Inadvertent Encounters

Cave

The peaceful lull of an unassuming clearing was disturbed by a rustle in the foliage before a figure suddenly crashed into it.

Falling hard into the ground and gaining a mouthful of grass, Kagome coughed and rolled onto her back with a pained grunt.

Everywhere was hurting and blue-grey eyes closed for a moment before they blinked back open, glazed over with tears. All around her the silence of the forest pressed in and she listened intently for the sound of any followers.

Nothing… for now.

Bracing herself for another turbulent wave of pain to wrack her body, particularly from the twin set of lacerations in her shoulders, she pitched herself up on one elbow and rolled onto her hip, letting her gaze scan around the area before it settled on the mouth of a cave, half hidden by vegetation, and, her eyebrows lifted, the shimmery veil of a barrier.


A/N: I can't seem to retire from fanfiction and so here goes another one that's been on my mind lately. Not an overly original plot device I'll admit, but everyone does it their own way! Sorry that the start will be a bit slow, but I hope that for those of you that stick around this fandom you'll give it a chance.