Broken Reflection (Chapter 2)

2. Human or Demon?

It was the night after the full moon, a week after the whole Kaguya incident. InuYasha was not adjusting to being human very well… Kagome was mad because she could not make him sit, so she ended up deciding that they had to fix the InuYashas. Her solution was to find some way to fix them. Miroku had chained Demon InuYasha inside the cave where Onigumo had once stayed, and he put sutras everywhere to keep him from escaping.

Of course there were side affects to being only half of a person for longer than the new moon was gone… Human InuYasha suffered greatly, he kept puking up whatever he ate. Demon InuYasha could eat whatever he wanted without problem though… They discovered it was best to let Human InuYasha bring him food so that no one got attacked. At first Demon InuYasha had a rather violent reaction to seeing Human InuYasha and figuring out they were the same person. He hit Shippo several times, and hurt several villagers who accidentally found where Miroku had stashed him.

The worst affect of this was probably what happened to Human InuYasha. He couldn’t be up and around for more than five hours at a time, other wise he’d pass out. Then Kagome would get worried and she’d try to drag him through the well. Then Demon InuYasha would let out screams pain that could deafen even the deaf! That was all she needed as she tried to send Human InuYasha through the well, in the end she gave up that habit.

Since then she had been attending school, and every cram session available. Since InuYasha couldn’t travel through the well in his condition she decided to be fair and come on the weekends, that way she could see him without having to much problems. We join Human InuYasha on his way towards the cave of Demon InuYasha.

“Damn that Kagome, when I was a half demon I could at least do get her,” he was sick of this lousy routine. That’s when he heard Demon InuYasha growl, it was a deep annoyed growl. The sky turned dark within a matter of seconds.

“Get in here now!” was all Human InuYasha heard. Thinking that something was wrong in the cave Human InuYasha ran down towards Demon InuYasha.

“What’s wrong?” Human InuYasha yelled impatiently.

“That baboon creep you keep telling me about is coming. If you die I do, not going to happen,” Demon InuYasha growled, “ Park it, besides your friends are on their way.”

“How do you know? Kagome isn’t even here,” Human InuYasha said quietly. He heard Miroku leading the villagers towards the cave. He shouted down to Human InuYasha.

“InuYasha! Keep him contained the whole village is coming into the cave!” Miroku yelled down.

“Is it Naraku?” Human InuYasha shouted back.

“Either he’s looking for a new addition to his body or…” Sango cut Shippo off.

“Or he’s looking for us,” Sango replied leading the villagers down into the depths of the cave. Shippo came down with the next set, the villagers were terrified, and especially once they saw the InuYashas. Miroku came with the final group, that group was probably the calmest. Kaede was standing at the rear of the group.

“Why don’t yee take Demon InuYasha up to the front to guard thee entrance?” Kaede asked.

“What do you want old hag?” Demon InuYasha promptly snapped back as he was unchained. Human InuYasha made a path through the group of villagers.

“I wish Kagome was here,” she said quietly, “Oh I like not the looks of this.”

“Let’s go before we get in trouble,” InuYasha said to his Demon self. The two of them were given a nice wide path to entrance. Soon after Human InuYasha collapsed, Sango caught him before he hit the ground.

“He picks the best times doesn’t he?” she replied, “You don’t mind if I wait up here do you?” He shrugged; his blood red eyes gave her the creeps. Sango was trying not to make Demon InuYasha mad, because they apparently needed his assistance to fend off Naraku. She wanted revenge, but she was second to InuYasha, both halves of him.

“Whatever,” Demon InuYasha growled. He was staring out into the darkness for a while when they saw soul collectors coming towards the cave. Kikyo appeared in front of them and stepped in quickly, she had small cuts on her sleeves. That’s when InuYasha started to stir.

“InuYasha… Naraku is approaching quickly,” she said looking at Demon InuYasha, “what do you plan to do?”

“Kill the bastard, what else?” Demon InuYasha replied, a smug smile crossed his face. Kikyo bent down towards the barley conscious InuYasha, Demon InuYasha growled at her.

“Do really hate me that much?” Kikyo asked innocently, “I’ll watch over him while you go after Naraku if you want.”

“I wish Kagome could have heard that,” Shippo said as he and Miroku joined them at the entrance, “so any plans?”

“Kill the bastard,” Demon InuYasha was thinking about Kikyo’s offer. He couldn’t protect the human while he fought Naraku, but this was the woman who the other said had sealed them to a tree for fifty years.

“This is what I always wanted, but not like this…” Kikyo said stroking his hair, Demon InuYasha snarled out of habit, “so I should just help you guys in the battle?”

“No… watch him,” Demon InuYasha growled, he pointed at Human InuYasha, “Fox brat, you too. If he gets hurt I will kill anyone responsible for it.” Demon InuYasha looked Kikyo in the eye to confirm that she was staying. Shippo was happy to be forgotten about on that measure. Him, Sango, Miroku and Kirara left to battle Naraku.

Once Kaede had the villagers settled down resting she approached the entrance. She was shocked to see Kikyo sitting down with Human InuYasha sprawled out in front of her. Shippo continued to watch for the others, hoping to see a glimpse of the battle against Naraku.

“Kikyo what are yee doing here?” Kaede asked. Kikyo looked at her, she actually looked like she was at peace.

“I came because of Naraku, but I think I’d rather be here than there,” Kikyo replied, a small tragic smile spread on her face, “InuYasha, are you awake?”

“As awake as a half a person can be… Thanks Kikyo,” he said, InuYasha smiled his own tragic smile.

“I bet you don’t know where I am, ha ha ha!” Naraku yelled as he spread his Miasma around the group. Demon InuYasha was taking on Naraku with Miroku while Sango fought off Kagura, and Kanna just watched from afar as Sesshomaru arrived. He joined Sango, Miroku, and Demon InuYasha without hesitation.

“Die InuYasha!” Naraku shouted loudly as he tried to cut demon InuYasha with his tentacle hands. What Naraku didn’t seem to get was that he was not even the slightest bit human, so he dodged easily. Sesshomaru and Demon InuYasha charged him and knocked him down. Naraku tried to whip them with one of his tentacle hands, but he hit Miroku instead.

To quote Demon InuYasha, “Dead already?” Miroku had a cut across his left shoulder. Miroku stood up quickly; he was flush in the face. Sesshomaru and Demon InuYasha just kept after Naraku until he retreated. The odd thing is he left Kagura and Kanna there. Sesshomaru followed the bastard for them.

“Naraku, that bastard… making us stay behind,” Kagura muttered.

“Half Demon,” Kanna said, Demon InuYasha snarled “you need to find Kaguya’s mirror in order to restore yourselves to normal.” Kanna looked at him, she showed no emotion, Kagura was furious though.

“That’s what you needed to tell them? Why did I have to stay then?” Kagura was just being whiny, “wait did you say ‘yourselves’? I thought there was only one InuYasha Kanna.”

“Shut up,” Demon InuYasha growled, “you’re in the way.” He advanced to tried to cut down Kanna, but the void demon merely stepped backward.

“InuYasha sit!” came a yell from near the cave, “she’s offering you advice, so you should take it!” Demon InuYasha couldn’t hear what she said at all, he was far too mad at being in another hole.

“Kagome!” Human InuYasha came running out of the cave, “don’t do that, that’s Kanna of the void.” Kikyo was at his heels as he ran towards her. Kikyo looked at Kagome with a rather unpleasant face, Kagome looked at Kikyo with a similar expression. Kagome noted she was holding his Tetsusaiga, InuYasha’s most valuable possession.

“Why do you have the Tetsusaiga Kikyo?” Kagome asked, Human InuYasha went over and helped Demon InuYasha out of the hole. He was mad to the point that his teeth were bared at Kagome. She glared right back towards him, the glare died before it hit his aura.

“I’ll kill you for that,” he snarled. Human InuYasha stood in front of him shaking his head.

“You can’t hurt Kagome,” he said coldly, “that would make all the times we saved her from demons a waste of our time. Besides we need someone who can sense the jewel.”

“Is that all I am to you? A freaking jewel detector?” Kagome took the Tetsusaiga from Kikyo and smacked it over Human InuYasha’s head, “I’m going home, and you can let your precious dead former lover be a jewel detector.”

“At least she shuts up once in a while,” Demon InuYasha retorted.

“At least she can protect herself,” Human InuYasha yelled at the already mad schoolgirl.

“That does it, InuYasha SIT! SIT! SIT!” Kagome yelled, then she smacked Human InuYasha across the face, “speak for yourself you idiotic half brained twit!”

“Go back to your own time!” Kikyo answered, the former priestess had an arrow knocked, “you are only causing more stress return to your own time NOW!” Kikyo released the arrow so that it barley missed Kagome.

“Damn, I thought we had issues…” Kagura said, she plucked out her feather and rode away with Kanna in wind. They had to follow after Naraku, but Kagura was more worried about the two priestesses arguing then Naraku’s orders.

“Wench, you let them get away!” Demon InuYasha growled, then Human InuYasha whispered something to him, “what? She’s going to what if I do—”

“Not worth it,” he said quietly.

“What are you talking about?” Kagome looked at Human InuYasha, then at the scowling Demon InuYasha. Demon InuYasha was not looking too happy; in fact he was beat red. Human InuYasha stared at his expression with a priceless expression.