Courtesy of NoCareChakara. She requested the story, and I, of course, was happy to write the story for her. So I hope that you'll like this story! I tried really really hard… especially at the fight scene… Lord and my beta know how I suck at those…
So please read and review!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own InuYasha. I don't even own the plot for this one…
Status: On-going, Non-Alternate Universe, Non OOC (except Sesshoumaru.)
Pairings: InuYasha Kagome – Sango Miroku – Koga OC – Sesshoumaru not decided.
Genre: Romance/Humor
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Chapter One- The Mistake in Battle
"Chikushou!" InuYasha cursed aloud. He used his hand and jammed Tetsusaiga into the floorboard of Kaede's hut. It was the night of the new moon. Ever since Naraku found out about that, he's been attacking them on these nights. This night though, they were well prepared. Or so, everyone but InuYasha thought that. Shippo stayed inside with InuYasha, being that he was too scared to go outside and fight.
"Calm down InuYasha." Shippo said. InuYasha slammed Shippo's face into the ground as Kaede came in.
"InuYasha, ye will be fine." Kaede assured. InuYasha let go of Shippo's squirming head, and put his arm back into his sleeve.
"Keh. I'm not worried about myself." InuYasha said, turning his head. It's Kagome I'm worried about…especially if she's with that wolf…
"InuYasha! This is bad!" InuYasha turned to his shoulder, where he heard the voice.
"Myoga? What are you doing here?" He paused. "Weren't you with Kagome?" Myoga sweat dropped.
"Uh… well… Master InuYasha…" InuYasha glared at him.
"Ran away from danger again, did you?" He accused.
"This is not the time to accuse me!"
"Keh. Whatever. I assume you left when Naraku came." He spat. Myoga glared at him. Beyond them, the sun was rising into the light blue sky. InuYasha sighed.
"Master InuYasha—."
"What!" He yelled.
"Kagome's in danger!"
"Danger?" He repeated, but then relaxed. "What kind of danger? Danger to you is different than danger to the rest of us."
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Kirara flew across the sky with Sango and Miroku. Kagome stood standing on the dirt ground. They were out of the village, awaiting Naraku. A cold breeze blew across, playing with everyone's hair, and brushing up chills up everyone's skin. Sango held her Hiraikotsu in her hand, ready to throw it into the air any second. Miroku had his staff and his hand on his prayer beads, ready for using his kazanna and any given case where there was no Saimyoushou. Koga made sure he was ready to kick, punch, and whatever else he usually does. Oh yeah. Run. Sesshoumaru just stood there with Jaken and Rin. Rin was just standing behind, hiding and watching her Lord Sesshoumaru fight. Jaken was alongside the lord as well, with his staff of two heads ready to spit fire, even though it doesn't really help.
Kagome swallowed. She wasn't quite used to fighting without InuYasha by her side, saving her with the Tetsusaiga whenever she needed it. She took a deep breath. Myoga was by her side, for now. A dark cloud loomed over head. Even in the silent and dark night, you could see in the darkness that Naraku's oh-so-familiar cloud was coming.
"Everyone ready?" Kagome asked as she reached for one of her arrows in her quiver. They nodded, gripping tighter, and giving keen eyes to everything around them. A harder gust of wind blew. A really hard gust of wind. No doubt, it was Kagura. Kagome looked over her shoulder, and saw Myoga still there.
Well… if Myoga's here, then I'm safe.
She took her arrow and put it against her bow, aiming carefully and pulling back just slightly. The bow creaked back as she gave the bow more tension. She took another careful and shuddered breath as a shadow appeared from the forest. Then another.
Kanna… and Kagura. Kagura smirked, seeing Kagome's scared face, and opened her fan. Demons shot out from behind her. Hundreds of them.
"Hiraikotsu!" The demon bone whirled in the air, cutting demons in half before turning around and killing more, then landing back in Sango's hand. The remains of the demons fell on the grass, but Kagura's smirk didn't faze. Sango had made the first move, and everyone started towards them.
A little boy with purple hair loomed overhead, facing Sango and Miroku. Hakudoushi grinned as he went down on the ground and his barrier disappeared.
No doubt it's a trap…Miroku thought, but Kirara already landed on the ground. Sango jumped off with her mask on and her Hiraikotsu still in her hand, slung behind her shoulder. Miroku frowned, but got off Kirara as well, and stayed close to Sango, his hand not leaving his beads. So far, no Saimyoushou.
From the left, demons shot out and flew towards them, as if they were stampeding in the air. Miroku saw it. The Saimyoushou. He couldn't use his kazanna, but Sango reacted too late to her surroundings.
"Kazanna!" Miroku yelled right after taking off his prayer beads. The wind tunnel opened and all the demons were sucked in right away. The Saimyoushou just flew in themselves.
Kagura lifted her fan slowly, and brushed it in the wind. Tornadoes came down from the sky, digging into the earth in front of Kagome. Kagome stood her ground, and quickly shot an arrow, purifying the tornadoes, thus dissipating it.
"Fuujin no Mai." Blue blades formed and rolled across the land, slicing Kagome. Her blood spilled everywhere.
"Kagome!" Miroku shouted, closing his wind tunnel.
"Pay attention to me, monk." Miroku turned around, and was greeted with a boulder smashing him in the face.
"Miroku!" Sango shouted. She ran to him. Miroku's mouth was bleeding… if it was anyone else, their entire neck would have been dislocated. Sango ran up to Hakudoushi with her sword clenched in her hand.
I can't believe I'm fighting with a little boy and his halberd, and I'm loosing…
Hakudoushi's halberd met with Sango's sword a few times before cutting deep into Sango's arm, drawing out blood. Sango let go of her sword and stumbled backwards after he pulled his halberd out, which was now covered with her blood. Kirara ran towards Hakudoushi as he held his hand out and miasma went all around them, suffocating her.
"This is too easy." Hakudoushi aimed his halberd at Sango's face, inches away from her neck.
Koga ran over to Kagome as quick as possible. Kagome winced in the pain as she lost more blood. Scars were everywhere on her legs and her arms. Blood covered her uniform, and the grass around her. Still, she aimed another bow towards Kagura, who was tapping her chin with her fan, still smirking. Koga went in front of Kagome.
"Don't hurt yourself Kagome." Kagome lowered her arrow.
"Koga…"
"I'll take her on. Don't worry. You just rest with that other girl over there." Koga said, and then sped off towards Kagura. Kagome didn't want to, but she was loosing a lot of blood, so she reluctantly dragged her bow and arrows and walked towards Rin, limping the whole time.
"Sesshoumaru. Long time no see, eh?" Naraku spat.
"Naraku." Sesshoumaru sneered. "You die tonight." Naraku smirked.
"Try me." Sesshoumaru ran up to Naraku at lightning speed. He took out Tokijin and swung the blade. A bright blue light flew towards Naraku, and an explosion was heard. When the smoke dissipated, Naraku was smirking inside his barrier. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and glared at him as Naraku shot out a few tentacles. He immediately cut them with his whip. Miasma poured all over the place, so Jaken ran away quickly.
"Kagome, are you alright?" Rin asked. Kagome looked up and smiled.
"Yes, Rin. I'm fine. Don't worry about me." She looked up at the sky. The sun was rising, but InuYasha wasn't here. Usually he would be over eager, and come before the sun rose, but this time, he is still not here, and that made Kagome worry.
"You… witch… stay still… damn it." Koga said after each strike. Kagura kept her smirk up as she dodged each of his attacks.
"Now, if I stayed still, what would be the fun of it all, hmm?" She swiped her blade, her body twirling with the wind, but nothing came. Koga paused for a moment, until he saw the dead demons that Sango had slain come alive again.
It's Kagura's Dance of the Dead…Chikushou.
Koga punched them and kicked them out of the way as he ran toward Kagura.
"Fuujin no Mai." Koga ducked most of the blades because of the jewel shards in his legs, but one cut him across from the collar down the shoulder to the arm.
Sango tried to move, but with one arm injured so badly, she couldn't budge. Her head was raised as Hakudoushi's halberd raised as well. Miroku coughed out a bit of blood and sat up.
"Sango?" Miroku murmured. A frown bestowed upon Hakudoushi's face.
That human's still alive…
Where is InuYasha? Kagome thought frantically. He should be here now…A sudden blast at the rock behind her interrupted her thoughts. She screamed in surprise, whereas Rin, was frightened. Kagome quickly got up and turned around, to see that it was Naraku's tentacle that was aiming for Sesshoumaru, but missed by a long shot. Thinking about safety first, Kagome grabbed Rin's hand and quickly limped away, into the forest.
"Pitiful aim you have there… Naraku." Sesshoumaru spat. He was about to attack, when Naraku averted his attention to the back of him, into the forest. With a smirk, he disappeared in a purple mist. Kanna and Hakudoushi followed, and as did Kagura after she swing her fan one last time. Koga dodged it, but when the dust cleared, they were already gone. It was silent as Koga got up and walked slowly towards the others. Jaken stayed behind Lord Sesshoumaru still. Miroku crawled his way toward the injured Sango.
"Sango koishii…" Miroku murmured. She sat up with Miroku's help, but she never let go of grasping her right arm, which drooled blood everywhere, and now made little rivers on her fingers before dripping onto the grass.
"Miroku… are you alright?" Sango asked. Miroku nodded with a weak smile. The poison from the Saimyoushou was spreading, but he ignored the pain. He felt that Sango's deep cut could be worse.
A distinctive smell hit Sesshoumaru's nose, and he immediately took off into the forest.
"Wait, my Lord!" Jaken called out, running with the oversized staff in his hands. Koga sat on a rock and grumbled.
"I'm not here for one night, and this is what happens, eh?" announced a cocky voice. Everyone looked over to see InuYasha and a jumping Myoga on his head. InuYasha sniffed the air, and frowned.
"Why do I smell Kagome's blood everywhere, but no Kagome?" He asked. No one answered, and InuYasha glared at Koga.
"Where's Kagome?" Koga glared back, and was about to say something when Shippo came.
"InuYasha! InuYasha!" He turned around and looked down and the little fox that was panting for breath.
"What?" He asked, rather annoyed. Shippo pointed up at Myoga.
"Wasn't Myoga saying something about Kagome being in danger?" InuYasha paused for a moment.
-----Flashback---------
"Master InuYasha—."
"What!" He yelled.
"Kagome's in danger!"
"Danger?" He repeated, but then relaxed. "What kind of danger? Danger to you is different than danger to the rest of us."
"She's in danger!" Myoga repeated. InuYasha sat there and bit his lip.
Kagome told me to stay here until she comes back… she even made me promise that… InuYasha growled and slapped Myoga, who was bouncing, but was now falling down on the floor.
"Shut up you old flea." InuYasha spat. Myoga got up and clenched his four little fists.
"Master InuYasha, Kagome is in trouble!" InuYasha growled.
"We've covered that much you old boot. What happened? If it's something like she got a splinter, I'm not going to forgive you!" Myoga sweat dropped.
He really thinks I'm that pathetic to run away from a splinter?
"Master InuYasha, Kagome is hurt really badly, and loosing a lot of blood!" InuYasha raised a brow.
"A lot of blood? More than what you drink?" InuYasha joked. Myoga glared at him.
"Of course!" InuYasha rolled his eyes, but inside, he was worried like hell. Myoga didn't know that, so he pressed on.
"Just go, Master InuYasha!" InuYasha grabbed his Tetsusaiga.
Fuck that promise… if Kagome's dead I won't forgive myself…
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InuYasha peered up at Myoga. He grabbed him with his claws and brought him up against his face.
"What exactly happened?" InuYasha asked. "Or did you not find out because you left her before any real trouble came?" His death glare turned its victim to Koga.
"And what were you doing? Flirting with her while she was fighting or something?" InuYasha spat. Koga scowled, and a scent caught his nose. The same scent caught InuYasha's and Shippo's. Reacting quickly, InuYasha pulled out Tetsusaiga right away and ran into the forest with Koga trailing him. Miroku slowly picked up Sango with a piggy back ride, ((Without groping her. Amazing…)) as Shippo picked up the unconscious Kirara and then shuffled toward the forest themselves.
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"Kagome… Arigatou." Rin murmured. Kagome looked down and smiled.
"What for, Rin?"
"For keeping me safe when you're so injured…" Kagome smiled.
What a sweet girl…
"You're welcome." They had stopped running and walked on the trail towards the well now. Rin skipped down the trail, humming a tune as she picked flowers alongside. Every once in a while, Kagome could hear Rin murmur "Sesshoumaru-Sama will love these…" and "I hope Sesshoumaru-Sama won't loose his flowers this time…" Kagome chuckled as she continued limping.
InuYasha…where are you?
She didn't notice that she really was loosing too much blood. Trinkets appeared on her fingertips after crawling their way down her arm. The blood on her legs made her socks wet and bright red. Kagome didn't notice it though… she was having a numb feeling. When they reached the well, Kagome rested at a tree by it as Rin picked more flowers. Kagome smiled as she put her bow to her side. It had red fingerprints on it, and was stained everywhere. There was a rustle nearby, and a scream was heard. Kagome's eyes shot open.
"Rin!" Naraku had arrived with Kanna and Kagura by his side. Where Hakudoushi was she didn't care right now. Kagome strained to stand up as she saw something black past by her. Seeing Sesshoumaru walking towards Naraku with Tokijin in his hand, Kagome sat back down.
Sesshoumaru can handle it…
"Sesshoumaru-Sama!" Rin squealed. Naraku chuckled as he continued to strangle her harder. Rin was choking in between her words.
"Sess—Sesshoumaru—Sama…" She wheezed out. There was a bright blue light. That was all Kagome saw before she closed her eyes. When she opened it, a cut tentacle fell in front of her, and she shrieked in surprise.
"Kagome!" A familiar voice called out. She smiled a weak but true smile as InuYasha shouted her name again before appearing in the distance. Koga was behind him. She struggled a bit, but got up just as InuYasha arrived.
"Kagome…" he gasped. She smiled. That was all she could do.
"InuYasha… you came."
"Kagome… you're… bleeding…" InuYasha said blatantly.
So much…Because I wasn't there…Kagome looked down, and saw that her clothes were so covered in blood, there wasn't a hint of white or green. Just red, and a darker red. She chuckled.
"It's alright InuYasha… I'll be fine." She assured InuYasha, and herself. InuYasha shook his head.
It's too much for a human to loose…
"Who did this?" InuYasha asked through his gritted teeth.
"Isn't it obvious it was Kagura?" Koga spat. InuYasha gave him a quick glare, but said nothing. He turned back to Kagome.
"Are you okay?" He asked. But mentally, he kicked himself.
Of course she's not… how can I be such a damn fucktard to ask that stupid question? Kagome still nodded though.
"It's alright, InuYasha. I'm okay. Don't worry about it." Kagome said. She turned her gaze back to Sesshoumaru, who now had Rin hiding behind his… his… lump of fur on his shoulder. InuYasha left Kagome and stepped into the fight, standing beside Sesshoumaru.
"You bastard." InuYasha growled, clenching his sword tightly. Naraku just smirked and shot a tentacle towards the two brothers. They dodged in opposite directions as the tentacle went past them and smashed into…
The Bone Eater's Well.
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Oh my god! What's going to happen now? Only NoCareChakara knows... XD
NEXT TIME: Past, Present, and Future.
Something happens... so the past meets the future, which happens to be the present. Make sense? Probably not. But what does this all have to do with a girl that happens to be a childhood friend? And what does she have to do with Koga?
Ja!
Lizzy