Chapter 7: The New Moon
Kagome's eyes lit up when she seen Inuyasha, human, standing in the doorway, "Inuyasha!"
She ran towards him then gave him a big hug. Inuyasha stood there, unsure what to do.
"I thought we lost you…I…I…" Kagome broke into tears.
Inuyasha looked down at Kagome and felt sorry for her, even though he didn't know why she was crying or what was going on. He then gave in and hugged her also. After a while he pulled her back and looked at her.
"What's going on? Why are you crying?" Inuyasha tried to ask as nice as possible, which was hard for him.
"You can't remember?" Kagome sniffled.
Inuyasha shook his head.
"You used the Sacred Jewel to become a full-demon," Kagome said.
"Then…why am I here as a mortal?" he asked.
"It's the night of the new moon…evidently it still effects you," Kagome said.
"Hmm," Inuyasha thought to himself. He then looked down at his hands and clothes to see that they were caked in blood. This frightened him a big.
Did I kill people? Did I hurt anyone? Inuyasha thought.
He looked around to see if anyone else was there. There were a few dead bodies lying on the ground in the distance. Did I kill them? He shook his thoughts out of his mind and began walking towards the hut that Sango and Miroku had just entered. Kagome and Shippo followed, not leaving Inuyasha's side.
When they reached the hut, they all sat down. Inuyasha looked around at everyone. Miroku was fiddling with his beads on his right hand, Kagome was smiling because she was happy about Inuyasha being 'back', Shippo was happy because Kagome was happy, Kilala was walking towards Sango, and Sango was…Inuyasha stared at Sango. She had a bandage on the side of her face.
"What happened to you Sango?" Inuyasha asked.
"Huh?" Sango snapped out of her daze.
"The side of your face, it's wounded. What happened?" Inuyasha said.
He doesn't remember…Miroku thought.
"Oh, it's nothing, really, just a scratch," Sango said nervously, putting her hand over the bandage.
"…I did that to you…didn't I?" Inuyasha said sadly.
Sango didn't reply.
"I thought so," Inuyasha said, "I'm….I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize. It's not like you were conscious of what you were doing," Sango said.
Inuyasha looked out the window and suddenly the room started spinning and his vision was blurred. He seen scenes of things he'd never seen before. In one vision he seen himself holding a up a villager, choking then to death and dropping their lifeless body onto the ground as he laughed. In another he seen himself battling Miroku and Sango. When he seen himself climb up Sango's Hiraikotsu and strike her, everything went black and he collapsed onto the floor.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome ran towards him.
Inuyasha could hear everyone but he couldn't move or open his eyes.
"Go get Kaede!" Kagome said.
Miroku and Sango ran out of the hut. Shippo stood close to Kagome and Kilala sat in the corner with her hair standing on end, growling. When Kaede arrived, Inuyasha was sweating.
"How did you get Inuyasha back into a mortal?" Kaede asked.
"It's the night of the new moon…I guess it still effects him," Kagome said.
Kaede walked towards Kagome and Inuyasha, "But that can't be right…Inuyasha's demon blood must be trying to devour his human heart, making him transform once more."
Kagome looked at Kaede, frightened.
"I hope we can reverse the spell quickly. We still have some time," Kaede said.
"You found how to break the wish?" Sango asked.
"Aye. I overheard a conversation between Naraku and Kagura while I was out in the woods earlier. It turns out that Naraku had planned this. Those jewel shards ye stole from him were fakes. He created them in order to make Inuyasha turn into a full-demon permanently and use him as a slave to destroy us all," Kaede explained.
"That explains why stealing the shards from Naraku was so easy," Sango said.
"Wait, I still don't get it. How could Inuyasha have transformed when the full Shikon Jewel is the only thing that possesses the power to do that?" Kagome asked.
"I don't know. Whatever it is, it probably has to do with Naraku," Kaede said.
"You still haven't told us how you are going to get Inuyasha to transform back," Miroku said, "You may want to hurry. Inuyasha's demonic aura is growing stronger and soon his demon blood will take over…then we'll all be done for when he wakes up."
"Aye," Kaede nodded, "Only the powers of a priestess can bring him back. My powers aren't as strong as they used to be so I will need some help from ye Kagome."
"What will we be doing?" Kagome asked.
"We'll have to try purifying him. It is the jewel that has caused this so if we purify it, the transformation will be reversed and he will become normal once again."
"Alright, let's hurry."
"Will someone get a rag and some cool water? Inuyasha is burning up with a high fever over here," Shippo said.
Sango left the hut to go get the water and a cloth and Miroku followed while Kagome and Kaede began purifying. They each grabbed a hold of Inuyasha's arms and gripped them firmly.
"Is this really what it said to do in the book?" Kagome asked.
Kaede sighed, "No, but I figure it's our only hope. We don't have much time left."
Kagome sulked, "I thought so…It wouldn't be this easy to reverse the wish."
"At least try. You never know what may work until ye try it," Kaede said.
"Hmm," Kagome agreed.
The two of the closed their eyes and concentrated on purifying Inuyasha. The jewel was poisonous to the human body, putting Inuyasha t even more of a risk. He would either be poisoned to death by the jewel since hw was in his mortal state, or his demonic blood could destroy his human heart and he would be stuck as a ferocious full-demon for the rest of his life. Kagome and Kaede both knew this and so did the others. Naraku knew this also, and either way, it would work to benefit him.
That Naraku, he'll pay, Kagome thought.
Miroku and Sango returned with the cloth and water. Miroku, who had a slap mark on his face, put the cloth on Inuyasha's forehead and stepped back, bowing his head down.
"Hey, Miroku?" Kagome said.
"Kagome, you should be concentrating on purifying Inuyasha," Miroku said.
"I know…but do you think you could help? There has to be something you could do…you know…with your spiritual powers as a monk," Kagome said.
"I suppose so…but I can't think of anything I could do," Miroku said.
Kagome thought for a moment, "Hmmmm…maybe you could help us try to purify him."
"I suppose that could work," Miroku said.
Miroku walked over and sat near Kaede. He then bowed his head down and concentrated on trying to purify Inuyasha.
I hope they hurry. The night of the new moon is almost over. And when it is, Inuyasha will transform back again, Sango thought.
"Sango? Shippo?" Miroku whispered.
"Huh?"
"Come help," Miroku motioned for them to come over.
"What would we do?" Sango said.
"You and Shippo could pray. We can't have too much help at a time like this," Miroku said.
Shippo and Sango nodded, then came over and prayed. Kilala meowed then hopped into Sango's lap. Sango smiled then pet Kilala as he prayed. After a while, Kagome opened her eyes and gasped when she looked down at Inuyasha.
Alrighty, there we go, please review. The next chapter is THE LAST CHAPTER! Who ever knew it would take so long to get this story up...not me. Ne wayz, please review so I know u all are reading this.
