Hey guys, Gamer here! And I'm back with chapter 3 of E.H.A.D. I hope my readers are enjoying it so far and you could let me know your thoughts by leaving those reviews. I'm sorry to say that this chapter will be kinda short but it's a bit over 1k.
Kagome continues her jumps through the forest trees until she hears a voice. So she stops on a branch and looks around.
"Who's there?" She questions.
"Follow me..." The voice said. Kagome looked around for the source but saw no one.
"I'm not going anywhere until I see a face."
" So stubborn." The voice chuckled. "Follow the direction of the wind. I assure you that you are safe."
It was a strange feeling but Kagome felt like the voice spoke the truth. She let the cool breeze prick against her skin and lead her in the direction she needed to go. As soon as she got a good feel of it, she leapt of to the West.
She started jumping on branches, and ducking under them too. Until she reached a river. Kagome looked around for the source of the voice or something that'll help her understand what was happening.
"Look into the river." The same voice spoke. Kagome peered over into the water. But instead of seeing her reflection. She was looking at a strange but beautiful woman. Long black hair cascading down her back framing perfect skin with eyes as brown as chocolate. A white kimono covered her body as she looked up at Kagome with a small smile.
"Who are you?"
"Of course you would not recognize me. I am Yami but disguised as a human."
"Why am I here?"
"So you could learn more of your new self and my plans." Yami smiled some more.
"I already know that you're using me."
"Hush child. And let me explain." Kagome sat down close to the water and listened. "You my dear, have a pure heart. One that I could take ahold of and corrupt. Once I've corrupted every inch of your heart, I will be free to release my true form. But at the cost that you will never be a regular human again. Everyone you kill or hurt without a care corrupts your heart faster and faster. And you my dear, are doing a wonderful job. The time will soon come. I would've been released much sooner you see. But that damned priestess Kikyo deflected my snake. She later died and you are her reincarnation. So I had a second chance to do what I failed to the first time."
As Yami explained, Kagome realized now that the vision she saw was of Yami and Kikyo.
She got up. "So I was right. You only came to me because I'm Kikyo's reincarnation." Kagome laughed out of frustration. "That's all I've ever used for!" She punches the water where the reflection was.
She got up and ran into the forest. "It's always about that dead Kikyo. That's all these demons want and all that that damned Inuyasha wants. But I'll show them. I'll show them all that I'm not anything like Kikyo. I'm Kagome and that's all I'll ever be. No matter who's reincarnation I supposedly am."
Inuyasha had finally joined the others around the fire to see that they're still awake.
"Glad you could join us." Miroku greets.
"How are you feeling Koga?" Inuyasha asks.
"Better already. But why do you care?"
"I don't. I hate to keep you around but those shards in your legs are gonna be useful."
"Why do you say that?" Sango asks.
"We're going to catch Kagome. While I was in the forest I picked up a bunch of rope. We're gonna tie her up so she can't escape."
"How do we do that?" Shippo jumps on his shoulder.
"Yeah she's like a walking killing machine and we can't hurt her." Koga points out.
"But she hurts herself." They all looked at him as if he had grown a second head.
"What I mean is when she was about to punch me and I moved, her hand got caught in the tree. She couldn't move it. But I didn't act fast enough and that's why she got the chance to attack me again." He explained.
"So we could trap and tie her by using her own strength against her." Miroku summed it up.
"How are we gonna get her to fall for this? Kagome is a really smart girl." Sango questions.
"Shippo here is gonna use his fox magic." Inuyasha grabbed him upside down by his tail.
"H-hey what'd you mean. You want me to go against Kagome. But I'm still just a kid. She would kill me." Shippo cries.
"Well if you could transform into her you could transform into me."
"B-but what if sh-she hurts me!"
"Dodge her attacks before they hit you. At least until she gets both of her hands stuck." Miroku tells him.
"I don't like this plan one bit." Shippo crosses his arms.
Inuyasha drops him on his head. "Hey what's your problem!" Shippo points and shouts at him. As a result, Inuyasha smacked Shippo over the head with his fist.
"Inuyasha stop it." Sango picked up the weeping demon. "If Kagome were here you would've been eating dirt right now."
"Well she not here is she?" Inuyasha snapped.
"Calm down Inuyasha." Miroku glared. "There's no need to lash out on Sango."
"Can you blame him? He's like a lost puppy without Kagome around." Koga states.
"And you're any better? You flirt with her everytime you see her but still too dense to see she doesn't want you."
"And you leave her everytime that dead priestess is near. At least I can stay loyal to a woman who deserves it."
"You don't know anything so just shut up." Inuyasha stands.
"I know enough to tell you to stop stringing along Kagome like that." Koga gets up too.
"I'm not stringing her along."
"Yes you are. You treat her like she's your lifeline, and protect her like she's your queen, until you see Kikyo. Then you forget about her existence."
"Oh shut up you mangy wolf."
"Insolent puppy."
"Empty threat."
"You wanna see what this 'empty threat' can do?" Koga challenged.
"Bring it on! I've been waiting to kill you."
Koga was just about to make his comeback when they heard clapping and laughing. They looked up to see Kagome in the air like she watched the whole thing. As she continued to look down on them she saw the guys all looking up in one direction. Then it hit her at what they were trying to do.
"I swear to god if you guys are trying to look up my dress I'll kill you all." She says as plain as day. "But what really caught my eyes were the two assholes down there fighting over me." She positioned her body in the air like she was laying on a bed.
"He's the only asshole down here." Inuyasha pointed at Koga.
"Says the guy that cares more about a dead girl than a living one." Koga pushed Inuyasha's finger away.
Just the mentioning of Kikyo triggered something in Kagome. "Enough!" She drew the bow and pointed it down. "I'll show you. I'll show you all. I'm nothing like Kikyo. I am Kagome and that's all I'll ever be." She glared down at them.
Everyone below her was on their guard. Prepared for any attack. As they looked up into her electric green eyes she looked down at theirs.
Cerulean ones of Koga.
Chocolate ones of Sango.
Jade ones of little Shippo.
Indigo orbs of Miroku.
And finally, the bright amber eyes of the half demon Inuyasha.
Every one of them there was expecting Kagome to fire her arrow. But what happened next. Was something not even Kagome was expecting...
And that's where I leave you guys this chapter. Don't forget to review and tell your friends about my story. Gamer out!
