Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha...I just worship it.
Chapter 1: What's Going On?
Kagome looked around the campsite. She sat upright in her sleeping bag thinking of the past events that kept playing over and over in her mind. Looking around to see her companions sleeping, nothing seemed to be wrong, but something just didn't feel right. 'I guess that's because Kikyo's joined forces with us, but I cant help but wonder if something is wrong with this whole situation.' Kagome silently thought as she watched the oak tree's sway in the gentle breeze. Everything had been fine up to a few days ago, when it happened.
Flashback
"InuYasha!"
InuYasha and Kagome both turned around. They had been walking for a couple of hours, having heard from a traveler of demons attacking a nearby village. Kagome had sensed that a jewel shard was nearby and not wanting to waste another moment, InuYasha made the group pack up and head out. Sango and Miroku were trailing behind them, Shippo and Kirara perched on both of Kagome's shoulders.
"InuYasha we've been walking since sunrise, why not take a break and have some lunch?" Normally the young demon slayer was the one to hold out on their long treks, but for some reason she seemed to be tired today. Miroku nodded standing beside Sango, his hand slowly inching farther and farther...
SMACK!
Sango's vein pulsed at the annoying hentai's antics. She slapped the poor monk knocking him over unconscious.
"That should teach the little pervert." Sango dusted her hands off and turned back to InuYasha smiling sweetly. InuYasha eyed the monk before laughing nervously.
"Sure Sango..." Kagome shook her head, smiling and dropped her heavy yellow backpack on the forest floor. Shippo hopped down from his perch on Kagome's shoulders and pulled out a lolipop. Kagome began to pull random objects from her backpack, placing them gently on the ground.
"InuYasha could you please find a stream and bring back some water to boil for the ramen?" At the mention of ramen, InuYasha's ears perked up before a large smile plastered his face.
SHINK!
Kagome brought a hand up to her cheek. A warm substance coated her fingers. She brought her hand back to examine it. Blood. She looked up from what she was doing, shocked to see an arrow embedded in the bark of the tree that she was kneeling in front of. InuYasha unsheathed the Tetsusaiga as Sango rushed over to Kagome to see if she was alright. Miroku stood up and grasped his staff. Shippo dropped the candy from his hand and cowered behind Sango.
"Show yourself! Kagome are you alright?" Kagome nodded her head in a daze. InuYasha looked around franticly before spotting something rustling in the trees above. He sniffed the air searching for the scent of whatever had hurt Kagome. His eyes widened, the smell dawning on him.
"Ki-Kikyo!" Kikyou was kneeling on a tree branch, her bow drawn. She smiled, the corners of her mouth twisting at the ends, curling into a snarl.
"Inu-Yasha!" Kikyo drawled, "I've come to finish what should have ended 50 years ago!" Sango clutched the handle of Hiraikotsu and stood ready to attack. Miroku pulled out a few sutras, and glared at Kikyo.
"Kikyo would you just hear InuYasha out? We've been trying to tell you that it wasn't InuYasha who killed you. Naraku put you two against one another to take the Shikon no Tama!" Kagome yelled. Even though Kikyo shot her arrow at Kagome she still felt that she had to make clear what happened between InuYasha and Kikyo. As much as Kagome couldn't stand Kikyo, she still wanted to try save her soul. Kikyo could never rest if her soul was drenched in anger and hatred. Kikyo readied another arrow and faced Kagome. She released the arrow and Kagome tried to move out of the way, but it was advancing too fast.
CLANG!
InuYasha held Tetsusaiga in front of Kagome kneeling behind her, the purified arrow knocked out of the way. He stood up and placed Kagome behind his back to keep her from harm.
"You leave Kagome out of this." Sango glared at Kikyo, angry that the undead priestess shot an arrow at her friend, and launched her boomerang with all the strength she could muster.
"Hiraikotsu!" Kikyo dodged the demon slayers blow, landing on the ground beside the tree. She stood and looked at Sango.
"You'll need to do better then that." With that she notched another arrow and fired. Sango broke the arrow in two with the Hiraikotsu. Kikyo beckoned her soul carriers that were circling around the treetops. They lifted her into the sky and Kikyo looked down at InuYasha.
"InuYasha, I will be back to take you to hell with me, when your not surrounded by them." InuYasha lowered his sword and sheathed it. He turned around to Kagome to see if she was alright. He examined her face lightly with his clawed hand.
"I'm fine InuYasha but...are you...ok?" InuYasha nodded his head solemnly, obviously not wanting to talk about it. Miroku stared at the sky intently.
"InuYasha she'll be back you know." InuYasha stood up and grabbed the empty water bottle that was on the ground. He turned and disappeared down the dirt path. Kagome knew where he was really going and turned away. She began to pick up the items that fell from her hands a moment ago. Sango and Miroku exchanged worried glances but went about their own business. It was best to leave Kagome alone for now.
The Next Day
Kagome awoke to the sound of birds chirping. She rubbed her eyes and pulled the flap of the sleeping bag away from her. She slowly stood up, careful not to disturb the little Kitsune sleeping next to her. Kagome stretched her arms above her head and yawned. She enjoyed waking up in the morning in the Feudal Era. Everything was so calm and peaceful compared to Tokyo. The air was fresher, not tainted with pollution from cars and factories.
'Mmmmm... Feels like its going to be a good day.' Kagome turned around to see if InuYasha was sleeping against the tree, but InuYasha wasn't there...Kikyo was! Kagome wanted to yell for InuYasha, but her mouth would not obey her. She called weakly for InuYasha, her voice raspy. She pulled Shippo into her arms and scrambled away from Kikyo.
"Good morning." Was Kikyo's curt reply. Kagome stared, not believing that this was happening. InuYasha jumped down into the middle of the camp and looked around.
"What's wrong?" he asked. InuYasha looked at Kagome and looked to where she was staring. He turned to meet the cold gaze of Kikyo. He winced inwardly and looked back at Kagome.
"Oh...Kagome…me and Kikyo...we kind of...talked last night and…she's decided to join us." He answered sheepishly.
"Well this is a strange turn of events." Miroku looked at them quietly. He stood up from his makeshift bed and walked over towards Sango. He had woken up when he heard Kagome call for InuYasha.
"I want revenge, for what Naraku did to me and InuYasha. I also want to complete my duty of protecting the Shikon jewel" Kikyo looked to Kagome. Kagome bent her head down and clenched her fist. This didn't make sense...was this some dream? Something that she could wake up from.
'What? Why? When did...?' Kagome thought. She was confused and Kikyo just sitting there like it was an everyday occurence, wasn't helping any. She could feel her temper rising but she quickly calmed it. Kagome looked back up to the group and nodded her head.
"I understand Kikyo…" 'I think…'
End Flashback
Kagome sighed. Well there was nothing she could do about all of this. Since when did Kikyo want revenge anyway? She was always bent on killing InuYasha and taking him to hell. Why the sudden change in her attitude? 'Maybe she listened to what I had to say last night? I don't like this, not one bit.' Kagome thought. She bent down and began cleaning up her sleeping area. She had alot to think about now, the hunt for the jewel shards, InuYasha and Kikyo, and everything that was waiting at the end of the road for the group.
A/n: Stay Tuned!