(None of the characters in Inuyasha are mine, they're Rumiko Takahashi's)
The Cloud of Darkness
Chapter 7- A Close Encounter And Hidden Feelings
Inuyasha and Kagome sped through time in the well as fast as possible. There was a strange spirit inside Higurashi shrine, and Souta had almost been attacked by it. "So Kagome, how do want this thing? Fried, poached, boiled ...?" Kagome sighed. Although Inuyasha was a strong warrior, sometimes he just didn't take things seriously.
"Thanks for the humor, Inuyasha, but right now we need to save Souta, and the rest of my family." Kagome said, and Inuyasha reluctantly agreed. It was a time of greatest urgency, especially when the rest of the Higurashi family was in danger.
Finally, Inuyasha and Kagome managed to get to the Higurashi shrine, and when they got there they saw that Kagome's grandfather, mother and father were outside, but Souta wasn't. "Hey, where's Souta?" Kagome asked her mother, and she turned to face her daughter. Tears were in her eyes.
"He's in there. He wanted to get the shards before that ... thing did." she said, and began to cry again. Kagome comforted her, promising that Inuyasha would get him out. She turned to Inuyasha with a serious look on her face.
"Come on, Inuyasha. We've got to get Souta out of there!" Inuyasha agreed and ran inside, Kagome following in hot pursuit. The demon was immensely large now, and it had devoured most of the food out of the open fridge. When Kagome saw it again, she nearly vomited. "Eeew, it wasn't so BIG before! And gross ..." Inuyasha smirked. What a baby she can be sometimes, he thought.
"Kagome, we've seen worse than this. What's your pro-" The shadow knocked the Tetsusaiga out of Inuyasha's hands, and it landed several feet away. He rushed for it, but the demon spit acid each and every way, so that he couldn't get it. "Kagome, get out of here, it's gonna explode!!!" Inuyasha said as the demon began to bubble and fizz. Kagome shook her head.
"I have to get Souta out of here, I can't leave without him!" She cried, and ran upstairs to her bedroom. The demon's been up here too?!?, Kagome thought as she eyed the mud coloured acid. She thought she could hear Souta's voice, so she ran towards the source. "SOUTA, SOUTA! Come on, we have to get out now!" When she turned the corner, she found her brother stuck between the fallen bookshelf.
"Kagome, help me please!" he cried, tears streaming down his face. Kagome nodded swiftly and tried to lift the bookcase. She then saw that there was a sticky substance in between Souta's pajama leg and the shelf, like the acid but not burning. "Kagome, what's wrong?" he asked. Kagome shook her head.
"Nothing, I'm fine. Now, on the count of three, tug on your leg. One, two- AHHH!" The demon-shadow's slime had come hurtling up the stairs, and it had grabbed Kagome, swinging her around wildly. Souta gave a tug, and his leg came free. He cried out for Inuyasha and ran down the stairs. "Wait, don't leave me here!" Kagome cried, beating at the slime.
Souta raced down the stairs and found Inuyasha once again had his sword. "Inuyasha," he panted, falling right at the half-demon's feet, "Kagome's upstairs, she's been grabbed by the demon ..." Inuyasha stopped fighting and turned to look at Souta.
"She what?!?" Inuyasha exclaimed, his eyes bugging out. He looked around frantically, wondering how he was going to save Kagome and defeat the demon. "Okay, ahh, wait here ... no don't! Go outside, then." Souta ran outside and embraced his mother.
"Souta! What happened to Kagome?" she asked. Souta looked nervous, and spoke with a high pitched tone.
"Kagome was kidnapped by the demon, she's upstairs right now so Inuyasha went up there too to save her." Souta said, suddenly out of breath.
"Oh, I see." said his mother.
***
"Inuyasha, help me!" Kagome screamed from high in the air. Suddenly a familiar voice rang out through the hallways.
"Hang on Kagome!" Inuyasha came up the stairs and stopped in front of the monstrous demon's arm. "How the heck did you get up there?!?" he asked. Kagome sighed with annoyance.
"Does it really matter right now? Just get me outta here!" Kagome cried. Inuyasha nodded and pulled out the Tetsusaiga, sweat beading on his face. The demon's arm suddenly grew eyes, ears, a nose and a mouth. "What the heck ...?!?" Kagome said, puzzled.
"Damn it, of all the times Miyouga had to run off!" Inuyasha cursed. I can't beat this thing, it's too powerful, If I'm not careful I could hurt Kagome, he thought. But then he thought over what he'd said. No way, I'm gonna win this, I have to, Inuyasha thought again. The demon moaned and smacked it's "lips".
"I shall crush this girl," the demon said, acid dripping from it's mouth, "Into tiny pieces!" The demon squeezed harder on Kagome's waist, and she whimpered in pain. "Look, more food for me to eat!" the demon cried, and swooped down to grab Inuyasha.
"Inu-ya-sha ..." Kagome said quietly, her air escaping her body. Inuyasha dodged the attack, but just barely. He put the Tetsusaiga over his head, and waited for the demon to strike again. It did, but this time it landed on the sharp point of the sword. It wailed in pain and disbelief, and Kagome was once again freed. Kagome could barely speak, and Inuyasha ran to help her up.
"You okay?" he asked, and Kagome nodded slowly. The demon behind them began to shrivel, and then finally vanished with a 'POP' sound. Inuyasha felt shards on his palm, and he assumed they were from the demon. "Great, some jewel shards." He said happily, then he picked up an unconscious Kagome and walked outside to meet her family.
***
"Kagome, oh thank goodness!" Kagome's mother cried, and she took her daughter from Inuyasha's hands. After she had spent some time with her daughter, she turned to look up at Inuyasha, the half demon who had saved Kagome's life. "Our family is forever in your debt. We cannot thank you enough." Inuyasha's face turned red.
"Yeah, well, it's what I had to do." Inuyasha replied, and he prepared to go back down the well. Kagome then woke up, just barely.
"Inuyasha," she whispered, just loud enough so he could hear, "I'm coming back with you." Inuyasha was careful not to smile too much, but inside his grin must have touched his ears. Kagome slowly walked over to him, and smiled back. "Is that alright?"
Inuyasha knew she was feeling a little under the weather after the battle, but he tried to lift her spirits. "Yeah, wench. That's okay." Kagome pouted, then went back with Inuyasha into the Feudal Era. Meanwhile, Kagome's mother was speaking with her father.
"Do think he ..." she began, but her husband already knew what she was going to say.
"Yes, dear. I believe he does. For if he didn't love her, then he wouldn't have saved her."
(So, what did you think? Personally, this is one of my favorite chapters)
The Cloud of Darkness
Chapter 7- A Close Encounter And Hidden Feelings
Inuyasha and Kagome sped through time in the well as fast as possible. There was a strange spirit inside Higurashi shrine, and Souta had almost been attacked by it. "So Kagome, how do want this thing? Fried, poached, boiled ...?" Kagome sighed. Although Inuyasha was a strong warrior, sometimes he just didn't take things seriously.
"Thanks for the humor, Inuyasha, but right now we need to save Souta, and the rest of my family." Kagome said, and Inuyasha reluctantly agreed. It was a time of greatest urgency, especially when the rest of the Higurashi family was in danger.
Finally, Inuyasha and Kagome managed to get to the Higurashi shrine, and when they got there they saw that Kagome's grandfather, mother and father were outside, but Souta wasn't. "Hey, where's Souta?" Kagome asked her mother, and she turned to face her daughter. Tears were in her eyes.
"He's in there. He wanted to get the shards before that ... thing did." she said, and began to cry again. Kagome comforted her, promising that Inuyasha would get him out. She turned to Inuyasha with a serious look on her face.
"Come on, Inuyasha. We've got to get Souta out of there!" Inuyasha agreed and ran inside, Kagome following in hot pursuit. The demon was immensely large now, and it had devoured most of the food out of the open fridge. When Kagome saw it again, she nearly vomited. "Eeew, it wasn't so BIG before! And gross ..." Inuyasha smirked. What a baby she can be sometimes, he thought.
"Kagome, we've seen worse than this. What's your pro-" The shadow knocked the Tetsusaiga out of Inuyasha's hands, and it landed several feet away. He rushed for it, but the demon spit acid each and every way, so that he couldn't get it. "Kagome, get out of here, it's gonna explode!!!" Inuyasha said as the demon began to bubble and fizz. Kagome shook her head.
"I have to get Souta out of here, I can't leave without him!" She cried, and ran upstairs to her bedroom. The demon's been up here too?!?, Kagome thought as she eyed the mud coloured acid. She thought she could hear Souta's voice, so she ran towards the source. "SOUTA, SOUTA! Come on, we have to get out now!" When she turned the corner, she found her brother stuck between the fallen bookshelf.
"Kagome, help me please!" he cried, tears streaming down his face. Kagome nodded swiftly and tried to lift the bookcase. She then saw that there was a sticky substance in between Souta's pajama leg and the shelf, like the acid but not burning. "Kagome, what's wrong?" he asked. Kagome shook her head.
"Nothing, I'm fine. Now, on the count of three, tug on your leg. One, two- AHHH!" The demon-shadow's slime had come hurtling up the stairs, and it had grabbed Kagome, swinging her around wildly. Souta gave a tug, and his leg came free. He cried out for Inuyasha and ran down the stairs. "Wait, don't leave me here!" Kagome cried, beating at the slime.
Souta raced down the stairs and found Inuyasha once again had his sword. "Inuyasha," he panted, falling right at the half-demon's feet, "Kagome's upstairs, she's been grabbed by the demon ..." Inuyasha stopped fighting and turned to look at Souta.
"She what?!?" Inuyasha exclaimed, his eyes bugging out. He looked around frantically, wondering how he was going to save Kagome and defeat the demon. "Okay, ahh, wait here ... no don't! Go outside, then." Souta ran outside and embraced his mother.
"Souta! What happened to Kagome?" she asked. Souta looked nervous, and spoke with a high pitched tone.
"Kagome was kidnapped by the demon, she's upstairs right now so Inuyasha went up there too to save her." Souta said, suddenly out of breath.
"Oh, I see." said his mother.
***
"Inuyasha, help me!" Kagome screamed from high in the air. Suddenly a familiar voice rang out through the hallways.
"Hang on Kagome!" Inuyasha came up the stairs and stopped in front of the monstrous demon's arm. "How the heck did you get up there?!?" he asked. Kagome sighed with annoyance.
"Does it really matter right now? Just get me outta here!" Kagome cried. Inuyasha nodded and pulled out the Tetsusaiga, sweat beading on his face. The demon's arm suddenly grew eyes, ears, a nose and a mouth. "What the heck ...?!?" Kagome said, puzzled.
"Damn it, of all the times Miyouga had to run off!" Inuyasha cursed. I can't beat this thing, it's too powerful, If I'm not careful I could hurt Kagome, he thought. But then he thought over what he'd said. No way, I'm gonna win this, I have to, Inuyasha thought again. The demon moaned and smacked it's "lips".
"I shall crush this girl," the demon said, acid dripping from it's mouth, "Into tiny pieces!" The demon squeezed harder on Kagome's waist, and she whimpered in pain. "Look, more food for me to eat!" the demon cried, and swooped down to grab Inuyasha.
"Inu-ya-sha ..." Kagome said quietly, her air escaping her body. Inuyasha dodged the attack, but just barely. He put the Tetsusaiga over his head, and waited for the demon to strike again. It did, but this time it landed on the sharp point of the sword. It wailed in pain and disbelief, and Kagome was once again freed. Kagome could barely speak, and Inuyasha ran to help her up.
"You okay?" he asked, and Kagome nodded slowly. The demon behind them began to shrivel, and then finally vanished with a 'POP' sound. Inuyasha felt shards on his palm, and he assumed they were from the demon. "Great, some jewel shards." He said happily, then he picked up an unconscious Kagome and walked outside to meet her family.
***
"Kagome, oh thank goodness!" Kagome's mother cried, and she took her daughter from Inuyasha's hands. After she had spent some time with her daughter, she turned to look up at Inuyasha, the half demon who had saved Kagome's life. "Our family is forever in your debt. We cannot thank you enough." Inuyasha's face turned red.
"Yeah, well, it's what I had to do." Inuyasha replied, and he prepared to go back down the well. Kagome then woke up, just barely.
"Inuyasha," she whispered, just loud enough so he could hear, "I'm coming back with you." Inuyasha was careful not to smile too much, but inside his grin must have touched his ears. Kagome slowly walked over to him, and smiled back. "Is that alright?"
Inuyasha knew she was feeling a little under the weather after the battle, but he tried to lift her spirits. "Yeah, wench. That's okay." Kagome pouted, then went back with Inuyasha into the Feudal Era. Meanwhile, Kagome's mother was speaking with her father.
"Do think he ..." she began, but her husband already knew what she was going to say.
"Yes, dear. I believe he does. For if he didn't love her, then he wouldn't have saved her."
(So, what did you think? Personally, this is one of my favorite chapters)