InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hating to love him ❯ Gone ( Chapter 16 )

Inuyasha could smell them now. Neither Kagome's nor Naraku's scent had ever been so strong in the entire search. He kept his hand on the hilt of his sword as he passed the trees in one big green blur. After leaving Sango and Miroku, he had searched bitterly until he found the trail again. The trail it was on however seemed familiar…too familiar. “Why is he carrying her back to the well?” Inuyasha asked himself. He slowed his speed until he reached the clearing that contained the bone eater's well. Screeching to a stop and kicking up dust, Inuyasha saw Kagome standing by the well. She was just standing there. His stomach did a flip flop. She was really there.

 

Kagome unwound the hem of her skirt from around her finger. Inuyasha stood silently a few feet away from her now. How ironic that this was ending in the same place it started. Just a few weeks ago she had walked away from this area sadly knowing that Inuyasha had visited Kikyo. Now she'd be glad if he just went to her. Kagome was not too deep in her thoughts to notice when Inuyasha began to move.

“No. Don't come any closer.”

“Where's that dirty bastard—“

“Inuyasha…” she said calmly but he continued.

“Naraku. Did he dump you here, I'm going to kill him when—“

“Inuyasha!”

“What Kagome?!”

“Shut up and listen to me.” Inuyasha's mouth gapped open at Kagome's aggression. “Naraku didn't dump me here. He brought me here because I'm going home.”

“Ohh, you're waiting on me.”

“No. Naraku's coming with me.”

Inuyasha laughed cruelly. “He can't cross the well, and you know that. I figured the coward would just drop you off a run.”

“The only coward here is you.” The voice was alien to the current conversation but so familiar to both parties. Kagome turned her head in the direction of the deep voice as Naraku stepped out from behind a tree. “I bet you feel like a bitch for not recognizing me here.”

 

 

Inuyasha couldn't believe he hadn't recognized the scent before. He had only been concentration on Kagome's scent…or had he. Now that he mentioned it, there was a weird swirling smoke around Naraku; like some sort of Miasma. He stepped over until he was beside Kagome where he held her possessively.

“Weren't you listening to her? We are going to modern day Japan.”

“Stop being smart! You know that you can't go with her. This is where your infatuation with her ends because after I get her back I'm going to seal the well for good on both sides then kick your sorry ass. Kagome move!”

Inuyasha drew the tetsigua and watched in grow to an exorbitant size. The sun glinted off the cold steel of the demon forged blade while the warm coarseness of the hilt dug into the palm of his hand. He held it with the point of the blade directly at Naraku. “I said move Kagome.” Naraku smiled deviously. For the first time he realized that Naraku was without his signature Baboon pallet; he was here to fight. Inuyasha looked him over once before sneering disgustingly. Naraku obviously saw the look.

“You half bred mongrel. It's just like a dog not to know when to stop. You trail behind when you're not wanted like a sick puppy. How disgusting.”

“You shut up Naraku! I'm going to rip you apart right here, now!”

“You aren't going to do anything of the sort. At least not with Kagome here. You'd never hurt her.”

“Please Kagome, get away from here.” Inuyasha pleaded with a glossy look in his hazel eyes.

Kagome looked at him, her face expressionless. “You never really ask me to do anything, you realize? You really are selfish Inuyasha.” She looked up at Naraku who kept his gaze trained solely on Inuyasha before stepping away to a safe distance. Inuyasha didn't wait another minute.

“WINDSCAR!!!” Inuyasha sliced the sword through the air at an invisible marking. A powerful gust of wind in the shape of a swirling vortex headed for Naraku. The sword make a deep indentation as it hit the ground. In the split second it took for the swirling wind to be release, Naraku formed his famous impenetrable barrier. Consuming him immediately, the windscar split in two around the bubble and evanesced into the forestry. Inuyasha lifted his sword in preparation for another attack. Naraku began to ascend in his bubble to give himself the vantage by hovering over his enemies. Inuyasha, from previous fights, knew this trick.

“Get back down here you coward!” Inuyasha swung his sword to hit the bubble. As sharp steel made contact with some other worldly material, sharp clear lightning bolts emanated from the blade of the sword. This was no ordinary bubble as it gave no sign of weakness. “How are you going to fight if you keep running away Naraku? Fight me with your bare hand right here and now!”

“My bare hands?” Naraku's voice bubbled with disgust. He laughed cynically at Inuyasha but stopped briefly. “Does it really make a difference if I fight you with my hand? You will still loose.”

“Come here and say that.” Inuyasha waved his tetsuiga around carelessly like a silly stick. Surprisingly, Naraku began to descend in his bubble and when he finally made it to the ground, his impenetrable bubble dissipated. He stepped down into the eerie silence as his shoes crunched the crisp grass beneath him.

“What does Kagome mean to you, Inuyasha?” Naraku's face was calm and unreadable. Inuyasha nearly lowered his guard but quickly made a move.

“WINDSCAR!” An enormous gust of wind appeared as Inuyasha swung his sword and sliced the air. The trail of wind made its way to Naraku quickly - almost too quick to be seen- but Naraku simple waved his hand and the wind split into two around him.

“Answer the question Inuyasha. I'm sure even a simpleton like you can do that.”

“You shut up! You don't even deserve to know. You don't deserve to live! That's why you're going to die here Naraku.”

Inuyasha lunged at him with his sword. Naraku's invisible force field neatly blocked Inuyasha sword. His placid face did not change.

“Do you know what she means to me? Do you think to me she is just an asset?” Inuyasha kept throwing the tetsuiga at him but the force field unconsciously kept blocking them. “I think I care for here more than you ever did. I know I care for her more than you ever did. And that's why I'm taking her.”

“Taking her?” Inuyasha stepped back, his breath coming in short burst. “What does that mean, taking her where?”

“Do you deserve to know? Obviously if she dint tell you in the time you were with her then you shouldn't know.”

“What the hell is he talking about Kagome?” Inuyasha asked turning to her.

 

 

Kagome cowered behind a tree trying to make herself unseen. Up to that point in time, she had just watched the fight from afar but now she felt as she was being unwillingly drawn into it. Inuyasha repeated himself, “What is he talking about Kagome?!” Kagome stepped out from her hiding place and into the clearing next to the well. She opened her mouth to talk but was void of words. She swallowed and tried again. Please don't make me sound timid. It's now or never.

“I'm going home, Inuyasha. And I'm carrying Naraku with me.” She started out shaky at first but her voice eventually became confident. “We have been planning this for a while now.”

“Including when we were in your time?” Inuyasha asked slowly.

“Including then.” She replied silently.

Inuyasha seemed to stop and let the news soak in before his anger reared up again.

“Don't be stupid Kagome. You already know that I'm the only one that can travel to your time.”

“That's were I come in.” Naraku interjected. “I have been working on how to use this to propel me into Kagome's time and leave you here where you can't interfere.” He reached into his pocket and held up the almost complete shikon jewel. “I thought I would need the complete jewel but this will do.”

“What do you plan to do with her?!” Inuyasha screamed at Naraku. Kagome could see Inuyasha turning red from frustration.

“Inuyasha, do you really think I would be standing here if I didn't want to be? Look how many times I could have gotten away from Naraku if I wanted to? I even ran away from you to him! Please just take the hint, I'm not here by force,” her voice had been strong but at this time, it wavered. “ I actually want to be here with him. Not you Inuyasha.” Kagome looked at him for a minute before looking to the ground guiltily. Suddenly out of no where, an oversized boomerang came flying through the trees. It rounded near Naraku just missing him before returning to its owner. It was Sango's Hirakotsu. The clearing that was once empty now became crowded. Sango and Miroku both stood off to a distance while Kirara carried Shippou. Naraku's face became stone cold.

“Inuyasha, I warn you to exclude your friends from this. It's a matter between you and I.”

Inuyasha growled annoyingly before he spoke. But when he did speak, he was surprisingly calm. “Guys, stay out of it.” Miroku peered keenly at Sango waiting for her move while Sango looked at Kagome half hidden behind a tree. It looked like Sango was waiting for some indication of Kagome to ask for help but instead, she avoided her eyes and looked away. Naraku didn't wait for Sango to come up with a plan B, out of nowhere (Naraku seemed to have a knack for magical performances) a barrier formed to block the latter party out and keep himself, Kagome and Inuyasha in. Kirara immediately jumped to get in but her efforts were futile as she simple bounced off the barrier with a loud Zap.

“No Kirara! Stop!” Sango shouted. The fire cat shrunk back to her original size and curled into a ball, wallowing in self-pity. Miroku looked on fascinated. He had expected this but not so soon. He had no intention of interfering as he had first hand accounts of what a battle of love was all about. He simply folded his hands in his robes, held on to his staff and observed. Shippou who hadn't the slightest clue what was going on looked on at Sango tending to Kirara, Miroku looking smug then Kagome looking wary. He felt helpless to the situation. He slowly stepped back into the woods but not before whispering a silent name; Kagome.

 

 

 

“Naraku! Since you want to get serious with me, let's do it!” Inuyasha growled.

“Go ahead mutt. I have been waiting.”

“ADAMANT BARRAGE!!” In the blink of an eye, Inuyasha's metal sword become a neat curve of sparkling diamonds and just as quickly as it had transformed, splinters of the diamond substance scattered in all directions. Naraku smirked deviously and waved his hand in front of him. An invisible shield formed as Inuyasha's attacked bounced off the barrier viciously and came flying back at him. Too shocked to move efficiently, his own attack hit him, creating deep wounds in his chest, arms and a scrape in his face. “Damn!” Inuyasha muttered halfheartedly. Same time Kagome gasped loudly and called his name. Both parties looked at her.

“Kagome, get back!” Inuyasha shouted harshly.”

“She doesn't need to. I would never hurt her, or let you hurt her.”

Naraku sneered. Kagome instinctively shrunk back behind the tree. Inuyasha smiled for a split second as she evanesced before turning back to Naraku.

“Dirty bastard! Using my own attack against me!” How low can you get?!”

“I merely deflected your attack, Inuyasha.”

“Please! Plea—please don't kill him Naraku.” Kagome's voice sounded

from nowhere. Naraku turned to her for a brief second. His cold expression melted as his eyes told her he wouldn't. After all, he knew she still had feeling for the mutt.

“Get up Inuyasha. It cannot be over already. I want you to prove your worth. Come on, show Kagome just how much you're willing to risk for her.”

Inuyasha lifted his head slowly and growled at Naraku's taunts. He ignore the splintering pain that shot through his arms as he lifted his sword. At least he knew what his enemy's felt during a battle with one of his attacks. Searing pain ran all the way to his feet as he held his stance.

“I refuse to loose to you Naraku. Not now, not ever.”

“Then this will be a short battle.” Naraku remarked cockily.

Inuyasha sprung at his with his sword, with a lacking sense of all inhibitions. Naraku stood waiting for the futile blow but at the last minute Inuyasha did something unexpected. Releasing one hand off the hilt of his sword, he swiped his free hand in the abundant blood soaking through his robe of the fire rat.

“IRON REAPER SOUL STEALER!”

Caught off-guard, Naraku had little time to react. He did manage to step back and soften the blow of the attack, only ending up with a neat row of scratches across his bare chest. Unlike before when Naraku's puppets had taken his place in previous battles, the scars did not immediately disappear. In fact, small rivulets off blood drained down his chest causing surprise from everyone including Naraku himself. Inuyasha jumped back at a distance a briefly studied his handy work. He was suddenly numb to the pain of his own wounds as he watched Naraku's face turn grim. Inuyasha was steadily getting pissed at the smug attitude Naraku was giving off. He had to win.

 

 

 

Naraku felt the alien feeling boiling in his body. It was something different to him. What is this? Pain or hatred, or is it both? He slowly touched his chest where he bled and felt the blood; his blood. He looked at Inuyasha who stood crouched slightly over his tetsuiga.

“Why so grim Naraku? Isn't this what you wanted?” Inuyasha croaked out.

“Don't you want to know just how much I'm willing to put out so that you never see Kagome again? Try me you bastard.”

Naraku simple stared at him. He was still deciphering feelings. Suddenly, His eyes were unreadable. He closed his eyes and inhaled softly. When he opened his eyes, an unnatural storm was brewing in the sky as well as in him. What was once a normal afternoon now was being transformed into gloomy night as dark clouds fabricated out of nowhere and cast a saturnine look on the scenario. Demons. Crowds of demons began to gather up in the sky and swirl in a foreboding circle. Demons of all shapes and colors came flying as if summoned by some great evil magnetic power: one like Naraku. Then as if by some synchronized cue, the all came flying at Inuyasha. Inuyasha, well prepared, releases his wind scar with ease. A great score of the demons dissipated in the vortex of wind but more demons just piled on the pressure. Inuyasha kept slashing relentlessly and also in vain. Chunks of meat fell around him as he killed countless amount of demons. As was probably the intention, he soon began to grow weary and Inuyasha soon began to falter. Soon the droves of demons ceased and return to just swirling in the air. Naraku gave a toothy grin of arrogance as Inuyasha struggled to keep standing.

“Damn you Naraku! You can never fight for yourself!” Inuyasha spat out.

“This coming from the wounded mongrel.”

Inuyasha glared at him and stood upright. He then threw his tetsigua down. It skipped over a few rocks and ruts in the ground before coming to rest beside a large boulder. No sooner had it come to rest did it transform back into its original form, nothing more than an old dull bladed sword. He flexed his knuckles and heard each bone crack individually. He growled softly.

“It looks like your ready to finally fight me Inuyasha. I was growing weary of you throwing your sword around idiotically. “

Inuyasha growled again but stronger than before. His head had been lowered this whole time but now he raised his head and his eyes were blood red. His eyes had become more like slits and his canines were bared as he growled louder. The blood had stopped flowing through the wounds he had received earlier and the wounds seemed to have gotten smaller.

“You have been pissing me of all day Naraku,” his voice was raspy and hoarse, like rustling leaves in the wind. “and you just keep pushing your luck.”

 

 

Kagome had seen Inuyasha drop his sword and immediately know what that meant. The tetsuiga was not only a sword left to him by his father but also something of a safety lock. Without the tetusiga, Inuyasha's demon side was more likely to wreak havoc and the fact that Inuyasha had purposefully dropped the sword mean that he was done with the games. His change in voice and also his blood red eyes were the first indicators. A panicky feeling rose in Kagome's throat as she now felt confused. She wanted to get out of this without either party dead. Now she wasn't so sure what the outcome was going to be.

 

A/N: I have to split this one. It would be too long of a chapter so even though its one thing imma separate it ok? Alright. Jynxie XOXOX