Chapter 9
By the time they had returned, they had found Miroku and Kagome sitting at the table drinking a cup of coffee. They what they could tell they had just finished joking around when they had walked in. As soon as they had arrived, Kagome had stood up without a word and left to her room after sending a very dangerous glare at Miroku. While Sango tried to see what exactly happened, Inuyasha sniffed around only to find the remains of strong spiritual powers and sadness, which were directed at Miroku. Once she had gotten dressed, Kagome walked out of her room with her bag and keys in hand. Before Sango or Inuyasha could ask where it was that she was going, Kagome took in a deep breath and said, "I'm going to work, let yourselves out when you leave. I'm taking my car so catch you guys later."
"Kagome?" Sango asked in a worried voice.
"I'm fine, just pissed that I got called in early. I'll call you guys up to see what is going to happen before I head out of town." Kagome answered.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Sango asked as she tried to go after her.
'Something isn't right here.' Inuyasha thought as he kept quiet.
"I'm fine, just leave me alone. I need to get ready." Kagome stated as she grabbed her cup and placed it in the sink in the kitchen.
'Great, now I know something happened.' Sango thought as she completely forget about her idiot boyfriend and began to think about the different possibilities of what might had happened to get Kagome to go and see her family.
"Where are you going?" Inuyasha asked with curiosity.
"I'm going to go and visit my brother; anyway, I'll see you all later." Kagome answered before taking her leave. As soon as she had walked out of her house, Kagome took in a deep and calming breath as she tried to keep her emotions in check.
'Well that proves my point.' Sango thought as she took in a deep and calming breath.
"She has a brother?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yeah, she does have a family, but she ran away from them." Miroku answered.
She had no other way to control her emotions but to lock them up deep within herself until she found a time and a place where she could be alone to let everything out. Now was diffidently not a good time nor was there a good time that was soon to come. She would have to keep it all bottled up until she either made time to let everything out or until she found the only man that could make her feel safe enough so that she could cry, yell, and let everything out.
After watching Kagome take her leave, Sango turned to glare at her boyfriend as she asked, "Just what the hell did you two talk about?"
"Nothing, she told me that nothing happen and we just started talking before she took a bath." Miroku answered.
"So that's why she left like one pissed off bitch ready to hurt the first person to say the wrong time to her?" Sango replied.
"I guess, she did get that call from work so I'm sure that it was that boss that she didn't like that had called her in." Miroku answered as if he had done nothing wrong.
"Feh, so what are we going to do now?" Inuyasha asked.
"Now, I'm going to go back home and get ready for my job. Miroku are you going to work also?" Sango asked.
"No, I'm going to have a few days off and since Inuyasha is in town I was hoping that he could stay with us." Miroku stated as he stood up to go and put his cup in the sink.
"Well, I guess we better get home so that I can move what Kagome left in the guest room to the attic." Sango was heard as she turned to face Inuyasha. "You don't mind right?"
"No, I guess its ok." Inuyasha answered.
"Well ten let's get going." Miroku was heard as he finished washing the cup before turning to follow them out.
"I'm just going to go and make sure I didn't leave anything here. I don't want to piss her off by leaving something behind." Inuyasha stated as he made his way to her room.
"Don't worry she won't mind, just follow us. I'm sure you have enough clothing anyway." Sango was heard as she pulled Inuyasha out of the house.
One they had reached the house, Sango had gotten a hold of the plastic bag with the bloody clothing Kagome had arrived with when they had gotten back from that place. After doing that and letting the Inuyasha settle into her room, Sango made her way to her room where she found Miroku looking at a picture of her, Kagome and him. As she closed the door behind her, she heard Miroku say, "I fucked up."
"I know, I didn't need to hear it. But what are you going to do about it?" Sango asked as she moved to sit by him.
"I always thought that it would never hurt this much if I had to chose one of you three to abandon. I didn't think that it would hurt so much making Kagome hate because I chose you and Inuyasha over her." Miroku whispered. "But I was wrong."
"Chose? Who asked you to chose?" Sango asked in a confused voice.
"I'll explain everything later, probably after the Christmas party, right now I need to think of a way to make it up to her, to prove that I didn't really mean to belittle her…she's my little sister after all." Miroku replied.
"Are you going to invite her?" Sango asked.
"I don't know, she has to be with family by the sounds of it. She cut all ties with her father, not her brother and sister. I'm sure she would like to visit them." Miroku answered. 'That and I don't think it's the best idea to do right now.'
"Well I guess for now all you can do is give her some time." Sango replied.
"Yeah, but I don't want to wait to long." Miroku stated.
"So, I take it you and Inuyasha aren't going to do anything tonight?" Sango asked.
"No, we're staying in to catch up. I think I'll go and see Kagome when she gets home so I hope you don't mind staying with Inuyasha." Miroku replied.
"Alright, maybe I can get him to spar with me since I'm always throwing you to the ground." Sango stated with a grin on her face.
"Alright, I'll talk to him about it while you're at work." Miroku stated as he stood up to leave.
"Well then I'm going to get ready for work." Sango replied as she began to undress.
After walking into the room and down the hall way to the guest room, Miroku could hear Inuyasha talking with his brother. Before he could really listen to the conversation, Miroku walked in and glared at Inuyasha as he heard him say, "I know but I want to stay here that and I want to make sure that Miroku gets enough time to heal. I'll be fine and I won't go out that often so you have nothing to worry about."
As Miroku closed the door behind him and made it so that Sango would not hear what Inuyasha was saying, Inuyasha turned to look at him as he replied, "I know that I can't stay here for the whole half month that his hurt and recovering but his little sister will heal him later and after words we'll go back after spending a few days here since I want to get to know these girl."
Just as he had sat down, Miroku couldn't help but grin when he heard Inuyasha growl out, "Of course I want start shit with his little sister, I know that I am technically engaged so I will not be doing anything to dishonor the family or the girl. Now I got to go, so I'll call home later."
"You can't blame me for getting angry since even your family thinks the same thing." Miroku stated.
"Feh, they aren't you, you should have known better." Inuyasha growled.
As Miroku stood up, he locked eyes with Inuyasha and said, "Your right, I do know better. That's way I noticed the small mark you left on the back of my sister's neck."
"Feh, it didn't go any further then that." Inuyasha replied with a guilty voice. "You can trust me on that one."
"I know, she would have told me." Miroku stated. "You're just lucky that I didn't tell her about the mark on her neck."
"Feh, it'll be gone in a few days; hopefully she won't mind that any of her guy demon friends stay away from her for a while." Inuyasha replied with a grin on his face.
"She'll just remove it." Miroku stated as if nothing.
With a serious look on his eye, Inuyasha took in a deep breath and asked, "Where did you find this girl? She has a lot of power, she has got to have a strong family somewhere and I'm sure that they are looking for her."
Before Miroku could answer his question, Sango knocked on the door before letting herself in. Just as she had walked into the room, Sango turned to Miroku and said, "Sorry but just to let you know I'm going to work so I'm going take the car since you guys are staying in. I'll be home later so try not to break anything and there food if you get hungry. Bye baby, I love you."
"Love you to." Miroku replied with a smile on his face.
Once he was sure that she was out the door, Inuyasha locked eyes with his best friend and said, "You are lucky that I did not tell my father that you have already promised her that you would marry her."
"I would have figured that much out and for that I thank you." Miroku answered in a tried voice.
"Are you alright?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yeah, she may have healed me but she wasn't able to give me my strength back. I should be alright by the end of the day." Miroku explained.
"So what now?" Inuyasha asked.
"I have no idea, I did something to Kagome that I did not want to do. I need to make sure she understands that I did not mean to make her feel abandoned." Miroku stated.
"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha asked.
"Remember when I told that I had already figured out who I would abandon if I had to chose?" Miroku whispered in a soft and sad filled voice.
"You didn't?" Inuyasha asked in a shocked filled voice.
"Yeah, now I don't know what to do to make up for it." Miroku replied.
"Well, tell her the truth. I'm sure she'll be able to handle it better then that girl of yours. That and I'm starting to think that she is on to us." Inuyasha growled as he moved to leave the room to explore the house.
"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" Miroku asked as he followed after his friend.
As Inuyasha walked down the stairs he said, "It means that I lost a bet and played her little game of ten questions. I'm sure she used it to find out about me. I don't think she'll be able to find much until she gets a chance to do it."
"Did she write anything down?" Miroku asked in a serious voice.
"No, so I'm guessing if we can keep her busy long enough for her forget my answers." Inuyasha replied.
"Are you sure that she didn't check up on you already?" Miroku asked.
"Feh, the wench fell asleep during the movie we were watching. I carried her to bed so and joined her, not in that way mind you, so I'm sure." Inuyasha answered.
"Um…I guess I should tell Kagome the truth before Sango. Oh I'll be taking Sango with me to the part this year. I hope you let everyone know to get things ready." Miroku stated.
"What about your little sister? What is she going to do?" Inuyasha asked with a bit of curiosity.
"She is probably going to go and see family like she usually does. She ran from her father, she meets with her older sister and brother without his knowing so she usually is gone." Miroku explained.
"After what you pulled off, you better not tell her the truth now." Inuyasha stated.
"I'm not that stupid, but I will tell her before she leaves." Miroku replied.
"Feh, so then you will talk to her, while I help keep her busy so that she can't look into me or my past." Inuyasha growled.
"Alright, then I'll go and visit her when she gets out of work." Miroku stated. "You are going to stay here and spar with my girl. She needs a good sparring partner and Kagome isn't all the fighting type. She relies on her miko energy to much."
"Feh, fine with me." Inuyasha answered. "I could use a new sparring partner myself."
"Now all I have to do is find a way to figure out what time she gets out of work." Miroku mumbled as he walked toward the kitchen.
"She gets out at midnight." Inuyasha called as he turned on the TV to look for something to watch.
"Alright then what now?" Miroku asked.
"Now I watch TV and you make some lunch or find something to eat for dinner." Inuyasha called back in a mocking tone.
She had explained to her boss that she needed to leave early and if it would be alright for her to go in early and get out early. She knew it wouldn't be fair to anyone but right now she didn't really care. After being allowed to, Kagome had left her things in her locker before going down to work. It had been hours since she had started and she had finally gotten her first break. She was tired and just wanted to go home but couldn't. Just as she had entered the break room, she took in a calming breath and said "Hi Hojo."
"Kagome, I didn't know you were working right now." The boy with light brown hair stated as he walked over to her locker.
"Well something came up so I had to clock in early so that I could clock out early. What time do you come in?" Kagome asked.
"Soon, I think I'll be working with you at the registers today." Hojo answered with a smile on his face. "I just finished my training so I think you'll be the one to help me get use to things."
"Oh, well alright, I guess we'll see when we get down now won't we?" Kagome replied as she pulled her cell phone out only to find a text message from her sister. 'Shit, now what happened?'
"Are you on break?" Hojo asked.
"Yeah, so if you excuse me I have to return a call." Kagome answered in a cold tone before walking out the exit so that she could make her call in the back of the store.
She had been working as a cashier for about two years now and the whole time she hated it but it was a job. She didn't have money to picky about her jobs so she couldn't say no. Just as she had begun to dial the number, Kagome closed her phone as she felt as if she was being watched. Not wanted to get caught or to have to kill anyone that would find her, Kagome slowly walked back in and took in a calming breath. There was no way that she could have been found. No way that she would be found since they were looking for her all over the world expect for the very city she had been raised in. 'But still…that aura…it felt so familiar…so right…yet so deadly…I got to make sure that I'm not followed tonight.' She thought as she made her way back to her locker to leave her phone. After making sure that her locker would not be opened, Kagome made her way back out and to her job.
The aura he had felt had been so similar yet so different at the same time. He knew that she had left after he had left her. After he had told her that it would not work out. He knew that he still loved her and whether she still loved him or not didn't matter. If he had found her he would make sure he knew of his regret so that he could be given a second chance. He had followed the aura only to find that it was a girl that looked nothing like his past lover. She looked nothing like the deadly girl he loved.
Instead of the long raven hair like the girl he had left, this girl had short black hair. She had warm brown eyes that looked nothing like the demon like eyes he loved to stare into. Her aura was calm and happy, unlike the murderous aura that he loved and was driven crazy by. This was not the girl he loved, this was only a girl that had an aura that he recognized simply because it was similar to hers but not her. 'I have to come back tomorrow. I'm sure I'll be able to tell if it's her or not if I can just get a bit closer to her. I have to touch her…if I can do that, I'll be able to read her aura like a book and know if it is her or not.' He thought before jumping to the next roof top to take his leave.
A/N: Short I know but I figured this was the best way to end the chapter. Please let me know what you think and review.
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