Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha in any way, shape, or form. I give all credit to the great Rumiko Takahashi.
Authors Notes: I know its a short chapter, but it does end in a little bit of fluff! I want to thank hanyou-elf. Your reviews have given me inspiration to keep this story going longer, plus updating "The Future is Where it Ends". Keep those reviews coming. I shall be updating soon.
There will be some, if not alot, of Fluffy-ness next chapter. I promise!!
Chapter 3: The Fall of Old Friends- Part 1
Kagome was sure he would be at the Goshinboku. That had always been his hiding spot. A spot for him to think and hide from the world. It was also the said tree that he had been pinned to for 50 years.
But he wasn't there.
Kagome frowned. She was sure he would be there. And if not there, then where? Perhaphs the well? It would only take a few minutes to walk there. She should check it out at least.
Turning in the other direction she started for the well, a place she was all too familar with.
It was quiet in the forest. On occasion there would be a chirp from a bird overhead, or the rusling of leaves on the forest floor as little animals hurried to move a distance away from the trail.
Kagome paused.
She looked down at her feet, back the way she had come, then back toward the direction she was walking.
A well walked trail. No weeds or overgrown plants. Just dirt and the occasional fallen leaf. After two years, the trail from the Goshinboku to the well should have been hidden with foliage. But no. It was still well worn in.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome whispeared under her breath. Had the dog demon, or rather, hanyou, used the trail often enough to keep it in the same state as when she had been there. But what reason had he to go to the well? Not for her, obviously.
Kagome picked up the pace, the path leading her to the open field that housed the well. She paused just outside the glade and looked around for any sign of him. Nothing. Not even a single piece of silver hair.
Kagome signed and made her way to the well. She peered over the edge and down to the bottom. No Inuyasha. Of course not. Why would he be in the well. The idea made her laugh.
"Your not going back so soon, are you?"
Kagome spun around.
Shippou looked like he was about to cry. "Please don't leave, Kagome. You just got here."
Kagome smiled. "Of course I'm not leaving." She knelt down to his eye level. "I still have unfinished buisness to do."
"Like Kikyo. And she's gone now."
Kagome's smile faded at that name. "Yah." She stood up. "Like Kikyo." Kagome looked out toward the horizon.
"Are you looking for Inuyasha, Kagome?" Shippou looked in the same direction.
Kagome nodded. "Yah. I was. I wanted to talk him." She looked down at Shippou. "It has been 2 years."
Shippou nodded. "He said something about a wolf before he left the village a little while ago."
Kagome looked at him, a surprise look on his face. "Kouga?"
Shippou shrugged. "I don't know. I smell other demons, but nothing dangerous." Shippou proved his point and sniffed the air. His head turned to the oppisite side of the well, facing away from the village. Shippou pointed. "Inuyasha went thay way. But the scent is a few hours old."
Kagome smiled and patted the little demon on his head. "Thanks, Shippou." She knelt down to his height. "If you want, I have some goodies in my bag back at Kaede's."
Shippou's eyes lit up. "For me?!"
Kagome nodded. "Some of the chocolate is. Don't eat it all though. Save some for everyone else, promise?"
He nodded and started to bound away.
"And don't spoil your dinner, Shippou!" Kagome called to him.
"I won't! I promise!" And then the little kitsune was gone. A few leaps here and there, and he was over the small hill and down the trail that led to the village.
Kagome sighed with a smile on her face. Kids will be kids.
Taking a deep breath, Kagome turned to look over the horizon, in the direction Inuyasha had gone earlier. A flock of birds suddenly squaked and flew up into the sky from the forest. Something was going on.
And if it was Kouga and Inuyasha, someone would have to be there to stop them. Kagome started at a slight jog, picked up speed, and began to run. She wasn't sure what Inuyasha would do to Kouga, especially since he no longer had the Shikon shards. Things could get messy.
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A few slashes here, a few scratches there.
A broken arm and a cracked skull.
Shreaded clothing.
And only one remained standing.
This is what Kagome walked in on. It was a little more then she expected, but both were demon. They would heal, after she beat them up herself for their stupidity.
Kouga stood, barley, in the small clearing that was made from their fight. Fallen trees and unlevel dirt made up most of what she was standing in.
Inuyasha was leaning agaisnt one of the tree trunks struggling to stand, putting his weight on his sword, which, for some reason, was still in its sleath.
Kagome could only glance at the two dismayed. They had yet to notice her. She had to be down wind.
"When I get up..." Inuyasha growled.
"IF you get up," Kouga sneered. He took a few threatening steps forward.
Kagome had seen enough. "Stop it this instant!"
Both heads turned to look at her in surprise.
"Ka... Kagome!?" Kouga turned his back to Inuyasha to face her.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Inuyasha cried, finally getting up, weighing his body on his sword with his good arm.
"Inuyasha. Kouga. What is this all about?" Kagome took a few steos toward Inuyasha, but Kouga moved to block her way.
"I knew you had come back, I felt the Shikon, and dog turd here wouldn't let me into the village." Kouga threw a evil glance at Inu.
"That's because your not welcome in MY forest, or the village that surrounds it." Inuyasha took a few steps forward.
Kagome's heart dropped a little and was replaced my anger. She was hoping he was going to make a remark about HER, and not wanting Kouga to be around.
"That's enough, Inuyasha. Kouga is a friend. He helped us defeat Naraku." Kagome placed her hands on her hips.
Inuyasha's eyes widened in surprise.Then he glared at her. "Keh." He turned away.
The cornors of Kagome's lips turned up slightly. Oh how she missed him.
Kouga attempted to take a few steps forward to embrace Kagome. But the large wound on the side of his head prevented him from getting there. He stumbled and fell to one knee. He couldn't hold much more of his weight, and eventually had to go on hands and knees.
He lost. Inuyasha still stood.
Kagome shook her head. "I should feel pity," Kagome started, "but Inuyasha's right. You shouldn't have come into his territory."
Kouga lifted his head to look at her questioningly. "Your on his side?"
Kagome nodded. "Sorry, Kouga." Kagome glanced up at Inuyasha. He was looking at her, but as soon as she looked up at him, he turned his head away. She smiled.
"You should head back to your pack. It was nice to see you again, Kouga." She stepped past him and up to Inuyasha. She grabbed his good arm and started to gently pull him back toward the village.
"Wha..?"
Kagome looked up at him with a smile. "We have to get you fixed up. You have a broken arm, silly."
Inuyasha gave no protest. He let her lead him along.
As they walked, the hand that Kagome kept on Inuyasha's arm slid down to rest in his larger palm. Silence kept both their minds wondering, and a tighter grip on the small hand kept the small girl smiling.
Authors Notes: I know its a short chapter, but it does end in a little bit of fluff! I want to thank hanyou-elf. Your reviews have given me inspiration to keep this story going longer, plus updating "The Future is Where it Ends". Keep those reviews coming. I shall be updating soon.
There will be some, if not alot, of Fluffy-ness next chapter. I promise!!
Chapter 3: The Fall of Old Friends- Part 1
Kagome was sure he would be at the Goshinboku. That had always been his hiding spot. A spot for him to think and hide from the world. It was also the said tree that he had been pinned to for 50 years.
But he wasn't there.
Kagome frowned. She was sure he would be there. And if not there, then where? Perhaphs the well? It would only take a few minutes to walk there. She should check it out at least.
Turning in the other direction she started for the well, a place she was all too familar with.
It was quiet in the forest. On occasion there would be a chirp from a bird overhead, or the rusling of leaves on the forest floor as little animals hurried to move a distance away from the trail.
Kagome paused.
She looked down at her feet, back the way she had come, then back toward the direction she was walking.
A well walked trail. No weeds or overgrown plants. Just dirt and the occasional fallen leaf. After two years, the trail from the Goshinboku to the well should have been hidden with foliage. But no. It was still well worn in.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome whispeared under her breath. Had the dog demon, or rather, hanyou, used the trail often enough to keep it in the same state as when she had been there. But what reason had he to go to the well? Not for her, obviously.
Kagome picked up the pace, the path leading her to the open field that housed the well. She paused just outside the glade and looked around for any sign of him. Nothing. Not even a single piece of silver hair.
Kagome signed and made her way to the well. She peered over the edge and down to the bottom. No Inuyasha. Of course not. Why would he be in the well. The idea made her laugh.
"Your not going back so soon, are you?"
Kagome spun around.
Shippou looked like he was about to cry. "Please don't leave, Kagome. You just got here."
Kagome smiled. "Of course I'm not leaving." She knelt down to his eye level. "I still have unfinished buisness to do."
"Like Kikyo. And she's gone now."
Kagome's smile faded at that name. "Yah." She stood up. "Like Kikyo." Kagome looked out toward the horizon.
"Are you looking for Inuyasha, Kagome?" Shippou looked in the same direction.
Kagome nodded. "Yah. I was. I wanted to talk him." She looked down at Shippou. "It has been 2 years."
Shippou nodded. "He said something about a wolf before he left the village a little while ago."
Kagome looked at him, a surprise look on his face. "Kouga?"
Shippou shrugged. "I don't know. I smell other demons, but nothing dangerous." Shippou proved his point and sniffed the air. His head turned to the oppisite side of the well, facing away from the village. Shippou pointed. "Inuyasha went thay way. But the scent is a few hours old."
Kagome smiled and patted the little demon on his head. "Thanks, Shippou." She knelt down to his height. "If you want, I have some goodies in my bag back at Kaede's."
Shippou's eyes lit up. "For me?!"
Kagome nodded. "Some of the chocolate is. Don't eat it all though. Save some for everyone else, promise?"
He nodded and started to bound away.
"And don't spoil your dinner, Shippou!" Kagome called to him.
"I won't! I promise!" And then the little kitsune was gone. A few leaps here and there, and he was over the small hill and down the trail that led to the village.
Kagome sighed with a smile on her face. Kids will be kids.
Taking a deep breath, Kagome turned to look over the horizon, in the direction Inuyasha had gone earlier. A flock of birds suddenly squaked and flew up into the sky from the forest. Something was going on.
And if it was Kouga and Inuyasha, someone would have to be there to stop them. Kagome started at a slight jog, picked up speed, and began to run. She wasn't sure what Inuyasha would do to Kouga, especially since he no longer had the Shikon shards. Things could get messy.
_-_-__-_-__-_-__-_-__-_-__-_-__-_-_
A few slashes here, a few scratches there.
A broken arm and a cracked skull.
Shreaded clothing.
And only one remained standing.
This is what Kagome walked in on. It was a little more then she expected, but both were demon. They would heal, after she beat them up herself for their stupidity.
Kouga stood, barley, in the small clearing that was made from their fight. Fallen trees and unlevel dirt made up most of what she was standing in.
Inuyasha was leaning agaisnt one of the tree trunks struggling to stand, putting his weight on his sword, which, for some reason, was still in its sleath.
Kagome could only glance at the two dismayed. They had yet to notice her. She had to be down wind.
"When I get up..." Inuyasha growled.
"IF you get up," Kouga sneered. He took a few threatening steps forward.
Kagome had seen enough. "Stop it this instant!"
Both heads turned to look at her in surprise.
"Ka... Kagome!?" Kouga turned his back to Inuyasha to face her.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Inuyasha cried, finally getting up, weighing his body on his sword with his good arm.
"Inuyasha. Kouga. What is this all about?" Kagome took a few steos toward Inuyasha, but Kouga moved to block her way.
"I knew you had come back, I felt the Shikon, and dog turd here wouldn't let me into the village." Kouga threw a evil glance at Inu.
"That's because your not welcome in MY forest, or the village that surrounds it." Inuyasha took a few steps forward.
Kagome's heart dropped a little and was replaced my anger. She was hoping he was going to make a remark about HER, and not wanting Kouga to be around.
"That's enough, Inuyasha. Kouga is a friend. He helped us defeat Naraku." Kagome placed her hands on her hips.
Inuyasha's eyes widened in surprise.Then he glared at her. "Keh." He turned away.
The cornors of Kagome's lips turned up slightly. Oh how she missed him.
Kouga attempted to take a few steps forward to embrace Kagome. But the large wound on the side of his head prevented him from getting there. He stumbled and fell to one knee. He couldn't hold much more of his weight, and eventually had to go on hands and knees.
He lost. Inuyasha still stood.
Kagome shook her head. "I should feel pity," Kagome started, "but Inuyasha's right. You shouldn't have come into his territory."
Kouga lifted his head to look at her questioningly. "Your on his side?"
Kagome nodded. "Sorry, Kouga." Kagome glanced up at Inuyasha. He was looking at her, but as soon as she looked up at him, he turned his head away. She smiled.
"You should head back to your pack. It was nice to see you again, Kouga." She stepped past him and up to Inuyasha. She grabbed his good arm and started to gently pull him back toward the village.
"Wha..?"
Kagome looked up at him with a smile. "We have to get you fixed up. You have a broken arm, silly."
Inuyasha gave no protest. He let her lead him along.
As they walked, the hand that Kagome kept on Inuyasha's arm slid down to rest in his larger palm. Silence kept both their minds wondering, and a tighter grip on the small hand kept the small girl smiling.