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A Fox's Heritage

Chapter 4

"Have you ever heard of this Naraku demon?" asked Youko.

"Nope. Why do you ask? He's probably no match against us anyway."

"True."

"Although, the way the priestess described him, it made it seem like he's impossible to find," added Kuronue.

"But that's where the fun lies. It's a thief's job to find a secret stash of valuables, or in this case, a demon."

Kuronue said nothing, but then his stomach growled. Youko gave him a look. "What?" the bat demon said, "You didn't let me steal any food from the village." The fox just shook his head. After their meeting with the priestess called Kikyo, they quickly departed from the village. They had this sinking feeling that the girl would blab and they wanted to be as far away as possible when that happened.

They were currently hiding out somewhere in the forests that surrounded a mountain. They were looking for Naraku, but, they did have a back up plan, like any good thief. If this Naraku could not be found, then they would just go about the old fashioned way and defeated any demon they found until they found a shard. Although, this may not be the best idea, it was the only one they thought of in a very short amount of time.

Currently, Youko Kurama and Kuronue were hiding behind bushes and trees, waiting for a victim. . .

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Inuyasha and the others had bid good bye to Satsuki and left the village quite some time ago. They had no idea where they were heading, but they knew that eventually Naraku would come to them. It was only a matter of time until he decided to kill them himself and not use his minions to do it for him.

Everyone was doing their own little thing. Inuyasha had his fixed on the horizon as if Naraku was there. Kagome was riding her bicycle, letting the gentle wind blow her hair. Sango was trying as much as possible to get away from Miroku's cursed hand. (And no, he did not have his Wind Tunnel out.)

But, little Shippo was trailing behind the group as they walked. He felt strange. It was as if he missed something by just barely. He looked at his surroundings and sniffed the air. He sighed. All I smell are the plants. That doesn't help much. Dad smelled like plants too, he thought. Maybe, just maybe, today would be the day that he showed up. Him and Mom. But, what poor Shippo didn't realize was that his mother, Sakura, had died.

"Shippo, hurry up! You're falling behind!" Kagome called from the very front.

The kit looked up and saw that he really did fall behind. He quickly ran to catch up with the others. He was running with a big grin on his face towards his friends, his current family. . .

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A man was walking in a hallway. The air had a mysterious aura. It was almost like posion. There were bones littered on the floor. Several skulls and bones crunched underneath the man's feat. The man slid open a door and walked in. He sat down in the middle. He lowered his baboon mask and looked at the clay doll in front of him. It had a strand of hair wrapped around it. He brought his hand to his chin and smirked. He was hoping that today would be the day that the pesky half demon and his human friends would be killed. They would not stand a chance with the plan he concocted this time.

"Ah, Kagura, please do come in," the man said coolly.

The woman that was hiding behind the door was shocked, but did not show it. She walked in. She had black hair with red eyes. She was carrying a fan that covered her mouth and was wearing a kimono with an elaborate design.

"Yes, Naraku," she replied.

"I want you to keep an eye on the demon puppet, and give Inuyasha and the rest of those fools a surprise attack," said Naraku.

"Of course."

Kagura bowed her head slightly before leaving the room. She slid the door closed behind and leaned on it for a moment. She thought, as she sighed, One day, Naraku. One day I will be free of you. . .

She entered the courtyard and took out a feather from her hair. The demon puppet emerged from the shadows and waited for her to change that small feather into a very large one that would carry them to the spot where they would face Inuyasha.

Inside the room, Naraku was staring out a window, looking at the horizon. "Soon, very soon, you will die Inuyasha. A very painful and slow death." He chuckled.An evil twinkle could be seen in his eyes. "Everyone will die, and soon I will get what I waited for all these years: the Shikon Jewel." He laughed.

He regained his composore and resumed his staring. His gaze was so intense that one could safely assume that Inuyasha was right outside. He thought, Oh, how I loathe the half breed. He chuckled. I am a half breed as well. At least, one of my parents wasn't human. That's just embarrassing.How can I get rid of him?What about the girl that looks exactly like Kikyo? Inuyasha seems to be fond of her. I can use her as bait. He was clenching his fist during his thought very tightly that his nails dug into his skin causing him to bleed. He looked at his palm and saw the blood, but he didn't care.

All he wanted was the death of all his enemies. The first to go would be Inuyasha, he thought, then the Kikyo look alike, then that monk and demonslayer. If my current plan doesn't work, then I'll have to have to think of something eles. An evil smile appeared on his face. Now, only Sesshomaru and Kikyo are left. Sesshomaru is too smart to fall into my traps. I can kidnap the girl that's always around him. He'll come then. He was decided his options and thought that would be the best way to go and nodded his in approval. But, I would like to absorb Sesshomaru. Make myself stronger. Now, only Kikyo is left. I'll need to find a way to get rid of the human inside of me before I can kill her. Narkau drummed his fingers on the windowsill, thinking.

He chuckled. "I'm brilliant."

And those were the evil thoughts of a maniacal half demon.

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Youko Kurama and Kuronue were still waiting for a demon with a shard. So far, they had killed about twenty or so demons and each one had no shard. Also, each one was weaker than the last, which really ticked them off. But that wasn't the only thing wrong with the demons. They also had a problem with their big mouths.

"Which demon is this?" sighed Youko.

"Dunno, I think it's number seventeen though," answered Kuronue blandly. The bat demon was a little too preoccupied with a leaf. He was definitely bored, and a bored demon thief is not a very good thing.

The demon in question was green skinned and had three horns. It looked like it was currently developing a hunchback. It grinned at the silver fox, revealing his dull and yellow fangs, which just made Youko grimace at the demon's horrible hygiene. (Kuronue was chuckling in the background at his friend's reaction.)

Youko sighed again and asked the demon, for what seemed like the hundredth time today, "Do you have a sacred jewel shard?"

No answer.

"Fine, be that way," said Youko in an irritated sort of voice, "I try being nice and see where that gets me."

He took out a red rose from his hair. He brought it up to his face and smelled it. And right before he had a chance to use his rose whip, the demon opened his mouth and began sucking in air. Youko stood his ground and the leaves, twigs, and small rocks in that small area were being sucked into the demon's mouth. (Yes, even Kuronue's poor leaf suffered that fate.) Youko sighed and put away his rose before that too was sucked in. He then took out a seed from his hair. He flicked it at the demon's big mouth and waited.

After a moment or two, the demon hiccupped and closed his mouth. There was a strangle grumbling in his stomach and suddenly, he exploded.

"Kuronue, get your lazy ass over here and help me look for a shard."

"You know you didn't have to blow him up," complained Kuronue, wiping specks of blood off his face. The fox demon just rolled his eyes.

After a few minutes of just staring at blood and Kuronue moving body parts out of the way with his sickle, they found out that this demon had no shard. They heard a rustle in the bushes and it was another demon. "Here we go again," said Kuronue.

After they defeated yet another demon, they decided to move out of the area and go somewhere else because, quite frankly, there was just too many severed body parts and blood where they were currently.

Youko suddenly stopped walking. Kuronue kept going and said, "Oh, you get to rest, but I can't eat!"

"Shut up, and look at the sky," ordered Youko.

Kuronue muttered something under his breath that sounded a lot like "stupid fox," but he listened anyway. There was a giant feather flying above their heads. "Can feathers do that?" asked the bat demon.

"Apparently, that one can," answered Youko, "Let's go check it out."

The feather landed in a clearing. A demon in a baboon outfit stepped out, followed by a demoness. The demon puppet walked towards the abandoned shrine that was hidden by the trees, but the demoness didn't move from her spot. She began looking around. She had sensed something and didn't like the looks of it.

"I think she knows we're here," Kuronue whispered over Youko's shoulder. The fox demon turned his head and put his hand to his friend's face and shoved him away.

"That wasn't nice," muttered the bat.

"I'll show you nice," Youko whispered menacingly and stuck out his middle finger at him. Kuronue glared back at him.

"Um, Youko."

"What now, Kuronue?" asked Youko through gritted teeth.

The bat demon pointed towards the demoness. Youko turned around and saw an attack coming their way. The fox's golden eyes widened.

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Kagura had just gotten off her feather. She saw Naraku's puppet walk towards the old shrine. But, something was nagging at her at the back of her head. She swore she saw something while flying here. It was a silver blur and a black one as well. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she knew for a fact it wasn't Inuyasha or his little friends. The dog demon always wore red which really stands out in the greenery and she did not see red.

She bit the edge of her thumb and her eyes began darting around the area, looking for spies. Thump. She heard something. She turned around and saw something silver and something black; it was her spies. She brought her fan up and used her Dance of Blades. It was as if it was in slow motion. It reached its target and hit. A giant dust cloud rose up into the sky. Bulls eye, she thought.

She turned around to walk into the shrine while saying, "Hmph, take that."

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CrazyDreamerGirl: Sorry to leave it at such a cliff hanger, but I couldn't help myself. (I might have over did the Naraku thing too.) I'm also proud of myself for making this chapter this long when I should have been studying for finals. They should burn. All flames will be used to burn finals. Thank you and have a good day!