Here's Chapter 8!
I put the Rating down to a T. But it will probably go back to a M in later chapters.
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Chapter 8:
A Bullet in the Heart
Last Time:
"I am Midokua! I am the leader of the crow demons. Who killed my comrades?" Inuyasha growled at the man and pulled out Tetsusagia. The man was tall, tan, and built like an ox. He had short black hair and red eyes.
"I did." Inuyasha stated. "Maybe we would've left them alone if they weren't attacking the village. What are you going to do about it?" Midokua smirked and looked at the group. "You're nothing but a half breed. You're hardly worth my time. But if you're so eager to die, I will certainly help you."
Midokua drew his long sword and flew at Inuyasha with incredible speed. Inuyasha blocked his attack. He then pushed Midokua back and used his wind scar. But the demon blocked it with a barrier.
"Shit a barrier!" Inuyasha cursed. Kagome was standing next to Sango in a fighting stance. Ready to attack. Sango smiled. "Glad you're fighting with us again Kagome." Kagome looked at her. "Listen, just because I'm fighting with you this time doesn't mean I've forgiven you all for my death. It's just right now we have a common enemy." She then gasp when the demon pushed past Inuyasha and dove at Sango and Kagome. Kagome jumped out of the way, but Sango wasn't so fortunate. Her body laid crumpled on the ground. Miroku and Shippo ran over to her. Kagome's pendant glowed red. She ran towards Midokua and threw fire at him. His barrier blocked it and sent the fire back at her. She flew back but Inuyasha caught her. "Are you ok Kagome?" She looked up at the amber eyes. "His barrier is strong." She stated while getting up. Inuyasha smirked.
"Yeah well lets see how his barrier holds up to my red Tetsusagia." Inuyasha prepared his sword and swung it at the demon. It didn't budge. The demon flew at Inuyasha and cut him with his sword. Inuyasha fell to the ground and held his right arm.
Miroku looked over at one of the dead village men. He had a bow and arrow. 'It's worth a shot.' He thought and grabbed the bow and arrow and ran towards Kagome. "Kagome," Miroku panted handing her the weapon. She looked at it confusingly. "I don't know what you think you're doing, but I have no idea how to use this." Miroku's face fell. "Please don't say that. Your scared arrow can pierce this barrier." Kagome looked at the bird demon, he was preparing to strike Inuyasha again. "No no I can't. You're a holy man, you do it!" Miroku shook his head. "I can't you're the priestess!" Kagome bit her lip and pulled the arrow back. "I can't do this..." She mumbled. Miroku was nervous, the arrow wasn't become enchanted. 'It must be the shards..'
Kagome shot an arrow. It bounce right off the barrier. The demon laughed. "Silly humans! I will kill you all!" He cut Inuyasha again with his long sword. Inuyasha cried in pain. His whole body was burning. There was something different about this sword. He looked at it. It was oozing something green.
"Is that...acid?" Kagome stated. Miroku, shocked, nodded. "Inuyasha is going to burn alive from this if we don't do something." "And that's suppose to upset me....how?" Miroku growled and walked off. "WIND TUNNEL!" He yelled, hoping he could at least by Inuyasha some time. Midokua laughed and slammed a orb on the ground it broke open and poison started flowing through the air Miroku was sucking up. "That poison is a concoction I made myself. It's a paralyze poison. Enjoy. Now, half breed, where was I? Oh yes...." He dove at Inuyasha again. Inuyasha was trying to move, but the acid was eating away at his body, it was too hard.
Kagome saw this and grabbed another arrow. "Nobody is going to kill Inuyasha but me!" The arrow turned pink and it broke through the barrier and went straight through his heart. He fell to the ground. Kagome felt her body burning. She cried out, "Inuyasha finish him!" Inuyasha smirked weakly. 'For you...' He thought. "WIND SCAR!" And with that, Midokua was no more.
Inuyasha fell to the ground in pain, as did Kagome.
Inuyasha awoke and saw Shippo staring back at him. "Bout time you woke up. You've been out of it for three days!" Inuyasha popped up and looked around. "Kagome? Where is she?" Shippo looked slowly towards the other futon. Kagome was laying there asleep. Amaya was curled up by her head.
"They tried to take her shards out." Inuyasha's eyes became big. "They didn't though, after Miroku explained. Miroku said we're lucky she pulled through though. Using her priestess powers while she has the tainted jewels could've killed her. She hasn't woken up yet. But, Miroku said she should be fine." Inuyasha nodded and walked over to Kagome. He touched her forehead softly. Tears threatened to spill. It had been too long since he could be this close to her. Seeing her sleep almost scared him as he remembered the last time he saw her with her eyes closed.
"Mmmm....what's going on?" Inuyasha looked down and saw Kagome opening her eyes. He backed up to give her space. Kagome sat up rubbing her head. She saw Inuyasha. "What happened?"
Inuyasha, sighed thanking Buddha that Kagome wasn't going to attack him. "You used a scared arrow, to kill Midokua. It broke through his barrier, allowing me to use my wind scar." Kagome nodded. She looked around the room. "When I stopped that crow demon from attacking you. You fell to the ground. Something around your neck was glowing. What happened?" Inuyasha was about to explain but Sango and Miroku walked in.
"Oh good you're both up. How are you feeling?" Miroku asked as they sat next to Kagome and Inuyasha, in a circle. Kagome nodded. "Okay, my head hurts. But I'll live." She gave a dry laugh at the remark. She looked at the group. 'Why does this feel so familiar? Why does it feel so right, being with them.' She thought for a moment...what if she had been friends with them, but they betrayed her? She looked at Inuyasha. They seemed to know a lot about her. She inwardly smirked. This could be a positive. She wants to remember her past. They know her past. She'll just play along and have them teach her. And once she remembers what it is that is breaking her heart, she'll kill them.
"Kagome? Are you okay?" Sango asked. Kagome shook her head to break her train of thoughts. "I've decided not to kill you all yet." They all looked at her curiously. She continued. "I think that Naraku had something to do with my death. So I know he can't be trusted. But the problem is. I don't know about my past. You all do. So maybe hanging around you all with help awake something." Inuyasha's heart skipped a beat. Kagome was actually coming back to the gang. Tears ran down Sango's cheeks as she jumped up and hugged Kagome. Kagome was stunned but patted her back. She needed to play the part.
After about an hour of freshening up, the group waved goodbye to the villagers. Kagome hugged Kitsuko and thanked him for the clothes. "Come back and see us again Lady Kagome." She smiled and nodded.
Kagome sighed and rubbed her temples. Shippo was giving her a headache. He wouldn't stop talking. It was like, he was explaining in every little detail, of his feelings since Kagome tore the picture. Inuyasha growled. Shippo was giving them all a headache. "Would you pipe down runt! Nobody cares how you felt!" Shippo stuck his tongue out at Inuyasha. Inuyasha stuck his tongue back at Shippo. Kagome who was riding Amaya leaned over to Sango who was riding Kirara. "Are they always this immature?" Sango closed her eyes, ashamed. "Unfortunately. Lucky for you you don't remember." Kagome nodded and continued to watch the due bicker. 'I don't know which was worse. Shippo going on and on. Or the both of them bickering about Shippo going on and on.' Kagome sighed once again. 'Stay strong. You need them to remember.'
:MEANWHILE:
Kagura growled. How could she have been so foolish!? Naraku would certainly kill her if she didn't find her. Especially since Kagome had several of Naraku's shards in her. "This is what Naraku gets. I've told him time and time again, you can't expect her to waiver her loyalty for Inuyasha, especially after 3 years." Kanna, who was sitting on Kagura's feather, looked down and then back up. "Kagura, Naraku wants to speak to you." Kagura bit her lip and nodded. She lowered her feather several minutes later, and walked into a cave in the side of a mountain. She walked deep into it until she saw Naraku.
"You wished to speak to me?"
"Yes, Kagura, it's come to my attention that you've allowed Kagome to run away." Naraku stated in his monotone voice. Kagura flinched. "She must've snuck out in the middle of the night." "And now you have no idea where she is." "I will find her." Kagura said.
"Leave her. She wouldn't come back willingly, or even by force. I knew she heard the conversation between you and I the other night. Let her be for now. I've been watching her, she believes that her friends may have betrayed her. Her heart is still in pain over what happened that night. Her mind doesn't know why though. Let her figure it out. Because once she does, she'll kill every last one of them without a second thought." Naraku laughed evilly. Kagura growled, wanting nothing more than to run away.
:MEANWHILE:
Kagome stared into the fire as Miroku and Inuyasha cooked some fish. Kagome continued to pet the slumbering Amaya. Inuyasha looked over at Kagome. His features fell. Her eyes looked so sad. He sighed. He missed her old eyes. The ice blue eyes made her look, non-human. He stood up and walked over to Kagome and sat next to her. "What's with the sad look?" Kagome looked over at him. "Not sad. Just concentrating. I'm trying to remember."
"Don't over think. Your brain isn't use to the work." Inuyasha's eyes widened. Kagome opened her mouth. "Excuse me? Are you calling me stupid?" Inuyasha was about to say something but she interrupted. "Cause you have no room. Idiot." "I am not an idiot! You are, stupid wench couldn't remember how to use your arrows!" "SIT BOY!" SLAM. Inuyasha went face first into the ground. Kagome looked down shocked. "That! Why is it whenever I say sit," SLAM "you fall." Sango and Miroku were cracking up. Inuyasha growled and pushed himself off the ground. He sighed. "Why is it that, that has to be the only thing you remember....it's because of these." Inuyasha pointed to his beads, he explained the story of what happened. Kagome nodded but then thought for a moment. 'Then if I can control him...how did he kill me...ow my head hurts. I need to stop thinking about it tonight.'
She thanked Sango for the fish and was about to take a bite when she heard Amaya growl. "Whats the matter Amaya?" "I smell it too. That god damn Mangy wolf...."
"Mangy who?" Kagome asked.
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