Chapter 6
The next morning they headed off bright and early. They walked down a worn path that showed there was a village up ahead. Kagome looked around, on her right she could see mountains and on her left she could see a forest. When she turned to look up ahead she stopped and turned toward the forest. "Wha'ts wrong Kagome, did you sense a jewel shard?" asked Shippo from her left shoulder. "Did you?" now the others turned and looked. "Inuyasha, you're no going to like this but Koga is coming." She could feel the jewel shards coming at them fast, in a few seconds he would be here. Sure enough a second later they saw a blue tornado come out of the forest, it stopped a little ways away and out walked a wolf. "Hello Kagome," he said as he walked up to her. Inuyasha came and stood next to Kagome and was silent. This surprised Kagome since he usually drew the Tetsusaiga and threatened Koga, now he was just standing calmly by her side. "I hope dog breath has been treating you well." Koga was now standing in front of Kagome. Inuyasha just stood there and looked at Koga. "He's treated me fine, Koga."
Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara stood off to the side watching. "Inuyasha being civil is scaring me," said Sango. Miroku smiled, "Yes, it is odd."
Koga stepped in front of Inuyasha. "You better be keeping my Kagome safe, Inuyasha," he said warningly. "She's not 'your' Kagome," was all he said back. "Koga, listen, I can't be 'your' Kagome because I'm Inuyasha's." "What? You and mutt face? Don't make me laugh. I will be back." He turned back into a tornado and went back into the forest.
Miroku and Sango stood in awe. "Nothing phases him, now does it. He reminds me of Hojo," Kagome said, "Inuyasha, I'm very proud of you!" She looked up at him and smiled. Inuyasha's ears perked up. He looked at her, "Why?" "Because you handled having Koga here very well. You kept your temper and didn't call him names back. "Kagome raised herself a little and kissed Inuyasha on the cheek, Inuyasha blushed a little. Sango watched with a smile, she was happy that Kagome and Inuyasha finally revealed to each other how they felt.
They entered the village about half an hour later. It was a fairly small village with what looked to be two wealthy houses. Kagome thought to herself, "That is the place Miroku will hit first." "Does anyone else see that dark aura surrounding that house up there?" Miroku pointed, not to the house she had thought but the house next to it. That house was slightly smaller but looked just as wealthy. She looked at it and was surprised to actually see a dark aura. "Wow, for once Miroku isn't lying," said Inuyasha. "True," said Shippo. "We better go check it out," said Sango who started walking with the rest of the gang beside her. They reached the door and Miroku knocked. Kagome pulsed. Inuyasha tensed next to her and put his hand on his sword. They heard footsteps coming toward the door and it slid open, in the doorway stood a young woman. She had long black hair that went just above her hips and soft brown eyes. She was wearing bright colored layers of robes. Kagome was trying to pinpoint the jewel shard and didn't realize they were going inside until Inuyasha put his hand in the crook of her back and pressed. She realized they were going inside and walked in. Miroku had worked his magic and now ere given permission to search the house. "The only room you may not search is the one down that hall sixth door on the right. "She pointed to the hall that was on their right. "Ok, Sango and I will go this way," Miroku pointed to the hall on the left, "Kagome and Inuyasha will go that way," he pointed to the hall on the right. As they started to part the woman spoke, "For your help, let me prepare you each a room." Miroku turned to her, "No need we can sleep in one room." "Very well," she said and snapped her fingers, an older women came from a door behind her. "Prepare a room for our guests and a nice meal." The woman left and they parted.
"Have you found the shard yet?" asked Inuyasha when they were out of earshot. "Not yet but it is getting stronger. That woman, there was something weird about her." "I didn't notice anything," he said as he opened a door and looked in. "Nuthin suspicious in here." The farther down the hall they got the clearer she could sense the shard. "Wait, I don't just feel one shard. I feel three," she thought to herself. As they passed the door the woman said not to go in, Kagome pulsed. "Inuyasha it's in here!" Inuyasha turned around and looked at the door, "That's the room that woman said we couldn't search." "There is something else, there isn't one shard, there are three. "Inuyasha didn't think twice about what the woman said, and opened the door to the room. Kagome walked in first, Inuyasha right behind her. There were candles everywhere, a small table in the center with one big candle and smaller candle on each side with a small box in front of the biggest candle. "This would be romantic if there wasn't something evil here," thought Kagomee. "Are the shards in the box?" he walked a little way from her to get a better look at the room. "I think so." "Well go look," he could smell something but it was being covered by the smell of the candles. Before even taking a step she realized that the shards were no longer in the room and that it was moving toward them, and was very close. The door began to open, and Kagome and Inuyasha, who had been looking around the room, whipped around. Kagome froze," There is nowhere to hide!" she thought. The door opened all the way and in the doorway stood the women. "She has the jewel shards," Kagome whispered, her heart beginning to beat faster. "What are you doing? This room is restricted." "Why don't you tell us why you have three jewel shards." "Why didn't I see it before?" he said thought to himself, "She is the one giving off the demonic aura." He put his hand on the hilt of his sword and was preparing to draw it. "Well then you should know what is coming." Kagome began taking steps toward Inuyasha. The woman began to get bigger and started turning into a giant spider. Just then Miroku, Sango, Kirara and Shippo ran in. She was no in the form of a spider demon and very large.
Inuyasha immediately drew the Tetsusaiga and Kagome ran the last couple of feet to hide behind him. "Inuyasha, the jewel shards are in her forehead." "Got it." Kirara had changed and was standing next to Sango growling, Shippo was sitting on her. "Kagome stay here and prepare your arrow." "Right!" As much as she hated spiders she had to help.
Sango threw her Hiraikotsu and cut off four of the spider's legs. It would have been very effective in bringing her down, if they hadn't grown back moments later. Shippo jumped off Kirara and ran to Kagome. Kirara jumped into the air and started attacking the demon's head. Miroku was at loss, he couldn't use his Wind Tunnel because of the closed space.
"You have underestimated my power halfling." As Inuyasha was about to lay a blow to her head, she opened her mouth and aimed her paralyzing poison at him. He didn't have time to get out of the way and was hit full on. He fell to the ground with a loud crash. "Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled. She ran over to him, and gave a sigh of relief when she saw that all the poison had his kimono and he was fine. He sat up and growled. "Are you ok?" she asked. "I'm fine, and you?" He turned to her and looked her up and down. "I'm fine, now go fight." He smiled and leapt at the creature.
Sango threw her Hiraikotsu and it ran down the demon's back. She screamed in agony and kicked her legs.
Miroku pulled out a sutra and threw it at her. Electricity surged through her body.
Kagome pulled out an arrow and readied it. The demon came very close to her and she felt something come in contact with her side. She brushed it off as her imagination, and let her arrow go. It hit its mark and the demon turned to dust. She felt a stingin sensation on her side and put her hand on it. "It's wet," she thought. She brought her hand up and it was covered in blood.