Inuyasha stretched. He'd been waiting for the next morning the whole night. Now that he was back to his half-demon state, he could begin searching for the jewel shards again. He stood up and looked around. He then began walking back to the river bank, careful not to wake anybody up. He looked back and smiled to see everyone peacefully sleeping; Sango was curled up with Kilala, Miroku lay near and had a red handprint on the side of his face, and Shippo was asleep next to the tree that Inuyasha and Kagome had fallen asleep against. Inuyasha then expected to see Kagome asleep, against that tree but, when he looked over, he only seen her backpack.
"Where could she have wandered off to this early in the morning?" Inuyasha grunted.
He decided to look around first before jumping to conclusions. He turned back around then began walking towards the river bank once more. When he reached the river, he looked around…no sign of Kagome.
Inuyasha sighed, That Kagome! Always running off to somewhere and not even telling anyone!
He began to think that maybe she had returned to her own dimension, then remembered that she would have ran it by him first.
I can't wait 'till we get the whole sacred jewel so that I can become a full-fledged demon…but what about Kagome and the others? What will happen to them? Inuyasha looked at his reflection in the river, he then seemed to transform in the waters…he seen himself as a ferocious demon and gasped. He then sat down and stared at his reflection, thinking. His reflection then began to change once more. This time his ears and fangs disappeared and his hair darkened. He then realized that he was looking at his mortal state. These were his two choices…or he could stay just the way he was, a half-demon.
"Inuyasha!!!" A voice yelled from the distance.
Inuyasha stood up to see that Sango, Miroku, Kilala and Shippo running towards him.
"What!?" He said, aggravated that hey interrupted his chain of thought.
"Kagome's gone!" Shippo said.
"I'm sure that she's just-"
"No, Inuyasha, you know that she wouldn't just take off like that. There was a faint scent of Naraku this morning that Shippo had smelled. We figure this is his doings," Miroku said.
Inuyasha growled, That Naraku! What does he want with Kagome this time!?
"We'd better get moving," Inuyasha said.
"Right! Kilala!" Sango called as her cat-demon, Kilala, transformed.
Sango, Miroku and Shippo hopped onto Kilala and Inuyasha ran on foot ahead of them. They went hastily through the forest in search for Naraku and Kagome. Inuyasha noticed that Naraku's scent was getting stronger, so he sped up. He then stopped and Kilala did the same.
"What is it?" Shippo asked.
"Stop yacking and let me concentrate!" Inuyasha yelled.
He stood there for a long time.
"His scent is strongest right here…" Inuyasha glared around into the surrounding trees, searching for Naraku to be hiding somewhere in them.
He growled, "D you Naraku! Where the h are you!?"
"Wow…he's mad," Miroku said.
Sango's eyes got big…SLAP!
"Ouch!" Miroku now had a hand-print on his face.
"Perverted Monk!" Sango said. Why can't he keep his hands to himself!?
Naraku's voice was then heard from the distance, "I see you've come, Inuyasha. Is this mortal girl really that important to you?"
"Where are you!? Show yourself bas!" Inuyasha drew his sword, the Tetusaiga.
Naraku then stepped out of the shadows of the forest, holding Kagome, who was unconscious, "I guess she couldn't handle the poison."
Inuyasha was now furious, "If Kagome dies you are going to be wishing you never met me."
"Miroku," Sango called, "use your wind-tunnel to suck up Naraku now, there's no sign of his poisonous insects."
Miroku nodded then uncovered the hole in his right hand, aiming it towards Naraku, "Wind Tunnel!"
Naraku laughed, "If you suck me up, you will suck up the girl as well. You don't want that now do you?"
Miroku gasped and then sealed his hand back up, "He's using Kagome as a shield…we have to get her away from him."
"I found out that much," Inuyasha put away his sword, he then charged at Naraku, "Hand her over you creep!"
Suddenly, a large blast of energy came from Naraku and flung Inuyasha back.
Inuyasha then uneasily got up, D! I can't attack him without hurting Kagome.
"Who would have ever thought that this girl could be so useful to me," Naraku evilly laughed.
Inuyasha was now very angry. He then charged at Naraku once more, desperately looking for somewhere to attack him that wouldn't harm Kagome. But before he could even get close to Naraku, he was struck in the side by a familiar weapon. After falling to the ground in pain, he realized whose weapon it was.
"…Kohaku?" Sango gasped.
Sure enough, from the dark shadows, came Sango's little brother, Kohaku.
Great, just what we need! Inuyasha thought, still kneeling on the ground, grasping his wounded side.
"What do you want!?" Sango yelled.
"I desire your sacred jewel shards…and all of your lives!" Just as Naraku finished his words, he sent another blast of energy straight at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha looked up and seen it coming at him. It then went right where he was kneeling and everyone gasped.
"Is he…is he dead?" Shippo asked sadly as he stared out at the smoke from where the blast had hit.
Miroku bowed his head and said nothing.
Sango desperately looked around in search for Kohaku, who was now gone, That Naraku! He's using both Kagome and my brother…Kohaku…why don't you recognize me?
"Wait! Look!" Sango pointed out at the clearing smoke once she cleared her head of Kohaku.
They could see a figure. It was Inuyasha…he was holding his sheath up.
"Inuyasha used the sheath as a shield, just as he did while battling the Thunder Brothers and Ryukossei," Miroku said.
"Heh, it's not that easy to get rid of me, Naraku," Inuyasha said weakly as he put his sheath back on.
"Very clever, half-demon," Naraku said.
Kagome then awakened, "Where…where am I?"
"Kagome! You're awake!" Inuyasha said, surprised. "Inuyasha?" Kagome looked up, expecting to see Inuyasha holding her but screamed when she seen that it was Naraku, "Get your filthy hands off of me!"
Kagome then began to glow and soon Naraku's arms dissolved off.
"What!?" Naraku gasped, This girl definitely has some unique abilities.
He then began to regenerate his arms. When he reached back down to pick up Kagome, Inuyasha swiped her away from him before Naraku even got a chance.
Naraku growled in disgust.
"Koga! Waaaait!" a voice yelled from the distance.
"Koga?" Kagome looked around.
"Not that mangy wolf again," Inuyasha sighed as he put Kagome down.
They then heard Koga's voice, "I know I can smell Kagome near, and that despicable Naraku too!"
Just then, Koga burst out from the forest.
"Well if it isn't mutt-face," Koga taunted.
"Go away Koga! I'm busy!' Inuyasha yelled.
Inuyasha then ran towards Naraku. He could now attempt to attack him without worrying about hurting Kagome.
"Wind Scar!" He raised his sword and sent his own blast of energy towards Naraku.
But Naraku was too fast, and he evaded the attack.
"Naraku," Koga scowled, He killed my comrades…he'll pay.
Koga then began running towards Naraku.
"Wait! Koga! Don't!' Inuyasha yelled.
"Huh?"
"I cannot believe I am going to say this…but…can you take Kagome away to safety? I don't want anything to happen to her…and I don't think you do either."
Koga was confused, "Did you just ask me for help?"
"Yea, okay, maybe I did. But now's not the time to ask questions!"
"Alright mutt…" Koga then scooped up Kagome and went off into the forest as Inuyasha continued fighting against Naraku.
Author's Note:
That was the second chapter. No, that's not the best part. The best part is really sad tear tear It makes me sad every time I read it. Well, that good part is coming up real soon so sit tight! Review and tell me what you think so far, please.