"OUCH!" yelled Inuyasha as Kagome put an ice pack from her time upon his injured back. She was regretting sitting him for showing off while he was injured but she knew he was getting way too big of a head for his own good. "Damn it wench, watch what the hell you are doing!" Inuyasha yelled while laying on his stomach.
"WENCH!" Kagome yelled slamming her hand down upon his back making him release a blood chilling scream. She then stood up and walked out of the hut without another word to anyone.
'So much stronger, yet still gets his ass kicked by Kagome every time,' Miroku thought with a sigh as he walked over and sat down next to Sango. "So Sango, do you think that Naraku really will show up soon like the kid said to us?" Miroku asked.
"I honestly don't know what to think about those two. First they are trying to kill us; now then they were trying to help us. I honestly don't know what is going on. Hopefully Inuyasha will be better in time. It will be a lot harder to win if he isn't there fighting with us. He may be an ass but his new strength will definitely come in handy for the battle," Sango said keeping an eye out for his wondering hands.
Miroku lifted up his cursed hand and looked at it. "If Inuyasha's new strength is enough, then we may very well end up defeating Naraku. What will I do then? My whole life has been devoted to defeating Naraku," Miroku said being serious for once.
"I am sure that there are plenty of things that you could do. You can actually stop asking every woman to bear your children because it isn't as important anymore," Sango said and looked at Miroku's horrified face as if it was the worst idea in the world.
'Scary idea,' Miroku thought but then turned to Sango. A lecherous smirk came across his face as he grabbed Sango's hand. "Would you rather do the honor of it then?" he asked making Sango blush.
Sang eyes widened and her jaw dropped. Suddenly she felt something on her butt and squealed. "Pervert!" she yelled before turning around quickly smacking him hard across the face. She stormed off leaving Miroku on the ground with a red handprint on his face.
Miroku had a lecherous smirk on his face as he stared up at the sky. He stood up and followed in the direction that Sango had gone only a few seconds before. He walked for a few minutes before she saw Sango standing by the bone eaters well. She had a look of concentration on her face and Miroku couldn't help but wonder why. "What's up?" he asked walking over to the well and standing next to her.
Sango glared at him for a second because of what he had done but it quickly faded as she looked down the well. "Kagome just went back to her time for some more supplies. Knowing Inuyasha, he will be up shortly and going after her. It leaves me with a question thought," Sango said looking sideways every once in a while trying to keep away from his hand.
Miroku turned around and sat with his back against the well. He looked up at her with curiosity. "What were you thinking about?" he asked as she too sat down out of reach of his wondering hands much to his disappointment.
"I never really gave it much thought as to it right now but why is it that Kagome and Inuyasha are the only ones out of all of us the well. Neither you, Shippo, nor I am able to go through. Then there are those other two kids who were also able to go through the well. What is it about them that allows them to go through the well? It can't simply be the jewel shards because Inuyasha can go through without them since Kagome holds all that we have. Those children can go through without them as well. Why is it that way?" she asked as if she had been thinking about it a lot.
"I too have been having those question for a while. Kagome needs the jewel to go through but not Inuyasha. It also leaves the question of what is to become of Kagome should the jewel be completed and used. Will she be able to come back, or will the well just stop functioning as a link between the two times?" Miroku asked with his eyes closed in concentration.
"Kagome is my best friend, I would hate it if she suddenly left and was unable to come back because the well stopped the link between the two worlds. It just wouldn't be right around here, and I am sure that Inuyasha knows that no matter how much he would deny it," Sango said looking in the direction of the village.
I think whatever happens in the future will depend on the decisions that Inuyasha makes. If he makes the wrong decision, Kagome could leave and never come back on her own will. Probably Inuyasha wouldn't be able to make her come back," Miroku said as he inched a little closer to Sango without her noticing.
"Keep your hands away!" Sango said because apparently she had noticed what his intentions were. "I wonder what Inuyasha is going to choose in the end, Kikyo or Kagome. Kagome Probably wouldn't be able to take it if he decided to go with Kikyo," Sango said sadly because she didn't want to think about what would happen if she was to lose her best friend.
"He would be a fool if he was to choose a corpse over someone who has everything," Miroku said and grimaced when he looked into the sky and saw Kikyo's soul stealers floating by. "Speak of the devil," he mumbled to himself.
Inuyasha sat up quickly when his eyes spotted the soul stealers outside of the hut. Forgetting about his injuries, he got up and ran out of the hut. 'Kikyo's back,' was the only thing that was on his mind at that moment.
Inuyasha rushed towards the forest after the soul stealers. He didn't think of his wounds as he rushed into an opening to come face to face with Kikyo. "Kikyo," he murmured when he saw her standing there with her eyes upon him. "What are you doing here?" he asked softly.
"I have come to talk to you Inuyasha," Kikyo said walking forward towards him. "You see, I have been thinking for a while now. I see you are a lot stronger somehow. That is a good thing. Naraku is after you for the last pieces of the jewel. He has already stolen the ones from the wolf prince. Yours are all that are remaining to complete the jewel," Kikyo said stopping in front of him and staring into his Amber eyes.
"We already know that. Someone has warned us already. They are also the reason that I am a lot stronger than I was a few days ago. Why else are you here Kikyo? I have a feeling that it wasn't just to warn us," Inuyasha said reaching his clawed hand out to her only to have her pull back slightly.
"Like I have said, I have been thinking. This power you have might be all that you need to defeat Naraku. Should you defeat him and obtain the completed jewel, would you still use the jewel to become a full demon?" she asked and continued when he shook his head yes. "What if you were to use it to revive me? We would be able to be together again. Live the life we had originally planned before Naraku turned us against each other."
Inuyasha had never really thought of it like that. "Would you really consider something like that instead of trying to drag me into hell?" Inuyasha asked hopefully and received a nod. "I really don't know what to say," Inuyasha said staring at Kikyo intently.
"You don't have to say anything right now," Kikyo said putting her fingers over Inuyasha's mouth. "Only answer once you have defeated Naraku," Kikyo said but was surprised when Inuyasha suddenly grabbed her arm.
Inuyasha looked at Kikyo's arm, where there was a small gash upon it. "What happened to your arm Kikyo?" he asked as he inspected it thoroughly. It was small but and didn't look deadly but it was rather harsh looking. Kikyo wasn't alive though.
"Naraku did that to me. He did it and then just left without a word. It isn't anything though. Nothing else has happened to it," She said pulling her arm out of Inuyasha's grip. She rubbed it because Inuyasha gripped it a little hard when he was inspecting it. Kikyo then turned around to leave. "Think about it Inuyasha, when Naraku is dead, then I will come back," she said before disappearing.
Kikyo walked out of view for a while until she was out of sight and out of hearing distance of Inuyasha's sensitive. Something suddenly came over her and she fell onto her knees cringing in pain as she held her arm. 'I guess maybe it was worse than I thought,' she thought when the pain subsided and she walked away.
Inuyasha turned around when his nose picked up the scent that he had been waiting for. "Naraku!" he growled out and clenched his fist at his side. 'So the kids were correct and so was Kikyo. He has come to finish the jewel,' Inuyasha thought rushing off quickly.
Miroku and Sango had also picked up on Naraku's presence quickly and rushed towards it. They managed to get there before Inuyasha but they knew that he too would be there soon.
"Naraku! So the kids were right when they said that you would be coming," Miroku said hopping off of Kilala along with Sango and her hiraikotsu. "You aren't going to get away this time Naraku! We will finish it this time!" Miroku said launching himself at Naraku.
"I will finally be able to avenge my village. This time, you won't be able to escape from death like you did last time!" she said throwing her hiraikotsu at him only to get it knocked away from him very easily.
"Tell me, where is Inuyasha and Kagome?" Naraku asked looking around but not finding them anywhere. He knew Kagome had the jewel shards that he needed but she was nowhere in sight.
"No need to worry about them. We will have you finished before they can even get here," Miroku said confidently going for his wind tunnel but the bees appeared before he could get a chance and he pulled back.
"Oh really? Fine then," he said charging at them and knocking Sango over making her fly into a tree. She somehow managed to get up but he was right upon her. Her eyes widened in surprise and he raised his hand so he could finish her.
"I don't think so!" Inuyasha yelled jumping out of knowing and slicing the hand that Naraku held out towards Sango off before he could even react. "Finally, I will be able to see if all that training will be enough," he said propping the Tetsusaiga upon his shoulder with a smirk on his face.
Kagome was putting the last bit of her supplies in her bag. With a sigh of relief, she managed to fit it all in the backpack without the thing breaking on her. "Great! Now it is time that I should be getting back before Inuyasha decides to throw a fit about it," she said as she stood up and threw her backpack over her back nearly falling over in the process.
Kagome was about to walk out of her bedroom door when she heard her mother call up to her. "Kagome! You have a visitor at the door dear!" she said before walking into the kitchen where she was cooking something delicious.
Kagome wondered who it could be since Inuyasha would just come through her window. She set her backpack down by her bedroom door and walked towards the door and wasn't really surprised to see that Hojo was standing there waiting for her. "Hello Hojo," she said being polite.
"Ah Kagome. It is so good to see that you are feeling good today. I came over because I was hoping that I would be able to talk to you about something," he said walking up to her taking a hold of her hand in the process. "Let's go for a walk and we can discuss it," he said with a smile while pulling her out of the door.
Kagome couldn't even seem to get a word in because he didn't seem to let her. He seemed in a hurry and also seemed to be fidgeting as if he was expecting something to happen to him at any second. "O-ok," she said a little unsure and just allowed herself to continued to be pulled along. "Where exactly is it that you are taking me Hojo?" Kagome asked looking around her.
"Just someplace where we can talk in private," he said with a smile on his face while his eyes darted around a little. He walked for a few minutes before he came to a small opening in the park. Few people walked that way and there were also very few people around.
Kagome looked around and wondered why he brought her here. It would have been just as quiet in her house. "Um… what is it that you wanted to talk to me about Hojo?" Kagome asked hoping to just get to the point because she really needed to get going.
"Alright I will just get to the point. I have wanted to ask you something for a while but something always seemed to interfere. I was wondering if maybe you wanted to be my girlfriend Kagome. We are technically dating even if you didn't feel too good and had to leave quickly," Hojo said to Kagome while looking her in the eye.
Kagome couldn't help but sweat drop a bit as she couldn't believe that he hadn't figured out that she wasn't really sick. "Um… well," Kagome said but was cut off when someone busted through the two of them pushing Hojo away from Kagome hard. Kagome saw that it was Aaron that was the reason.
Aaron didn't even stop to help Hojo up he just kept walking but he did manage to whisper something to Kagome. "You need to get back there now. Naraku has already started his attack. They will need your help," he said before walking quickly away.
"That new kid sure doesn't have many manners. He could have at least said excuse me," Hojo said before he saw Kagome running away. He ran and had a little trouble but managed to catch up with her. "Wait up Kagome. What is the rush? You still haven't answered my question," he said when she stopped and looked at him.
"I'm sorry Hojo but I am afraid that I can't. I am really in a hurry because I need to get home," she said pulling her arm out of his grip running away from him even faster so that she could get to the well.
"Kagome!" Hojo yelled chasing after her but he was stopped by the one person that he did not want to see again. It was a girl that he had been having nightmares about for the past few days. "Not you," he said a bit scared.
Yukina pranced around for a little doing cartwheels. She seemed to be chanting something that came to Hojo's ears slightly. "She is gone and she is not coming back," she said before she disappeared from view.
Hojo was now more worried than ever about what was going on. Kagome was acting really strange and he wanted to get to the bottom of it all. He quickly ran towards the Higurashi shrine intending to get some answers.
Kagome didn't even bother to grab her bag. Instead she immediately went towards the well and jumped into it. She became engulfed within the normal light and soon felt herself hit the bottom. She could already hear the sounds of fighting and explosions and knew that they were nearby.
She crawled up the side of the well and when she reached the top, she saw Inuyasha already engrossed in combat with a fully powered up Naraku but he appeared to be losing ground even with his newfound strength. "Inuyasha1" she yelled out to him hoping he would be alright.
Inuyasha was surprised when he heard Kagome's voice but then fear overwhelmed him as he saw Naraku looking at Kagome. "Kagome run! He is after your jewel shards. Don't let him get them!" Inuyasha yelled pushing Naraku back a bit with a small burst of strength.
Kagome didn't need to be told twice and burst off into a sprint into the forest in the direction of the god tree. She could already feel Naraku following behind her and Inuyasha shortly behind him.
She came to a stop at the god tree and looked around for some other way to escape that would fool Naraku. This stop was all that Naraku need to catch up to her and she was stuck by the god tree.
Naraku took a few steps towards Kagome with his hand held up either to attack or grab the jewel shards. "Give me the jewel shards," he said taking a few more steps towards Kagome. She shook her head and backed up farther towards the tree. "So be it," he said and fired what appeared to be a pulse of energy.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha said jumping in front of her taking the full force of the blow. This sent him flying back into Kagome sending them both hurtling into the tree. They were about to hit it but they didn't. They suddenly just disappeared from view.