The three watched without a word. After a moment of silence, Sango noticed the torn shreds of Kagome's clothing. She eyes widened in shock.
"INU YASHA!!!" she shrieked, startling the couple to look and noticing the trio. Both saw Sango's arm reaching for her large weapon.
"S-Sango!" Kagome stammered. "It's...It's not what you think..."
Before she could finish, Sango reached for her oversized boomerang and prepared to throw it at Inu Yasha. "You slime!" she shouted and prepared to throw.
"Sango, wait-" stammered Inu Yasha, getting to his feet.
But before Sango could toss the weapon, Miroku grabbed her wrist.
"Sango, wait a moment," he said. "We have to know first of what had occured." With that he turned to Inu Yasha. "You must have a good excuse for this behavior," he said coldly. "Kagome-sama happened to have promised me to bear my child." He caught the look on Kagome's face and Sango's hand reaching for her short sword. "Well....maybe later...."
Inu Yasha shook his head. Slowly he explained what had occured. Before he was finished, Miroku had a frown etched in his face.
"Inu Yasha...," he began slowly. "Naraku controlled your mind to....um....force you to rape Kagome-sama?"
"Yes."
Miroku's frown deepened. "Inu Yasha....I'm not sure.....But I've heard of that spell Naraku places on his victims before. I don't think he actually controlled your mind."
Surprised, the other four looked at him.
"Basically,"he continued,"he gave you new strength...but whatever goal was set on your mind in the first place will be carried out with this new power."
Sango's eyes widened. "You-you don't mean.....?!"
"Precisely. Many years before, Naraku had done this to my father. My father was given this strange new power, but in his mind he was only set upon destroying Naraku. So using his new powers, he used all his strength to attempt to pull Naraku into the Air Void. Unfortunately, it was a trap from the beginning. My father used too much power, so great that he too began to be pulled into the Air Void, just as Naraku had planned." Miroku turned to Inu Yasha. "As it is, Inu Yasha-kun, I believe you had wanted to...rape Kagome-sama in the beginning...."
A gasp. Kagome shrank back from Inu Yasha, her eyes filled with hurt and fear. Sango removed her short sword and advanced toward Inu Yasha, but Miroku held her wrist. Inu Yasha was in shock.....
Did I want to hurt her like that? he thought, bewildered. I...I........
In an instant Shippo had leaped onto Inu Yasha and was beating his chest.
"How dare you hurt Kagome-chan!!!" he shrieked as he pummelled his chest. "How dare you! How dare you! How dare-"
"Shippo!" cried Kagome, taking the small kitsune into her arms and standing up. She did not meet Inu Yasha's eyes as she turned around.
"Kagome..." Inu Yasha started," I wouldn't do that to you-"
"No," said Kagome softly. "You wouldn't.....but you did.....You always said how you would protect me, but you ended up hurting me. You lied to me....as I expect you to lie to me about loving me!!!"
With that, she ran into the forest, clutching the small kitsune against her.
"Kagome!" Inu Yasha shouted, getting ready to go after her, but was stopped when he felt a small cut at his left arm. He looked and saw a slit and blood was slowly seeping. Sango's short sword was tipped with red. Sango?!?!?!
"You bastard!" she shrieked, preparing for another attack. Inu Yasha brought his arms up, but Miroku quickly snatched away the sword and tossed it far from Sango. Sango flashed Miroku an angry glare, and since she was weaponless, advanced toward Inu Yasha and began to beat him with her fists.
"You bastard!" she repeated. "You slime! You two-timer!"
"Sango!" Inu Yasha shouted. "Stop! We have to go after Kagome! She might be in-"
"She'll be in no danger without you around!" Sango responded angrily.
Inu Yasha grabbed her wrists and glared at her as she glared back. Then to his complete surprise, he saw that her eyes were red and glowing. He immediately looked at Miroku and saw similar eyes. Then he understood.
"Naraku..." he growled. "It's not over....."
Without warning, he released "Sango's" wrist and slashed her in half with his claws and ripped "Miroku's" head off. Two small wooden figures dropped to the ground.
"Feh," said Inu Yasha. "I knew it....Naraku...you bastard...."
Then he remembered about Kagome and quickly went after her.
"INU YASHA!!!" she shrieked, startling the couple to look and noticing the trio. Both saw Sango's arm reaching for her large weapon.
"S-Sango!" Kagome stammered. "It's...It's not what you think..."
Before she could finish, Sango reached for her oversized boomerang and prepared to throw it at Inu Yasha. "You slime!" she shouted and prepared to throw.
"Sango, wait-" stammered Inu Yasha, getting to his feet.
But before Sango could toss the weapon, Miroku grabbed her wrist.
"Sango, wait a moment," he said. "We have to know first of what had occured." With that he turned to Inu Yasha. "You must have a good excuse for this behavior," he said coldly. "Kagome-sama happened to have promised me to bear my child." He caught the look on Kagome's face and Sango's hand reaching for her short sword. "Well....maybe later...."
Inu Yasha shook his head. Slowly he explained what had occured. Before he was finished, Miroku had a frown etched in his face.
"Inu Yasha...," he began slowly. "Naraku controlled your mind to....um....force you to rape Kagome-sama?"
"Yes."
Miroku's frown deepened. "Inu Yasha....I'm not sure.....But I've heard of that spell Naraku places on his victims before. I don't think he actually controlled your mind."
Surprised, the other four looked at him.
"Basically,"he continued,"he gave you new strength...but whatever goal was set on your mind in the first place will be carried out with this new power."
Sango's eyes widened. "You-you don't mean.....?!"
"Precisely. Many years before, Naraku had done this to my father. My father was given this strange new power, but in his mind he was only set upon destroying Naraku. So using his new powers, he used all his strength to attempt to pull Naraku into the Air Void. Unfortunately, it was a trap from the beginning. My father used too much power, so great that he too began to be pulled into the Air Void, just as Naraku had planned." Miroku turned to Inu Yasha. "As it is, Inu Yasha-kun, I believe you had wanted to...rape Kagome-sama in the beginning...."
A gasp. Kagome shrank back from Inu Yasha, her eyes filled with hurt and fear. Sango removed her short sword and advanced toward Inu Yasha, but Miroku held her wrist. Inu Yasha was in shock.....
Did I want to hurt her like that? he thought, bewildered. I...I........
In an instant Shippo had leaped onto Inu Yasha and was beating his chest.
"How dare you hurt Kagome-chan!!!" he shrieked as he pummelled his chest. "How dare you! How dare you! How dare-"
"Shippo!" cried Kagome, taking the small kitsune into her arms and standing up. She did not meet Inu Yasha's eyes as she turned around.
"Kagome..." Inu Yasha started," I wouldn't do that to you-"
"No," said Kagome softly. "You wouldn't.....but you did.....You always said how you would protect me, but you ended up hurting me. You lied to me....as I expect you to lie to me about loving me!!!"
With that, she ran into the forest, clutching the small kitsune against her.
"Kagome!" Inu Yasha shouted, getting ready to go after her, but was stopped when he felt a small cut at his left arm. He looked and saw a slit and blood was slowly seeping. Sango's short sword was tipped with red. Sango?!?!?!
"You bastard!" she shrieked, preparing for another attack. Inu Yasha brought his arms up, but Miroku quickly snatched away the sword and tossed it far from Sango. Sango flashed Miroku an angry glare, and since she was weaponless, advanced toward Inu Yasha and began to beat him with her fists.
"You bastard!" she repeated. "You slime! You two-timer!"
"Sango!" Inu Yasha shouted. "Stop! We have to go after Kagome! She might be in-"
"She'll be in no danger without you around!" Sango responded angrily.
Inu Yasha grabbed her wrists and glared at her as she glared back. Then to his complete surprise, he saw that her eyes were red and glowing. He immediately looked at Miroku and saw similar eyes. Then he understood.
"Naraku..." he growled. "It's not over....."
Without warning, he released "Sango's" wrist and slashed her in half with his claws and ripped "Miroku's" head off. Two small wooden figures dropped to the ground.
"Feh," said Inu Yasha. "I knew it....Naraku...you bastard...."
Then he remembered about Kagome and quickly went after her.