Disclaimer: Okay listen if I owned any of the Inu Yasha characters I wouldn't be spending my time writing this story I would be out with them so obviously I don't own them so leave me alone! Oh I also don't own the sword names because they belong to Flame of Recca okay let's get on with the chapter!
Chapter 13
"Inu Yasha!" Kagome screamed as she slipped even further into the crevice. In fact all the girls were beginning to slowly fall to their deaths while the boys stood there trying to decide what to do.
"What should we do?" Miroku asked. "The jewel is just inches away from us so should we save them and then get the jewel or should we just grab it and run?"
"We can't just leave them hanging there!" Kouga exclaimed. Everyone stared at him as he realized what he had just said and quickly fixed himself. "I mean if we leave them then they'll know we work for Maeko right?"
"Yeah but they're already halfway down the crevice so they have no chance in getting back out so if we just leave them to their death then that would mean we would have completed our mission right?" Sesshoumaru replied. Meanwhile Inu Yasha was busy watching as the girls hung for their lives and felt a huge urge to run over and help Kagome out of the crack. Actually he made a move towards Kagome and was about to run the rest of the way to her when he and the other boys heard something crack behind them and looked around to see what was the cause of the sound and gasped when they saw a tiny crack mark underneath the jewel.
"NO WAY!" Inu Yasha exclaimed. "Does that mean, if we help the girls then the jewel will also fall down into a crevice and never be seen again?"
"Well if that's the case then it's obvious that we have to get the jewel." Sesshoumaru declared.
"Sesshoumaru help me please!" Sesshoumaru whipped his head towards Kikyo and saw a pleading look on her face.
"Kouga don't you care if I die!?" Ayame asked as her one hand let go of the edge completely and as Kouga clenched his teeth as he watched this.
"Miroku why aren't you helping me get out of here!?" Miroku wanted more then anything to help her out.
"Inu Yasha I'm slip-AHHHH!" Kagome screamed as her fingertips finally let go. She closed her eyes and prepared for the everlasting fall when she felt someone grab her hand. She opened her eyes and came face to face with Inu Yasha. As soon as Inu Yasha pulled her out of the crevice she embraced him and began to cry. "I… was… so…scared!" She said between fits of tears.
"It's okay Kagome you're safe now and you'll be safe for ever as long as I'm around." Inu Yasha whispered gently into her ear making a shiver run up her spine.
"Thank you Inu Yasha." She whispered back and was about to continue holding him when she remembered the other. "Oh my gosh the others are still in trouble!" She let go of Inu Yasha and was about to go help Ayame. Kikyo and Sango when she saw that Kouga, Sesshoumaru, and Miroku already beat her to it. She let out a sigh of relief and was about to say that she was glad that everyone was okay when the ground began to shake and they all turned around just in time to see the famous Shikon Jewel fall into a crevice.
"THE JEWEL!" They all screamed together and ran over to the edge of crevice to see the jewel one last time before it disappeared into the darkness.
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Lord Maeko's lair:
"I knew those boys would betray me for those stupid girls!" Maeko yelled as he threw his chair over. "It's a good thing I activated my backup team or else they would be lost from me forever." Just as he said that his magic mirror began to glow and an image of a teenage girl with midnight black hair and fierce red eyes appeared.
"Master Maeko I have some bad news, the boys were just giving a chance to leave the girls to their deaths and get the jewel however they…"
"I already know about it Kagura. I watched the whole thing trough my mirror." Maeko interrupted and put his chair back into its original position and sat down.
"So would you like me and the others to proceed with operation 'kill'?" She asked.
"Not yet I have a feeling that the jewel is still around so when it is time I will signal you so make sure you and the others are ready for when it is time." He replied.
"Yes master." And with that she vanished.
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With the Inu Yasha gang:
"I can't believe we went through all that trouble, and the jewel ended up falling into a crack in the ground." Kikyo complained as they all still stood at the cracks edge staring down into it.
"I know how you feel Kikyo but look on the bright side, at least we're all okay and at least now we know Maeko can't get the jewel." Sango said.
"I still can't believe that you guys gave up the chance of getting the because we were rescuing us." Kagome said with utter amazement in her voice.
"I know we shouldn't have risked the jewel for your pathetic lives-OW!" He yelled as Kagome punched him roughly in the arm. "Why did you do that for!?"
"That was for saying that our lives our pathetic and this…" She punched him again. "Was for lying because I know that you knew that saving our lives was more important than the jewel because if it wasn't you wouldn't have saved us."
"Feh. Whatever." Was Inu Yasha's answer.
"Same to you."
"You know what I bet you that that was all part of the test and considering that the jewel fell down a pit of no return I'm betting that we failed it." Ayame declared as they all wondered how she could still be so cheery after uttering those words.
"But on the contrary me friends." A voice said from out of nowhere. They all looked around for the source of the noise when Kagome let out a yelp. They looked at her and saw her slap her face while Myoga fell off her and onto her hand.
"Well if it isn't Myoga the flea." Inu Yasha said in a cocky voice.
"Yes it is I and I have brought with me good news for you." Myoga said before Inu Yasha had the chance to flick him.
"So what's this good news you keep blabbering about?" Kouga asked with impatience.
"I have come to tell you that you have passed the test."
"WHAT!?" They all screamed at the same time.
"How can that be?" Kikyo asked. "We all saw the jewel fall into the crevice right as soon as the boys saved us so how could that be passing the test?"
"You passed because the power for power didn't persuade you." Myoga answered. However everyone just gave him a confused look. He sighed before he began to speak again. "Okay let me put it in words you will understand. You all came her for the power from the Shikon jewel and probably would have done anything to get it right?" They all shook their heads to signal yes.
"Okay however you were all travelling together and you all wanted the same thing but for different purposes so in the end only one of you would really get to keep the jewel so I decided to see what was more important to you. The jewel or your relationships with these girls (at these words they all blushed immensely). Thankfully in the end the girls were more important to you then the jewel so you passed the test and can now have the honour of possessing the legendary Shikon Jewel." Myoga finished with an idiotic pose.
"That's all well and good but didn't you hear what we said before? The jewel fell down the crevice so nobody can posses it now." Kagome informed him. However as Kagome said this it only made Myoga smirk.
"Ah but you see that jewel that you saw fall down the crack was but a fake." He informed them.
"WHAT!"
"Okay if you keep shouting that word I won't take any of you to see the bearer of the jewel." Myoga warned them.
"By the way who is this bearer of the Shikon Jewel?" Ayame asked.
"He is the one who holds the jewel in his possession until someone who is worthy enough for the jewel comes and that day is now so please come with me so you may meet his greatness." Myoga jumped off Kagome's hand and began to lead them towards the possessor of the jewel.
It took them about an hour before they finally arrived at the great doors and when they had finally arrived they were all exhausted because the journey to the bearer's castle was very perilous.
"We have arrived!" Myoga announced as they all collapsed.
"Finally! Now can we please go inside and get something to drink? Because I'm exhausted!" Kagome exclaimed.
"You're not the only one." Kikyo said coldly while Kagome gave her a death glare.
"Of course you can have something to drink after all you earned it now come on I'm pretty sure he is waiting for your arrival." Myoga hopped through the gates with the others trailing behind him.
"I wonder what this jewel bearer looks like?" Sango whispered to Ayame.
"I have no idea I just hope he's cute." The two of them began to giggle as Miroku and Kouga watched them and wondered if they were talking about either of them.
"Here we are my friends; this is the throne room where the possessor of the jewel waits with the jewel." Myoga said and lead them right up to the stairs that lead to the throne.
"Hey Myoga could you do me a favour?" Inu Yasha asked.
"What is it me boy?"
"Could you stop saying the bearer of the jewel!? It's starting to get on my nerves."
"I have to agree with Inu Yasha on this one; can't you just tell us this guy's name? It would make it a lot easier." Kagome said as Inu Yasha couldn't help but feel happy that Kagome agreed with him on something.
"My name is… Shippo." A voice said from in front of them. They all looked up and gasped (well except Myoga) as they saw that the possessor of the jewel was none other then a little fox kitsune.
"You're the bearer of the jewel?" Miroku asked with complete shock in his voice.
"Yep the one and only so what can I do for you people?" Kagome studied the little fox while everyone kept on staring at him. Shippo was very young and looked to be about five years old. He had reddish-auburn hair and turquoise eyes plus he had a large fluffy fox tail. "Hello! I asked what can I do for you."
"Well you see master Shippo these eight companion here have passed the test and have come for the legendary Shikon Jewel." Myoga answered for everyone else.
"Really? That's great for you see I've been waiting forever for someone to come and claim the jewel but I'm afraid that there is one shard of the jewel so if you want to use its power you're going to have to find the last shard." Shippo informed them as he pulled out the real Shikon no Tama.
"It's okay Shippo for you see we already have the last shard." Kagome said as she pulled out the jewel compass. She broke the glass on the compass and took out the shard, Shippo handed the jewel to Kagome and then she placed the jewel in its place as it began to glow.
"Finally our mission is complete and we can now take it back to mistress Kaede." Kikyo whispered.
"Well now that you have claimed your prize how about we have some lunch?" Shippo asked. Everyone whipped their heads in his direction and then furiously began to shake their heads. "Well I take it that you all are anxious to have something eat so come on I'll get my chef to make as all something to eat." He led them into the dining room.
Twenty minutes later:
"Well Shippo that was a delicious meal and we thank you for everything you have done for us but now we really must be going so good bye and I hope we can see each other again." Kagome said as they all began to walk away from the castle.
"Goodbye Kagome it was great meeting you all!" Shippo yelled after them and waved his hands in the air. Kagome looked back and waved at him one last time and then they disappeared into the forest. Unknown to them that four young females were watching them from within the bush.
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(A/N)
Okay well that's the 13th chapter posted for all of you. By the way I'm really sorry for taking to long to update I was in the hospital for awhile but I won't go into detail about it and I'm also sorry if this chapter is a little too short I'll try and make the next one longer but till then bye everyone!