InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Demon Sense ❯ A Traitor In Their Midst ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. All characters belong to the creator of InuYasha, Rumiko Takahashi.

 

 

 

 

 

Demon Sense

By Ender_kb

 

Chapter 2: A Traitor In Their Midst

 

 

“Where do you think you're going?” Kagome asked when she noticed InuYasha placing a black hat upon his head.

 

“Hey, it's been a week and I haven't seen anyone snooping around, so I'm going to do some snooping of my own.” He snapped back while slinging a long dark coat around him.

 

“You better be careful. Just because we haven't seen anyone doesn't mean they aren't there. They could be expecting you to do this.”

 

“Keh, like anyone could catch me anyway.”

 

`He can be so arrogant sometimes.' Kagome thought as she watched him gracefully go down the stairs without making a sound. She made sure everyone was asleep then watched as InuYasha left the house. He lifted his head this way and that and seemed to make it a point to look straight at Kagome's window. It was as if he knew she was watching, then he disappeared into the darkness.

 

Kagome lay in her bed waiting for InuYasha to return. It was nearing sunup and she was getting worried. She kept falling asleep and then waking up hoping to find InuYasha asleep on the floor, but nothing. Her lids finally shut for the last time.

 

“InuYasha!” she screamed as she shot up out of bed from some kind of nightmare.

 

“What! What's wrong?” he yelled, startled.

 

“You're back!” she gasped, then jumped over to hug him tightly. “I thought something happened to you.”

 

“Keh! I told you, stupid, no one can catch me.” He said as Kagome released him and sat upon her bed.

“Yeah, but there are things that might be able to.” She said nervously.

 

“Like what?” InuYasha inquired suspiciously.

 

“Other…things.”

 

“What `other things'?”

 

“Things. Like wild animals and…and…criminals…and demons.” She said the last word so quietly that she couldn't believe he heard her.

 

“How do you know about demons?” he asked, surprised.

 

`Idiot, idiot. You're not supposed to talk of such things.' She scolded herself. “Wait. You know about demons?”

 

“Of course I do. I ain't stupid. But how…oh, you live in a temple. You would know of such things.”

 

“Yeah. Grandpa taught me everything I know. Plus, I had to learn a few things on my own.”

 

“So, you know about demon hunters then?”

 

“Oh yeah! I even help them out every now and then.” She stated proudly.

 

“What!? How do you do that?” he asked, looking a little worried.

 

“I can sense demons.”

 

“Uh, can you do that all of the time?” InuYasha asked, while poking at a stuffed bear on Kagome's desk.

 

“No. I can only sense active demons. Basically when they're using their powers.”

 

“Oh.” InuYasha responded, looking a bit relieved.

 

As the next few days passed, Kagome noticed that InuYasha was rather quiet, even for him. He always wore this expression like he was deep in thought. He made a routine of going out at night after Kagome's family had gone to bed, much to Kagome's disapproval.

 

She feared for his safety so much that he even promised to be gone for only a few hours instead of all night.

 

“Kagome, I'm back.” InuYasha said as he shook his friend's shoulder.

 

“Okay.” Then she turned over to go back to sleep. When she didn't hear him move to lie on the floor she turned back over. She found him still standing over her with a concerned look in his eyes.

 

“What's wrong?” she asked, worried.

 

“I need to leave.” He stated simply, not making eye contact with her.

 

“Okay. What time will you be back?”

 

“No. I…I mean I can't…stay here anymore.”

 

“What? Why?” she inquired frantically as she sat upright in her bed facing him.

 

“It's too dangerous. If those guys find me here then your whole family will be in danger.”

 

“But you said you haven't seen anyone around. No one knows you're here. What about your family? Aren't they worried about you?” she questioned.

 

“No.”

 

“Why not?”

 

“Because they're not my real family.”

 

“What?”

 

“I'm adopted. My sister, too. Although, she's not my real sister either. Those people allowed us to stay there, but that's as far as it goes.”

 

“That's horrible.”

 

“Keh! No biggie. I'm used to it.”

 

“And your sister? Kikyo, isn't it?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“She doesn't care either?” she asked.

 

“She handles it better than I do. She's a brick wall.”

 

“Oh. So, where would you go?”

 

“Anywhere. I don't want to put you in danger.”

 

“Who are they? Why are they after you, InuYasha?” Kagome asked with determination in her voice.

 

“…” InuYasha knew that when she sounded like that, there was no fighting it, but he couldn't figure out how to tell her.

 

“Look, I've been polite long enough not to ask this whole time, but I'm in too deep now. You're my friend and I want to know what's going on.”

 

InuYasha turned his head away from her as he said, “They're demon hunters.”

 

“Demon hunters? But, why?”

 

“Because I'm a demon.”

 

“…” Kagome furrowed her brow as she looked him up and down.

 

“Well, half demon anyway.” He said lightly.

 

“Yeah, right. There's no such thing. You're no demon at all. Your eyes are human. Your ears, your hair, even your hands; all human.” She said skeptically.

 

“That's because I can disguise myself.”

 

“How?” she questioned with a raised eyebrow.

 

“It's a power I learned.”

 

“I'd be able to sense it.”

 

“It's only active when I actually use it to turn the disguise on and off. So even if I did use it, you'd only sense it for a second.”

 

Then Kagome felt a pull on her stomach as her demon sense flickered for a moment. She looked down at her stomach as she gently placed a hand upon it.

 

“So that's where you feel it?” he asked quietly.

 

“Huh?” She asked confused as she looked up at InuYasha and noticed that he wasn't InuYasha anymore.

 

His black hair had somehow caught the color of the full moon and his once violet eyes were now an entrancing gold. InuYasha started to smile under her gaze, that's when she noticed the point of his fangs. She stood up and took a step closer towards him and he flinched.

 

`Is he afraid of me?' she thought. She saw something twitch at the top of his head.

 

`Dog ears?? How adorable!' she thought excitedly.

 

She moved right in front of him and reached up towards his ears. A hand quickly, but gently grasped Kagome's wrist.

 

“I won't hurt you.” InuYasha stated in a reassuring tone.

 

`Did he think I was going to defend myself?' she thought, then said soothingly, “I won't hurt you either.”

 

As confusion set upon his face he slowly released Kagome's wrist. Kagome reached up the rest of the way and rubbed his fuzzy white ears for a few seconds. When she was done she saw an agitated look on his face.

 

“Sorry.” She said. He looked at her with skepticism. “What?”

 

“You're not afraid of me?”

 

“No. You're not evil are you?”

 

“No. Kikyo on the other hand…”

 

“But I thought all demons were evil? Kikyo's evil? Wait…Kikyo's a demon?”

 

“Yes, Kikyo's a demon and she can be evil when she wants to be. Not all demons are evil.”

 

“But I've never felt any demonic auras around here. How can she be evil.”

 

“Kikyo doesn't need to use her powers to be evil.” He stated simply.

 

“Oh. Look, you're probably going to be safer if you stay here.”

 

“If they found out that you were helping a demon, you're family's as good as gone.”

 

“They trust my family too much. I'm actually surprised they haven't contacted us about you.”

 

“Yeah. I don't even know how they found out about me. But still, I need to find a more permanent place to hideout. I can't stay in your bedroom forever.”

 

“Alright, but let me look for a place. I know where most of the temples are in the city and I want to make sure you stay clear of those. Plus, I don't know if there's another person like me around that may be able to sense demonic auras without using their powers.”

 

“Yeah. Scary thought.”

 

“It may take me a few days, but I'll find something.”

 

~

 

“So dear, do you have all of your school supplies gathered together?” Kagome's mom mentioned one morning as she entered the kitchen.

 

“Huh? Oh, yeah mom. Just getting a little nervous I guess.” Kagome almost forgot; college was starting in just a few days.

 

“Don't worry too much, honey. You'll do great.” Kagome's mom assured her. “Any new art projects going on?”

 

“No. I haven't had too much time. I still need to rearrange my studio too, it's getting a little cluttered.” Then realization struck Kagome in the face. “In fact, I have time to do that today. See ya later mom.”

 

“Okay, dear.”

 

Kagome ran to the shed at the back of the property. She knelt down to the trap door and inserted a key into the built-in lock. She lifted the door up and walked down the steep narrow steps.

 

“This is perfect.” She said with a smile on her face as she looked around her studio.

 

The bright fluorescent lights she asked her grandpa to install filled the room with tons of light so that way she could draw and paint from an angle in the room. She was sure that if she arranged everything a certain way there would be plenty of room for InuYasha.

 

“InuYasha!” she exclaimed after entering her room and shutting the door. “I found a place.”

 

“Really? Where? Show me.” He said.

 

“It's not ready just yet, but it should be by tomorrow.”

 

“Oh, okay.”

 

Kagome was able to sneak an extra cot from the guest supplies closet into her studio. She set up a bookshelf hiding the cot from view of the trapdoor, in case anyone poked their head through. She even installed a drop cloth that ran the length of the studio to “hide her supplies from view so it looked more organized”. She finally thought it was time to bring InuYasha down.

 

“Ok, InuYasha, here it is.” She said proudly.

 

“This is the place you found? But it's still on your property.”

 

“Yeah. That's why it's so great. Like I said, you're safer here. This way you won't be in any dangerous areas and if anyone comes sniffing around, I'll lead them in another direction.”

 

“Alright, but the first sign of trouble and I'm outta here.”

 

“Fine.” Kagome said with a smug look upon her face. InuYasha just rolled his eyes.

 

~

 

Things were working out great the first few days. Then one night when Kagome was bringing InuYasha a late dinner she noticed he was sneaking his way off of the property.

 

`Now what is he up to?' Curiosity got to her. She placed the dinner just inside the shed and followed.

 

She kept her distance so as not to alert InuYasha of her presence. Of course she had to be extremely careful due to his demon senses. She had to put her skills to use that she had learned from the many hunts she had accompanied the demon hunters on. She followed him for about a mile and was about to turn back when she realized he had stopped too. She placed herself in the darkest corner of the alleyway they now resided in. InuYasha then jumped onto a nearby rooftop as Kagome heard a vehicle approach.

 

Kagome narrowed her eyes as she caught motion from a shadowy figure approach the vehicle at the other end of the alleyway. She wanted to move closer to better witness the scene that was about to unfold before her, but she was too worried about InuYasha seeing her.

 

`Kikyo?' Kagome thought as she looked upon the figure a little longer that had approached the vehicle.

 

“I thought you said this was going to be an easy catch.” A woman questioned as she stepped out of the vehicle.

 

“Okay, so my brother is fairly resilient for a half demon. Don't worry, he'll show up sooner or later. Why don't you guys just use a priestess or something to locate him?” Kikyo inquired.

 

“Because we don't want certain authorities to know of our activities.”

 

“Oh yes. I almost forgot. Well, I did deliver my end of the bargain. I told you where he was, so hand it over.”

 

“Fine. We still expect you to let us know if you hear of his whereabouts.”

 

“Of course.” Kikyo responded as she took a small bag from the other woman.

 

The thin lipped woman returned to her vehicle and left. Just as Kikyo herself was about to leave InuYasha decided to make his presence known.

 

“So it was you.” He accused as he jumped down from his perch to land in front of a surprised Kikyo.

 

“Hmm…what are you talking about?”

 

“Don't deny it. I heard everything. How could you endanger out family like that?”

 

“Don't kid yourself InuYasha. You have no feelings for them.”

 

“Okay. How could you betray your own kind?”

 

“My own kind? Ha! You're a half demon. You're nothing like me or my kind. The demon hunters do pay a pretty penny for the chance to experiment on the only half demon that's been found, though.” Kikyo said with a smirk as she eyed her small bag.

 

“So that's what this is about? You put yourself at risk for money? I didn't think you could stoop so low.”

 

“Oh don't be so naive. Since I gave them the information they gave me money and amnesty from all demon hunters.”

 

“And you trust them? You hate them.”

 

“Well, if they fall back on their word, my demon powers may just slip.” She said while admiring her nails with a glare.

 

“They'll never catch me.”

 

“Only time will tell.”

 

“Keh!.” And with that, InuYasha bounded from rooftop to rooftop as fast as he could into the darkness. Only Kagome was there to hear the last words Kikyo uttered, “Ah, InuYasha. If only I had your speed. We could end this tonight.”

 

~

 

As Kagome reached the temple grounds she noticed InuYasha outside the shed. He didn't look too happy.

 

“Where were you?” he scolded.

 

“Where were you?” she scolded back.

 

“What? How did you…When did you?”

 

“I saw you leave and decided to follow you.” She confessed while staring at the ground, “I was afraid something might happen to you.”

 

“So you risk the fact that something may have happened to you?”

 

“…”

 

“You're so stupid sometimes!” He exclaimed as he threw his arms up into the air.

 

“Hmph. Well excuse me for caring!” she yelled as she stomped off towards the house. InuYasha ran in front of her.

 

“Kagome, stop. I'm sor…I was worried too, you know!” he said. She was surprised she was hearing these words leave his mouth.

 

She sighed, “Alright. Well, let me go and reheat your dinner.”

 

 

 

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More things will be revealed in the next chapter and quite possibly a little romantic moment. Hope you all are enjoying. I like reviews and constructive criticism. I may need it. `Til next time.

 

Ender