AUTHOR'S NOTE:
I am finally feeling much better, and I want to say a huge thank you to all my readers!
To Kat:
Yes Rin is still a child, mainly because Naraku is still alive and in the story she is a child when they killed him. Also even though Rin x Sesshomaru pairings are cute to me, it's not something I am likely to write about.
DISCLAIMER:
I DO NOT OWN NOR DO I MAKE ANY PROFIT FROM INUYASHA OR ITS CHARACTERS.
Last time:
It was not normal for him to be so out of control, but then again he knew the consequences of a failed mating, one of which was uncontrollable desire to try again and to go mad with it. But he was mad long before the girl came along.
Before it was that dead woman.
Chapter 11: Prove it
We were on the second day of our journey heading south when we came across a small village at the edge of the forest. Inuyasha suggested that we stop to get a few things that we forgot from Kaede's village when we left. His brother Sesshomaru agreed that it was a good idea since he needed some things for Rin, but he decided to stay out of the village's borders. People tended to react badly to full demons, so he gave Sango and Miroku a list of things he wanted and some coins.
My ears twitched at every new sound as we came nearer to the main entrance, people talking, kids playing, animals chattering, and the sounds of feet scuffing as they walked. All of it was new to me and I huddled closer to Inuyasha the further we went. The number of strange people made me uneasy, and Inuyasha as if he sensed my discomfort wrapped an arm around me.
One of the villagers who wasn't watching where they were going plowed right into Sango and landed in a heap on the ground. "Hey! Watch where yer goin'!" he yelled up at her as he tried to right himself.
He finished dusting off his backside when he noticed the group of people he ran into. He took one look at Inuyasha and his eyes grew wide, then his eyes landed on me. If possible they got bigger.
"D-D-DEMONS!" the villager screamed as he toppled backwards again. He scrambled backwards never taking his eyes off me or Inuyasha. I could feel my ears flatten atop my head as Inuyasha growled at the man.
The man's loud commotion made the other villagers pause in what they were doing and look over at us. Miroku and Sango sighed as mothers began to usher their children back into their homes and men gathered around.
"Fools" Inuyasha spat as he looked around while trying to keep me from sight behind him.
One elderly old man stepped forward. "What do ye want demons?"
Miroku chose to speak first. "Excuse me sir but me and the lady are not demons. And these two are my companions. They're very friendly I assure you." He said motioning in our direction.
"I wasn't talking about the small ones monk." The elderly man said.
Miroku looked at the man. "Neither was I, though they are quite harmless indeed."
Sango walked up next to the monk. "Honored Elder, we were passing by and we were wondering if we could get some supplies and be on our way." She shouldered Miroku aside. "We promise no harm will become of your village from us."
The elder looked Sango over before speaking. "Ye be a demon slayer," he pointed out the obvious from her outfit. "Why are ye traveling with demons?"
She smiled at the old man. "They are my friends. And have saved my life more times than I can count." She stood before the man. "May we please get what we came for?"
"I suppose, but ye best be on your way after."
"Thank you Honored Elder." She bowed to him before asking. "Do you happen to have a spare bow and quiver? Our miko has lost hers along the way."
The old man looked truly surprised by this and looked over our group again. "I see no miko."
Miroku motioned for me to step forward so they could see me. I looked up at Inuyasha before I reluctantly stepped into view. "Her name is Kagome, and she is our miko." Miroku stated.
"She cannot be a miko, she be a hanyou. Demons do not have spiritual powers." The old man sputtered.
"But I assure you she is."
"Prove it." That's when Miroku looked a little a little worried.
Inuyasha stepped up beside me. "She'll need a bow and arrow for that."
"Why? If she be a miko she be able to put up a barrier." The elder stated as a fact.
Inuyasha drew his claws and popped his knuckles. "Cause ain't no one goin' to attack her."
Sango quickly stepped between Inuyasha and the elder. "Elder please, she was attacked a few days back and has lost her memory. She just found out that she had miko powers and has yet to relearn how to use them." She pleaded. "But she should be able to use a bow and arrow with ease since it was her weapon of choice."
The elder thought this over for a minute or two before he motioned someone over. "Go fetch this 'miko' a bow and arrow." The kid scurried off towards a nearby building.
It wasn't long before he came running back carrying what was asked for, and the elder led us to a shooting practice area. He turned to me and Inuyasha growled so he faced him instead.
"Here." He handed Inuyasha the bow along with the arrow. "If she be able to shoot a purification arrow, she can keep it." With that the elder walked off to the side with the rest of the men from the village.
Miroku hesitated before speaking. "Inuyasha you don't think it will trigger what Naraku did, do you."
"I don't know but she has to try. She needs a bow."
Inuyasha turned around to face me and handed me the bow. My fingers as if they had a mind of their own wrapped lovingly around familiar feel of the wood. He positioned my arms to hold the bow right and handed me the arrow, which also felt very familiar to my fingers. I instinctively notched the arrow. I turned to face the targets at the other side of the wide clearing. Inuyasha stood behind me and put a hand on my shoulder.
"Remember to clear your mind, focus on the target." Inuyasha whispered in my ear instantly calming my nerves and heightening my focus. "Breathe in," I inhaled deeply and drew back the arrow looking down its shaft to my target. "Let it out slowly." I exhaled slowly as I released the arrow and let it fly.
Bright blue light erupted around the arrow as it soared towards the target. It punched through the center going through the other side and embedding itself in a tree behind the had been target.
And with that I beamed up at Inuyasha before reaching up and clutching my head and screaming.
Inuyasha's POV:
I watched as Kagome shot her arrow and it glowed a blinding light blue as it tore through the sky. I smiled down at her as she smile back at me before she clutched her head as she screamed. I caught her before she hit the ground she was extremely pale and she began to shake.
Miroku and Sango rushed over to us as the villagers stood in shock before coming over as well.
"Is she ok?!" Sango asked, worry filled her eyes as she looked down at the girl in my arms. "It happened again didn't it?" she placed a hand on Kagome's arm as her shaking seemed to stop, but she didn't open her eyes.
I couldn't control the growl that erupted from my chest as one of the villagers came too close and quickly scampered away.
A dark cloud suddenly covered the clearing and the villagers began yelling and scurrying about. Sesshomaru came over to where we were and crouched down. He placed a hand on Kagome's forehead and my glare snapped up to look at him.
"We need to get her out of here. Now." He stood up and wrapped both Kagome and I in his tail as he took off. I watched as Sango gathered the bow off the ground and Miroku walked off to talk to the villagers.
I looked down at Kagome and held her closer as I nuzzled her hair. 'My Kagome' I whimpered.
Sesshomaru landed at the outskirts of the village and let us down. Kagome was still out as I held her to me fearing that more damage had been done and that it was my fault.
"Come. The others will find us." Sesshomaru started off towards the south and I followed holding Kagome tightly hoping that she was ok.
We walked for a few hours until the sun went down before we set up camp. I placed Kagome in one of her sleeping bags to keep her warm as I went to look for fire wood. I went into the woods searching for some dry wood and some twigs to start a fire.
When I came back and entered the camp Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kilala were just landing. They jumped off Kilala and she immediately transformed into her smaller size, curled up, and went to sleep. Sango picked her up and cuddled her companion.
"We got the supplies we needed, and the things you requested Sesshomaru." Sango said as she came over and sat down placing Kilala in her lap. Shippo bounded over to Kagome and curled up at her feet with his own little blanket the Kagome had brought back for him months ago. "They even let us have the bow and a quiver full of arrows, they asked about Kagome's health. But we told them she was going to be fine." She said sadly as she pet Kilala.
'I really hope she's going to be ok.' I thought as I began to make a fire and Miroku came over to assist. I sent him to get more fire wood as I went to get some fish for dinner.
Catching fish was easy if you were a hanyou and had claws. So I didn't take long for me to gather up about fifteen and take them back to camp. Once back I began the task of cleaning and gutting the fish. I placed one to two on each stick and set them up around the fire to cook before going to check on Kagome.
She regained some of her color and looked peaceful while she slept, which put my mind slightly at ease. I grabbed a spare bag and lay down next to her, wrapping my arms around her in comfort. Whether it was more for me or her, I didn't know.
Kagome's POV:
I was walking through a field of flowers, when she approached me.
"Hello again. I see Inuyasha succeeded in creating the bond, I have to say I love the ears." She smiled. "Its been a few days. How are you holding up?"
I looked at her well I guess I could say myself but I would rather not get confused any more than I already am. "I'm ok I guess. I ran into a couple of things that I was supposed to remember, but when I tried I would get a sharp pain in my head that wouldn't go away."
She nodded as if she thought that might happen. "That would be Naraku's curse. Every time you come across something that triggers your memory it will cause more damage. Eventually it will either kill you, well us, from pain alone, or it will make it so that you can never reconnect with me. Your piece of your soul that you need to become whole again." She looked at me sadly as she continued. "If we do not become one soon, we will die slowly. And those that love us," I knew she was talking mainly about Inuyasha. "won't be able to do anything but watch.
"I also fear that Naraku will take advantage of our weakened state that he has put us in. He will try to make it so that we fail in our attempt to be one again." She looked at me before sitting down on the grass. "Why don't you sit. I have a feeling we or you mainly will be here a while." I sat down across from her. "I must say we look good in traditional miko clothing." She commented as she looked at my clothes she picked a nearby daisy and began to pick the petals off.
I watched her do this for a few minutes before I had to ask. "Do you know why Naraku did this to me? Well us?" I looked down at my hands resting in my lap.
"Yes. I believe I do."
"Could you tell me why? Or is that one of-"
"One of the things I am prevented from telling you because of the curse?" she asked, and I nodded. "Yes." I must have looked disappointed because she continued. "But I can give you a name if you promise not to ask about it when you wake up. Because it will cause more damage than most things. Nor can you ask me since I cannot tell you more than that."
"I promise."
"Her name is Kikyo." She looked so sad when she said this and I felt a pain in my heart at the name, but I had promised not to ask. I also felt immense sorrow.
She looked up at me suddenly. "I must go now. I protected you this time as much as I could because you needed to have a bow, and the next time you wield it, it should not affect you. But I will not be able to do it again. I don't have the energy to do so." She picked another flower. "I weaken every day that passes, which means so do you. Inuyasha must find a way to save us, and soon, before it is too late."
She stood up and held her hand out to me. "Good luck, and hopefully we are together soon." She stepped away and began to fade into nothingness. "Until then, stay safe." And with that she disappeared completely.
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