InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Redemption ❯ redemption12 ( Chapter 12 )

The next morning, Kagome quietly slipped into the cave where she noticed Naraku asleep, or so she thought. She went to walk passed him, and he latched onto her ankle.

"Oh!" "You didn't come back last night," "N..no, I didn't...di...did you wait up for me!" He didn't answer, telling Kagome that yes he had waited up all night for her. She sighed and sat down as he sat up.

"I'm sorry, you should have gone to bed." "Didn't know you weren't coming back last night." "Ha...look, Inuyasha is getting angry about the fact that...well, you know what." "Understandable..." "I thought alot about what you said last night, and I am trully flattered, but...I already love Inuyasha, I'm sorry, but all we could ever be is e...friends." "You nearly said enemies there," "I know, I'm sorry for that, its just I'm still getting used to us not being enemies..." "I heard strange noises last night, while I lay awake waiting for you, very strange, loud noises." "Really?" "Do you know what those noises were?" "Yeah, nothing to be edgy about, don't worry...hm?" Naraku stood and went to the mouth of the cave.

"When will this be over?" "When will what..." "My redemption journey, when will I be finished with it?" "I don't know." "You don't know!" "There have been cases where the journey has taken people many, many years." "Years! I may not have years you know! Kami only knows how long it'll be till one of your friends actually destroy me!" "I realize that, that is why it is best to keep a low profile." "Meaning?" "Meaning, no killing, no manipulating, no minion making, basically you have to discard all your evil ways and act like a 'saint' of some sort." "Saint! Me act like a saint!" "If you trully want this journey to be worth while, you must do as I have said." "Ha...this will not be easy! I might as well just forget the whole redemption thing and go back to my normal ways!" Kagome shot up.

"No!" "Huh?" She walked over to him. "You've been doing such a wonderful job and I know that this is going to be hard, but you can't go back to the way you were! I will not allow you to!" "Hm..." "I have never allowed anyone of the people who have come seeking help from me, I have never allowed them to quit! Never! I will not let you quit. Got it!" "I suppose." Kagome sighed as she watched the rain begin to fall. "Looks like we'll be here another night." "Doesn't matter to me, does it bother you?" "No." "Will it bother Inuyasha?" "Possibly, but he'll have to suffer, cause there is no way I'm going to go out in the rain with a white shirt on again." "Hm..." "What?" Naraku looked her up and down. "That would be an interesting thing to see...ouch!" Kagome whacked his arm. "Pervert."

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"I can't believe that rain only lasted for an hour." "It was lucky though," "Yeah, I guess it was. At least we can get moving now." "True." Kagome walked beside Naraku. The rain had stopped shortly after they'd eaten. They'd started out before the rain started back up again.

Now, the rain made it difficult for Inuyasha to catch onto Kagome's scent. "Damnit! He did this on purpose!" "Who did?" "Naraku of course! It rained, and now I can't find where Kagome is!" "Yeah, that isn't good at all." "No, fucking kidding!" "Why would Naraku want to be alone with Kagome though?" "How should I know!" Shippo stretched and yawned "Maybe Naraku has fallen in love with her..." Shippo said, then fled behind Sango when he saw the look Inuyasha was giving. "Inuyasha, you don't know for certain." "Thats right, Naraku may just want to get this journey thing over with quickly." "Anyway, isn't he totally in love with Kikyo?" Inuyasha sighed and slammed his fist into a tree.

"You don't get it! The way Kagome is, Shippo's idea may be the right one!" "Inuyasha, you can't believe that...even if he has fallen for her, Kagome wouldn't let anything happen between him and her!" Inuyasha sighed, a bit relieved. "Yeah, you're right, she wouldn't..." "Lets keep going, look, there in the mud, two sets of footprints." "Follow them. Do not let the prints escape you!" "Right." Everyone ran off in the direstion Inuyasha ran. Of course, they couldn't keep up, he was running faster then Koga spins in his cyclone.

There was no way he was going to let Kagome stay with Narkau for one more night. Not when what Shippo said circled his mind and heart, making his pace faster and more on course. "Hang on Kagome. I'm right behind you."