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*disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Inuyasha, and I never will. Which makes me horribly sad....
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"Inuyasha stop this!! Please remember me! Inuyasha! INUYASHA!!!!" Kagome's terrified scream rose to a crescendo. The sound made his ears twitch.
Inuyasha's hand tensed and his red eyes widened. He raised his head and held a faraway look, as though he was trying to remember something...
"Kagome."
He released his grip on her neck as his eyes turned normal and his claws and fangs went back to normal size. He looked down at Kagome's face. She looked terrorized.
"What--what happened?" He asked in a dazed voice. Kagome said nothing as she shoved him off of her. She got up and sprinted into the woods.
Inuyasha was confused as he watched her go. He turned and saw Miroku lying on the ground with Sango next to him. She looked enraged.
"You bastard!" was all she seemed able to voice.
"What did I do?" Inuyasha was still in the dark.
"You injured Miroku for starters, and then you almost killed Kagome!"
Inuyasha felt like he had been kicked in the stomach. 'I... almost killed... Kagome?' He looked at the blood dripping off his hands.
"Sango, did I transform?"
"You mean you don't remember anything?"
"No... I must find Kagome," Inuyasha said as he dashed to the woods. Sango watched him leave. She looked down at Miroku. Inuyasha had slashed him pretty badly, but he was going to be okay.
"How are you feeling, Miroku?" Sango asked him.
"I'll be alright..." His face looked pained. "What, what is that?!" Miroku pointed towards the village.
Sango had a feeling she shouldn't look, but was concerned for Miroku's safety if there actually was a threat. She looked.
*SLAP!!!!*
"You'll be fine..." Sango's eyebrow twitched as she walked away from Miroku, who was now sporting a bright red handprint.
~~~~*~*~*~~~~~
"Kagome? Kagome!" Inuyasha called. He ran through the woods, following her scent. He finally found her huddling under a tree.
"SIT!!!!!"
Inuyasha hit the ground with a thud.
"I guess I deserved that..." He mumbled into the dirt.
"You guess you deserved that??!!!" Kagome yelled. "Inuyasha! Do you know what you just tried to do back there?!"
Inuyasha stood up, and Kagome also got up and stood in front of him.
"You tried to kill me! You forgot everything! Inuyasha you--" but she stopped when she saw the expression on his face.
"Kagome..."
Inuyasha grabbed her and pulled her to him.
'Is he, is he trembling?' Kagome asked herself.
"I almost lost you... I would have been the one who killed you. I would never be able to forgive myself..."
"Inuyasha..." Kagome whispered, and buried her face in his chest.
~~~~*~*~*~~~~~
"You alright, Miroku?" Inuyasha asked. He and Kagome had returned from the woods, and Miroku was attempting to stand with Sango's help. The curious villagers had now come out to see the result of the battle.
"Inuyasha, your tetsusaiga was thrown into the woods. We must find it!" Kagome said.
"I can look for it on Kiara," Sango offered.
"It was thrown in around there," Miroku said, pointing to their left.
Sango jumped onto Kiara and they flew off to the area Miroku indicated.
"Inuyasha. You must be more careful in battle from now on. It is clear that you no longer can distinguish friend from foe when you are transformed. You must not lose possession of tetsusaiga anymore, or it may cost us our lives. Do you understand?"
"I understand monk. I'm not a half-wit," Inuyasha grumbled. He tried to hide the fact that he was still getting over the shock of almost killing Kagome.
"Inuyasha, you're injured," Kagome spoke up.
"Ah, just a few scrapes. Nothing to worry about," Inuyasha replied carelessly.
After all the trauma of the day, no one saw little Kanna standing amongst the trees with her little mirror, silently watching.
~~~~*~*~*~~~~
"Thank you Kanna, I see."
Kanna withdrew from her master without a word.
'Inuyasha. Once again you manage to escape. I shall have to think of a better plan to get rid of you and that reincarnation of Kikyo,' Naraku contemplated.
"Sakurako, Shizuko."
"Yes, Master Naraku?" The two snake demons seemed to appear from the shadows.
"Would it be possible for one of you take on the appearance of Kohaku?"
"We would have to consume him, my lord," Sakurako said.
"Unless, we were to have only a part of him. We would be able to take on his shape, but would not inherit his capabilities," Shizuko followed.
"So that means you would still smell like a demon?"
"Yes Master Naraku. But we would be able to fool humans with the appearance," Shizuko said.
"How much of Kohaku would you need?"
"Only a small amount of flesh," Sakurako grinned.
"I see. Kohaku." Naraku summoned the small boy.
"Yes my lord?" Kohaku replied.
Naraku snapped his fingers. Kohaku's eyes went blank.
"Bring me that sword."
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Several days later, everyone was walking through the forest, hoping to come along a small village where they could stay the night, but no such luck.
"It seems as though we will be spending the night under the stars again," Miroku said.
'I miss my bed...' Kagome thought wistfully. 'But I have to make the best of things.'
"We should find a good place to camp before it gets too late in the evening," advised Sango.
The group walked on a little longer until they found a small clearing.
"This looks like a good place," Kagome said cheerfully.
Miroku and Inuyasha started a fire and Kagome brought out the food she had brought along from her last trip to her house. They had just finished eating when Inuyasha stiffened.
"What is it, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, looking worried.
"Demons. A whole lot of them," He replied.
They stood, and grabbed their weapons.
"I sense a jewel shard!" Kagome cried.
"Where?" Inuyasha asked.
"In that direction," Kagome pointed.
"That's in the exact opposite direction I sense the demons," Inuyasha said.
"What do we do?" Sango said uncertainly.
"The demons are coming closer," Inuyasha stated. Sango and Miroku could sense them now too.
Just then a chain sickle cut through the woods and nearly missed Sango.
'A chain sickle?!' Sango thought wildly. 'Kohaku?'
"I'll go this way after the shard. The rest of you can go take care of the demons," Sango called as she was already crashing through the brush.
"Wait! Sango you shouldn't go alone!" Miroku dashed after her.
"Well, I guess we'll handle the demons," Inuyasha said to Kagome.
"Right," she replied. She picked up her bow and arrows. "I'm ready."
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"Kohaku? Kohaku!!" Sango called as she ran through the woods following the slices in the trees. She came upon a clearing. There stood Kohaku.
"Kohaku!" Sango stopped and stared. Something wasn't right. His eyes were so... vacant.
Kohaku just stared ahead as if he didn't even see Sango. He dropped his sickle. Then a swarm of Naraku's poisonous bees came over the tree tops. Sango crouched with her boomerang.
"Hiraikotsu!" She took out a bunch of bees, but there were still too many.
"Kohaku, what's going on?!" Sango said, but then watched in horror as several bees went to Kohaku's back and...
"NO!!!!! KOHAKU!!!!!"
Before Sango could react she saw the shard in the bee's grasp. Kohaku's eyes closed and he fell to the ground. Miroku came up behind her just in time to witness the scene.
"KOHAKU!!!!" Sango ran to her fallen brother. "No! Kohaku!" Tears rolled down Sango's cheeks as she picked up her little brother and cradled him in her arms. Miroku came up and kneeled beside her. He put his arm around her.
"Kohaku," Sango whispered.
"Sango-" But Miroku's voice caught in his throat.
"Kohaku, you were all I had left... I have no one now..." Sango wept.
"You have me."
Sango looked up at Miroku in surprise. It nearly broke his heart.
"And, you have Kagome and Inuyasha, even Shippo and Kiara," He spoke softly. "You aren't alone. I'm sorry about Kohaku. We will make sure to give him a proper burial and say a prayer over him. But think Sango, he's not in Naraku's hands anymore..." Miroku's eyes were full of compassion.
Sango threw herself into his arms and sobbed. Miroku hugged her back, and for once in his life felt no urge to let his hands wander.
'He always knows what to say,' Sango thought as she cried on his chest.
Their embrace was short however. Miroku was tense. Kohaku was getting up! Sango looked over.
"Kohaku!" Her voice quavered.
"Sorry to interrupt you two, but I have some business to take care of."
Sango and Miroku gasped. Suddenly it was not Kohaku who stood before them, but Sakurako! With a laugh Shizuko emerged from the trees behind her.
~~~~*~*~*~~~~
Inuyasha and Kagome burst out of the forest, only to be confronted by Kagura and hundreds of demons.
"Inuyasha. How nice to see you again," She said with an evil smile.
"Kagura. What's with all your demon pals?" Inuyasha replied.
"Hm. Ready to fight, Inuyasha?"
"Bring it on," He said with a smirk as he drew tetsusaiga.
"Don't be so hasty to end your life," Kagura said. "Dance of blades!"
Kagura whipped her fan and Inuyasha blocked the white blades of wind that threatened to rip him apart. Kagura sent another attack flying his way. He again blocked.
Kagome was busy shooting some of the demons down with her purifying arrows. Kiara was also in the skies helping out Kagome.
Kagura looked over at the young girl. 'She is doing better than I thought. But she cannot block my wind blades so well as Inuyasha.'
"Ha!" Kagura exclaimed as she shot an assult towards Kagome.
Kagome looked over and gasped as she saw Kagura's blades come at her.
'I have no way to block this attack!' She thought desperately.
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Okay! That's it for now! Wow, I really like to end on cliff hangers, huh? But, I've got more coming, so stay tuned! ^_^
*disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Inuyasha, and I never will. Which makes me horribly sad....
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"Inuyasha stop this!! Please remember me! Inuyasha! INUYASHA!!!!" Kagome's terrified scream rose to a crescendo. The sound made his ears twitch.
Inuyasha's hand tensed and his red eyes widened. He raised his head and held a faraway look, as though he was trying to remember something...
"Kagome."
He released his grip on her neck as his eyes turned normal and his claws and fangs went back to normal size. He looked down at Kagome's face. She looked terrorized.
"What--what happened?" He asked in a dazed voice. Kagome said nothing as she shoved him off of her. She got up and sprinted into the woods.
Inuyasha was confused as he watched her go. He turned and saw Miroku lying on the ground with Sango next to him. She looked enraged.
"You bastard!" was all she seemed able to voice.
"What did I do?" Inuyasha was still in the dark.
"You injured Miroku for starters, and then you almost killed Kagome!"
Inuyasha felt like he had been kicked in the stomach. 'I... almost killed... Kagome?' He looked at the blood dripping off his hands.
"Sango, did I transform?"
"You mean you don't remember anything?"
"No... I must find Kagome," Inuyasha said as he dashed to the woods. Sango watched him leave. She looked down at Miroku. Inuyasha had slashed him pretty badly, but he was going to be okay.
"How are you feeling, Miroku?" Sango asked him.
"I'll be alright..." His face looked pained. "What, what is that?!" Miroku pointed towards the village.
Sango had a feeling she shouldn't look, but was concerned for Miroku's safety if there actually was a threat. She looked.
*SLAP!!!!*
"You'll be fine..." Sango's eyebrow twitched as she walked away from Miroku, who was now sporting a bright red handprint.
~~~~*~*~*~~~~~
"Kagome? Kagome!" Inuyasha called. He ran through the woods, following her scent. He finally found her huddling under a tree.
"SIT!!!!!"
Inuyasha hit the ground with a thud.
"I guess I deserved that..." He mumbled into the dirt.
"You guess you deserved that??!!!" Kagome yelled. "Inuyasha! Do you know what you just tried to do back there?!"
Inuyasha stood up, and Kagome also got up and stood in front of him.
"You tried to kill me! You forgot everything! Inuyasha you--" but she stopped when she saw the expression on his face.
"Kagome..."
Inuyasha grabbed her and pulled her to him.
'Is he, is he trembling?' Kagome asked herself.
"I almost lost you... I would have been the one who killed you. I would never be able to forgive myself..."
"Inuyasha..." Kagome whispered, and buried her face in his chest.
~~~~*~*~*~~~~~
"You alright, Miroku?" Inuyasha asked. He and Kagome had returned from the woods, and Miroku was attempting to stand with Sango's help. The curious villagers had now come out to see the result of the battle.
"Inuyasha, your tetsusaiga was thrown into the woods. We must find it!" Kagome said.
"I can look for it on Kiara," Sango offered.
"It was thrown in around there," Miroku said, pointing to their left.
Sango jumped onto Kiara and they flew off to the area Miroku indicated.
"Inuyasha. You must be more careful in battle from now on. It is clear that you no longer can distinguish friend from foe when you are transformed. You must not lose possession of tetsusaiga anymore, or it may cost us our lives. Do you understand?"
"I understand monk. I'm not a half-wit," Inuyasha grumbled. He tried to hide the fact that he was still getting over the shock of almost killing Kagome.
"Inuyasha, you're injured," Kagome spoke up.
"Ah, just a few scrapes. Nothing to worry about," Inuyasha replied carelessly.
After all the trauma of the day, no one saw little Kanna standing amongst the trees with her little mirror, silently watching.
~~~~*~*~*~~~~
"Thank you Kanna, I see."
Kanna withdrew from her master without a word.
'Inuyasha. Once again you manage to escape. I shall have to think of a better plan to get rid of you and that reincarnation of Kikyo,' Naraku contemplated.
"Sakurako, Shizuko."
"Yes, Master Naraku?" The two snake demons seemed to appear from the shadows.
"Would it be possible for one of you take on the appearance of Kohaku?"
"We would have to consume him, my lord," Sakurako said.
"Unless, we were to have only a part of him. We would be able to take on his shape, but would not inherit his capabilities," Shizuko followed.
"So that means you would still smell like a demon?"
"Yes Master Naraku. But we would be able to fool humans with the appearance," Shizuko said.
"How much of Kohaku would you need?"
"Only a small amount of flesh," Sakurako grinned.
"I see. Kohaku." Naraku summoned the small boy.
"Yes my lord?" Kohaku replied.
Naraku snapped his fingers. Kohaku's eyes went blank.
"Bring me that sword."
~~~~*~*~*~~~~
Several days later, everyone was walking through the forest, hoping to come along a small village where they could stay the night, but no such luck.
"It seems as though we will be spending the night under the stars again," Miroku said.
'I miss my bed...' Kagome thought wistfully. 'But I have to make the best of things.'
"We should find a good place to camp before it gets too late in the evening," advised Sango.
The group walked on a little longer until they found a small clearing.
"This looks like a good place," Kagome said cheerfully.
Miroku and Inuyasha started a fire and Kagome brought out the food she had brought along from her last trip to her house. They had just finished eating when Inuyasha stiffened.
"What is it, Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, looking worried.
"Demons. A whole lot of them," He replied.
They stood, and grabbed their weapons.
"I sense a jewel shard!" Kagome cried.
"Where?" Inuyasha asked.
"In that direction," Kagome pointed.
"That's in the exact opposite direction I sense the demons," Inuyasha said.
"What do we do?" Sango said uncertainly.
"The demons are coming closer," Inuyasha stated. Sango and Miroku could sense them now too.
Just then a chain sickle cut through the woods and nearly missed Sango.
'A chain sickle?!' Sango thought wildly. 'Kohaku?'
"I'll go this way after the shard. The rest of you can go take care of the demons," Sango called as she was already crashing through the brush.
"Wait! Sango you shouldn't go alone!" Miroku dashed after her.
"Well, I guess we'll handle the demons," Inuyasha said to Kagome.
"Right," she replied. She picked up her bow and arrows. "I'm ready."
~~~~*~*~*~~~~
"Kohaku? Kohaku!!" Sango called as she ran through the woods following the slices in the trees. She came upon a clearing. There stood Kohaku.
"Kohaku!" Sango stopped and stared. Something wasn't right. His eyes were so... vacant.
Kohaku just stared ahead as if he didn't even see Sango. He dropped his sickle. Then a swarm of Naraku's poisonous bees came over the tree tops. Sango crouched with her boomerang.
"Hiraikotsu!" She took out a bunch of bees, but there were still too many.
"Kohaku, what's going on?!" Sango said, but then watched in horror as several bees went to Kohaku's back and...
"NO!!!!! KOHAKU!!!!!"
Before Sango could react she saw the shard in the bee's grasp. Kohaku's eyes closed and he fell to the ground. Miroku came up behind her just in time to witness the scene.
"KOHAKU!!!!" Sango ran to her fallen brother. "No! Kohaku!" Tears rolled down Sango's cheeks as she picked up her little brother and cradled him in her arms. Miroku came up and kneeled beside her. He put his arm around her.
"Kohaku," Sango whispered.
"Sango-" But Miroku's voice caught in his throat.
"Kohaku, you were all I had left... I have no one now..." Sango wept.
"You have me."
Sango looked up at Miroku in surprise. It nearly broke his heart.
"And, you have Kagome and Inuyasha, even Shippo and Kiara," He spoke softly. "You aren't alone. I'm sorry about Kohaku. We will make sure to give him a proper burial and say a prayer over him. But think Sango, he's not in Naraku's hands anymore..." Miroku's eyes were full of compassion.
Sango threw herself into his arms and sobbed. Miroku hugged her back, and for once in his life felt no urge to let his hands wander.
'He always knows what to say,' Sango thought as she cried on his chest.
Their embrace was short however. Miroku was tense. Kohaku was getting up! Sango looked over.
"Kohaku!" Her voice quavered.
"Sorry to interrupt you two, but I have some business to take care of."
Sango and Miroku gasped. Suddenly it was not Kohaku who stood before them, but Sakurako! With a laugh Shizuko emerged from the trees behind her.
~~~~*~*~*~~~~
Inuyasha and Kagome burst out of the forest, only to be confronted by Kagura and hundreds of demons.
"Inuyasha. How nice to see you again," She said with an evil smile.
"Kagura. What's with all your demon pals?" Inuyasha replied.
"Hm. Ready to fight, Inuyasha?"
"Bring it on," He said with a smirk as he drew tetsusaiga.
"Don't be so hasty to end your life," Kagura said. "Dance of blades!"
Kagura whipped her fan and Inuyasha blocked the white blades of wind that threatened to rip him apart. Kagura sent another attack flying his way. He again blocked.
Kagome was busy shooting some of the demons down with her purifying arrows. Kiara was also in the skies helping out Kagome.
Kagura looked over at the young girl. 'She is doing better than I thought. But she cannot block my wind blades so well as Inuyasha.'
"Ha!" Kagura exclaimed as she shot an assult towards Kagome.
Kagome looked over and gasped as she saw Kagura's blades come at her.
'I have no way to block this attack!' She thought desperately.
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Okay! That's it for now! Wow, I really like to end on cliff hangers, huh? But, I've got more coming, so stay tuned! ^_^