The Dark Secret
Chapter One: Back to the Feudal Era
It was a wonderful day in modern time Tokyo. Kagome sat outside of her window on her roof smoking a cigarette. She had been in her time for one year, ever since her sixteenth birthday to now; her seventeenth birthday. When she was to return to the feudal era she knew that Inuyasha was going to have her head. But it was not her fault. It was her mother's. For her mother had planned that on her sixteenth birthday Kagome would learn more about their family's secret! All of which would take one year to accomplish successfully.
She sighed and finished off her cigarette and jumped into the window leading to her bedroom. She began packing everything she needed for her trip back to the feudal era. While doing so, trying to come up with an excuse to explain her absence to Inuyasha and the rest, for she could not tell them the truth; at least not as of yet.
She ran down the stairs into her kitchen carrying her heavy oversized backpack. Though, to her it was as light as a feather. She opened the refrigerator door and grabbed a carton of cigarettes. She figured she'd be in need them considering this was a nasty habit she had picked up over her one year in her time.
She than said her fare wells to her family and went to the well house, she than walked slowly down the steps towards the well. When she reached the well she took of the magic sutras seals she had put on the well to keep Inuyasha from coming to her time and interrupt her training.
'One year away from everyone… What will they say? What will I say?' She thought with a sigh, and brought one knee up onto the well's edge. She looked back at the entry to the well house, thinking of going back home to where she doesn't have to face the hot tempered Inuyasha. She sighed once more and pushed those thoughts away. 'I must go back.' She thought. She took a deep breath, and jumped into the well.
Inuyasha was sitting with Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kilala in the forest discussing Kagome's absence for one year. They could not believe she's been gone for so long, and for what reason they did not know.
"Why would she just take off and leave us like that?" Inuyasha asked furiously staring at the dirt and he sat crossed legged on the ground.
"I do not know." Sango said. "She usually tells me everything, but…" Sango sighed.
"And she even sealed off the well so I couldn't go there and get her!" Inuyasha growled and punched the ground. "How could she do this to us while we're so close at finishing the jewel?" Inuyasha growled through clenched teeth.
"She left without saying a word to anyone, which is not like Kagome." Miroku said looking up at the blue sky above them.
"Maybe something happened to her?" Shippo said through tears, he really missed Kagome.
"Shippo stop crying." Inuyasha said glaring at the little kitsune.
"Inuyasha you cannot blame Shippo for his tears, Kagome was like a mother to him. And now she's gone." Miroku said.
"So what?" Inuyasha shouted. "Shippo has to learn that…" Inuyasha sniffed the air and stood up quickly.
"Inuyasha what's the matter?" Sango asked just as Kilala got up from her comfortable position on Sango's lap.
"She's back." Inuyasha mumbled and began running towards the well. They all got up and began following Inuyasha.
Kagome made a soft landing onto the bottom of the well, her heart racing. Wondering what everyone was going to say to her. She jumped out of the well as if she were demon like Inuyasha. She sat down on the edge of the well and sighed. 'Maybe I shouldn't have come back. Maybe they all hate me by now.' She thought sadly.
She plopped her backpack in front of her and dug around in it furiously looking for her pack of cigarettes. She dug a little deeper and felt the cardboard box that her cigarettes were in, she smiled in victory, but frowned right after. 'Now I have to look for my lighter.' She thought sadly and hung her head low. But she wasn't going to give up! She dug around her backpack more furiously, that's when she realized how much of an idiot she was. She sighed and pulled her light out of her pocket.
For once she was not wearing her school girl uniform. This time she was wearing denim shorts, a red tank top and white runners. She lit up her smoke, still sitting there; knowing that Inuyasha was on his way to her already.
She had only taken to drags of her cigarette when Inuyasha appeared in front of her. They just looked at each other, neither of them knowing what to say. Finally Inuyasha broke the silence.
"You're…" He paused. "You're actually back, Kagome." He said not knowing what else to say. She nodded her head and than stared at the grass below her. "What have you been doing? Why did you seal the well?" He asked. She was about to answer when she looked up and saw his eyes were soft and full of sadness. "Why did you leave us?" He asked pausing. "Why did you leave me?" He said in a lower voice.
"Inuyasha I…" She was cut off.
"Kagome!" Shippo shouted in happiness as he saw Kagome sitting on the well's edge. He jumped into her arms.
"Shippo." She said not knowing what else to say, while hugging him.
"Kagome, you're back!" Sango and Miroku shouted happily.
Kagome just nodded her head. Now with them all standing before her, she couldn't think of what to say. 'I can't tell them, at least not now, but what do I tell them?' She thought to herself…
"Kagome, why did you leave us without a word?" Sango asked, staring at Kagome. And Kagome couldn't even make eye contact with Sango.
"We were all worried about you Kagome." Miroku stated.
She didn't know what to say, she just stared down at the ground, not saying a word. Silence was all anybody could hear.
How's that for a first chapter? R&R please at least 5 reviews for chapter 2!