Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha. Rumiko Takahashi does. I think she
keeps him locked in her basement.
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"I don't see why we have to waste our time collecting firewood."
Kagome sighed. She didn't like chores anymore then the next person, but Inu-Yasha's griping was starting to get on her nerves.
"It's our turn, Inu-Yasha. Sango and Miroku went last time."
"Keh. The only reason Miroku went last time was so that he'd have a chance to be alone with Sango. You saw the handprint on his face when they got back."
"Oh, just stop complaining and help me find some sticks."
Inu-Yasha grumbled under his breath but, fearing a "sitting", complied. The two gathered loose sticks and small branches for nearly half an hour. When they were satisfied that they had enough firewood to last a week, they began to make their way back to Kaede's village. Suddenly, Inu-Yasha stilled. He put out a hand, stopping Kagome.
"What is it?"
"Shhh." The hanyou whispered, his ears swerving back and forth. "There's something coming this way."
No sooner had he spoken, than a large demon burst from the forest. It was huge. Some type of reptile demon. Green scales covered its massive body, from its serpent-like head to its sinister looking tail. Yellow spikes protruded from its back, matching the claws on each of its six legs. It opened its mouth in a wicked grin, revealing rows of razor-sharp fangs.
"Over hereeeeee!" It hissed "I'veeee found themmmm!"
Inu-Yasha dropped the sticks he'd been carrying and drew Tetsusagia as the trees behind the demon began to shake. Four more reptile demons appeared.
"Whereeeee are the jewel shardsssss?" one of them asked.
"She'ssss got themmm." The original demon answered, his tongue flickering at Kagome.
"Well thennn, I guessss we'll just have to relieve her of themmm." The second demon replied before lunging at Kagome.
Before Kagome could even draw breath to scream, Inu-Yasha was in front of her. He sliced the demon in two, straight down the middle.
"Anyone else want to try?" he challenged the other demons.
The four remaining reptiles stared at him through cold eyes, scarlet tongues flickering in and out as they considered him. Inu-Yasha stared back at them warily. He caught the eye of the original one, probably their leader, and growled. The demon smirked at him. Raising its head, it began to emulate a loud hissing sound. The other three demons soon joined in and the hissing became a screech. As Inu-Yasha flattened his ears against the noise, the ground began to tremble. Suddenly, ten more demons appeared beside the four.
The hissing stopped and the lead reptile lowered his head, staring at Inu- Yasha.
"Nowwww, we are ready to tryyyy."
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Kagome screamed as two of the demons leapt towards Inu-Yasha.
"Get back Kagome!" he snarled as he deflected the two demons.
Kagome edged away, planning on going back to the village for help. The moment she turned to run though, a demon blocked her way.
"Going somewhereeee?"
Fighting down rising panic, Kagome drew an arrow and fired. It missed the demon's heart, but sliced its arm off. Screaming in pain, the demon lunged for Kagome. She rolled away from the attack, barely missing its teeth.
Inu-Yasha wasn't fairing much better. There were just too many of them. All slashing claws and whipping tails. Suddenly, he heard Kagome scream. The demon with the severed arm was standing over her, claws raised. His path blocked by the other demons, Inu-Yasha did the only thing he could do. He flung Tetsusaiga as hard as he could, straight into the demon's chest. It screeched, its cold black eyes rolling back into its head as it died.
Seeing that their opponent was now defenseless, the other reptiles circled Inu-Yasha.
"What are you going to do nowwww?" they taunted.
"I don't need a sword to defeat you slithering bastards!" Inu-Yasha snarled.
"Suchhhh languageee!" the leader mocked, his wide mouth turned upward in a snake-like grin.
"Afterrrrr we're done with youuuu, we'll finish your female as wellll."
Inu-Yasha growled. From deep within he felt a pulse.
"Tear herrrr limb from limbbbb." Another jeered.
Inu-Yasha growled louder, flexing his claws. The reptile demons didn't notice that they had grown longer than before.
"Orrrr" the leader continued, "Maybe we'll kill her firstttt and let you watchhhhh."
The leader turned towards Kagome, teeth bared. Kagome didn't notice though, her eyes were on Inu-Yasha. He had begun to shake.
"Don't touch her!" he ground out.
The lead demon looked over his shoulder at Inu-Yasha.
"Fineeee. We'll killlll you at the same timeeee." He hissed, turning back to Kagome as the other demons advanced on Inu-Yasha. He expected to see the girl watching him in fear but instead, her attention was focused on something behind him. A sudden scent filled his nose. Confused, he turned around and was met with blood-red eyes. It was the last thing he would ever see. He fell dead instantly, his body in shreds. Kagome stared in horror at the remains and then, slowly, her gaze traveled upward to her rescuer.
Inu-Yasha stood before her. His eyes were no longer golden but a deep red with eerie turquoise pupils. His fangs and claws were longer, sharper and heavy with blood. Vivid purple streaks slashed across his cheeks. Kagome gulped in panic. He had fully transformed into his demon self.
"Inu-Yasha?" she ventured cautiously.
He looked down at her and giggled, a demented sound that turned her stomach. Suddenly he stopped giggling and growled. He turned back towards the other demons, who had been standing in shock since their leader had been slain. They eyed the transformed hanyou with a mix of anger, shock and fear. Inu-Yasha grinned, then attacked.
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Kagome watched Inu-Yasha charge the other demons and forced herself to look away. She knew what was coming. Once in this form, he wouldn't stop till everything around him was dead. Kagome shuddered. She could feel the joy he felt in the killing, the death. She knew the only way to stop it was to get the Tetsusaiga. Unfortunately, it was still lodged in the body of the slain reptile demon. She began to crawl over to it slowly, not wanting to attract the attention of her now full demon companion.
She reached the sword just as the last reptile demon was slain. As she reached for the blade, she noticed that the sounds of battle had subsided. She turned and gasped.
Flesh and bone lay everywhere. Blood soaked the ground and the stench of death was already rising. In the middle of it all stood Inu-Yasha. He was casually licking blood off of his claws . . . and purring. Kagome felt bile begin to rise up in her throat and forced it back down. If she could just get Tetsusaiga then Inu-Yasha would go back to normal. She pulled determinately at the blade but it barely budged. She began to pull again when the sound of giggling reached her ears. Slowly, she turned back to Inu-Yasha.
The hanyou was observing her with interest. He delicately licked the last of the blood off of his claws. Kagome dropped the blade and instinctively stepped back.
"Inu-Yasha. . ."she began.
She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence. Upon hearing her voice, the hanyou had bared his teeth and, snarling, lunged at her. Kagome turned her head and threw out her hands in defense. Fear had robbed her of her voice.
Suddenly, a burst of energy sprang from Kagome's hands and Inu-Yasha was thrown to the ground.
He writhed on the ground, pink mist spiraling around his body. As it swirled around him it seemed to tighten, as if squeezing him. A piercing scream erupted from his mouth. It echoed throughout the forest, drowning out all other sound. Kagome watched in horror as Inu-Yasha convulsed, his eyes flickering between crimson and gold. Suddenly, his screaming stopped and an unnatural silence filled the woods. Inu-Yasha collapsed, his body still and his eyes closed. The pink mist that had surrounded him faded away.
Kagome stood in shock. "What have I done?" her mind screamed as she stared at Inu-Yasha's limp body.
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"I don't see why we have to waste our time collecting firewood."
Kagome sighed. She didn't like chores anymore then the next person, but Inu-Yasha's griping was starting to get on her nerves.
"It's our turn, Inu-Yasha. Sango and Miroku went last time."
"Keh. The only reason Miroku went last time was so that he'd have a chance to be alone with Sango. You saw the handprint on his face when they got back."
"Oh, just stop complaining and help me find some sticks."
Inu-Yasha grumbled under his breath but, fearing a "sitting", complied. The two gathered loose sticks and small branches for nearly half an hour. When they were satisfied that they had enough firewood to last a week, they began to make their way back to Kaede's village. Suddenly, Inu-Yasha stilled. He put out a hand, stopping Kagome.
"What is it?"
"Shhh." The hanyou whispered, his ears swerving back and forth. "There's something coming this way."
No sooner had he spoken, than a large demon burst from the forest. It was huge. Some type of reptile demon. Green scales covered its massive body, from its serpent-like head to its sinister looking tail. Yellow spikes protruded from its back, matching the claws on each of its six legs. It opened its mouth in a wicked grin, revealing rows of razor-sharp fangs.
"Over hereeeeee!" It hissed "I'veeee found themmmm!"
Inu-Yasha dropped the sticks he'd been carrying and drew Tetsusagia as the trees behind the demon began to shake. Four more reptile demons appeared.
"Whereeeee are the jewel shardsssss?" one of them asked.
"She'ssss got themmm." The original demon answered, his tongue flickering at Kagome.
"Well thennn, I guessss we'll just have to relieve her of themmm." The second demon replied before lunging at Kagome.
Before Kagome could even draw breath to scream, Inu-Yasha was in front of her. He sliced the demon in two, straight down the middle.
"Anyone else want to try?" he challenged the other demons.
The four remaining reptiles stared at him through cold eyes, scarlet tongues flickering in and out as they considered him. Inu-Yasha stared back at them warily. He caught the eye of the original one, probably their leader, and growled. The demon smirked at him. Raising its head, it began to emulate a loud hissing sound. The other three demons soon joined in and the hissing became a screech. As Inu-Yasha flattened his ears against the noise, the ground began to tremble. Suddenly, ten more demons appeared beside the four.
The hissing stopped and the lead reptile lowered his head, staring at Inu- Yasha.
"Nowwww, we are ready to tryyyy."
*********** *********** ************
Kagome screamed as two of the demons leapt towards Inu-Yasha.
"Get back Kagome!" he snarled as he deflected the two demons.
Kagome edged away, planning on going back to the village for help. The moment she turned to run though, a demon blocked her way.
"Going somewhereeee?"
Fighting down rising panic, Kagome drew an arrow and fired. It missed the demon's heart, but sliced its arm off. Screaming in pain, the demon lunged for Kagome. She rolled away from the attack, barely missing its teeth.
Inu-Yasha wasn't fairing much better. There were just too many of them. All slashing claws and whipping tails. Suddenly, he heard Kagome scream. The demon with the severed arm was standing over her, claws raised. His path blocked by the other demons, Inu-Yasha did the only thing he could do. He flung Tetsusaiga as hard as he could, straight into the demon's chest. It screeched, its cold black eyes rolling back into its head as it died.
Seeing that their opponent was now defenseless, the other reptiles circled Inu-Yasha.
"What are you going to do nowwww?" they taunted.
"I don't need a sword to defeat you slithering bastards!" Inu-Yasha snarled.
"Suchhhh languageee!" the leader mocked, his wide mouth turned upward in a snake-like grin.
"Afterrrrr we're done with youuuu, we'll finish your female as wellll."
Inu-Yasha growled. From deep within he felt a pulse.
"Tear herrrr limb from limbbbb." Another jeered.
Inu-Yasha growled louder, flexing his claws. The reptile demons didn't notice that they had grown longer than before.
"Orrrr" the leader continued, "Maybe we'll kill her firstttt and let you watchhhhh."
The leader turned towards Kagome, teeth bared. Kagome didn't notice though, her eyes were on Inu-Yasha. He had begun to shake.
"Don't touch her!" he ground out.
The lead demon looked over his shoulder at Inu-Yasha.
"Fineeee. We'll killlll you at the same timeeee." He hissed, turning back to Kagome as the other demons advanced on Inu-Yasha. He expected to see the girl watching him in fear but instead, her attention was focused on something behind him. A sudden scent filled his nose. Confused, he turned around and was met with blood-red eyes. It was the last thing he would ever see. He fell dead instantly, his body in shreds. Kagome stared in horror at the remains and then, slowly, her gaze traveled upward to her rescuer.
Inu-Yasha stood before her. His eyes were no longer golden but a deep red with eerie turquoise pupils. His fangs and claws were longer, sharper and heavy with blood. Vivid purple streaks slashed across his cheeks. Kagome gulped in panic. He had fully transformed into his demon self.
"Inu-Yasha?" she ventured cautiously.
He looked down at her and giggled, a demented sound that turned her stomach. Suddenly he stopped giggling and growled. He turned back towards the other demons, who had been standing in shock since their leader had been slain. They eyed the transformed hanyou with a mix of anger, shock and fear. Inu-Yasha grinned, then attacked.
********** ************ ************
Kagome watched Inu-Yasha charge the other demons and forced herself to look away. She knew what was coming. Once in this form, he wouldn't stop till everything around him was dead. Kagome shuddered. She could feel the joy he felt in the killing, the death. She knew the only way to stop it was to get the Tetsusaiga. Unfortunately, it was still lodged in the body of the slain reptile demon. She began to crawl over to it slowly, not wanting to attract the attention of her now full demon companion.
She reached the sword just as the last reptile demon was slain. As she reached for the blade, she noticed that the sounds of battle had subsided. She turned and gasped.
Flesh and bone lay everywhere. Blood soaked the ground and the stench of death was already rising. In the middle of it all stood Inu-Yasha. He was casually licking blood off of his claws . . . and purring. Kagome felt bile begin to rise up in her throat and forced it back down. If she could just get Tetsusaiga then Inu-Yasha would go back to normal. She pulled determinately at the blade but it barely budged. She began to pull again when the sound of giggling reached her ears. Slowly, she turned back to Inu-Yasha.
The hanyou was observing her with interest. He delicately licked the last of the blood off of his claws. Kagome dropped the blade and instinctively stepped back.
"Inu-Yasha. . ."she began.
She didn't get a chance to finish her sentence. Upon hearing her voice, the hanyou had bared his teeth and, snarling, lunged at her. Kagome turned her head and threw out her hands in defense. Fear had robbed her of her voice.
Suddenly, a burst of energy sprang from Kagome's hands and Inu-Yasha was thrown to the ground.
He writhed on the ground, pink mist spiraling around his body. As it swirled around him it seemed to tighten, as if squeezing him. A piercing scream erupted from his mouth. It echoed throughout the forest, drowning out all other sound. Kagome watched in horror as Inu-Yasha convulsed, his eyes flickering between crimson and gold. Suddenly, his screaming stopped and an unnatural silence filled the woods. Inu-Yasha collapsed, his body still and his eyes closed. The pink mist that had surrounded him faded away.
Kagome stood in shock. "What have I done?" her mind screamed as she stared at Inu-Yasha's limp body.