InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Destiny's Child ❯ Alone? ( Chapter 3 )

This chapter is dedicated to Aitu, you're such an inspiration.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or anything in relation to him. He and everything else belong to Rumiko Takahashi. The only thing I own is Daisuke so please don't take him away from me too.

"Inuyasha"- Is speaking

`Inuyash'a - Are thoughts or emphasis

*** - Flashback

+++(Inuyasha)+++ - Scene change

-Alone-

Kagome had woken up a couple of hours before sunrise. She packed only the necessities such as, her miko hakama's and garbs, seeing how it's be easier to get around in that rather than a kimono, and some of Daisuke's old hakama's, so as not to draw attention to herself by being a miko. She couldn't find the dried meats so she grabbed a couple of cooking pots, figuring she could live off the plants. As she was leaving she stopped by her mother's door and whispered a goodbye. She had walked out the door and had already begun to feel the freedom coming over her. She had to admit, it felt good.

"Kagome."

She froze. She had barely walked out and yet she was already caught.

"Child, I knew your spirited soul couldn't stay still." Kaede's voice whispered, "You're forgetting these." Kaede handed her, her bow and arrows, and a switchblade, "I hope ye find what you are searching for."

"Thank you Kaede-sama. I am forever in your debt." Kagome reached over and embraced her.

"Child, my back is going out so be gentle and come back safely."

"I'll try." With that said she turned and walked westward, not knowing what lie ahead of her.

+++(Seven hours later)+++

"Ugh, I can't keep doing this." Kagome angrily stated, "It's killing my feet." Kagome had only packed geta sandals and zori sandals, unaware of the rugged terrain she would have to cross.

"Look, I've already turned into a nutcase. I'm talking to myself-" She stopped due to the rustling in the bushes, "It's just a squirrel. Yes, that's what it is." More rustling except this time in the trees, "Okay, so maybe it's a flying squirrel."

Kagome grabbed her arrows, notching one in place, "Come out whoever you are!" No response, "I know someone's in there. Come out..." Still no response, "Please…?"

She her arrow out towards the tree, hearing a solid thump and the scattering of whatever was in there, "I guess it left."

Slinging her bow over her shoulder she had gone to retrieve the arrow. She was unsuccessfully trying to pull it out, "I-It's really in there. I guess this is a sign that I'm getting better." Finally managing to pull it out she gave a triumphant smile.

She spotted a nearby bush that produced many colorful berries. It was then that her stomach grumbled, reminding her of how hungry she really was.

"It couldn't hurt to stop for a little while, I think."

As she plucked the fat juicy berries, she heard loud, steady breaths just above her head. She had frozen. She slowly craned her head backwards to look at the occupant of the breathing. She gave out an ear-shattering scream. It was some sort of feline youkai looking at her with its large ferocious red orange eyes. It had yellow fur, its tails and ears were outlined in black and a black diamond shape was adorning its forehead.

Instead of hearing a loud roar of terror, she received a low purr. The youkai nuzzled her neck affectionately, and to her surprise transformed into a smaller form, being able to be held in her delicate hands.

"Aw…you are the cutest little youkai ever!"

This was very different from what she expected. While being trained as a miko, she had read many books about youkai, and how to purify them if ever coming into contact. She was taught that they carried a horrible stench, and were mostly ungroomed. Higher class youkai could take on a human shape, but nevertheless, could not be trusted.

"I'm sorry, was I taking all your berries? Here you go." She had tried to feed him a berry, but the stubborn youkai would not take it.

`Maybe this one is carnivorous.'

Kagome set the youkai down and had gathered up her berries. Placing them in her bag she had also found some wild mint growing.

`I can use this.'

Finally after she was done she had started towards a nearby pond. Kagome had gathered up water into her pot, started a fire on little wooden objects she had collected, and was brewing her berries and mint to make a refreshing tea. Along the pond, she had found some wild onions growing, so after rinsing them, she ate them as her meal. She sat down on the grass, waiting for her tea when she felt something rub up against her leg. Looking down, she realized that the cat youkai had followed her.

"Why don't you travel with me? I could really use the company." Her answer was a happy meow.

Kagome laughed, "You remind me so much of my cat, Buyo."

"Meow?"

"Oh never mind. Look, the tea is ready."

Kagome had saved some in a separate bottle, served some to herself, and let the youkai drink the rest from the pot.

"You know, I think we've stayed here to long. After this we need to get going." The youkai still slurping u the tea, "I'd like to get as far as we can before sundown."

A couple of minutes later they packed up and started on their journey again. The sun was barely up, but Kagome was set on getting farther before resting.

+++(Same campsite Kagome was at)+++

"Kirara? Where are you?"

"Sango, it doesn't look like she's here." Came another voice.

"Yes Kohaku, she was here, but she's already left."

A young woman and a young boy came into view. The woman, Sango, looked about seventeen, with black hair tied in a high ponytail, her eyes cover in pink eye shadow. She was wearing a hot pink and black exterminator suit.

Then there was the boy, Kohaku. He looked about eleven years old. He was also dressed in an exterminator outfit, but it was black, trimmed in green and gold. He had very lively brown eyes and his face had multiple freckles.

"Oh well Kohaku." Sango sighed, "She'll come back. She always does."

"Are we going to rest here for the night Sango?" Kohaku asked, while sleepily rubbing his eyes.

"Yes we are. So get comfortable and sleep. I'll be going to the hot springs. I'll be back in half an hour."

+++(Kagome's Village)+++

"WHERE IS SHE?!" Mitsue franticly searched, "Sh-She was here last night. I shouldn't have over slept."

"Mitsue…"

"Not now, Kaede-san!"

"She went in search of something that you refused her of." Kaede scolded.

"Kotoya…" She whispered.

***

`Please do not come for me, it will only cause a chaotic catastrophe.'

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+++(Back to Kagome)+++

Kagome had traveled for an extra four hours, but it was time to rest. She picked a supposedly safe place near a large tree. As she sat against the trunk she watched the purple and orange colors beautifully come together.

"Little youkai, we still have a long way to go." Kagome said as she pet the furry, sleepy, youkai, and silently fell asleep.

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Aitu- No, Kagome does not like Dai like that, but apparently he does. I'm not going to tell you if he dies or not. You have to be patient. Yes, he knows where her father is. (We'll get into that in later chapters.) He's seven years older than she is. So, since Kagome is 15 he is 22. I know it's a big age difference, but you have to remember that in those days it wasn't uncommon for a young girl to marry a forty year old man/ hundred year old demon. To tell you the truth…I'm not sure what the pairings are going to be. I might keep it traditional, or I might mix it up a bit. Let's just take it chapter by chapter. She'll be meeting Inuyasha in…I think it's the next chapter. I hope I answered all your questions. ^_^ It's good to have questions to answer. Half the stuff you've asked me has really gotten me to look at this story in a different perspective.

Dreaming_girl- I guess I will try the HTML tags and see what happens. If it doesn't work I'll just revise the chapter. I hope it works!

A/N: Just to clear it out for you, since someone is confused (not pointing fingers), I said I owned Daisuke, my OC, not Daisuke from whatever anime, and definitely not his name.

Also, geta sandals are the sandals with the wooden block, things underneath them. (Think high-heeled, except flat.), and zori sandals are just flat.

One more thing. MM.org ppl, for the italics keep an eye out for `italics'.

X-Danni-X