The Tenseiga by Iridescent

Naraku's New Plan

"Kagome! Hurry up!" "I'm coming, I'm coming." Kagome trudged along after Inuyasha. Lately, he had been in an even grumpier mood. He was working the group of shard hunters to death. However, they had yet to find a shard this past week. Which is why they walked day and night. Kagome thought she was going to pass out from fatigue. "Inuyasha, slow down!" yelled Miroku. "It's not my fault humans are so slow," called Inuyasha over his shoulder. Miroku sighed. It was no use. Finally, after what seemed like hours, Inuyasha stopped. "We'll stay here for the night." With that, Inuyasha, jumped into a nearby tree. The group of shard hunters sighed, and started to set up camp. "Hey, Sango! Wanna bathe with me?" Sango looked up at her smiling friend. "Sure," she replied. Kagome gathered her bathing supplies, and Sango and Kagome went to bathe.*** "Ahhh, this feels so good, " said Kagome, settling down into the water. "Mhhm," replied Sango, absentmindedly.

"Do you want me to scrub your back for you?" Kagome asked. "No thanks, Kagome, I'm just content with laying back and relaxing,'' Sango answered. "Yeah, Inuyasha has been working us way to hard," Kagome commented. Suddenly, Sango grabbed Kagome's arm. "Did you hear that?" 'Yeah, what was it?" "Let's hope just Miroku." "C'mon, let's find out." The two girls got out of the water and slipped back into their clothes. Out of nowhere, an old man appeared. He was bleeding, and gasping for breath. "Are you okay?" asked Kagome, running over to him. "Must- tell you," he gasped. "Tell us what?" "The youkai, evil youkai, kills, and gets- gets-energy, " he panted. "He-absorbs, the enery, by killing," he choked out. Sango and Kagome could get no more out of him before he fell to the ground. *** Sango and Kagome had told Inuyasha and Miroku about the old man, and what he had said. They decided to nourish him until he got better, so they could find out more. "He had said something about an evil youkai, " Sango told them. "Three guesses who that is, " Inuyasha remarked. "You think it's Naraku?" Kagome asked. "No, I don't think, I know." "Well, we know you don't think, Inuyasha, " replied Miroku. Inuyasha stood up. "Why don't you say that again, houshi?" "Quit fighting, we have to figure this out." Inuyasha sat back down and put his hands in his kimono. "Feh," he said. "What do you think Naraku is up to, Miroku?" Sango questioned. Miroku looked thoughtful. "I don't know, Sango. I really don't know."