Chapter 12
Awakening


Kagome woke up, only to feel hot pain searing through the back of her skull. She reached back to feel goop caking her hair and she instantly knew it was blood. Suddenly, memories of what had happened came flooding back to her and she jolted up, causing more pain in her head and in her leg that had a nasty bruise on it.

InuYasha!

She thought quickly, glancing around. But there was no sight of the silver haired hanyou.

What happened? Had another bomb gone off? Something blew up, I know it did. But why didn't InuYasha get knocked over... no, I didn't get knocked over... InuYasha pushed me... he knew that explosion was going to happen. Is... is he dead?!

The alarming thought stunned Kagome and she slowly stood up, to see if InuYasha was lying around anywhere, dead or (hopefully) just knocked out. But he was still nowhere to be seen.

So maybe he's still alive...

The wonderful thought flew through Kagome's head and she sat back down, this time on her rear instead of lying down on her back in an awkward position.

InuYasha said he would rather see me alone than dead.... that means he knew what was going to happen. Did Degujiru find us? Was he the one that threw the bomb?

Hundreds of questions began zooming about but Kagome put a stop to them. She had to find InuYasha. She just had to.


InuYasha charged through the black smoke, heading straight for the scent of Degujiru.

"So, InuYasha, you've found me?" Degujiru said smugly once InuYasha stepped through the clouds to face Degujiru.

"Of course I did. Did you honestly think that with my demon nose, I could not find you?" InuYasha snapped, stepping forward.

"But that was the plan dear InuYasha," came a new voice from behind Degujiru.

InuYasha froze. He knew that voice. He knew it all too well.

"Naraku," InuYasha snarled. The man who had found Degujiru's body... the one who had done so many business deals with InuYasha's father... the one who had gotten Kagome dragged into this.

"Very good InuYasha. I see you haven't forgotten my name nor my scent," the voice said, as a figure in a white baboon suit stepped from the forest into view. The only thing InuYasha could truly make out was his cold eyes that shot through the holes in his mask.

"I could never forget you Naraku. You killed my parents."

"Well, I'm personally surprised you even know me. After all, we never met."

"I know you. I saw you with father hundreds of times. And my parents always had a little spat after you left. Then one day, after you left, I didn't hear them arguing. I went in to ask my mother if we could go to the zoo, only she wasn't able to take me there. Ever again. You killed my parents. Both were dead, thrown about violently across their bed."

Naraku laughed a harsh, evil laugh that made InuYasha's skin crawl, "Ah yes, good memories. Good memories."

InuYasha snarled loudly before leaping forward, claws outstretched, eyes bleeding red. No one, NO ONE, made fun of his parents.

Naraku laughed evilly, sidestepping InuYasha's attack. But InuYasha, having lost all since in his mind, flew forward again.

Suddenly, Naraku stepped behind Degujiru, smiling wickedly It took only a moment for Degujiru to realize what was happening but InuYasha didn't even notice. A instant later, Degujiru was in several pieces, littering the ground. But InuYasha did not mind the fact that he had just murdered the pawn in Naraku's evil scheme. However, InuYasha might claws set off the other grenades that were strapped to Degujiru's belt.

The explosion sent InuYasha flying backwards, this time, unable to use his demon powers to stop himself, and crashed into a large tree that had been behind him.

InuYasha, whose eyes had turned back to their normal fiery amber color, opened his eyes slowly, pain reverberating throughout his body.

Naraku smiled viciously, smiling as he glanced off to the forest behind InuYasha.

"Well... look at what I found!" Naraku sneered, walking to the back of InuYasha's tree. A small squeal erupted but it was cut short.

InuYasha's body stiffened as Naraku returned, Kagome's body bridal style in his arms.

"Thought you could hide her from me eh?"

InuYasha could only murmur something that sounded like, "Blamnit!" before coughing up hordes of blood. Naraku waited until InuYasha had stopped before continuing.

"Actually, killing you both would work out for me," Naraku said, glancing at the girl. "You see, my main objective was to kill you but this girl seems to be a powerful miko... she, if she continued living, would become a great threat to me. So I guess I must just dispose of you both."

InuYasha's eyes grew wide and he tried to force himself up. However, this only ensued in even more coughing and once he had caught his breath, he realized his vision was fading. He was going to black out, and soon.

I can't save Kagome...

The thought flew through his head and his demon side roared for him to get up. But it was impossible. InuYasha couldn't move. And he couldn't save Kagome.

Just as InuYasha's vision faded, Naraku said something about he'll take Kagome and flew off, leaving InuYasha alone to the darkness of his mind.


A suddenly explosion startled Kagome out of her thoughts and she glanced up, only to see black smoke filing out of a section of the forest. Kagome hesitantly stepped up, wincing on her weak leg, but continued on. The pain in her head kept throbbing and Kagome wished she had an advil to pop. Continuing on, she slowly made her way to the edge of the forest line, peering in at the scene that played out before her.

Whatever had happened, whatever that explosion was, it had sent a almost evil looking InuYasha flying backwards, hitting tree with a painful cracking sound. Kagome winced in pain as she watched InuYasha hit the tree.

What's wrong with him?

Kagome thought. Why did he have those wicked purple stripes down the side of his face, such long claws, and such long fangs? They never were that long! But the thing that Kagome really wanted to know about was InuYasha's iniquitous eyes. They were blood red, and his normal kindness that flooded through was completely gone. The only thing Kagome was saw was pain, anger, and a slight hint of fear.

Kagome blinked, and suddenly, InuYasha's eyes were back, but the pain, anger, and fear was still there. Kagome glanced at the man he was glaring at.

What freak would wear a baboon suit? But those eyes... they're much worse than InuYasha's had been a moment before. And where's that Degujiru freak?

More questions flooded Kagome's mind but she kept silent. Something told her this "freak" was not such a nice guy.

The man in the baboon suit suddenly smiled wickedly, before turning his head and staring straight at her.

"Well... look at what I found!" the man sneered, walking toward her. A small squeal erupted from Kagome's lips as he suddenly was inches from her. Something hit the back of her head, in her already damaged area, and blackness filled her vision. The last thing she saw before collapsing into the man's open arms was InuYasha.

Kagome felt herself fall into the man's outstretched arms but one last thought ran through her mind that if InuYasha had heard, he would have agreed.

Get your hands off me you freak in a baboon suit! I'm InuYasha's!


To be Continued...

Author's Note: Well I hope you peeps are happy. I'm on my way home, in an airplane, flying over Florida. This is what I do to make you peeps happy. Giving up my cheese sandwich to my brother so he'll give me my zip disk with all of these chappies on it... ugh...yummy.... cheese.

I got the coolest thing in Florida!!! Okay well some of you may not think this is cool but I practically peed my pants. :);;;; I got a InuYasha T-shirt!!! I so totally freaked when I saw it. Very coolie if I do say so myself. ;)

Okays well sorry about having no line thingys. My computers still screwed. ::sighs::

I'm sorry this took so long to come out!!! I've been really busy with loads of homework! So please don't hurt me! ::author huddles in small corner while reviewers with large never dying chainsaws surround her:: Please don't hurt me!

::whimpers:: Sakura G. signing out. Peace yall? ;)

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