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Kagome the Cat Demon Chapter 27 Emotional Scars
" Kohaku, come." said Naraku. Kohaku walked.
" What do you wish of me, Naraku-sama?" He asked. (BTW, Naraku didn't just restore some of Kokau's memeories, He altered a few.)
" There are some demons that have something that does not belong to them. They attacked many others and stole their shards of the Sacred Jewel, often killing them to get it. I want you to liberate the shards form these theives." Said Naraku.
" Where are they now?" asked Koaku.
" Kanna will show you." The Naraku spawn steped forward and in her mirror, the Inuyasha-gumi was seen by a lake.
" I will do it Milord." Kohaku bowed and left the room.
" Kanna, why were you staring at Kohaku?" Naraku asked. Naraku's eyes widen in shock as he saw a faint blush on Kanna's checks.
" I did nothing like that master." Naraku was shocked further still at the sound of her voice. It sounded...embarssed.
' How can this be? I made Kanna without emotions, and yet she seems to be found of Kohaku.' Naraku thought. Then chuckled. ' This shall come in handy.' In the Castle kitchen, Kokau packed some rations for the journey. At the front gate, Kanna was there.
" Have you come to see me off?" He asked.
" I...don't know why I came." She sounded confused. Kohaku hugged her. Kanna was at first surprised but the warmth from his body made her relax and she rested her head against his shoulder. Then Kokaku stepped back.
" Ja'ne Kanna-san."He said and began to walk away. Kanna started feeling strange again but this wasn't a good straange.
" Come back safe." She whispered. Kohaku still heard her.
With Inuyasha-gumi
The Next Morning
Kagome awoke to be surrronded by red cloth. She looked up and saw the face of her Koibito, Inuyasha. He was still asleep. She looked around and saw the others were asleep too. Rin was wrapped in Sesshoumaru's fluff and laying against Reia, Sango was snuggling with Miroku, Souten was clutching Shippo's tail, Souta was sleeping against his teacher Kazesune, and Kathy was squeezing Vadimir as if he were a teddy bear.
She smiled before once again resting her head on Inuyasha's chest. She got an idea and smirked. She sat up sightly so as not to wake him , then reached up and started playing with his ears. Inuyasha started making a dog-like purr. He soon woke up.
" I told you not to do that." He said.
" You seemed to like it in your sleep." Said Kagome still smirking. Inuyasha began to blush. Kagome started to get up. But Inuyasha pulled her back down to him.
"Just a little longer." He said.
" But if I don't get up, I can't make Ramen." Kagome said, a playful smile on her face. Inuyasha seemed tempted.
" Alright." Said the Inu hald demon after a while. He released Kagome from his arms and got up himself. The rest of the group got up eventually, had breakfast, the two inu brothers fought over the Ramen, broke camp and renewed their search for the Shikon No Tama. Inuyasha and the other Cannie demons nose's started twicheing.
" I smell blood." said Inuyasha. The other Cannies agreed. Sesshoumaru paid no mind to the scent, it smelled like a human and he did not like going out of his way to help ningens. The scent lead to a small group of what looked like farmers, they were all face down and and had blood on them. Shippo grabbed a stick and began poking at one.
" Are you dead?" He asked. The human who was male stirred and stood in haste.
" My Village! Demon! Find help!" Then he collasped again.
" He's probaly suffered serious shock." Said Sango.
" He said something about his village and a demon. We'll need to wait for him to wake up before he can tell us where it is. " said Kagome. After half an hour, Inuyasha got impateint so he splashed the man with water and he woke up.
"Where is your village? We may be able to help." Said Miroku.
" You're a monk aren't you? Then I humbly ask for your asisence in exocising my village of a terrible demon." He said.
" Of course, lead me to the demon." said Miroku. " But first what happened to your friends?" The villager had a pained looked on his face.
" We were all sent to get some help to battle the demon that made our village suffer, but some members of our group didn't want to come back. So they tried to kill the others and take their possesions before they left. There was a big fight, to the death as you can see. I was searching for herbs when the battle took place. when I came back I saw this massacre, the last one managed to tell me what happened before he bleed to death. But enough of the past, now I take you to my village." He said. Eventually they reached a normal looking village. Another villager ran out to greet the their guide.
" Brother! I see you brought help." He said.
" Yes, this monk has agreed to exosise our village of the demon." The second man laughed.
" There is no need for that, a young boy came by not too long ago and took care of it himself."
" Really, One little boy, all by himself?"
" Yes, he was quite skilled with that sickle of his. He even performed a few tricks for the childeren." Sango ran up to the second man.
" What did this boy look like?" She demanded.
" Well, He was a little taller then the gingisune in your group, he had a sickle, Black hair ,and wore skin tight black and green armor." Sango gasped.
" This boy, were is he now!" She demanded again.
" He was in the tavern, asking about a group of hanyous. Now That I thihk about it, you guys fit the description very well." Sango ran to the Tavern. Inside she something she never thought she would see again. Her younger brother was telling stories to small children. He was smiling and the children were laughing.
" Kohaku?" She asked timidly. Kohaku looked up.
" Yes?" Then his eys hardened. " You! You're part of the group I have been seraching for." He drew his sickle and charged, Sango jumped back and our of he Tavern.
" Kohaku what are you doing! I'm your sister remember?" She asked.
"You looked nothing like my sister! You're not my sister, Imposter!" Sango stopped dead in her tracks.
' You're not my sister.' Those words ehcoed in Sango's mind, making her go numb. Kohaku would have struck her down if Miroku hadn't blocked Kohaku's sickle with his staff.
" Sango! Snap out of it!" He pleaded. Sango continued to stare into space. Inuyasha ran over, and grabbed her, taking her out of Harm's way. Miroku tried putting a sutra on Kohaku but he evaded, and launched his sickle again. Miroku deflected it with his staff, Then ran forward with another Sutra, Kohaku was ready for him, he drew a sword and meet Miroku's charge, placing his sword right under the monk's chin.
" Were is the Sacred Jewel?" Kohaku asked. Miroku remained silent. Kohaku appiled more pressure and then,
" FOX FIRE!" The chibi kitsune tossed their Fire at Kohaku, it didn't do much damge but it was enough for Miroku to escape. Vadimir was up next, he used the flat side of his sakabatou against Kohaku's back, but...nothing happended, no burning at all. Kohaku spun around and landed a kick against his chin. A sacred arrow landed right by Kohaku barely missing him.
" Next time I won't miss! Now tell us what's going on!" Kagome demanded, notcing another arrow to her bow.
" Lord Naraku ordered me to retrieve to the sacred jewel shards from you theives!" said Kohaku. ' That's the one that Master Naraku said had the jewel shards.' He thought. He was starting to attack Kagome, but the others gathered around her.
' I cannot defeat them all.' Kohaku thought so he retreated. The others tried following but white blades of energy crashed into the ground around them. When the dust cleared, Kohaku was gone. So they went back to Sango. She was still shocked.
" Well she be ok?" Kagome asked worriedly.
" Don't worry sister, she'll be fine. I'm getting some herbs to help." Said Kathy. Miroku was cradling Sango in his arms.
" Kohaku was still under Naraku's control." Said Inuyasha.
" No, His eyes were clear and his soul was clean." Said Vadimir.
With Koahku
"I'm very sorry, Milord, I wasn't able to get the shards." Said Kohaku.
" You did your mission well, Kohaku, you were merely outnumbered." said Kanna. Naraku was again surprised. Kanna had never done something like this before.
' She does a point.' Naralu thought.
" I shall find some warriors to join you Kohaku." said Naraku. " You are both dissmissed." The Slayer and the Mirror bearer bowed and then left.
" Kohaku,...I'm...glad...you're back.' said Kanna.
" Thank you, your concern makes me feel better." Said Kohaku. Kanna felt her face getting hot again.
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