Facing the Past
By Japanese Dreamer
Disclaimer: You all should know by now.
Chapter Six
Kagome looked at her reflection in the water. She still recognized some attributes of her old self but in all, she looked different. To different to stay home.
Memories of her little brother, Souta, of her mother, of her grandfather flashed through her mind. A tear drop escaped her eye. It seemed that she had been crying a lot more than she had these past four years. The walls she had so carefully constructed and rebuilt were crumbling before her eyes and all because of a pair of golden eyes.
Kagome sighed. Her hands absently stroked the swords at her waist. The only important thing she had left. The last gift she would receive from her mother.
She remembered the day clearly...
---Flashback---
Mrs. Higurashi looked solemnly at her daughter. She knew what her daughter had chosen. She had known since the first day her daughter had jumped down the well. Kagome had made her choice a long time ago. She only hoped that her daughter had made the right choice.
"Hey mom." Kagome walked down the stairs slowly, almost afraid to come down.
Mrs. Higurashi noticed this and knew that it was time. Kagome was leaving, and this time she wasn't coming back.
"I'm sorry mom, but I can't leave him, I love him."
Mrs. Higurashi walked over to her daughter and smiled, tears in her eyes.
"I know honey, I know. You don't have to be sorry Kagome. You made the choice that you know is right, you made the choice that would make you happy."
Kagome clung to her mother clinging to her.
"Your the best mom, I couldn't have asked for a better mom."
"And I couldn't ask for a better daughter. But before you leave, I have a gift for you."
"I already said good bye to Grandpa and Souta." Kagome's voice quivered as she said this.
"It's okay Kagome, they understand. If they don't, they will later."
Kagome smiled at her mom. "You truly are the best mom."
Her mother had given her a box, wrapped in colorful blue wrapping paper. "You can't open this until you get to Feudal Era Kagome. I hope you like it honey, it was your father's."
"I'm sure whatever it is mom, I'll love it."
Kagome hugged her mom one more time before walking to the door. She smiled, a watery, teary smile, before heading to the well house."
--- fast forward---
Kagome opened the box to find a beautiful pair of kodachi's. She gasped. In it, was a picture of her, her mom, and... her father. "I love you mom." Kagome whispered.
---End Flashback---
"I miss you mom." Kagome whispered.
The rustling of leaves caught Kagome's ears. She looked up to see a little Souten standing there, blanket in hand. Kagome smiled. She had gone very far from Kaede's hut but for an untrained, young hanyou, it was impressive that he had found her.
"Souten, why aren't you sleeping?"
"I woke up, and you weren't there momma. I got scared so I come look for you."
"Where's daddy?"
"Right here."
Kagome looked up again to see Inuyasha. She felt her heart speed up just at the sight of him. She cursed.
"What did you say mama?" Souten asked.
"Nothing sweetie, i said nothing. Heh, I guess you find my quiet place."
Inuyasha nodded. "I think we should get back to the hut before we get attacked by something."
Kagome nodded. She cursed her hand for shaking as she reached for Souten's left hand.
To her horror, Souten took Inuyasha's right hand and pulled her hand to lock with Inuyasha's.
Kagome blushed. Inuyasha looked at her and smirked.
Souten giggled happily. "See now I have a mommy and daddy." Kagome blushed again. She pulled her hand away from Inuyasha only to get a pout from Souten. She sighed and interlocked her hand with Inuyasha again. Inuyasha smirked, obviously enjoying this.
"Souten you are definetley my pup."
She grounded her teeth and smiled at him. "I have no doubt about that." Kagome mumurred.
Souten giggled again, obviously enjoying this. Kagome picked him up, kissing him on the cheek.
"Come one pup, you need to go back to sleep."
"Aww... do I have too?"
"Yep."
"Do I have to daddy?" Souten said, adorning a puppy dog face.
"You have to do as your mom says."
"Okay." Souten jumped out of Kagome's arms and ran back to Kaede's hut.
Inuyasha turned to Kagome, forgetting that their hands were interlocked.
"How did you know where those wolves were from?" With all the excitement of Kagome being back, Inuyasha had totally forgot the subject of the wolves.
Kagome let out a big sigh. " I met their master on my journey."
"How did you meet him?"
"I was captured as a human slave..."
AN: wekk there you go, another twist in the plot, hoped u guys enjoyed reading it! remember to review!!!
I messed up again! Thanks star for telling me, i would have never noticed. JD
By Japanese Dreamer
Disclaimer: You all should know by now.
Chapter Six
Kagome looked at her reflection in the water. She still recognized some attributes of her old self but in all, she looked different. To different to stay home.
Memories of her little brother, Souta, of her mother, of her grandfather flashed through her mind. A tear drop escaped her eye. It seemed that she had been crying a lot more than she had these past four years. The walls she had so carefully constructed and rebuilt were crumbling before her eyes and all because of a pair of golden eyes.
Kagome sighed. Her hands absently stroked the swords at her waist. The only important thing she had left. The last gift she would receive from her mother.
She remembered the day clearly...
---Flashback---
Mrs. Higurashi looked solemnly at her daughter. She knew what her daughter had chosen. She had known since the first day her daughter had jumped down the well. Kagome had made her choice a long time ago. She only hoped that her daughter had made the right choice.
"Hey mom." Kagome walked down the stairs slowly, almost afraid to come down.
Mrs. Higurashi noticed this and knew that it was time. Kagome was leaving, and this time she wasn't coming back.
"I'm sorry mom, but I can't leave him, I love him."
Mrs. Higurashi walked over to her daughter and smiled, tears in her eyes.
"I know honey, I know. You don't have to be sorry Kagome. You made the choice that you know is right, you made the choice that would make you happy."
Kagome clung to her mother clinging to her.
"Your the best mom, I couldn't have asked for a better mom."
"And I couldn't ask for a better daughter. But before you leave, I have a gift for you."
"I already said good bye to Grandpa and Souta." Kagome's voice quivered as she said this.
"It's okay Kagome, they understand. If they don't, they will later."
Kagome smiled at her mom. "You truly are the best mom."
Her mother had given her a box, wrapped in colorful blue wrapping paper. "You can't open this until you get to Feudal Era Kagome. I hope you like it honey, it was your father's."
"I'm sure whatever it is mom, I'll love it."
Kagome hugged her mom one more time before walking to the door. She smiled, a watery, teary smile, before heading to the well house."
--- fast forward---
Kagome opened the box to find a beautiful pair of kodachi's. She gasped. In it, was a picture of her, her mom, and... her father. "I love you mom." Kagome whispered.
---End Flashback---
"I miss you mom." Kagome whispered.
The rustling of leaves caught Kagome's ears. She looked up to see a little Souten standing there, blanket in hand. Kagome smiled. She had gone very far from Kaede's hut but for an untrained, young hanyou, it was impressive that he had found her.
"Souten, why aren't you sleeping?"
"I woke up, and you weren't there momma. I got scared so I come look for you."
"Where's daddy?"
"Right here."
Kagome looked up again to see Inuyasha. She felt her heart speed up just at the sight of him. She cursed.
"What did you say mama?" Souten asked.
"Nothing sweetie, i said nothing. Heh, I guess you find my quiet place."
Inuyasha nodded. "I think we should get back to the hut before we get attacked by something."
Kagome nodded. She cursed her hand for shaking as she reached for Souten's left hand.
To her horror, Souten took Inuyasha's right hand and pulled her hand to lock with Inuyasha's.
Kagome blushed. Inuyasha looked at her and smirked.
Souten giggled happily. "See now I have a mommy and daddy." Kagome blushed again. She pulled her hand away from Inuyasha only to get a pout from Souten. She sighed and interlocked her hand with Inuyasha again. Inuyasha smirked, obviously enjoying this.
"Souten you are definetley my pup."
She grounded her teeth and smiled at him. "I have no doubt about that." Kagome mumurred.
Souten giggled again, obviously enjoying this. Kagome picked him up, kissing him on the cheek.
"Come one pup, you need to go back to sleep."
"Aww... do I have too?"
"Yep."
"Do I have to daddy?" Souten said, adorning a puppy dog face.
"You have to do as your mom says."
"Okay." Souten jumped out of Kagome's arms and ran back to Kaede's hut.
Inuyasha turned to Kagome, forgetting that their hands were interlocked.
"How did you know where those wolves were from?" With all the excitement of Kagome being back, Inuyasha had totally forgot the subject of the wolves.
Kagome let out a big sigh. " I met their master on my journey."
"How did you meet him?"
"I was captured as a human slave..."
AN: wekk there you go, another twist in the plot, hoped u guys enjoyed reading it! remember to review!!!
I messed up again! Thanks star for telling me, i would have never noticed. JD