Again i do not own Inuyasha.
Sorry that its taken 2 weeks to put this up. I'm finding it hard to find time to write this.
Disappearing Act
Inuyasha stomped back down to Kaede's hut. He noticed some village men had started to get to work on the extension for her hut. Kaede stood watching their work making sure they did it to her liking. He flew past to avoid having to make chit chat with the old priestess and went to the hill overlooking to village to relax. When he got there he saw Miroku and Sango chatting closely and he growled loudly.
Miroku and Sango looked up after hearing their friend's growl. They quickly moved slightly further away from each other as Inuyasha glared down at them.
"What's wrong Inuyasha?" Sango asked, blushing slightly still.
"Feh" he grumbled turning his back to them.
"Oh, so Kagome got to go back to her time" Miroku smiled from behind Inuyasha.
"No she didn't!" Inuyasha snapped.
"Then where is she?" Sango asked standing up with her hands on her hips.
"She stormed off into the woods" Inuyasha huffed.
"You let her go unprotected into those woods?" Sango shouted at him.
"I couldn't sense anything dangerous" Inuyasha scoffed but clearly the fact she was unprotected dawned on him and he started to worry.
"So what! She could fall and hurt herself badly and no one will be there to help her!" Sango fumed making Inuyasha turn and face her.
Inuyasha glared at her masking his concern well.
"Damn it Kagome what have I done?"He thought angrily to himself.
"I would sense if she was in trouble" he countered.
"Yeah but how can you be sure?" Sango fumed.
"Sango, love, relax. Kagome is strong she will be fine" Miroku said soothingly.
"Yes but she's not a trained fighter like us!"
Inuyasha flinched at her words. His ears flattened slightly and he turned and looked in the direction of the woods were Kagome disappeared into.
"Ok let's give her until sundown. I'm sure she will be back by then and there is the possibility she's gone back home after you stormed off Inuyasha" Miroku said encouragingly.
Inuyasha didn't say anything he folded his hands inside his kimono and dug his claws into his arms in worry.
Miroku walked on ahead to Kaede's hut followed shortly after by Sango. Inuyasha stood for a moment watching the forest intently.
"Why can't you let me protect you Kagome? Please be safe back in your own time" he thought looking down before slowly following his friends back to the old priestess' hut.
He came to a stop at its entrance, ignoring the village men working on its extension and pulled the cloth back and stepped in. The occupants of the hut turned to face him, except Amenji, who unlike the others is not used to his and Kagome's fights and carries on looking at all the different herbs.
"Lady Kaede, your supply of chamomile is starting to get low. Would you like me to go fetch you some more?" Amenji asked politely.
"Yes child, that would be much appreciated. Shippo will ye show young Amenji where the chamomile garden is" the old priestess smiled.
"Sure thing. Come on Amenji" Shippo smiled happily as he led his new friend out of the hut. Inuyasha stepped out of the way as the two fox demons scurried out the door. He looked at his friends who turned away and carried on with what they were at. He growled quietly to himself and sat down in the corner against the wall and closed his eyes ignoring them. He pressed Tetsuaiga to his chest, drawing calmness from it and tried to block out his worry for Kagome. His brow furrowed in annoyance as he couldn't get the young priestess out of his mind.
"It's like you're permanently imbedded in my thoughts" he sighed to himself.
Sango looked over her shoulder at the half demon and sighed. She then stared into the flames of the open fire. Miroku put a comforting hand on her shoulder before taking it away and going lower.
"PERVERT!"
"What was that Shippo?" Amenji asked turning to her new friend.
"That was Miroku being a lecher again" Shippo sighed.
Inuyasha opened his eyes and saw the monk lying unconscious on the bamboo floor. Sango stood over him with her hands in fists before stepping over the monk and sitting next to Kaede instead.
Kaede smirked over her cup of herbal that she had raised to her mouth.
"Twill be a long wait till sundown" Kaede sighed and tipped the cup to her head.
"Hey Shippo..." Amenji said as she carried on with her work in the gardens.
"Yeah Amenji?" he asked looking up at her.
"Are Inuyasha and Kagome married?" she asked innocently.
Shippo looked up at her startled, as a pair of dog ears twitched in their direction not too far away.
"No Amenji. They're not" he sighed "I really do wish they were but they are both too stubborn to admit they have feelings for one another."
"Oh I see" Amenji replied, then further away a dog demon leaped away into the forest.
Shippo whipped his head around hearing a noise.
"Did you hear that?" he asked.
"Hear what Shippo?"
"Um, nothing"
Inuyasha landed under the sacred tree and slumped at the bottom of it. He sat and crossed his arms in his robe and stared at the well not too far for the spot. He glared in its direction then glared in the direction of Shippo.
"Feh nobody knows anything about what I feel...except Kagome. She always knows if I'm sad or angry. She understands me. But if she really understood me she wouldn't have left. The wench" he growled to himself. He fisted his hand and hit the ground below him making it crack a little bit under his force. He stared down at the crack then over to the well that caused anguish between him and Kagome every time she wanted to travel home.
"But this is her home now!" he growled softly. He sniffed the air and his ears flattened slightly.
"She's gone home. Her scent has vanished" he thought to himself. He stood up and walked towards the well. He stopped at its brink and looked down. The oversized yellow bag he had tossed in early was gone.
"She's gone" he said quietly out loud. He sighed and turned back to the village.
"You have till sundown Kagome, then I'm dragging you back here" he said out loud with his back to the well.
Inuyasha, Shippo and Amenji watched the sun go down from the roof of Kaede's hut.
"The lakes are so pretty at sundown" Amenji smiled.
"Yes I agree Amenji" Sango replied from down below.
"I've seen prettier things" the monk beside her grinned but surprisingly didn't move his hand causing the demon slayer to blush harshly.
"Me too" Shippo said quietly agreeing with Miroku. Amenji turned towards him with a questioning look which made the young fox demon turn away.
Inuyasha stared ahead to where the well was ignoring the conversations around him.
"Hello...earth to Inuyasha" Shippo called waving his hands in front of his face.
Startled Inuyasha shook his head and looked down at Shippo.
"What?" he snapped.
"I was asking are you going to go and get Kagome now ?" he said looking slightly concerned for his father like figure of a friend.
Inuyasha looked away from Shippo to the well. He pushed the fox demon off him and leapt of the roof.
"Hey!" Shippo shouted but the half demon ignored him and disappeared out of sight.
"Leave him be Shippo. He's just concerned" Miroku said sounding like a wise monk.
Sango raised an eyebrow at his tone but nodded at his comment.
"We all know how much Kagome means to him. He just won't admit it himself" Sango reasoned.
"He's so stubborn" Shippo huffed.
"He wouldn't be Inuyasha if he wasn't" Miroku chuckled.
"Aye monk. He is a stubborn fool!" Kaede said in a matter of fact tone then chuckled to herself.
Inuyasha leapt off the roof leaving his chatty friends behind and ran across the paths that separated the lakes. In seconds he had disappeared into the shadows of the trees and landed at the well. He waited for a few seconds before swinging his legs over its mouth and was engulfed in a blue light. When the light died down, he covered his nose briefly from the fumes in the air. He jumped out of the well and pulled open the door to the shrine. He looked at the orange and yellow sky that was so different from the one in the feudal era.
"How does Kagome stand living in this world?" he asked himself as he leapt from the shrine, across the courtyard and onto the window ledge of Kagome's room. He pulled open the window and climbed in slowly. The room was quiet and tidy as he looked towards the bed where he expected to find Kagome sleeping. His heart pounded a bit faster as he noticed her untouched bed. He sniffed the air around her room.
"What? I can't pick up her scent at all. She hasn't been here!" he thought panicking. He leapt out the window and snuck close to the kitchen window. He peered in and Kagome's family were having tea but Kagome was absent. His eyes widened in horror.
"Kagome where are you?" he thought before dashing back to the well.
Kagome groaned and opened her eyes slowly. Her vision slowly started to come into focus and she saw a pair of eyes staring at her.
"Lady Kagome, you're awake" the voice said happily.
Kagome groaned as she sat up and rubbed her head.
"Rin?" she asked groggily.
The little girl smiled and offered the older girl a bottle of water. Kagome took it appreciatively and glugged it down.
"This is preposterous! I am no babysitter. I'm a demon. Lord Sesshomaru has made a mistake!" a small toad liked demon fumed from behind Rin.
"Master Jaken, please keep your voice down" Rin hushed him.
"I will not keep my voice down young lady!" he screeched.
Rin rolled her eyes and sat in front of Kagome.
Kagome rubbed her sore head and looked around her. Water poured down at a rapid speed at the caves entrance. The cave itself was cosy enough with fur rugs thrown in piles scattered around the cave, she on one of them. Ah-Un slept in the far corner, a bubble forming and disappearing from its nose.
"How are you feeling?" Rin asked her.
"I've been better. Why am I here? Where's Inuyasha and the others?" she asked staring at the young girl.
"You're in Lord Sesshomaru's cave because he requires your assistance. Inuyasha and the others are...um...I don't know" Rin replied ticking each question of with her fingers.
"My assistance?" Kagome said startled.
"That's right" Rin smiled.
"Why would Lord Sesshomaru need the assistance of a weak human?" Jaken mumbled behind them. Rin turned and glared at him.
"Kagome is mighty priestess. She's probably stronger than you" Rin teased.
"Why, you little brat! I am a demon. I am much more powerful than her" he shouted jumping up and down on the spot.
Kagome looked at the two arguing and stood up slowly. She turned to face the entrance of the cave but a large figure in front of her stopped her in her tracks.
"Sesshomaru why did you take me here?" she said angrily, showing no fear of the powerful demon in front of her.
"I don't have to answer that" he said emotionlessly.
"Eh...yes you do!" she said angrily. "You took me here against my will and I demand an answer!"
Sesshomaru smirked. "You have become as stubborn as my pathetic brother".
"He's not pathetic!" she countered.
"Defending a half demon? You're not as smart as I thought you were" he replied in a monotone voice.
Kagome glared at him, but Sesshomaru's gaze was fierce and made Kagome unconsciously take a step backwards.
"What do you want from me Sesshomaru ?" Kagome made herself focus to steady her gaze.
Sesshomaru's gaze was firm, cold and heartless.
"You're bait for my brother. I'm going to kill him and take what is rightfully mine. The Tetsuaiga" He said completely lacking emotion.
Kagome's eyes widened in horror and she felt her blood run cold. She backed up more until she felt herself hit the wall of the cave. Sesshomaru's ice cold gaze never left her and Kagome had to look away from the heartless demon.
"You underestimate Inuyasha's strength Sesshomaru. He's stronger then you think he is' Kagome replied weakly and looked over at Rin you was staring at Sesshomaru aghast, betrayal and horror clear in her eyes.
Sesshomaru followed Kagome's gaze to the young girl and he flinched but not enough for the human eye to notice. Rin stared at him then looked down, ashamed and embarrassed for being caught staring. Sesshomaru shook his head removing all thoughts from his mind. He turned his back to the two human girls and Jaken and walked slowly towards the mouth of the cave.
"He was a mistake. Giving him the Tetsuaiga was a mistake and I'm going to remove this mistake" He said heartlessly and jumped down into the water falling from the mountain.
Rin looked over at Kagome sadly, who was staring at the ground in shock and horror.
"Inuyasha isn't well enough to fight yet. He's still weak from the ice demon. I can't let Sesshomaru kill him. I just can't"
A bright light glowed from the well and disappeared quickly then was instantly replaced by Inuyasha leaping up from it. He stood on the ground beside the well and looked around sniffing the air.
"Damnit, I can't pick up Kagome's scent anywhere" he growled.
He charged towards the small village, his robe flapping behind him. The sky was darkening quickly and he growled again to himself. Sango and Miroku were walking back to Kaede's hut carrying firewood for the night ahead when they felt the presence of their friend coming quickly towards them.
"Inuyasha ? What is it ?" Sango asked worriedly dropping the firewood just outside the door of the hut.
Inuyasha leapt and landed quickly in front of them.
"Kagome never went home" He growled but it was more to himself.
"What!" Sango shouted.
"We have to find her!" Shippo shouted jumping up onto Sango's shoulder after running out hearing the conversation.
"It's too close to nightfall. Sango and I wouldn't be able to find her in the dark." Miroku reasoned and Sango's shoulders slumped slightly in defeat.
"I'll go alone then" Inuyasha turned to run away but Miroku grabbed hold of the sleeve of his robe and held him back.
"No Inuyasha, wait with us until morning. Kagome wouldn't want you going alone" Miroku said sternly.
"And Kagome wouldn't want me to leave her out there alone and unprotected" He countered angrily.
"Inuyasha, Kagome is a strong child. She would want ye all to rest and be stronger for tomorrow" Kaede said as she walked out slowly with Amenji at her feet.
"Kaede is right, Inuyasha" Sango agreed reluctantly.
Inuyasha growled at them all, angry for turning against him, then stormed into the hut and sat in the corner. The rest exchanged worried glances then followed the half demon into the hut and prepared to settle for the night. Inuyasha sat and watched as his friends grabbed blankets and made beds for themselves. Amenji walked over to him, carrying a blanket, and without saying a word she set it down beside him, then turned and walked back to her bed beside Shippo's. Inuyasha watched her then looked out at the night's sky through a gap between the cloth and the door. He sighed unable to sleep and prayed Kagome was safe.
Kagome stood at the mouth of the cave, her arms wrapped around her small body. Sesshomaru hadn't returned, which she was glad about, but it was night now and she knew she wouldn't be able to escape. Rin walked up slowly behind her carrying Kagome's large yellow bag.
"Miss Kagome ?" Rin said quietly.
"Yes Rin ?" Kagome turned and her eyes widened in surprise. "My bag!" she exclaimed as Rin held it out for her and Kagome took it happily. "Where did you get it ?"
"Lord Sesshomaru retrieved it for you when we brought you here" She said quietly.
"Oh, I see" She held the bag closely to her.
"Is Lord Sesshomaru really going to kill..." Rin asked but wasn't able to finish and looked down.
Kagome frowned and leaned down to be at eye level with the young girl.
"I really hope not, and one way to stop him from hurting Inuyasha and from hurting himself" she added cleverly knowing that would pull on Rin's heart strings, and it worked making the girl look up worriedly at Kagome "would be if I escaped, then that way, Inuyasha wouldn't come here and they wouldn't fight".
Rin looked at her thoughtfully
"So, if you escaped, Lord Sesshomaru wouldn't get hurt ?" She asked.
"Yes"
"I can help you"
Kagome smiled and gently pulled the smaller girl to her and hugged her.
"Thank you Rin, but we'll have to do it tomorrow. I wouldn't be able to get away in the night. It would be too dangerous" She explained.
"Ok" Rin nodded and the two girls made their plan, out of ear shoot from the sleeping Jaken.
After a while, Rin went back to her bed, silently proud of herself for protecting her Master.
Kagome watched her go then turned back to original position, looking out at the night's sky. She glanced down at the bag at her feet and something gently moving caught her attention. She knelt down and looked at the small cherry blossom flower caught under her bag. Its small petals were moving in the gentle wind, as if it was struggling to get free from the weight of the bag. Kagome lifted the bag of it then the small flower blew of delicately out of the cave. She smiled watching it. Knowing she would be escaping too, and thought back to the day before at the tree. Her thoughts then like before, going back to Inuyasha.
"Please don't be looking for me Inuyasha. Not just yet. I will come back, I promise"
"Please hang in there Kagome. I'll be out looking tomorrow. I'll search the ends of the world until your back. I promise" A half demon made that silent wish to the night's sky, and closed his golden eyes to succumb to the tiredness he had been fighting.
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