Wishing to Find
Chapter 2
ONE LAST LOOK
Disclaimer: I will never ever ever own Inuyasha or Kagome or Souta or Shippo or Sango or Miroku or Rin or Naraku or Kikyou or Kaede or Sesshomaru or Kagura or Kouga or Kanna or………yeah.
A/N
Heh…sorry it took so long………..my computer went haywire and my cousin deleted all my files while fixing my computer. That means………all my hard work for chapter 2 is gone. Luckily, I remembered what I wrote!
Last time…
In fear for her children's safety, Mrs. Higurashi told Kagome and Souta to run away from home. Now they have to start a new life, while always on the watch out of their murderous dad.
CHAPTER 2
Kagome paid for the items that she and Souta needed. It came to $20 which made a slight dent in the amount she had left. It still left her with enough though… as long as she found a job. That was the hard part.
Kagome sighed and walked out of the supermarket, pushing Souta in front of her. Maybe I can get a job as a babysitter or as a cashier. But still, that won't be enough. Maybe a waitress? Are there requirements to be a-
"Hey, sister? How are we gonna carry this?" Souta asked, snapping Kagome back into reality.
"Oh, we'll put what we can fit into our bookbag and carry the rest I guess." Kagome put down her bags and placed her backpack aside them. Souta followed the suit. "Here, put these in your bag,: Kagome said, handing Souta the cereals she bought.
"Ok!," Souta took them, glad that he could help in some way. He began shoving them into his bag, not knowing that such harsh treatment would result in crumbled cereal.
Kagome was putting the ramen away when she heard the cereal crumbling. Turning, she found Souta forcing in a box of cereal that didn't fit.
"Souta! What are you doing?" Kagome cried.
"I'm trying to get this box in, but it just won't fix." Getting frustrated, he threw his bag onto the floor but being the kind that don't like to give up, he picked up the bag and tried to get the box to fit again.
"No no no. Don't do that! You'll rip the box," Kagome rushed forward and wrenched the box out of Souta's hand. Looking into Souta's bag, she saw that all the boxes were jumbled up. Kagome sighed.
"Souta, how many times have I told you? You don't just throw stuff inside. You place them-" Kagome turned around to how to properly put the boxes in the bag but what she saw made her stop.
A woman had her arm around Souta's neck. She didn't look very friendly even with the smile she had on her face. She had ruby eyes that seemed to make her pale face even paler. Her black hair was done up and she had two feathers stuck in it. In her other hand she held a fan. It seemed fairly normal to Kagome.
"Who are you? What are you doing to my brother?" Kagome asked the lady.
The lady smiled a cold smile. "I am Kagura, not that my name would mean anything to you. At least, not now. As for what I am doing with your brother, I cannot tell you. I suppose you will find out soon though. Now, say goodbye!" With that explanation that explained nothing to Kagome whatsoever, Kagura pulled out a feather from her hair. It transformed into a boat-like contraption that flew. Hauling Souta behind her, Kagura jumped in and flew off laughing.
Kagome was in shock. She had just left home and now, her brother was gone. There was no one with her. Some lady just came by and snatched up her brother.
"Stupid, stupid, stupid," Kagome told herself. She sat down on the curb again, head between her hands. Was forced out of my home by my own dad, barely have any money to survive on, and now my brother is gone. Can it get any worse? Scratch that, it probably can. Kagome was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't realize that somebody was eating the food she had bought just a half hour ago.
All of a sudden, Kagome heard a girl's voice. The girl seemed to be ranting about some person.
"That stupid, pigheaded, jerk. He's got some nerve to tell me to get him ramen when he doesn't even let us have any!" The voice got louder and louder as the girl grew closer and the insults got worse and worse. Kagome got to her feet, not wanting the approaching girl to see the mess she made.
Kagome got started too late though. The girl saw Kagome on her hands and knees, picking up her groceries and jumped to the conclusion that she had dropped the bag and they all fell out. The girl dropped to her knees and helped Kagome out. Handing everything to Kagome, the girl stood up and brushed the dirt from her knees.
"Thanks, I'm Kagome," Kagome said, extending her hand for a shake.
"I'm Sango," the girl replied, taking Kagome's hand and shaking it. It wasn't a weak shake like Kagome expected. It was the shake of someone that knew how to fight.
"So um, I heard you screaming something about ramen," Kagome said, not knowing what else to say. She could tell that she was turning red with embarrassment.
"Heh, yea. My friend's all hyped about it. It's the only food he will eat." Sango said, half laughing, half seething in anger, remembering what he had told her to do.
"Oh, well, I have boxes of ramen. You can have them if you like," Kagome offered. Setting her bag down, she pulled out some of the boxes and handed them to Sango. Sango smiled in relief but then frowned. She didn't want Kagome thinking that she was a beggar.
"I'll take them, only if you will take something in return," Sango replied. She didn't take the ramen yet, rather, she handed them back to Kagome. Kagome wouldn't take it, so it ended up as a pushing match.
However, the match was stopped short when the sky seemed to turn a deep hue of purple. The wind started to pick up, whipping the grass in every which way. Kagome's skirt was flapping in the wind. Dropping the ramen into Sango's hands, Kagome hurriedly tried to keep her skirt in place. But there was no need for that. As sudden as the wind had started, it stopped. The sky didn't change back into the blue it was before. In fact, it was the complete opposite. It seemed to grow darker with every passing second.
Sango stared at the sky in wonder. In all her 17 years of living, she never saw this happen before. Suddenly, a white light appeared in front of Kagome, catching her unguarded, making her scream. A man stepped out of the white light.
This man had a sense of evilness surrounding him. From his jet black hair to his billowing robes. Even the smile on his face was evil-like. Not knowing if Kagome could protect herself, Sango dropped the ramen boxes and inched until she was shielding Kagome from sight.
The man chuckled at Sango's movements. "You do not have to worry about your friend here. You should worry more about yourself or you might just meet the same end as your family." He chuckled again. "I have great need for Kagome here," Naraku said, with an evil gleam in his eye.
Kagome opened her mouth to speak but Sango beat her to it. "How do you know how my family died?"
"Dear girl, do you not know who I am?" Seeing the confused look that Sango had, the man sighed and answered his own question. "No, I suppose not. I am Naraku-"
This name rang a bell with Sango. "You, you killed my family!" Overtaken with rage, Sango leaped at Naraku. Kagome's hand shot forward and grab hold of Sango's shirt, keeping her from crashing headlong into Naraku's barrier. Kagome was a miko and she could sense these things. Kagome wasn't the greatest one, she could use a lot of training but sensing a barrier was child's play.
Sango struggled against Kagome's hold on her shirt. Even though Kagome looked weak, she wasn't that weak. Her arm strength came from all the tennis she played and all the bowstring she pulled back.
Naraku laughed again. This girl, Kagome. She may prove to be quite useful after all. "Kagome, I would think that you would be throwing questions at me by now. I mean it isn't everyday that some random stranger knows your name and has great need for you."
Kagome opened her mouth to ask a question but Naraku laughed again. "Obedient little thing aren't you? Well, that makes it all the better. What I need from you, Kagome, is something that not many people can do." Naraku paused for a dramatic effect. It was a good a good strategy because Sango stopped struggling and calmed down to listen. She only just met Kagome, but still, she didn't want to see anyone die in front of her, especially when she could save Kagome.
"I need you to find me the Shikon Jewel," Naraku said. At his words, both Kagome's and Sango's eyebrows went up. The Shikon No Tama was a legend that all children knew about. The jewel can grant any wish but it had been shattered 50 years ago by a woman who thought the Jewel was bring the Earth into a stage of chaos. Every man and demon were in search for it, breaking the harmony in which the two populations have been living with for hundreds of years.
Men and demon alike have been in search of these shards but the legend says "Only a true and pure miko, one with no intent on using it for their own self, will be able to find the Jewel and piece it back together. A hanyou shall protect the miko, their love undying. By the miko's gentle hands and power, the jewel will be purified and become the Jewel it was before."
"You are a miko, and I am…a hanyou, as much as I am displeased to say. I will protect you by sending out my demons whenever you need help and you shall give me the jewel when it is complete," Naraku said to Kagome.
Kagome guessed at what Naraku could possibly want from the jewel and came up with a negative response. "What if I don't want to?" Kagome challenged.
"Then, I guess, your poor brother shall suf-"
"You! You are the boss of the lady that took my brother! Give him back to me!" Kagome screamed. This time, it was Sango that had to hold onto Kagome, keeping her from clawing Naraku's eyes out.
All through Kagome's shouting, Naraku just chuckled. I have her right where I need her to be. My plan will work smoothly and then, finally, I shall have the Shikon No Tama in my hands!
"Dear gir-"
"Don't you 'dear girl' me! Where is my brother?" Kagome shrieked, still struggling against Sango's strong grip.
Naraku started to loose patience. All the screaming and shrieking was hurting his ears. He grabbed Kagome by the shoulders and shook her hard, silencing her. "Listen, I will make a bargain with you. You give me the whole Shikon Jewel and I will give you back your little brother. You fail and your brother goes. Sound good to you?"
It didn't sound good to Kagome but she didn't dare say so. It would probably be the best offer, if you could call it one, she would get to ensure the safety of Souta. She sighed and promised him.
Naraku smiled. "I knew you would see it my way. Remember, I will be watching you." Turning, he left in a burst of flames. As soon as he left, the sky cleared and the familiar blue could be seen.
"I saw you cross your fingers when you promised him," Sango stated, a grin forming.
"Yea, I know it's a kids thing and I don't know if it'll do anything, but it was worth the try. I mean, I have to find the Shikon shards anyways, since he will be watching over me. The thing is, I don't even know if I am one of the mikos that can sense the shards.
"Really? You don't know?" Sango thought about it for a while and came up with a brilliant idea. "Hey Kagome. I travel with this other miko and she can sense shards so maybe she can tell you if you can sense shards. Or we can go to her sister who can tell you."
"Really? That'll be cool," Kagome said, happily. But then she remember that after that, she would have no where to go. Upon remembering, a tear started to skill out of Kagome's eye. Sango saw this and immediately asked what was wrong.
"Oh, nothing. Its just that-" Kagome replied but she couldn't get her words out. It was then when the tears really started to pour.
"Kagome? Is something wrong?" Sango asked, concerned.
Needing to tell someone her story, Kagome tried her best to swallow her sobs and explain why she was crying. It was amazing that Sango actually understood what was said through all the hiccupy sobs.
After her sobs had subsided, Kagome repacked her bags with the help of Sango and followed her. After debating with herself, Kagome decided to ask Sango.
"Hey, Sango? What happened to your family?" Sango stiffened visibly at the questions and Kagome saw this. Hastily, she added
"I mean, you don't have to tell me, I was-" She was cut off as Sango started to tell her story.
"Well, I am a demon exterminator as was my father and his father and his father's father and his father's father's father and so on. My father was afraid that the long line of demon exterminator would come to a stop when I was born. But it didn't because I decided to become one too, and a little brother was born into the family." She paused to take a sip of water from her bottle. "One day, a man came to us and asked us to help exterminate the demons that were attacking the town. Our whole family went. My father, brother, cousins, uncles and I, we all went to fight. The demons were already there, fighting. We were winning when Naraku steps out and turns my brother against us. He killed my family, and left me to die." Tears started to trickle down Sango's face but she dashed them away before they could make their way down her face.
After a few minutes of silence, Sango spoke again. "We're almost there."
Kagome asked Sango what the other miko was like. Instead of getting a straight answer like she expected, Kagome got a very jumbled up answer. When asked to repeat what she said, Sango turned red and changed the topic.
"Hey Sango? How far are we from your camp?" Kagome asked. She was getting a bit tired of carrying her heavy yellow bookbag.
"We're close, don't worry. Just over this hill and we will be able to see the camp," Sango replied.
"Inuyasha-dear," a pale faced girl said. "I sense the Shikon Jewel coming closer."
Inuyasha looked up from the bowl of ramen he was eating. Wiping his mouth on his sleeve he asked "Where."
The girl pointed, "Over this hill. It's pretty close."
"Come on, Kikyou, let's get going."
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eh………..i'll leave it at that for now…..not much of a cliffy
least we heard from INUYASHA!