Offer
"You're here..." A voice whispered, followed by a soft rustling and the sound of footsteps walking across the wooden floor.
"Yes, I have returned..." Came the reply, a sultry feminine voice that sharply contrasted the other deep voice, and the whispering of curtains moving was heard as the standing figure pulled back the curtains, washing the room with light.
The light revealed a figure, covered in blankets, laying on the floor and a woman standing by the curtains, her dark eyes dead to the world.
"Such a pitiful state you are in..." The woman whispered, coming closer to the figure on the floor, her gaze not missing anything, from the black eyes that stared at her in hatred to the Shikon jewels that were imbedded inside of the mostly transparent body.
"You think you can heal yourself with those... but only with my help could you do that." She whispered, going to her knees beside the body, laying her flawless hands on the blankets and closing her eyes, "I have an offer for you. It is one I believe you could never turn up."
"Does this not remind you of the old days my dear?" The prone figure asked, causing the woman to open her eyes and look into the black ones, replying, "No, because now I am dealing with a much stronger thing than the human I once knew..."
"Ah, but that is not true... I was nearly destroyed by a mere miko... your reincarnation I might add."
"Yes... my dear reincarnation..." Venom filled her voice, eyes flashing the slightest in anger, quickly returning to the dull, lifeless look they had earlier, "Then you shall indeed agree with my offer. You want to get the Shikon Jewel in order to get more power... I wish to destroy Inuyasha... we both wish to rid of my nuisance of a reincarnation... am I correct on these assumptions?"
"Yes."
"We both can accomplish these things, but it all depends upon one thing."
"...And that is?"
"My reincarnation. We are not powerful enough, even together, to destroy her without certain actions..."
"Not powerful enough? How could your reincarnation be more powerful than you?"
"She... is of a purer form, her intentions true.. but that is of no importance, it shall only aid us..."
Silence descended upon the room, the woman shifting the slightest, and the figure on the floor whispered, "Explain this offer of yours."
"In order to fulfill everything we wish, we must get my reincarnation's power. I offer to work with you in planning and following out these plans in getting the power."
"Why do I need your help... and what shall you get from helping my dear?"
"Without me you shall destroy the power you search for instead of gaining it... and with you gaining this power, it shall make my task of eliminating Inuyasha much easier. Thus we are free to search for the Shikon Jewel shard fragments."
"I find this plan quite intriguing. I accept your offer."
A bright blue light surrounded the both of them, quickly disappearing, and the woman opened her closed eyes, whispering, "I have restored your body with my power."
The laying figure stood, taking her hands in his own, and whispering, "Shall we start Kikyo?"
"Yes Naraku..."
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Leaping from tree to tree, Inuyasha led the traveling group, Kagome and Shippo on his back, Sango and Miroku on Kirara's back.
"I sense a lot of jewel shards..." Kagome whispered, settling her chin on Inuyasha's shoulder and gazing into the forest depths while Inuyasha rested on a tree branch, waiting for Kirara to catch up with them.
"Kagome... it's too quiet..." Shippo whispered, tightening his hold on Kagome's shirt, and she started to hush him, freezing when a roar sounded behind them, shaking the trees with its ferocity.
Gasping, Kagome turned to see the source of the sound, opening her mouth and shouting, "It's right..."
The breath was knocked out of Inuyasha and his passengers as the demon tackled him, sending all four of them to the ground in various directions, with gasps from Kagome and Shippo, a cackle from the demon, and growl from Inuyasha.
"Wench, you let it sneak up on us!" He shouted, rolling to his feet and swiftly pulling Tetsusiaga from its sheath, his back to Kagome as she clenched her teeth, getting to her feet despite the throbbing pain in her leg.
Walking over to Shippo and scooping him up in her arms, she turned to study the demon with narrowed eyes, surprised to see it was no bigger than the young kitsune she held.
The thing that caused her eyes to widen, though, were the shining points all over its body, indicating jewel shards... a total of five from short, stubby legs that looked like rotting vines twisted together and two in each of its arms.
Chills ran up her spine when she noticed the two moldy green eyes that stared at Inuyasha with evil intent, their sunken depths making its body seem ancient.
"It's got nine jewel shards Inuyasha!" Kagome cried with a stray thought wondering how the hell it got that many, but she shoved it to the back of her mind when Kirara burst the forest foliage with Sango and Miroku on her back.
The young miko's attention quickly returned back to Inuyasha, watching as he charged at the demon with a shout, swinging the transformed Tetsusiaga without mercy, but the demon dodged the attack with such speed no one saw it move, leaving Inuyasha sputtering in surprise, his sword extended forward.
Catching sight of the demon, Sango shouted to Inuyasha in warning, but she was too late, the demon hitting the hanyou square in the back, sending him face first into moist ground.
The demon bounced off the dog demon with a cackle, and Inuyasha lifted his head, glaring at it, his ears flattened back and golden eyes flashing dangerously, gracefully getting to his feet as his hand on the Tetsusaiga tightened, a determined look settling on his face.
Kagome watched, knowing that Inuyasha would come out victor no matter the odds, and all she had to do was sit back and watch.
With a snort, she laughed inwardly, asking herself, 'Since when have I just sat back and watched as Inuyasha fought?'
Looking down at Shippo in her arms, Kagome opened her mouth to tell him to go over with Sango and Miroku who were sitting on the transformed Kirara, but froze, a painful pricking in her back just as she lost total feeling in her body.
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~Divine-Heart N Glory230~
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Hugz N Kissez, Ali
"You're here..." A voice whispered, followed by a soft rustling and the sound of footsteps walking across the wooden floor.
"Yes, I have returned..." Came the reply, a sultry feminine voice that sharply contrasted the other deep voice, and the whispering of curtains moving was heard as the standing figure pulled back the curtains, washing the room with light.
The light revealed a figure, covered in blankets, laying on the floor and a woman standing by the curtains, her dark eyes dead to the world.
"Such a pitiful state you are in..." The woman whispered, coming closer to the figure on the floor, her gaze not missing anything, from the black eyes that stared at her in hatred to the Shikon jewels that were imbedded inside of the mostly transparent body.
"You think you can heal yourself with those... but only with my help could you do that." She whispered, going to her knees beside the body, laying her flawless hands on the blankets and closing her eyes, "I have an offer for you. It is one I believe you could never turn up."
"Does this not remind you of the old days my dear?" The prone figure asked, causing the woman to open her eyes and look into the black ones, replying, "No, because now I am dealing with a much stronger thing than the human I once knew..."
"Ah, but that is not true... I was nearly destroyed by a mere miko... your reincarnation I might add."
"Yes... my dear reincarnation..." Venom filled her voice, eyes flashing the slightest in anger, quickly returning to the dull, lifeless look they had earlier, "Then you shall indeed agree with my offer. You want to get the Shikon Jewel in order to get more power... I wish to destroy Inuyasha... we both wish to rid of my nuisance of a reincarnation... am I correct on these assumptions?"
"Yes."
"We both can accomplish these things, but it all depends upon one thing."
"...And that is?"
"My reincarnation. We are not powerful enough, even together, to destroy her without certain actions..."
"Not powerful enough? How could your reincarnation be more powerful than you?"
"She... is of a purer form, her intentions true.. but that is of no importance, it shall only aid us..."
Silence descended upon the room, the woman shifting the slightest, and the figure on the floor whispered, "Explain this offer of yours."
"In order to fulfill everything we wish, we must get my reincarnation's power. I offer to work with you in planning and following out these plans in getting the power."
"Why do I need your help... and what shall you get from helping my dear?"
"Without me you shall destroy the power you search for instead of gaining it... and with you gaining this power, it shall make my task of eliminating Inuyasha much easier. Thus we are free to search for the Shikon Jewel shard fragments."
"I find this plan quite intriguing. I accept your offer."
A bright blue light surrounded the both of them, quickly disappearing, and the woman opened her closed eyes, whispering, "I have restored your body with my power."
The laying figure stood, taking her hands in his own, and whispering, "Shall we start Kikyo?"
"Yes Naraku..."
--------- --------- --------- (scene change)
Leaping from tree to tree, Inuyasha led the traveling group, Kagome and Shippo on his back, Sango and Miroku on Kirara's back.
"I sense a lot of jewel shards..." Kagome whispered, settling her chin on Inuyasha's shoulder and gazing into the forest depths while Inuyasha rested on a tree branch, waiting for Kirara to catch up with them.
"Kagome... it's too quiet..." Shippo whispered, tightening his hold on Kagome's shirt, and she started to hush him, freezing when a roar sounded behind them, shaking the trees with its ferocity.
Gasping, Kagome turned to see the source of the sound, opening her mouth and shouting, "It's right..."
The breath was knocked out of Inuyasha and his passengers as the demon tackled him, sending all four of them to the ground in various directions, with gasps from Kagome and Shippo, a cackle from the demon, and growl from Inuyasha.
"Wench, you let it sneak up on us!" He shouted, rolling to his feet and swiftly pulling Tetsusiaga from its sheath, his back to Kagome as she clenched her teeth, getting to her feet despite the throbbing pain in her leg.
Walking over to Shippo and scooping him up in her arms, she turned to study the demon with narrowed eyes, surprised to see it was no bigger than the young kitsune she held.
The thing that caused her eyes to widen, though, were the shining points all over its body, indicating jewel shards... a total of five from short, stubby legs that looked like rotting vines twisted together and two in each of its arms.
Chills ran up her spine when she noticed the two moldy green eyes that stared at Inuyasha with evil intent, their sunken depths making its body seem ancient.
"It's got nine jewel shards Inuyasha!" Kagome cried with a stray thought wondering how the hell it got that many, but she shoved it to the back of her mind when Kirara burst the forest foliage with Sango and Miroku on her back.
The young miko's attention quickly returned back to Inuyasha, watching as he charged at the demon with a shout, swinging the transformed Tetsusiaga without mercy, but the demon dodged the attack with such speed no one saw it move, leaving Inuyasha sputtering in surprise, his sword extended forward.
Catching sight of the demon, Sango shouted to Inuyasha in warning, but she was too late, the demon hitting the hanyou square in the back, sending him face first into moist ground.
The demon bounced off the dog demon with a cackle, and Inuyasha lifted his head, glaring at it, his ears flattened back and golden eyes flashing dangerously, gracefully getting to his feet as his hand on the Tetsusaiga tightened, a determined look settling on his face.
Kagome watched, knowing that Inuyasha would come out victor no matter the odds, and all she had to do was sit back and watch.
With a snort, she laughed inwardly, asking herself, 'Since when have I just sat back and watched as Inuyasha fought?'
Looking down at Shippo in her arms, Kagome opened her mouth to tell him to go over with Sango and Miroku who were sitting on the transformed Kirara, but froze, a painful pricking in her back just as she lost total feeling in her body.
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To those who reviewed: Thanks!
~Divine-Heart N Glory230~
Letz move on to the next chappie, eh?
Hugz N Kissez, Ali
