"Take that, demon!" Miroku shouted as he sliced the head off of a demon as it flew by. Kilala growled as she tackled a demon to the ground then jumped back into the air. Bodies of demons littered the grounds as the Inuyasha gang fought them. Kagome shot an arrow at a cluster of demons that vaporized in the pink light.
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango shouted as she threw her giant boomerang.
"Fox fire!" Shippou yelled as he roasted a demon in his magic blue fire. Inuyasha was growling loudly as his claws tore through many demons.
"Damn demons!" Inuyasha growled. Kilala screeched as a large dragon-like demon crashed into her side, knocking Kagome off of her back.
"Kagome!" Sango shouted as Kagome fell towards the ground.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled as he shot into the air and scooped her into his arms. He landed on the ground in a crouch with Kagome's face buried in his chest. "Are you alright, Kagome?" He asked softly. Kagome looked up at him, and nodded.
"Yeah," she whispered. Inuyasha deposited her on the ground before jumping back into the air and clawing his way through another demon. Kagome watched from where he had placed her, shaking slightly.
"Kagome!" Sango shouted as Kilala landed beside her. Kagome looked over at her best friend and didn't say a word. "You coming back up?" Sango asked patting Kilala's back. Kagome shook her head and Sango gave her a reassuring smile before Kilala shot back into the air. Kagome watched her companions fight, Shippou scurrying over to fight beside her. Kagome stood and shot another arrow, watching it vaporize a large demon.
"There's too many of them!" Miroku exclaimed as he tore through another one with his staff. He reached for the prayer beads around his right forearm and untwisted them quickly. "Wind Tunnel!" He shouted as the purple flap on his hand flew back to reveal a black hole in the palm of his hand. All the demons near him were sucked into the abyss in his hand, him turning to capture more demons.
"Saimyosho!" Shippou shouted pointing to the small bee-like demons that flew towards Miroku.
"Damn it!" Miroku shouted and closed his right hand before any of them could be sucked up.
"Don't worry, Miroku" Inuyasha said, pulling out his Tetsusaiga. The old rusty sword transformed in his hands to reveal a long slender fang. "I'll kill 'em all!" He shouted as wind began to wrap around his Tetsusaiga. "Wind Scar!" Inuyasha screamed as beams of light shot towards the demons, destroying them all.
"Is everybody alright?" Sango called out. Everyone exchanged glances, Kagome holding Inuyasha's gaze a second longer before lowering her eyes to her shoes.
"Where do you think those demons were going?" Shippou asked, jumping onto Miroku's shoulder.
"I'm not sure," Miroku trailed off, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "This is the most demonic action we've had in a while, things have been quiet recently."
"Well we definitely know it was Naraku's demons," Sango put in. "No one else can summon Saimyosho."
"Keh, it's always Naraku. He's up to something," Inuyasha said crossing his arms over his chest.
"We should find out what, and soon." Miroku turned toward the direction the demons were headed. "I say we go in the direction the demons were. Maybe we'll find something."
"Agreed." Sango said, slinging her Hiraikotsu onto her back. "Let's get going." Kilala growled in agreement and waited for Sango to climb onto her back. "Uhm, Kagome?" Sango asked unsurely. Inuyasha was watching Kagome in silence, an unreadable expression on his face. Kagome glanced at him before walking over to Kilala and climbing onto her back. Sango threw a glare at Inuyasha and followed Kagome, Kilala launched into the air with a growl and flew forwards.
Miroku and Shippou exchanged uneasy glances and followed Inuyasha as he raced across the ground.
"Look! A village!" Shippou exclaimed as he pointed towards a village appearing in the distance.
"Miroku!" Sango shouted from Kilala's back. "Do you think this is where the demon's were headed?"
"I'm not quite sure," he answered. "But night is falling and we need a roof over our heads and food in our stomachs." Miroku grinned devilishly up at her.
"Monk!" Sango growled, but said nothing else. The Inu-gang arrived at the edge of the village, a tall wall separating them from the inside. The only entrance in sight was a double door in which Miroku reached up and knocked loudly on. Sango, and Kagome slid off Kilala's back before she transformed into a small kitten and jumped into Sango's arms. The doors opened and the gang shuffled inside before the doors closed loudly behind them.
"What be your business here?" A man asked.
"We are simply travelers weary from our long journey," Miroku said putting on his most innocent tone. "We were near your village when I, great monk that I am, felt a disturbing presence in this village. I sense a demonic presence and I now ask your permission to search for it before something regrettable happens to this beautiful village."
Everyone kept their sarcastic comments to themselves as the guard quietly looked them over.
"Alright, I don't want no trouble." The man said gruffly.
"Thank you, kind sir." Miroku flashed his most charming smile and walked into the village. After wandering for a few minutes, Miroku finally found a house that was to his liking, one of the wealthiest men in the village's estate. Miroku played his tell-tale story about demons and exorcisms and was quickly granted his desires of food and lodging for himself and his friends.
After a quick meal, everyone retired to their rooms. Sango and Kagome shared a room while Miroku, Inuyasha and Shippou shared one across the hall.
"Kagome?" Sango asked, rolling over on her mat to look at her friend. Kagome turned her head to look at her friend.
"Yes?" She replied.
"Are you… okay?" Sango questioned, her eyes glittering with worry. Kagome gave a small sigh.
"I don't know. I wish we had never kissed!" She exclaimed.
"What?" Sango asked, confused. "I thought you had feelings for Inuyasha?"
"I do," Kagome whispered, her eyes holding infinite sadness in their chocolate depths. "But I'd give anything for things to be normal again. I wish he'd yell at me, or something! At least then I'd know things would return to normal for us." Kagome drew her knees up to her chest, curling into a ball under her blankets.
"Oh Kagome," Sango sighed sadly. "I'm sorry he's being this way, I don't know what's wrong with him."
"Maybe it's not him," Kagome said quietly. "Maybe it's me."
"Kagome! Don't-"
"Sango?" Kagome said, interrupting the beginning of Sango's rant. "Can we not talk about this, please?" The weariness in Kagome's voice caused Sango to nod in her agreement.
"Goodnight Kagome," Sango whispered into the night.
"Maybe it's me." He heard Kagome whisper, causing a low rumbling to emerge from his chest.
"What is it, Inuyasha?" Shippou whispered, waking to the growls Inuyasha emitted.
"Nothing," Inuyasha said harshly. "Go back to sleep." Shippou nodded and rolled over, facing away from Inuyasha.
"Can we not talk about this, please?" Kagome's voice sounded so fragile, as though she may break into a thousand little pieces at any second. Inuyasha ran a clawed hand through his hair as he listened to Sango whisper her goodnights.
How could things have gotten this bad? Inuyasha thought. Things used to be so, simple, with us. Inuyasha thought, before snorting loudly. Oh please, he thought, rolling his eyes at himself. When have things ever been simple with Kagome? A small smile graced his features as images of the raven haired girl flashed through his memory. Kagome he thought wistfully, a deep pang within his chest.
Why couldn't he just get his feelings straight? He knew she was hurt, and confused. But so was he! Kissing her, had felt like nothing else he had ever felt. The feeling of that girl in his arms, felt so right he was surprised. What about Kikyo? His mind had screamed at him when their lips touched. But he could've cared less, the world was forgotten. He hadn't expected to be so, shaken up when they pulled apart.
The reaction this girl caused him was like none other. He had felt so- human. So vulnerable, fragile. Weak. His mind whispered to him. No. That wasn't it, was it? That couldn't be-
The sound of screams brought Inuyasha back to reality.
Inuyasha shot up, the Tetsusaiga in his hands.
"What's going on?" Miroku shouted as he threw the blankets off him. The sound of running feet neared the room, and their door slid open.
"The village is under attack!"
So I know I haven't updated in a while. There's… just a lot of stuff going on in my life right now and I haven't really found the time to write. I'm really sorry though guys :/ I wouldn't be surprised if you gave up on me! But I'm actually going to plan on updating every Tuesday. So! If you'll please hang in there, I will try my absolute hardest to update every week faithfully! Thanks so much!
~Haley~