InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Killer In Hindsight ❯ Why Did The Fly, Fly? ( Chapter 13 )

“So what are we going to do now?” Miroku watched the half-demon, as did the others. Their expectant faces made him grimace.


“I’ll figure something out.” He answered gruffly. His thoughts ran circles in his head and he quickly found himself frustrated with not only the situation and himself, but with the group of people before him. Could they not see? This role they had placed him in as their leader, it was impossible, he commandeered a fishing vessel. He could barely take care of himself let alone this group before him. “We’ll find shelter. Then…then we’ll think about Naraku.”


“Well then, what are we waiting for?” Kagome turned to smile at the group collectively, “Let’s get started.”


“Where are we going to find this shelter?” Kouga asked, Kagome’s smile faltered a mere second and they all turned their eyes back to Inuyasha.


“The best place would be where Ayame and the others set up before. It’s close to fresh water and they know the area.”


“Well, there you go Kouga. Ayame lead the way.” The raven-haired girls’ voice rang along the stretch of beach and bounced off the dense foliage of the jungle to echo in their ears. It brought a smile to their solemn faces.


XXX


The trees around them arched and swayed in the afternoon breeze and the birds and animals scattered at the sound of their footsteps. The fish in Shippou’s bag had started to stink with the heat of the day.


Kagome continued to hum some song only she knew, Sango and Shippou walked to either side of her. Kirara trailed not far behind the little kitsune; it was obvious the tiny cat was developing a crush on the kit.


It wasn’t much longer before they reached the clearing. “Where should we start?” Kagome asked, her voice lilting as it reached the hanyou captain’s ears. The furry triangles twitched and swiveled catching noises that only those with demonic hearing could hear. He grunted and crossed his arms.


“Ayame, where did you guys get the materials to build the tree house?” His voice was gruff as amber eyes surveyed the area.


“We mostly just used parts of the plane, but there’s not much left now that we’ve used it all on the boat.” Again, Inuyasha grunted and several moments passed before he spoke again.


“Bankoutsu, those falls…there wouldn’t happen to be any caves behind them would there?”


“I don’t know, we never really checked.” His gaze was puzzled as he followed the half-demons’ pacing form with his eyes.


“We need to check.” He nodded his head with finality and turned to stare at Bankoutsu. Who turned and lead the way down the slightly concealed path and the same heavy, muggy feeling washed over them as they stepped into the slight mist of the waterfall.


“Stay here.” Inuyasha commanded as he started his way up the craggy outcroppings next to falls, soon he had disappeared behind the rushing wall of water.


It had been almost ten minutes, and Kagome was starting to worry, when the soggy captain reappeared. Jumping down over the rocks he made his way over to the group. Kagome’s shoulders visibly relaxed at his appearance.


He shook himself free of the excess water and rang out his shirt before speaking to the group. “There’s a cave, big enough to house all of us. It’ll be a little difficult to get to for the humans but there shouldn’t be too much of a problem. It’ll be better than if we were to build a shelter out in the open, like the tree house, too much space for an attack. This way we’ll be better hidden.”


“Naraku will find us no matter where we hide.” Ayame spoke, her voice and face grim.


“This will be better than if we have to build our own shelter, there’s just not enough resources to rebuild what you guys had before and make it big enough to fit everyone.” Inuyasha’s voice was hard.


“I think Inuyasha’s right. We should stay in the cave.” Kagome placated to the growling wolf demoness.


“Fine.” She huffed, her shoulders slouching in resignation.


“Good. Now, follow me.” Inuyasha smirked in triumph seizing Kagome’s hand and taking off up the outcropping of rock. Kagome blushed at the contact and fought to keep up. They disappeared behind the falls, the others following after them.


Inuyasha kept her tucked in between himself and the rocky wall, to make sure she wouldn’t fall. They inched slowly along the surface, the others struggling to keep up with the half-demon’s faster pace. They finally made it to the small crack in the wall that signified the entrance to the cave. Kagome barely squeezed through, Inuyasha wedging himself in after her.


The crack opened into a surprisingly wide expanse of space. The floors were smooth, the walls jagged and rounding up to come to a high point above their heads. It was dark and a little dank, but for the most part livable. Kagome walked the expanse of the cave, her hand dragging along the craggy surface of the wall. She stopped when the others came huffing in.


“Could that crack be any smaller?” Eri griped as she finally pushed herself through. Inuyasha snickered at her struggles. A low growling interrupted Eri from killing Inuyasha. Everyone turned to glance at a bright red cook. Kagome’s hands covered her stomach as she tried to stifle the noise.


Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and she laughed nervously. “When’s dinner?” She asked lamely.


“Uh guys, how are we supposed to cook dinner? There’s no ventilation in this place, we can’t make a fire.” Shippou looked from person to person as their eyes all widened at the realization.


“We could keep it near the entrance and fan it to keep the smoke out.” Ayumi shrugged her shoulders when everyone turned to give her looks. “Girl scouts.” She grinned and shrugged.


“That could work.” Kagome said contemplating the other girls’ words. “Someone will need to go out for wood. We don’t have any matches though; we’ll have to resort to doing it the old fashioned way.”


“Actually…” Kouga said, digging around in his pocket. He pulled out a white matchbook. “I have some. I used to smoke, kept matches in my pocket since. Don’t know why, old habits die hard I guess.”


“So, who’s going to go get the wood?” Kagome’s eyes gravitated towards Inuyasha. He gave an exasperated sigh.


“Fine, I’ll go.” He huffed before making his way back through the crevice in the wall.


XXX


Inuyasha had come back a short while later, his shirt full of wood slightly damp from the falls. After two or three unsuccessful tries they were finally able to start a fire. The fish had cooked quickly, it was slightly bland with no seasonings, but it was food and they were all well past starving.


They currently sat on the floor of the cave, the fire reduced to hot coals. Kouga pat his stomach before letting out a loud belch. Shippou and Kirara snuggled up on either side of Kagome. Inuyasha sat near the entrance to the cave, the others spread out in various positions around them.


“So, what are we gonna do about Naraku?” Sango’s blunt nature caught them off guard.


“I don’t know if there’s anything we can do.” Eri sat up straight to give the other girl a hard look. “We’ve done everything short of searching this entire island and that was only because it’s too big and we didn’t have enough people.”


“Well we need to do something; I’m not going to just sit idly by while Naraku picks us off one by one.” Sango crossed her arms and stared defiantly at the other girl. They locked eyes and a battle of wills ensued before Inuyasha interrupted them with a cough.


“I agree with Sango, Eri. It’s not like I want to go looking for a fight,” he added when Eri shot him a glare, “it’s not like we have anywhere to run to.” His words earned him a long stretch of silence.


Eri sighed before giving in, “Alright, what do we have to do?”


XXX


Kagome shifted and rolled over, sleep continued to elude her. She huffed before sitting up, her eyes adjusting to the dark of the cave. The sound of the rushing water soothed her frazzled nerves. Her breath hitched suddenly, there in the corner of the cave stood a little girl and she was staring right back at her.


They regarded each other silently before the little girl closed the space between them. She was dressed in a pale kimono, a tiny white flower tucked behind a delicate ear; dark eyes surveyed the cave as she clutched her circular mirror to her chest.



“Kagome…” the little girls’ voice was a breathy whisper and had Kagome not been paying attention she would have missed it.


“You are Kanna?” the tiny demon nodded once in response. “Why are you helping us?” She couldn’t help but blurt.


“You will be the one to kill the master.” The little girl cocked her head to the side her hair falling over her shoulder. Kagome’s eyes grew wide and she shook her head furiously.


“No, you’re wrong. I could never kill someone.”


“I have seen it and so it will be, but that is not the reason I am here tonight. I have come to warn you, there is one amongst your group who will betray you.”


“Who?”


“I cannot tell you, it could change the course of events.”


“Then why are you telling me I’ll be the one to kill Naraku? Isn’t that going to change the course of events?” Kagome’s frustration mounted at the confusing words coming from the little girl before her.


“Why can you not just accept what I have told you?” The little demoness sounded oddly offended.


“Fine. Can you at least tell me how we find Naraku?”


“Just follow the beasts.” With that the tiny girl faded into the air and out of sight. Kagome groaned in exasperation before slumping back down to the smooth surface of the floor.


XXX


The next morning came bright and early. Inuyasha awoke to the happy chatter of his motley crewmates and as he scanned the cave he noticed something was wrong. Kagome, usually the most chipper of the group was seated in a corner, her forehead marred with a pensive frown.


The half-demon rose to his feet covering the short distance with his long strides. He plopped down on the cave floor next to her. Startled, Kagome jerked back as Inuyasha came into view. With one look she spilled her guts.


“I got a visit from Kanna last night.” She missed the look Inuyasha sent her when she went to cradle her head in her hands.


“And what did she want?” His voice was oddly soft in the hum of the background noise.


“She says we can find Naraku if we follow the beasts.” He gave her a quizzical look.


“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” She flinched at his scowl.


“I don’t know.” Kagome groaned. “I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know.” By this point everyone had turned to look at her.


“What don’t you know Kagome?” Shippou asked, looking up at her from his new spot in her lap.


“It’s nothing.” She shook her head at him and stroked his fluffy tail.


“We’ll talk about it later.” Inuyasha grunted, the others gave them wary looks but none the less dropped the subject. “We should go patrolling; see if we can find any sign of Naraku.”


“I’m telling you that it’s completely useless. You’ll never find him.” Eri stared defiantly at the captain.


“I’ll be the judge of that.” Inuyasha huffed before rising from the floor, the others soon following his example.


XXX


They split into two groups of four, Ayumi, Jakoutsu, Bankoutsu and the children hung back in the cave. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango were north of the cave when Inuyasha picked up the scent of dying flesh. He and Sango kept several paces in front of Kagome and Miroku.


“Kagome,” Miroku leaned in over her shoulder to whisper in her ear, “why did the fly, fly?” his voice cautious.


“Miroku,” she scolded, “This is no time for silly nursery rhymes.”


“Just humor me.”


“What is this about?” Kagome rounded on him a curious look in her eyes.


“Humor me. Why did the fly, fly?” He asked again.


“Fine, the spider spied it. Now, will you tell me what this is about?” Miroku took her by the shoulders and turned her to the side. There, partially hidden by trees, stood a massive spider web made entirely of carcasses. Kagome clapped her hands over her mouth to keep from screaming.


“Inuyasha.” She whispered furiously. One ear twitched back in her direction. He turned towards her fully when he scented her fear and disgust.


“What is it?” his brow furrowed and Kagome pointed in the direction of the web.


“Fuck.” Inuyasha’s eyes widened and he heard Sango waver on her feet beside him.


The ground suddenly started to shake, the sound of trees breaking and the squawks of birds taking flight reached their ears. A spider of gigantic proportions burst violently through the trees, large fangs snapping, it charged the small group.



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End author’s note: I finally got this out. I’m so sorry that this took so long. I really am not as happy as I want to be with it but it will have to do. I may come back at a later date to revise this chapter. I’m hoping to wrap this up soon, there may be five more chapters left if things go as planned, but then again knowing my history with plans it may be more than that.

For those on MM: I’m going back to updating once a month, hopefully. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that it never takes this long to update again.

For those FF: I will update once a month, if I’m late (meaning if you have not seen a new chapter by the last day of the month) then know that it will be coming soon.


Thank you all for reading and Happy Halloween!

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