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Chapter 7: The Return to Home

"Inu Yasha! I need to go home!"

All of her friends looked at her for a second. Finally, Inu Yasha spoke, "What do you mean, 'Go Home'?"

Kagome stood up quickly, then realized that was a bad idea before getting dizzy and falling back down. "There's something there I need to get!"

Kaede brought her a bowl of stew, "First eat Kagome, then you can worry about other things."

"But, I need-"

"Kagome, eat first, then I'll take you home." Inu Yasha said and crossed his arms in his usual manner.

Kagome smiled happily at him, her first happy smile since returning from her time, "Thank you Inu Yasha."

While she ate, the others questioned her about her "sleep".

"What happened Kagome?" Miroku asked, curious as to what happened in the 10-odd-hours Kagome had been asleep.

"I don't know exactly how it happened, all I know is that I met a woman named Akemi who took me somewhere and began training me."

Kaede nodded, "Your spirit guide, or guardian."

"Yes, that's what she said she was." Kagome agreed, then continued eating her dinner. She hadn't realized how hungry she was!

Sango laughed at her eating, "Slow down! You're turning into Inu Yasha!"

"Feh" Inu Yasha responded and continued to stare at the fire, pretending like he was ignoring the group.

"What did she teach you Kagome?" Miroku further questioned, curiousity was eating him up.

"All sorts of spells! But, I don't know if they will work or not. It was a dream after all."

"It was not a dream child, it was what is called a meditative trance. Therefore, anything that you learned probably was real."

"But how could she learn spells? I thought Kagome was a miko?" Shippo questioned.

"Well, according to the woman I met, Miko's can use the same magic as Sorceresses, but its purer because of the connection with nature and so on and so forth." Kagome babbled a little, then decided to stop before Shippo's head exploded. (@_@)

Finishing her bowl, Kagome set it down then jumped up. "Alright Inu Yasha! Lets go!" He had been right about eating first, she was a lot less dizzy now with some food in her stomach.

Inu Yasha got up slowly. He wasn't sure if this was a good idea or not. But before he had a chance to say anything, Kagome had rushed out the hut.

"Hey! Wench, wait up!" He shouted, running out after her.

Kagome was walking quickly toward the well. Inu Yasha easily caught up with her. "Do you think that this is a good idea Kagome?"

Kagome thought about it for a second, "Well, I don't think anything will attack us, but-"

"And WHAT is it exactly that you need so badly that you HAVE to return right now?!"

"I don't know."

Inu Yasha stopped dead in his tracks. "NANI?!?"

Kagome sweatdropped and turned around to look at him, "I don't know! I was told to go home and that something very important to me was waiting for me! THAT'S why I have to go back, alright!" She turned back around and continued on her way.

Inu Yasha caught up with her again, "And what, your dream told you that?" He was slightly angry at having to leave to her time with her, but more so angry that Kagome was going back to that place. 'She probably didn't think about what it might do to her mentally.' After all, she had just seen her family dead in her house less than 24 hours ago! And here she was, wanting to go back already? He knew he should talk her out of it, but then he glanced at her face. She was so determined to go home.

As they reached the well, Kagome slightly hesitated, then jumped in. She had prepared herself for the hurt that would come when they entered the house. Who knew if anyone had been there to remove the bodies? Maybe nobody even knew what happened! She felt herself moving between the worlds and then in the hidden well on her property. Inu Yasha landed next to her and with one sweep movement, leapt out of the well with her in his arms.

"Are you sure you want to go through with this Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked her, giving her one more chance to bail out.

"Hai!" Kagome nodded, determined to follow this through. She needed to know what was important enough to send her back here.

The crossed the courtyard to the house and entered. It was eerily quiet and dark. Kagome took a deep breath and entered further into the house. Inu Yasha, not knowing how to help her, did the only thing that he could (even though his pride was gritting its teeth) and took her hand. Kagome smiled in gratitude to him before turning and continuing down towards the kitchen, where she had seen the bodies. Taking a breath, she turned the corner and saw…nothing.

Well, she saw the usual things that were in her kitchen but that was it. No bodies. She took a deep breath, 'Where the police here and left already? Or maybe…' "Was it all a dream?"

Inu Yasha sniffed the air, "There is a smell of old blood is here Kagome, I don't think it was a dream."

Kagome nodded, she knew that would be too good to be true. 'I don't know what I expected, but what is it that I'm supposed to get?' "Well, until whatever it is that I'm supposed to find shows up, I guess I can pack up as much food and clothes as I can." She let go of Inu Yasha's hand and went up to her room. As she was walking up the stairs, she hear a scratching kind of noise above her. "Inu Yasha?"

"Yeah?"

Kagome "eeped" and jumped, surprised to find the hanyou right behind her, "God! Do you always have to be so sneaky!"

Inu Yasha smirked and opened his mouth to say something when they heard the scratching again.

"It's coming from the attic!" Kagome exclaimed, what could be up there?

Inu Yasha walked in front of Kagome as they entered the stairway up to the attic. The scratching noise abruptly stopped and they heard a bang.

Inu Yasha charged up the stairs and threw open the attic door, "Who's in here!" Kagome ran up behind him to catch a glimpse into the attic.

The person looked up at them with wide eyes, "Ah!" it screamed.

Kagome rushed past Inu Yasha, "SOUTA!"

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^_^ Did you see that coming? I didn't, it came to me in a right-before-you-fall-asleep-mini-dream-thing© That's when I get my most creative ideas from….tee hee! Review please! Next chapter will be up soon, I'm on a roll!!!