Chapter 8- The Next Unfortunate Event

Feeling better, Inuyasha was back to his usual self.

"Don't ask stupid questions."

"How is telling you that I'm taking a bath in the river, a stupid question."

"Because you know you can't go right now. We're about to leave in a few hours."

"I packed already. I don't need to do anything else besides take a shower. Your acting like there's something better to do here in the village."

"Fine, go take your stupid bath."

"You're impossible. I can't even remember the last time I've seen you take bath."

"You've seen me take a bath? And you call Miroku a pervert."

"Grrr… I don't watch you take a bath I've just never seen you go off and take a bath."

"Yeah, what ever. Hurry up and go before I change my mind."

"Whatever." She walked away into the forest until she came to a small hot spring. She got in and sighed. Boy, this water is nice. She continued bathing in the hot spring unaware of the man approaching towards her. She closed her eyes and sank into the water, feeling the best she had felt since she came back to the feudal era. She heard a faint sound, a twig snapping and pulled her head out of the water opening her eyes. As she sat up, a thick leaf was place over her mouth. Her screams were muffled as she slowly lost consciousness. Her eyes closed slowly as she felt her security leave her.

"Did you hear that?" Inuyasha's ears perked as he heard what seemed to sound like a muffled scream.

"What?" Miroku walked out from one of the huts and stood next to Inuyasha. "What'd you hear?"

"It's probably nothing. Probably some poor girl had gotten herself into some trouble." He said, letting his alarm wear down.

"Isn't Kagome out there?" Inuyasha's face fell as he realized the truth in Miroku's words. She was out there. What if that was her?

"I'll be back." He began walking into the forest following Kagome's scent, until he reached the empty river where her scent stopped. He looked into the water to see if she was underneath maybe swimming but the water was still and anybody who had been in there was long gone. He sniffed the air and picked up her wet scent… mixed with the scent of a yokai and a potent herb. He cursed under his breath knowing that the situation couldn't be good. He sniffed the air once more picking up the scent he had smelled by the hot spring. He followed it until he reached a village. The people were rebuilding their homes and stopped when they saw him. A man walked up to him and stood the face of a warrior.

"Be Gone demon. We have work to do, and not enough time to slay you." Inuyasha cocked an eyebrow at the man, annoyed at the man and upset at Kagome's disappearance.

"I'm not playing games. Where is she?" The village man vexed and Inuyasha watched as his hand slid over to his sword.

"I do not know who you are talking about." The man replied in a monotone voice. He took a small step back as Inuyasha let out a low growl, showing that he wasn't playing.

"Where is Kagome?" As soon as the words left Inuyasha's frustrated mouth, the villager pulled his sword out of the sheath striking towards Inuyasha. He easily grabbed the blade and thrust it to the ground. What he wasn't expecting, was all the eyes of the villagers turn towards him and charge. The villagers, of all ages rushed towards him with whatever weapons they had and attacked him, no expression on their faces. He reached out a hand to strike, getting frustrated once more with the people.

"Don't hurt them, Inuyasha." Miroku came running out of the forest a bunch if leaves in his hair and prickly brown balls attached to his clothes. "Their possessed! Don't hurt them." He took out a sutra and flew it towards an old woman getting ready to strike the hanyou. Her body wavered then collapsed onto the ground, obviously sleeping.

"Why the hell are they possessed?"

"Who knows? You think there's a connection with Kagome's disappearance, probably to slow anyone down from getting Kagome?"

"Why the hell does that gurl get kidnapped so much? She's a hanyou, dammit."

"I'll deal with the village people. You go get Kagome." They nod to each other and Inuyasha walked deeper into the village, trying to pick up Kagome's scent. A smile spread on his face as he smelt her scent getting closer and closer. It was coming from a hut right ahead of him. He pulled out his sword prepared for a fight and tore the door down. In front of him was a puppet, with Kagome's clothes on. But if her clothes are on this dummy, what is Kagome wearing? Taking a mental gulp he realized what kind of situation Kagome might be in. He didn't know what to do. Where was she? He had to find her before something bad happened.

Kagome woke up feeling a bit dizzy. Spots danced in front of her eyes as she tried to focus. She was in a room. rested on a pillow, and dressed in a red, white and green kimono. Where are my clothes? Where am I? Man, Inuyasha's really gonna shove this one in my face. She tried to sit up but found it hard because not only was her mouth bound but her hands were tied together behind her back.

"Hemmoohh? " She wiggled herself up ackwardly into a sitting position a looked around the hut. There was no one there. She rubbed her hands together, trying to slip her hands through the tight rope. It only resulted in her arms getting red and she stopped after the rope had made a nice little cut on her arm. Luckily, her feet weren't tied and she stumbled up. She walked over to the entrance of the hut and peaked out. I'm having a nightmare. She was in some sort of cave. There was a small pond in the center and around the pond was short dark grass and trees in the out field. She took a step out of the hut and looked around the place once more. Then something touched her shoulder and she jump instantly and turn around. It was a man, no older than her... just standing there with an apologetic look in his eyes.

"I'm sorry. Did I scare you?"

"Kimebdah."

"I'm sorry. " He took off the cloth stuffed in her mouth. "What did you say?"

"I said kinda. Why am I tied up in a…..what ever you want to call this place."

"It's a secret cave. "

"Why am I here?"

"To help me find the Shikon no Tama, of course. "

"When Inuyasha finds you, you're dead."

"Inuyasha? I doubt he's still alive."

"…"

"Now, are you ready?"

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Inuyasha was running around in circles. The scent just keeps going in a circle. I'm not getting anywhere. Inuyasha stopped to take a breath and think things through. He scent was all over the place, probably to confuse him. He took a step in the path of her scent and made a sharp right turn where her scent was nowhere to be found and bumped into something and fell on the floor. He rubbed his nose and scowled at the stupid mistake he hade made. Why didn't I think of it before? It's a stupid barrier. No wonder I couldn't find her scent, the barrier over powered it. Taking out his Tetsuiga he broke the barrier and behind it was a dark cave. Felling the ominous presence from it, he scowled as if to convince himself he wasn't crept out but ventured into the cave non-the less. What he didn't expect to find was an empty cave. Getting really mad and frustrated he swung at the wall causing part of the cave to fall to the ground, while the skillful hanyou dodged it. But I can smell he scent! She was here!

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"Do you sense anything now?"

"No. Nothing." He walked her a few more paces a little annoyed.

"What about now?"

"Nuhuh, nothing at all." He was looking for a demon he knew for a fact possessed a shard of the sacred jewel. When he found it he would slay it and take the jewel shard. Kagome, being aware of this sensed something but kept it to herself. It was way off in the distance walking slowly towards them. It would catch up with them eventually and then Kagome would be fish food. She was all out of ideas.

"How about now?"

"OH I sens- nah, nothing."

"Grrr. Are you sure you know what your doing?"

"Yes, I know what I'm doing!" I'm buying time until Inuyasha finds you and cuts you to pieces! The demon was getting closer. "Um… I sense something, over there!" She pointed toward the opposite direction of the jewel shard. "And it's moving fast. Hurry!" They began running, Kagome trying to lead the way but purposely falling behind.

"Move faster we're gonna loose it."

"I can't run any faster with all this rope." His eyes narrowed at her trying to see the fault in her words, but he couldn't. He stopped and untied her hands, leaving her free from any bounds.

"Now, Come on!"

"Just run that way! I'll catch up."

"I'm not that dumb."

"But you were dumb enough to untie me. See ya!" And Kagome went running at an abnormal speed to an unknown location. She could here him chase her for a while and then give up and mutter blasphemy to her but she kept on running a smile on her face.

Ha! He didn't have to save me this time! I used my brain! I'm so smart! I'm invinsi-

"Ow! Watch where your going!"

"Oi, wench! You bumped into me!" Wench? Kagome opened her eyes to see the one and only. She jumped up and into his arms in an embrace.

"I saved myself!"

"You saved yourself? Wow that's a first. He's lucky you killed him, I would of killed really painful."

"I didn't kill him." He pried her off from his body and looked at her confused.

"Then you didn't really save yourself then. You escaped yourself." She stuck out her tongue and got out his arms.

"Same thing."

"Next time, just try not to get kidnapped so we don't have to go through this again."

I know, this story just seems like a series of unfortunate events, but I can't really think of an ending? Or something to be an ongoing plot. Hmm. Gimme some suggestions please.