Old Acquaintances: Chapter 13 The rosary of pain, command, and SIT!
As they quickly dressed back up, they heard the pathetic cries of a monk being torn to shreds. Kagome and Sango were officially in no danger of being viewed upon. As they came up to the battle raged area, Haraka was leaning on a tree as Inuyasha was doing odd things to Miroku. "Lets see... I should tie this foot to the tree." Inuyasha then put a rope over a tree with a foot tied to the end and pulled it up. "Next should string it under the roots and tie it to the other leg..." He than began digging up and put the rope under the root and tied it to Miroku's other ankle. "Good... now to make him feel the pain we just have to pull this string..." Kagome was watching wide eyed as Miroku let out a cry for help. Then it turned into a scream as Inuyasha pulled the rope while he wasn't ready. "Inuyasha! SIT!" Inuyasha ate dirt and once again made friends with the worms.
Sango was horrified at what happened and tried to get Miroku loose, the monk decided that this was a real bad time and just struggled making Sango's job harder. "This is for your own good monk" She whacked him hard across the face and untied him while he was caught off guard. When she got the bottom rope off Miroku woke up from his trance as he suddenly crashed into the floor. "Think twice about it monk or your head is going to become a crater." Miroku laughed uneasily and held up his hands in front of him in defense "Lady Sango, I wouldn't dare touch you after rescuing me from that dreaded death trap." Sango rolled her eyes and walked with him back to camp. Jaramara was still fuming at Miroku when he came around and was about to clock him as they came up, but Sango informed her of the torture and Jaramara decided to forget about it. At least the torture she had planed. Haraka then came walking up to them and laughed when Miroku flinched, "I take it you've learned your lesson, we'll think of worse the net time you do that to anybody. Period." Miroku turned white and started to mumble.
Kagome watched as they all walked off, then turned to wait for Inuyasha to get up. Instead of coming up yelling and annoying Kagome with obscenities, he just rolled over and sighed. Kagome was surprised by this but took the hint when Inuyasha patted the spot to the right of him and sat down. "Something wrong? That's the first time you have ever done that." Inuyasha looked bored and said "Just an act for the others, there all to stupid or just don't care that the sounds of me smashing my head to the ground get lighter." Kagome was irked by that last comment "What do you mean, Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked annoyed and said, "This rosary has been losing power every time you say the word, I noticed it when you sat me after i learned the backlash wave. I was weak, to weak to notice it, but when i tried to resist it that time, the rosary barely pulled me down..." Kagome was surprised at that "And why didn't you tell us!" "Because the others would freak out." "What do you mean? Besides, why tell me? I'm one of the ones that would freak out." Inuyasha sighed "They wouldn't go near me when I was in a blood frenzy while in my Full demon form." Kagome was shocked "You knew!" "I said i could remember some things, I just never said what I remembered."
Hajima, Kokeme and Shippo were tired and headed back to the group to eat. Shippo was being bugged by a thought he had, constantly plaguing him until he remembered. "What happened before Hajima tackled me...There was something that happened, Kagura said temporary alliance, she isn't what the problem is..." Hajima noticed Shippo mumbling and gave and open palm back slap and said while yawning "Something up?" Shippo, caught a little off guard said, "What? Oh, before you tagged me..." "When?" "You tackled me" "Oh yeah, keep going." "When you tagged me, something happened that I can't remember..." "You tripped over my sis?" "Before that... What was it!" Hajima shrugged and Kokeme said "There was this weird smell, I can't quite place it and I usually can... The guy in the baboon cloak!" She raised here hand in triumph while Shippo turned white. "Thanks!" Shippo then rushed off to Kagome with Hajima and Kokeme in tow. 'Kagome isn't going to like this one'
Kagome was speechless, it had been twenty minutes and all she could do was think. Inuyasha had just entrusted her with the knowledge that the rosary didn't work anymore, he had even pulled it off, with a lot of effort. He had told her that he was acting, an act for Sango, Miroku and Shippo so he didn't scare them. Inuyasha was second guessing his actions while trying to convince himself that he did the right move. He knew that this would make changes, he figured that Shippo wouldn't know, Miroku he was less sure about. Sango on the other hand would find out the next time she and Kagome took a bath. He would have to stop that by picking places "Away" from springs and bodies of water. It was the secret being kept of a fresh smelling Kagome, he let his mind do the talking and not another part of his person. Kagome and Inuyasha both broke out of their trances when Shippo came bouncing along demanding to talk to Kagome. "Kagome! I saw Naraku jump by! He didn't see me... But" "Where! Where did you see that bastard!" Kagome winced when she heard Inuyasha and then stated "If not where then when at the least." Shippo was turning white "Earlier today, he just ran buy mentioning Kagura. When I was on the way to tell you I bumped into Kagura, she said temporary alliance and walked off." Inuyasha and Kagome looked at each other and said at the same time "We have/got to tell the others" They had a blush on their face for a second and ran back to Jaramara, Sango, Miroku and Haraka.
Naraku was still fuming, he noticed his power was dwindling, but Onigumo was trying to free himself. He needed to find a way to remove Onigumo so that he didn't fall apart at the seams when he was removed. The last demon he would incarnate, the being that made him near immortal, would sap him of most of his strength, he would have enough to speak and threaten without being suspicious. The drain on his power was starting to worry him. "What if the demon gets loose?" He then stopped and looked at his surroundings, and then realization that he missed his target struck him. "I'm worring to much, Onigumo is doing his part to try and ruin this, I will get him removed. Kagura needs to be absorbed so I can come at them full power along side the demon thats under my control." He then doubled back and sent a golem of himself back to give the group a jolt, not realizing that this would be a direct reason that certain members would officially join the group.
Hello my faithful readers, if your there... I guess I haven't posted in a bit have I? Scratches his head in an akward moment I guess alot of other things have gotten to me, I finally made my next chapter and I think I am finally getting out of my problem! Hopefully ill make another chapter before the year ends!