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Disclaimer: grrrrr I don't own anything based on Inuyasha or Labryinth.
Can I own David Bowie though? OR Sesshomaru?
Inuyasha: Sesshomaru?! What the hell is so special about him?!
He's my fluffy! giggles
Jareth rolls eyes: Women!
LOL, ok, back to the story! Oh! And Please Review!
Chapter 19: Surprise!
Here, standing before the gang, was a completely transformed Jienji. At one time, this large half-demon had always been so kind to them, giving potions and cures for no price what so every. But this was not the Jienji they knew.
His body, still covered in so many scars, now bled freely from the old wounds. His claws were longer, piercing red eyes, and a black aura coming from the center of his heart. No, this was not Jienji at all!
"Oh Jienji," Kagome muttered very sadly.
"You know this beast?" Sarah asked as she readied her bow.
"He's not a beast," Kagome exclaimed before running towards the giant that readied his claws as he saw her form head toward him.
"Kagome, are you crazy?" Inuyasha screamed as he chased after the silly woman, his sword forcefully pulled out of its sheath, ready for action.
"Jienji," the gang heard the woman yell as she ran at the creature with full speed.
"What the hell is she doing?" Sango asked in alarm. Sarah jumped off of Kirara and ran after Kagome as well, setting off a few arrows in hopes that they would distract the crazed giant.
"Sarah!" Miroku shouted, watching as the barn owl flew off the monk's shoulder and after the three of them.
Jienji, however, was not distracted from the arrows at all. In fact, it enraged him even more. When his claws came at Kagome, Inuyasha immediately flew in front of her, shielding them with his sword and forcing the hand away. Sarah suddenly forced Kagome to the ground as Inuyasha took off into the air to distract the half-demon from the two ladies.
"What are you trying to do? Get yourself killed?" Sarah asked as they ducked from another vicious attack.
Kagome gasped as she watched Inuyasha fight him, more worried for the giant then for her dear love. "Inuyasha, don't hurt him!" she yelled.
"Are you crazy? That thing just tried to kill you!" Sarah exclaimed as she readied her bow again, Kagome grabbed her arm immediately.
"This isn't like him! Please Sarah, we have to help him!" she begged, pulling the bow away from her new friend.
"What do you suppose we do then?" Sarah questioned as she pulled Kagome away into a safer clearing.
"You can do nothing," answered a cold yet familiar voice from above them. Jienji suddenly came to a halt while Inuyasha joined the two women, both hiding behind him and his Tetsuseiga.
"Naraku," Inuyasha growled angrily.
"Poor, pitiful Inuyasha. Too busy to even recognize my scent as you fight your fellow half-demon. Your friends had the same misfortune as well," Naraku announced.
With Jareth nowhere in sight, Shippo, Miroku, and Sango immediately joined Inuyasha, in attempt to hide both women.
"What have you done to my son Naraku?" Miroku asked angrily.
"Nothing as of yet, but they will prove themselves useful. In the meantime, do you like my new puppet?" he questioned back. "So easy to control when his heart was already black from his mother's death." He then noticed Sarah. Before anyone dared to blink, one of Naraku tentacles grabbed Sarah and pulled her close to him. "My, my, what a pretty find you are."
"So, you're Naraku?" Sarah asked in annoyance as she crossed her arms across her chest.
"I am. I'm curious though. Why would you, a young mortal, associate yourself with these, creatures?" Naraku asked. "I can see miko powers running through your veins but they are not powerful enough to kill a demon such as myself. What use could you offer them?"
"What business is it of yours?" Sarah questioned right back, a bit sad from his questions.
Angered a bit, by her questioning, Naraku smirked while wrapping his tentacle around the frail woman even tighter and causing her cry out slightly.
"You would do well to let go of her," Jareth stated as he appeared behind Naraku, sword pointed in his direction, eyes narrowed.
The evil half-demon laughed. "My, so full of surprises today," he said.
"I will not repeat myself again," Jareth growled, the sword glowing slightly.
Naraku's face turned serious as he tightened even more around Sarah, her cries filling the air as one rib broke from the force.
"Damn you Naraku! Let her go!" Inuyasha yelled as he tried to attack, only having to fight off thousands of tentacles that immediately flew into his direction.
"What worth is her mortal life to you?" he questioned towards the enraged Jareth. "You are not of this world nor have any aura that I have ever seen."
"This is my final warning sir. If you do not let Sarah go, I will seek all reason to harm you," Jareth warned, clutching his sword tighter as Sarah's face flowed with a few tears.
"Sarah? Hm…what a beautiful name," Naraku purred seductively as he ran a finger along her arm. He looked at the girl again, smirking while Jienji began to attack Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.
Jareth then attacked Naraku, dodging all tentacles thrown at him with amazing speed that made Sesshomaru look sad in comparison. With one swing of his sword, Sarah was cut loose, falling into one of Jareth's arms while coughing hard from all the pressure to her chest and ribs.
Pulling Sarah over to safety, Inuyasha took this chance to use the Wind Scar, only for it to be thrown off by another one of Naraku's strong barriers.
When Sarah was joined by Kagome, Jareth stood in front of them, destroying all tentacles trying to reach Sarah or Kagome.
"Are you alright?" Kagome asked as she checked the bruises on her friend's ribs, feeling the break and pausing.
"He broke a rib," she cried. "I'm fine though. Go help the others."
"I'm not going to leave you like this!" Kagome protested immediately.
Sarah sighed. "Whether I admit it or not, Jareth will protect me," she reassured her friend. Kagome gave her a small smile, squeezing her hand slightly before grabbing her bow and arrows as she started firing at Naraku.
Sarah was screaming inside her head from all the pain she was suffering, knowing a rib was indeed broken and was close to piercing her lung.
"Don't hurt Jienji!" Kagome cried out to her friends as they battled the tough giant as well as Naraku. "He's just being possessed by Naraku!"
"That's a bit obvious Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled as he blocked off another attack.
Jareth seemed to be the only one fighting Naraku's puppet, who was desperately trying to get to the injured Sarah once more. Sarah tried to get up, hoping to help Jareth in any way to prove she wasn't weak however each time she stood, the rib pushed deeper into her lung.
She shrieked in alarm as a tentacle grabbed her waist and threw her up in the air. As Jareth caught her in his arms, none of them noticed as a small object fell from Sarah's pocket.
The demon puppet began to laugh as miasma surrounded it. Sarah looked over Jareth's shoulder seeing her sacred jewel in one of its tentacles.
Blocking the miasma with his body, Jareth landed safely on the ground as both the demon puppet and Jienji disappeared amongst the evil gas.
"Why the hell did they leave?" Inuyasha exclaimed, sheathing Tetsuseiga while landing next to Jareth who continued to hold onto Sarah as more tears fell.
He was quite surprised however, when she buried her head deep into his shoulder. A contact he had always wanted but dared to dream of.
"Sarah?" Jareth asked in alarm from such actions. Secretly, thinking it to be only based on the pain, he used some of his magic to heal her broken rib and the bruising.
"I'm sorry," she cried out.
"What happened?" Miroku questioned as he and Sango joined beside him as well.
"He…it…took it," Sarah muttered slowly.
"Took what?" Inuyasha asked his body ready to scream at her in anger and in fear for what he knew would be her answer.
"The jewel. He took my jewel," Sarah replied. "And some of my blood from my chest was on it!"