Chapter 5
"What do you want from us?", Kagome yelled to the leader of the dragons.
"I told you, I want the shikon jewel. I know you have it.", Pauru said, smugly.
"How do you know we have it?", Kagome insisted, trying to buy time for her and Kohana.
"Because we dragons have what is called the 'sight'. We have visions. And our visions tell us what we need to know. My vision told me of the shikon jewel and told me your family guards it. Although, for some reason, I could not get a fix on the jewel when I was at your place of abode."
"Why do you want the jewel, may I ask?"
"Because, I am looking for the Mirror of the Goddess Ameratsu. Her mirror is legendary and is said to turn anybody into whatever you want them to become."
"Ameratsu's Mirror. I have only heard of that in legends. I didn't know it really existed."
"Yes, it does exist and I want it."
"Why do want that? You're a dragon. You're the strongest demon in existence."
"SILENCE! I am through talking. You are my prisoners and will be my bait. When Inuyasha arrives, he will give me the jewel for your safe return."
"You don't know who you are dealing with, TSUIHO SURU!", Kagome called out, but the dragon reflected it back and Kagome barely managed to push her and Kohana out of the way of the spell wave.
"You silly witch. You tried that before. I know about it and I can reflect back the spells I know of."
"Then how about this one, WIND SCAR!", came Inuyasha's voice and a roar of light. But, the dragon merely dodged it nimbly as if it were a ball thrown at her.
"You bitch! How dare you kidnap my Kagome and Kohana. Just what is it you want?"
"I want the sacred jewel. Now!"
"Sacred jewel? What's that?", Inuyasha said smugly.
"ARRRGGHH! What, do you and that witch think the same? Stop insulting me. I know you have it. I have seen it in my visions."
"I don't carry it with me. It's back at my home and it has a spell surrounding it. One that only Kagome can release.", he lied.
"If that is the case, I will release Kagome to you. But the girl stays. Until you bring me back the jewel, she will be my hostage."
"NO!", cried Kagome, "I refuse to leave without my daughter. You release both of us or I will not go."
"Keep me as your hostage,", Inuyasha stated, "I'm more valuable that either of them."
"No. I have made up my mind. I will release Kagome and you, Inuyasha will bring me back the jewel. Now be gone, both of you." And with that, Kagome and Inuyasha found themselves outside, unable to get back in to the cave that housed the dragon clan.
"So what happened?", asked Sesshoumaru cooly.
"They want the jewel. Which is hidden. I managed to get Kagome released, but they are holding Kohana.", Inuyasha said back to him.
"Inuyasha, I won't go. Not without Kohana.", Kagome insisted.
"We don't have much of a choice. We can't get back inside. All we can do is go home and get the jewel."
"You're not really thinking of giving it to them are you?", Kagome asked, astonished.
"Come on, Kagome, I don't want to talk about it so close to their den. Let's go home.", said Inuyasha, as he knelt down for Kagome to climb on his back. He took the trees after that, wanting to put distance between him and the dragons.
Kohana sat the room they had put her in. Her dungeon. A young man came to her and asked her,
"Is there anything I can get for you?"
"Only my freedom.", she commented lazily.
"I can't do that, unfortunately, but I can get you some food and water. What do you like to eat? I know probably don't like raw food, I don't either, so I can cook you some deer meat, if you'd like."
"You're a dragon. You don't like raw meat?", she queried her guest.
"You must be a novice at your nose. You're a dog, right? Can't you tell? I'm only half-dragon."
"You're a half-demon?"
"Yes. My name is Testukazu. Just call me Testu. That's what everybody calls me."
"Ok Tetsu. Why does the lead dragon want the mirror so badly."
"Two reasons. She hates half-demons and her lover is human. She refuses to bear a half-demon so she wants him to become a dragon like her."
"Ok, she could use the jewel for that. Why the mirror?"
"Because the jewel seems to turn people evil. Nasty. She's never heard of good coming from the jewel. That's why she only wants to use it as a locator. If she can locate the Oracle of Izagnami then she can find the Mirror of Ameratsu. Then those three things together she can safely change her lover into a dragon.
"Ok, that was one reason. You said two reasons."
"I am the second reason. Like I said, she hates half-demons and I am one. She wants me to become full demon."
"What should she care about you for?"
"She's my sister. Our father was dragon but my mother was human. And she feels I am a burden to her. So I agreed to become full demon to help her out."
"That's not right. Why not leave if she treats you so badly. I mean, why give up a part of yourself?"
"Because I am not worthy of anything. I am worthless as a half-demon. No other dragon will mate with me and it will soon be my mating time. I don't want to be a burden to Pauru for my entire life, if I cannot find a mate."
"Then what you are saying is, I am worthless. And I'm not. I'm strong. My father has raised me as strong. He used to think the same way as you, that he was worthless. And then my mother came into his life and now he knows he is not worthless. He's another being on the face of this earth with his own destiny and future. And nothing anybody says to him matters now. You are not worthless. In fact, I think you're cute. I wish your sister hadn't filled your head with all that garbage. But full demons do that, my father says."
"Look, I have to find a mate and no other dragon clan will have me. So, I'm stuck with Pauru. So stop talking like that. I am worthless unless I can find a mate and reproduce. I have to help keep the dragon clan alive.", and with that, Testu got up and left.
'Well, there goes my deer dinner.', Kohana thought to herself.
Back at the house, Inuyasha suggested to Kaori and Kagome,
"Can you make a fake jewel? One that will replicate the call of the real jewel?"
"A fake jewel? I don't know. We could try.", Kagome said.
"We should bring the real one with us so that she senses the real jewel, however.", Kaori said.
Kagome took the sapphire disguised jewel and changed it back to the pink jewel. Then she called out a spell,
"FUKUSEI!"
Then, beside the real jewel, sat a shiny copy. Trying to make it as complete as possible, she called out the spell,
"TAMASHII YOTTSU"
Inuyasha examined it. "The aura appears the same. Kagome?"
"I can sense both jewels. But one seems wrong, somehow. But I can't sense how it is wrong. I think it will work."
"Great. Let's take it back and get Kohana back."