InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Promises ❯ Answers ( Chapter 11 )

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters. I am not Takahashi! Do I look like Takahashi? No! Get it through your minds, people! Gosh! *smile*

Sorry I didn't update sooner. It's just so hard. So much to say and so many ways to say it in. *sigh* I hope you can forgive me. After all, I did update, didn't I? *smile* Thanks to all those who reviewed! Well, to stop you from waiting any more, here's chapter eleven! ^ ~

Chapter Eleven:

Urgent whispers aroused Kagome from her slumber. Through blurred eyes, she gazed at the strange people around her. Who were they? And this place looked so familiar. White...white! This was the hospital! But why? Why was she at the hospital...again? Suddenly, before she had anymore time to think, the door burst open and Sango ran in, followed by Miroku and a couple of nurses who had tried to hold her back but failed.

Sango fell at Kagome's bedside with tears shining on her cheeks. "I thought you were going to die! We couldn't find you and then we saw you and Inuyasha lying in the middle of the forest and there was all this blood and you wouldn't wake up and there was a bloody arrow and you were unconscious for three days and Inuyasha's not awake yet and I was so scared!"

The words came out in a blur and the last part was shout out, right before Sango threw her arms around Kagome and bawled into her shoulder. Kagome just sat there for a minute until she smiled and pushed Sango back.

"Don't worry, I'm okay now, can't you see that?"

Sango silently nodded and reluctantly sat in a chair by a nurse's offer. However, it wasn't long before realization hit Kagome.

She jumped up and yelled, "What?! You mean Inuyasha is still unconscious?!"

The nurses, weary of all the screaming and anxiety pulled her down to lie in the bed until she stopped kicking and screaming.

Through deep breaths, Kagome asked, "Inuyasha is still hurt?"

All the nurses nodded vigorously, hoping to calm the teenage girl. However, they had no such luck that night.

She started screaming, "Bring me to him! I want to see him! Let me go!"

Doctors and nurses came from nowhere and strapped her to the bed. After a long struggle, Kagome was confined to the bed with a pout splashed on her face. Miroku let out a deep sigh and shook his head.

"And to think, all this for a guy she met less then three months ago. I've known you for three YEARS and you don't treat me like that. *sigh* Life can be so unf-"

He did not get to finish his sentence when Sango whacked him with a giant bedpan.

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Kagome lay on the bed in a peaceful sleep. The nurses had informed her she wouldn't be able to see Inuyasha until the next day, so there was nothing to do but sleep. Her surroundings were entirely serene, but in her dreams, Kagome was getting some answers to her puzzling questions...

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Kagome was in the strange dark place again. She blindly wandered the place, but it was completely barren; no life whatsoever. She remembered this was her dreams, but what was she doing here again?

Frustrated, she yelled out, "WHAT AM I DOING HERE?"

Her voice bounced off who-knows-what and echoed throughout the dream-land. No response came. Kagome grew worried. This was the same place she had met Aki, the guardian of the oracles, but she was truly beginning to doubt whether Aki truly was who she said she was, or if Kagome could even trust her at all. After all, she was the one who had told her t leave Inuyasha to die.

A voice echoed back to her after about thirty seconds. It was soft and flowing, like an angel's song, but it was also loud and firm.

"You are here, because I have to talk to you."

A woman appeared in front of her in billowy white robes. Her raven hair wafted around her like clouds, held tame only by a few simple, jeweled clips. She glowed with a bright luminosity.

After a moment of recovering from shock of the entrance of this new lady she had to deal with, Kagome stupidly uttered, "You're not Aki."

She finally noticed that her voice was different then before. Louder and more resonating. Strange and, in a way, more godly. But she had more important things to worry about then her voice.

"Yes, I'm not Aki, of course." The way she said `of course' shamed Kagome and brought a pink hue of embarrassment to her cheeks, but the lady went on. "Aki is a conwoman for the evil side of the world. She was the one who helped Naraku. I do not work for such a primitive and wicked place. I am Karena, messenger of the gods, of heaven, naturally. You have questions, young miko, and it is my duty to answer them. After all, being such an important part of the future and fate of everyone, you must be informed."

Kagome nearly fell back by the weight of those words.

"Excuse me, miko? Future and Fate of the world?! I am just a sixteen year old girl who wants to pass her Calculus test!"

"There is nothing I can do about the tangle between you and the future of your community, but for now, you must have some questions I can answer."

"Well, I guess there are a few questions. Ummm...do math test questions count?"

A small smile sat on Karena's lips.

"Sorry, but...no. You'll have to pass Calculus by yourself. But I can answer some other questions. Like how those quiver and arrows were inside your bag?"

Kagome gaped at her. She really did know everything.

"Yeah that. I hardly remember anything. So why were they inside my bag?"

"Well Kagome, I put them there. Of course I couldn't let you die, and you wouldn't escape by yourself. You had power. All you needed was a little nudge to use your powers."

"My powers? Of course I don't have powers. But, could you tell me, exactly why did Naraku want to kill Inuyasha?"

"That I can tell you. Naraku was, in a way, threatened by Inuyasha. He knew Inuyasha could be powerful. Also, Inuyasha's father had left the inheritance to Inuyasha, not Sesshoumaru. I guess he believed Inuyasha could handle it better. Naraku was not interested in killing Sesshoumaru, only in killing Inuyasha, to gain the power of the Western lands."

"Gaining power of the Western lands? What do you mean?"

Karena wondered for a moment why the girl had asked such a strange question.

"You mean you do not know that Mr. Tetsusaiga was lord of the Western lands?"

"What? But wouldn't that mean Inuyasha is a prince?"

"Yes..."

Kagome thought back to when she had visited him at his home, or...castle. No wonder Inuyasha had such a fancy home. Why hadn't she thought of that before?

"Oh. But why is he here?"

"His father had left him here with his mother when he was a child. Inuyasha had spent most of his time at home, and didn't attend school until recently. His father died while they were apart, and left the power to him, instead of Sesshoumaru, who had traveled with him. So Sesshoumaru came to tell Inuyasha about the death and the inheritance, and decided to stay. But Inuyasha wouldn't forgive him and his father for leaving him and his mother when they were children."

"Oh, that's so sad. No wonder Inuyasha cares so much about his mother and not his brother."

A silence fell between them. Kagome felt there was no more to say after this bit of information.

"Well? Do you have any more questions?

"I guess."

She strained her mind back to four nights ago, when they had fought Naraku. There was something strange about that night...what was it? All of a sudden, she remembered.

"Those powers! Where did I get those powers?! You know, with the purple glowing thingy where I shot Naraku and healed Inuyasha."

"You are an extremely powerful miko. That `purple thingy' is your power in visible form. You are very strong, although in need of training and knowledge. Since your birth, you've had the Shikon no Tama, an amazing jewel capable of wonders that many demons are after."

"What? What jewel? I never had any jewel, let alone the Shikon no Tama."

"What?"

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A/N: You know, I could leave it at a sort-of-cliffie rite now, but since I'm sooooooooooooooooo nice, and since I've kept you waiting, I've decided not to. Aren't I so nice? ^ ^ there's just a liiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeee bit left.

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"I never had a jewel. At least, for as far as I can remember. What is something bad with that?"

"Yes, something's bad about that! That means the Shikon no Tama is missing! It can't be missing! It could fall into the wrong hands!"

"Well isn't there a tracking device or something?"

"No! The Shikon no Tama is one of the few power sources that can't really be tracked. We made it that way, so demons could not find it! Only you or any of your reincarnations can track it! However, you need proper training!"

For the first time, Karena looked alarmed and desperate. Her cool skin was beginning to flush with tension.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Kagome worried that this was her fault.

Sensing her concern, Karena slightly smiled.

"Thank you, but no. All you can do now is train. I don't even know if you can do that. I may be god's messenger, but I'm not that all-knowing. For now, I must let you go. Goodbye, it is morning, and you must see to Inuyasha."

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Kagome awoke with dazzling sunlight bursting into her face. She was in the hospital. She sat on the bed silently, wondering if what she had dreamed was real. `The Shikon no Tama. Jewel of Four Souls. I wonder what it is. Am I truly supposed to guard it? Where is it? And what did she mean `train'? Wait, see to Inuyasha? Morning! It's the next day! I can see Inuyasha!'

She immediately threw the sheets off her and bounded into Inuyasha's room. Rays of light shone onto him and threw dapples of radiance onto his sheet and face. He had finally woken up. He turned toward Kagome, a smile on his face.

Kagome grinned happily. Inuyasha was okay. Tears streamed down her face as she rushed toward him, and embraced him in an enveloping hug, never wanting to let him go.

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Now isn't that a happy ending? Hoped you liked it. Now if only Kagome would figure out that the Shikon no Tama is right under her nose. With Inuyasha of course! She gave it away! Please read more of my story as I update. I know my story sucks, but oh well. Thanks for reviewing! Ja ne!

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