Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha or any other anime - I just like making up stories…oh, and this is my third official fan fic and my first InuYasha fan fic so I'll just apologize now if it sucks. Sorry!


Chapter Eleven: The Demon's Weakness Revealed

The cave was truly the last place the friends wanted to spend another night. It was evening now, and the situation had not changed. Sango, Miroku and Shippo were gathered around the half-demon and the priestess, the sleeping members of their group. Inuyasha was still sitting peacefully beside Kagome, with his eyes closed in concentration and trance. Kagome on the other hand, looked quite frightening in the firelight, with the blood from Sango's hand still drying around her mouth; she was sitting up stiffly, eyes tightly closed. She was still asleep.

"Miroku," Sango knelt again beside Kagome and very carefully attempted to clean her mouth without presenting another object to get trapped in Kagome's teeth. "What happens if the demon has taken control of Kagome?"

"That's a good question." Miroku frowned. "There are a lot of things that could happen. But I think the worst case scenario is the one we should be worried about. Sango, the demon could wake Kagome, and in so doing, trap Inuyasha's mind in Kagome's dreams forever. Of course, we have to assume that Kagome would attempt to stop the demon from doing that, but we all know that in her current condition she probably won't be powerful enough to stop him. Either way, this isn't a good situation."

"Are you serious?" Shippo looked up panic stricken. In his mind he pictured all the times he had endured a vicious thump on the top of his head thanks to Inuyasha. He admitted it would be nice to have a break from the big half-demon's bullying, but a permanent break was just too much, and what friend would wish the death of another friend.

"I'm afraid so, if the demon had control of Kagome, who knows what it would be capable of, already we can see that it has begun to torture her body. This is getting serious." Miroku saw the terror spreading across the kitsune's face. He looked over at Sango, who frowned at the child's pain. Miroku sighed, gathered Shippo into his arms and sat down next to Inuyasha. "The only thing we can do right now, Shippo, is trust that Inuyasha know what he's doing. And hope that the demon doesn't have control."

The child shivered for a moment, but then relaxed in the safety of the monks arms. Miroku however, did not relax. His mind raced. If the demon is in control of Kagome, and she awakens, she'll be possessed. I could exorcise her, but I'm not sure what that would do to her or to Inuyasha. The chances are good that we will have to end up fighting her.

The tension in the cave was thick. Miroku looked disturbed, Sango looked horrified and Shippo looked scared stiff. But their fearful frustration was nothing compared to Inuyasha's.


Damn it! How the hell am I supposed to get him out of her? Inuyasha glared at the possessed priestess.

She had torn her hands from his and tensed herself for a counter-attack. Inuyasha frowned; he certainly did not want to fight this demon under these circumstances. If he injured Kagome in the fight, he would never be able to forgive himself. But there was no stopping the demon at this point, at least not until it separated itself from Kagome. He watched her carefully. Without warning, her body sprang at him, biting and snapping and clawing. Anyone else might have been terrified to see a human woman attacking like a wild animal, but being half dog demon himself, Inuyasha reacted the only way he could; he fought back.

"Damn you! Get the hell out of her!" He shouted.

Grabbing a hold of her wrists with his claws, he attempted to hold her back. She still bit at him and struggled violently, but from the moment he touched her, she also started screaming.


As if on queue, Kagome's body started screaming again, only this time, she was also thrashing. There also seemed to be glowing red marks appearing on Kagome's wrists. Miroku, Sango and Shippo exchanged glances. Kagome's body was definitely writhing and struggling against something, but the question was, what was it? Moreover, what was it doing to her? They looked at Inuyasha's face, he was also apparently struggling against something, or at least it seemed that way from his expression.

"Are they fighting against each other?" Shippo asked.

"It looks that way." Miroku scowled.

"I don't understand. Why would they fight each other unless…" Sango didn't have to finish her sentence. She frowned and attempted to soothe Kagome by examining these new wounds. In a moment, the entire situation got a whole lot worse. Kagome's body convulsed and she got to her feet. Everyone in the cave gasped. Kagome was moving in her sleep. Thankfully, Kagome didn't go far; as soon as she was free from human contact, she suddenly whimpered and began to curl over as if she were nursing a wound.


Inuyasha looked curiously at the demon. There was something different about this encounter. Kagome's body had fled from Inuyasha's touch in such a way to arouse his interest. His eyes narrowed as they swept over the places on her flesh where he had touched her. It looked as though she had been burnt. Every place he had touched the skin, it was red and swollen. Her body was reacting to the demonic fight in a painful way. So that's what the big deal about me touching her is. It's no wonder she freaked out, she's in pain, or, is the demon in pain? I've never burnt her before by my touch, it must just effect the demon. Inuyasha moved back and surveyed the situation. So, the demon is burned by my touch. With this new knowledge, the demon didn't look as powerful as it had when he first saw Kagome. Kagome's body was now snarling like an injured and cornered animal, she was licking her burned skin. Inuyasha looked at the priestess's body, trying to find some glimpse of the woman trapped inside. Perhaps the demon's injuries were enough to give Kagome some will of her own. He decided to try talking to her again.

"Kagome! Can you hear me?" He said softly.

No response.

He moved closer. "Kagome?"

The priestess's mouth moved and the demon's voice whimpered. "You will not touch her."

He growled. Well this is familiar, I know what happens next.

What happened next however was not expected. Kagome's eyes opened and she spoke.

"Inuyasha! You have to get out of my mind! Now! He's got complete control! I'm going to wake up any moment now!" The soft but definite voice of Kagome panted.

"What?" Inuyasha was stunned. "Kagome? Is that you?"

"Leave! Quickly!" Kagome attempted to warn him a second time.


To be continued…
Hmm…this is getting weird… what do you think? I think I need reviews… lisa