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Finding What Was Lost
By: Sanci J
Chapter 9: Mysterious Demons
Last Chapter...
"Ohh...so you care about my well being?" she asked.
"Be quiet, wench. I care enough to kill you." He growled. He waited for her to fall asleep, then he went to the front of the cave. 'I have to get rid of this wench as soon as that bloody leg heals.'
End of Last Chapter.
Inuyasha ran as fast as he could through the forest to get to Kaede's. When he arrived, he saw her speaking with a couple of the village children. "Kaede!" he called out and quickly dodged a tree.
She turned and brightened when she saw him. But why was he alone? "Inuyasha...where is Kagome?"
"She's still back in her time...she has stuff to do." He lied. "I came early because Sango called earlier using Kagome's phone."
"Sango called ye?" Kaede sent the children on their way and walked back into the hut with the disgruntled hanyou.
"Yes. She said she was injured and said she was kidnapped by a demon."
"Kidnapped!" Kaede's face turned as white as a sheet and Kilala mewed from the door.
"Yes, kidnapped! Why the hell did you let her go off on her own? She could have gone with Miroku...now I have to find her and Shippou!" Inuyasha said angrily. Something wasn't right. Wait...where was Miroku? He watched Kaede bend down to pet Kilala. "Where's the monk?"
Kaede picked up Kilala and pet her. "He left early this morn to find them."
Inuyasha didn't understand why Sango had gone ahead without Miroku. He knew Sango knew how dangerous it was to go out alone...and she didn't even take Kilala with! "Why didn't she wait for him?" He saw Kaede's stern expression and blanched. "No, he-that lecher! What did he do now?"
"Apparently Miroku was speaking with another woman while they were in the village. She tried to get his attention, but he ignored her."
Inuyasha groaned. 'That was the reason she left? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!' "So he didn't grope her or anything?"
Kaede sat down cross-legged, still holding the cat-demon. "Nay, Inuyasha."
He couldn't believe this. At this rate, he wouldn't see Kagome for a while. He slammed his fist against the wall in anger.
"Calm yerself Inuyasha." She said, closing her eyes.
"What are you doing hag?" Inuyasha couldn't help but feel annoyed by Kaede's easiness.
Her eyes popped open. "I am trying to concentrate so I can locate Shippou."
Inuyasha's eyebrow lifted. "You can do that?" He scratched his head.
"I didn't mention it to ye before, but I put a necklace similar to yours on Shippou in case something like this were to ever happen. It will come in handy. You must have patience Inuyasha." She closed her eyes again.
Inuyasha sighed heavily and sat down across from her. Patience. Ha! He knew how to be patient...sometimes.
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Ring!
Ring!
Kagome groaned and lifted her head from her fluffy pillow. No...it wasn't morning yet. She had barely slept. She opened her eyes slowly and stared at the wall to the right of her bed, away from the window. Ring! 'Stupid alarm clock...' She glared at it and smacked it, abruptly ending the noise. 'Oh well...I can nap when we get back to Kaede's.' She sat up and yawned. She looked at the wall where Inuyasha had gone to hours ago, but he wasn't there. "Inuyasha?" She saw that the window was open. That could only mean one thing. He had gone ahead without her. Now why the heck would he go and do that?
She went to the window, but didn't see him out there. Her hand automatically went to where the jewel had once rested on her neck. All she felt was the top of her shirt. "Oh no...oh no, oh no." It was gone. The realization hit her and she felt like crying. He took the jewel and left her. She was so stunned, she couldn't move. "He-he duped me...I trusted him..." 'He went back to see Kikyou...I bet. He's trying to get rid of me for good.' She felt tears cascade down her face. She wouldn't feel bad for crying. The person she cared most about had just left her...for good. She had a right to cry.
She was just so hurt and betrayed. He was so nice to her...geez... She loved him, and she had totally believed and trusted in him! She fell for his stupid trick like an idiot.
She could just picture it. He and Kikyou were probably laughing at her behind her back right this second. Why couldn't she have taken the hint? He didn't love her...and he certainly didn't like her! Why hadn't she stuck to her own wise command that she stay away from Inuyasha because he would just hurt her again?
Because she loved him.
Love.
"Inu-Inuyasha...how could you?" she cried. "How could you hurt me again?"
Her mother heard her and burst through the door. "Kagome, what is it?" She was alarmed to see her daughter slumping on the floor crying next to the open window. "Is it him?" she asked softly and gathered her daughter in her loving arms.
"Yes mom...it's Inuyasha. He left me...and I love him..." She started crying even harder.
"I'm sorry, honey." Mrs. Higurashi said gently. "Why did he leave?" She wiped the tears from Kagome's puffy eyes.
"He went back to her...again." She sniffled and her eyes watered.
Her.
That meant Inuyasha had chosen this other woman over her beautiful daughter.
Again.
Mrs. Higurashi lifted Kagome's wobbly chin and saw the pain in her eyes. "Is that what he told you?"
Kagome hugged her mother harder. "No...he just left and took the shards with him so I can't go back in the well while I was sleeping."
"I'm sure he won't leave you here for very long Kagome. You could be overreacting, you know."
Kagome wiped her own eyes and looked out the window. "I don't know mom. I just want him to come back...I want to tell him how I feel. Once and for all...and..." She took a deep breath, but it didn't help the shakiness in her voice. "I want him to tell me exactly how he feels about me, although I have a pretty good idea already. I just want to be with him mom." She finished and tears clogged her throat. She felt a sharp pain in her chest and she cried harder.
"Kagome...Kagome what is it?" Her mom said frantically.
"Oh, mom...my heart. It-it hurts so bad..." she cried, her hands pushing against her chest. 'Go away pain...go away from me...oh Inuyasha...'
Tears gathered in Mrs. Higurashi's eyes too.
Her daughter's heart was broken...and she couldn't help her.
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Kimisa guided Miroku towards the small spring outside the village with their food and sat down on one of the broken trees. Miroku immediately began to eat the steamy rice like an animal until he noticed Kimisa wasn't eating her share. She was staring out into the distance.
"Lady Kimisa, aren't you hungry?" he asked, holding out his bowl as an offer.
She frowned and shook her head. "I ate recently Miroku, but I thank you for the offer." She smiled widely to make up for it.
There was a comfortable silence until Miroku finished eating. "Lady Kimisa, what shall we do next?"
Kimisa was unprepared for that question and she blinked numerous times, toying with her long blonde hair. "I-I'm not sure." All she had thought about was keeping him far enough away from his friends until she was finished with the spell. If he was near any of them or randomly heard a name that triggered his memory, the spell would break. Why...she hadn't exactly figured that out yet. It would have helped if she knew all there names too. "Why don't we travel somewhere away from here. Let's go to the next village."
He smiled and nodded obligingly, which was expected of him since she did have control over him. "Yes, Lady Kimisa. Although I feel as if I'm leaving something important behind me...do you know of anything?" he asked, confused.
'Good...he doesn't remember them one bit, but what he just said proves he isn't fully under my spell. It doesn't seem like he remembers that girl from yesterday either...I need to watch out for her...'she vowed silently.
Miroku's face turned puzzled.
"What's wrong, my houshi?"
"I thought I heard something familiar." He said simply.
'Oh no...a name?' "I didn't hear anything."
Their conversation was cut off by some of the villagers running towards Kaede's. "We need Lady Sango...or the Lady Kaede. A demon is coming this way. It's attacking the next village!" A woman cried and she ran into her hut with her screaming baby.
Miroku stood up suddenly. "That name." He paused, deep in thought. "Sango..." His eyes widened in recognition. "I remember...Lady Sango!"
'No! The spell is broken again!' Kimisa growled under her breath. She stood up too and grabbed his arm possessively.
He pulled away. "Sango...I have to find her Lady Kimisa."
He started to walk away, but Kimisa wouldn't let him go. "Wait!" she cried, stepping in front of him. She had to distract him somehow while she regained her powers. She stared into his eyes and muttered something incoherent under her breath. His eyes widened and he stared back without emotion. She had to...if she wanted to get this job done. She had to do this...
She put her hands on his shoulders and kissed him.
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15 minutes earlier
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Sango knew Picura thought she was fast asleep, but she wasn't. She couldn't sleep, not with a demon in her midst. At first she had tried to develop ways to escape, but that was impossible with her leg. She had to wait until it healed, unless this demon ate her or killed her first. Then she had thought of her friends and wondered if Inuyasha and Kagome were back yet. They could find Shippou and her with Inuyasha's nose. Unlike Miroku. He was too busy...womanizing! Miroku...just thinking about him made her angry and sad. She felt like she would break down at any moment and cry, and that shocked the daylights out of her. Her, cry over Miroku? "Give me a break!" She snuggled beneath the surprisingly warm sheets. What was wrong with her? She was infuriated with Miroku for ignoring her, and Shippou! Her, she could understand...but Shippou! He was kidnapped and the stupid perverted monk could care less! Sango would have kicked his butt then, but it wouldn't have done much good with the witch there defending everything he did. That would have angered Sango even more. Just thinking of this angered her. Yet she really wanted to see him, even if he didn't want nor care to see her. She was horrified that she wanted to see him. She should want to see Shippou, Kagome...or even Inuyasha. Anyone but that perverted monk. But that's what was funny...she didn't.
"Miroku..." she sighed softly. She sniffled at the sudden thought that she might never see that stupid monk ever again. She buried her face in the sheets beneath her head. A hand touched her shoulder and she jerked upright.
"What's wrong now?"
She turned her head to the left and saw Picura's narrowed gaze on her.
"Nothing." She said quickly and laid her head back down.
"His name is Miroku then?" he asked neutrally.
"Yes. How did you-oh...you have that good of hearing?" She glanced at his rigid stance.
He hesitated for a second. "Yes." He changed the subject off of him. "Is he your lover or something?"
Sango blushed. "No." she whispered not looking at him.
He gave her a pointed look that meant he didn't believe her. "You want to see him..."
Sango didn't reply.
He growled when she didn't answer and abruptly left the cave.
Sango then breathed deeply until she saw his sword lying on the ground where he had sat. Why did he leave his sword, of all things with her? She scooted closer and cautiously glanced at the sword before grabbing it. 'It's almost as nice as Inuyasha's.' she thought.
She placed it directly in front of her and thought of Miroku. She sighed. "I wish I could see Miroku right now." She whispered without thinking.
All of a sudden the sword shined brightly, too brightly.
She almost let go of the sword in fear when it went away, leaving a picture in the sword.
A picture...of Miroku.
Miroku?
He was talking. '"Sango...I have to find her Lady Kimisa."' He said and Sango smiled broadly.
He did care for her! Then that woman kissed him and Sango gasped, letting go of the sword. She was in a state of shock.
"Wench, what the hell are you doing?" Picura spat as he grabbed the sword and glared at her. He had popped out from nowhere.
She was still staring forwards until her eyes blinked numerous times. A small tear fell down her cheek. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." She covered her face with her hands.
He winced. "You shouldn't have seen that." He patted her arm awkwardly, maintaining his distance until she flew into his arms.
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Thanks to the reviewers!-
CJ: Haha...yeah, but are you sure she's a demon yet?
Shinna: Yeah, it's interesting alrighty. But I assure you there is definitely more to come.
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As always thank you. Since I will be gone for a week or so, I advise you strongly to review this chapter while I'm gone! I'll be waiting desperately to hook up with the computer again...don't worry, I will be back. Thanks!...for your review and for your patience. -Sanci J
