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KONNICHIWA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow! I'm already on chapter 9! I didn't think this story would be very popular, but I guess you guys proved me wrong! Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooo much for reading! Here's the chapter you've been begging me to put up! No! It's not the chapter where Inuyasha tells her how he feels! That's not until NEXT chapter. Enjoy!
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Chapter 9 Splitting Up for Time Alone
The next morning, Sango was the first one up. As she stretched, she noticed that Kagome was no longer sleeping next to her. Frantic, she ran to the nearby tree that Inuyasha was sleeping in, unaware that Kagome was with him.
"Inuyasha!" she called.
"What do you want?" Inuyasha said angrily. "Kagome's still sleeping so don't wake her up!"
"S-still sleeping?"
"Duh. She hurt her ankle last night so I let her sleep up here."
"Oh. Is she okay?"
"She's fine, but I think I'm gonna take her back to her time for a while. She's been through a lot in the past few days."
"But you hate it when she leaves."
"Who says I'm coming straight back here? I'll stay with her until she wants to come back. Besides, she needs to get more supplies and she said something about on of those stupid test things."
"Well, I guess you're right, but what about the jewel shard?"
"We'll deal with it later." Inuyasha said as he jumped down from the tree with a sleeping Kagome in his arms. "We'll come back for it after I take her home."
"Okay. When are we leaving?"
"Right after breakfast. I want to leave as soon as possible. I want to try and get back to the village by tomorrow."
Sango looked at him like he was crazy. "And how do you plan on getting us there? Not all of us are as fast as you."
"You, Miroku, Shippo, and Kagome's friends can ride on Kirara and I'll carry Kagome. She can't put weight on her ankle. She sprained it pretty bad."
"Okay. I'll go get breakfast ready." Sango said as she walked back to the others.
After Sango left, Inuyasha woke Kagome up.
"Kagome." he said as he sat down against the tree. "Kagome, wake up."
Kagome groaned slightly and buried her face in his chest. "Not yet........just a little longer......" she mumbled.
"Not now Kagome. You can sleep on our way back to the village."
At that, Kagome woke up and stared at Inuyasha. "Back to the village?"
"Yeah. I was gonna take you back to your time for a while. Is that all right with you?"
"To my time? What about the jewel shard?" Kagome didn't know whether or not she should be should be happy or not. He usually wouldn't let her leave.
"We'll find the shard later. You've been through a lot in the last few days; I'll take you home for a few days."
Kagome looked into his eyes to make sure he was telling the truth, but there was no trace of a lie in those beautiful golden orbs. She smiled. "Okay. Can we eat before we go?"
"Sano's getting breakfast ready now. That is, if Miroku hasn't done anything to upset her."
Kagome laughed. "Let's go then."
Inuyasha picked her up and put her on his back so that she didn't have to walk. "How's your ankle?" he asked as he walked towards the others.
"It still hurts. I don't think I'll be able to walk for a few days." she said. "How long will it take to get to my time?"
"Well, if I carry you and Sango and the others ride Kirara, then it should only take two days."
"What about Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka? I don't think they'll be able to fit on Kirara."
"We'll figure something out."
When they reached the others, Inuyasha put Kagome down just as Yuka was running up to them. "Kagome! How do you feel this morning?"
"Fine." Kagome replied. "What's for breakfast?"
"I couldn't find anything good so I just grilled some fish." Sango said, looking at Kagome.
"That's fine." Kagome said. "Let's eat."
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Shortly after breakfast, the group got ready to depart. Surprisingly, all of them (besides Inuyasha and Kagome) were able to ride Kirara and they were able to go much faster. If they didn't stop for any breaks, they would get back to the village by nightfall.
"Kagome, you can rest if you like. It'll be a while before we get there." Inuyasha said looking over his shoulder at Kagome.
"I'm find. I'll sleep later." she said, but she had no sooner said it that she fell asleep.
Inuyasha smiled to himself. 'I'm actually glad that I'm going with her to her time........It'll give me time alone with her. Maybe I'll tell her how I feel during that time........That way, her friends won't be able to say anything............'
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They were able to reach the village by nightfall with Kaede there to greet them.
"You're back. Were you successful in getting the shard?" Kaede asked.
Inuyasha was about to say something, but Miroku interrupted. "No, Lady Kaede. We were delayed."
"What happened?" "Well........I'm not sure exactly. All I know is that Kagome was attacked and we were stuck in a cave for a few days." Miroku said. "By the time we did start up again, Kagome was so exhausted and in pain that we decided that it would be best to come back."
"I see." Kaede said thoughtfully.
At that time, Kagome began to stir.
"Inuyasha?" she whispered.
"Hey, Kagome." Inuyasha smiled. "How do you feel?" "I'm still tired......" Kagome said as she yawned. "Can we leave tomorrow? I'm really tired."
"Sure." Inuyasha looked at the others for a moment before walking into the hut. "Do you want me to set up your sleeping bag?"
Kagome nodded but didn't say anything.
'Man, she really must be tired!' Inuyasha thought as he put Kagome down for a moment to get her bed ready. 'I know it's just because of recent events, but still.........I'm a little worried.'
Inuyasha picked Kagome up again and tucked her into her sleeping bag. As he walked away, Kagome began to sit up.
"Inuyasha?"
"What is it?"
Kagome smiled. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Get some sleep. We'll leave in the morning."
Kagome nodded and drifted off to sleep.
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The next morning, Kagome woke up to someone shaking her gently.
"Kagome, wake up."
"Inuyasha?" she asked groggily.
"Come on Kagome. If you want to get back in time for this 'skool' thing of yours, we need to leave now."
Kagome groaned and slowly got up. "Okay, okay, I'm up." She tried to stand, forgetting the pain in her ankle, but as soon as she put weight on it, she yelped and fell.
Inuyasha caught her before she could hit the ground and looked at her with concern. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine......" she said, "I just don't think it's a good idea to walk right now."
Inuyasha nodded and picked her up bridal style, causing her to blush. "Let's go."
"Okay." Kagome said, blushing.
Inuyasha walked outside carrying Kagome and found Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi gathering a few things that they had gotten from the village. When they saw Inuyasha and Kagome they started giggling.
"What?" Kagome asked, confused. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing!" her friends said through their laughter.
"Okay then, let's go."
They said good bye to Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kaede. Shippo was in tears and wouldn't let go of Kagome, who was still in Inuyasha's arms.
"Don't worry Shippo!" Kagome tried to soothe the kitsune. "I'll be back in a few days! Be good for Sango and Miroku for me okay? If you're good, I'll bring you a treat."
At that, Shippo stopped crying and gave Kagome a hug before jumping onto Sango's shoulder.
"Bye. See you in a few days!" Kagome called as they walked off towards the well.
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They reached the well rather quickly and they jumped in, on their way back to modern day Japan.
When they reached the other side of the well, Inuyasha quickly jumped out and got the ladder for Kagome's friends to climb up.
Once everyone was up, Kagome started limping toward the well house door. "Kagome? Are you sure you can walk?" Inuyasha asked.
"No, but think of what my mom would say if she saw you carrying me." Kagome replied.
Inuyasha blushed and began to follow her outside. "She wouldn't say anything if I carried you on my back would she?"
Kagome stopped and turned. "No. I guess you're right." She smiled. "I guess that would work." Inuyasha walked up to her and kneeled down to her level so that she could climb onto his back. Her friends, who were behind them, started giggling and whispering amongst themselves causing Kagome and Inuyasha to blush.
"What? What'd I do?" Inuyasha asked, confused.
"Nothing." the three giggling girls said in unison.
Inuyasha just shrugged and continued walking toward Kagome's house. When they reached the Shrine steps, Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka stopped.
"Well, we should probably go. Our parents are probably worried." Eri said. "Will we see you at school tomorrow?"
"I don't know." Kagome said looking at Inuyasha. "I know you'll be staying here with me for a few days right Inuyasha? You don't mind if I go to school do you?"
"I don't mind. I'll even take you if you like." he replied.
"Really?" Kagome said, shocked. "Thank you!"
"Well, I guess we'll see you tomorrow then." Yuka said. "Bye."
Kagome waved goodbye to her friends and she and Inuyasha continued on toward her house.
When They reached her house, her mother was there to greet them.
"Hi mom." Kagome said.
Mrs. Higurashi turned. "Hello Kagome. Hi Inuyasha. How long will you be staying this time dear?"
"He'll be staying until I go back mom." Kagome answered for Inuyasha. "Is that okay?"
Mrs. Higurashi smiled. "Of course it's okay! Inuyasha, you are always welcome here." "Thank you." he said smiling.
Mrs. Higurashi was about to walk back into the house when she noticed that Inuyasha was carrying Kagome.
"Kagome dear, is there something you need to tell me?" her mother asked slyly.
Kagome blushed and shook her head. "No. It's nothing like that! I just.......sprained my ankle.............that's all............." she said, still blushing. "Right Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha quickly nodded. Mrs. Higurashi chuckled.
"Well, come on inside. You're just in time for lunch."
With that they walked into the house. Kagome sighed. 'This is going to be a long week.' she thought. 'I just hope I have some time alone with Inuyasha so I can tell him how I feel......without interruptions.'
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SOOOOOOOOOOO? How'd you like it? I hope you liked it because the next chapter is going to take a LONG time to finish...
I have another book report to do and I only have about a month to do it..IT'S NOT FAIR! TEACHERS ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOO EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay! I would like to thank all of the reviewers because without all the reviews, I wouldn't have motivation to write this story at all. Thank you soooooooooooooo much!
Well, that's all for now!
Ja ne,
~Kagome
KONNICHIWA!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow! I'm already on chapter 9! I didn't think this story would be very popular, but I guess you guys proved me wrong! Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooo much for reading! Here's the chapter you've been begging me to put up! No! It's not the chapter where Inuyasha tells her how he feels! That's not until NEXT chapter. Enjoy!
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Chapter 9 Splitting Up for Time Alone
The next morning, Sango was the first one up. As she stretched, she noticed that Kagome was no longer sleeping next to her. Frantic, she ran to the nearby tree that Inuyasha was sleeping in, unaware that Kagome was with him.
"Inuyasha!" she called.
"What do you want?" Inuyasha said angrily. "Kagome's still sleeping so don't wake her up!"
"S-still sleeping?"
"Duh. She hurt her ankle last night so I let her sleep up here."
"Oh. Is she okay?"
"She's fine, but I think I'm gonna take her back to her time for a while. She's been through a lot in the past few days."
"But you hate it when she leaves."
"Who says I'm coming straight back here? I'll stay with her until she wants to come back. Besides, she needs to get more supplies and she said something about on of those stupid test things."
"Well, I guess you're right, but what about the jewel shard?"
"We'll deal with it later." Inuyasha said as he jumped down from the tree with a sleeping Kagome in his arms. "We'll come back for it after I take her home."
"Okay. When are we leaving?"
"Right after breakfast. I want to leave as soon as possible. I want to try and get back to the village by tomorrow."
Sango looked at him like he was crazy. "And how do you plan on getting us there? Not all of us are as fast as you."
"You, Miroku, Shippo, and Kagome's friends can ride on Kirara and I'll carry Kagome. She can't put weight on her ankle. She sprained it pretty bad."
"Okay. I'll go get breakfast ready." Sango said as she walked back to the others.
After Sango left, Inuyasha woke Kagome up.
"Kagome." he said as he sat down against the tree. "Kagome, wake up."
Kagome groaned slightly and buried her face in his chest. "Not yet........just a little longer......" she mumbled.
"Not now Kagome. You can sleep on our way back to the village."
At that, Kagome woke up and stared at Inuyasha. "Back to the village?"
"Yeah. I was gonna take you back to your time for a while. Is that all right with you?"
"To my time? What about the jewel shard?" Kagome didn't know whether or not she should be should be happy or not. He usually wouldn't let her leave.
"We'll find the shard later. You've been through a lot in the last few days; I'll take you home for a few days."
Kagome looked into his eyes to make sure he was telling the truth, but there was no trace of a lie in those beautiful golden orbs. She smiled. "Okay. Can we eat before we go?"
"Sano's getting breakfast ready now. That is, if Miroku hasn't done anything to upset her."
Kagome laughed. "Let's go then."
Inuyasha picked her up and put her on his back so that she didn't have to walk. "How's your ankle?" he asked as he walked towards the others.
"It still hurts. I don't think I'll be able to walk for a few days." she said. "How long will it take to get to my time?"
"Well, if I carry you and Sango and the others ride Kirara, then it should only take two days."
"What about Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka? I don't think they'll be able to fit on Kirara."
"We'll figure something out."
When they reached the others, Inuyasha put Kagome down just as Yuka was running up to them. "Kagome! How do you feel this morning?"
"Fine." Kagome replied. "What's for breakfast?"
"I couldn't find anything good so I just grilled some fish." Sango said, looking at Kagome.
"That's fine." Kagome said. "Let's eat."
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Shortly after breakfast, the group got ready to depart. Surprisingly, all of them (besides Inuyasha and Kagome) were able to ride Kirara and they were able to go much faster. If they didn't stop for any breaks, they would get back to the village by nightfall.
"Kagome, you can rest if you like. It'll be a while before we get there." Inuyasha said looking over his shoulder at Kagome.
"I'm find. I'll sleep later." she said, but she had no sooner said it that she fell asleep.
Inuyasha smiled to himself. 'I'm actually glad that I'm going with her to her time........It'll give me time alone with her. Maybe I'll tell her how I feel during that time........That way, her friends won't be able to say anything............'
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They were able to reach the village by nightfall with Kaede there to greet them.
"You're back. Were you successful in getting the shard?" Kaede asked.
Inuyasha was about to say something, but Miroku interrupted. "No, Lady Kaede. We were delayed."
"What happened?" "Well........I'm not sure exactly. All I know is that Kagome was attacked and we were stuck in a cave for a few days." Miroku said. "By the time we did start up again, Kagome was so exhausted and in pain that we decided that it would be best to come back."
"I see." Kaede said thoughtfully.
At that time, Kagome began to stir.
"Inuyasha?" she whispered.
"Hey, Kagome." Inuyasha smiled. "How do you feel?" "I'm still tired......" Kagome said as she yawned. "Can we leave tomorrow? I'm really tired."
"Sure." Inuyasha looked at the others for a moment before walking into the hut. "Do you want me to set up your sleeping bag?"
Kagome nodded but didn't say anything.
'Man, she really must be tired!' Inuyasha thought as he put Kagome down for a moment to get her bed ready. 'I know it's just because of recent events, but still.........I'm a little worried.'
Inuyasha picked Kagome up again and tucked her into her sleeping bag. As he walked away, Kagome began to sit up.
"Inuyasha?"
"What is it?"
Kagome smiled. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. Get some sleep. We'll leave in the morning."
Kagome nodded and drifted off to sleep.
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The next morning, Kagome woke up to someone shaking her gently.
"Kagome, wake up."
"Inuyasha?" she asked groggily.
"Come on Kagome. If you want to get back in time for this 'skool' thing of yours, we need to leave now."
Kagome groaned and slowly got up. "Okay, okay, I'm up." She tried to stand, forgetting the pain in her ankle, but as soon as she put weight on it, she yelped and fell.
Inuyasha caught her before she could hit the ground and looked at her with concern. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine......" she said, "I just don't think it's a good idea to walk right now."
Inuyasha nodded and picked her up bridal style, causing her to blush. "Let's go."
"Okay." Kagome said, blushing.
Inuyasha walked outside carrying Kagome and found Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi gathering a few things that they had gotten from the village. When they saw Inuyasha and Kagome they started giggling.
"What?" Kagome asked, confused. "What's so funny?"
"Nothing!" her friends said through their laughter.
"Okay then, let's go."
They said good bye to Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kaede. Shippo was in tears and wouldn't let go of Kagome, who was still in Inuyasha's arms.
"Don't worry Shippo!" Kagome tried to soothe the kitsune. "I'll be back in a few days! Be good for Sango and Miroku for me okay? If you're good, I'll bring you a treat."
At that, Shippo stopped crying and gave Kagome a hug before jumping onto Sango's shoulder.
"Bye. See you in a few days!" Kagome called as they walked off towards the well.
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They reached the well rather quickly and they jumped in, on their way back to modern day Japan.
When they reached the other side of the well, Inuyasha quickly jumped out and got the ladder for Kagome's friends to climb up.
Once everyone was up, Kagome started limping toward the well house door. "Kagome? Are you sure you can walk?" Inuyasha asked.
"No, but think of what my mom would say if she saw you carrying me." Kagome replied.
Inuyasha blushed and began to follow her outside. "She wouldn't say anything if I carried you on my back would she?"
Kagome stopped and turned. "No. I guess you're right." She smiled. "I guess that would work." Inuyasha walked up to her and kneeled down to her level so that she could climb onto his back. Her friends, who were behind them, started giggling and whispering amongst themselves causing Kagome and Inuyasha to blush.
"What? What'd I do?" Inuyasha asked, confused.
"Nothing." the three giggling girls said in unison.
Inuyasha just shrugged and continued walking toward Kagome's house. When they reached the Shrine steps, Eri, Ayumi, and Yuka stopped.
"Well, we should probably go. Our parents are probably worried." Eri said. "Will we see you at school tomorrow?"
"I don't know." Kagome said looking at Inuyasha. "I know you'll be staying here with me for a few days right Inuyasha? You don't mind if I go to school do you?"
"I don't mind. I'll even take you if you like." he replied.
"Really?" Kagome said, shocked. "Thank you!"
"Well, I guess we'll see you tomorrow then." Yuka said. "Bye."
Kagome waved goodbye to her friends and she and Inuyasha continued on toward her house.
When They reached her house, her mother was there to greet them.
"Hi mom." Kagome said.
Mrs. Higurashi turned. "Hello Kagome. Hi Inuyasha. How long will you be staying this time dear?"
"He'll be staying until I go back mom." Kagome answered for Inuyasha. "Is that okay?"
Mrs. Higurashi smiled. "Of course it's okay! Inuyasha, you are always welcome here." "Thank you." he said smiling.
Mrs. Higurashi was about to walk back into the house when she noticed that Inuyasha was carrying Kagome.
"Kagome dear, is there something you need to tell me?" her mother asked slyly.
Kagome blushed and shook her head. "No. It's nothing like that! I just.......sprained my ankle.............that's all............." she said, still blushing. "Right Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha quickly nodded. Mrs. Higurashi chuckled.
"Well, come on inside. You're just in time for lunch."
With that they walked into the house. Kagome sighed. 'This is going to be a long week.' she thought. 'I just hope I have some time alone with Inuyasha so I can tell him how I feel......without interruptions.'
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SOOOOOOOOOOO? How'd you like it? I hope you liked it because the next chapter is going to take a LONG time to finish...
I have another book report to do and I only have about a month to do it..IT'S NOT FAIR! TEACHERS ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOO EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay! I would like to thank all of the reviewers because without all the reviews, I wouldn't have motivation to write this story at all. Thank you soooooooooooooo much!
Well, that's all for now!
Ja ne,
~Kagome