Chapter 2
"K-kagome? It's me! Inu Yasha!" he told her, a little frantic. "I don't think I know you...." Kagome said softly. What is happening to Kagome? What did Naraku do to her?! "You.... you unsealed me from the tree remember? You and I were collecting the Shikon shards!"
A flicker of remembrance crossed her face, and then was gone. "I...I can't remember..." she said almost apologetically.
Inu Yasha looked at her in confusion. "Kagome what is happening to you?" Her forehead wrinkled as she thought. "I...don't know..." Kagome put her head back into her arms. Inu Yasha gently touched her arm to tell her that he was there. Its.... all...my fault.... he thought despairingly. I should have been there....
Sango walked back into the hut with a bowl filled with fish chunks. Inu Yasha yawned and went to a corner of the hut to sit down. "Hi Kagome. Hungry?" Sango asked cheerfully. Kagome nodded slowly and took the bowl. "Thank you." she said as she picked up the chopsticks. Sango watched her eat and then took the empty bowl away. That was strange, she thought. Kagome didn't talk to me at all! She didn't even say my name... She shrugged as she walked out the door. Everyone is acting strange today.
When Sango had left, Inu Yasha went back over to Kagome. "You...really don't remember anything do you?" he asked her softy. She looked up at him blankly and shook her head. He sighed and walked toward his corner again. What the hell is wrong with that girl? He asked himself grumpily. Eventually, he closed his eyes and dozed off to sleep.
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"Mitsukai? What brings you here?" Distant voices caught Inu Yasha's sensitive ears and disturbed his sleep. "Oh just passing through. What are you doing in such a place Miroku?" Groggily Inu Yasha rose to his feet and went to the door. A woman wearing a white robe with golden embroidery stood before Miroku. She had flaming red hair and shining green eyes.
"Oiy, Miroku? What's that girl doing here?" he asked of his monk friend, stepping from the cottage. The woman screeched and pointed at him.
"D-d-d-demon!" She proclaimed.
"Yeah, so what?" Inu Yasha said grumpily. He was not in the mood to be insulted.
"Oh that's just Inu Yasha. He won't hurt you unless you piss him off." Miroku said boredly.
Inu Yasha just hmphed and crossed his arms. His amber eyes had a feral gleam to them and one of his fangs was showing under his lip. "That's right woman. Now be off." He turned on his heel and walked back into the cottage, leaving the other two to stare after him.
"He's always in a bad mood." Miroku said. The girl just stared dumbly after Inu Yasha. Miroku looked at her. "What is it Mitsukai?"
Mitsukai's eyes went kind of blank and she feel over backwards in a dead faint. Miroku caught her before she hit the ground and shook his head. Some people. He thought.
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When Mitsukai finally woke up, she was by a stream and Miroku was nearby. "Ugh...I feel awful." she said. Mitsukai sat up and rubbed her head. "Where's the demon?"
Miroku shrugged and splashed his face with water. "Most likely in the cottage." he said happily. "You could have told me you were afraid of demons." Mitsukai gave him a death glare.
"Isn't everybody?" She said moodily. Miroku raised an eyebrow. "Apparently not." she said with a sigh. "It just never occurred to me that you would be traveling with a demon!"
Miroku gave a chuckle. "It's a long story and not really mine to tell. Let's go back to the cottage and see how the others are doing shall we?" He offered her his arm and she accepted it giggling. "You still haven't changed Miroku." Suddenly her face went red and she smacked him across the face. Miroku quickly withdrew his wandering hand. "No you haven't changed at all." she said shaking her head.
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Inu Yasha was once again dozing while watching over Kagome. A snapping twig caught his attention and he quickly unsheathed Tetsaiga and barged out the door. A shrill shriek sounded when he came into the sunlight. "Oh. It's just you again. Didn't I tell you to go away?" he asked of Mitsukai. She stared at him blankly. Then fell over backwards, only to be caught by Miroku.
"For the love of Buddha would you stop DOING that?" Miroku said whining. Inu Yasha just stared at him and pointed to the girl.
"Not my fault she's skittish." he said grumpily. Once again he went back into the cabin. This time Miroku followed carrying Mitsukai.
Inu Yasha sat down next to Kagome and hung his head to sleep. Kagome then began to shiver. At first he tried to ignore it since Miroku was in the room, but his guilty conscience wouldn't let him ignore her for long. He quickly pulled her onto his lap and put his arms around her. Breathing in her scent, Inu Yasha fell asleep.
Miroku watched Inu Yasha with surprise. Well now, that is strange for him to do in front of others. But as usual he just shrugged it off. Not my problem. Miroku dabbed at Mitsukai's head with a cloth. She opened her eyes slowly and was about to speak, but Miroku put his finger to his lip to tell her to be quiet. He jerked his head in the direction of the sleeping Inu Yasha.
Oh! Mitsukai thought. He wasn't trying to harm me! He just wanted to protect that girl. Interesting. She sat up as quietly as she could and looked at Miroku. He just shrugged and stood up. As he was walking out the door, he stepped on a creaky board. Miroku cringed and Inu Yasha's head snapped up. He growled and bared his teeth at Mitsukai.
"Out." he said through gritted teeth. "Go away." He glared at her fiercely, but she ignored his gaze. Instead she looked at the girl.
"She's hurt isn't she?" she asked softly.
"I said GO AWAY!"
The girl in his arms moaned and turned in her sleep. "Sorry Kagome." he mumbled gently to the girl. "Go back to sleep." Kagome sighed softy and curled into his arms. He put his head on hers for a minute, but the wind brought the scent of Mitsukai to his nose and he was reminded of her presence. He bared his teeth at her and stared her down.
She normally wouldn't have left, but Miroku put his hand on her arm and guided her towards the door. "Just leave him alone." Miroku said quietly and pulled her toward the door. She followed him reluctantly. Once they were a safe distance from the house, she turned toward Miroku.
"Why didn't you let me talk to him?" she asked him angrily.
"Because he would have torn you to shreds if he thought you were a threat to Kagome."
"That's the girl's name?"
"Yes, it is. And if you want to live, I wouldn't touch her while he is around." Miroku told her warningly.
"Why was she so beat up? Who did that to her?"
To this question, Miroku remained silent. He sat down beneath a tree and looked at the sky. "Beautiful day." he said lazily.
"Who is that girl and who hurt her?!"
"Looks like it might rain later though." Miroku said, still not answering her.
"Miroku, you've always told me things before! In our childhood we were best friends! Why won't you tell me?" she asked desperately.
"...Naraku." Miroku said after a while. "She was captured by a demon named Naraku and Inu Yasha blames himself. Now just let the poor hanyou be."
"He is...a half demon?" Mitsukai asked surprised.
"Oops...I shouldn't have said that. Just let the matter be Mitsukai."
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"K-kagome? It's me! Inu Yasha!" he told her, a little frantic. "I don't think I know you...." Kagome said softly. What is happening to Kagome? What did Naraku do to her?! "You.... you unsealed me from the tree remember? You and I were collecting the Shikon shards!"
A flicker of remembrance crossed her face, and then was gone. "I...I can't remember..." she said almost apologetically.
Inu Yasha looked at her in confusion. "Kagome what is happening to you?" Her forehead wrinkled as she thought. "I...don't know..." Kagome put her head back into her arms. Inu Yasha gently touched her arm to tell her that he was there. Its.... all...my fault.... he thought despairingly. I should have been there....
Sango walked back into the hut with a bowl filled with fish chunks. Inu Yasha yawned and went to a corner of the hut to sit down. "Hi Kagome. Hungry?" Sango asked cheerfully. Kagome nodded slowly and took the bowl. "Thank you." she said as she picked up the chopsticks. Sango watched her eat and then took the empty bowl away. That was strange, she thought. Kagome didn't talk to me at all! She didn't even say my name... She shrugged as she walked out the door. Everyone is acting strange today.
When Sango had left, Inu Yasha went back over to Kagome. "You...really don't remember anything do you?" he asked her softy. She looked up at him blankly and shook her head. He sighed and walked toward his corner again. What the hell is wrong with that girl? He asked himself grumpily. Eventually, he closed his eyes and dozed off to sleep.
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"Mitsukai? What brings you here?" Distant voices caught Inu Yasha's sensitive ears and disturbed his sleep. "Oh just passing through. What are you doing in such a place Miroku?" Groggily Inu Yasha rose to his feet and went to the door. A woman wearing a white robe with golden embroidery stood before Miroku. She had flaming red hair and shining green eyes.
"Oiy, Miroku? What's that girl doing here?" he asked of his monk friend, stepping from the cottage. The woman screeched and pointed at him.
"D-d-d-demon!" She proclaimed.
"Yeah, so what?" Inu Yasha said grumpily. He was not in the mood to be insulted.
"Oh that's just Inu Yasha. He won't hurt you unless you piss him off." Miroku said boredly.
Inu Yasha just hmphed and crossed his arms. His amber eyes had a feral gleam to them and one of his fangs was showing under his lip. "That's right woman. Now be off." He turned on his heel and walked back into the cottage, leaving the other two to stare after him.
"He's always in a bad mood." Miroku said. The girl just stared dumbly after Inu Yasha. Miroku looked at her. "What is it Mitsukai?"
Mitsukai's eyes went kind of blank and she feel over backwards in a dead faint. Miroku caught her before she hit the ground and shook his head. Some people. He thought.
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When Mitsukai finally woke up, she was by a stream and Miroku was nearby. "Ugh...I feel awful." she said. Mitsukai sat up and rubbed her head. "Where's the demon?"
Miroku shrugged and splashed his face with water. "Most likely in the cottage." he said happily. "You could have told me you were afraid of demons." Mitsukai gave him a death glare.
"Isn't everybody?" She said moodily. Miroku raised an eyebrow. "Apparently not." she said with a sigh. "It just never occurred to me that you would be traveling with a demon!"
Miroku gave a chuckle. "It's a long story and not really mine to tell. Let's go back to the cottage and see how the others are doing shall we?" He offered her his arm and she accepted it giggling. "You still haven't changed Miroku." Suddenly her face went red and she smacked him across the face. Miroku quickly withdrew his wandering hand. "No you haven't changed at all." she said shaking her head.
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Inu Yasha was once again dozing while watching over Kagome. A snapping twig caught his attention and he quickly unsheathed Tetsaiga and barged out the door. A shrill shriek sounded when he came into the sunlight. "Oh. It's just you again. Didn't I tell you to go away?" he asked of Mitsukai. She stared at him blankly. Then fell over backwards, only to be caught by Miroku.
"For the love of Buddha would you stop DOING that?" Miroku said whining. Inu Yasha just stared at him and pointed to the girl.
"Not my fault she's skittish." he said grumpily. Once again he went back into the cabin. This time Miroku followed carrying Mitsukai.
Inu Yasha sat down next to Kagome and hung his head to sleep. Kagome then began to shiver. At first he tried to ignore it since Miroku was in the room, but his guilty conscience wouldn't let him ignore her for long. He quickly pulled her onto his lap and put his arms around her. Breathing in her scent, Inu Yasha fell asleep.
Miroku watched Inu Yasha with surprise. Well now, that is strange for him to do in front of others. But as usual he just shrugged it off. Not my problem. Miroku dabbed at Mitsukai's head with a cloth. She opened her eyes slowly and was about to speak, but Miroku put his finger to his lip to tell her to be quiet. He jerked his head in the direction of the sleeping Inu Yasha.
Oh! Mitsukai thought. He wasn't trying to harm me! He just wanted to protect that girl. Interesting. She sat up as quietly as she could and looked at Miroku. He just shrugged and stood up. As he was walking out the door, he stepped on a creaky board. Miroku cringed and Inu Yasha's head snapped up. He growled and bared his teeth at Mitsukai.
"Out." he said through gritted teeth. "Go away." He glared at her fiercely, but she ignored his gaze. Instead she looked at the girl.
"She's hurt isn't she?" she asked softly.
"I said GO AWAY!"
The girl in his arms moaned and turned in her sleep. "Sorry Kagome." he mumbled gently to the girl. "Go back to sleep." Kagome sighed softy and curled into his arms. He put his head on hers for a minute, but the wind brought the scent of Mitsukai to his nose and he was reminded of her presence. He bared his teeth at her and stared her down.
She normally wouldn't have left, but Miroku put his hand on her arm and guided her towards the door. "Just leave him alone." Miroku said quietly and pulled her toward the door. She followed him reluctantly. Once they were a safe distance from the house, she turned toward Miroku.
"Why didn't you let me talk to him?" she asked him angrily.
"Because he would have torn you to shreds if he thought you were a threat to Kagome."
"That's the girl's name?"
"Yes, it is. And if you want to live, I wouldn't touch her while he is around." Miroku told her warningly.
"Why was she so beat up? Who did that to her?"
To this question, Miroku remained silent. He sat down beneath a tree and looked at the sky. "Beautiful day." he said lazily.
"Who is that girl and who hurt her?!"
"Looks like it might rain later though." Miroku said, still not answering her.
"Miroku, you've always told me things before! In our childhood we were best friends! Why won't you tell me?" she asked desperately.
"...Naraku." Miroku said after a while. "She was captured by a demon named Naraku and Inu Yasha blames himself. Now just let the poor hanyou be."
"He is...a half demon?" Mitsukai asked surprised.
"Oops...I shouldn't have said that. Just let the matter be Mitsukai."
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