Chapter 13

Two Minutes 2 Live


InuYasha snarled in pain as he sat up slightly, taking deep, even breaths. His whole body was racked with pain but he had to get up, he just had to. He had to find Kagome, and save her. Like he had always promised to her, whether silently or aloud. But the odds against him were very high. Naraku could fly! And InuYasha could barely sit up, let alone go after him and kill him.

Suddenly, a loud, high-pitched scream met his ears.

That's Kagome's voice! She's alive! And, hopefully, close by!

InuYasha stumbled up, the pain still intense. But he ignored it. He was going to save Kagome; no matter what.


Kagome screamed loudly, hoping InuYasha would hear her. She had woken up just as Naraku had left the clearing and was fumbling as much as possible.

"Impudent wench," the man sneered. "Be quite and stay still." The man reached out and tried to clamp his hand around Kagome's slender arm. But just before he touched her skin, he pulled back sharply and hissed in pain. Kagome, who had closed her eyes as he had reached out for her, looked at his hand to find it smoking.

What happened?

Kagome thought as the man tried to grab her again, this time reaching for her head as if he was going to squash it. But once again, the man stopped and quickly pulled his hand back beneath his suit. However, this time Kagome saw what had happened. As the man reached for her, a circle seemed to glow around her and it zapped him when he touched it.

"You..." the man sneered and Kagome, forgetting about what had happened, looked back up at him with fearful eyes. "You are a miko. And more powerful than I originally thought. It seems it will be harder for me to kill you if I cannot touch you. I wonder..." Suddenly, large wasps appeared around the man. Kagome, who hated bugs, flinched and tried to scoot backwards but the pain from earlier had returned and she could barely move. The wasps had large red eyes with a purple and yellow body. But what really scared Kagome was how big they were. They were enormous for what were usually such small creatures!

The wasps flew foreword and just as Kagome screamed, they ran into the soft circle that kept the man away. And when they did, they all exploded upon impact. Kagome screamed again as the guts of the wasps fell around her.

"Quite wench." The man snapped. "You need to learn your manners. You are in the presence of the great Naraku. And you should behave like it!" Suddenly, a beam shot from the man's hand and it struck Kagome in the face, causing a deep gash to form on her cheek. Kagome, now knowing not to make Naraku mad, tried not to scream but could not stop the whimpers that flew from her throat.

"Well, well, well. It seems that I may not be able to touch you, and my hell wasps cannot, but my energy sure can. I guess there is a way to kill you after all." Naraku advanced on Kagome who tried scooting back again. But the pain would not allow any movement and Kagome just sat there and watched as Naraku got closer with that evil look in his eyes, before screaming once again.


InuYasha snarled as he heard Kagome's scream for the third time, this time coming from his left. He had tried to follow her trail of screams but they constantly came from different directions.

It's probably just me. My senses are out of whack. If only I could tell where she was, then I could go in and save her!

InuYasha thought as he continued to stumble through the forest. And it was true. InuYasha had never been in such bad shape. He wouldn't be surprised if his senses were down. But this was one of the most important times and for them to quit on him...

Another scream...

InuYasha thought as this scream came from ahead and it was quite close. InuYasha quickened his pace and peeked out into a small clearing only to see Kagome sitting on the ground and Naraku advancing on her.

Kagome!

InuYasha, not thinking as usual, rushed forward and just as Naraku seemed to give Kagome the finishing blow, InuYasha ran right into him, causing Naraku to fall to the ground.

"InuYasha!" Kagome cried but when she tried to jump up the pain swelled around her again and she only was able to lift herself a few inches before falling back down with a small "huff."

"Kagome!" InuYasha quickly replied before rushing to her side as she sat back down.

She's too weak to stand...

Went through InuYasha's head but he just shrugged it off. He slipped an arm around Kagome's waist and pulled her to him before turning back to Naraku. Naraku stood and glared at InuYasha who just snarled back.

"So, I see you have found the will to fight now eh InuYasha?" Naraku sneered, smiling wickedly.

"I always have the will to fight," InuYasha retorted.

"Oh really? Well, I'll give you two minutes. How's that? Two minutes until I kill you and am rid of you. I'll start now." Naraku stepped back slightly and watched the couple.

InuYasha, who immediately sensed that this was a trap, continued to stare Naraku down. Finally, he glanced back down at Kagome as she tugged at what remained of his shirt.


Kagome watched as Naraku got closer and closer to her. Suddenly, something red and silver flew out and knocked Naraku to the ground. The figure remained standing but bent forward slightly, as if in pain. Naraku however flew to the ground and landed in an awkward position and seemed just as surprised as she was. Kagome glanced at the figure that had just saved her life (again) and squealed with delight as she saw him.

"InuYasha!" Kagome cried and tried to jump up. But this time, the pain was much worse than when she had tried scooting away and she quickly fell back down. "Huff..."

"Kagome!" InuYasha quickly replied and he rushed to her side. Kagome smiled weakly at the concern that had spread across his face.

InuYasha... I'm so glad to see you

Kagome thought but after a moment, she forgot about it. InuYasha slipped an arm around her waist and pulled her to him. Kagome blushed slightly but leaned against his figure, resting. InuYasha's head quickly snapped back to Naraku and Kagome followed his gaze. Naraku slowly stood up before glaring at InuYasha. Kagome glanced upward to see InuYasha was pretty much snarling right back. Kagome smiled.

"So, I see you have found the will to fight now eh InuYasha?" Naraku sneered, smiling wickedly.

"I always have the will to fight," InuYasha retorted.

"Oh really? Well, I'll give you two minutes. How's that? Two minutes until I kill you and am rid of you. I'll start now." Naraku stepped back slightly and seemed to watch them.

Kagome could feel InuYasha tense up but did not look back at her. Kagome pulled on what remained of his shirt lightly, trying to get his attention. After a few moments of tugging, InuYasha finally glanced down at her.

"What?" his whispered in his soft, deep voice.

"Do... do you think he's really going to kill us now?" Kagome asked, also in a whisper.

InuYasha shook his head, "No." Kagome looked at him with a quizzed look on her face, tilting her head sideways slightly. "We're going to survive. The only one who is going to die here will be Naraku. I promise, we will live and move on. So don't worry about it." InuYasha bent down slightly and (as Kagome blushed violently) kissed her softly on the forehead.

"InuYasha..." Kagome murmured but she was cut off as InuYasha whispered something into her ear.

"Kagome, I have a plan. I'm sorry to say we will die if this doesn't work correctly. I need you to..."


Author's Note: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Aren't I evil??? :) Okay, so the only reason I stopped there cuz it sounds good... but hey, I promise the next chappy will be out SUPER SOON.

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