Hey guys. First fan fic here so go easy on me. But not too easy, constructive criticism is always welcome
Chapter 1- The Shift
"I told you not to do that."
"Well how was I supposed to know that would happen?!"
"If you would have listened to me for once maybe this could have been avoided!"
Sango, Miroku, and Shippo sat in a hut drinking tea. Right outside, Kagome and Inuyasha can be heard bickering as usual.
"Should one of us go out there and tell them the food is ready?" asked Miroku casually.
"I'm sure they'll figured it out." Replied Shippo, "Besides, if they miss out, it's their own fault. More for us!" Shippo grabs a stick with a sizzling salmon and begins to chow down.
"I think I'll go check on them. It's too quiet now." Said Sango. She set her tea down and walked out of the hut. Inuyasha and Kagome were nowhere to be seen. She began to worry when all of a sudden Kirara appears in full grown form.
"What's wrong Kirara? Where are Inuyasha and Kagome?" The cat growled and looked in the direction she had come from. "Come on, let's go" Said Sango, and she hopped on Kirara's back after grabbing her weapon. They flew high in the air until Sango saw below, in a large clearing, Inuyasha was batting off a huge centipede demon. They landed nearby and Sango Shouted, "Inuyasha! Are you alright? Where did that Demon come from?!"
Inuyasha yelled back, "Kagome sensed a tainted jewel shard and we were ambushed by this thing." Kagome was a few feet away.
"Be careful Inuyasha!" She yelled as the centipede demon struck. Inuyasha dodged at the last second and while in the air he swung his Tetsuiaga, releasing the windscar.
The beast disintegrated, but not before getting in one last hit. It struck Inuyasha with its sharp teeth, leaving a gaping wound on his arm. Kagome ran to him as he crouched on the ground, clutching his arm.
"Inuyasha! You're badly injured. We need to get you back to the hut and fix you up." Kagome began to gently pull him up.
"I'm fine." He waived her away. "I can handle this." Then he quickly crumpled back down, still holding his arm.
"You're not fine! You're losing too much blood. Sango can you please give me a hand?" said Kagome.
"Sure thing" replied Sango, she brought Kirara over and with combined efforts they got Inuyasha on the large cats' back. "He's passed out. Kagome, ride with Inuyasha back to the hut and take care of him. I'll go grab that jewel shard and meet you back there."
"Okay, but be careful. That shard is tainted."
"Don't worry about me. Just make sure you two stay safe." Kirara flew off in the direction of the hut. It was a short flight and as soon as they landed Kagome called out to Miroku.
"Hey, can you help me carry Inuyasha?" Miroku ran out to help. As they carried Inuyasha and set him down he asked,
"What happened to him?"
"The usual, he got injured trying to protect me, but he was too stubborn to let it show." Kagome torn Inuyahsa's blood soaked sleeve and began attending to the wound. A somber expression came over her face. About 20 minutes later Sango arrived with the tainted Jewel shard. Inuyasha and Shippo were resting peacefully while Kagome poked the fire.
"Hey Kagome, how's he doing?" Said Sango nodding to Inuyasha.
"He's asleep. No doubt he'll be back to normal tomorrow morning." Kagome replied.
"That's good." Sango brought out a folded cloth and handed it to Kagome. "Here's the Jewel shard. Where did Miroku go?" Kagome took out the tiny bottle containing the shards they had collected and dropped the new one in, instantly purifying it.
"He went out to get more firewood" said Kagome simply. Just then, Sango felt the tension in the room and noticed that Kagome was not her usual cheerful self. No doubt Miroku had sensed this and came up with an excuse to leave the room. After all, there was already plenty of firewood.
"Hey Kagome, are you feeling alright?" asked Sango with concern. Realizing she had been zoning out, Kagome shook her head and smiled at Sango.
"I'm totally fine." She lied, "Just lost in my own thoughts I guess." She turned away and started digging through her yellow bag. Sango could tell that something was bugging Kagome and she was worried that Kagome didn't feel ready to confide in her about it. Kagome pulled out a sleeping bag. "I'm actually pretty tired," she yawned to exaggerate "I'm going to get some rest." She turned away from Sango.
"Well alright, as long as you're okay." Sango began to eat the fish that was left to her, as she waited for Miroku to return.
The next Day seemed to come swiftly.
"I never asked you to help me!"
"Well fine then, the next time you're injured I guess I'll just let you bleed out."
The group awoke to the familiar sounds of bickering.
"Looks like they're at it again." Said Miroku as he sat up rubbing sleep from his eyes.
"Why don't they just get married already." Said Shippo sarcastically, still half asleep. Sango got up and went to see through the door of the hut.
"I don't know guys, this time it seems serious." Sango stepped outside to see if she could stop them from killing each other.
"Inuyasha you're such an idiot!" Kagome stared at the ground, "You get seriously injured trying to protect me, and I can't even do anything to return the favor." Her voice waivered. Inuyasha's scowl softened.
"I'm supposed to protect you, idiot." He said looking away calmly. Kagome's head shot up, there were tears in her angry eyes.
"Well I'm tired of it!" she yelled, wiping her eyes. "Inuyasha I want to learn how to fight. If anything ever happened to you I couldn't forgive myself."
"No way! It's too dangerous." He replied. "Nothing's ever going to happen to me, so quit worrying. I said I will always protect you and nothing is going to change that."
"You can protect me, but I want to be able to protect myself. And eventually I can protect you too." Kagome argued.
"I said no and that's final!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome became calm. A small smile spread on her face. She looked at Inuyasha and very sweetly said,
"Inuyasha," then her face became dark, "Sit Boy!" She yelled. Inuyasha was instantly face planted. "Hey Sango, I'm going to borrow Kirara for a bit okay." Kirara had grown to her full sized and Kagome hopped on her back.
"Sure, but where are you going?" Asked Sango. Inuyasha had painstakingly pulled himself off the ground.
"Where else would she be going." He said, "She's running back home like she always does when we fight." Kagome and Kirara had taken off and Inuyasha yelled after her, "Fine! Go home, see if I care!"
"SIT BOY!" Inuyasha's face returned to the ground as Kagome got farther away.
"She's not going in the direction of the well Inuyasha." Said Sango, a little worried.
So where is Kagome going?