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Chapter 3
Kagome sped through the woods blindly; she had absolutely no idea where she was going, but instinct was telling her to get away from Dog- Boy as fast and far as she could.
She was excited to find that she was able to run extremely fast. Trees and bushes flew past so fast that they created green, blurry walls on either side of her. There was no way he would catch her at this rate.
How wrong she was.
Kagome had been expecting him to chase her from behind, but apparently he had other ideas. She saw a shadow jump into a tree next to her and then continue to follow her as she ran.
How in the heck could he keep up with her by jumping through trees? Didn't he realize that was dangerous?
The shadow disappeared.
Crap.
She had no idea where he was or what he was planning to do.
Maybe he ran into a tree….
The comical scene ran through Kagome's head and caused her to grin. She was caught completely unawares when he landed right in front of her, causing her to run smack into his chest.
They crashed to the ground and rolled.
Of course, with her luck, he landed on top, effectively trapping her between him and the ground.
She moaned, as much from pain as annoyance.
His chest was really hard...and the ground wasn't exactly a pile of pillows. She knew her body would be aching tomorrow, and her poor tail was crushed uncomfortably beneath her. She ground her teeth, and opened her eyes, which had been tightly closed when they fell.
"Stupid cat….you need to watch where you're going," Dog-Boy said as he raised his head to look at her.
Kagome felt his voice rumble through her. For the first time she realized just how completely on top of her he was. She could feel her face turning hot.
"Well you're the idiot who jumped in front of me!"
Kagome turned her head from his golden gaze that was just a few scant inches from her own, and tried wiggling out from underneath him, which caused him to sit up so he was straddling her waist. He leaned over and grabbed her wrists so he could pin them above her head, thus making her struggles futile.
"Feh", he said looking down at her," it doesn't matter now 'cause I've got you right were I want you." Kagome couldn't help but growl at the cocky tone of voice he had. Who did he think he was anyways?
"What exactly do want from me? I haven't done anything to you, you stupid dog!" Kagome continued to squirm under him, but immediately stopped when she realized what part of him she was rubbing. Her blush intensified. She looked up at him, and met his eyes for the first time, waiting for an answer, and trying not to think about all the places their bodies were touching.
If Dog- Boy was feeling anything uuhh, sexual, he wasn't showing it. He continued to fix her with his golden gaze which, at the moment, held distrust and confusion. His eyes narrowed.
"Don't act like you don't know who I am or what I'm after", he growled.
Kagome mentally banged her head against the ground. "But that's exactly what I don't know! Who in the heck are you?"
He shook his head, ignoring her question,"Your scent smells different, something about you has changed Kikyo."
"For the last time, my name is Kagome, dammit! And I have no freakin' idea who this Kikyo is that you're talking about. You have the wrong girl. Heck, I don't even belong to this world!"
Dog- Boy studied her from above.
"You've finally gone off you're rocker haven't ya Kikyo?"
Kagome yelled in frustration. "Look I don't even know your name! And get off of me!" Kagome glared up at her captor. Her nose was being overrun by his dog scent, and his claws were starting to dig into the tender flesh of her wrists.
"Not until I get the jewel", he snarled at her.
Kagome was just about to snap a reply back when something strange happened.
Somebody stumbled out of the woods into the little clearing they were in, Dog-Boy lifted his head. Suddenly a string of beads was thrown around his neck, and this caused enough of a distraction for Kagome to break through his grip and scramble away.
"Quick!" a voice commanded. "Order him to do something!"
She glanced at the confused Dog- Boy and said the first thing that came to mind...
"Sit!"
He slammed to the ground, face first, with a startled yelp.
Kagome turned to look for the owner of the strange voice, and found her already bending on the ground close to Dog- Boy. She was an old woman dressed in the clothes of a miko with a small eye-patch over one eye. She carried a bow on her back, and had a quiver of arrows on the ground next to her.
"Th-thank you, for uhh, saving me," Kagome stuttered, still not quite sure of what exactly happened. But the old woman was not listening, she was studying the boy that was at the moment lying on the ground unconscious.
Kagome bent down next to her, causing the woman to look up. She let out an annoyed sigh,"Ye better come with me, young lady. I have a feeling this is going to take a lot of explaining."
Kagome glanced at Dog-Boy. "Um, what about him?"
"Ye will have to carry him"
"What! He's like two times bigger than me!"
The old lady fixed her with a stern glare. "That doesn't matter; ye should be able to carry the lad. We will not be going far."
Kagome sighed and walked over to the unconscious boy. She'd just have to show the old lady she couldn't do it. She flipped him over so he was lying on his back, and scooped her hands under his knees and head. She was expecting to have to strain to get up with him, but to her surprise he was lighter than he looked...
...or either she had gotten stronger...
She turned with Dog-Boy in her arms to face the old woman, but she was already disappearing into the bushes in the direction she'd come from...
"Hurry it up, I haven't got all day.... I left the porridge over the fire....
Kagome was relieved when she saw a little village up ahead. She would have stopped to admire the view……except for the fact that she could barely see to step one foot in front of the other. Somewhere along the way to the village her bangs had slid in front of her eyes...
...but it wasn't like she could do anything about it, thanks to Mr. Out Cold.
She shook her head in a vain attempt to move the stubborn hairs, and finally gave up when they stuck to the sweat that had formed on her forehead. Now they were worse than before...
She stumbled after the old miko to a small house located on the outskirts of the little town, throwing Dog-Boy down none to gently just inside the doorway. She reached up and finally moved her sticky bangs from in front of her eyes.
That was better.
She looked around the inside of the little house… if you could call it that. It was really more of a hut. The small one-roomed building had a place for a fire in the middle, a few sleeping mats on the ground, and a row of home-made cabinets in the corner.
Kagome sniffed at the food that was cooking over the small fire and reallized that she was starving....again.
She had burned quite a lot of energy running from, yelling at, and carrying that stupid Dog-Boy.
"Would ye like some porridge? It's only burned a little..."
Kagome started at the sound of the old woman's voice, "Sure, I'd love some. Thanks."
"Come sit child, make yourself comfortable...I'll get some cold water to go with that porridge..."
Kagome felt uncomfortable coming into this strange woman's hut. She didn't know what was happening, or who she could trust. She'd already been tackled to the ground by a strange boy, and the last thing she needed was an old woman poisoning her with some burnt porridge.
She watched carefully as the old woman scooped out a bowlful and handed it to her.
"I'll be back in a moment," she said gruffly as she hobbled out of the door.
Kagome sniffed at the bowl as soon as the old woman was out of sight....it didn't smell poisonous...and she was sooo hungry.
Oh what the heck...if all of that raw deer hadn't even given her a stomach ache, then she should be able to handle some porridge.
Kagome turned the bowl up and slurped down a mouthful of steaming porridge, instantly wishing she had waited for the old woman to return with the water.
"I do havesome spoons if ye would like to eat like a normal person...."
Kagome jumped at the sound of the old woman's voice, surprised she hadn't heard her enter. She took the cup of water that was being held out to her and gulped it down, washing away the last bits of porridge. "A spoon would be nice...," she croaked, her voice raw from the burning trail the porridge had burned down her throat.
The old woman opened one of the cabinets and pulled out two wooden spoons and an extra bowl, before sitting down next to the fire.
Kagome gratefully took the spoon and ate the hot food at a slower pace, taking slow gulps of water occasionally.
"So what is your name child...."
"Kagome Higurashi"
"And where do ye come from?"
Kagome shifted self- consciously and cleared her throat. She knew that question would come up eventually, but before she answered it she needed to know a few things. "What is your name?"
The old woman said nothing at the subject change, and simply continued to stare at Kagome with her one good eye. "I am known as Kaede, miko and healer of this village."
"And where exactly is this village?"
"Western Japan...."
"Can you be a little more specific?"
"I might if ye tell me where ye are from...."
"I'm from Tokyo"
"Hmm, never heard of it..."
Kagome felt her mouth open slightly in suprise. "What do you mean you've never heard of it? It's the biggest city in Japan!"
"Nope...I'm pretty sure there is no Tokyo anywhere in this land..."
"What? Are you trying to tell me that a whole city just... just disappeared?!" Kagome gestured wildly in frustration. How could this be possible?
Kaede shifted forward and stared at Kagome intently, causing her to squirm uncomfortably. "I need you to tell me exactly how you got here...and don't leave out anything..."
Kagome sighed and took a swig of water. There was no way this old woman was going to believe a word she said....but she was starting to think anything was possible....
"Well....it all started when I was scrubbing the inside of the well...."
Throughout Kagome's story, Kaede nodded her head and made an occasional comment about something or the other, but otherwise sat still and said nothing.
When her story was finished Kagome stared at the old woman, waiting for her to call her a raving, crazy lunatic...
But instead a look of annoyance crossed her face.
"Took ye long enough....I've been waiting for ye for 50 years now...."
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