I'm sorry that it took so long to update. I've been working on my other fic and now I finally got an idea for this fic.
Catch-22
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Dreams or Flashback
Stressed Words
When they arrived at the village Miroku stared at the three of them with question in his eyes. Sango stepped out from beside Miroku and counted that three of them were there and that they were missing the four.
"Where the hell's Kagome?" Sango growled causing Miroku to inch away from her.
"I'll explain when I get inside," Inuyasha said as he walked past them and into the hut, followed by two, tired teens. Sango growled and stomped inside with them.
When they were all settled down, Rin and Kohaku fell flat on their backs in exhaustion and Inuyasha calmly sat next to the fire pit. Sango sat next to Miroku and they sat across from Inuyasha. Shippo ran into the hut with a smile since he smelled Kagome and Inuyasha's return.
"Inuyasha, where's Kagome?" Shippo asked as he ran up to him and sniffed him, "I smell her in you... OH KAMI!!! DID YOU EAT KAGOME???" Shippo ran around the hut screaming at Inuyasha.
"YOU'RE A CANNIABLE HANYOU!!!" Shippo cried as he began punching Inuyasha on the head.
"SHUT UP!!!" Inuyasha barked as he punched the kitsune.
"I did not eat Kagome!" He yelled. Rin sighed and Kohaku just covered his ears in annoyance.
Inuyasha told Sango and Miroku about Kagome's new weapons and how Toutousai built her hook swords. He then explained the part about her soul and how it would weaken with each use of her miko powers.
"There's a chance she could die?" Sango asked.
"Yes," Inuyasha said.
"Why?" Miroku asked.
"I'm thinking it's because she's the new soul reaver and that position isn't meant to bring back the dead or the almost dead," Inuyasha explained.
"That still doesn't explain where she is," Miroku said.
"She's inside me," Inuyasha said.
"What?" Sango asked with a look of disbelief on her face.
"The spirit of the Goshinboku talked to me in a dream and said that to save her she had to merge souls with someone," Inuyasha explained.
"That explains her disappearance, but what's the catch?" Miroku asked without missing a beat.
"She will have to stay with me forever," Inuyasha said.
"It's about time," Sango mumbled as she looked away.
"What do ya mean?" He irritably asked.
"She means it's about time you two hooked up," Shippo answered as he looked up at Inuyasha.
"Why you?" He growled as he raised his fist to hit him.
"Don't you hit him!" Kagome yelled, her voice coming from Inuyasha's mouth.
"Weird," Shippo said as he opened Inuyasha's mouth and searched for Kagome. Inuyasha pushed Shippo away and smacked him on the head.
"Ow! You big jerk!" Shippo yelled as he stuck his tongue out and ran off before he got hit again.
"So, how long will she be with you?" Sango asked.
"I don't know?" Inuyasha asked. Sango gasped letting her jaw drop in shock. Miroku dropped his Shakujou letting it hit the floor with its rings clanging against each other.
"What's wrong?" Inuyasha insultingly asked as he looked behind his shoulder. Rin and Kohaku sat up and stared at Inuyasha with disbelief.
"What the hell is wrong!?" He demanded.
"Your hair and eyes," Sango stuttered..
"What about it?" Inuyasha asked as if he was being insulted.
"It's black and your eyes are violet," Miroku answered.
"But you still have your puppy ears," Rin continued.
"And their black," Kohaku finished.
"What?" Inuyasha growled as he ran out of the hut and towards the river.
Inuyasha let the wind whip his face as he ran towards the river. He stopped when her reached the water and sent dust up causing dirt to ripple the water and blur his image. When the water steadied he just about screamed at what he saw. He stared at the familiar face that was only seen on new moons. Gazing into the water he reached for his ears and felt the black hair that was attached to his head. He pulled his eyelid down making sure that his eyes were really violet and not just some trick of magic.
'It's only temporary,' Kagome whispered to him.
"How do you know?" Inuyasha smugly asked.
'I can feel your body adapting to my soul,' Kagome whispered. He looked into the water to see Kagome's reflection staring at him and not his own. She gently smiled at him and reached out to touch him, only to stop at the water's edge unable to reach any further. Inuyasha reached out to meet her hand, but he only managed to grasp water.
'It's time,' Kagome whispered to Inuyasha as her image faded from the water to be replaced by his reflection
He pushed himself away from the water and doubled over in pain as he started to glow a pinkish color. He could feel his very essence grasp onto what was leaving his body. He could smell Kagome's sweet scent as it formed from out of his back. He howled as he felt her leave him. He was on his hands and knees sweating from the experience. He glanced over and noticed that his hair was back to silver and he could see Kagome smiling at him from the side of the position that she was laying on.
"You look like a wet dog," Kagome giggled as she touched his damp hair.
"Anybody would look like a wet dog, especially if they had to carry a heavy bitch like you," Inuyasha said as he grinned cockily at her. Kagome's face turned pure red in anger and she growled at him. Inuyasha's grin turned to an expression of pure terror.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome growled.
"It's not my fault you weigh so much," Inuyasha mumbled and froze when he saw the expression of murder on her face.
'Oh shit,' Inuyasha thought in his head.
"YOU JERK!!! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! AND SIIIIIIIIT YOU BUTT SNIFFING JERK!!!" Kagome screamed as she huffed in pure anger.
"Ow," Inuyasha whimpered as he twitched from his six-foot crater. Kagome stood up and snorted before she stomped her way back to the village. When she made it back she saw Miroku and Sango staring out the door in worry. Miroku got a twinkle in his eyes when he saw Kagome's red, sweaty face and heard the way her breaths were uneven.
"Kagome, it's good to see you," Miroku slyly said, "Judging from the way you look I can tell your roughened up."
"Hentai Houshi!" Sango yelled as she slapped him.
"Sango, I only meant physical activity," Miroku whined as he held his hand over his cheek.
"We ALL know what YOU meant," Sango growled.
"So, how do you feel?" Sango asked Kagome as she watched her lay down.
"I feel like I'm ready to fight again," Kagome said as she stretched on her futon and yawned.
"BITCH!!!" Inuyasha yelled as he came into the hut. Kagome stood up and pushed him over to her futon. He gave a weird look at her like she was crazy.
"Sit Boy and relax," Kagome whispered causing him to do a face dive into the futon. Kagome then lay next to him and snuggled into his side causing Sango and Miroku to blush and Inuyasha to relax and smile. Sango and Miroku left the hut to leave the two only. Kirara had already carried Rin and Kohaku to their separate rooms. Inuyasha growled and rolled over to face Kagome's face.
"You do realize that you're stuck with me for all eternity?" Inuyasha mumbled.
"I think I realized that once I released you from that arrow," Kagome sarcastically replied.
"Do you ... regret it?" Inuyasha whispered in a self-conscious voice. Kagome's face softened and she gently laid her hand on his cheek and smiled.
"If I had to do it again ... no, I wouldn't change anything," Kagome answered, "I think one way or another, I would've met you."
"Since your going to be with me, I would like you to be my mate," Inuyasha stated. Kagome blushed and looked away and she giggled.
"I can understand if you say no. I could find a way to become human for you or full demon," Inuyasha suggested. Kagome shook her head and smiled.
"If you were to become human I would live longer than you. If you turned full demon, than you might not be you," Kagome explained.
"You want me to be a hanyou?" Inuyasha asked.
"I want to be the mate of Inuyasha, the one I fell in love with," Kagome explained. Inuyasha hugged her close to his chest and inhaled her scent as he smiled in happiness.
"I love you too," Inuyasha whispered to her. They both fell asleep in each other's arms with smiles. They slept for five hours completely oblivious to the youkai that was headed their way. When they awoke Inuyasha and Kagome gasped to look upon the face of the one that had helped them in Inuyasha's quest.
"What the hell are you doing back so soon?" Inuyasha growled in annoyance.
"You should pay more respect to Lord Sesshoumaru, you retched half breed," Jaken sneered.
"It's also nice to see you little brother," Sesshoumaru sarcastically said.
"So what do you want? I know it's to soon to want Rin back," Inuyasha stated.
"I see Kagome is back and I have heard rumors of Onigumo's return," Sesshoumaru stated in a calm tone.
"Yes he is back and I have been returned to send him to hell," Kagome confirmed.
"I have heard that he is searching for the spring of the immortals," he said.
"WHAT?" Kagome yelled causing Inuyasha and Jaken to wince.
"He is heading to the spring of the immortals so he can start his reign of power again. Jaken has found where the spring is and it is supposed to appear every century on the first new moon of the month," Sesshoumaru explained.
"Shit," Inuyasha growled.
"It appears tomorrow," Kagome sighed.
"Yes," Sesshoumaru said.
"I have to go then, but I know the way," Kagome assured.
"I will accompany you to make sure the job gets done," Sesshoumaru said leaving no room for argument.
"I'll send for Shakaku so he can get Kouga," Kagome said.
"What? Why is that wimpy wolf needed?" Inuyasha demanded.
"The village will need protection since Sango, Miroku, Rin, Kohaku, Shippo, and us will be taking a trip to the Isle of Immortals," Kagome explained in a threatening voice.
"Keh," Inuyasha growled.
"We'll leave once the wolves arrive," Kagome said as Sesshoumaru left the hut. Kagome woke Shakaku up and sent him to go get Kouga and Ayame to ask them a favor.
Kagome and Inuyasha then finally let sleep take them. Sleep passed with no dreams and nightmares creeping at every corner. Everything was silent in the village giving nothing, but a silence that what bound to break. Only a few villagers were awake to keep watch. Kirara sat on top of her mistress's hut and watched the village as a favor for letting her stay with them.
Sorry I haven't been updating, but I've been updating the other story. I will update again because I have an idea of where I want to take this.story.