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Fallen Grace

Chapter 2

New Beginnings

I groaned, the tree was starting to bother my back. I could feel that my neck was sore. My eyes fluttered open to the golden eyed hanyou.

I ignored his stare, believed he couldn't see me. But there he stood his eyes straight on me. I looked around at my surroundings, trying to find to what he must be looking at. That is, until I remember a few past events from the night before.

I gasped.

I tried to stand up, but my legs crumbled beneath me. They weren't ready for my weight yet. My cheeks burnt in embarrassment, if he had thought me a threat, he must have dismissed that by now. My clothes had changed. No more angel robes but now was a white and green uniform that I vaguely remember. I made another attempt to stand up this time, using the tree for support.

He still hadn't say anything, or made an attempt to move. I met his gaze; his eyes laced with curiosity, yet were calm. From all the other times he met a stranger he was hostile with his long sword pulled out. My eyes avoided the sheath; no need to give him ideas.

"Who, who are you?" He finally asked. His voice was as calm as his eyes, I didn't know if I should have been more afraid or more relieved.

I tried to speak but my words came out as small crock. Clearing my throat, I tried again.

"Ka-Kagome..." My voice had changed. It was lower and didn't come out in the lullaby such rhythm.

He took a step closer to me. If there hadn't been a tree behind me, I would have stepped back. The Inuyasha I knew would have had his sword at my throat by now.

"Kagome..." He pondered my name, perhaps trying to remember if he was supposed to know me. I liked the way it sounded as it rolled off his lips.

The leaves crunched beside us. He turned his attention to the two figures stomping through them.

"Inuyasha, we better get going-" The monk paused when he saw me. "And who is this beauty?" He took my hand and lightly kissed it. I shook my hand quickly from his grasp.

"Ignore Miroku, he is always like that." Sango said sending a glare his way. "I'm Sango and that hentia is Miroku. Looks like you have already met Inuyasha."

I turned my head to Inuyasha, his gaze was now on the leaves covering the ground. I nodded towards Sango.

"What is your name?" Sango asked, her eyes were friendly and I was thankful for that.

"Kagome" I said again. My voice still in the lower but still high tone. It would take some getting use too.

"Where are you from Kagome?" Her tone was motherly; it made me feel like a child almost.

"I don't know..."

I guess I could have said the realm of the angels, but with my better judgment I decided that was not the best idea.

I dug my foot around in the leaves, avoiding their stares.

"How can you not know where you are from?" Miroku questioned.

I shrugged. "I just... don't remember."

"Do you know how you got here?"

I met Sango's gaze this time and shook my head. "I woke up, and here I was..."

Her smile comforted me. I smiled back at her.

"Hey, you can stay with us as long as you like."

"Thanks." I smiled.

With that Sango and Miroku starting walking back to the village. I started in line behind them.

"Kagome" Inuyasha called from behind me. He held a bow and arrows in his hands.

"Are these yours?"

I walked back towards him; I had seen this bow before. Perhaps a gift from Mother? I nodded and took them from his grasp. Sango and Miroku were a little distance ahead already. Enjoying the sound of the crunching leaves beneath me, I walked ahead. I turned back to Inuyasha; he was looking at the spot where I had woken.

"Coming?"

His head snapped towards me muttering, "Yeah, yeah." He walked slowly in the direction Sango and Miroku had taken. I walked in step beside him.

It was quite for a little while. I didn't care too much, but it bothered me how weird Inuyasha was acting. I can't remember when I have ever seen him this... calm?

"What are you?" His question caught me by surprise that I stopped in my tracks. He turned and looked suspiciously at me.

How was I supposed to answer this? I am angel that's right, the immortals that live in the sky and watch over you. I could see his look of disbelief already. But, was I still an angel? I could feel and be seen. Was I a human mortal again?

"What? You don't remember?" He asked in mockery.

"What do I look like? I'm a human of course." I snapped.

He looked me over, considering the answer. He had just started to walk off again before he said, "You may be a human, but there is something different about you. And I will find out so don't attempt to hide it from me."

I widen my brows at his back. He doesn't know what he is talking about, I reminded myself. He turned my in direction again.

"Coming?" He said mocking my tone.

I glared and ran to catch up with him. This was going to be interesting.

I lay on a mat Lady Kaeda that gave me. My head was buzzing with unanswered questions. I wasn't tired and the ceiling quickly grew boring to look at. I was careful to move Shippo from my bed. I was surprised how quickly he started to like me. I was glad he felt safe with me. Kissing the top of his forehead, I left the hut.

The night was much like last night. The sky clear of clouds but filled with stars and a crescent moon. I walked to the small lake on the outskirts of the village. Removing my shoes I dipped my feet into the cold water. It made me feel alive. I was alive again, I guess but I still didn't know how it had felt to be alive the first time. Making a bed out of leaves I lie there with the sky as my blanket. I could feel the beating of my heart, and focused on the rhythm of my breath. So am I not an angel anymore? Angels weren't supposed to feel what mortals felt, at least I never did.

My old life couldn't have been that bad could it? It never bothered me not knowing as much as it does now.

Sango and the others had accepted me on their journey. I think that is what Mother would have wanted. I was supposed to help them as an angel; maybe she figured I would be more help as a mortal? Whatever it is, I was thankful. To be alive, to feel that was around me added much more dept.

I would of slept right there if I could of. I felt the chills of the cold that had never affected me before. The sky couldn't keep me as warm as I hoped. My legs filled with bumps making me remove them from the water. The air was like ice on my wet legs. I wrapped them up in socks and shoes but it didn't help much. Pulling my knees to my chest I attempted to gain warmth, just a little longer was all I wanted.

"What are you doing?"

The voice startled me and I jumped. I turn to find no other then Inuyasha I sighed.

"Must you insist on sneaking up on people like that?"

He snorted. "It's not my fault you didn't sense me coming."

He sat down beside me, starring out at the water much like I was.

"We can't all have that powerful sense of smell." I muttered.

"Damn straight. But, how would you know about that?" The hanyou questioned.

Shit. I am going to have to think harder about what I say.

"Sango must have told me." I assumed he accepted my answer because he didn't ask anything else for a while.

"Stupid baka, if you are so cold then maybe you should wear some more clothes."

In my shivering form, I glared at him again. Was he trying to make me mad?

"I don't have anything else." I said matter-of-factly.

He sighed and I turned my gaze back to water only have a red shirt thrown at me. (A/n: Sorry I don't know all the Japanese terms and right now I'm to lazy to look it up so forgive me).

"Thanks" I mumbled wrapping myself in the hard material. It surprised me how much warmth a garment could produce.

"Your shivering was getting annoying."

Sigh, why couldn't he just of been nice and let me enjoy it?

"If you are going to be like that," I fumbled trying to take his shirt off, "Then I don't want to be warm."

I stood up and was about to stalk off.

"Hey, don't go."

"And why shouldn't I? I'm just annoying you!" I retorted

"That's not what I meant, just stay. I'll be nice." He held out his shirt to me. I debated if I should stay or not.

Wrapping myself back up in the shirt I decided what was the harm?

While he sat cross legged, I laid down beside him. Crickets hummed around us. Our silence wasn't uncomfortable. I preferred it to hearing how I was annoying him. But I did wondered what made him want me to stay.

I became lost in my thoughts and must have drifted off to sleep. I could faintly hear Inuyasha call out my name and answered it with a groan. I rolled on my side signaling to let me sleep. I could hear his soft chuckle.

I don't know how long I was asleep for, but I woke up feeling myself being carried. I took a deep breathe of the familiar scent. I pretend I was still asleep as the hanyou placed me on my mat. Within a few moments I was asleep again.

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To be continued...