OH. MY. GOD. BECKY.!
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I LOVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU REVIEWERS OUT THERE!! T.T! LOVE LOVE LOVE-ID-Y LOVEY LOVE! n.n at my last count (phew) I have gotten...-glances at uhh... 45 reviews XD I don't personally trust this things count, so I may be off... Excuse me if I am n.n;
Wow. I NEVER had expected all this feedback... and with only 5 chapters! XD Again, I love you all. The day after I posted the 5th chapter, I was pleasantly greeted with an Inbox dotted with reviews! It made my DAY! And I had been having an irritating day, too. :3
I decided I shall answer all reviews at the END of each chapter now, because when I looked back it looked all... cluttered... and... urgh. X3
-NOTE-
I've seen this question a few times in the reviews, so I decided to state it aloud :3
Kagome is NOT a Hanyou anymore, only on certain days. You know how Inuyasha becomes human on the New Moon? Well, for Kagome she becomes a Hanyou on one certain day/night (I'm leaning towards making it the night of the Half-Moon, just because I think they look wicked awesome). She was a Hanyou near the middle of the 1st chapter and was a Hanyou throughout Ch2, since Ch2 was the 2nd part of the 1st night Inuyasha discovered her secret. Now that it's daytime again (From Ch.3 onwards, until stated otherwise XD) Kagome is a regular human... Miko... reincarnation thing. X3 I know that I sorta goofed that up at the beginning of Ch3 by stating 'the two hanyou', but I figure it's sorta okay since technically she is a Hanyou... ish 0o; You all get what I'm saying, right? n.n;
Anyways, I figured it was only fair to state that aloud n.n! El Yay!
I didn't mean for Inu to be so... OOC... But you gotta admit, it's kinda hard to keep him IC in a cutesy relationship with Kagome... X3 or at least is it for me. Nya.
Inuyasha: -sulk- e.e Just CAN'T make me normal anymore, can you?
Urgh, shizuka ni shiro, baka-chan. e.e You and your stupid self has gotten me into saying 'KEH!' to my friends during school hours, so as far as I'm concerned... -flame eyes- YOU-ARE-AT-MY-MERCYYY!! MWWHHAAHAHAHAHAHA
Inuyasha: o.o Eep...-scurries off-
n.n!
Onward to teh ficciness! Aka, Ch 6! X3
Music of the Moment(The music I listened to over.. and over.. while writing this): Lasgo - Something (Jimmy Goldschmitz Remix)
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I'm not gonna be including an instant recap X3 Mainly for the reason that allll yeh gotsa do is hit 'back' and reread the last par. XD
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"KAGOME!"
Kagome's dark, empty chocolate eyes stared endlessly at the pale blue sky, not even really seeing it. Her mouth hung open in what was obviously a long, silent scream.
Inuyasha nudged her carefully, panic written clearly on his face. "The Shikon no Tama... she said there was something wrong with it..." he carefully attempted to pull the Jewel out from under her shirt by the string, but was forced back by a zap of energy attacking his hand."DAMN!" HIS Kagome was in pain and he couldn't even help her. Inuyasha carefully nudged her mouth shut and out of its screaming stupor, but couldn't bring himself to close her eyes. Then it would seem like she was dead.
Dead.
The word resounded 10 times as loudly in his head.
Dead.
'No!' he shook his head, trying to clear it of the cursed word. 'Kagome is NOT dead... NOT dead...'
'But how can you be SURE?' came the calm reply of his conscience.
'Dammit, shut up already! Haven't you tormented me enough in this lifetime?'
'Uh... nope. I still have you on schedule for another... couple hundred years.'
'...Aw, son of a- I'm fighting with my own mind!'
'Wow, aren't WE smart today? Now, here's a toughy... What's 22?'
Inuyasha shook his head and ignored the persistent little voice in his head. He focused on Kagome and tried to figure out what could possibly be wrong. He finally settled on one decision: bring her to Kaede.
Kagome stood in a black, open space with mist flowing around the "ground". She ran a hand through her hair and left her hand at the back of her head to keep her hair from getting in her eyes from the sudden wind that had been blowing. "Where AM I?" she mused aloud, eyes darting around the area. The raven haired Miko ignored the persistent pulsing in her chest since she had soon grown used to it. "The Shikon no Tama..." she murmured, "It was pulsing before I arrived here. Is it possible I am inside the Jewel of Four Souls?"
"Precisely."
Kagome turned around, unfazed as if expecting the voice behind her. "Hello Midoriko."
"Hello Kagome... I've been waiting."
"I could tell that much. Only you could have brought me here. Now, what's wrong?"
"You've noticed the side-effects, correct?"
"How could I have NOT?" came the dry reply. "I only had a cattail, ears, fangs, and claws every half-moon night. It's kinda hard to miss."
Midoriko gave a small laugh. "Yes, I suppose it WAS a bit hard not to notice..." She sighed heavily. "I have a task for you to perform for me, Kagome."
"And that would be...?"
"I need you... to destroy the Shikon no Tama... Once and for all."
Kagome stared at her stupidly. "DESTROY IT?" she repeated, voice taking on an edge, "Why?!"
"The battle I have been fighting in here is not going well... I need you to destroy it to set my soul to rest, along with releasing all the demons that are inside this Jewel."
"But..." Kagome began, nibbling on her lower lip, "My friends... They all have sacrificed much to regain this Jewel to its proper form. I was planning on letting them all have a wish in return... And Inuyasha..." Kagome's heart stopped for a moment at the mentioning of Inuyasha.
"I know." Midoriko said softly. "Inuyasha wishes to become a full demon, Sango wishes to have her brother Kohaku back, Miroku wishes to rid himself of the Kazaana, Shippou wishes for his parents to be alive again, and Kaede wishes for her sister Kikyou to be laid to rest." she listed in a monotone voice.
"H-How did you know?" Kagome questioned.
"My dear," Midoriko said, "I have been in this Jewel for more days then I can count, and most of them have been with you. I have heard all the fights, the tears, the laughs, and more. After a while, one tends to get an idea of a persons greatest desires. However," she paused, "Inuyasha... his desires continue to change."
Kagome raised an eyebrow. "How so...?"
"Well," she began, "At first he simply wanted to be a human for Kikyou, then he wanted to be a full demon because of his childhood, for a while he didn't want anything, and now he seems quite content on being a Hanyou." Midoriko matched Kagome's raised eyebrow. "You've had quite an effect on him."
Kagome adverted her gaze and blushed a bit. "I suppose so..."
Midoriko stared absentmindedly at Kagome before snapping back to reality. "You had better get back. He's waiting for you. I shall contact you in your dreams tonight."
"Who's wai-?" Kagome was cut off as she was suddenly pulled so fast away from the dark, misty area that everything looked like a blur. She faintly heard her name being mumbled and then finally she was "slammed" back into her body and she blinked, eyes widened.
Kagome "awoke" and quickly began gasping for breath hysterically and propped herself up by an elbow. She clutched her chest and gripped the Shikon no Tama tightly.
"KAGOME!" came the strangled cry of a worried Hanyou and a hysterical kitsune. Before she knew it, Kagome had been pinned down with hugs from a small foxchild, who was soon yanked roughly away and replaced with a certain dog-eared hanyou.
"Kagome-chan, you worried us for a while." noted Sango, relief showing on her face.
"I would have to agree with Lady Sango..." Miroku nodded, "You gave us quite a scare. Kaede even looked about ready to snap."
Kagome smiled gratefully at the old gray-haired Miko. She mouthed a silent "Thank You" and then turned her attention to the silver-haired boy attached to her. The raven haired girl murmured gentle words to the concerned Hanyou as he slowly released his death grip on the girl.
"Don't you ever, EVER," Inuyasha stressed the word, "scare us like that AGAIN, do you hear me!?" he said firmly.
Kagome smiled softly, "I really am sorry, but I didn't have any control over it..." She sighed heavily. "Midoriko wanted to talk to me..."
"WHAT?!" came the surprised cry of the young Miko's friends.
Kagome sweat dropped and looked hopelessly at Kaede who simply nodded her approval of telling the story.
"Well," she began slowly, picking her words carefully, "I first appeared in a dark, misty area..."
And so Kagome began telling the story of her encounter with the Priestess Midoriko, taking care to leave out the small detail she had added about Inuyasha's desires constantly changing. After all, it wasn't like she was LYING right?
Everyone stared at Kagome.
"She wants you to... DESTROY the Shikon no Tama?" Sango asked incredulously.
"Yes... but before I could ask her anything else I was being pulled back out of the Jewel by yours truly." she gestured to Inuyasha, who gave a slight blush. "She said that she would contact me tonight via my dreams, so I, we," Kagome looked around at all her friends, "can know more about what we need to do." Kagome unconsciously tightened her hands into fists, which went unnoticed by all except Inuyasha.
"Keh," came the quiet reply from the hanyou, "I suggest we all eat and then quickly get to sleep then. Anything involving the Shikon no Tama won't be easy, so we should prepare for the worst."
Everyone gave a silent nod and went off to do what Inuyasha said.
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W00! I win! :D Reviews would be muchly appreciated!
-Here are the responses to the reviews I have gotten recently!-
inuyashakougalegolas - Yes, I know the last chappie was so short T.T I don't know what happened to it, honestly. I'm sorry n.n; I meant for it to be longer...
ryoga-chan's heart - ;) Ah, maybe... maybe not :P
inuyashagirl5 - Ah! I did! XD
Moon-dj-rama - Ah! :D I'm SO glad that you love it!! -squeal- n.n I don't think I'm THAT awesome of a writer, but thanks for the compliment! I STILL smile when I read your review!
u don't need to know - ;P Ah, not quite my dear reviewer! I'm glad that you still love it! -snuggles-
Kagome lover 2009 - Ah! No! She's not dead yet! XD
Possum Girl - Ahhh yeesss XD Cliffies are teh ebul mwhaha.
Tobias: 0.0! -Continues!-
Ducky08: lol, thankies! XD
Bubba: Ah, but that is my goal, grasshopper! I live to make people crazy, call it a half-hobby o.- I HAD to leave it like that, it was too tempting! XD I'm glad you think it's a good story :3 And I'm glad it gave you inspiration XD
DemonDragon000 - I hate cliffies, too XD
nekoonibaka100 - Ah! Thankies! n.n! I hope I can keep on writing, too
misery - :D Thankies!
Inuyasha'smistress - Yup! Kagome is.. mwhahaha... Evil Sango n' Miroku, lmao
misery - XD I just did
And I think that covers it! XD