"Shippo?" Kagome asked. The fox child looked up at her, something was
different about him. "Are you alright?" Shippo coked his head slightly.
"Yeah" He said. "I'm fine. Why?"
"Oh, its nothing." Said Kagome. "Its just your eyes looked kind of strange a second ago. But I guess it was just my imagination." Kagome smiled and got up. Looking strait ahead her thoughts began buzzing through her brain. "Something was defiantly strange there." She thought. "His eyes were red, I'm sure of it." A picture of a red eyed Shippo floated into her mind, she shook her head and pushed the thought away. It couldn't be what had really happened. Kagome came to the reasoning that it was just the light playing tricks on her.
She slung her backpack over her shoulder. It wasn't as big as usual because they had cooked most of the food in the last week and she was wearing some of her cloths.
"Sense anything?" InuYasha's voice broke her thought as he landed in front of her, his arms crossed firmly across his chest. Kagome shook her head no, she hadn't sensed anything, she was beginning to get mad at herself. Inuyasha moaned. Kagome could tell he was getting really annoyed that she hadn't found any either.
"Still no Shards lady Kagome?" She turned around to face Miroku who was putting out the fire they had made to cook breakfast. She replied with a simple no. Miroku shrugged his shoulders and stamped his left foot on the last of the warm coals till the fire was nothing more then a pile of ashes.
"I guess we should be leaving, huh?" Inuyasha turned Kagome's thoughts back to him. Kagome nodded. She looked to Shippo, Then Miroku. But were did Sango go?
"Miroku Sama? Is Sango with you?" She asked. He looked up.
"I thought she was with you." Miroku stated, shaking his foot off from the soot of the fire.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. "You haven't seen Sango. Have You?" But before he could answer Kagome shouted.
" I sense a shikon shard!"
"Were is it Kagome?" InuYasha's voice was eager and loud. "Is it near?"
"Very near!" Kagome closed her eyes. "IN THE WOODS!" She turned around and pointed behind her into the dark of the forest. Inuyasha crouched down, allowing Kagome to climb onto his back, taking her ankles in his hands he shot off, Miroku following them close behind. Inuyasha ran swiftly through the thick forest, Kagome pressed her body against his back tightly, her head near his to avoid being hit in the face by trees or thorns. The beating of drums rolled softly in her ears.
"Do you hear that inuyasha?" she whispered into his ear. He nodded, a determined look on his face. It was a look Kagome had grown rather accustomed to, the look he always had when he was looking for something, usually a fight or a shard. The drums grew louder and faster. There beats rumbling throughout the woods as if announcing their presences to everyone. Letting everyone know that they were hear and to talk caution.
Inuyasha skidded to a stop, digging his feet into the dirt, the tress cleared away to open to a large meadow inside the forest, surrounded by densely pack woods, the ground was burnet and the drums now pounded inside him. But he could only see them. He stood up and Kagome slid off his back.
"What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha sniffed the air.
"The sent of cat?" Suddenly a burst of laughter pierced the silence. Inuyasha whipped around, a shadowed figure; mounted on top a large boulder stared down at him with two red eyes. She laughed long and hard, brining her hand out in front of her mouth.
"So YOUR inuyasha?" Her voice echoed through out the tunnels of trees and returned to her, but not before it reached to ears of inuyasha. Inuyasha smiled, knowing that he had the advantage. Inuyasha had that cocky attitude; he believed he could beat anyone, any demon thrown at him. He was confident but sometimes he was over confident, underestimating his enemy's. His strong point could also be his weak point.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome pointed toward the demoness. "SHE HAS SHIKON SHARD!" This made Inuyasha smile even more. He drew his sword.
"You have shards dontcha?"
He lunged toward the demoness but kept his eyes in front of him, directly on her so he didn't notice the large shape heading for him from the side. Inuyasha felt something large and heavy bash against his stomach and ribs. Its strength pushed him to the ground. He felt its weigh pressing down on his back, pinning him face first into the charred grass. He cursed, his claws reached for the hilt of Tetsusagia but it was out of reach, he felt burning hot claws dig into his back, a hot breath blowing down his neck. Inuyasha gave a cry as two more heavy paws toppled on top of the back on his legs. He reached harder. Then he heard Kagome cry out. Something was wrong.
He was still for a moment then lunged out, he grasped the sword tightly till his knuckled were white. Squirming with all his might he managed to turn around underneath the weight of the huge beast. Tetsusagia Cut through the air but he stopped as the sword pressed against the chest of the animal. It loomed over him, ruby eyes and large teeth. Its large chest rose and fell heavily and swiftly as it seethed. White liquid foam poured out of its moth, rolling over its fangs and dripping onto his shirt.
"K. .KI. Kiara?"
It WAS Kiara. He pressed his palms firmly against her chest to hold her off, she snapped at him, growls growing from inside her and snarls erupting from her foaming mouth. Inuyasha looked deep into her eyes but saw nothing. Her eyes were like that of a doll, a toy; she had no soul in her eyes. No life, no feeling. She was just a body; she wasn't even Kiara, Kiara's body but not Kiara.
"Kiara, " He thought. "What happened to you?"
"Inuyasha!!" Shouted Kagome. "DON'T HURT HER!" Inuyasha pushed harder against the demon until he freed himself completely from her weight.
"KIARA!" He shouted and ran toward her. "WAKE UP KIARA!" She snapped at him and arched her back. Her tails lashed out violently behind her. "Damn it!" Inuyasha grunted, whipping a trickle of blood from his lower lip with his sleeve. "Kiara, I'm sorry." He muttered to himself. "IM SORRY FOR WHAT I HAVE TO DO!" She leapt toward Inuyasha, his sword cutting her side, digging into her fur and slicing her skin. She collapsed next to him. Kagome screamed. Inuyasha fell to his knees breathing heavily.
"KIARA!" Kagome ran up next to her, the cat was still breathing. Inuyasha looked down at her as she melted in Kagome's arms. A little kitten twitched and she opened her eyes. She stared at Inuyasha, Kiara's soul reflected strongly in her gaze.
"Inuyasha." Kagome looked up at him. "What happened a second ago? What was wrong with Kiara?"
"I don't know." Inuyasha spat. "But she seems fine now." He stood up, pretending like he didn't care. But Kagome knew he did. Footsteps rushed behind them swiftly, Kagome turned around to face Miroku who burst into the clearing, sweat beading on his face. Kagome gasped when she noticed what he was carrying.
Sango's Limp body hung from the monk's arms. He held her tightly against his chest. She was covered in blood and her breathing was harsh and shallow.
"Yeah" He said. "I'm fine. Why?"
"Oh, its nothing." Said Kagome. "Its just your eyes looked kind of strange a second ago. But I guess it was just my imagination." Kagome smiled and got up. Looking strait ahead her thoughts began buzzing through her brain. "Something was defiantly strange there." She thought. "His eyes were red, I'm sure of it." A picture of a red eyed Shippo floated into her mind, she shook her head and pushed the thought away. It couldn't be what had really happened. Kagome came to the reasoning that it was just the light playing tricks on her.
She slung her backpack over her shoulder. It wasn't as big as usual because they had cooked most of the food in the last week and she was wearing some of her cloths.
"Sense anything?" InuYasha's voice broke her thought as he landed in front of her, his arms crossed firmly across his chest. Kagome shook her head no, she hadn't sensed anything, she was beginning to get mad at herself. Inuyasha moaned. Kagome could tell he was getting really annoyed that she hadn't found any either.
"Still no Shards lady Kagome?" She turned around to face Miroku who was putting out the fire they had made to cook breakfast. She replied with a simple no. Miroku shrugged his shoulders and stamped his left foot on the last of the warm coals till the fire was nothing more then a pile of ashes.
"I guess we should be leaving, huh?" Inuyasha turned Kagome's thoughts back to him. Kagome nodded. She looked to Shippo, Then Miroku. But were did Sango go?
"Miroku Sama? Is Sango with you?" She asked. He looked up.
"I thought she was with you." Miroku stated, shaking his foot off from the soot of the fire.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. "You haven't seen Sango. Have You?" But before he could answer Kagome shouted.
" I sense a shikon shard!"
"Were is it Kagome?" InuYasha's voice was eager and loud. "Is it near?"
"Very near!" Kagome closed her eyes. "IN THE WOODS!" She turned around and pointed behind her into the dark of the forest. Inuyasha crouched down, allowing Kagome to climb onto his back, taking her ankles in his hands he shot off, Miroku following them close behind. Inuyasha ran swiftly through the thick forest, Kagome pressed her body against his back tightly, her head near his to avoid being hit in the face by trees or thorns. The beating of drums rolled softly in her ears.
"Do you hear that inuyasha?" she whispered into his ear. He nodded, a determined look on his face. It was a look Kagome had grown rather accustomed to, the look he always had when he was looking for something, usually a fight or a shard. The drums grew louder and faster. There beats rumbling throughout the woods as if announcing their presences to everyone. Letting everyone know that they were hear and to talk caution.
Inuyasha skidded to a stop, digging his feet into the dirt, the tress cleared away to open to a large meadow inside the forest, surrounded by densely pack woods, the ground was burnet and the drums now pounded inside him. But he could only see them. He stood up and Kagome slid off his back.
"What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha sniffed the air.
"The sent of cat?" Suddenly a burst of laughter pierced the silence. Inuyasha whipped around, a shadowed figure; mounted on top a large boulder stared down at him with two red eyes. She laughed long and hard, brining her hand out in front of her mouth.
"So YOUR inuyasha?" Her voice echoed through out the tunnels of trees and returned to her, but not before it reached to ears of inuyasha. Inuyasha smiled, knowing that he had the advantage. Inuyasha had that cocky attitude; he believed he could beat anyone, any demon thrown at him. He was confident but sometimes he was over confident, underestimating his enemy's. His strong point could also be his weak point.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome pointed toward the demoness. "SHE HAS SHIKON SHARD!" This made Inuyasha smile even more. He drew his sword.
"You have shards dontcha?"
He lunged toward the demoness but kept his eyes in front of him, directly on her so he didn't notice the large shape heading for him from the side. Inuyasha felt something large and heavy bash against his stomach and ribs. Its strength pushed him to the ground. He felt its weigh pressing down on his back, pinning him face first into the charred grass. He cursed, his claws reached for the hilt of Tetsusagia but it was out of reach, he felt burning hot claws dig into his back, a hot breath blowing down his neck. Inuyasha gave a cry as two more heavy paws toppled on top of the back on his legs. He reached harder. Then he heard Kagome cry out. Something was wrong.
He was still for a moment then lunged out, he grasped the sword tightly till his knuckled were white. Squirming with all his might he managed to turn around underneath the weight of the huge beast. Tetsusagia Cut through the air but he stopped as the sword pressed against the chest of the animal. It loomed over him, ruby eyes and large teeth. Its large chest rose and fell heavily and swiftly as it seethed. White liquid foam poured out of its moth, rolling over its fangs and dripping onto his shirt.
"K. .KI. Kiara?"
It WAS Kiara. He pressed his palms firmly against her chest to hold her off, she snapped at him, growls growing from inside her and snarls erupting from her foaming mouth. Inuyasha looked deep into her eyes but saw nothing. Her eyes were like that of a doll, a toy; she had no soul in her eyes. No life, no feeling. She was just a body; she wasn't even Kiara, Kiara's body but not Kiara.
"Kiara, " He thought. "What happened to you?"
"Inuyasha!!" Shouted Kagome. "DON'T HURT HER!" Inuyasha pushed harder against the demon until he freed himself completely from her weight.
"KIARA!" He shouted and ran toward her. "WAKE UP KIARA!" She snapped at him and arched her back. Her tails lashed out violently behind her. "Damn it!" Inuyasha grunted, whipping a trickle of blood from his lower lip with his sleeve. "Kiara, I'm sorry." He muttered to himself. "IM SORRY FOR WHAT I HAVE TO DO!" She leapt toward Inuyasha, his sword cutting her side, digging into her fur and slicing her skin. She collapsed next to him. Kagome screamed. Inuyasha fell to his knees breathing heavily.
"KIARA!" Kagome ran up next to her, the cat was still breathing. Inuyasha looked down at her as she melted in Kagome's arms. A little kitten twitched and she opened her eyes. She stared at Inuyasha, Kiara's soul reflected strongly in her gaze.
"Inuyasha." Kagome looked up at him. "What happened a second ago? What was wrong with Kiara?"
"I don't know." Inuyasha spat. "But she seems fine now." He stood up, pretending like he didn't care. But Kagome knew he did. Footsteps rushed behind them swiftly, Kagome turned around to face Miroku who burst into the clearing, sweat beading on his face. Kagome gasped when she noticed what he was carrying.
Sango's Limp body hung from the monk's arms. He held her tightly against his chest. She was covered in blood and her breathing was harsh and shallow.