InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love and Insanity ❯ The Cat and Mouse Game ( Chapter 22 )

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Love and Insanity



A/N: I finally finished the first chapter to my first dbz story, so if any of you are into dbz fan fics, check it out, if you don't, i probably wont get any reviews lol. Also I would like to thank you guys for your suport... it was really nice to see so many people cared to say anything. Thank you, it meant allot to me.



Chapter 22



The Cat and Mouse Game



"Kagome went back home..."Miroku said as he entered Keade's hut.

"Do you think she's mad at Inu yasha?" Shippo asked him.

"Kagome is a very understanding woman. Although the way that Inu yasha was looking at Kikyo made it look like he was still in love with her"

"You don't think Inu yasha is still inlove with Kikyo do you?"

"I don't know, I don't suppose it really matters anymore... ummmm do you know where Sango went?"

"Haven't seen her since"

"I see..." He said as he left the hut in search for Sango.



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Inu yasha sat on the highest branch of the tallest tree near the village. He could just barely see Kagome jump into the bone eaters well. Something told him that he needed to get her, but for some reason, he didn't care to. He couldn't get Kikyo out of his mind. He didn't want to talk to Kagome, especially when he couldn't get Kikyo off of his mind. He wasn't going to go search for her though... he knew it was pointless.
He felt bad for not going with her. Sure, he loved Kagome and would never leave her, it's just that he felt he owed it to Kikyo. The way she looked at him...

"This is it for me, but it doesn't have to be it for us Inu yasha... Come with me" Her voice rang clear in his head.

"Don't you see it Kikyo? We were never meant to be... that's just how fate twisted on us" He sighed as he looked up into the heavens. "I thought you hated me... I guess I never saw what you really felt" He didn't know that it would hurt this bad. He didn't love Kikyo anymore, he loved Kagome now, didn't he?

"Not like it matters... she's gone for good" He felt bad for thinking these things for some reason. As if he was hurting Kagome in some way that she didn't know of. He couldn't help but feel that he let everyone down. He sighed once more as he jumped off the branch he was sitting on and leaped in front of the bone eaters well. He hesitated a moment. Maybe he should just let her be. What if he couldn't look into her eyes like before and she got mad?

'This is ridiculous...' he thought as he sat down in front of the well. 'There's no reason for me to go after her and drag her back" he sat there for many minutes, his facial expressions changing as if he kept thinking of going and then changing his mind. Then he suddenly stood up and jumped in before he could change his mind.



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Kagome looked at her clock right as she laid down on her bed. It was 1:30am, very late indeed. She was feeling tired but she couldn't sleep. She couldn't keep her mind off what had happened. It looked as if Inu yasha felt like he made the wrong choice. 'Maybe he wished he went to hell with her instead of staying with me' she thought sadly to herself. She turned around and covered her face with her pillow, as if that would help her sleep. She could feel her complete soul inside her. It made her not feel so empty inside.

That's when she heard a thumping noise near her window. She didn't even bother uncovering her face from the pillow, she knew who it was. There was a slight 'click' as Inu yasha shut the window behind him. He looked over to her and for a moment, he said nothing. Then right when he opened his mouth to say something, she interrupted him.

"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want" he heard her soft voice muffled from the pillow. He walked over to her and sat down beside her bed. "Why did you come here Inu yasha?" She just felt like being alone for once.
"You need to come back, there are still 2 more jewel shards we need to find" He said as if it was obvious. Kagome sighed deeply as she uncovered her face from the pillow. "Your kidding, right?" When she got no response from him, she threw her pillow at his head. "Go back, I'll come back tomorrow morning. Just let me sleep in my bed"
He didn't say anything. Kagome turned her back to him and faced the wall as she covered herself with her blanket. There was silence for a very long time after that. She turned around to see that he was gone and her window was open. "The nerve of that guy!" she shouted.

After that, it took her forever to fall asleep. She just kept thinking about... well, everything. She wasn't really mad at Inu yasha, which he probably thought she was. She just wanted to be alone and it's been a long time since she's wanted to be alone. She felt grief for Kikyo's death, and she felt slightly hurt that it may be possible Inu yasha still loved Kikyo. To top it all off, she was incredibly confused about the sudden appearance of that Tenshi demon.

She thought about everything on the subject, what she could do, what it means, all that stuff. She thought about how Kikyo asked him to go with her and he didn't. He chose her over Kikyo... that made her feel a bit better. Yet when she thought of that, she remember the look in his eyes and always went back to 'Maybe he wished he chose her over me'. The hours passed until finally her brain finally thought itself to sleep around 4:30am.



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Sesshomaru continued on the path to Keade's village. Tonight he would get very close to there and tomorrow morning they would begin the ceremony. He could hardly wait, although he didn't really show it. He looked back to see that Rin was asleep on Ahun's back and Jaken by her side. How me made such strange company, he'll never quite understand.

He could see Keade's village in the distance, a very far far distance. They were up in the mountains which looked over just about everything. The sun was directly above them as they continued to move. Rin was increadibly exhausted, she was sleeping for so long that Sesshomaru just set her on Ahun's back and had Ahun fallow him during sunrise.

He could smell Inu yasha's sent even though he was so far away. He didn't really like the fact he would have to be around his half-brother, even if it was for a short amount of time. He didn't like Inu yasha or the fact he was related to him. He just wanted to get this over with.



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Kagome woke up at 2:00 in the afternoon the next day. When she peaked her eyes opened and looked at the alarm clock, she nearly fell out of her bed. "Oh my god I can't believe I slept in so late" She was quick to get up and get dressed. She quickly packed her back pack full of food and candy and was about to walk out the door.

"Hey Kagome, I didn't know you'd be home so soon. Come and eat breakfast with us" Her mother said to her as she picked up some eggs that were in a skillet. "Sorry mom, I have to go back. I'll see ya soon though!"
"Ok honey, have fun!" She smiled at her before setting the eggs on the table.

Kagome set her knee on the lip of the well and leaped in as purple light surrounded her. She climbed out of the well and brushed herself off before walking down the path to Keade's village. As soon as she started walking, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see Inu yasha looking at her with sad eyes. He looked as if he had been up all night.

"Can we talk?" He asked her.
"Sure" she said as she walked under a tree and sat down. He walked up to her and lifted her up of her feet and jumped onto the highest branch of the tree. It happened so quick that Kagome felt her breath leave her for that moment. "I just don't want to be bothered" he said as he sat down next to her on the branch. She looked at her feet dangle in the air for a moment, waiting for him to start talking.

"Kagome, I'm sorry, please don't be mad at me"

"Inu yasha, there's no reason to be sorry and I'm not mad at you. I understand that you and Kikyo had some history together from a long long time ago. I mean, of course some part of you would still love her. I'm glad you didn't go with her, and that you chose me. I just wonder that maybe... never mind" She sighed as she decided she didn't want to say what was really on her mind.

"Tell me... I want to make things better" She barely ever heard him say such nice things to her. It was nice to hear it from him. "Do you wish you chose Kikyo over me?" Kagome asked him with a shaken voice. He was very surprised by her question. "Never! I love you Kagome, I'll never leave you. It's just that... I always thought I would help find Kikyo peace, she came back to this world only to return to hell alone again. I feel like I let her down"

Kagome looked up at him with shiny eyes full of tears. She felt so bad for him and for Kikyo. She slid her hands around his waist and held him close to her. He relaxed to her touch instantly and leaned into her, his eyes looking soft. "I'm sorry Inu yasha... I had no idea" Her emotions were so extreme at the moment and she just couldn't control herself. She just wanted Inu yasha to hold her, she felt like she could stay this way forever.



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The next morning, Inu yasha woke up next to Kagome. He looked up at her with tired eyes before getting up and going to his brother which was the scent that woke him from his wonderful dream.

"Let's begin the ceremony" Sesshomaru said as he approached Inu yasha. "Right to the point" Inu yasha chuckled, knowing how bad Rin must have been pushing his buttons. He perked his eyebrow in a curious look when he saw that Rin was holding his hand.

"Don't ask" Sesshomaru sighed, cutting Inu yasha off before he could question him. Rin looked past Inu yasha and her eyes widened slightly as Kagome walked up to them. She hid slightly behind Sesshomaru as she approached. "Are you ok Rin?" Kagome asked at her odd behavior.

Sesshomaru looked down at Rin who was hiding behind his pant leg. He knelt down to her and whispered something into her ear. She seemed to relax a bit, what ever Sesshomaru said to her made her feel way better.
Rin let go of Sesshomaru's hand and walked up to Kagome. "Hi Kagome!" She said as she pulled Kagome's head down to her lips. "Sesshomaru-sama told me that you're the real Kagome" She whispered in her ear before winking at her. Kagome laughed nervously and told her to play with Shippo and his crayons. She looked at Sesshomaru before moving an inch. "Go Rin" he said to her as she turned away and ran to Shippo.

"Can we not do this now?" He asked her.

"Keade is preparing the room and stuff, It wont be long"

Indeed it didn't take very long before Keade came out. "We can start now, bring her to me" Keade said to Sesshomaru before going back inside to hut. "Rin!" Sesshomaru called to her. Rin was by his side like butter on pancakes within seconds. They walked into Keade's hut and their senses were filled with intoxicating smells.

"Lay here child" Keade said to Rin. She looked up to Sesshomaru as he nodded his head and she sat down. Keade grabbed a bluish purplish leaf and gave it to Rin. "Eat this" Rin obeyed just cause she thought it looked tasty. Right when she swallowed it, she fell asleep instantly.

"Now Sesshomaru, grab the child's hand and never let go. She will begin her path alone for now. You will know when she needs your help. When that time comes, eat this and you will guide her back" Keade said to him as she exited the hut. "I will leave you to it, good luck"

Sesshomaru watched her leave the room and looked back down to the sleeping child. He could feel something strange surround her, the effects of the spell. He hesitated a moment before setting her tiny hand in his large clawed one and wrapped his fingers around it. He was told that it took Kagome days to come out of this. Rin is younger though... it would probably not take as much time.



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It didn't take to long for Kagura to heal, eventually, she found herself a nice abandon cabin to live in. It was separated from the rest of civilization, and it gave her allot of alone time. She was getting sick of being alone now. Maybe Kouga would find her and kill her... she didn't seem to care anymore. Freedom seemed so boring without anyone else around.

That's when she smelt his sent again. She knew that he would never stop hunting her. This would drag out to be a very long game of cat and mouse. She wasn't afraid for her life this time, she was perfectly capable to handle herself now. She got up from her little rocking chair and dusted herself off and went to go greet her guest.

"Well, well, well, If it isn't the big bad wolf. Your not going to blow my house down are you?" She asked with slight amusement in her voice.

"I've come to finish what I started before we were so rudely interupted. I've been tracking you down for a bit, you move fast, but not fast enough" he said as he began to crack his knuckels. "I don't need to run anymore... I found where I want to stay. What do you think?" she said as she looked at her small cabin with a satisfied look. Kouga backed away in surprise. Was she serious? He came to kill her and she's asking him if her new house looks nice.

"I didn't come here to look at your new crapy cabin"

"Right... you came to fight me. Shall we get started? Or would you like some tea first?"

"TEA?!" Kouga's jaw nearly dropped to the floor. "Stop messing around!" Kouga said as he charged at Kagura. Her eyes widened as she held her hand up in front of her.

"WAIT!!!!"

His feet skidded in the dirt as he came to a halt a few inches away from her. "Can we do this somewhere else? I don't want to ruin my house"

"Ummmmmmmm" Kagura was acting very strange, like she was indeed enjoying his company. He didn't understand it, but he shook that thought away. He didn't care, she murdered half of his tribe.

He followed her into a clearing of flat land. "Ok, let's do this" Kagura said excitingly, it had been awhile since she got any action. She pulled out her fan and jumped in the air, causing sharp winds to come rushing at Kouga. He broke out into a run as he jumped and dodged everything Kagura threw at him. Then he came rushing up to her and slammed his fist into her face, causing her to fly back.

She got up and licked the little bit of blood that dropped from her lips and smirked at him. Kouga didn't let it disturb him, he came at her again, not waiting for her to pull something else out of her sleeve. The wind above her picked up and she was surrounded by dust, then she disappeared into it. Kouga stopped dead in his tracks and tried to sniff her out. Kagura leapt out at him and grabbed his arm, throwing him through the forest as he hit his head on rocks and tore through trees.

Right then, she knew the fight was over, and she won. He would be unconscious for a while. This cat and mouse game would go on for a long time, yet she still couldn't wait for him to return. He was her only visitor in a long time and now that she was well enough to protect herself against him, she awaited his next return with anticipation.



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A/N: That's it for this chapter, stick around for the next one which will be coming soon. This story is finally coming to an end and pretty soon it will be over. Don't worry, I still got like 4 or 5 more chapters till it's over, maybe even more... who knows. Anyways, don't forget to review!
~Arianna~