Looking for a Reason #7

Jamie: Number 7. A cloud of excitement swarms over me. I love to write. I love it. And this isn't the end, but this is the climax I guess. Or maybe, another one of the climaxes. Whatever. Inu Yasha vs. Kagome. Miroku and Sango! Yay! Of course Miroku and Sango won't understand why Inu Yasha and Kagome aren't getting along. But they'll try to resolve it! Yayaya! Wow, did I just give it away :-O! JK! You'll really see what happens.

I just want to add that ladykaa28 has contributed to the idea of this chapter. Thanks much!

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Feudal Japan

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"Here Here Child," Kaede wrapped up Kagome foot. Her toe was taped to another, you couldn't splint it.

"Thank you Kaede," she shrugged, "Here, I brought you some rice! It's fresh."

"Thank you!" Kaede picked up the large jar and ran inside.

"How is Inu Yasha?" Miroku wondered.

"If you hadn't taken so long, then he'd be a lot better," Kagome snarled, "I feel bad for Sango, you were probably making so many perverted comments that she had to stop every two feet and put you in line."

Kagome didn't know why she was so angry, was it because of what had happened moments earlier?

~*~Flashback~*~ (^^;;)

Miroku placed Kagome on the step in front of Kaede's hut. Sango and he ran inside to give Kaede the leaves and inform her Kagome's trip and her toe. Meanwhile, the ebony haired girl limped into Inu Yasha's room. She could remember his words clearly.

"Are you ok Inu Yasha?"

"What do you care?"

"How can you say that?!"

"Just go away, you're bothering me, I don't need you to baby me all the time."

Kagome fought back tears, "I'm not babying you, I'm trying to help you!"

"Yeah I don't need your help!" Inu Yasha rolled onto his side, his back to Kagome. He pulled the blanket over his shoulders. Kagome felt furious, she stormed (fast limped) out of the room and jumped back onto the step.

~*~Back to Reality~*~

She felt like picking up a boulder and dropping it on Inu Yasha's head.

"Poor Kagome!" Shippou hugged the girls leg.

"Not now Shippou!" Kagome growled.

"I'm sorry!" He took a few steps back, whimpered and ran to Kirara.

"Are you ok Kagome?" Miroku said with a surprised look.

"Fine whatever," she snarled.

Sango looked at Miroku then at Kagome. Miroku understood and disappeared into the hut. Kaede soon came out with three pots, the leaves and three pitchers of water.

"Each of you grab a pot, we're all going to work on this together," she commanded.

The girls nodded and grabbed a kettle each. They lit the small lantern flame under the jump black pots and filled it with water.

Sango and Kagome spoke in a whisper.

"What happened?" Sango wondered, it was more like an order though.

"Inu Yasha-" Kagome stared at her hands as she went over what had happened since Sango left. When Kagome was down the water was boiling.

"He's just being Inu Yasha!" Sango smiled, "He doesn't mean it."

"But-"

"Shh!" Sango hugged Kagome, a tear slid down Kagome's soft cheeks as she hugged Sango back.

"Maybe we'll go to the hot spring for a bath later, wouldn't that be fun?" Sango seemed awful perky.

"I won't ask about your trip, I think I know what happened," Kagome smiled.

'If only you knew' Sango thought in a daze.

"Here you go-" Kaede handed them each a small bottle, that resembled an ink pellet. "You stir in the leaves, and once the water is the color of blood, you stir this is, it will keep the tea fresh!"

The girls nodded and smiled.

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"So Inu Yasha, how are you?" Miroku made a stab at conversation with the unusually vicious half demon.

"How do you think I am, and what took you so long?"

"It rained, we were stranded in that cave," Miroku lied. Inu Yasha's dull senses could still feel Miroku's fake reasons. But he didn't feel like arguing.

"Yeah whatever."

"Kagome seems pretty upset-"

"She should be, she's a wench."

"What makes you say that?"

"You make me say that."

Miroku stood up, even though he didn't understand, he knew Inu Yasha wouldn't tell him.

"Fine, they're almost done with your medicine, I'm sure they'll come and give you some soon."

Miroku walked out of the room, kicking the Tetusaiga which was neatly against the wall. It toppled over with a loud clank. Inu Yasha's ears flattened over his head, he winced at the loud noise. The *clank* hurt his now ever so sensitive ears.

"Damn you monk," Inu Yasha muttered. He heard a rustle in the corner and picked up a shoe that was lying around, he saw the ever so familiar monkey. But now the monkey was ferocious looking, he wanted to cry out Kagome's name, but he couldn't.

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As Kagome and Kaede jarred the last bit of tea, Sango and Miroku sat out front.

"Inu Yasha's in quite the dirty mood," Miroku sighed as he stood, leaning against the house. Sango sat on the step though.

"Yes apparently..." Sango went over the little bits that Miroku should know.

"Well that explains it."

"We need to do something about it!" Sango stood up and stood Miroku.

"Ok we will," Miroku turned to her and kissed her.

"Miroku!" She said in an soft giggle, "What if they see!"

"They won't, please, one more," he gave her puppy eyes. She smiled and put her hands on his chest, and kissed him. Miroku leaned back into the wall as they kissed.

Kagome walked around the house and turned the corner. She jumped in shock and hid behind the corner, sidling. She looked over the corner. 'Are my eyes kidding me?', she saw Sango kissing Miroku, and it wasn't Miroku kissing Sango. She blushed upon seeing this. 'So this is why they took so long, maybe they were...' she became a deeper shade of crimson, '...no Sango wouldn't go that far...I think...'

Kagome acted as though she hadn't seen anything and began singing loudly. Sango pulled away and slid into her spot on the staircase. Kagome turned the corner and saw them.

"Hey, well Kaede's giving Inu Yasha his medicine, he seems a lot better!"

"That's good," Sango made a fake grin. Miroku swallowed hard.

"Yes good."

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4 days passed. 4 long, long days. Kagome thought that maybe this is what hell was like. The clock ticking slowly. Everyday she checked the well, nothing seemed to be getting better, but actually worse. It seemed like the well had become hotter and more violent sounding, as though it were the doorway to hell. Small children screaming, women shrieking, gun shots, tanks (?), she couldn't put it together. Her town had always been so peaceful. She gulped and tried not to think about it, it only made her cry. 'What if...no don't think like that Kagome. 'Expect the worse, but hope for the best'.

"Ack! My leg's hurt so bad," she heard Inu Yasha say. She was sitting on the stairs. She didn't feel like talking to Inu Yasha right now. She was angry at him, really angry. She was tired of him being such a jerk. She could hear him approaching outside, so she stood up and went around the side of the house.

"Maybe it's because you've been laying on your back for four days, your legs stiffen you know," Inu Yasha's friend smiled.

"Feh." Inu Yasha was back in his haori, Miroku smiled.

"Hey where'd Kagome go?"

That reminded Inu Yasha that he was mad at Miroku.

"Yeah you would like to know wouldn't you," he barked.

"What's that supposed to mean?!" Miroku was dumbfounded.

"Shut up, stop acting stupid!"

"I'm serious Inu Yasha, and come on Kaede ordered that you come take a bath, since you may have sweated some of the poison, and it may be on your skin," Miroku was in his towel.

"No!" Inu Yasha growled.

"If you don't I'll tell Kagome to get rid of the dozen packages of Ramen she brought!"

Inu Yasha's stomach growled, he hadn't had a decent meal in a long time. It seemed that the tea was filling enough while he was sick.

"Feh. Ok, let's go."

A light bulb seemed to light up over Sango's head. She grinned to herself. Quickly she searched for Kagome, night had stricken the small village, and she could barely see her hands in front of her.

"Kagome!" she said in a harsh whisper. She lit a candle and saw Kagome.

"What?!" Kagome said in an equally harsh tone.

"Let's go for a bath!"

"Now?!" Kagome's eyebrow raised, apparently she hadn't been listening to Inu Yasha and Miroku.

"Yeah, they say that the springs are fresher at night!"

"Ok fine!"

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End of Chap. 7

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Jamie: That's it it it! Well enjoy! I'm writing the next chapter.