Naka De Taiga
Chapter 3
The Striped Beast of Shadow
As Inuyasha walked down the well worn path to the
village, he was greeted by the small kitsune.
"Inuyasha where did u run off to? Is that the demon
who robed the village?" He continued his barrage of
questions. Inuyasha simply ignored him as usual and
continued walking.
Once reaching Kaede's hut, he walked inside and
placed the wounded demon on a futon in a room in the
back of the small hut.
"Kaede-baba, get in here, I found the demon."
"Inuyasha, you need to learn some respect." She
scolds coming through the door. "Now where is this
demon?"
Inuyasha just pointed over to the taiga and sat
down against the wall.
Kaede inspects the tiger closely and bandages her
wounds.
"That is all i can do at the moment, but i better put a
rosary on her so she doesn't hurt anyone." She states
and starts the chant. Soon a blue pair of rosary beads
appeared in the ruffles of the fur of her neck.
"Inuyasha, I am putting you in charge of this demon.
When she wakes up just say a word to complete the
spell and it will cause her to fall to the ground. I must go
back to that villagers hut and inform them of the news."
Kaede stated walking out of the room.
Inuyasha just muttered his usual response, "Feh..."
and sat watching the injured demon thinking to himself,
as day turned to night and the villagers slept.
~*~*~*~
The next morning the sun rose over the horizon as it
usually did. As the morning light seeped into the window
of Kaede's little back room, the demon started to stur.
Most of the tigers wounds healed over night, only the
deepest cuts still remained. She started to stretch her stiff
muscles but soon realizes her mistake and growled
opening her stormy eyes.
"So, your finally awake." Inuyasha stated from
across the room.
The demons ears perked up at the sound and she
turned her head in the direction of the hanyou. She
titles her head slightly and moves her mouth as if trying
to speak, but only growling sounds emitted from her
muzzle.
Looking frustrated, the demon growls deep in her
throught and begins to raise from her place on the futon.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Inuyasha warned
as the demon started to take a few shaky steps in his
direction.
The taiga-youkai ignored his warning and continued
to walk across the room.
When the youkai was halfway across the room to
where Inuyasha was, he mutter a word to cause the spell
to activate. "Stay." He stated causing the rosary to
glow and the tiger to fall to the ground painfully. The
demon roared in pain as Kaede, Sango, Miroku, and
Shippo to rush into the room.
As the spell wore off, the tiger rose and sat back on
her haunches shaking her head free of dirt. Shooting a
death glare at Inuyasha she growled again.
Once she turned to the others her mood changed
instantly. Slowly raising to her feet she tries to 'speak'
again, only to fail once more.
"Who are you, demon and why have you come to
this village?"
The demon looks deep in thought for a few minutes.
She sits back down and looks around the small room.
Spotting a stick across the room, she raises and walks
over and picks it up in her mouth, then returns to her
previous place in the center of the room.
"She seems not to be able to speak." Kaede states
as the demon starts to carve into the dirt floor of the hut
with the stick.
When she was finished, every one gasped in shock,
staying silent for a long time. For on the ground were the
words, 'It's me, Kagome.'
Inuyasha froze after he read the words on the floor in
utter shock. He looks back up at the demon who looks
back at him with saddened eyes.
When the silence started to ware off, Shippo
carefully walked up to the tiger and asked. "Is it really
you Kagome?"
Shifting her gaze towards the little kitsune, she smiles
a motherly smile and nods her head.
Sheppo's eyes tear up and he jumps up, hugging
the Taiga-youkai. She smiles and raps a large paw
around the crying kitsune clinging to her neck.
Once the little kitsune calmed down some, Kaede
spoke up. "I'm going to look through my scrolls and see
if there is a spell that i can use for you to speak. I'll be
back later." She states and walks out of the room.
Sango walks over to her once human friend as she
lowered the kitsune to the floor on her paw. "Oh
Kagome, we've all missed you so much. We
thought...you were....dead or something." Her eyes start
to moisten but she refuses to let them fall. Miroku walks
up behind her and kneels as well, wrapping an arm
around Sango's shoulder.
Something suddenly click in Kagome's head. She had to
hurry back to the cave. 'Yosei.' She thought and looked up at
her friends. Thinking quickly she scribbles a 'be back' in the dirt
and took off out the door, sending papers flying. Inuyasha lept
up and raced after her. Being far slower, the others ran outside
with Kirara and look in the direction their friends disappeared.
Chapter 3
The Striped Beast of Shadow
As Inuyasha walked down the well worn path to the
village, he was greeted by the small kitsune.
"Inuyasha where did u run off to? Is that the demon
who robed the village?" He continued his barrage of
questions. Inuyasha simply ignored him as usual and
continued walking.
Once reaching Kaede's hut, he walked inside and
placed the wounded demon on a futon in a room in the
back of the small hut.
"Kaede-baba, get in here, I found the demon."
"Inuyasha, you need to learn some respect." She
scolds coming through the door. "Now where is this
demon?"
Inuyasha just pointed over to the taiga and sat
down against the wall.
Kaede inspects the tiger closely and bandages her
wounds.
"That is all i can do at the moment, but i better put a
rosary on her so she doesn't hurt anyone." She states
and starts the chant. Soon a blue pair of rosary beads
appeared in the ruffles of the fur of her neck.
"Inuyasha, I am putting you in charge of this demon.
When she wakes up just say a word to complete the
spell and it will cause her to fall to the ground. I must go
back to that villagers hut and inform them of the news."
Kaede stated walking out of the room.
Inuyasha just muttered his usual response, "Feh..."
and sat watching the injured demon thinking to himself,
as day turned to night and the villagers slept.
~*~*~*~
The next morning the sun rose over the horizon as it
usually did. As the morning light seeped into the window
of Kaede's little back room, the demon started to stur.
Most of the tigers wounds healed over night, only the
deepest cuts still remained. She started to stretch her stiff
muscles but soon realizes her mistake and growled
opening her stormy eyes.
"So, your finally awake." Inuyasha stated from
across the room.
The demons ears perked up at the sound and she
turned her head in the direction of the hanyou. She
titles her head slightly and moves her mouth as if trying
to speak, but only growling sounds emitted from her
muzzle.
Looking frustrated, the demon growls deep in her
throught and begins to raise from her place on the futon.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Inuyasha warned
as the demon started to take a few shaky steps in his
direction.
The taiga-youkai ignored his warning and continued
to walk across the room.
When the youkai was halfway across the room to
where Inuyasha was, he mutter a word to cause the spell
to activate. "Stay." He stated causing the rosary to
glow and the tiger to fall to the ground painfully. The
demon roared in pain as Kaede, Sango, Miroku, and
Shippo to rush into the room.
As the spell wore off, the tiger rose and sat back on
her haunches shaking her head free of dirt. Shooting a
death glare at Inuyasha she growled again.
Once she turned to the others her mood changed
instantly. Slowly raising to her feet she tries to 'speak'
again, only to fail once more.
"Who are you, demon and why have you come to
this village?"
The demon looks deep in thought for a few minutes.
She sits back down and looks around the small room.
Spotting a stick across the room, she raises and walks
over and picks it up in her mouth, then returns to her
previous place in the center of the room.
"She seems not to be able to speak." Kaede states
as the demon starts to carve into the dirt floor of the hut
with the stick.
When she was finished, every one gasped in shock,
staying silent for a long time. For on the ground were the
words, 'It's me, Kagome.'
Inuyasha froze after he read the words on the floor in
utter shock. He looks back up at the demon who looks
back at him with saddened eyes.
When the silence started to ware off, Shippo
carefully walked up to the tiger and asked. "Is it really
you Kagome?"
Shifting her gaze towards the little kitsune, she smiles
a motherly smile and nods her head.
Sheppo's eyes tear up and he jumps up, hugging
the Taiga-youkai. She smiles and raps a large paw
around the crying kitsune clinging to her neck.
Once the little kitsune calmed down some, Kaede
spoke up. "I'm going to look through my scrolls and see
if there is a spell that i can use for you to speak. I'll be
back later." She states and walks out of the room.
Sango walks over to her once human friend as she
lowered the kitsune to the floor on her paw. "Oh
Kagome, we've all missed you so much. We
thought...you were....dead or something." Her eyes start
to moisten but she refuses to let them fall. Miroku walks
up behind her and kneels as well, wrapping an arm
around Sango's shoulder.
Something suddenly click in Kagome's head. She had to
hurry back to the cave. 'Yosei.' She thought and looked up at
her friends. Thinking quickly she scribbles a 'be back' in the dirt
and took off out the door, sending papers flying. Inuyasha lept
up and raced after her. Being far slower, the others ran outside
with Kirara and look in the direction their friends disappeared.