I do not own Inuyasha!
Dragondiva88 here! Due to the VERY popular demand of this story to continue, I will do as I am asked. For those of you who have not read this story recently, this chapter picks-up where Kagome blacked out and Inuyasha had an incident with the mysterious creatures in the chasm. They have been dragged back to the ship. This chapter is also where the story becomes more along the lines of the movie. Oh, and yes, I will be "temporarily" killing off one of the main characters, but that is all I am telling you now. You will just have to wait and see later on . . . much later on. Anyway, here is the next chapter in the saga of the unfortunate crew. (^_^)
Pitch Black
Chapter 6: Shippo's Idol
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Pain . . . that was a feeling she had not experienced in a while. It shot throughout every limb and every muscle in her body, each form of it searing hot and vivid. These creatures must have been poisonous. She struggled to get up, but the stinging of the cuts and bruises kept her preoccupied as the cold desert air reached them from one of the holes in the cargo bay. Yet again, she noticed, she was attached to the ship, although her bindings were lazier than before. Her reputable smirk returned to her lips. That was the last time she tried to save someone. Her goggles had been replaced, and she tested the hold on her arms that the loose chains had. They could be easily broken, which left her to wonder why they had ignored the precautions that they had taken earlier. Maybe saving the hanyou had been beneficial after all.
Kagome sat, once again, in the darkness of the ship's cargo bay, letting the darkness heal all of her wounds thoroughly. It took no time at all, for the darkness in the pit of this ship was especially potent. She breathed deeply, and crossed her legs, awaiting the inevitable visit from Inuyasha, begging her to tell him why she had spared him a gruesome death. She liked to think of it, however, as a ticket off this rock.
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Inuyasha came back into consciousness much faster than Kagome had, for her injuries had been a lot for anyone to handle by themselves. He brooded in the front cockpit, hands clasped, and brow furrowed. He was utterly, and totally confused.
The actions that had happened the night before were a blur, and thinking about them gave him a headache. He cursed loudly as another round of throbbing distracted him once again and he rubbed his head absent-mindedly. He had decided long ago that he would not try to reason out what she had done, or how for that matter, but he would try to get some answers about who she was, and what those creatures were. He figured that that was the best option. His dog-like ears flicked back into the direction she was being stored in, and he knew that she had woken up. Now would be perfect to talk to her without interruptions. Besides, the crew and Kikyo were gone from sight, and they would not be back for some time.
He entered quickly, not seeing where she was until a pair of phosphoric eyes opened and began to blink in the dark. Inuyasha stormed out in front of her, an annoyed look etched on his face. Kagome chuckled lightly and crossed her arms.
"Now I know you want to talk about what happened last night, so why don't you just get on with it?" she said. Inuyasha just stared at her, trying not to let out any un-subtle signals that would alert her to anything. When he did not answer her, she shrugged her shoulders and looked away from his face thoughtfully.
"So you think Kikyo is a straight shooter? You think she'd let me go . . . or let any of us off this rock without her as the hero?" She turned back to him and saw that he was not looking at her anymore. She took this as doubt.
"She isn't as innocent as she sounds you know. She-"
"You aren't going to turn us against each other. I won't let you."
Kagome looked at him for a moment, and then laughed whole-heartedly at his words.
"I have no reason to try. She will show her spots eventually. Her kind always does."
A noise by the stairs behind Inuyasha alerted them both suddenly.
"Wow, where can I get eyes like that?" It was Shippo, obviously having returned early from the trip with his comrades. He was halfway down the stairs, looking in awe at Kagome's eyes, although wary of the danger he might have been in.
"I ought to wring your neck, you little . . ." Inuyasha growled from his spot in front of Kagome. Shippo stuck out his tongue at the older demon before turning his attention back to Kagome expectantly.
"Well", Kagome began, "you have to kill a couple of no-name people, then they have to throw you in a prison where they tell you that you will never see the light of day again. You scrounge up a doctor, and get him to do a virtual shine-job on your eyeballs."
"So no one can sneak up on you in the dark, right?" Shippo said expectantly.
"Exactly."
Inuyasha had had enough of this, and he ushered Shippo out of the room. He turned back to Kagome, anticipated, for it was not likely that he had forgotten about her comment about Kikyo so easily. She simply rolled her eyes over to him and smiled slyly.
"Cute kid."
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I know- very short chapter. I just wanted to have something that would please the masses who really demanded an update on this story. I also wanted some dialogue between Kagome and Shippo before the real plot was going to begin. You know what I mean, right? Well anyway, the next chapter is going to be a lot longer and a lot more involved. See ya then!
~*Madison*~