Until the End of Time

Chapter 4

Kidnapping

By: Devilspet

A/N: Hey people, I made a mistake and uploaded chapter 7 with this instead of chapter 4 like I was supposed to so if you read that chapter I would advice you to read this one instead . . . you'll understand it better . . . sorry people . . . forgive me . . . anyway, here's the real chapter 4. Read, enjoy, and review- sincerely, Devilspet.

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Kagome jumped into the Bone Eaters well. There was a flash of light and she was in her own time and her own well. She climbed out of the well. 'Okay, it's Monday . . . so someone should be home,' she decided to herself.

Kagome walked out of the mini-shrine and out into the open. She walked toward her house and entered it. "Hey, Mom, Sota, Grandpa? Anyone home??" she called. "Where have you been, young lady??" Mrs. Higurashi asked harshly from behind her, tapping her foot in impatience.

Kagome winced and swiveled around, "Uh . . . hi . . . mom . . . I was with Inuyasha and the others . . ." she answered quietly. Kagome's mom sighed, "You don't know what it feels like to come home and you're expecting your daughter to be there but isn't and there's no note anywhere . . . "

Kagome looked down, "I'm sorry, mom . . . I left in a rush . . ." Kagome told her sadly. Mrs. Higurashi knew something was wrong and her voice softened, "What happened, Kagome?"

Kagome sighed, still looking at the floor, she answered, "Inuyasha got hurt . . . badly . . . and I had to help him . . ." Her mom tilted her head to a side, "Oh! Is he okay??"

Kagome nodded, her eyes started to fill up with tears as she spoke, "He coulda died . . . and if I wouldn't of found him, he probably would be dead by now," Kagome smiled sadly, "He's grateful and all . . . but . . . I still don't think I did enough for him . . . he's saved my life so many times . . . and all I could do for him was bring him back to his village to get checked. And the worst part is . . . it was all my fault! He was waiting for me to come back. and he was human, right?" Kagome asked, forgetting her mom didn't know about Inuyasha's time of the month.

Kagome's mom looked confused a bit but she nodded and Kagome went on, "Well, he told me that someone attacked him . . . and he was too slow when he dodged the attack . . . and he got hurt- it was his full demon brother to make it worse. When I got there . . . he was unconscious . . . and I brought him back . . . and now I'm here to get some stuff . . . then I'll go back, okay?" tears were falling down her cheeks as she told her mom what happened but she was still smiling.

Mrs. Higurashi moved forward, toward he daughter and asked, "Kagome . . . are you okay?" Kagome looked up at her mom, shook her head, and threw herself in her mom's arms.

Kagome's mom held her for a while and let her calm down. Finally, after about two hours of crying and soothing her emotion, Kagome stopped crying completely; she was fresh out of tears, for now. She wiped away the tears and went upstairs to her room so she could collect her things.

Ten minutes passed and Kagome came back downstairs with her things packed. "Hey, mom, I gotta ask you something . . ." she told her mom. "Okay, what d'ya need to talk about?" Mrs. Higurashi asked her daughter.

Kagome sat down on the couch, across from the one her mom was sitting on, and pulled her knees up to her chest. "Um . . . what would you think about me living eternally?" Kagome asked slowly and quietly. Mrs. Higurashi's jaw dropped, "WHAT?! WHAT D'YA MEAN 'ETERNALLY'!?"

Kagome looked down, "I mean living forever, as the protector of the Shikon Jewel . . . it is pretty much required, but . . . that's not the only reason . . ." Kagome's mom looked confused, "What other reason?"

Kagome paled, she didn't exactly want to tell her that one, "Um, Inuyasha . . . he kinda . . . he asked me- me to stay with him . . . forever . . ." she stumbled for words but confessed timidly. "Really? Does he like you or something?" Mrs. Higurashi asked Kagome. Kagome bit her lip. "More . . . like . . . love . . ."

Mrs. Higurashi raised an eyebrow. "Really? Do you like, or as you put it, 'love', him, too?" she asked again. Kagome blushed slightly but she nodded slowly. Mrs. Higurashi grinned happily. "Oh! My little girl's growin' up!!" she squealed, got up, prancing around the room . . . then stopped dead in her tracks. "But, what ever happened to Hojo?" she asked. Kagome rolled her eyes. "Mom, I never liked Hojo- I've told you that!"

"Oh, yeah, I forgot. Well . . . anyway, it's your decision, Kagome . . . and if you must, go ahead. Just promise me you'll finish school . . ." Mrs. Higurashi said. Kagome smiled happily, got up, and hugged her mom.

"Thank you so much!! I love you, mom! And don't worry; I'll finish school! I was planning on it, anyway! Now, I gotta go it's almost dark, I bet the others are probably worried . . ." she told her backed away and walked to the door.

Kagome walked toward the mini-shrine, where the well was, "Bye mom! I'll come back soon!" she called and waved goodbye. Her mom waved back.

Kagome walked into the mini-shrine and threw her bag down in the well and she jumped in after it.

Kagome climbed up the side of the Bone Eaters well.

She threw her bag over the well and hoisted herself over the well's edge.

She picked up the bag, stood up straight, and looked around; something didn't feel quite right. Kagome didn't see anything. She shrugged her shoulders and thought, 'Oh, well, I'd better hurry back I'm sure Inuyasha's worried.'

Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in the back of her head. Kagome gasped at the pain as her vision went fuzzy.

~*~ To be continued ~*~

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