InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Joint Momentum ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )
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By: Ryukii 
the past meets the present
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Drama / Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.30.2006 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 293 | Status: Work In Progress
the past meets the present
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Drama / Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.30.2006 | Pages: 4 | Words: 3.6K | Visits: 293 | Status: Work In Progress
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*Faerie fly’s through window and approaches girl*
“If I can grant you one wish, what would it be?”
“To have millions and millions of chocolate people dancing at my feet…hmmm chocolate….oh and own Inuyasha.”
*faerie sniggers and poufs into thin air, voice echoing behind her*
“I said if I could you silly girl… keep dreaming…”
*girl curses faerie and continues typing*
* takes hat off to Rumiko Takahashi*
A/N: Yes I am officially over my ‘proverbial bump’! I offer my humble apologies for taking so long, combined with a serious case of writers block and all the other crap that goes along with life, I am glad to say that I am officially over it! WOHOO go me!
I dedicate this to my good food frenzy friend who I am going to term Miyaka! Thanks for all the great Ideas…you rock!
This is an apology and a warning to all for any grammatical errors that you may come across in this chapter, I don’t have a beta anymore and I lack the patience for the scrutinizing editing for this, so please bare with me, any errors you do find please notify me through the review board of email me if you see fit…thanks.
Well, enough rambling…on with the story…
CH 6: The Past and the Present Meet.
The whirlwind made its way closer to the small group, tearing up all that lay in its path.
With a small ‘ooef’, Inuyasha was knocked off his feet, face in the dirt, Sango and Miroku looked to one another and sighed as they waited for the inevitable…
Kagome blinked back her surprise as she found Kouga, a few inches away from her, both her hands in his larger, rough ones. His manly musk permeating her skin, and his demonic aura flaring with excited anticipation of seeing her again. He fixated his deep sea blue eyes on her form as he started rubbing small circles on Kagome’s palms.
“Kagome…It’s good to see you…”
A gentle smile played across his lips, revealing one of two sharp incisors that poked over his bottom lip, as he leaned in a bit closer.
Taking in his features at such close proximity her mind mused to herself about the manly wolf demon that stood in front of her:
‘Wow, I wish my eyes had that edge to them… so intense, yet calming at the same time… I never noticed before…. the slight curl as the lock of hair sweeps over his head band into his face… heh… and that smile… what large teeth you have Kouga… and so white too he would be a good candidate for a toothpaste commercial…
Kagome, still baffled by his sudden appearance and overload on her scenes, was snapped back into reality as she heard Inuyasha’s angry voice. He had managed to peel his face from the ground after, once again, being trampled down into the dust. He voiced his anger as he got to his feet, punctuating each syllable with his movements.
“You. Man-gy. Poor. Exc-use. fo-“
At seeing the close proximity he had with Kagome, Inuyasha’s voice raised in volume as his anger peaked:
“HEY back off fleabag…she’s not your-“
“Inuyasha, I trust you have been taking care of my woman…I see that you still suffer you lack of-“
“Piss off you hunted piece of shit…who invited you anyway?”
At this he grabbed Kagome around the waist as he raised her into the air, breaking the contact she had with Kouga and the personal space Kouga had yet to realize Kagome had, and shoved her behind him:
“Hey I wasn’t done talking to MY woman you low life MUTT, I’m here in search of NARAU you daft dog, his stench is lingering about 4 leagues due east and I picked up on Kagome’s luxurious sent and decided to pay HER a visit…You got a problem with that?”
“And what if I do what you gonna do about it …SHE wolf?
“Oh Ho no you don’t….I am more man than you will ever be, I still have my balls, where as you, How does it feel to be short a few ‘TOOLS’ Inuyasha?”
Kagome still listening from behind Inuyasha and grateful to have her personal space in tacked, had heard enough:
“ENOUGH BOTH OF YOU….SHESH!!!!” Every time, every damn, time we go through the same routine….”
She paused and took a breath to ease her building anger as her mind listed off the very inevitable routine that the two had built.
‘Inuyasha hits dirt-Kouga invades personal space-Inuyasha jealous, picks a fight with Kouga’
“For heavens sake how long have you known each other now? Hmm? And every time we do the same dance? It’s getting old… really...”
She turned on the wolf demon, her eyes revealing her sincerity as she reprimanded the young wolf, again.
“Kouga you know that you are my friend but, honestly… Get over it…you are both on the same damn side, we are all after him together…”
Kagome trailed off as she lost the whim to vent her anger at the wolf but regained it very quickly as she saw the wolf youkai begin to edge his way toward the fuming girl and reluctant to have her personal space invaded again, she voiced her thoughts. Walking up to the wolf she pointed a finger in the middle of his broad chest and intended on giving him a taste of his own medicine, yelled to his face:
“And if you ever think of invading my personal space again, Kouga, Ill make it abundantly clear when my arrow meets you butt how much I am not, your, God, damn, WOMAN!!! GOT IT?”
The youkai gulped and nodded as she met his eyes. Kagome nodded herself at his gesture and turned to the Hanyou.
“And YOU…”
Pointing a finger at the said Hanyou, she proceeded to rip into him while he listened, ears flat and eyes cast down…
Inuyasha, why do you let him beat you into the ground like that… you know what Kouga’s like with that thick head of his, yet you only add fuel to the fire and make him mad with the ego blows! Be the bigger man here and walk away. I have had it with you and your “she is not your women, bring it on…” just stop! Who do you think you are laying a claim like that anyway, you haven’t exactly professed you love either so technically, you can’t say that…”
Loosing her momentum she began to walk away, knowing at the back of her mind that it was not doing any good for they will just fight when they meet up again anyway. But still it was beginning to get to the usually tolerant miko the way the argued about her and fought about who she belonged to tooth and nail. She was nobody’s woman and by hell if she was going to start to submit to anybody now. To reiterate her point, she turned around one last time and voiced her claim to the entire group, for what she hoped would be a little while.
“AND…just for the record… IM NOBODYS DAMN WOMAN!!!!”
With a final nod and a flare of her nostrils she turned on her heel and adjusting her yellow backpack she began walking in the direction Kouga had said that Naraku’s stench could be detected.
Inuyasha and Kouga still routed to the spot out of surprise at Kagome’s outburst took a moment to adjust themselves and watch as Miroku and Sango along with Kilala and Shippo followed Kagome’s example and continued walking, Miroku voicing his comment to the two males as they passed them…
“She is right you know… Lady Kagome has got good point, gentlemen…”
The two males stared each other down before Kouga took it upon himself to be the ‘bigger’ demon and follow Kagome’s wishes…
“Okay Dog breath, truce?”
Inuyasha eyeing him down gave his reply while crossing his arms…
“For now… mangy wolf, but if I catch you going any where near Kagome, your gonna wish you weren’t born a male…”
“At least I am a male… and have the proof for it too… And her threat… my butt and one of Kagome’s arrows… this could get interesting…”
With a waggle of his eyebrows, the wolf left the Hanyou with a twitching eyebrow and joined the group a little way ahead.
With a small growl as Kouga’s words sank in, Inuyasha too joined the group as they headed in the direction of the stench unaware of what would meet them at the source of the bad odor.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In the middle of a clearing, a black mist had gathered at the bases of the huge giants of the forest, weathering the leaves and discoloration visible in the trunks from the toxic gasses that hung in the air. Amongst the black fog that had descended in to the small clearing a figure clad in a fur cloak made its way to the center of the clearing.
Walking with an eerie grace, almost floating, this creature came to a stop and with a inhumane crane of his neck, lifted his face to the sky and spoke his pledge to the one he termed father.
“My Lord, show yourself…I bare news of the Protector…”
A slight hum began in the small valley as all other sound was filtered out by the toxic gases as all forms of organic life fled for survival. Then, in a concentrated whirlwind of the toxic black gas, a humanoid figure appeared dressed in his signature baboon pelt he greeted his offspring:
“I trust the news is of better tidings than the last you reported back to me, or will I be forced to punish such a sad being for not being able to complete a simple task that his master has set for him?”
Crimson eyes narrowed as the creature took in his master’s words.
“Good to see you to, father…”
A snigger of disgust left his lips as he said the last word, leaving no space for his father’s reply he continued.
“The Protector moves southeast, heading for the village of the deceased miko, Kikyo… the bargain has been made, her soul for the miko’s revival, agreed…”
Naraku watched his offspring from underneath the hood of his baboon furs, taking in the report as the words automatically spilled from his sons lips…
“ I have done what you have asked of the dead-“
“Don’t fool yourself Kajitsu, Kikyo has yet to prove herself…as for the Protector…keep her close, I still have yet to unfold my plans for the little woman and her half-breed Hanyou, Inuyasha…”
Kajitsu wrinkled his nose in disgust as his father spoke.
“ What of the older brother, my Lord?”
Naraku glided over to his son as he proceeded to tell him of his plan.
“Lord Sesshoumaru will turn up in due time my son… now be a good boy and go play evil with the little Hanyou…”
Naraku raising his hand, caressed Kajitsu cheek as he spoke his ordered to his son, while letting some of his poison seep into his son’s cheek. Kajitsu pulled out of his father’s grasp and with a snarl turned on his heel and made for the tree line.
“You will need this…”
His father’s words echoed in the clearing as Kajitsu came to a halt and opening his palm, a nice chunk of the Shikon no Tama appeared, glowing a purple-black. He fisted the jewel and made to leave…
“What ever you do… the Miko is to remain unharmed…”
Kajitsu halted one more time…
“It was never my intention to harm her…”
With that he drifted out of the clearing, not a sound heard as his foot falls took him further from the person that he despised.
“Yes I suspected as much…”
Naraku’s voice echoed in the clearing as the black miasma dissipated, leaving no trace at all that the evil Hanyou was ever there.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The Inu-tachi arrived at the clearing where Kouga claimed he smelt the Evil Hanyou. Kagome made her way to the center of the clearing and plonked herself, not to gracefully, down right where her feet stopped.
“Right. We’re here so now what?”
Sango hefted her Boomerang a little higher on her shoulder as she shrugged and turned to the monk and the two demons.
“Wait…where’s Kouga?”
Miroku replied with a shrug of his won shoulders and proceeded to scout the area with his powers as Inuyasha, nose still in the air walked right up to where Kagome sat.
“Who knows… whimpy wolf’s probably run off again…”
Kagome cut Inuyasha off from her place on the ground directly below him.
“Actually he mentioned earlier that he was going to scout the area and see if he finds anything…”
Still sniffing the air, he snorted at Kagome’s reply and made to sit down next to her. Sango made her way over to the tree line on the other side of the clearing, scouting out some hollowed out tree routes, she began to set up camp for the evening.
Miroku, seeing what Sango was doing followed suit. Shippo, still perched on Miroku’s shoulder voiced his confusion to the group.
“How come we could smell Naraku so strongly a little while ago and yet we were sure he was here and when we arrive there isn’t a trace of him left?”
Inuyasha, classic Indian style sitting, answered the young kits question with one of his own.
“Why is it that we have been able to detect Naraku’s ugly stench more often lately?”
Kagome sighed and got up as she made her way over to the hollow of routes to help Sango prep for dinner. As she began the now automatic task she voiced her thoughts to the small group.
“We have about a quarter of the jewel now... and we know that he as a good portion of it himself, you think that he could have obtained the rest of it…”
Her voice drifted off as her stomach tied itself in a huge knot and sprang into her throat.
Miroku appeared as her side and setting down the firewood he had gathered he attempted to ease the building tension he could already feel welling up at the topic of conversation.
“Lady Kagome…the jewel is not complete without the shards we have obtained so quell your fear for now… all creatures have a weakness.”
As if reading her mind about the evil Hanyou, she pushed the thoughts of him being undefeatable to the back of her mind and changed the subject to more pressing priorities, such as food.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Later that evening, once the Inu-tachi had had their fill on instant ramen and dried fish, they had all hunkered down around the fire. A silence fell on the group as the chirping of the summer crickets ran throughout the clearing, making the view of the canopy of stars all that more magical to a certain miko who’s mind ran a mile a minuet despite her friends earlier attempts at easing some fo her tension.
‘What am I going to do…? I can’t let it happen again, with Kikyo and Inuyasha; it would be too much if he had to find out what really did happen that day… Naraku made her promise, in front of me… and the Jewel… the damn jewel, stupid bastard took the shards off me, well the ones I had anyway…’
She rolled over in her sleeping bag and listened to the steady breathing of the young fox kit that rested between her arms in the hollow of her stomach.
‘It’s all my fault… I have to fix this…but how… he’s after the jewel and its all I have left that’s keeping him from fulfilling his promise to her…’
Lifting her head just a bit, she squinted into the darkness to find the silhouetted figure of Inuyasha perched up against a tree, face bowed down as if in slumber.
‘The jewel, if it wasn’t for this stupid jewel… none of this would have ever happened…Inuyasha wouldn’t be burdened with his promise, Naraku wouldn’t be after us… Sango’s family would still be alive; Miroku wouldn’t have a cursed hand… Shippo’s parents would still be alive… everything would be great…yet…but… I would of never of made it to this world… to this time… I would still be in my own time… My own era, and I would of never met Inuyasha or any of them.”
She let out a small sigh as her thought turned over and over in her mind brewing a storm that was sure to leave a headache in the morning.
At the sound of her sigh, Inuyasha’s ears twitched and swiveled to wards the small figure that made the sound. He could scene the anxiety rolling off her.
“Kagome…Don’t worry It will all turn out okay…You have me, remember…”
His words of comfort reached her ears and she smiled into her sleeping bag at the attempt.
“Thanks Inuyasha…it means-“
She was cut off as she felt a hand on her shoulder and did an intake of breath as he gently coaxed her into a sitting position within the confines of the sleeping contraption.
The young kit groaned in protest at the movement and wrapped his tail around his form as he got comfortable again only to fall back into a deep slumber.
She remained still, waiting for his next move which came very hesitantly. He wrapped his arms around her form and drew her to him. She let out the breath that she was holding and began to return the embrace. With the fox kit still nestled in her lap Inuyasha knelt a little closer to Kagome and burring his head between the crook of her neck and took in her sent. His arms tightened around her back as his breath tickled her skin.
“Don’t worry Kagome…you have me…”
At his words her hold on him tightened as well and tears leaked out her eyes as her mind began to form a decision.
‘Oh what have I done… Inuyasha… I have to go home for a little while and try and sort this all out… its all to much… I ..I… wait home… that’s it… only Inuyasha can pass though the well… if I go home HE wont be able to get the jewel shards and…and she cant fulfill her promise… it wont work for long… but just for a little while… its, its…”
Inuyasha released her, looking her in the face, he wiped way her tears with the pad of his thumb and giving her a lob-sided grin, he bid her good night…
“Get some rest… your gonna look like shit in the morning otherwise…”
He returned to his previous position against the tree and watched as she lay down and slowly he began to relax until ultimately, he fell asleep.
As he left her and said good night, well his version of it, she made her decision…
‘ I can’t let him find out, I have to go home and figure out what to do… figure out what it all means… when he’s asleep I’ll go… if he ever does fall asleep…”
After what felt like eternity, Kagome, as slowly and as quietly as she could, gathered her things together and only leaving her sleeping bag and a small note, left for her era.
A/N: well that’s another chapter down; we are not back in the present…
Once again please forgive me for any grammatical errors that you may come across in reading…
Please let me know what you think…
Until next time…
*Faerie fly’s through window and approaches girl*
“If I can grant you one wish, what would it be?”
“To have millions and millions of chocolate people dancing at my feet…hmmm chocolate….oh and own Inuyasha.”
*faerie sniggers and poufs into thin air, voice echoing behind her*
“I said if I could you silly girl… keep dreaming…”
*girl curses faerie and continues typing*
* takes hat off to Rumiko Takahashi*
A/N: Yes I am officially over my ‘proverbial bump’! I offer my humble apologies for taking so long, combined with a serious case of writers block and all the other crap that goes along with life, I am glad to say that I am officially over it! WOHOO go me!
I dedicate this to my good food frenzy friend who I am going to term Miyaka! Thanks for all the great Ideas…you rock!
This is an apology and a warning to all for any grammatical errors that you may come across in this chapter, I don’t have a beta anymore and I lack the patience for the scrutinizing editing for this, so please bare with me, any errors you do find please notify me through the review board of email me if you see fit…thanks.
Well, enough rambling…on with the story…
CH 6: The Past and the Present Meet.
The whirlwind made its way closer to the small group, tearing up all that lay in its path.
With a small ‘ooef’, Inuyasha was knocked off his feet, face in the dirt, Sango and Miroku looked to one another and sighed as they waited for the inevitable…
Kagome blinked back her surprise as she found Kouga, a few inches away from her, both her hands in his larger, rough ones. His manly musk permeating her skin, and his demonic aura flaring with excited anticipation of seeing her again. He fixated his deep sea blue eyes on her form as he started rubbing small circles on Kagome’s palms.
“Kagome…It’s good to see you…”
A gentle smile played across his lips, revealing one of two sharp incisors that poked over his bottom lip, as he leaned in a bit closer.
Taking in his features at such close proximity her mind mused to herself about the manly wolf demon that stood in front of her:
‘Wow, I wish my eyes had that edge to them… so intense, yet calming at the same time… I never noticed before…. the slight curl as the lock of hair sweeps over his head band into his face… heh… and that smile… what large teeth you have Kouga… and so white too he would be a good candidate for a toothpaste commercial…
Kagome, still baffled by his sudden appearance and overload on her scenes, was snapped back into reality as she heard Inuyasha’s angry voice. He had managed to peel his face from the ground after, once again, being trampled down into the dust. He voiced his anger as he got to his feet, punctuating each syllable with his movements.
“You. Man-gy. Poor. Exc-use. fo-“
At seeing the close proximity he had with Kagome, Inuyasha’s voice raised in volume as his anger peaked:
“HEY back off fleabag…she’s not your-“
“Inuyasha, I trust you have been taking care of my woman…I see that you still suffer you lack of-“
“Piss off you hunted piece of shit…who invited you anyway?”
At this he grabbed Kagome around the waist as he raised her into the air, breaking the contact she had with Kouga and the personal space Kouga had yet to realize Kagome had, and shoved her behind him:
“Hey I wasn’t done talking to MY woman you low life MUTT, I’m here in search of NARAU you daft dog, his stench is lingering about 4 leagues due east and I picked up on Kagome’s luxurious sent and decided to pay HER a visit…You got a problem with that?”
“And what if I do what you gonna do about it …SHE wolf?
“Oh Ho no you don’t….I am more man than you will ever be, I still have my balls, where as you, How does it feel to be short a few ‘TOOLS’ Inuyasha?”
Kagome still listening from behind Inuyasha and grateful to have her personal space in tacked, had heard enough:
“ENOUGH BOTH OF YOU….SHESH!!!!” Every time, every damn, time we go through the same routine….”
She paused and took a breath to ease her building anger as her mind listed off the very inevitable routine that the two had built.
‘Inuyasha hits dirt-Kouga invades personal space-Inuyasha jealous, picks a fight with Kouga’
“For heavens sake how long have you known each other now? Hmm? And every time we do the same dance? It’s getting old… really...”
She turned on the wolf demon, her eyes revealing her sincerity as she reprimanded the young wolf, again.
“Kouga you know that you are my friend but, honestly… Get over it…you are both on the same damn side, we are all after him together…”
Kagome trailed off as she lost the whim to vent her anger at the wolf but regained it very quickly as she saw the wolf youkai begin to edge his way toward the fuming girl and reluctant to have her personal space invaded again, she voiced her thoughts. Walking up to the wolf she pointed a finger in the middle of his broad chest and intended on giving him a taste of his own medicine, yelled to his face:
“And if you ever think of invading my personal space again, Kouga, Ill make it abundantly clear when my arrow meets you butt how much I am not, your, God, damn, WOMAN!!! GOT IT?”
The youkai gulped and nodded as she met his eyes. Kagome nodded herself at his gesture and turned to the Hanyou.
“And YOU…”
Pointing a finger at the said Hanyou, she proceeded to rip into him while he listened, ears flat and eyes cast down…
Inuyasha, why do you let him beat you into the ground like that… you know what Kouga’s like with that thick head of his, yet you only add fuel to the fire and make him mad with the ego blows! Be the bigger man here and walk away. I have had it with you and your “she is not your women, bring it on…” just stop! Who do you think you are laying a claim like that anyway, you haven’t exactly professed you love either so technically, you can’t say that…”
Loosing her momentum she began to walk away, knowing at the back of her mind that it was not doing any good for they will just fight when they meet up again anyway. But still it was beginning to get to the usually tolerant miko the way the argued about her and fought about who she belonged to tooth and nail. She was nobody’s woman and by hell if she was going to start to submit to anybody now. To reiterate her point, she turned around one last time and voiced her claim to the entire group, for what she hoped would be a little while.
“AND…just for the record… IM NOBODYS DAMN WOMAN!!!!”
With a final nod and a flare of her nostrils she turned on her heel and adjusting her yellow backpack she began walking in the direction Kouga had said that Naraku’s stench could be detected.
Inuyasha and Kouga still routed to the spot out of surprise at Kagome’s outburst took a moment to adjust themselves and watch as Miroku and Sango along with Kilala and Shippo followed Kagome’s example and continued walking, Miroku voicing his comment to the two males as they passed them…
“She is right you know… Lady Kagome has got good point, gentlemen…”
The two males stared each other down before Kouga took it upon himself to be the ‘bigger’ demon and follow Kagome’s wishes…
“Okay Dog breath, truce?”
Inuyasha eyeing him down gave his reply while crossing his arms…
“For now… mangy wolf, but if I catch you going any where near Kagome, your gonna wish you weren’t born a male…”
“At least I am a male… and have the proof for it too… And her threat… my butt and one of Kagome’s arrows… this could get interesting…”
With a waggle of his eyebrows, the wolf left the Hanyou with a twitching eyebrow and joined the group a little way ahead.
With a small growl as Kouga’s words sank in, Inuyasha too joined the group as they headed in the direction of the stench unaware of what would meet them at the source of the bad odor.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
In the middle of a clearing, a black mist had gathered at the bases of the huge giants of the forest, weathering the leaves and discoloration visible in the trunks from the toxic gasses that hung in the air. Amongst the black fog that had descended in to the small clearing a figure clad in a fur cloak made its way to the center of the clearing.
Walking with an eerie grace, almost floating, this creature came to a stop and with a inhumane crane of his neck, lifted his face to the sky and spoke his pledge to the one he termed father.
“My Lord, show yourself…I bare news of the Protector…”
A slight hum began in the small valley as all other sound was filtered out by the toxic gases as all forms of organic life fled for survival. Then, in a concentrated whirlwind of the toxic black gas, a humanoid figure appeared dressed in his signature baboon pelt he greeted his offspring:
“I trust the news is of better tidings than the last you reported back to me, or will I be forced to punish such a sad being for not being able to complete a simple task that his master has set for him?”
Crimson eyes narrowed as the creature took in his master’s words.
“Good to see you to, father…”
A snigger of disgust left his lips as he said the last word, leaving no space for his father’s reply he continued.
“The Protector moves southeast, heading for the village of the deceased miko, Kikyo… the bargain has been made, her soul for the miko’s revival, agreed…”
Naraku watched his offspring from underneath the hood of his baboon furs, taking in the report as the words automatically spilled from his sons lips…
“ I have done what you have asked of the dead-“
“Don’t fool yourself Kajitsu, Kikyo has yet to prove herself…as for the Protector…keep her close, I still have yet to unfold my plans for the little woman and her half-breed Hanyou, Inuyasha…”
Kajitsu wrinkled his nose in disgust as his father spoke.
“ What of the older brother, my Lord?”
Naraku glided over to his son as he proceeded to tell him of his plan.
“Lord Sesshoumaru will turn up in due time my son… now be a good boy and go play evil with the little Hanyou…”
Naraku raising his hand, caressed Kajitsu cheek as he spoke his ordered to his son, while letting some of his poison seep into his son’s cheek. Kajitsu pulled out of his father’s grasp and with a snarl turned on his heel and made for the tree line.
“You will need this…”
His father’s words echoed in the clearing as Kajitsu came to a halt and opening his palm, a nice chunk of the Shikon no Tama appeared, glowing a purple-black. He fisted the jewel and made to leave…
“What ever you do… the Miko is to remain unharmed…”
Kajitsu halted one more time…
“It was never my intention to harm her…”
With that he drifted out of the clearing, not a sound heard as his foot falls took him further from the person that he despised.
“Yes I suspected as much…”
Naraku’s voice echoed in the clearing as the black miasma dissipated, leaving no trace at all that the evil Hanyou was ever there.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The Inu-tachi arrived at the clearing where Kouga claimed he smelt the Evil Hanyou. Kagome made her way to the center of the clearing and plonked herself, not to gracefully, down right where her feet stopped.
“Right. We’re here so now what?”
Sango hefted her Boomerang a little higher on her shoulder as she shrugged and turned to the monk and the two demons.
“Wait…where’s Kouga?”
Miroku replied with a shrug of his won shoulders and proceeded to scout the area with his powers as Inuyasha, nose still in the air walked right up to where Kagome sat.
“Who knows… whimpy wolf’s probably run off again…”
Kagome cut Inuyasha off from her place on the ground directly below him.
“Actually he mentioned earlier that he was going to scout the area and see if he finds anything…”
Still sniffing the air, he snorted at Kagome’s reply and made to sit down next to her. Sango made her way over to the tree line on the other side of the clearing, scouting out some hollowed out tree routes, she began to set up camp for the evening.
Miroku, seeing what Sango was doing followed suit. Shippo, still perched on Miroku’s shoulder voiced his confusion to the group.
“How come we could smell Naraku so strongly a little while ago and yet we were sure he was here and when we arrive there isn’t a trace of him left?”
Inuyasha, classic Indian style sitting, answered the young kits question with one of his own.
“Why is it that we have been able to detect Naraku’s ugly stench more often lately?”
Kagome sighed and got up as she made her way over to the hollow of routes to help Sango prep for dinner. As she began the now automatic task she voiced her thoughts to the small group.
“We have about a quarter of the jewel now... and we know that he as a good portion of it himself, you think that he could have obtained the rest of it…”
Her voice drifted off as her stomach tied itself in a huge knot and sprang into her throat.
Miroku appeared as her side and setting down the firewood he had gathered he attempted to ease the building tension he could already feel welling up at the topic of conversation.
“Lady Kagome…the jewel is not complete without the shards we have obtained so quell your fear for now… all creatures have a weakness.”
As if reading her mind about the evil Hanyou, she pushed the thoughts of him being undefeatable to the back of her mind and changed the subject to more pressing priorities, such as food.
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Later that evening, once the Inu-tachi had had their fill on instant ramen and dried fish, they had all hunkered down around the fire. A silence fell on the group as the chirping of the summer crickets ran throughout the clearing, making the view of the canopy of stars all that more magical to a certain miko who’s mind ran a mile a minuet despite her friends earlier attempts at easing some fo her tension.
‘What am I going to do…? I can’t let it happen again, with Kikyo and Inuyasha; it would be too much if he had to find out what really did happen that day… Naraku made her promise, in front of me… and the Jewel… the damn jewel, stupid bastard took the shards off me, well the ones I had anyway…’
She rolled over in her sleeping bag and listened to the steady breathing of the young fox kit that rested between her arms in the hollow of her stomach.
‘It’s all my fault… I have to fix this…but how… he’s after the jewel and its all I have left that’s keeping him from fulfilling his promise to her…’
Lifting her head just a bit, she squinted into the darkness to find the silhouetted figure of Inuyasha perched up against a tree, face bowed down as if in slumber.
‘The jewel, if it wasn’t for this stupid jewel… none of this would have ever happened…Inuyasha wouldn’t be burdened with his promise, Naraku wouldn’t be after us… Sango’s family would still be alive; Miroku wouldn’t have a cursed hand… Shippo’s parents would still be alive… everything would be great…yet…but… I would of never of made it to this world… to this time… I would still be in my own time… My own era, and I would of never met Inuyasha or any of them.”
She let out a small sigh as her thought turned over and over in her mind brewing a storm that was sure to leave a headache in the morning.
At the sound of her sigh, Inuyasha’s ears twitched and swiveled to wards the small figure that made the sound. He could scene the anxiety rolling off her.
“Kagome…Don’t worry It will all turn out okay…You have me, remember…”
His words of comfort reached her ears and she smiled into her sleeping bag at the attempt.
“Thanks Inuyasha…it means-“
She was cut off as she felt a hand on her shoulder and did an intake of breath as he gently coaxed her into a sitting position within the confines of the sleeping contraption.
The young kit groaned in protest at the movement and wrapped his tail around his form as he got comfortable again only to fall back into a deep slumber.
She remained still, waiting for his next move which came very hesitantly. He wrapped his arms around her form and drew her to him. She let out the breath that she was holding and began to return the embrace. With the fox kit still nestled in her lap Inuyasha knelt a little closer to Kagome and burring his head between the crook of her neck and took in her sent. His arms tightened around her back as his breath tickled her skin.
“Don’t worry Kagome…you have me…”
At his words her hold on him tightened as well and tears leaked out her eyes as her mind began to form a decision.
‘Oh what have I done… Inuyasha… I have to go home for a little while and try and sort this all out… its all to much… I ..I… wait home… that’s it… only Inuyasha can pass though the well… if I go home HE wont be able to get the jewel shards and…and she cant fulfill her promise… it wont work for long… but just for a little while… its, its…”
Inuyasha released her, looking her in the face, he wiped way her tears with the pad of his thumb and giving her a lob-sided grin, he bid her good night…
“Get some rest… your gonna look like shit in the morning otherwise…”
He returned to his previous position against the tree and watched as she lay down and slowly he began to relax until ultimately, he fell asleep.
As he left her and said good night, well his version of it, she made her decision…
‘ I can’t let him find out, I have to go home and figure out what to do… figure out what it all means… when he’s asleep I’ll go… if he ever does fall asleep…”
After what felt like eternity, Kagome, as slowly and as quietly as she could, gathered her things together and only leaving her sleeping bag and a small note, left for her era.
A/N: well that’s another chapter down; we are not back in the present…
Once again please forgive me for any grammatical errors that you may come across in reading…
Please let me know what you think…
Until next time…