InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Hidden Strength Within ❯ Chapter 9
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By: pandora-of-the-south 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Mystery / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.15.2007 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 529 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Mystery / Adventure / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.15.2007 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 529 | Status: Work In Progress
Slowly the two took off to go back to camp.
"I don't know how they are going to react to my new appearance so I want you to hang back Shippo, at least until we know everything will be okay!" Kagome said.
"Okay Mama!" he replied. He thought the pack would welcome her with open arms and accept her new form; there was nothing to worry about, right?
Kagome slowly walked towards camp on edge, she wasn't quite as confident in their friends as Shippo was. Once she was in earshot range she heard Miroku speak.
"Sango get ready, I feel a very powerful demon approaching. It has the aura of old magic. We can not trust that it means us no harm, for they are tricksters." he stated as he prepared to open the wind tunnel.
"I agree, I wonder where Kirara went off too?" Sango stated as she prepared to enter battle without her trusted friend; completely forgetting that Kagome and Shippo were not in the safety of camp.
When Kagome entered the camp she looked at them in slight wonderment. There before her stood her friends and comrades, ready to kill her where she stood.
"Demoness, you have no business here, leave before we are forced to kill you!" Sango stated coldly.
"But it's me..." Kagome tried to say it was her before Miroku interrupted her.
"Don't listen to her Sango, she is trying to cast her spell on us. She only wishes to deceive us, you mustn't listen to her mindless chatter or familiarity." he shouted.
Suddenly all eyes were on Inuyasha as he walked out of the tent and said, "You are one of Naraku's incarnations aren't you, quick Miroku suck her sorry ass in your wind tunnel."
Kagome became angry at that statement and turned to leave, as soon as she was far enough away from the group she yelled, "Inuyasha... SIT!" The command echoed throughout the land and the sheer power caused the necklace to break before fulfilling its subjugation. Everyone then realized what they had done, all too late.
Inuyasha stared in horror as his necklace fell to the ground, not only did they chase their friend off for good this time or that they lost their shard detector altogether, no that wasn't the worse of it. What shocked him the most was the fact that he had no way of tracking her down come sun up, because as soon as the necklace broke from around his neck the skies decided to open up and wash away her scent. It was as if the heavens above were crying for her pain and loss.
Miroku was busy trying to calm down Sango, who was beating herself up for the hateful words they had all said to her sister. "I can't believe we did that, I wonder why she is now a demon though?" she cried.
He hung his head in shame, "We can only hope that Lady Kagome will be safe for now and that we will eventually cross paths again in the future. Only at that point in time will be able to even try to ask for her forgiveness for what we all have done and gain our friendship again."
Kirara suddenly settled down in the middle of camp, in her beast form. Inuyasha quickly yelled, "Kirara go find Kagome, let me know where she is so I can..." He finished off quietly while thinking, 'I am no longer connected to her or to the future.'
Kirara simply glared at the half breed and the other two. She shook her head no; she had seen Kagome change and watched as her "friends" turned on her. She came back ONLY due to Kagome reminding her of her duty to help and protect Sango.
"Just because you don't agree with how they treated me doesn't mean you should throw away everything you and Sango have been through Kirara!" Kagome's words kept running through her mind.
Sango immediately ran to Kirara and pleaded, "Please Kirara, I need to find my sister and apologize. I need to know that she is going to be okay."
The fire cat stood there growling at Sango, it was the first time she had ever felt this angry towards her master, her friend. This was the first time she ever felt ashamed for being friends with the slayer.
Suddenly a noise was heard from the tree line from which Kagome had fled from.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked hopefully. He hoped with all his heart that his shard detector was back for good.
"No, I am sorry to disappoint you, Inuyasha!" a female voice stated as she walked into the clearing. "I see you have neglected to hide your weakness on this night. What has happened to make you think I, your mate, am Kagome?"
"Kikyo!" everyone said in surprise. They had never seen her at night without her soul collectors nearby, yet they were no where to be seen.
"Kagome had changed into a demoness of some sorts." Inuyasha said for lack of better words.
"You are wrong Inuyasha, she is a demigod!" she stated with a twisted smirk. "It would seem that she has come into possession of her true form and power, her body no longer holds claim to my soul."
Miroku was in shock, "Lady Kikyo, does this mean that Lady Kagome is not your reincarnation after all?"
"That abomination could never be my reincarnation. My soul is a pure soul now and forever; it will never be tainted with the blood of demons, ancient or not." she demanded.
Slowly turning to her mate she added, "So I take it that you need me now, to find the rest of the jewel shards that she lost, so you can wish upon it to become a human?"
Inuyasha glared at her for that comment. 'Am I not good enough the way I am? Kagome always said she wished I would stay the way I am. Thats right though I chose Kikyo over Kagome and now Kagome isn't around anymore.' he thought sadly to himself.
"Yes Kikyo we will need to use you to find the jewel shards. However, I have to ask why do you want me to still become human since we are already mated?"
"It is simple Inuyasha. I don't want to carry a pup, an abomination. Since I have my soul back I am now able to be with child and I plan to carry a human child. Honestly do you really want to bring a child into this world and have them live with the same treatment that was dealt to you?"
But before Inuyasha could say anything in reply Sango and Miroku both spoke up to his defense.
"Inuyasha is twice the man any human male could ever be. He doesn't need to change into a human, you are already mated to him, therefore, you should have already accepted him for who and what he is." Sango all but yelled as she let her anger get the best of her.
Miroku took a sideways glance towards Sango, 'Well that is a little hurtful, that she feels so strongly about Inuyasha and so little of me...' he trailed off sulking. "Lady Kikyo, though we appreciate your offer to help us on our quest. I feel I must inform you of this, when Lady Kagome comes back and accepts our apologizes, which she will most certainly do, it will be Kagome that will remain with us, not you!" he said in a calm and collected tone of voice leaving no room for countering.
"I don't know how they are going to react to my new appearance so I want you to hang back Shippo, at least until we know everything will be okay!" Kagome said.
"Okay Mama!" he replied. He thought the pack would welcome her with open arms and accept her new form; there was nothing to worry about, right?
Kagome slowly walked towards camp on edge, she wasn't quite as confident in their friends as Shippo was. Once she was in earshot range she heard Miroku speak.
"Sango get ready, I feel a very powerful demon approaching. It has the aura of old magic. We can not trust that it means us no harm, for they are tricksters." he stated as he prepared to open the wind tunnel.
"I agree, I wonder where Kirara went off too?" Sango stated as she prepared to enter battle without her trusted friend; completely forgetting that Kagome and Shippo were not in the safety of camp.
When Kagome entered the camp she looked at them in slight wonderment. There before her stood her friends and comrades, ready to kill her where she stood.
"Demoness, you have no business here, leave before we are forced to kill you!" Sango stated coldly.
"But it's me..." Kagome tried to say it was her before Miroku interrupted her.
"Don't listen to her Sango, she is trying to cast her spell on us. She only wishes to deceive us, you mustn't listen to her mindless chatter or familiarity." he shouted.
Suddenly all eyes were on Inuyasha as he walked out of the tent and said, "You are one of Naraku's incarnations aren't you, quick Miroku suck her sorry ass in your wind tunnel."
Kagome became angry at that statement and turned to leave, as soon as she was far enough away from the group she yelled, "Inuyasha... SIT!" The command echoed throughout the land and the sheer power caused the necklace to break before fulfilling its subjugation. Everyone then realized what they had done, all too late.
Inuyasha stared in horror as his necklace fell to the ground, not only did they chase their friend off for good this time or that they lost their shard detector altogether, no that wasn't the worse of it. What shocked him the most was the fact that he had no way of tracking her down come sun up, because as soon as the necklace broke from around his neck the skies decided to open up and wash away her scent. It was as if the heavens above were crying for her pain and loss.
Miroku was busy trying to calm down Sango, who was beating herself up for the hateful words they had all said to her sister. "I can't believe we did that, I wonder why she is now a demon though?" she cried.
He hung his head in shame, "We can only hope that Lady Kagome will be safe for now and that we will eventually cross paths again in the future. Only at that point in time will be able to even try to ask for her forgiveness for what we all have done and gain our friendship again."
Kirara suddenly settled down in the middle of camp, in her beast form. Inuyasha quickly yelled, "Kirara go find Kagome, let me know where she is so I can..." He finished off quietly while thinking, 'I am no longer connected to her or to the future.'
Kirara simply glared at the half breed and the other two. She shook her head no; she had seen Kagome change and watched as her "friends" turned on her. She came back ONLY due to Kagome reminding her of her duty to help and protect Sango.
"Just because you don't agree with how they treated me doesn't mean you should throw away everything you and Sango have been through Kirara!" Kagome's words kept running through her mind.
Sango immediately ran to Kirara and pleaded, "Please Kirara, I need to find my sister and apologize. I need to know that she is going to be okay."
The fire cat stood there growling at Sango, it was the first time she had ever felt this angry towards her master, her friend. This was the first time she ever felt ashamed for being friends with the slayer.
Suddenly a noise was heard from the tree line from which Kagome had fled from.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha asked hopefully. He hoped with all his heart that his shard detector was back for good.
"No, I am sorry to disappoint you, Inuyasha!" a female voice stated as she walked into the clearing. "I see you have neglected to hide your weakness on this night. What has happened to make you think I, your mate, am Kagome?"
"Kikyo!" everyone said in surprise. They had never seen her at night without her soul collectors nearby, yet they were no where to be seen.
"Kagome had changed into a demoness of some sorts." Inuyasha said for lack of better words.
"You are wrong Inuyasha, she is a demigod!" she stated with a twisted smirk. "It would seem that she has come into possession of her true form and power, her body no longer holds claim to my soul."
Miroku was in shock, "Lady Kikyo, does this mean that Lady Kagome is not your reincarnation after all?"
"That abomination could never be my reincarnation. My soul is a pure soul now and forever; it will never be tainted with the blood of demons, ancient or not." she demanded.
Slowly turning to her mate she added, "So I take it that you need me now, to find the rest of the jewel shards that she lost, so you can wish upon it to become a human?"
Inuyasha glared at her for that comment. 'Am I not good enough the way I am? Kagome always said she wished I would stay the way I am. Thats right though I chose Kikyo over Kagome and now Kagome isn't around anymore.' he thought sadly to himself.
"Yes Kikyo we will need to use you to find the jewel shards. However, I have to ask why do you want me to still become human since we are already mated?"
"It is simple Inuyasha. I don't want to carry a pup, an abomination. Since I have my soul back I am now able to be with child and I plan to carry a human child. Honestly do you really want to bring a child into this world and have them live with the same treatment that was dealt to you?"
But before Inuyasha could say anything in reply Sango and Miroku both spoke up to his defense.
"Inuyasha is twice the man any human male could ever be. He doesn't need to change into a human, you are already mated to him, therefore, you should have already accepted him for who and what he is." Sango all but yelled as she let her anger get the best of her.
Miroku took a sideways glance towards Sango, 'Well that is a little hurtful, that she feels so strongly about Inuyasha and so little of me...' he trailed off sulking. "Lady Kikyo, though we appreciate your offer to help us on our quest. I feel I must inform you of this, when Lady Kagome comes back and accepts our apologizes, which she will most certainly do, it will be Kagome that will remain with us, not you!" he said in a calm and collected tone of voice leaving no room for countering.