A man watched the two sleeping children. He almost felt sorry for them, since he had to kill them. Almost. But he didn't. He wasn't one to feel emotions like that. He then unsheathed his sword and silently crept up to the sleeping forms.
Raising his sword into the air, he prepared to strike.
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Inu's ears twitched. They and his nose told him something wasn't right. He opened his eyes. Above him was a man with his sword out. Without thinking, he kicked the man where he knew it would hurt.
The man bent down in pain. Inuyasha immediatly jolted Kagome awake. 'What is it?' she asked, seeing his scared look.
'We have to run!' He took ahold of her arm, and they jumped up and ran. The man, noticing that they were getting away, ran after them.
Intent on not being caught, Inuyasha didn't notice the rock until it was too late. He tripped and fell to the ground. Kagome stopped to help him up.
'No! Keep running!'
'I won't leave you!'
'You have to! Hurry!'
'But-'
'No buts! He won't get both of us!'
With one last look at him, Kagome took off again.
Just as she disappeared out of site, the man caught up.
"So..one of you got away...it doesn't really matter." he said glancing around.
"What do you want??" Inuyasha asked, trying to sound brave.
"What do I want?" the man laughed. "I want you and your sister dead."
"But why?"
"Because my master wishes it."
"Master?"
"Yes, my master. Now...die." the man raised his sword into the air.
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Kagome ran back to the village as fast as she could, tears threatening to come out. She saw Kikyou busy tending to her garden, and went over to her. She tried to get her attention.
"Not now Kagome." Kikyou told the girl. Kagome tugged on her shirt again.
"I said not now. I can play with you later." She nudged the young girl away.
Sighing, Kagome turned away. 'Who am I supposed to get for help if Kikyou-sama won't help?' she wondered. She then noticed the house Sango and Miroku were staying in. 'Maybe they'll help!' she thought, hurrying over to their house.
She hesitantly knocked on their door. It was opened by Sango.
"Hello Kagome." she said cheerfully, then noticing the girl's anxious face. "What's the matter?"
Kagome took a hold of Sango's pants leg and tugged it in the direction of the forest.
"You want to play?"
Kagome shook her head.
"Alright then..I'll see what it is." Sango disappeared into her house, returing a few minutes later with a giant boomerang. Kagome took off into the woods, with Sango following as best as she could.
After they had ran for a few minutes, Kagome slowed down and pointed. Sango looked where she was pointing to see a man standing over Inuyasha with a sword in his hand. Sango immediatly flung the boomerang.
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"Here's where you die, boy. Any last words?" the man sneered.
Inuyasha turned his head, and saw Kagome with Sango. "Yes, one."
"Then say it."
"Duck."
"Wh-" the man was knocked over by a giant boomerang before he could finish his sentence.
Kagome ran over and hugged Inuyasha. 'You're alive!!' she thought happily.
'Of course I am!'
Sango stood over the man, who was on the ground. "Who sent you?!" she asked angrily.
"I'll never tell!" the man cried out.
"Tell me, or will I have to force it out of you?!" Sango held up her boomerang to complete the threat.
The man's eyes widened a little. "N-naraku-sama sent me to kill those two!" he whimpered and pointed shakily at Inuyasha and Kagome. "And even though I've failed, more will come!!" the man then gasped in pain and his hand dropped, limp.
Sango reached down and felt the man's neck. "Dead." she announced, her face pale. "Now let's go back to the village.."
Inuyasha and Kagome nodded, and Sango led them back to the village. Kikyou came up to them, and saw their pale faces. "What happened?"
"Naraku sent someone to kill Inuyasha and Kagome." Sango replied grimly.
"Naraku?" Kikyou said concerned. "He's back?"
"You know him?" Sango asked her.
"He was after the Shikon o Tama 20 years ago."
"What's the Shikon o Tama?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
"It's a gem that holds great power." Kikyou replied. She looked at Kagome. "That's it right there." she said gesturing to the necklace Kagome had on. "It seems to have chosen Kagome as its protector."
"That means they're in danger!" Sango said worridly.
"Yes.."
"They can stay with Miroku and me. We can protect them."
Kikyou looked first at Sango, then at Kagome and Inuyasha. "Is it alright if you stay with Sango and Miroku?"
They nodded.
"Then it's settled. Come on kids." Sango led them to her house.
Raising his sword into the air, he prepared to strike.
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Inu's ears twitched. They and his nose told him something wasn't right. He opened his eyes. Above him was a man with his sword out. Without thinking, he kicked the man where he knew it would hurt.
The man bent down in pain. Inuyasha immediatly jolted Kagome awake. 'What is it?' she asked, seeing his scared look.
'We have to run!' He took ahold of her arm, and they jumped up and ran. The man, noticing that they were getting away, ran after them.
Intent on not being caught, Inuyasha didn't notice the rock until it was too late. He tripped and fell to the ground. Kagome stopped to help him up.
'No! Keep running!'
'I won't leave you!'
'You have to! Hurry!'
'But-'
'No buts! He won't get both of us!'
With one last look at him, Kagome took off again.
Just as she disappeared out of site, the man caught up.
"So..one of you got away...it doesn't really matter." he said glancing around.
"What do you want??" Inuyasha asked, trying to sound brave.
"What do I want?" the man laughed. "I want you and your sister dead."
"But why?"
"Because my master wishes it."
"Master?"
"Yes, my master. Now...die." the man raised his sword into the air.
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Kagome ran back to the village as fast as she could, tears threatening to come out. She saw Kikyou busy tending to her garden, and went over to her. She tried to get her attention.
"Not now Kagome." Kikyou told the girl. Kagome tugged on her shirt again.
"I said not now. I can play with you later." She nudged the young girl away.
Sighing, Kagome turned away. 'Who am I supposed to get for help if Kikyou-sama won't help?' she wondered. She then noticed the house Sango and Miroku were staying in. 'Maybe they'll help!' she thought, hurrying over to their house.
She hesitantly knocked on their door. It was opened by Sango.
"Hello Kagome." she said cheerfully, then noticing the girl's anxious face. "What's the matter?"
Kagome took a hold of Sango's pants leg and tugged it in the direction of the forest.
"You want to play?"
Kagome shook her head.
"Alright then..I'll see what it is." Sango disappeared into her house, returing a few minutes later with a giant boomerang. Kagome took off into the woods, with Sango following as best as she could.
After they had ran for a few minutes, Kagome slowed down and pointed. Sango looked where she was pointing to see a man standing over Inuyasha with a sword in his hand. Sango immediatly flung the boomerang.
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"Here's where you die, boy. Any last words?" the man sneered.
Inuyasha turned his head, and saw Kagome with Sango. "Yes, one."
"Then say it."
"Duck."
"Wh-" the man was knocked over by a giant boomerang before he could finish his sentence.
Kagome ran over and hugged Inuyasha. 'You're alive!!' she thought happily.
'Of course I am!'
Sango stood over the man, who was on the ground. "Who sent you?!" she asked angrily.
"I'll never tell!" the man cried out.
"Tell me, or will I have to force it out of you?!" Sango held up her boomerang to complete the threat.
The man's eyes widened a little. "N-naraku-sama sent me to kill those two!" he whimpered and pointed shakily at Inuyasha and Kagome. "And even though I've failed, more will come!!" the man then gasped in pain and his hand dropped, limp.
Sango reached down and felt the man's neck. "Dead." she announced, her face pale. "Now let's go back to the village.."
Inuyasha and Kagome nodded, and Sango led them back to the village. Kikyou came up to them, and saw their pale faces. "What happened?"
"Naraku sent someone to kill Inuyasha and Kagome." Sango replied grimly.
"Naraku?" Kikyou said concerned. "He's back?"
"You know him?" Sango asked her.
"He was after the Shikon o Tama 20 years ago."
"What's the Shikon o Tama?" Inuyasha asked curiously.
"It's a gem that holds great power." Kikyou replied. She looked at Kagome. "That's it right there." she said gesturing to the necklace Kagome had on. "It seems to have chosen Kagome as its protector."
"That means they're in danger!" Sango said worridly.
"Yes.."
"They can stay with Miroku and me. We can protect them."
Kikyou looked first at Sango, then at Kagome and Inuyasha. "Is it alright if you stay with Sango and Miroku?"
They nodded.
"Then it's settled. Come on kids." Sango led them to her house.
