Notes: Here it is, the longest chapter so far… hope you enjoy it! And I know I said Wednesday, but I had some partial exams, and I really needed to study, then I was just lazy XP…
Reviews… if you want (I don't expect much really…I only got two in my spanish version -_-)
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The Soul Inside*Chapter 4. Naraku's Plan and Kagome's memories*
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"I no longer need them, now that there is only one fragment missing"
"It ends today" Naraku said finally
Kanna, Kagura, and Kohaku left, each one to a diferent direction, they had orders to follow.
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"Are you returning there Kagome?" There was a smile in Kagome's mother face.
"Yes mama" (She always give me a smile when I leave, I wonder how she really feels about this whole situation)
"I'll have to research more diseases, I wonder which one, I have already used so many already" Grandpa's voice showed exitment
Kagome looked at his grandpa in an annoyed way (he really needs to get a job)
"Grandpa don't give any embarassing desease!!" Kagome said as she jumped into the well. A "Good-bye" was the last thing heard.
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When Kagome arrived to the other side of the well she was surprised by the fact that none of her friends was there to recieve her. She thought that maybe they were fighting with some youkai, and felt worried for them (. . . if they really are figthing I´ll better go to Kaede's, she'll probably know where they are. . . I feel something weird, diferent. . . I need to know that they are fine. . .)
She started the bicycle ride (. . . it's probably just my imagination. . .)
"Kagome, you are back, I'm glad to see you, but Inuyasha and the others are not here" Kaede's voice said when she saw Kagome at her door.
"I figured Kaede-Sama, you know if they are returning soon?" Kagome didn't enter the hut, because she wanted to go after them.
"I really can't tell, they left very fast, Inuyasha felt Naraku's smell and they went after him"
Kagome shocked, and felt something weird again (something is not right) That thought kept returning to Kagome's head.
"In what direction did they left Kaede-Sama?"
They went outside the hut and Kaede indicated the direction in which she had seen them left. Kagome ran, rode her bicycle, and left in the direction that Kaede showed her.
"Be sure to return soon!!" Kaede yelled at Kagome waving her arm, smiling.
Behind Kaede, silently, stood Kagura.
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Kohaku kept watching. His objective was clear in his mind and Naraku's words kept repeating in his head, lead the taji-oku into the trap. . . He had been following the group in which the girl traveled, and then he saw Inuyasha (The ones with the ears of an animal, have a good sense of smell*) he had to be careful with the demon catching up his scent, therefore he kept himself far away, just far enough to keep an eye in them.
He could only wait. . .
"Inuyasha, you lost Naraku's track, didn't you?" Shippo was next to Inuyasha, and was mad "We should have waited for Kagome"
"Shut up!, let me focus!" Inuyasha kept trying to catch up the scent again (where the hell are you Naraku. . .?). But it was as if the track just dissapeared, like if it had never been there.
Sango kept wathing Kirara, something in the cat was weird, "Kirara you've been acting strange for a while now" Kirara could smell Kohaku, she was able to because she knew his scent much more than Inuyasha, and not even the smell of grave dirt could hide Kohaku's scent from her.
"She must be sensing naraku also" Inuyasha was really loosing his temper at this point (where the hell did his smell went?)
Miroku was sitting on a rock, quietly and with his eyes closed, thinking this situation, he really wasn't paying any attention to all of the motion around him (what is it?. . . why did you brought us here Naraku?) for the monk it was obvious that they were in one of Naraku's traps.
Kohaku kept watching the group, the woman mainly. . . and the more he followed her movements he was sure that he could follow them (her) forever. . . His head started tu hurt, as he tried to understand why did he felt that way. . .
Something interrumpt him. . .
"Kohaku, it´s time. . . Naraku. . . is ready" it was all that was said by Kanna, then she started to walk towards the group. . . she also had thigs to do. . .
(The ones with the ears of an animal, have a good sense of smell) with that I his mind Kohaku went into trance and attacked the group. He just realeased a bomb that produced a very bad, penetrating smell.
Then it all happened very fast, but just as Naraku expected it to.
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"Naraku says that you can come to watch if you want to" Kagura was in front of Kikyou
"Really?. . . How kind of him" said a defiant Kikyou.
Kagura took her feather and left flying, "He also wants you to know. . . that he will not harm Inuyasha" then she finally disappeared in the sky.
Kikyou walk in an opposite direction to that in which Kagura had left. She wanted to go where the pure fragments could be sensed. . . (Naraku. . . do you really think that with THAT you are going to lead me to your trap?. . . fine, I'll go for Inuyasha if that's what you want. . . but first I have to take care of some issues. . .)
Kikyou knew, she knew that shen Kagura arrived some of her blades cut some of her hair, and she knew why Kagura took them when she ran away. . . She wondered if Naraku was going to use one of Inuyasha's hair also. . . probably
(I won't fall again. . .) Kikyou started to walk faster, but with a very calmed and cold expression in her eyes.
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Inuyasha, Shippo and Kirara were on the floor, dizzy from the smell. Miroku had no time to react because he was still merge in his thoughts when the attact occurred, the smell got to him enough to slower his reactions.
"Taji-oku weapons" Sango was already wearing her mask, she was ready. . . She kept searching around her, until she saw him "Kohaku!!" and she ran behind him
Miroku knew that they had fallen in the trap, but he was also affected by the poison, so he couldn't move, he was tired, enough poison was inside him now. When his vision blured he felt scared for the first time. Then he saw something white coming to him.
Kanna
"Now you can't move. . . I'll take your souls" Kanna showed no expresion. Miroku looked at his hand, and thought that it was a shame that he was not going to have his revenge.
When her job was done, Kanna went to Kohaku, Miroku was following her. Kagura was behind, carrying Shippo and Kirara.
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(I have to find them. . . ) That was the only thing in Kagome's head while riding in her bicycle. She went as fast as her legs allowed, she didn't care for rocks or grass, or whatever that could get in her way (I have to find them. . . )
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Sango finally fell to the floor, defeated by Kohaku, and not beacuse she was weaker than her brother, but the fact that she didn't wanted to hurt him, made her an easy prey.
"Kohaku, I'm sorry. . ." and she fell. . . She tried to remember when she and her brother were still kids, playing, because she wanted her last thought to be of Kohaku
Kohaku was ready to kill the woman, when Kanna showed herself. . . "No. . . Naraku wants them alive"
When he heard Kanna, Kohaku left the trance. He moved to leave Kanna enough space to do her job. . . Kanna took Sango's souls just as she had taken Miroku's.
"Is that all?. . . Can we leave now Kanna?. . . I reall don't care what Naraku wants to do with Inuyasha. . ." Kagura started to walk, while saying this, she was still carrying the little hostages. Kohaku and Kanna followed her, behind were Miroku and Sango.
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When Kikyou finally saw Kagome, she didn't even stopped to think, she pointed her arrow to the thing Kagome was riding. . .
The arrow hit one of the wheels of the bike, and kagome fell rolling down a grass hill. . . when she finally raised herself from the floor, she was covered in bruces, scars, and her arms and legs were injured. She could feel a the pain all over her body, some blood was also running through her face (what was that?. . . no. . . it doesn't matter, I have to go and find them)
Before she could ride her bike again, she saw Kikyou. . . she was pointing an arrow at her, with a very cold look in her face. Kagome, for the first time, was very afraid for herself.
"Kikyou what are you going to do?" Kagome's voice was trembling.
"Isn't it obvious?. . ." She prepared the bow ". . . I'm going to stop you. . ." There wasn't any hesitation in Kikyou's voice, her eyes were showing so many emtions at the same time. . . revenge and fear mostly. . . "I won't let you get to Inuyasha!!" Hate was still in Kikyou's eyes, and her arrows were pointing at Kagome.
"Did something happened to Inuyasha?!!" Kagome herself was getting her bow ready "Answer me!!"
"Naraku has probably pursued his purpose by now" A smile went into kikyou's face, she enjoyed Kagome's suffering, a lot.
(Inuyasha. . .) Kagome felt herself lost for a moment (Kikyou. . . she is in Naraku's side after all. . .) She felt that she was going to cry, her vison blured from tears that wanted to flow, then when she saw Kikyou in front of her, she release all of the hate for Kikyou that she had always kept hidden (she wants to stop me to. . . for what?) Kagome felt stronger (. . . because she is afraid that I get to Inuyasha and save him. . . I am a thread to her. . . then maybe I could be able to save him. . .) She also prepared her arrow and was ready to shoot.
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Inuyasha fell on the grass. . .
Naraku saw this, satisfied, (Such a shame that none of the Kikyous were here to see this) He was holding the almost complete jewel
When he was about to leave he saw the tessaiga next to Inuyasha's body. He though that it could be useful "It seems tat finally you are going to be useful Onigumo"
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"You wont stop me!!!" (I would get to Inuyasha and we will get out of this. . . together)
"Can't you see. . . ?" Kikyou shot an arrow "I already stopped you"
Kagome felt when the arrow croosed her skin, into her body. . . it was as if everything stopped, as if that second was going to last forever. . . She let go of her bow and fell on her back. . . She couldn't believe what just had happened, and when she finally realized it, Kikyou shot again.
Kikyou kept shooting until Kagome seemed dead. Kikyou aproached the body silently and with a cold expression, angry actually (25 arrows, not even with demon I have ever used that much. . . What made her so strong?) Then she turned and left, as quietly as she arrived, but with a colder look.
Then she stopped walking, turned back, and took the arrows out of Kagome's body. Maybe because she felt it was her obligation, or because Kagome was her reencarnation and felt a conection with her, or just because she would need those arrows later for Naraku.
After collecting all of the arrows, she left, but this time she didn't turned back.
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Sesshoumaru stopped walking. . . (Blood. . . . why is this smell familiar?)
Rin crashed with him from behind, "¿what happened, Sesshoumaru-Sama?, ¿why did Sesshoumaru-Sama stopped walking?" Rin stared at him, it was strange for Sesshoumaru to suddenly stop, and he was searching for something. Actually, he was trying to recognize the smell.
"Rin, stay here" Sesshoumaru ran away as he finished the sentece. He went fast, not with all of his speed, but fast indeed, he wanted to get there soon and satisfy his curiosity. He wanted to know what was wrong in the air, and why the blood, which smell like a human seemed familiar to him.
Rin was confused, and bored. . . She turned to see Jaken lying on Aun, (Jaken-Sama is still asleep). . . She sat on the floor and waited. The only thing that she understood was that there was not going to be any playing time for Rin.
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When Sesshoumaru arrived he saw a dead Kagome (so. . . that's why, this is the human that travels with Inuyasha. . .) With his curiosity satsified, he decided to leave. Then, he stopped walking, he was thinking this situation and how he could use it to his favor.
(This woman is dead, Inuyasha must be also. . .) The thought of his dead brother and the idea that this woman might be useful made him decide. . . He would use the woman to find the tessaiga.
Sesshoumaru was now holding tenseiga. . .
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When Kagome woke up she was still wrapped in Sesshoumaru's fur, she was hot. The youkai's eyes were straing at her. . .
"Why" (. . . was I really dead?)
Sesshoumaru kept looking at her, but didn't react at the sound of her voice. . .
"Why?!" (was I really dead??!!) Kagome's voice was starting to shake. . . it was too much. . . she remembered now. . . although she wasn't sure that it was all a memory, everything was sort of 'blurry' in her mind
She wanted to know. . . She needed to know
But Sesshoumaru did not answer her. . .
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Notes:
* I know Sango said something like that when she first appeared on the series(when he attacked Inuyasha) since I don't have my dubs and those episodes I don't have in sub, I cannot write the actual phrase..
^^ Inuyasha doesn't belong to me (dammit)… it's the creation of Rumiko Takahashi (but she's very nice and shares it) Don't sue me I don't have money…^^