A/N Okay, here I go, chapter 28! Ready, set, go!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but you could give it to me, no problem. :P
Thanx to rsd and P.L.S. for reviewing!
Chapter 28: Night of the New Moon
Early the next morning, Rachel was the first to awaken. She looked at the others, and decided that she wouldn't wake them.
She brushed the debris off of the blanket she slept in and quietly folded it. Then she looked around. 'They spent all this time searching for me, plus I want some answers myself, I'll wait until they wake up, then I'll decide if I should stay.'
She looked at the burned out fire. 'I guess I could start another fire for them.' She carefully removed the burned logs and replaced them with fresh wood. Expertly, she took tools and ingnited the wood in record time. Soon, the fire raged. 'Okay, now I'm bored.' The others were still asleep. She looked at the fire, then kneeled beside it. 'Well, no need to waste a perfectly good fire.' She pulled out some sacred ash and threw it on the fire. Soon after she was quietly meditating.
Dispite her efforts, her movements had awoken another of the group.
From his perch in the tree, Inuyasha watched as the girl silently began to meditate. 'Foolish, meditating in the middle of demon territory. Well, at least we know we have the right girl this time.'
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"Perfect." Aruis smiled.
Naraku nodded. "Inuyasha, your jewel shards will soon be mine!"
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Slowly the group began to awaken. The mediating miko didn't notice, as she was currently chanting to herself.
Kagome reached into her backpack and started pulling out food for breakfast. "How long do you think she will mediating?"
Inuyasha jumped from his branch and fehed. "I dunno, she's been at it for hours now."
Sango looked at her. "Wow, I wonder what she's looking for?"
Miroku grinned pervertly. When noone was looking, he reached his hand in to touch her when...
"AHHH!!!" Miroku screamed as his hand (not his cursed hand,) was scorched. He frantically waved it in front of him.
Rachel slowly opened her eyes and looked at the monk. "I learned THAT from my mother, its to keep boy's hands where they belong."
Sango couldn't help but laugh as Miroku sulked back to his place at the fire. From their places, Kagome giggled and Inuyasha smirked.
She then noticed everyone was looking at her. "How long have you guys been up?"
Kagome smiled and handed her a cereal bar. "Not long, here's some breakfast for you."
Rachel took the food. "Thank you."
Kagome looked sad, 'I know Rachel desperataly wants to go back to her own dimenstion.' Then, something hit her.'
"Hey, Rachel, how do you know you crossed dimentions? You said you were from the 30th Century Crstyal Tokyo, you could have just crossed time."
Rachel thought about this, but shook her head 'no.' She chewed the food in her mouth and shallowed it. "When I meditated earlier, I saw that I had crossed dimentions with help from the star crystal."
Shippou looked at her. "Star Crystal?"
Rachel nodded. "In the vision I had, a beam of light hit me and I felt myself being pushed, then I woke up and I was here. The powers of the star crystal is vast, but it is not able to let someone cross time."
They nodded and again began to eat. "But how will you get home?" Sango asked.
Rachel looked down, "I don't know. I tried to figure that out. I had a vision and in it, I saw myself holding a piece of crystal that glowed, and then everything went dark."
Inuyasha saw that everyone was finished eating, so he stood. "Maybe we can find some clues on the mountain where you landed, lets try to get there before nightfall."
Soon after, everything was packed and they started to walk to the smoking mountain.
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***Kouga Update***
Kouga reached the top of the waterfall and cursed to himself. 'Now I'll just have to turn around.'
Just then, a girl fell from the sky. She landed on the unsuspecting wolf.
"Kagome, are you okay?" Kouga shook the unconsceince girl. He looked at her, "hey, you're not Kagome, you're KIKYO!!!"
"AHHHH!!!!" He promptly threw the girl and began to run, only to find the edge of the waterfall's cliff.
A few minutes later, a distant splash could be heard.
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After hours of walking, the gang finally reached the base of the mountain. In the distance the sun was slowly setting. 'Oh, crap.' thought Inuyahsa.
Kagome noticed Inuyasha's look of despair at the sunset. "Inuyasha, don't tell me..."
"Tonight's the new moon." He interupted.
Kagome looked sad. "I asked you not to tell me."
Rachel looked at them. "What's so special about the new moon?"
She soon got her answer, as Inuyasha's hair turned black and his ears disappeared.
"AHH!!! What'd you do?!" Her eyes bugged out.
Kagome smiled. "Its okay, it just what happens when the new moon rises. When there is no moon in the sky, he turns human for a night."
Rachel nodded. "Oh."
Just then, Kagome's head jerked up. "I'm sensing jewel shards, a lot of them!"
Rachel looked up. "Look up there!"
Above them, two shadows lurked. They landed in front of the gang. The red one smiled. "So, you are the girl of fire? Nice to meet you for the first, and last time."
Inuyasha growled. "Naraku."
Naraku nodded. "Inuyasha."
Inuyasha looked mad. 'Why does everything have to happen on the new moon?'
Ends chapter 28
A/N I know! I'm bad, I'm sorry! *cries* I swear I won't keep you guys in suspence for long.
And yes, the Kouga update was needed, you'll see why next chapter!
Please review! And I'll see ya tomorrow!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, but you could give it to me, no problem. :P
Thanx to rsd and P.L.S. for reviewing!
Chapter 28: Night of the New Moon
Early the next morning, Rachel was the first to awaken. She looked at the others, and decided that she wouldn't wake them.
She brushed the debris off of the blanket she slept in and quietly folded it. Then she looked around. 'They spent all this time searching for me, plus I want some answers myself, I'll wait until they wake up, then I'll decide if I should stay.'
She looked at the burned out fire. 'I guess I could start another fire for them.' She carefully removed the burned logs and replaced them with fresh wood. Expertly, she took tools and ingnited the wood in record time. Soon, the fire raged. 'Okay, now I'm bored.' The others were still asleep. She looked at the fire, then kneeled beside it. 'Well, no need to waste a perfectly good fire.' She pulled out some sacred ash and threw it on the fire. Soon after she was quietly meditating.
Dispite her efforts, her movements had awoken another of the group.
From his perch in the tree, Inuyasha watched as the girl silently began to meditate. 'Foolish, meditating in the middle of demon territory. Well, at least we know we have the right girl this time.'
********************************************************************************
"Perfect." Aruis smiled.
Naraku nodded. "Inuyasha, your jewel shards will soon be mine!"
********************************************************************************
Slowly the group began to awaken. The mediating miko didn't notice, as she was currently chanting to herself.
Kagome reached into her backpack and started pulling out food for breakfast. "How long do you think she will mediating?"
Inuyasha jumped from his branch and fehed. "I dunno, she's been at it for hours now."
Sango looked at her. "Wow, I wonder what she's looking for?"
Miroku grinned pervertly. When noone was looking, he reached his hand in to touch her when...
"AHHH!!!" Miroku screamed as his hand (not his cursed hand,) was scorched. He frantically waved it in front of him.
Rachel slowly opened her eyes and looked at the monk. "I learned THAT from my mother, its to keep boy's hands where they belong."
Sango couldn't help but laugh as Miroku sulked back to his place at the fire. From their places, Kagome giggled and Inuyasha smirked.
She then noticed everyone was looking at her. "How long have you guys been up?"
Kagome smiled and handed her a cereal bar. "Not long, here's some breakfast for you."
Rachel took the food. "Thank you."
Kagome looked sad, 'I know Rachel desperataly wants to go back to her own dimenstion.' Then, something hit her.'
"Hey, Rachel, how do you know you crossed dimentions? You said you were from the 30th Century Crstyal Tokyo, you could have just crossed time."
Rachel thought about this, but shook her head 'no.' She chewed the food in her mouth and shallowed it. "When I meditated earlier, I saw that I had crossed dimentions with help from the star crystal."
Shippou looked at her. "Star Crystal?"
Rachel nodded. "In the vision I had, a beam of light hit me and I felt myself being pushed, then I woke up and I was here. The powers of the star crystal is vast, but it is not able to let someone cross time."
They nodded and again began to eat. "But how will you get home?" Sango asked.
Rachel looked down, "I don't know. I tried to figure that out. I had a vision and in it, I saw myself holding a piece of crystal that glowed, and then everything went dark."
Inuyasha saw that everyone was finished eating, so he stood. "Maybe we can find some clues on the mountain where you landed, lets try to get there before nightfall."
Soon after, everything was packed and they started to walk to the smoking mountain.
********************************************************************************
***Kouga Update***
Kouga reached the top of the waterfall and cursed to himself. 'Now I'll just have to turn around.'
Just then, a girl fell from the sky. She landed on the unsuspecting wolf.
"Kagome, are you okay?" Kouga shook the unconsceince girl. He looked at her, "hey, you're not Kagome, you're KIKYO!!!"
"AHHHH!!!!" He promptly threw the girl and began to run, only to find the edge of the waterfall's cliff.
A few minutes later, a distant splash could be heard.
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After hours of walking, the gang finally reached the base of the mountain. In the distance the sun was slowly setting. 'Oh, crap.' thought Inuyahsa.
Kagome noticed Inuyasha's look of despair at the sunset. "Inuyasha, don't tell me..."
"Tonight's the new moon." He interupted.
Kagome looked sad. "I asked you not to tell me."
Rachel looked at them. "What's so special about the new moon?"
She soon got her answer, as Inuyasha's hair turned black and his ears disappeared.
"AHH!!! What'd you do?!" Her eyes bugged out.
Kagome smiled. "Its okay, it just what happens when the new moon rises. When there is no moon in the sky, he turns human for a night."
Rachel nodded. "Oh."
Just then, Kagome's head jerked up. "I'm sensing jewel shards, a lot of them!"
Rachel looked up. "Look up there!"
Above them, two shadows lurked. They landed in front of the gang. The red one smiled. "So, you are the girl of fire? Nice to meet you for the first, and last time."
Inuyasha growled. "Naraku."
Naraku nodded. "Inuyasha."
Inuyasha looked mad. 'Why does everything have to happen on the new moon?'
Ends chapter 28
A/N I know! I'm bad, I'm sorry! *cries* I swear I won't keep you guys in suspence for long.
And yes, the Kouga update was needed, you'll see why next chapter!
Please review! And I'll see ya tomorrow!