Disclaimer: Nothing has changed since the last update, so I still don't own
Inu Yasha. However, if some kind person were to give me Sesshomaru as a
present I would be eternally grateful.
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Her words were haunting him, making it hard to concentrate on anything other than the current situation. " I am hugging Miroku-sama, because I love him.", she'd said. That simple phrase kept playing over and over again inside his head. Nothing he did succeeded in clearing those words from his mind.
Inu Yasha stood across from Kagome, trying to figure out what had possessed her to say something like that. Watching her hug Miroku had caused him to feel all sorts of particularly painful emotions. He really didn't want to see her do that again, which was why the two of them were now standing in the middle of a clearing several yards away from the campsite.
He'd been staring at her for quite awhile, in an effort to better understand what had happened that morning. Inu Yasha could only come up with three reasons as to why Kagome was acting so strangely. The first, and least likely, reason was that she'd gone insane overnight. However, just because she was saying weird things didn't mean that she was crazy.
" Maybe she's sick. Fevers can make people delirious, can't they?", he thought to himself. The second reason made much more sense. Inu Yasha walked over to Kagome and placed a hand on her forehead. " What are you doing?", she asked curiously. " Seeing if you're sick.", he answered gruffly. Her skin felt surprisingly cool to the touch, so he had to rule out fever as a possible explanation.
" Don't worry, Inu Yasha. I'm feeling just fine.", Kagome said kindly. He removed his hand from her forehead and took a step back. She obviously wasn't sick, so there was only one option left. Kagome had to be under some sort of enchantment.
If that was indeed the case, then he would just have to break through whatever hold the spell had on her. " I will find a way to return you to normal.", he declared loudly. Kagome sighed, and said a little crossly, " I'm okay. Really, I am." Inu Yasha shook his head and said, " Come on, we're going back. The others are waiting for us."
He knelt down so that she could climb up on his back. His original plan was to keep Kagome far away from the houshi, but it looked as though it wasn't going to be possible. He'd need of all their help to bring back the old Kagome. " I'll just have to keep a closer eye on her when she's around him.", he thought as he ran back towards the campsite.
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Meanwhile, back at the campsite, Sango, Miroku, Shippo were also trying to figure out what had happened Kagome. Their explanations for her odd behavior ranged from delirium to some perverted trick by Miroku. The houshi denied having anything to with the present state of affairs.
" I was just as surprised as the rest of you.", Miroku protested desperately. The glares he got from Sango and Shippo, proved that they didn't believe him. " I do not know how to make anyone act as she did. But, even if I did, I would never do such a thing to Kagome.", he said emphatically.
He sat down with his arms crossed over his knees. After a minute, Sango walked over and sat beside him. She didn't look at him but said, " Alright, I believe you. So do you." Sango felt something brush up against her backside, which made her immediately stop talking.
He looked on as her whole body went rigid. The next thing he knew, he was flat on his back with and incredibly sore cheek. " Don't do that.", she commanded coldly. " It hurts, but its worth it.", Miroku thought to himself.
Sango stood up and looked at him with an odd expression on her face. " If Kagome truly believes that she's in love with you, then you can't do that kind of thing anymore. It would make her sad."
He was about to say something in return, but was interrupted by Shippo. " Yeah, that would make her sad, so don't do it.", the kitsune said sternly. Miroku sighed and said, " I will try for Kagome's sake."
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Inu Yasha crashed through the trees surrounding the campsite to find Shippo, Sango, and Miroku all sitting together around the fire pit. Kagome leaned over and asked, " Why do they all look so sad? I wonder if something happened while we were gone."
She hopped off his back, and ran to where the others were sitting. He heard her ask, " Is everything okay?", as he walked towards the group. " We're fine.", Sango answered quickly. Kagome sat by Miroku and smiled gently at him.
" Too close.She's too close.", he muttered to himself. Inu Yasha forced his way in between the two of them. " Inu Yasha, why are you being so weird? You practically sat on me.", Kagome said, glaring at him. He didn't answer, but crossed his arms and stared blankly in front of him. " There's no way I'm gonna let you be around him when you're acting so strange.", he thought determinedly
" What are we going to do now?", Sango asked, trying to break the tension. Kagome looked at Inu Yasha with a puzzle expression on her face and asked, " Aren't we going to continue looking the shards. I don't have to go home for a couple of days." Everyone turned to look at him, waiting to hear what he would say. " We are going back to Kaede-sama's village. There is something I have to do.", he said firmly.
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(A/N: Sorry, if this chapter was not as good as the first. I had a mild case of writer's block. Don't worry though, I have plenty of good ideas for the next chapter ^_^! Thanks to anyone who reviewed!!
Invincible2: Don't worry! Kagome might love Miroku (that sound's strange doesn't it?), but she won't be doing anything too drastic.
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Her words were haunting him, making it hard to concentrate on anything other than the current situation. " I am hugging Miroku-sama, because I love him.", she'd said. That simple phrase kept playing over and over again inside his head. Nothing he did succeeded in clearing those words from his mind.
Inu Yasha stood across from Kagome, trying to figure out what had possessed her to say something like that. Watching her hug Miroku had caused him to feel all sorts of particularly painful emotions. He really didn't want to see her do that again, which was why the two of them were now standing in the middle of a clearing several yards away from the campsite.
He'd been staring at her for quite awhile, in an effort to better understand what had happened that morning. Inu Yasha could only come up with three reasons as to why Kagome was acting so strangely. The first, and least likely, reason was that she'd gone insane overnight. However, just because she was saying weird things didn't mean that she was crazy.
" Maybe she's sick. Fevers can make people delirious, can't they?", he thought to himself. The second reason made much more sense. Inu Yasha walked over to Kagome and placed a hand on her forehead. " What are you doing?", she asked curiously. " Seeing if you're sick.", he answered gruffly. Her skin felt surprisingly cool to the touch, so he had to rule out fever as a possible explanation.
" Don't worry, Inu Yasha. I'm feeling just fine.", Kagome said kindly. He removed his hand from her forehead and took a step back. She obviously wasn't sick, so there was only one option left. Kagome had to be under some sort of enchantment.
If that was indeed the case, then he would just have to break through whatever hold the spell had on her. " I will find a way to return you to normal.", he declared loudly. Kagome sighed, and said a little crossly, " I'm okay. Really, I am." Inu Yasha shook his head and said, " Come on, we're going back. The others are waiting for us."
He knelt down so that she could climb up on his back. His original plan was to keep Kagome far away from the houshi, but it looked as though it wasn't going to be possible. He'd need of all their help to bring back the old Kagome. " I'll just have to keep a closer eye on her when she's around him.", he thought as he ran back towards the campsite.
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Meanwhile, back at the campsite, Sango, Miroku, Shippo were also trying to figure out what had happened Kagome. Their explanations for her odd behavior ranged from delirium to some perverted trick by Miroku. The houshi denied having anything to with the present state of affairs.
" I was just as surprised as the rest of you.", Miroku protested desperately. The glares he got from Sango and Shippo, proved that they didn't believe him. " I do not know how to make anyone act as she did. But, even if I did, I would never do such a thing to Kagome.", he said emphatically.
He sat down with his arms crossed over his knees. After a minute, Sango walked over and sat beside him. She didn't look at him but said, " Alright, I believe you. So do you." Sango felt something brush up against her backside, which made her immediately stop talking.
He looked on as her whole body went rigid. The next thing he knew, he was flat on his back with and incredibly sore cheek. " Don't do that.", she commanded coldly. " It hurts, but its worth it.", Miroku thought to himself.
Sango stood up and looked at him with an odd expression on her face. " If Kagome truly believes that she's in love with you, then you can't do that kind of thing anymore. It would make her sad."
He was about to say something in return, but was interrupted by Shippo. " Yeah, that would make her sad, so don't do it.", the kitsune said sternly. Miroku sighed and said, " I will try for Kagome's sake."
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Inu Yasha crashed through the trees surrounding the campsite to find Shippo, Sango, and Miroku all sitting together around the fire pit. Kagome leaned over and asked, " Why do they all look so sad? I wonder if something happened while we were gone."
She hopped off his back, and ran to where the others were sitting. He heard her ask, " Is everything okay?", as he walked towards the group. " We're fine.", Sango answered quickly. Kagome sat by Miroku and smiled gently at him.
" Too close.She's too close.", he muttered to himself. Inu Yasha forced his way in between the two of them. " Inu Yasha, why are you being so weird? You practically sat on me.", Kagome said, glaring at him. He didn't answer, but crossed his arms and stared blankly in front of him. " There's no way I'm gonna let you be around him when you're acting so strange.", he thought determinedly
" What are we going to do now?", Sango asked, trying to break the tension. Kagome looked at Inu Yasha with a puzzle expression on her face and asked, " Aren't we going to continue looking the shards. I don't have to go home for a couple of days." Everyone turned to look at him, waiting to hear what he would say. " We are going back to Kaede-sama's village. There is something I have to do.", he said firmly.
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(A/N: Sorry, if this chapter was not as good as the first. I had a mild case of writer's block. Don't worry though, I have plenty of good ideas for the next chapter ^_^! Thanks to anyone who reviewed!!
Invincible2: Don't worry! Kagome might love Miroku (that sound's strange doesn't it?), but she won't be doing anything too drastic.