Upon re-reading my last chapter again, I realized I made many spelling and grammar mistakes. I apologize for that.
On with the story!
Chapter 21
"So, did anything interesting happen?" Sango asked as she sat down in the stream.
"Well, nothing reall- Kikyo's finally gone!" she exclaimed.
"Really? That's great! You can finally think to yourself now!" Sango cheered out. Her voice dropped to a whisper. "But I actually meant anything between you and Inuyasha."
"Um. . . no." she blushed out. "Nothing happened," she lied. "Same old, Inuyasha."
"Well, that isn't what you're making it seem like," Sango teased.
"Well alright, fine, but you'd better not laugh."
"Oh, trust me I won't," she said as she smiled to herself.
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"Wow, that sounds so. . . romantic," said Sango with awe.
"Oh yeah, falling asleep with a sick half-demon. Really romantic," said Kagome sarcastically. "I know he didn't find it romantic. Probably creepy more than anything."
"Well it's just an opinion!"
"Okay, Miss Romantic, what did you do for the last two days?"
"The same things we did the first night," she said as she smiled again.
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"Wow!" was all Kagome could muster.
"So, that bad huh?"
"No! It's really. . . well romantic!" she snuffed out with stars in her eyes.
"You really think so?" said a stunned Sango.
"Would I lie to you?"
"Well, would you?"
"Of course not. I think you two were made for each other," Kagome reassured her.
"Thanks Kagome."
"That's what friends are for."
"Ooo, I hope I'm not pregnant yet."
"Oh, I hadn't thought of that. Don't worry about it for now. We'll help if the time comes."
"Thanks again Kagome."
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"So, you fell asleep on the 'bed' thing and you woke up like that?"
"Yes, I just told you didn't I?"
"Inuyasha, I'm just having a hard time believing that you did nothing to-" started Miroku.
"I didn't do anything! I'm telling you I woke up like that. I don't know what she was thinking, I just know she did," said an irritated Inuyasha.
They were discussing what happened inside Kaede's hut.
"Well Inuyasha, you haven't exactly been the romantic type. Miroku, I think he's telling the truth. I mean, it had to be an accident. How else could Kagome be in bed with him?" said Shippo seriously.
Miroku kept a serious tone about him. "Maybe you're right."
"See he's ri- HEY! What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing Inuyasha," drawled Miroku in a bored tone. "Well I'm off."
"You're leaving me here with this headache," he said pointing to Shippo. "Besides, where are you going?"
"No where." He said as he stalked out. He pulled a 180 and came back in almost immediately.
"What happened?" asked Shippo.
"Kirara's outside."
"Stupid lecher," laughed Inuyasha.
"Well at least I'm not helpless," retorted Miroku.
Inuyasha just turned away.
"That shut em' up," said Shippo who standing precariously on Miroku's shoulder.
"Now you'd really better hope I don't get better," he growled as he tried to reach Shippo with Tessaiga's sheath.
"Don't let him get me!" he said as he crawled behind Miroku's neck.
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The girls were dressing, unaware that a Miasma was rolling in around them encircling the clearing. It ominously became thick and soon it seemed to go on forever. "Kagome, look."
Kagome looked up to see the rolling fog around them. "Sango?" The fog seemed to swallow her friend and she could no longer feel her presence. "Sango!" The Miasma around her dissipated to cover only the outside of the clearing.
"How curious of us to meet here, Kagome." Kagome turned and saw a very detailed outline in the fog that could only have belonged to one person. "Naraku."
"Yes." His figure came through the fog. "Why hello there Kagome. What would bring all the way out here so far away from Inuyasha today?" Kagome said nothing. "Not very chatty tonight are you?" Kagome eyes were searching the ground for her arrows. C'mon where are they?
"Looking for your weapon are you? That will not save you Kagome. It is futile. I am not here to waste your time so please let me be straight to the point." Naraku re-made his finger into a tentacle and shoved it into and through Kagome's shoulder where it covered itself in blood.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome's scream could be heard throughout the forest as once again the smell of her blood filled the air in a blinding stench that Inuyasha feared over every other smell he could remember.
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"INUYASHA!" was the blood-curdling scream that met his ears.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha leapt up with new-found strength and flew out the door not even pausing to think about his two friends who were now barely outside the hut. The smell of Kagome's blood had met his nose and his sprint became even more urgent. He saw a crumpled heap on the ground that resembled someone. . . "Sango!" he stopped to see if she was alive. "Sango! Wake up!"
She stirred. "Help Kagome!" she cried in a rasped voice.
"Where? Where is she?"
"Miasma," was all she said before she passed out.
Oh no, not Miasma. Kagome hang on! He continued his search into the forest with a speed rivalling Koga's. His nose told him he was getting closer and that Kagome had already lost a large quantity of blood. "KAGOME!" He came to a clearing where the smell of her blood was overwhelming. There's no Miasma here though. Is it gone? He saw her pale form on the ground and made for her when a tentacle shot out in front of him and threw him back him into woods.
He broke some branches on the way down and managed to pry himself off the ground in his weakened state. "Inuyasha, how nice of you to join us. I have been waiting for you."
"Naraku! You bastard! What did you do to her!"
"Come now, jumping to conclusions are we Inuyasha?"
"Shut up!" He drew Tessaiga. "Now move you son of a bitch! Get away from her!"
"Now, what fun would that be?"
"I SAID GET AWAY!"
"Hmpf. Why don't you fight for her then, hhmm? Or are you a little too under the weather for that?"
"Inuyasha!" Miroku had run into the clearing.
"Miroku! Get Kagome out of here! I'll hold him off!"
"Inuyasha I'll help-"
"Monk! Get her out! You don't have time for this!" Miroku continued to heave Kagome's arm around his shoulders.
"Being noble Inuyasha?" said Naraku in an amused voice.
"SHUT UP!" He swung the Tessaiga. "WIND SCAR!" The blast wave was totally absorbed by Naraku's barrier.
This gave Naraku an opening. Inuyasha was totally off-guard in his attempt to distract Naraku. "Kagura!"
Kagura stepped out from behind a tree behind Inuyasha and waved her fan. "Dance of Blades!" The blades ripped and sliced at Inuyasha's back and his blood spilt onto the ground. He dropped to a knee leaning on the Tessaiga. He groaned in pain. His face was totally covered by his hair which was now stained with specks of blood and tangled with branches.
He lifted his head. "It's going to take more that to kill me!" he groaned out as he stepped onto his two feet once more. "Naraku!"
"Dance of Blades!" The blades sliced at his back once more and this time they seemed to have no effect.
This time, he laughed as crystals covered his sword. "Adamant Barrage!" The crystals were like needles as they flew at Naraku with great speed.
"Until next time Inuyasha! I've got what I need. Ha ha ha!"
Naraku and Kagura looked deeply amused as they flew off into the distance and became tiny dots in the sky.
"Unh," he dropped to his knees. "Kagome," he whispered as the ground came flying up and his vision faded to black.
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"She's not getting any better is she?"
"No, Shippo, I'm afraid not."
Inuyasha's eyes snapped open. He was back inside Kaede's hut. He started to sit up. "Miroku!" was Shippo's voice.
Miroku turned to him. "Inuyasha?" He held him down. "Inuyasha don't sit up."
"What's wrong? Why isn't she getting better?" He turned his head to see Kagome looking even more pale than she was at the clearing. "Why!"
"I don't know. But I know it is the jewel that is causing this."
He looked back at Miroku. "How do you know?"
"The jewel shard has since turned black and is now housed in Kagome's body. The two fused before our eyes. I know she is in tremendous pain because of it. She hasn't spoken to us, I'm not sure she has the strength to do that. I've tried all manner of spells to separate the two but the evil is too strong. I don't understand it. I've never seen anything like it."
"Naraku," said Inuyasha with malice.
"Yes."
Inuyasha stayed sitting. "Let me up."
"Inuyasha you can't do-"
"What would you expect me to do? I can't sit here and watch it." Miroku let him up and Inuyasha could feel how weak he truly was. "Miroku. . . Just do what you can for her." He paused to regain himself. "Where's Kaede?"
"I am here Inuyasha," She declared as she entered the room.
"Help Kagome with whatever you can do. Please."
"What are ye going to do?"
"I don't know. I've got to find Naraku. He's the cause of this."
"Aye, Inuyasha." He could tell by her tone of voice that this was going to be next to impossible, especially in his current condition. "You are not fully healed yet so try to conserve your energy Inuyasha."
"I'll try." He turned to Kagome and knelt beside her. "Bye, Kagome." He brought her limp form up and he kissed her.
"Inuyasha come back," she whispered in his ear.
"I'm not sure, that's an option. . ."
"Come back. . ."
"Kagome, I've got to go." He put her back down and walked out the hut's door without a look back. He couldn't bear to do it. "Goodbye," he heard as he let the hut.
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Till next time everybody! I think the next chapter's going to be the last for this story. I know I didn't close ouit a lot of the relationships but I need to free up for school. Not sure about a sequel yet, not that people would read it, I need to know that. If you feel like you want a sequel, tell me. I'm going to be working on a new story but I'm not exactly sure when it's going to be posted. Remember to review!
-Peace out!
Nolan