So, we're at the next chapter, eh? And Kagome's turned youkai again. :3
Anyway, I don't really have any news for you guys. On with the chapter, though it's not really interesting, this time. And kind of short.
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Save Me From MyselfChapter Twenty-seven: Not Again...
I wonder what other people thought whenever they came across me while I was a youkai? Were they afraid? Concerned? Angry?
Whatever they were, they usually weren't calm. Which is why that was so surprising.
- - -
The birds were chirping, the sun was shining, and it was a beautiful day out. Perfect for fishing, or scavenging, or maybe even hunting.
But not was all well.
Shippo yawned and stretched, being the first to wake up for once. He looked around, and noticed something was missing.
InuYasha slept in the corner; Sango was laying on the other side of the paper screen, with Miroku on the nearest side. Kirara lay next to Sango's feet, and Kagome...
Kagome?
Shippo sniffed around, and even before finding the miko's scent, the kitsune knew what had happened. He looked around and shouted, "Kagome!"
The whole hut seemed to jump in surprise. The shout woke everyone up, and InuYasha knew why almost instantly.
"Kagome's transformed," he said, glaring at the door.
Instead of looking surprised, like they usually do, Sango and Miroku just nodded and got their stuff ready, letting InuYasha find the direction in which they were supposed to go first.
Once outside and ready, Sango and Shippo jumped on Kirara, while Miroku and InuYasha ran next to them.
With InuYasha leading them, they traveled away from the village and at a breakneck speed to where InuYasha smelled their friend.
Miroku caught up to InuYasha and asked, "Why did Kagome transform? I know that you know something that we don't. You and Kagome have been acting strange the last couple of days."
InuYasha frowned. With a small sigh, he answered, "Kagome's been regaining her memory."
"What?!" Miroku shouted, almost losing pace with InuYasha as he did so. "Why didn't you say anything sooner? Sango and I may have been able to do something!" Miroku's usually kind tone was one of anger.
The hanyou growled. "I don't think anything could be done. This was probably all Naraku's doing."
Miroku's eyes went wide. "Of course. He planned all of this out. Even if he died, he could still exact his revenge. So he made it that Kagome would regain her memories if she was killed or if someone attempted to take the jewel out," Miroku summed up, glaring into the distance.
InuYasha growled more.
- - -
Kagome stood, glaring and ready to attack. Finally, she had found a worthy opponent, and one that wouldn't change her back into that dreadful human girl.
She didn't understand. How did that... hanyou manage to affect her so much? It didn't make sense.
At least this youkai wouldn't have that affect, and he was stronger to boot!
"You're InuYasha's human wench..." said the other youkai.
Kagome's brow furrowed in confusion and anger.
"Inu... Yasha?" she repeated, thinking. "You mean that awful hanyou? Why would I belong to him at all?"
"I see that you have been transformed into a false youkai."
"FALSE?! You'll pay! Fight me, Sesshoumaru!" Kagome yelled, running towards the daiyoukai.
Sesshoumaru easily avoided Kagome's initial attack, but was taken by surprise at her next one, which was a swipe at thin air that managed to scrape his skin. The inuyoukai looked at the wound carefully before looking back at Kagome.
"Tell me, girl. Did Naraku transform you into what you are?" Sesshoumaru surmised.
"That hanyou bastard? I suppose that's one good thing that he's done, is given me a suitable body. But it doesn't matter now. He's dead," Kagome revealed.
Sesshoumaru's glare deepened. He wasn't expecting that tidbit of information. But he couldn't care less.
The miko ran towards Sesshomaru, her claws ready. He took a swipe at her, but missed as she disappeared into the air like a bolt of lightning. Just as fast, she flew towards him, grazing his cheek as she passed.
Once she went by him, Sesshoumaru sent out a poison whip from his fingers, managing to slash Kagome a couple times.
Kagome screamed in pain and touched ground, turning and smirking.
"It seems I was right to pick you as an opponent," Kagome said.
Sesshoumaru hardly acknowledged the compliment. Though, he was having a bit more trouble with her than normal youkai. Not that he was ever going to admit that.
Kagome charged towards Sesshomaru once more, only to be knocked to the side by a flash of red.
"Kagome!" InuYasha shouted as he tried to restrain her.
Kagome struggled, pushing InuYasha's face away with the palm of her hand. He could hardly keep one arm down, let alone her whole body.
InuYasha growled as Sesshoumaru walked over to Kagome.
Kneeling down, Sesshoumaru brought his hand to Kagome's forehead. She watched it, still trying to struggle against InuYasha, and gasped as Sesshoumaru flicked her in the forehead.
The force of his move caused Kagome's head to hit the ground and leave a good-sized dent in it.
Needless to say, she was unconscious.
"I had it under control," InuYasha said as he got up, wiping his forehead.
"I beg to differ," Sesshoumaru replied, starting to walk away.
"Sesshoumaru..." InuYasha started. "If you see Kagome again, in this same state... Don't kill her."
The inuyoukai stiffened and said after a moment's pause, "You'll be happy to know that it was hard for me to land a blow on her."
The hanyou couldn't be sure if he heard right, but before he could think about it, InuYasha's comrades arrived and Sesshoumaru had disappeared.
"Well, at least we found her before she could get to anyone," Miroku said, glancing at Kagome.
"Yes, we are pretty lucky," Sango agreed, walking next to her fiancé.
Shippo bounced off of Kirara and went over to Kagome, to check on her.
"Hey," Shippo said, looking at InuYasha.
"What do you want, runt?" InuYasha said harshly.
"Well, Kagome hasn't go--"
InuYasha, holding up his hand, interrupted Shippo.
With a growl, InuYasha muttered, "I smell wolf."
Chapter End