InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Decisions ❯ Chapter 12

 

Chapter Twelve

 

---Dawn, The Next Day---

 

Kagome had awoke just before sunrise and found that she couldn't go back to sleep, so she decided to get up to make breakfast. To her surprise, the rest of the group had already been up and was ready to go. Sango shoved a bowl of ramen in Kagome's hands. Kagome ate quickly, making a mental note to never eat ramen again when she got home. The stuff got old after a while. As soon as she was done, they headed to the cave, which was a short ten minute walk from the village. During that time, Inuyasha transformed back into his usual hanyou self.

 

When they reached the cave, they all stopped before entering. Kagome spoke first. “Do you think that one of us should stay out here and hold the jewel? We don't want another repeat of last time.”

 

Miroku stared at the cave's entrance. “I don't think that it really matters, Kagome. You may need the jewel to access the part of Midoriko's soul that is inside you and in the jewel to draw the sword.”

 

Kagome took a deep breath and purposefully strode past the cave's barrier. The quicker this was over, the quicker they could go home to Sesshomaru's. The others made to follow her, but were repelled by the barrier.

 

Inuyasha got mad at the barrier and took out Tetsusaiga. “This ought to teach you to repel ME, you stupid barrier! Kaze no-”

 

Kagome panicked. She just knew that the wind scar was going to bounce back if he completed it! Why couldn't Inuyasha use his brain once in a while? “Osuwari!”

 

Inuyasha was cut off and thrown to the ground by the prayer beads. “Wench! What was that for?”

 

Miroku glared at Inuyasha and whacked him on the head with his holy staff. “We could have been killed! You know that barriers bounce attacks back to their source. (A/N: I don't remember if they actually do but if they don't normally, pretend that this one does.) We aren't all part-demon and can withstand such attacks!”

 

Inuyasha looked sheepish. “Oh.”

 

Kagome sighed. “I guess I'm on my own for this one. Wish me luck.”

 

Kagome went farther into the cave with a confidence that she did not feel. She wasn't relishing the task of climbing up all those stone youkai to retrieve Midoriko's sword. The thought of those youkai waking up…she shuddered. It didn't bear thinking about.

 

She finally made it to the chamber that was Midoriko's tomb. As she looked at the tangled seemingly stone bodies of the numerous youkai that were surrounding Midoriko, she felt a sense of foreboding. Something important was going to happen; she was sure of it. However, she was not looking forward to climbing up all those youkai. Her eyes came to the object of her journey. The sword and scabbard were stone just as their owner was. She had no idea how she was going to get them. She sighed. “Well, it's now or never.” She began her climb up what looked like a large dragon, then an ogre, then a centipede; on and on it went until she reached the top. The strongest youkai seemed to be the ones nearest Midoriko. She looked at her feet where she was climbing on a particularly fierce one. I'm glad that I didn't have to fight these youkai.

 

She reached for the sword and the scabbard. As soon as she touched the hilt, a flash of pink burst in her eyes and Midoriko's stone corpse crumbled and she felt the cold metal of the hilt in her hand. She opened her eyes and saw spots everywhere; they must be the reason why some of the youkai at the base of the pile seemed to be glowing and moving. Then her vision cleared and she heard a growl. It wasn't just her eyes. The youkai were alive!

 

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