Chapter 2
"Inuyasha! The jewel shard is in its forehead!" Kagome yelled as she took aim.
"Kagome get on." Sango offered as she and Kirara came along side her.
"Thanks Sango…" Kagome said as she and Shippo hopped on.
"Iron rever soul stealer!" Inuyasha could be heard.
"Hit the mark." Kagome whispered as she took her aim.
Inuyasha quickly combined his wind scar with Kagome's arrow and with in minutes the giant Oni was dead. Kagome got off of Kirara and reached for the jewel shard. It had been three years since she started her quest and she was in her final year in high school. She had greatly improved in her school work over the three years and she had also gained great control over her miko energy. Once she had the jewel she heard Miroku say, "It would seem you two left nothing of the demon to be cleaned or buried."
"Thank you Miroku, so what now? Our picnic is ruined." Kagome replied.
"We should probably head back to the village." Miroku suggested.
"Feh…weak humans." Inuyasha said but there wasn't any real anger behind it.
"Well let us make camp and set for the night." Sango said.
"I'll cook some miso soup." Kagome added.
"Feh, I want ramen." Inuyasha growled.
"Than I guess I will be catching the fish." Miroku replied.
"I'll help!" Shippo yelled.
"Ok well Inuyasha could you find us a good spot?" Kagome asked as she turned to face him.
"Lets go…it's getting late." Inuyasha growled as he offered Kagome his back.
"Thank you." She whispered low enough for him to here her. 'If only I could tell you.' She thought sadly.
Over the past three years Kagome had come to love Inuyasha more than she could ever love anyone. The more she got to know and get familiar with this time the more she realized that she couldn't stay back home. After they had set up camp Miroku, Inuyasha, and Shippo went to catch some fish while Kagome heated some water up for Inuyasha's ramen. Just as Shippo caught the last fish there was a splash in the water which caused Miroku to ask, "What was that?"
"It reeks of blood." Inuyasha growled as he drew Tetsusaiga.
Miroku, Shippo, and Inuyasha watched as a hanyou girl jumped out and took off in to the darkness of the night. Shippo jumped on to Miroku's shoulder and asked, "What was that?"
"That was a hanyou…Miroku protect Kagome at all cost, I'm going to follow her." Inuyasha said before he took off.
"Let's get back to camp." Miroku said.
"Kagome isn't going to like this." Shippo replied.
"I know but there's nothing to be done." Miroku said as he picked up their catch.
"Where's Inuyasha?" Kagome asked as she noticed that only Miroku and Shippo came back to camp. 'Kikiyo…isn't even close by.' She thought.
"He want after a hanyou child…he said he smelled a lot of blood." Miroku answered.
"We should go; she or he might need our help." Kagome said as she grabbed her first aid kit.
"I didn't find her…the water hid her scent." Inuyasha's voice was heard as he landed beside Kagome. He slowly looked around eh camp as if making sure that everyone was there. 'Good nothing happened while I was gone.' He thought.
"What if someone was after her?" Sango asked.
"Should we go after her?" Kagome asked.
"Let's just head back to the village, we don't need any problems." Inuyasha growled before jumping into the tree above him. 'Her scent…it's familiar.' He thought.
"But…your ramen is ready." Kagome whispered before turning back to the rest of the group.
"I'll eat it!" Shippo cried.
"Aren't you going to eat Kagome?" Sango asked once she saw her taking out her sleeping bag.
"No, I'm tried I'm just going to sleep." Kagome answered as she crawled in to her sleeping bag.
"Good night." Kagome replied. "Good night Inuyasha." She whispered so that only he would hear her.
The next morning the group took off and left back to the village. Once they arrived, Kagome placed her bag in the hut and went to go look for Kaede. She left behind two disappointed people and one confused hanyou. After two years Kagome had started working on developing her miko powers with the help of Kaede. Inuyasha turned to the others and asked, "What's with her?"
"Idiot." Shippo mumbled.
"Jerk." Sango added as she held Shippo in her arms protectively.
"Inuyasha perhaps you should go check on Kagome." Miroku suggested.
"Feh, I don't care what the wench feels as long as she can find the jewel shards." Inuyasha growled before taking off.
"He's going to check on her." Shippo said.
"Yup, come on Shippo let's get some fresh air." Sango said.
"I'll join you." Miroku replied as he followed them out.
"Just keep your hands to your self monk." Sango hissed.
She aimed her arrow at the demon filled sky. She couldn't believe the kind of cruelty that Naraku could pull out of his ass. Kaede lay on the floor with a broken arm. Kagome aimed it and closed her eyes allowing all of her miko energy to go into one arrow. Just as Inuyasha had came into view he was amazed at what he saw. Kagome was glowing a bright blue color and as soon as the arrow hit the sky the demons were purified and the sky was clear once more. 'She really has grown.' He thought as he approached the two.
"Are you alright Kaede?" Kagome asked as she dropped her bow to aide the elderly woman.
"Ye has grown in power and control child." Kaede said as Kagome began to heal her broken arm.
"Thank you Kaede…I just wish I could tell the others." Kagome said as she stopped glowing and helped her up.
"Ye has not shown them?" Kaede asked.
"No, and I don't think they have to know until I've mastered my ability." Kagome answered.
"Do ye think it is wise?" Kaede replied.
"Yes but seeing as how I've just been caught I have no choice now…come on out you guys." Kagome called out.
"We were coming to help." Miroku said as he and Sango came out.
"You too Inuyasha." Kagome sighed as she picked up her bow and arrows.
"Why didn't you say anything Kagome?" Sango asked in a hurt voice.
"That was cool!" Shippo yelled as he jumped into Kagome's arms.
"Thank you Shippo…I just thought it would be best. I have a test in a couple of days so I'll be gone for awhile." Kagome answered.
"How long of a while?" Inuyasha growled.
"A week and then I won't have to go back unless I run out of bandages." Kagome answered.
"We'll be back in seven days, lets go." Inuyasha said as he offered her his back.
"Thanks, take care." Kagome said as she got on his back.
After picking up Kagome's bag from Kaede's hut Inuyasha and Kagome left for modern day Japan. Once they got there Kagome placed her bag in her room before going down stairs to find her mother and Inuyasha in a deep conversion. Kagome walked in as she head her mother say, "Thanks you for understanding."
"Understanding what?" Kagome asked as she sat by her mother.
"Nothing, don't you have to study?" her mother asked.
"No, I took my finals early so I just thought I would go and buy some stuff so that I would be all stocked up by the time I left." Kagome explained as she leaned on her mother shoulder.
"You said you had to study." Inuyasha growled.
"Oh…yeah, I'll study after I take a bath. Bye." Kagome quickly replied before she ran up to her room. 'I wonder what they were talk about.' She thought
"I'll be go out tomorrow while Kagome is at school." Miss Higurashi said as she stood up to make dinner.
"I'll be go back through the well to pick out a gift for Kagome." Inuyasha told her before going up stairs and into Kagome's room.
After dinner Kagome sat with her books open to act as if she was studying only to fall asleep. After she had been moved and placed in bed, Inuyasha at Indian style on the floor with Tetsusaiga draped across his chest.