Chapter 2: Speaking the Truth
Recap: An idea came to mind, but he wasn't sure if it would work. "Well…" Kagome said impatiently. "Um… well, I don't want to hurt you so…speak." Burst InuYasha.
The next morning the gang sat down in Kaede's hut eating breakfast except Shippo who was still in slumber land. No one had notice the prayer beads that are now around Kagome's neck had been removed from InuYasha until Shippo greeted Kagome with a 'good morning' hug. "Kagome, what's this around your…" Shippo stopped his words in their tracks as he glanced over at InuYasha. Shippo leaped at InuYasha, latching on to his kamono. "What did you do to Kagome, how did you get the prayer beads off!?" The scared little kitsune yelled. "Shippo calm down, I took it off and told InuYasha to put it on me." Kagome said with a soothing voice. "But Kagome you could get hurt, your not like InuYasha you know," said Miroku. Sango looked at the lecherous monk in a bit of surprise. Kagome responded, "No, InuYasha said he didn't want me to get hurt so he gave me a different command, even though I'm not quite sure how he plans to use it." Kagome looked at InuYasha unsurely. "Yes, how does ye plan to use the prayer beads to ye advantage?" Asked the old priestess. "Well, I'm not sure. I had an idea, but it probably won't work." "Well, what was ye's command?" InuYasha said, "I told Kagome to speak." Kaede responded, "I see, well that is interesting." "What is?" Shippo asked. "InuYasha, did ye say that command so that Kagome would speak the truth when you asked?" InuYasha said in surprise, "yeah, how'd you…" Kagome cut him off. "InuYasha! Sit!" Kagome forgot that she was the one wearing the necklace. InuYasha awaited the crashing blow, but it failed to come. He had also forgotten. He asked, "What did you say that for? Speak." "You hurt my feelings and that says to me that you don't trust me." Kagome said rapidly and suddenly realized what she said. Kagome was so upset she ran out of the hut. InuYasha sat with his mouth wide open in shock. "InuYasha, go after her!" Sango yelled. The hanyou snapped out of it and ran out the door.
Kagome ran back to the bone eaters well with tears running down her face. When Kagome got back to the well, she looked down into the black hole of which hundreds of demon carcasses used to be thrown into. She remembered she left her bag in Kaede's hut, but she was too overwhelmed to go back and get it. Kagome leaped into the well and crossed back over to her time.
InuYasha had been following her sent and ended up at the well. Her sent was flowing through time and he followed it back to modern times.
Back in Kagome's timeInuYasha jumped from out of the well. He could smell something different in the air. 'Sniff, sniff', "Is…Kagome crying?"
Kagome lay across her bed with her face plowed into her pillow and tears wetting the pink fluff. "Kagome?" InuYasha said from the window. Kagome just laid there without a word. InuYasha stepped down from the window sill and walked over to the side of the bed and sat down on the floor face the young girl. "Kagome, talk to me." Kagome did nothing. "Talk to me damn it!" InuYasha yelling in frustration. Kagome winced. InuYasha calmed himself down. "Why are you crying?" Still she laid in silence. "Please Kagome I don't want to have to say the 'S' word again." One single salty tear ran down her cheek. InuYasha didn't what to do and put his head down. "Why did you run away? Please, speak." Kagome mumbled, "I was embarrassed." With InuYasha's sensitive ears, he could hear every word she said even if she didn't want him to. "Why were you embarrassed?" She mumbled again, "Because I told the truth about me feelings." Kagome sat up from her position on the bed and glared at InuYasha. "Why do I have to tell the truth about how I feel and you don't!?" She screamed. InuYasha jumped back. "What do you mean, you're the one that made me put that restriction on you!" The half-breed explained. Kagome just sat on her knees on her bed with her mouth shut and her head down. InuYasha walked up to her and sat down beside the young girl. "I'm sorry," Kagome said once again. "Don't be, if you want… I'll take the necklace off." InuYasha said with a tender voice. "No" InuYasha looked up at Kagome confused and their eyes met. "What are you saying?" InuYasha asked. "If you don't feel I tell you the truth, then I should trust you on that." "Kagome…" Kagome cut him off, "no you're right. This is good." She said as she fiddled with the necklace. InuYasha wasn't to sure, but he believed her any way. "Come on InuYasha, let's go back." Kagome said. "Yes, let's go and hunt for shards." Kagome said with enthusiasm, "right."
Outside by the well"Are you ready, Kagome?" As Kagome held onto InuYasha's hand. "Let's go." The two jumped into the well and fell through time together.
