Chapter 2: Traveling with Sesshoumaru
Kagome
trailed listlessly after Sesshoumaru. What was she going to do? Kagome took a
quick peek at Sesshoumaru to gauge his mood. Seeing the youkai's expressionless
face, she sighed. I'm so tired! I can't walk around for so long in the
middle of the night. I'm only human, I need my sleep. He may not get tired but
I do! What's with these selfish dog demons? Kagome was physically and
emotionally tired from the long night, trying to deal with seeing Inuyasha and
Kikyo together and trying to stay alive with Sesshoumaru. She wondered how she
was going to get back to her own time. It would be hard to get back to the well
with Sesshoumaru with her. And it might not be a good idea to let him know how
she traveled between worlds. Kagome didn't want to think about the havoc
Sesshoumaru could wreck upon her world if he managed to get there. She wondered
if Inuyasha knew that she had not gone back to her own time.
Kagome
sighed. Inuyasha. Would he even care that I'm missing? After all, he has
chosen Kikyo. If he cared for me at all it would only be because I'm his Shikon
detector as he keeps telling me. And I don't think he even cares about that
anymore since he has Kikyo now to find the shards for him. Kagome remember
how they were when she last saw them in the forest, Inuyasha was holding Kikyo.
It hurt to think of them, together, so close to each other in the forest. There
was no room for her between those two. Kagome grimaced. Running away
from Inuyasha was not such a bad idea but running into Sesshoumaru was a very
bad idea. Kagome stared at the ground and continued walking, lost in
thoughts of the two brothers, both causing trouble for her in different ways.
Another
hour passed and the moon was bright in the sky. The air seemed to get chillier
the further they walked and Kagome shivered as she walked. She was so tired
that she plodded along only have conscious. Kagome started as she walked into something
warm and soft. So dazed was she that without a second thought she rubbed her
face against the softness. So warm… Kagome almost sighed in contentment
at the sudden warmth and softness. The girl snapped to attention at a sudden
thought. Omigod, this better not be what I think it is.
Sesshoumaru
looked on as the human rubbed her face against his white tail. For a moment the
youkai wondered why he allowed this human to touch him. For some reason, this
human girl did not seem the same as the rest of the humans he had met
previously. Sesshoumaru wondered at the feelings the girls seemed to be
emitting. She was tired but at the same time she seemed to be radiating
contentment. Apparently, this feeling had to do with her rubbing her face
against his tail. A distant memory seemed to tickle his mind as the girl
brushed her hand on his tail. Sesshoumaru pondered what it could be but noticed
the girl had stiffened. Amused, he watched as the girl slowly looked up and
peeked at him.
Kagome
peeked up at Sesshoumaru's emotionless face and jumped as he raised an eyebrow
at her. Letting go of his tail and backing away, Kagome fell on the ground. What
was I thinking? I can't believe I rubbed my face against Sesshoumaru's tail and
didn't get my head clawed off. Turning back to the youkai Kagome swallowed
nervously as she realized he was studying her. Her heart beat heavily in her breast,
as time seemed to stand still as Sesshoumaru stared into her eyes. Helplessly,
Kagome stared into his eyes and wondered is she was going to get her head
clawed off after all.
Kagome's
heartbeat slowed its frantic beating as Sesshoumaru finally looked away after
what seemed like an eternity. She watched as he settled himself in an upright
position against a large tree and closed his eyes. Kagome kept staring at
Sesshoumaru but when he did not move after five minutes she relaxed. She let
out a sigh of relief as she realized that she wasn't going to die just yet. Kagome
looked around the area at which they had stopped. There was no point trying to
escape because she wasn't that naïve to think that the youkai wasn't aware of
where she was at all times. Kagome started to head to the tree furthest away
from Sesshoumaru when she felt as though many hungry eyes were centered on her.
And so, Kagome found herself laying down to sleep not ten feet away from
Sesshoumaru. She yawned tiredly and fell quickly into a deep sleep.
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Meanwhile,
sitting in a tree as was his wont, Inuyasha stared into the night sky. Kagome…
She left… without saying a word. Since I've promised myself to Kikyo, to
protecting Kikyo, Kagome and I can't go on as we were before. Inuyasha
gazed down at the small group fast asleep below. He watched as Shippo slept
peacefully in Sango's arms looking as young and innocent as he should be.
Inuyasha made a face. That little kitsune brat had been bugging him all day
about Kagome. Kagome… He wondered what she was doing right now, what she
was thinking after seeing him with Kikyo and if she will come back. I didn't
think of her at all when I was with Kikyo. Feh, she comes back at the worst
times. Staring at the twinkling stars Inuyasha muttered an expletive. I
wonder if she'll come back.
Night
passed quickly with Inuyasha still lost in his thoughts. Soon, the others were
awake and after a quick breakfast, everyone prepared to pack up camp. Shippo
stared at Inuyasha and then looked at Sango and Miroku meaningfully. Sango just
glanced at Shippo and Miroku then turned her gaze to Inuyasha. Miroku hummed as
he packed but also turned to stare at Inuyasha pointedly after Sango's glance.
Then, they all seemed to come a stop and gather around a clueless Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha!
Where is Kagome? Why haven't you gone to bring her back from her time yet?!?"
Shippo bounced impatiently as he waited for Inuyasha to explain. The hanyou
just stared off into the distance with a blank look on his face.
Miroku
glanced at Inuyasha thoughtfully.
"Kagome-sama
never stays away from us for longer than she says. So what did you do to anger
her this time, Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha
just stared blankly at him. "What?"
"Why
do you have such a strange face on? You look like your face is frozen. Did
something happen with Kagome-sama?"
"Aa,"
Inuyasha intoned. "She saw me and Kikyo together."
Sango
gasped and wondered how Kagome was faring. Shippo growled at Inuyasha and
panicked at the thought of Kagome not being with them anymore. If Miroku felt
any shock, he didn't show it. He looked at Inuyasha for a long, solemn moment
before shocking Inuyasha out of his blank look.
"You
will have to go to her world to get the Shikon shards back then. If it is how I
think it is, you must have chosen Kikyo. Otherwise, I don't think Kagome would
be upset enough to not even see us. Since you have chosen Kikyo, it would not
be fair of us to force her to find the shards with us."
Sango
stared at the ground at the words and held a still Shippo. Just as she was
getting to know Kagome better she was leaving. Poor Shippo, he's going to
miss Kagome-chan the most. She was like a mother to him. Sango hugged the
small kitsune comfortingly. She knew that Miroku was right and she hoped the
young kitsune cub would realize the same.
Inuyasha
stared at Miroku for a long time, wondering why he was shocked. At the back of
his mind, he knew he would not be able to see Kagome again. But the full impact
of that had not hit him till now. Somehow, hearing the words from another
brought to his mind how much he would miss her. In the beginning, when he woke
from his long sleep, there was only her, his only companion. She didn't seem
to care at all that I was a hanyou, not a human and not a demon. She was nice
to be when she didn't have to be. After so long…
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And
so, Inuyasha found himself heading towards the Bone Eater's Well. Running
through Inuyasha's Forest quickly, he paused as he saw the well's clearing.
Slowly, he approached the well and crouched next to the mouth of the well.
Instinctively, Inuyasha sniffed the air trying to catch Kagome's scent. The
scent was a day old but a lingering sweetness teased his nose. Shaking his
head, Inuyasha leaped into future Tokyo through the Bone Eater's Well.
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