Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own any of the characters except Ritsuko.
A Glimpse Ahead
Chapter 6
The group followed Inuyasha to a dark mountain cave entrance. He stopped and sniffed the air, "They're in there. I can smell them: Naraku, Kagome and.Kikyo."
The others, with the exception of Ritsuko looked somewhat surprised. Ritsuko simply nodded, "Are you starting to understand how difficult this is gonna be?"
Inuyasha just growled and rushed toward the entrance of the cave. Ritsuko tried to stop him but was not fast enough. She turned toward the others and said urgently, "Come on guys! We have to try to stop him! He's gonna lose control! His instincts are going to take over! This is not going to end without a lot of blood being shed."
The others stared at Ritsuko for a moment before taking off after Inuyasha. When they found him, they were shocked by what they saw. Inuyasha was now transforming into his full demon form. In front of him, Kagome and Kikyo were hanging from the ceiling, tied up within some sort of weird contraptions. Both were dressed completely in red. Naraku stood off to the side with a sinister grin on his already evil face.
Kagome looked up. Inuyasha was in front of her, transformed into his full demon form. She saw him look back and forth between Kikyo and her. A growl formed in his throat. 'So, this is where it starts,' she thought, 'He's gonna pick Kikyo. He's going to kill me.' Tears formed in her eyes at the thought. She saw Inuyasha leap into the air and she squeezed her eyes shut.
Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Ritsuko watched in horror as Inuyasha leapt toward the girls, with his claws extended toward one of them. Just before he struck the girl however, the two contraptions holding the girls switched places and Naraku's evil laughter filled the air. The demonic Inuyasha looked down to realize that he had been forced to slash the girl he had chosen as his mate. His eyes turned toward Naraku, filled with rage. He attacked with more power than the others had ever seen before. They tried to help, but were blocked by a barrier.
"Wait a minute," said Sango, "why is he still able to use Testusaiga?"
Ritsuko answered, "His transformation occurred naturally and he is still using Testusaiga to protect humans."
Miroku had another question, "Why was Inuyasha attacking Kagome and Kikyo?"
"He wasn't attacking them both. When his youkai instincts took over, he ended up choosing his mate. His instincts then took offense to anyone else in the area dressed entirely in red, who is not actually a member of his family because it is like making a false claim to him and everything that belongs to him. His first instinct was to attack."
"But Naraku tricked him."Miroku continued.
"Causing his youkai instincts to go wild with rage. From his point of view, Naraku has violated his property, making him damage and possibly destroy what he holds most dear," Ritsuko added, "and he will not stop fighting now until one of them is dead."
"But Naraku must have known that Inuyasha would attack," said Sango.
"He was taking a chance on father's instincts causing him to go mad and attack blindly, making him an easy target. But he seems to have miscalculated."
They turned to watch helplessly as Inuyasha battled Naraku. By this time, both girls had been released from the contraptions that held them, and both appeared to be unconscious on the floor. It was impossible to get to either of them through the barrier. So they fixed their gazes on the battle between Inuyasha and Naraku, awaiting the final outcome. Finally, just as it seemed that the two would never defeat each other, Inuyasha sliced away Naraku's jewel shards. With one final blow, Naraku was defeated.
The barrier disappeared, but as the group tried to move towards their friends (and Kikyo), Inuyasha turned and gave them a warning growl. He made his way over to where the identical girls lay on the floor. As he reached the uninjured girl, she looked up at him with fear, worry, and sadness in her eyes. She knew that he had originally meant to strike her. She could also tell by the look on his face that he still meant to strike her.
"Please don't kill me, Inuyasha," she said pleadingly, "I can help you save her. She may not make it if she doesn't get help soon."
Inuyasha glanced over to the other girl. He tilted his head, an indication that he meant for the uninjured girl to check on the injured girl. The uninjured girl moved over to the other girl, but did nothing to treat her. Instead she bowed her head for a moment before looking up at Inuyasha with sad eyes and saying his name one more time before she felt his clawed hand go straight through her stomach.
Inuyasha then reverted back to his hanyou form and walked to where the injured girl lay. He knelt beside her and lifted her into his arms. He looked at his claws. He had done this. He had feared it might happen someday. He sighed with relief as he noticed she was still breathing and her heart was still beating, although her heart rate was slow and her breathing rasping. But she was deathly pale and cold. And her blood soaked her kimono and formed a puddle on the ground.
A single tear slid down Inuyasha's face as he tucked her head under his chin and whispered, "Gomen nasai, Kagome."
Okay, so the thing is, I didn't actually completely decide until the very end of this chapter what I wanted the pairing to be. That's why I don't refer to Kagome and Kikyo as Kagome and Kikyo much in this chapter. But I really like the IY/Kag pairing better, so I decided to go with it.
A Glimpse Ahead
Chapter 6
The group followed Inuyasha to a dark mountain cave entrance. He stopped and sniffed the air, "They're in there. I can smell them: Naraku, Kagome and.Kikyo."
The others, with the exception of Ritsuko looked somewhat surprised. Ritsuko simply nodded, "Are you starting to understand how difficult this is gonna be?"
Inuyasha just growled and rushed toward the entrance of the cave. Ritsuko tried to stop him but was not fast enough. She turned toward the others and said urgently, "Come on guys! We have to try to stop him! He's gonna lose control! His instincts are going to take over! This is not going to end without a lot of blood being shed."
The others stared at Ritsuko for a moment before taking off after Inuyasha. When they found him, they were shocked by what they saw. Inuyasha was now transforming into his full demon form. In front of him, Kagome and Kikyo were hanging from the ceiling, tied up within some sort of weird contraptions. Both were dressed completely in red. Naraku stood off to the side with a sinister grin on his already evil face.
Kagome looked up. Inuyasha was in front of her, transformed into his full demon form. She saw him look back and forth between Kikyo and her. A growl formed in his throat. 'So, this is where it starts,' she thought, 'He's gonna pick Kikyo. He's going to kill me.' Tears formed in her eyes at the thought. She saw Inuyasha leap into the air and she squeezed her eyes shut.
Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Ritsuko watched in horror as Inuyasha leapt toward the girls, with his claws extended toward one of them. Just before he struck the girl however, the two contraptions holding the girls switched places and Naraku's evil laughter filled the air. The demonic Inuyasha looked down to realize that he had been forced to slash the girl he had chosen as his mate. His eyes turned toward Naraku, filled with rage. He attacked with more power than the others had ever seen before. They tried to help, but were blocked by a barrier.
"Wait a minute," said Sango, "why is he still able to use Testusaiga?"
Ritsuko answered, "His transformation occurred naturally and he is still using Testusaiga to protect humans."
Miroku had another question, "Why was Inuyasha attacking Kagome and Kikyo?"
"He wasn't attacking them both. When his youkai instincts took over, he ended up choosing his mate. His instincts then took offense to anyone else in the area dressed entirely in red, who is not actually a member of his family because it is like making a false claim to him and everything that belongs to him. His first instinct was to attack."
"But Naraku tricked him."Miroku continued.
"Causing his youkai instincts to go wild with rage. From his point of view, Naraku has violated his property, making him damage and possibly destroy what he holds most dear," Ritsuko added, "and he will not stop fighting now until one of them is dead."
"But Naraku must have known that Inuyasha would attack," said Sango.
"He was taking a chance on father's instincts causing him to go mad and attack blindly, making him an easy target. But he seems to have miscalculated."
They turned to watch helplessly as Inuyasha battled Naraku. By this time, both girls had been released from the contraptions that held them, and both appeared to be unconscious on the floor. It was impossible to get to either of them through the barrier. So they fixed their gazes on the battle between Inuyasha and Naraku, awaiting the final outcome. Finally, just as it seemed that the two would never defeat each other, Inuyasha sliced away Naraku's jewel shards. With one final blow, Naraku was defeated.
The barrier disappeared, but as the group tried to move towards their friends (and Kikyo), Inuyasha turned and gave them a warning growl. He made his way over to where the identical girls lay on the floor. As he reached the uninjured girl, she looked up at him with fear, worry, and sadness in her eyes. She knew that he had originally meant to strike her. She could also tell by the look on his face that he still meant to strike her.
"Please don't kill me, Inuyasha," she said pleadingly, "I can help you save her. She may not make it if she doesn't get help soon."
Inuyasha glanced over to the other girl. He tilted his head, an indication that he meant for the uninjured girl to check on the injured girl. The uninjured girl moved over to the other girl, but did nothing to treat her. Instead she bowed her head for a moment before looking up at Inuyasha with sad eyes and saying his name one more time before she felt his clawed hand go straight through her stomach.
Inuyasha then reverted back to his hanyou form and walked to where the injured girl lay. He knelt beside her and lifted her into his arms. He looked at his claws. He had done this. He had feared it might happen someday. He sighed with relief as he noticed she was still breathing and her heart was still beating, although her heart rate was slow and her breathing rasping. But she was deathly pale and cold. And her blood soaked her kimono and formed a puddle on the ground.
A single tear slid down Inuyasha's face as he tucked her head under his chin and whispered, "Gomen nasai, Kagome."
Okay, so the thing is, I didn't actually completely decide until the very end of this chapter what I wanted the pairing to be. That's why I don't refer to Kagome and Kikyo as Kagome and Kikyo much in this chapter. But I really like the IY/Kag pairing better, so I decided to go with it.
