Chapter IV: A New Rival
A few days later, Kagome was still in bed. Late one night, InuYasha thought no one was awake, so he decided to go out.
"Where are you going, InuYasha?"
Miroku was leaning against the wall in Kagome's room, eyes slightly opened.
"Just going for a walk. Won't go far." InuYasha replied.
"Okay, but don't be out too late. You'll worry us all sick."
At this, InuYasha nodded his head and jumped out the window. But instead of just going for a little walk, InuYasha wanted to know what was going on in feudal Japan. He jumped out of the well and sniffed the air, then withdrew his nose in disgust.
"I smell blood. And lots of it."
He leaped back into the Bone Eater's well, jumped out on the other side, sprinted to Kagome's window, and jumped inside.
"Guys, wake up! There's a strong demon that has many shards of the Ball of Shikon!"
Everyone got up, but Kagome tried to get a few extra seconds of sleep, but was woken by InuYasha's loud and annoying voice. She got up and got dressed, but left the light off. Almost falling, she tripped over her CD player, but Miroku caught her.
"Lady Kagome, are you sure you'll be all right?" he asked with a very concerned look on his face. This was odd, however, because he only had this look when he was about to do something just like him.
"Eh..."
Miroku's hand was once again on Kagome's bottom, moving back and forth slowly.
"Hey! Hands off, monk!"
But Kagome had already taken care of it with a kick in the *ahem* jimmy jams.
After they had passed through the well, they all knew that InuYasha had indeed been right about a strong demon.
"Come on, let's go!" Kagome shouted as she sprinted into the forest.
"Hey Kagome," InuYasha bellowed. "Wait up!"
Miroku, Shippou, and InuYasha had to run at full speed to keep up with Kagome. They all ran into her because she stopped dead in her tracks.
"Hey, Kagome! What was that fo-" he stopped dead in his words as he too gazed downward at the sight.
There were dolls of villagers and merchants sprawled all across the ground.
"These villagers..."
Kagome instinctively took out an arrow and shot it at the girl above, obviously, she was causing this trouble. Though, Kagome noticed something right after she shot her arrow. The girl looked nothing like a demon. She had golden bronze hair and deep evil red eyes. Kagome started to have second thoughts about shooting the arrow, but she couldn't do anything about it now.
The girl started laughing as Kagome's arrow drew nearer to her, as if she wanted the arrow to come. When it was supposed to hit the girl, she touched it. The arrow glowed a deep crimson red and shot straight back at Kagome and hit her. There was a flash of green light and ten seconds later, a tiny Kagome doll floated gently to the earth.
"Kagome...." InuYasha mumbled under his breath. "You little son of a bitch!"
InuYasha took one giant plunge toward the girl with Tetsaiga. Once again, the girl began her creepy laugh. She put a barrier around herself, and when InuYasha hit it, the sword bounced back and turned to InuYasha's direction and stabbed him clean through the stomach.
"InuYasha!!!!!" Miroku and Shippou shouted in unison as they ran forward and picked up both of the dolls.
"Shippou, find shelter. I'm going to use my Kazaana."
Shippou nodded, picking up the two dolls and sprinted away.
I hope Miroku will be okay... Shippou thought to himself.
Thirty minutes had already passed by and Miroku hadn't returned. Shippou decided he probably got lost and was wondering around somewhere. He came out of the cave he'd been hiding in and went back to where the girl had been. Everything was gone. Except for a small Miroku doll lying lifelessly on the ground, staring blankly into the sky.
"Miroku! You said you'd take care of this one!" Shippou sobbed as he picked up the Miroku doll. "I've got to find Sango and Kirara quick!"
Shippou tore off into the woods to find Sango and see if she could help. About an hour after running, he bumped into a tall, shadowy figure. It was Sango.
"Oh, Sango! I'm so happy I found you!"
Sango wheeled around.
"Shippou-chan? What happened?" she asked in a concerned voice.
Shippou held out the dolls in his arms to show exactly what had happened.
"A demon turned them into dolls." Shippou told her.
"That's terrible. I think I know someone who can change them back. Follow me, Shippou. Kirara!"
Kirara came running up then transformed looking much more large and violent looking. Shippou and Sango hopped on Kirara and started flying in a direction of a small village.
"I exterminated a demon for these people. They said if I ever needed help, I should come to them. They may just be villagers, but you'd be surprised at the stuff they can do."
At this point, Shippou looked uneasy.
"Sango....."
Sango turned around to see Shippou's face turn a pale green.
Sango started to wave her arms saying "Barf over the side! Barf over the side!"
And so he did. A lot.
"Are you okay, Shippou-chan?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine now." Shippou murmured.
For about another hour, they glided through the fluffy clouds in the endless sky.
"There's the village, down there!"
Sango pointed to a small village of many houses and huts.
"Kirara, we'll land here."
Kirara made a grunt of disapproval, but landed anyway and turned back to normal.
A few days later, Kagome was still in bed. Late one night, InuYasha thought no one was awake, so he decided to go out.
"Where are you going, InuYasha?"
Miroku was leaning against the wall in Kagome's room, eyes slightly opened.
"Just going for a walk. Won't go far." InuYasha replied.
"Okay, but don't be out too late. You'll worry us all sick."
At this, InuYasha nodded his head and jumped out the window. But instead of just going for a little walk, InuYasha wanted to know what was going on in feudal Japan. He jumped out of the well and sniffed the air, then withdrew his nose in disgust.
"I smell blood. And lots of it."
He leaped back into the Bone Eater's well, jumped out on the other side, sprinted to Kagome's window, and jumped inside.
"Guys, wake up! There's a strong demon that has many shards of the Ball of Shikon!"
Everyone got up, but Kagome tried to get a few extra seconds of sleep, but was woken by InuYasha's loud and annoying voice. She got up and got dressed, but left the light off. Almost falling, she tripped over her CD player, but Miroku caught her.
"Lady Kagome, are you sure you'll be all right?" he asked with a very concerned look on his face. This was odd, however, because he only had this look when he was about to do something just like him.
"Eh..."
Miroku's hand was once again on Kagome's bottom, moving back and forth slowly.
"Hey! Hands off, monk!"
But Kagome had already taken care of it with a kick in the *ahem* jimmy jams.
After they had passed through the well, they all knew that InuYasha had indeed been right about a strong demon.
"Come on, let's go!" Kagome shouted as she sprinted into the forest.
"Hey Kagome," InuYasha bellowed. "Wait up!"
Miroku, Shippou, and InuYasha had to run at full speed to keep up with Kagome. They all ran into her because she stopped dead in her tracks.
"Hey, Kagome! What was that fo-" he stopped dead in his words as he too gazed downward at the sight.
There were dolls of villagers and merchants sprawled all across the ground.
"These villagers..."
Kagome instinctively took out an arrow and shot it at the girl above, obviously, she was causing this trouble. Though, Kagome noticed something right after she shot her arrow. The girl looked nothing like a demon. She had golden bronze hair and deep evil red eyes. Kagome started to have second thoughts about shooting the arrow, but she couldn't do anything about it now.
The girl started laughing as Kagome's arrow drew nearer to her, as if she wanted the arrow to come. When it was supposed to hit the girl, she touched it. The arrow glowed a deep crimson red and shot straight back at Kagome and hit her. There was a flash of green light and ten seconds later, a tiny Kagome doll floated gently to the earth.
"Kagome...." InuYasha mumbled under his breath. "You little son of a bitch!"
InuYasha took one giant plunge toward the girl with Tetsaiga. Once again, the girl began her creepy laugh. She put a barrier around herself, and when InuYasha hit it, the sword bounced back and turned to InuYasha's direction and stabbed him clean through the stomach.
"InuYasha!!!!!" Miroku and Shippou shouted in unison as they ran forward and picked up both of the dolls.
"Shippou, find shelter. I'm going to use my Kazaana."
Shippou nodded, picking up the two dolls and sprinted away.
I hope Miroku will be okay... Shippou thought to himself.
Thirty minutes had already passed by and Miroku hadn't returned. Shippou decided he probably got lost and was wondering around somewhere. He came out of the cave he'd been hiding in and went back to where the girl had been. Everything was gone. Except for a small Miroku doll lying lifelessly on the ground, staring blankly into the sky.
"Miroku! You said you'd take care of this one!" Shippou sobbed as he picked up the Miroku doll. "I've got to find Sango and Kirara quick!"
Shippou tore off into the woods to find Sango and see if she could help. About an hour after running, he bumped into a tall, shadowy figure. It was Sango.
"Oh, Sango! I'm so happy I found you!"
Sango wheeled around.
"Shippou-chan? What happened?" she asked in a concerned voice.
Shippou held out the dolls in his arms to show exactly what had happened.
"A demon turned them into dolls." Shippou told her.
"That's terrible. I think I know someone who can change them back. Follow me, Shippou. Kirara!"
Kirara came running up then transformed looking much more large and violent looking. Shippou and Sango hopped on Kirara and started flying in a direction of a small village.
"I exterminated a demon for these people. They said if I ever needed help, I should come to them. They may just be villagers, but you'd be surprised at the stuff they can do."
At this point, Shippou looked uneasy.
"Sango....."
Sango turned around to see Shippou's face turn a pale green.
Sango started to wave her arms saying "Barf over the side! Barf over the side!"
And so he did. A lot.
"Are you okay, Shippou-chan?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine now." Shippou murmured.
For about another hour, they glided through the fluffy clouds in the endless sky.
"There's the village, down there!"
Sango pointed to a small village of many houses and huts.
"Kirara, we'll land here."
Kirara made a grunt of disapproval, but landed anyway and turned back to normal.