Time for chapter three! We're getting to the good part now, so I'll shut up and let you read!
Disclaimer: What are you thinking? No, I don't own InuYasha.
Tears Shall Fall
Chapter 3
Lady Kaede was waiting for them, but they couldn't stop. InuYasha could smell Naraku, further on, past the village. "The Bone-eater's Well!" she called after them, and the half-demon adjusted his course.
They heard the fight before they saw it. By the time they arrived, it was clear who was winning. Sango was slumped against a tree; Miroku was on his knees, his left hand turning an ugly purple; Shippo was shielding the monk from a swarm of saimyosho with his fox fire; Kirara had just been swatted out of the air.
Behind Naraku, where the well should have been, was a large white area, which resembled a tear in the air. Naraku disappeared into it when Kagome and InuYasha arrived.
"Should we follow him?" Kagome asked, glancing at InuYasha.
"Do we have a choice?" He looked at her, too, and on impulse, reached out to her. She found herself caught in a short, passionate kiss, which ended when InuYasha turned away and walked purposefully toward the strange light.
Kagome quickly followed. "Hey, wait! We're in this together, remember?" He smiled, taking her hand, and together they jumped into the light.
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Sesshomaru sheathed Tokijin and walked away calmly, leaving the remnants of Naraku's army behind.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin called cheerfully when he returned.
"Come," he said, walking past them. "There is something I must do."
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They found themselves standing just outside Kagome's family shrine, the same glowing space that they had jumped into now behind them. Naraku was ahead of them, and Kagome's family was hurrying out of the house to investigate.
Realization struck them both at once. Naraku had opened a portal into Kagome's time, one which anyone could pass through; demons included. Demons which could potentially destroy the world.
"No," she breathed, then tried to warn her family. "Mom, Sota, Gramps! Get away now!" she shouted.
But it was too late. They'd seen Naraku-and vise versa. Her grandfather sat down hard, pointing with a trembling arm. "D-demon!"
Naraku, laughing evilly, waved an arm at them, and Kagome's mom instinctively crouched down and pulled Sota into her arms, trying to protect him.
However, they weren't harmed. An orange barrier surrounded them, preventing them from fleeing. Through its shimmering surface, Kagome could see the fear on their faces, and something inside of her snapped. She turned to Naraku, defiance in her every move, pure confidence and determination blazing in her eyes. She smiled, grimly, expectantly.
Seeing this sudden change in her, InuYasha smiled as well. He'd gone through the same thing when he was a child, when he'd finally realized that he couldn't count on his mother to protect him from everything. It was the day he had truly learned to fight.
She drew and notched an arrow, her newfound inner strength flowing from her. "Ready?"
The half-demon drew Tetsusaiga. "Oh yeah."
She let the arrow fly, and InuYasha supported it with his Wind Scar. Their aim was true; there was no way for Naraku to dodge that powerful blast. But something happened. An invisible barrier dissipated the Wind Scar, and though Kagome's arrow continued through, on its own, it wasn't enough to do much damage.
They tried again with the same results. This time, however, the sacred arrow practically exploded with spiritual power when it pierced Naraku's flesh. Kagome had found her true potential.
In angry retaliation, Naraku swiped at them with an oozing tentacle. InuYasha picked up Kagome and jumped away, dodging.
Determined to not let that happen again, Naraku knew he had to separate them. He took another swipe at them, but while they were in the air, he lashed out once more, managing to knock Kagome away from InuYasha.
As soon as InuYasha regained his footing, he ran toward Kagome. But Naraku smashed a tentacle between them, leaving them to fend for themselves. InuYasha managed to get away unscathed, but Kagome was nearly crushed.
"Kagome!"
"I'm alright! But we can't just keep dodging him!"
She was right. InuYasha tried his Wind Scar again, but Naraku was ready. Instead of dissipating the attack, he borrowed power from the Shikon Jewel and deflected it back at the half-demon. The Backlash Wave countered that, but, unfortunately, it was also deflected, and InuYasha did not have time to dodge. A "sit" command from Kagome saved him from the full force of attack, but he was still hit hard. Too hard.
Naraku wrapped a slimy tentacle around him, laughing maniacally as he began to crush the winded half-demon. "Soon, my demon army will come through, and I will conquer this world!"
"Not if I have anything to do about it!" Kagome cried.
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He looked over the battlefield, assessing the situation. He didn't know what the white light was, so he ignored it.
The demon slayer was clearly dying, as was the monk. The two-tailed demon was struggling to stand, and the little fox demon was panting hard, obviously exhausted.
Tenseiga pulsed, and Sesshomaru knew it wanted him to save his brother's friends.
"Lord Sesshomaru, you can't possible mean to help them!" Jaken exclaimed when he saw his master unsheathe the healing sword. He didn't receive a response.
Sesshomaru quickly saved the four, and stood holding Tenseiga, wondering where InuYasha and that troublesome girl had gone.
"Thank you, Sesshomaru. We are in your debt," Miroku said, before going over to Sango.
"What is this," the dog-demon asked, looking at the white area.
"I think it's some kind of portal," Shippo answered. "I don't know where it goes, though. Kagome and InuYasha followed Naraku through it."
Ooh, it's getting good! Please review! Pretty, pretty please? It was hard to keep all the characters from getting OOC, so let me know how I did, okay? Then read some more!
