Note: Thankyou to Moonglow gal and FlamingRedFox who told me that Inuyasha turns into a human on the new moon, not the full moon! I'm really sorry about that, at some point I'll post up the chapter again with the corrections!
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Other notes: On Tuesday, I'm going on holiday! To Florida! So I won't have another update for about two weeks...sorry!
Chapter 10: Escaping Feelings
The spiders edged closer...
Above them, the trees parted. A wide, empty, starlit sky shone down, illuminating the demons, so they looked like ferocious monsters.
But under the new moon, Inuyasha cursed under his breath.
Kagome looked over to Inuyasha...and almost screamed again. Surely she wasn't seeing things...
His hair had started to darken to a black colour. His fangs were shrinking, and his claws had disappeared. In fact...Kagome thought, he looks human.
But as she stared at the person who used to be Inuyasha, a spider demon crept up behind her...
"AAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIII!"
Kagome woke with a splitting headache. Instantly, darkness surrounded her. She blinked several times, and peered into the gloom.
Her hands were tied behind her back. Luckily, she had a hidden knife strapped to her foot, because her pockets had been emptied. The blade sliced through the rope, and the edge of her hand as well.
"Oww..." Kagome whispered. She found her FBI mobile phone. The screen illuminated the stone floor.
She was in a small, enclosed room, with no windows and a small, heavily bolted door. Inuyasha was tied up in the corner, and unconscious.
But, Kagome frowned; he was still human.
Kagome quickly scanned the room for hidden cameras or microphones, but found none. Whoever had kidnapped them, obviously didn't expect them to wake up soon.
In all the chaos of the spider attack, Kagome's hidden microphone had been smashed. She couldn't contact Sango, and her phone was showing no signal, so she couldn't phone Myoga.
"Uhh...rgh...feh...feh...FEH!"
Kagome froze.
"Feh...Kagome?"
"Inuyasha!" Kagome sighed in relief, and quickly cut his hands free. "You're conscious."
"Whatever, it was only a spider bite, wench! I'm not that feeble, even in this form...so where are we?"
Kagome sighed. "We've been kidnapped. I don't know where we are."
Inuyasha sat down restlessly. "Why have we been kidnapped? I'm a busy person, I don't have time for this..."
Kagome sat down beside him – and felt something cold slide down her body. In all the commotion of the spider attacks, the Shikon Jewel had fallen inside her dress.
She quickly hung the Jewel safely around her neck.
Is this the reason we've been kidnapped?
She wished she could ask Sango...
And I hope Shippo's okay!
Miroku woke up to a starlit sky, and a warm body next to his. He was right next to Sango, with their arms and legs entwined.
Sango was still asleep, so Miroku quickly got up. "Sango-chan would kill me if she woke up next to me..." He murmured.
Sango's eyelids fluttered. "Uh...Kag, WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME?" She frowned, and opened her eyes. "Ah, Miroku!"
"Good Morning, Sango-chan...who's Kag, your boyfriend?"
"Oh, oh...no! No, Kag is...my...my cat!"
Miroku raised his eyebrows. "Well, I think we should get going, Sango-chan. We can't be far from New York, and I'm concerned for Kagome and Inuyasha."
As Miroku walked ahead, Sango checked her microphone. She heard a lot of static, before it completely cut out. Kagome's must have broken in the spider attack...
'Shit! I hope Shippo's okay...' Sango thought.
BANG
CRASH
"It's not bloody...moving!" Inuyasha huffed, throwing another punch at the bolted door.
"It's an iron door..." Kagome muttered. "It's too strong."
Inuyasha glared at the door. "If I wasn't in this form, I could smash it with one punch..."
Kagome shifted uneasily. "Um...Inuyasha, uh..."
"Spit it out."
"...Why have you changed into-"
Inuyasha glared at her. "Do you have a problem with the way I look?" He said, sending a hostile look in her direction.
Geez, I only asked him a question...
"...Inuyasha?" Kagome asked tentatively. "I'm sorry."
Inuyasha looked taken aback. "Feh...no, don't be."
"...o-okay..."
"I'm a half demon." Inuyasha said abruptly.
Kagome blinked. "What?"
"You heard. And now, I bet you're gonna run along to the police and get me locked up."
"No, no! I won't..." Kagome said, pretending to be surprised. I already knew he was half-demon... Inside, she felt honoured that Inuyasha trusted her enough to tell her about his demon blood...even when she was just a lowly employee.
Inuyasha threw another kick at the door.
Kagome hesitated. "So...Inuyasha, do you turn into a human sometimes?" She said, guessing that this was a sore subject for half-demons.
"Feh...every new moon." He crossed his arms sulkily.
"Thanks for telling me, Inuyasha." Kagome said brightly. "So, I guess we have to wait until you get your powers back?"
"Sango-chan, I think we're being followed."
Sango sighed. "Shit...not again...Mir-"
Miroku froze, and motioned for Sango to be quiet.
"What is it?" Sango hissed.
She followed Miroku's gaze, across the hill they had just climbed. The vast fields stretched out for miles, until the trees became smaller and smaller. The sky was still dark on the horizon. Everything seemed normal...
Then, Sango trained demon-senses caught something...she could sense a powerful aura...
"GET DOWN!" Miroku yelled, pushing Sango to the ground.
A dark figure appeared against the sky. It was wearing a baboon skin.
"It's that baboon freak again! But we out-ran him yesterday...I'm sure he's not dangerous." Sango said.
Miroku nodded, as they peered through the grass. "He's not...but that is."
Sango followed his finger...and she stiffened.
Walking towards them was two demons. Huge, towers of flesh, with long fangs and multiple legs.
"He's desperate to stop us finding Kagome and Inuyasha!" Miroku said angrily.
The demons came closer...
Sango took out her hidden knife in her shoe.
CRASH!
The demons lunged towards Sango and Miroku. Sango leaped to one side. One of the huge demon fangs scraped against her cheek.
"SANGO! ARE YOU OKAY?" Miroku yelled from behind one of the demons.
"Yeah..." The other demon attacked again. Sango jumped backwards, stabbing her knife at the demon.
"SANGO! Aim for the eyes!"
Sango nodded. She aimed a kick right at the demon's forehead, and stunned it for a few seconds. She threw her knife at its huge eyes, puncturing them. Blood dripped down the demon's face, as it swayed blindly.
"Kagome...I'm bored." Inuyasha complained.
Kagome sighed. "Yes, you've said that ten times before."
"Well, can't we escape now?"
"Not without your demon powers! And for someone who is normally so professional and unemotional, your acting immature!"
"Feh, I'm bored!"
"Me too! And I'm bored-er than you!"
"It's more bored not bored-er."
"I'm still more bored than you."
"No your not."
"Am."
"Not."
"Am."
"Not."
"GOD, you sound like my brother..." Kagome said.
"You have a brother?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yeah, Souta. He lives in Japan."
"Oh, Japan. I know it well."
"You've been there?"
Inuyasha cursed. "Well...kind of."
Now, Kagome was curious. "What do you mean?"
"My wife used to live there."
Kagome gasped. "YOU'RE MARRIED?"
"God wench, calm down! I was married."
"Was? You divorced?" Myoga didn't mention this...
"Shut up, wench, for your information, Kikyo died!" Inuyasha glared at her.
Kagome fell silent. "Oh, I didn't realise....I'm sorry."
"She disappeared...they never even found her body."
"Disappeared?" Kagome asked gently. "But...then...she could still...be..."
"She's not still alive. She wouldn't just run away from me, she would have contacted me, if she was alive." Inuyasha said stubbornly.
Disappeared, doesn't always mean 'dead', Kagome thought. 'What was his wife's name again? I could check on the FBI records...'
"Did you love her?" Kagome asked innocently.
"That's generally the reason people get married, wench!"
"Hmm..." Kagome said thoughtfully. "I guess so."
"I can't believe I once thought you and Kikyo were similar." Inuyasha said.
Kikyo.
Inuyasha's wife was called Kikyo.
When Kagome had first met Naraku, he thought she was Kikyo. How can Kikyo be here? Naraku had shouted.
But Sango had found out, Miroku thought Kikyo was still alive...
This Kikyo is a dubious character...I need to find out about her.
Without its sight, the demon staggered. Sango slashed at its legs, and then flipped backwards as its huge weight toppled to the ground. She landed on two feet, and mentally congratulated herself.
However, she didn't notice one of the demon's legs fly out from the side. Its claws cut into her legs, and knocked her over.
"WHAT? You're STILL alive?" Sango screamed in disbelief. A lot of blood fell from her leg. The demon lashed out its claws again...
Suddenly, a loud swoosh sound was heard, and Sango felt a huge wind drag her along the ground. The demon was pulled into the wind.
Her hair was blowing all over her face, but Sango saw the demon become smaller and smaller...until it suddenly disappeared altogether.
The wind grew stronger and stronger - and abruptly died away. Sango was thrown onto the floor.
Miroku flew across the ground, and landed right on top of her.
Sango's breath quickened as she realised what an embarrassing position they were in. She turned her head, and instantly looked straight into Miroku eyes.
Big mistake.
They were so close, Sango could feel Miroku's heartbeat speed up.
For what seemed like eternity, the two of them froze, absolutely still. Sango stared at Miroku, unable to take her eyes off him. Why didn't I notice before, he's really...
Then Sango's professional logic kicked in. This is the guy I'm gonna be arresting soon. What the hell is wrong with you, Sango?
"Um...I'm probably bleeding on you, Miroku. I'm sorry." She said awkwardly, blushing bright red.
"Oh...right." Miroku said, bright red. "Can you walk, Sango?"
Sango tried to stand up, and fell over. "My leg hurts too much."
"Okay...its cut very badly, and we must stop it bleeding before you lose too much blood." Miroku ripped off his shirt, causing Sango to blush again. He tore it into two shreds, and bandaged it around Sango's leg.
Sango hit herself mentally. What is wrong with me today? I'm acting like some stupid teenager in love!
Well, actually, you're eighteen, so you are still a teenager, Sango thought. And as for the 'in love' bit...
"That's stopped the flow of blood, Sango." Miroku said. "If you lean on me, you should be able to walk –"
Sango nodded. "As long as you don't try anything hentai..."
Miroku looked offended. "No, of course not."
Sango clung onto Miroku, and frowned. Why's he being so caring?
"Miroku...what was that wind, and where did the demons go?" Sango said, suddenly noticing how quiet it was.
"Oh...about that. It's kinda complicated...I only use it when I'm desperate..."
"What do you mean? You made that wind blow away the demons?"
Miroku stretched out his hand, the one Sango wasn't leaning on. "This hand is always covered by a glove; because on my palm, I have a wind tunnel. A void."
"Oh...wow, I guess that can be quite useful!" Sango said.
"You really think so?" Miroku said. "Every year, it gets slightly bigger. Every time I use the wind tunnel, it will get slightly wider. One day, it will become so big, it will suck my whole body into it."
Sango looked horrified. "Miroku! Oh no...it's my fault you used it back there, because I got injured by the demon...I'm so sorry!"
"Don't worry, Sango. That wasn't your fault."
"So how did you get this wind tunnel?"
"It's a demon curse laid on my family. If I knew which demon did it, I could end the curse...but I don't know."
"That's terrible..." Sango said. He doesn't sound like the kind of person who would go breeding demons, especially if he's been cursed by a demon! Should I tell Myoga?
"You know what, Sango?" Miroku said.
"What?"
Miroku smiled cunningly, shifting his arm...
"HENTAI!" Sango screeched.
"Inuyasha! It's sunrise!" Kagome said.
"I know." Inuyasha smirked, from behind her. His hair was lightening to its normal silver, and his claws were lengthening.
Kagome stared. "That's so cool..."
"Do you have to watch me transform? This used be a big secret!" Inuyasha said.
"Still, I'm glad your cute doggy ears are back!" Kagome said, hardly believing what she had just said.
"Oh yeah? Have you tried living with these ears? People think I enjoy wearing fancy dress!"
Kagome burst out laughing. They had been talking for hours, and she had almost forgotten that she was a secret FBI agent, and supposed to be arresting this man.
Step...step...
Kagome and Inuyasha froze.
"Someone's coming!" Kagome hissed.
The iron door shuddered. There were several clicks as the locks were unbolted.
Inuyasha transformed just in time...
The huge door creaked open...and the invisible spider demon walked in.
It was the same invisible demon that had stood outside the window at the Pearl Restaurant...but this time, it was visible.
"Feh...demon..." Inuyasha said. "I could detect this scent at the Pearl Restaurant..."
Yep, this demon was visible.
A woman followed the spider demon. She had black hair, in a bun, and she wore priestess clothes. Behind the woman, there was an army of smaller spider demons...but just as menacing.
"Kagome, be careful..." Inuyasha said.
The woman stepped forward. "Ah, so you've changed back to a disgusting, corrupted half-breed."
"Who are you?" Inuyasha growled. "And who are you working for?"
"Since you asked, my name is Kagura. And who I work for, is my business."
"What do you want?" Kagome demanded.
The woman raised her eyebrows, amused. "I want the Shikon Jewel."
Inuyasha looked shocked. "The Shikon Jewel does not exist any more."
Kagura smiled. "Are you sure about that, half-breed?"
"Listen, witch, we don't have the Shikon Jewel!" Inuyasha said stubbornly. "Now can you let us go, before I get really pissed off!"
Kagura turned to Kagome. "Do you have the Shikon Jewel, Kagome?"
"No!" Kagome said, aware of the Shikon Jewel hanging around her neck, hidden under her dress.
"Well...in that case..." Kagura said. "I wonder if you'll feel more honest after a bit of my wind." She nodded to the spider. "I will have the Jewel."
She took out a large fan, and all the small spiders stood up.
"KAGOME, RUN!" Inuyasha yelled. "Claws of exorcism!"
A few demons dropped dead from his claws, but many replaced them. "Shit, I need my sword!"
Kagome ran down the corridor, and then stopped. She couldn't leave Inuyasha...she was an FBI agent! But she was unarmed – her knife wasn't strong enough...If only she had a weapon...
She tripped over and cursed, rubbing her sore leg. But then, she saw what she had just tripped over....
A bow and arrows.
Inuyasha had killed many demons already, but there seemed to be an endless supply. Kagura flicked her fan again, and they lunged towards Inuyasha. It's that Kagura. Kagome thought. She could detect a demon aura from her...
Kagura moved her fan again, and the demons sprang at Inuyasha. Kagura is controlling the demons. If only I could strike her...
This bow was different to Kagome's normal fighting bow, but she quickly fitted an arrow. She pulled the arrow back...and let go.
The arrow soared backwards, in the opposite direction of Kagura. Kagome squealed and jumped out the way.
"Baka, the bow's the wrong way round!" Inuyasha yelled. "Just run, Kagome!"
Kagome fitted another arrow, and aimed. She pulled the arrow back, and it flew out her hand.
From underneath her dress, the Shikon Jewel burned brightly as the arrow went flying...
SMASH
It was dead on target. The arrow pierced Kagura's hand, making her drop her fan. All the smaller spider demons fell lifelessly to the ground.
"Yes!" Kagome said. She smirked at the shocked look on Inuyasha's here..." Inuyasha said, looking at Kagura.
The wind witch held the bleeding remains of her hand, and glared at Kagome. She straightened up, and walked over to the large, still-visible spider demon.
"You know what?" Kagura murmured. "You've just sealed your death wish...bitch."
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