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Disclaimer: Micheyasha unfortunately does not own Inuyasha or any of the other characters. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi. (Puts on a sulky face)
Chapter Two
The night had fallen. Inuyasha and the others were in the headman's mansion feigning sleep. When everyone in the village was asleep they planned to snatch the shard and high-tail it out of the village. But little did they know that this plan would be greatly disrupted…
Miroku cracked open an eye and surveyed his surroundings.
I knew that the headman was suspicious of us, but I think the armed guards circling the room are a bit much.
Miroku heard a rustle behind him and turned around to find Sango, sitting up and staring out the window. Even though he couldn't see anything except the back of her head, Miroku got the impression that something was bothering her.
"What's the matter Sango?" Sango didn't answer. So Miroku sat down next to her and gave a questioning look. Suddenly Sango spoke.
"Houshi-Sama, can't you sense it?" Miroku frowned slightly and shook his head.
"No, I don't sense anything unusual."
"That's surprising," Sango said. Miroku noted that she hadn't taken her eyes off the window, and was still staring at it intently.
"I feel like we're going to be attacked at any moment. That's why I'm staying on guard." Miroku looked at Sango, with a surprised look. Sango finally took her eyes off the window and turned to face Miroku. He noticed that Sango's eyes were clouded with worry.
"I can't shake off this feeling that we are going to face something terrible soon." Miroku was more surprised than ever, but he had the sense not to show it. This is strangely unnerving. Why is it, that Sango can sense incoming danger when no one else can? Miroku began to say something when he heard crashes and screams coming from the village below them. The ruckus caused Kagome and Inuyasha to wake up. Shippou however was still fast asleep. Inuyasha and Kagome joined Sango and Miroku at the window and saw that the village was under siege by a demon army. Leading the attack was a solitary figure standing on the head of an enormous snake demon. Even though his features were indiscernible, they were sure they knew who it was. The black hearted demon that was seemingly invincible, that despicable demon, Naraku.
Inuyasha saw right away what Naraku was after; The Shikon jewel shard that lay within the village shrine. Without waiting for the rest of the group, Inuyasha went tearing down the hillside towards Naraku and his army.
"INUYASHA!!" Kagome called out.
"Naraku has 7 jewel shards with him." Inuyasha stopped for a split second to consider this information but dismissed it.
"Then I'll take those shards as well as the one's he's after!"
Inuyasha then continued running toward the village. The rest of the group had begun to follow Inuyasha. But by the time they caught up with him, He had already whipped out his sword and was kicking $$ with it. Miroku noticed that Sango seemed reluctant to join the battle. She was standing off to the side a little bit, watching the battle with a nervous look on her face. This was really strange. In battle, Sango was as temperamental as Inuyasha. (That's really saying something)
After a few minutes Sango shook her head and leapt right into the battle as she normally did. Miroku saw that Kagome had reached the shrine and was about to remove the shard from it. Sango was busy with Naraku's army and Inuyasha was attacking Naraku himself. He wasn't sure who needed his help but decided on helping Sango handle Naraku's underlings.
Kagome reached inside the mini shrine and pulled out the shard that had been resting on a silk pillow. She quickly added it to the other 4 shards she had. The demons were enraged when they saw that Kagome had beaten them to the shard. Suddenly all the demons that had not yet been killed by Sango or Miroku turned towards Kagome and made her the target of their attack. Kagome raised her bow ready to attack. But almost instantly after she loaded an arrow, one of Naraku's demons grabbed her by the throat, holding her up in the air. Kagome winced in pain. The demon that had her by the throat was digging its sharp claws into her neck. The other clawed hand was creeping towards the little bottle in which she held the Shikon jewel shards. Inuyasha….. I can't… breathe….
Inuyasha looked away from his fight with Naraku, to see Kagome being held captive. Abandoning his fight, Inuyasha tightened his hold on the Tetsusaiga. DAMN! Inuyasha swore in his head. If I don't hurry up, that demon is going to rip Kagome's head right off! Inuyasha raised his sword.
"Don't move a single inch Kagome!" Kagome cracked an eye open weakly.
"Inuyasha…." Kagome breathed. Inuyasha swiped his sword at the demons arm, cutting it clean off. Kagome fell to the ground, released from her strangle-hold. Inuyasha knelt protectively in front of her.
"Are you alright Kagome!?" Inuyasha asked, the panic easily heard in his voice. Kagome sat up, rubbing her neck.
"I'm fine but the jewel shard's aren't" Inuyasha's eyes widened
"…What are you talking about?" Kagome hung her head.
"That demon stole the shards from me" She admitted sadly. She looked up at Inuyasha who was still kneeling in front of her. She couldn't tell how well he was receiving this new information.
"They missed one though..." Kagome added. Inuyasha whipped his around to look at her.
"What?" Kagome held out the one jewel shard that hadn't been stolen. Inuyasha smiled in relief.
"It's alright. At least he didn't manage to steal all of them." Inuyasha stood up and handed Kagome back her bow.
"But I have to take care of Naraku!" Trusting that Kagome would be better prepared, Inuyasha headed back to his battle with Naraku, not knowing what the consequences would be.
Naraku was still standing on the head of the snake demon feeling particularly smug as he watched the chaos that Sango and Miroku were trying to stop. Fools! Naraku thought. They're trying so hard to stay alive when I'm going to kill them all anyway. Naraku's thoughts were disturbed when Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga whizzed past his head. Idiot Holding out one hand, Naraku put up a barrier around himself. Inuyasha foolishly swung his sword at the barrier only to have the sword flying out of his grip. Inuyasha fell to the ground and skidded in the dirt until he crashed into a rock. Inuyasha felt his arm go numb with an odd dripping sensation and he knew that he was bleeding. Wincing, Inuyasha looked down at his right arm and saw that there was a small gash that was gently dripping blood. Looking up he saw Naraku float down off the snake demons head and come to stand a few feet away from him.
"Inuyasha, you've really gotten pathetic haven't you?" Inuyasha stood up to face his hated foe.
"You Bastard!" Inuyasha snarled angrily.
"You'd be dead by now if it weren't for that stupid barrier of yours!" Naraku gave Inuyasha an icy stare.
"Are you willing to try and prove that theory?" Inuyasha stepped forward, flexing his claws.
"Hell yeah!" Naraku didn't say anything. He simply removed the barrier and waited for Inuyasha to make his move. Without thinking Inuyasha charged forward and swiped at Naraku with his claws. Naraku easily dodged the attack and proceeded to stab a hole right through Inuyasha's stomach. Eyes wide, Inuyasha fell to the ground clutching his chest in extreme pain.
Naraku gazed down at Inuyasha apparently amused by his agony.
"I can't imagine what it must be like to be such a weakling" Naraku smirked in satisfaction while Inuyasha lay on the ground before him.
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha to see him lying at Naraku's feet in what looked like a pool of blood. Inuyasha… Kagome abandoned her fight and ran to help Inuyasha. Inuyasha, you're still alive aren't you?? All of a sudden, an ominous wind filled the air. Kagome stopped running. Something was wrong. Horribly wrong. Sango noticed the creepy feeling in the air as well. She froze, holding her boomerang in midair. This feeling… Sango looked back at Inuyasha, who had gotten up and was now standing as though nothing was wrong. He was the cause of this aura. Sango took a close look at Inuyasha and noticed a single-blood red eye glaring at them from underneath his silver bangs. Realization suddenly dawned on her.
"KAGOME!! DON"T GO NEAR HIM!!" Kagome turned to look at her friend
"He's transformed into a demon. If you go near him he'll kill you!" Kagome smiled
"He wouldn't. But If he tries to attack anyone, you'll stop won't you Sango?" Sango nodded in agreement.
"You bet I would." Sango replied. Kagome turned around somehow feeling more nervous than she had been only a few minutes earlier.
Inuyasha promised that he wouldn't hurt me. But if that's true, why do I feel so uneasy? Kagome heard a faint growl and turned her attention back to Inuyasha.
She saw that Inuyasha was staring at her, flexing his claws threateningly. His red eyes were boring into hers and for a second Kagome were certain that he was going to attack her. Suddenly Inuyasha ran towards her snarling. Kagome tensed in fear but she needn't have worried. Inuyasha ran right past her, the target of his attack being Naraku. It turned out that he had been standing behind Kagome the entire time, using her as a type of barrier.
Naraku was shocked. He had been certain that Inuyasha wouldn't be willing to risk injuring his beloved Kagome.
This transformation is unnerving; Inuyasha seems completely different than before. He seems almost devoid of any emotion. It seems that his only intent is killing me for pleasure.
Naraku put up another barrier around himself and watched as Inuyasha slashed his claws at the barrier, one time after another. Naraku also noticed that every time Inuyasha attempted to destroy the barrier, he would get himself another wound. But Inuyasha didn't seem to notice that he bleeding to death and on the edge of insanity. Naraku's eyes traveled over to Inuyasha's sword which had transformed back into a rusty old blade.
I've seen enough.
Naraku lowered himself to the ground and removed the barrier. Seeing that Naraku was now seemingly defenseless, Inuyasha charged towards him fangs bared. Naraku simply took out his own sword and slashed at Inuyasha once with it. The blow never made contact with Inuyasha, but the force was enough to send him flying. Seeing this, Kagome shrank back nervously. She saw that the demon that had stolen Kagome's jewel shards was trying to sneak away with them. Unfortunately, Naraku caught him at it and killed him with one swing of his sword. The jewel shards flew out of his grip and Naraku caught them easily. Naraku smirked at them in satisfaction.
"I have what I came for," Naraku calmly highered himself up in the air.
Miroku and Sango saw that Naraku was trying to escape.
"Hurry Sango! We've got to stop Naraku from getting away!" At these words, Kirara came up beside Miroku and mewed softly.
Miroku and Sango both got onto Kirara's back. But Sango was uneasy.
Inuyasha seems out for the count. I'm sure Kagome will be alright, won't she?
But as Kiara sped off towards the sky, Sango never saw that Inuyasha had regained consciousness and that his unblinking red eyes were fixed on Kagome….
Micheyasha: Thanks a whole lot to everyone who reviewed my first chapter. YOU ROCK!! Any way I hope you liked this chapter. I'll try to update soon!
