Waking To New Hope
Inuyasha drove up into his driveway and parked his car. He saw that there was a small light on inside the kitchen. Inuyasha sighed and looked into his rearview mirror, watching the sleeping Kagome. 'What happened out there?' he thought sadly. He then got out and carefully took Kagome inside. He smiled and chuckled quietly to himself when he saw Rin rummaging around in the refrigerator for a midnight snack; she jumped and hit her head on the frige door when she heard the door close. "Rin. You know Sesshomaru doesn't like you eating sweets in the middle of the night." Inuyasha said looking at the little girl in front of him holding a bag of M&M's. "Please don't tell Sesshomaru on Rin." the little girl pleaded. "Don't tell who what?" Inuyasha said smiling and taking a handful of M&M's. Rin smiled and bowed slightly in thanks, before noticing Kagome. "Rin would like to know who she is." Rin said jumping up and down to get a better look at the young women in Inuyasha's arms. "This is my gir..." he started but stopped sadly. He had almost said 'girlfriend' but after the events of tonight he wasn't sure that she would like to be his girlfriend, though he would feel like the luckiest person in the world. He knew somehow that what ever had happened was somehow his fault, Kikyou had no other reason to hate Kagome that he knew of though it brought up another question 'Why would Kikyou even care if I was with Kagome? Unless...' he thought a possible answer popping into his head. "This is my friend Kagome." he answered. "Why is she sleeping?" the little girl asked. "She's really tiered." he said not knowing what to tell the girl. "Is she going to stay with Rin and lord Sesshomaru and Inuyasha?" the inquisitive little girl asked. He smiled slightly. "Yes. For a wile." he answered. "But you can't tell anyone about her being here, she's not feeling well and needs her rest. Okay?" he informed Rin who said "Hie." and gave a salute in answer. "May I help her feel better?" Rin asked hopefully. "Sure." Inuyasha said starting to walk upstairs to his room. "Rin could you please bring me some spare sheets a blanket and a pillow." Inuyasha asked opening his door and looking back at the little girl who nodded excitedly, running to a closet. He gently laid Kagome on his bed and pulled a cot out from his closet, and laid it down next to his bed. He then sat next to the sleeping Kagome; he brushed a few strands of raven hair out of her closed eyes. 'I wish that I knew what had happened? And what the hell was that purple light?! Only miko's have that power and the only miko that I know of that is in this area is Kikyou, and she doesn't have nearly that much power, unless it was...' his thoughts faded away. "What did Kikyou do to you?" he said out loud. He was jerked away from his thoughts when he sensed someone at his door. "So little brother you brought a women home." observed Sesshomaru. Inuyasha looked at his older bother who was leaning against the doorframe. "So? Got a problem with that?" Inuyasha asked. "No. But I'm curious to know why she has passed out and reeks of miko." Sesshomaru said looking at the girl on his brother's bed. "I'm not really sure why she reeks of miko I was just trying to figure that out but it might have something to do with the fact that Kikyou tried to kill her." Inuyasha said. "She doesn't smell of Kikyou. There is no sent old or new that suggests she has been touched by her." Sesshomaru inquired. "Then I don't know." Inuyasha growled irritated. "But she dose have the scents of Yura and Kagura. What happened and why do I smell smoke?" Sesshomaru asked. "I'll tell you all I know. But then will you leave me alone?!" Inuyasha asked getting irritated by all the questions that he had just been asking himself. Rin came waddling in covered in blankets, sheets and pillows. "Hello lord Sesshomaru!" Rin said bowing, totally forgetting about what she had been carrying. Sesshomaru watched amused as the bedding came tumbling to the floor. "May I make her bed?" the little girl asked excitedly bouncing up and down with an embarrassed blush on her cheeks. Inuyasha nodded and the little girl set to work and Inuyasha told his brother all he knew. "I see. She may stay but only till she wakes up and Kaede says its safe for her to go. I wont have her try to purify me." Sesshomaru said with distaste in his voice. He turned to leave. "Oh. And stop covering up for Rin. Weather of not you tell me I know. I can smell the chocolate on her breath and hear her midnight raids." he said before leaving, with a shameful Rin following him. 'She looks so peaceful but also troubled. I hate to move her' he thought with a yawn. He shrugged and laid down on the cot and fell into a rest lace sleep.
'Beep.... Beep...Beeeeeeeeeeep.' "Aren't ye ever going to wake up?" asked a voice from the doorway. "No." mumbled Inuyasha into his pillow. "Well you are so ye better get up now." came the voice again. Inuyasha slowly lifted up his head slightly and peered out of silted eyes at the form standing in his doorway. "No." he groaned and plopped his head back down and closed his eyes. "Suit ye self." Kaede said walking over to the closed window and opening it and the blinds. "Aaaah! Kaede you bitch! Why the hell is it so cold?" he asked slightly shivering. He sat up and looked at his clock then outside. He did a double take when he realized what time it was. "YOU WOKE ME UP AT 3:00 A.M.!!!" he yelled looking out the dark window. Then at the untroubled girl. "No. I woke ye up at 3:00 P.M." Kaede said going over to Kagome who was still amazingly asleep. She looked at Kagome on the bed than at Inuyasha who was sleepily rubbing his eyes on the cot, and smiled sneakily. "What the hell are you grinning at?" Inuyasha snapped. "Nothing important." Kaede said still smiling. Kaede took her pink sling backpack and set it down on Inuyasha's messy desk, she took one look at it then him before wiping it all into the wastebasket clearing a space where she could work. "What the Fuck are you doing?!" Inuyasha asked furious. "It was just a bunch of trash." She said plucking a old soda can that had a sticky chocolate rapper stuck to it, from the desk and wrinkling her nose, dropped it to into the wastebasket which was now over flown with garbage. She then took out multiple herbs and spices form her pack, separated them into individual piles and took out a grinding stone and began making the medicine for Kagome. 'Sniff, sniff.' "Ugh! What the hell is that smell?!" Inuyasha asked looking around the room. "Its ginger root, mandrake root, with a little bit of chicken liver juice." Kaede answered. "That is not the smell I was smelling though it sounds disgusting." Inuyasha said wrinkling his nose at the thought. "I shouldn't have asked." he said coldly when he spotted the bracelet Koga had given Kagome. "Her perfume must have covered up the scent last night but now its gone and I smell HIM in my room Ugh!" he said in disgust taking the bracelet off her wrist and holding it as far away from him as he could. He looked around the room in search of a place to put it so he wouldn't have to smell Koga, when he spotted the open window. He smiled evilly and creped to the window he was just about to though it out the window when... "I wouldn't do that if I was ye." Kaede said without looking at the guilty face of Inuyasha. "She wouldn't like it if ye did." she said when he readied for another toss. "If I did what?" he said innocently dropping the bracelet out of the window with a smile. "That." Kaede said. "Now how did you know what I was gonna do? You haven't even looked at me for the past 10 minuets and why the hell is it dark outside?!" he asked just now noticing how dark it actually was. "I know you too well and how much ye hate Koga so it was obvious. The playing field was set so all you had to do was play it, And it's an eclipse, Don't ye ever watch anything other than cartoons?" Kaede asked. "KEH! Of course theirs Sci-fie, action, comedy, Fantasy, horror, Etc." he answered with a yawn. "That's not what I meant. Here tilt Kagome's head up." Kaede instructed. Inuyasha did as he was told and Kaede poured a few drops of the medicen down her through, Kagome just slept on. "How long do you recken she'll be asleep?" Inuyasha asked. "A few weeks at least." Kaede answered. "A few weeks! It would only take me a day or so!" he complained but secretly was happy that she would be with him longer. "Yes. But ye must remember she is only human." Kaede said pouring the remaining herbal mixture into a small glass bottle and putting a cork in it before handing it to Inuyasha, who looked at it closely. "give her 3 drops daily. I'll be back Friday to check on her. If anything happens before then, call me and I'll be over before the rooster can crow." Kaede instructed him picking up the remaining herbs and putting them away into here bag. "Oh and Monday after school come to Kagome's shrine, we must talk to her family about what has happened." Kaede explained when seeing Inuyasha's puzzled expression. He nodded and she left closing the door behind her. Inuyasha looked at the little bottle and wrinkled his nose in disgust at the sight of the transparent yellow-green mixture. "Uh! I cant take the silence any longer! I'm hungry." he said when his stomach complained. He yawned and placed the bottle on the side table. 'Wonder if there is any ramen left.' the thought wile walking down stairs tot find something to fill his empty stomach. He heard a pouring noise and saw Sesshomaru pouring hot water into a Ramen cup. His eyes flashed to the shelf that usually has ramen in it hoping to find more there...but there wasn't any left. "Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha growled at his brother who made a slight smile. Sesshomaru picked up the ramen cup and a pair of chopsticks and walked past a pissed Inuyasha to the living room. "Sesshomaru I need your help with something." called Rin from upstairs reluctantly he walked upstairs to Rin's room leaving the ramen behind. 'Hehehe now's my chance!' Inuyasha thought evilly, quickly running into the living room. "Ah... sweet...chickiony...Ramen." Inuyasha said between bites as he quickly ate the noodles. "much better." he said replacing the now empty cup and chopsticks where he found them. Tiptoeing away he made his way to his room and closed the door just in time as Sesshomaru came walking by to go eat his ramen. He quickly turned on his PS2, grabbed the controller, and plopped down in what would have been a comfortable position, and began a new game just as the doorknob turned. "Why you little bastard." Sesshomaru said coldly. "What did you just call me?!" Inuyasha asked. "A bastard is what this Sesshomaru called you. You ate all of MY ramen." Sesshomaru said growling slightly. "What do you mean? I have been sitting here playing my game and beating the crap out of these bastards ever since you left the kitchen." Inuyasha said trying to act innocent. Sesshomaru just gave him a evil glair and left, muttering something about half lings. Inuyasha just grinned at his success, and continued playing the game till late that night.
Both Sango and Miroku called asking how Kagome was, and to remind him to come with them to Kagome's shrine after school the next day. "Shut up already! Kaede already told me and so did Sango so go 'Fuck a tree' or something." Inuyasha said irritably to Miroku. "Hum...'Fuck a tree'... sounds like fun, which one?" Miroku asked jokingly. "Oh gods! What the hell have I done to deserve this?!" Inuyasha asked looking up at the ceiling. "So is Sesshomaru flipping out over ramen thing?" Miroku asked smirking. "Yah. He got sick of still being hungry and for once actually went grocery shopping." Inuyasha said with a laugh. "Sesshomaru? Go shopping? Sorry cant believe it." Miroku said in disbelief. "Well believe it he did. So anyway I gotta go grab all the ramen and hid it some where that my annoying, Older...brother.... Cant find... it... Oh hi Sesshomaru my completely non annoying, older brother." Inuyasha said to the figure standing in the doorway. "I had a faint ringing in my ears so I came to investigate who was talking about me behind my back. I should have known it was my annoying, self centered, little bastard of a human brother." Sesshomaru said in disgust. "I am not a human!" Inuyasha yelled. "True. But your also not a youkai either." Sesshomaru said lightly. Inuyasha said nothing. His brother no matter how much he didn't want to admit it, was right. "You would do well to remember that. That and that I could have you out on the streets at the wave of my hand." Sesshomaru said with a cold glair, then left. Inuyasha laid back on the cot and stared at the ceiling. 'Why the hell do I stay here? Oh yah because I don't have anywhere else to go.' Inuyasha thought miserably, then went to sleep listening to the whispering of the wind.
"Beep...Beep...Beep" went the alarm clock. "Fuck its morning!" Inuyasha said and crawled out of the cot. He dressed, yawned, and then went over to Kagome. He picked up the small glass bottle, uncorked it, then gently lifted her head and let a few drops of the liquid fall into her mouth. He laid her back down and sat back letting his eyes trail over her petite form. 'Huh... I guess since she's going to be here a wile I should take her shoes and stuff off.' Inuyasha thought. He did so and also removed her jewelry and carefully took her hair out of the elaborate bun and braids, letting the mixture of dark raven and blue streaked hair flow over her shoulders. Inuyasha sighed and set the jewelry on the side table, picked up his pack and left for the place he liked to call 'The hell hole.' (Yah I call it that all the time ) He found Sango and Miroku sitting in their spots at the back of the classroom. "Hay." Inuyasha said sitting down in his seat. "Sup?" he asked. "Nothing except worrying ourselves right down to Hell!" Sango said swatting away Miroku's hand away as it inched its way towards her backend. "And plotting ways to kill Kikyou." she added smiling widely. "How is Kagome?" Miroku asked rubbing his hand. "She's okay. I think." Inuyasha replied laying his head down on the desk and drifting off to sleep. The day dragged on as it always dose when you have something to do when it's over, but when it finally did the three ran to Kagome's home. "You knock." Inuyasha said. "No I insist you do." Miroku said to him. "No you do it." Inuyasha said once again. "No really I insist you do." Miroku said gesturing. "I said you knock." Inuyasha said now annoyed. "Oh for heavens sake! I'll knock!" Sango said when she saw Miroku opening his mouth. Sango pushed through the bickering boys and knocked, Kagome's mother answered looking like she hadn't slept in days and wore a very worried expression. "Hello Mrs. Higurashi. Are you alright?" Sango asked worried. "Hello Sango, Inuyasha Miroku. I'm terribly sorry but Kagome isn't here... in fact I don't know where she's been for the last day or so." Kagome's mother said a small tear trickling down cheek. "What? Inuyasha you Baka! You didn't tell her where her daughter is?!" Sango yelled. "Oops..." Inuyasha said quietly. "Yah oops! God! I'm so sorry for worrying you but she's at Inuyasha's. Something happened Saturday night, were not sure exactly what did happen, only that it will take a wile to explain what we know." Sango said to the worried mother standing in front of her. "Oh thank god! Please do come in." Mrs. Higurashi said in relief, stepping aside to let her daughter's friends in. The four sat down at the table where Kagome's grandfather was sitting. "Would you like something to drink? Water? Soda? Tea?" Mrs. Higurashi offered. "Water would be fine." Sango answered. "Tea for me. Hay that kinda rhymes!" Miroku said. "Soda" grunted Inuyasha. Kagome's mother went about getting drinks for everyone. "So what happened Saturday night? And why isn't Kagome with you?" Mrs. Higurashi asked setting the drinks down on the table and handing them to each of the three teens. "Well like Sango said we're not really sure what happened." Miroku said. "And Kagome is still recovering at my place." Inuyasha added. "Recovering? What dose that mean?" Mrs. Higurashi asked, worry once again spreading across her face. "Um... How do I..." Sango started but just then there was a knock at the door. Kagome's grandfather got up to answer it. "Hello my name is Kaede. I'm here to talk to Mrs. Higurashi and help clear things up about Kagome." they heard the faint voice of the young girl float throughout the room. "Come in." Kagome's grandfather said. Both came walking in and Kagome's grandfather sat back down to his hot tea. "Hello Mrs. Higurashi. My name is Kaede." Kaede said bowing. "Hello Kaede. Welcome." Mrs. Higurashi said gesturing to an empty seat. "Thank you. I haven't met your daughter persionaly but I have heard a lot about her from Sango, Miroku and Inuyasha, so I feel like I've known her for years. I hate to be rude but we need to get down to discussing Kagome and her situation." Kaede said taking a seat. "Of course. Would you like something to drink?" Mrs. Higurashi asked, a little unsure of the highly sophisticated girl in front of her. "Tea would be wonderful thank you." Kaede said as Souta came into the house. "Hi mom, I'm home. Oh hi everybody! Kaede?! Why are you here?" Souta asked puzzled to see his classmate at his home. "Hello Souta. I'm here to talk to your mother. Thank you." Kaede said as a cup of hot tea was placed in front of her. "So what is wrong with my baby? And why did Inuyasha say she was recovering at his house?" Mrs. Higurashi asked getting more worried by the moment. "Well... I guess we should start at the beginning. Sango had come over to my home Saturday night to ask a question that both her and Kagome had been wondering. She had told my about Kagome's past and lead up to the question that way. But I noticed something in her story that hardly anyone ever notices with any of them, a certain pattern of events, thought in a couple of rare cases unlike my sister are extraordinarily gifted. Those very few have a hard time in life, most end up killing themselves, or become cutters, because the pain is too much to bear, some even go out in search of a way to control their gift but end up in the wrong hands and use it for evil deeds, or they do find a way but choose to use it for their own personal gain. My sister just so happens to fall into that last category, but thankfully she isn't as powerful as Kagome is. But your daughter is different from any other out there that I know of, and trust me that's quite a lot. She had done none of those things. Which is something to be very proud of." Kaede said smiling. "Of course I'm proud of her! But what is this ability, gift that you speak of?" Mrs. Higurashi asked. Kaede sighed and smiled. "Tell me. Have you any ancestors that had the abilities of a miko?" the young girl asked slyly. "Oh...um...well..." Kagome's mother stuttered surprised by the sudden question. Kagome's grandfather on the other hand stood up and indicated that he would be back in a minuet, and disappeared out the door. Everyone looked at each other puzzled on why he had left but he returned shortly after carrying an old scroll. He sat back down at the table and placed the scroll on it. Then carefully so as not to tear the old worn material, he unrolled what looked to be a family tree. "Since when have we had this?" Kagome's mother asked her father. "It has been passed down generation to generation for centuries now and its possesses the names of everyone who has ever belonged to our family. And as you can see there are small black stars next to the name of a women every four generations, these stars indicate the miko's that are in our family, we are well known for the great things these women have done, and why we have this shrine. And if you can tell we are due for another miko this century. I can see what you are getting at am I right to think so?" Kagome's grandfather asked. Kaede nodded that his assumption was correct. "Then someone hand me a pen." he said. Miroku handed him a ink well and brush, everybody raised their eyebrows at the monk in training. "What? I have monk monkistry lessons after we get done here. So I brought my stuff with me." Miroku said indicating his bag. Everyone except Inuyasha turned back to Kagome's grandfather with a slight node. "Monkistry lessons?" he asked with a snort. "Oh. You didn't know? I thought Sango would have told everyone by now. I'm studdying to be a monk." Miroku said matter of fact. "I'm choosing not to say anything." Inuyasha said trying to keep a straight face. "Never less the ink and brush will keep the look of the other stars, except for the fact that Kagome's is deep red instead of black." Mrs. Higurashi's father told them. "That's not a problem. In fact its convenient." Kaede said indicating the red star.
"Why is it convenient?" Mrs. Higurashi asked puzzled. "Like I said before she is different from the other miko's out there. She may just be the one who will end this war." Kaede said mysteriously. "War? What war I haven't heard anything about a war!" Mrs. Higurashi said starting to panic. "The war that has been going on for centuries now?" Kagome's grandfather asked. Kaede nodded. "This war has been going on for centuries, its between the demons, miko's, and mortals. They each fight in it for a different reason. Demons fight in it for power and land. Mortals to prove that their not worthless, and because they are greedy creatures. Miko's fight for peace. Some demons even fight for the greater good, they fight side by side with miko's and mortals. Some even make humans their mates to prove that it is possible to live together in peace and love one another, even creating new life." To everyone's surprise the one who said this was Inuyasha. "How do you know this?" Kagome's grandfather asked. Inuyasha didn't answer he just avoided eye contact with everyone in the room. "But wasn't this war fought for a certain stone not for power?" Sango asked. "Ye are partially correct. The stone ye speak of is called the 'Shikon no Tama' the jewel of four souls. That stone IS power! It grants the wish of the holder, that is why if it falls into the wrong hands it could mean death and the end of this war in the most worst possible way. And yes it is being fought for that very jewel." Kaede said. "But the stone hasn't been seen for fifty years, so the fighting has subsided sum its not as intense as it was. But recently the fighting has become more common, supposedly it has been spotted but no one knows for sure." Miroku said. "Back to Kagome. Like I had told Miroku and Sango Kagome is a Naobi, meaning she has a pure heart, it contains no hate anywhere inside of it, only dislike. I did some research on known she demons in the school that she previously went to and I printed out the pictures of them and a bit of info about each one of them, such as what kind of demon they are. I brought the information with me, maybe ye can identify the girl." Kaede said taking the pictures of the young she demons out of her bag and spreading them around so Mrs. Higurashi could see them. "I can't say that I can. I have never seen the girl nor has Kagome ever described her to me." Kagome's mother said sadly. "That's the girl." said a voice out of no where making everyone jump. "Where did you come from?" Sango asked Souta. "Around. Anyway that's the girl." Souta said pointing to a picture of a girl with very short brown hair and threatening yellow eyes. Kaede picked up the picture and read. "Name: Kannea Ano Age: 18 (Bear Youkai) Bear Youkai are known for their stubborn attitudes and jealousy towards those who they consider to be interfering with their chosen mates, even if they are oblivious to the fact that they aren't. The Bear Youkai kill by putting their prey into distress and lowering their self esteem to where they cower in their souls which shatter from the distress, then when that happens they kill the victim with their sharp claws. They are strongest in groups of people, but otherwise are lazy cowards." Kaede finished. "Makes sense. It follows Kagome's story. How did you know it was her Souta?" Sango asked. "My old school had grades 4-12 in one building. I saw the whole thing but was unable to get to her because of the tight crowed of people. The girl is known for being a Bitch." Souta said. "Souta! Watch your tongue!" Mrs. Higurashi shreaked. "Sorry mum." Souta apologized. "Anyway what does that girl being a demon have to do with anything?" Mrs. Higurashi asked. "Well since Kagome is a miko and a Naobi at that, when the bear tried to lower her deffence her soul tried to protecet itself form breaking, and tried to purify, the demon so it wouldn't be able to harm her, that is what the purple light was. And it worked partially, it says here that she is now slightly insane and retarded." Kaede said with a small laugh. "So if Kagome's soul tried to purify the bear why didn't it work?" Sango asked. "Because she wasn't aware of what was happining and was scared, also she dosent know who she is, their for unable to control her abilities, or use them to their full extent, so she wasn't able to control the amount of energy she released, which is very dangerous. That day did Kagome come home not feeling well?" Kaede asked. "Come to think of it, she passed out a little under a hour after she came home." Mrs. Higurashi said. "Then she must have released a lot of energy, though not enough to kill her, but that was one fairly weak demon. I found out form a lot of people in my school that there were three other people in that carriage. I know all of them, and all three are demons. Kagura the wind sorceress, Yura of the hair, and Kanna of the mirror. Each alone is very strong but together they are a deadly combonation. And with my sister Kikyou by their side giving them instructions it's a wonder she isn't dead. Kagome Saturday night, encountered three demons, who would have gladly destroyed her with one swift movement. But because of my sisters jealously of Inuyasha and the fact that Kagome is more powerful than she ever will be, she decided to kill her through tears of pain, making her die a slow death of suffering. The worst part is that she wouldn't of cared if her friends died in the process. Kagome let lose of so much energy she was nearing death at a extraordinarily quick rate. But some how she lived. Inuaysha do ye know why?" Kaede asked the young man. "It has something to do with the gemstone neckalace I gave her. It started to glow pink and spread over her body engulfing her in another kind of aura, before it disappeared into thin air, leaving the chain behind." Inuyasha stated. Kaede looked confused. "Gemstone that is what saved her? Could it be... Inuyasha what did the stone look like?" Kaede asked suspiciously. "Purplish-pink about the size of a quarter." he answered. "As I suspected. Where on earth did ye get it?" Kaede asked getting more excited by the minuet. "I got it at a very old jewelry store. The old grandfather said that he found it in a corner of the store when he first got the place fifty years ago. He had given it to his wife who kept it in a safe the whole time never taking it out, she said that it was some kind of evil and never should be removed. But when she died he was about to lose the place, so he decided to sell the stone. I saw it on the shelf inside when I was pickin something up for Sesshomaru to give Rin for Christmas. I decided to give it to Kagome. Somehow it changed from deep purple to a light pinkish color but I only assumed that it was a mood stone or something." Inuyasha explained with a shrug. "Amazing. Simply amazing! After all these years, It was in a safe in a old jewelry store this whole time." Kaede said in wonder. "What do you mean by "It"? what is "It"?" Miroku asked making little ("") signs with his fingers. "The Shikon No Tama! It was emitting a evil aura when it disappeared, because of the evil intentions of the beholders. But when used for a pure wish it will dissapear from existence. Inuyasha what did ye think when ye were holding Kagome?" Kaede asked slyly. Inuyasha didn't answer. He just once again avoided eye contact with everyone, a slight blush on his cheeks. Kaede smiled knowing what he had wished. "Than that means this war is over. But that's when it is most dangerous. We must prepair for what is to come. I will train Kagome when she wakes to control her powers and to fight. Inuyasha I don't know what to do with you. Miroku you are able to cast curses and spells. Sango... keep training. Have Keylala become your partner, together you can save your race." Kaede cautiously said. Sango nodded in understanding.
(4 weeks later)
It had been four weeks since the incident at the fair. It was the same routine every morning, Inuyasha waking up to the sound of a ringing phone, and Sesshomaru yelling at him to tell his worthless friends to stop calling. Inuyasha chose to ignore his brother's threats; he knew Sango, Miroku and Kaede were only worried for Kagome's wellbeing. Everyone at school was getting ready for final exams. It was like hell, uptight and cold hearted quietness, everyone was found carrying some kind of book around, even Inuyasha was caught in the library on a couple of occasions. These exams deturmed weather or not you graduated with a degree from school. Sango was confident that she would pass, Miroku could care less, because weather or not he did he already had a job that wouldn't need a degree and Inuyasha was trying his hardest to care though it wasn't going to well.... He was too worried about Kagome. Kagome had been asleep since the night of the fair, and she had run a high fever twice, Kaede said that she should awake any day now. "Inuyasha are you ok?" Sango asked worried. "Huh...yah I guess so. I guess I'm getting more worried about Kagome. Last night I woke up to her screaming, though she didn't wake. After that I stayed up keeping a eye on her." Inuyasha explained with a yawn. He looked terrible, his usual glassy golden eyes were pink and puffy from the loss of sleep, he stayed up late doing the homework that the teachers insisted on having even though this was the last day of school. Though he could care less, he planed on going to summer school from the start to make up his degree. The three exited their 6th period room at the sound of the bell. "You know if you ever need to get some sleep, you know I'm here to help you out, you know I could keep a eye on her for ya." Miroku said with a cheerful wink. "Yes but who would watch you?" Sango said with a laugh. "Ok ready? Lets put the plan into action." Sango said to both of the boys, before yelling "Inuyasha! Look out!" and as planned at the pretended to be distracted boy, turned to look at them. They winced as he sliped on a fallen notebook, and flew down the stairs hitting the bottom with a thud. "Ouch! That's gotta hurt!" both commented. "WHO THE HELL LEFT THAT PICE OF SHIT ON THE FLOOR!!!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled in range. He turned when he heard a choirs of laughter. "Koga! You fucking Bastard!!!" Inuyasha yelled through the hall, picking himself up off of the floor. "Good. Faze one complete." Sango said quietly. Miroku stared in aw at how well Inuyasha was acting. "You know he should have been in drama class." Miroku commented. Sango didn't reply she just grabbed his arm and hurridly rushed him off to the office. "I am not in the fucking mood to deal with you wimpy wolf!" Inuyasha said quietly gritting his teeth.
"Ok you know what to do?" Sango asked "Yah. Go in yelling telling them about the fight to get all the teachers out of the office and then you sneak in and make the changes and the announcement and I guard the door." Miroku said Sango nodded. Miroku then ran into the office panting. "Theirs a fight down in G wing! Hurry Koga and someother kid I don't know who, all I know is that if you don't stop it fast something bad is gonna happen!" he yelled making all the teachers quickly run out of the door at top speed. "Suckers." Sango remarked as she traded places with Miroku handing him a walkie-talkie. She quickly closed the door and locked it behind her. She then quickly but slowly made it to the schools computers. She typed in a code that she got from one of the school nerds and was aloud acess to the grades yearbook. She smirked as she found all the pictures of Kikyou, she was listed under Class perfect, most artistic, Queen, and most popular cheerleader. Then she took the images of class perfect and artistic and scanned in a picture of Kagome and edited Kikyou out. Then she looked at the king and queen, which was Koga and Kikyou, and grinned evilly. She then replaced their pictures with hers and Miroku's. 'That'll teach them.' she thought laughing. When she finished she then ran into the announcement room and closed and locked that door, to were she was locked in and everyone else out. Then made herself comfortable as she took out of her bag her little kittin Keylala. "Hey Keylala are you about ready for the getaway?" the little demon kittin chirped in response. She then clicked on the speaker. "Good afternoon Aguriena High! Today we have a special announcement! Our verry own Koga Hieo is starring in the one time hit wonder 'Attack of the Killer squirrels!' It will be airing on channel 56 at 8:30 sharp! don't miss it! I repeat channel 56 8:30 sharp! Thank you! Oh shit their here already! Gotta go!" and with that she quickly turned the mike off and checked to make sure that there was nothing left out of place. Then turned to the window.
(mean wile)
"Inuyasha I would of thought that of all people you would have the intelligence to stay out of a silly fight!" the principal yelled at the boy that was trying not to laugh. That's when they heard Sango's voice ring through the halls and the teachers forgot all about Inuyasha and hurridly went back to the office. Inuyasha took the chance to sneake out of the building and too his car.
(back to Sango)
"Miroku the damn window wont open!" Sango said as she struggled to open the locked window. "Hurry their here!" Miroku whispered back hurridly. "Easy for you to say!" Sango said through grittd teeth. Keylala jumped up into sangos arms and niped at the lock on the window making it fly open. "Thank you!" Sango said throwing the small kitten out the window and jumping onto the back of the now giant cat demon. Hearing the banging of the teachers on the door that she left behind. She then counted the windows til she came across the 15th one where she would find Miroku. Miroku climbed out of the window and onto the back of Keylala, and the three went in search of Inuyasha who sould be waiting at the corner in his car. "Yo! Over here hurry!" Inuyasha yelled. The three landed and jumped into the car, and Inuyasha sped away.
The three people and one cat parked in the driveway of Inuyasha's house laughing histaricaly. "How's that for being remembered!" Sango yelled in triumph. "Yah that was just how I pictured it but I wished Kagome could have been there too, it was all her idea." Inuyasha said sadly. "Inuyasha its ok she'll wake up soon." Sango said soothingly. Inuyasha nodded. "Well anyone up to a celebration party?" Miroku asked. "Hell yeah!" the other two yelled in excitement. The four walked into inus brothers place and sat down on the couch where Rin was. Keylala immediately jumped up into the young girls arms who giggled and begun to play with the kittin. Inuyasha walked up into his bedroom. To check on Kagome. He sat their staring at her for some time, before relizing that she had moved. "Kagome are you awake?" he asked cautiously. The young Miko stirred and her eyes fluttered open. She screamed as she looked into the bright golden orbs of inuyashas eyes. But stoped when she recognized him.
"Inu...ya...sha?" she asked weakly. "Yes Kagome I'm here." he answered quietly. "Inuyasha... where am I? What happened?" Kagome asked ganing some of her strength back. "Your at my house. And you've been here for four weeks now, asleep, and I'm not sure what happened, only five people know that and your one of them." Inuyasha said as she sat up. She looked surprised as he gave her a tight hug. "Inuyasha... could you let go?" Kagome asked. "No! I will never let you go..." he said squeazing tighter. "Not that I don't like this, but I have to go pee!" she whined. Inuyasha quickly let go and directed her to the bathroom catching her as she stumbled. "Hey Inuyasha is everything ok up there?" Miroku asked. Inuyasha nodded with a brilliant smile. "Shes awake." was all he said. Sango squealed in glee and took Miroku and they danced around the room in happiness, that is until... "Hentai!" Sango shreaked as Miroku's hand rubbed itself on her ass. He lay on the ground motionless as Kagome made her way back to Inuyasha's room. "Hey everybody." she said weakly. Both Sango and Miroku made to give her a hug but stoped and backed away, wrinkling their noses. "What?" she asked. "Well you were asleep for 4 weeks, you smell like a million different smells and smoke and old BO is a couple of them." Sango said. "Oh right sorry. I should have guessed that! Can I use your shower?" Kagome asked Inuyasha who nodded. She than made her way back to the bathroom and closed the door. "You know this day couldn't get any better could it?!" Sango exclaimed. "Yah we beat Kikyou at her own game, and get to embarrass Koga in the process and then Kagome wakes up!" Miroku yelled happily.
(mean wile)
Kagome steped into the warm bath filled with bath sudes, laying back into the hot water and losing herself in the steam it made. She stayed there for about a half a hour to a hour just soaking. Then suddenly she jumped as the door opened; she had forgot to lock it. "Oh sorry!" Inuyasha said blushing deeply looking away. "Its ok really it is." Kagome said plucking a towel off of the towel rack and wraping it around herself. "It's safe to look now." she said and walked into his view. Still blushing he looked at her driping wet wraped in a towel. "Here I thought you might want something clean to wear." he said handing her a long black tee-shirt and a pair of black boxers.
"Thanks." she said and sliped the tee-shirt over her head letting it fall as her towel did, allowing Inuyasha too see a couple of things. 'I cant believe I just did that! But the truth is I really don't care.' she thought as she sliped the boxers on. She than flung her wet hair around drying and putting the curl back into it.
"Um... do you want to go for a walk?" he asked still blushing. "Sure." she said and opened the door to find a couple of ears pressed to it. "You guys!" Kagome said as she found Sango and Miroku with their ears pressed against the door. "Hey were going for a walk would you record the ultra payback for us?" Inuyasha asked Sango nodded.
The two walked out of the door and Inuyasha grabbed a blanket and water bottle as he went. Kagome decided not to ask questions, she just followed him into the dark woods surrounding his home. "Inuyasha where are we going?" Kagome asked some time later. "Somewhere no one will hear us." he answered. "oh." is all she said as they continued to walk getting more nervous as they went. "Here is a good place." he said stopping. They stood next to a large lake, it was surrounded by woods and their was a verry small field of grass where they were standing. Inuyasha layed the blanket down and sat down, Kagome followed sute.
"Kagome do you know why I brought you here?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome shook her head 'no'. "Its because I must tell you many things. They each are verry important so you must listen..." he said then told her about what had happened at the meeting at her house. "Kagome do you understand the importance of this? This is your destiny! It has been told for centuries of a powerful miko that will bring peace to all! It is what we have been dreaming of for hundreds of years!" he exclaimed. "I understand what I must do. I will go and get training from Kaede. I will stop this war from continuing and I will bring peace to all races. But there is still one thing I don't understand. Your not much of a history buff, how did you know what this war was about and how do you know that demons made mortals their mates for hope of peace?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha looked away. "I must tell her now." he said quietly out loud to himself. "Kagome my Father... he was the leader of the Inuyoukai demon... he was in that war... he made a human his mate... And he also died in that war to protect his family." Inuyasha said a small tear trickling down his face. Kagome looked stunned. "He was a demon? A Inu demon? And your mother was a human? Than that makes you a... a... a" she stuttered. "Yes I am a hanyou. An Inuyoukai hanyou." he said ashamed of himself. "I don't believe you." Kagome said though she strongly wanted to. "Fine you want proof huh... here's your proof." he said quietly and for the first time took off the black hat that always resided on his head. Kagome gasped as two lil white ears produced from his mane of hair. Then like she was hypnotized reached up and touched the little dog ears, feeling how unbelievably warm and soft they were. "Now do you believe me?" he asked as he jerked his head gently away from kagomes reach. She nodded wide eyed. "Kagome I have one more thing to ask... I know since what you went through was partially my falt you wouldn't want to be and we haven't known each other long but... would you be my girlfriend?" he asked testanly. "Inuyasha nothing was your fault... and I have a feeling we've knowen each other longer than we thought... much longer." she continued when she saw Inuyasha's puzzled expression. "When Kikyou made me go through all that pain and suffering I saw something that I had thought I had only dremped about... when I was 6 years old the day I started my long journey, I had looked up into a tree and saw a little boy about 7 years old, he also had long silver hair and little dog ears producing from it, and he looked strangely like you. I think that that was you... that we first meet under the goshinkbo tree 10 maybe 11 years ago." she said smiling, Inuyasha looked up into her brown eyes with ones unclouded by pain but covered with inicence. "Kagome... I remember that!" he said scooping her up into his arms. "Inuyasha I would love to be your girlfriend!" she whispered into his ear making him shiver as it sent anxiety through his body.
They then sat back and watched the moonlight dance across the lakes surface. Inuyasha wraped his arms around her and she leaned into him. "Finally I Belong." Kagome said looking up into the bright golden eyes of her love. "I'm glad its here with me... where you belong." Inuyasha said before capturing her lips with his in trueloves first kiss.