Delay
Author's Note: Sorry it's been so long. I couldn't think of what to write and wanted to start other fanfics. But I am back and writing again! If you have any ideas for me, please let me know. I will give you credit. Chao!
But that would have to wait. We had more preparations to make than we thought we did. I had to make a lot more arrows, Inuyasha had to sharpen his sword, Miroku had to sharpen his staff, and the list goes on. Inuyasha sulked in the corner of Kaede's hut and glared at the lot of us.
"We don't have time to make all of these preparations." Inuyasha debated.
Miroku shook his head and disagreed, "If we don't we won't be in top fighting shape."
"Feh. I don't need you guys to tag along. I can handle Naraku myself."
I shook my head, "We're coming whether you like it or not."
Sango yelled, "Yeah! And some of us want their own revenge!"
"Tfft. Fine. If you get injured don't blame me though."
Shippo said to himself, "No promises."
Inuyasha twitched his ears and chased Shippo around the room. I rolled my eyes and shook my head. While the commotion was going on, I went outside to clear my mind. I didn't want to think of Naraku anymore. I had thought of the big fight too long now. I heard Shippo run out behind me and jump up onto my shoulder.
"What's wrong Kagome?"
I shook my head. "Nothing. Just nervous about Naraku...you know?"
He nodded. "Yeah...but we're not ready yet and Inuyasha can't find any trace of Naraku."
"Yeah I know."
"So...you wanna go for a swim or something? Let's try and have fun while we can." Shippo smiled.
I nodded, "Sure. Let's ask Sango if she wants to come too."
Shippo smiled and walked back into the hut with me to get Sango. After that all three of us went to a nearby lake. I handed Sango an extra swimsuit and we changed and then waded in. We splashed at Shippo and talked a lot. That is, until we heard something russling in the bushes. I walked over to them and looked around and shrugged. When I turned around there was a young boy standing behind Sango and Shippo.
"Sango!" I pointed behind her.
She turned around and asked the boy, "Who are you?"
The boy said nothing but moved slowly forwards. Sango drew back and stood beside me, Shippo following behind her. Suddenly the boy fell over in front of us with an arrow sticking out of his back. It was glowing a blackish purple.
"What happened to him?" I asked.
Sango shook her head, "I'm not sure. But it looks like he was shot by someone. You should go get Inuyasha. I'll examine the boy."
"Right." I changed and then ran to get Inuyasha.
When I got back to the village, Inuyasha jumped down from a tree and stood in front of me. "What's wrong?"
"There's an injured boy. There is a glowing arrow on his back."
Inuyasha pulled me onto his back and ran to where Sango was waiting. When we got back we noticed that the boy's back was completely hardened and a dark purple color. Sango shook her head, "I don't know what's going on. Something's spreading throughout his body."
Inuyasha put me down and walked over to the boy. "We should let Kaede look at him." As Inuyasha touched the boy's wrist his hand was burned. "Ouch!" He winced and grew angry. "What the hell?"
I looked at Inuyasha's hand and said, "Maybe it's a virus that affects demons."
"But this boy is human." Shippo said.
Inuyasha looked at the boy closer and said, "Maybe not. He could be a half demon."
Sango looked at his feet and saw that there were claws on them. "He's right."
Sango picked the boy up and slung him over her shoulder. "I'll carry him there. Inuyasha you take Kagome and Shippo back."
"Tfft. No way." He grabbed her by her arm and jumped upwards above the trees.
When we made it back to the village Kaede and Miroku greeted us and led us back into the hut. Sango set the boy down in front of Kaede and then sat next to Miroku. The tension in the room only grew as much as the silence did. Kaede put her hand on his forehead and closed her eye. A few moments passed and Kaede's eye creeped open and she looked at us.
"This is worse than I thought."
Miroku asked, "Is this the work of a black priestess?"
She shook her head, "No...it's much worse."
Shippo asked curiously, "What's worse than a black priestess?"
Kaede was silent for a moment and then answered, "This is a demonic virus that swept through the land years ago. It killed any demon that it came in contact with."
"But this boy is a half demon." Sango said.
"That just means that the effects work faster. They still have demon blood coursing through their veins." Kaede explained.
