Family Life

Author's Note: This is the second part to Summer Days. There will be a new character that will show up in this chapter and the Inuyasha gang has started new lives. Basically, a few things will happen involving the Shikon jewel and will involve Inuyasha and Miroku possibly endangering their families.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters, but I do own the ones that will appear that aren't IY characters! Please read and review this! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~* Chapter 15

Horoki kicked his legs as Akuma held both him and Inu by the necks and held them high in the air so he could watch them die slowly. Inu was pounding his fist on Akuma's arm, but nothing was loosening their grips around their necks. Horoki felt tears on his cheeks and looked over to where demons were holding his mom and Kagome down. "Mom." he gasped for breath. Just when things began to get dark, both he and Inu fell to the ground. Horoki looked up and saw Inuyasha standing in front of them.

"DAD!" cheered Inu. Inuyasha looked over his shoulder at them and smiled.

"You boys all right?" he asked. They nodded and Inuyasha turned to Akuma. "I'm slightly disappointed in you two. I was hoping you be able to hold him off until I got here."

"Inuyasha! Where's the jewel!?" called Miroku as he helped up a wounded Kagome and Sango.

"That demon got it!" announced Horoki. Inuyasha scowled and Inu got up, grabbing Horoki's wrist.

"We'll go get it!" he informed. Akuma growled.

"You think I'll let you?" he asked and was ready to attack, but Inuyasha moved in the way and was fighting the demon. Inu dragged Horoki out the building and they went running into the forest to find the demon.

"Inu, how are we gonna find it?" asked Horoki. Inu looked around and noticed a bow and arrow on the ground. He ran and picked it up.

"Maybe the arrow will." He said and shot it. They heard a yelp and Inu smiled at his friend triumphantly. Both boys went running into the forest and spotted the demon Hina with the arrow in his back and jewel in his hand. Horoki and Inu both cringed.

"Looks painful." Said Horoki as Inu pulled the glowing jewel out of the demons hand.

"Yeah, but he probably don't (yeah don't) feel it any more." Piped Inu and held the jewel up for Horoki to see. "I think it was glowing cuz he was gonna use the jewel to keep his from dying."

"He can do that?" asked Horoki and Inu shrugged.

"Dunno, but my mom said it can give even the weakest person all the power they could ever desire." they was a sudden explosion and both boys jumped.

"That's back up at the castle!" announced Horoki. Both boys exchanged looks and ran towards the castle. When they had reached the castle, everything was destroyed. Miroku, Sango, and Kagome were no where in sight, but Inuyasha could be seen lying unconscious on the ground, the Tetsusiaga far from his reach.

"DAD!" announced Inu and ran over to Inuyasha, shaking him. "Dad, wake up!" he begged, shaking Inuyasha in hopes he would wake up. Inuyasha let out a growl and slowly began to sit up shakily. Inu and Horoki both stepped back a little. "DAD!" cheered Inu, not paying much attention to the purple stripes on Inuyasha's face, or the fact his eyes were red. Inuyasha looked up at the boy and growled.

"Inu. I think something is wrong." Whispered Horoki, tugging on the sleeve of his friend's red Kimono while looking at Inuyasha in fear. Inu looked up at his dad as the demon began to stand up.

"Dad. are you ok?" Inu asked, approaching him carefully. Inuyasha let out a growl.

"Don't come near me!" he growled and slashed Inu across the face. Inu went stumbling back and reached up for his face, which was now bleeding. He looked up at Inuyasha in shock and steeped back. Horoki hid behind Inu, afraid Inuyasha would hit him now. Inu was part demon so he could handle more then he could.

"Inu!" Inu didn't move, but Horoki turned to see his parents and Kagome running towards them. Kagome ran up to her son and threw her arms around him, not paying much attention to Inuyasha. She cupped his chin and looked at him.

"Inu, what happened to your face?!" she asked. Inu turned away from his mom, his eyes closed.

"Dad did it. something's wrong with him, he's acting like a demon." Kagome's eyes went wide and she grabbed hold of the boys and backed away from Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha." she began but he just stared at her, his eyes narrowed. She bit her lower lip and moved away from the boys, she went up to him and he backed away from her. "You hurt our pup Inuyasha." she said quietly and looked down at the ground, tears falling from her eyes.

"Kagome."

"Kagome! Inuyasha! Look out!" yelled Miroku. Horoki let out a yelp and both he and Inu dropped to the ground, tossing their arms over their head, but that didn't seem to protect them much from the blast that blew up most of the ground under them.