Author's Note: I'm in France! I had loads of time to write my fics on the long plane ride and luckily my parents got me a laptop before I left! Anyways, I hope that you guys like this chapter! I shall try and update if my schedule doesn't go crazy on me; I have to go to school on the weekends and I get out of school at different times each day! Do you know how confusing that is? Well as I try to juggle my life, I thank you all for liking my fic; your reviews make me smile! ^^ I can write in English and a bit in French, but I'm not going to write a whole fic in French. I'm sorry but I'm not that fluent in the language; I just know enough to hold conversation with someone.
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Chapter Five: Distractions
Kagome couldn't believe what was happening and she could feel the blood rush to her pale face as she felt the heat from the youkai before her come closer. Her hanyou instincts were telling her to just allow this to happen, that it was merely a way for them to become closer like she always wanted them to be; Inuyasha was opening up to her. But her human mind was shaking its head; there was something not right about this. It really wasn't Inuyasha that was doing this, it was his other half and she knew that Inuyasha was in there and he wasn't able to stop himself. Something inside her wanted to fall into the youkai's arms and just stay there for all eternity like she always wanted, but another part of her knew that there was just something not right about this.
"Inuyasha," whispered Kagome as she met his eyes, her own brimming with tears that she hadn't suspected.
"Don't cry! I hate it when you cry…. It means that I've… I've failed you," coaxed the demon, his voice a bit hurt as a clawed hand wiped away a stray tear off her cheeks. There was only one thing that the human, hanyou, and demon part of Inuyasha had in common, and that was their love, devotion, and the fear of hurting this woman. Even if Inuyasha had never wanted to get attached, he couldn't help but fall for her as they got closer.
"I'm not crying! I just had something in my eyes," snapped Kagome as she slapped his hand away and wiped away the unwanted tears, her new pride not allowing her to show a weakness.
Inuyasha only shook his head as he looked at her, his previous thoughts flying out of his mind when he had first caught the scent of salt from the hanyou before him.
"Y-your eyes are gold!" stated Kagome in shock as she looked at the hanyou; she could have sworn that he was a full youkai just a few seconds ago; he changed without her having to command him to sit.
"They're always gold," said Inuyasha as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"They were just red a second ago," said Kagome as she looked at him seriously.
"Are you feeling okay?" questioned the half demon as he moved the back of his hand to her forward.
Swapping his hand from her forehead, Kagome only glared at him before tackling him in a hug, causing the hanyou to skid back from her weight.
"What are you doing?" asked Inuyasha as Kagome moved her head to the crook of his neck; he could feel droplets of water on his shoulder.
"Inuyasha," was all that the hanyou heard before Kagome's body fell limp.
Wrapping his arms around her before her body dropped to the ground, the hanyou uncertain and confused looked for a spot to place the unconscious girl. Muttering about weak creatures, he quickly picked her up bridal style and let his eyes look for a comfortably place to put her, while the other part of his mind was questioning why the hanyou had fainted in the first place. From all that he knew, she was just fine and as cranky as she always was. The hanyou shook his head of the weird thoughts, there was obviously something weird going on within him but just when he thought that he understood his other half it came out and did something completely confusing.
Deciding that placing her on the ground would get her new kimono dirty, he easily jumped on a tree branch and kept her in his lap. Upon settling on the tree, he could feel his cheeks heat up when the hanyou moved her hands around his waist. Gathering courage, he moved his own hands tighter around the girl before allowing the trees to provide them shade for a nap from the evening sun.
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"We've been here a whole day and those damn insects have only managed to gather energy for eight trees!" complained Kagura as she sat on a large tree root beside Naraku and Kanna who were patiently watching the Saimyoushou do their work in collecting the energy.
"That means that these trees will cause my powers to grow and it'll be able to make my demons stronger!" said Naraku with a grin under his baboon suit, his eyes glowing switching from red to black in anticipation.
"The Shikon no Tama will be ours in no time," said Kanna as she watched emotionless as the trees began to slowly die.
"You two take your time in watching these insects feed; I'm out of here," said Kagura as she made one of her feathers grow.
"Where are you going?" asked Kanna as she moved her eyes from the creatures.
"Somewhere where it's nice and quite, those damn demons over there are about to pop my eardrums," said Kagura as she jumped on the feather and quickly flew into the sky.
"Kanna," said Naraku once Kagura was gone.
"Yes milord?" questioned the demon as she faced him.
"Kikyo and other demons are going to know that something is going on and so will Inuyasha's miko. I want you to cause a distraction near the forest entrance; I don't want them interfering before I have collected enough ki. Take this," said Naraku as he threw the girl a wooden puppet.
"Yes sire," said Kanna as she suddenly drifted away.
Soon my powers will grow and I'll be able to gather the Shikon shards quicker, then I'll become a full youkai and this world will belong to me! Thought Naraku; laughing out loud as more Saimyoushou came into view and landed on the trees.
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"Is something wrong Kirara?" asked Sango as she petted the creature whose fur was standing on end in her lap.
"Something's wrong with the Sacred Forest of Demons!" shouted Myouga as he bounced up and down on Miroku's shoulder.
"The Sacred Forest of Demons?" asked Sango as she looked at the three demons in the room who seemed to tense.
"The Sacred Forest of Demons is a place where all the great demons have entered to relax and get away from other creatures that might want to fight them. Even Inuyasha's father has been in there, and every time a demon enters the area, he or she leaves behind some of their own energy to allow the trees to grow and keep the place alive. The Forest is suppose to be a place that all demon's care about because the greater demons have all entered it. It's like a holy demon area, and when it's been damaged all demons can feel it," explained Myouga.
"Since when were demon's holy?" asked Miroku mockingly with a semi-serious expression.
"We must go to protect the trees! If someone gathers the energy, then there will be no one to stop them! All the power of powerful demons is within those trees. We have to protect them," said Myouga as he hopped up and down anxiously.
"If all demons can feel it, then the demons will protect the area," stated Sango.
"Yes, but we have to stop the one that is doing that. We're all going to be affected should the demons that do go there to help fail! What if it were Naraku?" suggested Myouga, causing the other occupants of the hut to grow dangerously serious.
"But you have to be at least some part demon to enter the area," said Shippo as he crossed his arms over his chest near the fire.
"I forgot about that…" said the older demon and only smiled nervously as the others sweat dropped.
"Then how do you expect us to help?" asked Miroku as he moved the flea between his fingers and began to squeeze him like Inuyasha usually does.
"Stop, I can't breathe! We need to find Lord Inuyasha," cried the flea when the monk stopped suffocating him and let him go to land on Kirara's forehead.
"How are we suppose to find him if we don't' know where he is?" asked Miroku as he moved his staff to his other hand.
"Lord Inuyasha will be sure to go towards the Sacred Forest of Demons, even if he is only a hanyou, a part of him will go there," acknowledged Myouga.
"If we find him, we'll find Kagome!" said Shippo as he stood up determined.
"Then let's go!" said Sango as she stood up and went to go change.
"Let's just hope that the demons realize that we're going there to help them get rid of Naraku," said Miroku as he quickly stood up.
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"Lord Sesshoumaru," whispered a frog demon to a dog demon in a pasture of wild flowers; a staff of a man and woman in his hands.
"I know," said the deep voice of the demon as his amber orbs looked up towards the sky and towards the Western Lands that had been left to him from his father.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, look at the flowers that Rin picked!" cried a little girl in glee in a orange and peach colored kimono, she looked no more than 7.
"Quiet you little brat! Lord Sesshoumaru doesn't have time for your insolence!" snapped the demon as he glared at the girl.
"Silence Jaken," said the demon lord as he narrowed his eyes at the small frog.
"Is something wrong Lord Sesshoumaru?" asked Rin as she looked up at the demon that had brought her back to life when she had died from the attack of wolves.
"Nothing is wrong Rin, just go play with Ah and Un," ordered Sesshoumaru when he turned to the girl.
Nodding, the little girl raced toward the two-headed dragon that allowed her to grab their reins and lead them deeper into the field of flowers to graze.
"Lord Sesshoumaru," began Jaken but was silenced when his lord walked towards the source of energy that was quickly fading.
"I leave you to look after Rin," said Sesshoumaru in his usual deep and commanding voice before vanishing with his lightning speed.
Jaken only sighed before turning to look for the human girl and the dragons.
"Get back here! Lord Sesshoumaru left me in charge, and you're going to listen to me," crowed the frog demon as he raced towards them in the short legs but was ignored as the dragons and human went on ahead.
Why do I even bother? Questioned Jaken to himself as he cried after them; sighing he had no choice but to follow them.
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Kagome stirred in her sleep and only cuddled closer into the warmth around her, her sensitive skin shivering when she felt the evening wind blew her hair about. Shuddering from the cold air, she smiled when she felt the warmth return to her as the blanket wrapped itself around her form. The blanket wrapped itself around her form? Kagome snapped her eyes opened and nearly fell off the tree branch in surprise if it weren't for powerful arms holding her waist.
"Don't do that! You could have broken your neck," snapped an angry voice before her, and she only narrowed her eyes as amber met gold.
"I wouldn't have if I were placed on the ground to sleep like normal people!" shouted Kagome as she stood up, her powers allowing her to balance on the branches.
"If you didn't notice, you're not normal!" barked Inuyasha as he stood up so that they were eye level, but kept an eye on her footing to make sure that she didn't fall.
"I'm not going to fall, so stop worrying," said Kagome as she saw his eyes fall to her legs.
"You're clumsy enough to fall even with your hanyou abilities," retorted Inuyasha with a smug grin that made the female hanyou narrow her eyes into slits.
"Why were you holding me?" asked Kagome as she calmed herself down.
"Because you fell asleep after you told me my eye color, and if you didn't notice that there was no place to place you on the ground without ruining your kimono or comfortable enough for you to sleep on! So I placed you in the only safe place that I would be able to watch after you," countered Inuyasha as he moved his hands in his sleeves and looked in another direction.
"I fell asleep? But why would I…? AHHH!" screamed Kagome as she moved backwards but accidentally slipped and went plummeting down.
Kagome grabbed in every direction and suddenly found herself hanging on the branch. Trying to mirror what Inuyasha had done, she pushed herself back and forth and managed to end up on her hands and hind legs like a cat.
"See! I told you I can take care of myself," said Kagome with a smirk to Inuyasha, who could only sigh in relief that she hadn't fallen to the ground.
Kagome suddenly tensed as she felt something, it seemed as if it were going to run her over, she could feel her body tensing up, but she didn't know the reason why.
"Sesshoumaru," whispered Inuyasha in a low growl as he felt his brother's ki coming closer, and could smell him coming fast.
"What is he doing here?" asked Kagome as she could feel the youkai's strength come closer and closer; it was as if the wind was about to get knocked out of her from the intensity and power that she felt from the demon.
"I don't know, but you better get back," said Inuyasha as he dropped to the ground calmly on his legs; his hand going towards his left hip but cursed inwardly when he realized that Tetsusaiga wasn't with him.
"I think that we should just get out of the way Inuyasha, we're not prepared to fight against Sesshoumaru," said Kagome as she jumped off the branch but landed on her bottom from her lack of experience with jumping off of twenty feet trees.
Inuyasha only rolled his eyes as he leaped over to her and helped her to stand up, watching as he saw her blush a nice tinge of pink in embarrassment.
"Why are you wasting your time here?" asked a dark voice from behind him, turning around Inuyasha narrowed his eyes as he saw his older brother.
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A/N: I had enough time on the plane to write this, so here it is! I would have gotten it out when I arrived, but I had to find internet connection and I wanted to thank my reviewers so I had to wait. I hope that you all enjoy this fic!
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