The Love Of A Wolf
Chapter 8: The Fight
By: Shana7
Disclaimer: Do you still not understand? I do NOT own Inuyasha!
A/N: Here's chapter 8 for ya! Remember to Review! I need reviews! Oh! I forgot to tell you in the previous chapter, Arashi means 'Storm' in Japanese. R/R, Onegai!
(I am SO sorry for not updating!)
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Last Time:
The girl was still sniffling, but managed to ask, "Jennifer-chan? W-Will you be my okaa-san? Onegai?"
Jennifer gasped at the request, "Y-Your okaa-san?"
"It's ok if you don't want to by my okaa-san. I understand..." Arashi said, sadly.
"Iie. I want to be your okaa-san! It would be an honor!" Jennifer smiled at the girl.
"R-Really!?" Arashi asked, very happily.
"Hai, really!" Jennifer replied.
Arashi cheered, "I have an okaa-san! I have an okaa-san!"
Jennifer smiled happily at the girl's happiness.
"Come, my daughter, let's go meet my friends." Jennifer said, and held the girl close to her, and picked up her backpack also. She was almost at camp when she heard a rumbling, followed by a roar.
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Chapter 8:
Jennifer knew there was a demon behind her, so she ran to where her friends and sister were.
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Everyone, besides Inuyasha, was at the campfire. They had already eaten, and were now talking and laughing.
Kagome looked around, "Hm. I wonder what's taking Jennifer so long?"
Sango looked over to Kagome, "Don't worry about it! I'm sure she's not used to all this traveling we do and she needs time to relax."
Kagome smiled, feeling better, "Hai, I'm sure you're right, Sango-chan. Arigatou, for making me feel better."
"What are friends for, Kagome-chan?" Sango replied.
After about 15 more minutes, they all heard a rumbling in the forest. Inuyasha jumped down from his tree, knowing whatever it was, was coming this way. Suddenly, they all saw Jennifer come running out of the trees, carrying, what looked to be a child, and her backpack. Jennifer stopped in front of them and dropped her backpack.
All of them heard a little frightened voice say, "O-Okaa-san, was that loud noise a demon?"
Everyone had a surprised and shocked look on their face. Kagome voiced everyone's questioning thought.
"Jennifer-onee-san? Why did that little girl call you 'Okaa-san?'"
Jennifer looked at Kagome and smiled, "Well, it's sort of a long story. I don't have time to tell it now; a demon is coming very soon."
Shippo hopped on Jennifer's shoulder and looked at the little girl cuddled in her arms.
"Jennifer? Who is she?" Shippo asked cutely, with his head cocked slightly to the side.
"Her name is Arashi, but I'll tell you all the rest later. So, are we going to wait for the demon to come here, or are we going to it?" Jennifer replied.
"Let's go, we shouldn't let it get to our campsite." Sango replied to Jennifer's question.
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They arrived in a clearing soon. Standing before them was a very large dragon. It had yellow scales with a brown strip that went from its nose to tip of its tail. Sharp fangs that were poisonous and long, red, sharp claws.
Arashi, who was in Jennifer's arms, screamed.
Jennifer looked down at her, "Arashi, what's wrong?"
"I-It's th-that demon t-that h-hurt me!" Arashi shakily answered.
Inuyasha covered his sensitive nose with the large sleeve of his haori. "It's covered with the stench of Naraku!"
Miroku glared at it. "Another one of Naraku's offspring!"
Inuyasha quickly took Tetsusaiga out of its sheath, just as the large demon lunged at him. While Inuyasha was holding the demon off, Sango threw her Hiraikotsu, but the demon reflected it with it's tail.
Kagome sensed jewel shards coming from the demon. 'How did I not sense them before!?' Oh well. No time to think about that now!' "Inuyasha! The demon has a jewel shard! It's in it's tail!"
Inuyasha heard Kagome but didn't reply. He jumped up as the demon was taking another swipe at him and brought down his sword, missing as the demon moved.
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"I'm going to patrol the lands!" Kouga called to his pack.
Ginta and Hakkaku ran up to Kouga, "Do you want us to come?"
"Iie, not this time. I'm going alone."
Ginta and Hakkaku nodded and Kouga left in a whirl of dust.
Hakkaku turned to Ginta, "He smelled Sister*, didn't he?"
"Yep." Ginta replied in a bored tone.
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'Kagome, I know I caught your scent! It was a little different though... It doesn't matter! I'll find you and take you back from that mutt!'
Kouga thought, following, what he thought, to be Kagome's scent.~*~*~*~*~
"Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed, as Inuyasha took another hit from the dragons tail; hurling him, hard, into a tree. Kagome ran over to Inuyasha, only to find that he was barely conscious.
"Bitch, get back! You're going to get yourself killed!" Inuyasha finally got out.
"Inuyasha, you're badly hurt! Let me help!" Kagome refused to his demand.
Sango interrupted them, "Kagome-chan, you must get back or the demon will come for you!"
"Listen to Sango, Kagome! I'll be fine!" Inuyasha agreed, struggling to stand up using his sword.
Kagome nodded, knowing they were right. She grabbed Shippo and hid behind a large tree, far from the battle and out of sight of the demon.
Jennifer was protecting Arashi; her sword had gotten knocked from her hand when she attacked, but had her bow drawn with an arrow at ready. Sango was badly hurt on her left shoulder, where the demon's red claw cut her. She couldn't use her Hiraikotsu since the dragon could just reflect it with a swing of its tail. Miroku was practically in the same state as Sango. His leg had come in contact with the dragon's tail, and was probably broken.
Jennifer let her arrow fly strait at the demon's tail. It hit, and the demon let out a roar. Jennifer notched another arrow and let it fly. This one hit the jewel shard directly, and the demon let out another great roar.
Inuyasha got up and readied his Tetsusaiga. "Kaze no Kizu!"
The demon gave one final roar before dying, leaving the jewel shard on the ground. Inuyasha went over to the demon's carcass and picked up the small jewel fragment. He handed it to Kagome, who put it safely away.
Miroku spoke up, "Come. We need to go back to Kaede's. There Jennifer can tell us about the little girl she found."
Everyone nodded. Miroku, Sango, Kagome, and Shippo rode on Kirara. They had tried to get Inuyasha to ride on Kirara, but his stubbornness and pride wouldn't let him.
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*Ginta and Hakkaku call Kagome 'sister' because Kouga claimed Kagome to be his 'women'. You can see it in the episode, 'The Man Who Fell In Love With Kagome'.
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Japanese Meanings:
Arashi - Storm
Hai - Yes or a form of agreement
-chan-Used between friends or with someone younger than you. Generally a very friendly suffix such as "Shippou-chan" as Kagome calls Shippou. Used between boyfriends and girlfriends.
Arigatou - Thank you
Okaa-san-Mother
Onee-san - sister
Iie - No
Hiraikotsu - Sango's bone boomerang
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A/N: Ok, I know this is short, but I just HAD to get it out. I am SO sorry for not updating! School has been working me with 2 reports, and I still have one more report to go. That, and I've just been lazy. Please don't hate me! I had a little bit of writer's block, but I got through it, and I'm pretty sure I know what I'm gonna write next. Please be patient with me! Please review! I love reviews!
***Shana7***