InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cry For Me, My Destiny ❯ chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

`She's to high!' Kagome thought. `I'll never be able to jump all the way up there. Unless…' looking around her she caught sight of sturdy branches ahead of her and, timing it so she would be to the side of the feather and able to jump up into it, she jumped onto the branch, onto the next, then another. Giving a hard push she shot out of the trees and high, high into the air. Kagura, not knowing what Kagome was going to do, had moved slightly making Kagome miss.

 

“Kagura!” she called as she started to fall. “The older women turned and lunged forward, almost off of the feather, and caught Kagome's wrist. Moving back to get better leverage Kagura said, “I should just let you fall for all of the trouble you cause.” Kagome only smiled at this. As the feather started to speed off she looked back, still hanging over the side, and saw Inuyasha and the others watching her go. Why weren't they following?

 

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“Inuyasha, where's Kagome?” Sango called, looking around to the half demon. They were stationary for the moment, far from Kagura, who was still searching the trees under her. Inuyasha scented the air. Her was coming from…two directions?

 

“Something must have happened.” Inuyasha said, sniffing the air again to see if he had just been mistaken the first time. But no, he could really smell her scent in two directions, the second much fainter then the other though. “It's like she coming from two directions!”

 

“What?” Miroku asked from behind Sango. “How could that be?” Kikyo drifted slightly closer so everyone turned to her.

 

“She's split herself.” She said. “Made a copy and sent it in one direction while going another. Is one fainter than the other?” she directed this question to Inuyasha who sniffed once again.

 

“Yeah,” he said. “One's coming from over there,” he pointed off to the side of where they were. “And the other one that's stronger is coming from over there.” He pointed in front of them, towards Kagura.

 

“I thought so.” Kikyo said. “She's growing in her powers to an extent that my younger sister and I would never have been able to teach her. She's surpassed us both.” There was a shocked silence following her words. Then Inuyasha tuned, smelling Sesshomaru coming up upon them from behind. Kagome's scent had also changed again. It now came strongly from their side and not at all form the front.

 

“Come on, let's move!” Inuyasha said, about to jump off to the side. “She's moved, I can smell it.”

 

“Wait, Inuyasha!” Sango called. He stopped and looked back at her, annoyed that she had stopped him. “What if…what if Kagome doesn't want us to see her right now?” she looked a little guilty at having said this, but she held herself firm.

 

Inuyasha stared at her, slightly shocked, for only a second before he said angrily, “Why wouldn't she want to see us?” he glanced around at the others, but no one would meet his eye. “What?” he asked.

 

“Well,” Sango said. “What if there's something wrong with her?” Inuyasha, about to say there was nothing wrong with her, was cut off by Sango continuing, “No, no, nothing like she's going to die wrong. Something like…she's infected wrong.” Inuyasha was now totally confused.

 

“What she's trying to say,” Kikyo said. “Is that I told she thinks there something wrong with the way Kagome-sama is acting. And there is.” Inuyasha glanced at everyone. They were all nodding.

 

“So?” he asked. “Maybe she's just changed.” He knew he should tell them about Kagome's diary, but somehow he just couldn't. “It's been a long time since we last saw her…”

 

Miroku shook his head. “I don't think she would have changed that much. Inuyasha, think about it. This might not even be Kagome-sama at all. No, hear me out.” Inuyasha had opened his mouth to say something but now closed it. “This is Kagura and Kanna we're talking about. They're made form Naraku. Maybe they're still under his orders, even if he's dead. What if the Kagome-sama we saw was just some copy they made of her?”

 

“That's not possible.” It wasn't Inuyasha who said this, but Kikyo. “The Kagome-sama we have seen does Miko spells. A copy, even if Naraku had made it, would never be able to. He would need to kill thousands of priests and priestesses to make it able to, and there are not that many in this world. Even for the tiniest drop of Miko power he would have to sacrifice many people with the ability.”

 

Inuyasha smiled. He liked it when Kikyo backed him up, it usually made the others shut up. “Now come on.” Inuyasha said. “We have to follow her..”

 

“Inuyasha look!” Shippou cried, pointing ahead of them. Something had shot out of the trees, aiming for Kagura and the feather. It was Kagome. But Kagura had drifted to the side and they saw Kagome start to fall before she called out to Kagura, who caught her. “Where are they going?” Shippou asked no one in particular.

 

“I dunno.” Inuyasha said. “But let's follow them.” He started to jump forward but was stopped by someone grabbing the back of his shirt. “Hey! Get off!” he turned when the person didn't and found Sesshomaru there.

 

Not saying a word, he put the paper Kagome had given to him in Inuyasha's hand. Then, turning to watch Kagome, Kagura and Kanna float away he said, “We are to look for those.” He said.

 

“What?” Inuyasha asked. “Where did you get this?” he turned accusatory eyes on Sesshomaru. “You knew she wasn't in front of us.” He stated.

 

“Yes, little brother, I did know. My sense of smell is much more powerful than yours.” Sesshomaru looked behind Inuyasha, at where Kagome, Kagura, and Kanna had now disappeared.

 

“So?” Inuyasha said hotly. “I still should have…”

 

“But you didn't.” Sesshomaru cut him off. “It does you no good thinking about what happened. Think of what will happen. Rin.” Rin looked up at him, knowing that he wanted to leave.

 

“Yes, Master Sesshomaru?” she asked. She didn't like pointing things out to him that he already knew. He'd always get into a huff and not speak to her for a while.

 

“We leave.” He said. Rin nodded and urged Ah-Un to follow Sesshomaru. She missed Kagome-sama and would have loved to follow after her, as she knew Inuyasha wanted to, but she would listen to Sesshomaru above all others.

 

“Uh…” Miroku said. “Perhaps we should follow them. We need to cool our selves off and have some lunch.” At this Shippou's stomach growled, drawing his eyes away from where he saw Kagome disappear to back to the others.

 

“I wish we could have Ramen again.” Shippou said. He was sad, of course, that Kagome hadn't said anything to him. He thought of her as a mother and she just ignored him.

 

Inuyasha, though sad, mad, and depressed at not being able to go after Kagome, had a thought: he could go back to Kagome's time! He want to check in on Kagome's family as well as get some Ramen. After Kagome had been killed he had almost totally forgotten about that sort of food.

 

Sighing but trying to keep himself at least a little happy at the knowledge that he had just seen Kagome again, he turned and jumped off of the branch, back towards Kaeda's village and the well. The others followed, not oblivious to the thoughtful air that had been around Inuyasha.

 

“What do you think he was thinking?” Sango whispered to Miroku and Shippou. “About Kagome?”

 

“No doubt,” Miroku said, nodding. “I don't think he ever stops thinking about her. Just like I never stop thinking about you, Sango dear.” He leaned in to kiss her.

 

“Ewwwww!” Shippou said, jumping onto Miroku's head and making him miss. “Stop acting all mushy Miroku!”

 

Miroku sighed and tried to grab Shippou's tail. It had been a long time since that had happened though. Shippou had been learning to control his kitsun powers better. Instead Miroku's hand now gripped what looked like a snake and he dropped it with a slight yelp.

 

Sighing again Miroku resigned himself to just holding Sango. Shippou might only be a kitsun child, but he was still as annoying as an child…times ten thousand! Looking ahead, Miroku was able to see Sesshomaru and Rin talking. It must have been hard, since Sesshomaru had to keep jumping from one branch to another all of the time.

 

“I wonder what they're talking about?” he said. “Maybe reassuring Rin that Kagome is ok?”

 

Sango glanced back, at him for a moment and said, “I don't know. It could be anything. I just want to know what Inuyasha is thinking. I know it's a bad thought but…” she sighed and leaned back into Miroku's arms. “I don't want to go after Kagome so soon. What if something happens?”

 

“Like what?” Shippou, as he always did, questioned. “It's not like we're all going to burst into flame or something.”

 

“We could,” Kikyo said, coming up beside them. “If Kagome willed it enough, it could happen. We wouldn't be able to stop her.”

 

“What's that suppose to mean?” Sango snapped. “She would never want to hurt us.” Kikyo shrugged and floated along on her soul catchers in silence for a moment more.

 

“She might not,” Kikyo said, not looking at Sango or anyone. “But Naraku would.” Knowing they were confused she started to explain, drawing closer to Inuyasha so he would hear as well. “Let us just say that something broke Kagome concentration on her fight against Naraku. What do you think could happen?”

 

“She could get hurt.” Sango and Shippou

 

“She could get him out of her maybe.” Miroku and Myoga, who had, as always, come back when danger had passed.

 

“She could get possessed…” This came form Inuyasha, knowing what could happen from the diary.

 

“He's right.” Kikyo said, nodding to him. “She can get possessed again. It has happened before, if I am not mistaken. Remember all of those reports about a girl that looked like Kagome was attacking villages? Remember someone said that one day they saw her change into the image of Naraku?” everyone nodded, remembering that time when they had been filled with hope again. “I believe that that was Kagome, possessed.”

 

“It would explain a lot,” Miroku said.

 

“Yes it would.” Kikyo nodded. “Such as Kagome-sama not wanting us to go after her. Also her leaving our presence every time she is around us.” For a moment Kikyo thought. “I do believe that there is a way to bring her back, though, the way she tried a while ago.” She glanced at Inuyasha who blushed. “She tried to kiss you, did she not?” he nodded. “I think she might have thought that would work. It will not though, it will only send her deeper into darkness.”

 

They all thought about it for a moment. It was a scary thought, to think if Kagome got possessed they might never get her back.

 

“So what do you think will work?' Inuyasha asked. “Kagome did say something about some old runes or letters or something. What if they bring her back?”

 

“What I was thinking,” Kikyo said. “I believe that what Kagome-sama is talking about are the Nir Ruins.”

 

“But she said that these were letters.” Inuyasha interjected.

 

“They are,” Kikyo said, nodding. “But they were taken from the Nir Ruins. Broken into pieces and scattered across the land. I believe they are trying to translate them. The translations will tell them where to find the realm, or the door to that realm, from which the Ruins came from. If they can do that, then they must piece together the parts. I do not know what happens from there, the legend, or the scroll it was first put on, had the bottom torn off and no one has found the missing piece. Or pieces maybe I should say.”

 

“So what does that mean?” Shippou asked. “We have to go on a hunt for some rocks now? It seems sorta easy.” Kikyo shook her head.

 

“It's not,” she said, looking around at them all. “Getting them is the easy, if long, part. If they are not placed in the right order, or a part is missing, there might not be anything left for a second chance at it. That is why they need the last part of the legend, though I do not think they know that. It tells, and I believe shows, what the pieces are suppose to say.”

 

They were all silent for a moment, thinking everything over. Ok, they needed to find some rocks, or whatever they were, for Kagome so she could be her normal self again. But they also needed to find the last part of the legend, to know what to do with those pieces. They also needed to find Kagome, to get her to help them more. It seemed, though, that the only ones that could see her without her freaking out were Sesshomaru and Kikyo.

 

They had reached the camp before they knew it, setting down and getting the things ready for the night. It occurred to Inuyasha that none of their things had been stolen, though he didn't say anything to the others. He felt her energy in the air, and knew the others likely did as well. The sun setting, he jumped into the nearest tree and waited for all but Sesshomaru to sleep before he allowed himself to drift off slightly.

 

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“Inuyasha!” A voice called into the night. “Where are you?” The girl sat down near the edge of the trees, giving herself something to support her back on.

 

He watched her from the trees, watched as she called for him, watched as she sighed and leaned back against a tree. She was so beautiful, so lovely, so untouchable in his eyes. Seeing tears form in her eyes, he jumped down form his tree, a slight distance so as not to scare her.

 

“There you are!” She cried, raising herself and wiping away her tears. “Why didn't you come before?” she asked. He only answer was a shrug. Sighing she said, “It's not good for you to be out here tonight all alone you know.”

 

“Feh,” was all she got as he started to walk in the direction of a hill he knew would give them a good view of the sky. Catching up, Kagome took his hand and held it gently, longing for moments where she could do this without jumping apart the second her friends found them.

 

“Wow!” The girl exclaimed as they sat down in the soft grass. “I live the sky here, it's so clear…” she glanced at Inuyasha who was laying back, his eyes closed. She noticed he wasn't very talkative, like he ever was, but more so today. “…so handsome.” She finished.

 

He didn't open a eye, but he could feel her staring at him, demon powers or no. Wanting to sigh but knowing she would just ask why, instead he pretended he had gone to sleep. Noticing this, Kagome just smiled and crawled next to him, leaning close to look into his face. Still pretending to sleep, Inuyasha rose one of his arms and wrapped in around her, pulling her onto his chest.

 

“Eep!” Kagome squeaked, trying to back up and off of him. He didn't budge his arm, though, so she finally stopped and just relaxed in his arms. She had always wanted to do this, but had never gotten the chance until now. And it wasn't her forcing Inuyasha to do it, either, Inuyasha had done this on his own! Sighing, she just let herself drift off into sleep.

 

As Inuyasha felt her breaths deeper and even out, he moved, over to the line of trees, and up into one of them, high enough to be hidden but not so high that if they really needed to get down, as humans, they wouldn't be able to.

 

Settling into a new position, Inuyasha moved Kagome to a more comfortable spot between him and closed his eyes, making sure he stayed as awake as possible. It wasn't until morning that he realized it had been one of his more happy nights as a human. He hadn't spoken much, and neither had she, but it was still enough for him.

 

Waking up, the first thing Kagome saw was Inuyasha transforming back into his normal self. She always loved watching this, and instead of rushing out of his arms, she reached up and played with his ears, making him purr. Also making her wonder if Inuyasha was related to a neko in some way.

 

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Inuyasha woke with a start, his dreams having been filled with Kagome so close to him yet he unable to touch her. It was morning, finally, and they were all starting to rise, getting ready for a new day, new shard hunts, and now the new hunt for the Nir Ruins pieces and the legend's other half.

 

Jumping from his tree, Inuyasha commanded all attention, from every sleepy eye, to himself. Clearing his throat, knowing his brother wouldn't be happy, he started to speak.

 

“Ok, we'll split up.” He started, and when Sango opened her mouth to object he shook his head and said, “Hear me out. If we do, it'll be faster and easier on us all.” Sango, no one for that matter, opened their mouths so Inuyasha went on. “Sesshomaru, you Rin, and Jaken and Ah-Un so find some of those pieces…please. Sango, Miroku, and Kirara go with Kikyo to find the legend. Shippou, Myoga, go find Kouga and tell him to help you with finding shards. If he tries to take any for himself tell him I said Kagome will gut him. Or that I will.”

 

They all nodded, even Sesshomaru, even though he didn't want to take orders form his little brother.

 

“But Lord Inuyasha,” Myoga said. “What will you do?”

 

“Look for Kagura or Kanna. We need more information, and they'll have it.” They all knew he was really hoping to run into Kagome, danger to everyone or not, but they didn't say anything. Packing up, they all left, not waiting to say goodbye, knowing how important this was to everyone.

 

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“Are we really going to be safe here?” Kagome asked again as they entered into the heart of the cave. “I know I put the barrier up but what if...”

 

“For the last time,” Kagura said, watching as the Naraku doll walked past them again on another patrol of the tunnels. “Nothing will happen.”

 

“But what if Inuyasha and the others get word that the barrier is back?” she asked, also watching it go by and around a corner. “They might come to investigate and…”

 

“Get lost in the cave system,” Kagura finished. “Now please be quiet. I know you trust the doll but a complete inspection by us will be better. And it doesn't matter,” Kagura continued as they rounded a bend in the new tunnel they had entered form the heart of the cave. “Kanna will have to go to them anyways with news and stuff.”

 

Kagome sighed, glancing at the pale girl. She knew that this was true enough, but she didn't care. She felt safe, but she would feel safer when this was all over and she was in Inuyasha's arms again. Shaking her head, and trying not to think of the other places she would feel safe, such as home, Kagome fell silent as they walked on more.

 

They had made it back to the center of the cave, having for found any demons, nor having felt them, when Kanna said, “They've split up.” Kagura glanced at her, not knowing what she meant.

 

“Hmm?” Kagome said. “Split up? What do you mean?” She saw that Kanna was looking into her mirror so she moved behind the white child and looked as well. The image kept shifting, moving from one area in the woods to another.

 

The first showed Shippou and Myoga, Shippou a big pink ball thing, heading in the direction of Kouga's new den. She wondered at this. Had something happened to the others so that only Shippou and Myoga were able to move? Then why were they going to Kouga and not Kaeda? The image moved.

 

Now it showed Sango, Miroku, Kirara and Kikyo flying over the trees, Kikyo talking the other three. Ok, they weren't hurt, Kagome could see that, so what was happening? After a moment Kagome realized that they were looking for something…but what? The image moved again.

 

Now it showed Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken and Ah-un looking through the reeds near a dried up river. Wait, reeds by a dry river? And they were green and healthy to, as though the river still fed them. After a moment Kagome saw Rin jump up and down, something in her hands. Looking closer as Sesshomaru and Jaken came closer, she was able to see it was a piece of metal, rock maybe, like the one she had showed Sesshomaru.

 

“They're looking for the pieces!” Kagome said. “So what are the others…” she stopped as the image once again moved.

 

It now showed her Inuyasha, jumping through the trees, heading for Kaeda's village. Kagome wondered why he was going there. Medicine or something? Was someone really hurt and Kagome had just not noticed it? The, watching Inuyasha, she remembered something and turned away.

 

“What is it?” Came Kanna's soft voice. Kagome just shook her head and glanced behind her at the girl. The mirror's surface was once again blank. Sighing she turned back around, the others watching her closely.

 

“I was watching them,” Kagome said, as though this would explain everything. When she noticed that they didn't seem to understand she said, “I might have turned.” But she didn't remember feeling any pain. “Right?” she asked.

 

Kagura shook her head and said, “No. These are just their images, and you didn't watch for long. Why do you think it kept changing before you saw a lot?” Kagome just shrugged but didn't have an answer.

 

“So,” she said. “I'm able to look at their pictures?” when Kagura shook her head and opened her mouth Kagome cut her off by saying, “But I just did and…”

 

“Yes, you did,” Kagura said, now overriding her. “But, as I said before, you weren't able to watch long. I do not think it is easy for Naraku to see the difference between picture and the real thing. But that is just a theory. Now shut up and let's get some rest.”

 

Glaring at her Kagome got out her sleeping things and crawled into them, not knowing how tired she was until she was laying down. Remembering something Kagome said, “Kagura?” The older girl looked over at her. “Tell me the legend of the Nir Ruins again. It'll help me sleep.”

 

Sighing, Kagura came over and sat next to her. “I'm not your story teller but find. Thousands of years ago, no one knows how long it really was, the Nir Ruins were formed by the gods. It was suppose to be a place for them to bring back dead hero's when they were needed. It could also be used to purify every demon in Japan.

 

“One of the gods, though, saw it as a way to bring back demons that were lost in battle. He hated all of the others, didn't like the idea of having to share powers and such. Knowing that if he were caught he would be exiled, he did his work in secret, preparing his dead army of demons. It didn't take long either. After that was done, he lured away the others one by one, no one knows how though.

 

“Now his path was clear. Approaching the Ruins, with the Alter of Night in the center and Alter of Day around it, he placed his army there. Calling on powers forbidden to him, he called life into them all. Moron. The powers were forbidden to all but the most powerful. He broke the seals, though the demons were revived, and shattered the Ruins.

 

“The pieces scattered, reaching the far corners of Japan. He himself was captured and exiled to Hell, along with the knowledge of how to revive fallen demons. The others, knowing the same thing might happen later, didn't bother to retrieve the broken pieces. Instead they wrote this legend. At the end of it they told of how to revive the dead, human dead, as well as purify them. But that part was lost long ago.

 

“It is said that if you acquire all of the pieces, as well as the rest of the legend, the Path will open and Light will sine into you Dark. No one really knows what that means, so no body as looked for the rest of the legend.” She glanced at Kagome, who's eyes were on the ceiling. “Which means, besides our search for the missing pieces, we also have to find the rest of the legend so we can figure out how to purify you.”

 

Kagome turned over, smiling at Kagura. “Then we will.” She said, closing her eyes now, tired as she was before. As she drifted off she whispered, “I hope Inuyasha and the others don't forget…” and she was on the plain.

 

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“Was the wise?” Kanna asked, coming to sit next to Kagura. “Telling her that while He is inside of her?” Kagura just shrugged, wondering the same thing.

 

“He might already know,” she said. “You need to go get that piece from Sesshomaru soon.” She said, changing the subject. “Otherwise he'll just lose it.” Kanna just nodded, standing up again. “Be careful, stupid things happen around them all.” Kanna walked away, fading into the darkness around her.

 

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Sighing in frustration, she made her way towards the pillar slowly, really not wanting to talk to Naraku right now. Why she didn't just stay away, she didn't know. Reaching the rock, she went around to the far side.

 

“Hello little ducky, come back to play with me?” Naraku said. Kagome felt sick from hearing that so she sat down.

 

“I'd rather not be here.” She said, looking away form him. “I'd rather be with him, without you in me.” She shuddered and said, “When are you leaving again?”

 

Naraku laughed, sending shivers down her spine. “Never,” he said. “Your body will become mine and so will your soul. You'll be the reason they all die. Because you weren't strong enough to keep me away.”

 

Shaking with fury now, she turned on him, groping for a none existent bow and arrow. Laughing coldly, Naraku leaned as far forward as he could and said, “You'll never get me out.” Light consumed her and she woke.

 

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“Kaeda!” he called as he reached the village, moving close to her hut. He knew she was there, along with the babies. “Kaeda, you in there?” he called anyways.

 

“It wouldn't hurt for you to be quiet.” She said, moving the door aside and stepping out into the sun. “Not when you have a nose that can smell and not when the babies are asleep.”

 

Inuyasha ignored her, though he knew Sango would kill him if he disturbed the babies. Making his way over to her through the thick snow he said, “Whatever, Listen, I need information about Kagura and them. Anything.” Kaeda could hear the almost concealed desperate note in his voice.

 

Sighing she said, “As you wish. Come inside, we'll discuss whatever you need to know over tea.” She went back into the hut, Inuyasha following.

 

“Now,” she said, resting her legs while she sat. “What is it that you wanted to know? And quietly, they sleep.” She pointed to the babies.

 

“Anything,” Inuyasha said. “Strange stuff. Stuff that could be linked to Kagura or Kanna…or Kagome…” Kaeda nodded, knowing it was things about her that he wanted to know.

 

“Well,” she said, settling into a more comfortable position. “There are a few unexplained thing that have been happening…”

 

A/N: AHHHHHHHHHHH, HAHAHAHAHA, I AM EVIL!!

 

p.s. once again, RandR and also read my other stories, they are still really lonely…