Hey people, Thursday came fast. So here it is the highly anticipated chapter 10. Then again, I think I'll string it out a little longer with review responses first.
PisxiePam-You likes curveballs? Well, if you say so (gets ready to write another one) Just kidding. From here on out the only real big twists and stuff don't happen till the very end.
Fantasytraveler- I can't kill them huh, well your just gonna have to read because I won't say a thing. The only ones who knows the ending is me and anime manga girl.
Inulvr7- (nods head in understanding) I can understand how you feel, my younger sister is in league with the evil monkeys and there is nothing I can do about it (cries for loss of sister to the dark side)
Lady of the Ink- you'll have to read to find out the answers to all your questions. But I can't thank you for your reviews and your views on things enough.
Keyo-Red Angle of Hope- just read, you might be surprised at their reactions.
Gem Gamgee- does that mean I can assume that you would like to read more?
Ra- I'm going as fast as the keyboard and pencil will let me!
Crazy-writer-girl- I promise you it will be interesting, at least the end will. I am still trying to come up with filler material.
Anime manga girl- sorry for hogging bob, I swear that I tried to get him to go home (shoes the imaginary snapping turtle of inspiration). I swear that I didn't mean to keep your muse that long, he probably just heard all my reviewers ask for another chapter quick so he stayed. I need my own muse, yours hurts too much (puts Band-Aid on foot).
Disclaimer: Let's just say if I owned Inuyasha, he wouldn't be in Japan.
One last thing, I was reading another fan fic this weekend when I realized I had not specified how I feel about certain characters. One I am a Sesshomaru fan, not a big fan but a fan none the less. Also I HATE Kikyou, I think that that walking clay pot should have stayed dead, I mean they have killed her off twice! But she came back. I have no problems with the original Kikyou, it's the walking clay pot that irks me.
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Chapter 10.
It was quiet, no one was making a sound. All eyes were on Inuyasha a d Kagome, mainly to see Inuyashas' reaction. Still, no one could believe what they had just heard.
Kagome has to die in order for those damn things off Inuyasha though. I refuse to believe that there is no other way She has to be leaving something out, and if she really doesn't know, then some has to know a way.
"I refuse to believe that. There has to be something you're not telling us. THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER WAY," He says out loud, yelling the last part.
"I'm sorry but that's is how it works" The old Miko says.
"I think that I could use some of that tea now" Kagome says to keep Inuyasha from tearing the lady to shreds. She was not in the mood to fight, her hopes had just been squashed and she was extremely depressed, even if she didn't show it. Unknown to her, Inuyasha wouldn't have hurt her anyway, Kagomes' feeling wouldn't have let him
"Either tea, or something a little stronger" Miroku says as he and everyone else are led into the hut.
"Some monk you are" Says Sango as she smacks him on the back of the head.
Inside the hut everyone takes a place around the pit in the center of the hut as the old miko makes her self busy.
Miroku noticed how depressed Kagome looked and, he did a double take, as did Inuyasha. Usually by now he would look homicidal and ready to take out anything and anyone that would dare harm Kagome. Now though he mirrored Kagomes depression, only he looked a bit more agitated.
Damn, these beads. I can't believe Kagome feels this bad. I have to do something about this before these human emotions drive me insane Inuyasha though to himself as he sat there, waiting for someone to say anything.
"The tea will be ready in a few minutes, just make yourselves comfortable" the old Miko breaks in.
"So what are we going to do now?" Sango directs more at Inuyasha than anyone.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asks confused.
"I think she means, now that Inuyasha can no longer fight, are you two still going to look for the shards and go after Naraku" Miroku clarifies.
"Feh," Inuyasha says, not really sure himself.
"Of course we are" Kagome says without a doubt. "We have to, it was always dangerous before, we just have to be a lot more careful" She finishes, making her point clear.
"What?! Kagome are you sure of what your saying" Inuyasha asks in disbelief.
"Yes, I'm sure. Listen Inuyasha, I know you'll be careful and do everything in your power to make this work, I trust you" She says with teary eyes looking directly into his golden ones. Damn PMS, Why do I have to get so emotional she asks her self as she waits for Inuyasha to respond.
Mean while Inuyasha had his own thoughts, that last part had really gotten to him. She trusts me? How can anyone do that, and after what I've put her through lately. I can't fight at all now that she's said that. What if I get hurt, I can't lose that trust he thinks to himself.
"Ahem" Miroku clears his throat to get everyone's attention. "Where do we head from here, since we are still going to look for the jewels.""I think we should have this new 'development' checked, maybe Kaede will know something." Kagome puts in.
"Kaede? You kids know Kaede?" The old miko asks surprised.
"Yeah, she is the one who put the beads around Inuyashas' neck in the first place" Sango answers for everyone.
"So you're that Inuyasha, I thought I had seen you before. Though when I last saw you, you were pinned to the Goshinboku," she says as she gets a look on her face as if she is remembering something.
"That Inuyasha? How many half demon Inuyashas' do you know?" Shippou asks.
"I guess that it didn't occur to me that he was the same Inuyasha, by the way," she turns to face him. "How did you escape? Kikyous' arrow should have kept you under that spell forever"
Kagome perks up suddenly and proudly states "I pulled out the arrow" happy that she pulled it out. She had not regretted that for a long time now.
"You did? No one should have been able to pull it out," She says shocked.
"She is Kikyous' reincarnation" Miroku says as he watches Kagome flinch forgetting that she hated being compared to her.
"Oh I see," She says as she begins to pour everyone's tea and hands it out to them.
"Anyway, when we get back to Musashi could we possibly stop by the well?" Kagome asks hopefully.
"And why would we do that?" Inuyasha asks as he takes a drink of tea, not even looking her way.
"Because I need to see my mom and tell her about all of this" She says as she gets ready for another argument.
"That's all you had to say, how long do you think it will take?" He says surprising her.
Her jaw drops. She slowly recovers and answers "Not to long, I'll see what develops when I get there. When do we leave?" What did that lady put in his tea? That was too easy, unless he's planning something.
"As soon as we finish here. And you do know that I have to go with you when you go?" Inuyasha says as he adds in his head I'm letting you off easy this time. I blame the beads. I hope Kaede knows how to fix this.
"I knew there had to be a catch" Kagome says to herself under her breath.
"Thank you for the tea miss...if you don't mind me asking what is your name?" Miroku asks.
"It's Kanyou" She answers.
"Well miss Kanyou, thank you for the teas but we must be going." Miroku says as he and everyone else gets up to leave.
"Yes, thank you" Kagome says as she elbows Inuyasha in the ribs.
"Feh," He responds. "Lets go already, if I stay any longer I' gonna hurt the old hag" he says to Kagome, she lets it fly.
They all walk out of the hut and head in the direction of the village, all of them hoping that Kaede will have more answers. Just as they are out of sight of the hut, the old lady laughs to her self and says after them "Good luck Kagome and Inuyasha, I hope that you like my gift."
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So there it is, now REVIEW PLEASE!