InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Demon Guardians ❯ The Return of Kikyo ( Chapter 3 )

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Demon Guardians

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Please Read!: This story will contain coarse language and adult situations so if that isn't your cup of tea, please leave the premises. O yea, I said this in my bio but I am indeed the one and only Lhadara Starwind from FF.NET and AFF.NET. So dont think i'm copying some one's stuff okay. I had to change my name because i cant get to my password. sorry. Continue reading.

Last Chapter: Kagome found out that her demon companion's name was Inuyasha and they completed the final rites of the ceremony. Inuyasha also turns out to be rather ...frisky. :) What will become of the duo? Keep reading.

Chapter 3: The Return of Kikyo

Something isn't right. I looked up from my perch on the floor and observed Kagome's room. Everything seemed in order. My 'so called' master was deeply asleep in her bed snoring slightly. I stood up and went to stand over her sleeping form. She was beautiful for a human--dark, lovely hair, pale skin, soft skin, and a vuluptuous body. Quite nice. I left her side to look out the window. It had been barely two ours since the village went to bed but my demon senses never betrayed me before. Something wasn't right. I hopped onto the window ledge and prepared to jump down to the ground below. I spared a glance at Kagome. I may not like the situation but I would protect my companion at all costs.

I jumped from the window to the ground and met up with Souta's companion Kouga. The arrogant wolf came over to me, his blue eyes shining in the moon light. " It's about damn time you got down here," he snapped. " I knew I wasn't the only one who sensed something this night." I shrugged.

" We could be crazy and just imagining things," I mused. The wolf frowned.

" I've been around here a lot longer than you have and I've never sensed anything like this before," he stated adamantly. " I KNOW we're not crazy so come on. It's coming from the shrine." Kouga left me to follow him in the direction shrine. Seeing as though I didn't know where the shrine was, I followed him to it. Sure enough, as soon as we got there we saw a woman standing there. I never caught her scent earlier so I knew she wasn't a villager and that glowing light surrounding her wasn't helping my suspicions either. Kouga was already growling at the woman but surprisingly enough he didn't pounce on her. He gets a point for self control.

" Who the hell are you?" I called. The woman, who wasn't facing us at first, turned in our direction. I couldn't hide my surprise when I recongnized the woman as the priestess Kikyo. But, that was impossible because she was still youthful and beautiful. If she was Kaede's older sister she'd have to be at least 100 something and she didn't look a day over 21.

Kikyo smiled at me. " Inuyasha. It's been so long since I've seen you last," she greeted. Kouga turned his growl to me.

" You know her?" he asked. " Are you two working together to destroy the village?" I glared at the wolf.

" Calm the hell down Kouga. The last time I saw Kikyo had to be at least 70 years ago," I explained. Kouga looked back towards the glowing woman.

" She's Kikyo? But that's impossible. Lady Kaede said that she was dead and even if she wasn't she'd have to be, like, 100 years old." I moved my hand to my side to prepare to grab my sword, Tessiaga. This was not the same Kikyo. She felt different, like a demon. As a matter of fact, a demon aura surrounded her body. Just what had happened to her all those years ago?

" I know that genious," I snapped at Kouga. " I'm guessing she's not here to visit Kaede so I think we better stop her here." I finally pulled the sword from its sheath and pointed it in her direction. Kikyo laughed.

" Inuyasha, so you really think that you and this wolf can stop me? I think you should rethink your current course of action especially since I still have this," she said pulling out the sacred jewel. I growled at the glowing woman now.

" You violated our pact Kikyo," I said. She laughed again.

" So what now Inuyasha? Are you going to destroy the village?" she teased. " Would you really go through with it now that your 'companion' lives here? She'd never forgive you." Damn it. She was right and she knew it. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Now that the jewel was back I knew that it would be nothing but trouble. That new evil that Kagome was talking about was Kikyo and everyone who decided to help her. Great. Just great.

" Silence Inuyasha?" she mused. " Well don't worry about the village. I'll save you the trouble of destroying it because I'll do it myself." The jewel glowed in her hands and all of a sudden, I knew that we weren't alone anymore. Demons from all over the forest were coming here to get the jewel so they would destroy everyone here to do it. Everyone including Kagome. Shit.

"Kouga," I called. The wolf demon looked to me with anger burning bright in his eyes. " We have to pick and choose our battles and now isn't the time to deal with this bitch. She just called hundreds of demons here to come and get the jewel and they're going to destroy this village to do it. Warn Souta and the others. They have to get out of here." Kouga understood but still couldn't take his eyes off of Kikyo.

" But what about her? Do you think that she's going to sit by and watch as we try to save everyone?" he retorted.

" Leave her to me," I said. " Protect Kagome until I get back." Kouga nodded then left in a blur to warn the villagers.

" Don't worry Inuyasha, there will be time enough for my games. Until next time," she said as she disappeared in a blur of light. Shit. I began to head in the direction of Kagome's house when the first demons descended on the village. Fighting through the hoards of demons was a tedius task as I tried to get to Kagome. My mind and body screamed to get to Kagome. Kagome.

The other villagers had come out their house by then and called their demon companions to aid in the fight. Some villagers were already dead--men, women, and children. All of this senseless bloodshed over that damn jewel that I wanted destroyed so long ago.

"Inuyasha!" I heard Kagome scream. Fuck this, I thought as I jumped over the crowd of demons and landed right near Kagome's feet. She rushed over to me and hugged me tightly.

" I was so worried about you. Don't ever leave me again you jerk!" she shouted through her tears. I chuckled a bit despite myself. She knew me all of a few hours and she's already attached to me. That must be what Kaede meant about the bond between a demon and their companion. I looked over Kagome's head and saw that Kouga got Kaede, Souta, and Kagome's mother out of harms way. I turned to the old woman.

" Listen Kaede, you may not like this but we have to get out of here," I shouted. " Kikyo made all these demons think that the sacred jewel was here so they will tear this village to fucking pieces to get to it. Get whoever is alive and let's roll." Kaede shook her head.

" This is our home Inuyasha. We can't abandon it."

" So you want to die for it? Stop being an idiot! You can rebuild, now get your ass outta here!"

" Kaede, the young pup is right," a female panther demon said. I didn't even notice her approach because she blended in so well with the night sky. The demon picked Kaede up and tossed her over her shoulder. " Follow me Inuyasha and Kouga. I know a place we can hide until this passes." The demon shot off into the night and Kouga and I followed with our respective companions and Kagome's mother. Do all partnerships start off in the shit pile?

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" Stop squirming," I scolded as I cleaned Inuyasha's wounds.

" Well stop being so rough!" he shouted. I ignored him as I continued to clean the nasty gash on his upper back. I didn't notice the wound as Inuyasha carried my mother and I to Hiyoka's hiding place put as he put us down he made a painful grunt. I told him to srtip so I could find the wound but he insisted that it was only a scratch and didn't need to be fussed over. So, after a firm 'sit boy' he finally let me see the wound. Some demon got him really good.

Kouga was laughing at Inuyasha from his perch in the corner. " C'mon Inuyasha, stop being a baby," he teased. Inuyasha sent a growl in his direction.

" I don't see you with any scratches Kouga. Is that because you ran off like a little bitch?" Inuyasha quipped.

" That's only because you told me to so you could deal with Kikyo alone. Stop being a hero all the time your highness," Kouga retorted.

" Knock it off Kouga," Souta said coming to Inuyasha's aid. " If he hadn't been there you wouldn't have known who you were dealing with and probably would have been killed. Be a little more grateful to him." Kouga shut up but kept glaring at Inuyasha who was now sticking his tounge out at him.

" I still don't believe that Kikyo was behind the whole thing," Kaede said sadly from her chair. " How could this have happened?" The rest of us sat in a sad silence as well and I continued to clean Inuyasha's wounds.

" Hey old lady," Inuyasha called. " Who was Kikyo's demon companion?"

" A demon named Naraku," Kaede replied. I felt Inuyasha tense and his hand shot out to grab mine stopping my minstrations.

" You can't be serious," he said almost angrily. She nodded.

" Yes, that was his name. That was yet another unusual paring. My father didn't get good vibes from him," she confessed. " He never liked how he looked at Kikyo. Like he had some hidden agenda planned for her." Inuyasha growled and stood from his perch on the floor. His back still had bloody scratches and seeing him battle-worn and bloody just made me worry more. Our partnership didn't start off smoothly at all. This could be a bad omen foretelling of events to come.

" You people really have no clue as to who he is do you?" he said increduously. " Naraku has to be like the most bad ass demon around besides my brother." Kaede sat on the floor with her face blanched white.

" Impossible!" she protested. " The Calling Circle only calls demons who have a tolerance for humans."

" That can go both ways you fool!" he shouted. He paused for a moment to calm down and explain the situation. " Naraku doesn't mind humans because he can use them to his own selfish ends. Now that he possesses the sacred jewel he'll be almost unstoppable." I felt my heart beating faster. Just what did we stumble into? Why did Kikyo come back and destroy our village?

" But the other demon seekers that we sent out before..." my mother began from her seat beside Souta. Inuyasha shook his head.

" Naraku probably killed them all. You sent them after him and that's why he came after your village, to stop you guys from creating more demon companions." My mother started to cry and Souta comforted her as best he could. I grew angry then and stood up to face my morbid companion.

" Stop it! I think you've depressed everyone enough," I said. Inuyasha crossed his arms over his chest and set his face in a hard frown. I could tell he didn't feel bad about a word he said.

" So you would rather that I had you guys running around in 'la-la' land thinking that Kikyo's return was a fucking coincidence?" he retorted. " Well you can forget it! You all had to know the truth. The more everybody knows the better Kouga, Hiyoka and I can protect you." I felt myself smiling. He's so harsh because he's worried about us, about me. I think I was beginning to understand my companion a bit more. " What the hell are you smiling about Kagome? We're all about to die and you're smiling." I smiled wider as I went over and touched his arm.

" Awww, you're worried about us," I teased. Inuyasha's frown deepened as his face turned a bright red.

" Not all of you Kagome. Just you and only you," he said seriously. I was taken aback by his tone that I felt myself holding his arm a little tighter.

" Kaede," Hiyoka called from the entrance of her underground hiding place. Kaede rose from the floor and went over to her. The panther demon shook her head sadly. " Everyone who fought is dead. The village is destroyed." Kaede and my mother started to cry in morning of our lost brothers and sisters. So many people, I thought as I felt tears stinging my eyes. I burried my face in Inuyasha's sleeve.

" What are we going to do now?" Souta asked coming over to Inuyasha. " We can't stand by and do nothing! The world is going to be destroyed but not if we act now. I feel like since Kikyo came from our village it is our duty to avenge our brothers and sisters death by laying her to rest." I looked up at Inuyasha and saw his fanged tooth grin.

" I like how you think Souta," he said. " At first light we'll go see my brother Sesshomaru and plan our next course of action."

" Will he help us?" I asked.

" Probably not but he will point us in the right direction."

" What, he doesn't want to get his 'noble' hands dirty?" Kouga mused from his spot on the wall. Inuyasha smiled at the wolf demon.

" No Kouga, my brother doesn't take sides. He'd probably kill everyone and we can't have that can we?" Kouga shuddered.

" I always heard he was a monster. I just never knew it was true." Inuyasha nodded and sat back on the floor taking me into his lap. I was surprised at the gesture since he showed such distaste for me earlier. He wrapped his arms around me keeping me warm despite the sad chill in the room. Kaede wiped her tears and went towards the door.

" I'm going to perform funeral rites over the village. I will return," she announced as she left with Hiyoka following behind her. I felt my own tears starting back up. Why was this happening to us?

" It's okay Kagome, I'll protect you," Inuyasha whispered in my ear so only I could hear. I leaned back into his embrace and started falling into a deep sleep but not before I felt him lick the salty tears from my face.




tbc..........................




I'm glad some people are still with me. :) Thanx for the reviews and I will try to keep a quality story coming. Anyway, I know that Inuyasha seems a bit out of character but I'll try to lighten the mood up a little and still keep it dramatic. I love writing. Anyway, as you know constructive critism are always welcome so keep it coming.