Disclaimer: Inuyasha is © Rumiko Takahashi. Story, plot, Azura, Rio, and the Shi Kuroi are © Sabre.
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Scroll Three: The Portal ReopenedInuyasha punched the well in frustration. It had been one year since Kagome had left…and tonight was the night of the new moon.
And he couldn't cross over.
For the past year he had continually tried to reach her time. Everyday he leapt into the well, only to find that the well was somehow sealed.
She didn't seal it herself…did she?
If she did seal it, then why?
The answer came to him immediately.
Him.
It was his entire fault.
He knew she had been tense for the past week before their fight. And that he had pushed her over the edge when he again compared her to Kikyo.
Kikyo.
He sighed and dropped his hands at his sides. A week after Kagome had left he had finally completed his mission of putting the dead miko to rest. The night he was human he had finally convinced Kikyo to agree with being laid to rest for good. He had sensed another's scent when talking to Kikyo, and whose scent it was had been bugging him.
Suddenly it hit him.
Kagome.
She had probably witnessed everything in the forest clearing, and assumed something else was happening.
That explained her sudden explosion when he mentioned Kikyo. Correction. Compared her to Kikyo. He sighed again and leaned against the well.
"Kagome…" He murmured, holding his head in his hands.
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Kagome ducked as Rio shot another ki blast at her. She growled and leapt out of the way, just missing his fist that was aimed for her face.
"Damn it Kagome! Quit dodging and start attacking! I'm not training you for the fun of it!" He growled.
Kagome blocked another punch and countered with one of her own. Her fist connected with his face and he flew back with the force of the attack. He landed roughly and lay there for a second before standing up and wiping some blood from his mouth.
"Now that's more like it! Let's stop for today." He grinned, showing his fangs and walked up to her. Kagome nodded and wiped some sweat from her brow. The red sports bra, white jersey, and black shorts were soaked with sweat from the workout.
"Damn, Rio…your training sessions are getting more intense each day. What are you trying to do, kill me?" She panted, and flopped onto the grass. The cool night air felt good against her skin, and she closed her eyes when Rio sat down next to her.
"Nope, just getting you more prepared for the battles to come. Namely, Naraku." He spoke, and chuckled to see her so relaxed.
"But the youkai we've faced so far haven't been that tough…except the ones with the shards." She held up the small glass bottle that contained four shards as she spoke. They seemed to glow in the dark of the moonless night.
"True…but you still should be on your best guard." He started to get up when Kagome spoke again.
"You and Azura gonna stay the night again tonight?" She asked, also getting up. He shook his head.
"Nah, we're going to stay at her place tonight. I need to discuss some matters with my uncle…concerning Naraku." He replied, and helped her up. She nodded.
"I'm going to do a fire reading before going to bed." Rio smiled and waved as he took off down the steps of the shrine.
Kagome watched him until his figure disappeared into the night before sighing and looking up at the night sky.
Rio and Azura had become like family this past year. Her family accepted the fact that her friends were neko youkai, ever grandfather. The sarcastic nineteen-year old Rio was like an older brother to her, while the calmer seventeen-year old Azura was the closest Kagome had ever had to a twin sister, not counting Sango.
'Have they changed as much as I have since I left?' She mused. The now seventeen-year old Kagome had grown taller, her hair was down to her waist, and she had more muscle. No longer was she the scrawny little sixteen-year old she was in the Sengoku-jidai. She had finally mastered her miko powers with help from Rio, and she could wield the Shi Kuroi with relative ease.
"The new moon night…Inuyasha…" She whispered, clutching the shards to her chest.
'There's no way he became human for Kikyo…not with the remaining shards being in my time…' She thought. She guessed there were still two shards remaining, not counting the ones that Naraku of the Sengoku-jidai and the future held.
'Even if I hate him for what he did to me…I still can't help missing him…'
"Inuyasha…" She murmured, not noticing when the shards suddenly flashed in her hands.
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Inuyasha sat in a branch of the Goshimboku tree, watching as his youkai power slowly disappeared. He closed his eyes and leaned back against the tree, trying to relax.
He barely detected the blast before it came at him. He leapt to the ground, narrowly missing the attack. He growled at the youkai that stood before him. It appeared to be a large lizard-like creature, and it was swishing its tail angrily.
"So the hanyou is human, is he not…? This should make things interesting…" The youkai swung at Inuyasha, knocking him against the well. He groaned and tried to stand up. Blood trickled from a cut on his forehead as he clumsily made his way back onto his feet. He saw the claw coming at him, and before he could react, the blow hit him.
The force caused him to go crashing into the well. Inuyasha closed his eyes and waited for the impact with the ground of the well to come.
"Inuyasha…" He heard Kagome's voice in his head.
"Kagome…?" He whispered and braced for the fall.
It never came, as blue light swirled around him.
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Yeah! Third chapter done! Next chapter...Inuyasha gets his first glance at Kagome since she left! But…is it really the Kagome he knew before? ^^
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