InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Possessed By Love ❯ We All Make Mistakes ( Chapter 4 )

Possessed By Love

By Foxflame

Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha- but Yuna, and Haru are my creations. No using, unless I give permission-(PlEzZ N ThAnNkZz!)

<-- So many questions are coming up, and so many chapters to go before they're answered! ->

Innyubabe4e- Hey fox- when is the Sess/Kag coming!

Fox- not until later on

Innyuabe4e- But the only reason people (myself included) are reading the story is for the Sess/Kag!

Fox- well, they'll get it………………………in time…….. I intend on making this story long.

Innyubabe4e- So? Why cant the Sess/Kag come earlier? I mean, they can just fall in love reeleee quick and stuff and I wuld be happy!

Fox- That aint the point!

Innyubabe4e- what point?

Fox- you know… the point…. Their love has to be real…blah blah… it takes time….

Innyubabe4e- :blank espression:

Fox-.. forget it! Now on with the the chapter titled "We all make mistakes"

Innyubabe4e- what that mean? We don't all make mistakes….well we do, but that makes no sense! It doesn't fit with the story or nothing!

Fox- but that aint the point!

Innyubabe4e- what point?

Fox- ugh! I swear! I know dogs with more sense than this girl!

Innyubabe4e- hey!

Fox- just read, you'll understand.

Chapter 4: We All Make Mistakes

The wind made an echoing sound as she flew through the air. The currents in the sky were pushing against her feather, making her journey all the more difficult. And yet, the mountains from which she departed from were a good distance away, and she only began her flight a mere 10 minutes ago. Kagura was forced to stay down wind; she couldn't risk being discovered by the hanyou's sensitive nose. She scanned the lands for any sight of the group; but all she saw were trees. Suddenly, about a mile later, she noticed a far off smoke stack rising into the air. She smiled to herself. She had found them. Leaning into her feather, Kagura sped up the pace against the wind.

Night had fallen by the time she reached them. Her bubblegum orbs kept a close watch on the miko in particular, for it was her she needed to separate from the group. Now, the only problem was how to go about it. In truth, she hadn't put much thought into it. She didn't even consider how hard it was going to be to detach the miko from her comrades.

She heaved a sigh. `This isn't going to be as easy as I had hoped'.

After shifting the almost life-less body to a more suitable position, she made herself comfortable floating in the air.

~*~*~*~

Kagome heaved a mental sigh. She was glad Inuyasha dropped the healing topic. She really didn't want to reveal what she had done. `But why?' she asked herself. Wasn't it a good thing? Being able to heal? `I'm just being stupid' she reasoned.

`I'm going to tell them. They'll probably think its great, being able to heal. But what if they get mad that I didn't tell them before?.... STOP' she yelled at herself.

`I'm just letting myself get carried away on a topic that isn't a big problem. If it comes up again, I'll just explain what happened. That's all. Case closed.' And with that, her mental debate ended.

As the rest of the group did the campsite chores, Kagome prepared her clothes and items for a relaxing bath in a nearby river. Once her towel, clothes, and shampoo were in hand, she got up, and began walking into the trees.

"Be back in a bit!" she called back to Inuyasha, who recently returned from bringing firewood.

"Hey, where does she think she's going?" asked Inuyasha openly.

"To take a bath" answered Shippo, who at the time was playing with Kirara.

"Feh, she takes one of those things every time we stop for the night near a river." He complained.

"Maybe it's a women thing" Shippo called back while running in circles, trying in vain to catch his tail.

"But Sango's a women, and she doesn't do that as much as Kagome" added Miroku, who was listening in on the conversation.

The three men looked at each other and shrugged. Something questions aren't meant to be answered.

Kagome followed the sound of running water. Through the darkness she couldn't see the stream, but she knew it was there, and that it was close. Minutes passed by jumping over fallen trees and avoiding collision with sharp branches.

As she suspected all along, a river materialized in the forest's dark depths.

Kagome smiled with glee. She couldn't wait to rid herself of all the filth she collected over the past couple of days. She removed her long-sleeved school shirt and her short green skirt, and neatly placed them near the river's edge. Without a moment to loose, she jumped into the flowing water.

Kagome let out a grateful sigh as she dunked under the surface. After a short while, she emerged again, feeling rejuvenated. Next, she put a health serving of shampoo into her hands and began scrubbing her scalp. She was in heaven.

~*~*~*~

`This is quite boring' she thought. Kagura had been flying in the sky for well over an hour, and not a signal thing of interest happened in the camp below. Minutes passed quite slowly, and Kagura was just about to fly down there and begin a battle just for entertainment, when it happened. The miko took some of her belongings and headed into the darkness unaccompanied.

Now Kagura watched with great interest at the girl's sudden act of leaving. When she saw the miko head far in the other direction, she turned her feather and followed after her.

It took a boring couple of minutes before the girl finally settled herself in the river, but Kagura was quite happy about her good fortune.

She was going to wait until they all fell asleep, and somehow lure the girl away, but it seems the fates were smiling on her today.

She couldn't have asked for a better opportunity! The miko was out of earshot from the rest, and most importantly, she was alone.

With new found energy, Kagura tilted her feather into a dive for the ground. The wind made a piercing sound in her ears as she flew, but she paid it no notice. When she reached a tiny clearing, a fair distance from the girl, Kagura laid the body on the forest floor.

In the lowest voice she could muster, she said "Now, be a good girl and scream for me" Kagura retreated from Yuna's ear, and stood up properly. She than slowly motioned her hand toward the ward covering her victim's only energy source. Kagura's fingertips slightly glowed when it came in contact with the paper like restrictor.

A sudden howl of pain escaped the supposed life-less body. Yuna screamed in agony as the ward suctioned even more energy from her body. Her back arched in a futile attempt to escape the grasp Kagura had on her. Luckily, the pain only lasted a second.

As much as Kagura would have liked to continue the torture, she pulled her hand away.

"Can't have myself found, now can I?" she whispered. Confident in the fact that the girl heard the screams, and that she would come to the clearing to see if she could help, Kagura called upon her feather once more to be a mode of transportation.

She soared into the air, but did not take her leave. `I must make sure it occurs'

And to her great dislike, she once more had to wait.

~*~*~*~

Kagome, who by now was finished bathing herself, decided to just sit in the river, and relax. Moments like these were rare to come across, so she did not say no to the opportunity to grab a hold of such an occasion. She tried to rid her mind of her problems and worries that were now a daily torture to her mind, but she failed. She still wasn't able to continue the discussion about Naraku today, and the thoughts of it still plagued her mind. `What is Naraku's reason for creating this incarnation?' she questioned. Then Sango's voice sounded in her head `He doesn't always need a reason, does he?'

"Hm" she said aloud, while thinking about it in her mind.

`Who knows? Maybe he made it for a purpose. Maybe Naraku is planning something. But what?'

As though someone didn't want her to ever finish her thoughts, Kagome heard a scream pierce through the forest. She quickly sat up, and looked around in the darkness, straining her eyes to see from who the scream came from. She only had enough time to put a definite finger on its northern location, before the sound ended. Kagome shot up out of the water with lightening speed, and wrapped her white towel around her. She had no time to change into her clothes.

She ran across a couple of moss covered rocks that made a bridge across the small river, to get to the other side. She quickly bounded into the darkness, trying as hard as she could to run in the general direction of the painful cries. The tree's branches occasionally caught onto her towel, slowing her down a great deal. Small cuts appeared on her feet, but Kagome kept running with an unknown determination.

She wasn't sure who was in need, or what had caused the person's pain. All she knew was that she couldn't just ignore the cry for help.

~*~*~*~

Kagura watched with a sickening grin plastered across her face. Everything was going according to plan. The girl would soon find Yuna, but Kagura couldn't help but pray to the gods the miko would do what she had to do to make it occur. She didn't feel secure, knowing how much of this scheme was being played on a whim, but that didn't stop her from having an almost cocky attitude towards the way things were going.

Just as Kagura saw the girl nearing the clearing, something caught her eye on the forest floor.

There was a small group of demons, who, by the looks of it, were being led by a tall, winged shadow. But a second glance proved that the shadow was a mere demon. The dispatch was heading straight toward the clearing in which Yuna's body lay.

"Shit" said Kagura aloud. "They mustn't interfere"

She then sped towards the advancing group.

Kagura noticed how close they were to the girl, and decided to lure the demons in the other direction, so their battle would not be heard. She pulled her fan from the folds of her kimono, and brought the unsuspecting weapon high above her head. Sending a small amount of energy into the fan, she brought it down with a graceful movement of her arms. Blades of wind went whizzing into the center of the demons, killing a great deal of them.

As she had wanted, the pack looked up to see her soaring towards them with a god given speed. They ducked just in time, and hit the floor to avoid being sliced off with her feather.

Now enraged about the attack, the demons blindly followed the wind sorceress in the opposite direction into the forest; not knowing that their assigned target to find was a mere 50 feet away.

~*~*~*~

Kagome was breathing heavily. She ran as quickly as she could, but under the circumstances, she couldn't quite go up to her usual par. She felt like she was running forever before she reached the origin of the scream.

Kagome gasped as she saw the beaten body of a woman lying before her. Most of the woman's long black hair was sprawled out on the forest floor, while some rebel strays covered her bruised face. Her clothes were practically worn to nothing, and covered in a lot of dirt and dust. She almost looked like an old life-less doll that was stuck in an attic and never touched for many years.

Kagome, sucking up her queasy feelings, ran to the side of the motionless woman.

"Oh my god, are you okay?" she inquired, hoping for some kind of response. She got none.

Wit hesitant hands, Kagome brushed the woman's hair from her face. She was shocked to find a sharp, pointed fang covering her bottom lip.

`It's a demon'

But this fact made no difference to the kind hearted miko. So she began her search to find a pulse under her jaw line.

` I was never good at this in school' she said, while her warm hands continued the search on the cold body. When she couldn't pinpoint the heartbeat, she decided to check the woman's wrist for one.

But something got in the way of her progress. There, wrapped around the demon's wrist, was a neatly placed ward.

`Should I remove it?' questioned Kagome. She was having many second thoughts on the matter. What if its magical spell were to rebound upon her? Weren't wards meant to restrict, and absorb power?

`If I remove it, she will be able to access her quick demon healing. Wait….maybe, I should try my healing power first.'

Her mind set on not having to remove the ward, Kagome placed her fingers on the woman's face.

"Ugh… how does this thing work again?" Kagome tried focusing on her miko abilities, beckoning them forth. But none answered her call. Her fingers didn't even get that pinkish glow. `How did I do it last time?' she wondered.

Her thoughts were disrupted as she noticed the woman's breathe getting slower and shallower. `That can't be good'

Not able to think of another alternative, she quickly began tearing at the ward.

~*~*~*~

Kagura landed about a mile away, closely followed by the small army.

Her feather retreated to her bun, placed high upon her head. Kagura then took out her colorful fan from her kimono, and prepared herself for a very short battle.

The cries of battle echoed from the surrounding darkness, which served as a good way to determine how far off her enemies were. The sound grew louder and more pronounced as the group emerged from the tree infested forest.

Haru and his army stopped once they saw the figure of a woman plastered against the sky.

His black feathered wings slightly swayed in the oncoming wind, and his hair was a tangle mess of waves.

Kagura smiled to the group of men. `Great conditions for the battle' she thought as she felt the wind grace her face. `Perfect'

Her attention was being demanded by the bird like demon, for his rough voice called out to her.

"Wench. You shall pay for slaughtering my army!"

The demons that remained took that as an obvious sign to attack, for they charged at her, weapons in hand.

Kagura gracefully flicked her wrist, and the surrounding wind formed into white glowing blades that crumbled the earth as it flew. The demons in the line of fire had no means of escape, except Haru who flew up into the air just at the right moment. He watched, enraged, as the rest of his dispatch was killed in one swift move.

His black eyes then turned to the wind sorceress below him, a new found hatred bubbling under his skin. He despised her already, and they haven't even been long time enemies. Perhaps it was evil grin her face held that was taunting him.

Without a moment to lose, Haru drew out his swords, (think of the ones Rikku has in Final Fantasy X-2) one to a hand.

Now armed, he folded his wings together to gather speed, flying toward the earth. When he was in striking distance, he swung his black blades with a perfected grace, but Kagura dodged each swipe with ease.

Blow after blow was avoided by her quick movements and unbelievable ability to predict his attacks.

One final swipe was sent towards Kagura's feet, but a high jump was executed in time to avoid it.

Kagura landed on bended knee a couple of feet away. She tilted her head upwards, to keep an eye on her attacker.

"My turn" her old voice echoed.

And in the blink of an eye, Kagura jumped high into the air. From there, she sent blades after blades of wind.

Haru had trouble avoiding each blow. Dodge rolls, jumps, and side steps proved quite useless in the attempt to get out of the way, for the explosion the blade made when it collided with the earth was practically unavoidable.

Kagura, who was now grounded, sent one final wind blade towards the air suspended Haru.

Being able to dodge an attack while aloft in the sky was quite hard, and Haru wasn't able to do in time. He flew to the right as fast as he could, but the oncoming attack was too quick.

The black clothed demon fell through the sky, while his left wing's blood and feathers soared into the air around him.

Haru's head collided with the hard ground with such a force, that he was knocked unconscious on impact.

A small `click' was made as Kagura folded up her fan. Her white fangs were now at the corners of her mouth, in an unrealistic smile.

"Too easy" she said to the dead demons around her, as though they could hear her in the next life.

Her head suddenly spun around, as something in the distance caught her attention.

~*~*~*~

Kagome ripped at the ward, but its magical hold was too strong on the demon.

An idea suddenly sparked in her head.

Kagome began concentrating her miko powers into her hands. The pink glow was channeled into her fingertips, where it was then transferred into the ward.

The binding force holding in the demons only chance for survival was starting to burn off under her touch.

Kagome's eyes were closed in concentration, as her body was being strained under the power.

She gasped slightly do to the pain she was feeling, but she didn't give up on her attempt to burn off the ward.

With a final bolt of her miko powers, the ward disintegrated from the woman's wrist.

She let out a sigh of relief, as her straining powers were returning to her body. Kagome then checked the demons breathing.

"Hey, that's not right" she said while withdrawing her hand from the woman's mouth.

Her breathing was getting slower.

Kagome looked on with confused and panicked eyes as the demons stomach was slowly stopping its up and down pace.

`No' she thought `I can just let her die'

In a final effort to save the unknown person's life, Kagome grabbed on to the once warded wrist, and transferred the last of her powers into the body, taking no notice to the violet crescent glowing under her hand.

---

`This is it' Yuna thought. She was totally disgusted at the proposal before her, but she was unable to refuse. Her life was depending on this choice. `If I don't do it, I shall die' Taking in one final breath, she began the ritual.

---

Kagome was starting to feel dizzy; she was loosing so much power.

But her efforts to revive the wounded one continued on.

Suddenly, something went wrong.

A painful force was entering Kagomes body. She let a high pitched scream escape her lips as the now violet light made an electrical looking storm on her and the demon's hands. Miniature lightning blots struck her nerves, and sent an electric like force up her arm, and from there, into her entire body.

Her screaming continued as the phenomenon took place.

~*~*~*~

Kagura watched with open, amazed eyes at the scene below her. `The foolish girl actually came through' she thought, slightly laughing. She gazed upon the miko and demon, wondering if the transition was actually taking place. The violet glow which now engulfed the miko shown brightly for a moment, then disappeared all together. The girl below stood firm on her knee's, then slowly fell to the ground.

Her white towel was covered in blood, for her hands were bleeding furiously. Kagome looked like nothing more than a dead body, but Kagura knew better.

With one last imaginary pat on the back for a job well done, she turned her feather towards the mountains, and began her short journey home.

It was a couple of hours before dawn when Kagura landed in the courtyard. Her new brother was no where to be seen, and neither was the man that controlled her. She made her way to the doors and into the winding halls of her home, before a hot pain prickled up her spine. In truth, there was no need for the summons, because she was headed to Naraku's chambers anyway. After a couple of more twist and turns, she arrived at the all too familiar paper door.

With the usual knock, came the usual answer.

Kagura then stepped through the threshold into the room. She found that Naraku was not in his usual spot on the floor. This time, he was leaning against the far left wall, holding an item in his hands Kagura couldn't see. She progressed into the center of the room, waiting to be spoken too. When nothing was said, she let her eyes wander the room, trying to find something interesting to look at.

Then her bubblegum orbs came upon the puddle on the floor, whose picture was of the clearing in which Yuna and Kagome's body lay.

The puddle then let out an echoing voice, undoubtedly Inuyasha's.

"Kagome!" the puddle called, and the sound rang through out the room. She concluded that the miko's friends were looking for her. `Well she was gone for an hour'

"Kagome!" some other voices sounded "Kagome!"

Naraku had a sudden outburst as he waved his hand in the direction of the puddle across the room. Kagura nearly jumped as the shout of a young voice was cut off "Kago-`'

The voices, all sound, had ceased coming from the screen like water.

Kagura then looked towards Naraku. He still did not say anything, but continued to play with the object in his hands.

Kagura then continued watching the silent movie that was playing on the floor. She saw the hanyou running to the miko's side, in obvious distress.

Soon, the demon slayer, the monk, the kitsune, and the cat came into the picture as well.

"Do you know why I am angry Kagura?" said a cold voice from the opposite side of the room. Kagura didn't know what to say. Why would he be angry? She did was she was told. There was nothing wrong.

"Clueless, are we?" he said.

Naraku then took the figure into his hands, and held it firmly. The small doll like figure began to turn red.

As this was happening, Kagura began to glow red as well. The process was slow, but she soon became fully engulfed in the crimson light.

Naraku then pressed his energy into the figure, resulting in an ear splitting scream from Kagura.

Her body was twisting in pain, for she felt as though she was in the fires of hell itself. Her hands came to her sides, trying to help with her breathing, which had become ragged. Her screams continued to ring throughout the palace, even getting the attention of the birds in the trees.

Unable to stand the pain, she fell to the floor on all fours, panting heavily.

"I do not like mistakes, Kagura. And you shall pay dearly for yours" Naraku said calmly, as though there wasn't a person screaming in pain on the floor in front of him.

Kagura was only to gasp out a few words in reply "I…didn't…make…mistake…"

Naraku sent more energy into the figurine in a silent reply.

He also took the figure, and moved it to the side, sending Kagura flying into the far right corner. Still aglow in the light, Naraku spoke to her

"Look into the water!" he yelled. Kagura, despite her agony, turned her eyes forcefully to the screen beside her

"You see? They were not supposed to find the other body! You were supposed to be intelligent enough to know to bring it back to me!"

Naraku, letting his anger flow into the figure, caused more pain on Kagura's part.

She seemed to be in a world of pain, and pain alone. And yet, she kept her eyes glued to the water. There, the hanyou was doing his best to arouse the unconscious miko by shaking her gently.

"Kagome!" she saw his mouth word out.

The girl's eye's opened slowly, and looked around in complete awe, as though she never had sight before.

The brown orbs shifted its gaze from Inuyasha, to all the others around her, and finally upon the life-less body her bloody hands was clutching. Her eyes then seemed to change from a confused stare, to an almost cocky one.

The screen then showed the miko standing, eyes looking around the group.

"Ah" Kagura said in pain, but she continued to stare at the screen. Naraku was also watching the spectacle, while torturing Kagura.

The voiceless Inuyasha asked if she was okay. Kagome nodded her consent, before heading into the woods.

Kagura looked upon the eyes of the girl. They were different somehow. They didn't hold that look of kindness and love she despised. In fact, it was quite the opposite. A hateful pride consumed the once pure brown eyes.

Before Kagura passed out from the pain, she noticed the miko's eyes glow a dangerous violet.

Naraku withdrew his energy from the doll, which resulted in the withdrawal of the red glow surrounding his incarnation. For one who just tortured someone into unconsciousness, he seemed quite happy. A very rare smile graced his lips, as he watched the group follow the miko back to their campsite, leaving the dead body of Yuna behind.

`At least the main objective was accomplished'

With a new found hope, he left his cambers.

End Chapter 4

Whew- that took a whole night! There's only so much my 13 year old self can handle!-especially on a Monday. I hate Mondays. Sryy for spelling, etc. ReViEwWw!!

Fox- now do you understand the name of the chapter?

Innyubabe4e- : dazed look:

Fox- you know, `we all make mistakes' and Kagura made a mistake……

Innyubabe4e- :looks around to Sesshoumaru, Kagome, Inuyasha, and Yuna. They all shrug:

Fox- aww c'mon… u get it… rite? I mean… mistakes…she made one…

Innyubabe4e- …. Umm no

Fox- It's like talking to a doorknob.

Innyubabe4e- Hey!

Sesshoumaru- well, I have to say, she does have the intelligence of one. : all nod, agreeing:

Innyubabe4e- Like you understood it!

Inuyasha- well….that aint the point.

Innyubabe4e- well, then what is the point?

All - : shakes head in annoyance:

Innyubabe4e- am I missing something?

Fox- yes

Kagome- yeah, you're missing the point

Innyubabe4e- BUT WHATS THE POINT!!!!

Yuna- don't bother, shell never get it.

Innyubabe4e- but you're not making sense!

Fox- but that aint the point! God, get it through your head! : :

Innyubabe4e- Ah! I give up!

Fox- hehe- I love messing with her head. Don't we all?

All: Ya, , true, very true

Fox- well that's all for now! Don't forget read and review!