Chapter 26
Disclaimer: Kpika: -grumbles and glares at the Disclaimer crew- I don't believe you guys… -glares harder- You guys didn't plead me innocent! The only one who did was a reviewer!! (which I thank anyway! Without you I'd still be in jail!)
Kag: Darn. I thought I was going to lead the Disclaimer if you were thrown in jail.
Kpika: -glares at Kag- Well it didn't matter anyway since you guys didn't get a vote! But still, you traitors!!
Ship: -ignoring Kpika- Let's look at what Inuyasha is up to now!
Inuyasha at school. Part 6.
Inu: What do you mean it's only lunch time?! Hell! Isn't this retarded phase over yet?!
Student 1: Stop swearing you over grown dolt!
Inu: Oh yeah? Well shut the hell up before I tear your tongue out!
Student 1: Oooh, I'm sooo scared!! -mocks- You won't dare lay a finger on me
Inu: -cracks knuckles- Oh yeah? -advances her-
Student 1: -smirks- Yeah. Not as long as my pet Kitty is beside me.
Inu: Kitty? -smirks- What the heck do you think that furball will do? I'm part DOG. They can kick a cat's butt any time of the year and come out without breaking a sweat!
Student 1: -smiles evilly- Oh, she won't be breaking your sweat. She'll be breaking your BONES.
Inu: HA! Let's just see that pussy, cowardly, unintelligent, ugly, shit-faced, furball, pin-faced, sissy… -stares up as a large shadow is cast over him- … idiot, stubborn… fluffy…. Smelly, horrible… (O.O) … crybaby… horse-butt… -gulps- cat… try to -quivers- … take me… -gulps- out.
Student 1: Gladly. Kitty, attack!
A large pink furred cat which is 5 times larger than Inuyasha: -bares fangs- MEOW!! -pounces-
Inu: OMG!! -runs for his life- You've got to be kidding me!! A GIANT cat?! What the hell is up with this author?? -dodges claws- Seriously!! This has got to be the most unoriginal thing I ever seen!! -continues to run-
Back in Disclaimer:
Tio: (o.0) You know he's right…
Kpika: Duh I know! It's just that lunch times can be so boring you know? And I had a complete mind block while writing this…
Ship: Excuses, excuses…
Kpika: You callin' me a liar? -glares-
Kag: -sighs- anyway Kpika doesn't own any of us except Tioka, Ukizo, Toko and Kari, you hear? Anyway let's get on with the next chapter!!
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"Inuyasha?" Kagome said uncertainly as she gazed at the full demon.
All it did in reply was growl and step closer to her on all fours, a deadly gleam in his eyes.
Miroku suddenly grasped Kagome's arm in warning, keeping his staff high in defence. "I suggest we leave, Lady Kagome." he said seriously. "He doesn't look all to happy to see us."
But Kagome pulled her arm away from his grasp rather forcefully. She staggered forward to Inuyasha, the dream still vivid in her mind. She didn't know what was it about but she knew seeing Inuyasha was what he needed. She stepped forward, ignoring Inuyasha's warning growls and Miroku's grip on her arm once more.
"Lady Kagome." Miroku tried again sternly, "You've seen him. I believe it would be wise we leave once again."
But his words fell upon deaf ears. Kagome didn't wretch her arm free from his grip but didn't move away either. Her heart pounded wildly in her chest as she felt tears prickle her eyes. What was that dream all about? At first she saw Inuyasha… then he changed to Tioka. What was going on?
Inuyasha began to growl more angrily as they weren't moving. His red eyes darted to them and to the small gap at the door. His escape. His escape way from this damnable prison. He stood up on all fours and took a deadly step towards them. His clothes were ripped and bloodied yet he didn't seem to notice.
His eyes locked on with Kagome's and she made a small gasp. That look in his eyes… it was the same evil she felt in her dream. The same black feeling that was in her heart was right inside Inuyasha's soul. Could he be feeling what she was felt too? If so, then he was still feeling that feeling and, if he memory served right, it was complete agony.
"Miroku." Kagome said silently. "Please leave us alone." She said as she stared at Inuyasha's tainted eyes.
At her request Miroku's eyes went wide. "What?" he asked in disbelief. If he heard right there was no way on earth was he going to oblige to her request.
But he didn't have much choice though as he was shoved rather roughly through the door. His eyes widened as he saw that it was Kagome who pushed him out. He was going to go straight back in but Kagome closed the door on him. "Lady Kagome!" he yelled in total fear as he tried to throw the door open again to now prevail. For some reason, it stayed closed. "Kagome!!"
Inside nothing was heard. Kagome pressed her back against the door and stared at Inuyasha straight on. She was making a death wish and she knew it but she didn't really care. Little light shone through the small hut and she could only faintly see Inuyasha. All she could see were his dark red eyes and his silhouette. "Inuyasha?" she whispered as the first tears fell down on her face.
The demon didn't respond but only snarled as Kagome came closer to him. He stood his ground as he didn't fear the human whatsoever. He could kill her easily. Kill. The word stuck out like a sore thumb as he unconsciously licked his fangs in anticipation.
Kagome continued to advance him, feeling the dark youki covering the entire area. It almost seemed like she was dreaming again. It almost felt like she could feel that pain in her chest even though she was wide-awake.
"Oh gosh, Inuyasha." Kagome cried as she reached a hand out to him. "What happened to you?" she asked quietly. She had the strongest feeling that it was from that dark blast Tioka gave.
Suddenly Inuyasha snarled louder as he took Kagome's arm in one of his claws. He bent it the opposite way and she shrieked in pain. He stepped closer to the human, smelling tears and fear radiating from her.
She tried to take her arm back but his grip was like iron. She stared up at him as tears crusaded down her cheeks. "Please, Inuyasha." She pleaded. "Please wake up."
But her pleas were useless as Inuyasha pulled Kagome's arm down harder, making her body twist unnaturally and letting loose a loud scream. He growled at her with satisfaction obvious in his tainted red eyes.
Kagome stared up pleadingly at him, seeing the dark youki inside his usually golden orbs. The same dark substance she had felt in her dream. She could feel the same matter filling up the hut, caused by Inuyasha's tainted demonic energy. "Let go." She pleaded. "Please, Inuyasha. Let go of my arm."
Once again her pleads were useless as Inuyasha finally snapped her arm, making a very painful noise while doing so.
Kagome screamed in pain as she fell on her knees, Inuyasha finally letting go. Her arm was dislocated. 'At least it's not broken.' Kagome thought desperately. She cried harder as the pain wracked her entire body. With her one good arm she gripped Inuyasha's pants. "Inuyasha. Please… please snap out of it." she pleaded desperately.
But all he did was growl and his foot came crashing to her stomach. She sprawled backwards and stared up at Inuyasha in pain. 'Why isn't he turning back to normal yet?' Kagome thought painfully. The look in his eyes… the evil look in his eyes… she hated it. She hated the one being who did the to Inuyasha even more.
The feeling came back inside her chest. 'Oh crap…' Kagome thought panicked. 'I-I can feel it…' she thought as she cried. With her good arm she clutched her chest, the other one lying limply by her side. Heavier and heavier her heart became as her fear heightened. What the hell was going on?
'Kill him.'
'What?' she thought painfully. 'Who are you? Kill who?'
'Kill both the demons. Kill Inuyasha. Kill Tioka. They've caused you nothing but hurt. You deserve way better.'
She struggled to get up but she found it extremely difficult. Inuyasha was still in front of her, growling like it was the end of the world. "I-Inuyasha?" she asked.
'Tioka. Tioka did this to him and now Inuyasha is hurting you. You hate Tioka. You hate Inuyasha. Hate them both. Hate them all.'
She reached towards Inuyasha with her good arm, hoping he wouldn't break that one as well. Hate. The feeling was growing in her chest and it was slowly darkening her heart yet she didn't know that. "Please Inuyasha." She pleaded. "Help me…"
'He won't help you. He hates you. Can't you see that look in his eyes? He wants to kill you. He hates you. You should kill him too. Because you hate him as well.'
Inuyasha growled at her as a similar conversation was going through his head.
'Kill her. She wants to kill you. You can see it in her eyes. The evil look she's giving you. She wants to kill you. You should kill her before she has the chance.'
The demon advanced Kagome, flexing his claws. A low growl rumbled through his chest as he glared daggers at the staggering Kagome. He slapped her outreached hand and advanced nearer, his claws out to pierce.
'That's right. See that look in her eyes. Kill the girl. She doesn't care about you. All she cares about is that neko demon. That neko demon you found her kissing.'
Suddenly Kagome was pressed up against the wall, Inuyasha clawed hand around her throat dangerously tightly. She gripped Inuyasha wrists but she couldn't pry them off. Her feet were tangling a few inches above the ground and she could hardly breathe.
'You see that? He wants to kill you. He hates you. You should hate him. He betrayed you so many times. How many times would you let him go before he finally kills you?'
'S-Stop.' She pleaded in her mind, heavy tears running down her cheeks. Her heart was heavy and her lungs were desperate for air. 'G-Get out of my mind. Get out!'
'But I can't. I'm you. I know what's really inside your mind; your heart. You hate them. You hate them all. Embrace the feeling. Use it to make you stronger. You have every right to hate everyone you call your friends. They've all betrayed you.'
"I-Inuyasha…" she whimpered, feeling sick of the weak tone of her voice. "Help m-me… please…" she pleaded. She could feel her heart darkening, the Shikon jewel around her neck becoming darker and darker with every second. It was her dream all over again.
He snarled at her, tightening his grip on her throat as she made a small choking sound and her eyes start to glaze over. "Inuyasha…" she whispered.
'Stop.' A thought suddenly went through his mind, making his grip on her throat loosen. 'Oh crap, stop! Y-You're going to kill her!'
'That's what you want. That's what WE want. We need to kill her. Can't you feel it? Her aura steadily getting darker, her oh so called 'pure' being becoming to get tainted? Kill her now. She doesn't deserve to live. You can see it in her eyes. She wants die.'
'No!' Inuyasha struggled as he abruptly dropped Kagome on the ground, holding his head with his claws painfully. "Get out!" he yelled loudly, his voice etched pain and moaning.
Kagome's glazed over eyes stared at the whimpering demon before her. "Inuyasha…"
'See what he's trying to do? He can't even stand to look at you. He thinks you're so pathetic he can't even kill you himself. He hates you. Hate him back. Hate him. Hate everyone. Let the feeling consume your very soul!'
"No!!" she yelled loudly, clutching her head like Inuyasha was doing. She cried loudly, her eyes squeezed shut, trying to block out the voice deep within her. Her eyes were shut so tight that she didn't realize she was crying out blood…
As soon as Inuyasha smelt the blood he stopped flailing and his demonic eyes strained on Kagome.
'Blood. You want that blood. Get that blood. Make more blood. Kill her. Rip her open and tear out her guts. Kill her. Kill her. Kill her!'
He released an inhuman growl and advanced Kagome, flexing his claws. He crouched down at the crying, moaning girl and looked as if to strike her in her back. 'No!' his normal voice cried in his head. 'Stop this! Stop this! Leave her alone damn it! She's crying! She's bleeding! She… she need out help!'
'No. She doesn't need your help. She wants to die. Why else do you think she came in here with full knowledge she could die? Suicide. She wants that. The girl wants that. If you love her then you would do what would make her happy. Kill her and end her pathetic life.'
Suddenly, Inuyasha's eyes began to flash gold and red. The still risen arm was shaking, as if there were two wills in the arm. 'Don't you DARE hurt her!' he threatened in his mind. 'Don't you DARE kill her!'
Kagome continued to cry, completely oblivious of the world around her. She was too deep inside her mind, too deep was this feeling in her heart. She couldn't ignore it. No doubt, it was the same pain she felt in her dream except more vivid and painful. She couldn't breath and she started to choke. She continued to cry, smelling and tasting the metallic copper taste the blood gave. She cried more in anguish as she clutched her heart with her good hand. "Inuyasha!" she called just like she did in her dream.
'He won't come. He didn't come, remember? That was Tioka. And he was happy you were suffering. Hate him for doing that. Hate Inuyasha for abandoning you once more. Hate them all.'
Hate.
That was the feeling that held her heart so intensely. Her heart was blackening, her heart was darkening just like Kikyo's was when Naraku tried to taint her heart and soul. It was happening to her. She wondered briefly if Kikyo went through the same pain she was going through. She highly doubted it.
"Inuyasha…" she cried. "Please help me…"
'He won't help you. You know in your heart that he won't. He was trying to kill you and still is. Don't believe in hope anymore. There is no such thing. Only the weak ones hope and love. Be strong and hate. It'll give you strength and you won't need to hope anymore. You won't need hope anymore since you've got enough power to make things certain.'
'Get out!' she whimpered. 'Get out! I hate you! I hate you!'
'Yes. That's it. Hate me and that way you hate yourself. Good. If you hate yourself then you hate everyone around you. Keep at it.'
She let out a painful scream that could have been heard for miles. Pain exploded in her as she could feel the Shikon jewel was almost fully tainted. 'Oh please no…' she pleaded helplessly in her mind, her body becoming limp yet the pain kept coming. "Inuyasha…"
The scream. The sound of her voice pained and pleading.
'I know you love that sound because I do. Finish it off. Kill her now. Kill her for all she's worth!'
"NO!!" Inuyasha finally yelled out loud as he dropped his arm and wrapped both of them around Kagome's shaking form. He cradled her tightly, his eyes squeezed shut as he fought his inner demons. "Kagome…" he muttered, pain and determination in his voice. "Come back to me…" he pleaded.
Kagome felt strong arms wrap around her and she opened her eyes slightly. This person, whoever it was, he was so warm. She very, very warm.
'No. Don't think that. You hate this feeling. It'll burn your inside if you get too close. Move away. Move away and welcome the pain once more.'
She opened her eyes ever so slightly. They were glazed over completely, it was as if she was unconscious but she wasn't; she was holding onto consciousness with a string. She felt her pain somewhat wavering in this person's hold. She unconsciously pulled back, obeying the voice inside her head.
Inuyasha felt her pull away and her mind was in turmoil once again.
'See. She doesn't want this. She wants you to kill her. Come on. You claim to love her but show me some proof. Make her wish come true and let go. Just let go and kill her right there.'
"No." Inuyasha growled out loud as he pulled Kagome closer to him once again, his hold on her tightening but not hurting. "I'm not going to let go." He growled, his mind trying to fight off his demon side and this other dark being.
'So warm…' Kagome faintly thought as she heard his words and felt his actions. 'So very warm…' she thought as she pried her eyes open, bloody tears still pouring from her eyes. She felt the pain in her chest slightly lighten, the pain easing slightly.
'But do you remember what happened then? It came back with much more force. That's because you refused to hate and get stronger. You refused to act independent and come close to the one who will hurt you. Do you want that to happen?'
The thought made her stiffen and Inuyasha felt it. He held her tighter and breathed in her scent. It was still her scent but something was off about it… something tainted. "Kagome." he pleaded painfully. "Please come back to me. I promised to protect you… I can't do that if you won't let me."
'Just kill her all ready! She doesn't care. She doesn't want you! Accept that, embrace it and make it strength. It's obvious she doesn't care. You shouldn't care either.'
Suddenly it became harder for him to hold on to reality again. He felt himself slipping away, baring keeping in control. He whimpered slightly in Kagome's hair. "Please Kagome… Let me protect you… And save me…"
Something seemed to tick inside Kagome's head. Her eyes became slightly more focused as they didn't hold that completely blank look. She became more conscious of what was happening and was able again to fight once more. "I-Inu…" she started faintly.
'No. Hate him. Hate him with all your heart. Don't give in. He doesn't love you and you don't either. You hate each other.'
This caused Kagome's eyes to glaze over more. She felt the pain in her chest get stronger as she cried silently.
'See. She didn't do anything. She doesn't love you. They were all lies so that she could hurt you even more. Stop being so stubborn and kill her all ready.'
His eyes snapped open and they were flickering wildly from gold to red. His hold on Kagome tightened as if she was his lifeline probably was. "Kagome." he said hoarsely. He could tell his demon was taking over. He was already loosing too much energy. He knew, if his demons were to rise, then his life was over as soon as he killed her. "Fight it. Please fight it. Come back to me…"
'No Kagome. Don't do as he says. Don't fight it. Let it consume you. He's just going to trick you.'
"… Kagome… Can you hear me?"
'No you can't. You are not listening to the rubbish he's sprouting. Listen to me instead. Kill him. Hate him. Direct your very darkness at him.'
"I know you're still in there. Please Kagome. I want to help you."
'Lies. After you turn back to him he will hurt you once more. Admit it. You can feel it in your heart. I AM your heart.'
"… But I can't do that unless you save me. Please. Kagome…"
'Let him die. It'll be a bonus for you. You won't have to deal with him later on. You don't need anybody. Just open your heart up to hate and resentment. Then you can finally be free.'
Slowly, her eyes began to close as she slowly opened up the gate to her heart. Her eyes continued to cry unconsciously as her heart trembled.
"Please Kagome… I love you."
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"Please Kagome… I love you."
Suddenly her gates slammed closed. Her arms, even the disjointed one, unconsciously wrapped themselves around Inuyasha's waist tightly, never letting go. She closed her eyes as her entire body began to glow in a bright white light. She pressed her face into Inuyasha's chest as his hold on her never wavered but only strengthened.
Inside, she felt something go away. Something bad and tainted. She felt it leave her body, leaving a nice pure feeling inside. Her glow began to grow as it shown brightly inside the small hut. The bloodied tears on her cheeks began to get clearer and clearer before it changed into nothing more than normal tears. The injures that were conflicted on her began to heal, even her arm. She felt renewed.
The air around them began to get cleaner. The dark youki was being purified by the second. The hut held a clean atmosphere, clear of anyway evil whatsoever.
A couple of seconds past by before her glazed over eyes stared at Inuyasha's familiar gold. She gave him a faint smile, her eyes dancing with nothing but happiness and being cleansed. Inuyasha smiled down on her in return. His own eyes gleaming with relief and love.
Their eyes were the last things they saw before they slipped into unconsciousness in each other's arms.
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A/N: OKAY!! We'll take a breather here ne? That was pretty intense don't you think? Wow. I don't know about you guys but I think that was the most suspenseful scene I have EVER wrote. And since it was the most intense scene I ever wrote I'm going to take a break here. I suggest you do too… Break starts now!!
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Alright. I think that's enough. Look how pretty it is!! Lol. Anyway enough stalling, here you go!!
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Slowly, Kagome's eyes began to open. How many days has she been out? Her head began to throb painfully and all her muscles were sore and aching, odd considering she had a peaceful dream. What was she lying on? It was soft but not as soft as her own bed at home. Her mind was unusually blank as she waited for something to come at her. Some sort of memory or realization to tell her what was going on.
Seconds, lots of seconds went by and still nothing. She gave up in waiting and looked around the room. The roof was made out of thatch, pretty well done too. She eyed the walls. Not much was there, just some random things like tables, small pictures and all that stuff.
She groaned out loud. She had the worst headache and she felt like her energy was drained right from her. It was like she ran a marathon… Twice in a row!
"Kagome?" a voice suddenly called out to her.
The voice was so sudden that it made her sit up and jump much to her body's protests. She looked around the room frantically, trying to see whose voice that belonged to. Her eyes fell on a silver-haired hanyou sitting at the wall, staring intently at her. "Inuyasha?" she asked. "What's going on?"
She tried to stand up but found that her legs were like jelly at the moment. Inuyasha stood up and sat by her side, keeping his hands firmly on her shoulders and laying her down again. "Don't get up." He said strictly. "You've been out for four days. You're probably got pin and needles all over you."
He was right and for that she glared at him. "Think you know it all, huh?" she asked teasingly.
He smiled at her. "How are you feeling?" he asked in concern.
Kagome lifted her hand and felt her forehead. "To tell you the truth, I don't feel so good." She said miserably. "I feel like I did a belly flop in water and the water got sucked into my nose." She said jokingly. "My head hurts and I'm a bit dizzy. And plus, I ache all over."
Inuyasha lifted a hand and gently pulled a stray hair behind her ear. "Sorry if you feel that way." He said a little sadly.
"Huh?" was Kagome's intelligent response. "What are you talking about?"
A brow lifted as Inuyasha stared at her quizzically. "Don't you remember what happened?" he asked skeptically.
"What… happened…" she repeated as she tapped her chin thoughtfully, a frown on her face. "Um, didn't we just see Tioka and he escaped in some freaky blast?" she asked him with a confused face. "That is what happened right?"
Inuyasha nodded his head slowly but there was a worried look in his eyes. "Yeah…" he said slowly. "But that was eight days ago." He reminded.
Unfortunately, he didn't remind Kagome at all. "What?" she asked with wide eyes. "But you said I was only unconscious for four days!" she said with growing confusion.
"You were." Inuyasha said certainly. "But after the blast you were knocked out for also four days. Then you woke up and I was full demon and…" Inuyasha probed, hoping that she would remember.
Kagome's frowned deeper. "What? You were full demon?" she closed her eyes and tried to think back again. She could remember waking up, that was for sure, but there was nothing else after that. She remembered a bit of the explanations Sango gave but nothing before or after. This made her headache worse. "Sorry, Inuyasha, but I can't remember a thing." She said sadly as she opened her eyes once more. "What happened?" she asked quietly.
But Inuyasha was too shocked to answer. "Y-You don't remember?" Inuyasha asked again to make sure. How could she forget? It was so intense to forget!
Kagome shook her head sadly. "Come on Inuyasha!" she pleaded with a pout. "What happened? Tell me!"
They were interrupted then as three figures entered the room. "Kagome!" the woman yelled in relief as she ran towards the miko. She hugged her tightly. "Kagome! You're okay!" she pulled back and glared slightly at her friend, tears in her eyes. "What were you thinking? Doing something so stupid like that! You were worrying us half to death!"
The tall, black haired man nodded as he approached Kagome. "Indeed. Even I was surprised by your actions." He said sternly but his violet eyes told everyone he wasn't mad. "I'm glad you're safe."
"Kagome!!" someone else squealed as Kagome felt something hit her chest. "You're okay! Thank goodness! I thought you'd never wake up!"
Kagome giggled and patted him on the head. "It's all right, Shippo." She said warmly. "I'm okay now." she said half-truth. Her head was still aching and so were the other parts of her body.
"Where's Kari?" Inuyasha asked only half-heartedly.
"She's out feeding Kirara." The man replied. "You don't need to worry about her. She's still a little bit freaked out from before but she's doing all right for a child. I expected her to be in shock for a two days but she's a tough girl."
"Feh." Was Inuyasha's only reply. He didn't really care about the girl. It was only because Kagome would have asked and he guessed he wanted to save her a few breaths. Really, that brat was annoying and rude as hell.
"Kagome?" the woman asked worriedly.
Kagome turned to her and smiled sweetly at her. "Yeah, Sango?" she asked with tired eyes.
"You don't look too good." Sango said truthfully as she eyed her. Her eyes were tired and she was sitting stiffly. "Are you still tired?" she asked.
Now that she thought about it, yes. She was tired; extremely tired. "I guess." Kagome said tiredly as if to prove her point. "I don't know why though."
The black haired man frowned. "You don't remember anything?" he asked.
"Not a thing, Miroku." Inuyasha answered for her. "She doesn't even know what happened four days ago!"
Miroku sighed. "That's a shame." He said sadly. "That would mean Lady Kagome won't be able to tell us what went through the hut."
"Hey!" Inuyasha cried in protest. "I told you everything I knew!"
"Which wasn't very much." Miroku said calmly. "Since you were being half-controlled by your demon you can't remember much. And I believe Lady Kagome would know what was happening in there since she seemed to be the one who was the center of all of it."
Said miko glanced back and forth from them, her confusion getting to the point where she was angry. "Could someone please tell me what is going on?" she yelled, causing her to be the center of attention once more. She blushed lightly and looked to the ground. "Sorry." She said quietly.
While the others remained silent Shippo informed her. "Inuyasha went full demon and Miroku stuffed him inside a hut," he said with big emerald eyes. "And then you went inside the hut and pushed Miroku out. He said he couldn't get through the door and you were acting weirdly."
"Weirdly?" Kagome repeated as she glanced at the others for more detailed information. "Come on guys." She urged. "It's not that bad, is it?"
They all nodded nervously as if not knowing what to do. "You see, Lady Kagome." Miroku started. "When you went inside the hut Inuyasha was a full demon for four days, the same time you were unconscious. I didn't want you to go in there but you had insisted."
"And when you woke up from the blast." Sango took over. "You were crying and screaming and you wouldn't open your eyes." she stared at her best friend worriedly. "You said it was a bad dream but it seemed pretty intense. Right after that you went to see Inuyasha."
"I can't remember much." Inuyasha told her. "Only snippets. I remember you screaming and asking me to help you for some reason." His ears drooped slightly. "But my demon side didn't want to and there was this other voice. I can't remember what it sounded like or who it was. I can't remember but I know it was there." he took a deep breath. "And then I saw you crying…" he gulped. "You were crying out blood…"
Kagome gasped as her hand flew up to her mouth. Crying out blood? Why did that so familiar to her? "W-What?" she asked in disbelief and confusion. "How could I have cried out blood? I doubt I had any injures to my eyes since I can see perfectly well."
He shrugged. "And the last thing I remember was you in my arms and you were all glowing. It seemed like the voice that was pushing me on had disappeared for some reason."
"We guessed it was your spiritual power that made you glow." Sango said. "So we believe that the voice inside Inuyasha's head making him stay a demon was something evil. Something tainted and possibly made by a demon…" she glanced at everyone. "Tioka is my best bet."
Kagome held her head with both her hands. Her headache was getting worse. "Why…" she said faintly. "Why don't I remember any of this? How come I was screaming and crying out blood?" she tried hard to remember but her mind came up with nothing. "Did someone try to hurt me?" she asked.
Everyone glanced at Inuyasha who had a saddened face. "I think I did hurt you…" he said shamefully. "At least, I think I did,"
"But then why was I asking for your help?" Kagome asked thoughtfully. "If you were the one who hurt me then why would I be asking you to help me? And it still doesn't make sense. Why did I push Miroku out when I knew I was in danger?"
"I have no idea." Inuyasha said blankly.
There were a few seconds of tense silence before someone spoke once more. "Unless…" Miroku thought out loud. "She was being possessed by something too. She was, after all, caught in the blast."
"But she was inside the barrier." Sango argued. "She couldn't have gotten hit because the barrier would have purified everything that got near it."
Miroku looked defeated and so did everyone else. Kagome could feel her headache get more intense and she fought the urge to squeeze her eyes shut and groan. She didn't remember any of it. It was like they were making this whole story up. If she was injured then how come she didn't have any cuts or bruises? All she had was a splitting headache and loss of energy.
"Then how about the dream?" Shippo asked suddenly as all eyes turned to the kitsune on Kagome's lap. "Like you guys said, it was pretty intense and she ended up crying and screaming." He said thoughtfully.
Now that Kagome thought about it, she did remember a little bit of that. She remembered snippets of that dream -no nightmare- and it gave her the creeps. She remembered how helpless she was and how black blood ran down her cheeks when she cried. She remembered the heavy feeling in her chest like she was being crushed. She let out a shiver.
No one noticed but the hanyou. "Shippo's got a point." Miroku said thoughtfully. "Do you remember the dream you had?" he asked Kagome.
She gave a curt nod. "Yeah." She said weakly. "I remember I was crying and… screaming. I remember crying out black blood and choking on something." She gulped as tears formed in her eyes. "And there was something heavy in my chest. As if it was trying to swallow my heart or something." She shivered.
Unconsciously, Inuyasha wrapped an arm around Kagome's shoulders, ignoring everyone's slight surprise. "You don't need to talk about it if you don't want to." He said silently.
Kagome shook her head stubbornly. "It's okay," if she was trying to be reassuring then she was doing a good job at it. "And then I felt someone with me. Someone was holding me and I didn't know who it was. I don't think I liked this man -I knew it was a man-. But even though I didn't feel comfortable around him the feeling in my chest got lighter." She gulped. "And when I turned around I saw that it was Inuyasha." She felt him stiffen and she quickly added more. "But then he turned to… Tioka. I know it was him… I could never mistake his eyes for anyone else."
Everyone stayed silent and Kagome could feel the vibrations go through Inuyasha's chest even though he didn't say anything. Even if it wasn't vocalized she knew Inuyasha was growling.
"And it could have been at that moment something entered your mind." Sango sneered. "And I'm placing all my money that Tioka was the one who did it,"
"But how?" Inuyasha growled.
"Simple." Miroku said calmly. "That blast four days ago. Tioka used the black jewel to get away from us, with the child Toko. I guess he used the dark energy inside it to slowly harbor in your minds before he called it up. " He took a breath. "I underestimated that jewel. It's more powerful than ordinary objects. It's not as powerful as the Shikon jewel though but it is getting stronger with every evil soul they capture inside it."
"Then wouldn't it be as powerful as the Shikon jewel?" Kagome asked worriedly. "If it could get more and more tainted souls to capture then it will get stronger. Who knows how strong it can get and how much they can store in there. What happens if they get it to be so strong that it can match the sacred jewel's power?" she asked worriedly. "Maybe even surpass it?"
This left everyone thinking. "Well," Miroku started. "I doubt it could become that powerful but if it can then I guess it will take a while."
"But Miroku," Sango said thoughtfully yet scared and worried. "That jewel is already powerful as is. You saw what it did to Kagome and Inuyasha. They could have killed each other or been taken over by some evil energy. That blast was big, I agree to that. Not even the Shikon could create a blast that big without desperateness. And it didn't look like Tioka had much trouble summoning it forth."
Again there was silence as everyone thought about this. Tioka, a new villain they had to stop and destroy. He had new and much more capable allies, which weren't from his own flesh. He wasn't made out of hoards of demons; he was only one. He didn't turn human once a month because he wasn't fully demon; he turned spider youkai once a month which was his strongest form. What they've been battling so far wasn't even close to Tioka's full strength. He even had a jewel that he could control easily and could match the Shikon's power, maybe even exceed it.
There was no doubt that Tioka was much stronger than his father was; much stronger.
"But the good thing is." Miroku started, looking at the bright side. "He doesn't want to kill innocent lives, just yours and Sesshomaru's." he said indicating Inuyasha. Great, that wasn't the bright side everyone was hoping to hear.
"You're not counting the people in the trapped jewel innocent are you?" Sango asked with a twitching eyebrow.
Miroku laughed nervously before answering. "Well I wouldn't call them 'guilty' per say…" he started. "But if some of them were good then wouldn't they make the jewel less tainted? And plus, that child only took the souls of the foul people. She is a witch after all. Young as she may be, I'm guessing she could see who's tainted and who's not. She wouldn't want to make a mistake and accidentally suck in a good soul, lest it disappointed her 'Big Brother'." He finished.
"But the evil thing is gone from Kagome and Inuyasha right?" Shippo asked nervously. "Kagome purified them… right? Right?" he pushed hopefully.
Miroku and Sango glanced uneasily at each other. "We don't know for sure, Shippo." Sango said truthfully as she glanced at the said pair. "It could still be inside them, it could not. We have no way of knowing."
"But Kikyo said Kagome was the only one powerful enough to purify the jewel." Inuyasha argued, him staying unusually silent. "If she could purify that blasted thing then why not this fragment of its power?"
Miroku sighed. "We don't know for sure and we can't risk getting too comfortable. Maybe the force is stronger than we think and Lady Kagome only purified enough to make it unnoticeable. What I'm saying is that you can't get too comfortable. Don't let your guard down and always be alert. Who knows what will happen next."
The information wasn't doing anything to make Kagome's headache get better. In fact, it seemed to get worse. Everyone knew this as her eyes began to droop and she was slightly limp in Inuyasha's arms. "Guys…" she warned tiredly. "My head doesn't feel too good. Neither does my energy. I feel drained." She said sleepily.
"Get some rest Kagome." Sango said in a soothing tone. "We won't leave the village until you get better, all right?"
"But what about shard hunting?" Kagome asked in barely a whisper.
Everyone glanced at Inuyasha and he gave them a glare. "What do you think I am?" he growled at them. "Some sort of selfish ass? Of course we can't go shard hunting in her condition! She'd probably faint the minute she walks three steps!" he yelled angrily at them.
The act of concern made them all smile. Kagome smiled happily at Inuyasha and whispered a small thank you. Inuyasha helped her head down, so that it wouldn't hit the mattress like thing too hard. She pulled the blanket up to her chin and sighed in content.
Everyone left the hut except for Inuyasha. He stayed by her side, watching over her protectively. He didn't want anything to happen to her when he was gone. He didn't want her to be alone if she had anymore of those bad dreams. So he stayed by her side, only leaving to eat or do his business but that was only for a short time. He wouldn't let anything hurt her while he's around.
Funny.
He always thinks that but she always gets hurt afterwards. Typical ne?
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Kpika: No, this is not a cliffhanger so don't even worry yourself about it. I just put it in there because it seemed to fit. It's true isn't it? In fanfics, shows or movies Inuyasha always swears he'll never let anything hurt Kagome and then the next minute she ends up getting kidnapped or something! It's odd. Anyway don't worry yourself about it, like I said above.
Ship: What class has Inuyasha got now?
Kpika: -thinks- Well… There's religion but I don't want him swearing in that class…
Tio: Yeah… we all now how he loves to cuss…
Kag: Then what will he do?
Kpika: … OMG!! I got it! Here's Inuyasha's next class!!
Inuyasha at school. Part 7.
French teacher: Bonjour tout le monde! Comment ca va?
Class: Ca va!
Inu: (o.0) what the hell…?
French teacher: Ah-ah! -glares at Inu- Quand tu traverse la ligne magique tu dois parle en francais pas en anglais.
Inu: (o.0) Listen lady, I have no idea what you're talking about so maybe you should talk to someone else. Isn't this supposed to be Frinch class or something? If you want to speak another language that's from space then I suggest you go to a nuthouse.
French teacher: Tu ne parle pas en francais?
Inu: -starts to twitch eyebrow- What the hell are you saying to me? Just beat it all ready!
French teacher: -vein appears on forehead- Tu as chaud? Tu es fou? Tu peux ne parle pas en francais avec la classe?
Random student: Qui! Il est tres fou!
Students: -giggle-
Inu: -bursts- WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL SAYING?! IF YOU CAN'T SPEAK SIMPLE JAPANESE THEN I SUGGEST YOU GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! -mumbles- crazy morons… And here I thought they couldn't get any stupider.
Student sitting beside him: -whispers in his ear- Hello, dude. You're in French class. Do you even know what French is?
Inu: Ah… are they those french fries Kagome sometimes talks about?
Student: NO!! French is a language I France! You know, in Europe?
Inu: You-Rope? (o.0) You're all mad… A rope has its own language? Wow, the future is more messed up then I thought…
French teacher: Monsieur Inuyasha! Est-ce que tu veux parle en francais et pas en anglais?
Inu: -eyes start to twitch- What the hell did she just ask me?
Student: Do you want to learn to speak French?
Inu: -eyes dart to the door- No way! You are NOT going to make me speak like some freak! I'd stick to simple Japanese if you don't mind, not some alien language!! -darts for the door-
French teacher: Arrete monsieur Inuyasha! -points at him as he runs for the door-
Students: Qui! -runs to Inuyasha and dog piles him-
Inu: GAHH!! Get your fat asses off of me you wenches!!
French teacher: -smirks evilly- Sorry, Monsieur Inuyasha. -smirk widens- But you're going to learn French whether you like it or not.
Inu: (O.O) AHH!! I understood that!! Get me out of here! -tries to get free but fails-
French students: -smirks as they tape and gag Inuyasha-
Inu: NOOOmmmmfff!!
French students and teacher: -laughs evilly- Muhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Back in Disclaimer:
Everyone: (o.0)
Kag: Did you know what they were saying?
Tio and Ship: -shake heads-
Kpika: Well I sort of do since I typed it. I just hope it's the right grammar! I have a french test today and I don't want to flunk it!!
Kag: Well it was certainly interesting… I had no clue what they were saying…
Ship: I just hope he doesn't speak French when he comes back…
Tio: -nods- Yeah… We'd have to kill him if he does…
Everyone: Agreed.
Kpika: -sweatdrops- Anyway that's all for today! Hope you guys enjoyed it. Don't forget to review too! I'll see you later!