Kagome rested against a tree trunk. She expected herself to feel pain, but she didn't. It was as if her feelings had been hollowed out of her. She felt empty and numb. No pain. No feelings. No tears.
"What did I care about him anyway? I was just forced into working with him to collect the jewel shards. It's not like I like him or anything. As if! I like him! Huh!" She thought angrily to herself, but deep down, a tiny voice called out differently.
"He matters to you. You know he does." Kagome drowned out the voice by humming to herself and swore that she will squash the little something if it didn't shut up. She had no idea what she was humming or doing. But, to occupy herself, she collected firewood.
"Hey! I have to get home! I'm going to be late! I forgot about the time limit when Sango and the others got hurt! Oops!" she said aloud. Gathering up the firewood, she biked towards their camp.
***
"Ugh! Where are you? Kagome?" Inu-Yasha yelled out, frustrated. He tore at the trees, to see if there were any clue to where she was.
"Inu-Yasha," Kikyo said, "Perhaps you would want to look back at the campsite of your friends? Her bike tracks seemed to lead back the way you came."
"Huh? Oh! Thanks."
"And…Inu-Yasha, don't forget to meet me like you promised."
"I won't Kikyo." She stared at his distant figure, wondering whether he really loved only her.
***
Sango's eyes fluttered open upon hearing a soft cracking sound. She saw Kagome crouched over some wood, trying to make a fire.
"K-Kagome?" Kagome started at hearing Sango's voice.
"Oh. Sango."
"Where's Inu-Yasha? Did something happen?"
"Uh…no. You see, I couldn't remember which types of medicinal herbs to get, so I just got the firewood. He's probably coming back soon with the correct herbs." Kagome picked up her backpack and turned to leave. Sango reached out a weak arm to stop her.
"Kagome! Where you going?"
"Oh. I have to get back to my time."
"Did you guys have a fight? Are you leaving because of him?" Sango asked quietly after a while.
"What do you mean? Who's 'him'?"
"Inu-Yasha." Kagome thought about telling Sango what she saw and how it had hurt her, before remembering that she wasn't supposed to be hurt.
"N-No. I just have to go back for a while because I promised my family. They may get worried. I was supposed to return yesterday, but I forgot because of the demon, but now that things are under control, I should get going. Bye!" Kagome walked away without a backward glance. She forced herself to keep walking as fast as possible. Finally, she jumped into the Bone-Eater's Well and into her own time.
"What did I care about him anyway? I was just forced into working with him to collect the jewel shards. It's not like I like him or anything. As if! I like him! Huh!" She thought angrily to herself, but deep down, a tiny voice called out differently.
"He matters to you. You know he does." Kagome drowned out the voice by humming to herself and swore that she will squash the little something if it didn't shut up. She had no idea what she was humming or doing. But, to occupy herself, she collected firewood.
"Hey! I have to get home! I'm going to be late! I forgot about the time limit when Sango and the others got hurt! Oops!" she said aloud. Gathering up the firewood, she biked towards their camp.
***
"Ugh! Where are you? Kagome?" Inu-Yasha yelled out, frustrated. He tore at the trees, to see if there were any clue to where she was.
"Inu-Yasha," Kikyo said, "Perhaps you would want to look back at the campsite of your friends? Her bike tracks seemed to lead back the way you came."
"Huh? Oh! Thanks."
"And…Inu-Yasha, don't forget to meet me like you promised."
"I won't Kikyo." She stared at his distant figure, wondering whether he really loved only her.
***
Sango's eyes fluttered open upon hearing a soft cracking sound. She saw Kagome crouched over some wood, trying to make a fire.
"K-Kagome?" Kagome started at hearing Sango's voice.
"Oh. Sango."
"Where's Inu-Yasha? Did something happen?"
"Uh…no. You see, I couldn't remember which types of medicinal herbs to get, so I just got the firewood. He's probably coming back soon with the correct herbs." Kagome picked up her backpack and turned to leave. Sango reached out a weak arm to stop her.
"Kagome! Where you going?"
"Oh. I have to get back to my time."
"Did you guys have a fight? Are you leaving because of him?" Sango asked quietly after a while.
"What do you mean? Who's 'him'?"
"Inu-Yasha." Kagome thought about telling Sango what she saw and how it had hurt her, before remembering that she wasn't supposed to be hurt.
"N-No. I just have to go back for a while because I promised my family. They may get worried. I was supposed to return yesterday, but I forgot because of the demon, but now that things are under control, I should get going. Bye!" Kagome walked away without a backward glance. She forced herself to keep walking as fast as possible. Finally, she jumped into the Bone-Eater's Well and into her own time.
