Chapter7
Inuyasha's Explanation and Ukaran's
Ukaran stood surprised at what Inuyasha had just said.
"Don't make me laugh half-breed! You shall die by my hands!"
Inuyasha quickly ran over to Ukaran, but Ukaran jumped out of his way.
'Damn. The half-breed's faster!'
Inuyasha sat in a crouched position in front of Kagome, who had tears streaming down her face, getting mixed up with her blood.
"Please Inuyasha, go back to normal... Please."
Inuyasha stood up slowly, and was face to face with Kagome.
'K...Kagome...?'
It felt like an eternity, until Inuyasha turned around and glared at Ukaran.
"No one shall get away."
He lunged at Ukaran with twice the speed this time and Ukaran didn't even flinch. Inuyasha landed arms length from Ukaran, but he still didn't move.
"I see you are a full demon now, Inuyasha."
"Your talk is annoying me and you are boring. Time for you to die!"
Inuyasha stuck his hand out, but Ukaran was already out of the way.
"He's not THAT fast," Ukaran muttered.
"Who isn't?" Ukaran turned around to see Inuyasha was standing right behind.
"HUH-"
Inuyasha reached out and stuck his entire hand into Ukaran's stomach. He then began to scratch him with his raiser sharp claws and laughed all the while.
"This is fun!"
Inuyasha raised his hand for the final blow, but was interrupted by a scream.
"No Inuyasha! Don't do it!" Inuyasha looked up, but that was all Ukaran needed to get away.
"You have not seen the last of me! I shall come back and take Kagome!"
Ukaran disappeared in a thick cover of miasma and Inuyasha cursed.
"Damn it! I was going to kill him!" Inuyasha looked at the person who had interrupted him.
"Grrr. I'll kill you instead!"
"SIT!"
Inuyasha fell to the ground, but when he got back up, his eyes were still red.
"What was that for?!"
Kagome's eyes widened and she cringed.
"Inuyasha..." Inuyasha began to run toward her once more, but when he raised his claws to strike her, he stopped.
'This girl... Do I know her?'
Inuyasha brought his hand down and the chains holding Kagome fell off.
"Inuyasha!!" Kagome began to hug Inuyasha, but he stepped back.
"Who are you?! I demand to know!" Kagome fell to her knees and began to cry.
'Inuyasha! You swore you would never forget me!!'
Inuyasha knelt down in front of Kagome and looked into her eyes.
'Why do I feel so bad about this humans suffering? Why do I want to kill, but do not want to kill her? WHY?'
Kagome fell forward into Inuyasha's arms and Inuyasha blushed.
"Get off of me human!"
Kagome wouldn't let go of him though. She just stared into his eyes, hoping, praying they would turn normal once more. She pressed their foreheads together, but Inuyasha didn't know what to do.
"Please Inuyasha," she whispered against his lips. "Please..."
Inuyasha sat there puzzled. "Human... What are you going to do......"
Kagome leaned forward and their lips met. Inuyasha's eyes widened, but then he relaxed. Kagome opened her eyes, to see Inuyasha's golden ones and smiled.
"You're back..." Kagome's eyes fluttered closed, and she collapsed in Inuyasha's arms.
"Kagome!"
* * *
Inuyasha nervously paced through the room, occasionally glancing at Kagome.
"Inuyasha, please. Calm yourself," Miroku said.
"Yeah, Kagome will be alright. She just lost a lot of blood," Shippo piped up.
"Inuyasha. Do you think you are the one who spilt Kagome's blood? You said you still don't remember."
"I could have... But we'll have to ask Kagome when she wakes up. I told you, the last thing I remembered was Ukaran, touching, Kagome. And then my demon blood went out of control."
He remembered why his demon blood had come out. Even though the Tetsuiga was at his hilt, he was still as mad as ever because Ukaran had touched Kagome like that. But he didn't want to tell the others exactly what happened. It made him mad just to think about it. When Sango first found out, she didn't believe it, and Inuyasha went crazy.
~Flashback~
Inuyasha came running into the room as fast as he could, blood leaking from Kagome's wounds as well as his own.
"Inuyasha!"
"What happened?!"
"Ukaran...... Kidnapped Kagome and-"
"How many times do I have to tell you?! No demons aloud!"
Inuyasha had turned around and just hit the annoying lady full on in the face.
"Shut up!"
The lady didn't move. Inuyasha had knocked her unconscious.
"Inuyasha..... You just... just..."
"I know what I did! Am I the only one around here that cares about Kagome?!"
Everyone immediately turned to Kagome again.
"So what happened?"
"I'll tell you later! Right now we have to help Kagome!"
They had bandaged up Kagome's wounds and lied her down.
"Now Inuyasha. Explain to us what happened."
"Kagome and I were outside of the village talking and..."
"Just talking?" Miroku asked with a sly grin on his face.
Inuyasha jumped up and grabbed Miroku's robes.
"Now... Is not the time to be messing with me monk. I will kill you."
Miroku had immediately shut up and let Inuyasha finish his tale.
"Then Kikyo came. I told Kagome I wouldn't leave her alone or something might happen to her. But she told me to go anyway. I left and while I was gone, Ukaran came and kidnapped Kagome. I followed his scent to a castle. There I found Kagome inside of a barrier. She was already bloody and bruised. Ukaran came and we fought. He chained me to a wall with chains that came to life and then he began to...... to hit Kagome. I got really mad and my demon blood came out. The rest of it is a blank. The last thing I remember, is Kagome kis- Uh, shaking me and her saying 'You're back.' And then she collapsed. That's when I brought her here."
"Liar!"
Sango was glaring at Inuyasha and screamed it again.
"Liar! Ukaran would never do anything like that. Especially not to a woman!"
Inuyasha had immediately gone out of control and pinned Sango to the wall by her neck with his claws.
"Were you there? Were you there when he hit her over and over again!? Were you there when he threw his chains through me and then began to....... TOUCH KAGOME! WHERE YOU THERE?! How dare you stand up for that monster!!"
Miroku and Shippo had to pry him off of her of course. Both of them had yelled at Inuyasha. But he didn't care about them. Just Kagome.
~End Flashback~
Inuyasha recalled the memory and remembered how close he had been to killing Sango. He got up and headed for the window.
"Where are you going?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah! You're in no condition to be running around. You got three more serious wounds!" Shippo squeaked.
"Let the half-breed go!" Everyone turned to see Sango sitting in the corner glaring at Inuyasha. "When that woman wakes up, she'll be mad that he came here anyway. The rules are no demons of any kind. Especially half breeds."
"Sango!!"
"No, I don't care. I would be mad too if I was a demon slayer and couldn't even defeat a HALF- DEMON."
"Is that a challenge?" Sango asked, getting up.
"I can kill you even in this condition weakling. Let's go!"
"No! Stop! Are you two crazy?!" Inuyasha swiped at Miroku's hand and replied, "Got a problem with that?"
Blood began to drip from Miroku's hand and he gasped.
"Inuyasha! We are all angry about Kagome's condition! But do not take your anger out on me!"
"Believe me monk. If you saw what I saw, you would be attacking people too."
Inuyasha then jumped out of the window to go think.
'Why couldn't I protect her when she needed me the most!? Why! WHY?!'
* * *
Ukaran slowly walked to Naraku's castle. Blood dripping from almost every part of his body.
'Damn you Naraku!'
He slowly walked onto the platform of his castle and swung the door open.
"NARAKU!"
Naraku appeared from the shadows and smiled a Ukaran.
"What is it......... Dear brother?"
"Grrrrr! Why did you not tell me about Inuyasha's sword?! Or the fact that he could transform into a demon?!"
Naraku's eyes slanted and he glared at his brother.
"What do you mean Inuyasha can transform into a demon?"
"I mean just what I say! The half-breed Inuyasha can transform into a demon when angry enough!"
'Inuyasha a demon...... That can serve to be a bit of a problem...'
"And why did you not tell me his sword possessed such powers?!"
"I informed Kagura to go tell you, but I guess she disobeyed me."
Kagura backed up an inch and Naraku glared at her.
"If I did not need you for this next task, I would dispose of you right now. Kagura. Inuyasha becoming a full demon should prove to be a problem. I want you to go kill him and all of his comrades while they're weak."
"Why don't you go yourself brother? I heard you never sully your own hands."
Naraku growled.
"I would go myself if I weren't injured from our last battle. Kagome's arrow has hit me again. If it hit you, you would surely die." Naraku directed his attention back to Kagura. "Now Kagura, go!"
Kagura bowed and took off with Kanna on her feather.
"I suggest you watch that tongue in your present condition. It would be horrible if you couldn't return to your kingdom because of an accident."
Ukaran glared at Naraku. "I was just telling you what I heard, brother."
Ukaran then disappeared in a fog of miasma, just as Naraku had done so many times before.
'Inuyasha a demon... Kagura had better finish the job this time. I am starting to get tired of failure.'
Naraku reached into his cloak, and pulled out the almost completed shard.
'Just Koga and Kagome's shards are left. And then, I shall be the strongest demon that ever lived!'
The jewel began to glow a bright pink and Naraku smiled.
'Just Koga's...... and Kagome's...'
Inuyasha's Explanation and Ukaran's
Ukaran stood surprised at what Inuyasha had just said.
"Don't make me laugh half-breed! You shall die by my hands!"
Inuyasha quickly ran over to Ukaran, but Ukaran jumped out of his way.
'Damn. The half-breed's faster!'
Inuyasha sat in a crouched position in front of Kagome, who had tears streaming down her face, getting mixed up with her blood.
"Please Inuyasha, go back to normal... Please."
Inuyasha stood up slowly, and was face to face with Kagome.
'K...Kagome...?'
It felt like an eternity, until Inuyasha turned around and glared at Ukaran.
"No one shall get away."
He lunged at Ukaran with twice the speed this time and Ukaran didn't even flinch. Inuyasha landed arms length from Ukaran, but he still didn't move.
"I see you are a full demon now, Inuyasha."
"Your talk is annoying me and you are boring. Time for you to die!"
Inuyasha stuck his hand out, but Ukaran was already out of the way.
"He's not THAT fast," Ukaran muttered.
"Who isn't?" Ukaran turned around to see Inuyasha was standing right behind.
"HUH-"
Inuyasha reached out and stuck his entire hand into Ukaran's stomach. He then began to scratch him with his raiser sharp claws and laughed all the while.
"This is fun!"
Inuyasha raised his hand for the final blow, but was interrupted by a scream.
"No Inuyasha! Don't do it!" Inuyasha looked up, but that was all Ukaran needed to get away.
"You have not seen the last of me! I shall come back and take Kagome!"
Ukaran disappeared in a thick cover of miasma and Inuyasha cursed.
"Damn it! I was going to kill him!" Inuyasha looked at the person who had interrupted him.
"Grrr. I'll kill you instead!"
"SIT!"
Inuyasha fell to the ground, but when he got back up, his eyes were still red.
"What was that for?!"
Kagome's eyes widened and she cringed.
"Inuyasha..." Inuyasha began to run toward her once more, but when he raised his claws to strike her, he stopped.
'This girl... Do I know her?'
Inuyasha brought his hand down and the chains holding Kagome fell off.
"Inuyasha!!" Kagome began to hug Inuyasha, but he stepped back.
"Who are you?! I demand to know!" Kagome fell to her knees and began to cry.
'Inuyasha! You swore you would never forget me!!'
Inuyasha knelt down in front of Kagome and looked into her eyes.
'Why do I feel so bad about this humans suffering? Why do I want to kill, but do not want to kill her? WHY?'
Kagome fell forward into Inuyasha's arms and Inuyasha blushed.
"Get off of me human!"
Kagome wouldn't let go of him though. She just stared into his eyes, hoping, praying they would turn normal once more. She pressed their foreheads together, but Inuyasha didn't know what to do.
"Please Inuyasha," she whispered against his lips. "Please..."
Inuyasha sat there puzzled. "Human... What are you going to do......"
Kagome leaned forward and their lips met. Inuyasha's eyes widened, but then he relaxed. Kagome opened her eyes, to see Inuyasha's golden ones and smiled.
"You're back..." Kagome's eyes fluttered closed, and she collapsed in Inuyasha's arms.
"Kagome!"
* * *
Inuyasha nervously paced through the room, occasionally glancing at Kagome.
"Inuyasha, please. Calm yourself," Miroku said.
"Yeah, Kagome will be alright. She just lost a lot of blood," Shippo piped up.
"Inuyasha. Do you think you are the one who spilt Kagome's blood? You said you still don't remember."
"I could have... But we'll have to ask Kagome when she wakes up. I told you, the last thing I remembered was Ukaran, touching, Kagome. And then my demon blood went out of control."
He remembered why his demon blood had come out. Even though the Tetsuiga was at his hilt, he was still as mad as ever because Ukaran had touched Kagome like that. But he didn't want to tell the others exactly what happened. It made him mad just to think about it. When Sango first found out, she didn't believe it, and Inuyasha went crazy.
~Flashback~
Inuyasha came running into the room as fast as he could, blood leaking from Kagome's wounds as well as his own.
"Inuyasha!"
"What happened?!"
"Ukaran...... Kidnapped Kagome and-"
"How many times do I have to tell you?! No demons aloud!"
Inuyasha had turned around and just hit the annoying lady full on in the face.
"Shut up!"
The lady didn't move. Inuyasha had knocked her unconscious.
"Inuyasha..... You just... just..."
"I know what I did! Am I the only one around here that cares about Kagome?!"
Everyone immediately turned to Kagome again.
"So what happened?"
"I'll tell you later! Right now we have to help Kagome!"
They had bandaged up Kagome's wounds and lied her down.
"Now Inuyasha. Explain to us what happened."
"Kagome and I were outside of the village talking and..."
"Just talking?" Miroku asked with a sly grin on his face.
Inuyasha jumped up and grabbed Miroku's robes.
"Now... Is not the time to be messing with me monk. I will kill you."
Miroku had immediately shut up and let Inuyasha finish his tale.
"Then Kikyo came. I told Kagome I wouldn't leave her alone or something might happen to her. But she told me to go anyway. I left and while I was gone, Ukaran came and kidnapped Kagome. I followed his scent to a castle. There I found Kagome inside of a barrier. She was already bloody and bruised. Ukaran came and we fought. He chained me to a wall with chains that came to life and then he began to...... to hit Kagome. I got really mad and my demon blood came out. The rest of it is a blank. The last thing I remember, is Kagome kis- Uh, shaking me and her saying 'You're back.' And then she collapsed. That's when I brought her here."
"Liar!"
Sango was glaring at Inuyasha and screamed it again.
"Liar! Ukaran would never do anything like that. Especially not to a woman!"
Inuyasha had immediately gone out of control and pinned Sango to the wall by her neck with his claws.
"Were you there? Were you there when he hit her over and over again!? Were you there when he threw his chains through me and then began to....... TOUCH KAGOME! WHERE YOU THERE?! How dare you stand up for that monster!!"
Miroku and Shippo had to pry him off of her of course. Both of them had yelled at Inuyasha. But he didn't care about them. Just Kagome.
~End Flashback~
Inuyasha recalled the memory and remembered how close he had been to killing Sango. He got up and headed for the window.
"Where are you going?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah! You're in no condition to be running around. You got three more serious wounds!" Shippo squeaked.
"Let the half-breed go!" Everyone turned to see Sango sitting in the corner glaring at Inuyasha. "When that woman wakes up, she'll be mad that he came here anyway. The rules are no demons of any kind. Especially half breeds."
"Sango!!"
"No, I don't care. I would be mad too if I was a demon slayer and couldn't even defeat a HALF- DEMON."
"Is that a challenge?" Sango asked, getting up.
"I can kill you even in this condition weakling. Let's go!"
"No! Stop! Are you two crazy?!" Inuyasha swiped at Miroku's hand and replied, "Got a problem with that?"
Blood began to drip from Miroku's hand and he gasped.
"Inuyasha! We are all angry about Kagome's condition! But do not take your anger out on me!"
"Believe me monk. If you saw what I saw, you would be attacking people too."
Inuyasha then jumped out of the window to go think.
'Why couldn't I protect her when she needed me the most!? Why! WHY?!'
* * *
Ukaran slowly walked to Naraku's castle. Blood dripping from almost every part of his body.
'Damn you Naraku!'
He slowly walked onto the platform of his castle and swung the door open.
"NARAKU!"
Naraku appeared from the shadows and smiled a Ukaran.
"What is it......... Dear brother?"
"Grrrrr! Why did you not tell me about Inuyasha's sword?! Or the fact that he could transform into a demon?!"
Naraku's eyes slanted and he glared at his brother.
"What do you mean Inuyasha can transform into a demon?"
"I mean just what I say! The half-breed Inuyasha can transform into a demon when angry enough!"
'Inuyasha a demon...... That can serve to be a bit of a problem...'
"And why did you not tell me his sword possessed such powers?!"
"I informed Kagura to go tell you, but I guess she disobeyed me."
Kagura backed up an inch and Naraku glared at her.
"If I did not need you for this next task, I would dispose of you right now. Kagura. Inuyasha becoming a full demon should prove to be a problem. I want you to go kill him and all of his comrades while they're weak."
"Why don't you go yourself brother? I heard you never sully your own hands."
Naraku growled.
"I would go myself if I weren't injured from our last battle. Kagome's arrow has hit me again. If it hit you, you would surely die." Naraku directed his attention back to Kagura. "Now Kagura, go!"
Kagura bowed and took off with Kanna on her feather.
"I suggest you watch that tongue in your present condition. It would be horrible if you couldn't return to your kingdom because of an accident."
Ukaran glared at Naraku. "I was just telling you what I heard, brother."
Ukaran then disappeared in a fog of miasma, just as Naraku had done so many times before.
'Inuyasha a demon... Kagura had better finish the job this time. I am starting to get tired of failure.'
Naraku reached into his cloak, and pulled out the almost completed shard.
'Just Koga and Kagome's shards are left. And then, I shall be the strongest demon that ever lived!'
The jewel began to glow a bright pink and Naraku smiled.
'Just Koga's...... and Kagome's...'