InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hurt ❯ The Fear In Me ( Chapter 4 )

A scream echoed throughout the woods. Followed by a slap.

 

“You pervert! Keep your hands to yourself monk!” Sango scolded.

 

“Sango, it was my cursed hand! I swear it!” he replied but the young slayer just walked faster to catch up with the miko.

 

“When are you going to learn monk that grabbing a woman's butt isn't going to get you anywhere?” Inuyasha asked him. Miroku just rubbed his head, trying to quell the swelling of his new bump. Kagome's eyes grew wide. Inuyasha turned to the miko with a look of concern on his face. “Kagome, are you okay?” He could smell the raw fear coming off of her in waves, and the smell of salty tears were fast coming too.

 

“I just…let's make camp and have some lunch, okay? If you'll all excuse me, I…I need to be alone for a little while.” Kagome ran quickly into the woods, not allowing her companions to ask any questions. When she felt as if she was far enough away from them all, she knelt down and threw up.

 

“I wish I knew why I am puking like this.” Kagome groaned as she sat down near a small stream of water to wash away the smell. “I just wish these stupid images would just go away!” she shouted in frustration. After a few tears, she stood up. “Maybe I just need to go home, get away from the quest for a little while. We haven't come up with any new leads, so it would be okay. Maybe I'll even be able to extinguish these terrible memories.” Kagome steadily walked back to camp. She was completely unaware of the golden eyes watching her.

 

What memories?

 

 

“Hey guys,” Kagome said walking back to the camp. “I was wondering…would it be okay if I go home for a while?”

 

“Are you alright lady Kagome?” Miroku stood up and asked.

 

“I'm fine; I just have something important I need to figure out. Sango, could I borrow Kirara?”

 

“Uh, sure.” The small fire cat transformed and Kagome jumped on. Miroku handed her back pack up to her.

 

“I'm really sorry about this guys. Tell Inuyasha I said goodbye?”

 

“Of course,” Sango said with a worried smile.

 

“I wonder where he went off to?” Miroku wondered out loud.

 

“Bye!” Kagome called as she flew up into the air.

 

“Hey! Where is she going?” Inuyasha asked when he saw Sango and Miroku packing up.

 

“She needed to go to her era for a little while,” Miroku explained.

 

“And you just let her go?”

 

“Yes we did, now shut-up and help us. We can make it back to the village by sunset if we leave here now.”

 

 

Kagome clutched her purse tightly in her hand. This is stupid. There's no way I could be…stupid. This is stupid. She walked down the empty aisles looking for the item that would quell her fears. She found a shelf in aisle 7 that held the things. Why are there so many kinds!?! She grabbed a box and dashed around the other aisles, picking up random items, as if she would be less embarrassed if she bought other things. Oh shit. Kagome thought when she saw who was working the register.

 

“Hello Kagome,” Hojo said with an eager smile.

 

“Hi Hojo,” Kagome replied and put her purchases on the counter. Two bleeps rang through the empty store.

 

“Uh, Kagome?”

 

“Something wrong Hojo?” Oh God, oh God, oh God!

 

Hojo held up a pack of tampons and a box of pregnancy tests in his hands. “If you need the one, why would you need-,”

 

“The tests are for a friend Hojo,” Kagome interrupted.

 

“Who? Is it Ayumi?”

 

“No, just please Hojo, ring me up?”

 

“Uh, okay. Your total is $15.63.” Kagome handed him a twenty, grabbed her bag ad bolted out of the store. She didn't even take her change.