I'm back! Hopefully I'll make this one just as long as the last one. I'll have one tomorrow then my new comp will be here. My mom won't let me on it but like I say usually I'll try my best to update as much as I can.

This is Kikyo. This is everyone's thinking.

Here's tha chapter!

Chapter 10

"Kagome? Wake up why don't you? Kagome? Ok now I'm annoyed."

She opened her eyes. She yawned. "Inuyasha, I'm so tired today," she said still yawning.

"Huh, figures. You were the first one to go sleep and the last one up."

"Just 15 more minutes. Please?"

"No, I said we'd be outta here first thing and I'm sticking to that."

She was falling asleep again.

"Hey wake up!" She jerked awake. "Look you can sleep on my back if you want. I just want to leave."

She yawned again. "Ok."

"Hop on then." He helped her up and kneeled. She literally collapsed on him. "Sigh Kagome why are you so tired?"

Yawn, snore was all the answer he got.

"God why do I even put up with it?"

He walked out of the hut into the bright sunlight making Kagome nuzzle her face into his hair making him blush and running shivers down his spine.

"Lets go!" The others had finished breakfast and were waiting outside in the shade of a tree.

"How'd you get her- how tired is she?" Sango said as she saw Kagome. "How'd you wake her up?"

"It took a while. I shook for about a minute till she finally woke. Anyway I told her I would carry her."

"Well lets go. I still don't understand how she can be so tired when she went to sleep before we did," said Miroku.

"That's what I said!" exclaimed Inuyasha.

Meanwhile. . .

Kagome was having dreams about the night before. More like nightmares actually.

You have to be better Kagome.

"Why?"

Because you can't even protect yourself, your need your Inuyasha to do it for you. It's pathetic. She emphasized Inuyasha.

"Please I need to sleep!"

Pathetic. Hit a bull's eye and I'll let you sleep. Kikyo cackled.

"I can hardly see my hand in front of my face."

I can't either see it either. We share a body and you don't hear me crying. I'm tired too. This is nothing to what I've endured!

Kagome drew her bow in a effort to finally hit the target. She let go. Success!

"There, now let me sleep!"

Fine. Let's go.

She stumbled back to the hut they were staying at. She could see the sun rising. Inuyasha's gonna be so mad at me. No answer from Kikyo. At least I'm safe inside my own mind.

We're here.

She dropped onto the soft bed without hesitation.

She remembered vaguely talking to Inuyasha but with no details.

She woke up. Silver hair was all she could see.

"Inuyasha?" It came out muffled. She lifted her head. She was still tired but not so much as when she first woke up.

"Hhmm?"

"How long was I asleep?"

"Almost the whole day wench. Why were you so tired?"

"Don't know."

You shouldn't lie now Kikyo taunted.

"Shut up! I wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for you!"

"Oh no, that's not true. It's you who's tired remember? I didn't do that. I was scouting most of the night so don't blame me!"

"Um, I wasn't blaming you. Um. . .I was talking to myself."

"Talking to yourself? Right. . ." he said the 'right' very slowly.

God, look what she's made me do now! Inuyasha thinks I'm crazy!

"Are you ok Kagome?" asked Sango as she walked into the clearing.

"I'm fine, but still a little tired I think. Let me down."

This seemed to satisfy everyone including Inuyasha.

"Well we're making camp here. Are you still tired Kags?"

"I'm awake now," she said as she rubbed her eyes.

"Good, can you make some ramen?"

"Fine."

She headed outside to get a fire started. She was pleased to see that the wood was already collected. Probably Sango and Miroku's doing.

Kikyo laughed. Handled that well did we?

"Shut up," Kagome muttered. She used her flint to start it.

It'snot my fault. I was simply offering my opinion.

"Yeah right," she whispered. She went to gather water for the kettle.

Kikyo laughed again.

Kagome didn't answer this time.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha sounded irritated.

"Yes Inuyasha?" She turned to find him staring at her.

"Are you ok? You seem really distant today."

"I'm fine. I'm just tired."

"And why are you so tired?"

She hesitated. Should I tell him?

"Well I noticed Kikyo's soul collectors around and I followed them only to see you and her talking."

Inuyasha's heart skipped a beat. He knew where this was heading. "So she's gone, so what? Doesn't explain why you're so tired." It pained him to shrug it off like this but he didn't want her to think anything was wrong.

"Well I wanted to know. . ." she trailed off. Can I really ask this of him? Not yet.

"I wanted to know what flavor of ramen you wanted."

Well, maybe I shouldn't know yet. She'll tell me when she's ready Inuyasha thought. "I want chicken. You know it's my favorite. Don't know why you'd have to ask."

He left.

She finished gathering the water and went back to finish making the ramen.

"Idiot."

Yes he can be a bit of an idiot sometimes can't he?

"Yeah, well he's my idiot."

She went back and finished cooking the ramen.

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The next day, she woke up before anyone else.

She groaned. "Not again."

Yes again.

"No."

Well you're not getting back to sleep. I'm not letting you.

"I don't care I'm not going out there again. This is my soul. I can control it." She concentrated on sleeping as hard as she could. It worked!

Hhmm she can overpower me. Interesting. I need another plan. Shouldn't take too long.

There ya go! Not my best but not my worst either.

Tell me what you think please!

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