Woooow, long time, huh! XDD I am SOO sorry I did not post this sooner! nn;; -nervous laugh- I would have posted it sooner, but I needed to do a LOT of editing and the first few attemps ended in disastor when I accidentily screwed it all up and had to start over. > UU sigh Anywho! I'd like to thank AAAALL of my faithful readers and for making comments on my fanfic, I really appreciate it! Thanks a bunch to EVERYONE! XDD gives a hand full of cookies to everyone For you! XD LOL


Disclaimer: I, the GREAT idea-comer-upper-wither, do NOT own Inuyasha or any other anime characters that are in the show Inuyasha. XDDD LOL However I do own characters like Lord Naoya and Seikei! ;)


Chapter 6: The Bandits Attack!

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This post contains gruesome and gory scenes, read at your own risk.

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The bandits slowed their horses down as they entered the village silently. They had cloth to cover there horses hooves to muffle the sound of their hoof beats so they could surprise there victoms. Sango, Miroku, Kohaku and Shippo where on the opposite side of the village, unaware of the danger...

They dismounted there horses and crowded around their leader, waiting for his permission.

The bandit leader spoke to his followers, malice in his voice, "Alright everyone, lets get to it!"
One of the nearby bandits spoke up and asked the leader a question, "Basho, if we find any women, can we keep them?" Basho, the bandit leaders name replied, "I don't care what you do with them, Toda! But hurry it up!" The bandit leader, Basho, is actually a demon, but his followers over-look that fact to live. All of bandits actually have at least hanyou's. Some of them have less, but not a single bandit in the group are neither pure demon or pure human. Their gang leader thought it appropriate for all his members to have some demon blood in them. Though he wouldn't allow any youkai besides himself because he wanted to be the strongest one in the gang.

Toda and the other bandits began to slowy make there way through the first group of huts, picking up anything they could find of value, and stuffing them in bags. Toda and another bandit where looking around the rubble that used to be Lady Kaede's hut. Toda's companion spoke excitedly to him, "Hey, Toda, come here. I think I found something!" Toda replies, getting agitated, "What is it? This had better be good, Iori!" Iori replies, starting to remove the rubble from the door, "It's some kind of door in the ground. Help me get it open!" Toda and Iori opened the door and walked down the steps. They saw a young man with what they thought were fox ears on his head, kneeling beside a young girl. Toda gets even more excited when he sees how pretty the young girl is, "Well look what we found here, Iori! It's a woman, and a pretty one at that!"

Lady Kaede, knowing that Kagome wasn't going to die, decided to go look for herbs herself, leaving Inuyasha to look after Kagome. When Inuyasha hears the voices and doesn't recognize them, he stands up quickly and whirls around to face the intruders. He immediately recognizes them as bandits and speaks to them. Inuyasha's voice is full of anger when he replies, "What are you doing here! Get out, NOW!" Iori retorts hottily, and with attitude, his face twisted in mockery, "Get out of our way! We want the woman!" Inuyasha's face grows dark with rage and says, "I don't think so! If you want her, you have to go through me first!"

He charges at them and they try to scramble out of the cellar. Before they can run away Inuyasha grabs Toda by the head and punches his face then pushes him backwards with his foot. Then he punches Iori out, and he falls to the ground, in the rapidly fading sunlight.

Inside the hut, Kagome wakes up to the sounds of the fight ouside.

Inuyasha hollers to Sango, Kohaku, Shippo and Miroku for help, "Hey, you guys! We got company!"

Shippo becomes scared and dances from one foot to the other, "Oh, NO! Kagome! I better go protect her!" Shippo runs to the cellar and down the steps to be with Kagome.

All three of them leap to their feet and run towards Inuyasha. As they approach him, Sango takes her Hiraikotsu off her back and flings it towards four of the bandits that are rushing them, cutting them down.

Kohaku whips out his weapon and flings the end of it at a man, embedding the tip of it in his forehead. He jerks it loose and flings it at another, barrying the first 3 inches of it in the mans chest.

Miroku is charged by two others. He punches the first in the nose, knocking him to the ground, and then takes his staff and wacks the other man in the side of his head.

Inuyasha punches one bandit in the jaw, sending him flying, he kicks out at another, hitting him in the stomach making him fall backwards. Another man takes a swing at Inuyasha, but he jumps backwards and swings out at the guy as he rushes him, punching him in the chin.

Sango throws her Hiraikotsu again, this time cutting down 5 men as they approached her.

Kohaku whips his weapon out again, this time lodging the tip in one bandits throat and yanks it out, cutting the mans neck so only half of it is still connected to his shoulders. He throws it out again, embedding it in a bandits back.

All the while, the villagers sneak out to watch. Miroku punches another man in the stomach quickly followed by a punch in the face. Inuyasha leaps into the air toward a group of bandits, he raises his arm high above his head, barring his claws and with lightening speed he comes down at them, shouting "IRON REAVER SOUUL STEALERRRR!" And slashs down on them with his razor sharp claws, ripping them to shreds; Inuyasha was angry. He was furious. Kagome was in there dying and all they could think about was have a woman to mate with for no reason.

Kagome, having heard the sounds of fighting outside, walked weakly out of the cellar with Shippo trailing behind her, trying to get her to go back in the cellar, but failing. Kagome walks up to the door post, which is the only part of the house left and leans heavily against it, breathing hard from the effort. She watches the fight with a grim look on her face, 'I should be out there helping them! But I'm too weak to help, -sigh- I feel so useless...'

Kagome sees one of the bandits about to strike Inuyasha and calls out to him, "Inuyasha, look out!" Inuyasha turns at the sound of her voice, and while hes looking away a bandit knocks him in the jaw. Inuyasha stumbles backwards and then replies, "Woman! I'm fightin' here! Leave me the hell alone and get back down to the cellar before you get hurt!" Inuyasha turns back to the fight, unaware that three men slip away from the fight, having seen Kagome.

Kagome's eyes open wide with terror, knowing she can do nothing to fight back in her condition and weakly shouts, "Leave me alone! Get away from me!" The three bandits tackle Kagome in her side, knocking the wind out of her. She cries out to Inuyasha.

Kagome is weak and tired but she manages to shout just loud enough, "Inuyasha! Help me! Please!"

Inuyasha hears Kagome's cries for help and he turns around to see her being attacked and calls out to her. His heart leaps in his chest and stops and then Inuyasha calls out to her with fear and anger in his voice, "KAGOMEEEEEE! NOOOOOOOO!" "FOX FIRE!" Shippo shouts while throwing out his hand as if throwing some magic powder on them. Only a small blue flame popped out. "Uh-OH!" He says and calls out to Inuyasha. "INUYASHAAA!"

Inuyasha leaps out of the fray and runs to Kagome. He bounds up into the air, bringing his arm high above his head, brandishing his claws. He drops out of the sky, shouting at them, "IRON REAVER SOUUL STEALERRRR!" and slashes out at them, slicing all three in one swip of his claws. Inuyasha is angry with Kagome for putting herself in danger and also a little scared, "Kagome, whats wrong with you!" He had almost lost her again for the second time in only days. Kagome is startled and also a little frightened. She is still lying on the ground looking up at Inuyasha, tears brimming in her eyes, "I'm...sorry...Inuyasha."

Inuyasha turns away from Kagome, telling Shippo to look out for Kagome leaps back into the brawl. The fight is over in a few moments, and all of them run back to Kagome, who is still lying on the ground, to see if she is ok. Inuyasha tenderly picks Kagome up and carries her down to the cellar and lays her on the pallet. He kneels by her side, and starts to holler at Kagome again, angriliy," Kagome, are you crazy? You could have been killed! What the HELL is wrong with you?" "Inuyasha, you shouldn't be so harsh on her, she was only concerned for you." Said Sango, her voice etched in worry. Miroku places a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder and speaks. "It's okay to be scared sometimes, Inuyasha. We all do sometimes." Inuyasha turns to face Miroku and balls his fist. Inuyasha is still angry when he replies "Who you callin scared, Miroku! I ain't afraid of nothin' do ya hear me Monk!" The monk jumps back, startled, and says, "Alright, Inuyasha! Alright!" and then walks out, passing Kaede on the way. She finally returned from collecting herbs.

Kaede looks at the half demon, distressed and says, "Inuyasha, what has happened here?"

Inuyasha rounds on the old woman, and replies, "Ain't nothin happen here, ya old hag! So mind your own damn business!"

Sango turns and addresses Kaede alone, "Bandits attacked the village and we fought them off. Kagome came out to see what was the matter and some of them tried to hurt her. Inuyasha saved her."

Kaede approaches the still form of Kagome and feels her forehead. When Kaede speaks, her voice is low with concern, "She is buring up from excertion. I need to give her the medicine now." Inuyasha gasps with surprise and asks her something. There is barely a hint of concern in the hanyou's voice when he asks, "Will she be ok?"

Sango looks at Kaede, her brows furrowed and her mouth in a deep frown, "Is there something we can do to help?"

Kaede nods her head as she speaks, "Yes, Sango, I want you to cool her forehead with this water." The old Miko hands her a bowl with a rag in it. "Inuyasha I want you to hold her up."

They do what she says then the preistess she gives her the medicine. Inuyasha lays her back down more gently than he is credited with.

Kagome falls back into a restless sleep, tossing and turning. Again as Kagome sleeps, she dreams: Lord Naoya was displeased with his servant, he spoke to him, "One of those human females you gave me was SICK! And now my newly acquired power is no more!" His large monstrous servant kneels as before and apologizes, "Forgive me, my master, I have failed you!" Lord Naoya speaks as if to himself, "Well no matter about that. I'll just have to do it again, and examine the prisoners more carefully. Besides, the ones that I have now, aren't enough to sustain the power level that I want." he speaks to he servant now, "Have you found the two girls that I want? The ones who will make the most difference in my power?" "No, my master, they still elude me." "Well, we have plenty of time for them; this paultry sum of 103 isn't enough." he waves his hand dismissevly at his prisoners, "I will wait for you to bring me more." Lord Naoya dismisses him from his sight. The dream begins to fade...

When the dream is over Kagome finally is able to sleep peacefully for the first time in many days. She sighs in her sleep and says something very softly, "Oh, Inuyasha..."


I will try and add the other chapters that I have so far, but I'm fairly busy with college, and walk-a-thons, and things like that! XD My life is so hectic right now, so please be patient! Thanks in advance! Hope you liked the chapter!

Aariana