So not the best but I'm working towards an idea so bear with me. Oh I do not own Inuyasha.
Chapter Eighteen:
As they sat around the fire no one spoke a word. Really what was there to say these two men only knew how to be what they were. Kouga only knew how to be a strong demon. Inuyasha only had to worry about being human during a new moon. They both ate as they felt the actual chill of the air. Kagome sat off away from them all. She was holding her ring under her shirt. "How could they think that being human is useless. We pull our weight in fights. We seem like such a great team." Kagome was starting to hate how weak she was. That is when her blue color returned. It was so slight though that at night no one could tell.
When morning came the human Inuyasha woke to find that Kagome was all blue. "Kagome!" He ran to her and felt how cold her body was. Sango heard him yell and was now standing next to him. "What is wrong with her?" "He must… oh she is hating herself. Kagome come on open your eyes. Tell me why you hate yourself." Inuyasha shook her a little and Kagome opened her eyes. "I don't know how to fix this yet and I know that I am the only one who can." "Kagome honey you can take time to figure it out." Sango was in shock; Inuyasha the half-demon was never this nice. "So you don't think that humans are useless." Inuyasha then remembered at the river the other day. "Kagome we were just upset. We need time to get use to not being so different and like all of you." Kagome smiled a little and her color was slowly coming back. Kouga woke a few minutes later to find that as a human he slept much longer. "This sucks!"
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Kagome felt it would be better if they just kept traveling. She was sure that either way Kikyou was going to come for her. Walking would just help her work out her thoughts. Inuyasha and Kouga walked and about mid-day they had to stop. "So this is what it feels like when you guys told me you were so tired." Miroku laughed as he sat next to Inuyasha. "Miroku stay here with them Sango and I will go look around." Sango and Kagome got onto Kirara and took a look around.
"Kagome is it true then?" "About what?" "Well that Kikyou holds so much anger." "Oh that. It has to be, if she can hold that sword." As they pasted a little field they looked down to see Kikyou sitting as if she was waiting for them. "So she knows that we are coming this way." "Yeah. Come on we need to tell Miroku and come up with a plan to fight her." Sango stopped and looked at Kagome. "Are you sure?" "Sango she will come for us now no matter what we do. So I say we go into a battle with a plan rather than not having an idea of what is coming for us." Sango knew that she was right. With Inuyasha and Kouga not the strong force they were they needed all the help they could get. When they got back they told Miroku.
"You three still plan on fighting her?" Kouga said as he looked at the three wanting to laugh. "We have no choice really." Sango answered as she was getting her powders ready. "Kouga those three can fight as well as any demon any day." Kagome knew he was putting that out for her. "Yeah well when Kagome gets hit I bet you'll be feeling different." Kouga pushed Inuyasha a little. "Come on we need to get going." Kagome pulled on her sword and started to walk. Shippo ran and jumped on Inuyasha's shoulder. He was going to stay back with them.
After a little bit of walking they found the clearing and there she was with a smile. "So you would come to me even after seeing me." Kikyou got up and saw her work. "I told you Inuyasha, you would make a great human. Kouga you're not bad looking yourself." Kikyou laughed and Kagome could feel the sword laugh with her. "Her anger runs through the sword and it draws it power from that." Kagome felt her heart drop again. "Kagome time I end this now!" Kikyou didn't waste anytime as she started to run after Kagome. Kagome didn't take her sword as when Kikyou came close she took hold of her sword. "What are you doing?!" Inuyasha watched as Kagome's hands were getting burned as she was holding back the sword's attack. "Shippo get them back now!" Shippo turned into a bull and with each horn dragged Kouga and Inuyasha back. Once he did he transformed back and put up his barrier. Kouga felt his weak body feel the pain of hitting the ground. "I can't believe these guys go through this every day." Inuyasha could care less what he was talking about. "Kagome let go!"
Kikyou could feel the burning her sword was giving Kagome and she smiled. "You're a fool to take hold of my sword." Kagome then moved her hand over the blade allowing her blood to coat her sword. Kikyou had enough and kicked her to the ground. "Sango, Miroku move!" Kikyou took her sword and got ready to send a wave of something. Kirara grew and took Sango and Miroku into the air as Kagome took hold of her sword. "You will die in front of all of them." Kikyou swung her sword and fire came flying around the ground. Kagome held her sword to her body and closed her eyes. "Kagome!" Inuyasha tired to get pasted the barrier but Shippo held him in. Kikyou laughed as the fire circled around Kagome. "You will die now Kagome." "Think again wind tunnel!" The fire was then starting to be sucked in allowing for everyone to see Kagome again. She was unhurt as she held her sword. "Kikyou you have to do better than that." Kagome jumped back as the fire was gone. Miroku and Sango landed next to her. "You are human with little power how to do you wish to defeat me?" Kagome stood her ground as Kikyou swung her sword. Miroku thinking it was more fire opened his wind tunnel. To his horror it looked like poison coming for him. "No! (Kagome ran sliding her sword through the gas) Purify!" The gas meet with Kagome's sword and was turned to nothing but air. "How could you do this!?" Kagome smiled she was back in the game. Inuyasha and Kouga were shocked that so far for three humans they were doing very well. The ground then started to shake and from below them the ground opened up.
"Kagome help me!" Shippo yelled as the others turned to see that the three were about to get swallowed by the ground. "Sango, do you think you have it in you to hit the ground over and over so we can get them?" Sango took hold of her weapon and looked at the ground. "Kirara get Kagome and Miroku down there." Kirara flew down into the hole in the ground carrying Miroku and Kagome.
Kouga was letting the ground around them start to close in around him when he heard his name being called. "You die on me now Kouga and I'll never forgive you!" Then Kouga felt a hand take hold of his and pull him up. He opened his eyes to find Kagome holding onto him with everything she had. "What are you guys doing?" "What does it look like? We are saving your ass. Now help me or I will drop you!" Kouga then pulled his body up as Kagome pulled him behind her. "Okay Kirara now go after Inuyasha now!" Kirara pulled back and went after Inuyasha whose eyes were closed. "What am I going to do? Without my demon blood I can't protect Kagome. I will lose the love of my love because of a curse." Inuyasha then felt a soft hand take hold of his. "Inuyasha don't leave me!" Inuyasha opened his eyes to see Kagome holding him. He looked to see that Sango was keeping the ground open by continually hitting the ground with her weapon. "Shippo come on lets go!" Shippo appeared from behind Inuyasha's back and transformed into a bird. "Kirara get them out of here now!" Kagome pulled Inuyasha onto Kirara as she jumped onto Shippo. "What is she doing?" "Kagome is going to go after Kikyou now that you guys are safe." Miroku smiled as Kirara went flying out of the hole and landed on the ground as the hole closed up.
Shippo went flying out of the hole and went behind Sango towards the figure that was standing and laughing. "Kikyou stop this!" Kagome jumped from Shippo and landed in front of Kikyou. "Looks like you were able to get them out. This means your ready to fight me." Kagome stood with her hand over her sword as Shippo went running back to the group. Kikyou smiled as she took hold of her sword the blue light glowed as she took a swing at Kagome. Kagome held her sword till she felt it move and she pulled it out. With it's pink light she pushed back the flames that started to surround her. "Come on Kagome show me the power of that sword." The flames danced around Kagome like they were alive. Inuyasha and the others took a step towards her but were sent flying back by wind. "Kagome!" Inuyasha felt the hopelessness that being human gave him. Kagome looked all around her and could see that the flames were dancing towards her. "I can do this." Kagome looked at her sword and it was glowing again. She held tight and started to swing at the flames as they came at her.
As she moved it looked like it all was in slow motion. The flames that were bright red were being turned to pink lights. Flames then jumped into Kagome's hair and on her clothes. She smiled as she held her sword and in swings turned the red into pink. They fell to the ground harmless. Kagome then stopped as the flames were gone and she looked at Kikyou. "So you can fight me in battle. Can you save them yet?" Kagome looked back at Kouga and Inuyasha. They looked pathetic as humans; they had no fire in them something she loved about them. "I will find a way to help them and get rid of that sword!" Kagome turned back to Kikyou who was standing there laughing now. "Listen to me all of you. Inuyasha if you want to be demon you come find me. I'm sure we can work out a little deal. Kouga sorry but only if Inuyasha comes to me will I fix you too." Kagome felt the anger build she knew what Kikyou was talking about. Kikyou laughed as smoke started to build around her. "Kikyou your evil to the core!" As she was almost gone Sango screamed at Kikyou. Kagome looked back at the humans who were here friends. "Could I let him go to her if it meant he could get his fire back? Could I look at him after knowing what she wants? No! I have to find another way." Inuyasha could see Kagome looking at him and it made his heart stop. He knew what she was thinking and it made him sick. "Kagome come on lets get somewhere where we can eat." Miroku was now holding her shaking hand. "You two better figure out if you can live like this for a little while. I don't think Kagome can go on if you can't." Sango said as she passed the two to join Miroku.
They looked at Kagome and she looked tired and it wasn't from the fight. Kagome could fight for days and never look that tired it was because she was fighting something in her. "Kouga we need to work on this." "We need to find a way to get that Kikyou to give us back our demon powers." The two then slowly followed Kagome back into the woods.