Chapter 3

Inuyasha's "Betrayal"

"Ahem... Inuyasha-sama was the offspring of the Lord of the Western Lands, Inu-Taisho, and his concubine, a human woman. Many youkai do not agree with marriages like that, so they killed his mother. Because they had a hanyou, the youkai were about to kill him, as well, but something happened.

"Inuyasha was able to leave the fight unscathed, and he fled to a nearby village, eventually attacking the villagers and scaring the kimonos off of the village women with his wild behavior. Because he lived in the nearby forest, the villagers called the forest, 'Inuyasha no Mori' (a/n- Inuyasha's Forest, in Japanese). The village miko, Kikyo, was always forced to keep him at bay."

"Feh. You're making me sound like the bad person in this story, flea," Inuyasha pointed out, as he listened to the story.

"That's because you were, my lord," Myouga said, before continuing on. "Anyway, before I was interrupted," the flea-youkai glared as well as he could at the inu-hanyou for a second, "Kikyo was also the guardian of a very sacred jewel, the Shikon no Tama.

"Many evil youkai attacked the village, wanting the jewel for their own, although Kikyo protected it. She was a rather good shot at the arrow."

"Feh, I can vouch for that," Inuyasha interrupted again. Two glares were sent his way, one from Myouga, and the other from Kagome.

"Then, one day, Inuyasha-sama attacked the village. He successfully took the Shikon no Tama away from the village, hoping to make himself full youkai. He even attacked the miko, Kikyo, and killed her. Yet, before she died, she took the jewel away from Inuyasha, and asked for it to be burned with her body in her funeral pyre. Her younger sister, Kaede, fulfilled Kikyo's wish," Myouga said, taking in a huge breath. "And now, Inuyasha-sama arrives."

"You... killed Kikyo?" Kagome asked, looking up at the hanyou, who had a confused look on his face.

'I did no such thing! I would never kill Kikyo! Yet the flea is spouting out things like this!' Inuyasha thought.

"You're lying," Inuyasha said.

"I am not, Inuyasha-sama," Myouga said. "That is what I have been told."

"I never killed Kikyo!" Inuyasha yelled. "I couldn't!..." He stopped, before he could say anything else.

"But... how can there be two stories to this?" Kagome asked. "I mean, if Inuyasha says he didn't kill Kikyo, but Myouga says he did..." She bit her lower lip in frustration. "Inuyasha, can you tell me the last thing that happened before you came here?"

"I just remember falling into some broken well," Inuyasha said, not wanting to tell what really happened.

"Oh..." Kagome sighed.

"Inuyasha-sama... was it... was it the Bone-Eater's Well that you fell into?" Myouga asked.

"How the hell should I know? It was some dumb well in the middle of my forest that I've never seen before," Inuyasha said, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Hm... And you appeared here?" Myouga asked. "This is very peculiar..."

"Anou.. maybe we should rest up until morning? It'll be easier to figure this out, because I'm beat," Kagome said, rubbing her eyes. Inuyasha watched her through the corner of his eyes.

"Feh. Do what you want," Inuyasha said. "I am not going back in that house. Only crazy people live there."

"I live there...." Kagome said. Then finally catching on, "HEY! SIT!!" Wham! "You insensitive, dog youkai!!" She stomped over to her house, before yelling out another, "SIT!!" She walked inside, while Myouga chuckled a little.

"Aa... Inuyasha-sama is having woman troubles..." He said, before Inuyasha rose. (after the rosary let go, o.c.)

"What.did.you.say?!" Inuyasha said, his eye twitching. He smashed Myouga between his fingers, and leapt into the Goshinboku tree for the rest of the night.


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In the Sengoku Jidai, however...


"Kikyo-onee-sama, I think Onigumo is scary," Kaede admitted to her older sister. "Why won't you leave him be?"

"Because, Kaede-imouto, it wouldn't be hospitable. Onigumo-san is a sick, paralyzed man. He needs help. I will offer him help until it is unnecessary," Kikyo answered, washing cloth bandages in the river.

"But... but... I think he's evil, Kikyo-onee-sama! I listened to him call youkai last night when I went to change his bandages!" Kaede reported. "Leave him be!"

"Iie, Kaede. You misunderstood him," Kikyo said, rising. "I ask that you apologize to Onigumo-san."

"Hai, Onee-sama," Kaede said, her shoulders slumping. "Gomen nasai."

"Do not ask for my forgiveness, but for Onigumo-san's," Kikyo said, picking up her bow and arrows, and starting to walk towards the village.

"Kikyo-onee-sama?"

"Hai, Kaede?" Kikyo asked, turning to look at the younger girl.

"Did you destroy that hanyou that attacked the village?" Kaede asked.

"Iie," Kikyo said, with a soft smile. 'I changed his heart.'


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The next morning at the Higurashi Shrine...


"Oi, onee-chan! Rise and shine!" Souta yelled. "Your boyfriend's at the window!" Immediately, Kagome sat up, stars in her eyes.

"Hojo-kun?!" She exclaimed, and then slumped when she saw the familiar hanyou sitting on her windowsill. "Oh. It's you." She fell back onto the bed, and immediately felt shaking on her shoulder.

"Hey! Wake up!" Souta yelled. "C'mon, Kagome!"

"Oi, wench, wake up! Or do I have to pick you up?!"

'Couldn't I be a normal girl, AND NOT KNOW A HANYOU?!' Kagome asked herself, as she sat back up. She looked at the clock, then back at the two boys.

"Excuse me. It's 5 o'clock in the morning. I do not, have not, and will not wake up earlier than 8 o'clock. G'day," She said, then fell back asleep. (a/n- hehe... I say that sometimes to my sisters when they try to wake me up in the morning) Inuyasha growled. Kagome heard it, and said, in her sleep, "SIT!" Wham!

"Stupid... wench..." Inuyasha said, his face molded to match the old, faded pink carpeting.

"Awwe.... no fair, Kagome!" Souta said. "Oh. She's asleep." He poked his sister in the arm, and laughed each time that she twitched.

"What in the seven hells are you doing?" Inuyasha asked.

"Watch," Souta said. He poked her arm, and the two smirked when she slapped her arm. Then Inuyasha poked her cheek. Another slap. Souta poked her nose. Slap! And then, Inuyasha poked...

"HENTAI!" Kagome sat up, slapping Inuyasha. She covered herself with her blanket, and glared at him. "You have no right to touch a girl there!"

"Touch where?" Inuyasha asked, rubbing his burnt cheek.

"YOU KNOW WHERE!" Kagome yelled, and stomped off to her bathroom.

"Ha ha.. she's awake now," Souta said. "C'mon, Inuyasha. I know a few tricks to play on Kagome."


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A/n- Ha ha! I liked writing this chapter! I was in the laughing mood today. I really like writing this story, only cuz it's my favorite genre - COMEDY! ^_^


Anyway, R&R, onegai? It'll make a small little girl somewhere very happy... *doggie eyes * I Fixed something. THANK YOU SO MUCH,Des for telling me that mori meant forest! I blame my Japanese translator (*glares at friend*) for that mistake.