Looking for a Reason #2

IMPORTANT! Kind of.

I must have been typing fast. The summary has a fault. The part about Kagome ignoring Inu Yasha will be taken out. Sorry for the inconvenience!

//////////////////////

| Feudal Japan|

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Kaede handed over the directions. They were detailed, down to the last blade of grass to walk over. Kagome smiled.

"I have to return to my home to drop my books off. I won't need them. I don't want to leave them here neither," Kagome smiled. Without their consent she wandered up to the well. She began climbing back up but felt a wave of heat, that kept growing stronger and stronger as she climbed. She was barely six steps up, when the ladder scalded her hands. She fell backwards and landed on her back. She clenched her sides with her newly blistered hands and yelped. But her cries were drowned out by a huge and shouts from above. She couldn't get up the ladder. Gunshots rung in her ears, Kagome felt fear send the hairs on the back of her neck, standing straight up.

"MOM?! GRANDPA?! SOUTA?!" she screamed up into the darkness. Another rumble sent her flying backwards. She ran back to the camp.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"I think something's happening in Modern Japan!" Kagome cried.

"Let me see your hands child!" Kaede exmined them. Kagome told Miroku and Sango the whole story as Kaede wrapped her hands in a dry cloth.

"This is very odd," Miroku rubbed his chin.

"I hope nothing terrible is happening, but I may be hoping too much. I heard gunshots!" Kagome felt worry twist in her stomach.

"Well I think some fresh air will do you some good," Sango smiled weakly, "We'll get the Sweet Leaves for Inu Yasha, maybe our journey will give you time to think."

"I'll go tell Inu Yasha, you three get ready," Kaede turned on her heels and disappeared inside.

"I hope everybody's ok, I mean, what if they're hurt!" Kagome felt tears well up in her eyes.

The three talked for nearly 20 minutes when Kaede came back out.

"Well he's been informed. He also seems to be a lot better. Bizarre since he's only been on the weed for 2 days. He's really trying to recover, and he's finally over that so called 'monkey' that's been chiming about his room." Kaede rolled her eyes, "I still think you should bring me 5 dozens. I'll have plenty to add to my medicinal plants. Maybe I could try and figure out how to grow them.

"That's good Kaede," Sango smiled, "We will make sure we get plenty."

"I think we'll go say goodbye to Inu Yasha now," Miroku nodded, "This is for him!"

"One at a time though, don't excite him too much, that will slow down the effect of the plant," Kaede frowned. The three nodded. They decided Miroku would go in first.

~*~

"Inu Yasha?" Miroku came in, "I've come to say we're leaving. Good luck, and Recover soon. We don't need a dead dog on our hands."

"Shut up monk," Inu Yasha growled.

"Looks like the plant is working fine, I'll go now," Miroku turned around and disappeared out of the screen door. Sango slipped in after.

"That monk really gets on my nerves," Inu Yasha rolled his eyes.

"That makes two of us," Sango smiled, "Well you'll have two days without him. I hope you get better really soon."

"I will," Inu Yasha stared at the ceiling, "I'll see you guys soon then."

Sango nodded and bit her lip. A couple seconds later she hoisted herself up and walked out of the room. Inu Yasha anticipated Kagome to come in right away, but he waited five minutes before she finally found her way into the spacey room.

"Hey Inu Yasha," Kagome kneeled down beside his shoulders. She smiled down at him. He turned and stared up into her face. They held eye contact for what seemed like forever. Finally his gaze wandered back to the ceiling.

"We're leaving soon, I wanted to say get well-"

"Not you too. Did you guys rehearse this? You all said the same thing. I'd thought at least you'd say something different." he felt anger fill his insides.

"What's that supposed to mean?" now she had lost all her sympathy for him. "What am I supposed to say?!"

"Well. Whatever Wench."

"You know! We don't have to go get you this stuff, we could let you die!"

"THEN LET ME DIE!"

~*~

"They've been in their awhile should we go check on them?" Miroku wondered.

"No. Leave them be." Sango replied plainly.

~*~

"Fine I will. I thought you'd gotten better, and apparently you have. You're returned to the stupid, crappy Inu Yasha you've always been!" Kagome stood up. She turned to the door and stared at it, "I thought maybe you'd be better now."

She tried to walk towards the door but she felt Inu Yasha's warm hands around her ankle.

"Let me go," she growled. She heard him mutter something. "What?" She kneeled down to her him better. But instead of getting an answer, Inu Yasha wrapped his arms around her waist and buried his face into her chest.

"Inu Yasha!" she yelped.

"Don't leave me Kagome." Inu Yasha pleaded. Her scent, her warmth made him want to recover even faster. Just her presence made him want to stand up and run to her.

"I have to Inu Yasha!" Kagome explained. He pulled the blanket open. Kagome thought he was completely undressed, but he still had his red kimono bottoms on. He pulled her under and clamped himself around her tightly.

"Don't leave like you do all the time. Stop leaving!" Kagome thought maybe this was hallucinations. He was acting like a child, but sounded sensible in one way or the other.

"Inu Yasha-"

"No don't go," he just squeezed her waist tighter as she squirmed. Kagome felt awkward, Inu Yasha's head forced into her chest, them under one blanket and his arms wrapped around her. She loved the dog demon so much. One part of her wanted to stay, but the other half new she had to go with Miroku and Sango to get the cure. She stopped thinking when she felt his chest rise and fall. He was sleeping. Maybe she could get away. She tried to pull his arms off, but it was impossible. Soon Miroku and Sango appeared.

'Help me!' Kagome mouthed to the two. Sango was wide-eyed and Miroku wore a grin. They tip-toed to her rescue, but only to find Inu Yasha awakened and snarling at them. Now Kagome was shocked and scared.

"I guess it'll just be you and me on this trip," Miroku grinned as he pulled Sango out the door. She couldn't even object, Miroku was already explaining to Kaede what happened.

"I'm-" Kaede was speechless. The thought of Inu Yasha and Kagome- She stopped herself. "Then I guess it will just be you and Sango."

Miroku of course was please with these arrangements, he would be alone for two days with the girl of his dreams. But Sango on the other hand, couldn't be more taken aback.

"What?! Kaede please-" Sango begged.

"Come on Sango, we best be going!" Miroku grinned. He clenched onto the directions, which he had swiped from Kagome's bag.

////////////////////

On The Road

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

"I can't believe I'm stuck with you for two days-" Sango shook her head and buried her face in her palm. She was in utter disbelief.

"You know, if you get dirty, their are plenty of hot springs we can bathe in!"

"What do you mean we?!" Sango went on to hit Miroku over the head with her boomerang.

"I just meant-"

"I know what you meant!"

///////////////////

End Chap. 2

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Jamie: Voila! Done with 2 chapters! I am updating the third!