The Demon Known as Kagome
Chapter 21
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"Where are Grandpa and Sota? I'll explain everything when they are here," she said. Kagome's mom poked her head to the side and looked at Inu Yasha. He raised a brow at the way she looked at him.
"Inu Yasha?" she asked. She walked over to him and circled around him.
He watched her and his tail twitched nervously. He looked at Kagome, but she merely smiled at him. She went over to her mom.
"Sit down mom," she said, gesturing to the couch. Kagome sat next to her mother and Inu Yasha stood behind Kagome.
Grandpa and Sota came in. They looked from the two to Kagome's mom. They sat in chairs on the other side of the room. Sota glanced at Inu Yasha, but looked away when he looked at him.
"Mom...," Kagome began.
"Kagome?" her brother interrupted.
"Yes Sota?" she asked turning to him.
"Then?" he said looking at Inu Yasha. Kagome nodded, but turned back to her mother. Inu Yasha was looking out a window watching the traffic whiz by.
"Mom...," she began again. She told her the basic facts of what had happened to her and her friends.
Kagome's mom looked at her in utter shock. She didn't know what to say. She turned and stared at the floor. Sota had been ushered out by Grandpa earlier.
"Mom?" Kagome asked.
"Kagome... would you like to go shopping?" she asked, having a sudden smile on her face as she looked at Kagome.
"Uh... sure mom," Kagome said a bit nervously. She pulled out a vial she had brought with her and took a swig. She turned back to the way she looked when she had been human. Inu Yasha turned his gaze to look at her.
"Inu Yasha," Kagome said looking at him, "We're going shopping for a while."
"Ok... and what do you want me to do then?" he asked.
"You can stay here with Grandpa and Sota," she said with a smile. Inu Yasha huffed and sat in the living room on a chair.
Kagome's mom grabbed her purse and her daughter's arm. She pulled her outside and started to walk down the shrine steps. Inu Yasha stood in the doorway watching the two cascade down the long stairwell. Kagome turned and waved a 'goodbye.' Inu Yasha smiled slightly and waved back slowly. Kagome turned back around and got onto a bus with her mom.
"So where are we going?" Kagome asked.
"Oh... I don't know... where would you like to go?" her mom asked.
"The mall is fine," Kagome said with a smile.
"Really? Fine by me," her mom replied.
They sat on the bus and talked of meager things to pass the time away. Fifteen minutes later they arrived at the mall. Kagome got off followed by her mom. They walked into the mall and started walking.
Two hours later Kagome and her mom walked back out of the mall. They each had three bags from various stores.
"I'll meet you back at the house mom," Kagome said, "I'm going to go for a walk."
"Are you sure? I can come with you," she said.
"No I'll be fine," she added with a smile. She gave her bags to her mother.
"See you at the house then," Kagome's mom said. She stepped onto the bus. Kagome waved and turned onto a street near the mall. 'I've never been on this street before,' she thought.
She walked around, not completely lost, but close enough. She looked at the various shops and mini stores. 'I wonder if they get good business?' she thought.
She sensed someone watching her. She kept walking, but looked behind her. There were five guys following after her, but a bit farther behind. Kagome sped up hoping to loose them. Ten minutes later she turned around and didn't see them.
'Good. They're gone,' she thought. It was getting dark out and the street lamps flickered on. She turned onto a side alley, but stopped halfway into the darker pass. A light flickered on and off in the back of the alley, doing a Morse Code effect.
In front of her stood two of the guys from before, one of which held a switch blade. She turned around to leave, but met the faces of the other three, two of them also had switch blades.
"What do you want?" Kagome asked, "I have no money." They merely laughed.
"You think we want money?" a guy from behind her asked. She whirled around to face him.
"We don't want... a material value would you say," another one said. She turned to look behind her at him. The three nearest to the street moved towards her. She moved forward.
They moved in towards her. She glared at the two in front of her. From behind she was struck on the head with a blunt object. She fell to the ground and held her head.
"Ahhh," she screamed out in pain. One of the guys in front of her kicked her in the stomach, causing her to fall onto her back. She took a deep sharp breath.
Kagome's mother walked in the door and closed it behind her. Inu Yasha was standing there waiting for Kagome.
"Where is Kagome?" he asked. He listened to see if she was outside.
"She said she was going for a walk. I asked her if she wanted me to go with her, but she said no," her mom explained. Inu Yasha looked at her with a slightly worried expression.
"I'm sure she's fine Inu Yasha. Kagome can take care of herself," she added. His eyes widened. He raced to the door.
"What's wrong Inu Yasha?" she asked frantically.
"I heard a scream. It sounded like Kagome," he said sternly. His eyes flashed red, but Kagome's mom didn't notice.
"You could hear her from all the way out here?" she asked.
"Hm... yes," he said. He opened the door and raced out. He jumped onto the roof of the nearest building and sped away. He picked up her scent and followed it as best he could from the top of the buildings. He had completely dismissed drinking a vile of the potion.
Kagome watched them nervously. She looked from face to face and pleaded with her eyes. The one guy in front of her went to punch her. She caught his fist with her right hand and squeezed. The goon's face wrinkled in pain. Kagome pulled him to her, then shoved him away.
"Leave me alone. Please...," she said, "Don't do this." They laughed at her again. Her vision switched to double vision for a few minutes. It slowly faded and the leader was standing in front of her. He reached down and stroked one of her legs, but Kagome pulled away and glared at him.
"Hm... feisty one isn't she?" he asked one of his goons. He smiled and nodded in reply. Kagome tried to stand up. A guy from behind her grabbed her arms and held them behind her back. Kagome winced in pain.
"O... sweetheart you'll be having much more pain than that," the leader laughed. He reached out and grabbed the front of her shirt. He moved his hand lower and grabbed the bottom. He hoisted it up over her head.
"Inu Yasha!" she screamed, but someone covered her mouth.
"Now, now...," the leader said. He held his blade up to her throat.
"Don't be starting that," he added. He pulled the blade away from her neck as she got quiet.
Inu Yasha heard Kagome. He growled and sped up. Soon he was above them standing on a building that lined the alleyway.
"Kagome!" he yelled. He jumped down and stood blocking the exit to leave from the alley. Kagome's mouth was still covered so she couldn't say anything. Inu Yasha glared at them.
"Let her go," he said sternly. The men looked at each other and laughed loudly.
"Hey... what's with fluffy over here?" a guy asked pulling a thumb in Inu Yasha's direction. They laughed harder.
"What are you going to do about it?" the leader asked. Inu Yasha unsheathed his sword and glared at him since he seemed to be the mastermind. The guy shoved Kagome behind him. She fell into the wall. Inu Yasha growled again.
Inu Yasha held his sword high and struck down a guy nearest to him. He jumped up and slashed two more. Then he turned and sliced the last one in half. He was left facing the leader.
"Hey... hey I didn't mean her any harm. Honest," he protested, he stuttered slightly. He held up his hands unarmed, having dropped the blade. Inu Yasha growled again in response. He took a step forward and struck down the final man. He sheathed his sword again.
"Kagome," he said as he ran to her, "Are you okay?" He looked at her with an immensely worried expression.
"Kagome?" he asked again. He picked her up and cradled her in his arms. She blinked open her eyes and looked at him smiling weakly.
"Inu Yasha...," she said softly.
"What Kagome?" he asked. He gently pulled her shirt back on to cover her. Inu Yasha jumped up onto the roof of one of the buildings.
"I...I...," she tried, looking into his eyes. He only looked back in love and adoration.
"Yes?" he asked again.
"I... I was so worried," she said softly. His eyes widened slightly as he looked at her.
"But why Kagome?" he asked..
"I was afraid... that I would never see you again. They could have killed me and then...," she said looking away from him.
"Why didn't you fight back Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked. "I know you could've taken them."
"But... I was afraid. I did fight back as best I could... but I didn't want them to know that I wasn't human," she said looking away from him. Her bangs covered her eyes.
"I'm sorry Inu Yasha. I should have fought back. Then you wouldn't have had to come and find me. I just don't like the thought of being touched by someone, other than you, but especially a person that I don't even know. I was about to be raped...again. My mind was so preoccupied that I guess it slowed down my reactions," she said as a tear ran down her cheek.
"Kagome...," Inu Yasha said. His eyes softened.
"I would never let anything happen to you," he added.
"I know but," Kagome started.
"No buts," he said. He turned her face to look at him. He brushed away her tear and smiled softly.
Inu Yasha set off back to the house. He took his time because he was in no hurry. On their way back the potion Kagome took earlier wore off. Her tail blew behind them in the wind with Inu Yasha's.
Inu Yasha landed gracefully and softly on the shrine steps. He let her down and took her hand. He opened the door, pulling Kagome behind him. He sat on the couch with Kagome next to him.
Inu Yasha grabbed a blanket off the back of the couch and covered Kagome. She laid down on the couch and laid her head on his lap. She drifted off into calm slumber.
Inu Yasha absentmindedly stroked her hair as he felt her fall asleep. Thoughts ran through his head and a small growl emitted from his throat. He drifted off to sleep, not finishing his thoughts. His hand fell from her hair to the couch.
Kagome blinked open her eyes as the sun woke her. She slowly sat up and looked about. Inu Yasha was sitting where he was when she fell asleep.
"Do you feel any better?" he asked. He looked at her and smiled. She smiled back.
"Yes... much," she said. She threw the blanket off and got up from the couch. She walked into the kitchen, with Inu Yasha following.
Kagome opened a cupboard and pulled out two packs of ramen. She grabbed a pot and filled it with water. When the ramen was done she poured it into some bowls. Kagome gave one to Inu Yasha and picked up another. She sat at the table with Inu Yasha across from her.
They ate in silence. They both had many thoughts running trough their heads. Inu Yasha finished first and he put his bowl in the sink. Kagome was done a couple minutes later.
"Do you want to go back?" he asked.
"Yeah. We should get back soon," she said.
Inu Yasha smiled. He took her hand and led her outside. Kagome waved goodbye to her mother before she and Inu Yasha went into the well house.
He put his arms around her waist and jumped into the depths of the well. Reaching the other side he jumped back out. He looked around, sniffing the air a few times.
"What's wrong Inu Yasha?" Kagome asked as she started to walk towards the village.
"Nothing," he said following after her. He took her hand in his as they walked to the village. They came upon a very interesting scene as they arrived at Kiade's.
People were running all over the place with various items and decorations. Kagome went wide eyed at all the people.
"I think Miroku is going overboard," she whispered to Inu Yasha. He nodded his head in agreement.
Sango stopped and waved to them. She walked over and grabbed Kagome's hand. Inu Yasha let go of her hand and watched them as they disappeared in the mass of moving forms.
"Kagome," Sango said excitedly, "I have picked out a wedding dress!" She held up a white kimono with silk pink cherry blossoms on it and a baby blue obi.
"It's beautiful Sango," Kagome said with a smile. She examined the dress as Sango went to get another one. She came back with a baby blue kimono and a white obi.
"These are the brides maids dresses," she added. Kagome smiled again obviously pleased with Sango's decision.
"You have picked out nice kimonos Sango," Kagome commented.
"Thank you," she said, "Kilala has been fitted for hers... so your left!" she said with a happy smile.
Kagome looked at her. Sango waved a hand and a lady with measuring tapes and pins came over to Kagome. She set to work on fitting her dress. It didn't take very long to get the measurements and the lady quickly set to work on fitting the kimono that Kagome would wear.
Inu Yasha slowly made his way around. He found Shippo and Miroku with another lady with many pins and tapes. Shippo was getting fitted t his Gi that he would wear.
Apparently Miroku had picked out a Gi with white pants and a navy blue top for himself. The Gis that Shippo and Inu Yasha were to wear had black pants and baby blue tops. Inu Yasha sighed inwardly.