A Secret Love
Author's Note: Anyway, I did this to have some fun. I was thinking, what if Kikyo didn't exists in their lives (don't we all wish that?) and Kagome lived in Inuyasha's time? Well this is what this fic is about. And starting now their journey begins.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters, just this fic. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~* Chapter 18
"Demon exterminators? Of course I know about them. But what would YE like to know?" asked Kaede curiously. The group was sitting around Kaede's hut telling her about the village they had just visited and the other villages they had visited that asked them if they were demon exterminators. Kagome was honestly curious about the fact there were demon exterminators and to know if what Inuyasha had told her was true. She sat on her knees and looked up before looking at Kaede.
"Well, when did you first meet demon exterminators? I mean, no one has ever told me about them until now. I mean, am I considered a demon exterminator?" Kaede chuckled.
"Yes, in a more peaceful sort of way." She said and nodded her head. "And as for when I first met the demon exterminators- I had to have been eleven years old when a young man and his group came from their village and brought the jewel to Kikyo." Inuyasha looked at Kagome.
"Who is Kikyo?" he asked in confusion.
"She was the priestess before Kaede. She was your sister, right?" asked Kagome. Kaede nodded.
"What happened to her? She should still be alive right?" asked Shippo. Kaede gave Inuyasha a look and shook her head.
"My sister was killed by a demon she claimed to have taught to trust her." The old women informed in a cold voice. Kagome noticed Inuyasha's ears twitch and his eyes narrow a bit. She knew at the point he noticed the way Kaede had just changed her voice.
"Kaede. are you saying the jewel didn't originate from here?" asked Miroku. Kaede blinked and looked at the monk.
"Oh yes. It originated from the village where the demon exterminators came from." She answered. Kagome put her arms behind her head and looked at the ceiling.
"So, are you saying that I'm this village's demon exterminator since I'm suppose to keep demons away from the jewel?"
"No you're not a demon exterminator!" announced Inuyasha suddenly. Kagome looked at him in confusion. "Those people are ruthless and like I said before, they kill demons with out giving them a chance."
"Sounds like you had some bad experiences with the demon exterminators." Said Miroku. Inuyasha frowned a bit and placed his arms behind his head.
"I guess you could say that." He muttered. Kagome laughed and reached up, scratching him behind the ears, causing him to quickly, but not roughly, grab her wrist and stop her.
"Don't." Kagome giggled and noticed the strange look Miroku was giving them. Inuyasha blushed a bit and stood up, crossing his arms and looking away. "Listen, all we need o know is to avoid demon exterminators in any way. And besides, they sent the Shikon jewel to you guys because they couldn't handle the pressure of all the demons attacking them for it."
"What makes you think that?" asked Kaede. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at the old woman.
"A lot of things make me believe that." He answered. "After all, if they're so powerful, why'd they bring it here?" Kagome rolled her eyes and looked up at Inuyasha from where she was sitting.
"Inuyasha, quit being so immature." She said. He frowned at her and began leaving.
"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you. They set you up for death." He informed and left.
"Do you think Inuyasha might have a point?" asked Miroku. Kagome laughed.
"Oh please. Inuyasha just acts tough. He would never hurt any one unless he REALLY had to, and that's only applied to demons." She looked at Kaede, who had made a noise. She didn't understand what the big deal was. After all, Inuyasha should have earned Kaede's trust by now. Even Miroku trusts Inuyasha, and he's known the half-breed only a few days.
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Kagome looked over her shoulder and smiled as Souta came running towards her. She was hanging out laundry for her mother, while Mrs. Higurashi went out to get some food for a welcome back home meal. "Kagome!" cheered Souta and jumped into her arms, wrapping his arms around her waist and hugging her tightly. "We've missed you around here. It's boring without watching you and Inuyasha argue all the time." Kagome laughed and patted her younger brother on the head.
"Yeah, I've missed you two." She said. Souta looked around. "Inuyasha's in the forest if that's who you're looking for." She informed. Souta looked at his sister and gave her an innocent look.
"You think I can go see him without upsetting him?" the boy asked. Kagome raised an eyebrow at him.
"It's not like he'll attack you. Inuyasha isn't like that." Kagome informed. Souta nodded in understanding.
"Well I'll be home before dark. I'm gonna go ask Inuyasha all about you guys' missions and all!" Kagome smiled and her brother dropped his ball and ran into the forest. Kagome let out a sigh and finished with the laundry, just as Shippo and Miroku came up to her.
"What's Souta up to?" asked Shippo curiously.
"He's going to visit Inuyasha." She piped. Shippo frowned.
"How can he like such a cranky guy?" the little fox demon asked. Kagome smiled.
"He's a kid with me as his only sibling and no real man in his life. I mean, he has nothing to look up to the men in this village about. Besides, he knows just as much as I do that Inuyasha would never hurt him."
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Kagome was sitting across from Miroku passing him a cup of tea when her mother came in the room, humming and cheerfully greeting the monk and fox demon. She had actually grown use to having them around, including Inuyasha, though she still had her doubts about him. "Kagome dear, have you seen Souta? Night fall is coming and I'm beginning to worry." She said, looking out the room window. Kagome looked up at her mother from her spot on the floor.
"He supposedly went to see Inuyasha." She answered. Her mother made a face and Kagome rolled her eyes. "This was one of those moments when she didn't trust Inuyasha. She opened her mouth to say something when there was a pounding on the door and panicked voices heard outside. Kagome stood up and both Miroku and Shippo looked out the window.
"The villagers seen to be panicking about something. They're gathering up all the men and everything." Informed Miroku. Kagome ran and opened the door to reveal one of the village men holding a very beat Souta, and his marks happened to be claw marks. Kagome pulled her brother out of the man's arms and held her brother close to her.
"Souta, what happened! Who did this to you!?" she asked. Souta opened his eyes weakly and looked at his sister sadly before turning his head away. "Souta, tell me!" she yelled.
"It was. Inuyasha." he said so quietly it could barely be hears. Mrs. Higurashi grabbed her son and held him close to her, beginning to cry while Kagome stood silently. Miroku came up and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Kagome, how do we know its really him. maybe it's a misunderstanding or something." the monk informed. Kagome clenched her fist when she heard her younger brother's protest as he told his side of the story. She knew Souta wouldn't lie on Inuyasha because he had grown to see the half-breed as an older brother.
"And he said he was gonna use the jewel to become a full demon once you got it all. Kagome, why did he trick us like this? I thought he liked you."
"This is the last time." Kagome grabbed her bow and arrow and ran out the house to find Inuyasha and make his pay for what he did to her little brother.
Author's Note: Anyway, I did this to have some fun. I was thinking, what if Kikyo didn't exists in their lives (don't we all wish that?) and Kagome lived in Inuyasha's time? Well this is what this fic is about. And starting now their journey begins.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the characters, just this fic. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~* Chapter 18
"Demon exterminators? Of course I know about them. But what would YE like to know?" asked Kaede curiously. The group was sitting around Kaede's hut telling her about the village they had just visited and the other villages they had visited that asked them if they were demon exterminators. Kagome was honestly curious about the fact there were demon exterminators and to know if what Inuyasha had told her was true. She sat on her knees and looked up before looking at Kaede.
"Well, when did you first meet demon exterminators? I mean, no one has ever told me about them until now. I mean, am I considered a demon exterminator?" Kaede chuckled.
"Yes, in a more peaceful sort of way." She said and nodded her head. "And as for when I first met the demon exterminators- I had to have been eleven years old when a young man and his group came from their village and brought the jewel to Kikyo." Inuyasha looked at Kagome.
"Who is Kikyo?" he asked in confusion.
"She was the priestess before Kaede. She was your sister, right?" asked Kagome. Kaede nodded.
"What happened to her? She should still be alive right?" asked Shippo. Kaede gave Inuyasha a look and shook her head.
"My sister was killed by a demon she claimed to have taught to trust her." The old women informed in a cold voice. Kagome noticed Inuyasha's ears twitch and his eyes narrow a bit. She knew at the point he noticed the way Kaede had just changed her voice.
"Kaede. are you saying the jewel didn't originate from here?" asked Miroku. Kaede blinked and looked at the monk.
"Oh yes. It originated from the village where the demon exterminators came from." She answered. Kagome put her arms behind her head and looked at the ceiling.
"So, are you saying that I'm this village's demon exterminator since I'm suppose to keep demons away from the jewel?"
"No you're not a demon exterminator!" announced Inuyasha suddenly. Kagome looked at him in confusion. "Those people are ruthless and like I said before, they kill demons with out giving them a chance."
"Sounds like you had some bad experiences with the demon exterminators." Said Miroku. Inuyasha frowned a bit and placed his arms behind his head.
"I guess you could say that." He muttered. Kagome laughed and reached up, scratching him behind the ears, causing him to quickly, but not roughly, grab her wrist and stop her.
"Don't." Kagome giggled and noticed the strange look Miroku was giving them. Inuyasha blushed a bit and stood up, crossing his arms and looking away. "Listen, all we need o know is to avoid demon exterminators in any way. And besides, they sent the Shikon jewel to you guys because they couldn't handle the pressure of all the demons attacking them for it."
"What makes you think that?" asked Kaede. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at the old woman.
"A lot of things make me believe that." He answered. "After all, if they're so powerful, why'd they bring it here?" Kagome rolled her eyes and looked up at Inuyasha from where she was sitting.
"Inuyasha, quit being so immature." She said. He frowned at her and began leaving.
"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you. They set you up for death." He informed and left.
"Do you think Inuyasha might have a point?" asked Miroku. Kagome laughed.
"Oh please. Inuyasha just acts tough. He would never hurt any one unless he REALLY had to, and that's only applied to demons." She looked at Kaede, who had made a noise. She didn't understand what the big deal was. After all, Inuyasha should have earned Kaede's trust by now. Even Miroku trusts Inuyasha, and he's known the half-breed only a few days.
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Kagome looked over her shoulder and smiled as Souta came running towards her. She was hanging out laundry for her mother, while Mrs. Higurashi went out to get some food for a welcome back home meal. "Kagome!" cheered Souta and jumped into her arms, wrapping his arms around her waist and hugging her tightly. "We've missed you around here. It's boring without watching you and Inuyasha argue all the time." Kagome laughed and patted her younger brother on the head.
"Yeah, I've missed you two." She said. Souta looked around. "Inuyasha's in the forest if that's who you're looking for." She informed. Souta looked at his sister and gave her an innocent look.
"You think I can go see him without upsetting him?" the boy asked. Kagome raised an eyebrow at him.
"It's not like he'll attack you. Inuyasha isn't like that." Kagome informed. Souta nodded in understanding.
"Well I'll be home before dark. I'm gonna go ask Inuyasha all about you guys' missions and all!" Kagome smiled and her brother dropped his ball and ran into the forest. Kagome let out a sigh and finished with the laundry, just as Shippo and Miroku came up to her.
"What's Souta up to?" asked Shippo curiously.
"He's going to visit Inuyasha." She piped. Shippo frowned.
"How can he like such a cranky guy?" the little fox demon asked. Kagome smiled.
"He's a kid with me as his only sibling and no real man in his life. I mean, he has nothing to look up to the men in this village about. Besides, he knows just as much as I do that Inuyasha would never hurt him."
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Kagome was sitting across from Miroku passing him a cup of tea when her mother came in the room, humming and cheerfully greeting the monk and fox demon. She had actually grown use to having them around, including Inuyasha, though she still had her doubts about him. "Kagome dear, have you seen Souta? Night fall is coming and I'm beginning to worry." She said, looking out the room window. Kagome looked up at her mother from her spot on the floor.
"He supposedly went to see Inuyasha." She answered. Her mother made a face and Kagome rolled her eyes. "This was one of those moments when she didn't trust Inuyasha. She opened her mouth to say something when there was a pounding on the door and panicked voices heard outside. Kagome stood up and both Miroku and Shippo looked out the window.
"The villagers seen to be panicking about something. They're gathering up all the men and everything." Informed Miroku. Kagome ran and opened the door to reveal one of the village men holding a very beat Souta, and his marks happened to be claw marks. Kagome pulled her brother out of the man's arms and held her brother close to her.
"Souta, what happened! Who did this to you!?" she asked. Souta opened his eyes weakly and looked at his sister sadly before turning his head away. "Souta, tell me!" she yelled.
"It was. Inuyasha." he said so quietly it could barely be hears. Mrs. Higurashi grabbed her son and held him close to her, beginning to cry while Kagome stood silently. Miroku came up and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Kagome, how do we know its really him. maybe it's a misunderstanding or something." the monk informed. Kagome clenched her fist when she heard her younger brother's protest as he told his side of the story. She knew Souta wouldn't lie on Inuyasha because he had grown to see the half-breed as an older brother.
"And he said he was gonna use the jewel to become a full demon once you got it all. Kagome, why did he trick us like this? I thought he liked you."
"This is the last time." Kagome grabbed her bow and arrow and ran out the house to find Inuyasha and make his pay for what he did to her little brother.
