Chapter 10

Not Today, But In A Few Days Or So

Kagome opened her eyes sleepily. The little light coming through the window of Kaede's hut entered her eyes and she blinked.

"Oh, shoot," She grumbled after looking down at herself. "I was hoping it was all a dream."

Pushing off the covers, Kagome fingered the little pouch containing the jewel shard that she and Inuyasha had found in the forest. She sighed as she remembered the conversation she, Kaede and Inuyasha had had the day before.

Flashback

"You," Inuyasha growled. "Are such a klutz!"

"I am not!" Kagome snapped. "It's not like I wanted to break the jewel!"

"Kikyo would've never been so careless!" Inuyasha continued to rant. "Heck, Kikyo would've never let the bird demon take the jewel from her in the first place!"

"Well, I'm not Kikyo!" Kagome retorted. "I'm Kagome! Ka-go-me! And besides, I wouldn't have been distracted if a certain someone didn't decide to go on about wanting to become a half-demon!"

"That was because you were planning to vanish the jewel!"

"It was for the good of the world! I could tell how much suffering it would bring!"

"Oh, shut up about your psychic mind already!"

"Why you-"

"Both of ye," Kaede said sharply. "That is enough. What had done cannot be undone. What is important now is to collect all the shards of the Shikon no Tama that have been spread yonder. Kagome and Inuyasha, both of ye will have to work together to find the shards."

Inuyasha exploded. "What?! Why?! I don't need a mortal's help!"

Kaede looked at him sternly. "Inuyasha, it is only with Kagome's spiritual power that ye may find the shards. And Kagome, it is only Inuyasha who will have the strength to take them back."

"I understand," Kagome said quietly.

"Keh," Inuyasha crossed his arms and leaned against the wall. "Fine, but don't expect me to come rescuing you all the time!"

"I won't count on it," Kagome shot back.

End of Flashback

Kagome got up and looked around. Kaede was nowhere to be seen, so she went out of the house and started for The Forest of Inuyasha.

"And where do you think you're going, wench?" Inuyasha jumped down from the roof of the hut and glared at Kagome suspiciously.

Kagome resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "I'm going back home. My family must be worried sick about me."

"No, you're not," Inuyasha said instantly. "We're going to start hunting for the Sacred Jewel shards. We ain't got no time to waste."

"Inuyasha, sit."

Once the half-demon had hit the ground, Kagome began to walk towards the Forest of Inuyasha again.

"Oi, wait!"

Kagome suddenly stopped. "Oh, that reminds me!" She turned to face Inuyasha.

Inuyasha got up and crossed his arms. "What?"

Kagome smiled brightly at him. "Later on today or tomorrow, a demoness named Yura of the Hair is going to sense the Sacred Jewel and come after it. However, when she finds out that the jewel is broken, she gonna be real angry. She'll use her hair to make puppets of the villagers and turn them into killers. Yura can only be killed when a certain red skull in her possession is destroyed. Oh, and only those with spiritual power can see her hair, so wait for me and don't do anything, rash, okay?"

Inuyasha stared at her in disbelief. "Are you serious?"

"Yup."

"Geez, next minute you're going to tell me that my bastard of a brother is planning to drop by and say hello."

Kagome looked thoughtful before answering. "Not today, but in a few days or so. See ya!"

With that, she continued on to the Forest of Inuyasha.

Inuyasha stared at her moving form before running after her.

"Hey! What do you mean, 'in a few days or so'? Hey! Wench! Answer me!"