Chapter 5
Black Haired Inuyasha, Take two
"Kikyo, You remember what to do?"
"Hai."
"Good"
Naraku waited, in the tallest branches of Goshingboku, where his spirit servant had told him the ambush was waiting. He was a tiger, stalking his stalkers. Or ambushers. Watching for Kikyo for the last 3 hours, he was impatient.
"Where is that fool?, he whispered, a nearly untraceable growl buried in his tone. Ahhhh... Kikyo emerged from the bushes, noiseless. He could hardly beleive they had tried to ambush him. How could they, the hunted, ever hope to beat the hunter? This game, this dangerous game he played was all about power, something they didnt have.
And with Her on his side, How could they ever hope to destroy this Naraku? Their little group would fall this time. And Kagome? Naraku would relish her defeat with a special pleasure.
And he had a special way of torturing Inuyasha. Normally he would just leave that to a servant, or a slave, or something, but he wanted to do this one personally. And Kagome would be watching the whole time.
Perfect. Inuyasha thought with a trace of smugness. The plan was moving along as smooth as can be. Naraku was close. Naturally, he was keepng his distance, but if he thought Kikyo was alone... Inuyasha allowed his mind to wander. Naraku was getting no closer, so it was probably safe.
Kagome was weirdly quiet today, He thought idly. And pale. Maybe shes getting sick. When were through with this, we can go to Kaede-babas.
Inuyasha couldnt have known that he would be mortally wounded tonight. He couldnt realize the one fatal flaw. And while he suspected Kikyo might cause problems, he had no way of preparing himself for what was to happen tonight .
Naraku pounced from the trees silently, His hands wrapping around her throat. She burned him, her life energy, something purely good, was inimicle to the shadow stuff of his current body. Inuyasha knew that he was especially dangerous in that body, which could only exist when the moon was new. Oh. Oh, no. No! The new moon! How could I have forgotten?!
Inuyashas nose already was maybe 50% functional. One shard left! How could something go this wrong with one shard left! Naraku had the only shard of the Shikon No Tama that they hadnt already collected. He didnt understand. They had been ahead of the game! They had been winning the war!
And if this has already gone so wrong, why stop there? Naraku probably knew all about the ambush, too. What if this had something to do with Kagomes illness? Inuyashas mind was racing, and he was becoming more human by the minute. Oh, ! I cant back out now! Its too late! Too late. Too... Late....
Black Haired Inuyasha, Take two
"Kikyo, You remember what to do?"
"Hai."
"Good"
Naraku waited, in the tallest branches of Goshingboku, where his spirit servant had told him the ambush was waiting. He was a tiger, stalking his stalkers. Or ambushers. Watching for Kikyo for the last 3 hours, he was impatient.
"Where is that fool?, he whispered, a nearly untraceable growl buried in his tone. Ahhhh... Kikyo emerged from the bushes, noiseless. He could hardly beleive they had tried to ambush him. How could they, the hunted, ever hope to beat the hunter? This game, this dangerous game he played was all about power, something they didnt have.
And with Her on his side, How could they ever hope to destroy this Naraku? Their little group would fall this time. And Kagome? Naraku would relish her defeat with a special pleasure.
And he had a special way of torturing Inuyasha. Normally he would just leave that to a servant, or a slave, or something, but he wanted to do this one personally. And Kagome would be watching the whole time.
Perfect. Inuyasha thought with a trace of smugness. The plan was moving along as smooth as can be. Naraku was close. Naturally, he was keepng his distance, but if he thought Kikyo was alone... Inuyasha allowed his mind to wander. Naraku was getting no closer, so it was probably safe.
Kagome was weirdly quiet today, He thought idly. And pale. Maybe shes getting sick. When were through with this, we can go to Kaede-babas.
Inuyasha couldnt have known that he would be mortally wounded tonight. He couldnt realize the one fatal flaw. And while he suspected Kikyo might cause problems, he had no way of preparing himself for what was to happen tonight .
Naraku pounced from the trees silently, His hands wrapping around her throat. She burned him, her life energy, something purely good, was inimicle to the shadow stuff of his current body. Inuyasha knew that he was especially dangerous in that body, which could only exist when the moon was new. Oh. Oh, no. No! The new moon! How could I have forgotten?!
Inuyashas nose already was maybe 50% functional. One shard left! How could something go this wrong with one shard left! Naraku had the only shard of the Shikon No Tama that they hadnt already collected. He didnt understand. They had been ahead of the game! They had been winning the war!
And if this has already gone so wrong, why stop there? Naraku probably knew all about the ambush, too. What if this had something to do with Kagomes illness? Inuyashas mind was racing, and he was becoming more human by the minute. Oh, ! I cant back out now! Its too late! Too late. Too... Late....