InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kazoku ❯ The Captive ( Chapter 6 )

Kazoku

Chapter Six: The Captive

DISCLAIMER: Urgh. I don't feel creative today. That means I don't own Inuyasha. I do, however, own Takara, Toshi, and Inuroku, and you can't take them away from me!

Author's Note: Yes, I know I'm an evil, idiotic, selfish, lazy wench who doesn't deserve to write the name of Inuyasha. I'm soooooo sorry about not updating sooner! The reason why contains a spoiler actually. There's a battle scene in this chapter, and I figured that I would take my time to write an amazing battle scene that you guys who all love. So that's why I took so long. Not even a good excuse, really, considering that the battle scene still turned out horrible. Sigh. Warning: this chapter contains Kikyo bashing. Kikyo-lovers, we'll forgive you all eventually. Erm, I mean, this chapter may contain upsetting material to you.

The Second Author's Note: Death to author's notes! Anyway, just wanted you to know that instead of writing Mrs. Higurashi all the time, her name's going to be Yumiko. Kay? Kay.

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Kagome, Inuyasha, and Inuroku left the Higurashi's house with tearful farewells from Yumiko and hugs from Souta. After promising to visit at least once a week, they left the shrine and crossed over the barrier of time.

"I don't think I'll ever get used to that," Kagome sighed. "It's familiar, but still startling."

The blue light faded and Kagome could see a striking blue sky above her head. Inuyasha's ears twitched as he heard shouting coming from the village. A strange hissing sound echoed over the treetops, scattering the birds. Inuroku whimpered as his young ears flattened. (AN: It's official. I'm having a love affair with dog-ears.)

"There's something going on in the village," Inuyasha said tersely. Kagome gasped. Inuyasha ignored her and continued. "Take Inuroku to Miroku's hut, and stay there. His hut's the farthest away from the center of the village."

Kagome protested, but he was gone. Dread filled her heart as she motioned for Inuroku to follow her. He did, and there was fear evident in his big, gold eyes.

They ran out of the forest quietly. As he hut came into view, they saw Miroku running towards the village with Sango on his heels. Catching sight of Kagome, Sango ran to her and pulled her into a quick hug.

"Takara's in the hut. Leave Inuroku with her, and tell them to be silent or else the demon will hear them."

"Be careful, Sango."

"I always am."

The Taiji-ya hurried off to the battle, leaving Kagome and Inuroku alone. The woman crouched down to look at her son.

"Inuroku, listen to me. You heard what Sango said; go to the hut and saty there. I'm going to help with the fight."

"But Daddy said………"

"Inuroku, when you get older, you'll notice that I almost never listen to your father."

He looked confused, but nodded anyway and ran off. Kagome watched him run into the hut before turning toward Kaede's hut.

Bursting into the small house, she cast her eyes around the room, muttering continuously.

"I know they're here………where are they? Urgh………here they are!"

Hanging on Kaede's back wall was a bow and a quiver of arrows. Kagome grabbed them and ran toward the sounds of fighting.

The demon was a huge three-headed snake, rising well above the huts and trees. The black-haired woman caught sight of Kirara flying around the snake's heads and a flash of red near the tail. Miroku was darting around the scaly body, distracting it while Sango aimed her boomerang.

"Hit it already, Sango!" Inuyasha's furious yell came from behind the body.

"I can't, it's moving too much!" She cried.

"Inuyasha, just use the Wind Scar!" Miroku shouted over the hisses of the furious serpent.

"The village would be destroyed if I do!"

Kagome almost smiled at this. That last comment was proof that Inuyasha had certainly changed over the years. When she had first met him, he wouldn't have hesitated to destroy the village and everyone in it.

Miroku caught sight of her first.

"Kagome!"

Inuyasha whipped his head around.

"Kagome! What the hell are you doing here?" he roared, slicing off the tip of the scaly tail with Tetsusaiga. The snake hissed in pain. "I told you to stay in the hut!"

"Since when have I stayed away from a battle?" she retorted, grabbing an arrow. She nocked it back and aimed for the first head. The arrow missed when the snake flailed and Kagome uttered a soft curse.

The snake turned its scaly heads toward the girl, hissing furiously. It lunged at her, and suddenly there was a flash of red. Inuyasha leapt in front of his mate. He raised Tetsusaiga and brought it down on the middle head, slicing it off cleanly. The other to heads hissed, agitated by the new smell of blood.

Kagome nocked back another arrow and aimed carefully. She released the string and the arrow struck one of the remaining heads right in between the eyes.

The snake reared back, knocking Sango off Kirara. Miroku darted around the snake to catch her.

"Arigatou, Miroku," she said, calling Kirara back down.

"Be careful, love," he called. "It's not just you up there."

His wife glared at him but slowed Kirara ad flew farther away from the serpent.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha was swinging Tetsusaiga wildly. He only managed to nick the side of the head. "Kuso! Why won't you die?"

Kagome stayed by near the edges of the battle. Something was wrong. She knew it.

"Miroku!" she called. "Do you feel any strange auras?"

The houshi frowned while tossing an ofuda at the snake's eyes. I feel something. I haven't really been concentrating on it."

Kagome raised an eyebrow and her bow. She shot an arrow that successfully distracting the snake long enough for Inuyasha to cleanly slice off the final head. A shower of blood rained down onto the ground as the snake collapsed. The body crumbled to dust.

Kirara landed with Sango sliding off her. She fell to her knees and Miroku hurried to her side.

"I'm getting way too big for this."

Inuyasha walked over to the ashen remains of the snake and kicked at them lightly. "Why would a youkai that large come to the village now? There haven't been major youkai attacks in over four years."

He turned to face his mate, who was staring at the forest.

"Kagome?"

"Something's wrong."

Sango raised her head. "What?"

Kagome pounced on Inuyasha, ignoring his protests. "We need to get back to the hut."

Miroku visibly paled and pulled Sango unto Kirara. As they got closer to the hut, Kagome's mounting sense of dread took over her.

"Quickly, Inuyasha!"

He heeded her demands, skidding to a halt outside the hut. Kagome jumped off as Kirara landed beside her.

The hut looked perfectly normal, but Kagome could tell by the way Miroku was wincing that something was very, very wrong. She ran into the wooden hut with Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha at her heels.

"Takara!"

The little girl lay motionless, face down, in the far corner of the main room. Her raven hair held no shine as it was splayed across her shoulders. Sango ran to her daughter and turned her over. The girl's lips were pale blue and her skin was ashen, but she was breathing. A white ribbon was clutched in her tiny hand.

Kagome ran around the hut frantically calling her son.

"Inuroku! INUROKU!"

"He's not here."

Kagome stopped in her tracks, whirling around to face her mate. Inuyasha was standing in the doorway, glaring out at the dark clouds. She crept cautiously behind him, laying her pale hand on his shoulder.

"Inuyasha, where is he? Where's our son?"

He took a deep breath and turned to face her, looking straight into her tear-filled eyes. Sango and Miroku looked on from the corner, Takara clutched between them.

"He's been taken. By Kikyo."

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A chilling laugh echoed through the trees as the woman turned her cold eyes on the boy suspended before her.

"I've been watching you, boy," she told him, apparently not caring that he was unconscious and couldn't hear a word she said.

"I guessed that something had happened that night when Lord Naraku was killed, maybe even earlier. And you suddenly show up after all these years………but I've finally found you. Inuyasha will be mine."

With that her soul serpents carried her away, two of them tagging behind her with Inuroku suspended between them.

Eeep! You are all going to kill me. *dons a bullet-proof vest* Hey, I promised you all a plot. You got a plot! I have a question: do you want this story to be around ten to fifteen chapters with a possible sequel? That's what I'm planning right now. Please review, even if it's to give me death threats.