The group continued in their journey. Everyone was worried about Kagome. Her reaction to going home confirmed their suspicion that she REALLY wasn't herself. Inu-Yasha secretly thought that this had to do with Naraku.
He probably threatened Kagome! Well, I won't stand to let him do that. Still…Kagome…she never took any threats seriously, so why, Naraku?
"Let's make camp," Miroku said, staring up at the darkening sky.
"Me and Kagome will go gather some wood, 'k, Kagome?" Inu-Yasha offered. Kagome snapped out of her trance. She looked at Inu-Yasha for a second without really seeing him. '…gather…wood…' The phrase reminded her of something. That time, right before she left last time-the time where Inu-Yasha had wondered off to Kikyo. She shuddered. Then, suddenly, she remembered something. Not wanting to ask it in front of so many people, she agreed to gather some woods with Inu-Yasha.
***
"Inu-Yasha?"
"Yeah, Kagome?"
"Where's Kikyo?" Inu-Yasha's claws tightened at the sound of the miko's name. "I mean…where did she go after the demon attacked? I…I haven't seen her lately." Inu-Yasha was surprised.
She doesn't remember that I gave the Tetsusaiga and Kikyo to save her? Well, duh…dumbo, she was unconscious.
"Kagome…" he didn't want to say it. He remembered last time when Kikyo was caught because he chose to save her instead. Mentioning it will only make her feel guilty.
"Don't mention it," he instructed himself mentally.
"She…the demon overpowered me. She was caught," he answered, not meeting her eyes.
"But…but the demon…it said that as long as you left it alone, it won't do anything," she said slowly, trying to analyze this. "No! Inu-Yasha! We have to get her," Kagome said, clutching Inu-Yasha's arm. "We may be too late if we don't go now. The demon was sent by Naraku. He probably thought that it will be too hard to get Kikyo from you, so he was…satisfied with me," she trailed off.
"What's she talking about? Naraku couldn't have sent the demon. If he did and wanted Kikyo, why bother taking Kagome?" he thought.
"Wait a minute, Inu-Yasha?"
"Huh?"
"But. Can't the Tetsusaiga beat the monster. Wait…where's your Tetsusaiga? I…I…don't remember you having it ever since I came back!" Kagome said, searching with her eyes for a place he could've hidden the Tetsusaiga. Then, not finding it, she looked back up at him. "What…What happened to the Tetsusaiga?" she asked shakily.
"If you don't remember, all for the better. I won't remind you," he said.
Was Inu-Yasha mad at her? No, but…she didn't do anything, did she?
"What's wrong? Why are you mad at me, Inu-Yasha?" Kagome asked, suddenly a bit scared. Inu-Yasha looked confused.
Why does she think that he's MAD at her? Suddenly, Kagome gasped.
"What is it?"
"It's…It's the new moon," Kagome answered in a hushed whisper. Inu-Yasha cursed. Why didn't he remember that it was a new moon? And, out in the woods all alone with Kagome! If Kagome gets in any danger, he'll never forgive himself.
A sinister laugh came above the two of them. Without needing to see, both could tell that it was Naraku. Kagome breathed sparsely, clutching harder onto Inu-Yasha, who stood in a protective stance over her. He was going to protect her with his life even without the Tetsusaiga.
"Hehe. Inu-Yasha. How stupid of you to give up the Tetsusaiga. Now, even with her here, you can't protect her."
"I thought you just wanted Kikyo. Since you have her, why torture Kagome?"
"Since when, do I have Kikyo, too?" Naraku asked, a smirk pasted on his face.
"Why, YOU…" Inu-Yasha was suddenly caught by the sound behind him. He turned to face Kagome. "Kagome?" Kagome put her hand up to her mouth to prevent herself from screaming. She was shaking all over. Suddenly, he had the urge again to ask what happened. "Naraku, what did you do to her?"
Naraku laughed sinisterly again. "Oh. You are well acquainted with Onigumo's desire for your beloved Kikyo, are you not? Indeed, I satisfied his desire with the reincarnation of your love-Kagome," he answered calmly. Inu-Yasha's eyes widened in terror and anger when Naraku's words sank in.
"You…You…" he could find no words to express his anger. Instead, he turned to Kagome and hugged her close, suddenly more afraid of loosing her than ever. "I'm so sorry, Kagome! I should've been there to protect you when he…he…" Kagome's sobs were barely audible but her whole body shook from fear.
"Now, hanyou. Hand her over or I will have to hurt you!" Naraku's face suddenly became threatening.
"I'll never hand her over to you-YOU BASTARD! How dare you even touch her!" He rose in anger. Naraku only laughed at his sickening sentimentality. Sending out a minor blast of energy was enough to knock the hanyou-now human- Inu-Yasha to the ground. As he lay unconscious, Naraku picked up Kagome and moved towards his castle. With the last desperate attempt of alerting Sango and Miroku of Inu-Yasha's danger, she screamed. She was cut off by Naraku's hand over her mouth, making her faint.
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Sorry some of my recent chapters are, well, a bit short. I'm trying to get the chapters of my Sailor Moon fanfiction up, leaving me with less time for Inu-Yasha. I will be putting up new chapters soon.
Aoi Tenshi Inu-Promise you that Kagome will recover. (Once she finds out that Naraku is only bluffing about, well, you know...)
But, just to buy me some time, I want 20 reviews from 20 DIFFERENT users before putting up my next chapter. ^_^ Not all that sorry for the cliff-hanger. I'll post my SM one soon enough. Patience! Just get htose reviews into my mailbox, and, well, I'll get the chapter up. I swear I will make the next one long enough to be worthy of the 20 reviews I want.
He probably threatened Kagome! Well, I won't stand to let him do that. Still…Kagome…she never took any threats seriously, so why, Naraku?
"Let's make camp," Miroku said, staring up at the darkening sky.
"Me and Kagome will go gather some wood, 'k, Kagome?" Inu-Yasha offered. Kagome snapped out of her trance. She looked at Inu-Yasha for a second without really seeing him. '…gather…wood…' The phrase reminded her of something. That time, right before she left last time-the time where Inu-Yasha had wondered off to Kikyo. She shuddered. Then, suddenly, she remembered something. Not wanting to ask it in front of so many people, she agreed to gather some woods with Inu-Yasha.
***
"Inu-Yasha?"
"Yeah, Kagome?"
"Where's Kikyo?" Inu-Yasha's claws tightened at the sound of the miko's name. "I mean…where did she go after the demon attacked? I…I haven't seen her lately." Inu-Yasha was surprised.
She doesn't remember that I gave the Tetsusaiga and Kikyo to save her? Well, duh…dumbo, she was unconscious.
"Kagome…" he didn't want to say it. He remembered last time when Kikyo was caught because he chose to save her instead. Mentioning it will only make her feel guilty.
"Don't mention it," he instructed himself mentally.
"She…the demon overpowered me. She was caught," he answered, not meeting her eyes.
"But…but the demon…it said that as long as you left it alone, it won't do anything," she said slowly, trying to analyze this. "No! Inu-Yasha! We have to get her," Kagome said, clutching Inu-Yasha's arm. "We may be too late if we don't go now. The demon was sent by Naraku. He probably thought that it will be too hard to get Kikyo from you, so he was…satisfied with me," she trailed off.
"What's she talking about? Naraku couldn't have sent the demon. If he did and wanted Kikyo, why bother taking Kagome?" he thought.
"Wait a minute, Inu-Yasha?"
"Huh?"
"But. Can't the Tetsusaiga beat the monster. Wait…where's your Tetsusaiga? I…I…don't remember you having it ever since I came back!" Kagome said, searching with her eyes for a place he could've hidden the Tetsusaiga. Then, not finding it, she looked back up at him. "What…What happened to the Tetsusaiga?" she asked shakily.
"If you don't remember, all for the better. I won't remind you," he said.
Was Inu-Yasha mad at her? No, but…she didn't do anything, did she?
"What's wrong? Why are you mad at me, Inu-Yasha?" Kagome asked, suddenly a bit scared. Inu-Yasha looked confused.
Why does she think that he's MAD at her? Suddenly, Kagome gasped.
"What is it?"
"It's…It's the new moon," Kagome answered in a hushed whisper. Inu-Yasha cursed. Why didn't he remember that it was a new moon? And, out in the woods all alone with Kagome! If Kagome gets in any danger, he'll never forgive himself.
A sinister laugh came above the two of them. Without needing to see, both could tell that it was Naraku. Kagome breathed sparsely, clutching harder onto Inu-Yasha, who stood in a protective stance over her. He was going to protect her with his life even without the Tetsusaiga.
"Hehe. Inu-Yasha. How stupid of you to give up the Tetsusaiga. Now, even with her here, you can't protect her."
"I thought you just wanted Kikyo. Since you have her, why torture Kagome?"
"Since when, do I have Kikyo, too?" Naraku asked, a smirk pasted on his face.
"Why, YOU…" Inu-Yasha was suddenly caught by the sound behind him. He turned to face Kagome. "Kagome?" Kagome put her hand up to her mouth to prevent herself from screaming. She was shaking all over. Suddenly, he had the urge again to ask what happened. "Naraku, what did you do to her?"
Naraku laughed sinisterly again. "Oh. You are well acquainted with Onigumo's desire for your beloved Kikyo, are you not? Indeed, I satisfied his desire with the reincarnation of your love-Kagome," he answered calmly. Inu-Yasha's eyes widened in terror and anger when Naraku's words sank in.
"You…You…" he could find no words to express his anger. Instead, he turned to Kagome and hugged her close, suddenly more afraid of loosing her than ever. "I'm so sorry, Kagome! I should've been there to protect you when he…he…" Kagome's sobs were barely audible but her whole body shook from fear.
"Now, hanyou. Hand her over or I will have to hurt you!" Naraku's face suddenly became threatening.
"I'll never hand her over to you-YOU BASTARD! How dare you even touch her!" He rose in anger. Naraku only laughed at his sickening sentimentality. Sending out a minor blast of energy was enough to knock the hanyou-now human- Inu-Yasha to the ground. As he lay unconscious, Naraku picked up Kagome and moved towards his castle. With the last desperate attempt of alerting Sango and Miroku of Inu-Yasha's danger, she screamed. She was cut off by Naraku's hand over her mouth, making her faint.
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Sorry some of my recent chapters are, well, a bit short. I'm trying to get the chapters of my Sailor Moon fanfiction up, leaving me with less time for Inu-Yasha. I will be putting up new chapters soon.
Aoi Tenshi Inu-Promise you that Kagome will recover. (Once she finds out that Naraku is only bluffing about, well, you know...)
But, just to buy me some time, I want 20 reviews from 20 DIFFERENT users before putting up my next chapter. ^_^ Not all that sorry for the cliff-hanger. I'll post my SM one soon enough. Patience! Just get htose reviews into my mailbox, and, well, I'll get the chapter up. I swear I will make the next one long enough to be worthy of the 20 reviews I want.
