You and you alone can save me

Introduction

By: Kuraii-chan


Kuraii-chan: Hi-lai-lo! Kuraii-chan here with my first fanfic! Yayyy!

Kagome: :hands Kuraii-chan a box of chocolate pocky: Here! To celebrate!

Sesshou: Umm… Not a good idea Kagome… :edges away from Kuraii-chan:

Kuraii-chan: Eeeeeeee! :grabs the box and begins munching away:

Sesshou: Awww! Kagome!

Kouga: Eheheheh…. :backs away slowly:

Everyone in the Inu-cast hurry out the door before the sugar kicks in

Kuraii-chan: :growls: Heyyyy! Get back here!


Author Note: Rating is for language. Thoughts are in italics and conscious in 'these'. Flashbacks are also in italics. :D (Revised)

Disclaimer: Hey, what's this for again? Oh yea, no I don't own Inuyasha. I do own however all made up charries. Yesh, they are mine! :sticks: out tongue You know you want them too but that's to bad.


Kagome yawned. She hadn't really had any sleep recently, but she couldn't rest; not when a village needed her.

She had set out before dawn that day, bow, arrows, quiver, and large overly stuffed backpack and all.

With a sigh she set everything down, if she didn't eat now, Kagome was sure she would fall over. And in about three minutes at that.

It took about four minutes of intense searching on her part to actually find something that was edible in that enormous backpack of hers. And of course, all this searching required intense concentration as well, it was just part of the package.

About five, maybe six, bear youkai silently surrounded the ebony-haired girl, planning their next meal with a side of ningen.

With a smug look Kagome tugged a box of chocolate pocky free from its confines. (A/N: No fair! Mine was taken away.. :glares at Inu-cast:)

"Ha! And you thought you could hide from me!" she mumbled triumphantly to the inanimate object.

"Are you alone human?" one of the larger youkai inquired at last; finally ready to make their presence known.

Kagome, who was in the middle of trying to cautiously step over her multiple items brought along so she could lay against a nearby tree trunk, turned and gasped. Of course as luck would have it, at the same moment Kagome turned around to look at what or who had spoken her foot caught on one of the straps of her backpack that she had been trying so hard to avoid.

She made quite a funny sight, arms flailing, box of pocky flying, and a few high-pitched yelps all didn't help. But the funniest thing was the astonished look on Kagome's face as she hit the ground with a small thud. Her mouth formed a small 'o' shape; her cheeks took on a crimson hue, and the size of her gray-blue eyes widened considerably.

This sight, quite understandably, caused a few of the youkai to have to smother their own bursts of laughter.

"I…um…that is…. uh…who are you?" Kagome stumbled over her words as she tried to bring order to her confused mind.

"That is of no importance to you," said the same youkai that had spoken before "now, answer wench. Are you alone?" It seemed the youkai's patience seemed to be wearing rather thin.

"Why?" she asked. The youkai could detect a change in her scent. It had gone from confused and surprised to suspicious and wary.

"Just answer you wretch!" the youkai growled. Warning snarls from the other youkai seemed it imply that if there was to be any more trouble it might cost Kagome her life.

"No," she answered feebly in reply "my, uh, companion has just gone to search for firewood and should be back soon." The answer sounded fake, even to her.

"You lie human. There is no companion." One bear said with a snarl after sniffing the air delicately.

Duh, you just now noticed that! What are you, slow? "If you know that then why did you bother asking?" Kagome asked innocently. Ugh! I shouldn't have insisted that they stay behind!

(A/N: Flashback below! Warning you now for everyone who decided to skip my note. I will not warn in later chapters. Just so you know. :D)


Grunting with effort Kagome slung her pack over one shoulder then her quiver and bow over the other. Quietly as humanly possible Kagome began to make her way to the forest, it being the quickest way to get to the neighboring village.

"Just where the hell do you think you're going Kagome?"

"Eheheheh, Inuyasha! I, um, was just going for a walk."

"Right, then why are you taking all that stuff?" His amber eyes glittered as the last of the dying embers from the fire that had been made the night before crackled.

"Fine," Kagome raised her hands in mock defeat "I'm going to that village to help Kaede. And I'm going alone."

"What! Kagome we are all going together later! Even Shippou wants to help with this."

"I know but everyone seems so happy here so I'm going to go alone, I'll be back in about five to six days. If it takes any longer than that then, and only then, may you come and raise hell."

"Why the fuck is it going to take five to six days!"

"Because! It will take me about a day to get there, one or two days to rid of the demon, two more days to make sure its friends or family won't come to avenge it and for me to rest, and one more day to come back." She finished breathlessly and stared up into Inuyasha's skeptical eyes.

"Keh, do whatever you want since I don't seem to have a say in this at all." Was Inuyasha's reply as an annoyed expression settled on his features and he turned slightly, arms crossed.

"Tell the others for me when they wake up, 'kay Inuyasha? Please?" Kagome gave him her best pleading look. "I need to get going, like now."

"Fine, whatever." Wearing a scowl Inuyasha turned his back to her and began walking over to the tree where he had been previously sleeping, but he paused and with is back still turned, spoke.

"Kagome?"

"Hm?"

"Be safe, okay?"

Kagome smiled softly. "Sure Inuyasha, I will. Oh and don't follow me, watch over Shippou, Sango, Miroku, Kirara. Be sure to take good care of them while I'm gone. If I hear otherwise then you are in BIG trouble." And with that she turned and left between two trees but not before hearing the soft chuckle from Inuyasha. He obviously didn't think there was much she could do to him, but he was forgetting about the rosary around his neck.


(A/N: Ending flashback! Yay! :cheers:)

I must get out of this somehow, for my friends sake if not my own.

'No, you know you only want to live to see Inuyasha again.'

No! I want to see my family and friends again! I'm not just going to decide to live because of Inuyasha!

'Uh, huh. And that's why you're blushing?'

I'm not blushing! All right, maybe I am, but what does that have to do with anything? You know what? I think I'm beginning to despise you.

'I'm thrilled.'

"Agh!" Kagome cried in frustration. It was only then that she remembered the situation she was in. In utter embarrassment she flushed crimson, oh how she couldn't believe her stupidity…

"I'm sorry did you say something?" She asked after silently noting that all eyes seemed to be trained on her.

"Yes I did. You should listen when spoken to, especially if it might mean your death." Said the youkai that had scared her when it had first spoken.

"Um, Mister youkai, might I ask what your name is? I mean, I think I should know the name of my captive."

The youkai growled but decided to acknowledge Kagome's question and answer it.

"I am Akito." Was all he said in reply.

"Okay, thank you Akito." Kagome awkwardly got up, rubbed her sore back, and bowed to the best of her current ability. "Now, what was your question?"

Akito glared at her, obviously annoyed at having to repeat himself to a mere mortal. "I had asked," he said slowly as if she were stupid "why you would be out here alone. When hungry youkai, such as ourselves, are out?"

She could see the bear youkai begin to close around her, forming a small circle that offered no comfort or escape.

"Um, y-you know th-that's a good question." Kagome stammered nervously. She had a bad feeling about this. Not only that but as she was bending over for her bow and arrows a pair of claws got there first and shredded them as if they were made of paper.

There was no way left that she could defend herself against the hungry youkai who wished her as their next meal. She was doomed.


Kuraii-chan: There ya go! A small cliffe. Hope everyone enjoys it but if not, read and review! I wanna know your thoughts people. If you don't review how am I supposed to know what should happen, should be fixed, and what you think. I'd love to but I can't read minds…

Kagome: I wanna read minds!

Kouga: :peeks around a corner: Has the chocolate worn of yet? Is it safe to come out now, Kagome?

Sesshou: Yes, is it safe to some out? This Sesshomaru does not like hiding.

Kuraii-chan: If you don't like hiding then why are you?

Sesshou: Because, you are truly terrifying when on chocolate.

All the cast nods

Kuraii-chan: :pouts: Fine, I will ignore all of you now. So, read and review people! Also, I will accept flames because I like seeing people's stupidity in action. :D Don't you?