(Just letting you know that no characters in Inuyasha are mine, they belong
to Rumiko Takahashi. And since I've only seen the English version of this
wonderful series, some things might be different ... or inaccurate for that
matter)
The Cloud of Darkness
Chapter 1- The Search for Kagome Begins
Kagome and Inuyasha trekked through the thick forest, continuing their quest for more jewel shards from the Shikon no Tama, Jewel of Four Souls. Traveling along with them was Shippo, a small fox demon whom they had met when battling the Thunder Brothers not so long ago. Normally finding jewel shards was somewhat simple, (with Inuyasha along of course) but what the trio wasn't aware of was that the upcoming episode in their quest would probably be their hardest yet, causing each member of the gang to fight their hardest, and maybe make some unfortunate sacrifices.
"Inuyasha," Kagome asked quietly, not wanting to awaken the sleeping fox demon atop her bicycle, "Do you ... ahem, even know where we're going?" Inuyasha turned around to look at Kagome. Why'd she doubt him? Then again, the forest was beginning to look a little dark, even though the sun was high in the sky. Inuyasha's nose could pick up anything, but strangely enough there was no scent of anything in any direction at all.
"Of course I do, why wouldn't I?" Inuyasha replied irritably. Suddenly he realized that Kagome's words were for a good cause. They were lost, and if they were going to find any jewel shards, they would be searching for a long time. Inuyasha knew Kagome was mostly right about her statement, but he wasn't going to admit it to a mere human, especially Kagome. "Hey, don't doubt me. I know where we're going alright? Or are you gonna lead instead?" Kagome was surprised, and then she realized ... it was Inuyasha, this behaviour was perfectly normal.
"Okay, okay you don't have to get so stubborn." replied Kagome, ending the conversation. Inuyasha can be such a bore sometimes. Why does he always have to prove himself somehow?, Kagome thought as she pushed the two wheeler along. She almost felt sorry for him, but quickly snapped back to reality. If I told him I felt sorry for him, he'd probably get all mad again, Kagome thought.
Suddenly, what was normally a dark forest turned pitch black. It seemed as if the sun had died, or vanished somehow. Shippo awakened, feeling the cold aura that now blanketed the forest. He shivered and looked around with blind eyes, unable to see anything. "K-Kagome, what's going on?" he chattered. Inuyasha looked over at Shippo and snorted. He could such a baby sometimes.
"Inuyasha, what's wrong with you?" Kagome stared angrily at him, "Shippo's obviously scared to death, and you're making fun of him?" Kagome cuddled Shippo, still glaring at Inuyasha. Inuyasha also glared at Kagome, and they stood stock still staring at eachother for several minutes. Then the silence broke. Inuyasha stood up, as did Kagome. Shippo and Miyouga scuttled away and hid behind a log, awaiting the flames to come bursting.
"Hey, it's not my fault the kid's a little BABY!" Inuyasha shouted, staring at Kagome.
"Well, you could have been nicer to him and just sucked it up!" Kagome shouted back.
Unfortunately for the gang, only Shippo and Miyouga seemed to notice the strange black cloud hovering over them. Kagome and Inuyasha were still raging, and it would be awhile before they calmed down again.
"You're so immature, Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed, pushing back Inuyasha who was now tugging at her hair.
"STOOOP!" Shippo shouted from behind the hollowed log, and Kagome and Inuyasha turned to look at the fox demon. "Can't you two go without fighting for just a minute? And besides, hasn't anyone noticed the strange black cloud hovering over us?" Inuyasha looked up at the cloud and smirked.
"Yeah right, kid. You mean to tell me this little black cloud could actually-" Several giant bolts of lighting showered down on the trio, causing them each to jump around in order to avoid the glowing blue sparks. "What the heck was THAT?!?" Inuyasha said, out of breath from jumping around. Shippo shook his head, and Miyouga who was in a corner, also shook his head. "Are you gonna just stand there? We need to get rid of this thing!" Shippo then realized something that made him panic inside.
"I-Inuyasha ... where's Kagome?" Shippo asked, clinging to the firey red robe around him. Inuyasha pushed him off, then looked around the now charred clearing. "What happened to her? I could have sworn-" Inuyasha continued to look around, certain that she wasn't too far off.
"KAGOME! KAGOME!" Inuyasha yelled, awaiting some kind of answer. There was none. "Come on out, it's not funny anymore!" Inuyasha yelled again, and there was still no answer. Damn it, she's gone, Inuyasha thought. Shippo crawled out from underneath a large blade of grass. Oh no, Kagome's gone and there's nothing we can do, thought Shippo.
"Inuyasha, aren't we going to go look for her?" asked Shippo, still tugging on Inuyasha's robe. Inuyasha's face stayed firm, he wasn't going to look for Kagome. "Come on, we might still be able to find her! Hurry--UP!" Shippo grabbed the tiny statue from his coat and pushed it onto Inuyasha's hands, causing him to be plastered to the ground.
"You little--" Inuyasha grunted, trying to free himself. Shippo stood in front of him, smiling. He could get anyone to do things he wanted if he rubbed them the right way. With Inuyasha, it was blackmail he was after. That little fox! If he wants me to find Kagome, then he'd better get this statue off me!, Inuyasha thought. This thought also escaped from his lips as well. Shippo looked the half demon solemnly in the eyes.
"If you promise to go after Kagome, then I'll free you. I'll even come with you." Shippo whispered. Inuyasha decided he had no choice, time was running out and Kagome might really be in trouble. Inuyasha nodded his head, meaning an obvious reply of yes. Shippo took back the statue, but then recieved several punches in the head from Inuyasha.
"Come on, if we're gonna find Kagome we'd better--" the lightning cloud struck again. This time it hit Inuyasha and Shippo. They both screamed and fell to the ground. The pain from the bolt was unlike anything Inuyasha had ever encountered, and Shippo was thinking the same thing. The two remaining fighters rendered unconscious, and Miyouga still far, far away ,(the little coward!) who will save Kagome? And where IS Kagome, anyway?
Read the next chapter to find out. ^ ^
(I know, this is only my first fanfiction and I think I go overboard sometimes with my commas ^ ^ Even though it's not exactly the greatest fanfic of all time, it's my first okay so cut me some slack!)
The Cloud of Darkness
Chapter 1- The Search for Kagome Begins
Kagome and Inuyasha trekked through the thick forest, continuing their quest for more jewel shards from the Shikon no Tama, Jewel of Four Souls. Traveling along with them was Shippo, a small fox demon whom they had met when battling the Thunder Brothers not so long ago. Normally finding jewel shards was somewhat simple, (with Inuyasha along of course) but what the trio wasn't aware of was that the upcoming episode in their quest would probably be their hardest yet, causing each member of the gang to fight their hardest, and maybe make some unfortunate sacrifices.
"Inuyasha," Kagome asked quietly, not wanting to awaken the sleeping fox demon atop her bicycle, "Do you ... ahem, even know where we're going?" Inuyasha turned around to look at Kagome. Why'd she doubt him? Then again, the forest was beginning to look a little dark, even though the sun was high in the sky. Inuyasha's nose could pick up anything, but strangely enough there was no scent of anything in any direction at all.
"Of course I do, why wouldn't I?" Inuyasha replied irritably. Suddenly he realized that Kagome's words were for a good cause. They were lost, and if they were going to find any jewel shards, they would be searching for a long time. Inuyasha knew Kagome was mostly right about her statement, but he wasn't going to admit it to a mere human, especially Kagome. "Hey, don't doubt me. I know where we're going alright? Or are you gonna lead instead?" Kagome was surprised, and then she realized ... it was Inuyasha, this behaviour was perfectly normal.
"Okay, okay you don't have to get so stubborn." replied Kagome, ending the conversation. Inuyasha can be such a bore sometimes. Why does he always have to prove himself somehow?, Kagome thought as she pushed the two wheeler along. She almost felt sorry for him, but quickly snapped back to reality. If I told him I felt sorry for him, he'd probably get all mad again, Kagome thought.
Suddenly, what was normally a dark forest turned pitch black. It seemed as if the sun had died, or vanished somehow. Shippo awakened, feeling the cold aura that now blanketed the forest. He shivered and looked around with blind eyes, unable to see anything. "K-Kagome, what's going on?" he chattered. Inuyasha looked over at Shippo and snorted. He could such a baby sometimes.
"Inuyasha, what's wrong with you?" Kagome stared angrily at him, "Shippo's obviously scared to death, and you're making fun of him?" Kagome cuddled Shippo, still glaring at Inuyasha. Inuyasha also glared at Kagome, and they stood stock still staring at eachother for several minutes. Then the silence broke. Inuyasha stood up, as did Kagome. Shippo and Miyouga scuttled away and hid behind a log, awaiting the flames to come bursting.
"Hey, it's not my fault the kid's a little BABY!" Inuyasha shouted, staring at Kagome.
"Well, you could have been nicer to him and just sucked it up!" Kagome shouted back.
Unfortunately for the gang, only Shippo and Miyouga seemed to notice the strange black cloud hovering over them. Kagome and Inuyasha were still raging, and it would be awhile before they calmed down again.
"You're so immature, Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed, pushing back Inuyasha who was now tugging at her hair.
"STOOOP!" Shippo shouted from behind the hollowed log, and Kagome and Inuyasha turned to look at the fox demon. "Can't you two go without fighting for just a minute? And besides, hasn't anyone noticed the strange black cloud hovering over us?" Inuyasha looked up at the cloud and smirked.
"Yeah right, kid. You mean to tell me this little black cloud could actually-" Several giant bolts of lighting showered down on the trio, causing them each to jump around in order to avoid the glowing blue sparks. "What the heck was THAT?!?" Inuyasha said, out of breath from jumping around. Shippo shook his head, and Miyouga who was in a corner, also shook his head. "Are you gonna just stand there? We need to get rid of this thing!" Shippo then realized something that made him panic inside.
"I-Inuyasha ... where's Kagome?" Shippo asked, clinging to the firey red robe around him. Inuyasha pushed him off, then looked around the now charred clearing. "What happened to her? I could have sworn-" Inuyasha continued to look around, certain that she wasn't too far off.
"KAGOME! KAGOME!" Inuyasha yelled, awaiting some kind of answer. There was none. "Come on out, it's not funny anymore!" Inuyasha yelled again, and there was still no answer. Damn it, she's gone, Inuyasha thought. Shippo crawled out from underneath a large blade of grass. Oh no, Kagome's gone and there's nothing we can do, thought Shippo.
"Inuyasha, aren't we going to go look for her?" asked Shippo, still tugging on Inuyasha's robe. Inuyasha's face stayed firm, he wasn't going to look for Kagome. "Come on, we might still be able to find her! Hurry--UP!" Shippo grabbed the tiny statue from his coat and pushed it onto Inuyasha's hands, causing him to be plastered to the ground.
"You little--" Inuyasha grunted, trying to free himself. Shippo stood in front of him, smiling. He could get anyone to do things he wanted if he rubbed them the right way. With Inuyasha, it was blackmail he was after. That little fox! If he wants me to find Kagome, then he'd better get this statue off me!, Inuyasha thought. This thought also escaped from his lips as well. Shippo looked the half demon solemnly in the eyes.
"If you promise to go after Kagome, then I'll free you. I'll even come with you." Shippo whispered. Inuyasha decided he had no choice, time was running out and Kagome might really be in trouble. Inuyasha nodded his head, meaning an obvious reply of yes. Shippo took back the statue, but then recieved several punches in the head from Inuyasha.
"Come on, if we're gonna find Kagome we'd better--" the lightning cloud struck again. This time it hit Inuyasha and Shippo. They both screamed and fell to the ground. The pain from the bolt was unlike anything Inuyasha had ever encountered, and Shippo was thinking the same thing. The two remaining fighters rendered unconscious, and Miyouga still far, far away ,(the little coward!) who will save Kagome? And where IS Kagome, anyway?
Read the next chapter to find out. ^ ^
(I know, this is only my first fanfiction and I think I go overboard sometimes with my commas ^ ^ Even though it's not exactly the greatest fanfic of all time, it's my first okay so cut me some slack!)