Chapter 3: Swallowing the Truth
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Inu-Yasha & Co.
A/N: I chose jade because I like the colour, and my birthstone is emerald, but I wanted it jade instead. *Smiles* Enjoy and R&R!
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"Well," Kaede started, "There was this second jewel."
"A second jewel?" Kagome and Hitomi said together.
"Yes, a second jewel, and since it was burned with the cousin of Kikyou and I, I assume that it is only normal that it would be reincarnated into ye." continued Kaede as she looked at Hitomi with wonder.
"What? Me? No. I don't want the jewel. You can have it. Where is it? I'll give it to you. I've heard the stuff that Kagome gets into, its way to dangerous for me." Hitomi blurted as she looked at Kaede. "I don't really have a choice now do I? Wait a second, how do you even know that I have the jewel and that whole well thing wasn't just a fluke?!"
"Hitomi, calm down." soothed Kagome, as she patted her shoulder. "I had the same problem, and it wasn't that dangerous."
"Would ye like me to take the jewel from ye body?" asked Kaede.
"Um. Will it hurt?"
"Not if ye thoughts are pure."
"Alright." and with that, Hitomi closed her eyes as a green glow went around her.
Kaede mumbled some words with her hands together and drew her hand into Hitomi's stomach and out came a ball of jade. Hitomi opened her eyes and Kaede placed the ball in her hand.
"This belongs to ye." she said.
"Oh my. This isn't a joke is it. Oh my god this is really happening." mumbled Hitomi. She placed the ball in Kagome's hands and got up and started walking. "I don't want it. I'm going home."
Kaede and Kagome got up and followed her, keeping distance, knowing that Hitomi just needed time.
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Kagome and Kaede walked into the hut as Hitomi headed for the well. Kagome and Kaede both knew that she would return to the hut, because she could not pass through the well without at least a shard of one of the jewels.
'This can't be happening, I don't want anyone to be put in danger, and I don't want to be in danger. All of Kagome's stories, they're so dangerous and they involve death and.' Hitomi thought as she reached the well and sat down curled up into a ball and leaned against the edge of the well looking up at the sky. It was late in the afternoon and it was beginning to rain. So much had just happened from when she got back from school that day. She was looking forward to the weekend. Just relaxing, forgetting all her troubles, and this just had to blow up in her face. 'Couldn't it just wait until I got over my parents?' she thought. Just then, a little ball of fur was beside her. It was Shippou.
"Please don't go. I don't like it when Kagome goes and I know I won't like if you go." he asked, with his two sparkling eyes.
Hitomi smiled, "I won't, I just. I just need time to think things though."
"Kaede and Kagome told everyone about that other jewel. I took it when they weren't looking, here." Shippou handed Hitomi the jade jewel. "She said it was the Hisuiiro no Tama."[a/n: hisuiiro is Japanese for 'jade green' I think, so Hisuiiro no Tama would translate to Green Jade Ball]
Hitomi took the ball in her hands and looked at it. It was green and shiny. She then got up. "I guess I'll stay for a little while longer." She told Shippou as she wiped the last tears from her face. Shippou jumped on her shoulder and they started walking back.
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~Kaede's Hut~
"The jade ball that came out of Hitomi is the Hisuiiro no Tama. It's a second jewel. All this time I thought that it had gone away and its possible reincarnation hadn't surfaced, or there was no reincarnation at all." Began Kaede, she was telling the gang the story of the mysterious jade ball, "It belonged to my cousin, who was also Kikyou's cousin."
"Wait, where's the Hisuiiro no Tama?" yelled Kagome, cutting off Kaede, as she franticly searched.
"Feh. Where's Shippou?" said Inu-Yasha, replying to Kagome's question.
At that moment, Hitomi walked in with Shippou on her shoulder.
"Right here." said Hitomi as she showed them the Hisuiiro no Tama.
"You shouldn't steal things," said Inu-Yasha as he grabbed Shippou and threw him outside.
"Inu-Yasha!" yelled Kagome.
"Feh." he replied.
*Achoo!* sneezed Hitomi, who was all wet.
"Hitomi, you're all wet." said Kagome
"Gee, you think?" replied Hitomi. *Achoo!*
"Get out of those wet clothes! You're going to catch a cold!" yelled Kagome as she dragged her cousin into the back and grabbed a set of clothes from her bag, but Hitomi held back.
"I'm okay Kagome. I'm only a little w. w." *Achoo!* she sneezed again. "Wet." *sniff*
"You're as stubborn as Inu-Yasha! Get back there and change!" shouted Kagome, as she threw a set of clothes at her. She caught them, and walked to the back and came out changed, still showing signs of sickness. She sat down where she was before, next to Sango, and she was petting Kirara and she was purring. With her free hand, she took out the Hisuiiro no Tama and looked at it, still petting Kirara. Kagome and Kaede were somewhere cooking supper, Inu-Yasha was sitting in the corner, asleep or not, she didn't know, Shippou was probably in the kitchen with Kagome and Kaede, Miroku was taking a nap and Sango was outside practicing her hiraikotsu because it had stopped raining.
'What the hell is this, what does it do? Is it just like Kagome's jewel? I just hope that mine doesn't shatter into pieces' Hitomi thought. *Achoo!* 'Oh great, I'm sick.'
~In The Kitchen~
'I wonder how Hitomi is taking all this.' Thought Kagome, as she chopped some vegetables.
~Back with Hitomi~
Shippou ran up to Hitomi holding a string with little beads on it. "Kaede told me to give this to you. You put it through the Hisuiiro no Tama so you can wear it around your neck and keep it safe." he said.
"Thank you." replied Hitomi, taking the string as it magically went through the jewel in one side and out the other. 'Cool' she thought, and she put it around her neck. 'Hmm, maybe it should've just stayed inside my body?' She thought, still fingering it and thinking as Shippou ran back off into the kitchen.
'Wow, this is actually happening. I have this magic green ball that does who knows what and it could be a potential danger or blessing. I'll have to talk to Kagome about it later. For now I'll just have to swallow the truth.' Hitomi thought. Just then, Sango walked into the room, stopping Hitomi's train of thought.
"Back already?" Hitomi asked with a smile, she was glad to see someone.
"It started to rain again." Sango replied as she put down her hiraikotsu and sat down next to Hitomi, seeing that she was fingering the Hisuiiro no Tama, "How are you taking all this?"
"I think I'll be okay." *sigh* "I just accepted the truth but a part of me is saying that this is just one big dream."
Sango pinched Hitomi lightly, " It's not, but try not to worry."
Hitomi nodded as Shippou bounced into the room yelling, "Dinner!"
"I'm starved!" yelled Hitomi and Sango at the same time. They looked at each other and laughed as they walked into the kitchen to eat. Inu-Yasha and a still half-asleep Miroku walked into the room quickly after.
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After they all ate, Hitomi felt a little better but she was still somewhat sick.
"Kagome, I'm not really feeling well." *Achoo!* said Hitomi.
"Was it the rain and the wet clothes?" Kagome said in an 'I told you so' voice.
"Hmph! Yes, and don't say 'I told you so',"
"Whatever. Let's say goodbye and we'll go back to the well.
Hitomi nodded as she got up and followed Kagome and said goodbye to everyone and told them they had to go because Hitomi was sick.
"You're not going." stated Inu-Yasha in a cold 'I'm not changing my mind' voice, "We're already so far behind on collecting the jewel shards, at this rate we'll never get the full Shikon no Tama, and if you want your *her* to tag along, it's out of the question, she'll just slow us down. Just let her go home herself. She knows the way. Feh!" he continued, as if Hitomi weren't standing right there next to Kagome.
"We're going and you're not stopping me!" Kagome replied Kagome as she and Hitomi walked off towards Miroku to get another one of those seals for the well, this way, Inu-Yasha wouldn't bother them for a short while. But just as Kagome and Hitomi walked off, Inu-Yasha grabbed Kagome's arm to stop her from going home, "SIT!" she said, *thump* went Inu-Yasha and he was down with his face full of dirt.
After they got the seal from Miroku, they walked of to the well and Hitomi asked, "Am I in the way?"
"What?" replied Kagome.
"Am I in the way of things, you know, your mission to get all the Shikon shards?"
"No, no, no, not at all. If this is about what Inu-Yasha said, then forget about it. He's just always an idiot."
"Hmm. I'm so confused right now," said Hitomi while still fingering her Hisuiiro no Tama.
"I know, I was too, I'll explain to you what Kaede told me about your jewel while we were in the kitchen cooking. I'll tell you all this when we get home and you get better."
After talking and walking, they reached the well and they both jumped in the well and went home. Kagome sealed the well, and they walked into the Higurashi house.
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A/N: Alright, so the story is a little cliché and far-fetched, can you seriously blame me? Got an idea to help me? Something needs to be changed? Just want to say 'HI'? Think my story is good? Bad? Think it's so bad that it should be wiped off the face of the earth? Whatever, TELL ME PLEASE! Read & Review, and keep on reading!
Another A/N: The story is sort of set where Kagome and Inu-Yasha like each other but they don't really show it. You know.. those episodes. [HA! That's practically all of them!] and Sango and Miroku are sort of together but not really. But I'm thinking of semi-paring Hitomi with someone, who should it be? A new character? An existing character? Tell me please! and Thanks for Reading.
~tansyc~
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Inu-Yasha & Co.
A/N: I chose jade because I like the colour, and my birthstone is emerald, but I wanted it jade instead. *Smiles* Enjoy and R&R!
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"Well," Kaede started, "There was this second jewel."
"A second jewel?" Kagome and Hitomi said together.
"Yes, a second jewel, and since it was burned with the cousin of Kikyou and I, I assume that it is only normal that it would be reincarnated into ye." continued Kaede as she looked at Hitomi with wonder.
"What? Me? No. I don't want the jewel. You can have it. Where is it? I'll give it to you. I've heard the stuff that Kagome gets into, its way to dangerous for me." Hitomi blurted as she looked at Kaede. "I don't really have a choice now do I? Wait a second, how do you even know that I have the jewel and that whole well thing wasn't just a fluke?!"
"Hitomi, calm down." soothed Kagome, as she patted her shoulder. "I had the same problem, and it wasn't that dangerous."
"Would ye like me to take the jewel from ye body?" asked Kaede.
"Um. Will it hurt?"
"Not if ye thoughts are pure."
"Alright." and with that, Hitomi closed her eyes as a green glow went around her.
Kaede mumbled some words with her hands together and drew her hand into Hitomi's stomach and out came a ball of jade. Hitomi opened her eyes and Kaede placed the ball in her hand.
"This belongs to ye." she said.
"Oh my. This isn't a joke is it. Oh my god this is really happening." mumbled Hitomi. She placed the ball in Kagome's hands and got up and started walking. "I don't want it. I'm going home."
Kaede and Kagome got up and followed her, keeping distance, knowing that Hitomi just needed time.
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Kagome and Kaede walked into the hut as Hitomi headed for the well. Kagome and Kaede both knew that she would return to the hut, because she could not pass through the well without at least a shard of one of the jewels.
'This can't be happening, I don't want anyone to be put in danger, and I don't want to be in danger. All of Kagome's stories, they're so dangerous and they involve death and.' Hitomi thought as she reached the well and sat down curled up into a ball and leaned against the edge of the well looking up at the sky. It was late in the afternoon and it was beginning to rain. So much had just happened from when she got back from school that day. She was looking forward to the weekend. Just relaxing, forgetting all her troubles, and this just had to blow up in her face. 'Couldn't it just wait until I got over my parents?' she thought. Just then, a little ball of fur was beside her. It was Shippou.
"Please don't go. I don't like it when Kagome goes and I know I won't like if you go." he asked, with his two sparkling eyes.
Hitomi smiled, "I won't, I just. I just need time to think things though."
"Kaede and Kagome told everyone about that other jewel. I took it when they weren't looking, here." Shippou handed Hitomi the jade jewel. "She said it was the Hisuiiro no Tama."[a/n: hisuiiro is Japanese for 'jade green' I think, so Hisuiiro no Tama would translate to Green Jade Ball]
Hitomi took the ball in her hands and looked at it. It was green and shiny. She then got up. "I guess I'll stay for a little while longer." She told Shippou as she wiped the last tears from her face. Shippou jumped on her shoulder and they started walking back.
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~Kaede's Hut~
"The jade ball that came out of Hitomi is the Hisuiiro no Tama. It's a second jewel. All this time I thought that it had gone away and its possible reincarnation hadn't surfaced, or there was no reincarnation at all." Began Kaede, she was telling the gang the story of the mysterious jade ball, "It belonged to my cousin, who was also Kikyou's cousin."
"Wait, where's the Hisuiiro no Tama?" yelled Kagome, cutting off Kaede, as she franticly searched.
"Feh. Where's Shippou?" said Inu-Yasha, replying to Kagome's question.
At that moment, Hitomi walked in with Shippou on her shoulder.
"Right here." said Hitomi as she showed them the Hisuiiro no Tama.
"You shouldn't steal things," said Inu-Yasha as he grabbed Shippou and threw him outside.
"Inu-Yasha!" yelled Kagome.
"Feh." he replied.
*Achoo!* sneezed Hitomi, who was all wet.
"Hitomi, you're all wet." said Kagome
"Gee, you think?" replied Hitomi. *Achoo!*
"Get out of those wet clothes! You're going to catch a cold!" yelled Kagome as she dragged her cousin into the back and grabbed a set of clothes from her bag, but Hitomi held back.
"I'm okay Kagome. I'm only a little w. w." *Achoo!* she sneezed again. "Wet." *sniff*
"You're as stubborn as Inu-Yasha! Get back there and change!" shouted Kagome, as she threw a set of clothes at her. She caught them, and walked to the back and came out changed, still showing signs of sickness. She sat down where she was before, next to Sango, and she was petting Kirara and she was purring. With her free hand, she took out the Hisuiiro no Tama and looked at it, still petting Kirara. Kagome and Kaede were somewhere cooking supper, Inu-Yasha was sitting in the corner, asleep or not, she didn't know, Shippou was probably in the kitchen with Kagome and Kaede, Miroku was taking a nap and Sango was outside practicing her hiraikotsu because it had stopped raining.
'What the hell is this, what does it do? Is it just like Kagome's jewel? I just hope that mine doesn't shatter into pieces' Hitomi thought. *Achoo!* 'Oh great, I'm sick.'
~In The Kitchen~
'I wonder how Hitomi is taking all this.' Thought Kagome, as she chopped some vegetables.
~Back with Hitomi~
Shippou ran up to Hitomi holding a string with little beads on it. "Kaede told me to give this to you. You put it through the Hisuiiro no Tama so you can wear it around your neck and keep it safe." he said.
"Thank you." replied Hitomi, taking the string as it magically went through the jewel in one side and out the other. 'Cool' she thought, and she put it around her neck. 'Hmm, maybe it should've just stayed inside my body?' She thought, still fingering it and thinking as Shippou ran back off into the kitchen.
'Wow, this is actually happening. I have this magic green ball that does who knows what and it could be a potential danger or blessing. I'll have to talk to Kagome about it later. For now I'll just have to swallow the truth.' Hitomi thought. Just then, Sango walked into the room, stopping Hitomi's train of thought.
"Back already?" Hitomi asked with a smile, she was glad to see someone.
"It started to rain again." Sango replied as she put down her hiraikotsu and sat down next to Hitomi, seeing that she was fingering the Hisuiiro no Tama, "How are you taking all this?"
"I think I'll be okay." *sigh* "I just accepted the truth but a part of me is saying that this is just one big dream."
Sango pinched Hitomi lightly, " It's not, but try not to worry."
Hitomi nodded as Shippou bounced into the room yelling, "Dinner!"
"I'm starved!" yelled Hitomi and Sango at the same time. They looked at each other and laughed as they walked into the kitchen to eat. Inu-Yasha and a still half-asleep Miroku walked into the room quickly after.
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After they all ate, Hitomi felt a little better but she was still somewhat sick.
"Kagome, I'm not really feeling well." *Achoo!* said Hitomi.
"Was it the rain and the wet clothes?" Kagome said in an 'I told you so' voice.
"Hmph! Yes, and don't say 'I told you so',"
"Whatever. Let's say goodbye and we'll go back to the well.
Hitomi nodded as she got up and followed Kagome and said goodbye to everyone and told them they had to go because Hitomi was sick.
"You're not going." stated Inu-Yasha in a cold 'I'm not changing my mind' voice, "We're already so far behind on collecting the jewel shards, at this rate we'll never get the full Shikon no Tama, and if you want your *her* to tag along, it's out of the question, she'll just slow us down. Just let her go home herself. She knows the way. Feh!" he continued, as if Hitomi weren't standing right there next to Kagome.
"We're going and you're not stopping me!" Kagome replied Kagome as she and Hitomi walked off towards Miroku to get another one of those seals for the well, this way, Inu-Yasha wouldn't bother them for a short while. But just as Kagome and Hitomi walked off, Inu-Yasha grabbed Kagome's arm to stop her from going home, "SIT!" she said, *thump* went Inu-Yasha and he was down with his face full of dirt.
After they got the seal from Miroku, they walked of to the well and Hitomi asked, "Am I in the way?"
"What?" replied Kagome.
"Am I in the way of things, you know, your mission to get all the Shikon shards?"
"No, no, no, not at all. If this is about what Inu-Yasha said, then forget about it. He's just always an idiot."
"Hmm. I'm so confused right now," said Hitomi while still fingering her Hisuiiro no Tama.
"I know, I was too, I'll explain to you what Kaede told me about your jewel while we were in the kitchen cooking. I'll tell you all this when we get home and you get better."
After talking and walking, they reached the well and they both jumped in the well and went home. Kagome sealed the well, and they walked into the Higurashi house.
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A/N: Alright, so the story is a little cliché and far-fetched, can you seriously blame me? Got an idea to help me? Something needs to be changed? Just want to say 'HI'? Think my story is good? Bad? Think it's so bad that it should be wiped off the face of the earth? Whatever, TELL ME PLEASE! Read & Review, and keep on reading!
Another A/N: The story is sort of set where Kagome and Inu-Yasha like each other but they don't really show it. You know.. those episodes. [HA! That's practically all of them!] and Sango and Miroku are sort of together but not really. But I'm thinking of semi-paring Hitomi with someone, who should it be? A new character? An existing character? Tell me please! and Thanks for Reading.
~tansyc~