Ok, thankies to all those who reviewed to my last chapter, and here goes the next one!
I do not own Inuyasha. Good, I hate him. That's why he's the bad guy!
Chapter 2
Inuyasha
Kagome was surrounded by a familiar glow as she leapt down into the well.
'I can finally go back!'
But as she rejoiced in the fact that because of the demon who was transforming her she could now go through the well, she shivered as she could feel its blood coursing through her. It beckoned her forward, calling for her to give in and surrender. To become all demon.
When Kagome landed softly, she looked up. It was hard to see the sky. Vines had grown over the well's opening, and only a few rays of light made their way into the dark depths.
Kagome found a vine that hung down and climbed up to the surface, noticing it was relatively easier than she recalled.
Kagome looked around. Te forest was thicker than it once had been. The grass reached to her waist. And she couldn't see Inuyasha's tree over the tops of the others.
She walked around in circles, trying to find something familiar. But, having no luck, se chose one direction, hoping she could trust her instincts, and it would lead her to the village.
And it did.
And the village, was, big.
Very big.
It had grown quite large in the time Kagome had been gone. She walked caustiously through the village, noting the surprised looks on peoples faces. Some of them even looked scared. She didn't blame them.
She saw Kaede's hut and ran towards it. She noticed someone sweeping and stopped running.
It...
Was...
"Miroku!!!"
She ran to him and threw her arms around his neck, sobbing into his chest.
Miroku was shocked, because one, Kagome was here, and two, she was hugging him. Had she not learned anything in the time that she had spent with him? He would have to... refresh her memory.
He wrapped his arms around her waist. One hand stroked her back soothingly, while the other worked its way lower....
Smack.
Kagome unwrapped herself from Miroku. She stared up at him huffily. Her face red from the tears. She sniffled softly. Her ears were laid back on her head. Her tail twitched in annoyance.
Miroku scratched the back of his head. "Why are you here Kagome?" Her noticed her tail. And ear flicked at the top of her head and his eyes shot up to follow the movement. "And why is there.... well.... ummm..."
Kagome interrupted him. "Yes I know, I have cat ears and a tail. I need to see Kaede. I'm hoping she can do something about this."
Miroku nodded. He led her inside to where Kaede was washing the floor. She glanced up from her work and nearly fainted. "Ka-Kagome?"
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Kagome explained to Kaede what was happening to her. "But Kaede, why did it take two whole years for this to start?"
"My guess is that it took so long because the demons soul is here in this time. If you had been here, the changing would have started much sooner."
"Kaede, is there any way to stop this demon from transforming Kagome?"
Kaede sighed. "I have no idea. I have heard of some remedies that lie north of here. They are rumored to cure any illness caused by a demon. Transforming might be too strong of an incantation for the herbs to cure."
"But, it's worth a try, isn't it?" Kagome looked wearily at Kaede and Miroku. "Wait. Miroku, what happened to Sango? I thought....."
Miroku chuckled lightly. "You thought I held feelings for her."
Kagome looked suddenly nervous. "Well, I just thought... I mean....you always.....and....that....."
Miroku chuckled again. "Sango confided to me that she had strong feelings for Inuyasha, and when you left, she ran off after him."
"Oh... Miroku, I'm so sorry." She gently reached over and laid her hand on his shoulder. She looked into his eyes. Trying to read his emotions.
"Kagome. It's alright. I never was really in love with Sango. Please, do not feel sorry for me."
He put on one of his patented grins. "Really, it's ok."
He lowered his face to hers, pulled in by her concern. Kaede coughed nervously, bringing the two back to reality.
Kagome flushed and twitched her tail. She glanced away.
'I don't need this now. One moment I'm worried about becoming a demon, and the next I'm almost ki-kissing, Mi-Miroku!'
"I need to go for a walk!" Kagome yelled suddenly. She stood up and ran outside.
'I thought that all this time I was still in love with Inuyasha. These two years I haven't even been able to look at another guy. And now, I see Miroku for barely a half hour, and already I was that close to kissing him! What's wrong with me?'
Kagome shook her head vigorously, trying to clear the thoughts in her head. 'Think of, um. Math! I hate math. Um. English! Hate English. In fact, I hate all of school. Except for art. Art is fun. Sometimes.'
She sighed. 'Mom and grandpa don't even know where I am. They don't know I can go through the well. I just ran out on mom.'
A reassuring hand rested on her shoulder, Kagome whirled around to see Miroku grinning down at her.
"Why are you staying here with Kaede.?"
"Well, she has grown weaker in these past two years. And as you can see, the village has grown larger. She asked if I would stay with her and help her protect the village. I gladly agreed."
"Are you going to come with me. To go get the herbs?" Kagome's voice gave away more hope in its tone than she had anticipated.
Miroku smirked. "Do you want me to go?"
Instead of getting angry and playing into Miroku's game, she played along. Realizing all she wanted at that moment was a friend she could rely on. Someone she could trust. Someone she could talk to.
"It would be ducky if you could come."
He chuckled. "Then I will accompany you, Kagome Higarashi, in your search of a cure for your ailment."
Kagome linked her arm through Miroku's. "I missed you, ya know. Let's go back to Kaede's."
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ok, lemme know what ya think. Thanks for reading this much!
I do not own Inuyasha. Good, I hate him. That's why he's the bad guy!
Chapter 2
Inuyasha
Kagome was surrounded by a familiar glow as she leapt down into the well.
'I can finally go back!'
But as she rejoiced in the fact that because of the demon who was transforming her she could now go through the well, she shivered as she could feel its blood coursing through her. It beckoned her forward, calling for her to give in and surrender. To become all demon.
When Kagome landed softly, she looked up. It was hard to see the sky. Vines had grown over the well's opening, and only a few rays of light made their way into the dark depths.
Kagome found a vine that hung down and climbed up to the surface, noticing it was relatively easier than she recalled.
Kagome looked around. Te forest was thicker than it once had been. The grass reached to her waist. And she couldn't see Inuyasha's tree over the tops of the others.
She walked around in circles, trying to find something familiar. But, having no luck, se chose one direction, hoping she could trust her instincts, and it would lead her to the village.
And it did.
And the village, was, big.
Very big.
It had grown quite large in the time Kagome had been gone. She walked caustiously through the village, noting the surprised looks on peoples faces. Some of them even looked scared. She didn't blame them.
She saw Kaede's hut and ran towards it. She noticed someone sweeping and stopped running.
It...
Was...
"Miroku!!!"
She ran to him and threw her arms around his neck, sobbing into his chest.
Miroku was shocked, because one, Kagome was here, and two, she was hugging him. Had she not learned anything in the time that she had spent with him? He would have to... refresh her memory.
He wrapped his arms around her waist. One hand stroked her back soothingly, while the other worked its way lower....
Smack.
Kagome unwrapped herself from Miroku. She stared up at him huffily. Her face red from the tears. She sniffled softly. Her ears were laid back on her head. Her tail twitched in annoyance.
Miroku scratched the back of his head. "Why are you here Kagome?" Her noticed her tail. And ear flicked at the top of her head and his eyes shot up to follow the movement. "And why is there.... well.... ummm..."
Kagome interrupted him. "Yes I know, I have cat ears and a tail. I need to see Kaede. I'm hoping she can do something about this."
Miroku nodded. He led her inside to where Kaede was washing the floor. She glanced up from her work and nearly fainted. "Ka-Kagome?"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Kagome explained to Kaede what was happening to her. "But Kaede, why did it take two whole years for this to start?"
"My guess is that it took so long because the demons soul is here in this time. If you had been here, the changing would have started much sooner."
"Kaede, is there any way to stop this demon from transforming Kagome?"
Kaede sighed. "I have no idea. I have heard of some remedies that lie north of here. They are rumored to cure any illness caused by a demon. Transforming might be too strong of an incantation for the herbs to cure."
"But, it's worth a try, isn't it?" Kagome looked wearily at Kaede and Miroku. "Wait. Miroku, what happened to Sango? I thought....."
Miroku chuckled lightly. "You thought I held feelings for her."
Kagome looked suddenly nervous. "Well, I just thought... I mean....you always.....and....that....."
Miroku chuckled again. "Sango confided to me that she had strong feelings for Inuyasha, and when you left, she ran off after him."
"Oh... Miroku, I'm so sorry." She gently reached over and laid her hand on his shoulder. She looked into his eyes. Trying to read his emotions.
"Kagome. It's alright. I never was really in love with Sango. Please, do not feel sorry for me."
He put on one of his patented grins. "Really, it's ok."
He lowered his face to hers, pulled in by her concern. Kaede coughed nervously, bringing the two back to reality.
Kagome flushed and twitched her tail. She glanced away.
'I don't need this now. One moment I'm worried about becoming a demon, and the next I'm almost ki-kissing, Mi-Miroku!'
"I need to go for a walk!" Kagome yelled suddenly. She stood up and ran outside.
'I thought that all this time I was still in love with Inuyasha. These two years I haven't even been able to look at another guy. And now, I see Miroku for barely a half hour, and already I was that close to kissing him! What's wrong with me?'
Kagome shook her head vigorously, trying to clear the thoughts in her head. 'Think of, um. Math! I hate math. Um. English! Hate English. In fact, I hate all of school. Except for art. Art is fun. Sometimes.'
She sighed. 'Mom and grandpa don't even know where I am. They don't know I can go through the well. I just ran out on mom.'
A reassuring hand rested on her shoulder, Kagome whirled around to see Miroku grinning down at her.
"Why are you staying here with Kaede.?"
"Well, she has grown weaker in these past two years. And as you can see, the village has grown larger. She asked if I would stay with her and help her protect the village. I gladly agreed."
"Are you going to come with me. To go get the herbs?" Kagome's voice gave away more hope in its tone than she had anticipated.
Miroku smirked. "Do you want me to go?"
Instead of getting angry and playing into Miroku's game, she played along. Realizing all she wanted at that moment was a friend she could rely on. Someone she could trust. Someone she could talk to.
"It would be ducky if you could come."
He chuckled. "Then I will accompany you, Kagome Higarashi, in your search of a cure for your ailment."
Kagome linked her arm through Miroku's. "I missed you, ya know. Let's go back to Kaede's."
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ok, lemme know what ya think. Thanks for reading this much!