InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Foreign Exchange Orphan ❯ Summoning the Shikon ( Chapter 19 )

Foreign Exchange Orphan

Chapter Nineteen:

Summoning the Shikon

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, so shut up and leave me alone!

Notes: Kagome finds the Shikon, and they get a little aid from Miroku and Sango.

Warning: SHORT CHAPTER AHEAD!

Kag: Come on Inu, come on boy!

Inu: Shut up wench!

Kag: But MoonsRain said I own you! You're my puppy.

Inu: Whatever.

Kag: SIT!

Inu: * slam *

Kag: *starts huggling him * Aww. . .good puppy!

Inu: * blushes * W-what are you doing?

Kag: My very own puppy!

Inu: Uh. . . <At least Moon's not here!>

Moon: SURPRISE! I bet you thought you got rid of me!

Inu: Oh no!

Kag: * starts petting his ears * Thanks for the new pet, Moon!

Inu: HUH!?

Moon: You're welcome! Now on with the story!

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Mmmm, warm. Only on one other occasion had she felt like this. When she was with Inuyasha. But that must mean! She opened her eyes all the way, looking at a lean chest, then up, to his face. He was sleeping, but purring, too! She smiled as she felt the vibrations coming from his chest. Timidly, Kagome reached up, and stroked his face. Gently fiddling with his silver mane. If only she could always wake up like this, feeling safe, protected, even loved. . .? No. She released the thought, and continued to look up adoringly at his face. Inuyasha. . . Her Inuyasha. It wasn't embarrassing any more, she could openly admit to herself that she was in love with him! Deeply, crazily, head over heels in love with him to be exact. Kagome didn't know why, but every day, no matter how much she had tried to retreat from him, she had been falling deeper in love. Gripping his hand every harder, she leaned in closer on him-hoping this moment would last forever.

Then, the days earlier events came flooding back to her.

I don't hate you, I don't.

Please Kagome, don't cry. Please don't because of me. I like it when you're happy.

She was still awestruck by his kind words. Maybe. . .maybe. . .he DID have a place in his heart from her, maybe he did like her, even only just a little bit.

Kagome no Baka! You're forgetting about Kikyo.She's his girlfriend!Remember?

Oh yeah, I guess I forgot. She sighed with pain and remembrance.

* * *

He opened on eye warily. Kagome's scent was all around him, along with the saddening smell of pain. He couldn't sense any wounds on her-but that must mean-she was hurting on the inside. Why? What had he done? He had practically told her he loved her! What then? One word popped up into his mind. Kikyo. He felt like a dirty two timer(DUH!)

Kagome stretched, smiled feebly at him, and got up.

"Hey Inuyasha no baka," she said calmly, wriggling a little from his arms. Reluctantly, he let her go, and stretched.

"So, what's on the agenda for today?" he asked.

"I think we need to figure the whereabouts of the Shikon no Tama, for one thing. Then, you need to learn to work Tetsusaiga."

"That stick? C'mon!"

"Inuyasha," Kagome moaned, shoving him half-heartedly. Somehow, whenever she thought about Kikyo, all of her energy was sucked dry. His ear twitched cutely on his head, and he yawned.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." She nodded, but once she got up, a wave of tingliness(yeah, I have my own vocab! SO SUE ME! MUWAHAHAHA!) shot through her. She closed her eyes, and took in a deep breath.

"Kagome?" But Inuyasha's voice was distant, and echoing. Through darkness under her eyelids, she saw a glowing, silvery, pinkish half moon floating in midair. It was almost tangible. So, Kagome reached out for the pearl, feeling like she was flying, and then, felt something warm and jagged in her hand.

Suddenly, she felt faint, and opened her eyes. She was in Inuyasha's arms, and he was looking very worried.

"I have half the Shikon…" Kagome mumbled, before falling asleep.

***

When she woke up, feeling like jell-o, she was on the couch, but the Jewel was still tightly in her grasp. She heard voices. Inuyasha. Sango. Miroku??? Kagome opened her heavy, weighted eyelids, and looking at the scene before her. They were engaged in deep conversation, talking in quiet voices.

"Er…what are you guys doing here?" she asked, sitting up.

"Hey, Kagome's awake!" Everyone scrambled over to her, and Inuyasha was the first to speak.

"Sango just happened to be walking by with Miroku, and I invited them in, it seems they want to help us on our little mission." He grinned cockily.

"R-Really, are y-you sure?" she stuttered. Geez, she had such good friends!

"Yeah, I come from a long line of Demon Slayers," Sango told her, flashing a thumbs up. "Hiraikotsu has never failed me before."

"I also have a score to settle with Naraku, giving my Kazaana!" Miroku growled, dark eyes flashing, as she indicated to his hand swathed in purple cloth.

"So, it's agreed?"

"Well duh! We're flying all the way from Montana to North Dakota. Of course food is going to be a problem, so I devised a plan. We are still going to get into a lot of trouble, and we are definitely going to get hurt, but who denies helping a friend, ne?" Kagome nodded.

"So, we'll leave a note, saying we'll come back in a week at most, flying to North Dakota on Kirara, and with her, it should only take a day or so. Defeat Naraku, grab Kikyo, and come back."

"Everyone ready?"

"Hell ya!"

~*Sorry for the long wait, if youhaven'tnoticed, I have three other stories that need to be finished, so I'll finish this one up first. The least amount of chapters there will be is 25, so sadly, the story is almost over. But, it's getting good, right? Please, remember to review, and I'm not going on until I get at least 65 of them. Gomen! Aloha!*~