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Chapter 17:
"Inuyasha..." Kagome came to the base of a tree. The disgruntled hanyou, or now human Houshi. 'He tried to climb up a tree in this body?' She sighed and went to help him up.
"I can get up on my own..." He sat up against the tree and rubbed his head. Kagome came and sat next to him. Inuyasha scooted away form her.
"Can I not be near you or comfort you at least?"
"No!" He yelled, "Just get the hell away form me!" She slapped him across the face. His eyes grew wide at her reaction.
"Dammit, Inuyasha! You jerk!" She ran off into the woods that led up to the mountains.
"Kagome! Oi! I didn't mean-" 'What is my problem? I just hurt her. Why am I acting like this. I'm such an asshole.' Kagome sped through the brush. 'Damn him! What is his problem? I was only trying to help him out.' She finally stopped in front of a cave. Kagome had an uneasy feeling about it.
"What do you want?"
"Inuyasha? Where's Kagome-sama?" He didn't answer, nor did he look up. Miroku(Inuyasha's body)grabbed him by the collar. "You're an aho! She's only worried about you and look what you do to her! I'm surprised she still can put up with you!" He dropped him and Inuyasha slumped to the tree again. "Get your act together!"
"You know why I'm so pissed?" Miroku sighed and shook his head no. "I can't protect her in this body. I don't know your strengths and weaknesses, except for Naruku's poisoness bugs. I just don't know how. And if the bastard finds out about this we're good as dead."
"That's why we need to learn each other's moves..just in case." He reached out his hand and pulled Inuyasha up. They shook hands as if to make an agreement. "Now, where is she?" He sniffed the air and was about to go off when Inuyasha shook his head.
"Ano...Miroku, leave her be for a bit. She might think it's well me and sit you."
"Right and Inuyasha try not to get slapped too often. I've gotten slapped too many times as it is." They exchanged glances and smiled.
"What do you want? To destroy me?"
"No, ma'am. I just came across this cave by chance. Are you the woman who has cursed this little town?"
"How many times must I say this? Hai." Kagome backed away. 'This is the woman who cursed Inuyasha and Miroku-sama as well. Oh no what am gonna do? Will she curse me too?' "So?"
"Ano, why did you curse my friends?"
"Who? Oh that hanyou and monk?"
"Hai."
"Because they attacked me." She yawned. "Plus they can get what I want."
"They won't!" Kagome yelled, "Inuyasha and Miroku would never let someone get killed for their own benefit! How dare you think of them that way!" The old woman raised her eye brow at the vibrant young girl.
"You remind me of myself when I was your age. You have quite a strong spirit."
"Please take the curse off of them."
"No, why should I?"
"Because, because..." The old woman motioned for her to continue her sentence, "Because I love him!" She clasped her hand over her mouth; she wasn't going to say it, but she couldn't hold it in. "I love Inuyasha! He's suffering because of you and there's nothing I can do!" A tear trickled down her face.
"You love him, eh? What a sad excuse, love." The woman turned her head to the ground.
"I know your story," Kagome sniffled, "They told me. I'm sorry that you were betrayed, but don't you think this is a little much, ma'am?"
"Since you've shown so much compassion towards that man as I once did to one man, I shall tell you the other way to remove the curse."
"You will?" The woman nodded her head and smiled.
"Damn! Where is that girl? I should go and start looking for her." Inuyasha grumbled. He got up and noticed she was standing right next to him. "Nani? Kagome?" He was waiting for her to attack, but she never did.
"I found out the other way to get rid of the curse!" Keen ears around the corner had perked up and he ran quickly to the couple.
"You did?"
"Miroku? How did you hear that?" He twitched the ears and pointed to them saying:
"These things are great!"
"Feh! Like I said before don't get used to anything, bouzu!"
Chapter 17:
"Inuyasha..." Kagome came to the base of a tree. The disgruntled hanyou, or now human Houshi. 'He tried to climb up a tree in this body?' She sighed and went to help him up.
"I can get up on my own..." He sat up against the tree and rubbed his head. Kagome came and sat next to him. Inuyasha scooted away form her.
"Can I not be near you or comfort you at least?"
"No!" He yelled, "Just get the hell away form me!" She slapped him across the face. His eyes grew wide at her reaction.
"Dammit, Inuyasha! You jerk!" She ran off into the woods that led up to the mountains.
"Kagome! Oi! I didn't mean-" 'What is my problem? I just hurt her. Why am I acting like this. I'm such an asshole.' Kagome sped through the brush. 'Damn him! What is his problem? I was only trying to help him out.' She finally stopped in front of a cave. Kagome had an uneasy feeling about it.
"What do you want?"
"Inuyasha? Where's Kagome-sama?" He didn't answer, nor did he look up. Miroku(Inuyasha's body)grabbed him by the collar. "You're an aho! She's only worried about you and look what you do to her! I'm surprised she still can put up with you!" He dropped him and Inuyasha slumped to the tree again. "Get your act together!"
"You know why I'm so pissed?" Miroku sighed and shook his head no. "I can't protect her in this body. I don't know your strengths and weaknesses, except for Naruku's poisoness bugs. I just don't know how. And if the bastard finds out about this we're good as dead."
"That's why we need to learn each other's moves..just in case." He reached out his hand and pulled Inuyasha up. They shook hands as if to make an agreement. "Now, where is she?" He sniffed the air and was about to go off when Inuyasha shook his head.
"Ano...Miroku, leave her be for a bit. She might think it's well me and sit you."
"Right and Inuyasha try not to get slapped too often. I've gotten slapped too many times as it is." They exchanged glances and smiled.
"What do you want? To destroy me?"
"No, ma'am. I just came across this cave by chance. Are you the woman who has cursed this little town?"
"How many times must I say this? Hai." Kagome backed away. 'This is the woman who cursed Inuyasha and Miroku-sama as well. Oh no what am gonna do? Will she curse me too?' "So?"
"Ano, why did you curse my friends?"
"Who? Oh that hanyou and monk?"
"Hai."
"Because they attacked me." She yawned. "Plus they can get what I want."
"They won't!" Kagome yelled, "Inuyasha and Miroku would never let someone get killed for their own benefit! How dare you think of them that way!" The old woman raised her eye brow at the vibrant young girl.
"You remind me of myself when I was your age. You have quite a strong spirit."
"Please take the curse off of them."
"No, why should I?"
"Because, because..." The old woman motioned for her to continue her sentence, "Because I love him!" She clasped her hand over her mouth; she wasn't going to say it, but she couldn't hold it in. "I love Inuyasha! He's suffering because of you and there's nothing I can do!" A tear trickled down her face.
"You love him, eh? What a sad excuse, love." The woman turned her head to the ground.
"I know your story," Kagome sniffled, "They told me. I'm sorry that you were betrayed, but don't you think this is a little much, ma'am?"
"Since you've shown so much compassion towards that man as I once did to one man, I shall tell you the other way to remove the curse."
"You will?" The woman nodded her head and smiled.
"Damn! Where is that girl? I should go and start looking for her." Inuyasha grumbled. He got up and noticed she was standing right next to him. "Nani? Kagome?" He was waiting for her to attack, but she never did.
"I found out the other way to get rid of the curse!" Keen ears around the corner had perked up and he ran quickly to the couple.
"You did?"
"Miroku? How did you hear that?" He twitched the ears and pointed to them saying:
"These things are great!"
"Feh! Like I said before don't get used to anything, bouzu!"