Thank you so much for the kind reviews. Here is the next chapter, which I had ever so much fun writing, so I hope you will have a good time reading. Onwards brave warriors of the North!
Sesshy- That…that didn't make any kind of sense what-so-ever.
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Kagome ran her hands lightly over the hanyou's white hair. (Why wont' you wake up?) The young girl's mind wandered to the events of the past few days. The battle with the Tiger demons, the groups narrows victory, and Inuyasha nearly being killed. She looked down at the said hanyou, who was now lying in a comatose state. At least he had stopped thrashing and screaming. Now, the half demon looked almost peaceful as he murmured softly in his sleep. The most peaceful Kagome had seen him anyway. (Inuyasha, what are you dreaming about?)
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(I would have never hurt Miroku! And what did he mean, he would have given me the shards?) The half demon ran his fingers through his tangled mane. He could have never really kill Miroku, could he? Inuyasha had to admit that there were times he wished that the monk had never came with them, for all of his perverted antics. But despite it all, Miroku was his friend. The hanyou whipped his entire body around, determination flickering in his golden eyes. He was going to find out what in the seven hells was going on. Even if it killed him.
As Inuyasha began to leave, something slammed into his back. He fell over with a scream of shock but mostly of pain. "What in the hell?" he growled into the dirt, a position which he had become uncomfortably familiar with during the time he had known Kagome. He lifted himself. Staggering only slightly, Inuyasha turned to face his attacker. The surprise quickly registered on his face when he saw Sango standing there. She was holding her boomerang in a battle stance. Fear, grief and rage radiated off of her body in waves.
"Mutt," the demon slayer spat. "How could you?! He was your friend, your comrade."
(She must be talking about Miroku.) Inuyasha starred at her some moments before speaking. "Sango," he began. "I…you can't…" He faltered. What could he say to her?
Sango glared coldly at him. "Don't!" she screamed, tears welling in the corners of her dark eyes. "Are you going to tell me that you didn't hurt him, Inuyasha? Are you going to tell me that you didn't murder him in cold blood?"
The half demon thought for a moment. Casting his eyes to the ground, he answered softly, "I can't. I don't even know myself." (*Of course you know! You would have never hurt him!*) "No. Sango, you know I never could have killed him. I didn't. I wouldn't have ever hurt him."
"Liar! You haven't been the same since the jewel shard was nearly completed. All you could think about was how powerful you would be once we collected the entire jewel. We tried to support you, especially Kagome. Even though we could all see it was tearing her apart.
"Then we collected the entire jewel of four souls. You were the first to reach your claws out and try to claim them. But Miroku, and I, tried to give them to Kagome. It was her that killed the demon with her sacred arrows after all. You nearly killed her when you attacked us, in an attempt to reclaim the jewel. We managed to hold you off, and then you left." Sango's voice faltered slightly.
"Koga came, and Kagome left with him, thinking he was the only one she had left. Shippo left. He took after you and wandered away. He was lost without you and Kagome. Word came to Miroku and I that you had killed your father. With Tetsiga, the very blade which he forged for you. Imagine our shock when we also heard that it was your brother Sesshomaru who tried to save him." A tear rolled down her cheek, and Inuyasha felt unneeded and undeserved guilt twisting up inside of him. "Then you had to come back! You tried to attack Kagome again, but came back as soon as you learned that it was Miroku and I who had the Shikon shards. You betrayed us all, Inuyasha."
The hanyou shook his head, and a frustrated growl escaped from his throat. Clutching his fists together he said, "You thought Sesshomaru was the one who tried to save him? It was _Sesshomaru_ who tried to _kill_ him! And as for everything else…I don't know what in the hell your talking about. None of this ever happened!"
Sango's eyes narrowed angrily. "Enough!" she cried. "I'm tired of your lies Inuyasha! I'm tired of lies! Die."
The hanyou dodged the boomerang as it came flying towards him. Sango caught it easily and threw her weapon almost immediately. Inuyasha jumped over it and landed shakily back on his feet. (She's even better then she was before. I can't fight her. Not unless I plan on seriously injuring or actually killing her.) "Sango!" the hanyou pleaded. "Stop! I didn't kill Miroku!"
Breathing heavily, the demon slayer shot her arm up, catching her weapon with little effort. "I saw you," she said. "I saw you murder him with my one eyes."
Running as quickly as his feet could carry him away from the path of her boomerang Inuyasha screamed, "It was an illusion! I didn't do any of these things that your talking about. I promise. I never did anything!"
The boomerang crashed into his leg, causing a cracking sound as Inuyasha fell to the ground. He gripped a nearby tree with his claws, attempting to pull himself up. He muttered under his breath a little, then looked back up only in time to see the weapon flying once again. It hit him in the stomach this time, and Inuyasha was sure that he would have a full body imprint on the ground if he didn't get up quickly. The boomerang hit his neck and went backwards, pinning the hanyou in to a tree. Sango began walking towards him, ready to reclaim her weapon and exact revenge for the dead monk.
"Sango," Inuyasha growled softly. "Don't do this."
"You did this to yourself," she told him spitefully as she stepped towards him. The half demon struggled a bit more. His throat was caught between the curve of Sango's weapon and the tree. Her eyes were dark with rage as she stalked towards the hanyou. (She's going to kill me.) "Sango," he said again his voice choking as he struggled to get the boomerang off of him. Every muscle inside of him was screaming. Pain coursed through his body, though Inuyasha tried to ignore it. "Just let me explain."
"There is nothing left to say." The demon slayer slowly unsheathed her sword. She held the cold steel of the blade to the hanyou's throat. "It's funny," she said softly, almost sadly. Inuyasha starred at her, waiting for her to say something. "I never thought anything would be worse then having to kill my own brother. And even though you've done so much, it still hurts to know that I must take your life."
Something inside Inuyasha snapped at that moment. All he could think of was trying to survive. And at that moment Sango was threatening him. The wind changed directions, blowing east now instead of west. The hanyou's eyes changed from a golden yellow to red, glowing with rage. Purple stripes appeared on his cheeks. The demon slayer's eyes widened, realizing that she had just caused Inuyasha's transformation into full demon. Quickly she raised her sword, finally prepared to kill him. The hanyou snarled and with unknown strength pushed the boomerang away. Sango backed up a few steps. She picked up her weapon once again. Using her rage and grief to fuel her, Sango threw the boomerang with great force. She watched with a horror stricken face as Inuyasha's claws sliced through the sword as if it were wet paper.
The hanyou let out a cruel snarl as he jumped up. He lunged towards Sango and wrapped a hand around her neck. Inuyasha lifted her up, watching with twisted fascination as she wriggled in his grasp. The forest seemed to echo with the sound of bones cracking as the hanyou's grip tightened. Small rivulets of blood fell down the demon slayer's collar bone as sharp claws dug into her neck. Inuyasha dropped her to the ground. He jumped into the air, and brought his arm down. His claws slashed through Sango's armor easily, killing her in one swipe.
The hanyou starred down at her, an evil laugh dying on his lips as once again the wind began blowing west. Terror coursed through Inuyasha's being as he looked down at Sango's dead from. He sunk to his knees, the woman's blood staining his hands. "What have I done?"
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Naraku sighed. It had not been long since Jenahara had foolishly killed the demon slayer, and he had possessed her. She was meant to be a tool. One he could use and dispose of quickly. That, however, had not been the case. Every time he came close to killing Kikyou's reincarnation, something would prevent it. Either that damned monk or little fox demon would come in, or Inuyasha would have another nightmare and Kagome would go rushing to his side. It was not supposed to be this difficult to kill a human girl. Be it the reincarnation of a great miko or not.
It had been simple enough to deceive and kill Kikyo, after all. And was much more powerful than Kagome. At least, she was now, while she was still in possession of all her powers. If Kagome were ever to learn the full extent of her own powers…
"Naraku."
Kikyou's calm and low voice caused the demon to looked up from his usual corner. The miko watched as he glanced at her, then turned his gaze back to the window. The action anger her, he was barely acknowledging her presence. She spoke his name again, almost in a commanding tone. Naraku turned his head towards her, but remained sitting in his corner. "Kikyo," he acknowledged. "Something tells me you have not come here on a social call."
"Where is she?" she questioned.
"Where is who?" he echoed.
Kikyo took some steps closer to him. Naraku detected a bit of anger radiating from her, though he face remained neutral and lifeless, just as cold as always. "The sorceress who trapped Inuyasha."
The demon laughed. It was deep and ominous, like so many other things about him. "Why do you wish to know? Do not tell me you are planning to save him. Why ask me anyway? I believe that if you truly want to know you could find her for yourself, since you managed to learn of her existence." He sat, alarmingly still, the cruel smirk plaster onto his features. "And even if I did not think you could find her on your own,, why would I tell you? I can not have you going around, simply killing those who are in my service at your whim."
"You will tell me," Kikyo began after starring at him emotionlessly for some moments, "because she is of no importance to you. She is but a puppet, an expendable servant you thought it wise to try and manipulate. But now even you can see that she is foolish."
"Those who have souls consumed by hate and the need for revenge usually are," Naraku commented.
Ignoring his statement, which had clearly and accurately, to some point, been aimed at her, the miko continued. "You, for some unknown reason, have not yet killed her."
"Are you offering to do it for me then, Kikyo?" It was then that Naraku stood. His eyes gazed dangerously at the priestess in front of him. "Do not think me a fool," he said. "I will dispose of her if and when I se fit. And I would suggest Lady Kikyo," Naraku continued. "The next time you storm my castle, you do not waste my time with such petty things."
Kikyo turned and stormed out of the castle. She would find out where this sorceress was. And then she would send her back to Hell. (Your life belongs to me, Inuyasha. Only I can save you. And only I can kill you.)
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That was all for this chapter. I hope you liked it. I have learned that people kind of like chappies where Inu dreams, which is good, since probably every next chapter except for the last two will be centered around his nightmares. I think I have four or five more to go, I'm not sure. Please read and review!
Sesshy- That…that didn't make any kind of sense what-so-ever.
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Kagome ran her hands lightly over the hanyou's white hair. (Why wont' you wake up?) The young girl's mind wandered to the events of the past few days. The battle with the Tiger demons, the groups narrows victory, and Inuyasha nearly being killed. She looked down at the said hanyou, who was now lying in a comatose state. At least he had stopped thrashing and screaming. Now, the half demon looked almost peaceful as he murmured softly in his sleep. The most peaceful Kagome had seen him anyway. (Inuyasha, what are you dreaming about?)
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(I would have never hurt Miroku! And what did he mean, he would have given me the shards?) The half demon ran his fingers through his tangled mane. He could have never really kill Miroku, could he? Inuyasha had to admit that there were times he wished that the monk had never came with them, for all of his perverted antics. But despite it all, Miroku was his friend. The hanyou whipped his entire body around, determination flickering in his golden eyes. He was going to find out what in the seven hells was going on. Even if it killed him.
As Inuyasha began to leave, something slammed into his back. He fell over with a scream of shock but mostly of pain. "What in the hell?" he growled into the dirt, a position which he had become uncomfortably familiar with during the time he had known Kagome. He lifted himself. Staggering only slightly, Inuyasha turned to face his attacker. The surprise quickly registered on his face when he saw Sango standing there. She was holding her boomerang in a battle stance. Fear, grief and rage radiated off of her body in waves.
"Mutt," the demon slayer spat. "How could you?! He was your friend, your comrade."
(She must be talking about Miroku.) Inuyasha starred at her some moments before speaking. "Sango," he began. "I…you can't…" He faltered. What could he say to her?
Sango glared coldly at him. "Don't!" she screamed, tears welling in the corners of her dark eyes. "Are you going to tell me that you didn't hurt him, Inuyasha? Are you going to tell me that you didn't murder him in cold blood?"
The half demon thought for a moment. Casting his eyes to the ground, he answered softly, "I can't. I don't even know myself." (*Of course you know! You would have never hurt him!*) "No. Sango, you know I never could have killed him. I didn't. I wouldn't have ever hurt him."
"Liar! You haven't been the same since the jewel shard was nearly completed. All you could think about was how powerful you would be once we collected the entire jewel. We tried to support you, especially Kagome. Even though we could all see it was tearing her apart.
"Then we collected the entire jewel of four souls. You were the first to reach your claws out and try to claim them. But Miroku, and I, tried to give them to Kagome. It was her that killed the demon with her sacred arrows after all. You nearly killed her when you attacked us, in an attempt to reclaim the jewel. We managed to hold you off, and then you left." Sango's voice faltered slightly.
"Koga came, and Kagome left with him, thinking he was the only one she had left. Shippo left. He took after you and wandered away. He was lost without you and Kagome. Word came to Miroku and I that you had killed your father. With Tetsiga, the very blade which he forged for you. Imagine our shock when we also heard that it was your brother Sesshomaru who tried to save him." A tear rolled down her cheek, and Inuyasha felt unneeded and undeserved guilt twisting up inside of him. "Then you had to come back! You tried to attack Kagome again, but came back as soon as you learned that it was Miroku and I who had the Shikon shards. You betrayed us all, Inuyasha."
The hanyou shook his head, and a frustrated growl escaped from his throat. Clutching his fists together he said, "You thought Sesshomaru was the one who tried to save him? It was _Sesshomaru_ who tried to _kill_ him! And as for everything else…I don't know what in the hell your talking about. None of this ever happened!"
Sango's eyes narrowed angrily. "Enough!" she cried. "I'm tired of your lies Inuyasha! I'm tired of lies! Die."
The hanyou dodged the boomerang as it came flying towards him. Sango caught it easily and threw her weapon almost immediately. Inuyasha jumped over it and landed shakily back on his feet. (She's even better then she was before. I can't fight her. Not unless I plan on seriously injuring or actually killing her.) "Sango!" the hanyou pleaded. "Stop! I didn't kill Miroku!"
Breathing heavily, the demon slayer shot her arm up, catching her weapon with little effort. "I saw you," she said. "I saw you murder him with my one eyes."
Running as quickly as his feet could carry him away from the path of her boomerang Inuyasha screamed, "It was an illusion! I didn't do any of these things that your talking about. I promise. I never did anything!"
The boomerang crashed into his leg, causing a cracking sound as Inuyasha fell to the ground. He gripped a nearby tree with his claws, attempting to pull himself up. He muttered under his breath a little, then looked back up only in time to see the weapon flying once again. It hit him in the stomach this time, and Inuyasha was sure that he would have a full body imprint on the ground if he didn't get up quickly. The boomerang hit his neck and went backwards, pinning the hanyou in to a tree. Sango began walking towards him, ready to reclaim her weapon and exact revenge for the dead monk.
"Sango," Inuyasha growled softly. "Don't do this."
"You did this to yourself," she told him spitefully as she stepped towards him. The half demon struggled a bit more. His throat was caught between the curve of Sango's weapon and the tree. Her eyes were dark with rage as she stalked towards the hanyou. (She's going to kill me.) "Sango," he said again his voice choking as he struggled to get the boomerang off of him. Every muscle inside of him was screaming. Pain coursed through his body, though Inuyasha tried to ignore it. "Just let me explain."
"There is nothing left to say." The demon slayer slowly unsheathed her sword. She held the cold steel of the blade to the hanyou's throat. "It's funny," she said softly, almost sadly. Inuyasha starred at her, waiting for her to say something. "I never thought anything would be worse then having to kill my own brother. And even though you've done so much, it still hurts to know that I must take your life."
Something inside Inuyasha snapped at that moment. All he could think of was trying to survive. And at that moment Sango was threatening him. The wind changed directions, blowing east now instead of west. The hanyou's eyes changed from a golden yellow to red, glowing with rage. Purple stripes appeared on his cheeks. The demon slayer's eyes widened, realizing that she had just caused Inuyasha's transformation into full demon. Quickly she raised her sword, finally prepared to kill him. The hanyou snarled and with unknown strength pushed the boomerang away. Sango backed up a few steps. She picked up her weapon once again. Using her rage and grief to fuel her, Sango threw the boomerang with great force. She watched with a horror stricken face as Inuyasha's claws sliced through the sword as if it were wet paper.
The hanyou let out a cruel snarl as he jumped up. He lunged towards Sango and wrapped a hand around her neck. Inuyasha lifted her up, watching with twisted fascination as she wriggled in his grasp. The forest seemed to echo with the sound of bones cracking as the hanyou's grip tightened. Small rivulets of blood fell down the demon slayer's collar bone as sharp claws dug into her neck. Inuyasha dropped her to the ground. He jumped into the air, and brought his arm down. His claws slashed through Sango's armor easily, killing her in one swipe.
The hanyou starred down at her, an evil laugh dying on his lips as once again the wind began blowing west. Terror coursed through Inuyasha's being as he looked down at Sango's dead from. He sunk to his knees, the woman's blood staining his hands. "What have I done?"
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Naraku sighed. It had not been long since Jenahara had foolishly killed the demon slayer, and he had possessed her. She was meant to be a tool. One he could use and dispose of quickly. That, however, had not been the case. Every time he came close to killing Kikyou's reincarnation, something would prevent it. Either that damned monk or little fox demon would come in, or Inuyasha would have another nightmare and Kagome would go rushing to his side. It was not supposed to be this difficult to kill a human girl. Be it the reincarnation of a great miko or not.
It had been simple enough to deceive and kill Kikyo, after all. And was much more powerful than Kagome. At least, she was now, while she was still in possession of all her powers. If Kagome were ever to learn the full extent of her own powers…
"Naraku."
Kikyou's calm and low voice caused the demon to looked up from his usual corner. The miko watched as he glanced at her, then turned his gaze back to the window. The action anger her, he was barely acknowledging her presence. She spoke his name again, almost in a commanding tone. Naraku turned his head towards her, but remained sitting in his corner. "Kikyo," he acknowledged. "Something tells me you have not come here on a social call."
"Where is she?" she questioned.
"Where is who?" he echoed.
Kikyo took some steps closer to him. Naraku detected a bit of anger radiating from her, though he face remained neutral and lifeless, just as cold as always. "The sorceress who trapped Inuyasha."
The demon laughed. It was deep and ominous, like so many other things about him. "Why do you wish to know? Do not tell me you are planning to save him. Why ask me anyway? I believe that if you truly want to know you could find her for yourself, since you managed to learn of her existence." He sat, alarmingly still, the cruel smirk plaster onto his features. "And even if I did not think you could find her on your own,, why would I tell you? I can not have you going around, simply killing those who are in my service at your whim."
"You will tell me," Kikyo began after starring at him emotionlessly for some moments, "because she is of no importance to you. She is but a puppet, an expendable servant you thought it wise to try and manipulate. But now even you can see that she is foolish."
"Those who have souls consumed by hate and the need for revenge usually are," Naraku commented.
Ignoring his statement, which had clearly and accurately, to some point, been aimed at her, the miko continued. "You, for some unknown reason, have not yet killed her."
"Are you offering to do it for me then, Kikyo?" It was then that Naraku stood. His eyes gazed dangerously at the priestess in front of him. "Do not think me a fool," he said. "I will dispose of her if and when I se fit. And I would suggest Lady Kikyo," Naraku continued. "The next time you storm my castle, you do not waste my time with such petty things."
Kikyo turned and stormed out of the castle. She would find out where this sorceress was. And then she would send her back to Hell. (Your life belongs to me, Inuyasha. Only I can save you. And only I can kill you.)
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That was all for this chapter. I hope you liked it. I have learned that people kind of like chappies where Inu dreams, which is good, since probably every next chapter except for the last two will be centered around his nightmares. I think I have four or five more to go, I'm not sure. Please read and review!