A Wolf's Only Wish
-Going Back-
It was third period when there was an announcement on the school loud speaker.
"May Higurashi, Kagome please report to the Dean's room."
Everybody looked back at her with a 'what did you do?' kind of face.
"You may go Ms. Higurashi." The teacher said.
"Thanks." She mumbled and left the room immediately.
'What now?' she mentally groaned as she arrived at the Dean's door.
Kagome was about to knock on the door but just then the door opened right before her.
"Ah, Higurashi, please have a seat." The Dean told her kindly. She nodded obediantly and sat on the couch that was located right in front of the Dean's desk.
As she took her seat she noticed that there was a man and a woman with a notepad in the room also. 'What are they doing here?'
"This is Detective Yamamoto, and he would like to ask you some questions." Dean Takeda informed her as he took a seat back behind his desk.
Kagome fiddeled with her fingers and nervously looked up at the man who she assumed was Detective Yamamoto. He appeared to be in his mid-fourties. The lines and creases were sharp and serious, showing that he had gone through a lot in his life time. Over all Kagome found him intimidating, and she couldn't stop herself from instantly disliking this man.
He stood up, "So you're Kagome?"
She nodded her head and looked up at him. He was huge and intimidating.
"How are you?"
"Fine." she lied.
"You disappeared on your fifteenth birthday, correct?"
"Yes." she answered meekly.
Kagome noticed that the woman pull a pen out of her loosely wound bun and began scribbling away on her notepad.
"You returned home only a few days ago, right?"
"Yeah." Kagome answered as she slighty raised one eyebrow, 'What is he getting at?' she mentally asked herself.
"Well, where were you all this time that you were missing?"
"I- I don't know." she mumbled.
"How do you not know?" he asked with a raised voice.
"I just don't know where I was, okay." Kagome snapped, she was starting to get annoyed by all his questions.
"Why did you run away?"
"What?! I didn't run away!"
'Good. I finally got a reaction from her.' he thought.
"So you were abducted?"
"I guess you can that..." she sighed.
"Ms. Higurashi, my question was simple. Answer yes or no. Were you abducted?"
Kagome bit her lip to hold back her anger, "Yes."
"So you didn't go willingly?" he asked.
"No!.. I mean like seriously, isn't that what being abducted is all about. A person is unwillingly taken someplace by another person. What kind of detective are you?"
The woman in the room taking notes began to laugh at what Kagome had just said. Detective Yamamoto glared back at the woman, red faced.
"What?... it was funny, she got you there. Go Kagome, don't let him bully you." The woman said with a grin.
Kagome got to her feet and headed for the door.
"Higurashi, get back here right now!" Detective Yamamoto yelled.
Kagome turned around and looked him in the eye, "I'm sorry, but I've suddenly become uncomfortable here and feel that it is time for me to leave. I don't want to be here, and you can not keep me here against my will because that is considered kidnapping and you can go to jail for that." She bowed her head, "Good bye Dean, Detective, er..."
"Nami." The woman replied.
Kagome smiled, "Good bye, Nami." She said softly and left the room.
"Oh and now suddenly this girl knows her rights! Why did you have to open your damn mouth Nami?"
"Tsk, tsk, temper, temper now Yama." Nami smirked.
"I'll have to ask you two to leave now.. And Kagome has a point. You can not treat her that way Mr. Yamamoto. She is not the one who should be put on trial here." Dean Takeda said and led them out of his room.
Detective Yamamoto snarled, "Keh! What do you know? Nothing, that's what. I've been on the force for twenty years. I know when I'm being lied to and when someone's hiding something... And that girl's hiding something big!"
'The nerve of that man! So arrogant! So, so... so blah!' Kagome mentally screamed in her head as she stomped down the hall.
Kagome sighed, "I can't stay here... I'm too upset." she convinced herself and quickly slipped on her shoes and exited from the school's side door.
"Mmmm... fresh air!" she took a deep breath in, "I think I'mma go home now, I guess..."
Kagome popped her headphones in her ears and hit the play button on her iPod as she began her walk back home.
I'm standing on a bridge
I'm waiting in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound
Isn't anyone tryin to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I... I'm With You-
Kagome sighed, 'Koga... ah! Why am I thinking of him for? He's such a jerk!' She skipped to the next song.
Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
Maybe someday you'll look up,
And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one:
"Isn't something missing?"
You won't cry for my absence, I know
You forgot me long ago.
Am I that unimportant...?
Am I so insignificant...?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?
Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?-
Kagome shook her head and groaned, 'Oh my gosh! So depressing...' She skipped to the next song. 'Get a hold of yourself and stop thinking of him. He's a demon! He didn't love you. And even if he did it wouldn't have worked out anyway. You're a human Kagome!'
I know sometimes it's gonna rain,
But baby can we make up now
cause' I can't sleep through the pain (can't sleep through the pain)
girl I don't want to go to bed, mad at you
and I don't want you to go to bed, mad at me
no I don't want to go to bed mad at you
and I don't want you to go to bed, mad at me
Kagome wiped away a tear before it fell down and put her iPod away in her bookbag. 'I need to download more J-Pop songs. They're more upbeat.' She thought. Kagome continued walking home and enjoying the silence. It wasn't completely silent in Tokyo with the heavy traffic, bustling trains, and people. But, it was much better than listening to icky, needy, emotional love songs that were making Kagome's heart ache.
Kagome hadn't been paying attention and didn't even realize that she had come to a stop. She looked up and saw the front of her Grandfather's shop. 'Uh, how did I get here?'
She shrugged her shouldera and walked into the little shop, "Grandpa!"
"A customer!..." He popped out from the back room, "oh, it's only you Kagome."
"Gee. Thanks Gramps. What a raise to my already low self esteem." she said sarcastically as she hopped on the counter.
"Why aren't you in school child?" He asked.
"This detective was questioning me in school and treating me like if I was a criminal! I got so angry and left. I wouldn't be able to focus on school work anyway. Too much is going on. I just feel so.. so flustered!"
"You've been through a lot Kagome. Tea?" he offered her a cup.
"Yes, thank you." she said graciously and gave a small bow with her head.
"Do you believe me?"
"Believe what?"
"What I had told you guys the other day. What happened to me... you know, the well... the demons."
"Yes, I believe it." he took a sip of his own tea.
"Really? I think your the only person that believes me."
Her grandfather shook his head, "No"
"Hmm?" She raised an eyebrow as she drank her tea.
"Souta was there to see what happened. Remember? He believes."
Kagome adjusted herself in her seat on top of the counter, "Yeah. I guess I forgot he was there to see me dragged down the well since he hasn't said a word to me."
"And your mother believes you too." he added.
Kagome shot back up from her slumped position and accidently dropped her cup, "Oops."
"It's okay." her grandfather said as he reached for a broom and began to sweep up the broken glass.
"I'm sorry grandpa but what medication are you on?! How can you say mom believes what I told you guys." she pointed to her cheek, "Must I remind you the slap?"
"She does nto wish to believe... but deep down she does believe." He said as he swept up the rest of the glass.
"Huh? What do you me-"
"Kagome would you like to know a little secret?" Her grandfather interrupted.
Kagome nodded, "Uh, sure."
"While you were gone, we were all having strange dreams, Souta, your mother, and I." he began.
"You guys too!" Kagome gasped.
"I'm guessing you also had many strange dreams." he stated in a matter of fact tone.
She nodded.
"We all had dreams of this young man with white hair. He seemed so familar. Like a long lost friend." her grandfather said as her put his finger to his chin pensively.
'Could it be?' Kagome thought, "This man... did he have long white hair and golden amber like eyes?"
Her grandfather thought for a moment before he answered, "Yes, I believe he did."
Kagome was wide eyed, 'Why is this happening?'
"But, what stood out the most was that he had razor sharp claws and fangs, and... and these animal ears."
"Inuyasha." she whispered breathlessly.
"Yes! That was his name!" he cried out as he finally remembered, "Was he in your dreams also?"
Kagome shook her head, "No, I met him."
"What? When you went down the well?" her grandfather asked curiously.
"Yes."
"What was it like meeting h-"
"Grandpa! What was it exactly you guys dreamed of?" Kagome rudely interrupted to avoid the question.
"Well... one day we all sat down and discussed what it was we were all dreaming of." he began.
"And?..." she urged him to continue his story with pleading eyes.
"Souta's dreams and my dreams were fairly the same, not so bad. But, your mother's, her dreams were horrible nightmares. I guess this was because she's the one who gave birth to you. She cares for you deeply and doesn't want to see you get hurt."
Kagome looked down.
"This Inuyasha character that she described was not so good. In her opinion she thought he was down right horrible to you. Always calling you names and putting you down, making you cry often comparing you to so other woman."
Kagome sweat dropped, 'Well mom was right on that... he was horrible to me.'
"And..." he continued, "this angered your mother very much as you can only imagine. But, what drove her crazy is that you stayed by this man's, or really demon's side and loved him dearly-"
'Woah! Mom was totally wrong about that part!'
"He was very jealous your mother said. And he did not want you to leave even though he was seeing another woman. He was like a verbally abusive-possesive to your mother... she said the dreams felt so real that she would cry in her sleep. And when she was awake she would be so angry because she felt helpless... Souta and I could not comfort her no matter how hard we tried."
Kagome felt terrible, she had no idea how much her mother had suffered, "Oh poor ma."
"So I guess you can kind of understand why your mother overreacted when you returned home in a strange revealing outfit... she had so many mixed emotions-"
"And was afraid that what she had dreamed had come true." Kagome finished.
"Yes, exactly. And your mother is very sorry for hitting you like that." her grandfather said.
"Oh, I'm not even mad." she reassured him while she threw out the broken glass for him, "Well what did you and Souta dream about?"
"Souta and I had dreams about this man in a more positive light. He would often protect you from monsters and demons... There wasn't much talking in our dreams. So we didn't know if he was treating you as badly as he was in your mother's dreams."
"So basically you two had completely opposite dreams than mom's." Kagome said.
"I guess you can say that." her grandfather replied, "but, I have to say there were many spiders and the mentioning of something called Naraku."
Kagome shuddered and felt a lump in her throat, 'I don't understand. Why is this happening? Why do I feel so tense? What is Naraku?'
"I remember having one dream about Naraku, but I don't know what it means." she admitted.
-
"Inuyasha!"
"Master Inuyasha!"
The half demon came to a stop and growled, "What is it Myoga?!"
A little flea jumped up from the dog's haori shirt up to his perky triangular white dog ears, "You're heading in the direction of, umm... that village."
"Yeah, and?" Inuyasha snarled.
"That's where you were pi-"
"Pinned.!" Inuyasha rudely interrupted, "And what of it? Am I supposed to be scared?"
"Well uh, no Lord Inuyasha, but why-"
"I'm going to finish what I started fifty years ago and tear that village to the ground!" Inuyasha growled as cracked his knuckle, "And I'll get back at that bitch who put this on me." he pulled at his rosary.
"I think Lord Sesshoumaru might come after you once he finds out that you are awake and after your father's sword the Tetsaiga." Myoga pointed out.
Inuyasha scoffed, "Fuck him!"
"Well aren't you articulate Lord Inuyasha."
The dog glared at the tiny flea and flicked him, "Hmph!"
-
Kagome slid open the door and entered her house. She was deep in thought about the talk she had with her grandfather.
"WHAT?! You lost the Shikon Jewel! Kagome you MUST get it back! Do you know how much power is in that jewel!" her grandfather cried.
"I know Grandpa... but how could I possibly? It's a demon.. I can't win."
"Kagome! More the reason to go! Who knows what terrible things could happen with unlimited powers given to a demon!"
"Oh, Grandpa!"
"If you don't go, then I will." he announced.
"Grandpa you can't go... I'm going home. See you later, okay."
Kagome sighed as she walked down the hallway of her house in search of her mother, 'The Shikon Jewel... I just can't leave it there in a place like that. Can I?'
"Mom!... Mom!... Mother!"
"What?" her mother asked as she stepped out of the bathroom in a robe.
Kagome ran over and tackled her mother in an embrace.
"Kagome! What in the world?"
"Oh ma, I love you so much!" Kagome cried and hugged her mother tightly.
Kagome's mother got teary eyed, "I'm so sorry-"
"Shh! Don't worry about it mom... Granpa told me." Kagome began.
Her mother was wide eyed, "No, he didn't."
Kagome laughed, "You know he can't keep a secret for long."
Her mother smiled, "I love you sweet heart."
"I know mom. You just worry about me."
Her mother nodded in agreement.
"But..." Kagome began as she glancd up at her mother who was waiting for her to continue, "well... after talking to Grandpa, I've been thinking... I need to go back."
Her mother's face suddenly became serious, "What are you talking about?"
Kagome bit her lip under her mother's intense gaze. She grabbed her mother's hands, "I need to go... back down the well."
"Oh not this again."
"Mom! Please you have to believe and trust me... Let me go. I won't go with out your permission."
"But... you just got home." her mother said as she cupped her daughter's cheek.
"I know... But, don't worry. I'll be back soon." Kagome gave a weak smile.
"And what if you don't come back this time?" Her mother asked with a pained expression on her face.
"Well, at least you'll know that I loved you all very much." she answered.
"Fine."
-
"Kyaaaaaaaaah!"
A giant troll like demon fell back unconsious from a poweful roundhouse kick Koga sent to it's head.
"Hmph! No competition." Koga snorted as he dusted himself off.
"This is ridiculous," Ginta began, "all these demons attacking us over a jewel."
"Us? More like all the demons are attacking me." Koga said cockily.
"Well, you're the one who chose to wear the jewel around your neck just like how Kagome had it." Hakkaku smirked.
Koga blushed lightly, "Shut up."
"Oh, so you admit you love Kagome." Ginta smiled.
"No, no."
Ginta and Hakkaku looked at their friend knowingly.
"Fine. I admit I like her." Koga gave a small smile, but soon became sad, "I hope she's okay."
"Don't worry, I'm sure she's alright. Kagome is a strong priestess." Hakkaku reassured him.
Koga jumped to his feet and started running, "Let's go! We should make it to the village by tomorrow if we don't get stopped by anymore demons."
"Koga! Wait up!"
-
Kagome walked down the stairs with a packed bookbag, 'You can do this... Kick Koga's ass, get the jewel back, find the answer to all these strange dreams, and come home in time for the geometry test.'
"Mom! Grandpa! Souta! I'm leaving!" Kagome called out as she struggled to carry her already heavy bag.
Her mother walked in with containers of food, "Do you have to leave now? It's late. Past 9 o' clock."
"Hmm... true. But, the sooner I leave the better."
"But, sweetie..." Her mother sighed in defeat, "Fine, do as you please."
Kagome hugged each one of her family members. She stared at them for a moment and they stared back at her.
"Um... bye."
"Wait! Take the food I prepared for you." her mother said as she held out the containers.
"Oh." Kagome laughed, "Just stick it in this already heavy bag."
Her mother gave a weak smile and tried her best to shove the containers into the bag.
"Wow, you sure have a lot of stuff Sis." Souta said.
Kagome smiled, "Well you never know."
"Get that jewel back from those wicked demons!" her grandfather cried.
"I will."she replied.
Kagome slowly walked out the door and down the stairs of the shrine. She looked to the side at the end of the stairs, 'The Sacred Tree... Inuyasha. I wonder what happened to him.' She opened the door to the well hous. Kagome looked back at her family who weren't that far behind her and waved goodbye again.
Kagome walked over to the edge of the Bone Eater's well and gulped. 'I hope this well doesn't live up to it's name and break any of my bones.' She thought as she swung her legs over the edge of the well and jumped in. The bright lights engulfed her small body once again and in less than thirty seconds she was no longer in 21st century Tokyo. Kagome looked up and saw a dark starry sky.
"I'm back." She said breathlessly.
She climbed up the very same vines she had climbed the first time. Kagome looked around when she stumbled out of the well. It was pitch black and hard to see. She sensed another presence in the area.
"Anyone here?" she called out in the darkness.
"What are you doing climbing out of a well stupid bitch? What are you?"
Kagome gasped and dropped her heavy bookbag. She whipped around and glared at the person she saw.
