Chapter 14
Daybreak came before kagome could even process her mission and she was committed to riding.
People in the village were normally not very talkative with her since the jewel was finished and after her mission was stated they seemed to purposely avoid her.
Even miroku, sango, and kaede avoided her a thought that was very annoying to kagome. But at long last, after a restless night sleep came the morning and daybreak.
The village of sango, and miroku was 3 days away by horse but with kiara they made it by nightfall that day. The ride reminded kagome of the ride before their fight with naraku.
(A/N: this part is all in italixed and continues into the next chapter)
It was the night after a big fight between kagome and inuyasha.It was yet another finals week and she needed to return home for at least 7 days.
The timing couldn't be better.
The most recent battle brought the group within miles of kaede's village and a moonless night was ahead for inuyasha meaning yet another change for inuyasha.
But trouble was upon the group.
With the coming of the moon and kagome leaving, the group was down to 2 fight-worthy members and naraku was hot on their tail.
Naraku's new plan was to eliminate the group, once and for all.
No more playing with them.
They had become somewhat of a burden on him, one because of the jewels that they possessed, and two because they hunted him.
And he also knew that they would have to be dealt with before he used the jewel. He needed no uprisings before world domination.
So inuyasha, for the first time in his life, actually had an argument worth pursuing (not that inuyasha would pursue that type of argument).
And kagome, torn between her hunting and schoolwork (not counting the heart-wrenching pain she felt every time she left inuyasha's side), went into slightly senseless hysterics about how every time she needed to go home inuyasha made up these petty (and selfish) arguments to fulfill his one sided objectives.
Never taking time to realize that kagome had objectives of her own, which included school, friends, and family.
"kagome, naraku is right on our tail. If you could follow the jewel we could beat him. And then the jewel could be mine, and you could go home."
Inuyasha looked smug at a one sided argument well won.
God forbid he tell her that he wanted her here with him because he was worried about her safety and the safety of her family.
Naraku was near the portal and no one knew what new tricks he was cooking up.
With the power naraku already possessed who knows if he had already found a way to jump through the portal.
Inuyasha also wouldn't think about the fact that kikyou might be with naraku and that she might just actually turn against them.
But right after kagome had the chance to sit inuyasha and return home, the premonition came.
Naraku's plans made themselves present to her while she was sitting in the middle of math class the day after the fight between inuyasha and herself.
It started off simple.
First, her classroom seemed to become consumed by fog.
The blackboard disappeared and the teachers voice died down.
Kagome got a sick feeling in her stomach.
No one else noticed this change in the weather but her.
Frantically she turned her head from side to side trying to see where the danger was but to no avail.
She then turned to the girl sitting next to her, and shook her shoulder to make her wake up. Slowly the girl responded.
The girl turned her head to look at kagome.
Her face was pale and her eyes were possessed. The girl lifted a sickly finger that shook with the effort, raised it to her lips and signaled for quiet with a soft and barely audible shhhhh... kagome then turned back to her desk, feeling sick from the girls scary response.
And slowly from the greyness surrounding her came the vision.
It started off as a small burst of color in the distance, slowly gaining size until it surrounded her. Like a cars headlights in the distance coming closer.
Then she was back with inuyasha. In seconds her brain retaliated.
This can't be real, I was just in school not two minutes ago.
But it seemed so alive.
Inuyasha sat in the gods tree, among the thriving branches pouting.
The sunlight and shadows danced across his features.
Kagome's heart wrenched inside of her.
If only inuyasha could wrap those strong arms around my shoulders and never let go.
Not ever.
Kagome jogged closer to him and shouted his name.
no response.
Not even acknowledgement.
Kagome came up next to him and looked up.
Just in time to see him lift his nose to the air and sniff.
"kagome..."
he said. He looked a bit puzzled, but finally relieved.
"good, now I won't have to worry about her safety"
he stood and took off towards the well.
As he passed her she gasped and finally understood.
This was either a premonition or what is actually happening.
The scenery started changing again, and she heard a evil laugh, naraku's laugh.
And she was at the well with inuyasha, and well, herself. And finally it clicked. Inuyasha believed it was her and the same thing was going to happen as with kikyou.
"No inuyasha!!! That's not me!!! Please inuyasha it's naraku don't g near him!!! No INUYASHA!!!!!"
And then miroku and sango came crashing out of the trees towards inuyasha.
Kagome heard miroku say
"we sensed an evil presence coming from here."
Then he turned a confused eye on the kagome that was not kagome.
And said something but kagome could not hear him.
The naraku-kagome smiled and, to her horror, looked right at her.
As all of kagome's friends focused on the not kagome at the well, another naraku-kagome came out of the not kagome's body as a shimmering light and walked towards kagome.
Everything else blurred as the real kagome was forced to focus on naraku-kagome that seemed to start looking more like naraku with every step.
"So you see my plan kagome."
He stopped walking right in front of kagome looking like the real naraku.
And slowly he changed into the inuyasha she knew and loved.
He took another step towards her and brought inuyasha's hand up to her cheek, softly running it up making shivers run down her spine.
She closed her eyes, a cold sweat breaking out on her forehead.
This is not inuyasha.
This is not inuyasha.
Her mind ran over it over and over.
She had always wished that inuyasha would show some affection towards her. In the least. Naraku-inuyasha's hand moved to her chin. Gently pulling it up.
He is mocking me. He is giving me what I've always wanted but never recieved.
Slowly the sensible voice in her head reminding her that this was not inuyasha died down and disappeared as the darkness captured the light.
He pulled her towards him and wrapped his arms around her fragile body.
And slowly, still half believing that this was inuyasha, kagome moved her arms around his neck, hands buried deep in his beautiful silver hair.
evil, evil cliffie... worst one yet... hate to be you readers right now.