After a few minutes Kira whispered to the others that the scent was getting stronger and Kouga and Inuyasha silently agreed. A minute later and they were staring through some bushes into a clearing of strange people. The one who appeared to be the leader, Naraku, was totally cloaked in a white baboon skin with hundred of bugs swarming the air around him which seemed to upset Miroku. Beside him stood a woman in a white and red kimono with her hair tied up in what seemed to be a feather. In her hand she held a large white and red fan. There was also a young boy who Sango seemed very interested in, but the first thing Kira noticed was two figures sitting on the ground behind them, hands bound, one trying to comfort the other who was silently crying. Her eyes grew wide and she started to cry out to them but Inuyasha and Kouga both noticed and they each clamped a hand over her mouth. It didn't matter, with her cry Kira had started to go to them and the rustle of the bushes alerted the ones in the clearing.
"Ah, so you've finally made it. And I see you've brought the wolf with you." Said Naraku in a voice that sent shivers through Kira's body.
Inuyasha stepped out of the bushes, followed by Kouga, Miroku and Sango. Kagome and Shippou stayed hidden with Kira. "Where's your young sister Inuyasha? I know she must have come. After all, these are her loved ones we have taken." He pointed to the figures sitting behind them. Kira looked closer and noticed Kyle's arm bleeding badly. Despite this he was still trying to comfort Laura, not letting the pain show on his face.
"How did you know about her?" growled Inuyasha.
"You have no secrets from me Inuyasha." Naraku replied. "I watch your every move. I know what you are doing and I know your weaknesses. You have quite a few it seems."
"But how did you get through the well?!" Inuyasha screamed.
"The same way you do. I jumped." With a yell Inuyasha charged Naraku and Kouga charged Kagura, the girl with the fan. Sango carefully approached the young boy, who she called Kohaku, who stared blankly back at her and Miroku stood with his left hand on his right, ready for something, though Kira did not know what. She stayed still in the bushes with Kagome and Shippou watching the others move slowly away from Kyle and Laura. Suddenly a bright light flew past her head towards Naraku and Kagome appeared beside her. "We'll get them away from your friends. You move in through the bushes and pull them in from behind, ok?"
Kira nodded and moved away through the bushes as Kagome stepped into the edge of the clearing. Pausing for a second to watch, Kira found that the bright light was the arrow Kagome shot. They glowed when she shot them. Ignoring this, Kira continued around the clearing, ducking whenever someone looked her way.
Continuing slowly in this fashion she eventually came up behind Kyle and Laura. Quickly she stuck her head and hands through the buses, covered their mouths, and pulled them through. Knowing the noise she had made she quickly pulled them to their feet and ran a good distance away where she hid them in a cluster of trees and bushes. When they finally stopped she easily sliced through their bonds with her claws. "What's going on?" asked Kyle, rubbing his wrists. "I can't explain right now. I have to go help them!" she tore off her sleeve and quickly dressed Kyle's heavily bleeding arm.
Wincing, he looked around and noticed the sword at Kira's side. "When did you get that?" he asked.
"Again, no time to explain. The others could be getting killed back there!" she turned to Laura, "Are you hurt anywhere?" Too stunned to talk, Laura simply shook her head. "Good, I have to go. You both stay here and I'll come back for you. If you get in any trouble scream for help and I'll come running. Try to stay out of site. You're in my world now, and here demons roam freely." With that she was gone, running back to the battle.
"Do you have any idea what's going on?" asked Kyle, pulling him and Laura deeper into the bushes. Laura shook her head.
Kira tore through the bushes until she reached the edge of the clearing. Kouga was fighting back as well as he could against a strong slicing wind Kagura created with her fan. Inuyasha and Miroku were exchanging blows with Naraku, and Sango was avoiding the attacks of the boy Kohaku while keeping herself from attacking back.
Kira appeared beside Kagome who was shooting arrows at Naraku at random intervals. "Are they safe?" asked Kagome.
"Yes. I hid them well. Now, what can I do here? Everyone's matched up with someone!"
"You should help Kouga! He needs it." Replied Kagome shooting another arrow.
"Got it," said Kira as she slipped away through the bushes. She jumped out, sword drawn, behind Kagura who nimbly dodged to the side while easily keeping the attack going at Kouga. He was quickly tiring, but still managed to yell at Kira to run away and keep out of danger. Ignoring him, Kira came again at Kagura who dodged and directed a blow at her. Bringing her arms up to shield her face, Kira fell back as the strong winds hit her and cut her arms and one slightly extended leg.
"Kira!" yelled Inuyasha, trying to come to her aid, but Naraku kept him busy.
"I told you to get away!" yelled Kouga charging though the wind to get to her. Taking her in his arms, he tried to grab her sword, which she had dropped, but let it go with a yell as it shocked him. Kagura renewed her attacks, seeing signs of sure victory as Kouga covered Kira with his own body to protect her.
"What are you doing?" Kira yelled at him. "You'll kill yourself!"
"I'll be fine, I can't let you get killed though. After just meeting your family again. This can be my apology for pushing you." He let out a yell as another wave hit his unguarded back and then lay still.
"Ah, so you've finally made it. And I see you've brought the wolf with you." Said Naraku in a voice that sent shivers through Kira's body.
Inuyasha stepped out of the bushes, followed by Kouga, Miroku and Sango. Kagome and Shippou stayed hidden with Kira. "Where's your young sister Inuyasha? I know she must have come. After all, these are her loved ones we have taken." He pointed to the figures sitting behind them. Kira looked closer and noticed Kyle's arm bleeding badly. Despite this he was still trying to comfort Laura, not letting the pain show on his face.
"How did you know about her?" growled Inuyasha.
"You have no secrets from me Inuyasha." Naraku replied. "I watch your every move. I know what you are doing and I know your weaknesses. You have quite a few it seems."
"But how did you get through the well?!" Inuyasha screamed.
"The same way you do. I jumped." With a yell Inuyasha charged Naraku and Kouga charged Kagura, the girl with the fan. Sango carefully approached the young boy, who she called Kohaku, who stared blankly back at her and Miroku stood with his left hand on his right, ready for something, though Kira did not know what. She stayed still in the bushes with Kagome and Shippou watching the others move slowly away from Kyle and Laura. Suddenly a bright light flew past her head towards Naraku and Kagome appeared beside her. "We'll get them away from your friends. You move in through the bushes and pull them in from behind, ok?"
Kira nodded and moved away through the bushes as Kagome stepped into the edge of the clearing. Pausing for a second to watch, Kira found that the bright light was the arrow Kagome shot. They glowed when she shot them. Ignoring this, Kira continued around the clearing, ducking whenever someone looked her way.
Continuing slowly in this fashion she eventually came up behind Kyle and Laura. Quickly she stuck her head and hands through the buses, covered their mouths, and pulled them through. Knowing the noise she had made she quickly pulled them to their feet and ran a good distance away where she hid them in a cluster of trees and bushes. When they finally stopped she easily sliced through their bonds with her claws. "What's going on?" asked Kyle, rubbing his wrists. "I can't explain right now. I have to go help them!" she tore off her sleeve and quickly dressed Kyle's heavily bleeding arm.
Wincing, he looked around and noticed the sword at Kira's side. "When did you get that?" he asked.
"Again, no time to explain. The others could be getting killed back there!" she turned to Laura, "Are you hurt anywhere?" Too stunned to talk, Laura simply shook her head. "Good, I have to go. You both stay here and I'll come back for you. If you get in any trouble scream for help and I'll come running. Try to stay out of site. You're in my world now, and here demons roam freely." With that she was gone, running back to the battle.
"Do you have any idea what's going on?" asked Kyle, pulling him and Laura deeper into the bushes. Laura shook her head.
Kira tore through the bushes until she reached the edge of the clearing. Kouga was fighting back as well as he could against a strong slicing wind Kagura created with her fan. Inuyasha and Miroku were exchanging blows with Naraku, and Sango was avoiding the attacks of the boy Kohaku while keeping herself from attacking back.
Kira appeared beside Kagome who was shooting arrows at Naraku at random intervals. "Are they safe?" asked Kagome.
"Yes. I hid them well. Now, what can I do here? Everyone's matched up with someone!"
"You should help Kouga! He needs it." Replied Kagome shooting another arrow.
"Got it," said Kira as she slipped away through the bushes. She jumped out, sword drawn, behind Kagura who nimbly dodged to the side while easily keeping the attack going at Kouga. He was quickly tiring, but still managed to yell at Kira to run away and keep out of danger. Ignoring him, Kira came again at Kagura who dodged and directed a blow at her. Bringing her arms up to shield her face, Kira fell back as the strong winds hit her and cut her arms and one slightly extended leg.
"Kira!" yelled Inuyasha, trying to come to her aid, but Naraku kept him busy.
"I told you to get away!" yelled Kouga charging though the wind to get to her. Taking her in his arms, he tried to grab her sword, which she had dropped, but let it go with a yell as it shocked him. Kagura renewed her attacks, seeing signs of sure victory as Kouga covered Kira with his own body to protect her.
"What are you doing?" Kira yelled at him. "You'll kill yourself!"
"I'll be fine, I can't let you get killed though. After just meeting your family again. This can be my apology for pushing you." He let out a yell as another wave hit his unguarded back and then lay still.