1The Pain Behind The Mask
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. Rumiko Takahashi does. I'm jus' borrowing them for a short while!
Note: This one will not be a crossover! It is strictly Inuyasha characters! Lol
"Talking"
'Thinking'
\Telepathic talk\
Summary: Kikyo joins the group and..she's nice to everyone? Except for when her and Kagome are alone. Which seems to happen every night. Inuyasha isn't the same either. So, one night, Kagome takes Shippo and they run away. One very sexy Taiyoukai keeps crossing their path...why?
Chapter One
Kikyo Joins
On one bright, full moon night, Kagome Higurashi sat on top of a very steep hill, idly watching Kikyo's soul collectors dance in the black sky, undoubtedly calling for Inuyasha. She sighed when she saw the tell tale streak of red pass over the tree tops before disappearing to the forest floor. She laid down on the soft earth and smiled up at the star filled sky, thinking about what she would get for new clothes.
The others have wondered why she never went after Inuyasha when he went to see the incarnate of herself and she'd just shrug and say "I guess I just see him as my brother now. My feelings for him no longer go down the road of what used to be." They'd shake their heads, as if her answer wasn't good enough, but she'd give them the same thing every time they asked. The thing is, someone else has captured her attention, though she'd be the first to deny it. After the many times Inuyasha had ripped her heart out, she was not going to try and get him to love her. She's not sure if she does have any romantic feelings for him but the youkai still caught her unwavering attention.
She wasn't about to walk up to him and tell him though. He would probably cut her down where she stood, considering he hates humans. Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands. "I wonder why he hates humans so much." She murmured to herself, stretching her hand up to try and reach the sky and smiled again when she felt Shippo come into the clearing she was in.
"Okaa-san?" He wandered closer and sat on her stomach, watching her face with unblinking emerald eyes. "Why are you out here? It's getting late." He said, his cute fluffy tail waving behind him as he snuggled into her torso.
Kagome wrapped her arms around him protectively and chuckled. "Sorry sweety, I guess I lost track of time. You know how much I love the night."
"Yeah." Came his sleepy voice. "Your lucky nothing came to attack you. Sango and Miroku are asleep and Inuyasha isn't back yet. So no one would be able to help you if something happened. You forgot your bow and arrows at camp."
"Oh..whoops." She said, sitting up and cradling her adoptive son to her chest as she stood up. "Let's go back. We need some sleep if we're gonna go to my time tomorrow." She replied, walking back the way Shippo came.
"You mean, I'm coming with?" He asked, looking up at the young woman in earnest.
"Well, of course! I'm not going to leave you here. 'Sides I'm going to train in my time, so I thought you'd want to train too." She explained, entering the fire lite camp to see that Sango and Miroku were, indeed, asleep. Kagome giggled when she saw how they ended up together. Sango's face was pressed against Miroku's chest and his cursed hand was on her butt while his other hand was around her back. They both had smiles on their faces.
Biting her lip to keep herself from laughing out loud, Kagome dug in her bag and pulled out the digital camera her mom had bought for her 16th birthday. She set the angle and the flash on before walking as close as possible to get the smiles before backing up to get a full body length picture. 'Sango's going to have a fit!' She thought, giggling as she put the camera away.
Rustling in the bushes near by put her and the others on alert. Sango jumped up, pulling Hiraikotsu (sp?) over her shoulder at the ready and Miroku gripped his staff. Kagome pulled her bow string back, an arrow notched and they searched the shadows for the intruder. Something in the wind whispered Kagome's name, putting the hairs on the back of her neck on end. Her eyes narrowed as they tried to find the source of the wind. 'There it is again!' She thought, trying harder to find it.
Inuyasha coming out of the bushes to her left killed her concentration and made her jump. Sighing, she replaced her arrow in her quiver and set her bow next to her sleeping bag. Sango heaved her shoulders up in a deep sigh before curling back into her own sleeping bag that Kagome had gotten for her.
"Stay awake. We have a new visitor in our group." Inuyasha said, using a soft voice that no one has ever heard him use before.
"Who?" Kagome asked, tipping her head to the side in curiosity.
"Kikyo is joining us." He said, stepping to the side to let them see a waving and nervous smiling Kikyo. Sango's mouth went a gape and Kagome rolled her eyes. 'Who cares? It's not that unforeseeable.' she thought before saying "Welcome Kikyo." and turning around and settling herself in her sleeping bag. Shippo shrugged and joined her, letting her wrap her arms around his small form as he sunk further into her warmth. Both not noticing the glare Kikyo sent her reincarnation.
After that, everyone went to bed, Inuyasha in his tree with Kikyo in his lap, Sango as far from Miroku as possible in her sleeping bag, Miroku in his own, a smile already in place. All not noticing the wind that swept through the camp and settled around Kagome for a few seconds before dissipating.
Me: Okay, guys! What do you think for my new story and chapter? Lemme know if I need to fix anything or if I should stop the story now! 'Cuz I jus' did this one for fun! Lol n/e ways, review!!! Laters