Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome Brief ❯ Chapter 2

I don't own DBZ or Inu-yasha!!! So don't sue I'M BROKE!!!

MoonFlower2020: Hi peoples!!! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I've had this chap for a while but I've never had a chance to post it… OK so I'm lying. I wrote this chapter cause I promised my friends. SEE TONI U WONT HAVE TO HURT ME NOW ^^. Read and REVIEW!!! I like reviews!

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Arrows came swarming around my body as I vainly attempted to shield myself from harm by further leaning into the boy. Men surrounded me, roughly grabbing my arms dragging me agonizingly toward a village not far from the god tree. Tying my hands behind my back they deposited me ungraciously in the center of town, whispering nonsense like "is she a spy?" or a "Kitsune in disguise," I wonder how they'd react if they really knew…

After a few minuets of intense scrutiny from everyone in town, the people slowly parted allowing an old woman wearing an ancient miko costume and a patch over her right eye to walk slowly toward me.

"Who be ye? And why were ye in Inu-yasha's forest?" she demanded forcefully then suddenly reached out and grabbed my chin turning my head this way and that, looking deeply at my face, "ye resemble my sister Kikyo," she whispered, gently helping me to my feet and guiding me to a small shabby looking house. The interior of the hut looked exactly like the exterior suggested plain and barren, it had coarse wood floors, a tiny fire pit in the center and a small bed to one corner. "My sister was called Kikyo and she was the priestess who protected this village it's already been 50 years since, I was only a child when she died," she whispered while stirring a pot on the fire and handed me a bowl of something that resembled stew, and stared at me expectantly. "Why are ye not eating?" she asked nodding slightly to the bowl of stew in front of me.

"I'm not really hungry," I murmured in a daze. I never expected to have those words come out of my mouth. Now that I think about it ever since my energy was `shackled' I haven't been as hungry… or my senses as strong. Just great I'm lost with no powers, no senses, and I'm gonna starve! "This isn't Tokyo is it?" I exclaimed softly after composing myself.

"Tokyo? I have never heard of it. Is that where ye come from?"

"Ummmm… yeah though my family is in-," I began but was cut off by the screams and the terrified "neigh' coming from outside. We both rushed to the door to see the villagers rushing forward with weapons to attack the revived mistress centipede that in turn ignored them and focused directly on me. After dropping the horse with a sickening thud, it moved swiftly towards me.

"Damn it's her again," I yelled taking a few steps back. Why me? I thought I blew her up.

"Give me the Shikon no tama!" she shrieked looking directly at me.

"The Shikon no tama, ye carry it?" Kaede yelled.

Why the hell does everyone think I have it? "I don't know…" I yelled back.

"We have to drive it into the dry well in Inu-yasha's forest,"

"Which way," I shouted frantically.

"To the east,"

"Where the light is coming from got it," I said running towards the glow, not turning back, instinctively knowing that it was following me trying my best to keep up my pace while chanting `flying is good,' over and over in my head in a silent plea.

Coming once again to Inu-yasha's tree, I turned to look at the youkai drawing closer.

"Give me the Jewel!"

"What Jew-"

"What are you doing?" The boy said staring at me with piercing gold eyes.

"You… you… talked," I stuttered uncertainly.

"Why don't you settle this with one blow, Kikyo? Like when you killed me," he bellowed angrily.

"What are you talking about my name is…"

"It's coming," he said looking past me toward the tree line. Turning I see the centipede drawing nearer and nearer, I dodged as quickly as I could. (Which is not very quick compared to before. I'm starting to have a new respect to mom and her abilities; everything's so much easier when you can move without being seen.) The villagers trying vainly to help by shooting arrows into the demons hide, and towing it to the bone eaters well, but the demon easily shook it off.

"How pathetic, Kikyo," he sneered at me.

"Why you… Whoever this Kikyo person is it's not me," I shrieked completely frustrated.

"How stupid do you think I am? No other girl smells that disgusting except…" he started then trailed off and a stunned expression overtook his face. "You're not Kikyo," he murmured

No shit, "I know. My name is Kagome. Ka. Go. Me!" I shrieked.

"Feh, of course your not her." he said turning his head to the side thoughtfully. "Kikyo was cuter, much cuter.

`What did he just say?' I thought my anger rapidly quadrupling. "Wha-" I started preparing to give him a piece of my mind only to be thrown off balance by the centipede's body, which had coiled tightly around my own and pulled. Thinking quickly I clutched two pieces of Inu-yasha's hair, (I'll get my vengeance!) "Let go!" I shouted as the youkai pulled ever tighter.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow! Leggo!" Inu-yasha said faltering in pain (revenge is sweet)

Finally releasing (very reluctantly) his hair the youkai pulled me forward in front of herself and grinned at me maliciously her face transforming to show massive incisors. "This body is annoying… I'll just eat you with the Shikon no tama," she said seeming to hiss in delight.

"Shikon no tama?" Inu-yasha whispered his interest piqued.

"Let go of me," I whispered, my breath coming short. "Stop it!" I screamed feeling a pull deep in my body and felt it's pulse grow and overflow. Suddenly the same pink-purple light grow in front of my hand, blowing all of the arms of Mistress Centipede.

Falling to the ground below I just sat there how can I do these things? It's not a ki blast… It feels different and its not as weakening to use. This kind of blast seems almost calming.

Completely lost in thought I failed to notice the Youkai take another round and charge towards me sinking its teeth deep in my side, allowing a round pink glass ball to slip onto the ground.

Everyone seemed to have a different reaction to the sight of the jewel; Kaede seemed to be shocked at its appearance and lost in thought. Inu-yasha gazed at the jewel longingly, and I just fall to the ground wondering what the hell just fell out of my side and why it gives off the same feeling, the dragonballs give off. I reach out and grasp the small jewel in my hand, it must be important if it feels like the dragonballs.

"That ball is mine! Give it to me," Inu-yasha demanded momentarily distracting me allowing the Youkai's haunches to spiral around the tree and myself crushing the life out of my body.

"I've heard of you… some half-breed, called Inu-yasha after Shikon no tama," it said mockingly, disregarding Inu-yasha's replies/threats. Is he that strong? He doesn't really look it but, neither do I. "You can't move can you? It seems like your power is sealed. Good you can stay there and watch me do this," it whispered, its tongue slithering out rapping around the Shikon no tama even as the power absorbed into its body. It's arms swiftly reattaching and its skin appearing to shed taking a black appearance. How wonderful... My power is back to full…" Its voice filled with delight, and its body squeezing me ever tighter to the tree. Damn, I don't want to be crushed.

"Hey. This arrow… can you pull it out?" Inu-yasha asked questionably.

I don't want to die this way. Weak… I reached up and grasped the arrow weakly, "No. You mustn't pull it out, that arrow is Inu-yasha's seal… you cant free him!" Kaede yelled angrily, but was ignored.

"Do you want to die? If that thing completely absorbs the Shikon no Tama then were all dead. Do you want to die here?" he said playing on my fears.

"I don't know what's happening but… I will not die!" I screamed moving my grasp more firmly on the arrow and tugging, feeling the arrow disintegrate under my fingers.