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Where I Belong	By : Royal_Kitsune Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female Views: 3097 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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~Battle Over the Lake – Part 1~
I looked at the half demon standing before me considering if I should give him a time out in a block of ice. I'd been explaining to him for the past few hours that I had only been going for an early morning walk.
"And what were you doing leaving without telling anyone?" He growled at me.
"I wasn't aware that you were my mother and I had to tell you when I did something." I said rolling my eyes.
"Something could have happened to you." He snarled and I raised an eyebrow. Since when did he care? As if he could read my expression he continued with a stutter, "Then I would have to come save you or Kagome would 'sit' me until I couldn't move!" He huffed turning his back to me.
"Aww, Inuyasha you care about me." I joked and wrapped my arms around him in a hug.
"Hey wench, get off." He growled, pushing me away. "I'm just making sure you're not working for Naraku." He muttered.
I giggled at his reaction and began walking away. It was time that I met Kilala for some more training. A small yawn escaped me as I headed to the area we normally trained. The village men had been gracious enough to let us use their training area just outside of the village; and it had actually become a daily show for the village to watch us train.
Thankfully Inuyasha seemed to have something very important to discuss with the rest of the group and left me to go train.
Kilala and Shippo caught up with me just before I made it to the training area. I couldn't help the smile that spread on my face as I watched them walk side by side. Seeing Kilala in her small form, it was almost easy to forget just how fearsome she could be. Then there was little Shippo, who I had no doubt would grow up to be a great demon warrior. He had even taken to joining us in the easier parts of the training; the kit had potential, just no one to teach him the proper techniques of fox demons. In a sense we were similar, having no one of our own kind to learn from. But he was still young, and I was sure there were fox demon clans somewhere that could teach him.
"Hey, Kazuko, where did you go last night? You weren't there when I woke up this morning. Inuyasha was being mean and trying to break down the door." He asked, hoping onto my shoulder.
"I decided to go for a morning walk." I said shrugging my shoulders, feeling weight on my other shoulder to tell me Kilala had jumped up.
'You know Inuyasha still doesn't fully trust you. Such walks may not be wise at the moment.' Kilala mewed, and I knew she was right.
I didn't like lying to the two of them; they were the only ones who fully trusted me. But I wasn't sure how they would react at learning that I was being trained by Sesshomaru at night.
"You're right, but it sucks feeling like I'm being caged up because they don't trust me." I sighed as we reached the training grounds.
'We're not going to train as hard as we have been.' Kilala mewed as she jumped from my shoulder and landed in the arena in her battle form.
"Why's that." I asked, turning to my true form; Shippo jumping onto low hanging tree branch.
'Tonight is the night of the new moon and thus the demons will be coming. It would do no good to have us tired should a battle ensue. Inuyasha is already going to be no use.' She growled, and hissed as she saw my head cock to the side in confusion. 'I shouldn't have said that.'
"She was going to find out tonight anyway." Shippo said, only adding to my confusion and giving me a bit of curiosity.
'Find out what?' I barked, looking up to where the fox kit was seated.
'Half demons have one night a month that they turn human. Inuyasha's night is on the new moon.' Kilala said, though she still sounded unsure of telling me this.
'Wow,' I hadn't thought of something like that happening, but that would make sense. It also explained why Inuyasha had been so touchy every time I mentioned the new moon. I was willing to bet, that this was a secret he was would die to try and protect. If anyone knew his human night, he would be a sitting duck. 'Shippo is right, I would have found out tonight. I'll act shocked, so he won't know you've told me.'
'Thank you, I would rather not be under his suspicion as well.' Kilala stretched, before running her paws over the ground lightly. 'Let us begin.'
We spent no more than three hours training, and I noticed the villagers had once again gathered to watch us.
"You see that? Those Ryu-Inu demons won't stand a chance." One of the men said. It felt good to give them hope. After looking at how they were when we arrived, it was clear they needed it.
"Yea, the cat demon is amazing, and I've never seen a dog demon with wings." One of the children said.
"You've never seen a dog demon until now." Another child countered with a laugh.
"You know what I mean. I've never heard of one with wings." The first child corrected, and several villagers agreed.
"I wonder what kind of demon she is. Maybe she's not a dog demon at all." One of the women added.
"We could always ask." Someone from the back stated.
'I think it best we not tell them you are a Ryu-Inu until after we've helped them. We might lose the trust we've gathered.' Kilala suggested and I agreed. No reason to raise their suspicions. Though I would have to tell them afterwards, even if I had only found out about my clan, I wasn't going to let imposters go around tarnishing my clan's name.
'Shippo we're leaving.' I barked up to the fox kit, who had a deep look of concentration on his face.
"Ok." He said jumping onto my back, still deep in thought.
'What's up Shippo?' I asked, pleased when he understood my more modern dialect.
"I'm trying to think over the fighting you guys do. I don't get to watch demons fighting, that often." He said, lying down with a sigh. I could feel him snuggling into my fur.
'You watch Inuyasha fight all of the time.' Kilala argued and I growled my agreement.
"It's the not the same." The kit mumbled.
'Is it because he's a half demon? He's still as strong as a full demon.' I added, shaking my head as I realized who I was defending.
"No not that." Shippo paused, as if he was unsure of what to say next. "It's just that Inuyasha just rushes in, even a kid like me can see that. Isn't that why Sesshomaru and Naraku keeps beating him? He doesn't have the proper training like you guys are doing?"
Kilala and I looked at each other, neither of us knowing what to say in response. Shippo had nailed it right on the head about Inuyasha.
'I guess you're right.' I finally said, as we walked through the streets of the bustling town. Even though the people seemed to have gotten used to seeing demons in their village, it was clear that they were on edge since it was the night of the new moon.
"There you guys are!" We came to a stop as Sango and Miroku made their way towards us.
'Hey guys, where's Kagome and Inuyasha at? I thought Inuyasha had some big important thing to talk to you about that would take all day?' I asked, forgetting that all they could hear was barks and growls.
"Um, sorry Kazuko, we don't speak demon." Miroku said with a light chuckle.
I rolled my eyes and transformed back to my demoness form, Shippo jumping up and landing on my shoulder. "I asked where Kagome and Inuyasha were. He was so focused on telling you guys something important." I repeated.
"Ah, that's what we were looking for you guys for. We need to discuss the plan for tonight." Sango said, and we nodded. The two led us back to the headman's house and we ducked inside. Kagome and Inuyasha were already sitting beside each other on pillows, looking at a low table with something laid out on it.
"I'm glad Miroku and Sango found you all." Kagome said, smiling while scooting closer to Inuyasha to give more room around the table.
"Where is the headman?" I asked, taking a seat between Inuyasha and Sango.
"He went to reassure the villagers and get their spirits up for tonight." Kagome answered.
"We already have a plan laid out for tonight." Miroku started a little hesitantly. "But there is something you should know Kazuko."
"I still don't see why we should tell her. I still don't trust her." I rolled my eyes and pretended not to here Inuyasha.
"What is it?" I asked, turning to Miroku since he was the one who had started.
"All half-demons have a human night, a night of weakness if you will. Inuyasha, being a half-demon also has one. His human night is tonight, the night of the new moon." Miroku said. My eyes widened and I turned to look at Inuyasha, to make sure it looked as if I was truly surprised.
"If he's going to be human tonight, then can he even fight?" I asked, keeping my voice level.
"No, so that's all the more reason to make sure everyone sticks to the plan." Kagome said, leveling Inuyasha with an even glare.
"Yea whatever, wench." He said, and the rest of us could only sigh. Knowing Inuyasha he probably wouldn't be very reliable when it came to the plan.
"So let's get to the plan." Sango said, and I could see the sense in having her come up with the plan. I'm willing to bed she learned a lot of demon fighting strategies when the demon slayers were still around. "We can't risk destroying the village, or risking any of the villagers' lives. So we're going to have to take the battle to them."
"How do you plan on doing that?" Shippo piped in from where he was now seated in my lap.
"We're going to have to figure out where they take the girls. Hopefully it will be far enough away from here, so that we don't have to worry about the villagers getting in the way. The headman said they had tracked the demons towards a lake that's not too far away." Sango showed us a map of the lake in question. "It's believed that their hideout is either in the lake or very close to it. Either way, we need to be prepared for a water battle. Kagome and I will act as the bait. We'll go to the place where the demons pick up the young girls and let them take us." She was interrupted by a fierce growl from Inuyasha.
"Calm down Inuyasha, nothing's going to happen to them." I said, then motioned for Sango to continue.
"When they leave, that's where you come in Kazuko. We're going to need you to follow our trail; since you're Inu it shouldn't be too hard. But, this is critical, do not attack until you get our signal. We're going to be completely unarmed, except for a small smoke bomb that I'm going to have. When you see the yellow smoke, then you and Kilala have to come in and get us." Kilala mewed and I nodded. "Remember, not until you see the smoke. Then from there we'll fight as normal to take them down."
No one said anything for a while after Sango had laid out the plan. Inuyasha was still fuming at the two of them letting themselves be kidnapped, though I had a sneaking suspicion that he was more upset about a certain priestess being away from his protection.
Kilala had told me that Inus, especially males, were the most possessive you were going to find. Even if Inuyasha was a half-demon and didn't have an inner demon to speak of, it was clear that his instincts had marked her.
'Now all we had to do was wait for his brain to figure it out.' I thought with a giggle.
The headman returned telling us how much he and the village was thankful for us doing this. He told us that the demons normally came at sun down, and had dinner brought to us.
Dinner passed by quietly, everyone caught up in their own thoughts about the mission. Kagome and Sango left to change into kimonos so the demons wouldn't expect anything.
"Excuse me, but it is sun down." A maid told us, and we all looked at each other with silent communication. Just as we were about to get up, we turned at Inuyasha's growl.
"Whoa." I said under my breath as I watched Inuyasha's body begin to pulsate. I was caught in a trance as I watched his silver hair darken until it was black, his claws and fangs dull, his eyes go from golden to brown, and his ears become those of a human. It was like watching my transformation, only backwards.
"Stop staring!" He snapped at me and I quickly turned away before I could be offended by his tone.
Sango handed Miroku a bundle, her sword and her Hiraikotsu. Kagome gave Inuyasha her backpack and her bow and arrows.
"We're counting on you Kazuko." Sango said as the two of them headed out of the hut.
It wasn't long after that we felt strong demonic presences heading towards us. Everyone was on edge, but what I was most concerned with, was the fact that I felt more than two auras. If I wasn't mistaken, I was pretty sure I felt at least four different auras.
"So we wait until the demonic auras fade in intensity, then we head out." I thought aloud, earning a nod from everyone else. "Great, I always hated waiting."
~Sango~
Kagome and I were trying to act as scared as we could to make sure we were convincing. It was all unneeded, for when we saw the demons that came for us, we couldn't help but be afraid. The creatures truly looked like the villagers explained.
The first one had a dragons head, feet, claws, tail and wings, with a dog's torso. Its scales were green and red, and its fur was black. The second was the same only with red fur and yellow scales. In all my time as a demon slayer, I had never seen a demon such as this. Nor had I felt an aura like the one before us. It was as if I could feel separate auras coming from the demons. The only thing similar to it was Naraku, these demons felt as if they were made up of several demons.
"My, my, look at this brother. It seems the village has been holding out on us up until now." The first one said, circling us as Kagome and I huddled together and shaking with fear.
"Indeed, they are far more beautiful than the one before." The second said, lifting Kagome by the front of her kimono, and ripping it off.
My eyes widened, as I hadn't expected them to be so forward. Normally demons took their targets back to their hideouts before getting this aggressive.
"This one's under clothing is strange, but I like it." The one holding Kagome said with a chuckle.
"Careful brother, let us return to the cave before you gain your pleasure." The first one said, and I felt it lift me over its shoulder.
"Then let us make haste, I do not want to wait long." The second said as they took off flying towards the lake we had seen on the map.
"Knock 'em out." The first demon said and my eyes widened slightly. This definitely was not a part of the plan.
"Why do you always insist on that? It's not like they're going to run away." The second one said.
"Just in case we don't need them figuring out how to get back to the village." The first responded and the one carrying my shrugged.
I felt a sharp pain in the back of my neck and the last thing I could see Kagome shaking, and something I rather wish I hadn't.
'I hope I haven't sent us into something we won't be able to handle.'
~Kazuko~
"They're leaving." Miroku said as we stood and ran to the guard tower.
"What do you see?" Inuyasha asked, and the guards were momentarily distracted.
"Were ye not a half demon? You look human now." One of the guards said, and I could feel Inuyasha wanting to say something back.
"We need to know if the demons have left." Miroku said before Inuyasha could get anything in.
"Yes, we just saw them flying off with your two maidens." The second guard answered, while the first seemed to be mulling over what was going on.
"Let's go." I said, as we rushed out of the gates.
Kilala and I transformed and looked back to the two. Miroku jumped on Kilala's back and I felt Shippo jump on mine. Just as I was about to take off, I felt a heavier weight press down on my back.
I looked over my shoulder to see Inuyasha.
'I thought you didn't trust me.' I growled.
"I don't know what you're saying, but we gotta get to Kagome and Sango before those demons do anything." Inuyasha answered and I shrugged.
'Shippo, I'm going to need you to be my voice.' The fox kit nodded and seemed thrilled to be able to help out.
We rushed to where the demons were to pick up Sango and Kilala. Kilala, Shippo and I all cringed at the smell that we were assaulted with; even Miroku and Inuyasha made grunts of disgust. It smelled like refrigerator that hadn't been on in months with spoiled food inside. Reluctantly I sorted through the scents to figure out where they went.
'Found the trail.' I barked as Shippo translated.
I gave my wings a shake and took off, Kilala right on my tail. The demons were moving surprisingly fast. Tracking a scent in the air was much harder than on the ground; luckily it was so pungent that I could still smell the stink.
'That's a lake.' I barked in surprise. The expanse of water before us could easily swallow up Tokyo.
It was the lake from the map and I could see that on the north side of the lake was a large cave with what looked to be a shack built into it. I came to a complete stop and signaled for us to descend. Once on the ground, we stalked forward till we could see the cave, but still be covered by the trees.
Inuyasha was surprisingly calm as we waited, looking across the late; but as almost an hour passed with no signal we all began to get restless.
"What the hell are those two doing? Sango should have given the signal by now." The red clad human finally mumbled earning a few murmurs of agreement from the rest of us.
"Kazuko." Miroku started, and then waited until I was facing him to continue. "Are their scents different in anyway?"
I turned back towards the house and tried to scent out what he wanted and growled in frustration. The scent of the demons was so strong it overpowered Kagome and Sango to the point that I couldn't smell them. The only way I was sure that they were in there, was the fact that I could sense Kagome's spiritual powers.
Shippo relayed this to Miroku and I felt Inuyasha grab a fist full of my fur.
"Screw the signal, we go in now." He said, and for once I didn't disagree.
"Inuyasha you and Kazuko wait here for a moment," Inuyasha was about to interrupt, but Miroku continued speaking before he could. "Kilala and I will go first and creature a distraction, you guys try to find a back way in and look for the Sango and Kagome."
I nodded at his plan and before Inuyasha could argue with either of us I took to the sky.
When we reached the back of the cave, Inuyasha hoped down to look for any way in. I sniffed along the walls for any cracks, but unfortunately couldn't find any.
'I might have to use my earth powers.' I thought sourly. 'I know I'm not supposed to show them yet, but I think Inuyasha might have seen it already. Plus if it's the only way to save Kagome and Sango, then I'm willing to risk it.'
'Shippo tell Inuyasha to get back on.' I barked, and Inuyasha jumped back on my back after hearing the kit.
I closed my eyes and focused, my claws digging into the ground. I didn't want to crack the cave rock, knowing that would create too much noise, so my best bet was to create a hole under, like a dog dug under a fence. Silently the ground under the cave split and cracked until a hole large enough for me to fit through appeared under the cave.
"How do we know when to go in?" Shippo asked. Before either Inuyasha or I could answer we heard a loud commotion coming from around front.
'I believe that's our cue.' I growled and slid into the hole. I was very pleased that the hole led straight behind the hut.
"I see them." Shippo whispered from where he was looking in a window. As we came over, sure enough there was Sango lying on a cot.
'But where is…'
Before I could finish the thought, I had to flinch away as Inuyasha broke the glass window.
'What are you… ?’ I began to growl, and then stopped when I saw a naked Kagome lying on a cot a few feet from Sango.
"Hey I smell two demons and a human." I heard voice call out and realized that they were on to us.
'So much for being subtle.' I snarled, as I rammed into the side of the shack and made a large hole.
Inuyasha was quick to wrap Kagome in his red top, and put her on my back, then Sango, and then he placed himself behind them.
With so much weight, and the fact that Kagome and Sango couldn't hold on, meant I couldn't use the hole from before.
I ran for the entrance of the cave not sure that I could even fly under such weight. Plus Sango was partially on my right wing, making it hard to use correctly.
"Get the mutt." I heard, just as I saw two demons come into view.
I acted before I could think. My jaw opened and a stream of fire caused them to fall back into the lake.
'Well it's now or never.' I thought, as I bunched my muscles together and took a leap. My wings flapped quickly and seemed to be not working, but finally I felt myself sailing in the air.
"There's Miroku and Kilala!" Shippo yelled jumping up and down on my head.
We looked down to see Kilala and Miroku in the same spot we had been waiting.
'Prepare for landing.' I barked, for once knowing I was going to crash without trying to.
As we decended I could feel my wings straining to keep us all up. Shippo jumped off just before I hit the ground, making sure to stay on my stomach so not to hurt the rest of the group on my back.
Inuyasha and Miroku were quick to get the girls off my back and I transformed back to my demoness form.
"We gotta think of something quick. The demons saw me and I can smell that they followed us." I said, my breaths coming out in sharp huffs.
"We gotta wake them up." Inuyasha said shaking Kagome. "Eh, wench, get up!"
"I'm not sure that's going to help." Shippo said, as he watched the humanized half-demon shake the young priestess.
"I have an idea." I said, going over to Sango first. I figured Inuyasha wasn't going to le me do anything to Kagome until he saw proof that it would work.
"Miroku, could you step away for just a sec?" I asked softly. The monk nodded and stepped back. I placed my hand on Sango's and sent a small shock to her.
"What? Where are we?" Sango asked as she sat up rather groggily.
"Miroku will fill you in while I get Kagome up." I said, going over to Inuyasha. "This won't take long, just step back." He seemed ready to argue, but seeing Sango up must have changed his mind. He stepped back and I repeated the same with Kagome.
Once the girls were filled in and dressed, we began discussing a plan.
"There isn't just two." Sango started and I nodded.
"That's what I thought; the aura coming from them was like a combination. Kind of like this Naraku guy you guys talk about." I said, trying to suppress a shiver that wanted to run down my spine.
"That's not even the worst part." Sango continued, and we looked her curiously. "I know what kind of demons they are. They're shape shifters, just like Naraku."
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