InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Crossroads of Betrayal ❯ One Month Since the Betrayal ( Chapter 5 )

I know, long time no see. It's harder to update now that I'm out of school for the summer, deal with it. Now onto the thank you notices: From Media Miner we have Nothing but a Blur, Inu-Shinta, and Peacemaker. I think you guys said your stuff about the chapter 4 entry, if not that oh well and you got thanked again anyways. From Fan Fiction the shout outs go to Nightfall2525 (a kiss you say? Read further), sesslover101, ladie Galadriel (I know Inu is OOC but that's because he's been traumatized so it makes sense), twistedtiger, Atropa13, and icygirl12. Thank you all for reading and reviewing. I hope you'll continue to enjoy the story and stick with me this summer. I think you'll like the things I incorporated into this chapter, a few requests have been filled. Hope to hear more from you. Enjoy.

 

Okay, so I started writing in word when I realized that notepad was being annoying. So the format will change just a bit (which will probably please a lot of you).

“Example”-talking

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Double spacing between paragraphs just separates paragraphs; quadruple spacing however denotes the scene changes. If it's not enough and still makes it confusing to read, please tell me what you'd like to see different. I'll try to accommodate my loyal readers as always.

 

 

 

Disclaimer: While I am forcing the characters to do my bidding I don't own them.

 

 

 

Chapter 5

 

 

 

The bear demon charged the small band of travelers. A mighty roar was all that was heard as it lunged forward and began to swipe its claws. The unsuspecting humans in the group were startled and stumbled as they attempted to run. As they lay on the ground awaiting their deaths a lone figure jumped between them and the demon. He withdrew his sword from his waist quick and smooth, revealing a transformed fang. He swung it defensively to prevent the claws from getting to the helpless humans. He was also using the technique to gauge how powerful and agile the beast was. He determined it wasn't able to keep up with his own speed, but was truly more powerful. Realizing the beast had left himself open for a quick attack the young hero leapt forward and swung his sword across the face of the attacking bear demon, thus blinding him. The bear howled in pain and grabbed at his face, leaving his torso unprotected. The hero then swung his might sword fiercely causing numerous deep and fatal cuts to the beast before unleashing his powerful special attack to finish the job: “Fire Strike!”

 

Shippou stood before the slain bear demon. `Not bad, still not strong enough though,' he thought to himself. He then looked back at Kagome and Miroku. “Feh! Pathetically weak humans. You can't even save yourselves from a weak bear demon.”

 

Kagome and Miroku looked into the face of their savior with shock and awe. It had only been a month and already the young fox demon was growing at an incredible rate in his fighting abilities. His childish antics were gone and replaced by a never-ending warrior code of honor and loyalty to his father and the oath he swore to him.

 

Ayame and Kouga ran from out of the woods. They had been off hunting when the weak bear demon had attacked the small encampment.

“What happened, Shippou?” Ayame questioned.

“Weak bear demon attacked. These pathetic humans didn't do a damn thing except stare at it out of fear.”

“Hey! Stop talking about them that way!” yelled Kouga.

“I'll speak to them however I want. As far as I'm concerned, with the exception of Ayame, the only good wolf is a dead one,” Shippou crossed his arms and smirked. “That can be easily solved too if you keep talking back to me.”

Ayame glared at Kouga before returning her face to Shippou. “You did a good job taking down that demon, Shippou. You're strength and power is improving greatly. I'm sure you're father will be proud of you when you meet him again.”

Shippou closed his eyes and nodded at the female wolf demon, acknowledging the compliment she paid to him and his father. The rest of the group still had trouble admitting that Inuyasha was Shippou's adoptive father, but would never say that to the young fox demon's face.

“I agree, Shippou,” Miroku spoke. “You have grown stronger. Thank you for saving us from the demon.”

“Feh! I wasn't doing it for you,” Shippou retorted. “If anything happens to you my father won't be able to get his revenge against you.”

A look of dread and fear crossed the faces of the humans. Kouga looked down in shame and understanding. Ayame just nodded.

“Wh-what do you mean revenge?” Kagome asked.

“It's quite simple, whore,” Shippou smirked in satisfaction at his new preferred nickname for the young girl. “You, the monk, and the male wolf have betrayed my father, the alpha male of our pack. As far as the ways of demons are concerned, I have to make sure you are unharmed so that my father may get his revenge against you. What that will be only he knows. If I were you, however, I'd recommend praying that it be quick. I'm sure it will be far from painless.”

The young demon then went about stoking the fire to cook dinner on it. After they had all eaten, they began to settle down for sleep. Miroku and Kagome pulled out sleeping bags and got inside them near the fire. Kouga and Ayame leaned against a tree, Ayame making sure Kouga wasn't near her since she'd said he wasn't to touch her until the quest was over. Shippou then launched himself up into a tree to watch over the camp, as his father had done every night since he'd met him. He glanced up at the stars, wondering if his father thought of him and just how proud he hoped to make him someday soon.

 

 

 

The fire in the center of the hut was beginning to die down, so Sango tossed a few more logs onto it. Shiori and Shina had already curled up with Kirara and were fast asleep. The cat demon watched her mistress with knowing eyes. She could smell the scent of her anxiousness and worry about Inuyasha. It was nearly daylight and he had not returned from his session with Myoga. It was to be expected, Sango supposed, that it would be taking longer to make it work. She didn't expect it to be so hard to wait for him though. It wasn't just the worrying about him that got to her. It was the fact that she couldn't sleep at night unless she was in his arms. Sango sighed at this thought. `I can't believe this has happened. I'm completely in love with him. I know he realizes it too, in fact I'm positive he can smell it on me.' She sighed again while wrapping her arms around herself, wishing they were the strong arms of her beloved half-demon.

 

The first rays of the sun peeked over the horizon and entered the door of the small hut. Sango stood and walked over to look out. In the distance, the sun rising over his shoulders giving his hair the effect of glowing was a tall figure. Sango's breath caught in her throat as she looked at him. He came closer and could see how tired she was, a look he was sure he mirrored himself. He gave her a small smile then took her hand pulling her from the hut. Myoga jumped off his shoulder and went inside with the girls to tell them they had gone. The couple began to walk down the path between the huts of the still sleeping town. Sango broke the uneasy silence first.

“Inuyasha, is the training going alright?”

Inuyasha sighed before responding. “Yes and no. I am progressing nicely and Myoga thinks that with the right motivation I could tame my demon blood in another couple months. The way it works is we bring out my demon blood by bringing up painful memories and thoughts. We've used the death of my parents, the children beating me up, being tortured by the villagers, nearly starving to death and having to rummage through the trash to eat, and the more current events in my life that you're well aware of. The problem is that I don't have too many good memories to use to bring me back to normal.”

“Well, what have you been using so far?” Sango asked.

“Well, we started with Shippou. How he was honoring me, being my son, all the stuff to make me proud of him. That started to work less so we switched to . . . . . .” Inuyasha looked at the ground as his cheeks pinked a bit.

Sango looked at him puzzled. “You can tell me anything, Inuyasha. I won't mind.” A quick squeeze of his hand affirmed her words.

He nodded and continued. “We started using you. How good it feels to hold your hand, put my arms around you, your scent, your face, everything. But, that to just isn't working well enough anymore.”

Sango stopped walking and let go of his hand. She brought both of her hands to her chest and clutched them together. “What are you saying, Inuyasha?” She couldn't keep the terror of being turned down out of her voice.

Inuyasha picked up on her tone and his eyes immediately shot to meet hers. “Don't think that! Don't ever think that!” He scolded while taking her hands in his. “What I'm trying to say, is that it's going to take more than that.” Inuyasha then quickly replayed what he just said in his mind and a look of surprise crossed his face and his eyes went wide. “I didn't mean it to sound like that either!”

Sango just smiled and gripped his hands. This seemed to give him the strength he needed.

“What I'm asking for . . . . . . what I'm hoping for . . . . . . I mean what I want is . . . . . .” he sighed and looked down. “Kiss me,” he whispered.

Sango let go of his hands and he thought he'd asked too much of her and his shoulders dropped. He was soon shocked to find her arms wrapping around his neck and his head shot up as he looked into her eyes. He saw them glaze over as she smiled at him.

“Gladly,” she whispered.

He put his hands on her hips and brought his face forwards to meet hers. Just before their lips touched they closed their eyes. Lightning struck them as their lips touched. It was just a simple and innocent kiss that they both pulled back from and opened their eyes after. They gazed into each others glazed eyes and went back for another. This time, it was more forceful and full of want. Inuyasha began to let his tongue slip out of his mouth and gently graze Sango's lower lip. She eagerly parted her lips and extended her own tongue to meet his. They embraced each other tighter as their tongues intertwined with each other. Sango couldn't get enough of his robust flavor and strong movement, likewise Inuyasha was intoxicated by her sweetness and delicateness. After some time they broke away from each other, panting for much needed air.

“If that doesn't help me then nothing will,” Inuyasha panted.

Sango smiled and placed another chaste kiss on his lips. “Anytime, Inuyasha.”

“I'll hold you to that,” he smiled at her before yawning. “How about we stay here for the day, I didn't get any sleep at all and from the looks neither did you.”

“I can't sleep without you holding me,” she replied.

“Glad to know someone else feels the same way I do.”

 

They walked into the hut and were greeted by the waking girls.

“You never came home, Inuyasha. Is everything alright?” Shiori asked.

“Yes. It just took me a little longer tonight than normal. We're gonna stay here today so why don't you two run along and play with Kirara and the other kids.”

“Okay, Inuyasha. Come on, Kirara,” Shina called as she ran outside followed by her companions.

Inuyasha then looked to Myoga who had stayed behind. “Myoga, I have a job for you.”

“Yes, My Lord. What is it you require of me?”

“Go seek out Shippou. I wish to speak with him and see how he is doing. We will stay in this village until you return.”

“Right away, Master Inuyasha.” The flea then hopped out of the hut.

Inuyasha sat on the floor and leaned against the wall. Sango crawled into his lap and he wrapped his arms around her. “Sweet dreams, Sango.”

“Sweet dreams, Inuyasha.”

The two soon fell asleep holding each other and dreamt of a happy life together.

 

 

 

Two humans walked before two wolf demons, while a fox demon bounded along in the trees above. Shippou was keeping a look out for any nearby demons. They had heard of some jewel shards to the East and had headed out in that direction this morning. Shippou had taken to carrying rocks in his clothing to help him in his strength. As he jumped about on the branches he looked down upon his traveling companions and felt the disgust crawl back into his being once again. `To think such pathetic creatures could harm my father. I know he won't let this get him down though. He will find a way to become stronger and show them all. Then, his revenge will begin. I know father is not cruel, but I hope that he will be for once.' Shippou smirked at his thoughts and of the images of the tortures they would endure at the hands of Inuyasha.

 

The group continued on their trek until night began to creep upon them.

“Time to stop for the night,” Kagome stated as she went to retrieve her pack from Kouga.

“Shippou, why don't you and I go collect firewood?” Ayame half questioned and half suggested. The young fox demon hopped down from his tree and grunted as he began to walk off. The rest of the party began to make camp.

“I get the feeling you can't stand being with us much.” Ayame said to Shippou as they wandered in the dark looking for wood.

“You, I respect fully. You are an exceptional fighter and a strong female. It's the others I would love to see at the hands of my father.”

“Do you miss him?”

“Yes. I wish I knew how he was doing. I just want to make sure I'm doing what he'd like me to. I don't want to disrespect him anymore than he has already been.”

“Not possible, Master Shippou,” said a voice from Shippou's hair.

“Myoga, is that you?” Shippou questioned.

The flea jumped into the outstretched hand of the young demon.

“Aye, it is.”

“Why did you call me Master?” Shippou asked with a puzzled look on his usually stern face.

“Because you are Master Inuyasha's son, as such you are also my Master. Your father sent me to check on you. He is very proud of you, by the way. He'd like to speak with you. He's about half a day's run from here.”

“Then tomorrow morning I shall set out with you to meet him. Ayame, you and the others head to the village nearby and wait for my return.”

“Right. Let's get that wood and head back to camp then.” Ayame began to pick up the wood and head back.

Shippou couldn't help but feel light-hearted at the idea of seeing his father again. `I promise you'll be so proud of me father,' the young warrior thought as he turned to head back to camp.

 

The next morning, Shippou took off with Myoga in his hair near his ear guiding him to the village Inuyasha was staying in. The others had been told Shippou was going off to do some training on his own and would be back in a few days, they would wait for him to return before heading out.

“He's going to meet Inuyasha, isn't he Ayame?” Kouga demanded to know from his mate.

“I know not where the young one goes. He does as he pleases. I only know he told me to take us to the village on the way to the East and to wait for him there. He won't be gone long.”

“We should follow him. I want to see Inuyasha,” Kagome said barely holding back the tears in her eyes.

“I think I should apologize to him and set this all right,” Kouga said. “I may not like him, but I never meant for this to happen.”

“Do you really think he'd be willing to let you explain anything?!” Ayame screamed at them, surprising all. “He'll probably smell you coming and slice you all to pieces before you open your mouths. If Shippou despises you as much as he does, just think how bad Inuyasha hates you all. Like I said, we go to the village and wait for his return.

The group looked at the ground and headed for the village. They all thought the same thing; Inuyasha would definitely kill them without hesitation.

 

 

 

Inuyasha stirred from his somewhat light slumber as the winds brought a familiar scent to his trained nose. He smiled groggily but did not move. He knew a few minutes were still his before the guest arrived. He then gazed down at the sleeping form in his arms.

Sango awoke to find Inuyasha smiling down upon her. “What time is it?”

“It's almost night. We'll be having a guest shortly. I think you'll be pleased.” Inuyasha said with a slight sparkle in his eye.

 

Just then, the hut door was thrown open as Shippou came bounding in. He would have slammed full force into the pair if Inuyasha hadn't reacted and grabbed the fox demon by his vest.

Shippou panted as he stared into the eyes of the dog demon. “You sent for me, father?”

Inuyasha stared into the eyes of the young fox demon. He held no look upon his face as he looked upon the small demon in his grasp. “Yes I did, my son. I wanted to see how you'd done in my absence. You appear to be much stronger than before.”

“I've tried my best to honor you, father, and make you proud of me.”

“I see. However, I'm not proud of you. You disgrace me.”

Shippou looked into his father's eyes with sadness and hurt. He was crushed. Sango couldn't believe Inuyasha had just said that.

Inuyasha then smiled and pulled a small bundle from behind his back. “No son of mine should be dressed in such rags. You deserve better than that.”

Shippou took the small package from the elder demon and opened it to reveal a new outfit that looked identical to Inuyasha's old firerat one, only the size of Shippou instead.

“If you are going to be my son, you must show your lineage proudly and wear what I wore,” Inuyasha said as he helped Shippou into his new clothes and fastened his sword to his waist. “There. Now I can honestly say I've never been more proud in my life.” A smile adorned Inuyasha's face as he looked down upon his son.

Shippou launched himself at his father and hugged him. Inuyasha returned the hug. “I have much to tell you, father.”

“Then let's begin at the beginning. Let us go outside and see you display your swordsmanship.”

 

The three then went outside to be joined by Shiori and Shina to watch Shippou as he performed with his fang sword and showed off his Fire Strike. They then enjoyed dinner and shared stories of the past month.

“Wow, you've certainly had an interesting month,” Sango noticed as she ruffled the young boy's hair.

“Yes, I have. So have you though. I'm glad you two are happy. It makes me even happier to know that you have each other.” Shippou then turned to look at Inuyasha. “I hope I'm not speaking out of place, father, but Sango would make a much stronger mate than the whore would.”

Sango blushed crimson, while Inuyasha just laughed. “You don't speak out of turn, Shippou. We are taking things slow though. It's still too new and there are many things we must figure out.”

“Of course, I understand. Oh, I almost forgot. Those three are plotting against you, and there's nothing Ayame or myself can do about it.”

“What do you mean, Shippou?” Shiori questioned.

“Yeah, what else could they possibly do to hurt Inuyasha and Sango?” Shina asked next.

“It's the wish. Once the jewel is collected they intend to do something so that none of this ever happened. I don't know if they intend to just wipe your memories of it all or turn back time itself. I just know they plan to undo what they've done.”

“Well, they will fail then. We found a few shards ourselves and Sango has them around her neck in a small wooden case. They cannot complete the jewel without them, and they will never take them from us. Now, we'll have more time to plot for how to get the rest of the jewel away from them. I will send Myoga for you once a month, Shippou. We will catch up then and do more planning. In the meantime, tell the others nothing of what has gone on here. They will smell us upon you, but don't let them come to us. Now, rest here tonight and head out in the morning.”

The group then went into the hut and settled down to sleep. Sango sat in Inuyasha's lap as always, but Shippou curled up into her lap this time to sleep. Inuyasha couldn't help but smile at the sight before his eyes. `You are right, Shippou. She would make an excellent mate,' Inuyasha thought to himself for drifting off to sleep.

 

 

 

Shippou returned to his traveling companions a few days later.

“Shippou, where did you go?” Kagome asked as he walked into the hut. She gasped as she realized what he was wearing.

He shot her a death glare before setting himself down in the corner of the hut with his sword in his lap as his father had done for countless nights. “Feh, it's none of your business, wench. I do as I please.”

“It's obvious he's gone to see Inuyasha. That outfit is a gift from him to show whose son he is,” spoke Miroku.

“He also has the scent of the exterminator on him,” remarked Kouga.

“Sango?!” exclaimed Miroku in amazement. “Shippou, is Sango with Inuyasha?”

“Why in the Hell would I tell you anything, lecher?”

“I beg you, Shippou. Please just tell me she is safe with him and I will never ask a thing of you again.”

“If it will make you leave me alone then yes. Sango is with my father. You will not be told of their plans or who they travel with though, so enjoy the one fact you have from me. Now let me rest.” Shippou crossed his arms and drifted to sleep, the long run had worn him out.

The group sat around the fire in silence for different reasons. Ayame sat amazed at the young fox demon for his new found strength and honor. Kouga was ashamed of himself and wished he could somehow set things right. Miroku was pleased to know Sango was safe with Inuyasha. Kagome sat with a broken heart wishing more than anything she could tell Inuyasha how much she missed him and loved him. As they all sat pondering their different thoughts, one unifying one popped up. What is their plan and why is Sango with Inuyasha?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacketslacker: Another chapter bites the dust. I had a few requests from people for more background about the other group, that's what you got in this chapter. Also had someone ask when Inuyasha is gonna embrace his blood, all I will say is the next chapter will have some major pivotal moments in it. That may be one of a few things. I know it took a while for this update. The main reason is school is over until August, so my time on the computer is few and far between for writing. I would say that probably an update every 2-3 weeks would be about average. No promises though. Well, as always, read and review and tell me what you think. Now it's time to finish up my next Teen Titans chapter, don't forget to read that one too, kiddies.