InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Its Just The Beginning ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

((Chapter 2))

"I'm so glad that you finally said yes." Kumiko sounded so happy. Kagome glanced over at him. He was young, good looking and strong but...He was soft. Even though he was a demon he just wasn't...Adventurous enough or something. There was something that was missing. He seemed so eager when she had told him that she walk with him, maybe have lunch. He acted as if she had said yes to be his mate. Right now, she was far from it. But she couldn't help but smile from the enthuesiasm on his face.

"How long were you in the pack before I came? I don't remember seeing you... before." Back in the day Kagome had been with the pack a few times but she didn't recall seeing some of them that were here now. Then again, she hadn't paid a lot of attention to the people who were in the pack. They had just been faces that she hadn't remembered.

"I was born and raised within the pack. I think that you don't remember seeing me is because part of the pack was always off or in the mountains. There was usually one thing or another that needed to be done elsewhere."

Kagome nodded and glanced around them. "I never really thought I would have ended up living with Ko...With you all. I would have laughed if someone said 'eight years from now you'll be living with the wolf pack'." She chuckled.

Kumiko glanced over at her. "Kagome, are you happy here? I mean, really happy living with us? Is this what you want? You don't feel left out because you're human?"

Kagome leaned down and picked up a yellow flower and sniffed at it. They were in the field that the cubs had been playing in. "Kumiko, I am happy. I promise. I really do enjoy living with the pack. It wasn't what I had had planned for my future but I don't regret it." The only thing that she did regret was two things. Inuyasha and Kouga. That she hadn't been able to realize her mistake in trusting Inuyasha until it was to late and the fact that Kouga was dead. Maybe she could have saved him...Or maybe not.

"You know, Kagome, you've never been hunting with us before. You've been with us for almost eight years and never once have you done it." He smiled as his eyes lit up in eagerness, as if he were a little boy.

'I need a man, not a boy.' She thought to herself, then felt agrrivated with herself for thinking of Kumiko like that. He was a man.

"You would let me go?" Kagome asked. She'd seen some of the other females go but they knew what to do. She could fight but...kill an animal? She could be taught. Maybe it was time that she did learn. It actually seemed exciting. "Please! If you and the others wouldn't mind! I'm good with the bow and arrow as you know but I would have to be taught with the others." Now the only other problem was her speed. She wasn't as fast as the rest of the pack. They would find someway around that somehow.


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"Ok..." 'I can do this.' Kagome whispered to herself. She climbed onto the large wolfs back. She was thankful that he was a demon wolf because that meant he was larger than regular ones, which meant she could ride on his back. Then again she should have remembered this. She'd ridden like this for years now.

Through all of her years living with the pack she'd learned that the way they lived wasn't exactly the easiest. They had to hunt for there food most of the time and that wasn't always easy. Other times life was hard on them because they were shunned for being demons and even though Kagome wasn't a demon it seemed odd to a lot of people for a human; a priestess at that; to live with a demon wolf pack. She wouldn't have had it another way. This was her life now and she cherished every moment of it.

Automaticly she leaned low on the wolf and curled her fingers into the thick furr as he took off, following the hunters. In her right hand she grasped a long wooden poll with a sharp blade tied to the end. She could tell that they had found there prey by the way the males got all happy and decided to have a contest to see who was the best hunter, etc. She shook her head and chuckled. Men were the same.

'I can't do it.' Kagome whispered to herself as she froze as the deer jumped over the men and ran forward. The men laughed and charged after it, not realizing that Kagome stood still, watching in fascinated horror. She sucked in a shuddering breath as she realized it was going to run her over, strike her...

Kumiko rushed forward and knocked Kagome out of the way as he threw his weapon straight at a week spot on the animals neck. It went down instantly. Not even having a chance to get back up before one of the other men came and snapped its neck with a sickening crack.

Kumiko laughed as he helped Kagome to her feet, who punched his arm lightly. "Thats not funny."

"Oh, but Kagome, you should have seen your face. Now I really don't think hunting is for you." He chuckled again.

"I feel like...a fool." But Kagome couldn't help but laugh either. She shook her head and glanced at the others and then back to Kumiko.

"Don't feel like that, Kagome. Hunting, unless its to hunt demons to kill them and not for food, is something you're good at. And besides there are plenty other things that you do. You've helped us out over the years tremendously and you know that. So don't worry about hunting with us. Its good that you tried though." He laughed again.


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"Mai, honey, you're eating like you're starving." Kagome laughed at the little girl. The one of whom had snuck into her bed.

"No. I just want to eat this quick because if I don't, Mikio over there," She pointed to the boy a few months older than her that was across the cave eating, "will sneak over here and take it! He always does that and picks on me too!" She leaned closer to whisper the words, her eyes going wide. Kagome chuckled. She remembered being that young, just six. Nothing to worry about.

"Know what?" Kagome leaned close to whisper as well. "I think that he likes you."

Mai made a face. "Ew. I don't think so. NO he doesn't. He picks on me ALL the time, Kagome."

"Boys do that sometimes when they like you but I'll tell you a secret." She leaned closer and cupped her hands around Mais ear. "If you be nice to them, flirt with them and maybe even kiss them on the cheek, they might get scared and run or leave you alone." Mai made a face again as if the thought of kissing was disgusting.

Kagome almost considered Mai her daughter. She'd been born after Kagome had come to leave with them and her Father had died... Then her mother had been slaughtered. Leaving the girl with only the wolf pack as family. As if reading her thoughts Mai looked up and licked her fingers and then said, "Can I call you mommy?"

Kagome choked on the water she had been sipping before she finally managed to breath again. She stared at Mai and then looked up. Kumiko and a few others had glanced up but looked away when she glanced up. She knew they had heard Mai because of there demon hearing. She felt a small smile tugging at her lips. The girls mom had been dead after since Mai was at least 2 and a half. But Mai was a demon cub and had pulled through. She'd spent time with Kagome a lot...

"You know I'm not your mother, Mai."

"I know but...Can I? Please?" Mai looked up with such pleading in her eyes that Kagome couldn't tell the girl no.

She smiled. "Why not?" The sucked the juices of the cooked deer from her finger and nodded happily. "Thank you mommy!"

Kagome felt warmeth settle into her when Mai called her that. She felt...more like a family for some reason.