It seems like it's been a long time since I last wrote on this story, when in actuality, it's only been a few days. Maybe a week. I usually write on the weekends. Good thing I'm a fast typist, and when I get into it, nothing can break me out of it except a really big distraction. Hope you guys are excited to read this chapter!
A Change in Our Future
Chapter Fourteen: Naraku's Attack
I woke up soon after InuYasha, because I remember him moving around a little bit, probably a bit uncomfortable with me leaning against him. Not that I could blame him, having someone lean on you all night could get you all knotted up.
I yawned and stretched a bit, and InuYasha jumped off the bed, his face looking a little bit red. I'm sure my face was red too, but I was wondering what he was thinking. He was more sensitive when he was human.
I jumped off the bed after him, my blanket still wrapped around me.
I returned the blanket and InuYasha led me to the dining room, where everyone else was. Good thing he could catch people's scents. We walked into the dining room and looked around.
They were all staring... At us, obviously.
"Uh..." InuYasha said, looking around.
"What?" I asked.
Everyone shifted so suddenly that I knew that they were all thinking the same thing... I just didn't know what thing that was! Those jerks. Why did they have to stare at us?
Gosai answered my question for me by asking a question herself. "Why did you two come in together?" she asked, looking at us both.
"Oh, that! I slept in so InuYasha came to wake me up!" I lied. I did it quite successfully, might I add. They all bought it... Or maybe they just acted like the bought it... But they returned to their breakfast anyway.
The only two open spots were next to Shippo, who sat at the head of the table, and the spot next to the open one, which was next to Sukebei.
There were also two new faces at the table. I guessed they were Shippo's two sons, because both of them had Shippo's red hair, but one of them had blue eyes, and one of them had red eyes.
I took the spot directly next to Shippo, and InuYasha obviously sat next to me, since that was the only open spot. Across from me, and on the other side of Shippo, was his current mate, Naomi. Naomi held baby Kagome (who is still really cute) and next to her was the son with blue eyes, and the son with red eyes was next to the other son. Actually, this is really confusing. Gosai sat at the other end of the table, and then it wen Sukebei, InuYasha, then me.
The son next to Naomi, the one with blue eyes, had short red hair and looked very masculine and strong. He wore a bright blue kimono that matched his eyes, and had dark skin. His half-brother who sat next to him, the one with the red eyes, had long red hair and looked quite feminine, without the boobs. Heck, I bet that he's mistaken for a woman every day! Not that his girly-white kimono helped. Maybe he wanted to be a girl, or he was mistaken for a girl so often that he just wore girl's clothes so people didn't have to be confused... Who knew.
"Kagome, InuYasha, these are my other two children, Michio and Kano," Shippo said, pointing to the two of them.
The one with blue eyes was Michio and the one with red eyes was Kano.
I don't know why I keep talking about them, though. They aren't important. I started to eat my breakfast, and Shippo leaned over to whisper in my ear.
"Kagome," he whispered so only I, and possibly InuYasha, could hear, "why is InuYasha's scent all over you?"
I started to choke on the food that I was eating (a piece of an omelet), and my face became red too. InuYasha, who had obviously heard with his acute sense of hearing, was blushing as well, but not to my extent.
"Are you all right, Kagome?" Gosai asked, concern written all over her face.
I cleared my throat and nodded. I finally quit choking and swallowed my food, but my face was still red. I glared at Shippo and he was smirking, waiting for an answer.
"Nothing like that happened, you pervert," I whispered back, a harsh edge in my voice. "Even if he died about 500 years ago, you've still become a pervert like Miroku."
"Kagome, I'm shocked you would think such a thing as that!" Shippo whispered back.
"Eat your food, pervert," I said in a normal voice. I started eating the rest of my food, a light blush still on my cheeks.
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I walked out of Shippo's hut, breathing in the fresh air of the country. The smell of rain and the twittering of birds made me feel that I was almost back in the Sengoku Jidai. But I was reminded that I wasn't back there when an older Shippo walked out in front of me. I had almost forgotten the situation we were all in. Naraku was still alive, demons were slaves in the cities, and anywhere else where there were humans, and I had still killed a man.
I don't know if I'll ever fully recover from that mistake.
We started traveling soon after that, and Shippo had decided to come with us. He left Naomi behind, who was sad to see him go and gave him a good-bye kiss. Even though the thick rain clouds blocked out the sun, it was quite warm out. Soon it started to rain, a nice relief from the humid heat that would clog our lungs and make us sweat even more. But soon we got sick of the rain.
We weren't traveling for long when InuYasha caught a small bit of Naraku's scent, though the rain had washed most of it away. We followed it anyway, and soon InuYasha could smell it perfectly.
The scent lead us to a cave. How typical. Can't Naraku find a better hiding place? He always has caves, or something like a cave. What a loser.
We walked inside, all of us relieved that we got out of the rain. InuYasha waited for the rest of us to dry off (I think he shook himself dry like a dog while we weren't looking, I felt some water fly on me) and I handed a towel around to everyone that came from my bag that can hold anything.
Gosai got her double bladed scythe thing ready, and Sukebei already had his spiky club connected to a chain sickle out... Those were really weird weapons. And they both had their guns.
Shippo had a sword now, but it was just a normal sword, no demonic powers were coming from it. But he still had his illusions, and I'm sure that he could do more than just spin a top around.
I got my bow and arrows ready, and we started to go through the cave. As it got darker, Shippo used his fox fire to light up the cave, so we wouldn't trip on anything. Well, so the rest of them wouldn't trip on anything, I tripped on something even with the light.
"Clumsy wench," InuYasha said as he kneeled down. I glared at him, but my eyes widened when I looked down at his hand. He had held it out to me, offering help. I took it and he helped me get up off of the floor.
"Thanks," I muttered as I turned around, trying to find out what I had tripped on. My eyes widened again and I gasped. It looked like a big root, but I could tell it was one of Naraku's tentacles.
"We're on the right track," I said, starting to walk again.
"Careful, there's traces of miasma," InuYasha said, covering his nose. I nodded, sensing it.
"Miasma?" Sukebei asked.
"Naraku has a poisonous gas that can make you weaker, or sick, or could cause death," I said, then I looked down at Sukebei's right hand. "You don't want to suck it up in your Wind Tunnel, either. It'll be more dangerous for you than for anyone else here. And not to mention the Samiyosho, Naraku's poisonous insects. They can kill you, if you suck up enough and aren't treated."
Sukebei cringed a little bit and nodded, obviously afraid to use his Wind Tunnel now. I had to warn him, though.
Soon the miasma was so bad that the rest of us had a hard time breathing too. Thankfully, the two demon slayers that were traveling with us had masks to stop the smell. InuYasha refused to wear 'that stupid looking mask.' I tried to get him to wear it, but he wouldn't.
"It could save your life, though! The miasma is really bad," I said.
"No! I can't smell with those on, and I can handle the miasma better than you weak humans," InuYasha said. I glared.
"Fine. Die, then," I said, crossing my arms and adjusting the mask on my face. Shippo also didn't want to wear one, even if I tried to get him to.
Oh well.
Suddenly I heard Naraku's voice, and my head started to hurt a little bit.
"So, InuYasha, you are alive," Naraku's voice said, echoing around the room.
"What's it to ya?" InuYasha shouted at the walls.
Naraku laughed. "When I heard that you had disappeared with that human wench, I thought you might have died."
"I'm still alive and kickin'! Why don't you come out here and fight me, you jerk!" InuYasha yelled. Naraku laughed again.
"InuYasha," I said quietly, my head really hurting now.
"What is it?" InuYasha asked.
"His aura. It's different. It's stronger, and... He used the jewel. He's not a half-demon anymore. He's a full demon," I said, my brain pounding against my skull.
"What?" InuYasha yelled, and Naraku laughed again.
"The little priestess is right. I have become a full demon, and no one can stop me!" Naraku said, finally showing himself. Fire erupted around us, and my head felt like it was splitting in two. I held onto my head and fell to my knees, not even able to scream because of the pain.
InuYasha looked at me and growled. Turning to Naraku, who looked even more strange and fearsome than ever, he yelled, "What have you done to her?"
"It's my immense power. The Sacred Jewel's power effects those on a spiritual level more so than normal humans and demons. And since that wench is the reincarnation of Kikyo, she is effected more than most spiritual beings!" Naraku said, a smile on his face the whole time.
Though it felt like my body was being torn in two, I managed to slowly get up. My balance was almost shot, but I could still aim an arrow! There was no way that Naraku could get away with this. He's destroyed countless lives, and he used the sacred jewel. How could he live with himself?
It all boils down to the fact that he is that pathetic thief, Onigumo. Even though he may not be any bit human now, he was still Onigumo once. He was a hanyou once.
"Naraku," I said, my voice a little bit quiet, but unwavering, "deep down you are just a weak," I got an arrow from my quiver and aimed, "pathetic," I pulled back on the arrow, "HUMAN!"
I fired.
The arrow was true and somehow went through a barrier that Naraku had put up. It hit his heart and he exploded, but the flesh quickly regrouped and he stood before us once more. Naraku laughed and looked at me.
"Do you really think that I could be defeated by a weak arrow?" Naraku yelled, his tentacles rising up into the air and going towards everyone. InuYasha ran in front of me and sliced any limbs that were shooting towards us, Naraku's limbs falling off but then jumping back to his body.
Gosai and Sukebei weren't having much better luck, though they did have Kirara by their side to help them. They were obviously afraid, but they fought well. Shippo had become a very good fighter over the last 500 years, and could rival InuYasha.
But it was all useless. We couldn't harm him at all! He was attacking us left and right, and we couldn't keep up with it.
I dodged another attack when I heard Shippo shout out to InuYasha and I. I turned slightly towards Shippo as I strung another arrow, and shot it at Naraku.
"You two go back to the past! Defeat Naraku back then! We have no hope of doing it now!" Shippo shouted, blocking a tentacle from hitting InuYasha. "We'll stop them."
InuYasha nodded, but I couldn't help but feeling uneasy. "But what if you get hurt, or die?" I shouted back.
"Don't worry! If you defeat him in the past, we'll still be alive!" Shippo answered.
InuYasha grabbed my hand and shouted, "Let's go!"
InuYasha pulled me on to his back and he ran out of the cave at top speeds. The rain was coming down hard, and InuYasha started to run.
Ah... Another chapter finished. I think this was sort of a short chapter. It was kind of boring to me, too... oh well. It was a chapter. I hope the next one is better.
Next Chapter: After finding Naraku, InuYasha and Kagome must leave, an try to get back home. But demons with the strange collars around their necks start attacking. How will InuYasha and Kagome get back?