InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Firefly Wishes ❯ Chapter 5 - Ghosts and Dreams of Lavendar Eyes ( Chapter 5 )

Author's Note: I am sorry about the last chapter being confusing (swapping back and forth between 1st and 3rd person). I will try not to do it too much, but there are times when it cannot seem to be helped and I ask your patience (meaning I will probably be doing it alot again o_~) ~Flashbacks will be in third person~. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well as the others.

Disclaimer: I do not own or claim to own any part or characters of Inuyasha with the exception of this fanfiction.

Firefly Wishes

By DBZ Vegeta

Chapter 5 - Ghosts and Dreams of Lavender Eyes

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A strange laughter seemed to echo back and forth across the dry air, rippling up and down hysterically. We watched, as the figure of Naraku appeared to hover several inches above the heated sand. His voice echoed in our ears, the dry raspy words hissing deliriously through the maniacs' laughter.

"They are alive, but for how long is up to you" Naraku cackled hysterically. "You have something I want, and if you wish to see your friends alive again, you will bring it to me."

"You want the Shikon shards, don't you." Kagome said fiercely, her eyes glowing with hatred. "You know that we will fight you for them."

"Ah, my dear miko. That is untrue, I don't want the Shikon shards. You will soon find out what I want." Naraku hissed breathlessly. His eyes malevolently tracing over the two forms standing in front of him. "Inuyasha, I see that you survived the little bump on the head I gave you. It seems that you are definitely becoming a serious nuisance to me. I will have to take care of you soon." he said as he floated closer to the pair.

As he reached out a hand to attempt to stroke Kagome's face, I couldn't stand it anymore. With a loud yell, I grabbed Tetsusaiga from the sheath at my waist and jumped in between Kagome and Naraku, knocking Kagome back into the sand behind me. The sword magically transformed from a dull, rusty piece of junk into a large glowing fang, the hilt rimed with silver fur.

"Stay away from her." I growled angrily, watching as Naraku came to a halt and stared down at the tip of my sword poised beneath his chin.

"When will you learn? You cannot defeat me." he sneered, his teeth glinting under the hood of the baboon mask. Putting his fingertips under the end of my sword, he swatted it upwards as he slithered back away from us.

"Remember, if you want your friends back alive, you have to come find me." Naraku's voice echoed harshly. "To the east for two days, Inuyasha, and we shall see if you can stay alive." A smirk covered the bottom of his face seen through the baboon skin mask.

I screamed as I swung my sword upwards and slashed down across the furry body in front of me. My rage was out of control; I had to kill this demon. Howling, I chased him down slashing angrily as he giggled and danced outside of my reach.

"You have to do better." he snorted. I hit him solidly as he was distracted by his laughter, my blade slicing cleanly down through his shoulder and chest. Suddenly as if a storm appeared out of nowhere, his body collapsed in front of mine, resuming the shape of the dead man from earlier and then shivering into a small wooden doll, broken in half.

"Dammit, another one of those stupid puppets of Naraku's." I growled, standing limply over the broken doll, my now untransformed sword dangling from my hand. I turned and found Kagome, looking up at me from where I had pushed her back into the sand. I reached out a hand and helped her up. Turning away from the questions I saw in her eyes, I stalked back toward the camp.

"Inuyasha, wait." she yelled, chasing after me. Reaching out, she grabbed ahold of my arm and swung me around to face her. "Your remembering more, aren't you? You said something about Naraku's puppets." Her face was turned expectantly up towards mine, yet I could not look at her. When Naraku had disappeared, flashes of memories had begun to race through my mind.

~~ Flashback ~~

"Innnuuuyaaasshhaaa" Kagome screamed. Fighting against the tentacle that had wrapped around her waist and was dragging her towards a wide-open maw filled with long jagged teeth.

"Kaze no Kizu" Inuyasha yelled as he sprung up from the ground behind her and slashed the tentacle encircling her waist. Twisting in mid air he caught her before she plummeted to the ground and jumped back to deposit her next to Sango and Miroku.

"Stay here wench" he growled as he turned and began slashing and hacking at the giant monster in front of him, pieces of tentacle flying every which way. Unbeknownst to Inuyasha, the tentacles had a life of their own and began to pulsate and swarm behind him.

"Stay back Kagome" Sango shouted as she swung Hiraikotsu at some of the nearest tentacles flying in their direction.

"Why is everyone suddenly worried about me! I can take care of myself." Kagome yelled as she snatched her bow and quiver from Miroku and began firing rapidly at tentacles that Sango's boomerang didn't hit. "Watch out, Inuyasha" she suddenly screamed.

"What?" he turned to see several of the severed tentacles flying towards him, but before he could destroy them, they latched onto his arms and legs, dragging him struggling to the ground. The other pieces gathering in a group and beginning to form themselves into another monster, so soon there were two of the giant demons.

"Watch out everyone, I'm going to use the Air Void." Miroku yelled as he dodged around Kagome and Sango. Unwrapping the prayer beads from around his hand, he let the flap of his glove drop as he braced himself for the power of the void. Grimacing as the void began pulling the demons into his hand, he vaguely heard a shout from behind him.

"Hoshi, above you, look out." Looking up he saw, to his dread, a swarm of Naraku's poison bees heading straight for the void. Before he could pull the beads back into place several of the noxious bees had managed to enter the void. Pulling the beads back into place Miroku fell to his knees and clutched his hand in agony, beads of sweat gathering at his temples.

"Hoshi. . . Hoshi. . ." Sango cried out, dropping her boomerang and running over to kneel by the downed monk. Inuyasha yelled a final time in the background, destroying the two demons, a single shard falling to the ground between them. He scooped up the shard and totted over next to the small group next to the fallen monk.

"Feh, get up you worthless pervert." Inuyasha growled as he handed the shard over to Kagome to store away.

"Inuyasha! Miroku been poisoned by Naraku's bees again." Sango frowned up at the scowling hanyou. "Help me get him back to the camp" she gestured for Inuyasha to help her lift the groaning, half-conscious monk.

With a look of disgust, he slung the monk over his shoulder and stomped back towards camp. Dropping Miroku roughly onto his blankets, he jumped back up into the tree he had been in before this whole incident started, watching as Sango and Kagome fussed over the monk.

"Feh, stupid monk." He mumbled under his breath.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome said, looking up at him. He turned and scowled down at her, "What?" he said.

"SIT!"

THUMP

~~ End Flashback ~~

I hadn't realized that I had fallen to my knees in the sand nor that I had been clutching my head screaming, until I heard Kagome's voice trying to break through the haze of flashing pictures and sounds.

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~ Ooo, my head hurts. ~ she thought as she gripped the aching appendage in both of her hands. Sitting up, she slowly opened her eyes to discover that she was in a small dark room, a thin strip of light pouring in from a small barred window high on the wall. ~ Where am I? ~ she thought looking around her carefully, as any sharp movement caused a sudden pain to shot through her already aching head. Feeling around her head, she found a small lump near the back of her head. Wincing when she touched it, she determined that this had to be the source of her pain.

Slowly rising from the floor, she began to investigate the small room. It was only 10 foot by 10 foot, with a small window set so high in the wall, that she could not reach it. A door was on the opposite wall from the window, and when she tried the handle, she found that it was locked from the outside. Crossing the room, she sat back down on the floor beneath the window facing the door, the wall to her back.

~ The last thing I remember was Inuyasha telling me it was time to stop and then laying down for a short rest. ~

She thought back to that moment, Inuyasha had been insistent that they stop for rest, even though she knew they could not be too far from where he had left the body. She had agreed, unwillingly. She had been pushing herself hard for the past two days and was near the breaking point. As soon as she had lain down on the blanket, she had fell deeply asleep. Not that she had been able to sleep the previous two days, since every time she closed her eyes, she saw Miroku's face hovering in her mind.

This time she had no choice, her body simply shut her down. Not that it had been a restful sleep. Her dreams where filled with images of Miroku.

Miroku smiling.

Miroku laughing.

Miroku walking along side of her and the rest of the group.

Miroku groping. Well that was one she could have done without remembering. Flushing at the memories of the various times he had snuck in a quick pat on her backside, and of her beaming him over the head with Hiraikotsu.

But the thing she remembered most was his eyes. Those lavender eyes, always watching, full of laughter and mischief. Full of pain and sorrow. How many times she just wanted to stare into his eyes and not have to worry about Naraku, demon exterminating, or shard hunting. She just wished that she had been able to find out if that was him in the desert and how she wished she had told him how she felt about him.

Her musings where cut short by the sound of the door being unlocked. Scrambling up to her feet, she braced herself for whatever was going to happen.

"So, you are awake Sango." came a soft woman's voice, her face and body shrouded in the darkness of the hallway. The woman stepped forward until she was illuminated by the moonlight pouring through the high set window.

"Kagura." Sango hissed. "I knew Naraku had to be involved in this somehow. What do you want from me?"

"Oh, you are just a little bait to lure your friends here to save you." Kagura grinned maliciously at her. "But I thought you might get a little lonely, so I had someone else brought, just for you." A wicked light seemed to twinkle from her eye. "I hope you enjoy him."

Turning, she slithered back out the door as a dark lump of clothes was careless tossed into the room. The door slammed shut as Sango lunged towards it, in an attempt to escape. Banging her fists helplessly on the now locked door, Sango laid her head against it vowing that she would try again to get away.

After a few minutes she turned and looked at the body that had been tossed in with her. She slowly knelt down beside the man, who was laying face down on the floor and not moving. Carefully she rolled the man over into the moonlight. Gasping, she shakily reached out a hand to smooth the tousled hair away from his face.

"Miroku" she cried.

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Author's Note: Well, Inuyasha's memories are starting to return, but is it for the best. Will he stay the same sweet, articulate man that he has become without them or will he revert to his mean, callused I-don't-care-I-don't-need-you attitude. Sango has been captured by Naraku and has found Miroku. But what does Naraku actually want if it isn't the shards? More to come….

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