Disclaimer: if I owned InuYasha....I wouldn't be here right now tee hee hee
Author: wow
InuYasha: what now witch?
Author: I have decided that this shall be my next-to-last chapter
Kagome: Really?
Author: yep!
Miroku: so.....
Author: ::very sad sigh:: I'll be opening the door at the end of the next chapter ::taps keyboard boringly:: though I may need you again!
Sango: huh?
Author: it's not official...but im thinking of writing another story totally un-related to this one but still an InuYasha fan fiction.
InuYasha: ::groan::
Author: sorry guys but I must conclude this story that I have come to love soon and besides there is so far you can go before a story gets old and gets you bored and I don't want to do that to all of you dear readers so please enjoy my next-to-final chapter of "Run To Me" but I'll be back for one more chapter!!!!!!!
Now here are your responses:
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Mystic Hanyou: THANK-YOU!*
Chiisana-Tori-chan: ::blush:: thank-you! And me neither but I found kagome's name very interesting*
Bishie Chaser: indeed lol thanks for your review!!!*
Miztikal-Dragon: thank you sooooooo much!!!*
MoroTheWolfGod: lol thanks for your review!!!*
ssp51201: lol keep reading to find out ^_~* thanks for your review!!*
ClayAikenLover: HI MICHELLE!!!! Yea lol thanks for your two reviews!!*
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wow! Seven reviews.....im sooooooo prod ::tear:: thanks a bunch guys!!!!!!
*~*~* "=talking
'=thinking
*~*~* The sun was slowly peeping over the horizon casting an amber glow to the pair sleeping within the wide arms of the Goshinboku (Sacred Tree). Of course InuYasha stirred as the intruding light seeped through the branch and he slowly opened his amber orbs. He looked in his lap and saw Kagome laying there with his fire rat robe wrapped around her, memories crept into his mind and a small smirk resided on his lips.
He paid attention to Kagome's newly acquired traits, for one her human ears seemed more pointed but not like his older brothers, they seemed wider and pointier like InuYasha's own.
She opened her eyes and pulled the fire rat robe tighter around her giving InuYasha a good look at her hands which were adorned with milky white nails with obvious strength and sharpness. Kagome seemed to notice the change in her nails for she brought them closer to her eyes and let one for her hands go to the sides of her face and let the tips graze over the new width and point of her ears. She turned around to see if InuYasha was awake and fell into his gaze. Her eyes were still the woodland brown but they where more catlike and observing.
"We should probably head back to the village" Kagome said softly as InuYasha nodded and helped her down off the branch.
As kagome was let to her feet she saw Tetsusaiga stuck in the ground the chipped metal glinting in the morning light seemed to enchant her. She walked to it and pulled it quite easily out of the ground and handed it to InuYasha who swiftly placed it in its sheath and earning her a smirk.
"Hopefully you won't need this again anytime soon" the smirk evident in his voice.
Kagome smiled softly at him, the light dancing in her eyes but something kept pestering InuYasha and he couldn't place one of his magnificent clawed fingers on it.
"Hmmm?" kagome asked him as they entered the path leading back to the village and the gaze that InuYasha trained on her.
"Nothing...." he replied not moving his gaze.
Kagome fidgeted under his gaze and felt like she was being put under consideration, but when she turned her face to look at him, she saw a smirk adorning his face and she felt OK again.
It felt weird, for Kagome at least, to walk down the path that she knew so well, she heard every breath, wind, crunch, snap, and twitter from five miles away to five feet away. She knew InuYasha was used to it but she jumped when she heard demons, very weak demons mind you, talk as they passed. She grabbed InuYasha's hand and squeezed it for condolence and received a squeeze back.
"Don't worry you'll get used to it" he told her trying his best to hide the snigger starting to grow at how frightened she was.
Kagome knew that he was fighting laughter and bit her lip to keep herself from sitting him.
*~*~*
As InuYasha and Kagome were stirring at the Goshinboku(Sacred Tree) the other members of the former gang were stirring at Kaede's hut. Shippo had slept with Sango and Kirara since his usual sleeping companion was off in the woods for the night. Sango and Miroku were the first to rise save Kirara who was out patrolling the village before dawn. Sango let Shippo remain curled in her pelt until and if Kagome would come back....not that she didn't trust her friends to come back but she wondered if InuYasha wanted to just spend the day with her.
Kaede immediately had the cold deer stew from which they ate last night nice and warm and served in separate clay bowls. Sango accepted gratefully and gently sipped some of the stew. She stole a glance at the monk next to her and saw that he was staring into brown meat concoction.
"What's the matter?" Sango asked concerned while bringing her stew down to sit in her lap.
"I've been thinking that it was getting late in time"
"What you do you mean its early morning" Sango said smirking at him with an arched eyebrow.
"For what I mean.....maybe we should head out to your village and give your father and comrades proper burials at their home" he said still staring at his stew.
Sango felt her eyelids droop slightly as she thought of that fateful day when she first lost her little brother.
".......I agree" she said softly finishing of the juices and picking up some chopsticks to finish off the meat and cooked vegetables.
Miroku finally started eating when Sango retreated to her thoughts of that day and how she felt to see her father die before her eyes. She didn't let tears fall but she was crying hysterically inside but no one blamed her at all.....to see family die in front of you is just as devastating as finding their dead body in a field in the forest.......
A rustle in the bamboo mat caused the elder, monk, and demon exterminator look up and Shippo to fidget slightly within his dreams.
InuYasha was the first to enter the hut and blushed a tinge of pink at the staring eyes. Kagome followed and repeated the half-demon's actions. Shippo finally woke and rubbed his aqua eyes before seeing Kagome and launching himself into her embrace. This time she didn't stumble backwards or anything like that though she had to admit......Shippo was indeed getting too old and more importantly too heavy to keep doing that.
"Here is some food for the two of ye" Kaede said while smiling secretively.
If possible the blush on Kagome's face broadened as she put Shippo down and sat next to Sango who was also smiling like the elder.
InuYasha flumped down next to Miroku trying to hide his slight embarrassment by being gruff.....as usual.
"How do ye feel Kagome?" Kaede asked with a grandmotherly tone.
"I'm fine....I'm pretty sure I won't be fainting again anytime soon...." she said staring down at the food Kaede handed her.
"Then it worked im presuming" she said while sighing in relief.
"I guess.......but was it supposed to change my appearance.
InuYasha looked up from his bowl and stared and Kagome's face for a moment and saw the curiosity, not the regret. While they were walking back to Kaede's he was wondering if she changed her mind or not.
"Most likely child, for your blood which was brought to you by yourself as your own ancestor....or simply its just InuYasha's blood is mixed with your own producing ye new looks".
Kagome nodded at Kaede and sent InuYasha a loving smile when she looked up and saw her studying him.
*~*~*
Sango sat against the outside wall of Kaede's hut and drew her knees to her chest and sighed sadly.
She remembered what she and Miroku talked about during breakfast before InuYasha and Kagome came. She felt like the time to go to her village was now and she felt that she wanted to do this alone.....maybe with Miroku....but she really didn't wish to bother them with her personal situation.
Though she could hear what Kagome will say:
'Its no problem Sango let us come and help you.....'
But Sango would have none of that at all....she felt that she would only accept Miroku as a companion and soon he would be part of her family.
She sighed and stood up to go find Miroku and tell him that they would be leaving for her father's present burial grounds and her ghost village.
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"Sango...are you sure you don't want us to come?" Kagome asked her best friend who was settling herself upon her cat demon.
"Yes, Kagome, besides Kaede entrusted me that you are to learn how to protect the jewel and the village since it hasn't been destroyed?"
Kagome smiled sadly, "yes of course.....the jewel is harder to destroy than it was to gather the shards" Kagome said laughingly.
Sango smiled and looked at her friend and understood her position "besides.....im guessing that you would want to spend close time with InuYasha".
Kagome blushed gently but smiled knowingly, "but please, don't hesitate to come back and besides....I have to help you plan your wedding to Miroku after all" kagome said while winking to her friend.
"I'll come back don't you worry" Sango said to Kagome as Miroku came out with some food and supplies in his pack and strapped a shovel to Kirara.
Miroku climbed onto the cat demon's back and settled behind Sango as usual and gave Kagome a nod before Kirara rose into the sky and started flying towards the sun.
InuYasha stepped out and eyes the dot that was Miroku, Sango, and Kirara and approached Kagome who still had her hand up in a wave. He smirked and hugged her from behind and let his chin rest on her head.
"They're gone hmm?" he asked her.
"Yea, they don't know when they'll be back" she replied and nuzzled her head against his chin.
"Keh! They'll be back within the next month, the monk told me"
"And Sango did promise that I get to help her with her wedding" Kagome said, the smile growing on her face.
"That will be some day....." he said offhandedly.
"I know....but what are we going to do?"
"Huh?" he replied lifting his head and looking down at her.
"We can't reside with Kagome forever you know" Kagome said twisting around in his embrace and peered into his puzzled eyes.
InuYasha let her go and crossed his arms and stood a little straighter trying to make himself superior. "Ill build us a hut near the well and the Tree baka (idiot)!"
Kagome felt her eyebrow twitch with slight annoyance.
"I'll have to go back to my time and get the plans for the hut....or more or less shrine" she said.
*~*~*
Author: I cant believe I am ending this next Friday ::blink blink::
The next chapter will be an epilogue.....five years in the future and what can our favorite characters do?!??!?!?
........I have no clue ^_~*
Author: wow
InuYasha: what now witch?
Author: I have decided that this shall be my next-to-last chapter
Kagome: Really?
Author: yep!
Miroku: so.....
Author: ::very sad sigh:: I'll be opening the door at the end of the next chapter ::taps keyboard boringly:: though I may need you again!
Sango: huh?
Author: it's not official...but im thinking of writing another story totally un-related to this one but still an InuYasha fan fiction.
InuYasha: ::groan::
Author: sorry guys but I must conclude this story that I have come to love soon and besides there is so far you can go before a story gets old and gets you bored and I don't want to do that to all of you dear readers so please enjoy my next-to-final chapter of "Run To Me" but I'll be back for one more chapter!!!!!!!
Now here are your responses:
*~*~*
*=receives cookie
Mystic Hanyou: THANK-YOU!*
Chiisana-Tori-chan: ::blush:: thank-you! And me neither but I found kagome's name very interesting*
Bishie Chaser: indeed lol thanks for your review!!!*
Miztikal-Dragon: thank you sooooooo much!!!*
MoroTheWolfGod: lol thanks for your review!!!*
ssp51201: lol keep reading to find out ^_~* thanks for your review!!*
ClayAikenLover: HI MICHELLE!!!! Yea lol thanks for your two reviews!!*
*~*~*
wow! Seven reviews.....im sooooooo prod ::tear:: thanks a bunch guys!!!!!!
*~*~* "=talking
'=thinking
*~*~* The sun was slowly peeping over the horizon casting an amber glow to the pair sleeping within the wide arms of the Goshinboku (Sacred Tree). Of course InuYasha stirred as the intruding light seeped through the branch and he slowly opened his amber orbs. He looked in his lap and saw Kagome laying there with his fire rat robe wrapped around her, memories crept into his mind and a small smirk resided on his lips.
He paid attention to Kagome's newly acquired traits, for one her human ears seemed more pointed but not like his older brothers, they seemed wider and pointier like InuYasha's own.
She opened her eyes and pulled the fire rat robe tighter around her giving InuYasha a good look at her hands which were adorned with milky white nails with obvious strength and sharpness. Kagome seemed to notice the change in her nails for she brought them closer to her eyes and let one for her hands go to the sides of her face and let the tips graze over the new width and point of her ears. She turned around to see if InuYasha was awake and fell into his gaze. Her eyes were still the woodland brown but they where more catlike and observing.
"We should probably head back to the village" Kagome said softly as InuYasha nodded and helped her down off the branch.
As kagome was let to her feet she saw Tetsusaiga stuck in the ground the chipped metal glinting in the morning light seemed to enchant her. She walked to it and pulled it quite easily out of the ground and handed it to InuYasha who swiftly placed it in its sheath and earning her a smirk.
"Hopefully you won't need this again anytime soon" the smirk evident in his voice.
Kagome smiled softly at him, the light dancing in her eyes but something kept pestering InuYasha and he couldn't place one of his magnificent clawed fingers on it.
"Hmmm?" kagome asked him as they entered the path leading back to the village and the gaze that InuYasha trained on her.
"Nothing...." he replied not moving his gaze.
Kagome fidgeted under his gaze and felt like she was being put under consideration, but when she turned her face to look at him, she saw a smirk adorning his face and she felt OK again.
It felt weird, for Kagome at least, to walk down the path that she knew so well, she heard every breath, wind, crunch, snap, and twitter from five miles away to five feet away. She knew InuYasha was used to it but she jumped when she heard demons, very weak demons mind you, talk as they passed. She grabbed InuYasha's hand and squeezed it for condolence and received a squeeze back.
"Don't worry you'll get used to it" he told her trying his best to hide the snigger starting to grow at how frightened she was.
Kagome knew that he was fighting laughter and bit her lip to keep herself from sitting him.
*~*~*
As InuYasha and Kagome were stirring at the Goshinboku(Sacred Tree) the other members of the former gang were stirring at Kaede's hut. Shippo had slept with Sango and Kirara since his usual sleeping companion was off in the woods for the night. Sango and Miroku were the first to rise save Kirara who was out patrolling the village before dawn. Sango let Shippo remain curled in her pelt until and if Kagome would come back....not that she didn't trust her friends to come back but she wondered if InuYasha wanted to just spend the day with her.
Kaede immediately had the cold deer stew from which they ate last night nice and warm and served in separate clay bowls. Sango accepted gratefully and gently sipped some of the stew. She stole a glance at the monk next to her and saw that he was staring into brown meat concoction.
"What's the matter?" Sango asked concerned while bringing her stew down to sit in her lap.
"I've been thinking that it was getting late in time"
"What you do you mean its early morning" Sango said smirking at him with an arched eyebrow.
"For what I mean.....maybe we should head out to your village and give your father and comrades proper burials at their home" he said still staring at his stew.
Sango felt her eyelids droop slightly as she thought of that fateful day when she first lost her little brother.
".......I agree" she said softly finishing of the juices and picking up some chopsticks to finish off the meat and cooked vegetables.
Miroku finally started eating when Sango retreated to her thoughts of that day and how she felt to see her father die before her eyes. She didn't let tears fall but she was crying hysterically inside but no one blamed her at all.....to see family die in front of you is just as devastating as finding their dead body in a field in the forest.......
A rustle in the bamboo mat caused the elder, monk, and demon exterminator look up and Shippo to fidget slightly within his dreams.
InuYasha was the first to enter the hut and blushed a tinge of pink at the staring eyes. Kagome followed and repeated the half-demon's actions. Shippo finally woke and rubbed his aqua eyes before seeing Kagome and launching himself into her embrace. This time she didn't stumble backwards or anything like that though she had to admit......Shippo was indeed getting too old and more importantly too heavy to keep doing that.
"Here is some food for the two of ye" Kaede said while smiling secretively.
If possible the blush on Kagome's face broadened as she put Shippo down and sat next to Sango who was also smiling like the elder.
InuYasha flumped down next to Miroku trying to hide his slight embarrassment by being gruff.....as usual.
"How do ye feel Kagome?" Kaede asked with a grandmotherly tone.
"I'm fine....I'm pretty sure I won't be fainting again anytime soon...." she said staring down at the food Kaede handed her.
"Then it worked im presuming" she said while sighing in relief.
"I guess.......but was it supposed to change my appearance.
InuYasha looked up from his bowl and stared and Kagome's face for a moment and saw the curiosity, not the regret. While they were walking back to Kaede's he was wondering if she changed her mind or not.
"Most likely child, for your blood which was brought to you by yourself as your own ancestor....or simply its just InuYasha's blood is mixed with your own producing ye new looks".
Kagome nodded at Kaede and sent InuYasha a loving smile when she looked up and saw her studying him.
*~*~*
Sango sat against the outside wall of Kaede's hut and drew her knees to her chest and sighed sadly.
She remembered what she and Miroku talked about during breakfast before InuYasha and Kagome came. She felt like the time to go to her village was now and she felt that she wanted to do this alone.....maybe with Miroku....but she really didn't wish to bother them with her personal situation.
Though she could hear what Kagome will say:
'Its no problem Sango let us come and help you.....'
But Sango would have none of that at all....she felt that she would only accept Miroku as a companion and soon he would be part of her family.
She sighed and stood up to go find Miroku and tell him that they would be leaving for her father's present burial grounds and her ghost village.
*~*~*
"Sango...are you sure you don't want us to come?" Kagome asked her best friend who was settling herself upon her cat demon.
"Yes, Kagome, besides Kaede entrusted me that you are to learn how to protect the jewel and the village since it hasn't been destroyed?"
Kagome smiled sadly, "yes of course.....the jewel is harder to destroy than it was to gather the shards" Kagome said laughingly.
Sango smiled and looked at her friend and understood her position "besides.....im guessing that you would want to spend close time with InuYasha".
Kagome blushed gently but smiled knowingly, "but please, don't hesitate to come back and besides....I have to help you plan your wedding to Miroku after all" kagome said while winking to her friend.
"I'll come back don't you worry" Sango said to Kagome as Miroku came out with some food and supplies in his pack and strapped a shovel to Kirara.
Miroku climbed onto the cat demon's back and settled behind Sango as usual and gave Kagome a nod before Kirara rose into the sky and started flying towards the sun.
InuYasha stepped out and eyes the dot that was Miroku, Sango, and Kirara and approached Kagome who still had her hand up in a wave. He smirked and hugged her from behind and let his chin rest on her head.
"They're gone hmm?" he asked her.
"Yea, they don't know when they'll be back" she replied and nuzzled her head against his chin.
"Keh! They'll be back within the next month, the monk told me"
"And Sango did promise that I get to help her with her wedding" Kagome said, the smile growing on her face.
"That will be some day....." he said offhandedly.
"I know....but what are we going to do?"
"Huh?" he replied lifting his head and looking down at her.
"We can't reside with Kagome forever you know" Kagome said twisting around in his embrace and peered into his puzzled eyes.
InuYasha let her go and crossed his arms and stood a little straighter trying to make himself superior. "Ill build us a hut near the well and the Tree baka (idiot)!"
Kagome felt her eyebrow twitch with slight annoyance.
"I'll have to go back to my time and get the plans for the hut....or more or less shrine" she said.
*~*~*
Author: I cant believe I am ending this next Friday ::blink blink::
The next chapter will be an epilogue.....five years in the future and what can our favorite characters do?!??!?!?
........I have no clue ^_~*
