Shadows from the Future
Disclaimer: I don't own it.
Chapter One: A visit to the undead
It was a cool night in the Feudal era, and everyone was in Kaede's hut after a long day of shard hunting. Kagome looked around, Shippo had fallen asleep in her lap, Sango was stroking Kilala's fur, Miroku was in the corner helping Kaede with some herbs, and Inuyasha was next to her looking as if he was asleep. Kagome sighed; they had close to ¾ of the Sacred Jewel intact, they only needed some from demons and the ones Naraku possessed. She rubbed the small Kitsune's head and turned to the Inu-hanyou that sat beside her.
"Do you ever sleep, Inuyasha?" she asked. Kagome heard a low "Feh" and rolled her eyes.
"Of course I sleep, wench. What's it to you?"
Kagome shrugged. "You always look like you're on the alert."
Inuyasha was about to answer her when his nose picked up a familiar scent. "Kikyo..." He then grabbed his Tetsusaiga and dashed out of the hut.
"And where is he going all of a sudden." Sango asked innocently.
Kagome held back tears; she knew where he went off to, to meet with Kikyo.
Inuyasha followed his nose to Kikyo until he found the undead priestess waiting for him.
"So, you've come again Inuyasha." She said in her usual monotone tone of voice. "Have you reconsidered your promise to me?"
"Kikyo," Inuyasha looked her in the eyes. "I want to live. I want to be able to defeat Naraku and avenge you. So I can't go to hell yet."
Kikyo looked over at the Inu-hanyou, "Would you come with me if Naraku was defeated?"
Inuyasha didn't answer.
"What keeps you here, Inuyasha? Why do you not want to walk me to hell like you promised me?"
He still did not answer her, and Kikyo's eye's narrowed. "It's my reincarnation, isn't it?"
"Kikyo," Inuyasha finally spoke, "Leave Kagome out of this! She has nothing to do with it!"
Kikyo turned away from him, "Then why don't you wish to join me in death?"
"I was given a second chance to live again...and I don't want to screw this one up as well."
She turned her head quickly. "So, what you're saying is when you were alive with me, life was unbearable, but with my reincarnation life is beautiful?! Is that it Inuyasha?"
"No! Kikyo, that's not what I mea-"
"Inuyasha, my time here is growing short. I cannot waste my time with foolish games. If you do not wish to die with me then why do you always come when I summon you?"
She inhaled deeply as her soul-stealers carried her away.
"NO! KIKYO WAIT!" Inuyasha yelled at the night sky, but she was already gone.
When Inuyasha returned to the hut, everyone was asleep already. He quietly walked inside and sat in the corner next to Kagome's sleeping form. He really did find her to be beautiful, inside and out, but he'd never say it out loud. He placed a claw on her forehead, "I don't ever want to lose you, Kagome." He quickly removed his claw as young girl started to stir in her sleep.
"Inu...yasha?" she asked as she awoke.
"What?"
"Where'd you go?" she whispered trying hard not to wake the pup that was sleeping on her.
"Go back to sleep, Kagome."
"Did you go to see Kikyo?"
"No."
"Then where did you go?"
"It's none of your business!"
"Then you did go to see her!"
"And what if I did?"
"Why didn't you just say that in the first place?"
"I don't have to tell you everything I do!"
"Ugh! You're impossible!" Kagome hissed.
"You're not so easy yourself!" Inuyasha snapped back.
"Just go to bed Inuyasha!"
"It seems ye are searching for another shard. I've finished those healing herbs. Good luck." Kaede gave the herbs to Kagome.
"Thanks a lot Kaede. We should be back in a day or two."
The group set out towards the forest.
"So, Inuyasha, what happened between you and Kagome last night?" Miroku asked.
"What's it to ya, Monk?"
"It just that last night I heard you two fighting and I wanted to check to see if everything is alright."
Inuyasha just mumbled something and walked ahead of the group.
"Just ignore him, Miroku." Kagome interrupted. "He seems to only care about himself these days."
"WHAT WAS THAT, KAGOME?"Inuyasha yelled. "IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, SAY IT TO MY FACE."
"I SAID THAT YOU HAVE BEEN A SELFISH IDIOT LATELY!" Kagome screamed to the hanyou.
"I feel a Sit coming on." said Shippo from the safety of Sango's shoulder.
Inuyasha and Kagome's fight continued.
"SHUT UP WENCH!"
"I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING ME THAT!"
"I'LL CALL YOU WHATEVER I WANT TO!"
"UGH! SIT! SIT! SIT!" Kagome screamed causing Inuyasha to get a face full of dirt.
"Damn...you..." he mumbled trying to overcome the spell but no such luck. Kagome didn't listen to him as she continued her walking and stepped on him as did the others.
They've been walking for about half the day and were getting ready to take a rest and have lunch when Kagome stopped.
"Kagome, do you sense a shard?" asked Sango.
"Yeah, it's about 5 yards away from here and coming towards us." Suddenly her eyes widened. "Make that 4 yards! Wow this thing is really coming at us!"
The others got ready for battle.
"Kagome! Stay back!" ordered Inuyasha with his Tetsusaiga at hand.
"Oh, now you're all concerned?" Kagome heard Inuyasha's grumble and moved back a few feet.
A loud crash was heard and a giant centipede appeared.
"Kagome, where's the location of the shard?" Inuyasha called. Kagome though.
"There's only one near his head!"
Inuyasha smirked; this was going to be easy. "ALRIGHT PEST! IT'S TIME TO DIE!"
He was about to slash the demon in half when a strong golden light appeared and beat him to it. He covered his eyes with his sleeve and wondered who could have beat him to the slay. After the light subsided, he opened his eyes, standing behind of the demons corpse and jewel shard was a figure who held and exact replica of the Tetsusaiga.
Here's chapter one! Yes it was short, but almost all my stories are like that, so tough! If I get good reviews I'll continue. So Review and please do not flame me! This was my first Inuyasha ficcy!