Inuyasha and the choice
(Chapter 25)
"Kagome I was going to head down to the springs would you like to join me?" Sango asked picking up a towel, Kagome nodded and Sango threw her a towel and they set off toward the hot springs.
"How did you get to be Koga's mate?" Sango ask when they were further away from the hut "Ho-how did you know?" Kagome stuttered out surprised that Sango knew "I saw the marks and ever since you've been back his been watching your every move. He is acting different with you then he did before." Kagome looked at her friend confused "What do you mean acting different with me?"
"He is acting like anything will jump out and attack you and he's ready for battle. He being very protective and he also has that lovers look when he looks at you." Sango said walking up the path to the hot springs "Koga treats me better and he was there for me when I needed him. And I can see myself being really happy with him." Kagome said as they reached the hot springs.
"Well I'm with you on whatever you choose because I am your friend. Scratch that your sister." Sango smiled at Kagome, they turned around shrugged out of their clothes and jumped into the hot springs giggling.
"Where's Inuyasha?" Kagome asked in a monotone voice, sounding like she only half cared "I'm not sure he came and said that you guys were going to be back in three days and then he left again." Kagome's face sort of fell and she whispered "He left because he knew." Sango met Kagome's eyes "Inuyasha walked in on us when I was marking Koga."
Sango looked up at the sky, "That would explain Inuyasha's weird behavior. He's hurting really bad Kagome. Kaede told us that he left to go find you like he should have done from the beginning he said he was going to cut off Kikyo because he wanted to be with you and he admitted to making a couple mistakes." Kagome faced the water and he felt like she was going to cry.
"But Sango he cheated on me. I can't just over look that, let's say I do go back to him how will I know that he's not going to run off and sleep with Kikyo again? He's done it twice now." Sango looked back down from the sky, "Building trust after its broken is never easy. But it can be done if you truly care about that person." Kagome's eyes widened, no not now Kagome thought to herself folding into her body from the cold that was seeping and creasing her skin.
Kahano was standing by the edge of the hot spring, Kagome made eye contact with him and he motioned for him to follow him, Kagome stood up grabbing for her kimono that Koga had given her and tugged it on. "Where are you going?" Sango asked confusion in her voice "I will be back. I have to deal with something really quick." Sango watched Kagome disappear around the hug rock 10 feet from the hot spring then relaxed into the water waiting for Kagome to come back.
"I found something." Kahano said as soon as Kagome stopped in front of him "What did you find?" Kahano reached into his pocket and pulled out something wrapped in cloth. "What is that?" Kagome ask taking it from him and starting to unwrap it, "It was my wife's she wore it when she was slaughtered." Kagome pulled out many stones bracelet from the cloth wrap and saw the darkness of murder hanging around the stones. "I can feel the darkness of pain and anguish in this bracelet." Kahano was staring at her
"Do you know if she was in a lot of pain when she died?" Kahano's face looked in pain and Kagome's heart squeezed for him, "I'm not sure but I will try finding out what I can I promise you that." Kahano was starting to fade "Thank you. I have used to much energy carrying that here I will return when I get up my strength. Until next time Kagome." With that he disappeared and the cold faded with him
Kagome looked at the bracelet and something in her was urging her to put it on, so she slipped the cold stones over her hand until it fell into place on her wrist. Kagome shuffled back to the hot spring in time to meet Sango just about to leave and they walked back to hut talking about battle plans that they were thinking about.
As soon as Kagome came into sight Koga was at her side. "What happened?" he asked looking into her eyes, Kagome's eyes met Sango's really fast as she kept on walking toward Miruko. "What do you mean?" Kagome asked, Koga looked into her eyes "Being mates we are connected to each other's emotions. I first felt like you were in pain and sadness then confusion. Now I can tell you are surrounded by darkness." Koga sniffed the air and then grabbed her arm and lifted her wrist with the bracelet on it "The darkness is coming from this. Where did you get it?" Kagome yanked her wrist away "It's none of your business." Kagome side stepped around him and walked away without turning around
"What was that?" Ginta said coming up to Koga with Hakkaku right behind him "I think the darkness from the bracelet is messing with the darkness in her heart." Koga said turning toward Kagome and watched her disappear into the hut without talking to anyone.
What is this feeling? Kagome thought to herself as she slumped against the wall. The room started to grow cold and the bracelet even colder when I figured started to appear right in front of Kagome. "Kahano?" Kagome whispered into smoke like fog that was growing around her "Do not speak my husband's name." a strong female voice said through the fog, Kagome shuddered from the cold. "Wh-who are you?" Kagome said as a women walked out of darkness and the fog.
This women had long flowing brown hair and a green and black ladies kimono on her eyes were a sparkling blue and her lips were full and red. "My name is Kari, my husband is Kahano." She stood in place and didn't falter, and then she knelt down in front of Kagome. "Why have you called me here?" Kari's face looked innocent and Kagome felt a tug of her heart go for this young beautiful woman that died so young and in a horrible way.