"w-where do you think you're going?" Inuyasha inquired. Her behavior was so
very different from the Kagome he knew. Sure, she cried a lot, but not like
this. He wasn't sure what to do. He sensed it wasn't a good time to cross
her, but he wasn't going to let her just walk out of here. "I'm going home"
she said, her voice showing deep exhaustion. "oh no you don't, wench!"
Inuyasha flinched, realizing he had just earned himself a sit, but it never
came, only the renewed scent of tears. Why did he have to open his big
mouth? He never made her cry by trying to stop her before. "d-don't cry
Kagome. Oh, please stop crying." Inuyasha begged. Kagome wiped her tears on
her sleeve and with a sniff she was off into the forest, this time at a
run. "you know you can't go faster than me" Inuyasha said, easily keeping
pace with her.
Kagome tripped, lunging forward toward the ground. Inuyasha swiftly caught her and set her on her feet, but he didn't let go of her arms. "Kagome? What's wrong? What did I do?" Kagome avoided his gaze, trying hard to ignore his proximity. "you didn't do anything" she sighed. After a deep breath she forced her most genuine-looking smile onto her face. "I'm probably just overreacting anyway"
Inuyasha took a deep breath and made sure none of their companions had followed them, but he never got the chance to say anything. Kagome's eyes suddenly went blank and a glowing mist slowly came out of her mouth. Unsure what to do he tried to grasp the shimmering essence, but as his hand entered it he received flashes, memories, emotions. Soon he was unable to retract his hand, and he was totally unaware of external events.
He was standing on the steps of the Higrashi shrine, a small girl dressed in miko robes was carrying a small jar. 'I hope I do okay' came a small voice that seemed to be inside Inuyasha's head. It was Kagome, but younger.
He was standing in a long room, rows of desks filled with students scribbling away. "Entrance Exams Today" was written in white across the black wall. Kagome was seated, her pencil flying across the paper. Inuyasha had an overwhelming sense of anxiety, was he in Kagome's head?
He was in front of... Himself?! It was Inuyasha pinned to the tree, and Kagome on the limb before him... She was playing with his ears!? 'well, now that I've got that out of my system' Kagome's voice rang in his head again.
He was in darkness. There was Kagome, and... Him! Inuyasha watched as Kagome cried, just like she had in her sleep. She was dreaming! Dreaming about him... dead? Inuyasha felt the waves of grief and... something else. Inuyasha felt extremely out of place, he didn't belong in Kagome's memories, especially not here.
Inuyasha was back in his own mind. But the mist was moving off into the forest and Kagome was unconscious. Inuyasha lifted the limp Kagome and followed the glowing mist he was now sure was her soul. He stopped, aghast at who stood before him.
Kagome tripped, lunging forward toward the ground. Inuyasha swiftly caught her and set her on her feet, but he didn't let go of her arms. "Kagome? What's wrong? What did I do?" Kagome avoided his gaze, trying hard to ignore his proximity. "you didn't do anything" she sighed. After a deep breath she forced her most genuine-looking smile onto her face. "I'm probably just overreacting anyway"
Inuyasha took a deep breath and made sure none of their companions had followed them, but he never got the chance to say anything. Kagome's eyes suddenly went blank and a glowing mist slowly came out of her mouth. Unsure what to do he tried to grasp the shimmering essence, but as his hand entered it he received flashes, memories, emotions. Soon he was unable to retract his hand, and he was totally unaware of external events.
He was standing on the steps of the Higrashi shrine, a small girl dressed in miko robes was carrying a small jar. 'I hope I do okay' came a small voice that seemed to be inside Inuyasha's head. It was Kagome, but younger.
He was standing in a long room, rows of desks filled with students scribbling away. "Entrance Exams Today" was written in white across the black wall. Kagome was seated, her pencil flying across the paper. Inuyasha had an overwhelming sense of anxiety, was he in Kagome's head?
He was in front of... Himself?! It was Inuyasha pinned to the tree, and Kagome on the limb before him... She was playing with his ears!? 'well, now that I've got that out of my system' Kagome's voice rang in his head again.
He was in darkness. There was Kagome, and... Him! Inuyasha watched as Kagome cried, just like she had in her sleep. She was dreaming! Dreaming about him... dead? Inuyasha felt the waves of grief and... something else. Inuyasha felt extremely out of place, he didn't belong in Kagome's memories, especially not here.
Inuyasha was back in his own mind. But the mist was moving off into the forest and Kagome was unconscious. Inuyasha lifted the limp Kagome and followed the glowing mist he was now sure was her soul. He stopped, aghast at who stood before him.