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A Fox's Heritage
Chapter 6
"Well, well, well, who do we have here?" the man asked with a smirk.
Kuronue gave a quick glance to Youko, he was paler than before. He could feel his energy draining as the minutes passed by. They still had about fifty minutes left. . .
Kagura motioned for them to go in. Youko went in first. Kuronue followed with Kagura close behind. The two thieves sat down Indian style. Naraku gave a look to Kagura that clearly said, "Get out."
Kagura gave a small bow and left the room, closing the door behind her.
"So, you're Naraku," began Kuronue, "Am I right?"
"Yes, and what business do you have here?" asked Naraku.
"Well, we have a proposition for you," said Youko.
"And what might that be?"
"You are in possession of most of the sacred jewel, am I correct?" asked Kuronue.
"Yes," replied Naraku, "What are you getting at?"
"You seem to be a very powerful demon, and so are we," said Youko, "And as demons, we have a tendancy to- how can I put this nicely? Well, I can't put it nicely. Anyway, demons do have a tendancy to rip each limb from limb to be the most powerful around."
"Right, and we think that method is too messy," added Kuronue.
"Which leads us to the proposition. If we join forces, we can rule this entire land with an iron fist. We'll have no worries of any competition either, because, not only do you have almost the entire jewel, but we are legendary among many demons. They will fear us, and with that fear, will come total loyalty," said Youko with smirk.
Naraku rubbed his chin, as if he was thinking about that idea. "And what pray tell are your names, o legendary demons?"
"I am Youko Kurama and my companion here is Kuronue."
"Ah, yes, I have heard stories of two thieves with those very names. I take it you are they?"
The thieves nodded.
"It is an honor to have two legendary demons, such as yourselves, here, but I do have many enemies and I cannot take the chance to just trust anyone," said Naraku, getting up.
"We understand that," said Kuronue, "We can prove ourselves to you if you like."
"Yes, would you like us to rob a palace? Or maybe eliminate a couple of those enemies?" asked Youko with a smile. It was a strained smile, and luckily Naraku didn't catch that.
Naraku smiled. "I think I'll take you up on that offer to get rid of a certain enemy."
"Just give us a name and place and you won't have to worry about that pesky enemy anymore," said Kuronue.
"Well, his name is Inuyasha. . ." said Naraku as the two thieves put an arm around his shoulder as they plotted.
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"Well, this is where I leave you two. You're going to have to find Inuyasha on your own from here," said Kagura, as Youko and Kuronue jumped off her feather.
"Tell Naraku we'll bring him back the head of a certain dog demon," said Kuronue happily. and waved good bye to the wind sorceress.
"Remember, come back here and use this whistle when you're job is finished. I'll come and get you," said Kagura and threw the whistle to Kuronue, who waved good bye to the wind sorceress.
The bat demon turned to his friend as he pocketed the whistle. "You okay?"
"Yeah, the little trip on the overgrown feather helped me recover some of my energy," Youko said and sniffed the air. "Say, do you have any idea how a half dog demon smells like?"
"Come to think of it no, but he can't be that hard to find. The guy wears all red in a forest. It'll be like looking for a fifty ton boulder in a hay stack."
"Then why haven't we found him yet?" questioned the fox demon, as he completely destroyed the hive in his hand. Everything inside it was destroyed as well. He and Kuronue had decided that they had no use for poisonous insects to help them in their little mission.
"Because. . ." Kuronue looked for an excuse. "By the way, do you think Shippo is with this Inuyasha person?"
"Kuronue, Naraku said, and I quote, 'There are only two full demons in that group; a small cat demon by the name of Kilala and a kit, named Shippo, or was it Hippo?' You would have to be deaf to miss that."
"Hippo?" asked Kuronue, while Youko was muttering about the various ways to kill Naraku for forgetting his son's name. "Anyway, when did he say that?"
"While you were busy flirting with Kagura."
"I was not flirting! I was merely fishing for more information," replied the bat demon with his arms crossed. Then, he yawned.
"You tired already?" teased Youko.
"I wouldn't be tired if a certain fox didn't keep me awake for two days straight. I'm surprised I can even see straight."
"You're a bat."
"And what does that have to do anything? Bats sleep too, even though we're nocturnal."
"Kuronue, look up and tell me what you see," said Youko.
"Stars."
"And what does that mean?"
"It's night. Crap." Kuronue saw Youko with a triumphant smirk on his face.
Youko began walking away from his friend. Kuronue followed him, sulking. The duo walked endlessly in the forest trying to find any signs of life, except for the occasional stupid demons. They couldn't help but wonder how so many demons became so stupid.
Youko stared up into the night sky. There was no moon. Both him and Kuronue liked moonless nights. It would always be darker and easier to escape any guards during one of their escapades. He noticed billows of smoke rising higher and higher into the cloudless sky.
"Where there's smoke, there's fire," said Kuronue.
"And where there's fire, there's people," concluded Youko.
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"Inuyasha, will you please stop that?" asked Kagome nicely for what seemed like the hundredth time since the sun set.
Inuyasha had been pacing for hours. It was the night of the moonless moon and he had every right to be a bit nervous. Earlier today, there was a sign of Naraku. What if he came and attacked them while he was still human? The others couldn't stand up to him for very long. And what if that demon that killed the puppet came along? Inuyasha could never forgive himself if any of them were hurt, or worse.
Miroku sighed while watching Inuyasha pace. He was sitting by the campfire, waiting for his fish to finish roasting. Sango was sitting next to him, polishing her large boomerang. Miroku's eyes landed on Sango's behind. His hand inched lower and lower, but Sango suddenly stood up and walked away. She laid her weapon against a tree and sat down next to Kagome.
Miroku's eye twitched and he gave an anime fall.
"Miroku, are you alright?" asked Sango.
"Yeah," he said, getting up.
Shippo was quietly laughing to himself in one of the trees behind Miroku. He had seen everything and understood why Miroku fell over. Kilala was in the tree with Shippo as well. The small cat demon nudged Shippo. She used her paw to point to the left of them.
"What is it girl? Is something coming?" asked Shippo.
Miroku suddenly tensed up and so did Sango. Kagome grabbed her bow and arrows.
"Inuyasha, hide, we'll take of it," the young priestess said.
"I'm not hiding like a coward. I'm going to fight," retorted Inuyasha.
"No, you're not!"
Thier voices were getting louder and louder with every comment.
"Will you two be quiet? We want the element of surprise on our side," scolded Sango.
"Lady Kagome, take young Shippo and Kilala and go into the forest. Something powerful is coming our way," said Miroku and then turned to Inuyasha. "You go with them too. Sango and I can take care of everything here."
Inuyasha snorted. "There's no way you can take of it. You said yourself that whatever is coming our way is powerful."
"I can always use my Wind Tunnel, Inuyasha," the monk hissed back.
"What if there are Saimyosho? What are you going to do then?" replied Inuyasha with a cocky attitude.
"I'll cross that bridge when the time comes. Until then, leave."
With one last glare, Inuyasha followed Kagome, Kilala, and Shippo into the forest. Miroku and Sango turned around and got into a fighting stance. They were not going down without a fight.
They saw the leaves before them rustle. Only a couple seconds left until they were either faced with a enemy or a potential ally. The bushes and branches seemed to part one their own as something came forward.
First, a tall fox demon emerged. He was dressed in white and he stared at them with his golden eyes. His silver hair, tail, and ears seemed to glistening with only the fire to illuminate the darkness. He smirked at the humans. He could almost smell their fear.
After the fox demon, a bat demon appeared behind him. He was about the same height as the fox. His hair was black and so was the rest of his clothing. He wore a hat and multiple straps wrapped around both arms. His red necklace reflected the fire. He stretched his wings. Sango and Miroko got a good look at his belt. There was a sickle attached to it.
"What do you want demons?" asked Miroku.
"We came looking for Inuyasha," said the fox demon.
"You'll have to defeat us before you can get to him," said Sango with malice in her voice.
The bat demon sighed. "You do realize it's polite to introduce yourselves before a fight begins."
The fox demon glared at him. "What?" the bat demon asked.
"It's poilte to introduce yourselves before a fight," the fox demon said, mocking the bat.
"Do you have to pick at everything I do!"
Sango and Miroku looked at each other and sweat dropped.
"Forget what my idiotic partner said. Hell, don't even pay attention to him," said the fox. "But if it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get." He smirked, revealing his fangs.
Miroku stepped forward and so did Youko. The monk took out some sutras. Youko chuckled quietly. Miroku threw the sutras toward Youko. In the blink of an eye, they lay in pieces on the ground. Miroku looked up and saw the fox demon was brandishing a long, green whip. '
"If you value your life, then you really should give up and tell us where Inuyasha is hiding."
"Never."
Miroku unwrapped the prayer beads around his right arm. They fell to the ground. He brought his hand up a blackhole appeared. It began sucking everything up into a void. Youko quickly wrapped his whip around the trunk of a tree and held on tight.
In all the commotion, Miroku did not notice that the bat demon had escaped the path of his Wind Tunnel.
There was a loud thunk behind the monk and a voice said, "If you don't value your life, then maybe you value the life of this woman."
Miroku turned and saw the bat demon had gotten a hold of Sango. He put his Wind Tunnel away.
"Leave her alone! Your fight is with me!"
"Can't do that," replied the bat as he tightened his grip around the woman. He had his sickle at her neck, ready to slit her throat if necessary.
"But, if you are willing to tell us where Inuyasha is, then we'll leave both of you alone and no harm will befall you two," said the fox demon.
Miroku bit his lip. On one hand, he can't let them reach Inuyasha. He would never be able to stand up against them. But, on the other hand, Miroku could never continue on living if something happened to Sango.
"Don't listen to them," choked out Sango. "Suck us both up in your Wind Tunnel!"
"That's stupid," said a voice, "I'll fight you, but you have to leave them alone."
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CrazyDreamerGirl: Evil cliffhanger, I know. In the next chapter, Shippo is finally going to meet his father, Youko Kurama. So, don't miss it! Please review! The more reviews I get, the faster the next chapter will come!