Inuyasha and Kagome had arrived earlier at the old miko's hut to ask her
about this demon that had gone after Kagome.
"Renotauo, you say his name was?" the old woman asked, seemingly puzzled. "That's what he called himself," Inuyasha answered. Kaede pondered this for a moment and then asked what he looked like. Inuyasha and Kagome described him as best they could, but the old hag still seemed perplexed. Suddenly, the ancient miko's eyes went wide with fear.
"It can't be...." Kaede started mumbling about a demon and her sister and Kagome being her reincarnation. Only Inu could hear what she was saying, but it still made only a little sense. Inuyasha motioned to Kagome that they should leave now, so Kagome thanked her and they headed outside.
"What was that all about?" Kagome asked him, since she knew he heard it. "Well ..." he began, as if he didn't want to say it, "Kikyo had many enemies, right? Well Renotauo was a demon who fell in love with Kikyo. Once, she had tried to slay him and she had almost succeeded. That was until he ran over to her and kissed her. Then I beat the shit out of him for doing so, which is why he attacked me in the forest. After the incident, Kikyo pinned him to a tree like she did to me. I guess the arrows were linked or something, but now he is free just like I am. And since you are Kikyo reincarnated, he believes you are the same. He seeks revenge and love, which is why he asked for you." Kagome stared wide-eyed at Inuyasha and then burst out in laughter. She laughed so hard, she had to clutch her sides. Meanwhile, Inuyasha stared at her like she was insane. Inuyasha quit staring at her after he heard a rustle in the leaves. He pounced near where the sound came from and landed on Miroku. He picked up Miroku by the collar and prepared to punch him.
"Sit boy!" The cry rang out and Inu did a face plant right into Shippo.
"Get off of me, Inuyasha!!!!" the little kitsune cried. The hanyou mumbled something but no one could under stand it. Finally, the little fox demon was freed as Inuyasha stood up.
"So Miroku, where is Sango?" Kagome asked.
"Ummm.......well.....uhhhh....you see....." the monk answered.
"I was looking for something," answered Sango, who had just appeared behind Miroku. Shippo, feeling brave, went up onto Inuyasha's shoulder and poked him in the neck where Renotauo's claws had dug into him. The hanyou yelped in pain and threw Shippo to the ground.
"Hey!! What was that for?!" the fox child yelled as he rubbed his head. Miroku spied the gashes in his neck and suggested that he let Lady Kaede inspect them. Inu shrugged it off and told them it was pointless. All of the sudden, Kagome and Shippo started poking him in the neck for no apparent reason.
"WOULD YOU QUIT THAT NOW?!!!!" he yelled at them and they stepped back.
"There's a shard nearby," Kagome said quietly. Inuyasha turned towards Kagome, giving an expression that said 'where?' She pointed to the left and Sango threw her hiraikotsu in that direction. The crow demon was stunned and lay on the ground, twitching. They all ran over and Kagome pulled out the shard. "Will you look at the size of this?!" Kagome asked and examined the shard. It was probably a quarter of the entire Shikon jewel! She slipped it into pocket so she could put it in her pack later on. Sango thought they should start to get moving and Kirara transformed. First Shippo got on. Then Sango jumped up and then Miroku, who didn't miss the opportunity to grope Sango.
She slapped him and put Shippo in the middle. Miroku smiled and rubbed his red cheek. Kagome and Sango rolled their eyes and Kagome climbed onto Inu's back. They traveled for half a mile and Kagome sensed a Shikon shard. They raced towards the source and found none other than Naraku. He grinned nastily and summoned Kohaku. The young boy threw his poison powder and Inuyasha had to land. Kirara came down and turned back to being small.
Kagome got her bow and arrows ready to shoot. Miroku clutched his staff and Sango was prepared to throw the hiraikotsu. Kagome launched one of her purifying arrows and hit Naraku's chest. Poisonous vapors seeped from his body. Everyone started to cough and passed out. Naraku picked up Kagome and ran through the forest. He came to a clearing and laid Kagome down in front of a shadowy figure. The figure stepped into the light and it was Renotauo.
"Good work, my little servant," Renotauo told him.
"Yes, Lord Renotauo," Naraku replied. Naraku stepped back into the shadows, awaiting his payment.
"Ahh, yes. Here you are." Renotauo gave him the newest Shikon shard the group had collect. Naraku vanished and Renotauo scooped up Kagome. He took her to a little house in the forest. Everything was so serene and perfect. The demon laid Kagome down on a bed so she could rest. Renotauo stepped out to go hunt something for when she woke up, and just in case, he locked the door on the way out. He ran off and smirked to himself, thinking, 'I have won, you unworthy half breed. I wish I could see the look on his face when he awakens, if he does.' Back at the clearing where the group lay, Shippo awoke and yawned.
He thought aloud "Where's Kagome?" The kitsune stretched and went to sit on Inuyasha till he woke up. Shippo waited and waited, getting even more bored by the minute. He got an idea and put it into action. The young fox demon changed into Kagome and kneeled by Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, Inuyasha. Wake up Inuyasha!" the fox said while he gently shook the hanyou. Inu rubbed his eyes and saw Kagome kneeling next to him. He smiled a little and then saw the fox tail.
He jumped up and grabbed Shippo by the tail. "Oww!!! Let go of me!!" Shippo yelled as he transformed into himself. Inu took Miroku's staff and started smacking Shippo with it. It jingled while it hit the kitsune's head and Inuyasha laughed. Sango was the next to wake up and found Miroku's hand on her butt. She slapped him really hard and walked over to Shippo. Miroku woke up after he had been slapped and rubbed his cheek.
"What happened?" he asked as he got up. Sango let Inuyasha explain since she was still ticked off.
"About what? Your cheek or why we were sleeping?" Inu asked.
"Uhhh....my cheek," Miroku answered, pointing to the red welt on his face. "Well....Sango woke up and found where your hand had landed, to put it simply." Miroku went wide-eyed, smiled secretly, and then apologized to Sango.
Then Shippo piped up, "Where's Kagome?" Everyone started looking around and shrugged. They started to call out for Kagome, but it was no use.
"Renotauo, you say his name was?" the old woman asked, seemingly puzzled. "That's what he called himself," Inuyasha answered. Kaede pondered this for a moment and then asked what he looked like. Inuyasha and Kagome described him as best they could, but the old hag still seemed perplexed. Suddenly, the ancient miko's eyes went wide with fear.
"It can't be...." Kaede started mumbling about a demon and her sister and Kagome being her reincarnation. Only Inu could hear what she was saying, but it still made only a little sense. Inuyasha motioned to Kagome that they should leave now, so Kagome thanked her and they headed outside.
"What was that all about?" Kagome asked him, since she knew he heard it. "Well ..." he began, as if he didn't want to say it, "Kikyo had many enemies, right? Well Renotauo was a demon who fell in love with Kikyo. Once, she had tried to slay him and she had almost succeeded. That was until he ran over to her and kissed her. Then I beat the shit out of him for doing so, which is why he attacked me in the forest. After the incident, Kikyo pinned him to a tree like she did to me. I guess the arrows were linked or something, but now he is free just like I am. And since you are Kikyo reincarnated, he believes you are the same. He seeks revenge and love, which is why he asked for you." Kagome stared wide-eyed at Inuyasha and then burst out in laughter. She laughed so hard, she had to clutch her sides. Meanwhile, Inuyasha stared at her like she was insane. Inuyasha quit staring at her after he heard a rustle in the leaves. He pounced near where the sound came from and landed on Miroku. He picked up Miroku by the collar and prepared to punch him.
"Sit boy!" The cry rang out and Inu did a face plant right into Shippo.
"Get off of me, Inuyasha!!!!" the little kitsune cried. The hanyou mumbled something but no one could under stand it. Finally, the little fox demon was freed as Inuyasha stood up.
"So Miroku, where is Sango?" Kagome asked.
"Ummm.......well.....uhhhh....you see....." the monk answered.
"I was looking for something," answered Sango, who had just appeared behind Miroku. Shippo, feeling brave, went up onto Inuyasha's shoulder and poked him in the neck where Renotauo's claws had dug into him. The hanyou yelped in pain and threw Shippo to the ground.
"Hey!! What was that for?!" the fox child yelled as he rubbed his head. Miroku spied the gashes in his neck and suggested that he let Lady Kaede inspect them. Inu shrugged it off and told them it was pointless. All of the sudden, Kagome and Shippo started poking him in the neck for no apparent reason.
"WOULD YOU QUIT THAT NOW?!!!!" he yelled at them and they stepped back.
"There's a shard nearby," Kagome said quietly. Inuyasha turned towards Kagome, giving an expression that said 'where?' She pointed to the left and Sango threw her hiraikotsu in that direction. The crow demon was stunned and lay on the ground, twitching. They all ran over and Kagome pulled out the shard. "Will you look at the size of this?!" Kagome asked and examined the shard. It was probably a quarter of the entire Shikon jewel! She slipped it into pocket so she could put it in her pack later on. Sango thought they should start to get moving and Kirara transformed. First Shippo got on. Then Sango jumped up and then Miroku, who didn't miss the opportunity to grope Sango.
She slapped him and put Shippo in the middle. Miroku smiled and rubbed his red cheek. Kagome and Sango rolled their eyes and Kagome climbed onto Inu's back. They traveled for half a mile and Kagome sensed a Shikon shard. They raced towards the source and found none other than Naraku. He grinned nastily and summoned Kohaku. The young boy threw his poison powder and Inuyasha had to land. Kirara came down and turned back to being small.
Kagome got her bow and arrows ready to shoot. Miroku clutched his staff and Sango was prepared to throw the hiraikotsu. Kagome launched one of her purifying arrows and hit Naraku's chest. Poisonous vapors seeped from his body. Everyone started to cough and passed out. Naraku picked up Kagome and ran through the forest. He came to a clearing and laid Kagome down in front of a shadowy figure. The figure stepped into the light and it was Renotauo.
"Good work, my little servant," Renotauo told him.
"Yes, Lord Renotauo," Naraku replied. Naraku stepped back into the shadows, awaiting his payment.
"Ahh, yes. Here you are." Renotauo gave him the newest Shikon shard the group had collect. Naraku vanished and Renotauo scooped up Kagome. He took her to a little house in the forest. Everything was so serene and perfect. The demon laid Kagome down on a bed so she could rest. Renotauo stepped out to go hunt something for when she woke up, and just in case, he locked the door on the way out. He ran off and smirked to himself, thinking, 'I have won, you unworthy half breed. I wish I could see the look on his face when he awakens, if he does.' Back at the clearing where the group lay, Shippo awoke and yawned.
He thought aloud "Where's Kagome?" The kitsune stretched and went to sit on Inuyasha till he woke up. Shippo waited and waited, getting even more bored by the minute. He got an idea and put it into action. The young fox demon changed into Kagome and kneeled by Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, Inuyasha. Wake up Inuyasha!" the fox said while he gently shook the hanyou. Inu rubbed his eyes and saw Kagome kneeling next to him. He smiled a little and then saw the fox tail.
He jumped up and grabbed Shippo by the tail. "Oww!!! Let go of me!!" Shippo yelled as he transformed into himself. Inu took Miroku's staff and started smacking Shippo with it. It jingled while it hit the kitsune's head and Inuyasha laughed. Sango was the next to wake up and found Miroku's hand on her butt. She slapped him really hard and walked over to Shippo. Miroku woke up after he had been slapped and rubbed his cheek.
"What happened?" he asked as he got up. Sango let Inuyasha explain since she was still ticked off.
"About what? Your cheek or why we were sleeping?" Inu asked.
"Uhhh....my cheek," Miroku answered, pointing to the red welt on his face. "Well....Sango woke up and found where your hand had landed, to put it simply." Miroku went wide-eyed, smiled secretly, and then apologized to Sango.
Then Shippo piped up, "Where's Kagome?" Everyone started looking around and shrugged. They started to call out for Kagome, but it was no use.