All right, here's another disclaimer. I don't own Inu Yasha. There I said
it, plain and simple.
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The following morning, Kagome had planned on going back down the well. She needed Inu Yasha's help now more than ever. Yuki posed a serious threat to her family, and she couldn't protect them by herself. Besides, she'd been home for her customary three days. Shippo and the others would be waiting for her to return.
She stuffed her large backpack with all the things that she might possibly need while she was away from home. Kagome took the bottle holding the shards from its hiding place, and placed it in a special pocket on the inside of her backpack. With that done, she picked up her pack and went off in search of her mother. She wanted to say goodbye to her before she left.
On her way to the kitchen, Kagome almost ran into her little brother. Sota was standing in the hallway staring sleepily out of the window. " What are you doing?", she asked curiously. " Looking", was his only answer. She smiled at him and asked, " Looking at what?" Her poor brother definitely wasn't a morning person. He turned his head away from the window to look at her. " There's somebody standing near the shrine. He's got weird hair."
" So, he's back to torture me again, is he?", she thought to herself. Sota tugged on her hand and said, " Kagome, are you okay? You looked really mad for a minute." She told him that she was just fine. He pointed at her backpack and asked, " Are you leaving again?" Remembering that Yuki was still waiting outside for her, she said, " Not quite yet." Kagome ruffled his hair with one hand and then sent him trotting back to his room. " Hurry and get dressed so you're not late for school", she called after him as she walked down the hall.
She was disappointed to find that her mom wasn't in the kitchen. " I should probably go and see he wants, before I go anyway.", she said to herself. Kagome put her bag down by the door and went outside.
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Yuki was leaning up against the doors to the shrine. " You weren't thinking about sneaking away were you?", he asked. " How else am I supposed to get the rest of jewel shards for you?", she snapped. " It can wait till the weekend. A smart girl like you shouldn't miss so many days of school", he said coolly. Kagome could only stare at the half demon.
" You didn't get yesterday's lesson in math. Can you imagine just how much harder it will be for you to catch up if you don't come to class?", he smirked. " I've got to go now!", she yelled at him in anger. " No, I think not.", was his firm reply. The scene was eerily familiar to her, except that Inu Yasha was normally the one who told her she couldn't leave.
" If only I could sit him", she thought wistfully. She pleaded with him to let her go, but he was completely unshakeable. Then, in a moment's desperation, Kagome yelled, " SIT!" He looked at her with an expression of utter disbelief spread across his face. Yuki lost his usual composure and stuttered, " Y.You didn't just yell sit, did you?" She nodded and looked down at her shoes. " Why?", he asked mystified. " I don't know. It just seemed like the thing to do", she said lamely.
" You are one strange girl, Kagome. But, I'm afraid that yelling strange commands at me will not make me change my mind. Unless you want to see your family hurt, there really isn't much that you can do. It would be best just to do as I say.", he informed her. Then he was gone leaving her alone in front of the shrine. " Inu Yasha's going to be really mad when I don't show up today. Maybe he'll come looking for me.", she thought hopefully as she walked back to the house.
Her mother was in the kitchen making breakfast when Kagome returned from her trip to her shrine. " Are you going to go visit Inu Yasha today?", she asked cheerfully. " No, I think I'm going to be here for the entire week.", Kagome answered her. She sat down at the table and waited for breakfast to be served.
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Inu Yasha growled softly as he walked back to the village. It had been nearly seven days since they'd last seen Kagome. " Stupid wench. She said she'd be back in three days", he thought angrily. He was on his way back from his tenth trip to the Bone Eater's Well. There was no sign of her and even her scent was beginning to fade.
There hadn't been a single lead in days, so the four of them sat around Kaede sama's house feeling extremely bored. When he returned he found Miroku and Sango standing on the front steps. Shippo was sitting between them staring at the ground. " She's still not back?', Sango asked. " No", he said shortly. Miroku looked thoughtfully at Inu Yasha and said, " Maybe Kagome sama has gotten sick?" He turned his away from them and said, " Why should I care if she's sick? I only need her to find the jewel shards." His statement got him several harsh glares from Sango and Miroku.
Suddenly, Shippo began to cry. " What if she died? What if she's dead and we don't even know?", he wailed. Sango picked up the small kitsune in an effort to stop him from crying. Inu Yasha bopped him on the head. " Shut up. Don't say things like that. Kagome isn't dead", he growled. Miroku watched him walk away, wondering where he was going.
For the last time that day, Inu Yasha returned to the Bone Eater's Well. He sat down beside it and rested his head against the wooden boards. Taking a deep breath, he relaxed a little. This was where Kagome's scent was the strongest. He sniffed the air letting her gentle smell drift over him. " Why haven't you come back yet, Kagome?" he asked softly.
(A/N: Okay!! It's the seventh chapter. I got finished writing it at two in the morning. I hope everyone likes it. It won't be long before Kagome finds out exactly why Yuki wants Shikon shards. Thanks to anyone who reviewed ^_^)
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The following morning, Kagome had planned on going back down the well. She needed Inu Yasha's help now more than ever. Yuki posed a serious threat to her family, and she couldn't protect them by herself. Besides, she'd been home for her customary three days. Shippo and the others would be waiting for her to return.
She stuffed her large backpack with all the things that she might possibly need while she was away from home. Kagome took the bottle holding the shards from its hiding place, and placed it in a special pocket on the inside of her backpack. With that done, she picked up her pack and went off in search of her mother. She wanted to say goodbye to her before she left.
On her way to the kitchen, Kagome almost ran into her little brother. Sota was standing in the hallway staring sleepily out of the window. " What are you doing?", she asked curiously. " Looking", was his only answer. She smiled at him and asked, " Looking at what?" Her poor brother definitely wasn't a morning person. He turned his head away from the window to look at her. " There's somebody standing near the shrine. He's got weird hair."
" So, he's back to torture me again, is he?", she thought to herself. Sota tugged on her hand and said, " Kagome, are you okay? You looked really mad for a minute." She told him that she was just fine. He pointed at her backpack and asked, " Are you leaving again?" Remembering that Yuki was still waiting outside for her, she said, " Not quite yet." Kagome ruffled his hair with one hand and then sent him trotting back to his room. " Hurry and get dressed so you're not late for school", she called after him as she walked down the hall.
She was disappointed to find that her mom wasn't in the kitchen. " I should probably go and see he wants, before I go anyway.", she said to herself. Kagome put her bag down by the door and went outside.
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Yuki was leaning up against the doors to the shrine. " You weren't thinking about sneaking away were you?", he asked. " How else am I supposed to get the rest of jewel shards for you?", she snapped. " It can wait till the weekend. A smart girl like you shouldn't miss so many days of school", he said coolly. Kagome could only stare at the half demon.
" You didn't get yesterday's lesson in math. Can you imagine just how much harder it will be for you to catch up if you don't come to class?", he smirked. " I've got to go now!", she yelled at him in anger. " No, I think not.", was his firm reply. The scene was eerily familiar to her, except that Inu Yasha was normally the one who told her she couldn't leave.
" If only I could sit him", she thought wistfully. She pleaded with him to let her go, but he was completely unshakeable. Then, in a moment's desperation, Kagome yelled, " SIT!" He looked at her with an expression of utter disbelief spread across his face. Yuki lost his usual composure and stuttered, " Y.You didn't just yell sit, did you?" She nodded and looked down at her shoes. " Why?", he asked mystified. " I don't know. It just seemed like the thing to do", she said lamely.
" You are one strange girl, Kagome. But, I'm afraid that yelling strange commands at me will not make me change my mind. Unless you want to see your family hurt, there really isn't much that you can do. It would be best just to do as I say.", he informed her. Then he was gone leaving her alone in front of the shrine. " Inu Yasha's going to be really mad when I don't show up today. Maybe he'll come looking for me.", she thought hopefully as she walked back to the house.
Her mother was in the kitchen making breakfast when Kagome returned from her trip to her shrine. " Are you going to go visit Inu Yasha today?", she asked cheerfully. " No, I think I'm going to be here for the entire week.", Kagome answered her. She sat down at the table and waited for breakfast to be served.
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Inu Yasha growled softly as he walked back to the village. It had been nearly seven days since they'd last seen Kagome. " Stupid wench. She said she'd be back in three days", he thought angrily. He was on his way back from his tenth trip to the Bone Eater's Well. There was no sign of her and even her scent was beginning to fade.
There hadn't been a single lead in days, so the four of them sat around Kaede sama's house feeling extremely bored. When he returned he found Miroku and Sango standing on the front steps. Shippo was sitting between them staring at the ground. " She's still not back?', Sango asked. " No", he said shortly. Miroku looked thoughtfully at Inu Yasha and said, " Maybe Kagome sama has gotten sick?" He turned his away from them and said, " Why should I care if she's sick? I only need her to find the jewel shards." His statement got him several harsh glares from Sango and Miroku.
Suddenly, Shippo began to cry. " What if she died? What if she's dead and we don't even know?", he wailed. Sango picked up the small kitsune in an effort to stop him from crying. Inu Yasha bopped him on the head. " Shut up. Don't say things like that. Kagome isn't dead", he growled. Miroku watched him walk away, wondering where he was going.
For the last time that day, Inu Yasha returned to the Bone Eater's Well. He sat down beside it and rested his head against the wooden boards. Taking a deep breath, he relaxed a little. This was where Kagome's scent was the strongest. He sniffed the air letting her gentle smell drift over him. " Why haven't you come back yet, Kagome?" he asked softly.
(A/N: Okay!! It's the seventh chapter. I got finished writing it at two in the morning. I hope everyone likes it. It won't be long before Kagome finds out exactly why Yuki wants Shikon shards. Thanks to anyone who reviewed ^_^)