Chapter 5 : Unbelievable Opponent
"Show yourself baka!" Midori shouted out once more as she and Inuyasha then began to hear footsteps getting closer and closer towards them.
"I guess Naraku isn't wrong this time. Right Midori? Or should I say Midoriko?" the voice said.
"Naraku?" Inuyasha asked, wondering why that person mentioned his name.
"Long time no see Inuyasha" the voice said, as the form came out of the bushes, revealing Kagura.
"Kagura! Demo, I thought you died along with Naraku!" Inuyasha shouted out.
"Hmph. Baka. You're always so foolish Inuyasha. Getting caught in in Naraku's tricks" Kagura grunted as Inuyasha clenched a fist.
"You mean Naraku is still alive!" Inuyasha shouted out.
"Naraku is very much alive" Kagura replied as Inuyasha shrug.
"But Sesshomaru killed him" Inuyasha said, remembering Sesshomaru slicing Naraku in half with his sword, toukijin.
"Iie. That person that Sesshomaru killed wasn't Naraku. It was merely that humanpart of him, Onigumo" Kagura said as Inuyasha was even more shocked than ever.
"What about you and Kanna! I saw you two turn into ashes!" Inuyasha said, clearly not believing that it was Kagura.
"Have you forgotten all about Naraku's puppets?" Kagura grinned.
"What are you doing here anyway! What is that baka planning now!" Inuyasha shouted out, clearly pissed with the thought that he was once again fooled by Naraku.
"Well, since shikon no tama has already granted a wish and disappeared in Sesshomaru's body, Naraku made us wait for a possible reincarnation of the creator of shikon no tama and that is her, right?" Kagura asked, turning to Midori.
"Well, I don't have any extra time to play with you Inuyasha" Kagura sighed.
"Ryuuju no mai!" Kagura shouted out as she waved her fan, casting wind blades to Inuyasha.
"Nani!" Inuyasha shouted out, shocked to see Kagura's wind blades were different than before. Her wind blades were much more humongous than before making it harder for Inuyasha to evade each of it.
"Inuyasha!" Midori called out as Inuyasha gets hit by one of the blades, causing him to fall down on the ground.
"Don't worry Midori. The blade didn't cut him. It's just a simple wound" Kagura infomed her as Midori rushes to Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha, wake up" Midori stated as Inuyasha then opened her eyes.
"It's different now right Inuyasha? My blades are much more stronger than it was before" Kagura said with a chuckle as Inuyasha grunted and stood up.
"Inuyasha, yameru! You're hurt! You can't stand more of this!" Midori shouted out.
"So, what did you Kagura? Asked a youkai to come inside you making your powers more stronger?" Inuyasha said jokingly, clearly ignoring Midori.
"Iie. It's simple really. Naraku finally gave me my heart back" Kagura replied.
"Ryuuju no mai!" Kagura shouted out once again, waving her fan.
"Yameru!" Midori shouted out as she waved her hand. In that instant, Kagura's eyes widened in shock to see that her wind blades were heading towards her instead of Inuyasha and Midori.
'That girl. She reflected my wind blades?' Kagura thought as she instantly jumped up and rode on her feather and flew away.
"Baka, I could have killed her in just a second" Inuyasha said as Midori then turned her attention back to Inuyasha.
"Hmph, you're so stubborn Inuyasha" Midori commented as Inuyasha grinned. In that instant, Inuyasha then fainted and fell on the ground as Midorirushes to him and placed his head on her lap.
"I guess you really are like Kagome, doing reckless things like that" Inuyasha said with a smile.
"I only did that so you wouldn't get hurt" Midori explained, sweetly smiling at Inuyasha. With that, Inuyasha's eyes widened in shock hearing Midori say that.
'What did she say just now? She did that so I wouldn't get hurt?' Inuyasha asked himself as Midori then placed her hand on Inuyasha's wounds.
"Next time, don't be so stubborn okay Inuyasha? Let's work together" Midori said with a smile as she instantly healed Inuyasha's wound.
"Well then, know that you're cured, why don't we go back to Kaede-bachan? She might get worried and all" Midori said as she and Inuyasha stood up.
"Uh, hai" Inuyasha replied.
"Okay then, let's go" she exclaimed. But then, the instant she took a step forward she then fell. Luckily, Inuyasha caught her in his arms.
"Midori daijoubu?" Inuyasha asked as Midori looked up to him.
"I must have used too much of my powers" she grinned as she closed her eyes, instantly falling asleep.
Without hesitation, Inuyasha then began to walk, heading towards Kaede's house, carrying Midori in his arms.
Meanwhile on the other world, Kagome was running around the town, worriedly looking for Midori.
"Midori-chan! Midori-chan!" Kagome called out.
'Where could she be?' Kagome asked herself as she then rushed back to her house.
"Have you found Midori?" Kagome's mother asked as Kagome stepped inside the room.
"Iie" Kagome replied, looking down.
"Don't worry too much Kagome. She must have just went out for a walk" Kagome's grandfather stated, trying to cheer her up.
"Demo, it's already dark. How come she hasn't come back yet?" Kagome asked as her grandfather shrug, not knowing how to answer her.
"Uh, Onee-chan, aren't you supposed to go back to the other world by now?" Souta asked, trying to change the topic.
"How can I! I can't just go there while Midori is missing!" Kagome shouted out as Souta shrug.
'Mate, this morning, I saw Midori's ribbon by the well. Could it be?' Kagome asked herself as she instantly stormed out of the house, heading towards the well.
"What's gotten into her?" Kagome's grandfather asked Souta.
"Wakarenai. Sometimes, Onee-chan just acts strange" Souta replied.
As Kagome reached the well, she then looked down, having second thoughts.
'It's the only place that I haven't checked' Kagome told herself as she then jumped in the well, transporting to the feudal era.
On the other hand, Sango, Shippo, Miroku, and Inuyasha were at Kaede's hut, watching over Midori as she was sound asleep.
"Inuyasha, are you sure it was Kagura?" Miroku asked curiously after hearing Inuyasha's story.
"It was definitely her. She wreaked with Naraku's smell" Inuyasha replied.
"So she came to take Midori?" Sango asked, turning to the sleeping Midori.
"It looks like it" Inuyasha sighed.
"Demo, my kazaana disappeared. It Naraku's alive, it should have still been here" Miroku grunted staring blankly at his right hand.
"I don't know. When Sesshomaru sliced that thing, I was pretty sure that Naraku was dead. I never knew he was still alive" Inuyasha sighed.
"Naraku is still alive?" a voice asked as they all turned to the door to see who it was.
"Kagome!" Shippo exclaimed seeing Kagome's eyes widened in shock.
"That baka is still alive?" she asked once more as Inuyasha looked down and nodded.
"Kagome?" Midori asked as she wakes up, rubbing her eyes.
"Midori-chan! Youkata!" Kagome exclaimed as she rushes to Midori.
"Here, I found your ribbon" Kagome said as she takes out the ribbon of her pocket.
"So you really are cousins?" Kaede asked curiously.
"Hai. Demo, can anyone explain to me how she came here?" Kagome asked as they all sighed.
"Kagome, take a closer look at her. Who does she look like to you?" Inuyasha stated as Kagome stared glarely at Midori. In that instant, Kagome's face was filled with shock as a picture of Midoriko flashed in her mind.
"Midoriko-sama! The miko who created shikon no tama!" Kagome exclaimed as they all nodded.
"Demo, what are you guys saying about Naraku still alive? Sesshomaru killed him. We all saw that" Kagome grunted as Inuyasha shook his head.
"Sesshomaru killed Onigumo. Not Naraku" Inuyasha informed her as Kagome's eyes widened in shock.
"I can't believe this. I really thought it was finally over" Kagome sighed falling down on her knees.
"Kagome" Inuyasha stated as Kagome shook her head.
"I...I...just need to clear out some thoughts for awhile. Excuse me" Kagome said as she then rushes out of the hut, running towards the woods.
next up...Chapter 6 : Accidentally In Love