AN: Yes! happy dance I've finally gotten around to starting the sequel! - You won't believe the things I've got planned for this story! Heh, well, enjoy the story minna!
Disclaimer: Inuyasha does not belong to me in any way, shape, or form.
"Sssshikon no kakera! Give them to me!" The snake demon hissed.
"Keh! You wish!" Inuyasha growled, as he drew Tetsusaiga.
"Be careful Inuyasha, that demon already has a shard of the Shikon no Tama!" Kagome called to the hanyou.
Sango ran up to stand beside Inuyasha, prepared to use hiraikotsu, "It already has a Jewel Shard? Kagome-chan, stay back! We'll take care of this demon then."
The school girl nodded and looked down to Shippou, who was sitting by her feet, "Let's go, Shippou-chan. We'll let Inuyasha and Sango-chan handle this."
Shippou nodded in a serious matter, as he scurried up to Kagome's shoulder, "Don't worry Kagome, I'll make sure that demon doesn't get near you."
"In that case, I'll help you protect Kagome-sama, Shippou." Miroku said, with a slight smile at Kagome.
Kagome smiled and nodded again, as her and Miroku began to run from the upcoming battle.
"Where are you going, humanssss? Give me the ssshards!" The demon hissed, as it began to slither after Kagome, Miroku, and Shippou.
But the two warriors were not about to let this demon get anywhere near the Shikon shards. Without hesitation, Sango grabbed one of her poison-gas bombs and threw it on the ground directly in the path of the snake.
The snake demon drew back and shook its head violently, the poisons already beginning to sting its eyes and nose, "You foolishhhh ssslayer!!" It yelled angrily, turning to face Sango. It bared its fangs, venom dripping to the ground below it, "You're going to regret thisss!" With that, the demon dove forward, towards the taijiya.
"Stay away from her you over-grown snake! Sankon Tetsusou!!" Inuyasha yelled, slashing through the snakes body with his claws. Sango was too close for him to safely use Tetsusaiga, and he didn't want to take a chance of hurting her. But, his claws worked just as well; he sliced the demon right in half. Without checking to see if the demon was truly dead, he turned to Sango, "Sango, daijoubu ka?"
The taijiya nodded, smiling at him, "Hai, I'm fine, Inuyasha. Arigatou."
The hanyou let out a relieved breath, hearing that.
But his relief was short-lived. A sudden scream pierced through the air, followed shortly by other voices.
"Kagome-sama!"
"Kagome! Ah, Miroku, it's coming back!!"
The hanyou and the taijiya both spun around, only to see that the snake-demon had already pulled itself together with the power of the Shikon shards, and had gone after Kagome's shards.
"Shit! Can't this thing get it through its thick skull that it's not going to get our shards?!" Inuyasha yelled, as he ran after the demon.
"Kirara!" Sango called over to her feline companion, as she ran after Inuyasha.
The fire-cat didn't need any instructions; she knew what Sango wanted her to do. Kirara was engulfed in flames for a couple seconds, as she transformed to her larger form. With an aggravated growl, she ran towards Kagome, and picked the young miko up, out of the demon's path.
Once Kagome was out of danger, Miroku lifted his right hand as he prepared to unleash kazaana. But before he could, the snake-demon whipped around and knocked the monk to the ground.
"If I can't have the ssshards, then I'll just devour you instead!!" It claimed as it lunged towards Miroku.
"Miroku-sama!!" Kagome screamed, watching helplessly from atop Kirara as the demon went for the monk.
'Damn it!' Inuyasha silently cursed. Both he and Sango were too far from them to be able to attack the demon. And he couldn't use Kaze no Kizu without risking hurting Miroku as well. But, that didn't mean they were helpless. "Sango!" He said, glancing to the slayer beside him.
The taijiya nodded, knowing already what Inuyasha wanted, "Houshi-sama, stay down! Hiraikotsu!!" With that, she threw the boomerang-type weapon as hard as she could.
The snake-demon hissed, its eyes flashing dangerously as it turned towards the oncoming weapon. It didn't have time to move aside, and the hiraikotsu sliced cleanly through it.
Once the demon was, once again, cut in half, Kirara landed on the ground nearby. Kagome hopped off her back and ran to it in order to get the Shikon shard it had. Just as she was about to reach for the shard, the demons tail whipped up and hit her to the ground. The sudden impact of the demon caused her to drop the shards that she had. And before anyone could react, the snake-demon's tongue shot out and gathered the shards, pulling them into its mouth. With a laugh, the snake regenerated, then began to slither away.
"Damn it! Kirara!" Sango said, glancing towards the neko. Kirara ran towards her mistress then, after picking her up, went after the snake-demon.
Inuyasha glanced over to Miroku, who was currently beside Kagome trying to get her to stand up. Knowing that the would be okay by themselves for a few minutes, he dashed after Sango, "Sango, matte!"
Sango, meanwhile, was too far ahead to hear Inuyasha calling to her. And only one thing mattered at the moment; getting Kagome's shards back from that demon. She soon saw it in the distance and, drawing her hand back slightly, she once again threw hiraikotsu towards it.
The demon had been able to sense her approach, and turned to face the taijiya, ducking underneath the boomerang at the same time. "You ssshould've just ssstayed back, ssslayer!!" It hissed as it dove forward.
"Sankon Tetsusou!!" Inuyasha suddenly called, jumping in front of Sango and slicing the demon into several pieces.
As soon as Inuyasha had appeared, Sango leapt from Kirara onto the ground. And, once the demon was cut up, she quickly picked up the Jewel Shards, before it could once again regenerate itself. Once the shards were no longer on the ground, the body of the snake disintegrated, fading into nothing.
Sango stood up, turning to face Inuyasha, smiling slightly, "We should get these back to Kagome-chan. That demon probably corrupted them..."
"That can wait." Inuyasha said, looking at her, "What were you doing running off alone? That thing could've hurt you!"
Her smile faded slightly, being replaced with a frown, "What do you mean? It was just one measly demon. I'm a professional demon exterminator, I know what I'm doing."
"The last time you went off to fight 'one measly demon', you nearly got yourself killed!" The hanyou replied, folding his arms across his chest.
"The last time? The last time, it was Naraku, not a lowly snake-demon, Inuyasha!" She said, trying to keep her temper under control.
He was quiet for a few minutes, before uncrossing his arms, "I know that. But you can't be too careful around demons. You don't know what could happen. Look, Sango, I know that fighting demons is your profession, but... I don't want anything to happen to you. I don't like the idea of you running off to fight them alone."
The taijiya sighed, "I know... But, I'm not someone who needs constant supervision. I can take care of myself."
"And when are you going to start depending on others more?!" The hanyou snapped, sounding angrier than he had meant to, "A lot has changed since you first joined us, Sango, so why don't you stop trying to take care of everything on your own?"
"On my own? Since when do I try to take care of everything by myself?" Sango demanded to know. She wanted to keep her temper, especially since she was talking to Inuyasha, but he wasn't making it easy for her.
Inuyasha stuffed his arms into the sleeves of his haori, "Oh, since... forever!"
The slayer sighed in an aggravated manner and looked to the side, "Look, I don't want to argue with you anymore. Since you seem to think that I want to do everything on my own, what do you want me to do?"
"I don't want you to run off by yourself anymore." He said.
"Nani!?" She turned back to him, looking at him in both surprise and anger, "And just what are you going to do if I disagree with that? Are you going to start following me around at all times?"
The hanyou opened his mouth to say something, but before he could, another voice was heard.
"Ano...are you two finished?"
Both warriors turned quickly to find Miroku, carrying Kagome, approaching them.
"Is is possible that you two could continue this conversation elsewhere?" The monk continued, "Kagome-sama seems to have injured her ankle when that demon knocked her down. It would probably be best of we could take her to Kaede-sama..."
Sango glanced to Inuyasha, before crossing her arms and walking towards Miroku and Kagome, "Sure thing, Houshi-sama. Besides, I think we've said everything that needed to be said. Ne, Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha scowled, and mumbled something under his breath, but he walked after Sango towards their other two companions.
AN: Yes, an argument to start off the sequel to Gone -; And, just so you know, and this will be explained a little later in the story, but quite some time has passed between this and the timeline of Gone. I'd say about... six-seven months, somewhere around there. Yeah... Anyways, please review - Ja!