Life is a journey

By: Miko Goddess Kagome

Chapter 1: Decisions to be made

The sky was dark everyone was sleeping and Kagome was no exception. Sango and Miroku were laying to Kagome's right and Shippo was sleeping with Kagome in her sleeping bag. Inuyasha was sleeping up on a tree, which overlooked the campsite, Kagome suddenly woke up with a bad pain in her heart.

Kagome knew that Kikyo was near, Kagome's large brown eyes looked over the campsite when Kagome saw one of Kikyo's soul collectors she decided to follow it. She walked through the forest after the soul demon, she spotted Kikyo lying in a tree. Kikyo was sleeping and didn't't notice that Kagome was beside her. Kagome cleared her throat, Kikyo's eyes opened and she looked over towards to Kagome.

"Kagome what are you doing here?"

"I came to see what you were up to Kikyo. Why are you here?"

"I have come to see Inuyasha we belong together in Hell."

"He doesn't't belong to you…because you are no longer living…you don't belong in this world."

"True but Inuyasha also doesn't't belong to you…this era is not your own…"

Kikyo got out from the tree and she was standing in front of Kagome. Both of them had a evil glare that would make anyone afraid of them.

"Kagome stay away from Inuyasha and that will be your final warning."

"What will you do if I don't."

"I am going to kill you."

Mean while at the campsite Inuyasha woke up and he did his usually check of the campsite. He could see Miroku and Sango still sleeping in their spot; Shippo was sleeping with Kagome in her sleeping bag. Kagome? Gone. Inuyasha sniffed the air for Kagome's scent it was still fresh Inuyasha figured that Kagome had gone to the bathroom or something like that. Inuyasha stayed awake to wait for Kagome to come back.

A while later Inuyasha noticed that soul collectors were floating around him. Inuyasha jumped out off the tree and he followed them to where Kikyo was. Inuyasha was getting closer when he smelt Kikyo and Kagome's Scent. Inuyasha quickened his pace he didn't like the idea of Kagome and Kikyo together. Inuyasha saw that Kikyo had her brow and arrow ready to strike. Kikyo let go of her arrow…the arrow was fast and headed straight for Kagome. Kagome had expected Kikyo to shoot her with an arrow. Kagome held her hands in front of her and a pink shield surround her Kikyo's arrow disappeared when it the shield.

"How were you able to do that?"

"Simple Kikyo…I have been practicing my miko powers and I have become a lot stronger, you may even say that I even surpass your own power…Inuyasha you can come out now we both know that you are there."

"Kagome how did you know I…"

"Like I said before I am a lot stronger Inuyasha…"

"Why are you both together?"

"It's simple Inuyasha, Kikyo came here to take you to hell and I came to stop her."

"And why do you want to stop her?"

"Because I don't want you to go to hell and I don't want to lose you."

"Why don't you want to lose him…do you have feelings for Inuyasha, Kagome?"

"That's none of your business Kikyo…and what if I did…what's wrong with it?"

"What's wrong with it you say?…well for one thing Inuyasha is MINE…"

"I don't belong to anyone."

"Inuyasha you have to decided which one of us you want to stay with?"

"What do you mean Kikyo?"

"She means Inuyasha that you must decide to choose Kikyo or me."

"I can't…"

"What do you mean you can't? its not a tough choice Inuyasha…stay with me and not that second best reincarnation of mine…"

"Inuyasha you have to choose I can't waste my life with some one who doesn't want me…I want to be with a man that wants me and will take care of me…"

"Like who? The pathetic wolf boy Kouga?"

"Maybe…I know that he would never betray me or hurt me like you do."

"I can't choose…I won't choose…I want to stay with both of you."

Kagome and Kikyo both looked at each other both of them were fuming by the Inuyasha's words the both opened their mouths and screamed at the top of the lungs.

"YOU CAN'T HAVE US BOTH INUYASHA…YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE ONE OF US AND CHOOSE NOW."

"I am not going to choose any one."

"Have it your way Inuyasha…I am going home and don't try to follow me."

"Kagome wait!"

"What Inuyasha?"

"You can't leave us Kagome!"

"Like Hell I can't."

Kagome turned and walked towards the campsite she didn't even look back to see Inuyasha or Kikyo. Kagome gathered her belongings she was carefully placed Shippo with Sango and left a note for them not to worry about her and then she headed for Inuyasha's forest where the bone eater's well is.

Kagome sat the edge of the well just thinking about what had just happened with Inuyasha and Kikyo. Kagome couldn't help but feel like a fool because she loved Inuyasha but Inuyasha's love was undecided and she couldn't wait all her life for him to choose or open his eyes.

Kagome snapped out of her trace and she looked down the well she sigh then jumped in. Kagome found herself at the down of the well with a roof instead of the night's sky she climbed out of the well and she waited to the house.

"Mom…I home."

"Welcome home dear…Kagome what's wrong?"

"Nothing mom…I am going to take a bath."

"Alright Kagome."

Kagome walked up the stairs towards the bathroom she opened the door and walked over to the bath tub. Kagome opened the water she checked for the temperature to be right. She filled the tub and put lavender bubble bath liquid in the tub Kagome got undress and got in the water covered her body. Kagome's body ached and she was emotionally and physical tried with in minutes of laying in a warm water Kagome fell asleep.

Dream

"Inuyasha stay with me please. Don't leave me alone please I need you…Inuyasha…1... 1...love you?"

"Kagome …I can't be with you because I love Kikyo."

"You what?"

"I love Kikyo not you so leave me alone…"

Kikyo appeared by Inuyasha and kissed him…She smiled at Kagome showing her that Kikyo was the one who won Inuyasha's heart. Kagome was angry all she wanted to do was rip Kikyo's head off "Kagome" she turned her head when she heard her name it was Kouga.

"Remember Kagome that I love you and I will wait a whole life time for you…Kagome you are my women and I will never forget you."

"Thank-you Kouga."

"Kagome? Kagome?"

"Huh…who is that?"

Kagome opened her eyes and she noticed that she was still in the bath tub.

End of dream

"Kagome? Are you okay? Kagome?"

"Mom I'm just fine, I just fell asleep in the tub, I'm fine really."

"Kagome when you are done I need to talk to you."

"Alright mamma."

Kagome looked around the room the dream felt so real she sighed and got out of the tub. Kagome wrapped a towel around her and she headed to her room. Kagome felt tried she was wondering what her mother wanted, probably wanting to know what was wrong. Kagome dried herself and put on her Pjs then she headed to the kitchen. Ami Kagome's mother was cooking Kagome some dinner.

When the food was ready Ami brought it out for Kagome to eat. Kagome smiled weakly at her mother Ami knew that something was wrong with her daughter but she wanted Kagome to open up to her when she was ready. Ami placed the food in front of her daughter, Kagome thanked her mother and she began to eat.

"Kagome we need to talk…I was supposed to waited for your sixteenth birthday but I believe that its better if I tell you now."

"What are you talking about mom?"

"Well Kagome here…"

Ami held out a gold necklace in the middle was a heart shape locket with "Kagome" written on it. The locket was beautiful Kagome had never seen a locket like that she felt drawn to it, the locket held power that she was unaware of. When Kagome opened that locket their was two pictures, one was a picture of a female with pink dog-ears on the top of her head she had long black hair and her eyes were pink.

The other picture was a man he had Dark blue hair, blue eyes his ears were pointed at the end. Kagome looked puzzled why were a picture of demons that belonged to her. Kagome looked at her mother waiting for her to explain what all of this meant, something inside Kagome told her that this locket was very important.