InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The end of A quest ❯ Back ( Chapter 6 )

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Inuyasha and Locke found the group in Kaede's hut, talking with the older woman. <Must have come back from the neighboring village, > He thought as he entered. Kagome had Shippou in her lap. The kit was scared when he heard that Naraku had attacked the girls. Raquet ran up to Locke and throw her arms around him.

"Ye say that a blue shield had formed around thee?" the old woman asked.

Kagome nodded. "When Naraku came at me, I just shut my eyes thinking I wouldn't see another day when it just formed. I don't know what it was, just that I didn't get hurt."

Inuyasha now had come to sit next to Kagome, taking her hand. Locke and Raquet sat next to Inuyasha. Sango and Miroku, who were sitting on Kagome's other side didn't seem to notice, but Kaede hid her knowing smile. <Something has happened while I was away. >

"Don't you know what it is?" Inuyasha asked, trying to be civil to the `old hag' as he usually referred to her. Last week Kagome had a talk with Inuyasha asking him not to insult the people that helped them out all of the time. He had agreed hesitantly.

"I do not know Inuyasha. It be very strange." Kaede had some ideas, but she didn't want to startle the girl. The one solid thought that came to mind was that the girl's miko powers were finally getting stronger, to the point where she could protect herself. That was a very good thing.

"What happened to you Locke?"

Locke told them what had happened. For a few Minutes nobody said anything. Raquet was still siting in Locke's lap, keeping her hold on his waist tight and rested her head into his shoulder.

The hanyou took out the two jewel shards from his left pocket. He handed them to Kagome and she put them in her little jar. She knew that Naraku had the rest of the jewel shards. While she was up she noticed the fairly large cut on Inuyasha's right arm.

"Come with Me." she said to the hanyou before taking her first aid kit from her bag. He followed her outside and to a tiny river that was in the forest named after him. "You're hurt.," she said, pointing to the cut.

"I'll heal." was his only reply. "You wanted to bandage me up so you had to take me all the way out here?" he asked, looking around.

She looked him over, deciding that she didn't want his cut to become infected, and half demon or not. She looked through the white box until she found some antiseptic, a bandage, and a cloth. "Take you shirt off." she told him. After he was bare chested, she dipped the small cloth into the water before running it over his cut.

"I'll be fine by tomorrow." He tried to pull his arm away, but she kept him still, now dipping a new cloth into the antiseptic. The white liquid had a strong, nasty smell to it, making his dizzy.

"This might sting." she warned, gently running the cloth over the cut, watching his face for a reaction.

"Doesn't hurt but it smells." the girl smiled. Then she took out the roll of bandage. "I don't need a bandage, the cut will be gone in an hour."

Kagome nodded and put the bandage away. There was another reason that she had asked the hanyou out here away from everyone else. She looked up at him before burying her self in his chest.
Inuyasha placed his arms around the girl.

"I want to try again." she whispered. Inuyasha nodded into her hair, knowing what she meant. He kissed her forehead before deciding it was time to head back to the group.

"When you're in heat we'll try again." he told her. Kagome smiled, knowing that she only had about a week left until her normally timed period came.



"How are we going to get the rest of the shards?" asked Sango when the two had returned to the hut. They were all sure now that Naraku had the rest. Running around ancient Japan for nearly two years was worth it then.

"He'll come back to find us." stated Miroku.

"We have the rest of the jewel shards, and I bet that bastard doesn't want to wait much longer." added Inuyasha.

"He'll show up again, and that's when we'll defeat him." Miroku was happy that the jewel's quest was coming close to an end, after they defeat Naraku the hole in his hand, his `wind tunnel', would be gone. What a happy day that would be. He wouldn't die.

Sango looked at the monk, knowing what he was thinking about. She touched his holed hand gently, and smiled down to him.

"We'll defeat him." she told him. Than almost instantly all eyes turned to Inuyasha. Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Locke, Raquet and Shippou all stared at him.

"What!" he barked.

Kagome looked down to her hands that were in her lap. "Do you still want to become full demon?" she asked him, not looking up. There was a pause. Did he really want to become full demon? He knew that he could protect Kagome well enough as a half demon.

"I don't know. We already have one full demon." Kagome wasn't shocked, she knew since their relationship took a good turn he didn't know what he wanted.

"Then I'll protect it until we find a good use for it." she said, finally looking into his eyes. Shippou yawned from across the room and Kagome went to go pick him up. She smiled down to the warm kit in her arms. "Time for bed." she whispered. She knew that she had been neglecting the kit when she was surrounded by her problems, and she wanted to make it up to him.

Inuyasha smiled in front of his friends while watching Kagome, thinking of what a good mother she would become one day. The group had earlier decided that since there were three rooms in Kaede's small hut that Inuyasha and Kagome would take the small room on the right, while Kaede had the largest room in the center, and Miroku and Sango would have the small room to the left of Kaede's. Locke and Raquet would sleep in the dinning room

Kagome and Inuyasha's room was just big enough for a futon and a small table. She crawled under the blankets of the futon with Shippou in her arms. Inuyasha lay down next to her, spooning himself against her back.

He nuzzled her cheek and let out a low purr to show her his contentment for staying near her. The girl giggled before kissing him and falling asleep. Inuyasha put one arm around her waist under Shippou before he dozed off as he usually did. `The next fight won't be easy.'


Sango was laying on her back under the blanket of their shared futon, no longer thinking it was risky to sleep near the monk. She sighed.

"Inuyasha has changed a lot since he mated with Kagome." she stated.

Miroku turned on his right side to be able to look at the woman next to him. He smiled. "It almost seems strange that he is acting more civil and showing more emotions, most being for Kagome."

The exterminator nodded at his comment, knowing it was so very true. Things had changed in the past three weeks, some for the better and some for the worst.

Miroku had something on his mind. "When we defeat Naraku, you'll have your brother back." He took her hand, showing her that he wanted to talk about it.

"I know." she smiled sadly, thinking back to the day when her brother was revived by Naraku to be used against them. She shivered at the thought of someone so evil doing something so cruel. "Could he live with us?" she asked, hoping that Miroku would agree.

Miroku couldn't believe she had to ask. He could feel the pain coming out of her eyes whenever someone would mention her family to her, he would never hesitate to make her happy again. "Of course, if that's what you want. Then I guess I'll have to build us a home too." he said, kissing her cheek.

Sango gave him a brilliant smile as she hugged him. "Thank you." she whispered.

He hugged her back, bringing her so that her head lay on his chest. "Sleep." he commanded. She put her arm around his torso before mumbling a good night.


Locke and Raquet lay under some blankets and slept next to a wall.

"Um, Raquet," Locke said nervously, "I love you."

"I love you to. I loved u since the day you saved me." She turned over and gave him a kiss goodnight. She went to sleep very fast nestled in the arms of the man she loved.

"We have a lot of work to do in the next couple of weeks."