Chapter 4 A New Name

"Kongousouha? Are you here?" whispered Kagome

Kagome walked into the cave where a fair was dully light just so it could show enough light to see the blood on the walls. Kagome just stared as she read the messy blood written note. I will kill everything you love if you stay, go home kitty. A purple glow came from Kagome's hands as it rolled into a fist. She slammed her fist into the wall making a crater in the side of the cave. "DAM YOU NARAKU!"

She ran as fast as she could. Her lungs were sore and legs tired but she didn't stop and still she couldn't find the sent of Naraku. It's been a month since she tried to forget about her master. She smelt someone… Someone near by her fine hairs on her back stood straight up.

"What is it you want dog?" She spoke out.

"I wanted to see you…you Kagome." Inuyasha spoke soft.

"Don't call me that, that name. Never again speak it. That person died. Died on the night everything went wrong." She looked him straight in the eye making sure he got the point.

"What happened? Ka…" Inuyasha was cut off.

"Kotatsu… and none for your business all I need from you is to know is if you have picked up Naraku's sent." Kotatsu said.

"If I tell you I did find his sent would you travel with me?"

Kotatsu narrowed her eyes. "I travel alone."

Kotatsu was looking at the ground until Inuyasha lifted her chin to look her in the eyes. So much sadness and hurt. He thought. She felt paralysed; she couldn't move all she could do was look into his amber eyes. "Please Kotatsu we need you." Inuyasha pleaded.

'There's still love in his eyes…I can't get involved Naraku will kill them but they are also strong, and I could use all the help I can get.' She thought.

All she wanted to do was hug him. But instead she accepted traveling with him. Inuyasha swore he saw the old Kagome there for half a second. He reached his hand out and was going to touch her, feel her warm skin. His hand moved slow waiting for her to move away since she almost killed the last person that touched her. Kotatsu head was down looking at the ground and her bangs were hiding her eyes. But Inuyasha could smell tears.

"Kotatsu…don't cry. Please…"Inuyasha pleaded.

"I'm… not crying… crying is for weaklings!" She managed to say. She looked into Inuyasha's eyes. So much hurt was in her eyes. She fainted, falling; luckily Inuyasha was there to catch her.

Inuyasha carried her to a near by cave since the rain started to fall on them. He placed her down waiting for her to come to. "Inu…yasha..." she whispered. Inuyasha shot up and ran to her side. "Kotatsu are you ok?"

"Kotatsu? Who's that? Wait …never mind." She mumbled. She crawled to Inuyasha and sat in his lap and cuddled in. Just like a cat would have done. She purred as Inuyasha stroked her hair as she fell asleep.