See No Evil Chapter 2
I felt something was wrong, so I woke up quickly. I only found Kagome…bringing me breakfast? That's a little strange.
She greeted me. "Good morning, Inu-Honey."
"What the hell, Kagome? What are you trying to pull?!" That was weird, hearing those mortal endearments.
She smiled sweetly. "What's wrong? You're my little doggy!" She started to pet my ears, which really tickled…but I had to stop her.
"Are you feeling sick?" I asked her. She's acting really different…I mean, she was all hyper and everything but…I dunno…something bugged me.
"Sorry," she apologized. "Well? Go eat!"
I picked up the bowl of rice, some fish and used the chopsticks to start eating. After she told me she made it, I was actually shocked! It was really good…even though it was the first time I ate her cooking.
"Well," I said, putting every thing down after I was done. "Let's go find more shards. There was a tip yesterday in the Shingo Domains." I got to my feet.
"Great! I'll go get my bag." Kagome smiled and trodded off happily. Just then, Shippo came running up to her.
"Good morning Kagome!" he said.
But she…just scowled at him. "Hi," she said coldly.
"We're leaving? Cool, I get to go—"
"No," she yelled. She yelled at Shippo? What's wrong with her? She usually enjoys his company…
"Huh? But-" Shippo protested.
"Didn't you hear me, you little brat?!" Kagome belted at him. "I said NO!" She made him run away in tears. I actually felt sorry for the poor runt. It started to make me wonder what's wrong with her.
We left the village before noon. The trip to Shingo is a long one and we'll probably reach there by tomorrow morning. Her weird behavior back at the village bugged me and what really sucked was I had no idea what she was doing. I felt something grab my hand. In a panic, I turned around and found myself face-to-face with Kagome. She was smiling. Her eyes were shining brightly. I've never seen them like that before. Kagome clutched my hand.
"The forest is romantic, isn't it? The birds…the flowers…don't you think?" she asked.
It was getting even weirder. I tried to snatch my hand away but she gripped it. "Are you coming down with something? Did you fall and hit your head?"
She shook her head still smiling. "No. But I've fallen for you."
A sudden rush filled my body. It was a warm and pleasant feeling that I could feel in my chest and then my face grew hot. I think my heart skipped a few beats. Why is she making me feel like this? Is it possible that she shares…? No way… So I couldn't really respond to that. I just held her hand back and we walked through the forest like that.
Later, after she took a bath in the lake, we arrived in a village on the outskirts of Shingo after sunset.
I've been sleeping on a rock floor for the past few hours. I don't remember anymore. Inu-Yasha led me in the forest…but wait, it wasn't Inu-Yasha because yesterday was a new moon and he was still in his demon form! It was a girl…she must have brought me to this cave. I turned around and saw there was a fire growing on some logs beside me. To my left was a wall of water; I must be under a waterfall. There was also a cot made out of wood and leaves. Beside that I saw something gleaming. The Shikon glow…this girl had a shard! I tried to get up but my legs were tied as well as my hands. Just then, I noticed I was in just underwear, not my uniform! Where did it go?!?!
I sensed someone behind me. I turned around and saw…me! Well, she had my body and my clothes. When she spoke, it was my voice. "Good evening, Kagome."
I gasped. "Who are you?"
She smiled. "Why, I'm Kagome. At least, that's what Inu-Yasha thinks…"
My eyes widened.
"Don't worry; he's in good hands," she assured. "He's so strong, brave…and his looks are marvelous…he is very good-looking."
A small rage started to glow. "What are you trying to do? You don't want the jewels?"
She glared at me. "Don't misunderstand," she said. "Of course I want the jewels but I also want the ½ breed. He held my hand, you know. I think he likes me…" she started to smile.
She was driving me to the point of sickness. She is not going to take Inu-Yasha
away from –er, I mean, she's not going to manipulate him into--, er…who am I kidding? She is not going to take Inu-Yasha away from me, no matter what she is. "Don't be stupid," I said. "He only likes you because you look like me—"
"And you look like the mystic priestess Kikyo…correct?" She had the last word. I froze, not knowing what to say. She just laughed at me. "Well, I can't keep Inu-Honey waiting…after all, I'm going to keep him nice and warm tonight." She walked through the waterfall. But for some reason, I couldn't yell after her. A sense of dread curled all around my body…
…to be continued
