Changing Paths
~ Chapter Eleven ~
Strangers To The Well
By Inuyashas Youkai
Within two days , the oddly gathered group were back , traveling through the expanse of a rather foreign countryside, and lead into it by the telling lure of a blackened jewel shard. Throughout their renewed journey not much had changed there were still chasing after demons coveting shards , unwanted butt rubbing with the knowing resounding slap against chapped flesh afterwards, the tricks of a playful Kitsune, and the expected violent spat's between not only a hanyou, but another with pure spite of a fiery priestess. For however it was able to occur is unknown for one of the dark to coincide with one of light, but seeing Kagome as she now appeared proved that the union between her and Inuyasha must have been fated because if not such a miraculous gestured combination wouldn't have been possible.
On their way towards this new shard it was decided since they were heading in its same general direction for a visit with Totosai. Although with the foreboding presence evading them at present just up ahead , in the distance riddled with darkening angry clouds surrounding it, stood a village , and one seemingly desolate, without claiming any signs of life within it , told them their previous plans may take a little longer getting too. Once entering the break in the line of encircling trees bordering it, each one could feel the ominous torrent of vile, and corrupt aura's breaching the peace, and it was hoped that at one time within the past this place inhabited.
Slowly moving towards the center of the village , the group carefully used caution, and stuck close together with those within their own. Reaching for Kagome's hand , Inuyasha pulled her body , then with the hold on her arm, and to wrap around his waist from behind, as she was placed upon his back. Shippo had then blew himself up if only to float upwards , and lookout in a birds eye viewing of the rest of the place they had come up against. Upon lowering back towards the ground , finding nothing but deadly remains of things that once lived sprawled amongst the ground.
" Nothing more but old bones from here , what do you say Kagome?"Shippo questioned.
" I am not sure , but whatever it is has a jewel shard.."Kagome softly returned .
"Where is it ?" Inuyasha demanded quietly , wandering why were they whispering , as it wasn't like they were gonna wake up the dead.
" The jewel shard , it 's mov-... It's, just vanished ."
"What the hell , Kagome ? Ya feelin alright ?"Shippo asked concerned.
"Yea , Kagome you hardly ever miss a damn shard so where did it go!? "
" Ya I'am fine! Now lets get in gear , and get the hell outta here .. With any luck will catch up with that shard!"Kagome stomped away from the others , as they soon started to follow towards the exit of the creepy village.
Catching up , Inuyasha walked side by side with Kagome , while he started to feel the raging emotions bubbling up within her through their shared bond ,and in response grew the desire to soothe them.
" Hey Kagome , stop.. " Inuyasha called out to the one continuing on, and not even noticing that he was no longer moving.
" Yea Inuyasha ?" Kagome paused looking behind her with her awaiting ears twitching around upon her head, waiting up for him, and to speak.
Walking forward to close the distance between them, Inuyasha with one hand pulled her in close with a hand to raise her eyes to meet his, and the other on the small of her back, snagging a passionate kiss .
"Don't Kagome , we'll get it okay .. Calm down will ya , I thought I am the one to get all bent out of shape for missing a stupid shard!Now I am comforting you ?! Hell this is fucking way too much Kagome quit it , your freaking me out !" Inuyasha was stating to a rather mockingly silly Kagome that was at the moment lovingly teasing him for his discovery of the soft spot made just for her inside him, by making goofy faces, as she listened to him try to make her relax, which frustrated her more because of how upset the lost shard made her. .
" Come on lets go , the shard isn't going to find itself now is it ?!Kagome taunted.
The shard really isn't what had concerned her it was what the losing track of it could've meant in regards to their relationship , and that was just the start of how this could effect her , making her totally useless to all of them. Passing the abandoned Demon Slayer's Village ; Kagome, and Inuyasha leapt through trees , soaring through the air towards home, so that they could make a trip to the present so that they can restock, as well as Inuyasha finding out what had gotten her acting quite strange after missing a hold of the stupid piece of junk anyways.
Although the answer was found when the two jumped down the well , they went , with nothing but air to catch them , as their feet touched the ground , still finding themselves within the Feudal Era . After many times after with the answer being the same result Inuyasha's shock was Kagome 's heartbreak, as his nose suddenly burned with salt , causing to pull her towards him in a tight embrace.
" Kagome , listen to me we will see them again.. It's okay.."
"It's not !"
"Why are ya getting tired of me already ?"
"No of course not , just without being able to track the shards I am useless, and with the well closed to me now , I have no where else to go If I have no purpose here !"
To this the hanyou laughed over the ridiculous notion that had took form of upsetting his silly mate, and so while holding her tightly against him , as she still cried, Inuyasha teased.
" You know Kagome there's much more to you then just sniffing out shards ya know, like love me ,knock the stupid from me on countless occasions, fight with me , Sit me , be by my side, and who else would I have to hold onto my leash when I wanna chase after the kit . Besides so what , if you can't do any of the things you used to , we will just find another way, we always do , but you know what your best purpose is ?."
"Oh yea what's that?!"
"Just by being created just for me , and I alone , as my mate.
"Damn you , I don't even have a response for that ?!"
TBC..
