InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Scrolls of Midoriko ❯ The Watcher Revealed and Kagome's Shock ( Chapter 3 )

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Kagome: Great! First Kouga, then Sesshoumaru! Who’s next?!

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Kagome: Why do I get the strangest feeling that I’m not going to like this?

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Chapter 3

The Watcher Revealed and Kagome’s Shock

Kagome awakened to the sound of people talking. She opened her eyes slowly to see worried, golden ones staring back into hers.

“Inu…yasha,” she asked.

“Kagome, you’re awake. You’ve been out for half a day,” he said, softly. The rest of the group, seeing them, decided to walk out of the hut to leave them alone.

“Half a day,” she exclaimed, trying to sit up in the futon.

“Calm down. We are at Kaede-baba’s. We were worried about you. That day, you weren’t acting like yourself. What happened?”

“I…I don’t exactly know. I was so scared Inuyasha,” she stuttered out. She suddenly threw herself onto him, sobbing uncontrollably. He wrapped his arms around her to console her crying. He hated seeing women cry, especially Kagome, because it reminded him of his mother’s tears. “I f…felt like I c…couldn’t do anything. L…like I was trapped inside of m…my mind and s…someone was speaking t…through me,” she choked out. His eyes widened. What was possessing Kagome? Was it another plan of Naraku? It also scared him how cold and distant she looked when she told commanded him to move from Sesshoumaru.

“Kagome, me and the rest are here with you. I’ll make sure that you’re safe,” Inuyasha said, trying to reassure her and him at the same time. For some reason, that didn’t squelch her fears, but she didn’t want him to know. She stopped crying and reluctantly pulled from his embrace. When she looked up at him, his eyes were full of rare concern for her.

“Thank you Inuyasha. You really helped me out and I’m sure that you can help me,” Kagome said, trying to make Inuyasha feel better.

He nodded in agreement, then responded,” We should tell the rest of them. Maybe they might know what’s going on.” Kagome agreed with him and they called the rest back into the hut.

“KAGOME,” shouted Shippou, jumping onto Kagome, in tears. “We were so worried about you!”

“I’m fine Shippou-chan,” Kagome smiled.

“Keh! Get the hell off her, runt,” Inuyasha growled, picking up the kitsune by his tail and throwing him across the hut. Shippou got back up and rubbed the new bump on his head.

“Inuyasha,” Kagome said sternly. He only snorted in response. Before she could say anything more, the tajiya started to talk to her.

“Are you feeling any better Kagome-chan,” Sango asked her friend.

“Yes, much better,” Kagome said with false cheerfulness.

“Kagome-sama, is there something you and Inuyasha need to tell us,” Miroku asked with seriousness in his tone.

“Actually yes,” Inuyasha replied. “Kagome says that when she was acting weird that day, she felt that someone was speaking through her.”

“Well that would explain her lack of strength afterwards because she was getting control of her body back. Tell me, Kagome-sama, did it have an evil presence,” the monk asked.

“That’s the weird part. It didn’t feel evil at all. In fact, it felt pure. I was actually wondering if it was Kikyou’s soul doing that,” Kagome murmured. Inuyasha’s eyes widened in shock. Thought he didn’t want to admit it, she was acting a lot like Kikyou. Maybe that was why he was so worried.

“That is possible, but my onee-sama never has done that to ye, has she not,” Kaede wondered, jumping into the conversation.

“No, but what else could be doing that,” Kagome thought out loud.

“It couldn’t be Naraku then,” Sango said in thought. “I doubt that it could be Kikyou because if she wanted to control your soul, she would’ve started long ago.”

“I guess you have a point there, but who is controlling me? When it happened, I felt like I was watching myself doing those things and I couldn’t do a thing to stop it,” Kagome explained.

“Mayhap it be the soul of Midoriko-sama,” Kaede suggested.

“What did you say, old crone,” Inuyasha demanded, irate.

“Relax ye-self, Inuyasha. But have ye ever thought that perhaps it is the soul of her? Ye did explain that that youkai got Kagome confused with Midoriko-sama.”

“That would make sense, but why now,” Kagome asked.

“Nay, child, I do not know the answer to that,” Kaede responded, sadly.

“I’m gonna get some firewood,” Inuyasha grumbled, starting to get up. He was out of the door before anyone could say anything else.

“What’s biting him,” Shippou asked, still grumpy from Inuyasha’s earlier actions.

“I think he’s upset and worried that Kikyou may be controlling my soul,” Kagome explained sadly. “Should I go after him?”

“No, I think Inuyasha deserves some time alone,” Miroku said, stopping her from getting up. She nodded, frustrated, but deep down she agreed with her friend. “I suggest that we wait here until he comes back.”

******The Watcher******

The strange miko smirked at her coming visitor. She opened her barrier to only let him through. The hanyou followed her “pets” to the location.

When he caught sight of her, he breathed out her name,” Kikyou.”

“It’s been too long since we’ve last talked,” the watcher, now revealed as Kikyou, responded, smiling. They were standing in front the Goshinboku. Ironic, that this was the very spot she sealed him to it, only 50 years ago. She walked up to him and embraced him, he confusingly embracing back. For, deep down, he still loved her.

“Kikyou, I’ve missed talking to you also,” he nearly whispered.

“I’m glad you feel the same, Inuyasha.” She pulled back from his embrace and stared at him with her usual cold eyes. “I am wondering what my reincarnation’s little power show was about?”

Inuyasha instantly froze. “Y…you know?!”

“I’ve been watching you for a while now. Ever since you heard of the scrolls of Midoriko,” she replies, adding to his shock.

“Wait. Are you the one controlling Kagome’s soul,” he asked, beginning to get angry, giving the question more of a growl then normal.

“Don’t tell me you care more about this girl than me,” she demanded in a completely cold tone, quickly masking the flash of betrayal that flickered in her eyes. She continued,” But that is of no matter. I am unable to control my future self. I only know of her power, since we share the same soul..." the undead miko narrowed her eyes in disgust, as she revealed this little piece of information.

Inuyasha only stared at her at a loss for words. If she wasn’t the one controlling Kagome’s soul then who was it? Was it truly what Kaede said; that Kagome harbored Midoriko’s soul?

“Inuyasha, you should know something else. You are not the only ones searching for those scrolls. I am seeking them as well,” Kikyou stated in a nonchalant way.

“But why would you want them for?”

“There are things I knew not much of about the Shikon Jewel in life. I wish to find out about it to finally send Naraku to hell.” Inuyasha understood that much. He guessed that Midoriko would be the only one to know everything about the jewel since she created it.

“So you’ll be watching us more often,” he asked.

“I want to find out what that girl is doing to my soul.” She turned to walk away into the depths of the woods, her shinidaimachuu following her form. Before her scent dissipated from his nose, her voice rang out,” We shall see more of each other Inuyasha.”

He only stared after the path she took. ‘I wonder what she meant by that? But this is bad. Kikyou is searching for the scrolls too, so Naraku is bound to find out,’ he thought frantically. “Dammit,” he growled out. He ran back to Kaede’s hut in confusion. He decided not to tell anyone about his meeting with Kikyou. He knew that Kagome wouldn’t like it and the rest would only worry. ‘I’ll have to handle her on my own.’

When he went into the hut, everyone was asleep, or at least he thought.

“Inuyasha,” Kagome whispered.

“Kagome,” he murmured. He couldn’t bear to look at her. He was filled with guilt for meeting with Kikyou again.

She smiled sadly. “Was it her,” she asked softly.

“What do you mean,” he wondered.

She gave him the “look.” The one she only gives him before she sits him. Hard.

He shakes his head ‘no’ with a sigh of defeat. ‘I should know by now that I can’t pull that one on Kagome,’ he thought to himself.

“Oh. Well then good night Inuyasha,” she says. She turned over in her futon, facing away from him. She didn’t like the guilty look on his face. He sighed and turned to go outside. He ran to the Goshinboku once again and jumped into one of the branches. However, he could not find sleep and sat thinking about what Kikyou had told him.

Inside, Kagome could neither find sleep. ‘What happened between them? Does she know something that I don’t,’ she asked herself. Rolling over trying to get comfortable, she thought to herself,‘ I'll ask him about it tomorrow. And I will get answers.’

******With Sesshoumaru******

The pristine ice prince looked out over the balcony of his castle. He thought back to the other night when Inuyasha’s wench had that power surge.

“Sesshoumaru-sama,” a familiar imp demon croaked.

Sesshoumaru mentally sighed. “What is it Jaken,” he asked in his cold, annoyed voice. He only glanced at his servant from the corner of his eye. Jaken knew that his lord was clearly annoyed for the intrusion.

“Please forgive me, milord, but I have found scriptures you might be interested in reading,” Jaken said nervously, scared of his master’s wrath.

“Very well then,” he answered, hiding the interest in his voice. “Leave the scrolls on my desk. I'll read them when I have the time.”

Jaken bowed and replied,” Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama.” He scurried off, setting off to do the task asked of him.

Sesshoumaru smirked, looking out over his lands once again. ‘It seems, little brother, that I shall have to pay you another visit after all.’

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To be continued…

Well how’d you like it? I found it a little challenging to do Kikyou in character so I had my friend and beta vbollman help out. So give some of the credit to her for helping me write this awesome chapter! I know some of this may be confusing to you and you’re going “What in the seven hells?” But I’ll explain more as we go along!

Next time on The Scrolls of Midoriko: What does Sesshoumaru discover? What will Kagome get Inuyasha to tell her? Also the journey continues, but whom else will they meet along the way?

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