Indecision
Chapter Two: Unknown Strike
Disclaimer: I didn't create Kagome or Inuyasha, or ANYONE!!! 8cries8
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Kagome found herself face to face with Sango. Embarrassed for being so terrified, she turned away. " Oh, Sango!" she said, trying not to get angry with her friend. ' Why should I be angry with Sango, anyway?' she asked herself, ' It's not like she was trying to scare me or anything...'
" Kagome?" Sango asked, sitting down next to her. " Is everything okay? You rushed off kind of fast."
Kagome sighed. " It's nothing." she replied.
Sango recognized the look in Kagome's eyes. " Yes, it is. You can tell me!"
Kagome shook her head. " I don't feel like talking right now." She looked up and her, and smiled weakly. " I'm sorry, I know you're trying to be nice. I juts don't want to talk about it right now."
Sango stood. " I had better not pressure her about it...' " Okay, then, can we go back to the campsite for breakfast?"
Kagome rose. " Okay!" she replied, walking back.
As they walked, Kagome thought she heard a noise. ' It's probably Inuyasha.' she thought, dismissing the strange feeling in her stomach. But, the closer they got to camp, the worse the feeling got. She stopped walking. So did Sango.
" Sango..." Kagome started.
" Do you have one of those..." Sango continued.
" Feelings that we are being followed?" they both finished, slowly turning.
When they turned, their first impression was that their ears were decieving them. But, Sango carefully scanned the brush around their area, and noticed shining eyes.
" Kagome, it's a pack of wolves!" she quietly exclaimed. She knew the wolves had a keen sense of hearing, but she prayed that for once, they wouldn't hear what she was saying.
Suddenly, the pack emerged from the brush, snarling at the girls. Sango grabbed her boomerang, and took a fighting stance. Kagome went to reach for her bow and quiver, but realized that she had left them at camp. ' Oh, great!' she thought, ' Now what?!'
Sango saw Kagome reach for her weapon from the corner of her eye, and soon recognized her dilemma. " Just stay close to me, Kagome!" she insisted. " A few wolf demons aren't something I can't handle!" She threw her boomerang into the middle of the pack. Slaying a few wolves, it returned to her. But, there were still several to go, and they were beginning to close in.
' What are we going to do now?!' Kagome thought, worried. ' It wouldn't bother me so much if I hadn't forgotten my things...or if Inuyasha were here...'
Her thoughts were quickly interrupted by Sango's warning: " Kagome, look out!!!"
Kagome turned in time to see a wolf snapping at her ankles. She jumped up in the air, but soon laughed at herself for her stupidity.
' What good does that do? I'll only land back on the ground, and the wolf will get me anyway.'
She landed on the ground, and was soon to be proved wrong. A familiar voice called out to them.
" Sango, Kagome!" Moroku cried out, " I suggest you find something secure to hold on to. I am going to unleash the wind tunnel!"
The two ran to find something sturdy to hold. Sango found a large boulder, and she and Kagome hid behind it. They waited patiently, hearing the wind tunnel opening. Yelps went though the air as the demons disappeared.
Moroku soon closed it up again. " That takes care of that." he replied. Then, raising his voice slightly, he added, " Ladies, it is safe to come out now."
The girls came from behind the rock, relieved. " I was worried we would never get out of that!" Kagome replied, " How did you know, Moroku?"
Moroku smiled proudly. " I sensed evil nearby," he replied, " and since you two ladies were unescorted out in the woods, I feared the worst..."
" Yeah, right!" a voice replied sarcastically. " Like you thought of their safety the entire time! You perverted monk." Inuyasha appeared, and Kagome felt her face grow warm. ' Stop it!' she thought nervously.
Sango looked at Inuyasha dully. " Well, about time you got here!" she replied, " If Moroku hadn't come when he did, Kagome and I would be dog chow!"
Inuyasha stepped back. ' Damn!' he thought. ' I can't believe I couldn't smell those wolves! It isn't even close to the night of the new moon yet!' He looked at Kagome, who was staring at her feet.
" Hn." he replied. " I knew Moroku was coming, so I thought I'd step aside for once. Can't a guy get a break around here?!"
" And what if my wind tunnel was rendered useless?" Moroku replied. " Then what? You might not have realized it until it was too late."
Inuyasha balled up a fist. " I should render you useless!" he threatened.
" Stop it!" Kagome said. Everyone stopped, and looked at her. She did her best to smile. " Let's just go and have breakfast, okay?"
" Hn." Inuyasha scoffed, and Moroku walked ahead of everyone. " Sounds good to me." he replied happily, walking back. Sango followed close behind.
" Coming?" Kagome asked meekly, following her.
" Yeah..." Inuyasha replied, walking. He had lept across treetops all night, he would at least wait until after breakfast to continue.
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When the last bite of food was gone, everyone sat back, content. Inuyasha sat in his usual position, legs crossed, while Kagome sat japanese style, sipping her tea. Sango sat comfortably, looking up at the fluffy, white clouds in the sky, while Moroku smiled at her. Kilala was playing happily in the grass, and Shippo leaned back, sighing deeply.
" Am I good, or what?" he asked proudly.
He was answered by a round of mmm-hmms and nods. His cooking had obviously gone well with the gang; they were all full.
" You really know how to cook, Shippo!" Kagome said happily.
" Thank you, Kagome!" he replied. He stood up, and put his hand on his heart. " Someday, I will become a legend! The world's greatest chef AND demon slayer!"
Inuyasha scoffed. " Hn. You take care of the cooking; leave the demons to me!"
Kagome giggled. ' He's too proud.'
Inuyasha glared at Kagome. " What's so funny, Kagome?" he asked.
Kagome waved a hand at him, trying to dismiss it. " It's nothing." she insisted.
" Hn." he stared out into the horizon. Kagome instantly recognized the look, and sighed.
' He's thinking about her again.' she thought.
Sango looked at her, noticing the same look, and Moroku was beginning to understand as well. 'Ah,' he thought knowingly, ' Now I see.'
Sango stood up. " Kilala, would you like to go for a walk?" she asked her pet.
Kilala ran up to her, and mewed. " Okay!" Sango said, waving to everyone else. " We'll be back in a little bit, we're just going to explore a little."
" Hey, don't wander off to far!" Inuyasha scolded, " I want to get to the other edge of these woods by nightfall. We have a long walk ahead of us!"
" Don't worry, we won't!" she shouted back. She and Kilala disappeared into the trees for a while.
Kagome sat back, and continued to sip her tea. " Inuyasha?" she asked, " Where are we headed?"
" Wherever there are jewel fragments!" he replied, " You should have figured that out by now!"
Kagome sighed. " Oh, yeah, right."
Moroku looked back and forth between the two. 'Strange...' he thought. Suddenly, he noticed Inuyasha get up.
" Where are you going?!" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha turned around and gave her a look. " What, now I can't leave to be by myself without being interrigated?!" he asked, annoyed.
Kagome stood. " Well, it would be nice to know that you're somewhere close by for once!" she replied. " If I had known where you went this morning, maybe Sango and I wouldn't have been attacked!"
" Hey, don't go blaming me!" he shot at her, " It's not like I told you to come find me!"
" Who said I didn't want to find you myself?!" she shot back. When she realized what she said, she gasped. ' Oh, great! Nice going, Kagome!'
' She wanted to look for me?' he thought to himself, puzzled. ' ...Why?' " And why would you want to do something like that?" he asked sarcastically.
Kagome froze; but only for a brief moment. " Why would you want to know?!" she asked angrily, her face red with embarrassment.
'Gyah!' Inuyasha panicked. He crossed his arms, and turned away from her. " I don't." he replied, " I don't want to know, and I don't care."
The words stung Kagome. They could have been worse, but it seemed bitter enough. Tears burned her eyes. " Is that really how you feel?!" she asked, hurt.
Inuyasha turned to face her. " Kagome," he said, upset, " I didn't mean it that way!"
It was Kagome's turn to look away. " Then why did you say it?" she asked.
The hanyou was left speechless. He had no idea what to say to that. He ignored the monk's eager eyes that were boring a hole in him, anticipating the next move.
Kagome beat him to the punch. Sighing, she said, " I'm going out." She started walking out in the woods.
" Kagome, wait!" Inuyasha called.
" Sit!" she said, and the poor hanyou was slammed into the ground once again, face first. As she walked away, he grumbled to himself, ' That's the thanks I get for...'
" Inuyasha." Moroku interrupted. " Care for some advice?"
He scoffed. " Like I want or need advice from you!" he replied.
" Next time that happens," he replied, " You might not want to follow her. She has the advantage."
" Yeah, yeah." he said, getting up.
Shippo, whom has been sitting in a treetop, shook his head teasingly. " I definitely don't wanna grow up now!" he laughed, leaning back against the trunk.
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Sango and Kilala were walking through the woods, enjoying the plants. Sango looked at the trees, and smiled. Kilala mewed, and she smiled at her.
" Are the trees not wonderful, Kilala?" she asked cheerfully. Kilala mewed again.
Sango chuckled, and looked up. What she saw changed the smile on her face to a sulk. " What are you doing here?" she asked.
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Author's Note: I want to thank my first R&Rer: animefanatic16, thanks so much for the review! I hope this story turns out okay. SYAS!!! Trin