The Quest: Demons Return

Author's Notes: Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in a long time since… well schoolwork and homework! What a drag! I also got Internet restricted time too… so I won't update daily as much as I did before so sorry guys! Now continuing…


Chapter 5: Shippo's Arrival and the Shard

-Resembool: Winry's House-

Kagome opened her chocolate brown eyes. At first she was a bit tired but… she then gasped and sat up. She looked around, she was still in her nightgown but she was on a bed. She then looked next to her… her eyes widened…

"Ed-ward?" she gasped as she saw his head on the bed asleep. Her eyes were filled with joy as she saw him. "But wait… could this be a dream?" she asked herself. She then heard birds chirping outside, Kagome smiled, "It can't be… it is real!" she then sighed and looked back at Ed. He was holding her hand while he was asleep. Kagome blushed red and carefully slid her hand off his hand.

Ed mumbled and opened his golden eyes. He then looked up and saw Kagome, "Are you an angel?" he asked half asleep. Kagome giggled, "ED IT'S ME KAGOME!" Ed snapped out of it and saw his "long-lost" girlfriend from another world. "Ka-gome?" he said with widened eyes. Kagome smiled and tackled him on the ground, giving him a big bear hug.

"I missed you… I can't stop thinking about you…" Kagome whispered in his ear as she hugged him tight. Ed smiled and whispered, "I do too…" They both stood up from the ground and looked at each other. They both have an "I-MISS-YOU" faces. Winry and Alphonse came into the room and saw the two wide-awake.

"WINRY! ALPHONSE!" Kagome yelled as she hugged both of them. She missed them very dearly. "We miss you two Kagome!" Al said as he hugged his best friend. "My! You've become a beautiful older teen Kagome!" Winry giggled as she examined her best friend. Kagome giggled, "I guess I did. You too Win!" Ed smiled as he looked at his friends. They were all happy.

"Oh Kagome!" Winry said as she ran out real quick out of the room. She then came out with Kagome's old uniform that she used to wear. It was still a green short skirt, red ribbon, and a green collar. "You forgot this two years ago, I saw it laying around in the guest room. I knew it was yours." Winry smiled as she handed the clean uniform to Kagome.

Later, Kagome put it on. She felt like her 15-year-old self! "It still fits!" Kagome smiled as she twirled it around. Winry, Al, and Ed looked at her as she twirled it around. "I guess we very much changed for two years." Al sighed. "Kagome you look like you hadn't changed!" Kagome looked at Al, "Yeah I did… my hair got longer… didn't you notice?" Kagome said as she held up her long hair, which was almost up to her butt.

"Me too." Winry agreed as she held up her long blonde hair. "Al's hair got longer too." Ed smirked as he pulled his brother's hair. Al winced, "Big brother! Stop that!" Ed laughed, "Yes, that's Al! He's no longer your big armored guy anymore!" Al sighed heavily and glared at his brother. Kagome then noticed Ed has a metal arm, two years ago it was gone but now it's back.

"E-Ed, if you don't mind me asking… what happened to your right arm again?" Kagome asked with a worried face. Ed looked at his metal arm and sighed, "A small dragon demon attacked me… it then bit off my arm…" He mumbled cursed words under his breath. Kagome approached him, "When did the demon attacked you?"

"After you came here…" Ed replied quietly. Kagome then noticed something; the demons attacked them the same time. "Ed when you got attacked by that demon, I got attacked too… at the same time you did." Kagome frowned. Al, Winry, and Ed gasped a bit. "Something's wrong… could Naraku be back?" Kagome asked. "We don't know for sure Kagome… no one could have survive Ed's powerful alchemical demon blast." Al said as he scratched his head.

"Al has a point." Winry agreed. Then they heard a big shout by the door. "Who the hell was that?" Ed yelled as he ran to the door. He opened it and there stood Shippo a bit tired. Ed's eyes widened. "Shippo?" He then carried the little kitsune in his arms. "What the hell happened? Did someone hurt you?" Ed asked. Shippo then held out in his hands… The Philosopher's Jewel…

"H-here… give this to Lady Kagome." Shippo said. Ed then looked at the pinkish-red shard. It looked both like the Philosopher's Stone and The Jewel of Four Souls. He held it and he felt a strong power going through his body. "Ed who is it?" Kagome asked as she approached Ed. She then saw Shippo tired in his arms.

"Shippo what happened?" Kagome asked with a worried face. She then carried Shippo and touched his bruised little face. She then noticed Ed holding a shard, "Ed what is that?" She asked. Ed snapped out of it and looked at Kagome, "It's the Legendary Shard that was never found in years…" Ed explained. Kagome held the little shard. She felt a powerful aura, magic, alchemy, and demon powers.

"It's the Philosopher's Jewel… or The Jewel of Alchemy…" Kagome said as her eyes widened. Winry and Al followed behind and also saw Shippo and the shard. "Brother could it be?" Al asked. Ed nodded, "Yes… it was finally discovered… thanks to you Shippo." Shippo smiled as he put thumbs up.

-Outside, Next to the Sacred Well-

"So you mean… Lady Midoriko gave you the shard?" Winry asked as she examined the shard. Shippo nodded, "Yeah she did… she then told me a warning." Winry, Al, Ed, and Kagome looked at the kitsune. "What warning?" Ed asked with curiosity. Shippo shivered down his little body and looked at them with his scared green eyes, "She said Naraku's Son is born, and he wants to kill us all!"

Winry and Kagome gasped as Ed and Al's eyes widened. "What the fuck? That jackass's son is here?" Ed shouted as he stood up from the thick grass. He made a fist and grinded his teeth. "Edward please, let Shippo…" Kagome was cut off until she saw a strand of hair on Ed's shoulder. "Ed…"

Ed turned to Kagome, "What is it Kagome?" He asked. Kagome approached him and held the black strand of hair. "You have a piece of hair on your shoulder." Kagome held up the long strand her. Ed looked at her… he saw it… "So?" he said. Winry and Al approached Kagome and looked at it closely but said, "We don't see a strand of hair." Al said. Kagome turned to Al, "But it's in my hand! Look at it closely!" Al examined her hand but so nothing.

Kagome then felt the hair started to move as if it was pulling her. Then it scratched her hand. Blood came out. "Ouch!" Kagome yelled. Winry gasped, "Kagome your… hand! It's bleeding!" Winry pointed. Kagome knew what was happening and whispered…

"Yura… she's back…"

"Who?" Ed asked. "Yura of the Demon Hair… she was my first enemy! She is the one who controls the deadly demon hair… I bet Naraku's son has something to…" Kagome was cut off when strands of hair grabbed her two arms. "YIKES!" She shouted. Ed, Al, Shippo, and Winry's eyes widened. "KAGOME!"

"La… could you five ever be quiet?" a feminine voice interrupted. The gang turned around and saw a woman wearing a black tank top, black skirt, and was wearing black gloves. Her hair was short and had a red headband over it. She also had... a chuck full of hair behind her. "I guess you must be that bitch Yura." Ed smirked as he transformed his metal arm to a blade.

"Oh… the full metal demon alchemist wants to fight." Yura said sarcastically. "Shut up and come down here so we can fight you!" Ed shouted as he took of his black over coat. Al sweat dropped, "Brother could you stop showing off like that…" Ed turned to Al, "Come on… I like it!" Winry, Shippo, and Al sweat dropped and sighed. Winry then grabbed her hiakotsu, Al got his white gloves ready, and Shippo got his little dagger in his hand.

"Let's fight! And if we win… you free Kagome!"


To be continued, please review!