Chapter 8
Kagome dreamed of nothing that night. It was like the warp between the two worlds. The smell of sweet cinnamon buns brought her back from the endless darkness and on her bed. She never felt so comfortable. Her stomach ached with a tingly feeling inside that made her cheeks burn. She snuggled in to the warmth of Inuyasha and opened one of her eyes to gaze upon his silvery white ear. She was about to reach out and touch it when she realized her hand was being held. She could hardly move her head to look down because of how close their bodies were pressing together. Her cheeks burned more as she looked down to see Inuyasha's hand enclosed around hers. But that wasn't all. His other arm was wrapped under her and ended on her lower back. His face was buried in her neck. She watched the whole picture, trying to remember when that happened. She was screaming inside, but she did not want to move. Her body was completely numb by the feel of his. She heard him groan slightly and his ears began to twitch. She was paralyzed. Instead of getting up, he leaned in closer, his lips and nose brushing lazily across her neck. She shivered from every slight move he made. He then lifted his head and slowly opened his golden amber eyes that were illuminated once again from the bars of rust colored sunrays coming through the curtains. Her lips quivered. She never was so close to a boy in her entire thirteen years of existence. He watched her face and blinked confusingly.
"Kagome?"
"Y-Ye-uh huh?"
"Why.why are your cheeks so red?" He leaned in and let his cheek touch hers. "And why are they so hot?"
Kagome tried to answer but couldn't. She couldn't form words. She did not really have time to say anything anyway as the door swung open. Souta barged in.
"Hey Kagome, Have you seen In-.!"
Inuyasha and Kagome looked at the stunned sibling at the doorway. Inuyasha's had an expression of comfort and sleepiness, while Kagome's face screamed for itself.
"WOAH! INUYASHA! YOU JUST MET MY SISTER! YUCK! GROSS!"
There was no time to get out of their position. Ms. Higurashi stood at the door with a smile, which slowly faded into a horrified look. The tray of fresh cinnamon muffins crashed to the floor, Ms. Higurashi close behind it. Kagome finally squirmed and Inuyasha, figuring what he was doing was supposedly wrong, helped untangle themselves.
Kagome managed to get Inuyasha to carry her mother in to bed and convince her she was dreaming when she recovered. She set the table and tried to explain to Inuyasha what he did was not normal in her world.
"Inuyasha, you can't just do that all right?"
"Do what?"
"Don't act so innocent with me! You know EXACTLY what you did!"
Inuyasha glared at her. "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BROAD!"
Kagome was about to return the insult, regretting all the terms he learned from the T.V., when she realized something. He was in a house for his whole life, still getting used to sunlight. He WAS innocent. She was about to call him poodle boy when her brother interrupted.
"You're gonna be in soooo much trouble!" He squealed evilly.
"Souta you can't say anything! Just play along."
"Along with what?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome ignored Inuyasha. "Souta Souta PLEEEEEZE! What? Is there a price to keep your mouth shut? HUH?!"
Souta's evil grin faded into to a focused frown as he went into deep thought for his answer. There was a long silence as Inuyasha looked at both of them and blinked a few times.
"KEEP IT SHUT FROM WHAT?"
Once again, they both ignored Inuyasha.
"I got it!" Souta shouted, "Inuyasha has to come with me for show and tell at school one of these days!"
"WHY ME? WHAT'S SHOW AND TELL? WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT-"
"Deal!" Kagome interrupted.
"WHA- HEY!"
Kagome and Souta shook hands on it and Souta grabbed a muffin and bounced out of the room happily to his video game. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's wrist and wheeled her around.
"What's wrong with you, woman?"
"Inuyasha this is all your fault, so you're gonna pay for it by going to show-and-tell with Souta."
"What's show-an- .look. I don't care. All I know is that I did something wrong, so I have to cover it up in front of Ms. Higurashi right?"
"Right."
"Okay. But one thing."
"Hmmm?"
".WHAT THE HELL DID I FREAKEN DO?!"
"YOU WERE ALL OVER ME WHEN YOU WERE ASLEEP!"
Inuyasha saw her cheeks turn red once again and looked at her in confusion, trying to understand what happen last night.
"What? When I slept in your bed?"
"Duh!"
Inuyasha now looked even more confused. "So what, that's it?"
"WADDA YA MEAN 'THAT'S IT'!?"
"That is what I did wrong?"
"Why did you do that?"
"DO WHAT?"
"Held me like that." She blushed even more.
"'Cause I wanted to."
Kagome was taken back by his frank answer.
"Okay.So-so why was your face in my neck?"
".I was smelling you."
"WHY?"
"'CAUSE YOU SMELL NICE AN' IT HELPED ME SLEEP! BUT I GUESS YOU DON'T DESERVE THAT SCENT, DO YOU?"
On that note he let her wrist go. Grabbed a muffin, and joined Souta in the living room. Kagome stood in the kitchen staring at the wall, completely dumfounded. How could a guy be so up-front and doesn't care? She shook her head and was now determined to stay angry with Inuyasha for the rest of the day. She grabbed a muffin and leaned on the counter, beginning to nibble at the edges of the muffin in deep thought. She could not get that person out of her mind. The one who looked like one of Inuyasha's? He was very cold and very merciful at the same time. She wondered about that world too. All of it could not be bad right? She had to find out. She remembered the jewel that she left in her draw in her bedroom. That was her way in and out of the well. This all could not just happen because of coincidence, nor the hanyou could have randomly picked his savior. No, this all was fate, as her grandpa said, "Life happens through fate. There is no such thing as coincidence." She knew she was going to break Inuyasha's order and go back, but she figured it was for the good of her friends. She had an indescribable connection with all of them, and she felt a weird vibe from that little orphan in the mall too. She made up in her mind that they were going to come, but she had to check out the surroundings first. She would ask that person who helped her. He did not like company at all, but he helped Kagome, so he must not hate Kagome. With his power, Kagome was sure that he would blast all her friends. She decided she would go alone until her foot is better and then bring her friends.
Next week Friday came and she got ready for "bed". She was sitting at her vanity, brushing her hair into one long braid. Her foot was worse than she thought it would be when she told her mother she fell and saw a certified doctor, not Miroku, but it felt well than last week.
"Goodnight Kagome and Sota!" Ms.Higurashi called from downstairs.
"Goodnight," the two children chorused.
"Oh yeah. Goodnight Inuyasha."
"G'night, Ms.Higurashi." Inuyasha called back.
The house went dark except for the light in Kagome's room. She saw Inuyasha walk in in the reflection of her mirror and turned around. Inuyasha leaned on the side of the door and shoved his hands into the pockets of his new draw-string pants with a suspicious look in his eyes; the usual smug look on his face.
"Why are you fixing your hair before you go to sleep?" He asked as he eyed the bulky bag next to her bed.
"So it could look nice for tomorrow morning."
"Oh? Where you going?"
"Why are you so interested all of a sudden? It's my life, Inuyasha, but out."
Kagome turned and looked back at herself in the mirror while Inuyasha came next to her and looked at her reflection as well.
"Feh, I couldn't care less what you do in your life, it's how long your life will be, that's what I'm afraid of."
"What do you mean, how long? What are you getting to?"
Inuyasha raised an isn't-it-obvious eyebrow and shook his head.
"You're too stupid for your own good, Kagome. I know you want to go back into that well!"
"What?! Why would I want to do that?" she gasped.
"Because you're stupid, stupid."
"FOR THE LAST TIME I AM NOT-"
Inuyasha clasped his hand on her mouth and she finally realized her people were sleeping. He took his hand off and walked over to her desk, his eyes searching for something.
"Look, Kagome, I know you want to go as much as I do."
"You want to go back.?"
He knelt down and searched the desk draws. "I have to go back. It's where I came from."
"But.why? Wasn't it horrible?"
"Yeah, but there was more to that place than my brother and that house, and I am going to find out what it is."
Kagome noticed what he was doing. "What are you looking for?"
Inuyasha took out a suede pouch and the jewel rolled out in the palm of his hand. He stood up and shoved it in his pocket.
"This."
"Hey! Now why do you need that?"
"HA! I KNEW IT! YOU WERE GOING INTO THAT WELL TONIGHT! YOU DUMB BROAD-"
"I AM NOT A DUMB BROAD MUT!"
Inuyasha smirked grew wider, then slowly faded.
"You cannot go out there on your own. Were all going. You, Sango, Miroku, whoever has some kind relation with this." He patted his pocket. "This jewel did not come to me by accident. Some one was talking to me that night in that house, and I gonna find out who it was."
"Wha?" Kagome asked blankly.
He rolled his eyes and began to walk out the room. "Nevermind that! We'll go when your healed. Got that!"
He walked out the room and turned off the light.
"I wasn't done with that, you jerk!"
She waited for about another ten minutes and then changed into a pair of low waist denims and a crimson red sweater. She took out a bottle and a napkin from out of the bag next to her bed.
"If Inuyasha thinks he was going to stop what she planned for a week, he better think again." Kagome mumbled to herself as she threw the bag over her shoulder and went to his room. She flinched from the loud creak the door made when she opened it. Inuyasha was dead asleep. She crept in and poured the liquid on the napkin. Slowly, she pressed the napkin to Inuyasha's mouth, hoping the ingredients for instant sleeping she found on the internet were reliable. Inuyasha's eyes shot open and he almost sat up when Kagome clamped the cold wet cloth over the hanyou's mouth. Inuyasha struggled to move and got free. He pushed Kagome off . Kagome fell to the floor and looked up. Inuyasha's arm dropped to the side of the bed. Kagome waited, then slowly stood up and lifted one of his eyelids. It worked. His eyes were rolled to the back of his head, one of the signs of deep sleep. She quicky snagged the jewel from his pocket, pushed her feet into her sneakers and crept to the shrine.
She went through the familiar ward that she still was not comfortable with, then stared at the stone arched walls of the well in Inuyasha's world. She began to climb up, slowly but surely. She poked her head out through the top and searched for any danger. She did not feel right at all. She realized she was not acting like herself. Bold, rebellious, anxious, none of these things fit her character, and yet she was feeling that way that night. She thought of Inuyasha and hoped he did not wake up and was coming after her. 'Maybe the stuff was strong enough to keep him asleep for the night. He may not even remember what happened.' She thought to herself reassuringly. She hiked through the woods until she saw the same cabin for the stranger that once helped her. She began running towards it. There was no way she wanted to run into that thing again. With no creatures following her, she made it to the door of the cabin. Kagome stared at the door knob. She then remembered what he said. "I should have let that swamp demon eat you." What if he was not as nice as Kagome thought he would be? She drew a long sharp breath before knocking on it. She raised her hand to the oak door and hesitated. Before she could knock a hand touched her shoulder. She gasped and froze. She hated her reaction to things like these, how she would become paralyzed in danger.
"Why are you here?" said a familiar nonchalant voice.
She turned to see the same guy that helped her. She stammered, trying to calm down, too startled to form a word.
"Mu-ah.uh-I-uh."
"What's wrong with you? Have you lost your sense all together? Tell me." He squeezed his claws threateningly in her shoulder.
"Where do you come from?"
Kagome stared at him, her lips trying to find words to say. She did not want this dangerous guy in her world.
"No-not far." She lied.
"Really." He hissed.
"Oh-Ye-Yes! I live in the nearest village! I just came here to say thank-"
"I don't care less for your thank yous. Tell me the real reason why you are here or I'll slit your throat from ear to ear!" he snapped.
Kagome whimpered at the tone in his voice. Inuyasha was right. She should not have come there alone. But she had to. Something is calling her. She just hopes she lives long enough to see it.
"I-I came to.because.my.me-mem-memory. That's it! Memory! I can hardly remember anything else besides where I live,"
His eyes narrowed suspiciously.
"I have no memory of yours. Now leave before I kill you."
His claw stroked her neck and she sqeaked from the sharp sting it left. He shoved her out of the way and went into his cabin. Kagome stared at the door for a while. She did not know where to go now. She definitley was not going to push her luck with this guy, and she coukd not go back yet. Not without any information. She saw a rust colored glow outlining the top of a hill. She ran to it and look over to discover what looked like a small vilage. She looked at the running stream that ran through the village, and the little girl knealing down at the stream. She watched the girl lookk back at her. She dropped her bucket and stared at kagome until Kagome spoke.
"Hi! My name is Kagome-no wait!"
The girl dashed into a small hut in her small kimono and wooden slippers. The clothes Kagome saw only in history books. Kagome walked into the village, cautiously looking at her surroundings. The girl came back out, tugging a old lady by the hand, pointing at Kagome.
"There she is lady Kayede! She is not a bad spirit is she?" the girl squealed loudly.
"A bad.spirit?" Kagome said to herself.
As she said that people came appearing from out of their huts surrounding Kagome. Kagome looked at all their clothes. She never felt so left out in her entire life. She began to feel uncomfortable when Lady Kayede came closer to her and inspected her. Kayede looked at her hair and clothes, then asked Kagome,
"Tell me child, how did ye get here?"
Kagome stared dumbfoundedly at the old woman for a while and shook out of her trance. She took the jewel out of her pocket and showed it to the woman. The lady's mouth dropped open and she snatched the jewel from her hand and stared at it.
"What is your name, child?"
"Kagome."
"Ah me, child! Where are your friends?"
"My friends."
"Yes! What was their name again? In- Inuyasha and.Miroku.Shippo-"
"What! How do you know all of this? Who are you?"
"Not now child! Where are they?"
"Well they. they are not here-"
"AH ME CHILD! YE FRIENDS ARE NOW IN DANGER! GO GET THEM NOW! HURRY!"
The woman turned her around and began to push her.
"GO BACK TO YE ERA AND GET ALL OF THEM! COME BACK AT DUST! MAKE HASTE!"
The woman stopped pushing her and kagome turned and looked at all of the villagers confusingly.
"GO CHILD! RUN!"
She tossed the jewel to Kagome, Kagome caught it and ran back to the well. Now she knew why she was drawn to the well. Her friends are all in danger. But what danger? They could not be any safer here than in her era. Her.era. It all made sense now. This was the past, but where, she did not know.
Kagome climbed out of the well, pale and tired. She stumbled out of the well and ran out of the shrine. She stopped at the entrance of the shrine and looked around at the dark serene back yard. Nothing seemed to change at all. What danger was this crazy woman talking about? Kagome forced out a hiss of air when an arm wrapped tightly around her neck. She felt something as sharp as a blade touch her cheek.
"You lie now. You said you were from the nearby village, did you not?"
A tear of panic slid down Kagome's cheek. She kept her head straight and stiff, for the claw of the stranger she almost trusted pressed threateningly agianst her cheek. He roughly jerked her head back by her hair.
"Trying to hide Inuyasha? WHERE IS HE?"
"I don't know what you're talking about-"
"YOU DARE STILL LIE TO ME FOOL!"
The flow tears increased now that she realized what she did. Inuyasha is in danger because of her stubborness. She heard a low crackling noise from behind. It was coming from the well.
Sweat formed tiny beads on Inuyasha's forehead. He was trying to stay up. He clenched his teethe and shook his head, trying to get the dizzyness out. The drugs were overpowering him as he grew tired of fighting it with a numb body and a blurred mind. Then he heard Kagome shriek. His eyes shot open, but he saw nothing but blurred shapes and shadows. "What has she done to -m-me!" He said through clenched teeth as he tried to fight the sleep. He had enough strength to roll of the bed and hit the hard floor. That woke him up completely. He shot up and staggered through the door, nearly tumbling down the stairs. He held on to the railing and breathed in deepley. He slowly regained his senses as he walked closer to the shrine. He picked up the pace until he was in a sprint around the corner of the house to the back yard.
Kagome hoped that last scream woke someone up. Anyone. Any sudden moves and her throat was slit from the claws. The cracke noise became louder and louder, like a growing fire. Kagome closed her eyes as another tear escaped.
"I'll ask you one last time before I kill you. Where-is-Inuyasha!"
"RIGHT HERE, BASTARD!"
He immediatley released Kagome and shoved her to the ground, Kagome slid on the pavement, gritting her elbows and knees. The guy turned and glared at Inuyasha, who was standing infront of the well. Inuyasha stood there tensed and alert. Inuyasha's plan of pushing him back into the well failed when he had to get his brother away from Kagome and charged after him. The two locked arms, glaring at each other.
"Your problem is with me, Sesshomaru! Leave the broad out of this!"
Sesshomaru smirked. He pushed Inuyasha off without effort and Inuyasha ducked from the right hook Sesshomaru sent.
"You really think you can beat me, hanyou?"
Sesshomaru proved his point with a hard kick in Inuyasha's stomach. Inuyasha grabbed the foot and yanked it high into the air. Sesshomaru flew up and crashed to the ground. Sesshomaru looked at his hands in shock. He had no powers here. Inuyasha returned the kick with a hard one viciously in Sesshomaru's head, then held up his head by his hair, punching him again and again. Kagome stepped back and covered her mouth as she looked at the brutal fight. Sesshomaru cranked back and drove a punch in Inuyasha's face that sent him flying across the room. Kagome gasped, not even able to move, once again cursing herself for bieng paralyzed. She could not just leave Inuyasha there. The well. Her eyes darted from the well to the slowly approaching Sesshomaru. He had to pass the well to get to Inuyasha. There were purple sparks now spewing from the well. Kagome only had one chance to do it while he's down. She waited until he passed infront of the well, then sprinted towards him and tackled him into the well with all her might. Her head hit the rim of the well before she slid in. Sesshomaru was already falling into the well yelling at the top of his lungs his vow of finally killing the hanyou.
"YOUR COMING, WENCH! MEET YOUR DEATH ON THE OTHER SIDE!"
Kagome lungs froze. She could not even scream. She felt Inuyasha grip her ankle at the last second. Her body swung into the side of the well as the sparks swirled around her and floated to the bottom of the well until it disappeared along with the loud crackling noise. Inuyasha pulled her up and nearly dropped her on her head. She fell to the floor and looked up at him. His face was serious, and his eyes had no room left for sympathy since they were already filled with anger.
"Inuyasha I can explain! We are going to be in danger if we don't go back in that well! We have to get back there as soon as possible."
She trailed off when she saw her words did no good. He just stood there and stared with the same face; the same eyes. His ears twitched and he turned to walk back into the house. She stood and followed him, not knowing whether she should speak or not. She knows what she did. Inuyasha clenched his hands and kept his eyes off of Kagome. He was completely furious with her. Why she did that, he'll never know. What he does know now he cannot trust her at all after the stunt she pulled. He did not want to say anything, because he knew if he said anything, it would come out in to loud yelling at her. He did not want to deal with the rest of her family- and especially her. She followed him to his room and was almost hit in the face with the door he slammed behind of him. She guessed she would take that after what she did. She drew a deep breath before turning the door knob and going in. As usual, his back was facing her, and he sat on the bed his own cross-legged way.
"Inuyasha. You have to listen to me. I went in there because.cause it was calling me. Inuyasha, we are in danger! And if we don't do something,.something might happen to my new friends! Don't you understand why I had to do this?"
Inuyasha did not even bother to glance at her. Kagome could have almost felt his anger. She did not listen to him, and it is her fault. There was no sense in trying to apologize now, she had to see Sango.
"Sorry."
He did not react to the apology. Kagome looked down and sighed, took one last look at Inuyasha, and left. She ran over to Sango's house and knocked hard on the door. Kohaku, her little brother, opened the door.
"Hey Kohaku. Where's your sister?" Kagome tried to say calmly.
"Sango? She should be coming home by now. It's." he checked the clock, "11:05. Why so late Kagome?" he yawned.
"Where?"
"The movies. With Miroku."
Kohaku looked at her expression and began to worry himself.
"Why? Is there something wrong?"
Kagome looked around, hoping to see them coming down the street, then looked at Kohaku's worried look.
"Huh? Oh uh, yeah! Just some last minute homework. She shouldn't take too long, I'll wait. Can I come in?"
"Wow, Im impressed, Miroku. This is the first time you did not take the opportunity to touch me in a dark movie theater." Sango stated happily as they walked down the side walk.
"Does that mean I can have another date?"
"We'll see, hentai."
"Hey! Don't I deserve better for restraining myself this time?"
"You want a cookie?"
In the corner of his eye he saw a car slowly approaching them. He has been noticing the car for a few blocks now. The window suddenly went down to show Naraku's tormented face and a magnum. Miroku pushed Sango out of the way when the thundering sound crackled through the air, and the sound of tires screaching in the distance. Miroku's eyesight blurred before he crashed to the ground.
"Miroku!"
A/N:Sorry it took so long. I had so mush projects to do back to back, I did not have time.and I still don't! I have to go to school now. Plz R/R, or I will not know what to do with this story.*dodges bullets matrix style* sorry for all of the mistakes Im in arush here!
Kagome dreamed of nothing that night. It was like the warp between the two worlds. The smell of sweet cinnamon buns brought her back from the endless darkness and on her bed. She never felt so comfortable. Her stomach ached with a tingly feeling inside that made her cheeks burn. She snuggled in to the warmth of Inuyasha and opened one of her eyes to gaze upon his silvery white ear. She was about to reach out and touch it when she realized her hand was being held. She could hardly move her head to look down because of how close their bodies were pressing together. Her cheeks burned more as she looked down to see Inuyasha's hand enclosed around hers. But that wasn't all. His other arm was wrapped under her and ended on her lower back. His face was buried in her neck. She watched the whole picture, trying to remember when that happened. She was screaming inside, but she did not want to move. Her body was completely numb by the feel of his. She heard him groan slightly and his ears began to twitch. She was paralyzed. Instead of getting up, he leaned in closer, his lips and nose brushing lazily across her neck. She shivered from every slight move he made. He then lifted his head and slowly opened his golden amber eyes that were illuminated once again from the bars of rust colored sunrays coming through the curtains. Her lips quivered. She never was so close to a boy in her entire thirteen years of existence. He watched her face and blinked confusingly.
"Kagome?"
"Y-Ye-uh huh?"
"Why.why are your cheeks so red?" He leaned in and let his cheek touch hers. "And why are they so hot?"
Kagome tried to answer but couldn't. She couldn't form words. She did not really have time to say anything anyway as the door swung open. Souta barged in.
"Hey Kagome, Have you seen In-.!"
Inuyasha and Kagome looked at the stunned sibling at the doorway. Inuyasha's had an expression of comfort and sleepiness, while Kagome's face screamed for itself.
"WOAH! INUYASHA! YOU JUST MET MY SISTER! YUCK! GROSS!"
There was no time to get out of their position. Ms. Higurashi stood at the door with a smile, which slowly faded into a horrified look. The tray of fresh cinnamon muffins crashed to the floor, Ms. Higurashi close behind it. Kagome finally squirmed and Inuyasha, figuring what he was doing was supposedly wrong, helped untangle themselves.
Kagome managed to get Inuyasha to carry her mother in to bed and convince her she was dreaming when she recovered. She set the table and tried to explain to Inuyasha what he did was not normal in her world.
"Inuyasha, you can't just do that all right?"
"Do what?"
"Don't act so innocent with me! You know EXACTLY what you did!"
Inuyasha glared at her. "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BROAD!"
Kagome was about to return the insult, regretting all the terms he learned from the T.V., when she realized something. He was in a house for his whole life, still getting used to sunlight. He WAS innocent. She was about to call him poodle boy when her brother interrupted.
"You're gonna be in soooo much trouble!" He squealed evilly.
"Souta you can't say anything! Just play along."
"Along with what?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome ignored Inuyasha. "Souta Souta PLEEEEEZE! What? Is there a price to keep your mouth shut? HUH?!"
Souta's evil grin faded into to a focused frown as he went into deep thought for his answer. There was a long silence as Inuyasha looked at both of them and blinked a few times.
"KEEP IT SHUT FROM WHAT?"
Once again, they both ignored Inuyasha.
"I got it!" Souta shouted, "Inuyasha has to come with me for show and tell at school one of these days!"
"WHY ME? WHAT'S SHOW AND TELL? WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT-"
"Deal!" Kagome interrupted.
"WHA- HEY!"
Kagome and Souta shook hands on it and Souta grabbed a muffin and bounced out of the room happily to his video game. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's wrist and wheeled her around.
"What's wrong with you, woman?"
"Inuyasha this is all your fault, so you're gonna pay for it by going to show-and-tell with Souta."
"What's show-an- .look. I don't care. All I know is that I did something wrong, so I have to cover it up in front of Ms. Higurashi right?"
"Right."
"Okay. But one thing."
"Hmmm?"
".WHAT THE HELL DID I FREAKEN DO?!"
"YOU WERE ALL OVER ME WHEN YOU WERE ASLEEP!"
Inuyasha saw her cheeks turn red once again and looked at her in confusion, trying to understand what happen last night.
"What? When I slept in your bed?"
"Duh!"
Inuyasha now looked even more confused. "So what, that's it?"
"WADDA YA MEAN 'THAT'S IT'!?"
"That is what I did wrong?"
"Why did you do that?"
"DO WHAT?"
"Held me like that." She blushed even more.
"'Cause I wanted to."
Kagome was taken back by his frank answer.
"Okay.So-so why was your face in my neck?"
".I was smelling you."
"WHY?"
"'CAUSE YOU SMELL NICE AN' IT HELPED ME SLEEP! BUT I GUESS YOU DON'T DESERVE THAT SCENT, DO YOU?"
On that note he let her wrist go. Grabbed a muffin, and joined Souta in the living room. Kagome stood in the kitchen staring at the wall, completely dumfounded. How could a guy be so up-front and doesn't care? She shook her head and was now determined to stay angry with Inuyasha for the rest of the day. She grabbed a muffin and leaned on the counter, beginning to nibble at the edges of the muffin in deep thought. She could not get that person out of her mind. The one who looked like one of Inuyasha's? He was very cold and very merciful at the same time. She wondered about that world too. All of it could not be bad right? She had to find out. She remembered the jewel that she left in her draw in her bedroom. That was her way in and out of the well. This all could not just happen because of coincidence, nor the hanyou could have randomly picked his savior. No, this all was fate, as her grandpa said, "Life happens through fate. There is no such thing as coincidence." She knew she was going to break Inuyasha's order and go back, but she figured it was for the good of her friends. She had an indescribable connection with all of them, and she felt a weird vibe from that little orphan in the mall too. She made up in her mind that they were going to come, but she had to check out the surroundings first. She would ask that person who helped her. He did not like company at all, but he helped Kagome, so he must not hate Kagome. With his power, Kagome was sure that he would blast all her friends. She decided she would go alone until her foot is better and then bring her friends.
Next week Friday came and she got ready for "bed". She was sitting at her vanity, brushing her hair into one long braid. Her foot was worse than she thought it would be when she told her mother she fell and saw a certified doctor, not Miroku, but it felt well than last week.
"Goodnight Kagome and Sota!" Ms.Higurashi called from downstairs.
"Goodnight," the two children chorused.
"Oh yeah. Goodnight Inuyasha."
"G'night, Ms.Higurashi." Inuyasha called back.
The house went dark except for the light in Kagome's room. She saw Inuyasha walk in in the reflection of her mirror and turned around. Inuyasha leaned on the side of the door and shoved his hands into the pockets of his new draw-string pants with a suspicious look in his eyes; the usual smug look on his face.
"Why are you fixing your hair before you go to sleep?" He asked as he eyed the bulky bag next to her bed.
"So it could look nice for tomorrow morning."
"Oh? Where you going?"
"Why are you so interested all of a sudden? It's my life, Inuyasha, but out."
Kagome turned and looked back at herself in the mirror while Inuyasha came next to her and looked at her reflection as well.
"Feh, I couldn't care less what you do in your life, it's how long your life will be, that's what I'm afraid of."
"What do you mean, how long? What are you getting to?"
Inuyasha raised an isn't-it-obvious eyebrow and shook his head.
"You're too stupid for your own good, Kagome. I know you want to go back into that well!"
"What?! Why would I want to do that?" she gasped.
"Because you're stupid, stupid."
"FOR THE LAST TIME I AM NOT-"
Inuyasha clasped his hand on her mouth and she finally realized her people were sleeping. He took his hand off and walked over to her desk, his eyes searching for something.
"Look, Kagome, I know you want to go as much as I do."
"You want to go back.?"
He knelt down and searched the desk draws. "I have to go back. It's where I came from."
"But.why? Wasn't it horrible?"
"Yeah, but there was more to that place than my brother and that house, and I am going to find out what it is."
Kagome noticed what he was doing. "What are you looking for?"
Inuyasha took out a suede pouch and the jewel rolled out in the palm of his hand. He stood up and shoved it in his pocket.
"This."
"Hey! Now why do you need that?"
"HA! I KNEW IT! YOU WERE GOING INTO THAT WELL TONIGHT! YOU DUMB BROAD-"
"I AM NOT A DUMB BROAD MUT!"
Inuyasha smirked grew wider, then slowly faded.
"You cannot go out there on your own. Were all going. You, Sango, Miroku, whoever has some kind relation with this." He patted his pocket. "This jewel did not come to me by accident. Some one was talking to me that night in that house, and I gonna find out who it was."
"Wha?" Kagome asked blankly.
He rolled his eyes and began to walk out the room. "Nevermind that! We'll go when your healed. Got that!"
He walked out the room and turned off the light.
"I wasn't done with that, you jerk!"
She waited for about another ten minutes and then changed into a pair of low waist denims and a crimson red sweater. She took out a bottle and a napkin from out of the bag next to her bed.
"If Inuyasha thinks he was going to stop what she planned for a week, he better think again." Kagome mumbled to herself as she threw the bag over her shoulder and went to his room. She flinched from the loud creak the door made when she opened it. Inuyasha was dead asleep. She crept in and poured the liquid on the napkin. Slowly, she pressed the napkin to Inuyasha's mouth, hoping the ingredients for instant sleeping she found on the internet were reliable. Inuyasha's eyes shot open and he almost sat up when Kagome clamped the cold wet cloth over the hanyou's mouth. Inuyasha struggled to move and got free. He pushed Kagome off . Kagome fell to the floor and looked up. Inuyasha's arm dropped to the side of the bed. Kagome waited, then slowly stood up and lifted one of his eyelids. It worked. His eyes were rolled to the back of his head, one of the signs of deep sleep. She quicky snagged the jewel from his pocket, pushed her feet into her sneakers and crept to the shrine.
She went through the familiar ward that she still was not comfortable with, then stared at the stone arched walls of the well in Inuyasha's world. She began to climb up, slowly but surely. She poked her head out through the top and searched for any danger. She did not feel right at all. She realized she was not acting like herself. Bold, rebellious, anxious, none of these things fit her character, and yet she was feeling that way that night. She thought of Inuyasha and hoped he did not wake up and was coming after her. 'Maybe the stuff was strong enough to keep him asleep for the night. He may not even remember what happened.' She thought to herself reassuringly. She hiked through the woods until she saw the same cabin for the stranger that once helped her. She began running towards it. There was no way she wanted to run into that thing again. With no creatures following her, she made it to the door of the cabin. Kagome stared at the door knob. She then remembered what he said. "I should have let that swamp demon eat you." What if he was not as nice as Kagome thought he would be? She drew a long sharp breath before knocking on it. She raised her hand to the oak door and hesitated. Before she could knock a hand touched her shoulder. She gasped and froze. She hated her reaction to things like these, how she would become paralyzed in danger.
"Why are you here?" said a familiar nonchalant voice.
She turned to see the same guy that helped her. She stammered, trying to calm down, too startled to form a word.
"Mu-ah.uh-I-uh."
"What's wrong with you? Have you lost your sense all together? Tell me." He squeezed his claws threateningly in her shoulder.
"Where do you come from?"
Kagome stared at him, her lips trying to find words to say. She did not want this dangerous guy in her world.
"No-not far." She lied.
"Really." He hissed.
"Oh-Ye-Yes! I live in the nearest village! I just came here to say thank-"
"I don't care less for your thank yous. Tell me the real reason why you are here or I'll slit your throat from ear to ear!" he snapped.
Kagome whimpered at the tone in his voice. Inuyasha was right. She should not have come there alone. But she had to. Something is calling her. She just hopes she lives long enough to see it.
"I-I came to.because.my.me-mem-memory. That's it! Memory! I can hardly remember anything else besides where I live,"
His eyes narrowed suspiciously.
"I have no memory of yours. Now leave before I kill you."
His claw stroked her neck and she sqeaked from the sharp sting it left. He shoved her out of the way and went into his cabin. Kagome stared at the door for a while. She did not know where to go now. She definitley was not going to push her luck with this guy, and she coukd not go back yet. Not without any information. She saw a rust colored glow outlining the top of a hill. She ran to it and look over to discover what looked like a small vilage. She looked at the running stream that ran through the village, and the little girl knealing down at the stream. She watched the girl lookk back at her. She dropped her bucket and stared at kagome until Kagome spoke.
"Hi! My name is Kagome-no wait!"
The girl dashed into a small hut in her small kimono and wooden slippers. The clothes Kagome saw only in history books. Kagome walked into the village, cautiously looking at her surroundings. The girl came back out, tugging a old lady by the hand, pointing at Kagome.
"There she is lady Kayede! She is not a bad spirit is she?" the girl squealed loudly.
"A bad.spirit?" Kagome said to herself.
As she said that people came appearing from out of their huts surrounding Kagome. Kagome looked at all their clothes. She never felt so left out in her entire life. She began to feel uncomfortable when Lady Kayede came closer to her and inspected her. Kayede looked at her hair and clothes, then asked Kagome,
"Tell me child, how did ye get here?"
Kagome stared dumbfoundedly at the old woman for a while and shook out of her trance. She took the jewel out of her pocket and showed it to the woman. The lady's mouth dropped open and she snatched the jewel from her hand and stared at it.
"What is your name, child?"
"Kagome."
"Ah me, child! Where are your friends?"
"My friends."
"Yes! What was their name again? In- Inuyasha and.Miroku.Shippo-"
"What! How do you know all of this? Who are you?"
"Not now child! Where are they?"
"Well they. they are not here-"
"AH ME CHILD! YE FRIENDS ARE NOW IN DANGER! GO GET THEM NOW! HURRY!"
The woman turned her around and began to push her.
"GO BACK TO YE ERA AND GET ALL OF THEM! COME BACK AT DUST! MAKE HASTE!"
The woman stopped pushing her and kagome turned and looked at all of the villagers confusingly.
"GO CHILD! RUN!"
She tossed the jewel to Kagome, Kagome caught it and ran back to the well. Now she knew why she was drawn to the well. Her friends are all in danger. But what danger? They could not be any safer here than in her era. Her.era. It all made sense now. This was the past, but where, she did not know.
Kagome climbed out of the well, pale and tired. She stumbled out of the well and ran out of the shrine. She stopped at the entrance of the shrine and looked around at the dark serene back yard. Nothing seemed to change at all. What danger was this crazy woman talking about? Kagome forced out a hiss of air when an arm wrapped tightly around her neck. She felt something as sharp as a blade touch her cheek.
"You lie now. You said you were from the nearby village, did you not?"
A tear of panic slid down Kagome's cheek. She kept her head straight and stiff, for the claw of the stranger she almost trusted pressed threateningly agianst her cheek. He roughly jerked her head back by her hair.
"Trying to hide Inuyasha? WHERE IS HE?"
"I don't know what you're talking about-"
"YOU DARE STILL LIE TO ME FOOL!"
The flow tears increased now that she realized what she did. Inuyasha is in danger because of her stubborness. She heard a low crackling noise from behind. It was coming from the well.
Sweat formed tiny beads on Inuyasha's forehead. He was trying to stay up. He clenched his teethe and shook his head, trying to get the dizzyness out. The drugs were overpowering him as he grew tired of fighting it with a numb body and a blurred mind. Then he heard Kagome shriek. His eyes shot open, but he saw nothing but blurred shapes and shadows. "What has she done to -m-me!" He said through clenched teeth as he tried to fight the sleep. He had enough strength to roll of the bed and hit the hard floor. That woke him up completely. He shot up and staggered through the door, nearly tumbling down the stairs. He held on to the railing and breathed in deepley. He slowly regained his senses as he walked closer to the shrine. He picked up the pace until he was in a sprint around the corner of the house to the back yard.
Kagome hoped that last scream woke someone up. Anyone. Any sudden moves and her throat was slit from the claws. The cracke noise became louder and louder, like a growing fire. Kagome closed her eyes as another tear escaped.
"I'll ask you one last time before I kill you. Where-is-Inuyasha!"
"RIGHT HERE, BASTARD!"
He immediatley released Kagome and shoved her to the ground, Kagome slid on the pavement, gritting her elbows and knees. The guy turned and glared at Inuyasha, who was standing infront of the well. Inuyasha stood there tensed and alert. Inuyasha's plan of pushing him back into the well failed when he had to get his brother away from Kagome and charged after him. The two locked arms, glaring at each other.
"Your problem is with me, Sesshomaru! Leave the broad out of this!"
Sesshomaru smirked. He pushed Inuyasha off without effort and Inuyasha ducked from the right hook Sesshomaru sent.
"You really think you can beat me, hanyou?"
Sesshomaru proved his point with a hard kick in Inuyasha's stomach. Inuyasha grabbed the foot and yanked it high into the air. Sesshomaru flew up and crashed to the ground. Sesshomaru looked at his hands in shock. He had no powers here. Inuyasha returned the kick with a hard one viciously in Sesshomaru's head, then held up his head by his hair, punching him again and again. Kagome stepped back and covered her mouth as she looked at the brutal fight. Sesshomaru cranked back and drove a punch in Inuyasha's face that sent him flying across the room. Kagome gasped, not even able to move, once again cursing herself for bieng paralyzed. She could not just leave Inuyasha there. The well. Her eyes darted from the well to the slowly approaching Sesshomaru. He had to pass the well to get to Inuyasha. There were purple sparks now spewing from the well. Kagome only had one chance to do it while he's down. She waited until he passed infront of the well, then sprinted towards him and tackled him into the well with all her might. Her head hit the rim of the well before she slid in. Sesshomaru was already falling into the well yelling at the top of his lungs his vow of finally killing the hanyou.
"YOUR COMING, WENCH! MEET YOUR DEATH ON THE OTHER SIDE!"
Kagome lungs froze. She could not even scream. She felt Inuyasha grip her ankle at the last second. Her body swung into the side of the well as the sparks swirled around her and floated to the bottom of the well until it disappeared along with the loud crackling noise. Inuyasha pulled her up and nearly dropped her on her head. She fell to the floor and looked up at him. His face was serious, and his eyes had no room left for sympathy since they were already filled with anger.
"Inuyasha I can explain! We are going to be in danger if we don't go back in that well! We have to get back there as soon as possible."
She trailed off when she saw her words did no good. He just stood there and stared with the same face; the same eyes. His ears twitched and he turned to walk back into the house. She stood and followed him, not knowing whether she should speak or not. She knows what she did. Inuyasha clenched his hands and kept his eyes off of Kagome. He was completely furious with her. Why she did that, he'll never know. What he does know now he cannot trust her at all after the stunt she pulled. He did not want to say anything, because he knew if he said anything, it would come out in to loud yelling at her. He did not want to deal with the rest of her family- and especially her. She followed him to his room and was almost hit in the face with the door he slammed behind of him. She guessed she would take that after what she did. She drew a deep breath before turning the door knob and going in. As usual, his back was facing her, and he sat on the bed his own cross-legged way.
"Inuyasha. You have to listen to me. I went in there because.cause it was calling me. Inuyasha, we are in danger! And if we don't do something,.something might happen to my new friends! Don't you understand why I had to do this?"
Inuyasha did not even bother to glance at her. Kagome could have almost felt his anger. She did not listen to him, and it is her fault. There was no sense in trying to apologize now, she had to see Sango.
"Sorry."
He did not react to the apology. Kagome looked down and sighed, took one last look at Inuyasha, and left. She ran over to Sango's house and knocked hard on the door. Kohaku, her little brother, opened the door.
"Hey Kohaku. Where's your sister?" Kagome tried to say calmly.
"Sango? She should be coming home by now. It's." he checked the clock, "11:05. Why so late Kagome?" he yawned.
"Where?"
"The movies. With Miroku."
Kohaku looked at her expression and began to worry himself.
"Why? Is there something wrong?"
Kagome looked around, hoping to see them coming down the street, then looked at Kohaku's worried look.
"Huh? Oh uh, yeah! Just some last minute homework. She shouldn't take too long, I'll wait. Can I come in?"
"Wow, Im impressed, Miroku. This is the first time you did not take the opportunity to touch me in a dark movie theater." Sango stated happily as they walked down the side walk.
"Does that mean I can have another date?"
"We'll see, hentai."
"Hey! Don't I deserve better for restraining myself this time?"
"You want a cookie?"
In the corner of his eye he saw a car slowly approaching them. He has been noticing the car for a few blocks now. The window suddenly went down to show Naraku's tormented face and a magnum. Miroku pushed Sango out of the way when the thundering sound crackled through the air, and the sound of tires screaching in the distance. Miroku's eyesight blurred before he crashed to the ground.
"Miroku!"
A/N:Sorry it took so long. I had so mush projects to do back to back, I did not have time.and I still don't! I have to go to school now. Plz R/R, or I will not know what to do with this story.*dodges bullets matrix style* sorry for all of the mistakes Im in arush here!