Chapter 3: Tree talk
Kagome hadn't walked far before she heard a sound coming from the trees. She looked up.
"Of course," Kagome thought. "Inuyasha is hiding in a tree somewhere. Now all I have to do is look for the tallest tree." She soon came upon a tree with a trunk covered in thick vines. The tree was so tall that she couldn't see the top when she looked up. The branches seemed to reach toward the heavens. This had to be the right tree.
"Inuyasha?" she cried. A shadowy figure leapt out of the tree and landed next to her.
"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked in a harsh voice.
"I just wanted to check on you. Are you ok? You were really upset earlier."
"I'm fine. Go away." Inuyasha stated and turned so that his back faced Kagome.
"Please, don't shut me out. I know your mad. There was nothing we could have done. It isn't your fault. Inuyasha, talk to me," Kagome pleaded with Inuyasha not wanting to be left out of his feelings. His crying earlier had been one of the few times she had ever seen Inuyasha let his guard down and be open. She didn't want him to think that he was alone. Not knowing what else to do, she stepped forward and threw her arms around him. She hugged him waiting for his response. He quickly turned around and pushed her away.
"You just don't get it do you? It is my fault. I suggested that we split up. Now Sango is half dead and Miroku is heartbroken and there is nothing I can do." Inuyasha was so mad at himself that he didn't even know how to express it. He didn't mean to push Kagome away but he didn't know what else to do. He was worthless. He thought he could protect them all. What if next time it was someone even closer to him? What if next time it was Kagome that was hurt? He had to do something, or else he would never be confident about his own strength again.
"Please Inuyasha, just talk to me." Kagome pleaded with him. She looked straight into his eyes.
"Fine." Inuyasha picked up Kagome and jumped back into the tree. When they had reached the highest branches, Inuyasha gently put Kagome down. They were perched so high that they could see over the rest of the trees. The night sky was beautiful and the moon shone brightly. Looking down, they could see the clearing and even see the small light that was their camp fire. Inuyasha started talking.
"In the morning we need to continue questioning Miroku. Who was that guy? I don't know if it occurred to you, but the man with the monkey head sounds kind of like Naraku. What would he want with Sango?" Inuyasha was rambling.
"Wow, you might be right about Naraku. I never even thought of that. And Miroku mentioned a small ball of light? What was he talking about?" Kagome asked Inuyasha as she looked down on the clearing. Suddenly a thought hit her.
"Oh my gosh Inuyasha, Miroku said that the ball of light burst from her chest. What if she is wounded or bleeding?" Kagome was panicking. "We have to go back right now." Inuyasha agreed. How could they have been so stupid? He picked Kagome up by the waist and in one jump, landed near their fire.
Kagome squirmed away from him and ran over to where Miroku and Sango lay. She pushed Miroku away from Sango. Kagome knelt down next to Sango. She was just about to open Sango's shirt to check for injuries when she realized Inuyasha was looking over her shoulder.
"Inuyasha!" She yelled.
"What? I wasn't being perverted I am just concerned."
She knew he really was concerned but he still had to leave.
"Feh," he said and he jumped back up into the trees.
When she opened Sango's shirt, there was no blood. She was extremely relieved. She did see a faint scar around Sango's heart. As soon as she was sure that Sango was ok. She closed Sango's shirt. Then she turned around and waved her arms in the air. Sure enough, Inuyasha understood her signal and jumped down.
"Is she ok?"
"Yes, she has a weird scar around her heart, but no wounds or blood. I just don't understand it." Kagome yawned. "I guess I'm sort of tired too. I'm going to sleep on it and we can talk in the morning." Kagome laid down using her backpack as a pillow. She looked cold. Inuyasha thought about curling up next to her, but she wouldn't like that and he didn't want to hear that dreaded word "Oswari" again. Instead, Inuyasha jumped up to the tall tree again. Even though he wanted to stay up and think some more, his eyes just refused to stay open. It wasn't long before he was asleep too.
Kagome hadn't walked far before she heard a sound coming from the trees. She looked up.
"Of course," Kagome thought. "Inuyasha is hiding in a tree somewhere. Now all I have to do is look for the tallest tree." She soon came upon a tree with a trunk covered in thick vines. The tree was so tall that she couldn't see the top when she looked up. The branches seemed to reach toward the heavens. This had to be the right tree.
"Inuyasha?" she cried. A shadowy figure leapt out of the tree and landed next to her.
"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked in a harsh voice.
"I just wanted to check on you. Are you ok? You were really upset earlier."
"I'm fine. Go away." Inuyasha stated and turned so that his back faced Kagome.
"Please, don't shut me out. I know your mad. There was nothing we could have done. It isn't your fault. Inuyasha, talk to me," Kagome pleaded with Inuyasha not wanting to be left out of his feelings. His crying earlier had been one of the few times she had ever seen Inuyasha let his guard down and be open. She didn't want him to think that he was alone. Not knowing what else to do, she stepped forward and threw her arms around him. She hugged him waiting for his response. He quickly turned around and pushed her away.
"You just don't get it do you? It is my fault. I suggested that we split up. Now Sango is half dead and Miroku is heartbroken and there is nothing I can do." Inuyasha was so mad at himself that he didn't even know how to express it. He didn't mean to push Kagome away but he didn't know what else to do. He was worthless. He thought he could protect them all. What if next time it was someone even closer to him? What if next time it was Kagome that was hurt? He had to do something, or else he would never be confident about his own strength again.
"Please Inuyasha, just talk to me." Kagome pleaded with him. She looked straight into his eyes.
"Fine." Inuyasha picked up Kagome and jumped back into the tree. When they had reached the highest branches, Inuyasha gently put Kagome down. They were perched so high that they could see over the rest of the trees. The night sky was beautiful and the moon shone brightly. Looking down, they could see the clearing and even see the small light that was their camp fire. Inuyasha started talking.
"In the morning we need to continue questioning Miroku. Who was that guy? I don't know if it occurred to you, but the man with the monkey head sounds kind of like Naraku. What would he want with Sango?" Inuyasha was rambling.
"Wow, you might be right about Naraku. I never even thought of that. And Miroku mentioned a small ball of light? What was he talking about?" Kagome asked Inuyasha as she looked down on the clearing. Suddenly a thought hit her.
"Oh my gosh Inuyasha, Miroku said that the ball of light burst from her chest. What if she is wounded or bleeding?" Kagome was panicking. "We have to go back right now." Inuyasha agreed. How could they have been so stupid? He picked Kagome up by the waist and in one jump, landed near their fire.
Kagome squirmed away from him and ran over to where Miroku and Sango lay. She pushed Miroku away from Sango. Kagome knelt down next to Sango. She was just about to open Sango's shirt to check for injuries when she realized Inuyasha was looking over her shoulder.
"Inuyasha!" She yelled.
"What? I wasn't being perverted I am just concerned."
She knew he really was concerned but he still had to leave.
"Feh," he said and he jumped back up into the trees.
When she opened Sango's shirt, there was no blood. She was extremely relieved. She did see a faint scar around Sango's heart. As soon as she was sure that Sango was ok. She closed Sango's shirt. Then she turned around and waved her arms in the air. Sure enough, Inuyasha understood her signal and jumped down.
"Is she ok?"
"Yes, she has a weird scar around her heart, but no wounds or blood. I just don't understand it." Kagome yawned. "I guess I'm sort of tired too. I'm going to sleep on it and we can talk in the morning." Kagome laid down using her backpack as a pillow. She looked cold. Inuyasha thought about curling up next to her, but she wouldn't like that and he didn't want to hear that dreaded word "Oswari" again. Instead, Inuyasha jumped up to the tall tree again. Even though he wanted to stay up and think some more, his eyes just refused to stay open. It wasn't long before he was asleep too.