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Okay, I hope you like this chapter, it wil have an interesting turn.





Chapter 9: Smell of Fear



Botan had listened to the rap music on Kagome's "CD player" for a while, but he couldn't understand it and put it away. He remembered Namida, Why did she kill his grandfather? Why didn't the poison kill him? And why did she destroy the village? After she jumped out the window he had passed out from the poison.

When he woke up, he had been rescued by the domain's demon exterminators. They had saved him and the few other survivors and were six miles away from his village. But later they all found out that the exterminators that had stayed behind to kill Namida, were all killed themselves. Botan got the death list and found out that his grandfather and all of his other family at the church had died, he felt sinful, because when he read that his grandpa was gone he felt like he had a weight lifted off of him.

'I feel stupid here," he thought. "If even a small kitsune child can go there, it's silly that a man like me can't even walk within a mile of it." So he packed up everything and started his travel to Ichiba's Domain.



Kagome asked, "Who are you?" Namida stood with a small expression of sadness while the warriors and demons surrounded her. Kouga, though still congested, cracked his knuckles and stood in a fighting stance, Honey stood next to him, her claws grew longer and her fangs grew so long, she couldn't close her mouth without them sticking out. Inu Yasha kept one hand on the tetsusaiga and the other hand flexed his claws. Sango stood in exterminator armor with full size Kirara next to her. Musuko pulled his robes off and had a similar exterminator armor underneath. Kagome stood with Shippou.

The warm cloud of Misma started to float around Namida. And when it disappeared she wore her panda pelt.

"Answer the question!" Inu Yasha shouted and swung his blade at her. She blocked it with her own blade. She looked at his angry face and said, "I am Namida, the child of tears. Naraku's and Kikyo's soul are my creators. With one touch I can know anything I want about you, with one look in your eyes, I can see all your fears, and if I choose, I can trap you in them forever."

"You think you can scare me?" Inu Yasha asked.

"I don't know, can I?" she asked.

He smacked her blade away from his and she jumped back. All of a sudden, Musuko jumped in. He hit the bottem of his staff on the ground and a scythe blade popped up. "What have you done with Inu Onna!?" he shouted.

"Are you worried?" Namida asked.

Musuko growled and did a twirling motion with his scythe, then stuck the base into the ground. A massive force ran along the ground leaveing a trail of broken up earth as it traveled. Namida jumped into the air and spun kicked him in the head. He fell onto the ground then she pulled out her sword and made a swing for his head. He parried it with the pole part of his weapon and pushed her off.

"So," Namida said. "Who wants to be scared first?"

All of a sudden Sango shouted, "BOOMERANG BONE!" She tossed the massive boomerang at Namida. Namida held up her sword and the bone bounced of of it. Then the cloud of misma surrounded Namida and when it cleared, Kohaku stood there.

Sango gasped as Kohaku ran toward her and threw the end of his chain blade at him. She blocked it and shouted, "What are you doing?!"

The Kohaku shouted, "I hate you sis! It's your fault I died!"

"No!" She shouted. She couldn't throw her boomerang.

"I hate you!" Kohaku shouted again.

He threw his chain bade a couple of times putting gashes on her arms and back. The Kohaku was about to slice her head off when Musuko jumped in front of her and smacked the chain blade away. The misma cloud circled Kohaku and when it disappeared, a full demon Inu Onna stood there. Her blood red eyes focused on him. She raised a clawed hand and smiled evilly. "Musuuuukooooo." she said. Then with demon speed she flew forward and shouted, "MIND BENDING SWIFT CLAW!" She ripped a huge hole in the front of his armor but his actually skin didn't take that much damage.

"What's wrong? Don't you want me to BEAR YOUR CHILD? Or would you rather the HUSSY WOLF?!" she made a swipe at him. He jumped out of the way and she stuck her hand through a tree trunk. She pulled it out and the tree fell over.

Just then Shippou jumped onto her head and sank his teeth into his dog ears. She growled then grabbed him by the hair and through him into a boulder. The cloud passed over her and someone appeared who they had never seen before. He was a man, but he was shorter then normal men in that time. He was 5 feet tall exactly. He had brown hair and interesting.

Shippou gasped in horror, "CHI-CHICHIUE!"

The man threw a ball of fire at the fox cub. Shippou jumped into the air barely saving his tail. Then he through some more Foxfire at the child. Kagome scooped up Shippou and shouted. "Stop it!"

Namida stopped and stared at her. "He's just a kid! Please Namida, just stop!"

Namida turned back into herself. But then Inu Yasha jumped at her with his sword aimed to her neck. She grabbed the end of the blade and wrenched it out of his hand. He looked at her in confusion.

She wound up and tossed the tetsusagia far over the trees. Everyone watched it till it was out of sight. Inu Yasha looked in that direction with a confused look. When he turned back to Namida she had already chosen a transformation for him, guess who?

In her new transformation she pulled the bow and arrow over her head and in front of her. She looked at him with a look of betrail and anger, "Inu Yasha! Why did you betray me!" She shot an arrow at him and he dodged.

"That is so low!" Kagome said. "Turning into Kikyo."

"Hey, Kagome," Kouga said, leaning over toward her, "That girl kinda looks like you."

Namida in Kikyo disguise shot some more arrows fly, "How could you!"

Inu Yasha tried to escape them as fast as he could. 'No,' he thought, 'It's not real!' All of a sudden, he flew forward and punched the disguised Kikyo in the face.

(An: I don't know about you but, that was what I wanted to see!)

The Kikyo was knocked back with a surprised look on her face. She skidded through the mud and stopped infront of Shippou. She turned back into Namida and held her face, "OWIE!" she shrieked. Then she looked at him with little pools of tears welled up in her angry eyes, "YOU HIT ME!" She shouted.

Inu Yasha felt he had the advantage. He laughed victoriously and came at her again with his claws extended. "SANKON TESS-"

Then she turned into Kagome. His claws stopped three inches from her face and he stood frozen above her. Nakida laughed evilly and said, "Not so easy, huh?" he looked at her angry and stayed frozen over her. She laughed evilly and chanted, "You know what they say down in Des Moines, when all else fails, go for the groin!" her foot flew and she ht him-there..

"Oooooh!" Everyone said. The guys shivered.

"I felt that!" Musuko said.

Inu Yasha fell down in pain on top of Namida. She got out from under him and turned back into herself. She grabbed him around the neck and flew up into the air. He brought up his hands to pull hers off but he couldn't . She tightened her grip on his neck and waited for it to break.

"Inu Yasha!" Kagome shouted from the ground.

"What are we going to do?" Shippou said. Then, right as if on que, Botan came into the clearing on the cart.

"BOTAN?!" Miroku said.

"H-hi, E-e-everyone!" he said. He jumped off the cart and walked over like he didn't see what was going on overhead. "I-I brought the cart and I- I als-so c-came to help."

Namida suddenly heard the voice and looked down. At the same time Botan looked up. They stared at each other in silence for a few seconds. Namida's eyes grew bigger and she tossed Inu Yasha into a nearby tree. The others ran to help him but Botan stood frozen on the spot. His face went white with fear. Then Namida started to fly toward him really, really fast.

Botan made a scared sound and stumbled trying to get away. The group turned to see and shouted, "Run, Botan! Run!"

But the priest was no match for Namida's speed and her arms curled aroundhis neck. He stopped where he stood. She swung around his neck once and she landed in his arms. "Botan!" she shouted happily. She rubbed her head against his and laughed.

Everyone facefaulted. Botan stood there shocked as hell and Namida smiled and said, "I missed you sooooo much!"

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Is this a cliffhanger? If it isn't then this would be the first time I haven't made one. Tell me what you think, PLEEEEEAAASSEEEE!!!!!