A/N: I noticed I think I spelt Sesshomaru's Bansaiga's name wrong. However its spelt, hmmm I could've searched it in my other story, guess I was lazy. It won't happen again (bows) I'm so sorry. *LOL* I will correct the spelling of that, when I can figure out how to spell it again.. POST ITS SPELLING FOR ME PEOPLE.

The Village Attacked: Sacrifice the girls.

Chapter 6

That night mother hadn't slept. I could tell because she would wake up, and shift uncomfortably, father hadn't slept either. I opened an eye and looked at her every now and then; she looked very uncomfortable… or sick. I wasn't sure. I think she even threw up twice.

Dad told me that half demons grow faster than humans, we stop at a specific age and then we grow normally. But he said a demon can live for thousands of years, and so can a half demon. Our life spans aren't as long, but we can live a really long time.

I was worried, what if mother was pregnant with another one of me? She'd actually be sicker, and weaker. I sighed, and pulled Kikyko closer to me. She was shivering. I pulled the sheets over her to keep her warm.

I closed my eyes again, and tried to push all thoughts out of my mind.

"Inuko… Inuko," father's hands shook me.

"What?" I mumbled.

His hand tapped my face gently.

"I'm going with Miroku to Jinenji's to get your mother some herbs, she needs something to settle her stomach," he said to me.

I sat up and rubbed my eyes.

"I need you to take care of things for me here while I'm gone okay," he said to me. I yawned and looked at him.

"Take care of things?" I asked him.

"Yeah, take care of the house and your mom and sister while I'm away." He said to me. So… he wasn't mad at me anymore?

He jumped to his feet then out the door before I could say anything else.

"Uhhh…." I said looking at the door.

I looked around and noticed Kaede and Rin helping Kikyko put away the sheets. I stood up and pulled the sheets over to them.

Mother didn't look to well today, she looked pale and weak. I tapped my hand over her forehead, and my other to mine. She looked at me and smiled.

"I'm fine Inuko," she said to me.

"Mom, I think you have a fever…" I said to her.

"I don't want to take to long Miroku," father said to him as they ran through the village.

"I know what you mean, but we can't rush Jinenji, he needs his time to mix the herbs," Miroku replied.

"I'm worried Miroku," father said to him again. They ran to the forest clearing. They slowed their pace.

"Worried over what?" Miroku replied.

"Kagome's sick, she was like this with Inuko. Each day she got sicker and weaker," father replied. They walked through the forest, pushing branches and shrubs out of their way.

"You think it's a half demon this time," Miroku asked.

"Yeah, I have a feeling it is… that's why, I don't want to waste my time getting these herbs," father said to him again. They picked up their speed and ran through the forest again.

"AHHHH, A DEMON!" a voice echoed from outside our house.

Kaede ran to the door.

"What is it?" she asked one of the villagers.

"A large demon is attacking the village, taking all our girls." The man said, Kaede stepped outside and looked at the villager.

"I will help subdue the demon," Kaede said. I ran to the door.

"No wait, don't leave us alone," I said to her. She ran off with the villager.

"Mom, a demon is in the village," I said coming back to her side.

"My arrows, and my bow…" she said her voice was weak. Rin and Kikyko came to her side and helped her to her feet.

"Mommy you can't fight the demon," Kikyko said to her.

"I'm not going to fight it, I'm going to protect you," she said again.

I ran over to the opposite side of the room, and shifted some of the crates and baskets to the side. I grabbed mothers quiver in my hand and her bow. Just as I turned around, I saw the demon standing in our doorway.

"Mom," I shouted at her and slide the bow and arrows along the ground to her. She picked them up and turned the bow towards the demon.

"Leave this village," mother shouted.

"Those girls give me those girls…" the demon hissed. Its arm stretched through the door.

"OH NO YOU DON'T," I hissed and charged at the demon attacking its arm with my claws.

"WEAK STUPID CHILD," the demon said tossing me to the floor.

"INUKO," Kikyko and Rin shouted.

Mother shot her arrow, at the demon's arm severing it.

"Stupid wench," the demon shouted. He slammed his hand against the roof of our house.

"AAHHHHHHHH," I heard Kikyko's voice scream. The entire roof caved in on us, and we were trapped.

"Thanks Jinenji," father said to him.

"Yes, please tell Kagome I hope these herbs will make her feel stronger," his voice mumbled.

"Thanks, I will," father said to him again.

"What is that?!" Jinenji said turning his eyes to the village. "There is smoke in the air," he said pointing to the village.

"InuYasha, the sky is black," Miroku shouted.

"NO, THE KIDS…" father shouted and ran back towards the village. Miroku was right behind him.

Father slide against the soil as they entered the village.

"What the hell happened here?" he said looking around. The houses where destroyed all the men were with the women searching through the rubble for their children.

"MIROKU…" Sango's voice shouted.

"SANGO, what happened here?" Miroku tried to console his panicked wife.

"The girls, a demon… it attacked, took all the girls…" Sango panted calming Koji in her arms.

"Haku and Kira, where are Haku and Kira." Miroku asked her.

Sango fell to her knees, and shook her head.

"Damn," father said and ran through the village. He came near the house, a few men and Kaede were searching for us in the rubble.

"KAGOME, INUKO…" father shouted at us.

"KIKYKO… RIN, CAN YOU HAR ME?" he shouted again. He jumped to the rumbled and started tossing piles of wood to one side.

"InuYasha, the kids were taken…" Kaede said shouting at him from the rubble.

"What do you mean taken? Where's Kagome?" he turned and asked her.

"We have not found her yet InuYasha!" Kaede shouted to him again. Father dug through the rubble.

"Kagome, answer me…" he shouted.

"Auhh," Mother's voice echoed.

"Kagome," father said pulling her out of the rubble. He held her in his arms.

"Your… bleeding?" he said looking at her stomach and arms.

"I couldn't… protect them, I couldn't…. Kiki…. Inu—ko…" she said and closed her eyes.

"Kagome, Kagome…" father said and shook her.

"Kagome… come on stay awake!" father shook her again.

"Kaede what happened here," father turned to her and hissed angrily.

"InuYasha a large demon monster attacked the village, he took all the young girls…." She climbed up to the rubble to him.

"Here, take Kagome…" he said and pushed her to Kaede.

"I'm going after this demon, he's mine…" father said and jumped to the air.

"INUYASHA…" Miroku shouted to father as he jumped past him. Father stopped near Miroku, and slide against the ground.

"Protect Kagome, and the villagers, I'm going after this demon." Father said angry.

"I'm going with you, he has my girls too," Miroku said holding Sango near him.

"No, stay here… the village needs you here, I'll bring them back I promise," father shouted and jumped through the air again.

"Where are we Inuko!?"Kiki's voice shook. I held her close to me.

"Shhh keep quiet, I'll get you out of here," I said to her covering her mouth.

"Inuko, look that demon is so huge," Rin said peering through a hole. I crawled towards her and peered out.

The demon was so large, it scared me. I can't fight that thing, what would I possibly be able to do.

I looked over at all the girls huddled together.

"Lord Sesshomaru…. Doesn't know I'm here, he won't come for me," Rin said she crawled back towards Haku and Kira.

"No but father will," I said to her. I kept my eye on the demon.

"He's coming this way," I said to the girls.

I crawled to them and grabbed Kikyko close to me again.

"AHHHHH," the girls shouted as the demon pulled the wooden top off the crate.

"Mmmm, you girls look so yummy…." He said licking his lips.

"OVER MY DEAD BODY YOU WON'T," I shouted and jumped at him baring my claws.

"You, you little half demon," the demon chuckled and tossed me to the ground again.

"Ha ha ha, stupid half demon, you and your weak little claws won't hurt me, my skin is made out of a hard armor," the demons deep voice boomed.

"Now, which one of you will be my first meal," the demon said turning back to the girls.

The girls screamed and huddled together.

"LEAVE THEM ALONE UGLY, WHY DON'T YOU COME AFTER ME INSTEAD," I shouted jumping to my feet. I hissed and bared my claws again.

"Hahaha, I don't mind playing with you," the demon's voice bellowed. The ground shook when he stepped towards me. I felt fear run through my body, but I stood my ground.

"RUN," I shouted to the girls. Rin was pulling the girls out of the crate one at a time.

"I will eat them later, you will be easy to kill," the demon said. He lifted his long claws to the air and struck the ground in front of me. I jumped out of the way in to the air.

"That was close," I said landing to my feet.

"Come here little demon," the demon shouted running at me. A whip shot out of his hand, and struck me before I could even move.

"INUKOOOOO," Kikyko's voice screamed.

I was thrown to the ground hard.

"Aaahh, owe," I mumbled rubbing my head.

"Stay away from him," Haku shouted, she held a long stick in her hand.

"HAKU, DON'T TAUNT IT… STAY AWAY!" I shouted at her jumping to my feet.

"Hahaha, you little girl, are going to attack me, with a stick." The demon hissed. He reached his long arm to Haku and pulled the stick from her snapping it in two.

"AAAH," the girls screamed, as the demon's hand swooped in to the air above their heads.

"HURRY THIS WAY," Rin shouted pulling the girls into a small cave.

"HEY, HEY DID YOU FORGET ABOUT ME," I shouted jumping through the air, I attacked the demon with my claws slashing its neck.

The demon turned to me and knocked me to the ground again.

"Stupid boy, I can not die," the demon hissed and walked towards me forgetting about the girls.

"Come here boy," the demon shouted his long fingers grabbed me by the neck.

"Grrrrr, let me go," I hissed trying to pull its arms from around my neck.

"INUKOOO," Kikyko cried again, she ran out of the cave and confronted the demon.

Rin screamed and shouted at Kikyko.

"Mmmm mmm," Kikyko's voice shook as she stood in front of the demon her arms extended.

"GET AWAY KIKI, RUN AWAY!" I shouted at her. The demon tightened its grip around my neck. I couldn't breathe; I tried to pull his fingers away.

"LEAVE MY BROTHER ALONE!" Kikyko shouted at the demon.

"Hahha, I will eat you first," the demon said tossing me forcefully to the side. I slammed into the large wooden wagon he used to bring us here in.

"Ahhhh," Kikyko and Rin's voice screamed. Rin had ran out and tried to pull Kikyko out of the way.

"NO YOU WON'T!" A voice boomed, and then a sword clashed against the demons arm severing it.

"My head," I said, I pulled myself out of the rubble and too my feet.

"Rin, are you okay?" Sesshoamaru's voice boomed.

I blinked and looked at him. He was so powerful; he held his sword to the demon without wavering.

I ran back to Kikyko and Rin.

"GO RUN!" I shouted at them, pulling them to the cave.

"Stay inside the cave," Sesshomaru said to us, he clashed his sword with the demon over and over, but the Bengakatsu made no damage, each time he cut the demon's body it would heal itself.

"Aa aaahh," Kikyko's voice shouted. The demon swooped his hand and grabbed her before she could make it to the cave.

"LET HER GO!" I shouted at the demon. I bared my claws again and jumped to the air attacking the demon's face.

"Aaargh," the demon shouted he dropped Kikyko to the ground and covered his face.

"AAARGH YOU STUPID DEMON, I WILL KILL YOU," he roared.

"LET ME HANDLE THIS," Sesshomaru shouted at me.

I ran to Kikyko, but before I could reach her the demon's hand swooped down picked Kikyko up and slammed her against the mouth of the cave.

"KIKYKOOOO," I shouted jumping to catch her.

"Eeeeerr," I heard Sesshomaru's voice fill with anger and rage.

"These girls did nothing to you, I am your opponent," Sesshomaru taunted the demon. The demon lifted his hand in the air and slammed it down over Sesshomaru. He disappeared out of the way.

"Kiki, Kiki…" I shook her. Rin and the girls came out of the cave and to me.

"ANSWER ME," I shouted at her shaking her.

"DAMN YOU," I shouted. I placed Kikyko down to the ground and jumped to the air.

"YOU HURT MY SISTER," I shouted baring my hands in the air.

But before I could strike the demon father grabbed me and pulled me to the ground.

"Stay back," He said to me.

He held out Tetsusaiga.

"Stand down InuYasha," Sesshomaru shouted to him.

"He took my children, he's mine," father shouted lifting his sword to the air. I knew what was coming, I ran away from him and back to Kikyko.

"ADAMENT BARAGE…." Father shouted and struck his sword down forcefully to the ground. Large shards of adamant shot through the air and struck the demon.

Sesshomaru sheathed his sword and jumped out of the way of the blast.

The demon's body shattered into pieces and disappeared.

"Is everyone okay?" Father shouted to us. Rin ran to Sesshomaru. I picked up Kikyko in my arms.

"Dad she's not breathing," I turned to him. He jumped to me and took Kikyko from my arms.

"She's cold," he said shaking her.

"Hey Kikyko, hey… wake up?" He shook her again.

I looked at Sesshomaru; he had the sword of healing.

"Sesshomaru," I shouted to him.

"I cannot help her," he said and turned around walking away from us.

Father held Kikyko close to him.

"Kikyko please," father's voice shook. He sounded like he was crying. I leaned in to her, and placed my hands against her arm and shook her.

"Kikyko I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have left…" father muttered to her. He placed his hand over her hair.

Haku and Kira were huddled together, their eyes filled with tears.

"Lord Sesshomaru, please" Rin said running to him. She grabbed him by the hand and pulled herself around to face him.

"Please, Lord Sesshomaru please help Kikyko…" Rin pleaded with him. Her eyes were filled with tears.

"Sesshomaru won't help her Rin," father's voice cracked. He lifted Kikyko to his face and held her.

"He won't help her because she is of no interest to him…" father said choking back his tears. He was filled with rage and anger.

"Please…. Please, save her Lord Sesshomaru," Rin begged.

"Why should I save her?" He asked.

Rin looked at him, "she's my friend, please" she begged again.

Sesshomaru placed his hand against Rin's head and turned around.

"This is her only chance," Sesshomaru said, he unsheathed Tensaiga.

"Put her on the ground," he said. Father looked at Sesshomaru and gently put Kikyko down. I moved away from her.

"Hmm… I see them, trying to take her life to the underworld," Sesshomaru said. He lifted his sword and swooped it down over Kikyko's body.

"I will not save her again," Sesshomaru said to us, he sheathed his sword and turned around, he disappeared in to the air.

"THANK YOU… THANK YOU LORD SESSHOMARU," Rin shouted after him. I looked at him as he disappeared in to the air, then back at Kikyko.

"Mmmmmmm," Kikyko's voice mumbled.

"Kikyko," father said he picked her up and hugged her.

"Kiki," the girls shouted and ran to her. I looked back to the sky. Wow, Sesshomaru's swords are so powerful.

Father's hand distracted me, he was rubbing my face.

"You've got blood on you," he said cleaning my face.

"I'm okay," I said to him.

"You did well Inuko, you protected everyone," father said to me.

"I'm not strong like you and Sesshomaru father, I couldn't protect Kikyko, or anyone…. She got hurt because of me," I said rubbing my face.

"She's okay now," father said. He stood to his feet and held Kikyko in his arms.

"Teach me how to be a powerful demon," I said to him rubbing my face.

"I don't know if you're ready yet," father replied to me.

"I'm ready!" I said to him. "I won't let anything like this happen again," I added.

That night we made it back to the village, the girls were tired and exhausted. Father and I managed to get them all saftely to their parents. Miroku and Sango, were relieved and overwhelmed Hakura and Kira were safe. I know I was.

I sniffed the air as we approached near our house. Men of the villagers where helping rebuild our home. I saw mother leaning against the tree near our house, pulling a kimono over her shoulders.

"MOM," I shouted running to her. I stopped before her and sniffed the air again. It smelt like blood, her blood…. What happened?

Kikyko jumped out of fathers arms and ran to her. Mother hugged her tight.

"My little girl," she said to her.

"Are you okay mommy?" Kikyko said to her.

"Don't worry about me, are you and Inuko okay?" she said looking over at me. She ran her hand against my face.

"Kagome," father said kneeling in front of her. "I'm sorry," he said to her. She smiled and looked at him.

"I'm fine InuYasha, we're fine… It wasn't meant to be," she said to him. I got the picture now, I figured out what happened. When the house fell on top of us, mother had protected us in her arms, but from the pressure of the rubble on top of us… mother lost the baby. That was the blood I had smelt.

"Come here," mother said rubbing my face. "You got something on your face," she said to me. She pulled me to her and hugged me and Kikyko and cried.

"Mom…." I said to her. Father wrapped his haori around us and hugged us.

That night we slept at Miroku and Sango's home. It was crowded and small but we all managed. I leaned against father and closed my eyes, I would wake every so often, I don't know why, I guess I was thinking.

"What's wrong?" father asked me.

"It was my fault mom lost the baby and she's sad," I whispered.

"It's not your fault, we can't control what happened," father said to me.

"But I couldn't protect anyone, she had to protect us, and she got hurt because of it…" I said again.

"I couldn't even protect Kikyko from the demon either," I said sighing deeply.

"I said I'll train you, and I meant it. Now get to sleep, no more talk about this." Father said to me. I rested my head against his arm.

Morning shone throughout the entire village, everyone was out, still repairing their homes from the demon's attack. Kaede's home was finally fixed and father had taken us home. I looked over at mother she pulled the sheets over Kikyko's shoulders, and returned to her cleaning.

I shifted to my feet and pulled the sheets off of me.

"Mom can I help?" I asked her reaching for the basket in her hands.

"Good morning," she said to me and smiled.

"Can I help you?" I asked her again.

"Inuko, why don't you train with your father today?" she said to me and pulled the basket to her side.

"Training can wait, can I help you today?" I asked her. I felt guilty and horrible for what happened; I wanted to make it up to mother.

She bent down on one knee to me, and placed her hand to my face.

``My sweet boy,`` She said to me and placed her cheek to mine. I blushed.

"Inuko… go be a boy, go to the village and train with your father…" she told me standing to her feet.

She rubbed my hair and headed out the back door. I followed behind her.

"I'll be back soon okay," I told her. I was really cautious and worried to leave her alone this time. I knew mom was upset she still hadn't gotten over what happened.

"Inuko, darling go… I'll be fine," mother said to me as she hung sheets over the line.

I turned around and walked over to Kikyko, she had rolled the sheets off her again. I pulled them over her and patted her head.

'I'm sorry you got hurt,' I whispered at her. 'It won't happen again,' I said again.

I stood to my feet and ran out the door.