What Relationship?

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Chapter 4: Encounter

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Sitting under the Sacred Tree, Kagome began to reminisce about how she met Inuyasha. She thought about how much they had gone through together. Before she knew it, Kagome had begun crying. Hearing some rustling in the bushes, Kagome began to stop crying and moved behind the tree. "Who's there?" Kagome called out?

"What are you doing here?" Kikyou's voice answered.

Kagome remained silent. Finally she answered with "Inuyasha and I had a fight. I came back to see him. So tell me what you're doing here."

"I came to see Kaede." Kikyou answered.

"Do you know where Inuyasha is?" Kagome asked.

"... I could take you to him, if you want." Kikyou responded.

"Please take me to him." Kagome said.

And so the two traveled north. As the days went by, Kagome's thought about her experiences with Kikyou. When she saw Kikyou's revived body for the first time, to Kikyou stealing the Shikon no Tama, to saving her from Naraku's poisons, to kissing Inuyasha. Kagome wondered how far Inuyasha and Kikyou had gone sexually.

"What are you thinking about?" Kikyou finally asked.

"Uumm... I was just wondering about your relationship with Inuyasha. And uumm..." Kagome responded nervously, nervous about asking further.

Kikyou resumed her silent treatment, seemingly not caring about Kagome's feelings. She signaled for the horses to stop. Kikyou finally unleashed a small light. Shinidamachuu.

"Uumm... why are you helping me anyways?" Kagome asked.

Kikyou remained silent as the two waited. After a few minutes, Inuyasha appeared. "Kikyou... AHH, Kagome?!" Inuyasha muttered, surprised to see her.

"Inuyasha, I want you to talk to her. I will be waiting with your friends." Kikyou responded as she moved to find Miroku and the others.

"Before you say anything, I'll tell you why I came back. I missed you." Kagome quickly blurted out.

"Kikyou wanted to meet here. She said it was important. But I didn't know you'd be here. I didn't know if we'd ever see each other again." Inuyasha nervously let out.

Shippou appeared from under the bushes. "Kikyou wanted you to get together. Can't you see it?" He stated.

SMACK! Inuyasha hit Shippou over the head and threw him back toward the others.

"Damn it, you can't get any privacy with these people." Inuyasha muttered.

Seemingly responding to his comment, Kikyou appeared with Miroku, Sango and Kirara. The unconscious Shippou lied on top of Kirara.

"Go back to Kagome's realm." Kikyou said.

"Huh?" Inuyasha and Kagome responded.

"If you want some privacy, go back to Kagome's realm. None can follow you there." Kikyou stated.

"Kikyou-sama, what are you plotting?" Miroku asked.

Kikyou remained silent. Seemingly in response to the awkward silence, Sango grew increasingly frustrated. "Are you trying to get Inuyasha and Kagome together?! Or are you playing games with them?!" Sango angrily yelled out.

"I expect nothing from them or from you." Kikyou responded.

But as she answered, Kagome couldn't help but wonder what it was that Kikyou was plotting. "Kikyou did set it up so that Inuyasha and I could meet again... But why?" Kagome wondered to herself.

To Be Continued...