Irrational Decisions

Chapter Four

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Her blue eyes watched desperately as Bankotsu carried her off into the forest, towards a jewel shard. Kouga was left behind to battle the monstrosity that was Ginkotsu, and his minions, Ginta and Hakkaku, were busy with another Shininchintai who had appeared along with Ginkotsu, Renkotsu. The fire-breathing human seemed to be annoyed with their leader's quick escape, though he never truly said anything aloud as Bankotsu dashed off into the forest.

"Kou-ga!" Kagome had shouted as she was dragged away. Feeling a callused hand covering her mouth, she squealed in fright - not for herself, but for Kouga. Would he be all right? Would he be able to survive the attacks from Ginkotsu and Renkotsu? She hadn't seen how the two fought, but... she was scared for him nonetheless. 'Don't let your emotions get too intense, Kouga... I don't want you to die.' She slumped on Bankotsu's shoulder, feeling themselves go near a truly pure aura. 'Where are we going?'


Kouga, meanwhile, was busy with the metallic monstrosity. Ginkotsu's mangled face contorted to reveal a cruel smile as Renkotsu took a gigantic gulp from the gourd at his waist. The two were going to finish off these wolves quickly; they had to go after Inuyasha and the others. The two looked at each other and prepared for the battle, surrounding the three wolves in a circle. Kouga watched as Ginta and Hakkaku began to wheeze. Tight areas weren't good for them; they were used to battles where they had room to run and dash. This was going to be tough for them.

Looking between Ginkotsu and Renkotsu, Kouga dashed towards Renkotsu - he seemed to be a much easier target than Ginkotsu. However, the human quickly spit out a large flame, causing Kouga to jump back in surprise. 'How the hell can he do that... he's just a human!' Suddenly, as he attempted to dash away from the fire-breather, he felt his legs stiffen. Looking down, he noticed thin cords holding him down. He noticed his comrades in the same position, their eyes wide and breathing quickly.

"Ginta, Hakkaku! Calm down!" He barked as he attempted to pull out of the cords. "We gotta get out of these wires!" Looking over at Ginkotsu, he noticed the wires came from him. "You two, go after the bald guy. I'm going after the metal man." The two nodded, still looking startled. "We have to break them apart so we can get an upper hand!" Still attempting to move his legs from the tightly wound wires, he started to panic when he saw Renkotsu take another gulp from the gourd.

"Get ready, Ginkotsu!" He shouted, even with his mouth full of liquid. Spitting out a stream of fire, Kouga noticed the fire grab onto the wires. Adrenaline pulsed through his veins as he struggled against the wires. 'Damn it! I gotta get outta here!' Having an idea, he bent over quickly and pulled the jewel shard from one leg. 'This had better fucking work...' Placing the shard in his right arm, he grabbed onto one of the wires around his arm, watching the flames come closer to the wolves. Pulling tightly, he heard a large crash as the wire went limp. Seeing the wire slide off of his leg, he smirked. 'Now this is what I'm talking about...' Pulling the other wire from his other leg, he grinned. Quickly, before the flames licked along Ginta's and Hakkaku's wires, Kouga ripped them off of Ginkotsu.

"Now are you ready for a fair fight?"


"I smell the mangy wolf," Inuyasha observed. "And some more of those dead bastards." Storming in that direction, Miroku, Sango, and Shippou had no choice but to follow. Watching the hanyou rage at finding an empty cave with only Kagome's sock as a message from the Shininchintai had been almost been funny. That is, if they had Kagome with them. However, they still continued to look for the miko, though no one had an idea of where she could be.

"Inuyasha, can you smell Kagome-sama over there?" Miroku asked. He was atop Kirara, as well as Sango and Shippou. The monk had been trying to sense any type of demonic aura - he suspected that Naraku had something to do with Kagome's kidnapping - but was surprised to find none. "She may be taken somewhere else away from Kouga and the others." Inuyasha ignored Miroku's logic, but continued on towards Kouga's battlefield. "I mean... I sense a pure aura over in that direction!" He pointed towards Mount Hakurei.

"If I need your help, I'll ask for it!" Inuyasha barked back, not turning around to face the group. Glaring at the hanyou, Miroku looked back at Sango.

"We should send someone over there," He whispered.She nodded. "But who?"

"Someone who can't be noticed..." She whispered back. The two looked behind them at the small kitsune-youkai, who looked nervous. "Shippou, you have to go to Mount Hakurei and see if Kagome's hidden there..." The small child looked at the two in surprise.

"You see, Shippou, there's a chance we'll be in battle over here," Miroku tried to explain. "We're going to need someone to continue the search for Kagome-sama. Just go and find her. If you feel like you're about to get into battle, run and find us." Shippou nodded quickly and transformed into a small bird - albeit with a small furry tail. "Be careful!" The Shippou-bird flew off towards Mount Hakurei, his small stomach tying in knots... what if he met up with Bankotsu?


From a safe distance inside Mount Hakurei, Naraku watched from a small mirror held by Kanna. A cruel laugh escaped his lips as he watched Bankotsu carrying Kagome ever closer to the mountain, as Inuyasha and the others were about to walk right into a trap... Mukotsu and Kyokotsu were waiting... and Suikotsu was just waiting in the wings. Everything was slowly coming to plan.

True, he wasn't expecting the Shininchintai leader to pick up the miko, but this little bump in the road was slowly coming to his favor... Soon he'd be able to use her powers to discover the rest of the shards, and then... A smirk covered his face. Only torture would face those against him.


Author's Note: I'm so sorry about the wait. I've had absolutely no inspiration for this fic. I've been busy with graduation details (I just graduated high school) and my finals and AP tests. So, yeah, I have been busy. I hope to write another chapter in a week or so.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.