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Uh, sorry. That was a bit much . . . I hate repeating the disclaimer . . .

Huntress

Chapter Five ~ Lost Dog

Inu-Yasha was afraid. He wasn't afraid of the woman and what she could do to him. Or what would happen to him. He wasn't even worried if he'd ever defeat Naraku right now. It wasn't any of that. It was the bars. The way they seemed to inch closer and closer to him. Trapping him inside, like an animal. He needed wide open spaces, he needed to be free. He wasn't a house dog, he needed the wild. The bars with every passing second seemed to drain the wild out of him. The wild that he so desperately needed.

By now he was a demon again and he wasn't going to give up without a fight. He growled and flung himself at the bars in an attempt to bring them down. He clawed and bit them. He tried to rip the bars in two and he even tried to strike them with the Tetsusiaga with no luck. The Tetsusiaga de- transformed when it hit the bars, turning back into an old, useless, rusted, sword.

"That won't work." Midori was watching him from outside the cage. She had been laughing at his attempts to break free. "I have put a binding spell on the cage. It was given to me by a monk. There is no way that you can break free."

Inu-Yasha growled. "You . . . Let me out! I will rip you to pieces!"

"You wish you could."

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Kagome and her mother were driving through the streets of the city searching for Inu-Yasha. Kagome took another deep breath and yelled at the top of her lungs, "Inu-Yasha!" She was starting to get worried. She knew that Inu-Yasha could take care of himself, but he couldn't do much against the technology of her time when he was a demon, let alone human.

Earlier she had called up her friends and asked if they had seen him. She told them all that he was her cousin from the country, so he got lost in the big city. They had not seen anything, but they would keep a look out and some of the dad's were driving around the other part of the city. She had told them that tonight that he had black hair because of some special dye that he used, but it would be white tomorrow. She hoped they wouldn't notice the ears. She also explained that he was wearing the old Japanese style of clothes because he had just been in a school play.

She was hoping that if she didn't find him tonight that she could do another round and call for him and his sensitive ears would hear her or he could smell her or something. That didn't mean that she would give up anytime soon tonight, though. She would make 'have you seen this person (dog)?' flyers and hang them up.

"INU-YASHA!" She called out again, but with no response. She saw that the sun was now up and that they had been searching all night. She saw her mom yawn and realized how tired she was. With a sigh, she told her mom to head home. Still, though, she called his name all the ride home.

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"Sango, we should check around here to make sure that we didn't miss him when he came back." Miroku told her.

Sango nodded. "He could have just decided that he needed time alone. We can go to some near-by villages to see if they know anything. I might do some exterminating, too, while I am there. We could always use some extra money."

"You are very right, Sango." He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and she hit him on the head with her weapon as she saw his hand slide lower. "Pervert." She told the unconscious Miroku.

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"Kugua, I have a fighter." Midori talked into the phone. "Yes, he is a demon, though he is only half . . . Oh, no, he's stronger than some of the full demons I have captured . . . Yes, sir. I do believe that he will do very well in the pits . . . He will be hard to control, but that can change . . . Yes, I have him caged . . . Thank you, sir. I will take him to the fighting pit right away . . . There will be time you can look him over yourself . . . Right. I'll be there by nine tonight . . ." And with that she hung up the phone and turned to Inu-Yasha. "Well, dog boy, the leader himself wants to look you over and you will have your first fight tomorrow."

"I told you that I will not fight for you." Inu-Yasha growled.

"I thought that you would have figured this out before. You don't have a choice. You will get into those fighting pits and you will fight whatever we tell you to."

"What if I loose on purpose?" Inu-Yasha looked her square in the eye. "You can't stop me from loosing."

"You will die. The fights are to the death. As simple as that. I will go find another demon and start my work all over again." She smiled. "In other words, I only need you to fight. You loose that purpose and you get exterminated."

"You bitch." He spat.

"You WILL fight, now won't you? And just because I am so nice, I will let you keep your demon sword. What did you call it? The Tetsiga?"

"The Tetsusiaga. It is my father's fang."

"Right. Well, you may use it to fight, but I warn you. You use it against me and I swear you will never see day again." Her eyes pierced into him and he growled, returning the glare. "Now, we have to go."

She bent down and picked up the cage that Inu-Yasha was in. He felt it rise under him and he whimpered softly, so softly that she could not hear. He was shocked that she could pick up him and this cage. They must weigh a ton together. That must be the Shikon Shard working it's magic.

She opened the door of a large van and put him and the cage in with ease, it was one big van and the cage was not to overly large. He could not stand in it, only sit and then he could not lay down either. He looked around at what was on the sides of the vehicle. What he saw did not make him feel any better.

There were weapons laying all about. They hung from the sides and layed at the floor. He shivered. He didn't know exactly what they all were, but he knew that they weren't good. He could pick out a glaive next to him. He shivered and then jumped as the vehicle started up.

End of chapter

Liger003 ~ sorry it is so short but I have to go! Bye!