Inuyasha looked back to where the bird was. "Kikyo was a master archer. Take it in one shot!"
"I told you my name's Kagome." Kagome readied an arrow. "Still...Kikyo...give me your strength. Hear it goes." She shot the arrow and it missed. Inuyasha landed on his face. Kaori stopped running and started laughing her ass off. "I thought you said she was a master archer!?"
Inuyasha lifted his head. "She was! It's you that's the klutz!" The bird got larger.
Inuyasha and Kaori started running again, Kagome remaining on Inuyasha's back.
"See how big it is?! Do it!" Inuyasha yelled.
Kagome shot again and once again missed. Inuyasha stopped and dropped Kagome. Kaori stopped as well.
"Owww." Kagome glared at Inuyasha.
"I don't care what the old lady says. You are not Kikyo, you got that?! I am so outta here." Inuyasha jumped away from them, going after the bird.
"Inuyasha wait," Kagome said.
"Damn, I hate running," Kaori said.
"C'mon. Let's follow him!" Kagome said. She started to run but Kaori grabbed her, placing her on her back. "Wha...?"
"I can run just as fast as Inuyasha so I can carry you and catch up to him," Kaori explained.
Kaori took off running. They ended up in a different village. The crow had a young boy and Inuyasha was trying to kill the crow.
"Inuyasha! No! You'll hurt the boy!" Kagome yelled, getting off Kaori's back.
"Back off! IRON REAVER, SOUL STEALER!" Inuyasha caused the crow to let go of the boy. The young boy fell into the water. Inuyasha was more worried about the jewel. "Where's the jewel?!"
Kagome took off her shoes and socks. She dove into the water.
"Kagome! Idiot." Kaori shook her head.
"Help!" the kid yelled.
"I'm glad I took lessons!" Kagome thought.
"How can she do that? She's so fast!" a male villager said.
"She's a water imp! She's not human at all!" another male yelled.
Kaori went over to where the villagers stood. "Would you shut up?!" She got in front of the crazy villager. "Hurry up, Kagome!"
"A demon!" the crazy villager pointed at Kaori. She ignored him.
Kagome swam over to them with the boy, having just saved his life without Inuyasha's help.
"Save the jewel stupid! The jewel!" Inuyasha yelled. The girls ignored him. "Wha?!"
"Thank you!" the child's mother said.
"You're welcome," Kagome said, smiling a little.
The crow flew out the water.
"Hey! It's getting away!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Wah!" the kid cried out. The crow's foot was on his back.
"Can I borrow your bow?" Kaori asked a villager. The villager handed her his bow and an arrow. She tied the crow's foot to it.
"My butt she's gonna hit," Inuyasha said. He watched though. "Maybe she's a better shot..." Kaori shot the arrow. The arrow headed right towards the crow. "I get it. She's shootin' the foot."
"The foot is drawn to the jewel so it must hit," Kagome stated.
The arrow hits and a light shines in the sky.
"What in the hell...?" Kaori questioned.
"Where's that light coming from?" Kagome wondered.
Soon Kaori, Kagome, and Inuyasha were in the forest, looking for the jewel.
"Are you sure it fell around here?" Inuyasha asked.
"Well yeah...I mean...kinda. Though I'm still kinda worried about that light..." Kagome said.
"Maybe I shouldn't have done that..." Kaori said.
"It was the only thing you could do," Kagome said.
The crow's head came towards them.
"What the hell?!" Kaori yelled.
Inuyasha slashed it with his claws. "I don't think so!"
A shard fell to the ground.
"I hope that's not what I think it is," Kagome said.
"And what do you think it is?" Inuyasha asked.
"Don't tell me..." Kaori groaned.
Kagome picked up the shard. "I think its a shard from the jewel."
"What?! What did you say?!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Yeah... I knew I shouldn't have done that..." Kaori mumbled.