Yes, I'm baaaaack! I got over my short spurt of writer block (I chiseled it
away! Get it? Eh? Ah well! ^_^;;) Here's the next chapter!
Shadows
Chapter 5: Back to Normal?
As Kagome prepared breakfast (the last of the ramen!) her thoughts went back to her dream. It seemed so real, but it was just a dream, right? And why did she look like her mom?
"What are you doing Kagome?" Shippo asked, appearing before her.
"Ah! Shippo! You scared me!" Kagome almost dropped the food into the fire.
"Well, I've been standing her for a little- you were kind of in a daze." Shippo looked at his adopted mom. "Are you.ok?" he didn't want to bring up what had happened, but she was looking awfully pale.
Kagome smiled at him, "Yes, just didn't sleep too well."
With that Shippo decided to drop it. Hearing the others begin to wake, he went to go yell at Inu Yasha that breakfast was ready. Before he could step out of the hut though, Inu Yasha was already heading in. 'Geez, for only being a hanyou, he almost smells better than me.when it comes to food!'
While the others chatted around the fire, Kagome sat silently, just listening. She didn't feel like talking, and her mind kept going back to the dream. It was really bothering her!
"So, what do you think Kagome?" Miroku turned to her.
"Ah, what?" Kagome blinked and came out of her musings.
"Well, Sango and I were saying we should stay in the village for one more day before continuing on our journey."
Kagome looked at Inu Yasha. Surprisingly, he didn't look like he was going to argue. "Well, it's fine with me. Whatever everyone wants."
Sango smiled, "Well, that's settled. Kagome, why don't you and I go relax in the hot spring for awhile?"
Miroku's eyes lit up, "Yes, maybe we should accompany you" his hand began creeping towards Sango.
*smack* "Hentai! I don't think so!"
Shippo laughed as Miroku rubbed his face.
"Feh, do what you want. I'll keep the letch here." Inu Yasha crossed his arms and glared across the fire at Miroku.
"OK! Lets go Kagome!" Sango grabbed her and Kagome's bathing things with one hand and Kagome's arm with the other and dragged her out of the hut.
*~*~*
Kagome sighed, "Its too bad I left my bag at hom," At saying that, she felt her chest tighten but pushed it away, "We don't have any shampoo for our hair!"
Sango sighed as well, "Well, that's alright. We still get to relax in this great hot spring. Besides, I can deal with my hair being Strawberry-free."
Kagome giggled as her friend continued, "That damn monk just uses it as an excuse to get close," she pretended to be Miroku, "Oh, I'm just smelling your hair, its scent was overpowering my senses!"
Kagome laughed at her friends antics, glad that she had people who cared about her to try and help her through this.
After they were done and dressed, the two girls began making their way to the village.
"Ah, Sango? You can just head back without me. I'm going to stay out here a little longer."
Sango frowned, "Kagome, I don't think that's a good idea."
Kagome flashed the other girl a reassuring smile, "Relax! I'll stay right by the village. I just want to think."
Sango looked at the other girl closely, then nodded. Leaving Kagome at the edge of the forest next to the village.
Kagome watched as she neared the hut before sitting down against a tree. "I'm so tired! If I went back in, then I'd never get any sleep between Shippo and the rest of them making noise. I'll just take a quick nap here. Anyways, Inu Yasha will probably come out and get me in a little bit, yelling about me being stupid for being out here not protected or something like that." Kagome smiled as she settled more into the ground and quickly let sleep overcome her.
*~*~*
While the girls went to bathe, Inu Yasha sat, starring into the fire, thinking about Kagome. She seemed so far away this morning. She also didn't look like she had slept well.
"Inu Yasha," Kaede called to him, settling herself near to the fire, not to far from where he was sitting.
"What" he replied in his usual tone.
"What are you going to do about Kikyo?"
Inu Yasha glared at the older woman, "What do you mean?"
"Well, from what Kagome has said, it was by her hand that-"
"I know that, what's your point old woman?" Inu Yasha growled out and looked away. He definitely did not want to talk about this right now.
"What I think Kaede-sama is trying to say" Miroku spoke up, sitting in his 'wise monk' pose, "Is that Kikyo somehow figured out how to get to Kagome's world, meaning she's been watching us. What if she's watching us right now?"
Shippo looked around, wide-eyed, "Ohh.that's really creepy!"
"If that's the case, then we need to do something. We could all be in danger, especially Kagome."
Inu Yasha glared at the monk, then back to the fire. Maybe it was just his memories of her alive, but he couldn't see her doing this. What would she gain from killing Kagome's family? It wouldn't bring him to her for any reason other than hatred. Of course, she seemed to thrive on that lately.
"Well, Inu Yasha?" Kaede asked again.
Before he could respond, Sango walked into the room.
"Where's Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked, seeing the other girl wasn't with her.
"She said she wanted to be alone to think."
Inu Yasha jumped up, "And you just left her there alone?"
Sango stopped him from exiting the hut, "Just let her be! She's right on the edge of the forest, so we'll hear if something comes near her. She just needs to work through some of this on her own!"
Inu Yasha sat back down with a "feh".
Sango sighed and put her and Kagome's stuff away. She knew what Kagome was going through and the only thing that would heal it was time.
*~*~*
"Kagome.Kagome."
There was that voice again! "Akemi?" Kagome called out, and opening her eyes, found herself floating up in the sky. "Ah!" Kagome closed her eyes again, "Don't look down! Don't look down!"
"Kagome!"
"Where are you?"
"Follow my voice!"
Kagome turned towards the sound and felt her self suddenly flying through the air towards where it had came from. Before she had time to yell out by the sudden movement, she was falling through the air, landing gently on her feet.
Looking around, she saw the woman standing a few feet from her, "Akemi.where are we?"
Akemi smiled, "We are in my sanctuary. Here is where I will train you."
"Oh!" is all Kagome could say as she took in her surroundings. It was if someone had taken a giant scoop out of a mountain and placed them in it. Giant walls of rock surrounded the crater they were in, yet flowers and grass grew there as far as the eye could see.
"Shall we begin?"
Well, I tried to make this one a tad bit longer? You likes? Me hopes. Review!
Shadows
Chapter 5: Back to Normal?
As Kagome prepared breakfast (the last of the ramen!) her thoughts went back to her dream. It seemed so real, but it was just a dream, right? And why did she look like her mom?
"What are you doing Kagome?" Shippo asked, appearing before her.
"Ah! Shippo! You scared me!" Kagome almost dropped the food into the fire.
"Well, I've been standing her for a little- you were kind of in a daze." Shippo looked at his adopted mom. "Are you.ok?" he didn't want to bring up what had happened, but she was looking awfully pale.
Kagome smiled at him, "Yes, just didn't sleep too well."
With that Shippo decided to drop it. Hearing the others begin to wake, he went to go yell at Inu Yasha that breakfast was ready. Before he could step out of the hut though, Inu Yasha was already heading in. 'Geez, for only being a hanyou, he almost smells better than me.when it comes to food!'
While the others chatted around the fire, Kagome sat silently, just listening. She didn't feel like talking, and her mind kept going back to the dream. It was really bothering her!
"So, what do you think Kagome?" Miroku turned to her.
"Ah, what?" Kagome blinked and came out of her musings.
"Well, Sango and I were saying we should stay in the village for one more day before continuing on our journey."
Kagome looked at Inu Yasha. Surprisingly, he didn't look like he was going to argue. "Well, it's fine with me. Whatever everyone wants."
Sango smiled, "Well, that's settled. Kagome, why don't you and I go relax in the hot spring for awhile?"
Miroku's eyes lit up, "Yes, maybe we should accompany you" his hand began creeping towards Sango.
*smack* "Hentai! I don't think so!"
Shippo laughed as Miroku rubbed his face.
"Feh, do what you want. I'll keep the letch here." Inu Yasha crossed his arms and glared across the fire at Miroku.
"OK! Lets go Kagome!" Sango grabbed her and Kagome's bathing things with one hand and Kagome's arm with the other and dragged her out of the hut.
*~*~*
Kagome sighed, "Its too bad I left my bag at hom," At saying that, she felt her chest tighten but pushed it away, "We don't have any shampoo for our hair!"
Sango sighed as well, "Well, that's alright. We still get to relax in this great hot spring. Besides, I can deal with my hair being Strawberry-free."
Kagome giggled as her friend continued, "That damn monk just uses it as an excuse to get close," she pretended to be Miroku, "Oh, I'm just smelling your hair, its scent was overpowering my senses!"
Kagome laughed at her friends antics, glad that she had people who cared about her to try and help her through this.
After they were done and dressed, the two girls began making their way to the village.
"Ah, Sango? You can just head back without me. I'm going to stay out here a little longer."
Sango frowned, "Kagome, I don't think that's a good idea."
Kagome flashed the other girl a reassuring smile, "Relax! I'll stay right by the village. I just want to think."
Sango looked at the other girl closely, then nodded. Leaving Kagome at the edge of the forest next to the village.
Kagome watched as she neared the hut before sitting down against a tree. "I'm so tired! If I went back in, then I'd never get any sleep between Shippo and the rest of them making noise. I'll just take a quick nap here. Anyways, Inu Yasha will probably come out and get me in a little bit, yelling about me being stupid for being out here not protected or something like that." Kagome smiled as she settled more into the ground and quickly let sleep overcome her.
*~*~*
While the girls went to bathe, Inu Yasha sat, starring into the fire, thinking about Kagome. She seemed so far away this morning. She also didn't look like she had slept well.
"Inu Yasha," Kaede called to him, settling herself near to the fire, not to far from where he was sitting.
"What" he replied in his usual tone.
"What are you going to do about Kikyo?"
Inu Yasha glared at the older woman, "What do you mean?"
"Well, from what Kagome has said, it was by her hand that-"
"I know that, what's your point old woman?" Inu Yasha growled out and looked away. He definitely did not want to talk about this right now.
"What I think Kaede-sama is trying to say" Miroku spoke up, sitting in his 'wise monk' pose, "Is that Kikyo somehow figured out how to get to Kagome's world, meaning she's been watching us. What if she's watching us right now?"
Shippo looked around, wide-eyed, "Ohh.that's really creepy!"
"If that's the case, then we need to do something. We could all be in danger, especially Kagome."
Inu Yasha glared at the monk, then back to the fire. Maybe it was just his memories of her alive, but he couldn't see her doing this. What would she gain from killing Kagome's family? It wouldn't bring him to her for any reason other than hatred. Of course, she seemed to thrive on that lately.
"Well, Inu Yasha?" Kaede asked again.
Before he could respond, Sango walked into the room.
"Where's Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked, seeing the other girl wasn't with her.
"She said she wanted to be alone to think."
Inu Yasha jumped up, "And you just left her there alone?"
Sango stopped him from exiting the hut, "Just let her be! She's right on the edge of the forest, so we'll hear if something comes near her. She just needs to work through some of this on her own!"
Inu Yasha sat back down with a "feh".
Sango sighed and put her and Kagome's stuff away. She knew what Kagome was going through and the only thing that would heal it was time.
*~*~*
"Kagome.Kagome."
There was that voice again! "Akemi?" Kagome called out, and opening her eyes, found herself floating up in the sky. "Ah!" Kagome closed her eyes again, "Don't look down! Don't look down!"
"Kagome!"
"Where are you?"
"Follow my voice!"
Kagome turned towards the sound and felt her self suddenly flying through the air towards where it had came from. Before she had time to yell out by the sudden movement, she was falling through the air, landing gently on her feet.
Looking around, she saw the woman standing a few feet from her, "Akemi.where are we?"
Akemi smiled, "We are in my sanctuary. Here is where I will train you."
"Oh!" is all Kagome could say as she took in her surroundings. It was if someone had taken a giant scoop out of a mountain and placed them in it. Giant walls of rock surrounded the crater they were in, yet flowers and grass grew there as far as the eye could see.
"Shall we begin?"
Well, I tried to make this one a tad bit longer? You likes? Me hopes. Review!