InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Demon Sense ❯ The Terrible Truth and Consequences ( Chapter 10 )

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 10: The Terrible Truth and Consequences

 

 

Miroku's staff came down hard upon the demon's head causing the creatures eyes to squint in pain. Miroku flipped backwards to avoid the demon's monstrous hand swiping at him.

 

“Now, Kagome!” Sango yelled. Kagome reacted quickly and fired an arrow surrounded by blue light at the demon. It was too fast. The creature dodged easily and charged at Kagome full speed. She was too much of a threat. Before the demon could reach her Sango's Hiraikotsu came between them, clipping the demon's jaw. His attention was drawn to her in that instant which Kagome thought was probably her intention.

 

Miroku flung a sacred sutra at the demon causing it to shudder as electricity wrapped around its body. It wasn't enough though. The demon just shook it off and started charging again. The Hiraikotsu had returned to Sango's hand by that time so she was able to block its charge.

 

As the demon was pushing Sango back, Kagome readied another arrow. She let it fly and this time it struck into the demon's ribs. The demon roared with fury. With one of its arms still pushing Sango back he raised its other arm towards Kagome. Kagome's eyes opened wide as she saw his claws separate from its hand and fly towards her with great speed.

 

Kagome hit the ground hard and felt a weight on top of her.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

“Yes, Miroku. Thank you.” Kagome's weapons were strewn across the ground from the force of the hit. She had no time to collect them. She had to end this. She raised her arm and gathered her power together at the end of her arm. Just before she released it to fly at the demon still busily fighting Sango the demon looked in her direction, knowing what was coming.

 

The demon tried to get away using its speed alone, but it was no use. As it turned to run away from Sango, the blue light followed it. It struck the demon square in the back and it fell to its knees.

 

The three demon slayers sighed with exhaustion and relief as they looked at each other.

 

“Maybe I should have had some backup come with me.” Sango commented. “That took longer than I thought it would.”

 

“It was a good workout.” Miroku said.

 

Kagome just fell to her knees and was still breathing heavily. Miroku and Sango ran to her side.

 

“Kagome? Are you okay?” Sango asked with great concern in her voice.

 

“Was that a killing blow, Kagome?” Miroku inquired. Kagome just nodded her head and fainted.

 

~

 

Kagome groaned and moved her head to the side. She opened her eyes a little and saw Miroku standing with his side to her. He was talking to someone. `Sango?' she thought to herself. She opened her eyes a bit more and saw InuYasha. `What the…?'

 

Kagome got up and was punished for it with a headache that came full force. She placed her hand on her head and groaned loudly.

 

“Kagome?” she heard InuYasha say.

 

“What's going on?”

 

“You fainted from expelling too much energy during the fight.” Miroku answered. “I brought you here so you could rest and I didn't want to worry your family.”

 

Kagome looked from InuYasha to Miroku with a worried look. Was InuYasha upset? Did Miroku know who InuYasha was? She knew that Miroku was friends with demons, but would he tell Sango what he had seen?

 

“Don't worry so much, Kagome.” InuYasha said, obviously reading Kagome's look well. “Me and the bouzo talked. He's cool, for a monk I guess.” Kagome saw InuYasha eye Miroku strangely as he smiled stupidly. Kagome couldn't help but let out a small giggle.

 

“Where's Sango?” she asked.

 

“She got called away.” Miroku said.

 

“She didn't see you, did she?” Kagome asked InuYasha seriously. He just shook his head. She sighed. “Miroku-“

 

He didn't even have to hear the rest of the sentence so he cut her off. “Don't worry Kagome. I won't say anything. I know Sango's thoughts are still clouded. She'll get there eventually. It'll just take some time.” He then looked at InuYasha. “You're the one they're looking for, aren't you?”

 

InuYasha looked at Kagome. “Yes, he is.” She finally said after a moment. “It's okay, InuYasha. We can trust him.” Miroku smiled.

 

~

 

A few hours later, Kagome, Miroku, and InuYasha were still in the studio surrounding a table. Kagome placed her finger at a certain point on a map.

 

“This is where he told me he first encountered the mist. It's not entirely for sure that it will still be in the same spot, but it's better than nothing.” She looked at InuYasha who was staring at the spot intently. She thought he was trying to burn a hole through it with his eyes.

 

Kagome decided that it was okay for them to explain what was going on to Miroku. His resources may prove to be useful.

 

“I never thought for a second that this myth may actually have been true. I had never heard anything to the contrary.” Miroku explained. This was surprising to Kagome. If anyone knew the truth about this then she had expected it to be Miroku. `Oh well.' Kagome thought. `He couldn't very well know everything, now could he?'

 

“So I'll get to this point and camp,” InuYasha started, pointing at a spot an inch below the place Kagome had pointed out. “then head into the mist if it's there.”

 

“You mean we.” Kagome said pointedly. InuYasha stared at her intently. “I already told you InuYasha. I'm going with you.

 

“It would be wise if you took others with you InuYasha. I would be lying if I said I wasn't interested in going as well.” Miroku commented.

 

“Now you wanna go too? No way. It's too dangerous.”

 

“That's exactly why you should bring companions along. It would be less dangerous if you had a few more sets of eyes around.”

 

“And more dangerous because I'll have more backs to watch!”

 

“InuYasha, you talk like neither Kagome nor I know how to protect ourselves.” Both he and Kagome stared at InuYasha. InuYasha grew uncomfortable with the staring and just crossed his arms and turned his head with a “Keh.”

 

“That settles it then. I will come along with you then. When are we leaving?”

 

“We don't know yet. All we know now is that it's not time.” Kagome said.

 

“I see. So, InuYasha. I assume that this is not your true form. Do you have a concealing spell from Shippo?” InuYasha just narrowed his eyes at Miroku.

 

“It's one of his powers.” Kagome explained. It was obvious that InuYasha still did not trust Miroku completely from the look Kagome received as she revealed this information.

 

“Oh really? That is most interesting. May I ask if I can see your true form?”

 

InuYasha just looked at Kagome. She smiled encouragingly and nodded. InuYasha just pursed his lips and closed his eyes. Miroku stared in wonder as his hair drained of its color and became silver then two things started to form on the top of his head.

 

“I should have known by your name. You're a dog demon.” Miroku said as he eyed the dog ears on top of his head. “Oh my. And all of the fangs and claws that come with it.”

 

InuYasha smiled. Kagome didn't think it was out of amusement, but rather to show off his threatening fangs more. If Miroku was intimidated by the gesture, which was probably InuYasha's intent, he didn't show it.

 

He finally left after he felt he had pushed his visit too long. InuYasha and Kagome were left staring at the map. Both discussed a path to take up to the mountains as well as what they would do if the mist was not where the man said it was. While Kagome was deep in thought about what would happen once they entered the mist, InuYasha opened his mouth.

 

“Will that happen every time you use that power of yours?” he did not look at her as she lifted her head to answer him.

 

“Only until I get used to it. Or if I don't use so much of it. I need to practice more.”

 

“How do you do that?” he asked finally looking her in the eyes.

 

“Fight demons.” She said with a shrug of her shoulders. InuYasha then got a funny half-smile upon his face. “What?”

 

InuYasha got up at that instant and started moving things up against the wall.

 

“InuYasha, what are you doing?”

 

“You're going to start fighting demons. One in particular.” He then stood in the middle of the room and took a sparring stance.

 

“Oh no, InuYasha. No way. I'm not going to fight you.” Kagome said waving her hands in front of her.

 

“Come on. I need some exercise too, ya know.”

 

“I don't want to hurt you.”

 

“Keh. Who says you're gonna hurt me? Does that power of yours damage anything?”

 

“No, just demons.”

 

“Then let's go already.”

 

Kagome reluctantly decided to go along with InuYasha. She did need to practice and what better way than with a demon that wouldn't hurt her if she messed up. She started to build the energy up for the second time that day, but as soon as she did InuYasha took off running and bounced around the room.

 

Kagome twisted and turned to try and follow InuYasha's movements, but he was so fast. She finally let off some of her energy and it went flying at InuYasha. To her amazement, InuYasha was so fast that it didn't have a chance to follow him; it just collided with the wall behind him and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

 

“You gotta do better than that.” He said. He ran up behind her and tapped her shoulder. She turned around and he was gone. Then he flipped over the top of her and tapped the top of her head.

 

“InuYasha, what are you doing?”

 

“Why aren't you dodging me?” he asked with curiosity.

 

“Dodging?”

 

“What? You don't know how to dodge? You know Kagome, you're gonna have to eventually learn to do that if you face something that you can't stop with your powers.” He explained while still running around the room tapping her lower back, then the side of her ribs.

 

Kagome thought about the demon she had fought earlier today. He had sent his claws flying at her and she didn't know what to do. Miroku had saved her, thankfully. `He's right.'

 

She tried to follow his movements again and build up energy at the same time.

 

“You gotta get faster than that Kagome.” He said. Kagome was trying to figure out how she could do that. She had never built up that much energy in such a short time before.

 

`That's it. Don't build up so much.' She concluded. Kagome built up energy at the tip of her finger and let it fly. As soon as it had gotten to where InuYasha was, albeit she didn't hit him, she had another one ready to go. She let them zoom after him one after the other, but she never hit him, not even once.

 

`Think of it as an arrow.' Kagome told herself. InuYasha kept bounding around the room, tapping her body in various places. She still wasn't dodging. Her main goal was to hit him. He was the fastest demon she had ever seen. She tried to predict his movements; trying to figure out where he'd be before he got there.

 

She aimed at a certain spot on the floor when she saw the angle that InuYasha was pushing off of the ceiling at. She let the energy go and both it and InuYasha were at the spot at the same time. It had hit his shoulder.

 

“Ow, that stung.” He cried.

 

“I'm sorry!”

 

“Keh. It's gonna take more than that to stop me. If there are demons out there the size of squirrels then maybe that will work for ya.” As he finished the sentence he took a leap straight at Kagome. Her eyes went wide, but she scooted her legs out from under and went down to her stomach using her hands to cushion her fall. InuYasha went sailing over her with a surprised, but proud look.

 

“That's more like it!” he yelled.

 

They practiced like that for the next few days. Kagome's energy balls were getting bigger and bigger and eventually she had to purposely miss InuYasha just to make sure she didn't hurt him. Her dodging skills were getting better, but InuYasha was just too fast for her. He was impressed with how quick she had gotten, though.

 

Shippo even helped out too. He had different tricks up his sleeve so Kagome didn't get accustomed to InuYasha's movements.

 

They decided to tell Shippo that neither of them thought it was a good idea for him to go with them up to the mountains. They made arrangements for him to stay with Hachi at Miroku's place when they left. Shippo was upset that they didn't want him along, but he thought it would be fun to stay with Hachi for awhile, no matter how much of a loser he thought he was.

 

~

 

“Kagome, you better hurry up. You're friends are waiting.” Kagome's mom yelled up the stairs.

 

“I know, I know.” She said as she ran down the stairs. “I don't know how late I'm gonna be mom.”

 

“That's fine, dear. I know finals are important so you take as much time as you need to study okay?”

 

“Thanks, mom. You're the best.” Kagome said as she ran out the door. Finals were here and Kagome and her friends decided to get a group together to study with. It didn't matter if they all had different classes, but that they were supporting each other to study their hardest.

 

Kagome felt very confident as she left her friend's house. She accomplished a lot and felt she learned and memorized many things. She would do well on her finals. She sighed as she walked down the street to the bus stop.

 

She passed by a small market and found herself a little hungry. She had eaten before she left her house, but that was four hours ago. She could afford a snack. She didn't want to stay out too long for it was dark outside and there weren't too many good things that wondered in the dark.

 

As she was paying for her snack she looked outside and saw a very familiar car. She couldn't recall where she had seen it before, but got a bad feeling about it. She walked to the window and eyed the vehicle. She didn't see anyone around, but then noticed someone stepping out of it.

 

The figure of a woman came out of it which trigged even more familiarity with it. She was tall and thin with her hair swept up in a bun. It was too dark to make out her face, but then her back was turned to her so that didn't help. Just then, from the store across the street emerged another woman.

 

`Kikyo?' Just as Kagome thought that she recognized where she had seen the car and that woman before. The night that she followed InuYasha out to the alleyway. Kikyo was there too and this was the same woman she had spoken with.

 

Kagome cracked the door open to see if she could hear what they were talking about, but no luck. She didn't move though. She kept watching them, hoping that she might figure out something by their coming together. The two women spoke briefly then parted ways. As the woman turned to enter the vehicle she was able to see her face slightly.

 

Kagome gasped. A woman with dark red eyes and feathers in her hair.

 

She waited a little while before she left, just in case Kikyo decided to linger. She was pretty sure that Kikyo was ignorant of her connection with InuYasha, but she didn't want to risk it.

 

As she was riding on the bus she felt a strong pull in her stomach. Her head jerked up. She got off at the next stop and took off running down the street.

 

`Where is it? I know it's around here somewhere.' She thought, breathing heavily. A crash sounded around the corner form where she was. She turned her head and went running in that direction. She found herself in the courtyard of an abandoned building. She took cover behind a pillar and peeked around to see what it was that caused her to run all this way.

 

Two demons were fighting. One was a gigantic dog and the other a bear. They both had interesting markings on them not including the wounds they both carried. `Sango should be here soon.' Kagome knew better then to get involved unless she had backup.

 

Not a moment later Kagome heard a car approach and stop hastily on the loose gravel. She saw Sango run around the corner and made eye contact.

 

“Bring the arrows!” Sango yelled back to someone. “Kagome, what are you doing here already?”

 

“I was on my way home when I felt it.”

 

“What do we got?”

 

“Two. Dog and a bear.”

 

“Really? That's rare. Well, let's get to this.” As soon as the rest of her company was ready they filled into the courtyard. The demons didn't even notice. Sango then took her Hiraikotsu and threw it hitting both demons square in the jaw. That definitely got their attention.

 

They both turned to face the group of demon slayers and growled. Kagome then saw something fly through he night sky and land on the dog's muzzle.

 

“InuYasha!” Kagome cried. Sango looked at her then at the figure.

 

“Kagome, who is that?” Kagome just looked at her, but did not answer.

 

“You need to get out of here.” InuYasha said to the giant dog. It barked in response. “I know, but you see that priestess down there? She could kill you with one blast from her hand.” The giant dog glanced at Kagome then stared at the figure on his nose and growled. InuYasha flipped backwards on the ground and watched as the giant dog started to run away. Before the giant dog disappeared into the shadows he stopped and barked some more at InuYasha.

 

“Ya, ya. I know. Just get outta here already.” With that InuYasha jumped to the top of the nearest building. The scene had distracted everyone and they finally came out of it as the giant bear swiped his enormous paw at them. They all narrowly dodged it.

 

Kagome looked into the area that the giant dog had left through. `Was that…?'

 

“Sango!” a voice called from behind them.

 

“It's nice to see you, Miroku.”

 

“I came as soon as I heard.” Sango then let her Hiraikotsu fly again towards the bear hitting him in the chest pushing him back. “Team Alpha! I need you to track that dog!”

 

Before they could take off, Kagome interrupted them. “Sango, we should keep everyone here just in case we can't handle this one. We can always find that one later.” Sango gave her a curious look, but gave in and told the team to stay.

 

The bear's strength was great, but it didn't seem to have anything else going for it. That's when it slammed its giant paw down onto the ground and caused the earth to tremble and crack beneath them. Sango's Hiraikotsu went off course and ended up getting lodged into the far wall of the building behind the bear.

 

Kagome steadied herself and released an arrow aimed at the bear's head. Before the arrow even got near the bear's head it swung its paw and intercepted the arrow.

 

“What?! No way!” Kagome cried. There was obviously more to this bear than they realized. Both teams wailed on it for a good ten minutes and finally noticed that it was starting to get tired. Miroku ran out of sacred sutras and ended up throwing his staff like a spear into the bear's paw. One of the members retrieved Sango's weapon for which she was grateful. As soon as she saw an opening she let it fly just as Kagome released another weapon. Hopefully it would help get the arrow through.

 

The bear was struck in the temple by the Hiraikotsu and in the chest by the arrow. The bear still had a bit of fight in him though. He stumbled around swinging his paws hoping to take out a few before it collapsed. It succeeded as his paw slammed into two D.A. members and Kagome.

 

Kagome went flying through the air and collided with the wall behind her.

 

“Kagome!” she heard InuYasha yell. Her head was fuzzy and her hearing muffled. She could see movement, but it wasn't very clear. She tried to get up, but found it too difficult because of the pain that surged through her body.

 

She heard InuYasha land in front of her. “Are you okay?!” she heard him cry.

 

“Get away from her you demon!” Sango yelled. Kagome felt the earth shake as the bear finally collapsed.

 

`No.' Kagome thought. She couldn't get the words to form on her lips. Her vision cleared a bit and tried to see what was happening. She saw a blurry Sango readying Hiraikotsu for InuYasha.

 

“Leave her alone!” she yelled again charging at him.

 

“No!” Miroku yelled planting himself in front of her with his arms spread.

 

“Miroku? What are you doing?! That's the demon we've been trying to find. We have to kill him!”

 

“No. Leave him be.” Miroku said allowing InuYasha the time to pick Kagome up gently. She moaned against his chest.

 

“Miroku, get out of my way. He's going to take her and do God knows what to her!”

 

“He will not harm her. Just leave it alone. I will explain later.”

 

The last thing Kagome saw was the widening of Sango's eyes as she wrapped her arms around InuYasha's neck when he jumped away to leave the scene.

 

~

 

“-rink..is..gome..” she heard InuYasha say as she felt his hand propping her head up. She felt cool liquid touching her lips and tried to sip as much as she could then fell back asleep.

 

“I tried explaining everything as well as I could, but I don't know if I got through to her or not. She may need to think about it for awhile. In any case, I believe it best if you weren't here.”

 

“Why, what's going on?”

 

“It's possible that Sango may try to find us here. It's not good for Kagome's family. We should leave.”

 

Kagome could hear everything just fine now, but was still too dazed to speak.

 

“She may have a concussion. She shouldn't be sleeping, it's not good for her condition. We need to get her to a hospital.”

 

“Can you take her?”

 

“Of course. Where are you going to go?”

 

“I'm gonna head up to the mountains. There's no where else I can go anymore. Shippo can still stay with you and Hachi, right? They don't know about them.”

 

“Yes, I believe it will still be safe for them as long as they are concealed. When Kagome is well, we will head up and meet with you. Do not enter until we are with you, do I have your word?”

 

Kagome could hear growling. “Ya, fine bouzo. She better heal fast then. I get impatient.”

 

“I know you only say that because you care for her.”

 

“Keh.”

 

`No, InuYasha. Don't leave me.' Kagome felt her body being picked up.

 

“Don't fall back asleep Kagome.” She only moaned in response. Her body ached all over and her head was pounding.

 

~

 

There was no use falling asleep at the hospital because of the noise and the hustle and bustle of people walking in and out of her room. Her doctor said that she did not suffer from a concussion, but she needed a lot of rest. They gave her some pain reliever which did wonders. Miroku stayed with her for a few more hours, but it was getting way too late.

 

The next day she felt well enough to walk around. Her body was still a bit stiff, but that would go away once she got moving again. Miroku came by a few more times, but he brought no news of Sango. The doctors felt she was okay to go that evening.

 

Miroku met with her and escorted her home.

 

“Shippo's all set up over at my place. They'll be fine there until we get back.” He said with a smile.

 

`If we get back.' Kagome thought darkly. `What am I saying?' Kagome shook her head of the pessimistic thoughts.

 

They entered Kagome's home and discussed what had happened to her family. They were worried of course, but they knew that Kagome was just doing her job. She told them that she would be gone on a mission for awhile. Thankfully, Kagome's mom was able to pull some strings with the college to postpone her finals.

 

“We should make haste. InuYasha will not wait for long.” Miroku stated.

 

“Yeah, I know. I just hope we can find him.” Kagome said as she packed the last of her things. Kagome stood and closed her eyes in concentration. `We still have to make one more stop.'

 

“Miroku, I need my bow and arrows.” She said quietly. Miroku nodded with a knowing look on his face.

 

 

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Now, now. Don't get spoiled because I updated so soon. I was just so inspired with all of the reviews I received from everyone. It was awesome. I thank you all.

 

Finals are soon to be over so I should be able to update again soon. Then once the next semester starts it'll probably slow down again. Not to worry though. There aren't going to be many more chapters after this.

 

Thanks again. Review because I love it! It makes me feel special. `Til next time.

 

Ender