CHAPTER 8
AN: sorry it took me so long to update. I've been kinda busy with life. Between this, that, and a few other things; I've hardly had time for myself like this.
Ok, enough ranting from me let's continue with the fic shall we, because that's why ur all here now isn't it?
Warm, comfortable, safe. When Kagome started to wake up, she felt strong arms around her body. She opened her eyes slowly and looked up into the face of the person holding her. Her breath caught in her throat. Golden eyes stared back at her.
"Good morning." He started to withdraw his arms, but she held them still. Kagome rolled over to face away from Inuyasha, pulling his hands over her body as she snuggled closer. Since it was still early, Inuyasha let her go back to sleep.
Steady breathing told him Kagome had fallen back asleep. He was getting worried about her. All night she had nightmares. But since he started to hold her during the night........ she was calm. He made a point of asking her if she knew why. Inuyasha closed his eyes and fell into a light sleep, holding tight the one he loved.
One by one the group woke up and did their own morning routine. Kagome still slept...... in his arms. When Shippo woke, he looked over to see a familiar sight, a couple sleeping together. It reminded him greatly of his own parents so he crept closer and snuggled in with them.
Sango was the first to notice the warm fuzzy moment across the fire. 'Ah, it's good to see those two sleeping like that.' She managed to get the monk's attention silently and pointed to the sleeping couple. Miroku just smiled and nodded. 'It's about time.'
Kouga slept in the woods nearby. Since he couldn't sleep with Kagome, he'd keep a close eye on her and the hanyou, just to make sure he didn't try anything either. Kouga watched the whole thing happen from his spot. He was jealous. 'How could she do that to me...... with HIM of all people.' Kouga walked up to the camp and was about to kick the hanyou awake but someone beat him to it.
"Kouga leave them be. They'll wake up soon on their own." Miroku said loud enough to wake Inuyasha and Kagome.
Kagome opened her eyes again but this time she saw all the stares she was getting. "What?" She looked behind her and was again met with golden eyes. "Good morning,
Inuyasha." She sat up and had herself a good stretch.
"Kagome....." Inuyasha was the first to ask her "what happened last night? You said you saw the cat get beat up. How?"
"I don't know. When I came in contact with her that first time....... it's as if something clicked. I knew what I had to do, so I did it. I really couldn't tell you why. When I found her, it's almost as if..........."
"What?"
"Well, it's almost as if we were meant to find each other. And when I saw into her mind, we became one. I saw things through her eyes, and she through mine. I think that's how she knew she could trust me."
"What all did you see, Kagome?" Miroku asked.
Kagome stiffened a bit at the thought of what she witnessed through the cat's eyes. One word was enough for them. "Naraku."
Kouga was off hunting for something at Kagome's request saying she liked what he caught. Shippo was nearby collecting some edible mushrooms. Inuyasha and Sango were sitting beside her while Miroku just came back from gathering firewood. Alina was still sleeping off her injuries beside Kagome, she rode in Kagome's bike basket all day. Kagome was staring back into the fire when she continued.
"When I looked into her mind it was amazing. It's what I saw in her mind that troubles me. Alina watched her family fight a monstrous demon. They killed it but in the process, her mother died. Her father managed to get a jewel shard away from it, but it was too late for him. He died seconds after he told her to take the shard away and find a friend of the family. Naraku must have noticed her, but she escaped from Naraku with the jewel shard and he chased her. She was somehow able to hide them from him. That's why he didn't take the one she had in her mouth. I have no idea how she can." Kagome finished.
Shippo came back with his kimono shirt full of mushrooms. "Kagome is this going to be enough?"
"Thanks, Shippo, I think this should be enough." She pulled out her cooking pot and heated some water they got earlier. Kouga came back soon after with a rabbit. "Kouga, can you clean that for me?"
'I hope she isn't doing this just to...'
Kagome sighed. "Kouga don't think that......" She stoked the fire "I need the meat to be clean when I cook it. I hate it when I have to pull rabbit hair out of my soup."
Kouga puffed himself up at that. 'She likes it cleaned, well then, in that case....' He brought a flat stone over by the fire and sat on the side of Kagome that Inuyasha wasn't on. When Kouga was done cleaning the meat, he handed it to Kagome and she put it in the pot.
They all just sat around the fire telling stories of each other, waiting for Kagome to say dinner is ready. Their stomachs were grumbling with hunger.
After what seemed like forever, Kagome said the three words they've been waiting for: "Ok, dinner's ready."
"Smells good, Kagome." Everybody dived into dinner, quickly eating the contents of the soup pot. They ate in mostly silence. Often they would compliment on the cooking. Kagome would accept gracefully and continue eating.
'Maybe if I compliment her enough she'll come with me and cook for only me...' Kouga's grin threatened to split his face in half.
"Kouga, that won't work with me and you know it." Came the reply from beside him. Kagome had just finished her second bowl and began to clean up.
They had finished cleaning up and were getting ready to settle down for the night when Kagome sensed something. "Inuyasha....." her breath caught in her throat and everyone saw it. Kagome quickly stood and closed her eyes as if to get a better sense at what she was feeling. "Shippo, come stand beside me." The kit looked at her, he could see that something was wrong. She sensed it, why didn't anyone else? "Shippo?"
He quickly jumped beside her and was about to grab her leg and ask her what was wrong but she quickly turned around and faced a corner of the clearing they were in. A low growl escaped her throat. 'Nobody else is sensing anything, but how could she? Unless........ they had a jewel shard.'
"Kagome, what is it? What's wrong?" Sango came running up behind her friend.
The answer came out of the forest, walking slowly and stopped within plain view of everyone.
AN: Ohh… guess what, chants Kikyo's gunna die, Kikyo's gunna die. Tune in next time for the clash of mikos and smashing of pots. I shouldn't push it to be that big because I'm not good at fighting scenes still, but it's all good. She dies anyway!!