InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Future Heart, Future Pain, Future Hope ❯ Chapter 42 ( Chapter 43 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Time to dream, time to work, time to play....

Anyhow, I don't own squat, but I will tell you this much folks. These next chapters will have a secret revealed within them. Whose I won't tell you though....

I don't own Squat....

Instinctual behavior Part 1...

While things were happening in the south, Inuyasha and Kagome were busy trying to get accustomed to their new senses. The bond between them, thanks to the marks, had increased to the point that Inuyasha had called a timeout for a few days. It was not only himself, but also for Kagome so that they may attempt to adjust to their new found senses.

And it was proving to be extremely difficult...or at least difficult for himself. He was not only trying to get a handle on his new senses, with aide from the adult fox demon, but he was worried about his mate. When she had felt like ice the other day, all he wanted to do was to hold her tight and run off to someplace safe. Someplace, where she would forever be warm and full of laughter and light.... But he knew better, at that time Kagome was in no condition to go with him.

Turning to glance at her for the umpteenth time, he couldn't help but smile at the look of irritation on her features. It seems she had blown up another target with one of her arrows...

“DAMNIT!” The miko from the future shouted out, much to his and everyone else's surprise. Startled by her exclamation, Inuyasha began to laugh out loud as did the others. Only seconds after uttering that single word, the miko had turned a bright shade of red that nearly matched his fire rat robes.

As she recollects herself, he listens as do the others as she complains, about the new strength of her abilities. “Grr....Inuyasha I keep trying to pull back my power as I know I should, but it seems to keep getting....”

“Bigger?” Miroku pipes in only to duck not just one rock, but two aimed at his head. Allowing the slayer to affectively knock the monk into unconsciousness, Kagome watches as her mate, her adult fox of a son, and best friend talk for a few minutes.

Finally as if agreeing on something, Sango sits down as Shippos campers off along with Miroku. Allowing Inuyasha to approach Kagome with a purpose.

“Inuyasha...?”

“Let me try something Kagome...” The hanyou replied. Standing directly behind her, Inuyasha's gestured for her to try again. His clawed fingers pointed at a direction to the northeast from where she stood. “When Shippo gives the signal Kagome, just close your eyes and picture the target.”

About ready to protest at what could only be the stupidest notion she has ever heard, she feels a definite spike in demonic aura. Whirling around and doing exactly what Inuyasha said without thinking about it.

The miko lets loose an arrow, that already begins to glow with her power. Closing her eyes, fearing she had done something to her adopted son and friend. The hanyou growls reassurances and words of comfort. “Open your senses mate...they're fine.”

Shaking her head in disbelief, despite what her instincts are telling her, it takes the monk grabbing her best friend's rear end as usual to wake her up to his presence.

“PERVERT!”

Opening her eyes to the sound of her friend's scream, she sees Shippo sitting on the balls of his feet with amusement in his eyes and Sango chasing after the monk with her boomerang. The target off to their side, with the arrow cleanly embedded in it. “How....?”

“You trusted your instincts...” Inuyasha replied. “You were so busy thinking that you had to do this and this. That you simply forgot to just do it. Just aim and shoot...”

“That's all huh....”

“Yeah, that's all you forgot. Don't think about it, just trust your instincts...aim and fire.” He stated with a warm smile.

Taking his advice, the miko gestures for Shippo to go and hide the target again. As the Fox disappears into the woods, it is only a moment before that familiar spike of power makes its presence known.

“Remember Kagome, don't think about it. Just aim and fire.” Inuyasha whispered in her ear.

Nodding her head in response, Kagome is about to shoot towards the signal, when she whirls around and aims her arrow in the opposite direction. Letting it fly, the hanyou and the others are perplexed at this action, but are somewhat relieved as well as alert as a half dozen demons emerge from the bushes.

“GIVE US THE SHARDS HUMAN!”

“Kagome!” The hanyou states as he jumps in front of her. The Fox already casting his illusions adopted mother, the demons are confused as what was one human woman with glowing shards became many.

“Right Inuyasha!” Each miko stated in unison as they started running all over the place. If one was to look at the situation now, they would find it almost comical, but that was not the case. Demons were swiping at each illusion in an attempt to find the real one.

Luckily though, it gave the monk and the slayer time to circle around and begin to attack from behind....

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As what appeared to be a typical fight for the shards began deep in the Western lands. On its outskirts toward the Southern Lands, two demons watched as what could only be trouble unravel.

Listening to the conversation that the apparent leader was having, Kouga picked up on things that disturbed him.

For starters, the rumors that were spreading about a strange dark energy killing demons. Those were apparently true. This Kanaye, as he calls himself, was the one responsible for sending this assassin, this Taro to his time. But something strikes him as odd though. The target was the fox child that Kagome traveled with?

Strange....

But according to what Kanaye was telling his men, this Taro was not following orders. Those other demons looked perplexed and confused. Yet looking at Kanaye's face, the wolf's senses rose dramatically. Whatever the reason, this demon, this black dog, held such a deep hatred for the fox demon that it made him growl a little bit in alarm.

Sensing his growing urgency, the eagle seer placed a hand upon his arm, to remind him of her presence. Once again, he nearly snaps on her, as his eyes go black with an immense power. “Now is not the time for his demise Wolf Prince...” She whispers softly. Her words penetrating deep into his mind, as the spirit of the White Dragon pushes the meaning loud and clear.

As it pushes through even more words, make the Wolf wary of this demon and his small pack of allies. This demon spoke of his rival's brother with intense hatred. It seems he will somehow manage to take out the powerful demon lord in the future. He was startled though a second later as he not only cringed from pain, but the soft cry of despair emerge from the lips of his companion.

Kouga turned to look at the demoness beside him, and what he sees shocks him. She's...crying?

About to ask her what was wrong, the Wolf Prince's instincts rise once more. Swooping her up into his arms, he takes off in a swirl of wind to avoid the powerful bolt of magic that burns away the trees and bushes where they had hid only seconds ago.

Running down a little further, the Wolf gestures for her to be silent as he leaps from his tornado and into a field of thorny bushes that scratch and tear at their skin, some drawing blood. Instinctively and needing to all of a sudden, Kouga as his blood flows from his scratches, begins to send out the Blood Call.

The plants, they hid in, began to do something odd a few minutes later....

They began to move...

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In the far west, farther then even Inuyasha himself has ever been. Sesshomaru, the current lord of the entire dog demon tribe, was slowly and steadily getting irritated with each passing day. Not that it was shown....

You see, he was getting no where with his investigation....

It seems many of the Dog demons that were in the ancestral lands, did not know where Kanaye was, or refused to tell him. He was leaning more towards the first part. Because much like the first guard that had approached him when he entered, unless it dealt with themselves directly his people ignored it.

Why was he not surprised?

Many of his people refused to acknowledge the fact that they as a whole were getting to steeped in tradition, to absorbed in past history. It was the main reason why his father had the palace moved far away from the ancestral grounds, it was to simply encourage others to get out, to explore other lands. So that they as a demon can grow even stronger.

Some left at the thought...and were thankful. It was through them, that his father had extended their sphere of influence and had succeeded where past Lords had not. He gave them even more power to decide the fate of much in Japan as well as China, especially after the incident with the Moth demon. But that's a whole other story entirely....

Still...those who were his father's enemies were not too thrilled though. They were too comfortable, too much in control of everything where they were and were quite happy to stay. But they could not stop the others underneath them from flocking to his father's edicts.

And when he was born and began to smell of the moon as well. His father had declared him his heir. Their would be no fights, no duels or anything. Admittedly it was irritating, but it did allow Sesshomaru to pursue other things as he grew up. He had taken an interest in may fighting styles and with his father's approval studied them.

Especially jujitsu....

It would be the way he eventually earned his nickname....the Aristocratic Assassin....

Reminiscing as he does, he remains alert as a demoness approaches him in a robe of purest white, a symbol of her status as his concubine. Gold hair and with deep blue eyes that reflect her desire, this demoness Timiko, was indeed a vision of beauty and power, much like....Mimori

Unlike Mimori though, Timiko craved the power he held over others and she would do anything to obtain it.

“My Lord....”