Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi...... Stop hogging Inuyasha!! I don't care if you own him!! Grrr......
Author's note: I left you on a cliffy and now I'm back! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Also, I have nothing smart to say in this Author's note so I'll just go on with the story...... yeah.
Oh! But I FINALLY figured out how to do bold and italics! Finally! Sad, isn't it?
Anywho, on with the story!! That..... uh.... may be coming to an end..... erm.....
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Chapter 13 Final battle and the end results
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"Inuyasha! I sense a jewel shard!" Kagome exclaimed as she stared at the gnarled tree which Shippou disappeared from.
Inuyasha blinked, following her gaze toward the tree. "Where? Where is it?"
Kagome took a deep breath in, taking a step toward the old tree. "It's in there....." She whispered, pointing at the tree. "We have to go in there!"
"But we don't know where that leads up to!" Inuyasha protested, walking a bit ahead of her to get a better look of the tree.
Kagome blinked, watching him closely. 'He doesn't want to go after a jewel shard? Is he...... ok?' She thought, but just shook her head. "Inuyasha, Shippou's in there! We have to save him! Plus......" She paused for a moment, stepping forward so she stood beside him. "I believe this is the source of the strange weather."
"Are you sure?" Inuyasha asked slowly as he looked the tree up and down. No animal lived on the tree and barely any leaves still grew on it's branches. He could feel it's demon presence get stronger and stronger as he stood there. This tree was defiantly not a normal tree.
"Yes, I am." She nodded, rubbing one arm self-consciously. She felt cold and... kinda alone standing near the tree. It was really creepy, even though she knew Inuyasha was right beside her. "It's an weird and eerie feeling, but I certain this is the source of it all!"
Inuyasha nodded, taking on of her hands into his. "All right, then let's go in there. And don't let go of my hand no matter what!"
Kagome took a deep breath in, squeezing his hand tightly. "Don't worry, I wont." She nodded, glancing up at him for a second. "Now, let's go in."
Together, they both reached up and touched the tree. At first, nothing seemed to happen but suddenly they felt themselves being suck into the tree with an eerie white light.
They vanished into thin air.
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"Excuse me, can you help me?" Sango asked as she taped one of the villagers on the shoulder. Then man looked up at her groggily for a second then looked away and carried on with what he was doing.
Miroku raised a brow, looking around them at all the villagers. Each villager seemed to be in a daze. He frowned, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "They are not in their right of mind." He commented quietly.
Sango nodded, holding Kirara closer to her body. "They almost seem like they don't have minds." She looked around at everyone who was outside. It was like they didn't even notice that it was freezing out here! They just continued on with whatever they were doing.
Miroku nodded. "It seems like we wont get help here." He sighed, running his fingers threw his hair.
Sango frowned, looking down at Kirara. What was wrong with her to make her so limp and cold all of the sudden? She felt deeply afraid for Kirara's life. She almost felt like crying. Her eyes widen as a hand was placed on her shoulder. Slowly, she looked up and saw Miroku smiling weakly at her.
"Kirara will be fine." Miroku said quietly as he squeezed her shoulder. "We'll get her warmed up and she'll be fine."
Sango smiled back at him, nodding slightly. "Yes, thank you houshi."
"You........"
Miroku blinked, looking over at the villager that they had talked to earlier. He was standing up with some strange object in his hands. 'Where did he get that?' He thought as something in the back of his mind told him to run.
Sango turned halfway to him, her eyes widening. "Miroku! It's a gun!" She exclaimed as she watched the man aim the gun at them.
Miroku stepped in front of Sango to protect her. "Why are you aiming you gun at us? We have done nothing to harm you."
Sango glanced around, everyone who was outside now had guns in their hands and were aiming it at them. What in all the hells was going on!?
"Your......... with...... that pup...... and the...... miko......" The man said slowly in a kinda dazed tone. The safety went off with a click as he aimed the gun at Miroku's chest. His heart.
"Miroku! There are more of them!" Sango whispered as the other villagers started closing in on them.
"Who is controlling you?" Miroku yelled, not moving from his spot.
"Good....... bye......."
-BANG-
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Darkness.
"Wh-where am I?" Kagome muttered as she slowly opened her eyes. She blinked a few times and rubbed her eyes. She couldn't see anything! Everything was dark! 'Where am I? Wait...... where's Inuyasha?!' She moved her hand where Inuyasha was suppose to be holding on be he wasn't there!
"Inuyasha?!" Kagome yelled, stumbling to her feet. No one answered, only her own voice echoed back with the same words. Her eyes widen and she slumped back to the ground. Well...... if it was ground.
"Where am I?" She whispered to herself, looking around the darkness.
"You...... are........ here........" A low, bodiless voice answered her question.
Kagome blinked, looking around again. She saw no one but had heard a voice. Was she hearing things or was there actually someone here? "I'm here? But where is here?" She called out, getting to her feet once again.
"Here is here. Here is inside of me....... Why are you here?" The voice seemed to echo threw the darkness, making each word harder and harder to hear.
"Um....... Well..... My friend, a little fox boy named Shippou touched this tree and then he vanished! So, me and my other friend, a dog hanyou named Inuyasha touched the tree to go save him and...... well, I ended up here." Kagome explained as she still searched the darkness for whoever was speaking.
"I know...... that..... But why are you here?" The voice asked again.
"Why am I here?" Kagome blinked, looking down at her hands. "Well, to find my friend and....."
"And my jewel shard?" The voice finished her sentence in a low voice that almost seemed angry.
Kagome nodded sharply. "Yes! But, also I believe you are the reason why there is so much snow around here! And......"
"And the people with the guns? You believe I sent them out, don't you?" The voice chuckled as it got louder and what seemed to be closer.
Kagome reeled back a bit, nodding. "Yes! Did you?"
"Of course......" The voice answer back with a long laugh. Suddenly, right in front of Kagome a light appeared. And, under that light was what looked like a man, but he had forest green hair the flowed down to his waist, fangs and claws. He was a demon. He laughed lightly, walking closer to Kagome. "You humans are way to easy to predict, you know?"
Kagome stepped back again, her eyes widen. One of the first things she saw was a gleam in his throat. 'The shikon shard!' She thought as her eyes traveled up to his. "But..... why?"
The demon laughed, flicking back his hair. "Why? Because I can? Because it's all too easy?" He smirked, taking one long stride over to her. Now, he stood only inches away from her. "Because...... I want the shikon no tama?" He wrapped one hand around her waist as the other hovered over her chest to where she kept the shikon shards.
Kagome flinched under his touch. She glared at him, slapping his hand away. "Well, your not going to win!" She yelled, stepping away from his grasp.
"Ho?" The demon raised a brow. "Kagome, are you waiting for your hanyou friend to save you?" His voice taunted her as his eyes pieced her soul.
Kagome gulped, starring at him. "Well.... wait! How do you know my name?!"
The demon smiled, pointing behind him. Suddenly, two lights shined down on what seemed light floating balls. Inside them were Inuyasha and Shippou, both unconscious.
Kagome gasped, shaking her head. "No! It can't be!" She cried, running toward the balls, but something grasped her arms and pulled her back. She glanced down and saw vines, wrapping themselves around her arms and legs tightly. A bit too tightly.
"Oh, a feisty one you are?" The demon smirked, walking closer to her. "That hanyou and kitsune were easy, but for some reason I can't seem to get you under my spell..... Hmmm.... Naraku did say something about you...."
Kagome's eyes widen. "You mean..... your working with Naraku?!?"
The demon laughed, shaking his head. "Yes, I am but this is all mine. My plan, my power!" He laughed again, turning his back to her. "He offered another shikon shard, but I'm thinking once I'm done with you I'll just go after Naraku."
'I need to get my arrows..... if only I could reach them.....' Kagome thought as she struggled to reach her arrows. She was getting close but not close enough. She needed more time. "Oh? How can you defeat Naraku? You just a..... weakling!"
The demon turned around to her, eyeing her sharply. "Me? A weakling? You have it wrong girl!" He roared, walking right up to her. Kagome froze, starring up at him. "I am Ibara! And you will respect that, girl!" Ibara hissed as he ran his finger down her cheek. "I heard you were a powerful miko, some one to fear." He shrugged, leaning away from her. "But all I see is a weak girl."
Kagome's eyes narrow. "Oh? Is that what you think?" She grounded out, leaning forward. "YOU-HAVE-IT-WRONG!!" With the new strength she got from her rage, she finally was able to reach an arrow. She jerked forward and stabbed the arrow in his chest.
The demon's eyes widen as a flash of purifying pink surrounded him. He mumbled back, his breath short. Kagome gasped as the vines loosened and she went sprawling to the ground.
"How..... how could you....." Ibara gasped, holding his wound. "Your nothing..... but a..... girl!"
Kagome stood up, pushing the vines off her. "No, I'm not just a girl!" She aimed an arrow at the two balls and fired. They hit straight on and created a giant hole in the balls. Both Inuyasha and Shippou fell out, gasping for air. Kagome smiled, running over to them. "Inuyasha! Hurry!"
Inuyasha blinked, looking up to see a blurry form. "Kagome.....?" He coughed, rubbing his eyes. He sat up and started to see clearly. Kagome was running toward him and a demon was going after her, already with an injury. He growled, un-sheathing the Tetsusaiga. "Kagome! Duck!"
Kagome nodded, throwing herself to the ground as Inuyasha jumped over her and brought the 'wolf fang' right threw the demon.
"N.... NO!!!!!" Ibara roared as he disappeared into nothing.
"Ka-kagome?!" Shippou cried as he ran right into her arms. "I WAS SO SCARED!" He sobbed, holding tightly onto Kagome's uniform.
Kagome nodded, closing her eyes and rubbing his back. "It's ok, everything's fine now."
"Uh.... Kagome. Open your eyes." Inuyasha mumbled as he put a hand on her shoulder.
Kagome blinked and opened her eyes to see...... they were outside again! But, there was no snow and the grass was green. She stood up, Shippou still in her arms. "Everything's..... back to normal."
Inuyasha nodded, sheathing the Tetsusaiga. "Yeah, you did it. And we even go a jewel shard out of it." He handed the jewel shard her the jewel shard he had found from the demon.
Kagome blushed lightly, taking the shard and adverting her gaze to the ground. "Yeah, well..... you did it too." She smiled lightly. "Now, let's go find Miroku and Sango. They must be worried about us!"
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"Miroku? Are you all right? That wound is bad!" Sango asked as she sat beside him. They were hiding in the forest, men chasing them one minutes before. Miroku had gotten a bullet wound in the left shoulder. If it was an inch lower he would have died.
Miroku smiled weakly at her, his eyes half closed. "I guess.... I wont died by my wind tunnel...." He rasped.
Sango shook her head. "Your not going to die, ok?" She cried, tears treating to fall. "So, just stop that!"
Miroku smiled. "Thank you, Sango...... but..... there is someone coming...." He whispered.
Sango nodded, grabbing her giant bone boomerang. She could hear them getting closer and closer. 'I'm sorry!' She thought as she jumped out from behind the tree and wacked whoever was there.
"Sango?!"
Sango blinked, looking down at a stunned Inuyasha, then over at Kagome and Shippou. "Oh my...... I'm so sorry!" She smiled weakly. "I thought you might be the men from the village."
Kagome shook her head. "No. Why are you hiding from the men in the village?"
Sango sighed. "Long story, but I think they are being possessed. They started attacking us with guns! We barely got out there with our lives intact!"
Kagome laughed lightly, which received a look of horror from Sango.
"Oh, you don't have to worry anymore Sango! Kagome defeated the demon who was controlling the men! We're all safe now!" Shippou chirped.
Kagome nodded. "Sango, where is Miroku?"
"R-right..... here......" Miroku whispered as he slowly pulled himself out of the hiding spot he was left in. He smiled as he saw Inuyasha on the ground, still stunned.
Kagome gasped and ran to his side. "Lord Miroku! Are you all right?"
Miroku smiled, still looking at Inuyasha. "Now.... I am......."
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"We are deeply sorry." The mayor of the village bowed down in front of them as well as some of the other men who stood behind him. "We didn't know what we were doing."
Kagome smiled, holding a basket of food that they had given them. "Don't worry about it! It wasn't your fault, a demon was controlling you!"
The mayor looked up. "I know.... but we hurt you friend."
Sango rolled her eyes, looking away from the mayor. "He's fine, you don't need to worry about him."
Miroku nodded, a red hand mark on his cheek. "I am fine. Thank you for worrying."
Inuyasha snorted, turning his back to them. "Come on, let's go." He started off without waiting for the others to say anything.
Kagome smiled, bow slightly to the mayor. "Thank you again for the gifts!" She turned and ran after Inuyasha, followed by the others.
The mayor blinked. "They were an odd bunch..... But they did save out lives. Bliss their souls." He nodded sharply, watching as they disappeared down the road.
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The sun and set and the moon was bright in the sky. Miroku, Shippou and Kirara was resting while Sango was tending to the fire. Kagome smiled lightly, standing up and walking away from camp. She needed a moment to think, by herself.
Inuyasha watched her closely from his branch in the tree. After she had disappeared into the forest, he started after her quietly.
Kagome finally found herself by a small river. She sighed lightly and sat down at it's bank, running on finger threw the water. Guns were now in the feudal era, was that going to make their journey even harder? Was there going to be even more fights like this?
"I hope not....." Kagome mumbled out loud as she pulling her finger back.
"You hope not what?"
Kagome nearly jumped out of her skin as a voice came from behind her. She turned and let out a sigh of relief. "Inuyasha! You scared me! What are you doing out here?"
Inuyasha blushed lightly, looking to the side. "Uh..... that's what I was going to ask you!" Lame..... just lame.
Kagome blinked, then shook her head. She turned her back to him, pulling her knees to her chest. "I just hope we don't run into anymore men with guns."
Inuyasha blinked, slowly walking to her side. "Why not? You afraid of them or something?" He asked, sitting Indian style next to her.
Kagome looked at him, brow raised. "You almost got killed because of a gun- "
"Almost." Inuyasha empathized. "But I didn't."
"You didn't because I found you just in time!" Kagome pointed out. "When I found you..... I thought..... I thought you were going to die." She sighed, resting her head on her knees. "I was afraid."
Inuyasha blinked, starring at her. 'She was afraid..... for me?'
Kagome shook her head, smiling at him. "But, your all right now!" She beamed. "And everything is going to be all right in the end."
Inuyasha nodded. "Who would think less?"
Kagome smiled, crewing her lip in thought. "Um..... Inuyasha? Can I ask you something?"
Inuyasha blinked. "Uh..... sure."
Kagome turned to him. "Well, when you were injured you kept saying something odd."
Inuyasha blinked. Something odd? He was talking in his sleep?
"Well," She continued. "You were saying 'I should of told her' and 'I had the chance'." She brushed a piece of hair behind her ear. "Um..... what was that about? And why...... did you say my name?"
Inuyasha blinked, trying to think of what she was talking about. That's when it hit him. In his sleep he was about to tell her..... how he felt! Heat rose to his cheeks and he quickly looked away. Something in the back of his mind was telling him to tell her...... but..... "It..... It was...... uh....." He stumbled.
Kagome blinked, watching him. "It was what?"
Inuyasha turned to her, his cheeks still red. "Kagome...... I...... I.... uh... I....."
"Kagome!!" Shippou chirped as he bounded out of the bushes. "There you are!!" He jumped up into her arms and hugged her.
Kagome smiled, hugging him back. She looked up at Inuyasha who was now looking away. "Inuyasha, what is it that you wanted to say?"
Inuyasha stood up, his back turned to her. "N-nothing! It was nothing!" He stormed back to the camp, leaving Kagome and Shippou to stare at him in complete confusion.
"What was that about?" Shippou asked.
Kagome shrugged. "I don't know." She answered quietly as she still watched him leave. 'What was he going to say?' She shook her head and stood up, still holding Shippou in her arms. "Now, you should be in bed."
"Aw...... do I have to?" Shippou pouted.
Kagome laughed lightly as she started back to the camp. "Yes, you do."
Shippou sighed. "Aw, all right......"
THE END
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waterdoragon: Longest chapter yet and....... -sad music playing- and the end!!! -cries- It's the end of Guns and Amo!! -cries even more- WAHHHHHH!!!!!
Inuyasha: -storms in- You!
me: -blinks and stop crying- What do you want Inuyasha?
Inuyasha: Why didn't I get to kiss her?! You said I would get to kiss Kagome!
me: -sighs- I was going to do that but I figured since every other story I do ends on 'I love you' kind of thing that I would end this one on an 'almost I love you' kind of thing. You get it?
Inuyasha: -growls- But you said-
me: You have my other stories! Stop whining, ok?!
Inuyasha: -huff- But the genre says 'Romance'. I don't see any!
me: -blink- Inuyasha, 1) You suck at Romances! I seen your show! 2) I changed it. -smiles- So, nah nah!
Inuyasha: -glares- You bitch!
me: Tsk, tsk Inuyasha! Bad language will not get you anywhere. Now, SIT!
Inuyasha: -crash- How the hell?!
Me: -smiles- My magical author powers! Now! This is the end so GOOD BYE!