Chapter 24- Going home with a lot in mind
'Is he on the phone…who is he talking to…why is he upset?' Kagome thought as she got closer to Inuyasha's bed room door. Just as she reached the door, Kagome could feel all of her sense grow. She could hear what he was saying; but what surprised her the most was the fact that she could now hear her son's voice. 'Wait…I'll think about how I can do this later.' Kagome told herself as she began to concentrate on what they were talking about.
"Ok, ok…just slow down Otu…what's going on? Is Oka alright?" Shippo asked in a worried voice.
"I don't know how but one of them got in. We're going to be coming back early." Inuyasha growled as tried to stay calm.
"What do you mean? Did they hurt Oka? Did you kill them?" a panicking Shippo was heard.
'So they already know about this bitch…wait than why didn't they tell me?' Kagome thought as she continued to listen in.
"No, she's taking a bath right now; I'm going to tell her at dinner that we're leaving tomorrow." Inuyasha explained as he walked over to his bed.
"Ok, I'll give Sesshomaru and grandmother a heads up. What are you going to tell Oka?" Shippo replied.
"I have no idea but I can't just tell her that she is being targeted for guarding the jewel that she was meant to guard and that they plan to kill her if she doesn't have the power to purify it soon. I mean, she had gone through enough and I don't want to make her worry." Inuyasha growled as he began to take off his shirt.
'That jerk! He still thinks of me as a weak miko! Doesn't he know that I'm a miko master now?' Kagome thought angrily as she stood up straight to leave.
"I guess not but, Oka is stronger now. I think we should tell her now. I mean if they will try to use her family than you have to tell her." Shippo said as he began to defend his mother.
"No, I know she is strong but I want to protect her…I want to show her that I can provide for her. Just don't open your mouth and I'll talk to you about the dragon miko when we get back. They're after her too and we need to find her before they do." Inuyasha replied as he got his clothing.
"What about the other demon that is after Oka?" Shippo asked.
"Sesshomaru is going to tell me what he found out when we get back, so let him know that we're coming back three days early." Inuyasha answered as he got ready to hang up.
Unable to stand the rest of the conversation, Kagome took her leave and quickly made her way to her room. She didn't want to know what else they were keeping from him, she didn't want to know what else he was keeping from him. 'And after I gave him a second chance!' Kagome thought as she quickly got into her room and into the shower. She knew that Inuyasha would always protect her but she had never imagined that he would lie to her just to try to win her over.
'He's suppose to know me.' Kagome thought as water poured into the tube. 'He should have told me…he should have trusted me.' Kagome slowly allowed the water to completely surround her. She knew that she would still be able to breath and she knew that she would have to relax before she could go and make dinner for the two of them. 'Inuyasha…I will become your mate someday…but I will not say yes until I know I can trust you and until I know that you will stop seeing me as some weak miko.' Kagome thought as she began to wash her hair.
Inuyasha had gotten out of the shower and knew that he would have to go and help Kagome finish with dinner. However he was soon proven wrong when he walked downstairs to find Kagome serving their meals and setting the table. Once he reached the table he turned to her and said, "I could have helped you know."
"I know but I figured that you would want to relax some more" Kagome said.
"Oh, well let's eat." Inuyasha said as he began to sit down.
"Ok, so what took you so long in the shower?" Kagome asked as she sat down, 'I'll give him until we arrive tomorrow…if he doesn't tell me the truth than he will have hell to pay.' Kagome thought as she began to eat.
"Oh, I almost fell asleep. Anyway, it didn't take you long to cook…did you put everything in high or something?" Inuyasha answered.
"Oh, yeah, I wanted us to eat so that we could stay up and watch the sun rise. Unless you had something planned already." Kagome replied.
"Well…I was hoping of going back home tomorrow." Inuyasha said in between bits. "Shippo found something and we need to go and check it out."
"Oh, well I guess I'll start cleaning up and packing after I wash the dishes." Kagome said.
"I'll worry about the dishes…you can go and pack." Inuyasha stated.
"If that's what you want than ok." Kagome answered.
"Good, we'll leave at five in the morning so get some rest." Inuyasha said.
"I will." Kagome said.
The rest of the meal was left in silence. Kagome had quickly finished eating and had made her way back to her room to go and pack. Of course, she knew that she had grown in power, it didn't take her long to finish packing. Once she knew that she had finished packing everything that she had brought with her, Kagome claimed into bed as the covers waited in mid air before they would land over her to keep her warm.
Shippo walked into the main house and knew that there was something going on. The whole house was filled with tension and he could tell that his uncle was very upset. Once he reached his uncles study, Shippo knocked and waited for them to allow him to enter. Once he heard his uncle allow him in, Shippo walked in and was surprised to see Koga and Ayame standing in the room. Sesshomaru turned to his brother's son and asked, "What did you find out?"
"Otu is bringing Oka home tomorrow. They were able to get into the house today and Otu doesn't think that Oka knows anything." Shippo answered.
"We have the name of the demon that is after Kagome and the shikon jewel." Ayame stated.
"What is the name of this demon that dares threatens this Sesshomaru's family."
"His name is Cornelius. He is a demon from north America." Koga answered.
"There is something else…Otu said that he was going to take Oka home but they don't know that all of Oka's stuff has been moved to Otu's house." Shippo stated.
"I see…Shippo you shall be waiting for them at the shrine, I'll have Jaken pick up your mother's family tomorrow so go and tell them." Sesshomaru ordered.
"What about us? What do you want us to do?" Koga asked.
"You will have to wait for my brother to get back; he is in charge of this matter." Sesshomaru answered.
"We understand, we will be waiting for him at our house." Ayame stated as she and her mate began to leave.
"I'll go and let grandmother know before I go back home." Shippo said as he followed them out.
Once the room was empty, Rin turned to her mate and said, "I don't have a good feeling about all this…maybe we should tell her."
"That is for my brother to deiced, however right you are. I can only hope that he will do the right thing before he loses everything." Sesshomaru replied.
"Kagome…Kagome wake up." Inuyasha whispered as he tried to get her to wake up. He had already loaded the car with their bags. He knew that Kagome would not like the fact that she would have to stay in her PJ's the whole ride home but they didn't have time. He had to get her out of the house.
"Umm…just five more minutes." She hissed as she turned to her side. Her inner power knew that she wanted to keep everything a secret; it knew that she didn't want anyone to call her the dragon miko.
"Kagome…come on we're going to be late." Inuyasha said as he picked her up and began to walk out to the car.
"Umm…I just…five more minutes." She whined as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Not wanting to wake her up, Inuyasha just held her and carried her to the car. Once he was sure that she was safely in the car, Inuyasha walked back inside the house and made sure that he didn't leave anything behind and that Kagome had all of her belongings. 'Ok, we can go now.' He thought as he walked out and got into the car.
She could see herself, she looked wild and dangerous. Kagome wasn't even sure if she should trust the image of herself in the mirror but something told her that she could. That everything would be alright if she just took the woman's hand. Kagome looked up and made eye contact with herself and asked, "Who are you?"
"I am the one that will give you the knowledge you will need for this battle." She answered in a demonic voice.
"Demonic? Wait I'm a human? How and when did I turn into a demon?" Kagome asked as she took a step back.
"Have you truly not noticed dragon miko?" she asked.
"My name is Kagome. Ka-go-me." Kagome hissed.
"I am sorry Kagome…but you must understand. You are a demon; you became one when the demons of the shikon jewel give you all of their demonic power. You will not have a form to turn to because of your miko blood."
"Will I…will I be able to control you?" Kagome asked.
"You will be able to control me until you have been put through much pain. When you are ready to die for those you love you will transform and I shall rule." She answered honestly.
"I see…well…I don't want my family hurt so lead the way." Kagome said as she quickly took hold of the demons hand.
"Wake up and go meet those who wish to speak with you."
"Wait…what about the knowledge you were going to give me." Kagome asked as the two of them began to fade away.
"You already know it." She answered before she completely faded away.
"Kagome…Kagome wake up." Inuyasha said as he gently began to wake her up without getting hurt.
He had been able to tell that she was having some short of nightmare when her sleeping form was quickly covered by a brilliant blue light. As it began to die down, Kagome began to wake up. He knew that she would probably tell him why it was that she had placed the bairrer up in the first place."
"Oh, Inuyasha…when did we leave? Did you not wake me up?" Kagome asked as she began to sit up.
"I tried but you wouldn't listen, would you tell me you had a barrier around yourself just now?" Inuyasha answered.
"Oh, well I was having a nightmare and well…I guess I felt as if I needed it. I got use to leaving without anyone protecting me so I guess it just happened." Kagome answered as she sat up straight.
"Oh, well we're almost home so don't go back to sleep." Inuyasha said.
"I know, I can feel Sesshomaru's warning sign…anyway did you sleep well?" Kagome asked as she turned to look out the window. 'If he doesn't tell me now then he isn't going to tell me until things get really bad.' Kagome thought as she kept her eyes away from that of Inuyasha's.
"Yeah, I did…what about you?" Inuyasha answered.
"Just fine…pull over." Kagome ordered as she pointed to a rest area.
"Why?" Inuyasha growled.
"So that I can drive and stay awake. I don't want my mom to think the wrong thing when I get back all tried." Kagome hissed as she waited for him to pull over.
"Fine…but you better not make us late" Inuyasha growled.
"I won't…now get out so that I can get in." Kagome hissed once he had stopped the car.
Once they were done switching places, Kagome made sure that the seat belt was in place and that it would not come off. Once she had both hands on the wheel, Kagome turned to Inuyasha and asked, "Are you ready to go?"
"Hurry up already, I'm not getting any younger." Inuyasha growled.
"You sure aren't." Kagome hissed before she sped off.
Inuyasha thought that she would take it slow but was proven wrong when she went over fifty miles an hour. 'What's up her ass?' Inuyasha couldn't help but think as Kagome kept her eyes on the road. Not wanting to upset her more, Inuyasha stayed quiet and waited for her to reach his brother's house.
A/N: Well it's getting close guys. I hope you are all enjoying the fic as much as I am enjoying writing this. Please let me know what you think.
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