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Chapter 2

The group continued on like they usually do. Talking and thinking of ways to obtain the shards. One morning, while they were walking, Inuyasha announced that he smelt fresh blood. So the group head off together at a brisk pace. When they finally reached the village, they searchede for someone, anyone that could tell them what had happened. The village seemed deserted, but after knocking on the door of one house, they discovered that the people were hiding. They spoke with one of the villagers and learned of a demon that had been attacking their village and demanding sacrifices. Each time it came to the village, it took one person. The villagers did not know what the demon did with his prisoners, but they were sure that the victims were no longer alive. So Inuyasha and the gang decide to confront this demon.
"Kagome, why don't you stay here, it will be safer," Inuyasha said.
"I can take care of myself, Inuyasha, you don't have to treat me like a child," said Kagome.
"Fine, then someone should stay with the villagers, just in case," Inuyasha said, and then rushed off.
"Oh! The nerve of him!" shouted Kagome. Kagome sat down and spoke with Shippo who had also stayed behind.
After a while, Kagome heard a scream in the village. She ran outside, and saw, to her horror that the demon had come back to the village. "Where is Inuyasha?" she thought frantically. Then, then demon spotted Kagome. Kagome took a step back as the demon approached her. It seemed the demon was examining her. Suddenly Kagome realized something, "it wants me as its sacrifice." And with that thought, the demon grabbed Kagome.
"Inuyasha!" she screamed.
Inuyasha's ears picked up a sound. Suddenly he heard a cry. "Kagome," he whispered. He turned around and started running towards the village. "I'm so stupid," he thought to himself. "I should know better than to leave her by herself, I shouldn't have let her out of my sight."
After what seemed like an eternity to Inuyasha, he made it to the village. He ran to where he had left Kagome and what he found worried him. He searched the room, but he couldn't see her. He turned around to find Shippo. "Where is she?" Inuyasha shouted.
"The demon took her!" Shippo said frantically. Shippo didn't even have time to explain, Inuyasha was already following the demon's scent.
While running after the demon, Inuyasha realized that if he lost Kagome it would be all his fault. He would never be able to forgive himself. "No," he thought, "I will not lose Kagome!" When he finally caught up with the demon, he saw Kagome in the demons arm. "Put her down," he yelled.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled, and to herself she added, "I knew you'd come."
The demon seemed to consider putting Kagome down, but decided against it. Inuyasha rushed at the demon with his tetsusaiga drawn. The demon attempted to dodge, but the blade nicked it's arm. In it's rage, the demon tossed Kagome, and to Inuyasha's horror, she hit a tree. "Kagome!" he yelled, but there was no response.
Anger consumed Inuyasha and he rushed at the demon. With one slash, he cut the demon in two. Without wasting a second, he rushed towards Kagome. "Kagome! Kagome! Wake up!" he yelled.
Kagome opened her eyes and said, in a whisper, "I knew you'd come." Then Kagome became unconscious. Inuyasha observed Kagome, and saw that she had several cuts on her arms, and that she had one large cut along her left arm. It was clear to Inuyasha that she had lost a great deal of blood. Inuyasha gently lifted Kagome from the ground, and held her against his chest. When he was sure that she was safe in his arms, he started running, taking Kagome back to the village where she could get some help.
When they had reached the village, Kagome was taken care of, but she had lost a great deal of blood.
"Will she be alright?" asked Inuyasha
"I've told you, she should recover in a couple of days time."
"She should? She should? She may not recover!"
"Inuyasha, calm down," said Sango. "She will wake up."
On the third day after the encounter with the demon, Kagome was still unconscious.
"Why wont she wake up!" asked Inuyasha.
"Calm down, she will wake up," said Miroku. "Why don't you go and get some rest, Inuyasha, you haven't had a decent sleep for a while."
"No, I won't leave Kagome."
"Fine," Miroku said. With that, Miroku got up and left the room. "There's no talking to Inuyasha when he's like this," he thought to himself. The room was now only occupied with Kagome and Inuyasha. Inuyasha moved from his corner of the room to go sit next to Kagome.
"Oh, Kagome, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have left you." Inuyasha looked at the girl that lie down in front of him. Inuyasha reached for the girls face, and paused right before he touched her face. "She's not awake, it's ok if I touch her." He then moved a strand of hair that was over her face. "But it's not like I like her or anything, I just wanted to move that annoying piece of hair," he added to himself. "It's amazing how much she resembles Kikyo," he whispered. He looked at her motionless body. "Kagome, please wake up, Kagome. I don't want to lose you." Slowly, with tears in his eyes, Inuyasha lowered his face to Kagome's.

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