Chapter 4
Sango and Miroku's opponents faded into thin air as Naraku flew off. They saw an enraged look on Inuyasha's face that was unlike anything they had ever seen. "Inuyasha! We have to go find Kagome right away!" Sango yelled. By the time Sango had finished her sentence, Inuyasha had already disappeared from sight. "Damn! He left too quickly. We won't be able to follow him now." Miroku said. "What are we supposed to do, then? Just sit here and wait?" Sango asked. "Don't worry, Sango. Inuyasha won't let Kagome be hurt." Miroku responded. He was trying to comfort Sango, but he wasn't completely sure himself that Inuyasha would be able to save Kagome in time.
Inuyasha flew through the air, moving faster than he had ever moved before. He was seething with anger, but he was also trying to hold back tears. Inuyasha couldn't help but to think about what Naraku might be doing to Kagome. "He better not touch a hair on her head, or I swear to god I will make him suffer when I kill him." He thought. Suddenly, Naraku's scent became stronger. Kagome's scent was becoming more noticeable as well. Inuyasha looked up ahead and saw a large castle in the distance. "Hold on, Kagome. I'm coming!"
Kagome sat alone, locked in a room in Naraku's castle. The room was actually pretty comfortable. "Why hasn't he hurt me? I thought for sure that he would want me dead." Kagome wondered aloud. "It's simple, human. I want Inuyasha to watch as I kill you." Naraku's voice rang through the walls. Kagome didn't realize that Naraku could hear her. She was feeling more uneasy now, knowing that Naraku meant to kill her just so he could torture Inuyasha. "Inuyasha will stop you, Naraku!" Kagome yelled at the wall. "A half-breed such as Inuyasha could never kill me; especially not when I have an almost complete Shikon Jewel." Naraku replied coldly. "Once I kill you and Inuyasha, I will go find the three shards that I need to complete the jewel."
"He only needs three shards to complete the jewel? That's how many shards I have in the jar around my neck! I can't believe he didn't notice them!" Kagome thought to herself. "If Inuyasha can finally defeat Naraku, we can complete the Shikon Jewel!" Just then, the door that was on Kagome's room burst open. It was Inuyasha! "Kagome! You're safe! He didn't hurt you, did he?" Inuyasha asked. "No, but he said that he would kill me after you arrived!" Kagome cried. "I knew it wouldn't be this easy to take you home. Don't cry, Kagome. I swear, I won't let him hurt you!" Inuyasha told her, trying to be comforting. He hugged her tightly, and Kagome realized that she had never felt more safe. "Inuyasha, I love you." She whispered. "I love you, too." He said softly.
Inuyasha whisked Kagome into his arms and ran out of the room. "There is no way I'm going to be able to get her out of here without a fight." Inuyasha thought to himself. To his surprise, there was no sign of Naraku (or anyone else) anywhere. Inuyasha prayed that he would be able to just walk out the door and take Kagome home, but it wasn't to be. As he grabbed the front door, an energy barrier shocked him and sent him flying backwards. Kagome landed safely on Inuyasha's lap, and he quickly set her to the side. Naraku appeared in front of Kagome. "Get away from her NOW!!" Inuyasha screamed, and he flew towards the demon. Before he could slice through him, though, Naraku disappeared. Inuyasha was barely able to stop himself from taking a slice out of Kagome. "How do you plan on killing me when you can't even touch me, Inuyasha?" Naraku asked mockingly. "Stay still and fight me, bastard!" Inuyasha yelled. Naraku appeared once again, and this time Inuyasha was able to slice off one of Naraku's tentacle-like appendages; it landed right next to Kagome. Suddenly, she had an idea.
Back when she first met Inuyasha, Kagome broke the Shikon Jewel by firing an arrow at the demon that had swallowed it. When that demon was sliced apart, it was able to bring it's body back together because of the jewel. When Kagome attached a piece of it's body to her arrow, she was able to destroy the demon with one shot. If she attached Naraku's tentacle to an arrow and fired it, it might be able to do the same thing! She still had her backpack, and in it was her bow and some arrows. She tied the tentacle to her arrow ("eww, gross" she thought while touching it) and set the arrow in position on her bow. Naraku was beating Inuyasha up pretty badly, and Inuyasha was barely able to stand. Naraku must have realized what Kagome was doing, and he quickly picked Inuyasha up and held him in front of his body as a shield. "Nice try, human. But if you do what you're thinking, you will surely kill the half-breed in front of me as well. Do you really want to live knowing that you killed Inuyasha?"
"No! I can't kill Inuyasha; even if it means that I have to die." Kagome thought sadly. She looked at Inuyasha's face, and she was surprised to see a subtle nod from him. "Trust me." Inuyasha mouthed to her. "I..I do!" Kagome said, and with that she fired her arrow. Naraku was stunned, never believing that she would fire the arrow with Inuyasha in the way. Inuyasha took advantage of this in one swift motion. "Blades of blood!" Inuyasha yelled, and he sliced through Naraku's tentacles. Inuyasha dropped to the ground and rolled out of the way just as the arrow pierced through Naraku's chest. Every part of Naraku except his head turned to dust, and Kagome expected to see the Jewel in Naraku's chest explode into a thousand pieces. The jewel somehow stayed whole, though. "I.. I'm not finished yet, human." Naraku's head mumbled weakly. "Yes, you are." Inuyasha replied calmly. With that, he sliced through the head with tetsuiga, disintegrating it. The castle began to rumble, and it quickly started to collapse. Kagome picked up the jewel that Naraku had hidden in his chest, and Inuyasha picked her up and flew out the door.
Sango and Miroku's opponents faded into thin air as Naraku flew off. They saw an enraged look on Inuyasha's face that was unlike anything they had ever seen. "Inuyasha! We have to go find Kagome right away!" Sango yelled. By the time Sango had finished her sentence, Inuyasha had already disappeared from sight. "Damn! He left too quickly. We won't be able to follow him now." Miroku said. "What are we supposed to do, then? Just sit here and wait?" Sango asked. "Don't worry, Sango. Inuyasha won't let Kagome be hurt." Miroku responded. He was trying to comfort Sango, but he wasn't completely sure himself that Inuyasha would be able to save Kagome in time.
Inuyasha flew through the air, moving faster than he had ever moved before. He was seething with anger, but he was also trying to hold back tears. Inuyasha couldn't help but to think about what Naraku might be doing to Kagome. "He better not touch a hair on her head, or I swear to god I will make him suffer when I kill him." He thought. Suddenly, Naraku's scent became stronger. Kagome's scent was becoming more noticeable as well. Inuyasha looked up ahead and saw a large castle in the distance. "Hold on, Kagome. I'm coming!"
Kagome sat alone, locked in a room in Naraku's castle. The room was actually pretty comfortable. "Why hasn't he hurt me? I thought for sure that he would want me dead." Kagome wondered aloud. "It's simple, human. I want Inuyasha to watch as I kill you." Naraku's voice rang through the walls. Kagome didn't realize that Naraku could hear her. She was feeling more uneasy now, knowing that Naraku meant to kill her just so he could torture Inuyasha. "Inuyasha will stop you, Naraku!" Kagome yelled at the wall. "A half-breed such as Inuyasha could never kill me; especially not when I have an almost complete Shikon Jewel." Naraku replied coldly. "Once I kill you and Inuyasha, I will go find the three shards that I need to complete the jewel."
"He only needs three shards to complete the jewel? That's how many shards I have in the jar around my neck! I can't believe he didn't notice them!" Kagome thought to herself. "If Inuyasha can finally defeat Naraku, we can complete the Shikon Jewel!" Just then, the door that was on Kagome's room burst open. It was Inuyasha! "Kagome! You're safe! He didn't hurt you, did he?" Inuyasha asked. "No, but he said that he would kill me after you arrived!" Kagome cried. "I knew it wouldn't be this easy to take you home. Don't cry, Kagome. I swear, I won't let him hurt you!" Inuyasha told her, trying to be comforting. He hugged her tightly, and Kagome realized that she had never felt more safe. "Inuyasha, I love you." She whispered. "I love you, too." He said softly.
Inuyasha whisked Kagome into his arms and ran out of the room. "There is no way I'm going to be able to get her out of here without a fight." Inuyasha thought to himself. To his surprise, there was no sign of Naraku (or anyone else) anywhere. Inuyasha prayed that he would be able to just walk out the door and take Kagome home, but it wasn't to be. As he grabbed the front door, an energy barrier shocked him and sent him flying backwards. Kagome landed safely on Inuyasha's lap, and he quickly set her to the side. Naraku appeared in front of Kagome. "Get away from her NOW!!" Inuyasha screamed, and he flew towards the demon. Before he could slice through him, though, Naraku disappeared. Inuyasha was barely able to stop himself from taking a slice out of Kagome. "How do you plan on killing me when you can't even touch me, Inuyasha?" Naraku asked mockingly. "Stay still and fight me, bastard!" Inuyasha yelled. Naraku appeared once again, and this time Inuyasha was able to slice off one of Naraku's tentacle-like appendages; it landed right next to Kagome. Suddenly, she had an idea.
Back when she first met Inuyasha, Kagome broke the Shikon Jewel by firing an arrow at the demon that had swallowed it. When that demon was sliced apart, it was able to bring it's body back together because of the jewel. When Kagome attached a piece of it's body to her arrow, she was able to destroy the demon with one shot. If she attached Naraku's tentacle to an arrow and fired it, it might be able to do the same thing! She still had her backpack, and in it was her bow and some arrows. She tied the tentacle to her arrow ("eww, gross" she thought while touching it) and set the arrow in position on her bow. Naraku was beating Inuyasha up pretty badly, and Inuyasha was barely able to stand. Naraku must have realized what Kagome was doing, and he quickly picked Inuyasha up and held him in front of his body as a shield. "Nice try, human. But if you do what you're thinking, you will surely kill the half-breed in front of me as well. Do you really want to live knowing that you killed Inuyasha?"
"No! I can't kill Inuyasha; even if it means that I have to die." Kagome thought sadly. She looked at Inuyasha's face, and she was surprised to see a subtle nod from him. "Trust me." Inuyasha mouthed to her. "I..I do!" Kagome said, and with that she fired her arrow. Naraku was stunned, never believing that she would fire the arrow with Inuyasha in the way. Inuyasha took advantage of this in one swift motion. "Blades of blood!" Inuyasha yelled, and he sliced through Naraku's tentacles. Inuyasha dropped to the ground and rolled out of the way just as the arrow pierced through Naraku's chest. Every part of Naraku except his head turned to dust, and Kagome expected to see the Jewel in Naraku's chest explode into a thousand pieces. The jewel somehow stayed whole, though. "I.. I'm not finished yet, human." Naraku's head mumbled weakly. "Yes, you are." Inuyasha replied calmly. With that, he sliced through the head with tetsuiga, disintegrating it. The castle began to rumble, and it quickly started to collapse. Kagome picked up the jewel that Naraku had hidden in his chest, and Inuyasha picked her up and flew out the door.