Love Transcends
Chapter Ten: Partings
Kagome pulled herself out of the well, looking around the old Japan era. She turned, offering her hand as Inuyasha climbed up, Sango, and then Miroku following. She looked around the beauty for the old world, finding it majestic. In her world, little of this world still lived. She smiled, finding it beautiful. Inuyasha squeezed her arm as he and the others walked past her. Kagome turned on her heel and followed close behind
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Keade smiled at the young children and walked with them to the town. They bustled about her as little bees, playing with the herbs she had collected. She found a chi arriving, and turned. Kagome was behind, with a black-haired Inuysaha following, along with the youkai exterminator and the houshi. Keade smiled the wrinkles in her face doubling. She waited till Kagome arrived. "Welcome back, Kagome-san. I take it ye had well tithing at your home?"
"Yes." Kagome nodded. She looked at Inuyasha for a moment and smiled. "We have figured out what is wrong with Inuyasha, Keade-san. If you want we can discus us at night."
Keade's brow raised that into one of confusion. "Ye know what is wrong with Inuyasha? Kikyou-sama had said she knew of what were his troubles. She also mentioned that it had to deal with the poison from Naruku's injury."
"She is practically right, miko." Miroku nodded, raising his staff to rest upon his shoulder. "The poison from Naruku has caused what is wrong with Inuyasha. We will explain it more inside your home, and I am sure that Kikyou will be present." He sighed as Keade nodded. He glanced at Sango. "Perhaps it would be best if she did not attend."
"Why?" Keade asked. "Kikyou is as equal worried about Inuyasha as all of us." Miroku shook his head side to side, gesturing to Inuyasha. Keade frowned a moment, puzzling over what would be wrong. The children stared up at Inuyasha in wonder, and then at Kagome.
"Inuyasha isn't fully hanyou yet, miko." Sango explained. "She may think that Inuyasha wished himself to be human for Kagome." Inuyasha let out a snort and folded his arms, shaking his head side to side. "Well. Inuyasha, you know it to be true. Kikyou can become very jealous of Kagome at times. Especially since Kagome is living, and she is not….not to mention that Kagome is the reincarnation of Kikyou!"
"Aye, all is true." Keade said slowly. "Yet perhaps when we learn of Inuyasha's predicament Kikyou-onne chan will lighten up. I am sure that she may want to help Inuyasha to a certain degree, if she is willingly enough to drag him to the depths of hell with her."
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"Kagome!!" Shippou cheered and leapt on to Kagome in an embrace. Kagome giggled and hugged the small fox youkai back. "I missed you so much, Kagome! I was so lonely after Miroku and Sango left me with Kikyou!"
"Calm down, Shippou, everything is….." Kagome stopped her words. She found that Kikyou had laid her porcelain eyes on her, and Kagome felt the cold shiver of winter shoot up her spine. Kikyou came to her reincarnation, staring Kagome down. Kagome felt her whole body freeze, but she never broke the gaze with the undead miko. Kikyou then pushed her aside and came to Inuyasha.
"In…Inuyasha." Kikyou said softly. Inuyasha turned to her, surprised that she had found out about his return that quickly. Kikyou looked at him with the only emotions of shock and pain. Inuyasha blinked, "You….you are a human."
"Che!" Inuyasha responded shaking his head. "You know I wouldn't become one, and besides it's because Naruku's poison has slowed down my transfiguration rate to becoming a hanyou." He turned away from her. "I won't become a full human."
Kikyou didn't seem to respond in anyway to that. Kagome looked down sadly. Was that truly what Inuyasha wanted? Did he wish to become full youkai? He…didn't want to be a human...? Kikyou nodded to Inuyasha, seeming to be pleased with his answer and returned to picking herbs with the children. Kagome placed Shippou down and headed back into the forest wordlessly. Inuyasha turned and looked at her, but Miroku held him back.
"No, Inuyasha. Let her be alone." Miroku suggested. Inuyasha growled and pushed the houshi away.
"You've hurt her, Inuyasha, don't you see?" Sango retorted. Inuyasha stopped. "Kagome wants you to be safe, Inuyasha. And the only way that could be true is if you became a full human, but no! Because we are weak you don't want to become like us! You are as damn ignorant like your brother, Inuyasha! If we really are that weak, perhaps then we should leave!" she clutched her fist that held her large boomerang. "I am tried of your attitude, especially towards us humans, Kagome and Kikyou most of all! Kikyou may be different, but she still cares for you….and Kagome cares for you more than she even knows, and you are willingly to make her worry more for your condition?! You are a selfish bastard!" she turned and followed Kagome's path, leaving the hanyou and priest shocked.