Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah! Don't rub it in that I don't own Inuyasha, or
Sesshomaru, or any other character in this story! Do you really want to
hear me whine? Don't rub it in! I will take over and make Inuyasha my own!
Just watch me! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!! (Cough cough. Evil laughing takes a
lot out of you.)
Author's Note: Sorry I didn't get to let anyone get a chance to review in Chapter 1. But all should be forgiven! It's still in Kagome's point of view, and italics are still her thoughts. (And...stuff) Without any further ado, let's get going!
Chapter 2- Deception
I could feel Inuyasha's anger as we ran after Kagura and Naraku. Miroku and Sango ran close behind us. They, just as I, were afraid of what Naraku would do to Shippo.
Damn him! I'll kill him if anything happens to Shippo! I swear I will!
"How much farther away are they Kagome?" Inuyasha growled.
"Not too far. It's as if they want us to follow them!"
"That's because they do want us to follow them." Miroku said. "They're planning something."
Miroku was right. Naraku, Kagura, and Shippo were waiting for us in the middle of the forest. Poor Shippo was so terrified he was shaking. Tears were sliding down his face.
He hasn't been harmed...yet. But what does Naraku want with him? What does he want with us?
"Naraku," Inuyasha said, "you have what you want. Let our friend go!"
Naraku only laughed at us.
"Oh, but we can't." Kagura said. "Do you know why, Inuyasha?"
Wait a minute...
"You don't have all of the jewel shards!" Sango exclaimed.
We turned to her. Anger was in her eyes as she said this.
"There's no way you could have them all!" she continued. "That would mean would've taken the one in Kohaku's back and the ones in Koga's legs!"
"What're you saying, Sango?" I asked.
"Naraku only said that he had them all and threatened Shippo's life so we'd surrender our jewel shards! We fell under his deception again!"
"Very clever, Sango." Naraku agreed. "I've not taken the shard from Kohaku, nor have I seen the wolf demon to take his. But look at the jewel."
He held out his hand and showed us the jewel. All but a few pieces were there. A chill went down my spine.
"It only requires four more shards." Naraku explained. "We know the whereabouts of three, but what of the fourth? Kagome can solve that for us."
Everyone's eyes went from Naraku to me.
He knows I saved one of the jewel shards! He knew the whole time!
"Well?" Naraku prompted. He drew a sword in one hand and grabbed Shippo with the other. He pressed the sword against his throat.
"KAGOME!" Shippo screamed.
"Stop! Leave him alone! I... I have the shard."
"Kagome," Inuyasha said.
"So you admit in deceiving me." Naraku proclaimed. "Who's the deceiver now?"
"She only did it because she knew you wouldn't let our friend go!" Miroku said.
"Did she now?" Naraku asked. "Well, in that case..."
He put down the sword and picked Shippo up. Shippo squirmed, trying to get away.
"Put him down!" Sango demanded.
Shippo screamed. Before any of us could react, Naraku put his hand on his head and turned it 180 degrees, killing Shippo instantly. Naraku dropped his broken body on the ground. His dead eyes stared into the sky.
"Let this be a lesson," Naraku said, "on what happens when you dare to deceive Naraku. I will be waiting for you at the end of the forest so that I may have my jewel shard, if you can live that long. I'll make you wish you gave it to me in the beginning."
Kagura and Naraku turned and walked away from us. I grabbed my bow and an arrow and aimed.
Damn fucking bastard!
The arrow flew, but it never hit its target. The two demons disappeared before I'd shot my arrow.
Sango was kneeling at Shippo's body. She looked up when I kneeled next to her. A tear was rolling down her cheek. Miroku knelt down and held Sango for comfort. Then he took one of his sutras and placed it on Shippo's forehead.
"It's a small barrier," he said, "to keep anything from stealing his bones."
Inuyasha just stood there looking down at Shippo. His eyes showed pain as he stared. He noticed me looking and hid away his hurt.
I know you loved him like a brother. Even now, do you not realize it? Or is it hitting you, just now, when it's too late to tell him? Why do you do this, Inuyasha? You're killing yourself from the inside! Can't you see? Or will it be too late before you realize it?
How was that? As you can tell, I was in a killing mood when I wrote this. Every Shippo fan out there is going to want to kill me now. (Good luck sleeping, right?). Aren't I the cheery one? So read and review! Please? Please? Please? Thank you!
Author's Note: Sorry I didn't get to let anyone get a chance to review in Chapter 1. But all should be forgiven! It's still in Kagome's point of view, and italics are still her thoughts. (And...stuff) Without any further ado, let's get going!
Chapter 2- Deception
I could feel Inuyasha's anger as we ran after Kagura and Naraku. Miroku and Sango ran close behind us. They, just as I, were afraid of what Naraku would do to Shippo.
Damn him! I'll kill him if anything happens to Shippo! I swear I will!
"How much farther away are they Kagome?" Inuyasha growled.
"Not too far. It's as if they want us to follow them!"
"That's because they do want us to follow them." Miroku said. "They're planning something."
Miroku was right. Naraku, Kagura, and Shippo were waiting for us in the middle of the forest. Poor Shippo was so terrified he was shaking. Tears were sliding down his face.
He hasn't been harmed...yet. But what does Naraku want with him? What does he want with us?
"Naraku," Inuyasha said, "you have what you want. Let our friend go!"
Naraku only laughed at us.
"Oh, but we can't." Kagura said. "Do you know why, Inuyasha?"
Wait a minute...
"You don't have all of the jewel shards!" Sango exclaimed.
We turned to her. Anger was in her eyes as she said this.
"There's no way you could have them all!" she continued. "That would mean would've taken the one in Kohaku's back and the ones in Koga's legs!"
"What're you saying, Sango?" I asked.
"Naraku only said that he had them all and threatened Shippo's life so we'd surrender our jewel shards! We fell under his deception again!"
"Very clever, Sango." Naraku agreed. "I've not taken the shard from Kohaku, nor have I seen the wolf demon to take his. But look at the jewel."
He held out his hand and showed us the jewel. All but a few pieces were there. A chill went down my spine.
"It only requires four more shards." Naraku explained. "We know the whereabouts of three, but what of the fourth? Kagome can solve that for us."
Everyone's eyes went from Naraku to me.
He knows I saved one of the jewel shards! He knew the whole time!
"Well?" Naraku prompted. He drew a sword in one hand and grabbed Shippo with the other. He pressed the sword against his throat.
"KAGOME!" Shippo screamed.
"Stop! Leave him alone! I... I have the shard."
"Kagome," Inuyasha said.
"So you admit in deceiving me." Naraku proclaimed. "Who's the deceiver now?"
"She only did it because she knew you wouldn't let our friend go!" Miroku said.
"Did she now?" Naraku asked. "Well, in that case..."
He put down the sword and picked Shippo up. Shippo squirmed, trying to get away.
"Put him down!" Sango demanded.
Shippo screamed. Before any of us could react, Naraku put his hand on his head and turned it 180 degrees, killing Shippo instantly. Naraku dropped his broken body on the ground. His dead eyes stared into the sky.
"Let this be a lesson," Naraku said, "on what happens when you dare to deceive Naraku. I will be waiting for you at the end of the forest so that I may have my jewel shard, if you can live that long. I'll make you wish you gave it to me in the beginning."
Kagura and Naraku turned and walked away from us. I grabbed my bow and an arrow and aimed.
Damn fucking bastard!
The arrow flew, but it never hit its target. The two demons disappeared before I'd shot my arrow.
Sango was kneeling at Shippo's body. She looked up when I kneeled next to her. A tear was rolling down her cheek. Miroku knelt down and held Sango for comfort. Then he took one of his sutras and placed it on Shippo's forehead.
"It's a small barrier," he said, "to keep anything from stealing his bones."
Inuyasha just stood there looking down at Shippo. His eyes showed pain as he stared. He noticed me looking and hid away his hurt.
I know you loved him like a brother. Even now, do you not realize it? Or is it hitting you, just now, when it's too late to tell him? Why do you do this, Inuyasha? You're killing yourself from the inside! Can't you see? Or will it be too late before you realize it?
How was that? As you can tell, I was in a killing mood when I wrote this. Every Shippo fan out there is going to want to kill me now. (Good luck sleeping, right?). Aren't I the cheery one? So read and review! Please? Please? Please? Thank you!