InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Foreign Exchange Orphan ❯ Jewel Fusion ( Chapter 22 )

Foreign Exchange Orphan

Chapter Twenty Two:

Jewel Fusion

A.N.: Sorry for the short cliffie in the last chapter! I promise, this one will be much longer, but it is poorly written. Oh, when Inu and Kik and Kag and Nark(nark, lol) are talking, its at the same time, so I hope you aren't confused.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, so shut up and leave me alone!

Warnings: Longer(but not longest) chapter ahead. DO NOT READ KIKYO LOVERS!

Key:

Kawaii - cute, or cutie

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"Yes Inuyasha, I am quite surprised that you left that girl for me," she said, dropping his hand as if it was something repulsive. "You seemed quite attached, even though you are mines. Were you cheating?"

"Kikyo…I…I didn't want to choose anyone! I went through all this trouble to get you and now you are calling me a filthy cheater?"

"Inuyasha, Inuyasha," she replied, shaking her head sadly. "You still haven't figured us out. You were never the sharpest person in the world." He growled.

"What do you mean 'us'? You better not be hanging around with Naraku!" She tisked.

"Inuyasha, the girl will die, you know that."

"She won't if I have something to do with it!"

"But it was your fault she is locked in there with Naraku, Inuyasha," Kikyo reminded him, in a dull monotone voice.

"What's wrong with you, you've changed!" Inuyasha barked, body trembling with building rage and the residue of fear. What was wrong with Kikyo? Was Kagome still alive?

"You are correct. I am no longer that bubbly girl you used to know, right? Because Naraku showed me the big picture, life. That is more important to me than love."

"So you are dumping me?" Inuyasha inquired, trying to cover the hurt that lingered in his voice. Kikyo turned her back towards him, and stooped to pick up something from the ground. He heard her snicker.

"No, to the contrary, I am killing you." She was now pointing an arrow towards his heart.

***

Naraku had turned the lights on. Bright white glares from the ceiling spilled in on them. He was ugly with long, kinky black hair and flaming red eyes. Kagome trembled. Where was Inuyasha? Why had he chosen Kikyo? She sniffed as her heart throbbed dully in her chest.

"Still lamenting?" Naraku asked quietly, rapping his fingers on the arm of the chair. "You thought that he loved you?"

"No!" Kagome cried, furiously wiping tears from her eyes. "I knew he loved Kikyo, it's just…"

"He will die. Any moment now, Kikyo will be aiming an arrow towards his heart. He will die," he repeated.

"NO! NO! I won't let him die!" Kagome tried to pick up her feet, to run towards the door, but they wouldn't obey her commands. I'm, I'm paralyzed!

"Quite a tight corner I have backed you up into, no?" Naraku murmured, grinning wickedly. "I know that you are well aware that you are a miko. You can sense demon auras, like mines. You could snatch the Shikon Jewel right out the of air, though Kikyo could not." Kagome continued to quiver, biting her lip.

"Y-Yes."

"And you know that these Jewel shards will not fuse together, without a miko's help, so that I cannot make a wish, right?"

"Yes."

"Well, that solves many problems," Naraku informed her, sitting back in his red leather chair.

"It does?" She continued to try and run towards the door.

"You may take that bow and arrow over there, and save Inuyasha's life."

"What's the catch?"

"You must fuse these two Jewel shards together," Naraku answered, flourishing the two jagged pieces before her nose. Kagome was about to say no, when she heard Kikyo yelling, and Inuyasha's scream of pain. Love or life? Love or life? I can't back down now, I have to.

"Okay Naraku, I accept," she murmured, wiping away a tear.

"Excellent, I always knew you were an intelligent girl." He snapped his fingers, making Kagome fall on her face. She scrambled up, blushed, and brushed off her skirts. "Now, take these Jewel shards." He gave them to Kagome, and sat back expectantly. Okay, I have miko training, and if this works…I only have one chance, and if I miss it, then everyone will die! With her plan formulated, she brought together the two shards, and chanted some ancient spell. There was crackling purple electricity, and just before they became joined, she snatched back once, and then continued with the ritual. Now, a perfectly formed, pink orb lay in her palm. She dumped it into Naraku's hands, and ran to get the bow and arrows laying on his desk, then yanked open the door.

Kagome gasped at what she saw.

***

Inuyasha's blood was splattered all throughout the halls, and it looked as if he had torn arrows from his very flesh. She bit her lip, then closed her eyes, trying to locate the auras of a hanyou and miko. She felt a tingly feeling wash over her.

"There! Upstairs!" Kagome skidded on the carpet as she made a quick turn down the hallway, and groaned as she sprinted up steps. She heard a furious growl and some dark chuckling. Following her ears, she winded up in a bright hallway, with some light splashing from the large windows. Inuyasha was on the ground, moaning in pain, and Kikyo stood a few yards away, arrow poised at him, waiting to strike the final blow.

"Kikyo!" Kagome cried. "Leave him alone!" She looked up, and smirked.

"So you must be Kagome. The girl this hanyou seems so attached to." Kagome blushed, and stooped down to turn Inuyasha on his back. A fresh spout of blood trickled from his mouth, and his eyes were closed. She kissed his forehead.

"You're a monster," she growled, still gripping her bow tightly. "Why?"

"He's a hanyou. Not worthy of me." At that moment, Inuyasha's eyes fluttered open.

"Shut up! So what, he's a hanyou? He has as many rights as you do, Kikyo! He has the strength of a demon and the heart of a human. I admire the way he goes on when scum like you go and shove his face in the dirt! If anything, you're not worthy of him!" He let a small gasp escape his lips. So Kikyo wasn't really that nice girl he used to know…Naraku tainted her…but no, she didn't like him for his ears from the beginning. Inuyasha groaned. His head hurt.

"Inuyasha, kawaii, are you okay?" Kagome stooped down to cradle his head in her lap. "Don't worry, I'll take care of you." Huh? But that's by job! He began to struggle, but she kept her firm grip, talking him in a soothing voice. Inuyasha stopped, his wounds were making him light headed.

"All very touching," Kikyo growled. "Die." She shot an arrow and it sliced Kagome's cheek. More blood trickled down her face, pattering against Inuyasha's forehead.

"Oh! I'm sorry!" She scrubbed away the splatter, and moved to get up, when he struggled.

"No, no kawaii, stay down."

"No!" he yelled in a meek voice, shoving her away to stand. He scrambled to his feet. "Don't you lay a finger on Kagome!"

"Inuyasha, you fool, you think you can kill me when you're like that?" Inuyasha stomped over to her, dodging one of her last arrows, grabbing her by the shirt collar, flinging her into a nearby room, closing the door up with a chair. The knob rattled as she banged on the door. (MUWAHAHA! I told you not to read if you are a Kikyo lover, that was really stupid, though)

"We'll leave her to the police," he said, before collapsing into a trembling, blood covered heap.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome ran to him, hugging him to her chest, crying heavily, when suddenly -

"Kagome?"

"Sango!" From the shadows, everyone came running, Kirara holding her yellow pack between her teeth, Sango on her back, with Hiraikotsu, and Miroku staggered up behind the rear, using his staff for support. "What happened to you guys?"

"Nothing, just ran into some of Naraku's demons. Why are you all healed?" Kagome shrugged.

"I dunno, but we gotta hide from Naraku until he recovers. You have Tetsusaiga?"

"Right here," Miroku said, showing her the thin scabbard. "Now, if my calculations are correct, we can hide in this room to our right, and with our holy powers, we can create a barrier, until Inuyasha recovers." Kagome nodded, helping him pick up the hanyou, and drag him gently into a master bedroom that looked like it hadn't been used in 50 years.

***

It was dark. Silver moonlight poured in from the windows, illuminating their worn, tired faces. Inuyasha was huddled into a tiny ball in the bed, breathing heavily, while Miroku taught Kagome how to make a barrier that prevented demons from entering. It was very draining, and she longed to go and cuddle with Inuyasha, and make all of his scars go away. But, she had to stay up all night, to stop Naraku and his hordes of demons from coming in and killing them in their sleep. Sango fed them and bandaged their wounds while they worked, then tended to Inuyasha.

Morning came, but it seemed like zillions of hours. When the first rays of light came through, Miroku told them he didn't sense any evil near by and they could rest. She went directly to the bed, and snuggled with Inuyasha, holding his head in her lap, combing through his tangled mane, absentmindedly rubbing his ears. He purred and stirred a little, and she hugged him closer.

"You can stop now, you're choking me," came his tired, weak voice.

"Inuyasha! Oh are you alright? I was so worried!" She bent down to kiss his cheek, which now was now smooth and soft, like baby's skin.

"I'm fine. Can't you see that I'm healed?" Kagome stuck her tongue at him, glad that his eyes were closed. She timidly ran her hand along his smooth, bare chest, checking under the bandages, to reveal his tan, even skin underneath. She blushed when her eyes lingered too long. "B-But how did this happen!?"

"I'm a hanyou, remember?"

"And I'm glad!" She kissed his forehead again. His eyes flickered open.

"Did you mean it?"

"Mean what?"

"What you said yesterday, to Kikyo?"

"Of course I meant it! With all my heart!" He smiled a warm smile that made her melt into a little puddle, and he fell asleep again. I know we've always had little moments like this, but why is my heart still beating so fast? Before she could ponder on the thought anymore, the door exploded, and Miroku was thrown backwards against the wall.

Naraku, and 100 demons loomed in the doorway.

I am sorry that I'm so evil, but I actually did this to benefit you guys. I was going to make this a super long chapter, but I'm breaking it up into two chapters, so there will be 26 instead of 25. Well, despite the shortness and stupidness (I just love making up my own vocab!) of the chapter, remember to review, but no flames please. Aloha.