Authors Note: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters associated with the show in any way, shape, form, or fashion.
This fanfic has been rated this way due to mild swearing, gore, and the *possibility* of some lemon later on in the chapters. I may or may not add it. You will be warned before-hand. Enjoy.
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-I Won't Let This Happen Again.-
'What a day...' Kagome thought to herself as she slid into the comforts of her own bed. ' 4 demons in one day, and all I managed was a couple of scratches. Not too bad...' She thought, turning onto her stomach and hugging her pillow under her chin. 'But then again, Inuyasha was protecting me.....or was he just protecting the Jewel shards?' With a sigh, she decided to drop the idea as any further thinking on the subject would simply lead to Kikyou, which in turn, would make her more frustrated. Hugging her pillow a little tighter, she soon fell asleep.
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"How are your wounds, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, as the group walked through a dense forest. "Wounds? I wouldn't exactly call my scratches wounds. Buyo can inflict more damage than what's been done." Kagome said with a grin. Kagome had detected a fragment of the Shikon jewel, which had led them into the smouldering-hot forest. That, coupled with the thick-humid air, had made their journey much slower than usual, which annoyed the impulsive Hanyou.
"Why don't you guys just go back and let me get the shard?" Inuyasha had more endurance than the others, but the heat was even causing him discomfort, which of course, he would never let on to the others. He didn't need to. It was evident by the occasional drop of sweat that rolled down his face. He quickly tried to wipe it away before anyone could see.
"Listen Inuyasha. We've already come this far, and I have no intentions of going back. Besides that, we're almost out of the forest." Miroku pointed out that the tree's were starting to thin out some.
Kagome stopped and looked around. "It's close! Real close!" Just as the words left her mouth, the tree's infront of them were torn from the ground. "What the hell!?" Inuyasha unsheathed the Tetsusaiga and found himself staring up at an enormous demon. "Kagome! Where's the shard located?" She scanned over it's massive body, finally catching sight of the fragments glow in the mighty demons torso. "It's mid-ways of his torso!" She yelled.
"Just leave this to---" Inuyasha was cut off as the Youkai swiftly sent Inuyasha spiraling through a couple of tree's with a swipe of his claws. Inuyasha sat up and rubbed his head. "Damnit. I gotta start keeping my mouth shut." As he picked the Tetsusaiga up from the ground, his ears twitched as he caught the familar sound of an arrow cutting through the wind. He watched as one of Kagome's purifying arrows ripped through the air, piercing the the flesh of the demon's right arm. The limb, severed from the demon's body, fell to the ground in a puddle of blood.
Inuyasha, seeing his chance to strike, leapt towards the demon, Tetsusaiga raised. His eyes widened as the demon's shoulder bulged. In merely a few seconds, a new arm took the place where the other had just been removed. "So you've got a new arm. Well I'm not going to give you time to use it!" The Tetsusaiga ripped through the demon, finally coming in contact with the Shikon fragment. The flesh totally dissapated, leaving only the skelatal remains scattered across the ground.
Kagome picked up the jewel fragment, her touch purifying it of it's evil aura. "That was one of Naraku's demons. I could smell his scent on the jewel shard." Inuyasha wrinkled his nose in disgust. "Naraku appears to be sending demons with interesting abilities lately." Miroku continued. "The four we encountered yesterday could combine into one mega demon. This one could regenerate lost appendages. Naraku must be testing out what works best against us."
"Feh. Let him send all he wants. I'll just chop'em down with the Tetsusaiga." Inuyasha put Tetsusaiga back into it's sheath.
"We should find somewhere to settle. It's almost dark." Sango stated, making a motion towards the sun that had long since dissapeared beyond the horizon.
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Kagome lay awake in her sleeping bag while the others had already drifted off to sleep. When they had first settled here, the sound of the nearby brook sounded peaceful. But now, Kagome felt uneasy. "Kagome? Why aren't you asleep?" Inuyasha had noticed her uneasiness and wondered if maybe she had felt another shard nearby. "I'm alright. Just thinking too much about stuff I guess." She lied. There were no shards nearby, no reason for her to worry, but then again, why was she worried? Something just didn't feel right.
"You should try to get some sleep. We've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow." Inuyasha shut his eyes back.
'Sleep...Yeah right.' Kagome pulled the sleeping bag up over her shoulder and shut her eyes, trying to ignore the feelings she was having.
Hands. Someone had her. Kagome screamed out for Inuyasha who had already jumped to his feet. Kagome tried to wrench free from her captor's grasp, but it was already too late.
Inuyasha trailed after the kidnapper, until he could no longer see nor pick up either of their scents. He clenched his fists in a furious rage. " KAGOME!! DAMN YOU, NARAKU!!! COME BACK AND FIGHT ME! "
This fanfic has been rated this way due to mild swearing, gore, and the *possibility* of some lemon later on in the chapters. I may or may not add it. You will be warned before-hand. Enjoy.
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-I Won't Let This Happen Again.-
'What a day...' Kagome thought to herself as she slid into the comforts of her own bed. ' 4 demons in one day, and all I managed was a couple of scratches. Not too bad...' She thought, turning onto her stomach and hugging her pillow under her chin. 'But then again, Inuyasha was protecting me.....or was he just protecting the Jewel shards?' With a sigh, she decided to drop the idea as any further thinking on the subject would simply lead to Kikyou, which in turn, would make her more frustrated. Hugging her pillow a little tighter, she soon fell asleep.
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"How are your wounds, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, as the group walked through a dense forest. "Wounds? I wouldn't exactly call my scratches wounds. Buyo can inflict more damage than what's been done." Kagome said with a grin. Kagome had detected a fragment of the Shikon jewel, which had led them into the smouldering-hot forest. That, coupled with the thick-humid air, had made their journey much slower than usual, which annoyed the impulsive Hanyou.
"Why don't you guys just go back and let me get the shard?" Inuyasha had more endurance than the others, but the heat was even causing him discomfort, which of course, he would never let on to the others. He didn't need to. It was evident by the occasional drop of sweat that rolled down his face. He quickly tried to wipe it away before anyone could see.
"Listen Inuyasha. We've already come this far, and I have no intentions of going back. Besides that, we're almost out of the forest." Miroku pointed out that the tree's were starting to thin out some.
Kagome stopped and looked around. "It's close! Real close!" Just as the words left her mouth, the tree's infront of them were torn from the ground. "What the hell!?" Inuyasha unsheathed the Tetsusaiga and found himself staring up at an enormous demon. "Kagome! Where's the shard located?" She scanned over it's massive body, finally catching sight of the fragments glow in the mighty demons torso. "It's mid-ways of his torso!" She yelled.
"Just leave this to---" Inuyasha was cut off as the Youkai swiftly sent Inuyasha spiraling through a couple of tree's with a swipe of his claws. Inuyasha sat up and rubbed his head. "Damnit. I gotta start keeping my mouth shut." As he picked the Tetsusaiga up from the ground, his ears twitched as he caught the familar sound of an arrow cutting through the wind. He watched as one of Kagome's purifying arrows ripped through the air, piercing the the flesh of the demon's right arm. The limb, severed from the demon's body, fell to the ground in a puddle of blood.
Inuyasha, seeing his chance to strike, leapt towards the demon, Tetsusaiga raised. His eyes widened as the demon's shoulder bulged. In merely a few seconds, a new arm took the place where the other had just been removed. "So you've got a new arm. Well I'm not going to give you time to use it!" The Tetsusaiga ripped through the demon, finally coming in contact with the Shikon fragment. The flesh totally dissapated, leaving only the skelatal remains scattered across the ground.
Kagome picked up the jewel fragment, her touch purifying it of it's evil aura. "That was one of Naraku's demons. I could smell his scent on the jewel shard." Inuyasha wrinkled his nose in disgust. "Naraku appears to be sending demons with interesting abilities lately." Miroku continued. "The four we encountered yesterday could combine into one mega demon. This one could regenerate lost appendages. Naraku must be testing out what works best against us."
"Feh. Let him send all he wants. I'll just chop'em down with the Tetsusaiga." Inuyasha put Tetsusaiga back into it's sheath.
"We should find somewhere to settle. It's almost dark." Sango stated, making a motion towards the sun that had long since dissapeared beyond the horizon.
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Kagome lay awake in her sleeping bag while the others had already drifted off to sleep. When they had first settled here, the sound of the nearby brook sounded peaceful. But now, Kagome felt uneasy. "Kagome? Why aren't you asleep?" Inuyasha had noticed her uneasiness and wondered if maybe she had felt another shard nearby. "I'm alright. Just thinking too much about stuff I guess." She lied. There were no shards nearby, no reason for her to worry, but then again, why was she worried? Something just didn't feel right.
"You should try to get some sleep. We've got a long day ahead of us tomorrow." Inuyasha shut his eyes back.
'Sleep...Yeah right.' Kagome pulled the sleeping bag up over her shoulder and shut her eyes, trying to ignore the feelings she was having.
Hands. Someone had her. Kagome screamed out for Inuyasha who had already jumped to his feet. Kagome tried to wrench free from her captor's grasp, but it was already too late.
Inuyasha trailed after the kidnapper, until he could no longer see nor pick up either of their scents. He clenched his fists in a furious rage. " KAGOME!! DAMN YOU, NARAKU!!! COME BACK AND FIGHT ME! "