-''= thoughts
""=spoken words
: Italics=dreams
Bold= instinctual voice/demon
Kagome pov:
I opened my eyes feeling something warm curled up into my midsection I quickly attributed the extra warmth to Shippo. I looked up greeting to the starry sky. 'What woke me up?' I quickly dismissed that thought as I felt my soul pull. I carefully unlatched myself from Shippo without waking him and followed the pull of my soul. Of course not forgetting the lack of Inuyasha at the camp. Walking through the forest I heard the voices watching the woman who had laid claim on my soul. 'Literally in fact she has a piece of my soul. It's what keeps her alive…barely, because that miko just wouldn't stay dead. I mean it with no animosity but still. It hurts when your rival in love is dead and still winning.' "Inuyasha what are you doing?" her voice cut through my thought as Inuyasha released her. I could see blood dripping from her neck. "I've marked you Kikyo and I intend to mate you whether your dead or alive…I-I love you Kikyo. I thought I loved Kagome but she was just a substitute. I loved her soul not her." I stared not sad not even angry just numb…..she might as well take the rest of my soul because I feel as lifeless as she is.
Normal pov:
She walked back to camp and lay down next to Shippo. She had been in the feudal era for three years. Three years she had devoted herself to two causes. Restoring the shikon jewel and loving Inuyasha. One of her missions had been abruptly ended by what she saw. Inuyasha of course came back shortly after just long enough before sunrise to where when the rest awoke they wouldn't smell the scent of graveyards that clung to him at the moment. Inuyasha hovered over the sleeping kagome thinking she was asleep which she had perfected the act. She always clung to the thought that she had Inuyasha during the day and most nights so that meant he was as good as hers. But Kikyo reared her dead head at the worst of times at best. Finally he spoke certain she was asleep. "Soon kagome I hope you can forgive me I will tell you soon but I have to get you guys warmed up to her little by little….gentle like you taught me." He turned and walked away sitting against a tree content in his on sided conversation. The sun rose and kagome was up already preparing a simple breakfast of fruits and some dried meat. Then kagome packing up camp and was ready before anyone was awake. As they started to wake they were surprised by kagome's control over the camp. She passed out portions and collected dishes cleaning them like usual but with a different air about her. Sango turned to Miroku in a hushed voice. "Hoshi-Sama don't you think something strange is going on with kagome-san. She seems...well the exact opposite of how she usually is." Miroku turned to face her, his violet eyes locking onto her brown ones a look of worry clearly on his face. "Sango-san I'm worried as well but she will tell us once she is comfortable with it herself." Sango nodded and turned her ponytail whipping behind her as she ran toward Kirara. "Sango?" she turned to meet with kagome's chocolate brown hair. "Is there any chance I can ride on Kirara with you and Miroku?" Sango stared at her in shock obviously not expecting this outcome. She nodded slowly and was graced with a smile from kagome. Until Inuyasha came up. "Wench we are leaving." "Inuyasha I'm riding on Kirara today." Her voice was stern and held no room for arguments instead of showing his shock he replied with his signature "Keh" which meant every word in the dictionary and was the equivalent to "Hnn." Kirara transformed into her larger self and the geared up for travel heading toward another rumor of naraku.
The bodies of youkai covered the clearing as kagome purified the jewel shard she pulled out of a pile of ash. She turned toward Inuyasha. "Inuyasha I need to return home. There is no point in saying no for the only jewel shards left is the two that kouga has and what naraku has. Also don't you think it would be a good idea to leave a few of them where naraku could never get them?" Inuyasha looked at her stupidly. "THE FUTURE DUMBASS!" she turned and began walking back toward Kirara while Inuyasha just stared for a moment before registering the insult. "Wench you're not going anywhere we need to look for shards." Kagome turned around her dark brown eyes ablaze her blue black hair whipping around as her miko powers reacted to her anger making the silvered hair hanyou stare at her with big golden eyes. Kagome's chocolate brown eyes narrowed. "I wasn't asking Inuyasha…..I was telling you I'm leaving. I'm almost out of supplies and there is very important event coming up." Her eyes narrowed even further. "You know what I'm talking about." Sango and Miroku looked at each other. Inuyasha had most likely forgotten. Her little brother's birthday and her father's death anniversary. She had yet to miss either and she wouldn't start to now. She walked over to Kirara as Inuyasha ran over to grab her hand but was stopped cold by the ice in her voice. "If you even attempt to touch me in any way you will regret it for as long as your demonic life span lasts." She climbed upon Kirara and held Shippo in her arms for a moment giving him a big hug and reassuring him that she would come back.
The journey back took three days. Sango and kagome talked animatedly as if nothing was wrong. As the landed near the well kagome turned toward Inuyasha. "Inuyasha if I take too long leave Shippo behind to wait for me and join up with Kikyo…..I know she's near here I can feel her." Kagome looked at him and smiled before jumping in the well leaving behind only a few words hanging in the air. "Congratulations on your choice. I will continue to support you." Inuyasha stared at the spot she had just been and it finally made sense to why she was mad. She was expecting him to tell her the same day not to try and hide it.