It's been a long, busy summer and suddenly it's almost over. At least it is in my area. I still have free time until late August, so I can continue posting until then. Anyway, I don't own Inuyasha. Only the character, Hinakuna, is mine.
Chapter One- The Curse
Dark Priestess Hinakuna's eyes glowed with anticipation at the tiny object between her thumb and forefinger. She closed her eyes and began to chant. Slowly, the object began to change colors. It went from a sparkling pink to a deep black, and then back to pink.
"Perfect," Hinakuna purred. "The next half-demon that touches this will get quite a surprise." Closing her eyes again, she chanted a quick teleportation spell and the Shikon Jewel shard disappeared.
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Kagome walked her bike across the mountain path and stopped at the top so that the others could catch up. Below Kagome was a beautiful valley. Gently rolling hills with grassy meadows, and a clear river. Nestled among nature's splendor were the houses of a village. She could just make out some humans farming their fields.
A red and white blur appeared beside her. She didn't have to look to know who it was. Instead, she said, "Beautiful, isn't it?"
"Feh," was the response.
Kagome inwardly sighed. Sometimes, Inuyasha was so infuriating. He never seemed to enjoy some pleasures that lots of humans do. Of course, that's because he was a half-demon. His demon nature was closer to the surface. The only aspect of his human half that showed were his emotions. He was rather sensitive about his dual nature. If only he could see that being half and half wasn't too bad.
She was about to say so when her priestess senses tingled. There was a jewel shard nearby! Somewhere on this mountain trail. "I'm sensing a jewel shard nearby."
"Where?" Inuyasha's head whipped around excitingly.
"That way." She pointed to her right.
Excited at finding another shard, the hanyou took off without Kagome. She called after him, but he was too far away to hear her. Getting on her bike, she rode off after him while the others followed on Kirara.
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Inuyasha sprinted toward the shard. He didn't know how far away the shard was. Only Kagome knew. He was so excited at getting to the shard before Naraku; he took off without the girl.
'I could slow down and wait for the others. I think I will.' Inuyasha slid to a stop and something right in front of him sparkled. Curious, he knealt down for a closer inspection.
"Did you find it?" Kagome's voice called out.
"How can I find it if I can't see it?" the hanyou snapped.
"I see it. It's right in front of you."
Inuyasha looked down and saw that the sparkling was from a jewel shard. He couldn't believe it. He just happened to stop in front of it. Reaching out, his hand closed around the sparkle. He stood up and faced his friends, the shard between his thumb and forefinger.
"Looks like we beat Naraku to this one," he declared, holding the shard up.
Kagome smiled. They had possession of a shard after going without one for a while. As she looked at the shard, she noticed that a black aura surrounded the shard. There was some kind of curse on it! The shard began to glow black as well.
"Inuyasha, get away from it! It's tainted with a curse!"
The glow intensified to the point that the whole scene began to tremble. Inuyasha yelled in pain. He knew without a doubt that he had contracted the curse. The pain was unbearable. It felt like he was being split in two. There was a blinding flash and he lost consciousness.