See, Hear, and Speak No Evil Chapter 10: Survival of the Sickest, an inuyasha fanfic

Meh… I think I'm almost done with this lame fic. I write horrible fan-fictions. I don't even know why I continue. But yeah, enough of my ranting.

Disclaimers: I don't own Slipknot, or the song Wait and Bleed. I also do not own Inuyasha. There… Oh yeah. For the title of this chapter, "Survival of the Sickest," I do not own the song or the band Saliva. Name borrowed… Heh. (no part of that song is in the chapter, in other words…)

Chapter 10: Survival of the Sickest

Ginta was leaning on Hakkaku as they were returning from a short battle. Though it was short, it still wore them out. The two wolf tribes were equal in power.

All of a sudden, Tatsune stood before the wolf demon tribe. He seemed to be frightened. Koga walked up to his son and put his hands on his shoulders.

"What is it, son?" he asked.

Tatsune replied in between breathes, "Dad, it's Mom. She's hurt. Something happened to her."

(( I felt the hate rise up in me, kneel down and clear the stone of leaves. I wander out where you can't see. Inside my shell I wait and bleed. I felt the hate rise up in me, kneel down and clear the stone of leaves. I wander out where you can't see. Inside my shell I wait and bleed. ))

Koga didn't hesitate. He quickly ran into the wolf den where the scent of blood filled his nose. He looked down by the entrance and saw some of his wolves dead. Something had ripped through their flesh, like claws. The sight of that broke his heart. But his thoughts were interrupted when he heard Kasumi cry.

Looking up, Koga saw that she was covered in her own blood; naked. He ran to her side with complete and utter worry filling his features. He knelt by her side and grasped one of her hands. In a soothing tone, trying to hide his fear and simply sounding as calm as possible, he asked her what happened.

(( Goodbye! I wipe it off on a tile, the light is brighter this time. Everything is 3D blasphemy. My eyes are red and gold. The hair is standing straight up. This is not the way I pictured me. I can't control my shakes. How the hell did I get here? Something about this so very wrong. I have to laugh out loud, I wish I didn't like this. Is it a dream or a memory? ))

Kasumi quieted down and stared off into space. Her eyes looked mesmerized as her breathing became staggered. Her red eyes began to flash gold as her hair stood on end. Long claws were forming at her hands and a bushy tail poked out from behind her.

Koga was beginning to get even more frightened. He watched as Kasumi grew fur all over her body. A wolf-like snout was forming and when she smirked, her fangs could be seen under her glistening slobber. She looked like some sort of werewolf.

Kasumi stood and howled. It looked like she grew and extra two feet. She towered over Koga, but that changed when she slumped forward.

Koga stumbled backward as he watched his mate become a monster. What could've happened to turn her into this? Wait… there was only one way…

"Naraku's scent is still here… He must've taken the Shikon Jewel!" he cried outloud.

Kasumi turned on him. She pushed him back, sending him crashing into the rock wall, and left.

Wincing, Koga sat there in pain for a moment. She was strong… very strong… What was she planning on doing? He could hear some of the tribe trying to stop her, but to no avail.

"That's it," Koga grunted as he made a feeble attempt to stand back up. "I gotta tell mutt-face."

(( I felt the hate rise up in me, kneel down and clear the stone of leaves. I wander out where you can't see. Inside my shell I wait and bleed. ))

(inside Kasumi's mind)

Kasumi had no control over what was happening to her. She began to get worried. Seeing the fear in her mate's eyes frightened her. She would never mean to harm him, but she was powerless against the monster inside, and without meaning to, she shoved him.

Inside, Kasumi cried out for Koga. He couldn't hear her. This monster was taking her over. She could only watch in fear as she shoved away the members of the wolf demon tribe, injuring some with her long and sharp claws. She was leaving… but where was she going?

(end of Kasumi's mind thingy)

(( Get out of my head 'cause I don't need this, why didn't I see this? But I'm a victim of Manchurian candidate. I have sinned by just makin' my mind up and taking your breath away ))

Koga raced to Inuyasha's small village. His heart stopped when he saw Naraku arguing with him, Sango, and Kagome. Looks like he was too late… Or maybe not. Kasumi's scent was close. He cursed aloud and ran up to the three to warn them of her presence.

Inuyasha sniffed the air and turned his head toward Koga. He said, "What do you want, you mangy wolf?"

Koga grunted in response. "Inuyasha, there's something wrong with Kasumi. I saw her earlier and she--"

"She's right over there," Inuyasha finished for Koga, pointing in Naraku's direction.

Kasumi was hunched over behind Naraku. Naraku turned to see it was her. He was surprised to see her in this kind of form.

Kasumi straightened up and howled. She sent one of her large fists soaring to Naraku's face. He moved, only slightly, and dodged her hit. It was then he had realized he had underestimated her when she tackled him to the ground. She had his wrists pinned to the ground and was snarling. Some drool escaped her lips and fell on Naraku's cheek. Naraku quickly called on Tatsune, who was there with them, to get her off of him.

So, Tatsune, with all his might, shoved his mother off of Naraku. Koga, Inuyasha, and the others gasped in surprise.

"Naraku! You didn't take over my grandson's mind, did you?!" Kagome asked angrily.

Naraku stood and wiped the slobber from his face. He smirked and replied, "I did…"

Inuyasha growled and said, "You know, Naraku, that trick is starting to get really old…"

Kasumi snarled at Tatsune and tried to attack him. Tatsune didn't seem to take notice, he didn't move. Inuyasha quickly stood in front of Tatsune protectively, and instead of getting Tatsune, she ran her claws into Inuyasha's stomach. Sango and Kagome cried out in worry.

Inuyasha pushed Kasumi's hand out of his gut and hunched over. Koga took action and tackled Kasumi to the ground. He then took her arms and twisted them behind her back. He sat on her lower back and asked Inuyasha if he was okay.

Inuyasha smirked and replied, "I'm fine. It didn't hurt that much."

"Don't even play that tough-guy game with me, mutt face," Koga said, half-smiling.

Inuyasha ignored this remark and turned to Tatsune. He said, "Tatsune, why did you decide to join forces with Naraku?"

Tatsune didn't answer. He simply went over to Naraku and whispered something in his ear. Naraku smirked and took out the Sacred Jewel. Using it, he summoned all of his incarnations, other demons, and instructed Shasne to summon his poison insects.

Inuyasha and the others' jaws dropped at they looked at all their opponents. This was going to be a hell of a battle. Sango gripped her Hiraikotsu, Inuyasha reached for his Tetsusaiga, and the others could just stand there helplessly. Koga would help, but he was too busy trying to restrain Kasumi so she wouldn't hurt anymore loved ones.

But soon enough, as Koga's glance took him to Kagura, he changed his mind. Letting go of Kasumi, he stood next to Inuyasha and glared at Naraku's "gang of monsters."

"Alright everyone, I released Kasumi. Be careful around her," Koga instructed.

Then the war broke loose. Naraku sent all of his demons on the gang. Kirara purred and turned into her larger demon form. She let Kagome come onto her back as she flew her away from danger.

Inuyasha used the Wind Scar as Sango threw her large boomerang. Koga only had his fists and legs to help him. He didn't usually like to use his sword.

Kasumi ignored everyone but Naraku. He was her opponent. He had taken many things from her that she wanted back. And the only way to accomplish this, was if she destroyed him…

(( Goodbye! You haven't learned a thing. You haven't changed a thing. The flesh was in my bones. The pain was always free. You haven't learned a thing. You haven't changed a thing. The flesh was in my bones. The pain was always free. ))

Kasumi got on all fours and ran to Naraku from behind. Tackling him to the ground, she began to claw at him. Kagura turned away from Koga and saw this. Even though she knew he deserved it, she waved her fan and called out, "Wind Blades Dance!"

The wind blades shredded at Kasumi's body. Covered in blood, she ignored the pain. Her eye simply twitched as she glanced at Kagura, and continued to attack Naraku.

Naraku tried using the tainted Shikon Jewel to destroy Kasumi, but it didn't work. The jewel refused to harm her. He knew this couldn't be good…

Kasumi bit at Naraku's hand and released the Shikon Jewel from his grasp. She jumped off of him and ran toward the scurrying jewel. Grasping it in her mouth, she paused and noticed the winds were stirring up. And it wasn't because of Kagura. Something in the forest was causing this…

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Akira and Miroku casually strolled on through the forest. They were searching for food so Sango could prepare dinner, but something wasn't right. They decided to turn back as they caught glance at demons coming from all over to one spot.

Just as they were doing so, Miroku felt something strange coming from his right hand. His worst nightmare was coming true…

"Akira! You must run!" he instructed his daughter.

When she noticed the change in winds and her father grasping his right hand, she gasped. "Father! The Wind Tunnel!"

Miroku nodded and replied, "Yes I know. You must run or the Wind Tunnel will consume you as well!"

Tears filled Akira's eyes. "But Daddy… I can't leave you…"

"You have to! I'm not going to lose my one and only daughter because of me! Now go!"

Uncontrollable sobs came from Akira. She began to turn and leave. A Wind Tunnel dome formed around Miroku. Her Father was leaving this world…

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The tainted Shikon Jewel went back to normal in the hands of Kasumi. And, so did she. She was embarrassed to be completely naked, but she was herself again and had control, had the Jewel of Four Souls, and knew Miroku was in danger. With all her might, she trapped every trace of Naraku's evil, including the demons, incarnations, and insects inside the jewel. As if they weren't enough, she trapped Naraku inside it, too. But she saw Miroku's Wind Tunnel dome and knew the fight wasn't quite over. But she didn't know any other way. If she or the others fought Naraku manually, it would be too late for Miroku. So… with the last strength she had… Kasumi shattered the Shikon Jewel, killing not only Naraku… but herself…

(( And it waits for you!! ))

Only Kagome saw that Kasumi had shattered the jewel since she had a bird's eye view. Inuyasha and the others thought she had a fainting spell since it took a lot of strength and power to trap things into the jewel. But as they heard Kagome shrieking, they knew something else had happened.

Kagome told Kirara to land so she could be by her daughter's side. She was sobbing loudly and the others had to see if Kasumi and Kagome were okay. What they saw shocked them.

Kagome held her daughter tenderly in her arms. Inuyasha kneeled down next to Kagome and tears filled his eyes. The scent of death filled his nose. Kasumi wasn't breathing… her heart had stopped… she was gone…

Tatsune shook his head and blinked; confused about everything that was happening. He saw his friends forming a small circle around someone. But he got worried when he heard his grandmother crying out for Kasumi's name and telling her to wake up.

He tried to push through the group, but Koga held his son back. He was crying as well.

"Dad, what's wrong with Mom?" Tatsune asked angrily.

Koga refused to answer. His eyes fell to the ground and Tatsune understood the situation. His mother was dead…

Tears started welling up in Tatsune's eyes. He backed up, horrified, and hurt. He refused to believe that she was gone. The one person in the world whom he truly trusted and loved, was gone… for good…

The shards of the jewel began to separate, flying every which way to the far ends of Japan. The same event that had happened when Kagome had shattered it the first time.

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Akira paused when the winds came to a halt. She turned and joy filled her eyes as she ran to her father. He was okay! He didn't die! But she couldn't celebrate just yet. She could see Miroku was troubled by something.

"Daddy? What's the matter?" she asked him. "You should be ecstatic that you're alive!"

"I am, Akira. But look," Miroku replied; pointing to the sky. "Those are shards of the sacred jewel. I could feel the energy from them. Something happened to Kasumi. We have to hurry to make sure she is okay!"

So they fled to the small village.

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Koga sat on a boulder far from the others. He could not stop crying. His mate was gone thanks to Naraku. First it was his comrades, and now his mate. He didn't know her intentions of killing herself, or maybe the jewel had overloaded and exploded itself. These and other questions filled his mind.

Kirara, still in her large form, laid next to Sango. She watched helplessly as her master and friend cried into her fur. She looked over to Inuyasha, who was also crying, and trying to comfort the sobbing Kagome.

Tatsune told everyone that he wanted some alone time with his mother. He sat on the ground with his mother's head in his lap. Inuyasha removed the top part of his red kimono and wrapped it around Kasumi so Tatsune wouldn't have the disturbing image of his nude mother. But truly, he didn't care. The thought of her death distracted him from all other thoughts.

Inuyasha's ears perked up as he heard the sound of a certain jingling staff coming, along with footsteps. He looked up and saw Miroku and Akira coming toward them. He could tell they were both worried.

Inuyasha gently released Kagome from his arms and approached Miroku. He wiped his tear-streaked face and just stared at them.

Miroku was panting. In between breaths, he asked, "Is Kasumi okay? Akira and I had seen jewel shards in the sky."

Inuyasha shook his head and looked down. Sango heard her husband's voice and approached him. Kirara turned back into her little form and jumped into Akira's arms.

"Kasumi's dead," Sango informed Miroku, crying into his chest.

Miroku wrapped his arms around her warmly and asked her what had happened. Sango explained every detail in loud cries. Miroku's eyes widened when he heard the whole story.

"This is all my fault," he said as his voiced cracked.

Inuyasha, Sango, and Akira looked at Miroku; confused.

Miroku continued to elaborate. "She trapped Naraku in the jewel, and knew he wasn't dead. She could've waited longer if she didn't want me to die…"

"What do you mean…?" Sango asked.
"My Wind Tunnel was acting up. It was about ready to devour me. But, Kasumi noticed, and knew the only quick way to destroy Naraku, was to destroy him while he was still inside the jewel…"

Sango looked at both Miroku's and Akira's right hands and noticed the prayer beads and fabric over the hands were gone. So that means, the curse was broken…

Sango hugged her family tight and cried tears of sorrow, and joy. She was still mortified at the thought of young Kasumi's death, but Miroku and Akira were able to keep going without a cursed Wind Tunnel to hold them down…

Inuyasha didn't care. He wanted his daughter back. Miroku was of course his friend, but he was too depressed to even tell Miroku that he was indeed happy the curse was broken.

He turned and walked over to Tatsune and Kasumi. He told Tatsune that it was time to bury Kasumi, respectfully, so that she may rest in peace. Tatsune nodded and let Inuyasha pick his mother up into his arms. He watched as Inuyasha told Koga and Miroku to help with the burial as the women went inside. He joined the women with one last look back to the most important person in the world to him. Hanging his head low, he entered his grandfather's hut and shut the flap door behind him.

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O.O ooh, depressing. And very long. I know I put a lot of songs into my fan-fictions, but the last few chapters will also have songs, so, expect those. Heh. Yep! The fic is not over yet. Although I wish it was… (( sigh )) My ideas are so unoriginal! Oh! And another thing… for those who think Kasumi is supposed to "represent" me, well, that statement is untrue. Yes, I really like Koga, but not as much as Kasumi. I have different created characters to represent me (( grin )). But yeah, ranting done! And, uh, review!