A Vengeful Soul
Written by - Hooked on Ramen
Disclaimer – I do not own InuYasha, the series belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. I mean I'm not a thief I wouldn't steal someone's idea that's just low. However the idea of this story does belong to me.
Author's Note – Hello!! Even though this is my first fan-fic and I'm only 14, I guarantee you I will try my best to make the true personality of the inu gang show throughout my fan-fic. With my aunt as my editor that shouldn't be a problem. I may be what my aunt calls a "Teeny-Bopper" but for my age I'm pretty good! Oh yeah, don't know when the next chapter will be up but hopefully soon. Please review (even if you don't like it). Enjoy!!
Chapter 1 - No Place Like Home
'I haven't been home in a week' Kagome thought to herself while looking up at the dark blue sky. She looked over at Sango who was breathing heavily in her sleep. Miroku was fast asleep and not a sound came out of him, if it weren't for his slight movements a person would think he were dead. Shippo and Kirara were snuggled up together and faint snores came from their direction. The fire warmed the camp but the breeze was cool and blowing through Kagome's hair just enough to make her shiver.
InuYasha looked down from his tree to where Kagome was laying by the fire. The silver-haired hanyou jumped from the tree to sit by the young girl, "How come you're not sleeping?"
"Hey, InuYasha, tomorrow I would like to go home. I'm worried about Mama. Last week when I went home she was concerned about these burglars searching for something in all the shrines back in my time." Kagome said in a soft but worried tone.
"If you must" InuYasha replied sighing. They both sat there by the fire for a while in complete silence. "Now go to sleep," he said while jumping back up to his tree branch.
"Goodnight Inuyasha."
InuYasha watched the girl's face as she fell asleep he whispered, "Goodnight." InuYasha laid there in his tree for a while longer staring at how peaceful Kagome looked before he too fell asleep.
Kagome stretched her arms towards the morning sky. "Good morning," she said to a half-awake Sango.
"Ah, good morning," Sango said.
Kagome was rummaging through her pack looking for something to fix for breakfast. "Now what sounds good for breakfast?" she asked Sango.
"It doesn't matter. I'm sure whatever you fix will be fine." Sango answered.
"I know, I'll fix some tea and fruit." Kagome started a fire so she could prepare the tea. She grabbed some oranges out of her bag and started peeling them. Sango went down to the river to get water and put it over the fire. Kagome put the bags of tea in the boiling water and laid the oranges out. InuYasha and Miroku woke up to the smells of sweet Jasmine tea and oranges. InuYasha leaped down from the tree and watched Kagome pour the tea. "Drink up" she said giving everyone their breakfast and putting a slice of orange in her mouth.
"Arigato Kagome" came out of three mouths, Sango's, Miroku', and Shippo's. InuYasha was too busy shoving food in his mouth to say anything. InuYasha finished his food first and steals Shippo's last piece of orange.
"Hey! That's mine!!" He turns to Kagome and whines, "He took my orange!"
"InuYasha be nice!" Kagome said firmly to the hanyou as she gave Shippo another slice of orange. "I would like to get home before it's late so please stop picking on Shippo."
"You're going home today Kagome?" asked Sango.
"Yes" she replied and left it that. The group packed up after eating breakfast and Kagome went down to the river to fill up her canteen and InuYasha followed. She bent down next to the river and filled up her canteen and looked over at InuYasha frowning and sniffing. "What is it?" she asked.
"I smell that wimpy wolf," he replied.
Kagome stood while twisting the cap of her canteen back on and saw Kouga coming out of the trees. "Hello Kouga-kun," Kagome said as he stopped next to her in swirl of dust.
"Yo!" He straightened and put his hands on his hips, glancing at the nearby silver-haired InuYasha. "Still got that puppy following you wherever you go I see" Kouga said insultingly.
"Keh!" InuYasha said in disgust, turning his head up as if he didn't care and crossing his arms. "Who's following who? Get your facts straight, you stinky old wolf!"
"InuYasha!" Kagome said sternly.
Kouga turns his back to the grumpy hanyou and grabs Kagome's hands; "I didn't come here to fight Kagome. I came to make sure the puppy has been keeping you safe."
InuYasha growled, "I can protect her better than you can, you damn wolf!" Kagome looks over at him with a frown but he continues with a sneer, "At least I don't run away with my tail between my legs when things get tough!"
Kouga puffs-up in anger drops his hold on Kagome's hands and clenches his fists, raising one to emphasize, "You wanna rumble? Let's go dog-crap!"
InuYasha gets a feral smile and widens his stance with one hand on Tessaiga, "Oh, bring it on!"
"OSUWARI!"
InuYasha hits the ground with a thud as Kagome steps between the two and pulls down Kouga's fist, looking pleadingly into his blue eyes, "Kouga-kun!" She takes a deep breath and pastes on a wide smile, "I'm fine. Everything is fine. Thank you for stopping by."
He gives the facedown hanyou another glare before staring solemnly at her with deep emotion, "If you say so, I'll believe it." He gives her hands a gentle squeeze "I can continue my search for Naraku as long as I know my woman is alright." With that, he let go and spun around to leave, pausing to bark over his shoulder, "You better not let anything happen to Kagome, dog-face!"
"Kouga-kun," Kagome says with a pained smile and thought, '...that's not helping,' as she heard a muffled snarl coming from the ground behind her. "Bye Kouga-kun!" she yells, receiving a jaunty wave in return before he disappears with his trademark dust devil at his heels.
"Temme..." InuYasha stands up, brushing angrily at the dirt on his clothes and giving her a narrow-eyed look.
She frowns, turns and points her finger at InuYasha, "You don't have to be mean like that! He's just worried."
"Keh!"
Kagome sighed with a look of frustration across her face and InuYasha shut up. They walked back to camp in silence and everyone started off to Kaede's village.
"Okari, Kagome," Kaede said.
Kagome slipped off her shoes. "Hello Kaede-obachan" Kagome said as she followed Kaede into the hut.
"Going home today?" Kaede asked.
"Mhm," Kagome nodded and sat down.
They all sat down and watched Kaede make tea. After finishing a cup of tea and visiting for a while they all walked off to Bone-Eater's well. The breeze was cool through the shady forest. 'A bath...' Kagome thought as they walked, '...a long, hot bath.' When they arrived at the well Kagome turned to say her farewells. "I'll be back in a couple days."
"Don't forget something for me!" Shippo said happily.
"I won't." She picked him up to hug the little kitsune. She put him down and waved 'good-bye' to her friends before slipping over the edge of the well and dropping out of sight.
They all waited by the well for a few minutes. "Staying here isn't going to make her come back," Miroku said.
"No I guess not," Sango said sighing. After that being said they all walked back to Kaede's village.
"Hey, InuYasha, how come you didn't go with her this time?!" Shippo asked. Nothing but birds chirping was heard. "Did you fight with her?!.......OW!"
Sango and Miroku looked back and saw a bump on the top of Shippo's head. InuYasha had trailed off and was sitting cross-legged under a tree looking as if he was in deep thought.
Shippo ran and caught up with Sango and Miroku. "InuYasha seems crankier than usual. Maybe it would be best if you stay away from him while Kagome is gone Shippo," Miroku said.
'Did we fight?' InuYasha thought to himself. 'I bet she's mad at me. No...I'm not going to apologize to her until she apologizes for sitting me when he started it!' He stood with his mind made up; he was not apologizing. He started walking towards Kaede's and found himself walking back to the well, breathing in what was left of Kagome's scent.
"I'm home!" Kagome yelled as she stepped in the back door. As she turned the corner into the kitchen she gasped. The place was a wreck! "Mama, Jichan, Souta!"
She hurried into the living room and saw her mother, grandpa, and little brother tied up on the floor. They all had cuts and bruises and her mother was crying. There were two men standing in front of them, one facing towards Jichan and the other towards Kagome.
Kagome yelled, "Mama!" and looked at the men, "What are you doing here?! What have you done to my family?!" There were tears in her eyes as she started rushing towards her mother. She came to a complete stop as a tug on her hair flung her backward to the ground. As she landed on the ground there was a loud thud. A muffled scream came from Kagome's mother and Souta began to sob.
Before Kagome had a chance to get up, the woman who came from behind her pulling her hair, grabbed her and held her while one of the men tied up her hands. As the woman forcefully gagged her, the man that was facing grandpa came up to her. "My name is Kazutoshi. Learn it well, because until we get what we want, you and your family will suffer."
End of First Chapter!