Kagome's Mission: Get through the Well
The sun quickly rises into the sky. Kagome is sitting on the porch surrounding the hut. Her legs are dangling off the edge. She has changed her outfit to something easier to move around in. Her jean shorts almost touch her knees, and she's wearing a short sleeve shirt that is pale yellow. Her hair is still up in a ponytail as well. She stares at her bare feet as she swings them back and forth.
'Ever since I became a half-demon I've been wondering if I could still go through the well. Even if I can, how will I explain the ears and tail to everyone in school?' Kagome thinks as she swings her feet even faster.
She hears a yawn from inside the hut, but she remains where she is. Kagome looks back over her shoulder at the black and purple robe of Miroku. She slowly looks up at his face. Miroku looks down at her then walks over and sits beside her. He crosses his legs like he always does as he lowers himself onto the porch.
Kagome pulls her knees up onto the porch, and holds them close to herself. She can't help but watch Miroku the whole time. He suddenly looks over at her. Kagome watches him wondering what he'll do next.
"I know that things have become harder ever since you became a half-demon. You've become stronger, and InuYasha seems to be more caring towards you. Last night you said that your blood killed the cat demon. How is that possible?" Miroku asks as he looks at Kagome.
"There's some kind of acid in my blood now. It doesn't affect me because I'd die if it did. I don't want to use that power to kill though. I'd rather use something else. My blood is a terrible way to kill, but if I must then I will use my acidic blood to kill any opponent." Kagome explains holding her knees even tighter.
Miroku puts his hand on her shoulder lightly. Kagome looks at him out of the corner of her eyes.
"Maybe its best if you go back to your own time for awhile. You seem very uncomfortable lately. It might be best if you returned to your time until you're back to normal, Kagome. I'll tell the others that you have gone, but you must leave before InuYasha wakes up." Miroku says lifting his hand off her shoulder, and pulling himself to his feet using his staff.
"You're right Miroku. I will go back for awhile." Kagome says excitedly. She then lets go of her knees and jumps off the porch.
"Hand me my bag will you Miroku?" Kagome asks. Miroku reaches into the hut and pulls out Kagome's enormous yellow bag. He hands it down to her and she throws it over her shoulders.
She waves good-bye to Miroku then dashes off into the distance. Kagome is heading for Kaede's village that is only a few hundred miles away. Kagome lets her hair down as she runs to let it blow in the wind.
"This feels great. I've never been able to run this fast on my own. I love it." Kagome yells as she runs even faster towards the forest of InuYasha.
Back in the village where the rest of the gang had stayed behind at, Miroku is sitting in the corner patiently waiting for someone to wake up. It isn't long before Shippo, and Kirara begin to stir. They both sit up at the same time. Kirara arches her back up and yawns. She then scratches behind her left ear with her left hind leg. Shippo rubs the sleep from his eyes and searches the room for something.
"Miroku where's Kagome?" he asks sleepily. Miroku doesn't say anything at first, because now Sango has started to stir.
Sango opens her eyes then blinks a few times to get adjusted to the morning light. She looks at Miroku through sleep filled eyes. She notices Kagome is missing, but she quickly figures out where the half-cat demon has gone to.
"She went home Shippo." Miroku says quietly. He knows that Sango has figured it out already. InuYasha suddenly springs to life after hearing that Kagome has gone home.
"She went home without even telling us?" He snaps glaring at Miroku.
"She told me. In fact I suggested that she go home. Kagome is struggling with her new form, and fighting last night didn't help her. It's best if she just heads home for awhile." Miroku says calmly. InuYasha knows he's right but he wishes that Kagome would have told him herself.
"We should start to head back to Kaede's village too. We have to be there for when Kagome returns." InuYasha says calmly as he slowly stands up. The others get to their feet as well.
Miroku quickly thanks the headman for letting them stay the night. The headman in return thanks them for slaying the cat demon. They then take their leave back in the direction they came from the day before.
'This is going to be a two to three day trip. That's for sure.' InuYasha thinks as they walk slowly out of the village. Once they're outside of the village they all look at each other. Sango looks at Kirara and the small cat demon morphs into her saber form again. Sango pushes off her back and hulls herself up onto the cat's back.
Miroku jumps up behind her and Shippo hops onto Sango's shoulder. InuYasha starts to run off ahead of the rest of the group. Kirara kicks off the ground and soars into the air. It isn't long before they catch up to InuYasha. InuYasha can only think of Kagome as he runs the same path she'd taken only a few hours ago.
Kagome is drawing closer to Kaede's village. She can smell herbs and the scent of the old woman that is Kikyo's younger sister. Kagome imagines the old woman in her mind.
The image of a shorter woman that is hunched over due to her old age appears in her mind. A black eye patch lies over her right eye. She has on a white long sleeve shirt, and bright red pants. Kagome knows it's the outfit of the priestess, but it still looks funny in her mind. She smiles at the image though.
'How would Kaede react if she saw me like this?' Kagome wonders to herself as she nears the village. She takes a detour around the village so she doesn't have to face the villagers. As soon as the soft grass of the forest touches her feet Kagome begins to purr. She stops suddenly and falls to the ground.
"This is so soft." She purrs as she rolls around in the grass. Kagome then realizes what she's doing and stops.
She rolls over and gets to her feet again. She notices the well only a few feet away. Kagome walks over to it and grabs the edge. She looks down into the well uncertain if she'll make it through or not. She glances over her shoulder at the Sacred Tree.
'What if I can't make it through?' She thinks as she looks back down the well again. She hops up onto the edge of the well, and sits there looking down into it.
"I guess I'll just have to try it." She says confidently to herself. She then leaps into the well just like, a cat jumping off a counter top.
Time swirls around her as she falls through the well. She lands neatly on the other side of the well. Kagome looks up the well wall to the opening in the top. She crouches down slightly then pushes off, and leaps out of the well in a single bound. She charges up the stairs of the shrine, and flings open the doors.
"Welcome home Kagome." Says Kagome's mom as she sweeps away a few leaves on the cement.
Kagome looks at her mom. Her brown eyes are focused on the broom and the leaves she's sweeping. Her short black hair blows gently in the wind. Her yellow jacket is nicely buttoned to cover the blue shirt underneath it. Her brown skirt almost touches her ankles, and her black shoes are worn down from use.
"Hey mom." Kagome says as she walks over to her mother. Her mom looks up, and notices her ears. She then notices Kagome's tail. She drops her broom and grabs Kagome's ears.
"What happened to you Kagome?" She says stroking Kagome's cat ears.
"I was bit by a cat and turned into a half-cat demon." Kagome explains while her ears twitch. Her mom lets go of Kagome's ears, and takes Kagome inside with her.
Sota and Grandpa's jaws drop at the site of Kagome. Her tail sways back and forth gently, and her ears are twitching at ever little sound. As they stare at her Kagome pulls her hair back into a ponytail again.
"Sis! What happened to you?" Sota exclaims. Kagome looks at her younger brother. His black short hair is nicely combed and her blue long sleeve shirt is tucked into his tan pants.
"I was bitten by a cat demon. Now I'm a half demon like InuYasha." Kagome boasts as she removes her bag from her back, and sets it on the ground.
"How can I come up with an excuse for you now? You're practically a cat. I can't tell the school that you turned into a cat. They'll send the loony patrol out for me." Grandpa suddenly chimes in.
Kagome looks over at the older man. His grey hair is pulled into a ponytail much like Miroku's. His white long sleeve shirt is tucked into his dark blue baggy pants.
"You don't have to tell them that. Just say I came down with a disease after a cat bit me. It's not that hard Gramps." Kagome snaps at him while resting her hands on her hips.
Kagome then storms away to her room dragging her bag behind her. She kicks open her door in frustration, and empties her bag onto her bed. She grabs out the holey uniform and tosses it in the trash. She grabs out her other one, and folds it neatly on her bed. As she sifts through all her stuff she throws things away and puts some on her bed. She then puts the stuff off her bed back into her bag.
The size of the bag has decreased greatly now and is less then half its original size. Kagome looks at her now wrinkly bed. She quickly smoothes it out then flops onto it. 'Home at last!' She thinks happily to herself.
Author's Note:
Okay if I remember right maybe this chapter was a little blander than chapter two. I don't know. I haven't sat down and wrote this for awhile. So I'm not sure what it even says anymore. I'm just guessing off of memory here. Maybe next time I should re-read before typing these notes.