InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Stars Never Fall ❯ Bike Problems ( Chapter 2 )

The Stars Never Fall : by fukaimori-inu

Chapter 2 - Bike Problems

"Ahh! It hurts!" Inuyasha was lying on the floor of Kaede's hut holding his aching back.

"Stop complaining Inuyasha. I am sure ye deserved what ye got. Kagome is not one to abuse her power over ye." Kaede sat next to the fire crushing and bottling many medicinal herbs.

"Shows how much you know, you baka!"

"Have ye thought about what ye did?"

"..."

"Hmm . . . ye should think about your actions." Kaede rose from her place at the fire and left Inuyasha to his own thoughts.

"Feh." 'I didn't do anything . . . did I?'

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Kagome sat at her desk staring at the Algebra problems swimming on the page. 'I should take advantage of being home. I have a huge Algebra test coming up! I need to focus.' She adjusted her book and put the pencil to her paper, but sighed and let the pencil drop. 'Who am I kidding . . . I can't study. It's been too many days since I left. Why hasn't Inuyasha come for me? Maybe . . . no . . . I can't think that. He will come for me, I know it.'

"Kagome! The phone's for you!"

"Ok, Mom! I've got it." Kagome reached for the phone and placed it by her ear. "Hello?"

"Hi Kagome! It's Yuka. How are you feeling?"

"Hi Yuka. I'm fine. In fact, I think I might be in school for a while." 'I really hope not . . . I don't think I could go to school full time anymore. Not after all of my adventures.'

"That's great! Listen . . . Eri, Ayumi and I were talking the other day. Wouldn't it be fun to go on a bike ride tomorrow? If you think you're too sick to go, we understand."

"That sounds like fun. I'll go."

"Really? Great! Well, we'll meet you in front of your house tomorrow around nine, ok?"

"Sure."

"Good. Well I have to go. See you tomorrow! And don't forget your bike!"

"Bye, Yuka." *click* Kagome heard the disconnected tone and placed the phone in it's cradle. After pushing her books aside, Kagome hurried down the stairs to fill her mom in on the weekend's plans.

"….so, I don't know how long we'll be. You never know with Yuka and Eri."

"Ok. That's great that you're spending time with you friends. But why aren't you going to the past this weekend?"

"Aren't I allowed to stay in my own home? Besides, I don't always have to go shard collecting. I have another life besides the one in the Feudal era." Kagome stood with her arms crossed, shooting daggers with her eyes. "Hmph. I'm going to go and get ready. I need to make sure my bike . . . oh no! I left my bike in Kaede's village! I've got to go get it." Kagome turned and ran from the kitchen and headed towards the well house. She flung the door open and hurried inside. Reaching the side of the well, Kagome jumped and was surrounded by a brilliant blue light.

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"Inuyasha, ye must stop pouting. Why don't ye go and search for shikon shard rumors?"

"Get off my back, you old hag. I've barely been able to move since she said all those commands." The memory of him hitting the ground so many consecutive times caused Inuyasha to shiver. "She's going to pay when she comes back."

Kaede just shook her head, "Ye are the most thickheaded person I've met."

"Feh." Inuyasha's trademark reply was all that reached the old miko's ears. After a few moments of silence, a strong breezed fluttered in through the rice-paper door. "She's back," was all Inuyasha said.

Kaede rose to greet the teenage miko they had all missed greatly, even if a particular half-demon wouldn't admit even if he had his brother's poisonous claws sinking into him. Shooting a warning glance to Inuyasha, Kaede left the hut. Immediately, Kaede saw Kagome walking towards her from the edge of Inuyasha's forest.

"Child, ye have returned." Kagome looked up and waved. 'Her time's rituals are very odd.' "How long will ye be staying?"

"Actually Kaede, I only came to get my bike. I have to go back to my time in a few minutes."

"I see." Kaede watched as the young miko began searching for her bike. Sitting down by her hut, Kaede rested and began to think of a way to get the human from the future and the demi-dog demon back to speaking terms. 'It would be so much easier if I only knew what had happened in the forest that day.'

Once Kagome had found her bike (Inuyasha had attempted to bury it after he had fallen off of it while trying to learn how to ride), she returned to Kaede's hut. After sitting down, she turned to Kaede.

"Kaede, do you know where Miroku, Sango and Shippou are? I wanted to say hi."

"They left the day after ye returned to your time in search of jewel shard rumors. Shippou wouldn't leave Inuyasha alone and kept yelling at him because he made ye leave. Sango and Miroku thought it best to let Inuyasha's back recover in peace. I do not know when they are due back."

"Oh I see. Well, when they return, would you mind telling them that I said hello?"

"Of course I will child. When do you think you will return again?" Kaede watched Kagome's eyes turn from those of happiness to those of sadness.

"I don't know. It depends on Inuyasha. I won't come back until he comes to get me, and he knows why I left in the first place. He needs to figure that out by himself." Kagome stood and grabbed her bike.

"I see." 'Inuyasha, I know ye are listening to this. Take heed. Ye must overcome your differences.' Kagome walked her bike from the village, waving. Watching the girls retreating back, Kaede mussed to herself, 'Her customs still confuse me.'