An Inu Yasha Fan Fiction Saga
DISCLAIMER : I don't own Inu Yasha. All fan characters property of Aoi Kami Sarah
CHAPTER TWO
Kagome sat
by the fire and hugged her knees. She watched the dying embers
pulse in the breeze. Her eyes unfocused and tears spilled out
again. She wiped her face with her sleeve and tried to compose
herself. Maybe she had been sleep walking. Maybe she was asleep
right now and she'd wake up with the dawn to find Inu Yasha watching
protectively over her. She sniffed again and stood up.
"Kagome.. where is everyone?"
"Inu Yasha!" she cried,
alarmed and tried not to face him. "They went looking for
Miroku."
"Oh, where'd he go?"
"If we knew would we be looking
for him?!"
He made a face. "Well you're
not looking very hard. He's probably off chasing women."
"He stole the Shinkon shards."
"WHAT!?" Inu Yasha grabbed
her by the shoulders. "Why didn't you say so! Let's go!"
He threw her up on his back and charged off into the forest. Kagome
hung on tightly and wished for nothing more than to be miles away
from him.
*
Miroku sat in the high branches
of a tree. A small swarm of wasps buzzed in close by.
"Ah, there you are, Sweet Monk."
Yuuwakusha's silvery voice lilted through the forest. Obediently
he extended his hand and let the pieces of the jewel fall into
her waiting palm. She smiled and kissed him. He lost consciousness
and fell out of the tree about thirty feet to the ground, landing
flat on his back. Yuuwakusha giggled happily and flew away, the
wasps trailing her at just a short distance. She raised her hand
and a green vapor surrounded the insects. "No no no,"
she scolded. "You're out of the picture now, Naraku. You're
debt to me is paid." She herself vaporized and vanished.
Naraku stood up from his shrubby
hiding place. "Oh, you have it wrong, I'm afraid," he
said to the air. "It is YOU who now owe ME."
*
Inu Yasha and Kagome found Sango
and Shippou only moments after they found Miroku. Sango propped
his head up in her lap and stroked his forehead.
"Houshi-sama? Are you all right?"
She didn't need a reply, his hand
roved to her rear-end. Sango slapped him and jumped back. Shippou
laughed.
"I guess that's a yes!"
Inu Yasha didn't wait for him to
speak either. "Where's the god damned Tama?!"
"Huh?" He blinked and
rubbed his reddening cheek.
"Don't be cute! You heard me!"
"Yes, I did, but what would
I be doing with the Shinkon no Tama?"
Kagome knelt down beside him. "You
don't remember stealing it from me?"
"What!? I did no such thing,
Kagome-sama!"
"Yeah right," Shippou
folded his little arms. "She caught you grabbin' her boobs
and everything!"
"Well, that sounds like me,
but I swear I did not steal it. At least, I do not recall stealing
it..."
Inu Yasha made a face. "Kagome,
can you see it?"
The young Miko looked around, but
shook her head glumly. "Maybe, I can FEEL it..." She
closed her eyes. "Yes, it's nearby. It might be moving though."
Inu Yasha frowned. "Point the
way."
Kirara transformed into her full
size and the others mounted her.
"Do you think this is Naraku's
doing?" Sango asked no one in particular.
"No. It's someone else,"
Inu Yasha replied and sprinted off where Kagome indicated.
*
"It's in there." Kagome
slid down off Kirara and pointed to the mouth of a large cave.
They all hesitated for a moment before entering. It was just before
dawn. "Inu Yasha, do you know something we don't?" she
asked, boldly.
"No. Just a hunch is all."
He was the first to enter. Miroku used Kagome's matches to light
a torch and they cautiously walked in.
At the back of the cave, hanging
from the walls and ceiling was an enormous, yellowish cocoon.
Inu Yasha cracked his knuckles. "Is it in there?"
"Yes."
He took an aggressive step forward.
"Wait," Kagome commanded
in a very serious tone. "If you slash at this thing without
thinking you could damage the Tama."
"It's already damaged, who
cares?"
"Are you forgetting what happened
the last time it was damaged!? Do you really want the shards flying
all over the island again?"
Inu Yasha sneered. "Are you
forgetting that was your fault?"
"No, but at least I learned
from my mistake!"
Shippou looked up at Sango and Miroku.
"What's going on?"
"Looks like someone woke up
on the wrong side..." Miroku commented under his breath.
"Looks like someone was GROPED
AWAKE..." Sango hissed. Miroku laughed sheepishly. She stepped
forward. "Kagome-chan is right. We can't risk damaging the
Tama."
"So what the fuck do we do!?"
"Wait." Kagome folded
her arms. "That's a cocoon, right? It's bound to hatch soon,
especially with the Tama's help."
"But we don't know WHAT'll
hatch!!"
"I'm sure whatever it is, you
can defeat it and rescue the shards." Kagome turned her back
on him.
Inu Yasha's jaw hung loosely. 'What
the fuck is up her ass!?'
"Kagome-chan, would you come
out side with me for a while?" Sango asked, threading her
arm through hers.
"Um, sure." Kagome sighed
and left the men to wonder.
The girls sat down and watched the sky lighten. Sango didn't even have to ask. Kagome told her what was bothering her: what she had seen and what she thought about it.
"I
mean... It's not like we're a couple or anything, but I just feel
so..."
"Betrayed?" Sango helped.
"Sort of... I almost feel that,
maybe he just likes youkai better. I mean, at least, in that way.
Not that I want to... you know..." she sobbed.
"I know." Sango hugged
her. "Here's a tip, from an older perspective. Men are idiots."
She laughed a bit at this and almost
got a chance to feel better when Miroku and Shippou's cries to
come back had them up and running. As she turned, Kagome caught
a glimpse of red fabric in the early morning light. He had been
within earshot. Inu Yasha knew. Her heart snapped again, but she
had to run. The cocoon was hatching.
*
END CHAPTER TWO
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GLOSSARY : Youkai = demon . Hanyou = half-demon . Shinkon no Tama = Jewel of the 4 Souls . Yuuwakusha = seductress