Sorry about the lack of updates. School got really busy. I'll try to do better from now on. I really do have an ending to this story.
Kagome's mind was heavy as she walked towards the Bone Eater's Well. She was going home. She'd decided that was the only way to keep everyone safe until she figured out how to control her powers. She was dangerous. She'd already killed one person and seriously injured another. Just the memory of seeing Inu-Yasha's unconscious body made Kagome shudder. It had been three days since the hanyou had regained consciousness and while his health was steadily improving, he wasn't healing anywhere near as fast as he usually did.
She had almost killed him. None of the others would say it, but that's what she'd done. They all tried to comfort her saying that it was all in self-defense from his demon form, but that didn't make Kagome feel any better. Inu-Yasha was half-demon and her powers had nearly killed him. What if she accidentally released something on Sango, or Miroku or Shippo?
"I won't allow that to happen." Kagome thought as she made her way through the woods.
She reached the clearing that housed the well rather quickly. Once in viewing range of the well though, Kagome stopped. No one was ever at the well. The villagers were all scared of it. The legends and superstitions tying it to demons kept them all at bay. In fact, they were so afraid of it that hardly anyone even went into the clearing. Kagome was thankful of this because it allowed her to travel through the well freely without fear of being seen.
Today though, there was a man casually perched on the side of the well. He sat, arms folded across his chest, legs crossed at the ankles, looking as if he hadn't a care in the world. He wore an outfit similar in style to Inu-Yasha's. Instead of being red though, it was light blue in color with gold and white thread weaving a delicate patterns throughout it. His hair fell to his shoulders in face-framing layers. His head was bent, causing his face to be obscured by his bangs, but from what she could see, Kagome judged him to be young, possibly in his twenties.
Kagome hesitated at the edge of the clearing. She didn't know this man and found it rather odd that he was sitting at the well. She could just wait till he left to use the well, but who knew how long that would take and sooner or later someone would realize she had gone and come looking for her. She hadn't told anyone she was leaving, just left a note. She knew that her friends would try to stop her if they knew her plans.
"No," Kagome thought, "I have to leave now. If I wait any longer, someone will come looking for me. If I jump and the well and disappear, it'll probably just frighten him away."
Confident that she could get rid of the unwanted intruder if she had to, Kagome walked into the clearing. The closer she got to him, the sillier Kagome felt for being afraid. Given how nice the man's hair and clothes looked, chances were he wasn't a bandit. Probably just some traveling nobleman out for a walk who was unaware of the superstitions attached to the well.
The sun came out from behind the clouds and Kagome watched it reflect off the young man's hair. From the edge of the clearing, the stranger's hair had looked black but up close and in the sunlight, it was most definitely a dark shade of blue. Kagome slowed her walking. The young man reached up and swept some of his bangs behind his ear. An ear that was pointed at the tip.
Youkai.
"Hello, Kagome." the demon said. He didn't look at her, just casually inspected his fingertips.
"Who are you?
"He chuckled. "Not that it's any of your concern, but my name is Hideo. I'm your escort."
"Escort? To where?"
He looked up at her then and Kagome was able to get her first good view of his face. He was breathtakingly handsome. His skin was pale, save for the single black stripe that slashed down each of his cheeks. His eyes, deep blue like his hair, locked with hers. He smiled and Kagome suppressed a shudder. "Lord Naraku wishes your presence."