Disclaimer: I wish I owned Inuyasha (or at least his ears!) but, sadly, I
don't. T.T
"words" talking
^words^ thoughts
Chapter 19: In Trouble
Kagome awoke with a start, her eyes red and puffy.
Gazing around, she quickly remembered that she had fallen
asleep on Inuyasha the night before. She looked down into
his peaceful face. How much she wanted those eyes to open.
She had been crying continually through the night, even in
her sleep. Her dreams were filled with memories of
Inuyasha, and the thought of how she would never have any
more to remember. She gazed out the window. The sun was
just rising; no one else was awake. Figuring she would
slip out to the pond nearby, and make it back before anyone
else awoke, Kagome hurriedly exited the small hut. Jogging
briskly through the forest, she quickly reached her
destination. Falling to her knees beside the pond, she
began splashing the cold water over her eyes, trying to
wash away the tears from that night. She wondered what
Inuyasha was doing right now. He must have gone to Hell
with Kikyo. He wouldn't abandon her like that. He never
could, even if it meant leaving Kagome behind forever.
Kagome shook her head in spite of herself. "Don't kid
yourself, Kagome. He never loved you. Kikyo was always
his choice." She whispered to herself. Though she had
thought the words so many times, they sounded so much more
painful aloud. A sudden rustling in the bushes behind her
stopped her depressing thoughts. "Who's there?" She
called, fear apparent in her voice. She knew she would
have no chance of anyone hearing her scream now that
Inuyasha was gone. Gone. Even in this moment, the word
seemed to pull at her heart. "Look, brother, I smell
breakfast." The bushes muttered. ^Great, there's two."
Kagome thought. An instinctive hand reached behind her
right shoulder, grabbing for an arrow. But the quiver was
not there, nor was the bow. ^Oh, no! My bow and arrows!
They're still at Kaede's hut! I didn't think to grab them!
What do I do now?^
Miroku opened his eyes slowly, upset that he had woke
from such a wonderful dream. Its main character was, of
course, Sango. He gazed around the room, trying to free
his mind from its sleepy haze. His eyes settled on Sango's
sleeping figure, and he smiled. He finally stood up,
stretching his rested muscles. As if on cue, Sango's eyes
fluttered open. She lay there for a moment, wondering if
he would notice her. Sure enough, he did. "Ah, good
morning, Sango." He smiled. "Good morning, Miroku." She
returned, keeping an eye on him in case he were to try
anything. Sango also stood and stretched, before taking a
look around the small hut. The sun had risen quite a bit
since Kagome had left; so bright light filled the small
room. Something felt out of place, but she couldn't figure
out just what it was. Seeing Sango's puzzled look, Miroku
couldn't help but prod. "What's wrong, Sango?" He
questioned. "Something isn't right. Can't you just feel
it too? Something is out of place in this room, but I
can't seem to figure out what." She answered. Miroku
began following her eyes around the room. "Now that you
mention it, when I woke up I looked around, and it seemed
like something was missing. I figured it was just a
feeling from sleep, and ignored it. But it does seem we
have a small problem somewhere." Both Miroku and Sango
continued their search around the room, until both of them
reached their conclusion. "Inuyasha!" They gasped in
unison. True enough, the Hanyou's body was nowhere to be
found. The spot where he was laying was now bare, as if he
had never been there. "What could have happened?" Sango
wondered. "Could someone have gotten in while we slept?
Without Inuyasha's sensitive hearing we might not have
awoken at all." "Miroku! Sango!" Both figures turned to
see a small ball of fur come rushing toward them, and leap
into Sango's arms. "Kagome's gone! Where is she!?"
Shippo wailed. "What do you mean she's gone? She's been
here all night, Shippo." Miroku reassured. "Then where is
she?" The kitsune asked. It seemed as if Miroku had no
answer for this. "Don't worry, Shippo. I'm sure she just
went for a morning bath or something of that sort. She's
been through a lot in the past few hours. She needs a
break." Sango told him. Shippo nodded. "Well. . .someone
should probably go check on her and make sure she's
okay. . ." Miroku muttered, making his way past Sango
quietly. "Not so fast, Miroku." Sango growled; her teeth
gritted. She reached out and smacked the monk over the
head with a closed fist. "I will go and check the pond to
see if Kagome is there. You two may busy yourselves with
figuring out what happened to Inuyasha's body." Sango
commanded, already on her way out the door.
~~~~~~~ Hey guys, here's another chappie just for you! Not five pages, but only by one! I decided to stick on another page and end with 20 chapters. I know you're all getting excited! Okay, so I've gotten quite a few votes for a sequel. . .but no one's given me any ideas! I need feedback super bad here guys! So lemme know what you're thinking, what you want, something you wanna see later, anything!!! Just gimme something to work with!
"words" talking
^words^ thoughts
Chapter 19: In Trouble
Kagome awoke with a start, her eyes red and puffy.
Gazing around, she quickly remembered that she had fallen
asleep on Inuyasha the night before. She looked down into
his peaceful face. How much she wanted those eyes to open.
She had been crying continually through the night, even in
her sleep. Her dreams were filled with memories of
Inuyasha, and the thought of how she would never have any
more to remember. She gazed out the window. The sun was
just rising; no one else was awake. Figuring she would
slip out to the pond nearby, and make it back before anyone
else awoke, Kagome hurriedly exited the small hut. Jogging
briskly through the forest, she quickly reached her
destination. Falling to her knees beside the pond, she
began splashing the cold water over her eyes, trying to
wash away the tears from that night. She wondered what
Inuyasha was doing right now. He must have gone to Hell
with Kikyo. He wouldn't abandon her like that. He never
could, even if it meant leaving Kagome behind forever.
Kagome shook her head in spite of herself. "Don't kid
yourself, Kagome. He never loved you. Kikyo was always
his choice." She whispered to herself. Though she had
thought the words so many times, they sounded so much more
painful aloud. A sudden rustling in the bushes behind her
stopped her depressing thoughts. "Who's there?" She
called, fear apparent in her voice. She knew she would
have no chance of anyone hearing her scream now that
Inuyasha was gone. Gone. Even in this moment, the word
seemed to pull at her heart. "Look, brother, I smell
breakfast." The bushes muttered. ^Great, there's two."
Kagome thought. An instinctive hand reached behind her
right shoulder, grabbing for an arrow. But the quiver was
not there, nor was the bow. ^Oh, no! My bow and arrows!
They're still at Kaede's hut! I didn't think to grab them!
What do I do now?^
Miroku opened his eyes slowly, upset that he had woke
from such a wonderful dream. Its main character was, of
course, Sango. He gazed around the room, trying to free
his mind from its sleepy haze. His eyes settled on Sango's
sleeping figure, and he smiled. He finally stood up,
stretching his rested muscles. As if on cue, Sango's eyes
fluttered open. She lay there for a moment, wondering if
he would notice her. Sure enough, he did. "Ah, good
morning, Sango." He smiled. "Good morning, Miroku." She
returned, keeping an eye on him in case he were to try
anything. Sango also stood and stretched, before taking a
look around the small hut. The sun had risen quite a bit
since Kagome had left; so bright light filled the small
room. Something felt out of place, but she couldn't figure
out just what it was. Seeing Sango's puzzled look, Miroku
couldn't help but prod. "What's wrong, Sango?" He
questioned. "Something isn't right. Can't you just feel
it too? Something is out of place in this room, but I
can't seem to figure out what." She answered. Miroku
began following her eyes around the room. "Now that you
mention it, when I woke up I looked around, and it seemed
like something was missing. I figured it was just a
feeling from sleep, and ignored it. But it does seem we
have a small problem somewhere." Both Miroku and Sango
continued their search around the room, until both of them
reached their conclusion. "Inuyasha!" They gasped in
unison. True enough, the Hanyou's body was nowhere to be
found. The spot where he was laying was now bare, as if he
had never been there. "What could have happened?" Sango
wondered. "Could someone have gotten in while we slept?
Without Inuyasha's sensitive hearing we might not have
awoken at all." "Miroku! Sango!" Both figures turned to
see a small ball of fur come rushing toward them, and leap
into Sango's arms. "Kagome's gone! Where is she!?"
Shippo wailed. "What do you mean she's gone? She's been
here all night, Shippo." Miroku reassured. "Then where is
she?" The kitsune asked. It seemed as if Miroku had no
answer for this. "Don't worry, Shippo. I'm sure she just
went for a morning bath or something of that sort. She's
been through a lot in the past few hours. She needs a
break." Sango told him. Shippo nodded. "Well. . .someone
should probably go check on her and make sure she's
okay. . ." Miroku muttered, making his way past Sango
quietly. "Not so fast, Miroku." Sango growled; her teeth
gritted. She reached out and smacked the monk over the
head with a closed fist. "I will go and check the pond to
see if Kagome is there. You two may busy yourselves with
figuring out what happened to Inuyasha's body." Sango
commanded, already on her way out the door.
~~~~~~~ Hey guys, here's another chappie just for you! Not five pages, but only by one! I decided to stick on another page and end with 20 chapters. I know you're all getting excited! Okay, so I've gotten quite a few votes for a sequel. . .but no one's given me any ideas! I need feedback super bad here guys! So lemme know what you're thinking, what you want, something you wanna see later, anything!!! Just gimme something to work with!