InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Dancing with Demons ❯ Youkai Blood ( Chapter 2 )

Well, I got one review! Oh, well, I wasn't expecting a big turnout for this story anyway. Anyway, thanks a bunch to my first and only reviewer, Sarah hates Kikyo.

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"He took the Tetsusaiga!" Kagome yelled as she watched Naraku's cloud get farther and farther away.

"That bastard," Inu-Yasha cursed under his breath. "I'll kill him!"

"Inu-Yasha?" Kagome asked tentatively. "You okay?"

There was no answer.

"Inu-Yasha?"

Slowly Inu-Yasha turned towards Kagome. She gasped. Inu-Yasha had transformed! With an angry growl, Inu-Yasha began to chase after the cloud that carried that awful scent.

"Don't be foolish, Inu-Yasha! There's no way we can catch him now!" Sango yelled after Inu-Yasha.

"Don't bother, Sango. It's no use."

"Kagome?"

"He transformed again."

"What?!"

"Sango! We must try to stop him!" Miroku said.

"Right! Kirara!"

Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Shippo (perched on Kagome's shoulder) jumped onto Kirara's large back. Kirara started after Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha cared about nothing but catching up with that stinking purple cloud. He mindlessly plowed through anything in his way. It didn't matter to him what he destroyed. To him, the only thing that mattered was killing whoever was inside that cloud.

"Inu-Yasha! SIT!"

Inu-Yasha did a running faceplant. Kirara caught up and landed in front of Inu-Yasha who was still lying face down in the dirt. Kagome jumped off Kirara's back and knelt down next to Inu-Yasha.

"Inu-Yasha?"

At the sound of Kagome's voice, Inu-Yasha finally brought his youkai blood under control. Slowly, he pulled himself up off the ground.

"Where's Naraku?" he asked.

"He…got away."

"Damn."

Kagome sighed, wondering what would happen now that Naraku had the Tetsusaiga, the only thing that could keep Inu-Yasha's violent youkai blood from taking control of him. She looked up at Inu-Yasha and could tell he was thinking the same thing.

"Come on Inu-Yasha, let's go," she said.

"Huh? But what about-"

"Don't worry. We'll get it back somehow."

The gang set off, looking for clues as to Naraku's whereabouts. They wandered around until about noon when Inu-Yasha suddenly couldn't take it anymore.

"This is hopeless! We're getting nowhere! We'll never find Naraku like this!"

"Don't be so negative Inu-Yasha. We'll find him eventually." Kagome tried to reassure him, but it wasn't easy because she felt the same way. "Come on. I'm starting to get hungry. We'll stop for a little while and have lunch. I even brought Ramen for you."

They found a nice spot off the side of the road and Kagome laid out her blanket on the ground. She took out four covered bowls of stew that Kaede had packed for them and one cup of Ramen for Inu-Yasha.

"Look, Sango. I even brought something for Kirara," Kagome said as she pulled out a bag of catfood.

Kirara watched curiously as the food was poured into an extra bowl. Cautiously, she sniffed the cat food and mewled happily. Kagome and Sango laughed as Kirara eagerly ate the cat food. Suddenly, Inu-Yasha set down his cup of Ramen.

"Inu-Yasha? Is something the matter?" Miroku asked as he watched Inu-Yasha stand up.

"No, it's nothing. I'll be back."

Everybody watched Inu-Yasha as he walked into the forest.

"What got into him?" Shippo asked. "I've never seen him willingly turn down Ramen before."

"I don't know," Kagome responded.

"I hope he's alright," Sango said.

"Yeah, me too."

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Deep in the forest, Inu-Yasha leaned against a tall tree, trying to surpress his demon blood. All morning, ever since Naraku's escape, his youkai blood had been nagging at him. It had become stronger every minute and he couldn't keep it under control anymore.

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"I'm going to go see if I can find Inu-Yasha," Kagome said.

"Alright. I'll come with you," Sango said.

"No that's okay. I'd rather go by myself."

"Are you sure you'll be safe?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine," she assured Sango as she set off into the forest.

`I sure hope he's okay. He was awfully quiet this morning.' All morning he looked like an over-stressed junior high student. She had seen plenty of those before.

Suddenly, she saw Inu-Yasha. He was leaning against the trunk of a fallen tree. He was breathing hard and his eyes were closed tightly.

"Inu-Yasha! Are you-" then she noticed the tree he was leaning on. It was covered in claw marks and several of the branches were torn off. Its still-green leaves littered the ground. She could easily guess what had happened. She ran up and dropped to the ground in front of Inu-Yasha. Still panting, he opened his eyes and looked at Kagome.

"Kagome…"

"Oh, Inu-Yasha."

She threw her arms around Inu-Yasha and hugged him tightly. He brought his own arms around Kagome's body and hugged her back they remained that way for some time and eventually, Inu-Yasha's breathing returned to normal.

"We should go. Sango and Miroku have probably worried their butts off by now," Inu-Yasha said, finally breaking the silence.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah."

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"There they are!" Shippo said as he spotted Kagome and Inu-Yasha emerging from the forest.

"Indeed, they are back," Miroku confirmed.

"Where were you two? You had us so worried," Sango asked.

"Told you so," Inu-Yasha smirked.

"Sorry we worried you. We're back safe and sound and that's all that matters."

`She's hiding something,' Sango thought as she studied the pair.

"Anyway, we should probably get going," Kagome said.

They searched for the rest of the afternoon, but still found no clues. They all went back to Kaede's village to rest and pack for the journey ahead. As Kaede made a meal for them, they told her of the day's adventures. All she could do was wish them luck on their journey. After dinner, she helped them set up beds on the floor and then went to sleep herself.

The next morning, she made breakfast for everyone and then went to tend to her garden. After a while, she heard someone behind her and turned around to see a very stressed-looking Inu-Yasha.

"Something wrong, Inu-Yasha?" she asked him.

"Kaede, I need to ask you a favor."

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"There you are, Kaede. Breakfast was great," Kagome remarked as Kaede walked into the hut.

"I'm glad ye liked it."

"Why the long face, Kaede?" Sango asked.

"Oh, its nothing to worry about."

`Suddenly, everyone seems to be hiding something,' Sango sighed.

"Has anyone seen Inu-Yasha?" Kagome asked. "He's been gone for a while."

At that moment, a fierce cry pierced the air followed by a loud bang.

"What was that?"

"That," Kaede said, "would be Inu-Yasha."

"Huh?"

Kaede walked outside followed by Kagome, Sango, Shippo, and Miroku and pointed to a small shack, covered in sacred seals. A series of crashing noises emanated from within. Kagome stepped up to the window and peered inside. A pair of fierce red eyes stared back. The figure that the eyes belonged to suddenly hurled itself at her. It slammed into the wall and Kagome stepped back a few paces.

"What's going on?" Kagome asked nervously.

"Earlier this morning, Inu-Yasha asked that I seal him within this hut. I suppose he knew that this would happen."

Kagome looked back towards the hut where Inu-Yasha was violently throwing himself against the walls.

`Inu-Yasha, why didn't you tell us?'

Silently a tear slid down her cheek. She walked up to the window and looked inside again. Inu-Yasha was slamming against the door endlessly.

"Inu-Yasha, please stop," she said desperatly.

Inu-Yasha continued to hit the door, seemingly not even hearing her. She heard a small noise beside her as Inu-Yasha crashed into the door again. She looked towards the door and saw a rip in one of the seals.

"He's breaking out!"

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I hope this chapter was a little better than the last one! Don't forget to review!