InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Unforeseen Hero ❯ Harsh Words ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 02

~ Harsh Words ~

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Inuyasha looked to the injured priestess then down upon Kagome's fading backside. He couldn't decide; to stay with Kikyo or follow Kagome but it wasn't a new question the half-breed had, he'd been asking himself that question for a while, a good while, in fact, he had been asking it ever since Kikyo had been resurrected.

"Go on, go after her." Kikyo ordered while gaining some stability with the help of her white eels. He looked at her with heartrending eyes, he wanted to help her, he really did but his heart told him to go after Kagome, which annoyed him. He hated the conflict that raged on inside him, his heart and mind battling one another. He stood for a moment contemplating on what to do next. "I said go after her." Kikyo's usual cold voice had some anger backing it. "You want to, I can see it. You want to chase after her instead of staying here with me."

"Kikyo…"

"I will not stand here and take this Inuyasha. You've made your decision now go after it before you loose her too. I will walk this Earth to defeat Naraku then I will go to Hell by myself." She turned to leave, Inuyasha looked like he was ready to shed tears.

"Oh give me a break," Sango started to march away, "quit whining Kikyo." Inuyasha blinked and at that moment, he flashed to the memory of him doing the same, then suddenly he didn't feel so guilty. She was gloomy and a whiner. That's what I had told myself later when I thought she had betrayed me, it we were really in love we shouldn't have accused each other so fast. Had we really been in love or were we just lonely? He looked at her and he realized something, the only thing that kept me coming back to her was my guilt. After being around Kagome and getting to know her…Kikyo and I never would have worked out and one day I may have even resented her for convincing me to turn pure human. He turned his head to look at Kagome; she has liked me for me and has never asked me to change. He turned away completely and followed the moody priestess leaving the earth and bones to snort in disgust.

They traveled in silence, Kagome leading the pack while Inuyasha and Shippo held up the end. Her behavior was starting to bother him, he had noticed a change a while ago but it hadn't this appalling. She hadn't been snapping at everyone and she hadn't been so detached, she had just been extra quiet and a little more motivated about finding the jewel shards. He couldn't understand her, she acted one way one day then another the next day and some times they didn't even get that break. She would switch emotions in a matter of breaths but he decided it had to be a female thing because all the women in his life had done that at one point or another. He glanced off to the side then back at her, he had to find out what was wrong but concluded that now wasn't the best time after noticing the wolf demon getting the brush off.

Koga jogged up to Kagome's side and smiled at her, his features changed when he was ignored. "Is there something wrong? Did I do something to upset you, Kagome?" He turned slightly in her direction and somewhat stopped when she didn't acknowledge him. What he didn't know was Kagome was having a hard time disregarding him, she hated to be indifferent and reserved but she found it was the only way. She had to stay detached or it would make leaving them so much harder especially Inuyasha and Shippo, they were like her second family almost forcing their way into being her primary but it could never happen. She sighed as she stared ahead and scolded herself for not paying attention. Enemies, idiot. Keep on the look out. She wouldn't be a very a good guardian if she got picked off now before she got the jewel back into her protection.

The little search party didn't rest and carried on until dusk when they came across a rather large village, Miroku performed his little lie about there being some ominous cloud over the locale inn and got them all free food and board. As the servant of Buddha did his exorcism, the others settled in and Kagome had a look about; she discovered that the inn was very large and was built in a square form. There were two bathhouses located at two opposite corners, which she supposed one was for men and one was for women. A small kitchen was off to the side of what only she could call the lobby and the rest of the place was filled with rooms, about fifteen she guessed, in the middle was a vacant court yard that the owner said they could build a bomb fire in if they wanted to. Koga decided he didn't want to sleep in the village and tried to persuade Kagome into joining him in the woods for the night, which of course she refused.

After breaking up the fight between Inuyasha and the wolf demon that had ensued after the request, Kagome retired to her room for the night declining Shippo's petition to stay with her, he pouted and went with Kirara into Sango's room. Inuyasha hesitated before entering his own to watch, he furrowed his brow as he closed the door behind himself. What's gotten into her? He sat down next to the door and leaned against the wall, he pondered the possible answers for a few moments before he fell asleep.