Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha in any way, shape, or form. I give all credit to the great Rumiko Takahashi.
Author's Note: No one gave me any ideas for this chapter, so that's why it took so long to get it out. I had to come up with this idea all by myself, which I did okay on if I do say so myself.
Again, any ideas are appriciated. And sorry for any grammer or spelling errors. I don't have spellcheck. I have to use stupid Windows Wordpad.
Ok... on with the story.
Chapter One: A New Way Home -Part Two
Dark clouds had covered the blue sky for the short time Kagome had been down in the cave. It was now pouring, like her tears earlier.The weather seemed to reflect the way Kagome was feeling.
Hojo had walked the quiet girl home, not understanding what had upset her. Kagome insisted she was fine, just feeling a little ill from being down there for so long. Hojo promised to bring her some herbs the next day to help her feel better.
Now Kagome sat under the Goshinboku. The leaves of the great tree caught most of the rain, keeping her mostly dry. She wasn't crying. She had already done that. She just kept her back to the tree and starred out toward the well house. She had the jewel. She had the power she needed to go back in time, but did she really want to?
I'm afraid. What if Inuyasha rejects me again? What if the jewel was left for me because something had happened to him? I should go back, I need to go back. But I'm afriad. I don't think my heart could handle it. Not a second time.
~*~*
"Kagome... I..."
~*~*
Inuyasha had looked sad. But why? Wadn't he been glad? The war was over and he could go back to Kikyo. So why had he looked sad when he said her name. And why had his voice lowered significently? Was he truly sad? Hurt maybe?
Kagome shook her head. She didn't want to think about it. It had been the last she had seen of Inuyasha. And it had not been a good goodbye. She didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to the others.
But Inuyasha never did come back for her. He never came to get her. So maybe he didn't want her around.
And those were the negative thoughts that ran through her head. Kagome cried again. Not for what she missed, but for her courage. She would need it to go back.
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She sat on the floor of her bedroom, slowly packing her backpack. A few pairs of clothes, bathing supplies, a first aid kit, and food. Paticularly ramen and chips.
Kagome put in the finishing items just as there was a knock on her door.
"Kagome, Honey. Your going to be late for school if you don't hurry up," her mother said from the other side of the door.
"Hai, Momma. I just finished putting my books away." Kagome stood up and grabbed her bag. She almost dropped it the moment she lifited it. It was heavy!
Kagome opened the door to find her mother still standing there smiling at her. Her smile quickly turned to one of amazement. "Oh my, you must have a lot packed in there."
Kagome nodded. "Books that I borrowed from the library for my research paper. I'm returning them today." Kagome scooted out her bedroom door, careful to shut it.
"Well, breakfast is on the table," Ms. Higurashi said, smiling again, hands folded on her apron.
"That's okay, Momma. I'm not really that hungry." Kagome started down the steps. She paused half down and turned to look back at her mom. "Bye, Momma. I love you."
Ms. Higurashi nodded and Kagome took off down the rest of the stairs before her mother could say another word.
Kagome passed through the living room on her way out the front door. Souta was sitting on the couch watching cartoons. "Bye, Squirt."
"See ya."
Kagome shook her head and made to put her shoes on. Opening the door and peering outside, Kagome saw her grandfather at the Goshinboku. His back was to her and to the well. She made a mad dash. She quickly crossed the few yards of the shine and slid open the well door. Still spoting her grandfather at the tree, she slipped inside and left the door just slightly ajar. That way, they would know where she went when they came to look for her.
Kagome paused in the well house. The little bit of light that streamed in through the crack in the door was just barley enough for her to see. Many memories came flooding back to her. Of all her trips back and forth through time, and all the times she sat by the well afterward, crying for what she had lost.
Right then all the determination and courage she had dropped. She started to shake and take deeper breaths. Kagome had to grab onto the lip of the well to keep steady. She was afraid. Afraid of many things.
What she might find in the past.
Afraid that Inuyasha and the others were gone. Or perhaps even the village.
Afraid that Inuyasha would still be with Kikyo.
Afraid that things had gone all wrong after her departure.
But then the happy thoughts came to mind.
Maybe they were waiting for her to return. Maybe everyone was sitting around the well, waiting for Kagome to poke her head up through the top.
Kagome was scared. Of what would happen when she got there. She didn't want to be rejected again. Her heart couldn't take it. But it had been 2 years since her departure.
But Kagome didn't have much of a choice. The little pink jewel closed so tightly in her right hand started to pulse. The well started pulse in rythem. And then the next thing she knew demon claws reached up out of the well, grabbed hold of her middle, and pulled her down the well, and back to a time she had never forgotten.
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"Is she going to be alright?" a small voice asked.
"Ei, child. She will be just fine. Just shocked." An older voice.
"Oh, I hope so," a younger female sighed.
"Aw, Sango. How concerned you are."
"Shut up, Hoshi." A pause. WHACK!
Kagome groaned, the voices from the outside slowly drawing her from her slumber.
What time is it anyway?
Kagome pushed herself up off the futon she laid on and blinked open her eyes. The sun was bright, steaming in from a window on the far side of the room.
What happened? Where am I?
"Kagome!" a child shouted.
And the next thing Kagome knew she was being hugged to death. She looked down to see a tuff of orage hair and fox tail waging happily.
"Shippou?" Kagome was puzzeled. What is he doing... Then it hit her like a ton of bricks.
The claws, that certainitly belonged to a demon had pulled her down the well. She couldn't remember anything after that.
"Is see that you are awake, child," the older voice spoke again.
Kagome turned her head to see the old priestess Kaede sitting next to her, and behind her, a concerned looking Sango, and Miroku, with a nice red mark on his right cheek.
"What happened?" Kagome asked, finally finding all speach.
"What do you mean, what happened? You came back!" Shippou released her and sat back and smiled, a very large grin plastered to his face.
"Much has gone on in the past three years that yeh have been gone, Kagome," Kaede said.
"And much more shall happen, I'm sure," Miroku said seriously.
Kagome looked up at the monk. "What do you mean?"
"You brought the Shikon back with you, did you not?"
Kagome nodded and realized that the Shikon was no longer clucthed in her hand.
"Don't worry," Sango said, kneeling down. She held her hand out. "Here it is."
Kagome took the jewel. "How?"
Sango looked at Miroku with a worried expression on her face, as if there was a secret Kagome wasn't supposed to know.
"Inuyasha," she said. One word. One name. That's all it took.
"Oh." Kagome turned her head and starred out the window, hoping she would see the hanyou sitting on the tree outside, but glad that he wasn't there.
Kagome yawned all of a sudden, trying to mask her hurt and terrified feelings. "How long was I out?" She turned back to face her old friends.
"A few hours," Kaede said.
Kagome could only nod. She didn't know what to say to the people she had abruptly left without a goodbye two years ago. Her gaze fell on Shippou, who sat there, a nuteral look on his face. Kagome smiled. "I'm glad to be back."
Shippou's face lit up with a smile.
"So am I."
Kagome froze at the very familar voice. She turned her head to see him sitting agaisnt the doorframe that led outside. His head was down, not looking at her.
Those three words hung in the air. So many feelings went cascading through Kagome. Hope. Hurt. Rejection. Depression. Anger. And though, four of the five feelings were negative, the single little bit of Hope that Kagome felt rose above all others. Another feeling came to her. Fear. Of doing it all over again.
"Inu...yasha." A whispear, more like under her breath. But the hanyou heard it. He looked up at her, his golden eyes sad. A slight sparkle. Tears?
Kagome couldn't take it anymore. She threw herself face first back onto her futon, hugging her pillow close to her face and cried.
Miroku motioned for everyone to leave the room. This was a difficult time for Kagome, and she would need time alone to think.
Author's Note: No one gave me any ideas for this chapter, so that's why it took so long to get it out. I had to come up with this idea all by myself, which I did okay on if I do say so myself.
Again, any ideas are appriciated. And sorry for any grammer or spelling errors. I don't have spellcheck. I have to use stupid Windows Wordpad.
Ok... on with the story.
Chapter One: A New Way Home -Part Two
Dark clouds had covered the blue sky for the short time Kagome had been down in the cave. It was now pouring, like her tears earlier.The weather seemed to reflect the way Kagome was feeling.
Hojo had walked the quiet girl home, not understanding what had upset her. Kagome insisted she was fine, just feeling a little ill from being down there for so long. Hojo promised to bring her some herbs the next day to help her feel better.
Now Kagome sat under the Goshinboku. The leaves of the great tree caught most of the rain, keeping her mostly dry. She wasn't crying. She had already done that. She just kept her back to the tree and starred out toward the well house. She had the jewel. She had the power she needed to go back in time, but did she really want to?
I'm afraid. What if Inuyasha rejects me again? What if the jewel was left for me because something had happened to him? I should go back, I need to go back. But I'm afriad. I don't think my heart could handle it. Not a second time.
~*~*
"Kagome... I..."
~*~*
Inuyasha had looked sad. But why? Wadn't he been glad? The war was over and he could go back to Kikyo. So why had he looked sad when he said her name. And why had his voice lowered significently? Was he truly sad? Hurt maybe?
Kagome shook her head. She didn't want to think about it. It had been the last she had seen of Inuyasha. And it had not been a good goodbye. She didn't even get a chance to say goodbye to the others.
But Inuyasha never did come back for her. He never came to get her. So maybe he didn't want her around.
And those were the negative thoughts that ran through her head. Kagome cried again. Not for what she missed, but for her courage. She would need it to go back.
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She sat on the floor of her bedroom, slowly packing her backpack. A few pairs of clothes, bathing supplies, a first aid kit, and food. Paticularly ramen and chips.
Kagome put in the finishing items just as there was a knock on her door.
"Kagome, Honey. Your going to be late for school if you don't hurry up," her mother said from the other side of the door.
"Hai, Momma. I just finished putting my books away." Kagome stood up and grabbed her bag. She almost dropped it the moment she lifited it. It was heavy!
Kagome opened the door to find her mother still standing there smiling at her. Her smile quickly turned to one of amazement. "Oh my, you must have a lot packed in there."
Kagome nodded. "Books that I borrowed from the library for my research paper. I'm returning them today." Kagome scooted out her bedroom door, careful to shut it.
"Well, breakfast is on the table," Ms. Higurashi said, smiling again, hands folded on her apron.
"That's okay, Momma. I'm not really that hungry." Kagome started down the steps. She paused half down and turned to look back at her mom. "Bye, Momma. I love you."
Ms. Higurashi nodded and Kagome took off down the rest of the stairs before her mother could say another word.
Kagome passed through the living room on her way out the front door. Souta was sitting on the couch watching cartoons. "Bye, Squirt."
"See ya."
Kagome shook her head and made to put her shoes on. Opening the door and peering outside, Kagome saw her grandfather at the Goshinboku. His back was to her and to the well. She made a mad dash. She quickly crossed the few yards of the shine and slid open the well door. Still spoting her grandfather at the tree, she slipped inside and left the door just slightly ajar. That way, they would know where she went when they came to look for her.
Kagome paused in the well house. The little bit of light that streamed in through the crack in the door was just barley enough for her to see. Many memories came flooding back to her. Of all her trips back and forth through time, and all the times she sat by the well afterward, crying for what she had lost.
Right then all the determination and courage she had dropped. She started to shake and take deeper breaths. Kagome had to grab onto the lip of the well to keep steady. She was afraid. Afraid of many things.
What she might find in the past.
Afraid that Inuyasha and the others were gone. Or perhaps even the village.
Afraid that Inuyasha would still be with Kikyo.
Afraid that things had gone all wrong after her departure.
But then the happy thoughts came to mind.
Maybe they were waiting for her to return. Maybe everyone was sitting around the well, waiting for Kagome to poke her head up through the top.
Kagome was scared. Of what would happen when she got there. She didn't want to be rejected again. Her heart couldn't take it. But it had been 2 years since her departure.
But Kagome didn't have much of a choice. The little pink jewel closed so tightly in her right hand started to pulse. The well started pulse in rythem. And then the next thing she knew demon claws reached up out of the well, grabbed hold of her middle, and pulled her down the well, and back to a time she had never forgotten.
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"Is she going to be alright?" a small voice asked.
"Ei, child. She will be just fine. Just shocked." An older voice.
"Oh, I hope so," a younger female sighed.
"Aw, Sango. How concerned you are."
"Shut up, Hoshi." A pause. WHACK!
Kagome groaned, the voices from the outside slowly drawing her from her slumber.
What time is it anyway?
Kagome pushed herself up off the futon she laid on and blinked open her eyes. The sun was bright, steaming in from a window on the far side of the room.
What happened? Where am I?
"Kagome!" a child shouted.
And the next thing Kagome knew she was being hugged to death. She looked down to see a tuff of orage hair and fox tail waging happily.
"Shippou?" Kagome was puzzeled. What is he doing... Then it hit her like a ton of bricks.
The claws, that certainitly belonged to a demon had pulled her down the well. She couldn't remember anything after that.
"Is see that you are awake, child," the older voice spoke again.
Kagome turned her head to see the old priestess Kaede sitting next to her, and behind her, a concerned looking Sango, and Miroku, with a nice red mark on his right cheek.
"What happened?" Kagome asked, finally finding all speach.
"What do you mean, what happened? You came back!" Shippou released her and sat back and smiled, a very large grin plastered to his face.
"Much has gone on in the past three years that yeh have been gone, Kagome," Kaede said.
"And much more shall happen, I'm sure," Miroku said seriously.
Kagome looked up at the monk. "What do you mean?"
"You brought the Shikon back with you, did you not?"
Kagome nodded and realized that the Shikon was no longer clucthed in her hand.
"Don't worry," Sango said, kneeling down. She held her hand out. "Here it is."
Kagome took the jewel. "How?"
Sango looked at Miroku with a worried expression on her face, as if there was a secret Kagome wasn't supposed to know.
"Inuyasha," she said. One word. One name. That's all it took.
"Oh." Kagome turned her head and starred out the window, hoping she would see the hanyou sitting on the tree outside, but glad that he wasn't there.
Kagome yawned all of a sudden, trying to mask her hurt and terrified feelings. "How long was I out?" She turned back to face her old friends.
"A few hours," Kaede said.
Kagome could only nod. She didn't know what to say to the people she had abruptly left without a goodbye two years ago. Her gaze fell on Shippou, who sat there, a nuteral look on his face. Kagome smiled. "I'm glad to be back."
Shippou's face lit up with a smile.
"So am I."
Kagome froze at the very familar voice. She turned her head to see him sitting agaisnt the doorframe that led outside. His head was down, not looking at her.
Those three words hung in the air. So many feelings went cascading through Kagome. Hope. Hurt. Rejection. Depression. Anger. And though, four of the five feelings were negative, the single little bit of Hope that Kagome felt rose above all others. Another feeling came to her. Fear. Of doing it all over again.
"Inu...yasha." A whispear, more like under her breath. But the hanyou heard it. He looked up at her, his golden eyes sad. A slight sparkle. Tears?
Kagome couldn't take it anymore. She threw herself face first back onto her futon, hugging her pillow close to her face and cried.
Miroku motioned for everyone to leave the room. This was a difficult time for Kagome, and she would need time alone to think.