Thanks for reading I think I have to take a break so I can get my thought together for the next chapter.
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Chapter Eight:
The group reached the north part of the woods that belonged to the wolf tribes. Kagome looked as they walked the wolf demons followed them with their eyes but they didn't move. "Inuyasha do you think Kouga told them we would be coming?" Shippo asked as he jumped on his shoulder. "Yeah. I guess he wanted to make sure none of his men tried to take a bit out of Kagome." They walked a little longer till they saw the figure of the man they had come for. "Kouga!" Miroku called out as Kouga turned to see them.
"I see that you're better Kagome." Kouga said as he ran and took her hands. "I am Kouga." Kagome pulled back a little and smiled at the wolf. "Inuyasha has been taking very good care of me." Kagome smiled as she pointed to the half demon. Kouga could only laugh as he led them to his little home.
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Naraku sat in his town watching Kikyou walk around and around the grounds. Her anger wouldn't let her sleep or eat. All she wanted was to kill Kagome. "You know she will come after you when she's done killing Kagome." Kagura walked up she had taken Kagome's words and let her hate go. She thought maybe if she played it right she could be free again. "She will find that when she does kill Kagome that her lover will walk away from her forever and then she will be mine." Naraku laughed as he got up and from his body came a small music demon. "I want you to pull Kagome into the woods. She will dance to your song. Demons will follow the sound as well and when the song ends they will take Kagome's life." Kagura turned and was in shock. "I thought you were going to let Kikyou kill her?" "I will if my other plans fail. Kikyou is too much fun to let her kill Kagome so soon." Naraku let the demon go and then walked away. "I have to weaken Kagome first before Kikyou could even think about killing her. This is only a plan to see how strong of a demon I need to do that."
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Kagome and the others had taken off from the woods in no real direction. Kagome's said that they were not going to hunt Naraku. He would come for them she was sure of it. So they just headed in a direction that looked good. Kagome walked between Inuyasha and Kouga with Miroku and Sango behind them and little Shippo was between the two groups. Kagome was looking around them when Kouga tried to take her hand. She stopped and he missed her hand, Kagome turned and looked at Sango. "Sango aren't we going near that lord who asked for your hand." Sango looked around and it was the same lands. "Oh I think we are." Miroku had a look that Kagome knew very well. The look of knowing there is another person who was after the one you love. "Well maybe we should go through the woods so we don't run into him." Kagome smiled and took Sango by the hand and they took off into the woods. Sango and Kagome were far ahead when they stopped. "Kagome what is going on?" "I can feel a lot of demons coming this way. I know they are coming for me and I wont lead them into a village." Sango then understood, Kagome didn't want them to all start worrying over the demons so she used the lord.
When the others came running after them Inuyasha knew that Kagome wasn't telling them something. Kagome gave him her smile that seemed to tell him that she knew what she was doing. "So looks like we are going through the woods." Miroku said once her caught up with Sango. "Yep, it's better this way." Sango said as she brushed past Miroku's arm as she walked past him. They kept walking till night came. As they made their food Kagome looked around them. "There are hundreds of them. Why can't anyone else sense them?" Kagome looked harder into the dark and then she saw the white figure. "That's it Kanna is holding back the demons' aura so they can get this close." Kagome moved between Kouga and Inuyasha was they went to bed.
As the morning sun started to rise Kagome woke to music in her head. She could now see the demon, the one who was sent to call her out into the middle of the others. Kagome looked and placed her face to Inuyasha's. "I need you to trust me and take the others and follow but not be seen." "So you're going to walk into that demon's song trap." "So you can hear it." "He's been playing all night long. He wants you to dance for him and then when you can't dance anymore he will try to kill you." Kagome then knew that Kanna was still holding the other demons' aura and that Inuyasha had no clue how big of a trap she was going to walk into. "Will you do as I ask or not?" "Kagome I will do everything you ask just be careful." Kagome got up and let the music take over and she started to dance away from the others.
Sango and Miroku woke as Kagome dance out of site. They were about to follow when Inuyasha got in their way. "She wants us to follow but not be seen so lets go." Kouga stood next to him, Kagome may have whispered to Inuyasha but he heard every word. "So we are going to let her walk into a trap?" "We have to. I think there is something we are missing and this is the only way she can show us." Inuyasha took hold of Miroku and jumped into the trees. Shippo and Kirara took off and Sango went with Kouga. They followed the young girl through the woods. As she danced under the spell her clothes changed from her kimono into a long white dress as she danced the sun made her look as though she was a princess.
The demon made Kagome dance all the way to the river then he had her stop in the water. He then appeared he looked like a human except for his eyes and the flute that he had instead of an arm. "Dance for me my lovely." He started to play again and Kagome danced in the water. He hair flying in her face as she moved back and forth. She was a little girl at heart so her dance was graceful and full of passion. The others sat in the darkness of the woods and waited. "What could it be that we are missing that she needed to do this?" Kouga was losing all his patience for this. Kagome was starting to show signs of weakening. "We need to help her." "Kouga wait!" Inuyasha took hold of the wolf's arm and then pointed to the sky. As Kagome spun around her arms went out and her power was released and Kanna's power was slowly being broken.
"There are hundreds of them." Sango looked around as Kagome kept spinning and more of the demons were now appearing. The group looked and the demons sat in waiting. "This is what she needed to show us." Miroku then pointed to Kanna. She was now walking away she knew her power was broken and she was no longer needed. "Kagome needed Kanna to think she was under that demon. Then she could use her power to reveal the demons." Sango looked at Inuyasha. He was now holding tetsusaiga tighter waiting for any sign from Kagome.
Kagome was still dancing. Her power was used in making the rest of the demons appear and now the music was truly taking over. As she danced, she looked at Inuyasha and when their eyes meet he knew that she was under the demon's power. "I trust you and I wont let these demons hurt you." Inuyasha walked closer to the river and then waited. Kagome's body was dancing harder and then Kagome reached for her head. "I have to fall I must let Inuyasha take them out!" Kagome then pushed her body and it started to fall. Inuyasha jumped out of the bushed as she fell and the demons were moving in. "I wont let you touch her!" Inuyasha pulled tetsusaiga and with one arm caused the wind scar and all the demons were gone.
Kagome hit the water and let the cold water rush over her body. She rolled over to find Kouga in her face. "What were you thinking?" "I had no choice." Kagome smiled up at the wolf as the others ran to join them. Inuyasha put tetsusaiga back and he looked down at Kagome. "You know you're lucky I trust you so much." Kagome smiled again and sat up. "I know so why don't….." Kagome stopped her blood ran cold. She was here and she wasn't far. Kagome jumped up and started to run off as she ran her clothes went back to her golden kimono. "Hey wait for us!" Inuyasha and Kouga took off after her. Kirara and Shippo came and picked up Sango and Miroku. "Sango why did she run off for?" "I have an idea of why. Kirara take us higher." Kirara went up above the tress. There the three could see another barrier not far and in it was Kikyou. "She must be able to feel when Kikyou is close." Miroku looked down as now they were above Inuyasha and Kouga. Kagome ran right into the barrier without really noticing it. The others were about to follow when the barrier sent them flying. "Kagome!" Inuyasha could now see Kikyou waiting for Kagome.
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Kagome stopped a few feet from Kikyou when Kikyou tossed her a sword. "Get ready Kagome." Kagome took the sword for she knew that she had to fight to stay alive. The ground that the two stood on started to rise and they were now high above the world. "I will now take your life." "I get it. Naraku sent all those demons to weaken me so that Kikyou would have a chance at killing me." Kikyou came flying at Kagome but she was meet with Kagome's sword. The two jumped back and forth battling with the swords. "You will not get help from any of them today girl." Kagome jumped over Kikyou as she stabbed the sword at her chest. She almost lost her footing when she landed and for the first time saw how high they really were. Kagome got back up and this time she charged at Kikyou and was able to push her back. More ground popped up behind her and then came the laughter of Naraku in Kagome's head.
"I will never let you hurt her Kagome. If I were you I would hope Inuyasha doesn't make it up here to save you for I am waiting." Kagome shook her head and looked around and she could see that Naraku was in the tree ready to take hold of either of the demons if they jumped to help her. "I have to get through this. I just have to think of a way to get out of here."
Inuyasha got up and ran at the barrier and his sword turned red. As he attacked the barrier started to weaken and then it was gone. Inuyasha and Kouga ran towards Kagome who was still in battle with Kikyou. They were about to jump up when Sango tossed her weapon down and made them get down. "Naraku is waiting for that." Sango and Miroku pointed to the figure in the trees beyond Kagome. "Great how do we get to her?"
Kagome saw the barrier come down. She then reached into the air and she was about to pull an arrow she tossed it at the tree that Naraku sat in then looked at Kikyou. "I will never try and kill you." Kagome then jumped from the ground they were fighting on. She was falling fast and when Naraku tried to pull her back up the arrow reacted and held him to the tree. Kikyou was not about to jump so she watched thinking that Kagome was going to fall to the ground.
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When Kagome tossed the arrow Inuyasha knew what she was going to do. "Damn it!" Inuyasha started to run towards the hill the two were on and Kouga was still standing there like an idiot. Then Kagome jumped and it all made sense. "Kagome!" Kouga was to far to catch her but Inuyasha wasn't. Inuyasha was right below the hill when Kagome jumped. He jumped and in one move he had Kagome in his arms and both landed on ground safely. "You know you are foolish sometimes." Kagome smiled and hugged Inuyasha. "I can't fight her. I needed to get away from her hate. It's like her hate is trying to take over my body when I am near her." Tears came to her eyes as she sat in Inuyasha's arms. "You shouldn't have to fight her." Inuyasha looked up to see Kikyou looking down at them. She was mad but Inuyasha knew that as long as Kagome's arrow held Naraku she wouldn't move from that spot. "We need to go now." Inuyasha and Kagome started to run from Naraku and Kikyou. The others followed as they all ran far, far, far, away.