Okay, I know, short chapter, but this is my second one today and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to stop there.^_~ Muahahaha! We see the present Kagome once again! Only a little bit though.6_~ Oh, and a question for you all, why does she get dizzy towards the end of this if Inu Yasha doesn't have any shards and there really aren't any around her?^_~ You'll have to find out later! Also, a little bit of answering responses this time.^_~
Merith- "Ok... so what's wrong with kagome? Does she have formaldehyde posioning?"
Heh, I love being evil.^_^ That's what we're beginning to find out here.^_~
SylverAngel- "Hmmm.... I did think frogs laid eggs, though..." (ch. 9)
Actually, I do believe that some frogs lay eggs and keep them on their back, but really, it was more the baby growing unnaturally from the shard's power and being um... squeezed out.^_^; lol
Acorngirl- well, you didn't post a question, but I love ya anyway!^_^ *giggles*
Okay, off to try and write the next chapter.^_^ Muahahaha! That one I've been looking forward to.^_~***
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters in it. If I did I'd be rich, but I'm not... and if I had lots of money I'd probably spend it on anime anyway so pleeaasseee, don't sue me.^_^ lol
Oh, and as always,
_= thoughts *_* = sound/ italicized "_" = speech //_// = narration
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Memories of the Present
Chapter 12: So Warm...
"It is as I suspected."
"What's happening?" Kouga's astonished voice broke through the silence; he was back in his human form.
Kaede turns towards a worried hanyou, "I'm afraid, Inu Yasha, what the healer in Kagome's time said is true; neither she nor Kouga have contracted any illness. It is the shards that are affecting them."
A universal cry goes out, "What?!"
"Ye will need to bring the girl to me. Bring the shards as well; they will need to be studied."
"Can you help her Kaede?"
"Hm... we shall see child, we shall see."
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"mmm... uuggnnn..."
*knock, knock* "Kagome honey, are you okay? Can I come in?"
After a few moments, when no sounds are heard, Mrs. Higurashi steps into her daughter's room. Kagome is lying in bed, hair mussed, disheveled from her tossing and turning. Mrs. Higurashi feels her forehead again, still no fever. With a sigh, she picks up the empty glass from the girl's nightstand and gazes down into her sleeping face. She didn't seem to be doing any better. Besides her hair being a mess, her clothes had been stretched and wrapped around her as she tossed, causing her to constantly shift and tug at them in her sleep. Her skin was still awfully pale and her cheeks flushed as she ran from some unknown thing in her nightmares. (She hesitated from using the word demon for obvious reasons.^_~)
Kagome's mother sighs, I really wish Inu Yasha would come back. It seems as though Kagome needs him.
With another worried sigh, Mrs. Higurashi leaves, closing the door with a gentle "click".
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Mmmm... where am I? D…daddy? What's going o... no... NOOO!!! Kagome woke with a start, the only sound in the air was the residual fading of the click caused by a shutting door. She sat up, soaked in sweat. What had she been dreaming of? More importantly, why was she talking to herself? She got up and headed, shakily, towards her door. She stopped and turned into the bathroom, hoping that a nice shower would help. Kagome would've gladly taken a bath any day, but she was afraid that if Inu Yasha came back and she wasn't in bed, he'd be upset with her. A shower would easily take less time than a bath. Closing her eyes, she turned on the water and waited. Within a few minutes it was just the right temperature for her to get in, and she did so gladly.
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"Mom?"
"Yes Souta?"
"What's wrong with Kagome?"
Mrs. Higurashi smiles and hugs her son, "I don't know hun, but don't worry about it okay?"
He nods, "Hey, where did Inu-noneechan go?
"He went back to his time for a little while, but he'll be back soon." I hope...
//Oh how right she was... well, kind of.//
"Your sister's in the shower right now. Why don't you go wait on the grounds and watch for Inu Yasha? She'd be pretty mad if he came home and barged in on her."
// Home... I guess this is his home too. Never really noticed that before. //
Souta gulps silently, knowing full and well how mad his sister can be, especially when she's not feeling well. "Okay momma."
"There's a boy. You want to take your soccer ball?"
"Nah, it's okay, I'll just wait in the shrine."
"Have fun!"
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MMmm... that shower felt good, Kagome thought, absently rubbing her neck. She noticed that something wasn't there, something was missing. The shards!
Quickly, she raced over to her backpack and began to search for them when she began to get a little dizzy. (Notice a pattern here?^_~*) Wearily, she walked back over to her bed, deciding that she'd look later, when she saw a slight movement outside her window. The tree branch outside her room shook slightly, then silence. After about ten minutes, she looked outside again, but there was nothing. Inu Yasha was probably there, but then why didn't he come in? Well, she wasn't going to just sit here and wait around for him. She knew he'd get mad if she got out of bed, but he was giving her no choice... right?
She managed to make it to her door and down the stairs in one piece, only wobbling occasionally when she stepped on something uneven. She walked past the kitchen, her mother cleaning up inside. When she got outside the door, she looked around. He wasn't anywhere to be seen!
Arrgggg!!! Where did he go?
She looked around wearily. Walking towards the God tree, she began to get a little dizzy. Kagome was going to rest against the ancient tree when she reached it, but unfortunately, she didn't even get half way there. Her knees gave way and her legs bowed, sliding out from under her; she fell, fell into the darkness and downward towards the oncoming pavement below.
There was no thud, no pain, no nothing. She was conscious; she opened her eyes a few minutes later. Staring down on her was a person. Of course, the first thought that went through her mind was "Inu Yasha!", but there was something different. She couldn't see his face, his bangs covered that, but she could see his eyes, the beautiful golden, sun ridden orbs that she had come to love so much as being of her little hanyou companion. She sighed gently and curled against him.
So warm...