Disclaimer: Is jealous of Rumiko Takahashi for owning Inuyasha and the gang and Naraku. Is proud, however, to own the demongirl.
Scroll 3: A Turn of Events
Inuyasha and the demongirl glanced at the each other, having shouted the despised name in the same instant. The latter, however, was first to leap at him, claws and fangs beared, surprising the gang. The white baboon moved out of her reach onto another branch, still chuckling.
"What ails you, Karoru? You seem angry." Naraku dodged again as the tiger sprang at him once more.
"Shut your mouth, Naraku! You're not getting away this time!"
Naraku landed upon the limb of the neighboring tree. Suddenly, long tentacles appeared beneath him. "Is that so?" Two of them lashed out at her, striking through both her shoulders and pinning her to the trunk.
Karoru gritted her teeth against the pain, but continued glaring at him. "Curse you, Naraku!"
"Could it be that you still mourn for him? The fool."
"He was not a fool! Don't ever call him that!" The ferocious tiger demon ripped through the tentacles and flung herself at Naraku, looking ready to fight to the death.
But the agile baboon dodged her yet again, wrapping a tentacle around her neck and squeezing tightly. "My dear Karoru, was it not what you wanted? Koshiro was a worthy opponent wasn't he?"
Karoru, fighting for air, could not reply.
Without warning, the tentacle was cut into three seperate pieces, and the tiger demon fell to the ground. Kagome ran over to her as Inuyasha and Miroku landed back on their feet and Sango caught her hiraikotsu.
Inuyasha pointed his Tetsusaiga at the white baboon and shouted, "Hey! Naraku! Don't you forget about us!"
Naraku laughed his sinister chuckle again. "Inuyasha. Quick-tempered as always, I see. Not very different from the kitten laying by your feet."
Karoru coughed and stood up slowly, much to the protest of Kagome. "Get out of my way, half-demon! I'm not through with you yet, Naraku!"
The countless tentacles began spreading everywhere, forcing everyone to dodge and hack continuously. A second later, Inuyasha caught sight of the wind scar coincidentally and with much and delivered Naraku a fatal blow. But just as everyone suspected, he was only a demon puppet, his real form safe deep inside his miasma-filled castle. Inuyasha cursed loudly and sheathed the Tetsusaiga.
"He got away again! If that tiger demon had not interfered--" The hanyou stopped when he realized that the said demon had passed out.
--Sorry for the short chapter. I would have combined this one with the next chapter, but I'm not finished with #4, sorry,
Inuyasha: Keh. That was the shortest fight scene I've ever witnessed.
Miroku: But it definitely was neccassary to the story.
Kagome: Yep. Now we know Karoru really isn't all that bad.
Miroku: If you overlook the fact that she's just as bad as Inuyasha, that is.
Inuyasha: Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!
Miroku and Kagome: Nothing!!
-- -:sighs heavily:- What am I going to do with you, Inuyasha...