Beyond
By: Katt
Don't own anything…all that yada ya.
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Inuyasha ran through the woods with Kagome on his back. They had been traveling for 2 days now and still had a day ahead of them till they got to Kaede's. Luckily they still hadn't ran into any demons or jewel shards on their way back.
Kagome hadn't woken up and everyone was worried sick about her. That power…He had never seen anything like it before. He looked up to see Kirara flying above him carrying the others. Kagome made a small sound on his back which made him slow down. He took a quick glance over his shoulder only to see the young girl still deep in sleep.
Kagome's fever was starting to reside which gave Inuyasha some relief but the fact she hadn't waken up scared the hanyou. He speed his pace to catch up to the others.
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"Inuyasha, will you please sleep." Inuyasha shook his head at Miroku. "I cant. Just go back to sleep."
Inuyasha leaned his back against a rock as he looked over the group. Everyone else but him and the monk were a sleep. Kagome's sleeping form was next to him with Shippo curled up next to her.
The monk threw another piece of wood into the fire before he laid down to go to sleep. That left Inuyasha alone in silence. Inuyasha looked up to the sky then back towards Kagome. She was so pale. He ran a hand through her hair. 'Kagome, you have to hang on. We'll figure out what's going on.'
The hanyou yawned as he could feel sleep tugging at him. He refused to give in just yet. He stretched out his arms and legs trying to give his body better circulation. When he stretched his feet he on accident kicked a small sack that Shippo had been carrying around. Letting curiosity get the better of him he picked up the small bag and looked inside. Inside were the jewel shards the demon had left behind. 'What on earth is Shippo carrying these for?'
Inuyasha found the chain around Kagomes neck and took it off. He opened the small glass bottle and poured in the new jewel shards to add to their collection. 'Well even though we had a rough battle, we at least got a lot more jewel shards.'
Inuyasha sighed as he put the necklace back around Kagome's neck. The moment he closed the clasp, the glowing aura started to slowly spread over Kagomes body again. Inuyasha gasped as his hands reached through the aura to grab Shippo. Shippo was freezing to the touch and moaning in his sleep. Inuyasha cradled the small fox close to his body for body heat.
"Miroku…get up!" The monk started to mumble in his sleep until Inuyasha shook him awake. "Get up! Get up, get up, GET UP!" The monks eyes shot open to stare at the Hanyou. "What on earth is it Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha could do nothing but point to Kagome. That caused Miroku to stare in shock.
Sango sat up while rubbing her sleepy eyes. "Why are you guys….oh my god. What's going on?!" Everyone could do nothing but stare. "Inuyasha, doesn't it seem like her glow is more bright this time than it was last?" Inuyasha nodded. "It feels stronger too."
Sango's mouth was ajar. "Isn't this the same power we saw during the battle?"
"I don't know Sango. But it would seem that way." Sango nodded towards the monk. "What should we do?" "There is nothing we can do. She did this a few nights ago. I know personally I cant touch her. I think we just wait till we get to Kaede." Sango's eyes closed as she listened to the words Inuyasha were saying.
"So let me get this straight, Kagome has done this before yet no one said anything? What if this is hurting her?" Miroku answered this time. "Look Sango, calm down. We will reach Kaede's tomorrow. We didn't want to scare Kagome so we saw no point in telling her. Kaede will hopefully have answers for us."
A small moan reached Inuyasha's sensitive ears. Slowly the glow and power coming from Kagome started to reside. This caused Inuyasha to rush towards the sleeping form. "Kagome?" Putting Shippo down Inuyasha carefully grabbed Kagome's shoulders, shaking her slightly. "Kagome, can you hear me?"
Another moan slipped the young girls lips but she didn't wake up. Inuyasha groaned as he picked up the now warm Shippo. "Everyone, just go back to sleep. She will be fine, I'm sure of it." Sango went back to sleeping by Kirara while Miroku laid next to the fire.
Inuyasha, with Shippo in his arms, sat down with his back against the rock. He sighed while looking at the fox demon then down at Kagome. He too slowly allowed sleep to take over.
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She had to keep running. She knew where she was. In a few hours she could make it home. It was safer there. So much safer.
Their past, present…emotions, thoughts. Her head hurt so much. Their were so many stories, so many tales…so much life. What was her own?
It was just barely morning. The sun was rising slowly over the hill top. The chill of the wind swept past her as she forced her self to keep running.
A rock caused her to fall to the ground, hard. The girl curled up on the ground and started rocked herself back and forth as she felt tears starting to fall. "What's wrong with me.. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!"
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Inuyasha eyes shot open. The sun was slowly starting to rise. He smirked as he saw Shippo laying on his lap still asleep. A small line of gray smoke rose from the dead fire. He yawned as he made sure Miroku, Kirara, and Sango were still asleep.
Without looking Inuyasha lowered his hand to place it on Kagome's shoulder. "What the…"
There was no one there.