A/N: Originally, I was only planning about 8 or 9 chapters. But I guess I had lots of ideas for this story and I couldn't keep them in my head. So now we move onto chapter 11. Wow. Not bad for a first story, eh? Hehe. Thanks for all of the reviews last chapter. I appreciate the growth in how many people read and don't review, but decided to start reviewing. Anywho...I don't want to keep you waiting with my author's note. So enjoy the story! (oh and review).
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"Ah! Found it!" Kagome yelled when she looked by a rock. The second Kagome picked up the jewel shard, it became purified. Kagome dipped the jewel shard in the medicine that she had made and placed it on Inuyasha's wound.
"Damn it! Watch where you put that thing!" Inuyasha scram at Kagome after she put it on his wound. Kagome made a straight face. 'Well now I know he's okay.'
"What do you mean? I was only trying to help!" Kagome yelled as she got in Inuyasha's face.
"Well you should warn someone when you put something like that on their wounds!" Inuyasha growled.
"I did! You're just too stupid to listen to me for three seconds!" Kagome barked back.
"Stupid? I'm not stupid!" Inuyasha balled his hand into a fist.
"But you are a jerk!" Kagome turned around and balled up both of her hands. "SIT BOY!" Inuyasha fell flat on his face.
"WOULD YOU STOP DOING THAT!" Inuyasha scram from his hole.
Chapter 11: Finding Naraku and An Unpleasant Meeting
The morning came quickly, and Inuyasha woke up with the rising sun to discover Kagome sprawled out on top of him. 'How am I going to get up without her waking up?' Inuyasha thought as he slowly lifted Kagome's arm off of his chest. Followed by her other arm. Inuyasha stood up silently and tip toed past Kagome. "I feel like I slept in a hay stack. Ouch, my neck." Inuyasha yawned and headed towards Kaede's hut. "Wake up!" Inuyasha yelled when he entered into the hut. Sango rolled over on Shippou, waking him up.
"Ouch! And you people wonder why I always sleep by Kagome. Oh. Inuyasha?" Shippou stood up rubbing his back and stared up at the hanyou. Inuyasha smirked at Shippou.
"What are you doing still asleep?" Inuyasha asked calmly.
"Some of us don't get up at the crack of dawn, thank you very much." Shippou turned his back to Inuyasha and crossed his arms.
"Tch. Whatever. Sleep all day. What do I care? Just don't get angry when you wake up and I'm gone." Inuyasha turned around and walked out of the hut. Sango opened her eyes.
"What was that all about?" She asked sitting up. Shippou was startled by her voice, he hadn't expected her to wake up.
"I guess he woke up on the wrong side of Kagome." Shippou smiled. Sango giggled.
"Sounds like it." Sango stood up and walked over to Miroku to wake him up. "Miroku. Get up." Sango shook him.
"Huh? What! I didn't steal the cow!" Miroku jumped up and looked around. "Oh. It was only a dream." Miroku wiped the sweat off of his forehead. Sango looked confused.
"Interesting." Was all Sango could get out of her mouth before she started laughing. Miroku just stood there and observed Sango and Shippou as they both fell to the ground from laughter.
"We should get going now." Miroku said as he also left the hut. It wasn't long before Sango's sides started to hurt and she followed after Miroku. Shippou realized he was the only one left in the hut, besides Kaede, and he got up and left.
...Inuyasha and the sleeping Kagome...
"Today is the day that we go after Naraku." Inuyasha whispered to himself quietly as he sat by a tree staring at Kagome. "Naraku will pay for everything." Inuyasha looked at the ground, then he noticed Kagome moving. "Huh? You're awake." Inuyasha moved by Kagome's side.
"That was a good nights sleep." Kagome yawned and stretched. "Don't you think Inuyasha?"
"Uh...yeah...sure why not." Inuyasha just stared at Kagome plainly.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Kagome asked returning his stare. Inuyasha couldn't think of anything to say. Luckily for him, Miroku broke the awkward silence.
"Hey. Good morning Kagome." Miroku nodded towards her.
"Good morning." Kagome replied.
"We should eat some breakfast and get going." Inuyasha said before he stood up and walked off.
"Kagome, what's wrong with him?" Miroku whispered to Kagome from the side of his mouth.
"I don't know. He seemed fine to me." Kagome shrugged and stood up. "Let's go and eat." Kagome ran off towards Kaede's village leaving the rest of the gang behind.
"Uh...that was...strange." Sango said.
...at breakfast...
Inuyasha and Shippou got into one of their arguments over who gets the last of the food.
"It's mine Inuyasha! Let it go!" Shippou scram as he struggled for the rice cake.
"Not on your life!" Inuyasha whacked Shippou on the head, forcing him to let it go. Inuyasha started chomping on it. "Yum yum yum."
"Inuyasha! That wasn't very nice!" Kagome scram at him. Inuyasha ignored her, which made her angry. "SIT BOY!" Inuyasha thudded on the ground with his hand up in the air twitching. Shippou pointed at him and laughed. Sango and Miroku just sat in silence.
"Things are back to normal." Miroku said as he drank his tea. Sango nodded. Kagome sat back down and stared in anger at Inuyasha and Shippou.
"Oh man. What did I ever do to deserve this?" Kagome said to herself. Shippou looked at her.
"Kagome, who are you talking to?" He asked in confusion.
"Uh..no one." Kagome smiled at him. Inuyasha finally got out of his hole and sat with his arms crossed.
"Tch. Who cares?" He snapped. Kagome looked over at Inuyasha.
"What's your problem?" Kagome smacked her hand over her mouth. 'Oops. Did I just say that out loud?'
Inuyasha looked over at Kagome. "I don't have a problem!"
"You sure do seem angry Inuyasha." Shippou said to him. Inuyasha popped him on the head again.
"Mind your own business Shippou!" Inuyasha yelled at him. Shippou started to cry.
"He's in a bad mood." Miroku whispered to Sango. Inuyasha stood up and directed his attention to Miroku.
"I am not in a bad mood!" Inuyasha stormed off and sat by a tree, which left everyone in confusion.
"Okay. He's in a really bad mood." Kagome said as she stared at Inuyasha pouting.
...Inuyasha...
'It's making me even more angry. I have to find Naraku. He's going to pay for everything.' Inuyasha slammed his fist on the ground, and he started to growl. Kagome came up to him.
"Inuyasha, what's going on?" Kagome asked as she sat down in front of him. Inuyasha turned his head so he didn't have to look at her.
"What's it to ya?" Inuyasha spat at her. Kagome stared at Inuyasha.
"Everything. I can't have you going around in a bad mood, not knowing what's wrong!" Kagome barked.
"Huh.." Inuyasha looked at Kagome. "There's nothing wrong."
"Sure there is. You can't just go around like that when nothing's wrong you know." Kagome said in frustration.
"Tch. Leave me alone." Inuyasha crossed his arms.
"Inuyasha...si...whoa!" Kagome was about to 'sit' Inuyasha, but Miroku and Sango pulled her away from him and put their hands over her mouth.
"Kagome, we should go." Miroku said as he dragged her away.
"I think we should leave him alone. He's most likely angry about Naraku. I mean, he did get under Inuyasha's skin yesterday." Sango said as she tried to calm Kagome down.
"Yeah. I guess you're right." Kagome said as her facial expression went from angry to relaxed. Everyone sat in silence for a few minutes.
"Let's go find Naraku." A figure hovered over Kagome and Sango. Kagome looked up to discover Inuyasha looking down at her.
"Uh..right." Kagome and Sango stood up.
"Kirara!" Sango yelled in-between cupped hands. Kirara ran up to Sango and transformed. "Alright. Let's go." Sango, Miroku, and Shippou all climbed onto Kirara. Kagome climbed onto Inuyasha's back.
"It's been a while hasn't it Kagome?" Inuyasha smirked.
"Yeah it has. Oh wait. I forgot my bow and arrow." Kagome said.
"No you didn't. I figured you would forget it, so I grabbed it for you." Inuyasha handed the weapon back to Kagome.
"Thanks." Kagome said as Inuyasha darted off into the forest, Kirara close behind him. It wasn't long before the gang was deep in the forest. The forest was becoming dark and misty, making it hard for Inuyasha and Kirara to see where they were going.
"Damn it. I can't see a thing." Inuyasha said as he swatted at a tree branch that was in his way. Inuyasha seen a small light up ahead, and thought it was the part of the forest where the sun was able to shine through the treetops. "Over there." Inuyasha pointed to the spot and slowly ascended to it. When Inuyasha reached the spot, he went into shock.
"This can't be...it is!" Inuyasha stepped backwards. Kagome ran up to him and grabbed his arm.
"What is it Inuyasha?" Kagome asked Inuyasha before looking at the spot. "Creepy." Kagome muttered. Inuyasha walked towards a pile of rubble.
"It's...it's...it's Kikyou's remains..." Inuyasha knelt down beside them. "This is the exact spot where Kagome was brought back to life." Inuyasha said. Miroku, Sango, and Shippou all did their 'ooohhhhs and ahhh's.'
"Now it's really creepy." Kagome made a face when she found a pool of blood. "Ewwww." Kagome stepped back.
"Kagome, that's where you were laying." Inuyasha said as he stopped Kagome from tripping.
"What?" Kagome shivered. The thought of her dieing was weird. She couldn't imagine leaving everyone behind. Sango and Miroku walked up to Inuyasha, Shippou climbed back onto Kirara.
"So this is it? We should at least bury Kikyou." Miroku said. Kikyou's death still played in Inuyasha's mind, it hurt to think of it.
"Yeah." Inuyasha turned around and started digging up a hole. "That should do it. Miroku go and get her remains." Miroku made a face.
"And why do I have to do it?" Miroku asked.
"Because it was your idea. And I dug the hole." Inuyasha's eyebrow started twitching up and down, he was getting angry. Miroku backed off.
"Okay. Just calm down." Miroku grabbed a piece of cloth from Kikyou's kimono and wrapped her remains in it. "Alright." Miroku set Kikyou's remains in the hole and buried them.
"Let's get going now." Inuyasha said before grabbing Kagome by her arm and pulling her onto his back. Inuyasha took off into the dark and misty forest again, searching for any signs of Naraku. 'I bet he's at his castle. I'll destroy it.' Inuyasha turned in the direction of Naraku's castle.
'I forgot all about Kikyou. Inuyasha must really miss her. But like he said, she hasn't been alive for over 50 years. That was just a body fueled by hate alone. Poor Inuyasha. He's had to deal with so much, I can't even imagine what it must have been like being him. When he was younger, he was always picked on because he's a half demon. His mother died and left him all alone. Then him and Kikyou...' Kagome was broken from her thoughts when Inuyasha stopped in front of the miasma.
"Kagome, can you make it through?" Inuyasha asked while he let her off of his back.
"I think so." Kagome stared up at the castle. 'There's a barrier. But Inuyasha can break it, thanks to the ability that he learned.'
"How foolish of you to come here Inuyasha." A voice came form behind Inuyasha.
"What in the hell are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked without even turning around.
"That's the same thing I was thinking. It would be wise for you to leave." Came the voice again.
"Not on your life. Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha turned around and looked at him.
"I see you have gained control back over that pathetic body of yours." Sesshoumaru said coolly.
"Tch. What's it to ya?" Inuyasha snapped.
"I have heard enough. Leave before I am forced to kill you." Sesshoumaru growled. Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and Shippou all watched from the sidelines.
"I'd like to see you try." Inuyasha drew the Tetsusaiga.
"As you wish." Sesshoumaru also drew his sword.
"Would you two stop bickering for once!" Kagome shouted. "We have enough problems as it is." Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha gazed over at Kagome.
"Stay out of this girl, or I will kill you." Sesshoumaru snapped.
"You won't lay a hand on her!" Inuyasha ran towards Sesshoumaru and swung the Tetsusaiga at him. Sesshoumaru blocked it with his sword.
"It's most amusing Inuyasha. You have fallen in love with another mortal. Pathetic." Sesshoumaru threw Inuyasha off of him.
"Tch. Stop blabbering and show me whatcha got." Inuyasha stood up and brung the Tetsusaiga in front of him. "Wind scar!" The yellow energy flooded towards Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru jumped up in the air and swung his sword. A powerful blue wave came out and collided with Inuyasha's 'wind scar'.
"What the hell?" Inuyasha was taken aback when he seen Sesshoumaru cancel out his 'wind scar'.
"This sword is more powerful than it seems Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru said as he landed on the ground and studied his sword.
"It won't be much use to you anymore after I crack open that head of yours." Inuyasha smirked.
"Don't get too cocky Inuyasha." Sesshoumaru said calmly. Kagome rolled her eyes.
"This is useless." She muttered. "Inuyasha! Remember what we came here for!" Kagome yelled at him.
"Yeah yeah. I know." Inuyasha said annoyed.
"I shall be the one to destroy Naraku." Sesshoumaru said.
"Blah blah blah. You think you can do everything. Not this time!" Inuyasha clashed forces with Sesshoumaru again.
"Inuyasha, do you seriously think you can win?" Sesshoumaru was showing no signs of struggling, unlike Inuyasha who was putting all of his strength into the fight for power.
"As a matter of fact, I do." Inuyasha shoved Sesshoumaru's sword out of the way and swung at his neck. Sesshoumaru dodged it with ease.
"Too slow." Sesshoumaru moved from in front of Inuyasha to behind him. "Die." Sesshoumaru wrapped his arm around Inuyasha's throat and started to squeeze. "I will snap your neck in two."
Kagome grabbed her bow and arrow. "Let him go!" Kagome shot the arrow at Sesshoumaru and broke his armor.
"Kagome stay out of this!" Inuyasha gasped for air after Sesshoumaru released him.
"I warned you girl. Now you die." Sesshoumaru ran towards Kagome with his sword by his side.
"Oh no you don't! Hiraikotsu!" Sango slung her weapon at Sesshoumaru and almost hit him. She caught her weapon and was about to try it again, when Inuyasha jumped in front of Kagome to stop Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru jumped back. "You both shall perish."
"Most excellent. Very amusing." A voice came from behind Inuyasha.
Inuyasha turned around to discover Naraku. "You bastard. I'll kill you!" Inuyasha moved Kagome to the side.
"Inuyasha. I see that my plan failed again. You did not die. Why is that?" Naraku said from inside his baboon suit.
"None of your concern." Inuyasha snapped.
"It must have been that girl. Your relationship with her is much stronger than the one you had with the priestess Kikyou." Naraku said calmly.
"Naraku." Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes.
"Ah yes. You have both come to kill me I presume?" Naraku asked.
"I'm going to rip your head off and serve it on a platter." Inuyasha's growled. Naraku laughed.
"If you can make it to my castle, I will battle." And with that, Naraku disappeared from his costume. Sesshoumaru started walking towards the castle, but the barrier stopped him from approaching any further.
'A barrier.' Sesshoumaru stepped back. Inuyasha noticed that Sesshoumaru couldn't make it through, and he smirked.
"Let me show you real power." Inuyasha drew the Tetsusaiga and turned it red. Inuyasha slammed the sword against the barrier and watched as it dissipated.
'The Tetsusaiga is red. Is that how he managed to break the barrier?' Sesshoumaru thought. Inuyasha put the Tetsusaiga back in its sheath.
"Let's go." Inuyasha let Kagome get on his back and he darted into the miasma. "Kagome hold your breath."
"Right." Kagome took a deep breath and held it. Kirara darted into the miasma also. Sesshoumaru walked slowly and steadily towards Naraku's castle.
Continued in Chapter 12
A/N: I hope you liked it! Please review. I promise you'll love the next chapter if you loved this one.I can't believe all the reviews I got last chapter! So many already! I'm so excited!
Shel- You'll find out later how he dodged the wind scar. Hehe. I have something good up my sleeve. And no it's not the stuff that's not illegal that's sitting in your closet. Speaking of which...lol. Thanks for the wonderful compliment and I promise you'll love the next chapter.
Oh my! So many! But special thanks to InuNekoYoukai, K40Sohma, Trekker4life, paju13, demonic shadow hanyou, and blueroseS.S!
