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Chapter 22

Okami

The urufu stretched as she sat up from bed, her head throbbing terribly. She looked around her small room and blinked lazily. The throbbing signaled Naraku was calling her, so she stood up to get dressed. She slipped her slender, pale body into her tight, dark red stocking-like outfit. She tied a crimson obi around her waist and put a bright red bow into her long brown hair. As her head throbbed one last time, she knew he was coming for her and she slipped on her knee-high boots. She slid the door open to see Naraku towering over her.

"It took you long enough," the dark man seethed and glared into her eyes. They changed from tired royal purple to golden yellow with fear.

"Gomen nasai, Naraku-sama," she whispered and bowed, her ears flattened against her scalp in regret. Naraku turned away and she looked up.

"Go now, Okami. Before they awaken," the hanyou said and pointed to the doorway. She nodded and began to walk to the doorway but stopped to turn and look at Naraku.

"Sir," she began. He penetrated her golden eyes with his red orbs, making her shiver slightly. "After this is over, can I be let go?" she asked politely. Naraku closed his eyes and breathed in deeply. He released and opened his eyes to look at her.

"We shall see," he answered and turned away to watch his imaging pot. The ookami bowed and exited the room.

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Okami walked down the winding paths as the shard in her head pulsated madly, Naraku's curse taking over her. She winced as the shard finally took control of her completely and her eyes turned blank and black. Her veins throbbed with adrenaline and she ripped through the forest with incredible speed searching for the pack of tired travelers.

Inu Yasha Inc.

The tormented group was all sleeping on the damp forest floor. Inu Yasha and Angie were huddled together with Angel close beside. Kagome and Sango were leaning against a tree together with Kirara on Sango's lap and Shippo on Kagome's. Miroku sat alone on the opposite side of the camp as everyone else. Yoshiko was obviously nowhere in sight because she fled to Sesshomaru when Angel began to talk to the group the previous night. She was currently stationed with Sha'chu in a field near Sesshomaru's castle.

Okami was advancing fast and stealthfully. No one was awake for guard, so it would have been easy to kill them all where they were. She arrived at the campsite with her tail swishing back and forth irritably. Unfortunately for the urufu, Kirara sensed someone approaching and woke up. The hair on her back stood on end and she hissed angrily.

This woke Sango and she patted the fire cat gently. Okami was only five feet from Kagome and raising her hand up high to slash down. Sango's eyes widened but she didn't get to the human girl in time. Okami slashed downward, hitting Kagome with such force that she was pinned and embedded into the tree. Her shrieks woke everyone up as Okami grabbed the vile of shards. Everyone charged at the urufu but she disappeared in a puff of purple smoke.

"Kagome!" Shippo shouted and jumped into the frail girl's lap. She winced and Shippo hopped off.

"I'm alright," she said weakly and coughed up specks of blood. Her whole torso was in shreds and so were most of her thighs. Inu Yasha sliced into the dissipating haze and turned around snarling like a mad dog.

"We will find her," he seethed and continued to slash at the smoke. Miroku looked at Kagome with concern and knelt beside her. He laid her down on the ground and pressed on the wounds.

"We need gauze," he mumbled.

"I have something better," she said quietly and walked over to the crippled girl. The wings on her back disappeared as she pulled out a small stick from her pouch. It grew into a large, golden pole like Miroku's with a circle at the very end. Her wings reappeared as golden figures on each side of her staff.

She walked over to the crippled young girl and placed the head of the staff right over the wounds. Everyone watched carefully as she began to circle it over her body and chant inaudible words. Kagome's body began to glow light blue and she looked down at her injuries with extreme curiosity. Every bead of blood lost hovered slowly to her and found its way back into its rightful spot. Her injuries formed together like a zipper and as did her clothes.

Everyone watched in shock as she was healed to perfect health right before their eyes. Angel held firm to her staff as she continued to fix Kagome. She was complete in a matter of minutes and collapsed onto the ground. Her head was spinning madly and she held it tightly. Kagome sat up and felt her stomach and thighs in complete shock. Angie ran over to her sister and held her tightly.

"Are you alright?" she asked concerned.

"Yes, it just took a lot out of me, that's all," the angel replied and her eyes widened. She gasped and held her stomach tightly. What was happening to her?

She looked down at her stomach and saw huge, gaping wounds that were identical to Kagome's all over her torso. Angie held her sister close and looked down at her wounds.

"What's happening?" she whispered as the rest walked over and circled the siblings.

"It's just a part of healing," Angel said weakly and clung tighter to her gashes.

"This didn't happen last time," she said and looked at Angel with deep concern.

"Yes it did. I was dead in Sesshomaru's arms when I revived Rin. It was only a matter of time before I healed. I can't die from healing someone, Angie," she said quietly.

"Then you'll heal?" Kagome inquired and held onto Angel's wounds. Angel took her hand and looked up at her.

"I'll heal, it will take a while," she said and leaned against Angie's body. Angie looked up at Miroku and Inu Yasha.

"We need to find Okami," she growled. Inu Yasha nodded and so did Miroku. Kagome and Sango looked at one another and then to Angie.

"What about us?" Sango asked and looked at her questionably.

NOW CHOOSE:

¤ Sango stays and Kagome goes with Angie, Miroku, and Inu Yasha & Shippo sneaks behind them

¤ Kagome stays and Sango goes with Angie, Miroku, and Inu Yasha & Shippo sneaks behind them

¤ Shippo stays with Kagome, Angel and Sango

¤ Miroku stays behind with Sango and Angel, and Kagome, Inu Yasha, and Angie leave

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