1 Mother: Chapter 2
"Let's go over this one more time. You were upset because you thought Kagome was some one else. You ran out of the restaurant, into a dark, potentially dangerous alley, even though you felt Kagome following you. A gang of demons attacked her. You decided not to help her at first, waiting instead until she got fatally injured, then jumped to her rescue." Inu- Yasha felt he was being fair about this. He had barley yelled, meanwhile Kagome, his Kagome, was sitting on a bed in the other room, barely breathing, while Shippo squirmed like a child on the couch.
"Actually they weren't demons, just a gang of punks." Shippo would've looked sheepish if the circumstances weren't so extreme.
"Not demons… so you let Kagome die because you didn't feel like taking a second to take out a small gang of punks?" Inu-Yasha's voice lowered to a dangerous rumble that Shippo had only heard once before.
"It was a large gang. There were at least fifteen of them." He tried another excuse.
"Your right Shippo, fifteen humans against one full blooded demon isn't fair. How long did it take you to intervene?" Inu-Yasha had changed… a lot. It used to be he would scream and yell, now though his tone just took a dangerous somewhat sarcastic edge that was some how more scary.
"Look I screwed up. Deal. I don't need to hear that Kagome is going to die because of me. I've told myself enough times so stuff it Inu-Yasha." Shippo stalked out.
"Inu-Yasha you were to hard on Shippo. He's taking this as hard as you are. You know he loves her as much as you do." Miroku pointed out.
"He's a demon. He can take it. It's his fault anyway. Damn. I wish Kaede were here. She can practically raise the dead." Inu-Yasha began to pace restlessly.
"Maybe Kaede is here." Miroku's face took on a thoughtful look.
"Explain, priest."
"Well Kagome is the reincarnation on Kaede's sister, so maybe Kaede had also been reincarnated into this time. The only problem is that she would still be a baby. I heard a legend though long ago about the Jewel. That Kaede also protected a jewel, the Jewel of Split Souls; it was used for difficult healings, when herbs and natural remedies wouldn't work. It's the Shikon Jewel's counter part. It stand to reason that Kaede would also be reborn, so maybe we can use the Jewel of Four Souls to find it's sibling. If we can get that far, who knows maybe we can save Kagome." Miroku obviously knew something else but refused to comment further.
"It's a long shot priest." Inu-Yasha growled.
"Sometimes a shot in the dark is the best we have. Do you have a better idea?"
"No. I don't like it though. Besides why didn't you ever ask Kaede about this Jewel of Split Souls?"
"I figured she would have told us if she wanted us to know. It would've been rude to inquire."
"How come demons never sensed this jewel? I could always feel the presence of the Shikon Jewel."
"Probably because a artifact of healing can't be used by demons."
"Fine, How do we plan on finding this Jewel of Split Souls?"
"Unless I'm mistaken the Shikon Jewel will react to it if it's close enough." Miroku continued, "I think you should be the one holding it. Your much closer to Kagome then I am so the jewel should react to your emotions favorably."
"Let's go." Inu-yasha stalked into Kagome's room, removed the Jewel, and stalked back out.
Miroku silently held up a cap and coat for the irate dog-demon. Inu- Yasha didn't quite growl but came very close. They stepped out of the house and Inu-Yasha began to make a small token effort to calm himself down. He held the jewel up and looked at it carefully.
"Ok, jewel which way?" Inu-Yasha asked jokingly. Surprisingly the Jewel began to swing in his hand then stopped just as suddenly. It tugged east down his driveway, then in a north direction toward the outskirts of the town.
"Ummm. Inu-Yasha let's check in the town first. We'll probably have more luck."
"No. Miroku, the jewel's swinging this way. I can feel its tug, almost as if it's pulling on my mind and body…"
"That's more than I had hoped for but let's not doubt luck Come on dog boy lead the way." Miroku smiled slightly. It was about time they had a change in luck.
"Let's go over this one more time. You were upset because you thought Kagome was some one else. You ran out of the restaurant, into a dark, potentially dangerous alley, even though you felt Kagome following you. A gang of demons attacked her. You decided not to help her at first, waiting instead until she got fatally injured, then jumped to her rescue." Inu- Yasha felt he was being fair about this. He had barley yelled, meanwhile Kagome, his Kagome, was sitting on a bed in the other room, barely breathing, while Shippo squirmed like a child on the couch.
"Actually they weren't demons, just a gang of punks." Shippo would've looked sheepish if the circumstances weren't so extreme.
"Not demons… so you let Kagome die because you didn't feel like taking a second to take out a small gang of punks?" Inu-Yasha's voice lowered to a dangerous rumble that Shippo had only heard once before.
"It was a large gang. There were at least fifteen of them." He tried another excuse.
"Your right Shippo, fifteen humans against one full blooded demon isn't fair. How long did it take you to intervene?" Inu-Yasha had changed… a lot. It used to be he would scream and yell, now though his tone just took a dangerous somewhat sarcastic edge that was some how more scary.
"Look I screwed up. Deal. I don't need to hear that Kagome is going to die because of me. I've told myself enough times so stuff it Inu-Yasha." Shippo stalked out.
"Inu-Yasha you were to hard on Shippo. He's taking this as hard as you are. You know he loves her as much as you do." Miroku pointed out.
"He's a demon. He can take it. It's his fault anyway. Damn. I wish Kaede were here. She can practically raise the dead." Inu-Yasha began to pace restlessly.
"Maybe Kaede is here." Miroku's face took on a thoughtful look.
"Explain, priest."
"Well Kagome is the reincarnation on Kaede's sister, so maybe Kaede had also been reincarnated into this time. The only problem is that she would still be a baby. I heard a legend though long ago about the Jewel. That Kaede also protected a jewel, the Jewel of Split Souls; it was used for difficult healings, when herbs and natural remedies wouldn't work. It's the Shikon Jewel's counter part. It stand to reason that Kaede would also be reborn, so maybe we can use the Jewel of Four Souls to find it's sibling. If we can get that far, who knows maybe we can save Kagome." Miroku obviously knew something else but refused to comment further.
"It's a long shot priest." Inu-Yasha growled.
"Sometimes a shot in the dark is the best we have. Do you have a better idea?"
"No. I don't like it though. Besides why didn't you ever ask Kaede about this Jewel of Split Souls?"
"I figured she would have told us if she wanted us to know. It would've been rude to inquire."
"How come demons never sensed this jewel? I could always feel the presence of the Shikon Jewel."
"Probably because a artifact of healing can't be used by demons."
"Fine, How do we plan on finding this Jewel of Split Souls?"
"Unless I'm mistaken the Shikon Jewel will react to it if it's close enough." Miroku continued, "I think you should be the one holding it. Your much closer to Kagome then I am so the jewel should react to your emotions favorably."
"Let's go." Inu-yasha stalked into Kagome's room, removed the Jewel, and stalked back out.
Miroku silently held up a cap and coat for the irate dog-demon. Inu- Yasha didn't quite growl but came very close. They stepped out of the house and Inu-Yasha began to make a small token effort to calm himself down. He held the jewel up and looked at it carefully.
"Ok, jewel which way?" Inu-Yasha asked jokingly. Surprisingly the Jewel began to swing in his hand then stopped just as suddenly. It tugged east down his driveway, then in a north direction toward the outskirts of the town.
"Ummm. Inu-Yasha let's check in the town first. We'll probably have more luck."
"No. Miroku, the jewel's swinging this way. I can feel its tug, almost as if it's pulling on my mind and body…"
"That's more than I had hoped for but let's not doubt luck Come on dog boy lead the way." Miroku smiled slightly. It was about time they had a change in luck.
