AN: Hey, sorry for the long delay for the chapter. A LOT of stuff has been happening to be within the past week or I would have put this up earlier. My life has just bee full of excitement…hackers, hurricanes, snapping at people…cleaning the house and preparing it for a hurricane…first AP test *shudders*…etc.
I know this is a short chapter, but fear not! I will now be updating about every other day-ish because I'm tired of keeping people waiting for the next chapter. There's only one draw back to this: shorter chapters about this length.
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Chapter 6:
Inuyasha rushed back inside the house where he found a distressed Kagome struggling to hold onto Souta. She was grabbing at his ankle and then pinning him down onto the ground with her weight.
"Souta, snap out of it!" Souta's eyes held the same, distant feel in them. The kid stopped moving and lay as still as the wind right then. Inuyasha stood at the entrance, watching on as his girlfriend mentally fought with her brother. There was nothing he could do anyway. Remembering what Tokuno and Kikyo had said earlier, the human Inuyasha clenched his fist.
'They're getting to Kagome through him…that bastard.'
With one swift swipe, Souta knocked Kagome off of him and darted out the door, pushing Inuyasha aside in order to leave. Miroku tightened his grip around Sango's waist, pulling her towards him.
"Souta!" Kagome cried, tears streaming down her face. She collapsed on the floor as she tried to get up, but that didn't stop her from trying again. After three tries, Kagome made it up and she ran for her younger brother. She didn't even notice a human Inuyasha standing in her way. When the hanyou reached for her to stop her, she screamed.
"Get off of me!" She was frightened that this man had taken hold of her and was now stopping her from going after Souta.
"Let go of her!" Sango growled, forcing Miroku to let go of her. She raced forward and striked him on his jaw with such force that Inuyasha flew backwards. Kagome took this chance to run outside.
"Souta! Souta where are you?" Kagome fell to her knees in tears. He little brother was nowhere to be found, and wasn't even trying to answer her back. Her long, dark hair was ruffled from her fight and her muscles were failing her. With one mighty blow, Kagome struck the ground, cracking it slightly.
"Sango, stop! You don't know who you're hitting!" Miroku pleaded. Catching her off guard, he pulled her down to the ground, gently though.
"Miroku!" she scoffed, but he wouldn't let her go. "All I need to know is that he's after my friend!" She shoved him off, throwing him back. Miroku's eyes widened when she was going after him again.
Inuyasha wasn't even trying to defend himself from the attack. He just stood there, waiting for the blow, a heartbreaking expression etched in his face.
"Kagome…" he mouthed to her. He had failed her, and so in failing her he had also failed himself. He had promised to protect her no matter what the cost, but in protecting her physically, he also forgot about her mentally. He little brother was gone, no where to be found. There was no way they could follow him.
"Sango, don't do it! That's Inuyasha!" Sango stopped inches away from the hanyou's face and stared him in the eyes.
"Inu…yasha?" she asked, mystified. She breathed heavily from her attempt to protect her friend from this potential 'threat'. "But…how?" He shook his head and Miroku got to his feet again. He had a calm look when he spoke.
"Go tend to Kagome, my friend. I think it's time you told her." Then he glanced at Sango.
Inuyasha nodded as he walked towards her, fearing how she might react to his sudden change of appearance…and the fact that he couldn't help her find her brother. His eyes softened as he looked upon the raven-haired beauty. She lay with her knees tucked in her chest and her face hidden by her smooth arms.
"Kagome?" he whispered. He didn't dare touch her in the form he was in now, not until she understood who he was. Kagome turned to him, and her face stabbed painfully at his heart. She was frightened of him. "It's me, Inuyasha?" Her eyes got bigger.
"Inuyasha?" He knelt down beside her and she flung herself into his strong, welcoming arms, burying her tear-streaked face in his chest. He wrapped his arms protectively around her and rested his chin on the top of her head.
"It's okay…We'll find him, don't worry." She nodded into his chest and Inuyasha picked her up. He didn't feel the need to tell her why he changed into this form that night. Looking back at the other couple, he started on the long way back to his house. He decided she'd spend the night and then they'd go from there in the morning.
Feeling guilty, Sango followed far behind Inuyasha. Not only did she have to bare the guilt for hitting Inuyasha, but also for making Kagome come with her to this house. She begun to wonder exactly what was going on with Souta. His face had been expressionless, and his movement hasty.
Kagome fell asleep in the hanyou's arms, curled up against his chest to keep warm from the chilly breeze.
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They were finally back at his place. It had taken them hours in his human form just to walk to the gas station and hitch a ride with some of the truckers.
Inuyasha climbed around back and went through the back door. Walking upstairs, he noticed the little fox youkai sitting by the front door, sleeping. He smirked inwardly as he went into his room and gently laid Kagome onto his bed, pulling the covers over her.
Heading back downstairs to meet up with Miroku, who was sitting with a sleeping Sango on the couch, Inuyasha took Miroku aside in the kitchen. He needed to tell him about Kikyo and Tokuno.
"He's back. Both him and Kikyo," Inuyasha quietly said. Miroku nodded.
"I know. I thought I saw someone following us on our way here. I wasn't sure who it was at first until you showed up again just before Souta left. What does he have to do with all this?"
"They're trying to get to Kagome through him. If only I was a hanyou, I could have gone after him and followed his sent! Damn it all!" Inuyasha growled under his breath. Miroku lay a gently hand on Inuyasha's shoulder.
"None of us were expecting something to happen tonight."
"That's not all Miroku. I didn't change into my human form until I saw there was no moon. I've always changed at dusk before, but this time was different. I don't know what happened." Miroku thought deeply about this. In his mind there was no solution.
"Something's going on here…"
"I've also been experiencing some…problems."
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AN: What kind of problems has Miroku been experiencing? You'll just have to wait to find out! So review and I'll get the next chapter out soon. No more two weeks waiting for the chapters, okay?
New Fanfics and Chapters!
I've got a new fic up, a DBZ one. It's called "Withstanding the Storm" and part of it is based on the hurricane from yesterday. But don't be fooled, that's only at the VERY beginning of it. It's mainly going to be about Vegeta-sei coming back. Meaning 'hellooo Barddock!'. Even if people don't review, I will be continuing this. DBZ and Inuyasha are my favorite animes, so that makes my DBZ fic an equal to DL. Each should be updated regularly from now on.
Another chapter was added "Operation Switching Bodies" as well, for those of you who are reading it.