InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Demon Sense ❯ A New Ally and A Potential Threat ( Chapter 6 )

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters in this story. These characters and all aspects of them are from InuYasha, created and owned by Rumiko Takahashi. The story itself is my own.

 

 

 

Demon Sense

By Ender_kb

 

Chapter 6: A New Ally and A Potential Threat

 

Kagome was pacing uncontrollably in the art studio. Her hands placed strategically at her mouth so she could bite at her formerly well trimmed nails. She huffed and mumbled in between nibbles.

 

`Where is he?' she thought constantly, `He's been gone for two days.'

 

InuYasha hadn't come back yet and Kagome was supposed to be meeting with Sango and this new person in an hour. She was hoping and praying that InuYasha would show up before Sango. She came to the conclusion that InuYasha only showed up when she didn't expect him. Whenever she did, it usually took twice as long for him to actually present himself.

 

The hour had passed and knew that once she showed herself out of her front door that Sango would be waiting. She could not make her wait any longer, especially when there was someone else that was supposed to be waiting as well. She walked across her courtyard and looked back a couple of times before she reached her back door. Maybe by some miracle he would show up at the last second.

 

Kagome placed her hand on the door handle and took one more glance back. Nothing. She sighed and finally went inside and walked through the house to come out the other side. She saw the notorious shiny black car and Sango standing by the driver door.

 

“Oh, there you are. I was about to go and get you.” Sango smiled as she opened her door and took her place in the vehicle.

 

Kagome didn't see anyone else. Where was this other person? She got into the car and gave Sango a questioning look.

 

“Oh, don't worry. You'll be meeting at the Dog House.” Kagome nodded in understanding.

 

They arrived at the mansion and still Kagome didn't see anyone. The two women got out of the car and walked toward the side of the mansion. Sango started going through her routine checks and Kagome was trying to figure out where this mystery person was. She searched her usual areas as well so it looked like she was working and had her senses expanded.

 

Kagome bent down to look through one of the basement windows and suddenly felt something on her rear. She straightened up and turned around as quick as lightning. She was startled to find a young man standing before her. He was wearing monk robes and was holding a golden staff in his hand. He was very attractive until she realized that it was his hand that she had felt upon her bottom.

 

“What, may I ask, are you doing?” she said with a stern look.

 

“Please forgive me Miss. I thought that you were a very attractive shrub and I simply had to touch it.” The man said with a calm face.

 

“Well, I am not a shrub so please keep your hands to yourself.”

 

“I am very sorry. My name is Miroku and I believe the lovely Sango meant for us to work together.” He held out his hand in an offer to shake hers.

 

Kagome hesitantly grasped his hand to shake it just to have it pulled towards the monk's mouth to place a sweet kiss upon it. Kagome pulled it back quickly, “My name's Kagome. So you are a monk? What do you have to offer that may help us in our case.”

 

“I am a monk indeed and have much experience in demon hunting. I do it mostly on my own and usually only when a demon is sensed in my own personal area. I tend not to get myself into too much trouble.”

 

“I see.” Kagome furrowed her brow, “So how is it that you can sense these demons?”

 

“I am sensitive to their auras. The more emotion the demon holds the more their aura spikes. This makes it easier for me to sense them. If they are calm and at peace, which I doubt many demons are, then I cannot sense them very easily.”

 

“So with that in mind, do you sense any demons running about?” Sango piped up as she came around the corner of the mansion.

 

“Ah, my dearest Sango. I am sorry to report that I have sensed very little. I would like to check the perimeter a bit more.”

 

“I will help you in case you sense something.” Sango said rather quickly.

 

“I'm gonna check the basement inside. I think if anything's hidden it might be there.” Kagome told the two as they started checking the perimeter once more.

 

Kagome was welcomed rudely into the Inu home by the short man with the staff. She showed herself to the basement floor of the house. She tried to see if there were any signs of trap doors like the one in her shed at home. If she found anything she would have to hide it well.

 

She heard a small rustling in the back corner of the basement. It was dark and the one light that was near the stairs was of little help. The far back wall was made of brick. She ran her hands against the cold rough surface and stepped over the clutter that had built up over the years. She noticed a loose brick protruding from the wall and stretched her hand towards it.

 

Kagome was turned forcefully and a hand was placed over her mouth to keep her from screaming. Her eyes caught a glimpse of the small golden light so her eyes could not see who it was that held her. She struggled to get free and felt a body against her own pinning her to the wall. She felt the person breathe closely in her ear.

 

“It's me.” A deep voice said.

 

`InuYasha?' Kagome thought, relieved. His hand slowly came away from her mouth.

 

“Who is that other person with you?” he asked.

 

“His name's Miroku. He's a monk and can sense demon auras. InuYasha, where have you been?”

 

“Here, dummy. Where else would I be?”

 

“I was hoping to tell you about this before today, but you decided not to visit. Why didn't you come and see me?”

 

“I had to help protect someone.”

 

Kagome instantly thought of another female. A demon female? Someone that he could relate to and vice versa? `No.' Kagome shook the thoughts from her head.

 

“InuYasha, you need to get outta here. I don't know how easily he can sense demons. You're in danger. You should go to the studio. You'll be safe there.”

 

InuYasha hushed her instantly. He shoved her underneath the stairs and held her tightly out of the light. Kagome could hear nothing but the breathing from InuYasha. His strong arms were wrapped tightly around her and she could think of nothing but him. That is until she heard Sango's voice.

 

“Kagome? She said she'd be down here. I wonder where she went? Kagome?” Sango spoke to Miroku.

 

“Maybe she found nothing and went to the other floors.” Miroku said swiftly.

 

“Ya, maybe. Let's go look.”

 

Kagome and InuYasha listened as they heard the footsteps ascend back up the stairs. InuYasha still held her for a moment longer to be sure that they didn't come back down. He finally released her after he was satisfied that they were far enough away.

 

“InuYasha…”

 

“I have a plan. I'm going to stay at your place,” Kagome rolled her eyes at his plan, “until you find out more about this monk. I have to bring someone with me, though. They're not safe here either. Not anymore.”

 

“Who is it?”

 

“I don't have time to explain. I need to get going. I'll see you tonight.”

 

As usual, InuYasha disappeared into the shadows. There was obviously some hidden door somewhere. Kagome sat in the darkness for a minute pondering on what had just happened. She was also thinking of who this person or demon was that InuYasha felt obligated to protect.

 

She found Sango and Miroku on the top floor. They finished their search and bid farewell to the rude little servant.

 

“So, anything interesting?” Miroku asked Kagome with his eyebrow raised.

 

“Nope. You find anything?” Kagome said cautiously.

 

“No. It's too bad. Just like Sango, I also have a feeling that something is going on here. We should definitely investigate further. Don't you think?”

 

Kagome made a sideways glance at him, “Ya. Definitely.”

 

“I'm surprised you two haven't found anything yet.” He commented as he got into Sango's car.

 

“Don't worry. Sesshomaru can't hide everything forever. Something will show up.” Sango said as she pulled the car away from the House of Inu. Sango spoke mostly during the car ride to Kagome's house. She spoke of what she knew of the history of the “Dog House” as she called it. Kagome did not speak much. She continuously felt the monk watching her, like he was waiting for her to give him a hint of something. The tension was building greater and greater. Every question he asked her was like a probing into the world that she knew existed. She felt that he knew something and was trying to get her to confess it.

 

Finally the car stopped in front of her house. Kagome abruptly opened the door and flew out of the car. She waved and yelled her goodbye's to her friend and monk. As she closed the door to her home she looked out of the front window and saw the car was still there. She wished that the vehicle's windows weren't tinted so darkly. Were they talking? What were they talking about? Did the monk sense something and not tell Kagome because he knew that she knew? What would Sango think?

 

The black car finally drove off. Kagome put her back to the wall and slid down to a sitting position.

 

“Oh, InuYasha, what am I supposed to do? What if they find out? What if they've already found out? I don't wanna lose you.” After a moment she got up and went to her room to take a nap. She felt that whatever InuYasha had in store for her tonight she would need all of her strength for. Who was this person that he felt obligated to protect?

 

~

 

It was dark now and getting late so Kagome decided to go out to the studio and wait for InuYasha. She approached the shed and heard voices. InuYasha was already there and with his guest.

 

“…be safer here. Those demons won't hurt you and they probably won't even find you. I'm sure Kagome will protect you if I ever have to leave.”

 

The other person's voice was too quiet for her to hear the words, but the voice was soft and high; like a female's voice almost. She crept close to the door in the floor so she could better listen. She saw a flash of red hair with a ribbon holding it up.

 

`Okay Kagome, you can do this. He may not even be interested in this girl' Kagome thought. She got her emotions under control and stepped up to the door. They hadn't said anything else probably because InuYasha had heard her approach. Her suspicions were answered when she saw InuYasha's face appear through the door. She smiled and followed him down the steps.

 

Kagome did not see anyone else in the studio except for InuYasha and herself. Then she noticed the drop cloth was drawn; that was where this girl was hiding.

 

“You can come out. It's just Kagome.” InuYasha said aloud.

 

Kagome saw the cloth move, but didn't see anyone. Then she looked more toward the floor and saw the red hair of a young boy with a tail. A demon child. A child's voice was what she heard, not a female's.

 

“This is Shippo. He's the demon that's been helping Sesshomaru disguise himself. He's gotten into some trouble, haven't you Shippo.” InuYasha said with a tease while looking at Shippo with a raised brow.

 

Shippo shuffled his feet and stared at the ground.

 

“If he's here then how will Sesshomaru disguise himself?” Kagome asked.

 

“Silly human, Sesshomaru has plenty of leaves stored in his mansion. I made them for him. He shouldn't be running out anytime soon.” Shippo said arrogantly. He was definitely not afraid of humans. InuYasha on the other hand…

 

Kagome looked at InuYasha. He just smirked.

 

“So then, what sort of trouble have you gotten into that you need to seek shelter elsewhere?” Kagome inquired.

 

“Shippo has a knack for hearing things that ought not to be heard by certain demons or anyone else for that matter. He overheard some demon chatter about a search for a half-demon. Well, as much use as that can be to us, Shippo thinks they know that he heard so he wanted to get out. I figured I'd help him since I don't want anyone finding out that it's me they're talking about.” InuYasha said.

 

“What exactly did you hear Shippo?”

 

“I heard someone saying something about a Lord wanting the half-demon alive. They also mentioned a woman named Kikyo. Then they just started blabbering about how half-demon's were just a rumor cause they don't really exist and stuff like that” Shippo smiled as big as he could at the information he held.

 

“A Lord?” Kagome spoke quietly, pondering to herself. “There aren't any Lords around here. Do you know of any Lords, Inuyasha?”

 

“No. Well…no nevermind.”

 

“What is it?”

 

“It's nothing”

 

“InuYasha.”

 

“It's just a myth anyway. There's no way it could be true.”

 

“What are you talking about?”

 

“He's talking about The Lord Onigumo.” Shippo intervened.

 

“Who's Lord Onigumo?” Kagome asked looking at both Shippo and InuYasha.

 

“It's just a story that was told to young demons to keep them from showing themselves in the human world. It was to make sure that they knew it was dangerous to let anyone know about who they truly were.” InuYasha explained further.

 

“Lord Onigumo searches the land for a demon to bond with. When he bonds with the demon he dies and Lord Onigumo becomes all powerful and kills all of the demons of the land so he is the only one to be left to rule over the humans.” Shippo said.

 

“Well, I guess that would make sense then; A Lord is searching for InuYasha. Maybe it's a particular demon that he needs. A half-demon.”

 

“Why would he want a half-demon? A full demon would make him more powerful.” Shippo pondered aloud.

 

“InuYasha is unique. Maybe because he is unique it makes his powers unique. Maybe it's that that makes him the most powerful, at least when it comes to the bonding.”

 

“Keh, I am powerful. I could take on anyone, anywhere, anytime. Even if this Lord Onigumo existed, let him try to bond with me. He'll get more than he bargained for.” InuYasha stated arrogantly, tired of listening to the two chatter on about him.

 

“I think we have some research to do. We need to find out who this Lord is, whether or not it is the Lord from your demon myths.” Kagome concluded. “It's about time for us to get some sleep.” Kagome brought some more sleeping supplies for the extra guest and they all said their good nights.

 

As Kagome got settled in her own bed she thought about Shippo. It was so silly of her to assume that whoever InuYasha was helping was a love interest. Why had she concluded that so quickly? Shippo was cute and adorable and a demon; another demon that did not seem evil at all. Kagome had to start opening her mind more.

 

She never thought of herself as close minded. She was open about so many things, but she never thought that humankind was so wrong in their thinking. Many generations of demon hunters, monks, and priests were all raised knowing that demons were evil and that they had to be obliterated. They were a threat to humankind and their way of life.

 

Kagome was thrust into a realization that this so-called truth was in actuality, false. InuYasha was not evil. Shippo was not evil. There were so many demons around them everyday, even interacting with other humans, that just lived like any normal person.

 

So many people were unaware that demons existed at all. The D.A. that ran around just looked like Government officials or business men to the average citizen. They had no idea what was going on around them. Whenever a demon had started running amok around town, which was extremely rare, people just thought it was their imagination. No one admitted to anyone, much less themselves, that something was wrong. People just turned away.

 

~

 

A day had passed since InuYasha and Shippo had come to stay and no research that Kagome had conducted revealed anything of use. They spent the rest of the day talking about Shippo's short lived life up to the point when he had to stay with Sesshomaru.

 

“An orphan? That's so sad.” Kagome thought as she looked upon Shippo with sad eyes.

 

“Ya. I miss my father a lot, but he taught me how to take care of myself just in case anything happened. He had talked with Sesshomaru before to make sure that if I ever needed it I could stay with him. My father knew that he wouldn't be with me forever.”

 

“Your brother doesn't sound so bad InuYasha.”

 

“Whatever. Try living with him.”

 

They settled in for the night and Kagome went to her room to settle in as well. Her early morning class was nagging at her brain. Don't misunderstand, she loved art, but it was very difficult for her when the class critiques came around. Her artwork was very personal and to have it picked and prodded by every eye of the class was very nerve racking. Her thoughts finally calmed down and then allowed her to slip into slumber.

 

~

 

Kagome shot up from her bed when she felt a tight pull in her stomach. It had been a very long time since she felt it so strongly. She rushed out of bed and grabbed her trench coat to wrap around her. She flew down the stairs and out of her back door.

 

“InuYasha!” She yelled as she entered the shed. She was stopped abruptly when she ran into the body of InuYasha himself.

 

“Did you feel it? It's close, come on!” InuYasha grabbed Kagome and tossed her onto his back as he jumped to the rooftops and ran as fast as he could towards something Kagome was certain was dangerous. She saw a puff of red to her left. Shippo was running along side them with an anxious look. It had probably been a long time since he had been able to roam free.

 

“InuYasha, I don't think it's a good idea for you to go.” Kagome yelled through the wind whipping past her.

 

“Why not?”

 

“The D.A. will probably be there. I don't want to risk you getting spotted.”

 

“Don't worry. They won't get the chance to grab me even if they did spot me. Whatever their fighting, it's big and angry.”

 

They arrived at a construction site where they spotted a beast of humongous proportions. He had claws and fangs and a huge mouth that let out a roar that would surely wake half of Tokyo. Kagome looked around and saw tiny black spots from the top of the building they currently resided; the D.A.

 

They were already on the scene and the beast was not happy about it. His wide mouth opened and from it came a wind as powerful as a class 3 hurricane. Around its neck were three red spots that sparkled like jewels but were as devastating as a flame thrower. Whenever it had to breathe in for another lungful of air streams of flame came at the D.A. fighters from the red spots.

 

“I need to get down there InuYasha.” Kagome said urgently. InuYasha grabbed her again and placed down gently on the ground of an alleyway a block away from the fight.

 

“I know you said you've done this before, but be careful. Okay?” InuYasha said

 

“Okay.” Kagome answered quickly then ran off towards the action. Kagome heard Sango yell as she threw her weapon towards the neck of the demon beast. The force of the wind threw her weapon off and she missed entirely.

 

“Sango!” Kagome yelled threw the swirling wind.

 

“Kagome! You're here. Good. I thought that you might since we're so close to your house.”

 

“Did you bring them?”

 

“Of course. They're in the car.” Sango tossed the keys at her then ducked under her weapon as a stream of flame came at her. Kagome watched to make sure she was okay then took off to the vehicle. She opened the back door and found a rectangular case. She unlatched it and opened it to find a solid smooth bow made of demon bone and a quiver full of arrows with tips shining like silver. She grabbed then and went back to the fight.

 

“What's the plan?” Kagome yelled at Sango.

 

“We need to get those jewels out of his neck, but we can't while his mouth is open. That wind is devastating.”

 

“Right.” Kagome placed an arrow in her bow and squinted towards her target.

 

“Well, it'll be nice to see what you can do. I've heard such good things.” A man's voice came from behind her.

 

Kagome turned her head and found Miroku, staff in one hand and sacred sutras in the other. “I didn't think you'd be involved in the fighting.”

 

“I thought I'd have him come along so I could see what he could do.” Sango yelled.

 

Kagome was suddenly uncomfortable, but aimed her arrow anyway. Wind, particles of dirt and sand, and debris flew everywhere. Getting a good shot would definitely be difficult. That mouth of his needed to be shut for sure to get anywhere.

 

Just as Kagome thought it she saw a silver streak fly across the sky and toward the mouth she had spoken of. A slash of white ripped across the beast's mouth. The beast gave a cry then covered his mouth with his clawed paw. No wind, no fire.

 

Kagome took aim quickly and hoped that no one would wonder too deeply what had just happened. She let the arrow fly and watched it glide as a blue aura formed from the tip of it all the way down to the feather. It struck the jewel on the right of the beast's neck. One down, two to go.

 

“Good job Kagome!” Sango yelled. Kagome saw that MIroku was now on the other side of Sango; his eyes upon her suspiciously. She had to ignore it or bringing down this beast would take more effort than it should. She ran to another area to get a good shot of another jewel and let her arrow fly once more. Another hit! Kagome was on a roll. All those sling shot practices were paying off.

 

The beast was angry. He removed his paw from his mouth and swiped at the beings that caused him pain. He knocked four of the men across the street and into the next building. None of them got back up. Kagome looked on in horror at the damage this beast was causing to her people. Just because she found a couple demons who were good didn't mean that there weren't plenty of demons out there that could still harm them.

 

Another silver streak flew across the sky and at the neck of the beast. The last jewel sparkled and shattered into pieces as the white slash came across again. The beast gave a horrific roar but cut it short when the pain from his mouth cut through him again. Sango grunted as she threw her weapon of demon bone at the beast's throat and this time nothing interfered. The beast's head toppled off of its body and landed just a few feet from the D.A. fighters.

 

There was no celebration. The fighters went to work on getting rid of the remains and hiding any evidence that was left in the area. The D.A. paramedics took care of the four men that lay unconscious across the street as a few trucks carried off the beast's parts.

 

“Well, that went a lot quicker than I thought it would. I'm really glad you showed up.” Sango said to Kagome.

 

“Will those guys be okay?”

 

“Ya. The paramedics say they have a broken rib or two, but they should be fine. They'll need some leave of course to heal, but it'll be fine.” Sango commented, but then revealed a confused look on her face. “Did you see that thing in the sky Kagome?”

 

“What thing?” Kagome tried to look unaware that anything strange had occurred.

 

“That silver thing. It was like it was attacking the beast too, but it was no human that's for sure.”

 

“Are you sure it wasn't one of my arrows? Everything happened so fast it isn't any wonder that you could've gotten mixed up.”

 

“No. That was definitely not one of your arrows. I saw it too.” Miroku interrupted.

 

“I guess I didn't see it. Sorry.” Kagome said as she put her bow and arrows back into their case. She could see Miroku drilling her head with his eyes from the corner of her own eye. “Is there anything you'd like me to do Sango? I have a big day tomorrow at school so I wanna get as much sleep as possible”

 

“No, I think we can handle it from here. Miroku can help too.”

 

“Alright. I'll see you guys later then.” Kagome walked away with a wave. As she turned the corner she stood still and took a deep breath. `Get a grip Kagome. They don't know what they saw. It's okay.'

 

“Are you okay?”

 

Kagome screamed then put her hand to her chest, “Shippo. Don't you ever do that to me again. You scared the daylights outta me.”

 

“You ready to go?” InuYasha asked.

 

“Ya. Let's get outta here.” Kagome then saw something on InuYasha's hip. “A sword? That's what you were using? I didn't know you had a sword. It looks so small.”

 

“Small?! Check this out.” InuYasha pulled his sword out of its sheath and it became larger, longer and shined like new. “What do you think now?”

 

“How did it do that?”

 

“My father gave it to me. Made by a demon, for a demon, from a demon; my father's very own fang. It has its own secrets.”

 

InuYasha's sword was impressive, but it wouldn't save him from the thrashing that Kagome was planning on giving him when they got back home.

 

~

 

“I can't believe you did that, InuYasha!” Kagome yelled once the three had returned to the studio. “Sango and Miroku both saw you.”

 

“Did they know what they saw?”

 

“Well, no, but still. They're asking questions.”

 

“I told you not to worry. They don't know that you're involved so it's fine.”

 

Kagome was afraid to tell InuYasha about Miroku. He must know something with the way he's been acting around her. If she told InuYasha about it he would surely leave. It could be nothing. Maybe she was just jumping to conclusions again. That never panned out for her. What if he did know something? What would happen to her? Her family? What will the D.A. do?

 

 

 

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I'm sorry that this chapter took so long to get to you, but I just started my college courses again. I'll be a little busier than usual with school, work, writing, and beta-reading other people's chapters, but I promise I will not quit. When I start something I finish it. Just be prepared for chapter postings to be a couple weeks apart, a month at the most.

 

`Til next time. Read and review `cause I love it.

 

Ender