While I'm here I'll try to finish this up- after not writing for a month,
you sorta get a free-flowing pen thing going here. . .
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Inu Yasha licked blood from his claws; his eyes still glowing dark red. Kikyo's body lay in a heap next to the root. He turned at the sound of others entering the clearing. In his state of demonic hatred, he barely recognized them. Grinning hungrily, he rose from the kill and faced the group walking towards him.
'Uh-oh. . .' muttered Sango.
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Kagome shivered, slowly regaining consciousness. She could hear Kikyo screaming. . . then a sickening _whump_ as she hit the roots. Kagome swam in and out of awareness, all she knew that something was wrong- Inu Yasha was wrong, somehow- he wasn't behaving normally. . .
Then she heard him turn, and she heard Sango's troubled 'uh-oh' and knew that Inu Yasha had become full demon. Kagome struggled up into a seated position, leaning against the tree. She looked up to see Inu Yasha crouch, ready to spring upon her friends, and to see Sango readying her boomerang. . .
'No. . . this is all wrong! I can't believe this is happening. . . I have to stop this!' she thought desparately.
'Inu Yasha!' she yelled- or rather, *tried* to yell- her throat was dry and she only managed a hoarse whisper. Inu Yasha paused for a moment, hearing her, but then refocused on Miroku and Sango. Kagome tried again, clearing her throat first.
'INU YASHA!!!' she yelled at the top of her lungs, causing flocks of birds throughout the forest to take flight, and echoes rebounding throughout the valleys. Inu Yasha jumped as though stung, and turned towards her, demon eyes gleaming.
'INU YASHA! ***SIT!***' she put as much force as she could summon into that command, using every bit of willpower she had left.
The beads glowed. . . .
Inu Yasha leaped towards her, claws outstretched for the kill. . . .
. . . and buried his face into the dirt, leaving a three-foot-deep Inu- Yasha-shaped crater above him. Kagome, last of her energy used up, fainted. Miroku and Sango rushed up, Shippo hard on their tails, and inspected the Inu-hole-in-the-ground. Inu Yasha was getting up, dazed, and shaking his head in bewilderment. His demon-red eyes had faded, and he was back to normal. They helped him stand, supporting him as his energy fled in a rush. The friends struggled over to Kagome and sank there in relief, worn to exhaustion.
'Well. . . I'm glad that that is over. Now, who's for going home?' said Sango cheerfully. Inu Yasha passed out against Kagome, even now curled protectively around her. Miroku glanced over at him, then scooted closer to Sango.
'Ears there has the right idea, I think. . .' he said, gently embracing her. She smiled and snuggled into his chest.
'Definitely a better idea. Good night.' She sighed, closing her eyes. Shippo looked from one pair to the other, then shrugged, and cuddled in between the two couples, and settled down to sleep.
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Aww don't you love Shippo? Anyway I'll try to update again but if I don't get a chance then this will be the end of the story. Thank you all for reading, I hope you enjoyed it. Please review. -Claw Lady
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* (from last chapter)
Inu Yasha licked blood from his claws; his eyes still glowing dark red. Kikyo's body lay in a heap next to the root. He turned at the sound of others entering the clearing. In his state of demonic hatred, he barely recognized them. Grinning hungrily, he rose from the kill and faced the group walking towards him.
'Uh-oh. . .' muttered Sango.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Kagome shivered, slowly regaining consciousness. She could hear Kikyo screaming. . . then a sickening _whump_ as she hit the roots. Kagome swam in and out of awareness, all she knew that something was wrong- Inu Yasha was wrong, somehow- he wasn't behaving normally. . .
Then she heard him turn, and she heard Sango's troubled 'uh-oh' and knew that Inu Yasha had become full demon. Kagome struggled up into a seated position, leaning against the tree. She looked up to see Inu Yasha crouch, ready to spring upon her friends, and to see Sango readying her boomerang. . .
'No. . . this is all wrong! I can't believe this is happening. . . I have to stop this!' she thought desparately.
'Inu Yasha!' she yelled- or rather, *tried* to yell- her throat was dry and she only managed a hoarse whisper. Inu Yasha paused for a moment, hearing her, but then refocused on Miroku and Sango. Kagome tried again, clearing her throat first.
'INU YASHA!!!' she yelled at the top of her lungs, causing flocks of birds throughout the forest to take flight, and echoes rebounding throughout the valleys. Inu Yasha jumped as though stung, and turned towards her, demon eyes gleaming.
'INU YASHA! ***SIT!***' she put as much force as she could summon into that command, using every bit of willpower she had left.
The beads glowed. . . .
Inu Yasha leaped towards her, claws outstretched for the kill. . . .
. . . and buried his face into the dirt, leaving a three-foot-deep Inu- Yasha-shaped crater above him. Kagome, last of her energy used up, fainted. Miroku and Sango rushed up, Shippo hard on their tails, and inspected the Inu-hole-in-the-ground. Inu Yasha was getting up, dazed, and shaking his head in bewilderment. His demon-red eyes had faded, and he was back to normal. They helped him stand, supporting him as his energy fled in a rush. The friends struggled over to Kagome and sank there in relief, worn to exhaustion.
'Well. . . I'm glad that that is over. Now, who's for going home?' said Sango cheerfully. Inu Yasha passed out against Kagome, even now curled protectively around her. Miroku glanced over at him, then scooted closer to Sango.
'Ears there has the right idea, I think. . .' he said, gently embracing her. She smiled and snuggled into his chest.
'Definitely a better idea. Good night.' She sighed, closing her eyes. Shippo looked from one pair to the other, then shrugged, and cuddled in between the two couples, and settled down to sleep.
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Aww don't you love Shippo? Anyway I'll try to update again but if I don't get a chance then this will be the end of the story. Thank you all for reading, I hope you enjoyed it. Please review. -Claw Lady