Chapter 3: Disaster


This was a disaster. Kagome was having a hard time separating her Inuyasha from this Inuyasha. Why did he have to age so slowly? It had to be at least 50 years ago, but he almost looked the same. It was only his hair that was an inch short.

She needed help, but Inuyasha never liked to help anyone. She was so confused that he had willingly helped her without complaining so far. This was not going the way that she thought.

In the future, he had tried to kill her the first day as soon as he had an opportunity then he still did not want to help her find the jewel shards. Inuyasha had been a brat.

But then again- he had been angry because he thought she was Kikiyo.

Now, he had not met Kikiyo yet.

Kagome stopped breathing. This was not good. She did not want to mess with time. She had to keep it professional and stop staring at him. Then she was leaving. She was going to find someone else to help her.

Not Inuyasha.

Inuyasha was her friend. Her best friend. Later on when she met him, he is not emotionally available, so that is why they were friends. Now he was available and she could tell that by the way he looked at her. So intense that she was worried about having a heart attack. It was all her fault. She was treating him as if he was her Inuyasha. It was not right.

If Inuyasha fell for her instead of Kikiyo then the future would be so wrong. She would never come to the past because she would not have the Shikon jewel. They would never meet.

The rain was letting up. A rainbow painted the sky.

Kagome stood up and dusted her skirt. She bowed, "Inuyasha, thank you, but I have to go." She took off his haori and handed it to him. Then she ran away before she started to cry in front of him.

It hurt to see the stricken look that flashed across his face, but this was for the best. He would not remember her anyway.

Why couldn't she run into Sesshoumaru instead? That would not change the past at all. Inuyasha was the last person that she wanted to see. Kouga even would be better, but Kouga used to eat humans. Never mind. Yes, she needed to find Sesshoumaru. He hated humans but he did not eat them. Besides, lately she found out that Sesshoumaru is not that bad. She could convince him to help her. Maybe she could do him a favor in exchange. Kagome could handle Sesshoumaru even if she would never tell Inuyasha that.

That was easy.

She was surprised that Inuyasha had let her go. Usually he never let her go anywhere without him unless she was going home. He was so overprotective. But then again he did not know her, so he had no reason to care. She tried to let that thought depress her.

The sun was in that direction, so that was must be the West. If she went this direction, she would find Sesshoumaru.

Great. Another demon was coming after her.

This journey was going to be hard since she had jewel shards with her. Kagome sighed as she prepared her arrow. The insect demon emerged and Kagome killed it and continued alone.

She walked for an hour with no incident. It was getting dark. Suddenly, she felt nervous. She should have asked Inuyasha to take her to Sesshoumaru. Never mind. They probably hated each other even now. He would never agree to that.

Finally, Kagome found a place to rest. She sat down, pulled off her shoes, and rubbed her aching ankle. It was getting harder to relax, as it got darker. Was the forest always this creepy? It was so dark. She was not even out in the open but between a tree and a bush. Trying her best to hide. The minutes stretched out and it felt like forever. Every sound made Kagome jump in fright. Her hand stayed on her bow. It was so scary. She would have to walk faster during the day. The sooner she found Sesshoumaru the better.

She was not sure how she slept sometime around in the middle of the night the exhaustion had been too much for her.

In the morning, Kagome woke up feeling refreshed. She was so happy that she was still alive, and she was warm too.

Warm?

She was wrapped in Inuyasha's haori. She did not know whether to be relieved or angry. She stood up, looked around until she saw him sitting in the same tree that was next to her.

He dropped down, his fists clenched, and glared at her in a too familiar way. "Are you crazy? Why would you sleep here? It is not safe. Did you think that it was safe? I killed two demons that were looking for snacks."

She loved him.

He was too sweet. He had been watching out for her the whole time. Before she think about it. She threw herself into his arms. This time he did not pull away. A second later, she felt him wrap his arms around her.

"Stupid girl," he whispered against her ear sending a shiver through her. "Now are you going to tell me what is going on."

Kagome sighed and let him go, "I can't Inuyasha. It is better if you don't know."

His right eye twitched in anger, "How do you know my name?"

"Everyone knows you," she said with a weak laugh. He noticed that. When did Inuyasha get observant?

"Fine. What is your name?" he demanded and Kagome almost fell over. Inuyasha never cared about her name before. She should not tell him her name. Kagome tried to think of a lie. Nothing came.

His eyes narrowed, "If you won't give me your name than I will call you wench."

Her temper rose, but she did not lose it, but it did slip for a minute, "Fine." The less he knew about her the better.

He growled, "Look, I get it. It is none of my business. You keep your secrets. But at least let me walk you home, so you get there in one piece."

"I'm not going home." Kagome whispered. "Not yet-"

Inuyasha scowled, "Fine. It is not my business. I don't care. Keep your stupid secrets. But I'm still coming with you no matter what you say."

"I'm a priestess." Kagome whispered. "I don't need your help."

Inuyasha smirked, "I didn't ask if you needed it. I'm coming. You could not even get through the night by yourself. I don't feel like finding your dead body later. Let's go."

She froze. She was going to Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha would not agree. But if Inuyasha was with her then she did not need to go find the ice prince. She could just find a witch to ask them how to fix the well. She needed to find a witch as soon as possible. She had to get home.

He picked her up without asking and she snuggled closer to him. She had a long night, so she was going to relax. She did not feel like arguing, especially since Inuyasha never carried her in his arms.

It was nice and she was very tired.

Maybe if she does not do anything weird than he will never remember this. But then again this happened already, but Inuyasha doesn't remember in the future. She will be home in a few days. No harm. No foul. She should not be so conceited. Inuyasha would never love her. Kikiyo or no Kikiyo. They were friends. They will always be friends. Who cares if he was looking at her in a different way? He was probably just confused since she was acting weird.

Maybe she was worried for nothing. Maybe it won't be a disaster at all.

It might even be fun to get to know this Inuyasha.