Chapter two:
confusion
Naraku sat in his phantom castle he uses to hide out, and control his puppets. As he sat there in his lonesome silence he began to try and think of a way to gain the full power of all the jewel shards, and kill Inuyasha in the process. He knew that he couldn't betray Inuyasha and kagome, for that would be forshadowing the past. And the hanyou is certain to recognize the trap.
"But what can I do?" he asked himself, in his calm fashion, " By now he must possess almost half of the jewel, that would give me about a third quarter." As the late afternoon sunk to night Naraku sat coming up with his plot that, he hoped will not fail.
(Back to group) "Inuyasha don't you think we should stop by the next village, everyone needs a rest and a day off from finding jewel shards." Miroku asked, of course not wanting to stop for rest at all, but for all the girls, that might bare his first child. (I had to add that ^ ^)
"Of course not, Don't you know Naraku is collecting a shard every minute, and the more time we waste the less shards we get." Was Inuyasha's ' You better listen to me or else' reply.
"Ohhh" Miroku grumbled out of disappointment, but not too loud.
"Oh come on Inuyasha, that's not a bad Idea, we could start looking again tomorrow." Kagome said, and when he tried to protest, "Or I'll say it" he looked at her obvouisly confused "You know the S word."
Inuyasha didn't want to plunge toward the ground, but certainly didn't want to stop by a village. So with out think he quickly covered his hand over her mouth, so she couldn't say 'The S word.' "Were not going to the village were going to search for the jewel shards, and you can't talk" he said amusingly. With bad luck, his hand didn't work as well as planned, because Kagome yelled
"Sit!!!" and Inuyasha's unexpected "Huh?" as he plunged face first into the hard earth.
"Kagome!!!" he yelled then he stopped and realized that if he said another word she would have a fit, and the last thing he wants to do is fall hard on the ground five or six times.
"Now, were all going to the next village to have some rest, and if you even have one word of protest I'll say it again." He was mad now, he hated being told what to do by a human, and someone younger and weaker.
"Feh. whatever, but if you need someone to save you don't come crying to me," he said stubbornly just before he noticed that everyone was ignoring him.
When they reached the next village, Miroku was disappointed, all the girils were either married or just a child. Inuyasha was very quiet, and snapped at anyone who tried to talk to him, so everyone stayed clear of him.
(Kagome moment) I'm starting to feel sorry about Inuyasha she thought to herself, I didn't intend on putting him in a bad mood. Kagome stood in the edge of the village and stared at him, feeling the guilt well up inside her. That was before she remembered what Inuyasha said the night before, and as she remembered it his voice rang aloud as if it were present. "I could never hurt you only protect you," was what he said, but he seemed so different this morning like none of it were true. He deserved that sit command, why did I ever feel sorry for him? Yet, he looks so alone up there, sitting on that tree. She sighed, she couldn't help but admire him, but she new not why. STOP IT!!!! She warned herself, she was confused all of a sudden at that moment.
She didn't really know how she felt, Why? She had no clue. Her mind was loathing Inuyasha entirely however, her heart had a different idea in mind. She wasn't quite sure what, considering the fact that she never had any feelings such as these toward him before. She also, more than anything, wanted to know if he was truly talking to her, and not Kikyo.
Suddenly out of nowhere Inuyasha showed up, only inches from her face, and looked paranoid. "If you have something to say, say it" he said annoyance ringing in every inch in his voice. "If you have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, then quit staring at me will you."
"And your problem is?" she asked, and didn't know what his response to that would be. He looked slightly taken aback and shocked,
"Well. uhh" he stuttered.
"Also as I recall, after Kouga kidnapped me, you wouldn't stop looking at me," she answered, also slightly shocked at her own words.
"Oh that was so I could make sure he wouldn't make any moves on you that's all" he said trying to sound genuois-like. "Besides, your our only jewel detector, so I had to."
"Oh, so that's all? You had too!!!" Kagome made a complete U turn, she was so mad at him, she couldn't believe it. Rage was pouring out of her like acid rain, but yet her heart, seemed to have no effect. Her heart, instead of raging was. loving!!??
She was more confused now then before, she had to be crazy, and stopped dead in her tracks. The only thing she now felt, was tears?!?! She sank toward the ground as her legs gave way, what is going on? she asked Herself, just as she heard the faint soft footsteps of Inuyasha.
"Kagome?" she turned slowly toward him, her tears streaming down her face, "Kagome. what's wrong." He now talked, with a sweetness in his voice, she wanted to explain, but couldn't.
(Inuyasha) He felt horrible, he didn't mean anything he said, but also didn't intend on making her cry. He slowly sat near her, for pure comfort wrapped his hand gently over her shoulder. "I'm sorry," he said feeling so ashamed he could hardly retrieve the words, "I lied, I wasn't thinking. I honestly." he broke off, he couldn't finish, so silence filled in the answer. Why couldn't he admit he cared for her? Because Kikyo is still a wandering soul, he can't help but love her again.
"Inuyasha?" she spoke almost as quiet as her silent tears, "Who did you mean to speak of, when you spoke to me the other night."
"You, who else?" she sighed, but her question still wasn't answered completely.
"You've already, have told me things, you've meant to say to Kikyo," she choked on her words as if she could barely release them from her mouth.
"What??" he gently pulled her a little closer to him, "when I look at you I don't see Kikyo if that's what you think? I see you. You're very different form her."
"But I'm still her reincarnation."
"And?" he sighed, "Your not anything like her except for your resemblance." She smiled to herself, as her tears came to a stop, he answered her, and it was the right one.
Naraku sat in his phantom castle he uses to hide out, and control his puppets. As he sat there in his lonesome silence he began to try and think of a way to gain the full power of all the jewel shards, and kill Inuyasha in the process. He knew that he couldn't betray Inuyasha and kagome, for that would be forshadowing the past. And the hanyou is certain to recognize the trap.
"But what can I do?" he asked himself, in his calm fashion, " By now he must possess almost half of the jewel, that would give me about a third quarter." As the late afternoon sunk to night Naraku sat coming up with his plot that, he hoped will not fail.
(Back to group) "Inuyasha don't you think we should stop by the next village, everyone needs a rest and a day off from finding jewel shards." Miroku asked, of course not wanting to stop for rest at all, but for all the girls, that might bare his first child. (I had to add that ^ ^)
"Of course not, Don't you know Naraku is collecting a shard every minute, and the more time we waste the less shards we get." Was Inuyasha's ' You better listen to me or else' reply.
"Ohhh" Miroku grumbled out of disappointment, but not too loud.
"Oh come on Inuyasha, that's not a bad Idea, we could start looking again tomorrow." Kagome said, and when he tried to protest, "Or I'll say it" he looked at her obvouisly confused "You know the S word."
Inuyasha didn't want to plunge toward the ground, but certainly didn't want to stop by a village. So with out think he quickly covered his hand over her mouth, so she couldn't say 'The S word.' "Were not going to the village were going to search for the jewel shards, and you can't talk" he said amusingly. With bad luck, his hand didn't work as well as planned, because Kagome yelled
"Sit!!!" and Inuyasha's unexpected "Huh?" as he plunged face first into the hard earth.
"Kagome!!!" he yelled then he stopped and realized that if he said another word she would have a fit, and the last thing he wants to do is fall hard on the ground five or six times.
"Now, were all going to the next village to have some rest, and if you even have one word of protest I'll say it again." He was mad now, he hated being told what to do by a human, and someone younger and weaker.
"Feh. whatever, but if you need someone to save you don't come crying to me," he said stubbornly just before he noticed that everyone was ignoring him.
When they reached the next village, Miroku was disappointed, all the girils were either married or just a child. Inuyasha was very quiet, and snapped at anyone who tried to talk to him, so everyone stayed clear of him.
(Kagome moment) I'm starting to feel sorry about Inuyasha she thought to herself, I didn't intend on putting him in a bad mood. Kagome stood in the edge of the village and stared at him, feeling the guilt well up inside her. That was before she remembered what Inuyasha said the night before, and as she remembered it his voice rang aloud as if it were present. "I could never hurt you only protect you," was what he said, but he seemed so different this morning like none of it were true. He deserved that sit command, why did I ever feel sorry for him? Yet, he looks so alone up there, sitting on that tree. She sighed, she couldn't help but admire him, but she new not why. STOP IT!!!! She warned herself, she was confused all of a sudden at that moment.
She didn't really know how she felt, Why? She had no clue. Her mind was loathing Inuyasha entirely however, her heart had a different idea in mind. She wasn't quite sure what, considering the fact that she never had any feelings such as these toward him before. She also, more than anything, wanted to know if he was truly talking to her, and not Kikyo.
Suddenly out of nowhere Inuyasha showed up, only inches from her face, and looked paranoid. "If you have something to say, say it" he said annoyance ringing in every inch in his voice. "If you have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about, then quit staring at me will you."
"And your problem is?" she asked, and didn't know what his response to that would be. He looked slightly taken aback and shocked,
"Well. uhh" he stuttered.
"Also as I recall, after Kouga kidnapped me, you wouldn't stop looking at me," she answered, also slightly shocked at her own words.
"Oh that was so I could make sure he wouldn't make any moves on you that's all" he said trying to sound genuois-like. "Besides, your our only jewel detector, so I had to."
"Oh, so that's all? You had too!!!" Kagome made a complete U turn, she was so mad at him, she couldn't believe it. Rage was pouring out of her like acid rain, but yet her heart, seemed to have no effect. Her heart, instead of raging was. loving!!??
She was more confused now then before, she had to be crazy, and stopped dead in her tracks. The only thing she now felt, was tears?!?! She sank toward the ground as her legs gave way, what is going on? she asked Herself, just as she heard the faint soft footsteps of Inuyasha.
"Kagome?" she turned slowly toward him, her tears streaming down her face, "Kagome. what's wrong." He now talked, with a sweetness in his voice, she wanted to explain, but couldn't.
(Inuyasha) He felt horrible, he didn't mean anything he said, but also didn't intend on making her cry. He slowly sat near her, for pure comfort wrapped his hand gently over her shoulder. "I'm sorry," he said feeling so ashamed he could hardly retrieve the words, "I lied, I wasn't thinking. I honestly." he broke off, he couldn't finish, so silence filled in the answer. Why couldn't he admit he cared for her? Because Kikyo is still a wandering soul, he can't help but love her again.
"Inuyasha?" she spoke almost as quiet as her silent tears, "Who did you mean to speak of, when you spoke to me the other night."
"You, who else?" she sighed, but her question still wasn't answered completely.
"You've already, have told me things, you've meant to say to Kikyo," she choked on her words as if she could barely release them from her mouth.
"What??" he gently pulled her a little closer to him, "when I look at you I don't see Kikyo if that's what you think? I see you. You're very different form her."
"But I'm still her reincarnation."
"And?" he sighed, "Your not anything like her except for your resemblance." She smiled to herself, as her tears came to a stop, he answered her, and it was the right one.