Cw: Thanks to ya'll that reviewed! I really appreciate it. Sorry for the delay, but I was recovering from a nasty case of Influenza. That and I'm trying to balance my stories on here, with the ones I have on Deviant ART, and a few Interactive stories at XX I haven't posted on any of them, especially DevART, in a loooooong time, but-
Haru: Cw is really happy that this story is liked.
Cw: Yes, and I'd like to thank Okii Neko! Thanks Okii. It'd be awesome if you did fan art for Naraku's New Plan, but are you sure its worthy enough? It doesn't come close to the exquisiteness of your writing or your art! Oh, and thanks for the comment on my structure, I've tried to make it better.
Haru: If Cw owned Inuyasha, this would be an episode.
Cw: Unfortunately, it's not, so on with the show! Oh, and again. DO YOU THINK MIROKU SGOULD GAIN WEIGHT:p
Naraku's New Plan
By CrescentWaters
Ch.2 Side Effects?
Kaede blinked and scratched her head as she looked at the strange scene before her.
She had gone on regular patrols, as usual, with some of the villagers, and soon they had spotted a group of people lying on the ground. They soon discovered it to be Inuyasha and Kagome's group.
At first, Kaede had been scared out of her wits. With all of them lying on the ground, she thought they had been slain. After checking for wounds or nearby demons, they had found that they were only asleep.
Kaede blinked again.
It was awfully odd for a group made up of such young people to just fall to the ground and take a nap. If they were truly so exhausted, there would have been many wounds and the young group wouldn't have been traveling, though there were a few minor wounds on the monk and demon slayer, but nothing as serious as to collapse from fatigue.
Kaede had sent most of her companions out scouting again after trying to wake the young ones up, but to no avail. They had returned once with news of no demons, but Kaede wasn't convinced.
She may have been an old woman with one foot in the grave, but she could smell demons when they were weaving their treachery.
More specifically, the treachery of Naraku, it appeared. His aura, of the aura of his incarnations, was still slightly present.
The aura her sister Kikyou had been blind to all those years ago…
"Ugh. . . . . "
Kaede immediately snapped out from her reverie as she noticed Kagome moaning. It appeared she was awakening.
The old woman hobbled as fast as she could to the young miko's side, holding her head up gently as Kagome came to.
"Kaede? Oh…what are you doing here?" Kagome questioned groggily.
"Rest, child. I believe ye were attacked by the incarnations of Naraku. You are still quite weak." Kaede commanded.
Kagome's eyes widened in realization and she groped the insides of her pockets.
"No! They're gone! Kagura must have taken them!" Kagome shouted in panic.
"What, child?"
"The sacred jewel shards!"
More moans were heard as the others were slowly fighting the effects of Kagura's powder. All except Inuyasha, that is. The hanyou in question was still deep in slumber, his hand gripping the hilt of…the Tetsusaiga.
Or rather where the Tetsusaiga SHOULD have been.
"Child? Ye still look a bit green. Lie down until the others wake."
"No, Kaede! His sword! They STOLE Inuyasha's sword!" Kagome shouted, pointing it out for the old woman.
"Oh, Kami-sama. We can expect a truly furious hanyou when Inuyasha wakes." Kaede mumbled, bead of sweat appearing on here forehead.
"A what?" Sango grumbled, twisting her neck, as she ambled over to Kagome and Kaede.
"Kagura and Kanna. Somehow they knocked us out and they stole the sacred jewel shards from me and the Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha." Kagome said somberly, massaging her temples.
For a moment, Sango just stood there, her eyes mind as her mind slowly registered Kagome's words."
"Damn. WHY US? Why ALWAYS us?" Sango finally said, shouting towards the Heavens.
They mourned the loss of the jewels shards, of course, but a very angry Inuyasha was something they all tried to avoid. Especially, without the Tetsusaiga. Without it's powers, if Inuyasha let his temper get the best of him, there's no telling what his crazed, full demon form could do.
"Awww, is my little Sango sad? Let me make it better."
Miroku suddenly sprang up from behind the three ladies, Sango to be more appropriate, and caught the demon slayer while she was off guard, his hands finding their target.
And then a vein appeared on Sango's forehead.
And then Kagome and Kaede stepped a few steps back, knowing very well that Sango's Fury measured closely to Inuyasha's.
And then-"Pervert!"
SLAP.
Sango took in a deep breath, and smiled, her assaulter on the ground and in pain.
"It was worth it." Miroku drawled, a smile of ecstasy still etched on his face beneath the throbbing, red handprint.
Kagome now was bent over Inuyasha, carefully examing him. There was something wrong. He still had not awaked. He had even slept through Sango and Miroku's little…whatever they liked to call it when Sango gets groped, and then slaps Miroku, though she secretly enjoys it.
An aura was emanating from the hanyou. Kagome could feel it. It was faint, extremely faint, but something was changing within Inuyasha. He still slept like a baby. A small smile slowly played its way onto her lips, as she watched Inuyasha. Her Inuyasha.
Kagome started, blushing at her realization of how long she'd been staring. Inuyasha wasn't hers. If anybody's, he was Kikyou's. Her discomfort grew as she heard Kilala and Shippou wake, yet silence now reigned along the road. She could fell their eyes boring into her.
Finally, Kagome did the only thing she could think of to rouse Inuyasha. She slowly and cautiously lowered her head towards Inuyasha's.
A breath caught in her spectator's thoughts. Their eyes on her every move. Was Kagome…?
She lowered her head even more, her cascade of raven hair, scented with a mild lavender, falling into Inuyasha's face. He stirred a little at the tickling feel.
The spectators' jaws were slowly dropping. All of them watched with red faces. Sango and Miroku secretly wishing they could have such a moment. Kaede reminisced of a time long ago when she could have had a love so deep, so pure. Shippou gazed on, knowing very well of what was happening, yet still with a childlike curiosity glowing in his eyes. Kilala just stared on with a sage expression on her face, remembering a similar moment long ago, before she had ever came to dwell with Sango.
"Oh…Inuyasha." Kagome said sweetly, smiling as she paused once more to gaze at Inuyasha, her face just inches from his own. She could feel the warmth of his body, the wild scent of pine needles flooded her senses, and his hot breath steamed her face. She continued to sit there, gazing upon her slumbering hanyou. For a moment, just a sparse moment in the unending river of time, they were together, their hearts beating as one, their souls dancing with each other. And still Inuyasha slept. It took all of Kagome's self control and courage to do what she did next.
"RAMEN!" She jubilantly screamed into Inuyasha's ear.
THUMP.
"WAA! Ramen! Where? Where is it Kagome!" Inuyasha had sprung to life, the love of his favorite food, and perhaps the voice of his favorite person overpowering the sleep powder Kagura had administered.
Kagome, however, was staring in the other direction. She had turned when she'd heard the loud 'thump' sound. Behind her, their traveling companions and Kaede where trying to free themselves from the twisted pile of limbs they had become.
"A perfect moment-ruined!" Someone grumbled in the tangle of body parts.
Inuyasha pouted and childishly tugged on Kagome's sleeve.
"Kaggooooome! Where's the ramen?" He asked, stretching and standing up.
Kagome stared. This was…a bit odd. Since when did Inuyasha pout? Or act childish for that matter? Shaking herself of that thought for the moment, she prepared to deliver the bad news, putting on her serious face.
"Inuyasha. Um, you remember Kagura and Kanna. They…um, well they stole the Tetsusiaga."
Kagome braced herself as she focused on Inuyasha, who had turned his back to her while looking at something or another.
Slowly, his shoulders rigid, he turned.
Making the jaws of everyone present drop. If something wasn't wrong before, something sure as hell was now.
For Inuyasha, the tough, the brave, the mighty, the ferocious, the sometimes testy, had tears in his eyes.
"They wh-what?" Inuyasha sniffled, realizing that the sword wasn't at his waist, nor was it lying anywhere on the ground.
"Uh…" Of course, she was still in shock.
Then and there Inuyasha plopped himself on the ground, and bawled, his ears drooping to their lowest, as he let the tears flow freely down his face, and wailing too.
"They stole Tet-tetsusaiga! Now how am I gonna fight!" He cried, rubbing at his eyes.
If Kagome had thought this a charade, she would have found it cute, but standing there, watching Inuyasha cry, made her overcome her questions of what in the world was going on, and rushed to comfort Inuyasha.
"There, there Inuyasha. It'll be all right. We'll get Tetsusaiga back…" Kagome reassured Inuyasha, patting him on the back.
Kagome nearly lost her breath as she was pulled into a full-force hug, Inuyasha crying into her shoulder and wetting her dress with his tears.
The others were still paralyzed with shock. The Inuyasha before them was almost…Shippou like! Not the emotionless, harsh, grumpy one they knew.
'Its going to be a while…' Kagome absently thought. Kagura and Kanna had disabled Inuyasha in a way they hadn't her and the others, and Kagome needed to figure out how and with what. He had been the last to fall to Kagura's sleeping powder.
Sighing again, Kagome's blush increased as Inuyasha embraced her more closely. She could feel his body pressed against hers. Somewhere in the naughty recesses of her mind, a voice snickered.
'Of course, this may not be all that bad.' The voice said slyly, before Kagome reprimanded it and sent it to one of the dark corners of her mind.
She would NOT take advantage of Inuyasha in his current state.
His sniffles were weakening, but he again hugged her tighter.
She could feel his toned muscles through his haori.
Her resolve weakened and the voice came back in full force, cackling.
Kagome cursed herself and the river of emotions running through her.
Everyone else was still paralyzed with shock.
Kagome massaged her temples as she tried to block out the sound of Inuyasha wolfing down ANOTHER bowl of curry.
After she had comforted Inuyasha out of hysterics, somewhat reluctantly, though she'd never admit that, Kagome had roused the others and went back to the village.
Soon after that, Inuyasha had said he was hungry and he had proceeded to raid the village food shed, taking as much food as his arms would carry, mostly curry. And that was almost three hours ago.
"Well, there's obviously something wrong with him." Kagome said, her mind going through a list of possible scenarios.
"Its also apparent that it was the doing of Kagura and Kanna. Naraku." Miroku added his two cents.
"They used a powerful sleeping powder some of the slayers of my village once used against strong demons. It's supposedly made from the remains of cat demons." Sango explained.
Kilala growled.
"Not you, Kilala."
"It wasn't the powder that did this to Inuyasha. If it had been, ye would be in a similar state." Kaede stated.
"Then…what?" Kagome asked, stumped at what was causing Inuyasha's…condition.
Kaede rubbed her chin thoughtfully.
"You say Kanna was with Kagura. I wonder why? Kagura is perfectly able to hold her own most of the times you fight her, so why bring Kanna along?"
"I know!" Inuyasha jumped up, startling everyone. A noodle was comically plastered to his left cheek.
"Inu…yasha?" Kagome asked.
"See, after you fell asleep I found out what Kagura was doing, so I charged her, but right before I made contact, she flapped her fan right into my face!" Inuyasha said while eating more curry.
"She'd thought she'd knocked me out, but I was still barely awake, but I was paralyzed. After that Kagura said something to Kanna and she poured this yummy drink down my throught…the next thing I remember is Kagome lying about ramen. You should NEVER lie about ramen." Inuyasha said, and glared evilly at Kagome.
"That must have been it." Miroku stated simply. The others nodded and Inuyasha went back to eating more curry.
"It seems we have two options: We find Naraku or Kagura and Kanna and get an antidote from them, or we can make one ourselves." Sango said grimly, knowing either option wouldn't be that easy.
Kagome sighed and stood.
"First of all, I need to do what we originally intended to do. I need to go back to my time and get supplies. If we go looking for Naraku and his incarnations, we'll need supplies. And I don't know how long Inuyasha will last without his ramen." Kagome explained and smiled.
Kagome then hastily picked up her backpack and headed towards to door. She was almost out when she felt someone grab at her legs. Almost expecting it to be Miroku, she turned.
Inuyasha was staring up at her with puppy eyes about to burst with tears, the curry spilled and forgotten and displayed across Miroku's robes. Apparently, Inuyasha had been a bit too hasty in rushing over to her when she had announced her departure.
"Um…Inuyasha?" She asked politely, not wanting to upset the half-demon.
"Don't go Kagome! I'll miss you!" Inuyasha sniffed as he hugged Kagome's legs with all his might.
"But Inuyasha, I have to go back and get supplies and your ramen!" Kagome planted the bait.
"I'll be lonely!" Inuyasha protested again.
"What about Sango, Miroku, Kaede, and Shippou?" Kagome asked.
"But I want yooooooooou!" Inuyasha cried, thumping his feet on he floor.
Kagome heard snickers from the others. She gave them one of her patented death glares. Inuyasha's fury was terrible, and Sango's fury was as well, but if you had any intelligence whatsoever, especially if you were Inuyasha, you didn't dare provoke Kagome's Wrath.
Kagome opened her mouth and was about to bellow, "Sit!" when she caught another look at Inuyasha's face.
He was still staring up at her with puppy eyes, tears now freely streaming down his face. If Kagome were to 'Sit' him now, she'd be no better than Kagura. Sighing in defeat, she bent down and stroked Inuyasha's ears lovingly. This seemed to calm him down a bit, at least.
"Well, then Inuyasha. Would you like to come with me?" Kagome asked still stroking his ears. She had to admit, she enjoyed doing it.
The ears in question popped up in ecstasy and Inuyasha hugged Kagome fiercely, bobbing his head up and down.
Kagome laughed and pulled Inuyasha up off the floor, yet he still held onto her sleeve posseively.
"We'll be off, then." She said and again left for the door.
"While your away, we'll see if we can produce a cure…somehow." Sango said, waving, as everyone stepped out of Kaede's hut to see the duo off.
"This is sure to be an interesting experience." Miroku added, waving as well.
Kagome smiled one last time and headed for the Bone Eater's Well, making quick time.
Just as she hopped through the well, Inuyasha moments behind her, a thought came to Kagome, one she wasn't able to shake until later that night.
'Why would Naraku wish this upon Inuyasha? He's childish, but I very well know he could fight, if need be. I wonder…have we not yet seen the true intent of his treachery?'
CW: and that was Ch. 2! I hope ya'll like it.
Haru: Next chapter, Inuyasha discovers fast food; Kagome discovers Naraku's real intent, and…other stuff!
CW: If you didn't like Inuyasha all childish, don't worry. It was only for this chapter, unless you really like it. Give meh some feedback:p