Disclaimer: Ok, I don't own Inuyasha. I've told you once and ill tell you
again. But it would be nice to own Sango for a day to get some well
deserved revenge on a few 'misfortunate' boys whom have happened to get on
my bad side latley.
Sango: uh hu, I aint working for you. Your crazy.
Ok, this chapter, well, who knows! Its up to you, the public & the reader, to come up with YOUR opinion. And thank you all for your little tips on the reviews! I promise I will try to take your advice, and Kirara will be spelled right! So on with the Fic! Warnings: Swearing, maybe some bad humor.
Chapter 2 The Tension Begins
Inuyasha, Kagome and Hojo sat in an eerie silence around the fire. Kagome was tenderly wrapping the schoolboy's wounds and Inuyasha stared into the fire with a tensed look on his face. Kagome felt odd with this happening, Hojo here and Inuyasha's anger. The schoolboy was trying to press facts out from Kagome, but to no avail. Hojo looked around, his eyes studying the sleeping girl and the monk, then wandering over to Kilala and Shippo, and finally came to rest on Inuyasha. His ears flicked with annoyance at something and then poised one on him and Kagome. His claws looked threatening and his attitude wasn't what he had been expecting. When Kagome talked to him, he seemed fairly obedient, but when he had tried to talk to him he had snarled with his fangs bared and backed Hojo into a corner. But the boy was ready for a new attempt of trying to make peace with the hanyou youkai. He searched down his body, and finally Hojo's eyes came to rest on a sword tucked into its sheath on the demon's left side. "Nice sword. Is it useful in battle?" Inuyasha turned one wary eye on the boy and then glanced at Kagome, who was giving him a warning look. Turning back to look at the fire, he smiled. "Is it good in battle? Would I carry it with me if it wasn't?" Hojo felt a glimmer of hope. Finally he relaxed. He once again eyed the demon and gathered his courage. "May I see it?" he asked in a hopeful voice. Inuyasha's eyes snapped open and his smile disappeared. Emediantly his protective instincts kicked in and he looked the boy over. He didn't let Kagome touch the sword, let alone hold it. "No. The Tetsusiaga is mine. No petty human Boy Scout could wheeled it, therefore no human shall touch it." Kagome shot him a look. "Excuse me, but who pulled it out? I did, because neither you nor Sesshomaru could touch it, and the only reason you can touch it is because you're half-human. And let me remind you that the Tetsusiaga was made for your mother so she could protect herself and you." Kagome lifted her head proudly at her knowledge of the steel fang's history. But Inuyasha puffed it off with no credit. Standing he took the sword out and the petty piece of crap scrap medal became the glowing steel cleaving fang. Hojo's eyes grew wide. Never had he seen such a sword. Turning to a group of unsuspecting trees, Inuyasha wound up for his attack. "KAZE NO KIZU! (Translated to Cutting Wind, but I think Kaze No Kizu sounds cooler ^^;)" Kagome sighed as the attack flew threw the air and hit the trees. Inuyasha always had to show off, didn't he? Taking out the sword just wasn't enough. He had to use it too. Oh well, guys will be guys; and dogs will be dogs. She smiled to her happy thought and watched as Inuyasha flipped the sword in his fingers then put it away. "Show Off," mumbled Kagome as she lay down next to Sango. Hojo yawned too and leaned against a tree, leaving Inuyasha alone to think. Sango awoke in the morning to feel something misplaced. With one mighty sweep of her wrist she planted a smack on Miroku's face, the monk smiling triumphantly. "HOW DARE YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME IN MY SLEEP! IM SOOO GONNA WRING THAT STUPID LITTLE NECK OF YOURS!" she lunged at Miroku, who still had a goofy grin on his face. The sounds of the fight and Sango's screams awoke the rest of them. Hojo was stubbed to see a woman beating on a man. And she was easily overpowering him. She had such grace in the fight, and such beauty. When the fight was over Miroku had lucked out with only one black eye and several bumps on the head. Sango sat next to Kagome and sipped the tea Kagome had prepared. Hojo couldn't take his eyes off the girl. She was pretty, more so than Kagome, if it was possible. It was then that Sango noticed this mysterious man. Leaning over. She whispered into Kagome's ear. "Who is that guy? And why is he staring at me?" Kagome looked up and saw Hojo. Frowning, she sipped her tea again. "That's my boyfriend Hojo. He's from my time. Somehow he got threw the well and here. And I have no clue why he's starring at you." Inuyasha smiled as he heard the girls' conversation. Leaning over with a wicked smile he whispered into the monks ear. "Watch that Hojo guy Miroku. He's got his eye on your woman." This got the monks attention. Looking up, he saw what Inuyasha was talking about. Anger ran threw him. Standing up, he went and stood next to Sango and glared at Hojo. "I don't know who you think you are, but Sango isn't available. And I know that you are Kagome's boyfriend, so stare at her." He barked. Sango looked up at Miroku and smiled. So he did have some feeling under that perverted layer. Hojo felt all eyes on him. He nodded at the man and sat next to Kagome, feeling the heat of their anger. Suddenly something jumped over his shoulder and landed on Kagome's head. "Can I have some tea?" whined a little fox boy. Kagome smiled and passed him a cup. "Here you go Shippo. But don't spill on me." She laughed. The kitsune nodded and slurped nosily. Kagome felt great comfort and let her body relax. Suddenly she felt someone put an arm over her. The hanyou steamed as he watched this Hojo stick his arm over Kagome. He growled deep in his chest and began to see red. Wait, he thought, I don't like Kagome. She's not even my girlfriend. Hojo is her boyfriend. She likes Hojo, so I shouldn't interfere. He watched then as Kagome leaned against him as she had done to Inuyasha before. His mouth almost hit the ground. He had to figure a way to break them up. Jumping to his feet, he swiveled his ears alertly to the direction of the woods. He closed his hand on the Tetsusaiga's handle and growled deeply in his chest. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Kagome stand up, upsetting Shippo and sending him and his cup of tea into Hojo's lap. "Inuyasha, what's wrong?" she asked in concern. "I can smell a demon. A very powerful one," he lied. Behind him he could hear Kagome's harsh breathing. He didn't like to lie to her, but he had to get her away from that Hojo dude. Glancing over his shoulder, he growled at Miroku and Sango. "Sango, get Kirara to transform. We need to get outa here right away." Kirara didn't even wait for the command. She transformed and Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Hojo clambered aboard. Kagome never got a chance. Inuyasha swept her into his arms and ran like the devil was at his heels. Kirara could barley keep up. But no matter how hard Inuyasha tied, Kagome could tell he was lying. The look he had given her and Hojo, the glancing at her when he 'smelled' the demon and now him wanting to carry her. She guessed she should feel comfort in knowing Dog Boy cared for her. When they finally reached a 'safe' spot, Inuyasha let Kagome down. Kilala transformed into her little self before anyone could get off, exaughsted from the running and extra weight. They built another fire, but this time Inuyasha sat at Kagome's side, with Sango on her other. Miroku sat next to her, then Shippo and Kirara, and finally Hojo. The schoolboy felt out of place with all of Kagome's friends, but he was most concerned about the dog one. He seemed closer to Kagome than anyone else. He saw the looks they gave each other, despite the false hatred. He had to separate them, or, not let them get any closer. Sighing, he fell into a light drowsing state in the heat of the fire. Sango and Miroku too slumped over in sleep until only Kagome and Inuyasha were left. Inuyasha eyed Kagome, then rounded up his courage. "Kagome I need to talk to you in private," he said standing. The girl looked at him in question then followed him casually into the woods. They stopped right at the entrance and the hanyou turned to face her. "Kagome, do you, er, like Hojo? I mean, if you were to pick, would he be your choice for a mate?"
Kagome smiled slightly as she caught a glimmer in Inuyasha's eye. The guy was jealous. Poor little Inuyasha. He was afraid she would chose Hojo over him. She stopped cold. Would she choose Hojo over Inuyasha? Did she even like Inuyasha? Did she like Hojo? She shook her head in frustration. "I don't know Inuyasha. I'll have to get back to you on that one later. But right now-" Kagome snapped her head up, running her hand instinctively up her shoulder and touched the end of an arrow. Her eyes narrowed as she pinpointed the spot. "Kagome, what is it?" Inuyasha growled. "It's a sacred jewel shard, no two. Wait there's three!" that was it. With one swift motion Kagome grabbed an arrow, strung it and let it fly. It pierced a spot imbetween two trees and a giant horse demon sprang from the depths. It was as big as demonic Kirara, but a horse with two tails. Screaming, it reared and in a cloud of white snow transformed three times larger. Kagome gasped but strung another arrow. This time it hit the horse in the chest. Screaming again, it leapt backwards. "It has three shards in its back Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed as she recognized a soft purple glow. The demon dislodged the Tetsusuaiga from its sheath and sprang into action. All this noise woke Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Hojo. Emediantly Sango and Miroku jumped up to help, but Shippo scurried over to hide behind Hojo. The boy watched with concern as his dear Kagome shot arrow after arrow at the horse. With another scream, the horse pawed the air with its forefeet and struck at Kagome. The girl stepped aside just as the blow hit, but still she flew backwards Meanwhile Inuyasha and Sango were at work trying to hit the demon with their weapons while Miroku distracted it. Kagome once again was up and fired arrow after arrow at the demon. "Kirara! Here!" she yelled at the cat demon. Kirara ran to Kagome's side and she leapt onto her back. They flew up and landed on the huge horse's back. With one swift move Kagome took an arrow, slashed at a spot then pulled three shards from the demon's back. It screamed then detransformed into its little self, about Kirara's demonic self and huddled into a small ball, whimpering. Kagome pocketed the three shards then dismounted Kirara and ran over to the demon. "It's so cute. I don't think its evil anymore." She said aloud as she stroked it. The horse pricked its ears then looked up at Kagome. Standing, it shook its body, pricked its tails then began to rub on Kagome. Laughing, Kagome turned around to find herself swept up into Hojo's arms. "Oh Kagome, I thought you were going to die!" gasped Hojo as he held Kagome off the ground. Kagome frowned and pulled away from Hojo. "Uh, I really wasn't in any danger Hojo. I've handled demons way bigger and deadlier than this little fellow." "Yea," growled Inuyasha as he stepped beside Kagome, "and plus she's got me by her side. I can kill whatever you throw at me!" he puffed out his chest and sheathed the Tetsusiaga. "Except Kikyo," whispered Miroku into Sango's ear. "Or Kagome, more likely she would kill him first." Shippo added. "HEY I HEARD THAT! HOW COME YOU GET YOUR SORRY ASSES OVER HERE AND SAY THAT TO MY FACE!" screamed the enraged demon. Miroku and Sango carefully and wisely chose to step backwards a bit as to avoid any slashing claws and leaving Shippo to take the pain. "Inuyasha, chill ok, they were just kidding. Hey, how about we get some chow? We should head back to the village. I need to see Kaede about some herbs. Lets go." Without a word from her companions she looked at the little horse demon. Snapping her fingers, she watched it transform into its larger horsie state. (AN: hey, its 1:30 in the morning, give me a break) quickly she mounted it, gave Hojo a hand up, then steered it in the direction of Kaede's village, Miroku, Sango and Shippo riding Kirara and Inuyasha leaping in the lead.
AN: another well done fic, or at least as far as this chapter goes. Ok, so the fight scene was a little shabby, but my specialty is ROMANCE fics. So guess what my next fic is about! Lol. Please R&R!
Ok, this chapter, well, who knows! Its up to you, the public & the reader, to come up with YOUR opinion. And thank you all for your little tips on the reviews! I promise I will try to take your advice, and Kirara will be spelled right! So on with the Fic! Warnings: Swearing, maybe some bad humor.
Chapter 2 The Tension Begins
Inuyasha, Kagome and Hojo sat in an eerie silence around the fire. Kagome was tenderly wrapping the schoolboy's wounds and Inuyasha stared into the fire with a tensed look on his face. Kagome felt odd with this happening, Hojo here and Inuyasha's anger. The schoolboy was trying to press facts out from Kagome, but to no avail. Hojo looked around, his eyes studying the sleeping girl and the monk, then wandering over to Kilala and Shippo, and finally came to rest on Inuyasha. His ears flicked with annoyance at something and then poised one on him and Kagome. His claws looked threatening and his attitude wasn't what he had been expecting. When Kagome talked to him, he seemed fairly obedient, but when he had tried to talk to him he had snarled with his fangs bared and backed Hojo into a corner. But the boy was ready for a new attempt of trying to make peace with the hanyou youkai. He searched down his body, and finally Hojo's eyes came to rest on a sword tucked into its sheath on the demon's left side. "Nice sword. Is it useful in battle?" Inuyasha turned one wary eye on the boy and then glanced at Kagome, who was giving him a warning look. Turning back to look at the fire, he smiled. "Is it good in battle? Would I carry it with me if it wasn't?" Hojo felt a glimmer of hope. Finally he relaxed. He once again eyed the demon and gathered his courage. "May I see it?" he asked in a hopeful voice. Inuyasha's eyes snapped open and his smile disappeared. Emediantly his protective instincts kicked in and he looked the boy over. He didn't let Kagome touch the sword, let alone hold it. "No. The Tetsusiaga is mine. No petty human Boy Scout could wheeled it, therefore no human shall touch it." Kagome shot him a look. "Excuse me, but who pulled it out? I did, because neither you nor Sesshomaru could touch it, and the only reason you can touch it is because you're half-human. And let me remind you that the Tetsusiaga was made for your mother so she could protect herself and you." Kagome lifted her head proudly at her knowledge of the steel fang's history. But Inuyasha puffed it off with no credit. Standing he took the sword out and the petty piece of crap scrap medal became the glowing steel cleaving fang. Hojo's eyes grew wide. Never had he seen such a sword. Turning to a group of unsuspecting trees, Inuyasha wound up for his attack. "KAZE NO KIZU! (Translated to Cutting Wind, but I think Kaze No Kizu sounds cooler ^^;)" Kagome sighed as the attack flew threw the air and hit the trees. Inuyasha always had to show off, didn't he? Taking out the sword just wasn't enough. He had to use it too. Oh well, guys will be guys; and dogs will be dogs. She smiled to her happy thought and watched as Inuyasha flipped the sword in his fingers then put it away. "Show Off," mumbled Kagome as she lay down next to Sango. Hojo yawned too and leaned against a tree, leaving Inuyasha alone to think. Sango awoke in the morning to feel something misplaced. With one mighty sweep of her wrist she planted a smack on Miroku's face, the monk smiling triumphantly. "HOW DARE YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME IN MY SLEEP! IM SOOO GONNA WRING THAT STUPID LITTLE NECK OF YOURS!" she lunged at Miroku, who still had a goofy grin on his face. The sounds of the fight and Sango's screams awoke the rest of them. Hojo was stubbed to see a woman beating on a man. And she was easily overpowering him. She had such grace in the fight, and such beauty. When the fight was over Miroku had lucked out with only one black eye and several bumps on the head. Sango sat next to Kagome and sipped the tea Kagome had prepared. Hojo couldn't take his eyes off the girl. She was pretty, more so than Kagome, if it was possible. It was then that Sango noticed this mysterious man. Leaning over. She whispered into Kagome's ear. "Who is that guy? And why is he staring at me?" Kagome looked up and saw Hojo. Frowning, she sipped her tea again. "That's my boyfriend Hojo. He's from my time. Somehow he got threw the well and here. And I have no clue why he's starring at you." Inuyasha smiled as he heard the girls' conversation. Leaning over with a wicked smile he whispered into the monks ear. "Watch that Hojo guy Miroku. He's got his eye on your woman." This got the monks attention. Looking up, he saw what Inuyasha was talking about. Anger ran threw him. Standing up, he went and stood next to Sango and glared at Hojo. "I don't know who you think you are, but Sango isn't available. And I know that you are Kagome's boyfriend, so stare at her." He barked. Sango looked up at Miroku and smiled. So he did have some feeling under that perverted layer. Hojo felt all eyes on him. He nodded at the man and sat next to Kagome, feeling the heat of their anger. Suddenly something jumped over his shoulder and landed on Kagome's head. "Can I have some tea?" whined a little fox boy. Kagome smiled and passed him a cup. "Here you go Shippo. But don't spill on me." She laughed. The kitsune nodded and slurped nosily. Kagome felt great comfort and let her body relax. Suddenly she felt someone put an arm over her. The hanyou steamed as he watched this Hojo stick his arm over Kagome. He growled deep in his chest and began to see red. Wait, he thought, I don't like Kagome. She's not even my girlfriend. Hojo is her boyfriend. She likes Hojo, so I shouldn't interfere. He watched then as Kagome leaned against him as she had done to Inuyasha before. His mouth almost hit the ground. He had to figure a way to break them up. Jumping to his feet, he swiveled his ears alertly to the direction of the woods. He closed his hand on the Tetsusaiga's handle and growled deeply in his chest. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Kagome stand up, upsetting Shippo and sending him and his cup of tea into Hojo's lap. "Inuyasha, what's wrong?" she asked in concern. "I can smell a demon. A very powerful one," he lied. Behind him he could hear Kagome's harsh breathing. He didn't like to lie to her, but he had to get her away from that Hojo dude. Glancing over his shoulder, he growled at Miroku and Sango. "Sango, get Kirara to transform. We need to get outa here right away." Kirara didn't even wait for the command. She transformed and Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Hojo clambered aboard. Kagome never got a chance. Inuyasha swept her into his arms and ran like the devil was at his heels. Kirara could barley keep up. But no matter how hard Inuyasha tied, Kagome could tell he was lying. The look he had given her and Hojo, the glancing at her when he 'smelled' the demon and now him wanting to carry her. She guessed she should feel comfort in knowing Dog Boy cared for her. When they finally reached a 'safe' spot, Inuyasha let Kagome down. Kilala transformed into her little self before anyone could get off, exaughsted from the running and extra weight. They built another fire, but this time Inuyasha sat at Kagome's side, with Sango on her other. Miroku sat next to her, then Shippo and Kirara, and finally Hojo. The schoolboy felt out of place with all of Kagome's friends, but he was most concerned about the dog one. He seemed closer to Kagome than anyone else. He saw the looks they gave each other, despite the false hatred. He had to separate them, or, not let them get any closer. Sighing, he fell into a light drowsing state in the heat of the fire. Sango and Miroku too slumped over in sleep until only Kagome and Inuyasha were left. Inuyasha eyed Kagome, then rounded up his courage. "Kagome I need to talk to you in private," he said standing. The girl looked at him in question then followed him casually into the woods. They stopped right at the entrance and the hanyou turned to face her. "Kagome, do you, er, like Hojo? I mean, if you were to pick, would he be your choice for a mate?"
Kagome smiled slightly as she caught a glimmer in Inuyasha's eye. The guy was jealous. Poor little Inuyasha. He was afraid she would chose Hojo over him. She stopped cold. Would she choose Hojo over Inuyasha? Did she even like Inuyasha? Did she like Hojo? She shook her head in frustration. "I don't know Inuyasha. I'll have to get back to you on that one later. But right now-" Kagome snapped her head up, running her hand instinctively up her shoulder and touched the end of an arrow. Her eyes narrowed as she pinpointed the spot. "Kagome, what is it?" Inuyasha growled. "It's a sacred jewel shard, no two. Wait there's three!" that was it. With one swift motion Kagome grabbed an arrow, strung it and let it fly. It pierced a spot imbetween two trees and a giant horse demon sprang from the depths. It was as big as demonic Kirara, but a horse with two tails. Screaming, it reared and in a cloud of white snow transformed three times larger. Kagome gasped but strung another arrow. This time it hit the horse in the chest. Screaming again, it leapt backwards. "It has three shards in its back Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed as she recognized a soft purple glow. The demon dislodged the Tetsusuaiga from its sheath and sprang into action. All this noise woke Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Hojo. Emediantly Sango and Miroku jumped up to help, but Shippo scurried over to hide behind Hojo. The boy watched with concern as his dear Kagome shot arrow after arrow at the horse. With another scream, the horse pawed the air with its forefeet and struck at Kagome. The girl stepped aside just as the blow hit, but still she flew backwards Meanwhile Inuyasha and Sango were at work trying to hit the demon with their weapons while Miroku distracted it. Kagome once again was up and fired arrow after arrow at the demon. "Kirara! Here!" she yelled at the cat demon. Kirara ran to Kagome's side and she leapt onto her back. They flew up and landed on the huge horse's back. With one swift move Kagome took an arrow, slashed at a spot then pulled three shards from the demon's back. It screamed then detransformed into its little self, about Kirara's demonic self and huddled into a small ball, whimpering. Kagome pocketed the three shards then dismounted Kirara and ran over to the demon. "It's so cute. I don't think its evil anymore." She said aloud as she stroked it. The horse pricked its ears then looked up at Kagome. Standing, it shook its body, pricked its tails then began to rub on Kagome. Laughing, Kagome turned around to find herself swept up into Hojo's arms. "Oh Kagome, I thought you were going to die!" gasped Hojo as he held Kagome off the ground. Kagome frowned and pulled away from Hojo. "Uh, I really wasn't in any danger Hojo. I've handled demons way bigger and deadlier than this little fellow." "Yea," growled Inuyasha as he stepped beside Kagome, "and plus she's got me by her side. I can kill whatever you throw at me!" he puffed out his chest and sheathed the Tetsusiaga. "Except Kikyo," whispered Miroku into Sango's ear. "Or Kagome, more likely she would kill him first." Shippo added. "HEY I HEARD THAT! HOW COME YOU GET YOUR SORRY ASSES OVER HERE AND SAY THAT TO MY FACE!" screamed the enraged demon. Miroku and Sango carefully and wisely chose to step backwards a bit as to avoid any slashing claws and leaving Shippo to take the pain. "Inuyasha, chill ok, they were just kidding. Hey, how about we get some chow? We should head back to the village. I need to see Kaede about some herbs. Lets go." Without a word from her companions she looked at the little horse demon. Snapping her fingers, she watched it transform into its larger horsie state. (AN: hey, its 1:30 in the morning, give me a break) quickly she mounted it, gave Hojo a hand up, then steered it in the direction of Kaede's village, Miroku, Sango and Shippo riding Kirara and Inuyasha leaping in the lead.
AN: another well done fic, or at least as far as this chapter goes. Ok, so the fight scene was a little shabby, but my specialty is ROMANCE fics. So guess what my next fic is about! Lol. Please R&R!