Falling In Love With Darkness; Part 4

Here it is! Chapter 4!!! This takes place a month after Ch. 3, while Leila and Sesshomaru are still on their "journey". We join, first, Kagome and Co.

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"Kagome!" Shippo whined, "Inu Yasha's being mean to me!"

"Inu Yasha!" Kagome growled warningly.

"What?" Inu Yasha exclaimed, "I was only teasing him!"

"Just try to be a little nicer," Kagome said.

"Whatever," Inu Yasha grumbled.

"Why don't you go play with Rin, Shippo?" Kagome suggested.

"Come with us, Kagome!" Shippo said, with pleading eyes.

"Where to?" Kagome asked, giggling.

"To pick flowers!" Rin exclaimed.

"Alright, I'll go," Kagome said, laughing as she allowed herself to be pulled toward the flowers.

"I'm coming, too," Inu Yasha stated.

"Why?" Shippo asked, "I never thought of you as a flower picking person."

"Because, I have to protect Kagome and the baby," Inu Yasha said.

"Oh yeah! I don't want anything to happen to my little brother!" Shippo said, proudly.

"Now, Shippo… we don't know if it'll be a girl or a boy yet, so it might be a baby sister," Kagome said.

Shippo looked as though he was thinking about the prospect of a sister. "I guess a sister wouldn't be too bad… but a brother would be really nice!"

Kagome laughed at his childish antics. She looked over at Inu Yasha, who was staring at her seriously.

"Don't even start looking at me like that…" Kagome said, smiling, "You are not going to exile me to my bed for the next 6 months."

"But-" Inu Yasha started, but Kagome cut him off.

"But nothing!" she said, "If I don't get enough air and sun and exercise, then I'll die! I spent the last three years of my life primarily outdoors, and I'm not about to became a couch potato!"

"Fine," Inu Yasha sighed, "But if you won't stay inside, then you'll have to deal with me following you everywhere."

"That wouldn't be so bad," Kagome said.

"Come on, you guys!" Rin said, "Hurry up!"

Kagome laughed and began dragging Inu Yasha behind her to the fields.

"Miroku, if you don't stop pestering me, I swear to God…" Sango growled, "I'm going to KILL you!"

"But Sango," Miroku pleaded, "I really think it would be better if you stayed indoors until the baby is born… I don't want either of you getting hurt."

Sango growled and began walking toward the door. "You won't have to worry if you come with me! I swear, between you and Inu Yasha, Kagome and I would never see the light of day if you had any authority…"

Miroku followed her obediently to the fields where Kagome and the others had gone.

"Miroku! Sango! Over here!" Kagome called, waving them over.

"Kagome!" Sango ran to where she stood, with Miroku on her heels. "It took me forever just to get out of the house."

Kagome laughed. "But I see you made it. Honestly, I don't even know why they bother putting up a fight when they know they won't win!"

"It's because we simply care too much," Miroku said with a dramatic sigh.

"Come on you idiot," Inu Yasha said, dragging Miroku by the collar of his shirt, "Before you get yourself hurt."

When they were at a safe distance from the girls, Inu Yasha dropped Miroku. "Your wind tunnel… is it still there?"

"Hmm… I don't know. I haven't thought to look," Miroku said, "It's just a habit… and we haven't fought for so long…"

"Well, look," Inu Yasha asked. "And point it that way!" Inu Yasha added as Miroku began to unwrap his hand.

"Oh… right," Miroku removed the cloth and three trees were sucked into his hand. He quickly rewrapped it. "But that means…"

"My hunch was right then… Naraku is still alive," Inu Yasha said. "DAMMIT!"

"Inu Yasha, calm down," Miroku said, "We will simply tell the girls and then we will…"

"NO!" Inu Yasha yelled, "We can't tell them, or they'll try and fight him. What we will do, is wait for Sesshomaru to get back. Then we will ask for his assistance. And then- I can't believe I'm going to say this- we'll go talk to Koga. We're going to need all the help we can get."

[MEANWHILE]

"Sesshomaru are we almost there?" Leila asked.

"Yes. Only a few more miles," Sesshomaru said, tightening his arms around her as he sped up.

"Good," she smiled. "I can't wait to see Kagome and the others."

Sesshomaru suddenly sensed something. I can't slow down… if I keep going at this rate, maybe they won't notice and I won't have to put Leila in danger, he thought. However, that was soon destroyed, as a large tree root shot into the air, blocking his path.

He dropped to the ground. I guess I'll have to fight, he thought, preparing for battle. He never noticed the figure chuckling softly as he snuck up behind him. He didn't turn from the battle when two pale, battered hands reached out from the darkness and wrapped themselves around Leila's throat, strangling her screams. He didn't hasten to her rescue as she was drawn back into the shadows. He turned from the pile of flesh and blood and his eyes widened. Where Leila had once stood, there was only air. He looked at the ground and saw two lines in the dirt, showing that she had obviously been dragged. And in the air…

The scent of a demon! he thought. He sniffed the air and realized that the scent was familiar.

He turned and sped off toward his castle. Inu Yasha and the others would help him.

You will die for this… Naraku.

Bwah hahahahahahaha! I have left you with a cliff hanger!!! I wasn't going to write any of this, but once I started typing I got an idea… BRING NARAKU BACK! Don't worry… he'll die… after he- NO! I'm not telling! Read the next chapter to find out what happens! And have no fear… Kagome and Sango will get their chance in the spot light, too!