By The Light Of The Moon
Chapter7: Reality
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The battle happened so fast, and was over so soon, no one could tell there had been a battle. The only proof was the blood, and the memories. The taste of the blood and the scars. The hunters had been reduced to only twenty percent of their normal amount and were disbanded to smaller groups of three or four. The vampires along with the demons scattered, their numbers unknown, and stuck to their own lifestyles. The battle had been fought, but not won, there were no teams, you were the team, one was the army, and kill was the objective. *************************************************************
'I must go home.' Kagome thought. Her mother would be so worried, she missed her family, and she was afraid of what might happen if she stayed any longer.
'But how?' She thought desperately, trying to avoid the Red Forest. The villagers had named the forest Red Forest after the battle had been fought.
The only way home was through the well, in the middle of the Red Forest, and deep Kagome's sub-conscious she knew that, she also knew that she was home, her place was here, in the past, there was no way she could go back and stay. It was time to say goodbye, she knew that...and so did someone else. *************************************************************
Mrs. Higurashi sat at the table with a cold cup of coffee. She had called her work giving the excuse that she had a high fever and cough and there was no way she could be around people without risking their health. She just sat at the table and waited. *************************************************************
With a deep breathe Kagome entered the Red Forest, she needed to find the well. But the forest had changed so much during the battle, it was hardly recognizable.
'I need a higher view.' She thought and without thinking jumped into the highest branch of the tree next to her. It all had come so naturally, the preference to darkness, the craving for hunting human blood, and the immense amounts of strength. But it all scared her so much.
And with that she leapt into the branch of the next tree, continuing this movement until she reached the clearing that she had first seen when she had arrived, she had to go back. *************************************************************
"Old witch." Inuyasha growled and kicked the foot of Kaede's bed.
"She left." She growled right back and got up.
"I told you, you will be sorry if you continue to call me names." She warned and threw some herbs around her bed.
"Back off hag! Where did she go?" Inuyasha asked in a deep warning tone.
"Home. She left, she is going back to where she belongs." Kaede said sternly.
"No." Inuyasha said softly, it was too dangerous, she needed to feed. After that battle, she was reborn into this world and needed someone to guide her along. She didn't have the strength to be all alone.
"If you love her, you need to let her go, let her be happy." Kaede said with a soft voice.
Inuyasha just turned and glared at the witch. With a growl he walked out the door and followed her scent. *************************************************************
Kagome had stepped into the new world with a deep hunger. Her head was ringing and her thoughts were dominated by the lust for the blood. To be filled, to have all her strength back, the sheer power and force. It was dangerous to be hungry, hunger made you stupid, reckless and weak. Often getting you killed, Kagome didn't need as much blood as the Vampirels or Vampirens because she was more powerful, she could walk in the sun, and go long periods without a drop of blood on her tongue.
But now she needed to feed, the battle had been short, but tiring. Fledglings always needed nourishment. Babies needed to feed minutes after they had been born. The only blood she had, was the blood Inuyasha had sacrificed for her, but she needed to drain the body of a human. Gather the nutrients of their nectar.
She was too weak, she needed strength. She began to feel faint, but still she jumped up into the giant willow in her front yard. *************************************************************
She knew something was wrong. She knew she wanted to help, so much, this was her daughter, her flesh and blood. But something was different, all she could do was sit there and wait. But her daughter was in danger, she knew that, but Kagome was beyond her help.
Mrs. Higurashi was about to warm up her coffee when she saw something flash into the leaves of the tree. She felt a flutter in her heart and ran outside. *************************************************************
He only had a few minutes to get to her, to insure her safety, like he promised, but time was slipping through his fingers, and time was something that he needed to grasp.
Kagome's scent still lingered on the ground, but in the tress she had used it was fading, tracking her was harder than he thought it would be.
'At least she has some natural instincts.' He thought. She knew how to use the saber the minute it touched her finger, she had an excellent smell, and healing capabilities, but hunting and the thought of killing were something he needed to teach her.
Inuyasha reached the well.
'What would she be doing here?' He wondered as he jumped down into it, but it took him longer than he thought it would to reach the bottom.
'Weird.' He thought, but shook off all thoughts as he once again caught her scent.
"What!?!?!?!" Inuyasha yelled when he jumped out of the well, the forest was gone, replaced by grass and a small house. Inuyasha was too confused to think about it anymore, he followed her scent again, knowing that she would explain it all. *************************************************************
"Kagome." Mrs. Higurashi breathed softly into the wind, Kagome's sensitive ears picked up the sound, she wanted to climb down and rush into her mother's arms, she wanted to lean on her shoulder and cry, letting her mother murmur comforting words in her ears and kiss it all away.
But she just stayed frozen to the branch, she couldn't move her feet, her arms, her toes, even her lips.
Kagome's mother felt something she never had, her daughter was dead. Alive, yes, but the real Kagome was gone. She would never see her again, then she did something Kagome had never witnessed in all her life, her mother sank to the ground and cried like a child. *************************************************************
Inuyasha was so close, he could see Kagome in the tree, and he had witnessed a woman run out of the house, then fall to the ground sobbing and beating her fists against the grass. But Inuyasha couldn't move.
'The old hag's spell worked out well.' He thought with a smirk. She had been right, but he still refused to call her Kaede, she would pay for petrifying him, he needed more power to break the spell, at least to move his legs, he just needed to get to Kagome.
But the spell held tight, Inuyasha could hardly breathe, Kagome was going to loose her balance any minute now, and her mother had now sunk into a deeper fit of crying accompanied by a few dry heaves here and there. ************************************************************
Ok...review...and basically that's all I have to say.
The battle happened so fast, and was over so soon, no one could tell there had been a battle. The only proof was the blood, and the memories. The taste of the blood and the scars. The hunters had been reduced to only twenty percent of their normal amount and were disbanded to smaller groups of three or four. The vampires along with the demons scattered, their numbers unknown, and stuck to their own lifestyles. The battle had been fought, but not won, there were no teams, you were the team, one was the army, and kill was the objective. *************************************************************
'I must go home.' Kagome thought. Her mother would be so worried, she missed her family, and she was afraid of what might happen if she stayed any longer.
'But how?' She thought desperately, trying to avoid the Red Forest. The villagers had named the forest Red Forest after the battle had been fought.
The only way home was through the well, in the middle of the Red Forest, and deep Kagome's sub-conscious she knew that, she also knew that she was home, her place was here, in the past, there was no way she could go back and stay. It was time to say goodbye, she knew that...and so did someone else. *************************************************************
Mrs. Higurashi sat at the table with a cold cup of coffee. She had called her work giving the excuse that she had a high fever and cough and there was no way she could be around people without risking their health. She just sat at the table and waited. *************************************************************
With a deep breathe Kagome entered the Red Forest, she needed to find the well. But the forest had changed so much during the battle, it was hardly recognizable.
'I need a higher view.' She thought and without thinking jumped into the highest branch of the tree next to her. It all had come so naturally, the preference to darkness, the craving for hunting human blood, and the immense amounts of strength. But it all scared her so much.
And with that she leapt into the branch of the next tree, continuing this movement until she reached the clearing that she had first seen when she had arrived, she had to go back. *************************************************************
"Old witch." Inuyasha growled and kicked the foot of Kaede's bed.
"She left." She growled right back and got up.
"I told you, you will be sorry if you continue to call me names." She warned and threw some herbs around her bed.
"Back off hag! Where did she go?" Inuyasha asked in a deep warning tone.
"Home. She left, she is going back to where she belongs." Kaede said sternly.
"No." Inuyasha said softly, it was too dangerous, she needed to feed. After that battle, she was reborn into this world and needed someone to guide her along. She didn't have the strength to be all alone.
"If you love her, you need to let her go, let her be happy." Kaede said with a soft voice.
Inuyasha just turned and glared at the witch. With a growl he walked out the door and followed her scent. *************************************************************
Kagome had stepped into the new world with a deep hunger. Her head was ringing and her thoughts were dominated by the lust for the blood. To be filled, to have all her strength back, the sheer power and force. It was dangerous to be hungry, hunger made you stupid, reckless and weak. Often getting you killed, Kagome didn't need as much blood as the Vampirels or Vampirens because she was more powerful, she could walk in the sun, and go long periods without a drop of blood on her tongue.
But now she needed to feed, the battle had been short, but tiring. Fledglings always needed nourishment. Babies needed to feed minutes after they had been born. The only blood she had, was the blood Inuyasha had sacrificed for her, but she needed to drain the body of a human. Gather the nutrients of their nectar.
She was too weak, she needed strength. She began to feel faint, but still she jumped up into the giant willow in her front yard. *************************************************************
She knew something was wrong. She knew she wanted to help, so much, this was her daughter, her flesh and blood. But something was different, all she could do was sit there and wait. But her daughter was in danger, she knew that, but Kagome was beyond her help.
Mrs. Higurashi was about to warm up her coffee when she saw something flash into the leaves of the tree. She felt a flutter in her heart and ran outside. *************************************************************
He only had a few minutes to get to her, to insure her safety, like he promised, but time was slipping through his fingers, and time was something that he needed to grasp.
Kagome's scent still lingered on the ground, but in the tress she had used it was fading, tracking her was harder than he thought it would be.
'At least she has some natural instincts.' He thought. She knew how to use the saber the minute it touched her finger, she had an excellent smell, and healing capabilities, but hunting and the thought of killing were something he needed to teach her.
Inuyasha reached the well.
'What would she be doing here?' He wondered as he jumped down into it, but it took him longer than he thought it would to reach the bottom.
'Weird.' He thought, but shook off all thoughts as he once again caught her scent.
"What!?!?!?!" Inuyasha yelled when he jumped out of the well, the forest was gone, replaced by grass and a small house. Inuyasha was too confused to think about it anymore, he followed her scent again, knowing that she would explain it all. *************************************************************
"Kagome." Mrs. Higurashi breathed softly into the wind, Kagome's sensitive ears picked up the sound, she wanted to climb down and rush into her mother's arms, she wanted to lean on her shoulder and cry, letting her mother murmur comforting words in her ears and kiss it all away.
But she just stayed frozen to the branch, she couldn't move her feet, her arms, her toes, even her lips.
Kagome's mother felt something she never had, her daughter was dead. Alive, yes, but the real Kagome was gone. She would never see her again, then she did something Kagome had never witnessed in all her life, her mother sank to the ground and cried like a child. *************************************************************
Inuyasha was so close, he could see Kagome in the tree, and he had witnessed a woman run out of the house, then fall to the ground sobbing and beating her fists against the grass. But Inuyasha couldn't move.
'The old hag's spell worked out well.' He thought with a smirk. She had been right, but he still refused to call her Kaede, she would pay for petrifying him, he needed more power to break the spell, at least to move his legs, he just needed to get to Kagome.
But the spell held tight, Inuyasha could hardly breathe, Kagome was going to loose her balance any minute now, and her mother had now sunk into a deeper fit of crying accompanied by a few dry heaves here and there. ************************************************************
Ok...review...and basically that's all I have to say.