Chapter 4
Realization
"Inuyasha! Where are you!" yelled Kagome looking frantic. Where could he have gone and where is Marashi? Something didn't feel right. They had woken up to Inuyasha and Marashi gone, Shippo had said that he had their scent and that they were both heading into the woods. Kagome had told Shippo to lead the way and for Miroku and Sango to keep a look out from above.
'Inuyasha!" yelled Kagome, they were half way through the woods now and the trees were starting to thin.
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A streak of black ran through the woods accompanied with red. Tonight there would be a new moon, and Marashi had to get Inuyasha to Her before the setting of the sun. He ran faster than any demon could. To him it would only take but hours to get to Her but to the humans it would take a whole day. There was no chance that they would be able to catch up with him.
"Miroku do you see any signs of Inuyasha?" yelled Sango over the wind.
"No, nothing at all. I wonder if Kagome has seen anything?" Where could they have gone?
Sango turned around to look at Miroku, "She said that if she finds anything she would shoot an arrow into the sky." Be safe Inuyasha, Sango thought to herself, if not for your sake then for Kagome's.
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Shippo and Kagome kept running until they came to a clearing. The little fox demon dropped down to all fours and sniffed the ground, then he darted to the middle and sniffed there as well.
"Shippo what's wrong?"asked Kagome, hope glinted in her eyes. "Have you found anything?"
Shippo turned and walked back to Kagome. He hung his head, he appeared to be thinking about something. Finally he looked up at Kagome, "Inuyasha was defiantly here and so was Marashi, I think. But his smell is different..." he stopped and thought some more,"Kagome he doesn't smell, I don't know, innocent anymore. Also there's this funny smell, but I don't know what it is."
Fear crossed Kagome's face, but quickly changed it, she didn't want to worry Shippo.
She was fast but not fast enough, Shippo's eyes grew big, "Kagome you don't think anything has happened to him do you?"
Swinging her bow over her shoulder and grabbing an arrow she told Shippo that he had nothing to worry about because Inuyasha can take care of himself. Kagome looked up at the sky to make sure that she wouldn't hit anything and shot the arrow.
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Miroku was the first to see the arrow and pointed it out, "Look Sango Kagome has found something."
She turned her head and saw the arrow shooting a pink stripe through the sky behind them. Sango leaned down, "Go Kirara!" she yelled.
They turned around and started heading towards where they saw the arrow come from.
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Kagome and Shippo stood in the middle of the clearing and watched as Sango and Miroku landed. Miroku jumped off first and turned to help Sango with a smirk on his face, she ignored his offered hand and started to head towards Kagome.
"Have you found anything about Inuyasha or Marashi?" asked Sango.
Kagome waited until Miroku caught up before answering, "It has to do with both. Shippo said that they both were here and that something has changed with Marashi. He said that he doesn't smell innocent anymore." She glanced down at Shippo before going on, "We think something has happened to Inuyasha and that Marashi is to blame."
They all sighed, maybe they should have listened to Inuyasha, but now it was too late. Inuyasha was who knows where and it was all their fault.
Miroku knelt by Shippo, "Can you led us to Inuyasha?" he asked.
"I-I think so. His scent is headed towards the Eastern mountains." whispered Shippo.
They all turned to look at the ginormous shadows that blocked the sky, the Eastern mountains, this was were all the attacks were coming from and Inuyasha was somewhere amongst them. They all feared for him, but no one would say it. Instead Kagome, Sango and Miroku followed Shippo into the waiting forest, where there was no sound except for the fall of their footsteps.
(A/N) Love the reviews,and will love the future ones (hint, hint) JK : )
Sorry but I forgot to put a disclaimer. x ) Also don't get mad if it didn't have much action, but I have to set everything up.
Disclaimer: I do not own the following characters; Inuyasha (tear), Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Kirara, or Shippo. I do in fact own the plot (well I hope I do!)