"Why Am I Here"
It was early in the morning when Inuyasha finally caught up with Sango near a stream. "Finally, the others are getting worried," Inuyasha said, "bout time we returned, why didn't you come back to the group?"
"At first I just walked off angrily, but then I sensed a demon in the distance and came to investigate," Sango replied calmly.
"Is that all," Inuyasha said with a smirk, "I thought you got hurt or something. Listen, unless the demon has a jewel shard; there is no reason for it to be a concern of ours." Inuyasha took a deep breath, but suddenly his eyes widened.
"What is it?" Sango asked.
"Naraku, or one of his reincarnations," Inuyasha said quickly, "It's nearby. Lets get back quickly."
Meanwhile at the camp, Kagome had just awakened to see a network of hairs moving in the distance. "Oh no," Kagome gasped, "what am I going to do?"
Miroku sat up sleepily and asked, "What is the matter Kagome?"
"Yura, she's here," Kagome quickly responded.
"Yura?" Miroku asked sleepily. A few moments later and Miroku suddenly remembered. "OH! The lady who was trying to kill Koga."
Shippo who was listening to the conversation the whole time asked, "If she is here, why hasn't she attacked yet?"
"I don't think Yura has found us yet," Kagome replied, "and you know what, I think we can keep it that way."
"Meaning?" Shippo replied.
"'Meaning' lets get moving," Kagome said with a nervous grin, "We can try to meet up with Inuyasha and Sango"
The three of them then headed off back down the trail. An hour later they met up with Inuyasha and Sango.
"I have some important news," Inuyasha and Kagome said to each other in perfect unison.
"Yura is nearby," Kagome quickly said.
"A Naraku reincarnation is nearby" Inuyasha said hastily as well.
"Great either way we go, we'll be under attack," Miroku said solemnly, "So I guess we have a choice to make here don't we?"
Suddenly Jecht landed near them. "Know you don't," Jecht said with a grin. Shippo looked up to see Kagura's feather soaring away, apparently Jecht jumped from the feather.
"Who are you?" Inuyasha asked angrily as he drew the tetseiga.
"Why?" Jecht asked mockingly, "Do you really need to know?" Inuyasha couldn't think of an answer and just had a confused look on his face. "Fine, if you truly need to know; I am Jecht"
"What do you want?" Sango asked earnestly.
"What do I want?" Jecht said aloud as he pondered the question to himself, "Oh what do I want. THIS!!" he said as he slashed at Inuyasha's chest. Inuyasha flew back with the force of Jecht's strike.
"Those weren't there before," Inuyasha said looking at the claws as he got up, "Where did those come from?"
"They came from my hand, you idiot," Jecht said with an irritated look on his face.
Inuyasha lunged at him with the tetseiga. Inuyasha swung the sword into the ground only to find out that Jecht was no longer there. "He's fast, that's for sure" Inuyasha thought to himself.
"What were trying to hit there" Jecht said while laughing. Jecht then saw that a giant boomerang was within a yard of him. Jecht put his forearm between him and the boomerang. Suddenly, the skin on his forearm rose slightly and hardened into spiked scales. The boomerang hit but only knocked Jecht back. His arm, where contact was made, showed no sign of damage.
Jecht got up and dusted him self off. "Sorry, I'd love to stay and finish you off; and I really would," Jecht said in joyful voice, "But my rid is here." Jecht then jumped into the air and landed on Kagura's feather which just swooped by.
As Jecht disappeared off into the distance, Inuyasha turned towards the others. "What was the point of that?" Inuyasha asked, "I mean all he did was make one hit and left."
"I know," Kagome said worriedly, "something isn't right"
"Yeah, I wondered what he wa-AAHH," Inuyasha gasped as he doubled over onto the ground.
"Inuyasha!" they all said at once.
Kagome and Miroku helped Inuyasha to his feet, "Are you OK?" Kagome asked.
"I'm fine I just felt a little weak was all," Inuyasha responded weakly.
"Let me see that wound" Miroku said as bent down, "Hmm, I think that maybe you are poisoned."
"Ya think?" Inuyasha responded quickly, "Why else would I feel weak after such a pathetic battle!"
"Please Inuyasha," Kagome implored, "he was only trying to he –aaah!" Kagome was suddenly pulled to the ground by a series of hairs that had wrapped around her ankle.
"Kagome!" Shippo squealed as Kagome was speedily being drug across the ground towards a nearby forest.
"Help me!" Kagome yelled as Inuyasha got up to chase after her but quickly fell to the ground. "I'll handle this!" Sango said as Kilala transformed into a larger more fearsome form. "I'm going to help!" Shippo said as he jumped onto Kilala's back. "Miroku, You stay here with Inuyasha." Sango said as She and Shippo took off. "Great," Miroku muttered, "Where is Myouga when you need him." "Over here," Myouga said hopping up from the ground, "If this a bad time I'll leave." "Oh no you don't," Miroku said grumpily, "You're coming right here!"
Jecht stood facing Naraku. "Now that Inuyasha is injured," Jecht argued, "I should be able to return and kill him once and for all." Naraku just shook his head and responded, "Inuyasha truly does not matter at this point. What does matter is the gathering of the jewel shards," Naraku continued, "What I need you to do is get the shards from Kagome and stop her from ever finding another shard again," he added with malice. Jecht turned to leave but before he could exit, Naraku said "After you are done with her, you can have your way with the others" Jecht smiled as he left the building. He came to Kagura and told her of his orders. "So no early pickup this time," Kagura asked quietly. "Nope," Jecht said happily, "In fact, I'll find my own way home." The two then took off to meet up with Kagome.
Yura sat in her tree manipulating the numerous hairs. "I've got you now," she said with a grin, "There is no escape from me this time!" Kagome was slowly coming into view, but so were Sango and Kilala. "What! Well I have an idea," Yura said angrily. Kagome was moving speedily towards the forest but suddenly stopped as more hairs wrapped around her wrists, knees, elbows, shoulders and other areas. Kagome then stood up, in a sense, her head looked towards the others as she was held up a foot above the ground. Sango and Shippo caught up with Kagome and got off Kilala. "Finally, we caught up with you Kagome," Sango said happily just before she looked down. Kagome tried to respond but for some reason she couldn't speak. "Kagome? What's going on?" Kagome said nothing as she reached out her hand. The bow which she had dropped earlier was suddenly pulled to her hand by more of Yura's hairs. Also, several of the arrows which were scattered across the ground flew into her quiver and one into her other hand. Sango's eyes widened as Kagome drew the bow and aimed at her heart. "I forgot how much fun life can be," Yura said with a dark grin.
It was early in the morning when Inuyasha finally caught up with Sango near a stream. "Finally, the others are getting worried," Inuyasha said, "bout time we returned, why didn't you come back to the group?"
"At first I just walked off angrily, but then I sensed a demon in the distance and came to investigate," Sango replied calmly.
"Is that all," Inuyasha said with a smirk, "I thought you got hurt or something. Listen, unless the demon has a jewel shard; there is no reason for it to be a concern of ours." Inuyasha took a deep breath, but suddenly his eyes widened.
"What is it?" Sango asked.
"Naraku, or one of his reincarnations," Inuyasha said quickly, "It's nearby. Lets get back quickly."
Meanwhile at the camp, Kagome had just awakened to see a network of hairs moving in the distance. "Oh no," Kagome gasped, "what am I going to do?"
Miroku sat up sleepily and asked, "What is the matter Kagome?"
"Yura, she's here," Kagome quickly responded.
"Yura?" Miroku asked sleepily. A few moments later and Miroku suddenly remembered. "OH! The lady who was trying to kill Koga."
Shippo who was listening to the conversation the whole time asked, "If she is here, why hasn't she attacked yet?"
"I don't think Yura has found us yet," Kagome replied, "and you know what, I think we can keep it that way."
"Meaning?" Shippo replied.
"'Meaning' lets get moving," Kagome said with a nervous grin, "We can try to meet up with Inuyasha and Sango"
The three of them then headed off back down the trail. An hour later they met up with Inuyasha and Sango.
"I have some important news," Inuyasha and Kagome said to each other in perfect unison.
"Yura is nearby," Kagome quickly said.
"A Naraku reincarnation is nearby" Inuyasha said hastily as well.
"Great either way we go, we'll be under attack," Miroku said solemnly, "So I guess we have a choice to make here don't we?"
Suddenly Jecht landed near them. "Know you don't," Jecht said with a grin. Shippo looked up to see Kagura's feather soaring away, apparently Jecht jumped from the feather.
"Who are you?" Inuyasha asked angrily as he drew the tetseiga.
"Why?" Jecht asked mockingly, "Do you really need to know?" Inuyasha couldn't think of an answer and just had a confused look on his face. "Fine, if you truly need to know; I am Jecht"
"What do you want?" Sango asked earnestly.
"What do I want?" Jecht said aloud as he pondered the question to himself, "Oh what do I want. THIS!!" he said as he slashed at Inuyasha's chest. Inuyasha flew back with the force of Jecht's strike.
"Those weren't there before," Inuyasha said looking at the claws as he got up, "Where did those come from?"
"They came from my hand, you idiot," Jecht said with an irritated look on his face.
Inuyasha lunged at him with the tetseiga. Inuyasha swung the sword into the ground only to find out that Jecht was no longer there. "He's fast, that's for sure" Inuyasha thought to himself.
"What were trying to hit there" Jecht said while laughing. Jecht then saw that a giant boomerang was within a yard of him. Jecht put his forearm between him and the boomerang. Suddenly, the skin on his forearm rose slightly and hardened into spiked scales. The boomerang hit but only knocked Jecht back. His arm, where contact was made, showed no sign of damage.
Jecht got up and dusted him self off. "Sorry, I'd love to stay and finish you off; and I really would," Jecht said in joyful voice, "But my rid is here." Jecht then jumped into the air and landed on Kagura's feather which just swooped by.
As Jecht disappeared off into the distance, Inuyasha turned towards the others. "What was the point of that?" Inuyasha asked, "I mean all he did was make one hit and left."
"I know," Kagome said worriedly, "something isn't right"
"Yeah, I wondered what he wa-AAHH," Inuyasha gasped as he doubled over onto the ground.
"Inuyasha!" they all said at once.
Kagome and Miroku helped Inuyasha to his feet, "Are you OK?" Kagome asked.
"I'm fine I just felt a little weak was all," Inuyasha responded weakly.
"Let me see that wound" Miroku said as bent down, "Hmm, I think that maybe you are poisoned."
"Ya think?" Inuyasha responded quickly, "Why else would I feel weak after such a pathetic battle!"
"Please Inuyasha," Kagome implored, "he was only trying to he –aaah!" Kagome was suddenly pulled to the ground by a series of hairs that had wrapped around her ankle.
"Kagome!" Shippo squealed as Kagome was speedily being drug across the ground towards a nearby forest.
"Help me!" Kagome yelled as Inuyasha got up to chase after her but quickly fell to the ground. "I'll handle this!" Sango said as Kilala transformed into a larger more fearsome form. "I'm going to help!" Shippo said as he jumped onto Kilala's back. "Miroku, You stay here with Inuyasha." Sango said as She and Shippo took off. "Great," Miroku muttered, "Where is Myouga when you need him." "Over here," Myouga said hopping up from the ground, "If this a bad time I'll leave." "Oh no you don't," Miroku said grumpily, "You're coming right here!"
Jecht stood facing Naraku. "Now that Inuyasha is injured," Jecht argued, "I should be able to return and kill him once and for all." Naraku just shook his head and responded, "Inuyasha truly does not matter at this point. What does matter is the gathering of the jewel shards," Naraku continued, "What I need you to do is get the shards from Kagome and stop her from ever finding another shard again," he added with malice. Jecht turned to leave but before he could exit, Naraku said "After you are done with her, you can have your way with the others" Jecht smiled as he left the building. He came to Kagura and told her of his orders. "So no early pickup this time," Kagura asked quietly. "Nope," Jecht said happily, "In fact, I'll find my own way home." The two then took off to meet up with Kagome.
Yura sat in her tree manipulating the numerous hairs. "I've got you now," she said with a grin, "There is no escape from me this time!" Kagome was slowly coming into view, but so were Sango and Kilala. "What! Well I have an idea," Yura said angrily. Kagome was moving speedily towards the forest but suddenly stopped as more hairs wrapped around her wrists, knees, elbows, shoulders and other areas. Kagome then stood up, in a sense, her head looked towards the others as she was held up a foot above the ground. Sango and Shippo caught up with Kagome and got off Kilala. "Finally, we caught up with you Kagome," Sango said happily just before she looked down. Kagome tried to respond but for some reason she couldn't speak. "Kagome? What's going on?" Kagome said nothing as she reached out her hand. The bow which she had dropped earlier was suddenly pulled to her hand by more of Yura's hairs. Also, several of the arrows which were scattered across the ground flew into her quiver and one into her other hand. Sango's eyes widened as Kagome drew the bow and aimed at her heart. "I forgot how much fun life can be," Yura said with a dark grin.