Once again- I DON'T own Inu Yasha, nor do I claim too. Anyone who tells you
otherwise is just plain lying!
Shadows
Chapter 4: Misplaced Blame
"What?...Inu Yasha, what-"
"I'm sorry I wasn't there, I should have went back with you." Inu Yasha's voice trailed at the end, filled with sadness for her loss.
Kagome sighed, letting herself sink into his arms a little, "There wasn't anything that could have been done," She stated quietly to him, "They were already.gone when I returned home." Kagome closed her eyes, finding the words still too difficult to say.
"Kagome, I need to know what Kikyo said to you," feeling her stiffen in his arms, he turned her towards him, "I know there's something your not telling me!"
Kagome averted his eyes, looking at the ground. Even now, when he was trying to comfort her, he thought of Kikyo? "It's nothing Inu Yasha, just the usual empty threats." She replayed in her mind what had really been spoken, her mind lingering on 'treasure the moments you have left.' Unconsciously, she shivered.
Inu Yasha started to say something but Kagome stood up, "It's getting a little chilly, I think I'm going in to go try and get some rest." Why was it that lying to him was becoming easier? Was it that she did it so often? She really hated to tear herself from his arms but she didn't want to answer any more questions.
Inu Yasha watched her walk away. He knew she was lying, he knew whenever she lied. But he decided not to put her. She had had enough to deal with that day.
Kagome stopped on her way back to the hut to glance at the cloudless sky. She could see each star hanging in the sky. 'There so much brighter here than back at home' Kagome thought, then mentally hit herself, 'Stop thinking about home! This is your home now!' This era of Feudal Japan was now her home. She had nothing left in the other world, only heartache and pain. Anger mixed with the sadness in her heart as her thoughts again drifted to the memories so fresh in her mind.
'No!' She stopped the thoughts before they could bring tears, 'I will NOT let myself keep falling into this world of self pity! Sango lost her family, and she's fine! I'm such a baby!' she sighed and looked down at her hand, now in a fist, then back at the sky, 'I must become stronger! Put this pain away and become stronger, so that I can avenge my family!' Kagome nodded to her thoughts and then continued into Kaede's hut.
*~*~*
"My plan is working perfectly!" A hooded figure stood shrouded in the darkness laughed as he glanced into a viewing mirror, "Soon everything will fall into place, and the Jewel will be mine!" feeling another presence nearby, the hooded figure pulled deeper into the shadows and watched for who it was.
A woman walked into the forest clearing and looked directly at the person. The hooded person walked out of the shadows to greet her.
"So you have returned. Did all go according to plan?"
"Yes Master," the woman stated, bowing down to the other.
"Good." The figure turned to walk away, then stopped, "Stay near; I may need you again Kikyo."
Kikyo bowed again and replied, "Yes, Master" and disappeared into the darkness.
*~*~*
"Kagome.Kagome.." A voice called out to her from the darkness.
"Uh.is it time to get up already?" Kagome groaned and tried to open her eyes.
The voice laughed. It sounded like it was coming from all directions at once. Puzzled, she finally was able to open her eyes partially.
"Silly, this is all a dream" a woman whispered in her ear. Kagome jumped at the closeness of the voice, yet didn't feel afraid.
"A dream?" Kagome sat up in her "dream" sleeping bag. She looked around the hut and saw all the other sleeping. Looking down, she saw herself sleeping too.
"Ah! That's me! But." Kagome looked at the woman who was giggling and seemed way to happy. She had a flowing white dress on and dark brown hair that went all the way down her back. Her face was beautiful, unfamiliar yet, Kagome swore she had seen her somewhere before.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked, standing up before her.
The woman smiled, "I am Akemi, your spirit guide."
"My spirit guide? What the hell does that mean?"
Akemi frowned, "Well, a guardian angel, or someone who watches over you. And don't swear! I hear enough from that friend of yours when your traveling!"
Kagome face faulted, "You, follow me around?"
"Well, that IS my job!" She cleared her throat and put her hands on her hips, "Do you want my help or not?"
She looked so familiar! Even had the mood swings just like her mom. Kagome looked at Akemi closely. She realized that that was who she looked like, her mom!"
"Mom?" Kagome looked at her confused. If you cut her hair and made her a little older, that was exactly who she'd look like.
Akemi closed her eyes and put her hand to her mouth. A tear escaped her eye. "No Kagome, I'm not your mother.but in a way I am."
"What? What does that mean?"
"Nothing. Anyways, I have come her to help you train."
"Um, how are we supposed to do that if this is a dream?"
Akemi opened her eyes, "You'd be surprised how much the mind can grasp during sleep. After all those times you played tapes at night reciting your math problems while you slept-"
"Ok Ok, I accept that you can train in your sleep, but before that, I wanna know what you meant before!"
Akemi looked sadly at her. "I will visit you again, my dear. It's time for you to wake."
"Wake? But, I just went to sleep!" Akemi started to disappear from before her and Kagome felt herself being pulled back into her body. "You didn't answer my question!"
Akemi just smiled before completely disappearing. Kagome sat up on the floor, wide awake, and looked around. The sun was just beginning to rise. 'I've.been asleep all night? That dream.' Kagome decided to forget about it for the time being and got up to fix breakfast. She was determined to push all negative thoughts from her head and work towards becoming stronger and collecting all the shards, no matter what. With that, she began breakfast.
Well, that's it for now! Just Kidding! I'm posting the next one with this!! Please! Review!
Shadows
Chapter 4: Misplaced Blame
"What?...Inu Yasha, what-"
"I'm sorry I wasn't there, I should have went back with you." Inu Yasha's voice trailed at the end, filled with sadness for her loss.
Kagome sighed, letting herself sink into his arms a little, "There wasn't anything that could have been done," She stated quietly to him, "They were already.gone when I returned home." Kagome closed her eyes, finding the words still too difficult to say.
"Kagome, I need to know what Kikyo said to you," feeling her stiffen in his arms, he turned her towards him, "I know there's something your not telling me!"
Kagome averted his eyes, looking at the ground. Even now, when he was trying to comfort her, he thought of Kikyo? "It's nothing Inu Yasha, just the usual empty threats." She replayed in her mind what had really been spoken, her mind lingering on 'treasure the moments you have left.' Unconsciously, she shivered.
Inu Yasha started to say something but Kagome stood up, "It's getting a little chilly, I think I'm going in to go try and get some rest." Why was it that lying to him was becoming easier? Was it that she did it so often? She really hated to tear herself from his arms but she didn't want to answer any more questions.
Inu Yasha watched her walk away. He knew she was lying, he knew whenever she lied. But he decided not to put her. She had had enough to deal with that day.
Kagome stopped on her way back to the hut to glance at the cloudless sky. She could see each star hanging in the sky. 'There so much brighter here than back at home' Kagome thought, then mentally hit herself, 'Stop thinking about home! This is your home now!' This era of Feudal Japan was now her home. She had nothing left in the other world, only heartache and pain. Anger mixed with the sadness in her heart as her thoughts again drifted to the memories so fresh in her mind.
'No!' She stopped the thoughts before they could bring tears, 'I will NOT let myself keep falling into this world of self pity! Sango lost her family, and she's fine! I'm such a baby!' she sighed and looked down at her hand, now in a fist, then back at the sky, 'I must become stronger! Put this pain away and become stronger, so that I can avenge my family!' Kagome nodded to her thoughts and then continued into Kaede's hut.
*~*~*
"My plan is working perfectly!" A hooded figure stood shrouded in the darkness laughed as he glanced into a viewing mirror, "Soon everything will fall into place, and the Jewel will be mine!" feeling another presence nearby, the hooded figure pulled deeper into the shadows and watched for who it was.
A woman walked into the forest clearing and looked directly at the person. The hooded person walked out of the shadows to greet her.
"So you have returned. Did all go according to plan?"
"Yes Master," the woman stated, bowing down to the other.
"Good." The figure turned to walk away, then stopped, "Stay near; I may need you again Kikyo."
Kikyo bowed again and replied, "Yes, Master" and disappeared into the darkness.
*~*~*
"Kagome.Kagome.." A voice called out to her from the darkness.
"Uh.is it time to get up already?" Kagome groaned and tried to open her eyes.
The voice laughed. It sounded like it was coming from all directions at once. Puzzled, she finally was able to open her eyes partially.
"Silly, this is all a dream" a woman whispered in her ear. Kagome jumped at the closeness of the voice, yet didn't feel afraid.
"A dream?" Kagome sat up in her "dream" sleeping bag. She looked around the hut and saw all the other sleeping. Looking down, she saw herself sleeping too.
"Ah! That's me! But." Kagome looked at the woman who was giggling and seemed way to happy. She had a flowing white dress on and dark brown hair that went all the way down her back. Her face was beautiful, unfamiliar yet, Kagome swore she had seen her somewhere before.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked, standing up before her.
The woman smiled, "I am Akemi, your spirit guide."
"My spirit guide? What the hell does that mean?"
Akemi frowned, "Well, a guardian angel, or someone who watches over you. And don't swear! I hear enough from that friend of yours when your traveling!"
Kagome face faulted, "You, follow me around?"
"Well, that IS my job!" She cleared her throat and put her hands on her hips, "Do you want my help or not?"
She looked so familiar! Even had the mood swings just like her mom. Kagome looked at Akemi closely. She realized that that was who she looked like, her mom!"
"Mom?" Kagome looked at her confused. If you cut her hair and made her a little older, that was exactly who she'd look like.
Akemi closed her eyes and put her hand to her mouth. A tear escaped her eye. "No Kagome, I'm not your mother.but in a way I am."
"What? What does that mean?"
"Nothing. Anyways, I have come her to help you train."
"Um, how are we supposed to do that if this is a dream?"
Akemi opened her eyes, "You'd be surprised how much the mind can grasp during sleep. After all those times you played tapes at night reciting your math problems while you slept-"
"Ok Ok, I accept that you can train in your sleep, but before that, I wanna know what you meant before!"
Akemi looked sadly at her. "I will visit you again, my dear. It's time for you to wake."
"Wake? But, I just went to sleep!" Akemi started to disappear from before her and Kagome felt herself being pulled back into her body. "You didn't answer my question!"
Akemi just smiled before completely disappearing. Kagome sat up on the floor, wide awake, and looked around. The sun was just beginning to rise. 'I've.been asleep all night? That dream.' Kagome decided to forget about it for the time being and got up to fix breakfast. She was determined to push all negative thoughts from her head and work towards becoming stronger and collecting all the shards, no matter what. With that, she began breakfast.
Well, that's it for now! Just Kidding! I'm posting the next one with this!! Please! Review!