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Ch7
Kikyo watched as Onigumo comforted the child next to him. The miko scowled as she thought about the events that just happened. She had been so close to obtaining the Shikon no Tama, but that child, Kagome, had been able to deflect the arrow without even trying. 'At least the child isn't questioning the man about what happened. My only salvation is that she is still a naive child.'
((-Flashback-))
Kikyo frowned as the child deflected her arrow and passed out. Just as the miko was going to rip the Shikon no Tama out of the girl, Inuyasha had picked the child up, and taken her back to the hut, leaving Kikyo to ponder his words.
"You're attacking a child that hasn't wronged you. It's the same as killing in cold blood, and I can't sit here and watch as someone as pure as yourself falls so low as to do something like that." That is was he had told her.
Kikyo gave an inaudible growl at those words. This wasn't how things should be! She's the one that deserved the jewel! She's the one that gave years of her life to protect that damned jewel! She's the one that deserves to wield the power of the Shikon no Tama! Not that Gods damned child!
((-End Flashback-))
It had drained Kikyo to keep the villager's asleep for an entire day, and to erase Inuyasha's memory of the event. She knew that she could not mess up again. Powerful though she may be, Kikyo still couldn't afford to pull a stunt like this too many times. It would drain her, and she would be left as weak as a normal human.
(((((((-)))))))
Naraku glanced back at Kikyo's scowling form as they walked towards the dungeon that held Kagome. "Something wrong, Kikyo?"
"Of course not," Kikyo responded in her usual scornful voice.
Naraku mentally smirked, as Onigumo sighed, {Naraku, this isn't necessary.}
[Of course it is. After all, the sooner I get the answers, the sooner I'll be able to kill those two priestesses, and the sooner I can get rid of you.]
{I won't let you kill Kagome} Onigumo said, {...and I can't let you kill Kikyo either...}
[Why would that be?] Naraku mentally rose an eyebrow at Onigumo.
Onigumo sighed again, {I really don't know...}
[Which is why I'm getting answers.]
{...that doesn't make sense...} Naraku just ignored Onigumo's comment, and went back to plotting the death of Inuyasha, Kagome, Kikyo... and pretty much anyone else that came to mind.
(((((((-)))))))
Kagome and Sango sat in their cell, thinking about different things. Sango was wondering about Kohaku's safety, and how/what a certain pervert was doing without her around. Kagome, on the other hand, was musing about her dreams, and why it was now that they were coming to her. None of it made sense to her. There was no way she could have met Onigumo, Keade, Kikyo, and Inuyasha fifty years before she went through the well. And there was no way she could have been borne on this side of the well. After all, what about all the years she had spent in her time? Kagome sighed in frustration as the cell door opened, and a shadowed figure stepped in.
(((((((-)))))))
Kouga growled, "Damnit, Inuyasha, why can't I kill her! She's" the wolf prince glared at Kagura, "killed my pack!"
"Because she's" Inuyasha was also glaring at Kagura, "the only one to lead us to Kagome and Sango!"
Miroku sighed as Kagura rolled her eyes, "Monk, do they always fight like this?"
"Usually, they're worse," Miroku said.
Inuyasha and Kouga glared at the monk, "DON'T TALK TO HER! SHE'S THE ENEMY!"
"Uhm," Kohaku looked at Kagura, then to the demons, and finally to Miroku, "Houshi-sama, if they want to find my sister, and this 'Kagome' person... why are we just standing around here?"
They stared at the young demon-slayer in silence......a very long silence... Inuyasha broke this silence by growling, "We don't have time to just sit around on our asses, damnit! Let's get going!"
Kagura rolled her eyes, and started walking again, with everyone following her. 'Inuyasha no baka!' the kijo thought to herself, 'How can I use them to kill Naraku, if they're so easily distracted?!' Kagura's thoughts were disrupted when she felt someone grab the chain that bound her, and pull her back. She turned her head and glared at the half-demon, who wasn't paying any attention to her.
"SesshouMaru!" Inuyasha growled out, as his older half-brother walked out the bushes.
The demon lord smirked, "Hello, little brother."
Ch7
Kikyo watched as Onigumo comforted the child next to him. The miko scowled as she thought about the events that just happened. She had been so close to obtaining the Shikon no Tama, but that child, Kagome, had been able to deflect the arrow without even trying. 'At least the child isn't questioning the man about what happened. My only salvation is that she is still a naive child.'
((-Flashback-))
Kikyo frowned as the child deflected her arrow and passed out. Just as the miko was going to rip the Shikon no Tama out of the girl, Inuyasha had picked the child up, and taken her back to the hut, leaving Kikyo to ponder his words.
"You're attacking a child that hasn't wronged you. It's the same as killing in cold blood, and I can't sit here and watch as someone as pure as yourself falls so low as to do something like that." That is was he had told her.
Kikyo gave an inaudible growl at those words. This wasn't how things should be! She's the one that deserved the jewel! She's the one that gave years of her life to protect that damned jewel! She's the one that deserves to wield the power of the Shikon no Tama! Not that Gods damned child!
((-End Flashback-))
It had drained Kikyo to keep the villager's asleep for an entire day, and to erase Inuyasha's memory of the event. She knew that she could not mess up again. Powerful though she may be, Kikyo still couldn't afford to pull a stunt like this too many times. It would drain her, and she would be left as weak as a normal human.
(((((((-)))))))
Naraku glanced back at Kikyo's scowling form as they walked towards the dungeon that held Kagome. "Something wrong, Kikyo?"
"Of course not," Kikyo responded in her usual scornful voice.
Naraku mentally smirked, as Onigumo sighed, {Naraku, this isn't necessary.}
[Of course it is. After all, the sooner I get the answers, the sooner I'll be able to kill those two priestesses, and the sooner I can get rid of you.]
{I won't let you kill Kagome} Onigumo said, {...and I can't let you kill Kikyo either...}
[Why would that be?] Naraku mentally rose an eyebrow at Onigumo.
Onigumo sighed again, {I really don't know...}
[Which is why I'm getting answers.]
{...that doesn't make sense...} Naraku just ignored Onigumo's comment, and went back to plotting the death of Inuyasha, Kagome, Kikyo... and pretty much anyone else that came to mind.
(((((((-)))))))
Kagome and Sango sat in their cell, thinking about different things. Sango was wondering about Kohaku's safety, and how/what a certain pervert was doing without her around. Kagome, on the other hand, was musing about her dreams, and why it was now that they were coming to her. None of it made sense to her. There was no way she could have met Onigumo, Keade, Kikyo, and Inuyasha fifty years before she went through the well. And there was no way she could have been borne on this side of the well. After all, what about all the years she had spent in her time? Kagome sighed in frustration as the cell door opened, and a shadowed figure stepped in.
(((((((-)))))))
Kouga growled, "Damnit, Inuyasha, why can't I kill her! She's" the wolf prince glared at Kagura, "killed my pack!"
"Because she's" Inuyasha was also glaring at Kagura, "the only one to lead us to Kagome and Sango!"
Miroku sighed as Kagura rolled her eyes, "Monk, do they always fight like this?"
"Usually, they're worse," Miroku said.
Inuyasha and Kouga glared at the monk, "DON'T TALK TO HER! SHE'S THE ENEMY!"
"Uhm," Kohaku looked at Kagura, then to the demons, and finally to Miroku, "Houshi-sama, if they want to find my sister, and this 'Kagome' person... why are we just standing around here?"
They stared at the young demon-slayer in silence......a very long silence... Inuyasha broke this silence by growling, "We don't have time to just sit around on our asses, damnit! Let's get going!"
Kagura rolled her eyes, and started walking again, with everyone following her. 'Inuyasha no baka!' the kijo thought to herself, 'How can I use them to kill Naraku, if they're so easily distracted?!' Kagura's thoughts were disrupted when she felt someone grab the chain that bound her, and pull her back. She turned her head and glared at the half-demon, who wasn't paying any attention to her.
"SesshouMaru!" Inuyasha growled out, as his older half-brother walked out the bushes.
The demon lord smirked, "Hello, little brother."