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"Kagura...what did Sesshoumaru have to say?" asked Naraku from a shadowy room in a richly furnished castle. The wind sorceress slid back the shoji and entered the room, a disgusted expression on her face.
"He said that he loved the human girl very much, and that she apparently loved Inuyasha."
"Kagura, I sent you to find out things I did not already know."
"I'm getting to it. He told me what happened—how Kagome lent him the jewel shard to keep him from dying. I wonder why she did that as well. She hasn't shown any signs of even remotely liking him, let alone loving him back."
"But I have turned people against one another before, and I can do it again. If I turn Kagome against Inuyasha, and force Sesshoumaru to watch her being killed by his dear beloved brother, the two inuyoukai will turn against each other. Whoever kills the other I can easily be rid of, and then they will all be out of my way." Kagura shifted from one foot to another.
"But how are you going to get Inuyasha to kill Kagome?"
"Kagura...I have possession of your heart, not your brain. I will send someone to impersonate Inuyasha, and make them kill Kagome. Or perhaps I could go myself...It's delightfully fun to watch your enemy squirm and bleed at your fingertips."
Kagura backed nervously out of the room.
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"Lay off, monk."
"Sango, I merely wish to—"
"I'm warning you..."
"Ow! What was that for?!" Sango glared a glare that was unlike any glare that had ever before been glared at anyone deserving of a glare. Miroku clutched his head with one hand and waved the other in a sign of appeasement, backing away slowly.
Kagome also glared at Miroku, but less fiercely. "We'll be at a village soon, so don't go making trouble," she said. Shippou bounced up and down at her side, eating a cookie Kagome had given him.
"Is there a jewel shard in the town?" he asked.
"No. It's just Kaede's village. We'll stay there for a couple of days and then be on our way."
"Then are you going to go visit your mom while we're there?" he asked. Kagome stopped walking. Inuyasha snuck up behind Shippou and stepped on his head.
"What did I say, what did I say?!" yelled Shippou.
"Shut up, Shippou," said Inuyasha. "Even though I have been wondering how your mom's going to handle the whole thing."
"You were there! She chased me out. She told me never to come back. If I go back to the shrine, she'll probably call the cops on me. She hates me." A tear slid down her cheek.
"She doesn't hate you, Kagome," reassured Inuyasha.
"Yes she does. She told me to stay in the Sengoku Jidai for the rest of my life!" Sango put her hand on Kagome's shoulder.
"What does it matter if she hates you? You know Inuyasha loves you. Shouldn't that be enough?" she asked.
"I guess, but I do think I want to talk to her."
"Problem solved, then," said Shippou. "You can go through the well and talk to her when we reach Kaede's village!" Not one to put forth the fact that this was indeed the obvious plan and ruin forever Shippou's self- confidence, Kagome said, "Good thinking, Shippou."
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"Kaede, are you positive that Inuyasha and I are the only ones who can go through the well to my time?" Kagome asked shortly after they arrived at the village in the early afternoon.
"I'm not sure. It seems that anyone with a jewel shard would be able to get through, but I do not know for sure. It might be worth a try. Why do ye ask?"
"No reason. I was just curious." Heading back outside to where Inuyasha and Miroku were talking to one of the villagers, Kagome spotted Shippou playing with Kirara. She walked over to him.
"Shippou, I have a surprise for you!" she said. The kitsune bounded over, playmate forgotten.
"What is it, what is it, what is it?!" Shippou asked excitedly. Reaching a hand into her pocket, she withdrew a jewel shard.
"Is that a—?"
"You're coming with me and Inuyasha to see my mom later, but don't tell anyone else." Shippou's eyes grew round as he looked at the shard. "Do you understand, Shippou?" He nodded, accepting the small pink fragment. "Good."
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"Kagome, shy is Shippou following us?" asked Inuyasha that evening as they walked towards the well.
"He's coming because I want him to come. I want him to meet my mom." Inuyasha looked at her.
"Why didn't you want to bring Sango or Miroku, then?" Kagome thought for a second before she answered.
"I think my mom will take more of a liking to Shippou because he's so cute. Remember what she did to your ears?"
"Oh. Yeah...What is everyone's insane obsession with my ears?" Kagome smiled and tugged her boyfriend's right ear, the one closest to her.
"They're cute." Shippou laughed.
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Climbing out of the well seemed different this time. Like she wasn't supposed to be using the well at all. Sure, there was a seal over the top (and that might have been a hint to STAY AWAY...), and the door to the shrine holding the well was also sealed, but there were things to be said and for them to be said, the three had to get out of the well.
The back yard was quiet except for the sound of a couple of birds that had not yet gone to their nests for the night. Kagome took a deep breath and stepped up to the back door. Before she could knock, however, the door opened.
------------------------- [A/N: I know I'm evil!! Cliffhangers are fun, aren't they? Review or else.
Inuyasha: I want to know what happens!!
Kagome: Settle down, Inuyasha.
Miroku: I want to know what happens, too.
SPK: Be patient, guys. Hey you. Not you, Shippou. The reader. REVIEW MY STORY OR I SHALL SMITE YOU. smite smite smite.]
"Kagura...what did Sesshoumaru have to say?" asked Naraku from a shadowy room in a richly furnished castle. The wind sorceress slid back the shoji and entered the room, a disgusted expression on her face.
"He said that he loved the human girl very much, and that she apparently loved Inuyasha."
"Kagura, I sent you to find out things I did not already know."
"I'm getting to it. He told me what happened—how Kagome lent him the jewel shard to keep him from dying. I wonder why she did that as well. She hasn't shown any signs of even remotely liking him, let alone loving him back."
"But I have turned people against one another before, and I can do it again. If I turn Kagome against Inuyasha, and force Sesshoumaru to watch her being killed by his dear beloved brother, the two inuyoukai will turn against each other. Whoever kills the other I can easily be rid of, and then they will all be out of my way." Kagura shifted from one foot to another.
"But how are you going to get Inuyasha to kill Kagome?"
"Kagura...I have possession of your heart, not your brain. I will send someone to impersonate Inuyasha, and make them kill Kagome. Or perhaps I could go myself...It's delightfully fun to watch your enemy squirm and bleed at your fingertips."
Kagura backed nervously out of the room.
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"Lay off, monk."
"Sango, I merely wish to—"
"I'm warning you..."
"Ow! What was that for?!" Sango glared a glare that was unlike any glare that had ever before been glared at anyone deserving of a glare. Miroku clutched his head with one hand and waved the other in a sign of appeasement, backing away slowly.
Kagome also glared at Miroku, but less fiercely. "We'll be at a village soon, so don't go making trouble," she said. Shippou bounced up and down at her side, eating a cookie Kagome had given him.
"Is there a jewel shard in the town?" he asked.
"No. It's just Kaede's village. We'll stay there for a couple of days and then be on our way."
"Then are you going to go visit your mom while we're there?" he asked. Kagome stopped walking. Inuyasha snuck up behind Shippou and stepped on his head.
"What did I say, what did I say?!" yelled Shippou.
"Shut up, Shippou," said Inuyasha. "Even though I have been wondering how your mom's going to handle the whole thing."
"You were there! She chased me out. She told me never to come back. If I go back to the shrine, she'll probably call the cops on me. She hates me." A tear slid down her cheek.
"She doesn't hate you, Kagome," reassured Inuyasha.
"Yes she does. She told me to stay in the Sengoku Jidai for the rest of my life!" Sango put her hand on Kagome's shoulder.
"What does it matter if she hates you? You know Inuyasha loves you. Shouldn't that be enough?" she asked.
"I guess, but I do think I want to talk to her."
"Problem solved, then," said Shippou. "You can go through the well and talk to her when we reach Kaede's village!" Not one to put forth the fact that this was indeed the obvious plan and ruin forever Shippou's self- confidence, Kagome said, "Good thinking, Shippou."
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"Kaede, are you positive that Inuyasha and I are the only ones who can go through the well to my time?" Kagome asked shortly after they arrived at the village in the early afternoon.
"I'm not sure. It seems that anyone with a jewel shard would be able to get through, but I do not know for sure. It might be worth a try. Why do ye ask?"
"No reason. I was just curious." Heading back outside to where Inuyasha and Miroku were talking to one of the villagers, Kagome spotted Shippou playing with Kirara. She walked over to him.
"Shippou, I have a surprise for you!" she said. The kitsune bounded over, playmate forgotten.
"What is it, what is it, what is it?!" Shippou asked excitedly. Reaching a hand into her pocket, she withdrew a jewel shard.
"Is that a—?"
"You're coming with me and Inuyasha to see my mom later, but don't tell anyone else." Shippou's eyes grew round as he looked at the shard. "Do you understand, Shippou?" He nodded, accepting the small pink fragment. "Good."
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"Kagome, shy is Shippou following us?" asked Inuyasha that evening as they walked towards the well.
"He's coming because I want him to come. I want him to meet my mom." Inuyasha looked at her.
"Why didn't you want to bring Sango or Miroku, then?" Kagome thought for a second before she answered.
"I think my mom will take more of a liking to Shippou because he's so cute. Remember what she did to your ears?"
"Oh. Yeah...What is everyone's insane obsession with my ears?" Kagome smiled and tugged her boyfriend's right ear, the one closest to her.
"They're cute." Shippou laughed.
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Climbing out of the well seemed different this time. Like she wasn't supposed to be using the well at all. Sure, there was a seal over the top (and that might have been a hint to STAY AWAY...), and the door to the shrine holding the well was also sealed, but there were things to be said and for them to be said, the three had to get out of the well.
The back yard was quiet except for the sound of a couple of birds that had not yet gone to their nests for the night. Kagome took a deep breath and stepped up to the back door. Before she could knock, however, the door opened.
------------------------- [A/N: I know I'm evil!! Cliffhangers are fun, aren't they? Review or else.
Inuyasha: I want to know what happens!!
Kagome: Settle down, Inuyasha.
Miroku: I want to know what happens, too.
SPK: Be patient, guys. Hey you. Not you, Shippou. The reader. REVIEW MY STORY OR I SHALL SMITE YOU. smite smite smite.]