A heavy fog engulfed the surrounding area. But still, the girl ran on. No moon jeweled the sky, no stars twinkled. The young girl stumbled on a stray tree limb, as she was in the forest. She went flying and scratched her hands and knees. She ran still, though now with a slight limp. Her foreign kimono was tattered and slightly bloody. Her hair whipped behind her, and it started to rain…
She saw a small village up ahead, a fire beckoning her. Slowly, the girl limped towards a hut, catching the attention of the miko who lived there.
"Please, help me," she managed to choke out. "I'm…I'm being chased." With this last statement, the girl called Higurashi Kagome fainted.
Higurashi Kagome woke with a start. What an odd dream, she thought. I've never been chased before, and even if I was, Inuyasha, Miroku, or even Sango would protect me…why would I dream that? Kagome nervously looked outside of Lady Kaede's hut. There's a strong mist, just like in my dream. Kagome, don't be silly, she reasoned with herself. There's a full moon and Miroku and Sango are here. Plus, Lady Kaede's magic could stop any demons. With this settled, Kagome decided to get some sleep. She didn't remember the dream the following morning.
Kagome was one of the first of her troupe to awaken. She quickly started a small fire, and cooked some instant ramen. She ate her fill and went for a walk. She was just leaving as Inuyasha woke up.
"Oi, wench, where are you going?" he asked, with his mouth filled with noodles.
Kagome flashed a look of disgust in his direction, but his face was in his bowl and he missed it. Stupid Inuyasha. "I'm just going out for a walk, do you want to come?" Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes!
"No."
"Okay, well, tell the others where I am, and save some ramen for them, onegai, Inuyasha?"
"Keh."
"Oh, and Inuyasha, Kaede told me of a nearby jewel shard. It's near the village we were at once before, the one where you turned human. All those spiders…yuck! But, Nazuna will be there, I'm looking forward to seeing her again."
While Kagome was sharing her monologue, Inuyasha was waking everyone up, and had already picked up Kagome's bag. He was about to pick up Kagome when she protested.
"We're not going now, are we?! Can't I have any time to relax? Inuyasha! Put me down!!" She started to beat her fists against his shoulders, but then she started slipping and just held on. "I hate you," she whispered. Inuyasha just smiled.
She saw a small village up ahead, a fire beckoning her. Slowly, the girl limped towards a hut, catching the attention of the miko who lived there.
"Please, help me," she managed to choke out. "I'm…I'm being chased." With this last statement, the girl called Higurashi Kagome fainted.
Higurashi Kagome woke with a start. What an odd dream, she thought. I've never been chased before, and even if I was, Inuyasha, Miroku, or even Sango would protect me…why would I dream that? Kagome nervously looked outside of Lady Kaede's hut. There's a strong mist, just like in my dream. Kagome, don't be silly, she reasoned with herself. There's a full moon and Miroku and Sango are here. Plus, Lady Kaede's magic could stop any demons. With this settled, Kagome decided to get some sleep. She didn't remember the dream the following morning.
Kagome was one of the first of her troupe to awaken. She quickly started a small fire, and cooked some instant ramen. She ate her fill and went for a walk. She was just leaving as Inuyasha woke up.
"Oi, wench, where are you going?" he asked, with his mouth filled with noodles.
Kagome flashed a look of disgust in his direction, but his face was in his bowl and he missed it. Stupid Inuyasha. "I'm just going out for a walk, do you want to come?" Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes!
"No."
"Okay, well, tell the others where I am, and save some ramen for them, onegai, Inuyasha?"
"Keh."
"Oh, and Inuyasha, Kaede told me of a nearby jewel shard. It's near the village we were at once before, the one where you turned human. All those spiders…yuck! But, Nazuna will be there, I'm looking forward to seeing her again."
While Kagome was sharing her monologue, Inuyasha was waking everyone up, and had already picked up Kagome's bag. He was about to pick up Kagome when she protested.
"We're not going now, are we?! Can't I have any time to relax? Inuyasha! Put me down!!" She started to beat her fists against his shoulders, but then she started slipping and just held on. "I hate you," she whispered. Inuyasha just smiled.