Secrets
By: Cuddly-111 (Kaylah)
Chapter 1:Kidnapped
Feeling a tugging at her heart as she had realised that her beloved had done it again ran and ran strait to the arms of Kikyo the one she her self had come to envy for it was her that held the heart that she so desperately wanted but knew it was just not meant to be. 'Why is it that I must suffer this longing? Why must I feel this pain?' her once beautiful and cheery eyes clouding over with the sense of loss and despair. 'Why me?'
Tears now beginning streaking down her velvet soft face with realization that together she and Inuyasha were just not meant to be. Her thoughts being jerked away when she felt a slit tugging on the edge of her skirt she looked down to see the source of the problem to find Shippo looking up with worried eyes. "Momma?" tugging again "I-is momma ok?" he asked in a worried voice. Kagome feeling the little kits distress she picked him up and snuggled him "Mama is going to be just fine Shippo" Kagome replied to reassure her surrogate son.
Then walking away leaving her tears and sorrows of her beloved half breed that had so many times betrayed her love behind as a memory as she turned a new leaf and the feeling of being reborn with a pure and loving heart. This time it was different though her heart no longer yarned for the half breed named Inuyasha no... 'Not anymore' she though. Putting on her usual cheery face and feeling that she no longer had to force it she truly did feel cheery despite the evenings events with the half breed… she didn't care any more.
Shippo now truly convinced that his mother was no longer feeling sad "hey momma wana play with me?" the little kit asked in an anxious voice. Kagome nodded and went to the field to play with her 'son'. "YAY" the child yelled with delight as he then raced up ahead of her and finding something he though might be of interest brought it back to his surrogate mother to ask her what it was "What's this momma?" the kit asked in curiosity. "That shippo is a tiger lily" she answered smiling and left her pup to wonder and look at different things.
Later on when every one was settled by the camp fire including Inuyasha who decided to let Kikyo join the group witch not every one agreed on and every noticed the fact that Kagome was paying no mind so they decided it was alright too. Even if Kikyo did creped them out a little they didn't argue. "Hey guy's I'm going to go bath in the hot spring and will be back soon" smiling cheerfully as though it didn't bother her one little bit that Inuyasha had allowed Kikyo to join the group. Then leaving off all alone to take her bath.
When reaching the spring with her bag at hand she set it to the side and began to strip off her clothing and then testing the water with her toes before climbing in the rest of the way and relaxing. Closing her eyes began to concentrate putting her index and middle fingers to each temple of her head and continued to concentrate on what she didn't now she just felt she needed to. After a wile of doing this she felt her self releasing all emotions totally and purely relaxed.
Still having the feeling of being relaxed and in pure bliss grabbed her shampoo and conditioner from her bag and opened the shampoo first and then lathered it in her hair. Now satisfied that her hair was clean enough she rinsed her shampoo and did the same process but with out the foaming. She finished with conditioning her hair and rinsing it out and was about to go for her towel when she heard something. She wasn't sure just what it was but grabbed her towel anyway just in case and covered herself with it.
Looking around to see if she could hear the noise again she couldn't find anything. For some reason still felt relaxed and some what at ease and for what ever reason it was she didn't know why. "H-hello is any one there?" Kagome waited for an answer hearing non she hesitantly went back to her bag and pulled out a pair of her pj's and slipped them on and looked around once more before starting to head back to camp.
When reaching camp she found every one still settled in close to the fire and Sango starting up supper for them all. Kagome sat beside her friend and helped her make supper and once in a wile peeking glances at Inuyasha who seemed to be quite content in holding onto Kikyo a bit too lovingly for her taste and decided to ignore him and Kikyo's cuddling. No longer feeling jealous or envy of Kikyo that she had Inuyasha wish kind of confused as to why she was feeling so calm about it but decided it was better this way and was in fact suppose to be. And yet again felt some what lonelier and made her wish that some one would love her too but then mentally slapping her self for thinking that way she ignored it and finished making supper.
After every one had eaten every one but Kagome were starting up there own conversations even Inuyasha and Kikyo joined in on the talking. Kagome just smiled and let every one ells do the talking and then slipping away un noticed when to her sleeping bag hoped in and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. Soon after Shippo came and nestled in next to her and also fell asleep.
During the night Kagome's eyes flutter open and slowly gets up looking into the sky and realises its still the middle of the night and just can't seem to sleep she decides to go for a walk. Putting on her cloths she heads down further into the woods and finds a fallen tree up close to the river she takes off her shoes and dips her feet into the cool water and stares into the sky. Unable to determine why she cant sleep her mind begins to wonder as though it was flying into the star stricken night freeing its self from her troubles, sorrows ,and pains behind.
Enjoying the slight feeling of being free from anything and everything and her senses souring along with the wind and staying like this for a wile before coming back down to earth. Her mood a bit lighter and a bit cheerier she stood up and again hearing the same sound she heard when bathing. Thinking nothing of it went back to camp and again made her self comfortable in her sleeping bag and nearly drifting to sleep. Before she actually did she felt a hand over her mouth and being dragged though the forest.
Struggling to get loos of her captor she bit the hand that was holding her mouth shut and she screamed for her release but did not let go instead growled and then feeling a hand by her neck her captor pinched a nerve and she was instantly asleep now leaning against who ever it was that was holding her for support.
The group wakening slowly all except Inuyasha of coarse and all noticed that Kagome was no where to be seen. Shippo going into a hyper fit about his mother and no one able to calm him down were all worrying about her. Sango turned to Inuyasha "Can you pick up her sent?" a look of worry in her eyes. "No not a trace some one must have taken her and masked her sent so we couldn't fallow" said Inuyasha growling trying to pick up Kagome's sent but not having much luck.
Inuyasha giving up on trying to find her sent and totally loosing interest just growled mumbling at Kagome's stupidity about getting caught in the middle of the night. Sango heard what Inuyasha was mumbling about and had it with him then and there Sango took out her Hirakotsu and hit Inuyasha over the head with it and begins yelling at him "Kagome is not stupid you baka its not her fault! If any one is to be blamed it should be you" Inuyasha with a bit of shocked look on his face at the Taijiya's response in protecting her sister like friend. "How dare you blame it on her" Sango continued to lecture the half-breed.
Sango now royally pissed at Inuyasha stomped off to calm her self before she totally lost it 'Kagome is like a sister to me and Inuyasha to much of baka to give her any credit for all the help she has given to him' Sango's thoughts continued to defend her 'sister' Sango also knew all to well that Kagome had loved Inuyasha with her hole heart but also wanted him to just be happy. Sango's thoughts continued in her sister's defence and Inuyasha's plotting that he deserved a good beating and couldn't stop.
Miroku went to try and calm Sango down leaving Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Shippo alone. "Heh what's her?" Inuyasha asked as he put his arm around Kikyo's waist totally dismissing the fact that Kagome was no longer present and making no attempts of finding her soon. Miroku placed a calming hand on Sango's shoulder to let her know that he was there to help her. Sango turned around and looked up at Miroku "He has absolutely no idea does he? That basterd has no idea what he is doing to Kagome on the inside! He is practically tarring her apart!" Sango blurted out un able to hold back "Miroku… I know Kagome feels betrayed by Inuyasha all she did was love him and he though it back in her face!" Sango ranted on "Shhh… now Sango I know… I know" Miroku said lightly and sighed and hugged Sango tightly and let her go. "For now we must just go and find our friend lets go."
Authors Note: Hey I hope you like the story… ok so it was a bit dramatic and left a bit of a clifie and you probably hate me but hey if you kill me you don't get the rest of the story so there. I will also be answering every ones reviews and please no flames and I shall also be including 'funnies' in this story to lighten the drama witch I swear will not be this uhh depressing ok so please don't hate me