The Dog-Eared Child
Chapter 4:Naraku Revived
Angelneko22: Thanks again to all who read and review this! Sorry its taken me so long to write chapter four its been really crazy around here. My vacation was really fun a long drive but still an excitable break. School will be starting up again for me this Monday so these chapters will be coming out slower. Its just like me teachers to pile up tons of homework in the first week of school. Here's chapter four, again sorry for the delay. I'll be adding onto this chapter later, its just that I wanted to get it out before I left.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters I just wrote this fic.
Kagome continued down the street observing the bustling going on. She peeked into a few stores, exaiming the items placed on display in the windows.
Something caught her eye. A tiny figure of a white dog with a maroon scarf wrapped around its neck. It had a girl, in a long green kimono next to the great white dog.
Wow! That's beautiful, she thought, walking into the shop and making her way over to where boxes of the cute little figures were.She picked one up and looked at its price tag.
"Good," she said aloud to herself, relieved it was a fair amount. "I'll get this for Inuyasha, I hope he'll like it."
I wonder where you are Inuyasha?
She carried the box over to the cashier. He rang up the amount on the cash register, and she pulled out the same amount in cash, handed it to him, and took the change he handed back. Kagome grabbed the bag the gift was in and continued on.
Inuyasha watched Shippo. How could he be back? How? How could Naraku have returned? Hadn't they have taken care of him for good?
"I'll just have to fight him and bring him down!" Inuyasha shouted, standing up.
"Inuyasha! No, there's no way you can fight him. You know that we all barely defeated him last time and-" Sango was cut off.
"And obliviously that wasn't good enough because he's not dead yet! I won't rest until he's back in his grave where he belongs!" Inuyasha yelled angrily.
"Yes but now he's going to be even more powerful. And you are in no condition to fight him if you want to win," Miroku spoke up.
"I can too fight!" Inuyasha argued. He drew his overly large sword.
He held it just about three feet off the ground until he collapsed along with the sword. The Tetsiga (I'm sorry if I spelt this wrong . ) didn't transform. It stayed a rusty old sword unuseable to Inuyasha anymore.
"See. Inuyasha you should listen to Sango and Miroku. They know what they're talking about," Shippo said.
"But how are we going to defeat Naraku?" Inuyasha growled. "Who knows how long it will take to get me back to normal."
"Hmm...we'll just have to see," Miroku murmured, deep in thought.
Kagome had bought a gift for everybody but the most special one was for Inuyasha.
She returned home an hour and a half later with four different bags of items. Kagome could smell the delicious dinner being prepared by her mother.
"I'm home Mom!" Kagome called after putting away all her gifts until she had a chance to give them to everyone.
"Hello honey! Would you get Sota and Grandpa? They're upstairs playing a game. Tell them dinner is ready."
"Okay."
Kagome leaped up the stairs and found her brother and grandfather playing an old board game.
"Time to eat you too."
"All righty, I was beating you anyway Sota. Your gaming skills aren't the best you know," Grandpa was saying.
"Oh stop, you're an expert at this game." Sota sighed.
"Oh come now Sota I've only just started this game,"Grandpa argued.
"Yeah, but we've played it ten times already, you've gotten really good at it," Sota yawned.
Kagome laughed. Her brother and Grandpa were at it again.
They walked down the stairs together, Sota and Grandpa still bickering back and forth to each other.
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Inuyasha gazed at the empty, black sky. His long black hair draped over his shoulders. It was new moon and he was trapped in his human form.
Sango and Miroku and Shippo were all asleep in the village. Inuyasha sat alone outside just thinking.
How long would he be trapped like this? How long would he be stuck inside this tiny body?
He shivered. He hoped Kagome wasn't wasting her time worrying about him. He'd told her that more than on one occasion.
Soon the sun would be rising. Soon wasn't good enough. He wanted to see Kagome again. Wanted to argue with her like they always did.
Then, ever so slowly the rays of the sun were dancing across the horizon. The dark night sky was turning a light, pale blue. Slowly, the stars were disappearing. Becoming fainter and fainter.
The bright orange sun was semi visible as more of its light illumated the sky.
Inuyasha felt the thick layer of sweat across his forehead.
Come on, come on, he urged silently.
The sky had faint pink throughout it now, along with a tinge of yellow and orange. The pale blue sky looked positively breathless and if Inuyasha wasn't in such a mood fit right now he may have enjoyed it. That and if Kagome was sitting besides him.
Eventually, the sun was completely visible above the horizon now. Inuyasha was waiting for that sudden pulsation that usually erupted from his body.
"Any second now," he told himself.
Nothing happened. He remained still and small, and unaffected
"What?"
He rushed suddenly over to the small well within the village and scooped a bucket of water out of it.
He dumped the bucket besides the well and peered into it.
His unchanged face looked back at him.
He gazed, horror-struck at the jet black hair he did his best to ignore usually, but now it stuck out like a beautiful rose trapped in a garden of rotten weeds..
He gaped at instead of the fiery, golden eyes that usually gleamed up at him were replaced by a pair of murky brown.
"What?" he gaped wordlessly at his reflection.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!" he yelled, frustration over taking him.
Sango and Miroku rushed out. Along with Shippo hopping mindlessly behind them. Miroku had in his hands Inuyasha's sword since he couldn't even lift it, Miroku was hanging on to it for safe keeping.
"Inuyasha! Inuyasha what's going on?" They called.
They stood before him in a sort of daze.
"I didn't know tonight was new moon. You should have told us Inuyasha," Miroku said.
"You mean last night, its morning right now," Inuyasha said stiffly.
"Then why aren't you back in your demon form?" Sango asked.
"I don't know but whatever it is it can't be very good." Inuyasha answered, baffled.
What the heck could be happening to him? Just a few days ago he was completely fine. He was taking his power and strength for granted, he realized, crestfallen.
Well, now I know how lucky I am to have good friends like this and to be powerful as well, dammit does this suck or what?
"Inuyasha you know those demons are going to be coming after you, Naraku has probably mind washed them, and not only that they're defiantly pissed that you killed them before," said Sango.
"Yeah I know they want revenge!" Inuyasha barked angrily. He paced back and forth, deciding his options carefully.
"How about you hide from them?" Shippo asked hopefully. The desperation, laced throughout his frightened voice. "I mean, there are going to be so many demons that most likely have the remainder sacred jewel shards in there bodies. It's going to be tough to defeat them, let alone in that form."
Inuyasha was about to argue, but Sango stopped him.
"He's right Inuyasha. Naraku has most likely planted jewel shards in the demons somewhere so they are even more powerful and they probably have an extreme taste for revenge on destroying you. They very well may succeed if you aren't in your normal body and form."
"What are you saying! I'm weak!" Inuyasha accused.
Miroku shook his hands. "You are mistaken Inuyasha we do not think you are weak, in this stage..maybe, but in your regular form you're the strongest good-hearted demon we know."
Inuyasha's face suddenly became crimson. "Wh-what're you babbling about Miroku!" he stuttered.
"Oh you know," Miroku couldn't hide the genuine glee in his expression.
"You miss Kagome don't you?"
"Don't you start too Sango!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Well how do you intend to hide me?" Inuyasha asked, changing the subject. He hated his feelings for Kagome to be unraveled. He wasn't even sure what his feelings really were anymore.
"Well we can't exactly let you stay here,"Miroku said. "The demons will hunt down your scent no matter where you go here."
"Then where do you suppose I go genius?" Inuyasha growled sarcastically.
"What about Kagome's era? I mean she doesn't know, we could tell her and let you stay with her," Shippo said.
"That's a brilliant idea Shippo!" Sango gasped happily.
"I-I don't wanna drag Kagome into this," Inuyasha mumbled uncomfortably looking away in the other direction.
"What did you say Inuyasha?" Miroku asked loudly.
"I don't want to drag Kagome into this." Inuyasha said a tone higher.
"Still can't hear you," Sango sang, catching on to Miroku's personal joke.
"I DON'T WANT TO FREAK'IN DRAG KAGOME INTO MY MISTAKES! I DON'T WANT TO GET HER INVOLVED!" Inuyasha shouted.
Miroku smiled, Sango grinned, and Shippo let out his own little laugh.
"Well then why don't we play a little game?" said Sango mischievously, running back inside the shrine.
Miroku gave Inuyasha a look of pure pity.
"I feel bad for you, who knows what forsaken thing that woman's gonna do to you."
Inuyasha slapped him.
"Hey that Sango's job I like it much better when she does it!" Miroku pouted.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
Sango returned a minute later carrying a few supplies.
"What have ya got there?" Inuyasha asked trying not to sound too curious.
"Well, for your own protection we're going to have you live with Kagome for now, but since you don't want to get her involved we're going to disguise you."
"Sango pulled out a pair of old scissors, an old hairbrush, some rusted metal clips and small sharp item Inuyasha didn't know of.
"Kagome gave me the scissors she said that's what there called. Were going to give you a hair cut!"
Inuyasha looked pleadingly at Miroku who smiled evilly and sat besides Sango.
"Anything I can help you with?"
"Ah, yes, you can help me hold him down." Sango replied.
Miroku gave Inuyasha an evil look, that Inuyasha returned with a death glare.
Miroku held Inuyasha down as Sango began chopping off large amounts of his black hair.
Inuyasha struggled, but to no avail.
"MIROKU YOU TRAITOR!" he shouted.
Shippo dashed away waiting inside the shrine with Kohaku who heard the yells and protests echoing throughout the forests.
"Poor poor Inuyasha, I sure wouldn't want to be him right now." Shippo said.
Angelneko22: First day of school! And whoo hoo not much hw. Thanks to all who reviewed it really helps me write the next chapters thinking about all the nice people who review. This is just so much fun to write! The next one will be out as soon as I can type it. I may have a lot of homework this week so the chapters may come out a little slow. Sorry in advance!