InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Dancing with Demons ❯ Tetsusaiga's Shield ( Chapter 1 )

Hiya peoples! Ok, I've posted this fic once before on fanfiction.net. It was my very first fic, and I'm aware that it's probably not the best, but I'm just gonna give it a go here. Also, the story takes a rather dramatic plot twist in chapter 6. Hope you guys enjoy!

Rated for mild language and blood.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha or related characters.

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Chapter 1: Tetsusaiga's Shield

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"Kagome! Your uniform's ready!"

"Okay! Thanks mom!"

Kagome finished packing her bag with all the things she needed. By the time she was ready, her bag bulged.

`I don't even know why I wear this thing to the Feudal Era,' Kagome thought as she slipped on her school uniform.

"Bye, mom! Bye, Sota! Bye Grandpa! I'm taking off!"

She slipped out the door and ran towards the well as fast as she could with her heavy backpack. Suddenly, she felt the huge weight lift off her shoulders and she was pulled off the ground.

`Uh, oh.'

"Finally, you're back. And you've got another one of your huge bags with you."

Kagome was set back down on the ground and her backpack was lifted off her back. She turned around to see Inu-Yasha standing there with her bag slung over his shoulder. He walked past her towards the well.

"Wait up!" Kagome ran after him. "Thanks for carrying my bag for me," she said as they stood over the well together.

"Yeah, whatever. C'mon, Kagome. Let's go!"

Inu-Yasha grabbed her hand as they leaped down the well together.

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"Kagome! You're back!" Shippo leaped into Kagome's arms as she and Inu-Yasha walked into Kaede's hut.

"Hey Shippo. Hey Sango and Miroku. Sorry I'm late. My alarm clock never went off."

Kagome sat down next to Sango and Inu-Yasha took a seat near her. Kaede was at the fire making stew for lunch.

"That smells great, Kaede," Kagome remarked. "You certainly have a great touch for making stew."

"Would ye like some?" Kaede asked.

"Yes, please!"

"I'll have some also, please," Sango said.

"Me, too," added Miroku.

"Me, three!" Shippo said enthusiastically.

Kaede served a bowl of stew to Kagome, Sango, Shippo, and Miroku.

"How about you, Inu-Yasha? You want some?" Kagome asked.

"No."

"Oh, come on. It's really good."

"Feh!" His stomach denied him with a hungry growl. Inu-Yasha blushed.

Everyone laughed and Kaede gave him a bowl of stew. They all sat around talking to one another and eating the delicious stew. Suddenly, Kagome stopped cold.

"What is it, Kagome?" Miroku asked.

"A Shikon Shard. Close by," Kagome answered.

"What?" Inu-Yasha jumped to his feet.

"Aww. And I was just about to go for seconds, too," Shippo complained.

They all ran outside in the direction Kagome pointed.

"Over there!" she said.

Soon, they were confronted by a huge, lizard-like blue demon. Sensing their approach, it swung around and lashed out its long, pink tongue. Inu-Yasha dodged out of the way. Immediately after, its tail lashed out and missed Inu-Yasha by inches.

"Heh. It's pretty fast. Where's the jewel shard, Kagome?"

"There! Above its left eye!"

"This'll be quick work," Inu-Yasha said, drawing his Tetsusaiga. It was still quite heavy since being repaired after Goshinki the demon bit it in half.

The demon lashed its tongue out at Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha dodged and ran at the demon. The blue demon flung his tail at Inu-Yasha and threw him back.

"Be careful, Inu-Yasha!" Kagome yelled.

"Come on, Kirara. We'll help," Sango said to Kirara.

Kirara answered by transforming into her larger self. "Mraowrrrr!"

Sango jumped onto Kirara. Kirara took to the air and ran at the demon. The demon saw them and threw its tongue at the flying duo. Inu-Yasha charged, hoping the demon would be too focused on Sango to notice him. Unfortunatly, he hoped wrong. The demon saw him and blocked with its tail. It succeeded in knocking Sango and Kirara away and then focused its attention on Inu-Yasha. It lashed out its tongue. Inu-Yasha barely managed to leap away in time.

`And next comes the tail,' he thought.

Predicting the demon's moves, Inu-Yasha swung his sword, but the demon was too fast for him. Its tail swung in and knocked the Tetsusaiga away from Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha ran towards his Tetsusaiga, but the demon stopped him with a flick of its tail.

"Ugh!" Inu-Yasha tried to dodge a continuous barrage of blows from the demon. The demon swung around and the tail hit hard. Inu-Yasha was thrown painfully into the dirt.

"Inu-Yasha!" Kagome yelled.

Inu-Yasha pulled himself off the ground. His eyes pulsed a familiar red, then retuned to normal.

`Oh, no. Without the Tetsusaiga, he'll transform. And who knows what he'll do this time. I have to get it to him, Kagome thought to herself.

She ran off to the right side of the demon, where the Tetsusaiga had landed.

"Kagome, don't-" Inu-Yasha began, but saw that the demon hadn't noticed her yet. `What the-? How can it not see her?' Inu-Yasha thought. `Wait a minute!'

"Inu-Yasha, catch!" Kagome threw the Tetsusaiga at Inu-Yasha.

"The Tetsusaiga still won't help much," Miroku said. "That demon is much too fast."

"Shut up!" Inu-Yasha retorted. "Sango! Can you distract it again? Come at it from the left side!"

"Right! Kirara!"

Sango rushed in from the side, as Inu-Yasha instructed. The demon shifted its gaze to her.

`Perfect' Inu-Yasha thought.

He ran in from the demon's right. As he thought, the demon never noticed him.

"Die, you overgrown lizard!"

The Tetsusaiga cleanly cut the demon's head in half.

"Hah!" Inu-Yasha said triumphantly as he sheathed his sword.

Kagome picked the jewel shard up off the ground.

"Got it, Kagome?" Inu-Yasha asked.

"Yeah. How'd you defeat the demon, though?"

"When you ran to get the Tetsusaiga, it never once noticed you. That demon was blind without the jewel shard."

"I get it."

"Well, that's one more on the scoreboard for us!" Shippo said.

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Later that evening, the gang was sitting around a campfire and Inu-Yasha was perched in a tree, as usual.

"Let's see, that's one, two, three, four jewel shards!" Kagome said as she put the new shard safely in her backpack. "Just like old times, running around killing demons and collecting shards."

"It feels good to relax after a good fight, and with no injuries to worry about," Sango said.

"Yeah," Kagome thought about the afternoon's fight. "Well there is Inu-Yasha. He almost transformed again today."

"Yes. We must be very careful not to let him lose hold of Tetsusaiga," Miroku added. "He gets harder to control every time he transforms and considering what happened last time…"

Last time, Inu-Yasha had slain an entire group of bandits without even realizing it. There was no telling what he would do the next time he transformed. Everyone sat in silence for a while. Shippo's stomach rumbled.

"Whoops! Guess it's time for dinner!"

"Yeah, I guess we should- Inu-Yasha? What's the matter?"

Inu-Yasha had come down from his tree and was staring deep into the forest.

"Inu-Yasha?"

"Hm? Oh, it's nothing."

"If you say so."

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The next morning, the group set off to look for more jewels. Suddenly, Inu-Yasha stopped and twitched his ears.

"What is it Inu-Yasha?" Kagome asked.

"That smell again." Inu-Yasha studied the air. "It's Naraku!"

"Are you sure?" Sango asked, but Inu-Yasha was already running in the direction where the scent was coming from.

"Wait, Inu-Yasha! It could be a trap!" Miroku warned.

"Still," Sango said, "how many chances do we get to see Naraku face to face?"

Nobody could argue with that. They all set off after Inu-Yasha. They came into a clearing and there was…

"Naraku!" Inu-Yasha said with disgust.

"Inu-Yasha. It's been a while," Naraku said.

"Naraku! I'll cut you to pieces!" Inu-Yasha drew his sword and charged at Naraku.

Someone else walked up beside Naraku.

"Kagura!"

"Dance of Blades!"

Desperately, Inu-Yasha tried to defend himself. Too late! Kagura's blades knocked Tetsusaiga out of his hands.

`No! Not again!'

The sword jutted into the ground in front of Naraku and transformed to its smaller state. Naraku reached towards it.

`What's he-` Inu-Yasha wondered. Naraku grasped the hilt of the sword and pulled it out of the ground.

`What?! How is he able to touch it?! Tetsusaiga's shield should repel him! Especially him!!'

"Heh heh."

Naraku and Kagura disappeared in a cloud of vapors. Kagome stared at the receding cloud. Inu-Yasha could smell Naraku's fading scent.

That scent made him very, very angry.

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So? How was it? I know I jumped into the plot a little too quickly. Oh, well. Anyway, don't forget to review! Flames will be used to roast marshmallows.