Disclaimer: I own nothing Rumiko Takahashi does… ^^;;

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"Umarekawaru kokoro shinjite mitai..."

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"I want to try and believe our hearts will be reborn..."

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IronyChapter 7…

…The Attack - Zenpen (Part 1)

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"It's coming from down there" Kagome pointed towards the end of the village, to a downward slope.

Inuyasha gave her a slight nod. He continued running forward.

"Is it really Sango-chan?" Kagome questioned the hanyou, her raven hair ruffled and blowing behind her due to the strong wind.

"It's Sango's scent, that's all I can tell you" he replied gruffly.

Kagome sighed.

Suddenly, Inuyasha halted abruptly as they reached their mark.

Kagome's eyes widened disbelievingly.

"Sango!" Inuyasha yelled out, seeing the taijiya walking casually towards them, Hiraikotsu raised above her head.

Panic coursed through Kagome's veins, she bit her lower lip as Inuyasha set her down on the slippery wet grass.

She furrowed her eyebrows, praying mentally to herself that she was seeing things. Sure, she was happy to see Sango but…

"I think Sango-chan…"

Kagome stopped for a second, furrowing her eyebrows further. She couldn't believe what she was seeing!

Inuyasha gave her a confused look, his eyes darting from the miko to the taijiya.

"What?" Inuyasha asked.

He turned back to face Sango, who was now only a few meters away from him.

"Hey Sango, what happened to you back ther--" he shut himself off as the taijiya took a swing at his head, narrowly missing it as he dodged.

Sango narrowed her eyes at her two companions. She brought her right arm back, hurling the massive boomerang once more.

Kagome let out a surprised cry as Inuyasha shoved her out of the way protectively.

"Sango, what the hell are you doing?!" Inuyasha shouted at the taijiya angrily, setting Kagome down next to him carefully.

Sango just stared blankly at him, catching her weapon as it returned to her.

"What's wrong wi--" Inuyasha felt something grip his haori sleeve lightly.

"Kagome?" he questioned the girl, who looked up at him with tear filled eyes.

His eyes widened.

What had he done?

"Sango-chan has a Shikon no Kakera…"

She took a deep breathe and continued.

"…embedded in her…"

"What?!" Inuyasha shouted, glaring at the miko.

"I don't know what happened! But I can see it…" Kagome tried her best to compose herself, without sounding more-or-less hysterical.

"What do I do then?" the hanyou spat, dodging another one of Sango's attacks.

"I…" she cut off.

He looked at the miko, searching her face for a reply.

"I don't know!" she shouted, tears brimming in her eyes.

He muttered something under his breath, flipping away from Hiraikotsu once more.

Sango gracefully caught the boomerang, hefting it onto her back. She gripped her katana, ready to attack again.

"Sango-chan, stop it!" Kagome pleaded, running up to grip Sango's arm.

Sango glanced at the miko, a sinister smile was visible on her lips.

"Sango-chan?" the miko released her grip slightly; afraid of the hateful look her friend had just given her.

The taijiya didn't seem to care, rapidly unsheathing her sword; she brought it down full force, slicing down the miko's arm.

Kagome gave a pained cry. Gripping her bleeding wound, she fell backwards.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha gripped Sango's arm painfully, his claws digging into her skin, drawing blood. He sent her flying down the hill. She gave no reaction, her expression didn't waver as she landed on the ground a small distance away.

Inuyasha ran up to the miko worriedly, wrapping his haori around her.

"I know she didn't mean to…" Kagome let out a whisper, her teeth clenched.

She gave a painful whimper as Inuyasha stood up, leaving the girl on the ground, wrapped up in his red haori for warmth.

Inuyasha turned around.

"Wha--" he gagged, looking down to see Sango's pull her katana back, blood dripping onto the ground.

He didn't have enough time to react before the taijiya took the opportunity, aiming a swift kick at the hanyou's stomach.

He let out a pained cry, shoving her away lightly.

"Sango…" he grit out through his teeth angrily, covering the fresh wound on his chest with his left hand.

She looked at him for a moment with her blank expression, wearing that awful smirk.

It almost seemed like…

… the expression Naraku wore.

'What do I do?!' Inuyasha screamed mentally to himself as the taijiya raised the katana, read to strike him again.

'Move! Do something, Inuyasha!'

But he didn't.

"Sango, I don't know what happened to you while you were gone…"

Sango blinked, allowing him to continue for a moment.

"… but you are strong. Whatever is controlling you, you have to fight it!" he finished.

For the very first time, Sango had felt her mouth move by itself.

She tried speaking, but to no avail. She had no control over what she said…

Then, she heard her voice…

"There is nothing to fight, hanyou" she said in a monotone voice.

He gave her a confused look.

"If you think I'm being controlled by something, you're wrong"

'What am I saying?!'

"I despise you all" She spat at him, malice leaking with her every word.

'Naraku is pitting me against my friends…' Sango reasoned to herself. She suddenly felt the urge to cry.

Her friends were all she had left…

'If they begin thinking I betrayed them…

I'll have nothing' Sango thought bitterly, but she couldn't stop herself from attacking.

Inuyasha watched as the taijiya threw him a hateful glare before promptly slashing her katana at him in a graceful sweep.

"Kuso!" he swore, rolling out of that way as she brought the blade down.

Quickly, she turned herself around, racing after him.

"Hiraikotsu!" the taijiya hurled the boomerang at the hanyou, catching him by surprise. He ducked as it passed by, almost taking his head off, had he not moved.

He came back up, obviously forgetting the fact that it was a boomerang, after all.

He reached for Tetsusaiga, ready to unsheathe it before Hiraikotsu promptly hit him in the back, sending him flying forward.

Inuyasha rolled a few times before coming to a stop. He groaned, using his now unsheathed sword to support him to his feet.

"Don't tell me that you're working for Naraku now?!" Inuyasha spat angrily, glaring daggers at Sango.

'No! I'd never do that! You should know--' her mind screamed at him, but she couldn't speak, she couldn't tell him.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I am" Came her reply, a sinister smirk on her face.

Hiraikotsu had returned to her and she stood in her battle stance, ready to fight.

"Get ready to die, hanyou"

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A/N: Wow I made Sango so mean ^^;;; BWA HA HA HA!! That's just 'cuz I'm so evil! lol. I'm really sorry this chapter sucked I'm just terrible at action -_-;;; I'll make the next one better I promise! Don't hate me! T_T Anyways, I'm still thinking about writing the M/S AU… hmmm I dunno, maybe. I still gotta think about that. Plez R&R. ~.^

Next Chapter: "The Attack – Kouhen (Part 2) "

Ja ne!  ~Sango_to_Miroku~

11-10-03… ¬.¬;;