Chapter 8 is here. Nuff said. Hope you all like it
Disclaimer: see chapter 1
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and gazed at the tensaiga in its place hanging on the wall. "What?" he muttered getting out of bed, going over to where the sword was and pulling it down. The blade pulsed at his touch. "What is it?" he asked the sword not really expecting to get an answer.
He pulled the blade from its sheath and examined it. The tensaiga was glowing a faint blue color. "I see" he muttered as he gazed at the metal. He re-sheathed the blade and headed to where his travel clothing was hung and got dressed. Then, after retrieving tokijin from its spot, he headed out into the halls of his fortress.
He strode into Jaken's room and gave the imp a shove. Jaken landed on his head and squawked indignantly thinking it was Rin playing a prank but hurriedly bowed when he saw who it really was. "Prepare to leave Jaken" was all Sesshoumaru said before sweeping back out of the room.
Sesshoumaru heard the Jaken say "yes lord Sesshoumaru" then the rapid footsteps as the imp got ready.
Sesshoumaru went to Rin next and gently shook her away. She blinked and looked up. "What is it my lord?" she asked.
"Were leaving" he said simply before walking out the door.
Rin hopped out of bed, got dressed and headed to the stable where he found Jaken trying in vain to get the two headed dragon known an Aun to move. "Come on you stupid beast" he grunted trying to drag the beast out the door.
Rin giggled at the imp's antics and whistled causing Aun to perk up. "Come on boy" she said holding out her hand. The dragon stood and walked over to the girl. She bagan to lead it out but paused and looked back to see Jaken standing back in the stable fuming. "Coming Jaken?" asked Rin, a big grin on her face.
The imp followed Rin out muttering something unintelligible. Sesshoumaru nodded when the trio reached the gate. "Are you prepared?" he asked.
Rin gave a cheerful "Yes" and Jaken sulked some more which Sesshoumaru took as an affirmative and signaled the night watchman to open the gate.
I wonder what my brother has gotten himself into now? Thought Sesshoumaru, for he knew the tensaiga activating had something to do with Inu-Yasha. Or one of his companions he added at the gates swung shut behind the four.
888
Ginta watched as the small cat that he knew was more fearsome then it appeared came running back. Shippo noticed to and said to the cat "what are you doing back Kilala?"
Kilala just mewed and nuzzled the Kitsune's hand. He laughed then settled down to wait.
After a while Ginta noticed that Shippo was staring at him and Hakkaku. "What?" asked Ginta looking at the little fox demon "is there something on my face?"
Shippo shook his head and kept staring. Hakkaku had noticed now too and was staring back. "Do you want something or something?" he asked lamely guessing how dumb that comment probably sounded after he said it.
Shippo chuckled at him and resumed his staring.
The pair finally got fed up and Ginta practically shouted "what? What is it? Out with it already".
Kilala growled at them but Shippo calmed her with a pat on the head. "Just wondering" he said.
"Wondering what?" asked Hakkaku, genuinely curious about why Shippo had been staring at them.
"Why are you always so polite to Kagome?" asked Shippo at length. Then he added "not that it's a bad thing or anything".
Ginta and Hakkaku looked at each other then back at Shippo as if he had asked the dumbest question ever and, truth be told, to them it was. "We have to" said Ginta as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yah" agreed Ginta, "she is Kouga's woman after all".
Shippo covered his mouth in an attempt to keep from laughing. "What?" said Hakkaku blinking stupidly, "its true".
Shippo did laugh at this point. He fell over backwards and rolled around on the ground. "What's so funny?" shouted Ginta.
Shippo sat up and wiped the tears out of his eyes. "Not according to her she's not" said Shippo still snorting a bit.
The two wolf demons just blinked and shook their heads. "That's not what Kouga says" said Hakkaku.
"Whatever" said Shippo on the verge of laughing again. He decided he liked these two. They where to dense to try anything or see what was right in front of their noses but their hearts seemed in the right place. "Ever seen one of these?" asked Shippo as he pulled out a crayon totally forgetting the previous conversation.
888
The lizard demon growled low in his throat as he watched Kagome circle him. Her eyes were glowing red again and where filled with a sick sense of pleasure at the pain she had inflicted on the thing. "You'll pay for that girl" growled the thing before leaping foreward and swinging at Kagome. She had wounded the thing pretty badly though when she caught it off guard so Kagome easily avoided the strike.
The others just stood on the sidelines looking dumbfounded as Kagome danced gracefully away from the Demon. All except for Inu-Yasha of course. He was standing with his head hung forward and his eyes shadowed by his bangs. I should have told her he thought mentally kicking himself. There is no way she can handle this. It'll tear her apart.
"Hey mutt" Snarled Kouga as Kagome avoided another blow from the Demon, "what the hell is going on. You said this has happened before?"
Inu-Yasha nodded slowly. "A few days ago" he said, "she tore a demon's head off with her bare hands".
"What?" whispered Kouga totally shocked.
"Hold still wench!" hissed the Demon as it swung at Kagome again.
Kagome laughed as she dodged. "Why? She said lashing out with her left hand and scoring a stinging hit on the things arm. Truth be told the wound in the things side when Kagome had escaped was deep. To deep for the demon to hope to recover from any time soon. Its muscles needed for its blinding fast movements shredded by the attacks anyone could have finished it off at this point but no one wanted to go near Kagome right now.
"I should have told her" Inu-Yasha said mentally kicking himself again.
"Tell us what?" asked Sango getting a little frantic.
Seeing Inu-Yasha was not going to talk Kouga said it instead. "She smells like a demon" he said. He turned to Inu-Yasha then and said "is that it dog breath?" He grabbed Inu-Yasha by the collar of his shirt. "Is that what you meant? She smelled like a demon a few days ago?"
Inu-Yasha just nodded dumbly.
Kagome was scaring herself. But more then that she was enjoying toying with the demon. She twisted away from another strike and kicked the thing in a spot where she had scratched it previously.
It crumpled to the ground howling in pain. "What's wrong" Kagome purred circling the demon. "Had enough?"
It snarled all sense of reason gone from its eyes and lunged for the girl.
"God's Inu-Yasha why didn't you tell us before?" asked Sango. Miroku just stood there looking grim.
Inu-Yasha ignored Sango and looked up at Kouga. "Let me go" he whispered.
Kouga snarled one more time before letting go and turning back to the fight.
"Too slow" taunted Kagome dancing out of the demon's reach again. It snarled and lunged again.
Kagome grinned. Too easy she thought as she began to dodge. She realized her mistake though only after it was too late. The strike had been a faint and the monsters other hand came up and bit into Kagome's side. She managed to roll with the blow but the middle of her school uniform was shredded to pieces and the wound was still pretty deep. Kagome cried out and stumbled back clutching her side.
Inu-Yasha finally snapped out of it and snarled ferally upon seing why cagome had cried out. He began to charge the demon but Kagome snarled at him. "Don't" she snapped straightening up. Inu-Yasha skidded to a halt and looked at her utterly dumbfounded.
Kagome was done playing games. She lunged forward as fast as she could aiming straight for the demon's jewel shard. It flailed at her in an attempt to keep her away but Kagome ducked its claws and drove her fist home. The demon stopped cold staring down at his chest in disbelief. Kagome's arm had gone clean through the demon's torso and out the back. Kagome's hand was holding the shard.
She drew her hand out and the demon slumped to the ground clutching his chest and coughing up blood.
Everyone else stood there with their mouths hanging open. "I might have let you live" said Kagome, her voice filled with acid, "but now". She raised her hand and was about to finish the demon off when he felt a hand close around her wrist.
Inu-Yasha's voice came from behind. "Don't" he said calmly.
Kagome rounded on him and was about to twist away when the expression on Inu-Yasha's stopped her cold. He looked like he would burst out in tears any second and it shook her to the core. "Don't" he repeated, "he's done for".
Kagome looked down at the lizard demon suffering on the ground and the red faded from her eyes but the claws and fangs remained. She looked at her blood covered hands and tears welled up in her eyes. "What's happening to me" she whispered.
Kouga walked up and nudged the demon with his foot. "I almost feel sorry for it" he muttered.
Inu-Yasha snarled at Kouga. "Back off wolf" he growled, "you aren't helping".
Kouga began opened his mouth to retaliate but snapped it shut again when he saw Kagome's face. "Please" she begged, "no more fighting". Kagome was trembling and Inu-Yasha wrapped his arms around her to try and calm her down. She just buried her face in his chest and wept even more.
"Perhaps we should leave" suggested Miroku. Nobody argued with him and everyone headed off. Inu-Yasha brought up the rear guiding Kagome.
Kagome felt as if her heart had been torn in two. A living creachure was suffering to death because of her. Whats more she wasn't sure what would have been worse. Leaving it there like they did, or finishing it off.
888
"How interesting" said Naraku allowing the insect that had been spying on Inu-Yasha's group to land on his finger. "Kagura" he said, "come here".
The wind sorceress stood up from where she had been sitting and came over. "Yes Naraku?" she said.
"I should like to know what has befallen Kagome" he said. "Go, find out what you can".
After Kagura was gone Naraku looked down at the insect. He laughed and crushed the small creature. "This could prove useful" he said.
Author's notes
That's about it. the next chapter will be out tomorrow and that I hoped you enjoyed this one. oh and i might change the tab from action/adventure to drama. what do you think? tell me in your reviews. Ciao.
