-Chapter Seven- What the hell?
Morning sun rose above the mountain and shined. Personally, the crew didn't think anything so great about it. They just lost a friend that they held close to them. But, I guess that's what happens, when you fight demons and everything else in Feudal Era, but isn't that life? No, life is some to experience living to the fullest.
Inuyasha stared into the bright morning sun, hating every little bit of it. Shippo had cried, and cried, and cried. Till he couldn't cry no more, and passed out on Kagome's sleeping bag. Sango had fallen asleep, crying on Miroku's shoulder. Miroku had difficulty sleep, but managed. Inuyasha didn't though, he couldn't even close his eyes.
He remembered how a while back, he had tried to kill Kagome for the Shikon no Tama. After a few days, it turned out that they had to work with one another. All that time spent between them, they came across these people, who became companions. Shippo, the young demon kitsune whom Kagome adopted. Miroku, the perverted monk who wasn't so holy. Sango, the demon slayer with Kirara at side.
How could he know that it would all go bad? Kagome was always being kidnapped, so he always rescued her, nothing bad about that. If a demon was around, he'd protector. But after all that she was turned into a dog. At the very end, she was turned back into a human, to tell him that she loved him, and died.
The group stared at the fire, not wanting to go through the process of burring their friend, their family even. No matter what, they had to, which meant one problem. Seeing how horrifying her body is. Who knows what creatures were lured to it. The only reason why they didn't the other night was because everyone was in a complete breakdown mode.
Kaede came in, awaiting for them to come so they could get it over with and probably cry more. They all followed the old lady up the hill going to the well. Inuyasha was getting very annoyed by all this. He would yell his head off, but he just could even do that.
Shippo heard something from the side, like shuttering bushes or leaves. He only had a moments glimpse, but see with his untrained eyes. Wondering if it was a bad thing or not to go, he stopped for a minute. Then slowly for a moment he started to return to the hut. After being from their sight, he started running to the hut.
Everyone else however, arrived at the well and looked frightened. Trees were torn and shredded from claws. Blood seemed to everywhere where the marks were. Then they looked at Kagomes dead body. But it wasn't there!
Inuyasha rushed over to his haori and looked under it to find anything of Kagome. Nothing but a lot of her blood. On the grass, in her blood, it said 'arigato'. His eyes grew in fear. Did a damn demon devour her dead body?
Out of nowhere, they heard Shippo yelling with fear. Inuyasha jumped to his feet with his haori in hand. He sprinted all the way there and saw a blur leave. Wait, that looked almost like him, what the hell? Either way, Inuyasha went to Shippo to see if he was alright.
"T-t-th..." Shippo couldn't speak, he was in shock, still starring where that, that, that, creature had left to.
"Shippo, what happened?" Inuyasha asked in worry and confusion. What was going on?
The little one looked at Inuyasha, then the hut, then to the bushes. "A... A..." he was still shaken.
"Was it a demon?" He asked, trying to persuade the kitsune to talk.
"..." Shippo only nodded.
"That thing probably devoured Kagome."
"What!" He started to cry.
"Shippo, what exactly happened?" Miroku said, panting hard from the run.
"T-that bitch came in the hut and took something!" She cried.
Inuyasha was surprised he said 'bitch' but rushed into hut to look around, nothing was out of place except, "Kagome's outfit is missing."
"From which era?" Miroku asked.
"This era, I think the demon has her body, I'm going after it." Inuyasha stated and placed his haori on the ground and ran off.
The demon slipped on the clothing with it's clawed hands after taking a quick bath to remove some unwanted blood off. After tying the obi, it gazed into the water. It looked as if it was depressed or something. Though, why would a demon be depressed, their strong enough to kill.
Sudden shutters from behind caught it's attention. It turned around to see a pissed off hanyou, no other than Inuyasha. His glaring eyes was now confused more than ever. Almost like he was looking at himself, except, it wore a hibakama as he wore a hakama, but their robes were practically the same. However, now he knew why Shippo said 'bitch'.
This demon was a female dog demon. She looked completely identical to him, but as a female version. Golden orbed eyes, silvery white hair, even the white triangle ears which had perked when she saw him. Suddenly, he drew out the Tetsusaiga which transformed.
"What did you do to the dead human girl." Inuyasha growled dangerously.
The female only stared at Inuyasha, not saying a word. Here eyes just looked at him, was he going to strike this stranger down? Well, it wouldn't be a surprise though. Something was wrong though, she seemed a little, scared.
"Answer me!" He yelled. "What did you do to Kagome's body!"
Again, no answer, just a scared stare. She looked at her claws, then at Inuyasha. It only him growl at her and her ears lowered. Only a minute later, she sat down a little painfully on to the grass Indian style, and looked at him. Inuyasha kept bouncing around from anger to confusion.
'Does she want me to kill her?' Inuyasha asked himself.
"Where did Inuyasha go?" Kaede asked with Sango behind her.
"A demon stole Kagome outfit from this era, we think it's the one who took Kagome's body." Miroku explained.
Sango's eyes widened in fear. She rushed into the hut and changed into her exterminating clothes and grabbed her hiraikotsu. When she rushed out, Kirara transformed and allowed Sango to jump on and they took flight. Miroku had a bad feeling and decided to grab Shippo and rush over to the same direction.
The female demon looked at Inuyasha contently. She didn't seem like she was going to hurt him. Was that a deception though? Inuyasha couldn't tell, and it was pissing him off. In his position, he could attack her at any moment. Suddenly, her head jerked up, looking to the sky.
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango shouted as the threw her boomerang and the demon.
She jumped over to the left and dodged it easily, when it was coming back from behind, she ducked down. Almost like she knew that move. Out of nowhere sutras were thrown and she moved back to the right. Miroku was angered that the demon somehow noticed that it was going to happen. Shippo still looked afraid still.
They all froze only a minute later. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo looked at Inuyasha, then to the female. They looked almost like twins and it was confusing! The only way they could who was who, was the clothing. Also, the female had thin eyebrows which, Inuyasha had thick. The other thing was that Inuyasha had a weapon, the other demon did not.
"That's the demon I saw!" Shippo shouted at Miroku's feet.
The female demon looked at him, and walked slowly over to the two. Miroku went in front of Shippo to protect him. Sango again through her boomerang the demon who again dodged it both times. Inuyasha was just standing there, ready to strike, but not knowing when.
"She's after Shippo!" Miroku shouted to the others.
She looked around and at the trees. It almost seemed that she was scheming something and they didn't like that. Only seconds later, she went one way for three seconds, long enough for Miroku and Sango to do their attacks and she shifter to the right side towards some trees. She used the trees to hit from one direction to another. With a blink of an eye, she grabbed Shippo, and jumped into the highest tree near the top where their weight could be help.
"D-don't hurt me please!" Shippo cried out.
The demon laughed lightly and kissed his forehead.
His crying stopped and looked at her confusedly, the only who would do that was his...
Thoughts were broken as the boomerang broke off the top of the tree. She jumped up into the air in front of Kirara and glided down. As smart as Kirara was, she knew who it was and lowered to the ground as well when the hiraikotsu returned to Sango.
"K-Kirara!" Sango shouted, wondering what the hell she was doing.
The cat demon transformed into a little kitten and meowed at the demon. Shippo was placed down carefully as possible. Miroku took this opportunity and charged at her from behind and hit her on the back with his staff. She hissed in pain and fell over Shippo but made a bridge over him so he wouldn't get hurt. (You know, like crouching over him.)
When she got back up, Sango threw the hiraikotsu at her and at hit her in the stomach. Weakly, she got back up. They all knew that the demon had wasted a lot of energy. But everyone thought the Inuyasha had done have the job. However, Inuyasha knew that she was already a little weak.
To Inuyasha, something didn't really seem right. Her target was Shippo, yet he's unharmed right now. She predicted Sango's hiraikotsu technique. Not to mention dodging the sutras that Miroku had. It was almost like she knew the their every attack move.
No one should be able to know this, not even Inuyasha knew. He was always fighting along side the. Sure he's seen the attacks, but he never really bothered with the movements at all.
The female demon was getting a bit frustrated now. She got up and punched Miroku in the stomach lightly. Miroku coughed out some saliva and passed out. Placing him on her should, she place him near a tree and heard Sango going after the boomerang. Quickly she turned around, when the exterminator had her back toward her, the demon knocked her out by hitting her nape. She also picked her up and placed her next too Miroku. Why didn't Kirara attack the demon? It didn't make any sense.
Inuyasha was now getting angry and frustrated. Why wasn't he even using the damn wind scar on the bitch? It was pissing him off more and more for not knowing why. The problem is, we all know how he acts like when he can't control anger and in confusion.
Without even bothering to think of the surrounding, he summoned the wind scar right in front of him. What was the problem you're wondering? Well, Shippo was right there! The female demon heard the cry of the young kitsune and rushed over to the rescue. She quickly grabbed him and jumped out of the way, then skidded on the rocks on her side with Shippo in her arms, gripping onto the robe tightly.
Gently, she allowed Shippo to trot away and sent glares at Inuyasha. She stood up and look at the scenery, it seemed okay for the most part. So, she then started to run at Inuyasha. He quickly raised the Tetsusaiga to use the wind scar oh her. When it was lifted, she started to zigzag in front of him. Starting to get confused at where she was at, he had to concentrate where she was before he attacked.
Suddenly she jumped him to the ground and his hand accidentally released the Tetsusaiga. His back was to the ground with the female on his waist. Her hands held his wrist down so that he couldn't attack her. Not even kicking and squirming around would help.
Their eyes were then locked together. Golden amber orbs to golden amber orbs. Inuyasha growled but it started to calm down. Something was happening that he didn't understand. But he noticed that her face was only a little ways from his.
His body started to calm down more as her face was only centimeters away. Slowly, she placed her lips on his with care. Inuyasha didn't, no, he couldn't react to this. He didn't know how. This female demon that he has never met just jumped him. And now that she had him pinned down, she kissed him.
For a stranger though, her kiss was starting to feel a bit warm, and it even tasted sweet. But he shouldn't even be doing this, the female on him had taken Kagome's body away and devoured it, she took her clothes even. So he jerked his head aside and broke the kiss between them. She only smiled and you could tell that she was mentally laughed.
What she did next had just surprised him beyond imagination. She rubbed her left cheek against his softly and gave him a content growling purr. It confused him a little because that painfully remind him of Kagome when she was transformed into a dog. After a minute or two later, she stopped and then raised her lips to his ear, as if to say something.
"I love you." She whispered softly and then looked at his face.
That voice. That once voice that he knew he would never forget. But, but that didn't make sense. That wasn't possible. Yet all the signs that were given to him should've been proof enough. He looked at her confusedly, wonder to believe or not.
She knew he wouldn't be so trustworthy to her, so she showed him her neck. There was a scar there. It reminded him of Kagome last night, that one wound that made her die.
"..." Inuyasha tried to talk. No words were able to come out.
Sango had awoken and grabbed her boomerang and started to run towards the demon. She saw it coming and got off Inuyasha and landed near Shippo. The demon exterminator wasn't going to let this demon go, she wanted revenge, so she threw the hiraikotsu. The demon picked Shippo up and jumped out of the way. Now she was a good distance away from the. with Shippo.
"Stop Sango." Inuyasha demand as he started to stand.
"What? Why should I, she devoured Kagome!" Sango cried.
"Look carefully."
Annoyed, Sango looked at the demon with Shippo. Her eye then shot open. There was a long bloody line on the robe on her back. Shippo looked like he asked her a question, and she nodded to it. He then flung himself at her happily. Now that she notice, the demon hadn't really tried to hurt any of them. So there had to be some type of explanation.
"If she was alive, she wouldn't be able to move, as a human." Inuyasha explained to Sango.
"Are... are you saying that..." Sango was just bewildered.
"It's possible, who else would Shippo cling to so quickly?"
The demon figured that they would finally stop attacking and got up with Shippo on her shoulder. Miroku soon got up with the help of his staff and went next to Inuyasha and Sango. He saw the demon with Shippo and was about to open his hand with the wind tunnel. She paused in placed, and didn't move. Inuyasha smacked his hand down and Miroku was confused. Shippo hopped off and went onto Sango's shoulder. Inuyasha stepped toward the demon slowly.
Inuyasha and the demon stared at each other. Within the seconds of staring, she jumped away into the air, and fled off. Inuyasha told them to head off to the hut while he dealt with the demon.
When Inuyasha jumped away to where the demon left, he spoke, "Kagome?"
"..." She looked at him silently.
"Is it really you though?" He asked worriedly.
"Shippo... saved me," she looked at him, "and you." She laughed lightly "Kikyou too."
"What?"
Kagome's sad eyes looked at him. "Shippo revived me."
"How? That's not possible."
"I have a Shikon jewel shard in me. When our blood mixed, I became this." Kagome motioned him to look at her.
"You're a hanyou?"
"..." She nodded.
"You don't-"
"No, I know I don't look happy to be what I am, but I'm happy, really. It's just..." Kagome couldn't say it.
"Just what?" Inuyasha stepped toward her, trying to persuade her.
"Kikyou... she..." Kagome eyes closed tightly."
"What?"
"She departed here, to return me." She cried.
Inuyasha went to her and hugged her, "shh... it's okay..." he comforted her.
"No it's not!" She cried into his chest. "She's gone now! I'm so sorry!"
"Kagome!" He raised his voice to make her listen. "It's alright, she had to go back anyhow." Inuyasha caressed her cheek. "I'm just disappointed on the fact I couldn't tell her thank you for keeping you with me."
Inuyasha lowered his head to hers and gave her a light kiss. Kagome returned it back softly. His placed his hands on her back and winced. Instantly he remembered the wound on her back.
"Damn bitch, you know how terrified I was when I saw you body like that?" Inuyasha growled.
"Well... Ryu came and-"
"Who's Ryu?"
"Ryu was that dog. See, I was going to go to you, but I was so confused with my emotions so I went to the well to think. Then he came along and he still wanted me to be his. Since I declined, we started to fight."
"I'm glad I killed that son of a bitch."
"I had a hard time learning how to walk again, it was so annoying." Kagome sighed, rubbing her cheek against his.
"Hey, you have some explaining to do."
"What?"
"I still have bite marks because of you!" Inuyasha yelled.
Kagome cringed and stuck her out. "You didn't taste good either."
"What about you pissing on Miroku?"
"..." Kagome blushed, thinking of how embarrassing it was.
"You're a pervert now." Inuyasha snickered.
"I am n-" Kagome winded in pain and tumbled on Inuyasha.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, just... tired." She gave him a small smile.
Inuyasha missed that very smile that he wasn't able to see in so long, he couldn't help but make their lips go together. She had a sweet warming taste. Kagome was back to him, and no one would change that. Not one simple person.