Chapter 8
"She's a WHAT?!" yelled Inuyasha. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. 'No, I would've known earlier! She can't be a full blooded demon! I would've smelled it on her!'
"You heard me. She a full blooded dog demon. Someone must have sealed her powers..." Sesshomaru stated. 'I never expected that poor excuse for a human to be a youkai. She's always been so weak, yet I can sense a growing power in her.'
Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou were silent, watching Kagome tear through what remained of Naraku.
"She's...a demon?" muttered Inuyasha, half to himself. 'How could I have not known that she was a demon? All along... I thought she was just a human, then a hanyou...' He stared at her as she ripped through Naraku's dead body. This wasn't the girl that he loved. He knew that the real Kagome had to be in there somewhere.
Kagome looked up from her task of slaying the carcass that was once the hanyou who posed a threat to them. Her eyes were dead, and she searched for her next victim. Her eyes came to rest on Sesshomaru and a devilish grin formed on the face that once showed emotion, but was now void of thought.
"Do you really think that you would survive a battle with me, bitch? I will kill you before you can so much as whimper." he stated grimly.
She said nothing, but leapt at him with blinding speed. Sesshomaru raised his sword, steadying himself. She landed behind him and he did a perfect back flip to get out of her striking range. She still had a smug grin on her face, and raised her head, giving him a view of her inflamed eyes.
Inuyasha and the others just gaped at what was playing out before them. She was fighting Sesshomaru, and she had just killed Naraku. This wasn't the kind, devoting, warm-hearted Kagome that they knew. This was a monster who had taken the form of her. They still had to help her; she had to be brought back to her senses. But how could they?
"Kagome..." Sango said quietly.
She feared for her safety. What if Kagome was wounded or worse in her fight with Sesshomaru? He was more powerful than Inuyasha, and Kagome had only been a demon for about an hour. She had no experience, and Sango was sure that she would be killed if she wasn't returned to normal as soon as possible.
Kagome growled as she ran towards Sesshomaru, who tried to slash her with his sword. She easily dodged it and merely pushed the blade aside. Without so much as a breath, she slashed at his chest, making several deep gashes. He jumped back in surprise, and she followed him, fighting to get a piece of him. He realized that he, like Naraku, had underestimated his opponent. He jumped to a nearby tree, landing nimbly on a branch, and was gone moments later.
Kagome was about to go after him, when she suddenly smelled fear. She turned and saw Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kirara, and Inuyasha. She growled in Inuyasha's direction and tore after him. He had to think quickly. 'What does she do to turn me back?! Damn I forgot, she doesn't have a rosary...' he thought, jumping away from the others to lure Kagome away from them.
Kagome had one thing on her mind, 'KILL, MUST KILL!' She was feet away from Inuyasha when he got an idea.
"KAGOME I LOVE YOU!" he yelled at the top of his lungs, hoping that it would work. She skidded to a stop in front of him and he caught her in his arms, kissing her hard on the mouth. She fought it at first, scratching and pawing to break away from his strong grip. Then she closed her eyes and when she reopened them they were back to their hanyou gold. She sighed and passed out, falling deeper into his grip.
"We have to get her to Kaede's" Inuyasha yelled at the others, who simply nodded and ran to help him.
"Inuyasha?" Sango murmured. He turned and looked up at her with cheerless eyes and tear stained cheeks. "Kagome will be fine. Why don't you go eat or talk to Miroku?"
He responded by pulling Kagome into his lap and hugging her tightly. He smelled her hair and played with it, letting it softly glide through his fingers. He had stood watch over her since they had brought her back to Kaede's village 3 days ago. He hadn't eaten or slept at all, too scared that something bad would happen if he broke his silent vigil.
Sango left the hut, leaving Inuyasha with an unconscious Kagome and his grief.
"He won't leave her." Sango told Miroku and Shippou, who were sitting silently by the fire they had made, staring into the cinders.
"I can't imagine how he must feel. He feels like he is to blame for this, though he took no part in it." Miroku stated softly. He had lost sleep for fear of the welfare of his friends lately as well.
Shippou merely sniffled and held tightly onto Kirara's fluffy tail. He shut his eyes tightly to keep the tears from falling.
Kagome could hear a sniffling sound around her and she tried to tell who it was. She could feel that she was being held, and soft hair was falling onto her face.
"Inu... Inuyasha?" she whispered, trying to open her eyes. The grip on her tightened and she felt warm as he held her. She could feel his eyes beaming down at her.
"Kagome?! Kagome are you awake?" he asked, afraid that it was a dream. He held her close, praying that if it were a dream, he would not be awakened. She slowly opened her eyes and gave him a weary smile.
"Inuyasha... I..." she tried, but was too tired and weak to finish.
"Don't push yourself." he said calmly, silently thanking the Gods for letting her return to him as tears fell down his cheeks.
"Inuyasha... I love you..." she breathed before falling back to sleep.
"She's a WHAT?!" yelled Inuyasha. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. 'No, I would've known earlier! She can't be a full blooded demon! I would've smelled it on her!'
"You heard me. She a full blooded dog demon. Someone must have sealed her powers..." Sesshomaru stated. 'I never expected that poor excuse for a human to be a youkai. She's always been so weak, yet I can sense a growing power in her.'
Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou were silent, watching Kagome tear through what remained of Naraku.
"She's...a demon?" muttered Inuyasha, half to himself. 'How could I have not known that she was a demon? All along... I thought she was just a human, then a hanyou...' He stared at her as she ripped through Naraku's dead body. This wasn't the girl that he loved. He knew that the real Kagome had to be in there somewhere.
Kagome looked up from her task of slaying the carcass that was once the hanyou who posed a threat to them. Her eyes were dead, and she searched for her next victim. Her eyes came to rest on Sesshomaru and a devilish grin formed on the face that once showed emotion, but was now void of thought.
"Do you really think that you would survive a battle with me, bitch? I will kill you before you can so much as whimper." he stated grimly.
She said nothing, but leapt at him with blinding speed. Sesshomaru raised his sword, steadying himself. She landed behind him and he did a perfect back flip to get out of her striking range. She still had a smug grin on her face, and raised her head, giving him a view of her inflamed eyes.
Inuyasha and the others just gaped at what was playing out before them. She was fighting Sesshomaru, and she had just killed Naraku. This wasn't the kind, devoting, warm-hearted Kagome that they knew. This was a monster who had taken the form of her. They still had to help her; she had to be brought back to her senses. But how could they?
"Kagome..." Sango said quietly.
She feared for her safety. What if Kagome was wounded or worse in her fight with Sesshomaru? He was more powerful than Inuyasha, and Kagome had only been a demon for about an hour. She had no experience, and Sango was sure that she would be killed if she wasn't returned to normal as soon as possible.
Kagome growled as she ran towards Sesshomaru, who tried to slash her with his sword. She easily dodged it and merely pushed the blade aside. Without so much as a breath, she slashed at his chest, making several deep gashes. He jumped back in surprise, and she followed him, fighting to get a piece of him. He realized that he, like Naraku, had underestimated his opponent. He jumped to a nearby tree, landing nimbly on a branch, and was gone moments later.
Kagome was about to go after him, when she suddenly smelled fear. She turned and saw Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kirara, and Inuyasha. She growled in Inuyasha's direction and tore after him. He had to think quickly. 'What does she do to turn me back?! Damn I forgot, she doesn't have a rosary...' he thought, jumping away from the others to lure Kagome away from them.
Kagome had one thing on her mind, 'KILL, MUST KILL!' She was feet away from Inuyasha when he got an idea.
"KAGOME I LOVE YOU!" he yelled at the top of his lungs, hoping that it would work. She skidded to a stop in front of him and he caught her in his arms, kissing her hard on the mouth. She fought it at first, scratching and pawing to break away from his strong grip. Then she closed her eyes and when she reopened them they were back to their hanyou gold. She sighed and passed out, falling deeper into his grip.
"We have to get her to Kaede's" Inuyasha yelled at the others, who simply nodded and ran to help him.
"Inuyasha?" Sango murmured. He turned and looked up at her with cheerless eyes and tear stained cheeks. "Kagome will be fine. Why don't you go eat or talk to Miroku?"
He responded by pulling Kagome into his lap and hugging her tightly. He smelled her hair and played with it, letting it softly glide through his fingers. He had stood watch over her since they had brought her back to Kaede's village 3 days ago. He hadn't eaten or slept at all, too scared that something bad would happen if he broke his silent vigil.
Sango left the hut, leaving Inuyasha with an unconscious Kagome and his grief.
"He won't leave her." Sango told Miroku and Shippou, who were sitting silently by the fire they had made, staring into the cinders.
"I can't imagine how he must feel. He feels like he is to blame for this, though he took no part in it." Miroku stated softly. He had lost sleep for fear of the welfare of his friends lately as well.
Shippou merely sniffled and held tightly onto Kirara's fluffy tail. He shut his eyes tightly to keep the tears from falling.
Kagome could hear a sniffling sound around her and she tried to tell who it was. She could feel that she was being held, and soft hair was falling onto her face.
"Inu... Inuyasha?" she whispered, trying to open her eyes. The grip on her tightened and she felt warm as he held her. She could feel his eyes beaming down at her.
"Kagome?! Kagome are you awake?" he asked, afraid that it was a dream. He held her close, praying that if it were a dream, he would not be awakened. She slowly opened her eyes and gave him a weary smile.
"Inuyasha... I..." she tried, but was too tired and weak to finish.
"Don't push yourself." he said calmly, silently thanking the Gods for letting her return to him as tears fell down his cheeks.
"Inuyasha... I love you..." she breathed before falling back to sleep.