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"The evil aura has dissipated..." Hitomo gasped.
"We need to get the shard out once she wakes up, or Naraku can take hold of her once again." Kagome announced once she was done. The rest of the group nodded.
"So, do any of you know where Naraku is now? He has to be close...doesn't he?"
"We're not sure." Miroku answered truthfully. "Now that Maya is no longer under Naraku's control, we're hoping she can tell us when she wakes up."
"If she even remembers..." Shippo added. "Kohaku didn't rembebver anything when he was released from Naraku's spell." Sango's face became grim.
"Kohaku wasn't fully released. Naraku still had some control over him."
"Sango's right." Inuyasha added. "We can't just give up that easy." Kagome smiled a little at this comment. "And Naraku's still close. I can sense him."
Still Dreaming
By Endless Moonlight
Several birds took off and small animals scurried away from the hut in which our group resided. The cause was a piecing scream emitted from the hut.
"Damn." Inuyasha muttered as he rubbed his ears. They were still pressed flat against his skull.
"There, now we just need to bandage you up." Hitomo said whipping some of the blood that was around the opening in Maya's arm with a damp cloth.
Kagome dug looked through her first aid kit and brought out some Neosporin. "Put this on the bandage. It will make it heal faster."
Hitomo looked at it questioningly. "What is it?"
"It's just some medicine from my era...oops." Kagome realized that she hadn't yet told them she wasn't exactly from here.
"Your...era? What do you mean?" Maya asked.
"Uhhh, well. I'm kinda from the future. It's a long story really..."
"Well, you'll have plenty of time to tell me."
"And why is that?" Inuyasha asked.
"Because I'm coming with you when you go after Naraku." She said confidently.
"Speaking of which, how is it you know Naraku?" Sango asked.
"Ohh...I guess I do own you guys an explanation." She said softly.
"Ya think?"
"Inuyasha! Sit boy." Kagome said quickly. Inuyasha's face quickly met the floor of the hut followed by several inaudible curses. When the spell wore off he sat back up to glare at Kagome.
"What the hell was that for!?" The annoyed hanyou demanded.
"You were being rude. Maya's obviously been though a lot." Kagome sighed and turned back to Maya. "Sorry about that."
Maya just stared at the two for a moment before continuing. "A few days ago Sato and I went into the woods to gather some of the herbs need for potions. Normally I have no problem going by myself since I can easily ward of most demons with my powers, but I sensed a powerful aura from the forest, so I asked Sato to go with me.
"While we were there a man dressed as a white baboon, who you all know as Naraku, appeared. He told me he knew I was part human and he himself knew how weak that made me. Then he said he would give me a jewel shard so I could become more powerful, if I kill the travelers who would come seeking my and mothers help."
"So he knew we were coming here?" Miroku asked.
Maya nodded. "I refused, so he went after Sato. I wasn't able to protect him so Naraku captured him..." The group could tell Maya was now on the verge of tears. "It's all my fault...if I hadn't been so stupid and taken Sato along with me...I knew he couldn't defend himself against a demon if one were to attack and..."
"It's okay Maya." Kagome said comfortingly. "It not your fault, Naraku is evil, he'll do anything to get at the jewel shards."
"Kagome's right." Miroku agreed. "It's more our fault that you were attacked anyway. It was us he was after."
"She can come with us, right Inuyasha?" Kagome looked hopefully at the hanyou. He just rolled his eyes.
"Feh, whatever."
"That's means yes in Inuyasha's language." Shippo said before quickly hiding behind Kagome after seeing the look Inuyasha was giving him.
"Okay then." Kagome annouced. "We'll leave tomorrow."
"Where too? We don't know where Naraku is, remember?" Inuyasha reminded.
"What happened to you being positive? Yakno, the whole 'We can't just give up that easy' thing?" Kagome said doing a rather sad impression of Inuyasha.
"Feh."
"And I thought you said you could sense him nearby?"
"I can, but he's moving, and I'm not sure which direction." Kagome could tell he was annoyed by this.
"Maybe we should head out tonight." Sango suggested. "While we can still follow him."
Maya nodded in agreement. "I can take you to where I last saw him."
"It's settled then, we'll leave as soon as everything is packed." Miroku said standing, preparing to begin packing everything back into Kagome's bag. The group nodded in agreement.
Once everything was packed, along with a few healing potions Hitomo insisted they take along, the group set off.
The sun was already starting to set once they reach to spot in which Maya was possessed by Naraku.
"Can you tell which direction Naraku went?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha then proceeded to get down on the ground and sniff.
"Uhh...what's he doing?" Maya asked.
"Dog demon powers." Kagome said with a smile. By now the group was used to this routine. "So..." Shippo said getting impatient. Inuyasha stood up and glared at the kit for a moment before pointing in the direction in which they needed to go. The group set off in the direction once more. It wasn't long before the sun set, but they kept moving.
"Say Maya..." Sango said falling in step with her new companion. "How long are you going to keep Miroku like that?"
"huh?" Maya said turning to Sango. "You want me to change him back?"
"Uhh...well..." Of course she wanted him changed back. Sure the pig thing was funny for a while, but she wanted to see his handsome face again and... wait! What was she thinking!
Maya looked at Sango and saw he cheeks tinting pink and the changing expressions on her face. "Ohh...I get it now..." She said softly snapping Sango out of her thoughts.
"What did you say?"
"You want the monk changed back? All you have to do is..." Maya leaned in and whispered something in Sango's ear.
Up ahead Inuyasha's ears twitched as he listened and a slight smirk appeared on his face.
"Inuyasha," Kagome said looking up at him. "What are you-?"
"I have to WHAT!?!" Sango yelled suddenly causing the poor hanyou to flatten his ears, while at the same time suppress a laugh. Of course, he was the only one besides Maya who knew what she was yelling about.
"Why don't we set up camp?" He suggested once the reached a small clearing in the forest.
"Good idea." Maya said happily. "I think there's something Sango needs to take care of anyway." Sango just glared at the girl, who now had a huge smile plastered on her face. This was going to be interesting...
Okay, I hope you liked it. It was a bit longer, and this chapter makes over 20,000 words! Yay! I'm pretty sure how I'm going to end everything now, and I found the song I want to use for the last chappie! That probably wont be till atleast 3 more chapters though...wow this is getting long.
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